This compilation contains songs from:
Avenue Record Recordings (12x); John Schroeder's Witchi Tai To (4x)
B-sides of singles (2x); live record (1x)
Released as volume 3 of HEEPSTERS MAILING LIST RARITIES



LET'S WORK TOGETHER (W.Harrison)
(Avenue Records Recordings)
orig. by: Canned Heat

Together we stand, divided we fall 
Come on now people, let's get on the ball and work together
Come on, come on let's work together, now now people
Because together we will stand ev'ry, ev'ry girl and a man ... 

Before when things go wrong, as they sometimes will
And the road that you travel, it stays all up hill
Let's work together, come on, come on, let's work together 
Now now people, you know together we will stand
Ev'ry boy, girl, woman and a man ...
 
Oh well now, two or three minutes, two or three hours
What does it matter now, if this time go round
Let's work together, come on, come on
Let's work together, now now people
Because together we will stand
Ev'ry boy, every woman and a man ...

Oh well, make someone happy, make someone smile
Let's all work together and make life worth while
Let's work together, come on, come on
Let's work together, now now people
Because together we will we stand
Ev'ry boy, girl, woman and a man ...
 
Because together we will stand
Ev'ry boy, girl, woman and a man
Well together we will stand
Ev'ry boy, girl, woman and a man ... Yeah ...
 
Let's work together, come on, come on 
Let's work together, come on, come on 



UNITED WE STAND (T.Hiller/P.Simons)
(Avenue Records Recordings)
orig. by: The Brotherhood Of Man   

There's nowhere in the world that I would rather be 
Than with you my love 
And there's nothing in the world that I would rather see 
Than your smile my love

For united we stand
Divided we fall
And if our backs should ever be against the wall
We'll be together, together, you and I

For united we stand
Divided we fall
And if our backs should ever be against the wall
We'll be together, together, you and I

And if the world about you falls apart my love
Then I'll still be here
And if the going gets too hard along the way
Just you call, I'll hear



MONTEGO BAY (J.Barry/B.Bloom)
(Avenue Records Recordings)
orig. by: Bobby Bloom

Vernon'll meet me when the Boac lands
Keys to the M.G. will be in his hands
Adjust to the driving 'n' I'm on my way
It's all on the right side in Montego Bay
Sing out; oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Come sing me La
Come sing me Montego Bay
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

'N' Gillian'll meet me like a brother would
I think I remember but it's twice as good
Like how cool the rum is from his silver tray
I thirst to be thirsty in Montego Bay
Sing out; oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Come sing me La
Come sing me Montego Bay
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I'll lay on a lilo till I'm lobster red
I still feel the motion here at home in bed
I tell you it's hard for me to stay away
You ain't been till you been high in Montego Bay
Sing out; oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Come sing me La
Come sing me Montego Bay
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh



YOU CAN GET IT IF YOU REALLY WANT (J.Cliff)
aka TRY (YOU'LL SUCCEED AT LAST)
(Avenue Records Recordings)
orig. by: Desmond Dekker & The Aces

You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
But you must try - try and try - try and try
You'll succeed at last - mmmm - yeah

Persecution you must fear
Win or lose the battle, get your share
You've got your mind set on a dream
You can it though hard it may seem

You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
But you must try - try and try - try and try
You'll succeed at last - don't you know it

Rome was not built in a day
Opposition will come your way
But the harder the battle, you see
Is the sweeter the victory

You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
But you must try - try and try - try and try
You'll succeed at last



BET YOU LIFE I DO (T.Wilson/E.Brown)
(Avenue Records Recordings)
orig. by: Herman's Hermits 

Bet your life I do, 
Bet your life I do love you, yeah yeah yeah
Love me too,
Everything I do just for you, yeah yeah
You know I do
But your life won't share my life with you
I do, I do
Everything is good and getting better
We got a good thing growing stronger
Too much of your thing, so is a good thing
Sweeter than sugar, yeah yeah
sweeter than honey, yeah yeah

Bet your life I do
Bet your life I do love you, yeah yeah yeah
Love me too,
Everything I do just for you, yeah yeah
You know I do
But your life won't share my life with you
I do, I do

Monday to Monday, each day, one day
You never leave me, evil one day
Too much of your thing, so is a good thing
Sweeter than sugar, yeah 
Sweeter than honey, yeah yeah

Bet your life I do
Bet your life I do love you, yeah yeah yeah
Love me too,
Everything I do just for you, yeah yeah
You know I do
But your life won't share my life with you
I do, I do

I do, no I'm better than you
The things you do
Uuh, me and you, things to do
Sweeter than sugar, yeah 
Sweeter than honey, yeah yeah

Bet your life I do
Bet your life I do love you, yeah yeah yeah
Love me too,
Everything I do just for you, yeah yeah
You know I do
But your life won't share my life with you
I do, I do
But your life won't share my life with you
I do, I do
But your life won't share my life with you
I do, I do..



QUESTION (J.Hayward)
(Avenue Records Recordings)
orig. by: The Moody Blues

Why do we never get an answer
When we're knocking at the door
With a thousand million questions
About hate and death and war?
'Cause when we stop and look around us
There is nothing that we need
In a world of persecution that is burning in its greed

Why do we never get an answer
When we're knocking at the door
Because the truth is hard to swallow
That's what the war of love is for

It's not the way that you say it
When you do those things to me
It's more the way that you mean it
When you tell me what will be
And when you stop and think about it
You won't believe it's true
That all the love you've been giving
Has all been meant for you

I'm looking for someone to change my life
I'm looking for a miracle in my life
And if you could see what it's done to me
To lose the love I knew
Could safely lead me through

Between the silence of the mountains
And the crashing of the sea
There lies a land I once lived in
And she's waiting there for me
But in the grey of the morning
My mind becomes confused
Between the dead and the sleeping
And the road that I must choose

I'm looking for someone to change my life
I'm looking for a miracle in my life
And if you could see what it's done to me
To lose the love I knew
Could safely lead me to
The land that I once knew
To learn as we grow old
The secrets of our soul
It's not the way that you say it when you do those things to me
It's more the way you really mean it when you tell me what will be

Why do we never get an answer
When we're knocking at the door
With a thousand million questions
About hate and death and war
'Cause when we stop and look around us
There is nothing that we need
In a world of persecution that is burning in its greed

Why do we never get an answer
When we're knocking at the door



IT'S ALL IN THE GAME (Ch.Dawes/C.Sigman)
(Avenue Records Recordings)
orig. by: Tommy Edwards

Many a tear has to fall but it's all in the game
All in the wonderful game that we know as love
You have words with him and your future's looking dim
But these things your hearts can rise above

Once in a while he won't call but it's all in the game
Soon he'll be there at your side with a sweet bouquet
And he'll kiss your lips and caress your waiting fingertips
And your heart will fly away

(Soon he'll be there at your side) with a sweet bouquet
Then he'll kiss your lips and caress your waiting fingertips
And your heart will fly away



ALL RIGHT NOW (A.Frazer/P.Rodgers)
(Avenue Records Recordings)
Orig. by: The Free

There she stood in the street
Smiling from her head to her feet
I said "Hey, what is this"
Now baby, maybe she's in need of a kiss
I said "Hey, what's your name baby"
maybe we can see things the same
Now don't you wait or hesitate
Let's move before they raise the parking rent

All right now baby, it's all right now
All right now baby, it's all right now

I took her home to my place
Watching ev'ry move on her face
She said "Look, what's your game baby
are you tryin' to put me in shame?"
I said "Slow don't go so fast,
don't you think that love can last?"
She said "Love, Lord above,
now you're tryin' to trick me in love"

All right now baby, it's all right now
all right now baby, it's all right now
That's all for now, take care and I'll
be back with more in a few days



I HEAR YOUR KNOCKING (D.Bartholomew/P.King)
(Avenue Records Recordings)
orig. by: Dave Edmunds Band

You went away and left me long time ago 
And now you're knocking on my door 

I hear you knocking 
But you can't come in 
I hear you knocking 
Go back where you've been 

I begged you not to go but you said goodbye 
And now you're telling me all your lies 

I hear you knocking 
But you can't come in 
I hear you knocking 
Go back where you've been 

Ahhh yeah 
Let me hear it 
Ohhooo woo 
OOhh 

You better get to your use-to-be 
'Cause your kind of love ain't good to me

I hear you knocking 
But you can't come in 
I hear you knocking 
Go back where you've been 

I told you way back in 52
That I would never go with you

I hear you knocking 
But you can't come in 
I hear you knocking
Go back where you've been 

Yeah 
Awwhoooo



SUGAR SUGAR (J.Barry/A.Kim) 
(Avenue Records Recordings)
orig. by: The Archies

Sugar, ah honey honey
You are my candy girl
And you've got me wanting you
Honey, ah sugar sugar
You are my candy girl
And you've got me wanting you

I just can't believe the loveliness of loving you
(I just can't believe it's true)
I just can't believe the one to love this feeling to
(I just can't believe it's true)

Ah sugar, ah honey honey
You are my candy girl
And you've got me wanting you
Ah honey, ah sugar sugar
You are my candy girl
And you've got me wanting you

When I kissed you, girl, I knew how sweet a kiss could be
(I know how sweet a kiss can be)
Like the summer sunshine pour your sweetness over me
(Pour your sweetness over me)

Sugar, pour a little sugar on it honey
Pour a little sugar on it baby
I'm gonna make your life so sweet, yeah yeah yeah
Pour a little sugar on it oh yeah
Pour a little sugar on it honey
Pour a little sugar on it baby
I'm gonna make your life so sweet, yeah yeah yeah
Pour a little sugar on it honey

Ah sugar, ah honey honey
You are my candy girl
And you've got me wanting you
Oh honey, honey, sugar sugar ...
You are my candy girl ...



WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE) (J.Bristol/H.Fuqua/V.Bullock) 
(Avenue Records Recordings)
orig. by: Jr. Walker & The All Stars

What does it take 
to win your love for me?
How can I make
this dream come true for me?
Whoa, I just got to know
Ooo, baby cause I love ya so
Gonna blow for ya

I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried
in every way I could
to make you see how much I love you
Ooo, I thought you understood

So you gotta make me see,
what does it take to win your love for me?
Gonna blow again for ya



HE AIN'T HEAVY HE'S MY BROTHER (B.Scott/B.Russell)
(Avenue Records Recordings)
orig. by: The Hollies

The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows when
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We'll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another

It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother 

He's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother...



WANNA THANK YOU GIRL
(Witchi Tai To)

Wanna thank You girl
For all You gave me
Wanna thank You girl
For all we had

Wonder what I did 
To lose the love 
That You gave me

Was I too much 
Or not enough of a man?

I reached out in the night 
To find you gone 

I'd like to feel you there 
Nothing left to carry on

I need Your loving girl
Hear me calling girl?
Oh, hear me calling girl?

Wanna thank You girl
For all You taught me		
Showed me how to live my life for me
Now I'm glad I had the chance, girl
Even though I'm a loser
Now we reach the turn of the wheel

Thank You woman for every single thing You did for me
Thank You girl
Thank You girl 



BACK IN THE U.S.S.R.(Lennon/McCartney)
(Witchi Tai To)
Orig. by: The Beatles

Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC 
Didn't get to bed last night 
On the way the paper bag was on my knee 
Man I had a dreadful flight 
I'm back in the U.S.S.R. 
You don't know how lucky you are boy 
Back in the U.S.S.R. 

Been away so long I hardly knew the place 
Gee it's good to be back home 
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case 
Honey disconnect the phone 
I'm back in the U.S.S.R. 
You don't know how lucky you are boy 
Back in the U.S.S.R. 

Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out 
They leave the West behind 
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout 
That Georgia's always on my mind. 

I'm back in the U.S.S.R. 
You don't know how lucky you are boys 
Back in the U.S.S.R. 

Show me round your snow peaked mountains way down south 
Take me to your daddy's farm 
Let me hear your balalaika's ringing out 
Come and keep your comrade warm. 
I'm back in the U.S.S.R. 
You don't know how lucky you are boys 
Back in the U.S.S.R. 



THE BIRD HAS FLOWN (Schroeder/King)
(Witchi Tai To)

Empty eyes that stare out of the sand 
Empty cloth that used to be Your hand 

Evening comes, the bird has flown
Evening comes, the bird has flown

In the best of space I dwell alone



WITCHI TAI TO (J.Pepper)
(Witchi Tai To)
orig. by: Jim Pepper 

Witchi tai to, tu me rai, hoah nika, hoah nika
Hey hey, hey hey, noah
Witchi tai to, tu me rai, hoah nika, hoah nika
Hey hey, hey hey, noah

Water spirit feelin' springin' round my head
Makes me feel glad that I'm not dead ...

(repeat) 

Note:
The tune Witchi Tai To was written by the late jazz saxophonist, 
Jim Pepper, who was a native American of the Creek and Caw (Plains) tribes. 
It is based on a ritual peyote chant, and although Jim and his family 
have done the original chant at numerous pow-wows down through the generations, 
nobody in the family seems to know the exact translation of the Comanche lyrics.



DOWN ON MY LUCK (David Byron/Daniel Boone)
(African Breeze - single B-side, 1978) 

I've been up, I've been down
I could say in my own kinda way
That I've been around

I've been in and I've been out
So believe me when I say
I know what I'm talking about

So you can you burn and beat me
You can lie and cheat me
But you'll never see me
Down on my luck
'Cause you're kind of lyin's
Something I ain't buying
No, you'll never see me
Down on my luck
On my luck, on my luck, on my luck
On my luck, on my luck, on my luck
Never see me down on my luck

I've been high and I've been low
But no matter what happened
I always had somewhere to go
I've been out but I came back
And I've always been able
To pull out an ace from the pack

So you can you burn and beat me
You can lie and cheat me
But you'll never see me
Down on my luck
'Cause you're kinda liar
Something I ain't buying
No, you'll never see me
Down on my luck

So you can you burn and beat me
You can lie and cheat me
But you'll never see me
Down on my luck
'Cause you're kinda liar
Something I ain't buying
No, you'll never, never, never, never
Never see me down on my luck!



ALL IN YOUR MIND (David Byron/Daniel Boone)
(Rich Man's Lady - single B-side, 1978)

Think of the things
That you do just for me
Love me in so many ways
Yes, in the past I've been bad
I agree, but now 
I'm a fool with no stage

And it's all in your mind
Love's hard to find
So don't believe what
everybody says about you 
I'll never need you to tell me 
'cause I'm nearly gonna 
do without you
All in your mind
So whine, whine, whine
Just let yourself 
you're old enough 
to give me a lesson 
the ones who really show you 
That's it's all n your mind

Think of the things
That I've done just for you
Before you decide where I stand
Worried awake stay and
Think what you do
Whole of my world's in your hands



SEASONG Live (Byron/Clempson)
(Rough Diamond in Detroit, June 28th 1977)

Sailing away, leaving today
On a midnight honeymoon
I'm so glad, you're happy

Sailing away, starting today
We'll be together soon
I'm so glad, you make me happy

'Cross the sea I hear our favorite song
Telling me, we're getting closer now
I feel at ease, I know it won't be long
So hold on, 'cause I love you

Ain't nothing to do, just lay here with you
On a midnight afternoon
I'm so glad, you're happy

'Cause when you give me your heart
The waters will part
And we'll sink into the great unknown
We'll both be glad, we made us happy

'Cross the sea I hear our favorite song
Telling me, we're getting closer now
I feel at ease, I know it won't be long
So hold on, 'cause I love you

Sailing away leaving today
On a midnight honeymoon
I'm so glad, you're happy
'Cause when you give me your heart
The waters will part, and we'll sink into the great unknown
We'll both be glad, we made us happy

'Cross the sea I hear our favorite song
Telling me, we're getting closer now
I feel at ease, I know it won't be long
So hold on, 'cause I love you