Inspired by a poem by Henry Longfellow: Slave Ships Beneath a mighty ocean Lying buried in the sand Are the bones of men in chains With shackled feet and hands Slave ships sunk in raging storms Their freight forever restless Glaring…

My lyrics, performed by my band, Amigos Imaginarios: Summer at the Seaside 2023©JohnSchofield Summertime brings sweet romance A love-struck couple holding hands Dance beneath the golden sun To a Jimmy Buffett tribute band Laughter…

Amigos Imaginarios perform my song: One Night in The Bahamas 2023©JohnSchofield One moonlit night in the islands At a party on the sand Our eyes met across a driftwood fire Just smouldering with desire Beside the fire’s dying embers…

A bit of reggae to get in the mood for summer. Hot Love and Sunshine 2022©JohnSchofield We’re splashing in the ocean Running hand-in-hand Slick with suntan lotion All sun kissed and tanned Hot love and sunshine Summertime is fine…

No peace in a southern jail cell except when you're sleeping, but then you have to wake up. My lyrics, performed by Amigos Imaginarios. Mississippi Dawn I see a crimson sun rise through the morning mist Drifting over rice fields on the…

A happy song about those long carefree summer day when school was out. My lyrics performed by Amigos Imaginarios: Children of the Sun 2021©John Schofield An old song playin’ on the radio Reminded me of all those years ago When summer…

Another country song from John and Amigos Imaginarios. I write all the lyrics for the band, they do the rest. Writing Songs for Stars 2023©John Schofield Still weary from a day shift That felt eight hours too long He’s sitting in his…

A song from John and Amigos Imaginarios Lying By Your Side 2024©JohnSchofield I want to lie in your arms While the sun melts into the sea To feel your breath on my cheek As you whisper love words to me I want you to tell me tales…

This Old Bar in Wichita John and his band, Amigos Imaginarios 2024©JohnSchofield At this old bar in Wichita With sawdust on the floor I sit and nurse a Lone Star Keep one eye on the door This place is where we used to meet It’s…

My lyrics, music by Gordon Todd. I wrote some of this way back in the pandemic and then finished it recently. I have no idea what it's about, so you'll have to use your imagination. Tyranny? Covid? Here are the lyrics: A blood red sun rose…

Random Memories - my lyrics, music/performance by Gordon Todd 2024©JohnSchofield Candlelight paints quick shadows As the gale blows off the moors Rain batters the windows Wind rattles the door Reliving those sweet moments In this old…

Inspired by Delia Owens' book of the same name. My lyrics, music/performance by Gordon Todd Where The Crawdads Sing 2024©JohnSchofield Chorus: I want to go where the crawdads sing Way out yonder to the very fringe Where the marshland…

Nadia Cripps wrote the music and plays here with vocals by Cola. My lyrics: A Melody of Tears 2023©JohnSchofield A song of love left unsung With a melody of tears A symphony of longing Playing softly through the years A tale of…

A song about the break up of a love affair, my lyrics performed by Gordon Todd. Lyrics: Bitter Taste 2023©JohnSchofield Memories flutter like sun-kissed leaves In the gentle breeze of summer days Love may die but the echoes linger And…

Chip Withrow performs my lyrics.... I bumped into my past It was standing in my way I couldn’t get around it It said I had to pay I said what toll is this You’re demanding that I pay? It’s for your misdemeanours Is all my past would…

A Sleepy Sloth

You Just Went Away 2023© John Schofield V1 The lights of the fishing boats Sway and dance in the night I stand on the balcony Looking over the bight V2 A sweet breeze is carrying The scent of the ocean And with it the memory The…

My lyrics, set to music and performed by Gordon Todd: The Bar at Sorrow Point ©2020JohnSchofield Lizzy went in search of action She found this old juke joint Inside it she met Billy It was the bar at Sorrow Point They danced too…

My lyrics set to music and performed by Gordon Todd Torn Apart 2023©JohnSchofield He set out on a thorny path With a reckless love affair The tangled web of lies he built A burden hard to bear He paid a price in shame and guilt…

A song to mow your lawn by. My lyrics, music and vox by Chip.