| 41. John Wesley Harding - Election Night |
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I met you on election night As we cried over our beers Nothing you could do would cheer me up We broke up later that year How come you and I...
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| 42. John Wesley Harding - Humankind |
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I've read that it's official That our love has solidified in ritual And all our sweet nothings melted into vitriol We eat it up, we chew it round,...
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| 43. John Wesley Harding - Nothing I'd Rather Do |
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There's nothing that's better at all That's better than the sound of the closest call Tells you to act proud, act proud, walk tall There's nothing...
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| 44. John Wesley Harding - Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Steve Goodman, David Blue And Me |
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At night, he sits alone and he's looking at the stars He listens to them playing guitars Him and Phil go back a long long way They talked about...
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| 45. John Wesley Harding - Dead Centre Of Town |
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I live in the dead centre of town Where every landlorn sailor comes to drown Where great ideas extinguish without sound And all my fickle friends...
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| 46. John Wesley Harding - I'm Staying Here (and I'm Not Buying A Gun) |
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I'm staying here and I'm not buying a gun I'll just take my trouble as it comes I know you've got it in for me But I don't give a damn I'd...
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| 47. John Wesley Harding - Build Me A Coffin |
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When there's not enough rigor but there's too much rigor mortis You've got to ration love because you know that there's a shortage She'll take you...
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| 48. John Wesley Harding - Kill The Messenger |
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The messenger came with bad news from the front Said "The soldiers are starving and their swords are all blunt They need a show of support or some...
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| 49. John Wesley Harding - The Little Musgrave |
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As it fell out upon a day As many in the year Musgrave to the church did go To see fair ladies there And some came down in red velvet And some...
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| 50. John Wesley - Out Of Your League |
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What is this, you claim to profess some kind of rare deed done on time what mountain crossing have I missed what sort of barb's attached to your line...
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| 51. John Wesley Harding - A Singer's Request |
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Dark the night and long til day Do not bid us further stray Dark the night and long til day Do not bid us further stray Now the sun it does...
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| 52. John Wesley Harding - Where The Bodies Are |
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Somebody went and killed some people And they know who The evidence fits around the facts Like a favourite shoe But nobody knows where the...
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| 53. John Wesley Harding - Gentleman's Dream |
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Juliet said to the night air 'Wherefore art thou Romeo?' He was beneath the balcony Hearing a word he didn't know Romeo said to Juliet What...
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| 54. John Wesley Harding - Negative Love |
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Negative love Skeptical lies beneath the frown Negative love You're always putting other people down Then they're gone As they fade away well...
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| 55. John Wesley Harding - Same Thing Twice |
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He's done it all a million times The gags, the repartee, the little crimes Every audience is special and that goes for you He looks into your eyes...
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| 56. John Wesley Harding - The Night He Took Her To The Fairground |
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Her glasses fell on the grass They were reflected in the lens Though short-sighted she knew That they could never be friends And as he pulled her...
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| 57. John Wesley Harding - The Secret Angel |
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The secret angel fell from grace Condemned to wear a human face Evicted from her paradise Excommunicated twice Settled for second best And so...
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| 58. John Wesley Harding - Miss Fortune |
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I was born with a coathanger in my mouth Oh yeah, and I was dumped down south I was found by the richest man in the world Oh yeah, who bought me...
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| 59. John Wesley Harding - Eating Each Other's Babies |
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She flares up, they start to fight A chemical reaction late into the night Once they're out of love, now they're outta sight That's alright When...
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| 60. John Wesley Harding - Pound Pound Pound |
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I was standing on a corner kicking my heels Had my coat buttoned up beneath my chin And I saw in some girl's eyes, she thought I was making deals ...
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