Games People Play - Joe South

Subject: Games People Play - Joe South
From:
Date: 29 Dec 96 - 10:40 AM

Can anyone help with ALL the word to The Games People Play by Joe South - can still remember some but have had request for it of late but can't find them all! can be e-mailed on [e-mail] with words or where to locate same

Subject: Lyr Add: GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (Joe South)
From: F.A. Williams
Date: 03 Jan 97 - 10:53 PM

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
Words and Music by Joe South

Oh, the games people play now,
Ev'ry night and ev'ry day now,
Never meaning what they say now,
Never saying' what they mean.
And they while away the hours
In their ivory towers,
'Till they're covered up with flowers
In the back of a black limousine.

CHORUS: La, da, da, da, da, da, da.
La, da, da, da, da, da, dee.
Talking 'bout you and me and the games people play.

Oh, we make one another cry;
Break a heart then we say goodbye,
Cross our hearts and we hope to die,
That the other was to blame.
Neither one will ever give in,
So we gaze at an eight by ten,
Thinking 'bout the things that might have been.
It's a dirty rotten shame. CHORUS

People walking up to you,
Singing Glory Hallelujah!
And they're trying to sock it to you
In the name of the Lord.
They gonna teach you how to meditate,
Read your horoscope, cheat your fate,
And furthermore to hell with hate.
Come on, get on board. CHORUS

Look around. Tell me what you see.
What's happening to you and me?
God grant me the serenity
To remember who I am.
'Cause you're giving up your sanity,
For your pride and your vanity.
Turn your back on humanity,
And you don't give a da, da, da, da, da. CHORUS

Subject: RE: Games People Play - Joe South
From:
Date: 04 Jan 97 - 05:21 PM

Many thanks for the words. Now all I have to do is to relearn it for wednesday night. At least I should manage the Chorus! Thanks again

Pete

Subject: RE: Games People Play - Joe South
From: Rodney Rawlings
Date: 10 Jan 97 - 04:31 PM

(Wo-ah!)

Subject: RE: Games People Play - Joe South
From: simon skinner
Date: 11 Jan 97 - 02:32 PM

thanks for that!

Subject: RE: Games People Play - Joe South
From: The Shambles
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 03:00 AM

Am I alone in thinking that this a great song?

Subject: RE: Games People Play - Joe South
From: Brendy
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 03:08 AM

No

B.

Subject: RE: Games People Play - Joe South
From: Owlkat
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 03:10 AM

Hi, One of my faves. So there. Owl.

Subject: RE: Games People Play - Joe South
From: Bugsy
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 03:28 AM

It's on my repertoire list. Near the top.

Cheers

bugsy

Subject: RE: Games People Play - Joe South
From: catspaw49
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 09:42 AM

It is also one of those songs that gets stuck in my head and squirrels around for days. I want to thank you Roger for refreshing this thread as I will now have this thing driving me nuts for the next few days you miserable *$^#*%&^%^^&#*$#$#*@!!!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: Games People Play - Joe South
From: GUEST,Joerg
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 08:24 PM

Not a song that will make its way into my repertoire - as 'Rose Garden' (Yyaaawwwwnnnn), but still ... there might be some time I need it for some strange reason, until then it will be well-saved on my hard disk!

Thank you.

Joerg

Subject: RE: Games People Play - Joe South
From:
Date: 20 May 01 - 07:27 AM

I know it's long after the discussion, but for what it's worth, I always thought GPP was a great song...then and now. It's in my repetoire. Joe South is a great songwriter. Doc Williams