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title: CHERKAZOO
sole/principal composers: Gillan/Glover
lead vocalist: Gillan
One two one two three four
Come on out to Cherkazoo in the morning time
We’re all here at Cherkazoo having such a time
Can you feel the good vibrations
Running through your hair
Come and join the celebrations
Good things you can share
Come on out to Cherkazoo in the morning time
We’re all here at Cherkazoo having such a time
Welcome to the ferry man
Ask him for a ride
Listen to the ferry man
Take him for your guide
Come on out to Cherkazoo in the morning time
We’re all here at Cherkazoo having such a time
Having such a time
title: MONSTER IN PARADISE
sole/principal composer: Cy Payne
lead vocalists: Glover/Gillan
Did you see the Monster in Paradise
Oh boy he was as cool as ice
He ignored us completely
We suffered defeat we were lost oh yeah
Did you see the twenty ton butterfly
Standing there holding up the skies
Getting ready and grit your teeth
For standing underneath
That multicoloured dinkytoy airplanes
Look out baby here it comes again
The Monster in Paradise, shut your mouth and close your eyes
And run, run run run
Did you see the dog on the underground
Working for the oboe we found
He winded up and bit my knee
There lies the penalty for stealing oh yeah
Did you see the man on the high trapeze
Now we know how ????
Looking up at the master
He was going much faster
Than the school faced lady on the high-time wire
Look out baby it’s the devil’s fire
The Monster in Paradise, shut your mouth and close your eyes
And run, run run run
title: THE BULL OF BIRANTIS
sole/principal composers: Gillan/Glover
lead vocalist: Gillan
Let me take you with me in my gaseous machine
It’s quite the strangest nothingness that you have ever seen
It gathers information on a hyperbolic beam
And moves in all dimensions missing nothing in between
First we get inside (or was it on?) if you prefer
Then you tell me when you want to go
Now is then and all is when, tomorrow is before
Tell me when to stop. I’d like to know
A million bright years on
Would that we hence? Or is it thence?
You talk amongst yourselves ’til I straighten out the tense
How beautiful, how wonderful, huh how could I be so dense?
Oh, we’ve landed on Birantis at incredible expense
Take me to your leader (to the captain ????)
We are friends and soon we must be gone
We’ve come to see the Bull upon the mounts and ????
We have to it’s the title of the song
Walking up the hill and in the distance we could see
Reflections, just another mile to solve the mystery
The crowds begin to gather, now whatever can it be?
In the Bull of Birantis, the beer is all for free
title: HOGWASH
sole/principal composers: Gillan/Glover
lead vocalist: Gillan
My name’s Professor Pig,
I’m gonna be something big in mathematics
Hogwash uh-huh
Hogwash uh-huh
Now can’t you see I’m gonna save the world baby
Can’t you see I’m all aglow with great ideas
I’m such a crazy bore and baby what is more
I’m gonna pass a bacon law
Take an observation of the style won’t you
Look at all the things that you ain’t seen before
Well you can look around and everything I found
Baby I’m the pork of the town
The time has come to bring about a change
At first I think you’ll feel a little strange
You know you gotta realise I’m here to stay
Hogwash uh-huh
Hogwash uh-huh
It’s time to show you all my latest invention
Maybe it’s a little wild to mention here
I’ll give a little clue, the rest is up to you
So sharpen up your point of view
The time has come to bring about a change
At first I think you’ll feel a little strange
This little gem of mine is gonna save your bacon one day
Hogwash uh-huh
Hogwash
title: DRIVING ME WILD
sole/principal composer: Gillan
lead vocalist: Gillan
Stiffen up my bones
Summon up my humility
I’ve shed a million tears of shame
And tears of rage
I was born a king
You are looking at majesty
How can you make me lie
Behind these bars
Driving me wild, it’s a-
Driving me wild
Driving me wild
How do you feel
Not a master of me at all
Now can you see my strength
Oh I’m done, I’m nearly done
Can’t feel no more
See me weeping on the floor
Where is my jungle gone oh where?
Driving me wild, it’s a-
Driving me wild
Driving me wild
Driving me wild, it’s a-
Driving me wild
Driving me wild
title: DONKEY RIDE DREAM
sole/principal composers: Gillan/Glover
lead vocalist: Gillan
Walking along in the summer sun
Sniffing the grass in the meadow
There’s a young boy on my back
Sleeping contentedly
Tickle my ears make me feel so nice
And doesn’t it seem so together
This is my favourite way
Of sharing a lazy day
A donkey ride dream
Donkey ride dream
A donkey ride dream
A donkey dream’s not what it seems
Taking my time no reason to rush
Walking you home nice and easy
I’ve seen the day go along
And watch the sun go by
A donkey ride dream
A donkey ride dream
A donkey ride dream, funny thing
A donkey’s dream’s not what it seems
When you wake up you won’t see me no more
But I’ll be watching you closely
For I’m your fool and you are my
Donkey ride dream
title: TRYING TO GET TO YOU
sole/principal composers: Singleton/McCoy
lead vocalist: Gillan
I’ve been travelling over mountains
Even through the valleys too
I’ve been travelling night and day
I’ve been running all the way
Baby trying to get to you
Ever since I read your letter
Where you say you love me true
I’ve been travelling night and day
I’ve been running all the way
Baby trying to get to you
When I read your loving letter
When my heart began to sing
There were many miles between us
But it didn’t mean a thing
I just had to reach you baby
Spite of all that we’ve been through
I kept travelling night and day
I kept running all the way
Baby trying to get to you
When I read your loving letter
My heart began to sing
There were many miles between us
But it didn’t mean a thing
If I had to do it over
That’s exactly what I’d do
I would travel night and day
And I’d still run all the way
Baby trying to get to you
There was nothing that could hold me
Or could keep away from you
When your loving letter told me
That you really loved me true
Lord above me knows I love you
And it’s He who brought me through
When my way was dark as night
And the shine as bright as light (?)
When I was trying to get to you
title: AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY
sole/principal composer: Reed
lead vocalist: Gillan
1,2,1,2,3,4
Let me tell you baby
What I’m a-gonna do
I’m gonna rob, steal or kill somebody
Just to get back home to you
Ain’t that loving you baby
Ain’t that loving you baby
Ain’t that loving you baby
And you don’t even know my name
Oh let me tell you baby
Let me say it’s true
You can throw me in the ocean
But I’ll swim to the bank
And I’ll crawl home to you
Ain’t that loving you baby
Ain’t that loving you baby
Ain’t that loving you baby
And you don’t even know my name
Oh don’t even know my name
Well they may kill me baby
Bury (?) me like they do
My body gonna die, but my spirit gonna rise
And make it home to you
Ain’t that loving you baby
Ain’t that loving you baby
Ain’t that loving you baby
And you don’t even know my name, oh
Ain’t that loving you baby
title: MUSIC IN MY HEAD
sole/principal composer: Gillan
lead vocalist: Gillan
I can wish you with the day (?)
I can move the sun
I can make it go away
I can make you stay
See me hanging from the moon
See me capture stars
From my hollow ????
I can go so far
There is music in my head
That’s where I’ll go
If I walk the streets instead
I would be so alone (I would be so alone)
There are places I can go
Where the sun is hot
And I watch the people smile
Don’t it seem a lot
If we drift along together
You could be my dream
From my hollow ????
We could go so far
There is music in my head
That’s where I’ll go
If I walk the streets instead
I would be so alone (I would be so alone)
I can wish you with the day (?)
I can move the sun
I can make it go away
I can make you stay
If we drift along together
You could be my dream
From my hollow ????
We could go so far
There is music in my head
That’s where I’ll go
If I walk the streets instead
I would be so alone (I would be so alone)
title: SHE CALLED ME SOFTLY
sole/principal composer: Gillan
lead vocalist: Gillan
I got a big bad woman
She put me down all the time
I got a big bad woman
She put me down all the time
She don’t hold with drinking
Unless it’s in the morning after nine
She came home last night
Smelling like gypsy rose
She came home last night
Smelling like gypsy rose
I don’t know where she been
Just wanna (?) hold her close
I said listen to me woman
I can’t stand no more
I said listen to me woman
I can’t stand no more
I’m gonna shoot you down
And throw you out of my door
She called me softly
I turned the lights down low, so low
She called me softly
I turned the lights down low
She said give it to me baby
But I couldn’t get the darn thing to go oh
I got a big bad woman
She put me down all the time
I got a big bad woman
She put me down all the time
She don’t hold with drinking
Unless it’s in the morning after nine
She made me feel like a dirty dirty
No good son of a gun
She made me feel like a dirty dirty
No good son of a gun
And then she swing her hips
And said c’mon baby shoot me some fun, oh ooh
title: YOU LED MY HEART ASTRAY
sole/principal composer: Gillan
lead vocalist: Gillan
One two three four
You were my woman
My life my love my reason for living
You were the only one
I never never never never did you wrong
But you deceived me
And you led, you led my heart astray
I could believe in you
When the sweetness of your lips told me of your love
I put my faith in you
When your smiling eyes made a warmth inside my heart
But now you are leaving, oh
Now you’ve led, you’ve led my heart astray
I was but a child
When I swore I’d be your true love
We lay in the summer sun
And the magic of your touch left me hot and helpless
I was your slave
But you led, you led my heart astray
Now that you are leaving
Oh my eyes are crying on my face
Don’t turn around
Don’t turn around
Don’t take my memories away
You’ve left me broken
And you led, you led my heart astray, hey
title: A LITTLE SHARE OF PLENTY
sole/principal composer: Gillan
lead vocalist: Gillan
I haven’t got a job because they said
They couldn’t employ a no-good freak
I wanted a position at the top, no training and a two day week
I was born into this world and I’m entitled to the luxuries that I desire
I think I’ll go to Mars, ?it means soothen?
If a form of life is higher
Lead me to the land of flood and hunger
Take me to the streets of dust and death
Teach me that a little share of plenty
Is better than a smaller share of less
I had to sell my car because I never earned enough
To pay the price of fuel
Now I’m playing my guitar because you understand that I’ve got the blues
The country’s going bad because the government is mad
You know they just can’t see
Gonna lock myself away for years there’s nothing here for me
Lead me to the land of flood and hunger
Take me to the streets of dust and death
Teach me that a little share of plenty
Is better than a smaller share of less
Walking thru’ the streets you know I haven’t eaten nothin’
For a week or two
I imagine that my belly’s gonna swell until I can’t see my shoes
But maybe I can make it if I see some food I’ll take it as I’m passing by
If they catch me they can hang me
But at least I’ll know they ain’t justified
Lead me to the land of flood and hunger
Take me to the streets of dust and death
Teach me that a little share of plenty
Is better than a smaller share of less
Oh lead me to the land of flood and hunger
Take me to the streets of dust and death
Teach me that a little share of plenty
Is better than a smaller share of less
Lead me to the land of flood and hunger
Take me to the streets of dust and death
Teach me that a little share of plenty
Is better than a smaller share of less
Oh lead me to the land of flood and hunger
Take me to the streets of dust and death
Teach me that a little share of plenty oh
Is better than a smaller share of less
title: NIGHT AND DAY
sole/principal composers: Gillan/Holland/Moran/Steele/Wintour
lead vocalist: Gillan
There is a place where I can take you
It is a magical room
There is a place where I can take you
It is a magical room
I see the phsycic coil above me
Making me feel so good
There is a dim blue light around me
Oh it is a magical room
Night and day it’s the right place
Night and day oh oh oh
Night and day it feels good
Night and day huh huh
There is a cave that’s full of treasure
The colours dance to a sound
It is a place that’s full of pleasure
It turns you upside down
It will release the strain of living
And it won’t be too soon
And you will see the joy of giving, oh
It is a magical room
Night and day it’s the right place
Night and day oh oh oh
Night and day it feels good
Night and day huh huh
Aaah aha aha…