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Electric Light Orchestra |
Electric Light Orchestra II
February 1973 (USA), March 1973 (UK), Produced by Jeff Lynne
| Time | Lyrics | MIDI |
| 6:48 | In Old England Town (Boogie #2) | |
| 7:17 | Momma | |
| 8:09 | Roll Over Beethoven | midi |
| 8:14 | From the Sun to the World (Boogie #1) | midi |
| 11:13 | Kuiama | midi |
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Electric Light Orchestra:
Jeff Lynne : vocals, guitar, Moog and harmonium
Recorded at AIR LONDON |
Lyrics
In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2)Down, down, you can see them all rising gaily to the top keep on rising babe you know you got a long drop you better cling cos it's the done thing Down, down, at the Policemans Ball They're all dancing in a line keep on gruntin boys you know you're doin fine come quickly I've been strangled Down, down, at the Military they're all marching round and round keep them boots shined and that still upper lip down Ablution Revolution Down, down, at the launching pad giant phallus stands erect ten thousand tons of waste throb then eject look out space, we're gonna change our place Down, down, in old England Town there was air and now there's smoke let's build more cars and drive away before we choke suddenly it's always night time Down, down, at that nice Trade Fair all the money gone astray let's inflate this price and float away just you and me and everyone... Jeff Lynne Musical Chord: G
Momma
She came up from the country with a smile for everyone
she left her blue horizon just to find another home
a lonely girl who'd travelled many days
a lonely heart that could not find a way
(chorus)
and she said Momma, it's a hard life now you're gone
Momma, it's so hard to carry on
and I feel I'm a fool who lost it all
you used to make it all so very clear
that life must go on though the end is near
oh Momma, it's a sad and lonely life
A misty morning rider she came wandering through the hills
a wanderin soul appearin over rainy window sills
a loser in her heart, but in her face
a smile for everyone under God's grace
(chorus)
Midnight maiden madness, what to search for in this place
gateway to the city, night sky shadows on her face
a lady lost in nowhere but her stare
leaves the world, her life to start somewhere
(chorus)
Jeff Lynne
Musical Chord: E
Roll Over Beethoven
Gonna write a little letter gonna mail it to me local D.J.
it's a jumpin little record I want my jockey to play
Roll Over Beethoven, gotta hear it again today
My temperature's risin, the juke box's blowin a fuse
My heart's beatin a rhythm, singin out rhythm and blues
Roll Over Beethoven, they're rockin in two by two
Well if you feel you like it, go get your lover and reel and rock it
roll it over and move on up now, go for cover and reel and rock it
roll it over, Roll Over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news
Early in the mornin I'm a givin you the warnin,
don't you step on my blue suede shoes
hey diddle diddle gonna play my fiddle,
I ain't got nothing to lose
Roll Over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news
She wiggles like a glow-worm, dances like a spinning top
she got a crazy partner, you should have seen her reel and rock
long as she got a dime, the music will never stop
Well if you feel you like it, go get your lover and reel and rock it
roll it over and move on up now, go for cover and reel and rock it
roll it over, Roll Over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues
Roll Over Beethoven, Roll Over Beethoven,
Roll Over Beethoven, Roll Over Beethoven,
Roll Over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues?
- Chuck Berry
Musical Chord: E
From The Sun To The World (Boogie No. 1)Listen to me sister, I got news from the governor, and he's heard people shouting from the towers in the city while their babies grow in test tubes over night Run and fetch the priest cos there's a light on in the building and there's sounds blowin out in the music of the night and we should try to get the people out alive Movin 'cross the ocean with the flag of death a'flyin the demon butcher pointin out the message on the tide and the demon light a'sailin at his side Stormin down the airwaves comes the protest and the prayin and the love that shone down from the sun to world no longer could support the life it gave Jeff Lynne Musical Chord: a minor
KuiamaMy My Kuiama, she came in the morning she smiled but the tears on her little face showed the pain that had been in that far off place so sad, treated so bad My My Kuiama, don't break your heart tryin to say how your ma and your pa passed away and they left you to wander the ruin and decay real mean, that bullet machine See here Kuiama, now ten thousand miles is a long long way and you're here today and you won't go back so you might say hello, how do you do Kuia stop your cryin, there's no bombs a'fallin no horsemen in the night a'ridin through your dreams and tearing at your life baby goodnight No more silver rain will hit your ground and no more guns will sound and no more life be drowned No more trenches where the soldiers lie and no more people die beneath that big black sky Wake up Kuiama, I got somethin to tell you it's just that I mean, well that is to say, that I'm trying to explain but I'll start again, for you, I must be true. Kuia in this country, they got rules with no reason they teach you to kill and they send you away with your gun in your hand, you pick up your pay so cool, that no mercy tool Kuia please believe me? I just couldn't help myself. I wanted to run but they gave me a gun and they told me the duty I owed to my Fatherland. I made my stand. Kuia I just shot them, I just blew their heads open, and I heard them scream in their agony Kuiama she waits there for me True blue, you saw it through. Jeff Lynne Musical Chord: E