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After Midnight
(J.J. Cale)

After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, we're gonna chug-a-lug and shout
We're gonna stimulate some action
We're gonna get some satisfaction
We're gonna find out what it is all about
What is it all about, what is it all about - oh
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, after midnight

After midnight, we're gonna shake your tambourine
After midnight, after midnight
After midnight, it's all gonna be peaches and cream
After midnight, after midnight
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion
We're gonna give an exhibition
We're gonna find out what it is all about
What is it all about, what is it all about
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
We let it all hang down, we let it all hang down

Yeah, yeah, yeah
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
We let it all hang down, we let it all hang down

After midnight, we're gonna shake your tambourine
We shake your tambourine, we shake your tambourine
After midnight, it's all gonna be peaches and cream
We shake your tambourine, we shake your tambourine
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion
We're gonna give an exhibition
We're gonna find out what it is all about
What is it all about, what is it all about

After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, after midnight
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
We let it all hang down, we let it all hang down
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down ....

from 'Eric Clapton' (1970)
originally performed by 'J.J. Cale' 1970/71

I Shot The Sheriff
(B. Marley)

I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy

All around in my home town
They're trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy
For the life of a deputy, but I say

I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense

Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what I don't know
Every time that I plant a seed
He said "kill it before it grows"
He said "kill it before it grows" - I say

I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense

Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town, yeah
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down
So I shot, I shot him down - I say

I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy

Reflexes got the better of me and what is to be must be
Everyday the bucket goes to the well
But one day the bottom will drop out
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out, but I say

I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy, oh no
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no

from '461 Ocean Boulevard' (1974)
originally performed by 'Bob Marley & The Wailers' 1973

Willie And The Hand Jive
(Johnny Otis)

I know a cat named Way-Out Willie
Got a cool little chick named Rocking Millie
He can walk and stroll and Susie Q
And do that crazy hand jive, too

Mama, mama, look at Uncle Joe
Doing the hand jive with sister Flo
Grandma gave baby sister a dime
Said do that hand jive one more time

Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive
Doin' that crazy hand jive

Doctor and a lawyer and an Indian chief
A they all dig that crazy beat
And Way-Out Willie gave them all a treat
When he did that hand jive with his feet

Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive
Doin' that crazy hand jive

Willie and Millie got married last fall
They had a little Willie junior and that ain't all
Well, the kids got crazy and it's plain to see
Doin' the hand jive on T.V.

Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive
Doin' that crazy hand jive - hey-hey

from '461 Ocean Boulevard' (1974)
originally performed by Johnny Otis Show (1958)


Let It Grow
(Eric Clapton)

I'm standin' at the crossroads tryin' to read the signs
To tell me which way I should go
To find the answer and all the time I know
Plant your love and let it grow

Let it grow, let it grow
Let it blossom, let it flow
In the sun, the rain, the snow
Love is lovely, let it grow

Lookin' for a reason to check out of my mind
Being hard to get a friend
That I can count on, but there's nothin' left to show
Plant your love and let it grow

Let it grow, let it grow
Let it blossom, let it flow
In the sun, the rain, the snow
Love is lovely, so let it grow - let it grow

Time is gettin' shorter and there's much for you to do
Only ask and you will get
What you are needin', the rest is up to you
Plant your love and let it grow

Let it grow, let it grow
Let it blossom, let it flow
In the sun, the rain, the snow
Love is lovely, so let it

Let it grow, let it grow
Let it blossom, let it flow
In the sun, the rain, the snow
Love is lovely, just let it grow

from '461 Ocean Boulevard' (1974)

Swing Low Sweet Chariot
(trad.arr. Eric Clapton)

Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home

I looked over Jordan, what do I see, coming for to carry me home
A band of angels coming after me, coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home ....
I looked over Jordan, what do I see ....
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home ....

from 'There's One In Every Crowd' (1975)


Eyesight To The Blind
(Williamson)

You talk about your woman
I wish you could see mine
You talk about your woman
I wish you could see mine
Every time she starts to lovin'
She brings eyesight to the blind - oh yeah

You know her daddy gave her magic
I can tell by the way she walks
You know her daddy gave her magic
I can tell by the way she walks
Everytime she starts to shake
The dumb begin to talk - oh oh oh

She's got the power to heal you, never fear
She has got the power to heal you, never fear
Just one word from her lips
And the deaf can hear - hey yeah

from rock opera 'Tommy' (o.s.t. recording 1975)
previously recorded by the 'Who' (Tommy lp, 1969)
originally performed by Sonny Boy Williamson 

Lay Down Sally
(Marcy Levy/Eric Clapton/George Terry)

There is nothing that is wrong
In wanting you to stay here with me
I know you've got somewhere to go
But won't you make yourself at home and stay with me?
And don't you ever leave

Lay down, Sally and rest you in my arms
Don't you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down, Sally, (there's) no need to leave so soon
I've been tryin' all night long just to talk to you

The sun ain't nearly on the rise
We still got the moon and stars above
Underneath the velvet skies
Love is all that matters, won't you stay with me?
And don't you ever leave

Lay down, Sally and rest you in my arms ....

I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily
So don't you go and say goodbye
You can lay your worries down and stay with me
And don't you ever leave

Lay down, Sally and rest you in my arms ....

from 'Slowhand' (1977)

Wonderful Tonight
(Clapton/Kamen)

It's late in the evening; she's wondering what clothes to wear
She puts on her make-up and brushes her long blonde hair
And then she asks me "do I look all right?"
And I say "yes, you look wonderful tonight"

We go a party and everyone turns to see
This beautiful lady that's walking around with me
And then she asks me, "do you feel all right?"
And I say "yes, I feel wonderful tonight"

I feel wonderful because I see
The love light in your eyes
And the wonder of it all
Is that you just don't realize how much I love you

It's time to go home now and I've got an aching head
So I give her the car keys and she helps me to bed
And then I tell her, as I turn out the light
I say "my darling, you were wonderful tonight
Oh my darling, you were wonderful tonight

from 'Slowhand' (1977)
* live recording