God Is A Real Estate Developer Michelle Shocked

God is a real estate developer With offices 'round the nation They say one day he'll liquidate His holdings up on high I say it's all speculation He may be an absentee landlord Yeah, this may

Tabloid Michelle Shocked

Sittin' on a subway Reading all about it Another bold faced lying headline I don't doubt it This fascination with character assassination When all you really have in life is your reputation It's

Change The Name Michelle Shocked

And this is taken down on the Legislative rolls which can now be found, I think, under the date of July the twenty-third, 1867. And this is what the hometown boy had to say.

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

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

Good News Michelle Shocked

See a fat brown snake Lay her eggs down in the mud Go slipping through the swamp now With a poison in the blood And a smokestack lightning Sparks are flying through the air And when the dust gets

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

Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Michelle Shocked

Well Mary took to runnin' with the travellin' man She left her mama cryin' with her head in her hands It's a sad case, so broken-hearted She said "Mama, got to go, got to get outta here I gotta get

Ballad Of Penny Evans Michelle Shocked

My name is Penny Evans and I've just turned twenty-one A young widow in the war that's been fought in Vietnam And I have two infant daughters and I do the best I can And now they say the war is over

The Titanic Michelle Shocked

They wouldn't let him onboard and that gave Jack Johnson the blues but when he heard the news of what happened to the Titanic well, he got to feeling a little better about it.)

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

Only A Lover Michelle Shocked

Holding on As only a lover can I feel him slipping Right through my hands I've got to let him go I've got to let it be I've got to let him find Some peace of mind As only a lover As only a

A Child Like Grace Michelle Shocked

A child like Grace I wish you could've seen her face How bright that sunflower shone! With a child like Grace running all around this place It should be said, "my, how you've grown..."

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

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

Blackjack Heart Michelle Shocked

I got a blackjack heart Now what you wanna bet I'm over twenty-one And your match you've met I got a blackjack heart I will cut you cold You got to tell me what you want Do you hit or do you hold

Winter Wheat Michelle Shocked

man make a promise he can't keep?

5 AM in Amsterdam Michelle Shocked

It's 5 a.m. in Amsterdam And this is how I know Not by the voice on my portable radio The batteries are old It's 5 a.m. in Amsterdam And this is how I know Not by a digital watch I don't even

Waters Wide Michelle Shocked

Traditional The water is wide I can't cross over And neither have I Have I wings to fly Oh give me a boat That will carry two And both shall row My Love and I Oh love is gentle Yes and love

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

Home On The Range Michelle Shocked

Traditional Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam And the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day Home, home on the range

Russian Roulette Michelle Shocked

I need this hopeless feeling Like I need a hole in my head Give up my whole days wages To get this hole in the wall I call a holster that is empty Just a gun to the head I am a holy roller I'm

Looks Like Mona Lisa Michelle Shocked

If she had it to do all over again It would be a photograph She would have a wide grin But no, it was an artist with a longing loving style So when the paint was dry all that remained was a faint

My Home Is On The Water Michelle Shocked

My home is on the water Don't like no land at all Oh my home is on the water I don't like no land at all My home is on the water I don't like no land at all There ain't no human better than no

Black Widow Michelle Shocked

Time is red Time is deadly Time under glass Time will tell Time will tell The tale of the widow Who walks her web Mourning the night Mourning the dead Mourning the dead Aw, did you lose

Waiting For A New Deal Now Michelle Shocked

Franklin Roosevelt said in 1932 "If you elect me this is what I'm gonna do If you can't get a square meal I'm gonna give you a new deal" And I'm waitin' for a new deal now Waitin' for a new deal

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

One Piece At A Time Michelle Shocked

drive everybody wild Cause I'll have the only one there is around So the very next day when I punched in With my big lunch box and the help of my friend I left that day with a lunch box full of gear

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

Prince Of Darkness Michelle Shocked

And now he is the Prince of Darkness He holds old friends in such high esteem He sees a red town and wants it painted black For the Catholic girls at Halloween Well he said to me, "I've waited

Silver Spoon Michelle Shocked

If you're asking me to name this tune I may say it's 'Silver Spoon' or I may smile and say 'hey, hey' You know, I never really found a way To talk about the things you said about me Aw yeah, but

Blackberry Blossom Michelle Shocked

The blackberry blossom, well the last time I saw one Was down in the bramble where I rambled in the spring The bramble was wild, I was torn by the briers My love, he wooed me as I lie there With a

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

Carrickfergus / The Water Is Wide Michelle Shocked

Traditional The water is wide I can't cross over And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat That can carry two And both shall row My Love and I Oh love is gentle And love is kind The

Lucky Dog Michelle Shocked

I'm a Lucky Dog And all I know I'm one for the money And I'm two for the show I'm a Lucky Dog With a pedigree I've been lifted up For the world to see I'm a Lucky Dog I'm a man's best friend

Silent Ways Michelle Shocked

When you asked me "Michelle, do you love me?"

Fever Breaks Michelle Shocked

Try and forget it and yet it keeps you awake Live to regret it when the fever breaks Lighting up a cigarette even the slow hand shakes But it's a cold sweat when the fever breaks If there is no

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

Crying Shame Michelle Shocked

(You know how it is. You get with someone. Tryin' to make it work. You know you're not qualified and don't seem like they are either. You make a go of it. And you make a mistake. And you make up.

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

Last Love Michelle Shocked

She got bells on her ankles and a stud in her nose For us to entangle was wrong I suppose Her family reunion, a time and a place And I could see eight good years disappear from her face And love

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

Graffiti Limbo Michelle Shocked

Lay down your burdens Lay down your cares The Holy Virgin, she's gonna greet you up there With a big can of spray paint, yeah And a big blank wall And I can guaran-damn-tee you There ain't no cops

Drip Dry Michelle Shocked

live any longer I know I'm gonna blow sky-high I drip dry I drip dry I drip, drip dry I drip dry You can watch and wish me well it's true But who can really tell what's gonna make or break a

Wichita Lineman Michelle Shocked

I am a lineman for the County And I drive the main road Searching in the sun for another overload I hear you singing in the wire (I hear you singing in the wire) I can hear you through the whine

Contest Coming (Cripple Creek) Michelle Shocked

Sybil sits in a rocking chair Chewing tobacco and spitting out cares Sound of a fiddle floating thru the air From the Jones boy across the holler From the Jones boy across the way Backwoods folks

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?

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

Black, Brown And White Michelle Shocked

This little song I'm singin' to ya You know that it's true If you are black and have to work for a livin' This is what they say to you They say, well if you are white, you alright And if you are

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