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======== (Chorus) ======== Tell me please what're we fightin' for Tell me please what're we dyin' for Tell me please what're we killin' for ========================= 1. We armed Saddam's iraq We trained him to attack Daddy Bush had a plan To have Iraq destroy Iran Then Saddam took Kuwaiti soil And Daddy Bush lost all his oil 2. So Daddy Bush attacked Saddam He tried to take him out with a bomb Saddam tried to have Daddy slain Now little Georgie's got him on the brain Little Georgie's gonna kick iraqi ass And steal all his oil and gas ======== (Chorus) ======== 3. Georgie takes us to the brink With no 9/11 link The C.I.A. sees no threat Inspectors ain't found nothing yet Osama vanished underground Bush just needs a sheik to pound 4. Saddam will be overthrown If Georgie has to do it alone The power's going to his head He told the U.N. "to go drop dead" He engineered a White House coup He's gonna give Iraq one too ======== (Chorus) ======== 5. A zillion barrels of oily crude A little bit of family feud A soundbite a photo op The little brat must top his pop The President must have his war To win in two thousand and four 6. Who will Georgie bushwhack next The Russkies the French the Krauts or Czechs Syria Libya Korea Iran Arabia india or Pakistan Americans can only pray He don't bushwhack the U.S.A. ======== (Chorus) ======== ========================== By Robert Ross ==== CHORUS ==== ONE MAN ONE VOTE ONE MAN ONE VOTE ONE MAN ONE VOTE AND MAY THE BEST CANDIDATE WIN ============ Verse 1 IF THE MACHINES SHOULD FAIL TO ADD IF THE BALLOT IS DESIGNED SO BAD IF THERE'S A HANGING CHAD JUST RE-DO THE VOTE COUNT IT RIGHT DON'T COUNT IT FAST I'D RATHER WAIT A WHILE THEN GET THE SHAFT JUST COUNT EACH VOTE WE CAST WE'RE ENTITLED TO VOTE (To Chorus) Verse 2 DON'T PURGE ME FROM THE ROLE DON'T MAKE ME PAY A TOLL DON'T BLOCK ME FROM THE POLL I'M ENTITLED TO VOTE WE'VE HAD IT WITH ELECTION FRAUD DEMOCRACY MUST BE RESTORED KICK THE CROOKS OUT THE DOORS WE'RE ENTITLED TO VOTE (To Chorus) Verse 3 I WANT TO SEE A BIG DEBATE I WANT TO HEAR EACH CANDIDATE LEVEL THE FIELD PLAY IT STRAIGHT WE'RE ENTITLED TO VOTE IF THREE CANDIDATES MAKE A RUN BUT NO ONE REACHES FIFTY-ONE ONLY A RUNOFF CAN PROVE WHO WON WE'RE ENTITLED TO VOTE (To Chorus) Verse 4 WE NEED THE MEDIA TO INFORM AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM THEN A NEW AGE WILL DAWN WE'RE ENTITLED TO VOTE THE MAJORITY RULES THE LAND THAT IDEA IS MIGHTY GRAND SO RAISE YOUR VOICE AND STAND WE'RE ENTITLED TO VOTE (To Chorus) ----------------------------------------------------- By Robert Ross Verse 1. We were attacked today The reason why we can not say We don't remember yesterday We just know someone's got to pay Now the whole world must disarm Or we're gonna drop the bomb (CHORUS) Fee Fie Fo Fum Look what America has become Real Americans don't ask why We're supposed to just kill and die Fee Fie Fo Fum Rat a tat tat rummy tum tum We wave the flag and we beat the drum And blow 'em all to Kingdom Come Verse 2. My country right or wrong Love it or leave it is our song United we stand divided we fall Oulaw protest once and for all Uncle Sam wants you to be free But Big Brother is watching me (TO CHORUS) Verse 3. To honor our brave dead The flag has seven stripes blood red Six white stripes for purity A field of blue for unity The flag has more red stripes then white And we think that might makes right (TO CHORUS) Verse 4. Our flag is number one And these colors do not run We march off with a smoking gun We keep fighting til the peace is won A Holy War for oil and gas Our God'll kick your God's ----------------------------------------- by Robert Ross Peace love Hope grace We are one One Lord One world We are one VERSE 1 While we search for justice We must work for peace We must pray for the planet All wars have to cease Peace love Hope grace We are one One Lord One world We are one VERSE 2 We have much more in common Then what keeps us apart We need open minds And compassionate hearts Peace love Hope grace We are one One Lord One world We are one We are one ============================ By Robert Ross THINGS THAT SPARKLE SHIMMER AND SHINE SEND A THRILL UP AND DOWN HER SPINE SHE LIKES TO HEAR A BELL GO CHIMMIE CHIMMIE CHIME AND SWEET ROMANTIC WORDS THAT RHYME I SAW NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN DOWN AT CONEY ISLE I SAW NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD IF SHE HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE
SHE'S GOT A STARFISH MAKEUP CASE A SCALLOP MIRROR TO DO HER FACE A NECKLASS MADE OF SEA GLASS PERFECT FOR A QUEEN COBALT BLUE AND EMERALD GREEN I SAW NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN DOWN AT CONEY ISLE I SAW NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD IF SHE HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE
DON'T BE FOOLED BY HER SWEET SMILE FOR BREAKFAST SHE ATE A CROCODILE SHE HELD AN ALLIGATOR ON HIS BRAWNY BACK AND SHE FOUGHT OFF A SHARK ATTACK I SAW NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN DOWN AT CONEY ISLE I SAW NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD IF SHE HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE
SHE CAN BUILD A DEEP SEA HOME WITH A HAMMERHEAD AND SWORDFISH BONE HER DADDY WAS A SEAMAN MAMMA WAS A WHALE A MERMAID CHILD FROM HEAD TO TAIL I SAW NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN DOWN AT CONEY ISLE I SAW NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD IF SHE HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE IF SHE HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE IF SHE HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE ============================ By Robert Ross FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW Verse 1 SEE THE GIANT WHO IS 8 FOOT TALL AND THE MIDGET TINY MINNIE SMALL A FLYING SAUCER A MAN FROM MARS A JAPANESE WITH ATOMIC SCARS FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW Verse 2 THE NUMB SKULL BROKE SOME WOODEN BOARDS HE SPIT FIRE & SWALLOWED SWORDS HE ATE RAZORBLADES & BROKEN GLASS HE DRANK IODINE & DIESLE GAS FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW Chorus THEY LOVE THE SPOTLIGHT AND THE STAGE THEY CHEAT DEATH FOR A LIVING WAGE THEY WERE BORN TO PERFORM ALTHOUGH THEIR ACT AIN'T THE NORM THEY DEFY ALL OF NATURE'S LAWS THEY LIVE & DIE FOR YOUR APPLAUSE IF THEY SURVIVE FOUR SHOWS TODAY THEY LIVE TO FREAK ANOTHER DAY FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW Verse 3 THE INJUN'S TIED TO A TOTEM POLE THE COWBOY LIGHTS HIM SOON HE'S BLACK AS COAL BILLOWING SMOKE A BLINDING FLASH CHIEF PHOENIX RISES FROM THE ASH Verse 4 THE ACCUSED IS GAGGED & BOUND HUNG BY THE NECK HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND KICKING & SCREAMING SWINGING TO & FRO BUT THEN HE IS FREED TILL THE MIDNIGHT SHOW FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW Chorus THEY LOVE THE SPOTLIGHT AND THE STAGE THEY CHEAT DEATH FOR A LIVING WAGE THEY WERE BORN TO PERFORM ALTHOUGH THEIR ACT AIN'T THE NORM THEY DEFY ALL OF NATURE'S LAWS THEY LIVE & DIE FOR YOUR APPLAUSE IF THEY SURVIVE FOUR SHOWS TODAY THEY LIVE TO FREAK ANOTHER DAY FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW FREAK SHOW ----------------------------------------- by Robert Ross Well baby I don't remember the sixties So bro you know I was there Well my mind got sucked into a big black hole Now it's lost in time somewhere I see little green men from Lord knows where Doctors checked my head but they found nothing there
I can walk through walls and float down halls I can see around corners and curves I can read your mind and give sight to the blind Or else the drugs are playing tricks on my nerves All the mixtures and potions I could smoke and drink Couldn't fix my head but they unclogged the sink
I'm a Casualty of the 60s I'm a Casualty of the 60s I'm a Casualty of the 60s Yes I am
People call me dizzy daffy and dopey But I don't let 'em get me phased Cause if the lights are on and nobody's home It's cause I had my consiousness raised My mind is so expanded my ego so shrunk My cotton picking head is just useless junk
I been analyzed and hypnotized They tried sedation and electroshock I been sterilized and lobotomized And now, I got the brain of a rock Baby my personality split into two With a few missing marbles and a loose bent screw
I'm a Casualty of the 60s I'm a Casualty of the 60s I'm a Casualty of the 60s Yes I am ===================== By Robert Ross (Verse 1) FOR SILK AND SPICE EUROPEANS WENT OVERLAND TO THE ORIENT BUT WHEN THE ROAD CLOSED TO THE EAST THE FLOW OF SILK AND SPICES CEASED THE SPANISH CROWN SUPPLIED 3 SHIPS FOR A CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS TRIP HE'D BE THE FIRST TO CROSS THE SEA IN THE NINA THE PINTA AND THE SANTA MARIA (Verse 2) IN FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO COLUMBUS SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE HE WOULD PROVE THAT THE WORLD WAS ROUND BY SAILING WEST UNTIL THE EAST WAS FOUND BUT NO ONE KNEW HOW BIG THE WORLD MIGHT BE OR JUST HOW LONG THEY MIGHT DRIFT AT SEA AND IF THE WORLD WAS A FLATTENED DISC THEY COULD FALL OFF INTO THE ABYSS (Chorus) DID COLUMBUS COME TO EXPLORE? OR WAS HE THE FIRST CONQUISTADOR? ALL THE SILVER AND ALL THE GOLD AND ALL THE NATIVE LANDS THEY STOLE THE CROWNS OF EUROPE WOULD DIVIDE THE NATIVES VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE (Verse 3) AFTER A MONTH OF SAILING ON THE SEA THE FRIGHTENED CREW SPOKE OF MUTINY COLUMBUS ASKED THEM FOR 3 DAYS MORE AND THEN THEY FOUND SAN SALVADOR THEY THOUGHT THEY LANDED IN INDIA OR THEY'D HAVE NAMED IT ALL COLUMBIA TO THE GRAVE CHRIS WOULD NEVER KNOW IT WAS A NEW WORLD THAT HE DID GO (Verse 4) COLUMBUS NEVER PROVED THE WORLD WAS ROUND THE FAR EAST HE NEVER FOUND HE LANDED IN THE CARRIBEAN ISLES HE MISSED CHINA BY 10,000 MILES 500 YEARS BEFORE HE SAILED THE SEA BEFORE THE NEW WORLD DISCOVERY LEIF ERICSON WOULD SAIL HERE FIRST BUT HIS STORY WASN'T SET TO VERSE (Chorus) DID COLUMBUS COME TO EXPLORE? OR WAS HE THE FIRST CONQUISTADOR? ALL THE SILVER AND ALL THE GOLD AND ALL THE NATIVE LANDS THEY STOLE THE CROWNS OF EUROPE WOULD DIVIDE THE NATIVES VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE ---------------------------------- by Robert Ross The hard way Yeah that's my way I haven't got a plan not even a clue But that has never stopped me From doing what I do The hard way Don't bother me with facts Cause details get me tense Don't trouble me with reason Cause reason makes no sense I've got no education, no experience One thing I've got lots of Blissful ignorance That's the hard way Yeah that's my way I haven't got a plan not even a clue But that has never stopped me From doing what I do The hard way
I make the same mistakes I guess I'll never learn Put my eggs all in one basket I let all my bridges burn I should have listened to What mama had to say Then I wouldn't have to suffer In this fix I'm in today That's the hard way Yeah that's my way I haven't got a plan not even a clue But that has never stopped me From doing what I do The hard way The hard way That's the hard way Yeah that's my way ===================== By Robert Ross WE LIVE IN A THROW AWAY SOCIETY WHERE QUALITY IS JUST A LIABILITY GOODS JUST AIN'T BUILT TO LAST NO MORE THEY START ACTING UP RIGHT THERE ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR BUT CLEVER DESIGN HIDES THE FLAW FROM VIEW TRICKY SALESMAN ARE QUICK TO PULL THE WOOL OVER YOU AS SOON AS THE DAMN WARRANTEE IS UP CRAP YOU BOUGHT IS PROGRAMMED TO JUST SELF DESTRUCT BUT MR. FIXIT DON'T CHARGE MUCH WHAT WHERE HE KICKS IT WATCH WHERE HE GIVES IT A PUNCH HE WORKS WONDERS WITH HIS HANDS NO ONE CAN FIX IT QUITE LIKE MR. FIXIT MAN CAN
DON'T BUY ANOTHER NEW ONE NOT IF YOU'RE SMART DON'T SETTLE FOR A USED ONE FROM SOME OLD JUNK YARD DON'T TAKE IT TO AN ORDINARY REPAIR MAN CAUSE HE CAN'T EVEN FIX IT AS WELL AS YOU CAN CONSUMER FRAUD IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH LET THE BUYER BEWARE THAT'S THE CORPORATE CRY YOU CAN'T FIX IT AND YOU CAN'T SUE THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON WHO KNOWS WHAT TO DO MR. FIXIT DON'T CHARGE MUCH WHAT WHERE HE KICKS IT WATCH WHERE HE GIVES IT A PUNCH HE WORKS WONDERS WITH HIS HANDS NO ONE CAN FIX IT QUITE LIKE MR. FIXIT MAN CAN
IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL METHODS AND TOOLS MR. FIXIT HAS TRICKS NOT TAUGHT IN FIXIT SCHOOLS PAPER CLIPS RUBBER BANDS AND CHEWING GUM HE USES DUCT TAPE AND A VOODOO DRUM SO IF ALL ELSE FAILS HE WILL CAST A SPELL BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOUR OLD BUSTED HARDWARE IS WELL WHATEVER YOU NEED FIXED FAST AND RIGHT MR. FIXIT CAN FIX IT ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT MR. FIXIT DON'T CHARGE MUCH WHAT WHERE HE KICKS IT WATCH WHERE HE GIVES IT A PUNCH HE WORKS WONDERS WITH HIS HANDS NO ONE CAN FIX IT QUITE LIKE MR. FIXIT MAN CAN ---------------------------------------- (Music & Lyrics by Robert Ross) Bada bing bada bang Bada bang bada boom A ring a ding ding Vava voom vava voom Bada bing bada bang Bada boom boom boom
You gotta be a loyal soldier That's what the family's all about Someday you'll be a made man You'll have dough and you'll have clout And once you're in with the family There ain't no getting out
You gotta show proper respect You better do what you are told Nobody messes with the family Our territory or our gold And them that do they will be sorry And wake up pale and stiff and cold
Bada bing bada bang Bada bang bada boom A ring a ding ding Vava voom vava voom Bada bing bada bang Bada boom boom boom
Your job is bagging all the money From prostitution, drugs and booze But if somebody will not pay you Make 'em an offer they can't refuse Yeah they'll be sleeping with the fishes In some sporty concrete shoes
The feds may bring you in for quest'ning But you don't know a thing about it And they'll give you the third degree Trust me there ain't no bout adout it But if you rat on the family Wiseguy fuhgetaboudit
Bada bing bada bang Bada bang bada boom A ring a ding ding Vava voom vava voom Bada bing bada bang Bada boom boom boom ( Repeat Chorus ) -------------------------------------------- (Music & Lyrics by Robert Ross) Out beyond the solar system past the Milky Way Through the cold black void of distant outer space There is a small planet made of rock and clay Where lives a tiny creature named Yippy Yi Yay Who never did learn to fly a saucer well But he could play guitar just like a bat out of hell
You can't imagine the guitar this little creature had He would play beneathe the stars by the launching pad The astronauts were really sent by how he played Yippy sends them farther out then any spacecraft made Creatures in orbit all would land and say Nobody plays a guitar quite like Yippy Yi Yay
How he could rock how he could roll He comes from far far away with them old blues in his soul Rock 'n' roll Yippy Yi Yay He might have come from heaven But angels don't play that way How he could rock how he could roll He comes from far far away with them old blues in his soul
He used to practice his guitar both night and day Twist and bend them strings every which a way The magic touches something deep inside of you A being from another world crying the blues All them fingers buzzing round like a swarm of bees That guitar gets so hot he's got to use antifreeze
They say that one night he was out there all alone A rocketship descended unlike those he'd known He climbed aboard the capsule and here's what he found Music from the Earth is a mad crazy sound He started beating his old guitar with all his might It took him far far away and he just vanished from sight
How he could rock how he could roll He comes from far far away with them old blues in his soul Rock 'n' roll Yippy Yi Yay He might have come from heaven But angels don't play that way How he could rock how he could roll He comes from far far away with them old blues in his soul -------------------------------------------- (Music & Lyrics by Robert Ross) Mr. Jelly Roll that's my name Jelly roll rollin' that's my game I'll show you tricks just promise not to tell I'll give you a demonstration Why my jelly sells so well Mr. Jelly Roll Mr. Jelly Roll is my name Jelly roll rollin' yeah that's my game
I love to roll your dough it's packed full and tight It looks so good raw I can't resist one little bite My jelly's up and rising I don't need no yeast I'll just pop it in your oven Once your pan is nice and greased Mr. Jelly Roll Mr. Jelly Roll is my name Jelly roll rollin' Yeah that's my game
Too long in the oven dries up your jelly roll So I go in and out I've got temperature control Your jelly is delicious your rolling's almost done So just squeeze a little tighter on my big old jelly gun Mr. Jelly Roll Mr. Jelly Roll is my name Jelly roll rollin' Yeah that's my game
The hard part is fillng your little jelly roll hole The jelly sure is sweet so deep inside your sugar bowl Now your roll is ready are you pleased by what you've got Yeah it's coming from your oven Oh my god that's mighty hot Mr. Jelly Roll Mr. Jelly Roll is my name Jelly roll rollin' Yeah that's my game -------------------------------------------- by Robert Ross Fighting everywhere what the world needs now is peace Uncle Sam wants our boys to be the world's police If we have a third World War Sam can drag me to it as I scream and kick and claw Registration blues Registration time is here It's here send the word to beware Uncle Sam may draft me But I ain't gonna volunteer
I'll kiss anything navy blue or khaki green I'm short one lung. one liver and one spleen I can't take orders I'm deaf, dumb and blind Sigmund Freud himself told me I'm clear out of my mind Registration blues Registration time is here It's here send the word to beware Uncle Sam may draft me But I ain't gonna volunteer
Soon they will draft girls to serve their Uncle Sam But I think it's wrong to even draft a man I'm no hawk, I'm a bleeding dove Enlisted girls and boys should not make war they should make love Registration blues Registration time is here It's here send the word to beware Uncle Sam may draft me But I ain't gonna volunteer
They can offer gold they can offer money too But when you're dead what good are these to you Keep your Silver Stars keep your Purple Hearts I will keep my ass and all my other vital parts Registration blues Registration time is here It's here send the word to beware Uncle Sam may draft me But I ain't gonna volunteer I ain't gonna volunteer ---------------------------------------- By Robert Ross IF I HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG I WOULD HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MYSELF TOO MUCH WINE WOMEN AND SONG CAN TAKE A HEAVY TOLL ON YOUR HEALTHOH OH OH I BURNED THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER WOULD I DO IT AGAIN IF I HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG
I SURE HAVE RAISED A LOT OF HELL IN MY DAY I HAD MY FUN I WENT TOO FAR AND GOT CARRIED AWAY BUT I SURE PAID FOR WHAT I DONE I CAN'T COMPLAIN THAT I GOT A RAW DEAL CAUSE I HAD A BALL AND JUST CONSIDERING HOW BADLY I FEEL I'M LUCKY TO BE HERE AT ALL IF I HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG I WOULD HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MYSELF TOO MUCH WINE WOMEN AND SONG CAN TAKE A HEAVY TOLL ON YOUR HEALTHOH OH OH I BURNED THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER WOULD I DO IT AGAIN IF I HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG
YOU'RE JUST AS OLD AS YOU FEEL IN YOUR HEAD THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY BUT I FEEL JUST LIKE I'M GONNA DROP DEAD MAYBE I'D BE BETTER OFF THAT WAY IF I HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG I WOULD HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MYSELF TOO MUCH WINE WOMEN AND SONG CAN TAKE A HEAVY TOLL ON YOUR HEALTHOH OH OH I BURNED THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER WOULD I DO IT AGAIN IF I HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG IF ONLY I HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG IF ONLY I HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG YEAH YEAH YEAH ------------------------------------------ (Music & Lyrics by Robert Ross) Last night the bottle let me down Last night my sorrows would not drown Every night since you went away I go out drinking till the break of day But last night the bottle let me down
Tonight I hope the booze is my best friend Tonight I hope these blues come to an end Wake up each morning blue as I can be But one of these days the booze will set me free But last night the bottle let me down
I fell for you in a big way honey But you broke my heart Now I gotta drink cause when I ain't drinking honey The pieces fall all apart
Last night the bottle let me down Last night my sorrows would not drown Up till now beer was A OK But I'll be drinking harder stuff today Cause last night my sorrows would not drown
Last night the bottle let me down Last night the bottle let me down -------------------------------------------- (Music & Lyrics by Robert Ross) Tonight's the night That's why I feel all right My baby's looking out of sight Because tonight's the night We'll do some hugging and some kissing Yeah but that ain't all We'll do some touching and some feeling Maybe even ball Baby, tonight's the night
Tonight at nine We're gonna wine and dine Then we'll blow our little minds Because tonight's the night You've got the moves you've got the grooves You've got just what it takes I'll take a lot of what you've got so shake it Till it breaks Baby, tonight's the night
Tonight's the night That's why I feel all right My baby's looking out of sight Because tonight's the night Once we get started there's no stopping We'll go all the way No more excuses now your mom and pop will Be away Baby, tonight's the night -------------------------------------------- (Music & Lyrics by Robert Ross) I swing a nine pound hammer all week so I've got cash to spend Now I want to spend my time off swinging right on through the weekend I want to have one hell of a time I don't care if I go stoned blind But I don't know a soul that I can honestly call my friend So I'm gonna make my usual rounds all by myself alone That means I just drive all around until I come full circle back home I'm like a ghost from a haunted house Cause since you left me, this man is just a mouse Say I can't seem to talk to people, not even on the telephone
I'm all dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go And I ain't got nobody who can help me spend my dough Son of a gun, I'm ready for fun But I'm just a lonely party of one I'm all dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go
I'm gonna make-a-my usual rounds all by myself alone That means I just drive all around until I come full circle back home I'm like a ghost from a haunted house Cause since you left me, this man is just a mouse Say I can't seem to talk to people, not even on the telephone You know my get up and go, has finally gotten up and gone Baby now I know just exactly what, your leaving me has done Well baby, you broke my heart and you, blew my mind I lost my nerve and that ain't easy to find When your get up and go has finally gotten up and gone I'm all dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go And I ain't got nobody who can help me spend my dough Son of a gun, I'm ready for fun But I'm just a lonely party of one I'm all dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go I'm all dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go I'm all dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go -------------------------------------------- By Robert Ross Verse 1 I CAME UP THE HARD WAY MY DADDY WHOOPED ME TWICE A DAY I FINALLY RAN AWAY FROM HOME EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN ON MY OWN AND SURVIVAL IS QUITE A MEAN FEAT WHEN YOU'RE LIVING OUT ON THESE MEAN STREETS Verse 2 I QUIT SCHOOL IN '64 THEN I LEARNED ALL ABOUT THE LAW NOW I DESERVE A P.H.D FROM HARD KNOCKS UNIVERSITY I'VE GOT NO SKILLS I'VE GOT NO TRADE I'VE JUST GOT THESE HEAVY DUES I'VE PAID Chorus I WAS BORN WITH THESE BLUES ONCE YOU'VE GOT 'EM THERE AIN'T MUCH YOU CAN DO I'VE HAD 'EM MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH I GUESS I'LL HAVE 'EM IN THE NEXT LIFE TOO DON'T GET TOO CLOSE OR I'LL GIVE 'EM TO YOU I WAS BORN WITH THESE BLUES
Verse 3 GOT A CALL FROM UNCLE SAM HE SENT ME PACKIN' TO VIETNAM ONE GOD FORSAKEN AWFUL SPOT WHERE KIDS WERE DYING FOR WHO KNOWS WHAT AND I JUST CAN'T FORGET THE BLOOD I'VE SEEN YEAH I'M STILL TROUBLED BY BAD DREAMS Verse 4 I WAS BORN TO SHED A TEAR AND DROWN MY SORROWS IN MY BEER I PLAY THE SADDEST JUKE BOX SONGS OVER AND OVER ALL NIGHT LONG TILL I DRIVE AWAY THE ANGRY CROWD AND THE BOUNCERS HAVE TO THROW ME OUT Chorus I WAS BORN WITH THESE BLUES ONCE YOU'VE GOT 'EM THERE AIN'T MUCH YOU CAN DO I'VE HAD 'EM MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH I GUESS I'LL HAVE 'EM IN THE NEXT LIFE TOO DON'T GET TOO CLOSE OR I'LL GIVE 'EM TO YOU I WAS BORN WITH THESE BLUES
Verse 5 SOMEDAY I WILL SHOW 'EM ALL GOD WILLING I'LL STAND TEN FEET TALL SOMEHOW I WILL STRIKE IT RICH MY DREAM GAL AND I WILL GET HITCHED I'LL MAKE MY DEAR LATE MOTHER PROUD BUT TILL THEN POUR ME ANOTHER ROUND Chorus I WAS BORN WITH THESE BLUES ONCE YOU'VE GOT 'EM THERE AIN'T MUCH YOU CAN DO I'VE HAD 'EM MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH I GUESS I'LL HAVE 'EM IN THE NEXT LIFE TOO DON'T GET TOO CLOSE OR I'LL GIVE 'EM TO YOU I WAS BORN WITH THESE BLUES (Note) These are the old alternating choruses I no longer sing: I was born with these blues God created me to lose The angels are laughing at me The pearly gates are under lock and key My guiding light has got a blown fuse I was born with these blues I was born with these blues That old devil just won't turn me loose My life is a living hell Bet you I'm cursed by an evil spell Cause in a past life, I was bad news I was born with these blues I was born with these blues -------------------------------------------- SHE'S FINE (As Fine Will Ever Be) (Music & Lyrics by Robert Ross) The look in her eye made a deaf mute talk The shape of her form made a cripple walk The touch of her hand made a blind man see One kiss from her lips brought the beast out in me She's fine, so fine Wish she was mine, all mine To me, she's fine as fine will ever be
She soars like a hawk on pure natural soul And deep down inside is a big heart of gold She thinks on her feet with a cool clear mind I mean what I say when I say she's fine She's fine, so fine Wish she was mine, all mine To me, she's fine as fine will ever be
She's mine, Lord she's yours, and some other man's too She breaks lots of hearts, leaves them crying the blues I'd like to tell her, just what's on my mind But I lose all hope and my tongue gets tied She's Fine, so fine Wish she was mine, all mine To me, she's fine as fine will ever be She's fine as fine will ever be She's fine as fine will ever be -------------------------------------------- (Music & Lyrics by Robert Ross) I am what I am I can't be no other man If you love me You'll accept me as I am
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