UNDEFINABLE- THE LYRICS
Released in 2025 and once again recorded remotely by the various band members, Undefinable is the latest album by Mungo Jerry.
Here, Ray has kindly allowed us to re-produce the Undefinable-Lyrics for all of tracks.
Tracks: Road Trip/500 Miles/Born To Sing The Blues/Made With Love/There’s Always Time For Coffee/Stand Up/We Were Born/I Walk Alone/That Is Why (I’m So In Love With You)/Keep On Rockin’.
ROAD TRIP
(Ray Dorset)
Oh yeah, we’re going on Road Trip, yeah
We’re gonna take a road trip for the summer
Yeah, we’re going on a Road Trip on the weekend
Pack your bags, let’s get away
Come on and get the kit together, load the car
Fill up with gas before we’re leaving
Then have another coffee, yeah
Let’s have another cup before we go
Yeah, we’re all fired up the Merry Pranksters bus
Ride ’cross the USA and we don’t need no sat nav
for the way
Just like the Pranksters we’ll be smiling,
but we won’t need no acid test
Our beats will keep us moving ’til we rest
Let’s have another coffee, yeah
and play another record on the juke box
We’ve our kit together packed the car
let’s hit the road, turn on the beats
We’ll be heading for the country
and be leaving from the bright lights of the city
We’ll drive out through the forest, over hills
and to the mountains far away
We will do some relaxing and some chilling
in the sunshine
With cell phones switched to flight mode
no newspapers, no TV to spoil the day.
FIVE HUNDRED MILES
(Ray Dorset)
I travelled five hundred miles to get back home
I travelled five hundred dirty miles to get back home
I travelled five hundred miles to get back home
When I got back there every single thing
was going wrong
I went to the gas man his face it sure was red
He said some other fella has been sleeping
in your bed
I spoke to the coal man his face it sure was red
He said some other fella has been sleeping
in your bed
I walked five hundred miles to get back home
When I got back there every single thing
was going wrong
I walked five hundred miles to get back home
I walked five hundred dirty miles to get back home
I walked five hundred miles to get back home
When I got back there every single thing
was going wrong
I spoke to the preacher his face it sure was red
He was the man that’s been sleeping in my bed
I spoke to the preacher his face it sure was red
He said I am the man that’s been sleeping
in your bed.
BORN TO SING THE BLUES
(Ray Dorset)
I was born, I guess that I was born,
I guess that I was born to sing the blues
Yes, I was born, yeah, I was born,
I was born to sing the blues
The blues is always on my mind,
and the blues just won’t let me go
I’ve tried my luck with horses,
I’ve tried my luck with cards
I’ve bet on fights and races, online in shops and bars
I never come out winning, all my gains get lost
That’s when the blues takes over,
that’s when I pay the cost
I guess I was born oh yeah, I was born,
born to sing the blues
You know that I’ve had no luck with women,
they always told me lies
They all made me promises
then ran off with other guys
I was born, I was born, oh I was born,
born to sing the blues
MADE WITH LOVE
(Ray Dorset)
She wants him to be her lover and to treat her like no other
She wants him to be her lover and to treat her like a friend
He wants to be her lover and to love her like no other
He wants to be her lover and to also be her friend
They promised to each other
that they always would be faithful
They promised to each other
that they always would be true
They always would be happy
to be filled with pride and honour
Never ever tearful and never be blue
Life can be taking roots that are breaking
Some dreams get scattered, some hearts get battered
Faith is a virtue when no one can hurt you
Coz good things are Made with Love
Life can be taking roots that are breaking
Some dreams get scattered, some hearts get battered
Faith is a virtue when no one can hurt you
Coz good things are Made with Love
In dark and dusty places
where the poor folks hide their faces
In damp and dirty ditches where the poor folks often dwell
There came a distant traveller
whose tales gave hope to many
Who upped and went to find themselves
and change their lives forever.
THERE’S ALWAYS TIME FOR COFFEE
(Ray Dorset)
When there is a lot to do
and things are moving slowly
No worries take it easy folks,
there’s always time for coffee
Working on a project
when the team is tired and sleepy
Take a break for goodness sake
there’s always time for coffee
CHORUS:
Always time for coffee, always time for coffee
No matter where you’re going folks,
there’s always time for coffee
Always time for coffee, there’s always time for coffee
No matter what you’re doing folks,
there’s always time for coffee
A tailback on the highway
means your journey’s taking longer
Then you will be quite late to bed
so take your coffee stronger
And when you need an exam pass
to boost your reputation
A nice strong cup of coffee
sets your mode to concentration
Now when there is a problem to be solved
a brain works swiftly
So feed it well give it a boost and have a cup of coffee
White or black, Americano, mocca or a latte
No matter what you’re doing folks
there’s always time for coffee
STAND UP
(Ray Dorset)
Everybody’s got something to talk about,
everybody’s got something to say
Everyone wants changes to many things,
and many folks say they’ve seen better days
Scholars say they’ve come to conclusions,
that there ain’t no sign of solutions
They think that there ain’t no hope,
they say that everything is broke
So, stand up if you’ve got something to say,
just say what you want, then be on your way
Come on and stand up if you have something to say,
just say what you will, then be on your way
Everyone has a story to tell,
everyone has a story about their life
Some have no worries, and easy living,
some have it tough, and only deal with strife
The newspapers, radio, TV, and social media,
all will bombard you, with oh so many theories
Misuse of new technology continues to enslave us,
ignore it if you dare to,
Try living life exactly, how it really suits you.
WE WERE BORN
(Ray Dorset)
We can fly over the ocean,
we can fly above the shore
We can fly up to the hilltops,
we can fly, and fly some more
With some music in the background,
as the sun comes beaming down
Love vibes all around us,
here’s a song from solid ground
There are still things to be proud of,
there are still things to admire
As I dwell on things that move me,
as I sit beside the fire
We were born to sing, we were born to dance
We were born to smile, we were born to laugh
We were born to love, we were born to care
We were born to live here and everywhere.
I WALK ALONE
(Ray Dorset)
I walk alone, when I’m walking in the city
I walk alone, while the city sleeps
I walk alone, as I listen to my music
I walk alone, as I step out on the beat
I gaze above, into the nighttime bright sky
The moon and stars, shed all the light I need
I drift away into a world of peace,
I feel content, with everything I see
So nice to have a place to roam
Look in the shops, and dream to own
Some of the things to fill my home.
THAT IS WHY (I’M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU)
(Ray Dorset)
You make me wait, you never are on time
When I’m away, you never seem to write
I don’t know why I’m so in love with you
You laugh with friends, have fun and playing games
When I’m around, it always seems to rain
I don’t know why I’m so in love with you
I know that you’ve got big ideas
I’ve seen the books you read
But if you just give me the chance
I’ll educate you ’bout my feelings
Don’t laugh at me because I ain’t no fool
Don’t cry for me because I’ll give you all
Don’t run from me
’Cause I’m so in love with you.
KEEP ON ROCKIN’
(Ray Dorset)
I’ve been here and I’ve been everywhere
Had my worries and I’ve had my share of cares
Maybe sometimes I have been feeling low
But I never gave up always got back on the go
CHORUS:
No, I ain’t stopping, gonna keep on rockin’
Gonna keep on boppin’ because I ain’t stopping
You may not hear me on the radio
But I’ll be on the go because I’ll keep on rockin’
I’ve travelled by car, flown on all kinds of aeroplanes
I’ve sailed on ships been on long distance sleeper
trains
There’s maybe some times that I have been feeling
low
But then I got back on my feet, stood up and back
into the flow
CHORUS:
No, I ain’t stopping, gonna keep on rocking’
Gonna keep on boppin’ because I ain’t stoppin’
You may not hear me on the radio
But I’ll be on the go because I’ll keep on rockin’.
