Jonestown Audiotape Primary Project : Transcripts
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Tape Number : Q 174

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End of song 1:

Message in our music

Music

Message in our music

Music

Message in our music

Man: Oh, yeah, that's the Jonestown Express. And now we're gonna-

(Tape edit)

Song 2:

There ain't really no reason for you to be sad,

Hey, well,

'Cause I know it can't be, it can't be (unintelligible word)

Baby, baby

There's a smile on your face

Why don't you be who you are

I know you can't fathom

It's too long a time

To make it happen

Oh, yeah,

That's the only way to be

(unintelligible word) make it happen.

Honey you will see,

There ain't no reason that you have to sit down, yeah

You do it if you want to, and you're positive, yeah, well

People born to be free

Free to see who you are

I know you can better

If you will only try

And make it happen

Oh, yeah, that's the only way to be

Make it happen.

Darling, you will see.

There ain't no reason for you to sad,

No, well,

'Cause I know it can't be, it can't be (unintelligible word)

Baby, baby

There's a smile on your face

Why don't you be who you are

I know you can't fathom

It's too real long a time to make it happen

Oh, that's the only way to be,

And make it happen

Honey you will see.

(Song 3) ("Keep On Dancing", by the Jackson 5)

Baby, baby, listen to me,

Yeah, there's something your eyes should see

Tell you what you got to do

You just follow, I'll let you through

Keep on dancin'

Let the music take your mind.

Keep on dancin'

Have a real, real good time

Keep on dancin'

Why don't you get up off the floor

Keep on dancin'

You can't get no more

Keep dancin', dancin', yeah

Get up off the floor

Dancin' (unintelligible word) will make you happy

And happy's what you want to be

Dancin' fast, just spinning round

Dancin' slow, when you get down

You keep on dancin'

Let the music take your mind.

Keep on dancin', ha!

Have a real, real good time

Why don't you get up off the floor

Keep on dancin'

Just can't get no-

Keep on dancin', dancin'

Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey

All right all right all right all right all right all right all right

Get up off your feet and dance, dance

Get up off your feet and dance, dance

Get up off your feet and dance, dance

Hey, get up off your feet and dance, dance

Get up off your feet and dance, dance

Get up off your feet and dance, dance

Get up off your feet and dance, dance

All right all right all right all right all right

Hey hey hey hey

(Song 4)

Beatles Song, "I've Just Seen a Face," Instrumental

(Tape edit)

(Song 5)

Mmmm

Oh yeah

I have never yet been so loved

In love before

But a (unintelligible word) from Jonestown made me my life

So (unintelligible word), so right

Jonestown gave me something new

That I never, never felt

Never seen and done

Something changed

Gone with (unintelligible word) feeling I had before

When we had this much more than they could see

Love

I never knew that his love could mean so much

And what a difference

And when we walked hand in hand

I feel so (unintelligible word)

Yes, Jim Jones gave me something new that I never, never had,

Never dreamed of

Something changed,

(unintelligible line) feeling I had before

Oh no,

When we had this much more than they could see

Oh yeah, now

When we had this much more than they can see

We can sing that

When we had this much more than they could see

Oh yeah,

We've got so much, darlin'

Oh, when we had this much more than they could see

Can see, can see

(Song 6)

Slow, slow down,

Slow down, slowdown

Slow, slow down, girl

Slow down, slowdown

Take my hand

Come with me, baby, to love me

Let me show you how sweet it can be, yeah

Sharing love here with me

I want you to slow, slow down, girl

Slow down, slow down,

Oh, baby, slow down

Yeah, slow down, slow down

(Spoken) My name is Charles

And I like a lady who loves everything about herself

I love a lady who knows how to handle herself

And if this fits you, this is what I want you to do

(Sings)

Mmm, yeah

Take my hand, girl,

Come with me, baby, to love me, yeah

Let me show you how sweet it can be, baby

Sharing love here with me

And I want you to slow, slow down, girl

Slow down, slow down

Ooh, baby

Ooh, yeah, slow down.

(Musical interlude)

Oh, take my hand, girl,

Come with me, baby, to love me,

Let me show you how sweet it can be, girl

Sharing love here with me

I want you to slow, slow down, child

Slow down, slow down

Slow with Ponch [Garry Dartez Johnson, aka Poncho], y'all

Slow down, yeah,

Slow down, slow down

Slow down, yeah

Slow down, slow down

Ohh, girl, slow, slow down

Slow down, slow down

(Tape edit)

Poncho: This song is dedicated to our mom [Marceline Jones], since she is back, and I'd like to dedicate it in your honor, especially. Everybody should give her a hand. That's right. Aren't y'all glad she's back?

(Song 7: "The Greatest Love Of All")

I believe that children are our future

Teach them well and let them lead the way

Show them all the beauty they possess inside

Give them a sense of pride to make it easier

To let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

I decided long ago

Never to walk in anyone's shadow

If I fail, if I succeed

At least I have lived as I believe

No matter what they take from us

They can't take away our dignity

Because the greatest love of all

What's happening to me

I found the greatest love of all inside of me

The greatest love of all

Is easy to achieve

Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all

I believe the children are our future

Teach them well and let them lead the way

Show them all the beauty they possess inside

Give them a sense of pride, huh,

To make it easier

To let the children laughter

Remind us how it used to be

I decided-

Never to walk in anyone's shadow

If I fail, if I succeed

At least I have lived as I believe

No matter what they take from us

They can't take away our dignity

Because the greatest love of all

What's happening to me

I found that greatest love of all inside of me

The greatest love of all

Is easy to achieve

Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all

And if by chance that better place

(tape fades)

Leads you to a lonely place

Find a friend in love

Marceline: With- Hue Fortson and I said, everybody looks alike, they all look miserable. They all looked like scrooges.

Crowd: (Reacts)

Marceline: It's beautiful to be here, and uh, I got many letters from people here while I was gone, but the one that I got from Poncho was a little different than the rest. And I really appreciate it. He said, "Mom, I really miss you, 'cause when you shake your finger in somebody's face," (Laughs) "they know you mean it, and we step to." And I appreciated the fact that he knew that I did it because I cared. I'm not always right, but I usually say it like I see it, and you have a right to say, you know, well, there's a little more information that you don't have and- and I changed my mind. But that was what I got from Poncho, you know. I sure miss you sha- shaking your finger in my face. Thanks for that song, Poncho. It's beautiful. It's one of my favorite songs.

Crowd: (Applause)

(Tape edit)

(Song 8)

(Instrumental)

(Tape edit)

(Song 9: "Betcha by golly wow")

There's a spark of magic in your eyes

Candyland appears each time you smile

Never thought that fairy tales come true

But they come true, when I'm near you

You're a genie in disguise

Full of wonder and surprise, oh

Betcha by golly wow

You're the one that I've been waiting for forever

And ever will my love for you

Keep growing strong, keep growing strong

Betcha by gol-

If I could, I'd catch a falling star

To shine on you

So I'll know where you are

Order rainbows in your favorite shade

Say I love you, thinking of you

Write my name across the sky

Anything you ask, I'll try oh

Betcha by golly wow

You're the one that I've been waiting for forever

And ever will my love for you

Keep growing strong, keep growing strong oh

Betcha by golly wow

You're the one that I've been waiting for forever

And ever will my love for you

Keep growing strong, keep growing strong oh

Betcha by golly wow

You're the one that I've been waiting for forever

And ever will my love for you

Keep growing strong, keep growing strong

(Song 10: "Our Love")

Ollie Marie Smith: You're my morning star

Shining brightly beside me

And if we keep this love

We will last through all eternity

Just the way we are, I love it, love is

It's just the way it should be

'Cause our love will stand tall as a tree

Our love will spread wide as the sea

Our love will shine bright in the night

Like the stars above

And we'll always be together,

Yeah, yeah

My love is surely one thing

You can surely depend on

In times of darkness and fear

I go to you, I know you'll make me strong

Oh, you're gonna make me happy

Yeah, I'm gonna make you smile

'Cause our love will stand tall as a tree

Our love will be for the whole world to see

Our love will change people wrong to right

And will never die

'Cause we'll always have each other

Hoo-hoo

Our love will stand tall as a tree

Our love will spread wide as the sea

Our love will shine bright in the night

Like the stars above

And we'll always be together, yeah

Our love

We got a mighty fine love

Hey, hey baby

Our love

We got a good old-fashioned love

Hey

Our love

We got a mighty, mighty fine love

Ooh, that's right

Break it down

Just a little

Because love is nice, love is sweet

Loft is soft and love is gentle

Love is joy, love is pain

Love is laughing in the rain

I've got love on my mind

Love is always right on time

Love is you and love is me

Love is just a little baby

I've got love on my mind

Love is always right on time

Love is you and love is me

Love is gonna set me free

My love

We got a mighty, mighty good love

Hey, hey baby

Our love

We got a mighty, mighty good love

Hey- our love

We got a good old-fashioned love

You know what I'm talking about

I know

Our love

Man: One more time for Ollie Smith. Oh yeah. Right on.

Smith: Woo.

(Tape edit)

(Song 11: "Alfie)

Smith: -we live, what's it all about?

When we sort it out, Alfie?

Are we meant to take more

Than we give

Or are we meant to be kind?

And if only fools are kind, Alfie,

Then I guess it is wise to be cruel.

And if life belongs

Only to the strong, Alfie,

What would you lend

On an old golden rule?

As sure as I don't believe

There's a heaven above, Alfie

I know there's something much more,

Something even non-believers

Can believe in.

I believe in love, Alfie.

Without true love

We just exist,

You're nothing, Alfie.

Until you find

The love you've missed

You're nothing, Alfie.

When you walk

Let your heart lead the way

And you'll find love any day, Alfie, Alfie.

(Tape edit)

(Song 12: "Summertime")

Summertime

And the livin' is easy,

Fish are jumpin'

And the cotton is high.

Oh, your daddy's rich

And somebody told me yo' mama's good lookin'

So hush, little baby,

Don't you cry.

One of these mornin's,

I'm gonna rise up singin'

Then I'll spread my wings

An' I'll take to the sky.

But until that mornin' comes,

There's ain't nothin' gonna harm me

Yeah, yeah

With Mama and Daddy

Standin' by.

Summertime, summertime

And the livin' is easy,

Fish are jumpin'

And that old cotton is high.

Oh, your daddy's rich, your daddy's rich

And yo' mama, yo' mama's good lookin'

So hush, little baby,

Don't you cry.

End of tape


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