Okie
Okie
1974, Mercury Every time I see you, all that you do Crying, crying, crying You've been shedding them tears for too many years Crying, crying, crying You've been lonely too long, something went wrong Did he leave you again with them blues Your sun don't shine, your day is no round Crying, crying, crying You've been lonely too long, something went wrong Did he leave you again with them blues Happy your day, I'm comin' your way No more crying, crying, crying Crying, crying, crying No more crying, crying, cryingListe I'll Be There If You Ever Want Me (R. Gabbard, R. Price) There ain't no chain strong enough to hold me Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me Never have seen a river that's too wide There ain't no jail tight enough to lock me Ain't no man big enough to stop me I'll be there if you ever want me by your side There ain't no rope stout enough to bind me Look for me, honey, you will find me Any old time, get ready with your charms I'll be there ready and waiting There won't be any hesitating I'll be there if you ever want me in your arms Love me, if you're ever going to love me Never have seen a road too rough to ride There ain't no chain strong enough to hold me Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me I'll be there if you ever want me by your side Love me, if you're ever going to love me Never have seen a road too rough to ride There ain't no chain strong enough to hold me Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me I'll be there if you ever want me by your side I'll be there if you ever want me by your side When you and I are ready, no longer earthly-bound We'll travel through the crystal night, starbound Heaven holds a mystery, wrapped inside a sound Through the eyes of endless time, starbound, you and I A floating star is what we are Suspended in space Outward-bound is all we've found To save the human race Speed is now the captain, kings have lost their crown Motion is our master, starbound Starbound StarboundListe Rock And Roll Records (J.J. Cale) I make rock 'n' roll records I sell 'em for a dime I make my living and feed my children All for your good time The blues they go for a quarter Guaranteed to satisfy It's a real funky deal Don't let it pass you by If the evening sun don't shine, my friend Tell you what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna hammer out this rhythm 'Til I get right next to you I make rock 'n' roll records I sell 'em for a dime I make my living and feed my children All for your good timeListe The Old Man And Me (J.J. Cale) The old man he catches the fish in the morning He rides the river every day I sit on the bank and I holler when he passes "Hey, old man, are they biting today" I wake up in the morning, thinking 'bout my troubles I go down to the water and they pass away And when the old man comes floating down the river "Hey, old man, are they biting today" "Hey, old man, are they biting today" Now here we've got a thing that keeps on rolling It ain't heavy, don't take it that way The old man and me, we got a good thing going He catches fish and I sit all day He catches fish and I sit all dayListe High steppin' woman, oh do I love her, Lordy Lord She cooks my breakfast on Sunday, just like my ma I hang my hat in her house, she don't charge a dime Love me, trust me, never cuss me, you know she's mine I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mine Oh, when I'm gone you know she don't hang around And when I'm gone you know she don't follow me down She keeps the night-light burnin', Lord, she waits for me Taking care of business, Lord, she's takin' care of me I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mine She help me do it if I'd do it at all You know I love her, do I love her, Lordy Lord I hang my hat in her house, honey, she don't charge a dime Taking care of business, she's taking care of business of mine I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mineListe Cajun moon, where does your power lie As you move across the southern sky You took my babe way too soon What have you done, Cajun moon Someday babe, when you want your man And you find him gone, just like the wind Don't trouble your mind, whatever you do 'Cause Cajun moon took him from you Cajun moon, where does your power lie As you move across the southern sky You took my babe way too soon What have you done, Cajun moon When daylight fades, the night comes on You can hear the silence of this song Don't trouble your mind, whatever you do 'Cause he got me like he got you Cajun moon, where does your power lie As you move across the southern sky You took my babe way too soon What have you done, Cajun moonListe I'd Like To Love You Baby (J.J. Cale) I'd like to love you baby and keep my other baby too Put my arms around you, that's all I want to do If the sun don't shine tomorrow, I know I've got you I'd like to love you baby and keep my other baby too Sometimes my baby's sleeping, sometimes she's not around Sometimes I look to find her, I know she'll put me down Oh, won't you let me hold you, let me lean on you I'd like to love you baby and keep my other baby too If the sun don't shine tomorrow, I know I've got you I'd like to love you baby and keep my other baby tooListe Anyway The Wind Blows (J.J. Cale) Some like this and some like that And some don't know where it's at If you don't get loose, if you don't groove Well, your motor won't make it and your motor won't move If time don't tell you then don't ask me I'm riding on a hurricane down to the sea If you can't hear the music, turn it up loud It's movin' in the air, and movin' in the crowd Bow-legged woman doin' the boogaloo She got the jive, she got to move Turn around, do it again Bow-legged woman, where've you been Fat Jack owns a honky-tonk downtown You can catch a woman if you hang around You can tear down the door, tear down the wall Fat Jack he don't care at all Easy come, easy go Anyway the wind blows Hey, hey, drummer, drummer, can you give me that beat Can you give me that beat, that'll move my feet Guitar player been all around the world But he can't play a lick for looking at the girls One two three four five six seven Well, you'd better change your ways or you won't get to heaven Eight nine ten, gonna stop at eleven Eleven just lays there and rhymes with seven Some like this and some like that And some don't know where it's at If you don't get loose, if you don't groove Well, your motor won't make it and your motor won't move Easy come, easy go Anyway the wind blowsListe Precious Memories (J.B.F. Wright, arrangement J.J. Cale) As I travel on life's pathways Know not what the years may hold As I ponder, hope grows fonder Precious memories, flood my soul Precious memories, how they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness of the midnight Precious, sacred scenes unfold Precious memories, how they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness of the midnight Precious, sacred scenes unfoldListe (Instrumental)Liste I Got The Same Old Blues (J.J. Cale) Have you heard that rumour that's going around You got a man, way across town It's the same old story, tell me where does it end Yes, I heard the news, it's the same old blues again When I wrote you a letter, you must have read it wrong I stood at your doorway, but you was gone I took a lot of courage, and let the telephone ring It's the same old blues, same old blues again When you give me the business, you know I get in mind 'Cause I've got a lot of patience and I've got a lot of time It's the same old story, tell me where does it end It's the same old blues, same old blues again I'm gonna find me a mountain, I'm gonna hide out I ain't talking to you and I ain't coming out Yeah, I heard that rumour, tell me where does it end It's the same old blues, same old blues againListe |