Moondog Matinee

Band Moondog Matinee Lyrics
1.Ain't Got No Home

I ain't got no home
No place to roam
I ain't got a home
No place to roam
I'm a lonely boy
I ain't got a home

I ain't got no sister
I ain't got a brother
I ain't got a father
Not even a mother
I'm a lonely boy
I ain't got a home

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo

Well, i got a voice
And i love to sing
I can sing like a bird
And i can sing like a frog
I'm a lonely boy
I ain't got a home

I ain't got a girl
I ain't got a son
I ain't got no kin
I ain't got no one
I'm a lonely frog
I ain't got a home

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo

Madam, take me in
Let me be your friend
Won't you take me in
Let me be your friend
I'm a lonely boy
I ain't got a home

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo


2.Holy Cow

I can't wheel
I can't deal
Since you walked out on me
Holy smoke, what you doing to me?

I can't eat
And i can't sleep
Since you walked out on me
Holy cow, what you doing, child, child?

Holy cow, what doing, child?
(what you doing, what you doing, child?)
Holy smoke, well it ain't no joke
(no joke) hey, hey, hey

First my boss
The job i lost
Since you walked out on me
Holy smoke, what you doing to me?
Walking the ledge
Nerves on edge
Since you walked out on me
Holy cow, what you doing to me, child?

Holy cow, what doing, child?
(what you doing, what you doing, child?)
Holy smoke, well it ain't no joke
(no joke) hey, hey, hey

Holy cow, what doing, child?
(what you doing, what you doing, child?)
Holy smoke, well it ain't no joke
(no joke) hey, hey, hey


3.Share Your Love

Well, it's an ill wind that blows no good
And it's a sad one that won't love like i know it should
And oh, how lonesome you must be
And it's a shame if you don't share your love with me

It's a heartache when love is gone
But it's bad, even sad, later on
Oh, there's no one blinder than he who won't see
And it's a shame if you don't share your love with me

Well, i can't help it when she is gone
You must try to forget, oh, you must live on

And i know it's a good thing to love someone
But it's bad, even sad, when it's not returned
And oh, how lonesome you must be
And it's a shame if you don't share your love with me
And it's a shame if you don't share your love with me


4.Mystery Train

Train arrive 16 coaches long
Train arrive 16 coaches long
Well that long black train
Got my baby and gone

Train train rolling round the bend
Train train rolling round the bend
Well it took my baby
Away from me again

Come down to the station
Meet my baby at the gate
Asked the station master
If the train's running late
He said 'if you're a-waiting
On the 444
I hate to tell you son
That train don't stop here anymore'

Train train rolling down down the line
Train train rolling down the line
Well it took my baby
And left poor me behind

-solo-

Heard that whistle blowing
It was the middle of the night
When i got down to the station
The train was pulling out of sight

Mystery train smoking down the track
Mystery train smoking down the track
Well i don't want no ride
Just bring my baby back


5.The Promised Land

G
I left my home in norfolk virginia
C
California on my mind
D
I boarded that greyhound,
G
Rode in into raliegh on across caroline
G
Stopped in charlotte to by pass rockhill
C
We never was a minute late
D
We were ninty miles out of atlanta by sundown
G
Rollin' out of georgia state
G
We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle
C
Halfway across alabam
D
And that bow broke down
G
And left us stranded in downtown birmingham
G
Right away i bought a through train ticket
C
Got across mississippi clean
D
And i was on that midnight flyer out of birmingham
G
Smokin' into new orleans
G
Somebody help me get out of louisiana
C
Help me get to houston town

Strum

1 & 2 & 3 & 4
V ^ v ^ ^ v

D
There are people there who care a little 'bout me
G
And won't put the poor boy down
G
Georgia born, they bought me a silk suit
C
And put luggage in my hand
D
And woke up high over albuquerque
G
On a jet to the promised land
G
Workin' on a t-bone ala cartee
C
Flyin' over to the golden state
D
When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
G
He would set us at the terminal gate
G
Swing low chariot, come down easy
C
Taxi to the terminal door
D
Cut your engines and cool your wings
G
And let me make it to the telephone
G
Los angeles, give me norfolk virginia
C
Tidewater four ten o nine
D
Tell all the folks back home

It's the promised land callin'
G
And the poor boy is on the line


6.The Great Pretender

Oh yes, i'm the great pretender
Pretending that i'm doing well
My need is such, i pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell

Oh yes, i'm the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I play the game, but to my real shame
You left me to dream all alone

Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when i feel what my heart can't conceal

Oh yes, i'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what i'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around

Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when i feel what my heart can't conceal

Oh yes, i'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what i'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around


7.I'm Ready

Well, i'm ready, i'm willing, and i'm able
To rock and roll all night
I'm ready, i'm willing, and i'm able
To rock and roll all night
Come on, pretty baby
We're gonna rock it, gonna roll it
'til tomorrow night

'cause i'm ready, uh huh huh
And i'm willing, uh huh huh
I'm willing and i'm able so you better come and go with me
We're gonna rock and roll
Until tomorrow about three

Talking on the phone is not my speed
Don't send me no letters 'cause i can't read
Don't be long, 'cause i'll be gone
We're gonna rock and roll all night long

'cause, i'm ready, i'm willing, and i'm able
To rock and roll all night
I'm ready, i'm willing, and i'm able
To rock and roll all night
Come on, pretty baby
We're gonna rock it, gonna roll it
'til tomorrow night

Talking on the phone is not my speed
Don't send me no letters 'cause i can't read
Don't be long, 'cause i'll be gone
We're gonna rock and roll all night long

Well, i'm ready, i'm willing, and i'm able
To rock and roll all night
I'm ready, i'm willing, and i'm able
To rock and roll all night
Come on, pretty baby
We're gonna rock it, gonna roll it
'til tomorrow night


8.Saved

I used to smoke
I used to drink
I used to smoke, drink and dance the hootchie-koo
I used to smoke and drink, smoke and drink and dance the
hootchie-koo
It's true
Now i'm standing on this corner
Praying for me and you

That's why i'm saved
I am saved
People, let me tell you about kingdom come
You know i'm saved
Saved
I said i'm gonna preach it 'til you're deaf and dumb

I used to cuss
I used to fuss
I used to cuss, fuss and boogie all night long
I used to cuss and fuss, cuss and fuss and boogie all night long
Now i'm standing on this corner
I know right from wrong

Because i'm saved
I am saved
People, let me tell you about kingdom come
You know i'm saved
Saved
I said i'm gonna preach it 'til you're deaf and dumb

I used to lie
I used to cheat
I used to lie, cheat and step on people's feet
I used to lie and cheat, lie and cheat and step on people's feet
Now i'm standing on this corner
Salvation is my beat

That's why i'm saved
I am saved
People, let me tell you about kingdom come
You know i'm saved
Saved
I said i'm gonna preach it 'til you're deaf and dumb


9.A Change Is Gonna Come

F f7
I was born by the river in a little tent
Bb dm c
And just like that river i've been running ever since
F bb
It's been a long time coming
A dm bb c f
But i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

It's been too hard living, but i'm afraid to die
Cos i don't know what's out there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time coming
But i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

Bridge:
Gm dm
And then i go to see my brother
Gm dm
And i ask him to help me please
Gm dm
And he just winds up knockin' me
G c c7
Back down on my knees

There were times when i thought i couldn't last for long
But now i think i'm able to carry on
It's been a long, been a long time coming
But i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

Repeat verse 2