1. |
The Cuckoo
04:06
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oh the Cuckoo, she's a pretty bird
and she warbles as she flies
she'll never bring you trouble
she'll never tell you lies
I asked the moon why you left me
I asked the moon why you ran
the night turned darker, the wind it howled
just like when it all began
I asked my mother to tell the story
of the wolf who prowls against the sky
she turned quiet, stirred her coffee
said it's best not to ask why
oh the Cuckoo, she's a pretty bird
I always watch her as she flies
she'll never get lonesome
till the end of summertime
well trouble put her arm around me
trouble whispered in my ear
if I can sneak out while she's not looking
I'll have nothing else to fear
sometimes I feel so much younger
sometimes I feel so old
sometimes the warm sun shines on me
sometimes I feel so cold
the passing cars go by my window
the wolf still lives up on the hill
and I know now you never loved me
I know now you never will
I'm gonna build me a house so rugged
I'm gonna build me a house so strong
the wind can't find me, cold can't hurt me
I'm gonna sleep well all night long
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Daisy Cherokee
04:19
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do you know that girl named Daisy?
she grew up in the blue house on my street
when I close my eyes I can feel her hands on me
as I'm sailing on the lonesome sea
the night before I left home
we drank whisky beneath the willow tree
and she said "don't forget that you once belonged to me
while you're sailing on the lonesome sea"
I said "oh, my dearest Daisy, you'll be haunting me"
and she put her arms around me
and smiled her wild smile
"go and see the world at sea"
(chorus)
carry on, my girl
carry on, for me
carry on, my Daisy Cherokee
she always had sand in her shoes
ate breakfast at quarter after three
and I used to call her my Daisy Cherokee
and now I need her on the Lonesome Sea
(chorus)
well I heard she left home last December
packed her car up for the beach
but every once in awhile I hear a story about her smile
that I carry on the lonesome sea
(chorus)
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3. |
Sugar no. 3
04:52
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there's sugar around the mouth of your glass
sugar in twos and threes
sugar for breakfast, I got some in my pocket
sugar is what you took from me
I know a girl, she bakes pies every Tuesday
I know a girl who bakes none
I know a time when you smiled at me in the kitchen
you said let me know when the cake is done
(chorus)
now I'll make the bed
I'll make the deadline
I'll make the train on time
I'll make the moon sit outside your window
I'll make up my mind
you once met a movie star inside a coatroom
he had giant hands, he was kind
he said remember the name of your favorite candy
I've forgotten mine
there's sugar around the mouth of your glass
sugar number three
I used to call you my sugar, you told me how much you liked it
when I'd whisper to you, "won't you come home with me?"
(chorus)
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4. |
Red Rocking Chair
03:16
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I got no honey baby now
I got no sugar baby now
done all I can do, said all I can say
I can't get along this way
I can't get along this way
I got no honey baby now
got no sugar baby now
done all I can do, to see peace with you
I can't make a living this way
I can't get along this way
I've got no honey baby now
I've got no sugar baby now
well I got no use for that red rocking chair
I got no honey baby now, I got no sugar baby now
I laid him in the shade, I gave him every dime I made
what more could a poor girl do?
I'm asking, what more could a poor girl do?
Done all I can do, said all I can say
I'll send you to your mama next payday
I"ll send you to your mama next payday
I got no honey baby now, I got no sugar baby now
who'll rock the cradle?
who'll sing that song?
who'll rock the cradle when you're gone?
who'll rock the cradle when you're gone?
I'll rock the cradle, I'll sing that song
I'll rock the cradle when you're gone
I'll rock the cradle when you're gone
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Boys
04:11
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there's a funeral home on my corner
cars double park up the street this morning
someone's wife, her first name was Louisa
my favorite name for a girl
I say boys, it's time
it's time
it's time for school
come on boys, it's time
it's time for school
I think firetrucks make them sad
the boys they still worry, "do you think they feel better now?"
I'm sure some of the first things they'll remember
everyone telling them, "look at the firemen"
Boys, say hi, go on boys
say hi, it's alright. say hi, it's alright
my father keeps asking me to move back to Jersey
think about it here, a big house, your own car
nobody's working, my landlady sighs
I'm gonna let you slide
just this one time
the couple downstairs, they break up
her beautiful couch sits on the corner
he comes down to wait for the moving van
asks for the boys, says, "you know,
I like superman, too"
say hi, go on boys, it's alright
go on boys
it's alright, it's alright
go on boys, it's alright.....
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The Lonesome Sea Brooklyn, New York
Jennifer Milich & the Lonesome Sea are four seasoned professional musicians who are truly excited to work, play, and create new music.
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