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Now . . . and Then

by Bill Sharkey

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1.
Sloop John B. 02:56
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Lyrics: We Come On The Sloop John B. My Grandfather And Me Around Nassau Town We Did Roam Drinking All Night I Got Into A Fight I Feel So Broke Up That I Wanna Go Home So Hoist Up The John B. Sail See How The Main Sail Sets Call For The Captain Ashore Let Me Go Home I Wanna Go Home I Said I Wanna Go Home I Feel So Broke Up That I Wanna Go Home The Poor Cook He Caught The Fits And Threw Away All My Grits Then He Came And Ate Up All Of My Corn Why Don't You Leave Me Alone Why Don't You Let Me Go Home I Feel So Broke Up I Wanna Go Home So Hoist Up The John B. Sail See How The Main Sail Sets Call For The Captain Ashore Let Me Go Home Let Me Go Home I Said I Wanna Go Home I Feel So Broke Up That I Wanna Go Home The First Mate He Got Drunk And Broke In The Captain's Trunk The Constable Had To Come And Take Him Away Sheriff John Stone Why Don't You Leave Me Alone Yea Yea I Feel So Broke Up I Wanna Go Home So, Hoist Up The John B. Sail See How The Main Sail Sets Call For The Captain Ashore Let Me Go Home Let Me Go Home I Said I Wanna Go Home John B. This Is The Worst Trip That I’ve Ever Been On This Is The Worst Trip That I’ve Ever Been On
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Everyone Has Had It Bad 02:30
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Lyrics: Everyone here has sung a love song And everyone here has gone wrong The love you had, the life that was so sad Everyone has had it bad Everyone here has lived a love life And everyone here has lost their love life The life you had, the life that went so bad Everyone has had it bad One by one two by two Your love falls down on top of you Three by three four by four Your love will knock on many doors Everyone here will have a bad love And everyone here will think of Past loves you had oh it wasn't so bad Everyone has had it bad Everyone has had it bad
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Sweet Lorraine 02:51
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Lyrics: Hair that flows and eyes that glow A person to know The hands that touch and the lips that kiss Could it be like this Loving to me leaves on a tree You're lovely to see Ummm Ummmm Ummm Sweet Lorraine sweet Lorraine Umm Umm such a pretty thing Sweet Lorraine sweet Lorraine Ummm Umm sweet as the birds that sing To hold you close means the most Hold me close Words that say I love you each day These thoughts I'll relay Sweet Lorraine sweet Lorraine Umm Umm such a pretty thing Sweet Lorraine sweet Lorraine Ummm Umm sweet as the birds that sing Sweet Lorraine sweet Lorraine Umm Umm such a pretty thing Sweet Lorraine sweet Lorraine Ummm Umm sweet as the birds that sing
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Skinny Meany 03:50
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Lyrics: Skinny meany you're so fine Skinny meany you're in bars all the time Skinny meany you're drinking up the wine Skinny meany you're out with all the boys Skinny meany you think they're all just toys Skinny meany don't you understand, they're all just boys They're all just boys Look at me I'm here beside you Look at me I'm here all around you Skinny meany you're the only one Skinny meany You're so much fun Skinny meany you're so bad Skinny meany you make all the people sad Skinny meany don't you understand you make me glad You make me glad Look at me I'm here beside you Look at me I'm here all around you Skinny meany you're the only one Skinny meany You're so much fun Skinny meany you're so mean Skinny meany you're always scheming Skinny meany I'm not what I seem oh no Oh no Look at me I'm here beside you Look at me I'm here all around you Skinny meany you're the only one Skinny meany You're so much fun
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Candles Burn (In the Night) 04:20
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Lyrics: Walk the streets of dark and gloom Travel fields of lonely rooms You've got to know the way You've got to show the way You've got to plot the way to your mind Soar the skies above the clouds Keep you feet from between the crowds You've got to know the way You've got to show the way You've got to plot the way to your mind Candles burn in the night Knowing wrong from right Candles burn in the night Fight the people on the ground Give yourself time to be found You've got to know the way You've got to show the way You've got to plot the way to your mind Candles burn in the night Knowing wrong from right Candles burn in the night You're all alone all alone You're all alone all alone There is nothing you can be shown Candles burn. . . . Candles burn. . . . Candles burn in the night Knowing wrong from right Candles burn in the night
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Zoom Zoom Zoom 02:56
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Lyrics: I love you Yes I love you so All the world knows That I love you so I Need you Need you by my side Want you for my bride Cause I love you so When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight I Need you Need you by my side Want you for my bride Cause I love you so When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight I love you Yes I love you so All the world knows That I love you so When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight I love you Yes I love you so All the world knows I Need you Need you by my side Want you for my bride I love you I Need you
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Lonesome Town 01:51
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Lyrics: There's a place where lovers go To cry their troubles away And they call it Lonesome Town Where the broken hearts stay You can buy a dream or two, To last you all through the years And the only price you pay Is a heart full of tears I'm Goin' down to Lonesome Town, Where the broken hearts stay, Goin' down to Lonesome Town To cry my troubles away. but in the town of broken dreams, The streets are filled with regret, Maybe down in Lonesome Town, I can learn to forget. Maybe down in Lonesome Town, I can learn to forget
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Then and Now 02:40
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Lyrics: All the time we spent together Is nothing like the time we spend together now Then and now are two different times Then and now We will never ever throw in the towel Now and then Now and then Now and then There will never be an end Love plays games in many ways But we tried again and we say now Then and now are two different times Then and now We will never ever throw in the towel Now and then There will never be an end Now and then There will never be an end Now and then There will never ever never be an end Now and then There will never be an end Oh the love we have is so strong Oh the love we had was all wrong so Then and now we've grown inside ourselves Then and now We will never ever throw in the towel Now and then There will never be an end Now and then There will never be an end Now and then There will never be an end
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Raven Raven 01:56
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Lyrics: Raven, raven come fly with me Show me where I should be Raven, raven stay with me Keep me from insanity Take me to a long long road Where I can drop my heavy load Somewhere where life is very short Somewhere where I can build my fort I like to be alone at night Watching the stars as they shine bright But raven comes anyway And stays with me all the day I feel I should go my own way While waiting for my judgement day Take me with you when I die Up to that fortress in the sky Raven, raven I'm in bed Take me while I'm still ahead Raven, raven I am dead And now judgement I will dread
10.
Swimmin' In the Sea 03:39
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Lyrics: Oooo on a hot summer's day and you wanna play Oooo you know it's much too hot in the middle of the day Oooo on a hot summer's night and the temperature bites Oooo where would you like to be Swimmin' in the sea Suckin' up some good iced tea Lovin' by the sea Just my baby and me Swimmin' in the sea Oooo walkin' on the boards it's just a short walk Oooo then on the sand we stand and talk a dumb talk Oooo under the walk we kiss our very first kiss Oooo then I find you and me Lovin' by the sea Suckin' up some good iced tea Lovin' by the sea Just my baby and me Swimmin' in the sea
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Reflections (Of My Life) 04:39
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Lyrics: The changing of sunlight to moonlight Reflections of my life Oh how it fill my eyes The greetings of people in trouble Reflections of my life Oh how they fill my eyes All my sorrows sad tomorrow Take me back to my own home All my cryingHere I'm dying, dying Take me back to my own home I'm changing, arranging, I'm changing, I'm changing everything Everything around me The world is a bad place A bad place a terrible place to live Oh but I don't wanna die All my sorrows sad tomorrow Take me back to my own home All my cryingHere I'm dying, dying Take me back to my own home All my sorrows sad tomorrow
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We Live With It 03:34
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Lyrics: Watching the sun rise Watching birds fly high Listen to the call Of wind’s natural sigh You hear it You talk to it You feel it You walk with it You listen to the rain Fall at your feet You give thanks To the worlds most precious treats You see it You ask for it You breathe with it You love with it Nature’s all around You feel it every day The trees look down And you listen when they say Look up Climb to the heights of the skies Look down Into the depths but don’t ask Look at the moonshine Late at night Look at you reflection In the sea it’s in your sight Look at it Move with it Smile with it Think with it Nature’s all around You can feel it every day The grass circles ‘round you And you listen for it to say Sit with me Stay with me Come with me Walk through me
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Zoom Zoom Zoom (alt take) 02:19
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Lyrics: I love you Yes I love you so All the world knows That I love you so I Need you Need you by my side Want you for my bride Cause I love you so When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight I Need you Need you by my side Want you for my bride Cause I love you so When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight I love you Yes I love you so All the world knows That I love you so When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight When I go to sleep at night Yes I pray to the Lord that you’ll hold me tight I love you Yes I love you so All the world knows I Need you Need you by my side Want you for my bride I love you I Need you
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Then and Now (alt take) 02:42
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Lyrics: All the time we spent together Is nothing like the time we spend together now Then and now are two different times Then and now We will never ever throw in the towel Now and then Now and then Now and then There will never be an end Love plays games in many ways But we tried again and we say now Then and now are two different times Then and now We will never ever throw in the towel Now and then There will never be an end Now and then There will never be an end Now and then There will never ever never be an end Now and then There will never be an end Oh the love we have is so strong Oh the love we had was all wrong so Then and now we've grown inside ourselves Then and now We will never ever throw in the towel Now and then There will never be an end Now and then There will never be an end Now and then There will never be an end

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released December 15, 1979

Released on vinyl LP December 15, 1979 on Cystik Records, NJ. Recorded at Sound Tech, Pennsauken, NJ. Engineered by Randy Weaver and Mixed by Randy Weaver and Bill Sharkey. Produced by Bill Sharkey.
Digitally Remastered by Bill Sharkey (2021)

Musicians:

Bill Sharkey: Lead Vocals, Guitars, Percussion, Bass, Bells, Piano
Bobby Wynn: Drums
Kathy Rack: Piano, Synthesizer
Dale Fisher: Drums
Ray Gifoli: Drums
Craig Thomas: Cello Bass
Joe Byne: Saxophone
Jack Belz: Saxophone
Dom Corsaire: Saxophone
Bob Newberger: Lead Guitar
Bob Sullivan: Piano
Bob Fowler: Bass
Paul Raffa: Synthesizer
Mike Giletto: Percussion
Dave Hood: Percussion

Background Vocals:

Bill Sharkey
Terri [Dunkling] Hood
Mike Volpe
Lisa Staller
Jim Harris
Susan Mueller

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Bill Sharkey Honolulu, Hawaii

Bill Sharkey is a singer/songwriter and guitarist who records acoustic music considered to be easy listening, adult contemporary, or folk/pop. Hails from NJ and has resided in Hawaii since 1990.

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