The Turtles
The Turtles
The Turtles
The Turtles
The Turtles
The Turtles
The Turtles
The Turtles
The Turtles
The Turtles
The Turtles
The Turtles had a streak of edgy humor and the outright bizarre in some of their songs. This Kaylan-Nichol composition falls in the latter category and closes out the album. Track 4, “The Walking Song,” is done in the same spirit. Additional songs done in this vein would populate later LPs and si...
[Verse 1]
I've got to prove
That I can use
All the strength God gave me as a man
[Verse 2]
To make for you
A good life, too
And I'll die to prove that I can
To show I'm a man
Please give me a chance
[Bridge]
I have always been the kind of guy who traveled with a storm behind him
All the good things in my life seem so damn small it takes so far to find them
I'll unwind them
I envy them
[Verse 3]
But strong I'll stay
Come what may
Through this seething hell of a world
For the love of you, girl
And we'll make our own world
[Verse 4]
So strong I'll stay
Come what may
Through this rat race hell of a world
[Verse 5]
And strong I'll stay
To hope and pray
To find my way
Or die
Or die
Or die
[Outro]
(Bravo! Bravo!)
(Bravo!)
(Oh, that was so much fun, I want to do it again)
Ah, no! No, no, no! I only do one performance
Only one encore, please, ah
Rugs of Woods & Flowers was written by Howard Kaylan & Al Nichol.
Rugs of Woods & Flowers was produced by Joe Wissert.