The Treasury of American Folk Poetry

By Joseph C. Pagan

This treasury is a collection of lyric poems and some of my college poetry, which I have written and put together in this simple book. The lyric poems are songs, which discuss all aspects of the American lifestyle. I have composed music for most of them even though all of it may not be written down.

I start with ordinary social gatherings and expand into the joys and lulls of love and romance. I sing to the people of America and anyone else who will listen. I write about some different types of music that personify our culture. I try to give some cheer to the depressed and sing about growing up in Southern California. Sometimes it is just a song in passing about someone I have known or simply care about. This is my contribution to the American heritage. There is much more, and it would please me if you read on and learn about a softer side of life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Apr 10, 2012
• ISBN: 9781466922679

Joseph C. Pagan

Joseph Pagan was born in San Diego and the seventh child of fourteen children. In 1974, he moved to St. Louis and studied business and art history. In 1977, he moved to Hollywood, California, and began his study of film and song writing. Later he moved back to San Diego and received an AA general degree from Grossmont College. Finally, he studied film making and the arts for three additional years at San Diego State University.

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The Treasury of

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Folk Poetry

Joseph C. Pagan

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Contents

Cocktails at Seven

Find Me a Melody

Hollywood Romance

I Love You

Seasons of Love

Only God can Keep us Apart

Let me Love You tonight

That was Now and This is Then

You Our Son and Me

Rebel

Take Me Back

Woman Oh Woman!

Oh Girl!

The Power of Music

Colorado Blues

Sweet and Sour

A farce!

Floating in Air

Just Say Goodbye!

Now and Again

Shine! Shine!

The Song of Motherhood

My Brother and Me

High Hopes

Frantic

Darkness

Kisses

Play With Me

San Diego

Heavens Hymn

Love Shock

The Light in your Eyes

Rock-N-Roll Fan

Cowboy Girl

My life’s a Country Song

It’s too late For a Heart Ache

King of the Tree house

Hope there’s no Politics in Heaven

Generations Apart

Space Time Continuum

Counting Time

Baby

Just another Pretty Face

A Wall of Stone

The Lady in Blue

Pan that Gold

Clip Clop!

Space Cowboy

Peppe

Merrily

Come Live within my Dream

The Beauty of it All

A Mother’s light

She is Young and she Sings

Aztec Warrior Poet

A Pretty Girl

Brooke

Can You Hear the wind?

I Pine for you

The Mermaid

For my Mother in Honor of

My late Father

Cocktails at Seven

Cocktails at Seven

Dinner at Eight

Come on Baby don’t be late!

Cocktails at Seven

Dinner at Eight

Hurry woman, don’t be late!

Cocktails at Seven

Dinner at Eight

When we are together, oh is it great!

Come on my lover, you’re like no other

Remember I’m not your brother!

Cocktails at Seven

Dinner at Eight

You’re the one I anticipate!

Come on my lover,

They’ll never be another

It’s time you began