A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes Leonard Cohen
... a bunch of lonesome and very quarrelsome heroes...
I KNOW there are hundreds of pages featuring lyrics around, so what's the point of building just another one? Well, "Khawaga Album" has no real purpose except being a backup for my personal songbook ...
This is a collection of songs I've been picking and singing for more than three decades. Originally they were a pile of stained paper sheets from an old Remington Portable. In the mid-eightees I turned them into DOC-files, then converted them to Pagemaker files, only realizing they occupied an incredible lot of space. So I discarded the fancy formatting, and made them plain text files. Then I discovered that HTML more or less ARE plain text files, and left them with my ISP where they are sheltered against theft, fire, accidentally deletion or bloody computer crashes.
Most of the songs have my personal tabs and comments, available from the bottom of the lyrics page, together with a link to a chords find site and a link to a site about who really wrote the song. Some technical stuff is stored away HERE. Have a nice time!
Accidentally Untitled Steinar Fonn
...got a dirty room in a cheap hotel to call my home...
Adios Amigo Freed/Livingston
...adios amigo, adios my friend, the road we have traveled...
Affair on 8th Avenue Gordon Lightfoot
...the perfume that she wore was from some little store...
Aftermath Khawaga
...another woman turn me down would never made my...
Alabama Rain Jim Croce
...lazy days in midjuly, country sunday mornings...
A Little Bitty Tear Hank Cochran
...when you said you were leaving tomorrow...
All Along the Watchtower Bob Dylan
...there must be some way out of here said the joker to the thief...
All I Really Want to Do Bob Dylan
...I ain't looking to compete with you, beat or cheat...
Already One Neil Young
...what can I do?what can I say?running down...
American Pie Don McLean
...a long long time ago, I can still remember how the music...
And I Love You So Don McLean
...and I love you so, people ask me how...
And When She Smiles Al Anderson
...and when she smiles she makes the sun shine...
Annie's Song John Denver
...you fill up my senses like a night in the forest...
Are All the Children in? Craig Starrett
...sometimes when I'm alone I think of an old house...
A Sight for Sore Eyes Tom Waits
...hey sight for sore eyes it's long time no see...
Avalanche Leonard Cohen
...I stepped into an avalanche, it covered up my soul...
Ballad of a Thin Man Bob Dylan
...you walk into your room with your pencil in your hand...
Ballad of Ira Hayes Peter La Farge
...call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore...
Ballad of Yarmouth Castle Gordon Lightfoot
...well it's four o'clock in the afternoon and the anchors...
Banks of the Ohio Traditional
...I asked my love to take a walk...
Best of All Possible Worlds Kris Kristofferson
...I was running through the summer rain trying to catch...
Big River Johnny Cash
...now I taught the weeping willows how to cry...
Blowing in the Wind Bob Dylan
...how many times must a man walk down before he can...
Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell
...bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles...
Bound for Glory Neil Young
...out on the trans canada highway a girl was hitchhiking...
Bright Eyes Mike Batt
...is it a kind of dream floating out on the tide...
Bronco Bill's Lament Don McLean
...I could have been most anything I put my mind to be...
Buddy Call Later Khawaga
...buddy you hear: I am just calling from close to nowhere...
By the Time I Get to Phoenix Jimmy Webb
...by the time I get to Phoenix she'll be rising...
Camouflage Stan Ridgway
...I was a P.F.C. on a search patrol, hunting Charlie down...
Casey Jones Saunders/Seibert/Newton
...come all you rounders if you wanna hear the story about...
Casey's Last Ride Kris Kristofferson
...Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down...
Changes Phil Ochs
...sit by my side; come as close as the air...
Circle Game Joni Mitchell
...yesterday a child came out to wonder...
Circus Song Don McLean
...cotton candy, two for a quarter, see if the fat man can guess...
Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire Joni Mitchell
...cold blue steel out of money, one eye open...
Cold on the Shoulder Gordon Lightfoot
...all you need is time, all you need is time time time...
Come a Long Way Kate McGarrigle
...come a long way since we last shook hands...
Coming Down in the Rain Buddy Mondlock
...flipped into the wind like the ashes of her cigarette...
Coming into Los Angeles Arlo Guthrie
...coming from London from over the pole...
Consolation Song khawaga
...some's got all and some's got nothing...
Dark as a Dungeon Merle Travis
...come and listen you fellows so young and so fine...
Dawn Dream Khawaga
...candlelights burning down softly; words flying...
Delia's Gone Traditional
...first time I shot Delia I shot her in the side...
Deportee W.Guthrie/M.Hoffman
...the crops are all in and the peaches are rotten...
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Bob Dylan
...ain't no use to sit and wonder why babe, it won't matter...
Don Quixote Rodriguez/Avzelius/khawaga
...down in Valadero, Don Qixote appered to me, exiting Las Americas...
Draft Dodge Rag Phil Ochs
...I'm just a typical American boy from a typical American town...
Dreaming Again Jim Croce
...don't you know I had a dream last night, and you were here...
Dress Rehearsal Rag Leonard Cohen
...four o'clock in the afternoon and I didn't feel like very much...
Dust in the Wind K.Livgren
...I close my eyes only for a moment and the moment's gone...
Dusty Skies Cindy Walker
...dusty skies, I can't see nothing in sight...
Duvalier's Dream Kris Kristofferson
...Duvalier was a bitter man who cursed the morning sun...
Dying Day Tim Hanseroth
...I left home a long long time ago in a tin can for the road...
Eearly Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot
...in the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand...
El Paso Marty Robbins
...out in the west Texas town of El Paso I fell in love...
Eve of Destruction P.F.Sloan
...the eastern world it is exploding, violence flaring...
Everybody Knows Leonard Cohen
...everybody knows that the dice are loaded, everybody rolls...
Everybody's Talkin' Fred Neill
...everybody's talkin' at me, I can' hear their voices...
Famous Blue Raincoat Leonard Cohen
...it's four in the morning the end of december...
Farewell Angelina Bob Dylan
...farewell Angelina, the bells of the crown are being stolen...
Fields of Gold Sting
...you remember me when the west wind moves...
500 Miles Away from Home Bare/West/Williams
...teardrops fell on mamas note when I read the words...
Flushed from the Bathroom Jack Clement
...from the back door of your life you swept me out dear...
Flying Home Chris de Burgh
...we're sitting out here on the runway, waiting for...
Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
...I hear the train a-comin' it's rollin' round the bend...
For the Good Times Kris Kristofferson
...don't look so sad, I know it's over...
Four Strong Winds Ian Tyson
...four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas...
Gentle om my Mind John Hartford
...it's knowing that your door is always open...
Ghost Trains Snow/Bryant
...it was early in the fall and a-blowing up a squall...
Give My Love to Rose Johnny Cash
...I found him by the railroad track this morning...
Great Big Man Don McLean
...rust on your fingers, you've got rubbles at your feet...
Heart Like a Wheel Anna McGarrigle
...some say a heart is just like a wheel, when you bend it...
Help Me Make It through the Night Kris Kristofferson
...take the ribbon from your hair, shake it loose...
Hey that's No Way to Say Goodbye Leonard Cohen
...I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm...
High Noon Tiomkin/Washington
...do not forsake me oh my darling on this our wedding day...
Hills of Morning Bruce Cockburn
...underneath the mask of the sulphur sky...
Honey Bobby Goldsboro
...see how big the tree has grown, but friend it hasn't been...
Idiot Wind Bob Dylan
...someone's got it in with me, they're planting stories...
If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot
... if you could read my mind, what a tale my thoughts would tell ...
If You See Her Say Hello Bob Dylan
...if you see her say hello, she might be in Tangier...
I Give You the Morning Tom Paxton
...ever again the morning creeps across your shoulder...
...well I hope that I don't fall in love with you ...
I Shall Be Released Bob Dylan
...they say every man can be replaced, yet every distance...
It Ain't Me Babe Bob Dylan
...go away from my window, leave at your own chosen speed...
I Still Miss Someone John & Ray Cash
...at my door the leaves are falling...
It Doesn't Have to Be that Way Jim Croce
...snowy nights and Christmas lights, icy window panes...
I Walk the Line Johnny Cash
...I keep a close watch on this heart of mine...
Jesus Was a Carpenter Johnny Cash
...Jesus was a carpenter and he worked with a saw and a...
Jody and the Kid Kris Kristofferson
...she would meet me in the morning on my way down to the river...
Joe Hill Hayes/Robinson
...I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night...
Just Another Bluegrass Boy John Herald
...well now I've just come back from the city...
Just the Other Side of Nowhere Kris Kristofferson
...I come from just the other side of nowhere...
Killing the Blues Roly Salley
....leaves were falling just like embers in colors red and gold...
King of the Road Roger Miller
...trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let: fifty cents...
Kitty Come Khawaga
...on a cold white winter morning: kitty come, kitty come...
Lady Midnight Leonard Cohen
...I came by myself to a very crowded place...
L.A.Freeway Guy Clark
...go pack up all your dishes, make note of all good wishes...
Last Train Arlo Guthrie
...I want to hop on the last train in the station...
Last Year's Man Leonard Cohen
...the rain falls down on last year's man, that's a jews harp...
Late Again Kris Kristofferson
...woke up late again this morning cause I was late again...
Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan
...once upon a time you dressed so fine, you threw the bums a dime...
Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts Bob Dylan
...the festival was over and the boys were all plannin' for a fall...
Little Drummer Boy Davis/Onorati/Simeone
...come they told me : pa rum pa pum pum...
Love Calls You By Your Name Leonard Cohen
...you thought that it could never happen...
Lovesick Blues Mills/Friend
...I've got the feelin' called the blues oh Lord...
Loving Her Was Easier Kris Kristofferson
...I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the sky...
Mantle for the Core Khawaga
...told you get a cab and come over...
Martha Tom Waits
...operator: number please, it's been so many years...
Mary's Boy Child Jester Hairston
...long time ago in Betlehem, so the Holy Bible say...
Mean Eyed Cat Johnny Cash
...I gave my woman half my money at the general store...
Miller's Cave Harlan Howard
...way down in the State of Georgia, among the swamps...
Misfits Neil Young
...up in that new space station living Kennedy's dream...
Morgan the Pirate Richard Farina
...hello hey buddy, wanna thank you for the ride...
Mr. Tambourine Man Bob Dylan
...hey mister tambourine man: play a song for me...
My Back Pages Bob Dylan
...crimson flames tied through my ears rolling high and mighty traps...
My Lover Will Go Ane Brun
...what am I gonna do? I'm crying a bottle of wine over you...
My Town Anna McGarrigle
...when I awake I think of you who made my heart break...
Never Ending Ian Matthews
...anyone here know who goes forward who can stay...
Next Time this Time Jim Croce
...if you get the feeling all alone...
Old 55 Tom Waits
...well the time went so quickly; I went lickety spittely...
O Holy Night Adam/Cappeau/Dwight
...o holy night, the stars are brightly shining...
One of Us Cannot Be Wrong Leonard Cohen
...I lit a thin green candle to make you jealous of me...
One too Many Mornings Bob Dylan
...down the street the dogs are barking...
On the Amazon Grey/Newman/Ellis
...there's a danger zone; not a stranger zone...
Proserpina Kate McGarrigle
...Proserpina, Proserpina, come home to your mother...
Ruby's Arms Tom Waits
...I will leave behind all of my clothes I wore when I...
Sing a Traveling Song Ken Jones
...hey little girl, with tears in your eyes...
Summary Khawaga
...I'm just a normal boy, just born on trial...
Superman's Song Brad Roberts
...Tarzan wasn't a ladie's man...
Testimony Khawaga
...say, it's the closing of the day, I'm bound to go away...
The Big Heat Stan Ridgway
...the room was bare, it looked like someone had to get out fast...
The Blizzard Harlan Howard
...there's a blizzard comin' on and I'm wishing I was home...
The Carneval Is Over Tom Springfield
...say goodbye my own true lover as we sing a lovers song...
The Dandelion Stein Ove Berg/Khawaga
...I stroll along some country lane; the dead of night strikes two...
The Flood Chambers/Christie/Melua
...Broken people get recycled and I hope that I will...
The 400 Pound Cotton Picker Johnny Cash
...I left the field one evening, my fingers so cold and sore...
The Heart of Saturday Night Tom Waits
...well you gassed her up, you're behind the wheel...
The Highwayman Jimmy Webb
...I was a highwayman, upon the coach roads I did ride...
The Long Black Road Khawaga
...the animals walked in two by two, yes the animals...
The Mercy Seat Cave/Harvey
...it all began when they put me on Death Row...
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Jimmy Webb
...see her as she flies, golden sails across the sky...
The One on the Left Is on the Right Jack Clement
...there once was a musical troupe, a picking singing...
There's a Heartache Followin' Me Ray Baker
...sometimes they ask me if I'm really happy now...
The Rose Amanda McBroom
...some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reed...
The Words That Maketh Murder PJ Harvey
...I've seen and done things I want to forget...
This Old House Stuart Hamblen
...this old house once knew its children...
Troublesome Waters M.Carter/E.J.Carter/D.Deen
...troublesome waters, much blacker than night...
Walking Song Kate McGarrigle
...wouldn't it be nice to walk together, baring our souls...
Walk on By Kendall Hayes
...if I see you tomorrow on some street in town...
Walls Susanne Sundfoer
...there's been so many people walking through my door...
Where Do You Go to, My Lovely? Peter Sarstedt
...you talk like Marlene Dietrich, and you dance like...
Wichita Lineman Jimmy Webb
...I'm a lineman for the county, and I drive the main road...
Yesterday When I Was Young Aznavour/Kretzmer
...yesterday when i was young the taste of life was sweet...
...I've seen love go by my door, it's never been this close before...
Copyrights © are regarded author's property if not public domain. Lyrics are provided for educational purposes and personal use only, but infringements may be reported by the respective copyright owners if they feel like, and the lyrics will be removed. But they won't be wiped off my mind, nor my harddisks. "Khawaga Album" is copylefted, chuckle ... I don't claim any rights. - - khawaga; july 2006 - -