Marianne Faithfull

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"Covetousness"

"Covetousness"


Family

Anna, so the papers say,
Is now set up in baltimore:
Lots of folk seem to be shooting themselves for her.

She must be near to the top and raking it in,
To get in the news like that!
Well, so far, so good; to be talked about
Helps a young girl up the ladder.

Let her beware of overdoing it!
Some people might think she was mean;
Folks shy away from a girl who's said to be mean;

Folks give a wide wide berth

To those who grab all they can get,
Point unfriendly fingers at
Those whose greed goes beyond all bounds.
In the measure you give
You will surely be given,
And as you do, so will you be done by:
Fair is fair.
All must keep this law.

We sincerely hope our smart little Anna
Also has common sense
And will let them keep a shirt or two
When she lets them go for good.
Shameless boarders earn themselves a bad name.

 

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"Crazy Lady Blues"

"Crazy Lady Blues"


This morning too didn't rise before noon
She's a lazy lady today.
Always young and new with your eyes on the moon,
You're a crazy lady like you said.
Crazy lady.

Now should I say more before I know you so well?

You're no hazy maiden in gray.
How can I be sure? it's not easy to tell,
But you're a crazy lady like you said.
Crazy lady.

 

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"Crazy Love"

"Crazy Love"


Hated by all and everywhere he goes
Blazing contempt for human life and lies
Murder as art and what he knows he knows
From life and fear in other people's eyes

Crazy love is all around me
Love is crazy love is kind
But I know somehow you'll find me
Love is crazy love is blind

She walks the boulevard without a care
Knowing too much but having come so far
Pretending life is just a game you play for nothing
Loving no-one and no-where

Crazy love is all around me
Love goes crazy given time
But I know somehow you'll find me
Love is crazy love is blind

She looks as if expecting a surprise
Maybe an encounter that will change her life
Not knowing hot from cold or good for bad
If life is just a joke or if it makes her sad

Crazy love is all around me
Love is crazy love is kind
But I know somehow you'll find me
Love is crazy love is blind

Crazy love is all around me
Love goes crazy given time
But I know somehow you'll find me
Love is crazy love is blind

 

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"Dear God Please Help Me"

"Dear God Please Help Me"


I am walking through Rome
With my heart on a string
Dear God, please help me

And I am so very tired
Of doing the right thing
Dear God, please help me

There are explosive kegs
Between my legs
Dear God, please help me

Will you follow and know
Know me more than you do
Track me down and try to win me?

Then he motions to me
With his hand on my knee
Dear God, did this kind
Of thing happen to you?

Now I'm spreading your legs
With mine in between
Dear God, if I could, I would help you

And now I am walking through Rome
And there is no room to move
But the heart feels free

The heart feels free
The heart feels free
But the heart feels free

The heart feels free
The heart feels free
But the heart feels free

The heart feels free
The heart feels free
But the heart

 

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"Desperanto"

"Desperanto"


Desperanto spoken here,
Today I hear it everywhere,
It is the language of Despair
It's in your nails and It's in your hair
It's in your mouth instead of air
It's in your house
It's in your heart
It's in your mind
It's everywhere
It's in your heart
It's in your heart
It's in your blood
It's in your prayer
C'mon baby get over here
It's in your mouth
In your mouth
In your mouth
In your mouth
It's in your mouth instead of air
It's in your breath
It's in your blood
It's in your heart
It's in your blood
It's in your heart
It's everywhere

Everybody loves my baby
Everybody loves my baby
Everybody loves my baby now

I know baby you don't care
To speak in Desperanto here
And I know you'd never dare
To speak the language of despair
C'mon baby get over here
C'mon baby get over here
It's in your mouth
It's in your hair
It's in your tiny little prayer
It's in your tiny little prayer
It's in your tiny little prayer
C'mon baby get over here
C'mon baby get over here
It's in your heart
It's in your heart
It's in your heart
It's everywhere

Everybody loves my baby
Everybody loves my baby
Everybody loves my baby now

The Desperanto they are broken here
Broken darlin' by Despair
The rain it speaks
The wind the air
Today I hear it everywhere
It's in your tiny little prayer
It's in your tiny little prayer
It's in your breath
It's in your tears
This has been going on for years
It's in your mouth
In your mouth
In your mouth
In your mouth
C'mon baby get over here
It's in your mouth
It's in your mouth
It's in your blood
It's everywhere
It's in your mouth
It's in your mouth
In your blood
It's everywhere
It's in your mouth
In your mouth, and

Everybody loves my baby
Everybody loves my baby
Everybody loves my baby now

Everybody loves my baby
Everybody loves my baby
Everybody loves my baby now

 

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"Don't Forget Me"

"Don't Forget Me"


In the wintertime
Keep your feet warm,
Keep your clothes on
And don't forget me.
Keep the memory,
But keep your powder dry, too.

In the summer
By the pool side
While the fireflies
Are all around me,
I'll miss you when I'm lonely,
I'll miss the alimony, too.

Don't forget me, please don't forget me,
Make it easy on me just for a little while.
You know I'll think about you,
Let me know you think about me, too.

When we're older
And full of cancer
It doesn't matter now,
Come on, get happy,
'cause nothing lasts forever,
And I will always love you.

Don't forget me, please don't forget me,
Make it easy on me just for a little while.
You know I'll think about you,
Let me know you think about me, too.

You know I'll think about you,
Let me know you think about me, too.

 

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"Don't Make Promises"

"Don't Make Promises"


It seems the songs we're singing
Are all about tomorrow,
Tunes of promises that we can't keep.
Every moment bringing
A love I can only borrow,
You're telling me lies in your sleep.

Do you think I'm not aware
Of what you're saying
Or why you're saying it?
Is it hard to keep me where
You want me staying?
Don't go on betraying.

Don't make promises that you can't keep.

We had a chance to find it,
Our time was now or never,
You promised me things that I need.

And then the things behind it
Took away the chance forever,
You're telling me lies in your sleep.

Do you think I'm not aware
Of what you're saying
Or why you're saying it?
Is it hard to keep me where
You want me staying?
Don't go on betraying.

Don't make promises that you can't keep.
Don't make promises that you can't keep.
Don't make promises that you can't keep.
Don't make promises that you can't keep...

 

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"Down By The Salley Garden"

"Down By The Salley Garden"


Down by the salley gardens
My love and I did meet.
She passed the salley gardens
With little snow white feet.

She bid me take life easy
As the leaves grow on the trees.
But I being young and foolish,
With her did not agree.

In a field by the river
My love and I did stand.
And on my healing shoulder
She laid her snow white hand.

She bid me take love easy

As the grass grows on the weeds.
But I was young and foolish
And now I'm full of tears.

Down by the salley gardens
My love and I did meet.
She passed the salley gardens
With little snow white feet.

She bid me take love easy
As the leaves grow on the trees,
But I was young and foolish
And with her did not agree.

 

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"Down From Dover"

"Down From Dover"


I know this dress I'm wearing
Doesn't hide the secret
I have tried concealing
When he left he promised me
That he'd be back
By the time it was revealing
The sun behind a cloud
Just casts the crawling shadow
O'er the fields of clover
And time is running out for me
I wish that he would hurry
Down from Dover

He's been gone so long
When he left the snow
Was deep upon the ground
And I have seen a spring
And summer pass
And now the leaves
Are turning brown
And any time a tiny face
Will show itself
'cause waiting's almost over
But I won't have a name
To give it if he doesn't
Hurry down from Dover

My folks weren't understanding
When they found out
They sent me from the home place
My daddy said if folks found out
He'd be ashamed to ever show his face
My mamma said I was a fool
And she did not believe it
When I told her
That everything
Would be all right
'cause soon he would
Be coming down from Dover

I loved him more than anything
And I could not refuse him
When he needed me
He was the only one I'd loved
And I just can't believe
That he was using me
He couldn't leave me here
Like this I know
It can't be
So it can't be over
He wouldn't make me go
Through this so long,
Oh he'll be coming down from Dover

My body aches
The time is here
It's lonely in this place
Where I'm lyin'
Our baby has been born
But something's wrong
It's much too still
I hear no cryin'
I guess in some strange way
She knew she'd never
Have a father's arms to hold her
And dying was her way
Of telling me
He wasn't coming down from Dover

 

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"Downtown"

"Downtown"


When you're alone
And life is making you lonely
You can always go
Down town.

When you've got worries
All the noise and the hurry
Seems to hurt, I know.
Down town.

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city,
Linger on the sidewalks where the neon signs are pretty.
How can you lose?

The lights are much brighter there,
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

And go down town.
Things will be great when you're
Down town.
No finer place for sure,
Down town.
Everything's waiting for you.

Don't hang around
And let your problems surround you,
There are movie shows
Down town.

Maybe you know
Some little places to go
To where they never close,
Down town.

Just listen to the rhythm of the gentle bossa-nova,

You'll be dancing with them, too, before the night is over,
Happy again.

The lights are much brighter there,
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

And go down town.
Where all the lights are bright
Down town.
Waiting for you tonight
Down town.
You're gonna be all right now.

And you may find
Somebody kind
To help and understand you,
Someone who is just like you
And needs a gentle hand
To guide him along.

So maybe I'll see you there,
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares

And go down town.
Things will be great when you're
Down town.
Don't wait a minute more,
Down town.
Everything's waiting for you.