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The Swirling Eddies
Let's Spin!
Tracks
1. Let's Spin!
2. Catch That Angel
3. The Unsuccessful Dutch
Missionary
4. The Big Guns
5. Rodeo Drive
6. Ed Takes a Vacation (a suite)
7. Snowball
8. I've Got An Idea
9. Don't Ask Me How I Feel
10. Ed Again
11. What a World, What a World
Part 1 "In which all the bad people get sucked into the bottomless vortex!"
Let's Spin!
We got no reservations
We're gonna let it all go
Get our eyes on heaven, a hand to the plow
and curse the devil below
Yeah we be callin' on the rumba kind
and trakin' down the black sax man
We're gonna dance in the street 'till the cows come home
and there's revival in the land
(Chorus)
Let's spin! Everybody
Let's spin!
Hey everybody let's spin!
Let's spin right up to heaven again!
We'll do the shimmy shimmy shake,
the shing-a-ling, and the missionary stew
And if they punch us in the face, we're gonna
turn the other cheek
and do the cha-cha too
Come on! come on! get ready to rumble
Put the heat to the street
Cos' when the saints go marchin', the war is on
and there ain't no retreat
(Chorus)
'Round and 'round and 'round we go
Dancin' to the Righteous Rag
We get all this and glory too
The best time we ever had!
We put our hands together
We're doin' curlys on the floor
We sweat like pigs, but it's a steady gig
That's why we're cryin' for more
More! more! more!
We're gonna preach hell fire
and the Kingdom come
We're gonna love our neighbor as we love ourselves
And then we're gonna have some fun
So let's spin!
Everybody - let's spin!
Come on, come one, come on, come on let's spin
We're gonna spin right up to heaven again!
My my my my my
Let's spin!
Hey everybody, let's spin!
We're gonna spin right up to heaven again!
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Let's spin!
Hey everybody let's spin!
Hey everybody let's spin!
Hey everybody let's spin! right up to heaven again!
Catch
That Angel
I could stay here for ever
If I could find a way
You got your arms locked around me
I can't see your face
I'm gonna turn you around,
get your feet on the ground
When I find out your name I'll see the latter rain
come down
(Chorus)
I'm gonna catch that angel
I'm gonna catch that angel now
I'm gonna catch that angel
And bless this holy ground
I'm gonna catch that angel
I could be your enemy
I might be your friend
but you know what I am
before I begin
When I look you in the face,
might go up in flames
But that's the chance I'll take, 'cos I can't forsake
your grace
(Chorus)
I can't hope to tame you
I couldn't take control
When I have your promise,
I'm gonna let you go
But my heart will be found
Where your feet touched the ground
I will remember your name when the latter rain
comes down
I'm gonna catch that angel
I'm gonna catch that angel, now
I'm gonna catch that angel
and bless this holy ground
I'm gonna catch that angel
Angel come down
Angel come down
Please angel come down
My angel come down
*The
Unsuccessful Dutch Missionary
*...with apologies to good
missionaries everywhere.
The
Big Guns
Get ready to draw the rockets of peace
There's a showdown tonight on the bright milky way
Ambush the bad men, blow him right out of the east
We'll be singing, "yi yippy ky, whoopee ky yippy I aye"
Hold on to your hats and wear clean underwear
Wrap the wagon train around the green suburban lawns
If we die we're gonna meet the good Lord up in the air
chantin'"yippy I yippy I, move the little doggys along"
(Chorus)
And we'll bring out the Big Guns tonight
and right all the wrong that is right
We're gonna spill some blood, and shed some light
When we bring out the Big Guns tonight
Lock and load and spray on the armour all,
when the dogs of war drop a rocket on the White House lawn
Wear the emperor's new clothes down to the destruction ball,
singin' "yippy I yippy I, move the little doggys along"
(Chorus)
And if I go down, I will take you with me
No, you don't have to cross the jordan all alone
Love and hate are here within me
and it scares me to think how hungry I have grown
Finish the chapter, write a new page
The last man standing gets to start all over again
He'll buy the Big Guns and think he's found a new age
He'll walk off singing "I yippy I yippy I aye"
He'll walk off singing "I yippy ky yippy I aye"
(Chorus)
Rodeo
Drive
People come and go so quickly here
What they want is not exactly clear
Judas kisses fallin' on a virgin's ear
No one here gets out alive
and the best is slouching down rodeo drive
Think you want to make an airtight deal?
With money and minks and cars and a happy meal?
Well the dogs are barkin' at your Gucci heals
No one here is gonna urvive
and the best is slouching down Rodeo drive
(Chorus)
He's singin' come a come a beep beep rodeo
He's singin' beep beep
He's singin' come a come a beep beep rodeo
He's singin' beep beep
Tap dancing down the Avenue of Stars
Sing for your supper and wind up behind bars
It don't really matter how rich or poor you are
The day of reckoning will arrive
and the beast is slouching down rodeo drive
(Chorus)
We all need God above
We all need a little time
We all need money and love
But when we got all we need, it's never enough
We're singin'__________________________
Promises come and go so quickly here
Right and wrong are not excactly clear
And earthquake weather is sneakin' up the rear
The prophets say he will arise
and the beast is slouching down rodeo drive
Here he comes
he's doin' the monkey
Here he comes
he's doin' the twist
Here he comes
he's dirty and funky
He goes 'round and 'round and 'round
then he goes like this
He goes ____. (Here he comes)
He goes beep! beep! (Here he comes)
He goes 'round and 'round and 'round (Here he comes)
Ed
Takes a Vacation (a suite)
Words by Camarillo Eddy
Music by Camarillo Eddy, Gene Pool, Berger Roy Al
He's just another joe who works too hard
loves his wife and four kids
gotta house and a yard
He get's a little touchy now -- he's on overload
He needs to get away
with a couple weeks pay
just to lighten his load
(Chorus)
When Ed takes a vacation (the world goes 'round)
When Ed takes a vacation (we're still on track)
When Ed takes a vacation (we won't shut down)
but we'll feel a whole lot better when Ed gets back
He finds it difficult to leave his work behind
He's wearin' his lab coat
to go walkin' through the pines
He's got the Gideon bible in the hotel room
He prays, then he reads
cos' he really believes
he'll be goin' home soon
(Chorus)
When Ed takes a vacation (the world goes 'round)
When Ed takes a vacation (we're still on track)
When Ed takes a vacation (we won't shut down)
but we'll feel a whole lot better wehn Ed has...
fun fun fun, summer means fun
He'll be out there havin' fun
in the warm California sun
It's a little bit o' heaven when you're out there havin' fun
Ed is just an ordinary guy
People always underrate him
but they do appreciate him
by and by
Ed loves his mom and apple pie
He's honest and he's upright
but perhaps a little uptight
that is why
We'll send him on his way
where the flowers and the palm trees sway all day
With his camera and his flower lei
he'll be thinkin' 'bout work
'cos he's a working jerk
and that's all he thinks about all day
hey yeah
oo la la la oo la la la oo la la la, etc
oo oh lay
It's not that easy to be an Everyman
To be good and decent
and do the best you can
But that's our Ed, and this here is his song
So we'll give a big "YO"
to the hard workin' joes
who keep this country strong
Now if you think of Ed today
You gotta keep him in your prayers
cos' the Ed's of this world
are something rare
(Chorus)
(Finale)
fun fun fun summer means fun
oo la la la oo la la la oo la la la oo la la la
oo oh lay
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Part 2 "In which disorder is
restored and the beat goes on..."
Snowball
Music by Camarillo Eddy, Gene Pool, Berger Roy Al, Hort
Elvision
(Instrumental)
I've
Got An Idea
There's a light inside of me,
once burned a little low
I believe it is a lot brighter now
a fire in the hole
Deep thoughts don't occur to me
I'm not famous for my brain
But a log just dropped on my destiny
and love has fanned the flame
(Chorus)
I've got an idea
(I think I love you)
I've got an idea
(I think I really do)
Do you want to hear my idea?
(I've been thinkin' of you)
and I'm thinkin' that my big idea
is your idea too
When I find the words to say
You beat me to the punch
I wanna say -- oh, never mind...
I always talk too much!
But it seems to me that long ago
I knew you were the One
They call that metaphysical
I guess I'm not that dumb, cos'
(Chorus)
I've got an idea
(I think I love you)
I've got an idea
(I think I really do)
Do you want to hear my idea?
(I can't rise above you)
and thinkin' that my big idea
is your idea too
You got a hold on me
You are my sanity
I'm thinkin' endlessly
about you
(Chorus)
What I've got I can't believe it
What I heed you read my mind
What you got now I can see it
What you got it sure is fine
The light is on and someone's home
Take the elevator to the top
Don't take a genius, just a little soul
Now what ideas I got
I got an idea
I got an idea
I got an idea
I got an idea
Yeah I got an idea
I think I love you (yeah)
I think I love you (yeah)
I think I love you (yeah)
I think I love you (yeah)
I think I love you (yeah)
I think I love you
I gotta
I gotta
I gotta
I gotta idea
Don't
Ask Me How I Feel
You have got your reasons
None of them are mine
If that's the way you want it
go ahead -- that's fine
I'll just back on oughta here
I won't get in your way
If, at times, it takes you under
That's just the price you pay
(Chorus)
But don't ask me
no don't ask me
don't ask me
don't ask me how I feel
don't ask me how I feel
You say you're not like everyone
That God is on your side
But evil is still evil man
on the left or on the right
Screwin' up the universe
While your policin' all the world
Apocalyptic breakdown
has got you in a whirl
(Chorus)
I might really tell you
I could really tell you
No more Mr. Nice Guy
Walkin' on the wild side
Now what can come from that?
The good, the bad, the ugly, babe
Yeah we gotta face the facts
A dirty needle get you
A million dollar disease
You're drownin' in the snow babe
and swingin' through the trees, please
(Chorus)
Jesus comin'back again
You don't want to hear about it
fine, I'll keep it to myself
But don't you ever doubt it
(Chorus)
Yeah I might really telll you
Makes me wanna scream
"No more Mr. Nice Guy!"
No more in between
Don't ask me how I feel
Ed
Again
What
a World, What a World
I could stay in California -- stay a little dim
But there's a light bulb on in my head
I might move out east to some college
town Study big think books -- turn my fortunes around
Roll L.A. river roll
and take me to a better world
ooooh _____________________________
to where the streets are lined with gold
Now I could drive some old car through the desert tonight
Sleep on hotel sheets all soft and white
I will stop at the Mystery Spot, see water run up hill
I know I can make it, I'm convinced I will
Roll L.A. river roll
and take me to a better world
Where the sun shines all day
and the children laugh and play
(Chorus)
(What a world, what a world)
I can see it all in my dreams
(What a world what a wonderful world)
And I really wanna make that scene
Where the people are nice, and the air is clean
What a beautiful world it must be
I believe I have found the river of life
It flows like blood through my veins
I hear a pounding like a heart beat
I can hear the thunder bringing the diamond rain
I could stay in California, but I'd die in these streets
There's a pearly mansion here in my head
I see a light like the sun where the children run
If I could move these legs, I'd turn my fortunes around
Roll L.A. river roll
Roll over me
To where the streets are lined with gold
and God is on His throne
(Chorus)
All songs written by
Camarillo Eddy except were noted.
All songs ©1988
Broken Songs. All rights reserved. International Copyrights
secured.