J.J. Cale

Look here we got a thing going on Never fear we got a thing going on Ain't nothing to it Got to get down and do it I tell you the truth Ain't jivin' you Lord, Lord, we got a thing going on Something in this place It's on every face It's catching fever You just...

After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out After midnight, we're gonna chug-a-lug and shout We're gonna 'cause talk and suspicion Give an exhibition Find out what it is all about After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out After midnight, I'm g...

She brings me flowers from the waterwell She keeps me laughing all day We ride on a horse to the river and back Ain't love funny, funny it's funny Aint' love funny that way She calls in the evening to tell me she's back She likes to talk on the phone Would I c...

All mama's children got rythm And all mama's children got soul When they get up in the morning Without no warning They all start to rock 'n roll All mama's children got rythm And all mama's children got feel Quicker than a flash they're into their stash...

Sittin' around here pickin' my banjo Thinking about love and the aftertought All those days we had together What was what and what was not You and I we were so crazy Going from here back to there Now I'm thinking 'bout tomorrow Or the who's who and what was wh...

Some like this and some like that And some don't know where it's at If you don't get loose, if you don't groove Well, your motor won't make it and your motor won't move If time don't tell you then don't ask me I'm riding on a hurricane down to the sea If...

Many loves in a lifetime, they seem to go astray Many people come and go, they never seem to stay Sometimes I kid myself, then I realise I'm just living in an artificial paradise A hundred times, my hopes and dreams are blown into the air A thousand times, it...

When i'm walking down the street i call your name, Inside my head i go insane, don't you know that its really making me crazy There were days when i went completely blind, No time to think,and i lost time, won't believe whats happened to me lately, Cuz everyda...

Blue, blue Sunday You're the day that always turns me 'round Blue, blue sunday You're the day that always lets me down I go out saturday night I'm not looking for a fight I just wanna have a good time, with my friends It always winds up the same I forg...

Bluebird, bluebird where you been Man it's been a while since I've seen you friend Looking out my window all I ever see My reflection, bluebird and me Bluebird, bluebird sing your song Waiting on nobody to sing along Sitting in the window why can't you s...

Blues for Mama Blues for Mama It just seems wrong, to sing this song 'cos she's not here, where she belongs Blues for Mama Blues for Mama Rest her soul, she's grown so cold Her touch is like the winter snow Blues for Mama Blues for Mama She went away only yest...

Now she don't know where she is How sexy she can be She don't realize what her eyes do to me She keeps me hot, like a boilin' pot She whispers in my ear, "Let's do it right here" The ways of a wantin' woman, hauntin' mystery The style she has will never fade a...

Well we're living on borrowed time, Lord Can you give us another day Yes we're living on borrowed time, Lord Can you give us another day Our chance of survival is slim, it's what they say Yes we're living on borrowed time, Lord Can you give us another day We g...

Bring down the curtain, saw the show tonight It's so dark outside, soon be light Enough is enough, can't do it no more Bring down the curtain, close the door Sometime you do, sometime you don't Sometime you will and sometime you won't Sometimes it's bet...

Saturday, past September In the jailhouse, I remember I got caught with too much soul Bringing it back from Mexico Bringing it back from Mexico Spanish lights and pretty faces Trip you out to where the place is Load you up and let you go Bringing it back from...

Brown dirt, stickin' to my fingers Brown dirt, clingin' to my feet Brown dirt, Mississippi bottom land Pickin' that cotton for the man down the street Brown dirt, raisin' his vegetables Brown dirt, growin' his grass Brown dirt, walkin' down the pathway Pickin'...

Cajun moon, where does your power lie As you move across the southern sky You took my babe way too soon What have you done, Cajun moon Someday babe, when you want your man And you find him gone, just like the wind Don't trouble your mind whatever you do 'Cause...

They call me the breeze, I keep blowing down the road They call me the breeze, I keep blowing down the road I ain't got me nobody, I ain't carrying me no load Ain't no change in the weather, ain't no change in me Ain't no change in the weather, ain't no change...

Somebody call for the doctor, I think I'm sick Ain't had my medicine in over a week My mind's fine but my body feels weak Call the doctor, I think I'm sick A shady lady took all my bread Ravished my body, lord, and messed with my head I don't know but I've had...

Well you can't live here like this anymore No you can't live here like this anymore No you can't live here like this Cause your man he ain't gonna like it No you can't live here like this anymore What's your mama gonna say about you when you get home What's yo...

If life's little downs they keep coming around Carry on, carry on With darkness all about, you want to scream and shout Carry on, carry on Don't cry baby, look at where you've been Everybody knows you just need a friend Please, please, please, if you're down o...

Chains of love, won't let me be They keep haunting, haunting me Free my mind, from their vice Chains of love, cold as ice That old key, I've yet to find That unlocks, those ties of mine Ain't no way (ain't no way) I am told (I am told) No you cannot (no you ca...

I detect a side-effect of a complicated life The edge is on, sharp as a knife Underground tremor, stop it with a dime Hey girl, call me if you change your mind Contemplation, meditation, all that jive Taking out the medicine just before sunrise Underground tre...

How can you put me through these changes Why do you do me like you do It ain't no way I love-a-dee love nobody but you Let him go out and get with strangers Don't you turn my love to hate Ain't no man can love you like I can, and I do How can you put me throug...

Cherry, I'd like to love you Cherry, will you love me too Someday I will take you away That's all I want to do I'll love you forever, Cherry Will you love me too Sweet as a morning sunrise Fresh as a mountain dew Someday I will love you Cherry, wi...

Down on Cherry Street All the girls are lookin'fine Down on Cherry Street Al the girls are lookin'fine. When they put their hands in your pocket, They ain't feelin'for no dime. Down on Cherry Avenue It'a paradise Down on Cherry Avenue Things are look...

City girls they're all right They just want you for the night But when the morning comes at dawn City girls they all gone You know the daylight can be sad When you feel that you've been had Only night time brings the price City girl she thinks it's right What'...

Wish I was a stocking clanging to your thigh Everytime you'd move around I'd view you walking by Wish I was your underwear hanging around your waist Everytime you'd shake that thing I'd get a little taste Closer, closer, closer to you Closer, got to get closer...

Clyde plays electric bass Plays it with finesse and grace Sit on the porch without no shoes A-picking the bass and singing the blues Misery loves company And his old dog sings harmony Tambourine tied to his tail You can hear him moan, you can hear him wail Jod...

If you want to hang out, you've got to take her out, cocaine If you want to get down, get down on the ground, cocaine She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine If you got bad news, you want to kick them blues, cocaine When your day is done and you...

Crazy mama, where you been so long Crazy mama, where you been so long You've been hiding out, I know that's true Crazy mama, I sure need you Crazy mama, where you been so long Standing on the corner, looking for you, baby Standing on the corner, looking for yo...

Every time I see you, all that you do Crying, crying, crying You've been shedding them tears for too many years Crying, crying, crying You've been lonely too long, something went wrong Did he leave you again with them blues Your sun don't shine, your day's no...

It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine I get so lonely, lonely, lonely It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine What can you do when those tears make you blind What can you do when those tears make y...

Danger She's out into the night Danger She's such a pretty sight She was treated so badly it seems Now she's looking full of dreams Danger She's out into the night Danger She walks the streets alone Danger All above she now knows All the men that...

When you light that funny cigarette Would you pass it back to me I'm feeling a little down and out And it'll keep me company I'm just a long lost sinner Living life here on the line I'll give it right back to you I know it's not really mine Now don't p...

Well I feel like I'm running Down a dead end road Yes I feel like I'm running Down a dead end road I need someone to tell me Which way I outta go Say goodbye to the morning Hello, evenin' time Say goodbye to the morning Down a road I'm flyin...

Death in the wilderness It's a hopeless case I guess Who's looking out for the wilder side It will soon all be gone You can tell it won't be long We'll find the wilderness has died We'll be the lonely one Concrete, plastic human throng Tellin' one anot...

I knew a man, made a heavy move He shot his wife, his best friend too They put him away in a deep dark dungeon Where the sun don't never shine I knew a woman, had a jealous mind She got a man, she caught him lying They put her away in a deep dark dung...

From the California shore to New York City The beat don't never stop You can hear it on the radio anywhere you go It's steady as the rhythm of a clock It cuts through the noise of the city life It won't seem to go away It's the devil in disguise I tell y...

Down along the palm trees, in a south kind of bay There was a young woman, walked the beach every day She had long dark hair and a high heeled size She was full in the bosom, with dark brown eyes A devil's woman With the devil's curse Satan's lady She w...

I got the digital blues, my soul is just another number I got the digital blues, my soul is just another number You check it out, we're all the same You check it out, we're one again I got the digital blues, my soul is just another number Three forty-fou...

Sometime in the morning, before the break of day I lose my direction, I can't find my way I can't find nobody to tell my troubles to I get so sad and lonesome Guess I'll tell 'em all to you Got me at a disadvantage, you had me outta here I just want lov...

Well my heart ain't in it My mind is blank Can't seem to function Can't seem to think Doctor told me cure your ills Get yourself a woman boy that'll pay your bills Have her clean your house, make your bed Rub your bottom down, hold your head Get yourse...

Does your mama like to reggae Does your mama like to reggae Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Does your mama like to reggae You gotta come on home to the city Down in Jamaica way Better come home to the city Down in Jamaica way Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...

Don't cry sister cry, it'll be alright in the morning Don't cry sister cry, everything'll be just fine Don't cry sister cry, it'll be alright, I tell you no lie Don't cry sister cry, don't do it, don't do it When Old Man Trouble knocks on your door Don't...

If I'm standing in a crowd, call my name, call it loud Don't go to strangers, woman, call on me Wave your arms in the air, let me know that you're there When in doubt, oh woman, call on me Don't leave me here to rust, don't let me turn to dust Oh, woman...

Don't wait, don't wait Don't wait for the good times to come We got 'em right here, we're on the run Don't wait, don't wait Going back, going back Going way back, back in time Another place, another mind Going back, going back Walk on, walk on Walk...

Downtown L.A. is a depressing place You can see young men with deep lines in their face They could all be something if somebody cared But nobody knows they're even down there Old woman walking with a sack on her back Picking up the garbage people put out...

Had me a woman down in Tennessee Boy she used to love me Free fever got me and I had to go I never seen that woman no more New York City is a place I been I was there one time with a travellin' band Young girl there wanted me to stay I think she wanted...

Trains don't run forever Fire goes out sometime Gotta tell you, baby We've come to the end of the line Pages of yesterday Fill this book of mine Gotta tell you, baby It is the end of the line I can't remember those good old days They are from a diff...

I've got a woman, I love her, lordy-lord She cooks my breakfast on Sunday, just like my Ma I hang my hat in her house, she don't charge a dime Love me, trust me, never cuss me, you know she's mine I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme...

Same old hassle every night All we do is fuss and fight Ain't no use in talking, might as well start walking Walking out into the night You get your gun, I'll get mine We can do it just one time If we live no longer, it won't get no stronger Then we'll...

Once a day, everyday Sometimes all night long She moves her body next to mine To the rythm of this song They call her May, some call her June She just needs a dancer No matter what day you call her now I call her fancy dancer Fancy dancer The way she...

Spending my life in a cold hard bar-room Drinking that long black whisky down I play the guitar, for me it's a living Well, I know, just a hanging-around Dancing girls, oh, they drive me crazy All they want is a fancy name Don't you know is I might not m...

Feeling in love, I want to testify Little time it will take me Feeling in love, I'm so satisfied From the love that you gave me The way you make my day The things you do and say Feeling in love, I'm so satisfied From the love that you gave me Feeling...

Throwing flowers out her window And smiling like she can Fonda-Lina Must try it hard to attract the men With her bosoms hanging over the window sill It's a story as old as Jesus Fonda-Lina has a void to fill Fonda-Lina Says "can you hear me" to the men...

Yes, I used to know a fellow He was lighter on his feet Just as quick as a sparrow That was the former me Since I been here for so long now Now I think that I can see Acquaint myself with that fellow Who was the former me Those days have been lost in...

Monday morning comes too early Work my back to the bone All day Monday I keep thinking "Weekend's coming, gonna go home" Tuesday I hate, oh Tuesday Ain't no girls on the streets Tuesday it ain't good for nothing Drinking beer and watching TV Friday,...

Yeah, I'm going down Going down, down, down, down, down I'm going down Going down, down, down, down, down Got my big feet, hanging on to the ground Don't let me down, close that boxcar down Don't let me down, close that boxcar down I'm going back 

He gave to you a golden ring It made you happy, it made you sing I played for you on my guitar It didn't last long, we didn't go far Though the times have changed We're rearranged Ties that bind remain the same You came around after a while Everyone s...

Ain't no star in my heaven Ain't no sun in my sky Guess I lose I don't know why Everyday is dark and dreary Everyday is feeling weary Guess I lose I guess I lose Ain't no reason to be blue Ain't no reason I got you Funny thing, I can't get started E...

Guitar man, tell me what your secret is Tell me please, can you put my mind at ease When you're standing in the spotlight With all the girls around I was wondering how you do it How you make that sound, guitar man Tell me what your secret is Tell me pl...

Shirley down the street she gets so lonesome She calls around to men on the phone, some Hopin' one will show up at her door She don't care, just where they come from Where they've been, just if they want some Give it to her straight, she want to score Sh...

Hard times is about to get me Hard times, they hurt my hands Hard times, it took my woman Hard times lead her to a richer man Caught in the middle of some fool's advice If you work real hard, you get a piece of the pie Can't you hear that laughing No,...

Hard to thrill Nothing really moves me anymore Hard to thrill Nothing really moves me anymore There is nothing you can show me That I haven't seen before I've got time to kill Keeping to myself inside this room Time to kill Keeping to myself...

Well my heads in Georgia but my feet are California bound Well my heads in Georgia but my feet is California bound Cause that good looking woman I got wants to leave these Georgia towns Well we ride them old freight trains rent them automobiles For we rid...

Hey baby, it's your time now Hey baby, you made it somehow Don't let nobody come and bring you down Hey baby, you've got 'em on the run You know, you've got 'em on the run I know you, you have just begun When you came into my life My love, I thought I...

First time I seen you, I knew You had come undone for someone mistreated you The ringing in your ears, the salt in your tears Yes, I know I would feel sick at a dirty deal, yes I do Some bright morning, the sun will shine again Some bright morning, start...

I've got a fine-looking woman, she's fine and brown She likes to boogie in the kitchen, likes to boogie 'round town Hold on baby, hold on baby Hold on baby, you're moving too fast for me Talking about that woman, she's up early in the morning Making love...

She said she had no money But he was in doubt He told her, "I used to be in too" But now he was out "Spare some small change lady And I'll be on my way" She looked into his eyes And deep in his soul I know she was wondering If he was in control She m...

Humdinger, she loves to lick my finger Humdinger, she loves to lick my finger She rolls it 'round her tongue like a natural thing She makes me feel like I'm a natural king Humdinger, she loves to lick my finger She got lips around me, painted red She cl...

Have you heard that rumour that's going around You got it made, way across town It's the same old story, tell me where does it end Yes, I heard the news, it's the same old blues again When I wrote you a letter, you must have read it wrong I stood at your...

I'd like to love you baby and Keep my other baby too Put my arms around you That's all I want to do If the sun don't shine tomorrow I know I've got you I'd like to love you baby and Keep my other baby too Sometimes my baby's sleeping Sometimes she's...

There ain't no chains strong enough to hold me Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me Never have seen a river that's too wide There ain't no jail tight enough to lock me Ain't no man big enough to stop me I'll be there if you ever want me by your side Th...

I've been so lonely in these prison walls Good lord, thinking I would die You've got the time to get me out I'll kiss this world goodbye I've taken some things I don't really need I've wandered out any pride Just wave me off, I'll leave without doubt I...

I can't read and I can't write And I don't know my left from right I can't tell if the sun's gonna shine And I don't know if you'll ever be mine But I'll make love to you any old time I can't swim and I can't fly I ain't no fish, I ain't no bird in the...

I'm a gypsy man on a one-night stand Am I fit to be loved by you I'm with a gypsy van, just travelling the land They'll be leaving in the morning, I'll be leaving too Things like love don't tie me down I just spread my love around Like small change on gi...

If I had me a rocket I'd fly off to the moon If I had me a rocket, boy I'd fly off to the moon It's getting so crowded here I can't find no room People, lots of people Coming out of the walls People, lots of people Coming out of the walls When there...

You don't love her like I love her You don't treat her like I do You don't tell her the things I tell her I can't see her walking with you Who you foolin', fooly-fooling Who you foolin' with that jive You don't take her like I take her You don't care i...

If you're ever in Oklahoma You better move around at night 'Cause they don't like no transportation Slipping by in-and-out of sight And they don't care about Dallas, Texas And they don't care about Wichita If you're ever in Oklahoma You better move aro...

If you need a woman, in bed with you Tell her in front, what you can do It's easy Easy as pie You don't have to BS her, you don't have to lie If you play the guitar, it won't be long, you'll be writin' And singin' them songs It's easy Easy you...

It's good to be in Austin, Texas again It's good to be in Austin My old friends Awaiting for this moment It's all come true It's good to be in Austin, Texas with you Come down Colorado ways Austin has got a feeling What more can I say Awaiting for t...

It's hard to tell With a casual look Can you read his mind Like an open book When you cross the room Can you feel his eyes Is he the one Gonna make your night It's hard to tell Where your next love lies It's hard to tell If the feeling's there D...

Low-light moonlight comes through my window But these steel bars spoil the view You know that jailer thinks I'm guilty He don't know that I'm passing through Ain't no service in this prison Ain't no women I can see Doin' my time now, I been waiting For...

Sure do miss you babe You know it's been a while Way too long, since you been gone I'm almost out of style You treat me kind and gentle You're always on my mind A love that's true, I keep for you Until the end of time Someday you've got to come back...

I am walking to King city Not a friend who I know I can see the lights now I can feel the city glow Hey miss fortune, is on the highway Isn't bound to slow you down I can see the lights now And feel the city sound Well I'm walking to King city got m...

Lady Luck, please just listen to me Mistress of fantasy Send a dream my way Can you come and make my day Lady Luck, elusive as you are You're just a fleeding star You never hit the sky With you I seem to fly Lady Luck, hold on to my hand I'm standin...

Well I met this woman, she was hard as nails I think she'd just come out of the county jail But I loaned her some money, just to pay her rent If I would she would put me in her last will and testament Well I got lots of children, an ex-wife or two I...

Hey hey lawdy mama Lord you've been so good to me Hey hey lawdy mama Lord you've been so good to me Can I trouble you one minute Let me tell you what I need Spread your love around me 'till I lose my mind Spread your love around me 'till I lose my mind...

Lean on me, baby Lean on me, for a while Lean on me, baby Lean on me, baby child Won't bring you down, baby Won't bring you down, no sirree Won't bring you down, baby Won't bring you down, just lean on me Come on, baby Come on, for a while Come on,...

tell ol' Jessie he can have my guitar tell ol' Bob he can have my dog tell ol' Frank he's welcome to it if he thinks he wants my job tell everybody they can have my woman they done had her anyway cos I'm leavin' in the morning and I won't be back...

Mmm, mmm, mmm Let me do it to you Mmm, mmm, mmm Let me do it to you Mmm, mmm, mmm Let me do it to you Mmm, mmm, mmm Let me do it to you Mmm, mmm, mmm Let me do it to you Mmm, mmm, mmm Let me do it to you Mmm, mmm, mmm Let me do it to you Mmm, mm...

Let's go to Tahiti Let's go to Tahiti Let's go to Tahiti Let's go to Tahiti Well, the man been working in the shop all year He said "Men, we've got to get out of here" Well, the girl been working in the five-and-dime She says, "Girls, let's go while we...

You told me this, you told me that You try to tell me, tell me where it's at You said you loved me, I can see through that Lies, lies, lies You left me hangin', hangin' from a limb You said you loved me, then you left with him Lord, you did it to me, I...

Cry me a tune in the morning, sing me the blues every night Tell me that you really love me baby, and everything is alright Let me know how you're feeling, it don't even have to be true Just love me for ever, baby baby treat me like you used to Home, I've...

Don't ask me no questions I'll tell you no lies I was born in a freight train passin' by My mother was poor, my father too I'll take anything I can get from you I did not make this old world, I'm just livin' here too Been shot three times runnin', cut wi...

Lonesome train, ride all day Lonesome train, ride all day Since I lost my woman, I lost my way Mr Conductor, where is this train bound Mr Conductor, where is this train bound Is it headed up, is it headed down Lucky for me, I'm on the sunny side Lucky...

Early in the morning, about a quarter to four Me and my girlfriend walkin' out the door We're heading for the car and we got right in And that's when I noticed the shape she was in She turned to me and said right out Let's steer it awhile, let's steer it...

Losers, we're just losers Exclusive club that we're in Losers, we're just losers Why don't losers ever win Came in this morning to spread the word around Nobody wants to hear what a loser's putting down Losers, we're just losers Why don't losers ever w...

Lou-Easy-Ann, I hear you calling back to me Lou-Easy-Ann, I hear you calling back to me Lord, I'm going back to New Orleans Lou-Easy-Ann has set me free Bourbon Street mama, you've never seen in your life Bourbon Street mama, you keep it clean out of sig...

Had me a gal in Baton Rouge, called her Lou-easy-ann She gave me a little bit of olden dream and a key of marijuana She treat me right Lord, lord, lord, she treat me right She treat me right, lord, lord Well, I went on to New Orleans, had myself a ball...

Love has been gone Gone so long there's nothing new I say our love has been gone Gone so long there's nothing new How does it feel Not too good It ain't real but it's understood That our love has been gone Gone so long there's nothing new It ain't th...

Low down, low down dirty shame Low down, low down dirty shame I've had nothing but the blues Since I heard your name No more, no more blues today No more, no more blues today I've been fond of you baby But you got me crying everyday I've been waiting...

She is my low rider She is my low rider Some say she's bad, but she's better than no rider She carries a .45 on her hip She takes no bother, she takes no lip So put your hands on my rider today She is my low rider She is my low rider Some say she's b...

Whippoorwill's singing Soft summer breeze Makes me think of my baby I left down in New Orleans I left down in New Orleans Magnolia, you sweet thing You're driving me mad Got to get back to you, babe You're the best I ever had You're the best I ever h...

Yeah, Mama don't allow no guitar playing 'round here Yeah, Mama don't allow no guitar playing 'round here I don't care what mama don't allow I'll play my guitar anyhow Mama don't allow no guitar playing 'round here Hey, Mama don't allow no bass in this pl...

Miss ol' St. Louis, wish I was back Picking my guitar by the railroad track All them pretty women's, hangin' 'round me Miss ol' St. Louis, how it used to be Mississippi River, water so deep Running down to Memphis on to New Orleans Trying to hustle quart...

I've been asking some people If they remember the girl, if they've forgotten, round as a cotton A dress, have you seen her, if she's much leaner Yes she is missing is true She has gone out there somewhere Disappeared into thin air I would just lik...

Mississippi River railroad track Want to go to Memphis get my baby back Get me a motorcycle take off tomorrow If it don't run I'll get me a car Fill that car with gasoline Do anything just to see her again Mississippi River railroad track Want to go to...

I've got my mojo working but it just don't work on you I've got my mojo working but it just don't work on you I done tried it in New York city, now I'm gonna try it out on you I've got my mojo working I've got my mojo working Lord, I've got my mojo work...

Mona, she comes in the morning She brings me a bottle of wine She comes to my bed, soothes up my head Makes me feel alright Makes me feel alright Mona, she comes on a Friday She stays in to the night Mona, she comes to my bedroom To keep my spirits hi...

Money talks, it'll tell you a story Money talks, says strange things Money talks very loudly You'd be surprised the friends you can buy with small change They say it's the root of all evil They say gold is the king Money talks, you'd better believe it...

Rattlin' rattlin' rattlin' round, all this talk and making sounds Talkin' fast, talkin' low, we called him Motormouth He say you called, he say it's you, it's anything that you can use If you need it, need it now, he'll be there, Motormouth I know you see...

Your old man got mad when I told him we were leaving He cursed and he raged and he swore at the ceiling He called you his child, said honey get wise to his game He'll get you in trouble, I know it, those bums are all the same There's a Greyhound outside in...

Yes I was just thinking About you today And the evening We slept in the mountains I cannot get trough to you No I cannot find the words to say to you Oh darling, you're so far away I'm not crying These ain't tears in my eyes I'm so happy Dying with l...

Now my gal don't like them red red roses She don't like perfume Now my gal ain't got no fancy notions She just likes to make love all night And sleep all afternoon Now my gal don't drive no Cadillac car She's got no place to go She's just undecided Fa...

She's on the grounds, that's what they say I heard the news only yesterday She's on the prowl like a siamese cat I hope I'm where it's at She's got a lover It's a guarantee That her new lover It ain't me She's got a lover That's what I'm told She got...

Have you ever been down to New Orleans Lord, lord, them crazy queens Crying the blues is what they do down there Fortune teller, he knows your name Fortune teller, he'll tell you your game Crying the blues, that's what they do down there Money dripping...

No time for making my moves, no time No time for hitting my groove, no time Summer comes and summer gone When I sing the very same song Set apart of all the scene How we long for all our dreams No time for making no moves, no time No time for hitting...

Nobody but you in my dreams at night Nobody but you in my thoughts Nobody but you in my dreams at night Without you I am lost Without you I am lost Can't seem to sleep after the sun goes down Walking the streets is all I do If you ever look you'll find...

Words that we say could all be lies someday Scattered to the wind, I don't know Things that we trust could crumble into dust No one can really say it ain't so When you go over a mountain When you're looking down the road When you think you're going back...

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide No way to relieve this feeling inside You done gave me them blues and then you took a ride Left me with nowhere to run, nowhere to hide Shame, oh shame, on what you do Can't you see that I, I, I, been feeling so blue Cast...

Did you hear about Mary? She's lookin' for a brand new man Did you hear about Mary? She's lookin' for a brand new man I'm a gonna try to catch her Gonna try to catch her if I can Now Mary's old man Just wouldn't treat Mary right Now Mary's old man We...

I had an old dog, and his name was Blue Bet your life he was a good dog too Blue chased a possum up a hollow limb Possum won, got the best of him Bye-bye Blue You good dog, you Bye-bye Blue You good dog, you Blue he died, and he died so hard He shook...

How you been? It would be so nice to see you, my old friend What's been going on? Are you still singing that same old song? Has your days been treating you well? Are the nights still cold as hell? It would be so nice to hear from you again My old friend...

The old man he catches the fish in the morning He rides the river every day I go down to the bank and I holler when he passes "Hey, old man, are they biting today" "Hey, old man, are they biting today" I wake up in the morning, thinking 'bout my troubles...

One step forward and two steps back Been carrying them bricks upon my back Bossman told me you ain't getting paid 'til the house is built and the bricks are laid It's made out of wood, made out of stone I'm building that man a fancy home That's the way i...

I ain't high on cocaine I don't need the pain It's bad for your brain and that's true I ain't droppin' no names I ain't playin' no games I'm just one step ahead of the blues One step ahead of the blues From Memphis to Reno From New York to Tokyo I'll...

Shake it Don't break it When you walk by me Move it Can you groove it Let me see Ooh la la Ooh la la Ooh la la Ooh la la Deeper And steeper If you're inclined Touch it Feel it Lucky am I Ooh la la Ooh la la Ooh la la Ooh la la Ooh la la Oo...

I sure do miss you babe You know it's been a while Way too long since you been gone I'm almost out of style You treat me kind and gentle You're always on my mind A love that's true I keep for you Until the end of time Someday you've got to come back...

Yes, I've been moving to the highway Rambling man keeps rambling on Yes, I've been moving to the highway Rambling man keeps rambling on Well, you can't seem to see it my way Pack my jack and I'll be gone I said trouble, trouble follows easy Follows me...

Whatever happened to ole what's-her-name She used to be the big part of my game Now she's gone, but her passion is still in me I still remember the way she wore her hair Man, we used to go most everywhere Now she's gone, but her passion still lies in me...

Well, you can talk to the governor, talk to a prince Talk to a preacher or the president Some people lie, some people lie and deceive When they say one thing, they mean something else completely I had me a woman, love me to the end Two days later she was...

Got me a woman, boy she's fine Love me in the morning, love me at night One thing about her I think is cool A perfect woman, she's got no rules Soft to the touch, silky smooth She got everything a man could use Ain't no doubt about it, when we make love...

Hiding in the alley, smoking cigarettes Tippling in the corner, Lord, I can't forget I ain't seen no rolling, no rolling do I need Come and get me mama, I been playing in the street Grown into a big man, grass it get me high Long before I fainted Walkin...

Hell, I travel on life's pathways Know not what the years may hold Hell, I've wandered, oh, grows fonder Precious memories flood my soul Precious memories, how they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness of the midnight Precious, sacred sc...

One drink of whisky, one drink of gin One drink of vodka and I told my friends Things don't seem quite like they used to As reality leaves, so does the blues One toke of reefer, a little cocaine One shot of morphine and things begin to change Things don...

Low-down way you're feeling, the sexy things you do Baby, baby, baby, let me talk to you I just love to whisper in your sexy ear Tell you that I love you, take away your fear Destroy your inhibitions, ridin' back the day Low-down, slow down, keeping low d...

Floatin' down that old river boy, all my worries far behind, Floatin' down that old river boy, leave old memories way behind, Yesterday is slowly fadin', All my life, I've been waitin', for this time. Floatin' down that old river boy, leaves me feelin' go...

I'm sittin' on this train and I'm ridin' home, ridin' home I'm sittin' on this train and I'm ridin' home, ridin' home I've got my bag and I'm ready to go, I wish this train didn't move so slow I'm sittin' on this train and I'm ridin' home, ridin' home Thi...

My woman, my woman, you know she cryin' She keeps me hanging on a bottle of wine She leaves no roads open, there ought to be a law She puts me right down here She keeps me right down here She holds me right down here Lord, I talk and talk about her, can...

Rio de Janeiro Hot wind of brazilian nights Rio de Janeiro I tip my sombrero on a tan girl in the moonlight Their close encounters make a man Feel just right Rio de Janeiro The steamy place That you are Rio de Janeiro I've come to love you from afar...

I hear a whistle, I hear a moan Must be my baby coming home She's been down in Tupelo Singing that river boat song She is a dancer, a river queen She'll teach them gamblers most anything She's been down in Tupelo Singing that river boat song Many nig...

Well, the river runs deep and the water is cold as ice The river runs deep and the water is cold as ice I go down there every chance I get It's where my baby she met her death And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice Ain't no woman gonna make a fool...

I hear a whistle, I hear a moan Must be my baby coming home She's been down in TupeloCsingin' that riverboat song She is a dancer, a river queen She teach them gamblers most anything She been down in Tupelo singin' that riverboat song CHORUS: Many nig...

I make rock 'n' roll records I sell 'em for a dime I make my living and feed my children All in good time The blues they go for a quarter Guaranteed to satisfy It's a real funky deal Don't let it pass you by If your evening sun don't shine, my friend...

Jump in woman now the jumpin' is right I'm the kind of man don't sleep at night Heart gets a-beatin' when a place sound funky I gotta roll on Mama Things been movin' too slow Hesitatin' reservatin' making my move Rotatin' motivatin' I gotta go Feet keep...

Never drink in the afternoon Never drink alone Sure do like a drink or two When I get home Every evening what I do Sit here in this chair Pour myself some whiskey Watch my troubles vanish into the air Rollin', rollin' Ain't gonna worry no more Roll...

I'll find my way back to the rose in the garden I'll find my way back to her sweet arms I'll find my way back to the rose in the garden I'll find my way back to her little charms Wasting my life, just dreaming away No never again will I ever stray I'll...

Yeah, you come home in the morning, your hair's all a mess You've been out all night, you've got wrinkles in your dress You give me the runaround All day long you give me the runaround When you say something here, you mean something there You give me the...

Oo-wee how did I lose Talkin' about a night in Santa Cruz Oo-wee how did I lose Talkin' about a night in Santa Cruz Well I came to coast from L.A. Just to give a little music to boo me away Hey J.J. can you play Cocaine Do After Midnight it's all the s...

Don't take her for granted, she has a hard time Don't misunderstand her or play with her mind Treat her so gently, it will pay you in time You've got to know she's the sensitive kind Tell her you love her, each and every night And you will discover she w...

She takes away my monday morning blues Spends her day off tuesday with me too Wednesday she's a child to me Thursday hear her sing so sweet My seven day woman She's my Seven day woman Day to day she keeps me goin' She's my seven day woman In the morni...

Down the road, and up the hill Round the bend, and behind the mill When just a kid i used to go To a place called shady grove That is where i first met her She changed my life with one just one word She called it love but i don't know I call it goin' do...

Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore New York, Boston and Baltimore They'll take you right down where you don't want to go If you talk too fast and you walk too slow Shanghaid, Shanghaid Been locked up and Shanghaid Shanghaid, Shanghaid Been locked up and Sha...

She hangs around with another guy I met only yesterday He's a hard cold cooker, a fine looker He took that woman away He took my woman away She's in love, she's in love with another man That's the way it goes She's in love, she's in love with another...

Tried busking down in Frisco, tried dancin' in LA I played the blues in Chicago, boy I ran home in Santa Fe I played guitar for many men, signed a deal or two And all I ever got from them is the sho-biz blues I got hot chicks down in Texas, no work in Ala...

Rain keeps fallin' on my head Sun keeps burnin' out my eyes Lord the moon he knows I'm blue And it's all because of you Ever since you said goodbye Black cloud hangin' over me I can't seem to do it right Lord the wind it never blows The river never flo...

Slower baby wind it down Go slower baby, when you move around It's the rule of not to lead It's the friction not the heat If you hold it right back You're on the right track Go slower baby, when you ride inside the sound Slower baby just let it slide...

I sure like your movin' It's got me to groovin' I can't wait a minute You can't condescending Your slow rollin', rollin' You got me to soulin' It's worth more than money So get down on it, honey Just keep right on cookin' You know I'm a-lookin' It'...

I'm tired of runnin' around, Think I will marry and settle down This ole sportin' life, It is a mean life, and it's killin' me I got a letter from my home, All of my schoolmates, they're dead an'gone It'll make you worry, It'll make you wonder '...

When you and I are ready, no longer earthly-bound We'll travel through the crystal night, starbound Heaven holds a mystery, wrapped inside a sound Through the eyes of endless time, starbound, you and I A floating star is what we are Suspended in space O...

Stone river Water ain't runnin' no more Stone river Water ain't runnin' no more Man he done cut if off And moved it all around There ain't no river runnin' No water can't be found Stone river Water ain't runnin' no more Fish ain't swimmin' Ain't no...

Strange days That's coming on us Strange ways This time of ours There is no meaning For this to happen Strange days It seems so far Used to be Everything was falling Right in place Where it all would be So those changes I sometimes wonder Could I...

Days are longer By yourself You sold your soul to someone else Now you're paying, can't you see You want to pass it back to me Told you once, told you twice When you're gone don't expect to come back Things don't work out like I planned 'Cause you've...

A man knocked upon my door said "Don't you know you're gonna die some day And I got a plan for you man, for when you pass away We'll give to your mother, your kids and your wife And all you have to give in return is your life" Take out some insurance, in...

I got myself together, got my tie on straight Downtown, takin' care of business on the street Glen D's got that old piano on the road Blues is his bag, he's a funky soul Tim Drummond's on bass, Jim Keltner's on the drums They'll put it right on you for a...

I've got teardrops in my tequila I've got teardrops in my tequila Got Colorado, not enchiladas, on my mind Ain't it cold as hell in Santa Fe Makes me shiver to my toes Things ain't going well in Santa Fe, oh no Make them two tacos to go, senor I've go...

It's that kind of thing babe, no alibis It's that kind of thing babe, shuffle or die Going through these changes, like Mr. Right It's that kind of thing babe, no alibis It's that kind of thing babe, pay your dues It's that kind of thing babe, win or lose...

The old man he catches the fish in the morning He rides the river every day I sit on the bank and I holler when he passes "Hey, old man, are they biting today?" I wake up in the morning, thinking 'bout my troubles I go down to the water and they pass awa...

Have you heard the news that's going 'round here The man in charge has got to go Cause he dances 'round the problem, boy And the problem is the man in charge you know Now, the young knows what I'm talking 'bout It's a con in the old man's game The man in...

Well, I've been out on the street since yesterday Been looking for the woman that got away A long-legged thing with a red dress on The kind of woman you can't leave alone Listen, if you see her, send her my way Looking for the woman that got away The la...

A hundred miles is not too far Unless you have to walk Life, it seems, is like a dream Until you have to talk Don't wonder for a moment If you win or lose Just stop and stay, and watch the day And listen to these blues If it don't work for you, girl...

It's so sad to say Talking about yesterday All those good times are gone The way we were was fun Always on the run Things ain't simple anymore We took love easy One day at a time I keep those memories in my mind Ain't a day goes by I don't stop cryi...

Thirteen days on a gig in the south We've got enough dope to keep us all around We've got two girls dancin' to bring in a crowd A sound man to mix us, make us sound loud Sometimes we make money, sometimes I don't know There's thirteen days with five to go...

This town I live in ain't fit for man or beast This town I live in ain't fit for man or beast There's a man down here, a man down there They all want to rob you or take you somewhere This town I live in ain't fit for man or beast I'm going down to the sto...

When this world got to feel low I don't need nowhere else to go as I get all the love I need from three little girls In the garden collecting snails, on the bed reading fairy-tales, I get all I'll ever need from three little girls As all my world was...

Just below San Diego Tijuana, land of broken dreams Senoritas dancing in the moonlight Flashing Spanish dark eyes to everyone, it seems They say "Hey, gringo Can you take us across the border Just tell them I'm your daughter un poco loco Down the b...

Somebody touched me late last night Had this woman and I still feel right Some kind of feeling up and down my spine Plays with my head and mess with my mind She tickled my toe and she kissed my ear Told me not to worry, told me not to fear Oo-wee, she fe...

Traces of loving a life I remember Already grown by December By spring it was gone Traces of people and things, and places So much a part of my life Where did it go Time has brought some changes Caught us by surprise Where is the seed, that we need...

Travelin' light, is the only way to fly Travelin' light, just you and I One-way ticket to ecstasy Way on down, follow me Travelin' light, we can go beyond Travelin' light, we can catch the wind Travelin' light, let your mind pretend We can go to paradi...

Heard the one about your woman Lord, she's been messing 'round She's been stepping out on the street Lord, she's been hanging out Ain't nobody had her this week but it won't take long Lord, lord, there's trouble in the city Lord, lord, there's trouble i...

Beating down the pavement, looking for a job I'll do anything except steal and rob Unemployment is something I can't use If you can't use me, can you tell me some good news I'll be pretty simple, hear just what I say I'll do anything to send these blues...

Well, I woke up this mornin', it was drizzlin' rain Around the curve come a passenger train Heard somebody yodel, hobo moan Jimmy he dead, he been a long time gone Been a long time gone, been a long time gone If you wanna get to heaven gotta D I E You g...

Well, I quit my high living just for you Made you number one while I was number two Set the weight of a hangman, to keep you satisfied Times you dogged around on me and lied, lied, lied What do you expect Caviar and candlelight What do you expect Champa...

When this war is over It will be a better day When this war is over It will be a better day But it won't bring back Those poor boys in their graves Ain't no sense in no action Killing people all the time Ain't no sense in no action Killing people all...

You told me, you didn't love me no mo! yes I've heard, that one before. Same thing, same news. You treat me like a fool that you can use. Let me tell you, I wont be kind: "you can put it right there where the sun don't shine" I ain't lying. "Wher...

It don't take no fool to love you You stand out in any crowd And I know men who want to own you I can hear them talking loud There ain't no point in just me talking Who am I telling you? But you don't got yourself together And you can bet whithi...

Who knew Who knew Our life would be so complicated Who knew That we would be so automated No time to think on the brink who knew Who knew Not me, not you or anyone else Come to think of it, it's true We're misinformed and always warned To look out w...