lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

TROUBLE

(Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller) « © '58 Jerry Leiber Music, ASCAP / Mike Stoller Music, ASCAP »
If you're looking for trouble you came to the right place
If you're looking for trouble just look right in my face
I was born standing up and talking back
My daddy was a greeneyed laughing Jack

Because I'm evil my middle name was Misery
Well I'm evil so don't you mess around with me
**********

2.

GUITAR MAN

(Jerry Reed Hubbard) « © '66 Vector Music, BMI / Sixteen Stars Music, BMI »
Well I quit my job down at the carwash I left my mama a goodbye note
By sundown I'd left Kingston with my guitar under my coat
I hitchhiked all the way down to Memphis got a room at the YMCA
For the next three weeks I went a hountin' them night clubs
Looking for a place to play
Well I thought my pickin' would set 'em on fire
But nobody wanted to hire a guitar man

Well I nearly bout starved to death down in Memphis I run out of money and luck
So I bummed me a ride down to Macon Georgia on a overloaded poultry truck
I thumbed on down to Panama City started checkin' out some of them all night bars
Hopin' I can make myself a dollar makin' music on my guitar
Got the same old story at them all night piers
There ain't no room around here for a guitar man

So I slept in the hobo jungles I bummed a thousand miles of track
Till I found myself in Mobile Alabama in a club they call Big Jack's
A little four piece band was jammin' so I took my guitar and I sat in
I showed 'em what a band would sound like
With a swingin' little guitar man show 'em son

So if you ever take a trip down to the ocean find yourself down round Mobile
Well make it on out to the club called Jack's if you got a little time to kill
Just follow that crowd of people you'll wind up out on his dance floor
Diggin' the finest little five piece group up and down the Gulf of Mexico
And guess who's leadin' that five piece band
Why wouldn't you know it's that swinging little guitar man
**********

3.

LAWDY MISS CLAWDY

(Lloyd Price) « © '52 ATV Songs, BMI / Venice Music, BMI »
Well Lawdy Lawdy Lawdy Miss Clawdy girl you sure look good to me
Well please don't excite me baby I know it can't be me

Cause I give you all my money girl you just won't treat me right
You like to ball in the morning don't come back until night

I'm gonna tell tell my mama Lard I swear I got what you been doing to me
I'm gonna tell everybody that I'm down in misery

Well bye bye bye bye baby girl I won't be trouble no more
Goodbye Clawdy oh darling down the road I'll go

I said Well bye bye bye bye baby...
**********

4.

BABY WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO

(Jimmy Reed) « © '68 Conrad Music, BMI »
We're goin' up we're goin' down
We're goin' up down down up any way you wanna let it roll yeah yeah yeah
You got me doin' what you want me oh baby what do you want me to do
**********

5. Medley

HEARTBREAK HOTEL

(Mae Boren Axton - Tommy Durden - Elvis Presley) « © '56 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Well since my baby left me well I've found new place to dwell
Down at the end on Lonely Street at Heartbreak Hotel
Oh I feel so lonely I feel so lonely I feel so lonely I could die

Well the bellhop's tears keep flowing the deskclerk's dressed in black
They've been so long on Lonely Street they never will go back
Oh they feel so lonely they feel so lonely they feel so lonely they could die

HOUND DOG

(Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller) « © '57 Jerry Leiber Music, ASCAP »
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time
Well you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog just stoopin' round my door
No you ain't nothin' but a hound dog just stoopin' round my door
Well you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine

ALL SHOOK UP

(Otis Blackwell - Elvis Presley) « © '57 Unart Catalog, BMI / Cherry River Music, BMI / Chrysalis Songs, BMI »
Uh I'm all shook up uh uh oh oh yeah yeah

Oh well bless my soul what's wrong with me
I'm itching like a man on the fuzzy tree
My friends say I'm acting quite as a bug
I'm in love uh huh I'm all shook up uh uh oh oh yeah yeah

Well my hands are shaky and my knees are week
I can't seem to stand on my own two feet
Who do you thank when you found such luck
I'm in love uh huh I'm all shook up uh uh oh oh yeah yeah

Well please don't ask me what's on my mind
I'm a little mixed up but I'm feeling fine
Well I'm near that girl that I love best
my heart beats so it scares me to death

When she touched my hand what a chill
I got her lips are like a volcano that's hot
I'm proud to say she's my butter cup
I'm in love uh huh I'm all shook up uh uh oh oh yeah yeah
Uh uh oh oh yeah yeah I'm all shook up

CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

(George Weiss - Hugo Peretti - Luigi Creatore) « © '61 Gladys Music, ASCAP / Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP »
Wise men say only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you

Like a river flows surely to the sea
Sarling so it goes something's are meant to be
Take my hand take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
For I can't help falling in love with you

JAILHOUSE ROCK

(Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller) « © '57 Jerry Leiber Music, ASCAP / Mike Stoller Music, ASCAP »
The warden threw a party in the county jail
The priosn band was there and they began to wail
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing

Let's rock everybody le's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide tronbone
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash boom bang
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang

Let's rock everybody le's rock...

No 47 said to No 3
you're sure the cutest jailbird I ever did see
I sure would be delighted with your company
Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock wirh me

Let's rock everybody le's rock...

Shifty Heny said to bugs for heaven's sake
No one's lookin' now's our chance to make a break
Bugsy turned to shifty and he said nix nix
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks

Let's rock everybody le's rock...

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock yeah yeah dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
**********

6.

LOVE ME TENDER

(Elvis Presley - Vera Matson) « © '56 Cherry River Music, BMI / Chrysalis Songs, BMI »
Love me tender love me sweet never let me go
You have made my life a wreck ah complete and I love you so
Love me tender love me true all my dreams fulfill
For my darling I love you and I always will

Love me tender love me long take me to your heart
For it's here that I belong and we'll never part
Love me tender love me true all my dreams fulfill
For my darling I love you and I always will

Love me tender love me dear tell me you're all mine
I'll be yours through all the years till the end of time
Love me tender love me true all my dreams fulfill
For my darling I love you and I always will
**********

7.

WHERE COULD I GO BUT TO THE LORD

(James B. Coats) « © '40 Bridge Building Music, BMI »
Living below in this old sinful world
Hardly a comfort can afford
Striving alone to face temptation sore
Won't you tell me where could I go but to the Lord

Where could I go oh where could I go
Seeking a refuge for my soul
Lord I'm needing a friend to help me in the end
Won't you tell me where could I go but to the Lord
Won't you tell me where could I go but to the Lord
**********

8.

UP ABOVE MY HEAD

(Rosetta Tharpe - Walter Earl Brown) « © '57 Gladys Music, ASCAP / Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP »
Up above my head there is music in the air
Up above my head there is music in the air
Up above my head there is music in the air oh yeah
And I really do believe really do believe
Really do believe there's a heaven somewhere

(Up above my head up above my head)
There's a heaven somewhere
**********

9.

SAVED

(Bob Dylan - Tim Drummond) « © '68 Special Rider Music, SESAC »
I wanna soothe my my heart I wanna ease my mind
I wanna move my shoes and see what I can find
I wanna stand up tall and open up my eyes
I wanna reach out my hand until I touch the skies
I was a poor lost lamb in a deep dark hole
But now I've found that light I'm gonna save my soul
I used to drink I used to smoke
I used to smoke drink and dance the hoochy-coo

I used to smoke and drink smoke and drink and dance the hoochy-coo
Oh oh yeah and now I'm standing on thius corner praying for me and you

That's why I'm saved I'm saved
People let me tell you bout kingdom come
You know I'm saved I'm saved
Well I can preach until you're deaf and dumb
I'm in that soul saving army beating on that big bass drum

I used to cuss I used to fuss
I used to fuss cuss worry all night long
I used to cuss and fuss cuss and fuss
Cuss and fuss and worry all night long
Well now I'm standing on this corner I know right from wrong

That's why I'm saved I'm saved...

I used to lie I used to cheat
I used to lie cheat steal from people's feet
I used to lie and cheat lie and cheat and steal from people's feet
Well now I'm steppin' on to glory salvation in my beat

Because I'm saved I'm saved
People let me tell you bout kingdom come
I am saved I am saved
Well I can preach until you're deaf and dumb
I'm in that soul saving army beating on that big bass drum

I'm in that soul saving army beating on that big bass drum
Oh oh yeah because I'm saved I'm saved...
**********

10.

BLUE CHRISTMAS

(Bill Hayes - Jay Johnson) « © '48 PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
I'll have a blue Christmas without you
I'll be so blue just thinking about you
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
Won't mean a thing dear if you're not here with me

And when those blue snowflakes start falling
And those blue mem'ries start calling
You'll be doing alright with your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue blue blue blue Christmas

I'll have a blue Christmas that's certain
And when those blue blue heartaches start hurtin'
You'll be doing alright with your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue blue blue Christmas

You'll be doing alright with your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue blue blue blue Christmas
Oh I'll have a blue blue blue blue Christmas
**********

11.

ONE NIGHT

(Dave Bartholomew - Pearl King - Anita Steiman) « © '57 ATV Songs, BMI / Cherry River Music, BMI / Chrysalis Songs, BMI »
One night with you is what I'm now praying for
The things that we two could plan would make my dreams come true

Always lived very plain life I ain't never did no wrong
Now I know that very quite has been too lonely too long

One night with you is what I'm now praying for
The things that we two could plan would make my time stand still

Always lived very plain life...
One night with you...
**********

12.

MEMORIES

(Mac Davis - Billy Strange) « © '67 Cherry River Music, BMI / Movieville Music, BMI / Songpainter Music, BMI »
Memories pressed between the pages of my mind
Memories sweetened through the ages just like wine
Quiet thoughts come floating down and settle softly at the ground
Like golden autumn leaves on my feet
I touch them and they fall apart with sweet memories sweet memories

Of holding hands and red bouquets
And twilight trimmed in purple haze and laughin' eyes and simple ways
And quiet nights and gentle days with you

Memories pressed between the pages of my mind
Memories sweetened through the ages just like wine
Memories memories

Of holding hands and red bouquets...

Memories pressed between the pages of my mind
Memories sweetened through the ages just like wine
Memories memories sweet memories memories
**********

13. Medley

NOTHINGVILLE

(Mac Davis - Billy Strange) « © '67 Cherry River Music, BMI / Chrysalis Songs, BMI / Songpainter Music, BMI »
Nothingville only just a two-bit town where nothing's real
They treat me like a country clown
Nothingville I ain't gonna keep a hangin' round
The doors keep slammin' in my face people keep puttin' me in my place
It's a rat's race at a snail's pace Nothingville Nothingville Nothingville

BIG BOSS MAN

(Al Smith - Luther Dixon) « © '62 Conrad Music, BMI / ATV Songs, BMI »
Big boss man now can't you hear me when I call
Hey big boss man now can't you hear me when I call
Well you ain't so big you just tall that's all

You got me workin' boss man a workin' around the clock
I want a little drinkin' you sure won't let me stop
Big boss man can't you hear me when I call
You ain't so big you just tall that's all

GUITAR MAN

(Jerry Reed Hubbard) « © '66 Vector Music, BMI / Sixteen Stars Music, BMI »
So I slept in the hobo jungles I bummed a thousand miles of track
Till I found myself in Mobile Alabama in a club they call Big Jack's
A little four piece band was jamming so I took my guitar and I sat in
I showed 'em what a band would sound like
With a swingin' little guitar man show 'em son

LITTLE EGYPT

(Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller) « © '65 Jerry Leiber Music, ASCAP / Mike Stoller Music, ASCAP »
Come on and buy yourself a ticket and you sat down in the very first row
They pulled the curtain and then they turned the spotlight way down low
Little Egypt came out a struttin' wearin' nothin' but a button and a bow
Singing ying ying ying Little Egypt

TROUBLE

(Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller) « © '58 Jerry Leiber Music, ASCAP »
If you're looking for trouble you came to the right place
If you're looking for trouble just look right in my face
I was born standing up and talking back
My daddy was a greeneyed laughing Jack

Because I'm evil my middle name was Misery
Well I'm evil so don't you mess around with me

I never look for trouble but I've never ran
I don't take no orders from no kind of man
I'm only made up of flesh blood and bones
But if you gonna start a rumble don't you try it all alone

Because I'm evil...

Cause I'm evil my middle name is Misery
Well I'm evil so don't you mess around with me
I'm evil evil evil that's me I'm evil evil evil that's me
So don't mess around don't mess around don't mess around with me
I'm evil evil evil so don't mess around with me
I'm evil evil evil so don't mess around with me yeah

GUITAR MAN

(Jerry Reed Hubbard) « © '66 Vector Music, BMI / Sixteen Stars Music, BMI »
Well I come a long way from the carwash got to where I said I'd get
Now that I'm here I know for sure I really ain't got there yet
So I think I'll start all over sling my guitar over my back
I'm gonna get myself back on the track and I ain't never ever gonna look back
I'll never be more than what I am
Well wouldn't you know am a swinging little guitar man
Take it home son take it home
Walk on baby walk on alright

IF I CAN DREAM

(Walter Earl Brown) « © '68 Gladys Music, ASCAP / Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP »
There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why oh why oh why can't my dream come true oh why

There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why oh why oh why won't that sun appear

We're lost in a cloud with too much rain
We're trapped in a world that's troubled with pain
But as long as a man has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly

Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answers answers gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark there's a beckoning candle ywah
And while I can think while I can talk while I can stand while I can walk
While I can dream please let my dream come true right now
Let it come true right now oh yeah
**********