JERUSALEM (Milton : And did those feet in ancient time)
The poem by William Blake (English 1757- 1827). Published in all major Blake collections. Sung during "Savage Earth Heart" at Waterboys shows in 1986 and available on "The Live Adventures Of The Waterboys".
 
JE T'AIME
Written by Serge Gainsbourg. Original by Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg available on album "The Best Of Jane Birkin".
 
JINGLE BELLS
Played in medley by Waterboys during Irish Christmas Tour 1989.
 
JUMPING JACK FLASH
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Original on most Rolling Stones compilations.
 
KALIOPE HOUSE
Jig written by Dave Richardson of Scottish band The Boys Of The Lough. Waterboys version on "Room To Roam".
 
KERRY POLKAS
Traditional tunes from repertoire of County Kerry accordionist Seamus Begley.
 
THE LADDER
Written by Prince. Original on his album "Around The World In A Day".
 
LET'S ALL GET DRUNK AND GO NAKED
Lyric from Furry Freak Brothers comic, "Grassroots" ( Written by Gilbert Shelton, published by Kitchen Sink Press).
 
LICENCE TO KILL
Written by Bob Dylan. Original on his album "Infidels".
 
LIKE A ROLLING STONE
Written by Bob Dylan. Original on his album "Highway 61 Revisited".
 
LONG LEGGED WOMAN DRESSED IN BLACK
Written by Ray Dorset. Original version by his British band Mungojerry.
 
LORD RAMSAY'S REEL
Traditional Scottish fiddle reel.
 
LOST HIGHWAY
Written by Leon Payne. Recorded by Hank Williams and available on "Hank Williams 40 Greatest Hits". Waterboys version released on 'B' side of "Fisherman's Blues" single.
 
LOUIE LOUIE
Original version by The Kingsmen.
 
LOVE AND DEATH
Poem by WB Yeats, set to music by MS. Poem included in "The Collected Works of WB Yeats Volume One - The Poems" second edition, edited by Richard J. Finneran. Published by Scriber (US). ISBN number 0684839350. Waterboys version available on "Dream Harder".
 
LOVE SONG
Poem by WB Yeats, set to music by MS. Poem included in "The Collected Works of WB Yeats Volume One - The Poems" second edition, edited by Richard J. Finneran. Published by Scribner (US). ISBN number 0684839350.
 
MAGGIE'S FARM
Written by Bob Dylan. Original on his album "Bringing It All Back Home".
 
MAIRI'S WEDDING
Traditional Scottish song played as instrumental outro to "And A Bang On The Ear" by Waterboys late 1989.
 
THE MASON'S APRON
Traditional Scottish fiddle tune,listed in O'Neill's as number 1343.
 
MEET ME AT THE STATION
Gospel song re-arranged by Waterboys with some new lyrics. Original by Brother Williams Memphis Sanctified Singers (1930) on "Memphis Sanctified Jug Bands" (Document Records DOCU CD5300). Waterboys version on "The Live Adventures of The Waterboys".
 
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Written by Hank Williams. Original available on "Hank Williams 40 Greatest Hits".
 
MO GHILE MEAR
Song from West Cork in Ireland with lyrics by Sean Clarach MacDomhaill. Sung at two shows with Waterboys in 1989 by the late Diarmaid O'Suilleabhain of Cor Chuil Aodha (Choir of Coolea), West Cork, Ireland.
 
MOVE ON FAST
Written by Yoko Ono. Original on her album "Approximately Infinite Universe".
 
MY BOAT STRUCK SOMETHING DEEP
Poem by Juan Ramon Jiminez, Spanish 1881-1958.
 
MY GENERATION
Written by Pete Townshend of The Who . Original on most Who compilations.
 
MY MAFIA
Written by Jamaican singer/DJ Tapper Zukie, learned from Patti Smith's live version at The Bottom Line, New York, 1975.
 
MY MORAG (THE EXILE'S DREAM)
Traditional song from Scottish Hebridean islands. collected in the book "Songs Of The Hebrides" by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857-1930) published by Boosey & Co 1909. Set to new music by MS.
 
MY MY HEY HEY (OUT OF THE BLUE AND INTO THE BLACK)
Neil Young song. Original version on his album "Rust Never Sleeps".
 
NATURAL BRIDGE BLUES
Traditional American tune from repertoire of Sharon Shannon.
 
THE NEW MEWN MEADOW
Traditional Irish or Scottish reel learned from Seamus Begley.
 
N17
Written and recorded by The Sawdoctors and available on their albums "If This Is Rock And Roll I Want My Old Job Back" and "Sing A Powerful Song".