Ry Cooder

Now, the thirteen question method is the one to use Listen to me! Thirteen question method is the one to use I'm saying that the thirteen question method is the one you gotta use If you wanna have some fun 'Cause the thirteen question method is the one to...

three cool cats three cool cats parked on the corner in a beat up car devouring up a liquor candy bar talking all about how sharp they are these three cool cats three cool chicks three cool chicks walking down the street just swinging their hips sw...ing up a...

Mister, you're a baseball man, as anyone can plainly see. The straightest game in this great land. Take a little tip from me. I work here nights, parking cars, underneath the moon and stars. The same ones that we all knew back in 1952. And if you want to k...

I started writing country songs in 1962 Just a dream that I had on my mind My girl and I got married in 1963 We tried so hard to keep our dreams alive So I bought an old house-trailer out on the country side You can't write country songs in town they say We p...

Hey, baby, if you need a little lovin', call on me And if you want some kissin', call on me, baby No more lonely nights will you be alone All you got to do is pick up your telephone And dial 634-5789, 634-5789, 634-5789 'Cause that's my number, 634-5789,...

CAPO 2. FRET INTRO: There's a place, where I've been told, Every street is paved with gold. And it's just across the border line And when it's time to take your turn, Here's one lesson that you must learn You could lose more than you'll ever hope to find. W...

Look at this one, look at that one Tell me do they look like me All my friends said, don't you worry Said they'll testify for me Well, I wonder which of my friends had it in for me Alimony, alimony, alimony is killing me I don't want six extra children...

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Yeah, oh, well, bless my soul Whats wrong with me ? I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree The friends say, I'm acting wild as a bug I'm in love, I'm all shook up I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm Oh, Lord, yeah, yeah, yeah My hands are shaky and my knees...

When a fellow has the blues and feels discouraged And there's nothing else but trouble all his life When he's always grumbled at and never happy Living with a scolding, aggravating wife If he's sick and tired of life and takes to drinking Do not pass him by, d...

Well, I ax sweet mama, let me be her kid She said "I might but I'd like to keep it hid" Well, she looked at me, she began to smile She says "I thought I might use you for my man awhile But just don't let my husband catch you there I say, just don't let my...

Lt was on a Friday evening wasn't nobody 'round I was sitting by my window watching the sun go down My baby came up to me saying daddy I got news for you I have been recruited and there ain't nothing you can do Cause I can 't stand sitting , round this crazy...

Viejo barrio, Barrio Viejo. Solo hay lugares parejos. Donde un dia hubo casas, Donde vivio nuestra raza. Solo quedan los escombros, De los hogares felizes, De las alegres familias, De esa gente que yo quise. Por las tardes se sentaban, Afuera a tomar el fres...

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In the town of Louisville they got a man they call Big Bad Bill I want to tell you, he sure was tough, and he certainly did strut his stuff He had folks all scared to death, when he walked by they held their breath He was a fighting man, sure enough Now B...

I'll sing you a true song of Billy the Kid I'll sing the record of deeds that he did Way out in New Mexico a long time ago When a man's only friend was his own forty-four Now when Billy the Kid was a very young lad In old Silver City he went to the bad...

Well, it's one for the money, two for the show Three to get ready and it's go man go You can do anything that you want to do But uh-huh honey, lay off of my shoes And don't you step on my shoes Don't you step on my blue suede shoes You can do anything th...

Come and gather all around me Listen to my tale of woe Got some good advice to give you Lots of things you oughta know Take a tip from one who's travelled And never stopped a-ramblin' 'round 'Cause once you get the roamin' fever You never want to settle...

We met old Satan down where the two roads crossed Just me and brother Dave by my side It was in the prairie town of Wichita We shook hands with Satan on a deal that night You will be exalted in the evil works of men High powered, rolling over land and se...

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Can I smoke in here can I sit down Am I bothering you are you alone Is my tie on straight do you rate me polite Do I need a shave do I seem all right Names don't matter mine's Kash Buk no it's true Go ahead laugh it's good for you What's that you're drinking...

Que lejos estoy del suelo donde he nacido! inmensa nostalgia invade mi pensamiento; y al ver me tan solo y triste qual hoja al viento, quisiera llorar, quisiera morir de sentimiento. Oh tierra del sol!, suspiro por verte ahora que lejos yo vivo sin luz, sin a...

Well, thank you for the drink my friend, that’s alright with me Let’s drink to the workingman, wherever he might be Remember what he stood up for and the struggles he went through Then, let’s take a little stroll down Cardboard Avenue Down on the street where...

Well I had an Uncle Charley, back in my hometown Said, Don't take no mice to be your friend 'Cause they'll wait till you're asleep and steal your money and your food And rat you out when the police come around Later on I started travellin', seeing something o...

INTRO: De Alto Cedro voy para Marcane Luego a Cueto voy para Mayari. El cariiao a, ue te tengo Yo no lo puedo negar Se me sale la babita Yo no lo puedo evitar. Cuando Juanica y Chan Chan En el mar cernian arena Como sacudia el 'jibe' A Chan Chan le daba pe...

Chinito, chinito, toca la "malaca" (maraca), chinito. Chinito, chinito, no "plecupes" (preocupes) más. Chinito, chinito, me lava la "lopa" (ropa). Chinito, chinito, no "plecupes" más. Cuando la "malaca" come mucho "aloz" (arroz), Chinito ni "tlabaja" (tra...

Well, you got no credit and I got no cash Now that bonus they give us was nothing but trash You been laid off at Goodyear, I been laid off at Hughes It looks like a bad year, there just ain't no use 'Cause it's Christmas in Southgate, you been a true friend I...

Our boys and girls will be here soon coming home from war I'm so glad it's Christmas time this year But they'lI be going back to war again I fear Can't they stay for Christmas time this year Now Johnny ain't got no legs and Billy ain't got no face Do they kno...

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One of our planes was missing Two hours overdue One of our planes was missing With all its gallant crew The radio sets were humming We waited for a word Then a noise broke Through the humming and this is what we heard Comin' in on a wing and a prayer...

Que ironia, si lo sabes, Que habian dos hermanos Chavez. Pugilistas que nacieron en mero Chavez Ravine. Carlos y Fabela Chavez, de La Loma Y Palo Verde, decian, "Si peleas limpio, What an irony, if you know, About two brothers named Chavez. Boxers who were bor...

-Man, I'm gonna tell you my story -Go on and tell about it, go on and tell about it more -Just what I've been doing -What you've been doing, Ry ? -Well, you know I used to be particular about the womens that I picked -Aha! -Yeah! They used to be tender,...

I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees. I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees. Asked the Lord above for mercy, Save me if you please. I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride. I went down to the crossroads, tried to fl...

Well, I went on the mountain And I gave my horn a blow Thought I heard some purty gal say "Yonder come my beau" Crow black chicken and crow for a day Crow black chicken and fly away Crow black chicken and-a ... I like chicken pie Well, the hardest wo...

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I wanna tell you people it's a nat'ral fact Ev'ry man don't understand the Bible alike And that's all, I tell you that's all 'Cause you better have Jesus I tell you that's all Well, the denominations have the right to fight They ought go on and treat eac...

I had a maid she used to come in days Made the bed and mopped the floor She didn't like my rowdy ways And she ain't coming back no more You waste all your precious time Italian movies and Portuguese wine Little round bottles all in a row You're an unclean man...

There's a great big mistery And it sure is worrying me It's a ditty wah ditty Mister ditty wah ditty I wished somebody would tell me what ditty wah ditty means I went out and walked around Somebody yelled, "Now who's in town ?" Mister ditty wah ditty...

Lots of folks back east they say Leaving home most every day Beating the hot old dusty way To the California line 'Cross the desert sands they roll Getting out of that Old Dust Bowl Think they're coming to a sugar bowl But here's what they find Police...

Don't call me red, don't turn me down, I've got a plan. Richard Neutra is my friend, and he's the man. He's been to school and he can see what's best for all of you. Please trust me, my name is Frank, don't turn me down. Don't call me red. Every church has it...

Good thing, good thing, good thing You been cheating on me, now, baby You know I know it's true Ain't nobody in this whole wide world Gonna love you like I do Don't you be no fool, don't you be no fool Gonna keep on fooling 'round now, baby Gonna mess u...

Well, did you hear the good news? There's gonna be some bad blues Somebody said they're playing all night long So go and fill your brown bag and put on all your clean rags Let's go downtown and see what's going on You take me down the Vine Street Stop w...

Far back's I can remember Either had to plow or hoe One of those long ol' nine feet sacks Standin' at the old turn row. Down in Mississippi. Down in Mississippi. Down in Mississippi where I was born Down in Mississippi where I come from... They had a hu...

Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in I love her and she loves me But I don't fit in her society Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks Now, every night I watch the lig...

I wonder would you like to meet a dreamer Would you share a glass or two Of red red wine and you might find I'm a simple one like you What do you drive I like Chevrolet They don't make them like they used to do If it's Japanese please don't feel ashamed Come...

You told everybody that I couldn't drive You didn't even want me around You knocked my love and you know that's a lie 'Cause I'm a good man when the flag goes down I'm gonna drive like I never been hurt Down the road like you never lied I'll find my way like...

CAPO 5. FRET We made our way up 99 in the springtime of the year The San Joaquin was all in bloom and songbirds everywhere We chanced upon a workingman lying by the road I judged him for a truck driver by the clothes that he wore We drew some nearer to him t...

Voy a cantar esos versos Que hace tiempo habia desiado. Para todos los muchachos que A la guerra se han marchado. Los vatos voluntarios, Otros van porque los llevan. Pero todos resignados, Aunque pierdan lo que pierdan. Hay muchachos del Army, No se desaliente...

Por el camino del sitio mío Un carretero alegre pasó Con sus canciones que es muy sentida Y muy guajira alegre cantó Me voy al transbordador A descargar la carreta Me voy al transbordador a descargar la carreta Para cumplir con la meta De mi penosa labor. A...

Jesse James we understand Has killed him many a man He robbed the Union trains But history does record That Bob and Charlie Ford Have laid Jesse James in his grave It was on a Saturday night The stars were shining bright When they robbed that Union train And...

Well w,e ran out of cheese in Goleta town, so we sat right down by the big oak tree Little forming town, by the deep green sea Watch the tide roll out, watch the tide roll in Farm girl, walkin' along, singing a song by the big oak tree Farm girl, how would yo...

When Roosevelt came to the land of the hummingbird shouts of welcome were heard Roosevelt came to the land of the hummingbird shouts of welcome were heard His visit to their island is bound to be an epoch in local history Definitely marking the new era, kee...

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I'm recording again and you know why I need money and that's no lie Fernando sez my car is trash and he wants cash My car is old but it's still good I wouldn't change it baby if I could I really like that old Cadillac Fernando sez he won't give it back Never...

When the evening shadows fall I'm dreaming Of a certain smile a secret rendezvous When the day is past and gone I'll come creeping Down the dark end of the street again to you In a dimly lit café as we go dancing I try to smile and hide a love that's true Then...

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Three o'clock this morning I woke up in a dream Thought I heard a flat-head motor roar thought I smelled gasoline A feeling came upon me that I ain't had in years Something like a hot dry wind whistling past my ears Sayin time time time is all you got There's...

Uhm, I'm a fool for a cigarette Lord, I'm fool for a cigarette When you've finished choke it 'cause I wanna smoke it Lord, I'm fool for a cigarette Mind when you throw your cigarette Mind when you throw your cigarette When you've finished choke it 'caus...

Well, some folks like the summertime when they can walk about Strolling through the meadow green is pleasant there’s no doubt But to me the wintertime is the best of all ‘Cause I found her when the snow was on the ground I traced her little footprints in the...

Drop down baby, just like showers of rain I hate to hear my fair brown call my name, yeah I hate to hear my fair brown call my name Well, she calls so loud, and the poor girl calls so plain Walks to the station, tears running down I got news, my baby, do...

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Get rhythm when you get the blues Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues Get a rock 'n' roll feelin' in your bones Get taps on your toes and just get gone Get rhythm when you get the blues Little shoeshine boy never gets low down But he's got the dirtie...

Well, me and Frank we're the best of friends And our friendship will never end But it would hurt him so for him to know That I'm in love with his girlfriend Now, the love of a girl and the love of a friend Are two things you can't compare Though my hear...

I'm going to Brownsville, take that right hand road Well, I'm going to Brownsville, take that right hand road And I ain't gonna stop walking till I get in sweet mama's door The girl I'm loving she's got great long curly hair The girl I'm loving she's got...

Goin' back down to Okinawa Sorry, baby, but I can't take you You better stay at home in California There's nothing over there that you can do Goin' back down to Okinawa Ain't gonna do me like you've done before They treat me like a king down in Okinawa...

Goodbye my honey, farewell my baby Don't look for me around convention time I'm bound for Tampa, in the great state of Florida To see some distinguished friends of mine Mitt and Rick and the pitbulls, the jolly ride and step forth To the highest bidder each w...

Good morning, Mr. Railroad Man What time do your trains roll by ? "At 9:16 and 2:44 and 25 minutes 'till 5" "At 9:16 and 2:44 and 25 minutes 'till 5" Thank you, Mr. Railroad Man I want to watch your trains go by Standing on a platform, smoking a cheap c...

I asked your mother for you She told me that you was too young I wish dear Lord never have seen your face And I'm sorry that you ever been born. Irene goodnight Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams Sometimes I lives in...

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Walkin' cross the desert, it ain't no fun Too hot in the daytime, too much sun Lefty says we'll cross at nighttime Like my people always have done Keep moving, quit nagging Walk, don't run I ask Lefty, Why'd we bring so much cheese? Coyotes, Buddy, just you w...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ From nowhere, through a caravan Around the campfire light Came a lovely woman in motion With hair as dark as night Her eyes were like those of a cat in the dark And she hypnotized me with love She was a gypsy woman She was a gypsy woman...

You been over at the jukebox, mister, all this afternoon Playing Hank Williams records for a dime Well, I may be just a cat to you, but I know that heartbreak tune And I’m proud to say Hank Williams was a real good friend of mine I never asked for money or hi...

I was born on a levy A little bit south of Montgomery Mama worked in the big house Daddy worked for the county I never had no learning Until I turned sixteen When Joe Henry come up the river Lord, made a woman out of me I used to tease Joe Henry I guess I te...

Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone. Let's pretend that we're together, all alone. I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low, And you can tell your friend there with you he'll have to go. Whisper to me, tell me do you love me true, Or is...

Hey, Porter, Hey Porter! Would you tell me the time? How much longer will it be 'til we cross that Mason Dixon Line? At daylight would you tell the engineer to slow it down; Or better still, just stop the train 'cause I wanna look a round. Hey, Porter! Hey...

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I love my baby Like a bull dog loves his bone Last night she got crazy Called me up on the phone Said come on over daddy 'Cause I hates drinkin' alone Said I had me a little And I had to have a little more Try to get up, could not get out the door And there's...

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I remember a time when every thing was cheap Now prices nearly puts a man to sleep Well, when we get our grocery bill We feel like making our will Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live...

How can you keep on moving unless you migrate too They tell ya to keep on moving but migrate, you must not do The only reason for moving and the reason why I roam To move to a new lo cation and find myself a home I can't go back to the homestead, the shac...

Our God looked down what did He see The work of His mighty hand Saying if this world should end it wouldn't hinder me As I contemplate the works of man I made man and woman I gave them simple tools And all the channing creatures to keep their company But they...

Hey, look here baby, what's going on ? Step over in the light Oh, no! Look here. Your hair is all wrecked, you're full of sweat Your underskirt is wringing wet You come in here walking just like a goose It looks like somebody just tranked you to loose...

I've been trying so hard to find a way to your heart I can't win, I can't win, I can't win, I can't win Win your love, win your love I gave you my love, I gave you my heart Instead of taking it, keeping it, baby, you tore it apart But I can't win, I can't...

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And I went down to a big crap game, 'T was certainly against my will. I lost every doggone nickel I had But a greenback dollar bill. Forty dollar that laid on the floor My buddy's point was nine Well, the police they come in there And caught all of 'em But I g...

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It's been raining in my mouth all day Dripping down to my clothes My patience it is wearing thin Got a fire inside my nose Searching for the truth the way God designed it The truth is I might drown before I find it Well, I need a woman Yes, I do Need...

I am a pilgrim and a stranger Traveling through this worrisome land I've got a home in that yonder city, good Lord And it's not ( Good Lord but it's not) not made by hand I've got a mother, a sister and a brother Who have gone this way before. I am determined...

Yes, it's me and I'm drinking again Tell everybody I'm drinking again Doctor said it'd kill me But he didn't say when Have mercy, I'm drinking again Yes, it's me and I'm drinking again I'd like to dry out but I doubt if I can My baby said she'd quit me...

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Republicans changed the lock on heaven's door Keys to the kingdom don't fill no more The poor working man like me and you If we ain't got money we won 'I get through If there's a God I think He's got to bottle up and go If there's still a God in heaven He's g...

Well, if things could talk then I'm sure you'd hear A lot of things to make you cry my dear Ain't you glad (Ain't you glad) Oh, ain't you glad (Ain't you glad) Ain't you glad Glad Glad that things don't talk Now, if shoes could tell where they've b...

Up here on the hill, it's starting to rain, The sun's disappearing through my windowpane, And everything's still in my room. Then a trolley goes by with its clattering sound, Like a clock on the wall and the rain coming down, And somebody's chattering way down...

Well, baby used to stay out all night long She made me cry and she did me wrong She had my nose open, that's no lie The table's have turned, now it's her turn to cry Because I used to love her, but it's all over now Because I used to love her, but it's al...

Well I got my old bulldozer. Got my dozer-hauling truck. And I got my demolition order, Got to be out there by sunup. So I head west on Arroyo, Right turn at Bishop Road. Pull up by the schoolhouse and Jack down my dozer load. What I'd see? Dirt roads, beat up...

Oh, I'm a good old Rebel Now that's just what I am For this fair land of freedom I do not care a damn. I'm glad I fought against it I only wish we'd won. And I don't want no pardon For anything I've done. I hates the Yankee nation And everything they do, I ha...

Down on the farm we had a pig, J. Edgar was his name He'd eat up all our victuals and start back up again Just like them vacuum cleaners they sell down in the lane Well, that's how J. Edgar Hoover got his name Now, momma baked a cherry pie and set it out to c...

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Jesse James we understand Has killed him many a man He robbed the Union trains But history does record That Bob and Charlie Ford Have laid Jesse James in his grave It was on a Saturday night The stars were shining bright When they robbed that Union train And...

I know Jesus is on that mainline Tell Him what you want Jesus is on that mainline Tell Him what you want Jesus is on that mainline Tell Him what you want Call Him up and tell Him what you want Well, the line ain't never busy Tell Him what you want Wo...

When I first came to town people I was walkin ' down Pennsylvania Avenue I heard a lot people talking 'bout the White House I decided I'd drop in there that night And when I got there I said man what's shakin' They said look man you can't come in here this whe...

I was just a boy in school 1954 I heard Johnny singin' on my Sears radio I wouldn't do my schoolwork then nor join in schoolyard games I'd sit there by the radio so I could hear him sing Hey porter, hey porter would you tell me the time I want to get on board...

Johnny Porter was the oldest in his family And I remember he was almost twenty one Y'know I can't quite explain the situation But he broke into his father's truck and stole a gun Mother running down the highway screaming Johnny it's too bad, oh it's too a...

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I wanna ball like I never did ball before [Before, before, before] I wanna ball like I never did ball before [Before, before, before] I may never get a break like this in life no more Well, I wanna ball like I never did ball before [Before, before, before]...

(Bþ) Little sister won't you (Eþ) please, please, (Bþ) please Little sister don't you (Eþ) cheat on (Bþ) me Little sister don't you (Eþ) kiss me once and twice Say it's very nice and then you (Gm) run (F) (Eþ) Little sister don't you (C9) do what your (F)...

Little Trona girl little Trona girl Little Trona girl will you wait for me Standing in the twilight by the highway side In my mirror I can nee the teardrops in her eyes Little Trona girl little Trona girl Little Trona girl will you wait for me 

Said, look at Granny run, run Grandpa runnin' close behind. Look at Granny run, run, ah... there's something on Grand-daddy's mind. Because he went to the doctor, got a brand new pill. The doctor said, "Son, you ain't over the hill." He can't sit still....

Lord tell me why a white man ain't worth nothing in this world no more Lord tell me how you 'spect me to stand up tall and proud I did just what you told I done everything you said But the way I'm doing lately I could have stood in bed So Lord tell me why a w...

Antes se bailaba swing, Boogie-woogie, jitterbug. Pero esto ya torció. Y este es lo que sucedió. CORO: Pachucos suaves bailan rumba, Bailan la rumba y le zumba. Bailan guaracha sabrosón, El botecito y el danzón. Cada Sábado en la noche Yo me voy a borlotiá...

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Hey, mama, don't you treat your daughter mean Hey, mama, don't you treat your daughter mean 'Cause you treat her so mean and she's only sweet sixteen It was late last Friday evening, when everything was still I heard somebody calling my name outside my wi...

Had a friend, Louie Brown, he was a deacon, Just as wise as he could be. Now I realize he could read the Good Book Back from Revelations down to Genessee. You know last Sunday morning we was over to the church, My buddy wants to take him a stand, And he looks...

It's a sin for you to get a Mexican divorce Down below El Paso lies Juarez Mexico is different, like a travel folder says Cross the Rio Grande and you will find An old adobe house Where you leave your past behind One day married, next day free Broken...

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Well, the landlord rang my frontdoor bell I let it rang for a long, long spell Went to the window, peeped through the blind Asked him to tell me what was on his mind He said, "Money honey, money honey, money honey If you wanna stay here with me" I was c...

1, 2, 3, 4 Now boss Mitt Romney went for a ride Pulled up on a highway side Tied me down up on the roof Boss I hollered, woof woof woof Please master boss! Don’t look right, it don’t seem right Hot in the day, cold all night Where I’m goin’ I just don’t kno...

A mobile home in Anaheim It's double-wide it's new, it's clean It's a friendly town I think it's time it's what we need We had a long run together a life you can't compare But the world is changing and it's getting strange out there Forty years of motel rooms...

Now my name is Buddy, don't you pity me Don't you pity me, don't you pity me My name is Buddy, don't you pity me Don't you pity me, don't you pity me Just because I ain't so big, you think I'm small Well, you think I'm small, now you think I'm small You go aro...

Turpentine and dandelion wine I've turned the corner and I'm doing fine Shooting at the birds on the telephone line Picking 'em off with this gun of mine I got a fire in my belly and a fire in my head Going higher and higher till I'm dead Sister Sue, sh...

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Three days of snow out in Birmingham Thought you would wonder where I am Called up your number all night long No consolations on the telephone Ran out and caught that midnight flight Thought a little loving would make everything all right But, no! Landl...

My telephone rang one evening, my buddy called for me Said the bankers are all leavin', you better come round and see It started revelation, they robbed the nation blind, They're all down at the station, no banker left behind. No banker, no banker, no banker c...

This land should have been om land You took it for your land You got a use for every stream and tree When I go up the highway old trees are dying up that way You pump out the water and sell it back to me You build mansions in the city prisons in Mojave Bet yo...

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Nobody knows the trouble I see 
Nobody knows but me When life seems full of clouds and rain 
I am filled with naught but pain 
Who soothes my thumpin' bumpin brain? 
Nobody And When winter comes with snow and sleet 
And me with hunger and cold feet 
 Who s...

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On a Monday, I was arrested On a Tuesday, I was locked up in jail On a Wednesday, my trial was at tested On a Thursday, nobody would go my (D) bail (D) Almost done, I'm almost done, almost done And I ain't gonna bring them yellow women no pail Take thes...

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Era la medianoche, when oimos the scream. "Se requieren cien taxis en el almeria de Chavez Ravine." Un monton de soldados, jovenes y enganados, Llevaron su bronca to Downtown LA. Contra Los Pachucos, sin saber porque. Broto un desmadre, por tipo acomodado, S...

Hey bartender, what you say I'm gonna get drunk on election day! Want one glass of bourbon, one glass rye Come on, set me up, Joe, don't pas me by My money's alright, but my feets got sore See, I've been tryin' to vote, now 'bout an hour or more I tried, but I...

A litle man walked up and down, To find an eating place in town. He read the menu through and through, To see what fifteen cents could do. One meat ball, One meat ball, He could afford but one meat ball. He told the waiter near at hand, The somple dinner he...

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Just look here mama Don't pick pig meat the way you do Don't pick pig meat the way you do Don't believe it's pig meat Ask anybody in the neighborhood Don't believe it's pig meat Kind that you won't regret Don't believe it's pig meat Kind that you won'...

There's a new dance going round the whole town's talking about lt's socially uplifting boys but it sure is wearing me out All my low friends in high places won't talk to me no more They can't take no chances being Seen out on the dance floor Pink-o Boogie's f...

All my life I've been a travellin' man All my life I've been a travellin' man Stayin' alone and doing the best I can I ship my trunk down to Tennessee Ship my trunk down to Tennessee It's hard to tell 'bout a man like me I had a gal, I couldn't get her...

Tell you 'bout this friend of mine that you don't know He lives way up a road that's lost in time. Don't know his name, or where he's coming from, Only thing you know, he's a real gone cat, This friend of mine. He don't have no uptown friends, or drive a Cadi...

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Late one Friday evening everybody was sad We lost the best president we ever had But he's gone home, gone back home He's staying away too long Rode from town to town holdin' up for our rights Some low down rascal took the President's life But he's gone home,...

Now my room has got two windows But the sunshine never comes through You know it's always dark and dreary Since I broke up with you, baby I live on a lonely avenue My love don't say I do But I feel so sad and blue You know it's all because of you I could cry...

I left my home in Tamaulipas In Sonoyta I came across Just six of us when we started Walking behind the coyote boss The old man said let me go there with you Yes I'm old but I'm mighty tough I know the fOad maybe I can help you [ got good shoes I won't hold y...

Yes, we'll rally 'round the flag, boys We'll rally 'round again Shouting the battle cry of Freedom We will rally from the hillside We'll gather from the plain Shouting the battle cry of Freedom The Union forever, hurrah boys, hurrah Down with the trait...

Well I'm a Red Cat till I die, I'm a Red Cat through and through Now you can't turn me yellow and you can't make me blue You can't make me do things I know it's wrong to do I'm a Red Cat till I die, I'm telling you Well a bunch of sneakin' deputies they came...

It's gettin'-out time down at the high school We're checking out all the little cheerleaders like you With your cheerleadin' dress and your cheerleadin' shoes, Step over here baby shake hands with the blues Ol' blues like to ride in my Cadillac Likes to r...

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No more books and studies And I can stay out late with my buddies I can do the things that I wanna do 'Cause all my cares are through I can root for the Yankees from the bleachers And don't have to worry 'bout teachers And I'm so glad that school is out...

When I was born they christened me plain Samuel Johnson Brown But I hadn't grown so very big, 'fore some folks in this town Had changed it 'round to, "Sambo", I was "Rastus" to a few Then "Chocolate Drop" was added by some others that I knew And then to cap t...

My wife used to say she couldn't understand Why I make my living working with my hands She met a junk bond daddy and he broke up my home He made his living on the telephone Daddy spied my darling and he dialed her number then They took off next morning and sh...

Well, pick me a town in any clime People like a rockin' time Stay awake both day and night And everybody's feeling good and right Then throw me Smack dab in the middle Smack dab in the middle Smack dab in the middle Well, let me rock and roll to satisf...

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You better Hush, hush, hush, hush somebody's calling my name hush somebody's calling my name Hush, hush, hush, hush somebody's calling my name crying oh my Lord, oh my Lord what shall I do what shall I do Than you can call for you mother but your mother can'...

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Soy luz y sombra, el sol brillante. Frio beso de nubes, frio beso de nubes Que acarisia tu piel, que apolla tu andar. La roca bajo tus pies, soy. La voz del buho, que siempre nos canta, "?Quien podra negarnos, lo que nos falta?" Todos pasan sus dias entre mis...

I got a dog in this fight I got troops on the ground His name is old Spayed Kooley he's the meanest dog in town If you think I'm foolin' try bustin' in through the door He'll tear you a whole brand new one and you won't come back no more Spayed's a good dog h...

Well, now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. Earl] Well, now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. Earl] And I'm just the kind fellow's always takin' other folks' girls [Girls, taking their girls]...

When the night is come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see I won't be afraid, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand by me Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me Won't you stand by me Oh woo oh, stand by me, stand by me A...

I want to go to steel guitar heaven That's the only resting place for me I want to go to steel guitar Heaven There's a lot of swinging cats I been wanting to see Like Joaquin Murphy and Jimmy Day Shake hands with Speedy and shout hooray That's steel guitar hea...

I got off the train one evening in a little mining town I started walking up the main street when the sun was going down When I heard some voices singing, so I went to see what for Might just be a birthday party, might be room for just one more It was miners...

INTRO: When I was still a kitten, Daddy told me, "Son, There's just one thing that you should know As through this world you ramble and through this world you roam Just take this little suitcase when you go When the evening sun goes down and you're tired of...

Mine eyes have seen the beauty of a land bright and fair My soul looked out and wondered, can we make the journey there But I've lost my sight and I have to be led Well I mean to work for justice till I'm dead Sundown town, sundown town Don't let 'em catch yo...

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Get your dirty hands off my Constitution now It was written down you can't tear it down Hear me talking to you buddy I swear it's true Take your hands off it you know it don't belong to you Get your greasy hands off my Bill of Rights It was written right you...

Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down Baby, when you marry your railroad man Every day'll be pay day, doll...

Whenever you find a man that loves every woman he sees There's always some kind of woman that's a-puttin' him up a tree Now that kind of man, he ain't got as much sense as a mule You know, everyone don't love you, they're just a-playin' you for a fool Mmmm,...

We worked through Spring and Winter, through Summer and through Fall But the mortgage worked the hardest and the steadiest of us all It worked on nights and Sundays, it worked each holiday Settled down among us and it never went away The farmer comes to t...

I read your letter and tears filled my eyes All of your promises fading, was nothing but lies So I turned your photograph over, face to the wall And when I dim the lights in my room tonight Teardrops will fall Teardrops will fall tonight Tears I can't h...

Brand new day, brave new man It's a miracle what love can do All the joys romance can bring Come smiling down on a heart that's true When love is real, you can't turn it around It's like a river running down to the sea This old world turns around for lov...

Me and my wife went all over town And everywhere we went people turned us down Lord, in a bourgeois town It's a bourgeois town I got the bourgeois blues Gonna spread the news all around Home of the brave, land of the free I don't wanna be mistreated by...

At the dark end of the street That's where we always meet Hiding in shadows where we don't be long Living in darkness to hide our wrong You and me at the dark end of the street You and me I know time is gonna take its toll We have to pay for the love w...

i saw her with another man walkin downtown she's not mine and she'll never be by my side walkin downtown i've only met her once before she was alone in a back booth a drink and a cigarette smoking like she was waiting for someone me stealing glances as she st...

Well, I met a girl from Texas 'bout a year ago Hadn't known her for too long when I had to let her go You see, she had a razor, was ten inches or so And every night you'd hear her knocking at my door She said, "Baby, I'll give you the clothes on my back Y...

No-no-notorious No-no-notorious I can't read about it, burns the skin from your eyes I'll do fine without it, here's one you don't compromise Lies come hard to disguise Let me to fight it out, not wild about it Lay your seedy judgements, who says they're part...

My father told me, lying on his bed of death, "Boy," he says, "woman she's gonna make it, don't fool your self 'Cause she's got something to make a man lay that money, uh, right in her hand And the very thing that makes her rich will make you poor The very...

I'm walkin' if it takes all night Hopin' that we can make things right And I'm lookin' for the Wall Street part of town I'm standin' in the pourin' rain Tryin' to throw off my chains And I'm lookin' for the Wall Street part of town I'm in trouble again but t...

Just one more kiss, he'll have to miss this night with you Now, you're guilty of this secret love as I am too You'll get used to telling lies and feeling sorry when he cries Now, that the strings are attached He'll catch on, we've done our part 'Cause thi...

Well there's a bright side somewhere, there's a bright side somewhere Now I ain't gonna rest until I find it There's a bright side somewhere And there's more love somewhere, and there's more peace somewhere I ain't gonna rest until I find it There's a bright...

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I'm going to tell you a story right here Huh, you may not believe it I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, standin' in the prison yard They were taking poor Joe, chained and bound, to a Utah firing squad Well he turned and looked at me right then, sayin',...

Trouble you can't fool me I see you behind that tree Trouble you can't fool me trying to get the ups on me Trouble you can't fool me I see you behind that tree You want to jump on me Work hard for living, wanted just to get paid But, sure'd be stealing f...

Lonesome outerspace invader blasting through the night Tuning in the soul music on the satellite All that low-down funky rhythm makes him jump and shout Just got to find that ghetto planet that everyone's talkin' about Tuning in the local scene on the rad...

Have you seen that vigilante man? Have you seen that vigilante man? Have you seen that vigilante man? I've been hearin' his name all over the land Rainy nights down in the engine house Sleepin' just as still as a mouse A man came along and he chased us out...

The judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it I say he wrote it down indeed The judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down Give you this jail sentence you must be Nashville bound Some got six month, some got one solid Some got one solid year indeed Some got six month...

Este amor apasionado Anda todo alborotado por volver Hoy camino a la locura Y aunque todo me tortura, sé que rer Nos dejamos hace tiempo Pero llegó el momento de perder Tú tenías mucha razón Le hago caso al corazón Y me muero por volver Y volver, vo...

I was robbed I was framed What ever happens now ain't no fault of mine I got born I got blamed Guess I should have read that detour sign I took off I hid out Jesus promised me he'd show me a sign Take your little world and show it up you're askin' me buddy I'm...

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You may be a hater, you may be a lover You can bet your life one destroys the other I don't know how it all began, which came first The egg or the hen The moon comes up and the sun goes down This old world keeps spinning around Just as sure as the day t...

If your man has got you on the run why don't you try me ? If you wanna have a little fun, oh baby, why don't you try me ? If you tote more that you can bear, if your troubles been more than your share And if things are not going just right why don't you try...

This here was our situation We was just young wildwood boys New as the birth of the nation The kind that the Army employs Night riding Rebs from Missouri Fought for the Grey and Quantrell Caught up by the battle and the fury Back when just living was hell Aft...

Intro Hey , call me Willie Hey, Call me Willy Blind dog Foolton Smoke House Brown Call me Willie the one and only Willie Brown I'm build for comfort and I'm build for speed I got everything you good girls need See me coming throw your man outdoors I...

How different the ladies of long ago to the modern women that we all know If you observe you are bound to see that sex has changed entirely A long ago their one ambition in life, was to be a mother and a wife Now they go out imitating the males by smoking c...

I just received, sweetheart, your yellow roses You tell me that they mean that we're all through You tell me that tonight your heart is broken But you should know I was never untrue I'll place them near your photograph and as the petals fall They'll hide from...