Eli's Coming

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Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro /ˈnɪəroʊ/ NEAR-oh[citation needed] (October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock and soul. more »

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1968

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Eli's comin'. Eli's comin' (Eli's a-comin')
Well, you better hide your heart, your loving heart.
Eli's a-comin' and the cards say a broken heart,
A broken heart.
Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl,
Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide, girl,
Eli's a-comin', you better hide
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide, girl,
Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl.
You better, better hide your heart,
Eli's comin', better walk.

Walk but you'll never get away, no,
You'll never get away from the burning a-heartache.
I walked to Apollo by the bay, everywhere I go though, 
Eli's a-comin' (she walked but she never got away)
Eli's a-comin' (she walked but she never got away)
Eli's a-comin' and he's comin' to get ya (she walked but, she walked but).

Get down on your knees (she walked but she never got away), 
Eli's comin',(Hide it, hide it, hide it) 
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide, girl, 
Eli's a-comin', you better hide. 
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide, girl,
Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl (hide it).
You better, better hide your heart Eli's comin',
Better walk.

Walk but you'll never get away, no, 
You'll never get away from the burning a-heartache.
I walked to Apollo by the bay, everywhere I go though, 
Eli's a-comin' (she walked but she'll never get away)
Eli's a-comin' (she walked but she'll never get away)
Eli's a-comin' and he's comin' to get ya (she walked but, she walked but).

Get down on your knees (she walked but she'll never get away)
Get down on your knees.
No, no, no, no Lord, I said no, no, no, no, no, no (hide it)
She can (hide it) hide it, (hide it)
You better (hide it)
Somebody (hide it), you got to (hide it).
Eli's comin'. Eli's comin' (Eli's a-comin')
Well, you better hide your heart, your loving heart
Eli's comin', better hide your heart, girl [Repeat x 4]

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