Life

(1968)

1. Dynamite! 1. Life
2. Chicken 2. Love City
3. Plastic Jim 3. I'm An Animal
4. Fun 4. M'Lady
5. Into My Own Thing 5. Jane Is a Groupee
6. Harmony


Dynamite

All: 		MISS CLEAN
Freddie:	She's so together and nice, yeah
All:		MISS CLEAN
Larry:		I got to see her twice
All:		MISS CLEAN
Sly:		I like the way she moves, uh-huh

Sly:		When I was through
		She turned on the light
		Made my heart beat dynamite
All:		Dynamite, dynamite, dynamite

All:		MISS CLEAN
Freddie:	Give that girl a hand, yeah
All:		MISS CLEAN
Larry:		She's got a beautiful tan
All:		MISS CLEAN
Sly:		Straight to my head, uh-huh 
All:		MISS CLEAN
Sly:		I remember what she said, listen
All:		MISS CLEAN
Rose:		Yeah, me and you
		Yeah, I want you
All:		MISS CLEAN
Rose:		Yeah, me and you
		Yeah, me and you
All:		MISS CLEAN
Sly:		You got me, girl you got me
Sly:		When I was down,
		She turned on the light
		Made my heart beat dynamite
All:		Dynamite, dynamite, dynamite, dynamite,
		dynamite

Sly:		Dance to the music
		Dance to the music
(C) 1968 by Daly City
(Transcribed by Jon Dakss)


Chicken

All:		You're a chicken
Larry:		Have you heard about me
All:		Don't be a ...
Larry:		I am here to set you free

Freddie:	Don't let a stranger sell you stories
		Buyin' is cheap and so is lyin'
		I've got a place already for you
		The space between livin' and dyin'
		
Sly:		You're a chicken
Larry:		'Cause you've got a gutter mind
Rose:		Don't be a ...
Larry:		You can leave your fear behind

Sly:		Can't you tell I'm in your corner
		Don't you know I'll do it for you, you
		We'd be too much together
		And there is nothing we can't do, no no

All:		Cock-a-doodle-doo to you
		Cock-a-doodle-doo 

Sly:		You're a chicken
Larry:		Have you heard about me 	
Rose:		Don't be a ...
Larry:		I am here to set you free

Rose:		You just think I'm scared to party 
		Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't
		Call me chicken ...
		You can call me what you want, hey

All:		You're a chicken
Sly:		Cock-a-doodle-doo to you
All:		You're a ...
Sly:		Cock-a-doodle-doo to you
All:		You're a chicken
Sly:		Cock-a-doodle-doo to you
		
(C) 1968 by Daly City
(Transcribed by Jon Dakss with help from [email protected])


Plastic Jim

All:		All the plastic people
		What do they all come for?

Sly:		Plastic Jim
		All his thoughts have faded
		He cannot be degraded
		'Cause all his friends are jaded
		Plastic Jim

Freddie:	Plastic Jim
		For 13 years of school
		Might have a swimming pool
		He just cannot be cool
		Plastic Jim

Larry:		Plastic Jim
		He can't control his mind
		Twice a week he's kind
		The rest of the time he's lyin'
		Plastic Jim

All:		All the plastic people
		What do they all come for?

Sly:		Plastic Jim
		Will give you a conversation 
		To avoid a situation
		That needs contemplation
		Plastic Jim

Freddie:	Plastic Jim
		With the cellophane smile
		Ain't never been a problem child
		But he will be after a while
		Plastic Jim
 
Larry:		Plastic Jim
		Will take a blind man's glasses
		Will steal a dead man's ashes
		When his ego crashes
		Plastic Jim

All:		All the plastic people
		What do they all come for?
(C) 1968 by Daly City
(Transcribed by Jon Dakss)


Fun

Girls:		Fun		
Boys:		When I party I party hearty
		Fun is on my mind
Girls:		Fun
Boys:		Put a smile on your face
		Leave that bummer behind

Girls:		Fun
Boys:		There's a sister and there's a brother
		Havin' fun with each other
Girls:		Fun
Boys:		Daddy always hangs up the boys
		He just wants to party with mother

Freddie:	A private thought cannot be bought
		But you know what you have to do
		"Socketh unto others
		As you would have them socketh to you"

Girls:		Fun		
Boys:		When I party I party hearty
		Fun is on my mind
Girls:		Fun
Boys:		Put a smile on your face
		Leave that bummer behind

Girls:		Fun
Boys:		There's a sister and there's a brother
		Havin' fun with each other
Girls:		Fun
Boys:		Daddy always hangs up the boys
		He just wants to party with mother

Girls:		Fun x 8

Boys:		When I party I party hearty
		Fun is on my mind
		Put a smile on your face
		Leave that bummer behind
(C) 1968 by Daly City
(Transcribed by Jon Dakss with help from [email protected])


Into My Own Thing

All:            Into my own thing x 4

Freddie:        When I'm feeling great
                I stop and meditate
                Yeah, I'm into

All:            Into my own thing x 2

Larry:          Everybody's fine 'cause
                I got an open mind and I'm

All:            Into my own thing x 2

Sly:            My brother

All:            Into his own thing
                Each to his own thing

Sly:            My sister
Rose:           I got to got to now now now

All:            Into her own thing
                Each to his own thing

Sly:            Cynthia and Jerry

All:            Into their own thing
                Each to his own thing

Sly:            The drummer

All:            Into his own thing
                Each to his own thing

Sly:            Got to got to got to got to got to
                Get to the bottom of this

(C) 1968 by Daly City
(Transcribed by Jon Dakss)


Harmony

Men:            You can be you let me be me
                that's harmony
                Simple as 1-2-3
                Easy as a-b-c

                Some people feel some life is dead
                Better use your head
                Work it out and you'll find
                Surprised at what you'll find

Rose:           Something settles in the brain
                stop what you're doing and listen to me
                Do you like me for who I am
                Or who you want me to be

Men:            You can be you let me be me
                that's harmony
                Simple as 1-2-3
                Easy as a-b-c

                Some people feel some life is dead
                Better use your head
                Work it out and you'll find
                Surprised at what you'll find

Sly:            I have noticed more than twice
                it's so easy to be nice
                but if it's you to be clown
                I would never put you down

Rose:           Simple people start talkin
                don't let the sparklings cross your map
                Simple progress starts
                Talkin people that walk in town

(C) 1968 by Daly City
(Transcribed by Jon Dakss)


Life

All:		Life, Life
		Past the clouds
		You don't have to come down

		Life, Life
		Tell it like it is
		You don't have to die before you live

Larry:		You might get angry some times
		But don't let it turn you around
		All you gotta do
		Is get your livin' down

(CHORUS)

Sly:		You might be scared of somethin' -- look at Mr. Stewart!
		He's the only person he has to fear
		He'd only let himself get near
		He don't trust nobody
		If he stopped bein' so shady
		He could have a nice young lady	

(CHORUS)

Freddie:	You're gonna be sad sometime
		You might wake up to find your pet is gone
		But maybe
		He's tired of bein' alone
		Dog gets hip, it has to go
		If you're lovin' you can't be sad no more	

(CHORUS)

(C) 1968 by Daly City
(Transcribed by Jon Dakss with help from Neal Austinson and Neal McCabe)


Love City

Rose:           Ahhhh yeah
All:            Love City x 2

Rose & Sly:     Love a generation
                Who do you want to be
                Get into your own thing
                Everybody's free free free free

All:            Love City x 2

Freddie:        Look into the future
                Tell me what you see

Larry:          Brothers and sisters holding hands
                You sittin next to me

Sly:            Peaceful minds and beautiful heads
                You see short and long hair
                You just might even see Harry Hippy
                Groovin with the squares

Rose:           I can see a big reunion
                How could we go wrong now
                All these wonderful people singin
                All these wonderful songs, yeah

All:            Love City x 2

Larry & Sly scat sing

All:            Love City

Sly:            L-O-V-E

All:            Love City

Sly:            I got to have it

All:            Love City

Sly:            Oooooooooh

All:            Love City

Sly:            I want it

All:            Love City

Sly:            I want it
All:            Now now now now now now now now

All:            Love City
                Love City
                I want it now now now now now now

(C) 1968 by Daly City
(Transcribed by Jon Dakss)


I'm An Animal

Rose:                   I'll be any animal you want to be
All:                    I'm an animal
                        I'm an animal
                        I'm an animal
Sly:                    On my father's side
All:                    I'm an animal
Sly:                    My consciences might die
                        Said yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

All:                    I'm an animal
                        I'm an animal
                        I'm an animal
Sly:                    I'll dance a kangaroo
All:                    I'm an animal
Sly:                    I'm glad I'm playin to you
Sly:                    Said yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Freddie:                Let me be your bear friend
                        And I wanna monkey around with you

All:                    I'm an animal
                        I'm an animal
                        I'm an animal
Sly:                    My cousin is a fox
All:                    I'm an animal
Sly:                    with the chicken pox
Sly:                    Said yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Rose:                   I'll be any animal you want to be

All:                    I'm an animal
                        I'm an animal
                        I'm an animal
Sly:                    With good reason in mind
All:                    I'm an animal
Sly:                    I'm the vacant kind
Sly:                    Said yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Freddie:                Let me be your bear friend
                        And I wanna monkey around with you

All:                    I'm an animal
                        I'm an animal
                        I'm an animal
                        I'm an animal

(C) 1968 by Daly City
(Transcribed by Jon Dakss)


M'Lady


All:            M'Lady, M'Lady
                M'Lady, M'Lady

Freddie:        A smile of pleasure, beautiful and kind

Larry:          A pretty face, a pretty face
                Oh what a gorgeous mind

Sly:            She's a winner, yeah   
                Give her some attention
                Just thought I'd mention that

Sly:            Give her some time (time, time)

Larry:          Give her some time (time, time)

Freddie:        Give her some time (time, time)

All:            M'Lady, M'Lady
                M'Lady, M'Lady

Rose:           Hoo now now, hoo now
                Hoo now now yeah yeah yeah

All:            M'Lady, M'Lady
                M'Lady, M'Lady

(C) 1968 by Daly City
(Transcribed by Jon Dakss with help from Neal McCabe)


Jane is a Groupee

All:		Jane is a Groupee, ahhh
		Jane makes whoopee, ahhh
		She's got a thing for the guys in the band
		Every musician's biggest fan

Freddie:	She claps her hands without a doubt
		Has no idea what the song's about
		She's too busy tryin to figure out
		the shorter route
		to take the drummer home

Larry:		Hey Larry, what's your space
		Said you'd teach me how to play the bass
		Since we got a little time to waste
		We might as well get it on

Sly:		Front row tickets for the very next show
		Organ dreams, many friends to know
		She's the only reason the horns will blow
		Playin her favorite song

Sly:		Jane, Jane, Shame Shame

All:		Jane is a Groupee, ahhh
		Jane makes whoopee, ahhh
		She's got a thing for the guys in the band
		Every musician's biggest fan

Freddie:	Hey Freddie I like you
		When you play the blues you make me blue
		I'd like to go around with you too
		
Larry:		Ever see a Jane in action
		Different levels of satisfaction
		Cause her to lose a fraction
		Of her womanhood

Sly:		Hey Sly you can score with me
		You can write your songs upon my knee
		And when you get through you can be with me

All:		Jane, Jane, Shame Shame


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