The group was created by manager Albert Grossman, who sought to create a folk "supergroup" by bringing together "a tall blonde (Travers), a funny guy (Stookey), and a good looking guy (Yarrow)." He launched the group in 1961, booking them into the Bitter End, a coffee house in New York City's Greenwich Village that was a favorite place to hear folk artists.
The group recorded their first album, Peter, Paul and Mary, the following year. It included "500 Miles," "Lemon Tree","Where Have All the Flowers Gone," and the hit Pete Seeger tune "If I Had a Hammer," ("The Hammer Song"). The album was listed on Billboard Magazine Top Ten list for ten months and in the Top One Hundred for over three years.
By 1963 they had recorded three albums; released the now-famous song "Puff the Magic Dragon", which Yarrow and fellow Cornell student Leonard Lipton originally wrote in 1959 and was on the charts in 1963; and performed "If I Had a Hammer" at the 1963 March on Washington, best remembered for Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Their biggest single hit came with the Bob Dylan song, "Blowin' in the Wind," which was an international #1 hit. It was the fastest selling single ever cut by Warner Brothers Records. For many years after, the group was at the forefront of the civil rights movement and other causes promoting social justice. Their later hit "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was actually written by the then unknown John Denver.
The trio broke up in 1970 to pursue separate solo careers, but found little of the success they did as a group, although Stookey's "The Wedding Song (There Is Love)" (written for Yarrow's marriage to Marybeth McCarthy, the niece of senator Eugene McCarthy) was a hit and has become a wedding standard since its 1971 release.
In 1978, they reunited for a concert to protest nuclear energy, and have recorded albums together and toured since. They currently play around 25 shows a year.[1]
The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999.
In 2005, Travers was diagnosed with leukemia, leading to the cancellation of the remaining tour dates for that year. She received a bone marrow transplant and She and the rest of the trio resumed their concert tour on December 9, 2005 with a holiday performance at Carnegie Hall and were scheduled for several additional concerts in 2006.Sadly she passed away in Sept 2009.
Peter, Paul and Mary received in 2006 the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievment Award from Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Jane Jane
Peter Paul & Mary Lyrics
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I don't wanna fuss and fight
I just wanna make it right
Ooh, ooh there's work to do
I wanna get real close to you
I wanna get you in the mood
All the things you want to do
And anytime you want me
I'm sayin' that I love you every day
And I know that you love me
Baby, admit it
Give me all your love and don't stop
My love's waiting when you reach the top (all night long)
Come into my bedroom, honey
What I got will make you spend money (all, all night long)
You know that I know that you love me
So if you just give me a chance
I can still show you romance
I know that you still savin' for my flavor babe
So stop playin' hard to get
Let's make love like we first met
All the things you want to do
Just relax and I'll take care of you
And anytime you want me
I'm sayin' that I love you everyday
And I know that you love me
Baby, admit it
Give me all your love and don't stop
My love's waiting when you reach the top (all night long)
Come into my bedroom, honey
What I got will make you spend money (all, all night long)
And I'll say
Shoo do do do do do do do doo
Shoo do do do do do do do doo
Shoo do do do do do do doo do do doo do do doo
Give me all your love and don't stop (one more time)
My love's waiting when you reach the top (all night long)
Come into my bedroom, honey
What I got will make you spend money (all, all night long)
Give me all your love and don't stop
My love's waiting when you reach the top (all night long)
Come into my bedroom honey
What I got will make you spend money (all, all night long)
Shoo do do do do do do do doo
Shoo do do do do do do do doo
Shoo do do do do do do doo do do doo do do doo
Come into my bedroom, honey
What I got will make you spend money (all, all night long)
(Give me all your love and don't stop)
Ooh baby, not tonight
I don't want to argue or fight tonight
I don't wanna fuss and fight
I'm tired and don't want to argue with you
I just wanna make it right
I want our relationship to be good again
Ooh, ooh there's work to do
We need to work on our relationship
I wanna get real close to you
I want to be physically and emotionally close to you
I wanna get you in the mood
I want to make you feel romantic or sexual desire
All the things you want to do
We can do anything you want
Just relax and I'll take care of you
Don't worry, I'll make sure you're happy and comfortable
And anytime you want me
You can always ask me for anything you need
I'm sayin' that I love you every day
I want you to know that I love you every day
And I know that you love me
I'm sure that you love me
Baby, admit it
You should tell me that you love me, too
Give me all your love and don't stop
Love me with all your heart and never stop
My love's waiting when you reach the top (all night long)
My love will be there for you all night long
Come into my bedroom, honey
Let's go to my bedroom
What I got will make you spend money (all, all night long)
I have something that will make you feel good and want to stay with me all night long
You know that I know that you love me
I know that you love me and you know that I know it
So if you just give me a chance
If you let me, I can show you how much I love you
I can still show you romance
I can still be romantic and show you love
I know that you still savin' for my flavor babe
I know that you want to be with me
So stop playin' hard to get
Please don't make it difficult for me to be with you
Let's make love like we first met
Let's make love and feel the passion we had when we first met
Shoo do do do do do do do doo
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Come into my bedroom, honey
Let's go to my bedroom
What I got will make you spend money (all, all night long)
I have something that will make you feel good and want to stay with me all night long
Give me all your love and don't stop (one more time)
Love me with all your heart and never stop
Shoo do do do do do do do doo
Musical interlude
Shoo do do do do do do do doo
Musical interlude
Shoo do do do do do do doo do do doo do do doo
Musical interlude
Give me all your love and don't stop
Love me with all your heart and never stop
My love's waiting when you reach the top (all night long)
My love will be there for you all night long
Come into my bedroom honey
Let's go to my bedroom
What I got will make you spend money (all, all night long)
I have something that will make you feel good and want to stay with me all night long
Shoo do do do do do do doo
Musical interlude
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Written by: Mary Blige, Rick James
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mrearlygold
Hey hey (jane, jane), my lord and lord (jane, jane)
I'm a gonna buy (jane, jane), three mockin' birds (jane, jane)
One for to whistle (jane, jane), one for to sing (jane, jane)
One for to do (jane, jane) most any little thing (jane, jane)
Chorus:
Children go where I send thee, how shall I send thee
Hey hey, my lord and lord
Well I'm gonna send thee three by three
Three for the hebrew children
Two for the paul and silas
One for the little-bitty baby
That's born, born, born in bethlehem
Hey hey, my lord and lord
I'm a gonna buy three hunting dogs
One for to run, one for to shout,
One for to talk to when I go out
Well I'm gonna send thee six by six,
Six for the six that never got fixed
Five for the five that stayed alive
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the hebrew children
Two for the paul and silas
One for the little-bitty baby
That's born, born, born in bethlehem
Hey hey, my lord and lord
I'm gonna buy three muley cows
One for to milk,
One to plow my corn
One for to pray on christmas morn
(chorus)
Well I'm gonna send thee nine by nine
Nine for the nine that dressed so fine
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate
Seven for the seven that came from heaven
Six for the six that never got fixed
Five for the five that stayed alive
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the hebrew children
Two for the paul and silas
One for the little-bitty baby
That's born, born, born in bethlehem
Hey hey, my lord and lord,
I'm a-gonna buy three little blue birds
One for to weep,
One for to mourn,
One for to pray when I am gone.
neurofire
Kinda hard to believe this is what you can do with two guitars a double bass and three voices. One of their treasures - gawd I loved them...still do.
David Anthony Stone
Ensemble Singing at it finest
Three Acrobats and Mary’s voice that can change from Contralto to a male tenor in a note. I saw them from their
Early days. Miss them
Swampzoid
WOW - I love their performance. it's simply superb.
David Anthony Stone
I saw them as a kid in the 60’s in concerts and Peace Marches they could perfect that ensemble singing
Under any element or place
Mary is a Goddess
Swampzoid
@David Anthony Stone Yes, loved Mary
Phoenix Yo
I just love this song/concert, I must of played it a dozen times from end to end on my big tv. Im so intune with it that I actually picture and mimic their performance when singing the songs. I even wait for when someone hits their guitar in hangman. Great concept 10/10
Sue Pedersen
They were just beautiful i loved them .realy fabulous
RN Healer
No trio could duplicate their singing and harmonies And the two guitars and the bass fiddle sound like many more instruments. I got into their music in 1965 and I've loved them ever since. Never got to see them live though. They were magical.
gabe 25
It’s wonderful to see they loved what they did. Singers smiling during a performance - unheard of.
Anna Rutigliano
Bravissimi! Li ascolto spesso!