New West Motel

The Walkabouts New West Motel Lyrics
1.Findlay's Motel

Findlay was on his last legs
Findlay was on his last legs
But he made the rules
But he made the rules
Said suffer fools gladly
Said suffer fools gladly
But never end up as the sufferin' fool
But never end up as the sufferin' fool

He shook me down
He shook me down
Though it was my first week on the job
Though it was my first week on the job
Said travellers will trick you
Said travellers will trick you
But you will find out all them things for yourself
But you will find out all them things for yourself
Yes you will
Yes you will

Findlay he threw me the keys
Findlay he threw me the keys
As he walked outside
As he walked outside
And he turned on the big neon sign
And he turned on the big neon sign
But only half of it burned
But only half of it burned

And I was there fightin' off dreams
And i was there fightin' off dreams
When she pulled in the drive
When she pulled in the drive
The sound of her wheels woke me up
The sound of her wheels woke me up
And there she was, standin' inside
And there she was, standin' inside

By the stretch
By the stretch
Of a pine barren road
Of a pine barren road
Where the night
Where the night
Never did what was told
Never did what was told
(I never did what was told)
(i never did what was told)
Rooms for the night
Rooms for the night
Room for your rest
Room for your rest
Rooms for the night
Rooms for the night
At Findlay's Motel
At findlay's motel

She looked like she had come down
She looked like she had come down
From the rattlesnake hills
From the rattlesnake hills
And she pushed the gun to my jaw
And she pushed the gun to my jaw
And told me to clean out the till
And told me to clean out the till

As I handed her over the cash
As i handed her over the cash
Findlay limped in
Findlay limped in
The old man he reached for her gun
The old man he reached for her gun
But she was stronger than him
But she was stronger than him
Yes she was
Yes she was

By the stretch
By the stretch
Of a pine barren road
Of a pine barren road
Where the night
Where the night
Never did what was told
Never did what was told
(I never did what was told)
(i never did what was told)
Rooms for the night
Rooms for the night
Room for your rest
Room for your rest
Rooms for the night
Rooms for the night
At Findlay's Motel
At findlay's motel

Now bullets don't care what they hit
Now bullets don't care what they hit
And Findlay went down
And findlay went down
And she dropped the gun to the floor
And she dropped the gun to the floor
And said, you best call somone now
And said, you best call somone now

But my eyes they were fixed on the door
But my eyes they were fixed on the door
And I walked straight outside
And i walked straight outside
Said suffer fools gladly
Said suffer fools gladly
As long as this sufferin' keeps you alive
As long as this sufferin' keeps you alive
For a spell
For a spell


2.Jack Candy

Jack Candy was as old as my father

But still I took a likin' to him
Jack candy was as old as my father
He said:'You will be somebody's treasure,
But still i took a likin' to him
But no one has discovered you yet.'
He said: 'you will be somebody's treasure,

But no one has discovered you yet.'
Jack Candy lived on Sky Valley Road

And that's where he did business I guess
Jack candy lived on sky valley road
Some say he sold a suitcase of cocaine
And that's where he did business i guess
But he never showed me any of that
Some say he sold a suitcase of cocaine

But he never showed me any of that
This is a story that I've prayed to tell X2

About the day they drove him from this town
This is a story that i've prayed to tell x2
About the day I lost: Jack Candy
About the day they drove him from this town

About the day i lost: jack candy
I was walkin' up to Jack Candy's trailer

When he shouted that I('d) better head home
I was walkin' up to jack candy's trailer
The curtains closed as he went back inside
When he shouted that i('d) better head home
And I trembled 'cause he wasn't alone
The curtains closed as he went back inside

And i trembled 'cause he wasn't alone
This is a story that I've prayed to tell X2

About the day they drove him from this town
This is a story that i've prayed to tell x2
About the day I lost: Jack Candy
About the day they drove him from this town

About the day i lost: jack candy
Some say they took him out to a clearin'

And made him crawl until he confessed
Some say they took him out to a clearin'
Some say they hung him up by his bootstraps
And made him crawl until he confessed
Some say they let him swing in the wind
Some say they hung him up by his bootstraps

Some say they let him swing in the wind
I walked along (the) Sky Valley Road

And out onto the great northern bridge
I walked along (the) sky valley road
And for hours I stared into the cold
And out onto the great northern bridge
Sick and tired of denying I loved him
And for hours i stared into the cold

Sick and tired of denying i loved him
This is a story that I've prayed to tell X2

About the day they drove him from this town X2
This is a story that i've prayed to tell x2

About the day they drove him from this town x2
I've lived a lie and I have lived it well

This is the story that I've prayed to tell
I've lived a lie and i have lived it well
About a love and how I let him down
This is the story that i've prayed to tell
About the day I lost: Jack Candy
About a love and how i let him down
About the day i lost: jack candy


3.Grand Theft Auto

In this town
In this town
The blood will make you rich
The blood will make you rich
Yeah, in this town
Yeah, in this town
The blood will make you rich
The blood will make you rich

In this town
In this town
I will do you one better
I will do you one better
I'll change the truth
I'll change the truth
When I change the weather
When i change the weather

In this town
In this town
The blood will make you rich
The blood will make you rich

And when you're down
And when you're down
You can buy the Jesus pose
You can buy the jesus pose
'Cause in this town
'cause in this town
All roads lead to this
All roads lead to this

And when you're down
And when you're down
I will kill it again
I will kill it again
I'll give ya something
I'll give ya something
To forget about him
To forget about him

In this town
In this town
All roads lead to this
All roads lead to this

And come tonight, yeah come tonight
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
We'll take a ride
We'll take a ride
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
We'll see the lights
We'll see the lights

You will lead and I will follow
You will lead and i will follow
You will lead me, down to the hollow
You will lead me, down to the hollow
You will lead me down
You will lead me down
Grand theft auto
Grand theft auto
You will lead me down
You will lead me down

In this town
In this town
We have got the Midas touch
We have got the midas touch
Yeah in this town
Yeah in this town
The gold will make you blush
The gold will make you blush
Some of it's cooling
Some of it's cooling
And some of it's glitters
And some of it's glitters
All of it's cold
All of it's cold
And it gives me the shivers
And it gives me the shivers

In this town we've got the Midas touch
In this town we've got the midas touch

And come tonight, yeah come tonight
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
We'll take a ride
We'll take a ride
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
We'll see the lights
We'll see the lights

You will lead and I will follow
You will lead and i will follow
You will lead me, down to the hollow
You will lead me, down to the hollow
You will lead me down
You will lead me down
Grand theft auto
Grand theft auto
You will lead me down
You will lead me down


4.Sundowner

Deaf as a fence post
Deaf as a fence post
Alone on a winter's night
Alone on a winter's night
I'm drunk as a racehorse
I'm drunk as a racehorse
But I'll never fade outta sight
But i'll never fade outta sight

There's a wild below me
There's a wild below me
A wild up there in the stars
A wild up there in the stars
There's a history behind me
There's a history behind me
A child gone cold in my arms
A child gone cold in my arms

Tell George and Tammy
Tell george and tammy
I'm ripe for the taking these days
I'm ripe for the taking these days
It's a good year for roses
It's a good year for roses
(And) a bad year for runnin' in place
(and) a bad year for runnin' in place

But if they don't believe me
But if they don't believe me
I'll do what I always have done
I'll do what i always have done
I won't be the sundowner
I won't be the sundowner
No I'll never cheat on the sun
No i'll never cheat on the sun

'Cause when the sun comes up
'cause when the sun comes up
And the moon is gone
And the moon is gone
To the bridge I go
To the bridge i go
To the bridge I run
To the bridge i run

And when I reach the edge
And when i reach the edge
Onto the bridge I crawl
Onto the bridge i crawl
And when I find you my friend
And when i find you my friend
From the bridge I fall
From the bridge i fall

This is the last place
This is the last place
That I've ever been, ever been
That i've ever been, ever been
It's the last best place
It's the last best place
That I've ever been, ever been
That i've ever been, ever been

And in spite of my weakness
And in spite of my weakness
And all my desires to win
And all my desires to win
I won't be the sundowner
I won't be the sundowner
Tomorrow I'll leave here again
Tomorrow i'll leave here again

'Cause when the sun comes up
'cause when the sun comes up
And I need a friend
And i need a friend
To the bridge I run
To the bridge i run
When I need a friend
When i need a friend

And when I meet the edge
And when i meet the edge
Onto the bridge I crawl
Onto the bridge i crawl
And when I find you my friend
And when i find you my friend
It's from the bridge I fall
It's from the bridge i fall


5.Jack Candy

Jack Candy was as old as my father

But still I took a likin' to him
Jack candy was as old as my father
He said:'You will be somebody's treasure,
But still i took a likin' to him
But no one has discovered you yet.'
He said: 'you will be somebody's treasure,

But no one has discovered you yet.'
Jack Candy lived on Sky Valley Road

And that's where he did business I guess
Jack candy lived on sky valley road
Some say he sold a suitcase of cocaine
And that's where he did business i guess
But he never showed me any of that
Some say he sold a suitcase of cocaine

But he never showed me any of that
This is a story that I've prayed to tell X2

About the day they drove him from this town
This is a story that i've prayed to tell x2
About the day I lost: Jack Candy
About the day they drove him from this town

About the day i lost: jack candy
I was walkin' up to Jack Candy's trailer

When he shouted that I('d) better head home
I was walkin' up to jack candy's trailer
The curtains closed as he went back inside
When he shouted that i('d) better head home
And I trembled 'cause he wasn't alone
The curtains closed as he went back inside

And i trembled 'cause he wasn't alone
This is a story that I've prayed to tell X2

About the day they drove him from this town
This is a story that i've prayed to tell x2
About the day I lost: Jack Candy
About the day they drove him from this town

About the day i lost: jack candy
Some say they took him out to a clearin'

And made him crawl until he confessed
Some say they took him out to a clearin'
Some say they hung him up by his bootstraps
And made him crawl until he confessed
Some say they let him swing in the wind
Some say they hung him up by his bootstraps

Some say they let him swing in the wind
I walked along (the) Sky Valley Road

And out onto the great northern bridge
I walked along (the) sky valley road
And for hours I stared into the cold
And out onto the great northern bridge
Sick and tired of denying I loved him
And for hours i stared into the cold

Sick and tired of denying i loved him
This is a story that I've prayed to tell X2

About the day they drove him from this town X2
This is a story that i've prayed to tell x2

About the day they drove him from this town x2
I've lived a lie and I have lived it well

This is the story that I've prayed to tell
I've lived a lie and i have lived it well
About a love and how I let him down
This is the story that i've prayed to tell
About the day I lost: Jack Candy
About a love and how i let him down
About the day i lost: jack candy


6.Grand Theft Auto

In this town
In this town
The blood will make you rich
The blood will make you rich
Yeah, in this town
Yeah, in this town
The blood will make you rich
The blood will make you rich

In this town
In this town
I will do you one better
I will do you one better
I'll change the truth
I'll change the truth
When I change the weather
When i change the weather

In this town
In this town
The blood will make you rich
The blood will make you rich

And when you're down
And when you're down
You can buy the Jesus pose
You can buy the jesus pose
'Cause in this town
'cause in this town
All roads lead to this
All roads lead to this

And when you're down
And when you're down
I will kill it again
I will kill it again
I'll give ya something
I'll give ya something
To forget about him
To forget about him

In this town
In this town
All roads lead to this
All roads lead to this

And come tonight, yeah come tonight
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
We'll take a ride
We'll take a ride
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
We'll see the lights
We'll see the lights

You will lead and I will follow
You will lead and i will follow
You will lead me, down to the hollow
You will lead me, down to the hollow
You will lead me down
You will lead me down
Grand theft auto
Grand theft auto
You will lead me down
You will lead me down

In this town
In this town
We have got the Midas touch
We have got the midas touch
Yeah in this town
Yeah in this town
The gold will make you blush
The gold will make you blush
Some of it's cooling
Some of it's cooling
And some of it's glitters
And some of it's glitters
All of it's cold
All of it's cold
And it gives me the shivers
And it gives me the shivers

In this town we've got the Midas touch
In this town we've got the midas touch

And come tonight, yeah come tonight
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
We'll take a ride
We'll take a ride
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
And come tonight, yeah come tonight
We'll see the lights
We'll see the lights

You will lead and I will follow
You will lead and i will follow
You will lead me, down to the hollow
You will lead me, down to the hollow
You will lead me down
You will lead me down
Grand theft auto
Grand theft auto
You will lead me down
You will lead me down


7.Sundowner

Deaf as a fence post
Deaf as a fence post
Alone on a winter's night
Alone on a winter's night
I'm drunk as a racehorse
I'm drunk as a racehorse
But I'll never fade outta sight
But i'll never fade outta sight

There's a wild below me
There's a wild below me
A wild up there in the stars
A wild up there in the stars
There's a history behind me
There's a history behind me
A child gone cold in my arms
A child gone cold in my arms

Tell George and Tammy
Tell george and tammy
I'm ripe for the taking these days
I'm ripe for the taking these days
It's a good year for roses
It's a good year for roses
(And) a bad year for runnin' in place
(and) a bad year for runnin' in place

But if they don't believe me
But if they don't believe me
I'll do what I always have done
I'll do what i always have done
I won't be the sundowner
I won't be the sundowner
No I'll never cheat on the sun
No i'll never cheat on the sun

'Cause when the sun comes up
'cause when the sun comes up
And the moon is gone
And the moon is gone
To the bridge I go
To the bridge i go
To the bridge I run
To the bridge i run

And when I reach the edge
And when i reach the edge
Onto the bridge I crawl
Onto the bridge i crawl
And when I find you my friend
And when i find you my friend
From the bridge I fall
From the bridge i fall

This is the last place
This is the last place
That I've ever been, ever been
That i've ever been, ever been
It's the last best place
It's the last best place
That I've ever been, ever been
That i've ever been, ever been

And in spite of my weakness
And in spite of my weakness
And all my desires to win
And all my desires to win
I won't be the sundowner
I won't be the sundowner
Tomorrow I'll leave here again
Tomorrow i'll leave here again

'Cause when the sun comes up
'cause when the sun comes up
And I need a friend
And i need a friend
To the bridge I run
To the bridge i run
When I need a friend
When i need a friend

And when I meet the edge
And when i meet the edge
Onto the bridge I crawl
Onto the bridge i crawl
And when I find you my friend
And when i find you my friend
It's from the bridge I fall
It's from the bridge i fall


8.Break It Down Gently

It soon appears
It soon appears
Long rented shores
Long rented shores
Too big to name
Too big to name
And second to none
And second to none

Save horses' hair
Save horses' hair
In pockets deep
In pockets deep
Remember skies
Remember skies
Second to none
Second to none

Black rain
Black rain
Black rain will come
Black rain will come
Black rain
Black rain
Black rain will come
Black rain will come

Word to the wise
Word to the wise
Don't you sit on this fence
Don't you sit on this fence
Electric and live
Electric and live
With evangelistic zeal
With evangelistic zeal

Spin doctors gave you
Spin doctors gave you
All those remedies to choose
All those remedies to choose
So you'd be the weathervane
So you'd be the weathervane
For clouds that never move
For clouds that never move

Black rain
Black rain
Black rain will come
Black rain will come
Black rain
Black rain
Black rain will come
Black rain will come

To break it down gently
To break it down gently
To wash it down slow
To wash it down slow
Goin' straight to the bottom
Goin' straight to the bottom
With a mind . . . . of it's own
With a mind . . . . of it's own

Black rain, Black rain, Black rain will come X3
Black rain, black rain, black rain will come x3
Black rain will come
Black rain will come


9.Your Hope Shines

Lay my body down
Lay my body down
By the shallows of the creek
By the shallows of the creek
You can lay my body down
You can lay my body down
Lay me in your reach
Lay me in your reach

And when my body's down
And when my body's down
We'll steal the thunder from the rain
We'll steal the thunder from the rain
And when my body's down
And when my body's down
We'll shake the dirt right from the pain
We'll shake the dirt right from the pain

I was going nowhere
I was going nowhere
Nowhere very fast
Nowhere very fast
Threw my poison out the window
Threw my poison out the window
But it came blowin' back
But it came blowin' back

Out along the highway
Out along the highway
Right through the night of crime
Right through the night of crime
Somewhere in the darkness
Somewhere in the darkness
Your hope shined
Your hope shined

Whisper wisdom's words
Whisper wisdom's words
You can whisper wisdom's lies
You can whisper wisdom's lies
But all of wisdom's words
But all of wisdom's words
Never helped me to survive
Never helped me to survive

Days of all my arrogance
Days of all my arrogance
When you were not afraid
When you were not afraid
Threw my paycheck out the window
Threw my paycheck out the window
You threw it all away
You threw it all away

Walked the devil's highway
Walked the devil's highway
Across the county line
Across the county line
Somewhere in the darkness
Somewhere in the darkness
Your hope shined
Your hope shined

Your hope shined, your hope shined X2
Your hope shined, your hope shined x2
Walked the devil's highway, across the county line
Walked the devil's highway, across the county line
But your hope shined, your hope shined
But your hope shined, your hope shined
First light in the mornin', right through the night of crime
First light in the mornin', right through the night of crime
Your hope shined, your hope shined
Your hope shined, your hope shined

Lay my body down
Lay my body down
By the shallows of the creek
By the shallows of the creek


10.Your Hope Shines

Lay my body down
Lay my body down
By the shallows of the creek
By the shallows of the creek
You can lay my body down
You can lay my body down
Lay me in your reach
Lay me in your reach

And when my body's down
And when my body's down
We'll steal the thunder from the rain
We'll steal the thunder from the rain
And when my body's down
And when my body's down
We'll shake the dirt right from the pain
We'll shake the dirt right from the pain

I was going nowhere
I was going nowhere
Nowhere very fast
Nowhere very fast
Threw my poison out the window
Threw my poison out the window
But it came blowin' back
But it came blowin' back

Out along the highway
Out along the highway
Right through the night of crime
Right through the night of crime
Somewhere in the darkness
Somewhere in the darkness
Your hope shined
Your hope shined

Whisper wisdom's words
Whisper wisdom's words
You can whisper wisdom's lies
You can whisper wisdom's lies
But all of wisdom's words
But all of wisdom's words
Never helped me to survive
Never helped me to survive

Days of all my arrogance
Days of all my arrogance
When you were not afraid
When you were not afraid
Threw my paycheck out the window
Threw my paycheck out the window
You threw it all away
You threw it all away

Walked the devil's highway
Walked the devil's highway
Across the county line
Across the county line
Somewhere in the darkness
Somewhere in the darkness
Your hope shined
Your hope shined

Your hope shined, your hope shined X2
Your hope shined, your hope shined x2
Walked the devil's highway, across the county line
Walked the devil's highway, across the county line
But your hope shined, your hope shined
But your hope shined, your hope shined
First light in the mornin', right through the night of crime
First light in the mornin', right through the night of crime
Your hope shined, your hope shined
Your hope shined, your hope shined

Lay my body down
Lay my body down
By the shallows of the creek
By the shallows of the creek


11.Long Time Here

If you want good times

I know where to look
If you want good times
And if you want good times I will
I know where to look

And if you want good times i will
They're thrown on your bed

With your junkyard religion
They're thrown on your bed
At the best of the western motels
With your junkyard religion

At the best of the western motels
Thrown with the pawns

And the hardscrabble rooks
Thrown with the pawns
Thrown with our ransom of kings
And the hardscrabble rooks

Thrown with our ransom of kings
But if you want goodtimes

I know where to look
But if you want goodtimes
And I know it's goodtimes you want
I know where to look

And i know it's goodtimes you want
Long time here X2

I'll keep you around
Long time here x2
Holding this ground
I'll keep you around
I'll keep you a long time here
Holding this ground

I'll keep you a long time here
In 24 hours

We could be in Vegas
In 24 hours
Where the heat is a possible friend
We could be in vegas

Where the heat is a possible friend
Where snake eyes and boxcars

Could wet down your whistle
Where snake eyes and boxcars
And steal all the noise from your head
Could wet down your whistle

And steal all the noise from your head
But your hell is hotter

Then the typical thirst
But your hell is hotter
And in Vegas the ice is not cheap
Then the typical thirst

And in vegas the ice is not cheap
And heaven's a backroom

Where the gamblin' don't finish
And heaven's a backroom
And you keep makin' the same mistakes
Where the gamblin' don't finish

And you keep makin' the same mistakes
Long time here X2

I'll keep you around
Long time here x2
Holding this ground
I'll keep you around
I'll keep you a long . . . .
Holding this ground

I'll keep you a long . . . .
Long time here X4

I'll keep you around
Long time here x4
Holding this ground
I'll keep you around
I'll keep you a long time here
Holding this ground
I'll keep you a long time here


12.Murdering Stone

Man came down from the field
Man came down from the field
A lonely horseman
A lonely horseman
Headin' back to the stable
Headin' back to the stable
Said he was sorry
Said he was sorry
But his cain was not able
But his cain was not able
To save us all from ourselves
To save us all from ourselves

Man sees the blood on every door
Man sees the blood on every door
And hears the laughter
And hears the laughter
In the good people's hearts
In the good people's hearts
Their pocket's empty
Their pocket's empty
And their coats ripped apart
And their coats ripped apart
And the man makes a promise to the town
And the man makes a promise to the town

I wanna give you my murdering stone
I wanna give you my murdering stone
Give you my murdering stone
Give you my murdering stone

Happy-go-lucky's back in town
Happy-go-lucky's back in town
Happy-go-lucky's says he's fit to be tied
Happy-go-lucky's says he's fit to be tied
Now that his hands have done
Now that his hands have done
A sin worse than pride
A sin worse than pride
And the man makes a promise to us all
And the man makes a promise to us all

I wanna give you my murdering stone
I wanna give you my murdering stone
Give you my murdering stone
Give you my murdering stone

Won't you take my X2
Won't you take my x2
I wanna give you my murdering stone
I wanna give you my murdering stone

My hands are heavy now that all the guns are home
My hands are heavy now that all the guns are home
Take my murdering stone
Take my murdering stone

And I wanna give you my murdering stone
And i wanna give you my murdering stone
Please take my murdering X2
Please take my murdering x2
Please take my murdering stone
Please take my murdering stone


13.Snake Mountain Blues

Mr. ten dollar man
Mr. ten dollar man
Let me tell you where you're bound
Let me tell you where you're bound
When you drink your green liquor
When you drink your green liquor
Lord, you'll roll to the ground
Lord, you'll roll to the ground

But you come around here
But you come around here
With your money in your hand
With your money in your hand
Tasted my woman
Tasted my woman
You'll die where you stand
You'll die where you stand

Snake Mountain's gonna crumble
Snake mountain's gonna crumble
Lord, and fall from the sky
Lord, and fall from the sky
'Til that woman of mine
'til that woman of mine
Keeps on telling her lies
Keeps on telling her lies

If I'd die Lord, she'd weep
If i'd die lord, she'd weep
And she'd weep and she'd mourne
And she'd weep and she'd mourne
As soon as I was buried
As soon as i was buried
Forget I been born
Forget i been born

Well my daddy, he rides on a long holy train
Well my daddy, he rides on a long holy train
And the first winds of winter
And the first winds of winter
Well, I'll see him again
Well, i'll see him again

And it's goodbye to that yellow-headed misery I've known
And it's goodbye to that yellow-headed misery i've known
Snake Mountain is callin'
Snake mountain is callin'
Is callin' me home
Is callin' me home

Got the Snake Mountain blues X4
Got the snake mountain blues x4

Got the Snake Mountain blues X4
Got the snake mountain blues x4

It goes something like this:
*[one verse of the original is left out.

It goes something like this:
Well the Snake Mountain blues

Have got me down low
Well the snake mountain blues
I could die in the morning
Have got me down low
And no one would know
I could die in the morning
Well, my woman comes 'round
And no one would know
My body she'd found
Well, my woman comes 'round
Go down to Dundee
My body she'd found
(And) Have her a time]
Go down to dundee
(and) have her a time]


14.Sweet Revenge

Fourteen and one half years

You know I was good fortune's slave
Fourteen and one half years
Road map on my face
You know i was good fortune's slave
Up to my neck in lucky breaks
Road map on my face

Up to my neck in lucky breaks
Cover your eyes

Don't look now
Cover your eyes

Don't look now
And durin' all that time

You know I wore this reckless coat
And durin' all that time
Filled up with matchstick men
You know i wore this reckless coat
And all the bibles that you wrote
Filled up with matchstick men

And all the bibles that you wrote
Cover your eyes, Don't look now X2

Cover your eyes, don't look now x2
First I'll get even

And then I'll make you proud
First i'll get even
Revenge is sweeter
And then i'll make you proud
When you can laugh out loud
Revenge is sweeter

When you can laugh out loud
And from these bitterroots

You know I made a potent shine
And from these bitterroots
One-half kerosene
You know i made a potent shine
One-half justice all gone blind
One-half kerosene

One-half justice all gone blind
First I'll get even

And then I'll make you proud
First i'll get even
Revenge is sweeter
And then i'll make you proud
When you can laugh out loud
Revenge is sweeter

When you can laugh out loud
Swing it low, swing it low

Swing it: sweet revenge X2
Swing it low, swing it low
Swing it low
Swing it: sweet revenge x2
Sweet revenge
Swing it low

Sweet revenge
First I'll get even

And then I'll make you proud
First i'll get even
Revenge is sweeter
And then i'll make you proud
When you can laugh out loud
Revenge is sweeter

When you can laugh out loud
Swing it low, swing it low

Swing it: sweet revenge X2
Swing it low, swing it low
Swing it low
Swing it: sweet revenge x2
Sweet revenge
Swing it low
Sweet revenge


15.Sweet Revenge

Fourteen and one half years

You know I was good fortune's slave
Fourteen and one half years
Road map on my face
You know i was good fortune's slave
Up to my neck in lucky breaks
Road map on my face

Up to my neck in lucky breaks
Cover your eyes

Don't look now
Cover your eyes

Don't look now
And durin' all that time

You know I wore this reckless coat
And durin' all that time
Filled up with matchstick men
You know i wore this reckless coat
And all the bibles that you wrote
Filled up with matchstick men

And all the bibles that you wrote
Cover your eyes, Don't look now X2

Cover your eyes, don't look now x2
First I'll get even

And then I'll make you proud
First i'll get even
Revenge is sweeter
And then i'll make you proud
When you can laugh out loud
Revenge is sweeter

When you can laugh out loud
And from these bitterroots

You know I made a potent shine
And from these bitterroots
One-half kerosene
You know i made a potent shine
One-half justice all gone blind
One-half kerosene

One-half justice all gone blind
First I'll get even

And then I'll make you proud
First i'll get even
Revenge is sweeter
And then i'll make you proud
When you can laugh out loud
Revenge is sweeter

When you can laugh out loud
Swing it low, swing it low

Swing it: sweet revenge X2
Swing it low, swing it low
Swing it low
Swing it: sweet revenge x2
Sweet revenge
Swing it low

Sweet revenge
First I'll get even

And then I'll make you proud
First i'll get even
Revenge is sweeter
And then i'll make you proud
When you can laugh out loud
Revenge is sweeter

When you can laugh out loud
Swing it low, swing it low

Swing it: sweet revenge X2
Swing it low, swing it low
Swing it low
Swing it: sweet revenge x2
Sweet revenge
Swing it low
Sweet revenge


16.Glad Nation's Death Song

These are the ghosts that I half believed
These are the ghosts that i half believed
Guns & liquor & the carnival freak
Guns & liquor & the carnival freak
But then one day the whole world shook
But then one day the whole world shook
And I got arrested for stealin' a look
And i got arrested for stealin' a look

And the glad nation's death song sings X2
And the glad nation's death song sings x2
And I wanna hear you sing
And i wanna hear you sing
And I wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing
And i wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing

Well they dragged me down to the deptor's jail
Well they dragged me down to the deptor's jail
Where no one cried 'cause the drinks were free
Where no one cried 'cause the drinks were free
And there I met you, you were passin' the hat
And there i met you, you were passin' the hat
Sayin' give to the memory of a long gone dream
Sayin' give to the memory of a long gone dream

And the glad nation's death song sings X2
And the glad nation's death song sings x2
And I wanna hear you sing
And i wanna hear you sing
And I wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing
And i wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing

This is the sound of one hand clappin'
This is the sound of one hand clappin'
This is the sound of one man laughin'
This is the sound of one man laughin'
Sayin' we are lucky, yeah lucky is us
Sayin' we are lucky, yeah lucky is us
'Cause behind these bars we've been stuck
'cause behind these bars we've been stuck

And the glad nation's death song sings X4
And the glad nation's death song sings x4
And I wanna hear you sing
And i wanna hear you sing
And I wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing
And i wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing


17.Drag This River

Quick, burn it down to the wick
Quick, burn it down to the wick
Burn it down to the heart
Burn it down to the heart
So the ending can start
So the ending can start

Here, behind the riverhaus door
Here, behind the riverhaus door
With an unloaded gun
With an unloaded gun
And an unsettled score
And an unsettled score

Well I'll never drag this river
Well i'll never drag this river
I'll never drag this river X2
I'll never drag this river x2
I'll never drag this river down
I'll never drag this river down

You, nothin' comes to you slow
You, nothin' comes to you slow
Nothin' comes to you hard
Nothin' comes to you hard
Though you beg like you're hard
Though you beg like you're hard

And me, don't shake the barrel ar me
And me, don't shake the barrel ar me
And don't treat idle threats
And don't treat idle threats
Like you treat all your friends
Like you treat all your friends

Well I'll never drag this river
Well i'll never drag this river
I'll never drag this river X2
I'll never drag this river x2
I'll never drag this river down
I'll never drag this river down

And if you walk out that door
And if you walk out that door
Don't come back
Don't come back
Because there'll be no door
Because there'll be no door

And if you walk out that door
And if you walk out that door
Silence greets you
Silence greets you
Silence, will be yours
Silence, will be yours

I hear ya callin' from a long distant shore
I hear ya callin' from a long distant shore

The water's risin' and the levee is not sure
The water's risin' and the levee is not sure
And you won't be found, no you can't be found
And you won't be found, no you can't be found

Drag this river down
Drag this river down


18.Long Time Here

If you want good times

I know where to look
If you want good times
And if you want good times I will
I know where to look

And if you want good times i will
They're thrown on your bed

With your junkyard religion
They're thrown on your bed
At the best of the western motels
With your junkyard religion

At the best of the western motels
Thrown with the pawns

And the hardscrabble rooks
Thrown with the pawns
Thrown with our ransom of kings
And the hardscrabble rooks

Thrown with our ransom of kings
But if you want goodtimes

I know where to look
But if you want goodtimes
And I know it's goodtimes you want
I know where to look

And i know it's goodtimes you want
Long time here X2

I'll keep you around
Long time here x2
Holding this ground
I'll keep you around
I'll keep you a long time here
Holding this ground

I'll keep you a long time here
In 24 hours

We could be in Vegas
In 24 hours
Where the heat is a possible friend
We could be in vegas

Where the heat is a possible friend
Where snake eyes and boxcars

Could wet down your whistle
Where snake eyes and boxcars
And steal all the noise from your head
Could wet down your whistle

And steal all the noise from your head
But your hell is hotter

Then the typical thirst
But your hell is hotter
And in Vegas the ice is not cheap
Then the typical thirst

And in vegas the ice is not cheap
And heaven's a backroom

Where the gamblin' don't finish
And heaven's a backroom
And you keep makin' the same mistakes
Where the gamblin' don't finish

And you keep makin' the same mistakes
Long time here X2

I'll keep you around
Long time here x2
Holding this ground
I'll keep you around
I'll keep you a long . . . .
Holding this ground

I'll keep you a long . . . .
Long time here X4

I'll keep you around
Long time here x4
Holding this ground
I'll keep you around
I'll keep you a long time here
Holding this ground
I'll keep you a long time here


19.Murdering Stone

Man came down from the field
Man came down from the field
A lonely horseman
A lonely horseman
Headin' back to the stable
Headin' back to the stable
Said he was sorry
Said he was sorry
But his cain was not able
But his cain was not able
To save us all from ourselves
To save us all from ourselves

Man sees the blood on every door
Man sees the blood on every door
And hears the laughter
And hears the laughter
In the good people's hearts
In the good people's hearts
Their pocket's empty
Their pocket's empty
And their coats ripped apart
And their coats ripped apart
And the man makes a promise to the town
And the man makes a promise to the town

I wanna give you my murdering stone
I wanna give you my murdering stone
Give you my murdering stone
Give you my murdering stone

Happy-go-lucky's back in town
Happy-go-lucky's back in town
Happy-go-lucky's says he's fit to be tied
Happy-go-lucky's says he's fit to be tied
Now that his hands have done
Now that his hands have done
A sin worse than pride
A sin worse than pride
And the man makes a promise to us all
And the man makes a promise to us all

I wanna give you my murdering stone
I wanna give you my murdering stone
Give you my murdering stone
Give you my murdering stone

Won't you take my X2
Won't you take my x2
I wanna give you my murdering stone
I wanna give you my murdering stone

My hands are heavy now that all the guns are home
My hands are heavy now that all the guns are home
Take my murdering stone
Take my murdering stone

And I wanna give you my murdering stone
And i wanna give you my murdering stone
Please take my murdering X2
Please take my murdering x2
Please take my murdering stone
Please take my murdering stone


20.Wondertown(Part One)

I'll break the jackpot open
I'll break the jackpot open
In a wondertown, wondertown
In a wondertown, wondertown
I'll break the jackpot open
I'll break the jackpot open
In a wondertown, wondertown
In a wondertown, wondertown
With my hands of ivory
With my hands of ivory
And my nerves of steel
And my nerves of steel
I'll break the jackpot open
I'll break the jackpot open
Just to prove it's real
Just to prove it's real
I'll break the jackpot open
I'll break the jackpot open
In a wondertown, wondertown
In a wondertown, wondertown


21.Glad Nation's Death Song

These are the ghosts that I half believed
These are the ghosts that i half believed
Guns & liquor & the carnival freak
Guns & liquor & the carnival freak
But then one day the whole world shook
But then one day the whole world shook
And I got arrested for stealin' a look
And i got arrested for stealin' a look

And the glad nation's death song sings X2
And the glad nation's death song sings x2
And I wanna hear you sing
And i wanna hear you sing
And I wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing
And i wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing

Well they dragged me down to the deptor's jail
Well they dragged me down to the deptor's jail
Where no one cried 'cause the drinks were free
Where no one cried 'cause the drinks were free
And there I met you, you were passin' the hat
And there i met you, you were passin' the hat
Sayin' give to the memory of a long gone dream
Sayin' give to the memory of a long gone dream

And the glad nation's death song sings X2
And the glad nation's death song sings x2
And I wanna hear you sing
And i wanna hear you sing
And I wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing
And i wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing

This is the sound of one hand clappin'
This is the sound of one hand clappin'
This is the sound of one man laughin'
This is the sound of one man laughin'
Sayin' we are lucky, yeah lucky is us
Sayin' we are lucky, yeah lucky is us
'Cause behind these bars we've been stuck
'cause behind these bars we've been stuck

And the glad nation's death song sings X4
And the glad nation's death song sings x4
And I wanna hear you sing
And i wanna hear you sing
And I wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing
And i wanna hear you . . . . hear you sing


22.Drag This River

Quick, burn it down to the wick
Quick, burn it down to the wick
Burn it down to the heart
Burn it down to the heart
So the ending can start
So the ending can start

Here, behind the riverhaus door
Here, behind the riverhaus door
With an unloaded gun
With an unloaded gun
And an unsettled score
And an unsettled score

Well I'll never drag this river
Well i'll never drag this river
I'll never drag this river X2
I'll never drag this river x2
I'll never drag this river down
I'll never drag this river down

You, nothin' comes to you slow
You, nothin' comes to you slow
Nothin' comes to you hard
Nothin' comes to you hard
Though you beg like you're hard
Though you beg like you're hard

And me, don't shake the barrel ar me
And me, don't shake the barrel ar me
And don't treat idle threats
And don't treat idle threats
Like you treat all your friends
Like you treat all your friends

Well I'll never drag this river
Well i'll never drag this river
I'll never drag this river X2
I'll never drag this river x2
I'll never drag this river down
I'll never drag this river down

And if you walk out that door
And if you walk out that door
Don't come back
Don't come back
Because there'll be no door
Because there'll be no door

And if you walk out that door
And if you walk out that door
Silence greets you
Silence greets you
Silence, will be yours
Silence, will be yours

I hear ya callin' from a long distant shore
I hear ya callin' from a long distant shore

The water's risin' and the levee is not sure
The water's risin' and the levee is not sure
And you won't be found, no you can't be found
And you won't be found, no you can't be found

Drag this river down
Drag this river down


23.Break It Down Gently

It soon appears
It soon appears
Long rented shores
Long rented shores
Too big to name
Too big to name
And second to none
And second to none

Save horses' hair
Save horses' hair
In pockets deep
In pockets deep
Remember skies
Remember skies
Second to none
Second to none

Black rain
Black rain
Black rain will come
Black rain will come
Black rain
Black rain
Black rain will come
Black rain will come

Word to the wise
Word to the wise
Don't you sit on this fence
Don't you sit on this fence
Electric and live
Electric and live
With evangelistic zeal
With evangelistic zeal

Spin doctors gave you
Spin doctors gave you
All those remedies to choose
All those remedies to choose
So you'd be the weathervane
So you'd be the weathervane
For clouds that never move
For clouds that never move

Black rain
Black rain
Black rain will come
Black rain will come
Black rain
Black rain
Black rain will come
Black rain will come

To break it down gently
To break it down gently
To wash it down slow
To wash it down slow
Goin' straight to the bottom
Goin' straight to the bottom
With a mind . . . . of it's own
With a mind . . . . of it's own

Black rain, Black rain, Black rain will come X3
Black rain, black rain, black rain will come x3
Black rain will come
Black rain will come


24.Snake Mountain Blues

Mr. ten dollar man
Mr. ten dollar man
Let me tell you where you're bound
Let me tell you where you're bound
When you drink your green liquor
When you drink your green liquor
Lord, you'll roll to the ground
Lord, you'll roll to the ground

But you come around here
But you come around here
With your money in your hand
With your money in your hand
Tasted my woman
Tasted my woman
You'll die where you stand
You'll die where you stand

Snake Mountain's gonna crumble
Snake mountain's gonna crumble
Lord, and fall from the sky
Lord, and fall from the sky
'Til that woman of mine
'til that woman of mine
Keeps on telling her lies
Keeps on telling her lies

If I'd die Lord, she'd weep
If i'd die lord, she'd weep
And she'd weep and she'd mourne
And she'd weep and she'd mourne
As soon as I was buried
As soon as i was buried
Forget I been born
Forget i been born

Well my daddy, he rides on a long holy train
Well my daddy, he rides on a long holy train
And the first winds of winter
And the first winds of winter
Well, I'll see him again
Well, i'll see him again

And it's goodbye to that yellow-headed misery I've known
And it's goodbye to that yellow-headed misery i've known
Snake Mountain is callin'
Snake mountain is callin'
Is callin' me home
Is callin' me home

Got the Snake Mountain blues X4
Got the snake mountain blues x4

Got the Snake Mountain blues X4
Got the snake mountain blues x4

It goes something like this:
*[one verse of the original is left out.

It goes something like this:
Well the Snake Mountain blues

Have got me down low
Well the snake mountain blues
I could die in the morning
Have got me down low
And no one would know
I could die in the morning
Well, my woman comes 'round
And no one would know
My body she'd found
Well, my woman comes 'round
Go down to Dundee
My body she'd found
(And) Have her a time]
Go down to dundee
(and) have her a time]


25.Unholy Dreams

(Well) I dreamed I saw the devil's club
(well) i dreamed i saw the devil's club
Growin' by the burnin' bush
Growin' by the burnin' bush
And I dreamed that all your razor teeth
And i dreamed that all your razor teeth
Grabbed tomorrow by the root
Grabbed tomorrow by the root
And I dreamed the long arm of the law
And i dreamed the long arm of the law
Was a one-armed acrobat
Was a one-armed acrobat

Yeah I dreamed
Yeah i dreamed
Unholy dreams
Unholy dreams

And I dreamed that all the sacred cows
And i dreamed that all the sacred cows
Had been trampled under hoof
Had been trampled under hoof
And I dreamed the moon had finally crashed
And i dreamed the moon had finally crashed
And lit fire to your roof
And lit fire to your roof
And I dreamed that there were sights unseen
And i dreamed that there were sights unseen
And their visions could be sold
And their visions could be sold

Yeah I dreamed
Yeah i dreamed
Unholy dreams
Unholy dreams

Unholy dreams X2
Unholy dreams x2
Last night, I dreamed unholy dreams
Last night, i dreamed unholy dreams

And in the mornin' when I woke
And in the mornin' when i woke
And you were gone
And you were gone
(Well) I believed unholy dreams
(well) i believed unholy dreams
Yeah I believed
Yeah i believed
Unholy dreams
Unholy dreams
Yeah I believed
Yeah i believed


26.Findlay's Motel

Findlay was on his last legs
Findlay was on his last legs
But he made the rules
But he made the rules
Said suffer fools gladly
Said suffer fools gladly
But never end up as the sufferin' fool
But never end up as the sufferin' fool

He shook me down
He shook me down
Though it was my first week on the job
Though it was my first week on the job
Said travellers will trick you
Said travellers will trick you
But you will find out all them things for yourself
But you will find out all them things for yourself
Yes you will
Yes you will

Findlay he threw me the keys
Findlay he threw me the keys
As he walked outside
As he walked outside
And he turned on the big neon sign
And he turned on the big neon sign
But only half of it burned
But only half of it burned

And I was there fightin' off dreams
And i was there fightin' off dreams
When she pulled in the drive
When she pulled in the drive
The sound of her wheels woke me up
The sound of her wheels woke me up
And there she was, standin' inside
And there she was, standin' inside

By the stretch
By the stretch
Of a pine barren road
Of a pine barren road
Where the night
Where the night
Never did what was told
Never did what was told
(I never did what was told)
(i never did what was told)
Rooms for the night
Rooms for the night
Room for your rest
Room for your rest
Rooms for the night
Rooms for the night
At Findlay's Motel
At findlay's motel

She looked like she had come down
She looked like she had come down
From the rattlesnake hills
From the rattlesnake hills
And she pushed the gun to my jaw
And she pushed the gun to my jaw
And told me to clean out the till
And told me to clean out the till

As I handed her over the cash
As i handed her over the cash
Findlay limped in
Findlay limped in
The old man he reached for her gun
The old man he reached for her gun
But she was stronger than him
But she was stronger than him
Yes she was
Yes she was

By the stretch
By the stretch
Of a pine barren road
Of a pine barren road
Where the night
Where the night
Never did what was told
Never did what was told
(I never did what was told)
(i never did what was told)
Rooms for the night
Rooms for the night
Room for your rest
Room for your rest
Rooms for the night
Rooms for the night
At Findlay's Motel
At findlay's motel

Now bullets don't care what they hit
Now bullets don't care what they hit
And Findlay went down
And findlay went down
And she dropped the gun to the floor
And she dropped the gun to the floor
And said, you best call somone now
And said, you best call somone now

But my eyes they were fixed on the door
But my eyes they were fixed on the door
And I walked straight outside
And i walked straight outside
Said suffer fools gladly
Said suffer fools gladly
As long as this sufferin' keeps you alive
As long as this sufferin' keeps you alive
For a spell
For a spell


27.Wondertown(Part One)

I'll break the jackpot open
I'll break the jackpot open
In a wondertown, wondertown
In a wondertown, wondertown
I'll break the jackpot open
I'll break the jackpot open
In a wondertown, wondertown
In a wondertown, wondertown
With my hands of ivory
With my hands of ivory
And my nerves of steel
And my nerves of steel
I'll break the jackpot open
I'll break the jackpot open
Just to prove it's real
Just to prove it's real
I'll break the jackpot open
I'll break the jackpot open
In a wondertown, wondertown
In a wondertown, wondertown


28.Unholy Dreams

(Well) I dreamed I saw the devil's club
(well) i dreamed i saw the devil's club
Growin' by the burnin' bush
Growin' by the burnin' bush
And I dreamed that all your razor teeth
And i dreamed that all your razor teeth
Grabbed tomorrow by the root
Grabbed tomorrow by the root
And I dreamed the long arm of the law
And i dreamed the long arm of the law
Was a one-armed acrobat
Was a one-armed acrobat

Yeah I dreamed
Yeah i dreamed
Unholy dreams
Unholy dreams

And I dreamed that all the sacred cows
And i dreamed that all the sacred cows
Had been trampled under hoof
Had been trampled under hoof
And I dreamed the moon had finally crashed
And i dreamed the moon had finally crashed
And lit fire to your roof
And lit fire to your roof
And I dreamed that there were sights unseen
And i dreamed that there were sights unseen
And their visions could be sold
And their visions could be sold

Yeah I dreamed
Yeah i dreamed
Unholy dreams
Unholy dreams

Unholy dreams X2
Unholy dreams x2
Last night, I dreamed unholy dreams
Last night, i dreamed unholy dreams

And in the mornin' when I woke
And in the mornin' when i woke
And you were gone
And you were gone
(Well) I believed unholy dreams
(well) i believed unholy dreams
Yeah I believed
Yeah i believed
Unholy dreams
Unholy dreams
Yeah I believed
Yeah i believed