Tracks 1. Forbidden Fruit 2. Hobo Jungle 3. Ophelia (166K) 4. Acadian Driftwood 5. Ring Your Bell 6. It Makes No Difference 7. Jupiter Hollow 8. Rags And Bones 9.* Twilight 10.* Christmas Must Be Tonight ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 1.Forbidden Fruit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A5 A5 D5 A5 High and lonesome out on Times Square A5 D5 A5 Haven't got a dime, ain't got a prayer A5 D5 A5 Deliver us, Lord, from this golden calf A5 D5 A5 People only want what they cannot have D#o7 Forbidden fruit D5 E5 A5 D5 That's the fruit that you'd better not taste A5 D#o7 Forbidden fruit D5 E5 A5 D5 You've got one life that you'd better not waste A5 A5 D5 A5 How can I walk with this ball and chain? A5 D5 A5 How can I land in this hurricane? A5 D5 A5 Or is this part of man's evolution A5 D5 A5 To be torn between truth and illusion? D#o7 Forbidden fruit D5 E5 A5 D5 That's the route that you'd better not take A5 D#o7 Forbidden fruit D5 E5 A5 Just watch out for the sign of the snake Little brother got caught in the web He ran off to join the living dead Been through the mill, seen the cross on the hill He sold his soul just for a thrill Forbidden fruit In hot pursuit out on a limb Forbidden fruit Your whole world is closing in You got the picture but missed the drift About me workin' the graveyard shift I never went in for no burglary But there's a stranger inside of me Forbidden fruit Don't you shoot the whole works away Forbidden fruit It's too high of a price to pay How can you hear with a bad connection? You can't see when there's no reception Keep your distance, don't fool with taboo 'Cause it'll overtake and undertake you Forbidden fruit That's the fruit that you'd better not taste Forbidden fruit You've got one life that you'd better not waste ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 2. Hobo Jungle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross ? 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- C5 G5 F5 F5 There was a chill that night in the hobo jungle A5 E5 Eb5 D5 G5 Over the train yard lay a smooth coat of frost C5 G5 F5 F5 And although nobody here really knows where they're goin' A5 E5 D5 F5 G5 C5 At the very same time nobody's lost C5 G5 F5 F5 Then the fire went out and the night grew still A5 E5 E5 Eb5 D5 G5 This old man lay frozen on the cold, cold ground C5 G5 F5 F5 He was a stray bird and the road was his callin' A5 E5 D5 Ridin' the rods G5 F5 C5 Sleepin' under the stars A5 E5 D5 F5 G5 C5 Playin' the odds from a rollin' box car C5 G5 F5 F5 She attended the fun'ral in the hobo jungle A5 E5 E5 Eb5 D5 G5 Long were they lovers though never could they wed C5 G5 F5 F5 Drifters and rounders and distant friends A5 E5 D5 Here I lie without anger or regret F5 G5 C5 I'm in no one's debt D5 A5 Man goes nowhere G5 G5 Ev'rything comes like tomorrow B5 F#5 F#5 F5 E5 A5 But she took that last ride there by his side D5 A5 G5 G5 He spent his whole life pursuing the horizon B5 F#5 E5 Ridin' the rods A5 G5 D5 Sleepin' under the stars B5 F#5 E5 G5 A5 D5 Playin' the odds from a rollin' box car ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 3.Ophelia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross ? 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- C5 Boards on the window E5 Mail by the door A5 D5 What would anybody leave so quickly for? F5 Ophelia G5 C5 A5 D5 G5 Where have you gone? The old neighborhood just ain't the same Nobody knows just what became of Ophelia Tell me, what went wrong F5 C5 Was it somethin' that somebody said? G5 C5 Mama, I know we broke the rules F5 C5 Was somebody up against the law? G5 G5 Honey, you know I'd die for you C5 Ashes of laughter E5 The ghost is clear A5 D5 Why do the best things always disappear F5 Like Ophelia G5 C5 A5 D5 G5 Please darken my door Was it somethin' that somebody said? Honey, you know we broke the rules Wu somebody up against the law? Honey, you know I'd die for you They got your number Scared and runnin' But I'm still waitin' for the second comin' Of Ophelia Come back home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 4. Acadian Driftwood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R. Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross ? 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music For more about this song, see Peter Viney's article. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- F5 C5 The war was over and the spirit was broken D5 Eb5 G5 The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew F5 We stood on the cliffs C5 A5 Oh, and watched the ships Bb5 G5 Slowly sinking to their rendezvous F5 C5 They signed a treaty and our homes were taken D5 Eb5 Loved ones forsaken G5 They didn't give a damn F5 Try'n' to raise a family C5 A5 End up the enemy Bb5 G5 Over what went down on the plains of Abraham (*) F5 Bb5 Acadian driftwood G5 C5 Gypsy tail wind Bb5 F5 Bb5 G5 They call my home the land of snow F5 Bb5 G5 C5 Canadian cold front movin' in Bb5 F5 What a way to ride Bb5 D5 G5 C5 F5 Oh, what a way to go Then some returned to the motherland The high command had them cast away And some stayed on to finish what they started They never parted They're just built that way We had kin livin' south of the border They're a little older and they've been around They wrote a letter life is a whole lot better So pull up your stakes, children and come on down Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone Been out ice fishing, too much repetition Make a man wanna leave the only home he's known Sailing out of the gulf headin' for Saint Pierre Nothin' to declare All we had was gone Broke down along the coast But what hurt the most When the people there said "You better keep movin' on" Everlasting summer filled with ill-content This government had us walkin' in chains This isn't my turf This ain't my season Can't think of one good reason to remain I've worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans It was ever green up until the floods You could call it an omen Points ya where you're goin' Set my compass north I got winter in my blood Acadian driftwood Gypsy tail wind They call my home the land of snow Canadian cold front movin' in What a way to ride Ah, what a way to go F5 C5 C5 Bb5 G5 Sais tu, A-ca-di-e j'ai le mal du pays [You know, Acadia, I long for the country (I am homesick)] F5 C5 C5 Bb5 G5 Ta neige, Acadie, fait des larmes au soleil [Your snow, Acadia, makes tears in the sun (or for the sun)] F5 C5 C5 Bb5 G5 J'arrive Acadie, teedle um , teedle um , teedle ooh [I am arriving Acadia (or I am coming Acadia)] (*): "The Plains of Abraham" refer to farm land owned by Abraham Martin just west of the Citadel in Quebec City and the site of the battle between the French and the English. is now a park (also overlooks the St.Lawrence) and is a wonderful place to visit if you get the chance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 5. Ring Your Bell ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross ? 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#5 F5 C5 Ring your bell Eb5 D5 C5 Change your number F#5 F5 C5 Run like hell Eb5 D5 C5 You can't hide from thunder Oh, no F#5 F5 C5 Ring your bell Eb5 D5 C5 Get in the wind F#5 F5 C5 Ebo7 D5 C5 You and me gonna make some medicine C5 F5 C5 Run that rebel across the tracks C5 D5 C5 With the Mounties on his trail Eb5 D5 He was taught: C5 F5 Don't get caught at the mercy of the man G5 Land in jail C5 F5 C5 Meet me, madam , on the high road C5 D5 C5 We gonna blow the man down Eb5 D5 C5 I've been totin' a heavy load F5 And I'm rarin' to clown G5 Mess around Ring your bell Shake your tower Pump your well Turn on your power I'm gonna ring your bell Glide on in You and me gonna make some medicine Smoky bars and souped-up cars Where we drowned all sorrow Renegade woman Love me like there's no tomorrow Left to borrow Bloodhounds comb the back streets With the ramrod close behind Asphalt justice you gonna find My ass across That border line Ring your bell Sound the chime Open up your shell Get on the line Come on, ring your bell Gimme some skin You and me gonna make some medicine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 6. It Makes No Difference ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross ? 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- intro / / Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Bb5 Eb5 D5 It makes no diff'rence where I turn G5 G5 C5 I can't get over you and the flame still burns Eb5 D5 It makes no diff'rence, night or day G5 G5 Eb5 F5 The shadow never seems to fade away Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 And the sun don't shine anymore Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 And the rains fall down on my door Bb5 Now there's no love F5 As true as the love Eb5 C5 That dies untold Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 But the clouds never hung so low before Eb5 D5 It makes no diff'rence how far I go G5 G5 C5 Like a scar the hurt will always show Eb5 D5 It makes no diff'rence who I meet G5 G5 They're just a face in the crowd C5 F5 On a dead-end street Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 And the sun don't shine anymore Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 And the rains fall down on my door Bb5 These old love letters F5 Well, I just can't keep Eb5 'Cause like the gambler says C5 Read 'em and weep Bb5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 And the dawn don't rescue me no more F5 D5 Without your love I'm nothing at all Eb5 C5 7 Like an empty hall it's a lonely fall F5 D5 Since you've gone it's a losing battle Eb5 Stampeding cattle C5 F5 They rattle the walls Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 And the sun don't shine anymore Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 And the rains fall down on my door Bb5 Well, I love you so much F5 It's all I can do Eb5 C5 Just to keep myself from telling you Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 Bb5 That I never felt so alone before Eb5 D5 G5 G5 C5 Eb5 D5 G5 G5 F5 Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 F5 Eb5 C5 Bb5 G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 Bb.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 7. Jupiter Hollow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross ? 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music See Peter Viney's article on "Jupiter Hollow" for more about this song. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G5 Jupiter Hollow C5 G5 Northern Lights C5 G5 G5 Cast a glow through the window late last night G5 G5 C5 G5 I went to follow through the sycamore C5 C5 When I found myself in a place G5 I'd never been before C5 G5 There was a unicorn and a dragon queen D5 G5 Beneath the burgundy sky C5 G5 I saw an old soldier singin' a love song C5 He had the distance in his eye G5 Livin' in another world C5 C5 G5 Livin' in another time C5 G5 Like a comet I was hurled C5 C5 G5 Oh, livin' in another world Jupiter Hollow So far, so near Like a time machine take you out to a different year Phoebus Apollo played on his lyre While we danced to the music of the sphere And as the moon went down and the sun came up With the mercury risin' too 'Twas then the prophet said the secret of the dead I'll whisper it to you Livin' in another world Livin' in another time Like a comet I was hurled Oh, livin' in another world Jupiter Hollow In the midnight sun Well, no man of dreams was ever more outdone Where the swallows circle over head And muses gather by the river of the tears we shed Just like a pioneer in the new frontier I don't know where to begin Because nobody cares when a man goes mad And tries to free the ghost within Livin' in another world Livin' in another time Like a comet I was hurled Oh, livin' in another world ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 8. Rags And Bones ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross ? 1975, 1976 Medicine Hat Music ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#5 Catch a taxi to the fountainhead C#5 Blinking neon penny arcade A5 A young Caruso on the fire escape B5 B5 D5 D5 Painted face ladies on parade F#5 The newsboy on the corner C#5 Singing out headlines A5 And a fiddler selling pencils B5 B5 D5 The sign reads: Help the blind F#5 F#5 D5 Comin' up the lane callin' B5 C#5 F#5 Workin' while the rain's fallin' D5 C#5 A5 Ebm7-5 Ragman, your song of the street D5 E5 Keeps haunting my memory F#5 F#5 D5 Music in the air B5 C#5 F#5 I hear it ev'rywhere D5 C#5 A5 Ebm7-5 Rags, bones and old city songs D5 E5 A5 Hear them , how they talk to me Trolley car rings out the morning Whistle blows at noon A cat fight breaks open the night While watch dogs bay at the moon A preacher on an orange crate With a Salvation Army Band And clicking along the cobbled stones That's the sound of the ice-cream man Comin' up the lane callin' Workin' while the rain's fallin' Ragman, your song of the street Keeps haunting my memory Music in the air I hear it ev'rywhere Rags, bones and old city songs Hear them , how they talk to me The organ grinder and his monkey Still walkin' the same old beat The shoe-shine boy slappin' leather He puts the rhythm in your feet Strollin' by the churchyard List'nin' to the Sunday choir With voices rising to the heavens Like sirens screaming to a fire Comin' up to the lane callin' Workin' while the rain's fallin' Ragman, your song of the street Keeps haunting my memory Music in the air I hear it ev'rywhere Rags, bones and old city songs Play them one more time for me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 9. * Twilight ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: The Best of The Band ? 1976 Medicine Hat Music ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- F5 Bb5 F5 Over by the wildwood D5 Hot summer night G5 We lay in the tall grass C5 til the mornin' light If I had my way I'd never get the urge to roam A young man serves his country and an old man guards the home Never gave a second thought Never crossed my mind What's right and what's not I'm not the judgin' kind I could take the darkness oh Storms in the skies But we all got certain trials burnin' up inside Don't send me no distant salutations or silly souvenirs from far away Don't leave me alone in the twilight Twilight is the loneliest time a day F5 Bb5 F5 Don't put me in a frame upon the mantel F5 Bb5 C5 G5 'Fore memories turn dusty old and grey C5 C5 Don't leave me alone in the twilight Bb5 - C5 F5 Twilight is the loneliest time a day Bb5 C5 G5 D5 Bb5 C5 G5 F5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 10. * Christmas Must Be Tonight ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- by J.R.Robertson. Album: Islands ? 1977 Medicine Hat Music See Peter Viney's article for more about this song. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 A5 Come down to the manger, see the little stranger D5 D5 G5 Wrapped in swaddling clothes, the prince of peace G5 A5 Wheels start turning, torches start burning D5 G5 And the old wise men journey from the East CHORUS: E5 A5 D5 G5 How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy A5 A5 C5 A5 C5 Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light A5 D5 G5 This must be Christmas, must be tonight A shepherd on a hillside, while over my flock I bide Oh a cold winter night a band of angels sing In a dream I heard a voice saying "fear not, come rejoice It's the end of the beginning, praise the new born king" CHORUS I saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies But why a simple herdsmen such as I And then it came to pass, he was born at last Right below the star that shines on high CHORUS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------