There was a man with land as far as you could see
From Mexico to Carolina
He said leave your life behind and follow me
There'll be enough to satisfy you

Diamonds for your hands, silk beneath your feet
Not a care will come to find you
Kings and Queens will surely be your company
You'll have all the tea in China

If you find no friends are near
Just hold your treasures dear
Everything you could ever need
Who needs love when all you find is
Fallen tears and petty crimes
Break your heart and let it bleed

With diamonds for your hands and silk beneath your feet
Tomorrow’s fortune will remind you
You’ve given up your love for one more guarantee
You’ll have all the tea in China

All the rain in Spain
All the smoke in Carolina

If you find no friends are near
Just hold your treasures dear
Everything you could ever need
Who needs love when all you find is
Fallen tears and petty crimes
Break your heart and let it bleed

With diamonds for your hands and silk beneath your feet
Tomorrow’s fortune will remind you
You’ve given up your love for one more guarantee
You’ll have all the tea in China
All the rain in Spain
All the smoke in Carolina
All the tea in China

Shall We Dance  return to top of page
Peter Mayer / Vince Varvel

September winds will bow
Chasin’ July away
Under the bare tree tops
School yard children play
If winter chill takes my desire
Won’t you come on in and light the fire for me
Violins will play

Shall we dance
Dance to the beat of our hearts
Shall we dance
No one’s gonna tear us apart, no, no, no

Boy and his girl they moved
Into the room next door
And every night I hear
Every little crack on the floor
I’m getting tired of being wooed
By the box that glows in the living room, hey, hey
Cowboys ride away, yeah

Shall we dance
Dance to the beat of our hearts
Shall we dance
No one’s gonna tear us apart
Shall we dance, every little move is a dance

So tired of talking about it
So tired of being without it
Put your hand over my heart
A little music
Play a little music

Shall we dance

September winds will blow
Chasing my time away
But I won’t spend my time
Waiting for a morning in May
‘Cause what I feel when I take your hand
Is something I will never understand
Violins will play

Shall we dance
Dance to the beat of our hearts
Shall we dance
No one’s gonna tear us apart
Shall we dance, every little move is a dance
 

Too many dances have ended, when the band runs out of tune
Too many hearts have been broken, when the pieces come unglued
Too many dreams abandoned, when the new moon’s lost its shine
Oh, Send me the love of a lifetime

How many tears must I cry before my broken heart will mend
How many roads must I wander till my home comes ‘round the bend
All the treasures that I see still I feel so blind
Oh, Send me the love of a lifetime

Flowers fade when the river runs dry
The mountains will fall as the time goes by
But the bird in the golden cage still wants to fly

So many ships are drifting where the stars no longer shine
So many words left unspoken and we’re running out of time
Too many secrets we’re keeping, you’ve got yours and I’ve got mine
Oh, Send me the love, won’t you send me your love
Won’t you send me the love of a lifetime

Hush, Little baby don’t you cry
I’m never going away-a
A mighty fine woman some day you’ll be
Wedding bells are gonna chime
You’ll shed a few tears over the years
The lamb and the loin gonna play-a
Till tomorrow when the new moon shines
I’m gonna love you in the meantime

Under banyan tree you been waitin’ on he
Says he’s gonna take you away-a
It’s 11 o’clock and the party done stop
Soon midnight’s a gonna chime
Well I can’t claim a Casanova’s name
No I don’t own a holy day-oh
But I can sing a song to make you cry
Shall we dance in the meantime

So you found your boy
Grease monkey joy
Workin’ on his wheels all day-o
He’s gonna take you round the world
When he put down the top
Oh his Chevy do shine
But there was no gold in the goldengate
There was no silver in the lining
I’m so alone baby take me home
Tell me you love me in the meantime

One fine morning with no warning you will cry
Round the world your heart goes searching
While I’m right here by your side, by your side
Never let you down down down oh no

Hush, Little baby don’t you cry
I’m never going away-a
A mighty fine woman some day you’ll be
Wedding bells are gonna chime
You’ll shed a few tears over the years
The lamb and the loin gonna play-a
Till tomorrow when the new moon shines
I’m gonna love you in the meantime

Gonna love you in the meantime meantime honey
Gonna love you in the meantime meantime darling
Dancing in the meantime meantime honey
Springtime Summertime Winter or Fall
Yeah any time at all
Dancin’ in the meantime

It was a perfect night for a feast delight,
Won’t you come in
They were all there, the pickles and pears,
From A to Zen
There was every dish from chicken to fish,
And every water and wine
Cream of the crop this party won’t stop,
Till quitin’ time

But who’s that stranger knockin’ on the door,
With a twisted grin
If this is the party for the saints and the sinners I say,
Let me in

I am the Onion
I’m the spice of life but I can make you cry
I am the Onion
You got an appetite, You better treat me right
So come one, come on, come one, don’t pass me by
Don’t pass me by

Julia jam says “here I am sweet as cheery Pie”
Candy apple Alice takes a sip from her chalice says . . .
“I like the sweet life”
Here come Ted Mr. Lettuce head,
With his artichoke heart
Gina jelly bean she’s making a scene,
She’s so state of the art
Just when things are going fine,
The band’s about to play
In comes the joker the big cigar smoker says
“I got something to say”

I am the Onion
I’m the spice of life and I will make you cry
I am the Onion
You got an appetite, you better treat me right
So come one, come on, come one, don’t pass me by
Don’t pass me by

Out in the garden Tom tomato and asparaGus
Discuss how very good this world could be
If all the others could just see how good we are
If only they were just as beautiful as me

Just when things are going fine, The band’s about to begin
In comes the joker the big cigar smoker says “Ow!”

I am the onion
I’m the spice of life but I will make you cry
I am the onion
Better treat me right, Gonna make you cry
So come one, come on, come on, don’t pass me by
I am the Onion
I am the Onion
I am the Onion, Yeah
So come one, come on, come on, don’t pass me by

She works in a shop at the museum of art
All the he’s and she’s of the centuries know her name
When the lights go down and no one’s around they whisper
Hey Julia you’re playing a dangerous game

The Van Goghs and Chegals that hang on the walls try to tell her
That man of stone don’t care anything about you
So she steals to her lover under the cover of midnight
She says that’s alright I’ve got enough love for two

Oh oo oh there she goes
She’s kissing the Michaelangelo
It would take a hammer to break his heart
What a beautiful work of art
You’re my beautiful work of art

Banker man tried to win her love with his money
Factory boy brought her red roses in bloom
She says give me a flower that won’t fade away by morning
Give me a love that won’t fade away by June

Oh, Oh, there she goes
She’s kissing Michaelangelo
It would take a hammer to break his heart
What a beautiful work of art
You’re my beautiful work of art

Give me a love with no rainy days
Give me a love that won’t fade away
Give me a love with no cloudy view
Give me only you
Oh, oh, my Michaelangelo

Two in the morning without a warning it’s over
The watchman came in said it’s a sin what you do
You’re taking that poor man of stone for granted
Hey Julia your filthy little game is through

Oh, Oh, there she goes
She’s kissing Michaelangelo
It would take a hammer to break his heart
What a beautiful work of art
Oh, oh, Michaelangelo
She’s kissing Michaelangelo
It would take a hammer to break his heart
What a beautiful work of art
You’re my beautiful work of art
La, la, la, la, la . . . La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Give me a love with no rainy days
Give me a love that won’t fade away
Give me a love with no cloudy view
Give me only you

Caught a train to London
But it went to France
Ended up in New Orleans doin’ a voodoo dance
What game are you playing
What you put in my tea?
You got your hands on the steering wheel
Ooh and it’s a terrifying me

‘Cause I’m under your spell
How was I to know where I should go
And it’s too late to tell darling I’m under your spell

Band was playing a tango in some mysterious key
You and me and your cigarette
Talked poetry
First she took my hand
Took me off of my feet
Then she took my pocketbook
No one could identify me

‘Cause I’m under your spell
How was I to know where I should go
And it’s too late to tell darling I’m under your spell
And I’m caught by your eye
How was I to see in the pale moonlight I’m too mystified
Darling I’m under your spell

Three days gone in a minute
A breeze is a hurricane if you spin it
I’m in a hush ever since I caught your eye

‘Cause I’m under your spell
How was I to know where I should go
And it’s too late to tell darling I’m under your spell
And I’m caught by your eye
How was I to see in the pale moonlight I’m too mystified
Darling now I’m under your spell
Oh, ‘Cause I’m under your spell

Caught in New Orleans in a spell now
‘Cause I’m under your spell
How was I to know, where I should let go, I should let go
Come on

  - For Joni

One and one makes three, that’s the way that this love is going
There’s only you and me but together we’re overflowing
And if this sounds crazy let me make it clear
If a kiss is a candle, love is a chandelier
Oh, can’t you see . . .

That one and one makes three,
Suddenly there’s no way of knowing
We’re so lost at sea but I’m happy on this boat we’re rowing
So many times I wished that you’d set me free
But together we’re so much more than you or me
Oh, can’t you see

That you take a step to me, I’ll take a step to you
And let the angels sing their blues

You take a step to me
Oh now darling I’ll take a step to you
Come on love, come on, come to me
Only love can make the angels sing the blues

One and one makes three
You and me and this love that’s growing
Two of us will walk heaven knows just where we’re going

The ocean it brings me stories
Fills up my sails with tales for free
When practical schemes are tyin’ up my dreams
It’s time to unwind in the low country
City man comes to the island
Island man goes to the sea
It’s music to my eyes in the western skies
When the medicine man plays harmony
We go up,  Let’s go down
Find the heart and soul of this island town
So come on down the best show in town
Oh Suzannah when the sun goes down
I sing Oh Suzannah when the sun goes down

So easy to get poisoned by reality
This potion’s gonna heal me for sure
But all that medicine’s gone to my head again
I think I forgot what I was trying to cure
I’ve got my six string music box
Take it from the corner and play
Set my eyes out on the horizon
Take my heart and sail away.
We go up,  Let’s go down
Find the heart and soul of this island town
Honey you got to see the best show in town
Oh Suzannah when the sun goes down

Oh it’s my destiny
Caught between heaven and the deep blue sea
Well I guess we just saw the best show in town
Oh Suzannah when the sun goes down

Now the final light is fading
And the last song is nearly through
But there’s too many schemes that I’m still entertaining
Hell, I’ll just keep dancing and bring up the moon
You can laugh, You can cry
As the colors fade in the western sky
Honey you got to see the best show in town
Oh Suzannah when the sun goes down
I said Oh Suzannah when the sun goes down

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,
Hmm, It's Funny, I’ve heard that song a thousand times
And it still can make me cry, oh why
Just when I thought I had let you go
Something you said comes back once more
Breakin’ my heart in two, you do
Oh, it’s funny, funny
I’m still dreamin’ of you

Oh, it’s funny, what a peculiar story to tell
The ones we love we hurt so well . . . Oh, yeah
Troubled days turn you inside out
Till you got nothing to whisper about
And all you can do is be cruel
Oh, it’s funny, funny I keep coming back to you

Look at my life like an open book
The chapter of us was my first look
At dreams that really do come true . . . they do
They just come bending, swaying, singing, and playing the blues

Look at the pages of your open book
What you gave and what you took
Tell me now what matter to you, what matters to you

Oh, it’s funny . . .
You can build your fortress so strong
But even the greatest have fallen for a love song
Oh, it’s funny, funny I’m depending on love
Funny I’m depending on you
I could die laughing just thinking of you

Just thinking of you
Thinking of you
Cause you’re on my mind
Almost all the time
Thinking of you
Thinking of you

Day come white, Night come black
You could wait forever to get this loneliness off your back
Even the moon waits for another sun
To shine a light shine a light on everyone

You can run, You can hide
You can die of thirst by the river side
Love waits for you on the blue river

Roll on deep waters come to quench the great desire
Past the rich man’s factory, past the poor man’s pride
Lay down your burdens Ever fear and tear you cried
Take my hand and leave this land that has left you high and dry

You can run, You can hide
You can die of thirst by the river side
Don’t leave me out on the blue river
You can run, You can hide
You can live your life by what’s denied, now
Don’t leave me waiting on the blue river

Save your strength for the good fight
Save your tears for the sorrow
Spend you love it’s alright
Before it’s gone gone gone tomorrow

For the day will come when you leave this dusty town
And your cross will take its place by your father’s in the ground
Love is not just a fable that Hollywood bought and sold
Oh, let me tell you now live is the only road

Once upon a simple man
Make a living any way he can
Workin’ his hands all day
Sing a song to keep the blues away

Lift it up, sing it out
He don’t even see the crowd
Lift it up, lift it high
Sing your lullabye

I’m in a traveling show
High wire fools and clowns
I’m the Green Eyed Radio
Bringing the curtain down
And when the show is over I’ll sing to the stars
‘Cause I know they will listen
If you tell them who you are

Find the one of your dreams
Feet off the ground you can walk the moonbeams
How much joy can you make
But it’s the happiest hearts that break, so

Lift it up, sing it out
In the middle of the crowd
Ask him where, ask him why
Sing your lullabye

I’m in a traveling show
High wire fools and clowns
I’m the Green Eyed Radio
Bringing the curtain down
And now the show is over
So I’ll sing to the stars
‘Cause I know they will listen
If you tell them who you are