HARRY BELAFONTE - The Artist

Come Back Liza

Every time I'm away from Liza
Water come to me eye
Every time I'm away from Liza
Water come to me eye

Come back Liza, come back girl
Wipe the tear from me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl
Wipe the tear from me eye

I remember when love was new
Water come to me eye
There was one but now there's two
Water come to me eye

Come back Liza, come back girl
Wipe the tear from me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl
Wipe the tear from me eye

When the evening starts to fall
Water come to me eye
I need to hear my Liza's call
Water come to me eye

Come back Liza, come back girl
Wipe the tear from me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl
Wipe the tear from me eye

Standing there in the market place
Water come to me eye
Soon I'll feel her warm embrace
Water come to me eye

Come back Liza, come back girl
Wipe the tear from me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl
Wipe the tear from me eye

In the shadow I stand awhile
Water come to me eye
Soon I'll see my Liza's smile
Water come to me eye

Come back Liza, come back girl
Wipe the tear from me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl
Wipe the tear from me eye

Every time I'm away from Liza
Water come to me eye
Every time I'm away from Liza
Water come to me eye

Cordelia Brown

Oh, Cordelia Brown, although' you never tell,
Oh, Cordelia Brown, still I know your secret well
Yes you fell in love with Ned
And when he left, your head turned red
And right well you know,
That what I say is so

Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
You say you come out in the sunshine
With nothing on your head
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red

Oh, Cordelia Brown, yes I've been far and wide
Now I'm telling you, every girl wants to be a bride
So I know what happen to you
And please strike me down if it isn't true
He said he never would wed,
And that when your head turned red

Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
You say you come out in the sunshine
With nothing on your head
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red

Oh, Cordelia Brown, Saw you waiting' at the train,
Yes, he's gone away, might never return again
Now miss Brown may I confess,
I've yearned this long for your caress
Since your head so red
I think I'll marry Mabel instead

Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
You say you come out in the sunshine
With nothing on your head
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red

Danny Boy

The time, a time of strife
The place, the place is Ireland As Irish legend had it
when the last rose of summer fell all the young men of Ireland Were together to strike a blow
For Ireland's freedom and Ireland's liberty
There were songs for those who stayed at home and songs for those who went away and all of Ireland was sad

Oh Danny boy the pipes the pipes are calling
From glen to glen and down the mountain side
The summer's gone and all the roses falling
It's you it's you must go and I must bide

But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
It's I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny Boy I love you so

But if you fall as all the flowers are dying
And you are dead as dead you well may be
I'll come and fine the place where you are lying
And kneel and say an Ave there for thee

Darlin Cora


Wake up, wake up Darlin' Cora
Wanna see you one more time
The sheriff and his hound dogs are coming
I gotta move on down the line

I don't know why darlin' Cora
Don't know what the reason can be
But I never have found a single town
Where me and the boss-man could agree

I ain't a man to be played with
I ain't nobody's toy
Been working for my pay for a long, long time
How come he still calls me boy

Well I'd rather drink muddy water
And sleep in a hollowed out log
Than to hang around in this old town
And be treated like a dirty dog

Well I whopped that man darlin' Cora
And he fell down where he stood
Don't know if I was wrong darlin' Cora
But Lord it sure felt good

If it wasn't so dark darlin' Cora
You'd see tears trickling down my face
It breaks my heart darlin' Cora
But I got to leave this place
Wake up, wake up darlin' Cora

Don't Ever Love Me (same tune as Yellow Bird)

While in that gay tropic isle,
I first saw that maiden smile
Tho' I had failed in the past
I said this is true love at last
But then she whispered to me
That our love never could be

Destiny, oh when will I see the day,
Hopelessly, I've wandered so long this way
This could never be, she said pleadingly
Don't ever love I'm just fancy free
This could never be, she said pleadingly
Don't ever love me

My love was motion and grace,
The moonlight soft on her face,
I held her close in my arms,
My heart was quick to her charms,
But then I saw in her glance,
It was just an evening's romance

Destiny, oh when will I see the day,
Hopelessly, I've wandered so long this way
This could never be, she said pleadingly
Don't ever love I'm just fancy free
This could never be, she said pleadingly
Don't ever love me

Waltzing Matilfa

Once a jolly swagman, camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me,
And he sang as he sat and waited till his billy boiled,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.

Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong,
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me,
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.

Up rode the squatter mounted on his thoroughbred,
Down come the troopers, one, two, three,
Who's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me,
Who's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.

Up jumped the swagman, sprang into the billabong,
Drowning himself by the coolibah tree,
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me,
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.

Did You Hear About Jerry

Did you hear about Jerry,
Did you hear about Jerry,
Did you hear about Jerry,
Did you hear about Jerry,
Did you hear about Jerry,
Great God almighty was the workin' man's friend
Did you hear about Jerry,
Did you hear about Jerry,
Did you hear about Jerry,
Did you hear about Jerry,
Did you hear about Jerry,

I gotta pull this timber 'fore the sun go down
Headed cross that river 'fore the boss come 'round
Drag it on down that dusty road
Come on Jerry let's tote that load
Did you hear about Jerry,
Did you hear about Jerry,
Did you hear about Jerry,
Did you hear about Jerry,

Well my old Jerry is a Arkansas mule
Been everywhere and he ain't no fool
Work get heavy old Jerry get slow
Pull so much he won't pull no mo'

Cry timber, timber, Lord this timber's gotta roll
Timber, timber, Lord this timber's gotta roll

Well the boss kicked Jerry and he made him jump
Jerry ridin' kick that boss on the rump
My old Jerry is a good old mule
Had-a been me Lord, I'd a kill that fool

Cry timber, timber, Lord this timber's gotta roll
Timber, timber, Lord this timber's gotta roll

Well the boss tried to shoot old Jerry in the head
Jerry ducked the bullet and he stomped him dead
Stomped that boss 'til I wanted to scream
Should-a killed him 'cause he's so damn mean

Cry timber, timber, Lord this timber's gotta roll
Timber, timber, Lord this timber's gotta roll

Four Strong Winds

Four strong winds that blow lonely
Seven seas that run high
All those things that don't change come what may
But our good times are all gone
And I'm bound for moving on
I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way

Think I'll go out to Alberta
Weather's good there in the fall
Got some friends I can go to work for
Still I wish you change your mind
If I asked you one more time
But we've been through that a hundred times or more

If I get there before the snow flies
And if things are going good
You could meet me if I send you down the fare
But by then it would be winter
Ain't too much for you to do
And those winds sure can blow cold way out there

Gloria

Can't bear this strain any longer, I tell you no, Gloria
Can't bear this strain any longer, I tell you no, Gloria
You promised to marry me in the month of May
Now you try to run away, if it's the last thing I have to do
Gloria my darling I'm begging you
Please marry me Gloria, darling can't you see Gloria
With all your faults, I want you like a long dose of Epsom salts

I like to be a bachelor,
Before I met Gloria
I don't know what she did to me
Some people think I'm crazy
Some say it's the treatment, some say it's this and that
Some say she's a diplomat, I don't care what the case may be
Come darling let's join in matrimony
So please marry me Gloria, darling can't you see Gloria
My belly does boil, I want you like a bad dose of castor oil

You said you loved me but you lied,
My friend saw you with another guy
And now you have me in a state
With all the doubts you create
Soon as I turned my back you were on the go
Gloria girl I tell you no, and I beg you not to forget
A promise to me is more than a debt
So please marry me Gloria, sweetheart can't you see Gloria
You must understand, I want you like a cop want a wanted man

Gloria is my only girl
My only hope in this world
Give me your hand and say you do
Come back to me I'm telling you
I want you to have and hold until death we part
Please don't try to break my heart
I say stop all this stupidness darling and seal it now with a kiss
Please marry me Gloria, darling can't you see Gloria
You lovely flower bud, I love you like a pig loves a pool of mud

Go Away From My Window

Go away from my window
Go away from my door
Go away way from my bedside
And bother me no more
And bother me no more

I'll give you back your presents
You give me back my ring
And I won't forget my own true love
As long as song birds sing
As long as song birds sing

I'll tell all of my brothers
I'll tell my shipmates too
The reason that my heart is broke
Is all because of you
Is all because of you

Oh Freedom


Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me
And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in a my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free

No more mourning, no more mourning, no more mourning over me
And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in a my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free

No more crying, no more crying, no more crying over me
And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in a my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free

Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me
And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in a my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free

There'll be singin', there'll be singin', there'll be singin' over me
And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in a my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free

Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me
And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in a my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free

Will His Love Be Like His Rum

Will his love be like his rum,
Yes it will, yes it will,
Intoxicating all night long,
Yes it will, yes it will, everybody,

Drink, drink this toast,
Drink this wedding toast,
Drink oh drink this toast,
To the two we love the most,

Did he wed her in the spring,
Yes he did, yes he did,
Did he give her finger ring,
Yes he did, yes he did,

Will her cooking be the best,
Yes it will, yes it will,
Make his belly split his vest,
Yes it will, yes it will,

Will she be a perfect wife,
Yes she will, yes she will,
Make him work hard all his life,
Yes she will, yes she will,

Will we dance and sing all night
Yes we will, yes we will,
Eat up ev'rything in sight,
Yes we will, yes we will

I Do Adore Her

When shadows fall and stars appear
A pain I feel I cannot hear
If I could relive that faithful day
I would not turn my love away

I'd reveal how I do adore her
Hang my heart on my sleeve just for her
All my love throughout life assure her
If this moment I could amor her.

When I think of her tender lips
Gentle touch of her finger-tips
Reminisce on her eyes so fair
Moonlight soft on her downy hair

I'd reveal how I do adore her
Hang my heart on my sleeve just for her
All my love throughout life assure her
If this moment I could amor her.

If some day I should see her smile
Hold her hand and me heart beguile
Feel her warmth in her earnest prayer
Darling shield me from all despair

I'd reveal how I do adore her
Hang my heart on my sleeve just for her
All my love throughout life assure her
If this moment I could amor her.

Now I'm standing alone and sad
Thinkin' upon the joys I've had
Time makes fools of men they say
Take me back to that distant day

I'd reveal how I do adore her
Hang my heart on my sleeve just for her
All my love throughout life assure her
If this moment I could amor her.

I'm On My Way to Saturday

I'm on my way to Saturday
And I wish you'd come along with me
I'm on my way to merry be
And I feel like having company
So I'm on my way to Saturday
And I wish you'd come along with me
How happy we would be

I'm on my way to Saturday
Where the cherry wine is flowing free
I'm on my way to the moonlit skies
And I think I'll stop at paradise
Cause I'm on my way to Saturday
And I wish you'd come along with me

Today's only Monday
And my worries grow and grow
But soon comes the one day
When I tell them where to go
I'm on my way to Saturday
And I wish you'd come along with me

I'm on my way to share a kiss
With the girl who's interested in this
So I'm on my way to Saturday
And I wish you'd come along and see
How happy we can be

I'm on my way to Saturday
Where a dreamer really ought to be
I'm on my way to steal the heart
Of the girl who's tearing mine apart
Because I'm on my way to Saturday
And I wish you'd come along with me

Today's only Tuesday
and the hours dragging on
But soon it's no shoes day
And my cares and woes are gone
I'm on my way to Saturday
Where the evening's a melody
I'm on my way to sing a song
To the girl who cares to come along

And so I'm on my way to Saturday
And I wish you'd come along and see
How happy we can be, how happy we can be
Lord, Lordy in the Carnival
How happy we can be

Hosanna me built a house, oh
Hosanna me built a house, oh
Hosanna me built a house, oh
Hosanna me built a house, oh

House built on a weak foundation
Will not stand oh no
Stoics stall thru all creation
Will not stand oh no
House built on a weak foundation
Will not stand oh no
Stoics stall thru all creation
Will not stand oh no

Hosanna, well come wash it down
Sun come burn it up
Storm come blow it down
This house could never be
This house could never be
It would be weak you see

House built on a weak foundation
Will not stand oh no
Stoics stall thru all creation
Will not stand oh no

Hosanna me built a house, oh
Hosanna me built a house, oh
Hosanna me built a house, oh
Hosanna me built a house, oh

House built on a rock foundation
It will stand oh yes
Stoics stall thru all creation
It will stand oh yes

Hosanna, well come wash on it
Sun come shine on it
Storm can't blow it down
This house will always be
This house will always be
It will be strong you see

Hosanna me built a house, oh
Hosanna me built a house, oh
Hosanna me built a house, oh
Hosanna me built a house, oh

Here it Comes
Nadirah X, featuring Harry Belafonte

You might enjoy this article, EdgarB -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/may/18/harry-belafonte-singer-actor

Thanks, osso. I like to keep up with the man.

Me too.