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                    "The lyrics are written by Leslie Kot in  English, and express - in an often surreal
way - observations on life
                      as he sees and feels it. 
                          These are not songs that you will find yourself singing. They are
                               Leslie's and his alone!
     The voice wheezing and snarling, croaking and caressing the words
- sometimes spoken, sometimes sung.

                      This guy and his band are unique...
read (listen CD) and make up your own minds.
                                                     Enjoy! "
 
                         
Lew Lewis - musician and art dealer/lover
                          London, England 2008
 

       
                  

      Lyrics CD "Woman O Woman"

1. FIVE PAST THE NIGHT (3:51)
Music - Jacek Krzaklewski; Lyrics - Leslie Kot

She came in the morning "five past the night"
In the good mood she was - that´s all right
The blue jeans embraced her legs so tight
Tiredness camouflaged - "without a fight"

Scramble eggs served at the table
Concentration at that time is unstable
An old Procol Harum`s song in the air
The look is tough as a woman dares

The smell of yesterday still going strong
"Come on" (common) sense tells me
 something`s wrong

She can`t ever be my Lady Di
Leave it to someone else to cry
She can´t ever be my Lady Di
The way the eagles fly
Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot

2. FRIENDSHIP (4:02)
Music - Jacek Krzaklewski; Lyrics - Leslie Kot

Nations divided by oceans and seas
People´ve got the same visions and dreams
First - to have love and kids then a little pocket of gold
But I say friendship is the most important of all

Reach out your hand to your friend
Friendship gives no money
A lot of happiness instead
Will make you always glad.

Make a call to someone and say
Hello - you`ve got a friend "4 always"

The whole world
Is gonna get together today
We´ll learn to know each other
We`re gonna be friends all the way

Hey listen Jack!
The whole world is gonna get together today
We`ll learn to know each other
Yes - we gonna teach each other
What do you say ?
IMAGINE - ALL THE PEOPLE - COME TOGETHER!
We gonna be friends all the way!
Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot

3. GLITTERING STAR (4:59)
Music - Jacek Krzaklewski; Lyrics - Leslie Kot

The night is stretching out its hair
A glittering star is dressing itself
Inspired hope is waiting for its share
Ghosts are waking up around twelve

Twilight zone is spinning on the water
Bumble-bee calming down the wings
A wave of the wind is lightly shorter
A song infiltration of broken strings

We are deaf and we are blind
It`s all worthless we´ve left behind
We can`t hear and we can´t see
All that counts now is you and me

A broken string, an empty word
A surpent`s bite, a dirty dirt
Awakened ghosts, after twelve
On the thin line, enjoy themselves
Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot

4. MY SWEAT (3:21)
Music & lyrics - Leslie Kot

Don´t let nobody kiss your woman
Don´t let nobody carry your guitar
Don´t mess around with Redford or Newman
Don´t even think of driving my car

I don´t let nobody wear my hat
I don´t let nobody dry my sweat
I don´t let nobody clean my dirty nose
I don´t let nobody ride my Apaloosa Horse

Sorry I`m not that simple man
But I wanna give you my heart
You just have to take me as I am
`Cause I love you as you are
Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot

5. WEEKEND IS NEAR (4:31)
Music & lyrics - Leslie Kot

A vanished rush is rolling - on the empty streets
Friends of mine are calling - saying their needs
Children at home and the blues is here
I feel great - a weekend is near

With you darling - hand in hand
Together - till the end
Children at home and the blues is near
I feel great - a weekend is here

Under your pillow a gift for you
Open it now and look it through

My heart is in it - only for you
Oh Mighty Lord - you know it`s true
Children at home and the blues is here
I´m so happy - because you are near
Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot


6. WOMAN O WOMAN
(4:27)
Music & lyrics by Leslie Kot

Woman in the bathroom (shower), keyhole out of sight
Towel is all around her, prepared for the night
Suddenly she comes out - her laugh is irrepressible
Graceful moves making my resistance irresistible

The woman is an angel, sometimes with wet hair
The woman in the bathroom (shower), cool - when she`s there
An hour or two - it is sweet to wait for her
The woman in the bathroom in my head there is a big blare

She makes herself glorious, her dress is irreproachable
Asking for champagne - step is a little bit irresponsible
High heels on her feet - almost ready for the show
I´ve got a business call - sorry darling I have to go

The woman is an angel, sometimes with wet hair
The woman in the bathroom (shower), cool when she`s there
An hour or two - it`s sweet to wait for her
Well!  That`s my wife and not an au pair ?!
Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot

7. CRAZY LINES (2:57)
Music - Bo Saf , Leslie Kot; , Lyrics - Leslie Kot

A big golden comet fell on that head of mine
After I´d been drinking a glass of red wine
It´s a very good sign for me and for her
Now we`re gonna sing a song together

We`re gonna be partners now or sometime
We`re trying to change the rain to sunshine
Hello girl - that`s not "to be or not to be"
Don´t come and go- often and suddenly

Standing by the microphone, with a hoarse voice
We`re performing lyrics of our own choice
We call it crazy lines or a crazy song
For those who don`t listen, can`t even sing along.

I´ve found a new style and she`s found hers
What can be better then two equal shares
Me and that girl, we´re geting on just fine
We can work it out, we`re not ready to resign

Standing by the microphone, with a hoarse voice
We`re performing lyrics of our own choice
We call it crazy lines or a crazy song
For those who won`t listen to it, can`t even sing along Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot


8. ONCE MORE – BEFORE
(3:47)
Music - Jacek Krzaklewski, lyrics - Leslie Kot

I`d like to sit on the rainbow just like a kid
I´d like to have some fun like I always did
I´d like to laugh the whole night and day
I´d like to play again on the milky way

Where has all that fun gone
The colours I´ve been sitting on
Where has that big smile gone
I´m a runaway for every one

I want to see things I thought I couldn`t ever see
I want to hear words - nobody ever said to me
I want to give presents which no-one ever received
I want to offer a faith in which nobody believed

Where have all the visions gone
All those words I´ve heard at dawn
Where have all the dreams gone
It´s a bitterness for every one

The full moon in my eyes, feeling blue on the shore
Oh Goodness - take me to the paradise, once more - before

The full moon in my eyes, a hope on the shore
I want to have it all again , just once more - before... Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot


9. NOT ANYMORE
(3:24)
Music - Janusz Konefal, lyrics - Leslie Kot

I don´t know why- not anymore
What´s right or wrong - I just feel sorrow
Any day,any time, any hour
There is nothing I can change
I ain´t got that power

Tell me the colours you like
I´ll give you a rainbow
Don´t burn bridges between us
Just "be" and don´t cry
See time from a distance
What happened is past
But I´m in love and I know why.

I´m in love again - with you
That's the only truth for the past 500 years
Could it be you - or maybe that´s you
The man has always cried the same tears.

Mona Lisa is her name
She´s that bridge,made from paint
Made from love
Any day,any time,any hour
There is nothing I can change
I ain´t got that power.
Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot

10. THEN YOU DON`T (4:29)
Music - Jacek Krzaklewski, Leslie Kot
Lyrics - Leslie Kot

And so
I ask you to climb with me a mountain
Called ......... "Forever"

Like sundays used to walk to the church
Like camels walk through a sandstorm
Like searchers reaching the truth
Like the saints go to heaven

Find your own place
Find it on the shining side of The Blues
Then you don`t drown
Then you don`t

And so
I ask you to fill me up
With unconsciously - endless pleasure of a sound


Like an evening loves a sunrise
Like my tear loves your smile
Then you don`t drown
Then I don`t
Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot


11. MOTHER EUROPE BLUES
(3:33)
Lyrics & music - Leslie Kot

Why are your eyes so restless
Why are your lips so careless
What are we fighting for
Why this total war

Let us take a chance
Let`s have a new romance
Let`s say the words "I do"
No more feeling blue

I always compromise
I used to take advice
I´m standing here for you
I´ll do anything you want me to
Hear what I am saying
To you I am praying
I`m standing here for you
I´ll do anything you want me to

Tell me all your thoughts
Tell me what you like most
Tell me your desire
Honesty that I admire

Tell me you agree
Tell me you need me
Call me for a dime
Tell me you are mine

I always compromise
I used to take advice
I´m standing here for you
I´ll do anything you want me to
Hear what I am saying
To you I am praying
So please don`t go
`Cause I love you so
Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot


12. CHRISTMAS IS HERE
(2:42) - bonus blues
Music & lyrics - Leslie Kot

Slowly snowing on the streets
Friends are calling, saying their needs
Children at home and the blues is here
I feel great - Christmas is near

With you darling - hand in hand
Together - till the end
Children at home and the blues is here
I feel great - Christmas is near

Open the box under a Christmas tree
Open it wide - then you will see

My heart is in it - to all of you
Oh Mighty Lord - you know it`s true
Children at home and the blues is here
I´m so happy - Christmas is here!
Lyrics/ © Copyright 2002 Leslie Kot

CD DATA
" Woman o Woman"
Leslie L. Kot with Jacek Krzaklewski & friends
Recorded at the BLUESAW studio, Wroclaw, Poland and MAF studio Örebro, Sweden 2002
Recording engineers: Jacek Krzaklewski and Leslie L. Kot
Produced by Jacek Krzaklewski and Leslie L. Kot
Mixed and mastered by Jacek Krzaklewski
Choir arr. by Charlotte Ollward
Cover design and photos by Peter Källman
Other photos by Åke Lundström, Wojciech Cichocki, Helena Oskarsson, Juliana Oktay, Tony Pettersson, Mariola Konefal, Rafael Martinez, Jacek Krzaklewski and Leslie L. Kot
Thanks to: Anna & Roland Kot, Bogusia, Julia & Tomek Krzaklewski, Ryszard Gwalbert Misiek, Jenni & Lew Lewis, Mike Watts, Athena Sussani, Roger Billingham, Rita Hayworth, BB King, John Lennon & The Beatles, Musikbörsen Örebro, Unga Örnar/ABF`s Rockskola Örebro, Lillemor Johansson, Björn Hagel, Roland "Role" Rosenqvist, our Parents…
Special thanks to Mamma M. Kot and Mamma J. Krzaklewska for their warm hearts and tea!
Contact:
Leslie Kot: phone/fax +46 (0)19-25 22 70 (pm), mobil + 46 (0) 703 97 20 30
E-mail: leslie.kot@swipnet.se
© Copyright 2002 MAF Records/Leslie L. Kot/Jacek Krzaklewski
CD nr - LLKJK105, BIEM, n©b, STIM 2002, All Rights Reserved

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Lyrics CD "Green Colour"

1. Expectations
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

Feels good that I came to this city
People here are nice the girls are pretty
You have to come and see for yourself
Penny Bridge I`m crossing you
A great castle to the right
Down town in Örebro
A hot dog for a bite

The Old Town, a "Swedish Bear Cabin"
Mr Rolle Rock` N` Roll Rosenqvist
I`m naked gun I´m Frank Drabin
IT`S FRIENDSHIP NOT A FIST

This is my home this is my (new) home town

Some playin` Beethoven
They`ve got a bassman with a black beard
Two o`clock (a.m.) it`s all over
We goin` home with no fear?!!!
We are an international company

The expectations and disappointments
What passed was a prologue
All illusions and all agreements
I`m stuck with a short monologue

©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot

2. Green Colour
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

Green Colour or Purple Haze
Just put a coin (in the jukebox) don`t hesitate
Have a feeling you are a millionaire
Send a postcard to a friend you don`t even care
Drive a 700 series of BMW
Look through an open window in St Tropez



Be an unfinished bridge of Avignone
Then open a bottle of - you know - Dom Perignone
Pull over on the sidewalk
Shout but do not talk
Work (hard) from seven to eleven
Fly as an eagle do business like a raven
Be a friend of Jack…
©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot

Lyrics by Leslie Kot
3. Sixty Seven  Years In Showbiz
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot


I`ve got a horrible headache
I`ve got a wounded knee
Sometimes I`m swimming in the lake
Never between the trees

Bad temper when it`s raining
Good when opposite
My wheels keep on turning
That`s my "list of credits"

Now I`m singing the blues
In my old polish shoes
Oh, I`m singing the blues
The words are my tools

My friends left me in this deep shit
Woman did the same
Now I`m old, I can`t chew meat
I´m sick and tired of that game (deed) they did

I reached the top, I`ve been where just the eagles dare
I shot the sheriff, I shot some birds
I lost the money I lost all my shares
I`ve been around for 67 freaking years
©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot

4. Space Warning
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

(James says)
I want get out from a common days reality
I want make this day special
No more bank loans cruelty
I want take wing in space vessel

The company has crazy roles
Just a thought makes me "joyful" (read: woeful)
Probably is time for eternity
Following common days reality

(John says)
Rush step by step, slow down rapidly
Struggle to be fair
Never say never, be real unconditionally
After endurance the verve is there

Collecting wrinkles for the pension
Always in a hurry
Taking off into the third dimension
It`s time to worry
©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot

5. Ceasar’s Light
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

We came to Rome, "veni vidi" but never "vici"
Rain dropping on us all the time
She said: take it easy and don`t be greedy
Tomorrow you`ll see Ceasar`s light

A porter at Champagne Palace Hotel said: buonasera
Bartender serving two beers
She took me with smile - oh primavera
No time to say cheers

The fountain "di Trevi", Via Nationale
A cashmere coat I bought over there
Colosseum, the art biennale
Victoriano you can see it from everywhere
Ti amo Roma
©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot

6. Front Page
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

I was in love with stars above
I`m sure it was love
Stars, love
I`m sure it was love

It happened in Paris
I had someone to cherish
My "breaks" simply vanished
She was or maybe not Spanish in Paris


Champs-Elysées, Monmartre - sightseeing tour
Mon amour mon amour
Hand in hand in the red (cap) white (T-shirt) and blue (jeans)
I think I`m in love with you

All of the sudden big crush on the road
Hell breaking loose on the front page in Vouge
She`s gone - I´m still around
Watchin` her resurrection with my heart bound

Happened in Paris
I had someone to cherish
She was or maybe not Spanish in Paris

Red, white & blue
In the blue, white & red
©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot

7. Blue Heaven
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

Slow train - expected train
It`s coming soon - what a shame
Life is sad when dreams are gone
So dream my friend from evening till dawn
The sun isn`t red! It`s a blue heaven instead

Slow train a bit away
A bell is ringing for judgement day
You are dreaming my friend from evening till dawn
Life is sad when dreams are gone
The sun isn`t red! It`s a blue heaven instead

It`s round midnight, should be quiet everywhere
A burglar says hello - she replied: I don`t care
There is a sound on the back road
A shepherd put the chain on a goat
Someone got lost and found a coin
Nobody`s getting to the point
One eye is grey the other is brown
THEY ARE CLOSING YOUR SCHOOL DOWN
The radio blasting discoshow
Everybody goes with the flow
All that counts is popularity
That`s some kind of a manhood insanity
Sentences without meaning
Relations without feeling
Songs about freedom
POWER AGAINST WISDOM
Is that what you want?
©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot

8. Jailer
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

4 in the morning - confusion in the head
Neighbours are loud, the mood is bad
Tensions are running high in the room
Cleaning this mess-up requires a big broom

I have to decide: left or right
Switch off the mind or turn on the light
To leave it alone is a nice suggestion
To be or not - that`s a good question

(And then)
Love for half off is love for sale
Don`t look me up don`t send an E-mail
I`m not a saint nor a jailer
What`s for sure I`m not a failure

(And then)
Cry a river she said to me
Do I like you? Just wait and see
Two plus two maybe three
I`m one of a kind - isn`t sh
e?
©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot

9. Grandson Robert
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

High above upon the sky
The Lord has a birthday
High above upon the clouds
We`re like a lonely day
Round n round n round
Life is going down
What you gonna do about it?

My grandson Robert is born
A new life, new hope, a little cry (smile)
I want to join his fly
Round n round n round

High above upon the sky
The Lord has a birthday
Round n round n round
Life is going down
Why?

©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot

10. Ride A Horse
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

Ride a horse, be a host, feel the most - can you?
Give away, sweep away everyday - would you?
Say nothing, keep quiet by the riot
The time stopped. The last drop finally dropped
Security service uncovered the plot
The rain forest, the last shot! Will you?

Never give up your dreams
Even if those are painted black
Us, the future - children’s children…
©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot

11. Life Of Luxury
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

Yesterday they had a good time on the dance floor
Sharing the same air with the DJ
Later, they tried to open up apartment’s door
Unaware it’s a morning of a new day

Just hangover - they should’ve known better
The roulette is rolling - at least he`s got his sweater
The damage is done and is irreducible
A hole in the pocket and that’s irreversible.
Just hangover

Champagne still trickles from the flower (fresh oysters on an invisible plate)
In their ears echoes the Tower Of Power
He`s asking but the memory is contradictable
They forgot that all in this world is replaceable

Just hangover - they should`ve known better
The roulette is rolling - he`s keepin` the sweater
The damage is done and is irreducible
The night is over and that’s irreversible
Just hangover

Time goes by - the show must go on
Tonight someone else is on the phone
The mind is free now, the feelings are renewable
They will remember that anything/everything is replaceable
They won`t be cool on the dance floor
They won`t share air with song number four
They gonna open up the apartment`s door
A new day will come screaming for more

The roulette is still rolling and tumbling (gambling with a life of luxury and affluence)
©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot
12. Good Things
Music by Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

Good things happen to me
I don`t know why - they just happen to me
B.B. King, Big Bill Broonzy`s influentional music
These good things happen to me

Sometimes even man needs to cry
One day you may touch the sky
Someday you must learn how to loose
And shout it out loud -  I feel the blues

In the theatre the other day
B.B. played - oh what a play
Big Bill is gone (we all soon follow)
But the music stays flying like a swallow

We`ve got some new faces
Progress is made in some cases
We`ve got a brand new stream
We`ve got comedians like Mr Bean

It`s good to play the blues
(Even if is not) in conventional ways
It`s good to ride the blues
And live the life I choose

So no more tears to cry
I `m gonna touch my imagined sky
I`m gonna learn how to lose
I`m gonna live the life I choose
©Copyright 2008 Leslie Kot

KFKoo7, BIEM,n©b, STIM, All Rights Reserved
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When (1972)
When was the last time you did something for the first time?
When was the last time you wrote a cool rhyme?

Come on and stand on your feet.
You better get to it

 There is an old proverb “do it first – then ask why” Look around you  make your move  don`t be shy
Come on and stand on your feet.
You better get to it

Before  (do you remember?)
You couldn`t see a thing in front of your face.

Then a woman passed by with such grace
A heart started to burn. The weather is about to turn

 Days are brighter nights are longer.
You`re more confident and much stronger

When the heart starts to burn the weather is about to turn

Well you did something for the first time.
You wrote a new chapter – a cool rhyme
Now you are standing on your feet.
Yes you got to it!

Ó
1972 Leslie Kot


"Jack`s Tree"

There is a willow tree, branches up and down

it´s smell spreads a nice sound all over town

from a distance I hear – “long time no see”

I feel good  – sitting on that tree

      

Ricko  is playing tenor saxophone

asking if I am here or I´m already gone

beside the hacienda is an old ecologic field

they want to build over there

things of concrete and steel

All of a sudden rain chilling my bones

clouds are laughing  from their tax free zone

the crowd  enyoing a “sweet - big sleep”

I`m writing a sad song - I`m thinking deep...?

                                                                        I don`t want to get down from Jack`s tree

it`s a little bit high there, but I see no one can see

                                                                                             time to go home – to "the Garden of Eden"

over 2O years of my life is there hidden

the story is rough so are The Rolling Stones

I  have to be cool 
I have to dry my wet feet

and bones...
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