(title x7, 1st time slowly)
Always onward rode the 600 (5-4-3-2-1)
Down the valley on their horses they thundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Ah but once they're down they really blundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds
(title x2)
The soldiers waited at the gate for weeks (5-4-3-2-1)
& onward on horses to the city they sneaked (5-4-3-2-1)
Pulled out & then, was it the Greeks? (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds
(title x5)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds
(title slowly)
Oh No, Not My Baby
(Gerry Goffin/Carole King)
Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
Not my girl
When my friends told me you had someone new
I didn't believe a single word was true
I told them all I had faith in you
I just kept on sayin':
"Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby"
"She don't go with other guys
& I don't think she would tell me lies"
My mama told me when rumors spread
There's truth somewhere & I should use my head
But I didn't listen to a word she said
I kept right on sayin':
"Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby"
"She's not like these other girls, you see
& I believe she's in love with me"
Oh no no no no no, not my girl
Well, you might have had a last-minute fling
But I am sure it didn't mean a thing
'Cause yesterday you accepted my ring
& now I'm glad that I just kept on sayin':
"Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
Not my girl, not my girl"
Come Tomorrow
(Elgin/Augustas/Phillips)
If the song of the songbird
Could replace my wrong word
Then my dear, that's the song I would borrow
CHORUS:
& tonight you would hear
The saddest song of the year
& you'd be mine once again come tomorrow
If the song of the swallow
Could reveal my sorrow
Then my dear, he would sing just for you
(chorus)
Just tonight, while in flight, on your windowsill daylight
To tell you all of my tears
(chorus)
(repeat verse 2)
(chorus twice)
Sing sing sing sing sing, Mr. Songbird
Come on & sing just once, little swallow
& make her mine once again
...& fade
The One In The Middle
(Paul Jones)
Let me tell you 'bout the Manfreds
The music that they're puttin' down
They started to play on a rainy day
& the people came from miles around
CHORUS:
They didn't come for the rhythm
They didn't come for the beat
The people of the town came just to stand around
& see the singer lookin' sweet
Mike Hugg plays the drums, yeah
Tom McGuinness plays it down on bass
But the one in the middle sings "Hey diddle diddle"
God, he's just a pretty face
(chorus)
They couldn't have!
(instrumental)
Manfred Mann plays the organ
Mike Vickers plays guitar
& there's a geezer called Paul; he's so thin & so tall
& sure wants to be a star
(chorus)
See the singer lookin'...(x6)
Sweet
Ragamuffin Man
(Murray/Callander)
Born & raised as a rich man's son
You were always the restless one
Living high only made you low
So you packed up & hit the road
CHORUS:
Hey, it's the Ragamuffin Man
Life was so grand; you used to stand
Holding your head up high
Hey, it's the Ragamuffin Man
Just look at you now; I wonder how
You can be satisfied
Stowed a ride on a westbound train
Called yourself by another name
Spent your nights in a mission home
Cast away the life that you'd know
(chorus)
As you rise in the mornin' rain
Take a look down that road again
Does the thought ever grab your mind
For the life that you left behind
(chorus)
(repeat & fade):
Hey, it's the Ragamuffin Man
(scat singing)
Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble)
(Mike Hugg/Paul Jones/Manfred Mann/Tom McGuinness/Mike Vickers)
(title x2)
Drivin' down the street just the other day
I saw this real fine girl & stopped & said "You're goin' my
way?"
She said, "Thanks for the ride, but before I get inside
There's just one thing that I wanna say"
(title x2)
I drove to her house & dropped her by the gate
I thought, I know her, all right, so I asked for a date
She said "Meet me at 9, & you'd better be on time
'Cause I'll offer you to death if you show up late"
(title x2)
What in the world is wrong with this chick now?
Somebody tell me, what makes her tick now?
Some chicks do you wrong, but this one wrongs you doubly
I never saw a girl who was so hubbly bubbly!
(title x4)
There's No Living Without Your Loving
(Kaufman/Harris)
There's no living without your loving, baby
I love you too much
If I can't love you till the day I die
Then baby, oh baby, what good am I?
If I can't reach out & know that you'll be there
Then this old world ain't spinning anywhere, 'cause...
CHORUS:
There's no living without your loving
Without the magic of your tender touch
There's no living without your loving, baby
I love you too much
& I wouldn't want to live my life through
Knowing in my heart I never will have you
Oh if I can't hold you & kiss you anymore
Then what on earth am I living for?
(chorus)
Oh I love you too much
Oh much much too much, oh baby
(chorus)
You Gave Me Somebody To Love
(Andreoli/Ross/Poncia)
Baby, it's been hard for me since you've been gone
But you left me with the strength to carry on
Though it hurts so much, I've accepted the fact we're through
'Cause the greatest gift in life I got from you
CHORUS:
Baby baby you gave me somebody to love
You gave me somebody to love
Wo wo oh oh oh oh oh oh
Memories of nights when we stayed out till dawn
& evey time we kissed, a brand new world was born
Baby, it's all right; go & do what you gotta do
'Cause the greatest gift in life I got from you
(chorus)
(instrumental)
Oh baby it's all right; go on, do what you gotta do
'Cause the greatest gift in life I got from you
(chorus)
Baby, baby
(repeat title & fade)
I've got my mojo workin', but it just don't work on you
I've got my mojo workin', but it just don't work on you
I wanna love you so bad, don't know what to do
I'm goin' down to Havana to bring back a Mojo hand
I'm goin' down to Havana to bring back a Mojo hand
I wanna have all you women venture my command
I got a real gypsy woman givin' me advice
I got a real gypsy woman givin' me advice
Well I don't know what she wants, but she sure looks mighty nice
(instrumental)
(x3):
I've got my Mojo workin' (I've got my Mojo workin') (x4)
I've got my mojo workin', but it just don't work on you
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