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The Jingle Jangle Song
03:51
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t was on an evening long ago when I joined a band
The first time I ever heard that jingle jangle sound
Chiming strings calling out into the night
And then I knew just how I would spend my iife
Playing that sweet jingle jangle sound
Loving that sweet jingle jangle sound
Some hippies like their organs, some guys like their riffs
Some like violins and fancy dynamic shifts
But when I pick up my Rick and jangle all day long
I know I don’t need another kind of song
Jingle jangle is a way of life
Yes jingle jangle is my way of life
Some may say it’s boring, some say it’s all the same
But to us this is philosophy, not some kind of game
For those who came before us we hold down D sus 4
Let jingle jangle open up the door
Saint Roger bless my D sus 4
Saint Roger of the Dus 4
Saint Roger hold down that mystic chord
O Saint Roger of the D sus 4C
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The Rear View
04:09
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Let me tell you a little something
I’ve learned through my days
Long, hard years on God’s earth
No matter what you’ve done
No matter who you hurt
Never look in that ol’ rear-view
I’ve drunk, I’ve fought, I’ve been knocked down
I’ve punched out a tooth or two
I’ve whored, and I’ve spewed,
I’ve been crude and lewd
But I never looked in that ol’ rear view
That old rear view, looking back at you
Showing all the sins that you’ve left behind
That old rear-view, shows the terrible truth
Of the life that you leave behind
I’ve prayed and backslid
Committed crimes and hid
The terrible deeds of my days
And now that I’m old
I can’t be so bold
I just stare in that old rear-view
That old rear view, looking back at you
Showing all the sins that you’ve left behind
That old rear-view, shows the terrible truth
Of the life that you leave behind
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The Lament of Celeborn
04:08
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It was in First Age, when everything was new
I walked hills of green, fresh with the very first dew
And as I strode beside a bubbling mountain stream
I beheld a vision like out of a dream
She was taller than our tallest, taller even than me
She shone with an inner light for everyone to see
She caught me in her halo as together we did sing
I never knew the trouble this girlfriend would bring
All will love her and despair
This relationship just isn’t fair
All are transfixed by her beauty
But what about me
Always standing just behind her as she holds court
Strategizing with great minds in the heights of our tree fort
She says Celly dear, why don’t you frolick in the flowers
Council with Mithrandir could take many hours
All will love her and despair
This eternal love just isn’t fair
Seeing her is like a dream, yes
But what about me
Now she tells me she’s setting sail for heaven in the west
Covered herself in glory and she passed the test
Now I must decide whether to stay by her side
I could never be her equal, no matter how I tried
All will love her and despair
Being her consort just wasn’t fair
Off you go, love, back to Valinor
And I’ll go back to being me
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Got no time for the planet’s fate
Got my daily diet of racial hate
I hate that woke scum spreading fear
About how the end is drawing near
Don’t you know, it’s about ME all the time
Living free my way is mighty fine
What do I care if what you say is true?
What do I care if my kids end up screwed?
Cuz like I said, it’s all about me
Don’t have to see things I don’t want to see
I’m a climate-change denier
In love with death!
Information's online, and from leaders too
They say my kind has more rights than you
They tell me everything I want to hear
There’s no way I’m gonna live in fear
I’m a climate-change denier
In love with death!
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Livin' 4 the Echo
09:18
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Rock (Tonight)
03:19
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Rock
(tonight)
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The Red Squirrel
04:46
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Oh humans as you take a pleasant walk
Down by the pines on a sunny day
Just as you drift away on happy thoughts
You’ll hear my frenzied chatter, here’s what I say
Get away from my house!
Hey!
Get away from my house!
Hey!
Get away from my house!
I’m tiny, but I pack a mean punch
Don’t think I’ll let you move in on my land
These cones are here for me alone
I’ll chatter until you quiver where you stand
And I say
Get away from my house!
Hey!
Get away from my house!
Hey!
Get away from my house!
Come black squirrel, and come grey
Come birds and chipmunks, come all foes big and small
Don’t claim I didn’t warn you when I say
There’s no species I can’t take on
Get away from my house!
Hey!
Get away from my house!
Hey!
Get away from my house!
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Allister Thompson - The Gateless Gate North Bay, Ontario
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