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

Christmas In Southgate Ry Cooder

Well, you got no credit and I got no cash Now that bonus they give us was nothing but trash You been laid off at Goodyear, I been laid off at Hughes It looks like a bad year, there just ain't no use 'Cause

The Dying Truck Driver Ry Cooder

Well, we made our way up 99 in the springtime of the year The San Joaquin was all in bloom, and songbirds everywhere We chanced upon a workingman, lying by the road I judged him for a truck driver by the

The Girls From Texas Ry Cooder

Well, I met a girl from Texas 'bout a year ago Hadn't known her for too long when I had to let her go You see, she had a razor, was ten inches or so And every night you'd hear her knocking at my door She

Trouble, You Can't Fool Me Ry Cooder

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 (F) jump (G) on (C) me Work hard for living, wanted just to get paid But, sure'd be stealing for a year

Let's Have a Ball Ry Cooder

I 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 Well, I wanna ball

The Wall Street Part of Town Ry Cooder

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 the Wall Street part of town I'm in trouble again but this

Hey Porter Ry Cooder

Would you tell me the (F) time? (C) How much longer will it be 'til we cross that (G) Mason Dixon Line?

Suitcase In My Hand Ry Cooder

When I was still a kitten, daddy told me, Son, There's just one thing that you should know As through this world you ramble and through this world you roam Just take this little suitcase when you go And

Dreamer Ry Cooder

`t make them like they used to do If it`s Japanese please don`t feel ashamed Come sit here with me there`s just room for two Can you remember trolleys passing by Quiet streets leafy trees at twilight time

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

Billy The Kid Ry Cooder

(G) I'll sing you a true song of (D) Billy the (G) Kid I'll (D) sing the record of (G) deeds that he did Way out in New Mexico a long time (D) ago When a (G) man's only friend was his (D) own forty- (G

Baby Joined The Army Ry Cooder

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

Mexican Divorce Ry Cooder

is different, like a travel folder says Cross the Rio Grande and you will find An old adobe house Where you leave your past behind One day married, next day free Broken hearts for you and me Takes no time

John Lee Hooker For President Ry Cooder

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 shakin` They said look man you can`t come in here this

Speedo Ry Cooder

Earl] And I'm just the kind fellow's always takin' other folks' girls [Girls, taking their girls] They often call me Speedo 'cause I don't believe in wastin' time [Time (don't believe in) wastin' time]

Brother Is Gone Ry Cooder

we proclaimed like in the good old Jim Crow days Our highest aim was to take your vote away Brother is gone Brother is gone Brother is gone Little brother is gone Brother is gone When I woke up this

The Dream Ry Cooder

i've only met her once before she was alone in a back booth a drink and a cigarette smoking like she was waiting for someone me stealing glances as she stole my breath the next one's on me may i take this

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

Nobody Ry Cooder

I ain't never done nothin' to nobody I ain't never done nothin' to nobody, no time So until I get somethin' from somebody sometime I'll never do nothin' for nobody, no time When I was in that railroad

Across the Borderline Ry Cooder

There's a place where i've been told Every street is paved with gold And it's just across the borderline And when it's time to take your turn Here's one lesson that you must learn You could lose more than

The Way We Make A Broken Heart Ry Cooder

Just a one more kiss He'll have to miss This night with you Now you're guilty of this secret love as I am too You'll get used to telling lies And feeling sorry when he cries Now that the strings are attached

Johnny Porter Ry Cooder

you're running for your life Hum, Johnny Porter Johnny Porter Yeah, yeah, yeah Well, it's a shame the way you make your mother worry And it's hurts inside to sit and watch her cry And it will be a long time

Cat And Mouse Ry Cooder

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 around Later on I started travellin', seeing something of this

Poor Man's Shangri-La Ry Cooder

Tell you 'bout a friend of mine that you don't know He lives way up a road that's lost in time Don't know his name or where he's coming from Only thing you know He's a real gone cat, this friend of mine

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

Down In The Boondocks Ry Cooder

cause that's the side of town I was born in See, I love her and she loves me But I don't fit her society Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks One fine day I'll find a way and move from this

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

Three Chords and the Truth Ry Cooder

Peekskill, New York town, and kill three chords and the truth Three chords and the truth, oh, three chords and the truth Well the only crime you ever got from Paul was three chords and the truth Now if this

Look At Granny Run Run Ry Cooder

Well, I feel like my time ain't [long], time ain't [long] time ain't [long]

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`

It's Just Work For Me Ry Cooder

Now this old truck is getting tired. This old bank account is getting low. Don't even own our old house-trailer in Fontana, So I gotta do this work, you know.

France Chance Ry Cooder

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, yeah I got news, my baby, 'cause he done blow this

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

Married Man's A Fool Ry Cooder

twenty-one: Every married woman got to have a little fun Read on over chapter twenty-two: It's a sin to let that woman make a fool outta you Now you read a little further, chapter twenty-three: She two-time

13 Question Method Ry Cooder

For the thirteen question method is the one to use Now the question number five: don't give me no jive this morning Question number six: don't try no tricks, this evening Question number seven: I'll pick

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

(G) I remember a time when every (D) thing was (G) cheap Now prices nearly puts a man to (D) sleep (D7) Well, when we (G) get our grocery (G7) bill We (C) feel like making our (Am) will Tell me, (G) how

Simple Tools Ry Cooder

I won`t be walking `round all night wondel`in` what to do I won`t be calling up the morgue askin` for you Or beating down these memories with one of your old shoes I can do the job in half the time

My Name Is Buddy Ry Cooder

in the clouds, your head up in the clouds You go around with your head up in the clouds Your head up in the clouds, oh your head up in the clouds You ain't so big, now, you just tall, that's all Now this

Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man Ry Cooder

Railroad Man What time do your trains roll by? "At 9: 16 and 2: 44 and 25 minutes 'till 5" "At 9: 16 and 2: 44 and 25 minutes 'till 5" Thank you, Mr.

Green Dog Ry Cooder

"Do you think there is room for me in this strange land? I'm sorry I scared your friends I write poetry, teach astronomy, how about me?"

Pigmeat Ry Cooder

lieve it's pig meat Ask (F7) anybody in the neighborhood (C) Don't believe it's pig meat Kind that you won't regret Don't believe it's pig meat Kind that you won't regret I got something about this

One Meat Ball Ry Cooder

The guests were startled one and all, To here that waiter loudly call, One meat ball, One meat ball, This here gent wants one meat ball.

In My Town Ry Cooder

And there's a freeway coming soon Right through this dirty old room. Can't you see a 50-story building Where a palm tree used to be? Well, I like a town that's flat, I like a street that's tame.

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

President Kennedy Ry Cooder

Kennedy have a right to this long white robe But he's gone home, gone back home He's staying away too long

Tattler Ry Cooder

But every time they turn their back, there's another man there askin', ";Darlin', is he gone?";

Little Sister Ry Cooder

please, please, please Little sister don't you cheat on me Little sister don't you kiss me once and twice Say it's very nice and then you run Little sister don't you do what your big sister done Ev'ry time

I Can't Win Ry Cooder

, baby, you tore it apart But I can't win, I can't win, I can't win, no, I can't win Win your love, win your love I go to church every Sunday [And there ain't nothing wrong with that] I stand work on time

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