1.Corinna
Lyricist:Jesse E Davis, Taj Mahal
Got a bird wanna whistle
Baby, got a bird, honey got a bird will sing
Baby, got a bird, honey got a bird will sing
Without my Corinna
Sure don't mean, sure don't mean a natural thing
I learned to love you
Baby, for I call, honey, for I call your name
Baby, for I call, honey, for I call out your name
Baby, for I call, honey, for I call out your name
I wouldn't trade your love for money
Honey, you're my warm hearts
Baby, you're my warm hearts flame
Well have mercy, have mercy
Baby, you're my hard luck
Women, on my hard luck soul
Baby, you're my hard luck
Honey, on my hard luck soul
Got a rainbow round my shoulder
Shine like silver
Looks like some klondike gold
Got a bird wanna whistle
Baby, got a bird, honey, got a bird will sing
Baby, got a bird, honey, got a bird will sing
Without my Corinna
Sure don't mean, sure don't mean a natural thing
Corinna, oh Corinna
Corinna, Corinna
Corinna, Corinna
Corinna, oh Corinna
2.Fishin' Blues
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
Betcha' goin' fishin' all o' da' time
Baby goin' fishin' too
Bet yo' life, yo' sweet wife
Catch mo' fish than you
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
I'ma goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin
And my baby goin' fishin' too
I went on down to my fav'rit fishin' hole
Baby, grab me a pole an' line
Throw my pole on in, caught a nine poun' catfish
Now ya' know I brought 'im home for supper time
Provin' any fish bites if ya' got good bait
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
I'ma goin' fishin', Yes I'm goin' fishin
And my baby goin' fishin' too
Baby brother 'bout to run me outta my mind
Say, can I go fishin' wi' chu?
I took 'im on down to the fishin' hole
Now what do you think that he did do?
Pulled a great big fish out da' bottom o' da pond
Now he laughed and jumped 'cause he was real gone
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
I'ma goin' fishin', Yes I'm goin' fishin
And my baby goin' fishin' too
Put 'im in da' pot baby put 'im in da' pan
Honey cook 'im 'til he nice an' brown
Make a batch o' buttermilk, hoe cakes Mama
An' ya' chew them thangs an' ya' chomp 'em on down
Singin' any fish bites if ya' got good bait
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
I'ma goin' fishin', Yes I'm goin' fishin
And my baby goin' fishin' too
Play da' blues
Betcha' goin' fishin' all o' da' time
Baby goin' fishin' too
Bet yo' life, yo' sweet wife
She gonna catch mo' fish than you
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
O here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
I'ma goin' fishin', mama's goin' fishin
And the baby goin' fishin' too
3.Blackjack Davey
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
I'm going down to rose marie's
She never does me wrong
She puts it to me plain as day
And gives it to me for a song
It's a wicked life but what the hell
The stars ain't falling down
I'm standing outside the taj mahal
I don't see no one around
Goin' to acapulco
Goin' on the run
Goin' down to see fat gut
Goin' to have some fun
Yeah goin' to have some fun
Now, whenever I get up
And I ain't got what I see
I just make it down to rose marie's
'Bout a quarter after three
There are worse ways of getting there
And I ain't complainin' none
If the clouds don't drop and the train don't stop
I'm bound to meet the sun
Goin' to acapulco
Goin' on the run
Goin' down to see some girl
Goin' to have some fun
Yeah goin' to have some fun
Now, if someone offers me a joke
I just say no thanks
I try to tell it like it is
And keep away from pranks
Well, sometime you know when the well breaks down
I just go pump on it some
Rose marie, she likes to go to big places
And just set there waitin' for me to come
Goin' to acapulco
Goin' on the run
Goin' down to see some girl
Goin' to have some fun
Yeah goin' to have some fun
4.She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride
Lyricist:Taj Mahal, James A Rachel
She caught the katy
And left me a mule to ride
She caught the katy
And left me a mule to ride
Well, my baby, caught the katy
She left me a mule to ride
The train pulled out
And I swung on behind
I'm crazy 'bout her
That hard headed woman of mine
Man, my baby long
Great god, she mighty, she tall
You know my baby long
Great god, she mighty, my baby tall
Yeah, my baby she long
My baby she tall
She sleepin' with her head in the kitchen
And her big feet's out in the hall
An' I'm still crazy 'bout her
That hard headed woman of mine
Well, I love my baby
She's so fine
I wish she'd come
And see me some time
If she don't believe I love her ?
Look, what a hole I'm in
If she don't believe I'm sinking
Look what a shape I'm in
She caught the katy
And left me a mule to ride
She caught the katy
And left me a mule to ride
Well, my baby caught the katy
Left me a mule to ride
The train pulled out
And I swung on behind
I'm crazy 'bout that
The hard headed woman
Hard headed woman of mine
Huh-huh, huh-huh
5.Lonely Avenue
Lyricist:Doc Pomus
Well my room has got two windows
The sunlight never comes through
I'm so sad and lonely, baby
Since I broke off baby with you
I live on a lonely avenue
Little girl, since you said you're through
Now I feel so sad and blue
It's all because of you
I could die, I could die, I could die
I could die, I could die, I could die
I live on a lonely avenue
My pillow is made of lead
And my cover is made of stone
I toss and turn every night
I'm not used to livin' alone
I live on a lonely avenue
Girl, since you said we're through
And I feel so sad and blue
You know it's all because of you
I could die, I could die, I could die
I could cry, I could cry, I could cry
I live on a lonely avenue
A lonely avenue
6.Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
Look here baby now you know I can
Be the one to be your man
Baby, now you know I'd do
Anything in the world for you
To have lovin' from my baby's eyes
Oh, lovin' from my baby's eyes
See that lovin' in my baby's eyes
Lovin' from my baby's eyes
Look here baby now you know darn well
Love you better than another man could tell
Love you baby now you know I'd do
Anything in the world for you
To have lovin' from my baby's eyes
To see the lovin' from my baby's eyes
See the lovin' in my baby's eyes
Lovin' from my baby's eyes
Late at night when I take my rest
Oh, I hold your pictures to my breast
Love you baby now you know I'd do
Anything in the world for you
To have lovin' from my baby's eyes
To see lovin' from my baby's eyes
And lovin' in my baby's eyes
Lovin' from my baby's eyes
Love ya baby, love ya baby
Mama now you know I do
Love ya baby, love ya baby
Do anything for you
I said, late at night when I take my rest
Oh, I hold you pictures to my breast
Love you mama now you know I'd do
Anything in the world for you
To have lovin' from my baby's eyes
Ooh, lovin' from my baby's eyes
Give me that lovin' in my baby's eyes
Lovin' from my baby's eyes
Give me that magic in my baby's eyes
Ooh, lovin' from my baby's eyes
Give me lovin' from my baby's eyes
Lovin' from my baby's eyes
7.You Don't Miss Your Water ('Till Your Well Runs Dry)
Lyricist:William Bell
In the beginning you really loved me
But I was blind and I could not see
But when you left me oh, how I cried
You don't miss your water till your well runs dry
I was a playboy I could not be true
I couldn't believe I really loved you
But when you left me oh, how I cried
You don't miss your water till your well runs dry
In the beginning you really loved me
But I was blind and I could not see
But when you left me oh, how I cried
You don't miss your water till your well runs dry
You don't miss your water till your well runs dry
8.Hard Way
Lyricist:Clarence Grady Mcdaniel, T-bone Walker
Well, I really had to suffer
I've had a hard, hard way to go
Well, I really had to suffer
I've had a hard, hard way to go
I've been down and out
When the town was coming up with snow
I used to get so weary
I would cry the whole night through
I used to get so weary
I would cry the whole night through
Thinking 'bout my troubles
And the hardships I've been through
Someday, I may get lucky
Find me a place to go
Someday, I may get lucky
Find me a place to go
I tried, I tried
But it's a hard, hard way to go
9.Oh Susanna
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
It rained so hard the day I left
The weather it was dry, sun so hot
I'd like to froze myself to death
Susanna don't you cry
Singin' oh, Susanna don't you, don't you
Don't you cry 'bout me
'Cause I, 'cause I'm on my way to Alabama, baby
With your banjo upon my knee
Well now it rained so hard the day I left
The weather it was dry, don't you know that
I would like to froze myself to death
Susanna don't you cry
Singin' oh, Susanna
Baby, don't you cry 'bout me
'Cause I ,'cause I'm on my way to Alabama
Baby, with that banjo upon my knee
Come along, baby true love, baby
Honey, make me strong
Oh, woman when I'm standing near you, baby
You make me feel ten feet tall
Singin' singin' oh, Susanna
Baby, don't you cry 'bout me
'Cause I'm on my way to Alabama
Baby with your banjo upon my knee
Well I come from Alabama
My true love for to see
I'm goin' down Louisiana
Baby, don't you cry about me
Singin' oh, Susanna
Baby, don't you cry 'bout me
'Cause I'm on my way to Alabama
With the banjo upon my knee
Oh, give it up, give it up
Give it up, give it up, oh
Talkin' 'bout, oh Alabama
With the banjo upon my knee
Honey, oh, on my knee, baby
Oh, woman on my knee
Said but don't you understand?
It's on my knees
10.Don't Tell Me
Lyricist:P Mclaughlin
Girl, where'd you get that frown?
Don't tell me baby
And who would let you down?
Don't tell me baby, come on now
We've been talkin' bout
The same old things like whether
We'd be worrying about
It if we were together, yeah
And who woulda broke your heart?
Don't tell me, baby
About well my favorite part
Don't tell me baby, child
In the time it takes for you to think it over, yeah
I'll be closer than the seat belt on your shoulder
So, won't you come on over, girl?
I'm a repo man, it's sad but I'll have to do
You know I know girl, you can't keep me guessing
It's the same old plan but your name's been engraved in blue
You know my way girl, I've learned my lesson
Girl, I can see you cry
Don't tell me baby
And girl, if you must confide
Don't tell me baby, closer
In the time it takes for you to think it over
I'll be closer than the sequins on your shoulder
But won't you think it over, girl
Don't tell me baby
Don't tell me baby
Don't tell me baby, girl
11.Freight Train
Lyricist:Elizabeth Cotton
This country has a great history of railroads
You know, goin' from one place to another
And some of our country's finest citizens lived across the
tracks
It was no big thing but the railroad had a lot to do with it
You probably wondering about what I'm talking right now
I'm talkin' about a lady named Elizabeth Cotton
She wrote this song a long time ago when she was a young girl
She's still playin' guitar today and I'm gonna sing a few lines
for you
We love you Elizabeth, love you Elizabeth
Freight train, freight train goin' so fast
Freight train, freight train goin' so fast
I don't know what train I'm on
Won't you tell me where I'm goin'?
When I die bury me deep
Down at the end of old Chestnut street
Tell all the people that I've done gone
And where I've gone I just don't know
Freight train, freight train goin' so fast
Freight train, freight train goin' so fast
I don't know what train I'm on
So won't you tell me where I'm goin'?
12.Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now
Lyricist:A Razaf, T Waller
Keepin' out of mischief, now
I really am in love and how
I'm through playin' with fire
It's you whom I desire
All the world can plainly see
You're the only one for me
I have told them in advance
They can't break up our romance
Oh, livin' up to every vow
I'm keepin' out of mischief, now
I have told them in advance
They can't break up our romance
Oh, livin' up to every vow
I'm keepin' out of mischief, now
13.Take a Giant Step
Lyricist:Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Though you failed at love and lost
And sorrow's turned your heart to frost
I will mend your heart again
Remember the feeling as a child
When you woke up and morning smiled
It's time, it's time, it's time you felt like that again
There is just no percentage in remembering the past
It's time you learned to live again and love at last
Come with me leave your yesterday your, yesterday behind
And take a giant step outside your mind
You stare at me with disbelief
You say for you there's no relief
But girl I swear it won't do you no harm
Don't sit there in your lonely room
Just looking back inside that gloom
Mama that's not were you belong
Come with me I'll take you where the taste of life is green
And everyday everyday hold on woman just got to be seen
Come with me leave your yesterday, your yesterday behind
And take a giant step outside your mind
Though you failed at love and lost
And sorrow's turned your heart to frost
I will mend your heart again
Remember the feeling as a child
When you woke up and morning smiled
It's time, it's time, it's time you felt like that again
There is just no percentage in remembering the past
It's time you learned to live again and love at last
Come with me leave your yesterday your, yesterday behind
And take a giant step outside your mind
14.Fishing Blues
Lyricist:H Thomas
Betcha' goin' fishin' all o' da' time
Baby goin' fishin' too
Bet yo' life and yo' sweet wife
Will catch mo' fish than you
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
Or here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
I'ma goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
And my baby goin' fishin' too
I went on down to my fav'rit fishin' hole
Baby grab me a pole an' line
Throw my pole on in, caught a nine poun' catfish
Now ya know I brought him home for supper time
Provin' any fish bites if ya got good bait
Or here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
I'ma goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
And my baby goin' fishin' too
Baby brother 'bout to run me outta my mind
Say, can I go fishin' wit' chu?
I took 'im on down to the fishin' hole
Now what do you think that he did do?
Pulled a great big fish out da' bottom o' da pond
Now he laughed and jumped 'cause he was real gone
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
I'ma goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
And my baby goin' fishin' too
Put 'im in da' pot baby put 'im in da' pan
Honey cook 'im 'til he nice an' brown
Make a batch o' buttermilk, hoe cakes mama
An' ya chew them thangs an' ya chomp 'em on down
Singin' any fish bites if ya got good bait
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
I'ma goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
And my baby goin' fishin' too
Play da' blues
Betcha' goin' fishin' all o' da' time
Baby goin' fishin' too
Bet yo' life, yo' sweet wife
She gonna catch mo' fish than you
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
Or here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
I'ma goin' fishin', mama's goin' fishin'
And the baby goin' fishin' too
15.I Can't Help Myself (Sugarpie Honeybunch)
Lyricist:Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland
Sugarpie honeybunch
You know that I love you
I can't help myself
I love you and nobody else
In and out my life
You come and you go, go, go
Leavin' just your picture behind, baby
I kissed it a thousand times
When you snap your fingers and wink your eye
I come a running to you
I'm tied to your apron string, baby
And there's nothing that I can't do
Sugarpie honeybunch
I'm weaker than a man should be
I can't help myself
I'm a fool in love you see
Tell you I don't love you
Tell you that we're through
Honey I'm not tryin', I've tried
But every time I see your face, baby
Oh, I get all choked up inside
When I call your name
Girl, it starts the flame
Burnin' in my heart, tearin' me apart
No matter how I try, my love I cannot hide
Sugarpie honeybunch
I can't help myself
I love you and nobody else
Sugarpie honeybunch
Honey, I'm weak for you
I can't help myself
I love you and nobody else, baby
16.The Calypsonians
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
The Calypsonians were all gathered together
Singin' such a mournful tune
I don't know if it was in the summer time
It could be the month of May or June
Believe me baby, now I love you the best
When I'm by myself I poke out me chest
Over lovin', over, over, over, over lovin' you
I do believe to my soul
I'm going to take across the deep blue sea
Like my friend Carlos on the Hokule'a down to old Fiji
I love you baby, now you love me deepest
When I'm by myself I poke out me chest
Oh, I'm over, can't get over lovin' you
I said, love me baby, baby love me, love me
Love me, love me through and through
Love me in the sunshine, darling and from moon to moon
Believe me baby, now I love you the best
When I'm by myself I poke out me chest
Over lovin', over, over lovin' you
If you love me like you say you love me
Love me like you say you do
Love me baby, in the sunshine, love me from moon to moon
Believe me baby, now I love you the best
When I'm by myself I poke out me chest
Over, over, over lovin' you
Well, the blues chased up a rabbit
Rabbit run a quarter mile
That poor little furry bunny scared like a baby child
Believe me baby, now you love me the best
When I'm by myself I poke out me chest
Over lovin', lovin' over, lovin' over you
The Calypsonians were all gathered together
Playin' such a mournful tune
I don't know if it was in the summer time
Maybe in the May or June
Believe me baby, now I love you the best
When I'm by myself I poke out me chest
Over lovin', lovin' lovin', lovin', lovin', baby, lovin' you
Keep it goin' round and round, brother
Soft now
17.Cakewalk Into Town
Lyricist:Henry St.clai Fredericks
I had the blues, so bad one time
It put my face in a permanent frown
Now I'm feeling so much better child
I could cakewalk into town
Honey, I woke up this mornin' feelin' so good
You know I laid back down again
Throw your big leg over me mama
I might not feel this good again
My baby, my baby
I do love the way she walks
And when my woman gets sleepy
I love the way she baby-talks
My work is getting scarce
Oh baby, my work it done got hard
I spend my whole day stealin' chickens
Honey, from the rich folks yard
I would love to take a picnic in the country
Be with you and stay all day
Time away
I had the blues so bad one time
It put my face in a permanent frown
Now I'm feelin' so much better child
I could cakewalk into town
18.Annie's Lover
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
Annie's lover was a big ol' man
He was a farmin' man
Never spent much time worry 'bout the peoples
In the big, big city
'Cause all he did know about was the cows and the chickens
The pigs and the horses and the sheeps and the goats and the
ducks
They fly
Sat on the hillside, playin' his guitar
Watchin' the whole thing
Come down in a harmony
Well, Annie's lover was a big ol' man
He was a African man
He walked around and looked and saw and saw everything
That his eyes could see
'Cause all he did know about was the cows and the chickens
The pigs and the horses and the sheeps and the goats and the
trees
And the water and the fields and the mountains
And the blue skies and the big clouds and the ducks they fly
He sat on the hillside, playin' his guitar
Watchin' the whole thing
Come down in a harmony
Oh, Annie's lover was a big ol' man
He was a farmin' man
Never spent much time worry 'bout the peoples
In the big, big, big city
'Cause all he did know about was the cows and the chickens
The pigs and the horses and the sheeps and the goats
And the big, big mountains and the blue skies and the water
And the big trees and the grass and the ducks they fly
He sat on the hillside, playin' his guitar
Watchin' the whole thing
Come down in a harmony
19.Frankie and Albert
Lyricist:John Hurt
Frankie and Albert were sweet hearts
Lord how they could love
Vowed to love one another
Baby 'neath the stars above
It was her man and he was doin' her wrong
Frankie went down to the bar room
To get herself a bucket of beer
Say hey to da' lone bartender
Say hey has my lovely man been here?
It was my man, an' he was doing me wrong
Bartender said 'Ms Frankie
Honey I can't tell you no lie
He left here about an hour ago
With that hussie named Nelly Bly
It was your man, he was doing you wrong'
Frankie, she cried, she cried, she cried
Lord what have I done?
I done give lovin' to this man
He took my love and run
It was my man, and he was doing me wrong
Albert saw Frankie comin', He say
'Oh Lord baby, don't you shoot
Well you know, out from under that red kimono'
The gun went rootie toot toot
She shot that man 'cause he was doin' her wrong
Boo hoo, boo hoo, boo hoo, boo hoo
Frankie say baby what have I done?
You know I shot the only man I loved a cold 41
It was my man an' he was doin' me wrong
Play it for a while
High Sheriff come clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety
Clippety, clippety, clippety the trail
I say, 'Look here Frankie I'm gon' tell ya'
You done shot yo' man,
I'm gon' hafta' put cha in da' county jail'
Talkin' 'bout that man an' he was doin' her wrong
Frankie she laid in da' jail house
Now ya' know there ain't no one to go her bail
But 'cha know big Jim say honey
'I'm workin' on you, try to get you outta that jail'
Tell about yo' man 'cause he was doin' you wrong
An' our story go on
Frankie an' Albert were sweethearts
Lord how they could love
Vowed to love one another
Underneath the stars above
Talkin' 'bout that man an' he was doin' her wrong
20.What Am I Living For?
Lyricist:Art Harris, Fred Jay
What am I living for if not for you?
What am I living for if not for you?
What am I living for if not for you ?
Oh, nobody else, nobody else will do
What am I longing for each lonely night?
To feel your lips to mine, to hold you tight
You'll be the only girl my whole life through
Oh, nobody else, nobody else will do
I want you close to me that's all I know
I want you all the time because darlin' I love you so
Tell me what am I living for if not for you, baby?
What am I living for darling, if not for you?
What am I living for if not for you?
Oh, nobody else, nobody else will do, ooh
What am I living for if not for you?
Oh, nobody else, nobody else will do
Oh, sugar baby, nobody else, nobody else will do
21.Need Your Lovin'
Lyricist:Jessie Hill
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I said I need your love, love, love, love, oh
I need your lovin' everyday
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I said I need your love, love, love, love, oh
I need your lovin' everyday, you hear what I say
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
Everybody needs somebody sometimes
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
I need your lovin' everyday, I need your lovin' everyday
22.Nobody's Business But My Own
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
This next song is a funny little song
About snow in the desert
Champagne don't drive me crazy
Cocaine don't make me lazy
Ain't nobody's business but my own
Candy is dandy and liquor is quicker
You can drink all the liquor down at Costa Rica
Ain't nobody's business but my own
You can ride a great big pink Cadillac to church on Sunday
You can hang around the house with your old lady on Monday
Ain't nobody's business but your own
Man I don't care what in the world that you do
As long as you do what you say you going to
Ain't nobody's business but your own
Now, I know some of you cuties
You real fine cuties, you go stepping downtown
Just to hang around
Standing on the corner
So the fellows will stare and say
'Oh, ain't she sweet?'
Champagne don't drive me crazy
Cocaine don't make me lazy
Ain't nobody's business but my own
Candy is dandy and liquor is quicker
You can drink all the liquor down at Costa Rica
Ain't nobody's business but my own
You can walk downtown in your birthday suit
I can see you coming out of the Bank Of America with a whole
lotta loot
Ain't nobody's business but your own
Now, you know that cocaine's for horses now it ain't for men
The doctors said it'll kill me but they didn't say when
Ain't nobody's business but your own
Now, you know sometime I put on my straw hat
And my stripe pants, my spanz baby
You know I'm not going trucking downtown
Standing on the corner so the fellas can stare and say
Hey man, ain't you the brother in the '57 mercury
With the turnpike skirts and the chrome reverse wheels
The white wall tires and lights running the skirts
Was painted lime green with reversible lights in place
With windows that you can see out, can nobody see in
With four on the floor, 745 horsepower and a big stereo
Listening to Wolfman Jack say, 'Ain't this X C I B, baby'
Champagne don't drive me crazy
Cocaine don't make me lazy
Ain't nobody's business but my own
Candy is dandy and liquor is quicker
You can drink all the liquor down at Costa Rica
Ain't nobody's business but your own, but my own
Come on now let's try it, one, two, three
Now, champagne don't drive me crazy
Cocaine don't make me lazy
Ain't nobody's business but my own
Sing it now
Candy is dandy and liquor is quicker
You can drink all the liquor down at Costa Rica
Ain't nobody's business but my own
Once again
Champagne don't drive me crazy
Cocaine don't make me lazy
Ain't nobody's business but my own
Candy is dandy and liquor is quicker
You can drink all the liquor down at Costa Rica
Ain't nobody's business but my own
23.Texas Woman Blues
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
Far below the northern lights
Far below the northern lights
Far below the northern lights
Oh, I wish I was in Texas
Movin' on a steady roll
I wish I was in Texas
Movin' on a steady roll
You know I love that fine lookin'
Texas woman to satisfy my soul
You know my baby is sweet as honey
Sweet from the honey bee
You know my baby is sweet as honey
Sweet from the honey bee
Ain't nothin' else to sing of in my life
Ooh, she'd be so nice to me
Lord, it ain't no use to worry
Ain't no use to mourn
Lord, ain't no use to worry
Ain't no use to mourn
You know the way I love that woman
I just can't stand to leave alone
Jives on this song
Got love for ten women
But the one woman on my mind
She don't treat me like no stranger
She treat me nice and kind
She don't worry about the neighbors
'Cause they might not like what they see
She could care less about what they sayin'
She's a woman and she's absolutely free
I wish I was down there in Texas
Swingin' on a steady roll
I'd love that San Antonio woman
To satisfy my soul
I'd love that San Antonio woman
To satisfy my soul
I'd love that fine, fine Texas woman
To satisfy my soul
24.Leaving Trunk
Lyricist:John Estes
I went upstairs to pack my leavin' trunk
I ain't see no blues, whiskey made me sloppy drunk
I ain't never seen no whiskey, the blues made me sloppy drunk
I'm going back to Memphis babe, where I'll have much better luck
Look out mama you know you asked me to be your king
She said, 'You kiddin' man, if you want it, keep it hid
But please don't let my husband, my main man catch you here
Please don't let my main man, my husband catch you here'
The blues are mushed up into three different ways
One said, 'Go the other', two said, 'Stay'
I woke up this mornin' with the blues three different ways
You know one say, 'Go baby, I want to hang up'
The other two said, 'Stay'
Wake up mama, I got something to tell you
You know I'm a man who loves to sing the blues
Now you got to wake up baby, mama now
I got something, I got something to tell you
Well, you know I'm the man, I'm the man
Oh yes, and I love to sing the blues
Come on Davis
Come on, come on
I went upstairs to pack my leavin' trunk, you know
I ain't see no blues or whiskey made me sloppy drunk
I never seen no whiskey, the blues made me sloppy drunk
I go home baby and I lay down on the lawn
25.You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
You're gonna need somebody on your bond child
You're gonna need somebody on your bond
When it's late 'round midnight and old man
Death comes slippin' into the room
You're gonna need somebody on your bond
You take Mary and Martha standin' up in the hillside
Mary explainin' to Martha, 'Darlin', look at the river deep and
the water wide'
Here comes ole Moses, faithful Moses carryin' big ole stones up
the hill
Tellin' everybody they're gonna need somebody on their bond
They got the good side on their bond
Oh, I been listen to the music people ever since the day I was
born
My momma raised me in a room across from the church by the tree
And that sweet gospel music, oh how it used to comfort me
Tellin' everybody they're gonna need somebody on their bond
26.Don't Call Us
Lyricist:Richard Feldman, Taj Mahal
Ridin' in on your big horse you look me up and down
Starin' at me like I'm some kind of stranger in your town
And I was down and out needin' a friend
And you're one, you help me put my life back together again
Don't call us, oh we'll call you, I heard
Don't call us, we'll call you
If there's somethin' you need to have done
We'll get in touch with you
Don't call us, we'll call you
If there's somethin' you need to have done
We'll get in touch with you
Ooh oh, well we'll call you
I heard you fell from grace, tumbled from your throne
How does it feel now to be left all alone?
The tables have turned, it's sad but it's true
Now, you need somebody who will care for you
Oh, you need mamacita, but that is true
Oh, don't call us, oh we'll call you
If there's somethin' you need to have done
We'll get in touch with you
I said, don't call us, we'll call you
If there's somethin' you need to have done
Then we'll get in touch with you
Those same people you meet on the way up
Oh, are the same people you meet on the way down
Now tell me how does it feel
When you find yourself layin' there on the ground, oh yeah
Tell me now
Don't call us, we'll call you
If there's somethin' you need to have done
We'll get in touch with you
Don't call us, we'll call you
If there's somethin' you need to have done
We'll get in touch with you
Don't call us, we'll call you
If there's somethin' you need to have done
We'll get in touch with you
Don't call us, we'll call you
Get in touch with you
Get in touch with you
Get in touch with you
Don't, don't call us
Don't don't, we'll call you
Don't call us, we'll call you
If there's somethin' you need to have done
We'll get in touch with you
Don't call us, we'll call you
Don't call us, we'll call you
27.Desperate Lover
Lyricist:Keith Anderson
Say it brother
How do you feel when your baby is gone?
How can you sleep with no one to keep you warm?
You toss and turn, you cry all night
It is such a feelin', it is an awful fright
I made a mistake when I break her heart
She couldn't stand it, she decided to part
I've got to find her and apologize
I want no one, she is just my size
Yeah, yeah, oh
Yeah, yeah, oh
Yeah, ooh, oh
Yeah, yeah
How do you feel when your baby is gone?
How can you sleep with no one to keep you warm
You toss and turn, you cry all night
It is such a feelin', it is an awful fright
I make a mistake when I break her heart
She couldn't stand it, she decided to part
She couldn't stand it, she decided to part
She could not stand it, she could not stand it
She could not stand, no, no, no, no, no, ooh, la la
28.Catfish Blues
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
Oh, I wish I was a catfish
Swimmin' into the deep blue sea
I'd have all the good lookin' women
Swimmin' after me
Swimmin' after me
Swimmin' after me
'Cause these blues, oh, these blues
'Cause I'm goin' to the little girl's house, oh
Maybe you can find her
Timbuktu to Bamako
Timbuktu to Bamako
Timbuktu to Bamako
Oh, I wish, oh honey I can holler her
I keep on howlin' till I get
My baby back
Your baby back
My baby back
Well, it's two trains runnin'
Can never go my way
I'm gonna ride the first thing smokin'
Down the road I go
Down the road I go
Said now, I wish I was a catfish
Swimmin' into the deep blue sea
I'd have all you good lookin' women
Swimmin' after me
Swimmin' after me
Swimmin' after me
Oh, rollin' on, oh, rollin' on
Oh, rollin' on, oh, rollin' on
29.The Banana Boat Song
Lyricist:William Attaway, Irving Burgie
Day-o, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Work all night till de mornin' come
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Stack banana till de mornin' come
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Come, Mister Tally Man, tally the banana
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Come, Mister Tally Man, tally the banana
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Six and seven and eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Six and seven and eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Say me day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
I sing, day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Say in der hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Six and seven and eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Six and seven and eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and I wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister Tally Man, tally the banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister Tally Man, tally the banana
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Beautiful bunch o' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Me say der in hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wanna go home
Me say day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
30.Mind Your Business
Lyricist:Hank Sr Williams
If the wife and I are fussin', brother, that's alright
'Cause me and that pretty woman got a license to fight
Why don't you mind your own business?
Why don't you mind your own business?
'Cause if you mind your own business
Then you won't be mindin' mine
Oh, the woman on the party line is such a nosy thing
She picks up her receiver when she knows it's my ring
Why don't you mind your own business?
Why don't you mind your own business?
'Cause if you mind your own business
Then you won't be mindin' mine
I got a pretty little girl who wears her skirts up high
The boys all whistle when she walks by
Why don't you mind your own business?
Why don't you mind your own business?
Well, if you mind your own business
Then you won't be worryin' about mine
If I wanna honky-tonk around to two or three
Now, brother, that's my headache, don't you worry about me
Why don't you mind your own business?
Why don't you mind your own business?
Well, if you mind your own business
Then you won't be worryin' about mine
Mindin' other people's business might seems to be high-toned
Got all that I can do just to mind my own
Why don't you mind your own business?
Why don't you mind your own business?
Well, if you mind your own business
Then you won't be mindin' mine
Yes, if you mind your own business
Then you'll sleep easy all the time
31.That's How Strong My Love Is
Lyricist:Milton Campbell, Roosevelt Jamison
If I were the sun way up there
I'd go with love almost anywhere
I'll be the moon when the sun goes down
Just to let you know I'm still around
That's how strong my love is
That's how strong my love is
That's how strong my love is, baby
That's how strong my love is
I'll be the weeping willow drowning in my tear
You can go swimming when you are here
And I'll be the rainbow after the tears are gone
Wrap you in my colors and keep you warm
That's how strong my love is, darling
That's how strong my love is, baby
That's how strong my love is
That's how strong my love is
I'll be the ocean so deep, deep and wide
Catch the tears whenever you cry
I'll be the breeze after the storm has gone
To dry your eyes and love you warm
That's how strong my love is
That's how strong my love is, baby
That's how strong my love is
That's how strong my love is, baby
That's how strong my love is
That's how strong my love is
That's how strong my love is
That's how strong my love is
So much of loving, so much
So much, so much of loving
That's how strong my love is, c'mon
That's how strong my love is, be young
That's how strong my love is
That's how strong my love is
32.Farther On Down the Road (You Will Accompany Me)
Lyricist:Jesse Davis, Taj Mahal
Further on down the road babe, you will accompany me
Further on down the road babe, you will accompany me
When I think back, your love was like the sun
And I don't remember no cold days, now, I just remember the warm
ones
Further on down the road baby, you will accompany me
If a fusing life that I'd had before I would rather be
But baby, I'd be glad to learn from you
And darlin', I know you'd be glad to learn from me
And if we get down and things get sad
Things just ain't that bad, babe
If a fusing life that I'd had before, I'd rather be
Day by day, just one step, just one step at a time
'Cause woman you have given me so much
Just an easy stub in your aching heart
I don't know where they came from and I don't care what they
might say
Woman, you be loving in my corner, oh, oh, oh, all the way
Day by day, and the magic of kindness floating all the time
Further on down the road, baby, you will accompany me
Oh, I'm hoping
Further on down the road, baby, you will accompany me
Ohh baby, can't you hear me prayin'
When I look back, your love was like the sun
And I don't remember any cold days, I just remember the warm,
warm fun
Further on down the road, baby, you will accompany me
Ooh babe, oh babe, oh babe
Oh babe, ooh babe, oh babe, oh babe
Ooh babe, oh darlin', oh babe, oh darlin'
33.Strut
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
You should have never said you loved me
As you laid across my folding bed
You should have never said you loved me
As you laid across my folding bed
Drinkin' your white lightning, baby
Talkin' all out of your head
You said, 'Baby, baby, baby, buh-buh-baby
Baby, that's all right with me'
You said, 'Duh-duh-dad, daddy, daddy
Daddy, that's all right with me'
You can have my juicy lovin'
But don't you throw it in the deep blue sea
34.West Indian Revelation
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
I spent last summer on an island
In the Mediterranean Sea
The sunshine was so bright
Yes you know it burned me down
To my soul
I wish everybody
That I had to love was there with me
What a time, baby what a time
I had when I was there
Mmm, mm, oo, mm
First I'm an African man
Second I'm black Jamaican
Third I'm black American
First I'm an African man
Second I'm black Jamaican
Third I'm black American
First I'm an African man
Second I'm black Jamaican
Third I'm black American
Shake it shake it shake it shake it
Shake it shake it let your body swim
Shake it shake it shake it shake it
Shake it shake it baby take a pull of rum again
If you have not had enough of it in your life
You just cannot have your fill
Mmm, ooo, mmm
First I'm an African man
Second I'm black Jamaican
Third I'm black American
35.Cake Walk Into Town
Lyricist:Henry St.clai Fredericks
I had the blues, so bad one time
It put my face in a permanent frown
But I'm feeling so much better
I could cake walk into town
I woke up this mornin' feelin' so good
You know I laid back down again
Throw your big leg over me mama
I might not feel this good again
My baby, oh, my baby
I love the way she walks
When the girl gets sleepy
I love the way she baby talks
And wait it now got hard
I spend my whole day stealin' chicken
Mama from the rich folks yard
I got the blues so bad one time
It put my face in a permanent frown
You know I'm feelin' so much better
I could cake walk into town
I want to go on a picnic in the country, mama
And stay all day
I don't care but don't do nothing
Just while my time away
I got the blues so bad one time
It put my face in a permanent frown
You know I'm feelin' so much better
I could cake walk into town
36.Shake Sugaree
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
{The name of this song is 'Shake Sugaree'
'Shake Sugaree', is a song written by Elizabeth Cotton
And originally sung by her great grand daughter
And she sang this song at the Newport Folk Festival
Somewhere around 1968}
{And Elizabeth Cotton is a writer of very fine songs
Such as, 'Freight Train' and 'Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie'
And she wanted this song to be sung by children
All over the place and all over the world
And that's why we are bringin' it to you}
{Also, many other famous people have recorded this song
And it's a great song to sing
Remember, this is 'Shake Sugaree'}
Have a little song
Won't take long
Sing it right
Once or twice
Oh Lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree?
Everything I got is down in pawn
Everything I got is down in pawn
Pawned my watch
Pawned my chain
Pawned everything
Even pawned my own name
Oh Lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree?
Everything I got is down in pawn
Everything I got, I got in pawn
Have a secret
I ain't gonna tell
I'm goin' to heaven
And I ain't goin' to
Oh Lordy me, didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is down in pawn
Everything I got is down in pawn
Pawned my buggy
Pawned my plough
Pawned everything
Even pawn my old cow
Oh Lordy me, didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is down in pawn
Everything I got is down in pawn
Have a secret
I ain't gonna tell
I'm goin' to heaven
In a brown pea shell
Oh Lordy me, didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is down in pawn
Everything I got is down in pawn
Have a little song
Won't take long
Sing it right
Once or twice
Oh Lordy me, didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got, I got in pawn
Everything I got is down in pawn
37.Big Legged Mamas Are Back In Style Again (Lee)
Lyricist:Henry St. Clair
Talkin' 'bout big legged mommas back in style again
I mean, them short fat fannies back in style again
You ain't had no real good love till you been loved by one of
them
Size 14, 16, 18, 22, 24 in style again
I mean them big fat cuties back in style again
You ain't had no juicy Lucy until you've been loved by one of
them
Well momma and poppa told me, son you better shout
Woman that you got, she is gonna knock you out
Big legged mommas, now, they're back in style again
I mean them big fat cuties, back in style again
You ain't had no real good lovin' till you've been loved by one
of them
She gonna rock you, she gonna roll you, she won't try to control
you
Talkin' 'bout those big legged mommas, they're back in style
again
I mean them thick-thighed heifers, back in style again
You ain't had no juicy Lucy till you've been loved by one of
them
She's the kind of woman that drinks her coffee in a great big
cup
She's the kind of woman that saves her lovin' up
Talkin' 'bout a big legged momma, they're back in style again
I mean them heart shaped booties, back in style again
You ain't had no real good lovin' till you've been loved by one
of them
Well, she will not make you shout, she won't make you beg
But she will shake her hooters like a soft boiled egg
Talkin' about those big legged mommas, they're back in style
again
I mean them heart shaped booties, back in style again
You ain't had no juicy Lucy till you've been loved by one of
them
She says, 'Honey get me some WD-40 and oil my spring
My back is made of whale bone and I'm gonna make you sing'
Talkin' about those big legged mommas, they're back in style
again
Talkin' about those big legged mommas, they're back in style
again
You ain't had no juicy Lucy till you've been loved by one of
them
38.Coconut Man
Lyricist:Frederic Hibbert
Saw a sign of you, yes, I understand
You're trying to make a fool out of me
Oh, yes I know, yes, I understand
You're trying to make a fool out of me
Ayai yai, ayai yai, listen to me
Talking about the Hawaiian man
Ayai yai, ayai yai, listen to me
Talking about the Fijian man
Bula vinaka, moce vinaka too
Listen down in Fijiland
Ni sa bula, ni sa yandra too
Singing down in Fijiland
Ayai yai, ayai yai, listen to me
Talking about the Hawaiian man
Ayai yai, ayai yai, talking
About one big Hawaiian man
Oh, aloha, mahalo too
They say in old Kauai
Oh talking, so cute, talking down in Kauai
Ayai yai, ayai yai, baby, listen to me
Talking about the Hawaiian man
Ayai yai, ayai yai, listen to me
Talking about the Hawaiian man
Joe Naves, Robbie Kaholaku too, in old Kauai
Oh, oh, so many more to say
Ayai yai, ayai yai, listen to me
Talking about the Hawaiian man
Ayai yai, ayai yai, listen to me
Talking about the Fijiman
Ni sa bula, moce vinaka too
Singing down in Fijiland
Kiora kiora too, they say down in Kiwiland
Ayai yai, ayai yai, listen to me
Talking about the Fijian man
Ayai yai, ayai yai, tui maui, I'm talking
About the Maui man
Moce vinaka, ni sa yandra
Yo, yo, yo
You singing down in Fijiland
Ayai yai, ayai yai, listen to me
Talking about the Fijian man
Ayai yai, ayai yai, I'm talking
About the Hawaiian man
Malahini, Kamaina, talking
About the island man
Yes, I know, yes, I understand
Talking about the Hawaiian
Ayai yai, ayai yai, listen to me
Talking about the Hawaiian man
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ayai yai, ayai yai
Ayai yai
Heard a sign of you, yes, I understand
You are talking about the Fijian man
Oh, viti levu, talking about the Fiji Island
Ayai yai, ayai yai, when we're talking
Talking about the Fiji Island
Ayai yai, ayai yai, listen to me
Talking about the Fijian man
Ayai yai, ayai yai, listen to me
Talking about the Fijian man
Ayai yai, ayai, baby, baby listen to me
Won't you listen, listen
Oh écoute moi
Ayai yai, ayai yai
Ayai yai, ayai yai
Ayai yai, ayai yai
Ayai yai, ayai yai
39.EZ Rider
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
EZ Rider, oh, you EZ Rider
Baby, don't you see what you done, done?
You done gone and left me, while I lay sleepin'
Baby, now you know your natural man done come
Baby, now you know your natural man done come
I'm going to the country, yes, I'm goin' to the country
Yes, I'm goin' to stay there for a little while
You know I ain't good lookin', but don't let that deceive you
I talk about you like you sweet mama
Like you was a sweet angel child
Talk about you like you was an angel child
When you see me comin'
Baby when you see me comn'
Won't you tell that old man
(Something)
You know, I ain't no stranger to you, baby
I been in your sweet lovin' arms before
Baby, you know
I've been in your sweet lovin' arms before
Hey rider, hey
(Something, something)
Woman, where you been, where you been all night?
You know your hair's all tanged and your dress is all messy
And the shoes you got on baby
You ain't got your shoes on right
Baby, you ain't got your shoes on right
40.Blue Light Boogie
Lyricist:Jesse Mae Robinson
They did the boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
They did the boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
I went to a party
Was nothin' there but bobby socks
Went to a party
Man you oughta seen â~em to reel and rock
They did the boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
They did the boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
I started rockin'
Man I threw my left foot out
I started swingin'
Somebody begin to shout
You got to boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
You got to boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
The girls and boys, they made so much noise
They even had a raid
But when the police got there all they could find
Was ice-cream and lemonade
Oh, what a party
I'm so glad I didn't stay at home
Oh, what a party
They didn't treat me like I was a chaperon
They did the boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
They did the boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
I started swingin'
I threw my left foot out
I started rockin'
Oh and they begin to shout
You got to boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
You got to boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
The women had they're heads laid on their fellas' shoulders
Who were boogie-woogeyin' and squeezin' 'em up in the room
I couldn't see how they was dancin'
'Cuz their feet, they didn't move
Oh, what a party
I'm so glad I didn't stay at home
Oh, what a party
They didn't treat me like I was a chaperon
They did the boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
They did the boogie real slow
With the blue lights way down low
41.Betty and Dupree
Lyricist:Chuck Willis
Betty told Dupree she wanna diamond ring
Betty told Dupree she wanna diamond ring
Dupree told Betty, â½Baby, I'll buy you anythingâ
Dupree told Betty, â½Baby, won't you be my wifeâ
Dupree told Betty, â½Baby, won't you be my wifeâ
She said, 'I know, I'm yours, I'm yours for the rest of my life'
Put your arms around me, baby, honey, like a circle 'round the
sun
Put your arms around me, baby, like a circle 'round the sun
Put your big strong arms around my waist, let it slide down on
the one
Love me, baby, love me all to the bone
Won't you love me, baby, honey, love me deep down in my bones
I will love you so good that you can't stand to leave me alone
Kiss me, baby, ooh, right on my ruby lips
Won't you kiss me, baby, honey, on my ruby lips
Put your big strong arms around my waist and let it slide down
on my hips
Yeah, yeah, Betty told Dupree, she wanna diamond ring
Betty told Dupree, she wanna diamond ring
Oh, and Dupree said, â½Betty, oh, I'm gonna buy you anythingâ
42.Function At The Junction
Lyricist:Edward J Holland, Frederick Long
I'm getting ready for the function at the junction
Brother, you'd better come on right now
Because everybody's gonna be there
Got people comin' from everywhere
We got Ling Ting Tong from China
Long Tall Sally from Carolina
We got 007, the private eye
And he's bringin' all the guys from 'I Spy'
Tell one, tell all
We gonna have a ball
Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction
Sister, you'd better come on right now
Talkin' 'bout that function at the junction
Brother, you'd better come on right now
We servin' egg foo yung and barbecue
We got chicken dumplings and kidney stew
We gonna make big fun till the break of the dawn
Hold a shotgun on the rooster, dare him to crow
Tell anybody sleepin', say get out on that floor
Tell one, tell all
We gonna have a ball
Tell 'em bout the function at the junction
Sister, you'd better come on right now
Tell 'em 'bout that function at the junction
Brother, you'd better come on right now
We got soul brothers, jitterbugs, hip cats with crazy hats
Pretty girls with pretty smiles, all decked out in the latest
styles
Memphis Slim and Guitar Jim, Betty Boop and oo boop e doop
Mohair Sam from Alabama, Minnesota Fats from Hobo Flats
Gravitatin' hip shakin' cuties now
Talkin' 'bout some fascinatin', devastatin' beauties now
They all be gatherin' here from far and near
For the function at the junction
Sister, you'd better come on right now
Tell 'em 'bout that function at the junction
Brother, you'd better come on right now
I'm gettin' ready for the function at the junction
Sister, you'd better come on right now
Tell 'em 'bout that function at the junction
Brother, you'd better come on right now
For the function at the junction
43.Willie And The Hand Jive
Lyricist:Johnny Otis
I know his cat named Way-out Willie
He's got a groovy little chick named Rocking Lily
Yeah, rock and rolling Suzie Q
Do that crazy old hand jive, too
Mama, mama, look at sister Flo
Doing that hand jive with uncle Joe
When I gave little sister a dime
Said, 'Do that hand jive one more time'
Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive
Do that crazy hand jive
A doctor, a lawyer and an Indian Chief
They all dig that Diddley beat
Way-out Willie gave them all a treat
When he did that hand jive with his feet
Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive
Do that crazy hand jive
Papa told Willie, 'You'll ruin my home
You and that hand jive have got to go'
Willie told papa, 'Don't you put me down
They're doing that hand jive all around town'
Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive
Do that crazy hand jive
Willie and Lily got married last fall
They had a little Willie Junior but that ain't all
Well, the baby got famous in his crib, you see
When he did that hand jive on MTV
Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive
Do that crazy hand jive
Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive
Do that crazy hand jive
44.Johnny Too Bad
Lyricist:Winston Bailey, Roy Beckford, Derrick Crooks, Delroy Wilson
Walking down the road with a pistol in your waist
Johnny you're too bad
Walking down the road with a ratchet in your waist
Johnny you're too bad
You're just robbin' now you're stabbin'
Now you're lootin' now you're shootin'
Boy too bad
You're just robbin' and you're stabbin'
Now you're lootin' now you're shootin'
Boy too bad
One of these days when you hear a voice say come
Where you gonna run to?
One of these days when you hear a voice say come
Where you gonna run to?
You're gonna run to the rock for rescue
There'll be no rock
You're gonna run to the rock for rescue
There'll be no rock
Struttin' out from Shanty Town with your pistol at high waist
Johnny you're too bad
Struttin' out from Shanty Town with your ratchet at high waist
Johnny you're too bad
Just just robbin' an' you're stabbin'
Now you're lootin' an' you're shootin'
And you're too bad
45.Stagger Lee
Lyricist:Harold Logan, Lloyd Price
The night was clear
And the moon was yellow
And the leaves
Came tumbling down
I was standin' on the corner
When I heard my bull dog bark
He was barkin' at the two men
Who were gamblin' in the dark
Stagger Lee and Billy
Two men who gambled late
Stagger Lee threw a seven
Billy swore that he threw an eight
Stagger Lee told Billy
I can't let you go with that
You have won all my money
And my brand new Stetson hat
Stagger Lee went home
And he got his forty four
Said, I'm gonna to the bar
Just to pay that debt I owe
Blew them, six
Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee
Stagger Lee went to the bar room
And he stood across the bar room door
Said, now, nobody move
Then he pulled his forty four
Stagger Lee, cried Billy
Ohh, please don't take my life
I've got three little children
And a very sickly wife
Well, Stagger Lee shot Billy
Ohh, he shot that poor boy so bad
So the bullet came through Billy
And it broke the bartender's glass
Hate that thing on most hands
Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee
46.Take This Hammer
Lyricist:Taj Mahal
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Tell him I'm gone, tell him I'm gone
If he asks you was I runnin'
If he asks you was I runnin'
If he asks you was I runnin'
Tell him I was flyin', tell him I was flyin'
If he asks you was I laughin'
If he asks you was I laughin'
If he asks you was I laughin'
Tell him I was cryin', tell him I was cryin'
They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses
They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses
They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses
But I got my pride, well, I got my pride
47.Shake A Tail Feather
Lyricist:Andre Williams, Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice
Well, I heard about the fellow you've been dancing with
All over the neighborhood
So why don't you ask me, baby
Or didn't you think I could?
Well, I know that the boogaloo is out of sight
But the shingaling's playin' tonight
But if that's what moves you, baby
I would have shown you how to do it right
Do it right
Do it right
Do it right
Do it right
Twist it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby
Here we go loop de loop
Shake it out, baby
Here we go loop de la
Bend over, let me see you shake your tailfeather
Bend over, let me see you shake your tailfeather
Come on and let me see you shake your tailfeather
Come on and let me see you shake your tailfeather
(Twist, come on, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
Come on, come on, baby, come on
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
Come on, baby, do the twist, do the fly
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
Ooh, do the swim yeah and do the bird
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
Well, do the duck, do the monkey
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
Hey, the watusi and what about the food
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
Do the mashed potato, what about the boogaloo?
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
Yeah, the bony marony, what about the twirl
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
Well, I heard about the fellow you've been dancing with
All over the neighborhood
So why didn't you ask me, baby
Didn't you think that I could?
Well, I know that the boogaloo is out of sight
But the shingaling's playin' tonight
But if that's what makes you groove, baby
I'm gonna shown you how to do it right
Do it right
Do it right
Do it right
Do it right
Twist, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby
Twist it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby
Ooh, do the fly, do the groove
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
Do the mashed potato, do the alligator
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
Do the monkey, do the duck
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
(Do the swim, do the bird)
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
The watusi
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby)
48.Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Lyricist:Chuck Berry
Arrested on charges of, of unemployment
He was sitting in the witness stand
Where the judges wife told the district attorney
You got to free that brown eyed man
If you want your job, you better free that brown eyed man
Way back in history, three thousand years
In fact ever since the world began
A whole lot of sweet women been shedding tears
Over a brown eyed handsome man
Yes, they shed their tears over a brown eyed handsome man
Beautiful daughter could not make up her mind
Between a doctor and a lawyer man
Mama said, 'Go out and find yourself
A brown eyed handsome man
If you wanna love, find a brown eyed handsome man'
Milo Venus was a beautiful lass
She had the world by the palm of her hand
She lost both arms in a wrestling match
Fighting for a brown eyed handsome man
She won herself a brown eyed handsome man
Flying across the desert in a TWA
I saw a woman walking across the sand
Walking forty miles en route to Bombay
Just to find herself a brown eyed handsome man
To find a brown eyed handsome man
Two strikes the count with nobody home
He hit a hi flayer into the stand
Rounded third he was a heading home
It was a brown eyed handsome man
Yes, it was a brown eyed handsome man
49.(You've Got To) Love Her With A Feeling
Lyricist:Hudson Whittaker
Now if you wanna love that woman
You love her with a thrill
'Cause a if you don't, a some other man will
You've got to love her with a feeling
You've got to love her with a feeling
Love her with a feeling, man
Or don't you love at all
She shakes all over a when she walks
She made a blind man see
She made a dumb man talk
You know she love me with a feeling
A love me with a feeling
Love me with a feeling baby
Or don't you love at all
The cops took her in
How that woman didn't need no bail
How she wiggled one time for the judge
And the judge put the, cops in jail
You know you love me with a feeling
A love me with a feeling
Love me with a feeling, baby
Or don't you love at all
50.Follow The Drinking Gourd
Lyricist:Gospel Traditional
The riverbank makes a very good road
The dead trees will show you the way
Left foot, peg foot traveling on
Follow the drinking gourd
The river ends between two hills
Follow the drinking gourd
There's another tree on the other side
Follow the drinking gourd
When the great big river meets the little river
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom
If you follow the drinking gourd
When the sun comes back and the first quail cries
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom
If you follow the drinking gourd
51.Rockin' Robin
Twiddley dee ley dee, twiddley dee ley dee
Twiddley dee ley dee, twiddley dee ley dee
Twiddley dee ley dee, twiddley dee ley dee
Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet
He rocks in the treetops all day long
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' this song
All the little birds on tapestry
Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet
Rockin' robin, tweet, tweet, tweet
Rockin' robin, tweet, twiddley dee
Go rockin' robin 'cause I'm really gonna rock tonight
Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee
Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
Clappin' their wings, singin', 'Go, bird go'
Rockin' robin, tweet, tweet, tweet
Rockin' robin, tweet, twiddley dee
Go rockin' robin 'cause I'm really gonna rock tonight
Tweet, tweet, twiddley dee
Tweet, tweet, twiddley dee
Tweet, tweet, twiddley dee
Tweet, tweet, twiddley dee
A pretty little raven at the birdbath stand
Talkin' about the bop a-boppin' and it was grand
They started goin' steady and bless my soul
They out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole
He rocks in the treetops all the day long
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' this song
All the little bird on tapestry
Loves to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet
Rockin' robin, tweet, tweet, tweet
Rockin' robin, tweet, twiddley dee
Go rockin' robin 'cause I'm really gonna rock tonight
A pretty little raven at the birdbath stand
Talkin' about the bop a-boppin and it was grand
They started goin' steady and bless my soul
They out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole
Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee
Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
Clappin' their wings, singin', 'Go, bird go'
Rockin' robin, tweet, tweet, tweet
Rockin' robin, tweet, twiddley dee
Go rockin' robin 'cause I'm really gonna rock tonight
Twiddley dee ley dee, twiddley dee ley dee
Twiddley dee ley dee, twiddley dee ley dee
Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet
52.Light Rain
Light rain, light rain
Baby, fallin' down
Light rain, light rain
Baby, fallin' down
Soon as it hit my windowpane
Surely hit the ground
Big, bull, bull, bull, bullfrog
Sittin' in the pond
Big, big bullfrog
Baby, sittin' in that pond
Got a white tie and coattails
Got no britches on
Goin' to Houston
Baby, see my pony run
Goin' up Houston
See my pony run
If I win some money, baby
Surely bring you some
Light rain, light rain
Baby, fallin' down
Light rain, light rain
Baby, fallin' down
Soon as it hit my windowpane, mama
Surely hit the ground
53.Built For Comfort
Some folk built like this, some folk built like that
But the way I'm built, don't you call me fat
Because I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed
But I got everything all the good girl need
Some folk rip and run, some folk believe in signs
But if you want me, baby, you got to take your time
Because I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed
But I got everything all the good girl need
I ain't have no diamond, I ain't have no gold
But I do have lovin' to satisfy your soul
Because I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed
But I got everything all you good women need
54.Feets Don't Fail Me Now
Your daddy says I'm no good
Your momma says keep away
I got to tell you truthful girl, you can never make me stay
I got something up and down the coast
I bet you my last dollar girl, I can love your love the most
Don't the sunrise look so pretty?
Never such a sight
Like rolling into New York City
With the skyline in the morning light
Roll right through the night
Roll right through the night
Semi smoking mama, you got to give me some
I heard you got the biggest, biggest truck in town
Right on through to Baltimore, you got to love me now
Do it to me gently, feets don't fail me now
Feets don't fail me now
Don't the sunrise look so pretty?
Never such a sight
Like rolling into New York City
With the skyline in the morning light
Roll right through the night
Roll right through the night
Roll right through the night
Roll right through the night
55.Sweet Home Chicago - W/The Pointer Sisters
Come on, baby do you wanna go?
Well, come on, baby do you wanna go, get down
Sweet home Chicago
One and one is two, baby you know it
Two and two is four
I'll be back tomorrow night
Singing come on, baby do you wanna go
Come on, come on baby do you wanna go?
Back to that live on line city
Sweet home Chicago
Two and two is four
Four and two is six
I'll be back tomorrow night baby
You know I'ma gettin' my li'l business fixed, singin'
Come on, baby do you wanna go?
Come on, come on, come on
Baby do you wanna go?
Back to that live on line city
Sweet home Chicago, turn it, turn in
Back to that live on line city
Sweet home Chicago
Back to that live on line city
Sweet home Chicago
Back to that live on line city
Sweet home Chicago
Take it easy, baby, easy, easy, easy
Back to that live on line city
Sweet home Chicago
56.Little Sally Walker
Little Sally Walker, sittin' in a saucer
Rise, Sally, rise, wipe your weepin' eyes
And put your hand on your hip and let your backbone slip
Oh, shake it to the East
Oh, shake it to the West
Oh, shake it to the very one that you love the best
57.Blues Ain't Nuthin'
Blues ain't nuthin but a woman lookin for a man
Blues ain't nuthin but a woman lookin for a man
Honey she can't love him when she wanna
She go to love him when he can
Blues ain't nuthin but a lowdown shakin' chill
Blues ain't nuthin but a lowdown shakin' chill
You got to grab man when you can baby
And love him when you will
She might be down in the church
House kneelin' down to pray
Down in the church house
Kneelin' down to pray
She been lovin' that man
Drove her heart insane
Blues ain't nuthin' but a woman lovin' a married man
Blues ain't nuthin' but a woman lovin' a married man
Honey she can't get him when she want him
She got to love him when he can
She left him walkin' fast cryin' didn't have nuthin' to say
Walkin' fast didn't have nuthin' to say
You know the woman be here in the morning
Oh she won't be back today
I'm gonna sing it new time for muddy water
Singin' deep down in the blue
Sing it for muddy water, singin' deep down in the blue
Oh muddy did 'em first
Honey now I'm gonna do 'em too
My horse gone lame, believe you done gone blind
My horse gone lame, believe you done gone blind
I wouldn't be here in the mornin' baby
Might get back in a couple days time
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