1999jan02. I have created the Official Cardhouse Song Of 1999.
The Stairway of The
Edmund Fitzgerald
[all lines are from either song save the second
and last one.]
[melody: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald]
There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold
and she’s
buying the Edmund Fitzgerald
There’s a sign on the wall but she wants
to be sure
And you know sometimes words have two meanings
And late that night when the ship’s bell rang
Could it be the
north wind they’d been feelin’?
And it’s whispered that soon, if we all
call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
With a crew
and good captain well seasoned
When suppertime came, the old cook came
on deck
Sayin’ “Fellas, it’s too rough to feed ya”
In the tree by the brook there’s a songbird who sings
he said
”Fellas, it’s been good to know ya”
They might have split up or they
might have capsized,
They may have broke deep and took water
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forest
will echo with laughter
[rockin’ part] And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our souls
And the iron boats go as the
mariners all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
And farther below Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send
her
[you may think the previous line is a fudge, but
Page and Plant fared no better in this area]
When all are one
and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll
Woe
oh oh oh oh oh
And she’s buying the Edmund ... Fitzgerald ...
[break
into disco extravaganza from “MacArthur Park”
here, with a deft
segue into “Live or Let Die,” end
with machine gun sample from
”Love Missile F1-11"]