The Waterboys

[fox69]

"Girl Of The North Country"
(originally by Bob Dylan)

"Girl Of The North Country"
(originally by Bob Dylan)



If you're travelling in the north country fair
Where the wind sweeps heavy on the border line
Remember me to the one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine

If you're travelling in the snow-flake storm
Where the rivers freeze and the summer ends
See for me that she's wearing a cloak that is warm
To keep her from the howlin' wind

See for me if her hair is hanging low
If it curls and it tumbles all the way to her breast
See for me if her hair is hanging low
'cos that's the way that I remember her best

I'm wondering if she remembers me at all
The many times I've often strayed
In the stillness of my night
And in the darkness of my day

So if you're travelling in the north country fair
Where the wind sweeps heavy on the border line
Remember me to the one who lives there
For she once was a true love of mine

 

[fox69]

"Glastonbury Song"

"Glastonbury Song"



I dreamed myself from the sultry plains
to the old green square back in old Maybole
Rode the wind up to Stornaway
paused at the peak, pacified my soul
Caught the bus at the faery fort
made it to the mansion on the Boyne
See I come around to the ancient ways
I took a tip from the buddha boy

I just found god
I just found god
I just found god where he always was

We came down from the hill of dreams
Bernadette, mother earth and you and me
through Carraroe, down the wildwood side
blinding out eyes in the shallow seas
Drank fire with the King of the Blues,
plugged in to the medicine way
Took a long last look at Crazy Horse
push now for a golden age

I just found god
I just found god
I just found god where he always was

I found myself on the roof of the world
just waiting for to get my wings
Strange angel in the changing light
said "Brother, you forgot something!"
My heart beat from the inside out
so lucky just to be alive!
Can you tell what I'm talking about?
any day now the Sun's gonna rise

I just found god
I just found god
I just found god where he always was
I just found god where he always was

There is a green hill far away
I'm going back there one fine day

 

[fox69]

"Going To Paris"

"Going To Paris"


We are going to Paris
In a ship with red sails
As the storm gathers slowly
We eat fishheads and snails

The mate jumps up, throws down a line
To a man overboard for the ninetieth time
And then he says with a wink
"Sometimes I think
I've been doing this forever!"

We are going to Paris
In a ship called the [?]
There are signs in the sky at night
That the Captain says he's seen

I keep books under my pillow
And read them before I sleep
Strange places I go to,
Strange companies I keep

We are going to Paris
We are one and thirty strong
I can feel it in the air
We'll be there before long

The wind has come
Like a man insane, insane
We are going to Paris
It rains and it rains

We are going to Paris
In a ship with red sails
We are going to Paris
In a ship with red sails

 

[fox69]

"Good Man Gone"

"Good Man Gone"



I'm staring at a stranger in the mirror
He's looking like a ghost in human form
That used to be my head
But the occupant has fled
Lord, where's the good man gone?

My eyes are like two troopers in a foxhole
I'm doing things I used to know were wrong
I've hurt all my friends
And I'll do it again
Lord, where's the good man gone?

There's a woman, Lord, somewhere in this city
I've got to put her in my song
I'm treating her unkind
And I don't mind
Lord, where's the good man gone?
And is he coming back?

 

[fox69]

"Good News"

"Good News"



Drop your guns
And hear the news
The war is won
And we've called a truce
The key is found
And the circle complete
And the higher ground
Is beneath our feet

Like the turn of a page
Or a change of gear
A brand new age
Is already here
And even while
Men pursue their doom
A magical child
Is kicking in the womb

I'm preparing for birth
I'm not the only one
I'm a part of the Earth
I'm a drop of the Sun
I'm in step with the stars
I'm in a league with the land
I'm a functioning part of the Master's Plan!

 

[fox69]

"Has Anybody Here Seen Hank?"

"Has Anybody Here Seen Hank?"



I ain't here for to do any business
(I got nobody special to thank/I'm not looking for glory or thanks)
I'm trying to find
A friend of mine
Has anybody here seen Hank

Well he's sure to be wearing a Stetson
He's as long and as thin as a plank
He's got a fistful of charm
And a gun beneath his arm
Has anybody here seen Hank

Now he ain't in the back of a limo
And he ain't in his bed
He ain't in jail
He ain't out on bail
He ain't getting out of his head

I don't care what he did with his women
I don't care what he did when he drank
I want to hear just one note
From his lonesome old throat
Has anybody here seen Hank

Has anybody here, has anybody here
Has anybody here seen Hank

 

[fox69]

"Higher In Time"

"Higher In Time"



Well, the mountain is steep
The ditches are deep
The task in hand
Is making us weep
But here's a promise
I intend to keep
Seed it in your mind
And say it each night
Before you sleep:
We will climb higher in time

You've got a head full of trouble
And a ship to build
You believe you won't make it
But you know you will
You feel you need your
Cup refilled
We have karma to burn
And fires to kill
And we will climb
Higher in time

I've been to the bottom
And I've been on the train
I've slept in the gutter
With my head in a drain
I've been brutally proud
I've been mortally shamed
But this is not a crime
I'm just learning, my friends
That it's all in the game
And we will climb
Higher in time
Higher in time

 

[fox69]

"His Word Is Not His Bond"

"His Word Is Not His Bond"



(Girls let me tell you what a liar will do
He's always coming with something new
He'll steal your heart...)

He lives in the waste
Void of culture and taste
His eye on a prize beyond
His every word is in the right place
But his word is not his bond

His face is comely
His heart it bleeds
Yet it's but a mantel
He has donned
Mark him only by his deeds
For his word is not his bond

I'd love to take him
Out of this room
And gently break him
I'd love to see him dance!

His protogee deals
In confusion and fog
Of power he is fond
Wheels within wheels
Like master, like dog
His word is not his bond

I'm trying to swim
But I'm caught in the shallows
And I sense that I've been conned
Deliver him
To the gallows
His word is not his bond

His word is not his bond!

 

[fox69]

"How Long Will I Love You?"

"How Long Will I Love You?"



How long will I love you?
As long as there are stars above you
And longer if I can

How long will I need you?
As long as the seasons need to
Follow their plan

How long will I be with you?
As long as the sea is bound to
Wash upon the sand

How long will I want you?
As long as you want me to
And longer by far

How long will I hold you?
As long as your father told you
As long as you are

How long will I give to you?
As long as I live through you
However long you say

How long will I love you?
As long as stars are above you
And longer if I may

 

[fox69]

"I Am Not Here"

"I Am Not Here"



Well I am not here
I'm not home
Would you leave your message on the telephone
Leave your number and the time you called
Until I get a hold when I get back to you