The Proclaimers

[fox69]

"I Want To Be A Christian"
(originally by Sullivan Pugh)

"I Want To Be A Christian"
(originally by Sullivan Pugh)



Lord I want to be a Christian
In my heart
In my heart
Lord I want to be a Christian
In my heart
Lord I want to love everybody
In my heart
In my heart
Lord I want to love everybody
In my heart
In my heart
In my heart
Lord I want to be a Christian
In my heart

 

[fox69]

"I'm Gone"

"I'm Gone"


I'm out of my mind
On John Barleycorn
He's such a physician
His fingers are warm
Of my inhibitions
I have been shorn
And I'm gone, gone, gone

All of my fear
And most of my pain
Ran hand in hand to
Catch the last train
From Waverley station
And while I remain
I'm still gone, gone, gone

Ah whisky head
You're mine to take to bed
Ah whisky head

Young women and men
Please listen to me
They tell you that drinking
Can't set you free
Well here I am standing
And I disagree
‘Cause I'm gone, gone, gone

I'm out of my mind
On John Barleycorn
He's such a physician
His fingers are warm
Of my inhibitions
I have been shorn
And I'm gone, gone gone
Gone...gone…gone
Gone...gone…gone
Aaaaaaahhhhh

 

[fox69]

"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"

"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"


When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
If I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver, hey, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you
But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
When I'm working, yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money comes in for the work I do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
When I come home (When I come home), oh, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow old, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you
But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
When I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
And when I'm dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dream
I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you
When I go out (When I go out), well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
And when I come home (When I come home), yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you
I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you
But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
And I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

 

[fox69]

"I'm On My Way"

"I'm On My Way"


I'm on my way from misery to happiness today
I'm on my way from misery to happiness today
I'm on my way to what I want from this world
And years from now you'll make it to the next world
And everything that you receive up yonder
Is what you gave to me the day I wandered

I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday
I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday
I took the road that brought me to your home town
I took the bus to streets that I could walk down
I walked the streets to find the one I'd looked for
I climbed the stair that led me to your front door

And now that I don't want for anything
I'd have Al Jolson sing I'm sitting on top of the world

I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can
I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can
To keep my feet from jumping from the ground dear
To keep my heart from jumping through my mouth dear
To keep the past, the past and not the present
To try and learn when you teach me a lesson

And now that I don't want for anything
I'd have Al Jolson sing I'm sitting on top of the world

I'm on my way from misery to happiness today
I'm on my way from misery to happiness today
I'm on my way to what I want from this world
And years from now you'll make it to the next world
And everything that you receive up yonder
Is what you gave to me the day I wandered

I'm on my way to what I want from this world
And years from now you'll make it to the next world
And everything that you receive up yonder
Is what you gave to me the day I wandered

I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way

 

[fox69]

"If I'm Still Around"

"If I'm Still Around"


And so we meet again
So we meet again
My young learned friend
Did you mean to take this path?
'Cos I meant to take this path
I know it makes you laugh

I know it makes you laugh
When we meet here on this path
So I choose to take this path
And you choose to take this path

Does beauty fill your world?
Does beauty fill your world?
My beautiful girl
'Cos I can see the world
I can see the world
When I watch you swirl

Does beauty fill your world?
My beautiful girl
'Cos I can see the world
When I watch you swirl

You're dancing rings round me
You're dancing rings round me
I think we both agree
So I lie here on the floor
I lie here on the floor
So I can watch you more

You're dancing rings round me
I think we both agree
So I lie here on the floor
So I can watch you more

Ten years from today
Ten years from today
You'll be far away
And if I'm still around
If I'm still around
I'll walk this blessed ground
Ten years from today
You'll be far away
And if I'm still around
I'll walk this blessed ground

If I'm still, if I'm still
If I'm still, if I'm still around
If I'm still, if I'm still
If I'm still, if I'm still around

 

[fox69]

"If There's A God"

"If There's A God"


If there's a God
Where does He go to
When disease and hunger
Knock on the door?

And if there's a God
How does He decide
That she'll be born rich
But he'll be born poor?

I don't know
Can you tell me? Oh
Can you tell me? Oh

If there's a God
Why does He let
People die slowly
Racked by pain?

And if there's a God
Who blesses with children
Why does He steal
Some back again?

I don't know
Can you tell me? Oh
Can you tell me? Oh

If there's a God
Why is He letting
Violence and murder
Be done in His name?

But if there's no God
Why am I lying
Here in the dark
Saying his name?

I don't know
Can you tell me? Oh
Can you tell me? Oh

I don't know
Can you tell me? Oh
Can you tell me? Oh

 

[fox69]

"In My Home"

"In My Home"


In my home
All alone
The things I flee always find me
But they can tell
All is well
'Cos truth and lies never bind me

And I know, sweet love
Is gentle and tough
But for me, sweet love
Was never enough

In my home
All alone
The things I flee always find me

And I know, sweet love
Is gentle and tough
But for me, sweet love
Was never enough

In my home
All alone
The things I flee always find me
But they can tell
All is well
'Cos truth and lies never bind me

Truth and lies never bind me

 

[fox69]

"In Recognition"

"In Recognition"


In Recognition of your 100 million album sales
In Recognition of your popularity
You take your gaudy prize from people you said you despised
You wear your self-respect upon your bended knees.
In spite of all your claims
It looks like you're just the same
As every other clown, who likes put the crown
Before or after their name.
In Recognition of your service to the working class
In Recognition of your party loyalty
You get an ermine robe and you declare when you are probed
You only took it so the missus would be pleased
In spite of all your claims
It looks like you're just the same
As every other clown, who likes put the crown
Before or after their names.
Ohhhhhh Vanity
It gets them one by one
Patronage and Monarchy
And all they entail, rarely fail
In Recognition of your bravery up on the stage
In Recognition of your bank ability
You get to wait in lines with soldiers crippled by land mines
And you think it's the yanks that don't get irony
In spite of all your claims
It looks like you're just the same
As every other clown, who likes put the crown
Before or after their names.
In spite of all your claims
It looks like you're just the same
As every other clown, who likes put the crown
Before or after their names.
Their name
Their name
Their name

 

[fox69]

"It Broke My Heart"

"It Broke My Heart"


Saw a man who was fifty-one
He had married daughters and a single son
And he's lost his job as this years begun
And it broke my heart
Saw his wife who was fifty-two
She said she was sure they could make it through
That her single wage would just have to do
And it broke my heart
Talked about it with the family now
What began in sadness ended up a row
All the guys with the clever mouths
They were saying we should move south
Saw the son who's been gone two weeks
And he's down already with a job to seek
And he's in Kings Cross and theres no-one speaking
And it broke my heart.

 

[fox69]

"It Was Always So Easy (To Find An Unhappy Woman)"
(originally by Moe Bandy)

"It Was Always So Easy (To Find An Unhappy Woman)"
(originally by Moe Bandy)



I drove through the park
And I searched all the bars
Where I made out with love
Too many times
It was always so easy to find an unhappy woman
Till I started looking for mine
Some beer drinking devil is holding my angel
And I know what he'll do if he's my kind
It was always so easy to find an unhappy woman
Till I started looking for mine
The note on the door
Said I warned you before
What I'd do if you cheated
One more time.
It was always so easy to find and unhappy woman
Till I started looking for mine
Some beer drinking devil is holding my angel
And I know what he'll do if he's my kind
It was always so easy to find an unhappy woman
Till I started looking for mine