Secret to a Long Life Michelle Shocked

Billy Barlow was a poor boy That's why he robbed the Union Grove Bank He was a sweet talking ladies man That's what he'd have ladies all to think Oh the secret to a long life's knowing when it's

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

Drip Dry Michelle Shocked

I've been living with the pain so long I've been gaining on you Gaining on you all of the time What did not kill me made me stronger If I live any longer I know I'm gonna blow sky-high I drip dry

Jump Jim Crow (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah *) Michelle Shocked

the road by the light of the moon Going to the city to see Zip Coon Going to the city to see Zip Coon Hip Zip Coon you sure look slick How do you do that walking trick You got a woman on your left

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

Come a Long Way Michelle Shocked

I've come a long way I've come a long way I've gone 500 miles today I've come a long way I've come along way And never even left L.A.

If Love Was a Train Michelle Shocked

If love was a train I think I would ride me a slow one One that would ride through the night making every stop, huh If love was a train I would feel no pain and I would never get off, no sir Oh, I'd

T For Texas Michelle Shocked

'T' for Texas, it's 'T' for Tennessee 'T' for Texas, it's 'T' for Tennessee And it's 'T' for Thelma, oh she made a wreck of me Wanna buy me a shotgun As long as I am tall I'm gonna buy me a shotgun

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

New Orleans Michelle Shocked

Crescent moon over Crescent City Sweat's a' pourin' and the girls are gritty Joints are jumpin' Changin' lights Dancin' naked through the night Trombone Shorty's in the street Drums are rollin'

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

Prodigal Daughter (Cotton Eyed Joe) Michelle Shocked

What's to be done with a prodigal son?

Arkansas Traveler Michelle Shocked

You been livin' here all your life? Not yet. Hey farmer! Where does this road go? Been livin' here all my life, it ain't gone nowhere yet. Hey farmer! How do you get to Little Rock?

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

Wobbly Blood Michelle Shocked

thousand men were doing time In a makeshift prison for class war crime The Bunker Hill company scab mill had been blown to hell with dynamite The governor had declared martial law And called the

The Chain Smoker Michelle Shocked

He sits on the front porch To watch the sun go down A pile of cigarette butts Gathering on the ground He'd been a chain smoker for sixty years Both his fingers were stained and brown But what the

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

Stillborn Michelle Shocked

Midnight and Yolanda has a long walk home Midwife in a hard labor, the baby was stillborn Still the mother asked to hold the child that never cried rocked it gently softly keening a plaintive lullaby

Little Billie Michelle Shocked

Little Billie sure could sing the blues "Ain't nobody's business if I do" Tending drinks behind the bar Pour cheap whiskey from a Chivas jar Turn to water what was wine Down at the Home of the Second

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

I Will Be Your Friend Michelle Shocked

And old friends don't return your call Just call on me my old friend My number's still the same And I will answer when it rains You can call on me I will be your friend When the nights grow long

Cold Comfort Michelle Shocked

And I know it's cold comfort They found him a guilty man But it don't feel like justice And it was not a first offense Heavy drink was on his breath Her death was on his hands Now you must look

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

Poor Boy Michelle Shocked

Listen to me people It's a sad tale that I tell He was bound for heaven But the poor boy went to hell He was a poor boy He was a poor boy He was a poor poor boy In our hearts there was no joy

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

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

Crying Shame Michelle Shocked

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. And you make some more mistakes.

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

One Piece At A Time Michelle Shocked

head and cry Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black One day I devised myself a plan that should be the envy of most any man I'd sneak it out of there in a lunch box in my hand Now,

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

Live And Learn Michelle Shocked

We've got a lot of bad apples, a lot of damn snakes We need a lot of room, we're gonna make some mistakes It takes a whole lotta livin' to make us feel at home Then sit back and watch the garden grow

Contest Coming (Cripple Creek) Michelle Shocked

take sides from the middle Backwoods folks is old and brittle But they sway like a tree to the sound of a fiddle From the Jones boy across the holler From the Jones boy across the way You can hear

Fogtown Michelle Shocked

It was a red sun rising early in this ghetto A full moon was rising late last night But you would not know, no you was fast asleeping You only see this city in the broad daylight In the broad daylight

The Hep Cat Michelle Shocked

He's a bop bop beat Aw, he's so cool He's so hep He ain't nobody's fool I'm talking about a hep cat He's so bop bop beat He's been around, cats He's wise to the street He's wise to the street

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

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

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?

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

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

Winter Wheat Michelle Shocked

I seem to have lost my patience Waiting for the clouds of dust the custom cutter brings Well, the foreman called to say He would be here any day With his convoy of threshing machines Now what

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

Desperados Waiting For A Train (Red River Valley) Michelle Shocked

me how to drive his car when he's too drunk to And then he'd wink and give me money for the girls Our lives was just like some old Western movie Like desperados waiting for a train Just like desperados

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.)

Who Cares? Michelle Shocked

I see a sign that says 'Hotel' I walk in and I ring the bell Look up at a cobweb My eyes open wider When I see the grin of a Cheshire spider I walk on out I see a sign that says 'County Jail'

Over The Waterfall Michelle Shocked

I thought I knew what I was doing I was wrong Mistakes I've made and lived to tell I tell them in a song I knew a river wide and deep Her banks were very tall At one end was a mountain stream

You Take The Cake Michelle Shocked

Happy birthday, Baby Ain't no doubts or maybe We're singing this song Just for you Yes, it's true You take the cake And the candles too We're so glad to know ya Here's our chance to show ya

Hello Hopeville Michelle Shocked

Down at the Cold War Institute They were signing new recruits He went down to the station in his three piece suit Now she had cried for him to stay But there was nothing more to say As she was waving

When I Grow Up Michelle Shocked

When I grow up I want to be an old woman When I grow up I want to be an old woman Oh, an o-o-o-o-old, an old, old woman Then I think I'm gonna find myself an old man Then I think I'm gonna marry

Peach Fuzz Michelle Shocked

Peach Fuzz had a friendly face Too friendly for his own good Used to hang out at Ricky's Place It was a bar in the neighborhood A gay boy lit his cigarette But they called 'em fags cause that's

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