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Everybody Wants My Hat
02:27
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Everybody Wants My Hat
Everybody wants my hat,
Whatayathink about that
Maybe its the shape or the color
It could be the brim that Intoxicates ‘em
Not that I’m such an attractive fella
My hat itself, I took it right off the shelf
I never gave it a whole lotta thought
But once I put it on, bing bang bong
The most amazing thing I ever bought
And now, everybody wants my hat
Whataya think about that
Now, when folks talk with me, I can see
They’re staring at the top of my head
And I talk back to them, but again and again
They don’t seem to hear a word that I’ve said
They ask how much dough for that chapeau
If I would be so kind
I even tell ‘em the store, but there are no more
This puppy is one of a kind
That’s right, everybody wants my hat
John, Julie and Matt
Everybody wants my hat
Susan, Peter and Pat
They all want my hat
What you think about that
Now I have some friends who like to pretend
They don’t even notice my lid
But I know they’d love to snatch it, if they could catch it
Right off of the top of my head
So I think I’ll stay home where I can’t go wrong
And I got nothing to fear
just me and my hat all day long
Stylin’ in the full length mirror
That’s right, Everybody wants my hat
John, Julie and Matt
Everybody wants my hat
Big, tall, skinny and fat
They all want my hat
What you think about that
I look good
I knew I would
Sing it again
Everybody wants my hat
John, Julie and Matt
Everybody wants my hat
Susan, Peter & Pat
They all want my hat
What you think about that
That’s it!
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Tears Of Joy
02:16
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Its over, its over
tears of joy
open the windows
Tell every girl and boy
The sun is a risin’
the breeze is fresh and strong
its over, its over
tears of joy
With the dark days upon us
couldn’t see no way out
depression pushed me down
couldn’t sing, i could only shout
‘i’m in here, my friend, tell me
where did everyone go’
My god, it feels so good
to know
Its over, its over
tears of joy
open the windows
Tell every girl and boy
The sun is a risin’
the breeze is fresh and strong
its over, its over
tears of joy
The fog now is lifting
The sky is flashing blue
With clouds look like yesterday
We’ve got so much to do
But I’ve got an a Biden faith
That we can come through
Once again its just up to me
And you
’cause its over, its over
tears of joy
open the windows
Tell every girl and boy
The sun is a risin’
the breeze is fresh and strong
its over, its over
tears of joy
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Here Come Da Moon
01:40
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Here Come Da Moon
Here come da’ moon and watch it shinin’
Here come da’ moon and we’re outdoor dinin’
Here come da’ moon and the heavenly light
And we’re livin’ large tonight
Here come da moon and we get together
to celebrate and enjoy each other
here come da moon oh dat heavenly light
We’re livin’ large tonight
Da birdies chirped themselves to sleep
Except for the bugs, I don’t hear a peep
big yellow moon over the water
I’m ready to howl… I think we oughta
Here come da’ moon and watch it shinin’
Here come da’ moon and we’re outdoor dinin’
Here come da’ moon oh dat heavenly light
And we’re livin’ large tonight
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The architect blame the builder
That carpenter blame the plumber
Plumber fear d’electric
Shock, you got his number?
The house is lookin’ shaky
Nothin’ fits quite right
When the weather turns and the wood burns
Gonna be some cold nights
Who’s to blame they all cry
I know it isn’t me
I’m an honest soul just gettin’ by
And trying to be free
Its him its her, its plain as day
they don’t really belong
Why are they here anyway
Just look at ‘em, its wrong
Everywhere its showin’ up
this bloody blade of hate?
You think it can’t happen here?
Well don’t tempt fate
check out your blindness
That’s the thing to see
There’s a speck stuck in your eye
but a log that’s blinding me
All the way back to Cain and Abel
If you’re ready to go deeper
How’s your brother, do you still
Refuse to be his keeper?
That’s the burning question,
Since way back when
Will we learn to love each other
Or do this all, all over again
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Red Red Robin
01:42
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Drum Of Peace
03:00
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Subways are silent
Somber hombres numb
Reciting verses on the corner
by the light of what we’ve done
We are held in stillness.
Sacred chants unfold
Dark history has repeated
Tales of greed and go
Tonight, We see what we have we done
That’s why we sing and beat the drum
The drum of love
The drum of hope
The drum of peace In our time
From the valleys below
To the mountain sky
We sing into the silence
Listen for the words
Find goodness from the planting
We lay deep into the earth
hold me now, I am shaken
Take my hand, you know the way
through these weeds of tangled excess
and the promise of a better day
May I become an instrument of peace
Where there is hatred, let me sow love
Where there is despair bring hope
And where there is darkness... light.
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7. |
Hello Lola
02:30
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(Here comes) Lola, well Hello ah
(Ring the bell), bing boom bong
I say Hello ah, to Lola
I’m here to sing your song
So precious, we want to hold you
And watch you grow up happy, too
(So glad to say) hello ah, to Lola
You make our grey skies blue
Lola, Hello ah
So many things we want to do, with you
You shine so bright, just like the sun,
(that’s why) 5,000 miles we have come,
(to say) Hello ah, to Lola
Oh, to see you here
You make us so happy
I think I’ll drink a beer CHEERS!
Today we celebrate your name
Now our world will never be the same
(now that we’ve said) Hello ah, dear Lola
Open up your eyes
So many already love you
That’s the sweet surprise
mother, father, omah ompahs aunts and uncles, too
Everyone everybody, here for you
(to say) Hello ah, Lola
Lola Simone
Hello ah, Lola
This is your song
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What Am I Doing in Berlin?
walking’ streets i’ve never seen
walking streets i can’t pronounce
what am i doing in Berlin?
Heaven above, what do i see?
in my arms this tender baby
captivate me with her charms
I’m done in, in berlin
this new life, this new love
I leave behind the push and shove
just to start all over again
that’s what I’m doin’ in berlin
nightmares fade to disappear
two by two, they go their way
i’ve come home somehow today
in this rough and tumble place
I said goodbye New York City
San Francisco too
Everything I do in Berlin
Well, it’s all about you
So perfect, so wild
Blessings on this grandchild
Cloudy skies and a deep red door
Luck is yours and what’s more
With every breath I raise a prayer
Love and joy have followed me here
May they follow you every day
Through these streets of Berlin
Ich Bein Ein Berliner
Ich Bein Ein Berliner
Ich Bein Ein Berliner
I’m born again in Berlin
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9. |
I Write My Name
03:56
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I am Hutu in Rwanda
Secret Jew in Berlin
40 years in the desert
On a crazy promise
Diseased I fight the cure
A wealthy donor to the cause
This bird of prey can’t satisfy his hunger
Labeled nigger by Jim Crow
Bourgeois in the days of Mao
Always running. Always seeking shelter
From the soot that tell the tale
All our damaged dreams
I write my name with my finger in this filth
CHORUS:
And I write my name
I write my name
Look, see… Over and over and over again
I write my name
In this devil game
My song dying to be sung
Your dress never quite undone
Wallflower still waiting to be deadly
This news so old
Long ago grown cold
Flatters me, I see my face in that mirror
CHORUS:
As I write my name
I write my name
Look, see… Over and over and over again
I write my name
In this devil game
deal me in I say out loud
surprised by my own voice
I see no no choice
I take my chances
I feign shock today
As it all slips away
I raise both hands
In a sign of surrender
CHORUS:
But I write my name
I write my name
Look, see… Over and over and over again
I write my name
Keep me in this devil game
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Path Of Love
02:27
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who am I
where am I going, am I growing
who am I
is this the path of love
everywhere i go
i feel danger and what’s stranger
i can’t really say
is this the path of love
is this the path of love
the path that leads home
i guess it is
it is the road we all seem to be on
lately where i go
i hear the sound of voices shouting
walking all alone
is this the path of love
is this the path of love
the path that leads home
i guess it is
it is the road we all seem to be on
time has brought us here
still believing in the healing
and reaping what we sow
is this the path of love
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11. |
This World Of Mine
04:08
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This world of mine
Sacred Blue Pearl
Rolling through the heavens
This shy, young girl
This world of mine
Mother to us all
Sings her sweet song
That ancient love call
You can hear her in the meadow
the evening and the morn'
Lark and dove together
Each day this beauty is reborn
In this world of mine
Mighty waters and the wind
Mountains and the prairie
Creatures of the hoof and fin
bridge:
Just hold on to what is good
and what we know to be true
even if the tree stands alone.
You know what you must do
Hold on to my hand
Though I am far away
I am not gone
Hold on, hold on
‘cause his world of mine
Lately has been cryin'
Seas moan
Winds whisper 'is she dyin'
but our world is born of love
So what we dream can come to be
turn and turn again
We can set our love free
bridge
This world of mine
A flock of geese shoot the autumn sky
I rush to the window
And call out… this is not goodbye
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Marc Black Katonah, New York
Marc plays a finger style blues in the traditions of Mississippi Hurt and the great Tim Hardin. Right up to Covid, he was a proud road warrior, inducted into the New York Chapter of the Blues Hall of Fame in June of 2014. As WFUV DJ, John Platt wrote about Marc. "We need to hear his songs now more than ever." ... more
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