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Joni Mitchell by ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s) from their forthcoming album The Chelsea Hotel#2.
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Joni Mitchell lyrics
You were born in Canada near the end of the war
You would always support causes worth fighting for
You learnt to play the ukulele like Baez had done
Like her, you had Scottish roots as well as Norwegian ones
You were struck down with polio at 9 years old
You’ll never be like the other boys and girls you were told
And then suffered ill health and a stroke later in life
But you rose above all those struggles and strife
To pay the rent you worked in a store
You had no choice coz you were poor
You sewed your own wedding and bridesmaids dresses
Determination and resilience were your messages
She was always true, was never a phoney
There’s never been an artist quite like Joni
You and Leonard became book reading lovers
But unlike so many others
You never lifted lines like him or Bob would
You said you tried to stay true and honest, that’s well understood
Your black face and pimp outfit album cover didn’t go down well
Some just don’t have a sense of humour I guess you can tell
She passed me heading for the horizon David said
All your old lovers have fond memories of you in their heads
With Bob you never saw eye to eye
You left some hints but we don’t know fully why
You were never afraid to say what you feel
That’s why as a person you are real
She was always true, was never a phoney
There’s never been an artist quite like Joni
You stayed at The Chelsea through the years
You wrote Chelsea Morning there I hear
Your Chelsea Hotel door just sold for 85,000 bucks
The guy that found it in a skip sure had good luck
In spite of everything you’ve been through
You never lost your identity, you were always you
You’re still playing to the crowds town to town
May you keep on keeping on, I’ll see you around
She was always true, was never a phoney
There’s never been an artist quite like Joni
She was always true, was never a phoney
There’s never been an artist quite like Joni
Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
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