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In the land where horses born with eagle wings And honey bees have lost their stings There's singing forever Lions den with fallow deer And rivers made from wines so clear Flow on and on forever Dragons fly like sparrows thru' the air And baby lambs where Samson dares To go on on on on on on My fairy king can see things He rules the air and turns the tides That are not there for you and me Ooh yeah he guides the winds My fairy king can do right and nothing wrong Then came man to savage in the night To run like thieves and to kill like knives To take away the power from the magic hand To bring about the ruin of the promised land They turn the milk into sour Like the blue in the blood of my veins Why can't you see it Fire burnin' in hell with the cry of screaming rain Son of heaven set me free and let me go Sea turn dry no salt from sand Seasons fly no helping hand Teeth don't shine like pearls for poor man's eyes Someone someone just drained the colour from my wings Broken my fairy circle ring And shamed the king in all his pride Changed the wings and wronged the tides Mother mercury mercury Look what they've done to me I cannot run I cannot hideKeep Yourself Alive
I was told a million times Of all the troubles in my way Tried to grow a little wiser Little better ev'ry day But if I crossed a million rivers And I rode a million miles Then I'd still be where I started Bread and butter for a smile Well I sold a million mirrors In a shop in Alley Way But I never saw my face In any window any day Well they say your folks are telling you To be a superstar But I tell you just be satisfied To stay right where you are Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive It'll take you all your time and a money Honey you'll survive Well I've loved a million women In a belladonic haze And I ate a million dinners Brought to me on silver trays Give me ev'rything I need To feed my body and my soul And I'll grow a little bigger Maybe that can be my goal I was told a million times Of all the people in my way How I had to keep on trying And get better ev'ry day But if I crossed a million rivers And I rode a million miles Then I'd still be where I started Same as when I started Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive It'll take you all your time and a money Honey you'll survive Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive It'll take you all your time and a money To keep me satisfied Do you think you're better ev'ry day? No I think I'm two steps nearer to my grave Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive mm You take your time and take more money Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive All you people keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive It'll take you all your time and money To keep me satisfied Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive All you people keep yourself alive Take you all your time and money Honey you'll survive Keep you satisfied Keep you satisfiedDoing All Right
Yesterday my life was in ruin Now today I know what I'm doing Got a feeling I should be doing all right Doing all right Where will I be this time tomorrow? Jumped in joy or sinking in sorrow Anyway I should be doing all right Doing all right Should be waiting for the sun Looking round to find the words to say Should be waiting for the skies to clear There ain't time in all the world Should be waiting for the sun And anyway I've got to hide away Yesterday my life was in ruin Now today God knows what I'm doing Anyway I should be doing all right Doing all right Doing all rightLiar
I have sinned dear Father Father I have sinned Try and help me Father Won't you let me in? Liar Nobody believes me Liar Why don't they leave me alone? Sire I have stolen stolen many times Raised my voice in anger When I know I never should Liar oh ev'rybody deceives me Liar why don't you leave me alone Liar I have sailed the seas Liar from Mars to Mercury Liar I have drunk the wine Liar time after time Liar you're lying to me Liar you're lying to me Father please forgive me You know you'll never leave me Please will you direct me in the right way Liar liar liar liar Liar that's what they keep calling me Liar liar liar Listen are you gonna listen Mama I'm gonna be your slave All day long Mama I'm gonna try behave All day long Mama I'm gonna be your slave All day long I'm gonna serve you till your dying day All day long I'm gonna keep you till your dying day All day long I'm gonna kneel down by your side and pray All day long and pray All day long and pray All day long and pray All day long all day long all day long All day long all day long all day long All day long all day long all day long Liar liar they never ever let you win Liar liar everything you do is sin Liar nobody believes you Liar they bring you down before you begin Now let me tell you this Now you know you could be dead before they let youOgre Battle
Now once upon a time An old man told me a fable When the piper is gone And the soup is cold on the table And if the black crow flies To find a new destination That is the sign Come tonight Come to the ogre site Come to the ogre battle fight He gives a great big cry And he can swallow up the ocean With a mighty tongue he catches flies And the palm of his hand incredible size One great big eye has to focus in your direction Now the battle is on Yeah yeah yeah! Come tonight Come to the ogre site Come to the ogre battle fight Ah ah ah ah ah The ogre men are still inside The two way mirror mountain You gotta keep down Right out of sight You can't see in but they can see out Keep a look out The ogre men are coming out From the two way mirror mountain They're running up behind And they're coming all about Can't go east 'cause you gotta go south Ogre men are coming home The great big fight is over Bugle blow let trumpet cry Ogre battle lives for ever more You can come along You can come along Come to ogre battleGreat King Rat
Great King Rat died today Born on the twenty first of May Died syphilis forty four on his birthday Every second word he swore Yes he was the son of a whore Always wanted by the law Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know people? Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he Now what did I tell you Would you like to see? Now hear Where will I be tomorrow? Will I beg will I borrow? I don't care I don't care anyway Come on come on the time is right This man is evil and that is right I told you ah yes I told you And that's no lie oh no no no Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know? Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he How what did I tell you? Would you like to see? Show me Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know people? Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he Now what did I tell you Would you like to see? Now listen all you people Put out the good and keep the bad Don't believe all you read in the Bible You sinners get in line Saints you leave far behind Very soon you're gonna be his disciple Don't listen to what mama says Not a word not a word mama says Or else you'll find yourself being the rival The great Lord before he died Knelt sinners by his side And said you're going to realise tomorrow No I'm not gonna tell you What you already know 'Cause time and time again The old man said it all a long time ago Come come on the time is right This evil man will fight I told you once before Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know? Just like I said before Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he The last time I tell you Would you like you see?Modern Times Rock'n'Roll
Had to make do with a worn out rock and roll scene The old bop is gettin' tired need a rest Well you know what I mean Fifty eight that was great But it's over now and that's all Somethin' harder's coming up Gonna really knock a hole in the wall Gonna hit ya grab you hard Make you feel ten feet tall Well I hope that big new baby's gonna come along soon You don't know it could happen any ol' rainy afternoon With the temp'rature down And the juke box blowin' no fuse And my musical life's feelin' Like a long Sunday School cruise And you know there's one thing Every single body could use Yeah listen to me baby Let me tell you what it's all about Modern times rock and roll Modern times rock and roll Get your high heeled guitar boots and some groovy clothes Get a hair piece on your chest And a ring through your nose Find a nice little man who says He's gonna make you a real big star Stars in your eyes ants in your pants Think you should go far Everybody in this bum sucking world's Gonna know just who you are Look out Modern times rock and rollSon And Daughter
I want you Tried to be a son and daughter rolled into one You said you'd equal any man for having your fun Now didn't you feel surprised to find The cap just didn't fit The world expects a man To buckle down and to shovel shit What'll you do for loving When it's only just begun? I want you to be a woman Tried to be a teacher and a fisher of men An equal people preacher Will you lead us all the same? Well I travelled all round the world A brand new word for day Watching the time mustn't linger behind Pardon me I have to get away What'll you think of heaven If it's back from where you came? I want you to be a woman I want you to be a woman yeah