Mungo Jerry Lyrics - Rob's Mungo Jerry Collection

O' Reilly (Trad. arr. Ray Dorset) (Trad. arr. Ray Dorset)

This is a story about a convict named O'Reilly

O'Reilly he was a very famous convict and one day he escaped

and the fuzz got up a big posse and a bloodhound named Old Rattler

and they went chasing O'Reilly across the field

and someone made up a song about all the fuzz and this is the way it goes

O'Reilly walked the water

on a long hot summers day

O'Reilly he is gone

Like a turkey through the corn

O'Reilly was 'a running like a turkey through the corn, hey Reilly hey

I said hey, hey, hey 'Reilly, hey

O'Reilly was 'a running like a turkey through the corn, hey Reilly hey

I said hey, hey, hey 'Reilly, hey

O'Reilly he was coming when I blow my horn, toot, toot, toot

I said hey, hey, hey 'Reilly, hey

O'Reilly walked the water

On a long hot summers day

O'Reilly he is gone

Like a turkey through the corn

hey, hey, hey 'Reilly, hey

I said hey, hey, hey 'Reilly, hey

hey, hey, hey 'Reilly, hey

On A Sunday (Ray Dorset)

On A monday, on a tuesday on a wednesday, on a thursday

friday we just sit and dream on a saturday you know that your time is free

See a movie, see a car race see an' old friend, see a new place

it's time to make love an' be free no working next day lay in bed an' sleep

No need to worry just have a good time

go to a party, have plenty of wine a new love is there

it's got to be found just get it together

you know there's plenty around

On a sunday when you wake up read the papers, then you get up

an' go for a drink down the road talk about things an' ask all your friends back home.

Watch football on the T.V. hear some new sounds on the settee

an' cuddle up close to your girl soon be monday an' time to be back at work.

One Last Kiss (Ray Dorset)

Just one last kiss before I leave you

Just one last kiss before you go away

Just one last kiss before you leave me

Just one last kiss an you'll be on your way

You'll never know how much I'll miss you

You'll never know how much I think about you

You'll never know how much I'll need you

You'll never know how much I'll dream without you

Just one last kiss before you leave me

Just one last kiss before we meet again

Just one last kiss before you leave me

Just one last kiss will help me ease the pain

One Thousand Miles (Ray Dorset)

I walked one thousand miles

Just to get back home

I walked one thousand miles

Just to get back home

But when I got there

Everythings gone wrong

I bumped into the milkman

His face it sure was red

He said some other feller he's bin sleepin in yer bed

CHORUS

I bumped into the coal man etc.

gas man etc.

bread man etc.

rent man etc.

Open Up (Ray Dorset)

Chorus
Open up your ears, Open up your eyes,
Open up your mind, Take your body by surprise, by surprise.

When you're feeling down,
Does the rain fall heavy all around,
Flashing through the storm.

Chorus
Open up your ears, Open up your eyes,
Open up your mind, Take your body by surprise, by surprise.

Put your mind at ease,
Get out, get in,
Yeah, it's all agreed.

repeat chorus

Think about today,
Not about the past,
Open up your head.

repeat chorus

Think about today,
Not about the past,
Open up your head,
Yeah, the thoughts come fast.
repeat chorus