Calling out around the world are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the street
Tommy the Cat is my name
And I say unto thee
Say baby, do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side?
Say baby, do you wanna lay down with me?
Say baby, say baby?
Everybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat’s the only cat who knows where it’s at
Oh mesure le Kiki is a very fine cat
With a tiny little head and a tiny party hat
He sits very quietly on the television set,
Oh Monsieur Le Kiki Le Cat
He ate a robin he ate a wren
He ate a tufted tit mouse and then a wren again
He’s stuffed with feathers like he was back then
Oh Monsieur Le Kiki Le Cat
Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
The Cat of the Railway Train
In the watches of the night I was always fresh and bright
Every now and then I’d have a cup of tea
With perhaps a drop of scotch while I was keeping on the watch
Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
They were fast asleep at Crewe and so they never knew
That I was walking up and down the station
They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle
Where I met the station master with elation
They might see me at Dumfries if I summoned the police
If there was anything they ought to know about
When they got to Gallowgate there they did not have to wait
For Skimbleshanks would help them to get out!
And he gives a wave of his long brown tail
Which says “I’ll see you again!
You’ll meet without fail on the Midnight Mail
The Cat of the Railway Train!”
Now old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own,
He had a yellow cat that wouldn’t leave his home,
He tried and he tried to get that cat away,
Gave it to a man going far away.
But the cat came back, the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner,
But the cat came back, just wouldn’t stay away.
Now the man around the corner swore he’d kill the cat on sight,
He loaded up his shotgun with nails and dynamites,
He waited and he waited for the cat to come around,
Ninety-seven pieces of the man is all they found.
But the cat came back, the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner,
But the cat came back, just wouldn’t stay away.
I’ve had enough of these stupid songs about cats, so…
Hit the road, Jack
And don’t you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don’t you come back no more
More, more, more
How do you like it, how do you like it?
More, more, more
How do you like it, how do you like it?
Something’s better than nothing,
But nothing’s better than more!
He used to say soulshine
It’s better than sunshine
Better than moonshine
Damn sure better than rain
Now people don’t mind
We all get this way sometimes
Got to let your soul shine, shine 'til the break of day
So let your light so shine before men
Let your light so shine
So that they might know some kindness again
We all need help to feel fine (let’s have some wine!)
Angel eyes, am I deceived or did you sigh?
For all I know you let you love light
Shine on me
Angel eyes, you never close, who’s got the time?
I can wait until your love light
Shine on me
Angel eyes, seems to me you fill the skies
I’m far below so let your love light
Shine on me
Angel eyes, on the wing and open wide
No matter how high the moon
Shine down on me
Angel eyes
I really love you so
Angel eyes
I’ll never let you go
Because I love you
My darling angel eyes
Pretty, pretty, pretty little angel eyes
Angel eyes
You are so good to me
And when I’m in your arms
It feels so heavenly
You know I love you
My darling angel eyes
It all looks fine
To the naked eye
But it don’t really happen that way at all.
I saw John Lennon
Dancin’ through a cloud
Singin’ “All you need is love”
Same as zen same as now
The world looked fine
Crazy John, why you wanna go back again?
Crazy John, talking with the desperate men?
You have to be crazy, John, for taking those chances,
When you could be lazy, John, just playing for dances.
When you wade in the water, the people can’t see the old reflections.
When you stand in the road, the people can’t read the old directions.
When the people get lost, they start building a cross.
Crazy John, I want to be crazy too.
Mama said, “Don’t go near that river,
Don’t be hanging around old Catfish John.”
Come in the morning I’d always be there,
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
Delta Dawn,
What’s that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
If you’re going to San Francisco,
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.
If you’re going to San Francisco,
You’re gonna meet some gentle people there.
I don’t really care for what you believe
So open up your fist or you won’t receive
The thoughts and the words of every man you’ll need
Get up off the floor and believe in life
No-one’s ever gonna ever ask you twice
Get on the bus and bring it on home to me
All my people right here, right now
D’You Know What I Mean?
All my people right here, right now
D’You Know What I Mean?
All my people right here, right now
D’You Know What I Mean?
Yeah, yeah