Suitcase In My Hand Ry Cooder

when the evening sun goes down and you're tired of rambling round Just set her on the ground and climb right in You won't ever have to worry about the cold night wind When you got your little suitcase

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

There's A Bright Side Somewhere Ry Cooder

more love somewhere, and there's more peace somewhere I ain't gonna rest until I find it There's a bright side somewhere People got a good job somewhere, got a lot of good friends somewhere Got a little suitcase

All shook up Ry Cooder

well, bless my soul, what's wrong with me ?

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

Tamp' Em Up Solid Ry Cooder

buddy, so they won't come down Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down Baby, when you marry your railroad man Every day'll be pay day, dollar bill in

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

Which Came First Ry Cooder

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 old world keeps spinning around Just as sure as the day turns into the night What you do in

Going to Tampa Ry Cooder

Goodbye my honey farewell my baby Don't look for me around convention time I'm bound for Tampa in the great state of Florida To see some distinguished friends of mine Mitt and Rick and the pitbulls the

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Vigilante Man Ry Cooder

Rainy nights down in the engine house, Sleepin' just as still as a mouse, A man came along and he chased us out in the rain. Was that a vigilante man ?

I Can Tell by the Way You Smell Ry Cooder

Step over in the light Oh, no! Look here.

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.

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

Married Man's A Fool Ry Cooder

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 My

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.

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

My Name Is Buddy Ry Cooder

Now my name is Buddy, don't you pity me Don't you pity me, don't you pity me My name is Buddy, don't you pity me Don't you pity me, don't you pity me Just because I ain't so big, you think I'm small Well

Christmas In Southgate Ry Cooder

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 it's Christmas in

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

Humpty Dumpty World Ry Cooder

Our God looked down what did 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

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

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

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

Teardrops Will Fall Ry Cooder

(E) I read your letter and (A) tears filled my (E) eyes All of your promises fading, was (B7) nothing but (E) lies So I turned your photograph over, (A) face to the (E) wall And when I (A) dim the (E)

Don't Call Me Red Ry Cooder

Cooder Don't call me red, don't turn me down, I've got a plan. Richard Neutra is my friend, and he's the man. He's been to school and he can see what's best for all of you.

Speedo Ry Cooder

Well, now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. Earl] Well, now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr.

I Need A Woman Ry Cooder

It's been raining in my mouth all day Dripping down to my clothes My patience it is wearing thin Got a fire inside my nose Searching for the truth the way God designed it The truth is I might drown before

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

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

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

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

Let's Have a Ball Ry Cooder

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 Got money in my pocket I ain't

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 your

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

Pigmeat Ry Cooder

(C7) Just look here mama Don't pick pig meat the way you (C) do (F7) Don't pick pig meat the way you (C) do (C7) Don't be (G7) lieve it's pig meat Ask (F7) anybody in the neighborhood (C) Don't

I Want My Crown Ry Cooder

In the dark of night the secret vote was cast We drove the union down at last My evil deeds have ruined the land A house divided cannot stand I want my crown I want my crown The working man has been cast

Green Dog Ry Cooder

Walkin' cross the desert, it ain't no fun Too hot in the daytime, too much sun Lefty says we'll cross at nighttime Like my people always have done Keep moving, quit nagging Walk, don't run I ask Lefty,

Nobody Ry Cooder

"When life seems full of clouds and rain And I am full of nothin' and pain Who soothes my thumping, bumping brain, umm? Nobody!

On A Monday Ry Cooder

(D) On a Monday, I was ar (A) rested On a Tuesday, I was locked up in (D) jail On a Wednesday, my trial was at (A) tested On a Thursday, nobody would go my (D) bail (D) Al (C) most (A) done, I'm almost

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

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

Blue Suede Shoes Ry Cooder

step on my blue suede shoes You can do anything that you want to do But uh-uh honey stay off of my shoes And don't you step on my blue suede shoes You can burn my house, steal my car And drink my liquor

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

Johnny Porter Ry Cooder

Johnny Porter was the oldest in his family And I remember he was almost twenty one Y'know I can't quite explain the situation But he broke into his father's truck and stole a gun Mother running down the