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Gather round little children
Let’s all hold hands
And the rivers will wash back to our feet
All the heroes and the villains
Well they gonna cancel their plans
When they find out that we got plans to meet
And the rivers will wash our feet
Well they say give what you can
They say live how you want
They say that love is dead these days
Well we say we got better plans
We say NO ITS NOT
And if we can’t see it through then we’ll have to sing through this haze.
And the rivers will wash our feet
We’ll sleep on the shores
We’ll count the stars
I hope someone brings a canoe
All the heroes and the whores
They’ll bring their guitars
And if we can’t see it, well then we’ll have to sing it through
And the rivers will wash our feet
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This Ol’ Horn
03:16
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Someone blow the dust off of this ol’ horn
Blow it like papa did back with the dinosaurs
Blow it like the wind, blow it like time and love
Blow it so it cracks the windows and slams all the doors shut
Someone blow the dust off of this ol’ horn
Blow it like papa did back with the dinosaurs
Blow it so it shakes me and quakes me to my bones
Blow it on a sailboat and send me right back home
Someone blow the dust off of this ol’ horn
Blow it like papa did back with the dinosaurs
Blow it so those autumn leaves will burn
Come on someone blow the dust off of this ol’ horn
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The Weather Song
04:32
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Where did the sun go?
Here come the rain clouds.
I hope you’re not outside!
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Golden Leaves
05:04
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I’m getting rid of my phone
I ain’t take letters anymore
If you wanna find me
Look for the tree with the golden leaves
And baby you’ll find what you’re looking for
Just a stone throw from the horse trail
Just a holler from my window
If you’re ever wondering
Look for the tree with the golden leaves
And baby you’ll know what you need to know
I’m getting rid of my name
And all the pictures on the door
If you ever miss me
Look for the tree with the golden leaves
And baby you won’t miss me anymore
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What It Is
04:47
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I’m gonna put my hands into the soil
And see what these years of pillows can get
Listen to the trees whisper the ways of the ancient east
And baby maybe this heartbreak I’ll forget
I’m gonna pack up all my old boxes
I’m gonna sell all my shirts away
Break all the dishes and those stupid old religious wishes
And baby maybe I’ll be happy some day
In the end a goodbye is just what it is
I’m gonna break off all of my toes
I’m gonna learn my lessons from the ground
Forget all the names and the pictures in their perfect frames
Of all the picture perfect little towns
I’m gonna buy a brand new hat
And sail back to your shores one day
Then you’ll know that I loved you but darling I had to go
And baby maybe till then things will be okay
In the end a goodbye is just what it is
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Keep Old Values
06:24
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Winter is coming on
It’s a cold I swear I could die
So I’m sorry but I must be getting gone
Yes my darling to the south I must fly
It’s the not knowing of everything that’s so beautiful
And I won’t leave until my belly’s full
I just want to stay here right now cause you’re so beautiful
And I won’t leave until my heart is full
The leaves have left their branches
The squirrels have left their woodland homes
So I must make my handshakes
Yes my darling to the south I must roam
It’s the not knowing of everything that’s so beautiful
And I won’t leave until my belly’s full
I just want to stay here right now cause you’re so beautiful
And I won’t leave until my heart is full
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Small
06:00
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I wish I was small
Buried in piles of fall
We could be bad but we could never do wrong
On days like this I wish I was small
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Back to TX
02:10
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If I’m down, if I’m bleeding
Send me packing back to Texas
If I should stop my reading
Send me packing back to Texas
Where the water’s clear and I can hear
The fish singing through
If I’m bleeding send me packing back to Texas
If I’m hurt, if I’m needing
Send me packing back to Texas
If I can’t shake this feeling
Send me packing back to Texas
Where mother’s milk and windowsills
Will take the pain away
If I’m needing send me packing back to Texas
When my back breaks, when my bones dry
Send me packing back to Texas
When with my fathers I lie
Send me packing back to Texas
Where the earth will know just where I go
And what I’m supposed to do
When my bones dry send me packing back to Texas
If I’m needing send me packing back to Texas
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Why Do?
06:18
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Why do I always think of you with the razor to my face?
A bloody mess and I am off to work
Or the cold of outer space
Why do I always think of you when I lay my bones to sleep?
Maybe share a dance or a drink in a dream with you
But honey that ain’t nothing I can keep
Why do I always think of you while passing empty benches in the park?
I’m so blue, well you are too
This cold winter’s proof that we’re apart
How do you pull a rug from under a weight this bad?
Why do I always fall to pieces at the mention of your name?
Even with the strongest glue
I never end back the same
Why do I always think of you when the cold cold wind blows?
Well hell maybe your shoulders can feel it too
But baby I just don’t know
Why do I always think of you when you’re such a distant memory?
If you knew that I thought of you
I’d hide away, I wouldn’t let you see
How do you pull a rug from under a weight this bad?
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Bony Elbows
04:16
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Little baby say to me goodnight
Honey baby say to me goodnight
Kiss me on the cheek and tuck me in tight
Spark a fire to warm my toes
Honey spark that fire just to warm my toes
Straighten out my knees and warm my bony elbows
You know you’re the one
You know it’s gotta be you baby
Little baby will you be true?
Honey baby how will I know if you’ll be true?
Let me know its you, it’s no one else, no baby it’s you
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Hawaii
01:51
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I’m ready for Hawaii
I’m ready for Kentucky
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Sal’s Beard Cream
04:38
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Friends!
Relatives,
Forefathers,
Ladies and Gentlemen…
Are you down on your luck?
Are you looking for a miracle product to save you from your modern day ailments?
Look no further, here it is: Sal’s Beard Cream!
When we rise we say good morning
When we sleep we sleep all day
Sometimes some things come without warning
Sometimes some things get in the way
Please don’t leave the light on
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Look at all my trials and tribulations
Sinking in a gentle pool of wine
Don’t disturb me now, I can see the answers
Until this evening is this morning life is fine
Always thought that I’d be an apostle
Knew that I could make it if I tried
Then when retire we can write the gospel
And they’ll all talk about us when we die
Look at all my trials and tribulations
Sinking in a gentle pool of wine
What’s that in the bread? It’s gone to my head
Until this evening is this morning life is fine
^adapted from Jesus Christ Superstar by Tim Rice and Andrew LLoyd Webber
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The Governors Brooklyn, New York
Joining forces in early 2007, Brooklyn-based comrades The Governors are known for performing communal foot-stomping, hand- clapping, sing-a-longs with help from the people of our great nation. Governors Max Goransson and Sal Garro, also of the Brooklyn band Quiet Loudly, bring their late 60s psychedelia and soulful blues to meet with Governor Gabe Rothschild’s rag-tag country Texas-rooted styling. ... more
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