Judy Collins

[fox69]

"Salt Of The Earth"

"Salt Of The Earth"


Let's drink to the hard working people
Let's drink to the lowly of birth
Raise your glass to the good and the evil
Let's drink to the salt of the earth

Say a prayer for the common foot soldier
Spare a thought for his back breaking work
Say a prayer for his wife and his children
Who turn the fires and who still till the earth

When I see these crowd of faces
A swirling mass of black and gray and white
They look so real to me
But they look so much [?]

Raise your glass to the hard working people
Let's drink to the uncounted heads
Let's think of the wavering millions
Who need leaders but get gamblers instead

Spare a thought for the stay at home voter
His empty eyes gaze at strange beauty shows
See the parading of gray suited grafters
The world is charming and they don't want to know

And when I see these crowd of faces
A swirling mass of gray and black and white
They look so real to me
And they look so much [?]

Let's drink to the hard working people
Let's think of the lowly of birth
Spare a thought for the rag taggy people
Let's drink to the salt of the earth

Let's drink to the hard working people
Let's think of the lowly of birth
Spare a thought for the rag taggy people
Let's drink to the salt of the earth

Let's drink to the people
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
Let's drink to the people
Let's drink to the salt of the earth

Let's drink to the people
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
Let's drink to the people
Let's drink to the salt of the earth

 

[fox69]

"Sanity And Grace"

"Sanity And Grace"


I would have sworn I could have flown
There were some things I hadn't known
Stripped to the soul I'd reached the bone
In sanity and grace

You gave me wings but took the sky
I am caught in a world that's flying by
Right on course headed to the dawn
Where my heart has gone

I had a dream that we were free
Free to sail on just you and me
Far from the force of gravity
Flung to the brightest star
There is a dream beyond my dream
Wearing a face I'd seldom seen
I caught a glimpse within your eyes
I saw the shadow rise

Through miles of stars
A sea of light
Bright as a beacon on the darkest night
Love finds a way
Through stars and stones
To let us know we are already home
Already

Half of my heart wants you to stay
Laugh at the night and rue the day
Born on the wings of a night that burns
Loving to be unlearned

Better than nothing half a heart
Better to go than not to start
Who can I ask? Who knows the part
Of sanity and grace

It could have been a fantasy
Was I in truth already free
Could I pretend I did not see
Say there was not a trace
Where would I hide the truth of you
What would I do that I could do
Gone are the things I thought I knew
Of sanity and grace

Through miles of stars
A sea of light
Bright as a beacon on the darkest night
Love finds a way
Through stars and stones
To let us know we are already home
Already

I am a fool but I am real
Caught in a wheel within a wheel
Taught by the jewel and the seal
Burned in the fire and lace
Leave me before the sun can rise
Go while the moon is in the skies
Casting their diamonds on the lake
Waters and hearts can break

 

[fox69]

"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"


I just got back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way
I stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday
I call on dear old Santa Claus to see what I could see
He took me to his workshop and he told his plans to me

So you better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town

He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town

Now Santa is a busy man, he's got no time to play
He's got millions of stockings to fill on Christmas day
You'd better write your letter now and send it right away
Because he's getting ready with his reindeer and his sledge

With little tin horns and little tin drums
Rudy-toot-toots and rummy-tum-tums
Santa Claus is coming to town

And curly head dolls that tuddle and coo
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars too
Santa Claus is coming to town

The kids in girl and boy land
Will have a jubilee
They're gonna build a toyland town
All around the Christmas tree

So you better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town

With little tin horns and little toy drums
Rudy-toot-toots and rummy-tum-tums
Santa Claus is coming to town

And curly head dolls that tuddle and coo
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars too
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

 

[fox69]

"Secret Gardens"

"Secret Gardens"


My grandmother's house is still there
But it isn't the same
A plain wooden cottage
A patch of brown lawn
And a fence that hangs standing
And sighing in the Seattle rain

I drive by with strangers
And wish they could see what I see
A tangle of summer birds
Flying in sunlight
A forest of lillies
An orchard of apricot trees

Secret Gardens of the heart
Where the flowers bloom forever
I see you shining through the night
In the ice and snow of winter

Great grandfather's farm is still there
But it isn't the same
The barn is torn down
And the fences are gone
The Idaho wind blows
The topsoil away every Spring

I still see the ghosts
Of the people I knew long ago
Inside the old kitchen
They bend and sigh
My life passed them up
And the world passed them by

Secret Gardens of the heart
Where the old stay young forever
I see you shining through the night
In the ice and snow of winter

But most of all
It is me that has changed
And yet I'm still the same
That's me at the weddings
That's me at the graves
Dressed like the people
Who once looked so grown-up and brave

I look in the mirror
Thought the eyes of the child that was me
I see willows bending
The season is Spring
And the silver blue sailing birds
Fly with the sun on their wings

Secret Gardens of the heart
Where dreams live on forever
I see you shining through the night
In the ice and snow of winter

 

[fox69]

"Secret Harbor"
(with Ari Hest)

"Secret Harbor"
(with Ari Hest)



I slipped into your harbor past the pirate ships
The lights were low, my sails were down
The seal of sacred silence was on my lips
I prayed the storms were weathered now

I climbed aboard at midnight, the sky was black
The gamble lost, the tables turned
Even in the darkness I heard you laugh
And wept as all my bridges burned

There is a secret harbor somewhere north
A place where ships are not in flames
A cove of beauty hidden from your eyes
A place where no one knows your names

You said how can you be so innocent
You were my demon all the while
I saw the skull and crossbones on your mast
The predator behind the smile

I cursed you as the wind blew through my sails
I loved you till the moonlight drowned
I sought you through the streets and waterways
My calling for you still resounds

There is a secret Harbor somewhere north
A place where ships are not in flames
A cove of beauty hidden from your eyes
A place where no one knows your names

You wooed me with your wicked smile that night
And then you promised me the moon
I saw it floating in the waters deep
And then it disappeared too soon

I sailed out of your harbor, through the rising tide
My memories were filled with pain
I drifted towards the sunrise, lost in fog
Your echo had me wrapped in chains

Your promises were drifting like men who'd drowned
The bitter water beckoned me
I wrapped the shadows round me once again
And sailed through storms that set me free (set me free), set me free

There is a secret harbor somewhere north
A place where ships are not in flames
A cove of beauty hidden from your eyes
A place where no one knows your names

There is a secret harbor somewhere north
A place where ships are not in flames
A cove of beauty hidden from your eyes
A place where no one knows your names

I washed my face in falling rain
And swore that I'd find love again

 

[fox69]

"Send In The Clowns"

"Send In The Clowns"


Isn't it rich?
Are we a pair?
Me here at last on the ground,
You in mid-air..
Where are the clowns?

Isn't it bliss?
Don't you approve?
One who keeps tearing around,
One who can't move...
Where are the clowns?
Send in the clowns.

Just when I'd stopped opening doors,
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours.
Making my entrance again with my usual flair
Sure of my lines...
No one is there.

Don't you love farce?
My fault, I fear.
I thought that you'd want what I want...
Sorry, my dear!
And where are the clowns
Send in the clowns
Don't bother, they're here.

Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer?
Losing my timing this late in my career.
And where are the clowns?
There ought to be clowns...
Well, maybe next year.

 

[fox69]

"Send In The Clowns"
(feat. Don McLean)

"Send In The Clowns"
(feat. Don McLean)



Isn't it rich?
Are we a pair?
Me here at last on the ground,
You in mid-air..
Where are the clowns?

Isn't it bliss?
Don't you approve?
One who keeps tearing around,
One who can't move...
Where are the clowns?
Send in the clowns.

Just when I'd stopped opening doors,
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours.
Making my entrance again with my usual flair
Sure of my lines...
No one is there.

Don't you love farce?
My fault, I fear.
I thought that you'd want what I want...
Sorry, my dear!
And where are the clowns
Send in the clowns
Don't bother, they're here.

Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer?
Losing my timing this late in my career.
And where are the clowns?
There ought to be clowns...
Well, maybe next year.

 

[fox69]

"Settle Down"

"Settle Down"


Goin' down that highway, goin' to another town.
Honey when I find what I'm looking for, maybe I'll settle down.

Why don't you help me brother, I'm a stranger in your town
Why don't you help me brother, maybe I'll settle down.

Worked my way from Boston to the San Francisco Bay
But honey what I've been looking for, I didn't find along the way.

Why don't you help me brother, I'm a stranger in your town
Why don't you help me brother, maybe I'll settle down.

I've never been contented no matter where I roam
It ain't no fun to see a settin' sun when you're far from home.

Why don't you help me brother, I'm a stranger in your town
Why don't you help me brother, maybe I'll settle down.
Why don't you help me brother, I'm a stranger in your town
Why don't you help me brother, and maybe I'll settle down.

 

[fox69]

"Shameless"

"Shameless"


Shameless, shameless
You know what you have done
You are shameless, shameless
You've got me on the run

Shameless, shameless
You're tearin' me apart
You are shameless, shameless
You're a face without a heart

You traveled like a fast ball
Out of the blue
You hurry like a freight train
Tryin' to get through

Runnin' to catch
You I'm all out of breath
Actin' like a darn fool
You scare me to death

You're shameless, shameless
You know what you have done
You are shameless, shameless
You got me on the run

Shameless, shameless
You're tearin' me apart
You are shameless, shameless
You're a face without a heart

You hit me like a windstorm
Sand in my eyes
You know you treat me so bad
I think I'm gonna die

You walk on water
You think you can fly
What you gonna do when
You fall from the sky

You're shameless, shameless
You know what you have done
Shameless, shameless
You got me on the run

Shameless, shameless
You're tearin' me apart
Shameless, shameless
You're a face without a heart

Only time will tell
How to break your spell
I've got nothin' but time
Got to find a way to put you out of my mind

What you gonna do when you run out of track?
What you gonna do when they call the game?
What you gonna do when I don't want you back?
What you gonna do when I can't remember your name?

You're shameless, shameless
You know what you have done
You are shameless, shameless
You got me on the run

Shameless, shameless
You're tearin' me apart
You are shameless, shameless
You're a face without a heart

 

[fox69]

"Shoot First"

"Shoot First"


The minstrel boy to the war is gone
In the ranks of death you'll find him
His father's sword he has girded on
And his wild harp slung behind him

Go get your guns, it's time to play
Let's hurry up, don't waste the day
Out in the park we'll stage a fight
Just like on the TV

You play the one who has to die
I'll shoot the gun and you will cry
You will fall down and I will run
Just like on the TV

My daddy has a gun for real
He says he'll teach me to use it
I'm gonna have my own someday
Just like on the TV

My daddy told me what to do
If anybody bothers you
He says the law is on our side
Just like on the TV

You've gotta shoot first, shoot first
You've gotta shoot first and ask your questions later
Shoot first, you've gotta shoot first
Shoot first, you gotta get them before they get you

My older brother has his own
It's got a handle made of bone
He carries it all over town
Just like on the TV

My daddy gave my mama one
Genuine real pearl handled gun
She says she gonna have some fun
Just like on the TV

Did you see who got shot last night?
I stayed up to watch him
They rushed him off to surgery
Right there on the TV

Gosh, I hope they catch the guy
I think they ought to shoot him
But if they bring him in alive
He'll be on the TV

You've gotta shoot first, shoot first
You've gotta shoot first and ask your questions later
Shoot first, you've gotta shoot first
Shoot first, you gotta get them before they get you

I've got to go, it's getting late
I wish I had a real gun
Then I would never be afraid
Like some guys on TV

I'd never use my gun on you
You'd never have to worry
You'd be the good guy on my side
Just like on the TV

I think when I grow up someday
I'm gonna be a Green Beret
I saw them sailing off to war
Last night on the TV

My daddy says it's not a game
We've got to play to win it
He says I'll have to learn to fight
Just like on the TV

You've gotta shoot first, shoot first
You've gotta shoot first and ask your questions later
Shoot first, you've gotta shoot first
Shoot first, you gotta get them before they get you

Shoot first, shoot first
You've gotta shoot first and ask your questions later
Shoot first, you've gotta shoot first
Shoot first, you gotta get them before they get you

"Land of song", said the warrior bard
Tho' all the world betrays thee
One sword at least thy rights shall guard
One faithful harp shall praise thee