A:
Death is a gateway
We all must pass through
To reach that fair city
Where the soul's born anew
Where man's born to die
And his sojourn on earth
Is a short span of years
Beginning with birth.
B:
And like pilgrims we wander
Until death takes our hand
And we start on our journey
To God's promised land
A place where we'll find
No sorrow nor tears
Where time is not counted
By days, months or years
B:
And in this fair city
Where God has prepared
Our unending joy
To be happily shared
With all of our loved ones
Who patiently wait
On death's other side
To open the gate.
She ain't Rose, but she ain't bad
She ain't easy, but she can be had
So can I when she whispers in my ear
She ain't Rose, she ain't bad, and Rose ain't here
She ain't Rose, but she's alright
She's helped me through so many lonely nights
I always feel so glad to have her near
She ain't Rose, she ain't bad, and Rose ain't here
Bridge:
Lord only knows what happened to my Rose
She packed up all her bags and just rambled on down the road
She ain't Rose, but she's getting close
And we'll keep on getting closer, I suppose
She makes those bad old memories disappear
She ain't Rose, she ain't bad
She's the best gal I ever have had
She ain't Rose, she ain't bad, and Rose ain't here
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine.
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung
Would you hear my voice come through the music
Would you hold it near as it were your own?
It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken
Perhaps they're better left unsung
I don't know, don't really care
Let there be songs to fill the air
Chorus:
Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed.
Nor wind to blow
Reach out your hand if your cup be empty
If your cup is full may it be again
Let it be known there is a fountain
That was not made by the hands of men
There is a road, no simple highway
Between the dawn and the dark of night
And if you go no one may follow
That path is for your steps alone
Chorus
You who choose to lead must follow
But if you fall you fall alone
If you should stand then who's to guide you?
If I knew the way I would take you home
I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead.
I just need some place where I can lay my head.
Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?
He just grinned and shook my hand, and no was all he said.
Chorus:
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free.
Take a load off Fanny, and (and) (and) you put the load right on me.
turnaround
I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide,
When I saw Carmen and the devil walkin' side by side.
I said, hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown.
She said, I gotta go, but my friend can stick around.
Chorus
Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say.
It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the judgement day.
Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?
He said, do me a favor, son, won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company?
Chorus
Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog.
He said, I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog.
I said, wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man.
He said, that's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can.
Chorus
Catch a cannon ball now, take me down the line.
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe its time,
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one,
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.
Chorus:
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me.
As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
I saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me.
I roamed and I rambled and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
While all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me.
When the sun came shining, and I was strolling
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
A voice was chanting, As the fog was lifting,
This land was made for you and me.
As I went walking I saw a sign there
And on the sign it said "No Trespassing."
But on the other side it didn't say nothing,
That side was made for you and me.
In the squares of the city, In the shadow of a steeple;
By the relief office, I'd seen my people.
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking,
Is this land made for you and me?
Nobody living can ever stop me,
As I go walking that freedom highway;
Nobody living can make me turn back
This land was made for you and me.
