Leave My Monkey Alone Warren Zevon

Leave My Monkey Alone Leave My Monkey Alone Leave My Monkey Alone Leave My Monkey Alone Down in Kenya where the Masai roam And the grass grows tall on the veldt In our old colonial home We drank our bitters

Veracruz Warren Zevon

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns I heard Maria crying Late last night I heard the news That Veracruz was dying Veracruz was dying Someone called Maria's name I swear it was my father's voice Saying, "If you

Trouble Waiting To Happen Warren Zevon

War IV Just when I thought it was safe to be bored Trouble waiting to happen Trouble waiting to happen The mailman brought me the Rolling Stone Trouble waiting to happen It said I was living at home alone

Looking For The Next Best Thing Warren Zevon

I worked hard, but not for the money Did my best to please I used to think it was funny 'Til I realized it was just a tease Don Quixote had his windmills Ponce de Leon took his cruise Took Sinbad seven

Bed Of Coals Warren Zevon

roll and I tumble Every time I come down I'm too old to die young And too young to die now I've been sleeping on a bed of nails I've been bleedingit never fails I feel every needle That pierced through my

Splendid Isolation (Live Version) Warren Zevon

I want to live alone in the desert I want to be like Georgia O'Keefe I want to live on the Upper East Side And never go down in the street Splendid Isolation I don't need no one Splendid Isolation Michael

Splendid Isolation Warren Zevon

I want to live alone in the desert I want to be like Georgia O'Keefe I want to live on the Upper East Side And never go down in the street Splendid Isolation I don't need no one Splendid Isolation Michael

Splendid Isolation (Remastered) Warren Zevon

I want to live alone in the desert I want to be like Georgia O'Keefe I want to live on the Upper East Side And never go down in the street [Chorus] Splendid isolation I don't need no one Splendid isolation

A Bullet For Ramona (Remastered) Warren Zevon

gonna cheat on me Two years, I've been searchin' for her Two years, she's been free Well, I found her in a dance hall in Laredo And she told me that she wanted only me And I held her in my

Mr. Bad Example (Live Version) Warren Zevon

I started as an altar boy working at the church Learning all my holy moves doing some research Which led me to a cash box labelled "Children's Fund" I'd leave the change and tuck the bills inside my

Bill Lee Warren Zevon

supposed to sit on your ass and nod at stupid things Man, that's hard to do And if you don't they'll screw you And if you do, they'll screw you, too When I'm standing in the middle of the diamond all alone

Empty Handed Heart Warren Zevon

No one will ever take the place of you Heart jinxed condition Never sure how I feel Trying to seperate the real thing From the wishful thinking Sometimes I wonder If I'll make it without out I'll make my

Reconsider Me Warren Zevon

If you're all alone And you need someone Call me up And I'll come running Reconsider me Reconsider me If it's still the past That makes you doubt Darlin', that was then And this is now Reconsider me Reconsider

The Heartache Warren Zevon

when you love someone And they don't love you The heartache The risk you run The chance you take When you love someone And the sorrow For the lonely one When the heartache comes Never thought I'd be alone

Even A Dog Can Shake Hands Warren Zevon

don't rock the boat And we'll all make a few hundred grand Everybody's trying to be a friend of mine Even a dog can shake hands You'll be making the scene 'til they pick your bones clean No, they don't leave

Keep Me In Your Heart Warren Zevon

Shadows are falling and I'm running out of breath Keep me in your heart for awhile If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less Keep me in your heart for awhile When you get up in the morning

Backs Turned Looking Down The Path Warren Zevon

I was caught between the years Nearly cost me all my tears With my back turned, looking down the path Hit me like a ton of bricks Had to have my outlook fixed With my back turned, looking down the path

Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School Warren Zevon

Bad luck streak in dancing school Down on my knees in pain Bad luck streak in dancing school Swear to God I'll change Pauline, don't make me beg Back luck streak in dancing school Down on my knees in pain

Worrier King (Live Version) Warren Zevon

I'm worried about that bird And I worry about everything And I worry when I see my subjects Bow down to the Worrier King Well.

Iko-Iko (Remastered) Warren Zevon

Now, your grandma's, and my grandma's, sittin' by the fire My grandma told your grandma, "I'm gonna set your flag on fire."

Iko Iko Warren Zevon

Now, your grandma's, and my grandma's, sittin' by the fire My grandma told your grandma, "I'm gonna set your flag on fire."

Iko-Iko Warren Zevon

Now, your grandma's, and my grandma's, sittin' by the fire My grandma told your grandma, "I'm gonna set your flag on fire."

Bad Karma Warren Zevon

I try and try But nothing comes out right For me Bad Karma Killing me by degrees I took a wrong turn On the astral plane Now I keep on thinkin' My luck is gonna change Someday Bad Karma It's uphill all

Gorilla, You're A Desperado Warren Zevon

Zoo Snatched the glasses right off my face Took the keys to my BMW Left me here to take his place I wish the ape a lot of success I'm sorry my apartment's a mess Most of all, I'm sorry if I made you blue

Calcutta Warren Zevon

My baby's sweeter Lord, she's sweeter than apple butter My baby's sweeter You know, she's sweeter than apple butter She's lonely tonight I just brought her over from Calcutta

Calcutta (Remastered) Warren Zevon

My baby's sweeter Lord, she's sweeter than apple butter My baby's sweeter You know, she's sweeter than apple butter She's lonely tonight I just brought her over from Calcutta

Hitchhikin' Woman Warren Zevon

If you's a hitchhikin' woman You can thumb a ride with me . . yeah If you's a hitchhikin' woman You can thumb a ride with me, yes, yes, yeah I just had my crankcase greased, mama My natural motor won't

Hitch Hikin' Woman (Remastered) Warren Zevon

If you's a hitchhikin' woman You can thumb a ride with me . . yeah If you's a hitchhikin' woman You can thumb a ride with me, yes, yes, yeah I just had my crankcase greased, mama My natural motor

Wanted Dead Or Alive Warren Zevon

of man I've got to survive Running a long way I am wanted dead or alive I'm wanted everywhere I've got to survive Now all I'm trying to do Is find a peaceful place But they say I have an outlaw face My

Wanted Dead Or Alive (Remastered) Warren Zevon

survive Running a long way I am wanted dead or alive I'm wanted everywhere I've got to survive Now all I'm trying to do Is find a peaceful place But they say I have an outlaw face My

Lawyers, Guns And Money Warren Zevon

too I was gambling in Havana I took a little risk Send lawyers, guns and money Dad, get me out of this I'm the innocent bystander Somehow I got stuck Between the rock and the hard place And I'm down on my

Lawyers, Guns and Money (Live Version) Warren Zevon

too I was gambling in Havana I took a little risk Send lawyers, guns and money Dad, get me out of this I'm the innocent bystander Somehow I got stuck Between the rock and the hard place And I'm down on my

Carmelita Warren Zevon

I hear Mariachi static on my radio And the tubes they glow in the dark And I'm there with her in Ensenada And I'm here in Echo Park Carmelita hold me tighter I think I'm sinking down And I'm all strung

Mama Couldn`t Be Persuaded Warren Zevon

man Her parents warned her Tried to reason with her She was determined that she wanted Bill They'd all be offended at the mention still If they heard this song, which I doubt they will And my

Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded Warren Zevon

that gamblin' man Her parents warned her Tried to reason with her She was determined that she wanted Bill They'd all be offended at the mention still If they heard this song, which I doubt they will And my

Gridlock Warren Zevon

Gridlock Goin' nowhere Roll down the window, let me scream Oh yeah, ain't it a shame We're all jammed up at the interchange The paramedics and the CHP Wait impatiently for catastrophes I'm spending half my

Tule's Blues Warren Zevon

Oh Tule, it's on account of you that I've been weeping Here behind my hand It's lonesome in my heart's land, as the sands of the desert Oh, tell me, why was it always you, who, through the changes You,

Tule's Blues (Remastered) Warren Zevon

Oh Tule, it's on account of you that I've been weeping Here behind my hand It's lonesome in my heart's land, as the sands of the desert Oh, tell me, why was it always you, who, through the changes

Detox Mansion Warren Zevon

Well, I'm gone to Detox Mansion Way down on Last Breath Farm I've been rakin' leaves with Liza Me and Liz clean up the yard Left my home in Music City In the back of a limosine Now I'm doin' my own laundry

Run Straight Down (Remastered) Warren Zevon

carbon disulfide) Sit back, and watch it run straight down [Chorus] Run straight down (Dibromochloropane, cholorinated benzenes) Run straight down (Two, nitropropane, pentrochlorophenol) I can see it with my

Johnny Strikes Up The Band Warren Zevon

Dry your eyes, my little friend Let me take you by the hand Freddie get ready Rock steady When Johnny strikes up the band They'll be rocking in the projects Walking down along the strand Freddie get ready

The Indifference Of Heaven (Live Version) Warren Zevon

Time marches on Time stands still Time on my hands Time to kill Blood on my hands And my hands in the till Down at the 7-11 Gentle rain Falls on me All life folds back Into the sea We contemplate eternity

Gridlock (Remastered) Warren Zevon

We're all jammed up at the interchange The paramedics and the CHP Wait impatiently for catastrophes I'm spending half my days like this I might as well be working on the midnight shift The radio's tuned

Jeannie Needs A Shooter Warren Zevon

I was born down by the river where the dirty water flows And the cold wind cut through me; it cut right through my clothes And the anger and the yearning, like fever in my veins Set the fire burning She

Sentimental Hygiene Warren Zevon

Every day I get up in the morning and go to work And do my job whatever I need some Sentimental hygiene Everybody's at war these days Let's have a mini-surrender I need some Sentimental hygiene Everybody's

Transverse City Warren Zevon

Told my little Pollyanna There's a place for you and me We'll go down to Transverse City Life is cheap, and Death is free Past the condensation silos Past the all-night trauma stand We'll be there before

Transverse City (Remastered) Warren Zevon

Told my little Pollyanna There's a place for you and me We'll go down to Transverse City Life is cheap, and death is free Past the condensation silos Past the all-night trauma stand We'll be there before

Desperados Under The Eaves Warren Zevon

I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel I was staring in my empty coffee cup I was thinking that the gypsy wasn't lyin' All the salty margaritas in Los Angeles I'm gonna drink 'em up And if California

The Factory Warren Zevon

got another one due We get by the best we can do The factory's got a good medical plan And, cousin, I'm a union man Saying, Yes sir, no sir, yes sir, no sir, yes sir, no sir I was born in Mechanicsburg My

Run Straight Down Warren Zevon

it's worse when I try to remember When I think about then and now I'd rather see it on the news at eleven Sit back, and watch it run straight down Run straight down Run straight down I can see it with my