Dr. Brian Hagler
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Aveiro Blues [play] Took a trip `cross the ocean To talk math with some friends You know, with that crowd, man The fun never ends It's breakfast at seven And supper at eight You know, with that crowd, man It's never too early, or too late In Aveiro, Portugal But if I ever go back there Just put a bullet in my soul There were tickets for lunch And tickets for dinner With all of those tickets, man You'd think I'd get thinner Down at the fish market For supper, en masse I ordered grilled cod They gave me a plate of sea bass In Aveiro, Portugal But if I ever go back there Just put a bullet in my soul Por favor, Mister `agler Be so kind as to pay Once was not enough Nao, it must to be tre' Sat down on the bus Alone as you've guessed Hotel Americas, my good man Taxis for the rest In Aveiro, Portugal But if I ever go back there Just put a bullet in my soul In Aveiro, Portugal But if I ever go back there Just put a bullet in my soul And on the last mornin' A ghost came a howlin' Both inside and out, man The dogs were a growlin' It turned out alright, though The weather was fine We had math with our coffee And lunch with our bottles of red wine In Aveiro, Portugal But if I ever go back there Just put a bullet in my soul
A Book of Many Pages [play original] [play TCM version] Lost in a dream Gone for hours it seems Back in the scheme of mazes What I found there Ancient and rare Torn from a book of many pages Worn with the look of many ages Page after page Drifts along in the maze Shrouded by waves of umber Born on a breeze Like Autumn leaves Blown from the trees of summer slumber Thrown on the breeze and set asunder Ages of time Circle memories in rhyme That rise as they find the pages There where it ends The pages it sends Dance with the winds of many ages And gather a book of many pages
Buddy, Can You Spare a Buck? [play] I used to be wealthy Big cigar in my mouth Was young and healthy `til one day it turned south Ever since then, boy I've been down on my luck Buddy, you can keep the dime But can you spare a buck? With one I get coffee For two I can get tea A roll and some jelly? Well, that'll be three A couple more I could afford A pound of ground chuck So, don't waste my time with a dime, buddy Can you spare a buck? Hirin' man say no way Ya gotta have a numba Ya gotta have a numba Mission man say go `way Ya gotta have a numba But it's okay A call costs a quarter Now, who am I gonna call? And four bits'll getcha Well, not much at all It may seem strange From someone down on their luck But, buddy boy, you can keep the change But can you spare a buck? Hirin' man say no way Ya gotta have a numba Ya gotta have a numba Mission man say go `way Ya gotta have a numba But it's okay For one I'll have coffee For two gimme tea A roll and some ...Honey Ahh ...gimme three Gimme a couple more And I'll be right on my way No doubt about it, Mister This has been my lucky day
But Not That Way Come on over, sit next to me Let me tell you 'bout the last girl and me Sit alittle closer, right next to me Let me tell you what she said to me, she said ... I like you, but not that way I like you in a brotherly way I like you, but I can't stay I like you, but not that way That was then, this is now You and me, we belong I feel fine, you look right Would you like to be mine? Look at me, you have eyes I cannot compromise All the thing when you're near Whispering in your ear Ahhh I like you, but not that way I like you in a brotherly way I like you, but I can't stay I like you, but not that way
Clearwater The hills and pines slowly drift by Clearwater lullabies The warm breeze rocks as I lie My eyes oblige Now, the river's starting to flow I look ahead and it's white You see the raft is starting to go The rapids, alright Clearwater The sand and water reflect the sky Clearwater hypnotized The sequence lures my mind I'm left behind Now, the river's starting to flow I look ahead and it's white You see the raft is starting to go The rapids, alright Clearwater
Down [play] Down, down, down, down, down With syncopated rumored logic Down, down, down, down, down With frozen fences hinting green Down, down, down, down, down With salivating racist magic Down, down, down, down, down With slinking senseless colored dream Down We're goin' down the road Runnin', screamin', jumpin', reelin', Rilin', fightin', racin', stealin' Down, down, down, down, down With majestetic purple mountains Down, down, down, down, down With sagging social hanging trees Down, down, down, down, down With calculating water fountains Down, down, down, down, down With fervent faceless gringing knees Down We're goin' down the road Huntin', findin', killin', hangin', Smokin', cuttin', burnin', maimin' Down Down We're goin' down the road Runnin', screamin', jumpin', reelin', Rilin', fightin', racin', stealin' We're goin' Down, down, down, down, down
Do You Love Me? Tell me, do you love me? (Yes, I do) Wanna hold you in my arms Wanna get you next to me, girl Wanna hold you in my arms And feel you near me Gonna sample all your charms Gonna give you all of me, girl Gonna sample all your charms And rock you gently Tell me, do you love me? (Yes, I do)
The Fool Tell me, what do you care? Trapped in a web of pain and dispare Tell me, what do you care? You realize the world will oblige you Criticize all you see You'll be surprised when they recognize you The fool who cries to be free Look in my eyes, now, and tell me Tell me, what do you see? Pain and dispare, what else can there be? Tell me, what do you see? You realize the world will oblige you Criticize all you see You'll be surprised when they recognize you The fool who cries to be free Look in my eyes, now, and tell me
Go Rock, Young Man [play] Say, are you looking for adventure? Are you looking for fun? Say you're looking for a reason Say you're looking to run Well, GO-ho ROCK, YOUNG MAN Give in to the rhythm of a rock `n roll band Nothin' is so pleasin' All the honeys you'll be squeezin' When you're playin' in a rock `n roll band Go! Well, GO-ho ROCK, YOUNG MAN Go! Rock! Well, say you're searchin' for some action Say you're searchin' for love Say you're searchin' for an answer Say you're searchin' above Well, GO-ho ROCK, YOUNG MAN Give in to the rhythm of a rock `n roll band Nothin' could be finer Than to be in Caroliner When you're playin' in a rock `n roll band Go! Rock! Go! Rock! Go! Rock! Go! Rock! Well, GO-ho ROCK, YOUNG MAN Give in to the rhythm of a rock `n roll band Nothin' could be sweeter Than a swingin' senoriter When you're playin' in a rock `n roll band Well, GO-ho ROCK, YOUNG MAN Go! Rock! Well, GO-ho ROCK, YOUNG MAN Go! Rock! Well, GO-ho ROCK, YOUNG MAN Go! Rock!
Greek Alphabet [play] Alpha, beta, gamma, delta, Epsilon Zeta, Eta, Theta Iota, kappa, lambda Mu, nu, xi Omicron Pi Rho, sigma, tau Upsilon Phi, chi, psi Omega
Guitar Music is Dead [play] I lie awake at night Thinkin' `bout the dream Slippin' out of sight And if I could only close my eyes Maybe then I may Maybe then I might But then Something goes through my head Guitar music is dead Guitar music is dead You see me on the street Ask me how I've been Ask me who I meet You say You've been away too long Do you still remember? Would you sing me that song? But then Something goes through your head Guitar music is dead Guitar music is dead Oh, how can this be? I know so many people Who feel it just like me They don't know Oh, what went wrong But I hear them now Singing along Oh, we thought that all we had Were the things that we did And the things that we said And if We could open up our minds Maybe then we may Maybe then we might But then Something goes through our heads Guitar music is dead Guitar music is dead Oh, Guitar music is dead
I Can Understand [play] I can understand mathematical equations (spoken) Let's see, here Evaluate the following by L'Hopital's Rule Wherever it applies Hmmm I can understand mathematical equations (spoken) Ah, take the limit as t goes to zero Of Euler's constant raised to t, minus 1 Over the tangent of t? Uggg ...fuckit, the answer's in the back of the book
It's Christmas [play] (-v1-) The lights, the tree, the family There's peace and love, and harmony Outside the air is glistening And children's ears bent listening For sleighbells in the night to bring A gift of joy for all to sing (-v2\chorus simulataneous-) The crackling of a real log fire (It's Christmas) The wrapping `round a child's desire (It's Christmas) Great marvels boxed and bound with string (It's Christmas) And tinsel draped on everything (It's Christmas) Await the hopes this day will bring (It's Christmas) Of peace and joy for all to sing (It's Christmas) [wind chorus 1: B-C#-D-E-D-B-E] (-bridge-) But through the long, cold winter's night [wind chorus 1] The wind will steal the candlelight [wind chorus 1] And drift the snow where e`er it might [wind chorus 2] `Til Christmas morn breaks clear and bright (-v3 instrumantal-) v3.1 v3.2 v3.3 v3.4 v3.5 v3.6 [wind chorus 3: D-E-F-G-F-D-G] (-v1/chorus/wind chorus 2 simultaneous-) v1.1 (It's Christmas) [wind chorus 2] v1.2 (It's Christmas) [wind chorus 2] v1.3 (It's Christmas) [wind chorus 2] v1.4 (It's Christmas) [wind chorus 2] v1.5 (It's Christmas) [wind chorus 2] v1.6 (It's Christmas) [wind chorus 2] (-coda-) Merry Christmas (Roast turkey with some bread stuffing) [wind chorus 2] Merry Christmas (And cranberry's a won`drous thing) [wind chorus 2] Merry Christmas (A sip of wine, our glasses cling) [wind chorus 2] Merry Christmas (A toast to all, and all to sing) [wind chorus 2] (-repeat and fade to end-) Merry Christmas [wind chorus 2]
I've Got Nothin' to Say [play] I've got nothin' to say, today I've got nothin' to say I've got nothin' to say, today Except this I've got nothin' to say Except this I've got nothin' to say But this I've got nothin' to say, today Newsman lifts his paper shield Smiles and says, "Just one killed. But with a little luck, and a lot of skill, Here's our ace reporter in the field ... Our ace reporter in the field ... Do we have that film?" I've got nothin' to say, today I've got nothin' to say I've got nothin' to say, today Except this I've got nothin' to say Except this I've got nothin' to say But this I've got nothin' to say, today There's writing on the bathroom stall Says, "Jesus loves us, one and all" Says, "When in doubt, give him a call" And there was God's number, right there on the wall God's number, right there on the wall? Think about it, y'all I've got nothin' to say Except this I've got nothin' to say But this I've got nothin' to say, today
Jenny, One of Many [play] Jenny, One of Many, thought McHenney was a friend, he was not Jenny, One of Many, thought McHenney was a friend, he was not Save her from helplessness, hopelessness, hunger, she thought And Jenny, One of Many, thought McKenney was a friend, he was not But she ran with McHenney, and Jenny, One of Many, was caught Jenny, ah ha And she ran with McHy, and she ran with Fitzpenney Knickers held high, and she with McHenney, ah ha With McHenney, ah ha (Knickers held high and she ran with McHenney) Jenny, ah ha (Knickers held high and she ran with McHenney) To this land of plenty, you'll find Jenny, One of Many, has come (Knickers held high and she ran with McHenney) To this land of plenty, you'll find Jenny, One of Many, has come (Knickers held high and she ran with McHenney) Expecting freedom from the squalor of the place she comes from (Knickers held high and she ran with McHenney) To this land of plenty, you'll find Jenny, One of Many, has come (Knickers held high and she ran with McHenney) But her debt's bought and sold now in the sex trade on the streets of Gothum (Knickers held high and she ran with McHenney) Jenny, ah ha (Knickers held high and she ran with McHenney) And she ran with McHy, and she ran with Fitzpenney Knickers held high, and she with McHenney, ah ha With McHenney, ah ha (Knickers held high and she ran with McHenney) Jenny, ah ha (Knickers held high and she ran with McHenney)
Julia in the Afternoon [play] Someone told me that she was one I said, no one so young could be so undone But then the times I saw her at Kensington With her cooing courters calling one by one, two, three, four Jewel, jewel, Jewel-lia-a-a in the afternoon Jewel, jewel, Jewel-lia-a-a in the after- Noontime, Sondheim, she's practiced pantomime Waiting, wanting, it's a worried waste of time The harder wrought seems the sweeter tastes the wine And through her hands ran the tangle of the vine Jewel, jewel, jewel-lia-a-a Jewel, jewel, jewel-lia-a-a Someone told me that she was one I said, no one so young could be so undone But then the times I saw her at Kensington With her cooing courters calling one by one, two, three, four Jewel, jewel, jewel-lia-a-a in the afternoon Jewel, jewel, Jewel-lia-a-a in the afternoon Jewel, jewel, Jewel-lia-a-a in the afternoon Jewel, jewel, jewel-lia-a-a
Just Thinking Just thinking This thought crossed my mind I haven't done anything in a long time I thought for awhile There's nothing to say I guess I'll let time carry My thoughts away Just there Describes me perfectly I haven't done anything I lived for awhile That's all there is to say I guess I'll let time carry My life away But inside of me There's another me And he Wants to live And he Sees my truths with ease And he's The one who gives Just thinking This thought crossed my mind I haven't done anything in a long time
Nothin' I Can Do [play "live" version] [play TCM version] How can I pretend To know how it feels? I only knew him From old scratchy newsreels Still, I feel the pain Of losing a friend Assassination Can trigger the end Nothin' I can do is gonna change what's past Nothin' I can do will make the memories last Nothin' I can do is gonna get them back No, nothin' I can do There's nothin' I can do No How can I pretend To know that it's real? "Peace" is what he said But instead he got "Kill" The dreams that he kept Escaped in a flood Don't walk up the steps You might slip in the blood Nothin' I can do is gonna change what's past Nothin' I can do will make the memories last Nothin' I can do is gonna get them back No, nothin' I can do There's nothin' I can do No No No Oh, no Oh, no There's nothin' I can do No Oh, no Oh, no No, nothin' I can do Nothin' I can do is gonna change what's past Nothin' I can do will make the memories last Nothin' I can do is gonna bring him back No, nothin' I can do There's nothin' I can do Oh, no
The Odd Man The odd man stands with his pockets in his hands On the sidelines as the time grinds He's bludgeoned by his mortality He's wrestling with his morality He wasn't written in to the plan He's the odd man The odd man counts every inning by its outs And not by runs, he counts by ones He's blinded by his reality He's struggling with his insanity He wasn't taken into accounts He's odd man out Look at him standing there With his hands up in the air Why, he's so ... (spoken 1) Larry, do you think he's got balls? (spoken 2) Man, I don't know. Look at him standing there Thinks he's a priest without a prayer You'd think at least he'd want to swear But, he's so ... (spoken 1) Larry, do you think he's reborn? (spoken 2) Man, Man. I don't know. He's odd man, odd man, odd man out He's odd man, odd man, odd man out The odd man stands with his pockets in his hands On the sidelines as the time grinds
Oh Donna I was at a distance from all that abounded Excepting you You broke through and brought warmth to me Natural , true, loving And I loved you Oh Donna, it's so sad we've grown apart For I still feel the warmth in my heart I saw beauty, and felt nothing at all Excepting you You had beauty I hadn't seen Natural, true, loving And I loved you Oh Donna, it's so sad we've grown apart For I still feel the beauty in my heart Though we never talked of love Or shared loving hugs We were alike, and we loved I was at a distance from all that abounded Excepting you You gave love that was new to me Natural , true, loving And I loved you Oh Donna, it's so sad we've grown apart For I still feel the love in my heart
One Last Curtain Call/Jonas Sprinkly [play] We've had a pretty good time so far Now, it's time we go our separate ways Back home they go in their racing cars And off I walk, packing this old guitar Nextdoor neighbor peeking through the drapes Swearing loadly, "Damn police! Too late." A-bowing low I open up my case One last curtain call to make But, This time, I made a big mistake He's quite insane He used to have a brain But then he lost it Or maybe tossed it For rock-n-roll-n-fame He's got a twinkly rock elf Who likes to call himself Ralph He plays the oboe He likes to solo But rarely plays with himself Jonas Sprinkly and his twinkly (Rock!) elf Jonas Sprinkly and his twinkly (Rock!) elf He's recently been banned For indecently jammed spam But where he shoved it You know she loved it A-wham-bam, thank you, ma'am And Ralph, he's just as damned rude He's Oklahoma-ish crude His cup is oily And so's the doily He's quite the lewd looking dude (Go, Ralph, Go.) Jonas Sprinkly and his twinkly elf Jonas Sprinkly and his twinkly elf
Play For You [play] Ah, but it's true I can't play guitar well enough, and well enough won't do I muddle through And still you smile, and cry awhile, and tell me that I'm good To play for you A simple man With too few words who've never heard the poetry I am You understand I can't conceal the way I feel, I'll always be the man Who'll play for you I'll play for you
Pretty Strange Picture [play] I saw you talk, and heard them laugh You saw them smile, I watched you act You played something that's strange to me They did not notice what's plain to see Something is wrong here Something is wrong here You're painting a pretty strange picture I'm green, azure, white, yellow, lime You're painting a pretty strange picture I'm deaf and dumb, but I'm not blind You saw me here, your face had changed You tried to smile, they did the same You came to me, reached out your hand I said, "It's me, another man" Something is wrong here Something is wrong here You're painting a pretty strange picture I'm green, azure, white, yellow, lime You're painting a pretty strange picture I'm deaf and dumb, but I'm not blind You came to me, reached out your hand I said, "It's me, another man" Something is wrong here Something is wrong here You're painting a pretty strange picture I'm green, azure, white, yellow, lime You're painting a pretty strange picture I'm deaf and dumb, but I'm not blind You're painting a pretty strange picture You're painting a pretty strange picture You're painting a pretty strange picture I'm deaf and dumb, but I'm not blind
The Rhyme and the Reason [play original scratch version] NEW RECORDING! [play BBLS 02 version] As the time Quickly fades from your mind You may find You've left nothing behind It's a crime Life can seem so unkind Where's the rhyme? Where's the rhyme? And it seems so hard Yes, it seems so hard So hard to find And it seems so hard Unbelievably hard So hard to find The rhyme It's the choice It's the reason you choose So many ways And win, or lose Just who's to say Which way is right You just move on From fight to fight From round to round And `round once more And you'll forget To keep the score For in the end You alway lose So, praise the fight And seek the light Keep it in sight What's right is right And that's the reason that you choose And that's the reason that you choose Remembering the first time That you saw the fall Of leaves lying brittle and dry How glorious, the feeling Of crackling footfall Can solve the rhyme and the reason why Leaves die We die
She Whispers These [play] She whispers dreams of streaming cream canvasses Carefreely crossing the caressing seas And of the breeze that evening ease possesses Solefully strumming the ocean's medleys She whispers these She whispers these She whispers these She whispers these And she favors the fancy of many a young man Who come a courtin', a callin', all lubbers of land But when they hold her to have her she shifts on the sand And draws them further and further to sea She draws them further and further to sea She whispers dreams of streaming cream canvasses Carefreely crossing the caressing seas And of the breeze that evening ease possesses Solefully strumming the ocean's medleys She whispers these She whispers these She whispers these She whispers these
Take Me, Take You [play] Let's, you and I Watch the world go by Hold my hand tight And away we'll fly We could spend the whole night together I could spend my whole life with you When does a love last forever? When love, as one, comes of two Take me, take you Take me, take you Let's, you and I Ride the winds of time Upwards we'll climb Bells below will chime I am reaching out for your hand now Take my hand and we'll fly away Together, as one, we'll stand now Together, as one, we'll stay Let's fly away Let's fly away We could spend the whole night together I could spend my whole life with you When does a love last forever? When love, as one, comes of two Take me, take you Take me, take you Take me, take you Take me
The Tale of the Sparrow [play] Gather 'round, my young children, Listen I'll tell a tale before I do sleep Told to me when I was so young and willin' Came the season, I climbed up the apple tree When a sparrow came to rest beside of me Now, listen well This is the tale "What the Sparrow Saw" Gather 'round, hear his song Come along Gather 'round, hear his song "What the Sparrow Saw" All around this tree was a meadow Where the story seems to begin Where there came to meet a young man and sparrow They taught each other song And passed them along "What the Sparrow Saw" Amid the marching, stolid legion and clammer of well-honed weapons This is not the music for this young man The ballad of war, he can not understand Why must I go fight and kill, or die, to remain free? Why do my beloved leaders lie to me? Can it be ... Never ending circles of greed, Spending freedom for their own need? Why must I make such a sacrifice of me? Even when the battles cease, still no peace Get the dead replaced, because as always On the horizon, another thousand You know it never ends It never ends Why must I go fight and kill, or die, to remain free? Why do my beloved leaders lie to me? Can it be ... Never ending circles of greed, Spending freedom for their own need? Why must I make such a sacrifice of me? On and on and on, on and on, it never ends Oh, sparrow Singing alone in the meadow Oh, sings a song, learned so long, long ago Hold on, sweet song Hear sparrow's sweet song Oh, wonderful, beautiful, magical Oh, sparrow Singing alone in the meadow Hold on, sweet song Hear sparrow's sweet song Oh, the sudden rise of distant cries, the sparrow flies (spoken) Above the battle the sparrow flies Then hearing a song from below he spies A young man in a tree Then flying to greet him he sees An archer taking aim Oh, the sparrow dives, the arrow flies, the sparrow dies
Tango Tonight [play] Tonight, you and I, we'll make magic Tonight, you and I will be true lovers Tonight, oh, tonight, we'll make magic tonight For we tango, oh, we tango tonight Tonight, oh, tonight, we'll make magic tonight For we tango, oh, we tango tonight Tonight, sweet romance is awaiting Tonight, sweet romance is taking a chance Tonight, oh, tonight, sweet romancing tonight For we tango, oh, we tango tonight (spoken) Tonight, you and I, we'll make magic Oh, tonight, you and I will be true lovers Tonight, oh, tonight, we'll make magic tonight For we tango, oh, we tango tonight For we tango, oh, we tango tonight For we tango, oh, we tango tonight
That's Just the Way It Is [play] I took her out And bought her lunch We had a drink So, I played a hunch Would she be so kind As to take me home? Said, "I'm not that kind" So, I went home alone Ah, that's just the way it is It is, the way it is That's just the way it is It is I called her up She said, "Drop dead" I said, "I'm sorry ... I lost my head" Said, "Say the word ... And I'll be gone" Said, "You give up too easy ... Can't you see, I'm coming on?" Ah, that's just the way it is It is, the way it is That's just the way it is It is Around we went And in the end She had become More than a friend When she was married I was best man Kids call me Uncle Someday, I'm going to Japan Yeah, that's just the way it is It is, the way it is That's just the way it is It is That's just the way it is It is, it is, the way it is That's just the way it is It is
That's Not It [play] Janice insists The song exists And she pretends to hum a bar Derek says, "Oh ... God, that was long ago" As he follows on guitar Now, what were the words? Something `bout two love birds Living on their love Like two kids in a ...nah That's not it Oh, no, nah That's not it Derek confides That he no longer hides The crayon pictures on the walls Janice just smiles Recalling crocodiles Were crawling up and down the halls Now, what were the words? Something `bout two love birds Living on their love With two kids in a ...nah That's not it Oh, no, nah That's not it Now, what were the words? Something `bout two love birds Living on their love With two kids and a dog (named Fred) They'd spend their summers in Rome They'd spend their winters at home They'd eat their shortening bread They'd feed their scraps to ol' Fred And when their long day was done They'd find their place in the sun They'd watch the sun go down And praise the love they had found Oh, no, no ,no Never had there ever been such a song
Um Zombi Di Deo [play] (Improvised Gibberish.)
Waiting For You [play] Can you hear me? Can you tell where I'm going, now? Can you see me? Look around, you will find me here I am waiting to appear Just follow the sound, you will find me here Waiting for you You will know me You find I am with you, now You will find me Look inside, you will find me there Love is waiting for us to share Just open your heart, and you'll find me there Waiting for you Waiting for you Waiting for you Waiting for you Waiting for you I've been waiting for you I've been waiting for you I've been waiting for you
Wasn't It Beautiful? [play] Wasn't it beautiful? Yes, it was We took a chance on a song and a dance We were wrong Now, it's gone For how long? Children, our children, your children's children Heed this song And when you ask How the men in the masks Now can tackle the task How sad it is to ask Wasn't it beautiful? Wasn't it beautiful? Wasn't it beautiful? Wasn't it beautiful? Now, it's gone Wasn't it beautiful? Yes, it was We danced along to that fanciful song We were wrong Now, it's gone For how long? People, dear people, I plead, people, please Heed this song [1988 version - reference to Yellowstone Fire] [2010 version - reference to Deepwater Gulf Oil Event] Don't bet the fire will just burn itself out | Let's try to burn all the fuel we can find Too fast, the hour's past to turn it about | Drill, baby, drill 'til we're deaf, dumb, and blind Praying for rain seems a little insane when the suns out | Deep water wells make for colorful shells on the shoreline Wasn't it beautiful? Wasn't it beautiful? Wasn't it beautiful? Wasn't it beautiful? Now, it's gone