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Say, Kelly123, will you kindly explain to the out-group what Frank Zappa meant in concocting the strange lyrics you posted above?
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There were bells on a hill
But I never heard them ringing
No I never heard them at all
'Til there was you

There were birds in the sky
But I never saw them winging
No I never saw them at all
'Til there was you

Then there was music
And wonderful roses
They tell me in sweet fragrant
Meadows of dawn and dew

There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No I never heard it at all
'Til there was you

ANITA BRYANT singing "Til There Was You"
(written by Meredith Willson)

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...will you explain to the out-group what Frank Zappa meant in concocting...

Yeah, that'll happen.

*******

Dig if u will the picture Of u and I engaged in a kiss
The sweat of your body covers me Can u my darling
Can u picture this?

Dream if u can a courtyard An ocean of violets in bloom
Animals strike curious poses They feel the heat
The heat between me and u

<refrain>
How can u just leave me standing?
Alone in a world that's so cold? (So cold)
Maybe I'm just 2 demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father 2 bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (She's never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other
This is what it sounds like When doves cry

Touch if u will my stomach
Feel how it trembles inside
You've got the butterflies all tied up
Don't make me chase u
Even doves have pride

<refrain>, etc.

When Doves Cry - The artist currently known as "Prince".

(My apologies for the cut and pasting that retained the "u" for the word "you". I'm sure yule survive.)

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Movin’ to the country,
Gonna eat a lot of peaches

Peaches come from a can,
They were put there by a man
In a factory downtown
If I had my little way,
I’d eat peaches every day
Sun-soakin’ bulges in the shade

Take a little naps where the roots all twist
Squished a rotten peach in my fist
And dreamed about you, woman,
I poked my finger down inside
Make a little room for it to hide
Nature’s candy in my hand or can or a pie

Millions of peaches, peaches for me
Millions of peaches, peaches for free

Look out!

Peaches, The Presidents of the United States

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It's nature's way of telling you something's wrong
It's nature's way of telling you in a song
It's nature's way of receiving you
It's nature's way of retrieving you
It's nature's way of telling you
Something's wrong


Nature's Way ~ Randy California (Spirit)

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Just a town like any other a second brand new start
A third or fourth hand wife or lover no, you won't break her heart
Take some bacon go on and leave your watch chain
She won't count on nothing more
Wrap your hands around that small change
and tiptoe barefoot out the door

Yes, something's wrong that restless feeling's been preying on my mind
When things get bad I'm bound to pack my bags and just
Leave them all behind

from Something's Wrong by James Taylor

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I'm Alabamy bound
They'll be no heebie-jeebies hanging 'round
Just gave the meanest ticket man on earth
All I'm worth, to put my tootsies in an upper berth.

Just hear the choo-choo sound
I know that soon we're gonna cover ground
And then I'll holler so the world will know,
Here I go!
I'm Alabamy,
I'm Alabamy bound
(I'm gone.)

Alabamy Bound
______________Al Jolson



I'm Alabamy bound (I'm Alabamy bound)
I'm Alabamy bound (I'm Alabamy bound)
And if the train don't stop and turn around
I'm Alabamy bound (I'm Alabamy bound)

(Hair don't curl)
And your eyes ain't blue
'Cause if you don't want me, sweet Polly Ann
(Well, I don't want you)


I'm Alabamy bound
And if the train down stop and turn around
I'm Alabamy bound (I'm Alabamy bound)

Alabamy Bound
_______________________ Van Morrison (who died young)

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Reasons to be cheerful part 3

Health service glasses
Gigolos and brasses
round or skinny bottoms

Take your mum to paris
lighting up the chalice
wee willy harris

Bantu Stephen Biko, listening to Rico
Harpo, Groucho, Chico

Cheddar cheese and pickle, the Vincent motorsickle
Slap and tickle
Woody Allen, Dali, Dimitri and Pasquale
balabalabala and Volare

Something nice to study, phoning up a buddy
Being in my nuddy
Saying hokey-dokey, singalonga Smokey
Coming out of chokey

John Coltrane's soprano, Adi Celentano
Bonar Colleano

Reasons to be cheerful part 3
Reasons to be cheerful part 3
Reasons to be cheerful part 3
Reasons to be cheerful part 3

1 2 3

Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3~Ian Dury and the Blockheads

I think Van Morrison would be greatly surprised to discover he died young.

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Said Red Molly to James "That's a fine motorbike
A girl could feel special on any such like"
Said James to Red Molly, "Well my hat's off to you
It's a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952
And I've seen you at the corners and cafes it seems
Red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme"
And he pulled her on behind
And down to Box Hill they did ride

"1952 Vincent Black Lightning" Richard Thompson

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(What, Consuelo? I thought Van Morrison died in England of a drug overdose about a year after he recorded "Light My Fire" )

I was down at the New Amsterdam staring at this yellow-haired girl
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation with this black-haired flamenco dancer
She dances while his father plays guitar
She's suddenly beautiful
We all want something beautiful
I wish I was beautiful
So come dance this silence down through the morning
Cut Maria! Show me some of them Spanish dances
Pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones
Believe in me
Help me believe in anything
I want to be someone who believes

Mr. Jones and me, tell each other fairy tales
Stare at the beautiful women
"She's looking at you. Ah, no, no, she's looking at me."
Smiling in the bright lights
Coming through in stereo
When everybody loves you, you can never be lonely


I will paint my picture
Paint myself in blue and red and black and gray
All of the beautiful colors are very very meaningful
Grey is my favorite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a gray guitar and play

Mr. Jones and me look into the future
Stare at the beautiful women
"She's looking at you.
Uh, I don't think so. She's looking at me."
Standing in the spotlight
I bought myself a gray guitar
When everybody loves me, I will never be lonely


I want to be a lion
Everybody wants to pass as cats
We all want to be big big stars, but we got different reasons for that
Believe in me, because I don't believe in anything,
and I want to be someone, to believe, to believe...

Mr. Jones and me stumbling through the barrio
Yeah we stare at the beautiful women
"She's perfect for you, Man, there's got to be somebody for me."
I want to be Bob Dylan
Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky
When everybody loves you, son, that's just about as funky as you can be


Mr. Jones and me, staring at the video
When I look at the television, I want to see me staring right back at me
We all want to be big stars, but we don't know why and we don't know how
But when everybody loves me, I'm going to be just about as happy as can be
Mr. Jones and me,
we're
gonna
be
big
stars..

Mr. Jones
________ Counting Crows


( Sorry about the length of this song, Consue, I just couldn't cut it. )

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Me and Mrs. Jones, we got a thing going on,
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong to let it cool down now.
We meet ev'ry day at the same cafe,
Six-thirty I know she'll be there,
Holding hands, making all kinds of plans
While the jukebox plays our favorite song.
Me and Mrs., Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Jones got a thing going on,

Me and Mrs. Jones~Billy Paul

I'm sure you meant Jim Morrison , Milo. Here's what Van Morrison's up to.

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