The River

yes, things have changed,
but there's still blood in my veins
so it's still somewhat the same
even though you're not here

I still get up and go
I still put on my clothes
I still love because I know
how to fight against the fear

I still love you
but life goes on without you
I still love you
but the river rolls on without you
I still love you
but life goes without you,
the river rolls on without you,
the river rolls on.

I still put on a show,
I still feel it in my bones
when the music shakes my soul
even though you're not here

I still consume and create
Still know how to celebrate
I still love because I hate
living lost, alone, in fear

I still love you
but life goes on without you
I still love you
but the river rolls on without you
I still love you
but life goes on without you,
yeah, the river rolls on without you,
the river rolls on.

Yes I miss you
but I'm not alone without you
Damn I miss you
but life goes on without you
Yes I miss you
but I'm not alone without you
life goes on without you
the river rolls on

Life was never cream & sugar cuppa tea
But with or without you, life's a ball with me

Life was never cream & sugar cuppa tea
but with or without you, life's a ball with me

Life was never cream & sugar cuppa tea
But with or without you, life's a ball with me

Life was never cream & sugar cuppa tea
but with or without you, life's a ball with me

I still love you
but life goes on without you
I still love you
but the river rolls on without you
I still love you
but life goes on without you,
yeah, the river rolls on without you,
yeah, the river rolls on.

Yes I miss you
but I'm not alone without you
Damn I miss you
but life goes on without you
Yes I miss you
but I'm not alone without you
life goes on without you
the river rolls on

I still know how to live
I still know how to give
I still know how to love
how to fight and forgive

I still know how to laugh
I still know how to cry
And I'm still gonna live
every minute until I die

Life was never cream & sugar cuppa tea
But with or without you, life's a ball with me

Life was never cream & sugar cuppa tea
but with or without you, life's a ball with me

The Cat and the Milkman

The milkman, I tell you,
was all of a dither
when he saw what he'd taken
the pains to deliver
fast in the paws
of a cat black as coal,
sitting atop of
a telephone pole!
Though you'd never guess,
he was nevertheless
sitting atop of a telephone pole!


it was a morning
a regular tuesday
a workday, a schoolday,
and also a newsday;
but key to our story
and crucial to state:
the milk was delivered
each tuesday at eight.
eight ante meridian,
they let out the kitty and
picked up the milk in the morning at eight.


the cat, like a cat, was
attracted to dairy
(you'll notice that fact is
not extraordinary--
but slick was this cat,
he was quick, that was that,
's philosophy was to eat, drink, and be merry),
and he had a plot that
might not get him caught
to make off with the milk, though the prospect was scary


light was his step when
he slipped out the house
quiet as needs be
to reel in a mouse
so everyone feared
when the milk disappeared
that they ought to be on the lookout for a louse
but if they knew the ilk
of who'd taken their milk,
i tell you this truly they'd furrow their brows.


his method was nothing that
you could'na begat
'twas simple as find-
ing a pimple to pick at!
All fast in his paws
he did catch with his claws
a bottle of milk from the step where it sat
one must give pause
maybe drop one's jaws,
"fancy that, look, look at the milk thief--it's a cat!"


Terrified, the verifed
feline thief
ran half in fear and half
in disbelief
climbed to a height where
he knew or 'tleast thought
that he, sure as hea-
ven, would never be caught
by the well-meaning, old, son-of-a-daught-
er who brought the bought milk that the black cat sought


I'm certain you know where
this story is going
if not, then just follow
the sound of the meowing
up that pole where
the cat's sitting owing
to circumstances put in place by th'all-knowing
beyond his control
he's atop of the pole
as sure as the drought-tortured grass is not growing.


The milkman, I tell you,
was all of a dither
when he saw what he'd taken
the pains to deliver
fast in the paws
of a cat black as coal,
sitting atop of
a telephone pole!
Though you'd never guess,
he was nevertheless
sitting atop of a telephone pole!

Satisfied

Eb
I got my passion
F
I got my pride
Dm
I may be a fool,
Bb
but I'm satisfied,

Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied with my life,
Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied with my friends,
Bb                                            Eb
I'm satisfied with my path,
Bb                               F
I don't need to pretend

Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied where I'm goin'
Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied where I've gone
Bb                                            Eb
I'm satisfied with my dreamin'
Bb
I keep it comin' on

                     Bb                       Fm                             Fm
Some people need to pretend that they're happy
Bb                               Eb                 F
I don't need that, no, don't need no lies
Bb              Eb         F
I just keep on bein satisfied

Eb
And I will keep my passion
F
And I will Keep my pride,
Dm
If there's a thing I cain't do,
Bb
It ain't because I ain't tried

Bb                                  Dm
But I'll keep-a this life,
Bb                                            Dm
and i'll keep-a these friends,
Bb                                            Eb
Keep-a travelin' this path
Bb                              F
and achievin' my ends


Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied where I'm goin'
Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied where I've gone
Bb                                            Eb
I'm satisfied with my dreamin'
Bb
Keep 'em comin', keep 'em comin', keep 'em comin' on

     Bb                       Fm                             Fm
Some people need to pretend that they're happy
Bb                               Eb                 F
I don't need that, no, don't need no lies
Bb              Eb         F
I just keep on bein satisfied

Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied with my life,
Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied with my friends,
Bb                                            Eb
I'm satisfied with my path,
Bb                               F
I don't need to pretend

Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied where I'm goin'
Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied where I've gone
Bb                                            Eb
I'm satisfied with my dreamin'
Bb
Keep 'em comin', keep 'em comin', keep 'em comin' on

Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied with my life,
Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied with my friends,
Bb                                            Eb
I'm satisfied with my path,
Bb                               F
I don't need to pretend

Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied where I'm goin'
Bb                                            Dm
I'm satisfied where I've gone
Bb                                            Eb
I'm satisfied with my dreamin'
Bb
Keep 'em comin', keep 'em comin', keep 'em comin' on

r2D2

I confess I fell for you on our first date:
your steel plate
just blew me away!

I love the way you roll along the sand
although you can't
even hold my hand.

Let me always be by your side,
don't ever hide,
I’ll be true to you,
because you R 2 Dear 2 me.

I'd never leave you out in acid rain
it'd be a pain
to have to build you again.

I love you even when you power down
when I'm around,
I have found...

I would never leave you behind,
I think you will find
that I'll be true to you,
because you R 2 Dea' 2 me.

Ooh, my baby, how you fill the void,
you're my favorite droid,
I’ll never get annoyed

when you steal all the covers on the bed,
and from toe to head
I’m in the cold air instead.

When we first met, oh you caught my eye,
and you can bet, you're still my favorite guy,
and if you ever got wet, I would rub you dry
and if you were dead, I promise I would cry!
I'll never forget the cheeky look in your eye
when I said, "this is between you and I" [sic]
I let it get to my head like wine
when you winked your led--I mean, your LED lights!

When you get older I will oil your joints
with droid joint oint-
ment that I will anoint

each night I’ll hook your batteries up to charge
although they are
abnormally large

you can bet that won't bother me
it's easy to see
that I’ll be true to you,
because you r 2 Dea' 2 me.

yeah you r2D2 me...
uh-huh you r2D2 me...
you know you r2D2 me...
because you r2D2 me...

my love, you r 2 Dea' 2 me.

No Grievances

I have no grievances--
and no regrets!
I have not sold my soul away, at least not yet!
I like the way I've lived my life so far, as of today,
I cannot think of a single thing
I'd do again a diff'rent way,
which I guess is a good thing, cuz I know,
I'll never get another go at it, but even so:

Lunatic

I'm a Lover
I'm a loser
I proudly carry my balloon
thank you, grazie, merci beacoux
a camoflouged parrot flies towards the moon.

regina, regina,
viva
la france!
sparrow: sew calico patch on my pants

build a nest, and lay for to rest
pink easter eggs taste the very best.

feathery, furry, Don't you worry
grab your coat, dear, and let's hurry.
Sing along, dear, at the opera
glasses-- cheers!-- astound the masses

(ooh) faces of broken (ooh) china dolls
(ooh) sing to you their memories when (ooh) you were just a child.

manicurists tie my shoes
rocking horseflies and fake tattoos

bears are dancing, cows romancing
circus show is blinding, entrancing
circling like a hawk above me
photographic mem'ries of me

(ooh) with a bad case (ooh) of the stripes.
(ooh) American Flag, Oh (ooh) my! What a sight!

Frau spots, would you like some sasparilla?
banana hands-- beware the gorilla!

Regina, Regina,
viva
la creatitudes
Beware all the bad girls and girls with bad attitudes

the evil sorceress laughs and she sings
and loves FRENCH fries more than anything

Legal

C

You'd never know from her pigtails and Vans

D

that she was eighteen, ready to stand--

C

No, you never would guess in a long, long while,

D

not from her knee-highs and her warm, bracey smile,

C

That she's legal

D    Em

you'd never know that she's legal

D

No no no no

D    Em

You'd never know that she's legal

C

She's wearing shiny pink glasses and a grin

D

to see her standing there you would think she was in

C

middle school-- she's such a fiery child

D

you'd never know, I swear, I swear on my style

C

That she's legal

D    Em

you'd never know that she's legal

D

No no no no

D    Em

You'd never know that she's legal

C

She's skippin' at your side when something is wrong

D

and she's look in you eyes, say "Why's you face so long?"

C

She'll pause for a moment to pull up her socks

D

And to tie in a ponytail her bouncy brown locks,

C

But she's legal

D    Em

you'd never know that she's legal

D

No no no no

D    Em

You'd never know that she's legal

C

Yeah, she's legal

D    Em

you'd never know that she's legal

D

No no no no

D    Em

You'd never know that she's legal

C

Yeah, she's legal

D    Em

you'd never know that she's legal

D

No no no no

D    Em

You'd never know that she's legal

What I Tell You

Don't tell Everybody what
I tell You
Don't go Talkin' about
All the things the two of us do


Don't tell all your friends
What I tell You
I won't go tellin' all my girls,
so you'd better zip it, too!


Ba-pa da da da-ta-da da-da da...


Don't share all my secrets that
I share with you
I swear to keep your secrets, so
you'd best be keepin' mine, too


You've sworn me to secrecy, and
I've sworn you in, too
So, don't go tellin' all the friends you have what
I tell you.
No, don't go tellin' all the friends you have what
I tell you.


Don't talk to your guys about
my talk with you
why talk when your talkin'
could have me walkin' out on you.


Don't tell anybody
what I tell you
When you get flirty and the talk gets dirty
'cause that's just between us two


Ba-pa da da da-ta-da da-da da...


Don't tell anybody
What I tell you
When there's no more sun and the day is done
and I am one with you


You've sworn me to secrecy, and
I've sworn you in, too
So, don't go tellin' all the friends you have
I tell you.


Ba-pa da da da-ta-da da-da da...

Ice Cream Man

Oh! Here comes the Ice Cream Man
(if you haven't heard the story it's real grand),
so sit you down and maybe hold someone's hand,
because you're gonna hear the story of the Ice Cream Man.


"Jing jingaling ling jing jing ling"
that's the sound that precedes all the ice cream he brings;
"jing jingaling," all the children sing
when they hear that ice cream.


Now they say it happened maybe twenty years ago,
when the ice cream van drove door to door,
and the ice cream sold to every house in the land,
well, he was one happy ice cream man.


jing jingaling ling jing jing ling,
selling out of ice cream


then one fine day as school let out
he spied a gaggle of giggling girly girl scouts
selling thin mints, samoas, and all-abouts,
and that afternoon the drumsticks didn't sell out.


jing jingaling ling jing jing ling
he didn't sell out of ice cream


next day plastered all over the town
posters of four girls who couldn't be found,
then around the corner came that jangling sound:
"jing jingaling" in the heart of town.


"jing jingaling ling jing jing ling"
goes the ice cream van with the ice cream.


so he pulls up next to the newspaper stand
soon every mother with a paper had a cone in her hand,
sales were booming even higher than he had planned
and that made him one happy ice cream man.


"jing jingaling ling jing jing ling"
loud and clear that man did sing.


several years went by without a trace of Roxanne,
and no one ever found Daisy, Maisy, or Diane,
but if you listen to the whispers passed from sir to ma'am,
you'll hear, "we think there's more than ice cream in that ice cream van!"


jing jingaling ling jing jing ling,
four daughters' bodies frozen like ice cream.


yes, the rumor spread as only rumors can,
they said this man was even worse than the ku klux klan,
"it takes an evil man to make an evil plan!"
and that's what they said about the ice cream man!


jing jingaling ling jing jing ling
goes the ice cream van with the ice cream.


now, you don't have to take my word,
after all it's just a small-town rumor i heard,
but when you hear the jingaling of the ice cream van,
remember the story of the ice cream man!


"jing jingaling ling jing jing ling"
that's the sound that precedes all the ice cream he brings;
"jing jingaling" all the children sing
when they hear that ice cream.

Goes So Slow

Gm D Gm Cm D

Gm F Gm F Gm Cm D Gm
Ah...

Gm     D
There she is, knitting, and she's sitting in her porch swing chair
Gm     Cm     D
The stitches go so slow, its the twenty-seventh sweater for her great-neice, Claire
Gm     D
But the sweater doesn't matter to Claire, she's getting high again
Gm    Cm      D
Still, she's knitting and she's waiting, just keeps waiting for her life to end

Gm    Dm
I can't wait for the day to come
Gm   Dm
Goes so slow, will we ever be done?
Gm       Cm  Bbmaj Adim        Gm
Stand the pain, Soon the rain will Wash away the Endless days Again

Gm F Gm F Gm Cm D Gm
Ah...

Gm         Dmaj
Eliza's checking on her myspace, waiting for her life to start
Gm      Cm   D
She's got a gig at a club, but she wants to be a real star
Gm                     D
She takes another smoke, and she's broke, but she knows it will be fine by July
Gm                Cm  D
So she's sitting with her eyes closed, watching all the cars go by

Gm    Dm
I can't wait for my life to kick in
Gm   Dm
Goes so slow, will we ever begin?
Gm       Cm  Bbmaj Adim        Gm
Stand the pain, Soon the rain will Wash away the Endless days Again

Gm    Dm
I can't wait for [the day to come]
Gm   Dm
Goes so slow, will we ever [be done]?
Gm       Cm  Bbmaj Adim        Gm
Stand the pain, Soon the rain will Wash away the Endless days Again


Gm F Gm F Gm Cm D Gm
Ah...
 Gm F Gm F Gm Cm D Gm
Ah...

Crocheted Cabaret

sue me, sue me, what can you do me?
amigurumi see straight through me
i've got no friends only people who pay
laissez, laissez les bonnes temps roullez
in this crocheted cabaret
in this crocheted cabaret

the men that drink the cabernet
they want to take me all the way
they think they want to feel my pain
but then they leave me with the cheap champagne
in this crocheted cabaret
in this crocheted cabaret

they pay, they drink, they listen, they leave
forever i'll grieve with my heart on my sleeve
i'm only a soldier who makes her own cage,
the war that i wage is the life on the stage
of this crocheted cabaret
of this crocheted cabaret

knit me knit me try to get me
but don't even think about tryin' to forget me
don't try to think about anyone else
i'll see you in hell, oh well, I wish you well

on your wild and winding way
to the crocheted cabaret
oh, this crocheted cabaret
oh, this crocheted cabaret


nobody's watching, nobody sees
only the dolls hear my soprano pleas
stitching my name, weaving my mark
spinning a yarn long lost to the dark

day and night, night and day
you know i've long since lost my way
that's how i found this cabaret
that's how i found this cabaret
oh, this crocheted cabaret