Hans Theessink

I got 29 ways to make it to my baby's door If she needs me bad, I can find about 2 or 3 more One through the basement, two down the hall When the going gets tough, I got a hole in the wall 29 ways to make it to my baby's door If she needs me bad, I can find ab...

All the good times 're past 'n gone All the good times 're over All the good times 're past 'n gone Little darling don't you weep no more Have you seen that turtle-dove Flyin' from pine to pine It seems to mourn for it's own true love Just like I mourn for min...

Take me for a ride in your brand new automobile Eyes on the line, both hands steady at the wheel You're the most powerful driver that I've ever seen Run on dynamite instead of gasoline The way you flash the lights The way you hold the wheel Keep on rollin' bab...

Baby please don't go Baby please don't go Baby please don't go Down to New Orleans, I just love you so Now your man done gone Now your man done gone Now your man done gone Way from country farm He got a long chain home Baby please don't go ... Put your light d...

Baby where you going to, with your red shoes on? You been here such a short time, you been gone so long Baby wants to boogie, daddy wants to rock'n'roll Baby wants to boogie, daddy wants to rock'n'roll Baby where you going to, in your dress so fine? Won't you...

The first time I heard the blues Some thirty years ago The first time I heard Big Bill Broonzy On late-night radio A total revelation I was spellbound Just a white boy lost in the blues He moved me with his sound Echoes from another world Fingers dancing on th...

Blind Willie, he was a blind man Blind Willie, he was a blind man Didn't have no eyesight, power in his hands Beatup Stella, big 12-string guitar Beatup Stella, big 12-string guitar Hot shot Willie, one-man orchestra Pocketknife, slidin' up 'n down the strings...

Youre a greedy lowlife Youve been sucking my blood Like a hole in the ground That never fills up Beat it boy, get your ugly self Out of that door Ive had enough of your action I dont want you messin' round no more I used to call you friend And you called me Bu...

Come on baby come along with me Down to the bayou country To the swamplands where the cajuns go Do the zydeco Alligator jumps around Wags his tail to the squeeze-box sound There's a fish-fry and there's hot gumbo Come on baby let's go Tune up the fiddle, roisi...

When darkness lies heavy, the night is too long You need a shoulder, you can lean on Call me, call me The words of a lovesong are hurting your soul Your lover has left you standing out in the cold Call me, call me I can't bring you the rainbow Promise you silv...

When I was just a little bitty baby My mama would rock me in the cradle In them old cottonfields back home It was down in Louisiana Just about a mile from Texicana In them old cottonfields back home Well when them cotton folks get rockin' We don't pick very mu...

Crazy moon, look what you've done Crazy moon, look what you've done Crazy moon, look what you've done Took away my woman, left me all alone Crazy moon, drive me out of my mind Crazy moon, drive me out of my mind Crazy moon, drive me out of my mind Took away my...

When you hear them cuckoos hollerin' When you hear them cuckoos hollerin' When you hear them cuckoos hollerin' Sign of rain, sign of rain When you hear them woodowls callin' through the night When you hear them woodowls callin' through the night When you hear...

Oh the sun is nearly rising And the night is almost gone And the night is almost gone The darkest hour is just before dawn Won't you cuddle up a little closer Mama won't you hold my hand Mama won't you hold my hand The blues is creeping on me Got to loose 'em...

If I had money just like Henry Ford If I had money just like Henry Ford Have my breakfast here And my supper in New York They accused me of murder, never raised my hand I may be a poor man But I never harmed another man They accused me of robbery, never took a...

Well late over in the evening I feel like blowin' my horn Well I woke up this morning All I had was gone Brooks run into the ocean Ocean run into the sea If I don't find my baby Somebody sure gonna bury me Minutes seem like hours Hours seem like days Well seem...

Baby baby don't you know What happened to me a while ago I may be wrong and I may be right When I came home and I turned on the light Somebody running out your backdoor Never seen a thing move that fast before Flying shoes, flying shoes Running like a bullet,...

If you're lonesome and you're feeling blue Let me tell you what to do Baby, get down 'n play the blues Don't let the folks around here drive you crazy Just sit back and take it easy Baby, get down 'n play the blues Dig the music let it turn you on Rocking to t...

The musics over and the crowd is gone We really rocked the joint tonight Get on the bus, head for the road Watch out for those highway signs Got a woman waiting down the line At the brighter side of dawn Aint nobody gonna stop us now Burn the rubber, just keep...

Don't you mind people grinning in your face Don't you mind people grinning in your face There's one thing to bear in mind A true friend is hard to find Don't you mind people grinning in your face Your mother she may talk about you Your brothers and your sister...

Grab my suitcase, take up on the road Grab my suitcase, take up on the road I'm going away, where I've never been before Moon going down, sun rising in the east Moon going down, sun rising in the east Another man got my woman, lonesome blues got me I got the b...

Do some homecooking baby Do some homecooking baby Do some homecooking baby Satisfy my soul Ate from a box at Micky D's Dined in the rainbow-room I've eaten with my hands I've used a silver spoon I've wined in diners And I've dined with queens But if it comes t...

When the weatherman says sunshine but the beams don't touch your window-sill When the weatherman says sunshine and the beams don't never touch your window-sill You know the good times didn't get you and you know that the hard times will All my money gone, ever...

I ain't got no honey babe now I ain't got no honey babe now And it's oh me, oh Lordy mine, I ain't got no honey babe now I leave her on the early morning train I leave her on the early morning train And it's oh me, oh Lordy mine, I leave her on the early...

I'm running, running, running Feet they hardly touch the ground Policedogs on my trail 'Cause I shot my woman down I caught my baby On a midnight creep Blew a bullet through her head Before she woke up from her sleep I'm a hunted man Can't find no hiding place...

Johnny was a country boy Made his living off the land Every Saturday night he'd play the guitar With the boys in the local band Now the devil he played with golden fingers Near the waters he did dwell Made your backbone shiver, when you walked by the river And...

The road may be rough and rocky Temptations may be strong We may be tried and we may be denied But we must journey on Journey on, journey on We must journey on We may be tried and we may be denied But we must journey on Your friends they may forsake you Turn t...

Late last night as I laid sleeping Dreamt I heard you call my name Packed my pack, went to the station For to jump on the fastest train Mr. Conductor man, Mr. Conductor man Tell me, what time does your train ride I'm going to see my baby Want to see her before...

Mama's in the kitchen Baking up some ice-cream pie Papa's on the river fishing Fish are so lazy they won't bite I'm lying in the shade Watch a lonely cloud drift by Lazy, long hot summer's day Lazy, just pass the time away Feel like doing nothing In this angry...

Your love is like a lifeline Your love is like a lifeline, baby Your love is like a lifeline Baby wont you rescue me Im like a mountain without a valley Im like a lock without a key Im like a train aint got no engine Baby youre my driving wheel Like a smoker n...

Once I had a good friend, very dear to me He said, "I can handle it, it doesn't worry me" Cocaine and the needle, I know when to say no Let me tell you: my good friend, ain't here no more Living in the fast lane, never go slow Living in the fast lane, anything...

Lonely days and lonely nights Life's been full of misery I've been crying, crying, crying Since you walked out on me Woman, one day you will know You gotta reap what you sow I've been watching you baby Tears in my eyes See you laughing pretty woman But some da...

I was born on a Louisiana road Soon as I could walk, I had to carry a load Papa left when I was just about four Mama died, didn't want to live no more Louisian', Louisian' Lord have mercy Mercy on a Louisiana man I heard Blind Lemon singing in the street I lov...

I don't need your money Don't need your diamond ring I don't need your big Rolls Royce To get me back on my feet again I need your love, love sweet love I don't need your TV-set Don't need your frigidaire I don't need your champagne 'n wine But when I call, ho...

We can go up north, we can go down south Go out west, we can go out east Anywhere the wind blows, any place you wanna be Feels like home, home sweet home to me I wanna be, I wanna be, baby, wanna be your lovin man I wanna be, I wanna be, wanna be be be your lo...

Evening sun is sinking low My thoughts unclear, 'cause I don't know Where we went wrong, what made you want to part The house we used to call our home Feels cold and empty, now you're gone All you left is a man with a broken heart The band still plays our favo...

Sounds from the southland from bygone years Sweetest music that ever touched my ears When I heard sleepy John Estes sing First time I heard yanks mandolin Played with Hammie Nixon and Sleepy John Kept me glued to the gramophone Such a funky sound, it was the r...

Got a woman down in Jackson Used to live on Cherry-Lane She's a real brain twister Minnibelle is her name Operator, operator Long distance on the line Please give me Minnibelle's connection Can't shake that woman off my mind When it comes to loving No one like...

Missing you baby Missing you night and day I think Im going crazy I think Im going crazy out here I wrote you a letter Tried to call you on the phone The line was disconnected Mail returned, address unknown Youre on my mind in the daytime Nighttime when Im lyi...

Starting out of Memphis, highway 61 Traces of the places where the blues began Sun is blazing, horizon far Echoes of a national steel guitar Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi Where the blues was born Yazoo river ro...

My baby changed, changed the lock on her door My mama changed, changed the lock on her door The key I've got, it just don't fit no more My mama told me, my papa told me too My dear old mother told me, my papa told me too Settle down with that woman, she'll mak...

Sixty-one out of Baton Rouge Down Louisian' Heading for the gulf of Mexico Sun is beating, ain't no breeze Spanish moss from big old trees Listening to the cajun radio Going down on the Mississippi Queen Going down down down to New Orleans Corner bands on Jack...

It's a long long road to travel alone Honey, without you on my side But I have to get home for some work that must be done And I miss you when I leave you out of sight Next morning at sunrise you'll find me gone Next morning at sunrise you'll be on your own I...

Nine pound hammer, it killed John Henry Won't kill me, Lord, it won't kill me Nine pound hammer, it killed John Henry Won't kill me, Lord, it won't kill me Gone upon the mountain, for to see my baby She is gone, Lord, she is gone Gone upon the mountain, for to...

Work is almost done Weekend coming on We can stay at home Kick off our shoes Or take a cab downtown Let our hair down Party all night long Like we used to do Tonight, tonight Bright city light Come on baby Put on your dancing shoes Tonight, tonight Bright city...

Let's talk about love Spelled l-o-v-e Just a four-letter word Such a sweet mystery Sometimes I wonder Yes, I wonder about the power of love Love is like music Sweet sounds in your ears Sometimes a sad song Moves you to tears Sometimes I wonder Yes, I wonder ab...

I'm sitting in the rain, rain keeps drizzling on I'm sitting in the rain, rain keeps drizzling on I'm sitting in the rain, rain keeps drizzling on Waiting for a train to take me back home Sitting in the rain, rain keeps drizzling on Got my pockets full of mone...

You may own an airplane Fly all over the world Got your silver and gold Diamonds and pearls But one things for certain When your time is up Its ashes to ashes Dust to dust you cant run, run, run, run, run Sure cant hide When the master calls your number Better...

Came a long way to your country Now you point your gun at me Got no money, got no papers I'm as scared as I can be Don't know where I'm going But I know I can't go back to where I've been Now you tell me that the boat is full And there ain't no room for me Roc...

When you're down on luck, trouble's all you see Choice between the devil, and the deep blue sea Gotta be a way out, don't get uptight At the end of a long black tunnel, gotta be a light Ain't no medicine, ain't no cure Trouble will find you, that's for sure Go...

Hey mama tell me, where's little sister gone Sorry son but she long gone Took to the breeze, let her long hair flow She took to the road, with a rolling stone A rolling stone gathers no moss Never know if he'll be back again Roads to travel and bridges to cros...

My mamma told me, that she would buy me A Rubber Dolly if I'd be good But don't you tell her I've got to fall her Or she won't buy me no Rubber Dolly No Rubber Dolly, no Rubber Dolly She won't buy me no Rubber Dolly My mamma told me, that she would buy me A st...

We gotta run the human race Everybody must take part Win some or lose some And always listen to your heart There's just one earth, just one sky We all gotta live here, 'til the day we die 'Til the final curtain call, when the lights go down We all have a ride...

This place is in an awful fix Nothing seems to work out right The truth is like a nightmare That haunts you in the night Bad news in the papers Misery on the screen I can't take it anymore Tonight I want to dream When this dark night is over Sun rises on the b...

I've been sailing ten thousand years I've been to far off lands, crossed the seven seas I've seen empires rise, seen the heads of the mighty fall I shared my bread with peasants, kings and all My love's in the valley, my love's on the hill She's the star that...

Congregation gathered by the river Early morning, dawning of the day Reverend Jones reads his sermon In the distance you can hear the people pray Roll on mighty Mississippi, wash your waters to the sea Roll on mighty Mississippi, wash away our sins and set us...

Bye bye to the concrete, gotta leave the town Bye bye to the concrete, gotta leave the town Don't want no city hounds and foxes, always dog me 'round Days are getting longer Light is getting stronger You can feel the warm sunshine Goodbye blues, hello summerti...

His footsteps echoed softly through the early morning hour The slowness of his move should be a warning From the trash he digs a pair of socks and yesterday's flowers What a way to start a monday-morning He might have been a carpenter at one time in his life B...

Sitting here in Limbo But I know it won't be long Sitting here in Limbo Like a bird without a song Well they're putting up resistance But I know that my faith will lead me on Sitting here in Limbo Waiting for the tide to flow Sitting here in Limbo Knowing that...

Alpine valley In the middle of the night Six strings down On the heaven-bound flight Got a pick, a strap, guitar on his back Aint gonna cut the angels no slack Heaven done called Another blues-stringer back home See the voodoo chile Holding out his hand Ive be...

Im going to ask the question Please answer if you can Is there anybodys children can tell me Just what is the soul of a man? Wont somebody tell me Answer if you can Wont somebody tell me Just what is the soul of a man? Ive traveled different countries I travel...

Here comes my baby, dressed in blue Hey sweet woman Im crazy bout you Oh baby, you set my soul on fire Here comes my baby, dressed in white Hey sweet woman let me hold you tonight Oh baby, you set my soul on fire Find the top of the world girl Reach out for th...

Can't hear no sound, everything seems quiet Bad moon, fills up the sky Big black cloud, moving in from the east Not a ripple on the water Nothing happening down here Storm warnin', bad weather on the rise It's just the silence before the storm Storm warning Bo...

Tears are rolling down like showers of rain Tears are rolling down like showers of rain Cried so many tears but they just can't ease my pain It's a lowdown shame baby, way I treated you It's a lowdown shame baby, way I treated you Hurt your feelings, broke you...

Well the cuckoo she's a pretty bird And she wobbles as she flies But the cuckoo never wobbles Till the sixth day of July Jack o'Diamonds, Jack o'Diamonds Well I know you from old You've robbed my poor pockets Of that silver and gold Well I played cards in Engl...

Hard times behind us Hard times ahead It's a miracle we're still living It's a wonder we ain't dead I read it in the paper Heard it on the news This old world's in trouble People, we're all chased by the blues The planet still keeps turning Draws a circle 'rou...

That night it all started when the ship began to shake We were filled with amazement, a little shocked but not afraid We didn't really understand what caused the water to come in We had been told this mighty ocean-liner "even god himself couldn't sink" You too...

Baby you've got too many drivers You ain't got but one wheel Don't you think it looks funny when two men 're driving your little automobile I'd rather be rolling down Rolling down the sandy hill Than to know you've got so many drivers Baby, and you ain't got b...

Engineer get ready, ride that train Engineer get ready, ride that train Engineer get ready, ride that train Gotta take this poor boy back home again Keep them wheels a-rolling, keep a steady time Keep them wheels a-rolling, keep a steady time Keep them wheels...

I'm a traveling man and the highway is my home Here today, tomorrow I'll be gone From the Mexican line to the windy city Ain't got much to loose And all I need is a good old country-blues Gypsy woman told my mama on the day that I was born You got a boy child...

The winds on lake Michigan, blow chilly and cold The winds on lake Michigan, blow chilly and cold I'm gonna leave Chicago, goin' down to Vicksburg, Mississippi, that's my home If I am lucky baby, make my train-fare home If I am lucky baby and make my train-far...

Baby's back, dressed in black Silver buttons, all down her back High, low, tippytoe She broke the needle and she can't sew Walking the dog Walking the dog And if you don't know how to do it I will show you how to walk the dog Asked my mother for 15 cents See t...

Been across the country, been a-travellin' 'round Been in every city, been in every town Lived the hard life, drinkin' whiskey and wine If the boogie woogie kills me, Lordie, I don't mind I don't mind, lord, I don't mind If the boogie woogie kills me, Lordie,...

Held a good job in the city Had a lay-off and they got poor me I feel so lowdown and disgusted Just can't find a way to make ends meet Take my baby by the hand, leave this town I know we'll make it, baby, longs as you stick around Go back to the country where...

I was standing by my window On a cold and cloudy day When I saw that hearse come rollin' Mama as she went along her way Will the circle be unbroken Bye 'n bye, bye 'n bye There's a better home awaitin' In the sky, lord, in the sky Undertaker, undertaker Can't...

If I had wings like a turtle dove I'd fly away to the girl I love Just to hold her, hold her in my arms again Fly to her doorstep, knock on her window-pane Open that window, let me in Hold her, hold her in my arms again I will rock you, roll you all night long...

I like to watch you baby, when you sleep at night When you wake up in the morning, with your sleepy eyes I will be your coffee, you can be my cup If you want me honey, you can sip me up Oh babe, you make me feel so good Let me be your sugar, honey, I'm in love...