Way to Mandalay
I wandered down the pathway
Through the misty moor
Like I knew he did a thousand times before
Voices seemed to echo
Come talk to me a while
Just around the corner
Just another mile
I had heard the stories
Her legend served her well
A mystic's myth and fable
Truth or fairytale
A raggle taggle gypsy
With a toothless smile
Said: "sit with me my darling, let's talk a little while"
And the road goes on
Seeming ever longer
On the road to Mandalay
And the road goes on
Forever will I wander
On the way to Mandalay
The mile went on forever
Minutes turned to days
Could I have been misguided
By the mystics ways?
The moment lasts forever
At least it does for me
Caught between what happened
And what could never be
3 Black Crows
3 black crows were sitting on a fence
Watching the world pass them by
Laughing at humanity and it's pretense
Wondering where next to fly
And they spread of a hurricane
And they spread their wings as if to declare
"Onward - let freedom ring"…
3 black crows are sitting in a tree
Looking down on mankind
Loving how it feels to be so free
Leaving us far
behind…
Diamonds And Rust
Well I'll be
damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's
just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I
sit
My hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple
of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall
As I remember
your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you
said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years
ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both
know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust
Well
you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed
phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And
there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for
free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Would keep you
unharmed
Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling
around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of
that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white
clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We
both could have died then and there
Now you're telling me
You're
not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good
with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that
vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you
dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid
Diamonds and rust
Diamonds and
rust
Cartouche
If I share this with you
Never speak a word
They would never understand
If they ever heard
Gemini Capricorn
Rising in the east
Dancing through the witch wood
We began to sing
In between dark and light
In the Underwood
Wrapped around your finger
Like a string of pearls
Smiling face, empty hand
7 golden rings
Dancing through the starlight
We began to sing
Ahh, ahh, still I hear the whisper Cartouche…
Caramel colored leaves
Spiral in the air
Diving right into the ground
Round the winding stair
Stories carved out of wood
Jester and the King
Dancing through the moonlight
We began to sing
Ahh ahhh still I hear the whisper Cartouche…
Memories, black and white
Hide behind the glass
In the mirrors and the smoke
It's all fading fast
Written word, turn the card
Winter into spring
Dancing through the witch wood
We began to sing
Ahh ahh I can hear the whisper
Cartouche…
Queen For A Day (part 1)
A featherbed to rest my head
On roses would I lay
A full moon would glow every night
And summer would be every day
We'd dance and sing all afternoon
And rain would wash troubles away
Every wish would be granted for me
If I could be Queen for a day
The finest horse the color of night
The likes you never did see
Silver stars and firelight
And candles would burn just for me
We'd dance and sing all afternoon
And rain would wash troubles away
Every wish would be granted for me
If I could be Queen for a day…
Ahh, oh but to be the golden one
Ahh, just for one moment in the sun…
And when the night grew cold and dark
And worries ran too deep
Angels would surround my bed
And carry me off to sleep
We'd dance and sing all afternoon
And rain would wash troubles away
Every wish would be granted for me
If I could be Queen for a day…
Queen For A Day (part 2)
Instrumental
Ivory Tower
I stood upon the ivory tower
As far as I could see
The winds that grew from out of the trees
Were calling out to me
Curtains blew in the ivory tower
Willows start to bend
The ravens flew to escape the fury as
The storm descends…
I followed fortune round the tower
Searching in vain
For through the mists round the old
Stone tower I only found rain
And through the cold, cold ivory tower
Was stony through and though
I laid and dreamed in a feather bed
My dream was of you…
My dream was of you…
All time waiting
As the sun doth set in the haze
All time waiting
Every hour feels like a day… oh…
I feared not in the ivory tower
Imprisonment you'll find
Lies within your heart, your soul,
Your spirit, and your mind…
It lies within your heart,
Your soul, your spirit, and your mind…
Nur eine Minute
Instrumental
Ghost of a Rose
The valley green was so serene
In the middle ran a stream so blue
A maiden fair
In despair
Once had met her true love there
And she told him: She would say…
"Promise me
when you see
a white rose you'll think of me
I love you so, never let go
I will be - ghost of a rose…"
Her eyes believed
In mysteries
She would lay amongst the leaves of amber
Her spirit wild heart of a child
Yet gentle still, quit and mild and he loved her
When she would say…
"Promise me
when you see
a white rose you'll think of me
I love you so, never let go
I will be - ghost of a rose…"
When all was done
She turned to run
And danced into the setting sun as he watched her
And ever more
He thought he saw
A glimpse of her upon the moors forever - he'd hear
Her say…
Mr. Peagram's Morris And
Sword
Instrumental
Loreley
Merrily we sailed along
Through the waves were penty strong
Down the twisting river Rhine
Following the song
Legend's faded storyline
Tried to warn us all
Oh, they called her Loreley
Careful or you'll fall…
Oh the stories we were told
Quite a vision to behold
Mysteries of the seas
In her eyes of gold
Laying on the silver stone
Such a lonely sight
Barnacles become a throne
My poor Loreley…
And the winds would cry
And many men would die
And all the waves would bow down to the Loreley…
You will not believe your eyes
How a voice could hypnotize
Promises are only lies
From Loreley
In a shade of mossy green
Seashell in her hand
She was born the river queen
Ne'er to grace the land…
Oh the song of Loreley
Charms the moon right from the sky
She will get inside your mind
Loveley Loreley
When she cries: Be with me
Until the end of time
You know you will ever be
With your Loreley
Where Are We Going From
Here
On a long road
Miles to go
It's winding and cold and it's covered with snow
But I ask you what we all want to know
Where are we going from here?
Lines on my face
Lines on my hand
Lead to a future I don't understand
Some things don't go as they're planned
Where are we going from here?
Tracing the trails through the mirrors of time
Spinning in circles with riddles in rhyme
We lose our way trying to find, searching to find
Our way home…
As the day dies
With tears in our eyes
There's too few hellos and too many goodbyes
Silence answered our cries
Where are we going from here?
We're all on this road
With miles to go
Braving new pathways into the unknown
But who can you ask,
When no one really knows
Where
are we going from here…
Rainbow Blues
...oh, but the
rain wasn't made of water
and the snow didn't have a place in the
sun
so I slipped behind a rainbow
and waited till the show had
done.
Through northern lights on back streets
I told the
coachman, "Just drive me on,
It's the same old destination
but a
different world to sing upon.''
So he threw back his head and he
counted.
I jumped out about five to nine.
And I waved at the stage
door-keeper
said, "Mister, get me to the stage on time.''
Oh,
but the rain wasn't made of water
and the snow didn't have a place in
the sun
so I slipped behind a rainbow
and waited till the show had
done.
I packed my ammunition.
Inside the crowd was shouting,
"Encore'',
But I had a most funny feeling
it wasn't me they were
shouting for.
So when the tall dark lady smiled at me
I said, "Oh,
baby let us go for a ride.''
And we came upon two drinks or four
and
popped them oh so neatly inside.
Oh, but the rain wasn't made of
water
and the snow didn't have a place in the sun
so we slipped
behind a rainbow
and lay there until we had done.
Let me pack
you deep in my suitcase.
Oh, there's sure to be room for two
or you
can drive me to the airplane
but don't let me catch those rainbow
blues.
Oh, but the rain wasn't made of water
and the snow didn't
have a place in the sun
so I slipped behind a rainbow
and waited
till the show had done.
Oh, but the rain wasn't made of
water
and the snow didn't have a place in the sun
so I slipped
behind a rainbow
and waited till the show had done.
Oh, but the
rain wasn't made of water
and the snow didn't have a place in the
sun
so I slipped behind a rainbow
and waited till the show had
done.
All For One
We'll drink together
And when we drink we'll drink together
Not alone
We'll drink together
And when we drink we'll drink together
Not alone
All for one and for all
We'll drink together
Yes when we drink we'll drink together
Not alone
All for one and for all
We'll drink together
Yes when we drink we'll drink together
Not alone
We'll sing together
And when we sing we'll sing together
Not alone
We'll sing together
And when we sing we'll sing together
Not alone
All for one and for all
We'll sing together
Yes when we sing we'll sing together
Not alone
All for one and for all
We'll sing together
Yes when we sing we'll sing together
Not alone
We'll fight together
And when we fight we'll fight together
Not alone
We'll fight together
And when we fight we'll fight together
Not alone
All for one and for all
We'll fight together
Yes when we fight we'll fight together
Not alone
All for one and for all
We'll fight together
Yes when we fight we'll fight together
Not alone
We'll fall together
And when we fall we'll fall together
Not alone
We'll fall together
And when we fall we'll fall together
Not alone
All for one and for all
We'll fall together
Yes when we fall we'll fall together
Not alone
All for one and for all
We'll fall together
Yes when we fall we'll fall together
Not alone
Dandelion Wine
Where has the time gone
It seems to fly so fast
One moment your having fun
The next it's come to pass
Days turning to yesteryear
Old friends find their own way
Until the moment you leave
I wish that you would stay
So here's to you
All our friends
Surely we will meet again
Don't stay away too long this time
We'll raise a glass, maybe two
And we'll be thinking of you
Until our paths cross again maybe next time…
Let's laugh at the memories
And talk all afternoon
Let's remember the moments
That leave us all too soon
We'll smile at the pictures
Still lingering in our minds
When you're reminiscing
Then all you need is time
Tracing faded photographs
A scrapbooks lonely charm
Pressed flowers and dreams we had
Our fingerprint on time the first moment we ever met
When your eyes met mine
I remember the summers
Of Dandelion Wine
