Great Bend Beer Choir
Dolly Parton
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Dolly Parton Beer Choir
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LYRICS
My Tennessee Mountain Home
[Verse 1]
Sitting on the front porch on a summer afternoon
In a straight back chair on two legs, leaned against the wall
Watch the kids a playing with June bugs on a string
And chase the glowing fireflies when evening shadows fall
[Chorus]
In my Tennessee mountain home
Life is as peaceful as a baby’s sigh
In my Tennessee mountain home
The crickets sing in the fields nearby
[Verse 2]
Honeysuckle vine clings to the fence along the lane
Their fragrance makes the summer wind so sweet
And on a distant hilltop, an eagle spreads its wings
And a songbird on a fence post sings a melody
[Chorus]
In my Tennessee mountain home
Life is as peaceful as a baby’s sigh
In my Tennessee mountain home
Crickets sing in the fields nearby
HARMONICA SOLO
[Verse 3]
Walking home from church on a Sunday with the one ya’ love
Just laughing, talking, making future plans
And when the folks ain’t looking, you might steal a kiss or two
Sitting in the porch swing, holding hands
[Chorus]
In my Tennessee mountain home
Life is as peaceful as a baby’s sigh
In my Tennessee mountain home
Crickets sing in the fields nearby
(Hummed and whistled outro]
Coat of Many Colors
Back through the years I go wandering once again
Back to the seasons of my youth
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my mama put the rags to use
[Verse 2]
There were rags of many colors, every piece was small
And I didn’t have a coat and it was way down in the fall
Mama sewed the rags together sewing every piece with love
She made my coat of many colors that I was so proud of
[Verse 3]
As she sewed, she told a story from the Bible she had read
About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said
Perhaps this coat will bring you good luck and happiness
And I just couldn’t wait to wear it and momma blessed it with a kiss
[Bridge 1]
My coat of many colors that my mama made for me
Made only from rags but I wore it so proudly
Although we had no money I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me
KEY CHANGE!
[Verse 4]
So with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors I hurried off to school
Just to find the others laughing and making fun of me
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me
[Verse 5]
And oh I couldn’t understand it for I felt I was rich
And I told them of the love my mama sewed in every stitch
And I told them all the story mama told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors was worth more than all their clothes
[Bridge 2]
But they didn’t understand it and I tried to make them see
That one is only poor only if they choose to be
Now I know we had no money but I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me
Made just for me
Here You Come Again
[Verse 1]
Here you come again
Just when I’d begun to get myself together
You waltz right in the door
Just like you’ve done before
And wrap my heart ‘round your little finger
[Verse 2]
Here you come again
Just when I’m about to make it work without you
You look into my eyes
And lie those pretty lies
And pretty soon I’m wondering’ how I came to doubt you
[Chorus]
All you got to do is smile that smile
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
You’re messing’ up my mind and filling’ up my senses
[Verse 3]
Here you come again
Looking’ better than a body has a right to
And shaking’ me up so that all I really know
Is here you come again
And here I go
[INSTRUMENTAL SOLO}
[Chorus]
All you got to do is smile that smile
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
You’re messing’ up my mind and filling’ up my senses
[Verse 4]
Here you come again
Looking’ better than a body has a right to
And shaking’ me up so
That all I really know
Is here you come again
And here I go
Here I go
And here I go
And here I go
Here you come again
And here I go
Here I go
And here I go
Here I go
Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle to You
[Verse 1]
Downtown tonight I saw an old friend
Someone who – I use to take comfort from long before I met you
I caught a spark from his eyes of forgotten desire
With a word, or a touch, I could have rekindled that fire
[Chorus]
Old flames can’t hold a candle to you
No one can light up the night like you do
Flickering embers of love, I’ve known one or two
Old flames can’t hold a candle to you
KEY CHANGE!
[Verse 2]
Sometimes at night I think of old lovers I’ve known
I remember how holding them helped me not feel so alone
Then I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone
Like stars in the night lost in the sweet light of dawn
[Chorus]
Old flames can’t hold a candle to you
No one can light up the night like you do
Flickering embers of love, I’ve known one or two
Old flames can’t hold a candle to you
Old flames can’t hold a candle to you
Those Memories of You
[Chorus]
Those memories of you still haunt me
Every night when I lay down
I’ll always love you, little darling
Until the day they lay me down
[Verse 1: Dolly Parton]
In dreams of you, my body trembles
I wake up and call your name
But you’re not there and I am so lonesome
Without your love, I’d go insane
[Chorus]
Those memories of you still haunt me
Every night when I lay down
I’ll always love you, little darling
Until the day they lay me down
GUITAR SOLO
—
FIDDLE SOLO
[Verse 2: Dolly Parton]
I close my eyes and you’re there with me
Your kiss I feel, your face I see
It’s not your lips now that drive me crazy
It’s just your haunting memory
[Chorus]
Those memories of you still haunt me
Every night when I lay down
I’ll always love you, my little darling
Until the day they lay me down
Until the day they lay me down
Make Waves!
Love is Like a Butterfly
[Chorus]
Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing
[Verse 1]
I feel it when you’re with me
It happens when you kiss me
That rare and gentle feeling that I feel inside
Your touch is soft and gentle
Your kiss is warm and tender
Whenever I am with you I think of butterflies
[Chorus]
Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing
[Verse 2]
Your laughter brings me sunshine
Everyday is springtime
And I am only happy when you are by my side
How precious is this love we share
How very precious, sweet and rare
Together we belong like daffodils and butterflies
[Chorus]
Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing
Applejack
ENTER AFTER HARMONICA
[Verse 1]
He lived by the apple orchard in this little old orchard shack
His real name was Jackson Taylor, but I called him Applejack
Now old AppleJack was loved by everyone he ever knew
AppleJack picked apples, but he picked the banjo too
[Chorus]
Play a song for me Applejack, Applejack
Play a song for me and I’ll sing
Play a song for me Applejack, Applejack
Play a song, let your banjo ring
[Verse 2]
Now I’d go down to AppleJack’s almost every day
We’d sit and we’d drink applejack that old Applejack had made
Then he’d take his banjo down, then he’d ask me if I’d sing
And he would play the banjo and I’d play my tambourine
[Chorus]
Play a song for me Applejack, Applejack
Play a song for me and I’ll sing
Play a song for me Applejack, Applejack
Play a song, let your banjo ring
INTERLUDE – APPLEJACK SOLO
[Verse 3]
That’s when I was just a kid and now that I am grown
All I have are memories, old Applejack is gone
Oh but he left me his banjo and it always takes me back
And every time I play it, I still hear Applejack
[Chorus]
Play a song for me Applejack, Applejack
Play a song for me and I’ll sing
Play a song for me Applejack, Applejack
Play a song, let your banjo ring
Oh play a song for me Applejack, Applejack
Play a song for me and I’ll sing
Play a song for me Applejack, Applejack
Play a song, let your banjo ring
One more time
Play a song for me Applejack, Applejack
Play a song for me and I’ll sing
Play a song for me Applejack, Applejack
Play a song, let your banjo ring
Why’d You Come in Here Lookin’ Like That
Why’d you come in here looking like that?
In your cowboy boots and your painted-on jeans
All decked out like a cowgirl’s dream
Why’d you come in here looking like that?
Here comes my baby dragging my heart behind
He’s drivin’ me crazy, who says love is blind?
He’s got a wandering eye and a traveling mind
Big ideas and a little behind
Out with a different woman every night
But I remember when he was mine
Why’d you come in here looking like that?
In your high heeled boots and your painted-on jeans
All decked out like a cowgirl’s dream
Waltzing right in here lookin’ like that
Why’d you come in here looking like that?
When you could stop traffic in a gunny sack
Why, you’re almost giving me a heart attack
When you waltz right in here lookin’ like that
I just can’t stand it to see him on the town
He’s out slow dancing with every girl around
I’m a soft-hearted woman, he’s a hard-headed man
And he’s gonna make me feel just as bad as he can
He’s got himself a mean streak a half a mile wide
But now he’s dancing on this heart of mine
Why’d you come in here looking like that?
In your high heel boots and your painted-on jeans
All decked out like a cowgirl’s dream
Why’d you come in here looking like that?
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO & KEY CHANGE
Why’d you come in here looking like that?
In your cowboy boots and your painted-on jeans
All decked out like a cowgirl’s dream
Why’d you come in here looking like that?
Why’d you come in here looking like that?
When you could stop traffic in a gunny sack
Why, you’re almost giving me a heart attack
When you waltz right in here lookin’ like that
Why’d you come in here looking like that?
Why’d you come in here looking like that?
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Islands in the Stream
Baby when I met you there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb
I was soft inside
There was something going on
You do something to me that I can’t explain
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Every beat of my heart
We got something going on
Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel needs no conversation
We ride it together, huhn huh
Making love with each other, huhn hah
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, huhn hah
From one lover to another, huhn hah
I can’t live without you if the love was gone
Everything is nothing if you got no one
And you just walk in the night
Slowly losing sight of the real thing
But that won’t happen to us and we got no doubt
Too deep in love and we got no way out
And the message is clear
This could be the year for the real thing
No more will you cry
Baby I will hurt you never
We start and end as one
In love forever
We can ride it together, huhn hah
Making love with each other, huhn hah
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, huhn hah
From one lover to another, huhn hah
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Sail away with me
Sail away with me
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, huhn hah
From one lover to another, huhn hah
Jolene
[Guitar Vamp 4x]
[Chorus]
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don’t take him just because you can
[Verse 1]
Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene
[Verse 2]
He talks about you in his sleep
There’s nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
And I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don’t know what he means to me, Jolene
[Chorus]
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don’t take him just because you can
[Verse 3]
You could have your choice of men
But I could never love again
He’s the only one for me, Jolene
I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
And whatever you decide to do, Jolene
[Chorus]
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don’t take him even though you can
Jolene, Jolene
I Will Always Love You
If I should stay
I would only be in your way
So I’ll go, but I know
I’ll think of you each step of the way
[Chorus]
And I will always love you
I will always love you
[Verse 2]
Bittersweet memories
That’s all I’m taking with me
Goodbye, please don’t cry
We both know that I’m not what you need
[Chorus]
But I will always love you
I will always love you
[Bridge]
I hope life treats you kind
And I hope that you have all
That you ever dreamed of
And I wish you joy and happiness
But above all this, I wish you love –
[Chorus]
And I will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you
Our Vision
9 to 5
[Verse 1]
Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawnin’ and stretchin’ and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin’
Out on the streets, the traffic starts jumpin’
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5
[Chorus]
Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living
Barely gettin’ by, it’s all taking and no giving
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I would deserve a fair promotion
Want to move ahead but the boss won’t seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me
Mmmmm…
[Verse 2]
They let you dream just to watch them shatter
You’re just a step on the boss man’s ladder
But you got dreams he’ll never take away
In the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waiting for the day your ship will come in
And the tide’s gonna turn an’ it’s all gonna roll your way
[Chorus]
Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living
Barely gettin’ by, it’s all taking and no giving
They just use your mind and you never get the credit
It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you
There’s a better life and you think about it don’t you
It’s a rich man’s game no matter what they call it
And you spend your life putting money in his wallet
9 to 5, what a way to make a living
Barely gettin’ by, it’s all taking and no giving
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you
There’s a better life and you think about it don’t you
It’s a rich man’s game no matter what they call it
And you spend your life putting money in his wallet
Somebody to Love (Queen) — July Beer Choir Preview!
[Intro]
Can anybody find me
Somebody to love?
[Verse 1]
Ooh, each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
(Take a look at yourself in the mirror and cry)
Take a look in the mirror and cry
Lord, what you’re doin’ to me? (Yeah, yeah)
I have spent all my years in believin’ you
But I just can’t get no relief, Lord
[Chorus]
Somebody (Somebody)
Ooh, somebody (Somebody)
Can anybody find me
Somebody to love?
Yeah
[Verse 2]
I work hard (He works hard) every day of my life
I work ‘til I ache my bones
At the end (At the end of the day) I take home
My hard-earned pay all on my own
(Goes home, goes home on his own)
I get down (Down) on my knees (Knees) and I start to pray (Praise the Lord)
‘Til the tears run down from my eyes, Lord
[Chorus]
Somebody (Somebody)
Ooh, somebody (Please)
Can anybody find me
Somebody to love?
Oh
[Bridge]
(He works hard) everyday (Everyday)
I try and I try and I try
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I’m goin’ crazy
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
I got no common sense
(He’s got) I got nobody left to believe
No, no, no, no
[Guitar solo]
[Chorus]
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, Lord)
Ooh somebody
Ooh (Somebody)
Anybody find me
Somebody to love
Can anybody find me
Someone to love?
[Verse 3]
Got no feel, I got no rhythm
I just keep losin’ my beat (You just keep losing and losing)
I’m okay, I’m alright (He’s alright, he’s alright)
I ain’t gonna face no defeat (Yeah, yeah)
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
(One day) Someday I’m gonna be free, Lord
[Outro]
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
(Find me, find me)
Find me somebody to love (Find me)
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love-ove-ove
(Ooh, find me, find me)
Find me somebody to love
(Somebody to love)
Find me somebody to love
Somebody (Somebody)
Somebody (Somebody)
Somebody (Find me)
(Somebody find me somebody to love)
Can anybody find me
Somebody to love?
(Find me somebody to love) Ooh
(Find me somebody to love)
Find me somebody
(Find me somebody to love)
Somebody, somebody, somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Find me, find me
Find me, find me, find me
(Find me somebody to love)
Ooh, somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Ooh, find me, find me
Find me somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Anybody, anywhere, anybody
Find me somebody to love, love
Find me, find me, find me, find me