Mose Allison

Do I want you? Oh my! Do I? Honey, honey deed I do! And do I miss you? Oh my! Do I? Honey, honey deed I do! I'm glad that I'm the one who found you, That's why I'm always hangin' around you And do I need you? Oh my! Do I? Honey, honey deed I do! ~~~~♫♫♫ ~~...

I just got here early yesterday It won't be long and I'll be on my way These few days, that I'll be round Please don't try to bring me down I made my entrance on the greyhound bus I don't intent to cause a fuss You like my style that's fine with me If you don...

Baby, let me hold your hand And try to make you understand Oh, baby, Baby, let me hold your hand I really believe Everything would sure be grand Baby, I want you by my side Our love will never hide Oh, baby, Baby I want you by my side I really believe Our l...

Oh baby please don't go Oh baby please don't go Oh baby please don't go back to New Orleans Because I love you so Turn your lamp down low Turn your lamp down low Turn your lamp down low because I love you so Baby please don't go ~~~~ ♫♫♫ ~~~~ They got me wa...

I'm Back On the Corner I'm Right Back On the Corner I've Been in This Condition So Many Times Before Back By My Lonesome I'm Right Back By My Lonesome Just Watching the People Going From Door to Door I've Got to Change My Ways And Try to Quit This Place 'Cau...

My message this evenin'is simple indeed Wherever you wander Whatever your breed There's just one thing baby That comes from above When push comes to shove Thank god for self love Thank him, thank him God for self love Thank him, thank him God for self love Wh...

Oh well a young man Ain't nothin' in the world these days I said a young man Ain't nothin' in the world these days In the old days When a young man was a strong man All the people stand back When the young man walk by But nowadays The old man got all...

When you live in New York City You know that times are usually hard When you live in New York City You know that times are usually hard To make a bad situation awful I had to go and lose my cabaret card Policeman came to my house Said your name is John...

I'm a certified senior citizen And I don't have to pay full fare You might ignore me but doctors adore me Got my Medicaid got my Medicare I'm a certified senior citizen 'Scuse me while I take my nap You don't like my drivin', I don't like your jivin' J...

Children of the future Don't let them bring you down Just 'cause your Ma was pearly white Your Pa was chocolate brown With time comes understanding This world is turnin' round No matter how demanding Don't let them bring you down Children of the futur...

I'm thinkin' 'bout a place I'm waitin' for the day When I will make my getaway Because as any fool can see There's nothin' here for me but Hurry up boy bring that water Don't do things you shouldn't oughta But when I go away And find my easy street I'll have...

I'm in cruise control I'm sailing on the highway Nothing trying to stand in my way I already paid my toll In cruise control I'm in cruise control In the wide open spaces Seems I'm holding all the aces I just might reach my goal In cruise control I'...

Do nothin' till you hear from me Pay no attention to what's said Why people tear the seam of anyone's dream Is over my head Do nothin' till you hear from me At least consider our romance If you should take the word of others you've heard I haven't a chance T...

You don't know what you're doin' You're on the road to ruin You know you better watch your step You're soon gonna needin' help You won't hear rhyme or reason You think that's out of season But don't try to walk away Not until I've had my say Remember...

I missed the Saturday dance I heard they crowded the floor I couldn't bear it without you I don't get around much anymore I though I'd visit the club I got as far as the door They'd have asked me about you I don't get around much anymore Well, darling, I gue...

I can't believe the things I'm seeing I wonder 'bout some things I've heard Everybody's Crying Mercy When they don't know the meaning of the word A bad enough situation It's sure enough getting worse Everybody's Crying Justice Just as long as it's business fi...

You talkin' about your woman, I wish you could see mine You talkin' about your woman, I wish you could see mine Every time she starts to lovin' She bring eyesight to the blind I know her daddy got some money I can tell by the way she walk I know her d...

The fires of spring Bring forth their wondrous light Returning spring The fires admiring The spinning suns Traverse the endless night Each raging sun In time expiring Galactic swirl Proceeding on your way Fantastic swirl Beyond decoding The spinni...

My mama told me A long time ago She said: Son You had better take it slow 'Cause you been drinkin' and gamblin' Stayin' out all night You just livin' in a fool's paradise My mama told me My papa told me too He said: Son Fate is gonna catch up with you If you...

I tell myself I'm through with love, And I'll have nothing more to do with love; I stay away, But every day I'm just foolin' myself! I tell my friends that I don't care, I shrug my shoulders at the whole affair, But they all know It isn't so, I'm just foolin'...

People ask me questions 'bout the way I've spent my life. Thirty years in showbiz, only had one wife. Limousines an' swimmin' pools, I didn't get my share, But I'm not downhearted. I am not downhearted. I'm not downhearted, but I'm gettin' there. I'm gettin'...

You went and gave me time to think You went and gave me time to think You went and gave me time to think Now we're living on the brink We got to play it by the book We got to play it by the book We got to play it by the book You gonna eat you got to co...

Hello there universe Do you know what you do to me? You let me sample your treasure chest Showed me how to choose the best Then you gave me lessons in humility Do you know what you do to me? Hello there universe Am I doin' what you meant me to? You l...

Hey, good lookin', whatcha got cookin' How's about cookin' somethin' up with me? What you’ll say, baby, don't you think maybe We could find us a brand new recipe? I got a hot rod Ford and a two dollar bill And I know a spot right over the hill There's soda po...

Maybe it happens this way Maybe we really belong together But after all, how little we know Maybe it's just for a day Love is as changeable as the weather And after all, how little we know Who knows why an April breeze never remains Why stars in the trees hi...

I could cry salty tears Where have I been all these years? Little wow, tell me now How long has this been goin' on? There were chills up my spine And some thrills I can't define Listen sweet, I repeat How long has this been goin' on? Oh, I fe...

Well, I ain't got nobody, nobody Nobody cares for me That’s why I’m so sad and lonsome Won't somebody take a chance with me? I'd sing sweet love songs, all the time If she would come and be my sweet baby, mine Well, Iain't got nobody, Nobody cares for me ~~...

Ain't got the change of a nickel Ain't got no bounce in my shoes Don't have no fancy to tickle I ain't got nothing but the blues Ain't got no coffee that's perking Don't have no feelings to bruise Don't have a dream that is working I ain't got nothing but the...

I was born in Lil' Rock Had a childhood sweetheart We were always hand in hand I was hightop shoes and shirt tails Suzy was in pig tails I know I loved her even then You know my papa disapproved it My mama boohooed it But I told them time and time agai...

I don't love you no more I just don't love you no more Now that both of us have done your bit I think it's 'bout time to come out and admit It's never like it was before I don't love you no more You don't treat me the same You just don't treat me the s...

I Don't Want Much in This World It's the Simple Things I Treasure Till I Die I Would Get By On Fame, Riuches and Sensual Pleasure I Don't Ask Much in This Life No Special Consideration Just Treat Me Like His Majesty Of a Friendly Opec Nation Some Peop...

If life is driving you to drink You're sitting there wondering what just should think I got some consolation for you I'll give it to you if I might I don't worry about a thing 'cause nothing's gonna be alright nothing's gonna be alright Jorge,...

I've got a right to cry I've got a right to cry All day I'm filled with gloom Here in my lonely room You treat me so unkind I nearly lost my mind I wonder if you care My life's a sad affair My heart is aching Breaking I don't know what to do Sweet...

I hadn't anyone till you, I was a lonely one 'til you, I used to lie awake and wonder if there could be A someone in the wide world just made for me, Now I see I had to save my love for you, I never gave my love 'til you, And through my lonely heart de...

I Love the Life I Live I see you watching me just like a hawk I don't mind the way you talk But if you touch me something's got to give I live the life I love And I love the life I live A diamond ring and my money too Tomorrow night they could belong to you T...

Once a true believer Once there was a fire in your soul You were the epitome of blessed faith astir With thirst for holiness And hunger for the Word Now you move in other circles To the beat of different drums And I see only glimpses of the one you used...

I'm not talkin' Don't ask me what I have to say If I said things is splendid Someone would be offended If I said things were awful It might just be unlawful I'm not talkin' it just don't pay I'm not talkin' Don't ask me what it's all about I used to think I k...

If you live your time will come I say if you live your time will come So child dont you mess with that cotton sack It will scratch your knees and bend your back And if you live your time will come If you live your day will come If you live your day will...

If you only knew all the problems That a man like me has to face If you only knew all the little Things that keep a man from his place I wouldn't want to bring you down I just don't want to see you made a clown Nobody's little dream come true If you only knew...

If you're up goin' to the city You better have some cash If you're up goin' to the city You better have some cash With all the people of the city Don't mesh around with trash And when you get up get to the city You better lock your door And when you get up ge...

There never was a gal I could love, like I love my Josephine She's a flirt, she's a scamp, she's the vampiest vamp I've ever seen It seems to me she's always flirting with the fellows passing by But when I say she winks, then she tells me she thinks There'...

Look here, what you think you gon' be doin' next year No lie, how you know you not gon' up and die No doubt, soon enough your friends will find you out Take care you know you might not have much time to spare I say, how long have you acted up this way What kn...

Oh! Look what you made me do 'S Alright, 'S alright Look what you made me do 'S Alright, 'S alright Look what you made me do Double check when there's no-one around Never know I smell my breath again Will you ever pick me up off the ground I won't know, and I...

If you would be so kind To help me find my mind I'd like to thank you in advance Know this before we start My soul's been torn apart I lost my mind in a wild romance. My future is my past, My memories will last, I've learned to love the days gone by....

Baby, we two can't get along I'm never right, you're never wrong So meet me at no special place And I'll be there at no particular time Baby, it just ain't common sense Mixin' up love with arguments So meet me at no special place And I'll be there at no parti...

Mose John Allison Jr. That's the only name I've had Don't call me Moses, don't call me Moe You're just gonna make my momma mad Mose John Allison Jr. That's the way it's written in the book Don't call me Moss Don't call me Moose It's not some made up s...

Mockingbird From your lofty perch Virtuoso of the natural church With your spiel nonpareil Mockingbird Mockingbird Please don't fly away I need to hear what you have to say Cast your spell, make me well Mockingbird Mockingbird Do you choose your s...

Will I ever find the one on my mind, the one who is my ideal Maybe she's a dream, and yet she might be Just around the corner waiting for me Will I recognize the light in her eyes, that no other eyes reveal Or will I pass her by and never even know that she w...

There must be someplace somewhere Where a man don't feel beset There must be someplace somewhere But I ain't found it yet There must be someone somewhere Who knows what it's all about There must be someone somewhere Who hasn't been found out Feeling...

Been workin' in nightclubs so long Can hardly stand the break of day Been workin' in nightclubs so long Can hardly stand the break of day Run down rooms and bad pianos But it's still the only way Gon' be here through Sunday evening Be someplace else on Tuesd...

No matter what you have to say No matter what you have to say People gonna listen in their own way No matter what you have to say No matter what you're trying to do No matter what you're trying to do Somebody else can do it better than you No matter wh...

Numbers on paper Sweet anticipation Comes the confirmation Time for celebration Numbers on paper So accommodating Effortless equating Instant allocating Numbers on paper Designate your ration In or out of fashion World beyond compassion Numbers...

I won't have to chop no wood I can be bad or I can be good I can be any way that I feel One of these days Might be a woman that's dressed in black Be a hobo by the railroad track I'll be gone like the wayward wind one of these days One of these...

Sittin' a thousand miles from nowhere In my one room country little shack Sittin' a thousant miles from nowhere In my one room country little shack My only worldly possession Is a raggedy ol' 'leven foot cotton sack I wake up every night around midnight...

Well I'm sittin' over here on Parchman Farm Well I'm sittin' over here on Parchman Farm Well I'm sittin' over here on Parchman Farm And I ain't never done no man no harm Well I'm puttin' that cotton in an eleven foot sack Well I'm puttin' that cotton in...

Sunset glow from a hill Let it flow take your fill Such a perfect moment Mona Lisa smile One such perfect moment Makes it all worthwhile Autumn night crystal clear Mystic light seems so near Such a perfect moment Nothing you can say One such perfect...

I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate to see that evening sun go down Cause my baby, he's gone left this town Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way St. Louis woman...

Stop this world, let me off There's just too many pigs in the same trough There's too many buzzards sitting on the fence Stop this world, it's not making sense Stop this show, hold the phone Better days this lad has known Better days so long ago Hold the phon...

Are you tired? Are you uninspired? If you're bored Then you just can't afford To miss out on the scene When I unveil my little Swingin' Machine I worked years, through sweat and tears I made tests, trying to find the best You'll know just what I mean When I t...

You Say the World Is Mad You Say That You've Been Had You Don't Like Your Part in the Floor Show You Say It's All a Bust There's no One You Can Trust Well, Tell Me Something I Don't Know You Say the World's a Mess It's Anybody's Guess As to Who Will Deliver T...

You told me baby, once upon a time You said if I would be yours, you would sure be mine That's alright I know you don't love me no more baby, but that's alright Every night and day I wonder who is loving you tonight You told me baby, your love for me was stro...

If you feel neglected By someone you love Even get rejected When push comes down to shove You think nobody gives a damn 'Bout what you're goin' through Well one thing you can count on The earth wants you You might think you're winning When you're lo...

The panic goes on day after day With your cellular phone you're into the fray The chance to make money is hard to refuse But the more you get the more you got to lose You're pulled by the future, you're pushed by the past You're dreaming and scheming, yo...

Everybody talkin' 'bout the seventh son In the whole wide world there is only one And I'm the one, I'm the one I'm the one, I'm the one The one they call the seventh son I can tell your future, it will come to pass I can do things to you make your heart feel...

The song is ended But the melody lingers on You and the song are gone But the melody lingers on The night was splendid And the melody seemed to say "Summer will pass away Take your happiness while you may" There 'neath the light of the moon We sang a love so...

I was dancin' with my darlin' to the Tennessee Waltz When an old friend I happened to see I introduced him/her to my loved one and while they were dancin' My friend stole my sweetheart from me I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz Now I know just how m...

There I am in my cowboy suit All of the women sayin' "Ain't he cute" Now let me tell you, I think you'll agree This ain't me, this ain't me That's me there on the high school team Just another second stringer lost in the dream The gray haired geezer tha...

Trouble in mind, I'm blue But I won't be blue always, 'Cause that sun is gonna shine in my back door someday. Now all you men's the same But now I'm old enough to change my name. Lord, that sun's gonna shine in my back door someday. I'm gonna lay my he...

Way down south in the land of cotton There's a place I've not forgotten Lookaway, lookaway, lookaway Dixieland Dixie the land that I was born in Early on one frosty mornin' Lookaway, lookaway, lookaway Dixieland Well I learned of life in Dixie Away,...

When I Become Was and We Bcome Were Will There Be Any Sign Or a Trace of the Lovely Contour of Your Face And Will There Be Someone Around With Essentially My Kinda Sound When Am Turns to Was and Now Is Back When Will Someone Have Moments Like This Momen...

Here's to the women who have ruled our lives The mothers, the others, the sweethearts and wives They had their terrible obligation Bearing the burden of procreation So here's to the men who have understood Trying to make some sense out of manhood Prone...

You told me what I was doing wrong You told me I wouldn't be here long You told me all the things that I didn't do But now won't you tell me baby What's with you You told me about the pacesetters You told me about the go-getters You told me about the p...

When my dreamboat, comes home And my dream no more will roam I will meet you and I'll greet you When my dreamboat comes home. Moonlit waters will sing Cause that tender love you'll bring We will be sweethearts, yes forever When my dreamboat comes home....

Who's in, who's out Who's gonna tell us What it's all about... Who's hot, who's not Who's really happy 'bout What they got... Let's all get excited About the party To which we're uninvited Who's out, who's in Who's real now And who has been......

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey You´ll never know, dear, how much I love you Please don´t take my sunshine away The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you in my arms When I awoke, dear, I was mis...

You call it jogging I call it running around You say you're losing weight but you ain't lost a pound While you're out jogging with your other friends I'm home feeding the kids again You call it joggin' I call it running around You call it joggin' I call...

Let's talk it over, let's get it straignt Don't let the situation escalate You know there's always problems when a man is wrapped up in his art But don't you worry baby you can count on me to do my part You keep on working, I'm looking round Don't let you girl...

Thousands of years of livin' an' dyin' Rivers of tears from laughin' and cryin' But now you want to earn your cap and gown But you can't push people around But you can't push people around Easy on the first pronoun Sooner or later it will all come down...

You're a sweetheart, if there ever was one If there ever was one, it's you Oh life life without you was an incomplete dream You are every sweet dream come true My search was such a blind one, I was all at sea I never thought I'd find one quite so perfect for...

Oh well a young man ain't got nothin' in the world these days I said a young man ain't got nothin' in the world these days You know in the old days When a young man was a strong man All the people they'd step back When a young man walked by But you kno...

You sittin' here and yakkin right in my face You comin' on exactly like you own the place You know if silence was golden You couldn't raise a dime Because your mind is on vacation and your mouth is workin' overtime You quotin' figures and droppin' names You t...

Your molecular structure is really somethin' fine A first-rate example of functional design That cosmic undulations is steady comin' through Your molecular structure baby, me and you Your cellular organization is really something choice Electro-magnetism 'bou...