Joan Baez

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"Lady Mary"

"Lady Mary"


He came from his palace grand
He came to my cottage door
His words were few but his looks
Will linger for evermore
The look in his sad dark eyes
More tender than words could be
But I was nothing to him
And he was the world to me.

There in her garden she stands
All dressed in fine satin and lace
Lady Mary so cold and so strange
In her heart she could find no place.
He knew I would be his bride
With a kiss for a lifetime fee
But I was nothing to him
And he was the world to me.

Now in his palace grand
On a flower strewn bed he lies
His beautiful lids are closed
On his sad dark beautiful eyes
And among the mourners who mourn
Why should I a mourner be
For I was nothing to him
And he was the world to me.

For I was nothing to him
And he was the world to me.

 

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"Las Madres Cansadas"

"Las Madres Cansadas"


[All The Weary Mothers Of The Earth]

Cada madre agobiada ya descansara,
Y en nuestros brazos sus criaturas reposaran,
Cuando el sol se pone, sobre el campo,
Amor y musica les brindaremos,
Y las madres cansadas ya descansaran.

Y el campesino con su arado y su tractor
En la frente la extrana frescura sentira
De las lagrimas de pena
Derramadas por los comerciantes
Y los agricultores ya descansaran

Los trabajadores dolientes de la tierra,
Otra vez el himno tan resonante cantaran,
!Ya no seremos los pobres!
!Ya no viviremos en esclavitud!
Y los trabajadores luego cantaran.

Cuando los soldados sus garitas dejaran,
Y en las trincheras sus uniformes quemaran,
O mi general, tus fieles tropas,
Ya se habran olvidado de ti,
!Y la gente del mundo ya descansara!

 

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"Lass From The Low Country"

"Lass From The Low Country"


She was a lass from the low country
And he was a lord of high degree
And she loved his lordship so tenderly

Sing sorrow, sing sorrow
And she sleeps in the valley
Where the wildflowers nod
Nobody knows she loved him
But herself and God

One day when the show was on the mead
He passed her by on a milk white steed
She waited as he passed but he paid no heed

Sing sorrow, sing sorrow
And she sleeps in the valley
Where the wildflowers nod
Nobody knows she loved him
But herself and God

So if you be a lass from the low country
Don't love no lord of high degree
For they ain't got no heart or sympathy

Sing sorrow, sing sorrow
And you sleep in the valley
Where the wildflowers nod
Nobody knows you loved him
But yourself and God

 

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"Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream"

"Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream"


Last night I had the strangest dream
I ever dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war
I dreamed I saw a mighty room
The room was filled with men
And the paper they were signing said
They'd never fight again

And when the papers all were signed
And a million copies made
They all joined hands end bowed their heeds
And grateful prayers were prayed
And the people in the streets below
Were dancing round and round
And guns and swords and uniforms
Were scattered on the ground

Last night I had the strangest dream
I ever dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war

 

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"Last, Lonely And Wretched"

"Last, Lonely And Wretched"


You're tired and you're poor,
You long to be free,
But in this Godforsaken land
You find no home, no family
On the many roads that you've wandered
Since the day of your birth.
You've become one of the last,
Lonely and wretched.

Your hair is matted,
Your face and hands are dirty,
And the years that you've toiled
Must number somewhere near thirty.
The deepening of a sadness
Broke finally into madness.
You are truly one of the last,
Lonely and wretched.

Your eyes are wild and frightening
At the same time they are blessed
And I wonder if God died,
Turned his back or only just rested.
And you walked out on the seventh day
Through the big gates and on your way
To become one of the last,
Lonely and wretched.

For once you were a child.
Your cheeks were red,
You were well fed.
You laughed and played
Till you got teary,
Ran to your mother
When you were weary.

But somewhere you were forsaken
Alone I'll not bear the blame
And somehow all was taken,
Your mind, your body, your name.
Forgive us our unkindness,
Our desertion and our blindness,
With you, all the last,
Lonely and wretched.
Forgive us, all the last,
Lonely and wretched.

 

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"Less Than The Song"

"Less Than The Song"


I am less than the song I am singing
I am more than I thought I could be
Spent some time as a child in day dreaming
As a young one I sailed on the sea

So come stand by my side where I am going
Take my hand if I stumble to fall
It's the strength that you share when your growing
That gives me what I need most of all
That gives me what I need most of all

Different minds, different ways
Different reasons to believe
Some far journeys we have taken
Some sweet dreams we've had to leave

And I want you to be happy
And I hope you always will
Or I cannot rest easy
Till all your dreams are real
Till all your dreams are real

 

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"Let It Be"

"Let It Be"


When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be. Yeah
Let it be, let it be.
There will be an answer, let it be.

And when the night is cloudy,
There is still a light that shines on me,
Shines until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary sings to me
There will be no sorrow, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
There will be no sorrow, let it be.
Let it be, let it be,
Let it be, let it be.
There will be no sorrow, let it be.
Let it be, let it be,
Let it be, let it be.
There will be no sorrow, let it be

 

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"Let Us Break Bread Together"

"Let Us Break Bread Together"


Let us break bread together on our knees, (on our knees)
Let us break bread together on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

Let us drink wine together on our knees, (on our knees)
Let us drink wine together on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

Let us praise God together on our knees, (on our knees)
Let us praise God together on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

Let us praise God together on our knees, (on our knees)
Let us praise God together on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy if you please. (if you please)

 

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"Let Your Love Flow"
(originally by Bellamy Brothers)

"Let Your Love Flow"
(originally by Bellamy Brothers)



There's a reason for the sunshiny sky
There's a reason why I'm feeling so high
Must be the season when those love lights shine all around us
So let that feeling grab you deep inside
And send you reeling where your love can't hide
And then go stealing through the moonlit night with your lover

Just let your love flow like a mountain stream
And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams
And let your love show and you'll know what I mean it's the season
Let your love fly like a bird on the wind
And let your love find you to all living things
And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean that's the reason

There's a reason for the warm sweet nights
And there's a reason for the candle lights
Must be the season when those love lights shine all around us
So let that wonder take you into space
And lay you under its loving embrace
Just feel the thunder as it warms your face you can't hold back

Just let your love flow like a mountain stream
And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams
And let your love show and you'll know what I mean it's the season
Let your love fly like a bird on the wind
And let your love find you to all living things
And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean that's the reason

Just let your love flow like a mountain stream
And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams
And let your love show and you'll know what I mean it's the season
Let your love fly like a bird on the wind
And let your love find you to all living things
And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean that's the reason.

 

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"Light A Light"
(originally by Janis Ian)

"Light A Light"
(originally by Janis Ian)



I hear your voice in every corridor
I see your face in every picture frame
I feel your eyes in every starry sky
Lover, am I coming home again?

Now am I humble, who once was proud
Now am I silent, who once was loud
Now am I waiting for the sound of your saying
Lover, am I coming home again?

When you're gone the sun don't shine
Light a light, light a light for me
Bring me back home again

And how we loved 'til the years were days
How we laughed all our tears away
And now the time begins to fade
Lover, am I coming home again?

There's a wisdom in the teachings of the old familiar songs
And a sorrow in repeating all the old familiar wrongs
And a lesson to be learned though I've known all day long
Lover, am I coming home again?

Light a light, light a light for me
Light a light, light a light for me
Light a light, light a light for me
Bring me back home again
Bring me back home again