Fairport Convention

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"Fotheringay"

"Fotheringay"


How often she has gazed from castle windows all
And watched the daylight passing within her captive wall
With no one to heed her call

The evening hour is fading within the dwindling sun
And in a lonely moment, those embers will be gone
And the last of all the young birds flown

Her days of precious freedom, forfeited long before
To live such fruitless years behind a guarded door
But those days will last no more
Tomorrow, at this hour, she will be far away
Much farther than these islands, for the lonely Fotheringay

 

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"Genesis Hall"

"Genesis Hall"


My father he rides with your sheriffs
And I know he would never mean harm
But to see both sides of a quarrel
Is to judge without haste or alarm
Oh, oh, helpless and slow
And you don't have anywhere to go
You take away homes from the homeless
And leave them to die in the cold
The gypsy who begs for your presents
He will laugh in your face when you're old
Oh, oh, helpless and slow
And you don't have anywhere to go
Well one man he drinks up his whiskey
Another he drinks up his wine
And they'll drink till their eyes are red with hate
For those of a different kind
Oh, oh, helpless and slow
And you don't have anywhere to go
When the rivers run thicker than trouble
I'll be there at your side in the flood
T'was all I could do to keep myself
From taking revenge on your blood
Oh, oh, helpless and slow
And you don't have anywhere to go
Oh, oh, helpless and slow
And you don't have anywhere to go

 

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"George Jackson (Live)"

"George Jackson (Live)"


I woke up this mornin', there were tears in my bed
They killed a man I really loved, shot him the head
Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down
Lord, they laid him in the ground

Sent him off to prison for a seventy-dollar robbery
Closed the door behind him and threw away the key
Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down
Lord, they laid him in the ground

He wouldn't take shit from no one, he wouldn't bow down or kneel
Authorities, they hated him because he was just too real
Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down
Lord, they laid him in the ground

Prison guards, they hitted him as they cursed him from above
But they were frightened of his power, they were scared of his love
Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down
Lord, they laid him in the ground

Sometimes I think this whole world is one big prison yard
Some of us are prisoners, the rest of us are guards
Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down
Lord, they laid him in the ground

Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down
Lord, they laid him in the ground

 

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"Ginnie"

"Ginnie"


Everyone can hear the music
You can taste the mood of the wine
Getting high on the beer and the atmosphere of a good time
You can hear everyone laughing
Like they've got something to share
Cigarette smoke and bad jokes hang in the air

But Ginnie doesn't hear it
I wonder does she realize
She's sitting there with that faraway look in her eyes
Where she goes, she doesn't say
But she'll leave you way behind
Going nowhere, soon, she'll be somewhere else in her mind

But if the music is right
And the rhythm is light
Ginnie will dance the jig tonight

Soon we'll all be singing
The chorus from some old song
Guitars, fiddles, everything playing along
We'll all be hitting the high note
When the piano begins to play
All those songs we hate, but we sing them anyway

But Ginnie doesn't hear it
It's that moment when she goes
Some place in her mind nobody knows
Her laughter's gone, her smile is faded
She loses it all and then
That something forgotten comes back now and again

But if the music is right
And the rhythm is light
Ginnie will dance the jig tonight

There are people talking everywhere
But Ginnie's all alone
She's locked up in that little world of her own
You can look into her eyes
But there's something you won't see
A forgotten moment of some old memory

But if the music is right
And the rhythm is light
Ginnie will dance the jig tonight
Ginnie will dance the jig tonight

 

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"Gone, Gone, Gone"

"Gone, Gone, Gone"


Some sunny day, baby
When everything seems okay, baby
You'll wake up and find that you're alone
Because I'll be gone
Gone, gone, gone really gone
Gone, gone, gone, 'cause you done me wrong

Everyone that you meet, baby
As you walk down the street, baby
Will ask you why you're walkin' all alone
Why you're on your own
Just tell 'em I'm gone
Gone, gone, gone
Gone, gone, gone, 'cause you done me wrong

If you change your way, baby
You might get me to stay, baby
You better hurry up if you don't wanna be alone
'Cause I'll be gone
Gone, gone, gone
Really gone
Gone, gone, gone
'Cause you done me wrong

 

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"Home Is Where The Heart Is"

"Home Is Where The Heart Is"


Well I've been away such a long time now
And my life has changed so much
And I broke my promise that no matter how
I would always keep in touch
I could hear the whistle of the telephone wires
I could hear the trains roll by
If I can hear the whistle and the engine's whine
Why can't I hear you cry
That home is where the heart is
Who's that knocking on your front door?
Is it the friend that you never knew?
Well why don't you make sure
That home is where the heart is
Three short steps and I'll be there
Into the arms of the one you love
And never roam no more
Well you tracked me down to this foreign town
Your long distance call came through
And a voice that I'd not heard for years
Said, darlin', is that you?
And a voice of my own said, I'll be there
When I get these wheels to start
And it's not my promise that I'll break this time
But someone else's heart
'Cause home is where the heart is
Guess who's knocking at your front door?
Is it the friend that you never knew?
Well why don't you make sure
That home is where the heart is
Take those steps across the floor
Into the arms of the one who loves you
And never roam no more

 

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"Honour And Praise"

"Honour And Praise"


On a fine summer's morning as we lay at the quay
The holds were filled high with the treasures of the sea
So that they could be transported by men such as we
To homeland and for Queen

When the loading was done, we hoisted full sail
Prayed for good winds to guide us and deliverance from gales
And the thoughts of the crew turned to home and strong ale
As we cast off the ropes and set sail

Fight for honour and for praise
Sailed the sea throughout the days
In cold ground I'll never lay
I'd rather die on the ocean

Thirty days out to sea and the weather was fine
The wind that we'd prayed for and making good time
The honour of first home was soon to be mine
To homeland and to Queen

But the night became stormy and the wind changed our course
A gale was a-blowing and the wind gathered force
And I wondered if ever we'd reach our home port
Or if we'd all be lost in the storm

Fight for honour and for praise
Sailed the sea throughout the days
In cold ground I'll never lay
I'd rather die on the ocean

Well, the waves washed the deck, in the wind we were locked
I fought with the wheel to stay clear of the rocks
But the fighting is in vain, in the storm we were lost
And our prayers blew away on the wind

Well, I coughed and I choked and I tasted the sea
I looked over the sands, there was no one but me
And I knew that the might of the sea had finished me
And I wished that I'd drowned in the storm

Fight for honour and for praise
Sailed the sea throughout the days
In cold ground I'll never lay
I'd rather die on the ocean

And I've lived with the thought for the rest of m' days
That I'd given the lives of the crew just to pay
In search of the garlands of honour and praise
And I wish that I'd drowned in the storm

Fight for honour and for praise
Sailed the sea throughout the days
In cold ground I'll never lay
I'd rather die on the ocean

Fight for honour and for praise
Sailed the sea throughout the days
In cold ground I'll never lay
I'd rather die on the ocean

 

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"How Many Times"

"How Many Times"


You broke my heart so many times that I can't count the pieces
Every time you push me down, it seems my love increases
How many times do you have to fall, while others stand there gawking?
How many times do you have to fall, before you end up walking?

I tried to give you all I have, to prove that I'm not bluffing
They say it's a man with nothing to lose who winds up losing nothing
My head is full of dreams and schemes and my tongue tied up from talking
How many times do you have to fall, before you end up walking?

I tried to give you all I have, I thought our love was strong
I always thought I'd treat you right, how did I get you wrong?
Won't you even open up the door to see the wares I'm hawking?
How many times do you have to fall, before you end up walking?

Won't you give me one more chance? I couldn't do much worse
I emptied out my heart for you before it has to burst
I'm too hungry not to wait, you're the game I'm stalking
How many times do you have to fall, before you end up walking?

 

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"Hungarian Rhapsody"

"Hungarian Rhapsody"


Oh what a time we had down by the Danube!
Eating our Ghoulash and drinking our wine
Listening to Gypsy bands playing cimbaloms
Everyone's happy and things are just fine
Finished our food and got into the wagon
To drive 80 miles and then do the show
5 hours later, we're still busy trucking
Banging and bumping; don't know where to go
Oh what a time we had down by the Danube!
Eating our Ghoulash and drinking our wine
Listening to Gypsy bands playing cimbaloms
Everyone's happy and things are just fine
Got to the gig, although nobody else did
Set up the gear and began to play
Farmers and soldiers just standing and staring
Just didn't know what to make of the day
Oh what a time we had down by the Danube!
Eating our Ghoulash and drinking our wine
Listening to Gypsy bands playing cimbaloms
Everyone's happy and things are just fine
Finished the last song and made for the exit
But the manager man had come up from the sticks
He said "why ain't you dressed like a poofter ensemble
Leaping pianos and waving your legs?"
Dear Mr Hilter, we've been meaning to tell you
It's really quite simple, you don't have to fear
We ain't your Rolling Stones, we ain't your T-Rex
Actually we're only here for the beer
Oh what a time we had down by the Danube!
Eating our Ghoulash and drinking our wine
Listening to Gypsy bands playing cimbaloms
Everyone's happy and things are just fine
Into the van again, out on the highway
Back to our hotel to take a rest
Everyone's swigging their Egri Bikaver
Things really were funny in old Budapest
Oh what a time we had down by the Danube!
Eating our Ghoulash and drinking our wine
Listening to Gypsy bands playing cimbaloms
Everyone's happy and things are just fine
Oh what a time we had down by the Danube
Drinking our Ghoulash and drinking our wine
I've fucked it up!

 

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"I Don't Know Where I Stand"
(originally by Joni Mitchell)

"I Don't Know Where I Stand"
(originally by Joni Mitchell)



Funny day, looking for laughter and finding it there
Sunny day, braiding wild flowers and leaves in my hair
Picked up a pencil and wrote I love you in my finest hand
Wanted to send it, but I don't know where I stand

Telephone, even the sound of your voice is still new
All alone in Carolina and talking to you
And feeling too foolish and strange to say the words that I had planned
I guess it's too early, 'cause I don't know where I stand

Crickets call, courting their ladies in star-dappled green
Thickets tall, until the morning comes up like a dream
All muted and misty, so drowsy now I'll take what sleep I can
I know that I miss you, but I don't know where I stand
I know that I miss you, but I don't know where I stand