Ax Sweet Mama Ry Cooder

"Well, I ax sweet mama, let me be her kid She said ""I might but I'd like to keep it hid"" Well, she looked at me, she began to smile She says ""I thought I might use you for my man awhile But just don't

Mama, Don't Treat Your Daughter Mean Ry Cooder

(Ry Cooder) Hey, mama, don't you treat your daughter mean Hey, mama, don't you treat your daughter mean 'Cause you treat her so mean and she's only sweet sixteen It was late last Friday evening, when

Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now Ry Cooder

his stuff He had folks all scared to death when he walked by they held their breath He was a fighting man sure enough Now Bill took himself a wife and he leads a different life cause Big Bad Bill is Sweet

Pigmeat Ry Cooder

(C7) Just look here mama Don't pick pig meat the way you (C) do (F7) Don't pick pig meat the way you (C) do (C7) Don't be (G7) lieve it's pig meat Ask (F7) anybody in the neighborhood (C) Don't

Goin' To Brownsville Ry Cooder

I'm going to Brownsville, take that right hand road Well, I'm going to Brownsville, take that right hand road And I ain't gonna stop walking till I get in sweet mama's door The girl I'm loving she's

I Can Tell by the Way You Smell Ry Cooder

, God almighty, just keep shifting them gears Well, you ain't too old, said you ain't too old Ain't too old, doing the boogie, you ain't too old I can tell by the way they smell Well, it's a-run here mama

Look At Granny Run Run Ry Cooder

Well, he jumped up and he began to shout Granny come arunning with the mouth poked out Said, ";Look here, pretty Mama, stop your carrying on All I want's a little loving just before I'm gone Ain't nothing

Dirty Chateau Ry Cooder

where the farm work is done You go streaking by in your automobiles You don`t even know where your lettuce comes from The short handled hoe it scarred my hands Tell me why do they love it so It broke mama

He`ll Have To Go Ry Cooder

Put your (F) sweet lips a little (B) closer to the (F) phone And let's pretend that we're to (Dm) gether all a (C7) lone I'll tell the (F) man to turn the (F7) jukebox way down (B) low And you can (

He'll Have to Go Ry Cooder

Put your (F) sweet lips a little (B) closer to the (F) phone And let's pretend that we're to (Dm) gether all a (C7) lone I'll tell the (F) man to turn the (F7) jukebox way down (B) low And you can (F)

Let's Have a Ball Ry Cooder

wanna ball like I never did ball before [Before, before, before] I wanna ball like I never did ball before [Before, before, before] I may never get a break like this in life no more A certain little mama

Dark End Of The Street Ry Cooder

at the dark end of the street You and me And when the daylight hours roll round And if by chance we're both taken in And taken down the town But if we should leave before then And just walk on by Oh sweet

Tattler Ry Cooder

True love can be such a sweet harmony If you do the best that you can.

Ditty Wah Ditty Ry Cooder

some mo'"; Your ditty wah ditty Your ditty wah ditty I wished somebody would tell me what ditty wah ditty means I went to church, put my hat on the seat A lady sat on it and said, ";Daddy you sho' is sweet

Smack Dab In The Middle Ry Cooder

Then throw me Smack dab in the middle Smack dab in the middle Smack dab in the middle Well, let me rock and roll to satisfy my soul I want a lotta bread and gangs of meat Oodles of butter and something sweet

Down In Hollywood Ry Cooder

Give me that"; [Sounds of fists, a robbery] ";Cops coming"; Voice of policeman (Ry): ";869 Victor."; [radio code] ";Jesus, this guy's a mess"; Voice of other cop: ";Well, he's just drunk.

All shook up Ry Cooder

Yeah! oh! well, bless my soul, what's wrong with me ? I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree the friends say I'm acting wild as a bug I'm in love, I'm all shook up I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, oh...

Alimony Ry Cooder

(C) Look at this one, look at that one Tell me do they look like me All my (F) friends said, don't you worry Said they'll testify for (C) me Well, I (G) wonder which of (F) my friends had it in for...

I Got Mine Ry Cooder

(C) And I went down to a big crap game, 'Twas (F) certainly against my (C) will. I lost every doggone nickel I had But a (G) greenback dollar bill. (C) Forty dollar that laid on the floor My (F) bu...

Yellow Roses Ry Cooder

(C) I just received, sweetheart, your yellow (F) roses You tell me (C) that they (D) mean that we're all (G) through You tell me (C) that tonight your heart is (F) broken But you should (C) know (G...

Stand By Me (LP Version) Ry Cooder

When the night has come, and the land is dark And the moon is the only light we will see No, I won't be afraid, oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me So darlin', darlin' ...

Mutt Romney Blues Ry Cooder

Now boss Mitt Romney went for a ride Pulled up on a highway side Tied me down up on the roof Boss I hollered, woof woof woof Please master boss! Don’t look right, it don’t seem right Hot in the day...

Brother Is Gone Ry Cooder

We met old Satan down where the two roads crossed Just me and brother Dave by my side It was in the prairie town of Wichita We shook hands with Satan on a deal that night You will be exalted in the...

Take Your Hands Off It Ry Cooder

Get your dirty hands off my Constitution now It was written down you can't tear it down Hear me talking to you buddy I swear it's true Take your hands off it you know it don't belong to you Get you...

No Banker Left Behind Ry Cooder

My telephone rang one evening, my buddy called for me Said the bankers are all leavin', you better come round and see It started revelation, they robbed the nation blind, They're all down at the st...

Quick Sand Ry Cooder

I left my home in Tamaulipas In Sonoyta I came across Just six of us when we started Walking behind thc coyote boss The old man said let me go there with you Yes I'm old but I'm mighty tough I know...

Baby Joined The Army Ry Cooder

Lt was on a Friday evening wasn`t nobody `round I was sitting by my window watching tbe sun go down My baby came up to me saying daddy I got news for you I have been recruited and there ain`t nothi...

Lord Tell Me Why Ry Cooder

Lord tell me why a white man ain`t worth nothing in this world no more Lord tell me how you `spect me to stand up tall and proud I did just what you told I done everything you said But the way I`m ...

Simple Tools Ry Cooder

My wife used to say she couldn`t understand Why I make my living working with my hands She met a junk bond daddy and he broke up my home He made his living on the telephone Daddy spied my darling a...

No Hard Feelings Ry Cooder

This land should have been om land You took it for your land You got a use for every stream and tree When I go up the highway old trees are dying up that way You pump out the water and sell it back...

UFO Has Landed In The Ghetto Ry Cooder

(Ry Cooder & Jim Keltner) Lonesome outerspace invader blasting through the night Tuning in the soul music on the satellite All that low-down funky rhythm makes him jump and shout Just got to find that

The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) Ry Cooder

My father told me, lying on his bed of death, "Boy," he says, "woman she's gonna make it, don't fool your self 'Cause she's got something to make a man lay that money, uh, right in her hand And...

Going Back To Okinawa Ry Cooder

Goin' back down to OkinawaSorry, baby, but I can't take youYou better stay at home in CaliforniaThere's nothing over there that you can doGoin' back down to OkinawaAin't gonna do me like you've don...

Money Honey Ry Cooder

(A) Well, the landlord rang my frontdoor bell (E) I let it rang for a long, long spell (D) Went to the window, peeped through the blind (E) Asked him to tell me what was on his mind He said, (A)

Why Don't You Try Me Ry Cooder

If your man has got you on the run why don't you try me ?If you wanna have a little fun, oh baby, why don't you try me ?If you tote more that you can bear, if your troubles been more than your shar...

Chloe Ry Cooder

Chloe! Chloe!Someone's calling, no replyNightshade's falling, hear him sighChloe! Chloe!Empty spaces in his eyesEmpty arms outstretched, he's cryingThrough the black of nightI've got to go where yo...

Which Came First Ry Cooder

You may be a hater, you may be a lover You can bet your life one destroys the other I don't know how it all began, which came first The egg or the hen The moon comes up and the sun goes down This o...

Crazy 'Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know) Ry Cooder

-Man, I'm gonna tell you my story -Go on and tell about it, go on and tell about it more -Just what I've been doing -What you've been doing, Ry ?

Get Rhythm (With Larry Blackmon) Ry Cooder

Get rhythm when you get the bluesHey, get rhythm when you get the bluesGet a rock 'n' roll feelin' in your bonesGet taps on your toes and just get goneGet rhythm when you get the bluesLittle shoesh...

Little Sister Ry Cooder

(B) Little sister won't you (E) please, please, (B) pleaseLittle sister don't you (E) cheat on (B) meLittle sister don't you (E) kiss me once and twiceSay it's very nice and then you (Gm) run (F)(E...

France Chance Ry Cooder

Drop down baby, just like showers of rainI hate to hear my fair brown call my name, yeahI hate to hear my fair brown call my nameWell, she calls so loud, and the poor girl calls so plainWalks to th...

One Meat Ball Ry Cooder

A litle man walked up and down,To find an eating place in town.He read the menu through and through,To see what fifteen cents could do.One meat ball,One meat ball,He could afford but one meat ball....

Do Re Mi Ry Cooder

(G) Lots of folks back east they say(C) Leaving home most every day(D7) Beating the hot old dusty wayTo the (G) California line'Cross the desert sands they roll(C) Getting out of that Old Dust Bowl...

How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live? Ry Cooder

(G) I remember a time when every (D) thing was (G) cheapNow prices nearly puts a man to (D) sleep(D7) Well, when we (G) get our grocery (G7) billWe (C) feel like making our (Am) willTell me, (G) ho...

Police Dog Blues Ry Cooder

All my life I've been a travellin' manAll my life I've been a travellin' manStayin' alone and doing the best I canI ship my trunk down to TennesseeShip my trunk down to TennesseeIt's hard to tell '...

634-5789 Ry Cooder

Hey, baby, if you need a little lovin', call on meAnd if you want some kissin', call on me, babyNo more lonely nights will you be aloneAll you got to do is pick up your telephoneAnd dial 634-5789, ...

Speedo Ry Cooder

Well, now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. Earl]Well, now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. Earl]And I'm just the kind fellow's alwa...

Down In The Boondocks Ry Cooder

Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocksPeople put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born inI love her and she loves meBut I don't fit in her societyLord have mercy, I'm a boy from d...

Johnny Porter Ry Cooder

Johnny Porter was the oldest in his familyAnd I remember he was almost twenty oneY'know I can't quite explain the situationBut he broke into his father's truck and stole a gunMother running down th...

The Way We Make A Broken Heart Ry Cooder

Just a one more kissHe'll have to missThis night with youNow you're guilty of this secret love as I am tooYou'll get used to telling liesAnd feeling sorry when he criesNow that the strings are atta...