The Mamas & The Papas
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California Dreamin'
All the leaves are brown
(All the leaves are brown)
And
the sky is gray.
(And the sky is gray).
I've been for a walk
(I've been
for a walk)
On a winter's day.
(On a winter's day).
I'd be safe and warm
(I'd be safe and warm)
if I was in
L.A.
(If I was in L.A.)
California dreamin'
(California dreamin') on
such a winter's day.
Stopped in to a church I passed along the way.
Well I got
down on my knees
(got down on my knees)
And I pretend to pray.
(I
pretend to pray).
You know the preacher likes the cold.
(preacher likes
the cold).
He knows I'm gonna stay.
(knows I'm gonna stay).
California
dreamin'
(California dreamin') on such a winter's day.
All the leaves are brown
(All the leaves are brown)
And
the sky is gray.
(And the sky is gray).
I've been for a walk
(I've been
for a walk)
On a winter's day.
(On a winter's day).
If I didn't tell her
(If I didn't tell her)
I could
leave today.
(I could leave today).
California dreamin' (California
dreamin')on such a winter's day,
California dreamin' on such a winter's day,
California dreamin' on such a winter's day.
Creeque Alley
John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchy
Just to leave
their folk music behind;
Zal and Denny workin' for a penny
Tryin' to get a
fish on the line.
In a coffee house Sebastian sat,
And after every number
they'd pass the hat.
McGuinn and McGuire just a-gettin' higher in L.A.,
You know where that's at.
And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass.
Zal he said, "Denny, you know there aren't many
Who can
sing a song the way that you do; let's go south."
Denny said, "Zally, golly,
don't you think that I wish
I could play guitar like you."
Zal, Denny, and
Sebastian sat (at the Night Owl)
And after every number they'd pass the hat.
McGuinn and McGuire still a-gettin higher in L.A.,
You know where that's at.
And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass.
When Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swarthmore
But
she changed her mind one day.
Standin' on the turnpike, thumb out to
hitchhike,
"Take me to New York right away."
When Denny met Cass he gave
her love bumps;
Called John and Zal and that was the Mugwumps.
McGuinn and
McGuire couldn't get no higher
But that's what they were aimin' at.
And no
one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass.
Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps---
Don't you
work as hard as you play.
Make up, break up, everything is shake up;
Guess
it had to be that way.
Sebastian and Zal formed the Spoonful;
Michelle,
John, and Denny gettin' very tuneful.
McGuinn and McGuire just a-catchin'
fire in L.A.,
You know where that's at.
And everybody's gettin' fat
except Mama Cass.
Broke, busted, disgusted, agents can't be trusted,
And
Mitchy wants to go to the sea.
Cass can't make it; she says we'll have to
fake it---
We knew she'd come eventually.
Greasin' on American Express
cards;
Tents low rent, but keeping out the heat's hard.
Duffy's good
vibrations and our imaginations
Can't go on indefinitely.
And California
dreamin' is becomin' a reality...
Dancing Bear
I wouldn't want to be a chimney sweep
All black from head
to foot
From climbing in them chimneys
And cleaning out that soot.
With
a broom and ladder and pail,
The darkened walls I scale---
And far..and
high...I see a patch of sky.
I'd rather be the gypsy
(I'd rather be the gypsy)
Whose
camped at the edge of town---
(Camped at the edge of town)
The one who has
the dancing bear
That follows him around.
And he lifts his big foot up;
He puts his big foot down
And bows...and twirls...
And dances 'round and
'round.
I found I was a cabin boy last night as I did dream---
Bound upon a magic ship for a land I'd never seen.
And the moon she filled
our sails;
And the stars they steered out course;
And on our bow there was
a golden horse.
The queen eats fruit and candy; the bishop nuts and cheese
And when I am a grown man, I'll taste just what I please---
The honey from
the bee, the shellfish from the sea,
The earth, the wind, a girl, someone to
share these things with me.
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
"...you keep pouring into one glass and you're never changing
the straw."
"And now to sing this lovely ballad, here is...Mama Cass."
Stars shining bright above you;
Night breezes seem to
whisper "I love you."
Birds singing in the sycamore tree.
Dream a little
dream of me.
Say nighty-night and kiss me;
Just hold me tight and tell
me you'll miss me.
While I'm alone, blue as can be,
Dream a little dream
of me.
Stars fading but I linger on, dear---
Still craving your
kiss.
I'm longing to linger till dawn, dear,
Just saying this...
Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you---
Sweet dreams that
leave all worries behind you.
But in your dreams, whatever they be,
Dream
a little dream of me.
Stars fading but I linger on, dear---
Still craving your
kiss.
I'm longing to linger till dawn, dear,
Just saying this...
Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you---
Sweet dreams that
leave all worries far behind you.
But in your dreams, whatever they be,
Dream a little dream of me.
I Call Your Name
I call your name but you're not there.
Was I to blame for
being unfair?
Don't you know I can't sleep at night
Since you're been
gone.
I never weep at night; I can't go on.
Don't you know I can't take it;
I don't know who can.
I'm not gonna make it;
I'm not that kind of man.
Don't you know I can't sleep at night.
But just the same,
I never weep at night; I call your name.
(John...John...)
Don't you know I can't take it;
I don't know who can.
I'm not gonna make it;
I'm not that kind of man.
Don't you know I can't sleep at night.
But just the same,
I never weep at night; I call your name.
I never weep at night; I call your
name.
Monday, Monday
Bah-da bah-da-da-da
Bah-da bah-da-da-da
Bah-da
bah-da-da-da
Monday, Monday, so good to me
Monday mornin', it was all I
hoped it would be
Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' couldn't guarantee
That Monday evenin' you would still be here with me
Monday, Monday, can't trust that day
Monday, Monday,
sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday mornin' you gave me no warnin'
of what was to be
Oh Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me
Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the
week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
A-you can find me cryin' all of the time
Monday, Monday, so good to me
Monday mornin', it was all I
hoped it would be
But Monday mornin', Monday mornin' couldn't guarantee
That Monday evenin' you would still be here with me
Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the
week is fine, yeah (yeah)
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday
comes
A-you can find me cryin' all of the time
Monday, Monday, can't trust that day
Monday, Monday, it
just turns out that way
Oh Monday, Monday, won't go away
Monday, Monday,
it's here to stay
Oh Monday, Monday
Oh Monday, Monday
My Girl
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day;
And when it's cold
outside, I've got the month of May.
I guess you'll say
What can make me
feel this way?
My girl---I'm talking 'bout my girl.
I've got so much honey the bees envy me;
I've got a sweeter
song than the birds in the tree.
I guess you'll say
What can make me feel
this way?
My girl---I'm talking 'bout my girl.
Hey, hey, hey...
Hey, hey, hey...
I don't need money, fortune, or fame;
I got all the riches,
baby, that one man can claim.
I guess you'll say
What can make me feel
this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)---talking 'bout my girl
(Hey, hey, hey---hey, hey, hey)
I've got so much honey the
bees envy me
(Hey, hey, hey---hey, hey, hey)
I got a sweeter song than the
birds in the tree
(Hey, hey, hey---hey, hey, hey)
Don't need no fortune,
no money or fame
(Hey, hey, hey...)
But when I got my girl...
Pearl
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.
A banker's daughter or a runaway girl,
A little lady or a
honky-tonk Pearl
Has to find someplace in this world
Where she feels at
home.
A banker's daughter is so hard to deceive;
A little lady is so
hard to please.
Honky-tonk Pearl wears her heart on her sleeve,
And her
heart will not grow cold.
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.
Here's a wish for a runaway girl;
Here's a prayer for
honky-tonk Pearl---
Hope she finds someplace outta this world
Where she
feels at home.
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might...
First star (first star)
I see tonight (I see tonight)
I wish I may, I
wish I might...
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.
People Like Us
People like us,
So much in love;
People who just trust
one another.
Ooh, what a dump---
Now it's a palace.
Where a Dixie cup
becomes a chalice.
For people like us (For people like us),
So much in
love (So much in love)...
Lassos of love (lassos of love)
Twirling around us
(twirling around us);
A magical space in the city that surrounds us.
Now
is the time---
Blow out the candles.
A nursery rhyme too hot to handle.
For people like us
So much in love...
Ooh, what a dump---
Now it's a palace
Where a Dixie cup
becomes a chalice
For people like us,
So much in...so much in love,
In love...
For people like us,
(For people like us)
For people
like us,
(For people like us)
For people like us...
Spanish Harlem
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem,
A red rose up in
Spanish Harlem.
It is a special one; it's never seen the sun.
It only
comes out when the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming.
It's
growing in the street right up through the concrete
But soft and sweet and
dreamy.
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem,
A red rose up in Spanish
Harlem.
With eyes as black as coal, that look down in my soul
And start a
fire there and then I lose control;
I have to beg your pardon.
I gonna
pick that rose and watch her as she grows
In my garden.
It is a special one; it? never seen the sun.
It only comes
out when the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming.
I gonna
pick that rose and watch her as she grows
In my garden.
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem;
A red rose up in Spanish
Harlem.
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem;
A red rose up in Spanish
Harlem...
Too Late
When it's too late for talking,
But it's too early to be
walking
And your world slowly stops its spin...
When the mind that once
was open shuts
And no one can get in...
And we know that you're faking,
And there's no give or
taking...
And no one's really sure who's been had.
When the love and trust
have turned to dust,
And that was all you had...
Get on your pony and ride;
Get on your pony and ride.
No
one to catch up to you,
If you try.
Get on your pony and ride;
Get on
your pony and ride.
No one to catch up to you,
If you try.
No one to
catch up to you,
If you try...cause I've tried.
Cause when the mind that once was open shuts
And you knock
on the door, nobody answers anymore...
When the love and trust has turned to
dust...
When the mind that once was open shuts...
When you knock on the
door, nobody answers anymore...
When the love and trust has turned to dust...
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László Zoltán 2011
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