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Across The Borderline
There's a place where I've been told
Every street is paved
with gold
And it's just across the borderline
And when it's time to take
your turn
Here's one lesson that you must learn
You could lose more than
you'll ever hope to find
When you reach the broken promised land
And every dream
slips through your hands
Then you'll know that it's too late to change your
mind
'Cause you've paid the price to come so far
Just to wind up where
you are
And you're still just across the borderline
Up and down the Rio Grande
A thousand footprints in the
sand
Reveal a secret no one can define
The river flows on like a breath
In between our life and death
Tell me who's the next to cross the
borderline
En la triste oscuridad (In the sad darkness)
Hoy tenemos
que cruzar (today we have to cross)
Este río que nos llama más allá (this
river which calls us further away)
But hope remains when pride is gone
And it keeps you
moving on
Calling you across the borderline
When you reach the broken promised land
Every dream slips
through your hands
And you'll know it's too late to change your mind
'Cause you pay the price to come so far
Just to wind up where you are
And you're still just across the borderline
Now you're still just across the
borderline
And you're still just across the borderline
Comin' In On A Wing And A Payer
One of our planes was missing
Two hours overdue
One of
our planes was missing
With all it's gallant crew
The radio sets were
humming
We waited for a word
Then a noise broke
Through the humming
and this is what we heard
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Comin' in on a wing and a
prayer
Though there's one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin' in
on a wing and a prayer
What a show, what a fight, boys
We really hit our target
for tonight
How we sing as we limp through the air
Look below, there's
our field over there
With just one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Comin' in on a wing and a
prayer
With our full crew on board
And our trust in the Lord
We're
comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Denomination Blues
I wanna tell you people it's a nat'ral fact
Ev'ry man
don't understand the Bible alike
And that's all, I tell you that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that's all
Well, the denominations have the right to fight
They ought
go on and treat each other right
And that's all, I tell you that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that's all
It's right to stand together, wrong to stand apart
When
none will enter heaven but the pure at heart
And that's all, I'll tell you
that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I'll tell you that's all
Well, the primitive Baptists they believe
That you can't
go to heaven 'less you wash your feet
And that's all, I'll tell you that's
all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that's all
Well, the African Methodists, they believe the same
'Cause
they know demonination ain't a thing but a name
And that's all, I'll tell
you that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that's all
Well, people that jump from church to church
You can bet
their conversion don't amount too much
And that's all, I'll tell you that's
all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that's all
Well, you can to your college, you can go to your school
But if you ain't got Jesus, you'se (you are) an educated fool
And that's
all, I'll tell you that's all
'Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you
that's all
Ditty Wah Ditty
There's a great big mistery
And it sure is worrying me
It's a ditty wah ditty
Mister ditty wah ditty
I wished somebody would
tell me what ditty wah ditty means
I went out and walked around
Somebody yelled, "Now who's
in town ?"
Mister ditty wah ditty
Mister ditty wah ditty
I wished
somebody would tell me what ditty wah ditty means
Some little girl 'bout four-feet-four
Said, "Come on,
papa, and gimme some mo'"
Your ditty wah ditty
Your ditty wah ditty
I wished somebody would tell me what ditty wah ditty means
I went to church, put my hat on the seat
A lady sat on it
and said, "Daddy you sho' is sweet"
Mister ditty wah ditty
Mister ditty
wah ditty
I wished somebody would tell me what ditty wah ditty means
I said, "Sister, I'll soon be gone
Just give me that thing
that you're sitting on"
My ditty wah ditty
Mister ditty wah ditty
I
wished somebody would tell me what ditty wah ditty means
Then I got put outta the church
'Cause I talked about
ditty wah ditty too much
Mister ditty wah ditty
Mister ditty wah ditty
I wished somebody would tell me what ditty wah ditty means
Goodnight Irene
I asked your mother for you
She told me that you was too
young
I wish dear Lord never have seen your face
And I'm sorry that you
ever been born.
Irene good night, Irene good night
Goodnight Irene, good
night Irene
I'll get you in my dreams
Sometimes I lives in the country
Sometimes I lives in town
Sometimes I have a great notion
To jump into the river and drown
I loves Irene, God knows I do
Loves her till the sea runs
dry
If Irene turns her back on me
I'm gonna take morphine and die
Stop ramblin' and stop gamblin'
Quit staying out late at
night
Come home into your wife and your family
Sit down by the fireside
bright
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene,
goodnight Irene
I'll get you in my dreams
On a Monday
On a Monday, I was ar rested
On a Tuesday, I was locked up
in jail
On a Wednesday, my trial was at tested
On a Thursday, nobody
would go my bail
Almost done, I'm almost done, almost done
And I ain't
gonna bring them yellow women no pail
Take these stripes, stripes from around my shoulder
Take
these chains, these chains from around my legs
Lord, these stripes, it sure
don't worry me
But these chains, these chain's gonna kill me dead
Yes, I'm almost done, almost done, almost done
And I ain't
gonna bring them yellow women no pail
On Friday, my baby went a-walking
On a Saturday, she
locked me outa the door
On a Sunday, we were sitting down a-talking
On a
Monday, she pawned all of my clothes
Police Dog Blues
All my life I've been a travellin' man
All my life I've
been a travellin' man
Stayin' alone and doing the best I can
I ship my trunk down to Tennessee
Ship my trunk down to
Tennessee
It's hard to tell 'bout a man like me
I had a gal, I couldn't get her off my mind
I had a gal, I
couldn't get her off my mind
She passed me up saying she didn't like my kind
Scared to bother around the house that night
I'm scared to
bother around the house that night
Got police dogs cravin' for a fight
His game is rambling when he gets the chance
His game is
rambling when he gets the chance
He leaves his mark on everybody's pants
Guess I'll travel, guess I'll let her be
Guess I'll
travel, guess I'll let her be
Before she sets that police dog on me
Vigilante Man
Have you seen that vigilante man ?
Have you seen that
vigilante man ?
Have you seen that vigilante man ?
I've been hearin' his
name all over the land.
Rainy nights down in the engine house,
Sleepin' just as
still as a mouse,
A man came along and he chased us out in the rain.
Was
that a vigilante man ?
Well, I rambled around from town to town,
Now, I rambled
around from town to town,
And they herded us around like a wild herd of
cattle.
Was that the vigilante man ?
Well, why does a vigilante man ?
Tell me why does a
vigilante man ?
Carry that sawed-off shot-gun in his hand ?
Would he
shoot his brother and sister down ?
Have you seen that vigilante man ?
Have you seen that
vigilante man ?
Have you seen that vigilante man ?
I've been hearin' his
name all over the land.
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