I will walk alone by the black muddy river And listen to the ripples as they moan I will walk alone by the black muddy river Sing me a song of my own

I woke up feeling mean Went down to play the slot machine. The wheels turned around and the letters read You better head back to Tennessee Jed.

Tumble-down shack in Big Foot County Snowed so hard that the roof caved in Delilah Jones went to meet her god And the old man never was the same again

Back to back chicken shack. Son of a gun, better change your act. We're all confused, what's to lose? Wave that flag, wave it wide and high. Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my.

Compass card is spinning, Helm is swinging to and fro. Oh, where is the dog star Oh, where's the moon. You're a lost sailor, Been away too long at sea.

Don't worry about me, nah nah nah, don't worry about me, no And I'm in no hurry, nah nah nah, I know where to go.

Been walking all morning Went walking all night I can't see much difference Between the dark and light And I feel the wind And I taste the rain Never in my mind To cause so much pain

Never know now, just don't never know, no. Well it's been heaven, but even the rainbows will end. Now my sails are fillin' and the wind is willin'. And I'm as good as gone again.

Only a fool could tell his friends Of a war that just won't end Only a fool would go so far As you you have gone, my man

I'd rather be in some dark hollow Where the sun don't ever shine Than to see you another man's darling And to know that you'll never be mine

You're a loop of lazy lightning Liquid loop of lazy lightning Must admit you're kind of frightening You're a loop of lazy lightning

Still I feel like a stranger Feel like a stranger Well you know it's gonna get stranger So let's get on with the show

I was born in a desert, raised in a lion's den I was born in a desert, raised in a lion's den And my number one occupation is stealing women from their men

Well the cool breeze came on Tuesday, And the corn's a bumper crop And the fields are full of dancin' Full of singin' and romancin' The music never stopped.

She said her name was Billie Jean and she was fresh in town I didn't know her stage-line ran from hell She had raven hair, a ruffled dress, a necklace made of gold And all the french perfume you'd care to smell

Going down the road feeling bad Going down the road feeling bad Going down the road feeling bad, hey hey hey, yeah Don't wanna be treated this a way

I have spent my life Seeking all that's still unsung. Bent my ear to hear the tune And closed my eyes to see. When there were no strings to play, You played to me.

Moonlight wails as hound dogs bay but never quite catch the tune Stars fall down in buckets like rain 'til there ain't no standing room Bright blue boxcars train by train clatter where dreams unfold Way down, down along Lazy River Road

Paradise waits, on the crest of a wave, her angels in flames. She has no pain, like a child she is pure, she is not to blame. Poised for flight, wings spread bright, spring from night into the sun. Don't stop to run, she can fly like a lie, she can't be outdone.

The girl I love, she's sweet and true, You know the dress she wears, sweet mama, it's pink and blue, She brings me coffee, you know she brings me tea, She brings me 'bout every damm thing but the jailhouse key.

In another time's forgotten space Your eyes looked from your mother's face Wildflower seed on the sand and stone May the four winds blow you safely home

Well I woke up this morning and I felt around for my shoes That's when I knew I had them walkin' blues Well I woke up this morning and I look around and I felt around for my shoes That's when I knew I had them mean old walkin' blues

Heard your news report, you know you're falling short. Pretty soon, won't trust you for the weather. When that ship comes in, you won't know where it's been. You got to try to see a little further.

Here's a half dollar if you dare Double twist when you hit the air, Look at Julie down below, The levee doin' the do-pas-o.

Look out, 'cause here comes some free advice Walk in the sunshine Watch for the bright sign Be all those things you're able to be

I heard your plea in the court house Witness box began to rock and rise Forty nine sister states Had Alabama in their eyes

Operator, can you help me Help me if you please Give me the right area code And the number that I need My rider left upon the midnight flyer Singing like a summer breeze

Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain

Right outside this lazy summer home you ain't got time to call your soul a critic no. Right outside the lazy gate of winter's summer home, wonderin' where the nuthatch winters, wings a mile long just carried the bird away.

Ride in the whalebelly Fade away in moonlight Sink beneath the waters To the coral sands below Now is the time of returning

Standing on a tower world at my command You just keep a turning while I'm playing in the band. And if a man among you got no sin upon his hand Let him cast a stone at me for playing in the band.

Cow is giving kerosene, kid can't read at seventeen The words he knows are all obscene, but it's alright. I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.

Look out of any window Any morning, any evening, any day. Maybe the sun is shining, birds are winging, No rain is falling from a heavy sky. What do you want me to do, To do for you to see you through? For this is all a dream we dreamed One afternoon long ago.

Did you ever waken to the sound Of street cats making love And guess from their cries You were listening to a fight Well you know, Hate's just the last thing they're thinking of They're only trying to make it through the night

Boots were of leather, a breath of cologne Her mirror was a window she sat quite alone All around her the garden grew Scarlet and purple and crimson and blue

Sailin' 'round the world in a dirty gondola, Oh, to be back in the land of Coca-Cola

The eyes are blind Blue visions are all a seer can own And touching makes the flesh to cry out loud This ground on which the seed of love is sown All graceful instruments are known

Saw your first ship sink and drown from rocking of the boat And all that could not sink or swim was just left there to float I won't leave you drifting down but, whoa, it makes me wild With thirty years upon my head to have you call me child

Got up and wandered, wandered downtown, nowhere to go but just hang around. I've got a girl, named Bonnie Lee, I know that girl's been true to me. I know she's been, I'm sure she's been true to me.

Feeling good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the blues Feeling good was good enough for me Good enough for me and Bobby McGee

Little bolt of inspiration The way you strike me now It's sparking my imagination

Comin', comin', comin' around, comin', around, comin', around, in a circle Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, in a circle, Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' in a circle.

Oh babe, it ain't no lie. Oh babe, it ain't no lie. Oh babe, it ain't no lie. You know this life I'm living is mighty high.

Delilah she climbed up on Samson's knee Said tell me where your strength lies, if you please Then she spoke so kind, she talked so fair That Samson said, Delilah you cut off my hair You can shave my head, clean as my hand My strength become as natural as any old man

Her hair was brightsome color And her voice was sweet to me I know that I will always love her And I hoped that she loved me

Look out, look out, the Candyman, Here he comes and he's gone again. Pretty lady ain't got no friend Till the Candyman comes around again.

Lost now on the country miles in his Cadillac. I can tell by the way you smile he is rolling back. Come wash the nighttime clean, come grow the scorched ground green.

All that I am asking for is ten gold dollars And I could pay you back with one good hand. You can look around about the wide world over And you'll never find another honest man.

I took the horses up to the stall Went to the bar-room, ordered drinks for all Three days in the saddle, you know my body hurt It being summer, I took off my shirt And I tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt

Tell you what I'll do, I'll watch out for you You're my woman now, make yourself easy, make yourself easy Make yourself eeeeeeeasy