Katie Melua

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  25-03-2006 22:01

  “Blues In The Night”

  My mamma done told me,

  when I was in pigtails,

  My mamma done told me, Hon,

  A man is a two-face

  he'll give you the big eye,

  And when the sweet talking's done.

  A man is a two-face,

  A worrisome thing who'll leave you to sing,

  The blues in the night

  Now the rains a-fallin'

  hear the trains a-callin', whooee!

  Hear the lonesome whistle

  blowin' across the trestle, whooee

  a-whooee-ah-whooee, clickety-clack,

  Comes echoing back,

  The blues in the night.

  From Natchez to Mobile,

  from Memphis to St. Joe,

  Wherever the four winds blow.

  I've been in some big towns

  and heard me some big talk,

  But there is one thing I know.

  A man is a two-face, a worrisome thing who'll leave you to sing,

  The blues in the night

  My mamma done told me,

  when I was in pig tails,

  My mamma done told me, Hon,

  a man is a two-face,

  he'll give you the big eye

  And when the sweet talking's done.

  A man is a two-face,

  a worrisome thing

  who'll leave you to sing,

  The blues in the night.

  My mamma done told me
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  25-03-2006 22:04

  “On The Road Again”

  Well I'm so tired of cryin' but I'm out on the road again

  I'm on the road again.

  Well I'm so tired of cryin' but I'm out on the road again

  I'm on the road again.

  I ain't got no woman just to call my special friend.

  And I'm going to leave the city, got to go away.

  I'm going to leave the city, got to go away.

  All this fussing and fighting, man I sure can't stay.

  You know the first time I travelled out in the rain and snow

  in the rain and snow.

  You know the first time I travelled out in the rain and snow

  in the rain and snow.

  I didn't have no fellow, not even no place to go.

  And my dear mother left me when I was quite young

  when I was quite young.

  And my dear mother left me when I was quite young

  when I was quite young.

  She said Lord have mercy on my wicked son.

  Take a hint from me mama please don't you cry no more

  don't you cry no more.

  Take a hint from me mama please don't you cry no more

  don't you cry no more.

  Cause it's soon one morning down the road I'm gone.

  But I ain't going down that long and lonesome road

  all by myself.

  But I ain't going down that long and lonesome road

  all by myself.

  I can't carry you baby, gonna carry somebody
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  25-03-2006 22:06

  “Half Way Up The Hindukush”

  The first time that I saw you

  I said for goodness sake

  That man's got the power

  he's a charmer with a snake

  I was thrille and fascinated

  but somehow liberated,

  When you took me to a place I'd never been.

  You showed me lots of things I'd never seen

  You set me free

  as if you'd taken me,

  Halfway up the Hindu Kush

  And I love you,

  for showing me the view

  from halfway up the Hindu Kush

  The next time that I saw you, you looked into my eyes

  I was sitting on your carpet when I felt it begin to rise.

  I kinda got the feeling,

  I was floating to the ceiling,

  Instead of looking at the sky

  you picked me up and showed me how to fly.

  You set me free, as if you'd taken me,

  Halfway up the Hindu Kush

  And I love you

  for showing me the view,

  From halfway up the Hindu Kush

  From halfway up the Hindu,

  from halfway up the Hindu,

  From halfway up the Hindu Kush.

  You set me free, as if you'd taken me,

  Halfway up the Hindu Kush

  And I love you,

  for showing me the view,

  From halfway up the Hindu Kush.

  Halfway up the Hindu Kush
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  25-03-2006 22:07

  “Thank You, Stars (New Version)”

  Some call it faith, some call it love.

  Some call it guidance from above.

  You are the reason we found ours,

  So thank you stars.

  Some people think it's far away,

  Some know it's with them everyday.

  You are the reason we found ours,

  So thank you stars.

  There are no winds that can blow it away on the air,

  When they try to blow it away 's when you know it will always be there.

  To some it's the strength to be apart,

  To some it's a feeling in the heart.

  And when you're out there on your own, it's the way back home.

  There are no winds that can blow it away on the air,

  When they try to blow it away 's when you know it will always be there.

  Some call it faith, some call it love.

  Some call it guidance from above.

  You are the reason we found ours,

  So thank you stars.

  Thank you stars,

  Thank you stars,

  Thank you stars
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  25-03-2006 22:10

  “Call Off The Search”

  I won't spend my life

  Waiting for an angel to descend

  Searching for a rainbow with an end

  Now that I've found you I'll call off the search

  And I won't spend my life

  Gazing at the stars up in the sky

  Wondering if love will pass me by

  Now that I've found you I'll call off the search

  Out on my own

  I would never have known this world

  That I see today

  And I've got a feeling

  It won't fade away

  And I won't end my days

  Wishing that love would come along

  Because you are in my life where you belong

  Now that I've found you I'll call off the search

  INTERLUDE

  Now that I've found you I'll call off the search
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  25-03-2006 22:12

  “Crawling Up A Hill”

  Every morning (a)bout half past eight,

  My Mummer wakes me says,

  “Don't be late”,

  Get to the office, tryin' to concentrate,

  My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

  So I stop one day to figure it out,

  I'll quit my job without a shadow of a doubt,

  To sing the blues that I know about,

  My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

  Minute after minute,

  Second after second,

  Hour after hour goes by,

  Working for a rich girl,

  Staying just a poor girl,

  Never stop to wonder why.

  So here I am in London town,

  A better scene Iüm gonna be around,

  The kind of music that won't bring me down,

  My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

  Every morning (a)bout half past eight,

  My Mummer wakes me says,

  “Don't be late”,

  I get to the office, tryin' to concentrate,

  My life is like a slow train crawling up a hill.

  So I stop one day to figure it out,

  I'll quit my job without a shadow of a doubt,

  To sing the blues that I know about,

  My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

  Minute after minute,

  Second after second,

  Hour after hour goes by,

  Working for a rich girl,

  Staying just a poor girl,

  Never stop to wonder why.

  So here I am in London town,

  A better scene I'm gonna be around,

  The kind of music that won't bring me down,

  Life is just a slow train.

  So here I am in London town,

  A better scene I'm gonna be around,

  The kind of music that won't bring me down,

  My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill
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  25-03-2006 22:14

  “My Aphrodisiac Is You”

  Some people say

  That oysters make you come on strong,

  But I don't buy it,

  I don't believe my diet turns me on.

  Won't take no pills,

  That's the last thing that I need to do,

  I can't deny it,

  My aphrodisiac is you.

  Alright, I could sniff some powdered rhino horn,

  And go to bed in rubber gloves.

  But I don't need no stimulation,

  Potions, balms or embrocation,

  I'm in love,

  In other words…

  Don't smoke no grass,

  Or opium from old Hong Kong,

  That hubble-bubble

  Just makes me see you double

  All night long.

  Don't waste my time

  With Spanish fly and roots to chew,

  They cause me trouble,

  Because my aphrodisiac is you.

  Alright, I could sniff some powdered rhino horn,

  And go to bed in rubber gloves.

  But I don't need no stimulation,

  Potions, balms or embrocation,

  I'm in love,

  In other words…

  Some people like

  To read the khama sutra first,

  But I don't need it

  I think if I should read it

  I'd be worse;

  Don't ask me why,

  Because baby, I ain't got a clue.

  I just concede it,

  My aphrodisiac Is you
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  25-03-2006 22:15

  “Learnin' The Blues”

  The tables are empty - the dance floor's deserted

  You play the same love song - it's the tenth time you've heard it

  That's the beginning - just one of the clues

  You've had your first lesson - in learnin' the blues

  The cigarettes you light - one after another

  Won't help you forget him - when you're losing your lover

  You're only burning - a torch you can't lose

  But you're on the right track - for learnin' the blues

  When you're out in a crowd, the blues will taunt you - constantly

  When you're out in a crowd, the blues will haunt your memory

  The nights when you don't sleep - the whole night you're crying

  You just can't forget him - soon you even stop trying

  You'll walk the floor - and wear out your shoes

  When you feel your heart break - you're learnin' the blues
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  25-03-2006 22:17

  “Faraway Voice”

  Whoo

  Faraway voice,

  We can hear you whoo voice,

  What's it like to be heard,

  But from you not a word,

  Are you over those hills,

  Do you still hum the old melodies,

  Do you wish people listened,

  Over here with me,

  Whoo

  Faraway voice,

  What I would give to hear that voice,

  What's it like to breath,

  My ears deceive me voice,

  And I will walk with you on a summers,

  And I will talk to you,

  Though you're faraway,

  And we'll sing through the years,

  Are you over those hills,

  Do you still hum the old melodies,

  Do you wish people listened,

  Over here with me

  Whoo
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  25-03-2006 22:18

  “Blame It On The Moon”

  Gonna blame it on the moon,

  Didn't want to fall in love again so soon.

  I was fine, feeling strong,

  Didn't want to fall in love with anyone.

  Now that it's gone too far to call for a halt,

  I'll blame it on the moon

  'Cause it's not my fault;

  I didn't think I'd this would happen so soon

  So I'll blame it on the moon.

  I was happy to be free

  Didn't think I'd give myself so easily.

  Guilty feelings in the night

  As I wonder is it wrong to feel so right.

  Now that it's gone too far to call for a halt,

  I'll blame it on the moon

  'Cause it's not my fault;

  I didn't think I'd this would happen so soon

  So I'll blame it on the moon.

  Gonna blame it on the moon,

  Didn't want to fall in love again so soon.

  I was fine, feeling strong,

  Didn't want to fall in love with anyone.

  Now that it's gone too far to call for a halt,

  I'll blame it on the moon

  'Cause it's not my fault;

  I didn't think I'd this would happen so soon

  So I'll blame it on the moon