Once Upon A Long Ago
© 1987 MPL Communications  (McCartney)

Picking Up Scales And Broken Chords
Puppy Dog Tails In The House Of Lords
Tell Me Darling, What Can It Mean?

Making Up Moons In A Minor Key
What Have Those Tunes Got To Do With Me?
Tell Me Darling, Where Have You Been?

Once Upon A Long Ago
Children Searched For Treasure
Nature's Plan Went Hand In Hand With Pleasure.
Such Pleasure.

Blowing Balloons On A Windy Day
Desolate Dunes With A Lot To Say
Tell Me Darling, What Have You Seen?

Once Upon A Long Ago
Children Searched For Treasure
Nature's Plan Went Hand In Hand With Pleasure.
My Pleasure.

Playing Guitars On An Empty Stage
Counting The Bars Of An Iron Cage
Tell Me Darling, What Can It Mean?

Picking Up Scales And Broken Chords
Puppy Dog Tails In The House Of Lords
Tell Me Darling, What Does It Mean?

Once Upon A Long Ago...

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Back On My Feet
© 1987 MPL Communications / Plagent Vision Music  (McCartney/McManus)

How many days will the wet weather last?
I want to know will the clouds
When they roll back
Reveal a man in an old mac
Living on a park bench
Sitting on his own?

Cut to the rain as it runs down the glass
Eventually through the lightning and thunder
We see a man going under
This is how it happens
This is what he said

I don't need love
Though temptation is sweet
Give me your hand
'Til I'm back on my feet
You're always telling me about my misery
I've seen things you'll never see
Don't pity me

Focus in on the breath of a man
Who takes a brown paper bag
From his knapsack
Between his whispers and wise cracks
He's looking for permission
Screaming at the sky

I don't need love
though temptation is sweet
Give me your hand
'Til I'm back on my feet
You're always telling me about my misery
I've seen things you'll never see
Don't pity me

I'll be right again
Be upright without you
I'll stand up again
Kick up a fuss again too

Cut back again to a girl walking by
Until the feet that are all shoes and no socks
Climb an invisible soap box
Laughing at the traffic
Shouting at the world

I don't need love
though temptation is sweet
Give me your hand
'Til I'm back on my feet
You're always telling me about my misery
I've seen things you'll never see
Don't pity me

I'll stand up again
Kick up a fuss again too
I'll be right again
Be upright without you

We see a life through the eyes of a man
As he live and he dies
By a simple tattoo

I'll be back again
When I land on my feet
I'll stand up again
Kick up a fuss again, wouldn't you

Well there you go, though we tried hard to know him
It's there on his face
He's a case where there's clearly no hope

Give me your hand again
'Til I land again

His face starts to fade
As we pull down the shade
And the picture we made
Is in glorious cinemascope

I'll be back...

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Midnight Special (Prisoner's Song)
©  (arr. Ledbetter/Lomax)

WELL, OH WELL, OH WELL, OH WELL, OH WELL.
 
WAKE UP EARLY IN THE MORNIN',
IN THE DING DONG RING,
COME WALKING TO THE TABLE,
I SEE THE SAME DAMN THING.
KNIFE AND FORK UPON THE TABLE,
PIECE OF PAPER IN MY HAND,
NOTHIN' I CAN DO ABOUT IT,
I GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE MAN.
 
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE A LIGHT ON ME,
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE ITS EVERLOVIN' LIGHT ON ME.
 
IF YOU EVER GO TO HOUSTON,
YOU BETTER ACT RIGHT,
YOU BETTER NOT GAMBLE
AND YOU BETTER NOT FIGHT.
'CAUSE THE SHERIFF WILL ARREST YOU
AND HE'LL CARRY YOU DOWN.
IF THEY'RE GONNA FIND YOU GUILTY,
YOU'RE PENITENTIARY BOUND.
 
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE A LIGHT ON ME,
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE ITS EVERLOVIN' LIGHT ON ME.
 
WAKE UP EARLY IN THE MORNIN',
IN THE DING DONG RING,
COME WALKING TO THE TABLE,
I SEE THE SAME DAMN THING.
KNIFE AND FORK UPON THE TABLE,
PIECE OF PAPER IN MY HAND,
NOTHIN' I CAN DO ABOUT IT,
I GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE MAN.
 
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE A LIGHT ON ME,
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE AN EVERLOVIN' LIGHT ON ME.
 
LET THE MIDNIGHT...OOH...
 
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
 
WELL, IF YOU EVER GET TO HOUSTON,
YOU BETTER ACT RIGHT,
YOU BETTER NOT GAMBLE
AND YOU BETTER NOT FIGHT.
'CAUSE THE SHERIFF WILL ARREST YOU
AND HE'LL CARRY YOU DOWN.
AND IF HE FIND YOU GUILTY,
WELL, YOU'LL BE SUGARLAND BOUND.
 
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE A LIGHT ON ME,
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE ITS EVERLOVIN' LIGHT ON ME.
 
I SAID, THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL,
SHINE A LIGHT ON ME,
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE ITS EVERLOVIN' LIGHT ON ME.

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Don't Get Around Much Anymore
© SBK United Partnership  (D.Ellington/B.Russell)

I MISSED THE SATURDAY DANCE,
I MIGHT HAVE GONE, BUT WHAT FOR?
IT'S AWFULLY DIFF'RENT WITHOUT YOU,
DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE.
 
BUT I THOUGHT I'D VISIT THE CLUB,
I GOT AS FAR AS THE DOOR.
THEY'D HAVE ASKED ME ABOUT YOU,
DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE.
 
WELL, DARLING, I GUESS,
MY MIND'S MORE AT EASE.
NEVERTHELESS, I BRING BACK MEMO,
I BRING BACK MEMO,
I BRING BACK MEMORIES.
 
BEEN INVITED ON DATES,
BUT THE MOCK THEY CROWDED THE FLOOR,
WOULDN'T BEAR IT WITHOUT YOU.
DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE.
 
WELL, DARLING, I GUESS,
MY MIND'S MORE AT EASE.
NEVERTHELESS, I BRING BACK MEMO,
I BRING BACK MEMO,
I BRING BACK MEMORIES.
 
BUT I THOUGHT I'D VISIT THE CLUB,
BUT I GOT AS FAR AS THE DOOR.
THEY'D HAVE ASKED ME ABOUT YOU,
DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE.
 
HEY!
 
OH, OH, OH.

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Lawdy Miss Clawdy
© Carlin Music Ltd.  (L.Price)

WELL, LAWDY, LAWDY, LAWDY, MISS CLAWDY,
WELL, YOU SURE LOOK GOOD TO ME.
SO PLEASE, DON'T EXCITE ME, BABY,
I KNOW IT CAN'T BE ME.
 
WELL, I GIVE YOU ALL MY MONEY,
GAL, YOU JUST DON'T TREAT ME RIGHT.
YOU WANNA BALL EV'RY MORNIN',
DON'T GO HOME 'TIL LATE AT NIGHT.
 
WELL, LAWDY, LAWDY, LAWDY, MISS CLAWDY,
SAID GAL, YOU SURE LOOK GOOD TO ME.
AH, PLEASE, DON'T EXCITE ME, BABY,
I KNOW IT CAN'T BE ME.
 
OH, OH, YEAH-EAH!
 
OH-OH!
WELL!
YEAH!
 
WELL, I'M GONNA TELL, I'LL TELL-A MY MAMA,
GAL, JUST WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOIN' TO ME.
I'M GONNA TELL EV'RYBODY,
OOH, YOU GOT ME DOWN IN MISERY.
 
OH-OH-OH.
 
WELL, BYE, BYE-BYE, BABY,
GAL, I WANT TO BE TROUBLED NO MORE.
GOODBYE, CLAWDY, DARLIN',
'CAUSE DOWN THE ROAD I GO.
 
I'M GOIN' DOWN, CAN'T YOU HEAR ME NOW?
 
WELL, COME ON, CLAWDY!
YEAH! AH YEAH!
OH, AH YEAH!
YEAH, DOWN THE ROAD, DOWN THE ROAD YOU GO!
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR LAWDY MISS CLAWDY?
WELL, I WON'T BE TROUBLED NO MORE!
BYE-BYE, LITTLE DARLIN', DOWN THE ROAD I GO.

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Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey
© Peter Maurice Music Co.  (J.Leiber/M.Stoller-R.Penniman)

I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME,
I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME.
THEY GOT SOME CRAZY LITTLE WOMEN THERE,
I'M GONNA GET ME ONE.
 
I'M GONNA BE STANDIN' ON THE CORNER, 12TH STREET AND WINE,
I'M GONNA BE STANDIN' ON THE CORNER, 12TH STREET AND WINE.
WITH MY KANSAS CITY BABY, A BOTTLE OF KANSAS CITY WINE.
 
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, (hey, hey, hey, hey)
AH, HEY NOW, BABY, (hey, baby)
OOH, GAL, (ooh, gal)
YEAH, PAL, (well, pal)
TELL ME, BABY, WHAT'S BEEN WRONG WITH YOU?
 
OH YEAH!
 
WELL, I MIGHT TAKE A TRAIN,
I MIGHT TAKE A PLANE,
BUT IF I HAVE TO WALK, YOU KNOW,
I'M GOIN' JUST THE SAME.
 
I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME.
THEY GOT SOME CRAZY LITTLE LOVIN' THERE,
I'M GONNA GET ME ONE.
 
WHOA! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
 
WELL, I MIGHT TAKE A TRAIN,
I MIGHT TAKE A PLANE,
BUT IF I HAVE TO GO ON MY BACK,
I'M GOIN' JUST THE SAME.
 
GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME.
I'M COMING HOME, BABE!
YOU GOT SOME PRETTY LITTLE LOVERS THERE,
I'M GONNA GET ME ONE.
 
WHOA! YEAH! YEAH!
 
OH!
 
WELL, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, (hey, hey, hey, hey)
OH, HEY, BABY, (hey, baby)
OOH, PAL, (hey, pal)
WELL, NOW, (well, now)
TELL ME, BABY, WHAT'S BEEN WRONG WITH YOU?
 
WELL, I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME,
I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME.
THEY GOT SOME PRETTY LITTLE WOMEN THERE,
I'M GONNA GET ME ONE.
 
WELL, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, (hey, hey, hey, hey)
HEY NOW, BABY, (hey, baby)
HEY, GAL, (hey, gal)
OOH-OOH, (hey,, pal)
HEY NOW, BABY, WHAT'S BEEN WRONG WITH YOU?
 
HEY, HEY,
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, (hey, hey, hey, hey)
HEY NOW, BABY, (hey, baby)
OH, HEY NOW, GAL, (hey, gal)
OH, HEY NOW, PAL, (hey, pal)
YES, I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, HONEY,
OOH, I'M GONNA GET ME ONE.

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Return To Pepperland
1987 - unreleased  (McCartney)

MY COUSIN LIL COMES HOME AT EIGHT, THAT'S LATE FOR HER
HER HUSBAND DAN JUST DOESN'T SHOW TIL SHE'S IN BED
THAT'S WHEN HE DONS HIS LATEST LISTENING DEVICE
AND HEARS THE RIGHT NICE MUSIC IN HIS HEAD

RETURN TO PEPPERLAND
GO BACK TO LOVE AND PEACE, RETURN TODAY
RETURN TO PEPPERLAND
IT'S NOT A MILE AWAY

THEIR CHILDREN BILL AND KATE LIVE NEAR A YEAR APART
WHILE AS FOR GRAN SHE STAYS DOWNSTAIRS THEY'RE VERY KIND
SHE THINKS OF ANCIENT MYSTERIES RUNNING THROUGH HER LIFE
AND GETS THEM ALL MIXED UP INSIDE HER MIND, UH-HUM.

RETURN TO PEPPERLAND
GO BACK TO LOVE AND PEACE, RETURN TODAY
RETURN TO PEPPERLAND
IT'S NOT A MILE AWAY

DA-DA-DA-DA DA-DA-DA-DA DA-DA-DA-DA-DA

YEAH DON'T GO AWAY IT'S STARTING TO PLAY
PLAY IT FOREVER AND EVER, UH-OH

DEAR OLD DAD, WHAT ARE YOU WRITING NOW?
TWENTY YEARS LATER WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED
NELSON MANDELA STILL UNDER ARREST
PEOPLE DEMANDING LOVE UNDERSTANDING
WHY DON'T WE DO SOMETHING NOW?

MY COUSIN MIN IS NEVER IN THE BIG MEN SAY

RETURN TO PEPPERLAND
GO BACK TO LOVE AND PEACE GO BACK TODAY
RETURN TO PEPPERLAND
IT'S NOT A MILE AWAY

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