You sat your sight on someone,
Who belonged to someone else,
Just to see if you could have the one you pleased
You weren't complete, until you got me,
I lost her, and then you dropped me,
You went out of your way to walk on me
You went out of your way to walk on me
You were reachin' for a soul that was not free, Yeah
With so many hearts for the takin', you chose mine for the breakin'
You went out of your way to walk on me
Yeah, you went out of your way to walk on me,
You were reachin' for a soul that was not free,
With so many hearts for the takin', you chose mine for the breakin'
You went out of your way to walk on me
Oh baby, you went out of your way to walk on me,
Walk on baby!
In the beginning, honey, you really loved me
I was too blind, I could not see
But now you left me, oh Lord I cried
You don't miss your water 'till your well runs dry
I kept you crying, sad and blue
Honey, I was a playboy, I wouldn't be true
But when you left me and said good bye
Lord, I miss my water, Jerry's well just ran dry
Mmm, I sit and wonder, how can this be
I've never thought,
I've never thought woman you'd ever leave me
But now you left me, oh how I cry
You don't miss your water 'till your well runs dry
Yes, you don't miss your water 'till your well runs dry
It started in fun, I needed someone
And now the hurt has begun
I was lonely and it all started in fun
She had left me and I needed just anyone
So it happened to be you
Someone I can tell my troubles to
And now we've gone too far, the hurt has begun
And I can't trust me in your arms anymore
It's not just another thrill like before
Everytime your lips touch mine
We get closer all the time
And I can't trust me in your arms anymore
It started in fun, I needed someone
And now the hurt has begun
And I can't trust me in your arms anymore
Mm-mm, it's not just another thrill like before
Everytime your lips touch mine
We get closer all the time
And I can't trust me in your arms anymore
Gone is the sunshine we knew once before
Now we're just living our lives
But when it comes time dear
To walk out the door
Well, I can't seem to say goodbye
I can say it's all right dear
We'll make it somehow
Let me hold you, try not to cry
I can whisper I love you
Till the day that I die
But I can't seem to say goodbye
I can whisper it's all right dear
We'll make it, make it somehow
Let me hold you, but try not to cry
I can say it's all right dear
Till the day that I die
But I can't seem to say goodbye
I keep on coming back for more every single time you hurt me
Knocking on your door begging you to let me in
I keep on swollowing my pride for a chance to be with you dear
Coming back for more knowing that I just can't win
You think I'd have sence enough to see the light of day
Instead of coming back for more why don't I stay away
But I keep coming back for more of the love you never gave me
Oh how blessed it is I keep on coming back for more
[ steel - fiddle ]
Wailin' on the corner like an ol' Tom Cat
Shoutin' and a shakin' almost off my bat
Who walks by?
Me, oh, my
Jumpin' Jehoshaphat
Big Blon' baby
Yesterday she flipped me she was so divine
Fell right down and begged her to be mine all mine
Held her tight
Oh good night
Jumpin' Jehoshaphat
Big Blon' baby
Big Blon' baby
Ooh, glory be here I go
Big Blon' baby
Now I know I love her so
I shiver and I quiver when she kisses me
[Incomprehensible]
Love some man as no one can
Jumpin' Jehoshaphat
Big Blon' baby
Oh, Big Blon' baby
Ooh, glory be
Big Blon' baby
Now I know it's got to be
Well I shiver and I quiver when she kisses me
[Incomprehensible]
Love some man as no one can
Jumpin' Jehoshaphat
One two, one two
This ol' smoke filled bar is somethin' I'm not used to
But I gave up my home to see you satisfied
And I just called to let you know where I'll be livin'
It's not much but I feel welcome here inside
And I've got swinging doors a jukebox and a barstool
And my new home has a flashing neon sign
Stop by and see me anytime you want to
'Cause I'm always here at home till closin' time
I've got everything it takes to drive me crazy
And I've got everything it takes to lose my mind
And in here the atmosphere's just right for heartaches
Come on by I'm singing round most anytime
And I've got swinging doors a jukebox and a barstool
My new home has a flashing neon sign
Stop by, see me anytime you want to
'Cause I'm always here at home till closin' time
In the beginning, honey you really loved me
I was too blind and I couldn't see
But now you left me, oh Lord, how I cried
You don't miss your water 'til your well runs dry
I kept you crying sad and blue, honey
I was a playboy, I wouldn't be true
But when you left me and said goodbye
Lord, I don't miss my water 'til Jerry's well runs dry
Myself wonder how can this be
I've never thought, I've never thought, woman you'll ever leave me
But when you left me, oh, how I cried
You don't miss your water 'til your well runs dry
They say don't go on Wolverton Mountain if you're looking for a wife
Cause Clifton Clovers has a pretty young daughter
He's mighty handy with a gun and a knife
Her tender lips are sweeter than honey and Wolverton Mountain protects her there
The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clovers if a stranger should wander there
You know all my dreams are on Wolverton Mountain I want his daughter for my wife
I'm gonna take my chances and climb that mountain
Though Clifton Clovers he may take my life
Her tender lips...
Oh I'm going up on Wolverton Mountain it's too lonesome down here below
It's just not right to hide his daughter from the one who loves her so
Oh her tender lips...
But I don't care about Clifron Clovers I'm gonna climb up on his mountain
I'm a gonna take the one I love I don't care about Clifron Clovers
You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you
You asked me not to call you on the phone
But there's something I'm wanting to tell you
So I wrote it in the words of this song
I didn't know they made honky tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one who really loved you
And went back to the wild side of life
The glamor of the gay night life has lured you
To the places where the wine and liquor flow
You just sit and wait to be anybody's baby
And forget the truest love you'll ever know
I didn't know they made honky tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one who really loved you
They try to tell us we're too young too young to really be in love
They say that love's a word a word'd be only heard
And can't begin to know the meaning of
And yet we're not too young to know this love will last for years may go
And then someday they may recall we were not too young at all
[ piano ]
They try to tell us...
(There's too many rivers to cross)
I wish I could come back to you dear I know I know honey you want me to
But too much waters run under that old bridge
And there's too many rivers between me and you
There's too too many rivers oh to cross babe too many dreams have been lost
And there's too many long nights I've turned and tossed
There's too many rivers to cross
Now don't think woman for a moment I blame only you
We both killed the fruit on the vine
And when you try to put the love back together again
There's always a few little pieces you can't find (thinks about it baby)
There was a time when I thought of no other and we sang our own love's refrain
Our hearts beat as one as we had our fun but time changes everything
When you left me my poor heart was broken and our romance seemed all in vain
The dark clouds're gone there's whole lotta shakin' goin' on
Cause time changes everything
[ piano ]
Time has passed then I have forgot you yes I have
Mother nature does wonderful things
But I guess that it's true for me and for you cause time changes everything
Oh you change the name of an old song rearrange it and now make it swing
I thought nothing could stop ol' Jerry Lee from loving you but time changes everything
So goodluck to you may God bless you I can't say we won't love again
You have gone your way and ol' Jerry's gonna his cause time has changed everything
Search the corners of your precious heart
And if you find something there
And there's anyway to call it love
And we still got a prayer
I've got more love for you, sweetheart
Than you'll ever find again
So before you close that door on me
Think about it, darlin'
Think about it darlin'
Give yourself a little time
Consider all you mean to me
And you might change your mind
Mmm, I haven't been the kind of man
You wanted me to be
But if you'll stay, darlin', I'll try to change
Don't give up on Jerry Lee
Lord, things were good between us once
I know they could be again
And there's nothing good about a goodbye
So think about it darlin'
There's nothing good about goodbye
So think about it darlin'
I have your pictures to look at and a memory that helps me when I'm blue
I play those old records that we used to dance to
But these things can't take the place of you
I need me two arms to hold me warm and tender lips that I can touch (yes I do)
Yes I play my game but it's not the same sometimes a mem'ry just ain't enough
[ piano ]
The thoughts of you help me keep up my mind together
And though it doesn't always helps it's true
Remembering darling that one time you really loved me
It helps to ease the pain of losing you
I need me two arms to hold me...
Well I ain't no double o seven I ain't no double o soul
I'm not the coolest cat around my love needs a Mohair Sam
I'm not the son of the seventh son but I'm a next thing to a son-of-a-gun
They call me shotgun, honey I'm the shotgun man
I may not be an engineer baby but I know how to run your train
I'm no firefighter either but I know how to put out your flame
I'm a man that likes to have fun oh I'm the next thing to a son-of-a-gun
Shotgun honey I'm the shotgun man whoa play it boy
[ horns ]
I can't howl like the howlin' wolf man can't talk that talk like old John R do
I'm the jack of all trades but I bet you now baby I'm a son-of-a-gun
Shotgun, oh they call me a shotgun man let's go now
I ain't afraid I'm not a livin' man up against any of-a them I stand
I know when to fight and I know when to run
Cause I'm a next thing to a son-of -a-gun
They call me shotgun, hey I'm a shotgun man
Alright let's rock it a little now
Just because I asked a friend about her just because I spoke her name somewhere
Just because I rang her number by mistake today she thinks I still care
Just because I haunt the same old places
Where the mem'ry of her lingers everywhere
Just because I'm not the happy guy I used to be she thinks I still care
Now she's happy thinking I still need her then let that silly notion bring her cheer
Oh how could she ever be so foolish where could she get such an idea
And just because I asked a friend about her just because I spoke her name somewhere
I said a shake baby shake baby shake till the meat rolls off your bones
Shake baby shake baby shake till your mama and your papa come home
Shake baby shake I just love your sexy ways
Well upside down and all around baby don't be late let's bop the town
Come on baby shake baby come here baby come on baby
Come on baby I love your sexy ways now
[ piano - guitar ]
Well grandpa he's too old to go he got a shake it just a little to the rock'n roll
So shake baby shake shake baby shake shake baby shake I love your sexy ways
Seasons come seasons go we get a little sunshine rain and snow
Just the way that it was planned to be
But there's no seasons in my heart while you play the leading part
But I guess what is to be my dear will be
Your leaving will bring autumn sorrow and my tears like withered leaves shall fall
Though may bring some glad tomorrow
You know darling we might have been happy after all
[ piano ]
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Oh, honey though our friendship ceases from now on
If you can't say anything real nice
It's better not to talk at all, is my advice
You go your way I'll go mine, best that we do
Here's a kiss, I hope that this brings lots of luck to you
Makes no difference, how I carry on
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
You go your way I'll go mine, best we do
Here's a kiss, I hope that this brings lots of luck to you
Makes no difference, how I carry on
There's a jumpin' little joint out in West Nashville
If the barbecue don't get you where the music will
It's called Pee Wee's Place and they're open from nine till dawn
If you drop by, brother, there's some shakin' goin' on
We get all kinds of people as the night goes on
Rednecks and the hippies, both are right at home
Politicians, truck drivers, factory workers too
You can be a cop out here don't matter what you do
We gotta four piece band and we play real loud country soul
While rockin' and we be so proud
Let me play and sing, do what we want to do
Oh, the crowd all love us when we're rockin' boogie woogie too
Let me rock it for you now
Hey, go, hey, hey, in other words by the bar
And drink corn liquor from an old fruit jar
That's what it's all about whip this little yo yo
Well, he just got out of jail, the boy's movin' kind of slow
Blow your harp, boy
Pee Wee's place raising hell, he thinks the band is too loud
He's a bitchin' too much 'cause he's drawing a crowd
Pulling a lot of good music and a whole lot of shaking going on
Out at Pee Wee's Place where you can get it all night long
Play your guitar, son
Oh, let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Give it to me, give it to me all night long
Come on now give it to me all night long
Boogie Woogie going to get you and if that ain't good enough
Jerry Lee's going to show you how to get real tough
Out at Pee Wee's Place, we're hangin' in all night long
Hey, give it to me, baby, there's some sha-sha-shaking going on
Mistakes I know I've made them and you don't know how much I hate them
But that's me darlin' and I don't guess ol' Jerry will ever change
And I don't mean to hurt you heaven knows I hate to hurt you
But here I am to ask forgiveness one more time
One more time I'll ask you to forgive me one more time I'll come crawling back to you
All I ask is a chance to show how much I love you so
Will you please take me back one more time
Oh one more time I'm gonna tell you that I'm sorry
But this time darlin' I'll go down on my bended knee
And I'll cry and beg forgiveness please won't give me your forgiveness
Will you please take me back one more time
I was just thinkin' bout you today and the good times that we've had together
But I can't get through to this find words to say to you darlin' you're so far away
So I'm not cryin' these ain't tears in my eyes
I'm so happy the Killer's dyin' with laughter (think about that)
If you don't believe me I'm over and you see
We're not lonesome my cricket and me
[ guitar ]
Oh your picture reminds me that I wanted to be free
How hurtin' my God I've drove you away my darlin'
But if you'll just come back home you know I'm for sure you'll see
We're not lonesome my cricket and me
I had a home out in Texas out where the Bluebonnet grew
I had the kindest mother how happy we were just we two
Till one day the angels called her it's the debt that we all have to pay
She'd call me close to her bedside these last few words she did say
Now son don't start drinking or gambling promise you'll always go straight
Ten years have passed since that parting that promise I've broke I must say
I started drinking for past time at last Lord I was just like them all
I bet my clothes and my money never dreaming that I'd ever fall
One night I've bet all my money nothing was left to be seen
All that I needed to break them was one card and that was a Queen
Cards were delt all round the table each man took a card from the draw
But I drew the one that would beat them I turned it here's what I saw
I saw mama's picture somehow she seemed to say
Son you have broken your promise I tossed those cards away
My winnings I gave to a newsboy cause I knew I was wrong from the start
The alarm clock woke my sleepin' I lay there for a minute
With a million cobwebs clinging to my brain
I stopped that bell from ringing about the times it takes a heartbeat
Then I settled back and closed my eyes again
Reached out for my baby for some early morning lovin'
Terrible truth came staggerin' through my head
Lord there was nothin' that goes on to lay around me
That woman she wasn't beside the Killer in the bed
(It's the mornin' after baby let me down
It's the daybreak and the heartbreak that I found)
Only silence to torment me no soft hands to touch me gently
It's the mornin' after baby let me down
There was nothing to hold on to but the sheets that fell around me
My God I was tremblin' like a leaf
How could that woman leave me she was more than just a lover
Every bit a lady warm and sweet
I can taste the salty teardrops it's gettin' hard to swallow
But a glass of bourbon takes that lump away (yes it does)
Ain't got no appetite for eatin' I got sick I got an empty feelin'
What a good for nothing way to start the day
(It's the mornin' after baby...
This house is filled with memories of things that used to matter
But somehow they don't seem to be important anymore
But anyway I'm thankful for the mercy of your letter
At least I didn't have to hear the closing of the door
Do you think it's easier to write goodbye that say it
Or just afraid that I might change your mind
Mhm I might think you still love me darlin' in spite of knowin' better
The little hope I'm clinging to is smoored into the lines
Where tears and ink of your goodbye have somehow run together
And covered all the words of love and blatted out forever
Down the Mississippi where the water gets muddy
Forty-four school where the kids don't study
Well, they all hang around at the root of Beale Street
Oh, that's where they hear that Memphis Beat
I'm goin' to Memphis where the beat is tough
Memphis, I can't get enough
It makes you tremble and it makes you weak
Gets in your blood, that Memphis Beat
Whoa, they're hitchhikin' here from California ride
On a Honda from Arizona
Houston, Boston, Kansas City, New Orleans and a doo wa diddy
Oh, I'm goin' to Memphis
Well, people come a ridin', a walkin', a swimmin'
Got a little chance at them good lookin' women
Oh, they march on down to the foot of Beale Street
Ah, then dance all night to that Memphis Beat
Oh, I'm goin' to Memphis
Oh, come on now let's go to Memphis
Where the beat is tough, I can't get enough
Well I'm makin' alright from Monday morning to Friday night
Oh those lonely weekends
Since you left me I'm as lonely as I can be oh those lonely weekends
Said you'd be (said you'd be) so good to Jerry Lee (good to me)
You said our love (said our love) would never die (never die)
You said you'd be (said you'd be) so good to me (good to me)
But baby you didn't even try
Well I'm makin' alright (well I'm makin' alright) from Monday morning to Friday night
But oh those lonely weekends yeah
[ piano ]
You said you'd be (said you should be)...
I don't know how to tell her that I didn't get that raise in pay today
And I know how much she wanted that dress in Baker's window
And it breaks my heart to tell her she'll have to wait
Mhm cancel all the plans to celebrate
But I can take it all with a smile and not a frown
She knows life has its little ups and downs like ponies on a merry go round
And no one grabs a brass ring every time but she don't mind she don't mind
She wears a gold ring on her finger and it's mine
Those new house plans we've had so long I guess will gather dust another year another year
And the daffodils are blooming that she planted way last fall upon the hill and over by the gate
Lord knows I hate to say again we'll have to wait
But you can bet that she will take it with a smile and not a frown
Trailer for sale or rent rooms to let fifty cents
No phone no pool no pets I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah but two hours of pushing broom buys a eight by twelve four bit room
I'm a man of means by no means king of the road
Third bocxcar midnight train destination Bangor Maine
Old worn out suit and shoes I don't pay no union dues
I smoke old stogies I have found short but not too big around
I'm a man of means by no means king of the road
I know every engineer on every train all of the children and all of their names
Every handout in every town
And every lock that ain't locked when no one's around
KEEP ME FROM BLOWING AWAY
WRITER PAUL CRAFT
Well I spent my whole lifetime
In a world where the sunshine
Finds excuses for not hangin' 'round
I squandered emotions
On the slightest of notions
And the first easy loving I found
But soon all the good times
The gay times and play times
Like colors run together and fade
Oh Lord if you hear me
Touch me and hold me
And keep me from blowing away
There's times when I trembled
When my mind remembered
The days that just crumbled away
With nothing to show
But these lines that I know
Are beginning to show in my face
Oh Lord if you're listening
I know I'm no Christian
And I ain't got much coming to me
So send down some sunshine
Throw out your lifeline
And keep me from blowing away
Oh Lord if you hear me
Touch me and hold me
I'm walkin', yes indeed, I'm talking 'bout you and me
I'm hopin' that you'll come to me
I'm lonely as I can be and I'm waitin' for your company
I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me
What you gonna do when the well runs dry
You're gonna run away and hide
I'm gonna run right by your side, for you pretty, baby, I'll even die
I'm walkin', yes indeed, I'm talkin' about you and me
I'm hopin' that you'll come to me
I'm walkin', I'm talkin', I'm hopin' you come back to me, yeah
I'm walkin', walkin', yes indeed, I'm talkin', talkin' about you and me
I'm hopin', honey, you'll come to me
I'm lonely as I can be, I'm waitin', waitin', waitin' for your company
I'm hopin' that you'll come back to Jerry Lee
Hey, what you gonna do when the well runs dry
You're gonna sit right down and cry
I'm gonna have you by my side, for you pretty, baby, I'll even die
I'm walkin', yes indeed, I'm talkin' 'bout you and me
I'm hopin' that you'll come to me
Sing it children, walkin', walkin', oh Lord, talkin', talkin', hey Lord
Honey, I'm walkin' and talking in my sleep
Walkin', walkin', oh yeah, talkin', talkin', oh yeah
Hang it in one more time
I'm walkin', walkin', walkin', talkin', talkin', talkin'
You're right I'm left she's gone you're right I'm left all alone
You tried to tell me so but a fool is blind to know
And Lord that woman was always foolin' me
You told me all along you're right our love was so wrong
But now I've changed my mind that was your love all the time
That live deep inside my memory
I thought I knew just what she'd do but I guess I was not so smart
You tried to tell me all along that you'd only break my heart
You're right I'm left she's gone you're right Killer's left all alone
She's gone for good this time thank God she's off my mind
And now my baby's comin' back for more (hang it in Killer)
[ piano ]
I thought I knew just what she'd do but I guess I was not so smart
You tried to tell me all along that you'd only break Jerry's heart
You're right I'm left she's gone you're right I'm left all alone
She's gone for good this time thank God she's off my mind
And now baby I'm comin' back to you
Well it's true so true I didn't do right by you
Guess I didn't know exactly what to do someday I'll make it all up to you
Well it's true so true I didn't do right by you
Guess I didn't know exactly what to do someday I'll make it all up to you
When we met I thought we'd be so happy that we would be so gay
But since we met I thought we'd be so happy but now you're gone away
Lord I'm blue so blue but baby I don't blame you
Guess I didn't know the right things to do someday I'll make it all up to you
[ piano ]
If I talked about the good times well they wouldn't be much the same
For seldom happy mem'ries come to mind
But if I talked about the sleepless nights that you brought my way
I'd be talkin' (talkin') talkin' all the time
For every dream that came my way a million pass me by
I thought I didn't be hurtin' more and then you said goodbye
If talking now of the good things would get you off my mind
I'd be talkin' (talkin') talkin' all the time
[ piano ]
Mhm for every dream that came my way..
You think you know the smile on her lips the thrill at the touch of her fingertips
But I forgot more than you'll ever know about her
You think you'll find a heaven of bliss in each caress and each tender kiss
But I forgot more than you'll ever know about her
You stole her love from me one day you you didn't care how you hurt me
Well let me tell you somethin' son
There's one thing that you will never never never never steal away
Them ole mem'ries of what used to be
You think she's yours to have and to hold
Someday buddy you'll learn when her love grows cold
It's that honky-tonk feeling every time your arms grow cold
I suppose that's the reason I found a home away from home
So I'll say it one more time and I hope you understand
If I can't find it in your arms, babe, I'm gonna find it where I can
I love those lonely women
'Cause I know just how they feel
I keep right on pretending
That what you're giving me is real
It's that honky-tonk feeling every time your arms go cold
I suppose that's the reason I found a home away from home
So I'll say it one more time loud enough to understand
Take the ribbon from your hair shake it loose and let it fall
Laying soft upon my skin like the shadows on the wall
Come on and lay down by my side till the early morning light
All I'm taking is your time just help me make it through the night
I don't care what's right or wrong I don't try to understand
Let the devil take tomorrow Lord tonight I need a friend
Well yesterday is dead and gone yes it is and tomorrow's out of sight
It's so sad to be alone (think about it now) help me make it through the night
[ piano ]
God made man and then God made a woman
Well he never meant for them to turn out bad
Inside he placed a heart for beating and oh what a beating mine's had
Scattered pieces of my heart lay all around me each one filled with love it almost had
How much longer can heart let go on beating cause Lord what a beating mine's had
Well a heart born to lose can never win
But each beat of my heart gives me strenght to try again
How much longer can heart let go on beating cause Lord what a beating mine's had
[ piano ]
Well a heart born to lose...
I can't feel the world between us, even though you're by my side
So close and yet so far away to hear me say goodnight
Your lonely eyes have told me, the way you feel inside
You could never say goodbye, any plainer if you try
Congratulation baby, for the goodbye of the year
You were gone before I had a chance, to dry away your tears
To show my admiration, I think it's only fair
To say congratulations for the goodbye of the year
[ piano ]
To show my admiration, I think it's only fair
Well, hello there
Oh my, it's been a long, long time
How am I doin'?
I guess, I guess, I'm doin' fine
(Well, let me tell you somethin', honey)
It's been so long now and it seems, oh, it was only yesterday
Ain't it funny how time slips away, yeah
How's your new love? Oh Lord, I hope that he's doing fine
Mmm, heard you told him, yeah
That you was gonna love him until the end of time
Now that's the same thing that you told me
Oh Lord, honey, it seems like just the other day
Now ain't it funny how time slips away
Well, I gotta go now, I guess I'll see you hangin' 'round
I don't know when though
Never know when I'll be back here in town
But I want you to remember what I tell you
That in time you get out on your knees
And pray and pray and pray and pray
Now, blue ain't the word for the way that I feel
And the storm's brewing in this heart of mine
This ain't no crazy dream I know that it's real
You're someone else's love, now you're not mine
Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new
While my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed
And that's why I'm lonely all the time
Now, take all those precious dreams I had for you and me
And take all the love I thought was mine
You know someday those crazy arms may hold somebody new
But honey, I am going to be lonely every time
Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new
While my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed
Down in New Orleans where everything's fine all them cats is drinkin' that wine
Drinkin' that mess is their delight when they get drunk start singin' all night
Drinkin' wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin' wine wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin' wine
Wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin' wine pass that bottle to me
Now I've got a nickel have you got a dime let's get together and get a little wine
Some buys a gallon some buys a quart
When you buy black beer now you're doin' things smart
Drinkin' wine spo-dee-o-dee...
[ piano ]
Down on Rempart Street in Willie's den he would sell but a gill of gin
One cat wanted a bottle of wine he hooked that cat for a dollar and a dime
Drinkin' wine spo-dee-o-dee...
Now when I get the blues, I get me a rockin' chair
When I get the blues, I get me a rockin' chair
Well, the blues don't get me, gonna rock on away from here
Give me one more kiss, hold it a long, long time
Now love me baby, till a feelin' hits my head like wine
Oh, flip flop and fly, I don't care if I die
Now flip flop and fly, I don't care if I die
Don't ever leave me, don't you ever say goodbye
Oh, when I get lonesome, I jump on the telephone
When I get lonesome, I jump on the telephone
I call my baby, tell her I'm gonna come back home
I'm like a Mississippi bullfrog, sittin' on a hollow stump
I'm like a Mississippi bullfrog, sittin' on a hollow stump
I got so many women, Lord, I don't know which way to jump
Jump, jump, let's go now
Flip flop and fly, I don't care if I die
Now flip flop and fly, I don't care if I die
Hear that whistle, it's ten o'clock
Come on, baby, it's time to rock
I'm so happy I got you here
Keeps me grinnin' for ear to ear
Oowee, this feelin's killin' me, ah, shucks
I wouldn't stop for a million bucks
I love you, so
Just hold me tight and don't let go
Thunder, lightning, wind and rain
Love is stormin' inside my brain
I'm so eager, I'm nearly dyin'
You've been keeping your lips from mine
Oowee, this feelin's killin' me
Hound dog barkin' up side the hill
Love is draggin' him through the mill
If it wasn't for havin' you
I'd be walkin' and-a howlin' too
Oowee, this feelin's killin' me
One day, baby, you'll get me yet
I'll be cryin' and soakin' wet
One thing, baby, I'll never stand
Your lips kissin' some other man
Oowee, this feelin's killin' me
Hold me tight and don't let go
Hold me, baby, and don't let go
C.C. rider, see what you've gone done
Lord, Lord, Lord, made me love you
Now, your dear done come, you made me love you
Now, your man done come
Now, I'm goin' away, baby, won't be back till fall
Lord, Lord, Lord, I'm goin' away, baby, won't be back till fall
And if I find me a good girl, I won't be back at all
C.C. rider, where did you stay last night
Lord, Lord, Lord, your choosin' buttons
Your clothes don't fit you right
Bottom dollar, It looks like the end, oh how I hate to see you go
oh bottom dollar we've been the best of friends
I guess I counted on you a hundred times or more
Oh my how those eagles fly , goodbye bottom dollar goodbye
(Give it to me boys)
Oh bottom dollar , well all your friends are gone
They've been blown on the dancehall girls and wine
Oh bottom dollar Well now if the truth was known
Youve been the best friend the killer's ever known
(think about that darlin)
Oh my how those eagles fly , goodbye bottom dollar goodbye
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Oh you ain't so big, you're just tall, that's all
You got me workin' boss man
A workin' round the clock
I need me a drink of water
But you just won't let me stop
Big boss man, oh, can't you hear me when I call?
You know that you ain't so big
You're just tall, that's all
I got to get myself a boss man
And he's gonna treat me right
He'll work me hard, real hard in the day time
But I sure rest easy and nice
Big boss man, can't you hear? Can't you hear me when I call?
Let me tell you, that you ain't, you ain't so big
You're just tall, that's all
Big boss man
Big boss man
Big boss man
WHAT AM I LIVING FOR
WRITERS ART HARRIS, FRED JAY
What am I living for if not for you, What am I living for if not for you, What am I living for if not for you, oh nobody else, nobody else will do What am I longing for each lonely night, To feel your lips to mine, to hold you tight You'll be the only girl my whole life through, Oh nobody else, nobody else will do I want you close to me that's all I know, I want you all the time because darling I love you so What am I living for if not for you, What am I living for if not for you, What am I living for if not for you, Baby nobody else, nobody else will do (Music) What am I living for if not for you, Darling nobody else, nobody else will do nobody else, nobody else will do
Well it's over yes it's finished that's what they tell me
The judge just signed the papers at his desk
Well it's over and it's finished so they tell me but oh
what a heck of a mess
There stands my daughter and my son she's just three he's
only one
They don't seem to understand why mommy's standing with
another man
Well it's over and it's finished guess I'll move to a new
address
But oh what a heck of a mess
[ steel ]
There stands my daughter and my son...
We Live in Two Different Worlds
By Hank Williams
We live in two different worlds dear
C G7
That's why we're so far apart
You made your world out of vows that are broken
C G7 C
I built a world in my heart
Everyone here tried to warn me
C G7
You were just playing a game
I told them all we were meant for each other
C G7 C
I thought our worlds were the same
If you stay over in your world
C G7
Oh how my poor heart will pine
Darling someday when your memories wander
C G7 C
Won't you come over in mine
We live in two different worlds dear
C G7
My world is honest and true
Sweetheart remember when your world gets lonesome
C G7 C
Well I hear through the grapevines that your blue eyes have been rainin'
Well I cried for you when you left me alone
Darlin' don't say I didn't tell you so
But baby we both know which one of us was wrong
They say you wanted many oh but they say you still play our favorite song
Darlin' now I'm not sayin' that I told you so ha ha
But we both know baby we both know baby which one of us was wrong
Who told who that we were tearin' down once in a lifetime on
And it would be too late to be sorry later on
Baby don't tell Jerry didn't tell you so
Cause we both know honey which one of us was wrong
[ piano ]
Who told who that we were tearin' down once in a lifetime on
Who told who that it would be too late to be sorry later on
Darlin' no I ain't gonna say that I told you so
Walk right in sit right down daddy let your mind roll on
Walk right in sit right down daddy let your mind roll on
Everybody's talking bout a new way of walking do you wanna lose your mind
Walk right in sit right down daddy let your mind roll on
Walk right in sit right down baby let your hair hang down
Walk right in sit right down baby let your hair hang down
Everybody's talking bout a new way of walking do you wanna lose your mind
Walk right in and sit right down baby let your hair hang down
[ trumpet ]
All around the water tank
Waitin' for a train
I'm a thousand miles away from home
Sleeping in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman
Just to make a line of talk
He said, "Son if you've got money"
"I'll see that you don't walk"
Well, I haven't got a nickel
Not a penny can I show
Well, get off, get off, you railroad bum
He slammed the boxcar door
Well, he put me off in Texas
A state I dearly love
Wide open spaces all around me, Lord
The moon and stars above
My pocketbook is empty
My old heart is filled with pain
I'm a thousand miles away from home
SAN ANTONIO ROSE
WRITER BOB WILLS
Deep within my heart lies a melody, A song of old San An - tone. Where in dreams I live with a memory, Beneath the stars all alone. It was there I found beside the Alamo Enchantment strange as the blue up above. A moonlit pass only she would know, Still hears my broken song of love. Moon in all your splendour, know only my heart Call back my Rose, Rose of San Antone. Lips so sweet and tender, like petals falling apart. Speak once a - gain of my love, my own. Broken song, empty words I know still live in my heart all a - lone For that moonlit pass by the Alamo, and Rose, my Rose of San Antone
I'm gonna sail away from sorrow
Gonna leave first thing tomorrow
Since I met you my life is not worth while
I'm gonna sail away from sadness
Into a land of gladness
Why was I so disillusioned by your smile
I'm gonna sail away tomorrow
Get away from all my sorrow
I may live on an island in the sea
I may find joy in some green valley
Be a bum, live in an alley
But I'll be happy
Long as you're not there with me
I'm gonna sail away from sorrow
Into a bright tomorrow
Maybe there I'll find somebody new
You made our love a thing of sadness
My heart a heart of madness
Oh, I pray that I will never think of you
I'm gonna sail away from sorrow
Gonna leave first thing tomorrow
I'm leaving you and everything I own
So, go on out and have the fun you love
What I have paid is small enough
To get away from the sadness that I've known
So, go on out and have the fun you love
What I have paid is small enough
Ride me down easy Lord ride me on down leave word in the dust where I lay
Say I'm easy to come easy to go and easy to love when I stay
This old highway she's hotter than nine kinds of hell
The rides they're as scare as the rain
When you're down to your last shop with nothing to sell
And too far away from the trains
It'd been the good month of Sundays and a guitar to go
Had a tall drink of yesterday's wine
Left the long string of friends some sheets in the wind
And some satisfied women behind
So won't you ride me down easy...
[ piano ]
Put a snow on the mountain raised hell on the hill lot horns of the devil himself
Where the rodeo bum a son of a gun and a hobo with stars in his crown
So won't you ride me down easy...
I got an ol' slouch hat
Lord, I got my roll on my shoulder
I'm as free as a breeze an' do as I please
I'm just a bummin' around
I gotta million friends
Don't feel any older
I've got nothin' to lose, not even the blues
I'm just a bummin' around
You know whenever worries
Start to botherin' me
I just grab my coat, my ol' slouch hat
I hit the trail you see
I ain't got a dime
I don't know where I'm goin'?
I'm as free as a breeze an' do as I please
I'm just a bummin' around
You know whenever worries
Start to botherin' me
I just grab my coat, my ol' slouch hat
I hit the road, Jerry Lee
I ain't got a dime
Don't really know, where I'm goin'?
I'm as free as a breeze an' I do as I please
I'm just a bummin' around
I just do what I want
When I want, what I do
Oh well, I work hard every day
Can't hardly wait to draw my pay
It's Monday mornin' and I'm on the job
Do the same old thing, a-just workin' hard
Mmmm, Tuesday evening I'm at it again
I ain't had no rest since I don't know when
Wednesday mornin', I can't hardly see
Man, this work is killin' me
Thursday morning, I just can make it
Well, I don't know how long this boy can take it
(Let's go, shake it honey)
(A little saxophone now)
Oh well, I work hard every day
Can't hardly wait to draw my pay
It's Monday mornin' and I'm out on the job
Do the same old thing, I'm just a-workin' hard
Tuesday evening I'm at it again
I ain't had none of that rest since I don't know when
Wednesday mornin', I can't hardly see
Man, this work is killin' me
Thursday morning, I just can make it
Well, I don't know how long I can take it
Mmmm, ain't had none of that rest since I don't know when
Wednesday mornin', can't hardly see
Man, this work is killin' me
Thursday morning, I just can make it
It's late and she's waiting and I know I should go home
But every time I start to leave they play another song
Then someone buys another round and wherever drinks are free
What's made Milwaukee famous has made a fool out of me
Baby's begged me not to go so many times before
She says love and happiness can't live behind those swinging doors
Nows she's gone and I'm to blame to late I finally see
What's made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me
Baby's begged me not to go so many times before
She says love and happiness just can't live behind those swinging doors
Nows she's gone and I'm to blame to late I finally see
What's made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me
What's made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me
Yeah, mama, don't you treat me wrong,
Come and love you daddy, all night long
Yeah, mama, don't you treat me wrong,
Come and love you daddy, all night long
Alright, hehee, huhu, alright
Mm, See the girl with the diamond ring,
See know how to shake that thing,
Alright, hehee, huhu, Alright
Mm, Tell your mamma, tell your pa,
I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas
He, honey you don't do right,
I say you don't do right,
Mmm, alright
See the girl with the red dress on,
She can do the Boogie Woogie all night long,
Alright, hehe, huhu, alright
Heee, tell me what I say, (what'd I say)
Tell me what I say right now, (what'd I say)
Honey, what I say, (what'd I say)
Baby what I say right now, (what'd I say)
Tell me what I say,
Tell me what I say
And I wanna know, (I wanna know)
I wanna know right now, (I wanna know)
I gotta know, (I wanna know)
Baby, I wanna know right now, (I wanna know)
Baby, I wanna know,
Baby, I wanna know
(What'd I say, What'd I say, What'd I say!)
I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark
He was barkin' at the two men who were gamblin' in the
dark
It was Stagger Lee and Billy, two men who gambled late
Stagger Lee threw seven, Billy swore that he threw eight
Stagger Lee told Billy, I can't let you go with that
You have won all my money and my brand new stetson hat
Stagger Lee started off goin' down that railroad track
He said, I can't get you Billy but don't be here when I
come back
Stagger Lee went home and he got his fourty-four
Said, I'm goin' to the barroom just to pay that debt I
Stagger Lee went to the barroom and he stood across the
barroom door
He said, Nobody move, and he pulled his fourty-four
Stagger Lee shot Billy, oh he shot that poor boy so bad
Till the bullet came through Billy and it broke the
I know, I am not a model husband
Although, I'd like to be
But payday nights and painted women
They do strange things to me
But when the party's over
And the good is all she sees
Though I let her down, she still comes around
To love what's left of me
Six days out of seven
I work hard at doing right
But believe me, you could set your watch
Find me on Friday night
I'm lucky that she understands
The fool that lives in me
Though I let her down, she still comes around
To love what's left of me
The way that I'm living now
It's a wonder she can take it
That woman's got a heart of gold
And it's killing me to break it
I know I don't deserve her
But I'm thankful as could be
Though I let her down, she still comes around
To love what's left of me
Though I let her down, she still comes around
Mornings come and, Lord, my mind is achin', yes it is
Sunshine standing quietly at my door
Just like the dawn, my heart is silently breaking
With my tears it goes tumbling to the floor
Once again the whole town will be talking, yes they will
Lord I've seen the pity that's in their eyes
They could never understand it's her sorrow, it's not a man
And no matter what they say, we know she tried
Baby's packed her soft things and she's left me, she's left me, she's left me
And I know she didn't mean to make me cry
It's not her heart, Lord, it's her mind she didn't mean to be unkind
Why she even woke me up to say goodbye
It's not her heart, Lord, it's her mind she didn't mean to be unkind
Why she even woke me up to say goodbye
Rockin' the boat of love
Mann
Stormy sea has got a hold of me
All he had to do was smile at you
You just stopped and started moving around
Rockin' the boat of love
Just a castaway, a-searching for
A beacon light upon the shore
You left me a-drift on stormy sea
Rockin' the boat of love
Never thought I'd ever feel this way
So alone and blue, always missing you
Stormy seas are driving me to drain
Now, baby don't you keep on hurtin' me
Rockin' the boat of love
Oh, I never thought I'd ever feel this way
So alone and blue, Lord I don't know what to do
Stormy seas are driving me to drain
Now baby, don't you keep on your hurting me
Rockin' the boat of love
Rockin' the boat of love
Fourty twenty-five, fourty ninety-eight
I threw a rockabilly party on my last birthday
And it was good, rockin' my life away
I been a movin' and a groovin'
And gettin' it both night and day
I got a gal called Milly, she's a chilly pepper hot
She knows how to roll, really knows how to rock
I'm rockin', rockin' my life away
I been a-rockin' and a-rollin'
And movin' both night and day
Streamliner, fleetliner, military brass
I know the general's daughter and she knows how to roll
And I'm rockin', yeah rockin' my life away
I been a-movin' and a-groovin'
And gettin' it both night and day
Well, come on baby, you know what I mean
I like the way that you shake that thing
And I'm rockin', rockin' my life away
I been a-movin' and a-groovin'
And gettin' it both night and day
I like to rock and roll
And I'm darn sure here to stay!
Well, I'm shakin' and I'm nervous all over
And I don't mind tellin' you why
I lost my breath to the hands of death
And baby gonna say goodbye
It's all over town, my baby's put me down
Well, my mind is blanked up and dizzy
And I think I'm a gonna cry
If I find it's true, she found somebody new
I guess I'll lay right down and die
It's all over town, you're gonna put me down
Oh baby, I'm beggin' you baby
Oh baby, please go slow
You know I love you darlin'
With all my heart and all of my soul
My temperature's up with a fever
And I don't know what to do
I'm just a-sittin' at home by the telephone
I'm just a-waitin' for a call from you
It's all over town, you're gonna put me down
Oh baby, I'm beggin' you baby
Oh baby, please go slow
You know I love you darlin'
With all my heart and all of my soul
My temperature's up with a fever
And I don't know what to do
I'm just a-sittin' at home by the telephone
I'm just a-waitin' for a call from you
It's all over town, you're gonna put me down
It's all over town, you're gonna put me down
It's all over town, you're gonna put me down
We're just goin' through the motions of the parts we've learned to play
Never quite together like before
But somehow darlin' something good got lost along the way
And our song ain't nothing special anymore
Let's try it one more time with feeling darlin', take it from the top
Let me feel those tears a fallin' babe
I don't want to miss a single drop
Darlin' make believe your makin' me believe each word you say
Try it once more with feeling and we'll call it a day
(Talking)
Ah you're reachin' out to touch me darlin' just the way you used to do
And you're lookin' everywhere but in my eyes
Well that's an oldy, heh, but it's a goody babe but them words ain't ringin' true
And you don't seem very sure of your life
So try it one more time with feeling darlin' take it from the top
This one is the big one baby so give it everything you got
Darlin' make believe your makin' me believe each word you say
Let's try it once more with feeling and we'll call it a day
I'm walkin' yes indeed,
I'm talkin' bout you and me
I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me
I'm lonely as I can be
I'm waiting for your company
I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me
What you gonna do when the well runs dry
You gonna run away and hide
I'm gonna run right by your side
For you pretty baby I'll even die
I'm walkin' yes indeed,
I'm talkin' bout you and me
I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me
What you gonna do when the well runs dry
You gonna sit right down and cry
What you gonna do when I say bye bye
All you gonna do is dry your eyes
I'm walkin' yes indeed,
I'm talkin' bout you and me
I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me
walkin' walkin' oh lord!
talkin' talkin' ooh lord!
Oooh, honey, I'm walkin and I'm talkin in my sleep!
walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'
talkin' talkin' talkin' talkin'
I told a little lie, baby I made you cry
That's why I'm feeling blue
I'm feeling sorry, I lied to you
I took your little heart, I tore it all apart
And now I'm missing you
I'm feeling sorry, I couldn't be true
I should've know better, I should have been truer
I know that you're blue, but baby I'm bluer
Now I got a little heart, that's broke all apart
And now I'm wanting you
I'm feeling sorry, and missing you
I put a tear or two in your eyes of blue
I wasted your true love
And now I'm sorry, just a fool in love
You were the one for me, but I felt fancy free
That's why I'm hurting so
I'm feeling sorry, I didn't know
You offered me true love, but I didn't take it
One way that you forgive me, but I'll never make it
I hope to find a way, baby to make you stay
But I know I'll never win
I'm feeling sorry, I'm just a friend
I'm feeling sorry, I'm just a friend
I'm feeling sorry, that I'm just a friend
Oh, when our kisses fly like oak leaves
Caught in a gust of the wind
My heart beats fast as a clickty-clack
Like a train goin' round a bend
I call that lovin' up a storm
I said that's lovin' up a storm
Well, it's good for you, honey
It won't do you no harm
Ah, when a we get with it darlin'
All I can hear is a sigh
Somethin' touches you deep in your heart
Like it's lightin' from the sky
I call that lovin' up a storm
Oh, lovin' up a storm
And it's good for you, baby
It won't do you no harm, oh
Oh, when we're embracing darlin'
I get wild as a hurricane
And when we kiss 'Great Balls of Fire'
Ice-water's runnin' through my vein
I call that lovin' up a storm
Oh, lovin' up a storm
Well, it's good for you, baby
It won't do you no harm
Well, it's good for you, baby
It won't do you no harm
Uh, it's good for you, baby
My name is Jerry Lee Lewis, come from Louisiana
I'm gonna do you a little boogie on this here piano
Doing mighty fine, I'm gonna make you shake it
I'll make you do it and make you do it, until you break it
It's called the Lewis boogie, in the Lewis way
Lord, I do my little boogie woogie every day
Well, down in New Orleans, the land of dreams
The best doggone place, son, you have ever seen
The cats go wild, do a boogie that's hot
My boogie woogie makes you want to stop and do the bop
It's called the Lewis boogie, in the Lewis way
Lord, I do my little boogie woogie every day aw, oh, boy
Well, now let's cruise on down to old Memphis town
That's where that Presley boy said, you ain't nothing but a hound
But now you take my boogie, it keeps you in the groove
Then your sacroiliac begins to shiver and a move
It's called the Lewis boogie, in the Lewis way
Lord, I do my little boogie woogie every day
Oh, boogie woogie when your hips start rockin'
And your knees start knockin', Lewis boogie, Lewis way
It don't hurt anymore
All my teardrops are dried
No more walkin' the floor
With that burnin' inside
Just to think it could be
Time has opened the door
And at last I am free
I don't hurt anymore
No use to deny I wanted to die
The day you said we were thru
But now that I find you're out of my mind
I can't believe that it's true
Well, I've forgotten somehow
That I cared so before
And it's wonderful now
I don't hurt anymore
No use to deny I wanted to die
The day you said we were thru
But now that I find you're out of my mind
I can't believe that it's true
Well, I've forgotten somehow
That I cared so before
And it's wonderful now
I don't hurt anymore
Everybody, ol' Storm's in town!
He's got a nickle and a dime and he's rarin' to clown
Well, let the good times roll, let the good times roll
I don't care if you're young or old
Get together, let the good time roll
Well, look a-here buddy, I've a thing you oughta know
Get your girl, pull her in and then you go, go, go
And let the good times roll, let the good times roll
I don't care if you're young or old
Get together, let the good time roll
(Yeah!)
Well, listen here buddy, don't brag but it's understood
Well, everything I gotta do, well I sure do it good
And let the good times roll, let the good times roll
I don't care if you're young or old
Get together, let the good time roll
(Yeah, whoo, whoo, let it roll!)
Well, I like a little coffee and I like a little tea
But jelly-jelly-Jerry Lee is the thing for me
And let the good times roll, let the good times roll
I don't care if you're young or old
Get together, let the good time roll
Alright now let's go!
Let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Let it roll, let it roll, all night long
I don't care if you're young or old
Get together, let the good time roll
Now let's go!
Let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Let it roll, oooooh
I don't care if you're young or old
Get together, let the good time roll
You say you could fall in love with Elvis
And you love to hear Jacky Wilson sing
Wait a minute, hold it, hold it pretty baby
I just want to tell you one little thing
Oh, well your love for Elvis Presley
Wouldn't last very, very long
'Cause you'd get sick and tired of seeing him
Wiggling passed your door
It's true Jacky Wilson can talk that talk
But you'd get sick and tired of seeing him
Walk that walk
It wouldn't happen with me
It wouldn't happen with me
It wouldn't happen with me, oh no, not me
Yes, you say you can marry Fabian
With the help of the hands of faith
But honey that will never happen
He would forget the wedding day
It wouldn't happen with me
It wouldn't happen with me
It wouldn't happen with me, oh no, not me
Oh yeah, it's true honey, you may get an autograph
You might even get one of them to smile your way
But when it comes down to marriage
You'll never, never, never, never see that wedding day
The only thing that you may be
To Ricky, is just a fan
You'll never get to hold him
He's a travelling man
It wouldn't happen with me
It wouldn't happen with me
It wouldn't happen with me, oh no, not me
Oh, oh, it's true honey, you may get an autograph
Yeah, you might even get one of them to smile your way
But remember honey, when it comes down the marriage
You'll never, never, never, never see that wedding day
The only thing that you can be
To Ricky, is just a fan
You'll never get to squeeze him
He's a travelling man
It wouldn't happen with me
It wouldn't happen with me
It wouldn't happen with me, oh no, not me
Not me, it would not happen with me baby
Ooh, it wouldn't happen with me baby
No, it wouldn't happen with me
If you hear somebody knockin' on your door
If you see something crawlin' across the floor
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you
If you see a head a-peepin' from a crawdad hole
If you see somebody climbin' up a telephone pole
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you
Gonna look on the mountains and in the deep blue sea
Gonna search all the forests and look in every tree
Well, if you feel somethin' heavy on your fishing hook
If you see a funny face in your comic book
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you
If you hear a voice a-callin' out in the night
If you see somebody hangin' from a lamppost bright
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you
If you see somebody lookin' in all the cars
If you see a rocketship on its way to Mars
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you
Gonna look in the city where the lights are blue
Gonna search the countryside, all the haystacks, too
Well, if you see a new face on a totem pole
If you find a lump in your sugar bowl
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you
Well, here's a story about a very unfortunate colored man
Who got arrested down in old Hong Kong
He got all his fortunes taken away from him
When he kicked old Buddah's gong
And now he's pumpin' the piano just to pay the price
For a ticket to the land of the free
He said that his home's in Frisco
Where they ship the rice
But it's really in Tennessee
Won't somebody please help me
Won't somebody please carry me back to San Francisco
And bury my body there
Yes, and bury my body there
Oh, won't somebody please help me
Won't somebody please carry me back to San Francisco
And bury my body there
Come on now, and bury my body there
I'm not joking now, bury my body there
Bring it on back, bury my body there
I want to know where I'm burried now, bury my body there
Oh yeah, come on now
Ah-ah, come on
Samson was in love with Delilah, Adam a-was a fool about Eve
Eve started messin' with that old apple tree, that caused old Adam to grieve
But, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
Yes, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
Oh! now when thunder pounded down, he got slammed on the ground
He laid there and he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
Now you remember old John the Baptist (yeah!, yeah!)
He was a prophet in the days of old (yeah!, yeah!)
But when the axe fell down Johnny didn't even frown
He laid there he took it like a...
Oh! he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
Woo, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
Now when the axe fell down Johnny didn't even frown
He just laid there, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
David was the King of Jerusalem
Had the army in the palm of his hand
But they took a man's life so he could have his wife
And then he had to get a-cuttin' down
Well, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
Woo, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
When the thunder pounded down he got slammed on the ground
He laid there he took it like a...
Oh! He took it like a man, woo, (he took it like a man)
Then he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
When the thunder pounded down he got slammed on the ground
He laid here he took it like a man, (he took it like a ma-a-a-an)
Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo
You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain,
Too much love drives a man insane
You broke my will, but what a thrill
Goodness gracious, Great Balls Of Fire!
I laughed at love 'cause I thought it was funny,
You came along and you moved me honey
I changed my mind, this love is fine,
Goodness gracious, Great Balls Of Fire!
Kiss me baby,
Ooooooh! feels good!
Hold me baby,
Weeel, I want to love you like a lover should
You're fine, so kind,
I would tell this world that you're mine, mine, mine, mine!
I chew my nails and I twiddle my thumbs,
I'm really nervous, but it sure is fun
Come on, baby, you drive me crazy!
Goodness gracious, Great Balls Of Fire!
Weeeel, kiss me baby,
Ooooooh! Feels good!
Hold me baby,
I want to love you like a lover should
You're fine, so kind,
I want to tell this world that you're mine, mine, mine, mine!
I chew my nails and I twiddle my thumbs,
I'm really nervous, but it sure is fun
Come on, baby,
You drive me crazy!
Goodness gracious, Great Balls Of Fire!
Georgia, hey Georgia
No peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
Hey, hey, Georgia
Georgia, ah, Georgia
Woman a song of you
It comes sweet and clear as moonlight
Drifting through the pines
Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
But still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you
Hey Georgia, God knows, I love you Georgia
No peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
Just an old sweet song
Way down in New Orleans, everythings fine
All them cats just drinkin' that wine
Drinkin' that mess is sure delight
When they get slop drunk they sing all night
Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De Drinkin' Wine
Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De Drinkin' Wine
Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De
Pass that bottle to me!
Well I got a nickle you got a dime
Let's get together and by some wine
Wine over here Wine over there
Drinking that mess everywhere!
Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De Drinkin' Wine
Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De Drinkin' Wine
Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De
Pass that bottle to me!
Yeah!
Roland Boy!
Weeeeeeellll!!
Wine Wine Wine, Elderberry
Wine Wine Wine, Oh Sherry
Wine Wine Wine, Blackberry
Wine Wine Wine, Half and Half
Wine Wine Wine, Oh Boy
Pass that bottle to me
Yeah!
Well all the way down on Bourbon Street, Willies been
Uncle Willie wasn't selling but a little gin
One cat order a bottle of wine
Tip that cat for a dollar and a dime
Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De Drinkin' Wine
Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De Drinkin' Wine
Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De
Pass that bottle to me!
Wine Wine Wine, Elderberry
Wine Wine Wine, Oh Sherry
Wine Wine Wine, Blackberry
Wine Wine Wine, Half and Half
Wine Wine Wine, Oh Boy
Pass that bottle to me!
Well, I said a-shake, baby shake, baby shake
Till the meat rolls off your bones
Shake baby, shake, baby shake
Till your mammy and your papa get home
Shake baby shake, I just love your cool-cool ways
Well, upside down and all around
Baby don't be late, let's bop a-the town
Come on baby, shake baby, come 'ere baby, come on baby
Come on baby, I love your cool-cool ways
(Look a-here!)
Well, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
Till the meat comes off your bones
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, honey
Till your mammy and your papa get home
Shake baby shake, I love your cool-cool ways
(Ooooh, honey I can't stand much of this!)
Well, grandpa he's too old to go
He got a shake it just a little to the rock 'n' roll
So, shake, baby shake, shake, baby shake
Shake baby shake, I love your cool-cool ways
(Look here now!)
Well let's go, upside down and all around
Baby don't be late, let's bop a-the town
Look a-here, come on baby, look a-here, come on baby
Whoooooo! I love your cool-cool ways
I love your cool-cool ways
Honey I'm diggin' your cool-cool ways, grrrrr!
Look a-here!
I tried so hard, my dear
To show that you're my every dream
Yet you're afraid each thing I do
Is just some evil scheme
A mem'ry from your lonesome past
Keeps us so far apart
Why can't I free your doubful mind
And melt your cold, cold heart
Another love before my time
Made your heart sad ans blue
And so my heart is paying now
For things I didn't do
In anger, unkind words are said
That make the teardrops start
Why can't I free your doubful mind
And melt your cold, cold heart
You'll never know how much it hurts
To see you sit and cry
You know you nedd and want my love
Yet you're afraid to try
Why do you run and hide from life
To try it, just ain't smart
Why can't I free your doubful mind
And melt your cold, cold heart
There was a time when I believed
That you belonged to me
But now I know your heart is shackled, to a memory
The more I learn to care for you
the more we drift apart
Why can't I free your doubful mind
Now, if you love me
Let's please don't tease
If I can hold you then
Let me squeeze
My heart goes 'round and 'round
My love comes tumblin' down
You leave me breathless
Oh, I shake all over and
You know why
I'm sure it's love and
That's no lie
'Cause when you call my name
I burn like wood inflamed
You leave me breathless
Oh, baby! Mm-mm. Crazy
You're much too much
I can't love you enough
Now it's all right to hold me tight
But when you love me
Love me right
Now, come on, baby
Don't be shy
'Cause love was meant for you and I
Wind, rain, sleet or snow
I will be wherever you go
Well, Bonnie, Bonnie B, she's like a real queen to me,
She stands out among the other's she see
She makes me happy, makes me feel so good,
I would marry Bonnie B, if I could
We're too young, we got a long time to wait,
But, Bonnie B, there's no need hesitate, 'bout lovin' me,
So kiss me Bonnie, Bonnie B. Bonnie B, Bonnie, Bonnie, Bonnie B
But Bonnie, Bonnie B, she's the pride of our school,
When she walks down the hallway, all the cats all drewl
With her long blond hair, her cherry pink lips,
A turned up nose that makes a cat wanna flip
Flip over Bonnie, Bonnie B, Bonnie B, Bonnie, Bonnie, Bonnie B
I told Bonnie B, take a ride with me
I told her I'd show her all she could see,
She don't know, but it'll be too dark,
On the lovers lane is where I plan to park
And I'm gonna ask her if I can kiss her then,
And if I can, I'm gonna do it again, mooore tenderly
When I kiss my Bonnie, Bonnie B, Bonnie B, Bonnie, Bonnie, Bonnie B
The falling leaves drift by my window,
The autumn leaves, all red and gold
I see your lips, your summer kisses,
The sunburned hands I used to hold
Since you went away, the days grow long
And soon I'll hear, old winter songs
But I miss you most of all, my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall
But I miss you most of all, my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall
There stands the glass
That will ease all my pain
That will settle my brain
It's my first one today
There stands the glass
That will hide all my fears
That will drown all my tear
Brother, I'm on my way
I'm wondering where you are tonight
I'm wondering if you are all right
I wonder if you think of me in my misery
There stands the glass
Fill it up to the brim
Until my troubles grow dim
It's my first one today
[ guitar - piano ]
I'm wondering where you are tonight
I'm wondering if you are all right
I wonder if you think of me in my misery
There stands the glass
Fill it up to the brim
Until my troubles grow dim
Can I cast the shadow of your mem'ry from the past
And dreams about the love we shared of that couldn't last
But as times goes on I won't give up to have you back again
I guess I'm just a foolish kind of man
Foolish kind of man that's what they tell me
I wonder about the love you never gave me
If you would only stop and think about the love that was true
Then you'll know how much darlin' I have to offer you
[ fiddle ]
Can I stop this feeling in my heart that hurts me so
Can I erase the memory of your gentle touch
Darlin' I won't stop my love for you even if i can
I guess I'm just a foolish kind of man
Foolish kind of man...
SHANTYTOWN
Writer Johnny Cash - June Carter
« © '67 Anne Rachel Music, ASCAP / Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
(I live down in Shantytown where chicken's twenty cents a pound)
And if you live on such solid ground whatcha doin' down in Shantytown
Whatcha doin' down in Shantytown
Well I'm back on your side of the tracks
Have come back for me to take you back
Back to your high society to your coctails and your teas
I'll look up but don't look down cause we got pride in Shantytown
(I live down in Shantytown...
Behind the walls of your shackled heart beats pure
While the rich have a love to endure
Well is the gold in your crown turning black
Is there something here in Shantytown that keeps you coming back
WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE [ 3/4 time ]
by Jim Reeves
G Em A7
Your world was so different from mine don't you see
D7 G
We couldn't be close though we tried
Em A7
We both reached for heaven but ours weren't the same
D7 G G7
That's what happens when two worlds collide
C G G7
Your world was made up of things sweet and good
C G D7
My world could never fit in wish it could
G G7 A7
Two hearts lie in shambles and oh how they've cried
D7 G G7
That's what happens when two worlds collide
C G G7
Your world was made up of things sweet and good
C G D7
My world could never fit in wish it could
G G7 A7
Two hearts lie in shambles and oh how they've cried
D7 G
When my blue moon turns to gold again
When the rainbows turn the clouds away
When my blue moon turns to gold again
I'll be back within your arms to stay
When the memories that linger in my hearts
Those memories they make [Incomprehensible]
Well, some day, some day they gonna live again, sweetheart
And my blue moon again will turn to gold
Well, when my blue moon turns to gold again
When the rainbows turn the clouds away
When my blue moon turns to gold again
I'll be back within your arms to stay
Well, when my blue moon turns to gold again
Oh, when the rain drops turn the clouds away
Oh, when my blue moon turns to gold again
I'll be back within your arms to stay
I'll be back within your arms to stay
I'll be back within your arms to stay
Someday you'll feel
A trembling in your knees
When time has changed
The fashions of his dreams
Then you'll grow weak from holding on
The love that wants to leave
When he walks on you
Like you have walked on me
When you wake up without him
Please remember
A faithful heart of your old
Used-to-be
With happy tears and open arms
I'll welcome you sweetheart
When he walks on you
Like you have walked on me
When you wake up without him
When he walks on you
It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a
wife
But I've been a workin' man dang near all of my life
And I'll keep on workin' long as my two hands are fit
to use
I'll drink a little beer in a tavern and sing a little
bit of these workin' man blues
Sometimes I think about leavin' do a little bummin'
around
I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to
another town
I go back workin' I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair
of shoes
I'll get a little bit stoned this weekend and cry a
little bit of these workin' man blues
[ harmonica - piano - guitar ]
I said hey hey workin' man workin' man like me
I ain't never been on welfare and that's one place I
won't be
I'll be back workin' as long as my two hands are fit to
I'll get a little bit stoned this weekend and sing a
I know the best years of your life you've given them to me
And without a man to lean on a happy future you can't see
But try to understand my youth is whipping by me day by day
So woman woman get out of my way
Woman woman please leave us alone
She gave me love and understanding when you were leavin' at home
You hurt my pride that way Lord she stood beside me every day
So woman oh woman get out of my way
[ piano ]
Then years gone by I've tried to reach out and get a little love from you
But you know darlin' you were always too busy but more important things to do
Even though now too late you realize that you needed my love to stay
Well let me tell you somethin' woman woman get out of my way
Woman woman please leave us alone...
Well, I am just out of school
I am real real cool
I got the jump got the jive
Got the message I'm alive
I'm a wild I'm wild one
Oh, yeah, I'm a wild one
I'm gonna keep a shakin'
I'm gonna keep a movin', baby
Don't you cramp my style
I'm a real wild child
Come on, baby
Shake all night long
Shake until the meat
Come off the bone
But I'm a wild one
Oh, yeah, I'm a wild one
I'm gonna keep a shakin'
I'm gonna keep a movin' baby
Don't you cramp my style
I'm real wild child
Well, I gonna pick you up in my 88
Get ready sugar now don't be late
We're gonna move it all night long
Until a whole lotta shakin' going be on
Well, I'm a wild one
Oh, yeah, I'm a wild one
I'm gonna keep a shakin'
I'm gonna keep a movin' baby
Don't you cramp my sytle
I'm a real wild child, whoa
Yeha, I really get to movin' when the sun goes down
Oh, after dark I can get around
Gonna move on I'll make every hop
When we start to boppin' now sure can't stop
I'm a wild one
Oh, yeah, I'm a wild one
I'm gonna keep a shakin'
I'm gonna keep a movin', baby
Don't you cramp my style
I'm a real wild child
I'm a real wild child
I'm a real wild child
I'm a real wild child
WHY BABY WHY
(George Jones - Darrell Edwards)
« © '55 Fort Knox Music, BMI / Trio Music, BMI »
Tell me why baby why baby why baby why
You make me cry baby cry baby cry baby cry
I can't live without you till the day that I die
So tell me why baby why baby why baby why
Well I got a crow I want to pick with you
Just like last time when the feathers flew
You're running wild a kickin' up your heels
A leaving me home with a handful of bills
Well I can't live without you and you know it's true
But there's no livin' with you so what'll I do
I'm goin' honky tonking get as tight as I can
And maybe by then you'll preciate a good man
Tell me why baby why baby...
Well now I don't know but I've heard you say
That every little dog's a gonna have his day
You better pay attention don't you dare forget
Cause I'm just a little bitty puppy yet
I caught you honky tonking with my best friend
The thing to do was leave you but I shoulda left then
Now I'm too old to leave you but I still get sore
When you come home a feeling for the knob on the door
Tell me why baby why baby why baby why
You make me cry baby cry baby cry baby cry
I can't help but love you till the day that I die
Come over baby
whole lot of shakin' goin' on
Yes, I said come over baby
baby you can't go wrong
We ain't fakin'
Whole lot of shakin' goin' on
Well I said come over baby
we got chicken in the barn
oooh... huh..
Come over baby
babe we got the bull by the horn-a
We ain't fakin'
Whole lot of shakin' goin' on
Chorus
Well I said shake baby shake
I said shake baby shake
I said shake it baby shake it
I said shake baby shake
Come on over
Whole lot of shakin goin' on
Ahhhhh Let's Go !
Bridg
Well I said come over baby
we got chicken in the barn
Who's barn
what barn
my barn
Come over baby well, we got the bull by the horns
We ain't fakin'
Whole lot of shakin' goin' on
Easy Now (lower)
Shake it Ahhhh... Shake it babe
Yeah.... You can shake one time for me
Well I said come over baby
Whole lot of shakin' goin' on
Now lets get real low one time now
Shake baby shake
All you gotta honey is kinda stand in one spot
wiggle around just a little bit
thats what you gotta do yeah....
Oh babe whole lotta shakin' goin' on
Who's Sorry Now?
Who's Sorry Now?
Who's heart is aching for breaking each vow?
Who's sad and blue?
Who's crying too?
Just like I cried over you.
Right to the end,
Just like a friend,
I tried to warn you somehow.
You had your way,
UNCHAINED MELODY
WRITERS ALEX NORTH, HY ZARET
Oh my love
My darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
As time goes by so slowly
that time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love
To me
Lonely rivers flow
To the sea
To the sea
To the open arms
Of the sea
Lonely rivers sigh
"Wait for me, wait for me"
I'll be coming home
Wait for me.
Oh my love
My darling
I've hungered, hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
and i know the time goes by so slowly
that time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love
Well I rocked over Italy and rocked in Spain
Rocked in Memphis, it was all the same
Well, I rocked through Africa and roll of the ship
And seen them natives doin' a hot-lookin' skip
I parted the weeds and looked over the swamp
I seen them cats doin' the Ubangi stomp
Ubangi-stomp with rock and roll
Beats anything that's ever been told
Ubangi stomp, Ubangi style
When it hits, it's gonna drive a cool cat wild
Well I looked up the chief, he invited me in
He said, a hey big jam session's 'bout to begin
He handed me a tom-tom, I picked up that beat
That crazy thing sent shivers to my feet
I rocked and I rolled and I skipped with a smile
Done the Ubangi stomp till I rolled over dead
Well we rocked all night and part of the day
Had a good rockin' time with the chief's daughter May
I was makin' a time and a-gettin' to know
Then the captain said, son, we gotta go
I said that's alright, you go right ahead
Over by the wild wood
Hot in summer night
We lay in the tall grass
'Til the early mornin' light
If I had my way
I'd never get the urge to roam
But a young man serves his country
And an old man guards the home
Don't send me no sweet salutation
Or city silver near and far away
Don't leave me all alone here in the twilight
You know twilight is the loneliest time of day
Well, I never gave it a second thought
It never crossed my mind
What's right, what's not
I ain't the judgin' kind
I can take the darkness
Oh, storms flying in the skies
But we all got certain trials
Keep 'em burnin' up inside
Don't put me in a frame upon the mantel
For memories roll dusty, old and gray
Don't leave me alone in the twilight
'Cause twilight is the loneliest time of day
Don't leave me all alone here in the twilight
'Cause twilight is the loneliest time of day
Without a warnin' you broke my heart
You took it darlin' and you tore it apart
You left me standin' in the dark cryin'
You said your love for me was dyin'
I'm begging you baby, baby please
I'm begging you baby, baby please
Turn on your lights, let it shine on me
Turn on your love light, let it shine on me
Let it shine, shine, let it shine
I get a little lonely in the middle of the night
And I need you darlin' to make things alright
Come on baby, come on please
Come on baby, baby please
Turn on your lights let it shine on me
Turn on your love light let it shine on me
A little bit higher, little bit higher
Just a little bit higher, a little bit higher
Come on baby, baby please
Turn on your light and let it shine on Jerry Lee
Turn it on baby, I'm feeling alright
Turn it on mama that I'm feeling alright
I'm feeling alright, I'm feeling alright
I'm feeling alright, I'm feeling alright
And I'm glad, I've got you back baby
Oh I'm feeling alright in the middle of the night
Twelve o'clock baby, one o'clock baby
Two o'clock baby, three o'clock baby
Four o'clock baby
Troubled in mind, I'm little blue
Bet you I won't be blue always
'Cause that ol' sun's gonna shine
On Jerry Lee Lewis's back door step someday
I'm gonna lay my head
On somebody's lonesome railroad line
Let that ol' midnight special
Ease my troubled mind
Well, they tell me that old graveyard
Is a mighty lonesome place
Lord they put you six feet under
Shovellin' mud directly in your face
Well, goodbye baby, may God bless you
And may He bless ol' Killer a little bit too
Oh, don't meet you over yonder, baby
When they throw that Jerry right over you
Troubled in mind, when I'm little blue
Bet you I won't be blue always
'Cause the sun's gonna shine
On, on my back door step
TRAGEDY
(Fred Burch - Gerald Nelson)
« © '61 Embassy Music, BMI / Wren Music, BMI »
Tragedy
TRAGEDY
(Fred Burch - Gerald Nelson)
« © '61 Embassy Music, BMI / Wren Music, BMI »
Wind and storms
Gone's the sun the sun
From the stars
My dark has come
You've gone from me
Oh oh tragedy Oh oh
Oh come back
Have me here
Hold me love
Be sincere
You've gone from me
Oh oh, tragedy
Like smoke
From a pyre
Of love, oh oh
Our dreams
Have all gone
Of love, oh oh
Blown by winds
Kissed by snow
All that's left
Is the dark below
You've gone from me
Oh oh, tragedy
Oh oh oh, tragedy
Toot, toot, Tootsie, good-bye!
Toot, toot, Tootsie, don't cry
The choo choo train that takes me
Away from you no words can tell how sad it makes me
Kiss me, Tootsie, and then
Do it over again, watch for the mail, I'll never fail
If you don't get a letter then you'll know I'm in jail
Toot, toot, Tootsie don't cry
Toot, toot, Tootsie, good-bye
Toot, toot, Tootsie, good-bye!
Toot, toot, Tootsie, don't cry
The choo choo train that takes me
Away from you no words can tell how sad it makes me
Kiss me, Tootsie, and then
Do it over again, watch for the mail, I'll never fail
If you don't get a letter then you'll know I'm in jail
Toot, toot, Tootsie don't cry
Together again
My tears have stopped falling
The long lonely nights
Are now at an end
The key to my heart
You hold in your hand
And nothing else matters
We're together again
Together again
The gray skies are gone
Your back in my arms
Now where you belong
The love that I knew
Is living again
And nothing else matters
We're together again
And nothing else matters
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
WRITER WOODY GUTHRIE
Chorus: This land is your land, this land is my land From California, to the New York Island From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me As I was walking a ribbon of highway I saw above me an endless skyway I saw below me a golden valley This land was made for you and me Chorus I've roamed and rambled and I've followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me a voice was sounding This land was made for you and me Chorus The sun comes shining as I was strolling The wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling The fog was lifting a voice come chanting This land was made for you and me Chorus As I was walkin' - I saw a sign there And that sign said - no tress passin' But on the other side .... it didn't say nothin! Now that side was made for you and me! Chorus In the squares of the city - In the shadow of the steeple Near the relief office - I see my people And some are grumblin' and some are wonderin' If this land's still made for you and me. Chorus (2x)
He's out there somewhere every night
Where the music's playing loud
Doing all the 50's steps, in a 1980 crowd
The dim lights hide his millage lines
The Clairol hides the gray
And he won't mention anything
That gives his age away
Lord, he's thirty-nine and holding
Holding everything he can
From seventeen to twenty-five
He'll prove he's still a man
He's holding to a candle
And it's burning at both ends
He's thirty-nine and holding
Holding everything he can
You can bet he'll never see
Thirty-nine again
He should have turned loose long ago
But still he's hangin' it in
He still thinks that he is the man
That he used to be
He's thirty-nine and holding
And acting twenty-three
Lord, He's thirty-nine and holding
Holding everything he can
From seventeen to twenty-five
To prove he's still a man
He's holding to a candle
My God, it's burning at both ends
He's thirty-nine and holding
See him wasted on the sidewalk in his jacket and his jeans
Wearin' yesterday's misfortunes like a smile
Once he had a future full of money, love and dreams
Which he spent like they was goin' out of style
And he keeps right on a-changin' for the better or the worse
Searchin' for a shrine he's never found
Never knowin' if believin' is a blessin' or a curse
Or if the goin' up was worth the comin' down
He's a poet, oh, he's a picker, he's a prophet, he's a pusher
He's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's stoned
He's a walkin' contradiction, partly truth, partly fiction
Takin' ev'ry wrong direction on his lonely way back home
Well, he has tasted good and evil in your bedrooms and your bars
Has traded in tomorrow for today
Runnin' from his devils, Lord and reachin' for the stars
And losin' all he's loved along the way
But if this world keeps right on turnin' for the better or the worse
And all he ever gets is older and around
From the rockin' of the cradle to the rollin' of the hearse
The goin' up was worth the comin' down
He's a poet, he's a picker, he's a prophet, he's a liar
He's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's stoned
He's a walkin' contradiction, partly truth, partly fiction
Takin' ev'ry wrong direction on his lonely way back home
There's a lot of wrong directions on your lonesome way back home
From the rockin' of the cradle to the rollin' of the hearse
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He'll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I'll share.
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
The Old Country Church
The Statler Brothers
G C G
There's a place near to me where I'm longing to be
Em D7
With my friends at the old country church
G C G
There with mother we went and our Sundays were spent
Em G
With my friends at the old country church
D7 G
Precious years of memories oh what joy they bring to me
How I long that place to be
G D7 G
With my friends at the old country church
As a small country boy how my heart beat with joy
Em D7
When I knelt in the old country church
G C G
And the Savior above by His wonderful love
Em D7 G
Saved my soul in the old country church
repeat #2
Of't my thoughts make me weep for so many now sleep
Em D7
In their graves near the old country church
G C G
And sometime I may rest with the friends I love best
Em D7 G
Lace up your boots and we'll broom on down
To a knocked out shack on the edge of town
There's an eight beat combo that just won't quit
Keep walkin' 'til you see a blue light lit
Fall in there and we'll see some sights
At the house of blue lights
There's fryers and broilers and Detroit barbecue ribs
But the treat of the treats
Is when they serve you all those fine eight beats
You'll want to spend the rest of your brights
Down at the house, the house of blue lights
We'll have a time and we'll cut some rug
While we dig those tunes like they should be dug
It's a real home comin' for all the "Cats"
Just trilly down a path of welcome mats
Fall in there and we'll see some sights
At the house of blue lights
There's fryers and broilers and Detroit barbecue ribs
But the treat of the treats
Is when they serve you all those fine eight beats
You'll want to spend the rest of your brights
A long long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
{Refrain}
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Did you write the Book of Love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so
Do you believe in rock 'n roll
Can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow
Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singin'
{Refrain}
Now for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the King and Queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh, and while the King was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Lennon [Lenin?] read a book of Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singing
{Refrain}
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul out on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the Sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died
We started singing
{Refrain}
Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation Lost in Space
With no time left to start again
So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrifical rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singing
{Refrain}
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music woudn't play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singing
{Refrain}
They were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Teenage letter, rock 'n' roll state
'Scuse me, baby, I’ve a-got to wait
'Cause I love you
Oh Lord, I love you, Oh yeah!
And I’m gonna love you baby
I’ve gotta prove it in my own way
Oh Yeah!
One and one is two, two and two makes four
Squeeze me baby, love me just just a little bit more
'Cause I love you
Oh, I love you
And I’m gonna love you baby
I’m gonna prove it in my own way
Oh yeah! Go now!
Four and four make eight, five and five makes ten
Squeeze me baby, love me one more again
'Cause I need it,
Oh, I need it, need it, need it
I gotta have it
Oh! I’m gonna love you baby
And I’m gonna prove it in my own way
Oh Yeah! Let’s go now! Oh yeah!
Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!
Come on baby!
Oh yeah!
I’m gonna love you baby
I’m gotta love you baby
I’ve gotta prove it in my own way
Come on! Come on! Come on!
Come on! Come on! Come on!
She just got here yesterday
Things are hot here, now they say
There's a new gal in town
Gals are jealous, there's no doubt
All the guys just rave
About sweet, sweet Georgia Brown
And ever since she came
The common folks all claim, say
No gal made has got a shade on sweet Georgia Brown
Two left feet, but, oh, so neat has sweet Georgia Brown
They all sigh and wanna die for sweet Georgia Brown
I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie
(Not much)
It's been said she knocks 'em dead
When she lands in town
Since she came, why it's a shame?
How she's cooled 'em down
Fellas that she can't get
Must be fellas that she ain't met
Georgia claimed her, Georgia named her
Sweet Georgia Brown
All you gals will get the blues
All you pals will surely lose
And there's but one excuse
Now I've told you who she was
And I've told you what she does
Still give this gal her dues
This pretty maiden's prayer
Is answered anywhere
No gal made has got a shade on sweet Georgia Brown
Two left feet, but, oh, so neat has sweet Georgia Brown
They all sigh and wanna die for sweet Georgia Brown
I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie
(Not much)
All those tips the porter slips
To sweet Georgia Brown
They buy clothes at fashion shows
For one dollar down
Fellas, won'tcha tip your hats
Oh, boy, ain't she the cats?
Who's that mister, ain't her sister
Sweet dreams of you
Every night I go through
Why can't I forget you and start my life new
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
You don't love me, it's plain
I should know I'll never wear your ring
I should hate you the whole night through
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
Sweet dreams of you Things
I know can't come true
Why can't I forget the past,
start loving someone new
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
Oh baby, whatcha gonna do
Oh baby, whatcha gonna do
I'm sick and tired of foolin' around with you
Wake up in the mornin' fix you somethin' to eat,
'fore I go to work I even brush your teeth
Get home in the evenin' and you're still in bed
Got yourself a rag tied 'round you're head.
Oh baby, whatcha gonna do
I'm sick and tired of foolin' around with you
I'm tellin' you baby you'd better change your ways
I'm tellin' you baby I mean what I say
Last time tellin you to stop that jive
Gonna find yourself outside
Oh baby, whatcha gonna do
I'm sick and tired of foolin' around with you
Last time tellin' you baby you'd better change your ways
Last time tellin' you baby I mean what I say
Last time tellin you to stop that jive
Gonna find yourself outside
Oh baby, whatcha gonna do
My broken heart it's not enough to keep her satisfied
lord I think shes reaching for my mind
yes i knew it would take me forever to forgot her
but lord I never though forever would take up so much time
My broken heart it's not enough to keep her satisfied
lord I think shes reaching for my mind
she knows that she can justlook at me and revive a million memories
god that woman knows Id rather cry than to say the killers doin fine
My broken heart it's not enough to keep her satisfied
lord I think shes reaching for my mind
My broken heart it's not enough to keep that woman satisfied
lord I know shes reaching for my mind
STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
WRITERS BERT KAEMPFERT, CHARLES SINGLETON, EDDIE SNYDER
Strangers in the night exchanging glances Wond'ring in the night What were the chances we'd be sharing love Before the night was through. Something in your eyes was so inviting, Something in you smile was so exciting, Something in my heart, Told me I must have you. Strangers in the night, two lonely people We were strangers in the night Up to the moment When we said our first hello. Little did we know Love was just a glance away, A warm embracing dance away and...... Ever since that night we've been together. Lovers at first sight, in love forever. It turned out so right, For strangers in the night. La da da da da.
Somewhere, over the rainbow, blue birds fly,
They're flyin' high, over that old rainbow
I wonder ...why Lord, can't I?
Somewhere, over the rainbow,
Way up high,
You know there's a land ol' Jerry dreamed of,
Once in a lullaby
Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where kisses melt like lemon drops,
Above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere, over the rainbow, blue birds fly
They're flyin' high, over the rainbow
I wonder ...why can't I?
Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
You know, where kisses melt like lemon drops,
Above the chimney tops,
is where you'll find me
Somewhere, over the rainbow, blue birds fly
My God, they're flyin' high, over the rainbow
Seems we always have to slip around
To be with you my dear slipping around
Afraid we might be found
I know I can't forget you
And I've got have you near
But we just have to slip around
And live in constant fear
Oh you're tied up with someone else
And I am all tied up too
I know I've made mistakes dear
But I'm so in love with you
I hope some day I'll find a way
To bring you back to me
And I won't have to slip around
Slippin' and a slidin', peepin' and a hidin'
Been told a long time ago
Slippin' and a slidin', peepin' and a hidin'
Been told long time ago
I been told, baby, you been bold
I won't be your fool no more
Oh, big conniver, nothin' but a jiver
I done got hip to your jive
Oh, big conniver, nothin' but a jiver
I done got hip to your jive
Slippin' and a slidin', peepin' and a hidin'
Won't be your fool no more
Oh, Malinda, she's a solid sender
You know you better surrender
Oh, Malinda, she's a solid sender
You know you better surrender
Slippin' and a slidin', peepin' and a hidin'
Won't be your fool no more
Slippin' and a slidin', peepin' and a hidin'
Been told a long time ago
Slippin' and a slidin', peepin' and a hidin'
Been told long time ago
I been told, baby, you been bold
SILVER THREADS (AMONGST THE GOLD)
TRADITIONAL
Darling let me touch your garter
Just one inch above your knee
If, by chance, my hand should wander
Don't put the blame on me
All the hairs 'round yours are silver
And the hair from mine are gold
Let us put the two together
Cant stop addicted to the shin dig
Cop top he says Im gonna win big
Choose not a life of imitation
Distant cousin to the reservation
Defunkt the pistol that you pay for
This punk the feeling that you stay for
In time I want to be your best friend
Eastside love is living on the westend
Knock out but boy you better come to
Dont die you know the truth is some do
Go write your message on the pavement
Burnin so bright I wonder what the wave meant
White heat is screaming in the jungle
Complete the motion if you stumble
Go ask the dust for any answers
Come back strong with 50 belly dancers
[chorus:]
The world I love
The tears I drop
To be part of
The wave cant stop
Ever wonder if its all for you
The world I love
The trains I hop
To be part of
The wave cant stop
Come and tell me when its time to
Sweetheart is bleeding in the snowcone
So smart shes leading me to ozone
Music the great communicator
Use two sticks to make it in the nature
Ill get you into penetration
The gender of a generation
The birth of every other nation
Worth your weight the gold of meditation
This chapters going to be a close one
Smoke rings I know your going to blow one
All on a spaceship persevering
Use my hands for everything but steering
Cant stop the spirits when they need you
Mop tops are happy when they feed you
J. butterfly is in the treetop
Birds that blow the meaning into bebop
[repeat chorus]
Wait a minute Im passing out
Win or lose just like you
Far more shocking
Than anything I ever knew
How about you
10 more reasons
Why I need somebody new just like you
Far more shocking than anything I ever knew
Right on cue
Cant stop addicted to the shin dig
Cop top he says Im gonna win big
Choose not a life of imitation
Distant cousin to the reservation
Defunkt the pistol that you pay for
This punk the feeling that you stay for
In time I want to be your best friend
Eastside love is living on the westend
Knock out but boy you better come to
Dont die you know the truth is some do
Go write your message on the pavement
Burnin so bright I wonder what the wave meant
Kick start the golden generator
Sweet talk but dont intimidate her
Cant stop the gods from engineering
Feel no need for any interfering
Your image in the dictionary
This life is more than ordinary
Can I get 2 maybe even 3 of these
Come from space
To teach you of the pliedes
Cant stop the spirits when they need you
From 1492 to 1998
I threw a rock 'n' roll party on my last birthday
Feels good, rockin' my life away
I'm movin' and groovin' and I'm havin' fun night and day
Streamline, fleet line, military brat
I got the general's daughter, taught her where it was at
I'm rockin', rockin' my life away
I'm movin' and groovin' and I'm havin' fun night and day
I know a gal from Texas, she chilli pepper hot
She knows hot to reel it and knows how to rock
I'm rockin', rockin' my life away
I'm movin' and groovin', havin' fun night and day
You know, I like to party and I like to have fun
I'd like to kill her, I've got-a rock on
C'mon, rockin' my life away
Movin' and groovin', I'm havin' fun night and day
How about you girl?
You know, I like some long and I like some lean
I like the way that you shake that thing
I'm rockin', rockin' my life away
I'm movin' and groovin', I'm havin' fun night and day
I gotta have it one more time girl
From 1492 to 1998
I threw a rock 'n' roll party on every birthday
I'm rockin', rockin' my life away
Sayin' a movin' and groovin', havin' fun night and day
I'm rockin'
Rockin'
I'm rockin', rockin' my life away
Rita May, Rita May,
You got your body in the way.
You're so damn nonchalant
But it's your mind that I want.
You got me huffin' and a-puffin',
Next to you I feel like nothin',
Rita May.
Rita May, Rita May,
How'd you ever get that way?
When do you ever see the light?
Don't you ever feel a fright?
You got me burnin' and I'm turnin'
But I know I must be learnin',
Rita May.
All my friends have told me
If I hang around with you
That I'll go blind
But I know that when you hold me
That there really must be somethin'
On your mind.
Rita May, Rita May,
Laying in a stack of hay,
Do you remember where you been?
What's that crazy place you're in?
I'm gonna have to go to college
'Cause you are the book of knowledge,
RIP IT UP
WRITERS ROBERT BLACKWELL, JOHN MARASCALCO
Saturday night and I just got paid I'm a fool about my money, don't try to save My heart says "go go, have a time" Saturday night and I'm feelin' fine Chorus I'm gonna rock it up, whoo Rip it up I'm gonna shake it up Gonna ball it up I'm gonna rock it And ball tonight Well almost 'bout ten I'll be flying high I'll rock on out unto the sky I don't care if I spend my dough Tonight I'm gonna be one happy soul chorus
Well, she goes struttin' down the street In her
sofisticated
style
The way she's dressed was a knocking 'em wild
The cats started gazing till they called her out
Her pink pedal pushers was a-knocking 'em out
She wears a-pink pedal pushers, pink pedal pushers
Her pink pedal pushers has made her the queen of them
She goes drivin' down the street in her brand new car
The cats started gazin' from near and far
She don't cause commotion till she steps outside
The cats get hep and holler, ooh-ooh man alive!
She's wearin' pink pedal pushers, pink pedal pushers
Pink pedal pushers has made her the queen of them all
Solo with the lyrics:
(Ooh wop a do)
Pink pedal pushers has made her the queen of the mall
She got the number one phones to high school hop
The older folks said she got to favour the mob
She's got more than I've ever had
She's a rock 'n' roll ditty with a brand new fad
She wears a-pink pedal pushers, pink pedal pushers
Pink pedal pushers has made her the queen of them all
Well, they gave her a part in a high school play
They all chose her to play the old may
Curtain call had the crowd off the floor
Her pink pedal pusher, they stole the show
She wears a-pink pedal pushers, pink pedal pushers
I'M ON FIRE
WELL, HELP ME, MISTER FIREMAN, PLEASE,
YOU KNOW I'M BURNIN' FROM MY HEAD TO MY KNEES
I'M A-FLAME WITH SUCH A BURNING DESIRE
THE LITTLE GIRL SET MY SOUL ON FIRE
SHE'S GOT ME BURNING UP LIKE A PAPER CUPâ¦
â¦I SAY: âMMMH⦠I'M ON FIRE !!â
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TURN IN FULL ALARM
I'M A-FLAME FROM ALL OF HER CHARMS
OH, LITTLE FIREBUG, CAN'T YOU SEE
CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOIN' TO ME ?
SHE'S GOT ME BURNING UP LIKE A PAPER CUPâ¦
â¦I SAY: âMMMH⦠I'M ON FIRE !!â
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AND WHEN MY BABE KISSES ME
I START SHAKIN' LIKE A SHIP ON A STORMY SEA
AND WHEN I HEAR HER SAY
I'M GONNA LOVE YOU EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY
I START TO ROAST LIKE TOAST⦠OOH, WEE !!
Hey baby, jump over here
When you do the ooby-dooby I just gotta be near
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, dooby-do-wah-do-wah-
do-wah
Well you wiggle to the left, you wiggle to the right
You do the ooby-dooby with all of your might
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, dooby-do-wah-do-wah-
do-wah
Well you wiggle and you shake like a big rattlesnake
You do the ooby-dooby till you think you have a break
Oobu-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, dooby-do-wah-do-wah-
do-wah
Well youve been struttin cause now you know
Lets do the ooby-dooby, baby lets go!
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, dooby-do-wah-do-wah-
One has my name, the other has my heart
With one I'll remain, that's how my heartaches start
One has brown eyes, the other's eyes are blue
To one I am tied, to the other I am true
One has my love, the other only me
But what good is love to an old heart that can't be free
So I'll go on living my life just the same
While one has my heart, the other has my name
Ah, one has my name, the other has my heart
With one I'll remain, oh, that's how my old heartaches start
You know one's got brown eyes and the other's eyes are blue
To one I am tied, to the other I guess I'll have to be true
One that has my love and the other only me
But what good is love to a heart that can't be free
If I could live over, my life I would change
We're just goin' through the motions
Of the parts we've learned to play
Never quite together like before
But somehow darlin' something good
Got lost along the way
And our song ain't nothing
Special anymore
Let's try it one more time
With feeling darlin', take it from the top
Let me feel those tears a fallin' babe
I don't want to miss a single drop
Darlin' make believe your makin'
Me believe each word you say
Try it once more with feeling
And we'll call it a day
Ah you're reachin' out to touch me
Darlin' just the way you used to do
An you're lookin' everywhere but
In my eyes
Well that's an oldy but it's a goody babe
But them words ain't ringin' true
And you don't seem very sure of your life
So try it one more time with feeling
Darlin' take it from the top
This one is the big one baby so give
It everything you got
Darlin' make believe your makin' me
Believe each word you say
Let's try it once more with feeling
[Piano intro]
There's a star spangled banner waiting somewhere
And it's waiting for you and for me
And that ole star spangled banner waits for glory
And it's waiting for the brave and the brief
(Well I trust in God because I know he cares for me)
Upon the land and upon his rolling sea
And that ole star spangled banner waits for glory
(And God gonna let it wave thru all eternity)
[Piano break]
I trust in God because I know he cares for me
(Upon the land and upon his rolling sea)
(There's a old star spangled banner waits so glory)
And God gonna let it wave through out eternity
Gone are the days when my heart was young and gay
Gone are the toils of the cotton fields away
Gone to the fields of a better land I know
I hear those gentle voices calling, "Old Black Joe"
I'm coming, I'm coming
For my head is bending low
I hear those gentle voices calling, "Old Black Joe"
I'm coming home (I'm coming home)
I'm coming home (I'm coming home)
Oh-oh my head is bending low
I hear those gentle voices calling, "Old Black Joe"
Old Black Joe, Old Black Joe, Old Black Joe
Why do I weep when my heart should feel no pain?
Why do I sigh that my friends come not again?
Grieving for forms now departed long ago
I hear their gentle voice calling, "Old Black Joe"
Where are the hearts once so happy and free?
The children so dear that I held upon my knee?
Gone to the shore where my soul has long'd to go
Take that night train to Memphis
Take that night train to Memphis
And when you arrive at the station
I'll be right there to greet you
I'll be there to meet you
Won't you take my invitation
Hallelujah, oh hallelujah
I'll be singin' hallelujah all the way
We'll have a jubilee down in Memphis, Tennessee
You'll be singin' hallelujah all the way
Oh Hallelujah, hallelujah
We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way
Oh, we'll have a jubilee down in Memphis, Tennessee
We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way
Oh Hallelujah, yeah hallelujah
We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way
We'll have a jubilee down in Memphis, Tennessee
We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way
We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way
Moon, moon I can see you sinking low
You make me think of a sweetheart a little girl that, I love so
After I wonder the whole night through, wondering if you think of me
Why am I lonesome thinking of someone I'm thinking only of you
My Carolina sunshine girl, you have turned my heart to stone
My Carolina sunshine girl, you have left me all alone
I wonder why I sit and cry
When I really should laugh at your photograph
For you're the sweetest angel in this world
And I love love love you my Carolina sunshine girl
I wonder why I sit and cry
When I really should laugh at your little old photograph
For you're the sweetest angel in this world
Just Mollie and me,
and the Baby makes three,
Oh We're happy in My Blue Heaven.(break)
You will turn to the right,
little Bright light
Will lead you to My
My Blue Heaven
chorus
You'll see a smiling face,
A fire place, a little room,
A little nest
That's nestled where the roses bloom.
Mollie and me, and Baby makes three,
We're happy in My Blue Heaven.
I keep takin my music to the man
And he still says he don't understand
And what's puzzling me
Is that it's so plain to see
Only lies were the thinks he heard
He never know what failed with his dreams
He doesn't know what failed with his dreams
I keep taking my love to the woman
And she still says she just don't believe
A-but I don't understand
Is that she warms to my hands
The only thrill's what she wants to feel
She doesn't know she's grieving him for me
She doesn't know she's leaving him for me
[piano & female chorus]
'Set me free, no one says I can't
Set me free'
I keep takin my music to the man
And he still says he don't understand
And what's puzzling me
Is that it's so plain to see
He only cries but he thinks he knows
He doesn't know I deal with his grief
He doesn't know where that pain in him leads
[guitar]
I keep takin my love to the woman
And she still says she just don't believe
And what I don't understand
Is that she warms to my hands
The only thrill is what she wants to feel
He doesn't know she's feeling it for me
He doesn't know she's getting it from me
[guitar]
I keep takin the music to the man
And he still says he does not understand
And what's puzzling me
Is what is so plain to see, only
Lies for the things she knows
He doesn't know why she'll let him free
Oh! Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa men have named you
You're so like the lady with the mystic smile
Is it only 'cause you're lonely that they've named you
For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile
Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa
Or is this just your way to hide a broken heart
Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
Oh, they just lie there, sometimes they die there
Are you warm, are you real Mona Lisa
Or just a cold and lonely lovely work of art
Hey, Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa they have named you
You're so like the lady with the mystic smile
Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa
With that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile
Oh, come on back to Jerry Lee, Mona Lisa
You know you turn me up each time you shake with me
Hey, many dreams have been brought by me, girl
Hey, do they die there, my God, they die there
Are you warm, really real Mona Lisa
Down to the drugstore, to be with the crowd
A candy sodapop for cryin' out loud
All day long, sittin' on a stool
Drinking milkshakes again, she giggles like a fool
[Chorus]
She's a milkshake mademoiselle
Cool as she can be
She's a milkshake mademoiselle
Whooooo, what she do to me
Oh well, she's gonna go steady, just to having ball
Same old line for Peter and Paul
Come on baby, gimme a date
You can't get your kicks from an ole a-milkshake
[Chorus]
Well, gonna jump on the telephone, call up a friend
Don't stop talking till a half past ten
Back to the kitchen to the ole light box
Cool lemonade and a-warm ham hocks
[Chorus]
Well, she turned on the TV, go girl go
Had a love scene on a late late show
Dream of tomorrow at recess time
She'll brake another heart with the same old line
[Chorus]
Look a-here what se do to me
Honey baby, what ya doin' to me
Won't you stop what ya doin' to me
Mexicali Rose stop crying
I'll come back to you some sunny day.
Every night you'll know that I'll be pining
Every hour a year while I'm away.
Dry those big brown eyes and smile dear
Banish all those tears and please don't sigh.
Kiss me once again and hold me
Mexicali Rose, goodbye.
Dry those big brown eyes and smile dear
Banish all those tears and please don't sigh.
Kiss me once again and hold me
Long distance information
give me Memphis Tennessee.
Help me find the party
tryin' to get in touch with me.
She could not leave a number
but I know who placed the call.
But my uncle took the message
and he wrote it on the wall!
Help me information
get in touch with my Marie.
She's the only one who'd phone me here
from Memphis Tennessee
Her home is on the Southside
high upon the ridge
just a half from a mile
from the Mississippi bridge.
Help me information
more than that I cannot add.
Only that I miss her
and all the fun we have.
But we were pulled apart
'Cause her mom did not agree
Tore apart our happy home
in Memph. Tenn.
Last time I saw Marie
she's waving me good-bye.
With hurry homedrops on her cheek
that trickles from her eyes.
Marie is only six years old
information please!
try to put me through to her
I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by;
But I got to the river so lonesome I wanted to die..., oh
lord!
And then I jumped in the river, but the doggone river was
dry.shes long gone, and now Im lonesome blue.
I had me a woman who couldnt be true.
She made me for my money and she made me blue.
A man needs a woman that he can lean on,
But my leanin post is done left and gone.
Shes long gone, and now Im lonesome blue.
Im gonna find me a river, one thats cold as ice.
And when I find me that river, lord Im gonna pay the
price, oh lord!
Im goin down in it three times, but lord Im only comin up
twice.
Shes long gone, and now Im lonesome blue.
She told me on sunday she was checkin me out;
Long about monday she was nowhere about.
And here it is tuesday, aint had no news.
I got them gone but not forgotten blues.
I got a woman mean as she can be
I got a woman mean as she can be
Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me.
A black cat up and died of fright
'Cause she crossed his path last night
Oh, I got a woman mean as she can be
Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me.
She Kiss so hard she bruise my lips
Hurts so good my heart just flips
I got a woman mean as she can be
Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me.
The strangest gal I ever had
Never happy 'less she's mad
Oh, I got a woman as mean as she can be
Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me.
She makes love without a smile
Ooh, hot dog, that drives me wild
Oh, I got a woman mean as she can be
Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me
One, two, one, two, three, four
Well I've busted flat in Baton Rouge headin' for the train
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
Old Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
Lord took us all the way to New Orleans
Pulled my old harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna
Blowed it low while Bobby sang the blues
With them windshield whispers slappin' time
And Bobby clappin' hands with mine
We finally sang up ever song that driver knew
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
And nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free
Feeling good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the blues
Lord that was good enough for me
Yeah, good enough for me and Bobby McGee
From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
She was standin' right beside me Lord
Through everything I done
And every night she kept me from the cold
Then somewhere near Salinas Lord I let her slip away
Looking for the home I hope she'll find
And I'd trade all of my tomorrows
For a single yesterday
Holding Bobby's body close to mine
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
And nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free
Feeling good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the blues
Lord that was good enough for me, yes it was
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee, yeah
I been sitting here wondering,
will a matchbox hold my clothes
I been sitting here wondering,
will a matchbox hold my clothes
Ain't got no matches, but I got a long way to go
I'm an old poor boy, ain't got no home
Yes, I'm an old poor boy, and I'm a long,
long, long way from home
Everything I do certainly
turns out mighty wrong
Well, if you don't like my peaches, honey,
please don't shake my tree
If you don't like Jerry's peaches,
don't fool around on his tree
I got news for you, baby,
I'll leave you here in misery
Yes, I'm sitting here wondering,
will a matchbox hold my clothes
Oh! I'm sitting here wondering,
will a matchbox hold my clothes
Ain't got no matches,
Lucille, come on home where you belong
Hey, Lucille, hey baby, come on home where you belong
Well, I been rockin' and a-rollin' and I been boogyin'
all night long
Well, Lucille, come on home, baby
Lucille, gimme a little lovin', baby
This is rockin' Jerry Lee
From Memphis Tennessee
Come on home
Yeah!
I woke up this morning, Lucille was not in sight
I asked my friends about her, God, and all they did was
laugh
Lucille, come on home where you belong
I love you pretty baby, get your little self back home
Hey!
Lucille, come on home, baby
UUUUUUUUUUUUHH!
I need some lovin', baby
Lay it on me, lay it on me, lay it on me, lay it on me,
baby
Ol' rockin' Jerry Lee
From Memphis Tennessee
Come on home
At first mom and papa called their little boy Ned
They raised him on the banks of the river bed
A houseboat tied to a big tall tree a home for my papa
and my mama and me
The clock strikes three papa jumps to his feet
Already mama's cookin' papa something to eat
At half past papa he's ready to go he jumps in his piro
headed down the bayou
He's got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana
River
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
He set the crops in the swamp catchin' everythin' he
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man gotta make a
livin' he's a Louisiana man
A muskart hides a hangin' by the dozen even got a lady
make a muskart's cousin
Got 'em out dryin' in the hot hot sun tomorrow papa's
gonna turn 'em into mon
[ fiddle - steel - fiddle ]
They call mama Rita and my daddy's Jack
A little baby brother on the floor that's Mac
Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin' Fram and Malene
are the family twins
On the river float papa's great big boat that's for my
papa goes into town
He takes every bit of the night and day
Then even reach the place where the people stay
I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around
That's the day my papa takes his fure to town
Papa promised me that I could go even let me see a
cowboy show
I saw the cowboys and Indians for the first time then I
told my papa gotta go again
Papa said hon we got the lines to run
We'll come back tomorrow cause the work to be done
He's got fishin' lines strung across...
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man gotta make a
I'm a rolling stone, I'm all alone and lost
For a life of sin, I have paid the cost
Oh, when I pass, all the people say
"There goes another boy walkin' down the lost highway"
Just a deck of cards and a jug of wine
And a woman's lies makes a life like mine
Oh, the day we met, Lord I went astray
I got me rollin' down that ol' lost highway
I was just a lad, nearly twenty-two
Neither good or bad, just a kid like you
Now I'm lost, too late to pray
Lord, I've paid the cost on the lost highway
Hey boys, don't start, let's keep it ramblin' 'round
On this road of sin, you're sorrow bound
Take my advice or you'll curse the day
You started rollin' down that ol' lost highway
Look at that fool going home to his wife
Look at that fool he never waits out all night
He doesn't know what it's like to be untrue
Wish I could've been that kind of fool
Look at that fool have one drink now he's headin' home
Look at that fool leavin' that beautiful lady all alone
Then go home to someone who loves him true
Wished old jerry lee could've been that kind of fool
But I tried I can't do it darling
Not even for you
Woman it's not that jerry lee don't love you
But there's just some things I can't do
Look at that fool heading home to his wife
Look at that fool he never stays out till dawn light
He doesn't know what it's like to be untrue
Wished I could've been that kind of fool
But I tried I can't do it darling
Not even for you
Woman it's not that jerry lee don't love you
But there's just somethings I can't do
Look at that fool have one drink now he's heading home
Look at that fool he's leaving that woman all alone
Then go home to someone who loves hom true
Wished I could've been that kind of fool
Gonna tell aunt Mary, 'bout uncle John,
He claim he has the misery but he's havin' a lot of fun,
Oh baby, yes baby, woo baby, havin' me some fun tonight.
Well, long tall Sally, she's built for speed,
She's got everything that uncle John need,
Oh baby, yes baby, woo baby, havin' me some fun tonight.
Well, I saw uncle John with bald headed Sally,
He saw aunt Mary coming and he ducked back in the alley,
Oh baby, yes baby, woo baby, havin' me some fun tonight.
We're gonna have some fun tonight,
We're gonna have some fun tonight,
Woo, have some fun tonight,
Everything's all right,
Well, I've been a traveler most of my life
Never took a home, never took a wife
Ran away young and decided to roam
Wanna see my mama and my daddy back home
CHORUS:
Home, where the river runs cold
The water tastes good, the winters ain't cold
Home, where the trees grow tall
The home fires burn, the whippoorwills call
I remember stories that my daddy used to tell
My eyes would get big, and his chest would swell
I could sit for hours and listen with glee
As he'd tell of how he lived when he's a boy like me
REPEAT CHORUS
Well, mama dear, mama do you still love your boy
After all my roamin' can I still bring you joy
Mom sent a letter, got it not long ago
We talked about the birdies
That fly up in the trees
We talked about the moon
And the stars we couldn't see
But you keep on pretending
You don't know what's wrong with me
Come on, let's talk, about us
We talked about the good times
That made us laugh and sigh
We talked about the bad times
That brought tears to our eyes
Now, I think it's about time
For you to realize
Come on, let's talk, about us
Dear, I swear I'll love you, 'til the very end
But I don't plan on stickin' around
If it's just to be your friend
We've talked, and talked, and talked, and talked
But there's been nothin said
The things that you've been talking about
Just don't stick to my head
Sometimes I think, little girl
That your heart is filled with lead
Come on, let's talk, about us
Well, daer, I swear I'll love you, oh, 'til the very
Well, I don't plan on stickin' around
If it's just to be your friend
We've talked, and talked, and talked, and talked
And there's been nothin said
The thing that you've been talkin' about
Just don't stick to my head
My darlin'little girl
I think that your heart is made of lead
Come on, let's talk, about us
Come on, let's talk, about us
Well, well, well, well, well
KEEPER OF THE KEY
WITH CARL PERKINS AND ELVIS PRESLEY
WRITERS HARLAN HOWARD, WYNN STEWART
You have gone and yet I'm still your prisoner
Although you're with your new love I'm not free
For you have placed a lock around my heart dear
And you are the keeper of the key
Love locked inside like mine burns constantly
So darling please come back to me
We'll lock our hearts together for a lifetime
And God will be the keeper of the key
Only you can break the chains that bind me
Only you can end my misery
No one else can dry the tears that blind me
For you are the keeper of the key
KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
WRITER DAN BAIRD
I got a little change in my pocket going jingle lingle ling
Want to call you on the telephone baby give you a ring
But each time we talk I get the same old thing
Always no huggie no kissie until Iget a wedding ring
My honey my baby don't put my love upon no shelf
She said don't hand no lies and keep your hands to yourself
baby baby baby why you want to treat me this way
You know I'm still your lover boy I still feel the same way
That's when she told me a story 'bout free milk and a cow
And she said no huggie no kissie until I get a wedding vow
My honey my baby don't put my love upon no shelf
She said don't hand me no lies and keep your hands to yourself
You see I wanted her real bad and I was about to give in
That's when she started talkin' true love started talkin' about sin
I said honey I'll live with you for the rest of my life
She said no huggie no kissie until you make me your wife
My honey my baby don't put my love on no shelf
JUST IN TIME
WRITERS LEON ASHLEY, MARGIE SINGLETON
If you fail to see me in the barroom tonight
Don't worry bout me cause I'm doing fine
You see I just been waiting for a new decent line
And she came along just in time
Just in time her lips so close to mine
Took away my taste for the wine
I was headed for the barroom and just couldn't seem to stop
But she came along just in time
With a lost love in my mem'ry I kissed new lips each night
And pretended this was my kind of life
But a little hope is for me true love could still be mine
I guess she came along just in time
I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag, but then...
I tripped on a cloud and fell eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition
was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I
followed it in
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition
was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was
Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a
dinged-in sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew
out my mind
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition
was in
I said I just dropped in to see what condition my
condition was in
JUST A DREAM
WRITER JIMMY CLANTON
Just a dream, just a dream
All our plans and our all schemes
How could I think you'd be mine
Those lies I'd tell myself each time
I know that we could never last
We just can't seem to in the past
Just a dream I dream in vain
With you, I'd only live in pain
Your picture is always with me
I can still hear that
Same mournful song
And now I sit here crying
Please leave me alone
Why, why do I love you
How can I live in misery
I know that I won't forget you
But now I know it's
Too late for me
Your picture is always with me
I can still hear that
Same mournful song
And now I sit here crying
Please leave me alone
Why, why do I love you
How can I live in misery
I know that I won't forget you
But now I know it's
Deep down in Lousiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood an old cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B Goode
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
But he could play a guitar just like a ringin' a bell
Go go go Johnny go go go Johnny go go
Go Johnny go go go Johnny go go Johnny B Goode
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
He sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
The engineer would see him sittin' in the shade
Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made
The people passin' by they would stop and say
Oh my how that little country boy can play
Go go go Johnny go go...
[ guitar - piano ]
His mother told him someday you gonna be a man
And you will be the leader of a big old band
Many people comen from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun goes down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights sayin' Johnny B Goode tonight
Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, won't you come along with me
Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, won't you come along with me
You know that I love you, we could live so happily
Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, spinnin' like a spinnin' top
Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, spinnin' like you ain't gonna stop
The greatest little momma you oughta see her reel and
rock
REPEAT FIRST VERSE
Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, girl I need you by my side
Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, you know I need you by my side
You know I need you pretty baby, your ways I gotta really
abide now
Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, down the bayou
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh, my oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file gumbo
Yeah tonight I’m gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have a little fun on the bayou
Thibodeaux, fontainbleau, the place is buzzin’
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh, my oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have a little fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file gumbo
Well, tonight I’m gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, gonna fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,
We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire
went out.
I'm goin' to Jackson, I'm gonna mess around,
Yeah, I'm goin' to Jackson,
Look out Jackson town.
Well, go on down to Jackson; go ahead and wreck your
health.
Go play your hand you big-talkin' man, make a big fool
of yourself,
You're goin' to Jackson; go comb your hair!
Honey, I'm gonna snowball Jackson.
See if I care.
When I breeze into that city, people gonna stoop and
bow. (Hah!)
All them women gonna make me, teach 'em what they don't
know how,
I'm goin' to Jackson, you turn-a loose-a my coat.
'Cos I'm goin' to Jackson.
"Goodbye," that's all she wrote.
But they'll laugh at you in Jackson, and I'll be
dancin' on a Pony Keg.
They'll lead you 'round town like a scalded hound,
With your tail tucked between your legs,
You're goin' to Jackson, you big-talkin' man.
And I'll be waitin' in Jackson, behind my Jaypan Fan,
Well now, we got married in a fever, hotter than a
pepper Sprout,
We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire
went out.
I'm goin' to Jackson, and that's a fact.
Yeah, we're goin' to Jackson, ain't never comin' back.
Well, we got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper
sprout'
And we've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the
Well, if you hear somebody knocking on your door
If you see something crawling across the floor
Baby, it'll be me and I'll be looking for you
If you see a head a-peeping from a crawdad hole
If you see somebody climbing up a telephone pole
Baby, it'll be me and I'll be looking for you
I'm gonna look on the mountain and in the deep blue sea
Gonna search all the forests and look and look in every tree
Well, if you feel something heavy on your fishing hook
If you see a funny face in your comic book
Baby, it'll be me and I'll be looking for you
If you hear a thought calling out in the night
If you see somebody hanging from a lamp post bright
Baby, it'll be me and I'll be looking for you
Well if you see somebody looking in all the cars
If you see a rocket ship on its way to Mars
Baby, it'll be me and I'll be looking for you
Gonna look in the city where the lights are blue
Gonna search the countryside, and all the haystacks, too
We'll, if you see a new face on a totem pole
If you find a lump in your sugar bowl
I'm throwing rice at the girl that I love
After she just said "I do"
I'm throwing rice with a smile on my face
My heart is breaking in two
She's was my gal, he was my pal
But she loved him better somehow
I'll step aside after I've kissed the bride
I'm throwing rice at her now
She's was my gal, he was my pal
But she loved him better somehow
I'll step aside after I've kissed the bride
Hey! hey-hey!
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
That old midnight train oh, she's whinin' low
I'm so lonesome I think I'm gonna cry
Did you ever see the night so long
When time goes crawlin' by?
That old moon it just went behind the cloud
To hide it's face, hey and cry
Did you ever, ever see the robin weep
You know when leaves begin to die?
Well, that means he's lost the will to live
I'm gettin' so lonesome I, I-hi could cry
You know the old silence of an old fallin' star
Old Hank Williams said, 'It lights up a purple sky'
Hey woman, as I wonder where you are
Jerry Lee's so lonesome I think I'm gonna cry
(Instrumental & piano solo)
Yeah!
I get a-high (oh yes) blood pressure (oh yes)
When you call my name (oh yes)
Uh-uh-huh (oh yes)
I get a high (oh yes) blood pressure (oh yes)
When you call my name
(Oh, yes, oh yes)
I get a high blood pressure
Well, baby when you're by my side
Yes (yes) I get a-high (oh yes)
Blood pressure (oh yes) when you're by side (oh yes)
Uh-huh-huh (oh yes)
I get a-high (oh yes) blood pressure
When you speak to me (oh yes)
Uh-huh-huh (oh yes)
I get a-high blood pressure I can hardly see (oh yes)
Oh-ooh (oh yes)
I get a high blood pressure
Yes, baby when you get in my arms
Yes, get a high (oh yes) blood pressure
When you're in my arms (oh yes)
Uh-huh-huh (oh yes)
My eyes get to jumpin'
Up and down in a ring
My heart gets to jumpin'
Up and down as a spring
Chills run up and down my spine, it's true
My face startin' to sweatin, an it's
(All because a-you)
I get-a high (oh yes) blood pressure (oh yes)
'Cause my eyes go mad (oh yes) for you (oh yes)
My eyes start to jumpin'
It's a terrible strain
My heart gets to thumpin'
Up and down in pain
Chills run up and down my spine, it's true
My face startin' to sweatin' an it's
(All because a-you)
I get a high blood pressure
'Cause a I'm your man (oh yes) oh yes
(Oh yes)
(Oh yes)
(Oh yes)
(Uh-huh)
(Oh yes)
(Uh-huh)
(Oh yes)
(Uh-huh)
Fades -
(Ooooh)
(Ooooh-ooooh)
Down every road there's always one more city
I'm on the run, the highway is my home
I raised a lot of cane back in my younger days
While Mama used to pray my crops would fail
I'm a hunted fugitive with just two ways:
Outrun the law or spend my life in jail
(Chorus)
I'd like to settle down but they won't let me
A fugitive must be a rolling stone
Down every road there's always one more city
I'm on the run, the highway is my home
(solo)
I'm lonely but I can't afford the luxury
Of having one I love to come along
She'd only slow me down and they'd catch up with me
For he who travels fastest goes alone
(Chorus)
Well, some glad mornin' when life is over
I'll fly away
To a land where joy will never end
I'll fly away
Sing it with me now!
Oh, I'll fly away, oh glory
I'll fly away, in the mornin'
When I die, hallelujah, if I die
I'll fly away
(Instrumental & piano solo)
Well, there's just a few more
Worried days and then, neighbor
Old Jerry's gonna fly away
To a land where joy will never end
Whoa-oh, I'll fly away
Let me hear ya sing it, now!
Whoa, I'll fly away, oh glory
I'll fly away, fly away, in the mornin'
When I fly, hallelujah, by and by
I'll fly away
Well, I'll fly away, oh glory
I'll fly away, fly away, in the mornin'
When I die, hallelujah, by and by
Ah, it?s just another wasted mornin?
While I?m holdin? up the wall
Too much tequila makes me wonder
Why I?m headin? home at all
Get that honky tonk feelin?
Every time your arms grow cold
I suppose that?s the reason
I need a home away from home
So I?ll say one more time
And I hope you?ll understand
If I can?t find it in your arms, babe
I?m gonna find it where I can
I can?t refuse them lonely women
Lord, I know just how they feel
I suppose that?s the reason
What you been givin? me makes me feel
Honey, I?m gettin? that honky tonk feelin?
Every time your arms grow cold
And I suppose that?s the reason
I need a home away from home
So I?ll say it one more time, one more time
And I hope you?ll understand
If I can?t find it in your arms, babe
I?m gonna find it where I can
If I can?t find it in your arms, babe
I SAW HER STANDING THERE
WITH LITTLE RICHARD
WRITERS JOHN LENNON, PAUL McCARTNEY
She was just seventeen And you know what I mean And the way she looked was way beyond compare I couldn't dance with another When I saw her standing there Well she looked at me and I could see That before too long I fell in love with her I couldn't dance with another When I saw here standing there Well my heart went boom As I crossed that room And I held her hand in mine Oh we danced through the night And we held each other tight And before too long I feel in love with her I couldn't dance with another When I saw here standing there
Hey, hey, good lookin',
Whatcha got cookin'?
How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?
Hey, sweet baby,
Don't you think maybe
We could find us a brand new recipe?
I got a hot-rod Ford and a two-dollar bill
And I know a spot right over the hill.
There's soda pop and the dancin's free,
So if you wanna have fun come along with me.
Hey, good lookin',
Whatcha got cookin'?
How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?
I'm free and ready,
So we can go steady.
How's about savin' all your time for me?
No more lookin',
I know I've been tooken [sic].
How's about keepin' steady company?
I'm gonna throw my date-book over the fence
And find me one for five or ten cents.
I'll keep it 'til it's covered with age
'Cause I'm writin' your name down on every page.
Hey, good lookin',
Whatcha got cookin'?
well
I got a woman way over town that's good to me oh yeah
Say I got a woman way over town good to me oh yeah
She give me money when Im in need
Yeah she's a kind of friend indeed
I got a woman way over town that's good to me oh yeah
She saves her lovin early in the morning just for me oh
yeah
She saves her lovin early in the morning just for me oh
yeah
She saves her lovin just for me oh she love me so
tenderly
I got a woman way over town that's good to me oh yeah
Sax Solo
She's there to love me both day and night
Never grumbles or fusses always treats me right
Never runnin in the streets and leavin me alone
She knows a womans place is right there now in her home
I got a woman way over town that's good to me oh yeah
Say I got a woman way over town that's good to me oh
yeah
Oh she's my baby now don't you understand
Yeah and I'm her lover man
I got a woman way over town that's good to me oh yeah
A Don't ya know she's alright
A Don't ya know she's alright
she's alright she's alright
It don't hurt anymore
All my teardrops are dried
No more walkin' the floor
With that burnin' inside
Just to think it could be
Time has opened the door
And at last I am free
I don't hurt anymore
No use to deny I wanted to die
The day you said we were thru
But now that I find you're out of my mind
I can't believe that it's true
Well, I've forgotten somehow
That I cared so before
And it's wonderful now
I don't hurt anymore
No use to deny I wanted to die
The day you said we were thru
But now that I find you're out of my mind
I can't believe that it's true
Well, I've forgotten somehow
That I cared so before
And it's wonderful now
It started in fun, I needed someone
And now the hurt has begun
I was lonely and it all started in fun
She had left me and I needed just anyone
So it happened to be you
Someone I can tell my troubles to
And now we've gone too far, the hurt has begun
And I can't trust me in your arms anymore
It's not just another thrill like before
Every time your lips touch mine
We get closer all the time
And I can't trust me in your arms anymore
It started in fun, I needed someone
And now the hurt has begun
And I can't trust me in your arms anymore
It's not just another thrill like before
Every time your lips touch mine
We get closer all the time
But I can't seem to say goodbye
Gone is the sunshine we knew once before
Now we're just living our lives
But when it comes time dear
To walk out the door
Well, I can't seem to say goodbye
I can say, it's all right dear
We'll make it somehow
Let me hold you, try not to cry
I can whisper I love you
Till the day that I die
But I can't seem to say goodbye
I can whisper, it's all right dear
We'll make it, make it somehow
Let me hold you, but try not to cry
I can say, it's all right dear
Till the day that I die
If you've got a problem, I don't care what it is
If you need a hand, I can assure you this
I can help, I've got two strong arms, I can help
It would sure do me good to do you good
Let me help
It's a fact that people get lonely, ain't nothing new
But a woman like you, baby, should never have the blues
Let me help, I've got two for me, let me help
It would sure do me good to do you good
Let me help
When I go to sleep at night, you're always a part of my
dream
Holding me tight and telling me everything I want to hear
Don't forget me, baby, all you gotta do is call
You know how I feel about you, if I can do anything at
Let me help, if your child needs a daddy, I can help
It would sure do me good to do you good, let me help
When I go to sleep at night, you're always a part of my
dream
Holding me tight and telling me everything I want to hear
Don't forget me, baby, all you gotta do is call
You know how I feel about you, if I can do anything at
I CAN FEEL IT
WRITERS KEN BELL, TERRY SKINNER
How do I know you love me How do I know you care How do I know you're my girl When I'm not even there I can feel it (feel it) Nobody has to tell me so I can feel it (feel it) I feel it way down in my soul You don't have to say you love me Or tell me I'm your man You don't have to say a word girl To make me understand I can feel it (feel it) Nobody has to tell me so I can feel it (feel it) I feel it way down in my soul Girl now you best let me be your man Something worth loving for I know where it's coming from And I'm coming back for more I can feel it (feel it) Nobody has to tell me so I can feel it (feel it) I feel it way down in my soul When you put your arms around me And when you hold me tight I can tell you're lost around me And it makes everything alright I can feel it (feel it) Nobody has to tell me so I can feel it (feel it) I feel it way down in my soul I can feel it (feel it) Nobody has to tell me so I can feel it (feel it) I feel it way down in my soul Feel it Lord I feel it (feel it) Down in my soul (feel it) I said down in my soul That's where I feel it
All through the day I do okay until the night is in
The darken skies those mighty skies that's when my bravery ends
Forgetting you I'll never do honey I don't know how to start
What can I do I still love you and that's the hurtin' part
There's someone new and he's got you and that's the killin' part
When you were mine I was so blind I should have had a chart
Of do's and dont's of rights and wrongs that helped me hold your heart
Cause now you're gone and I'm alone and that's the hurtin' part
I hear your name I feel the pain and that's the cryin' part
Your precious face I can't erase Lord that's when my teardrops start
No I can't kill the way I feel down deep inside my heart
Your memory's a part of me and that's the hurtin' part
How's my ex, my ex treating you
Has she had time, time to find someone new
Any day now will be her last, son, I know from the past
'Cause I was once, once there too, how's my ex treating you?
Like the sand she moves with the tide
Your two arms will never keep her satisfied
You can't keep her satisfied
She'll use you just the way she used me too
But up till now how's my ex treating you?
Like the sand she moves with the tide
Your two arms will never keep her satisfied
She'll use you just the way you use her too
Lace up your boots and we'll broom on down
To a knocked out shack on the edge of town
There's an eight beat combo that just won't quit
Keep walkin' 'til you see a blue light lit
Fall in there and we'll see some sights
At the house of blue lights
There's fryers and broilers and Detroit barbecue ribs
But the treat of the treats
Is when they serve you all those fine eight beats
You'll want to spend the rest of your brights
Down at the house, the house of blue lights
We'll have a time and we'll cut some rug
While we dig those tunes like they should be dug
It's a real home comin' for all the "Cats"
Just trilly down a path of welcome mats
Fall in there and we'll see some sights
At the house of blue lights
There's fryers and broilers and Detroit barbecue ribs
But the treat of the treats
Is when they serve you all those fine eight beats
You'll want to spend the rest of your brights
I met her at a barroom queen down in Memphis
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
She had to heave me right across her shoulder
'Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind
It's just that ho-ho-honky tonk women
Hey gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
It's just that ho-ho-honky tonk women
Hey gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
I laid a divorcee in Detroit City
I had to put up some kind of a fight
And that lady then she covered me with roses
She blew my nose, then she blew my mind
Son, it's just that ho-ho-honky tonk women
I said gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
It's a ho-ho-honky tonk women
Oh, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
It's that ho-ho-honky tonk women
Oh, Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
It's a ho-ho-honky tonk women
I said gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
One more time
Why don't you just gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues?
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
Ah let 'em roll like a big wheel
In a Georgia cotton field
Honey hush.
Come in this house, stop all that yackety yack
Come in this house, stop all that yackety yack
Come fix my supper, don't want no talkin' back
Well, you keep on jabberin', you talk about this and
that
Well, you keep on jabberin', you talk about this and
that
I got news for you baby, you ain't nothin' but an alley
cat.
Turn off the waterworks, baby, they don't move me no
more
Turn off the waterworks, baby, they don't move me no
more
When I leave this time, I ain't comin' back no more.
Honey hush.
Come in this house, stop all that yackety yack
Come in here woman, stop all that yackety yack
Don't make me noivous [nervous], 'cause I'm holdin' a
baseball bat.
Singin' hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hillbilly fever goin' 'round
Good old mountain music's got me down
You hear guitar, fiddle
Boy, you're shakin' around
Hillbilly fever goin' 'round
Well, rock 'n' roll music's goin' 'round
When you feel it, ooh you can't sit down
Well, you gotta shake, break, oh yeah
This thing's goin' 'round the town
Rock 'n' roll music goin' 'round
(Roll yeah!)
Oh, country music's goin' 'round
You get the feelin', boy you can't sit down
Well, you rock to the right
You rock to the left
You feel so doggone good
Mmm, this country music's goin' 'round
Yeah, this country music's goin' 'round
Put on you’re high-heel sneakers, on that wig down on you’re head
Put on you’re high-heel sneakers, on that wig down on you’re head
‘Cause we’re goin’ out tonight baby, ooo-ooo, I’m pretty sure you’re gonna knock ‘em dead
Put on you’re red dress baby, ‘cause we’re goin’ out tonight, come on now!
Put on you’re red dress baby, we gonna go out tonight
And I’m gonna sharpen up my razor
‘Cause some cats might wanna fight
(Laughs)
(Piano solo)
Put on you’re high-heel sneakers, on that wig down on you’re head, come on now!
Put on you’re high-heel sneakers, honey why don’t you put that wig down on you’re head, whooo!
‘Cause we’re goin’ out tonight baby, ooh ooh, I’m pretty sure you’re gonna knock ‘em dead
Put on you’re red dress baby, ‘cause we’re goin’ out tonight, yeeaahh come on now!
Put on you’re red dress baby, we gonna go out tonight
And I’m gonna sharpen up my razor
Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
When I saw you walking down the street
I said that's a kind of girl I'd like to meet
She's so pretty, Lord she's fine
I'm gonna make her mine, all mine
Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
When you turned and walked away
Thats when I want to say
C'mon baby, give me a whirl
I want to know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
When you turned and walked away
Thats when I want to say
C'mon baby, give me a whirl
I want to know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey hey hey hey, baby
Heartache number 1 was when you...left me,
I never knew that I could hurt this way,
And heartache number 2,
Was when you...come back again,
You came back and never meant to stay.
Chorus
Now I've got heartaches by the number,
Troubles by the score,
Every day you love me less,
Each day I love you more,
Yes, I've got heartaches by the number,
A love that I can't win,
But the day that I stop counting,
That's the day my world will end.
Heartache number 3 was when you...called me,
And said that you was coming back to stay,
With hopeful heart I waited,
For your...knock on the door,
I waited but you must have lost your way.
I just moved in my new house today
Moving was hard but I got squared away
Bells started ringing and chains rattled loud
I knew I'd moved in a haunted house
Still I made up my mind to stay
Nothing was a-gonna drive me away
When I seen something that give me the creeps
Had one big eye and two big feet
I stood right still and I did the freeze
It did that old stroll right up to me
Made a noise with its feet
He said: "Hey boy, you better not be here when the
morning comes"
Yes, I'm gonna be here when the morning comes
I'll be right here, I ain't gonna run
I bought this old house, now I am boss
Ain't no haint's gonna run me off
In my kitchen my stove was a blazing hot
Coffee was a-boiling in the old pot
Oh, grease had melted in my hand
I had a hunk of meat in my hand
From out of space there stud a man
On the hot stove with the pots and pans
Oh, let me tell you right now son,
You better not hang around when the morning comes
Jerry Lee Lewis will be here when the morning comes
Ooooooh, I'll be right here, I ain't gonna run
I bought this house, now I am boss
I saw the harbor lights
They only told me we were parting
The same old harbor lights that once brought you to me
I watched the harbor lights
How could I help if tears were starting
Goodbye to tender nights beside the silv'ry sea
I long to hold you near and kiss you just once more
But you were on the ship and I was on the shore
Now I know lonely nights
For all the while my heart is whisp'ring
Some other harbor lights will steal your love from me
I long to hold you near and kiss you just once more
But you were on the ship and I was on the shore
Now I know lonely nights
For all the while my heart is whisp'ring
Let me tell you bout a girl I know she's my baby and she lives next door
Every morning fore the sun comes up she brings me coffee in my favorite cup
That's why I know yes I know hallelujah I just love her so
When I'm in trouble and I need a little friend
That woman she stricks by me to the end
Now you ask me how do I know I smile at you and say she told me so
That's why I know yes I know hallelujah I love her so
Oh now when she call me on the telephone and tell me baby I'm all alone
By the time I count from one to four to hear me knockin' upon her door
In the evening fore the sun goes down ain't nobody else a hangin' around
She kisses me and holds me tight and tells me pretty baby everything's all right
That's why I know yes I know hallelujah I just love her so
[ piano ]
Down in Lou-'si-an'er in the bright sunshine
They do a little boogie-woogie all the time;
They do...
[Chorus:]
The Hadacol Boogie (Hadacol Boogie)
The Hadacol Boogie (Hadacol Boogie)
The Hadacol Boogie
Makes you boogie-woogie all the time.
A-standin' on the corner with my bottle in my hand
And up steps a mama, said, my Hadacol man;
She done...
[Chorus]
I went down to the farm to rest about a week
But the farmer's wife, she got to walkin' in her sleep;
She done...
[Chorus]
If your radiator leaks and your motor stands still
Give 'er Hadacol and watch 'er boogie up the hill;
She'll do...
[Chorus]
The rooster and the hen, they were standin' in the
shade
The rooster done the boogie, while the hen laid the
egg;
He done...
[Chorus]
The other little chickens, they gathered around
They done the boogie-woogie, til the sun went down;
They done-
What a beautiful thought I am thinking concerning the
great speckled bird
Remember her name is recorded on the pages of God's holy
word
Desiring to lower her standards they watch every move
that she makes
But they long to find fault with her teaching but really
they find no mistakes
[ dobro - steel ]
I am glad I have learned of her meekness I am proud that
my name is on her book
For I want to be one never fearing the face of my
Saviour's true look
When he comes descending from heaven on the cloud as he
write in his word
I'll be joyfully carried to meet him on the wings of the
You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
Too much love drives a man insane You broke my will, but what a thrill
Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire
I laughed at love 'cause I thought it was funny
You came along and moved me honey
I've changed my mind, your love is fine
Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire
Kiss me baby, woo feels good
Hold me baby, wellllll I want to love you like a lover should
Your fine, so kind
I want to tell the world that your mine mine mine mine
I chew my nails and I twiddle my thumbs
I'm real nervous, but it sure is fun
Come on baby, drive my crazy
Last Saturday night, I got married
Me and my wife settled down
Now me and my wife have parted
I'm going to take another stroll down town
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene, goodnight
Goodnight Irene
Goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams
Sometimes, I live in the country
Sometimes, I live in town
Sometimes, I take a promotion
But I'll jump in the river and drown
Irene, goodnight
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight Irene
Goodnight Irene
Well, I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight.
Well, I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight,
I m gonna hold my baby as tight as I can,
tonight she'll know I'm a mighty, mighty man.
I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight.
I said meet me in a hurry behind the barm.
Don't you be afraid, I'll do you no harm.
I want you to bring along my rockin' shoes,
cause tonight I'm gonna rock away all the blues.
I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight.
SOLO
Well,c'mon and rock, rock, rock, rock.
c'mon and rock, rock, rock, rock.
Well, let's rock, rock, rock, rock.
C'mon and rock, rock, rock, rock.
Well,let's rock all my blues away.
Well,I heard the news, everybody's rockin' tonight.
Well,I heard the news, everybody's rockin' tonight,
I'm gonna hold my baby as tight as I can,
Tonight she'll know I'm a mighty, mighty man.
Good Golly Miss Molly, sure like to ball.
Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like to ball.
When you're rockin' and a rollin' can't hear your momma
call.
From the early early mornin' till the early early night
You can see Miss Molly rockin' at the house of blue
lights.
Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like to ball.
When you're rockin' and a rollin' can't hear your momma
call.
Well, now momma, poppa told me: "Son, you better watch
your step."
If I knew my momma, poppa, have to watch my dad myself.
Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like a ball.
When you're rockin' and a rollin' can't hear your momma
call.
I am going to the corner, gonna buy a diamond ring.
Would you pardon me if it's a nineteen carat golden
thing.
Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like a ball.
When you're rockin' and a rollin' can't hear your momma
call.
Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like a ball.
Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like a ball.
When you're rockin' and a rollin' can't hear your momma
Far across the blue waters
Lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old river Rhine
Where I loved her and left her
But I can't forget her
'Cause I miss my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein, Fraulein
Look up toward the heavens each night
When the stars seem to shine
By the same stars above you
I swear that I love you
You are my pretty Fraulein
When my memories wander
Away over yonder
To the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory
A face comes before me
The face of my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein, Fraulein
Walk down by the river
Pretend that your hand's holding mine
By the same stars above you
Folsom Prison Blues
by Johnny Cash
I hear the train a coming it's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
I'm stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging on
G7 C
But that train keeps rolling on down to San Antone
When I was just a baby my mama told me Son
Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
G7 C
When I hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and cry
I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
But I know I had it coming I know I can't be free
G7 C
But those people keep a moving and that's what tortures
Well if they freed me from this prison if that railroad
train was mine
I bet I'd move on over a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom Prison that's where I want to stay
G7 C
Yes old father time has done took its tole, at reducing the killer to nothing
but on the way I must admit , Hes had a little help from me
Ive seen my dreams die and fall like leaves when they turn brown
Ive fallen to the bottom workin' my way down
I climbed the ladder of success , that led to my distruction
I thought that fame and fortune was the key to happiness
but neighbors when I failed at love , I failed at life
the truth I finally found
fallen to the bottom workin' my way down
Im drowning in a river of mistakes and memories
A good womans love is what need now so desperatley
the mirror of my life (my god) reflects the blind fool I am
fallen to the bottom workin' my way down
Well the way is dark
The night is long
I don't care if I ever get home
I'm waiting
At the end of the road
Well the stars may not shine
Neither the moon
What the heck we don't want no blues
I'm waiting
At the end of the road
You can jump in my Ford and give it some gas
Pull out the throttle, don't give me no sass
Take you foot slap it on the floor
When you get here we'll rock some more
Oh The way is dark
The night is long
I don't care if I never get home
I'm waiting
At the end of the road
piano solo
guitar solo
You can jump in my Ford and give it some gas
Pull out the throttle, don't you give me no sass
Take you foot slap it on the floor
When you get here we'll rock some more
Well the way is dark
The night is long
I don't care if I ever get home
I'm waiting
In the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand
With an aching in my heart and my pockets full of sand
I'm a long way from home and I miss my loved ones so
In the early morning rain with no place to go
Out on runway number nine, big seven-o-seven set to go
But I'm stuck here in the grass with a pain that ever
grows
Now the liquor tasted good and the women all were fast
Well now there she goes my friend, she's a-rolling down
at last
Hear the mighty engines roar, see the silver wing on high
She's away and westward bound, far above the clouds
she'll fly
Where the morning rain don't fall and the sun always
shines
She'll be flying over my home in about three hours time
This old airport's got me down, it's no earthly good to
'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground, as cold and drunk as
I can be
You can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train
Now don't be ashamed of your age
And don't let the years get you down
That old game you knew, they still think of you
As the rounder in your own home town
Now don't mind the gray in your hair
Just think about all the fun you had puttin' it there
As for that old book of Tan, you've never skipped a page
So don't be ashamed of your age
Mr. George Jones, don't be ashamed of your age
Now listen here to me, Jerry Lee
Don't let your age get you down
While life ain't be gone until you're forty some
That's when you really start to go to town
Oh, don't wish to chew her leg
Why boy, you've lost more calcium they've ever had
Listen, you've graduated from that old sucker state
So don't be ashamed of your age
Don't be ashamed of your age
DRINKING CHAMPAGNE
WRITER BILL MACK
I'm drinking champagne, feeling no pain till early morning Dining and dancing with every pretty girl I can find And I'm having a fling with a pretty young thing till early morning Knowing tomorrow, I'll wake up with you on my mind. Guilty conscience, I guess though I must confess I never loved you much when you were mine. So I'll keep drinking champagne, feeling no pain till early morning Dining and dancing with every pretty girl I can find And I'm having a fling with a pretty young thing till early morning Knowing tomorrow, I'll wake up with you on my mind. Guilty conscience, I guess though I must confess I never loved you much when you were mine. So I'll keep drinking champagne, feeling no pain till early morning Dining and dancing with every pretty girl I can find And I'm having a fling with a pretty young thing till early morning Knowing tomorrow, I'll wake up with you on my mind. Knowing tomorrow, I'll wake up with you on my mind...
Down in New Orleans where everything's fine
All them cats is drinkin' that wine
Drinkin' that mess is their delight when they get drunk
Start singin' all night
Drinkin' wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin' wine
Wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin' wine
Wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin' wine
Pass that bottle to me
Now I've got a nickel, have you got a dime?
Let's get together and get a little wine
Some buys a gallon some buys a quart
When you buy black beer, now you're doin' things smart
Drinkin' wine spo-dee-o-dee
Down on Rempart Street in Willie's den
He would sell but a gill of gin
One cat wanted a bottle of wine
He hooked that cat for a dollar and a dime
Sweet dream baby
Sweet dream baby
Sweet dream baby
How long must I dream?
Dream baby, got me dreamin' sweet dreams
The whole day through
Dream baby, got me dreamin' sweet dreams
Night time too
I love you and I'm dreamin' of you
That won't do
Dream baby, make me stop my dreamin'
You can make my dreams come true
Sweet dream baby
Sweet dream baby
Sweet dream baby
How long must I dream?
Dream baby, got me dreamin' sweet dreams
The whole day through
Dream baby, got me dreamin' sweet dreams
Night time too
I love you and I'm dreamin' of you
That won't do
Dream baby make me stop my dreamin'
You can make my dreams come true
Sweet dream baby
Sweet dream baby
Sweet dream baby
How long must I dream?
Sweet dream baby
Sweet dream baby
You know I can be found sittin' home all alone
If you can't come around a least please telephone
Don't be cruel to a heart that's true
Baby if I made you mad for somethin' I might have said
Please let's forget the past the future looks bright ahead
Don't be cruel I got a heart so true
I don't want no other love honey it's just you I'm thinkin' of
Let's walk up to the preacher and let us say I do
Then you gonna have me baby I got a little bitty your love too
And don't don't don't don't be cruel
I don't want no other love honey it's just you I'm thinkin' of
Hey don't stop thinkin' about me and don't make me feel this way
Come on over here and love me you know what I want you to say
Don't be cruel to a heart that's true
Well I don't want no other love honey it's just you I'm thinkin' of
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Don't be cruel to a heart that's true don't be cruel to a heart that's true
DELILAH
WRITERS BARRY MASON, LES REED
Delilah I saw the light On the night That I passed by her window I saw the flickering shadow Of love on her blind She was my woman As she decieved me I watched and went out of my mind My my my Delilah Why why why Delilah I could see, that girl Was no good for me But I was lost like a slave That no man could free At break of day When that man drove away I was waiting I crossed the street to her house And she opened the door She stood there laughing I felt the knife in my hand And she laughed no more My my my Delilah Why why why Delilah So before they come To break down the door Forgive me Delilah I just couldn't take any more Forgive me Delilah I just couldn't take any more
Now when you go down in deep elem
Put your money in your shoes
Cause the women in deep elem got the deep elem blues
Refr.
Hey pretty mama, your daddy’s got the deep elem blues
Now let me tell you something mama, your daddy’s got
those deep elem blues.
Now when you walk in to the corner, put your head up on
me right
When you found your lovin daddy baby, you’ll not commin
back
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Guitar Solo
Well, once I had a sweetheart, who ment the world to me
But she went down in deep elem, now she’s not the girl
for me.
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Piano solo
Now let me tell you something baby, you sure look mighty
fine.
But when you go down in deep elem, well, you wastin’ all
my time
You thought shed care for you and so you acted smart
Go on an break, you crazy heart
You lived on promises I knew would fall a part
Go on and break you crazy heart.
You never would admit you were mis tak-en
You didnt even know, the chances you were takin
I knew you couldnt win, I told you from the start
Go on and break you crazy heart.
I knew youd wake up and find her missin
I tried my best to warn you, but you wouldnt listen
You told me I was wrong, you thought that you were smart
Corrina, Corrina, where you been so long
Corrina, Corrina, where you been so long
Ain't had no lovin', girl, since you been gone
I love Corrina, tell the world I do
I love Corrina, tell the world I do
But I pray every night, Corrina will love me too
Oh Corrina, Corrina,
Corrina, Corrina,
Corrina, Corrina,
Corrina, I love you so
Oh Corrina, Corrina,
Corrina, Corrina,
Corrina, Corrina,
Corrina, I love you so
I left Corrina, 'way 'cross the sea
I left Corrina, 'way 'cross the sea
If you see that woman, send her back to Jerry Lee
Oh Corrina, Corrina,
Corrina, Corrina,
Corrina, Corrina,
Corrina, I love you so
Oh Corrina, Corrina,
Corrina, Corrina,
Corrina, Corrina,
To-night I'm Burning Old Love Letters Photographs And
Memories Of You
Hoping Somehow I'll Feel Better
And When The Smoke Is Gone I Won't Want You
Burning Memories Teardrops Fall While I Am Burning
Memories
Burning All The Memories Of You That I Can't Use
My Heart To You No Longer Matters
And I Can't Live On Memories
Into The Fire Goes Dreams You Shattered
And When The Smoke Is Gone Then I'll Be Free
Burning Memories Teardrops Fall While I Am Burning
Memories Burning All The Memories Of You That I Can't
If you?re here 'cause you love me
And not just because
Things didn?t work out with him
If you've had sweet dreams of me
And where we left off
Come on in, come on in
If you've come back forever
And if you're sincere
If you?ll be satisfied with one man
If you?ve got it together
And you?re bringing it here
Come on in, come on in
I?ve been missing the fire
In your ocean green eyes
And the love words you whispered back then
If you can still say you love me
After telling those lies
Come on in, come on in
It?s the worst kind of Hell
Since we?re living apart
I don?t think I can take it again
If you swear that you'll love me
I?ll open my heart
Come on in, come on in
Come on in, darlin'
I'm giving a party tonight
With champagne and pink party lights
I hope you'll attend if you're free
Come as you were before you stopped loving me
The party is B.Y.O.L.
So bring your old love you once felt
Don't bother to R.S.V.P.
Just come as you were before you stopped loving me
If you're sorry you hurt me
Honey, you've seen the light
Do me a party favor
And love me tonight
My party, it would be such fun
If only you'll just say you'll come
If here is where you belong
Come as you were before you stopped loving me
Hey, hey, hey
A bright array of city lights as far as I can see
The great white way shines through the night for lonely guys like me
The cabaretes and honky tonks their flashing signs invite
A broken heart to lose itself in the glow of city lights
Lights that say forget her name in a glass of cherry wine
Lights that offer other girls for empty arms like mine
They paint a pretty picture of a world that's gay and bright
But it's just a mask of loneliness behind those city lights
The world was dark and God made stars to brighten up the night
Did the God who put those stars above make those city lights
Did he make a place for men to cry when things don't turn out right
Are we just supposed to run and hide behind those city lights
Lights that say forget her love in a different athmosphere
Lights that lure are nothing but a masquarade for tears
They paint a pretty picture but my arms can't hold them tight
CAROLINA SUNSHINE GIRL
(Jimmie Rodgers)
« © '28 Peer International, BMI »
Moon moon I can see you sinking low
You make me think of a sweetheart a little girl that I love so
After I wonder the whole night through wondering if you think of me
Why am I lonesome thinking of someone I'm thinking only of you
My Carolina sunshine girl you have turned my heart to stone
My Carolina sunshine girl you have left me all alone
I wonder why I sit and cry
When I really should laugh at your photograph
For you're the sweetest angel in this world
And I love love love you my Carolina sunshine girl
I wonder why I sit and cry
When I really should laugh at your little old photograph
For you're the sweetest angel in this world
I let my heart fall into careless hands
oh Careless hands broke my heart in two
You held my dreams like worthless grains of sand
Oh Careless hands don't care when dreams slip through
I brought you joy
And girl I loved you so
But all that sunshine didn't make the roses grow
If you don't change
Someday you'll know the sorrow
of careless hands
That can't hold onto love
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I brought you joy
And girl I loved you so
But all that sunshine didn't make the roses grow (break)
If you don't change
Someday you'll know the sorrow
of careless hands
I like to do me a little rock, do me a little roll
Country boogie woogie God is deep down in my soul
But it's good, got a hold on me
And I'm the boogie, woogie, boogie, boogie
Boogie, woogie man from Tennessee
Hey woman, let me catch you bulldog, let me take your bone
Shake it for ya, break it for ya all night long
It's got a hold on me
And I'm your boogie, woogie, boogie, boogie
Boogie, woogie man from Tennessee, yeah baby
Was born in Louisiana in the middle of a swamp
I'm like a backwater bullfrog, I'm ready to jump
Thank God, it's got a hold on me
I'm your boogie, woogie, boogie, boogie
Boogie, woogie man from Tennessee
Play it Kenny
Oh Lord, I love to boogie, I damn sure love to boogie
But oh, boogie, woogie
I'm your boogie, woogie, boogie, boogie
Well, it's one for the money,
Two for the show,
Three to get ready,
Now go, cat, go.
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my Blue suede shoes.
Well, you can knock me down,
Step in my face,
Slander my name
All over the place.
Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh,
Honey, lay off of my shoes
Don't you step on my Blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.
You can burn my house,
Steal my car,
Drink my liquor
From an old fruitjar.
Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh,
Honey, lay off of my shoes
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
Left at the door of a stranger
I was left there in the middle of the night
left by someone who couldnt keep me
but what she did turned out just right
in a little southern town by a river
in a building called sheer croppers shack
lord i was raised from a babe to manhood
by a mama who was black
to me she was my mama
though blood didnt do this
she had love that was more than sufficient
from a mama who was black
I never knew brothers and sisters
I never had a dad to call my own
but as long lord as i can remember
black mama she made a good home
Im sure that most folks it looked different
when they saw me upon her old knee
for as I grew up and we traveled around
when they saw black mama and me
to me she's still my mama
I know blood I could never do that
but I had love that was more than sufficient
by a mama who was black
I recieved a message of sadness
I ran to her side right away
but before I could speak with her
black mama passed away
today for me neighbors is a sad one
as I stand with my tears running free
her life here on earth is over
god took black mama from mama
to me she was my mama
though blood didnt do that
she had love that was more than sufficient
from a mama who was black
but I had love that was more than sufficient
Big legged woman
Keep your dresses down
You've got something baby
That'll make a fool dog a hound
She rolls in her bedding
Like she rolls her biscuit dough
She lay down so easy
'Til she got to have litlle more
Oh big legged mama
Ooooh, keep your dresses down
Don't stop me now mama
You've got somethin' baby
Mmm, make a fool dog a hound
Well, let me tell ya tell ya tell ya somethin'
What I'm talking' about
I bet my bottom dollar
There ain't a cherry in this house
Oh, big legged mama
Keep your dresses down
Mmm, if'n I don't stop drillin' on ya baby
I can tell by the way you're a little bit lonesome baby, just like Jerry Lee
It's just like someone that you're needing to forget
Honey, that's the same thing with me I've been wanderin' baby why don't we?
Just make believe it ain't the first time we have met
And before the night is over you're gonna be in love
I bet you by the mornin', I'll be the only one that you'll be thinkin' of
So we will, will come together as close as fingers in a glove
And before the night is over you gonna be in love
[Piano solo]
Woooo!
[Piano solo]
Play a little piano I hear!
[Piano and organ break]
Yeah!
[Guitar break]
Honey I can tell, Jerry Lee can tell, somebody might put that lady there right through to hell
And she can use a little tenderness these things I know
O if you feel that it's wrong Lord I could be comin' on a little bit too strong
Just let me know I'll pack my jump I just might go
[Guitar and instrumental break]
But before the night is over, you gonna be in love
I bet you by the mornin', I'll be the only one that you'll be thinkin' of
So we will come together as close as fingers in a glove
And before the night is over
I said before the night is over
Hey girl before the night is over you gonna be in love
If he brings you happiness
thenI wish you both the best
It's your happiness that matters most of all
But if he ever breaks your heart
if the teardrops ever start
I'll be there before the next teardrop falls
Though it hurts to let you go
darling I want you to know
That I'll stand by you if ever you should call
And if I should ever hear
that he made you shed a tear
I'll be there before the next teardrop falls
I'll be there anytime
you need me by your side
To dry away every teardrop that you cried
If he ever leaves you blue
just remember I love you
I'll be there before the next teardrop falls
I see the bad moon arising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin'.
I see bad times today.
Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.
I hear hurricanes ablowing.
I know the end is coming soon.
I fear rivers over flowing.
I hear the voice of rage and ruin.
Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.
All right!
Hope you got your things together.
Hope you are quite prepared to die.
Looks like we're in for nasty weather.
One eye is taken for an eye.
Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.
Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
Now listen here baby to what old Jerry Lee has to say
Cause baby Jerry don't talk this nonsense to everyone
I want you to get out on this dance floor with me now
And now hold me close baby hold me close
In a tumbled move baby you move too
Baby you move me girl oh hold me close yeah
[ piano ]
Mhm baby hold me close don't you move your feet
Just a move it slow baby to that old rockin' beat
And don't you say a word mhm honey just just hold me close
Oh baby hold me close dance the night away
Honey I want you to just breathe a little deep mhm you know what to say
Mhm when the band is gone honey we can still rock on
Easy now honey hold me close honey hold me tight
Squeeze old Jerry Lee all through the doggone night
Oh you know what I mean honey I can't stand much of this I might go plumb crazy
Easy now rrrrrrr uh huh huh
Oh you look so doggone good baby you turn me up and I don't mean maybe
Ah ha hha ha oh honey come on now let's go one time
Oh baby shake that thing hold me tight
I want you to hold me a little bit tighter baby all through the night
I can't stand much of this baby oh I might go plumb crazy now darlin'
Oh hold me close that's the way baby
BABY BABY BYE BYE
Writers Jerry Lee Lewis, Hughie Piano Smith
Ev'rything I say, is wrong
Ev'ry'thing I do, goes wrong
My honey's tellin' me, 'So long'
What am I gonna do?
'Cause there's just no more dreams you dream
No more tears to cry-hi-hi
Nothin' left to say, but
Baby baby, bye bye
I once was your sweetheart
Now you found a new sweetheart
Hate to see ya break my heart
But if you must go, then go
'Cause there's just no more dreams to dream
No more tears to cry-hi-hi
Nothin' left to say but,
Baby baby, bye bye
('Cause there's just, no more dreams to dream)
(No more tears to cry)
(Nothin' left to say but)
(Baby baby, bye bye)
I'll do my best to, get by
I'll do my best to, get by
I'll love you'til I die
Here all left along
'Cause just no more dreams to dream
No more tears to cry-hi-hi
Nothin' left to say but,
Baby baby, bye bye
One by one they're turning out the lights
I've been feedin' that old jukebox just to hold you tight
Guess it's for the best, I just put in my last dime
Heard you whisper "We'll meet again another place, another time"
Chairs are stacked all over tables and it's closing time they say
I could wait right here forever if they'd only let me stay
Anywhere would be much better than that old lonely room of mine
And a sleepless night a waitin' for another place, another time
Won't that room of mine be a lonely place to be?
After I've been so used to holding you so close to me
And won't that old stairway be a little hard to climb
To a lonely room to wait for another place, another time?
Won't that old stairway be a little hard to climb
Am I to be the one that your heart picks
Or do you keep me near you just for kicks
Well, I don't think it's fair in any way
I got to have an answer right away
Am I to be the one
Am I to be the one that wins your heart?
I'm feeling like a leaf hanging on a vine
And it's about to make me lose my mind
Now, if I am the one baby, you would choose
Then let me run around and spread the news
Am I to be the one
Am I to be the one that wins your heart?
You got me so upset, it's a hard to sleep
I'm sitting down at dinner but I still can't eat
Can hardly knot my tie or lace my shoes
Now, if I'm in a race, will I win or lose
Am I to be the one
Am I to be the one that wins your heart?
I'm pleading and I'm begging like a natural man
If you can't help me baby, no one can
I know how much I care and you do to
But I can't say a word till I hear from you
Am I to be the one
Am I to be the one that wins your heart?
Am I to be the one
Alvin
I think you just blowed your cool Alvin
son youre the number one fool oh yeahh
shes in love with that boy next door Alvin
she dont love you anymore
you know the one alvin why he just moved into the neighborhood
and shot you out of that saddle
Alvin looks like its all over now (its all over son)
hey Alvin I think she broke the vows that were made
but son I wouldnt worry I aint as bad as it may seem
why she's fickle alvin and it was only a teenage dream
It was only yesterday
that I noticed a sudden change
Even tonight when you touched me,
everything seems strange
I've been worried for a long time,
that something might go wrong
Oh, it's happening,
I know it's happening
All the good is gone
All the good is gone
from the love we shared together
All the tenderness
has disappeared from your lovin' heart
And now, I'll start lookin'
for another to take your place
And when each time I hold her
and feel her warm embrace
Warm memories of our good times,
when I loved you for so long
I remember, yes I remember
all the good is gone
Yes, I remember, honey I remember
Why ride jockey on a real fast horse
Doin' ninety miles 'round the Derby course
When the crazy horse begins to real and rock
For a cute little filly in some bobby socks
Night long, baby all night long
Real big wheel, drivin' a Cadillac
Pull over to the curves, bend the front seat back
Grabbed my baby, squeezed her big and strong
I said, we're gonna be here all night long
Night long, baby all night long
Well, up in Washington, been to the President
When the secret service let me in on a hint
We got sure proof, your baby done you wrong
She's been runnin' 'round, yeah all night long
Night long, baby all night long
Well, I freezed all pallid in an aeroplane
Doin' three hundred miles flyin' through the rain
Passed a cute little filly (angel) on cloud number nine
Said, come on daddy I'm gonna make you mine
Night long, baby all night long
I said all night long, yeah, all night long
Now won't you say, let's to get together
Well I've took enough pills for big Memphis town
Ol' Jerry Lee's dranked enough whiskey to lift any ship off the ground
I'll be the first to admit, sure do wish these people would quit it
You know its tough enough
To straightin' up when these idiots won't leave you alone
Jerry Lee Lewis's life, would make a damn good country song
I've always done my best, I've tried to walk tall, walk on Killer
But when the evening was over I was drunk stumbling into walls
Well I know I've earned my reputation
Can't they see I've found my salvation?
I guess they'd rather prove me wrong
My life would make a damn good country song
Lets get it now
I've had my share of women but they always seem to leave
Gonna put me another quarter in the ol' pinball machine
Well I know the ol' Killers been wrong
That ol' change came over me took too long
My life would make a damn good country song
Everybody tells me love is blind
Maybe so 'cause I refuse to see
Everybody tells me things you do
But I don't care 'cause I'm a fool for you
It doesn't really matter what you are
It only matters what you are to me
Maybe I'm not wise enough to see
But where would love be without fools like me
Maybe lovin' you that's not so smart
'Cause maybe bein' you break my heart
I really should've loved you but I'd knew
And I keep stop 'cause I'm a fool for you
I only hope this time your love is real
'Cause I can't ever change the way I feel
Maybe, maybe I'm not wise enough to see
Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain
Every dream has only brought me pain
All my life I've always been so blue
Born to lose, and now I'm losing you
Born to lose, it seems so hard to bear
How I long to always have you near
You've grown tired and now you say we're through
Born to lose, and now I'm losing you
Born to lose, my every hope is gone
It's so hard to face an empty dawn
You were all the happiness I knew
Born to lose, and now I'm losing you
There's no use to dream of happiness
All I see is only loneliness
All my life, I've always been so blue
For your poison love has stained the life blood
in my heart and soul dear
And I know my life will never be the same
For my pleading has all been in vain
for you and you alone dear
And you know that you are guilty of the same.
Into each life a love is born for one
and one alone dear
The love I chose was surely not for me
For your poison love has stained the life blood
in my heart and soul dear
And I know our love was never meant to be.
But still my heart cries out for you
and you alone my darling
It makes me never ever let you go
But my pleading has all been in vain
for your and you alone dear
Your cheatin' heart will make you weep
You'll try and try and try to sleep
But sleep won't come the whole night through
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
When tears come down like falling rain
You'll toss around and call my name
You're gonna walk the floor the way I do
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
When tears come down like falling rain
You'll toss around and call my name
You're gonna walk the floor the way I do
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
I saw her standin' on the corner
A yellow ribbon in her hair
I couldn't stop myself from shoutin
Look a-there! Look a-there!
Look a-there! Look a-there!
Young blood, young blood, young blood
I can't get you out of my mind
I took one look and I was fractured
I tried to walk but I was lame
I tried to talk but I just stuttered
What's your name? What's your name?
What's your name? What's your name?
Young blood, young blood, young blood
I can't get you out of my mind
What crazy stuff! She looked so tough
I had to follow her all the way home
Then things went bad, I met her dad
He said, you'd better leave my daughter alone
I couldn't sleep a wink for tryin'
I saw the rising of the sun
And all night my heart was cryin'
You're the one, you're the one
You're the one, you're the one!
Young blood, young blood, young blood
Yeah you're all too ugly tonight
Why there ain't a decent one in sight
You won't win no ribbon
You can't win no prize
You're all too ugly here tonight
You're all as ugly you can't believe
Go ahead, get up off your old rusty knees
The answer is "No!", I've got a better place to go
You're all too ugly here tonight
So mama put on another pot of coffee
Put those little babies to bed
You know the crazies and the freaks
You won't believe whats on the streets
I'm comin' on home to you instead!
'Cause the're all too ugly tonight
Why there ain't a decent one in sight
You can't win no ribbon
No way to win no prize
You're all too ugly tonight
So put on another pot of coffee
Put those precious babies to bed
Why the crazies and the freaks
Girl you won't believe whats on the streets
I'm comin' on home mama to you instead!
'Cause the're all as ugly as sin
Why even dracula wouldn't be caught with one of them!
Outstanding in the field
Of things that are unreal
It's all too ugly tonight
The news is out all over town
That you've been seen out runnin' around
I know that I should leave, but then
I just can't go, you win again
This heart of mine could never see
What everybody knows but me
Just trusting you was my great sin
What can I do? You win again
Yes, this heart of mine could never see
What everybody knows but me
Just trusting you was my great sin
Taking in consideration honey all that we've been through
A thousand gossip touted tongues can't stop my loving you
You broke the chains of misery that had me tightly bound
Yes you helped me up when the world let me down
You helped me up and stood by me everyway our luck was down
My party friends from the party days no longer were around
You saw in me a quality that no one else has found
Yes you helped me up when the world let me down
[ piano ]
You helped me up and stood by me everyway our luck was down
Through your eyes you saw a king and the world saw only a clown (yes they did)
My problems all were solved the day your sweet love Jerry found
Yes you helped me up when the world let me down
(What my woman can't do can't be done)
Well it amazes me how she can change my mind
When it seems to be impossible my God she can do it everytime
And the way she always loves me she's got that down perfect too
I keep asking myself what is it that lady can't do
She brightens any room she walks inside (yes she does)
And the way she comes in smiling you'd think she'd never every cry
She still looks as young and pretty as she did the day we met
If there's one thing bad about her
I tell her I ain't ever found it yet (haha think about it)
What can't do can't be done
If there's ever been a darlin' Jerry Lee's findin' one (yes he does)
She beats all I've ever seen she's the champion of our team
What my woman can't do can't be done
Well you can have her I don't want her she didn't love me anyway
She only wanted someone to play with Jerry Lee wanted a love to stay
Well if you get stuck with the wrong woman there's only one thing that you can do
Just dig a hole jump right in it pull the ground right over you
You can have her (you can have her) I don't want her (I don't want her),
She didn't love me (she didn't love me ) anyway (anyway)
She only wanted (she only wanted) someone to play with (someone to lay with)
But all I wanted (but all I wanted) was love to stay (was love to stay)
The girl I love she up and left me she ran away with ol' Jerry Lee's best friend
Come home at night just for an hour
When day light comes when day light comes she's gone again
You can have her (you can have her)...
Life without love is mighty empty but confession's good for the old soul
I'd rather have love that I can cling to than have the world and all of it's gold
(You can have her) you can have her...
If I promise you to straightin' up and put my life in order
If I swear to you woman on bendin' knees I won't hurt you again
If I become the kind of man that you want me to be
Would you take another chance on me?
The good Lord knows, I've done you wrong, I've asked Him to forgive me
Deep inside I think He would darlin', if you could do the same
If I could take back all the things that caused you misery
Would you take another chance on me?
Would you take another chance on me?
I've paid for my mistake
Would you take another chance on me?
Or have I changed too late?
I've been a fool woman for hurting you
But God can't You see I'm sorry?
If you were only mine again
I'd make it up to you
But my past keeps blinding you
If you could only see
Would you take another chance on me?
Who's gonna play this old piano after I'm not here
Who's gonna sing these sad songs to you cause your eyes to fill with tears
Who's gonna keep these ivories talking like Jerry's doing now
Who's gonna play this old piano after my last bow
When that final curtain falls and someday Lord it will
Who's take my place on that stage when everything is hushed and still
Who's gonna touch these keys with feelin' really get to you
Who's gonna play this old piano when my time is through
[ horns ]
We've laughed and you know we've cried together done a million shows
So I kinda think like I have every single right to know
Who's gonna keep this music going who will carry on
WHO WILL THE NEXT FOOL BE
WRITER CHARLIE RICH
Woman, when you get rid of me
Who will the next fool be?
I know, I know, I know, I know
There's things I gotta know 'bout the woman I love
And after all is said and done
Girl, you wouldn't be satisfied with anyone
So when you get rid of me
Who will the next fool be?
Will he believe all those lies?
End up like me, with tears in his eyes?
I know, I know, I know, I know
There's things I gotta know 'bout the woman I love so
After all is said and done
Hey, girl, you wouldn't be satisfied with anyone
So when you get through playin' with me
Who will the next fool be?
Will he believe all those lies?
End up like me, with tears in his eyes?
I know, I know, I know, I know
There's things I gotta know 'bout the woman I love so
You know, after all is said and done
Girl, you wouldn't be satisfied with anyone
When you get rid of me
(C)Not long ago you held our babies (F)bottle
But the (G7)one your holding now is a different (C)kind
You just sit and waite to be some bodys (F)baby
And it (G7)all depends on who will buy the (C)wine
Chorus:
Who (F)ever sets them up and tips the (C)waittress
Your kind of love just might as well be (G7)blind
You'll (C)never know who's lips you'll soon be (F)kissing
And it (G7)all depends on who will buy the (C)wine
Verse 2:
Your (C)kind of life you live, since you (F)left me
I'm (G7)sure it's not the life, you thought you (C)chose
That honky tonky world is not so (F)flashey
WHEN YOU WORE A TULIP (AND I WORE A BIG RED ROSE)
WRITER JACK MAHONEY
Well I met you in a garden, in an old Kentucky town.
That sun was shining down.
Honey you wore, a gingham gown.
I caressed you as I placed a yellow tulip in your hair,
And upon my coat you pinned, a rose so rare....
When you wore a tulip, A sweet yellow tulip,
And I wore a big red rose,
When you caressed me, 'twas then Lord He blessed me,
What a feeling, no one knows.
You made life cheery, When you called me dearie,
It was down where the blue grass grows,
Your lips were sweeter than juleps, When you wore a tulip,
Well, it's late and she's waiting
And I know I should go home
But ev'ry time I start to leave
They play another Jerry Lee song, yes, they do
Somebody'll buy another round
And with every drinks are free
What made Milwaukee famous
Has made a fool out of me
Baby's begged me not to go
A thousand times before
She says love and happiness
Just don't live behind those swinging doors
Now she's gone and I'm to blame
Too late, I finally see
What's made Milwaukee famous
Has made a loser out of me
Baby's beggin' me not to go
So many times before
She says love and happiness
Can't live behind those honky tonk doors
Now she's gone and I'm to blame
Too late, I finally see
What's made Milwaukee famous
Has made a loser out of me
What's made Milwaukee famous
UP UP AND AWAY
WRITER JIMMY WEBB
Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon We could float among the stars together, you and I For we can fly we can fly Up, up and away My beautiful, my beautiful balloon The world's a nicer place in my beautiful balloon It wears a nicer face in my beautiful balloon We can sing a song and sail along the silver sky For we can fly we can fly Up, up and away My beautiful, my beautiful balloon Suspended under a twilight canopy We'll search the clouds for a star to guide us If by some chance you find yourself loving me We'll find a cloud to hide us We'll keep the moon beside us Love is waiting there in my beautiful balloon Way up in the air in my beautiful balloon If you'll hold my hand we'll chase your dream across the sky For we can fly we can fly Up, up and away My beautiful, my beautiful balloon Balloon... Up, up, and away.....
A Wop-bop-a-loo-mop alop-bam-boom
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bam boom
I got a girl, named Sue,
She knows just what to do
I got a girl, named Sue,
She knows just what to do
I bop to the east, She bop to the west, but
she's the girl
That I love the best.
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bam boom
I got a girl, named Daisy,
She almost drives me crazy
I got a girl, named Daisy,
She almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me ,
Yes indeed
Boy you don't know,
What she's doing to me
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bam boom
I got a girl, named Daisy,
She almost drives me crazy
I got a girl, named Daisy,
She almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me ,
Yes indeed
Boy you don't know,
What she's doing to me
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
Tutti Frutti, o rutti
That's my man
hahaha
Alright
Yey, you're sure lookin good baby
I wanna tell you a story
'Bout a man I other know
If you wan't a little lovin'
You gotta start real slow
She're gonna love you tonight now
If you just treat her right now
Oh, sqeeze her real gentle
You're gotta make her feel good
Tell her that you love her
Like a know you should
'Couse if you don't treat her right
She won't love ya tonight
Now if you practice my metod
Just as hars as you can
You're gotta get at repitition
As a doggone lovin' man
And you're gonna be so glad at the night that you
treated that woman right!
WohohoHo-o-o-oo
Haha
Oh yea
That's right
All night
So tight
That's RIGHT!
Oh yea
HeyHey
Hoho
All Right
One more time, Let’s go!
Oh, yea
hehehe
hohoYea
Let’s get it
Hahaha
Oh, yea
Alright
Oh, yea
Alright, Alright, Alright Alright, Alright
Seven thirty seven
Comin' out of the sky
Won't you take me down to Memphis
On a midnight ride?
I wanna move
Playin' in a travelin' band, oh yeah
I'm flyin' 'cross the land, tryin' to get a hand
Playin' in a travelin' band
Take me to the hotel
Baggage gone, oh, well
Come on, come on
Won't you get me to my room?
I wanna move
Playin' in a travelin' band, oh yeah
Well, I'm flyin' 'cross the land, tryin' to get a hand
Playin' in a travelin' band
Listen to the radio
Talk 'bout the late show
Someone got excited
Won't you call the State Militia?
Wanna move
Playin' in a travelin' band, oh yeah
I'm flyin' 'cross the land, tryin' to get a hand
Playin' in a travelin' band
Here come again
On a Saturday night
Oh with your fussin' and your fightin'
Won't you get me to there right?
I wanna move
Playin' in a travelin' band, oh yeah
I'm flyin' 'cross the land, tryin' to get a hand
Playin' in a travelin' band
Well, I'm playin' in a travelin' band
I'm playin' in a travelin' band
Won't you give us all a hand?
I gotta hand, got a hand, give a hand
Playin' in a travelin' band
I'm playin' in a travelin' band
Playin' in a travelin' band
I'm flyin' 'cross the land, tryin' to get a hand
Today I can feel it touching home
Today pain became a real life hurting thing
And the choir of loneliness sang me a song
Now I know just what it means to lose a lifetime dream
'Cause today, I can feel it touching home
No longer do I wonder, why men have lost their minds
Or wind up in a jungle of flashing neon signs
Now I know just how long a man can last when love is gone
'Cause today I can feel it touching home
No longer do I wonder, why men have lost their minds
Or wind up in a jungle of flashing neon signs
Now I know just how long a man can last when love is gone
'Cause today I can feel it touching home
'Cause today I can feel it touching home
Thirteen at the table to honor of the man
He broke the bread and he poured the blood red wine
He blessed the food and told them this'll be his final supper
And he told them all to love their fellow men
The story starts where it was nearly ended it's the greatest story told to all mankind
We took the only one on earth that ever really matter
And when we were through he had been crucified
He was a carpenter who mended broken body brought here by our creators master plan
He walked this earth and he never ever tried to hurt another
But when we were through he had been crucified
Thirteen at the table...
Well they took him on a cross to a calvary Mary watched the stone by night and day
An angel came and told her on third day he had risen
But watch neighbors cause he's coming back this way
Waiting for the day of his returning he's right waiting for the dew to hit the ground
You'll never know just when it comes until it's all around you
Let's be prepared when he comes back around
Well there'll be thirteen at the table...
I wake up in the morning I'm still crying.........yes I am
And on my lips I can taste your goodnight kiss
In my room the fragrance of your perfume lingers
And I know there must be more to love than this
I look across my lonely room and see your picture
Your loving smiling face I know I miss.......yes I would darlin'
And I remember to another you're still married
And I know there must be more to love than this
SOLO TIME___________________________
The ringing phone sounds like the doorbell to heaven.........woh lord
Your voice sounds like an angel full of bliss
But I'll go through hell tonight if I don't see you
And I know there must be more to love than this
There must be more to love than stolen moments
This love it should have brought me happiness
Ever since we started lovin' I've started hurtin' hurtin'.........hurtin'
And I know there must be more to love than this
THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST TO ME
WRITERS DON PITTMAN, BILL TAYLOR, THOMAS LAVERNE
Yes there are many precious mem'ries that I'd like to recall
And there are some things that I would surely like to forget
I've been up Lord I've been down and sometimes just in between
But you know something neighbors I haven't reached to my highest mountain yet
Yes I know Gods bless me time and time and time and time again
And these blessings for exceeding my deepest woe
I've had the help of loved ones and many friends who stood by me
And without their favor I would have given up a long long time ago
I remember my boyhood days back in Faraday Louisiana
The long hot summer and that cool Louisiana rain
You know sometimes I wish I could go back and relive yesterday
Oh Lord and for a while be mama's little boy again
You know folks the things that matter most in this old world money just can't buy
Sweet love precious mem'ries that will live on and on and on
And I remember Lord when I stumble sometimes fall I wonder why
Then I'll then I'll never never never walk alone
Yes these are the things that matter most to me
I know I'm not your first love
They're just a past memory
I'm the one who's got you now
And that's all that matters to me
I know other arms have held you
But I'm not jealous of these
Mine are the arms that hold you now
And that's all that matters to me
I came alive when you came along
Yes, you've brought life back to me
And I don't care what's in your past
You're as far as I can see
I know other lips have kissed you
And I know you've been thrilled and pleased
Mine are the lips that kiss you now
And that's all that matters to me
Yes mine are the arms that hold you now
Up in the morning, out on the job
Workin like a devil for my pay
like the lucky old sun give me nothing to do
But roll around heaven all day
I toil for my woman,Fuss with my kids
Working til I'm wrinkled and grey
like the lucky old sun give me nothing to do
But roll around heaven all day
Good Lord above can't you here me pining
Tears all in my ol eyes
Send down your cloud the one with a silver lining
Lift me to paradise
Show me the river, take me across
Wash all of my troubles away
Like the lucky old sun give me nothing to do
But roll around heaven all day
Good Lord above can't you hear me pining
Tears all in ol Jerry's eyes
Send down that cloud with a silver lining
Lift me to paradise
Show me the river, take me across
Wash all Jerry Lee's troubles away
Like the lucky old sun give me nothing to do
But roll around heaven all day
Roll around, roll around heaven all day
Look at that fool, going home, to his wife,
Look at that fool, he never lies out all night
He doesn't know what it's like to be untrue,
Wish I could have been that kind of fool
Look at that fool, have one drink now he headin'home,
Look at that fool, leavin' that beautiful lady all alone
Then go home to someone, who loves him true,
Wish ol' Jerry Lee could have been that kind of fool
But I try, I can't do it darling,
Not even for you,
Woman it's not, that Jerry Lee don't love you,
But there's just some things I can't do
Look at that fool, going home to his wife,
Look at that fool, he never stays out drunk all night
He doesn't know what it's like to be untrue,
Wish I could have been that kind of fool
But I try, I can't do it darling,
Not even for you,
Woman it's not, that Jerry Lee don't love you,
But there's just some things I can't do
Look at that fool, have one drink now he headin' home,
Look at that fool, he is leavin' that woman all alone
Then go home to someone, who loves him true,
Wish I could have been that kind of fool
They're really rockin' Boston
In Pittsburgh P. A.
Deep in the heart of Texas
And around the Frisco Bay
All over St. Louis
Way down in New Orleans
All the cats wanna dance with
Sweet Little Sixteen
Sweet Little Sixteen
She's just got to have
About half a million
Framed autographs
Her wallet's filled with pictures
She gets 'em one by one
She gets so excited
Watch her look at her run
Oh mommy mommy
Please may I go
It's such a sight to see
Somebody steal the show
Oh daddy daddy
I beg of you
Whisper to mommy
It's all right with you
Cause they'll be rockin on bandstand
In Philadelphia P.A.
Deep in the heart of Texas
And 'round the Frisco Bay
All over St. Louis
Way Down in New Orleans
All the Cats wanna dance with
Sweet Little Sixteen
Sweet Little Sixteen
She's got the grown up blues
Tight dress and lipstick
She's sportin' high heal shoes
Oh, but tomorrow morning
She's gonna changa her trend
And be sweet sixteen
And back in class again
Cause they'll be rockin on bandstand
In Philadelphia P.A.
Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay
All over St. Louis Way Down in New Orleans
All the Cats wanna dance with
Well, I woke up Sunday morning
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
Then I washed my face and combed my hair
And stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.
I'd smoked my mind the night before
With cigarettes and songs I'd been picking.
But I lit my first and watched a small kid
Playing with a can that he was kicking.
Then I walked across the street
And caught the Sunday smell of someone frying chicken.
And Lord, it took me back to something that I'd lost
Somewhere, somehow along the way.
On a Sunday morning sidewalk,
I'm wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
'Cause there's something in a Sunday
That makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothing short a' dying
That's half as lonesome as the sound
Of the sleeping city sidewalk
And Sunday morning coming down.
In the park I saw a daddy
With a laughing little girl that he was swinging.
And I stopped beside a Sunday school
And listened to the songs they were singing.
Then I headed down the street,
And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringing,
And it echoed through the canyon
Like the disappearing dreams of yesterday.
On a Sunday morning sidewalk,
I'm wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
'Cause there's something in a Sunday
That makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothing short a' dying
That's half as lonesome as the sound
Of the sleeping city sidewalk
People talkin' tryin' to break us up why won't they let me be
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words don't bother me
I've been abused in my heart I've been abused I've been abused in my heart
People talkin' tryin' to break us up they know I love you so
I don't care what the people may say I'll never never let you go
I've been abused in my heart I've been abused yeah I've been abused in my heart
[ piano - guitar ]
Oh people talkin' tryin' to break us up scandlizin' my name
Say anything to make me feel bad yes anything to make me shame
I've been abused in my heart I've been abused yeah I've been abused in my heart
I've been abused I've been abused I said I've been abused
Honey you make me feel bad and you make me feel so bad
But I'm gonna love you bay in the middle of the night make you feel alright
Just stick with ol' Jerry Lee baby you know what I mean
Well I never felt more like
singing the blues
'Cause I never thought that
I'd ever lose
Your loving
Why'd you do me this way
Well I never felt more
like cryin' all night
'Cause everything's wrong
And nothing ain't right
Without you
Got me singing the blues
The moon and the stars
No longer shine
The dream is gone
I thought it was mine
There's nothin' left
for me to do
But cry over you
Well I never felt more
like runnin' away
Why should I go when I
couldn't stay
Without you
Got me singing the blues
The moon and the stars
No longer shine
The dream is gone
I thought it was mine
There's nothin' left
or me to do
But cry over
Well I never felt more
like runnin' away
Why should I go when
I couldn't stay
Without you
Got me singing the blues
Got me singing the blues
Jerry Lee Lewis C. c. Rider Lyrics:
Yes CC rider just see what you have done Yes yes
Lord CC rider see what you have done Girl you made
me love you now your man's come Well I'm going
away baby and I won't be back till fall Oh Lord
Lord I'm going away mama I ain't come back at all
If I can just find me a good girl I may never be
turn to next fall It can't turn about Jerry Lee
Lewis honey yeah [fiddle]
Well CC rider girl the moon is shinning bright Oh
Lord Lord CC rider the moon is shinning bright
Lord if I can just walk with you good looking mama
everything will be alright Come on and take it in
Yeah see CC rider oh see see see see see see see
CC rider woooo gettin' hard now wooooo Yeah gal
look at here look at here oh yeah yeah CC rider CC
Old man rhythm's gotten in my shoes
It's no use sittin' here and singing the blues
So be my baby you got nothing to loose
Won't you let me take you on a see cruise
C C G7 G7
Ooo wee Ooo wee baby, Ooo wee Ooo wee baby, Ooo wee Ooo
wee baby
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise
F F C
I feel like travlin' baby won't you join me please
F F G7
I don't like beggin' but now I'm on bendin' knees
I've got to get the rocking get my hat off the rack
You know the boogie woogie's hit me right in a back
So be my baby you got nothing to loose
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise
C C G7 G7
Ooo wee Ooo wee baby, Ooo wee Ooo wee baby, Ooo wee Ooo
wee baby
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise
F F C
I feel like travlin' baby won't you join me please
F F G7
I don't like beggin' but now I'm on bendin' knees
I've got to get the moving baby I ain't lying
My heart is beating rhythm and it's right on time
So be my baby you got nothing to loose
Won't you let me take you on a see cruise
C C G7 G7
Ooo wee Ooo wee baby, Ooo wee Ooo wee baby, Ooo wee Ooo
wee baby
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise
F F C
I feel like travlin' baby won't you join me please
F F G7
I don't like beggin' but now I'm on bendin' knees
I've got to get the moving baby I ain't lying
My heart is beating rhythm and it's right on time
So be my baby you got nothing to loose
Won't you let me take you on a see cruise
Well I'm a write a little letter gonna mail it to my local DJ
Yes it's a jumpin' little record I want my jockey to play
Roll over Beethoven I gotta hear it again today
You know my temperature's risin' and a jukebox blowin' a fuse
My heart's a beatin' rhythm and my soul keeps a singin' the blues
Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news
I got the rockin' pneumonia I need a shot of rhythm and blues
I caught the rockin' arthritis sittin' down at a rhythm review
Roll over Beethoven they're rockin' in two by two
Well if you feel you like it go get your lover then reel and rock it
With one another then move on up just a trifle further
Move and groove with one another
Roll over Beethoven dig these rhythm and blues yeah yeah
[ piano - guitar ]
Yeah it's early in the morning and I'm giving you my warning
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Hey diddle diddle I'm a playin' my fiddle and I ain't got nothin' to lose
Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news
You know she wiggles like a glow worm dance like a spinnin' top
She got a crazy little partner you oughta see 'em reel and rock
Long as she's got a dime the music won't ever stop
It's been a long time since I rock and rolled,
It's been a long time since I did the Stroll.
Ooh, let me get back, let me get back,
Let me get back, baby, where I come from.
It's been a long time baby, been a long time,
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time.
Yes it has.
It's been a long time since the book of love,
I can't count the tears of life with no love.
Carry me back, carry me back,
Carry me back, baby, where I come from.
Woah oo oh oo oh oh
Its been a long time, been a long time,
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time.
Waaaaahhhhhhhhaaaaaaaahhhhhhh baby!!!!!
Oohhh
It's been a long time since we walked in the moonlight,
Making vows that just can't work right.
Open your arms, open your arms,
Open your arms, baby let my love come in, oh oh, yeah
It's been a long time, been a long time,
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time.
yeah hey, yeah hey
yeah hey, yeah hey
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah,
ooh yeah, ooh yeah,
Been a long time, a long time,
Love is a burning thing and it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire I fell into a ring of fire
I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down down down and the flames went higher
And it burns burns burns the ring of fire the ring of fire
[ trumpet ]
I fell into a burning ring of fire...
The taste of love is sweet when hearts like ours meet
I fell for you like a child oh but the fire went wild
I fell into a burning ring of fire...
I fell into a burning ring of fire...
Reuben James in my song
You'll live again
And the phrases that I rhyme
Are just the footsteps out of time
From the time when I knew you
Reuben James
Hey, Reuben James all the folks around
Madison County cussed your name
Just a no count of colored man
Who'd steal anything that he can
And they always laid the blame
On Reuben James
Hey, Reuben James you still walk
The furrowed fields of my mind
The faded shirt, the wrinkled brow
The calloused hand upon the plow
I loved you then
And I love you now Reuben James
Hey, Flora Gray, well, the gossip
Of Madison County died with the child
And although your skin was black
You were the one who didn't turn your back
On a hungry white child
With no name Reuben James
Hey, Reuben James with your mind on my soul
And Bible in your right hand
You said turn the other cheek
There's a better world waitin' for the meek
In my head those words remain
From Reuben James
Hey, Reuben James you still walk
The furrowed fields of my mind
The faded shirt, the wrinkled brow
The calloused hand upon the plow
I loved you then
And I love you now Reuben James
Oh, Reuben James one cold dark day
They brought you from the fields
And that lonely pine box came
Just a preacher me and the rain
To sing one last refrain for Reuben James
Oh, Reuben James you still walk
The furrowed fields of my mind
The faded shirt, the wrinkled brow
The calloused hand upon the plow
I loved you then
REDNECK
WRITER JOE SOUTH
Well hello, Boogie Palace I'm sittin' here alone Listening to the music Of electric saxophones Now, there ain't no sexy dresses And there ain't no beehive hair Just boys who look like girls Who look like boys, who look like Cher I'm just a redneck In a Rock 'n' Roll bar I miss the fiddle And a steel guitar They're starin' at me Like a bug in a jar I'm just a redneck In a Rock 'n' Roll bar I stopped in here to have a beer To ask some gal to dance But, I been waitin' patient now And I ain't had the chance 'Cause they ain't played any walzes Nothing like a Texas swing And with no belly rubbin' music How in the hell can I do my thing? I'm just a redneck In a Rock 'n' Roll bar I miss the fiddle And a steel guitar They're starin' at me Like a bug in a jar I'm just a redneck In a Rock 'n' Roll bar Well goodbye, Boogie Palace I'm a gettin' outta here Back to Country music And back to Lone Star beer Where the women look like women And they dress so you can tell And the men are good ol' boys Just drinkin' beer and raisin' hell I'm just a redneck In a Rock 'n' Roll bar I miss the fiddle And a steel guitar They're starin' at me Like a bug in a jar I'm just a redneck In a Rock 'n' Roll bar [Fade to End] I'm just a redneck In a Rock 'n' Roll bar I miss the fiddle And a steel guitar They're starin' at me Like a bug in a jar I'm just a redneck In a Rock 'n' Roll bar
Well I am just out of school
I am real real cool
I got the jump got the jive
Got the message I'm alive
I'm a wild I'm Wild One
Ohhh yeah I'm a Wild One
I'm gonna keep a shakin'
I'm gonna keep a movin' baby
Don't you cramp my style I'm a real wild child
Come on baby shake all night long
Shake until the meat come off the bone
'Cause I'm a Wild One
Ohhh Yeah I'm a Wild One
I'm gonna keep a shakin'
I'm gonna keep a movin' baby
Don't you cramp my style I'm real wild child
Well I gonna pick you up in my 88
Get ready sugar now don't be late
We're gonna move it all night long
Until A Whole Lotta Shakin' Going Be On
I'm a Wild One
Ohhh Yeah I'm a Wild One
I'm gonna keep a shakin'
I'm gonna keep a movin' baby
Don't you cramp my style I'm a real wild child
Whoa
Well I really get to movin' when the sun goes down
Oh after dark I can get around
Gonna move on I'll make every hop
When we start to boppin' now sure can't stop
I'm a Wild One
Ohh Yeah I'm a Wild One
I'm gonna keep a shakin'
I'm gonna keep a movin' baby
Don't you cramp my style I'm a real wild child
I'm a real wild child
I'm a real wild child
I'm a real wild child
Well, I've heard of the mambo and the boogie too
Round ain't square and a low down blue
All you kids listen to me if you really wanna rock 'n'
roll
Let's all daze away to the old banger board
Gets a little jig that you really can afford
Let's all get with it, the pumpin' piano rock
Well, rock-rock-rock, rock-piano-rock
Rock-rock-rock, rock-piano-rock
And live up everybody, get that feelin'
You ne-never want to stop
Let's all get with it, to the pumpin' piano rock
Well, I've heard of the slow walk and the hula too
Here's a little beat that keeps you in the groove
Let me tell you right now, it really knocks me out
You get a feelin' that makes you wanna jump and shout
I tell you it's cool, it really knocks me out
So let's all keep jumpin' to the pumpin' piano rock
Well, rock-rock-rock, rock-piano-rock
Rock-rock-rock, rock-piano-rock
And everybody gets that feelin'
Makes you wanna stop
PINK CADILLAC
WITH BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
WRITER BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
You may think I'm foolish For the foolish things I do
You may wonder how come I love you
When you get on my nerves like you do
Well baby you know you bug me
There ain't no secret 'bout that
Well come on over here and hug me
Baby I'll spill the facts
Well honey it ain't your money 'Cause baby I got plenty of that
I love you for your pink Cadillac
Crushed velvet seats Riding in the back
Oozing down the street
Waving to the girls
Feeling out of sight
Spending all my money
On a Saturday night
Honey I just wonder what you do there in back
Of your pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac
Well now way back in the Bible
Temptations always come along
There's always somebody tempting
Somebody into doing something they know is wrong
Well they tempt you, man, with silver
And they tempt you, sir, with gold
And they tempt you with the pleasures
That the flesh does surely hold
They say Eve tempted Adam with an apple
But man I ain't going for that
I know it was her pink Cadillac
Crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back
Oozing down the street
Waving to the girls
Feeling out of sight
Spending all my money
On a Saturday night
Honey I just wonder what it feels like in the back
Of your pink Cadillac
Now some folks say it's too big
And uses too much gas
Some folks say it's too old
And that it goes too fast
But my love is bigger than a Honda
It's bigger than a Subaru
Hey man there's only one thing
And one car that will do
Anyway we don't have to drive it
When all the world is a hopeless jumble
And the raindrops tumble all around
Heaven opens a magic lane
When all the clouds darken up the sky way
There's a rainbow highway to be found
Leading from your windowpane to a place behind the sun
Just a step beyond the rain
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come
true
Some day I'll wish upon a star and
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow, why then, oh why can't I?
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come
true
Some day I'll wish upon a star and
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
When will my arms grow cold
When will your kiss grow old
When will I want to be free
Exactly one minute past eternity
When will I make you blue
Cheat and run around on you
Throw away the love you've given me
Exactly one minute past eternity
Eternity is forever
So darling, have no fear
My love for you will last and last
For million, million years
When will I say goodbye
Break your heart and make you cry
Tell you to forget about me
Exactly one minute past eternity
Eternity is forever
So darling, have no fear
My love for you will last and last
For million, million years
When will I say goodbye
Break your heart and make you cry
Tell you to forget about me
Exactly one minute past eternity
Big Sam left Seattle in the year of 1902
With George as his partner and brother Billy too
They crossed the Yukon River found the Bonanza gold
Beneath that old White Mountain just a little southeast of Nome
Sam crossed the majestic mountain to valleys far below
He talked to his team of huskys as he mushed on through the snow
Well the northern lights were running wild in the land of the midnight sun
Yes Sam McCord was a mighty man in the year of 1901
Where the river is winding big nuggets they're finding
North to Alaska go north the rush is on
Way up north north to Alaska way up north north to Alaska
North to Alaska go north the rush is on
[ piano ]
Well George turned to Sam with this gold in his hand
Said Sam you're a looking at a lonely lonely man
I'd trade all the gold that's burried in this land
For one little band of gold to place on sweet little Jeannie's hand
Cause a man needs a woman to love him all the time
Well if you think it's really over and if that's the way you want it
Loving you the way that I do makes Jerry look foolish honey don't it
If you think there'll be no turning back and that all the good is gone
Just tell me so from now on there'll be no more hanging on
If you never really loved me don't tell me how I killed it
Honey if you couldn't see all the love of Jerry Lee it's just because you didn't feel it
If it's really true you have given up please don't make me no excuses
I promise no more hanging on if you really think that it's useless
There'll be no more hanging on onto dreams of happy ever afters
No more make believe that you ever needed me
No more standing in your way of looking for that special someone
No more wishing for what's never going to be
Oh God I know it won't be easy no it can't be after loving you so long
But if that's the way you want it from now on there's no hanging on
Oh I know it won't be easy God it can't be after loving you so long
But if that's the way you want it from now on there'll no hanging on
Maybelline why can't you be true oh Maybelline why can't you be true
You've started back doin' the things you used to do
As I was motivatin' over the hill I saw Maybelline in a Coupe de Ville
Cadillac rollin' on an open road but nothin' outrun my V8 Ford
Cadillac doin' about ninety-five bumper to bumper rollin' side to side
Maybelline why can't you be true...
Well the Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford
The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
It done got cloudy and started to rain I tooted my horn for the passin' lane
The rain water poured up under my motor hood
I knew that were doin' my motor good
Maybelline why can't you be true...
[ piano - guitar ]
Well the motor cooled down the heat went down and
And that's when I heard that highway sound
Cadillac lookin' like a ton of lead a hundred and ten a half a mile ahead
Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still I caught Maybelline at the top of the hill
Maybelline why can't you be true...
Don't put no headstone on my grave,
All my life I've been a slave,
Want the whole wide world to know,
That I'm the man that loved you so
Mama, mama, don't you cry,
I'm gonna meet you in the by and by, in the sweet by and by
Tell papa I'm comin' home, comin' on home,
God, it can't be very long
Don't put no headstone on my grave,
All my life I've been a slave,
Want the whole wide world to know,
That I'm the stud that loved you so
M,m,m,m,m,m mama don't you cry,
Lord, I'm gonna meet you in the by and by, in the sweet by and by
Tell papa I'm coming home,
Oh God, it can't be very long
Don't put no headstone on my grave,
Whoooh! All my life I've been a slave, motherhumpin' slave
And you know something? I want the world to know,
That I'm the stud that loved that woman so
Mama, mama don't you cry, mama, don't cry,
I'm gonna meet you in the by and by, in the sweet by and by
Tell papa, I'm coming home, Oh Lord,
You know, it can't be very long
(One more time now)
Don't put a headstone on my grave
All my liiiife I've been a slave,
Want the whooooole wide world to know,
That I'm the man,
That loved,
That loooved,
Don't put no headstone on my grave,
All my life I've been a slave, whoooh!
I want the whole wide world to know,
That I'm the stud that loved you so
Ma-ma-ma-ma mama, don't you cry, whooh! Don't cry!
I'm-a-gonna meet you in the by and by, in the sweet by and by,
Tell papa I'm coming home, coming on home...
...And you know something ladies?
The best things in life are free
But you can keep 'em for the birds and bees
Now give me money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want), yeah
That's what I want
Your lovin' gives me a thrill
But your lovin' don't pay my bills
Now give me money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want), yeah
That's what I want
Money don't get everything, it's true
What it don't get, I can't use
Now give me money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want), yeah
That's what I want
Money don't get everything, it's true
What it don't get, I can't use
Now give me money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want), yeah
That's what I want
Well, now give me money (that's what I want)
A lot of money (that's what I want)
Whoa, yeah, I wanna be free (that's what I want)
Whoa, a lot of money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want), yeah
That's what I want
Well, now give me money (that's what I want)
A lot of money (that's what I want)
Whoa, yeah, you owe me money (that's what I want)
Oh, now give me money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want), yeah
I'm growing tired of these big city lights
Tired of the glamor, tired of the sights
In all my dreams I am roaming once more
Back to my home on the old river shore
Lord, I'm sad and weary, far away from home
I miss the Mississippi and you
Dear, days are dark and dreary everywhere I roam
Miss the Mississippi and you
Roaming the wide world over
Always alone and blue, so blue
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome
Miss the Mississippi and you
Memories are bringing happy days of yore
Miss the Mississippi and you
Mocking birds are singing 'round the cabin door
Miss the Mississippi and you
I keep roaming the old wide world over
Always alone, Lord, I'm blue, so blue
Longing from my homeland, muddy water shore
Today he traded his big '98 Oldsmobile
He got a heck of a deal on a new Porsche car
He ain't wearing his usual gray business suit
He's got jeans and high boots with an embroidered star
And today he's forty years old, going on twenty
Don't look for the gray in his hair 'cause he ain't got any
He's got a young thing beside him that just melts in his hand
He's middle aged crazy, trying to prove he still can
He's gotta a woman he's loved for a long, long time at home
Ah, but the thrill is all gone when they cut down the lights
They've got a business that they spent a while coming by
Been a long uphill climb but now the profits are high
But today he's forty years old, going on twenty
And he hears of sordid affairs and he ain't had any
And the young thing beside him, you know she understands
Oh, they call me the meat man
Ya oughta see me eat, m'am
Hear I'm the meat man, baby
Ya oughta see me eat, m'am
I got jaws like a bear trap
Teeth like a razor
Got a Maytag tongue
With a sensitive taste
A born in Texas
A land of beef
Never cared much for greens
Ya' oughta heard I like meat
I'm the meat man
Woo, oughta see me eat, now
Whoa, I'm the meat man, baby
Ya oughta see me eat, now
I been down to Macon, Georgia
I ate the furs off a Georgia peach
Plucked me a chicken in Memphis
Mama, I still got feathers in my teeth
Ate a pound of pork Huntsville, Alabama
From a fine Alabama hog
I went to Dallas, Texas
Got no love, my baby left me
Fed the bone to a Louisiana dog
Hear me talkin'
A meat man
Woo, meat man!
Yeah, I'm a meat man, baby
Ya oughta see me eat, m'am
'That's right!'
(instrumental & piano)
'Think about it, baby!'
Yea-ea-eah, it don't make me no difference
Just as long as it's good meat!
I ain't got no preference
If it's dog or rat, I eat
It don't a-have to be U.S. Governmental grade
With stamp a-no Grade 'A' seal
As long as it lean, it full-a protein
I'm gonna damn sho' get my fill
Oh well, they call me the
Meat, meat, meat, meat, meat
Meat, meat, meat, meat, man
Hey!
Meat man! Hoo!
(instrumental, guitar & piano)
Spoken announcer:
'Let's hear it, Jerry Lee lewis!
J.L.L. 'Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!'
Thank you very kindly, ladies and gentlemen.
It's been a great pleasure to be here in Worcester
Massachusetts. You're great folks. We look forward
to coming back real soon I guarantee you.
It's been a treat, really. I'd like to thank all the
guys
My love for you will always
Be just a faded memory
Guess I'll cry and cry for you
Yes, no matter what you do
You gave me love when there was none
You know you're the only one
Yes, I'll cry and cry in vain
I want my baby back again
Mathilda I'll cry and cry for you
Lord, no matter what you do
Yes, I'll cry and cry in vain
I want my baby back again
I'm in love,
I'm in love,
I'm in love with a girl,
That's what's the matter with me
I'm in love,
I'm in love, with a beautiful girl,
But she don't give a darn about me
to make her love me I tried,
How I sighed and I cried
But she just refused
And ever since she's gone away,
I've got those lovesick blues
Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's,"
since my sweetie said "Good Bye"
Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo"
All day long I sit and cry
That last long day we spent alone
I'm yearning for it yet
She thrilled me, filled me,
with a kind of lovin',
I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy"
Twas just a beautiful dream
I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it
seems
I got so used to her somehow
But I'm no body's baby
Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome
and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's
Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's,"
since my sweetie said "Good Bye"
Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo"
All day long I sit and cry
That last long day we spent alone
I'm yearning for it yet
She thrilled me, filled me,
with a kind of lovin',
I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy
Twas just a beautiful dream
I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it
seems
i got so used to her somehow
But I'm no body's baby
Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome
The one that I took dancing the one that I called a baby
Walked down the aisle this morning with her old used to be
Waitress take the band another round and tell them it's on me
And ask them to do me one more favor please
Let that lonesome fiddle man take the lead
He gets the kind of sound that my lonely heart needs
I hear he's lost his darlin' just like me let that lonesome fiddle man take the lead
[ fiddle ]
He struck a tune earlier this evening
A lonesome song called Faded Love his favorite melody
When I hear he's lost his darlin' just like me
I got the lumps in my throat
When I saw her coming down the aisle
I gets the wiggles in my knees
When she looked at me and sweetly smiled
There she is again standing over by the record machine
Oooh, she's looking like a model on the cover of a
magazine
Why she's too cute to be a minute over seventeen
Meanwhile, I was thinking
She's in the mood
No need to break it
I got the chance
I oughtta take it
She can dance
We can make it
Come on queenie
Let's shake it
Go, go, go, Little Queenie
Go, go, go, Little Queenie
Go, go, go, Little Queenie
Won't ya tell me who the queen's
Standing over by the record machine
Why she's looking like a model
On the cover of a magazine
Yeah she's too cute to be a minute over seventeen
Meanwhile, I was still thinkin'
If it's a slow song, we'll omit it
If it's a rocker, that'll get it
If it's good, she'll admit it
Come on queenie, lets get with it
Go, go, go, Little Queenie
Go, go, go, Little Queenie
Now just because you think you're so pretty and you ain't pretty
And just because you think you're so hot honey you ain't hot
And just because you think that you got somethin'
Honey you ain't got nothin' but nobody at all ain't got
Honey you may now honey you may spend up all my money
You may call me on the telephone
But I'm tellin' you good gal I'm through with you
Just because baby just because
[ piano ]
Well well well just because you think you're so pretty
And just because your mama thinks you're hot
Well just because you think you've got somethin' that no other girls has got
You've caused me to spend all of my money
You laughed when they called me old Santa Claus
Well I'm tellin' you baby I'm through with you because baby just because
Oh there'll come a day when you'll be lonely
And there'll come a day when you'll be blue
There'll come a day when you gonna want ol' Jerry Lee
Start to play piano and play it around with you
But I got news for you baby ain't gonna play anything heaven knows
I'm tellin' you honey I was through with you
Just because just because just because just because just because
Just because just because just because just because
I'll fake it
But some how-a old jerry comes through
Sometimes i feel like i, i just can't take it
But somehow the killer comes through
Ye-aah
(instrumental & piano solo)
I was born in ferriday, lou'siana
Lord, i was born feet first
Come out jumpin', been jumpin'ever since
Lord, i know how to take it
Oh, the killer's gotta come through
Pick your guitar, fella
(instrumental & piano)
Born on the farm in lou'siana
Lord, i had a hard time choppin' that cotton
Ooooooh, mama used to say
'son, i'm gonna get ya a piano
'and you may turn out to be rotten'
But i didn't
Ooh, i'm gonna make it
I gotta make it
'look out son, you might get yourself in trouble'
But i didn't
Woo-hoo!
Turned out good!
What am i gonna do now?
Wouldn't know if i could
Take it, son
(instrumental & guitar solo)
New orleans, louisiana
Found me a little cajun queen
We were doin' pretty good
One night she shook that thing
And then we vowed to marry, lord
What a big mistake, i made it
But, i'll make it wait and see
Woo! give it to me, now
(piano)
C'mon, i gotta make it
Wooo-wooo-wooo-ooo!
I hear ya
Just layin' it in, hangin' it in
A-like gunga din
Woo!
Pick it, son!
(instrumental & guitar solo) oooh-oooh!
Ooh, the floor is shakin' with that juke box
And ev'rybody is singin', 'yeah-yeah-yeah'
Woo!
Do ya love me baby?
Don't you think i'm out of sight?
Mama, she rolls but she don't roll right
Think about it, umm
The town is burnin' with the heat wave
The weather broadcast keeps sayin'
Fine, fine, fine, fine
Do ya love me baby?
Don't ya think i'm outta sight?
Mama, she rolls but she don't roll all night
Yeah
(instrumental & piano)
Yes, the town is burnin' with the heat wave
The weather broadcast keeps sayin'
Fine, fine, fine
Do you love me, baby?
Don't you think i'm outta sight?
Oh mama, she rolls, but she don't roll right
Play it organ, stud! ho!
(instrumental & organ) woo!
The floor is shakin' with the juke box
And ev'rybody is singin' ha, ' yeah-yeah-yeah'
Do ya love me baby?
Do you think i'm outta sight?
Mama, she rolls, but she don't roll right
(jerry lee yodles a verse )
The warden threw a party in the county jail.
The prison band was there and they began to wail.
The band was jumpin and the joint began to swing.
You shouldve heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.
Spider murphy played the tenor saxophone,
Little joe was blowin on the slide trombone.
The drummer boy from illinois went crash, boom, bang,
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.
Number forty-seven said to number three:
Youre the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company,
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.
The sad sack was a sittin on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weepin all alone.
The warden said, hey, buddy, dont you be no square.
If you cant find a partner use a wooden chair.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.
Shifty henry said to bugs, for heavens sake,
No ones lookin, nows our chance to make a break.
Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix,
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
A woman wrings her hands and cries, "I've lost my man"
You should-a seen him, tote that diesel 'cross the land
Now you'll find him upon Lynchburg, Tennessee
Collecting bottles in his old dungarees
And the Silver Dollar Saloon
We're gonna break him of it soon
Jack Daniel's, old number seven
Tennessee, sour-mashed whiskey
Jack Daniel's, old number seven
Tennessee, sour-mashed whiskey
He used to be so frisky
Bogie Bogart, he cried, "Laureen, let's sail the sea"
Honey, when I'm dyin', have another drink of that stuff for me
But now ya find him on Lynchburg all the time
But they keep him waiting at the end of the line
At that old honky tonk people prayed
My God, look at all the parts he played, I'm talkin' about it
Jack Daniel's, old number seven
Tennessee, sour-mashed whiskey
Jack Daniel's, old number seven
Tennessee, sour-mashed whiskey
He used to be so frisky
And now you'll find him upon Lynchburg, Tennessee
Collectin' bottles in his old, old dungarees
At the honky tonk, he prayed
Think of all the parts, old Bogart played, I'm talkin' about it
Jack Daniel's, old number seven
Tennessee, sour-mashed whiskey
Jack Daniel's, old number seven
Tennessee, sour-mashed whiskey
When lonliness lays
her huring hands on me,
There's a place I always can go
I'll pour out my soul, to my old piano
And I let those old ivories cry for me
Ivory tears, ivory tears,
my old piano cries for me,
Ivory tears, ivory tears,
dripping from every melody
Some lonely people,
they turn to the jukebox,
Others turn to whiskey and wine
But, when it's crying time for me,
well, I turn to my ol' piano
And I let those old ivories
cry for me
Ivory tears, ivory tears,
my old piano, it's crying, crying
Ivory tears, ivory tears,
Who's the lovin' daddy with the beautiful eyes
What a pair o' lips, I'd like to try 'em for size
I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me"
Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be
So, I said politely "Darlin' may I intrude"
He said "Don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood"
First I held him lightly and we started to dance
Then I held him tightly what a dreamy romance
And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three
There's a mess of moonlight, won't-cha share it with
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't-cha know that it's rude
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood"
In the mood, that's what he told me
In the mood, and when he told me
In the mood, my heart was skippin'
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
In the mood for all his kissin'
In the mood his crazy lovin'
In the mood what I was missin'
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
So, I said politely "Darlin' may I intrude"
He said "Don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood"
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't-cha know that it's rude
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood"
Who's the lovin' daddy with the beautiful eyes
What a pair o' lips, I'd like to try 'em for size
I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me"
Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be
So, I said politely "Darlin' may I intrude"
He said "Don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood"
First I held him lightly and we started to dance
Then I held him tightly what a dreamy romance
And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three
It's a mess of moonlight, won't-cha share it with me"
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't-cha know that it's rude
I told a little lie, baby i made you cry
That's why i'm feeling blue
I'm feeling sorry, i lied to you
I took your little heart, i tore it all apart
And now i'm missing you
I'm feeling sorry, i couldn't be true
I should've know better, i should have been truer
I know that you're blue, but baby i'm bluer
Now i got a little heart, that's broke all apart
And now i'm wanting you
I'm feeling sorry, and missing you
I put a tear or two in your eyes of blue
I wasted your true love
And now i'm sorry, just a fool in love
You were the one for me, but i felt fancy free
That's why i'm hurting so
I'm feeling sorry, i didn't know
You offered me true love, but i didn't take it
One way that you forgive me, but i'll never make it
I hope to find a way, baby to make you stay
But i know i'll never win
I'm feeling sorry, i'm just a friend
I'm feeling sorry, i'm just a friend
At a bar down in Dallas an old man chimed in
And I thought he was out of his his head
Just being a young man, I just laughed it off
When I heard what that old man had said
He said I'll never again turn the young ladies heads
Or go running off into the wind
I'm three quarters home from the start to the end
And I wish I was eighteen again
I wish I was eighteen again
And going where I've never been
But old folks and old oaks
Standing tall just pretend
I wish I was eighteen again
Now time turns the pages and oh, life goes so fast
The years turn the black hair all grey
I talked to some young folks, hey they don't understand
The words this old man's got to say
I wish I was eighteen again
And going where I've never been
But old folks and old oaks
Standing tall just pretend
Well I heard the other day from some people who passed this way
They were saying you were untrue I love you baby no matter what you do
They say you'll leave me and I'm just a fool
All I'll ever be is your footstool
But I believe oh honey right now I believe in you oh yeah now
They say you're bad so bad but you're the best girl old Jerry ever had
Love me and leave me that's what they say I love you baby yeah come what may
They say you'll leave me and it won't be long
I'm gonna wake up one morning Lord I'm gonna find you gone
But I believe oh honey right now honey I believe in you oh yeah
[ piano ]
Well they say you're just plain bad
Well honey I say this you're the best girl that I ever had
Oh don't leave me don't leave me honey
They say you'll soon be gone that's what they say
Oh I'll love you baby yeah come what may
Honey I want you to hang around here and be with old Jerry just one more day
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine
Well they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine
Well they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine
Well they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Ya know they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
Yeah, yeah, sweet, sweet honky tonk wine
Keeps me out of my mind
All she left behind was some sweet honky tonk wine
While I was out drinkin' and laughin'
My woman has home a packin'
And all she left me was a bottle and a note
Sayin', 'I'm out enjoyin' myself
Of some of that sweet honky tonk wine
Sweet honky tonk wine keeps me out of my mind'
All she left behind was some sweet honky tonk wine
Well, I'm sittin' here feeling empty
As that old wine bottle that she left me
'Cause I can't hold enough to stop me from thinkin'
That she's out holdin' somebody
And a drinkin' that sweet honky tonk wine
Drinkin' that sweet honky tonk wine
Sweet honky tonk wine
Sweet honky tonk wine
Sweet honky tonk wine
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no
more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no
more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
Woah Woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean,
You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen.
I guess if you said so
I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no
more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no
more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
Now baby, listen baby, don't ya treat me this-a way
Cause I'll be back on my feet some day.
(Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood)
(you ain't got no money you just ain't no good.)
Well, I guess if you say so
I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no
more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no
more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
Well
(don't you come back no more.)
Uh, what you say?
(don't you come back no more.)
I didn't understand you
(don't you come back no more.)
You can't mean that
(don't you come back no more.)
Oh, now baby, please
(don't you come back no more.)
What you tryin' to do to me?
(don't you come back no more.)
Oh, don't treat me like that
Hillbilly fever goin' 'round
Good old mountain music's got me down
You hear guitar, fiddle
Boy, you're shakin' around
Hillbilly fever goin' 'round
Well, rock 'n' roll music's goin' 'round
When you feel it, ooh you can't sit down
Well, you gotta shake, break, oh yeah
This thing's goin' 'round the town
Rock 'n' roll music goin' 'round
(Roll yeah!)
Oh, country music's goin' 'round
You get the feelin', boy you can't sit down
Well, you rock to the right
You rock to the left
You feel so doggone good
Mmm, this country music's goin' 'round
Yeah, this country music's goin' 'round
You better open up honey its your lover boy me that's a knockin'
You better listen to me sugar all the cats are at the High School rockin'
Honey get your boppin' shoes Before the juke box blows a fuse
Got everbody hoppin' everybody boppin'
Boppin' at the High School Hop
Boppin' at the High School Hop
Shakin' at the High School Hop
I've rollin' at the High School Hop
I've been movin' at the High School Hop
Everybodys hoppin' Everybody's boppin'
Boppin' at the High School Hop
Come on little baby gonna rock a little bit tonight
Woooh I got get with you sugar gonna shake things up tonight
Check out the heart beatin' rhythm cause my feet are moving smooth and light
Boppin' at the High School Hop
Shakin' at the High School Hop
Rollin' at the High School Hop
Movin' at the High School Hop
Everybodys hoppin' just a boppin' just a boppin'
Piano Solo!
Come on little baby let me give a piece good news good news good news
Jerry Lee is going to rock away all his blues
My hearts beatin' rhythm and my soul is singin' the blues
Oooooh Boppin' at the High School Hop
Shakin' at the High School Hop
Rollin' at the High School Hop
Gettin' it at the High School Hop
Everybodys hoppin' Everybody's boppin'
Boppin' at the High School Hop
Solo Time!
Boppin' at the High School Hop
Shakin' at the High School Hop
Rollin' at the High School Hop
Movin' at the High School Hop
Well Everybodys hoppin' Everybody's boppin'
Hello Josephine. How do you do?
Do you remember me baby like I remember you?
You used to laugh at me and holler "Woo woo woo"
I used to walk you home
I used to hold your hand
You used to use my umbrella ev'ry time it rained
You used to cry so much it was a crying shame
Hello Josephine. How do you do?
Do you remember me baby like I remember you?
You used to laugh at me and holler 'Woo woo woo"
You used to live over yonder by the railroad track.
When it rained you couldn't walk I used to tote you on my
back
Now you gotta make believe it was a thrill at that.
Hello Josephine. How do you do?
Do you remember me baby like I remember you?
HEARTBREAK HOTEL
WRITERS MAE BOREN AXTON, TOMMY DURDEN, ELIS PRESLEY
Well since my baby left me Well I found a new place to dwell Well it's down at the end of Lonely Street That Heartbreak Hotel, where I'll be... I'll be just so lonely baby, Well I'm so lonely, I'll be so lonely I could die. Although it's always crowded, You still can find some room For broken hearted lovers To cry there in the gloom, and be so... They'll be just so lonely baby They'll be just so lonely, Well they're so lonely they could die. Now, the bell hop's tears keep flowin', And the desk clerk's dressed in black. Well they've been so long on Lonely Street They'll never, never look back, and they'll be... They'll be just so lonely, baby Well they're so lonely Well they're so lonely they could die. Well now, if your baby leaves you, You've got a tale to tell. Well just take a walk down Lonely Street To Heartbreak Hotel, where you will be... You'll be so lonely baby, Well you'll be lonely, You'll be so lonely you could die. (Instrumental Break) Although it's always crowded, You still can find some room. For broken hearted lovers To cry there in the gloom, and be so... They'll be just so lonely baby Well they're so lonely, Well they're so lonely they could die
There they go, and there goes my satisfaction on his face
He's got her now, and he's so proud, he's walkin' in my place
But I was first, quenched the thirst, A thirst she now can't lose
He's walkin' in my tracks, but he can't fill my shoes
Every where he's goin', I've already been
I made the path that leads the way, for all those other men
No man I know could ever go through the Hell she put me through
He's walkin' in my tracks, but he can't fill my shoes
(Instrumental)
Every where he goes, Jerry Lee's already been
I made the path that leads the way, for all those other men
No man I know could ever go through the Hell she put me through
He's walkin' in my tracks, but he can't fill my shoes
The old hometown looks the same as I step down from the train
And there to meet me is my mama and papa
Down the road I look and there runs Mary hair of gold and lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green green grass of home
Yes they'll all come to meet me arms areaching smiling sweetly
It's good to touch the green green grass of home
The old house is still standing though the paint is cracked and dry
And there's that old oak tree that I used to play on
Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary hair of gold and lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green green grass of home
Then I awake and look around me at four grey walls that surround me
And I realize that I was only dreaming
For there's a guard and there's that sad old padre arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak
And again I'll touch the green green grass of home
Yes they'll all come to see me in the shade of that old oak tree
Got you on my mind feeling kinda sad and low
Got you on my mind feeling kinda sad and low
Wondering where you are wondering why you had to go
Tears began to fall everytime I hear your name
Tears began to fall everytime I hear your name
Since you went away darling nothing seems to be the same
[ piano ]
No matter how I try my heart keeps tellin' me that I can't forget you
It should ever be that you wanna come back to Jerry Lee Lord I'm gonna let you
La da, da da, da da, da da, la da, da da, da da, da dee
Talkin' 'bout you and me and the games people play
All the games people play now, every night and every day now
Never meaning what they say now, never saying what they mean
And they while away the hours in their ivory towers
Till they're covered up with flowers in the back of a black limousine
La da, da da, da da, da da, la da, da da, da da, da dee
Talkin' 'bout you and me and the games people play
Oh, we make one another cry, break a heart when we say goodbye
Cross my heart and we hope to die that the other was to blame
Either one will give in, so we gaze at our eight by ten
Thinkin' 'bout things that might have been, oh, it's a dirty rotten shame
La da, da da, da da, da da, la da, da da, da da, da dee
Talkin' 'bout you and me and the games people play
People walkin' up to ya, singin' glory Hallelujah
And they're tryin' to sock it to ya in the name of the Lord
They're gonna teach you how to meditate
Read your horoscope and cheat your faith
And further more to hell with hate, come on and get on board
La da, da da, da da, da da, la da, da da, da da, da dee
Talkin' 'bout you and me and the games people play
Look around and tell me what you see, what's happening to you and me
God, grant me the serenity to remember who I am
'Cause you're givin' up your sanity or your pride and your vanity
Turn your back on humanity and you don't give a damn, da da da
La da, da da, da da, da da, la da, da da, da da, da dee
Talkin' 'bout you and me and the games people play
La da, da da, da da, da da, la da, da da, da da, da dee
Don't look so sad Lord I know it's over
But honey life goes on and this old world will keep on turning
Let's just be glad we had some time to spend together
There's no need to watch the bridges that were burning
Lay your head upon my pillow hold your warm and tender body close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops blowing soft against the window
And make believe you love me one more time for the good times
I'll get along (yes I will darlin') you'll find another
And I'll be here if you should find you ever need me
Don't say a word about tomorrow or forever
Honey there'll be plenty time enough for sadness when you leave me
Just your head upon my pillow hold your warm and tender body close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops blowing soft Lord against ol' Jerry's window
And I make believe darlin' you love me just one more time for the good times
People think that Im high class
But Im low down all the while
People think that Im crazy
When I flash that California smile
But I can still
Paint the town
All the colors of your evening gown
While Im waiting for your blonde hair to turn gray
People say youre a drinker
But I get sober half the time - mmm hmm
People say youre a loser
But I get lucky on the side - bet you do
But I can still
paint the town
All the colors of your evening gown
While Im waiting for your blonde hair to turn gray
All my life Ive waited for someone who could show me where the bliss is
All my life Ive waited for someone who could take me past the kissing?
People say Im a loner - mmm hmm
I like to get lost in a crowd dont we all
Oh, people say Im a dresser - pretty sharp
I wear my sport clothes way out loud - way out loud
Yeah I can still - I can still
paint the old town - town
and I can shake it -shake it
I can turn it upside down upside down
while Im waiting waiting
for your blonde hair -for your blond hair
to turn gray - gray
Girl Ill keep waiting-Waiting
for your blonde hair
to turn gray
Ill keep waiting - Just waiting
for your blond hair
to turn gray
DUNGAREE DOLL
WRITERS SHERMAN EDWARDS, DONALD MEYER, BEN RALEIGH
Dungaree doll, Dungaree doll, paint your initials on my jeans So everyone in town will know we go around together, together, together Dungaree doll, Dungaree doll, paste my picture on your sleeve so everyone can see that you belong to me, forever, forever, forever I want you to wear my orange sweater The beat up sweater with the high school letter Gonna make a chain of paperclips And chain us together while I kiss your lips Dungaree doll, Dungaree doll promise me you never will fall For any other guy, tell me you are my Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Doll Dungaree doll, Dungaree doll, paste my picture on your sleeve so everyone can see that you belong to me, forever, forever, forever I want you to wear my orange sweater The beat up sweater with the high school letter Gonna make a chain of paperclips And chain us together while I kiss your lips Dungaree doll, Dungaree doll promise me you never will fall For any other guy, tell me you are my Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Doll Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Doll
Well, if you wanna hear some boogie like I'm gonna play
It's just an old piano barge just down the way
The drummer man's a cat, they call Captain McCoy
Know you're gonna dig that little drummer boy
Mama's gettin' chicken fried in bacon grease
Come on along boys, get down the road a piece
Let's ride
Well, there's a good place, you really get your kicks
It's open every night about twelve to six
And if you wanna hear some boogie that could get your
fill
And shoot it right through you like an old steam drill
Come on along and you can lose your leash
Down the road, down the road, down the road a piece
C'mon baby, let's have a ball
Well, there's a place you really get your kicks
It's open every night about twelve to six
And if you wanna hear some boogie, that could get your
fill
I'll shoot you right through you like an old steam
drill
Come along, boys and listen to me
Come on along, boys, get down the road a piece
Might lie down the road a piece
Hey, come on along, come on along and you can lose your
leash
Well, it's just down the road, down the road a piece,
Well, you can't be my lovin', baby
You ain't got the style
I'm a gonna get some real gone love
That'll drive a cool cat wild
I wanna move, move on down the line
Gonna get me a gal then I go out on the town
Well, I wanna move on down the line
I'm gonna get me a gal, make some time
You're gonna leave me square, she can't be slow
And when she starts a struttin', we gotta go
I'm gonna move, move on down the line
Well, I'm in love, have been all the time
Yeah, I'm gonna show, you ain't so hot
I'm gonna get, what you ain't got
She'll be sweet, won't do me wrong
She'll be cool and twice as gone
We're gonna roll on, roll on down the line
I'm gonna get some love, lovin' that's truly fine
Well, I wanna move on down the line
I'm gonna get some lovin', truly fine
A love that'll be twice as gone
And when she starts a struttin', she's gotta go
I wanna move on, move on down the line
Well, I'm gonna do right, do right all the time
You took my heart for a ride then you slung it aside
It was broken oh darling it was broken
My baby it was broken
Then like a sack an old, old sack honey
You came dragging it back
It was broken my baby it was broken
I said I wouldn't lend it till the day we was wed
But each time I kiss you I forget what I said
I'll let you keep it tonight if you hold it real tight
But dear don't drop it
My baby don't drop it
Well I said I wouldn't lend it till the day we was wed
But each time I kiss you honey I forget what I said
I'll let you keep it tonight if you hold it real tight
But dear don't drop it
My baby don't drop it
Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City D7 GAnd I
dreamed about those cotton fields and home C GI dreamed
about my mamma dear old papa sister and brother A7 D7And
I dreamed about the girl who has been waiting for so long
G G7 CI wanna go home I wanna go home G D7 GOh how I
wanna go home D7 GHome folks think I'm big in Detroit
City D7 GFrom the letters that I write they think I'm
fine C GBut by day I make the cars by night I'm a makin'
the bars A7 D7If only they could read between the lines
recitation: As you know I rode a long black freight train
Way up north to Detroit City But after all these years I
find that well I've just been wastin' my time But you
know what I think I'm gonna do folks I'm gonna take my
foolish pride And put it on a Southbound freight and ride
G G7 CI wanna go home I wanna go home G D7 GOh how I
DADDY SANG BASS
WRITER CARL PERKINS
I remember when I was a lad Times were hard and things were bad But there's a silver linin' behind ev'ry cloud Just four people that 's all we were Tryin' to make a livin' out of black-land dirt But we'd get together in a family circle singin' loud Daddy sang bass (mama sang tenor) Me and little brother would join right in there Singin' seems to help a troubled soul One of these days and it won't be long I'll rejoin them in a song I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne Though the circle won't be broken By and by, Lord, by and by Daddy sang bass (mama sang tenor) Me and little brother would join right in there In the sky, Lord, in the sky Now I remember after work mama would call in all of us You could hear us singin' for a country mile Now little brother has done gone on But I'll rejoin him in a song We'll be together again up yonder in a little while Daddy sang bass (mama sang tenor) Me and little brother would join right in there 'cause singin' seems to help a troubled soul One of these days and it won't be long I'll rejoin them in a song I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne Oh no the circle won't be broken By and by, Lord, by and by Daddy sang bass (mama sang tenor) Me and little brother would join right in there In the sky, Lord, in the sky In the sky, Lord, in the sky
I am yours and you are mine, come what May,
A love like ours remains divine, come what May,
Even though we’re miles apart, you’re living in my
lonely heart,
Even though the tear drops start, fills the long, long
Got your picture near me since you went away,
Plant a kiss upon my lips both night and day
Bearing mind that you are fine, a love that’s true,
And I’ll be here for you, come what May
Piano Solo
I am yours and you are mine, come what May,
Love like our remains divine, come what May,
And a kiss upon your lips, I’ll place my hands upon
your hips,
I’ll kiss your lovin’ lips, everything’s fine so fine
fine fine
I’d like to hold you, squeeze you tight, cause you are
mine,
Oh I miss you so, can’t let you go, hunny love is mine,
And my bearing mind that you are fine, a love that’s
true,
And I’ll be here for you, come what May,
And I’ll be here for you, come what May baby please,
Morning's come, passions gone
If this love was really strong
I'd want her now, the way I did last night
But deep inside me I'm just dealin'
With the same old guilty feelin'
'Cause things sure do look different
In the cold, cold morning light
Somewhere a lonely clock strikes four
I'll sneak up and out the door
She'll pretend that she's asleep
Till I'm out of sight
I'll go home, an' I'll sneak in
Tell a lie about where I've been
'Cause things sure do look different
In the cold, cold morning light
That's what makes it all so lonely
Is that even when I'm home
I know I'll see her again, tomorrow night
Thrill cheats, until we've had our fill
Call it love until
We see it for what it is
In the cold, cold morning light
Somewhere a lonely clock strikes four
I'll sneak up and out the door
She'll pretend that she's asleep
Till I'm out of sight
Then I'll go home, I'll sneak in
Tell lies 'bout where I've been
Things sure do look different
In the cold, cold morning light
Things sure do look different
Hello baby yeah this is the Big Bopper speaking ha ha you sweet thing
Do I what will I what oh baby you know what I like
Chaintily lace and a pretty face and a pony tail hangin' down
A wiggle and a walk and a giggle and a talk made the world go round
There ain't nothing in the world
Like a big eyed girl to make me act so funny make me spend my money
Make me fool real loose like a long necked goose
Like a girl oh baby that's what I like
What's that honey pick you up at eight and don't be late
But baby I ain't got no money honey ha ha oh alright honey you know what I like
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(Hello you good lookin' thing you yeah huh now this is the Killer speaking
Do I like what I sure do like it baby)
Chantilly lace pretty face pony tail hangin' down
A wiggle in her walk giggle in her talk it gonna make that world go around
Ain't nothing in the world like a big- eyed girl
Make me act so funny spend my doggone money
I feel real loose like a long neck goose like a whoa baby that's what I like
(Hello) huh (hello) can I what (hello) do I what (hello) will I what (hello)
Can't never tell baby ha ha ha ha I might But honey you knows what I like
Chantilly lace(chantilly lace) pretty face (chantilly lace)
Pony tail hanging down (chantilly lace)
A wiggle in her walk (chantilly lace) giggle in her talk (chantilly lace)
It gonna make that world go around (chantilly lace)
Ain't nothin' in the world like a big eyed girl
Make me act so funny spend my doggone money
I feel real loose like a long neck goose like a whoa baby that's what I like
Huh ha ha ha ha huh what you say pick you up at eight
And don't be late you gotta be joking woman
I thought you might pick me up at eight don't be late
It don't make no difference baby you know what Jerry Lee likes
Chantilly lace (chantilly lace) pretty face (chantilly lace)
Pony tail hanging down (chantilly lace)
A wiggle in her walk (chantilly lace) giggle in her talk (chantilly lace)
Oh it makes the world go around (chantilly lace)
Ain't nothing in the world like a big eyed girl
Make me act so funny spend my doggone money
I feel real loose like a long neck goose like a whoa baby that's what I like
Ooh ha ha ha ha honey you tearin' me up on this telephone
I swear I don't know what in the world I'm gonna do with you
You yap and yap and yap and yap and yap
But when you break it all down you know what I like
Chantilly lace (chantilly lace) pretty face (chantilly lace)
Pony tail hanging down (chantilly lace)
A wiggle in her walk (chantilly lace) giggle in her talk (chantilly lace)
It gonna make that world go around (chantilly lace)
Ain't nothing in the world like a big eyed girl
Make me act so funny spend my doggone money
well who's that guy youve been seeing most everyday
he shouldnt be allowed to take my baby away
baby why dont you wake up all we gotta do is make up
come on baby dont break up with me
Well I saw you walking with him just the other night
I almost flipped when I saw him squeeze you tight
baby why dont you wake up all we gotta do is make up
come on baby dont break up with me
Dont you remember when the time you was so true
then he came along and looked at you
dont you remember when you said you love me so
baby please dont go
looka hear looka hear I know you wont be true
if you like him then I know he likes you
baby why dont you wake up all we gotta do is make up
come on baby dont break up with me
dont you remember when the time you was so true
then he came along and looked at you
dont you remember when you said you love me so
baby please dont go
looka hear I know you wont be true
if you like him then I know he likes you
baby why dont you wake up all we gotta do is make up
come on baby dont break up with me
come on baby dont break up with me
Goodbye was the very easy word for you to say
But then you never cared the way I do
Your love was all that kept me going
Now that its gone
Where can I turn but to the only friends I ever knew
Going to back to
Bottles and Barstools these are the favorite tools
Of any lonely fool who needs to forget
They tell me friends in need are truly friends in deed
And Bottles and Barstools have never failed me yet
Solo
Well our love can be summed up in 25 words or less
Just another flame that never made a fire
And shoulders to cry on are an easy thing to find
Just look for any set of lights that spell out B-A-R
Well I am going to back to
Bottles and Barstools these are the favorite tools
For any lonely fool who needs to forget
Well they tell me friends in need are truly friends in
deed
And Bottles and Barstools have never failed me yet
Yes Bottles and Barstools ain't failed ol' Jerry Lee yet
BORN TO BOOGIE
WRITERS JASON ELGIN, TOM FULLER
I was born in a shack in West Tennessee
I picked that cotton down upon my knees
The sun got hotter each and every day
But me and my brothers kept a-pickin' away
Seemed like the sun would never go down
So we could clap our hands and gather around
And do the boogie (boogie)
Yeah, I learned the rhythm (boogie woogie rhythm)
And it wasn't very long
Till I was doin' the boogie woogie rhythm
Well, I prayed all week for Saturday night
Turn my back on the sun and put the sack out of sight
Take the long dusty road into town
My feet kept the rhythm as I walked the hot ground
But nothing could keep me from my favourite spot
Where the chicks were a-waitin' and the music was hot
Born to boogie (boogie)
Lord, I got the rhythm (boogie woogie rhythm)
And it wasn't very long
Till I done the boogie woogie rhythm
(Like this I did the boogie)
Well, Monday morning was always bad
But it was worth it all for the time I had
Lord oh Lordy, how I wish it would rain
Just the sun have mercy on a country boy's pain
But I make believe everything's all right
Gonna do it again come Saturday night
I do the boogie (boogie)
Yeah-yeah, with lots of rhythm (boogie woogie rhythm)
Lord, I learned to move by doin' that boogie woogie rhythm
Born to boogie, yeah
Born to boogie, yeah, full of rhythm
Well be-bop-a-lula she's my baby,
Be-bop-a-lula I don't mean maybe.
Be-bop-a-lula she's my baby
Be-bop-a-lula I don't mean maybe
Be-bop-a-lula she's my baby love,
My baby love, my baby love.
Well she's the girlie with tight blue jeans.
She's the chickie with most everything.
She's the girlie that shakes that thing
She aint got a diamond ring,
Be-bop-a-lula she's my baby,
Be-bop-a-lula I don't mean maybe.
Be-bop-a-lula she's my baby
Be-bop-a-lula I don't mean maybe
Be-bop-a-lula she's my baby love,
My baby love, my baby love.
Well she's the one that gots that beat.
She's the one with the flyin' feet.
She's the one that rolls right out the door.
She's the one that gets more more more.
Be-bop-a-lula she's my baby,
Be-bop-a-lula I don't mean maybe.
Be-bop-a-lula she's my baby
Be-bop-a-lula I don't mean maybe
Be-bop-a-lula she's my baby love,
My baby love, my baby love.
She's the girlie that shakes that thing.
She's the girlie that knows everything.
She's the chick that I love so,
And when the doctor gives it, well go, go, go, go
Be-bop-a-lula she's my baby,
Be-bop-a-lula I don't mean maybe.
Be-bop-a-lula she's my baby, baby,
baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.
Be-bop-a-lula she's my baby love,
No matter who I'm dreaming with
Honey, you start talking in my sleep
Then I wake up and start making up
A lie while you sleep
Like an old time friend I squeeze her hand
And I walk away unsatisfied
Another try, another cry, another hand shakin' goodbye
I laughed a lot with Mary Ann, I cried with Melody
And Rose Marie was more than just a little close to Jerry Lee
I can't count the hearts I've stepped on because of loving you
Another try, another cry, another hand shakin' goodbye
I laughed a lot with Mary Ann, I cried with Melody
Rose Marie was more than just a little close to Jerry Lee
Lord I can't count the hearts I've stepped on because of loving her
Another try, another cry, another hand shakin' goodbye
Another try, another cry, another hand shakin' goodbye
I've got a couple of more years on you baby, that's all
Girl, I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall
It's not that I'm wiser, it's just that I've spent
More time with my back to the wall
Picked up a couple of more years on you, baby, that's all
I've walked a couple of more roads than you, baby , that's all
Girl, I'm tired of runnin' while you're only learning to crawl
You're headin' somewhere, I've been to somewhere
Found it was nowhere at all
I've picked up a couple of more years on you baby, that's all
Saying, goodbye girl, don't never come easy at all
You're gonna fly 'cause you're hearin' those young eagles call
And someday when you're older, you'll smile at a man strong and tall
And say I've got a couple of more years on you, babe, that's all
I've got a couple of more years on you baby, that's all
Honey, I've had more chances to fly, more places to fall
It's not that I'm wiser, it's just that I've spent
More time with my back to the wall
I've got a couple of more years on you baby, that's all
That's all
It's not that I'm wiser, it's just that I've spent
More time with my back to the wall, Jerry Lee
