KEVIN
COYNE LYRICS - H
Happy
(Kevin Coyne - 1996) (KNOCKING ON YOUR BRAIN)
Squinting
at the lily white walls, never answering telephone calls, staring from a window
at ponds and lakes and long green grass
Watching
wild aeroplanes, watching their vapour trails, wondering why they squirm and
turn like they do, like butterflies
Chorus:
But you're happy, happy, happy
Yes,
you're happy, happy, happy
Truly
happy, happy, happy in a special way.
Wandering
down the winding road, in your knapsack a heavy load, lots of books and pamphlets
that you've never read and will never read
Talking
to the neighbours loud, they're quite an unruly crowd, they smash up your
garden, smash your bottles of wine, bottles of beer
Chorus
Sometimes
you pretend you're dead, lie for hours in your big blue bed, stare at the
ceiling, sing hymns and songs of yesterday
Then
a voice from above it calls, it says it's your mother and she's worried and
all and why you don't wash the dishes, come down the stairs, run down the
stairs
But
you're happy, happy, happy
Truly
happy, happy, happy
Yes,
you're happy, happy, happy in a special way
Yes you're
happy, happy, happy
Truly
happy, happy, happy
Yes,
you're happy, happy, happy in a special way
Yes you're
happy, happy, happy
Truly
happy, happy, happy
Yes,
you're happy, happy, happy in a special way
In a
special way
Happy,
Happy (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne - 1990) (ROMANCE
ROMANCE )
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you happy
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you smile again
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you happy
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you smile again
I
know that you've been lonely, you had a bad time
I
know you're almost crazy, amost lost your mind
(repeat
everything)
And
now the sun is coming, see it coming through
That
sad look on your face, baby it won't do
And
you can see the sun, the sun is coming through
That
sad look on your face, baby it won't do
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you happy
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you smile again
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you happy
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you smile again
Gonna
make you smile, smiling all the while (repeat)
Happy
Band (Kevin Coyne - 1976) (HEARTBURN)
Honey,
I'm just waisting, waisting my life away
Let's
you and I get together, let's form a happy day
Let's
dance around the living room, climb right up the wall
Turn
off the telephone, we just won't take no calls
We need
a happy band with a happy tune
Happy
band with a happy tune (x2)
We need
a happy band
Honey,
you're running when you should stay right here
Hold
my hands closely and squeeze and say 'My dear'
Now come
on little darling, there's something to enjoy
Here's
your little darling, your rocking baby boy
I need
a happy band with a happy tune
Happy
band with a happy tune (x2)
I need
a happy band
I need
a happy band with a happy tune
Happy
band with a happy tune (x2)
I need
a happy band
Honey,
you got the message and everything is clear
Hold
right on to your garters, hold on oh my dear
Everything
is ready, everything's a thrill
Come
on little darling, we've really made a kill
We've
joined a happy band with a happy tune
Happy
band with a happy tune (x2)
We've
joined a happy band
Happy
Holiday (Open and Close) (D. Kolb, KC, M. McGod/F.Aumueller - 1985)
(single)
Let's
take a sailing boat
A boat
that really floats
Some
place far away
Let's
have a holiday
Where
people jump and shout
Know
what it's all about
Drinking
whisky and rhum
Determined
to have fun
Dancing
on the beach
??
Chorus:
Let's go dancing (x4)
This
is your holiday, just you know.
Happy
happy holiday
You can
take your mother in law
Don't
leave her at the door
You can
take the children too
We'll
show them what to do
Dancing
hand in hand
Dancing
on the sand
Jumping
up and down
Whirling
round and round
This
is paradise
Man,
it's really nice
Chorus
This
is your holiday
Let's
take a sailing boat
A boat
that really floats
Let's
take a holiday
In some
place far away
Where
people jump and shout
Know
what it's all about
Drinking
whisky and rhum
Determined
to have fun
Dancing
on the beach
??
Chorus
Happy happy
holiday
Did you hear
the children sing? (x4)
This is you
holiday
Happy
Homes (Kevin Coyne - 1979) (BABBLE)
Happy
homes in the moonlight
Snow
on the East Lancs road
Little
children at windows
Grandpa
with a red nose
They're
happy, so happy, they're happy (x3) ooh
Happy
homes in the moonlight
Mother-in-law
is having fun
Son-in-law's
in the bathroom
He's
toying with a gun
They're
happy (x3)
So happy
Happy
homes in the moonlight
It's
festive time again
Remember
all you people
It's
good will to all men
They're
happy (ad lib)
Happy Island Girl (Kevin Coyne - 2002) (ONE DAY IN CHICAGO)
Happy island girl in a pink bikini
Fat British boy looking at you
Happy island girl somewhere near Corsica
Where they say the sea is an eternal blue
Happy island girl, I’ll be there in a while
Where I see your great big lipstick smile
Happy island girl, wearing, wearing almost nothing
Happy island girl, I could give you something you might like
Some some girls are playing (x2)
I'll soon be there (x2)
Some some girls are playing (x2)
I’m almost there
Happy island girl, you look so fine
Sitting at a chekered table cloth with a large glass of wine
Happy island girl, I’m your tourist friend
Oh you can’t read the letters I send
Happy island girl, tralalala
Happy island girl, you could have been a star, star
Happy island girl, I’m exhausted to go all of this
Happy island girl, I’ve got a wife who won’t even give me a kiss, so I’ll be there
Some some girls are playing (x2)
I’m on my way
Some some girls are playing (x2)
I’m on my way
Happy island girl, oh you’re wonderful, wonderful
I said happy island girl, oh you’re a mouthful, you’re delicious
Happy island girl, wait for me
I’m your man, can’t you see
Happy island girl, it’s been a long time
Happy island girl since I held a woman so fine like you
Happy island girl, I’m happy in love
I need somebody like you to help me out, to touch me, to help me out, to touch me, touch me, oh mama mia, that’s wonderful
Some some girls are playing (x2)
I’m on my way
Some some girls are playing (x2)
I’m on my way today
Say it again
Some some girls are playing (x2)
I’m on my way
Some some girls are playing (x2)
I’m on my way
Happy
Little Fat Man (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne - 2002) (SUGAR
CANDY TAXI)
Let
love shine, shine so bright, don't let it drift away
Keep
your heart open wide, this is a happy day
No more
pain and no more grief, Paradise is here
She smiles
at you from across the room, there's nothing dark to fear
Chorus:
Hi, hi, ho ho happy little fat man me (x4)
So here
I go, I'm travelling on to a wondrous place
There's
a smile so wide and love in my eyes
I love
the human race (x3)
Hard And Loud (Kevin Coyne) (UNDERGROUND)
Let’s play hard. Let’s play loud.
Let’s play hard. Let’s play loud.
C’mon baby let's get with the crowd.
Out on the street, dancin’ around.
Honey, honey, honey it’s a full moon.
We’re gonna dance, we’re gonna rock it.
We’re gonna dance, honey we’re gonna rock it.
Yeah! Heh, I'm in a delirium.
Sometimes I feel like the chosen one
Chosen by you to have a good time.
Let’s play loud. Let’s play hard.
Let’s play loud. Let’s play hard.
Let’s play hard. Let’s play loud.
Now here comes a policeman, he’s on his beat.
Look now at his skippin’, jumpin’ feet.
He likes the music, feels alright.
Oh! It’s a magic moonlight.
Now, let’s play hard. Let’s play loud.
Let’s play hard. Let’s play loud. Alright.
Ha-ha, all the children they're laughin’ at me.
They say look at this old man, he's got his fleas.
Help us jump up, help us jump down.
You're the king of the festival. You’ve got the crown.
Now, let’s play hard. Let’s play loud.
Let’s play hard. Let’s play loud.
Let’s play hard. Let’s play loud.
Let’s play hard. Let’s play loud.
And we’ll do it cos we wanna do it. We’ll do it cos we wanna do it.
We’ll do it cos we want do it. We’ll do it cos we wanna do it.
Nobody can stop us. Nobody can stop us.
Cos we got it, yes we got it. Nobody can stop us.
Let’s play hard. Let’s play loud.
Let’s play hard. Let’s play loud.
Let’s play hard. Let’s play loud.
Hard
Blue Part 1 (Kevin Coyne/Achim Goettert - 1993) (MANSION
OF DREAMS)
You're
sleeping now just like a lamb
You've
drawn the curtains, folded up your hands
I watch
the flowers as they creep up the window
As they
creep, as they creep
Under
my pillow (x3)
You're
sleeping, sugar wouldn't melt in your mouth, neither would butter
You're
sleeping now, the toes curled up at the end
I watch
the flowers as they grow up the window
The leaves,
they crawl
Under
my pillow (x3)
You've
taken all my money, that's why you're smiling now
Although
you're sleeping now, there's all in your head and stomach
I watch
the flowers as they grow up the window
And the
leaves they crawl
Under
my pillow (x3)
Hard
Blue Part 2 (Kevin Coyne/Achim Goettert - 1993) (MANSION
OF DREAMS)
Ah
happy again! Like a little bird. Up and down and in the ?? and back again.
But now I feel good and happy, free in the air. I can fly anywhere.
Somebody
told me something boring today
They
said all your pain is just gone away
But I
don't what, no I don't want that
I need
my stress and strain
Ah ah
Somebody told
me today that Heaven is right here
I said I don't
want it, I'm not finished with the pain
I'm a little
confused but I feel I'm right
I can wait
for ever in the end
Somebody told
me Heaven's right here
Just
open your arms, it's right here
But I'm
not sure that I want it, not sure that I need it
I prefer
my stress and strain
Hardhearted
(Kevin Coyne - 1992) (BURNING
HEAD)
Hardhearted,
that's the game you started, it's the game that two can play
Hardhearted,
now that we've parted, I'm really glad that I've gone away
Hardhearted,
that's the game you started
A game
now you don't like me to play
But hardhearted,
that's the game you started
Now I'm
gonna have my say
Chorus:
Mean mean mean, that's what you say I am,
Mean
mean mean, just a little man
Mean
mean mean, that's what you say I am,
That's
OK, that's OK.
Hardhearted,
that's the game you started, that's the game that two can play
Hardhearted,
that's the game you started, now I've truly gone away
Hardhearted,
a heart of stone now you've left all on your own
Hardhearted,
that's the game you started, that's the game that I can play
Chorus
Hardhearted,
that's the game you started, that's the game that two can play
Hardhearted,
that's the game you started, now I've truly flown away
Hardhearted,
a heart of stone now you're really on your own
Hardhearted,
that's the game you started, that's the game that two can play
That's
OK (repeat)
Hard
Ride (Kevin Coyne/Achim Goettert - 1993) (MANSION
OF DREAMS)
Nothing
to say (x4)
It's
a hard road, a hard road
It will
get you in the end
Mama's
scream teeth (x2)
Big shiny
head, Mama's scream teeth
Big green
teeth, please, please
Mama's
scream teeth (x3)
Big shiny
head, please, please
Spotty
dress, spotty dress, in a mess (x3)
I can
see right up your dress
Lies
are lies, alibis
No more
lies (x2)
Lies
are lies and alibis
No more
lies (x2)
No lies
Mama's
scream teeth (x2)
Big shiny
head, Mama's scream teeth
Mama's
green teeth (x2)
Big shiny
head, green teeth
I can
see your mouth (x2)
Mama's
scream teeth (x2)
Big shiny
head, you're screaming right now
Mama's
scream teeth (x2)
Big shiny
head, I can hear you screaming now
Tie my
arms, tie my fingers (x3)
Tie my
arms
Tie me
up and bound (x4)
Mama's
scream teeth, Mama
Hard
Ride (encore) (Kevin Coyne/Achim Goettert - 1993) (MANSION
OF DREAMS)
It
was a mean upset but I feel better now
Mean
upset but I feel better now
It
was a mean upset but I feel better now (x2)
Feel
better now (x2)
There's
a spring in my feet, I'm jumping all around (x2)
Spring
in my feet, I'm jumping all around
Spring
in my feet, spring in my feet
I was
feeling kind of weary but
I feel better now (x3)
I feel
better now (x2)
Feeling
kind of weary but
I feel better now (x4)
I feel
better
Jive
and jive and jump, I'm a jumping being (x3)
I'm jumping
Having
a Party (Kevin Coyne - 1979) (MILLIONAIRES
AND TEDDY BEARS)
We're
having a party, oh what fun
See the
little girls now see how they squeal and run
Out on
the patio, millionaires a go go
If you
want another drink, there's plenty more under the sink
Chorus:
Spot the millionaires, aristocrats, big teddy bears, fools in fools
hats
Discussing
my future, I wonder why
They
tell me I'd be much better off if I told one little lie
Smoke
up the chimney
Bones
of pop stars
They
say you've got to to be tough and rough and tough and rough and tough and
rough if you want to be a pop star
Chorus
I had
a nightmare boogie one last night
I dreamed
l was trapped in a hall full of golden discs
Somebody
said to me, "Which one is yours?"
And I
had to confess I hadn't got one, hadn't got a single, hadn't got a single
one at all
Not one
at all
He said,
"Get back, get back, don't want you here, get back, get back, go away"
Heart
of Hearts (Friedl Pohrer/Kevin
Coyne - 1995) (CRAZY FRANK)
Heart
of hearts, that's what you are
A lovely
glistening star in a big blue sky
You burn
so bright, an eternal flame
Heart
of hearts, my one desire is to forever hold your fire
Keep
the flame burning in my soul, in my soul, in my soul
If you
ever went away, I wouldn't wash and wouldn't shave
Lock
myself in this house of gloom, I wouldn't answer any letters no, talk to no-one
Heart
of hearts, oh come to me, you're the loving consistency
That
a lonely fool like me will always need, always crave, always need, always
crave
If you
ever went away, I wouldn't wash and wouldn't shave
I'd lock
myself in this house of gloom, I wouldn't answer any letters no, talk to no-one
Heart
of hearts, can you hear my plea, its a cry for all eternity
That
you'll be there, always by my side, be my guide, by my side
Heaven
Song (The) [We are Going to Heaven] (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne - 1990)
(ROMANCE-ROMANCE)
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
Hippocrits
and accolytes, old beggars too
I really
heard it, just heard the news
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
They're
dancing on, all around the world
Ragged
children, brazen boys and girls
Their
toes are twinkling like little pearls
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
No gloomy
people, they all got big smiles
We're
gonna get the feeling in a little while
Jump
through the garden over fields and stars
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
There's
a train a-coming, wheels spinning round
Big wings
flapping take you off the ground
You're
all up, you're never down
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
It's
never boring, there's a job to do
Spread
the word of love, it's up to you
Come
on now everybody, you can hear the truth
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
You've
got the feeling, feel it in your bones
You're
really up, you're never alone
You can
jump up, you don't need to get stoned
You're
going to heaven, that's what you're gonna do
You're
moving in a haze, going up, you're going, can't stop you, you're moving, moving
on
You're flying,
?? exploding like a bomb, you can see it in the night sky, you're going, you're
going, you're really going, you're really going, you're going to
Heaven, almost there.
He Knows Everything (Kevin Coyne - Werner Steinhauser)(UNDERGROUND)
Well he sits in the office with his porcelain brow.
He sweats, he thinks. Somehow, I’ve solved everything.
Nothing I don’t know, I know everything.
Yes he knows everything. Oh! He knows everything.
He knows everything. Yes he knows everything (he knows everything)
Out on the street he drives his fast car.
All the pedestrians stare, they say he’s gone too far.
He’s going too fast, he ought to slow down
He’s crazy fool, he’s gonna kill us all.
He just treats us like we don’t exist, he’s pissed.
He’s drunk on his own ego.
Ah! No, cos he knows everything. He knows everything. He knows everything.
Can’t tell him nothin’. You can’t tell him nothin’
In the morning when he gets out of bed he stares up at the sky.
He says, now now sky, I wonder why.
I wonder why you’re blue and not grey, and not green, and not a hazy colour of red.
It’s because, I said, I know everything.
I can make you change. I know everything, the weather changes with me.
Because I know everything
I know everything. There’s nothin’ I don’t know.
I know everything. There’s nothing I don’t know.
I know everything. There’s nothing I can be told.
I know everything. There’s nothing I don’t know.
I know everything. (5 x)
Nothing to learn. Not a thing he doesn’t know. Nothing to learn.
I know everything. (18 x)
I can’t be told. I know, I know, I know everything. I know everything.
My mother told me when I was very young, she said:, you gotta be strong.
Nobody can tell you anything because you know already.’
And that’s why I know everything.
Mother told me I know everything.
Don’t tell me. I know already. I know already. I know already. I know already.
I know it. I know it. I know it. I know already.
I know it. I know it. I know it. I know everything.
(He knows you know) everything.
Hello
Friends, Hello Everyone (Kevin Coyne - 1977) (BEAUTIFUL
EXTREMES)
Hello
friends, hello everyone, nice to meet you down, jangle the
bell
Hello
friends, hello everyone, nice to be at the tip of Hell
Hello
Doreen, hello Michael, hello Jason, hello Mark
Do you
know about our youngest, he doesn't like sleeping in the dark
Heard
his Mummy say "No" to Daddy, heard the uncles arguing in the hall
But it's
time for those festive lights
He won't
sleep in the dark anymore
Hello
Christmas, goodbye loneliness
Could
be a birthday, could be a wedding
Hello
changes as we drink them down
Hello
happiness goodbye truth
Hello
Judas (Kevin Coyne - 1978) (PERSPECTIVES
AND DISTORTION)
Hello
friend, I like the flowers, I've seen those poses once before
(x2)
Hello
friend, I like the raincoat, I've seen that raincoat in a drawer (x2)
Hello
friend, I like the wrist-watch, could you tell me the perfect time?
Hello
friend, I like the wrist-watch, could you sling me a perfect line?
Hello
friends, you say you love me, you know I'm feeling lost and proud
Hello
friends, you say you love me, would you notice me in a crowd?
I was
snooping in a rockery one sour cold day
Hearing
through the iron work like a lion before a prey
I was
making stupid phone calls, kicking all in sight
When
a voice boomed down at me
"Love
someone or otherwise it will always be night"
Hello
Judas, how you're doing?
Won't
you come and eat with me?
Say,
hello Judas, how are you doing?
Won't
you come and eat with me?
Say,
I love you Judas
You're
a fine one
As fine
as fine as a friend could be
Yes Hello
Judas, you're a fine one
As fine
as fine as a friend could be
So come
on inside, come on in
Won't
you join the company
Say come
on inside, come on in
Won't
you join the company?
Help
Me (Save The World) (Kevin Coyne - 1979?) (ROCK
GARDEN 9 10 79)
Mama
mama mama mama help me, mama mama mama mama help me, mama mama mama mama help
me
Save
the world, save ourselves, save the world, save ourselves, save the world,
save ourselves
Mama
mama mama mama help us, mama mama mama mama help us, mama mama mama mama help
us
Help
us all, save ourselves, help us all, save ourselves, help us all, save ourselves
Help us all,
save ourselves, help us all, you gotta save,, help us all, help ourselves
We need help,
we need help, we need help, we need help, we need help, we need help, we need
help, we need help, I need help
Save ourselves,
save ourselves
Here
Comes The Morning
(Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne - 1988) (EVERYBODY'S
NAKED)
Chorus:
Here comes the morning, the crystal white light
Here
comes the morning, it's been a long night.
I heard
the footsteps crashing down the stairs
Stood
in the bedroom, but no help was there
Chorus
I watched
the traffic, the people racing by
I realised
that could live again, that our love was a lie
Chorus
I heard
strange music, a new symphony
It seemed
that a new love was singing just for me
Hey
Supremo (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne - 1992) (BURNING
HEAD)
Chorus:
Hey Supremo, hey you dreamo
Hey Classico,
hey Supremo
Hey Sombrero,
hey dance the bolero
Hey Supremo,
hey you dreamo
I've
been waiting all my life for someone just like you
Someone
to squeeze my hand and tell me that you're really true
To love
me nightly, love me daily every single way
Your
the one my heart's desire
The one
that sets my lips on fire
You're
the one that's in my head
The one
that whisks me off to bed
Chorus
I've
been waiting all my life for someone just like you
A girl
to hold and squueze my hand and says she loves me true
To love
me nightly, love me daily, love me every way
You're
the one, my one desire
The one
that sets my lips on fire
The one
one that's always in my head
The one
that whisks me off to bed
You're
the one that had my mind and body from the start
You stole
it all away then you tore it all apart
But now
I really love you, you've captured all my heart
You're
the one, my one desire
The one
that sets my lips on fire
The one
that's always in my head
The one
that whisks me off to bed
Chorus
You're
the one that took my heart
You took
it all from the start
You stole
my mind and body and you tore it all apart
But now
I really love you, you really won my heart
You're
the one, my hearts desires
The one
that sets my lips on fire
The one
that's always in my head
The one
that whisks me off to bed
You're
the one that captured my heart, my heart from the start
You took
my mind and body and you tore it all apart
But now
I really love you, you really won my heart
You stole
away my mind and body, tore it all apart
You're
the one, my one desire
The one
that sets my lips on fire
The one
that's always in my head
The one
that whisks me off to bed
You're
the one that captured, that captured all my heart
You stole
away my mind and body, tore it all apart
But now
I really love you, you really won my heart
You're
the one, my one desire
The one
that sets my lips on fire
The one
that's always in my head
The one
that whisks me off to bed
You're
the one that captured, that captured all my heart
You stole
away my mind and body, tore it all apart
But now
I really love you, you really won my heart
You're
the one, my one desire
The one
that sets my lips on fire
The one
that's always in my head
The one
that whisks me off to bed
Highway
Of Dreams (Kevin
Coyne - 2002) (SUGAR CANDY TAXI)
I
want to take you to the highway of dreams, introduceyou to all my plans and
a million schemes that'll make you feel good when the darkness comes, you've
got so much from me, the Devil's got to run
I'll
love you forever, forever more, I'm opening up Heaven's Heaven's precious
door, see the silver, the glint of gold, there's enough for you when you get
old, when you get old, when you get old
I don't
want you to be sad, I don't want you to be blue, I don't want you to think
there's no one for you, I want to take you on the highway of dreams, I want
to show you my plans and all my all my all my all my schemes
Hi,
I'm Johnny Cash (Kevin Coyne - 1985) (MANEGE)
Hi,
my name is Johnny Cash, I'm the biggest boy and the last, I'm
a facist and I stink
I don't
even know who I am and I'm just a ??, God knows I don't even think
I'm
Johnny Cash, I'm Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash, I'm the last
I'm
Johnny Cash, I'm Johnny Cash,
I'm a facist and the last
I couldn't
beat Bobby ?? or ?? I'll smoke anything, I just stink, I really do
I could
be a Chinaman, I could be an Irishman from anywhere, I could be a nazzi and
I could be a Jew
I'm
Johnny Cash, it's all I ask, I'm Johnny
Cash, that's all I ask, I'm Johnny Cash, I'm Johnny Cash, I'm Johnny Cash,
that's all I ask
Now if
I do the festival in Munich next week I hope you'll see that I'm a star, and
I mean this Johnny Cash and I'm a
real big leather boy, I'm a hit man, I could be James Dean understudy, but
actually, I'm just... I'm Johnny Cash
1-2-3-4
I'm
Johnny Cash, I'm Johnny Cash, that's all I ask, I'm Johnny Cash
I'm Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash,
that's all I ask
Johnny Cash, Johnny
Cash, Johnny Cash
Hold
your Head up High/Chapter 24 (Kevin Coyne/Achim Goettert - 1999)
(OPERA FOR SYD, DREIEINIGKEITSKIRCHE)
David Moss:
Kevin's not supposed to sing with me on this song
You'd better
sing with me on this song
I don't want
to be alone
I'd rather
be alone?
When you walk
through a storm, hold your head up high and you'll never be alone, no (repeat)
Now's the
time, Kevin to sing with me
Kevin Coyne:
When you walk
through a storm, hold your head up high and don't be afraid of the dark
Up above there
is a golden sky, you can hear the sound of the lark
When you walk
through a storm, hold your head up high and don't be afraid of the dark
Up above there
is a golden sky, you might hear the sound of the lark
I'm looking
for a tea shop, I want to eat cake
I'm looking
for a little tea shop to eat some cake
I'm almost
retired now, I don't do it anymore
I've given
in the hot night life
Now I'm a
suburban clown and you can never get me down
I can dance
all around your garden gates
It's wonderful
here, nobody bothers me
I found the
true soul mates
When you walk
through a storm, hold your head up high and don't be afraid of the dark
Cause high
up above there is a golden sky, you can hear the sound of the budgerigar
Of the lark,
of the cockatoo, the cockatoo, the parakeet, the ??
You can hear
them all, just listen
I'm looking
for a mushroom cloud, looking for an answer to life
Looking for
a tea shop, I want to eat cake
I'm looking
for a mushroom cloud, I'm looking for an answer to life
I'm looking
for a tea shop, I want to eat cake
All the angles
I've ever tried, of all the lies you've told
All the they
made me high, of all the lies you've told
An acid dream
in 69, a fairy's little bedroom
I'm wearing
wellington boots tonight
In the darkness
of my room (x2)
I'm in the
darkness of my room (x4)
Hope
the Devil don't Come (Kevin Coyne - 1992) (BURNING
HEAD)
Have
you ever heard the little children giggling in the dark
Rambling
and a tumbling through a shady park, hunting and a fighting
Looking
for birds and bees, seeing all the Devil's children crouching in the trees
Saying
Oh, I hope the Devil don't come (x3)
Have
you ever really wondered now that you're a man
There's
things up there in Heaven that you don't understand
You're
still wishing for something, a light that shines so bright
But sometimes
I can still hear a voice crying in the night
Saying
Oh, I hope the Devil don't come (x3)
I've
got a funny feeling, I'm happy as can be
I can
see the bluebirds crowding round the trees
I can
see my mother on her bended knees
Praying
to the Lord above, praying please
Saying
Oh, I hope the Devil don't come (x2) (save my son, save my son)
Saying
Oh, I hope the Devil don't come
So now
I her him laughing, laughing everyday (x4)
The Devil's
gone away
I said
Oh, I hope the Devil don't come (x3)
If he
does, I'm going to buy a gun
Hostess
(the) (Kevin Coyne - 1979) (OOKIE
DOOKIE )
Hello
Kevin, like a cup of tea, some whisky?
Would
you like a drink, don't sink
You look
small
What
ever happened to you? Ten years ago, you looked like a giant
But now
I found freedom
I understand
that it means walking on you
I can
find solutions with my friends, the girls, the ones
Who have
the truth
Chorus:
The hostess laughs (x4)
She said
I'll let you dig the garden
But we
do it now, we dig our own gardens all the time
And let
you get the shopping
We fetch
the shopping, we buy the wine
Don't
carve the meat
Don't
touch anything in the kitchen
It's
all ours
??
He'll
be allright ??
earning money
Chorus
I'm beating
hard on that woman
She's
much more free that she can be, much more free than me
I'm just
a man
Sipping
my own personal liberty
I stilll
feel alright
As she
gets hot, she has the cards in her hand
Don't
make me cry
I didn't
know, I don't understand
Oh but
the hostess laughs
The hostess
laughs (x2)
The whole
world laughs (x2)
The hostess
laughs (x2)
The whole
world laughs
Something
might save me
Could
be Star Wars
Could
be science fiction
Something
new
To open
the doors
But it's
you and me
Not your
liberty
Cause
you ought to realize I've never been free myself
What's
freedom when somebody else has pain? (x2)
The hostess
laughs
The whole
world laughs
Call
me paranoid
The whole
world laughs (x2)
Ah ah
ah (repeat)
Lock
him away
Lock
that trouble maker away
He thinks
too much
Therefore
he's not one of our team
We need
to be clean and happy
Smile
all the time
Oh it's
good to be happy
And in
your prime
??
Oh no
no don't you laugh
Don't
you laugh (x2)
Hot
Potato (Kevin Coyne/Dave Clague/Nick Cudworth - 1971) (STRANGE
LOCOMOTION)
My baby's
a Hot Potato
This
song's about a girl called Hot Potato
She couldn't
learn to dance so I had to make her
And I
call her my Hot Potato cause she can dance all across the floor
There
it goes
My baby's
a Hot Potato
She can't
dance but I know I'll make her
She's
so dumb, she can't see
Her lack
of ability is killing me
She's
gotta be a Hot Potato (x2)
Soon
She's
got to learn to rock
She's
got to learn to roll
She's
got to learn to move
She's
got to get some soul
Oh baby
get up off that chair
Hold
my hand, you'll soon be there
Dance
with me baby
My baby's
a Hot Potato
You gotta
be a Hot Potato yeah yeah yeah
I'm gonna
take you, take you downtown
I'm gonna
show you the bright lights, show you around
You'll
soon learn to dance like you never done before
You'll
learn to rock, you'll learn to shake the floor
My baby's
a Hot Potato
Bound
to be a Hot Potato yeah yeah yeah
Oh she's
dancing now
Oh she
learnt so fast
Down
and around she goes
Up and
down, round and round (x2)
Oh Hot
Potato Hot Potato
So you've
learned, you know what to do
Now you're
my girl, you're gonna love me true
I'm gonna
kiss you, I'm gonna take you out
There
ain't no barriers now, we can shout, alright
Oh we're
both Hot Potatos (x2)
Now,
right now
Where
do we go? We're going round and round (x2)
Oh up
and down (x2)
Up and
down baby (x2)
We're
both Hot Potatos (x2)
Now
Hot
Potato (Kevin Coyne/Dave Clague/Nick Cudworth - 1971?) (RABBITS)
My
baby's a Hot Potato, alright
Oh my
baby's a Hot Potato
She can't
dance but I know I'll make her
Want
to see her dance around the floor
Shake
me baby more and more
Chorus:
My baby's a Hot Potato (x2)
Yeah.
When
she rocks
I want
to rock
When
she rolls
I want
to roll
When
she shouts
She knock
me out
It's
alright
Day and
night alright
Chorus
Come
on baby
Come
with me
I'm gonna
take you
You can
be free
Come
on and dance
We'll
have some fun
Come
on baby
Put them
on the run, alright
Chorus
Oh you're
a hot potato baby, oh you're looking good
Come
here, come on
Chorus
It's
alright well yeah
Chorus
It's
alright
When
you go
I gotta
go
When
you shake
Baby
I gotta shake with you
Come
on baby
You're
driving me crazy
I'm out
of my mind
You must
be blind
Come
on
Chorus
My baby's
a Hot Potato (repeat)
House
On The Hill (Kevin Coyne - 1973) (MARJORY
RAZORBLADE)
Well
I'm going to the house upon the hill, the place
where they give you pills
The
rooms are always chilled, they're never cosy
Where
they give three suits a year and at Christmas time a bottle of beer
And at
Easter time the mayor comes round, he's always smiling
Where
the old ladies sit by the garden wall and they never hear the bluebird call
Never
notice the leaves that fall cause they're all crazy
Where
the red bus stands by the great big gate
The red
bus that's always late, you know why it's always late
Cause
it's always empty
Chorus:
Funny,
funny, funny, funny, oh so funny that's it's making me cry
Funny,
funny, funny, funny, oh so funny Lord, sometimes I wish I could die.
Now this
pagan life is getting me down, my brow is filled with a furl and a frown
My eyelids
lower as low as can be but I'm not sleeping
I wander
round that Brixton Square with the bottles strewn everywhere
Under
tables and under chairs and they're all broken
Where
the big red face of the man on the beat
Says
Hey, have you had someting to eat?
Thrusts
out his yellow teeth, they're all for biting
Where
I don't have a cent and I don't know how I'll pay the rent
I think
I'll turn bent and make some money
Chorus
So if
you know a way I can go from out of this show you know
You could
give me a golden glow but you're not trying
You'd
never lift a regular hand, you call me a lazy man
Who on
earth will ever understand I'm really trying
So
I'm going to the house upon the hill, the place
where they give you pills
And where
the doctors they don't kill cause they're so friendly
Where
the red bus stands by the great big gate
The red
bus and it's always late, you know why it's always late
Because
it's always empty
Chorus
How
is you Luck (Hans Pukke/Kevin
Coyne - 1987) (STUMBLING
ONTO PARADISE)
I
can see you sad eyes shining now
In some
sordid silly bar
Wandering,
weaving round and round
Wondering
who the hell you are
I can
see the dark and windy streets
I can
see the rain it's pourng down
You need
someone to hold you up
Maybe
maybe I'm your man
Chorus:
How is your luck now darling, how is it now?
How is
your luck now darling, get through somehow.
We'll
get along
I can
see the slippery slimly streets
There's
a shadow on your little back
I can
see the lightning up above
I can
hear the thunder crack
I can
see you walking, walking home
To your
tiny little flat
You tell
me that you love me this time
And...
that is that
Chorus
We'll
get along (x2)
Please
take me home, we'll get along (x2)
Chorus
(ad lib)
How
it Burns (Kevin Coyne/Brendan Croker - 2002) (LIFE
IS ALMOST WONDERFUL)
First
wife left him, he's not worried at all
He's
going out on the town tonight
Gonna
have himself a ball, himself a ball, himself a ball, himself a ball
He's
out on the dance floor, dancing with some old maid
She may
be over fifty but she still makes the grade, makes the grade, makes the grade,
makes the grade
Chorus:
Funny how life is, how it turns, how your heart catches fire, oh how it burns,
how it burns, how it burns, how it burns
They're
planning a house somewhere on the edge of town
Living-room
a creamy pink and the furniture brown, furniture brown, furniture brown, the
furniture brown
He sings
a little love song in the bathroom when he shaves
He feels
so happy, so snappy, he's going to the teenage way, teenage way, teenage way,
the teenage way
Chorus
How
Strange (Kevin Coyne - 1980) (SANITY
STOMP)
How
strange, Terry runs away (x2)
He's
flipping in the dark, surrounded by sharks, hear the dogs bark
And he's
running away (x2)
How
strange, Terry runs away (x2)
You're
holding his hand, you don't understand, he needs someone
So he's
running away (x2)
He says
help me out, help me out, please don't shout, help me out
How
strange, Terry runs away (x2)
You've
taken his money, you've taken his life, you've taken his wife
And you're
running away, you got him running away
You got
him running away (x2)
Leave
him alone, ?? Leave him alone
How
strange, Terry runs away (x2)
You've
made him bleed, you've made him need and nobody is
So he's
running away (x2)
Running
away (ad lib)
Hush
your Mouth (Kevin Coyne - 1969-71?) (THE
SIREN YEARS)
Hush
your mouth baby (x2)
Keept
it tightly shut, hush your mouth, hush your mouth
Slow
down, slow slow down
Keept
it shut, ??
Vanish,
disappear (x2)
Go away,
fly away
Bye bye
baby, bye bye bye bye baby
Go away,
disappear
Believe
I hate you baby (x2)
Go away,
bye bye
Bye bye
(repeat)
Hate
you baby
Go away
(repeat)
Hush
your mouth baby (x2)
Keept
it tight, tight up baby, go away
Hush
your mouth baby (x2)
Go away,
bye bye
Bye bye
(repeat)
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