Going Back To Okinawa Ry Cooder

Goin' back down to Okinawa Sorry, baby, but I can't take you You better stay at home in California There's nothing over there that you can do Goin' back down to Okinawa Ain't gonna do me like you've done

Going to Tampa Ry Cooder

jolly ride and step forth To the highest bidder each will guarantee I'd give all my money sir if Palin calls me honey And shakes the pizzas on my tree 'Cause I'm goin' to Tampa in the morning Got my credentials

Down In Hollywood Ry Cooder

the Vine Street Stop when you hear the back beat And I'll sneak past the bounccer at the door Now I know that he ain't looking Not when the band is cooking Because he's watching the ladies dancing

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

Don't Mess Up A Good Thing Ry Cooder

now, baby Gonna mess up a good thing Gonna mess up a good thing, all right Well, I might of cheated just a little bit baby Like many others do But when I get my little old paycheck now It goes right back

In My Town Ry Cooder

Up here on the hill, it's starting to rain, The sun's disappearing through my windowpane, And everything's still in my room.

I'm Drinking Again Ry Cooder

(Ry Cooder & Jim Keltner) Yes, it's me and I'm drinking again Tell everybody I'm drinking again Doctor said it'd kill me But he didn't say when Have mercy, I'm drinking again Yes, it's me and I'm

Christmas Time This Year Ry Cooder

Our boys and girls will be here soon coming home from war I`m so glad it`s Christmas time this year But they`lI be going back to war again I fear Can`t they stay for Christmas time this year Now Johnny

Sundown Town Ry Cooder

Mine eyes have seen the beauty of a land bright and fair My soul looked out and wondered, can we make the journey there But I've lost my sight and I have to be led Well I mean to work for justice till

Married Man's A Fool Ry Cooder

Had a friend, Louie Brown, he was a deacon Just as wise as he could be Now I realized he could read the Good Book Back from Revelations down to Genesis You know last Sunday morning we was over to the church

President Kennedy Ry Cooder

Late one Friday evening everybody was sad We lost the best president we ever had But he's gone home, gone back home He's staying away too long Rode from town to town holdin' up for our rights Some low

Three Chords and the Truth Ry Cooder

I'm going to tell you a story right here Huh, you may not believe it I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, standin' in the prison yard They were taking poor Joe, chained and bound, to a Utah firing squad

Christmas In Southgate Ry Cooder

just ain't no use 'Cause it's Christmas in Southgate, you been a true friend I ain't never been much of a churchgoing man But I'd even give up drinkin' whiskey and gin If Jesus and Santa Claus ever get back

If There's a God Ry Cooder

Republicans changed the lock on heaven`s door Keys to the kingdom don`t fil no more The poor working man Iike me and you If we ain`t got money we won I get through If there`s a God I think He`s got to

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 way To the (G) California line 'Cross the desert sands they roll (C) Getting out of that Old Dust Bowl

The Dream Ry Cooder

i saw her with another man walkin downtown she's not mine and she'll never be by my side walkin downtown i've only met her once before she was alone in a back booth a drink and a cigarette smoking like

I Can Tell by the Way You Smell Ry Cooder

Hey, look here baby, what's going on ? Step over in the light Oh, no! Look here.

El Corrido De Jesse James Ry Cooder

The outlaw Jesse James was up in heaven With old friends around the kingdom throne Boys I was branded as a bandit and bank robber But I never tumed a family from their home We`re sworn to pass no judgments

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`

Speedo Ry Cooder

wastin' time [Time (don't believe in) wastin' time] They often call me Speedo but I don't believe in wastin' time [Time (don't believe in) wastin' time] I've known some pretty women and I've caused them to

I Want My Crown Ry Cooder

beat fast your eyes on the prize War without end riches untold Oil and God and your righteous pride I want my crown I want my crown Peace on earth has been cast down I want my crown I want my crown I`m going

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 nothing

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 ?

Cat And Mouse Ry Cooder

Well I had an Uncle Charley, back in my hometown Said, Don't take no mice to be your friend 'Cause they'll wait till you're asleep and steal your money and your food And rat you out when the police come

No Banker Left Behind Ry Cooder

They were all down at the station, no banker left behind Well the bankers called a meetin', to the whitehouse they went one day They was going to call one the president, in a quiet and a sociable way

Tattler Ry Cooder

You know, everyone don't love you, they're just a-playin' you for a fool Mmmm, oh, no, It's not hard for you to understand. True love can be such a sweet harmony If you do the best that you can.

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.

Hank Williams Ry Cooder

You been over at that jukebox, mister, all this afternoon Playing Hank Williams records for a dime Well, I may be just a cat to you, but I know that heartbreak tune And I'm proud to say Hank Williams was

Quick Sand Ry Cooder

there with you Yes I'm old but I'm mighty tough I know the fOad maybe I can help you [ got good shoes I won't hold you up But up on Tinajas Altas he stumbled and he feil He begged and pleaded we had to

Brother Is Gone Ry Cooder

hands with Satan on a deal that night You will be exalted in the evil works of men High powered, rolling over land and sea But some dark night I'll be coming round again And take one of you down back

Blue Suede Shoes Ry Cooder

Well, it's one for the money, two for the show Three to get ready and it's go man go You can do anything that you want to do But uh-huh honey, lay off of my shoes And don't you step on my shoes Don't you

Trouble, You Can't Fool Me Ry Cooder

(C) Trouble you can't fool me (F) I see you behind that tree (C) Trouble you can't fool me (G) trying to get the ups on me (C) Trouble you can't fool me (F) I see you behind that tree (C) You want to (

Why Don't You Try Me Ry Cooder

If you tote more that you can bear, if your troubles been more than your share And if things are not going just right why don't you try a man like me tonight ? Why don't you try me tonight ?

Which Came First Ry Cooder

a hater, you may be a lover You bet your life one destroys the other I don't know how it all began, which came first The egg or the hen Now, you bet your life without a doubt Asking a masked man to

Footprints In The Snow Ry Cooder

Well, some folks like the summertime they can walk about Strolling through the meadow green it's pleasant there's no doubt But to me the wintertime is the best of all 'Cause I found her when the snow on

Go Home Girl Ry Cooder

Well, me and Frank we're the best of friends And our friendship will never end But it would hurt him so for him to know That I'm in love with his girlfriend Now, the love of a girl and the love of a friend

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

Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man Ry Cooder

Railroad Man I want to watch your trains go by Standing on a platform, smoking a cheap cigar And waiting for an old freight train that carries an empty car Well, I pulled my hat down over my eyes

Humpty Dumpty World Ry Cooder

He see The work of His mighty hand Saying if this world should end it wouldn`t hinder me As I contemplate the works of man I made man and woman I gave them simple tools And all the channing creatures to

Goodnight Irene Ry Cooder

) night, Irene good (E) night Goodnight I (E7) rene, good (A) night Irene I'll (B7) get you in my (E) dreams Sometimes I lives in the country Sometimes I lives in town Sometimes I have a great notion To

J. Edgar Ry Cooder

Edgar was his name He'd eat up all our victuals and start back up again Just like them vacuum cleaners they sell down in the lane Well, that's how J.

Dirty Chateau Ry Cooder

I had a maid she used to come in days Made the bed and mopped the fIoor She didn`t Iike my rowdy ways And she ain`t coming back na more You waste all your precious time Ltalian movies and Portuguese wine

Down In The Boondocks Ry Cooder

watch the lights from the house upon the hill Well, I love a little girl who lives up there and I guess I always will But I don't dare knock on her door 'Cause her daddy is my boss man So I'll just have to

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

Poor Man's Shangri-La Ry Cooder

you know He's a real gone cat, this friend of mine He don't have no uptown friends that drive a Cadillac But he's got cool threads and a beat up car All his downtown friends like me, ride around in the back

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

Alimony Ry Cooder

that look like (C) me Please, have (G) mercy, judge your (F)honor Alimony is killing (C) me Please, have mercy, judge your honor I'm as poor as I can be Ain't had money in my pockets Since way back

It's All Over Now Ry Cooder

"Well, baby used to stay out, all night long She made me cry and she did me wrong She had my nose open, that's no lie The table's have turned, now it's her turn to cry Because I used to love her, but it's

F.D.R. In Trinidad Ry Cooder

(C) When Roosevelt came to the land of the (G) hummingbird shouts of welcome were (C) heard Roosevelt came to the land of the (G) hummingbird shouts of welcome were (C) heard His visit to their (Am) island

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 (