(Making the Run to) Gladewater Michelle Shocked

Well, Upshur County's drier than an empty bottle Since the Mormon's come to town, yeah And to run out of beer, thats a run to Gladewater Highway 79 thirty miles on down now You know, fair is fair

Strawberry Jam Michelle Shocked

Saturday morning found me itching To get on over to my grandma's kitchen [And what you gonna do, honey] The sweetest little berries was cooking up right And then we'd put them in a canning jar and

Fogtown Michelle Shocked

Fogtown Fogtown, I'm down and out on your streets I would run if I only had a place to run to Oh Fogtown Her name was Ruby Red She was a two-bit hooker She had a man named Juan He tried to

V.F.D. Michelle Shocked

in the high dry grass Close our eyes and count to ten And then race the burning field Doin' the toe and heel We'd die laughing We'd do it all over again I'm singing Where there's smoke there's

Weaving Way Michelle Shocked

You had a little drink Your friends have all gone Leaving you to find your weaving way home What more can I do?

The Titanic Michelle Shocked

(It was 1912 and the Titanic was gonna take her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City and the great black boxer, Jack Johnson, he's heavyweight champion of the world.

Worth the Weight Michelle Shocked

Hand me down my old ball and chain It's worth the weight if I never have to see you again I'm running late but at least I'm running I've been down this road a time or two You know, nothing has

Remodeling The Pentagon Michelle Shocked

Come all ye citizens, gather around Don't you miss out on the fun The destruction workers have just broken ground They're remodeling the Pentagon That's right, all hail to the military state Keep

No Sign of Rain Michelle Shocked

When I leave this town you will not see me cry An east Texas town with all the wells run dry Looking to the sky, waiting for a change No sign of rain And if I find life beyond the Interstate Past

Desperados Waiting For A Train (Red River Valley) Michelle Shocked

you love me Do not hasten to bid me adieu But remember the Red River Valley And the one who has loved you so true I play the Red River Valley And he'd sit in the kitchen and cry He'd run his fingers

Goodnight Irene Michelle Shocked

Sometimes I live in the country Sometimes I live in the town Sometimes I get a great notion To jump in the river and drown Irene goodnight Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I'll

Secret Admirer Michelle Shocked

She's got a sweet little asset That can take her places Where they don't recall names But they remember faces She knows how to use those feminine graces She spends a lot of time by the swimming

On The Greener Side Michelle Shocked

Send me a dozen long stem roses I'll tell you what I will do I'll bend them into a crown of thorns And send it right back to you Your love, love, love Don't keep me satisfied And though I've

If Love Was a Train Michelle Shocked

If love was a train I think I would ride me a slow one One that would ride through the night making every stop, huh If love was a train I would feel no pain and I would never get off, no sir Oh, I'd

Wobbly Blood Michelle Shocked

with dynamite The governor had declared martial law And called the Blue Coats in to join the fight against the Western Federation of Miners...

Secret to a Long Life Michelle Shocked

time to go Oh the secret to a long life's knowing when it's time to go So when the posse came riding Billy went hiding down south Holed up in a shack with Maria With the black hair and the ruby

Forgive To Forget Michelle Shocked

will to live And I found the will to forgive But the more I forgive The more I forget Holding on to the past Is my only regret And the more I forgive The more I forget Let it go, let it go,

Contest Coming (Cripple Creek) Michelle Shocked

take sides from the middle Backwoods folks is old and brittle But they sway like a tree to the sound of a fiddle From the Jones boy across the holler From the Jones boy across the way You can hear

What Can I Say? Michelle Shocked

Little children did I tell you how the mockingbird Called the animals together try to say a few words But the squirrels began to chatter and the bees began to buzz Just the way it is, just the way

Live And Learn Michelle Shocked

We've got a lot of bad apples, a lot of damn snakes We need a lot of room, we're gonna make some mistakes It takes a whole lotta livin' to make us feel at home Then sit back and watch the garden grow

Change The Name Michelle Shocked

In the reconstruction days of the South it got to be pretty serious when the carpet-baggers came down and started running the whole show down here.

The Hard Way [Private Music album version] Michelle Shocked

If I was smart I would take your advice But I am not and so I have to think twice Never a lesson have I learned Without first being burned I was about to tell you the truth All the mistakes of

33 R.P.M. Soul Michelle Shocked

Consecrate your soul Or there's gonna be hell to pay You've got them where they live Come the Judgement Day Father, forgive our sins Mother, forgive us too Forgive but don't forget They never

Campus Crusade Michelle Shocked

Sister Cindy used to be a disco queen 'Til she come to Jesus and now she's saved Out on the West Mall with old Brother Jed Now she's fighting the Holy War The Campus Crusade Every Spring they seem

The Hep Cat Michelle Shocked

He's a bop bop beat Aw, he's so cool He's so hep He ain't nobody's fool I'm talking about a hep cat He's so bop bop beat He's been around, cats He's wise to the street He's wise to the street

Lagniappe Michelle Shocked

Down in the Vieux Carre All you got to say is 'lagniappe' When you want just a little bit more Than you have bargained for For the thirteenth donut in the bakers dozen To give it to your pretty

Why Do I Get The Feeling? Michelle Shocked

You take my hand in yours You give a little squeeze I'm so glad to see we both agree I've been meaning to tell you these things for such a long while And it really means a lot to see your sympathetic

Laundry Day Michelle Shocked

When she hung her laundry out to dry She squinted into a clear blue sky But the weather's changed and I know why Like bleach stains rain clouds roll on by Right as ruin the raindrops fell Big

Winter Wheat Michelle Shocked

I seem to have lost my patience Waiting for the clouds of dust the custom cutter brings Well, the foreman called to say He would be here any day With his convoy of threshing machines Now what

See The Sea Michelle Shocked

If you could see what I see in the sea You'd say the sea is a swell place to be Even more if you see what I saw on the shore You'd never would see it the same as before Well you know there are

Old Paint Michelle Shocked

Traditional I ride an old paint, lead an old dam Going to Montana to throw a hoolihan They feed in the coolies and they water in the draw Their tails are all matted, backs are all raw Ride around

Memories of East Texas Michelle Shocked

burn By an old October moon I learned to drive on those East Texas red clay backroads And I mean to tell you my friend They weren't no easy roads You had to watch out for all the curves Down by

Walking To New Orleans Michelle Shocked

I'm walking to New Orleans I'm walking to New Orleans You want to diss my home That's the reason why I'm going I'm walking to New Orleans I've got no time for talking I've got to keep walking

The Bitter Pill Michelle Shocked

Hey the bitter pill Took all I can stand The bitter pill You know I took it like a man Better find a cure I can't take no more The remedy to kill The bitter pill Doctor I know 'bout my reputation

Too Little Too Late Michelle Shocked

Too little too late Don't you tell me how it used to be I've seen the record and it clearly reads "To date: too little too late" Too little too late Don't you talk about the way things was Bringing

Over The Waterfall Michelle Shocked

I thought I knew what I was doing I was wrong Mistakes I've made and lived to tell I tell them in a song I knew a river wide and deep Her banks were very tall At one end was a mountain stream

Peach Fuzz Michelle Shocked

Peach Fuzz had a friendly face Too friendly for his own good Used to hang out at Ricky's Place It was a bar in the neighborhood A gay boy lit his cigarette But they called 'em fags cause that's

Jump Jim Crow (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah *) Michelle Shocked

Jump Jim Crow Jump Jim Crow How do you, do you walk so slow Like a little red rooster with one trick leg Look like you the one laying the egg I don't know when but it'll be real soon Going down

You Take The Cake Michelle Shocked

Happy birthday, Baby Ain't no doubts or maybe We're singing this song Just for you Yes, it's true You take the cake And the candles too We're so glad to know ya Here's our chance to show ya

Eddie Michelle Shocked

This boy named Eddie Used to set the fields on fire He's the only boy I know who dared to name his desire In a county where the dairymen all had milking machines Yeah, Eddie was the only one to separate

Hello Hopeville Michelle Shocked

Down at the Cold War Institute They were signing new recruits He went down to the station in his three piece suit Now she had cried for him to stay But there was nothing more to say As she was waving

Who Cares? Michelle Shocked

I walk in and I ring the bell I see what used to be a man He's reaching out a bony hand From behind the bars to take the key It hangs not more than a foot away Spooky!

Yamboree Queen Michelle Shocked

Well out in East Texas where I come from we have this festival every year called the Yamboree. I know some of you have not heard of this Yamboree so let me hip you to it.

Tabloid Michelle Shocked

your fame And your name is fair game In the express lane checkout line Thumbing through the pages Killing time I've got bloodstained inkstains on my hands I'm believing things I do not understood

The Chain Smoker Michelle Shocked

He sits on the front porch To watch the sun go down A pile of cigarette butts Gathering on the ground He'd been a chain smoker for sixty years Both his fingers were stained and brown But what the

Ballad of Patch Eye and Meg Michelle Shocked

Remembering back when I was a kid I'd sneak down to the docks Watch the old men carving wood I'd watch the sailors tying knots But the thing I remember best was grey-haired old Patch Eye And the

The Midnight Special Michelle Shocked

Traditional Well, you wake up in the mornin' You hear the big bell ring And when you get down to the table It's the same damn thing Knife and fork is on the table, woo Ain't nothin' in the pan

Anchorage Michelle Shocked

I took time out to write to my old friend I walked across that burning bridge Mailed my letter off to Dallas But her reply came from Anchorage, Alaska She said: Hey girl it's about time you wrote

Cold Comfort Michelle Shocked

death was on his hands Now you must look into his eyes For your consolation prize And I know that's cold comfort You held your father in your arms While you cry like a baby But you were too cold to

Poor Boy Michelle Shocked

Listen to me people It's a sad tale that I tell He was bound for heaven But the poor boy went to hell He was a poor boy He was a poor boy He was a poor poor boy In our hearts there was no joy