JOHNNY WINTER: John Dawson Winter III (1974)

1. Rock & Roll People
2. Golden Olden Day's Of Rock & Roll
3. Self-Destructive Blues
4. Raised On Rock
5. Stranger
6. Mind Over Matter
7. Roll With Me
8. Love Song To Me
9. Pick Up On My Mojo
10. Lay Down Your Sorrows
11. Sweet Papa John

ROCK & ROLL PEOPLE
Well the rock and roll people
Bound to be good news
Yeah the rock and roll people
I just couldn't change it if I choosed
Don't tell me where your head is, man
You know it won't be missed
Don't play the Virgin Mary
We all know you've been kissed
Well the rock and roll people
Bound to be good news
Yeah the rock and roll people
I just couldn't change it if I choosed
My father was a mother
My mother was a son
Don't play no Mona Lisa
We've all been twenty-one
The rock and roll people
Bound to be good news
Yeah the rock and roll people
I just couldn't change it if I choosed
Don't ask me about the time of day
Or how much space you need
Don't feed me gold for dinner
We all know you can leave
Well the rock and roll people
Bound to be good news
Yeah the rock and roll people
I just couldn't change it if I choosed
Sweet sweet rock and roll
Sweet sweet rock and roll
Sweet sweet rock and roll
Sweet sweet rock and roll
Sweet sweet rock and roll
Sweet sweet rock and roll
Sweet sweet rock and roll
Sweet sweet rock and roll
Rock and roll

GOLDEN OLDEN DAYS OF ROCK AND ROLL
I remember when the times were a jive
What a groove it was to be alive
Drinking beer in the back of a pink cadillac
Watching all the girls go by
Used to listen to the radio play
Had it turned up all the way
Singin' one for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready and a way to go
Take me back
To those good old days again
When guitars were guitars
And men were men
We were heart to heart, soul to soul
In the golden, olden days of rock and roll

You could tell if he was hip in advance
By the streaks down the sides of your pants
Nothing could be better
Than tight skirts and sweaters
Shakin' at the high school dance
You could be so many years away
You know it seems like only yesterday
It was rockin' to the east, rockin' to the west
Dancin' to the music, we all had a blast!
Take me back
To those good old days again
When guitars were guitars
And men were men
We were heart to heart, soul to soul
In the golden, olden days of rock and roll

Take me back
To those good old days again
When guitars were guitars
And men were men
We were heart to heart, soul to soul
In the golden, olden days of rock and roll
In the golden, olden days of rock and roll

In the golden, olden days of rock and roll

SELF DESTRUCTIVE BLUES
Woke up this mornin' feelin' bad
Thinkin' 'bout the good things I once had had
Ain't no good, feelin' this a way
Gonna rock my blues away
Gonna get up
Tear my blue self down
When I get through boogyin'
Won't be no more blues around

Drank some whiskey, beer and wine
Ya know I been mistreated and I don't mind dyin'
Come here momma, bring me one more pint
Gonna get stoned, gonna wreck this joint
Gonna get up
Tear my blue self down
Yes, I am
When I get through boogy'in'
Won't be no more blues around
Ain't gonna be no more blues around now

Spendin' money, lord, feelin' good
Gettin' down like I knew I would
I don't trust women, don't like men
Might not feel this good again
Gonna get up
Tear my blue self down
You know I am
When I get through boogy'in'
Won't be no more blues around

Yeah, you know it’s true

RAISED ON ROCK
I remember everytime I used to hear
Music that they played with appeal
Some called it folk, some called it soul
People let me tell you it was rock and roll
I was raised on rock
Got that rhythm in my soul
Everyday when I get home
I turn on my radio
And listen to the music that my idols made
I knew every single record the D.Js played
The Honky Tonk, Hound Dog, Johnny B. Goode
The Chain Gang, Love Is Strange, Knock On Wood
I was raised on rock
Got that rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat
Of the thing called rock and roll

They thought it was a fad
Thought it would pass
But the younger generation knew it would last
Time goes by, the beat goes on
Everytime I hear it, it takes me home
I was raised on rock
Got that rhythm in my soul
Everyday when I get home
I turn on my radio
Mama played recordings of Beethoven’s Fifth
Moolight Sonata down the classical Liszt
Daddy loved to listen to his country songs
I was in the back room diggin' The Stones
I was raised on rock
Got that rhythm in my soul
I was born to love with beat
Of that age of rock and roll
I was raised on rock
Got that rhythm in my soul
Everyday when I get home
I turn on my radio

Radio

STRANGER
Hello, pretty stranger
Can I sit here for awhile?
You know I'm kinda tired and lonesome
Seems like I've been ten thousand miles
Just want to talk to you awhile

You know I'm not sure where I'm goin'
But I can tell you where I've been
But I guess it really doesn't matter
Cuz I'm just lookin' for a friend
I might not pass this way again

Got no time, now for thinkin'
Got no time to wonder why
But I got time for one more great day
And I got time to say goodbye
Yes I can make it if I try

It's gettin' late, guess I'll be goin'
I hope I didn't bring you down
Oh yes, I can come up for a minute
If you don't mind me hangin' round
Cuz I'm a stranger here in town
Yes I'm a stranger in your town

Yes I'm a stranger here in town

MIND OVER MATTER
Mind over matter
Matter over mind
Gettin' nowhere fast I'm just a wastin' my time
Matter over mind
Mind over matter
Got to get my head together got to pick up my hatter
You know your love is good, little girl
So much is dealin' with my friends
But the problems come along with you, little woman
Are enough to drive a poor man insane
Mind over matter
Matter over mind
Gettin' nowhere fast I'm just a wastin' my time
Matter over mind
Mind over matter
Got to get my head together got to pick up my hatter
You know you claim I please you, woman
You say you love the way I make you feel
But my pocket-book's gettin' worn-out baby
This kind of love just can't be for real
Mind over matter
Matter over mind
Gettin' nowhere fast I'm just a wastin' my time
Matter over mind
Mind over matter
Got to get my head together got to pick up my hatter, oh

Mind over matter
Matter over mind
Gettin' nowhere fast I'm just a wastin' my time, oh
Matter over mind
Mind over matter
Got to get my head together got to pick up my hatter
Ya know you're a mean little woman
You even brag about your understandin' me in bed
Thought it was a lie you thought I was with another woman
Lord, it didn't even make you mad
Mind over matter
Matter over mind
Gettin' nowhere fast I'm just a wastin' my time, alright
Matter over mind
Mind over matter

Got to get my head together got to pick up my hatter

ROLL WITH ME
Walk that walk
Talk that talk
Wrapped up in a leather jacket rock rock rock with me
Roll with me
Looking cool after school
Got to find a girl who wants to fool fool fool with me
Oh, fool with me
Roll with me
We've got to move on till we reach the top
Rollwith me
You know you'll never never never ever gonna wanna stop, yeah, alright

Lookin' good like she should
Hey little girl do you think you could with me
Roll with me
You got that walk
Talk that talk
Wrapped up in a leather jacket Rock rock rock with me,
Rock with me
Roll with me
We've got to move on till we reach the top
Roll with me
You know you'll never never never ever gonna wanna stop

Roll with me
We've got to move on till we reach the top
Roll with me
You know you'll never never never ever gonna wanna stop
Roll with me
We've got to move on till we reach the top
Roll with me
You know you'll never never never ever gonna wanna stop
Yeah

Roll on

LOVE SONG TO ME
You don't have to be a jockey or a groupie
You don't have to be on speed or taken down
Makes no difference, I am told, if you're young or if you're old
Just have to think that I'm the coolest thing around

Keep a-rocking and a-rolling, don't ever settle down
Keep my records playing all the time
Spend your money on my concerts every time I come to town
And baby you can be a friend of mine

I don't care if you're a Christian or a Buddhist
It don't matter if you're yellow, black or white
Just turn on your radio, call up your favorite DJ show
And request my records every night

Keep a-rocking and a-rolling, don't ever settle down
Keep my records playing all the time
Spend your money on my concerts every time I come to town
And baby you can be a friend of mine
Ah-oooh!

Everybody's supposed to love their neighbor
Yeah neighbors they been all the same to me
Well if your scene is real, come on just make a deal
Neighbor, I love you if you'll love me!

Keep a-rocking and a-rolling, don't ever settle down
Keep my records playing all the time
Spend your money on my concerts every time I come to town
And baby you can be a friend of mine

Yes, baby you can be a friend of mine

PICK UP ON MY MOJO
When I think about my baby
She almost drives me wild
She's so clean but she's so mean
She was born the devil's child
Gonna pick up on my mojo
Black cat bone and gris-gris, too
Yeah
I ain't about to take no chances
If I'm gonna mess around with you
(I don't take no chances)

Built for satisfaction
She got everything I need
I been checkin' out the action
She built for comfort and for speed
Gonna pick up on my mojo
Black cat bone and gris-gris, too
(You've got everything I need)
I ain't about to take no chances
If I'm gonna mess around with you

Come on!

All right!

She can walk on water
Bring down lightning from the sky
I should leave that woman
But she keeps me satisfied
Gonna pick up on my mojo
Black cat bone and gris-gris, too
Yeah, get it
I ain't about to take no chances
If I'm gonna mess around with you
No I ain't

Yeah

LAY DOWN YOUR SORROWS
Lay down your sorrows,
Let me carry them awhile
Cast off your sadness,
And I'll lend you a smile
You've traveled such a long way
Searchin' for the light
Lay down your sorrows
And lay with me tonight

Come on now
Take off your troubles,
You've been wearing them too long
Sit down beside me,
And I'll find you a song
You're havin' such a hard time
I said it don't seem right
Lay down your sorrows
And lay with me tonight
Come on and stay with me tonight
Come on, come on, come on, come on now
Come on and stay with me tonight
Come on and lay with me tonight

You know it don't seem easy
Feelin' things the way you do
When so many,
They don't feel at all
When the world is full of blindness,
You got to, you got to give yourself a little kindness
You've got to reach out,
Reach out for a hand to hold
You've got to take some rest,
And restore your soul
And lay down your sorrows
Lay down your sorrows

You're havin' such a hard time
I said it don't seem right
Lay down your sorrows
Come on lay down your sorrows
Lay down your sorrows and lay with me tonight
Come on and lay with me tonight
Oh
Yeah come on and lay with me
Lay with me, lay with me, lay with me

Come on, come on and lay with me tonight

SWEET PAPA JOHN
Alright now

They call me sweet papa John
My candy is known for miles around (my candy is known for miles around)
They call me sweet papa John
My candy is known for miles around
Lord, baby when you lick it,
It makes my love come tumbling down (yes it do)

You know they call me sweet papa
'Cause my candy is the best (sure enough)
You know they call me sweet papa
'Cause my candy is the best
You know I melt right in your mouth
Yeah, I sure don't leave no mess, (I ain't sloppy)
Come on, play it
Get it one more time now
You're gettin' it now
Pretty lady want it

You know my candy cane is hard
Dripping honey right to your door
And once you had one piece
Girl, you’re bound to need some more
They call me sweet papa 'cause my candy is so strong (yeah, it's evil)
And baby when you taste it
It's bound to take you all night long (all night long)
Yes, I know it's true !