Shelter For An Evening




NB: 8 of the 12 songs are taken from the "Scavenger" and "New West Motel" albums.
Those lyrics can be found at the sites for the respective albums. Here are the four covers played.


Wichita Lineman

I am a lineman for the county
And I walk the main road
Searchin' in the sun for another overload
I can hear you through in the wires,
I can hear you through the whine

And the Wichita Lineman
Is still on the line

I know I need a small vacation,
But it don't look like rain.
And if it snows that stretch down south will never stand the strain
And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time

And the Wichita Lineman
Is still on the line

And the Wichita Lineman
Is still on the line


written by Jimmy Webb



Down Where the Drunkards Roll

See the boys out walking
The boys they look so fine
Dressed up in green velvet
Their silver buckles shine
Soon they will be bleary-eyed
Under a keg of wine

Down where the drunkards roll
Down where the drunkards roll

See the lover standing
He's lookin' at the ground
He's looking for the real thing
Lies were all he found
You can get the real thing
And it will only cost a pound

Down where the drunkards roll
Down where the drunkards roll

See the troubled woman
She dreams a troubled dream
She lives out on the highway
She keeps her money clean
Soon she'll be returning
To the place where she's the queen

Down where the drunkards roll
Down where the drunkards roll

You could be a gambler
Who never drew a hand
And you could be a sailor
Who never left dry land
And you could be lord Jesus
And the whole world will understand

Down where the drunkards roll
Down where the drunkards roll


written by Richard Thompson



On the Beach

The world is turning, I hope it don't turn away
The world is turning, I hope it don't turn away
All my pictures are falling
From the wall where I placed them yesterday
The world is turning, I hope it don't turn away

I need a crowd of people, but I can't face them day to day
I need a crowd of people, but I can't face them day to day
All my problems are meaningless
That don't make them go away
I need a crowd of people, but I can't face them day to day

I went to the radio interview, (but I) ended up alone at the microphone
I went to the radio interview, (but I) ended up alone at the microphone
Now I'm living out on the beach
But those seagulls are still out of reach
I went to the radio interview, (but I) ended up alone at the microphone

Get outta town, (I) think I'll get outta town
Get outta town, (I) think I'll get outta town
Head to the stick with my [ ? ] buzzin' friends
I follow a road though I don't know where it ends
Get outta town, I think I'll get outta town

The world is turning, I hope it don't turn away


written by Neil Young



Maggie's Farm

Well, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
Wake up in the morning
Fold my hands and pray for rain
I got a head full of ideas
That are drivin' me insane
It's a shame the way she makes me scrub the floor
No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more

Well, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more
No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more
He hands you a nickel
He hands you a dime
He asks with a grin
If you're havin' a good time
Then he fines you every time you slam the door
No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more
No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more

Well, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
Well, I try my best
To be just like I am
But everybody wants you
To be just like them
Well, they sing while you slave and I get bored
No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
No more!


written by Bob Dylan





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