The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)
(James Lewis, Jimmy Holiday, Cliff Chambers)
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 said,
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Chan Chan
(francisco repilado)
(dm) - (f) - (c) - (a7)
De (dm) alto cedro voy (f) para marcane
(c) luego a cueto voy (a7) para mayari.
El cariiao a,ue te tengo
Yo no lo puedo negar
Se me sale la babita
Yo no lo puedo evitar.
Cuando juanica y chan chan
En el mar cernian arena
Como sacudia el jibe
A chan chan le daba pena.
Limpia el camino de paja
Que yo me qriero sentar
En aquel tronco que veo
Y asi no puedo llegar.
De alto cedro voy para marcane
Luego a cueto voy para mayari.
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Crow Black Chicken
(laurence wilson)
Well, I went on the mountain
And I gave my horn a blow
Thought I heard some purty gal say
Yonder come my beau
Crow black chicken and crow for a day
Crow black chicken and fly away
Crow black chicken and-a ...
I like chicken pie
Well, the hardest work that ever I done
Is plowin a field of rye
The easiest work that ever I done
Was eatin chicken pie
Chicken crow for midnight
And chicken crow for a day
Along come an owl, lord, have mercy
And stole my chicken away
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Yellow Roses
(k. devine/s. nichols)
(c) - (f) - (g) - (am)
(c) i just received, sweetheart, your yellow (f) roses
You tell me (c) that they mean that we're all (g) through
You tell me (c) that tonight your heart is (f) broken
But you should (c) know (g) i was never un (c) true
I'll (f) place them near your photograph and (c) as the petals fall
They'll (g) hide from you my lonely tears that (f) shouldn't fall at (g) all
(c) then they will slowly fade away and (f) die
But i still love (c) you though yellow (g) roses say good (c) bye
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Dark End Of The Street
(Harold Adamson, Jimmie McHugh)
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
With our one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
What a show, what a fight
Boys, we really hit our target for tonight
How we sing as we limp through the air
Look below, there's our field over there
With our one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
With our full crew on board
And our trust in the Lord
We're comin' in on a wing and a prayer
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France Chance
(joe callicott)
Drop down baby, just like showers of rain
I hate to hear my fair brown call my name, yeah
I hate to hear my fair 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 town
Well, I got great news, my baby, he done blow this town
Blues started calling me like ronny and france
Looks like that other guy wont allow me no chance, yeah
Well, it looks like, to me, that other guy wont allow me all chance
Hum, hum, hum
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Pig Meat
(huddie ledbetter)
(c7) - (c) - (f7) - (c) - (g7)
(c7) just look here mama
Dont pick pig meat the way you (c) do
(f7) dont pick pig meat the way you (c) do
(c7) dont be (g7) lieve its pig meat
Ask (f7) anybody in the neighborhood (c)
Dont believe its pig meat
Kind that you wont regret
Dont believe its pig meat
Kind that you wont regret
I got something about this pig meat
Sweet mama aint told you yet
I was born and raised in the country
Mama but Im staying in town
I was born and raised in the country
Mama but Im staying in town
You dont believe its pig meat
Mama from my head on down
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Ax Sweet Mama
(sleepy john estes)
Well, I ax sweet mama, let me be her kid
She said I might but Id like to keep it hid
Well, she looked at me, she began to smile
She says I thought I might use you for my man awhile
But just dont let my husband catch you there
I say, just dont let my husband catch you there
Well, I went upstairs to pack my leavin trunk
I never saw no whiskey
The blues made me sloppy drunk
I aint never saw no whiskey
The blues made me sloppy drunk
Well, I aint saw no whiskey
The blues made me sloppy drunk
Well, some said it was beans, some said it was greens
But its slow consumption killin you by degrees
Its slow consumption killin you by degrees
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Hell Have To Go
(allison/allison)
(f) - (b) - (dm) - (c7) - (f7)
Put your (f) sweet lips a little (b) closer to the (f) phone
And lets pretend that were to (dm) gether all a (c7) lone
Ill tell the (f) man to turn the (f7) jukebox way down (bþ) low
And you can (f) tell your friend there (c7) with you
Hell have to (f) go
Whisper to me, tell me do you love me too ?
Or is he holding you the way I do ?
Though love is blind, make up your mind
Ive got to know
Should I hang up or will you tell him
Hell have to go ?
(f7) you can (b) say the words I wanna hear
When youre (f) with some other man
(f7) do you (b) want to answer yes or no
Darling, (f) I will under (c7) stand
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Alimony
(r. l. jones/w. young/r. higginbotham)
(c) - (f) - (g)
(c) look at this one, look at that one
Tell me do they look like me
All my (f) friends said, dont you worry
Said theyll testify for (c) me
Well, I (g) wonder which of (f) my friends had it in for (c) me
Alimony, alimony, alimony is killing me
I dont (f) want six extra children
When aint but two that look like (c) me
Please, have (g) mercy, judge your (f)honor
Alimony is killing (c) me
Please, have mercy, judge your honor
Im as poor as I can be
Aint had money in my pockets
Since way back in fifty three
Cant you cut down all my payment ?
Alimony is killing me
Alimony, alimony, alimony is killing me
Alimony, alimony, alimony is killing me
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