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29 Aug 14 - 11:58 PM (#3655106) Subject: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: Jason Xion Wang I'm looking for the lyrics to some songs from Tom's 1976 "Saturday Night" album. It was on MAM label, released in the UK only. The album is not typical Paxton - the arrangements include lots of strings, organ and electric sound, but still worth listening. On that album, there are five songs that wasn't included anywhere else. I have a second-hand copy of the album it was on, but since English is not my mother tongue, I can't transcribe the lyrics to those songs. The album is long out of print and thus not available through stream sites or Amazon MP3, so I've uploaded the 5 songs I ripped from my LP: King of the Cat Cafe.mp3 Good King Buzz.mp3 Never No Love.mp3 Jones Boy.mp3 Do You Want to Dance.mp3 I will delete these mp3s after the lyrics are transcribed. A big thanks to anyone willing to help. Jason |
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30 Aug 14 - 02:44 PM (#3655307) Subject: Lyr Add: KING OF THE CAT CAFE (Tom Paxton) From: Rog Peek KING OF THE CAT CAFE (Tom Paxton) Everyone wants to sit with Huwey, King of the Cat Café Just to be recognised by Huwey Is enough to make one's day He never moves from his corner table Under the poster of Betty Grable Nothing escapes the notice of Huwey King of the Cat Café All of the poets look for Huwey Soon as they come to town He never says he likes their poems But he never puts them down Fifteen minutes at the corner table Under the poster of Betty Grable It's enough to send them happily away From the King of the Cat Café Lovers seek the sight of Huwey Telling their tales of woe Sitting on either side of Huwey They all but come to blows Pounding their fists on Hewey's table Rattling the poster of Betty Grable They reconcile and slip away From the King of the Cat Café Politicians have lunch with Huwey Seeing to the public (wheel?) Having their pictures taken with Huwey Is sure to increase their appeal Always welcome at the corner table Personal friends of Betty Grable Always a compliment of (fate?) At the King of the Cat Café Huwey's table is the noisiest place In all of the Cat Café Everyone wants to catch his eye Read him a new screen-play Huwey the perfect patron saint Huwey made from wax and paint Sends them happily on their way King of the Cat Café Couple of problems with verse4, someone may be able to help with that. I have a copy of Saturday Night on vinyl. Issued in UK the album cover was different to US issue. |
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30 Aug 14 - 02:48 PM (#3655308) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: Rog Peek My mistake, I was thinking of the cover of 'Something In My Life' Rog |
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30 Aug 14 - 03:41 PM (#3655327) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: GUEST,CJB 'Saturday Night' itself is here: https://www.firedrive.com/file/A5E0ADE2A0B3C2D9 |
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30 Aug 14 - 04:02 PM (#3655332) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: GMGough Trivia: "Do You Want To Dance" and "Jones Boy" were among the songs used by BBC TV in "The Camera and the Song". One of the programmes in the series featured Paxton's songs. |
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31 Aug 14 - 02:11 AM (#3655436) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: GUEST,Gerry Maybe "wheel" is "weal", as in commonweal (a form of commonwealth). |
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31 Aug 14 - 10:42 AM (#3655534) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: Jason Xion Wang Thanks so much, Rog! I also have a copy of the "Something in My Life" album - the Japan issue (MAM, GP-154). The album cover is the same as the UK issue. Thanks for the idea, Gerry. I agree that it should be "public weal". |
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31 Aug 14 - 11:03 AM (#3655542) Subject: RE: King of the Cat Cafe From: GUEST Tom Paxton writes great children's songs and even greater satires. I used to see this song as a children's song... Just realized how ironic it is. |
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01 Sep 14 - 06:40 AM (#3655771) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: GUEST Thanks for the trivia GMGough. Is that TV series available anywhere now? I searched but didn't find it. |
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01 Sep 14 - 10:57 AM (#3655834) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: GUEST,CJB For info. on missing t.v. and radio progs. post an appeal on http://missingepisodes.proboards.com/ |
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01 Sep 14 - 03:07 PM (#3655905) Subject: Lyr Add: DO YOU WANT TO DANCE (Tom Paxton) From: Rog Peek DO YOU WANT TO DANCE (Tom Paxton) I find myself a fool, I laugh too loudly, speak inanely I strive to seem so cool So self-processed, I fail mainly. All the hours I spend Examining my poor reflection To a childish (man?) A simple glance in my direction But what if you should see me As the hopeless mess I am Afraid of even trying As I must confess I am Afraid of your reaction If I dare to take a chance It's the agony of asking Do you, do you want to dance. To my friends I (pose?) I'm no lover, may God strike me What I need the most Is just a hint that you might like me But what if you should see me As the hopeless mess I am Afraid of even trying As I must confess I am Afraid of your reaction If I dare to take a chance It's the agony of asking Do you, do you want to dance. RPSept14 Couple of words I couldn't be sure of. Rog |
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01 Sep 14 - 03:09 PM (#3655906) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: Rog Peek Hadn't listened to this LP for a very long time, forgotten how good it was. Rog |
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01 Sep 14 - 08:28 PM (#3655974) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: GUEST To a childish "end", I think, to rhyme with "spend" in the former line. And most probably, to my friends I "boast". |
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01 Sep 14 - 09:20 PM (#3655983) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: GUEST,Gerry I wonder whether "processed" in the 1st stanza ought to be "possessed". |
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02 Sep 14 - 10:54 AM (#3656118) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: Rog Peek Yes Gerry, I meant possessed, a malapropism by me. Other suggestions in preceding post certainly look correct. Rog |
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03 Sep 14 - 02:55 AM (#3656347) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: KING OF THE CAT CAFE (Tom Paxton) From: GUEST,King of the Cat Cafe King of the Cat Cafe (Tom Paxton) A D A Everyone wants to sit with Huey E A King of the Cat Cafe D A Just to be recognized by Huey B7 E Is enough to make one's day D A He never moves from his corner table D A Under the poster of Betty Grable D A Nothing escapes the notice of Huey E A King of the Cat Cafe A - D A - E A - Doo-doo-doo-doo... All of the poets look for Huey Soon as they come to town He never says he likes their poems But he never puts them down Fifteen minutes at the corner table Under the poster of Betty Grable Is enough to send them happily away From the King of the Cat Cafe Lovers seek the sight of Huey Telling their tales of woe Sitting on either side of Huey They all but come to blows Pounding their fists on Huey's table Rattling the poster of Betty Grable They reconcile and slip away From the King of the Cat Cafe Politicians have lunch with Huey Seeing to the public weal Having their pictures taken with Huey Is sure to increase their appeal Always welcome at the corner table Personal friends of Betty Grable Always a compliment of fate At the King of the Cat Cafe Huey's table is the noisiest place In all of the Cat Cafe Everyone wants to catch his eye Read him a new screenplay Huey the perfect patron saint Huey made from wax and paint Sends them happily on their way King of the Cat Cafe |
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04 Sep 14 - 12:59 PM (#3657000) Subject: NEVER NO LOVE (Tom Paxton) From: GUEST I can't open the mp3 files, so, if memory serves: NEVER NO LOVE Nothing unusual Everything neat Got my life arranged My every thought complete No one welcomes surprises And make myself clear Most of all around here Never no love No strong emotions No sermons preached We are civilized to show We can be reached We have all abandoned The childish glee Most of all we agree Never no love Never no more the wild excitement of discovery Never no more by God, I love her, does she care for me Never no more the depth of misery in seconds fled Never no more, never no love These are the words to the first three verses. There are two or three verses more. |
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04 Sep 14 - 08:07 PM (#3657116) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: GUEST,Gerry I wonder whether "No one welcomes surprises" (1st stanza, 5th line, of Never No Love, as posted above) should be "No unwelcome surprises". |
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05 Sep 14 - 11:48 AM (#3657369) Subject: Lyr Add: NEVER NO LOVE (Tom Paxton) From: Rog Peek NEVER NO LOVE (Tom Paxton) Nothing unusual Everything neat Got my life arranged My every thought complete No unwelcome surprises And make myself clear Most of all around here Never no love No strong emotions here No sermons preached We're too civilized to show We can be reached We've all abandoned The childish fears and the childish glee And most of all we agree Never no love Never no more the wild excitement of discovery Never no more my God, I love her, does she care for me Never again the depths of misery in seconds flat Because of a single word here's an end to all that Now everything's tidier Under control Every strong emotion In its pigeon hole We've all been through the wringer In the hard knocks school And we agree to the rules Never no love Never no more the wild excitement of discovery Never no more my God, I love her, does she care for me Never again the depths of misery in seconds flat Because of a single word here's an end to all that Now everything's tidier Under control Every strong emotion In its pigeon hole We've all been through the wringer In the hard knocks school And we agree to the rules Never no love Never no love RPSept14 |
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05 Sep 14 - 11:56 AM (#3657373) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: Rog Peek Just listened again, on first line of final verse Tom misses out the word 'Now'. Rog |
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11 Sep 14 - 10:54 AM (#3659347) Subject: Chords Add: King of the Cat Cafe (Tom Paxton) From: Jason Xion Wang I think we'd better repost the chords using the "pre" function. King of the Cat Cafe
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11 Sep 14 - 12:02 PM (#3659372) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: Jason Xion Wang And thanks so much for the help, Rog. |
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27 Sep 14 - 10:56 AM (#3664080) Subject: Chords: NEVER NO LOVE (Tom Paxton) From: GUEST NEVER NO LOVE
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03 Oct 14 - 12:49 PM (#3665748) Subject: Lyr Add: JONES BOY (Tom Paxton) From: Jason Xion Wang JONES BOY (Tom Paxton) I bought a car; a beauty; It was sexy, it was neat. It made me feel about ten feet tall To turn the ignition key. I bought a brand new barbecue And I put it in my yard, And every morning's mail Brought another credit card. I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. I bought myself Bermuda shorts; I bought a Nehru coat; I bought myself a turtleneck shirt; I hung beads around my throat. I'm right on the top of every trend; There ain't nothing I can't dig. Now wait until you catch me In my brand new Afro wig. I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. Now my refrigerator makes ice cubes And for just nine-hundred more. It plays the hits in stereo When you open up the door. My TV set is six feet high And it also dries my hair. My telephone has a musical tone To tell you I ain't there. And I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. I am a Jones boy - Try keepin' up with me. I am a Jones boy - No way to keep up with me. This sounds like another tongue-in-cheek satire. Now I wonder what a "Jones boy" is. Is it some English idiom? |
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03 Oct 14 - 12:56 PM (#3665749) Subject: Lyr Add: GOOD KING BUZZ (Tom Paxton) From: Jason Xion Wang GOOD KING BUZZ (Tom Paxton) When the Good King Buzz was buzzin', I was halfway down the street. I heard the sound of music and the sound of dancing feet. Like a second-hand calliope just slightly out of key, They all raised their voices in a harmony. When the Good King High was risin', I was tryin' to crack on down. Someone started playin' piano and he was tossin' the chords around. And then the washboard started bangin' with a heck of a one, two, three, And they raised their voices in a harmony. They sang, "La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la, La-la-la, la-la-la-la." Oh, I was knockin' on every door; I was runnin' from floor to floor. They were somewhere close at hand - They were 'bout to be my favorite band. When the Good King Miles was mellow, I was back down on the street. Halfway to my bus stop, admittin' my defeat. When they yelled down from my window, and they were yellin' down to me, And we raised our voices in a harmony. We sang, "La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la, La-la-la, la-la-la-la." Oh, I was knockin' on every door; I was runnin' from floor to floor, They were somewhere close at hand - They were 'bout to be my favorite band. When the Good King Miles was mellow, I was back down on the street. Halfway to my bus stop, admittin' my defeat. When they yelled down from my window, and they were yellin' down to me, And we raised our voices in a harmony. We sang, "La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la, La-la-la, la-la-la-la." We sang, "La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la, La-la-la, la-la-la-la." Now, with all the lyrics transcribed, the mp3 files were deleted to prevent copyright infringement. Thanks to everyone! |
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04 Oct 14 - 07:37 AM (#3665957) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: GUEST,Gerry Jason, there's an expression, "keeping up with the Joneses," which means, whatever material possessions (your neighbors,) the Jones family has, you have to have them, too. There's also a song, Keepin Up With The Joneses, by the Austin Lounge Lizards, but the theme is somewhat different. |
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04 Oct 14 - 10:12 AM (#3665995) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night (Tom Paxton album) From: Jason Xion Wang Thanks so much for the explanation, Gerry! |