transcripted by Freek Knol
corrections/comments freek.knol@wxs.nl
(this song sounds good on acoustic guitar when picked.)

{intro}

F  E  Am  E
Am          G
to the window
Dm       E
of my eyes
Am      G
I can see
F            E
the rainey day
Dm            C
sitting on a chair
G        A
of my home
Am               G
looking for a way
Dm               E
to be the one who I am
Em               D
it's useless to cry
F                         E
for the things I want to know
Dm             E
thinking  it will come back
Am               E
and reach my home

Am              G
it's like a distance
Dm                E
like a distance face
Am                G
it's like a shadow
F       E
om my wall
Dm            C
something that
G              A
I can't touch
Am           G
a heavenly
Dm            E
there's a cause
Em            D
shelter of my mind
F                     E
Hides my love and my tear 
Dm                 E
I keep on looking
           Am                      E
for the reason wich is not here

solo (same chords as lyrics)
Am           G
to the window..... repeat the first part till 'and reach my home'
{no outro}

Don't wanna be black in Mississippi

uit "Dancing Bear"       (mp3/wav ± 260 kb)

Don't wanna be black in Mississippi
Tough they got the right to choose
Don't wanna be black in Mississippi
cause they still got that same old blues

Don't wanna be black in Mississippi
There's a secret way to keep 'em down
1f It was'nt for the tracter, you'll still
find therm behind the plough

Don't wanna be black in Mississippi
They still burn their churches down
You still sea the smoking shotguns
firing another round

Dont wanna be white in Mississippi cause it was our responsibility
That's why I don't wanna be black in Mississippi

Harry Muskee

Appleknockers flophouse

Appleknockers flophouse that's were we live in
such a good place for you and for me.
If you come to our Appleknockers flophouse.
You don't know what you've bound to see.

Come, baby, give me your hand
come with me now, try to reach the end.
if you don't believe what I'm going to say.
Go ahead girl and find your own way.

Appleknockers flophouse it's a place in the sun.
the only thing you can do is come and have some fun.
So if you come to our Appleknockers place.
Be kind to us honey,wear a smile on your face.

Appleknockers flophouse that's where we live in.
such a goed place for you and me
If you come to our Appleknockers flophouse
You don't know what you've bound to see.

WINDOW OF MY EYES

Intro laatste regel couplet

Gm                     F             Es     D
Through the window of my eyes,
Gm                   F          Es                 D
………..I can see………...a rainy day
Cm                           Bes       Fm               G
…….Sittin’ in my chair………on my own
Gm                         F       Cm                                   D
Looking for the way……...to be the one who I am
Dm                     C    Gm                                         A
It’s useless to cry……..for the things I was unknown
Cm                           D                     Gm                     D
Thinking it will come back and reach my home
Gm                   F       Es                             D
It’s like a distant……..like a distant face
Gm                  F          Es                D
It’s like a shadow…….on the wall
Cm                          Bes              Fm      G
Something that………that I can’t touch
Gm                  F         Cm             D
……..It’s heavenly…….as it calls
Dm                     C              Gm                                 A
Shelter of my mind……Hides my love and  my tear
Cm                 D                   Gm                            D
I keep on looking for a reason which is not here

Solo, daarna nog een keer het eerste couplet

SOMEBODY WILL KNOW SOMEDAY

Eerst alleen piano

Somebody will know someday, will know........why, why you walked out of me
Somebody, somebody will know someday......will konow, why you walked out of me
But nobody will know someday, nobody will know, that I will never agree, never agree.

Bas en drums komen in

So many will see someday, will see someday.......the tears that filles my eyes
So many will see someday.....the tears, the tears that filled your eyes.
But nobody will see someday , that I ...That I realise..............

Solo gitaar, aansluitend volgt de gitaar het verdere verloop

One misty morning, I gonna, gonna write,gonna write your name in the sky
One misty morning.............I’m gonna write your name in the sky
And after that babe, I run away, I run away at myself and cry.............

Solo piano

Maybe there comes a day, there comes a day, that you come running after me
Maybe there comes a day, a day, maybe there comes a day,
That you come running after me
That day babe, that day, you know, you know .... that I will be there.
Don’t you know that I still love you............can’t you see, I’m hiding myself
In my lonely place, in my lonely place.

JUST FOR FUN

       C
I went to my old village, I did it just for fun
             F                                               C
Yes I went to my old village and I did it just for fun
       G                                    F                                             C..............G
And I also had another reason Lord, cause I had no way to run

           C
The first man I met was old Johnson and his son they call him Chris
           F                                                             C
The first man I met was old Johnson and his son they call him Chris
                       G                  F                     C                                                       G
And if you haven't seen little Chriss, Lord, you don’t know what you miss.........

Solo 2x

                C
Then I went to cousin Harry, he owns a fine old inn,
     F                                                  C
I went to my cousin Harry, he owns a fine old inn
       G                                            F                   C                                      G
And I drunk all night it was really nice, you know that it was in my sin, you know

Volume iets af laten nemen.............

             C
And I went that night to my little house, cause I had no way to run0
            F                                                             C
Yes I went that night to my little house, I had no way to run
       G                                  F                           C                             G
But I also had another reason Lord, you know it was just for fun

Solo piano

Aansluitend nog een keer eerste couplet en stoppen

FIVE LONG YEARS

C                                                      F                                                                   C
So, if you’ve ever ever been mistreaten.....woman then you know just what I’m talking about
              F                                                                                                            C
Yes, if you ever ever been mistreaten............then you know what I’m talking about
                     G7
I waited five, five long years for one woman,
F                                                                    C.....F....C....G
She had a knife, a knife to putting me down........................(break vanaf slaves)
                     C
Now the slaves down in the steelmill, they make steel like a slave you know

Five long years I ‘ll fight for you, and I came straight on, straight on with all of my pain.......

Nu weer gewoon
F                                                                                          C
Yes I’ve been mistreaten, and you know what I’m talking about
                   G
I waited five long years for one woman
F                                                       C....F....C....G
She had a knife to putting me down...............

Solo (daarna 1 maal break)

C
A job in the steelmine, I made steel like a slave you know

The next woman that I marry, she has to carry, carry, carry a heavy load
F                                                                                               C
Yes I’ve been mistreaten, and you know just what I’m talking about
     G7                                                    F
I waited five long years for one woman...........break

She had a knife, she had a knife.....................
                                                     C....F....C
She had a knife to putting me down................afsluiten

CRYING TEARS

I’m in love with a little Girl, she quit me for someone else
She said I was’nt serious, cant’keep it to myself,
Yeh...Yeh...I’m crying, ...............I’m crying tears.......
After one year of troubles, please, giving back my sweet Jeanne, yes

Tussenstuk kleine solo

Yes my heart feels so sorry, how I hate to lie,
She said she run away little darling, you know I was out of my mind, yeh, yeh
I’m crying, oooohhhh......... I’m .
After five years of trouble, please............giving back my sweet Jeanna, yeh......
Giving back my sweet Jeanne......................

116 A QUEENSWAY

I know a lot of people, but a good friend is hard to find
Yes, I know a lot of people, but a good friend is hard to find
So I’m going 116 A Queensway, leaving all my troubles behind
116 A Queens way, that’s where I’m going to
116 A Queens way that’s where I’m going to
Gonna see a lot of nice things, doing the things, I wanna do

Solo

Now I’m living in this longlands, but I cann’t forget my friends
Yes, I’m living in the Longlands but I cann’t forget my friends
I’m shure I’m going back soon, but I don’t know where or when
116 A Queensway, that’s where I want to go
116 A Queensway, that’s where I want to go
Don’t know why I want to go there, but I love the people so

Solo

DISTANT SMILE

When love is dead it's unreal that's all i feel, but i'am a
worried man cause i ask myself is my life clean to see.

A sudden smile will light my face, a distant sun will rise if
you come back to me say you need a place to hide.

You know a ransom is a thing that must be found
a distant smile make you push the wheel going round and round

Repeat: sudden wordt distant

Distant smile distant smile

GIN HOUSE BLUES

I said stay away stay away from me everybody
lord lord you know that i'am. I'am in my gin (2x)
and i'am, i'am beggin you little baby,
please please give me my big bottle of gin right now.

I said stay away stay away from me everybody,
less less you wanna stop big fat yea yea (2x)
i wanna fight, iwanna fight the army,
the roal navey if i don't get my gin tonight yea yea.

Let me tell you something
gin house, where you feeling high
every little bit of pain gonna be alright.
I said when you feeling high
everly little bit of pain gonna be alright.
Yes i gotta take you for the rest of my life
baby baby, i gotta take you for my life.

I said stay away from me everybody,
woman you know that i'am in my gin you know
i said stay away from me everybody,
yea, yes i'am i'am in my gin you know.
And i'am i'am beggin you baby
sometimes i wanna do it on my knees
please please give me my gin
yea, i'am gonna tell you my story oh yea.

Gin house when you feeling high
every little bit of pain gonna be alright (2x)
yes i wanna take you for the rest of my life,
yea yea i wanna take you for my wife.

I said stay away from me everybody
lord lord you know that i'am in my gin
i said stay away from me everybody now,
cause i'am so in my gin and i'am beggin you baby
i do it on my knees you know
please please give me my gin
give me my gin, i ask you give me my gin,
i make i wanna make my self clean
i want to make you understand
i want to make you understand now now now
you had to give you had to give
that big big bottle of gin right on right on now
please please baby give me my big bottle of gin
baby baby please please

Songs van de LP "Too blind to see

Too blind to see.

I had a good girl, but the woman was too blind to see.
Yes, I had a good girl, but the woman was too blind to see.
We’ve been a long time together, but now she’s no longer with me.
She left me deep down in sorrow, make me feel like a lonely drop of rain.
She left me deep down in sorrow, make me feel like a lonely drop of rain.
I gave her all the good things I had, but everything seems to be in vain.
Now that I spend my life without her, people I feel just like I wanna cry.
Now that I spend my life without her, people I, I feel, feel just like I wanna cry.
You know I was still burning, You know it’s still burning deep down inside.

E. Gelling, H. Muskee.

Time passed me by.

After all these years of playin’, time passed me by.
After all these years of playin’, time passed me by.
But don,t ask me about the meaning of life, for people I can’t tell You why.
After all these years of playin’ blues, You know time passed me by.
After all these years of playin’ blues, You know time passed me by.
Don’t think I’ m a sad man, ‘cause people that’s a lie.
After all these years of playin’, people I just sing what I feel.
After all these years of playin’ , I just sing what I feel.
Don’t try to change me, ‘cause people what I’m feelin’ in’

H. v.d.Vegt/H. Muskee

Thursday Night.

Thursday night I found out
That I loved a girl before.
But now she’s gone and left me
I can’t take it no more.
Thursday night I found out
That I felt like a lonely tree.
Yes she’s gone and left me
Another man I used to be.
Thursday night I was sittin’ in my lonely place
While the shadow slowly watched the floor.
Try to get my brains together
It will all work no more.
Thursday night what have You done to me
‘Cause I got no love at all.
Why don’t You sent it back to me
Show her the right things of the wall.
Thursday night I came home
What do You think I saw.
The girl I loved before was there
And I took her in my arms.
Thursday night I came home
What do You think I saw.
The girl I loved was standing there
And I took her in my arms.

H. Muskee/H. v.d. Vegt.

Nighttrain.

I gonna catch that nighttrain, I gonna ride it to L.A.
I gonna catch that nighttrain, I gonna ride it to L.A.
Yes, sure got to go there, ‘cause my woman is gone that way.
Gonna see my baby, people You know I do
Gonna see my baby, people You know I do
She’s like the sugar in my coffee, when she cries and makes me blue.
Why don’t You my baby, feel just like an empty bed.
Why don’t You my baby, feel just like an empty bed.
She is a sweet little angel, sweetest girl I’ve ever met.
I gonna catch that nighttrain, I gonna ride it to L.A.
I gonna catch that nighttrain, I gonna ride it to L.A.
Sure got to go there, ‘ cause my woman is gone that way.

E. Gelling/H. Muskee.

Wee Wee Baby.

Wee wee baby, You sure look good to me.
Wee wee baby, You sure look good to me.
Saw You walk this morning, prettiest girl You’ve ever seen.
Early one morning I was on my way to school.
Early one morning I was on my way to school.
Wee wee baby You wrote Your teacher’s rule.
Wee wee baby, You sure look good to me.
Wee wee baby, You sure look good to me.
Saw You walk this morning, prettiest girl You’ve ever seen.
Bye bye baby, bye bye baby bye bye
Bye bye baby, bye bye baby bye bye.

Arr. E. Gelling/vocals H. Lafaille.

Evil Woman

She’s puttin’ me down, though I treated her good.
She’s puttin’ me down, though I treated her good.
She’s an evil woman, evil woman ? ? ?
She gave me bad dreams, stole my money too
She gave me bad dreams, stole my money too.
She even stole my house, people I don’t know what to do.
I ain’t got no place to go, cold ground is my bed.
I ain’t got no place to go, cold ground is my bed.
She’s an evil woman, meanest girl I’ve ever met.

H. v.d. Vegt/E. Gelling/H. Muskee.

Songs van de LP "Sometimes"

Sometimes. (3:20)

Sometimes, when I’m weary and blue
I’m just sittin’ here thinkin’ of You.
Sometimes, when there wasn’t need to cry
I remember that old shed , where we use to hide.
You are always there to look after me
You are always there just to comfort me.
And sometimes, when I walk the naked night
I’m lookin’ for a place where shines your light.
Sometimes, sometimes when I’m down and out
I try to remember just how I kissed Your mouth.
You are always there to look after me
You are always there to comfort me.
And sometimes, when I’m on my way
I think about the words that You use to say.
You said: "Why don’t You ever start to play
"Cause it’s Your game and I’ll be on my way".
You are always there to look after me
You are always there, ‘cause it was just You.
And sometimes, when I’m weary and blue
I’m sittin’ herer all alone thinkin’ of You.
Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes, when I need to cry
I remember that old shed where we use to hide.
You are always there, always there, when I need You by my side
You are always there, but I was wandering though the night.

H. v.d. Vegt/H. Muskee

Everytime. (3:10)

Everytime, dew is falling on my head
I feel so lucky that I was born.
And everytime, the sun is goin’ to shine
I feel so lucky that I was born.
Why don’t You feel the same way too
Why do You have to feel so blue.
And everytime, I’m pickin’ up my guitar
I feel so happy, that I was born.
And everytime, the sun is goin’ to shine
I’ll be lucky, that I was born.
Why don’t You feel the same way too
Why do You have to stay so blue.
Everytime, I’ m pickin’ up my guitar
I’ll be so lucky, that I was born.
And eveytime, I have to move it on
I feel so happy, that I was born.

E. Gelling/H. Muskee

I’m drinkin’ my whisky. (7:00)

I’m drinkin’ my whisky,
Just to let You know, just to let You know, that I feel alright.
I’m drinkin’ my whiskey,
Just to let You know, just to let You know, that I feel alright.
Whoe, I feel sometimes good, ‘cause it’s gonna mean another woman tonight.

Guitar solo: Eelco Gelling
Piano solo: Helmig v.d. Vegt.

But the time I get a drinkin’
My own woman rolls across my mind.
Ev’rytime, ev’rytime I get a drinkin’
Whoe, looks like my, looks like my own woman rolls across my mind.
‘Cause You don’t seem sometimes good to me,
Makes me forget another woman from my mind, just makes me forget....

E. Gelling/H. Muskee/H. v.d. Vegt.

The way I feel (8:12)

The way I feel, people that so hard to understand.
Yeah, the way I feel, that so mighty hard to understand.
‘Cause sometimes I feel so lucky now
It’s hard for me to be a good old lovin’ man.
The way I feel, that’s so mighty hard to describe.
Yeah, the way I feel, so mighty hard, so mighty hard to describe.
Sometimes I feel so worry, You see me movin’ down the line.
Now listen...

Solo’s from Eelco Gelling (guitar) and Helmig v.d. Vegt (organ)

Yeah, the way I feel, people that’s so hard to understand.
Yeah, the way I feel, You know that’s so hard to understand.
I don’t like You low-down, I just wanna be an honest man.

E. Gelling/H. Muskee/H. v.d. Vegt.

So many roads.

So many roads to travel, so many ways to go.
So many roads to travel, so many ways to go.
Even when I travel a hundred thousand miles,
Baby I still don’t know where to go.
I travelled highways, don’t You know that I travelled byways too.
I travelled highways, don’t You know that I travelled byways too.
Even I travelled a hundred thousand miles,
Baby I still feel so blue.

Piano solo’s

So many roads to travel, so many roads to go.
So many roads to travel, so many roads to go.
Even I travelled a hundred thousand miles,
Baby I still don’t know where to go.

H. Muskee.