Act Nice And Gentle The Kinks

Act nice, act nice and gentle to me. I don't need no luxuries, As long as you are understanding, I'm not difficult to please. Act nice, act nice and gentle to me.

Prince Of The Punks The Kinks

He's the prince of the punks and he's finally made it, Thinks he looks cool but his act is dated. He acts working class but it's all bologna, He's really middle class and he's just a phony.

UK Jive The Kinks

Another Saturday night and everybody gets together The pubs are turning out and all the streets are alive But the people wanna party so they come back to our house Everybody gonna do the U.K Jive

Freedom Lies The Kinks

Oh, give us freedom, a call to the brave and the strong, To stand in the face of all wrong and show the way. Freedom lies, freedom lies, freedom lies.

This I Know The Kinks

Like the clouds that bring the rain Like the sun that makes the flowers Like the soft and gentle breeze I will blow away the showers This I know, this I know and I know I love you for the rest

The Poseur The Kinks

The Poseur's in town The Poseur's around Hey, it don't bother me, But there's a guy eyein' you He's watched you all night and he's looked you all over He got his eye on you But don't act like

The Moneygoround Kinks

Robert owes half to Grenville Who in turn gave half to Larry Who adored my instrumentals And so he gave half to a foreign publisher She took half the money that was earned in some far distant land

Village Green Kinks

Out in the country Far from all the soot and noise of the city There's a village green It's been a long time Since I last set eyes on the church with the steeple Down by the village green 'Twas

Village Green Preservation Society Kinks

We are the Village Green Preservation Society God save Donald Duck Vaudeville and Variety We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties Preserving

The Village Green Preservation Society Kinks

We are the Village Green Preservation Society God save Donald Duck Vaudeville and Variety We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties Preserving

Powerman [demo version] Kinks

I know a man he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand He started at the bottom and he worked his way up Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top

Powerman Kinks

I know a man he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand He started at the bottom and he worked his way up Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top

Apeman [demo version] Kinks

in their cages in the zoo man 'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population

Apeman Kinks

in their cages in the zoo man 'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population

Artificial Light The Kinks

Slow dancing in a disco, Standing underneath the light show, Illuminated by the artificial light.

Everybody Gonna Be Happy Kinks

And I know, and I know, And I know that ev'rybody, And I know that ev'rybody be happy, As happy as you and me. 'Cause I know, I know.

All Of My Friends Were There Kinks

My big day, it was the biggest day of my life It was the summit of my long career But I felt so down and I drank too much beer And my manager said that I should not appear I walked out onto the

Got to Be Free Kinks

Hush little baby don't you cry Soon the sun is going to shine We're going to be free like the birds and the bees Running wild in the big country Got to be free to do what I want Walk if I want, talk

Moving Pictures The Kinks

in life is a permanent fixture Oh no oh oh no Black girls, white girls oh what a mixture Looking as pretty as a picture Oh no oh oh no We live, we die no one knows why We come, we go we see the

Animal Farm Kinks

This world is big and wild and half insane Take me where real animals are playing Just a dirty old shack Where the hound dogs bark That we called our home I want to be back there Among the cats

Denmark Street Kinks

Down the way from the Tottenham Court Road Just round the corner from old Soho There's a place where the publishers go If you don't know which way to go Just open your ears and follow your nose

Top of the Pops Kinks

I've just come in at Number 25 I'm oh so happy so glad to be alive And everybody says it's going to get to the top Life is so easy when your record's hot Go tell my mamma and my sister too To

Big Sky Kinks

Big Sky looks down on all the people looking up at the Big Sky Everybody pushing one another around Big Sky feels sad when he sees the children scream and cry But the Big Sky is too big to let

Phenomenal Cat Kinks

A long, long time ago In the land of idiot boys There live a cat a phenomenal cat Who loved to wallow all day No one bothered him As he sat, content in his tree He just lived to eat 'cause it kept

This Time Tomorrow Kinks

This time tomorrow where will we be On a spaceship somewhere sailing across an empty sea This time tomorrow what will we know Well we still be here watching an in-flight movie show I'll leave the

People Take Pictures Of Each Other Kinks

People take pictures of the Summer Just in case someone thought they had missed it And to proved that it really existed Fathers take pictures of the mothers And the sisters take pictures of brothers

Do You Remember Walter? Kinks

Walter, remember when the world was young And all the girls knew Walter's name Walter, isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed Do you remember Walter playing cricket in the thunder

Visionary Dreamer The Kinks

By your smile, I know you think I'm just a dreamer And that the way I act seems Often kind of foolish, But eyes can lie, And sometimes words are oh so useless.

Get Back in the Line Kinks

Facing the world ain't easy when there isn't anything going Standing at the corner waiting watching time go by Will I go to work today or shall I bide my time 'Cos when I see that union man walking

Lola Kinks

electric candlelight She picked me up and sat me on her knee And said dear boy won't you come home with me Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy But when I looked in her eyes well I almost

Johnny Thunder Kinks

Johnny Thunder lives on water feeds on lightning Johnny Thunder don't need no one don't want money And all the people of the town They can't get through to Johnny they will never, ever break him

Starstruck Kinks

Baby, you don't know what you're saying Because you're a victim of bright city lights And your mind is not right You think the world's at your feet 'Cause you're starstruck baby, starstruck Taken

Living On a Thin Line Kinks

All the stories have been told Of kings and days of old, But there\'s no England now. All the wars that were won and lost Somehow don\'t seem to matter very much anymore.

Sitting By The Riverside Kinks

Just sitting down by the riverside Spreading my arms to the open wide Now I am free and the world's at my feet I can close my eyes Oh Love, keep me warm keep me satisfied Please keep me calm

Wicked Annabella Kinks

In a dark and misty house Where no Christian man has been Wicked Annabella mixes a brew That no one's ever seen Relatives have passed her by Too scared to even say hello She's in perpetual midnight

Live Life The Kinks

Have you heard about trouble throughout the land With the fascists and the left wing militants Out of work executives are killing themselves And the I.R.A. are killing everybody else Don't panic,

A Long Way from Home Kinks

You've come a long way from the runny-nosed and scruffy kid I knew You had such good ways I can remember the little things that always made you smile They made you happy Now you think you're wiser

Phobia Kinks

Everybody got something hidden In a darkness deep inside Everybody gotta fatal flaw Everybody got something to hide Take a look into my eyes See the fear and silent cries - phobia Deep inside

Strangers Kinks

Where are you going I don't mind I've killed my world and I've killed my time So where do I go what do I see I see many people coming after me So where are you going to I don't mind If I live too

Kinks Shirt Matt Nathanson

It's the way she walks The way she talks Can't stop thinking About the girl in the kinks shirt Take me home San Francisco Can't stop thinking about the girl in the kinks shirt You and my imagination

Rats Kinks

I was lost just wandering round downtown Many people pushing me around Hate spreads just like infection Those rats jumping on and off my back Fat black rats holding me down I see rats in every direction

I Took My Baby Home Kinks

Well I took my baby home She said don't you leave me alone She kissed me on the cheek and I moaned I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-won't Well, she said, baby I know what's best She said I could do with

Long Tall Shorty Kinks

They call me the long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about They call me long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about Well I can tell you where the lights go Oh, when they go out

Long Tall Sally (Bonus Track) Kinks

They call me the long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about They call me long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about Well I can tell you where the lights go Oh, when they go out

You Make It All Worthwhile The Kinks

But when I get home you make it all worthwhile, You make me laugh and you make me smile And after a hard day sorting out the files You make it all worthwhile.

I Gotta Move (Bonus Track) Kinks

I don't wanna get left behind Gonna love my baby all the time If I don't wanna get left alone I gotta move on down my baby's home And if my baby isn't there I'm gonna fill my gap and comb my

Don't Forget To Dance The Kinks

You look out of your window Into the night Could be rain, could be snow But it can't feel as cold as what you're feeling inside And all of you friends are either married, vanished Or just left alone But

Ballad of Julie Finkle The Kinks

I first met Julie a long time ago, staring up at me from the front row She had a timeless glow, she was the image of youth that never grows old or gets long in the tooth And who would think after

Days Kinks

Thank you for the days Those endless days those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me I bless the light I bless the light that lights on you believe

Monica Kinks

Under a lamp light Monica stands at midnight And every guy think he can buy her love But money can't buy sweet lovin' from Monica Morning to moonshine Monica knows every line Don't ever propose