R-311 · Artist collection
What I Brought With Me
In the PACEX catalogue from day one.
Tracks
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01I Brought My Own Amen3:31
[Verse 1] I've clapped for every cousin I've cried for every bride I've held the little babies While their mothers went outside I've stood behind the singers When they couldn't find the key Today I signed the paper And the good news came for me [Refrain] I brought my own amen I brought my own good word I don't need a room of witnesses To know what I have heard I can put my hands together I can let the joy begin I've been saying yes for everybody I brought my own amen [Verse 2] A little shop on Fulton With a counter and a chair A name above the doorway That I paid to paint up there My sister brought a ribbon My brother brought a broom We danced around the empty shelves And nearly filled the room [Bridge] If you want to come and help me There is plenty left to do But tonight the work is finished Let me have a word or two [Final Refrain] I brought my own amen I brought my own good word I don't need a room of witnesses To know what I have heard I can put my hands together I can let the joy begin I've been saying yes for everybody I brought my own amen [Tag] Yes to the work Yes to the chance Yes to the woman Who can finally dance
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02Don't Make Me Get My Coat3:15
[Verse 1] You told them how I lose my temper You told them how I burn the toast You told the story with the money That's the one you like the most Everybody laughed politely I even gave a little smile But you have been a funny fellow At my expense for quite a while [Refrain] Don't make me get my coat Don't make me cross this floor Don't make a joke of someone Who has loved you more and more I won't stand and spoil the party I won't raise my weary throat But if you want me here beside you Don't make me get my coat [Verse 2] You found me in the little kitchen You said I ought to take a joke I said I'd taken quite a number And was tired of being broke You stood a moment by the doorway Then you put your glass away I waited for the clever answer You said you'd nothing smart to say [Bridge] It wasn't quite an apology Till you went back to that room And told them who had kept you standing When the good times left you too [Final Refrain] Don't make me get my coat Don't make me cross this floor There's a woman here beside you You can learn to value more I won't ask you to be perfect I won't ask for pretty quotes But if you want me here tomorrow Don't make me get my coat
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