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LO AND BEHOLD

by Paul Gray

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DOUBLE ONE A 03:38
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DOUBLE ONE A VERSE She’s a fine-looking woman down in Double One A Many don’t like her but to me she’s Ok And when I call her she says, ‘come right away.’ She’s got great-looking eyes that tell me what I know And a smile all the time; she don’t want me to go And when I see her she says, ‘now we’re alone.’ CHORUS And we love, oo, oo, how we love She touches my hand and we understand every word And we look, oo, oo, how we look We touch our eyes and we realise every word VERSE She’s a good-looking woman that has taken my heart She knows I’m crying when we’re apart And when I meet her I know she ain’t laughed I haven’t no money to give her a ring But always she says that I give everything And when I hear her I know that I win CHORUS And we love, oo, oo, oo, how we love She touches my hand and we understand every word And we look, oo, oo, oo, how we look We touch our eyes and we realise every word [Repeat chorus and fade] Words and Music by Paul Gray 8th April 1979 Copyright ©ANNA SONGS 1979
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I START CRYING 03:29
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I START CRYING When days are dark and night times are cold Then I start crying ‘cause you’re not with me. When smiles are scarce and laughter’s unknown Then I start crying ‘cause you’re not with me. I long to hear you say, ‘Hello.’ But all I hear you say is ‘Goodbye.’ (‘Goodbye. Goodbye.’) When dreams are done and light fills my room. Then I start crying for you’re not with me. When hope is here, before it has gone (Oh) I start crying for you’re not with me. I long to know that you are always here. But all I ever know, you’re not near. And I start crying I start crying Then I start crying Crying. Words and music by Paul Dominic Gray 17th January 1978 Copyright © 1978 ANNA SONGS
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LO AND BEHOLD 03:05
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LO AND BEHOLD VERSE When I was a little child My daddy said to me, ‘oh why no smile?’ I told him why many tears Then he said so surely, ‘listen here.’ CHORUS Run with the wind Cry with the rain Laugh with the sun And wait for each day. Sing with the birds Weep with the cold Sleep with the moon Lo and behold. VERSE Time has left so many days I can still hear my sweet father say. So when I feel sad and blue This is what I always try and do. Words and Music by Paul Dominic Gray Monton, France 24th April 1978 Copyright © 1978 Anna Songs ET PUIS VOILÀ Quand j’étais enfant, Mon père m’a demandé, ‘oh, pourquoi tu ne souris pas?’ Je lui ai expliqué mes larmes, Il m’a alors dit, sûr de lui, ‘écoute moi.’ Refrain : Cours avec le vent Crie avec la pluie Ris avec le soleil Et attends chaque journée Chante avec les oiseaux Pleure avec le froid Dors avec la lune Et puis voilà Les années ont passé J’entends encore les paroles de mon père, C’est pourquoi lorsque je me sens triste C’est ce que j’essaie toujours de faire Paroles et musique de Paul Dominic Gray Monton, France, le 24 avril 1978 Traduit par Sandrine Georges Copyright 1978 Anna Songs
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WAS I DREAMING 04:24
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WAS I DREAMING Was I dreaming? After you’d gone I was sleeping in bed. Was I dreaming? You looked at me, asked me what had I done. Was I dreaming? Even today I ask myself was it really you When all I saw was a closing door Was I dreaming? They are falling Tears through the night that no one sees. They are falling. You looked at me, asked me what had I done. They are falling. Now every day I ask myself were you really there When all I saw was a closing door Was I dreaming? I am drifting. Desperately clinging as my memories flow. I am drifting. You looked at me, asked me what had I done. I am drifting. Even today I ask myself did I touch your hand When all I saw was a closing door Was I dreaming? When all I saw was a closing door Was I dreaming? Was I dreaming? Was I dreaming? Words and Music by Paul Dominic Gray 1st/2nd January 2012 Kahla, Germany Copyright © 2012 ANNA SONGS
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PRETTY GIRL LATELY 02:37
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PRETTY GIRL LATELY Verse I’ve known a pretty girl lately, Met her in Northampton town, Walking along on the pavement, With her little head held down. I knew at once that I loved her, Loved her more than words can say. She looked at me and smiled, We stood there just awhile, Then we knew love came to stay. Chorus Pretty girl lately We know it’s true We love each other Though our love is new. Pretty girl lately We understand We’ve got each other Just by touching our hands. Verse She said to me she was lonely Didn’t have a lot to do. Never had a love to hold her I said I felt that way too. We knew we’d make it together Heartaches of old have gone by. Laughter and fun and joy Maybe a girl and boy, Now that we’ll be side by side. Chorus Pretty girl lately We know it’s true We love each other Though our love is new. Pretty girl lately We understand We’ve got each other Just by touching our hands. Words and music by Paul Dominic Gray 13th October 1975 Copyright © 1975 ANNA SONGS
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(YOU'RE) TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST 03:18
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(YOU’RE) TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST VERSE You’re too beautiful to last How could someone like you be true? Like the sunrise at dawn, you’ll be gone before long And I will be left in sorrow. CHORUS So go away And leave me to find my own happiness. Yes go away Even though I’m here in loneliness VERSE Have you never found joy in crying? When a film comes to a beautiful end. Or when, after years, you see through your tears The one you love running towards you. CHORUS And go away And leave me to stay with my memories Yes go away Even though I’m longing for tenderness. Yes go away Leave me to stay in my memories Yes go away For you’ll be gone, it’s too beautiful to last. Words and Music by Paul Dominic Gray 13th July 1974 Copyright © 1974 Anna Songs
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WINTERGREEN 04:17
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WINTERGREEN A little bird, flying low, along a sky so white and cold. The sun has gone, snow is here, tiny bird has nowhere to go. ‘cept the wintergreen, that he knows so well, shining out so like a star. It keeps him warm on this bitter day; he has no need to drift afar. I’m lonely too, walking slow, along a way so cold and drear. There is no moon to light the road, I’m so alone with no one here. ‘cept the wintergreen that I love so much, shining out so like a star. Keeps me warm on this bitter day, I have no need to drift afar. I’ve got someone who waits for me. I always know where she will be. So, little bird I’ll go on home To where I’ll never be alone. To my wintergreen whom I love so much, shining out so like a star. Keeps me warm when I’m bitter cold, I have no need to drift afar. She’s my wintergreen whom I love so much, shining out so like a star. She keeps me warm when I’m bitter cold, I have no need to drift afar. Words and music by Paul Dominic Gray 28th July 1976 Copyright © 1976 ANNA SONGS
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IT'S JUST A DREAM 02:35
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IT’S JUST A DREAM I walk with you, I talk with you, you’re very near. Touching you, knowing you are always here. By your side I’m satisfied, no need to weep. I’m in your arms so very warm while I’m asleep. I’m in your arms so very warm while I’m asleep. You touch my hand. I understand the feeling there. Your very breath, a sweet caress, is everywhere. With your smile it’s all worthwhile, no need to weep. Until the dawn when you are gone, it’s just a dream. Until the dawn when you are gone, it’s just a dream. Until the dawn then you are gone, it’s just a dream. Words and Music by Paul Dominic Gray 10th September 1976 Copyright © 1976 Anna Songs
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PRETTY MARIE 03:12
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PRETTY MARIE Here comes my baby Looking so fine Walking so right Oh yes she’s mine. She looks my way She smiles for me Oh isn’t she good She’s pretty Marie Pretty Marie when you smile I feel so good all the time Pretty Marie when you cry I will say dry your eyes Everywhere I go She’s close to me Holding my hand So tenderly She’s always there Always by me Always will be My pretty Marie Pretty Marie you’re so good I love you true, yes I do Pretty Marie you’re so kind You are mine all the time Pretty Marie, she loves me She told me so yesterday Now she is coming to me Coming to me yet again. Pretty Marie, she loves me She told me so yesterday Now she is coming to me Coming to me yet again. Pretty Marie. Pretty Marie Pretty Marie. Pretty Marie Words and Music: Paul Dominic Gray 15th August 1972 Copyright © 1974 Anna Songs
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OONA 04:06
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OONA Chorus Oona, I love you. Say that you’re not gone forever. Each day I search the island for you. Verse One When I was a small boy, I fell in love with a pretty girl named Oona And one day, ’mong the grass, she knelt and said, “I love you too.” Tears of joy rolled down her face, I kissed them dry with a tender smile for Oona And we walked hand in hand, ’long the shore to the village Chorus Oona, I love you. Say that you’re not gone forever. Each day I search the island for you. Verse Two Then the sun went to sleep. She said, “Wait here, I’ll pick the flower of the moon. I know where to go, on the hillside is where it blooms.” On tiny feet she skipped away, her heart set on the token that she meant for me And as the moon rose I saw her climbing the mountain side Chorus Oona, I love you. Say that you’re not gone forever. Each day I search the island for you. Verse Three Here I stand on my own. The sun beats hot on my back from a blue, blue sky I stare towards a place unknown on the mountain side Many moons have come and gone and yet my heart still longs for a girl named Oona And still I know she loves me so for she hears me call Chorus Oona, I love you. Say that you’re not gone forever. Each day I search the island for you. Each day I search the island for you. Paul Gray 5th April 1975 Copyright © 1975 ANNA SONGS

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released February 16, 2017

Vocals recorded at Farm Factory Studios
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Recording Engineer: David Doll

Photograph by Jane Devenish

Produced by Paul Dominic Gray

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Paul Gray England, UK

I am a singer-songwriter and have written more than 200 songs over a 59 year period. When people have listened to the songs they tell me how peaceful they are. Indeed, one lady was in tears, saying she had never known such peace.

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