Randy Newman

[fox69]

"Northern Boy"

"Northern Boy"


[Lord:] In Ottawa, there is a custom
Before the boy becomes the man
He takes a drop of Northern courage
And swears he'll do the best he can
He swears he'll do the best he can

[Devil:] Oh Northern boy
As thick as a tree
As dull as a butterknife

[L:] Oh, Northern boy
Clean of limb, clear of eye
Unfettered he lives, unfettered he'll die
The Northern boy
Oh Northern boy Northern boy

Saskatchewan
Thy endless prairie
Where the buffalo used to roam

[D:] Only a man
Half blind on whisky

Would choose to make
This land his home
Would choose to make
This land his home

[L:] Oh Northern boy
As strong as an oak
As quick as thunderbolt
To adventure he'll rise
The Northern boy
Can be as gentle as a lamb

[D:] And just like a sheep he will follow you
Whenever he can
The Northern boy

[L:] The Northern boy
Oh Northern boy

 

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"Old Man"

"Old Man"



Everyone has gone away
Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
No one cared enough to stay
Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
You must remember me old man
I know that you can if you try
So just open up your eyes, old man
Look who's come to say goodbye

The sun has left the sky, old man
The birds have flown away
And no one came to cry, old man
Goodbye, old man, goodbye

You want to stay, I know you do
But it ain't no use to try
'Cause I'll be here-and I'm just like you
Goodbye, old man, goodbye

Won't be no God to comfort you
You taught me not to believe that lie
You don't need anybody
Nobody needs you
Don't cry, old man, don't cry
Everybody dies

 

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"Old Man On The Farm"

"Old Man On The Farm"



He's waitin' for some rain to fall
He's waitin' for some mail to come
He's waitin' for the dawn again
Old Man On The Farm

Milk the cow - slop the pigs
Sweeping out the chicken-house
Drinking whiskey in the barn

Goodnight ladies
Sorry if I stayed too long
So long it's been good to know you
I love the way I sing that song
So long it's been good to know you
I love the way I sing that song

 

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"Only A Girl"

"Only A Girl"



She's only a girl
And her voice is peculiar
And her eyes are strange
She's prone to be willful
You try to cheer her up some
But she's impervious to change

She's dresses in black all of the time
Wears an orthopedic shoe
It's some sort of uglification thing she's into

She's a hundred and ten
Maybe five foot five
She don't eat meat
But she'll eat you alive
She's only a girl
But she's big time

She's only a girl
And I'll tell you about her
At least all that I know
She's from South Carolina
And she came out here
A few years ago

She waits on tables
Works in a bank
Volunteers at the zoo
She sure ain't lazy
But she's very young
That's why I called you

Now that you've seen her, what do you think?
Uh-huh
Yeah
Etc...

Love is blind
And deaf as well
But I love this girl
Can't you tell?
She's only a girl
And she loves me

Why would someone
Beautiful as she
Love someone old like me
Maybe it's the money
Jeez, I never thought of that

God damn it

 

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"Pants"

"Pants"



Gonna take off my pants
Gonna take off my pants
Gonna take off my pants
Gonna take off my pants

And your mama can't stop me
And your papa can't stop me
And the police can't stop me
No one can stop me

Gonna do it right now
Gonna do it right now
I'm gonna take off my pants
Gonna take off my pants

And your teachers can't stop me
And your priests can't stop me
And your firemen can't stop me
And the President can't stop me

Will you take off my pants?
Will you take off my pants?

 

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"Pass On Over (Demo)"

"Pass On Over (Demo)"


[Lord:] Will you pass on over?
[Angels:] Yes, Lord
[L:] Will you all pass over?
[A:] Yes, Lord
[L:] Will you pass on over, and join the Lord?

[L:] Will you pass on over?
[A:] Join the Lord
[L:] Will you all pass over?
[A:] Join the Lord
[L:] Will you pass on over, will you join the Lord?

[L:] Have you been redeemed?
[A:] Yes, Lord
[L:] Have you been redeemed?
[A:] Yes, Lord
[L:] Then you can pass on over
You can join the Lord

 

[fox69]

"Political Science"

"Political Science"



No one likes us-I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
But all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens

We give them money-but are they grateful?
No, they're spiteful and they're hateful
They don't respect us-so let's surprise them
We'll drop the big one and pulverize them

Asia's crowded and Europe's too old
Africa is far too hot
And Canada's too cold
And South America stole our name
Let's drop the big one
There'll be no one left to blame us

We'll save Australia
Don't wanna hurt no kangaroo
We'll build an All American amusement park there
They got surfin', too

Boom goes London and boom Paree
More room for you and more room for me
And every city the whole world round
Will just be another American town
Oh, how peaceful it will be
We'll set everybody free
You'll wear a Japanese kimono
And there'll be Italian shoes for me

They all hate us anyhow
So let's drop the big one now
Let's drop the big one now

 

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"Poor Me"

"Poor Me"



Woke up this mornin'
Feeling low
Where my love one used to live
She ain't there no more.

Poor me, why such bad luck fall on me?
Poor me, I'm livin' in misery

What I gonna do?
Hard to tell
Lord, I'm not going to kill myself
But I might as well

Poor me, I'm so lonely can't you see?
Poor me, I'm livin' in misery.

All I do
The whole day long
Fall down on my knees and pray
You'll come back home.

Poor me, why such bad luck fall on me?
Poor me, I'm livin' in misery.

 

[fox69]

"Potholes"

"Potholes"



I love women
Have all my life
I love my dear mother
And I love my wife - God bless her
I even love my teenage daughter
There's no accounting for it
Apparently I don't care how I'm treated
My love is unconditional or something

I've been hurt a time or two
I ain't gonna lie
I have my doubts sometimes
About the ethics of the so called fairer sex
Fair about what?
But I find time goes by
And one forgives as one forgets
And one does forget

God bless the potholes
Down on memory lane
God bless the potholes
Down on memory lane
Everything that happens to me now
Is consigned to oblivion by my brain

I remember my father
My brother of course
I remember my mother
I spoke of her earlier and I remember that
I remember the smell of cut grass
And going off to play ball in the morning
Funny story about that

Now I used to pitch
I could get the ball over the plate
But anyway, this one time
I must of thrown a football around or something the day before
I walked about fourteen kids in a row
Cried
Walked off the mound
Handed the ball to the third baseman
And just left the field

Anyway, many years later
I brought the woman who was to become my second wife-God bless her
To meet my father for the first time
They exchanged pleasantries
I left the room for a moment
It was the first time he had met her you understand
When I came back
He was telling her the story
Right off the bat
About how I had walked fourteen kids
Cried and left the mound
Next time he met her he told her the same Goddamn story!

God bless the potholes
Down on memory lane
God bless the potholes
Down on memory lane
I hope some real big ones open up
And take some of the memories that do remain

 

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"Pretty Boy"

"Pretty Boy"



Have we got a tough guy here?
Have we got a tough guy from the street?
And he looks just like that dancing wop
In those movies that we've seen
With his cute little chicken shit boots on
And his cute little chicken shit hat
And his cute little chicken shit girlfriends
Ridin' along in back

What's been happening with you boys?
Are you having a nice time on your trip?
All the way from Jersey City
And you look pretty as a picture
Please don't hurt no one tonight
Please don't break no woman's heart
How 'bout it, you little prick?
How 'bout it?

Hope we're gonna get the chance
To show you 'round
Hope we're gonna get the chance
To show you 'round
Talk tough to me, Pretty Boy
Tell us all about the mean streets of home
Talk tough to me