Simple Joys
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Simple Joys Lyrics
[00:05.10] Well, I'll sing you the story of a sorrowful lad
[00:08.16] He had everything he wanted
[00:09.51] Didn't want what he had
[00:10.79] He had wealth and pelf and name and fame
[00:12.56] And all of that noise
[00:13.88] But he didn't have none of those simple joys
[00:17.17] His life seemed purposeless and flat
[00:22.82] Aren't you glad you don't feel like that?
[00:27.32] So, he ran from all the deeds he'd done
[00:29.27] He ran from things he'd just begun
[00:30.66] He ran from himself
[00:31.84] Which was mighty far to run
[00:33.66] Out into the country where he played as a boy
[00:36.11] He knew he had to find him some simple joy
[00:39.56] He wanted someplace warm and green
[00:45.18] We all could use a change of scene
[00:53.36] Sweet summer evenings
[00:55.85] Hot wine and bread
[00:58.93] Sharing your supper
[01:01.34] Sharing your bed
[01:04.10] Simple joys have a simple voice
[01:06.59] That says, "why not go ahead?"
[01:09.04] And wouldn't you
[01:10.29] Rather be a left-handed flea
[01:12.53] Or a crab on a slab at the bottom of the sea
[01:15.28] Than a man who never learns how to be free?
[01:18.21] Not 'til he's cold and dead
[01:22.07]
[01:29.66] And wouldn't you
[01:30.85] Rather be a left-handed flea
[01:33.16] A crab on a slab at the bottom of the sea
[01:35.82] Or a newt on the root of a banyan tree
[01:38.75] Than a man who never learns how to be free?
[01:41.53] Not 'til the day he dies
[01:45.62] Sweet summer evenings
[01:48.04] Sapphire skies
[01:51.30] Feasting your belly
[01:53.80] Feasting your eyes
[01:56.51] Simple joys have a simple voice
[01:58.92] That says, "time is living's prize"
[02:01.33] And wouldn't you
[02:02.49] Rather be a left-handed flea
[02:04.88] A crab on a slab at the bottom of the sea
[02:07.67] A newt on the root of a banyan tree
[02:10.35] Or a fig on a twig in Galilee
[02:13.11] Than a man who never learns how to be free?
[02:16.14] Not 'til the day he
[02:17.14] Not 'til the day he
[02:18.26] Not 'til the day
[02:18.99] Not 'til the day he
[02:25.68] Dies
[02:28.40]
[00:08.16] He had everything he wanted
[00:09.51] Didn't want what he had
[00:10.79] He had wealth and pelf and name and fame
[00:12.56] And all of that noise
[00:13.88] But he didn't have none of those simple joys
[00:17.17] His life seemed purposeless and flat
[00:22.82] Aren't you glad you don't feel like that?
[00:27.32] So, he ran from all the deeds he'd done
[00:29.27] He ran from things he'd just begun
[00:30.66] He ran from himself
[00:31.84] Which was mighty far to run
[00:33.66] Out into the country where he played as a boy
[00:36.11] He knew he had to find him some simple joy
[00:39.56] He wanted someplace warm and green
[00:45.18] We all could use a change of scene
[00:53.36] Sweet summer evenings
[00:55.85] Hot wine and bread
[00:58.93] Sharing your supper
[01:01.34] Sharing your bed
[01:04.10] Simple joys have a simple voice
[01:06.59] That says, "why not go ahead?"
[01:09.04] And wouldn't you
[01:10.29] Rather be a left-handed flea
[01:12.53] Or a crab on a slab at the bottom of the sea
[01:15.28] Than a man who never learns how to be free?
[01:18.21] Not 'til he's cold and dead
[01:22.07]
[01:29.66] And wouldn't you
[01:30.85] Rather be a left-handed flea
[01:33.16] A crab on a slab at the bottom of the sea
[01:35.82] Or a newt on the root of a banyan tree
[01:38.75] Than a man who never learns how to be free?
[01:41.53] Not 'til the day he dies
[01:45.62] Sweet summer evenings
[01:48.04] Sapphire skies
[01:51.30] Feasting your belly
[01:53.80] Feasting your eyes
[01:56.51] Simple joys have a simple voice
[01:58.92] That says, "time is living's prize"
[02:01.33] And wouldn't you
[02:02.49] Rather be a left-handed flea
[02:04.88] A crab on a slab at the bottom of the sea
[02:07.67] A newt on the root of a banyan tree
[02:10.35] Or a fig on a twig in Galilee
[02:13.11] Than a man who never learns how to be free?
[02:16.14] Not 'til the day he
[02:17.14] Not 'til the day he
[02:18.26] Not 'til the day
[02:18.99] Not 'til the day he
[02:25.68] Dies
[02:28.40]
From the album: Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording)
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Magic to Do by Patina Miller , The Players , -
Corner of the Sky by Matthew James Thomas , -
War Is a Science by Terrence Mann , Matthew James Thomas , The Players , -
Glory by Patina Miller , The Players , -
Simple Joys by Patina Miller , -
No Time at All by Andrea Martin , The Players , -
With You by Matthew James Thomas , -
Spread a Little Sunshine by Charlotte D'Amboise , -
Morning Glow by Matthew James Thomas , The Players , -
Entr'acte by The Players , Matthew James Thomas , -
On the Right Track by Patina Miller , Matthew James Thomas , -
Kind of Woman by Rachel Bay Jones , -
Extraordinary by Matthew James Thomas , -
Love Song by Matthew James Thomas , Rachel Bay Jones , -
I Guess I'll Miss the Man by Rachel Bay Jones , -
Finale by Patina Miller , Matthew James Thomas , Andrew Cekala , Ashton Woerz , The Players , -
Corner of the Sky (Sing-A-Long) by The Pippin Orchestra , -
Simple Joys (Sing-A-Long) by The Pippin Orchestra , -
Kind of Woman (Sing-A-Long) by The Pippin Orchestra , -
Extraordinary (Sing-A-Long) by The Pippin Orchestra ,