Gypsy Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (June 1970) Mick Box /David Byron Mick Box - Guitar David Byron - Lead Vocals Ken Hensley - Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Alex Napier - Drums I was only seventeen I fell in love with a gypsy queen She told me: "Hold on" Her father was the leading man He said: "You're not welcome on our land" And then as a foe He told me to go He took me to a little shack And put a whip across my back Then told her leave me I was out for quite a time Came back with her on my mind Sweet little girl She means all the world Oh, I want my gypsy queen Will she still be torn between Her father and lover One day I will go to him Strong enough to fight and win The kind of a man That he'll understand ... Come Away Melinda Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (June 1970) Fred Hellerman /Fran Minkoff covers of Come Away Melinda: Hary Belafonte (1963), Judy Collins (1963), The Weavers (1963), Barry St. John (1965), Kenny Rankin (1967), Tim Rose (1967), Bobbie Gentry (1968), Velvet Fogg (1969), UFO (1970) David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Guitar Colin Wood - Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Alex Napier - Drums Daddy, daddy, come and look See what I have found A little ways away from here While digging in the ground Come away Melinda Come in and close the door It's nothing, just a picture-book They had before the war Daddy, daddy, come and see Daddy, come and look Why, there's four or five Little Melinda girls Inside my picture book Come away Melinda Come in and close the door There were lots of little girls like you Before they had the war Oh Daddy, daddy, come and see Daddy, hurry do Why, there's someone In a pretty dress She's all grown up like you Won't you tell me why Come away Melinda Come in and close the door That someone is your Mummy You had before the war Daddy, daddy, tell me if you can Why can't things be The way they were Before the war began Come away Melinda Come in and close the door The answer lies in yesterday Before they had the war Wake Up (Set Your Sights) Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (June 1970) Mick Box /David Byron David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Guitar Colin Wood - Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Alex Napier - Drums Wake up, set your sights For never shall we fail Stand up for your rights And justice will prevail You're listening Through endless nights And decision is your goal So wake up, set your sights Oh, the time is right for your role Yeah, or your role Wake up, wake up, wake up Set your sights Never, never, never Shall we fail Stand up, stand up, stand up For your rights Justice, justice, justice Will prevail There in the morning Flying over the hills While men are yawning They are crushed by our wills Never have I witnessed People in fear Not like today Not in many a year Go kill another There are more close behind "No" screams a mother "Are you out of your mind" Though they are shattered They just don't seem to yield Bodies are scattered In all parts of the field Oh no, did I tell you What would happen if you tried "Oh god, stop this killing!" Said a young man Before he died Here Am I Salisbury (1971) (out-take) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Ken Hensley - Keyboards/Vocals Paul Newton - Bass Keith Baker - Drums I sit in my sunny chair With my head held low I know the reason I'm dreaming It's really been fun But where is there left to go Save to give my life a new meaning And if by chance You'd come my way I'll have to say Here am I, give me love Here am I, give me love How was I to know Your heart was unsatisfied When you never troubled to tell me No wish that you made to me Ever was denied I played it just the way That it should be But then you turned And walked away I have to say Here am I, give me love Here am I, give me love Here am I, give me love I imagine I must sit here Till the winter comes And just watch the days Growing shorter To gather in dust won't go Till my thinking's done And I walk from this troubled water By then my need won't be so bad And I'll gladly say Here am I, give me love Here am I, give me love... Time To Live Salisbury (February 1971) Mick Box /David Byron /Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Keith Baker - Drums Let me see the sunshine Let me feel the rain Let me go where I wanna go I wanna smell the flowers See the dawn again Find those friends I used to know Well, I spent twenty long years In a dirty old prison cell I never saw the light of day If you could understand Oh, that kind of living hell That's the price I have to pay That's the price I have to pay They say I killed a man But I never told them why So you can guess What I've been through So for twenty long years I've been thinking of that other guy And what I saw him do to you What I saw him do to you Listen here So if tomorrow comes And I walk outside that door try to understand the strain But if you smile that smile I know I couldn't ask for more I know I'd do it all again Yes, I would I know I'd do it all again Lady In Black Salisbury (February 1971) Ken Hensley Mick Box - Guitar Ken Hensley - Lead Vocals/Guitar Paul Newton - Bass Keith Baker - Drums She came to me one morning One lonely Sunday morning Her long hair flowing In the midwinter wind I know not how she found me For in darkness I was walking And destruction lay around me From a fight I could not win Ah ah ah ... She asked me name my foe then I said the need within some men To fight and kill their brothers Without thought of love or God And I begged her give me horses To trample down my enemies So eager was my passion To devour this waste of life Ah ah ah ... But she wouldn't think of battle that Reduces men to animals So easy to begin And yet impossible to end For she's the mother of our men Who counselled me so wisely then I feared to walk alone again And asked if she would stay Ah ah ah ... Oh lady lend your hand outright And let me rest here at your side Have faith and trust In peace she said And filled my heart with life There is no strength in numbers Have no such misconception But when you need me Be assured I won't be far away Ah ah ah ... Thus having spoke she turned away And though I found no words to say I stood and watched until I saw Her black coat disappear My labour is no easier But now I know I'm not alone I find new heart each time I think upon that windy day And if one day she comes to you Drink deeply from her words so wise Take courage from her As your prize And say hello from me Ah ah ah ... July Morning Look At Yourself (October 1971) David Byron /Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Ian Clarke - Drums Manfred Mann - Moog Synthesizer There I was on a July morning Looking for love With the strength Of a new day dawning And the beautiful sun At the sound Of the first bird singing I was leaving for home With the storm And the night behind me And a road of my own With the day came the resolution I'll be looking for you La la la la ... I was looking for love In the strangest places Wasn't a stone That I left unturned Must have tried more Than a thousand faces But not one was aware Of the fire that burned In my heart, in my mind, in my soul La la la la ... In my heart, in my mind, in my soul La la la la ... There I was on a July morning I was looking for love With the strength Of a new day dawning And the beautiful sun And at the sound Of the first bird singing I was leaving for home With the storm And the night behind me Yeah, and a road of my own With the day came the resolution I'll be looking for you La la la la ... Look At Yourself Ken Hensley Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Russell Gilbrook - Drums I see you running Don't know what You're running from Nobody's coming What'd you do that was so wrong Look back and turn back Look at yourself Don't be afraid, just Look at yourself If you need assistance Or if all you need is love There's no point in hiding Tell me what you're frightened of You've got a friend, just Look at yourself Don't be afraid, just Look at yourself Paradise Demons And Wizards (May 1972) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards/Vocals Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums I feel you trying Though in my heart I know you're lying And though your love For me is dying I see you crying It's the pain of your secret heart Bringing you to tears Filling you with fears For your mind and for your soul I touch you softly now Borne on by hope Until the end somehow I am a man and I must keep my vow I must go on But the wall of your secret heart Keeps my distance clear Helps my footsteps fall Back in line inside my mind What's the use you turned me loose And left me here to cry Where's the love we talked about Where's my sunny sky Secret hearts and sorry tales Will never help love grow Spread your wings my daunted soul The time has come to go I will not be hurried down Or blackened by your lies I must go and find my dream And live in paradise The Spell Demons And Wizards (May 1972) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards/Vocals Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums What do you think I am Do you think I'm dreaming Don't you know I know What it is you're scheming Who d'you think gave you the right Hidden by the dead of night To take the world and Turn it upside down When it should be round Seems I made it just in time To use my reason and my rhyme To save us from The evils of your mind I will cast the spell Be sure I'll cast it well I will light a fire Kindled with desire I'll fill you with fear So you know I'm here And I won't be treated like a fool It's no good you pretending There'll be no happy ending I'm alive and darkness is my tool But when the night is over And daytime steals your cover The goodness of the morning sun Will warm away What you have done And leave you cold I have no need for moonlight You're wrong to trust in sunlight For I exist not just in storms But in life itself in so many forms To leave you cold I will leave you now But you won't defeat me You had best beware When you come to meet me Love and truth will follow me An army of reality Brought from every corner Of the world You will never break the spell I'll summon all the fires of hell And this is my advice For what it's worth Let us not begin This fight we cannot win Be sure you're watching me 'Cause all through your life Everyday and everynight You should know that I'll be watching you Rock' N' Roll Medley Arranged by Uriah Heep Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry I'm gonna write a little letter, gonna mail it to my local DJ It's a rockin' rhythm record I want my jockey to play Roll Over Beethoven, I gotta hear it again today You know, my temperature's risin' and the jukebox blows a fuse My heart's beatin' rhythm and my soul keeps on singin' the blues Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Tell Tschaikowsky the news Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Rockin' in two by two Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven Tell Tschaikowsky the news Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins One for the money Two for the show Three to get ready Now go, cat, go But don't you step off my blue suede shoes You can do anything but lay off of my Blue suede shoes You can burn my house Steal my car Drink my liquor From an old fruitjar Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh Honey, lay off of my shoes Don't you step on my blue suede shoes You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes Blue blue blue Suede Shoes Blue blue blue Suede Shoes Blue blue blue Suede Shoes Blue blue blue Suede Shoes Blue blue blue Suede Shoes Mean Woman Blues Claude Demetrius Aha ha - listen to this one: I got a woman, she's a mean as she can be I got a woman, she's a mean as she can be And sometimes I think, she's almost as mean as me I (ain't praying, it's understood) Everything I do (sure no good) I got a woman, mean as she can be I got a woman, mean as she can be Sometimes I think, she's almost as mean as me Hound Dog Leiber /Stoller You aint nothin but a hound dog Rockin' all the time You aint nothin but a hound dog Rockin' all the time Rockin Rockin Rockin ... You ain't never caught a rabbitAnd you ain't no friend of mine You aint nothin but a hound dog Rockin' all the time You aint nothin but a hound dog Rockin' all the time You ain't never caught a rabbitYou ain't no friend of mine Aaah ... Whaw .... Aaah ... Aaah ... At The Hop Arthur Singer/John Medora/David White Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah Bah-bah-bah-bah. bah-bah-bah-bah, at the hop! Well, you can rock it you can roll it You can stop and you can stroll it at the hop When the record starts spinnin' You 'chalypso' when you chicken at the hop Do the dance sensation that is sweepin' the nation at the hop You can swing it you can groove it You can really start to move it at the hop Where the jockey is the smoothest And the music is the coolest at the hop. All the cats and chicks can get their kicks at the hop. Let's go! Let's go to the hop Let's go to the hop, (oh baby) Let's go to the hop, (oh baby) Let's go to the hop Come on, let's go to the hop Let's go! Let's go to the hop Let's go to the hop, (oh baby) Let's go to the hop, (oh baby) Let's go to the hop Come on, let's go to the hop Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Dave Williams/Sunny David I said shake it baby, shake it I said shake it baby, shake it The Wizard Demons And Wizards (May 1972) Mark Clarke /Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Mark Clarke - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums He was the wizard Of a thousand kings And I chanced to meet him One night wandering He told me tales And he drank my wine Me and my magic man Kinda feeling fine He had a cloak of gold And eyes of fire And as he spoke I felt a deep desire To free the world Of its fear and pain And help the people To feel free again Why don't we listen to The voices in our hearts 'Cause then I know we'd find We're not so far apart Everybody's got to be happy Everyone should sing For we know the joy of life The peace that love can bring So spoke the wizard In his mountain home The vision of his wisdom Means we'll never be alone And I will dream of my magic night And a million silver stars That guide me with their light Easy Livin' Demons And Wizards (May 1972) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums This is a thing I have Never known before It's called easy livin' This is a place I've Never seen before And I've been forgiven Easy livin' and I've been forgiven Since you've taken Your place in my heart Somewhere along the lonely road I had tried to find you Day after day on that windy road I had walked behind you Easy livin' and I've been forgiven Since you've taken Your place in my heart Waiting, watching Wishing my whole life away Dreaming, thinking Ready for my happy day And some easy livin' The Magician's Birthday The Magician's Birthday (November 1972) Mick Box /Ken Hensley /Lee Kerslake David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums In the magic garden Some were singing Some were dancing While the midnight moon Shone brightly overhead The stars so gaily glistened And the sphinx in silence listened to The magician tell of Lives that he had led Let the bells of freedom ring Songs of love to Friday's king Let's all go to The magician's birthday It's in a forest But not so far away Much to do And so much to say While we listened to The orchid orchestra play Happy Birthay to you ... Happy Birthday to magician Happy Birthday to you ... Then at the dead of midnight As we watched the dancing firelight The air grew cold And seemed to dull the flame The fire died The music faded Filled with fear of death we waited For now we knew Some evil was to blame I challenge you I challenge you all For all you own And all you know And by all the powers of darkness I will steal what is mine Surrender now or face my spite I grant you it may be Friday night But did you know this day Also numbers thirteen First I'll give you fire I turn your fire into a sleepy stream Yes, now I give you nightmares From your horror I'll create a dream You cannot fight me For I have the sword of hate But one thing you can't see My answer is simply An impenetrable fortress Of love ... love ... love ... The fear went as quickly as it came The air was clear The fire burned again The flames leapt The organ played The swans sang To greet the day And then we knew that Love will find love will find love ... Stealin' Sweet Freedom (September 1973) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Take me across the water 'Cause I need some place to hide I done the rancher's daughter And I sure did hurt his pride Well, there's a Hundred miles of desert Lies between his hide and mine I don't need no food And no water, Lord 'Cos I'm running out of time Fightin', killin', wine and women Gonna put me to my grave Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin' Nothing left to save but my life Stood on a ridge And shunned religion Thinking the world was mine I made my break and a big mistake Stealin', when I Should've been buyin' All that fightin', killin' Wine and those women Gonna put me to an early grave Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin' Nothing left to save but my life, life ... So I stood on a ridge And shunned religion Thinking the world was mine I made my break and a big mistake Stealin', when I should've been buyin' I was stealin' When I should've been buyin' I was stealin' When I should've been buyin' Stealin', when I should've been buyin' I was stealin' ... Sweet Freedom Sweet Freedom (September 1973) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums As you look around you Do you like what you see? Though it sometimes Makes you lonely Do you like being free? And are you sure you'll be okay Without my company? I just want you to be happy Even if it's not with me Sweet sweet freedom Sweet sweet sweet Will the line between all this And my love ever meet Sweet sweet Freedom Sweet sweet sweet What I'm really tryin' to say Is that I will be around Should you find that after all You can't get by With what you found Oh, it wasn't just my heart you took And gently tossed into the sea Though it's hard to find The words I need - I guess it was me Will the line between all this And my love ever gonna meet Sweet sweet Freedom Sweet sweet sweet Oh sweet, oh sweet sweet freedom So sweet, so sweet Wonderworld Wonderworld (June 1974) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums We freely speak of dreams We marvel at what they conceal But in my wonderworld Each sleeping vision is so real So I believe and hope That all the things I see May one day bring Such truth and peace As we can feel Free from this waking world Deep in sleep's mystery My will is free to wander Free to wander carelessly At times it's not so far From what we call reality And at times I know I wonder If it all could come true Oh, Mr. Wonderworld Don't be afraid 'Cause dreams were made Were made to dim the light The torment day can bring And leave you free To laugh aloud and hear Your heart bells ring Oh, oh, Mr. Wonderworld Wonderworld Oh, Mr. Wonderworld Don't be afraid 'Cause your dreams were made They were made to dim the light The torment day can bring And leave you free To laugh aloud and hear Your heart bells ring Oh, oh, Mr. Wonderworld Mr. Wonderworld Mr. Wonderworld Return To Fantasy Return To Fantasy (May 1975) Ken Hensley /David Byron David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard John Wetton - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Searching every day Looking every way trying to make a connection To find a piece of the action Like a hungry poet Who doesn't know He is close to perfection Choice is the question Moonlight night After moonlight night Side by side They will see us ride But if they cared to look Then they would see It's our return to fantasy Fantasy, fantasy … Can you understand That in every man There's a need to unwind That's never been defined Somewhere deep within There's another being You are somehow abusing By the person you're using Moonlight night After moonlight night Side by side They will see us ride But if they cared to look Then they would see It's just our return to fantasy Fantasy ... Fantasy … Travelling faster than lightening Closer than ever before We can go on for you And take you nearer to The legend of mystery From the beginning of time Dreaming ... time ... dreaming We can return to The land of the good and the kind Time ... dreaming ... time ... dreaming Why don't you come to our party And open your minds In another place There's a newer face Like an unfinished painting Your creator is waiting The brush and pen describe What it is inside That will set your mind thinking While the others are sinking Weep In Silence High And Mighty (June 1976) Ken Hensley /John Wetton David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard John Wetton - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums You who thought Your eyes could tell no lies So your life became a compromise And it was you Who had seen men dyin' You heard their children cryin' While their women weep in silence And you who thought You were so wise Succeeded only in disguise Now and then You'd find a bridge to cross Reach the other side And you'd still be lost Evaded by the sweet smell of life And the people that you try To show the way Never believe you Never believe you - no way While your women weep in silence Your women weep in silence Women weep in silence The Hanging Tree Firefly (February 1977) Ken Hensley /Jack Williams John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Passing through the arms of Satan Reaching for the hands of God Robbing every mind for wisdom Running so he won't get caught He's outlawed by majority Been branded all his life Some say that he's a sinner man As he rides from day to night He's a bad man, so they say Living for his love and living free Riding swift and secretly So he'll miss the hanging tree Wounded spirit on the wind Riding to his dream and destiny He's laughing at the wanted posters Calling for his friends to see Laughing aloud as he rides away Kicking up the dust with speed Time hands him down a pathway And freedom is a horse he rides Glory is a dream he's after And fortune is his heart's delight Riding swift and secretly So he'll miss the hanging tree Wounded spirit on the wind Riding to his dream and destiny Free 'N' Easy Innocent Victim (November 1977) Mick Box /John Lawton John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Ain't it strange That when you're onely And your friends they're not around So you make your big decision Get your feet back on the ground When you're down And no one wants you And you wonder who you are When your friends They don't desert you When you make it you're a star But I'm gonna stay Free and easy I know just what I am I'm gonna be free and easy Well, I've been through All the heartaches And I've been through all the pain But when you're up and riding high Everybody stakes their claim I'm gonna be free and easy I know just what I am I'm gonna be free and easy I'm gonna be free and easy I know just who I am I'm gonna be free and easy Think It Over Conquest (February 1980) On single Think It Over / My Joanna Needs Tunning Bonus track on remastered Conquest 1997 John Sloman /Trevor Bolder John Sloman - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Greg Dechert - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Chris Slade - Drums I've had all I can take I've taken just too much I've made a big mistake That put me out of touch I don't think I can face Another single day Without a call from you To take this pain away So many tears ago You turned and walked away It could've been the end But I knew better I had to tell myself There'll be another day She wants to call it quits But don't you dare her Can't you see There's a chance for you and me Think it over Don't believe In the things that may not be Think it over Forgetting you is out I ain't giving in The fuss was down you But its' not over You have to face the truth I'm still in love with you You have to make scene But it's not over Can't you see There's a chance for you and me Think it over Don't believe In the things that may not be Think it over Well, think it over, babe Think it over ... Think it over ... Think it over ... Think it over ... Rockarama Equator (April 1985) Peter Goalby /John Sinclair /Trevor Bolder /Lee Kerslake /Mick Box Peter Goalby - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars John Sinclair - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Wind it up, here comes the video It's that song again Turn it up, it's on the radio Charge me up, I got electric eyes I won't fall down Light me up Just like a christmas tree Or am I seeing things Wind it up, turn it up Charge me up, never stop Wind me up, plug me in, turn me on And give me rock'n'roll Give me rock'n'roll Strap me in to the rocket ship I'm headin' for the sun Tune me in to the mother ship I must be seeing things Wind it up, turn it up Charge me up, please don't stop Wind me up, plug me in, turn me on And give me rock'n'roll Rockarama, it's on the video Rockarama on my radio Rockarama on the stereo Give me rock'n'roll ... Plug me in jack to jack Pin me to the wall Hey leave that on, I'm on MTV Now I'm seein' things Wind it up, here comes that video It's that song again Turn me up, I'm on the radio Or am I hearing things Wind it up, turn it up Charge me up, don't you stop Wind me up, plug me in, turn me on Give me rock'n'roll Rockarama, it's on the video Rockarama on my radio Rockarama on the stereo Give me rock'n'roll Give me rock'n'roll Rockarama, it's on the video Rockarama on my radio Rockarama on my stereo Give me rock'n'roll ... |