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Misery 'n
Written by - Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, Dave Getz, James Gurley, Janis Joplin
From - Farewell Song
I've been misery 'n
Ever since my daddy gone, yeah
I've been, honey, I've been misery 'n, yes I have, now
Ever since my, since my daddy gone, gone, gone
But I believe that it won't
Baby, it won't be too long 
If I just could hang on
Yeah, until my, till my misery 
Will all be gone

Whoa, I said my rooms, you know, 
They're so empty, empty, empty, empty, empty
Filled up with sadness, sometimes, yeah
My rooms are so empty, empty, empty, empty
Child, filled up with sadness, honey, sometimes, sometimes

Oh well it just, it just moves in
Like the fog rolls in
And I find I, well I can't see you, baby
For my tears

But I've tried
Don't you know I've tried
Cried, cried, cried, cried, cried
Baby now, I've been missin' you
Oh, I've been missin' you, babe!

Yeah, and it all seems to bother me 
Much more that it seems it should be
So, baby, now, now
Baby, now, now
Baby, tell me why
Does it have to be 
Oh, so wrong for me? 

I never thought I could ever want anybody
No, no, no, never did, I never did
Why am I feelin' so strange?
Whoa, I never, never, never needed nobody, no, no
But maybe you could help me...
Why am I feelin' so strange? 

Yeah, an' I've got me a great
An' I've got a great big bed 
With two pillows for my head
Hey, but lately I been sleepin', sleepin' alone

But I've tried
Don't you know I've tried
Cried, cried
You know how I've cried
An', an' baby, I've been missin' you

Tried 
Don't you know I've tried
Cried 
Cried, cried, cried, cried
Baby now, I've been missin' you

Tried
Don't you know I've tried
Cried, cried
You know how I've cried
An', an' baby, I've been missin' you
Yeah...
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One Night Stand
Written by - Barry Flast & Samuel Gordon
From - Farewell Song
When I'm on the road playin' in a town without a name
And I'm feelin' low an' everybody looks the same
Well, you catch my eye, and then you come on strong an' try to make your play
Just because we loved tonight, please don't you think it's gonna stay that way

Don't you know that you're nothin' more than a one night stand
Tomorrow I'll be on my way, an' you can catch me if you can
Honey, take me by the hand and play that game again, yeah

Everywhere I go, the people wanna make some time with me
That's okay, if the next day I can be free
Well, it's feelin' good and you're the one I'm lovin' tonight
Well, don't you go and spoil it, babe, by trying to get yourself all uptight

Don't you know that you're nothing more than a one night stand
I'll be on my way an' you can catch me if you can
Honey, take me by the hand and play that game again, yeah!

When I'm on the road, playin' in a town without a name
Honey, I'm feelin' low and everyone looks the same
Well, it's lookin' good and you're the one that's lovin' tonight
Don't you go and spoil it babe, by trying to get yourself all uptight

Don't you know that you're nothing more than a one night stand
I'll be one my way an' you can catch me if you can
Honey, take me by the hand and play that game again

Don't you know that you're nothing more than a one night stand
Oh, I'll be on my way, you can catch me if you can 
Honey, take me by the hand and play that game again

Don't you know that you're nothing more than a one night stand

Lord! 
Lord!
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Raise Your Hand
Written by - Eddie Floyd, Stephen Lee Cropper & Alvertis Isabell
From - Farewell Song
If there's somethin' you need
Hon that you've never, ever, ever had
I know you've never had it
Oh, honey, don't you just sit there cryin'
Don't just sit there feelin' bad
No, no, no
You'd better get up
Now, don't you understand? 
And raise you hand
Hey, hey, hey
I said, raise your hand

You know I'm standin' about, yes I am
Want to give you all my love, oh, I do
Oh, honey, won't you come on and open up
I said, open up in your heart
Please won't you let me try?
Yeah!

Got to be good
Don't ya understand?
Raise your hand
Hey, hey, hey
I said, raise your hand
Right here, right now, babe! 

Whoa, yeah! 

Whoa!
Raise your hand (4 x's)

Raise
Gonna raise (3 x's)

Said, raise your hand, come on! 
Raise your hand, feel it! 
Raise your hand, I gotta have it! 
Raise your hand

Raise your hand, yeah! 
Raise your hand, yeah! 
Raise it up, on up to me
Come on, raise it up, on up to me
Oh, raise it up, on up to me, yeah! 
Yeah!
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Farewell Song
Written by - Sam Andrew
From - Farewell Song
Whoa, the last time that I saw ya 
Child, I know, no, you didn't say a word
And I knew, darlin' as I looked into your eyes 
That my feelings, oh, they'd never been heard

Well, I'm talkin' to you about love
Did you hear me, I said love
Because it's got to be such a long, long, way 
From denyin', from denyin'

And I say, don't say no, no, no to me no more
And I believed in you all the time
Honey, until I found out, you know, that I was so wrong
Won't you try and build a life with you
Guess I should've known it, I guess I should've known it all along

Oh, oh, oh, oh, let me hold you just once more 
Babe, I ask you just once more 
Because it's got to be such a long, long way from cryin' 
And I been cryin' and I got tears in my eyes

Yeah, but don't you know when you love somebody that's so precious 
They can never, never, never be had very cheaply 
No, no, no, no, no, no, no

You're gonna have to pay your dues 
And sometimes, sometimes I guess you're bound to lose
Hey, but that's the way 
You're gonna learn, learn, learn to love deeply

Now oh God, I wish I could explain that myself
'Cause I know that it's my fault, too
It's so easy to hurt you, darling
It's so hard, it's hard not to do

And I know that you showed me a new life 
And you'll always, you'll always be my friend
Yeah, but I don't think, honey, that I can keep from tryin' 
And I'll be tryin' and I been cryin' for you, baby
Yes, I have now

Well, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me 
What would I do without you, child?
I'm afraid that I can't say
But I hope, honey, that when you will remember 
Lord, it'll be, it'll be such a sunny day

Now, now, now, now, good-bye
I'll see you sometime 
And don't be worried, everything's just fine
Babe, I don't think 
That I can keep from dyin' 
And I've been dyin'

I say now every day I die a little bit, babe 
I say now every day I lose me someone in my heart 
I've been lonely, lonely, look around baby 
I said now I can't help myself 
I can't help myself 
I gotta find him, gotta, I gotta need him 
'Cause I gotta find my man, find my baby 
'Cause I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, yeah, gotta 
Gotta, gotta, gotta, oh my Lord I gotta 
Help me now now now now 
Help me, babe, yeah, yeah, yeah
Whoa...Lord, Lord Lord Lord! (3 x's)
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Amazing Grace
Written by - John Newton
From - Farewell Song
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost
But now I'm found
Was blind but now I see
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Hi Heel Sneakers
From - Farewell Song
Put on your hi heel sneakers
Honey put your wig-hat on your head
Honey on your head
Put on your hi heel sneakers
Honey put your wig-hat on your head
Alright
You better pass some boxing gloves
In case this foreman wanna fight

Put on your hi heel sneakers
Honey get your wig hat on your head
Honey, on your head
Put on your hi, hi heel sneakers, darling
Honey you're gonna wear your wig-hat on your head
Yeah
When I'm steppin' out tonight, baby
I do believe, I'm really gonna knock 'em dead, oh!
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Catch Me Daddy
Written by - Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, David Getz, James Gurley & Janis Joplin
From - Farewell Song
Oh, I'm so alone
Hey daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, now
No, no, no!
No, no, no! 
Alright!
Alright! 
Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord!

Hon, when I'm sittin' round late in the evenin', child
Wonderin' why, why, why did I ever leave, whoa, yeah
Sit around, I'm ah wonderin' 
Why, why did I ever leave
Hey, I gotta know now
Well, I went out searchin' for somethin', baby
I left it behind me, honey, now I see, yeah
Well alright, well alright

Well I guess I move once too often, babe
An' I woke up and found myself alone
Whoa, I guess I moved just one too many times
Woke up an' found myself alone
Hey, I don't like it! 
Cold sheets made me realize 
Catch me, daddy, 'cause I'm movin' on
Hey, hey, whoa!

Come on up, come on up, come up I've got to move on 
Come on up, because I've got to go 
Because you know I got to find me my baby, yeah 
I got to find me my baby, yeah 
You know I got to find me my baby, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I've got to find me my man, come on
Come, take it on down, take it on down now

A little softer babe, said a little softer babe
Softer now, you like it like that
Said I like it like that
Feels so good to me, feels so good to me, yeah, yeah 
I like it like that, yeah I like it like that
Honey, I wanna kneel till I get to ya
I wanna tell you something baby 
I wanna tell you something baby now 
I wanna tell you about my baby, Lord 
Tell you 'bout my man

You know, I want ya, need ya, I gotta have ya 
'Cause I want ya need ya, 'cause I gotta have ya 
'Cause this my my my my my my my man 
My my my my my my my man now
Said I want you I need you, babe I've gotta have you
I want you I need you, babe I've gotta have you
I've been lonely in the morning 
Hon, I've been lonely at night
I've been lonely in the afternoon 
I said, "Janis, you know it ain't right"

Baby, it's time you would hold me 
Yeah, hey, comin' home, babe
Yeah, hey, comin' home, babe
Yeah, yeah, comin' home, babe 
Yeah, yeah, comin' home, babe 
Yeah, yeah, comin' home, baby
Whoa!

Oh, I might take a plane, baby
Oh, I might take a train, baby
Oh, I guess I might finally walk in there
'Cause I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
I say alright! 
Yeah! 
Ooh! 
Hey! 

I said I'm goin' on down to Brownsville 
Gonna take, take, take your ride and roll
Whoa, if you see me my baby, comin', oh, come on, comin' home
Alright!
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Hesitation Blues
From - Janis (CD Set)
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Coo Coo
Written by - Peter Albin
From - Janis (CD Set)
Oh, the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird, and she warbles when she flies
But she never hollers cuckoo till the fourth day of July

Said Jack o' Diamonds, well Jack o' Diamonds, oh I know you of old
Honey you robbed me of my silver and out of all my gold
All of my gold, all of my gold

Well, Jack o' Diamonds, oh Jack o' Diamonds, oh I know you of old
Honey, you robbed me of my silver and out of all my gold

Said the cuckoo, she's a cruel bird, and she warbles when she flies 
And every time that she passes, my true love says good-bye
Well, says good-bye, well says good-bye
Ooh, ooh...
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The Last Time
Written by - Janis Joplin
From - Janis (CD Set)
Make it the last time, make it the last time 
Make it the last time, oh darling please

But I don't understand why you always pick the time 
When I've just talked to you with your love on my mind
To see a distant light, to hear a far-off horn 
To leave me one more time, I can't stand no more

Say no more, well no more
Well no more, darling, please

And every time you leave I make the very same vow 
That when you come back I ain't gonna love you no how
But when you return you look so fine to me 
I can't stand no more, my darling, it's just got to be

I said the last time, oh the last time
Oh the last time, darling, please

Don't you understand me, don't you understand me? 
Honey, don't you understand my word? 

Well, you told me that you love me, I believed you, darling
But you lied, you know it's true
Hold on to my heart, I'll believe it till you're leaving 
Then I'll cry

Oh darling, oh darling
Oh darling, make up your mind 

Oh, I can't stand your loving, honey, it's tearing me apart
You done got my soul, but now you're after my heart
Well, don't hurt me, darling, now you know how to do it so well 
I just got one consolation, I just wail 

It was the last time 
It was the last time 
It was the last time, darling, please

When you told me that you love me I believed you, darling
But you lied, you know it's true
Hold on to my heart, I'll believe it till you're leaving 
Then I'll cry

Well no more, well no more
Well no more without you, please! 

If you wanna love me, honey, please stay home
If you don't wanna love me, baby, please stay gone
Don't you understand me, don't you understand me? 
Don't you understand my words?

Say no more, oh no more
Well no more, oh, darling, oh! 

You told me that you love me I believed you, darling
But you lied, you know it's true
Hold on to my heart, I'll believe it till you're leaving 
Then I'll cry, yeah
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Dear Landlord
Written by - Bob Dylan
From - Janis (CD Set)
Dear Landlord 
Please don't put a price on my soul
My burden is heavy, dear
And my dreams are beyond my control
Oh yes, they are

But when that steamboat whistle blows
Oh, honey I'm gonna give you everything I ever had to give, yeah
And I do hope that you can receive it well
I know that it must be dependin' on the way you feel that you live

Whoa, Landlord
Please heed these words that I try to speak
I know you must have suffered much
But honey you ain't alone, you ain't so unique
No, no, no, no, no

All of us at times, I said, we might have worked too hard 
Or too heavy, too fast and way too rushed, yeah! 
But everyone can fill their life with anything 
You can look around, but baby you just cannot touch 

Whoa, my Dear Landlord
Please don't you dismiss my case
I'm not about to argue with you
And honey I'll tell ya, I'm ain't gonna move to no other place
'Cause I just ain't gonna do it, no, no, no

Each of us has his own special gift
Oh honey, don't you know that it's got to be true 
And if you don't underestimate me, I'll tell you one thing
I said that I won't underestimate you, no!
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