Morning Glory Fairport Convention

I lit my purest candle close to mywindow, hoping it would catch the eyeOf any vagabond who passed it by,And I waited in my fleeting houseBefore he came I felt him drawing nearAs he neared I felt th...

Chelsea Morning Fairport Convention

Woke up big this Chelsea morning and the first thing that I heard Was a song outside my window And the traffic wrote the words It came ringing up like Christmas bells And rapping up like pipes and drums

You're Gonna Need My Help Fairport Convention

You're gonna need You're gonna need my help I say You know I won't have to worry I'll have everything goin' my way Well you wake up in the morning Your face so full of frowns Asked you What's wrong

You're Gonna Need My Help (BBC) Fairport Convention

You wake up in the morning, your face so full of frowns Asked you : ‘What's wrong ?’ - you say : ‘I'm sorry, I'm puttin' you down’.

Dawn Fairport Convention

Morning shone among the shadows Sunlight bled upon the silence From the blackest night Must come the morning sky But yesterday was such a long time Yesterday may last forever From the barren land Yesterday

Eastern Rain Fairport Convention

Rain comes from the east one night We watch it come To hang like beaded curtains till the morning sun Water dripping from our clothes You with raindrops on your nose Ask me sadly Please don't go

John Lee Fairport Convention

world's dead So I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee Lord my soul to keep" (Chorus) (Chorus) "The customary quiet of Babbacombe, a residential suburb of Torquay, was greatly disturbed early on Saturday morning

I Don't Know Where I Stand Fairport Convention

feeling too foolish and strange to say the words that I had planned Guess it's too early 'cos I don't know where I stand Crickets talk, courting their ladies in star-dappled green Crickets talk, until the morning

Decameron Fairport Convention

his arm grow old He didn't feel his blood run cold See me fly, see me cry, see me walk away Every time the sun shines, to me it's a rainy day They listened to his voice grow pale No stamps were on the morning

Solo (Live) Fairport Convention

Good morning good afternoon And what have you got to say Well I'm waiting but I can't stay long It's such a lovely day There's a time to be talking And a time when it's no use Right now I think the things

Million Dollar Bash Fairport Convention

won't take I get up in the morning, bit too early to wake First it's "Hello", then "Goodbye", they push and they crash But everybody's gonna make it to that million dollar bash (Chorus) Well, I looked

Bonny Bunch Of Roses Fairport Convention

"Near by the swelling ocean, One morning in the month of June, While feather'd warbling songsters Their charming notes did sweetly tune, I overheard a lady Lamenting in sad grief and woe, And talking with

The Bonny Black Hare Fairport Convention

"Oh, my powder is wasted and my bullets all gone My ramrod is limp and I cannot fire on But I'll be back in the morning and if you are still here We'll both go together to hunt the bonny black hare

Suzanne Fairport Convention

the night forever And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look Amid the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning

Suzanne (Live) Fairport Convention

night forever And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look Among the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning

FOTHERINGAY Fairport Convention

How often she has gazed from castle windows o'er And watched the daylight passing within her captive wall With no-one to heed her call <Interlude> The evening hour is fading within the dwindl...

ONE MORE CHANCE Fairport Convention

Calling all olive branches and laid off doves There is work to do before we say goodbye But who can see them turning to the face of love Though I hear them pleading with me, don't let us die As I s...

WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES Fairport Convention

Across the evening sky all the birds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go? Before the winter fire I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the ti...

POLLY ON THE SHORE Fairport Convention

Come all you wild young men and a warning take by me Never lead your single life astray or into bad company As I myself have done being all in the month of May When I, as pressed by a sea captain a...

THE HEXHAMSHIRE LASS Fairport Convention

Away with the buff and the blue And away with the cap and feather I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire Off with the and over the moss and the mire I want to see my lass who lives in Hexha...

MEET ON THE LEDGE Fairport Convention

We used to say that come the day We'd all be making songs Or finding better words These ideas never lasted long The way is up along the road The air is growing thin Too many friends who tried Blown...

Percy`s Song Fairport Convention

Bad news, bad news, come to me where I sleep" Turn, turn, turn again "Say, one of your friends is in trouble deep" Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind "Tell me the trouble, tell me once to my ear...

WHITE DRESS Fairport Convention

Feel how the wind blows December despair Bring me a ribbon to tie up my hair I'll be your bride go where you go All of my life you'll be my beau Kiss me and I might Put on the white dress If you'll...

BOOK SONG Fairport Convention

If she knew what I've seen while I'm watching Would she know where to smile, what to say? When she leaves from her book to be with me Where's her mind as she stands while I play? <Interlude> ...

RISING FOR THE MOON Fairport Convention

I travel over the sea and ride the rolling sky For that's the way it is that is my fortune There are many ears to please many people's love to try And every day's begun rising for the moon There's ...

STRANGER TO HIMSELF Fairport Convention

He was a stranger to himself A spy in his own camp And his money was his health All thrown to the dust by his very own hand Yet his beauty lingered still Beyond the draining of the sand But greener...

TALE IN HARD TIME Fairport Convention

Take the sun from my heart Let me learn to despise I'll show you another who cannot tell lies <Interlude> The blind man can't see Who demands to his eyes I'll show you another who sings as he...

Knockin\' On Heven\'s Door Fairport Convention

Mama, take this badge off of me I can\'t use it anymore. It\'s gettin\' dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I\'m knockin\' on heaven\'s door. Knock, knock, knockin\' on heaven\'s door Knock, ...

Knockin' On Heven's Door Fairport Convention

Mama, take this badge off of me I can't use it anymore. It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, k...

Autopsy (Demo) Fairport Convention

You must philosophiseBut why must you bore me to tearsYou're red around the eyesYou tell me things no one else hearsYou spend all your time cryingCrying the hours in tearsCrying the hours in tearsC...

She Moves Through The Fair (Acoustic Version) Fairport Convention

My young love said to me My mother won't mindAnd my father won't slight you for your lack of kindAnd she laid her hand on me and this she did sayOh, it will not be long, lord, till our wedding dayA...

Fotheringay (Acoustic Version) Fairport Convention

How often she has gazed from castle windows allAnd watched the daylight passing within her captive wallWith no one to heed her callThe evening hour is fading within the dwindling sunAnd in a lonely...

If (Stomp) Fairport Convention

If I were rich enoughTo make you need me as much as I need youIf I could pitch enoughYou'd realise what a little country bread can doWell, if my ma had come very farAnd if my pa was an oil-rig big-...

Jack O' Diamonds Fairport Convention

Jack O'Diamonds, on the moveJack O'Diamonds, one-eyed knaveOn the move, hits the streetBumps his head, on the groundWell, he's a scout, you're born to loseShouldn't stayJack O'Diamonds is a hard ca...

Sun Shade Fairport Convention

Dying's not easy todayTrying but can't get awayFeel just the almost touch of her hand and the trees in her hair?Lies float? the sun, she saw only me in the skyWhat could be higher than we?Wind grow...

The Lobster Fairport Convention

Like a lobster I can swimAnd can grow another limbWhere a powerless stump you sawI have grown a powerful clawWhen you'd thought me safely drownedIn the depths I swim aroundDither when you do descen...

It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft Fairport Convention

Looking through the windowTo see which way the wind blowsIt seems as though a hurricane is due todaySunny on the outsideStormy on the insideStormy weather's always best for making hayHere come Ever...

One Sure Thing Fairport Convention

He used to be the only man I would seeHe used to be the only good man for meOh, he used to be my one sure thingLook at me now, what you see, it isn't meLook at me now, just a leaf without a treeOh,...

If I Had A Ribbon Bow Fairport Convention

If I had ribbon bow to tie my hairAnd a gown of calico for me to wearI'd surely get a sweetheart, a prince or a kingA palace home where I could have everythingIf I had a ribbon bow to tie my hairTh...

Reno, Nevada Fairport Convention

It's a long, long way down to Reno, Nevada and a long,long way to your home.But the change in your pocket is beginning to grumbleAnd you reap just about what you, ve sown.You can walk down the stre...

Genesis Hall Fairport Convention

My father he rides in your shipsAnd I know he would never mean harmBut to see both sides of a quarrelIs to judge without hate or loveOh, oh, helpless and slowAnd you don't have anywhere to goYou ta...

Si tu dois partir Fairport Convention

C'est pas que je te demande De faire que tu n'as jamais fait C'est seulement qui'il fait trop tard Et il fait trop noir pour trouver la porte Mais si tu dois partir, va-t'en Mais si tu dois partir,...

Autopsy Fairport Convention

You must philosophiseBut why must you bore me to tears?You're red around the eyesYou tell me things no one else hearsYou spend all your time cryingCrying the hours in tearsCrying the hours in tears...

A Sailor's Life Fairport Convention

A sailor's life, it is a merry lifeHe robs young girls of their heart's delightLeaving them behind to weep and mournThey never know when they will return"Well, there's four and twenty all in a rowM...

Cajun Woman Fairport Convention

Baby, that preacher gave you his painTo ?let the window? on his finger in the undertaker's name(Chorus)Oh, cajun womanSome people still call you a queenI don't believe you're sinkingWith all the tr...

Percy's Song Fairport Convention

Bad news, bad news, come to me where I sleep"Turn, turn, turn again"Say, one of your friends is in trouble deep"Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind"Tell me the trouble, tell me once to my ear"Turn...

Dear Landlord Fairport Convention

Dear landlord,Please don't put a price on my soul.My burden is heavy,My dreams are beyond control.When that steamboat whistle blows,I'm gonna give you all I got to give,And I do hope you receive it...

The Ballad Of Easy Rider Fairport Convention

"The river flowsIt flows to the seaWherever that river goesThat's where I want to beFlow river flowLet your waters wash downTake me from this roadTo some other townAll he wantedWas to be freeAnd th...

Time Will Show The Wiser Fairport Convention

My mind keeps on telling me that this is no goodAnd my heart is aching, that tells me I shouldBut only time will show the wiserI've fallen in love with a girl that's not mineIf I take her it will h...

Farewell, Farewell Fairport Convention

Farewell, farewell to you who would hearYou lonely travelers all.The cold North winds will blow againThe winding road does call.And you will never return to seeYour bruised and beaten sons?Oh, I wo...