! Want "SIGNS" by Five Man Electrical Band
Roy O'Neil
Does anybody have the lyrics to "SIGNS"? It was by the Five Man Electrical
Band. I can't find them anywhere. Please email me or post here. (I would
prefer email because our ISP flushes NG's regularly and I may miss the
posting.)
Thanx
ron...@ledalite.com
jodi bornstein
Roy O'Neil (ron...@ledalite.com) wrote:
: Does anybody have the lyrics to "SIGNS"? It was by the Five Man Electrical
: Thanx
: ron...@ledalite.com
No, I don't have the lyrics, but the song was by Tesla off their album
5 Man Acoustical Jam. It might make it easier for you to look for them.
Art Biermeier
Here's what I remember of the lyrics
Signs - The Five Man Electrical Band
The sign said long-haired freaky people need not apply
So I tucked my hair up under my hat, and I went in to ask him why
He said You look like a fine, upstanding, young man, I think you'll do
So I took off my hat and said imagine that, me working for you
CHORUS
Signs, signs, everywhere are signs
Blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign
And the sign said, anybody caught trespassing, will be shot on sight
So I jumped up on the fence and yelled at the house, Hey, what gives you
the right
To put up a fence to keep me out and but keep Mother Nature in
If God was here He's tell you to your face, man you're some kind of
sinner
CHORUS
Now hey, you mister, can't you read, you've got to have a shirt and tie
to get a seat
You can't even watch, no you can't eat, you ain't supposed to be
Sign said you've got to have a membership card to get inside
And the sign said, everyone's welcome to come in, kneel down and pray
When they passed around a plate at the end of it all, I didn't have a
penny to pay
So I got me a pen and a paper, and made up my own little sign
I said, thank you Lord for thinkin' 'bout me , I'm alive and doing fine
CHORUS
Roy O'Neil
In article <502kfl$1...@chaos.dac.neu.edu>, jobo...@lynx.dac.neu.edu says...
>
>Roy O'Neil (ron...@ledalite.com) wrote:
>: Does anybody have the lyrics to "SIGNS"? It was by the Five Man
Electrical
>: Band. I can't find them anywhere. Please email me or post here. (I
would
>: prefer email because our ISP flushes NG's regularly and I may miss the
>: posting.)
>
>: Thanx
>: ron...@ledalite.com
>
>No, I don't have the lyrics, but the song was by Tesla off their album
>5 Man Acoustical Jam. It might make it easier for you to look for them.
Roy
djf
In article <32266E...@globaldialog.com>,
Art Biermeier <artbie...@globaldialog.com> wrote:
>...
>Here's what I remember of the lyrics
You remember VERY well!
>Signs - The Five Man Electrical Band
>...
>To put up a fence to keep me out and but keep Mother Nature in
>or to<
Cheers,
Duane
Pyro
jodi bornstein wrote:
>
> Roy O'Neil (ron...@ledalite.com) wrote:
> : Does anybody have the lyrics to "SIGNS"? It was by the Five Man Electrical
> : Band. I can't find them anywhere. Please email me or post here. (I would
> : prefer email because our ISP flushes NG's regularly and I may miss the
> : posting.)
>
> : Thanx
> : ron...@ledalite.com
>
> No, I don't have the lyrics, but the song was by Tesla off their album
> 5 Man Acoustical Jam. It might make it easier for you to look for them.
=======================================
Signs
by
Les Emmerson
And the sign said "Long haired,freaky people need not apply",
So I tucked my hair up under my hat, and I went in to ask him why,
He said you look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do,
So I took of my hat, said "Imagine that! huh! Me, workin for you."
(verse)
Signs, Signs, everywhere signs!
Blockin out the scenery, breakin my mind,
Do this! Don't do that! Can't you read the signs?
And the sign said "anybody caught trespassin' will be shot on sight"
So I jumped on the fence, and I yelled at the house,
"HEY! What gives you the right
to put up a fence to keep people out,
or to keep mother nature in?
If God were here he'd tell you to your face,
"Man! You're some kinda sinner.
(Verse)
And the sign said "everybody welcome! Come in, kneel down and pray"
but when they passed around the plate at the end of it all,
I didn't have a penny to pay.
So I got me a pen and paper,
and I made up my own little sign,
I said "Thank you Lord for thinkin' bout me,
I'm alive and doin fine!
(Verse)
==============================================
Marc Christie
Actually, "Signs" was originally done by Five Man Electrical Band in 1971.
Here it goes!
SIGNS
1. Signs say long-haired freaky people need not apply.
So, I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why.
He said, "You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you do."
So I took off my hat and said, "Imagine that, me working for you."
CHORUS:
Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind.
Do this, don't do that. Can't you read the signs.
2. Well the sign says, "Anybody caught trespassing will be shot on sight."
So, I jumped the fence and I yelled at the house, "Hey, what gives you
the right
To put up this fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in.
If God was here, he'd tell you to your face, "Man, you're some kind of
sinner."
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
"Hey now, mister, can't you read?
You've got to have a certain tie to get a seat.
You can't watch here, you can't eat.
You ain't supposed to be here."
Sign says, "You got to have a membership card to get inside."
UUUUUHHHHHH!
3. Sign says, "Everybody welcome. Come in, kneel down and pray."
And when they passed around the plate at the end of it all, I didn't
have a penny to pay.
So, I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign.
It said, "Thank you Lord for thinkin' 'bout me. I'm alive and doin'
fine."
CHORUS (2x)
I hope you find these lyrics very useful. And remember, Tesla didn't
make this song. They just performed it, probably because they couldn't
think up their own material, so they just had to borrow somebody elses.
Ted D Horwitz
In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960902...@expert.cc.purdue.edu> Marc Christie <band...@expert.cc.purdue.edu> writes:
>Actually, "Signs" was originally done by Five Man Electrical Band in 1971.
>Here it goes!
>SIGNS
>1. Signs say long-haired freaky people need not apply.
> So, I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why.
> He said, "You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you do."
> So I took off my hat and said, "Imagine that, me working for you."
>CHORUS:
>Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs
>Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind.
>Do this, don't do that. Can't you read the signs.
>2. Well the sign says, "Anybody caught trespassing will be shot on sight."
> So, I jumped the fence and I yelled at the house, "Hey, what gives you
> the right
> To put up this fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in.
> If God was here, he'd tell you to your face, "Man, you're some kind of
> sinner."
>CHORUS
>BRIDGE:
>"Hey now, mister, can't you read?
>You've got to have a certain tie to get a seat.
---------------
Actually, I think this is "shirt and tie".
Ted
Craig E. Smith
In a previous article, band...@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Marc Christie) says:
>Actually, "Signs" was originally done by Five Man Electrical Band in 1971.
>Here it goes!
>
>SIGNS
>
>1. Signs say long-haired freaky people need not apply.
> So, I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why.
> He said, "You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you do."
> So I took off my hat and said, "Imagine that, me working for you."
>
>CHORUS:
>Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs
>Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind.
>Do this, don't do that. Can't you read the signs.
>
>2. Well the sign says, "Anybody caught trespassing will be shot on sight."
> So, I jumped the fence and I yelled at the house, "Hey, what gives you
> the right
> To put up this fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in.
> If God was here, he'd tell you to your face, "Man, you're some kind of
> sinner."
>
>CHORUS
>
>BRIDGE:
>"Hey now, mister, can't you read?
>You've got to have a certain tie to get a seat.
>You can't watch here, you can't eat.
>You ain't supposed to be here."
>
>Sign says, "You got to have a membership card to get inside."
>
>UUUUUHHHHHH!
>
>3. Sign says, "Everybody welcome. Come in, kneel down and pray."
> And when they passed around the plate at the end of it all, I didn't
> have a penny to pay.
> So, I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign.
> It said, "Thank you Lord for thinkin' 'bout me. I'm alive and doin'
> fine."
>
>CHORUS (2x)
>
>I hope you find these lyrics very useful. And remember, Tesla didn't
>make this song. They just performed it, probably because they couldn't
>think up their own material, so they just had to borrow somebody elses.
>
>
Actually, I'm not positive, but I think that in the one line
they say
"You got to have a SHIRT AND tie to get a seat"
not "a certain tie"
Also, Tesla did not perform it because they
"couldn't think up their own material" as the misinformed
poster has stated.
The song version by Tesla is from a live album that includes
acoustic versions of their own music at that of other artists.
If you have ever been to a concert, often other music than
that of the group performing is played (unless, of course,
the band is too egotistical to play the music of others and
admit someone else wrote a good song.) The lead singer
even acknowledges that they did not write the song and
says he wishes he had - there is nothing wrong with
appreciating the music of others. Other than their
Greatest Hits, Telsa has 4 studio albums. On these are
about 52 songs of which only about 2 are covers.
Tesla has used covers creatively, however, to bring classic
songs to the attention of later generations. Many young
people had never, and would never have, heard "Signs" if
it had not been for Telsa - or another group, covering
it.
- Craig