Across the universe

[FallingRock71]

" You're caught up in the Internet

you think it's such a great asset

but you're wrong, wrong, wrong

All that fiber optic gear

still cannot take away the fear

like an island song"

 

"Take a holiday"

[dparr]

Ah gits weary,
An' sick o' tryin',
Ah'm tired o' livin',
And skeered o' dyin',
But Ol' Man River,
He jes' keeps rollin' along!

[babablowfish]

"The world is a bad place, a bad place, a terrible place to live
Ah but I don't wanna die."

[moctzal]

"You painted me in pastel
Colors that don

[Dan Hall]

 

"You painted me in pastel Colors that don

[Cripes]

If I was a carpenter (not that there's anything wrong with that)
And, you were a lady (not that you aren't already)

What would you do
If I pissed in your shoe
Would you stand up and slog out on me?

Jose' can you see
By the dawn's early light...

That ain't no way to treat a lady
No way to treat your baby...(erstwhile)
I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore

Dust up your nose
All we are is dust up your nose

[dparr]

"The world is a bad place, a bad place, a terrible place to live Ah but I don't wanna die."

:thu:

[dparr]

Who cares what games we choose?
Little to win but nothin' to lose.

[Marko]

If I was a carpenter (not that there's anything wrong with that) And, you were a lady (not that you aren't already) What would you do If I pissed in your shoe Would you stand up and slog out on me? Jose' can you see By the dawn's early light... That ain't no way to treat a lady No way to treat your baby...(erstwhile) I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore Dust up your nose All we are is dust up your nose

[FallingRock71]

 

"The world is a bad place, a bad place, a terrible place to live Ah but I don't wanna die."

 

 

 

"Woke up this morning

Put on my slippers

Walked in the kitchen and died

And oh what a feeling!

When my soul

Went thru the ceiling

And on up into heaven I did ride

When I got there they did say

John, it happened this way

You slipped upon the floor

And hit your head

And all the angels say

Just before you passed away

These were the very last words

That you said:

 

Please don't bury me

Down in that cold cold ground

No, I'd druther have "em" cut me up

And pass me all around

Throw my brain in a hurricane

And the blind can have my eyes

And the deaf can take both of my ears

If they don't mind the size

Give my stomach to Milwaukee

If they run out of beer

Put my socks in a cedar box

Just get "em" out of here

Venus de Milo can have my arms

Look out! I've got your nose

Sell my heart to the junkman

And give my love to Rose

 

 

Give my feet to the footloose

Careless, fancy free

Give my knees to the needy

Don't pull that stuff on me

Hand me down my walking cane

It's a sin to tell a lie

Send my mouth way down south

And kiss my ass goodbye":lol:

[babablowfish]

The poets sing how Pancho fell
And Lefty sleeps in cheap hotels
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
And so the story ends we're told
Pancho needs your prayers it's true
But say a few for Lefty too
He only did what he had to do
And now he's growing old.

[Cripes]

Every year about this time, it all goes dry
There's nothin' left for love or money 'round to get get you high

Henry got pissed off and took a trip to Mexico
In hopes of coming back with twenty keys of Gold

And now he's rollin' down the mountain goin' fast, fast, fast
And if he blows it this ones' gonna be his last

The road to Acapulco Is very hard indeed
So, Henry keeps your brakes on for this corner...
If you please

[Queequeg]

Me and my uncle went riding down

South Colorado, West Texas bound

We stopped over in Santa Fe

That being the point just about half way

And you know it was the hottest part of the day

 

I took the horses up to the stall

Went to the bar-room, ordered drinks for all

Three days in the saddle, you know my body hurt

It being summer, I took off my shirt

And I tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt

[babablowfish]

When I was but a young man I was wild and full of fire

A youth within my teens but full of challenge and desire

I ran away from home and left my mother and my dad

I know it grieved them so to think their only boy was bad

 

I fell in with an outlaw band, their names were known quite well

How many times we robbed and plundered I could never tell

This kind of sinful living leads only to a fall

I learned that much and more the night I heard my Master call

 

One night we rustled cattle, a thousand head or so

And headed them out on the trail that leads to Mexico

But a Norther started blowin and lightning flashed about

I thought someone was calling me; I thought I heard a shout

 

And at that moment lightning struck not 20 yards from me

And left there was a giant cross where once there was a tree

And this time I know I heard a voice, a voice so sweet and strange

A voice that came from everywhere; a voice that called my name

 

So fightened I was thinking of the sinful deeds I'd done

I failed to see the thousand head of cattle start to run

The cattle they stampeded, they were running all around

My pony ran but stmbled and he threw me to the ground

 

I felt the end was nearing that death would be the price

When a mighty bolt of lightning showed the face of Jesus Christ

And I cried "Oh Lord forgive me. Don't let it happen now.

I want to live for you alone, Oh God these words I vow."

 

My wicked past unfolded; I thought of wasted years

When a mighty bolt of lightning killed a hundred head of steers

And the others rushed on by me and I was left to live

The Master has a reason; life is His to take or give.

 

A miracle performed that night; I wasn't meant to die

The dead ones formed a barricade least 6 or 7 high

And right behind it there was I afraid but safe and sound

I cried and begged for mercy kneeling there upon the ground

 

A pardon I was granted; my sinful soul set free

No more to fear the angry waves upon life's stormy sea

Forgiven by the love of God, a love that will remain

I gave my life and soul the night the Savior called my name.

[Dave W.]

When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
always be a good boy, don

[Berkleo]

The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I'd something more to say.

[Michael Martin]

Fast and bulbous!

 

...also, a tin teardrop.

[Michael Martin]

The time is gone, the song is over, Thought I'd something more to say.

 

Dicking away the moments that make up a dull day

Fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way

[knockwood]

I am tall and I am thin
Of an enviable hight
And I've been known to be quite handsome
In a certain angle and in certain light
Well I entered into O'Malley's
Said, "O'Malley I have a thirst"
O'Malley merely smiled at me
Said "You wouldn't be the first"
I knocked on the bar and pointed
To a bottle on the shelf
And as O'Malley poured me out a drink
I sniffed and crossed myself
My hand decided that the time was nigh
And for a moment it slipped from view
And when it returned, it fairly burned
With confidence anew
Well the thunder from my steely fist
Made all the glasses jangle
When I shot him, I was so handsome
It was the light, it was the angle

[babablowfish]

...also, a tin teardrop.

 

 

Life roll down de river on a big old raft of blood

Night shut out de heaven like a big black shiny bug

Its hard soft shell a shining in one spot well

Its a hard life that I'm livin' but I'm doing well, well

[denvertrakker]

She said, "Welcome to Acousticville
Welcome to the place where time stands still
Ain't no bass, ain't no drums
Ain't no waste, just two opposable thumbs
Welcome to Acousticville."

Gary Davis, Sippie Wallace, Furry Lewis
Muddy Waters, they were layin' by the pool
Robert Johnson, Libbie Cotton, Willie Dixon
Charlie Christian and his children, too
In between the lotion and chlorine
Jimi Hendrix played a Martin D-18
We all joined in as he began to scream
"Welcome to Acousticville"

[babablowfish]

I am tall and I am thin Of an enviable hight And I've been known to be quite handsome In a certain angle and in certain light Well I entered into O'Malley's Said, "O'Malley I have a thirst" O'Malley merely smiled at me Said "You wouldn't be the first" I knocked on the bar and pointed To a bottle on the shelf And as O'Malley poured me out a drink I sniffed and crossed myself My hand decided that the time was nigh And for a moment it slipped from view And when it returned, it fairly burned With confidence anew Well the thunder from my steely fist Made all the glasses jangle When I shot him, I was so handsome It was the light, it was the angle

 

 

Within an hour the news had reached the media machine

A male caucasian with a gun had gone berserk in Queens

The area had been sealed off, the kids sent home from school

Fourteen people lying dead in a bar they called the Kicking Mule

 

Oh they pleaded to your sanity for the sake of those inside

"Throw out your gun, walk out slow just keep your hands held high"

But they pumped you full of rifle shells as you stepped out the door

Oh you danced in death like a marionette on the vengeance of the law

 

"You've slept too long in silence" Mama said

Remember Mama said

Ticking, ticking

"Crazy boy, you'll only wind up with strange notions in your head"

Hear it, hear it, ticking, ticking

[dparr]

Sugar, ah, honey, honey
You are my candy girl
And you've got me wanting you

[solitaire]

The lovers cried and the poets dreamed

 

 

But not a word was spoken

The churchbells all were broken

[Krash]

Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain