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Hey Lyle
Haven’t seen your dad in a while
I miss his madman smile
When we were boys we was crazy
Hey Lyle
You dad passed your letter along
That you want me to write you a zebra song
That little drawing you made really amazed me
But Lyle
Well Lyle I’m a busy man
You know, I used to be in a pretty serious band
So I don’t work unless somebody pays me
But lyle
I was telling my girls last night
You dad’s the oldest friend I’ve got in my life
So I’ll make an exception even though it pains me
Oh Lyle
And Lyle
As you walk across the fruited plain
Sometimes you’ll wonder where in heavens name
Could tame a wild Zebra like you
But Lyle
Someday you’ll find something of your own
Cuz you know a Zebra shouldn’t walk alone
Don’t wanna wind up in some dirty zoo
Well Lyle I’ve seen some Zebras
Two or three
They’re just like you and me and your old man
Always searching for a scene
Where the grass is green
Just like in old Nxai Pan
300 miles yeah they migrate far
Just trying to find out who they are
Folks like you and me and your dad, we can understand
And Lyle
I gotta apologize you and your ma
Cuz I encouraged you dad buy that electric guitar
I’m sure that things driving you crazy
And Lyle
Yeah it’s funny that we’ve never met
We’d get along good I bet
Watch a little TV and be lazy
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Singing Sea Shuffle
02:35
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Fish are jumping
I guess they're Hunting
Cuz every now and then they catch a fly or something
Down by the singing sea
Down by the singing sea
Sand crabs crawling
Sea gulls calling
That old lady got a bag of shells she's hauling
Down by the singing sea
Down by the singing sea
While you're sleeping
I leap in
And float between the waves
Hear the country music
Come cruise in
From some radio faraway
Sticks make a bridge
That spans the ditch
That protects the princess
From the witch
Down by the singing sea
Down by the singing sea
Then the shells they fall
From the castle wall
As he tide comes in
And drowns them all
Down by the singing sea
Down by the singing sea
Hey baby
Won’t you lay me
Down in the shade of that coconut tree
Cuz I declare
Tat there's nowhere
A coconut would rather be
Than down by the singing sea
Down by the singing sea
Down by the singing sea
Down by the singing sea
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North of New York
03:48
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My name is North Wilde McWilliams
And I live New York City
Last night I went with my father
To see Vampire Weekend at
Madison Square Garden
It was a still and beautiful night
As we rode home through the city lights
And I had thought that I was thinking
I thought of all the people in the buildings in the sky
And I thought of the people in my family who have died
My great grandfather and my dad’s sweet brother
Sure wish id met my mother’s father
I look at my dad and he’s looking at me
The way he does on nights like these
And I look at his eyes and I ask him
If God makes us live why did he make it so we could die?
Dad draws a slow and thoughtful breath
As his mind goes searching through his chest
And he says:
Oh North, this life is so sweet
And, my boy, its filled with many mysteries
And its true all the things we love someday must die
And oh it hurts so bad when we must say goodbye
Cuz with love sweet boy comes sadness and comes pain
But thats what knits us all together to closely.
And then dad fumbles through some analogies
But I know just what he means
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One-a-these Days
03:12
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Last night in then night I tried to call you
I thought I hit a 1 but I must a hit a 2
Cuz it called the city zoo
So I talked to some weird guy there about what they feed their kangaroo
Cuz I never actually knew
But I only really wanted to talk to you
In fact I still do
But you left in a Jeep when the water got deep
So I climbed up the tallest tree with the longest limb
Cuz you know I can’t swim
But the light was dim and the limb was thin
And I fell in the water and it was up to my chin
And I was all alone again
Man, I can’t win
Oh but one-a-these days
I’m gonna find my way
Yeah one-a-these days
I’m gonna find my way
Yeah one-a-these days
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Sing to Me
03:27
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Butterflies
They fill my guts when I look in your eyes
A heart that's young is filled with sweet surprise
Only the innocent can sympathise
I don't care
About the funny way you wear your hair
Someday you'll let me put my comb up there
'Till then you're beautiful and I just stare
Sing another lonely line with me
Sing it in a lazy melody
There's no words to say just how I feel
It's just yode-dela-dela-lay hee
Yode-dela-dela-lay hee
Yode-dela-dela-lay hee
Everday
I listen to the funny things you say
I hope you never ever change your ways
Let's take a wander through the world today
I like all of you
I'd like to roll up in a ball of you
I'd like to breach the castle wall of you
And sing a concert in a hall of you
Sing another lonely line with me
Sing it in a lazy melody
There's no words to say just how I feel
So we just say yode-dela-dela-lay hee
Yode-dela-dela-dela-dela-dela-lay hee
Yode-dela-dela-lay hee
Sing to me
There's nothing else you need bring to me
Until the day you bring that ring to me
But either way you're everything to me
'Cause you sing to me
Yeah, you sing to me
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Boonie's Interlude
00:58
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Together
02:34
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Together
That’s the only way we can be
And I do for you
Just like you do for me
Together
Whatever you need you know I will do
And when the world’s broke in two
Just remember I’m there with you
And together we could conquer the seven seas
And fight a wild dragon down to his knees
Oh I will follow you and you will follow me
And together we’ll be tethered endlessly
Cuz when we’re together
I believe in forever
And I close my eyes to see
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Kazoo March in C Major
02:49
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I woke up this morning and made me some eggs
But the eggs was so runny they musta had legs
Cuz they ran to the store and they bought me 12 more
And there kissed me goodbye as I ran out the door
And I didn’t know what to do
So I grabbed my old kazoo
Sammy said, “Hi”
And Simone said, “Goodbye”
So we went for a sandwich just Sammy and I
But then Sammy got mad cuz the sandwich she had
Was the sandwich that Sammy had made for her dad
And there was nothing that I could do
So I grabbed my old kazoo
Well my kazoo is broken but it sounds alright
And I find myself blowing on it every night
So when those Saints go marching I’ll be marching too
But I’ll bring my old kazoo
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8!
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8!
I like corn and I like pizza
He likes corn and he likes pizza
I watch the ballgame from my seat in the bleachers
He watch the ballgame from his seat in the bleachers
I learned this song form my old school teacher
He learned this song form his old school teacher
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8!
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8!
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The Everglades
03:41
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Every year we pack the car
And drive it on down to Flo-ri-dar
All the folk along the way
They all say, "Stay away from the Everglades"
Yeah, the Everglades
Virginia, North Carolina too
South Carolina your sky's so blue
Georgia always looks so fine
But soon we'll cross that Florida line
Heading toward the Everglades
Yeah the Everglades
And the driver says,
"Everybody sing 'Hey Ho!'"
"Hey Ho!"
"And everybody sing 'Hey Ho!'"
"Hey Ho!"
"Now everybody sing 'Let's go!'"
"Let's go!"
"Down into Florida where the old folks roam."
I start to feel a strange wind blow
As long and dark the shadows grow
Now the sky's an awful gray
As we continue on our way
Down to the Everglades
Yeah the Everglades
The car starts making a rumbling sound
I take off my headphones and look around
Big dark swamp as far as I can see
Man, I guess we must be
In the Everglades
Yeah the Everglades
Still the driver says,
"Everybody sing 'Hey Ho!'"
"Hey Ho!"
"And everybody sing 'Hey Ho!'"
"Hey Ho!"
"Now everybody sing 'Let's go!'"
"Let's go!"
"Down into Florida where the old folks roam."
The car slows down and then it stops
Phones are dead, couldn't call the cops
Panther crossing next five miles
Alligators and crocodiles
Then we hear a ghastly roar
A sound I've never heard before
Then something opens up my door
I guess this is what they warned us for
!!*#^$###@!!!*&!^!!!
But that's not where my story ends
In fact it goes on endlessly
'Cause now forever you'll hear my song
Whistling through the reeds
Down in the Everglades
Down in the Everglades
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The Visitor
05:09
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Come gather round children and listen now to me
I’ll tell you a story though some will not believe
Lay still, lay quiet in your linens of white
And listen to my tale in the soft candle light
Last night I’s awoken by the strangest cry
And I sensed a darkness in the corner of my eye
I tuned my gaze toward the strange silhouette
And I heard a voice that I won’t soon forget
The voice it quivered but I knew it all same
’Twas my long dead sister a-calling my name
Were my eyes mistaken did ears my tell a lie
I fell to my knees and asked the sky
The voice said it’s no mistake your eyes they tell the truth
’Tis me, your sister, who stand before you
I’ve journeyed so long through realms of gloom and haze
To visit you dear brother but long I cannot stay
Oh sister, dear sister are you spirit or are you flesh
You look a little different from the day that you left
I can’t quite recall as time so quickly passes
But I can’t say I remember that you ever wore glasses
She said, brother, you are right, these glasses are new
I just use them for reading and sometimes driving too
Hold on, I said, sister I thought you live up in the heavens so far
Is it my understanding that you still have a car??
She said, dear brother, yeah i actually have Mom’s old car
A lot of people bring them up here, they’re kinda nice to have
Sister I said, Are there roads or something up there to drive on?
I’m having a hard time imagining why you’d need mom’s car
Brother, honestly, I mostly just use the car for storage
My apartment is tiny and the closets are terrible.
Sister ok yeah I guess that makes a little more sense
But actually not really that’s all incredibly weird
Brother yes it’s weird I know but can we talk about something else
I didn’t journey all the way down here to talk about my car
Of course, yeah sorry, I guess the glasses just threw me off
Then then the driving comment further confused me, but sorry please go ahead.
Thanks, I just came to say I love my brother, please know its true
And I’ll always be up there looking after you
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Goodnight Bill
And goodnight Will
And goodnight Jack
And goodnight Jill
I tell ya friends the day's all done for me
Goodnight George
From Valley Forge
And goodnight Abe
So tall and brave
I know you're lookin down, and watching over me
The world’s asleep
The house it creeks
And this night’s just another sweet dream
It’s a dream
Goodnight Larry
And goodnight Gary
And goodnight Sheila
and goodnight Sherry
I hear your laughing voices as they echo down my street
Goodnight mom
And goodnight dad
And goodnight little brother
Now don’t be sad
Just listen to your heart
So softly beat
The world’s asleep
The house it creeks
And tonight’s just another sweet dream
It’s a dream
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Walter Martin New York
Walter Martin is a multi-award-winning songwriter. Martin has released seven studio albums since embarking on a solo career in 2014. His solo career follows many years of writing, playing and touring in rock 'n' roll bands The Walkmen and Jonathan Fire*Eater. ... more
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