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Let me in here I know Ive been here Let me into your heart Let me know you Let me show you Let me roll it to you All I have is yours All you see is mine And Im glad to hold you in my arms Id have you anytime Let me say it Let me play it Let me lay it on you Let me know you Let me show you Let me grow upon you All I hav...
It was late last night when the boss came home To a deserted mansion and a desolate throne Servant said: “Boss, the lady’s gone She left this morning just ‘fore dawn.” “You got something to tell me, tell it to me, man Come to the point as straight as you can” “Old Henry Lee, chief of the clan Came riding through the wo...
Of war and peace the truth just twists Its curfew gull it glides Upon four-legged forest clouds The cowboy angel rides With his candle lit into the sun Though its glow is waxed in black All except when neath the trees of Eden The lamppost stands with folded arms Its iron claws attached To curbs neath holes where babies...
Meet me in the morning, 56th and Wabasha Meet me in the morning, 56th and Wabasha Honey, we could be in Kansas By time the snow begins to thaw They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn But you wouldn’t know it by me Every day’s been darkness since you been gon...
Hollis Brown He lived on the outside of town Hollis Brown He lived on the outside of town With his wife and five children And his cabin broken down He looked for work and money And he walked a ragged mile He looked for work and money And ya walked a ragged mile Your children are so hungry That they don’t know how to sm...
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me Im not sleepy and there aint no place Im goin to Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me In the jingle jangle morning, Ill come followin you Take me for a trip upon your magic swirlin ship All my senses have been stripped And my hands cant feel to grip And my toes too num...
Perhaps it is the color of the sun cut flat And covering the crossroads Im standing at Or maybe its the weather or something like that But mama, youve been on my mind I mean no trouble, please dont put me down, dont get upset I am not pleading, or saying I cant forget you I do not pace the floor, bowed down and bent, b...
Im gonna walk across the desert til Im in my right mind I wont even think about what I left behind Nothing back there anyway that I can call my own Go back home, leave me alone Its a long road, its a long and narrow way If I cant work up to you, youll surely have to work down to me someday Ever since the British burned...
Every step of the way we walk the line Your days are numbered, so are mine Time is piling’ up, we struggle and we scrape We’re all boxed in, nowhere to escape City’s just a jungle; more games to play Trapped in the heart of it, tryin to get away I was raised in the country, I been working’ in the town I been in trouble...
If not for you Babe, I couldnt even find the door I couldnt even see the floor Id be sad and blue, if not for you If not for you Babe, the night would see me wide awake The day would surely have to break It would not be new, if not for you If not for you, my sky would fall Rain would gather, too Without your love Id be...
I aint gonna work on Maggies Farm no more No, I aint gonna work on Maggies Farm no more Well, I wake up in the morning, fold my hands, and pray for rain I got a head full of ideas that are drivin me insane Its a shame, the way she makes me Scrub the floor I aint gonna work on, nah I aint gonna work on Maggies Farm no m...
I got this graveyard woman, you know She keeps my kids But my soulful mama, you know She keeps me hid She’s a junkyard angel, and she Always gives me bread Well, if I go down dyin, you know She bound to put a blanket on my bed Well, when the pipeline gets broken And Im lost on the river bridge I’m all cracked up on the...
There is a house down in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun. And its been the ruin of many a-poor girl And me—oh, God—Im one My mother was a tailor She sewed these new blue jeans My sweetheart was a gambler, Lord Down in New Orleans Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and a trunk And the only time hes sa...
Oxford Town, Oxford Town Everybody’s got their heads bowed down The sun don’t shine above the ground I am a-going down to Oxford Town He went down to Oxford Town Guns and clubs followed him down All because his face was brown Better get away from Oxford Town Oxford Town around the bend Come in to the door, he couldn’t ...
While riding on a train going west I fell asleep for to take my rest I dreamed a dream that made me sad Concerning myself and the first few friends I had With half-damp eyes I stared to the room Where my friends and I spent many an afternoon Where we together weathered many a storm Laughin and singin till the early hou...
Sixteen years Sixteen banners united over the fields Where the good shepherd grieves Desperate men, desperate women divided Spreading their wings neath falling leaves Fortune calls I stepped forth from the shadows to the marketplace Merchants and thieves, hungry for power, my last deal gone down Shes smelling sweet lik...
Im searching for phrases To sing your praises I need to tell someone Its soon after midnight And my day has just begun A gal named Honey Took my money She was passing by Its soon after midnight And the moon is in my eye My heart is cheerful Its never fearful Ive been down on the killing floors Im in no great hurry Im n...
Ramona Come closer Shut softly your watery eyes The pangs of your sadness Will pass as your senses will rise Oh the flowers of the city Though breath-like Get death-like at times And there’s no use in trying To deal with the dying Though I cannot explain that in lines Your cracked country lips I still wish to kiss As t...
All the early Roman Kings in their sharkskin suits Bowties and buttons, high top boots Driving the spikes in, blazing the rails Nailed in their coffins in top hats and tails Fly away little bird, fly away, flap your wings Fly by night like the early Roman Kings All the early Roman Kings in the early, early morn’ Coming...
Clouds so swift, the rain falling in Gonna see a movie called Gunga Din Pack up your money, pull up your tent, McGuinn You aint goin nowhere Ooh-wee, ride me high Tomorrows the day that my brides a-gonna come Ooh-wee, are we gonna fly Down into the easy chair Genghis Khan and his brother Don Couldnt keep on keeping on ...
Your breath is sweet Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky Your back is straight, your hair is smooth On the pillow where you lie But I dont sense affection No gratitude or love Your loyalty is not to me But to the stars above One more cup of coffee for the road One more cup of coffee fore I go To the valley below Y...
There must be some kind of way out of here Said the joker to the thief Theres too much confusion now I cant get no relief Businessmen, they drink my wine Plowmen dig my earth All of them alone on the line Dont know, what any others proof No reason to get excited The thief, he kindly spoke There are many here among us W...
{Intro} Come all without, come all within Youll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn Come all without, come all within Youll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn Everybodys building ships and boats Some are building monuments, others are jotting down notes Everybodys in despair, every girl and boy But when Quinn the ...
All you need is love Youre being ridiculous All you need is love Just one night, give me just one night Theres no way cause you cant pay In the name of love, one night in the name of love You crazy fool, I wont give in to you Its so easy, all you have to do is fall in love Love hurts All you have to do is play the game...
Its been such a long, long time Since we loved each other, when our hearts were true One time, for one brief day I was the man for you Last night I heard you talking in your sleep Saying things you shouldnt say, oh baby You just may have to go to jail someday Is there a place we can go? Is there anybody we can see? May...
Go away from my window Leave at your own chosen speed Im not the one you want, babe Im not the one you need You say youre looking for someone Whos never weak but always strong To protect you and defend you Whether you are right or wrong Someone to open each and every door But it aint me, babe No, no, no, it aint me, ba...
Når regnet slær i mot deg der du går Og når du ikkje veit di arme råd Da vil eg holde deg i tusen år Fordi eg elskar deg Når alle nattas stjerner viser seg Og ingen er der for å trøste deg Da vil du alltid ha ein heim hjå meg Fordi eg elskar deg Eg veit du ikkje har bestemt deg men Eg lar deg ta den tid du vil For eg f...
Corrina, Corrina Girl, where you been so long? Corrina, Corrina Girl, where you been so long? I been worrying about you, baby Baby, please come home I got a bird that whistles I got a bird that sings I got a bird that whistles I got a bird that sings But I aint got Corrina Life don’t mean a thing Corrina, Corrina Girl,...
Well, your railroad gate You know I just cant jump it Sometimes it gets so hard, you see I just sitting here, beating on my trumpet With all these promises you left for me But where are you tonight, sweet Marie? Well, I waited for you when I was half sick Yes, I waited for you when you hated me Well, I waited for you i...
Oh, the time will come up When the winds will stop And the breeze will cease to be breathin Like the stillness in the wind Before the hurricane begins The hour that the ship comes in And the sea will split And the ships will hit And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking Then the tide will sound And the waves will ...
Aint it hard to stumble And land in some funny lagoon? Aint it hard to stumble And land in some muddy lagoon? Especially when its nine below zero And three oclock in the afternoon Aint gonna hang no picture Aint gonna hang no picture frame Aint gonna hang no picture Or hang no picture frame Well, I might look like Robe...
Twas down in Mississippi, not so long ago When a young boy from Chicago town stepped through a Southern door This boys dreadful tragedy I can still remember well The color of his skin was black and his name was Emmett Till Some men they dragged him to a barn and there they beat him up They said they had a reason, but I...
Its alright And then shes all too tight In my neighbourhood She cries both day and night I know it because it was there Its a milestone But she down on her luck And she daily so lonely But to make hard to buck I remain I believe where shes stoppin If she wants time to care I believe that shed look upon Deciding to care...
Well, early in the morning Til late at night I got a poison headache But I feel alright I’m pledgin my time to you Hopin you’ll come through, too Well, the hobo got too high And he came to me naturally He stole my baby Then he wanted to steal me And I’m pledging my time to you Hopin you’ll come through, too Won’t you c...
You say you love me And youre thinkin of me But you know you could be wrong You say you told me That you wanna hold me But you know youre not that strong I just cant do what I done before I just cant beg you anymore Im gonna let you pass And Ill go last Then time will tell just who has fell And whos been left behind Wh...
I’m out here a thousand miles from my home Walking a road other men have gone down I’m seeing your world of people and things Your paupers and peasants and princes and kings Hey, hey, Woody Guthrie, I wrote you a song About a funny old world that’s a-coming along Seems sick and it’s hungry, it’s tired and it’s torn It ...
If today was not a crooked highway If tonight was not a crooked trail If tomorrow wasn’t such a long time Then lonesome would mean nothing to you at all Yes, and only if my own true love was waiting And if I could hear her heart a-softly pounding Yes, and only if she was lying by me Then I’d lie in my bed once again......
We carried you in our arms on Independence Day And now youd throw us all aside and put us all away Oh, what dear daughter neath the sun could treat a father so? To wait upon him hand and foot and always tell him No Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know were so alone And ...
Born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in the year of who knows when Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion Always on the outside of whatever side there was When they asked him why it had to be that way, “Well,” he answered “Just because” Larry was the oldest, Joey was next to last They called Joe “Crazy,” the baby they c...
Come an gather round friends And Ill tell ya a tale Of when the red iron ore pits ran a-plenty But the cardboard filled windows And old men on the benches Tell you now that the whole town is empty In the north end of town My own children are grown Well I was raised on the other In the wee hours of youth My mother took ...
Hot chili peppers in the blistering sun Dust on my face and my cape Me and Magdalena on the run I think this time we shall escape Sold my guitar to the baker’s son For a few crumbs and a place to hide But I can get another one And I’ll play for Magdalena as we ride No Ilores, mi querida Dios nos vigila Soon the horse w...
Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble Ancient footprints are everywhere You can almost think that you’re seeing double On a cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs Got to hurry on back to my hotel room Where I’ve got me a date with Botticelli’s niece She promised that she’d be right there with me When I paint m...
Your breath is sweet Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky Your back is straight, your hair is smooth On the pillow where you lie But I dont sense affection No gratitude or love Your loyalty is not to me But to the stars above One more cup of coffee for the road One more cup of coffee fore I go To the valley below Y...
Clouds so swift, rain won’t lift Gate won’t close, railings froze Get your mind off wintertime You ain’t goin nowhere Whoo-ee! Ride me high Tomorrow’s the day My bride’s going to come Oh, oh, are we going to fly Down in the easy chair! I don’t care how many letters they sent Morning came and morning went Pick up your m...
I aint lookin to compete with you Beat or cheat or mistreat you Simplify you, classify you Deny, defy or crucify you All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you No, and I aint lookin to fight with you Frighten you or uptighten you Drag you down or drain you down Chain you down or bring you down All I really w...
Im walking through streets that are dead Walking, walking with you in my head My feet are so tired, my brain is so wired And the clouds are weeping Did I hear someone tell a lie? Did I hear someones distant cry? I spoke like a child, you destroyed me with a smile While I was sleeping I’m sick of love But Im in the thic...
Seen the arrow on the doorpost Saying, “This land is condemned All the way from New Orleans To Jerusalem” I traveled through East Texas Where many martyrs fell And I know no one can sing the blues Like Blind Willie McTell Well, I heard that hoot owl singing As they were taking down the tents The stars above the barren ...
Well, Frankie Lee and Judas Priest They were the best of friends So when Frankie Lee needed money one day Judas quickly pulled out a roll of tens And placed them on a footstool Just above the plotted plain Sayin, “Take your pick, Frankie Boy My loss will be your gain” Well, Frankie Lee, he sat right down And put his fi...
Most of the time I’m clear focused all around Most of the time I can keep both feet on the ground I can follow the path, I can read the signs Stay right with it when the road unwinds I can handle whatever I stumble upon I don’t even notice she gone Most of the time Most of the time It’s well understood Most of the time...
Oh, sister, when I come to lie in your arms You should not treat me like a stranger Our Father would not like the way that you act And you must realize the danger Oh, sister, am I not a brother to you And one deserving of affection? And is our purpose not the same on this earth To love and follow His direction? We grew...
Standing on your window, honey Yes, I’ve been here before Feeling so harmless I’m looking at your second door How come you don’t send me no regards? You know I want your lovin Honey, why are you so hard? Kneeling ’neath your ceiling Yes, I guess I’ll be here for a while I’m trying to read your poetry, but I’m helpless,...
Wanted man in California Wanted man in Buffalo Wanted man in Kansas City Wanted man in Ohio Wanted man in Mississippi Wanted man in old Cheyenne Wherever you might look tonight you might see this wanted man I might be in Colorado Or Georgia by the sea Working for some man who may not know at all who I might be If you e...
I know that its over But I cant believe were through They said that times a healer And Im better without you Its gonna take time I know But Ill get over you Look at my life Look at my heart I have seen them fall apart Now Im ready to rise again Just look at my hopes Look at my dreams Im building bridges from these scen...
You may be an ambassador to England or France You may like to gamble, you might like to dance You may be the heavyweight champion of the world You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls But you’re going to have to serve somebody, yes indeed You’re going to have to serve somebody Well, it may be the devil or it...
Well, I’m walking down the highway With my suitcase in my hand Yes, I’m walking down the highway With my suitcase in my hand Lord, I really miss my baby She’s in some foreign land Well, your streets are getting empty Lord, your highway’s getting filled And your streets are getting empty And your highway’s getting fille...
Mama take this badge from me I cant use it anymore Its getting dark too dark to see I feel Im knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door Mama put my guns in the ground I cant shoot them anymore T...
Thunder on the mountain, fires on the moon Theres a ruckus in the alley and the sun will be here soon Todays the day, gonna grab my trombone and blow Well, theres hot stuff here and its everywhere I go I was thinking bout Alicia Keys, couldnt keep from crying When she was born in Hells Kitchen, I was living down the li...
Unlike most of the songs nowadays that have been written up in Tin Pan Alley, thats where most of the folk songs come from nowadays, this, this is a song, this wasnt written up there, this was written somewhere down in the United States Well, the Lone Ranger and Tonto They are riding down the line Fixing everybody’s tr...
Crickets are chirping, the water is high There’s a soft cotton dress on the line hangin’ dry Window wide open, African trees Bent over backwards from a hurricane breeze Not a word of goodbye, not even a note She gone with the man In the long black coat Somebody seen him hanging around At the old dance hall on the outsk...
Ring them bells, ye heathen From the city that dreams Ring them bells from the sanctuaries ’Cross the valleys and streams For they’re deep and they’re wide And the world’s on its side And time is running backwards And so is the bride Ring them bells St. Peter Where the four winds blow Ring them bells with an iron hand ...
Some of us turn off the lights and we live With the moonlight shooting by Some of us scare ourselves to death in the dark To be where the angels fly Pretty maids all in a row lined up Outside my cabin door Ive never wanted any of them wanting me Except the girl from the Red River Shore Well, I sat by her side and for a...
Clouds so swift Rain wont lift Gate wont close Railings froze Get your mind off wintertime You aint goin nowhere Whoo-ee ride me high Tomorrows the day My brides gonna come Oh, oh are we gonna fly Down in the easy chair I dont care How many letters they send Morning came and morning went Pack up your money Pick up your...
Mama, take this badge off o me I cant use it anymore Its gettin dark, much too dark to see you I feel Im knockin on Heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on Heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on Heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on Heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on Heavens door Mama, put my guns in the ground I cant ...
Well, I wake up in the morning Theres frogs inside my socks Your mama, shes hidin Inside the icebox Your daddy walks in wearin A Napoleon Bonaparte mask Then you ask why I dont live here Honey, do you have to ask? Well, I go to pet your monkey I get a face full of claws I ask whos in the fireplace And you tell me Santa...
Im walking through the summer nights The jukebox playing low Yesterday everything was going too fast Today its moving too slow I got no place left to turn I got nothing left to burn Dont know if I saw you if I would kiss you or kill you It probably wouldnt matter to you anyhow You left me standing in the doorway, cryin...
When you’re sad and when you’re lonely And you haven’t got a friend Just remember that death is not the end And all that you’ve held sacred Falls down and does not mend Just remember that death is not the end Not the end, not the end Just remember that death is not the end When you’re standing on the crossroads That yo...
I pounded on a farmhouse looking for a place to stay I was mighty, mighty tired, Id come a long, long way I said, “Hey, hey, in there, is there anybody home?” I was standin on the steps feeling most alone When out comes a farmer, he mustve thought that I was nuts He immediately looked at me and stuck a gun into my guts...
If I had wings Like Noahs Dove I’d fly the river To the one I love Fare thee well, my honey Fare thee well I had a man Who was long and tall Moved his body Like a cannonball Fare thee well, my honey Fare thee well Remember one evening Was drizzling rain And around my heart I felt an aching pain Fare thee well, my honey...
In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need When the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed There’s a dyin’ voice within me reaching out somewhere Toiling in the danger and in the morals of despair Don’t have the inclination to look back on any mistake Like Cain, I now behold this chain...
How many roads must a man walk down Before they call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? How many times must the cannonballs fly Before theyre forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind The answer is blowin in the wind How many years must a mountain exist Bef...
Crimson flames tied through my years Flowing high and mighty trapped Countless fire and flaming roads Using ideas as my maps Well meet on edges soon, said I Proud neath heated brow Ah, but I was so much older then Im younger than that now Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth Rip down all hate, I screamed Lies that life ...
May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true...
You got me in a corner You got me against the wall I got nowhere to go I got nowhere to fall Take back your insurance Baby nothing is guaranteed Take back your acid rain Let your TV bleed Youre jammin me, youre jammin me Quit jammin me Baby, you can keep me painted in a corner You can walk away, but its not over Take b...
Oh it’s fare thee well my darling’ true I’m leaving’ in the first hour of the morn I’m bound off for the bay of Mexico Or maybe the coast of Californ So it’s fare thee well my own true love We’ll meet another day, another time It ain’t the leavin’ That’s a-grievin’ me But my true love who’s bound to stay behind Oh the ...
She was there at the bar, she heard my guitar She was long and tall, she was the queen of them all Last night, thinking about last night Last night, thinking about last night She was dark and discreet, she was light on her feet We went up to her room and she lowered the boom Last night, thinking about last night Last n...
I have a poem here. Its not a poem, its... This is the first concert I played alone in New York, really. An a fellow in Brooklyn State Hospital, his name is Woody Guthrie. But Woody is more than a folk singer. Hes really something else more than a folk singer and theres this book coming out thats dedicated to him. And ...
I dreamed I saw St. Augustine Alive as you or me Tearing through these quarters In the utmost misery With a blanket underneath his arm And a coat of solid gold Searching for the very souls Whom already have been sold “Arise, arise,” he cried so loud With a voice without restraint “Come out, ye gifted kings and queens A...
When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole world is on your case I could offer you a warm embrace To make you feel my love When the evening shadows and the stars appear And there is no one there to dry your tears I could hold you for a million years To make you feel my love Go to the ends of the Earth for you ...
If your memory serves you well We were going to meet again and wait So I’m going to unpack all my things And sit before it gets too late No man alive will come to you With another tale to tell But you know that we shall meet again If your memory serves you well This wheel’s on fire Rolling down the road Best notify my ...
I’m just average, common too I’m just like him, and the same as you I’m everybody’s brother and son I aint different than anyone Aint no use a-talk to me It’s just the same as talkin to you I was shadow boxing early in the day I figured I was ready for Cassius Clay I said “Fee, fie, fo, fum, Cassius Clay, here I come 2...
Well, my heart’s in the Highlands gentle and fair Honeysuckle bloomin in the Wildwood air Bluebells blazin where the Aberdeen waters flow Well my heart’s in the Highlands I’m gonna go there when I feel good enough to go Windows was shakin’ all night in my dreams Everything was exactly the way that it seems Woke up this...
The air is getting hotter There’s a rumbling in the skies I’ve been wading through the high muddy water With the heat rising in my eyes Every day your memory grows dimmer It doesn’t haunt me like it did before I’ve been walking through the middle of nowhere Trying to get to heaven before they close the door When I was ...
If not for you Babe, I couldn’t find the door Couldn’t even see the floor I’d be sad and blue If not for you If not for you Babe, I’d lay awake all night Wait for the morning light To shine in through But it would not be new If not for you If not for you, my sky would fall Rain would gather too Without your love, I’d b...
John Wesley Harding Was a friend to the poor He traveled awith a gun in evry hand All along this countryside He opened amany a door But he was never known To hurt an honest man ’Twas down in Chaynee County A time they talk about With his lady by his side He took a stand And soon the situation there Was all but straight...
Farewell Angelina The bells of the crown Are being stolen by bandits I must follow the sound The triangle tingles The music play slow But farewell Angelina The night is on fire And I must go There is no use in talking And theres no need for blame There is nothing to prove Ev’rything still is the same A table stands emp...
I once loved a girl, her skin it was bronze With the innocence of a lamb, she was gentle like a fawn I courted her proudly but now she is gone Gone as the season shes taken In a young summers youth, I stole her away From her mother and sister, though close did they stay Each one of them suffering from the failures of t...
When the rains blowin in your face And the whole world is on your case I would offer you a warm embrace To make you feel my love When the evenin shadows and the stars appear And there is no one to dry your tears I could hold you for a million years To make you feel my love I know you havent made your mind up yet But I ...
Ive been a moonshiner For seventeen long years Ive spent all my money On whiskey and beer I go to some hollow And sit at my still And if whiskey dont kill me Then I dont know what will I go to some bar room And drink with my friends Where the women cant follow And see what I spend God bless them pretty women I wish the...
Oh, Im sailing away my own true love Im sailing away in the morning Is there something I can send you from across the sea? From the place where Ill be landing No, theres nothing you can send me, my own true love Theres nothing Im wishing to be owning Just to carry yourself back to me unspoiled From across that lonesome...
Frog went a-courtin, and he did ride, Uh-huh Frog went a-courtin, and he did ride, Uh-huh Frog went a-courtin, and he did ride With a sword and a pistol by his side, Uh-huh Well he rode up to Miss Mouseys door, Uh-huh Well he rode up to Miss Mouseys door, Uh-huh Well he rode up to Miss Mouseys door Gave three loud raps...
We carried you in our arms on Independence Day And now youd throw us all aside and put us on our way Oh, what dear daughter neath the sun would treat a father so To wait upon him hand and foot, yet always answer no? Tears of rage, tears of grief Why am I always the one who must be the thief? Come to me now, you know we...
He loves your sexy body, he loves your dirty mind He loves when you hold him, grab him from behind Oh baby, youre such a pretty thing I cant wait to introduce you to the other members of my gang You dont need no wax job, youre smooth enough for me If you need your oil changed, Ill do it for you free Oh baby, the pleasu...
Oh all the money that in my whole life I did spend Be it mine right or wrongfully I let it slip gladly to my friends To tie up the time most forcefully But the bottles are done We’ve killed each one And the table’s full and overflowed And the corner sign Says it’s closin time So I’ll bid farewell and be down the road O...
I once held her In my arms She said she would Always stay But I was cruel I treated her like a fool I threw it all away Once I had mountains In the palm of my hand And rivers that ran through Every day But I must have been mad I never knew what I had Until I threw it all away Love is all there is It makes the world go ...
As I went out one morning To breathe the air around Tom Paine’s I spied the fairest damsel That ever did walk in chains I offered her my hand She took me by the arm I knew that very instant She meant to do me harm “Depart from me this moment” I told her with my voice Said she, “But I don’t wish to” Said I, “But you hav...
Señor, señor Can you tell me where were headin Lincoln County Road or Armageddon Seems like I been down this way before Is there any truth in that, señor Señor, señor Do you know where shes hidin How long are we gonna be riding How long must I keep my eyes glued to the door Will there be any comfort there, señor Theres...
Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted Cant help but wonder whats happening to my companions Are they lost or are they found? Have they counted the cost itll take to bring down All their earthly principles theyre going to have to abandon? Theres a slow, slow train coming up around the bend I had a woman Down in Ala...
Up on the white veranda She wears a necktie and a Panama hat Her passport shows a face From another time and place She looks nothing like that And all the remnants of her recent past Are scattered in the wild wind She walks across the marble floor Where a voice from the gambling room is calling her to come on in She sm...
Well, the neighborhood bully, he’s just one man His enemies say he’s on their land They got him outnumbered about a million to one He got no place to escape to, no place to run He’s the neighborhood bully The neighborhood bully just lives to survive He’s criticized and condemned for being alive He’s not supposed to fig...
Om idag inte var en ändlös landsväg Om inatt inte var en krokig stig Om imorgon inte kändes så oändlig Då är ensamhet ett ord som inte finns Men bara om min älskade väntar Om jag hör hennes hjärta sakta slå Bara om hon låg här tätt intill mig Kan jag bli den jag var igår Jag kan inte se min spegelbild i vattnet Jag kan...