1990
Hurdy Gurdy Man
By Donovan Leitch and, additional verse, George Harrison
As recorded by Donovan
OO-OO-OO,
OO-OO-OO.
THROWN LIKE A STAR IN MY VAST SLEEP,
I OPENED MY EYES TO TAKE A PEEP.
TO FIND THAT I WAS BY THE SEA,
GAZING WITH TRANQUILITY.
'TWAS THEN WHEN THE HURDY GURDY MAN
COME SINGING SONGS OF LOVE.
THEN WHEN THE HURDY GURDY MAN
COME SINGING SONGS OF LOVE.
HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, GURDY, HE SANG.
HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, GURDY, HE SANG.
HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, GURDY, HE SANG.
WAH-WAH-YEAH-YEAH-YEAH
HISTORIES OF AGES PAST,
UNENLIGHTENED SHADOWS CAST.
DOWN THROUGH ALL ETERNITY,
THE CRYING OF HUMANITY.
'TIS THEN WHEN THE HURDY GURDY MAN
COME SINGING THE SONGS OF LOVE.
THEN WHEN THE HURDY GURDY MAN
COME SINGING THE SONG OF LOVE.
HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, GURDY, HE SANG.
HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, GURDY, HE SANG.
HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, GURDY, HE SANG.
When I wrote this song I was in India with four Beatles, one Beach Boy and Mia Farrow.
We were gathered together one day in the Maharishi's bungalow, these four Beatles,
one Beach Boy and Mia Farrow.
There was an embarassing silence in the room. Maharishi he sat crosslegged on the floor, on his disc
as was his wold. And John Lennon, the wit and the humorous, he decided to break the the silence so he
walked up to the Maharishi as he sat on the floor and he patted him on the head and he said:
"There's a good guru!"
We all laughed and Maharashi laughed the loudest.
Later that night as we were gathered together on the roof of our bungalow, under the tropical Indian stars,
we brought out the guitars and I started to write this song. It went like this:
OO-OO-OO,
OO-OO-OO.
And George Harrison he turned to me and he said:
"I could write a verse for that song, Donovan."
And he did, but I never recorded it!
But would you like to hear that long lost verse of George?
YEAH!
Okay, George wrote, I love George, he said this:
WHEN THE TRUTH GETS BURIED DEEP
BENEATH THE THOUSAND YEARS OF SLEEP
TIME DEMANDS A TURN AROUND
AND ONCE AGAIN THE TRUTH IS FOUND.
Yeah, George!
AWAKENING THE HURDY GURDY MAN
WHO COMES SINGING SONGS OF LOVE.
THEN WHEN THE HURDY GURDY MAN
THEY COME SINGING SONGS OF LOVE.
HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, GURDY, HE SANG.
HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, GURDY, HE SANG.
HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, GURDY, HE SANG.
HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURDY, HURDY GURD.
HO!
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By George Harrison
From the CD issued with Genesis Publications Book "Songs By George Harrison 2"
YOU ARE THE ONE, YOU ARE MY LOVE,
YOU SEND THE RAIN AND BRING THE SUN.
YOU STAND ALONE AND SPEAK THE TRUTH,
YOU ARE THE BREATH OF LIFE ITSELF, OH YES, YOU ARE.
YOU ARE THE ONE, YOU'RE IN MY DREAM,
I HOLD YOU THERE IN HIGH ESTEEM.
I NEED YOU MORE EACH STEP I TAKE,
YOU ARE THE LOVE IN LIFE ITSELF, OH YES, YOU ARE,
YOU ARE THE ONE.
YOU ARE THE ONE THAT I'D DIE FOR
AND YOU'RE ALL THAT IS REAL.
YOU ARE THE ESSENCE OF THAT WHICH
WE TASTE, TOUCH AND FEEL.
YOU ARE THE ONE, NO MATTER WHAT,
YOU ARE THE REAL LOVE THAT I'VE GOT.
YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND WHEN LIFE'S THROUGH,
YOU ARE THE LIGHT IN DEATH ITSELF, OH YES, YOU ARE,
YOU ARE THE ONE.
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH.
YOU ARE THE ONE.
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH.
THEY CALL YOU CHRIST, VISHNU, BUDDHA,
JEHOVAH, OUR LORD,
YOU ARE GOVINDA, BISMILLAH,
CREATOR OF ALL.
YOU ARE THE ONE, NO MATTER WHAT,
YOU ARE THE REAL LOVE THAT I'VE GOT.
YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND WHEN LIFE'S THROUGH,
YOU ARE THE LIGHT IN DEATH ITSELF, OH YES, YOU ARE.
YOU ARE THE ONE, YOU ARE MY LOVE,
YOU SEND THE RAIN AND BRING THE SUN.
YOU STAND ALONE AND SPEAK THE TRUTH,
YOU ARE THE BREATH OF LIFE ITSELF, OH YES, YOU ARE,
AH - YOU ARE THE ONE.
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH -
YOU ARE THE ONE.
AH -
AH -.
By George Harrison
From the CD issued with Genesis Publications Book "Songs By George Harrison 2"
YOU HEARD ABOUT OLD SMOKEY JOE,
NOW THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE THAT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT.
A LITTLE CAT NAMED SI-FU YOW,
AND DOWN IN CHINATOWN HE'S PRETTY WELL RENOWNED.
AND IS YOU READY TO GET HAPPY,
HE CAN BEAT IT OUT, LOOK OUT, BROTHER, NOW,
HE'S GOT THE HOTTEST GONG IN TOWN.
WELL, YOU KNOW ABOUT OLD COKEY MO,
AND HE WAS BOSS LONG, LONG TIME AGO.
AND AFTERWARD HE KICKED THE CAN
THAT'S WHEN MISTER YOW BECAME THE NUMBER ONE.
SO IF YOU'RE READY TO GET HAPPY,
YOU CAN MEET YOUR SISTER, LOOK OUT, TELL YOUR BROTHER,
HE'S GOT THE HOTTEST GONG IN TOWN.
(scat sing)
WELL, YOU'LL NEVER GONNA GO BACK HOME,
AND ONCE YOU'VE BEEN DOWN THERE, YOU, YOU'LL NEVER FEEL ALONE.
WHILE YOU'RE MOVIN' WITH THAT RHYTHM,
YOU'RE GONNA SWING 'EM ALL WHILE DANCIN' ON THE FLOOR.
SO IS YOU READY TO GET HAPPY,
I TELL YOU, DON'T DELAY, C'MON, BABY, HEAR HIM PLAY,
HE'S GOT THE HOTTEST GONG IN TOWN.
(scat sing)
WELL, YOU KNOW ABOUT OLD COKEY MO,
AND HE WAS BOSS LONG, LONG TIME AGO.
AND AFTERWARD HE KICKED THE CAN
THAT'S WHEN MISTER YOW BECAME THE NUMBER ONE.
SO IF YOU'RE READY TO GET HAPPY,
YOU CAN MEET YOUR SISTER, TELL YOU, LOOK OUT, BROTHER,
HE'S GOT THE HOTTEST GONG IN TOWN.
WELL, YOU HEARD ABOUT OLD SMOKEY JOE,
NOW THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE THAT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT.
THE LITTLE CAT NAMED SI-FU YOW,
AND DOWN IN CHINATOWN HE'S PRETTY WELL RENOWNED.
IF YOU'RE READY TO GET HAPPY,
HE CAN BEAT IT OUT, LOOK OUT, BROTHER, NOW,
HE'S GOT THE HOTTEST GONG IN TOWN.
(scat sing)
By George Harrison and David English
RIDE RAJBUN, RIDE RAJBUN,
SEEK YOUR FAME AND SPEAK YOUR FORTUNE
GO ON, RAJBUN, RIDE YOUR RALEIGH
CROSS THE MOUNTAINS, THROUGH THE VALLEYS.
BUNBURY STANDS FOR FREEDOM
BEING YOUNG AND HAVING FUN
SO RAJBUN, YOU MUST LEAVE THEM
FROG KATMAN AND TALLITOBUN.
RIDE RAJBUN, RIDE RAJBUN,
SEEK YOUR FAME AND SPEAK YOUR FORTUNE
GO ON, RAJBUN, RIDE YOUR RALEIGH
CROSS THE MOUNTAINS, THROUGH THE VALLEYS.
BUNBURY'S STICK TOGETHER
NEVER TURNING FROM THE QUEST
SO DEAR FRIENDS, IT'S NOW OR NEVER
IT'S UP TO US TO DO OUR BEST.
RIDE RAJBUN, RIDE RAJBUN,
SEEK YOUR FAME AND SPEAK YOUR FORTUNE
GO ON, RAJBUN, RIDE YOUR RALEIGH
CROSS THE MOUNTAINS, FAR FROM DEHLI.
YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU HAVE HEARD THE LAST OF KATMAN,
I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU, MY FRIEND, I'LL STICK TO THAT MAN
I'LL BE WATCHING YOU 'ROUND EV'RY BEND YOU'LL TAKE, FALL.
I WILL CATCH YOU, GONNA STOP YOU.
BUNBURY'S MUST HAVE NO FEARS,
PLAY THE GAME AND WE'LL SUCCEED.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR YOUR TEARS
AS A TEAM WE'LL ALL BE FREE.
RIDE RAJBUN, RIDE RAJBUN,
CROSS THE DESERTS, THROUGH THE FOREST,
RIDE RAJBUN, RIDE RAJBUN,
THROUGH THE VALLEY, INTO SUNSETS.
YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU HAVE HEARD THE LAST OF KATMAN,
I'LL BE WATCHING YOU 'ROUND EV'RY BEND YOU'LL TAKE, FALL.
I WILL CATCH YOU, GONNA STOP YOU.
RIDE RAJBUN, RIDE RAJBUN,
CROSS THE DESERTS, THROUGH THE FOREST,
RIDE RAJBUN, RIDE RAJBUN,
THROUGH THE VALLEYS, INTO SUNSETS.
RIDE RAJBUN, RIDE RAJBUN,
SEEK YOUR FAME AND SPEAK YOUR FORTUNE
GO ON, RAJBUN, RIDE YOUR RALEIGH
CROSS THE MOUNTAINS, THROUGH THE VALLEYS.
By The Traveling Wilburys
Version: 12" single extended version
EV'RYBODY'S GOT SOMEBODY TO LEAN ON.
PUT YOUR BODY NEXT TO MINE AND DREAM ON.
BEEN BEAT UP AND BATTERED AROUND,
BEEN SENT UP AND I'VE BEEN SHOT DOWN.
YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT I'VE EVER FOUND,
HANDLE ME WITH CARE.
REPUTATIONS CHANGEABLE,
SITUATIONS TOLERABLE,
BUT, BABY, YOU'RE ADORABLE,
HANDLE ME WITH CARE.
I'M SO TIRED OF BEING LONELY,
I STILL HAVE SOME LOVE TO GIVE,
WON'T YOU SHOW ME THAT YOU REALLY CARE.
EV'RYBODY'S GOT SOMEBODY TO LEAN ON.
PUT YOUR BODY NEXT TO MINE AND DREAM ON.
I'VE BEEN FOBBED OFF AND I'VE BEEN FOOLED,
I'VE BEEN ROBBED AND RIDICULED.
IN DAY CARE CENTERS AND NIGHT SCHOOLS,
HANDLE ME WITH CARE.
BEEN STUCK IN AIRPORTS, TERRORIZED,
SENT TO MEETINGS, HYPNOTIZED.
OVEREXPOSED AND COMMERCIALIZED,
HANDLE ME WITH CARE.
I'M SO TIRED OF BEING LONELY,
I STILL HAVE SOME LOVE TO GIVE,
WON'T YOU SHOW ME THAT YOU REALLY CARE.
EV'RYBODY'S GOT SOMEBODY TO LEAN ON.
PUT YOUR BODY NEXT TO MINE AND DREAM ON.
I'VE BEEN UPTIGHT AND MADE A MESS,
BUT I'LL CLEAN IT UP MYSELF, I GUESS,
OH, THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS,
HANDLE ME WITH CARE.
BEEN BEAT UP AND BATTERED AROUND,
BEEN SENT UP AND I'VE BEEN SHOT DOWN.
YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT I'VE EVER FOUND,
HANDLE ME WITH CARE.
By The Traveling Wilburys
Version: 12" extended version
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, AH-AH-AH -
IT'S ALL RIGHT, GOING TO THE END OF THE LINE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, RIDING AROUND IN THE BREEZE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, IF YOU LIVE THE LIFE YOU PLEASE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, DOING THE BEST YOU CAN.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, AS LONG AS YOU LEND A HAND.
YOU CAN SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR THE PHONE TO RING,
(At the end of the line)
WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO TELL YOU EV'RYTHING.
(At the end of the line)
SIT AROUND AND WONDER WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING,
(At the end of the line)
MAYBE A WEDDING RING.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, EVEN IF THEY SAY YOU'RE WRONG.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA BE STRONG.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, AS LONG AS YOU GOT SOMEWHERE TO LAY.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, EV'RY DAY IS JUDGEMENT DAY.
MAYBE SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD AWAYS,
(At the end of the line)
YOU'LL THINK OF ME AND WONDER WHERE I AM THESE DAYS.
(At the end of the line)
MAYBE SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SOMEBODY PLAYS
(At the end of the line)
PURPLE HAZE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, EVEN WHEN PUSH COME TO SHOVE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, IF YOU GOT SOMEONE TO LOVE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, EV'RYTHING'LL WORK OUT FINE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO THE END OF THE LINE.
DON'T HAVE TO BE ASHAMED OF THE CAR I DRIVE.
(At the end of the line)
I'M JUST GLAD TO BE HERE, HAPPY TO BE ALIVE.
(At the end of the line)
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE BY MY SIDE,
(At the end of the line)
I'M SATISFIED.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, EVEN IF YOU'RE OLD AND GREY.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, YOU STILL GOT SOMETHING TO SAY.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, REMEMBER TO LIVE AND LET LIVE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, THE BEST YOU CAN DO IS FORGIVE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, (all right) RIDING AROUND IN THE BREEZE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, (all right) IF YOU LIVE THE LIFE YOU PLEASE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, EVEN IF THE SUN DON'T SHINE.
WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, (all right) WE'RE GOING TO THE END OF THE LINE.
AT THE END OF THE LINE,
AT THE END OF THE LINE,
AT THE END OF THE LINE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, OO-OO-OO,
IT'S ALL RIGHT, OO-OO-OO,
IT'S ALL RIGHT, OO-OO-OO,
IT'S ALL RIGHT, OO-OO-OO,
IT'S ALL RIGHT, OO-OO-OO,
IT'S ALL RIGHT, OO-OO-OO,
IT'S ALL RIGHT, AH-AH-AH,
IT'S ALL RIGHT, AH-AH-AH,
IT'S ALL RIGHT, AH-AH-AH,
IT'S ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO THE END OF THE LINE.
By Mel Foree and Cy Coben
AS I WAS SLOWLY PASSING AND ORPHAN'S HOME TODAY,
I STOPPED FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE TO WATCH THE CHILDREN PLAY.
ALONE A BOY WAS STANDING, AND WHEN I ASKED HIM WHY,
HE TURNED WITH EYES THAT COULD NOT SEE
AND HE BEGAN TO CRY.
I'M NOBODY'S CHILD, I'M NOBODY'S CHILD,
JUST LIKE A FLOWER I'M GROWING WILD.
NO MAMA'S ARMS TO HOLD ME, NO DADDY'S SMILE.
NOBODY WANTS ME, I'M NOBODY'S CHILD.
IN EV'RY TOWN AND VILLAGE
THERE ARE PLACES JUST LIKE THIS,
WITH ROWS AND ROWS OF CHILDREN,
BABY'S IN THEIR CRIBS.
THEY'VE LONG SINCE STOPPED THEIR CRYING,
AS NO ONE EVER HEARS,
AND NO ONE'S THERE TO NOTICE THEM
OR TAKE AWAY THEIR FEARS.
NOBODY'S CHILD, I'M NOBODY'S CHILD,
JUST LIKE A FLOWER, THEY'RE GROWING WILD.
GOT NO MUMMY'S KISSES AND NO DADDY'S SMILE.
NOBODY WANTS THEM, THEY'RE NOBODY'S CHILD.
NOBODY'S CHILD, THEY'RE NOBODY'S CHILD,
JUST LIKE A FLOWER, THEY'RE GROWING WILD.
NO MUMMY'S KISSES, NO DADDY'S SMILE.
NOBODY WANTS THEM, THEY'RE NOBODY'S CHILD.
NOBODY WANTS THEM, THEY'RE NOBODY'S CHILD.
By Del Shannon and Max D. Crook
AS I WALK ALONG I WONDER
WHAT WENT WRONG WITH OUR LOVE,
A LOVE THAT WAS SO STRONG.
AND AS I STILL WALK ON I THINK OF
THE THINGS WE'VE DONE TOGETHER
WHILE OUR HEARTS WERE YOUNG.
I'M WALKIN' IN THE RAIN,
TEARS ARE FALLIN' AND I FEEL A PAIN.
WISHIN' YOU WERE HERE BY ME
TO END THIS MISERY.
AND I WONDER, I WO-WO-WO-WO-WONDER
WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY SHE RAN AWAY,
AND I WONDER WHERE SHE WILL STAY,
MY LITTLE RUNAWAY,
RUN, RUN, RUN, RUN, RUNAWAY.
I'M WALKIN' IN THE RAIN,
TEARS ARE FALLIN' AND I FEEL A PAIN.
WISHIN' YOU WERE HERE BY ME
TO END THIS MISERY.
AND I WONDER, I WO-WO-WO-WO-WONDER
WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY SHE RAN AWAY,
AND I WONDER WHERE SHE WILL STAY,
MY LITTLE RUNAWAY,
RUN, RUN, RUN, RUN, RUNAWAY,
RUN, RUN, RUN, RUN, RUNAWAY,
RUN, RUN, RUN, RUN, RUNAWAY,
RUN, RUN, RUN, RUN, RUNAWAY,
RUN, RUN, RUN.
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