Judy Collins

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"Union Maid"

"Union Maid"


There once was a union maid, she never was afraid
Of goons and ginks and company finks and the deputy sheriffs who made the raid
She went to the union hall when a meeting it was called
And when the Legion boys come 'round
She always stood her ground

Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union
I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union
Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union
I'm sticking to the union 'til the day I die

This union maid was wise to the tricks of company spies
She couldn't be fooled by a company stool, she'd always organize the guys
She always got her way when she struck for better pay
She'd show her card to the National Guard
And this is what she'd say

You gals who want to be free, just take a tip from me
Get you a man who's a union man and join the ladies' auxiliary
Married life ain't hard when you got a union card
A union man has a happy life when he's got a union wife

 

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"Voices"

"Voices"


Once upon a time in another world
On a hill that overlooked the sea
There was once a garden of beauty and of grace
Lovely as a dream could ever be.

Then the roses bled and the lilies broke
On the day that death came to the garden
Hidden in the flowers, meant to break the heart
Flames that burst like blossoms in the garden.

Can't you hear the voices from across the sea
Calling from the ruins of the garden
Calling out to you, calling out to me,
Save us from the darkness that has fallen
On our lovely garden

Name them all by heart, name them one by one
Countries where a child has lost tomorrow
Count the deadly flowers in the fields and woods
Count them like a rosary of sorrow.

Can't you hear the voices from across the sea
Calling from the ruins of the garden
Calling out to you, calling out to me,
Save us from the darkness that has fallen
On our lovely garden.

Where the children played in the summer light
Running through the flowers on the hill
Laughter in their voices, hope within their hearts
Knowing they would live forever more.

I have seen a child barely five or six,
Counting bombs and tears, his childhood broken,
Give him back the garden, give him back his life
Give him back a world where love is spoken.

Let us join our voices far across the sea
Singing all together of the garden,
Let the roses bloom, let the lillies grow,
Let us live together for the children,
In our lovely garden.

 

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"Walls"

"Walls"


We are not forgotten.
Listen to my heart, look into my eyes.
I have seen the stars falling from the skies.
Listen to my fears, yours will lift and fly.
Let me show you where, I have touched the air.
Stories from the past, each as true as mine.
We can speak at last through the sands of time.

We are not forgotten anymore.

These are things I know, trampled fields of snow
Sheets of falling rain, hope that concurs pain.
Souls that call again in my memory.
Through the veils of light falling on the sea.
Letters wrapped in love, lips pressed in my dreams.
Holy thoughts and brave, men who laugh and weep

We are not forgotten anymore.

I am the face on the wall,
Spirit of hope ever rising
I am the prayer in your heart for peace.

Nothing can protects us like a wall.
From our foes and our fears.
Nothing can be broken like a wall.
With our hopes and our tears

We learned all too well, hard as you may try.
There are days you win, there are days you die.
Having seen the war, we can speak of peace.
How we prayed all night for the dawn's release.
Did we all come home, did we turn the page?
There are walls of joy, there are walls of rage.
Walls at which you weep, walls onwhich you dance
Walls made of regret, walls you made by chance.
Walls that break you heart, walls through which you can see.
Walls made in your mind, walls that set you free.

We are not forgotten anymore.

I am the face on the wall,
Spirit of hope ever rising
I am the prayer in your heart for peace.

 

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"Wars Of Germany"

"Wars Of Germany"


Oh, woe be to the orders
That marched my love away
And woe be to the bitter tears
I shed upon this day

And woe be to the bloody wars
Of high Germany
For they've carried off my own true love
Left a broken heart to bleed

The drums beat in the morning
Before the break of day
And the wee, wee pipes played loud and shrill
While yet the morn was gray

And the bonnie flags were all unfurled
Was a gallant sight to see
But sorrow for my soldier lad
Who marched to Germany

Oh, woe be to the orders
That marched my love away
And woe be to the bitter tears
I shed upon this day

And woe be to the country
Where our men are forced to be
And woe be to the foreign wars
That stole my love from me

 

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"We Can Work It Out"
(originally by The Beatles)

"We Can Work It Out"
(originally by The Beatles)



Try to see it my way
Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?
While you see it your way
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone
We can work it out
We can work it out

Think of what you're saying
You can get it wrong and still you think that it's alright
Think of what I'm saying
We can work it out and get it straight, or say good night
We can work it out
We can work it out

Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend
I have always thought that it's a crime
So I will ask you once again

Try to see it my way
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long
We can work it out
We can work it out

Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend
I have always thought that it's a crime
So I will ask you once again

Try to see it my way
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long
We can work it out
We can work it out

 

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"Weaver Song (Holly Ann)"

"Weaver Song (Holly Ann)"


She is a weaver
Through her hands the bright thread travels
Blue green water, willows weeping, silver stars
She sings and sighs as the shuttle flies
Through the yarn like a Kerry dancer
Pink and purple velvet red for a lover's bed

Living north of San Francisco
With a man who build his house alone
Living peaceful in the country
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home

She is a spinner
In her hands the wooden wheel turns the wool around
The around again
The gypsy from Bolinas sits and plays the mandolin
Faces smile in the firelight of a foggy night

Living north of San Francisco
Sometimes it's nice to be alone
She says it's peaceful where she is living
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home

You can see the bridges of the city
Hanging in the air by steel and stone
She says it's peaceful where she's living
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home

She is a weaver
Through her hand the bright thread travels
Blue green water, willows weeping, silver stars
She is my sister, the baby born when I was older
Her hands are light, her hair is bright as the summer sun

Living north of San Francisco
Sometimes it's nice to be alone
She says it's peaceful in the country
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home

 

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"Wedding Song"

"Wedding Song"


There is a bamboo tree
that blooms only once in a hundred years
This is the year, your wedding year
And the bamboo blossoms just for you

For you the Columbine is blue
The paint brush flames upon the hills
For Allison and Denver John
A double sunrise lights the dawn

I've watched you blossom since you met
You've made a garden out of love
With splendid flowers and bowered paths
Where I am satisfied to walk

There was a thorn in Denver's side
That Allison has pruned and clipped
A sorrow Allison could hide
That Denver soothed and comforted

Each tending to the others need
Tears and smiles looked after now
The thorns and sorrows have their place
In proper balance, like the stars

You are both brave and beautiful
My brother, whom I've loved for life
And now a sister, newly mine
To love and treasure day and night

Home to the mountains, then, we come
To celebrate in unison
All peace, and pleasure, joy and bliss
To Denver John and Allison

Today for you the Columbine is blue
The paint brush flames upon the hills
For Allison and Denver John
A double sunrise lights the dawn

 

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"Wedding Song For Holly"

"Wedding Song For Holly"


With ribbon of silk and a rainbow of light
With an old fashioned tune so familiar and right
With the planets that turn in eternity's flight
We will dance at your wedding tonight.

Holly Ann, Holly Ann, beautiful bride.
Harvey, your groom, there by your side.
May the rivers you cross be as joyful as wide
And we'll dance at your wedding tonight.

With the Columbine blooms in diamonds of dew,
With something that's old, and something that's new,
With the memory of childhood that calls after you.
We will dance at your wedding tonight.

Holly Ann, Holly Ann, sister of mine.
Harvey, your love, with you entwined.
May you always be joined in spirit and mind.
And we'll dance at your wedding tonight.

Yesterday's sun was eclipsed by the moon.
And today the sunlight beams.
So may your shadows pass in a day.
May you not forget your dreams
With the sunlight that shines and the rivers that bend,
With the seasons returning again and again,
With the primrose, the swallow, the lark, and the wren,
We will dance at your wedding tonight.

Holly Ann, Holly Ann, beautiful bride.
Harvey, your groom, there by your side.
May the rivers you cross be as joyful as wide.
May the Gods and the Goddesses be on your side.
May you always be joyous in spirit and mind.
And we'll dance at your wedding tonight.

 

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"Wedding Song For Louis"

"Wedding Song For Louis"


The night before our wedding I dreamed of falling stars
And all the souls that I have loved came bending to my window
A galaxy of wishes as far as I could see
I thanked the Gods and Goddesses for bringing you to me

You are a gift to me, freely given out of heaven
Nothing I did before could have earned your love
Somewhere a prayer was heard someone must have seen me kneeling
And you were there for me, my own true love.

I was a gypsy soul when you found me in the darkness
Chasing the shadow ghosts through the distant past
I saw you wore no mask and your armor was of moonlight
When I embraced you love I was free at last

And its time to celebrate our wedding
After all these many years
To celebrate our lives together
I'll marry you for love
I'll marry you for laughter
I'll marry you ever after

Troubadours sing of love and they speak of consolation
Cupid and Venus smile when the arrow flies
There is the pain of love, when a wounded heart is broken
There is the peace that comes when its really love

Its time to celebrate our wedding
After all these many years
To celebrate out time together
I'll marry you for love
I'll marry you for laughter
I'll marry you ever after

The night before I met you I dreamed that I was lost
And all the demons I had known came bending to my window
The moon dissolved in tears the stars were fire burning
But when I fell in love with you my heartache turned to yearning

Once more the comet flies after eighteen thousand spring times
Over our ancient vows like a shining pearl
Sorrow may come again but the joy will keep returning
Love can do anything love can change the world

Its time to celebrate our wedding
After all these many years
To celebrate our lives together
I'll marry you for love
I'll marry you for laughter
I'll marry you ever after

 

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"Weight Of The World"

"Weight Of The World"


I still see my brother Michael,
Pressed and polished, shaking hands down at the store
Everyone had come to see the all-star hop the greyhound bus and go to war
He punched me in the arm to say goodbye
It was the first time that I saw our father cry

I kept all my brother's letters tied in ribbon in a box beneath my bed
Every night I read by flashlight with the covers in a tent above my head
His words said "Not to worry, doing fine"
It was his way of trying to ease my mind
While I was trying not to read between the lines

The weight of the world, too heavy to lift
So much to lose, so much to miss
It doesn't seem fair that an innocent boy
Should have to carry the weight of the world

Then it was football games and homecoming and
Picking out our dresses for the prom
With my brother in some desert dodging bullets when he wasn't dodging bombs
While we went from the land of brave and free
To just being afraid to disagree
While I was being brought down to my knees by

The weight of the world, too heavy to lift
So much to lose, so much to miss
It doesn't seem fair that an innocent boy
Should have to carry the weight of the world

It was the middle of December when the Army sent my brother home at last
While the flagpole by the football field flew the colors half-way down the mast
The wind blew cold and snow was coming down
Still everybody turned out from our town
As we laid my brother in that frozen ground

The weight of the world, too heavy to lift
So much was lost, so much was missed
It doesn't seem fair that any boy or any girl
Should have to carry the weight of the world