Sundown Town Ry Cooder

town, sundown town Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down There won't be no more friends around Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down Well I used to preach and I used

In My Town Ry Cooder

From my room, I see old town. Crook town, wop town, and spic town. Black town, shack town, and hick town, from my room. Looking down through the rain, I think the future's going my way.

The Wall Street Part of Town Ry Cooder

I'm walkin' if it takes all night Hopin' that we can make things right And I'm lookin' for the Wall Street part of town I'm standin' in the pourin' rain Tryin' to throw off my chains And I'm lookin' for

Vigilante Man Ry Cooder

Well, I rambled around from town to town, Now, I rambled around from town to town, And they herded us around like a wild herd of cattle. Was that the vigilante man ? Well, why does a vigilante man ?

France Chance Ry Cooder

fair brown call my name, yeah I hate to hear my fair brown call my name Well, she calls so loud, and the poor girl calls so plain Walks to the station, tears running down I got news, my baby, done left town

Pigmeat Ry Cooder

won't regret Don't believe it's pig meat Kind that you won't regret I got something about this pig meat Sweet mama ain't told you yet I was born and raised in the country Mama but I'm staying in town

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

Down In The Boondocks Ry Cooder

Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in I love her and she loves me But I don't fit in her society Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down

It's All Over Now Ry Cooder

lie The table's have turned, now it's her turn to cry Because I used to love her, but it's all over now Because I used to love her, but it's all over now Well, she used to run around with every man in town

Don't Mess Up A Good Thing Ry Cooder

fool, don't you be no fool 'Cause if you keep on fooling around now, baby Gonna mess up a good thing, you're going to mess up a good thing They tell me you got a parttime lover Who's living way cross town

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.

Goodnight Irene Ry Cooder

(E) Irene good (B7) 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

I Got Mine Ry Cooder

I know a barber shop It's a way cross town Down on Norfolk street It's the only place on a Saturday night That us gamblers gets to meet Some comes for a haircut And others come for a scrap And when

Dark End Of The Street Ry Cooder

Someday they may come along And find us along someday You and me 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

Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now Ry Cooder

In the town of Louisville they got a man they call Big Bad Bill I want to tell you he sure was tough and he certainly did strut his stuff He had folks all scared to death when he walked by they held their

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

Shine Ry Cooder

"When I was born they christened me plain Samuel Johnson Brown But I hadn't grown so very big, 'fore some folks in this town Had changed it 'round to, ""Sambo"", I was ""Rastus"" to a few Then ""Chocolate

Dreamer Ry Cooder

by Quiet streets leafy trees at twilight time Vemon Green used to sing The Letter He lived down on the corner he was a friend of mine My brother passed it`s been two years He`s resting now in Glendale town

Lord Tell Me Why Ry Cooder

inside Lord tell me why a white man ain`t worth nothing in this world no more You can walk across the silvery moon and get back home all right But it ain`t safe to walk the streets of your home town

Get Rhythm (With Larry Blackmon) Ry Cooder

the blues Get a rock 'n' roll feelin' in your bones Get taps on your toes and just get gone Get rhythm when you get the blues Little shoeshine boy never gets low down But he's got the dirtiest job in town

Get Rhythm Ry Cooder

the blues Get a rock 'n' roll feelin' in your bones Get taps on your toes and just get gone Get rhythm when you get the blues Little shoeshine boy never gets low down But he's got the dirtiest job in town

Ditty Wah Ditty Ry Cooder

mistery And it sure is worrying me It's a ditty wah ditty Mister ditty wah ditty I wished somebody would tell me what ditty wah ditty means I went out and walked around Somebody yelled, ";Now who's in town

Quick Sand Ry Cooder

tbink we lost direct ion Quick sand now we're losing ground Quick sand nobody 'round to help us Quick sand now we're sinking down Thought we was getting close to Yuma I heard it's an unfriendly town

Baby Joined The Army Ry Cooder

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 you can do Cause I can `t stand sitting round this crazy town

Smack Dab In The Middle Ry Cooder

Well, (G) pick me a town in any clime People like a rockin' time Stay awake both day and night And everybody's feeling good and right Then (G7) throw me (C) Smack dab in the middle Smack dab in the middle

J. Edgar Ry Cooder

Edgar, 'cause nothin's safe from you We had an extra man named Bob he wouldn't work a lick He drank bad moonshine likker, and it always made him sick We rode to church on Sunday and stayed a while in town

The Dying Truck Driver Ry Cooder

You ain't dyin', friend Just take a drink of whiskey now, you'll feel alright again All through the night we lingered there and passed that bottle round We hauled aboard at sunrise, lit out for Frisco town

Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Us All Ry Cooder

the mortgage worked the hardest and the (E) steadiest of us all It (A) worked on nights and Sundays, it (D) worked each holiday (E) Settled down among us and it never went (A) away The farmer comes to town

It's Just Work For Me Ry Cooder

Someday there'll be a big old ballpark here Where your little old town used to be. Dirt roads, country shacks, Old dogs, and dry grass, dusty trees. This ain't your world, tell ya, buddy.

Three Chords and the Truth Ry Cooder

Edgar down (Yah drove him down) He called up his New York Klan boyfriends, sayin', I got something good for you Get right down there to Peekskill, New York town, and kill three chords and the truth Three

John Lee Hooker For President Ry Cooder

When I first came to town people I was walkin` down Pennsylvania Avenue I heard a lot people talking `bout the White House I decided I`d drop in there that night And when I got there I said man what`s

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Tattler Ry Cooder

Whenever you find a man that loves every woman he sees,There's always some kind of woman that's a-puttin' him up a tree.Now that kind of man, he ain't got as much sense as a mule.You know, everyone...

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...

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.

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 ?