7 LB Rhyme
WISH I HAD A SEVEN POUND RHYME –
Jubilee
BORN ON APRIL 12TH
100 YEARS SINCE IT STARTED
HER HEROES WERE GENERAL BEAUREGAURD
AND EVERY REBEL MARTYR.
GEORGE DICKEL WAS A MENTOR
SHE WASN’T MUCH FOR ARISTOTLE
LOST FROM THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS
WAS FOUND IN A BOTTLE
(CHORUS)
SHE WAS NAMED FOR JUBAL EARLY
OR WAS IT ROBERT E. LEE?
SHE HAD THE TEMPER OF A HURRICANE
AND HER NAME WAS – JUBILEE.
SHE ACED AMERICAN HISTORY
SHE DROVE HER MOM’S GTO
SHE HAD A SOFT SIDE FOR BIKERS
BUT SHE COULD TELL ‘EM WHERE TO GO
ROUGH HEWN ‘ROUND THE EDGES
WHAT YOU SAW IS WHAT YOU GOT
AND ALL THE SQUIRRELS AND THE BOYS KNEW
THAT GIRL’S A CRACK SHOT
(CHORUS)
(BRIDGE)
THE BATTLE OF OLD CHURCH
WAS A STORY SHE TOLD
AND COLD HARBOR SUCCESSES
NEVER GROW OLD.
BUT STUBBORN AS YOUR IDOLS CAN LEAVE
A GIRL OUT IN THE COLD……………
(CHORUS)
YAH SHE WAS BORN ON APRIL 12TH
100 YEARS SINCE IT STARTED
HER HEROES WERE J.E.B. STUART
AND EVERY REBEL MARTYR
SHE NEVER DID MARRY
SHE NEVER COPPED A PLEA
SHE NEVER COULD SURRENDER
CUZ HER NAME WAS – JUBILEE!
Alabama
DAMN, THE BAD LUCK
IT’S GETTING HARDER TO HOLD MY HEAD UP.
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS HAS ME PASSED BY
YOUR’E NOT HERE AND I DON’T KNOW WHY
ALABAMA –
WHY ALL THIS TEENAGE DRAMA??
I LIT A CANDLE TO YOUR PAIN
THE COLD WIND BLEW IT OUT AGAIN.
(BRIDGE)
THOSE SUMMER BREEZES BORE OUR LOVE
THROUGH THE FALL AND THE WINTER AND
HEAVEN ABOVE
BUT APRIL BROUGHT US A COLDER RAIN
AND OUR MAY JUST HASN’T BEEN ITSELF AGAIN.
DAMN, THE BAD LUCK
GETTIN’ EASIER JUST TO GIVE UP……………..
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS HAS PASSED ME BY
AND I’M TIRED OF YOUR ALIBIS………………
ALABAMA –
WHY ALL THIS TEENAGE DRAMA??
I LIT A CANDLE TO YOUR PAIN
THE COLD WIND BLEW IT OUT AGAIN………………………………….
Better In Tennessee
BETTER IN TENNESSEE
HEY NOW, HOW YA DOIN’ UP THERE?
HEARD YOUR’E LOOKING FOR A BETTER WAY
HOPING THINGS ARE GOOD FOR YOU
HOPING FOR A BETTER DAY………..
EVERYTHING’S SLOWIN’ DOWN ROUND HERE
MANY DAYS WE DISAGREE.
THINKING ABOUT A BRAND NEW START
IS IT BETTER IN TENNESSEE??
(CHORUS)
IS IT BETTER IN TENNESSEE?
IT JUST MUST BE THE PLACE FOR ME TO BE.
ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND I’VE GONE
BUT I’M THINKING IT’S THE PLACE WHERE I BELONG.
WORKED MY WAY THROUGH CAROLINE
JOBS WERE GOOD AND THE WEATHER – FINE
SOMEHOW ALWAYS JUST UNWINDS
WHEN IT’S TIME FOR ME TO SHINE.
BEAT A PATH DOWN ANOTHER ROAD – OR
CAST ADRIFT ON THE ZUIDER ZEE
JUST CAN’T HELP BUT THINK THAT IT
IS BETTER IN TENNESSEE
(CHORUS)
(LEAD)
I WENT TOO FAR, BUT I’M COMING HOME
THERE’S NO MORE PLACES LEFT TO ROAM.
AND I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SAY TO ME
I LIKE YOU BETTER IN TENNESSEE…………..
AND I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SAY TO ME
I LIKE YOU HERE IN TENNESSEE.
Harmony
ALL FOR ONE
(AND) ONE FOR ALL, NOW
HERE WE STOOD
BUT THERE THEY FALL.
WE’RE ON OWN NOW
JUST YOU AND ME
BUT WHAT IS LIFE
WITHOUT A LITTLE BIT OF HARMONY?
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
IT SEEMED SO EASY
FEAST ALL DAY
ON THE WARM SUMMER BREEZE.
WHEN THE DAY WAS DONE
WE’D COUNT OUR BLESSINGS
AND THANK THE LORD
FOR ALL THE LITTLE THINGS WE RECEIVED:
(BRIDGE)
(G/Bm/A/D G/Bm/A/G/D)
IT WAS ALL FOR ONE
BUT THEY’RE ALL GONE NOW.
THEY’RE IN A PLACE
OF LOVE AND PEACE.
AND WHAT OF US?
WE HAVE EACH OTHER
AND I THANK THE LORD
THERE’S A LITTLE BIT OF YOU FOR ME.
CUZ WHAT IS LIFE
WITHOUT A LITTLE BIT OF HARMONY?