KEVIN
COYNE LYRICS - ALBUM: Rabbits
1969-71
Stride
(The) (Kevin Coyne/Dave Clague)
Come
on baby, there ain't much time
Join
this dance on the party line
Chorus:
Let's stride, yeah yeah yeah let's stride
Come
on baby, there ain't much time, stride.
Well
forget about the waltz and the ballet glide
Do a
dance that's called the stride
Chorus
Well
this is a dance that all can do
Come
on baby, do it too
Chorus
Stride
on
Oh I want
you to stride for me
now
Stride
on
Well
come on baby, there ain't much time
Get to
this dance on a party line
Chorus
Well
I ask you baby one more time
Give
me some relief for this soul of mine
Let's
stride, yeah yeah yeah let's stride
Well
come on baby, one more time, stride
Stride
on, here we go
Oh yeah
Oh that's
good
Mandy
Lee (Kevin Coyne/Dave Clague)
Mandy
Lee, Mandy Lee, chills rolling down my frame (x2)
Won't
you come on home, love me all over again
Mandy
Lee, Mandy Lee, you're turning my heart aflame (x2)
You got
me hot, sick and weary cause you won't call my name
Oh Mandy
Lee, Mandy Lee, baby I'm sick inside (x2)
You took
a Northbound train and you didn't say goodbye
Oh yeah
come on, oh that's good, oh come on, one more time, oh that's good
Mandy
Lee, Mandy Lee, I'm crawling all over the floor
(x2)
Oh I'm so
tired baby, you don't love me no more
Mandy Lee,
Mandy Lee,
tear rolling down my frame (x2)
Won't
you come on home
Marilyn
(Kevin Coyne/Dave Clagu)
Well,
once you said you loved me
Once
we had some fun
Now you've
gone with a funny man
Put my
love on the run
Once
you said you needed
All my
hearts desire
Now you've
got some water
You pull
out the fire
Chorus:
Oh oh oh my Marilyn (x3).
Once
you said you loved me
??
Now you
don't love me
Your
love's starting to fail
What
you're doing to me babe
I do
not understand
I thought
Marilyn
I was
your man
Chorus
I know
I'm not a leader
I know
I'll always be last
I want
to forget ??
I want
to forget the past
We had
a little good loving
I thought
it was all for me
Come
on baby Marilyn
Come
on and set me free
Chorus
(Take
it down, down we go, alright)
Well
I'm working all night for you babe
Trying
to get through to you
You don't
care about me
Don't
care what you do
I need
you baby Marilyn
You know
that I do
Come
on my darling
Come
on and be true
Chorus
My Marilyn,
baby Marilyn, need you Marilyn, oh Marily
I need
you baby (repeat)
Why,
Why, Why
(Kevin Coyne/Dave Clague)
You're
one in a million baby
That's
what you are
You know
I need you baby
You're
my guiding star
Don't
put me down
You know
I need you so
You know
it hurts me baby
When
you say you go
Why,
why, why, why
When
I need you so
Do you
have to destroy me baby
And leave
me so
Oh come
on baby
Don't
break me down
You know
I need you baby so much
Honey
I need you around
oh yes I do
Why,
why, why, why
When
I love you so
Do you
decide to destroy me baby
Oh I
love you so, I do
You're
one in a million
That's
what you are
Oh I
love you baby
Cheat
Me (Kevin Coyne)
Cheat
me,
cheat me, baby cheat me, cheat me
No you
won't cheat me cause I'm gonna cheat myself
Kiss
me, baby kiss me, kiss me, baby kiss me
No you
won't kiss me cause I'm gonna kiss myself
Love
me, baby love me, love me, oh love me
No you
ain't gonna love me cause I'm gonna love myself, oh yeah, alright
Marry
me, marry me, marry me, baby marry me
No you
ain't gonna marry me cause I'm gonna marry myself
Twist me,
twist me, twist me round your finger baby, baby twist me
No you ain't
gonna twist me, I'm gonna twist myself
I'm the
top, I'm the top, I'm the top baby, you know I'm the top
I'm the
top pretty baby, there ain't nobody else
Flowering
Cherry (Kevin Coyne/Dave Clague/Nick Cudworth)
Flowering
cherry, roses bloom
Sunlight
streaming into my room, Lord
Winter's
waning, Summer's new
I love
my baby, yes it's true
Chorus:
You know I'll always love you (x2)
You know
I'll always need you
You know
I'll always want you.
Summer
roaming through the park
Light
and brightness darling, no more dark
Flowering
cherry, love on fire
Baby
loves me
My desire
Chorus
You know
I'll always need you
You know
I'll always love you
You know
I'll always need you
You know
I'll always want
you
Flowering
cherry, roses bloom
Sunlight
streaming into my room, Lord
Winter's
waining, Summer's new
I love
my baby, yes it's true, Lord
Yes it's
true, Lord, you know I do yes
God
Bless the Bride
(Kevin Coyne/Dave
Clague)
Well
God bless the bride the sun shines on today
I said
God bless the bride the sun shines on today
Well
God bless the roses and God bless the veil
God bless
the love, I hope it don't fail
Well
God bless the bride the sun shines on today
Well
God bless the groom waiting in the sun (x2)
Well
God bless his suit andGod bless his hair
God
bless his love, hope he gets there
Well
God bless the groom waiting in the sun
Well
God bless the hotel standing by the sea (x2)
Well
God bless its room with the little potdogs
God bless
the tudor and God bless the logs
Well
God bless the hotel standing by the sea
Well
God bless the family they have left behind (x2)
God bless
the mother, God bless Dad
God bless
the sister, hope she's not sad
Well
God bless the family they have left behind
Well
God bless the night-time, that's the time for love
I said
God bless the night-time, that's the time for love
God bless
the gowns and God bless the bed
God bless
the love light over their head
Well
God bless the night-time, that's the time for love
Well
God bless the future, I hope it's not too dim
I said
God bless the future, I hope it's not too dim
Well
God bless the babies and God bless the house
Keep
the garden tidy, keep the problems out
Well
God bless the future, I hope it's not too dim
I
Need You (Kevin Coyne/Dave Clague)
I'm
a loving weeping fool walking the streets for a sign of you cause I need you,
alright
Sit around
?? my days in bed I need you oh Lord
Trying
so hard, I know it's absurd but dear I want your love I need you
?? feel
like I'm reaching the end cause I need you
?? what
can I do, I need you, alright
??, I
need you, alright
??
?? I
need you, I'm down
Oh I'm
losing sleep ??
I need you , I do
I'm a
loving weeping fool walking the streets for a sign of you cause I need you,
alright
Sit around
?? my days in bed I need you
Trying
so hard, I know it's absurd but dear I want your love I need you
?? feel
like I'm reaching the end cause I need you
?? what
can I do, I need you, alright
??, I
need you, alright
John
the Baptist (Kevin Coyne)
Well
I'm not John the Baptist
No I
didn't lose my head
No I
haven't had it on a plate
With
a pumpkin and a bread
No not
with a lumpy gravy
??
No I'm
not John the Baptist no no no no no
Well
watch out prosecutors
I've
got ?? hands
I'm gonna
burn my way right through you
I'm gonna
reach the Promise Land
I've
got fire in my belly
And everything
is coming on fine
No
I'm not John the Baptist no no no no no
No I'm
not John the Baptist
Take
a look at my neck
You know
you'll see no ?? scars
You'll
see no blood flesh
No you
won't see no pain baby
I'm a
strong and mighty man
No I'm
not John the Baptist no no no no no
Well
I'm not John the Baptist
Don't
you do this to me
I'm a
strong man now
I'm strong
and I'm free
No you're
not gonna burn me
You ain't
ripping me apart
No I'm
not John the Baptist no no no no no
Lunatic
Laughs (the) (Kevin Coyne/Nick Cudworth)
There's
a change in the weather
Things
are going wrong
The sky
is getting blacker baby
I can't
last for much longer
I'm worried
about my baby
Don't
know what she's done
But I've
changed my attitude
I'm out
on the run
And the
lunatic laughs
Yes the
lunatic laughs (x2)
Well
he laughs and he laughs and he laughs and he laughs
Well
there is no reason baby
There
is no rhyme
I'm just
sitting here baby
I'm just
waisting my time
Staring
at a blank wall
With
nothing to do
baby
Just a dreaming
fire
Just
a dreaming of you
And the
lunatic laughs
Yes the
lunatic laughs (x2)
You know
he laughs and he laughs and he laughs and he laughs
Come
along and help me
See what
you can do
Take
these horns from my head
Take
away the blues
Give
me some reason
Give
me some rhyme
I'm all
locked up here baby
I'm doing
time
And the
lunatic laughs
Yes the
lunatic laughs
You know
the lunatic laughs
You know
he laughs and he laughs and he laughs and he laughs.
Come here
baby
Help me out
Oh I can't
stand it baby
Oh you're
knocking me out
I'm just a
lunatic now
Nobody cares
Oh what shall
I do?
And the lunatic
laughs (repeat)
Big
Pistol Momma (Kevin Coyne/Nick Cudworth)
Alright,
oh let it go, alright, alright, alright
I met
her out in the city
I thought
it was such a pity
She didn't
even try
Didn't
even turn her eyes
Left
me crying, lying on a garbage can
I met
her out in the country
I thought
it was rather funny
She just
passed me by
Didn't
even turn her eyes
Left
me bleeding, feeding on a garbage can
Chorus:
Big Pistol Momma come home (x4)
Big Pistol
Momma, you've got all the guns I need.
Oh that
pistol shines Momma, so bright Momma, like a loin Momma, alright
I met
her up in the sky
She was
learning to fly
She said:
"How do I do this thing?"
I said:
"You have to have wings Momma
Don't
leave me ?? floating on a garbage can"
Chorus
Hot
Potato (Kevin Coyne/Dave Clague/Nick Cudworth)
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)
Start
Walking (Kevin Coyne/Dave Clague)
You
came a long way baby, you gotta go back home (x2)
You gotta
leave me baby (x2)
Well
you walked a million miles but you gotta walk them back (that's true)
Well
you walked a million miles but you gotta walk them back
I ain't
gonna take none of your stuff baby oh no
Start
walking (x2)
Though
you may sit, sit and plead
You may
start to bleed
It don't
matter baby, no cause I'm tough and I'm rough
Oh I'm
not weak anymore, you'd better start walking
You came
a long way baby, you gotta go back home (x2)
You gotta
get out, oh yeah
Start
walking (x2)
Well
I'm tough cause I'm rough
I'm tough
and I'm rough
I ??
oh yeah
And I'm
tough and I'm rough
I'm not
weak anymore yeah
Start
walking (x2)
Start
walking (x4)
Cause
I'm tough and I'm rough
I'm not
weak anymore
Start
walking
Let's
Dance (Kevin Coyne/Dave Clague)
Well
come on baby, do you wanna dance?
Come
on baby, will you take a chance
Move
around and shake your hips
Come
on baby let's see it slip
Come
on baby
oh yeah l
et's dance
Well
come on baby, it's a rocking jive
Come
on baby, I'm really alive
Round
the ballroom, up and down
Come
on baby, let's kick it around
Come
on baby
, come on baby, l
et's dance
Come
on baby now don't be late
Oh you
know it's about half past eight
I'm happy
as I can be
I got
you and you for me
We're
gonna rock, we're gonna jive
Come
on baby, come on, let's dance oh yeah
Well
round and round
Up and
down
R
ound
and round
Up and
down
Round
and round
and u
p and down, l
et's dance
Well come
on baby just one more time
Give me some
peace for this body of mine
Come on let
us rock and let us jive
Let's see
if you're really alive
Come on baby,
let's roll that thing, let's dance
Dance
pretty baby (x4)
Oh yeah
dance pretty baby
R
ound
and round
Up and
down
R
ound
and round
Up and
down
Round
and round
and up and down
Forked
Lightning (Kevin Coyne/Dave Clague/Nick Cudworth)
I've
seen forked lightning
I've
seen the moon red
Know
I love you baby
I might
as well be dead
You don't
love me
You just
want to put me down
Chorus:
You got me where you want me baby
Oh yeah
you got me tied.
Oh you
got me tied
I heard
all the excuses baby
They
don't mean a thing
Everytime
I think of you baby
I hear
a door bell ring
But you're
never there
When
I need you
You're
never there, oh no
Chorus
I guess
I should learn my lesson
Stop
playing the fool
But I
just can't stop it cause
I seem
to be your fool
I followed
you everywhere
Where
you go, I go too (oh it's true)
Chorus
I'm your
slave (x2)
Oh you
put me in the galley baby
And I
can't move, I can't move
I'm your
slave (x2)
Oh yeah
you know I can't move cause I'm your slave
Chorus
Yes I'm
your slave (x2)
I can't
move
You got
me in the galley and I can't move
I'm your
slave (x2) baby
oh yeah
I'm right
Chorus
Well I don't
suppose I'll change
I don't
suppose I'll rearrange
I think
you got me trapped now
Wait
until dark (Kevin Coyne)
You'd
better wait until dark
, w
ait until the rain starts falling (x2)
Yes cause
that's the time when a young man's love starts calling
You'd
better wait until winter, wait till the snow's on the ground (x2)
Cause
I'm a long lost child and I need to see you around
, yes I do now
You'd better
wait til
l the moon, moon hides behind the trees
You'd
better wait til
l the moon hides behind the trees
Cause
these people are talking, they want to make a fool out of me
,
oh yes they do now
We'd better
wait til
l my birthday, wait till I get the key
You'd better
wait til
l my birthday, wait till I get the key
Cause
those people are talking, say you're too old for me
You're
too old for me
, you're 29,
you're too old
baby
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