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Artist/Band:
The Manhattan Transfer
Lyrics for Song: Sing Joy Spring
Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - The Manhattan Transfer
We sing a spring
(Sing joy spring)
A rare and most mysterious spring
(This most occult thing)
Is buried deep in the soul
(It's story never has been told)
The joy spring, the fountain of pleasure
Is deep inside you whether you're diggin' it or not
Once you're aware of this spring
You'll know that it's the greatest
Treasure you've got
And furthermore
The joy spring, the bounteous treasure
Cannot be bartered away and never
Can be sold
Nothing can take it from you
It's yours and yours alone to have
And to hold
And something more:
It never is lost to fire or theft
It's always around
When trouble is gone the pleasure
Is left I've always found
It's burglar-proof same as the treasure
Man lays up in heaven worth a
Price no one can measure
That says a lot
So joy spring this fountain of pleasure
That's deep inside you let me inform
You in all truth *(to Coda second time)
Ponce de Leon sought this
When he was searchin' for the fountain of youth
Ol' Ponce de Leon laughed so much he
Never did find the magic fountain
But many people with a well-adjusted
Spirit they could hear it when y'told
'em it was there tellin' them was
Like tellin' it on the mountain
It's quite a life havin' the gift of
Laughter I'm a man who knows in a
Minute I can tell y'just exactly how the story goes
It involves a firm conviction in another
Previous life givin' your mind a chance to fly
Fly aroun' the universe investigatin' other
Galaxies n' certain other subtle
Types o'life tryin' t'dig it gettin'
Pretty well-acquainted with a lot of
Other strife an' pretty much acquirin'
Yourself plenty of education
Pretty soon here comes earth birth
'n then y'ready t'put it all t'work
But soon as you're finished bein' born
You start forgettin' what you knew
'Cause you're another kinda you - a
Reincarnation manifestation
Of spirit in sensation
Y'really got that right
The average person isn't bright
Not so bright that they recall the fatal fall
Down here t' this earth
Their minds disguise their death to spirit
Life and call it birth
That's their reason for forgetting and they
Find it very upsetting when reminded
Tell 'em they've lived before
They'll show y' the nearest open door
Gotta have feelin' while dealin' with
Walkers in their sleep
They can't imagine somethin' as deep
Here they come - here they come - there they are
Unimaginative and ignorant of falling from a star
Here they come - there they are - there they go
Life is over in a minute an' they never dug
It in it or enjoy a minute of it
'cause they put too much above it
That was gross
Somethin' that was worth a couple bucks
At mos'
So there is the reason that the maker of man
Included there in his plan
A certain fountain deep within'
Where there was laughter, youth 'n gold
For human beings t'have 'n hold
'n share the memory of where we've all been
Brothers called Grimm knew chances were slim'
Anybody would dig that the human soul
Was Snow White
And the Seven Dwarfs were seven tempers
In man
Whose digging out the gold completes
The plan
An Bacon was hip that Shakespeare
Couldn't read
And so he gave him all the rhymes
That have lasted through the years
And kept eternal truths alive through
Several centuries
That's how we know them now
They lasted 'cause they're true
What was it from "MacBeth?"
"Life's but a walking shadow
A player poor
That struts and frets upon the stage
And's seen no more
A tale that truly has an idiotic ring
That's full of lotsa sound and fury
Signifying nothing..."
That's right signifying nothing
I'll repeat it! Nothing
Don't forget it - Nothing
And that's the reason for that spring
Of joy
That the Father put inside of every
Single girl and boy
Show time! Everyone's on
Let's hit the stage
It's show time everyone an' proceed
To act your age
Whatever you're frownin' at is funny
Enough f'laughin'
So you're wastin' all your humor on a frown
While you're bringin' your spirit down
You gotta book yourself a comic in your act
Without some laughter life's a maudlin
Farce 'n that's a fact
Once you know about the spring you always can smile
It becomes your one expression
And you're always wearin' it like the
Buddhas do
(Repeat Intro to *)
(Coda)
Ponce de Leon sought this
When he was searchin'
For the fountain of youth
I say in truth he
Sought a magical thing
For he was searchin'
For the joy spring
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| Album Lyrics: Other Songs - The Manhattan Transfer |
The Manhattan Transfer
"Other Songs - The Manhattan Transfer"
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| | 1. | 10 Minutes Till The Savages Come | | 2. | 15 Minute Intermission | | 3. | A - Tisket, A - Tasket | | 4. | A Gal In Calico | | 5. | A Kiss To Build A Dream On | | 6. | A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square | | 7. | A World Apart | | 8. | Agua | | 9. | Airegin | | 10. | Along Comes Mary | | 11. | American Pop | | 12. | Another Night In Tunisia | | 13. | Baby Come Back To Me (The Morse Code Of Love) | | 14. | Bacon Fat | | 15. | Birdland | | 16. | Blee Blop Blues | | 17. | Blue Champagne | | 18. | Blue Serenade | | 19. | Boy From New York City | | 20. | Candy | | 21. | Capim | | 22. | Caroling, Caroling | | 23. | Choo Choo Ch' Boogie | | 24. | Christmas Time Is Here | | 25. | Clap Your Hands | | 26. | Clouds (Adapted From 'nuages') | | 27. | Code Of Ethics | | 28. | Confide In Me | | 29. | Coo Coo U | | 30. | Dead Or Alive | | 31. | Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans | | 32. | Down South Camp Meetin' | | 33. | Dream Lover | | 34. | Foreign Affair | | 35. | Four Brothers | | 36. | Freddy Morris Monologue | | 37. | Gentleman With A Family | | 38. | Gloria | | 39. | Gone Fishin' | | 40. | Good King Wenceslas | | 41. | Goodbye Love | | 42. | Goodnight | | 43. | Groovin' | | 44. | Happy Holiday/the Holiday Season (Medley) | | 45. | Hard Day | | 46. | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | | 47. | Hear The Voices | | 48. | Heart's Desire | | 49. | Hot Fun In The Summertime | | 50. | How High The Moon | | 51. | I Don't Like Anyone | | 52. | I Know Why | | 53. | I Second That Emotion | | 54. | I'll Be Home For Christmas | | 55. | In A Mellow Tone | | 56. | In The Dark | | 57. | Intro | | 58. | It Came Upon The Midnight Clear | | 59. | It's Gonna Take A Miracle | | 60. | It's Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special) | | 61. | It's Not The Spotlight | | 62. | Je Voulais (Te Dire Que Je T'attends) | | 63. | Jeannine | | 64. | Jingle Bells | | 65. | Kafka | | 66. | Kiss And Say Goodbye | | 67. | La-La Means I Love You | | 68. | Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow | | 69. | Let's Hang On | | 70. | Love For Sale | | 71. | Malaise En Malaisie | | 72. | Meet Benny Bailey | | 73. | Metropolis | | 74. | Move | | 75. | My Cat Fell In The Well (Well! Well! Well!) | | 76. | My Foolish Heart | | 77. | My Grown Up Christmas List | | 78. | Mystery | | 79. | Notes From The Underground | | 80. | Nothin' You Can Do About It | | 81. | Occapella | | 82. | Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford | | 83. | Old Man Mose | | 84. | On A Little Street In Singapore | | 85. | On The Boulevard | | 86. | Operator | | 87. | Pieces Of Dreams | | 88. | Poinciana | | 89. | Rambo | | 90. | Ray's Rockhouse | | 91. | Route 66 | | 92. | S. O. S. | | 93. | S.O.S | | 94. | Safronia B | | 95. | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/santa Man | | 96. | Sassy | | 97. | Save The Last Dance For Me | | 98. | Shaker Song | | 99. | Silent Night, Holy Night | | 100. | Sing A Study In Brown | | 101. | Sing Joy Spring | | 102. | Sing Moten's Swing | | 103. | Sing You Sinners | | 104. | Single Girl | | 105. | Skyliner | | 106. | Smile Again | | 107. | Snootie Little Cutie | | 108. | Snowfall | | 109. | So You Say | | 110. | Soldier Of Fortune | | 111. | Soul Food To Go | | 112. | Spice Of Life | | 113. | Stars Fell On Alabama | | 114. | Stomp Of King Porter | | 115. | Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'mine) | | 116. | Sunday | | 117. | Sweet Talkin' Guy | | 118. | That Cat Is High | | 119. | That's Killer Joe | | 120. | That's The Way It Goes | | 121. | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) | | 122. | The Duke Of Dubuque | | 123. | The Further Adventures Of Tubby The Tuba | | 124. | The Jungle Pioneer (Viola Violar) | | 125. | The Night That Monk Returned To Heaven | | 126. | The Offbeat Of Avenues | | 127. | The Quietude (Encuentro De Animales) | | 127. | The Thrill Is Gone | | 127. | The Zoo Blues | | 127. | This Independence | | 127. | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby | | 127. | Topsy | | 127. | Toyland | | 127. | Trickle Trickle | | 127. | Tubby At The Circus | | 127. | Tubby Meets A Jazz Band | | 127. | Turn Me Loose | | 127. | Tuxedo Junction | | 127. | Twilight Zone | | 127. | Unchained Melody | | 127. | Until I Met You (Corner Pocket) | | 127. | Up A Lazy River | | 127. | Wacky Dust | | 127. | What Goes Around Comes Around | | 127. | When You Wish Upon A Star | | 127. | Where Did Our Love Go | | 127. | Who, What, Where, When, Why | | 127. | Why Not! (Manhattan Carnival) | | 127. | Winter Wonderland | | 127. | Women In Love | | 127. | You Can Depend On Me | | 127. | You'se A Viper |
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