ONLY A FOOL WOULD SAY THAT Steely Dan

ONLY A FOOL WOULD SAY THAT A world become one Of salads and sun Only a fool would say that A boy with a plan A natural man Wearing a white stetson hat Unhand that gun begone There's no one

GAUCHO Steely Dan

GAUCHO Just when I say "Boy we can't miss You are golden" Then you do this You say this guy is so cool Snapping his fingers like a fool One more expensive kiss-off Who do you think I am Lord

DEACON BLUES Steely Dan

DEACON BLUES This is the day Of the expanding man That shape is my shade There where I used to stand It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass At ramblers Wild gamblers That's

BABYLON SISTERS Steely Dan

It's everything they say The end of a perfect day Distant lights from across the bay Babylon sisters shake it Babylon sisters shake it So fine so young Tell me I'm the only one Here come those

Any World (That I'm Welcome To) Steely Dan

If I had my way I would move to another lifetime I'd quit my job Ride the train through the misty nighttime I'll be ready when my feet touch ground Wherever I come down And if the folks will have me Then

BAD SNEAKERS Steely Dan

BAD SNEAKERS Five names that I can hardly Stand to hear Including yours and mine And one more chimp who isn't here I can see the ladies talking How the times are getting hard And that fearsome

Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More Steely Dan

Daddy don't live in that New York City No more He don't celebrate Sunday on a Saturday night No more Daddy don't need no lock and key For the piece he stowed Out on Avenue D Daddy don't live in that New

PRETZEL LOGIC Steely Dan

PRETZEL LOGIC I would love to tour the Southland In a travelling minstrel show Yes I'd love to tour the Southland In a traveling minstrel show Yes I'm dying to be a star and make them laugh Sound

Rikki Don't Lose That Number Steely Dan

We hear you're leaving, that's ok I thought our little wild time had just begun I guess you kind of scared yourself, you t urn and run But if you have a change of heart Rikki, don't lose that number

DIRTY WORK Steely Dan

DIRTY WORK Times are hard You're afraid to pay the fee So you find yourself somebody Who can do the job for free When you need a bit of lovin' Cause your man is out of town That's the time you

what a shame about me Steely Dan

and CDs And I don't know what else She said, yeah, Hollywood's been good to me But tell me - how about yourself CHORUS: I'm still working on that novel But I'm just about to quit 'Cause I'm worrying

JOSIE Steely Dan

hooters When Josie comes home We're gonna rev up the motor scooters When Josie comes home to stay We're gonna park in the street Sleep on the beach and make it Throw down the jam till the girls say

WITH A GUN Steely Dan

WITH A GUN I could be wrong but I have seen your face before You were the man that I saw running from his door You owed him money but you gave him something more With a gun With a gun You will

I GOT THE NEWS Steely Dan

I GOT THE NEWS You In your Lark You're a mark You're a screamer You know How to hustle Daddy Is a rare Millionaire I don't care Yeah you Got the muscle I got the news Yes dear How

RAZOR BOY Steely Dan

RAZOR BOY I hear you are singing a song of the past I see no tears I know that you know it may be the last For many years You'd gamble or give anything To be in with the better half But how

CRINGEMAKER Steely Dan

little Cringemaker Hey listen cringemaker who locked the bedroom door Sweet little Cringemaker Sweet little Cringemaker And every time I go to make my play She rolls mighty boulders in my way Say

Android Warehouse Steely Dan

Hold my hand in the Android Warehouse Who's to know if you take a dive? Ain't life grand in the Android Warehouse?

LITTLE KAWAI Steely Dan

LITTLE KAWAI Here's a note from one Miss Turnbull Certain homework was not done Tiny holes in brand new windows From an unknown BB gun Cinder Annie and your Big Mommie Say the facts all point

RUBY BABY Steely Dan

RUBY BABY I got a girl and Ruby is her name She don't love me, but I love her just the same Ruby Baby how I want you Like a ghost I'm gonna haunt you Ruby Baby when will you be mine Each time

FIRE IN THE HOLE Steely Dan

FIRE IN THE HOLE I decline To walk the line They tell me that I'm lazy Worldly wise I realize That everybody's crazy A woman's voice reminds me To serve and not to speak Am I myself or just

Do It Again:::Disc 1 Steely Dan

' And they put you on the street CHORUS: You go back Jack do it again Wheel turnin' 'round and 'round You go back Jack do it again When you know she's no high climber Then you find your only

DO IT AGAIN Steely Dan

hangin' And they put you on the street CHORUS: You go back Jack do it again Wheel turnin' 'round and 'round You go back Jack do it again When you know she's no high climber Then you find your only

janie runaway Steely Dan

janie runaway (4:08) It must have been my lucky Thursday Your dad went on that spree Before the crew could put out the fires You hopped a bus for NYC Down in Tampa the future looked desperate

MEDICAL SCIENCE Steely Dan

MEDICAL SCIENCE [Japanese Import Only] My man Stanley Suave but manly Taking cover from the mark within Now he's hiding Pretty soon he's sliding Looking for a lonely heart to take refuge in

DR WU Steely Dan

DR WU Katy tried I was halfway crucified I was on the other side Of no tomorrow You walked in And my life began again Just when I'd spent the last piaster I could borrow All night long We would

GIRLFRIEND Steely Dan

Twilight Zone of zero self-control So come on angel Tune in on me You 'll see your faithful servant Lost in misery And all of your hard work Coming down to no good Better see about me babe If you only

MY RIVAL Steely Dan

MY RIVAL The wind was driving in my face The smell of prickly pear [My rival - show me my rival] The milk truck eased into my space Somebody screamed somewhere I struck a match against the door

DOWN IN THE BOTTOM Steely Dan

DOWN IN THE BOTTOM In case you're wondering it's alive and well That little habit that you left with me Here in the suburbs where it's hard to tell If I got the bear or if the bear got me How

HARD UP CASE Steely Dan

HARD UP CASE You told me once I was your pride and joy I guess those days are dead and gone You must have took me for some golden boy You didn't know what you were taking on It was a hard up case

The Mock Turtle's Song Steely Dan

Will you walk a little faster Said a whiting to a snail There's a porpoise close behind us And he's treading on my tail Don't you see how eagerly The turtles and the lobsters all advance They are waiting

Doctor Wu Steely Dan

Katy tried I was halfway crucified I was on the other side Of no tomorrow You walked in And my life began again Just when I'd spent the last piaster I could borrow All night long We would sing that stupid

Slang Of Ages Steely Dan

Let me put it this way doll And I know it's getting late I can tell from the planes of your face That you're from out of state But here in the Willows now here's the deal Tomorrow's for squares tonight's

gaslighting abbie Steely Dan

gaslighting abbie (5:54) One plush summer you come to me ripe and ready And bad through and through With that deep mystical soul synergy pumping steady Between me and you Lovin' all the beautiful

ROSE DARLING Steely Dan

Cannot disturb her in her night Or raise her sleeping head All I ask of you Is make my wildest dreams come true No one sees and no one knows Rose darling come to me Snake Mary dreams along I would

WALK BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS Steely Dan

WALK BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS A shadow crossed the blue Miami sky As we hit the causeway by the big hotel We fought Now I can't remember why After all the words were said and tears were gone We

Everyone's Gone To The Movies Steely Dan

Listen to what I say, He wants to show you the way Right down the hallway with open arms To teach you a new game to play. Come on, come on.

TRANS-ISLAND SKYWAY Steely Dan

TRANS-ISLAND SKYWAY I was born yesterday When they brought my Kamakiri When they handed me the keys It's a steam-power 10 The frame is out of Glasgow The tech is Balinese It's not a freeway

PEARL OF THE QUARTER Steely Dan

PEARL OF THE QUARTER On the water down in New Orleans My baby's the pearl of the quarter She's a charmer like you never seen Singing voulez vous Where the sailor spend his hard-earned pay Red

cousin dupree Steely Dan

cousin dupree (5:28) Well I've kicked around a lot since high school I've worked a lot of nowhere gigs From keyboard man in a rock'n ska band To haulin' boss crude in the big rigs Now I've come

almost gothic Steely Dan

almost gothic (4:10) I'm working on gospel time these days (The summer - this could be the cool part of the summer) The sloe-eyed creature in the reckless room she's so severe A wise child walks

THE NIGHTFLY Steely Dan

THE NIGHTFLY I'm Lester the Nightfly Hello Baton Rouge Won't you turn your radio down Respect the seven second delay we use So you say there's a race Of men in the trees You're for tough legislation

MAXINE Steely Dan

MAXINE Some say that we're reckless They say we're much too young Tell us to stop before we've begun We've got to hold out till graduation Try to hang on Maxine While the world is sleeping

SURF AND/OR DIE Steely Dan

vandals up on Makapuu Street And your grandmother's number, we know it's here somewhere But Suze can't seem to find it, now she's losing control And so what about her, and little Eldon and Layla And that

JUNKIE GIRL Steely Dan

just like you take mine You send it bubbling down the thin blue line It doesn't matter how it got this way 'Cause we could make it through this thing together I know you're laughing but I got to say

CAVES OF ALTAMIRA Steely Dan

CAVES OF ALTAMIRA I recall when I was small How I spent my days alone The busy world was not for me So I went and found my own I would climb the garden wall With a candle in my hand I'd hide

SIGN IN STRANGER Steely Dan

SIGN IN STRANGER Have you heard about the boom on Mizar Five People got to shout to stay alive They don't even have policeman one Doesn't matter where you been or what you've done Do you have a

two against nature Steely Dan

two against nature (6:18) Bad news breaking in 18A Missy's kitty turn inside out she say Spider queen demon and that whole crew Across the lobby the wicker wing chair flew All the nice people

BODHISATTVA Steely Dan

BODHISATTVA Bodhisattva Would you take me by the hand Bodhisattva Would you take me by the hand Can you show me The shine of your Japan The sparkle of your china Can you show me Bodhisattva

I.G.Y. Steely Dan

Standing tough under stars and stripes We can tell This dream's in sight You've got to admit it At this point in time that it's clear The future looks bright On that train all graphite and glitter

COUNTERMOON Steely Dan

COUNTERMOON On a night like this You look up at your lover It's like you're in some old cartoon Then you detect The scent of faded roses Up in the sky There's that cruel countermoon Could that