THE ACTRESS
Writer: Melanie Safka
Publisher: EMI April Music Inc (ASCAP)
Words and music to 'Bid
You Goodnight ' by the Pindar Family
Original Studio Recording
from MADRUGADA (1974)
You see she is the actress who plays
the part of snow
And when they ask her to play Jesus well she
turned down the role
And when they ask her to play sunlight she
gave it a try
And when they ask her to play music she'll sing
till she dies
Well she wouldn't die of pleasure, she wouldn't die
from pain
She wouldn't die of starshine and she'll forgive the
rain
And some say she whiles away her life in the lights that
change her
She will not live for friends she'll die of strangers
She will not live for friends she's gonna die of strangers
And all her young men told her they liked the songs they heard
They loved the melodies but they didn't understand the words
And
some say she whiles away her life in the lights that change her
She will not live for friends she's gonna die of strangers
She
wouldn't live for friends she'll die of strangers
Won't you
lay down children, won't you lay and take you rest
Won't you lay
your head on you dear Saviour's breast
Well I love you but Jesus
loves you best
And I bid you good night, good night, good night
And I bid you good night, good night, good night, good night, good
night
They're gonna eat up all the children when they wouldn't be
good
Good night, good night, good night
You see she was
the actress who played the part of snow
And when they ask her to
play Jesus well she turned down the role
And when they ask her to
play sunlight she gave it a try
And when they ask her to play
music, her own sweet music
Now they asked her to play music and
she sang till she died
Well I love you but Jesus loves you
the best
And I bid you good night, good night, good night
NOTES
The song The Actress first appeared on the double live
album
MELANIE AT CARNEGIE HALL recorded February 2nd/3rd 1973.
The studio version was recorded at 914 Sound Recording Studios
as part of the sessions for STONEGROUND WORDS,
but did not
appear on an album until MADRUGADA in 1974