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Blarney Stone

by Larry Norman

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1.
Jimi Haze 00:34
​And don't turn it down, I just wanna do a little experiment [Spoken] [Feedback] 'K, I like that [Spoken] [Feedback] Just like Jimi Hendrix [Spoken] [Feedback] [Vocally mimics riff from Purple Haze] Anybody got a cigarette lighter, I'll set my guitar on fire [Spoken]
2.
Yay ​'arkness can't hide much longer The spirit is getting stronger You keep the dance halls hummin' But the end of the age is comin' I searched all around the world to find a place of truth I opened the mouth of love and I found a wisdom tooth Wo oh yeah Maybe you think I'm plastic Your situation's drastic I made my faith is stronger 'Cause this world won't last much long I searched all around the world to find a place of peace I sat in the shade of God and I watched the joy increase Wo oh wo-oh-oh ye-eh There's no time left for stalling Can't you hear someone calling Life all around is crumbling I think this world is stumbling Maybe you think I'm wrong now But this is my only song Well I searched all around the world to find a grain of truth I opened the mouth of love and I found a wisdom tooth Ye-eh yeah Well I've searched all around the world to find a place of peace I sat in the shade of God and I watched the joy increase Wo oh yeah Well I've searched all around I've searched all around I've searched all around the world And I don't know what I'm gonna do But I have no plans outside of you Well I've been looking up in the sky Looking to see clearly the moon I've been searching all around the world Oh ??? I got no plans outside of you Ah no no no no I've searched all around, I've searched all around I've been lonely by myself, lonely by myself And I don't know what I'm gonna do But I got no plans outside of you ​No
3.
Ah-ah-ah Ah ah yeah Yeh yeh yeh Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Ah ah uh huh Mama killed a chicken, she thought it was a duck She put it on the table with its legs sticking up And papa broke his glasses when he fell down drunk Tried to drown the kitty cat, turned out to be a skunk You gotta watch what you're doing Yeah You gotta watch what you're doing I knew a girl, she was sweet as could be But she fell for men like a chain sawed tree She listened to their lies, she was fooled by their charm Now she's sitting with a baby in her arms You gotta watch what you're doing Yeah Don't you know You gotta watch what you're doing You know that You know that You gotta watch out Ow oh Everything's fine till things get bad Then you sit around thinking 'bout the good times you had It ain't no good to lead a life of sin If you don't shape up you know you'll never get in You've gotta watch what you're doing Yeah, yeah, don't you know You know that You gotta watch what you're doing Yeah oh oh yeah Yeah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Ah some folks Some folks smile you know Some folks smile Some folks smile, they seem alright Later you find out they're like demons in the night Try to love everybody but don't be blind Some kind of people try to mess up your mind Watch what you're doing Yeah, yeah Watch who you know, watch where you go Watch who you fall in love with Yeah Some folks say that God is dead That he doesn't exist except inside your head I wonder how many gonna be surprised When they look straight up and see him coming through the sky Watch what you're doing Yeah Come down, come down, come down, come down, come down, come through Oh Yeah yeah yeah Oh no you gotta watch what you're doing You know, there's someone after you He's called the devil, he wants to lock you up in a zoo He's got a nice little cage picked out just for you I bet it fits real nice too Real nice too Gotta watch out Oh Na na la la la la la la Na na na na na la la la Oh I see the son of man coming down from the sky If you don't see him open up your heart Open up your eyes You need to be born again Your friends may wait on you The bible says God loves you And I believe it's true You gotta watch out Here he comes You gotta watch what you're doing Here he comes like a thief in the night You gotta watch what you're doing Yaah You gotta watch what you're doing
4.
Soul On Fire 05:55
​Eldridge was a bad man At least that's what the people said But Eldridge he was only working out All the things they put inside his head He was like an angry lion Trapped in a vice They couldn't keep him down And so they put his soul on ice Well they locked him in a prison cell 'Til he managed to get away But living on the run ain't no fun Both eyes open every night and day Just a little peace and quiet Was his one desire But it never came 'til something set his soul on fire Now the man in the moon gave him the word With a face that was clear and a voice that was heard Go back to your people but lean on me They can lock you up again But I have set you free Oh Eldridge says he's different now But a lot of people don't agree So they say he's only trying to free himself I guess in time we all shall see But I do believe his message He ain't no liar When he says that Jesus can set your soul on fire Soul Soul on fire Soul-ah Soul on fire [x6] Soul on fire Yeah yeah yeah yeah-eh Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Set your soul on fire, Jesus, come on set my soul on fire Come on, take me to the river Help me get across You've got to take me to the river I feel so lost I said Jesus set my soul, set my soul on fire It's so strong It's so raaargh, soul Soul on fire Soul on fire Soul on fire Set my soul on fire ​Set my soul on fire Help me decide How clearly I can see the moon Looking for the hole in the north Hoping he'll come back soon
5.
Oh Well I woke up in the morning, I said a morning prayer I washed my face with soap, I ran my fingers through my hair I went down to the studio on Hollywood and Vine The clock said seven thirty, well I made it just in time I greeted the musicians, I grabbed the nearest chair I started playing my guitar and told the engineer C'mon let that tape keep rolling [x4] C'mon, c'mon C'mon c'mon c'mon The first song that we cut was called "Lonely By Myself" I think I'll do the vocal later, you can just leave it on the shelf The second song we cut was called "Unlucky Blues" The session's getting better now, we're turning on the juice You know the last song took us seven takes, first one took us ten If Jesus came right now I wonder who'd get in Ah c'mon let that tape keep rolling C'mon (c'mon) let that tape keep rolling [x4] C'mon, ah c'mon Do you hear me singing on your record machine The piano's banging, the guitar's twanging The water cooler's clanging, the light bulb's hanging Yes the music's playing, the production's clean Cross fade all the tracks, don't leave no spaces in between C'mon (c'mon) let that tape keep rolling C'mon (c'mon) let your love keep flowing C'mon (c'mon) let that tape keep rolling C'mon (c'mon) let that tape keep rolling C'mon (c'mon) c'mon C'mon, c'mon, c'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon I started out ten years ago, my guitar in my hand I took the message in my heart and I gave it to the land I went down to EMI to record Upon This Rock I wanted to say something, I just let the music talk I know where I am going, I know who I must be I don't care how long it takes me, there's lots of things to see C'mon (c'mon) let that tape keep rolling C'mon (c'mon) let your love keep flowing C'mon (c'mon) let your faith keep growing C'mon (c'mon) let your light keep showing C'mon (c'mon) be careful what you're signing C'mon, c'mon, c'mon He come walking down my street He come into my heart He make me feel so good So good. so good. so tough So fine You know what I'm talking about ​You know what I'm talking about Talking about I'm going home I'm going home boumba back home Bou ah-bou bou bou back home Ah-bou ah-dou bou ba back home Yeah You come down, you make me feel alright Like a thief in the middle of the night I'm going home I said come on I'm going home Let's go home I'm going home Going home [x4] ​Getting out, checking out Going home Just visiting this planet I'm only visiting This world is not my home I'm going home Be back in fifteen minutes [Spoken]
6.
Woke Up 02:15
​Sometimes you wake up in the morning You don't feel so good Sometimes you wake up in the morning ​And you just don't feel so good Sometimes you wake up in the morning ​And you don't feel so good And then you know you got the blues Well when you wake up in the morning ​And you don't feel so good You know you got the blues Sometimes you wake up in the morning You don't feel so good You say I got the blues, I don't feel so good I've, gonna feel pretty bad all day 'cause I got the blues Well when you wake up in the morning You might as well stay in bed 'cause if you're gonna have the blues You might as well enjoy yourself Yea-eh-eh-eh-eh-oh-ye-yeah [Vocally mimics a guitar solo] Sometimes you get up on the stage at night And the microphones don't work so good You get up on the stage And the microphones don't work so good Well I wish you'd turn up the microphone on the guitar Oh yeah oh yeah Wo-wo-oh wo-wo-oh wo-wo I'm still waiting I'm a waiting, I'm a waiting wo-wo-oh wo-wo-oh wo-wo
7.
​​​Well my life is filled with songs But I just could not get along without my friends And I'm happy now but when this good life ends I know a better life begins And love to you Randy Stonehill With your guitar full volume on your amp Oh yeah ye-yeh, woo You're so crazy but you know it And I love you as we both crawl t'ward the lamp With Clapton on guitar And Charlie Watts on drum McCartney on the Hofner bass With blisters on his thumbs Dear Dylan watch your fears all hide And disappear while love inside starts growing Oh keep it growing Bobby, let it keep growing You're older but less colder Than the folks and the jokes you spent your childhood snowing Yes you did, yes you did And someone died for all you friends But even better yet he lives again And if this song does not make sense to you I hope his spirit slips on through He loves you He loves you, yes he does, he loves you And if these words do not appeal to you I hope his spirit slips on through He loves you He loves you, yes he really does, yes it's true, he loves you If these words do not make sense to you I hope his spirit slips on through He loves you Aoh yeah-eh-eh-ye-oh-oh-oh
8.
Mumbling Man 00:50
You know the blues is from America But everybody all around the world has had the blues So it's nothing new, it's just I think the secret of the blues is the less articulate you are The more believable it sounds you know [Spoken] ​[Mumbles] [Mumbles] [Mumbles] running down the road [mumbles] That's right Yeah you never never Look about morning got to wake up [mumbles] get up now tick tock Ki-taw, ki-taw, ki-taw
9.
Life is hard, life ain't easy Man is born in trouble, everybody's got the blues People looking for an answer, people hoping for good news And if you know the answer then there's one thing you must do You must tell 'em what you know and you must live a life that's true [Verse starts spoken and segues into singing] I'm getting on my walking shoes, please help me find my hat It's time that I was leaving, I got no time for looking back I'm going away-eh-ye-ah-ah I'm going away, I'm feeling fine, yeah, yah When it's time to go you got to leave the past behind Wa ow ow ow Wa ow When I look outside my window it's as dark as it could be But I know the son is coming to wake the world from sleep I'm going away, I'm feeling fine 'Cause when it's time to go You've got to leave the past behind Wa ah ah ow wo-oh-oh-oh Man is born in trouble, everybody's got the blues People looking for an answer, people hoping for good news So if you know the answer then there's one thing you must do You must walk, ow Talk, waoh Hurry up and beat that clock You've got to tell 'em to get ready so they can leave this earth behind Wa owh ow Wa wow wa wow Well my circle is completed, I've got to travel on So if you understand don't talk about me when I'm gone I'm going away Going away yay yay-eh I'm feeling fine, yeah When it's time to go You got to leave this past When it's time to go You got to leave this earth When it's time to go You've got to leave this earth behin-ah-ow-ow wo-ow-wo-ow-wo-ow-wo-ow
10.
This is a song about love, about eh, sex, about marriage, about hatred, about eh, about, you know like if you're sixteen years old and you're walking around and you wanna fall in love with somebody. I say make sure that they fall in love with you. If you marry somebody make sure they, they love you as much as you love them. Real simple. He' we should be able to get it right somehow. So this is a song for you if you're sixteen years old, my advice, my advice to you is wait until you're eighteen [Spoken] Wo oh oh Why can't you behave Why can't you be good You don't even try To do the things you should Well what is the reason I'd like to know Why you can't be good You go into the bedroom You say you’ve got to powder your nose But the powder is cocaine I see traces on your clothes Well what is the reason I'd like to know Why you can't be good Take another look inside your dreams tonight When you go to sleep Try and find the reasons why you've lost your way Like some little sheep You say that you love me You say your love is true But you’ve got so many other lovers What am I s’posed to do Wo-oh what is the reason I’d like to know Why you can't be good Oh Take another long look inside your mind tonight When you go to sleep Try and find the reasons why you've lost your way Like some little sheep You say that you love me You say your love is true But you’ve got so many other lovers baby What am I s’posed to do Oh-oh what is the reason I’d like to know What is the reason I’d like to know What is the reason I’d like to know Why you can't be good Ah can't you be good Just be good you know, be good I'm not saying you got to be perfect You don't got to be perfect Just try to be good, try Try try try Try to be good You know sometimes, sometimes I stay up all night, you don't come home Uh-uh, you don't come home You don't come home 'til the next day Or the next day after that, or the next day after that Just try, try to be good Try try Gets a little bit lonely baby, a little bit lonely
11.
Leida, Harjo 00:27
[Hums] ​Leida, Harjo Open up your heart and let the wind blow ​Leida, Harjo Open up your eyes and let your love grow You know You must go slow​
12.
Does anybody know what love is I thought once or twice I'd found it But it just up and disappeared before I had the chance to put my arms around it
13.
The Troubles 01:49
​You gotta go through changes If you want to grow You've gotta learn some lessons You don't want to know You're gonna end up places Where you never been You'll be stronger person When you get back again Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh There's a slow procession On a lonely road People start to cry They've come to say goodbye And friends help carry the load But if you open your arms And take it all in You'll be stronger person When you get back again You can run for the shelter And hide in the shadows When the sky is falling on you Or you can open your heart To the pain and the sorrow 'Til the storm is finally through
14.
Lugoj 01:48
Across the river Up to the door of the house Where the children live The light reveals The lamp light shivers That stand before As you reach out your hand to give The empty faces full of questioning Your workless fingers full of gesturing What language can you share The one of love and care That's all that's needed there You smile dismayed Your gaze returned By hopeful eyes And timid looks, lips moving silently The past replayed The houses burned
15.
Ya da da da da Da da da ba da Da da da ba da Tears will turn to laughter Sorrow turn to joy Forever after All you girls and boys Join the choir triumphant Lift your hands up high Start the celebration In that sweet by and by We shall be together And forever we shall stay On that joyful delta day Demons they will tremble Darkness will recede Satan will be trampled Captives will be freed Kingdoms will be broken Stongholds be brought down Armies disassembled Rulers lose their crown Tyrants will be toppled Despots be dismayed On that glorious delta day Children gather round him Like flowers in a field They lift their faces up ???? The beasts shall be unburdened The birds go unrestrained The oceans be renourished By creation's sweet refrain The earth shall be restored New music shall be played On that beautiful delta day Yeah Our future will be written The past will be erased My memories the altar ?????? The end of all disgrace The troubles that we've had in life Shall finally be removed The childhood pain shall pass away The works of Satan too The sweet sources of sorrow The works of love displayed On that final glorious delta day
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Blarney Stone is primarily compiled from two concert recordings - New Zealand 1979 and Rotterdam, Holland 1982. As such several of these recordings are also on the later album Snapshots From The 77 World Tour, which for whatever reason was actually made from the aforementioned 1979 NZ show. The sound quality is better on this release than on Snapshots though.

Four bonus tracks (11-14) were included - snippets of at the time unknown songs, previewing the upcoming release of The Belfast Bootlegs.

Jon Linn sadly passed away whilst this album was being made, prompting Larry to change the content and add a second disc showcasing Jon's work for Solid Rock Records. Five of these tracks are not included here as they are standard studio recordings available elsewhere. The remaining two were unique to Blarney Stone and so are present; tracks 15 and 16.

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released December 1, 2000

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Larry Norman Los Angeles, California

American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. Norman had a major influence on artists as diverse as The Pixies, Guns n' Roses, and U2. After his death in 2008 his most well-known album, 1972's Only Visiting This Planet, was selected for inclusion in The United States Library of Congress for its cultural significance and impact on American culture. ... more

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