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John Cale : Helen Of Troy
1975

  1. My Maria
  2. Helen Of Troy
  3. China Sea
  4. Cable Hogue

  5. I Keep A Close Watch
  6. Leaving It Up To You

My Maria

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My Maria, she's a simple kind of girl
Am7
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Goes to Mass, sees the blood of Jesus flow
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Oh-oh Maria, oh-oh Maria Then her mother told her baby how her brother died Streets were fighting and the rivers all ran dry Oh-oh Maria, Oh-oh Maria |
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God bless the child
Am7
Em7
Who leaves his mother
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And gives his all
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To see the fight (to see the fight) To see the fight (to see the fight) To see the fight (to see the fight) Death, destruction, God and country when she fell Never saw those faces till she got to hell Oh-oh Maria, oh-oh Maria To see the fight (to see the fight) To see the fight (to see the fight)

Helen Of Troy

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Spoken:
Oh, did you see him standing in the street? Hmm, he looked so big, you're so big, but I've seen him before He's running round with all the boys Oh that's him, hmm, big thighs Creepy, creepy in the dark Shiny, shiny Joan of Arc When the moonlight starts its glow Cold hard Helen, Queen of them all |
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She got charisma, got thunderstorms Like a baby, never been born She got mammon, mammon in disguise In the cauldrons of her eyes
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Oh-oh, Helen of Troy Oh-oh, Helen of Troy Oh-oh, Helen of Troy Oh-oh, Helen of Troy
Spoken:
Oh look at him, isn't he gorgeous? Such big thighs, all oiled and mine Oh, listen, he's got to go I want him in my arms to stay" Big fat mama done me wrong Left me hanging all alone But that bitch is as old, is as old, is as old, is as old As that dirty old crone right out there in the cold Oh-oh, Helen of Troy Oh-oh, Helen of Troy Oh-oh, Helen of Troy Oh-oh, Helen of Troy |
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Mercy, mercy, mercy me I'm so scared, please comfort me I don't wanna be your banshee boy Baying like the hounds of Troy Oh-oh, Helen of Troy Oh-oh, Helen of Troy Oh-oh, Helen of Troy Oh-oh, Helen of Troy
Spoken:
Standing there from under the lights Your eyes shining bright I want you all of the time Fill me with awe, all of the time Lubricate me, don't hate me

China Sea

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Seems like you're always dreaming
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Your mind is wandering far away
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Thinking 'bout your boy in China
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Junkie on the China Sea
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Oh your mother told me so
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You're gonna be all right Don't let your heart get broken You know how much he loved to sail Remember how you heard that steamer whistle blowing Made him cry all day Oh, mama, she done told me so You're gonna be all right
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Ooh...... Ooh......
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I can hear that whistle I can hear it blowing ...

Cable Hogue

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Traffic moving slowly Monday morning Money talks, people hoping
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Cable Hogue, where you been?
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Cable Hogue, where you been? Something tells me, you won't show Though you carry heat, God only knows Cable, Cable, why did you leave me? Cable Hogue, where you been?
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I just wanted to say goodbye
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Wanted so much to say goodbye
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Wanted to say goodbye In case I die Need to go to Georgia, got a bank to blow Yeah well living ain't easy, but it's much harder when it's slow Cable Hogue, I wish you were with me now Cable, you know, I love you so Cable, Cable, I love you so
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You know they're looking for you down south
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And all you gotta do is go down there and open your big fat mouth Oh Cable, Cable, where you been? Cable, you know I love you so

I Keep A Close Watch

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Never win and never lose
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There's nothing much to choose
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Between the right and wrong
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Nothing lost and nothing gained
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Bm
Still things aren't quite the same
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'Tween you and me
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Gadd9
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
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I keep a close watch on this heart of mine |
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| I still hear your voice at night When I turn out the light And try to settle down But there's nothing I can do 'Cause I can't live without you Any way at all I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep a close watch on this heart of mine |
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I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep a close watch on this heart of mine

Leaving It Up To You

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Looking for a friend Looking everywhere Walked along the boulevard The boulevard of friends All those mild mannered friends I've got They're careless and they fall down All over the place, all over town I don't want them talking to me
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'Cause I'm leaving it, leaving it, leaving it up to you
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Have to leave it, leave it, leave it up to you All the buildings are breaking down Like the whispering in your heart And it's sordid how life goes on When I could take you apart And if you'd give me half a chance I'd do it now! I'd do it now! Right now, you fascist! I know we could all feel safe like Sharon Tate We could give it all up! We could give, give, give it all up! And the newspapers! Oh, the newspapers! They'd be listening, they'd be listening to me giving it to you And the radio, what about the radio? Oh, they'd be listening to me giving it to you, hell Right mama, damn right mama! I hear hissing, I hear hissing in the distance I hear the tanks crawling They're crawling over the hill, they're crawling over the hill Like rattlesnakes in the desert sun They're blistering up my spell! They're blistering it up They're breaking it up! They're breaking up my spell! And what else is there? What else have I got? What else have I got but that spell? Ah, leaving it, leaving it, I'm leaving it up to you Leaving it, leaving it, leaving it up to you Oh, leaving it, leaving it, leaving it in the cloakroom for you I've got to give it up! I've got to give it up! I've got to give it up! I've got to give it up! Give it up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Give it up! For God's sake, take it!