Fairport Convention

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"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
(originally by Gladys Knight & The Pips)

"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
(originally by Gladys Knight & The Pips)



Ooh, I bet you're wondering how I knew about your plans to make me blue
With some other guy that you knew before?
Between the two of us guys, you know I love you more
It took me by surprise, I must say, when I found out yesterday

I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine
Ooh, I heard it through the grapevine, and I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah

You know that a man ain't supposed to cry, but these tears I can't hold inside
Losin' you would end my life you see, 'cause you mean that much to me
You could have told me yourself that I found out from someone else

Ooh, I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine
Ooh, I heard it through the grapevine, and I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah

People say, "Believe half of what you see, son, and none of what you hear"
But I can't help bein' confused; if it's true, please tell me dear
Do you plan to let me go for that other guy that you knew before?

Ooh, I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine
Ooh, I heard it through the grapevine, and I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah

 

[fox69]

"I Still Miss Someone"

"I Still Miss Someone"


At my door the leaves are falling
The cold wild wind will come
Sweethearts walk by together
And I still miss someone

Oh, no I never got over those blues eyes
I see them everywhere
I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there

I wonder if she's sorry
For leavin' what we'd begun
There's someone for me somewhere
And I still miss someone

Oh, no I never got over those blues eyes
I see them everywhere
I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there

 

[fox69]

"I Wandered By A Brookside"

"I Wandered By A Brookside"


I wandered by a Brookside, I wandered by a mill
I couldn't hear the water, the murmuring, it was still
Nor the sound of any grasshopper, nor the chirp of any bird
But the beating of my own heart was the only sound I heard

I sat beneath the elm tree and watched his long, long shade
As it grew so longer, I didn't feel afraid
I listened for a footfall, I listened for one word
But the beating of my own heart was the only sound I heard
The beating of my own heart was the only sound I heard

Silent tears fast flowing, when someone stood behind
A hand upon my shoulder, I knew the touch was kind
She drew me nearer and nearer, we neither spoke one word
But the beating of our own two hearts, was the only sound I heard
The beating of our own two hearts, was the only sound I heard
The beating of our own two hearts, was the only sound I heard

The only sound I heard
The only sound I heard
The only sound I heard
The only sound I heard

 

[fox69]

"I Was Sixteen, Part 1"

"I Was Sixteen, Part 1"


I was sixteen now and full of life, life was full of things to see
Grown up in my little town and only seen Torquay

So it's off I went to Newton Abbot to get myself the deeds to sign
My father took them and tore them up, saying "That's no life for a boy of mine"

 

[fox69]

"I Was Sixteen, Part 2"

"I Was Sixteen, Part 2"


A boy must breathe and search some hearts or call himself a failure
So I would see some foreign shores and I would be a sailor
So I went off to my mother for a week or more and wiled and wheeled and won my way
Father put the pen to paper in the fields at lunch the very next day

 

[fox69]

"I'll Keep It With Mine"
(originally by Bob Dylan)

"I'll Keep It With Mine"
(originally by Bob Dylan)



You may search at any cost
But how long can you search for what's not lost?
Everybody will help you
Some people are very kind
But if I can save you any time

Come on, give it to me
I'll keep it with mine

I can't help it, if you might think I'm odd
If I say I'm loving you, not for what you are but for what you're not
Everybody will help you
Discover what you set out to find
But if I can save you any time

Come on, give it to me
I'll keep it with mine

The train leaves at half past ten
But I'll be back tomorrow at the same time again
The conductor, he's weary
He's still stuck on the line
But if I can save you any time

Come on, give it to me
I'll keep it with mine

 

[fox69]

"I'm Already There"

"I'm Already There"


Was homeward bound, one night on the deep
Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep

Across the ocean we set sail
It was a rough and mighty sea
Our strength and courage beat the gale
Till our ship she landed free

I sail my vessel for my lord in Banbury
So no come to harm
It was my calling from the start my destiny
In a sea of calm

And I dream at night
Of those frozen waves
Of that curtained sky
In its shimmering state

Land of great white bears
Across that crystal flow
And the snow flakes fall
I'm already there

At Hudson bay we made out camp
To heal our wounds and take on stores
With native Indians as our guides
We found the copper mine shore

We headed down through Canada
Our bow was breaking through the ice
But it got thicker when we stopped
Held in a frozen vice

I wonder how you are, across the mighty sea
Through the turquoise spray
And all the people that you meet, a lot like me
Is there much to say

And I dream at night
Of those frozen waves
And that curtained sky
In its shimmering state

Land of great white bears
Across that crystal flow
Like the snowflakes fall
I'm already there

Franklin said he had to leave
And take our chance with dog and sled
I thought of you and hoped you pray for me
We are brothers come what may

So much good will
Out in the streets of this old town
As people ask your name

So many thoughts my humble prayers
Go out to you
On that ice bound plain

And I dream at night
Of those frozen waves
Of that curtained sky
In its shimmering state

Land of great white bears
Across that crystal flow
Like the snowflakes fall
I'm already there

 

[fox69]

"If (Stomp)"

"If (Stomp)"


If I were rich enough
To make you need me as much as I need you
If I could pitch enough
You'd realize what a little country bread can do

Well, if my ma
Had come that far
And if my pa
Was an old great big wig around our money town

If I were rich enough
To give you anything within the manner that you'd been accustomed to
If I could stitch enough
I'd save you nine and throw in a daisy, too

Well, if I knew
That you'd give me good times, too
And if I knew
Every loved one that I loved loved me, too

If I were rich enough
To make you need me, too

If I were rich enough
To see you pretty, looking like a scene I dreamed
If you were bitch enough
You'd leave me here, a king without a queen

Well, if you do
If you leave your little boy blue
If you do
I'll shut you out, you'll shout and you'll know it, too

If I were rich enough
To have a pair of pants, a hat, and boot for every single day I wake
And if I acted rough
You'd want me more than just for wanting's sake

Hm, that ain't so
I'll always be this way
Feelings grow
To the time when the sun shines, then we'll know

If I were rich enough
To make you need me, too

 

[fox69]

"If I Had A Ribbon Bow"

"If I Had A Ribbon Bow"


If I had ribbon bow to tie my hair
And a gown of calico for me to wear
I'd surely get a sweetheart, a prince or a king
A palace home where I could have everything

If I had a ribbon bow to tie my hair
This old world could come and go, I wouldn't care
I'd stay up in my castle and I'd always wear
A ribbon bow so fine to tie my hair

All the live long day to the Lord above me
All I do is pray for someone to love me

If I had ribbon bow all nice and clean
I could be a princess or a fairy queen
Prince Charming then would court me, his love he would swear
If I had a ribbon bow to tie my hair

There's a story of a girl, a story seldom told
What she wanted from this world was not of gems or gold
Her wishes were quite plain as you will see
For often she would simply make this plea

All the live long day to the Lord above me
All I do is pray for someone to love me

If I had ribbon bow all nice and clean
I could be a princess or a fairy queen
Prince Charming then would court me, his love he would swear
If I had a ribbon bow
A pretty little ribbon bow
Prince Charming then would court me, his love he would swear
If I had a ribbon bow to tie my hair

 

[fox69]

"If It Feels Good, You Know It Can't Be Wrong"

"If It Feels Good, You Know It Can't Be Wrong"


O here we are just you and me
The folks have gone to bed
Cat's put out, the fire's stoked up
And the fish have all been fed
There's no one to disturb us
So put down your coffee mug
Let's get to work, come over here
And join me on the rug

And we can do that thing, do that thing, do it all night long
If you feel good, you know it can't be wrong

O George you are demanding
And you always get your way
But I really don't feel up to it
I've had a lousy day
The office was exhausting
My boss is such a creep
You know I'd love to, really
But now I need some sleep

So we can do that thing, do that thing, do it all night long
If you feel good, you know it can't be wrong

O won't you come on Ethel
Where's your sense
Of the gay, abandoned fun
Don't get uptight
The time is right
And the evening's just begun
Well you know the fun that we had last night
You said it was a groove
Let's get to work down here right now
'Cause I'm feeling in the mood

To just do that thing, do that thing, do it all night long
If you feel good, you know it can't be wrong

O your fingers may be aching
My bones feel that way too
Control yourself a little
And slow down you wild one you
My father wouldn't like me to
So I'm showing you the door
I'll see you George tomorrow
And we'll limbo dance some more

Do that thing, do that thing, do it all night long
If you feel good, you know it can't be wrong
If you feel good, you know it can't be wrong