One Song at a Time by Barbara Jo Kammer

1. I Can See Clearly Now while the wind is blowin’ in through the sea But I’m tryin’ to find out who I’m meant to be raindrops fall upon me with emotion I can see clearly now the rain is gone wash me clean and set me free Chorus I can see all obstacles in my way So good, so good, so good My sweetheart of the mountains, will you wait? Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind I know that I’ll be gone a long, long time It’s gonna be a bright, bright sun shiny day Ah the moonlight in the nighttime sky But when I do return, it’s because for you I yearn burning like a river of pure gold In the cabin on the mountain by the pine I think I can make it now the pain has gone shine on the waters of the foolish and the wise All of the bad feelings have disappeared love overflowing will unfold I’m leavin’ from Boulder, Colorado Here is the rainbow I’ve been praying for So good, so good, so good To find a life across the Great Divide It’s gonna be a bright, bright sun shiny day I’ll see you when the sun goes down each evenin’ little darlin’ As starlight in heaven shines And the thought of you will make me feel alright Look all around, there’s nothing but blue skies so it is that we shall be Look straight ahead, there’s nothing but blue skies when love no longer yours or mine (Chorus) will light this world spontaneously I can see clearly now the rain is gone 6. Medicine Wheel I can see all obstacles in my way So good, so good, so good Gone are the dark clouds that had me so blind When the morning breaks and the sunlight warms my soul It’s gonna be a bright, oh so bright sun shiny day 4. Hard Promises To Keep (ft. Greg Blake) In the East the Eagle flies, and the Redtail proudly soars I’m on my way, to the place of the spirit one 2. Choices I’m trying to believe in forever Grandfather, hear me, now I am on fire I’m trying to believe in the little jewel box life we lead Let the sundance guide my feet to your desire Chorus Babe, I get so close sometimes Show me visions for my eyes I’ve had choices since the day that I was born But all I really know is And words like gold that shimmer in the sun There were voices that told me right from wrong I believe that we’ve been making hard promises to keep Ay yah, ay yah, ay yah If I had listened, no I wouldn’t be here today Living and dying with the choices I’ve made You want me to believe in forever When the sun goes down and it grows too dark to see Do you know how tight I’m holding I look within to the shaman’s mysteries I was tempted by an early age I found Just to keep my grip on yesterday I’m on my way, to die and live again That I like drinking, oh and I never turned it down I’m trying hard to see Grandmother Earth, I cry, give me rest There were loved ones, but I turned them all away The pretty pictures that you paint for me Take my place with the Woman in the West Now I’m living and dying with the choices I’ve made Do you know how tight I’m holding to hard promises to keep Show me the Raven and the Bear The way of herbs and the black obsidian (Chorus) Promises are like little diamonds Ay yah, ay yah, ay yah Promises are like little hearts I guess I’m paying for the things that I have done We meant to give away Turn toward the South like the water I will run If I could go back, well Lord knows I’d run I thought you’d want them back someday In innocence and trust the Moon Child’s song is sung But I’m still losing this game of life I play I’ve kept them for you anyway I’m on my way, to the place of the sacred plants I’m losing and dying with the choices I’ve made But I know when I’ve been given hard promises to keep My emotions and my will at their command Where the Turtle’s voice is heard upon the land (Chorus) 5. In the Cabin on the Mountain By the Pine And the wise Coyote prowls, and the Rattlesnake will call me to the dance 3. So Good I’m goin’ cross the snowcapped Rocky Mountains Ay yah, ay yah, ay yah To the land of sunny skies and sea Oh the storm is raging on the ocean I know that I will never find someone to love me just like you In the deepest night the stars watch over me Old Woman of the North, my mind seeks clarity In the summer, in the evening, momma and poppa Yodel-a-ee-he-he, he-he-he-he-he-he I’m on my way, to the place of the Northern Winds would sit on the front porch swing Let the thunder and the lightning carry me Me and my banjo, and poppa with his fiddle Well I’ve been working down in Georgia Lay my thoughts to rest and send me into sleep And momma with a tune she would sing At a greasy spoon café With the Hawk and the Buffalo, my dreams, my crystal magic Hey hey yeah medicine Bluegrass melodies, my how I’d love to sing alone What a lovely joint Ay yah, ay yah, ay yah Bluegrass melodies, sing me a sweet mountain song Just to let a no good man Get every cent of my pay 7. New Shoes The songs would tell the story of some heart that was broken Hey hey yeah And sometimes she’d sing Uncle Pen And I’m sick of it Well if you’re going down to New Orleans, Then she’d do one soft and gentle that would make me cry a And I wanna be a mule skinner Baby, won’t you take me with you little Yodel-a-ee-he-he, he-he-he-he-he-he I can’t stand the sittin’ around How I wish I could hear one again Wonderin’ what it is that you do 10. The Winning Side It seems the way that you talk to me All that’s left is a memory of a little wooden cabin Ain’t like the way you used to And two country graves side by side I woke up today feeling happy Now, if things ‘round here don’t straighten out But on a summer evening, sometimes I start believing I woke up today feeling glad I’m gonna buy myself some new shoes! I hear momma singing one more time I looked in the eyes of my man and sweet doggies I’m the luckiest girl in the land—yes I am Chorus Bluegrass melodies, my how I’d love to sing alone I’m the luckiest girl in the land! I’m gonna walk away from your heart Bluegrass melodies, sing me a sweet mountain song I’m gonna sing my way back home I know what it’s like to have troubles doo-n-doo-n-doo-n doo-n-doo 9. Mule Skinner Blues I know what it’s like to feel pain It’s the gift of desperation oh yeah, Now, Louisiana and Baton Rouge Well good morning Captain so hard, so hard to explain Newton-town to sing the blues to you Good Morning to you Sir oh, so hard, so hard to explain Well I call you on the telephone Hey hey yeah I find out you’re not all alone and I’m blue Do you need another mule skinner I used to create lots of chaos Down on your new mud run for me, my family and friends Pre-chorus Hey hey yeah had to give up the fight Well, I walk on down to the five and dime Yodel-a-ee-he-he, he-he-he-he-he-he admit I wasn’t right Buy some shoes, start lookin’ fine today There’s healing in living amends—I believe! I got my head held high and I never cry Well I’m a lady mule skinner There’s healing in living amends Gonna carry on that way From down old Tennessee Way I can make a mule listen Liquid courage was never the answer (Chorus) Or I won’t accept your pay took me on such a dangerous ride Hey hey yeah this just couldn’t last Well Louisville, Lafayette, Won’t accept your pay had to stop in my tracks Boulder-town to sing the blues to you Yodel-a-ee-he-he, he-he-he-he-he-he realize I could no longer hide Well, I call you on the telephone now I live on the winning side I find out you’re not all alone and I’m blue Well hey little water boy Won’t you bring your water ‘round There’s so much more to my story (Pre-chorus, chorus) Hey hey yeah forgiveness and love hold the key If you don’t like your job I surrender to win, it comes from within 8. Bluegrass Melodies Well you can throw your bucket down It can happen for you—it did for me—it never ends Hey hey It’s a beautiful life MY FRIENDS :-) Bluegrass melodies, sing me a sweet mountain song Throw it down boy, throw it down