OPEN MIC LYRICS
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
Stephen Foster
Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me,
starlight and dewdrops are awaiting thee.
Sounds of the rude world heard in the day,
Led by the moonlight have all passed away.
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,
List while I woo the with soft melody.
Gone are the cares of life’s busy throng,
Beautiful dreamer awake unto me.
Beautiful dreamer awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea,
Mermaids are chaunting the wild lorelei,
Over the streamlet vapors are borne,
Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn.
Beautiful dreamer, beam on my heart,
E’en as the morn on the streamlet and sea,
Then will all clouds of sorrow depart,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
DANIEL AND THE SACRED HARP
The Band
Daniel, Daniel and the sacred harp
Dancing through the clover
Daniel, Daniel would you mind
If I look it over
I heard of this famous harp years ago
Back in my home town
But I sure never thought old Daniel’d be the one
To come and bring it around
Tell me Daniel how the harp came into your possession
Are you one of the chosen few
Who will march in the the procession
And Daniel said
The sacred harp was handed down, from father unto son
And me not being related, I could never be the one
So I saved up all my silver and took it to a man
Who said he could deliver the harp straight into my hand
Three years I waited patiently
‘Til he returned with the harp from the sea of Galilee
He said there is one more thing I must ask
But not of personal greed
But I wouldn’t listen, I just grabbed the harp
And said, “take what you may need”
Now Daniel looked quite satisfied
And the harp it seemed to glow
But the price that Daniel had really paid
He did not even know
Back to his brother, he took his troubled mind
And he said, “dear brother, I’m in a bind”
But the brother would not hear his tale
He said Old Daniel’s gonna land in jail
So to his father, Daniel did run
And he said, “oh father, what have I done?”
His father said, “son, you’ve given in
You know you won your harp
But you lost in sin”
Then Daniel took the harp and went high on the hill
And he blew across the meadow like a whippoorwill
He played out his heart just for time to pass
But as he looked to the ground
He noticed, no shadow did he cast
Daniel, Daniel and the sacred harp
Dancing through the clover
Daniel, Daniel would you mind
If I look it over
A DIME AT A TIME
Jerry Chesnut, Dottie Bruce
My whole life saving’s a two dollar bill
That’s why I’m here tonight I’ve got time to kill
Now I can tell my story about twenty times
With two dollars in the jukebox one dime at a time
Chorus:
Two dollars in the jukebox a dime at a time
Play that same old song about love gone wrong till closin’ time
Two dollars ought to do me if you buy the wine
And I’ll put it in the jukebox one dime at a time
Pardon me Mister mind if I sit down
Misery likes company and I believe that I found
Someone just as lonely, don’t believe I’m wrong
If you had a place to go you’d done been gone
Chorus:
Two dollars in the jukebox a dime at a time
Play that same old song about love gone wrong till closin’ time
Two dollars ought to do me if you buy the wine
ASHES OF LOVE
Buck Owens was written by Johnny Wright & Jack Anglin
Ashes of love, cold as ice
You made the debt and I’ll pay the price
Our love is gone, there’s no doubt
Ashes of love, the flame burned out
The love light that gleams in your eyes
Has gone out to my surprise
Now We said goodbye.
My heart bled
I can’t revive a love that’s dead
Ashes of love, cold as ice
You made the debt and I’ll pay the price
Our love is gone, there’s no doubt
Ashes of love, the flame burned out
Now I trusted dear, our love would stand
Your every wish was my command
My heart tells me
I must forget
I loved you then.
I’ll love you yet
Ashes of love, cold as ice
You made the debt and I’ll pay the price
Our love is gone, there’s no doubt
Ashes of love, the flame burned out
Ashes of love, cold as ice
You made the debt and I’ll pay the price
Our love is gone, there’s no doubt
Ashes of love, the flame burned out
Ashes of love, the flame burned out
LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU
Julie Styne (music) & Stephen Sondheim (lyrics)
Let me entertain you
Let me make you smile
Let me do a few tricks
Some old and then some new tricks
I’m very versatile
And if you’re real good
I’ll make you feel good
I’d want your spirit to climb
So let me entertain you
We’ll have a real good time
Yes sir
We’ll have
A real good time
GET ME THE CHURCH ON TIME
Frederick Loewe
I’m gettin’ married in the morning
Ding, dong, the bells are gonna chime
Pull out the stopper, we’ll have a whopper
But get me to the church on time
I got to get there in the morning
Spruced up and lookin’ in my prime
Girls come and kiss me, say that you’ll miss me
But get me to the church on time
If I am dancing roll up the floor
If I am whistling right out the door
I got to get there in the morning
Ding, ding, dong, they’re gonna chime
Kick up a rumpus, don’t lose your compass
Get me to the church, get me to the church
Pete’s sake, get me to the church on time
If I’m flyin’ then shoot me down
If I’m wooin’ get the girl right out of town
I got to get there in the morning
Ding, ding, dong, they’re gonna chime
Punch me and jail me, stamp me and mail me
But get me to the church, get me to the church
Pete’s sakes, get me to the church on time
On time, on time, on time
SEMINOLE WIND
John Anderson
Ever since the days of old,
Men would search for wealth untold.
They’d dig for silver and for gold,
And leave the empty holes.
And way down south in the Everglades,
Where the black water rolls and the saw grass sways.
The eagles fly and the otters play,
In the land of the Seminole.
So blow, blow Seminole wind,
Blow like you’re never gonna blow again.
I’m calling to you like a long lost friend
But I know who you are.
And blow, blow from the Okeechobee,
All the way up to Micanopy.
Blow across the home of the Seminole,
The alligators and the gar.
Progress came and took its toll,
And in the name of flood control,
They made their plans and they drained the land,
Now the glades are going dry.
And the last time I walked in the swamp,
I sat upon a Cypress stump,
I listened close and I heard the ghost,
Of Osceola cry.
DON’T THIS ROAD LOOK ROUGH AND ROCKY
Flatt & Scruggs
Darling, I have come to tell you
Though it almost breaks my heart
But before the morning darling
We’ll be many miles apart
CHORUS:
Don’t this road look rough and rocky
Don’t that sea look wide and deep
Don’t my baby look the sweetest
When she’s in my arms asleep
CHORUS
Can’t you hear the night birds crying
Far across the deep blue sea
While of others you are thinking
Won’t you sometimes think of me
CHORUS
One more kiss before I leave you
One more kiss before we part
You have caused me lots of trouble
Darling you have broke my heart
SWAY
Norman Gimbel
When marimba rhythms start to play
Dance with me, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
Hold me close, sway me more
Like a flower bending in the breeze
Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance, you have a way with me
Stay with me, sway with me
Other dancers may be on the floor
Dear, but my eyes will see only you
Only you have that magic technique
When we sway, I go weak
I can hear the sounds of violins
Long before it begins
Make me thrill as only you know how
Sway me smooth, sway me now
Other dancers may be on the floor
Dear, but my eyes will see only you
Only you have that magic technique
When we sway, I go weak
I can hear the sounds of violins
Long before it begins
Make me thrill as only you know how
Sway me smooth, sway me now
When marimba rhythms start to play
Dance with me, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
Hold me close, sway me more
Like a flower bending in the breeze
Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance you have a way with me
Stay with me, sway with me
When marimbas start to play
Hold me close, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
Hold me close, sway me more
Like a flower bending in the breeze
Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance, you have a way with me
Stay with me, sway with me
CHEEK TO CHEEK
Irving Berlin
Heaven, I’m in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we’re out together, dancing cheek to cheek
Yes, heaven, I’m in heaven
And the cares that hung around me through the week
Seems to vanish like a gambler’s lucky streak
When we’re out together, dancing cheek to cheek
Oh I’d love to climb the mountain
Reach the highest peak
But it doesn’t thrill me half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek
Oh, I’d love to go out fishing
In a river or a creek
But I don’t enjoy it half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek
Now, mama, dance with me
I want my arms about you
The charms about you
Will carry me through, yes
Heaven, I’m in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we’re out together, dancing cheek to cheek
Yes, Heaven, I’m in heaven
And the cares that hung around me through the week
Seem to vanish like a gambler’s lucky streak
When we’re out together, dancing cheek to cheek
Cheek to cheek
Cheek to cheek
Cheek to cheek
WAGON WHEEL
Bob Dylan & Ketch Secor
Heading down south to the land of the pines
I’m thumbing my way into North Caroline
Staring up the road and pray to God I see headlights
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Picking me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
And I’m a-hopin’ for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight
So rock me momma like a wagon wheel
Rock me momma any way you feel
Hey, momma rock me
Rock me momma like the wind and the rain
Rock me momma like a south bound train
Hey, momma rock me
I’m running from the cold up in New England
I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band
My baby plays a guitar, I pick a banjo now
Oh, north country winters keep a-getting me down
Lost my money playing poker so I had to leave town
But I ain’t turning back to living that old life no more
So rock me momma like a wagon wheel
Rock me momma any way you feel
Hey, momma rock me
Hey, rock me momma like the wind and the rain
Rock me momma like a south bound train
Hey, momma rock me
Walkin’ to the south out of Roanoke
Caught a trucker out of Philly had a nice long toke
But he’s a heading west from the Cumberland gap
To Johnson City, Tennessee
And I gotta get a move on before the sun
I hear my baby calling my name and I know that she’s the only one
And if I die in Raleigh at least I will die free
So rock me momma like a wagon wheel
Rock me momma any way you feel
Hey, momma rock me
Oh, rock me momma like the wind and the rain
Rock me momma like a south bound train
Hey momma rock me
OLD CAPE COD
Patti Page
If you’re fond of sand dunes and salty air
Quaint little villages here and there
(You’re sure) You’re sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod
(Old Cape Cod, that old Cape Cod)
If you like the taste of lobster stew
Served by a window with an ocean view
(You’re sure) You’re sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod
Winding roads that seem to beckon you
Miles of green beneath the skies of blue
Church bells chimin’ on a Sunday morn’
Remind you of the town where you were born
If you spend an evening you’ll want to stay
Watching the moonlight on Cape Cod Bay
You’re sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod
(Aah-aah)
If you spend an evening you’ll want to stay (on Cape Cod Bay)
Watching the moonlight on Cape Cod Bay
You’re sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod
You’re sure to fall in love, you’re sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod
WILD AND FREE
Sarina Patridge
Let there always be something wild here
Beating at the heart here
Standing at the edge of what’s known
There will always be something wild here
Wild and free wild and free
TODAY
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I’ll taste your strawberries and drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
‘Ere I forget all the joys that were mine. . .
Today
