Rocks Off

I hear you talking when I’m on the street, Your mouth don’t move but I can hear you speak. What’s the matter with the boy? He don’t come around no more, Is he checking out for sure? Is he gonna close the door on me? I’m always hearing voices on […]


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Just Want To See His Face

That’s all right, that’s all right, that’s all right. Sometimes you feel like trouble, sometimes you feel down. Let this music relax you mind, let this music relax you mind. Stand up and be counted, can’t get a witness. Sometimes you need somebody, if you have somebody to love. Sometimes […]


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Hip Shake

I wanna tell you ’bout a dance That’s goin’ around, Everybody’s doin’ it From the grownups down. Don’t move your head, Don’t move your hands, Don’t move your lips, Just shake your hips. Do the hip shake, babe, Do the hip shake, babe, Shake your hip, babe, Shake your hip, […]


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Stop Breaking Down

Ev’ry time I’m walking all down the street Some pretty mama start breaking down on me. Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breaking down. Stuff is gonna bust you brains out, baby, Gonna make you lose your mind. You Saturday night women, now, you just ape and clown, You don’t […]


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All Down The Line

Yeah, heard the diesel drumming all down the line. Oh, heard the wires a humming all down the line. Yeah, hear the women sighing all down the line. Oh, hear the children crying all down the line. (All down the line.) We’ll be watching out for trouble, yeah. (All down […]


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Rip This Joint

Mama says yes, Papa says no, Make up you mind ’cause I gotta go. I’m gonna raise hell at the Union Hall, Drive myself right over the wall. Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, Round and round and round we go. Roll this joint, gonna get down low, Start […]


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Happy

Well I never kept a dollar past sunset, It always burned a hole in my pants. Never made a school mama happy, Never blew a second chance, oh no I need a love to keep me happy, I need a love to keep me happy. Baby, baby keep me happy. […]


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Sweet Virginia

Wadin’ through the waste stormy winter, And there’s not a friend to help you through. Tryin’ to stop the waves behind your eyeballs, Drop your reds, drop your greens and blues. Thank you for your wine, California, Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruits. Yes I got the desert […]


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Loving Cup

I’m the man on the mountain, come on up. I’m the plowman in the valley with a face full of mud. Yes, I’m fumbling and I know my car don’t start. Yes, I’m stumbling and I know I play a bad guitar. Give me little drink from your loving cup. […]


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Sweet Black Angel

Got a sweet black angel, Got a pin up girl, Got a sweet black angel, Up upon my wall. Well, she ain’t no singer And she ain’t no star, But she sure talk good, And she move so fast. But the gal in danger, Yeah, de gal in chains, But […]


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Casino Boogie

No good, can’t speak, wound up, no sleep. Sky diver insider her, skip rope, stunt flyer. Wounded lover, got no time on hand. One last cycle, thrill freak Uncle Sam. Pause for bus’ness, hope you’ll understand. Judge and jury walk out hand in hand. Dietrich movies, close up boogies, Kissing […]


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Soul Survivor

When the waters is rough The sailing is tough, I’ll get drowned in your love. You’ve got a cut throat crew, I’m gonna sink under you, I got the bell bottom blues, It’s gonna be the death of me. It’s the graveyard watch, Running right on the rocks, I’ve taken […]


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Let It Loose

Who’s that woman on your arm all dressed up to do you harm And I’m hip to what she’ll do, give her just about a month or two. Bit off more than I can chew and I knew what it was leading to, Some things, well, I can’t refuse, One […]


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Shine A Light

Saw you stretched out in Room Ten O Nine With a smile on your face and a tear right in your eye. Oh, couldn’t see to get a line on you, my sweet honey love. Berber jew’lry jangling down the street, Making bloodshot eyes at ev’ry woman that you meet. […]


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