Nick Reynolds (July 27, 1933 San Diego, California - October 1, 2008 San Diego, California) was an American folk musician and recording artist. Reynolds was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio, whose largely folk-based material captured international attention during the late fifties and early sixties.
Growing up in Coronado, California, his passions as a boy growing up were tennis, skin-diving and singing with his family. His father, a Navy captain, was an avid guitar player who brought back songs from his travels around the world. He taught Nick the guitar and ukulele, and the family spent many nights singing and harmonizing for pure enjoyment. Nick enrolled in Menlo College in 1954 as a business major, and met Bob Shane in an accounting class. They soon started hanging out, drinking, and chasing women together, and this, in turn, led to playing music, initially as a way of being popular at parties — Shane's guitar and Reynolds' bongos became a fixture at local frat gatherings, and after a few weeks of this, Shane introduced Reynolds to Dave Guard.
KINGSTON TRIO & FRIENDS REUNION (1981)
The Kingston Trio - M.T.A.
THE KINGSTON TRIO- " TOM DOOLEY " ( W / LYRICS)
Mary Travers & The Kingston Trio - Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Kingston Trio & Friends Reuni
The Kingston Trio - Once Upon a Time (Live at the Sahara Tahoe, 1969)
The Kingston Trio - MTA
Kingston Trio´s very last performance together.
Kingston Trio "Shady Grove/Lonesome Traveller" Full
The Kingston Trio: Tijuana Jail
The Kingston Trio: Sloop John B
The Kingston Trio - Where have all the flowers gone?
The Kingston Trio - Where Have All The Flowers Gone ? - 1962
The Kingston Trio - Worried Man - In Color!
The Kingston Trio - « Les idoles américaines du folk, Vol. 1 » (Album complet)
KINGSTON TRIO & FRIENDS REUNION (1981)
The Kingston Trio - M.T.A.
THE KINGSTON TRIO- " TOM DOOLEY " ( W / LYRICS)
Mary Travers & The Kingston Trio - Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Kingston Trio & Friends Reuni
The Kingston Trio - Once Upon a Time (Live at the Sahara Tahoe, 1969)
The Kingston Trio - MTA
Kingston Trio´s very last performance together.
Kingston Trio "Shady Grove/Lonesome Traveller" Full
The Kingston Trio: Tijuana Jail
The Kingston Trio: Sloop John B
The Kingston Trio - Where have all the flowers gone?
The Kingston Trio - Where Have All The Flowers Gone ? - 1962
The Kingston Trio - Worried Man - In Color!
The Kingston Trio - « Les idoles américaines du folk, Vol. 1 » (Album complet)
Ken Kragen Interviewed on the Kingston Trio
Kingston Trio....Ballad Of The Thresher.wmv
The Kingston Trio - Colours 1967 A tribute to Nick Reynolds RIP July 27, 1933 October 1, 2008
The Escape of Old John Webb By The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio Tribute: @ Historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood! Director: Chip Miller
500 miles away from home , The kingston trio
Hangman By The Kingston Trio
JUDY COLLINS, Kingston Trio, Mary Travers - "All My LIfe's A Circle" 1982
The Kingston Trio - Early Morning Rain & Merry Minuet
My Sweet Saviour - Nick Reynolds LIVE at The Regent Theatre
John Stewart Nick Reynolds Judy Collins ca. 1988 PBS
Nick Reynolds Interview
About San Diego - Nick Reynolds of The Kingston Trio
Jerry Burgan on Nick Reynolds' Guitar
Nick Reynolds Racing Tribute 1963-1966
Bones Dance - Corwin Fox song by Nick and Dominic
MTA: Nick Reynolds and John Stewart With Jim Moran
pete doherty nick reynolds jam
Business of the 21st Century Presentation by Nicholas J Reynolds Jan15
Alabama 3 at the Forum - Nick Reynolds
Sloop JohnB: John Stewart & Nick Reynolds
A Day at williamantic Ft. Nick Reynolds//Bryan Worcester//Nick Molloy//Brendan Worcester
The Kingston Trio - Nick Reynolds and John Stewart
Alabama 3's Nick Reynolds plays harmonica for Hernu 'n Harris: Unhinged
Nick Reynolds & Unity presents A FAMILY AFFAIR
Carrie Reichardt, Nick Reynolds and Joe Rush in Liverpool
Nick Reynolds Tribute Video
T-Pain Feat Chris Brown - Best Love Song Live Arrangement
Nick Reynolds - Even Superhereoes Have To Die(Original)
Luke Bryan - I see you live kid
Nick Reynolds-An important message for the Lenovo Family
Nick Reynolds interview Romford 3 Chatham 1
Bruce Reynolds interview The Autobiography of a Thief
GAZ REYNOLDS INTERVIEW-DANCE STATION LONDON
GAZ REYNOLDS INTERVIEW ON QFM USA
Andrew Reynolds, Leprechauns & Antoine Dodson - Nick Merlino's Pro's Picks
GAZ REYNOLDS INTERVIEW ON PULSE MEDIA TV TALKING ABOUT WORLD DOMINATION RECORDS
Jeremiah Williams & Jamal Reynolds interview -- Canisius 60, Stony Brook 59 (OT)
Nick Reynolds & Family Affair Choir
Agoge Fitness Systems Presents a Mental Meat Head Interview with Nick Horton and Tamara Reynolds
GAZ REYNOLDS INTERVIEW ON HARROW COMMUNITY RADIO (HCR FM)
Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit.com and PJTV
Kid President, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds & Nic Cage Help a Kid!
GAZ REYNOLDS INTERVIEW ON KSCQ FM
Zach Lewis, Jamal Reynolds interviews - Canisius 87, Dartmouth 72 (CIT)
1963 Great Train Robbery radio documentary
HARROW COMMUNITY RADIO-GAZ REYNOLDS INTERVIEW WITH GARY WALKER PROMOTING WORLD DOMINATION RECORDS
Wheel of Impressions with Kevin Spacey
GAZ REYNOLDS RADIO INTERVIEW ON HCR FM (PART 2) TALKING ABOUT VIOLA WILLS
Lenovo (Nick Reynolds, Thilo Huys) and the new Yoga: Sascha Pallenberg @ IFA 2013
iTWire attends Lenovo's Pre-Tech World 2015 conference - Nick Reynolds Marketing Lenovo
Nick Reynolds
Motivational Talk about Breaking Through Into Your Promised Land
Mystic Warriors 4-Player Playthrough
Frantic - The Future Sound Of Hard Dance (Disc 2 - Phil Reynolds)
Action movies 2015 Hollywood - R.I.P.D - Action Movies 2015 full Movies English
Career in Advanced Performance Engineering - University of Bolton
Captain Commando 3-Player Playthrough
Rise of the Runelords 5th Anniversary Round Table
AMD CES 2014 Press Conference Webcast Replay
J;ME - Nukleuz Hard Trance Classics Mix (2000-2004)
Netplay: Contra (Japanese version)
Action Film Complet en Français Ryan Reynolds 2015 [HD]
The View April 08, 2015 Kathy Griffin; Nick Cannon, Grace Gealey
Pastor Jim Reynolds
Technikal Tribute Mix - Classic Hard Trance
Rise of the Runelords 5th Anniversary Q&A;
Dave Matthews Band - 5/25/13 - [Full Show] - SPAC N1 - [Multicam/HQ-Audio] - Saratoga Springs, NY
Best Hard Trance mix / Uplifting Trance mix 2014 #2
College Concert - The Kingston Trio - Recorded Live
The Best Of The Kingston Trio
What's My Line? The Kingston Trio; Tony Randall [panel]; Phyllis Newman [panel] (Aug 11, 1
What's My Line? - The Kingston Trio; Tony Randall [panel]; Phyllis Newman [panel] (Aug 11, 1963)
What's My Line? - The Kingston Trio; Tony Randall [panel]; Phyllis Newman [panel] (Aug 11, 1963)
The Kingston Trio tribute band "The New Frontiers"
The Kingston Trio - Live At The Crazy Horse
The Reveries sing The Kingston Trio & The Brothers Four
Kingston Trio tribute band party at BACK IN TOWN(キングストン大会)
HOLLYWOOD HAPPENINGS INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE GROVE OF KINGSTON TRIO
The Brothers Four Greatest Hits (Full Album)
Kingston Trio on GE
I went to the live-house BACK IN TOWN to see Kingston Trio tribute band's party
Kingston Trio live side one with pt n oz
Various Artists - 50's Love Songs Vol. 2
Dick Clark's Good Ol' Days, Part I (1977)
The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (Full Album) 1968
Various Artists - The Greenwich Village Folk Scene (Not Now Music) [Full Album]
John & Anne Ryder "I Still Believe In Tomorrow" 1969 FULL ALBUM
A COMPILATION OF ANTI WAR SONGS
"Wimoweh" KTFC 2015. Bowles, Jones, and Lay
The Kingston Trio - "A Rollin' Stone"
What's My Line The Kingston Trio; Tony Randall panel; Phyllis Newman panel Aug 11, 1963
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Tom Dooley
Santy Anno
Colours
Haul Away
Early Morning Rain
Rovin Gambler This Train
Shady Grove/Lonesome Traveller
M.T.A
M.T.A.
Get Away John
A Worried Man
Corey, Corey
Greenback Dollar
Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
Early in the Mornin'
Tijuana Jail
The Shape of Things to Come
Good News
Molly Dee
Try To Remember
Artists: The Kingston Trio-from their 1963 LP "The Kingston Trio #16"
Words and Music by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt from the musical "The
Fantasticks"
Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh so mellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain so yellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a young and a callow fellow
Try to remember and if you remember
Then follow--follow, oh-oh
Try to remember when life was so tender
That no one wept except the willow
Try to remember when life was so tender
That dreams were kept beside your pillow
Try to remember when life was so tender
That love was an ember about to billow
Try to remember and if you remember
Then follow--follow, oh-oh
(brief instrumental interlude)
Deep in December it's nice to remember
Although you know the snow will follow
Deep in December it's nice to remember
Without a hurt, the heart is hollow
Deep in December it's nice to remember
The fire of September that made you mellow
Deep in December our hearts should remember
Then follow--follow, oh-oh
Follow, oh-oh
Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
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Reverend Mr. Black
Artists: The Kingston Trio (peak Billboard position # 8 in 1963)
Words and Music by Billy Edd Wheeler, Jed Peters, Jerry Lieber, and Mike Stoller
He rode easy in the saddle, he was tall and lean
And at first ya thought nothin' but a streak of mean
Could make a man look so downright strong
But one look in his eyes and ya knowed ya was wrong
He was a mountain of a man and I want ya to know
He could preach hot hell in the freezin' snow
He carried a bible in a canvas sack
The folks just called him the Reverend Mr. Black
He was poor as a beggar but he rode like a king
And sometimes in the evenin' I could hear him sing
I got to walk that lonesome valley
I got to walk it by myself
for nobody else can walk it for me
I got to walk it by myself.
If ever I could have thought this man in black
Was soft , had any yellow up his back
I gave that notion up the day
A lumberjack came in and a-wasn't a-prayin'
Yeah, he kicked open the meetin'house door
And he cussed everybody up and down the floor
And then when things got quiet in the place
He walked up and cussed in the preacher's face.
He hit that reverend like the kick of a mule
And to my way of thinkin' it took a pure fool
To turn the other cheek to that lumberjack
But that's what he did, the Reverend Mr. Black.
He stood like a rock, a man among men
Then he let that lumberjack hit him again
And then with a voice as kind as could be
He cut him down like a big oak tree when he said
You got to walk that lonesome valley
You got to walk it by yourself
for nobody else can walk it for you
You got to walk it by yourself.
It's been many years since we had to part
And I guess I learned his ways by heart
I can still hear his sermons ring down in the valley where he used to sing
I followed him, yes sir, and I don't regret it
Hope that I'll always be a credit to his memory
â'cause I want ya to understand
The Reverend Mr. Black was my old man
You got to walk that lonesome valley
You got to walk it by yourself
for nobody else can walk it for you
You got to walk it by yourself.
You got to walk that lonesome valley
FADE: You got to walk it by yourself
for nobody
Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
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A Worried Man
Artists: The Kingston Trio (peak Billboard position # 20 in 1959)
Words and Music by Donald D. Guard and Tom Glazer-adapted from traditional
American folk song "Worried Man Blues"
(banjo intro)
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long
Got myself a Cadillac thirty dollars down
Got myself a brand new house five miles out of town
Got myself a gal named Sue treats me really fine
Yes, she's my baby and I love her all the time
It takes a worried worried man to sing a worried worried song
It takes a worried worried man to sing a worried worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long
I've been away on a business trip travelin' all around
I got a gal and her name is Sue, prettiest gal in town
She sets my mind to worryin' every time I'm gone
I'll be home tonight so I won't be worried long
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long
Well *Bob* is in the livin' room holdin' hands with Sue
*Nicky's* at that big front door vowin'; to come on through
Well I'm here in the closet, oh lord what shall I do
We're worried now but we won't be worried long
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song, oh yes
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long
*apparently sung by lead Dave Guard referring to other Trio members Bob Shane
and Nick Reynolds
Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
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worried
Desert Pete
Artist: The Kingston Trio (peak Billboard position # 33 in 1963)
Words and Music by Billy Edd Wheeler
I was travellin' West a buckskin on my way to a cattle run
Cross a little cactus desert under a hot blisterin' sun
I was thirsty down to my toenails, stopped to rest me on a stump
But I tell ya I just couldn't believe it when I saw that water pump
I took it to be a mirage at first, it'll fool a thirsty man
Then I saw a note stuck in a bakin' powder can
"This pump is old", the note began, "but she works so give'r a try"
"I put a new sucker washer in â'er, you may find the leather dry"
"You've got to prime the pump, you must have faith and believe"
"You've got to give of yourself â'fore you're worthy to receive"
"Drink all the water you can hold, wash your face, cool your feet"
"Leave the bottle full for others, Thank You kindly, Desert Pete"
"Yeah, you'll have to prime the pump, work that handle like there's a fire"
"Under that rock you'll find some water I left in a bitters jar"
"Now there's just enough to prime it with so dontcha go drinkin' first"
"You just pour it in and pump like mad, buddy, you'll quench your thirst"
"You've got to prime the pump, you must have faith and believe"
"You've got to give of yourself â'fore you're worthy to receive"
"Drink all the water you can hold, wash your face, cool your feet"
"Leave the bottle full for others, Thank You kindly, Desert Pete"
Well I found that jar and I tell ya nothin' was ever prettier to my eye
And I was tempted strong to drink it, cuz that pump looked mighty dry
But the note went on "have faith my friend, there's water down below"
"You got to give until you get-I'm the one who ought to know"
So I poured in the jar and I started pumpin' and I heard a beautiful sound
Of water bubblin' and splashin' up outta that hole in the ground
I took off my shoes and I drunk my fill of that cool refreshing treat
I thank the Lord and thank the pump and I thank old Desert Pete
"You've got to prime the pump, you must have faith and believe"
"You've got to give of yourself â'fore you're worthy to receive"
"Drink all the water you can hold, wash your face, cool your feet"
"Leave the bottle full for others, Thank You kindly, Desert Pete"
"Drink all the water you can hold, wash your face, cool your feet"
"Leave the bottle full for others, Thank You kindly, Desert Pete"
Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
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El Matador
The Kingston Trio
Aye, To-ro-ro, she is here,
Aye, Matador.
I fel her eyes;
They are wide with excitement and fear.
I feel her heart
For it cries when the horns are too near,
I will be bold;
Brave and swift will I be,
And I will be nu-mer-o u-no.
To-re-ro fi-no.
She'll dream tonight of me.
(chorus)
O-le,o-le,o-le!
Viva El Matador!
O-le,o-le,o-le!
Viva El Matador!
Aye,To-ro-ro, she is here,
Aye, Matador.
I see her smile
And I see there the reason she came,
To-ro, come closer,
Come hear and I'll whsper her name.
You may be brave,
And as bold as you're black
But I will be nu-mer-o u-no,
To-re-ro fi-no,
To--ro, come back.
(end song with repeat of chorus)
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WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
The Kingston Trio
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Gone to young girls, every one!
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone to young men, every one!
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young men gone, long time passing?
Where have all the young men gone, long time ago?
Where have all the young men gone?
Gone to soldiers, every one!
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
And where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the soldiers gone, a long time ago?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, every one!
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
And where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers, every one!
When will they ever learn, oh when will they ever learn?
The Tijuana Jail
Artists: The Kingston Trio (peak Billboard position # 12 in 1959)
Words and Music by Danny Thompson
(hoot of exultation)
We went one day about a month ago (a-ha-ha)
To have a little fu-un (a-ha) Mexico
We ended up in a gambling spot (oh yeah) a-ha-ha
Where the liquor flow-owed and the dice were hot
So here we a-are in the Tijuana Jail
Ain't got no frie-ends to go our bail
So here we'll sta-ay â'cause we can't pa-a-a-a-ay
Just send our ma-ail to the Tijuana Jail
I was shootin' dice, rakin' in the dough (long green)
And then I hea-ard the whistle blow
We started to run when a man in blue
Said "seor, come with me â'cause I want you."
So here we a-are in the Tijuana Jail
Ain't got no frie-ends to go our bail
So here we'll sta-ay â'cause we can't pay
Just send our mail to the Tijuana Jail (shout)
Just five hundred dollars and they'll set us free (shouted excitement)
I couldn't raise a penny if ya threatened me
I know five "hunderd" don't sound like much
But just try to find somebody to touch
So here we are in the Tijuana Jail
Ain't got no frie-ends to go our bail
So here we'll sta-ay â'cause we can't pay
Just send our mai-il to the Tijuana Jail
So here we a-are in the Tijuana Ja-a-a-a-il
Ain't got no frie-eh-ends to go our bail
So here we'll sta-ay â'cause we can't pa-ay
Just send our mai-il to the Tijuana Jail
Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
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Tom Dooley
Artists: The Kingston Trio (peak Billboard position # 1 in 1958)
Adapted from a folk song by Trio member Dave Guard
SPOKEN INTRO.: Throughout history there have been many songs written about
the Eternal Triangle. This next one tells the story of a Mr. Grayson, a beautiful
woman, and a condemned man named Tom Dooley. When the sun rises
tomorrow, Tom Dooley must hang.
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die
I met her on the mountain, there I took her life
Met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my knife
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry (ah-uh-eye)
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die
This time tomorrow reckon where I'll be
Hadn't-a been for Grayson, I'd-a been in Tennessee (well now, boy)
Hang down (your head) your head (Dooley) and cry
Hang down your head and cry (ah poor boy, ah well-ah)
Hang down (your head) your head (Dooley) and cry
Poor boy, you're bound to die (ah well now boy)
Hang down (your head) your head (Dooley) and cry
Hang down your head and cry (ah poor boy, ah well-ah)
Hang down (your head) your head (Dooley) and cry
Poor boy, you're bound to die
This time tomorrow reckon where I'll be
Down in some lonesome valley hangin' from a white oak tree
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry (ah-uh-eye)
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die (ah well now boy)
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry (poor boy ah well uh)
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to----die
Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
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Zombie Jamboree
The Kingston Trio
Written by C.E. Mauge, Jr.
From the 3-CD set, "The Kingston Trio-36 All Time-Favorites": CEMA Special
Products; a Division of Capitol Records, Inc., S23-17653
A live performance
SPOKEN: Right now, as a point of information, something we didn't know until
recently. Every year, in Trinidad, they have what is know as a "calypsonian
carnival" in which the various native groups down there vie with one another, uh,
musically, in order to find out who's the best extemporaneous composer of them
all. And in the year 1955, Lord Invader and his Twelve Penetrators took the title
with this next song, based on a theme by Goethe involving the dance of the dead.
Well, uh, Invader could only draw from experience so he called it, of course,
"Zombie Jamboree, the Song That Killed Calypso."
Well, now
Back to back, belly to belly
Well I don't give a damn
'cause it doesn't matter really
Back to back, belly to belly
At the Zombie Jamboree
Now hear me callin'
Back to back, belly to belly
Well I don't give a damn
'cause it doesn't matter really
Back to back, belly to belly
At the Zombie Jamboree
Zombie Jamboree took place in a New York cemetery (Where?)
Zombie Jamboree took place in Long Island cemetery
Zombies from all parts of the island (Where?)
Some of them are great Calypsonians
Hey, since the season was Carnivale
They got together in Bacchanal
Whatcha doin'?
Back to back, belly to belly
Well I don't give a damn
'cause it doesn't matter really
Back to back, belly to belly
At the Zombie Jamboree
(Unintelligible spoken aside)
Back to back, belly to belly
Well I don't give a damn
'cause it doesn't matter really
Back to back, belly to belly
At the Zombie Jamboree
One female zombie wouldn't behave
She say she want me for a slave
In the one hand she's holding a quart of wine (Whoa)
In the other she's pointin' that she'll be mine
Now believe me folks, yes I had to run (Why?)
Husband of a zombie ain't no fun (No nice!)
I says "Oh, no my turtle dove"
"That old bag of bones I cannot love"
Whatcha doin'?
Back to back, belly to belly
Well I don't give a damn
'cause it doesn't matter really
Back to back, belly to belly
At the Zombie Jamboree
What a good game!
Back to back, belly to belly
Well I don't give a damn
'cause it doesn't matter really
Back to back, belly to belly
At the Zombie Jamboree
Right then and there she raise a *feet*
"I'm a-going to get you now, my sweet"
"I'm gonna make you call me Sweetie Pie"
I says "Oh, no, get back-you lie"
I may be lyin' but you will see (What?)
After you kiss this dead zomb-ie (Blecccch!!!)
No, I've never seen such a horror in me life
Can you imagine me with a zombie wife? (YES!)
Back to back, belly to belly
Well I don't give a damn
'cause it doesn't matter really
Back to back, belly to belly
At the Zombie Jamboree
SPOKEN: You're all alone, you know.
Back to back, belly to belly
Well I don't give a damn
'cause it doesn't matter really
Back to back, belly to belly
At the Zombie Jamboree
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: *feet* is adjudged to be the phonetic spelling of the
island pronunciation of the word "fit." These lyrics are uncertain but it sounds as if
"raise a fit" could be the equivalent to "have a fit": in other words, this female
zombie was upset at his non-acceptance.
The Merry Minuet
The Kingston Trio
Words and Music by Sheldon Harnick
-From their 1959 LP "From the Hungry"
They're rioting in Africa (whistling)
They're starving in Spain (whistling)
There's hurricanes in Flo-ri-da (whistling)
And Texas needs rain
The whole world is festering with unhappy souls
The French hate the Germans, the Germans hate the Poles
Italians hate Yugoslavs, South Africans hate the Dutch
AND I DON'T LIKE ANYBODY VERY MUCH!!
But we can be tranquil and thankful and proud
For man's been endowed with a mushroom-shaped cloud
And we know for certain that some lovely day
Someone will set the spark off
AND WE WILL ALL BE BLOWN AWAY!!
They're rioting in Africa (whistling)
There's strife in Iran
What nature doesn't so to us
Will be done by our fellow *man*---
Hard, Ain't It Hard
The Kingston Trio
Words and Music by Woody Guthrie
- From their 1958 debut LP "The Kingston Trio"
Oh well it's hard, ain't it hard, ain't it hard
To love one who never did love you
Oh well it's hard, ain't it hard, ain't it hard Great God
To love one who never will be true.
Well there is a house in this old town
And that's where my true love lays around
And she sits down upon another's knee (do tell)
And tells him what she never will tell me.
Oh well it's hard, ain't it hard, ain't it hard (oh yes)
To love one who never did love you
Oh well it's hard, ain't it hard, ain't it hard Great God
To love one who never will be true.
Oh well the first time I seen my true love
She was a'standing a'by my door
And the last time I seen her false-hearted smile
She was dead on that barroom floor. (porter)
Oh well it's hard, ain't it hard, ain't it hard (oh yes)
To love one who never did love you
Oh well it's hard, ain't it hard, ain't it hard Great God
To love one who never will be true.
Well who's gonna kiss your ruby lips?
Who's gonna hold your little hand?
And who's gonna do, well--you know what!
When I'm down in that promised land? (hey)
Oh well it's hard, ain't it hard, ain't it hard (oh yes)
To love one who never did love you
Oh well it's hard, ain't it hard, ain't it hard Great God
To love one who never will be true. (pick it)
Scotch and Soda
The Kingston Trio
Words and Music by Trio member Dave Guard
-From their 1958 debut LP "The Kingston Trio"
-Also peaked as a single at #81 on Billboard in 1962.
Scotch and soda, mud in your eye
Baby do I feel high
Oh me oh my do I feel high
Dry martini, jigger of gin
Oh what a spell you've got me in
Oh my, do I feel high
People won't believe me, they'll think that I'm just braggin'
But I could feel the way I do
And still be on the wagon.
All I need is one of your smiles, sunshine of your eye
Oh me oh my do I feel higher than a kite can fly
Give me lovin', baby, I feel high.
Oh, people won't believe me, they'll think that I'm just braggin'
But I could feel the way I do
And still be on the wagon.
All I need is one of your smiles, sunshine of your eyes
Oh me oh my do I feel higher than a kite can fly
Give me lovin', baby I
The Seine
The Kingston Trio
Written by Irving Burgess
From their "At Large" LP
This song did not chart as a single
(ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh)
(ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh)
One night along the river at St. Germaine de Pre
I first met my beloved at a small sidewalk cafe
We walked along the river, shadows passing by
But we only saw each other, the shining water, and the sky
The Seine, the Seine, when will I again
Meet her there, greet her there
On the moonlit banks of the Seine?
Standing there across the river 'mid sound of horn and tram
In all her quiet beauty, the Cathedral Notre Dame
And as we passed beside her I said a little prayer
That when this dream was over I'd awake and find you there
The Seine, the Seine, when will I again
Meet her there, greet her there
On the moonlit banks of the Seine?
We walked along the river till dawn was coming nigh
Beneath the Eiffel Tower we said our last goodbye
There on that splendid morning I saw you all in tears
And the beauty of that hour will shine within me through the years
The Seine, the Seine, when will I again
Meet her there, greet her there
On the moonlit banks of the Seine?
The Seine, the Seine, when will I again
Meet her there on the Seine?
Greenback Dollar
Artists: The Kingston Trio
Charted at # 21 in 1963
Written by Hoyt Axton and Ken Ramsey
Em
Some people say I'm a no-'count
Others say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural-born travelin' man
D Em
Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah
D Em
Doin' what I think I should
Refrain:
G C G C
And I don't give a damn about a greenback-a dollar
G C G C
Spend it fast as I can
G C G C
For a wailin' song and a good guitar
D Em
The only things that I understand, poor boy
D Em
The only things that I understand
When I was a little baby
My mama said "Hey son,"
"Travel where you will and grow to be a man
and sing what must be sung, poor boy"
Sing what must be sung
Refrain
Now that I'm a grown man
I've traveled here and there
I've learned that a bottle of brandy and a song
The only ones who ever care, poor boy
The only ones who ever care
Refrain
Some people say I'm a no-'count
Others say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural-born travelin' man
Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah
Doin' what I think I should
Refrain:
And I don't give a damn about a greenback-a dollar
Spend it fast as I can
For a wailin' song and a good guitar
The only things that I understand, poor boy
The only things that I understand
The only things that I understand, poor boy
The only things that I understand
Across the Wide Missouri
The Kingston Trio
From the 3-CD set, "The Kingston Trio-36 All Time-Favorites": CEMA Special
Products; a Division of Capitol Records, Inc., S23-17653
Written by J. Shirl and E.M. Drake
My lady love, she stands a'waitin'
Far across the wide Missouri
On the banks I hear her callin' to me
A-roll, a-rollaree
Across the wide Missouri
A-roll, a-rollaree
Across the wide Missouri
For seven years I've been a-roamin'
Seven years I left the valley
Now I live just for my true love to see
A-roll, a-rollaree
Across the wide Missouri
A-roll, a-rollaree
Across the wide Missouri
I'm pushin' on when dawn's a-breakin'
Goin' 'cross the wide Missouri
Where my love, she stands a-waitin' for me
A-roll (a-rollaree)
A-rollaree
Across the wide Missouri
A-roll (a-rollaree)
A-rollaree
Across the wide Missouri
They Call the Wind Mariah
The Kingston Trio
Words and Music by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
-From their 1959 LP "From the Hungry"
-From the musical "Paint Your Wagon"
The River Is Wide
The Kingston Trio
Not charted as a single--from their "Make Way" LP
English folk song with modern lyrics by Ovid Young
The river is wide, I cannot see
Nor do I have light wings to fly
There'll be a boat that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
My love is like the lofty tree
It shudders fears and then sways free
If it should fade when the summer's through
She'll bloom again when Spring shines through
When love is young, then love is fine
Just like a gem when first it's new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like the morning dew
Intro: Time limits us right now, and this actual number that we're going to play now will be featured on our nex album, The Kingston Trio plays John Foster Dulles (come fly with me).
They're rioting in Africa, they're starving in Spain.
There's hurricanes in Florida, and Texas needs rain.
The whole world is festering with unhappy souls.
The French hate the Germans, the Germans hate the Poles.
Italians hate Yugoslavs, South Africans hate the Dutch.
And I don't like anybody very much!
But we can be tranquil, and thankful, and proud,
For mans' been endowed with a mushroom-shaped cloud.
And we know for certain that some lovely day
Someone will set the spark off, and we will all be blown away.
They're rioting in Africa, there's strife in Iran.
What nature doesn't do to us, will be done by our fellow man.
Scarlet Ribbons
The Kingston Trio
Words and Music by Evelyn Danzig and Jack O. Segal
-From their 1959 LP "The Kingston Trio At Large"
I peeped in to say good night
And I heard my child in prayer
"Please bring me some scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for my hair"
Searched all night, my heart was aching
Just before the dawn was breaking
I peeped in, and on her bed
In gay profusion lying there
Scarlet ribbons, lovely ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
If I live to be a hundred
I will never know from where
Came those ribbons, lovely ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
ronhontz
worldnet.att.net
Ruben James*
The Kingston Trio
Did not chart, but they included it on their 1961 LP "Close Up"
Written by Alex Harvey and Barry Etris
NOT to be confused with a totally different song with the same title by Kenny
Rogers and the First Edition in 1969
Have you heard of the ship called "The Good Ruben James?"
Armed by hard-fighting men both of honor and of fame
She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free
But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea
CHORUS
Oh, tell me what were their names?, tell me what were their names?
Did you have a friend on The Good Ruben James?
Oh, tell me what were their names?, tell me what were their names?
Did you have a friend on The Good Ruben James?
One hundred men went down to their dark and watery grave
When that good ship went down, only forty-four were saved
Was the last day of October, they saved forty-four
From the dark, icy waters of that cold Iceland shore
CHORUS
It was there in the dark of that cold and watery night
They watched for the U-boat and they waited for a fight
Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion's roar
They laid the Ruben James on the cold ocean floor
CHORUS
Many years have passed since those brave men are gone
Those cold icy waters, they're still and they're calm
Many years have passed and still I wonder why
The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die
CHORUS
*TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: This is a true story. The Ruben James (sometimes
spelled "Reuben") was the first American ship lost in World War 2.