Harry Nilsson

fox69 · 04.03.2016

"Good For God"

"Good For God"

Our Father
Who art in Heaven
Eh

The other day a friend of mine
Said, he said, that god's not even with us
He said that God is really dead
He said, Oh pal, a fact's a fact
You can't believe that magic act
I said I don't, and that was that
I said

Good for God
Good for God

He goes and makes the planet blue
And all the thanks he gets from you
Is look at all the poo-poo in the yard

Good for God

That fella's life is very hard
He knows each time a sparrow falls
Believing Man's the always cause

Good for God
Good for God

I bet he's got a very hard job
I'm awfully glad I'm here to say
He made it possible for me to be here to say

Good for God

Good for God
Good Lord!
Good God Almighty!

He got no mama
He got no papa

Good for God

The other day another friend of mine said
He said the sun is going yellow
Pretty soon we'll all be dead
I said my friend what do you mean?
You must be living in a museum
And things are never what they seem

Good for God
Good for God

Now if truth is truth
It's easy to know the truth
Now that's the truth
Help me God

Good for God
Good for God
Good for God

He's got a hard job
And before they put me in the hole
I pray to God I'll find a big loophole

Good for God

The man drove the little girls wild
You know it's all right
He's on our side
It must be looking good for us, you know what I mean?

fox69 · 04.03.2016

"Good Old Desk"

"Good Old Desk"

Oowah Oowah ah ah ah-ah Oowah Oowah ah

My old desk doesn't arabesque,
in the morning when I first arrive.
It's a pleasure to see it's waiting there for me
to keep my hopes alive.
Such a comfort to know it's got no place to go,
it's always there.
It's the one thing I've got, a huge success,
my Good Old Desk.

My old desk never needs a rest,
and I've never once heard it cry.
I've never seen it tease, it's always there to please me
from nine to five.
Such a comfort to know, it's dependable and slow,
but it's always there.
It's the one friend I've got, a giant of all times,
my Good Old Desk.

Oowah Oowah ah ah ah-ah Oowah Oowah ah

My old desk isn't picturesque,
but it's happy as a desk can be.
We never say a word, but it's perfectly alright with me.
For when my heart's on the floor, I just open the drawer
of my favorite guest.
And what do I see? But a picture of me
working at my Good Old Desk.

Oowah Oowah ah ah ah-ah Oowah Oowah ah

fox69 · 04.03.2016

"Gotta Get Up"

"Gotta Get Up"

Gotta get up, gotta get out, gotta get home before the morning comes.
What if I'm late, gotta big day, gotta get home before the sun comes up
Up and away, got big day, sorry can't stay, I gotta run run yeah
gotta get home, pick up the phone, I gotta let the people know I'm gonna be late

There was a time when we could dance until the quarter till ten,
we never thought it would end then, we ever thought it would end,
We used to carry on a drink and do the rock and roll, we never thought we'd get older,
we never thought it'd grow cold, but now

Gotta get up, gotta get out, gotta get home before the morning comes.
What if I'm late, gotta big day, gotta get home before the sun comes up
Up and away, got big day, sorry can't stay, I gotta run run yeah
gotta get home, pick up the phone, I gotta let the people know I'm gonna be late

Down by the sea she knew a seller who had been to war,
she never even knew a seller before, she never even knew his name
He'd come to town and you would pound him for a couple of days,
nd then he said across the bubbly waves and hose were happier days, But now

Gotta get up, gotta get out, gotta get home before the morning comes.
What if I'm late, gotta big day,gotta get home before the sun comes up
Up and away, got big day sorry can't stay I gotta run run yeah
gotta get home pick up the phone, I gotta let the people know I'm gonna be late

fox69 · 04.03.2016

"Home"

"Home"

Home is where you come from
Home is what you're lookin' for
Homes for all the homeless people
All over the world.

Home is what you run from
Home is what you're cookin' for
Home can make your heart beat faster
As you're near the door.

Oh no, it's not a savings and loan
Oh no, that's true
And what a telephone call in the middle of the night won't do
You know a picture in your mind of home will
Yes it will, yes it will.

Home sweet home
Oh, home sweet home
Oh, how I wish I could go home.

I am a lonely frog lookin' for a home
Peepin' out of the fog, lookin' for a home
I'm a millionaire, oh yeah, oh yeah
I hope to go to the moon, oh boy, oh boy
But all the money in the world, hot money, yeah
Won't bring me home enough soon.

Home is where you come from
Home is what you're lookin' for
Homes for all the homeless people
All over the world.

Home is what you run from
Home is what you're lookin' for
Home can make your heart beat faster
As you're near the door.

fox69 · 04.03.2016

"How Can I Be Sure Of You"

"How Can I Be Sure Of You"

The other day a friend of mine said
He said, the sun's not really yellow
He said, the sun is really red

I said, my friend, what do you mean?
You read that in some magazine?
Next thing you'll say the earth's not green

How can I be sure of you?
When you know the world's always changing
Rearranging, always changing, changing

I said, my friend, how do you do
And what you're saying isn't true
The next thing you'll say the earth is blue

He said, my friend, you're in a dream
And things are never what they seem
Oh, things are never what they seem

How can I be sure anymore?
When the world's always changing
Rearranging, changing

fox69 · 04.03.2016

"How Long Can Disco On"

"How Long Can Disco On"

Disco... Disco... Slowly... Slowly
Disco...Disco... Dis quick
You know...She goes... Disco
She knows...You know...You know... Reggae
One night...It was a late night...At the Disco
Slowly...Slowly... Slowly... Disco
He say...You know...Hello, Hello... Disco
Closer...Closer... Closer... Disco

DJ... He play... Reggae
DJ... He play... Reggae
And I say..."Do you wanna dance... Reggae?"
She say... "Oh no!"... "Disco!"
All night long they play the same old song... Disco
I'm on my own
I sing along with Reggae
Reggae... Reggae...Slowly
Doo doo doo...
Slowly... Slowly... Slowly
Slowly... Slowly... Slowly
Slowly... Reggae... Slowly
It so hard to believe...
Their all so afraid of Reggae
Disco... Oh no!... Disco
How long can Disco on?

fox69 · 04.03.2016

"How To Write A Song"

"How To Write A Song"

How to write a song...

If you write it on guitar
Place your guitar upon your knee
If you write it on piano
Don't do that

Place your fingers on the
Strings of your guitar
Not your piano
If you write it on piano, don't do that

Now strum or press to get a feeling
This might take a little time
Now think of something sad or something funny
Which inevitably brings us to the rhyme

Let's assume you're just an asshole
And there's nothing in your brain
It might help if you remember
These helpful little hints

Don't try to rhyme silver with anything yeah
That goes for orange as well
Now notice how cleverly
I just used them both
And all I have to do
Is rhyme well

You've got to be very tricky
'cause to avoid these words takes talent
So never ever trap yourself like that
Or you'll end up saying words like
ballent, phallant, dallant,
wallant, callant, hallant
Oh well, I'm sure you'll catch on fast!

Now some tips on tempo
And some subjects to avoid
Like the use of the word baby
Unless you really have to say it
As to tempo or as we say time
That's strictly up to you because
That depends on how you play it

Now let's do one!
Now think of a rhyme!
That's it, you're doing fine
Now think of the good time
We just had together

If you practice these instructions
On the boat of song you'll sail
And if you listen very carefully
I'm sure you shallant fail

I said sallant, yeah shallant!
That rhymes with talent!
That takes talent!
That is talent!
Oh oh my God, I've done it again
Shallant rhymes with talent
That takes talent!
That is talent!
OH I can't stand it!
Oh my God
I've done it again!

fox69 · 04.03.2016

"I Don't Need You"

"I Don't Need You"

I don't need you
I don't need friendship
I don't need peace and harmony
I don't need you
And I know you don't need me

I don't need love or affection
I don't need flowers in the spring
I don't need you
And you surely don't need me

But we both want it bad enough
Yes we both want it don't we
But I don't need you baby
And I know you don't need me
I don't need your loving arms around me
All I needs is to be free
That's what I keep telling myself
And I tell you, you don't need me
I don't need children in my old age
Like cluttered leaves around the tree
I don't need you
And I know you don't need me
But we both want it bad enough
Yes we both want it don't we
But I don't need you baby
And I know you don't need me
We don't need each other baby
We don't need each other baby
Or do we?

fox69 · 04.03.2016

"I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City"

"I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City"

I'll say goodbye to all my sorrow
And by tomorrow I'll be on my way
I guess the Lord must be in New York City

I'm so tired of getting nowhere
Seein' my prayers goin' unanswered
I guess the Lord must be in New York City

Well, here I am, Lord, knockin' at your back door, hmm
Ain't it wonderful to be where I've always wanted to be?
For the first time, I'll breathe free
Here in New York City

Say goodbye to all my sorrow
And by tomorrow I'll be on my way
I guess the Lord must be in New York City

So tired of getting nowhere
And seein' my prayers goin' unanswered
I guess the Lord must be in New York City

Well, here I am, Lord, knockin' at your back door, hmm
Ain't it wonderful to be where I've always wanted to be?
For the first time, I'll breathe free
Here in New York City

fox69 · 04.03.2016

"I Need You"

"I Need You"

We used to laugh, we used to cry
We used to bow our heads then, wonder why
And now you're gone, I guess I'll carry on
And make the best of what you've left to me
Left to me, left to me.

I need you like the flower needs the rain
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again
You know I need you like the winter needs the spring
You know I need you, I need you.

And every day, I'd laugh the hours away
Just knowing you were thinking of me
And then it came that I was put to blame
For every story told about me
About me, about me.

I need you like the flower needs the rain
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again
You know I need you, I need you.

I need you like the winter needs the spring
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again
You know I need you, I need you.

I need you like the flower needs the rain
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again
You know I need you, I need you.

I need you like the winter needs the spring
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again
You know I need you, I need you, I need you.