Bells of the Evening Gordon Lightfoot

Bells of the evening, O sing to my love Tell her I miss her, my own turtledove The streets of the old town are covered with rain I think I might never know true love again I'm lost with no road signs to

Ring Them Bells Gordon Lightfoot

' backwards and so is the bride Ring them bells St.

Your Love's Return Gordon Lightfoot

Come to the door my pretty one Put on your rings and precious things Hide all your tears as best you can Try to recall what used to be Roses are waiting for dewdrops to fall Climbing your windows and walls

Red Velvet Gordon Lightfoot

Four months ago in April on a daycoach she came down And the dust autumn winds begin to blow Shoulda known I couldn't hold livin' out so far from town And the nights to come are long are slow to go

Ghosts Of Cape Horn Gordon Lightfoot

All around old Cape Horn Ships of the line, ships of the morn Some who wish they'd never been born They are the ghosts of Cape Horn Fal deral da riddle de rum With a rim dim diddy And a rum dum dum Sailing

Circle Of Steel Gordon Lightfoot

Rows of lights in a circle of steel Where you place your bets on a great big wheel High windows flickerin' down through the snow A time you know Sights and sounds of the people goin' 'round Everybody's

Protocol Gordon Lightfoot

Who are these ones who would lead us now To the sound of a thousand guns Who'd storm the gates of hell itself To the tune of a single drum Where are the girls of the neighborhood bars Whose loves were

Rainbow Trout Gordon Lightfoot

In the name of love she came This foolish winsome girl She was all decked out like a rainbow trout Swimmin' up stream in the world And she said "Please, please, I've lost my way The current is too strong

Songs the Minstrel Sang Gordon Lightfoot

It's almost over it's almost done And you can't put the blame on anyone It's almost easy and it's almost fun Did you get caught with your britches on Hi derry day in the month of May Was the song the minstrel

Minstrel Of The Dawn Gordon Lightfoot

The minstrel of the dawn is here To make you laugh and bend your ear Up the steps you'll hear him climb All full of thoughts, all full of rhymes Listen to the pictures flow Across the room into your mind

Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot

THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Words and music by Gordon Lightfoot The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called 'Gitche Gumee' The lake, it is said, never gives

Seven Island Suite Gordon Lightfoot

Seven islands to the high side of the bay, 'cross the bay To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze We went walking on the high side of the bay on a chilly morn And we saw how leaves

Ribbon Of Darkness Gordon Lightfoot

Ribbon of darkness over me Since my true love walked out the door Tears I never had before Ribbon of darkness over me Clouds are gatherin over my head That kill the day and hide the sun That shroud the

Too Late For Prayin' Gordon Lightfoot

It was only yesterday When I heard the teacher say Patiently, one and two make three We were children, you and me Let us pray for the ones they call The children of today Nothin' left but promises Nothin

Black Day In July Gordon Lightfoot

July, black day in July And the soul of motor city is bared across the land As the book of law and order is taken in the hands Of the sons of the fathers who were carried to this land Black day in July

Summer Side Of Life Gordon Lightfoot

He came down throught fields of green On the summer side of life His love was ripe There were no illusions On the summer side of life Only tenderness And if you saw him now You'd wonder why he would cry

East of Midnight Gordon Lightfoot

Put me somewhere east of midnight West of the turnpike Anywhere I wander is where I'll take my rest As I lie down, toss some thoughts around Dreams I'm told will come true if you Believe in those who love

Waiting For You Gordon Lightfoot

Say what you will, I will miss you my friends Let me move along for the road never ends Vowing to live till the end of all time All the way to the ends of the earth because I'm Waiting for you to say you

If I Could Gordon Lightfoot

If I could sing like the poets and kings of this world If I could rise like the wind or the tides of the sea I would sing you to sleep my love with sweet melody And let you dream away till the morning

Christian Island (Georgian Bay) Gordon Lightfoot

I'm sailing down the summer wind I got whiskers on my chin And I like the mood I'm in As I while away the time of day In the lee of Christian Island Tall and strong she dips and reels I call her Silver

Only Love Would Know Gordon Lightfoot

Does the light of passion still burn bright Only love would know, my imagination Tells me I'm a pent-up fool In the deep end of the pool Is the light of passion burnin' bright Only love would know, only

Too Many Clues In This Room Gordon Lightfoot

The space shuttle ends where the subway begins There's a tear on the face of the moon Fromdusk until dawn they have searched all day long But there's too many clues in this room At best it is said we've

Race Among The Ruins Gordon Lightfoot

You think you had the last laugh Now you know this can't be true Even though the sun shines down upon you now Sometimes you must feel blue You make the best of each new day You try not to be sad Even though

Now and Then Gordon Lightfoot

I think this time you've said enough to make me want to leave this place Still I keep coming back for more of the same to fan the dying flame Here inside these walls that seem to move a little closer every

Ringneck Loon Gordon Lightfoot

Hear the call of the ringneck loon Hear the sound he will be home soon Hear the cry in the afternoon Ringneck loon, he knows best He's a loon and he don't care less Ringneck loon, away off shore How could

Restless Gordon Lightfoot

There's a kind of a restless feeling and it pulls me from within It sets my senses reeling and my wheels begin to spin In the quietude of winter you can hear the wild geese cry And I will always love that

Endless Wire Gordon Lightfoot

my wheels afire Down in the dark of a burnt out soul There's a few good second hand dreams Deep in the dark of a heavenly night with you Down in the black of a bottomless hole There's a few good second

Love & Maple Syrup Gordon Lightfoot

Love and maple syrup goes together Like the sticky winds of winter when they meet When lonely lovers come to rest Beneath the trees they do their best But still they can't be free Looking for the world

Triangle Gordon Lightfoot

Oh the gist of it all is the first day of fall is the day when my ship will set sail The best of all friends will say good-bye again there's still time for one last glass of ale We'll sail away proudly

Welcome To Try Gordon Lightfoot

I have been down in the valley of tears I have stood on the highest peak For the best part of a week Battered and bruised I had pulled myself through Every seen I would never repeat I have hung out with

Cherokee Bend Gordon Lightfoot

when the snow had disappeared They came down with a bag of skins In the fall of the year of 1910 Daddy died by the rope down in Cherokee Bend.

Cotton Jenny Gordon Lightfoot

There's a house on a hill By a worn down weathered old mill In the valley below where the river winds There's no such thing as bad times And a soft southern flame Oh Cotton Jenny's her name She wakes me

A Passing Ship Gordon Lightfoot

A passing ship I have found the open ocean Give me no lip The waves roll by as I pass on A snulit sea On the first day of April How fresh the wind Will you miss me when I'm gone How many words How many

A Lesson in Love Gordon Lightfoot

Nothing is for certain That's what the showman said First you must open the curtain And stand'em on their heads There can be no inhibitions No prima donna ways If you want to pass the audition And times

The Soul Is the Rock Gordon Lightfoot

The soul is the rock and the rock will not be moved Nothing is disputed, yet nothing is disproved And the seeds of the earth that were planted long ago Still yield a better harvest than the rock was prone

Song For A Winter's Night Gordon Lightfoot

The lamp is burnin low upon my table top The snow is softly fallin The air is still within the silence of my room I hear your voice softly callin If I could only have you near To breathe a sigh or two

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Gordon Lightfoot

The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars were the gift you gave To the dark and the empty skies, my love To the dark and the empty skies The first

The House You Live In Gordon Lightfoot

Go first in the world, go forth with your fears Remember a price must be paid Be always too soon, be never too fast At the time when all bets must be laid Beware of the darkness, be kind to your children

Stay Loose Gordon Lightfoot

If you've got a heartache Of the kind that will not pass by Even if you don't see the end Of what lies beyond the bend Don't stay that way It's all in a day believe me Even the best of dreams must end

Hangdog Hotel Room Gordon Lightfoot

I go in for singing, I do it for my pay But the kind of gig I can really dig is swiggin' at the break of day With a few good friends and neighbors into playin' the nighttime tunes So pass the jar and that

On Yonge Street Gordon Lightfoot

See the people walkin' up and down See the people movin' all around On the streets of my hometown on Yonge Street Longest street in the world they say Summertime soon slips away I hope I'll see you one

Sometimes I Don't Mind Gordon Lightfoot

Sometimes I don't mind the sunshine Sometimes I need the rain Sometimes I don't mind the fun times Sometimes they're all the same When I'm thinking of you There's a fever around I don't know what to do

Drink Yer Glasses Empty Gordon Lightfoot

girls and boys, it's time to hit the sky To the tune of thunder, there's no time to wonder why We'd love to take life over, that is plain Forget about sorrow, forget about pain And watch a John Wayne

I'm Not Sayin' / Ribbon Of Darkness Gordon Lightfoot

sky I can't lay the promise down That I'll always be around when you need me Now I may not be alone each time you see me Along the street or in a small cafe But still I won't deny or mistreat you Baby

Redwood Hill Gordon Lightfoot

I climbed the Redwood Hill Twas on a rainy day To rise above the throng And talk with Mother Nature for a while She told me of her love For the children in her trust And of her grave concern For the likes

Cabaret Gordon Lightfoot

All I can see is the sea and the sky And the sky is blue and the sea is green Yesterday's a cabaret Gowns of satin on ladies gay Yesterday's a cabaret Sounds of laughter on faces grey Yesterday's a carousel

All The Lovely Ladies Gordon Lightfoot

All the lovely ladies in their finery tonight I wish that I could know them one by one All the handsome gentlemen with loving on their minds Strolling in to take the ladies home Bless you all and keep

Ecstasy Made Easy Gordon Lightfoot

I can always try to forget somehow What's a part of the past Have a little laughter if you please I won't even mind if it takes awhile I've got time on my hands I feel another chapter in the breeze Somebody

Spanish Moss Gordon Lightfoot

Let go darlin' I can feel the night wind call Guess I'd better go I like you more than half as much As I love your Spanish moss Spanish moss hangin' down Lofty as the southern love we've found Spanish

Let It Ride Gordon Lightfoot

side of my mind Even when I'm sleeping I can't seem to unwind I just let it ride I knew a man from Windsor Who went to Detroit every night And stateside of the tunnel Customs agents gave him