Some of my music - writesong

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"WHO WAS THAT GIRL?"

 

Words and Music by:
JOHN ROBERT MALLERNEE
Thursday 01 August 2013
Gulfport, Mississippi

 

VERSE # 01:
Who was the girl
That I dreamed of last night?
Her sparkling eyes
Filled my soul with delight!
We strolled hand in hand,
Exchanging love's kiss.
My poor lonely heart
Knew a moment of bliss.

 

CHORUS:
Who was that girl?
Oh, what was her name?
She smiled at me;
Set my heart all aflame.
Who was that girl?
Oh, where can she be?
Is it only in dreams,
That my love, I can see?

 

VERSE # 02:
Lonely am I,
While I'm still awake.
Maybe I'll see her
When slumber, I take.
When she looks at me
And she giggles with joy,
I'm no longer such
A poor sad lonely boy.

 

VERSE # 03:
It's three in the morning,
And I'm not asleep.
So, I wrote this song
Of the vision I keep.
An angel from Heaven
Came down from above.
But only when dreaming,
Can I know her love.

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This is a short video demonstration of how I learned to accompany myself on a guitar, a method you might also be able to use.

 

 

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"PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON"

 

Lyrics By: LEONARD LIPTON
Music by: PETER YARROW

 

VERSE # 01:
Puff, the magic dragon,
Lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honah Lee.
Little Jackie Paper
Loved that rascal, Puff,
And brought him strings
And sealing wax
And other fancy stuff.

 

CHORUS:
Puff, the magic dragon,
Lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honah Lee.
Puff, the magic dragon,
Lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honah Lee.

 

VERSE # 02:
Together, they would travel
On a boat with billowed sail.
Jackie kept a lookout perched
On Puff's gigantic tail.
Noble kings and princes
Would bow whene'er they came.
Pirate ships would lower their flags
When Puff roared out his name.

 

VERSE # 03:
A dragon lives forever,
But not so little boys.
Painted wings and giant rings
Make way for other toys.
One gray night it happened.
Jackie Paper came no more,
And Puff, that mighty dragon,
Ceased his fearless roar.

 

VERSE # 04:
His head was bent in sorrow.
Green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play
Along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend,
Puff could not be brave.
So Puff, that mighty dragon,
Sadly slipped into his cave.

Edited November 27, 2014 by writesong

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A story for children about a real dog living on a real Western ranch.

 

 

You can read the text of this story here:

 

http://iwvpa.net/mallerneejr/zz-ringo---01.php

 

Here is the URL for the COMPLETE SERIES of recorded stories about Ringo, the amazing border collie and trusty star wonder dog of the Rocking G Ranch:

 

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFC924E2DF0AB56FE

Edited November 28, 2014 by writesong

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"RINGO'S SONG"

 

Words and Music by: 

John Robert Mallernee
Monday 07 October 2002

 

Verse # 1:

Ringo is a puppy dog,
A border collie puppy dog.
A happy, friendly puppy dog is he.
Around his neck, he wears a badge,
A great big shiny silver star.
'Cause he's the watchdog
At the Rocking G!

 

Chorus:

Ooh, Ringo!
Ooh, Ringo!
He's about as happy as can be.

Ooh, Ringo!
Ooh, Ringo!
He's the watchdog at the Rocking G.

Ooh, Ringo!
Ooh, Ringo!
He's about as happy as can be.

Ooh, Ringo!
Ooh, Ringo!
He's the watchdog at the Rocking G.

He's the watchdog at the Rocking G!

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NOTE:

 

The 1945 Hollywood movie, "THE BELLS OF SAINT MARY'S", starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman was my inspiration for learning this song and recording this video. 

 

I had great difficulty finding the lyrics to all of these verses, and I never could find any reference to identify the composer or lyricist.

 

So far as I'm aware, the lyrics and melody are in the public domain, as the folks monitoring the YOU TUBE  web site would have notified me if there were any copyright issues (something I know from personal experience).

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"THE BELLS OF SAINT MARY'S"

 

INTRO:
Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong! Ding!

 

VERSE # 1:
The bells of Saint Mary's,
Ah, hear they are calling
The young loves, the true loves,
Who come from the sea.
And, so, my beloved,
When red leaves are falling,
The love bells will ring out,
Ring out for you and me!

 

VERSE # 2:
The bells of Saint Mary's
At sweet eventide
Will call me, Beloved,
To come to your side.
And out in the valley,
In sound of the sea,
I know you will be waiting,
Yes, waiting for me!

 

VERSE # 3:
In front of Saint Mary's,
I'll wait there for you
With your soft wedding dress
And its ribbons of blue.
From within Saint Mary's,
Sweet voices will sing,
For you and me, Dearest,
The wedding bells will ring.

 

VERSE # 4:
Oh, bells of Saint Mary's,
We always will love you.
With your inspiration,
We never will fail.
Your chimes will forever
Bring sweet memories of you.
So, proudly ring out
While we sing out,
Hail! Hail! Hail!

 

CONCLUDE:
Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong! Ding!
Oh, won't you ring them bells?

Edited November 29, 2014 by writesong

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"SUO GAN"
(WELSH LULLABY)

 

VERSE # 01:
Hush, my dear one.
Sleep serenely.
Now, my lovely,
Slumber deep.
Mother rocks you,
Humming lowly.
Close your eyes now.
Go to sleep.
Angels hover
Ever near you,
Looking on your
Smiling face.
I will hold you,
Close enfold you.

 

VERSE # 02:
Lovely darling,
I will guard you,
Keep you from
All woe and harm.
Softly, gently,
I will rock you,
Resting sweetly
On my arm.
May you slumber
E'er so softly,
Dream of visions
Wondrous fair.
I will hold you,
Close enfold you.
Close your eyes, baby.
Go to sleep.

[JimmiGerman]

@ writesong: can you also sing "I Wish I Was In Dixie"? 

 

Edited November 27, 2014 by JimmiGerman

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@ JIMMI GERMAN:

 

Here 'tis, as you've requested!

 

 

"DIXIE"

 

I wish I was
In the land of cotton.
Old times there
Are ne'er forgotten.
Look away!
Look away!
Look away, Dixieland.

In Dixieland,
Where I was born
Early on
A frosty morn,
Look away!
Look away!
Look away,
Dixieland.

Now, I wish
I was in Dixie.
Hooray!
Hooray!
In Dixieland,
I'll take my stand
To live or die
In Dixie.
Away!
Away!
Away down South
In Dixie!

Away!
Away!
Away down South
In Dixie!

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[JimmiGerman]

@ JIMMI GERMAN:

 

Here 'tis, as you've requested!

 

 

"DIXIE"

 

(...)

 

 

Great. I've enjoyed this slow and patriotic version very much. I've once learned the lyrics from the www (especially for reasons to improve my -American- English and to learn about the characteristics of the Southern accent in lyrics).

 

For me,  this song reflects in a special manner the identity-establishing spirit and the melancholy of the South in consideration of the tragic historical background.

 

There is another song reflecting the same, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", in the impressive version chanted by Joan Baez, when this really gifted songstress, who I'd nearly adore, was in the zenith of her musical career.

 

 

 

 

PS ... My girl friend passed out in a fright  when she heard the Rebel Yell at the end of your song. But now she's all right again. Hah, women... 

Edited November 27, 2014 by JimmiGerman

[JimmiGerman]

There was quite a popular similar song in Germany, 1972, by Juliane Werding. But the lyrics were different and the (anti-drugs) song was about her boy friend "Connie Kramer", who died on drug abuse.   "We lay dreaming in the gras, our minds full of crazy thoughts, and he just said for fun, let's go on the trip - and the smoke smelled bitterly, but Conny told me what he saw, an ocean full of light and  colours - we didn't know what would happen soon afterwards..."  "The day when Conny Kramer died...  and all the bells were ringing..."

 

Edited November 27, 2014 by JimmiGerman

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This is my FAVORITE Christmas movie, and the inspiration for my own YOU TUBE video recording of, "WHAT CHILD IS THIS? "

 

It always makes me think about my former wife, who chose to leave me to marry another man (which our Church wickedly endorsed, in denial of our scriptures!).

 

 

NOTE:  If you watch this video recording at the YOU TUBE web site, you can view it in "FULL SCREEN" mode.

 

You may also view it in "FULL SCREEN" mode at my own personal web site, "OUR ETERNAL STRUGGLE", where it is archived.

 

Here is the computer Internet URL for that archived movie:

 

http://writesong.blogspot.com/2013/12/mr-kruegers-christmas.html

 

Thank you, and - - - ,

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS ! ! !

Edited November 29, 2014 by writesong

[skalenfehl]

John, that was beautiful. I love this song and I felt your passion throughout. Merry Christmas to you, brother, with love. 

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The default settings at this web site won't permit embedding more than one (01) YOU TUBE video recording at a time, so my CHRISTMAS playlist can't be seen here.

 

To view all thirteen (13) of my homemade amateur video recordings of ME (!) performing CHRISTMAS carols (one of which I composed), please click your cursor on this conventional computer Internet URL:

 

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7E00464EA749A504

[JimmiGerman]

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"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"

Edited November 28, 2014 by JimmiGerman

[JimmiGerman]

Your song   /  "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"

 

I would sing it with less emotions (wistfulness?) and maybe a bit more slowly (on the other hand I would sing "I Wish I Was In Dixie" a bit faster). I think that emotions should rather be woken more with the listeners as they are shown by the singer. Less in this case means certainly more - it's always hard to find the right dosage.

Edited November 28, 2014 by JimmiGerman

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When I was a soldier serving with the United States Army in the Republic of Korea, I learned this song from the album, "DADDY BIG BOOTS AND THE TENDER APPLES", courtesy of another Latter-day Saint soldier in the United States Army, Stan Bronson.

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[Blackmarch]

nice poem :)