A Note From Mr God
This song was originally from Larry's musical Lion's Breath
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Version 1 is a live recording, performed with a full band at London's Dominion Theatre in 1981
Note that the spoken introduction is removed on Barking At The Oops. Further, on the Illegal Noise Rough Mix 3 CD (titled Friends And Strangers), the applause at the end fades out one to two seconds earlier Note that on Rough Street Love Letter, only the words 'Mr Piano' are retained from the spoken introduction, and the applause at the end is cross faded with the start of Phydeaux At The Beach |
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Version 2 is a live recording, with Larry accompanied by Dan Cutrona on piano
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Version 3 is a live recording, performed solo with piano
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Version 4 is the same recording as version 1, but with the introduction fading in late. The applause at the end is shortened too
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Version 5 is a live recording, performed with a band in Northern Ireland. Note that on Rough Diamonds the applause at the end is faded out earlier
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Version 6 is a short excerpt of a live recording, performed solo with piano during a concert in Northern Ireland
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Rough Diamonds, Precious Jewels Sampler Disc [All three versions] [Combined into a single track with No More L.S.D. For Me] [See the CD tab on the singles page]
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Version 7 is the same recording as version 6, but unedited
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lyrics versions 1 and 4
I was so down
My chin on the ground
Wondering what to do
Then suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
‘Cause out of the sky fell a note from Mr God
And it said
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
You must take it while you can
You have a choice but you must choose it
Don't give up hope
Never lose it
And that's what it said on the note from Mr God
Oh
I like it [Spoken, faintly]
God [Faintly]
And it said
You have the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
You must take it while you can
You have a choice but you must choose it
Don't give up hope
Never lose it
And that's what it said on the note from Mr God
So if you feel down
Your chin on the ground
And suddenly you feel odd
Just look on the ground for that note from Mr God
My chin on the ground
Wondering what to do
Then suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
‘Cause out of the sky fell a note from Mr God
And it said
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
You must take it while you can
You have a choice but you must choose it
Don't give up hope
Never lose it
And that's what it said on the note from Mr God
Oh
I like it [Spoken, faintly]
God [Faintly]
And it said
You have the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
You must take it while you can
You have a choice but you must choose it
Don't give up hope
Never lose it
And that's what it said on the note from Mr God
So if you feel down
Your chin on the ground
And suddenly you feel odd
Just look on the ground for that note from Mr God
lyrics version 2
I was so down
Just hanging around
Wondering what to do
When suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
‘Cos out of the sky fell a note from Mr God
And it said
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
You must take it while you can
Don't give up hope
Never lose it
You got a choice but you must choose it
And that's what it said on this note from Mr God
Ah ba la la etc
Yeah this is a song about this man who’s walking down the street and he’s had a little bit too much to drink, for about twenty years. And he sees this piece of paper on the ground and he picks it up and it’s just a, it’s just a piece of paper somebody dropped out of their bible. It’s kind of a tract you know, one of those things that somebody writes down their, their ideas about how to explain God to somebody else they want to give this piece of paper to and this person just drops it on the ground and this guy picks it up and he starts reading, thinks this is about me. How could anybody know about me? Except for God. And that’s why he thought this was a note from God. And it wasn’t. But he thought it was. But it wasn’t. But he thought it was, and that’s what’s important.
You know what happens when you start getting involved with God. Your life starts changing and you start getting kinda happy and you know, kinda messes up your viewpoint of life, you kinda change your perspective and the first thing you know you’re so glad that things have changed in your life you wanna go tell all your friends about it, and that’s what this guy did. He wanted to go back and tell all of his friends that he found this note from God and it said [Spoken]
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
So you must take it while you can
Don't give up hope
Never lose it
You have a choice but you know, you got to choose it
And that's what it said on this note from Mr God
So if you feel down
With your chin on the ground
And suddenly you feel odd
Well just look all around look down look down on the ground you some might see some kind of piece of paper floating around might just be a note from Mr God
Just hanging around
Wondering what to do
When suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
‘Cos out of the sky fell a note from Mr God
And it said
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
You must take it while you can
Don't give up hope
Never lose it
You got a choice but you must choose it
And that's what it said on this note from Mr God
Ah ba la la etc
Yeah this is a song about this man who’s walking down the street and he’s had a little bit too much to drink, for about twenty years. And he sees this piece of paper on the ground and he picks it up and it’s just a, it’s just a piece of paper somebody dropped out of their bible. It’s kind of a tract you know, one of those things that somebody writes down their, their ideas about how to explain God to somebody else they want to give this piece of paper to and this person just drops it on the ground and this guy picks it up and he starts reading, thinks this is about me. How could anybody know about me? Except for God. And that’s why he thought this was a note from God. And it wasn’t. But he thought it was. But it wasn’t. But he thought it was, and that’s what’s important.
You know what happens when you start getting involved with God. Your life starts changing and you start getting kinda happy and you know, kinda messes up your viewpoint of life, you kinda change your perspective and the first thing you know you’re so glad that things have changed in your life you wanna go tell all your friends about it, and that’s what this guy did. He wanted to go back and tell all of his friends that he found this note from God and it said [Spoken]
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
So you must take it while you can
Don't give up hope
Never lose it
You have a choice but you know, you got to choose it
And that's what it said on this note from Mr God
So if you feel down
With your chin on the ground
And suddenly you feel odd
Well just look all around look down look down on the ground you some might see some kind of piece of paper floating around might just be a note from Mr God
lyrics version 3
I was so down
Just hanging around
Wondering what to do
Suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
‘Cause out of the sky fell a note from Mr God
And it said
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You got a chance
You must take it while you can
Don't give up hope, never lose it
You got a choice but you must choose it
And that's what it says on this note from Mr God
Ah da la la [ETC]
It wasn't really a note from, I can't remember all the words to this but it wasn't a note from God. It was eh, it was just a piece of paper somebody'd dropped out of their bible on the way to church. But eh you know how it is when you read something and it really means something to you an', and eh you wanna, you know, you believe it and you wanna share it and so this guy eh, thought it was a note from God 'cause he thought who else could know me this well, it must be a, a note from God. And it wasn't. But he thought it was an', and it wasn't. But he thought it was. So he ran off to tell all of his friends what he had learned. He said [Spoken, over continued music]
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You got a chance
You must take it while you can
Don't give up hope, never lose it
Brothers, you got a choice but you gots to choose it
That's right, uh-huh
Says that right here on this note from Mr God
So if you feel down
With your chin on the ground
And suddenly you feel odd
Well then just look all around, look down on the ground, you might see a piece of paper floating by just could be a note from Mr
I was so much younger when I wrote this [Spoken]
God
Just hanging around
Wondering what to do
Suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
‘Cause out of the sky fell a note from Mr God
And it said
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You got a chance
You must take it while you can
Don't give up hope, never lose it
You got a choice but you must choose it
And that's what it says on this note from Mr God
Ah da la la [ETC]
It wasn't really a note from, I can't remember all the words to this but it wasn't a note from God. It was eh, it was just a piece of paper somebody'd dropped out of their bible on the way to church. But eh you know how it is when you read something and it really means something to you an', and eh you wanna, you know, you believe it and you wanna share it and so this guy eh, thought it was a note from God 'cause he thought who else could know me this well, it must be a, a note from God. And it wasn't. But he thought it was an', and it wasn't. But he thought it was. So he ran off to tell all of his friends what he had learned. He said [Spoken, over continued music]
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You got a chance
You must take it while you can
Don't give up hope, never lose it
Brothers, you got a choice but you gots to choose it
That's right, uh-huh
Says that right here on this note from Mr God
So if you feel down
With your chin on the ground
And suddenly you feel odd
Well then just look all around, look down on the ground, you might see a piece of paper floating by just could be a note from Mr
I was so much younger when I wrote this [Spoken]
God
lyrics version 5
I was so down
Just hanging around
Wondering what to do
Then suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
‘Cause out of the sky fell a note from Mr God
And it said
You've got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
You must take it while you can
You have a choice but you must choose it
Don't give up hope
Or you'll lose it
And that's what it said on the note from Mr God
And it said
You have a chance but you must take it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
You must take it while you can
You've got a choice but you must choose it
Don't give up hope
Or you'll lose it
And that's what it said on the note from Mr God
So if you feel down
Your chin on the ground
And suddenly you feel odd
Just look on the ground for that note from Mr God
Just hanging around
Wondering what to do
Then suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
‘Cause out of the sky fell a note from Mr God
And it said
You've got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
You must take it while you can
You have a choice but you must choose it
Don't give up hope
Or you'll lose it
And that's what it said on the note from Mr God
And it said
You have a chance but you must take it
If you have faith you can make it
You have a chance
You must take it while you can
You've got a choice but you must choose it
Don't give up hope
Or you'll lose it
And that's what it said on the note from Mr God
So if you feel down
Your chin on the ground
And suddenly you feel odd
Just look on the ground for that note from Mr God
lyrics version 6
Oh yeah
Sing a song that'll set you free
Sing a song of calvary
And you'll be happy like I am
If you are washed in the blood of the lamb
I was so down
Just hanging around
Wondering what to do
Suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
Sing a song that'll set you free
Sing a song of calvary
And you'll be happy like I am
If you are washed in the blood of the lamb
I was so down
Just hanging around
Wondering what to do
Suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
lyrics version 7
I was so down
Just hanging around
Wondering what to do
Suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
‘Cause out of the sky fell a note from Mr God
And it said
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You got a chance
You must take it while you can
Don't give up hope, never lose it
You got a choice but you must choose it
That's what it said on this note from Mr God
Well this man had been eh walking down the street and eh, he'd had a little bit too much to drink, for about twenty years. And he saw a piece of paper on the ground and he picked it up and he read it and he thought mmm, this is all about me. Who could possibly know about me except for God. So he thought it was a note from God. And it wasn't. Just a tract someone had dropped out of their bible on the way to church. But he thought it was a note from God. And it wasn't. But he thought it was. And it wasn't. But he thought it was. And you know how it is if you read something and you feel that it's the truth, you wanna share it with people, which is what he did. He went off to his friends and he said look here what I found here, this note from God and it's about my life but eh knowing you as I do it seems like it's about your life too. And this is what it says and you listen to me brothers [Spoken, over continued music]
You got the blues but you can shake it
Ah ha
You got a chance but you can take it you know
Eh are you listening to what I'm saying 'cause this is eh, this sounds like the truth
Don't give up hope, never lose it
You got a choice but you gots to choose it
Ah-ah
That's what it says on this note from Mr God
So if you feel down
With your chin on the ground
And suddenly you feel odd
Then just look all around, look down on the ground, you might see a piece of paper could be a note from Mr
I was so much younger when I wrote these songs [Spoken]
God
Just hanging around
Wondering what to do
Suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue
The birds sang their song as I walked along
I suddenly felt quite odd
‘Cause out of the sky fell a note from Mr God
And it said
You got the blues but you can shake it
If you have faith you can make it
You got a chance
You must take it while you can
Don't give up hope, never lose it
You got a choice but you must choose it
That's what it said on this note from Mr God
Well this man had been eh walking down the street and eh, he'd had a little bit too much to drink, for about twenty years. And he saw a piece of paper on the ground and he picked it up and he read it and he thought mmm, this is all about me. Who could possibly know about me except for God. So he thought it was a note from God. And it wasn't. Just a tract someone had dropped out of their bible on the way to church. But he thought it was a note from God. And it wasn't. But he thought it was. And it wasn't. But he thought it was. And you know how it is if you read something and you feel that it's the truth, you wanna share it with people, which is what he did. He went off to his friends and he said look here what I found here, this note from God and it's about my life but eh knowing you as I do it seems like it's about your life too. And this is what it says and you listen to me brothers [Spoken, over continued music]
You got the blues but you can shake it
Ah ha
You got a chance but you can take it you know
Eh are you listening to what I'm saying 'cause this is eh, this sounds like the truth
Don't give up hope, never lose it
You got a choice but you gots to choose it
Ah-ah
That's what it says on this note from Mr God
So if you feel down
With your chin on the ground
And suddenly you feel odd
Then just look all around, look down on the ground, you might see a piece of paper could be a note from Mr
I was so much younger when I wrote these songs [Spoken]
God