Electric Light Orchestra II
Electric Light Orchestra
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In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2)
06 : 57
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Momma
06 : 59
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Roll Over Beethoven
07 : 03
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From the Sun to the World (Boogie No. 1)
08 : 18
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Kuiama
11 : 21
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Track Lyrics
In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2) Lyrics
9 ContributorsIn Old England Town (Boogie No. 2) LyricsDown, down, you can see them all
Rising gaily to the top
Keep on rising, babe, you know you got a long drop
You better cling 'cause it's the done thing
Down, down, at the policeman's ball
They're all dancing in a line
Keep on gruntin', boys, you know you're doin' fine
Come quickly, I've been strangled
Down, down, at the military
They're all marching round and round
Keep them boots shined and that still upper lip down
Ablution, revolution
Down, down, at the launching pad
Giant phallus stands erect
Ten thousand tons of waste throb then eject
Look out space, we're gonna change our place
Down, down, in old England town
There was air and now there's smoke
Let's build more cars and drive away before we choke
Suddenly it's always night time
Down, down, at that nice trade fair
All the money gone astray
Let's inflate this price and float away
Just you and me and everyone
Momma Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She came up from the country with a smile for everyone
She left her blue horizon just to find another home
A lonely girl who'd traveled many days
A lonely heart that could not find a way
[Chorus]
And she said, "Momma, it's a hard life now you're gone
Momma, it's so hard to carry on
And I feel I'm a fool who lost it all
You used to make it all so very clear
That life must go on though the end is near
Oh momma, it's a sad and lonely life"
[Verse 2]
A misty morning rider; she came wandering through the hills
A wanderin' soul appearin' over rainy windowsills
A loser in her heart, but in her face
A smile for everyone under God's grace
[Chorus]
And she said, "Momma, it's a hard life now you're gone
Momma, it's so hard to carry on
And I feel I'm a fool who lost it all
You used to make it all so very clear
That life must go on though the end is near
Oh momma, it's a sad and lonely life"
[Chorus]
And she said, "Momma, it's a hard life now you're gone
Momma, it's so hard to carry on
And I feel I'm a fool who lost it all
You used to make it all so very clear
That life must go on though the end is near"
[Verse 3]
Midnight maiden madness, what to search for in this place?
Gateway to the city, night sky shadows on her face
A lady lost in nowhere but her stare
Leaves the world, her life to start somewhere
[Chorus]
Momma, it's a hard life now you're gone
Momma, it's so hard to carry on
And I feel I'm a fool who lost it all
You used to make it all so very clear
That life must go on though the end is near
Roll Over Beethoven Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Gonna write a little letter, gonna mail it to my local DJ
Well, it's a jumpin' little record I want my jockey to play
Roll over Beethoven, gotta hear it again today
[Verse 2]
You know, my temperature's risin', need a shot of rhythm and blues
Well, my heart's beatin' a rhythm, shakin' out rhythm and blues
Roll over Beethoven, rockin' in two by two
[Chorus]
Well, if you feel and like it
Go get your lover and reel and rock it
Roll it over and move on up now
Go for cover and reel and rock it
Roll it over
Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news
[Verse 3]
Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you the warnin'
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Hey, diddle diddle, gonna play my fiddle
I ain't got nothin' to lose
Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news
[Verse 4]
Well, she wiggles like a glow-worm, she dances like a spinnin' top
Yeah, she got a crazy partner, you should have seen her reel and rock
Long as she got a dime, the music will never stop
[Chorus]
Well, if you feel and like it
Go get your lover and reel and rock it
Roll it over and move on up now
Go for cover and reel and rock it
Roll it over
Roll over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues?
[Outro]
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues?
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues?
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven, C--
Kuiama Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My, my Kuiama, she came in the morning
She smiled but the tears on her little face
Showed the pain that had been in that far-off place
So sad, treated so bad
[Verse 2]
My, my Kuiama, don't break your heart tryin'
To say how your ma and your pa passed away
And they left you to wander the ruin and decay
Real mean, that bullet machine
[Verse 3]
See here Kuiama, now ten thousand miles
Is a long, long way and you're here today
And you won't go back so you might say
"Hello, how do you do?"
[Verse 4]
Kuia, stop your cryin', there's no bombs a-fallin'
No horsemen in the night a-ridin'
Through your dreams and tearing at your life
Baby, goodnight
[Bridge]
No more silver rain will hit your ground
And no more guns will sound
No more life be drowned
No more trenches where the soldiers lie
And no more people die
Beneath that big black sky
[Verse 5]
Wake up, Kuiama, I got somethin' to tell you
It's just that I mean, well, that is to say
That I'm trying to explain but I'll start again
For you, I must be true
[Verse 6]
Kuia, in this country, they got rules with no reason
They teach you to kill and they send you away
With your gun in your hand, you pick up your pay
So cool, that no mercy tool
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 7]
Kuia, please believe me, I just couldn't help myself
I wanted to run but they gave me a gun
And they told me the duty I owed to my fatherland
I made my stand
[Verse 8]
Kuia, I just shot them, I just blew their heads open
And I heard them scream in their agony
Kuiama, she waits there for me
True blue, you saw it through