Johnny Rivers

[fox69]

"Mother And Child Reunion"
(originally by Paul Simon)

"Mother And Child Reunion"
(originally by Paul Simon)



No, I would not give you false hope
On this strange and mournful day
But the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away, oh, little darling of mine

I can't for the life of me
Remember a sadder day
I know they say: Let it be
But it just don't work out that way
And the course of a lifetime runs
Over and over again

No, I would not give you false hope
On this strange and mournful day
But the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away, oh, little darling of mine

I just can't believe it's so
And though it seems strange to say
I never been laid so low
In such a mysterious way
And the course of a lifetime runs
Over and over again

But I would not give you false hope
On this strange and mournful day
When the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away

Oh oh, the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away
Oh, the mother and child reunion
Is only a moment away

 

[fox69]

"Mountain Of Love"
(originally by Harold Dorman)

"Mountain Of Love"
(originally by Harold Dorman)



Standing on the mountain looking down on the city
The way I feel is a doggone pity.
Teardrops falling down a mountainside
Many times I've been here
Many times I've cried
We used to be so happy
When we were in love
High on a mountain of love.

Night after night I've been standing here alone
Weeping my heart out to cold gray dawn
Praying that you're lonely and you'll come here too
Hoping just by chance that I get a glimpse of you
Trying hard to find you
Somewhere I love
High on a mountain of love.

A mountain of love
A mountain of love
You should be ashamed
We used to be a mountain of love
But you just changed your name

Way down below there's a half a million people
Somewhere there's a church with a big tall steeple
Inside a church there's an altar filled with flowers
Wedding bells are ringing and they should have been ours
That's why I'm so lonely
My dreams gone above
High on a mountain of love.

A mountain of love
A mountain of love
You should be ashamed
We used to be a mountain of love
But you just changed your name

Way down below there's a half a million people
Somewhere there's a church with a big tall steeple
Inside a church there's an altar filled with flowers
Wedding bells are ringing that should have been ours
That's why I'm so lonely
My dreams gone above
High on a mountain of love.

High on a mountain of love.
High on a mountain of love.
High on a mountain of love [fade]

 

[fox69]

"Mr. Tambourine Man"
(originally by Bob Dylan)

"Mr. Tambourine Man"
(originally by Bob Dylan)



Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

Though I know that evenin's empire has returned into sand,
Vanished from my hand,
Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping.
My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet,
I have no one to meet
And the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming.

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship,
My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip,
My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels
To be wanderin'.
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
Into my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way,
I promise to go under it.

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

 

[fox69]

"Muddy River"

"Muddy River"


Life is like a mighty river
Rolling on and on forever
Growing as we go along
Shallow deep minds became strong ???
Rolling on muddy river roll
Your dirty water cannot taint your soul
Rolling on, rolling on, till you are free
In the peaceful sea
Yeah, yeah, now – all right!
When life has it uncertainty
There’s a place I like to be
Waiting for the sun ?
Listening to a river song
Rolling on muddy river roll
Your dirty water cannot taint your soul
Rolling on, rolling on, till you are free
In the peaceful sea
Oh, Rolling on muddy river roll
Your dirty water cannot taint your soul
Rolling on, rolling on, till you are free, free
Rolling on muddy river roll
Your dirty water cannot taint your soul
Rolling on, rolling on, till you are free, free
Yeah, now
Rolling on, rolling on, till you are free

 

[fox69]

"Multiplication"

"Multiplication"


When you see a gentleman bee around a lady bee buzzing
Just count to ten then count again, there's sure to be an even dozen.

Multiplication, that's the name of the game
And each generation, they play the same.

Now there was two butterflies, castin' their eyes both in the same direction
You'd never guess that one little "yes" could start a butterfly collection.

Ah, multiplication, that's the name of the game
And each generation, they play the same.

Well, let me tell you now

I say one and one is five
You can call me a silly goat
But you take two minks, add two minks
Aaahh, you got uh, one mink coat
When a girl gets coy in front of a boy
After three or four dances
Ah, you can just bet she'll play hard-to-get
To multiply her chances
Multiplication, that's the name of the game
And each generation, you know they play the same
Hear me talkin' to ya!
Mother Nature's a clever girl
She relies on habits
You take two hares with no cares
Mmm, pretty soon you got a room full of rabbits
Parakeets, in between tweets
Sometimes get too quiet
Uh-oh! But have no fear, 'cause soon you'll hear
A parakeets' riot. Just try it!
Multiplication, that's the name of the game
And every generation, you know, they play the same
Yeah, it's multiplication, that's
the name of the game
And each generation, they play the same
They better!

 

[fox69]

"Oh Lonesome Me"

"Oh Lonesome Me"


Everybody is going out and having fun
I'm just a fool for sitting home and having none
I can't get over how she set me free
Oh, lonesome me.

Oh, lonesome me.

I'll bet she's not like me
She's out and fancy free
Flirting with the boys with all her charms.

And, brother, don't you know?
But I still love her so
I'd welcome her right back here in my arms.

There must be some way that I can lose these lonesome blues
Forget about the past and find somebody new
I can't get over how she set me free
Oh, lonesome me.

I'll bet she's not like me
She's out and fancy free
Flirting with the boys with all her charms.

And, brother, don't you know?
But I still love her so
I'd welcome her right back here in my arms.

There must be some way that I can lose these lonesome blues
Forget about the past, find someone new
I've thought of everything from A to Z
Oh, lonesome me
Yeah, lonesome me
Oh, lonesome me
Oh, lonesome me.

 

[fox69]

"Oh, Pretty Woman"
(originally by Roy Orbison)

"Oh, Pretty Woman"
(originally by Roy Orbison)



Pretty woman, walking down the street
Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet
Pretty woman
I don't believe you, you're not the truth
No one could look as good as you
Mercy

Pretty woman, won't you pardon me
Pretty woman, I couldn't help see
Pretty woman
That you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me
Wow

Pretty woman, stop a while
Pretty woman, talk a while
Pretty woman, gave your smile to me
Pretty woman, yeah yeah yeah
Pretty woman, look my way
Pretty woman, say you'll stay with me
'Cause I need you, I'll trear you right
Come with me baby, be mine tonight

Pretty woman, don't walk on by
Pretty woman, make me cry
Pretty woman, don't walk away, hey...okay
If that's the way it must be, okay
I guess I'll go on home, it's late
There'll be tomorrow nigh, but wait
What do I see
Is she walking back to me
Yeah, she's walking back to me
Oh, oh, Pretty woman

 

[fox69]

"One Last Dance (For The Melody)"

"One Last Dance (For The Melody)"


I'm so tired of the same old story,
Like some picture I've already seen
Now I don't care what the reason is,
I'll take no part in living that dream...
I'm so wired off of chasin' my glory,
Though it's clear that it's nearer somehow-
On the first step was the hardest one,
But that's all behind me now...

Shake hands with the man who looks like me
Show him all the dreams you could never see
Save one last glance for your memory

It's so easy to live in the shadows,
And just long for the wrong side of day
Now I don't care what the reasons is,
I'll have no part of living that way...
It's too easy to blow the whole battle,
Just sneak out when the smoke first appears
Oh the first step is the hardest one,
When your heart beats like a drum in your ears

Shake hands with the man who looks like me,
Tell him all the things you've wanted to be
Save one long wait for the tragedy...

Did you hear what happened when the song was sung,
Everyone hit the street on the run-
Out the houses, up, out, off of their beds
Thankin' the Lord for what they thought he said
But people are as different as day and night
Some folks need the light right on them,
Some can't take it that bright...
The first step's always the hardest one
Racing out of control falling back toward the sun...

Shake hands with the man who looks like me
Give him all you believe in to set you free
Save one last dance for the melody

But people are as different as day and night
Some folks need the light right on them,
Some can't take it that bright...
The first step's always the hardest one
Racing out of control falling back toward the sun...

Shake hands with the man who looks like me
Give him all you believe in to set you free
Save one last dance for the melody

 

[fox69]

"Outside Help"

"Outside Help"


Flying through the universe upon a troubled star
Uncertainty is all around....we don't know who we are
Lately I been wondering if it's ever gonna come
Days are getting shorter and the changes have begun

Flower dreams and glitter scenes....we followed them so blind
Sunset shadows from a world we had to leave behind
Self-assured we knew it all, but had nothing to says
Things that we could do alone just don't work today

Gonna need outside help
You just can't make it by yourself
Gonna need outside help
You just can't make it by yourself

New Your talk....LA walk
Union dues....and blue suede shoes
Fords and hoards and missing chords
When is it all gonna stop

Turning to the east I hear a strange and fearful sound
The best laid plans of mice and men are crumbling to the ground
Turning to the sky I see a flashing ray of light
Brothers from a distant world are watching us tonight

Today I saw a little ant working to survive
Carrying ten times his weight just to stay alive
At times I feel just like that ant trying to make it through
But I know it'll be all right as long as I'm with you

Gonna need outside help
You just can't make it by yourself
Gonna need outside help
You can't make it by yourself

 

[fox69]

"Poor Side Of Town"

"Poor Side Of Town"


Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be
Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be

How can you tell me
How much you miss me
When the last time I saw you
You wouldn't even kiss me

That rich guy you've been seein'
Must have put you down
So welcome back baby
To the poor side of town

To him you were nothin'
But a little plaything (was a plaything, doo wah)
Not much more than
An overnight fling (overnight fling, doo wah)

To me you were the greatest thing
This boy had ever found
And girl it's hard to find nice things
On the poor side of town

I can't blame you for tryin'
I'm tryin' to make it too
I've got one little hang up, baby
I just can't make it without you (without you, without you)

So tell me
Are you gonna stay now (will you stay now, doo wah)
Will you stand by me girl
All the way now (all the way now, doo wah)

With you by my side
They can't keep us down
Together we can make it baby
From the poor side of town

(So tell me how much you love me)
(Come be near to me and say you need me now)

Oh, with you by my side
This world can't keep us down
Together we can make it baby
From the poor side of town

Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be
Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be
Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be