[Verse 1] Rain comes from the east one night, we watch it come To hang like beaded curtains, 'til the morning sun Water dripping from our clothes You with raindrops on your nose Ask me sadly "Please don't go away now 'Til the rain is done", I say "I'll stay now" [Verse 2] Rain outside but inside we don't mind at all Shadows by the fire slowly...Learn More

[Verse 1] Yesterday a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star [Chorus] And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return, we can only look Behind from where we came And...Learn More

They paved paradise, put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hotspot Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got till it's gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot (Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop, shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop) They took all the trees, put them in a tree museum And they charged the people A dollar...Learn More

[Verse 1] Blue songs are like tattoos You know I've been to sea before Crown and anchor me Or let me sail away [Verse 2] Hey, blue, there is a song for you Ink on a pin Underneath the skin An empty space to fill in [Chorus] Well, there's so many sinking now You gotta keep thinking You can make it through these waves Acid, booze, and ass Needles,...Learn More

[Verse 1] Come closer, my love, and I'll tell you a tale It'll make you cold, it'll turn you pale It's a tale of a man's never ending love And the long black rifle [Chorus] He wed a woman sworn to another And, in a rage, the other man Shot him down with a long black rifle Shot him down, and away he ran [Verse 2] Now a prairie man loved a city...Learn More

How many people were here for the first show, anybody? You were here for the first show Well, due to the difficulty of taping and all these things, I'm going to repeat myself, two songs worth, but they're my favourite two songs to sing, and, err, so I that, that they'll be your favourite two songs to listen to One of them comes from a book called...Learn More

Joan, could you sing err, "Blue On Blue", I've never heard "Blue On Blue" when I've been with you Haven't you? Oh, maybe I did, maybe I did. I don't think you sang it last week, but you, err What else is on that list? On that list? Now let's see. Erm There must be something that I haven't done on the show Err I could do my new song that isn't...Learn More

If you've every lived in the small town, or in a small country, sort of rural area, where you had the freedom to walk out into the fields or into the forests or into a slew, or whatever you like to walk into, erm, and then you were suddenly transplanted into, into a big city, and expect to be a city person, you're bound to be full of contradictions...Learn More

Yesterday a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star Then the child moved ten times round the seasons Skated over ten clear frozen streams Words like when you're older must appease him And promises of someday make his dreams And the seasons they go round...Learn More

Our guest is [?] and Joni Mitchell is here. Joni, are you ready? Yes And Joni is, err, this is her second time on our program, and [?]'s first, and Joni Mitchell's now appearing at The 2nd Fret, and Joni's gonna stay around for, erm, a week, is that what it is? Another week, yeah Joni, do you erm, are you tuned up, or...? Yes, I'm all set, and I've...Learn More

[Verse 1] The wind is in from Africa Last night I couldn't sleep Oh, you know it sure is hard to leave here, Carey But it's really not my home My fingernails are filthy I got beach tar on my feet And I miss my clean white linen And my fancy French cologne [Chorus] Oh, Carey, get out your cane And I'll put on some silver Oh, you're a mean old...Learn More

[Verse 1] Fly silly seabird, no dreams can possess you No voices can blame you for sun on your wings My gentle relations have names they must call me For loving the freedom of all flying things [Chorus] My dreams with the seagulls fly Out of reach, out of cry [Verse 2] I came to the city and lived like old Crusoe On an island of noise in a...Learn More