1. |
Yage
04:28
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Yage
(Fairley/Lonetree)
Help me Gabriella I'm sinking fast
Brujo stole my soul away
He came in the night in the form of a cat
Down the river from San Jose
I saw him there in the yellow moon-light
That old witch with the empty eyes
And he was there inside my dream
That jaguar man with the empty eyes
Hold me close I'm going down
Shadows crowd the light of day
Send Pepe for help in Santa Rosa
Have him ask for Don Andres
If anyone can help me now
That old healer will find a way
He'll bring his rattle and his drum
And the sacred medicine Yage
Chorus
Yage. Yage
Yage. Yage
Yage. Yage
Yage, Yage
Down below the healer went
He fought the cat for my soul
He wrestled it back and brought it home to me
And what was lost was again made whole
And oh! I saw visions divine
The medicine carried me away
I rode the snake… that jungle vine
Out of the dark into the light of day
Double Chorus
Outro
Ten quidado muchachos. Es muy peligroso aqui. Hay tigres, en todos partes…
Rio Putumayo, Rio Aguarico, Rio Vaupes, Rio San Miguel…
Buen Ayahuasca…
-Lyrics RB Lonetree
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2. |
RB Lonetree - Geronimo
04:19
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Geronimo
(Bishoff/Lonetree)
They tried to drive a highway through your head
They tried to light a fire under your bed
Come see where the eagle fell and bled
Just as the vision had told
Came the iron horse crying like a fire on the wind
It cut through the heart of your land
You led your people out against them
Chiricahua, Mescalero band…
Geronimo
From Apache Pass to Ojo Caliente
Those soldiers never owned you
The Great Father… his promises were empty
It left you with nothing to lose…
Geronimo
Way down where they first saw the eagle
Upon a cactus killing a snake
We'll leave this terrible San Carlos
In the night we will make our escape
Chorus
Geronimo
(Repeat…)
My woman's going to sing like a song-bird
Sing like I know that she can
Sing for the brave who have fallen
Who bled for their people and land
Chorus
(Spoken)
Ya, ahora nos vamos por el sur
Real de Catorce, Huichol land
Where he stood pure beneath the bright clear sky above
Sweet sage, blue Hikuri in his hand…
Peyote
Geronimo…
(Spoken)
El peyotero mi diga que todo sera a si
Vamos por el sur entonces
Vamos, hermanos, hermanas
Vamos! Vamos!
-Lyrics RB Lonetree
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3. |
Idle Talk
02:58
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Idle Talk
(Bishoff/Lonetree)
Some day I’ll go down to the dark highway
And wait for a ride to come and carry me away
Chorus
Him- “I think it’s time I took that long long walk”
Her- “Oh my love are you challenging me?
Empty words and idle talk”
Him-“Oh my love, just wait and see”
Some day I’ll go down to the harbour shore
And sail away on a tall-ship forever-more
Chorus
Some day I’ll go down to the railway track
And hitch a ride on a freight-train and never come back
Chorus
Well, I can hear that west wind blowing free
I’ve got a head full of dreams, they’re haunting me
Chorus
Him- “I think it’s time I took that long long walk
I think it’s time I took that long long walk
Oh my love. My sweet love”
-Lyrics RB Lonetree
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4. |
Lorelei
03:44
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Lorelei
(Bishoff/Kelly/Lonetree)
Her- In love anyone can drown
In water anyone can fly
Come down to the bottom with me baby
Come down and dance with Lorelei
Him- How dark and still the waters lie
How sweet the voice of Lorelei
And though I never heard a sweeter song
I fear you mean to do me wrong
Her- How could you doubt me so?
True as the river my love doth flow
And I would never do you wrong
Come lay with me where you belong
Him- Lorelei save your breath
You offer naught but lies and death
I hear the ghosts of sailors cry
Do not trust in Lorelei
Her- The ghosts of dead sailors lie
And know not the heart of Lorelei
These words that I sing to you
This heart, this soul, this love is true
Him- What treasures neath these water lie
Deep in the soul of Lorelei!
These words you sing if they be true
If you want me then I want you
Her- Baby would I lie to you?
My heart is pure and my words are true
These waters flow deep and clear
There is no danger for you here
Him- What devilry at work is this?
And by a siren's song bewitched
I'm crashed upon a rock to die
I'm wrecked upon you Lorelei
Yes crashed upon a rock to die
I'm drowning in you Lorelei
Oh Lorelei
Yeah Lorelei
Oh Lorelei
-Lyrics RB Lonetree
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5. |
Birdie
02:16
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Birdie
(Lonetree/Urbina)
Birdie wake me from my dream
When the night is gone
Sing for me a song that I
Don’t miss the coming dawn
Birdie wake me from my dream
So that I might see
Past this world of shadows
To the Kingdom in all its glory
And when that golden dawn does break
And lights up all the land
I’ll behold the mystery
The Vista, pure and grand
Post-script…
This life, this dream within a dream
Where nothing’s quite the way it seems
Birdie sing a song for me
Wake me up so I might see…
-Lyrics RB Lonetree
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6. |
Hard Row To Hoe
05:45
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Hard Row To Hoe
(Fairley/Lonetree)
From San Jose to Dos Rios
Five Miles as the crow flies
But its fifty-five cause you gotta walk it
Right around the mountain you gotta go
And when you get there, oh, you'll know
You'll have a hard row to hoe
A hard row to hoe
That country across the mountain there
Is hot and hard and cruel as hell
And the boss is made in its own image
And the work would suit the devil well
But the devil couldn't work you any harder, no
Oh friend, you’ll have a hard row to hoe
A hard row to hoe
Now the boss man he's a real 'gentleman'
There's nothing gentle about him at all
He's mean as the land that bred him
And violent as a summer storm
And he's never worked like you've worked, no
You've got a hard row to hoe, brothers, sisters
A hard row to hoe
But the nights are cool and when the moon is small
You can lose yourself inside a dream
Lay your weary body down and picture freedom
No-one can take your dreams from you
But dreams are dreams and when you wake you'll know
You've still got a hard row to hoe
A hard row to hoe
Who says when the working day is over?
Who holds the key, who calls quittin' time?
But tell me, who has the music?
The soul, the rhythm and the rhyme?
And nights when that moon is down
Out comes the harp and the banjo
And for a while the music lets you forget
That you still got a hard row to hoe
A hard row to hoe
A hard row to hoe
A hard row to hoe
-Lyrics RB Lonetree
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7. |
Regina Maris
04:15
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Regina Maris
(Fairley/Lonetree)
The red round moon rose out of the sea
Its mystical light hypnotised me
A great stillness fell ominously
The sea sighed and breathed in deeply
We were caught becalmed off Sulawesi
In ninety-nine fathoms of paralysed sea
I watched the barometer fall suddenly
The world held its breath and waited, anxiously
The storm fell upon us mercilessly
Men still in the rigging were cast into the sea
Torn away by the tempest in the height of its fury
Into the mouth of the savage, insatiable sea
The captain gave the order. The rats ran up the mast
The foredeck it flooded. The ship sank fast
I lay in the long-boat until the Simoom passed
Till the tempest's wild fury was expended at last
Peaceful and placid was the quiet night
That red moon bled out and emptied into white
No living soul saw I in its mystical light
That lay over the waves like mercury, shimmering bright
No living voice interrupted the song of the sea
That requiem divine and melancholy
Only drowned men murmuring so mournfully
The spectral subjects of the Queen of The Sea
Goodbye fair lady… Queen of the Sea
Did you take them all with you for company?
Ninety-nine souls, every one but me
To prevail and to reign over eternally
Ninety-nine vassals loyal and true
Ninety-nine servants, all red, white and blue
An unconquerable legion for to safeguard you
A valiant, untiring undead crew
Ninety-nine guardians of all the Queen's gold
In ninety-nine fathoms deep down in the hold
And ninety-nine secrets that will never be told
All safe with these dead men, their lips still and cold
-Lyrics, RB Lonetree
Whispered…
"Flectere si nequeo superos Acheronta movebo"
("If I cannot deflect the will of heaven, I shall move Hell”)
-Virgil Book VII line 312
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8. |
Run Wild-cat, Run
03:36
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Run Wild Cat Run
(Fairley/Lonetree)
There's a wild-cat been killing up and down the line
From San Javier to San Julian
And Ignacio de Silva claims he shot her with his gun
But he must be mistaken for the killing still goes on
Chorus
All of my dreams run with you girl, so run wild-cat, run
Soul of the jungle. Heart of the sun… Yeah run wild-cat, run
Ranchers spent their nights lying with their guns
Waiting for the cries of cattle for when that wild-cat comes
But she moves like magic and faster than the gun
Too fast for Ignacio. Too fast for anyone
Chorus
My soul run with you girl, so run wild-cat run
Don't let them take you wild cat. Keep running and stay free
knowing you're still wild in this world warms the heart of me
Soul of the jungle. Heart of the sun
Run and keep running. Run wild-cat run!
Chorus
My freedom runs with you girl, so run wild cat run
Yeah, run wild cat, run!
-Lyrics RB Lonetree
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9. |
At Least My Baby Will
05:53
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At Least My Baby Will
(Lonetree)
I’ve still got a few in the Winchester
And two in the scatter-gun by my side
I reckon I can slow them for a little while
Now go, baby, use the darkness, run and hide
Beyond the chaparral lies the river
They have not reached it yet
But you’ve got to get while the getting's good
So go on now and get
Chorus
The Federales are coming
Oh my trembling hand be still
And if I don't make it out of here
At least my baby will
The river will carry you away from here
Just give yourself to the water's flow
I will love you forever my Corrina
Now kiss me one time and go
Leave, mi hermosa, mi amor
I can't come away with you, I'm gut shot for sure
Correr le correr le mi Corrina, to freedom - to San Jose
Seek out Don Ignacio there - the old man will hide you away
Chorus
These men will take no prisoners
They came tonight to kill
And if I don't make it out of here
At least my love you will
Soon they will storm this chaparral
And try to drive right through it like a flood
But I will hold them till my baby is away
I will fight them till I run right out of blood
Dark is the night
And cold as death
But there is blood yet running in my veins
I still draw breath
Chorus
The Federales are moving now
Closing in for the kill
And if I don't make it out of here
At least my baby will
I hear the carbines roar
I see the flash of flame
I steady these trembling hands
Raise my gun and aim
My Winchester is talking now
Unleashing a little hell - a little hell
The soldiers are falling back now
Leaving their dead right where they fell
Chorus
The Federales are on the run
Maybe I can reach the river still
Maybe I can make it out of here
And if I don't, at least my baby will
Outro (Spoken)…
"Yo estoy El Diablo, y aye infierno a pagar
Ven aquí, cabrónes Federales, yo quiero a matar"
Correr le correr le, mi Corrina, rápido, rápido
Para libertad
Estoy contigo mi amor
Tenemos que escapar
Tienes que escapar
-Lyrics RB Lonetree
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RB Lonetree Nimbin, Australia
RB Lonetree, is a singer/song-writer, recording and performing musician. He also writes and publishes poetry, short stories
and political essays.
RB Lonetree lives on a large farm with his partner and two children in Bunjalung country, near the town of Nimbin, on the far north coast of New South Wales, Australia.
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