Dot Matrix Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 Remeber the old songs with teens killing themselves or dying? What a weird period in music. Here is one: Patches Dickie Lee Down by the river that flows by the coal yards. Stands wooden houses with shutters torn down There lives a girl everybody calls Patches Patches my darling of Old Shanty town. We plan to marry when June brought the summer I couldn't wait to make Patches my bride Now I don't see how that ever can happen My folks say ?No,? and my heart breaks inside. Patches, oh what can I do? I swear I'll always love you But a girl from that place will just bring me disgrace So my folks won't let me love you. Each night I cry as I think of that shanty And pretty Patches there watching the door She doesn't know that I can't come to see her Patches must think that I love her no more. I hear a neighbor tellin' my father He said a girl name of Patches was found Floating face down that dirty old river That flows by the coal yards in Old Shanty Town. Patches, oh what can I do? I swear I'll always love you It may not be right, but I'll join you tonight Patches I'm coming to you. -------------------- Got any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 1, 2004 Author Share Posted January 1, 2004 Another example: The Shangrila's The Leader of the Pack back to LYRICS index Is she really going out with him? Well, there she is, Let's ask her. Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing? Mm-hmm Gee, it must be great riding with him Is he picking you up after school today? Uh-uh By the way, where'd you meet him? I met him at the candy store He turned around and smiled at me You get the picture? (yes, we see) That's when I fell for The leader of the pack. My folks were always putting him down (down, down) They said he came from the wrong side of town whatcha mean when ya say that he came from the wrong side of town? They told me he was bad, But I knew he was sad That's why I fell for The leader of the pack. One day my dad said, "Find someone new" I had to tell my Jimmy we're through Whatcha mean when ya say that ya better go find somebody new? He stood there and asked me why, But all I could do was cry, I'm sorry I hurt you The leader of the pack. He sort of smiled and kissed me goodbye The tears were beginning to show As he drove away on that rainy night I begged him to go slow But whether he heard, I'll never know Look out! Look out! Look out! Look out! I felt so helpless, what could I do? Remembering all the things we'd been through In school they all stop and stare, I can't hide the tears, but I don't care I'll never forget him The leader of the pack The leader of the pack - now he's gone The leader of the pack - now he's gone The leader of the pack - now he's gone The leader of the pack - now he's gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteDove Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 Dead Man's Curve dead man's curve lyrics by jan and dean From the album yellow magic orchestra I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night, When an XKE pulled up on the right He rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag, And challenged me then and there to a drag I said "You're on buddy -- my mill's running fine, Let's come off the line now at Sunset and Vine But I'll go you one better, if you've got the nerve, Let's race all the way -- to Dead Man's Curve" (Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play (Dead Man's Curve) you'd best keep away (Dead Man's Curve) I can hear 'em say: "Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve" The street was deserted late Friday night; We were buggin' each other while we sat out the light We both popped the clutch when the light turned green, You shoulda heard the whine from my screamin' machine! I flew past La Brea, Schwab's and Crescent Heights, And all the Jag could see were my six taillights He passed me at Doheny then I started to swerve, But I pulled her out and there we were - at Dead Man's Curve (Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play (Dead Man's Curve... [sounds of skids and crashes] ) (Spoken): "Well, the last thing I remember, Doc, I started to swerve And then I saw the Jag slide into the curve I know I'll never forget that horrible sight, I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right" Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve... (Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play (Dead Man's Curve) you'd best keep away (Dead Man's Curve) I can hear 'em say: "Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve" (Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play (Dead Man's Curve) you'd best keep away (Dead Man's Curve) I can hear 'em say: "Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve" (fade) ----- Notes from this Californian (JayDeeBee1@aol.com): This song's ill-fated drag race takes place along L.A.'s famed Sunset Boulevard. "Vine," "La Brea," "Crescent Heights" and "Doheny" are cross streets; "Schwab's" is the legendary drug-store-with-soda-fountain where movie stars hung out (since torn down; but nicely depicted in the 1950 film "Sunset Boulevard"). Jan Berry's (of Jan & Dean) near-fatal car crash (April 1966) ironically happened on Sunset Boulevard, but further west than the locations mentioned in this song; near Whittier Drive in Beverly Hills Without Coffee I Would Have No Personality At All I'm Not A Complete Idiot Some Parts Are Missing [This message was edited by WhiteDove on December 31, 2003 at 23:14.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 http://users.cis.net/sammy/billyjoe.htm Ode To Billie Joe ( Bobbie Gentry ) It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day I was out choppin' cotton and my brother was balin' hay And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat And Mama hollered out the back door "y'all remember to wipe your feet" And then she said "I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge" "Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge" And Papa said to Mama as he passed around the blackeyed peas "Well, Billy Joe never had a lick of sense, pass the biscuits, please" "There's five more acres in the lower forty I've got to plow" And Mama said it was shame about Billy Joe, anyhow Seems like nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge And now Billy Joe MacAllister's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge And Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billie Joe Put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show And wasn't I talkin' to him after church last Sunday night? "I'll have another piece of apple pie, you know it don't seem right" "I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge" "And now you tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge" And Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your appetite?" "I've been cookin' all morning and you haven't touched a single bite" "That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today" "Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way" "He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge" "And she and Billy Joe was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge" A year has come 'n' gone since we heard the news 'bout Billy Joe And Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo There was a virus going 'round, Papa caught it and he died last Spring And now Mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onegod Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 Timothy The Buoys (Rupert Holmes) Trapped in a mine that had caved in And everyone knows the only ones left Were Joe and me and Tim When they broke through to pull us free The only ones left to tell the tale Were Joe and me Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go? Timothy, Timothy, God why don't I know? Hungry as hell no food to eat And Joe said that he would sell his soul For just a piece of meat Water enough to drink for two And Joe said to me, "I'll have a swig And then there's some for you." Timothy, Timothy, Joe was looking at you Timothy, Timothy, God what did we do? I must have blacked out just around then 'Cause the very next thing that I could see Was the light of the day again My stomach was full as it could be And nobody ever got around To finding Timothy Timothy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrydj Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 Timothy! ha, good one. That is one sick song. Good thread Dot...I just happen to be doing an oldies countdown on the radio tonight so I'm loving this thread. "The Stroke" by Clarnece Carter is another good song. The lyrics are nasty, but trust me it's a good one. corrydj NEVER KICK A COW CHIP ON A HOT DAY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottieGrrrl Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 Oh my! What a cheery subject to bring in the New Year! :)--> Teenage tragedy songs. There was a song called " Last Kiss" that was redone by Pearl Jam Billy Idol did a cover of "Endless Sleep" (originally done by jody reynolds in the 50s) GRRRL POWER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 1, 2004 Author Share Posted January 1, 2004 Cory DJ So glad to see you one of my favorite posters!!! Happy New year! Yeah, Rottie - strange stuff. Onegod That Timothy thing was weird -- eating him and all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 1, 2004 Author Share Posted January 1, 2004 Here is one: Seasons In The Sun( Terry Jacks ) Goodbye to you my trusted friend We've known each other since we were nine or ten Together we climbed hills and trees Learned of love and A B C's Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees. Goodbye my friend it's hard to die When all the birds are singing in the sky Now that the spring is in the air Pretty girls are everywhere Think of me and I'll be there We had joy we had fun We had seasons in the sun But the hills that we climbed were just seasons Out of time...... Goodbye Papa please pray for me I was the black sheep of the family You tried to teach me right from wrong Too much wine and too much song Wonder how I got along. Goodbye Papa its hard to die When all the birds are singing in the sky Now that the spring is in the air Little children everywhere When you see them I'll be there. We had joy we had fun We had seasons in the sun But the wine and the song like the seasons Have all gone. We had joy we had fun We had seasons in the sun But the wine and the song like the seasons Have all gone. Goodbye Michelle my little one You gave me love and helped me find the sun And every time that I was down You would always come around And get my feet back on the ground. Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die When all the birds are singing in the sky Now that the spring is in the air With the flowers everywhere I wish that we could both be there We had joy we had fun We had seasons in the sun But the stars we could reach Were just starfish on the beach We had joy we had fun We had seasons in the sun But the stars we could reach Were just starfish on the beach We had joy we had fun We had seasons in the sun But the wine and the song like the seasons Have all gone All our lives we had fun We had seasons in the sun But the hills that we climbed were just seasons Out of time...... We had joy we had fun We had seasons in the sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 1, 2004 Author Share Posted January 1, 2004 Dang CoryDJ I just looked that up and it is one nasty nasty song - girl. Whhheeeeww, I need to take a shower after reading it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 1, 2004 Author Share Posted January 1, 2004 Rocky, Whie Dove Those are good examples! So are yours Rottie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excathedra Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 dottie yes a lovely sweep in the new year and that other thread boystown too ! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha hah ha ha ha ha love you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 1, 2004 Author Share Posted January 1, 2004 It is a strange world we live in--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 1, 2004 Author Share Posted January 1, 2004 EL PASO (written and performed by Marty Robbins) from the 1959 Columbia LP, GUNFIGHTER BALLADS & TRAIL SONGS, CL 1349 Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell in love with a Mexican girl Nighttime would find me in Rosa's cantina Music would play and Feleena would whirl Blacker than night where the eyes of Feleena Wicked and evil while casting her spell My love was deep for this Mexican maiden I was in love, but in vain I could tell One night a wild young cowboy came in Wild as the West Texas wind Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing With wicked Feleena, the girl that I loved So in anger I challenged his right for the love of this maiden Down went his hand for the gun that he wore My challenge was answered in less than a heartbeat The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor Just for a moment I stood there in silence Shocked by the foul, evil deed I had done Many thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there I had but one chance and that was to run Out through the back door of Rosa's I ran Out where the horses were tied I caught a good one, it looked like it could run Up on its back and away I did ride Just as fast as I could from the West Texas town of El Paso Out to the badlands of New Mexico Back in El Paso my life would be worthless Everything's gone in life, nothing is left It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden My love is stronger than my fear of death I saddle up and away I did go Riding alone in the dark Maybe tomorrow a bullet will find me Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart And at last here I am on the hill overlooking El Paso I can see Rosa's cantina below My love is strong and it pushes me onward Down off the hill to Feleena I go Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys Off to my left are a dozen and more Shouting and shooting I can't let them catch me I have to make it to Rosa's back door Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel A deep burning pain in my side Though I am trying to stay in the saddle I'm getting weary, unable to ride But my love for Feleena is strong, and I rise where I've fallen Though I am weary I can't stop to rest I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle I feel the bullet go deep in my chest From out of nowhere Feleena has found me Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for One little kiss and Feleena, goodbye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 1, 2004 Author Share Posted January 1, 2004 A personal favorite: Artist: Dinning Mark Lyrics Title: Teen Angel Lyric - Collector's Choice Music MSD 35800 - peak Billboard position # 1 in 1960 - Words and Music by Jean Surrey & Red Surrey Teen angel, teen angel, teen angel, ooh, ooh That fateful night the car was stalled upon the railroad track I pulled you out and we were safe, but you went running back CHORUS Teen angel, can you hear me? Teen angel, can you see me? Are you somewhere up above And I am still your own true love? What was it you were looking for that took your life that night? They said they found my high school ring clutched in your fingers tight CHORUS Just sweet sixteen, and now you're gone They've taken you away. I'll never kiss your lips again They buried you today CHORUS Teen angel, teen angel, answer me, please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSongRemainsTheSame Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 "She Moves Through The Fair" My young love said to me My parents won't mind And my father won't slight you For your lack of kind Then she stepped away from me And this she did say "It will not be long love, till our wedding day". She stepped away from me and she moved through the fair and fondly I watched her Move here and move there Then she went her way homeward with one star awake As the swan in the evening moves over the lake The people were saying no two were e'er wed But one had a sorrow that never was said She went her way homeward with her goods and her gear and that was the last that I saw of my dear I dreamt it last night That my dead love came in So softly she moved That her feet made no din Then she came close beside me And this she did say "It will not be long love, till our wedding day". **** Donch' just love Celtic stuff... [This message was edited by TheSongRemainsTheSame on January 01, 2004 at 18:17.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSongRemainsTheSame Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 Ya see that Celtic is the essence of rok n roll and that country music is the perversion of celtic and that yoddling is the predecessor to oprahhh singers and that disco is a John Travolta/Frank Sinatra look alike,,, uh oh... have i dgressed from the intent and purpose of this thread whoops ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 2, 2004 Author Share Posted January 2, 2004 Gosh, I feel so bad for her -- So, did she go home and her Dad kill her or was she a ghost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSongRemainsTheSame Posted January 2, 2004 Share Posted January 2, 2004 I suppose the youngsters were in love and for some reason the lover girl passed beyound the barrior reef and her hubby to be misses her and finds her real in a dream of life in sleep or something like that... *** Who knows why these type of songs are written... could it be loss of heart that keeps on??? Song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonzelotes Posted January 2, 2004 Share Posted January 2, 2004 See the tree how big it's grown But friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't big... And I laughed at her and she got mad... The first day that she planted it 'twas but a twig... Did I say twig??...Who said twig???...I'm not goin' to no twig..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 2, 2004 Author Share Posted January 2, 2004 Would you date twiggy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 2, 2004 Author Share Posted January 2, 2004 Dig It Up - Hoodoo Gurus Dave Faulkner My girlfriend lives in the ground. My friends ask why she's not around, She won't come home. I'm so alone (you'll never know!). You can't bury love, You've gotta dig it up. Yeah, you've gotta live it up. I take her flowers each day. I place them over her grave. I want her back Because I look so bad, so bad in black (Like a maniac) You can't bury love, You've gotta dig it up, Yeah, you've gotta live it up. Please, darling, come home to me. Well, I'll make you so happy, you will see! I'll paint your room In pink and blue (I'll even choose the colour scheme for you!). You can't take away my love I'll never give it up! Yeah, I'm gonna dig it up. (Don't!) (Don't! I Don't want to know!) My girlfriend lives in the ground. My friends, you ask me why she's six feet down, I can't tell you why 'cos if I even try I'd fall down flat on my face And I'd cry, "You can't take away my love!" I'm gonna dig it up! I'm gonna live it up, yeah, I'm gonna dig it up, dig it up. I'm never gonna stop With that loving cup. Gotta fill it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hope R. Posted January 2, 2004 Share Posted January 2, 2004 Laurie (Strange Things Happen) Dickey Lee Last night at the dance I met Laurie So lovely and warm An angel of a girl Last night I fell in love with Laurie Strange things happen in this world As I walked her home she said it was her birthday I pulled her close and said, "Will I see you anymore?" And suddenly she asked for my sweater And said that she was very very cold. I kissed her goodnight at her door and started home Then thought about my sweater And went right back instead. I knocked at her door And a man appeared I told him why I'd come And he said, "You're wrong, son You weren't with my daughter How can you be so cruel to come to me this way? My Laurie left this world on her birthday She died a year ago today." A strange force drew me to the graveyard I stood in the dark I saw the shadows wave And then I looked and I saw my sweater Lying there upon her grave Strange things happen in this world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 2, 2004 Author Share Posted January 2, 2004 That one is spooky, Hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 2, 2004 Author Share Posted January 2, 2004 Is shannon a dog? They talk about a shady tree? "Shannon" By Henry Gross "Another day is at end Mama says she's tired again No one can even begin to tell her I hardly know what to say But maybe it's better that way If Papa were here I'm sure he'd tell her Shannon is gone I heard she's drifted out to sea She always loved to swim away Maybe she'll find an island With a shady tree Just like the one in our backyard Mama tries hard to pretend That things will get better again Somehow she's keeping it all inside her But finally the tears fill our eyes And I know that somewhere tonight She knows how much we really miss her Shannon is gone I heard she's drifted out to sea She always loved to swim away Maybe she'll find an island With a shady tree Just like the one in our backyard" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Another example:
The Shangrila's The Leader of the Pack back to LYRICS index
Is she really going out with him?
Well, there she is, Let's ask her.
Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing? Mm-hmm
Gee, it must be great riding with him
Is he picking you up after school today? Uh-uh
By the way, where'd you meet him?
I met him at the candy store
He turned around and smiled at me
You get the picture? (yes, we see)
That's when I fell for
The leader of the pack.
My folks were always putting him down (down, down)
They said he came from the wrong side of town
whatcha mean when ya say that he came from the wrong side of town?
They told me he was bad, But I knew he was sad
That's why I fell for The leader of the pack.
One day my dad said, "Find someone new"
I had to tell my Jimmy we're through
Whatcha mean when ya say that ya better go find somebody new?
He stood there and asked me why, But all I could do was cry,
I'm sorry I hurt you
The leader of the pack.
He sort of smiled and kissed me goodbye
The tears were beginning to show
As he drove away on that rainy night
I begged him to go slow
But whether he heard, I'll never know
Look out! Look out! Look out! Look out!
I felt so helpless, what could I do?
Remembering all the things we'd been through
In school they all stop and stare, I can't hide the tears, but I don't care
I'll never forget him
The leader of the pack
The leader of the pack - now he's gone
The leader of the pack - now he's gone
The leader of the pack - now he's gone
The leader of the pack - now he's gone
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Dead Man's Curve
dead man's curve lyrics by jan and dean
From the album yellow magic orchestra
I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night,
When an XKE pulled up on the right
He rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag,
And challenged me then and there to a drag
I said "You're on buddy -- my mill's running fine,
Let's come off the line now at Sunset and Vine
But I'll go you one better, if you've got the nerve,
Let's race all the way -- to Dead Man's Curve"
(Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play
(Dead Man's Curve) you'd best keep away
(Dead Man's Curve) I can hear 'em say:
"Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve"
The street was deserted late Friday night;
We were buggin' each other while we sat out the light
We both popped the clutch when the light turned green,
You shoulda heard the whine from my screamin' machine!
I flew past La Brea, Schwab's and Crescent Heights,
And all the Jag could see were my six taillights
He passed me at Doheny then I started to swerve,
But I pulled her out and there we were - at Dead Man's Curve
(Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play
(Dead Man's Curve... [sounds of skids and crashes] )
(Spoken): "Well, the last thing I remember, Doc,
I started to swerve
And then I saw the Jag slide into the curve
I know I'll never forget that horrible sight,
I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right"
Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve...
(Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play
(Dead Man's Curve) you'd best keep away
(Dead Man's Curve) I can hear 'em say:
"Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve"
(Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play
(Dead Man's Curve) you'd best keep away
(Dead Man's Curve) I can hear 'em say:
"Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve" (fade)
-----
Notes from this Californian (JayDeeBee1@aol.com): This song's ill-fated drag
race takes place along L.A.'s famed Sunset Boulevard. "Vine," "La
Brea,"
"Crescent Heights" and "Doheny" are cross streets;
"Schwab's" is the
legendary drug-store-with-soda-fountain where movie stars hung out (since
torn down; but nicely depicted in the 1950 film "Sunset Boulevard"). Jan
Berry's (of Jan & Dean) near-fatal car crash (April 1966) ironically happened
on Sunset Boulevard, but further west than the locations mentioned in this
song; near Whittier Drive in Beverly Hills
Without Coffee
I Would Have No Personality At All
[This message was edited by WhiteDove on December 31, 2003 at 23:14.]
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http://users.cis.net/sammy/billyjoe.htm
Ode To Billie Joe
( Bobbie Gentry )
It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day
I was out choppin' cotton and my brother was balin' hay
And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat
And Mama hollered out the back door "y'all remember to wipe your feet"
And then she said "I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge"
"Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
And Papa said to Mama as he passed around the blackeyed peas
"Well, Billy Joe never had a lick of sense, pass the biscuits, please"
"There's five more acres in the lower forty I've got to plow"
And Mama said it was shame about Billy Joe, anyhow
Seems like nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge
And now Billy Joe MacAllister's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge
And Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billie Joe
Put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show
And wasn't I talkin' to him after church last Sunday night?
"I'll have another piece of apple pie, you know it don't seem right"
"I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge"
"And now you tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
And Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your appetite?"
"I've been cookin' all morning and you haven't touched a single bite"
"That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today"
"Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way"
"He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge"
"And she and Billy Joe was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
A year has come 'n' gone since we heard the news 'bout Billy Joe
And Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo
There was a virus going 'round, Papa caught it and he died last Spring
And now Mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything
And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge
And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge
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Timothy
The Buoys
(Rupert Holmes)
Trapped in a mine that had caved in
And everyone knows the only ones left
Were Joe and me and Tim
When they broke through to pull us free
The only ones left to tell the tale
Were Joe and me
Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Timothy, Timothy, God why don't I know?
Hungry as hell no food to eat
And Joe said that he would sell his soul
For just a piece of meat
Water enough to drink for two
And Joe said to me, "I'll have a swig
And then there's some for you."
Timothy, Timothy, Joe was looking at you
Timothy, Timothy, God what did we do?
I must have blacked out just around then
'Cause the very next thing that I could see
Was the light of the day again
My stomach was full as it could be
And nobody ever got around
To finding Timothy
Timothy...
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Timothy! ha, good one. That is one sick song.
Good thread Dot...I just happen to be doing an oldies countdown on the radio tonight so I'm loving this thread.
"The Stroke" by Clarnece Carter is another good song. The lyrics are nasty, but trust me it's a good one.
corrydj
NEVER KICK A COW CHIP ON A HOT DAY!!
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Oh my! What a cheery subject to bring in the New Year!
:)--> Teenage tragedy songs.
There was a song called " Last Kiss" that was redone by Pearl Jam
Billy Idol did a cover of "Endless Sleep" (originally done by jody reynolds in the 50s)
GRRRL POWER!
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Cory DJ
So glad to see you one of my favorite posters!!!
Happy New year!
Yeah, Rottie - strange stuff.
Onegod
That Timothy thing was weird -- eating him and all...
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Here is one:
Seasons In The Sun( Terry Jacks )
Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and A B C's
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees.
Goodbye my friend it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons
Out of time......
Goodbye Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along.
Goodbye Papa its hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them I'll be there.
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons
Have all gone.
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons
Have all gone.
Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground.
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach
Were just starfish on the beach
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach
Were just starfish on the beach
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons
Have all gone
All our lives we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons
Out of time......
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
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I just looked that up and it is one nasty nasty song - girl. Whhheeeeww, I need to take a shower after reading it!
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Rocky, Whie Dove
Those are good examples!
So are yours Rottie!
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dottie yes a lovely sweep in the new year and that other thread boystown too ! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha hah ha ha ha ha
love you
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It is a strange world we live in---
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EL PASO
(written and performed by Marty Robbins)
from the 1959 Columbia LP, GUNFIGHTER BALLADS & TRAIL SONGS, CL 1349
Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl
Nighttime would find me in Rosa's cantina
Music would play and Feleena would whirl
Blacker than night where the eyes of Feleena
Wicked and evil while casting her spell
My love was deep for this Mexican maiden
I was in love, but in vain I could tell
One night a wild young cowboy came in
Wild as the West Texas wind
Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing
With wicked Feleena, the girl that I loved
So in anger
I challenged his right for the love of this maiden
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore
My challenge was answered in less than a heartbeat
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor
Just for a moment I stood there in silence
Shocked by the foul, evil deed I had done
Many thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there
I had but one chance and that was to run
Out through the back door of Rosa's I ran
Out where the horses were tied
I caught a good one, it looked like it could run
Up on its back and away I did ride
Just as fast as
I could from the West Texas town of El Paso
Out to the badlands of New Mexico
Back in El Paso my life would be worthless
Everything's gone in life, nothing is left
It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden
My love is stronger than my fear of death
I saddle up and away I did go
Riding alone in the dark
Maybe tomorrow a bullet will find me
Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart
And at last here
I am on the hill overlooking El Paso
I can see Rosa's cantina below
My love is strong and it pushes me onward
Down off the hill to Feleena I go
Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys
Off to my left are a dozen and more
Shouting and shooting I can't let them catch me
I have to make it to Rosa's back door
Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel
A deep burning pain in my side
Though I am trying to stay in the saddle
I'm getting weary, unable to ride
But my love for
Feleena is strong, and I rise where I've fallen
Though I am weary I can't stop to rest
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest
From out of nowhere Feleena has found me
Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side
Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for
One little kiss and Feleena, goodbye
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A personal favorite:
Artist: Dinning Mark Lyrics
Title: Teen Angel Lyric
- Collector's Choice Music MSD 35800
- peak Billboard position # 1 in 1960
- Words and Music by Jean Surrey & Red Surrey
Teen angel, teen angel, teen angel, ooh, ooh
That fateful night the car was stalled upon the railroad track
I pulled you out and we were safe, but you went running back
CHORUS
Teen angel, can you hear me?
Teen angel, can you see me?
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love?
What was it you were looking for that took your life that night?
They said they found my high school ring clutched in your fingers tight
CHORUS
Just sweet sixteen, and now you're gone
They've taken you away.
I'll never kiss your lips again
They buried you today
CHORUS
Teen angel, teen angel, answer me, please
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"She Moves Through The Fair"
My young love said to me
My parents won't mind
And my father won't slight you
For your lack of kind
Then she stepped away from me
And this she did say
"It will not be long love,
till our wedding day".
She stepped away from me
and she moved through the fair
and fondly I watched her
Move here and move there
Then she went her way homeward
with one star awake
As the swan in the evening
moves over the lake
The people were saying
no two were e'er wed
But one had a sorrow
that never was said
She went her way homeward
with her goods and her gear
and that was the last
that I saw of my dear
I dreamt it last night
That my dead love came in
So softly she moved
That her feet made no din
Then she came close beside me
And this she did say
"It will not be long love,
till our wedding day".
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Donch' just love Celtic stuff...
[This message was edited by TheSongRemainsTheSame on January 01, 2004 at 18:17.]
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Ya see that Celtic is the essence of rok n roll and that country music is the perversion of celtic and that yoddling is the
predecessor to oprahhh singers and that disco is a John Travolta/Frank Sinatra look alike,,,
uh oh... have i dgressed from the intent and purpose of this thread
whoops
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Gosh, I feel so bad for her --
So, did she go home and her Dad kill her or was she a ghost?
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I suppose the youngsters were in love and for some reason the lover girl passed beyound the barrior reef and her hubby to be misses her and finds her real in a dream of life in sleep or something like that...
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Who knows why these type of songs are written...
could it be loss of heart that keeps on???
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See the tree how big it's grown
But friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't big...
And I laughed at her and she got mad...
The first day that she planted it 'twas but a twig...
Did I say twig??...Who said twig???...I'm not goin' to no twig.....
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Would you date twiggy?
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Dig It Up - Hoodoo Gurus
Dave Faulkner
My girlfriend lives in the ground.
My friends ask why she's not around,
She won't come home.
I'm so alone (you'll never know!).
You can't bury love,
You've gotta dig it up.
Yeah, you've gotta live it up.
I take her flowers each day.
I place them over her grave.
I want her back
Because I look so bad, so bad in black
(Like a maniac)
You can't bury love,
You've gotta dig it up,
Yeah, you've gotta live it up.
Please, darling, come home to me.
Well, I'll make you so happy, you will see!
I'll paint your room
In pink and blue
(I'll even choose the colour scheme for you!).
You can't take away my love
I'll never give it up!
Yeah, I'm gonna dig it up.
(Don't!)
(Don't! I Don't want to know!)
My girlfriend lives in the ground.
My friends, you ask me why she's six feet down,
I can't tell you why 'cos if I even try
I'd fall down flat on my face
And I'd cry, "You can't take away my love!"
I'm gonna dig it up!
I'm gonna live it up, yeah,
I'm gonna dig it up, dig it up.
I'm never gonna stop
With that loving cup.
Gotta fill it up.
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Laurie (Strange Things Happen)
Dickey Lee
Last night at the dance I met Laurie
So lovely and warm
An angel of a girl
Last night I fell in love with Laurie
Strange things happen in this world
As I walked her home she said it was her birthday
I pulled her close and said,
"Will I see you anymore?"
And suddenly she asked for my sweater
And said that she was very very cold.
I kissed her goodnight at her door and started home
Then thought about my sweater
And went right back instead.
I knocked at her door
And a man appeared
I told him why I'd come
And he said,
"You're wrong, son
You weren't with my daughter
How can you be so cruel to come to me this way?
My Laurie left this world on her birthday
She died a year ago today."
A strange force drew me to the graveyard
I stood in the dark I saw the shadows wave
And then I looked and I saw my sweater
Lying there upon her grave
Strange things happen in this world.
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That one is spooky, Hope!
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Is shannon a dog? They talk about a shady tree?
"Shannon" By Henry Gross
"Another day is at end
Mama says she's tired again
No one can even begin to tell her
I hardly know what to say
But maybe it's better that way
If Papa were here I'm sure he'd tell her
Shannon is gone
I heard she's drifted out to sea
She always loved to swim away
Maybe she'll find an island
With a shady tree
Just like the one in our backyard
Mama tries hard to pretend
That things will get better again
Somehow she's keeping it all inside her
But finally the tears fill our eyes
And I know that somewhere tonight
She knows how much we really miss her
Shannon is gone
I heard she's drifted out to sea
She always loved to swim away
Maybe she'll find an island
With a shady tree
Just like the one in our backyard"
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