Slow down, you move too fast.
You got to make the mornin' last
Just kickin' down the cobblestones
Lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy
Ba da da da da da da, feelin' groovy

Hello, lamppost, whatcha knowin'?
I come to watch your flowers growin'.
Ain'tcha got no rhymes for me?
Doo it doo doo, feelin' groovy
Ba da da da da da da, feelin' groovy

I got no deeds to do, no promises to keep.
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep
Let the morningtime drop all it's petals on me
Life, I love you, all is groovy
Ba da da da da da da ba bap a dee...

awwww... that made me smile. I love that song.

CarrieMpls said:

We learned this in music class, in grade school. This line is particularly relevant to my life the past few years:

no promises to keep

and a large part of why so much grooviness is being felt hereabouts.

Now, get to a-lyricin'!

Ace said:

Great song!

This one just came up on one of my finetune.com playlists:

Covered wagon, medicine show
Take you to the place where the healing flows
Weak in spirit? We got the juice
Won't save your soul, it`ll shine your shoes
Treated king to kangaroo
Santa Fe to Timbuktu
Don`t be fooled by imitation
This is the stuff that cured a nation
We took the tube and the high plains too
Never stopped long, just passing through
A drop of the laughter of the maids of France
Makes a hopeless cripple dance

It was really vile weather
When we got tarred and feathered
You could hear the six guns sound
As they chased us out of town

In India we`re all the rage
Discovered that it's great as aftershave
Dropped in the sea just off Japan
Swapped 20 bottles for an Aqua Walkman
Immunity from ridicule
Improves your brains if you`re a fool
And I read, in the Middle East
They traded some for a hostage release
Now if you`re bald it`ll give you hair
If you got straight trousers it`ll give you flares
Feeling up, you`ll get depressed
Out of style? Here`s a brand new dress!

It was really vile weather
When we got tarred and feathered
You could hear the six guns sound
As they chased us out of town

The stuff we sell is just the best
Passing all consumer tests
Days of heaven, nights of sin
Voodoo stick and shark's fin
When all around you seems like hell
Just one sip will make you well
Multipurpose in a jar
If you ain`t ill it`ll fix your car
In days of yore for all bad feelings
Washing socks and stripping ceilings
Nowadays its used medicinally
For all known human malady

It was really vile weather
When we got tarred and feathered
You could hear the six guns sound
As they chased us out of town

Guaranteed don`t you know
Money back?
You`ll get a no!
It`s the one and only Medicine Show!

Another oldie but goodie:

"Daydream" - Lovin' Spoonful

What a day for a daydream
Custom made for a daydreamin' boy
And I'm lost in a daydream
Dreamin' 'bout my bundle of joy
And even if time ain't really on my side
It's one of those days for taking a walk outside
I'm blowing the day to take a walk in the sun
And fall on my face on somebody's new-mown lawn
I've been having a sweet dream
I been dreaming since I woke up today
It's starring me and my sweet thing
'Cause she's the one makes me feel this way
And even if time is passing me by a lot
I couldn't care less about the dues you say I got
Tomorrow I'll pay the dues for dropping my load
A pie in the face for being a sleepy bull toad
{Whistle}
And you can be sure that if you're feeling right
A daydream will last long into the night
Tomorrow at breakfast you may prick up your ears
Or you may be daydreaming for a thousand years
What a day for a daydream
Custom made for a daydreaming boy
And I'm lost in a daydream
Dreaming 'bout my bundle of joy
{Whistle}

I had a baby named Jane
She could shake that thing
Said her daddy used to hang
With Johnny Coltrane
She sang on Soul Train
With her friend named Jen
Her booty was bigger than a Mercedes Benz

Jen was a hurdy-gurdy, dirty little girlie
I heard it from a birdie
She could cook a mean turkey
With gravy
Baby, baby, baby
Baby was Jen's best friend and maybe

If you were lucky
Licky-licky, sucky-sucky
"Mickey, Mickey! Fuck me! Fuck me!"
More junk in the trunk than a Honda
I know you wanna do The Jane Fonda!

1, 2, 3, 4
Get your booty on the dance floor
Work it out; shake it, little mama
Lemme see ya do The Jane Fonda
5, 6, 7, now
If you don't know, lemme show ya how
To work it out, work it, little mama
I know you wanna do The Jane Fonda

I had a princess, queen of incest
She was inbred but Jean had big breasts
And big eyes and a big ass to match
Jean wasn't fast, she was easy to catch
Then came from Molly, a hood from Hollywood High
So fly, she was trans-Atlantic
She was a manic-depressive
Which was impressive
Very impressive, I had to test it
Tasted like chicken and was lemon-scented
She took me home to her mama
I taught 'em both how to Jane Fonda

1, 2, 3, 4
Get your booty on the dance floor!
Work it out; shake it, little mama
Let me see you do The Jane Fonda
5, 6, 7, now
If you don't know, lemme show ya how
To work it out, work it, little mama
I know you wanna do The Jane Fonda

I had a girl named Dana
From Santa Ana
She was a waitress at the Copacabana
She was slammin' and her ass was jammin'
Like Janet Jackson in the "Rhythm Nation"
Her brother Jason had a girl named Grace
And you could see her ass from outer space
So I landed on her planet
And planted a Mickey Av flag in it, dammit!

1, 2, 3, 4
Get your booty on the dance floor!
Work it out; shake it, little mama
Let me see you do The Jane Fonda
5, 6, 7, now
If you don't know, lemme show ya how
To work it out, work it, little mama
I know you wanna do The Jane Fonda

1, 2, 3, 4
Get your booty on the dance floor!
Work it out; shake it, little mama
Let me see you do The Jane Fonda
5, 6, 7, now
If you don't know, lemme show ya how
To work it out, work it, little mama
I know you wanna do The Jane Fonda

birthday girl

What is it we wanna do?
Now that I'm allowed to be alone with you
Birthday Girl it's your birthday
Wherever you wanna go
Now you are old enough to go and see the R-rated show now
R-rated show


Yo, She said she was a magazine editor named Jenning
Backstage in high heels and painted on jeans
Probably had the most devious eyes I'd ever seen
Told me she was twenty-two she was only seventeen
She had sumthin' to hide she snuck in from outside
And got everybody gassed like the car I drive
With all that grown lady ass and my for rap vibe
She said she came to see them roots boy fallout live
But listen,


What is it we wanna do?
Now that I'm allowed to be alone with you
Birthday Girl it's your birthday
Wherever you wanna go
Now you are old enough to go and see the R-rated show now
R-rated show



You see the girls look good but they brains not ready
I talk to a woman, he mind more steady
Probably something in the way they designed just more steady
I just let you recite cause the line so heavy
But I shoulda known better cause now I feel like America's underbelly
R. Kelly got a smart better less, internet predators, chat-room irregulars
This not my twist
You trying to send me to the therapist

What is it we wanna do?
Now that I'm allowed to be alone with you
Birthday Girl it's your birthday
Wherever you wanna go
Now you are old enough to go and see the R-rated show now
R-rated show


Now she told me cheddar cheese grits
Two tomato fried fish
Cause she heard it's my dish
Tryna be my sidekick
All the people all around thinking she was my chick
Saying DAMN the girl thick
But she ain't no twenty-six
Looking at me like am up to sumthin' on the funny tip
Like I ever been the one to honey jib
It's your birthday so let me know the gift you wanna get
In fact blow out the candles on the cake and make a wish for me

What is it we wanna do?
Now that I'm allowed to be alone with you
Birthday Girl it's your birthday
Wherever you wanna go
Now you are old enough to go and see the R-rated show now
R-rated show

They can't really seem to look away
So they tried asking her to stay
Fake I.D. you won't get turned away
You look lovely tonight
Now you are old enough to buy a gun
So many better ways of having fun
Right now I can only think of one
You look lovely tonight....

Dear god,
Hope you got the letter,
And I pray you can make it better down here.
I dont mean a big reduction in the price of beer,
But all the people that you made in your image,
See them starving on their feet,
cause they dont get enough to eat

From god,
I cant believe in you.

Dear god,
Sorry to disturb you,
But I feel that I should be heard loud and clear.
We all need a big reduction in amount of tears,
And all the people that you made in your image,
See them fighting in the street,
cause they cant make opinions meet,
About god,
I cant believe in you.

Did you make disease, and the diamond blue?
Did you make mankind after we made you?
And the devil too!

Dear god,
Dont know if you noticed,
But your name is on a lot of quotes in this book.
Us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look,
And all the people that you made in your image,
Still believing that junk is true.
Well I know it aint and so do you,
Dear god,
I cant believe in,
I dont believe in,

I wont believe in heaven and hell.
No saints, no sinners,
No devil as well.
No pearly gates, no thorny crown.
Youre always letting us humans down.
The wars you bring, the babes you drown.
Those lost at sea and never found,
And its the same the whole world round.
The hurt I see helps to compound,
That the father, son and holy ghost,
Is just somebodys unholy hoax,
And if youre up there youll perceive,
That my hearts here upon my sleeve.
If theres one thing I dont believe in...

Its you,
Dear god.

JuliePurplehead said:

P.S. Like the new hair!

And you can bring me to my knees, again
All the times, that I can beg you please, in vain
All the times that I felt insecure, for you
And I leave my burdens at the door

I'm on the outside
I'm looking in
I can see through you
See your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly
You're ugly like me
I can see through you
See to the real you

All the times that I felt like this won't end
It's for you
And I taste what I could never have
It was from you
All the times that I tried, my intentions, full of pride
but I waste more time than anyone

But I'm on the outside
And I'm looking in
I can see through you
See your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly
You're ugly like me
I can see through you
See to the real you

All the times, that I've cried
All this wasted, it's all inside
And I feel, all this pain, stuffed it down
It's back again
And I lie, here in bed, all alone, I can't mend
but I feel, tomorrow will be okay

That I'm on the outside
I'm looking in
I can see through you
See your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly
You're ugly like me
I can see through you
See to the real you

Ace said:

Thank you!

I got something to say
I killed your baby today
And it doesnt matter much to me
As long as its dead

Well I got something to say
I raped your mother today
And it doesnt matter much to me
As long as she spread

Sweet lovely death
I am waiting for your breath
Come sweet death, one last caress


Well, I got something to say
I killed your baby today
And it doesnt matter much to me
As long as its dead

Sweet lovely death
I am waiting for your breath
Come sweet death
One last caress

One last caress, sweet death
One last caress, sweet death

Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh

They were digging a new foundation in Manhattan
and they discovered a slave cemetery there
May their souls rest easy
now that lynching is frowned upon
and we've moved on to the electric chair
And I wonder who's gonna be president, tweedledum or tweedle dumber?
and who's gonna have the big blockbuster box office this summer?
How about we put up a wall between houses and the highway
and you can go your way, and I can go my way

Except all the radios agree with all the TVs
and all the magazines agree with all the radios
And I keep hearing that samn damn song
everywhere I go
Maybe I should put a bucket over my head
and a marshmallow in each ear
and stumble around for another dumb numb week
For another humdrum hit song to appear

People used to make records
as in a record of an event
the event of people playing music in a room
Now everything is cross-marketing
It's about sunglasses and shoes
or guns and drugs
you choose
We got it rehashed
We got it half-assed
We're digging up all the graves
and we're spitting on the past
and you can choose between the colors
of the lipstick on the whores
because we know the difference between
the font of 20 percent more
and the font of teriyaki
you tell me
How does it make you feel?
You tell me what's real

And they say that alcoholics are always alcoholics
even when they're as dry as my lips for years
even when they're stranded on a small desert island
with no place within 2,000 miles to buy beer
and I wonder
Is he different?
Is he different?
Has he changed what he's about?
Or is he just a liar with nothing to lie about?

Am I headed for the same brick wall
Is there anything I can do about
anything at all?
Except go back to that corner in Manhattan
and dig deeper, dig deeper this time
Down beneath the impossible pain of our history
beneath unknown bones
beneath the bedrock of the mystery
beneath the sewage systems and the PATH train
beneath the cobblestones and the water mains
beneath the traffic of friendships and street deals
beneath the screeching of kamikaze cab wheels
beneath everything I can think of to think about
beneath it all, beneath all get out
beneath the good and the kind and the stupid and the cruel
There's a fire just waiting for fuel

Let me take you on a trip
Around the world and back
And you won't have to move
You just sit still

Now let your mind do the walking
And let my body do the talking
Let me show you the world in my eyes

I'll take you to the highest mountain
To the depths of the deepest sea
And we won't need a map, believe me

Now let my body do the moving
And let my hands do the soothing
Let me show you the world in my eyes

That's all there is
Nothing more than you can feel now
That's all there is

Let me put you on a ship
On a long, long trip
Your lips close to my lips
All the islands in the ocean
All the heavens in the motion
Let me show you the world in my eyes

That's all there is
Nothing more than you can touch now
That's all there is

Let me show you the world in my eyes

You're a part time lover and a full time friend
The monkey on you're back is the latest trend
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Here is the church and here is the steeple
We sure are cute for two ugly people
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

We both have shiny happy fits of rage
I want more fans, you want more stage
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

You are always trying to keep it real
I'm in love with how you feel
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train
I kiss you all starry eyed, my body's swinging from side to side
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

The pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me
So why can't, you forgive me?
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

My little girl
Drive anywhere
Do what you want
I don't care

Tonight
I'm in the hands of fate
I hand myself
Over on a plate

Now

Oh little girl
There are times when I feel
I rather not be
The one behind the wheel

Come
Pull my strings
Watch me move
I do anything

Please

Sweet little girl
I prefer
You behind the wheel
And me the passenger

Drive
I'm yours to keep
Do what you want
I'm going cheap

Tonight

You're behind the wheel, tonight

Ace said:

Love this....

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee,
Little jackie paper loved that rascal puff,
And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. oh

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee,
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee.

Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on puffs gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow wheneer they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flag when puff roared out his name. oh!

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee,
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee.

A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, jackie paper came no more
And puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.

His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, puff could not be brave,
So puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. oh!

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee,
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee.

obsessed said:

Awww, how cute! Reminds me of my childhood.

psychodelicide said:

One of my favorites...

ROSE SELLER

Who will buy my sweet red roses?
Two blooms for a penny.
Who will buy my sweet red roses?
Two blooms for a penny.

MILKMAID

Will you buy any milk today, mistress?
Any milk today, mistress?

ROSE SELLER

Who will buy my sweet red roses?

MILKMAID

Any milk today, mistress?

ROSE SELLER

Two blooms for a penny.

STRAWBERRY SELLER

Ripe strawberries, ripe!
Ripe strawberries, ripe!

STRAWBERRY SELLER
Ripe strawberries, ripe!
MILKMAID
Any milk today, mistress?
ROSE SELLER
Who will buy my sweet red roses?
KNIFE GRINDER
Knives, knives to grind!
Any knives to grind?
Knives, knives to grind!
Any knives to grind?
Who will buy?


STRAWBERRY SELLER

Who will buy?

MILKMAID

Who will buy?

ROSE SELLER

Who will buy?

OLIVER

Who will buy
This wonderful morning?
Such a sky
You never did see!

ROSE SELLER

Who will buy my sweet red roses?

OLIVER

Who will tie
It up with a ribbon
And put it in a box for me?

STRAWBERRY SELLER

Ripe strawberries, ripe!

OLIVER

So I could see it at my leisure
Whenever things go wrong
And I would keep it as a treasure
To last my whole life long.

MILKMAID

Any milk today?

OLIVER

Who will buy
This wonderful feeling?
I'm so high
I swear I could fly.

KNIFE GRINDER

Knives! Knives to grind!

STRAWBERRY SELLER

Ripe strawberries, ripe!

OLIVER

Me, oh my!
I don't want to lose it
So what am I to do
To keep the sky so blue?
There must be someone who will buy...

LONG SONG SELLER

Who will buy?

KNIFE GRINDER

Who will buy?

MILKMAID

Who will buy?

ROSE SELLER

Who will buy?

COMPANY AND OLIVER (as opposed to "Oliver and Company" [Disney movie])

Who will buy
This wonderful morning?
Such a sky
You never did see!

Who will tie
It up with a ribbon
And put it in a box for me?

There'll never be a day so sunny,
It could not happen twice.
Where is the man with all the money?
It's cheap at half the price!

Who will buy
Who will buy
This wonderful feeling?
I'm so high
I swear I could fly.
Me, oh my!
I don't want to lose it
So what am I to do
To keep the sky so blue?

OLIVER

There must be someone who will buy...

MILKMAID

Must be someone

STRAWBERRY SELLER

Must be someone

KNIFE GRINDER

Must be someone

ALL

Who will ... buy?


"Who Will Buy" from the movie/musical Oliver!

obsessed said:

Mine too.

obsessed said:

OMG. I loved that movie...haven't seen it in years!

Bzzz... Bzzz...
Hi, Hello, Miss Sweeney?
Could you please come in my office for a second?
I'm heading home for the day
And I thought it would be good for you and me to check in
I met with the gal from Expo
And they do have the "slab" cabinets in white
She thinks we can take the measurements
Down at the site
If we do that, we'll be just fine, Miss Sweeney
Actually there's one other thing on my mind

Girl, you make the rain clouds disappear
The sun always shines when you're near
I'm waiting until you love me

I'm so sorry Miss Sweeney
I don't know where that came from
I think I was overcome by a spontaneous emotion
Anyway, the cash deposit of $5, 000 will need to be sent to the proprty owner tomorrow
If there are any problems with the deposit or contract
Don't be afraid to holler
I don't want to have to approve each stinking dollar
That we borrow
Aww forget it, Miss Sweeney

Girl, you make the rain clouds disappear
The sun always shines when you're near
I'm waiting until you love me

Miss Sweeney, I got to admit the truth
I am totally head over heels in love with you
Every day you come to the office looking fine
Navy business suit clinging tightly to your spine
You ask me if I'm ready to get down to work
Sweeney, baby, I'm ready... be my...

Girl, you make the rain clouds disappear
The sun always shines when you're near
I'm waiting until you love me
Girl, you light the skies of my life
I swear I will make you my wife
I'm waiting until you love me

No really it's more like this.....


Put me in a special school
'Cause I am such a fool
And I don't need a single book to teach me how to read
Who needs stupid books?
They are for petty crooks
And I will learn by studyin' the lessons in my dreams

So turn off the TV
'Cause that's what others see
And movies are as bad as eating chocolate ice cream
They only sicken me
Don't let me play football
I'll sack the quarterback and jack a brother of the ball

I'm a troublemaker
Never been a faker
Doin' things my own way
And never giving up
I'm a troublemaker
Not a double-taker
I don't have the patience to keep it on the up

I picked up a guitar
What does it signify?
I'm gonna play some heavy-metal riffs and you will die
You wanted arts and crafts
How's this for arts and crafts?
Wa-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh (That's right)

I'm growin' out my hair
I'm movin' out to Cherokee
I'm gonna be a rock star and you will go to bed with me
'Cause I can't work a job
Like any other slob
Punchin' in and punchin' out and suckin' up to Bob

Marryin' a beyotch
Havin' seven kids
Givin' up and growin' old and hopin' there's a God

I'm a troublemaker
Never been a faker
Doin' things my own way
And never giving up
I'm a troublemaker
Not a double-taker
I don't have the patience to keep it on the up

I'm gonna be a star
And people will crane necks
To get a glimpse of me and see if I am havin' sex
And studyin' my moves
To try to understand
Why I am so unlike the singers in the other bands

I'm such a mystery
As anyone can see
There isn't anybody else exactly quite like me
And when it's party time
Like 1999
I'll party by myself because I'm such a special guy

I'm a troublemaker
Never been a faker
Doing things my own way
And never giving up
I'm a troublemaker
Not a double-taker
I don't have the patience to keep it on the up

Keep it on the up
I'm a troublemaker
Keep it on the up
I'm a troublemaker
Keep it on the up
I'm a troublemaker
Keep it on the up
I'm a troublemaker
Never givin' up

This song is going thru my head right now:

The Grand Progression
Prince

Can it be in this seemingly short space of time
We've lived a year or 2 inside our minds?
Now I want 2 whisper in your ear
That U're OK

If love were gold then I would be fixed 4 life
If I was a star, then baby, U would be the night
And I want 2 live my whole life through
Inside of U

CHORUS:
Darling it seems I have found the grand progression
Whenever I'm in your arms
From July until June, every sun and every moon
Melting inside of your charms

If there really is a God up above
2 him I owe my life 4 U my love
Now ... darling, if I died yesterday
It's OK

CHORUS {x2}

Can it be in this seemingly short space of time
We've lived a year or 2 inside our minds?
Now I want 2 spend my whole life through
Inside of U

this song!

KidaDynamite said:

I'm thinkin' I wanna see it again

Buck dich - Rammstein

buck dich - befehl ich dir
wende dein Antlitz ab von mir
dein Gesicht ist mir egal
buck dich

ein Zweibeiner auf allen Vieren
ich fuhre ihn spazieren
im Passgang - den Flur entlang
ich bin enttauscht
jetzt kommt er ruckwarts mir entgegen
honig bleibt am Strumpfband kleben
ich bin enttauscht, total enttauscht

buck dich...

das Gesicht interessiert mich nicht

der Zweibeiner hat sich gebuckt
in ein gutes Licht geruckt
zeig ich ihm was man machen kann
und ich fang zu weinen an

der Zweifuss stammelt ein Gebet
aus Angst weil es mir schlecht ergeht
versucht er tief sich noch zu bucken
Tranen laufen hoch den Rucken

buck dich...

buck dich - befehl ich dir
wende dein Antlitz ab von mir
dein Gesicht ist mir egal
buck dich - nocheinmal

buck dich...