American Tune` is a Paul Simon song. The girls have been performing
it since at least 1985. A live version of it appears on the
(promo-only) `Reverse 1` CD, and another on the (commercially
available, but kinda hard to find) `Ben and Jerry`s Newport Folk
Festival `90` CD.
Many is the time I`ve been mistaken
And many times confused
Yes, and I`ve often felt forsaken
And certainly misused.
Oh, but I`m all right, I`m all right
I`m just weary to my bones
Still, you don`t expect to be bright and bon vivant
So far away from home - so far away from home.
I don`t know a soul who`s not been battered
I don`t have a friend who feels at ease
I don`t know a dream that`s not been shattered
Or driven to it`s knees
Oh, but it`s all right, it`s all right
We`ve lived so well, so long
Still, when I think of the road we`re travelling on
I wonder what`s gone wrong
I can`t help it, I wonder what`s gone wrong.
And I dreamed I was dying
Dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly
And looking back down at me
Smiled reassuringly
And I dreamed I was flying
And high up above, my eyes could clearly see
The Statue of Liberty sailing away to sea
And I dreamed I was dying.
Oh, we come on a ship they called the Mayflower
We come on a ship that sailed the moon
We come in the age`s most uncertain hour
And sing an American tune
Oh, oh, but it`s all right - it`s all right, it`s all right
You can`t be forever blessed
Still, tomorrow`s going to be another working day
And I`m trying to get some rest
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