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

Anything For Love Gordon Lightfoot

In my life In my time and in each line I've ever sung And in my life Was it my imagination or are you still the one Who lingers on I'd do anything for you You'd do anything for me We'd do anything for love

My Little Love Gordon Lightfoot

I've got a song that it is my mind, my little love who is never unkind I'm a poet and I'm better off dead.

Cotton Jenny Gordon Lightfoot

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 up when the sun goes down And the wheels of love

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

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

I'll Prove My Love Gordon Lightfoot

Any way the wind may blow Any way the creek may flow Any way the crow may fly Within the confines of the sky I will prove my love to you In everything I say and in all I do Anywhere the song is king Anywhere

A Lesson in Love Gordon Lightfoot

candy after her A circus after him End of my story The rest is history She in all of her glory He lived quietly He needed her, she needed him As sure as the sky above In a way it was for them A lesson in love

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

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

Dreamland Gordon Lightfoot

find anyone You seem to be much better off now There's a rainbow number one We could see life through the gutter then Till it caused my heart to break There was too much toil in dreamland And too much love

Song For A Winter's Night Gordon Lightfoot

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 I would be happy just to hold the hands I love

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

I'm not sayin' that I love you I'm not sayin' that I'll care if you love me I'm not sayin' that I'll care I'm not sayin' I'll be there when you need me I can't give my heart to you Or tell you that I'll

Steel Rail Blues Gordon Lightfoot

a girl who found the time to write To her lonesome boy somewheres in the night She sent me a railroad ticket too To take me to her lovin' arms And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love

Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot

If you get lonely, all you really need is that rainy day love. Rainy day people all know there뭩 no sorrow they can뭪 rise above.

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

Go My Way Gordon Lightfoot

the wild waves are callin' My shadow is followin' you Go my way and I'll take you by the hand Believe in me and I'll do the best I can I can't be anything but just what I am I can't help it if I'm in love

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

Shadows Gordon Lightfoot

Won't you reach out love and touch me, let me hold you for awhile? I been all around the world, oh how I long to see you smile.

If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot

If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell. Just like an old time movie about a ghost from a wishing well.

If Children Had Wings Gordon Lightfoot

There's a love I hold dear And it shines through each year And it makes things seem different somehow It's for better or worse It's for people who thirst For a love that burns brighter right now And it

I'm Not Sayin' Gordon Lightfoot

I'm not sayin' that I love you I'm not sayin' that I'll care, if you love me I'm not sayin' that I'll care I'm not sayin' I'll be there when you want me I can't give my heart to you Or tell you that I'll

Stay Loose Gordon Lightfoot

I've shed Could it be that I need help Is it maybe I've come undone And one thing more You know it don't come easy Even the best of friends must part Even so it grieves me Stay loose, don't fight it Let love

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

Slide on Over Gordon Lightfoot

how're we gonna get it stopped Momma put your long dress on I'd like to take that little girl to town Now that we have rolled it, how're we gonna hold it down Gonna slide on over to that pretty little love

For Lovin' Me Gordon Lightfoot

That's what you get for lovin' me That's what you get for lovin' me Every thing you had is gone as you can see That's what you get for lovin' me I ain't the kind to hang around With any new love that I

Somewhere U.S.A. Gordon Lightfoot

the road like a low-down Joe And the bar where we are is so cool I'd like to stay Misunderstood like I knew I would be The one I care for don't mind, she's built that way I would gladly offer you my love

A Passing Ship Gordon Lightfoot

I was givin' up the ghost I think I should be Leavin' those passing ships alone When the sea runs high The sea runs wild and I'm unsteady And I think of you In the warmth of your home and family When love

Miguel Gordon Lightfoot

say I have no fear They're waiting for me to cross the border, to swim the river But I've done that before To see my true love's smiling face A hundred times or more Oh my sweet Miguel she cried I'll love

Drifters Gordon Lightfoot

I don't believe in miracles if it's all the same by you Your wishes would come true if I had my say Whether it's right or wrong the words of every song Remind us of a love we knew where love should not

Bend in the Water Gordon Lightfoot

bend in the water, if you feel inclined Come on Pearl, come on Kitty, I'm gonna make you mine All around the world tonight What a beautiful scene below Too fine a time to stand in line I'm gonna take my love

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

Approaching Lavender Gordon Lightfoot

lavendar I must be with you constantly Your presence means so much to me Much more that life itself Oh sweet lavender as fragrant as the name you bear Please cast away the clothes you wear And give your love

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

For Lovin' Me / Did She Mention My Name Gordon Lightfoot

That's what you get for lovin' me That's what you get for lovin' me Ev'ry thing you had is gone As you can see That's what you get for lovin' me I ain't the kind to hang around With any new love that I

Softly Gordon Lightfoot

Softly she comes Whispers the breeze with her passing In secret love she is laughing Softly she comes in the night Softly she sighs Sweetly she lies never sleeping Her fragrance all in my keeping Softly

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

Sit Down Young Stranger Gordon Lightfoot

gone misty, my thoughts are all in spin Sit down young stranger and tell us where you been I've been up to the mountain I've walked down by the sea I never questioned no one And no one questioned me My love

Your Love's Return Gordon Lightfoot

Leaves in the garden are falling, calling Listen to them talk about your love's return Open the door my pretty one Wake from your sleep and take me home Open your eyes and look my way I cannot leave your love

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

Fine as Fine Can Be Gordon Lightfoot

as cool as the breeze on the last days of April You're as fine as fine can be You're like time is to space You're like faith is to trustin' You're like blue is to feelin' unkind You're like joy is for love

Summertime Dream Gordon Lightfoot

it if you please And if you come 'round when the mill shuts down You can see what chivalry means Let's steal away in the noonday sun It's time for a summertime dream On a trip on down to wonderland In love

Wherefore And Why Gordon Lightfoot

why So many times now, oh Lord I can't remember if it's September or July Then all at once it came to me, I saw the wherefore, and you can see it if you try It's in the sun above, it's in the one you love

Maple Syrup Time Pete Seeger

"First you get the buckets ready, clean the pans and gather firewood, Late in the winter, it's maple syrup time.

Carefree Highway Gordon Lightfoot

away on you Carefree highway, you seen better days The mornin' after blues from my head down to my shoes Carefree highway, let me slip away Slip away on you Turnin' back the pages to the times I love

Waiting For You Gordon Lightfoot

that the earth wants to know Up here in the northland, up here in the snow Up in the wilderness, land of our birth Land of our toil, land of our worth I could stay healthy and wealthy and wise For I love

Cold On The Shoulder Gordon Lightfoot

and I'll give it right back to you It's cold on the shoulder And you know that we get a little older every day Kick it around, take it to town Try to defy what you feel inside You better be strong Your love

Drink Yer Glasses Empty Gordon Lightfoot

world had turned to cold Drink yer glasses empty now was all that they were told Drink yer glasses 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

The House You Live In Gordon Lightfoot

law And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your door When you're down in the dumps and not ready to deal Decide what it is that you need Is it money or love

Race Among The Ruins Gordon Lightfoot

promise Of your dream world comin' true With one less friend to call on Was it someone that I knew Away you will go sailin' In a race among the ruins If you plan to face tomorrow Do it soon The road to love