The Watchman's Gone Gordon Lightfoot

Just like birds of a feather We too have followed the golden sun It feels so good, Knowin' the watchman's gone If I give you a rose, buddy Would you please bury it in the fields?

Saturday Clothes Gordon Lightfoot

lot of things that I should know Anyone can guess I don't know how to press My Saturday clothes Everyone's goin' home I feel a little sad to watch them leave But I'll be cool because I don't believe The

For Lovin' Me Gordon Lightfoot

That's what you get for lovin' me That's what you get for lovin' me Every thing you had is gone as you can see That's what you get for lovin' me I ain't the kind to hang around With any new love that I

For Lovin' Me / Did She Mention My Name Gordon Lightfoot

That's what you get for lovin' me That's what you get for lovin' me Ev'ry thing you had is gone As you can see That's what you get for lovin' me I ain't the kind to hang around With any new love that I

A Passing Ship Gordon Lightfoot

A passing ship I have found the open ocean Give me no lip The waves roll by as I pass on A snulit sea On the first day of April How fresh the wind Will you miss me when I'm gone How many words How many

I'll Tag Along Gordon Lightfoot

anytime anywhere Every little daydream that appears in all we do Gives us some problems of our own If you turn back to that page again And you can't win If you ask me I'll tag along Paper matches in the

If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot

Just like a paperback novel, the kind the drugstore sells. When you reach the part where the heartaches come the hero would be me. Heroes often fail.

Sit Down Young Stranger Gordon Lightfoot

breast They say you been out wandrin' They say you travelled far Sit down young stranger And tell us who you are The room has all gone misty, my thoughts are all in spin Sit down young stranger and tell

Ribbon Of Darkness Gordon Lightfoot

Ribbon of darkness over me Since my true love walked out the door Tears I never had before Ribbon of darkness over me Clouds are gatherin over my head That kill the day and hide the sun That shroud the

Fine as Fine Can Be Gordon Lightfoot

You're as soft as the rose You're as sweet as the honey You're as warm as the bright morning sun You're as cool as the breeze on the last days of April You're as fine as fine can be You're like time is

Bitter Green Gordon Lightfoot

Upon the bitter green she walked the hills above the town Echo to her footsteps as soft as Eider down Waiting for her master to kiss away her tears Waiting through the years Bitter Green they called her

If Children Had Wings Gordon Lightfoot

shines through each year And it makes things seem different somehow It's for better or worse It's for people who thirst For a love that burns brighter right now And it shines on and on 'til all sadness is gone

Same Old Loverman Gordon Lightfoot

long lost someone Just dropped in to say hello It's that same old lover man Baby you lost so long ago 'Cause I was born to believe I never could deceive Believe me I hear no children's voices Have they gone

Circle Of Steel Gordon Lightfoot

Rows of lights in a circle of steel Where you place your bets on a great big wheel High windows flickerin' down through the snow A time you know Sights and sounds of the people goin' 'round Everybody's

I Used to Be a Country Singer Gordon Lightfoot

I was sittin' in my hotel room, strummin' my old guitar Not much to do when you're far away, playin' some smokey bar I was feelin' a little empty and feelin' a little blue When the maid came in and asked

Red Velvet Gordon Lightfoot

Four months ago in April on a daycoach she came down And the dust autumn winds begin to blow Shoulda known I couldn't hold livin' out so far from town And the nights to come are long are slow to go

I'm Not Sayin' / Ribbon Of Darkness Gordon Lightfoot

love you I'm not sayin' that I'll care if you love me I'm not sayin' that I'll care I'm not sayin' I'll be there when you need me I can't give my heart to you Or tell you that I'll sing your name up to the

Minstrel Of The Dawn Gordon Lightfoot

The minstrel of the dawn is here To make you laugh and bend your ear Up the steps you'll hear him climb All full of thoughts, all full of rhymes Listen to the pictures flow Across the room into your mind

Only Love Would Know Gordon Lightfoot

Does the light of passion still burn bright Only love would know, my imagination Tells me I'm a pent-up fool In the deep end of the pool Is the light of passion burnin' bright Only love would know, only

Restless Gordon Lightfoot

There's a kind of a restless feeling and it pulls me from within It sets my senses reeling and my wheels begin to spin In the quietude of winter you can hear the wild geese cry And I will always love that

Miguel Gordon Lightfoot

the border, to swim the river But I've done that before To see my true love's smiling face A hundred times or more Oh my sweet Miguel she cried I'll love you till I die He was born to the south In Mexico

Let It Ride Gordon Lightfoot

not harmed anyone I just let it ride Ride let it ride Leave on the evenin' tide Just let it ride When I listen to my heart I sometimes fail to find One sane and simple answer On the bright

A Painter Passing Through Gordon Lightfoot

on my own Once upon a time like you've never known Once upon a time I would be impressed Once upon a time my life would be obsessed Once upon a time, once upon a day when I was in my prime, once along the

Triangle Gordon Lightfoot

Oh the gist of it all is the first day of fall is the day when my ship will set sail The best of all friends will say good-bye again there's still time for one last glass of ale We'll sail away proudly

Cherokee Bend Gordon Lightfoot

when the snow had disappeared They came down with a bag of skins In the fall of the year of 1910 Daddy died by the rope down in Cherokee Bend.

The Soul Is the Rock Gordon Lightfoot

The soul is the rock and the rock will not be moved Nothing is disputed, yet nothing is disproved And the seeds of the earth that were planted long ago Still yield a better harvest than the rock was prone

The List Gordon Lightfoot

There's a little room on my list for tonight Will ya be the one to fill it in Toss around what is up, what is down In between, would ya like to dream Step on in, ya don't have to play to win But then you

Canadian Railroad Trilogy Gordon Lightfoot

There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun Long before the white man and long before the wheel When the green dark forest

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Gordon Lightfoot

The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars were the gift you gave To the dark and the empty skies, my love To the dark and the empty skies The first

Ring Them Bells Gordon Lightfoot

Ring them bells ye heathen from the city that dreams Ring them bell from the sanctuaries, 'cross the valleys and streams For they're deep and they're wide, and the world's on its side And time is a-runnin

Don Quixote Gordon Lightfoot

Through the woodland, through the valley Comes a horseman wild and free Tilting at the windmills passing Who can the brave young horseman be He is wild but he is mellow He is strong but he is weak He is

Ringneck Loon Gordon Lightfoot

Hear the call of the ringneck loon Hear the sound he will be home soon Hear the cry in the afternoon Ringneck loon, he knows best He's a loon and he don't care less Ringneck loon, away off shore How could

Songs the Minstrel Sang Gordon Lightfoot

sang To the good of Robin Hood Maid Marion and all the gang His aim was mean and his shot was clean And his suit was the shade of evergreen The folks he knew hadn't naught to fear When the sheriff was

Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot

THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Words and music by Gordon Lightfoot The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called 'Gitche Gumee' The lake, it is said, never gives

The Pony Man Gordon Lightfoot

When it's midnight on the meadow And the cats are in the shed And the river tells a story At the window by my bed If you listen very closely Be as quiet as you can In the yard you'll hear him It is the

Morning Glory Gordon Lightfoot

And all the way back again All the way back again I remember our old rendezvous The key was kept inside a shoe Those moments will remain frozen in time Morning Glory's on my mind What's the story Morning

Love & Maple Syrup Gordon Lightfoot

Love and maple syrup goes together Like the sticky winds of winter when they meet When lonely lovers come to rest Beneath the trees they do their best But still they can't be free Looking for the world

If I Could Gordon Lightfoot

If I could sing like the poets and kings of this world If I could rise like the wind or the tides of the sea I would sing you to sleep my love with sweet melody And let you dream away till the morning

Wild Strawberries Gordon Lightfoot

If I had a dollar, if I had a cent I would play most anywhere if it would pay my rent I'd be livin' on the downside in my old apartment For the rest of my days People always ask why the world is on the

Christian Island (Georgian Bay) Gordon Lightfoot

I'm sailing down the summer wind I got whiskers on my chin And I like the mood I'm in As I while away the time of day In the lee of Christian Island Tall and strong she dips and reels I call her Silver

Wherefore And Why Gordon Lightfoot

When I woke this mornin', something inside of me told me this would be my day I heard the morning train, I felt the wind change, too many times I'm on my way Come on sunshine, what can you show me Where

Ghosts Of Cape Horn Gordon Lightfoot

All around old Cape Horn Ships of the line, ships of the morn Some who wish they'd never been born They are the ghosts of Cape Horn Fal deral da riddle de rum With a rim dim diddy And a rum dum dum Sailing

The House You Live In Gordon Lightfoot

Go first in the world, go forth with your fears Remember a price must be paid Be always too soon, be never too fast At the time when all bets must be laid Beware of the darkness, be kind to your children

Rainbow Trout Gordon Lightfoot

In the name of love she came This foolish winsome girl She was all decked out like a rainbow trout Swimmin' up stream in the world And she said "Please, please, I've lost my way The current is too strong

On Yonge Street Gordon Lightfoot

See the people walkin' up and down See the people movin' all around On the streets of my hometown on Yonge Street Longest street in the world they say Summertime soon slips away I hope I'll see you one

Too Many Clues In This Room Gordon Lightfoot

The space shuttle ends where the subway begins There's a tear on the face of the moon Fromdusk until dawn they have searched all day long But there's too many clues in this room At best it is said we've

Seven Island Suite Gordon Lightfoot

Seven islands to the high side of the bay, 'cross the bay To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze We went walking on the high side of the bay on a chilly morn And we saw how leaves

Make Way Gordon Lightfoot

Some life I've been livin' Like a song in the night Good sounds every moment Good news and bright lights Anytime I get lonesome I just got to do the things right Make way for the lady You can do it my

Bend in the Water Gordon Lightfoot

Come on Pearl, come on Kitty, if you feel inclined Down around the bend in the water, bring your fishin' line Come on Pearl, I'm rough and ready, got my fishin' pole Down around the bend in the water to

Now and Then Gordon Lightfoot

day There must be a way out of this crazy game we play out to the end Let us just pretend a while Think about the good things now and then I think this time that was the best time that we two had ever