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01 Jul 08 - 06:35 AM (#2378065) Subject: Lyr Req: Emmylou Harris - Broken Man's Lament From: GUEST,Kees On her latest CD "All I Intended To Be" Emmylou sings "Broken Man's Lament. I can't find the lyrics on the web. Can anybody help?? Thanks, Kees |
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02 Jul 08 - 02:51 PM (#2379367) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Emmylou Harris - Broken Man's Lament From: MoorleyMan Buy the CD and you'll find the lyrics printed in the booklet... |
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02 Jul 08 - 06:28 PM (#2379542) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Emmylou Harris - Broken Man's Lament From: peregrina refresh... nog een keer Groeten Kees... |
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03 Jul 08 - 04:47 AM (#2379805) Subject: Lyr Add: BROKEN MAN'S LAMENT (Emmylou Harris) From: MoorleyMan Here you go Kees, I've managed to find a "moment" to type it out for you: Broken Man's Lament (Emmylou Harris) I was once a broken man I was once a broken fool Lost my wife and children To one basic broken rule Now I live my life in silence Though I'm not quite in a shell I drink and listen to that song A whiter shade of pale Oh, a whiter shade of pale I was a good shade tree mechanic So I sent myself to school They smoothed out my rough edges In my hands they put new tools The instructor once he told me I could work on any line I could tune and make a diesel sing Just like Patsy Cline Oh, just like Patsy Cline Well I met my wife-to-be Through my mother's best friend's son She'd been a barroom singer She was as good as anyone But I asked her to stop singing And the girl she did not flinch Next day she went and bought that man A brand new crescent wrench Oh, a brand new crescent wrench Well we had three fine children As eight years went on by I learned to supervise a line My knuckles stayed bone-dry But after supper I kept hearing her By the kitchen radio Singing sweet but desperate harmony A little bit too low Oh, a little bit too low She left three months later I'd just come home for lunch The note said easy come, hard go But still love you much She said I don't know if I'll be back Or if you'll want me when I come But if and when that happens, dear You better let my sweet dream run Oh, let my sweet dream run I was a good shade tree mechanic So I sent myself to school They smoothed out my rough edges In my hands they put new tools The instructor once he told me I could work on any line I could tune and make a diesel sing Just like Patsy Cline Oh, just like Patsy Cline I was once a broken man I was once a broken fool Lost my wife and children To one basic broken rule Now I live my life in silence Though I'm not quite in a shell I drink and listen to that song A whiter shade of pale Oh, a whiter shade of pale Written by Emmylou herself by the way... It's a gorgeous CD, all of it! |
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12 Aug 08 - 12:08 PM (#2411585) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broken Man's Lament (Emmylou Harris) From: GUEST,Kees MoorleyMan, Many thanks for your help. Sorry I'm so late but I've had my holidays. Kees |
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12 Aug 08 - 03:27 PM (#2411805) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broken Man's Lament (Emmylou Harris) From: MoorleyMan Kees, On closer investigation, it seems that in the CD booklet the song has been incorrectly credited to Emmylou herself, whereas it was actually written by Mark Germino, I believe in the late 80s. Hope that helps. |
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20 Jun 10 - 11:25 PM (#2931765) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broken Man's Lament (Emmylou Harris) From: GUEST,Joe M. Wow, I love Emmylou Harris's music. If anyone is a fan like me, then you should really check this out: Emmylou Harris Songs |