Songs

All the songs John Martyn has written or recorded.

All For The Love Of You

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Written by: 
John Martyn
1 Nov 1976

I've been learning my lines
I've been chasing my time
I've been changing my mind
For a while

Lilo Blondino

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Written by: 
J. Martyn
9 Jun 1979

Instrumental bonus track released on the second CD of Grace & Danger Deluxe Edition. Parts of it are resemblant to the chord scheme of the title track.

After Tomorrow Night

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Written by: 
J. Martyn
9 Jun 1979

Ever since I was a young boy,
I've been tongue-tied and shy.
Ah in that train, just yesterday,
I saw you riding by.

Running Up The Harbour

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Written by: 
J. Martyn
29 Mar 1979

Sometimes I wish that I had never seen your face
Sometimes I wish that you would never show me to the place
Sometimes I wish that I could be better than I am
Sometimes I wish that I was still your loving man

Small Hat

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Written by: 
J. Martyn
29 Mar 1979

[This is take two...]

Big word, inspirational
Big man in such a big way
It's a small time human issue
In a cold world that throws you away

Really Gone

Written by: 
U. Conlon, J. Conneely
12 Oct 2006

I sit and I wonder
What to do next
The love of my life made of
Wood hanging over my chest
When an old scene changes
A new one begins right away

First release: 

Ellie Rhee

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Traditional
26 Aug 1974

Ellie Rhee, so dear to me
Is gone for ever more.
And our home was down in Tennessee
Before this cruel war.

She Moved Through The Fair

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Traditional
1 Oct 1967

My young love said to me
My mother won’t mind
And my father won’t slight you
For your lack of kind

I Don't Know

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Written by: 
John Martyn
16 Apr 1969

Bet you never saw me be a horse
That's because I never was of course...
But it all seems worthwhile
If I can just see you smile like you do,
Like you do today.

One Of Those Days

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Written by: 
John Martyn
16 Apr 1969

Rain clouds are forming,
Darken my room.
Winter, you're here
So soon.

Here I Am

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Written by: 
Beverley Martyn
1 Aug 1970

Here I am now,
There you are beside me.
After years unhappy
Never thought I could be
Put all that bad love and evil love
But way behind me.

Tearing And Breaking

Written by: 
P. Collins/ J. Martyn
28 Sep 2004

Tearing and breaking down
Tearing my heart
Tearing and breaking down
Tearing my heart

Step Into The Light

Written by: 
Rosa/ Tullio/ Resnik/ Staples
17 Aug 2004

Believe what you want
That no one will care
When you die
The world keeps rolling by

First release: 

Goodnight Irene

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Written by: 
Huddie 'Leadbelly' Ledbetter, John Lomax
26 Apr 2004

yeah I like John Martyn... [Mavis Staples]

Goodnight Irene
God knows, I'll love her till the stream runs dry
But she has turned her back on me
I will run up the river and say goodbye, goodbye

First release: 

Walking Home

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Written by: 
J. Martyn
26 Apr 2004

Just another weekday evening
And I'm walking home
Just another working day evening
And I'm walking home
Baby she has gone again
I don't know why or when
Oh darling
I can't get over you
I keep walking time after time

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