MANFRED MANN Lyrics

    5-4-3-2-1
(Paul Jones/Mike Hugg/Manfred Mann)

(title x7, 1st time slowly)

Always onward rode the 600 (5-4-3-2-1)
Down the valley on their horses they thundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Ah but once they're down they really blundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds

(title x2)

The soldiers waited at the gate for weeks (5-4-3-2-1)
& onward on horses to the city they sneaked (5-4-3-2-1)
Pulled out & then, was it the Greeks? (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds

(title x5)

Uh huh, it was the Manfreds
(title slowly)


Oh No, Not My Baby
(Gerry Goffin/Carole King)

Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
Not my girl

When my friends told me you had someone new
I didn't believe a single word was true
I told them all I had faith in you
I just kept on sayin':

"Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby"
"She don't go with other guys
& I don't think she would tell me lies"
My mama told me when rumors spread
There's truth somewhere & I should use my head
But I didn't listen to a word she said
I kept right on sayin':

"Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby"
"She's not like these other girls, you see
& I believe she's in love with me"
Oh no no no no no, not my girl
Well, you might have had a last-minute fling
But I am sure it didn't mean a thing
'Cause yesterday you accepted my ring
& now I'm glad that I just kept on sayin':

"Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
Not my girl, not my girl"


Come Tomorrow
(Elgin/Augustas/Phillips)

If the song of the songbird
Could replace my wrong word
Then my dear, that's the song I would borrow
CHORUS:
& tonight you would hear
The saddest song of the year
& you'd be mine once again come tomorrow

If the song of the swallow
Could reveal my sorrow
Then my dear, he would sing just for you
(chorus)

Just tonight, while in flight, on your windowsill daylight
To tell you all of my tears
(chorus)

(repeat verse 2)
(chorus twice)
Sing sing sing sing sing, Mr. Songbird
Come on & sing just once, little swallow
& make her mine once again
...& fade


The One In The Middle
(Paul Jones)

Let me tell you 'bout the Manfreds
The music that they're puttin' down
They started to play on a rainy day
& the people came from miles around

CHORUS:
They didn't come for the rhythm
They didn't come for the beat
The people of the town came just to stand around
& see the singer lookin' sweet

Mike Hugg plays the drums, yeah
Tom McGuinness plays it down on bass
But the one in the middle sings "Hey diddle diddle"
God, he's just a pretty face

(chorus)
They couldn't have!
(instrumental)

Manfred Mann plays the organ
Mike Vickers plays guitar
& there's a geezer called Paul; he's so thin & so tall
& sure wants to be a star


(chorus)
See the singer lookin'...(x6)
Sweet


Ragamuffin Man
(Murray/Callander)

Born & raised as a rich man's son
You were always the restless one
Living high only made you low
So you packed up & hit the road

CHORUS:
Hey, it's the Ragamuffin Man
Life was so grand; you used to stand
Holding your head up high
Hey, it's the Ragamuffin Man
Just look at you now; I wonder how
You can be satisfied

Stowed a ride on a westbound train
Called yourself by another name
Spent your nights in a mission home
Cast away the life that you'd know
(chorus)

As you rise in the mornin' rain
Take a look down that road again
Does the thought ever grab your mind
For the life that you left behind
(chorus)
(repeat & fade):
Hey, it's the Ragamuffin Man
(scat singing)


Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble)
(Mike Hugg/Paul Jones/Manfred Mann/Tom McGuinness/Mike Vickers)

(title x2)
Drivin' down the street just the other day
I saw this real fine girl & stopped & said "You're goin' my way?"
She said, "Thanks for the ride, but before I get inside
There's just one thing that I wanna say"

(title x2)
I drove to her house & dropped her by the gate
I thought, I know her, all right, so I asked for a date
She said "Meet me at 9, & you'd better be on time
'Cause I'll offer you to death if you show up late"

(title x2)
What in the world is wrong with this chick now?
Somebody tell me, what makes her tick now?
Some chicks do you wrong, but this one wrongs you doubly
I never saw a girl who was so hubbly bubbly!
(title x4)


There's No Living Without Your Loving
(Kaufman/Harris)

There's no living without your loving, baby
I love you too much
If I can't love you till the day I die
Then baby, oh baby, what good am I?
If I can't reach out & know that you'll be there
Then this old world ain't spinning anywhere, 'cause...
CHORUS:
There's no living without your loving
Without the magic of your tender touch
There's no living without your loving, baby
I love you too much
& I wouldn't want to live my life through
Knowing in my heart I never will have you
Oh if I can't hold you & kiss you anymore
Then what on earth am I living for?
(chorus)
Oh I love you too much
Oh much much too much, oh baby
(chorus)


You Gave Me Somebody To Love
(Andreoli/Ross/Poncia)

Baby, it's been hard for me since you've been gone
But you left me with the strength to carry on
Though it hurts so much, I've accepted the fact we're through
'Cause the greatest gift in life I got from you
CHORUS:
Baby baby you gave me somebody to love
You gave me somebody to love
Wo wo oh oh oh oh oh oh
Memories of nights when we stayed out till dawn
& evey time we kissed, a brand new world was born
Baby, it's all right; go & do what you gotta do
'Cause the greatest gift in life I got from you
(chorus)
(instrumental)
Oh baby it's all right; go on, do what you gotta do
'Cause the greatest gift in life I got from you
(chorus)

Baby, baby
(repeat title & fade)


Got My Mojo Working
(Foster)

I've got my mojo workin', but it just don't work on you
I've got my mojo workin', but it just don't work on you
I wanna love you so bad, don't know what to do

I'm goin' down to Havana to bring back a Mojo hand
I'm goin' down to Havana to bring back a Mojo hand
I wanna have all you women venture my command

I got a real gypsy woman givin' me advice
I got a real gypsy woman givin' me advice
Well I don't know what she wants, but she sure looks mighty nice
(instrumental)
(x3):
I've got my Mojo workin' (I've got my Mojo workin') (x4)
I've got my mojo workin', but it just don't work on you

My Name Is Jack
(John Simon)

My name is Jack and I live in the back
Of the Greta Garbo Home
With friends I will remember
Wherever I may roam

And my name's Jack
And I live in the back
Of the Greta Garbo Home For Wayward Boys And Girls
We all love Jack
And we live in the back
Of the Greta Garbo Home For Wayward Boys And Girls

There goes Fred with his hands on his head
'Cause he thinks he's heard the bomb
And here comes Superspade [US single: Superman]
Who really puts it on

It's lots of fun and I love to run
Up and down the stairs
I make as much noise as I want
And no one ever cares

There's Carl over there with his funny old hair
And he's never sad at all
And when I grow up I want to run
As fast as my friend Paul

There's the prettiest girl in the whole wide world
And her name is Melody Mend
And here comes Ma with Brother Tom
Who's probably my best friend
My best friend
And my name's Jack
And I live in the back
Of the Greta Garbo Home For Wayward Boys And Girls
My name is Jack and I live in the back of the... [fade]
We all love Jack
And we live in the back
Of the Greta Garbo Home For Wayward Boys And Girls
My name is Jack
And I live in the back


THE MIGHTY QUINN (QUINN THE ESKIMO)
(words and music by Bob Dylan)

Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn

Everybody's building ships and boats
Some are building monuments, others are jotting down notes
Everybody's in despair, every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna jump for joy

Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn

I like to go just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet
But jumping queues and makin' haste, just ain't my cup of meat
Everyone's beneath the trees, feedin' pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
All the pigeons gonna run to him

Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn

Let me do what I wanna do, I can't decide 'em all
Just tell me where to put 'em and I'll tell you who to call
Nobody can get no sleep, there's someone on everyone's toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna wanna doze

Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn


HA, HA, SAID THE CLOWN
(Manfred Mann)

Ha, ha, said the clown, has the king lost his crown,
has the knight been tied on romance.
Ha, ha, said the clown, easy bringing me down,
that you`ve lost your chance.

Feeling low, got to go, see your shown in town.
Hear the jokes, have a smoke, and I laugh at the clown.
In a word see a girl wear a smile at my eyes.
Never thought I`d be brought right down by her lies.

In a trance watched you dance to the beat of the drums.
Wrested now, sweating brow, all my fingers are guns.
Wonder why I hit the sky when she blows me her tears,
in a while, run a mile, I`m regretting all this. + REFRAIN

Take your coat, close the show, wish the people goodbye.
Grab my coat, grab my hand, look that girl in the eye.
Where`s your home, what`s`s your phone,
stop fooling around.
You`re a dodge, you`re a drag, I`m a wife of a clown.

+ REFRAIN + REFRAIN


DASHING AWAY WITH A SMOOTHING IRON
(Manfred Mann)

It was on a Monday mornin'
First time I saw my darlin'
She looked so fine and charming
And every eye'd agree
She looked so fine and nimble, oh
Washing all her linen

Well, she was dashing away with a smoothing iron
Dashing away with a smoothing iron
Dashing away with a smoothing iron
She stole my heart away

So, on a Tuesday mornin'
Next time I saw my darlin'
Well, she looked so fine and charming
And every eye'd agree
She looked so fine and nimble, oh
Hangin' out that linen

Well, she was dashing away with a smoothing iron
Dashing away with a smoothing iron
Dashing away with a smoothing iron
She stole my heart away

So, come to Wednesday mornin'
Next time I saw my darlin'
Well, she looked so fine and charming
And every eye'd agree
She looked so fine and nimble, oh
Ironing all that linen

Well, she was dashing away with a smoothing iron
Dashing away with a smoothing iron
Dashing away with a smoothing iron
She stole my heart away

------ piano solo ------

So on a Wednesday mornin'
Last time I saw my darlin'
That girl looked so fine and charming, people
And every eye'd agree
She looked so fine and nimble, oh
Wearing all that linen

This time she was dashing away with a smoothing iron
Dashing away with a smoothing iron
Dashing away with a smoothing iron
She stole my heart away

Dashing away with a smoothing iron
Dashing away with a smoothing iron
Dashing away with a smoothing iron
She stole my heart away


SHA LA LA
(Taylor/Moseley)

Sha la la, la la-la la
Sha la la-la, la-la la-la la
Sha la la, la la la-la la-la la

I met you for the first time last night
When I kissed you and I held you tight
Baby, you made me feel all right
So this is the song that I sang all night

Sha la la, la la-la la (oh oh oh)
Sha la la-la, la-la la-la la (oh yeah)
Sha la la, la la la-la la-la la

When you kissed me I felt so weak
I never had so grand a treat
Each time I see you walkin' down the street
My heart starts singin' to the 'sha-la' beat
Singin'...

Sha la la, la la-la la (oh yeah)
Sha la la-la, la-la la-la la (yes sir)
Sha la la, la la la-la la-la la

Sha la la, say you love me too
Sha la la, my love is true
Let's spend our lives together
We'll be happy forever, yeah

Sha la la, la la-la la (yeah)
Sha la la-la, la-la la-la la (oh yeah)
Sha la la, la la la-la la-la la

Sha la la, say you love me too
Sha la la, my love is true, oh yeah
We'll spend our lives together
And we'll be happy forever, yeah yeah

Sha la la, la la-la la (you can sing it to me)
Sha la la-la, la-la la-la la (sing it to me, yeah)
Sha la la, la la-la la (just a little bit louder)
Sha la la-la, la-la la-la la (little bit louder now, yeah)
Sha la la, la la-la la (a little bit louder now, yeah)
Sha la la-la, la-la la-la la


PRETTY FLAMINGO
(Barkan)

On our block, all of the guys call her Flamingo
'Cause her hair glows like the sun
And her eyes can light the skies

When she walks, she moves so fine, like a Flamingo
Crimson dress that clings so tight
She's out of reach and out of sight

When she walks by, she brightens up the neighbourhood
Oh, every guy would make her his if he just could; if she just would

Some sweet day, I'll make her mine, pretty Flamingo
Then every guy will envy me
'Cause paradise is where I'll be

Pretty Flamingo
Pretty Flamingo

When she walks by, she brightens up the neighbourhood
Oh, every guy would make her his if he just could; (huh!) if she just would

Some sweet day, I'll make her mine, pretty Flamingo
Then every guy will envy me
'Cause paradise is where I'll be

Sha la la, la-la-la-la, pretty Flamingo
Some day I'll make her mine
Yes I will, yes I will, I'll make her mine
(Sha la la, la-la-la-la, pretty Flamingo)
(Sha la la, la-la-la-la, pretty Flamingo)


MY LITTLE RED BOOK (ALL I DO IS TALK ABOUT YOU)
(words by Hal David, music by Burt Bacharach)

I just got out my little red book the minute that you said goodbye
I thumbed right through my little red book, I wasn't gonna sit and cry
And I went from 'A' to 'Z'
I took out every pretty girl in town
They danced with me
And while I held them

All I did was to talk about you
Hear your name and I'd start to cry
There is just no getting over you

No girl who's in my little red book just ever could replace your love
And each girl in my little red book knows you're the one I'm thinkin' of
Won't you please come back to me?
Without your precious love I can't go on
Where can you be?
I need you so much

All I do is to talk about you
Hear your name and I start to cry
There is just no getting over you, no no no

Won't you please come back to me?
Without your precious love I can't go on
Where can you be?
I need you so much

All I do is to talk about you
Hear your name and I start to cry
There is just no getting over you, no no
All I do is to talk, talk about you
Hear your name and I start to cry
Well there is just no getting over you, no no
All I do is to talk and talk and talk
Hear your name and I start to cry
There is just no getting over you


DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY
(Barry/Greenwich)

There she was just a-walkin' down the street, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
She looked good (looked good), she looked fine (looked fine)
She looked good, she looked fine and I nearly lost my mind

Before I knew it she was walkin' next to me, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Holdin' my hand just as natural as can be, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
We walked on (walked on) to my door (my door)
We walked on to my door, then we kissed a little more

Whoa-oh, I knew we was falling in love
Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I'd been dreamin' of

Now we're together nearly every single day, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
A-we're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Well I'm hers (I'm hers), she's mine (she's mine)
I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime

Whoa-oh, I knew we was falling in love
Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I'd been dreamin' of

Now we're together nearly every single day, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
A-we're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Well I'm hers (I'm hers), she's mine (she's mine)
I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime

Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh yeah
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, we'll sing it
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, oh yeah, oh, oh yeah
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do


FOX ON THE RUN
(Manfred Mann)

She walked through the corn leading down to the river,
her hair shone like gold in the hot mornin' sun.
She took all the love that a poor boy could give her,
and left me to die like a fox on the run,
Like a fox, like a fox, like a fox on the run.

Everybody knows the reason for the fall,
when woman tempted me down in paradise hall.
This woman tempted me, then she took me by surprise,
and like a lonely fox, I need a place to hide.

+ REFRAIN

We'll drink a glass of wine, to fortify our souls,
we'll talk about the world and friends we used to know.
I see a string of girls, who have put me on the floor,
the game is nearly up, and the hounds are at my door.

+ REFRAIN