You, Me, and All of the Above
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03:17
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The Everywhichway Wind
1. The everywhichway wind is blowing
Everywhichway, up and down
It blows upon the ships at sea
And on the children in the town.
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Oh - It's coming round again
Blows you up and blows you down,
the everywhichway wind
Oh - It's rising up again
Blows you all around the town,
the everywhichway wind!
2. The everywhichway wind is blowing
Everywhichway, everywhere
It slaps my clothes and scatters leaves
And makes a bird nest in my hair!
3. It sends the empty trashcans flying
Booming as they roll along
It snaps the branches off the trees
And sings a wild and windy song!
4. It brings the warmth of summer heat
It brings the sleet and driving rain
The winter winds blow cold and then
It brings the breeze of spring again!
5. Tell me wind, where are you going?
Tell me why you blow so wild
The next direction never knowing
Chasing round me like a child!
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02:36
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Who Knows Where My Money Goes
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Who knows? Tell me who knows?
Who knows where my money goes?
It’s a mystery, so please tell me
Who knows where my money goes?
1. Nobody knows the trouble I seen (who knows where my money goes?)
Gonna go downtown, find a money machine (who knows where my money goes?)
2. Old King Cole was a merry old soul (who knows....)
Cause the peasants paid for his pipe and bowl (who knows...)
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3. My friend Bill is nice as can be
But too many Bills been chasin’ me
4. My paycheck’s fine, for two weeks enough
But unfortunately, it comes once a month!
5. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Here comes a lawyer who’s really slick
6. Jack ‘n’ Jill went up the hill
Tumbled back down when they saw the bill
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7. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Reached for a dollar and had a great fall
8. Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
They raised her rent and she had to rough it
9. Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town
No money for clothes, he’s in a nightgown
10. Little Jack Horner stuck in his thumb
I want my money, not this darn plum!
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03:27
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The Heart of a Woman
3. The Heart of a Woman
words and music by Kristin Lems
© 2015 Kleine Ding Music (BMI)
1. In Copiapo Chile, a mine shaft collapsed
Maria and the other wives rushed to the scene
“Go away ladies, this is men’s work!”
She said, “You break rocks, but you can’t break me!”
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The heart of a woman is deeper than a mountain
Harder than rock, safer than a shelter
The heart of a woman is deeper than a mountain
Rock my soul.
2. 33 miners deep inside the mountain
33 miners as good as dead
But the women and the children set up their camp
“You will bring them out alive!” the women said.
3. For 19 days the probes brought nothing
But in Maria’s heart was a tapping sound
The 19th day, the probe brought a message
33 miners alive underground!
4. The men underground sang songs, told stories
Exercised in their prison in the earth
Got notes and videos from women who waited
Reminding them what life is worth.
5. After 69 days, the capsule was ready
The world held its breath, sent letters, said prayers
Till one by one the men were liberated
Into the arms of the women there!
Kristin Lems: lead vocal, spoken word
Lynn Keller: bass guitar, synth bass
Susan Draus: vocal arrangement
Tim Morey: classical guitar
Vance Okraszewski: drums, percussion
Charnette Batey, Candace Quarrels, Susan Draus: background vocals
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02:50
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You Can't Rush the River
Chorus
You can’t rush the river
Or the tides of the sea
Or the delicate sunrise
So please don’t rush me
1. You can’t rush a rose
As its petals unfurl
Or a ripening apple
Or the turn of the world
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2. You can’t rush a full moon
Or the coming of spring
Or the growth of a baby
Or a bird on the wing
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3. All good things take time
They sometimes move slow
They each have their rhythm
They each have their flow
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03:26
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Oh Little Bird
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Oh little bird, where are you flying?
You are so far, so far from home
The winds of war have blown your nest away
Oh little bird, you’re bound to roam
1. If we had wings to fly back in time
To days of peace and nights of calm
You’d fly straightway to the ones you love
But time will not stand still, so you fly on
2. Through storm and rain you made your journey
Through days and nights, each step a test
We offer twigs and leaves, and ribbons
Here you can build, here you can rest
3. And one by one we’ll make a better day
And day by day, peace shall return
As twig by twig together we will build
A nest of peace to shelter all the world!
Last chorus:
Oh little bird, where are you flying?
You are so far, so far from home
But one by one together we will build
A nest of peace to shelter all the world
A nest of peace to shelter all the world!
Kristin Lems: lead vocal
Wilam Tarris: vocal
Lynn Keller: bass guitar
Tim Morey: classical guitar
Tommy Reeves: accordion
Vance Okraszewski: cajon
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04:09
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Old Cap Streeter
1. You can talk about pirates on the Caribbean Sea
Or Corsairs lurking in the Mediterranee
Or the Persian Gulf, where pirate crews roam
But one Chicago pirate is a case all his own!
Old Cap Streeter lives in infamy
2. A 30 year reign in the 1870’s
His steamboat ran aground on Lake Michigan's shore
Claimed the land as his own, set out to get more!
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It’s old Cap Streeter, the pirate of Chicago!
Old Cap Streeter, the pirate of Chicago!
Raise a glass to Cap Streeter, do!
Yo ho ho --- Arrrrrr! Yo ho ho --- Arrrrrr!
Yo ho ho and a bottle of Chicago brew!
3. Cap made his fortune plundering cargo
When ships made ports of call to Chicago
With his pirate crew, his riches grew
The cops couldn’t touch him - and he shot a few!
4. The city wanted him out, so the rich could move in
Prime lakefront land, the obstacle was him
He held them at bay with forgeries and suits
And Ma Streeter came after them in combat boots!
5. He built a two story “Castle” on an old boat frame
He’d pull up the ladder when the marshals came
What happened on his turf was soon renowned
For people and treasures it was “lost and found”
6. Like other outlaws of fame and renown
They finally got him on tax evasion grounds
After his jail time, now a free man
Cap opened a Chicago hot dog stand!
7. When his time was up, they finally got the land
Built the finest hotels and brought in yellow sand
But Old Cap Streeter's name is alive:
Streeterville's got the Hancock and Lake Shore Drive!
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03:22
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Across a Village
1. I’d walk across a village just to be with you
To sit with you
A little while
I’d walk across a village just to be with you
To touch your hand
To see you smile
By crescent moon or full moon I would find my way
Across the stones
To where you stay
My heart would find the path to lead me to your door
As if I’d known
That path before
2. I’d walk across a village just to be with you
To share a song
To share a sigh
I’d walk across a village just to be with you
To talk with you
To be nearby
At the edge of twilight I would come to you
My heart’s delight
I’d run to you
The velvet glove of night would hold us in its hand
As word by word
The flames are fanned
I’d walk across a village just to be with you
To sit with you
A little while
I’d walk across a village just to be with you
To touch your hand
To see your smile.
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02:57
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The Ballad of Mossadegh
1. Mohamed Mossadegh stood for the people
Born into a wealthy class
Could have merely enjoyed his privilege and power
But this servant leader chose another path
2. Studied law in Switzerland, returned to Iran
Elected to Iran’s new parliament
Took part in Iran’s constitutional revolution
Built people’s power wherever he went
3. Served as governor, finance minister
His reforms widely loved across Iran
Till the shah was forced to make him prime minister
Mossadegh kept democracy pushing on
4. He stood up to the generals and to the aristocracy
Stood up to the monarchy
And then he stood up to British petroleum
And from their hold broke Iran free
5. Those who rule by force are quickly forgotten
Their cruel deeds erased from memory
But for this patriot of Persia, Mohammed Mossadegh,
Our memory is as fresh as can be
6. Trusting the people, and listening to their wisdom
This is what a servant leader gives
As long as democracy is loved anywhere
Dr. Mossadegh lives.
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03:24
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Carl the Guinea Hen
1. A neighbor ran in the park each day
Part of his workout for parkour play
What a surprise he found last May -
It was Carl the guinea hen!
2. It was easy to catch him in a towel
Carl was one bedraggled fowl
He nursed him to health, soon we all gave a howl seeing
Carl the guinea hen!
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Carl the guinea hen
Lived on our street without a pen
Perhaps one day we’ll see him again
Carl the guinea hen!
3. Like a turkey breast with a scrawny neck
Two red wattles his beak bedecked
His two-toned call was loud as heck
Carl the guinea hen
4. Some neighbors loved him and some did not
The city was called but he never was caught
Carl stopped traffic on the spot
That odd-looking guinea hen.
5. Now fair was the fowl when the weather was fair
But soon coyotes were lurking there
And a hawk watched Carl from a nearby lair
To make a meal of that guinea hen!
6. So Carl’s protectors hatched a plot
Let Carl die? No, they would not
Bought a chicken cage, found a quiet spot
And caught that guinea hen!
7. They drove downstate to a welcoming farm
Just one time held him in their arms, now he’s
Pecking in the yard and safe from harm
Carl the guinea hen!
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03:01
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Because There's a Sky
1. Reporter: Why do you fly?
Amelia: Because there’s a sky.
Reporter: But women don’t fly
Amelia: This woman flies!
Reporter: It just isn’t done
Amelia: I want to reach for the sun!
and I’ve only begun!
Nobody asks a man “Why are you climbing that mountain?”
Nobody asks a man “Why are you fording that stream?”
Nobody asks a man, “Why are you digging through those old bones?”
They know it’s his life, they know it’s his joy, they know it’s his dream!
And this is my dream!
2. Reporter: Why do you fly?
Amelia: Because there’s a sky.
Reporter: But women don’t fly
Amelia: This woman flies!
Reporter: No woman has dared
The world’s not prepared
Amelia: But I am not scared.
Imagine the people and places that we can now visit!
Imagine the feel of the wind when you’re up in a plane
When I imagine what men have imagined forever
They say it’s a stunt, they say it’s a whim –
They say I’m insane!
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3. Reporter: Why do you fly?
Amelia: Because there’s a sky.
Reporter: But women don’t fly
Amelia: This woman flies!
Reporter: She’s one stubborn dame
It’s a dangerous game
Amelia: I’ll fly just the same
What is a life that is nothing but sitting and waiting?
What is a life that is pretty and dainty and small?
Just like a still life of flowers and apples that never grow
My life must be big, my life must be grand, or it’s no life at all!
Reporter/Amelia: Why do you fly?/I’m gonna fly (2x)
Amelia: No matter the outcome
It’s all worth the try
I’m going to fly!
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02:05
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Solstice Song
1. This is the time, the time of year
For gathering together
We can brave the longest night
And all the wintry weather
Longest night, we fear you not!
For we have kept our hearthstones hot
This is the time, the time of year
For gathering together.
2. Winter with its icy breath
Has thrown its spell upon us
All the birds and geese have left
And ice and snow surround us
But tonight, the balance shifts
Back toward life and all its gifts
This is the time, the time of year
For gathering together.
3. Force of darkness, force of night
You shall no longer lead us!
Rattle the windows, steal the light
But you shall not defeat us!
You wrestled us right to the ground
But we will win the coming round!
This is the time, the time of year
For gathering together.
4. So raise your glass and raise your voice
In fellowship and courage
Against the cold, against the odds
Our lasting lives will flourish
For we are all brave women and men –
And like the sun will rise again!
This is the time, the time of year
For gathering together!
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03:10
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Chicago I Will
1. Set like a jewel on Lake Michigan's shore
We see you and know what a great city's for
I'll sing you this song for the dreams you've fulfilled
If you ask me, Chicago I will
2. From days of DuSable till the railroads were laid
You're a center of progress, a center of trade
Your history, your mystery still make my heart thrill
If you ask me, Chicago I will
3. So many people from so many lands
Have come with a vision and offered their hands
You grew from their courage, they strengthen you still
If you ask me, Chicago, I will
4. Great people, great movements have come through and gone
And through all the changes, you keep rollin on
Your people's ideals, they strengthen you still
If you ask me, Chicago, I will
5. This much is for certain, wherever I roam
Sweet home Chicago, you'll always be home
We'll grow old together, I'll love you until
You ask me Chicago, I will
I'll love you for now and I'll love you until
You ask me, Chicago, I will.
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02:46
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No Turning Back
Chorus: No turning back (3x), We’re working for a better world
1. Bread not bombs…
2. No hungry child….
3. Keep hope alive….
4. Honor the earth!....
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