1.Roly Poly
Lyricist:Fred Rose
Roly Poly
Eatin' corn and taters
Hungry every minute of the day
Roly Poly
Gnawin' on a biscuit
Long as he can chew it it's okay
He can eat an apple pie
Never even bat an eye
He likes everything from soup to hay
Roly Poly
Daddy's little fatty
Fatty's gonna be a man someday
Roly Poly
Scrambled eggs for breakfast
Bread and jelly twenty times a day
Roly Poly
He eats a hearty dinner
He needs lots of strength to sing and play
Up at dawn to do the chores
Runs both ways through all the stores
He works up an appetite that way
Roly Poly
Daddy's little fatty
Fatty's gonna be a man someday
2.It's Not You, It's Me
Lyricist:Richard Julian, Ashley Monroe
I just can't keep going along
Making believe nothing's wrong
It's wrong and it's always gonna be
Nothing you did in any way
Nothing you said or didn't say
It's not you, baby, it's me
So keep on being long and tall
Keep on talking with the same old drawl
Keep on, baby, don't you trip and fall over me
The petals of the daisy drop
You love me then, you love me not
You love me not, it's plain to see
Who keeps the fire burning bright?
The one who's losing sleep at night
It ain't you, baby, it's me
So keep the rose you never brought
Keep that ring that you never bought
It's all my fault, it's all my fantasy
Oh, but I can't give you no more of myself
'Cuz I'm looking out for somebody else
It ain't you, baby, baby, it's me
Oh, but I can't give you no more of myself
'Cuz I'm looking out for somebody else
It ain't you, baby, it's me
3.Love Me
Lyricist:Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Treat me like a fool
Treat me mean and cruel
But love me
Wring my faithful heart
Tear it all apart
But love me
If you ever go
Darling, I'll be oh so lonely
I'll be sad and blue
Crying over you, dear only
I would beg and steal
Just to feel your heart
Beatin' so close to mine
If you ever go
Darling, I'll be oh so lonely
I'll be sad and blue
Crying over you, dear only
I would beg and steal
Just to feel your heart
Beatin' so close to mine
If you ever go
Darling, I'll be oh so lonely
Beggin' on knees
All I ask is please, please love me
Oh yeah
4.No Place To Fall
Lyricist:Townes Van Zandt
If I had no place to fall
And I needed to
Could I count on you
To lay me down?
I'd never tell you no lies
I don't believe it's wise
You've got pretty eyes
Won't you spin me 'round
I ain't much of a lover it's true
I'm here then I'm gone
And I'm forever blue
But I'm sure wanting you
Skies full of silver and gold
Try to hide the sun
But it can't be done
Least not for long
And if we help each other grow
While the light of day
Shines down our way
Then we can't go wrong
Time, she's a fast old train
She's here then she's gone
And she won't come again
Won't you take my hand
If I had no place to fall
And I needed to
Could I count on you
To lay me down?
5.Streets Of Baltimore
Lyricist:Tompall Glaser, Harlan Howard
Well, I sold the farm to take my woman
Where she wanted to be
We left our friends and all our kin
Back there in Tennessee
And I bought those one way tickets
She'd often begged me for
And they took us to the streets of Baltimore
Well, her heart was filled with gladness
When she saw those city lights
She said the prettiest place on earth was
Baltimore at night
Well, a man feels proud to give his woman
What she's longing for
And I kinda liked the streets of Baltimore
Well, I got myself a factory job
I ran an old machine
And I bought a little cottage
In a neighborhood serene
Yes, and every night when I came home
With every muscle sore
She'd drag me through the streets of Baltimore
Well, I tried my best to bring her back
To what she used to be
But I soon learned she loved those bright lights
More than she loved me
So I'm going back on that same train
That brought me here before
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
6.Best Of All Possible Worlds
Lyricist:Kristoffer Kristofferson
I was runnin' through the summer rain
Waiting for the evenin' train
To kill that old familiar pain
Weavin' through my tangled brain
When I tipped my bottle back
Smacked into a cop I didn't see
That policeman said, 'Mister Cool
If you ain't drunk, then you're a fool'
I said, 'If that's against the law
Tell me why I never saw
No man locked in this jail of yours
Wasn't just as low down poor as me?'
And that's just when someone turned out the lights
Yes, and I wound up in jail to spend the night
And the dream of all the wine and lonely girls
In this best of all possible worlds
Next mornin' woke up feelin' like
My head was really gone
And like my thick old tongue
Was lickin' something sick and wrong
I said, 'I'd sell my soul for something
About as wet and cold as this old cell'
That kindly jailer looked at me
All eaten up with sympathy
Then poured himself another beer
Came and whispered in my ear
'If booze was just a dime a bottle
Boy, you couldn't even buy the smell'
I said, 'I knew there's something I liked about this town'
Oh, but it'll take more than that to bring me down
'Cause there's still a lot of wine and lonely girls
In this best of all possible worlds
Well, they finally came and told me
They was a gonna set me free
And I'd be leavin' town
If I knew what was good for me
I said, 'It's nice to learn
That everybody's so concerned about my health'
But I won't be leavin' no more quicker than I can
And I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand
And I don't need this town of yours
No more than I never needed nothin' else'
'Cause there's still a lot of drinks that I ain't drunk
Yes, and lots of pretty thoughts that I ain't thunk
Oh yeah, there's still a lot of wine and lonely girls
In this best of all possible worlds
In this best of all possible worlds
In this best of all possible worlds
7.Night Life
Lyricist:Walter M Breeland, Paul F Buskirk, Willie Nelson
When the evenin' sun goes down
You will find me hangin' 'round
The nightlife ain't no good life
But it's my life
Many people just like me
Dreaming of old used to be
The nightlife ain't no good life
But it's my life
Listen to the blues they're playing
Listen to what the blues are saying
Mine is just another scene
From the world of broken dreams
The nightlife ain't no good life
But it's my life
Listen to the blues they're playing
Listen to what the blues are saying
Mine is just another scene
From the world of broken dreams
The nightlife ain't no good life
But it's my life
8.I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Lyricist:Fred Rose, Hank Williams
Well, you're lookin' at a guy that's gettin' kinda mad
I had lot of luck but it's all been bad
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive
My fishin' pole's broke, the creek is full of sand
My woman run away with another man
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive
A distant uncle passed away, he left me quite a batch
Yes I was livin' high until that fatal day
A lawyer proved I wasn't born
I was only hatched
Everything's agin' me and it's got me down
If I jumped in the river I would probably drown
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive
These shabby shoes I'm wearin' all
Are full of holes and nails
Yes and brother if I stepped on a worn out dime
I bet a nickel I could tell you if it's heads or tails
If it was rainin' gold I wouldn't stand a chance
I wouldn't have a pocket in my patched up pants
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive
A distant uncle passed away, he left me quite a batch
And yes I was livin' high until that fatal day
A lawyer proved I wasn't born
I was only hatched
I'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow
'Cause nothing's ever gonna turn out alright now
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive
I'll never get out of this world alive
9.Lou Reed
Lyricist:Lee Alexander, Norah Jones, Richard Julian Mondzelewski
We were drivin' through West Texas
The land of beef and pork
Where they tend the hides of leather
We wear back in New York
In a pasture along a roadside
Behind a broke down shack
On a dusky side of evening
We saw a figure dressed in black
And we don't mean to sound like we're trippin
But we swear to God
We saw Lou Reed
Cow tippin', cow tippin'
Hey Lou, 'Is that you?'
She said as we pulled to the shoulder
He just said, 'Go screw'
And then he turned and tipped one over
Under a spitshine Western sky
The color of blue varnish
Hey, it's like Fellini
Actually, I'm thinkin' more like Jim Jarmusch
And we can't say how much we've been sippin'
But we swear to God
We saw Lou Reed
Cow tippin', cow tippin'
I got cops on the cell
I said, 'I got a little story to tell
Lou Reed is in the cow pen'
They said, 'Oh, no, not again'
And we hope our perceptions isn't slippin'
But we swear to God
We saw Lou Reed
Cow tippin', cow tippin'
Cow tippin', cow tippin'
Cow tippin'
You really think that was Lou Reed?
Cow tippin'
I'm sure it was, he was wearing black Levis
Cow tippin'
I thought he was a vegetarian
Cow tippin'
He's just tippin' them over, he wasn't eating them
Cow tippin', oh, cow tippin
10.Gotta Get Drunk
Lyricist:Willie Nelson
Well, I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it
'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do
I'll start to spend my money
Call everybody honey and wind up singing the blues
I'll spend my whole paycheck on
Some old wreck and brother I can name you a few
But I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'cause
I know just what I'm gonna do
I gotta get drunk I just can't stay sober there's
A lot of good people in town
Who'd like to hear me holler see me spend my dollars
And I wouldn't think of lettin' 'em down
There's a lot of doctors that tell me
That I'd better start slowin' it down
But there's more old drunkers
Than there are old doctors
So I guess we'd better have another round
11.Roll On
Lyricist:Lee Alexander
Like an old machine
Sputtering along
Wheels don't turn as fast as they used to
Sometimes you take a right
Find out that it's wrong
Don't know the difference in a way
It ain't for now and then
Always help me find my way again
Another restless day
Looking for a sign
Another wasted afternoon
Maybe even though
The thought is on my mind
Don't mean that I won't see it soon
It ain't if for now and then
Always help me find my way again
So won't you roll on
Sweet baby, roll on
Roll on
Sweet baby, roll on
Keep on rolling
Sweet baby, roll on
Lead the way again
It ain't if for now and then
Always help me find my way again
Won't you roll on
Sweet baby, roll on
Roll on
Sweet baby, roll on
Keep on rolling
Sweet baby, roll on
Lead the way again
Oh, lead the way again
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