Here are the lyrics to Play. Great Big Sea's third release. Ordinary Day I've got a smile on my face, and I've got four walls around me Chorus: And I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day Janie sings on the corner, what keeps her from dying Chorus In this beautiful life, there's always some sorrow Chorus When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down) I am the fountain of affection His exhaltation, a sweet disintegration. Chorus: When I'm up I can't get down He just needs, something to blind him Wise guys are grinning, street lights are spinning Chorus Oh it comes on strong, and I am lifted. Chorus The Night Pat Murphy Died Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget Chorus: That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner pouring out her grief Chorus About two o'clock in the morning after empty'ing the jug Chorus They stopped the hearse on George Street outside Sundance Saloon Chorus Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget Chorus How Did We Get From Saying I Love You... "It's a cold day for September", was all I thought to say Chorus: How did we get from saying "I love you" to "I'll see you around someday?"(Repeat) It seemed like only days ago, we had so much to say Chorus 2x Has all the ice been broken, Chorus 3x Donkey Riding Chorus: Way hey and away we go Was you ever in Quebec Chorus Was you ever 'round Cape Horn Chorus Was you ever in Miramichi Chorus Was you ever in Fortune Bay Chorus Was you ever in London-town Chorus Haven't Seen You In A Long Time I Haven't seen you in a long time Looks like we'll never be together Can you hear me, when I'm calling out to you? I haven't seen you in a long time I know I never ever listen Can you feel me, I still see you I haven't seen you in a long time Looks like we'll never be together End of the World It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds, Chorus: It's the end of the world as we know it. Six o'clock - TV hour. Don't get caught in foreign Chorus 2x The other night I dreamt of knives, continental Chorus 2x General Taylor Well General Taylor gained the day Chorus: Tell me way, hey, you stormy We'll dig his grave with a silver spade Chorus We'll lower him down on a golden chain Chorus General Taylor he's all the go Chorus General Taylor he's dead and he's gone Chorus 2x Seagulls She left St.John's one day in May She moved in with her cousin Chorus: You know that she wants to try, never lets you see her cry The people here seem really nice She made some decent money Chorus Her parents came at Easter time The girls in town all said Chorus Recruiting Sargeant Two recruiting sergeants came to the CLB, They crossed the broad Atlantic in the brave Florizel, Chorus: And it's over the mountains, and over the sea The call came from London, for the last July drive Chorus The stone men on Water Street still cry for the day Chorus 2x Greenspond Greenspond is a pretty place, and so is Pinchard's Island Here he comes as white as ghosts My Apology It's not the way that I intended this Chorus: You didn't see, that I was sorry When cruelty comes with blind indifference Chorus A tragic victim of my circumstance Chorus Jakey's Gin When I was a young man I was let astray Chorus: Drink 'er up boys its well after ten Some people say that the pinky is fine Chorus Its the old shavin' lotion thats made me this way Chorus Its the old shavin' lotion thats made me this way Chorus 2x Something I Should Know Am I leaving you tomorrow, I can't see I thought we went through all this yesterday Chorus: Is there something I should know? I think about everything we've seen, was it just a dream Chorus Keep on talking, you know I've got all night I'm leaving you tomorrow, I can see Chorus Jolly Roving Tar Ships may come and ships may go A trip on shore he does adore Chorus: Come along, come along, You jolly brave boys, When Jack comes in, it's then he'll steer He'll lend, spend and he'll not offend Chorus Jack, he then, oh then he'll sail He'll go to shore out on a tear Chorus When Jack gets old and weatherbeat, Then he'll raise his eyes up to the skies, Chorus Jolly Beggar Dude This tune is sung on the album by Séan. But at live concerts(as most of you know), a slightly different version is sung by Darrell and is known as Little Beggarman.
Well I am a little beggarman, a begging I have been Of all the trades a going, begging is the best I went to a barn, went down to Currabawn Buy a pair of leggings and a collar and a tie I met a little flaxen haired girl one day Who should I waken but the woman of the house Over the road with me pack on me back I must be going to bed, it's getting late at night
I've got the sun in the sky, all the water surrounds me
I'll win now but sometimes I'll lose
I've been battered, but I never bruise... it's not so bad
and it's all your state of mind
At the end of the day,
You've just got to say... it's all right.
Let them say what they want, she won't stop trying
She might stumble, if they push her 'round
She might fall, but she'll never lie down
And It's a double edged knife, but there's always tomorrow
It's up to you now if you sink or swim,
Just keep the faith and you're ship will come in.
I'm the instrument of joy
And to keep the good times rolling
I'm the boy, I'm the boy,
You know the world could be our oyster,
You just put your trust in me,
Cause we'll keep the good times rolling
Wait and see, wait and see....oh wait and see!
A few discolorations, then it comes along
up is why he chooses, the kisses and the bruises
There ain't nothing he refuses, then it comes along
It comes along, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted!
Can't get down, can't get level
When I'm up I can't get down
Get my feet back on the ground
When I'm up I can't get down
Can't get down, can't get level
When I'm up I can't get down
Get my feet back on the ground
Something to wind him up
It won't take long to find him
When it comes on strong.
The night is just beginning, and then it comes on strong
It comes on strong, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted!
It comes on strong, and I am lifted.
I am lifted, I am lifted!
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain't got sober yet;
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play
That's how they showed their honour and their pride;
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died
Kelly and his gang came tearing down the street
They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole
They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold
Doyle rolls up the ice box lid to see poor Paddy's mug
We stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time
And at a quarter after two we argued it was nine
They all went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon
They went up to the graveyard, so holy and sublime
Found out when they got there, they'd left the corpse behind!
Some of the boys got loaded drunk and they ain't been sober yet;
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play
When I saw you on the street the other day
I knew something changed between us, all the talk we made was small
But what do you say to someone when they've heard you say it all?
It's an awkward conversation, in a most peculiar way
Did we take it all for granted?, did it all gets thrown away?
"It calls for rain this afternoon", she finally replied
Then there was such a stuttering silence, that I felt my mouth go dry
We'll talk about the weather, cause there's not much more to say...
All our surfaces been scratched
Have all the words been spoken,
Have we finally met our match?
Cause its an awkward conversation,
In a most peculiar way
Donkey riding, donkey riding
Way hey and away we go
Ridin' on a donkey.
Launchin' timber on the deck?
Where ya break yer bleedin' neck
Ridin' on a donkey!
Where the weather's never warm?
Wished to God you'd never been born
Ridin' on a donkey.
Where ye tie up to a tree,
An' the girls sit on yer knee?
Ridin' on a donkey
See the girls all shout, "Hooray!"?
"Here comes dad with ten weeks pay
Riding on a donkey."
See the King he does come down?
See the King in his golden crown
Riding on a donkey
Since I've been gone
It always seemed to be the wrong time
Its the same old song
Our whole life through
There might be changes in the weather
But not for me and you.
Can you see me, sometimes in the night
When you put out the light?
Since you put me away
I only see you in my dream time,
at the break of day
my whole life through.
If I had heard your words of wisdom,
I could be with you.
When he's making love to you?
Can you hear me,
When your alone, when you hang up the phone,
When its real late at night, and you put out the light!
and I still feel you
And when I'm alone
My mind starts to roam
You come in the night
When I turn out the light
Since I've been gone
It always seemed to be the wrong time
It's the same old song
Our whole life through
There might be changes in the weather
But not for me and you.
snakes, an aeroplanes, Lenny Bruce is not afraid.
Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn - world
serves its own needs, dummy serve your own needs. Feed
it off an aux speak, grunt, no, strength, Ladder
start to clatter with fear fight down height. Wire
in a fire, representing seven games, a government
for hire and a combat site. Left of west and coming in
a hurry with the furies breathing down your neck. Team
by team reporters baffled, trumped, tethered cropped.
Look at that low playing! Fine, then. Uh oh,
overflow, population, common food, but it'll do. Save
yourself, serve yourself. World serves its own needs,
listen to your heart bleed dummy with the rapture and
the revered and the right, right. You vitriolic,
patriotic, slam, fight, bright light, feeling pretty
psyched.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.>br>
towers. Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself
churn. Locking in, uniforming, book burning, blood
letting. Every motive escalate. Automotive incinerate.
Light a votive, light a candle. Step down, step down.
Watch your heel crush, crushed, uh-oh, this means no
fear cavalier. Renegade steer clear! A tournament,
tournament, a tournament of lies. Offer me solutions,
offer me alternatives and I decline.
drift divide. Mountains sit in a line, Leonard
Bernstein. Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester
Bangs. Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom! You
symbiotic, patriotic, slam book neck, right? Right.
Walk him along, John, Carry him along
Well General Taylor he gained the day
Carry him to his bury'n ground
Walk him along, John, carry him along
Tel me way, hey, you stormy
Carry him to his bury'n ground
Walk him along, John, Carry him along
His shroud of the finest silk will be made
Carry him to his bury'n ground
Walk him along, John, Carry him along
On every inch we'll carve his name
Carry him to his bury'n ground
Walk him along, John, Carry him along
He's gone where the stormy winds won't blow
Carry him to his bury'n ground
Walk him along, John, Carry him along
Well General Taylor he's long dead and gone
Carry him to his bury'n ground
Dressed in her Sunday best
A kind man sat beside her
As she cried her way out West
Found a job down in the mall
Her friends at home were jealous
Said they'd see you in the fall
You know that she wants to try, she's got seagulls in her eyes
But the winter's way too long
Her new friends, don't understand
They just tell her to be strong
But nothing comes for free
The busy street, just don't compete
With the sky, the rocks and sea
They wanted her to stay
But she went and got a panel van
Moved home on her birthday
She couldn't make it on her own
Now the sky's a little smaller
And it doesn't seem like home
for the sons of the merchants, to join the Blue Puttees
So all hands enlisted, five hundred young men
Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me
And on the sands of Suvla, they entered into hell
And on those bloody beaches, the first of them fell
Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me
Come brave Newfoundlanders, and join the Blue Puttees
You'll fight the hun in Flanders, and at Galipoli
Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me
To the trenches with the regiment, prepare yourselves to die
The roll call next morning, just a handful survived.
Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me
When the pride of the city went marching away
A thousand men slaughtered, to hear the King say
Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me
Mom will buy me a new fur coat when da gets home from swilin'
Children and their little boats
Women in their petty coats
Down from Petty Harbour
I didn't realize, how much I would miss
But with every parting of our company
I hate to think, what it has done to me
This has to be, my apology
My humanity becomes the best defense
But if you consider the alternative
I really didn't have that much to give
Never give the devil a second chance
If you do you know that you can never win
Probably best to forget and begin again
My apology, my apology
I met with a body down in Logy Bay
We went out in a weather
We wore out our shoes,
And up Kingsway road for a drink or two
Drink 'er up boys its well after ten. (Repeat)
Others will swear by a drop of moonshine
But as for myself I'm a bottle of each,
mixed in with a gallon of dipper or screech
Sweeter than Pepsi and stronger than tea
And when in the evening when we're feeling fine
We'll stop into Jakey's for icon and shine
Sweeter than Pepsi and stronger than tea
And when in the morning when I'm feeling rough
I curse, ol' Jakey who sold me this stuff
Is this how it's gotta to be?
In the morning must I go,
So let's take a little time, say what's on your mind
Is there something I should know ?
You said you were OK, you just had to take it slow
I'm tired of these little games you play, are you here to stay?
Is there something I should know?
Is there something I should know?
Is there something I should know?
How did we get so low?
To leave it all behind would be obscene
Where's your self-esteem? Is there something I should know?
But don't keep telling me, that everything's all right
I'm not all right. I'm not all right.
This is how it's got to be,
In the morning I must go
So let's take a little time, say what's on your mind
Is there something I should know?
As long as the sea does roll.
Each sailor lad just like his dad,
He loves the flowing bowl.
With a girl who's nice and round.
When the money's gone
It's the same old song,
"Get up Jack! John, sit down!"
There's lots of grog in the jar.
We'll plough the briny ocean
With the jolly roving tar.
To some old boarding house.
They'll welcome him with rum and gin,
And feed him on pork scouse.
Till he's lyin' drunk on the ground
When the money's gone
It's the same old song,
"Get up Jack! John, sit down!"
Bound down for Newfoundland
All the ladies fair in Placentia there
They love that sailor man.
And he'll buy some girl a gown.
When the money's gone
It's the same old song,
"Get up Jack! John, sit down!"
Too old to roam about,
They'll let him stop in some rum shop
Till eight bells calls him out.
Sayin' "Boys, we're homeward bound.">br>
When the money's gone
It's the same old song,
"Get up Jack! John, sit down!"
For three score years in the little isle of green
All over the Liffey and down to Segue
I'm known by the name of auld Johnny Dhu
When a man gets tired he can sit down and rest
Sing for his supper when there's nothing left to do
When I come around the corner with me old rigadoo
Got down on the floor and I slept till the dawn
Holes in the roof and the rain seeping thru
Me toes froze together in me little beggar shoes
A nice old lady you will find by and by
Buy a pair of leggings and I'll color them blue
For a foxy old lady I'll make her too
Good morning little flaxen haired girl, I did say
Good morning little beggarman how do you do
With your bags and your rags and your auld rigadoo
With her white spotted apron and her calico blouse
She began to frighten so I said boo
Sure, don't be afraid, it's only Johnny Dhu
Over all the fields with me big heavy sack
Over the hills with the moon peeking through
Singing, skin a ma rink a doodle on me auld rigadoo
The fire is all out, so out goes the light
Now you've heard the story of the auld rigadoo
So good night and God be with you, this is auld Johnny Dhu