TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
https://youtu.be/nkWgQgaHMgg?si=jcBEj3GPffjUm5zw
My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so There's something that I've gotta say
Take good care of my baby
Please don't ever make her blue
Just tell her that you love her
Make sure you're thinking of her
In everything you say and do
Take good care of my baby
Now don't you ever make her cry
Just let your love surround her
Paint a rainbow all around her
Don't let her see a cloudy sky
Once upon a time that little girl was mine
If I had been true, I know she'd never be with you
Audience: So take good care of my baby
Be just as kind as you can be
And if you should discover
That you don't really love her
Just send my baby back home to me
Well, take good care of my baby
Be just as kind as you can be
And if you should discover That you don't really love her
Just send my baby back home to me.
4-bar instrumental (Fade out on title line)
UP ON THE ROOF
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
https://youtu.be/puM1k-S86nE?si=TGU0LGsCAxO5tppj
When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space
On the roof it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below can't bother me
Let me tell you now
When I come home feeling tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet (Up on the Roof)
I get away from the hustle and crowd
And all that rat race noise down on the street (Up on the Roof)
On the roof's the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Oh, let's go up on the roof
Instrumental:
At night the stars put on a show for free
And, darling, you can share it all with me
I keep on telling you
Audience: Right smack dab in the middle of town
I found a paradise that's trouble-proof (Up on the Roof)
And if this world starts getting you down
There's room enough for two, up on the roof (Up on the Roof)
VAMP AND FADE: Up on the roof, everything is all right
Up on the roof, (Up on the Roof) oh, come on, baby, Up on the roof
LOCO-MOTION (THE)
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
https://youtu.be/1Lej7aQDrGM?si=No8_Vsq9dtf-Xdmi
Everybody's doin' a brand new dance now
Come on, baby, do the locomotion
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now
Come on, baby, do the locomotion
My little baby sister can do it with ease
It's easier than learning your ABC's
So come on, come on, do the locomotion with me
You gotta swing your hips now
Come on baby, jump up, jump back
Oh well I think you've got the knack
Now that you can do it let's make a chain now
Come on baby do the locomotion
Chug-a chug-a motion like a railroad train now
Come on baby do the locomotion
Do it nice and easy now and don't lose control
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul
Come on, come on, do the locomotion with me
INST:
Move around the floor in a locomotion
Come on baby do the locomotion
Do it holdin' hands if you get the notion
Come on baby do the locomotion
There's never been a dance that's so easy to do
It even makes you happy when you're feeling blue
Come on, come on, do the locomotion with me FADE
CHAINS
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
https://youtu.be/2_f9lrXd_48?si=4xTw7kX_-fzCmKyH
Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind that you can see
Whoa, these chains of love got a hold on me, yeah
Chains, well I can't break away from these chains
Can't run around 'Cause I'm not free
Whoa, these chains of love won't let me be, yeah
Now believe me when I tell you I think you're fine
I'd like to love you
But Darling, I’m imprisoned by these chains
My baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind that you can see
Whoa, these chains of love got a hold on me, yeah
I wanna tell you, pretty baby, Your lips look sweet
I'd like to kiss them
But I can't break away from all of these chains
My baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind that you can see
Whoa, these chains of love got a hold on me, yeah
Chains, chains of love
Chains of love
Chains of love
Oh, these chains of love got a hold on me
GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
https://youtu.be/gQvdmIWT0Mg?si=61_KXZ_NeBPNMng7
Go away little girl, go away, little girl
I'm not supposed to be alone with you
I know that your lips are sweet
But our lips must never meet
I belong to someone else, and I must be true
Oh, go away, little girl, go away, little girl
It's hurting me more each minute that you delay
When you are near me like this
You're much too hard to resist
So, go away, little girl, before I beg you to stay
Key Change
AUDIENCE/INST: (Go away, little girl) Leader: Go away
AUDIENCE/INST: (Go away, little girl) Vocal: Go away
AUDIENCE/INST: (It's hurting me more each minute that you delay)
Vocal: It’ll never work out
When you are near me like this
You're much too hard to resist
So, go away, little girl
Call it a day, little girl
Ah, go away, little girl
Before I beg you to stay
Go Away
IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
https://youtu.be/kqfFwpXK-WI?si=p8w1q7czYDMiBL8h
What should I write
What can I say
How can I tell you how much I miss you
The weather here has been as nice as it can be
Although it doesn't really matter much to me
For all the fun I'll have while you're so far away
It might as well rain until September
I don't need sunny skies for things I have to do
'Cause I stay home the whole day long and think of you
As far as I'm concerned each day's a rainy day
Audience: It might as well rain until September
My friends look forward to their picnics on the beach
Yes everybody loves the summertime
But you know darling while your arms are out of reach
The summer isn't any friend of mine
It doesn't matter whether skies are gray or blue
It's raining in my heart, 'cause I can't be with you
I'm only living for the day you're home to stay
Audience: It might as well rain until September,
September, September, oh,
Audience: It might as well rain until September
ONE FINE DAY
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
https://youtu.be/KvyOqKhKWQ4?si=yaQIl3CO7ccQUMqJ
One fine day, You'll look at me
And you will know our love was meant to be
One fine day You're gonna want me for your girl
The arms I long for Will open wide
And you'll be proud to have me walking right by your side
One fine day You're gonna want me for your girl
Though I know you're the kind of boy
Who only wants to run around
I'll keep waiting. And some day, darling
You'll come to me when you want to settle down, oh!
One fine day, We'll meet once more
And then you'll want the love you threw away before
One fine day You're gonna want me for your girl
Instrumental:
VAMP: One fine day You're gonna want me for your girl
DON'T SAY NOTHIN' BAD (ABOUT MY BABY)
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
https://youtu.be/9li6VrMFUSQ?si=W8cNyDzSHH2pEj42
CHORUS: Don't say nothin' bad about my baby
Oh, no
Don't say nothin' bad about my baby
I love him so
Don't say nothin' bad about my baby
Oh, don't you know
Don't say nothin' bad about my baby
He's good (he's good), he's good to me (good to me)
That's all I care about
Oh, no
Don't you tell me my baby's just a playboy
It isn't true
Don't you tell me my baby's just a playboy
That's a lie
I don't listen to a single word they say, boy
He's my guy
Don't you tell me my baby's just a playboy
He's true (he's true), he's true to me (true to me)
So, girl You'd better shut your mouth
Everybody says he's lazy
But not when he's kissin' me
Everybody says he's crazy
Sure, he's crazy, crazy 'bout me
(CHORUS) INST: CHORUS: to last 2 lines, then He's true (he's true), he's true to me (true to me), So, girl You'd better shut your mouth, FADE
I'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
https://youtu.be/Q39YlH6CofI?si=4JSvX9Igy5yrZevC
Woke up this mornin' feelin' fine, There's somethin' special on my mind
Last night I met a new girl in the neighborhood
ALL/CHORUS: Somethin' tells me I'm into something good
ECHO: Somethin' tells me I'm into something
She's the kind of girl who's not too shy
And I can tell I'm her kind of guy
She danced close to me like I hoped she would
(She danced to me like I hoped she would)
CHORUS:
We only danced for a minute or two
But then she stuck close to me the whole night through
Can I be fallin' in love
She's everything I've been dreamin' of
CHORUS: ECHO:
II: I walked her home and she held my hand
I knew it couldn't be just a one-night stand
So I asked to see her next week and she told me I could
(I asked to see her and she told me I could)
CHORUS: ECHO: ECHO: 2nd time - Repeat to finish
1st time INST: :II
Somethin' tells me I'm into something good
Something good, something good, something good
PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
https://youtu.be/svPwbNNym_A?si=T3xntu0K5uXt3C0w
The local rock group down the street
Is trying hard to learn their song
They serenade the weekend squire
Who just came out to mow his lawn
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Charcoal burning everywhere
Rows of houses that are all the same
And no one seems to care
See Mrs. Gray, She's proud today
Because her roses are in bloom
And Mr. Green He's so serene
He's got a TV in every room
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Here in status symbol land
Mothers complain about how hard life is
And the kids just don't understand
Creature comfort goals
They only numb my soul and make it hard for me to see
My thoughts all seem to stray to places far away
I need a change of scenery
Verse – ALL Bah Bah
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Charcoal burning everywhere
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Here in status symbol land
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday Vamp Echoes
IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME
Carole King and Toni Stern
https://youtu.be/c0UpuD3u0po?si=JoCQaiZq5G5aUnLP
It's going to take some time this time To get myself in shape
I really fell out of line this time I really missed the gate
The birds on the telephone line (next time)
Are cryin' out to me (next time)
And I won't be so blind next time
And I'll find some harmony
But it's going to take some time this time And I can't make demands
But like the young trees in the wintertime I'll learn how to bend
After all the tears we've spent
How could we make amends
So it's one more round for experience
And I'm on the road again
And it's going to take some time this time
Instrumental: Echo (And I can’t make demands)
Instrumental: Echo (I’ll learn how to bend) Instrumental:
It's going to take some time this time No matter what I've planned
And like the young trees in the wintertime I'll learn how to bend
After all the tears we've spent
How could we make amends
So it's one more round for experience
And I'm on the road again
And it's going to take some time this time
SWEET SEASONS
Carole King and Toni Stern
https://youtu.be/V9Se5rXbrsw?si=q2qPdzvGCuqFKrnz
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose
And sometimes the blues get hold of you
Just when you thought you had made it
All around the block, people will talk
I want to give it all that I've got
I just don't want to waste it
CHORUS: Talkin' 'bout sweet seasons on my mind
Sure does appeal to me, You know we can get there easily
Just like a sailboat sailin' on the sea
INST:
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose
And most times you choose between the two
Wonderin', wonderin' if you have made it
But I'll have some kids and make my plans
And I'll watch the seasons running away
And I'll build me a life in the open, A life in the country
CHORUS: I'm talkin' 'bout sweet seasons on my mind
Sure does appeal to me, You know we can get there easily
Just like a sailboat sailin' on the sea
Talkin' 'bout sweet seasons
Talkin' 'bout sweet, sweet, sweet seasons
Jazzman
David Palmer/Carole King
https://youtu.be/szcD2pAjd_8?si=vS3j_RRpFJew1YnJ
Lift me, won't you lift me above the old routine
Make it nice, play it clean, Jazzman
When the Jazzman's testifying, a faithless man believes
He can sing you into paradise or bring you to your knees
It's a gospel kind of feeling, a touch of Georgia slide
A song of pure revival and a style that's sanctified
Jazzman, take my blues away
Make my pain the same as yours
With every change you play
Oh Jazzman, come on now, Jazzman
When the Jazzman's signifying and the band is winding low
It's the late-night side of morning in the darkness of his soul
He can fill a room with sadness as he fills his horn with tears
He can cry like a fallen angel when rising time is near
Jazzman, take my blues away
Make my pain the same as yours
With every change you play
Oh, lift me, won't you lift me with every turnaround
Play it sweetly, take me down, come on, Jazzman
End Set One
Set 2 Tapestry Album
I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE
Carole King
I feel the earth move under my feet. I feel the sky tumbling down
I feel my heart start to trembling, whenever you're around
Oh, baby, when I see your face, mellow as the month of May
Oh, darling, I can't stand it, when you look at me that way
I feel the earth move under my feet. I feel the sky tumbling down
I feel my heart start to trembling, whenever you're around
Oh, darling, when you're near me, and you tenderly call my name
I know that my emotions, are something I just can't tame
I've just got to have you baby
I feel the earth move under my feet,
I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down
I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down
I just lose control, down to my very soul, I get hot and cold all over
I feel the earth move under my feet.
I feel the sky tumbling down, I feel the earth move under my feet,
I feel the sky tumbling down tumbling down,
Tumbling down
So Far Away
Carole King
So far away, doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're just time away
Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Holding you again could only do me good
How I wish I could, But you're so far away
One more song about moving along the highway
Can't say much of anything that's new
If I could only work this life out my way
I'd rather spend it being close to you
But you're so far away, doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're so far away
Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely
Nothing else to do but close my mind
I sure hope the road don't come to own me
There's so many dreams I've yet to find
But you're so far away, doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're so far away
Hey, you’re so far away, yay, you’re so far away
It's Too Late
Carole King and Toni Stern
Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time
There's something wrong here, there can be no denying
One of us is changing
Or maybe we just stopped trying
CHORUS: And it's too late baby now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died and I can't hide and I just can't fake it, oh no
It used to be so easy living here with you
You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do
Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool
CHORUS
SHORT INST:
There'll be good times again for me and you
But we just can't stay together, don't you feel it too
Still I'm glad for what we had and how I once loved you
CHORUS:
It’s too late, baby, it’s too late, now darlin’
It’s too late
Home Again
Carole King
Sometimes I wonder if I'm ever gonna make it home again
It's so far and out of sight
I really need someone to talk to,
And nobody else knows how to comfort me tonight
Snow is cold, rain is wet
Chills my soul right to the marrow
I won't be happy till I see you alone again
Till I'm home again and feeling right
INST:
Snow is cold, rain is wet
Chills my soul right to the marrow
I won't be happy till I see you alone again
Till I'm home again and feeling right
Till I'm home again and feeling right
I wanna be home again and feeling right
Beautiful
Carole King
CHORUS: You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beautiful as you feel
Waiting at the station with a workday wind a-blowing
I've got nothing to do but watch the passers-by
Mirrored in their faces I see frustration growing
And they don't see it showing, why do I?
CHORUS:
INST:
I have often asked myself the reason for the sadness
In a world where tears are just a lullaby
If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness
Maybe not, oh, but we can only try
CHORUS:
Way Over Yonder
Carole King
Way over yonder is a place that I know
Where I can find shelter from hunger and cold
And the sweet tasting good life is so easily found
Way over yonder, that's where I'm bound
I know when I get there, the first thing I'll see
Is the sun shining golden, shining right down on me
Then trouble's gonna lose me, worry leave me behind
And I'll stand up proudly in true peace of mind
talking 'bout, talking 'bout
Way over yonder is a place I have seen
In a garden of wisdom from some long ago dream
Maybe tomorrow I'll find my way
To the land where the honey runs in rivers each day
And the sweet tasting good life is so easily found
Way over yonder, that's where I'm bound
Way over yonder, that's where I'm bound
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
Carole King
When you're down and troubled, and you need some loving care
And nothin', oh, nothin' is goin' right
Close your eyes and think of me, and soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
CHORUS: You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am
I'll come runnin', to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is call,
And I'll be there…You've got a friend
If the sky above you, grows dark and full of clouds
And that ol' north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
Soon you’ll hear me knockin' at your door
CHORUS:
Now ain’t it good to know, you’ve got a friend
When people can be so cold, they'll hurt you and desert you
And take your soul if you let them, Oh, but don't you let them
CHORUS:
You’ve got a friend, Ain’t it good to know, you’ve got a friend…
Ain’t it good to know……ad lib
Where You Lead
Carole King & Toni Stearn
Wanting you the way I do, I only want to be with you
And I would go to the ends of the earth
'Cause, darling, to me that's what you're worth
CHORUS:Where you lead, I will follow
Anywhere that you tell me to
If you need, you need me to be with you
I will follow where you lead
If you're out on the road, Feeling lonely and so cold
All you have to do is call my name
And I'll be there on the next train
CHORUS:
I always wanted a real home with flowers on the window sill
But if you want to live in New York City, honey, you know I will
I never thought I could get satisfaction from just one man
But, if anyone could keep me happy, you're the one who can
CHORUS: CHORUS:
FADE AD LIB
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Tonight you're mine completely
You give your love so sweetly
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes
But will you love me tomorrow
Is this a lasting treasure
Or just a moment's pleasure
Can I believe the magic of your sigh
Will you still love me tomorrow
II: Tonight with words unspoken
You say that I'm the only one
But will my heart be broken
When the night meets the morning sun
I'd like to know that your love
Is love I can be sure of
So tell me now and I won't ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow :II
Will you still love me tomorrow
Will you still love me tomorrow
Will you still love me tomorrow
Smackwater Jack
Carole King & Gerry Goffin
Now Smackwater Jack he bought a shotgun
'Cause he was in the mood for a little confrontation
He just let it all hang loose, He didn't think about the noose
He couldn't take no more abuse, So he shot down the congregation
You can't talk to a man with a shotgun in his hand…..Shotgun
Now Big Jim the chief stood for law and order
He called for the guard to come and surround the border
Now from his bulldog mouth as he led the posse south
Came the cry "we got to ride
To clean up the streets for our wives and our daughters"
You can't talk to a man when he don't want to understand
The account of the capture wasn't in the papers
But you know, they hanged ole Smack right then instead of later
You know the people were quite pleased
'Cause the outlaw had been seized
And on the whole it was a very good year for the undertaker
You know, you know,
you can't talk to a man with a shotgun in his hand
Shotgun in his hand
Smackwater Jack, yeah,
Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun
Yeah, Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun
Smackwater Jack, yeah Smackwater Jack, yeah
Talkin' about Smackwater Jack, yeah
Oooooo, Shotgun,Talkin' about Smackwater Jack, oh
Talkin' about Jack and his shotgun,
Talkin' about Smack, talkin' about Jack
Smackwater Jack, yeah
Tapestry
Carole King
My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue
An everlasting vision of the ever-changing view
A wondrous woven magic in bits of blue and gold
A tapestry to feel and see, impossible to hold
Once amid the soft silver sadness in the sky
There came a man of fortune, a drifter passing by
He wore a torn and tattered cloth around his leathered hide
And a coat of many colors, yellow-green on either side
He moved with some uncertainty, as if he didn't know
Just what he was there for, or where he ought to go
Once he reached for something golden hanging from a tree
And his hand came down empty
Soon within my tapestry along the rutted road
He sat down on a river rock and turned into a toad
It seemed that he had fallen into someone's wicked spell
And I wept to see him suffer, though I didn't know him well
As I watched in sorrow, there suddenly appeared
A figure gray and ghostly beneath a flowing beard
In times of deepest darkness, I've seen him dressed in black
Now my tapestry's unraveling--he's come to take me back
He's come to take me back
Natural Woman
Carole King & Gerry Goffin
Lookin' out on the morning rain
I used to feel uninspired
And when I knew I had to face another day
Lord, it made me feel so tired
Before the day I met you, life was so unkind
But your love was the key to my peace of mind
CHORUS: 'Cause you make me feel, You make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman
When my soul was in the lost-and-found
You came along to claim it
I didn't know just what was wrong with me
Till your kiss helped me name it
Now I'm no longer doubtful of what I'm living for
'Cause if I make you happy I don't need to do more
CHORUS:
Oh, baby, what you've done to me
You make me feel so good inside
And I just want to be close to you
You make me feel so alive
CHORUS: