Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948),
His early 1970s record albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified as Triple Platinum Music recording sales certification by the RIAA in the United States; his album Catch Bull at Four sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release alone, and was Billboard Billboard magazine [read more] - I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun
I've been demoralized too many times But now I realize, Ah ah, no more. I'm gonna get me a gun I'm gonna get me a gun And all those people who put me down You better get ready to run, Cuz I'm gonna get me a gun I know...
- I've Found A Love
Baby, I've never had a single thing in my life I could call my own. There you were, holding a love so true, Now I've got a home, now I've got a home. I found a love, hidden in a backstreet I found a love, baby I found...
- Here Comes My Baby
In the midnight moonlight I'll be walking a long and lonely mile. And every time I do, I keep seeing this picture of you. Here comes my baby, here she comes now, And it comes as no surprise to me, with another guy....
- Baby Get Your Head Screwed On
Well if you're feelin' low, take it slow Baby get your head screwed on I know he's left, but don't be depressed Baby let your favorite daddy see you through Oh baby you'll be out of your mind, Baby you'll be out of...
- Come On And Dance
I take you out all over town but you always start sittin' down you never move, baby whats wrong with me? when we go dancin' , you're just there like a tree baby come on and dance, you're holding me back i've gotta get...
- Time
Time rise Time fall Time leaves you nothing, nothing at all Words, just words don't know Words take you nowhere, nowhere to go, to go. Back.... I'm going back. Ooo, going back.
- Fill My Eyes
And in the morning when you fill my eyes I knew that day I couldn't do, Ahh, no wrong, I couldn't do. And so my mind begins to memorize 'Cause time will never seem the same, Ahh, no more, never again. I'm just a...
- Katmandu
I sit beside the dark Beneath the mire Cold grey dusty day The morning lake Drinks up the sky Katmandu I'll soon be seeing you And your strange bewildering time Will hold me down Chop me some broken wood We'll start a...
- I Wish, I Wish
I wish I knew, I wish I knew what makes me, me, and what makes you, you. It's just another point of view, ooo. A state of mind I'm going through, yes. So what I see is never true, ahhh. I wish I could tell, I wish I...
- Trouble
Trouble Oh trouble set me free I have seen your face And it's too much too much for me Trouble Oh trouble can't you see You're eating my heart away And there's nothing much left of me I've drunk your wine You have...
- Maybe You're Right
Now maybe you're right and maybe you're wrong But I ain't gonna argue with you no more I've done it for too long. It was getting so good why then, where did it go? I can't think about it no more tell me if you know....
- I Think I See The Light
I used to trust nobody, trusting even less their words, until I found somebody, there was no one I preferred, my heart was made of stone, my eyes saw only misty grey, Until you came into my life girl, I saw everyone...
- Pop Star
Yes I'm going to be a pop star. Yes I'm going to be a pop star, now. Yes I'm going to be a pop star. Oh mama, mama see me, mama, mama see me I'm a pop star. Yes, I'm going on the T.V. now. Yes, I'm going on the T.V....
- Lilywhite
Back up on the mended road I pause taking time to check the dial And the Lilywhite I never knew her name But she'll be passing my way sometime again. I raise my hand and touch the wheel of change taking time to check...
- Lady D'Arbanville
My Lady d'Arbanville, why do you sleep so still? I'll wake you tomorrow and you will be my fill, yes, you will be my fill. My Lady d'Arbanville why does it grieve me so? But your heart seems so silent. Why do you...
- Come On Baby (Shift The Log)
Why don't you come over? It's lonely at the wooden lodge Why don't you come and see our baby? You haven't seen her for so long Come on baby, shift that log Come on baby, wash that dog Give me all the love you've got,...
- The View From The Top
The view from the top can be oh so very lonely and you can be missing such a lot that could be yours Why can't I stop forgetting myself? Why am I always trying to be like somebody else Why can't I love you? Why bother...
- Northern Wind
There is a wind, my Billy, and it's awful strongCome for you, and anyone who's helped you along.But I want to live, live, live and let the stars shine brightyes, I want to live, live, live and let it on alrightAnd...
- A Bad Night
Baby, you're cool And even though you've never been to school I know you're fine but then you change your mind Then you start on driftin' and fall on behind You've been my girl You've been mine all of the time A bad...
- Sun C/79
Sun is the reasonAnd the world it will bloomCause sun lights the skyAnd the sun lights the moonSun is the reasonAll the happy trees are greenThen who can explainThe light in your dreamSit you downSit you down young...
- Ghost Town
Come on lets go downEverybodys waiting for usDown at the ghost townBill Bailey said hed be aroundIf Mrs. G. Robinson would just putThat bad Havana downLovely Queen Anne BoleynLearning new tricks from the Great...
- Jesus
They used to call him JesusLong time agoThey're still calling him Jesusdon't you knowThey crossed the wood and hanged himA long time agoThey still misunderstand himThose who don't knowAnd in the evening his love will...
- Music
[1st verse:]Yesterday I was on the edgehoping everything was going to work itself outA good honest man doing the work of GodTrying to make things better for HimA lover of life in a school for foolsTrying to find...
- Home In The Sky
Come the morning I'll be far from hereSlowly rising in another sphereOld world goodbye cause I'll beHome in the sky in the morning bye byeStars are crying over my old houseBut I'm still breathing happy above the...
- King Of Trees
He was the King of treesKeeper of the leavesA deep green god of youngLove stained memoryWe used to meet by himFar from the hustling townI loved youNow theyve come to cut you down..DownHe was the guardian of daysWe...
- The Boy With A Moon And Star On His Head
A gardener's daughter stopped me on my way, on the day I was to wedIt is you who I wish to share my body with she saidWe'll find a dry place under the sky with a flower for a bedAnd for my joy I will give you a boy...
- A Bad Penny
Oh don't say those same idle liesIve heard them beforeThis fool who left his heart on an early trainwon't buy no moreOh no don't usethose same weeping eyesIll wipe them no moreI didnt want to have to be cruelBut the...
- For What It's Worth
I love to hear you sing,In every style you give.Sometimes I'll touch the right,Finally you tried.Such pressure you cannot bring,In every trial you'll give.Enough, enough, not all,Finally you'll fall.I love to hear you...
- I Love My Dog
I love my dog as much as I love you But you may fade, my dog will always come through. All he asks from me is the food to give him strength All he ever needs is love and that he knows he'll get So, I love my dog as...
- John Cope
Weapons at my feetSome kind of livingWeapons at my feetSome kind of livingBeggar sits to pleadSome kind of givingBeggar sits to pleadSome kind of giving
- Old School Yard
Remember the days of the old schoolyardWe used to laugh a lot, oh donÂ’t youRemember the days of the old schoolyardWhen we had imaginings and we hadAll kinds of things and we laughedAnd needed love... yes, I doOh and...
- Tuesday's Dead
If I make a mark in timeI can't say the mark is mineI'm only the underline of the wordYes, I'm like him, just like youI can't tell you what to doLike everybody else I'm searching throughwhat I've heardWhoa - where do...
- Rubylove
Who'll be my love You'll be my love You'll be my sky above Who'll be my light You'll be my light You'll be my day and night You'll be mine tonight - Phonetic Greek-Ruby eekyaa. Ehla xana, ehla xana kondamou Ehla...
- New York Times
New York poor New York New York poor New York cars choking your child to death but you don't wanna see cause you only think about yourself how blind can you be New York poor New York sniper on the rooftop New York New...
- Just Another Night
i remember standing here right on this very same site i was dying but for you it was just another night you once rocked me in your world you bought me my first shoes i was just another lonely child oh and you were...
- Moonshadow
Refrain:Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, moon shadow, moonshadow---Leapin and hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow---Verse 1:And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land,Oh if I ever...
- Two Fine People
1. Now that I've passed your test, how can I prove to you baby, I'll never let you down? If I lead you around, I'm sorry, but I never meant to worry you, no. Now that I've kissed your breast, how can I prove...
- Ready
I love I love Im ready to love yesI love I love Im ready to love yeahI love I love Im readyto ready to ready to love I love I love Im ready to love yeahYou keep me awake with your white lilly smileDont keep me...
- Wild World
Now that I've lost everything to you, you say you want to start something new, and it's breaking my heart you're leaving, baby I'm grieving. But if you wanna leave take good care, hope you have a lot of nice things to...
- Peace Train
Now I've been happy lately Thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be Something good has begun I've been smiling lately Dreaming about the world as one And I believe...
- Oh Very Young
Oh Very Young, what will you leave us this timeYou're only dancin' on this earth for a short whileAnd though your dreams may toss and turn you nowThey will vanish away like your dads best jeansDenim blue, faded up to...
- Matthew And Son
Up at eight, you can't be latefor Matthew & Son, he won't wait. Watch them run down to platform one And the eight-thirty train to Matthew & Son. Matthew & Son, the work's never done, there's always something new. The...
- Sitting
Oh I'm on my way I know I am, somewhere not so far from here All I know is all I feel right now, I feel the power growing in my hair Sitting on my own not by myself, everybody's here with meI don't need to touch your...
- Another Saturday Night
Chorus: Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody I've got some money cause I just got paid Now how I wish I had someone to talk to I'm in an awful way I got in town a month ago I've seen a lot of girls since then...
- Morning Has Broken
Morning has broken like the first morning,Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.Praise for the singing, Praise for the morning,Praise for them springing fresh from the world.Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from...
- The Hurt
You say you want to seek the truth, but it's hard to findNo one to help you, your friends don't have the timeSo you ride around in your car, switch on the radioYou want to relate to something you once read in a...
- The Wind
I listen to the wind, to the wind of my soulWhere I'll end up, well I think only God really knowsI've sat upon the setting sun...but never, never, never, neverI never wanted water onceNo never, never, neverI listen to...
- Remember The Days Of The Old School Yard
1. Remember the days of the old school yard we used to laugh a lot. Oh don't you remember the days of the old school yard. When we had imaginings and we had all kinds of things And we laughed and needed love...
- Granny
You were always were so nicewhen it came to problems you knewI never did think twice about ever coming to youSo granny, what on earth can I do?Granny, granny, what on earth can I do?'Cause this little girl, this...
- On The Road To Find Out
Well I left my happy hometo see what I could find outI left my folk and friendswith the aim to clear my mind outWell I hit the rowdy roadand many kinds I met thereand many stories told me on the way to get thereSo on...
- Sad Lisa
She hangs her head and cries on my shirt. She must be hurt very badly. Tell me what's making you sad, Li? Open your door, don't hide in the dark. You're lost in the dark, you can trust me. 'Cause you know that's how...
- Angelsea
She moves like and angel And seven evening stars Dance through the window Of her universal house He voice a crystal echo Lies humming in your soul So patiently awaiting For your ears to behold She ripples on the water...
- Sweet Scarlet
Once she came into my room, feathered hat an' allWearing a warm wool shawl wrapped around her shouldersTwo eyes like lights, milky marble whites looking up at meLooking for a way, Moons in an endless dayAll I knew was...
- O' Caritas
Hunc ornatum mundiNolo perdereVideo flagrareOmnia resAudio clamareHominesNune extinguiturMund(i) et astrorum lamenNune concipiturMali hominis crimenTristetat(e) et lacrimisGravis est dolorDe terraeque maribusMagnus...
- Freezing Steel
I've flown the house of freezing, the house of freezing steelAnd though my body's back I know it can't be real'Cause I've been on that house without a guiding wheelThe house of freezing steelOh where's it going,...
- Ruins
It's so quiet in the ruins walking though the old townStones crumbling under my feet I see smoke for miles aroundOh it's enough to make you weep, all that remains of the main streetUp in the park on Sunday, dogs...
- Silent Sunlight
Silent sunlight, welcome inThere is work I must now beginAll my dreams have blown awayAnd the children want to playThey'll soon remember things to doWhen the heart is youngAnd the night is doneAnd the sky is...
- Longer Boats
Longer boats are coming to win us They're coming to win us, they're coming to win us Longer boats are coming to win us Hold on to the shore, they'll be taking the key from the door. I don't want no god on my lawn Just...
- Father & Son
It's not time to make a changeJust relax, take it easyYou're still young, that's your faultThere's so much you have to knowFind a girl, settle downIf you want you can marryLook at me, I am old, but I'm happyI was once...
- Tea For The Tillerman
Bring tea for the Tillerman Steak for the sun Wine for the women who made the rain come Seagulls sing your hearts away 'Cause while the sinners sin, the children play Oh Lord how they play and play For that happy day,...
- Hard Headed Woman
(A Hard hard hard)I'm looking for hard headed womanOne who'll take me for myselfAnd if I find my hard headed womanI wont need nobody else, no no no! I'm looking for hard headed woman (headed woman)One who'll make me...
- Where Do The Children Play
Well I think it's fine, building jumbo planes. Or takin' a ride on a cosmic train. Switch on summer from a slot machine. Get what you want to if you want, Cause you can get anything. I know we've come a long way,...
- Into White
I built my house from barley rice Green pepper walls and water ice Tables of paper wood, windows of light And everything emptying into white. A simple garden, with acres of sky A Brown-haired dogmouse If one dropped...
- But I Might Die Tonight
I don't want to work away Doing just what they all say Work hard boy and you'll find One day you'll have a job like mine 'Cause I know for sure Nobody should be that poor To say yes or sink low Because you happen to...
- Miles From Nowhere
Miles from nowhere I guess I'll take my time Oh yeah, to reach there Look up at the mountain I have to climb Oh yeah, to reach there. Lord my body has been a good friend But I won't need it when I reach the end...
- I Want To Live In A Wigwam
I'd like to live in a wigwam Yes I'd like to live in a wigwam I'd like to live in a wigwam and Dance round the totem pole I'd like to live in an igloo Yes, I'd like to live in an igloo I'd like to live in an igloo and...
- If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out
Well, if you want to sing out, sing out And if you want to be free, be free 'Cause there's a million things to be You know that there are And if you want to live high, live high And if you want to live low, live low...
- Don't Be Shy
Don't be shy just let your feelings roll on by Don't wear fear or nobody will know you're there Just lift your head, and let your feelings out instead And don't be shy, just let your feeling roll on by On by You know...
- Sweet Jamaica
Other people come and go They try to make it through I have to smile and tell them no Cause I only care for you I only care for you Yes, you are my sweet, sweet Jamaica Country mama, brown country girl When you touch...
- Child For A Day
I was a child Who ran full of laughter I was a child who lived for today My eyes full of sunshine My heart full of smiles I was a child for a day We were the children Who sang in the morning We were the children Who...
- Bonfire
I can't budge baby I can't move without your love to guide me I don't know honey that's the truth what laid you down beside me, Heat me with your love oh, your lips were meant for mine Nobody else can bake me like a,...
- Killin' Time
People polishing guns They've got nothing better to do Though they think they're having fun They're just living to die, if they but knew Now, now All day long they sit at home Waiting for the milk to come Watch them...
- How Can I Tell You
How can I tell you That I love you, I love you But I can't think of right words to say I long to tell you That I'm always thinking of you... I'm always thinking of you, But my words just blow away, Just blow away It...
- Bitterblue
I gave my last chance to you Don't hand it back to me bitterblue No bitterblue Yes, I've done all one man can do Don't pass me up oh bitterblue My bitterblue Cause I've been running a long time On this travelling...
- Changes IV
Don't you feel a change a coming from another side of time breaking down the walls of silence lifting shadows from your mind Placing back the missing mirrors that before you couldn't find filling mysteries of...
- If I Laugh
If I laugh just a little bit maybe I can forget the chance that I didn't have to know you and live in peace, in peace If I laugh just a little bit maybe I can forget the plans that I didn't use to get you at home --...
- Banapple Gas
Banapple gas, oh Banapple gasEverybody's sniffing it Banapple gasO-o alas!All the world is stuck on it Banapple gas.Does it do you good, make you betterSet you healthy when you're bed-tied?Well I don't know if it...
- Can't Keep It In
Oh I can't keep it in can't keep it inI've gotta let it out.I've got to show the world, world's got to see.See all the love, love that's in me - I saidWhy walk alone. Why worry when it's warm over here.You got so...
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