PAGAN MAN Pagan man in a pagan land You need britches britches Sell 'em to the Indian Trade 'em to the Indian Dump 'em on the Indian Pagan man in a pagan land You need horses, horses Sell 'em to the Indian Trade 'em to the Indian…

The Winnowing Wind I feel the wind blow thru me Oh, please don't let it undo me Let it level and true me The Wind. The Winnowing Wind And here I stand, alone, against the wind, And, who am I to think that I Can stand alone against the…

JONAH LIVES UNDER THE BRIDGE Jonah lives under the bridge He's there, up off the ground His world is looking down Bicycles pass him by Children ask parents why Jonah lives under the bridge Jonah lives under the bridge No insurance…

(c) 2007 Royal T Music

(c) 2007 Royal T Music

(c) 2007 Royal T Music

SHOES During the Iraq war there was a traveling exhibit: On a mall they would line up pairs of boots. One pair for each American soldier killed in Iraq. (c) 2006 Royal T Music

This is from a poem by Cindy Sheehan's daughter, who's name I will include here when I remember it. It's her response to losing her brother in the Iraq war. A much publicised death. I think her name is Carlie. A NATION ROCKED TO SLEEP Have…

When I wrote this I thought the idea was pretty far-fetched. Little did I know... I started this song in Nashville. I was hanging out with Lisa Aschmann. She was going to tell me a melody for it but that never happened so I took the…

ADOLESCENT ANGEL - capo @ 6 in C C F C Morning sun shies thru the curtains C G C Throwing shadows on her face C F C I…

WE DON'T KNOW MUCH We don't know much... We could be sad and not know why We could say we're happy and know that it's a lie We could say we're finished and start right up again We could sware we're losin' and turn around and win We could…

THERE IS A LOVE There is a love that withers. There is a love that fades The kind of love that makes you wanna hide behind the door Pull down all the shades There is a love that makes me wanna tell you About how good I feel There is a…

SONG OF THE CIRCLING MOON We live on the shore of a mighty sea Where the current is strong and nothing is free The water is cool at the warmest noon And the tides are ruled by a circling moon We live on the edge of eternity With our minds…

SLOOP JOHN B - REVISITED My 9/11 song Come on the Sloop John B, my grandfather and me Blindly sailing. Hopes are failing. Storm hangs o're the sea Guns a-blazing! Blaze amazing. Pants down around my feet Captain, he got drunk. Just sits…

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SHE DIDN'T KNOW Her flame wasn't orange. It was white. The kind you can't see at the noon day bright. Not the fickle flicker of a candle light But a point miles off on a moonless night She didn't know she was beautiful Nobody told her…

ACID TEARS As the hours turn into days and the weeks turn into years I am happy, but I'm always close to tears Surely as the love that we share will last forever Our bodies will die and our love will go on And tho the thot that love will…

I have a video called THE BROKE PIANO on line at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JON_poM_sdY Ironically, it does not include this song. Key D D (figure is D D sus, D D sus) I am a BROKE PIANO. Got no damper and no keys G…

I was in Spain, in the Pyrenees, working on THE STONE RAFT. I was the only American, read, "English speaker." I was feeling very alone. SOLITARY WALK Am INTRO Am F Am F Am (walking down) G F G Tho I follow in the footprints of my friends…

FOREVER EYES Let's just say it's 20 years from now Your hair's turned gray and I'm still alive, somehow When all is lost, we've found, that money buys Will I still see Forever in your eyes? Let's just say our promises are true That you…