Lyrics Pokey La Farge (Central Time)

8/12/2019 Lyrics Pokey La Farge (Central Time)

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(All songs written by Pokey LaFarge unless otherwise noted)

Lyrics from Pokey LaFarge

Central TimeThe Missouri is my right arm, the Ohio is my left

But Im livin on the Mississippi River where I like life the best

I dont mind the west coast, and I dont mind the east coast

Oh, baby but I aint gonna live on no coast

Chorus:

Im just a plain ole Midwestern boy

Gettin by on Central time

Some people say that the Mississippi River is the backbone of the nation

They can say whatever they want, I wont disagree with that statement

I see people workin hard as ever, just wondering what I can do to make their lives

better

Chorus

Bridge:Well, I wont worry if the world dont like me, I wont let em waste my time

Cause there aint nothin goin to change my mind, Im feelin fine

Gettin by on Central time

I wont worry if the world dont like me, I wont let em waste my time

There aint nothin goin to change my mind, Im feelin fine because

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WontchaPlease DontDo It

My girls rose on another mans vine

My heart pickled in a jug of wine


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No one to turn to in my time of need

Its up to you what will become of me

Chorus:

Wontcha please dont do it, wontcha please dont do it

Wontcha please dont do it, baby dontcha break my heart

Well, shes so important that I kill myself like this

Drink and smoke and starvin from the memory of her kiss

I gave myself no choice when I gave her everything

I sealed my fate forever when I offered her my ring

Chorus

Bridge:

Oh I wish you would have patience to listen while I say this

Oh dont treat me this way, its gonna come back to you

Youre by far and away the most evil girl that Ive ever seen

Its probably best that youstay away from me

You should be thankful that I do not own a gunWhy? Cause I want to get even for all the evil things youve done

Chorus

Bridge

Chorus

What the Rain Will Bring

Chilly winds, winters calling

Trees are shakin, leaves are fallin

You just never know what the rain will bring


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Storms comin, mama knows

By the pain down in her bones

And you just never know what the rain will bring

Ive stayed inside for too longWaiting for the sun to shine

Tomorrow could mean anything

Oh, you just never know what the rain will bring

Bridge (instrumental)

Back in old 93

The Mississippi had her way with meAnd you just never know what the rain will bring

Sometimes it stops as soon as it starts

Other times you wish you had Noahs Ark

And you just never know what the rain will bring

Ive stayed inside for too long

Waiting for the sun to shine

Tomorrow could mean anythingOh, you just never know what the rain will bring

You just never know what the rain will bring

One Town at a Time (P. LaFarge, K. Secor, R. Koenig)

Kentucky in the spring time, summer time in Tennessee

When it gets cold, Im gonna hit the road down to New Orleans

Maybe hub it down to Texas too, where its warm the whole year through

When the winters gone, Im moving on to somewhere new

Of travelling Ive always enjoyed, I kept rambling to stay employed

And when I quit school, my mama said you fool, youre just a boy

But now shes changed her tune, cause Ive been everywhere except the moon

And Im sure proud that she dont doubt that Ill be there soon


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Chorus:

Living life one town at a time, with help from these friends of mine

Cause they know that Ill travel these back roads til the day that I die

With them Ill be just fine, on this road I dont mind dyin

Well I cant have it all, but Im having a ball one town at a time

Give me a van or a passenger train, Ill cross the ocean in a big airplane

In any style, Im making miles just the same

Yes I gotta see whats around the bend, there aint nothin but time to spend

Soon as Im gone, it wont take long till Im back again

Chorus

Bridge:

To all the people back home today, working hard for honest pay

I cant say enough, cause it sure is tough living that way

But this travelling life of mine, Im leading one town at a time

So down the road here I go, I dont mind

Chorus

Kentucky MaeOh my Kentucky Mae, all around town I hear the fellas say

How bout a dance, how bout a drink

Let me get your number and well go out next week

But theres only one that she loves, boys

So you might as well stop makinall that noise

Theres no need to shout, who am I talkin bout?

Its me, yes, me

Chorus:

To find another girl like her would take a whole nuther live time

So I believe that I will stay true, for the belle of the bluegrass is mine all mine, boys

The sweetest thing in this world, is my Kentucky girl

And all the fellas say, thats my Kentucky Mae


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Box fans just buzzing in the window, ice box wide open why dont we go

Out where the weather is on our side

They can tear the streets up in this city, yes, long as we dont let them tear us down

Well keep our cool out in the country, where the city summer blues cant be found

Chorus

Not that I hate this river city, but that burning sun aint no friend of mine

Id like to show my baby something better, somewhere across that river city limit sign

Chorus

Day After Day (P. LaFarge, A. Hoskins)I got to have my coffee when I wake up in the morning

I got to have my tea when the sun goes down

Every page of my life, the same old story

Nine to five, day after day I can be found

Chorus:

Hangin around that water cooler (workin everyday)

Five o clock cant come sooner (workin my life away)

Waitin for the evening to roll around (workin everyday)My shift is over, Im highway bound day after day

I get no relief when my working day is done

Just to sit in rush hour man, you know that aint no fun

I could be sailing off the coast of some tropical island

Leanin in the shade of some big palm trees

I should be out chasin girls or sitting at home learning violinAnd doing all those other things I said Id do eventually, instead Im

Chorus

I get no relief when my working day is done

Just to sit in rush hour man, you know that stuff just aint no fun


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I pray for no more water coolers, five o clock to come much sooner

That some day, some night, sweet relief will come to me

Day after day

(Workin every day)

(Workin my life away)(Workin every day)

LetsGet Lost

Laying in the shade on a sunny afternoon

Well, I aint got a job, so Ive nothin to do

But get lost, lets get lost

Let your weary mind take you away

Just whisper to me, baby, dont talk loud

I wanna listen to the trees, maybe stare up at the clouds

Yes, I want to get lost, lets get lost

Let your lazy mind take you away

Chorus:

She got stars in her eyes, she got her head in the skies

And she sometimes cries when shes dreamin, dreamin

You better believe that Im going to be thereBy your side when youre sleeping

What them other boys said were lies

Id like to circle round the whole world twice

Just getting lost with you by my side

I dont want to fuss, I dont want to fight

I dont want to go anywhere tonight

I dont want to dance or carry onI dont want to hear nobodys song

Just want to get lost, lets get lost

Let your ramblin mind take you away

Chorus


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Close the Door

Close the Door, close the door, dont let the doctor come in

Close the door and lock it tight

Ive got no money for the doctor tonight

Three weeks I spent in the hospital

It left me with a stack of bills sky high

Ill never be able to pay them I know

I wish I would have stayed there and died

La dee da dee da, la dee da dee dum

Tell me why, please, tell me why

We must pay for the things that we needWhile a doctor gets richer off me each day

I barely have the money to eat

So Ill never go to the doctor no more

No matter how sick I get

No doctor will ever get my dough

Cause I work too damn hard for that


Oh, the doctor he sticks his needle in

He says just to take some blood

What he claimed it was not red but green

And boys he took all that he could

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Home Away From Home

Right across the Ohio River you can get your kicks

All the young people are doing it

Down on Bardstown Road we can get some girls

Just bring along your blues and make your money down here


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Come on and see what Im talking about

Forget what it means to be down and out

When we see you comin well surely jump and shout

Yes, well have a regular, sure gonna have a regular

Good ole time down at the derby ball

Chorus:

Yes, were gonna have a good time, its true

Oh, youre gonna see

In that big little city down there in Louisville, what is that to me?

Its my home away from home

Come on and take a walk on down to memory laneYou aint gonna find me down on 4thand Main

Im following the ghost of Clifford Hayes

On down to Carpet Alley where his jug band played

Do the Nanny Goat Strut on down to Market Street

The trolley hop, sho nuff, man thats the place to be

Sunset on the river is a sight to see

Watchin the barges moving slowly

Just like a duck on a millpond

Chorus

Trust me from experience

Fun times, Ive had a million

Whether falling love down in the Louisville summer

Or walking hand in hand through the Tyler Park tunnel

If life keeps throwing you backwards, manYou know you gotta come on down there to the southern land

Where theres a big little city where the bluegrass grows

Its got some small town charm just like the bourbon flows

You know the bourbons gonna flow like wine

Chorus


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St. Louis Crawl

(B-side of the Central Time 7 single)

Well youve heard of the Shag, the East Boogie too but

Heres a brand new one for you

Its called the St. Louis Crawl

Yeah the St. Louis Crawl

Oh you dont need to buy a thing to do the St. Louis Crawl

Go to the north side if youre up to no good

All the cops and the hookers in the neighborhood

Doin the St. Louis CrawlOh the St. Louis Crawl

Well you dont need to buy a thing to do the St. Louis Crawl

The St. Louis Crawl

St. Louis Crawl

Ah St. Louis Crawl

Yeah St. Louis CrawlNah you dont need to buy a thing to do the St. Louis Crawl

Petey Wheatstraw driving in the rainHe got drunk and drove into a train

Doin the St. Louis Crawl

Yes he did that St. Louis Crawl

Oh you dont need to buy a thing to do the St. Louis Crawl

Frankie said Johnny told Stagger Lee

South City St. Louis is the place to be

To do the St. Louis Crawl

Oh nah the St. Louis Crawl

Yes now you dont need to buy a thing to do the St. Louis Crawl


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Dizzy Dean told a young Jack Buck

It aint braggin if you can back it up

So do the St. Louis Crawl

Oh yes the St. Louis CrawlWell you dont need to buy a thing to do the St. Louis Crawl

St. Louis Crawl

Oh baby St. Louis Crawl

Oh yeah St. Louis Crawl

Crawl, Crawl, Crawl, Crawl, Crawl

Ah St. Louis Crawl

You dont need to buy a thing mama to do the St. Louis Crawl

Lyrics from Middle of

Everywhere

So Long Honeybee, Goodbye

I travel around this country, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Seems like Ive been everywhereIve been a lot of places and seenso many faces

But always wishing that you were there

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, oh

But theres still a thousand stories that you have never heard

Please tell me darlin, are you still true

All these times I go away from you?

When it comes time for leaving, will you be greaving

Will you even wonder where Im at

I got a feelin, your lovesomeone will be stealin

And youll belong to them when I get back, oh


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You know that you mean the world to me

But I got good bait and theres a lot of fish in that sea

Youll be the one to sit alone a cry when I say

Farewell, cest la vie,so long honey bee, goodbye

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, oh

But theres still a thousand stories that you have never heard

Please tell me darlin, are you still true

All these times I go away from you?

When it comes time for leaving, will you be greaving

Will you even wonder where Im atI got a feelin, your love someone will be stealin

And youll belong to them when I get back, oh

You know that you mean the world to me

But I got good bait and theres a lot of fish in that sea

Youll be the one tosit alone a cry when I say



Aintthe Same

Hey babe, you ought to make a change

Oooohh, you ought to make a change

Hes got skeletons in his closet

You once had a demon girl but you lost it

Now what hes got and what you gotThey aint the same, no they aint the same

Hey man I know you think Im strange

Ooooohh, I know you think Im strange


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Why you was in school Ive seen the world twice round

Im livin free , man, why you was busy chained down

Now what you got and what I got

They aint the same, no they aint the same

Hey babe, I want you to be mine

Well, well, well I want you to be mine

Cause you know exactly whats on my mind

We lookin forward girl you know we aint looking behind

Now what youve got and what Ive gotNow what you want and what I want

Theyre the same, theyre the same

Cause were the same, were the same

Were the same, were the same

Yes, were the same

Head to Toe

From head to toe, I really love you

I want you to see, so listen up while I tell you that I want you to know

That I believe you got something

But there aint nothing going to make me want to let you go

Its not just your body that makes me feel the way I do

Cause theres somany ways to tell, babyThat I love you but at this time

Nothing else comes to mind

So Ill just say in my own way

That I love you from head to toe


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Sunny Side of the Street

One heart, given up

Two another but it wasnt enough

Three years is all we had

Not four-ever, its too damn bad nowFive days in a row

A six pack from the liquor store

Seven days in a week from hell

8 times Ive wished you fare thee well, goodbye

Chorus

Its getting cold outside, the leaves are fallin

Im standin in the rain, cant you hear me callinSoon enough though I will be, far away from misery

Just standin on the sunny side of the street

Hello heaven give me 309-862-80-95

Thats the number to a brand new gal

But youve got to get me up out this world

Cause, I cant take another love affair

Wont you shine a little light down hereIf I dont stop and put it down

Theyre going to be putting me in the ground

(thats not good man)

Chorus

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Shenandoah River

Floating down Shenandoah River on a sunny Sunday afternoon

Just me and my baby in a rowboat built for two

She asked me how far do you think Richmond could be

I said honey it doesnt matter now


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We could float forever and forever youd be

My sweet little fish on her way out to sea

You know Ive had other lovers but none could compare to you

Cause youve never been afraid to go sailing awayOn the Shenandoah River

Mississippi Girl

I play music all over the world,

You know I meet plenty of girls

But a lot of them dont like to dance,

Some wont even give a guy a chance

But way down south where the girls are sweet,They always got a beat steppin in their feet

Down in Mississippi, man I got one now

I never hesitate to spin one around

Sayin oh wee gonna get on down

Gonna dance all night with a Mississippi Girl

Dance all night with a Mississippi Girl

Long brown curls get stuck in your faceWhile shes spinnin all around the place

Big ole hips, big ole legs

Never makes a man too proud to big

Long brown boots and a short sun dress

Will turn any man into a heavin mess

Cause theres nothing better then a woman whos kind

And will get on the floor man and bump and grind

Sayin oh wee gonna get on down

Gonna dance all night with that Mississippi Girl

Dance all night with that Mississippi Girl

Feels So Good


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When your friends see you comin

And they ask you, how come youre hummin

Cause it feels so good to be in love

Your bragging about your lover

Cause you know that theres none above herAnd it feels so good to be in love

I got a gal man, shes so sweet

Shesmy pal, shes pretty good on her feet

Cause shes a dancing girl

She can dance me round this whole wide world


I got a gal man, shes so sweet

Shes my pal, shes pretty good on her feet

Cause shes a dancing girl

She can dance me round this whole wide world




River Rock BottomOh, oh Im sinking down

Oh, oh, oh Im sinkin down

Into the river rock bottom

Id only heard about the blues

Till I got em boys

Where does the time go

Where, where does the time goInto the river rock bottom

Well I got em now, this I know

I went back home and walked up in the door

And my baby said, Pokey, you just aint the same no more

She said, ohhhhh, you better stop sinking down


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She said, I got what you need boy, if you got em

Oh I got em now

Wait a minute baby, you know Ive done,

you know Ive done tried it all

She said, youve tried everything but giving me a call

She said, ohhhh, you better stop,

You better stop sinking down


She said, Ive got what you need boy, if youve got em

Weedwacker Rag

Theres two kinds of people in this world

Yes, theres two kinds of people in this world

The kind of people that pick up the sticks

Before they mow the grass

And the kind that mows them over when they cross their path

I said theres two kinds of people in this world

But Im from a whole other breedI dont pick up sticks cause I dont mow no grass

I prefer to stay in the weeds

When that weedwacker comes and he surely will

He aint gonna mow me down

I say hello as soon as I walk in and then Im gone

Well, Im nowhere to be found

Said theres two kinds of people in this world

But thankfully theres you and there is me

And I just might live happily

Stayin right here in the weeds


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When that weedwacker comes and he surely will

He aint gonna mow me down

I say hello as soon as I walk in and then Im gone

Well, Im nowhere to be found

Said theres two kinds of people in this world

But thankfully theres you and there is me

And I just might live happily

Stayin right here in the weeds

DrinkinWhiskey Tonight

Me and the boys and my good gal too

Were drinkin whiskey tonightGo get your buddies and them gals that you said you knew

Were drinkin whiskey tonight

Weve got the pickin for your party of booze

This town has got something we can use

When can you live if not this night

Were drinkin whiskey tonight

He likes his bourbon with a little bit of waterAnd she likes it with a little bit of soda

He likes, she likes, we like when we all drink together

So come on and pass that stuff around

You can get anything that you want dont you see

So come and get it while youre getting good company

Ive got a girl on my left and a girl on my right

Were drinking whiskey tonight

Good Country Girls

Wintertime, springtime, summertime, fall

Theres one thing that I like most of all

The seasons change but my love stays the same for them

Good country girls


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Red hair, black hair, blonde hair, brown

You can tell a country girl from the one in town

If she says hello when you walk in the door

Shes a good country girl

In the summertime when the weather is fine

The country girls are picking peaches

Doing their best in a flowered dress

While the city girls soak up sun on the beaches

You dont need fortune, you dont need fame

A country girl will love you just the same

You dont money to get some honey from aGood country girls

Mississippi, Alabama, Tennesse

Have theprettiest girls that Ive ever seen

New York City aint got nothing on these

Good country girls

Back roads driving twenty miles from town

I aint got a worry cause theres no one around I saidI feel good and you know that I should with my

Good country girls

In the summertime when the weather is fine

The country girls are picking peaches

Doing their best in a flowered dress

While the city girls soak up sun on the beaches

Coffee Pot Blues

Ive been through it all honey, since Ive been with you

From the good to the bad, yes Ive seen it all with you

Well, but you still have thenerve to ask me honey

If Im in love with you


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You make me sleep on the couch whether Ive been mean or not

You make me sleep on the couch, babe whether Ive been mean or not

But we still gotta wake up in the morning

and share that same ole coffee pot

oooh, I would wait for you to come around

yes, I would baby, I would sit right here and wait for you to come back around

(tell you one thing I aint gonna do though)

I aint going to hold mybreath because I know youre going to put me down

I try and talk to my friends but I might as well be talking to a dog

Try and talk to my friends people but I might as well be talking to a dog

Cause theyll be trying to holler at youThe first chance they get to call

Dont trust your friends, no, when you and your woman are on the rocks

Dont trust your friends, boys, when you and your woman are on the rocks

Ill tell you why, if you dont watch out

Theyll be sippin on your coffee pot

Keep Your Hands off my Gal

Let me tell you about the one single thingThat means the most to me,

Im talking bout the most amazing girl

The most amazing girl is she

Im not trying to make an invitation

And bring other guys around,

Id surely shoot them down

If they decided, to lay one filthy paw on that gal of mine

Id get rough man, Id do some crazy stuff

I would not even hesitate

So, listen Jack, Tom and Ray

Exactly what Ive got to say,


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Keep your hands off my gal

Im jealous man,


If youre like me and you got a galWho enjoys going dancing at night,

Than you may agree that some things these fellas do

Can make you rather up tight

Out the other night I shot a glance,

Towards some fella asking my gal to dance

And soon after that he took the chance

with trying to get away with rubbing his filthy pawsall over that gal of mine

I got rough man, I did some crazy stuff

It soon became killing time

Well he came to play, but thats okay

I turned it into his dying day


I killed that man,Keep your hands off my gal


Lyrics from Riverboat

Soul

La La Blues

I know that youve heardthis old song sung before,

but you aint heard it

while I was walking out the door

Its goodbye baby,

honey your time has come,


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Ive turned the tables

and now youre the one on the bum

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Its La La La,Im singing La La La

Im so happy Im singing La La La

If I was a catfish

in the river down in St. Louie,

Id be the biggest fish, honey

anyone had ever seen

You know Id never get caught

cause I never bite the hook and line,

all the women try and catch me

as I go swimming by

chorus

Im wet and Im wild,

honey, Im short and thinso I can squeeze out of any position

you try and put me in

Ive got this old thing

called the laughing hearts disease,

Im gonna laugh my way to

any old place I please

Chorus

Claude Jones

(Pokey LaFarge & Adam Hoskins)


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Back in southern Virginia

lived a legend of a man,

he took to runnin corn whiskey

all across this land

His name was Claude Jones,

made of nothing but skin and bones,

but he had a hair triggered temper,

it could change as quick as weather

Claude Jones, Claude Jones,

dont leave your family alone

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When youre born a free born man,

apart from Uncle Sam,

youll take that money any way you can

Wake up, get up and go!

drink up, put on a show!

before they bury you in the sand

Youll be standing just singing in the sun

when other bootleggers lives are one and done

so think about your family when youre dead and gone

and may they be worthy to grace this land you walked upon

Claude Jones, Claude Jones

so that you may live on

Solo

Chorus

WontMake Love At All


24/34

On Monday you say that youre too tired

from workin all day long

On Tuesday you turn on the TV

just to see what is on

On Wednesday and Thursday

you say man wont you leave it alone

On Friday and Saturday you get so drunk

that you pass out when you get home

Chorus:

So, if i cant make love all the time

then I wont make love at allI aint gonna sit by the telephone

and wait for you to call

I aint gonna beg, i aint gonna plead

just cause you dont know what you need

if I, cant make love all the time

then I wont make love at all

Solo

Chorus

Hard Times Come and Go

We were brothers just like Kane and Abel

Hard times come and go so were told!

You took my money, left the pennies on the table


chorus:

they are a snake in the grass,

an owl in the trees,

and theyll be swoop down upon you

and bring you down to your knees


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I recall these words I was told

Hard times come, Hard times go!

but theyre harder then theyve ever been before

I dont know if I can take them anymore

We were partners, just like Bonnie and Clyde


Till I turned around and you were not by my side


Chorus

solo

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Two-Faced Tom

Whos that man walking down the alley

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Arm and arm with my gal Sally

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

If thats the man that I call my friend

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Im gonna bring that mans life to an endOh, Two Faced Tom!

Chorus:

Ive got a plan, Ive got a plan

Im gonna kill that woman

and her brand new man

they call Two-Faced Tom

He aint got no soul but hes got good looks

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

He aint got no charm but a fat pocket book

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Whats the reason that you dont want me

Oh, Two Faced Tom!


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To hell with you it wasntmeant to be

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Chorus

You can lock me up in the county jail

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

One life sentence, no chance for bail

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

But Ill be happy, no I wont get down

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Just knowing his bones are rotting in the ground

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Chorus

Solo

Listen up fellas and listen up true

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

If your woman is cheating and you dont know what to do

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Theres only one way to make it rightOh, Two Faced Tom!

And thats to take a gun and end his life

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Chorus

Jesus, can you hear me from up on high?

Oh, Two Faced Tom!Said I want to go to heaven now when I die

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

But if you cant let me in your door

Oh, Two Faced Tom!

I better see that woman and her man down below

Oh, Two Faced Tom!


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Chorus

You DontWant Me

One thing Ill never understand,

a good woman loving a no good manbut you dont want me even though you know I treat you right

why is it that the more you know

the more you wonder what its all for

said you dont want me even though you know I treat you right

Chorus:

Maybe I can quit it nowonce I can admit how

but I just cant face it

Im just no good at love

someday you will surely see

that you are better off with me

but you dont want me even though you knowI treat you right

Solo

I wash your dishes and I bake your bread,

rub your back and scratch your head

but you dont want me even though you know I treat you right

Hello, blues, my old pal

youre the only one that can help me now

said you dont want me eventhough you know I treat you right

Chorus:

Maybe I can quit it now

once I can admit how




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Put on the water for tea for two

but you went out with you know who

said you dont want me even though you know I treat you right

Solo

Chorus:

Maybe I can quit it now

once I can admit how



someday you will surely seethat you are better off with me

but you dont want me even though you know I treat you right

Sweet Potato Blues

(Public Domain)

Theres no more taters

the frost done killed the vine X2

Theres aint no more good timeswith that gal of mine

I aint never loved, lord

and I hoped I never will x2

for that desperate proposition

will sure get a good man killed

whoaaa ohhhh ohhh whooaa hoohh hooooo hoowhoaaa ohhhh ohhh whooaa hoohh hooooo hoo

that desperate proposition

will sure get a good man killed

Solo


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I got twelve little puppies,

ten big shaggy hounds x2

and thats all I need to

track my little gal down

whoaaa ohhhh ohhh whooaa hoohh hooooo hoo

whoaaa ohhhh ohhh whooaa hoohh hooooo hoo

and thats all I need to

track my little gal down

Theres no more taters

the frost done killed the vine X2

Theres aint no more good timeswith that gal of mine

Bag of Bones

April showers have melted my soul

but the rain must come to an end

for there are better days ahead this I know

I see the sun rising around the bend,

I see the sun rising around the bend

When the kudzu vines start to grow down in dixie

and the sunflowered gardens explode

my bags are packed and Im a fixin

to spend my life on the road,

to spend my life on the road

Chorus:

my heart is in this little bag of bonesyour face is the one I see when I am alone

and I thank you for the love that youve shown

yes, its the onething that will carry me on

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though I love you and I always will

Ill take this chance on goodbye

well, im sorry i didnt stick around to say it

but I could not stand to see you cry

chorus

In the Graveyard Now

(Public Domain)

I remember last election, Jim Jones got election

he said hes voting for the man that pays the biggest price

the next day after poll, he voted with heart and soulbut instead of voting once he voted twice

Chorus:

Hes in the jailhouse now


instead of staying at home and leaving the rich folks business alone


You remember Henry Cruise, he sold that no good boozehe sold it down to the police on the beat

and now Henrys feeling funny cause the police gives him mob money

now hes got a ball and chain around his feet

Chorus

Son when walking down the street, a little chick he chanced to meet

so he went to every tavern in townhe drank lots of liquor and the troubles soon got thicker

now hes jailhouse bound

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Jim Jones liked to roam around with every little girl in town

until he made it with Bennys wife

and then Benny got him in the face and now hes a big disgrace

and now hes graveyard bound

well they used to be friends

but lets let that little matter end

cause hes in the graveyard now

Migraines and Heartpains

i write a song when i get high

hope to make a little money to get by

microwave dinner for something to eatplay my songs out on the street

and this kind of life is a treat you see

compared to the way that you treat poor me

I got migraines and heartpains

living in and out of love

I had a girl and her name was Sue

took her on a date to the zoowhen we got to the lions den

I said, whoops, and i pushed her in

people asked what I did that for

I said, man, I just couldnt take it no more

I got migraines and heartpains


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well, its up one day and down the next

youre always jerkin my heart around

you trip me to see how hard I fall

and then you kick me when Im down


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but If I want a life with you

theres only one thing I can do

take one day at a time


solo

Chorus

Old Black Dog

Chorus:

Its old Black Dog when Im gone

and its old black dog when Im gonenow when I come back with a ten dollar bill

and its honey whereyou been so long

My daddy, he was a gambler

and he taught me how to play

he taught me how to bet my money

on act, two, jack, and trey

Chorus

solo

Ive been all around Kentucky

and the good ole state of Tennessee

wherever I hang that ole hat of mine

will be home sweet home to me

Chorus

solo

I see that train a comin

its carrying my casket low


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takin me on down to the graveyard

where the grave will be my home

chorus

Daffodil Blues

your love is like a daffodil in spring

your love babe is like a daffodil in spring

it grows strong for a minute

then you forget about me

I wanna feed off you baby just like a busy working bee

I wanna feed off you baby just like a busy working beewell i can be your king honey

wont you be my queen

Im gonna put you in my window

so I can stand and watch you shine

Im gonna put you in my window

so I can stand and watch you shine

because the seasons are a changing

and you know that we dont have much time

solo

goodbye Daffodil you have gone away from me

goodbye Daffodil you have gone away from me

and you just very well may gone forever baby

but Ill always cherish your memory

yes, Ill cherish memory for all the little joys you did bring

yes, Ill cherish memory for all the little joys you did bring

you may be gone for the season but Ill be seein you next spring


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Lyrics Pokey La Farge (Central Time)

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