John Lennon
Lennon is a 4CD compilation featuring highlights from John’s solo career.
Compiled by Mark Lewisohn, Lennon includes his entire 1970 debut album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, selected tracks from Live Peace in Toronto 1969 through Menlove Ave., non-album singles, live cuts and other rarities.
| Ain’t That A Shame | Rock’N’Roll |
| Aisumasen (I’m Sorry) | Mind Games |
| Angel Baby | Menlove Ave. |
| Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) | Double Fantasy (+f) |
| Bless You | Walls and Bridges |
| Blue Suede Shoes (live) | Live Peace In Toronto 1969 |
| Borrowed Time | Milk and Honey |
| Cleanup Time | Double Fantasy |
| Cold Turkey | single (+b) |
| Come Together (live) | Live In New York City |
| Crippled Inside | Imagine |
| Dear Yoko | Double Fantasy (+e) |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy (live) | Live Peace In Toronto 1969 |
| Do You Wanna Dance? | Rock’N’Roll |
| Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him | Every Man Has A Woman |
| (Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess | Milk and Honey |
| Gimme Some Truth | Imagine |
| Give Peace a Chance | single (+f) |
| God | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (+g) |
| Going Down on Love | Walls and Bridges |
| Grow Old with Me | Milk and Honey |
| Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | single (+b) |
| Hold On | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band |
| Hound Dog (live) | Live In New York City |
| How? | Imagine (+g) |
| How Do You Sleep? | Imagine |
| I Don’t Wanna Face It | Milk and Honey |
| I Found Out | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band |
| I Saw Her Standing There (live) | single (i) |
| I’m Losing You | Double Fantasy (+e) |
| I’m Stepping Out | Milk and Honey |
| Imagine | Imagine (+c) |
| Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) | single (+b) |
| Intuition | Mind Games |
| Isolation | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band |
| It’s So Hard | Imagine |
| Jealous Guy | Imagine (+f) |
| John Sinclair | Sometime In New York City |
| Just Because | Rock’N’Roll |
| (Just Like) Starting Over | Double Fantasy (+f) |
| Look at Me | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band |
| Love | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (+g) |
| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (live) | single (i) |
| Mind Games | Mind Games (+b) |
| Money (That’s What I Want) (live) | Live Peace In Toronto 1969 |
| Mother | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (+d) |
| My Mummy’s Dead | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band |
| New York City | Sometime In New York City |
| Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down and Out) | Walls and Bridges |
| Nobody Told Me | Milk and Honey |
| #9 Dream | Walls and Bridges (+b) |
| Oh My Love | Imagine |
| Oh Yoko! | Imagine |
| Old Dirt Road | Walls and Bridges |
| One Day (At a Time) | Mind Games |
| Out the Blue | Mind Games |
| Power to the People | single (+b) |
| Remember | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band |
| Scared | Walls and Bridges |
| Slippin’ and Slidin’ | Rock’N’Roll |
| Stand by Me | Rock’N’Roll (+f) |
| Steel and Glass | Walls and Bridges |
| Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox) | Walls and Bridges |
| Sweet Little Sixteen | Rock’N’Roll |
| Watching the Wheels | Double Fantasy (+e) |
| Well (Baby Please Don’t Go) (live) | Sometime In New York City |
| Well Well Well | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band |
| Whatever Gets You thru the Night | Walls and Bridges (+b) |
| Whatever Gets You thru the Night (live) | single (i) |
| Woman | Double Fantasy (+f) |
| Woman Is the Nigger of the World | Sometime In New York City (+a) |
| Working Class Hero | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band |
| Yer Blues | Live Peace In Toronto 1969 |
KEY:
+a also on ‘Shaved Fish’
+b also on ‘Shaved Fish’ and ‘The John Lennon Collection’
+c also on ‘Shaved Fish’, ‘The John Lennon Collection’ and ‘Imagine: John Lennon’
+d also on ‘The John Lennon Collection’
+e also on ‘The John Lennon Collection’ and ‘Imagine: John Lennon’
+f also on ‘The John Lennon Collection’ and ‘Imagine: John Lennon’
+g also on ‘Imagine: John Lennon’
i Recorded live with Elton John; from single DJS 10965, previously unavailable on CD
Click on the title for lyrics.
Two, one two three four
Everybody’s talking about
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism
Ragism, Tagism, this-ism, that-ism
Ism ism ismAll we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chanceEverybody’s talkin’ ’bout ministers, sinisters
Banisters and canisters, bishops and fishops
Rabbis and pop eyes, bye-bye, bye-byeAll we are saying, is give peace a chance
All we are saying, is give peace a chanceLet me tell you now
Everybody’s talking about, revolution
Evolution, mastication, flagellation
Regulation, integrations, meditations
United Nations, congratulationsAll we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chanceEverybody’s talking about, John and Yoko
Timmy Leary, Rosemary, Tommy smothers
Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper, Derek Taylor
Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna, Hare Hare KrishnaAll we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chanceWritten by John Lennon
Well, it’s a one for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, now go, cat, go!
Don’t you step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off them blue suede shoesWell, you can knock me down, step in my face
Slander my name all over the place
Do anything that you wanna do
But, aw-aw, honey, lay off them shoesDon’t you step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off them blue suede shoesWell, you can burn my house, steal my car
Drink my liquor from the old fruit jar
Do anything that you wanna do
But, aw-aw, honey, lay off them shoesDon’t you step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off them blue suede shoesWell, hey!
Well, it’s blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Hey, blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Babe, blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Hey, blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off my blue suede shoesWritten by Carl Perkins
-“One
‘Money’ in ‘E'”One, two, three, four!
The best things in life are free
But you can give it to the birds and bees
I want money
That’s what I want
That’s what I want, yeah
That’s what I wantMoney don’t get everything it’s true
What it don’t get I can’t use
Now give me money
That’s what I want
That’s what I want, yeah
That’s what I wantOw!
Your love give me such a thrill
But your love don’t pay no bills
Now give me money
That’s what I want
That’s what I want, yeah
That’s what I wantHey! Now give me money
Whole lot of money
Lots of money
Give me money
That’s what I want, want
That’s what I wantWell, now give me money
Whole lot of money
Yeah, give me money
Whole lot of money
That’s what I want, yeah
That’s what I wantWritten by Janie Bradford / Berry Gordy Jr.
You make me dizzy, miss Lizzy
When you rock and roll
You make me dizzy, miss Lizzy
When you do the stroll
Come on, miss Lizzy
Love me ‘fore I grow too oldCome on, give me fever
Put your little hand in mine
Oh, baby
Girl, you look so fine
Come on, come on, come on, come on, Lizzy
I wanna be your lovin’ manOoh, ow! Ow!
Come on, give me fever
Put your little hand in mine
Oh, hey! Baby
Girl, you look so fine
Come on, come on, come on, come on, Lizzy
I wanna be your lovin’ manYou make me dizzy, miss Lizzy
When you rock and roll
You make me dizzy, miss Lizzy
When you do the stroll
Come on, miss Lizzy
Love me ‘fore I grow too oldCome on, give me fever
Put your little hand in mine
Yeah, baby
Girl, you look so fine
Come on, come on, come on, come on, Lizzy, ho!
Girl, I wanna be your manWritten by Larry Williams
-“‘Yer Blues’, okay?”
One, two, yeah one, two, three
Yes, I’m lonely, wanna die
Yes, I’m lonely, wanna die
If I ain’t dead already
Hoo, girl, you know the reason whyIn the mornin’, wanna die
In the evenin’, wanna die
If I ain’t dead already
Hoo, girl, you know the reason whyMy mother was of the sky
My father was of the earth
But I am of the universe
And you know what it’s worthI’m lonely, wanna die
If I ain’t dead already
Hoo, girl, you know the reason whyThe eagle picks my eye
The worm he licks my bone
I feel so suicidal
Just like Dylan’s Mister JonesLonely, wanna die
If I ain’t dead already
Hoo, girl, you know the reason whyBlack cloud crossed my mind
Blue mist round my soul
Feel so suicidal
Even hate my rock and rollI’m lonely, wanna die, yeah!
If I ain’t dead already
Hoo, girl, you know the reason whyWritten by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Temperature’s rising
Fever is high
Can’t see no future
Can’t see no skyMy feet are so heavy
So is my head
I wish I was a baby
I wish I was deadCold turkey has got me on the run
My body is aching
Goose-pimple bone
Can’t see no body
Leave me aloneMy eyes are wide open
Can’t get to sleep
One thing I’m sure of
I’m in at the deep freezeCold turkey has got me on the run
Cold turkey has got me on the run
Thirty-six hours
Rolling in pain
Praying to someone
Free me againOh I’ll be a good boy
Please make me well
I promise you anything
Get me out of this hellCold turkey has got me on the run
Written by John Lennon
Instant Karma’s gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you’re gonna be deadWhat in the world you thinking of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you trying to do
It’s up to you, yeah youInstant Karma’s gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darling
Join the human raceHow in the world you gonna see
Laughing at fools like me
Who in the hell do you think you are
A super star well, right you areWell we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Everyone come onInstant Karma’s gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognise your brothers
Everyone you meetWhy in the world are we here
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on earth are you there
When you’re everywhere
Come and get your shareWell we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Come on and on and on on onYeah, yeah, all right
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on on and onWell we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sunWell we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sunWell we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sunWritten by John Lennon
Mother you had me
But I never had you
I wanted you
You didn’t want meSo I
I just gotta tell you
Goodbye, GoodbyeFather you left me
But I never left you
I needed you
You didn’t need meSo I
I just gotta tell you
Goodbye, GoodbyeChildren don’t do
What I have done
I couldn’t couldn’t walk
And I tried to runSo I
I Just gotta tell you
Goodbye, GoodbyeMama don’t go
Daddy come homeWritten by John Lennon
Hold on John, John hold on it’s gonna be all right
You’re gonna win the fightHold on Yoko, Yoko hold on it’s gonna be all right
You’re gonna make the flightWhen you’re by yourself and there’s no one else
You just have yourself and you tell yourself just to hold onHold on World, World hold on it’s gonna be all right
You’re gonna see the lightWhen you’re one, really one
Well you get things done like they’ve never been done so hold onWritten by John Lennon
I told you before
Stay away from my door
Don’t give me that brother, brother, brother, brotherThe freaks on the phone
Wont leave me alone
So don’t give me that brother, brother, brother, brotherI, I found out
I, I found outNow that I showed you what I been through
Don’t take nobody’s word what you can do
There ain’t no Jesus gonna come from the sky
Now that I found out I know I can cryI, I found out
I, I found outSome of you sitting there with your cock in your hand
Don’t get you nowhere don’t make you a man
I heard something bout my ma and my pa
They didn’t want me so they made me a starI, I found out
I, I found outOld Hare Krishna got nothing on you
Just keep you crazy with nothing to do
Keep you occupied with pie in the sky
There ain’t no Guru who can see through your eyesI, I found out
I, I found outI seen through junkies I’ve been through it all
I see religion from Jesus to Paul
Don’t let them fool you with dope and cocaine
No one can harm you feel your own painI, I found out
I, I found this out
I, I found outWritten by John Lennon
As soon as you’re born they make you feel small
By giving you no time instead of it all
‘Til the pain is so big you feel nothing at all
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to beThey hurt you at home and they hit you at school
They hate you if you’re clever and they despise a fool
‘Til you’re so fucking crazy you can’t follow their rules
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to beWhen they’ve tortured and scared you for twenty odd years
Then they expect you to pick a career
When you cant really function you’re so full of fear
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to beKeep you doped with religion and sex and TV
And you think you’re so clever and classless and free
But you’re still fucking peasants as far as I can see
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to beThere’s room at the top they are telling you still
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
If you want to be like the folks on the hill
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to beIf you want to be a hero well just follow me
If you want to be a hero well just follow meWritten by John Lennon
People say we got it made
Don’t they know we’re so afraid
IsolationWe’re afraid to be alone,
Everybody got to have a home
IsolationJust a boy and a little girl
Trying to change the whole wide world
IsolationThe world is a little town
Everybody trying to put us down
IsolationI don’t expect you to understand
After you’ve caused so much pain
But then again
You’re not to blame
Your just a human
A victim of the insaneWe’re afraid of everyone
Afraid of the sun
IsolationThe Sun will never disappear
But the world my not have many years
IsolationWritten by John Lennon
Remember when you were young
How the hero was never hung
Always got awayRemember how the man
Used to leave you empty handed
Always, always let you down
If you ever change your mind
About leaving it all behind
Remember, Remember TodayDon’t feel sorry
The way it’s gone
Don’t you worry
‘Bout what you’ve doneJust remember when you were small
How people seemed so tall
Always had their way
Do you remember your ma and pa?
Just wishing for movie stardom
Always, Always playing a part
If you ever feel so sad
And the whole world is driving you mad
Remember, Remember TodayDon’t feel sorry
‘Bout the way it’s gone
Don’t you worry
‘Bout what you’ve doneRemember, remember the fifth of November
Written by John Lennon
Love is real, real is love
Love is feeling, feeling love
Love is wanting to be lovedLove is touch, touch is love
Love is reaching, reaching love
Love is asking to be lovedLove is you, you and me
Love is knowing we can beLove is free, free is love
Love is living, living love
Love is needing to be lovedWritten by John Lennon
Well, well, well, oh well
Well, well, well, oh wellI took my loved one out to dinner
So we could get a bite to eat
And though we both had been much thinner
She looked so beautiful, I could eat herWell, well, well, oh well
Well, well, well, oh wellI took my loved one to the big field
So we could watch the English sky
We both were nervous, feeling dizzy
And neither one of us knew just whyWell, well, well, oh well
Well, well, well, oh wellWe sat and talked of revolution
Just like two liberals in the sun
We talked of women’s revolution
And how the hell we could get things doneWell, well, well, oh well
Well, well, well, oh wellI took my loved one to a big field
So we could catch the English sky
We both were nervous feeling guilty
And neither one of us knew just whyWell, well, well, oh well
Well, well, well, oh wellWritten by John Lennon
Okay?
Yes thank youLook at me
Who am I supposed to be?
Who am I supposed to be?Look at me
What am I supposed to be?
What am I supposed to be?Look at me
Oh My Love
Oh My LoveHere I am
What am I supposed to do?
What am I supposed to do?Here I am
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?Here I am
Oh My Love
Oh My LoveLook at me
Oh Please Look at me, my Love
Here I am
Oh My LoveWho am I?
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but meWho am I?
Nobody else can see
Just you and meWho are we?
Oh My Love
Oh My LoveWritten by John Lennon
God is a concept by which we measure our pain
I’ll say it again God is a concept by which we measure our painI don’t believe in magic
I don’t believe in I-ching
I don’t believe in Bible
I don’t believe in Tarot
I don’t believe in Hitler
I don’t believe in Jesus
I don’t believe in Kennedy
I don’t believe in Buddha
I don’t believe in Mantra
I don’t believe in Gita
I don’t believe in Yoga
I don’t believe in Kings
I don’t believe in Elvis
I don’t believe in Zimmerman
I don’t believe in BeatlesI just believe in me.
Yoko and me.
And that’s reality.The dream is over, what can I say?
The dream is over, yesterdayI was the dream weaver but now I’m reborn
I was the Walrus but now I’m John
And so dear friends you’ll just have to carry onThe Dream is over
Written by John Lennon
My Mummy’s Dead
I can’t get it through my head
Though it’s been so many yearsMy Mummy’s Dead
It’s hard to explain
So much Pain
I could never show itMy Mummy’s Dead
Written by John Lennon
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the peoplePower to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right onSay you want a revolution
We better get on right away
Well get you on your feet
And out on the street singingPower to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right onA million workers working for nothing
You better give ’em what they really own
We got to put you down
When we come into town singingPower to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right onI gotta ask you comrades and brothers
How do you treat you own woman back home
She got to be herself
So she can free herself singingPower to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right onNow, now, now, now
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right onPower to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right onPower to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right onPower to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right onWritten by John Lennon
You know I love you, baby, please don’t go, well, well;
You know I love you, baby, please don’t go, well, well,
You know I love you, honey child,
There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you right now.
You know I love you, baby, please don’t go, well.You know I love you, baby, please don’t go;
You know I love you, baby, please don’t go, uh –
You know I love you, honey child,
There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you right now.
You know I love you, baby, please don’t go, well.Zappa!
You know I want you, baby, please don’t go, well, well;
You know I want you, baby, please don’t go,
You know I love you, honey child,
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do for you right now.
You know I want you, baby, please don’t go, well.Well, you know I love you, baby, please don’t go, well;
You know I love you, baby, please don’t go,
You know I love you, honey child,
Nothing that I wouldn’t do for you right now.
I know I love you, baby, please don’t go, well, well.Hey!
Written by Walter Ward
Click on the title for lyrics.
Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today…Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace…Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger a brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world…You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as oneWritten by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit
You can comb your hair and look quite cute
You can hide your face behind a smile
One thing you can’t hide
Is when you’re crippled insideYou can wear a mask and paint your face
You can call yourself the human race
You can wear a collar and a tie
One thing you can’t hide
Is when you’re crippled insideWell now you know that your cat has nine lives babe
Nine lives to itself
But you only got one
And a dog’s life ain’t fun
Mama, take a look outsideYou can go to church and sing a hymn
You can judge me by the colour of my skin
You can live a lie until you die
One thing you can’t hide
Is when you’re crippled insideWritten by John Lennon
I was dreaming of the past
And my heart was beating fast
I began to lose control
I began to lose controlI didn’t mean to hurt you
I’m sorry that I made you cry
I didn’t want to hurt you
I’m just a jealous guyI was feeling insecure
You might not love me anymore
I was shivering inside
I was shivering insideI was trying to catch your eyes
Thought that you were trying to hide
I was swallowing my pain
I was swallowing my painWritten by John Lennon
You got to live
You got to love you gotta be somebody you got to shove
But it’s so hard, it’s really hard
Sometimes I feel like going downYou got to eat
You got to drink
You got to feel something
You got to worry
It’s so hard, it’s really hard
Sometimes I feel like going downBut when it’s good it’s oh so good
And when I hold you in my arms baby
Sometimes I feel like going downYou got to run
You got to hide
You got to keep your woman satisfied
But it’s so hard, it’s really hard
Sometimes I feel like going downWritten by John Lennon
I’m sick and tired of hearing things
From uptight-short sighted-narrow minded hypocriticsAll I want is the truth
Just gimme some truthIve had enough of reading things
By neurotic-psychotic-pig headed politiciansAll I want is the truth
Just gimme some truthNo short haired-yellow bellied son of tricky dicky
Is gonna mother hubbard soft soap me
With just a pocketful of hope
Money for dope
Money for ropeI’m sick to death of seeing things
From tight lipped-condescending-mommies little chauvinistsAll I want is the truth
Just gimme some truthI’ve had enough of watching scenes
Of schizophrenic-ego-centric-paranoiac-prima-donnas
All I want is the truth
Just gimme some truthWritten by John Lennon
Oh my love or the first time in my life
My eyes are wide open
Oh my lover for the first time in my life
My eyes can seeI see the wind, oh I see the trees
Everything is clear in my heart
I see the clouds, oh I see the sky
Everything is clear in our worldOh my love for the first time in my life
My mind is wide open
Oh my lover for the first time in my life
My mind can feelI feel sorrow, oh I feel dreams
Everything is clear in my heart
I feel life, oh I feel loveWritten by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
So sgt. pepper took you by surprise
You better see right thru that mothers eyes
Those freaks was right when they said you was dead
The one mistake you made was in your head
How do you sleep?
Ah how do you sleep at night?You live with straights who tell you you was king
Jump when your momma tell you anything
The only thing you done was yesterday
And since you’ve gone you’re just another day
How do you sleep?
Ah how do you sleep at night?A pretty face may last a year or two
But pretty soon they’ll see what you can do
The sound you make is muzak to my ears
You must have learned something all those years
How do you sleep?
Ah how do you sleep at night?Written by John Lennon
How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?
How can I go forward when I don’t know which way to turn?
How can I go forward into something I’m not sure of? oh no, oh, no.How can I have feeling when I don’t know if it’s a feeling?
How can I feel something if I just don’t know how to feel
How can I have feelings when my feelings have always been denied? oh no, oh no.How can I give love when I don’t know what it is I’m giving?
How can I give love when I just don’t know how to give?
How can I give love when love is something I ain’t never had? oh no, oh no.You know life can be long
And you got to be so strong
And the world is so tough
Sometimes I feel I’ve had enough oh no, oh noHow can we go forward when we don’t know which way we’re facing?
How can we go forward when we don’t know which way to turn?
How can we go forward into something we’re not sure of oh no, oh no.Written by John Lennon
In the middle of the night
In the middle of the night I call your name
Oh Yoko, oh Yoko, my love will turn you onIn the middle of the bath
In the middle of the bath I call your name
Oh Yoko, oh Yoko, my love will turn you onIn the middle of a shave
In the middle of a shave I call your name
Oh Yoko, oh Yoko, my love will turn you onIn the middle of a dream
In the middle of a dream I call your name
Oh Yoko, oh Yoko, my love will turn you on
My love will turn you onIn the middle of a cloud
In the middle of a cloud I call your name
Oh Yoko, oh Yoko, my love will turn you on
Oh Yoko, oh Yoko, oh Yoko, oh Yoko, oh YokoWritten by John Lennon
“Happy Christmas Kyoko”
“Happy Christmas Julian”So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begunAnd so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the youngA very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fearAnd so this is Christmas (war is over)
For weak and for strong (if you want it)
For rich and the poor ones (war is over)
The world is so wrong (now)And so happy Christmas (war is over)
For black and for white (if you want it)
For yellow and red ones (war is over)
Let’s stop all the fight (now)A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fearAnd so this is Christmas (war is over)
And what have we done (if you want it)
Another year over (war is over)
A new one just begun (now)And so happy Christmas (war is over)
We hope you have fun (if you want it)
The near and the dear one (war is over)
The old and the young (now)A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fearWar is over
If you want itWar is over now
Written by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Woman is the nigger of the world
Yes she is…think about it
Woman is the nigger of the world
Think about it…do something about itWe make her paint her face and dance
If she won’t be a slave, we say that she don’t love us
If she’s real, we say she’s trying to be a man
While putting her down we pretend that she’s above us
Woman is the nigger of the world…yes she is
If you don’t believe me, take a look at the one you’re with
Woman is the slave of the slaves
Ah, yeh…better scream about it
We make her bear and raise our children
And then we leave her flat for being a fat old mother hen
We tell her home is the only place she should be
Then we complain that she’s too unworldly to be our friend
Woman is the nigger of the world…yes she is
If you don’t believe me, take a look at the one you’re with
Woman is the slave to the staves
Yeh (think about it)We insult her every day on TV
And wonder why she has no guts or confidence
When she’s young we kill her will to be free
While telling her not to be so smart we put her down for being so dumbWoman is the nigger of the world
Yes she is…if you don’t believe me, take a look at the one you’re with
Woman is the slave to the slaves
Yes she is…if you believe me, you better scream about it.Repeat:
We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance.Written by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Standing on the corner
Just me and Yoko Ono
We was waiting for Jerry to land
Up come a man with a guitar in his hand
Singing, “Have a marijuana if you can.”
His name was David Peel
And we found that he was real
He sang, “The Pope smokes dope every day.”
Up come a policeman shoved us up the street
Singing, “Power to the people today!”NYC…NYC…NYC…
Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York?Well we went down to Max’s Kansas City
Got down the nitty gritty
With the Elephants Memory Band
Laid something down
As the news spread around
About the Plastic Ono Elephants Memory Band!
Well we played some funky boogie
And laid some tutti frutti
Singing, “Long Tall Sally’s a man.”
Up come a preacherman trying to be a teacher
Singing, “God’s a red herring in drag!”NYC…NYC…NYC…
Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York?Well we did the Staten Island Ferry
Making movies for the telly
Played the Fillmore and Apollo for freedom,
Tried to shake our image
Just a cycling through the Village
But found that we had left it back in London
Well nobody came to bug us,
Hustle us or shove us
So we decided to make it our home
If the Man wants to shove us out
We gonna jump and shout
The Statue of Liberty said, “Come!”NYC…NYC…NYC…
Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York?NYC Down in the Village
What a bas-ass city!
Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York?Written by John Lennon
It ain’t fair, John Sinclair
In the stir for breathing air
Won’t you care for John Sinclair?
In the stir for breathing air
Let him be, set him free
Let him be like you and meThey gave him ten for two
What else can the judges do?
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta,
Gotta set him free.If he’d been a soldier man
Shooting gooks in Vietnam
If he was the CIA
Selling dope and making hay
He’d be free, they’d let him be
Breathing air, like you and me.They gave him ten for two
What more can the judges do?
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta,
Gotta set him free.Was he jailed for what he done?
Or representing everyone
Free John now, if we can
From the clutches of the man
Let him free, lift the lid
Bring him to his wife and kids.They gave him ten for two
What more can the bastards do?
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta,
Gotta set him free.Written by John Lennon
You might remember this better than I do, actually.
-Okay? …something about a flat top that’s all I know…
One, two, aah-one, two, three, four-Here come ol’ flat top, he come groovin’ up slowly
He got joo joo eyeball, he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knees
Got to be a joker ’cause he’s so hard to pleaseHe wear no shoeshine, he got walrus gum boot
He got monkey finger, he shoot cola cola
He say I know you, you know me
One thing I can tell you is you got to be freeCome together, right now
Over you(Just for a change…)
He Bag Production, he got Ono sideboard
He one spinal cracker, he got early walkers
He say hair, beneath, under his knees
Hold you in his arms yeah you can feel his diseaseCome together, right now
Over meHe roller coaster, he got early warning
He got muddy water, he want mojo filter
He say one and one and one is three
Got to be good looking cause he’s so hard to seeCome together, right now
Over me
Over you
Over thereCome together,
Come together,
Come together,-Thank you, thank you… I nearly got all the words right too!
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
We like to do the last number and go and recover.
One, two, three, four!
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog,
Cryin’ all the time;
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog,
Cryin’ all the time.
You ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine.You said that you was high class,
That was just a lie;
Well you said that you was high class,
That was just a lie.
You ain’t never caught a rabbit,
You ain’t no friend of mine.You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog,
Cryin’ all the time;
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog,
Cryin’ all the time.
You ain’t never caught a rabbit
You ain’t no friend of mine.You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog,
Cryin’ all the time;
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog,
Cryin’ all the time.
You ain’t never caught a rabbit
You ain’t no friend of mine.Well, they said that you was high class,
Well, that was just a lie;
Well, they said that you was high class, babe,
You know it’s a lie.
You ain’t never caught no rabbit,
You ain’t no friend of mine.You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog,
Cryin’ all the time;
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog,
Cryin’ all the time.
Elvis, I love you!!
You ain’t never caught no rabbit
You ain’t no friend of mineWritten by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
We’re playing those mind games together
Pushing the barrier planting seeds
Playing the mind guerrilla
Chanting the Mantra peace on earth
We all been playing those mind games forever
Some kinda druid dude lifting the veil
Doing the mind guerrilla
Some call it magic the search for the grailLove is the answer and you know that for sure
Love is a flower you got to let it, you got to let it growSo keep on playing those mind games together
Faith in the future outta the now
You just can’t beat on those mind guerillas
Absolute elsewhere in the stones of your mind
Yeah we’re playing those mind games forever
Projecting our images in space and in timeYes is the answer and you know that for sure
Yes is surrender you got to let it, you got to let it go
So keep on playing those mind games together
Doing the ritual dance in the sun
Millions of mind guerillas
Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel
Keep on playing those mind games forever
Raising the spirit of peace and love(I want you to make love not war, I know you’ve heard it before)
Written by John Lennon
When I’m down really yin
And I don’t know what I’m doing
Aisumasen aisumasen Yoko
All I had to do was call your name
All I had to do was call your nameAnd when I hurt you and cause you pain
Darlin I promise I won’t do it again
Aisumasen aisumasen Yoko
It’s hard enough I know just to feel your own pain
It’s hard enough I know to feel your own painAll that I know is just what you tell me
All that I know is just what you show meWhen I’m down real sanpaku
And I don’t know what to do
Aisumasen aisumasen Yoko san
All I had to do was call your name
Yes, all I had to do was call your nameWritten by John Lennon
You are my weakness, you are my strength
Nothing I have in the world makes better sense
Cause I’m the fish and you’re the sea
When we’re together or when we’re apart
There’s never a space in between the beat of our hearts
Cause I’m the apple and you’re the treeOne day at a time is all we do
One day at a time is good for youYou are my woman, I am your man
Nothing else matters at all, now I understand
That I’m the door and you’re the key
Every morning I wake in your smile
Feeling your breath on my face and the love in your eyes
Cause you’re the honey and I’m the beeOne day at a time is all we do
One day at a time is good for us two (you too)Written by John Lennon
My intentions are good, I use my intuition
It takes me for a ride
But I never understood other people’s superstitions
It seemed like suicide
And as l play the game of life
I try to make it better each and every day
And when l struggle in the night
The magic of the music seems to light the way
Intuition takes me there
Intuition takes me everywhere
Well my instincts are fine
l had to learn to use them in order to survive
And time after time confirmed an old suspicion
It’s good to be alive
And when I’m deep down and out and lose communication
With nothing left to say
It’s then I realize it’s only a condition
Of seeing things that way
Intuition takes me there
Intuition takes me anywhereWritten by John Lennon
Out the blue you came to me
And blew away life’s misery
Out the blue life’s energy
Out the blue you came to meEveryday l thank the Lord and Lady
For the way that you came to me
Anyway it had to be two minds one destinyOut the blue you came to me
And blew away life’s misery
Out the blue life’s energy
Out the blue you came to meAll my life has been a long slow knife
l was born just to get to you
Anyway I survived long enough to make you my wifeOut the blue you came to me
And blew away life’s misery
Out the blue life’s energy
Out the blue you came to meLike a U.F.O. you came to me
And blew away life’s misery
Out the blue life’s energy
Out the blue you came to meWritten by John Lennon
Click on the title for lyrics.
Whatever gets you thru the night ‘salright, ‘salright
It’s your money or life ‘salright, ‘salright
Don’t need a sword to cut through flowers oh no, oh no
Whatever gets you thru your life ‘salright, ‘salright
Do it wrong or do it right ‘salright, ‘salright
Don’t need a watch to waste your time oh no, oh no
Hold me darlin’ come on listen to me
I won’t do you no harm
Trust me darlin’ come on listen to me, listen to me
Come on listen, listenWhatever gets you to the light ‘salright, ‘salright
Out the blue or out of sight ‘salright, ‘salright
Don’t need a gun to blow your mind oh no, oh noWritten by John Lennon
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Going down on love
Going down on love
Going down, going down, going down
When the real thing goes wrong
And you can’t get it on
And your love she has gone
And you got to carry on
And you shoot out the light
Ain’t coming home for the night
You know you got to, got to, got to pay the price!Somebody please, please help me
You know I’m drowning in the sea of hatred
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Going down on love
Going down on love
Going down, going down, going downSomething precious and rare
Disappears in thin air
And it seems so unfair
Nothing doin’ nowhere
Well you burn all your boats
And you sow your wild oats
Well you know, you know, you know the price is right!Got to get down, down on my knees…
Written by John Lennon
Ain’t no people on the old dirt road
No more weather on the old dirt road
But it’s better than a mudslide mamma when the dry spell come, yeah
Oh oh oh old dirt roadAin’t no difference on the old dirt road
Tarred and feathered on the old dirt road
Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the windBreezing thru the deadwood on a hot summer day
I saw a human being lazybonin’ out in the hay
I said uh, hey Mr. Human can ya rainmaker too?
He said I guess it’s O.K. ya know the only thang we need is water
Cool, clear waterAin’t no people on the old dirt road
No more weather on the old dirt road
But it’s better than a mudslide mamma when the morning comes, yeah
Oh oh oh old dirt roadWritten by John Lennon and Harry Nilsson
Bless you wherever you are
Windswept child on a shooting star
Restless spirits depart
Still we’re deep in each other’s heartsSome people say it’s over
Now that we spread our wings
But we know better darling
The hollow ring is only last year’s echoBless you whoever you are
Holding her now
Be warm and kind hearted
Remember altho love is strange
Now and forever our love will remainWritten by John Lennon
I’m scared, I’m scared, I’m scared
I’m scared, so scared
I’m scared, I’m scared, I’m scared
As the years roll away
And the price that I paid
And the straws slip away
You don’t have to suffer
It is what it is
No bell book or candle
Can get you out of this, oh no!I’m scarred, I’m scarred, I’m scarred
I’m scarred
I’m scarred, I’m scarred, I’m scarred
Every day of my life
I just manage to survive
I just wanna stay alive
You don’t have to worry
In heaven or hell
Just dance to the music
You do it so well, well, well!Hatred and jealousy, gonna be the death of me
I guess I knew it right from the start
Sing out about love and peace
Don’t wanna see the red raw meat
The green eyed goddamn straight from your heartI’m tired, I’m tired, I’m tired
Of being so alone
No place to call my own
Like a rollin’ stoneWritten by John Lennon
So long ago
Was it in a dream, was it just a dream?
I know, yes I know
Seemed so very real, it seemed so real to meTook a walk down the street
Through the heat whispered trees
I thought I could hear (hear, hear, hear)
Somebody call out my name as it started to rain
Two spirits dancing so strangeAh! böwakawa poussé, poussé
Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé
Ah! böwakawa poussé, pousséDream, dream away
Magic in the air, was magic in the air?
I believe, yes I believe
More I cannot say, what more can I say?On a river of sound
Thru the mirror go round, round
I thought I could feel (feel, feel, feel)
Music touching my soul, something warm, sudden cold
The spirit dance was unfoldingAh! böwakawa poussé, poussé…
Written by John Lennon
Sweet as the smell of success
Her body’s warm and wet
She gets me through this God awful loneliness
A natural high butterfly Oh I,
I need, need, need herJust like a willow tree
A breath of spring you see
And oh boy you don’t know what she do to me
She makes me sweat and forget who I am
I need, need, need, need, herWell I was wondering how long this could go on, on and on,
Well I thought I could never be surprised
But could it be that I bit my own tongue
Oh yeah, it’s so hard to swallow when you’re wrongA bird of paradise
The sunrise in her eyes
God only knows such a sweet surprise
I was blind she blew my mind think that I
I love, love, love, love herWritten by John Lennon
There you stand with your L.A. tan
And your New York walk and your New York talk
You’re mother left you when you were small
But you’re gonna wish you wasn’t born at all
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Your phone don’t ring no one answers your call
How does it feel to be off the wall
Well your mouthpiece squawks as he spreads your lies
But you can’t pull strings if your hands are tied
Well your teeth are clean but your mind is capped
You leave your smell like an alley cat
Steel and glass
Steel and glassWritten by John Lennon
Nobody loves you when you’re down and out
Nobody sees you when you’re on cloud nine
Everybody’s hustlin’ for a buck and a dime
I’ll scratch your back and you scratch mineI’ve been across to the other side
I’ve shown you everything, I got nothing to hide
And still you ask me do I love you, what it is, what it is
All I can tell you is it’s all show biz
All I can tell you is it’s all show bizNobody loves you when you’re down and out
Nobody knows you when you’re on cloud nine
Everybody’s hustlin’ for a buck and a dime
I’ll scratch your back and you knife mineI’ve been across the water now so many times
I’ve seen the one eyed witchdoctor leading the blind
And still you ask me do I love you, what you say, what you say
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips away
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips away
Well I get up in the morning and I’m looking in the mirror to see, ooo wee!
Then I’m lying in the darkness and I know I can’t get to sleep, ooo wee!Nobody loves you when you’re old and grey
Nobody needs you when you’re upside down
Everybody’s hollerin’ ’bout their own birthday
Everybody loves you when you’re six foot in the groundWritten by John Lennon
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we see
No I won’t be afraid
No I won’t be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by meAnd darling, darling stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by meIf the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won’t cry, I won’t cry
No I won’t shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by meAnd darling, darling stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by meWhenever you’re in trouble won’t you stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Oh, stand by me, stand by me, stand by meDarling, darling stand by me
Stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by meWritten by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
You made me cry, when you said good-bye
Ain’t that a shame
My tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame
You’re the one to blameYou broke my heart, when you said we part
Ain’t that a shame
My tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame
You’re the one to blameFarewell, good-bye although I’ll cry
Ain’t that a shame
My tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame
You’re the one to blameYou made me cry when you said good-bye
Ain’t that a shame
My tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame
You’re the one to blameWritten by Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew
Well do you wanna dance and hold my hand?
Tell me i’m your loving man
Oh baby, do you wanna dance?Well do you wanna dance under the moonlight?
Hug and kiss all through the night
Oh baby, do you wanna dance?Do you do you do you do you wanna dance
Do you do you do you do you wanna dance
Baby, do you wanna dance?Do you do you do you do you wanna dance
Do you do you do you do you wanna dance
Do you do you do you do you wanna danceWell do you wanna dance, make romance?
Kiss and Squeeze yeah
Do you wanna dance?Do you do you do you do you wanna dance
Do you do you do you do you wanna dance
Baby, do you wanna dance?Written by Bobby Freeman
They’re really rocking in Boston
In Pittsburgh PA
Deep in the heart of Texas
On down to Frisco Bay
All over Saint Louis
And down in New Orleans
All the cats want to dance with
Sweet little sixteenSweet little sixteen
She’s got the grown up blues
Tight dresses and lipstick
She’s sporting in high heeled boots
Oh but tomorrow morning
She’s gonna have to change her trend
Become sweet sixteen
And back in class againOh mommy mommy
Please may I go
You know it’s such a sight to see
Somebody steal the show
Oh daddy daddy
I beg of you
Scream it to mommy
It’s alright with youBecause they’re rocking in New York
In Philadelphia PA
Deep in the heart of Texas
And down at the Rainbow L.A.
All over Saint Louis
On down in New Orleans
All them cats want to dance with sweet little sixteenSweet little sixteen
She’s so delicate
She’s just got to have
About half a million
FramedWritten by Chuck Berry
Slippin’ and a slidin’, peepin’ and a hidin’
Been told a long time ago
Slippin’ and a slidin’, peepin’ and a hidin’
Been told long time agoI been told, baby, you been bold
I won’t be your fool no moreOh, big conniver, nothin’ but a jiver
I done got hip to your jive
Oh, big conniver, nothin’ but a jiver
I done got hip to your jiveSlippin’ and a slidin’, peepin’ and a hidin’
Won’t be your fool no moreOh, my Linda, she’s a solid sender
You know you better surrender
Oh, my Linda, she’s a solid sender
You know you better surrenderSlippin’ and a slidin’, peepin’ and a hidin’
Won’t be your fool no moreSlippin’ and a slidin’, peepin’ and a hidin’
Been told a long time ago
Slippin’ and a slidin’, peepin’ and a hidin’
Been told long time agoI been told, baby, you been bold
I won’t be your fool no moreWritten by Little Richard, Edwin Bocage, Al Collins & James Smith
“This here, is one of my all time favourite songs, it’s for my lovely rosie, wherever she may be”
It’s just like heaven being here with you.
You’re like an angel, too good to be true.
But after all, I love you, iI do.
Angel baby, my angel baby.I love you,
I do,
No one can love you like I do.When you are near me my heart skips a beat.
I can hardly stand on my own two feet.
Because I love you, I love you, I do.
Angel baby, my angel baby.I love you,
I do,
No one can love you like I do.(yeh!)
Please, never leave me blue and alone.
If you ever go, I’m sure you’ll come back home.
Because I love you, I love you, I do.
Angel baby, my angel baby.I love you,
I do,
No one can love you like I do.Written by Rosie Hamlin
Whatever gets you thru the night ‘salright, ‘salright
It’s your money or life ‘salright, ‘salright
Don’t need a sword to cut through flowers oh no, oh no
Whatever gets you thru your life ‘salright, ‘salright
Do it wrong or do it right ‘salright, ‘salright
Don’t need a watch to waste your time oh no, oh no
Hold me darlin’ come on listen to me
I won’t do you no harm
Trust me darlin’ come on listen to me, listen to me
Come on listen, listenWhatever gets you to the light ‘salright, ‘salright
Out the blue or out of sight ‘salright, ‘salright
Don’t need a gun to blow your mind oh no, oh noWritten by John Lennon
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyesCellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
And she’s goneLucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamondsFollow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
That grow so incredibly highNewspaper taxis appear on the shore
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
And you’re goneLucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamondsPicture yourself on a train in a station
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
The girl with the kaleidoscope eyesLucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamondsWritten by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Well she was just seventeen
You know what I mean
And the way she looked
Was way beyond compare
So how could I dance with another,
Oh, when I saw her standing thereWell she looked at me
And I, I could see
That before too long
I’d fall in love with her
She wouldn’t dance with another
Oh, when I saw her standing thereWell my heart went boom
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mineOh we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long
I fell in love with her
Now I’ll never dance with another
Oh, when I saw her standing thereWell my heart went boom
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine
Oh we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long
I fell in love with her
Now I’ll never dance with another
Oh, when I saw her standing there
Oh, since I saw her standing there
Yeah, well since I saw her standing thereWritten by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Click on the title for lyrics.
Our Life together is so precious together
We have grown – we have grown
Although our love is still special
Let’s take a chance and fly away somewhere aloneIt’s been too long since we took the time
No-one’s to blame, I know time flies so quickly
But when I see you darling
It’s like we both are falling in love again
It’ll be just like starting over – starting overEveryday we used to make it love
Why can’t we be making love nice and easy
It’s time to spread our wings and fly
Don’t let another day go by my love
It’ll be just like starting over – starting overWhy don’t we take off alone
Take a trip somewhere far, far away
We’ll be together on our own again
Like we used to in the early days
Well, well, well darling
Repeat 1 & 2Written by John Lennon
Moonlight on the water
Sunlight on my face
You and me together
We are in our place
The gods are in the heavens
The angels treat us well
The oracle has spoken
We cast the (perfect) spellNow it begins – let it begin
Cleanup Time
(Show those mothers how to do it)The queen is in the counting home
Counting out the money
The king is in the kitchen
Making bread and honey
No friends and yet no enemies
Absolutely free
No rats aboard the magic ship
Of (perfect) harmonyNow it begins – let it begin
Cleanup Time
(Show those mothers how to do it)However far we travel
Wherever we may roam
The centre of the circle
Will always be our homeThe gods are in the heavens
The angels treat us well
The oracle has spoken
We cast the (perfect) spellWritten by John Lennon
Here in some stranger’s room
Late in the afternoon
What am I doing here at all?
Ain’t no doubt about it
I’m losing you
Somehow the wires have crossed
Communication’s lost
Can’t even get you on the telephone
Just got to shout about it
I’m losing youHere in the valley of indecision
I don’t know what to do
I feel you slipping away
I feel you slipping away
I’m losing you
I’m losing youYou say you’re not getting enough
But I remind you of all that bad stuff
So what the hell am I supposed to do?
Just put a bandaid on it?
And stop the bleeding now
Stop the bleeding nowI know I hurt you then
But hell that was way back when
Well, do you still have to carry that cross?
Don’t want to hear about it
I’m losing you
I’m losing youI don’t want to lose you now.
Well, no, no, no.Long, long lost John
Written by John Lennon
Close your eyes
Have no fear
The monster’s gone
He’s on the run and your daddy’s hereBeautiful
Beautiful beautiful
Beautiful BoyBefore you go to sleep
Say a little prayer
Every day in every way
It’s getting better and betterBeautiful
Beautiful beautiful
Beautiful BoyOut on the ocean sailing away
I can hardly wait
To see you come of age
But I guess we’ll both
Just have to be patient
Because it’s a long way to go
A hard row to hoe
Yes it’s a long way to go
But in the meantimeBefore you cross the street
Take my hand
Life is what happens to you
While you’re busy making other plansBeautiful
Beautiful beautiful
Beautiful BoyDarling
Darling darling
Darling SeanWritten by John Lennon
People say I’m crazy doing what I’m doing
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin
When I say that I’m o.k. well they look at me kind of strange
Surely you’re not happy now you no longer play the game
People say I’m lazy dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me
When I tell them that I’m doing fine watching shadows on the wall
Don’t you miss the big time boy you’re no longer on the ball?I’m just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it goPeople asking questions lost in confusion
Well tell them there’s no problem, only solutions
Well they shake their heads and look at me as if I’ve lost my mind
I tell them there’s no hurry…
I’m just sitting here doing timeI’m just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it goWritten by John Lennon
Woman I can hardly express
My mixed emotions at my thoughtlessness
After all I’m forever in your debt
And woman I will try to express
My inner feelings and thankfulness
For showing me the meaning of success ooh well
Woman I know you understand
The little child inside the man
Please remember my life is in your hands
And woman hold me close to your heart
However distant don’t keep us apart
After all it is written in the stars ooh wellWoman please let me explain
I never mean(t) to cause you sorrow or pain
So let me tell you again and again and again(I love you now and forever)
Written by John Lennon
Even after all these years
I miss you when you’re not here
I wish you were here my dear Yoko
Even if it’s just a day
I miss you when you’re away
I wish you were here today dear Yoko
Even if it’s just one night
I miss you and it don’t feel right
I wish you were here tonight dear Yoko
Even if it’s just one hour
I wilt just like a fading flower
Ain’t nothing in the world like our love dear YokoOh Yoko
I’ll never ever let you goEven when I’m miles at sea
And nowhere is the place to be
Your spirit’s watching over me dear Yoko
Even when I watch T.V.
There’s a hole where you’re supposed to be
There’s nobody lying next to me dear YokoOh Yoko
I’ll never ever let you goEven after all this time
I miss you like the sun don’t shine
Without you I’m a one track mind dear Yoko
After all is really said and done
The two of us are really one
The goddess really smiled upon our love dear YokoWritten by John Lennon
Woke up this morning blues around my head
No need to ask the reason why
Went to the kitchen and lit a cigarette
Blew my worries to the skyI’m stepping out
I’m stepping out
I’m stepping out
I’m stepping outIf it don’t feel right don’t do it
Just leave a message on the phone and tell them to screw it
After all is said and done you can’t go pleasin’ everyone
So screw it. . .Baby’s sleeping the cats have all been blessed
Ain’t nothing doing on T.V.
Put on my space suit I got to look my best
I’m going out to do the cityI’m stepping out
I’m stepping out
I’m stepping out
I’m stepping outWritten by John Lennon
Say you’re looking for a place to go
Where
Nobody knows your name
You’re looking for oblivion with one
Eye on the Hall of FameI don’t wanna face it oh no
I don’t wanna face it no no no no
Well can dish it out
But I just can’t take It
Say you’re looking for some peace and love
Leader of a big old band
You wanna save humanity
But it’s people that you just can’t standI don’t wanna face It oh no
I don’t wanna face it no no no no
Well I can sing for my supper
But I just can’t make itWell now, you’re lookin’ for a world of truth
Trying to find a better way
The time has come to see yourself
You always look the other wayI don’t wanna face it no no
I don’t wanna face it no no no no
Well I can see the promised land
And I know I can make itI don’t wanna face it I know
I don’t wanna face it no
I don’t wanna face it
I don’t wanna face it no
I don’t wanna face it
I don’t wanna face it noWritten by John Lennon
Everybody’s talking and no one says a word
Everybody’s making love and no one really cares
There’s Nazis in the bathroom just below the stairs
Always something happening and nothing going on
There’s always something cooking and nothing in the pot
They’re starving back in China so finish what you gotNobody told me there’d be days like these
No one told me there’d be days like these
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Strange days indeed-most peculiar, mamaEverybody’s runnin’ and no one makes a move
Everybody’s a winner and no one seems to lose
There’s a little yellow idol to the north of Katmandu
Everybody’s flying and no one leaves the ground
Everybody’s crying and no one makes a sound
There’s a place for us in movies you just gotta stay aroundNobody told me there’d be days like these
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Strange days indeed-most peculiar, mamaEverybody’s smoking no one’s getting high
Everybody’s flying and never touch the sky
There’s UFO’s over New York and I ain’t too surprisedNobody told me there’d be days like these
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Strange days indeed-most peculiar, mamaWritten by John Lennon
When I was younger
Living confusion and deep despair
When I was younger
Living illusion of freedom and power
When I was younger
Full of ideas and broken dreams (my friend)
When I was younger ah hah
Everything simple but not so clear(I was) Living on borrowed time
Without a thought for tomorrowNow I am older
The more that I see the less that I know for sure
Now I am older ah hah
The future is brighter and now is the hourLiving on borrowed time…
Good to be older
Would not exchange a single day in a year
Good to be older ah hah
Less complication everything clearLiving on borrowed time…
Written by John Lennon
Forgive me my little flower princess
For crushing your delicateness
Forgive me forgive me
Forgive me my little flower princess
For my utter selfishness (putting a crack in the egg)
Forgive me please forgive me
I know there is no way to repay you
Whatever it takes I will try to
The rest of my life I will thank you
Thank you thank you thank you
If only you’ll forgive me my little flower princess
It’s never too late unless you really can’t help
Forgive me deep in your heart forgive me
Time is on our side
Let’s not waste another minute
‘Cause I love you my little (flower princess) friend
I love you
(Please don’t ever forget
That i love you)
Give me just one more chance
And I’ll show you-let’s take up the dance
Where we left off
The rest of our life will (be the best of (my little) princess) (I’m home)Written by John Lennon
Every man has a woman who loves him
In rain or shine or life or death
If he finds her in this life time
He will know when he presses his ear to her breastWhy do I roam when I know you’re the one
Why do I laugh when I feel like crying
Every woman has a man who loves her
Rise or fall of her life and in death
If she finds him in this life time
She will know when she looks into his eyesWhy do I roam when I know you’re the one
Why do I run when I feel like holding youEvery man has a woman who loves him
If he finds her In this life time
He will knowWritten by Yoko Ono
Grow old along with me
The best is yet to be
When our time has come
We will be as one
God bless our love
God bless our love
Grow old along with me
Two branches of one tree
Face the setting sun
When the day is done
God bless our love
God bless our loveSpending our lives together
Man and wife together
World without end
World without endGrow old along with me
Whatever fate decrees
We will see it through
For our love is true
God bless our love
God bless our loveWritten by John Lennon