Stupidity

Dr.Feelgood Stupidity Lyrics
1.All Through The City

(wilko johnson)

Key:amaj

Stand and watch the towers burning at the break of day
Steadily slowing down, been on my feet since yesterday
Gotta get a move on tryin' to find a man i know
Money in my pocket, looking for a place to go

I've been searching all through the city
See you in the morning down by the jetty

Streets are full of signs, arrows pointing everywhere
Parks are full of people trying to get a breath of air
Listen to the weatherman praying for a drop of rain
Look into the sky, the sky is full of aeroplanes

I've been searching all through the city
See you in the morning down by the jetty

Walking in the main drag pass the afternoon away
The sun is going down, the streets are still as bright as day
See the shiny cars driving round detecting crime
Hear the sirens wail, the cops are only killing time

I've been searching all through the city
See you in the morning down by the jetty

I've been searching all through the city
See you in the morning down by the jetty
I've been searching all through the city
See you in the morning down by the jetty
I've been searching, i've been a searching for you
(to fade)


2.Back In The Night

(wilko johnson)

Key:emaj

Back in the night i lay down by your fireside
Back in the night you shook me like a landslide
I nearly missed the early shift
Dreamin' in the morning 'bout the things we did

Back in the night
Back in the night
Back in the night
Back in the night
Beneath your love light

I woke up on the floor, i asked you for some breakfast
You shoved me out the door, i jumped on to the late bus
I got to smile, i like your style
You put me out this morning but you know that i'll be

Back in the night
Back in the night
Back in the night
Back in the night
Beneath your love light

The days go by so slow, i feel just like i'm dying
Stop work whistle blow and then i start reviving
Across your yard, beneath the stars
I made it thru another day and here we are

Back in the night
Back in the night
Back in the night
Back in the night
Beneath your love light


3.Checking Up On My Baby


4.Going Back Home

(wilko johnson/mick green)

I wanna live the way i like
Sleep all the morning
Goin' get my fun at night
Things ain't like that here
Workin' just to keep my payments clear
I bought a brand new motor

And i'm waitin' for a loan
So i can fill her up and start her
Then i'm going back home

I got a girl a man's best friend
I'd have her now if she'd just come back again
But she left me in the fog
Told me that i treat her like a dog
The last time that i saw her she was buryin' a bone
I'm tired of whistlin' for her

Then i'm going back home

Old johnny green he asked me in
We watched his tv and we drank a little gin
Then i float on down the street
Smilin' at the faces that i meet
That was back this morning
Now i'm dizzy sick and stoned
When the world stops turning
Then i'm going back home


5.I Don't Mind


6.I'm A Hog For You

(jerry leiber/mark stoller)

Well i'm a hog for you baby
I can't get enough of your love
I'm a hog for you baby
I can't get enough of your love
When i go to sleep at night
You're the only thing i'm dreaming of

One little piggy went to london
One piggy went to hong kong
This little piggy's coming over your house
I'm gonna rock you all night long

Cos i'm a hog for you baby
I can't get enough of your love
When i go to sleep at night
You're the only thing i'm dreaming of

One little piggy ate a pizza
One piggy ate potato chips
This little piggy's coming over you house
I'm gonna lock up those sweet lips

Cos i'm a hog for you baby
I can't get enough of your love
When i go to sleep at night
You're the only thing i'm dreaming of

- guitar solo - 24 bars -

One little piggy went to london
One piggy went to hong kong
This little piggy's coming over your house
I'm gonna rock you all night long

Cos i'm a hog for you baby
I can't get enough of your love
When i go to sleep at night
You're the only thing i'm dreaming of
When i go to sleep at night
You're the only thing i'm dreaming of
When i go to sleep at night
You're the only thing i'm dreaming of


7.I'm A Man


8.Johnny B. Goode


9.Riot In Cell Block No. 9

(leiber/stoller)

On july second, 1953,
I was serving time for armed robbery
'bout four in the morning
I was sleepin' in my cell
I heard a whistle blow
I heard somebody yell

There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
Up in cell block number nine

The trouble started in cell block no. 4
It spread like fire across the prison floor
I said 'come on boys, get ready to run -
Here comes the warden with a tommy gun'

There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
Up in cell block number nine

The warden said
'come out with your hands up in the air
If you don't stop this riot (or: you gonna start a riot ???)
You're all gonna get the chair'
Scarface jones said, 'it's too late to quit
And pass the dynamite, 'cause the fuse is lit'

There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
Up in cell block number nine

The ninety-second hour
The tear gas got our men
Crawled in our cells
But every now and then...

There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
Up in cell block number nine


10.Roxette


11.She Does It Right

(wilko johnson)

If there's something that i like
It's the way that woman walks
And if there's something i like better
It's the way she baby talks

She does it right
She does it right
She works hard every night just to make me feel alright
She told me not to worry
And there ain't a single trouble in sight

I said you you ought to see her jerk
You ought to see her walk on the floor
And when she gets back to her seat
Mmh all the people cry for more

She does it right
She does it right
She works hard every night just to make me feel alright
She told me not to worry
And there ain't a single trouble in sight

I said i'd give her anything
That her little heart desires
Anything she wants
Just to keep her by my side (/satisfied)

She does it right
She does it right
She works hard every night just to make me feel alright
She told me not to worry
And there ain't a single trouble in sight

If there's something that i like
It's the way that woman walks
And if there's something i like better
It's the way she baby talks

She does it right
She does it right
She works hard every night just to make me feel alright
She told me not to worry
And there ain't a single trouble in sight

She does it right (8 x)


12.Stupidity

(salomon burke)

(as sung by the current dr feelgood line-up, october 1998)

'a' chord on guitar
4 bars drums
1st verse: vocals, guitar, drums only. no bass.

All around the world
Every boy and girl
Come along with me
That's - a stupidity

All around the world
Every boy and girl
Take a lesson from me
That's - a stupidity

- guitar solo - 8 bars -

Papa says i look so crazy (lee sang 'silly')
Mama says i look a fool
I don't mind their criticism
They do that every day in school

So come along with me
See how much fun it can be
Watch it on tv
That's - a stupidity

- guitar solo - 8 bars -

So come along with me
See how much fun it can be
Watch it on tv
That's - a stupidity

So come along with me
See how much fun it can be
Watch it on tv
That's - a stupidity

All around the world
Every boy and girl
Come along with me
That's - a stupidity


13.Talkin' Bout You

(chuck berry)

Let me tell you 'bout a girl i know
I met her walking on an uptown street
She's so fine, you know, i wish she was mine
I get the shivers every time we meet

Talkin' bout you
Yeah, i do mean you
Nobody but you
Baby let me get a message to you, yeah

Let me tell you 'bout a girl i know
Yeah, tell you now she looks so good
So much skills, she's got a beautiful build
She ought to be somehere in hollywood

I'm talkin' bout you
Yeah, i do mean you
Nobody but you
Baby let me get a message to you, yeah

- guitar break -

And let me tell you 'bout this girl i know
She's sitting right here by my side
Lovely indeed, that's why i asked her if she'd
Promises to someday she would be my bride

I'm talkin' bout you
I do mean you
Nobody but you
Baby let me get a message to you, yeah

- guitar break -

Yeah, let me tell you 'bout a girl i know
I met her walking on an uptown street
She's so fine, you know, i wish she was mine
I get the shivers every time we meet

I'm talkin' bout you
Hey, i do mean you
Nobody but you
Baby let me get a message to you, yeah

- guitar outro -


14.Twenty Yards Behind

(wilko johnson)

If you see my baby walking
I'm a walking by her side
Ain't no need to look too far
Because i won't be hard to find

I'm walkin twenty yards behind her
Cause i love the way she shakes behind

Everybody stops to see her
When my baby's out takin' a stroll
I see a traffic cop that flags
When a steam roller ran out of control
But when my baby walked by
He jumped up and shouted 'bless my soul'
Bless my soul

- break -

It's all much confusion in the town
When she's passing through
All the cars are going backwards
And the traffic lights change to blue

I'm walking twenty yards behind her
Cause i'm frightened of the damage she'll do


15.Walking The Dog

(rufus thomas)

Baby, back
Dressed in black
Silver buttons all down her back
High hose, tippy toes
She broke the needle and she can sew

Walking the dog
I'm just a walking the dog
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
C'mon now c'mon

I asked her mother for fifteen cents
I see you ever jumped the fence
I jumped so high, touched the skies
Didn't get back 'til a quarter to five

Walking the dog
I'm just a walking the dog
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
C'mon c'mon now

Tell me mary, what's your twelve
How does your garden grow
What with silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row

Walking the dog
I'm just a walking the dog
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
C'mon now c'mon

Baby, back
Dressed in black
Silver buttons all down her back
High hose, tippy toes
She broke the needle and she can sew

Walking the dog
I'm just a walking the dog
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
C'mon now c'mon

Yeah just a walking
Uh just a walking
Uh just a walking
Now, if you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
C'mon now c'mon
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
C'mon now
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog