FAREWELL ANDROMEDA
(RCA Victor APL1-0101)
April/1973
Produced by Milton Okun
John Denver - ac.guitar/vocal
Eric Weissberg - el.guitar/steel
John Sommers - ac.guitar
Lawrence Gottlieb - steel
Dick Kniss, Vector Garrett - bass
Herb Lovelle - drums
Michael Holmes, Frank Owens - piano
Jan Camp Garrett - mandolin/vocal
Brian Bowers - autoharp
George Marge - woodwinds/flute
Toots Thielemans - harmonica
Gary Chester - triangle
Martine Habib - vocal
Arrangements by Lee Holdridge
1.
I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY
(John Denver)
« © '73 Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP / Music Of 1091, ASCAP / WB Music, ASCAP »
Jessie went away last summer a couple of months ago
After all our time together it was hard to see her go
She called me right up when she arrived asked me one more time to come
Livin' on the LA freeway ain't my kind of havin' fun
I think I'd rather be a cowboy I think I'd rather ride a range
I think I'd rather be a cowboy than to lay me down in love and lady's chains
When we were just beginning it was such an easy way
Myin' backup in the mountains makin' songs for sunny days
She got tired of pickin' daisies and cookin' my meals for me
She can live the life she wants to yes and it's all right with me
I think I'd rather be a cowboy...
I'd rather live on the side of a mountain
Than wander through the canyons of concrete and steel
I'd rather laugh with the rain and sunshine
And lay down my sundown in some starry field
Oh but I miss her in the mornin' when I awake alone
The absence of her laughter is a cold and empty sound
But her memory always makes me smile and I want you to know
I love her yes I love her just enough to let her go
I think I'd rather be a cowboy...
I think I'd rather be a cowboy...
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2.
BERKELEY WOMAN
(Bryan Bowers)
« © '73 Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP / Music Of 1091, ASCAP »
I saw a Berkeley woman a ssittin' in he rockin' chair
A dulcimer in her lap and a feather in her hair
Her breast swayed freely with the rhythm of the rockin' chair
She was a singin' and a strummin' and a swayin'
And her cheeks were red I declare
T'was hard to believe what my eyes showed me then
The color in her cheeks was just her natural skin
She wore no makeup to make her look that way
She was a natural mama with the red cheeks what more can I say
I finally realized there was hunger in my stare
And in my mind I was swaying with the woman in the rocking chair
But the lady I was living with was standin' right by my side
She saw me starin' and she saw my hunger and Lord I made her cry
So with anger on her face and hurt in her eyes
She scratched me and she clawed me she screamed and she cried
Oh you don't give me near all the lovin' that you should
Yet you're ready to go and lay with her you're just no damn good
Well I guess she's probably right I guess I'm probably wrong
I guess she's not too far away she hasn't been gone very long
And I guess we could get together and try kust one more time
But I'm sure wanderlust would come again and she'd only wind up time
Now you've heard this story plain as the light of day
It's hard to see guilty for lovin' the ladies that's all I got to say
Except that women are the sweetest fruit that God ever put on the vine
I'd no more love just one kind of woman than I'd drink only one kind of wine
[ banjo ]
That woman is the sweetest fruit that God ever put on the vine
I'd no more love just one kind of woman than I'd drink only one kind of wine
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3.
PLEASE DADDY (DON'T GET DRUNK THIS CHRISTMAS)
(Bill Danoff - Taffy Nivert)
« © '71 Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP / Music Of 1091, ASCAP »
Please daddy don't get drunk this Christmas I don't want to see my mama cry
Please daddy don't get drunk this Christmas I don't want to see my mama cry
Just last year when I was only seven
Now I'm almost eight as you can see
You came home at quarter past eleven
And fell down underneath our Christmas tree
Please daddy don't get drunk...
Mama smiled and looked outside the window
She told me son you'd better go upstairs
Then you laughed and hollered Merry Christmas
I turned around and saw my mama's tears
Please daddy don't get drunk...
No I don't want to see my mama cry
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4.
ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY
(John Prine)
« © '71 Sour Grapes Music, ASCAP / Walden Music, ASCAP »
I am an old woman named after my mother
My old man is another child that's grown old
If dreams were lightning thunder were desire
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
When I was a young girl well I had me a cowboy
He weren't much to look at just a free rambling man
But that was a long time and no matter how I try
The years just flow by like a broken down dam
Make me an angel...
There's flies in the kitchen I can hear 'em there buzzing
And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today
How the hell kinda person go to work in the morning
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say
Make me an angel...
Make me an angel...
Make me an angel...
Make me an angel...
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5.
RIVER OF LOVE
(John M. Sommers)
« © '72 Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP / Music Of 1091, ASCAP »
All of my life I've been so happy while I have had you by my side
And now you say you're gonna leave me for to become someone else's bride
Oh the river of love is has gone muddy and the flowers they are dying on the shore
And the blue skies have all turned to darkness and the nightingales will sing no more
What can I do to hide the sorrow what can I do to ease the pain
How can I keep these tears from falling oh darling won't you come back home again
Oh the river of love is has gone muddy...
[ steel ]
Tomorrow I will take you to the station I will see that you're safely on the train
When that 2:19 has departed I'll never ever see your smile again
Oh the river of love is has gone muddy...
And the blue skies have all turned to darkness and the nightingales will sing no more
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6.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SUITE
(John Denver)
« © '73 Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP / Music Of 1091, ASCAP / WB Music, ASCAP »
Up in a meadow in Jasper Alberta
Two men and four ponies on a long lonesome ride
To see the high country and learn of her people
The ways that they lived there the ways that they died
And one is a teacher one a beginner
Just wanting to be there and wanting to know
And together they're trying to tell us a story
That should have been listened to long long ago
Now the life in the mountains is living in danger
From too many people too many machines
And the time is upon us today is forever
Tomorrow is just one of yesterday's dreams
Cold nights in Canada and icy blue winds
The man and the mountains are brothers again
Clear waters are laughing they sing to the sky
The Rockies are living they never will die
Up in a meadow in Jasper Alberta
Two men and four ponies on a long lonesome ride
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7.
WHISKEY BASIN BLUES
(John Denver)
« © '73 Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP / Music Of 1091, ASCAP / WB Music, ASCAP »
On a snow covered night up in eastern Wyoming
Another lazy day looking for the sun
In a drafty old cabin outside of Whiskey Basin
Another shining light and a good man on the run
There's a lady back in Laramie and a reason no one else can see
For him to spend the winter on his own
Nothing much to do tomorrow just a matter of survival
Another friendly fight in a life chockful of fun
[ yodel ]
It's special kind of medicine and all that you can do is win
And though the taste is sweet you can refuse
Put your heart on the table and fill your cup with moonshine
Another empty case of the Whiskey Basin Blues
[ yodel ]
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8.
SWEET MISERY
(Hoyt Axton)
« © '72 Irving Music, BMI »
Heard you had some trouble thought I'd try to help you
In my time I've had a little trouble too
If you let it get you down you know I'll bet you
It will get you down and walk around on you
Sweet misery she loves her company
She's in a crowd when she is all alone
She doesn't care follow you everywhere
She is most happy when she makes you moan
[ qc.guitar ]
My dog had some puppies would you like to have one
He will be your friend and he will lick your face
He will never cheat you he won't try to beat you
Help you be a winner in the human race
Sweet misery...
[ ac.guitar ]
Heard you're feelin' better glad you found some happy
In my time I've had a little happy too
If you let it get you up you know I'll bet you
It will get you up and keep you smiling through
Sweet misery...
Sweet misery...
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9.
ZACHARY AND JENNIFER
(John Denver)
« © '73 Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP / Music Of 1091, ASCAP / WB Music, ASCAP »
Oh we want to call him Zachary we'll raise him in the mountains
He'll bathe in crystal fountains shining laughter in the sun
We want to call her Jennifer she'll dance in fields of flowers
And she'll sing in summer showers lending music to the time
Oh we want to live together in this mirror see tomorrow
All the joy and all the sorrow we can only hope to share
[ flute ]
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10.
WE DON'T LIVE HERE NO MORE
(Bill Danoff)
« © '69 Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP / Music Of 1091, ASCAP / Universal MCA Music, ASCAP »
Make believe you're on a boat without water around
Picture yourself at a circus without any clowns
Pretend that you're on a highway without any end
Then empty the ashtray sweep up the floor put a lock on your door
And if somebody calls in the morning just say we don't live here no more
Draw me a picture of an Island without any seas
Show me a map of the whole world without boundaries
Build me a home without windows and doors to go in
Then empty the ashtray...
[ violin ]
Dream of the time when the tides ebbing now rise again
Then you will know that to die is not really to end
Living and dying are both your most intimate friends
So empty the ashtray...
If somebody calls in the morning just say we don't live here no more
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11.
FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING)
(John Denver)
« © '73 Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP / Music Of 1091, ASCAP / WB Music, ASCAP »
Welcome to my morning welcome to my day
Oh yes I'm the one responsible I made it just this way
To make myself some pictures and see what they might bring
I think I made it perfectly I wouldn't change a thing
Na na da na na na na da da na na da na na na na da da
Welcome to my happiness you know it makes me smile
And it pleases me to have you here for just a little while
While we open up some spaces and try to break some chains
And if the truth is told they will never come again
Na na da na na na na da da na na da na na na na da da
Na da da na da da
Welcome to my evening the closing of the day
You know I could try a million times never find a better way
To tell you that I love you and all the songs I play
Are to thank you for allowing me in the lovely day you made
Welcome to my morning...
Na na da na na na na da da...
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