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The KIDS of WISCONSIN
03:55
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beautiful Harry
is from Milwaukee
in the city by the great lakes
he could be seen
with all his friends who loved him
the kids of Wisconsin
he was the the king of the west side
when he was 15
--snow on the lake
the wind was blowing hard
they walked all night
and never said a word
never said a word
laughter in the night time
he couldn't stop laughing
but when he saw that lovely boy
he thoughty he would die
beauty is fleeting
young love is blind
but that 13 year old child
..took Harry's crown
--snow on the lake
the wind was blowing hard
they walked hand in hand
and never said a word
never said a word
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2. |
CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN
03:59
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young Richard Prichard was on his way home
he looked in a shop window at the beautiful clothes
if only he could have them he could climb out of this hole
clothes make the man is what Richard Prichard knows
and we all will pray
for a beautiful day
and the the sun will shine
when we feel that way
old Mr. Cole was the high school music teacher
he once had hoped to be a big band leader
if only he could move to another town thats better
they might let him conduct the local Philharmonic
and we all will pray
for a beautiful day
and the the sun will shine
when we feel that way
Mr Walter Walter met Miss Ida Bean
at the church picnic in the town of Lincoln's Bay
he knew she was the right one, he got her number from a friend
he thought if he called her up enough she'd love him some day
and we all will pray
for a beautiful day
and the the sun will shine
when we feel that way
the moral of this story is difficult to say
don't get too disappointed if things don't go your way
the wisdom of the angles is not something, we always can hear
just, look at your situation without hope or fear
and we all will pray
for a beautiful day
and the the sun will shine
when we feel that way
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3. |
BLUE-VERMILION
04:06
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pink pastel and blue-vermilion
in the sky the clouds are coming
down the street into the school yard
where pinky green is playing with william
william has a horse of crimson
he rides all the way to scotland
over the pond into the west wind
and pinky green is making a painting
green and blue, red and yellow
all the colors of the rainbow
arms and legs and feet and faces
covered in colors when pinky paints them
towers rising, solders march to the war
but kids will catch them, as they fall
who will tell me, when daddy will come home
i wait all day, i hope he' s safe and strong
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4. |
GELATO ITALIANO
04:11
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5. |
ASHES AND EMBERS
04:09
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airoplanes fly all over the world
rain clouds drift away
a little boy, looking up at the sky,
is trying to find out the way
invisible lines that carry the signs
that we all send and receive
cross the mountains, and oceans of time,
as rivers of dark and light fill our minds
nobody knows what happened before
the sun came up today
all i can remember is ashes and embers
the wind blows past away
such is the the beauty of kites in the sky
and children who hold golden the strings
that tug on our hearts when the wind makes us cry
but ashes and embers fall away when you smile
airoplanes fly all over the world
rain clouds drift away
a little boy, looking up at the sky,
is trying to find out the way
invisible lines that carry the signs
that we all send and receive
cross the mountains, and oceans of time,
as rivers of dark and light fill our minds
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6. |
HARMONIUM MONDAY
04:01
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7. |
LIKE A LIEF
03:55
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i'm working on a song
i don't know what to say
i listen to the sound
of traffic on Broadway
the radio's playing
this old song is saying
love me love me love me
baby my heart is braking
but when i went outside today
it was such a lovely day
the park was full of people
everyone was smiling
i'm working on a song
i don't know what to say
i listen to the sound
of traffic on Broadway
- a blue moon
rises in the sky
an old satellite
passes by
i'm thinking about a friend
who's far away
he's probably in church
he likes to go to church
i'm watching a movie
from the forties
a wise-cracking reporter
helped crack the case
a thought is like a lief
on a river
you are that thought
until it's swept away
yes, a thought is like a lief
on a river
you are that thought
until it's swept away
- a blue moon
rises in the sky
an old satellite
passes by
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8. |
GRAND HOTEL
04:00
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Mr Robinson walks by the pond in the park with his dog on a leash every day
sometimes he likes to sit on a bench and watch all the ducks fly away
Katie the cake lady likes to walk up and down and look at that beautiful rose
that grows in the middle huntington circle on the other side of the road
the king of the corner has an icecream concession he sells soft ice cream to the kids
but what he'd like if you asked him that question is a vacation in Madrid
Walter the porter caries baggage all day. he works at the Grand Hotel
on the weekend he plays with his kids and watches Lawrence Welk.
Father McMichel holds forth from the pulpit. he's the best damn preacher around
and that Sister Green likes Father McMichel is the worse kept secret in town
and by the river friends get together it's just like The iland of La Gran Jatte
Father McMichel and Walter the Porter play cards with the king of the corner.
Mr Robinson walks by the pond in the park with his dog on a leash every day
sometimes he likes to sit on a bench and watch all the ducks fly away
Katie the cake lady likes to walk up and down and look at that beautiful rose
that grows in the middle huntington circle on the other side of the road
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9. |
KING OF THE STEPPES
05:08
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10. |
THE LIGHTHOUSE
03:29
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what hope springs now
when the last, candle goes out
and children from the town
cannot find, a place to flower
what place, will we have now
what love, will keep it's vow
yet we go on, we wait and pray
for miracles, to rise from ashes
what dreams, we may believe in
on another day
the laughter, in the school yard
may be the prayers, that children pray
climb the stairs up to a tower
light a candle in the window
so dark ships on an angry ocean
may see the way, and not founder
what dreams, we may believe in
on another day
the laughter, in the school yard
may be the prayers, that children pray
climb the stairs up to a tower
light a candle in the window
so dark ships on an angry ocean
may see the way, and not founder
for Tony-
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11. |
SOME WORDS
03:51
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a boy in a tree house could sit there all day
watching the sun rise and counting the clouds
ships above roof tops set sail in the dawn
children hope solders and sailors come home
the boy in the tree house looks down and sees
girls in the play ground jump rope with there friends
gunships set sail over homes far away
children watch movies at the end of the day
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Ed Askew New York
The singer-songwriter / painter moved to New York for a few months in 1967 where he met Bernard Stollman of ESP-Disk, who offered him a contract. Between 1968 and 1986, Ed lived, mostly, in New Haven; doing occasional shows with his band, and later doing solo shows there. Around 1987, Ed moved to New York City, where he continues to write and record songs, and occasionally perform. ... more
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