1. |
Chord Organ Blues
04:02
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Everything's big in Texas, you know it is
I think I might've made a big mistake, oh, oh, oh
Chord organ blues
Chord organ blues
Singing those chord organ blues
Wherever I go, it's a wild wind
Maybe someday it'll blow me back home again
Chord organ blues
Chord organ blues
Singin' those chord organ blues
For every chord that is played
There is a reward in my heart that is jade
Because my soul loves music
And it loves to hear it made
Singin' those chord organ blues
Everything's big in Texas, you know it is
I think I might've made a big mistake, oh, oh, oh
Chord organ blues
Chord organ blues
Singing those chord organ blues
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2. |
The Beatles
02:25
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When I was born in '61
They already had a hit
They worked so hard and they
Made it too
They really were very good
They deserved all their success
They earned it, yes they did, they didn't
Buy their respects
And everybody wanted to be like them
Everybody wanted to be the Beatles
And I really wanted to be like him
But he died
A legendary rock group
It's history now to read
Like a magical fairy tale that's hard to believe
But it really did happen
Four lads who shook the world
God bless them for what they done
God bless them for what they done
When I was born in '61
They already had a hit
They worked so hard and they
Made it too
They really were very good
They deserved all their success
They earned it, yes they did, they didn't
Buy their respects
And everybody wanted to be like them
Everybody wanted to be the Beatles
And I really wanted to be like him
But he died
A legendary rock group
It's history now to read
Like a magical fairy tale that's hard to believe
But it really did happen
Four lads who shook the world
God bless them for what they done
God bless them for what they done
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3. |
Sorry Entertainer
02:18
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4. |
Speeding Motorcycle
03:21
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Speeding motorcycle, won't you change me?
Speeding motorcycle, won't you change me?
In a world of funny changes
Speeding motorcycle, won't you change me?
Speeding motorcycle of my heart
Speeding motorcycle; always changing me
Speeding motorcycle, don't you drive recklessly
Speeding motorcycle of my heart
Pretty girls have taken you for a ride
Hurt you deep inside, but you never slowed down
Speeding motorcycle in my heart
Speeding motorcycle, let's speed smart
Cause we don't want to wreck but
We can do a lot of tricks
We don't have to break our necks
To get our kicks
Speeding motorcycle, the road is ours
Speeding motorcycle, let's speed some more
Cause we don't need reason and we don't need logic
We've got feeling, and we're dang proud of it
Speeding motorcycle, there's nothing you can't do
Speeding motorcycle, I love you
Speeding motorcycle, let's just go
Speeding motorcycle
Let's go let's go let's go
Oo oo
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The coyote goes:
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
He was smiling through his own personal hell
Dropped his last dime in a wishing well
But he was hoping too close and then he fell
Now he’s Casper the friendly ghost
He was always polite to the people who’d tell him
That he was nothing but a lazy bum
But goodbye to them, he had to go
Now he’s Casper the friendly ghost
Nobody treated him nice while he was alive
You can’t buy no respect like the librarian said
But everybody respects the dead
They love the friendly ghost
And now they say we’ll never forget that he learned, yes
We were mean to him, but he never burned us, and
Love lives forever, thanks to you, the friendly ghost
Thank you, Casper the friendly ghost
And so the legend grew
And all the people that he knew
Go and spread the news of
Casper the friendly ghost
The cow says:
Moo!
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Don't let the sun go down on your grievance
Respect love of the heart over lust of the flesh
Do yourself a favor: become your own savior
And don't let the sun go down on your grievances
And when you wake up in the morning
You'll have a brand-new feeling
And you'll find yourself healing
So don't let the sun go down on your grievances
And yet if you find yourself in the dark
And you're left holding the bag
Then take care of it right away
And don't let the sun go down on your grievances again
Sometimes you might want to give up
But keep that chin up
'Cause you're gonna find
You're gonna find
Sometimes you might be alone
But don't feel lonely
'Cause you're gonna find
You're gonna find
So don't let the sun go down on your grievances
Start each day with a clean slate
You'll feel better if you can shake off all that hate
And don't forget to forgive and forget
And don't let the sun go down on your grievances
Don't let the sun go down on your grievances
Everybody!
Respect love of the heart over lust of the flesh
Sing it!
Do yourself a favor: become your own savior
And don't let the sun go down on your grievances
Don't let it!
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7. |
Danny Don't Rapp
02:53
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Danny don’t rapp, Danny don’t rapp
Danny don’t rapp, Danny don’t rapp
Danny was young when he sung that song
But then he got old and something got cold
No more doo-wop at the hop the cop said
He was dead, bullet through the head
Danny don’t rapp, Danny don’t rapp
Danny don’t rapp, Danny don’t rapp
Forty-two and lounge singing and
Still doing that same song every night
And he couldn’t stop
Every night he sang that song
Every night he was at the hop
Danny don’t rapp, Danny don’t rapp
Danny don’t rapp, Danny don’t rapp
Danny, you knew what it was like to be on the top
You could rock it, you could bop it
But why did you drop it
Rock and roll will never die, but you did, and it’s sad
Danny don’t rapp, Danny don’t rapp
Danny don’t rapp, Danny don’t rapp
And on that sorry, sorry night
When no hope was left in sight
You took your life as lovers often do
But I could’ve told you, Danny
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as…
You can rock it, you can bop it
You can rock it, you can bop it
At the hop, ooo
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8. |
Sweetheart
01:55
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You have a sweetheart, sweetheart
You have a nice smile, baby
You drove me crazy down lover’s lane
It’s close to pain, this love I have for you
I cannot tame my desire for you
And when we start to bed, don’t forget I love you
Oh my love, take my hand, we’re walking
The moon and stars are singing in the sky
And everyone I know must be jealous
Cause they don’t have such a love as I
You are my sweetheart, sweetheart
You are my baby, baby
You drove me crazy down lover’s lane
I can’t explain this love I have for you
I cannot tame my desire for you
And when we start to bed, don’t forget I love you
And when we start to bed, don’t forget I love you
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9. |
King Kong
05:42
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They shot him down
They shot him down
They thought he was a monster
But he was the king
They came to his island
And they brought her with them
They wanted to get his picture
But they were surprised by his enormous size
And when he saw the woman
He took her without question
Because after all
He was the king
And he loved the woman
He loved the way she looked
But she wouldn't stop
Her screaming
But he loved the woman
And he fought a Tyrannosaurus Rex
It was a bloody battle
But he fought it for his woman
And he climbed up a mountain
And he looked around
Some kind of forest
With all those dinosaurs
And he stripped his woman
He stripped her bare
But there was a pterodactyl
There!
And then a hero
Came and took his woman
And they fell off the mountain
Into some water
And then later
He came looking for his woman
But they were waiting
And they threw a bomb
And they tied him
And they took him across the ocean
And they chained him
And put him in the show
But when he saw his woman
He broke loose
And everyone fled in terror
And he was looking for her
And he overturned the train
He was looking in the street
And then he found her in her apartment
And He climbed up the Empire State Building
It was like a phallic symbol
And he took his woman
To the top of that towering temple
And he climbed up and looked around
Some kind of city
With all those skyscrapers
And all the cars
Just him and his screaming woman
They were finally alone
He loved his woman
You could see it in his eyes
His great big eyes
He loved his woman
From the moment he saw her
He was all choked up inside
But when the airplanes came
He was soon to die
But he hung on long enough to set his woman down
And make sure
She was safe
And as the bullets pierced
He looked at her so sincere
Before he fell
Because he loved his woman
They shot him down
They shot him down
They thought he was a monster
But he was the king
Who killed the monkey
Who killed the monkey
‘Twas beauty
That killed the beast
And Willis O'Brien died
A tragic death
There wasn't much
That he had left
And Ray Harryhousen said
That when Willis died
That's when the king
Was really dead
They shot him down
They shot him down
They thought he was a monster
But he was the king
But he was the king
But he was the king
But he was the king
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Love is priceless
And I'm still paying the bill
I get to loving you so much
It just ain't right sometimes
The creature's panting through his gill
Can't you see the pleading in his eyes?
It says “If you want me to, I will”
Just don't ask him why
She was my girl
But now she's gone
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11. |
I Live For Love
03:20
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I live for love
I live for love
And I can hardly wait till Saturday
When I see her because I live for love
The moon and the stars, they know how I feel
'Cause I live for love
I live for love
I live for love
I live for love
I live for love
And I can hardly wait 'til Saturday
When I see her because I live for love
The moon and the stars, they know what I'm thinking of
'Cause I live for love
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I was walking across the bridge
Going to my friend's house
When I was crossing the road
A truck almost ran me down
Ran me down, ran me down oh, oh
Oh, I'm so sad
And I know you'll be glad when I find my way
Find my way oh, oh
I was walking on my way to work
The same day I wasn't looking
And I was in the middle of the street
And a truck almost hit me
Almost hit me almost hit me oh, oh
Oh, I'm not so bad
Please don't be mad
I'm finding my way, finding my way oh, oh
Got to stay along the straight and narrow
Stand-off the obstacle course
Or something's liable to happen
Like a truck will run you right over
Run you right down
Run you right over oh, oh
Oh, I'm so glad
And I know that you'll be glad
If I find my way
Find my way oh, oh
Almost got hit by a truck
Almost got hit by a truck
Almost got hit by a truck
Almost got hit by a truck
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13. |
Worried Shoes
06:32
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I took my lucky break and I broke it in two
Put on my worried shoes
My worried shoes
And my shoes took me so many miles, and they never wore out
My worried shoes
My worried shoes
Ooo
My worried shoes
I made a mistake and I never forgot
I tied knots in the laces
Of my worried shoes
And with every step that I'd take I'd remember my mistake
As I marched further and further away
In my worried shoes
Ooo
My worried shoes
And my shoes, they led me down a crooked path
Away from all welcome mats
My worried shoes
And then I looked around, and I saw the sun shining down
And I took off my
My worried shoes
And my feet broke free to breathe the air
And I didn't need to wear
My worried shoes
My worried shoes
And then I knew the difference between worrying and caring
'Cause I've got a lot of walking to do
And I don't want to wear
My worried shoes
Ooo
My worried shoes
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Though the whole world be blown apart
No matter how dumb or how smart
Still beats beneath the rocky rumble
The dead lover's twisted heart
It's too late to stop or start
Anything else would never reach great art
'Cept the lonely faithful longing
The dead lover's twisted heart
Though the wind is blowing free
And the sun is shining happy
Though your faces show no sympathy
For buried deep beneath the shopping mart
The dead lover's twisted heart
Though this story, sad it is
Wrapped in sorrow, borne of mystery
It was years of painless suffering
The dead lover's twisted heart
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15. |
Rocket Ship
05:04
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Rocket ship
Rocket ship
Going on a trip far away
I'm leaving today
Rocket ship
My bags are packed, I'm ready to go
My bags are packed, I'm ready to go
10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1!
The stars are blurry; we're going fast!
Rocket ship
Rocket ship
Planet X
There's this girl there
Her name is X
I say, “Hello, you don't know me, but I don't know you either.”
Rocket ship
Rocket ship
Our bags are packed, we're ready to go
Our bags are packed, we're ready to go
10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1!
The stars are blurry; we're moving fast!
We're going on a trip far away
We're leaving today, our home is our rocket ship
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16. |
God
02:30
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God made the world
God made you
God made me too
God made the stars
God made the moon
God made the earth too
God made everything
But God is still creating
God makes me glad
God makes me glad
God made the sea
God made the land
I'm glad God made me
'Cause I love the stars
And I love the moon
And I love the earth too
And I love the God
That made all these things
He made me love him
'Cause he loved me first
God made the world
God made you
God made me too
God made the stars
God made the moon
God made the earth too
God made everything
But God is still creating
God makes me glad
God makes me glad
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17. |
Love Defined (the Bible)
00:56
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Love is patient and kind
Love is not jealous or boastful
It is not arrogant or rude
Love does not insist on its own way
It is not irritable or resentful
It does not rejoice at wrong
But rejoices in the right
Love bears all things
Believes all things
Hopes all things
Endures all things
Love never ends
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18. |
Museum Of Love
04:17
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Gone with the wild wind
Like it was a dream
Preserved now for all to see
Like nothing, you've ever seen
Right this way to the Museum of Love
Right away
You've got to see 'em
It's love love love
This is right here where he stood
When he wrote those sacred words
And he made a holy vow
And these are the drawings and his library card
And this is the cow
See it all in the Hall of Sadness
Please don't miss
The Exhibit of Madness
As legend would have it
He had this nasty habit
Of a longing that was wronging himself
But still he would persist
In fact, he would insist
That there was nothing nobody could do to help
He really loved her, he really did
And his love went 'round and 'round
And though he tried to keep it hid
He had lost what he had found
He had lost what he had found
Now all this pain preserved for all to observe
But please don't touch
It's an inspiration to think or try to believe
That someone could love someone that much
So now we declare a new holiday for lovers everywhere
For each and every one to have their own share
He would have liked it that way
Right this way to the Museum of Love
Right away
You've got to see 'em
It's love, love, love
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19. |
Rarely
00:51
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Rarely
Rarely
Barely, if any
I rarely have my own way
Bury
Bury
Bury me deeply
Bury me deeply in your heart
And there
I'll stay
I never will decay
I never will decay in your heart
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
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20. |
I Remember Painfully
02:32
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I remember how we looked at the embryo in the jar together
And I remember how we stood talking in the store to each other
It was love
But what is it now
It's pain
I remember your face and I remember your grace
I remember, I remember, I just remember
And I remember how we laughed at the jokes that we had between us
And I remember how we talked and mocked each other blatantly
It was fun
But what is it now
It's pain
And I remember how you smiled
And that light that was in your eyes
And I remember how pretty you were always a pleasant surprise
It was nice
But what is it now
It's pain
I remember your face and I remember your grace
I remember, I remember, I just remember
And I remember you at the funeral shaking hands and hanging coats
And I remember you standing pregnant at the art room
It was weird
But what is it now
It's pain
I remember your face and I remember your grace
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Daniel Johnston Waller, Texas
An American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist, Daniel Johnston spent 30 or so years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing international cult audience.
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