NEVER FELT LESS LIKE DANCING(Words and music: Mike Batt)

Piano – Mike Batt Bass – Tim Harries

Never felt less like dancingNever felt more like hiding myself away,Never felt so grey.Never felt more like weepingNever felt more like sneaking away,Creeping away to cry, I have to confessI’ve never felt less like dancing.

Oh I know we should come to expectEverything could be wreckedAnd you have to protect yourself;So how come I wasn’t ready to seeWhen so obviouslyYou were falling for somebody else?

Never felt less like dancing,Never felt more like hiding myself awayNever felt so grey.Never felt more like weeping,Never felt more like sneaking awayCreeping away to cry, I have to confessI’ve never felt less like dancing.

How come I wasn’t ready to seeWhen so obviouslyYou were falling for somebody else?

Never felt less like dancing,Never felt more like hiding myself away,Never felt so grey.Never felt more like weeping,Never felt more like sneaking awayCreeping away to cry,I have to confess I’ve never felt less like dancing.

SAILING SHIPS FROM HEAVEN(Words and music: Mike Batt)

Guitars – Luke BattAccordion / Harmonium – Mike BattBass – Dan HawkinsDrums - Joe Yoshida / Luke Batt

And she played the harmonium down by the sea,Singing, “God save the USA and God save me”,And though God never had, she believed him to beOn his way.

She had lived out in Paris before Paris fell,Singing, “When will I hear again from Jean-Michel?”And she prayed for his souland she hoped he was well anyway.

Hold on, for the sailing ships from Heavenwon’t be long.Play on, till the sailing ships from Heavencome along.

And she laughed, “Don’t be sad likethe boys in the trees,They’re only waiting for the world to freeze.”She said, “When they were young they went down on their knees for my love.”

Hold on, for the sailing ships from Heavenwon’t be long.Play on, till the sailing ships fromheaven come along.

And she walked on the beach in the wind and the rain,Singing, “Why don’t you ask mewhy I feel no pain?And the reason that keeps me from going insane?- It’s my love.”

Hold on, for the sailing ships from Heavenwon’t be long.Play on, till the sailing ships from Heavencome along.Hold on, for the sailing ships from Heaven won’t be long.Play on, till the sailing ships from Heaven come along.

LOVE IS A SILENT THIEF(Words and music: Katie Melua / Toby Jepson)

Electric Guitars - Chris Spedding / Luke BattBass – Tim HarriesDrums and percussion – Henry Spinetti

Love is a deep woundLove is a sharp knifeLove is a strangerWhen love is a black light.

Love makes you wearyLove reads the last rightsLove should be locked upLove is a parasite.

I don’t wanna try and work it out‘Cause it causes too much griefIt’s gonna tear you up and spit you outLove is a silent thief.

Love is a banquet On which we all feedHungry for more But there’s never enough to eat.Love causes blindnessGives you a cold sweatLove is a languageWithout an alphabet.

All I know is we can’t live without itFalling over our feet,

Slipping through our fingers as we try to catch itLove is a silent thief.

Love is a dry mouthBegging for waterWhen there’s only oil It’s getting hotter and hotter.

Love is a stopped watchBroken and twisted When it takes hold It’s like you never existed.

Here I go again falling for itIt beggars my belief, My heart is open and I can’t defend itLove is silent thief.

SHIVER AND SHAKE(Words and music: Katie Melua / Luke Batt)

Guitars – Luke BattBass – Dan HawkinsDrums – Freddie Hill This party’s done, everybody’s gone homeJust you and I standing here all alone.The city’s tired but we’re awakeNow I wanna make you shiver and shake.

Moving’s easy so pick a song

Just make sure that record’s long,Hair down baby I’m a rattlesnakeWatch me do the shiver and shake.

Swing that hair round and aroundThrow your worries to the groundNow there’s no way you can make a mistake When we’re up all night and we shiver and shake.

On the roofs of abandoned cars, Whips and cola and old cigars,Those Bollywood stars, yah yahing are Soviet tzarsThe films were French-American, That showed us how to chew real gum,And kiss until our lips were numb.

This party’s done everybody’s gone homeJust you and I standing here all alone.The city’s tired but we’re awakeNow I wanna make you shiver and shake.

THE LOVE I’M FRIGHTENED OF(Words and music: Luke Batt)

Piano/Guitars/Percussion – Luke BattBass – Tim Harries

If I wait, don’t move a muscleMaybe somehow a spark will strikeIt’s been a long night.So sincere, but the message is still a struggleKnives with which we juggle while we jump

through fire,So maybe I move on and make a mistake And see if my earth quakes.

This is the love I’m frightened ofDoesn’t come with a leafletthat says how to keep itThis is a love that can’t be seenNo detailed instructions, or Japanese symbols like you find on a washing machine.

Slow me down, apply some gentle pressureAnd maybe somehow a spark will strikeI hope it might.One is best, but lacking in conversationSafe, but no relation to the warmth you give,So maybe I move on and make a mistakeAnd see if my earth quakes.

This is the love I’m frightened ofDoesn’t come with a leafletthat says how to keep itThis is a love that can’t be seenNo detailed instructions, or Japanese symbols like you find on a washing machine.

This is the love I’m frightened ofDoesn’t come with a leafletthat says how to keep it.

This is a love that can’t be seenNo detailed instructions

This is the love I’m frightened ofThis is the love I’m frightened of.

WHERE DOES THE OCEAN GO?(Words and music: Katie Melua / Mike Batt / Luke Batt)

Piano and Guitars – Luke BattBass – Tim Harries

Through a cloudy haze on a sunlit seaWe waved them away from the southern quay.Seventeen hands but the one in chargeWas one fine man from the bayou sauvage.

‘Mon cher Simeon keep safe’, says I,I try not to show him the tear in my eye.I said, ‘my love I will wait for you,Farewell sweet boy from the wild bayou’.

Where does the ocean go?Should I let it take me?Any second they may wake me;Does anybody know,Where does the ocean go?

I knew back then as I always know,That sailors pray as the trade winds blow.But the ship went down off the coast of Spain,I read the letter and felt his pain.

Where does the ocean go?Should I let it take me?Any second they may wake me,Does anybody know,Where does the ocean go?

Some days I walk on the harbour sideAnd I watch the sea and the rising tideAnd I see him there like a sad mirageMy lost man in a monde sauvage.

Where does the ocean go?Should I let it take me?Any second they may wake meDoes anybody know,Where does the ocean go?Does anybody know,Where does the ocean go?

IDIOT SCHOOL(Words and music: Mike Batt)

Ukelele – John ParricelliBass – Tim HarriesDrums – Henry SpinettiClarinet solo: Paul Stevens

If there was an idiot schoolI would be the top of the classI know I acted the fool,I know I fell on my …Ask me why I left you high and dry,Only to wind up lonely,

How could I be so cruel?I must have been to idiot school.If there was a stupid degreeI’d be a qualified klutz,You gave all your loving to me,I gave you a kick in the …Not so long ago you loved me so,And I was your one and only,I threw away a jewel,I must have been to idiot school!

We knew when I went awayThat one day you’d forget me,I’d come running back today,But you won’t let me.

If there was an idiot schoolI would be the top of the classI know I acted the fool,I know I fell on my …Ask me why I left you high and dry,Only to wind up lonelyHow could I be so cruel?I must have been to idiot school!

If there was a stupid degreeI’d be a qualified klutz,You gave all your loving to me,I gave you a kick in the …Not so long ago you loved me so,And I was your one and only,I threw away a jewel,I must have been to idiot school!

MAD, MAD MEN(Words and music: Mike Batt)

Harmonica - Paul JonesGuitars / banjo – John Parricelli Ukelele guitar - Fabien TavernePiano and backing vocals - Mike BattDrums – Henry Spinetti

Mad, mad menAnd wild wild women,And crazy girlsIt’s always the mad, mad menAnd wild, wild women who change the world.

Oscar, he was a wayward childNo one could foresee him fail.With his pen he went a little wildAnd ended up in Reading Jail.Looking at the world through cold steel barsLying in the gutter, but looking at the stars, ohMad, mad menAnd wild wild women,And crazy girlsIt’s always the mad, mad menAnd wild, wild women who change the world.

Joan of Arc seemed like a ditzy dameClaiming she was from The Lord,But she won her battle and she made her name,She musta had a magic sword.Then somebody shouted “heresy!”She went up in flames and down in history!

Mad, mad menAnd wild wild womenAnd crazy girlsIt’s always the mad, mad menAnd wild, wild women who change the world.

You know it don’t really matterYou can be as mad as a hatter tooAnd you can climb that ladderTo the top.

Mad, mad menAnd wild wild womenAnd crazy girlsIt’s always the mad, mad menAnd wild wild women who change the worldChange the world.

CHASE ME(Words and music: Katie Melua / Toby Jepson)

Guitars– John ParricelliPiano – Mike BattBass – Tim HarriesDrums – Henry Spinetti

If you chase me, I’ll be your firefly. In the midnight sky, I’ll intoxicate you.Chase me I’ll be yours forever for a day, Chase me or I’ll fly away.

If I’m hiding out of sightTry harder and get me alone tonight‘Cause I’d rather be tangled up with you.The hunter always loves a thrill More hungry for it than a killSo thrill me darling with those baby blues.If you chase me never stop reaching outJust seek me out beyond the moonbeams,Chase me, I’ll be yours forever for a day,Chase me or I’ll slip away.

The best of things will disappearThough the feelings last as souvenirsBut a scent of memory treats you like a fool,Heaven’s waiting on your lips,I’ll dissolve beneath your fingertips,And you’ll believe I’m too good to be true.

Chase me, I’ll be your everythingThe light of spring, I’ll shine like tear drops.Chase me, I’ll be yours forever for a day,Chase me or I’ll fly away.

I NEVER FALL (Words and music: Katie Melua / Luke Batt)

Piano / guitar – Luke BattBass – Tim Harries

When you fall in loveToo careless and too fastIt may never last.It’s a frightening view

You’ll fall down with a bumpI never fall, I always jump.

There’s a certain riskWhat can your heart stand?Some things can’t be planned,But if you get to fly,Landing’s worth the thumpI never fall, I always jump.

One step at a timeThe edge is getting nearerNow that we’ve metThe world seems clearer,Before we know, It’s now or neverSo let’s jump together.And if he takes your heartTakes you up too highAnd you don’t question why,But If he lies to youYou’ll crash down with a thumpI never fall, I always jump.I never fall, I always jump.I never fall, I always jump.

I WILL BE THERE(Words and music: Mike Batt)

Electric Guitars – Luke BattAcoustic Guitar – John ParricelliBass – Tim HarriesPercussion – Luke Batt

She is like the lady down the roadOr just the woman up the street,Like any mother you may know.To me, she is the one who had it plannedTo lead us all to Wonderland,She always wanted us to go,And she said:Don’t ever be lonely,Remember, I’ll always care.Wherever you may beRemember I will be there.

And like another lady that we knowShe has a smile so bright and sweet,And hair as white as driven snow;Though life is never easy day to day,She has a very special wayTo make us smile when we are low.And she says:

Don’t ever be lonelyRemember, I’ll always care.Wherever you may beRemember I will be there.

Don’t ever be lonelyRemember, I will be there.I will be there.I will be there.

Orchestra: The Docklands SinfoniaArranged and conducted: Mike BattProgramming: Luke BattOrchestra contractor: Spencer DownRecorded at Dramatico Studios, FarnhamOrchestra recorded at: Angel Studios, London

Engineered by Luke BattOrchestral engineer: Mat BartramAssistant orchestral engineer: Chris ParkerAdditional Engineering: Guy Davis

Scenic artist: Magnus Irvin (After Turner)Make up: Nancy SumnerHair: Brody LeaPhotographer: David RalphStylist: Annie Swain Dress designer Felder and FelderDesign and artwork: TouristArt direction: Mike BattShoot and art co-ordination: Dramatico staffArtist Management: Dramatico Entertainment Ltd.

Publisher: All tracks controlled by Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.

Produced by Mike and Luke Batt