How about sharing some of our favourite songs with each other?

[Aquarius123]

Everybody has some favourite songs. How about sharing a few of them with each other here? To get the ball rolling, here is my first offering:

Life Gets Teejus, Doon’t It?
The Sun comes up and the Sun goes down
And the hands on the clock go round and round
I just wake up and it’s time to lay down,
Life gets teejus, doon’t it.

My shoe’s untied, but, shucks, I don’t care
Cuz I recon I ain’t a-goin’ nowhere,
I’d brush my teeth and comb my hair
Just too much wasted effort.

The water in the well getS lower and lower,
Ain’t had a bath in a month or more;
I’ve heard it said and I’m sure it’s true
That too much bathing will weaken you.

Danged ol’ mule, he must be sick.
I jabbed him in the rump with a pin on a stick
He hunched his back, but he wouldn’t kick
Something cock-eyed somewhere.

Hound dog’s howling so forlorn,
Laziest dawg that ever was born
He’s howlin’ ‘cause he’s settin’ on a thorn
Just too tired to move over.

Well, the cow’s gone dry and the hens won’t lay
And my well dried up last Saturday
My troubles keep pilin’ up day by day
And now I’m gettin’ dandruff.

Roof’s a-leakin’ and the chimney leans,
An’ there’s a hole in the seat of my old blue jeans
Now I’ve et the last of the pork an’ beans,
Just can’t depend on nothin’

Mouse is gnawin’ at the pantry door
He’s been at it now for a month or more
When he gets through he’ll sure be sore
Cause there ain’t a dang thing in there.

Well, it’s debts and taxes and pains and woes
Aches and miseries and that’s how it goes
And now I’m getting a cold in my nose,
Life gets tasteless, don’t it.

Copyright Carson Robison

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOf_Yfffo2Q



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[NYJmpMaster]

The video made me smile, I will find something to add of my own later.

[Aquarius123]

The video made me smile, I will find something to add of my own later.

Glad you enjoyed my offering. How about this one?

My Daddy Is A Left-Wing Intellectual
O, My Daddy is a left-wing intellectual,
You can see it from the funny clothes he wears,
In his greasy leather jacket or his suit of corduroy
Or that woollen shirt that's full of stains and tears.

O, My Daddy is a left-wing intellectual.
He used to be a Stalinist they say.
For a while he was a Trotskyist,
Until he saw what he had risked.
Now he's just a pragmatist.

O, My Daddy is a left-wing intellectual,
But he thought the Beatles were a gas.
Mind, he didn't like their music
Or their haircuts and the rest.
He liked them 'cause they were from the working class.

O, My Daddy is a left-wing intellectual.
Supports the co-op movement do-or-die.
We must nationalise he cries,
Down with private enterprise.
But his divvy comes from shares in ICI.

O, My Daddy is a left-wing intellectual.
Believes in full equality for men,
But you should have heard the fuss
when I failed the 11-plus.
He packed me off to Eton there and then.

Alex Glasgow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqfz4-sMgak

[Aquarius123]

Little Boxes
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky tacky,
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes all the same.

There’s a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they’re all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And the people in the houses
All went to the university,
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same.

And there’s doctors and lawyers,
And business executives,
And they’re all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry,
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school.

And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university,
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same.

And the boys go into business
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

There’s a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they’re all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

Malvina Reynolds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONEYGU_7EqU

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[Aquarius123]

‘Non, je ne regrette rien!’ Edith Piaf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFRuLFR91e4

[Aquarius123]

The Revolutionary Song

I could have done it yesterday if I hadn’t had a cold,
But since I’ve put this pint away I’ve never felt so bold.
So, as soon as this pub closes, as soon as this pub closes,
As soon as this pub closes, the revolution starts.

I’ll shoot the aristocracy and confiscate their brass,
Create a fine democracy that’s truly working class.
As soon as this pub closes, as soon as this pub closes,
As soon as this pub closes, I’ll raise the banner high.

I’ll fight the nasty racialists and scrap the colour bar,
And all fascist dictatorships and every commissar.
As soon as this pub closes, as soon as this pub closes,
As soon as this pub closes, I’ll man the barricades.

So raise your glasses, everyone, for everything is planned,
And each and every mother’s son will see the Promised Land.
As soon as this pub closes, as soon as this pub closes,
As soon as this pub closes . . . I think I’m going to be sick.

Alex Glasgow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B96qK...eature=related

[Ginger Cuesta]

The Box
by Katy Perry

I was living in a small mind with no lifeline
And no messages can reach me from the outside
When I looked out over the horizon
Didn't notice the sun was setting or just rising

Then it hit me, maybe bit me
Then I knew, quite a few would not go with me
I didn't know exactly where I would be going
But I had to let this river in me flowing

What a ride
When you open your eyes
For the very first time
A real surprise

I started living outside of the box
Crossing over lines where I always used to stop
Living outside of the box
'Cause I'm not gonna be anybody that I'm not

I always knew this day would come
When I got off my back, found some motivation
I've been living on the other side
Come hell or high water every moment I'm alive

I was living on a fault line, the fault was all mine
And this unstable ground found me down half the time
But I had enough, I had to get up
I had to shrug it all off 'cause it's the same old stuff

Then it hit me, you won't permit me
To be an individual just doesn't fit me
But I decided that it's going to be living
Yeah, I decided I'm escaping from your prison

What a high
When you open your mind
For the very first time
A real surprise

I started living outside of the box
Crossing over lines where I always used to stop
Living outside of the box
'Cause I'm not gonna be anybody that I'm not

I always knew this day would come
When I got off my back, found some motivation
I've been living on the other side
Come hell or high water every moment I'm alive

So long conformity
And ambiguality is a new priority
All it takes, for heaven sakes
Is to figure out the face and learn to separate

I started living outside for the box
Taking my time when I always used to rush
Living outside of the box
'Cause I'm not gonna be anybody that I'm not

I always knew this day would come
When I broke down the walls for my liberation
I've been living on the other side
Come hell or high water every moment I'm alive

Oh, living outside of the box
Oh, living outside of the box
Oh, living outside

Ha ha ha
I always knew this day would come
When I got off my back, found some motivation
Oh, living outside of the box, of the box, of your life
Of everything that seems that nice

Source: http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-box-l...aty-perry.html

Whenever I listen to this song, I feel invigorated. . . like I can control my own life and will.

[Aquarius123]

That is so beautiful! Such a joyous celebration of life. Thank you for sharing it with us here.

With love - Aquarius

[Aquarius123]

Don’t Give Up!
In this proud land we grew up strong
We were wanted all along
I was taught to fight, taught to win
I never thought I could fail

No fight left or so it seems
I’m a man whose dreams have all deserted
I’ve changed my face, I’ve changed my name
But no-one wants you when you lose

Don’t give up
‘Cos you have friends
Don’t give up
You’re not beaten yet
Don’t give up
I know you can make it good

Though I saw it all around
Never thought that I could be affected
Thought that we’d be last to go
It is so strange the way things turn

Drove the night toward my home
The place that I was born, on the lakeside
As daylight broke, I saw the earth
The trees had burned down to the ground

Don’t give up
You still have us
Don’t give up
We don’t need much of anything
Don’t give up
‘Cos somewhere there’s a place
Where we belong
Rest your head
You worry too much
It’s going to be alright
When times get rough
You can fall back on us
Don’t give up
Please don’t give up

Got to walk out of here
I can’t take any more
Going to stand on that bridge
Keep my eyes down below
Whatever may come
And whatever may go
That river’s flowing
That river’s flowing

Moved on to another town
Tried hard to settle down
For every job, so many men
So many men no-one needs
Don’t give up
‘Cos you have friends
Don’t give up
You’re not the only one
Don’t give up
No reason to be ashamed
Don’t give up
You still have us
Don’t give up now
We’re proud of who you are
Don’t give up
You know its never been easy
Don’t give up
‘Cos I believe there’s a place
There’s a place where we belong

Sung by Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel

White, Joy Lynn / Melamed, Vincent Edward

[paulhewson]

Where The Streets Have No Name.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVKWNGSmdB8