Judy Collins

[fox69]

"Queen Of The Night"

"Queen Of The Night"


Hey mister, can you lend me a dollar?
I'm not like the rest of these bums
I just need it to tide me over
Till the mayor comes
He promised me that he'd give me my house back
We just got off, off the phone

Don't walk away, I can tell your future
Don't walk away, don't you know you're talking to

The queen, the queen of the night
I was the queen, the queen of the night
Everybody knew my name, everybody knew my face
Everybody treated me like I owned the place
I was the mistress of the moonlight
The queen of the night

When I was a girl, I met the Prince of Wales
On a yacht in New York harbor
He told me I was pretty and I danced with him
He was a gentleman
He kissed my hand and gave me a dollar
Mister, can you make it two?

Hey, don't walk away, I can tell your future
Don't walk away, don't you know you're talking to

The queen, the queen of the night
I was the queen, the queen of the night
Everybody knew my name, everybody knew my face
Everybody treated me like I owned the place
I was the mistress of the moonlight
The queen of the night

I like your lavender limousine
I have a car just like that
My driver cracked it up last night
I think he drinks, you know
But I just can't let him go

He'd drive through a wall of fire for me
Sometimes he treats me mean
He forgets that I'm the queen
I sure like that Limousine, mister

Don't walk away, I can tell your future
Don't walk away, don't you know you're talking to

The queen, the queen of the night
I was the queen, the queen of the night
I can see your future, mister
I can see it in your face
I'll be riding in that limo
You'll be standing in my place

You know, it's different in the moonlight
I was the queen of the night
You know, it's different in the moonlight
I was the queen of the night
You know, it's different in the moonlight
I was the queen of the night

You know, it's different in the moonlight
I was the queen of the night
You know, it's different in the moonlight
I was the queen of the night

 

[fox69]

"Races"
(feat. Glen Hansard)

"Races"
(feat. Glen Hansard)



Well if I win some races
That don't mean I'm the fastest
And it don't mean I'm better than anyone

And I ride some horses
With great speed over courses
It's just 'cause you're here for me at the line

'Cause for you I could win
For you I could trust myself
For you I could throw with abandon
All glories and fame to the wind
'Cause I never left you
And you never let me go
Oh

And if I can have the glory
I'd give it up gladly
Oh how we sucked in the limelight
And left best friends behind

Will you come walk beside me
To the end of this story
And I'll let you go gently
Among your own kind, oh

For you I could win
For you I could trust myself
For you I could throw with abandon
Old glories, all fame to the wind
'Cause I never left you
And you never let me go
Oh

For you I could win
For you I will trust myself
For you I should throw with abandon
Old glories and everything to the wind

'Cause I never left you
And you never let me
Cause I never left you
And you never let me go

 

[fox69]

"Raised On Rock And Roll"

"Raised On Rock And Roll"


Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
Oh, and that music filled my soul

I've been wild since I was young
Takin' my freedom out on the run
Fought the rules, fought the ropes
When I was rolling, when I was broke

Did my drinking, had my fun
Nothing ever got in my way
Did my loving as I pleased
"This is livin'," I used to say

I am an eagle and I've got to fly
Climbin' against the wind
I am a spirit who will never break
Never have a heart to mend

Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
Oh, and that music filled my soul

Somewhere on that freedom road
Started fighting for my own soul
Thought of Jimmy and Janis, too
Livin' fast til they were through

Then my heart began to break
Fallin' when I wanted to fly
Someone said, "Gal, slow down
You're too young, too young to die"

Even an eagle has to fall sometimes
Climbing against the wind
Even a strong heart has to break
And learn to love and heal again

All that runnin' got to me
Could I stop and still be free?
Could I break and still be whole?
Would I live to rock and roll?

Got some friends who stood by me
Tellin' me that I would survive
Said, "You're strong, you sing your song
Know you're lucky to be alive"

Still my spirit yearns to run
Chasing every star in the sky
Wild and free I'll always be
I've got someone, I've got me

I am an eagle and I have to fly
Climbing against the wind
I've had a heart that had to break
To learn to heal and love again

Even an eagle has to fall sometimes
Climbing against the wind
Even a strong heart has to break
And learn to love and heal again

Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
Oh, and that music filled my soul

Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
Oh, and that music filled my soul

Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
Oh, and that music filled my soul

Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
Oh, and that music filled my soul

 

[fox69]

"Red-Winged Blackbird"

"Red-Winged Blackbird"


Oh, can't you see that pretty little bird
Singing with all his heart and soul
He's got a blood red spot on his wing
And all the rest of him is black as coal

Of all the colors I ever did see
Red and black are the ones I dread
For when a man spills blood on the coal
They carry him down from the coal mines dead

Fly away you red winged bird
Leave behind the miner's wife
She'll dream about you when you're gone
She'll dream about you all her life

Oh, can't you see that pretty little bird
Singing with all his heart and soul
He's got a blood red spot on his wing
And all the rest of him is black as coal

 

[fox69]

"Risk"

"Risk"


Time slips by in the hourglass
You can hear your name
Sand slides through the stranger's hand
As he deals the game.
All the candles are burning low
No more cradles and no more snow
Bet your life on a lucky roll
Play your queen, you could win your soul,
Stakes are high you can live or die
To risk everything.

In your goblet the wine is black
As a moonless night
Wet your lips before you kiss
The blazing light
Bets are off but the game is on,
Drop the armor you counted on
All your armies are fled and gone
Win your king, you can play your pawn
Take your time, you have just begun
To risk everything.

Catch your tears in a golden sieve
Don't regret what you did to live
Don't forget that you must forgive
To risk everything.

Through the window you see the storm
That is gathering,
Painted gypsies on dappled horses are galloping
Through the trees in the howling wind
Down the hills to the river bend
Shadow ghosts that are blind as night
Shrieking curses against the night,
Daring you to come join their flight
And risk everything.

Catch your tears in a golden sieve
Don't regret what you did to live
Don't forget that you must forgive
To risk everything.

There is nothing to hold you now
To your fault or mine
Fallen idols and martyred souls
Are the only kind
Feet of clay in the emerald skies
Birds of prey when the dreamer dies
Perfect crosses perfect your lies
Burning saints in the flaming skies
Bet your life every promise dies
All that's left for you to try
Is risking everything.

Catch your tears in a golden sieve
Don't regret what you did to live
Don't forget that you must forgive
To risk everything.

Oh, Oh

Catch your tears in a golden sieve
Don't regret what you did to live
Don't forget that you must forgive.
To risk everything.

Time slips by in the hourglass
You can hear your name
Sand slides through the stranger's hand
As he deals the game.
All the candles are burning low
No more cradles and no more snow
Bet your life on a lucky roll
Play your queen, you could win your soul,
Stakes are high you can live or die
To risk everything.

Catch your tears in a golden sieve
Don't regret what you did to live
Don't forget that you must forgive
To risk everything.

 

[fox69]

"Run"
(with Ari Hest)

"Run"
(with Ari Hest)



In a country that pretends to learn
From tragedy and pain
Revolution is a never-ending game
The cards are dealt
The odds are known
The winners hide away
Till fortune brings them round again
It's a wound that seems too large to mend

I want to run
Away from it
I want to run
Don't wanna stay for it
I want to run
Far as I can go
But it's not the answer
I want to run
Because I've seen enough
I want to run
But I can't give up
I won't run

There are those that I believe
Have courage fit to lead
But they say the damage has been done
And that all that's left to do
Is hope and pray for miracles
They've decided that the darkness has won
As if blind to each morning's sun

Makes me wanna run
Away from it
I want to run
Don't wanna stay for it
I want to run
Far as I can go
But it's not the answer
I want to run
But I'm never through
I want to run
There's more that I can do
I won't run
I won't run

I wanna run
Away from it
I want to run
Don't wanna stay for it
I want to run
Far as I can go
But it's not the answer
I want to run
But I'm never through
I want to run
There's more that I can do
I won't run
I won't run
I won't run
I won't run

 

[fox69]

"Running For My Life"

"Running For My Life"


Riding the night train, New York, to LA,
Gonna go and get me some sunshine.
Clipping along t'ward the Colorado Rockies,
Leaving you behind me.

There's a cold icy wind blowing like a demon
Off Lake Michigan.
I'm going where the weather is warm and the heat off.

You burned me out and you did me in,
You beat me at the game
I can not win.

I'm going where the pace is slower,
The stakes are lower.
I'm running for my life.

Tomorrow I'll wake up without you.
I'll curl my hair, and listen to my heart.
I don't want to hear a word about you,
I'll do what I care to do,
I'll do what I dare to do.
I'm running for my life.

I can see the switch man out in the freight yard,
Waving his lights at my train.
Red fir stopping my heart from beating,
Green for driving me insane.
And the rain is pouring,
And the wheels are rolling past that Nevada line
I'm going where the weather is hot,
And you are not.

I played the fool I believed your lies,
I danced till I was nearly paralyzed
I'm gone and going.
I'm running for my life

Tomorrow I'll wake up without you,
I'll get a room with windows on the sea
I'll do all the things I could never do,
You never will find me here
Not a thing to remind me here.
I'm running for my life

Sky's getting bright with California sunrise,
Shining its light on my train
Drying my tears soothing my fears,
Taking away my old pain.
And the engine's rockin' and the wheels are talkin'
About the tracks ahead,
I'm going where the world is new and the past is dead.
You brought me low and you got me high
I'm leaving you with my bridges burning,
There's no returning.

I'm running for my life
I'm running for me life

 

[fox69]

"Sailor's Life"

"Sailor's Life"


Oh, a sailor's life is a weary life
For he robs the girls of their delight
Causes them to weep, causes them to mourn
Loss of a true love, never to return

Oh, Father, Father, build me a boat
And on the world's oceans, I will float
Hail each captain, as I pass by
There, I'll ask for my sailor boy

Oh, captain, captain, tell me true
Does my own Willie sail with you?
Tell me soon, to give me joy
None will I have but my sailor boy

Oh no, kind lady, he's not here
He drowned in the gulf, and we buried him there
On the island, as we passed by
There, we left your sailor boy

Oh, she rung her hands, and tore her hair
Just like some lady in great despair
Called for a chair to sit her down
Penningdon for, to write it down

Oh, dig my grave wide and deep
Put a marble stone at the head and feet
On my grave, a turtle dove
Tell the world, I died for my love

Oh, a sailor's life is a weary life
He robs the girls of their delight
Causes them to weep, causes them to mourn
Loss of a true love, never to return

 

[fox69]

"Saints And Angels In New Orleans"

"Saints And Angels In New Orleans"


Come back again, old New Orleans
Come back again, old city of our dreams
We will return, our hearts will win the fight
We’ll see the Saints and Angels dancing through the night
We will return to our homes again
Gulfport, Biloxi and Slidell
And as for those who could not help us just to live
We’ll try to find it in our hearts just to forgive

They laid down hope and walked it like a road
Picked up their memories of voodoo and of God
Through Vampire days, the nightmare would not sleep
The retribution and the promises will keep

The hearts still beat, the ghosts are out tonight
Along the Pontchartrain the moon is shining bright
Crepe Myrtle trees are swaying in the air
The train of satin moves like silk upon the stair

Come back again, old New Orleans
Come back again, old city of our dreams
We will return, our hearts will win the fight
We’ll see the Saints and Angels dancing through the night
We’ll see the Saints and Angels dancing through the night
We’ll see the Saints and Angels shimmer in the light
In New Orleans
In New Orleans
In New Orleans

 

[fox69]

"Sally Go 'Round The Roses"

"Sally Go 'Round The Roses"


Sally go 'round the roses
(Sally go 'round the roses)
Sally go 'round the roses
(Sally go 'round the pretty roses)

Roses they can't hurt you
(Roses they can't hurt you)
Roses they can't hurt you
(Roses they can't hurt you)

Sally don't you go, don't you go downtown
Sally don't you go, don't you go downtown
The saddest thing in the whole wide world
Is to see your baby with another girl

Sally go 'round, go 'round and 'round
(Oh sally, don't you go, don't you go downtown)
Sally go 'round, go 'round and 'round
(Oh sally, don't you go, don't you go downtown)
You know, the saddest thing in the whole wide world
Is to see your baby with another girl

Sally go 'round the roses
(Sally go 'round the roses)
Sally go 'round the roses
(Sally go 'round the pretty roses)

They won't tell your secret
(Oh, they won't tell your secret)
They won't tell your secret
(Oh no, they won't tell your secret)

Sally baby cry, let your hair hang down
Sally baby cry, let your hair hang down
Sit and cry where the roses grow, you can
Sit and cry now that no one knows

Sally go 'round, hanging around
(Oh, Sally baby cry, let your hair hang down)
Sally go 'round, hanging around
(Oh, let your hair hang down)
I wanna tell you that the saddest thing in the whole wide world
Is to see your baby with another girl

Sally go 'round the roses
(Sally go 'round the roses)
Sally go 'round the roses
(Sally go 'round the roses)

Sally go 'round the roses
(Sally, Sally go around the roses)
Sally go 'round the roses
(Sally go 'round the roses)