1. Ain’t No Grave [Traditional]

There ain’t no grave can hold my body down
There ain’t no grave can hold my body down
When I hear that trumpet sound I’m gonna rise right out of the ground
Ain’t no grave can hold my body down

Well, look way down the river, what do you think I see?
I see a band of angels and they’re coming after me
Ain’t no grave can hold my body down
There ain’t no grave can hold my body down

Well, look down yonder Gabriel, put your feet on the land and see
But Gabriel don’t you blow your trumpet ’til you hear it from me
There ain’t no grave can hold my body down
Ain’t no grave can hold my body down

Well, meet me Jesus, meet me. Meet me in the middle of the air
And if these wings don’t fail me I will meet you anywhere
Ain’t no grave can hold my body down
There ain’t no grave can hold my body down

Well, meet me mother and father, meet me down the river road
And momma you know that I’ll be there when I check in my load
Ain’t no grave can hold my body down
There ain’t no grave can hold my body down
There ain’t no grave can hold my body down

#top

 

 

2. Redemption Day [originally by Sheryl Crow]

I’ve wept for those who suffer long. But how I weep for those who’ve gone
into rooms of grief and questioned wrong, but keep on killing.
It’s in the soul to feel such things, but weak to watch without speaking.
Oh what mercy sadness brings, if God be willing.

There is a train that’s heading straight to heaven’s gate, to heaven’s gate.
And on the way, child and man and woman wait, watch and wait, for redemption day.

Fire rages in the streets and swallows everything it meets.
It’s just an image often seen on television.
Come leaders, come you men of great, let us hear you pontificate.
Your many virtues laid to waste. And we aren’t listening.

What do you have for us today?
Throw us a bone but save the plate on why we waited til so late.
Was there no oil to excavate?
No riches in trade for the fate of every person who died in hate?
Throw us a bone, you men of great.

There is a train that’s heading straight to heaven’s gate, to heaven’s gate.
And on the way, child and man and woman wait, watch and wait, for redemption day.

It’s buried in the countryside. It’s exploding in the shells at night.
It’s everywhere a baby cries. Freedom. Freedom. Freedom. Freedom. Freedom.

#top

 

 

3. For the Good Times [originally by Kris Kristofferson]

Don’t look so sad, I know it’s over, but life goes on.
And this old world will keep on turning.
Let’s just be glad we had some time to spend together.
There’s no need to watch the bridges that we’re burning.

Lay your head, upon my pillow, hold your warm and tender body close to mine.
Hear the whisper of the raindrops blowing soft, against the window.
And make believe you love me, one more time, for the good times.

I’ll get along. You’ll find another. And I’ll be here.
If you should find, you ever need me, don’t say a word about tomorrow, or forever.
There’ll be time enough for sadness when you leave me.

Lay your head, upon my pillow, hold your warm and tender body close to mine.
Hear the whisper of the raindrops blowing soft against the window.
And make believe you love me, one more time, for the good times.

#top

 

 

4. I Corinthians 15:55

Oh death, where is thy sting?
Oh grave, where is thy victory?
Oh life, you are a shining path
And hope springs eternal just over the rise
When I see my Redeemer beckoning me

Oh roll my ship over the waves of Your sea
Let me find a safe port now and then
Don’t let the Dark One in Your sanctuary
Until it’s time to pack it in

Oh roll my ship with the fire of Your breath
And don’t lay a broadside on Your ship as yet
Blow Ye warm winds when it’s chilly and wet
And don’t come too soon for collecting my debt

(Chorus)
Oh death, where is thy sting?
Oh grave, where is thy victory?
Oh life, you are a shining path
And hope springs eternal just over the rise
When I see my Redeemer beckoning me

Oh let me sail on with my ships to the East
And keep my eye on the North Star
When the journey is no good for men or for beast
I’ll be safe wherever You are

Just let me sail into Your harbor of lights
And there and forever to cast out my line
Give me my task and let me do it right
And do it with all of my might

(Chorus)

#top

 

 

5. Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound [originally by Tom Paxton]

It’s a long and dusty road, it’s a hot and heavy load
And the people that you meet aren’t always kind.
Some are bad, some are good, some have done the best they could
Some have tried to ease my troubled mind

(Refrain)
But I can’t help but wonder
Where I’m bound, where I’m bound
I can’t help but wonder where I’m bound

I have been around this land just doing the best I can
Trying to find what I was meant to do
And the faces that I see are as worried as can be
And I think that they are wondering too

(Refrain)

I had a buddy way back home, till he started out to roam
Now I hear he’s out by Frisco Bay
Sometimes when I’ve had a few, his voice comes singing through
And I’m going out to see him some old day

(Refrain)

If you see me passing by and you sit and wonder why
You weren’t meant to be a rambler too
Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor, lace them up, and bar the door
And thank the stars for the roof that’s over you

(Refrain)

#top

 

 

6. Satisfied Mind [originally by J.H. ’Red’ Hayes & Jack Rhodes]
[previously released on Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack]

How many times have
You heard someone say
If I had his money
I could do things my way

But little they know
That it’s so hard to find
One rich man in ten
With a satisfied mind

Once I was waitin’
In fortune and fame
Everything that I dreamed for
To get a start in life’s game

Then suddenly it happened
I lost every dime
But I’m richer by far
With a satisfied mind

Money can’t buy back
Your youth when you’re old
Or a friend when you’re lonely
Or a love that’s grown cold

The wealthiest person
Is a pauper at times
Compared to the man
With a satisfied mind

When my life has ended
And my time has run out
My friends and my loved ones
I’ll leave there’s no doubt

But one thing’s for certain
When it comes my time
I’ll leave this old world
With a satisfied mind

How many times have
You heard someone say
If I had his money
I could do things my way

But little they know
That it’s so hard to find
One rich man in ten
With a satisfied mind

#top

 

 

7. It Don’t Hurt Anymore [originally by Don Robertson & Walter E. ’Jack’ Rollins]

It don’t hurt anymore
All my teardrops are dried
No more walkin’ the floor
With that burnin’ inside
Just to think it could be
Time has opened the door
And at last I am free
I don’t hurt anymore

(Chorus)
No use to deny I wanted to die the day you said we were thru
But now that I find you’re out of my mind I can’t believe that it’s true
I’ve forgotten somehow that I cared so before
And it’s wonderful now I don’t hurt anymore

(Chorus)

#top

 

 

8. Cool Water [originally by Bob Nolan]

All day I’ve faced a barren waste
Without the taste of water, cool water
Old Dan and I with throats burned dry
And souls that cry for water
Cool, clear, water

Keep a-movin, Dan, don’tcha listen to him, Dan
He’s a devil, not a man
He spreads the burning sand with water
Dan, can ya see that big, green tree?
Where the water’s runnin’ free
And it’s waitin’ there for me and you?

The nights are cool and I’m a fool
Each star’s a pool of water
Cool water
But with the dawn I’ll wake and yawn
And carry on to water
Water, water, water

Keep a-movin, Dan, don’tcha listen to him, Dan
He’s a devil, not a man
He spreads the burning sand with water
Dan, can ya see that big, green tree?
Where the water’s runnin’ free
And it’s waitin’ there for me and you?

Cool, clear, water
Cool, clear, water

#top

 

 

9. Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream [originally by Ed McCurdy]
 
Last night I had the strangest dream I’d ever dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed to put an end to war

I dreamed I saw a mighty room filled with women and men
And the paper they were signing said they’d never fight again

And when the paper was all signed and a million copies made
They all joined hands and bowed their heads
And grateful pray’rs were prayed

And the people in the streets below were dancing ’round and ’round
While swords and guns and uniforms were scattered on the ground

Last night I had the strangest dream I’d never dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed to put an end to war

#top

 

 

10. Aloha ’Oe [originally by Queen Lili’uokalani]

Haaheo e ka ua i na pali
Proudly sweeps the rain cloud by the cliffs
Ke nihi ae la i kanahele
As onward it glides thru the trees
E uhai ana paha i ka liko
It seems to be following the liko
Pua a hihi lehua o u
The a hihi lehua of the vale

Aloha oe, aloha oe,
Aloha oe, farewell to thee,
E ke onaona noho i ka lipo
Thou charming one who dwells among the bowers
One fond embrace, a hoi ae au
One fond embrace, before I now depart
Until we meet again, until we meet again
Until we meet again, until we meet again

O ka halia aloha kai hihi mai
Thus sweet memories come back to me
Ke hone ae nei i kuu manawa.
Bringing fresh remembrance of the past
O oe no ka’u ipo aloha
Dearest one, yes, thou art mine own

A loko e hana nei.
From the true love shall ne’er depart

Maopopo kuu iki i ka nani,
I have seen and watched the loveliness
Na pua rose o Maunawili,
Thou sweet rose of Maunawili
Ilaila hiaai ai na manu,
And ’tis there the birds oft love to dwell
Mikiala i ka nani o ka liko
And sip the honey from thy lips

#top