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"Do it on the microphone, thank you, Gerald" (you have to turn it up way loud to hear this)
Sitting here is really bringing me down I think I'll get up and go downtown Have a drink and maybe look up a friend To talk the hours away and hope the night will never end. Look in my pockets to see what I've got I count my money, I don't have a lot The situation is always the same I've got to get out of here, this place is driving me insane. Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues. About a year ago, I knocked on this door I asked my friend if I could sleep on the floor He took me in, said I was welcome to stay I told him then that I was going to pay him back someday. He took me in and all he asked was a song It didn't sound me when I knew it was wrong It got so bad that we were drunk every night And I'd pretend that come tomorrow night things would be alright. Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues. Sitting here is really bringing me down I think I'll get up and go downtown Have a drink and maybe look up a friend To talk the hours away and hope the night will never end. Look in my pockets to see what I've got I count my money, I don't have a lot The situation is always the same I've got to get out of here, this place is driving me insane. Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues. Electric Guitar: Roger Brown Keyboards: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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Can I Have My Money Back? version
Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I? When I was way down, taking the long way 'round There were times when you told me we'd never make the other side I asked you to understand, lend me a helping hand Didn't I tell you we could make it as long as you believed in me? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Rafferty / Roger Brown Piano: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Steel Guitar: Rod King Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan Snakes and Ladders version Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? When I was way down, taking the long way 'round There were times when you told me we'd never make the other side I asked you to understand, lend me a helping hand Didn't I tell you we could make it as long as you believed in me? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? (fade) Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Pete Zorn Guitars: Jerry Donahue Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Tambourine: Frank Ricotti Penny Whistle: Richard Harvey Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Betsy Cook |
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Mr. Universe, can you help me please?
I'm only seven stone two When I'm on the beach, the girls stay out of reach They all want someone like you. You've got to help me, now please Mr. Universe Don't tell me that I'm just a hopeless case Don't let me down now, please Mr. Universe I'm sick of getting sand thrown in my face. Mr. Universe, you know it's getting worse I need your seven-day plan I'm thinner every day, before I waste away I need a muscle-bound man. You've got to help me, now please Mr. Universe Don't tell me that I'm just a hopeless case Don't let me down now, please Mr. Universe I'm sick of getting sand thrown in my face. You've got to help me, now please Mr. Universe Don't tell me that I'm just a hopeless case Don't let me down now, please Mr. Universe I'm sick of getting sand thrown in my face. Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Electric Guitar: Alan Parker Keyboards: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan Mystery Voices: Rab Noakes / Hugh Murphy |
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Mary Skeffington, close your eyes
And make believe that you are just a girl again Go to sleep tonight, dream of days When you had something there to light the way. Remember a holiday in a north-of-England town You slept in a room upstairs on a bed of eiderdown. Mary Skeffington, when you wake You mustn't be afraid to face another day Think of what you have, you'll get by You've always been a lady so hold your head up high. Look back on a home where you spent the best years of your life Remember the man who asked you if you would be his wife. Mary Skeffington, close your eyes And make believe that you are just a girl again Go to sleep tonight, dream of days When you had something there to light the way. Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Rafferty / Rab Noakes Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Rab Noakes |
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I stood and looked across the water
I had to get to the other side Because I knew that you'd be waitin' I didn't want to take the long way ‘round. The captain said the ship was leavin' And that we'd better get on board I settled down to watch the sunrise And wondered if I'd see the sun go down. The sea was rough and the wind was howlin' But I was laughing all the way I didn't care about the weather Because I knew that you'd be waitin' I didn't want to take the long way ‘round Then a stranger sat beside me It was my brother in disguise He said he knew where I was goin' He asked me why I took the long way ‘round. The sea was rough and the wind was howlin' But I was laughing all the way I didn't listen to the stranger Because I knew that you'd be waitin' I didn't want to take the long way ‘round At last, I came to my destination The stranger turned and walked away He didn't know where he was goin' He said he had to take the long way ‘round. I stood and looked across the water I thought of what I'd left behind Because I knew that you'd be waitin' I didn't want to take the long way ‘round. Because I knew that you'd be waitin' I didn't want to take the long way ‘round. Organ/Piano: Tom Parker Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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Can I have my money back, money back, money back?
Can I have my money back, please sir? I don't hear what you're sayin', don't care what you're doin' Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? Went to the movies and the movie broke down The picture on the screen was going ‘round and ‘round I'd spent all I had getting in to see the show So I walked up to the man and I said I'd like to go. Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? I don't hear what you're sayin', don't care what you're doin' Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? I heard a preacher man say his way was the best So I took up his religion and forgot about the rest Then I heard another one calling out my name I went and took a closer look, he was just the same. Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? I don't hear what you're sayin', don't care what you're doin' Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? Listen to the lies from the politician man Saying that we live in a democratic land One land for the rich, another for the poor And if you try to change it, they'll nail you to the floor. Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? I don't hear what you're sayin', don't care what you're doin' Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Raffery / Roger Brown Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Whistle: Tom Parker Fiddle: John Van Derrick Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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Playing guitar Friday night in Sally's club bar
Big money man says ‘Won't you join my rock 'n' roll band?' ‘But if I'm going to make you a star, boy Get yourself a chauffer-driven car, yeah Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. Get on the phone (Played in Hamburg just to make me some money) She says ‘I need some money back home' (Played the ?? but never got honey) Big money man says (Big fat money man, he wrote me a letter) ‘Don't you worry boy, you're not on your own' (‘Don't you worry boy, it's got to get better') ‘If I'm going to make you a star, boy Get yourself a chauffer-driven car, yeah Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. I could have stayed at home forever But big money man was much too clever He said ‘Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. Back playing guitar Friday night in Sally's club bar Big money man says ‘Won't you join my rock 'n' roll band?' ‘But if I'm going to make you a star, boy Get myself a chauffer-driven car, yeah Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. Written By: Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan Electric Guitar: Alan Parker Keyboards: Tom Parker Drums: Henry Spinetti Steel Guitar: Rod King Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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Many times I've seen you
Each time you always act the same You've got everything you'll ever need, on that we're all agreed I really do believe that butter wouldn't melt in your mouth. You started out saying that you knew me But I've never known anyone like you You said we thought the same, so I just played the game I really didn't mind 'cause I knew that I was winning all the way. It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time you try to act like a lady, you give yourself away It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time I see you look into a mirror, I can tell that's who you really are. Why don't you take a look around you? Just try and see the other side Maybe you'll find it strange, or maybe you'll like the change At least you would know there were other people living in the world You can't play the same old game forever Someone will surely cut you down So if you're going to stay around, get your feet back on the ground Find your direction, follow it all the way. It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time you try to act like a lady, you give yourself away It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time I see you look into a mirror, I can tell that's who you really are. Many times I've seen you Each time you always act the same You've got everything you'll ever need, on that we're all agreed I really do believe that butter wouldn't melt in your mouth. You've got everything you'll ever need, on that we're all agreed I really do believe that butter wouldn't melt in your mouth. It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time you try to act like a lady, you give yourself away It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time I see you look into a mirror, I can tell that's who you really are. Electric Guitar: Mr. Z. Jenkins Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Piano: Tom Parker Drums: Andrew Steele Tambourine: Hugh Murphy Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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To each and everyone of you
I say goodbye, farewell, adieu To each and all I say goodbye I know it's been fun but we're living a lie. You said you spoke straight from the heart But that was the one thing that kept us apart 'Cause when I read between the lines I saw that the only heart speaking was mine. To each and everyone of you I say goodbye, indeed I do If you should ask me why I go I wouldn't say 'cause you should know. When everything is said and done Nothing's been lost and nothing's been won I took from you, you took from me But I suppose that's how it had to be. To each and everyone of you I say goodbye, indeed I do If you should ask me why I go I wouldn't say 'cause you should know. To each and everyone of you I say goodbye, farewell, adieu To each and all I say goodbye I know it's been fun but we're living a lie. Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Rafferty / Roger Brown Harmonium: Tom Parker Harpsichord: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Percussion: Henry Spinetti Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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To Rafferty's Bar in my old jaunting car
I took myself one Friday evening To think on a son so deceiving It's one drink down and another to go. He was married in haste to a woman unchaste Much to the shame of the father His face still half-covered in lather It's one drink down and another to go. It's one drink down and another to go When I pass through the town I must hang my head low It's one drink down and another to go. I'm not the kind to condemn out of hand A woman whose virtue is easy Just as long as she doesn't deceive me It's one drink down and another to go. Imagine a life with an unfaithful wife Might wake up in the morning And find that she's left without warning It's one drink down and another to go. It's one drink down and another to go When I pass through the town I must hang my head low It's one drink down and another to go. Written By: Gerry Rafferty and John Patrick Byrne Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Rafferty / Roger Brown Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Fiddle: John Van Derrick Harpsichord: Tom Parker Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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I sat down to cry
I heard a friend of mine say ‘My, oh my What you doin' down there, boy, with your nose stuck on the ground?' Hear me shout, don't count me out. When the sun goes down You'll find me sitting in a bar in the dark side of the town And if you tell me that I drink too much and that it's going to be the death of me Hear me shout, don't count me out. You say you know me well But you've only seen the outside, so brother, how can you tell? I never listen to your advice 'cause it changes every single day Hear me shout, don't count me out. I sat down to cry I heard a friend of mine say ‘My, oh my What you doin' down there, boy, with your nose stuck on the ground?' Hear me shout, don't count me out. Electric Guitar: Mr. Z. Jenkins Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Piano: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Andrew Steele Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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Goin' down a dusty road, I turned my head a?round
Looking for somewhere to go, a place to lay my head down Check into a small hotel and there before my eyes Stood a man with a trumpet in his hand Trying to make the people understand, he stops and sighs and says "Half a chance Give the singers half a chance and they'll sing and dance through the night Lend an ear, please And the band will play the things you'll want to hear There's no doubt That before tonight is over you'll scream and shout a?Hip hooray!' In the meantime There is only one more thing I'd like to say" Spoke about the well-known faces appearing in the show Star attraction of the evening would be Billy with his big banjo But first of all, a sweet little lady who'd have us all screamin' for more Lily, the striptease queen with the biggest pair you've ever seen. Down and down Went her long black stockings and, as they hit the ground, the boys went mad Everyone agreed That it was the greatest time they'd ever had On and on Now the night was nearly over except for Billy and his big banjo Billy sang a song called a?The Truckdriver Man' And we joined in for a chorus or two and then I went to bed. "Half a chance Give the singers half a chance and they'll sing and dance through the night Lend an ear, please And the band will play the things you'll want to hear There's no doubt That before tonight is over you'll scream and shout a?Hip hooray!' In the meantime There is only one more thing I'd like to say" Electric Guitar: Alan Parker Piano: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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Each day is harder to get through
My head it is spinning, I don't think I'm winning the race Whenever I think of the future I just see the one thing that might bring a smile to my face. To be where I belong Is the force that keeps me going on. Sometimes life seems to slow down I try to move faster 'cause disaster is hot on my heels Maybe I don't have to worry Perhaps I'll keep learning concerning the way that I feel. To be where I belong Is the force that keeps me going on. Each day is harder to get through My head it is spinning, I hope that I'm winning the race. |
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