1. Odds And Ends
2. Orange Juice Blues (Blues For Breakfast)
3. Million Dollar Bash
4. Yazoo Street Scandal
5. Goin' To Acapulco
6. Katie's Been Gone
7. Lo And Behold
8. Bessie Smith
9. Clothes Line Saga
10. Apple Suckling Tree
11. Please, Mrs. Henry
12. Tears Of Rage
13. Too Much Of Nothing
14. Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread
15. Ain't No More Cane
16. Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)
17. Ruben Remus
18. Tiny Montgomery
19. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
20. Don't Ya Tell Henry
21. Nothing Was Delivered
22. Open The Door, Homer
23. Long Distance Operator
24. This Wheel's On Fire
ODDS AND ENDS
I stand it all and I shake my face
You break your promise all over the place
You promised to love me, but what do I see
Just you comin’ and spillin’ juice over me
Odds and ends, odds and ends
Lost time is not found again
Now, you take your file and you bend my head
I never can remember anything that you said
You promised to love me, but what do I know
You’re always spillin’ juice on me like you got someplace to go
Odds and ends, odds and ends
Lost time is not found again
Now, I’ve had enough, my box is clean
You know what I’m sayin’ and you know what I mean
From now on you’d best get on someone else
While you’re doin’ it, keep that juice to yourself
Odds and ends, odds and ends
Lost time is not found again
ORANGE JUICE BLUES (BLUES FOR BREAKFAST)
I had a hard time waking this morning
I got a lotta things on my mind
Like those friends of yours
They keep bringing me down
Just hangin' round all the time
I've had a hard time waking most mornings
And it's been that way for a month or more
You've had things your way
But now I've got to say
I'm on my way out the door
Why don't you get right, try to get right, baby
You haven't been right with me, why don't you get right?
Try and get right, baby, don't you remember how it used to be?
You had a hard time waking this morning
And I can see it in your empty eyes
But there's no need for talking
Or walking round the block
Just to figure out the reason why
I have a hard time handing out warnings
I'll just slide on out the door
Cuz I'm tired of everything
Being beautiful, beautiful
And I ain't coming back no more
Why don't you get right, try to get right, baby
You haven't been right with me, why don't you get right?
Try and get right, baby, don't you remember how it used to be?
MILLION DOLLAR BASH
Well, that big dumb blonde
With her wheel in the gorge
And Turtle, that friend of theirs
With his checks all forged
And his cheeks in a chunk
With his cheese in the cash
They’re all gonna be there
At that million dollar bash
Ooh, baby, ooh-ee
Ooh, baby, ooh-ee
It’s that million dollar bash
Ev’rybody from right now
To over there and back
The louder they come
The bigger they crack
Come now, sweet cream
Don’t forget to flash
We’re all gonna meet
At that million dollar bash
Ooh, baby, ooh-ee
Ooh, baby, ooh-ee
It’s that million dollar bash
Well, I took my counselor
Out to the barn
Silly Nelly was there
She told him a yarn
Then along came Jones
Emptied the trash
Ev’rybody went down
To that million dollar bash
Ooh, baby, ooh-ee
Ooh, baby, ooh-ee
It’s that million dollar bash
Well, I’m hittin’ it too hard
My stones won’t take
I get up in the mornin’
But it’s too early to wake
First it’s hello, goodbye
Then push and then crash
But we’re all gonna make it
At that million dollar bash
Ooh, baby, ooh-ee
Ooh, baby, ooh-ee
It’s that million dollar bash
Well, I looked at my watch
I looked at my wrist
I punched myself in the face
With my fist
I took my potatoes
Down to be mashed
Then I made it over
To that million dollar bash
Ooh, baby, ooh-ee
Ooh, baby, ooh-ee
It’s that million dollar bash
YAZOO STREET SCANDAL
Stranded out in the night,
Eliza took me down
To see the widow give
Rain to the town.
It's against the law
To be a tonic man,
But the widow knows
She's got the upper hand.
So I went on in
Feelin' kinda wheezy
You know she soothed my mind, boys,
She rocked me kinda slow and easy
All day and all night.
I pick a card before you go
It's a long trip to Mexico.
Eliza wait by the door,
I can't stay here anymore, no, no.
Then she took a pill
She washed her feet in the mud
She said "Look out son,
You know, I just ordered a flood
For forty days and forty nights".
Then I dropped my shoes,
Eliza called my name.
She said it looked to her
Like it's gonna rain.
Then the cotton king
Came in chokin'
And the widow laughed and said:
"I ain't jokin'
Take once to all"
She said "Now don't ya tease me
I just fell in love, boy,
So rock me kinda slow and kinda easy,
All day and all night."
Sweet William said
With a drunken head,
"If I had a boat,
I'd help y'all float".
Eliza stood there watching,
William in a trance,
As the widow did the St. Vitus dance.
But just then an old man
With a boat named "Breezy"
Said: "You can ride with Clyde, boys,
If you rock it kinda slow and easy,
All day and all night".
GOIN' TO ACAPULCO
I’m going down to Rose Marie’s
She never does me wrong
She puts it to me plain as day
And gives it to me for a song
It’s a wicked life but what the hell
How everybody’s got to eat
And I’m just the same as anyone else
When it comes to scratching for my meat
Goin’ to Acapulco, goin’ on the run
Goin’ down to see some girl, goin’ to have some fun
Yeah, goin’ to have some fun
Now, whenever I get up
And can’t find what i need
I just make it down to Rose Marie’s
And get something quick to eat
It’s not about way to make a living
And I ain’t complainin’ none
But I can plough my plum and drink my rum
And then go on home and have my fun
Goin’ to Acapulco, goin’ on the run
Goin’ down to see some girls, goin’ to have some fun
Yeah, goin’ to have some fun
Now, if someone offers me a joke
I just say no thanks
I try to tell it like it is
And keep away from pranks
Well, other time you know when the well breaks down
I just go pump on it some
Rose Marie, she likes to go to big places
And just set there waitin’ for me to come
Goin’ to Acapulco, goin’ on the run
Goin’ down to see some girl, goin’ down some fun
Yeah, goin’ to have some fun
KATIE'S BEEN GONE
Katie's been gone since the spring time
She wrote one time'n sent her love
Katie's been gone for such a long time now
I wonder what kind of love she's thinkin' of.
Dear Katie,
If you can hear me,
I can't wait to have ya near me.
Dear Katie, since ya caught that bus,
Well, I don't know how things are with us
I'm still here and you're out there
Katie laughed when I said “I was lonely”
She said, “There's no need to feel that way”
Katie said that I was her only one,
But then I wonder why she didn't wanna stay.
Dear Katie, if I'm the only one,
How much longer will you be gone?
Oh, Katie, won't ya tell me straight:
How much longer do I have to wait?
I'll believe you,
But please come through
I know it's wrong to be apart this long
You should be here, near me.
Katie's been gone and now her face is slowly fading from my mind
She's gone to find some newer places,
Left the old life far behind
Dear Katie, dont ya miss your home?
I dont see why you had to roam
Dear Katie, since you've been away
I lose a little something every day
I need you here, but you're still out there
Dear Katie, please drop me a line,
just write, Love, to tell me you're fine.
Oh, Katie, if you can hear me,
I just cant wait to have you near me
I can only think
Where are you,
What ya do, may be there's someone new.
LO AND BEHOLD!
I pulled out for San Anton’
I never felt so good
My woman said she’d meet me there
And of course, I knew she would
The coachman, he hit me for my hook
And he asked me my name
I give it to him right away
Then I hung my head in shame
Lo and behold! Lo and behold!
Lookin’ for my lo and behold
Get me outa here, my dear man!
I come into Pittsburgh
At six-thirty flat
I found myself a vacant seat
An’ I put down my hat
“What’s the matter, Molly, dear
What’s the matter with your mound?”
“What’s it to ya, Moby Dick?
This is chicken town!”
Lo and behold! Lo and behold!
Lookin’ for my lo and behold
Get me outa here, my dear man!
I bought myself
A herd of moose
One day she call her own
She came out the very next day
To see where they had flown
I’m goin’ down to Tennessee
Get me a truck ‘r somethin’
Gonna save my money and rip it up!
Lo and behold! Lo and behold!
Lookin’ for my lo and behold
Get me outa here, my dear man!
Now, I come in on a Ferris wheel
An’ boys, I sure was slick
I come in like a ton of bricks
Laid a few tricks on ’em
Goin’ back to Pittsburgh
Count up to thirty
Round that horn and ride that herd
Gonna thread up!
Lo and behold! Lo and behold!
Lookin’ for my lo and behold
Get me outa here, my dear man!
BESSIE SMITH
Bessie was more than just a friend of mine
We shared the good times with the bad
Now many a year has passed me by
I still recall the best thing I ever had
Now, I'm goin' down the road to see Bessie
Oh, see her soon
I’m just goin' down the road to see Bessie Smith
When I get there I wonder what she’ll do
All the crazy things I had to try
Well I tried them all and then some
But if you're lucky one day you find out
Where it is you're really comin' from
Now I’m goin' down the road to see Bessie
Oh, see her soon
I’m just goin' down the road to see Bessie Smith
When I get there I wonder what she’ll do
Now in my day I've made some foolish moves
But back then, I didn't worry 'bout a thing
Now and again I still wonder to myself
Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing
Now I’m goin' down the road to see Bessie
Oh, see her soon
I’m just goin' down the road to see Bessie Smith
When I get there I wonder what she'll do
CLOTHES LINE SAGA
After a while we took in the clothes
Nobody said very much
Just some old wild shirts and a couple pairs of pants
Which nobody really wanted to touch
Mama come in and picked up a book
And Papa asked her what it was
Someone else asked, “What do you care?”
Papa said, “Well, just because”
Then they started to take back their clothes
Hang ’em on the line
It was January the thirtieth
And everybody was feelin’ fine
The next day everybody got up
Seein’ if the clothes were dry
The dogs were barking, a neighbor passed
Mama, of course, she said, “Hi!”
“Have you heard the news?” he said, with a grin
“The Vice-President’s gone mad!”
“Where?” “Downtown.” “When?” “Last night”
“Hmm, say, that’s too bad!”
“Well, there’s nothin’ we can do about it,” said the neighbor
“It’s just somethin’ we’re gonna have to forget”
“Yes, I guess so,” said Ma
Then she asked me if the clothes was still wet
I reached up, touched my shirt
And the neighbor said, “Are those clothes yours?”
I said, “Some of ’em, not all of ’em”
He said, “Ya always help out around here with the chores?”
I said, “Sometime, not all the time”
Then my neighbor, he blew his nose
Just as Papa yelled outside
“Mama wants you to come back in the house and bring them clothes”
Well, I just do what I’m told
So, I did it, of course
I went back in the house and Mama met me
And then I shut all the doors
APPLE SUCKLING TREE
Old man sailin’ in a dinghy boat
Down there
Old man down is baitin’ a hook
On there
Gonna pull man down on a suckling hook
Gonna pull man into the suckling brook
Oh yeah!
Now, he’s underneath that apple suckling tree
Oh yeah!
Under that apple suckling tree
Oh yeah!
That’s underneath that tree
There’s gonna be just you and me
Underneath that apple suckling tree
Oh yeah!
I push him back and I stand in line
Oh yeah!
Then I hush my Sadie and stand in line
Oh yeah!
Then I hush my Sadie and stand in line
I get on board in two-eyed time
Oh yeah!
Under that apple suckling tree
Oh yeah!
Under that apple suckling tree
Oh yeah!
Underneath that tree
There’s just gonna be you and me
Underneath that apple suckling tree
Oh yeah!
Now, who’s on the table, who’s to tell me?
Oh yeah!
Who’s on the table, who’s to tell me?
Oh yeah!
Who should I tell, oh, who should I tell?
The forty-nine of you like bats out of hell
Oh underneath that old apple suckling tree
PLEASE MRS HENRY
Well, I’ve already had two beers
I’m ready for the broom
Please, Missus Henry, won’t you
Take me to my room?
I’m a good ol’ boy
But I’ve been sniffin’ too many eggs
Talkin’ to too many people
Drinkin’ too many kegs
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
Well, I’m groanin’ in a hallway
Pretty soon I’ll be mad
Please, Missus Henry, won’t you
Take me to your dad?
I can drink like a fish
I can crawl like a snake
I can bite like a turkey
I can slam like a drake
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
Now, don’t crowd me, lady
Or I’ll fill up your shoe
I’m a sweet bourbon daddy
And tonight I am blue
I’m a thousand years old
And I’m a generous bomb
I’m T-boned and punctured
But I’m known to be calm
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
Now, I’m startin’ to drain
My stool’s gonna squeak
If I walk too much farther
My crane’s gonna leak
Look, Missus Henry
There’s only so much I can do
Why don’t you look my way
And pump me a few?
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
TEARS OF RAGE
We carried you in our arms
On Independence Day
And now you’d throw us all aside
And put us on our way
Oh, what dear daughter want ’neath the sun
Would treat a father so
To wait upon him hand and foot
And always answer, “No?”
Tears of rage, tears of grief
Why am I always the one who must be the thief?
Come to me now, you know
We’re so alone
And life is brief
It was all pointed out the way to go
And scratched your name in sand
Though you just thought that it was nothing more
Than a place for you to stand
Now, I want you to know that while you watched
Discover that there was no one true
Then I myself really thought
It was just a childish thing to do
Tears of rage, tears of grief
Why am I always the one who must be the thief?
Come to me now, you know
We’re so low
And life is brief
It was all very very painless
When you went out to receive
All that false instruction
Which we never could believe
And now the heart is filled with gold
As if it was a purse
But, oh, what kind of love is this
Which goes from bad to worse?
Tears of rage, tears of grief
Why am I always the one who must be the thief?
Come to me now, you know
We’re so alone
And life is brief
TOO MUCH OF NOTHING
Too much of nothing
Can make a man ill at ease
One man’s temper rises
While another man’s temper might freeze
Now, It’s the day of confessions
And we cannot mock a soul
Oh, when there’s too much of nothing
No one has control
Say hello to Valerie
Say hello to Vivian
Give them all my salary
On the waters of oblivion
Well too much of nothing
Can cause a man to weep.
He can walk the streets and like most and boast,
But would he like to keep?
But it's all been done before,
It's all been written in the book.
And when there's too much of nothing
Nobody should look.
Say hello to valery,
Say hello to vivian.
Give her all my salary
On the waters of oblivion.
Now too much of nothing
Can make a man a liar.
It can cause some men to sleep on nails,
It can cause others to eat fire.
Everybody's doing something,
I heard it in a dream.
But when there's too much of nothing
It just makes a fellow mean.
Say hello to valery,
Say hello to vivian.
Give her all my salary
On the waters of oblivion.
YEA! HEAVY AND A BOTTLE OF BREAD
Well, the comic book and me, just us, we caught the bus
The poor little chauffeur, though, she was back in bed
On the very next day, with a nose full of pus
Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread
Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread
Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread
It’s a one-track town, just brown, and a breeze, too
Pack up the meat, sweet, we’re headin’ out
For Wichita in a pile of fruit
Get the loot, don’t be slow, we’re gonna catch a trout
Get the loot, don’t be slow, we’re gonna catch a trout
Get the loot, don’t be slow, we’re gonna catch a trout
Now, pull that drummer out from behind that bottle
Bring me my pipe, we’re gonna shake it
Slap that drummer with a pie that smells
Take me down to California, baby
Take me down to California, baby
Take me down to California, baby
Yes, the comic book and me, just us, we caught the bus
The poor little chauffeur, though, she was back in bed
On the very next day, with a nose full of pus
Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread
Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread
Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread
Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread
AIN'T NO MORE CANE
Ain't no more cane on the brazos, oh, oh, oh, oh
Its all been ground down to molasses, oh, oh, oh
You shoulda been on the river in 1910, oh, oh, oh
They were driving the women just like they drove the men, oh, oh, oh
Go down old Hannah, don'cha rise no more, oh, oh, oh
Don't you rise up til judgment day's for sure, oh, oh, oh
Ain't no more cane on the brazos, oh, oh, oh
Its all been ground down to molasses, oh, oh, oh
Captain, don't you do me like you done poor old shine, oh, oh, oh
Well ya drove that bully til he went stone blind, oh, oh, oh
Wake up on a lifetime, hold up your own head, oh, oh, oh
Well you may get a pardon and then you might drop dead, oh, oh, oh
Ain't no more cane on the brazos, oh, oh, oh, oh
Its all been ground down to molasses, oh, oh, oh
CRASH ON THE LEVEE (DOWN IN THE FLOOD)
Crash on the levee, mama, water's gonna overflow
Swamp's gonna rise, no boat's gonna row
Now, you can train on down to Williams Point
You can bust your feet, you can rock this joint but
Oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now?
You're gonna have to find yourself another best friend, somehow
Now, don't you try an' move me, you're just gonna lose
There's a crash on the levee and, mama, you've been refused
Well, it's sugar for sugar and salt for salt
If you go down in the flood it's gonna be your own fault
Oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now?
You're gonna have to find yourself another best friend, somehow
Well, that high tide's risin', mama, don't you let me down
Pack up your suitcase, mama, don't you make a sound
Now, it's king for king, queen for queen
It's gonna be the meanest flood that anybody's seen
Oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now?
Yes, you're gonna have to find yourself another best friend, somehow
RUBEN REMUS
Wrote a letter this mornin',
Put it in your hat,
'Cause no one to read it
And I know you knew that
I bought a joke, a trick or two,
Just to bring and show you,
Caught ya with the trickster too.
Sometimes I wonder how ya knew
A hypnotist, fancytalker,
Ruben Remus ain't no doctor
I knew the man and tried to remember
Just where it was that I'd seen his face
Long ago, in a movie show,
He was like that man singin' bass.
Knew him by his nurs'ry rhyme:
The Story Of The Rabbit Man.
Fell right in and said to him:
"I'd like to help you if I can."
I know the film would only shock ya,
Ruben Remus ain't no doctor!
He only needed what you had,
Asked for nothing more,
Said he'd like to take you on,
But it's been done before.
You couldn't see he's a travelin' man
And he cannot take your hand.
It's very hard to understand
Why his songs were never banned.
Guess the man would never knock ya,
Ruben Remus ain't no doctor!
No one seen ya since he's been gone,
It's been a day, maybe more.
I took a walk in your yard
And knocked on your back door.
Why don't you let me in?
I'm not the man who did ya in.
Is mr. Remus still your friend?
You say you don't remember him.
Turn me down, would ya?
Well, I've got news for you.
Turn me down would ya,
Can't ya tell
I'm gonna change your mind
before I'm... trough...
TINY MONTGOMERY
Well you can tell ev’rybody down in ol’ Frisco
Tell ’em Tiny Montgomery says hello
Now ev’ry boy and girl’s gonna get their bang
’Cause Tiny Montgomery’s gonna shake that thing
Tell ev’rybody down in ol’ Frisco
That Tiny Montgomery’s comin’ down to say hello
Skinny Moo and T-bone Frank
They’re all gonna take on down by the bowning bank
One bird book and a buzzard and a crow
Tell ’em all that Tiny’s gonna say hello
Scratch your dad do that bird
Suck that pig and bring it on home
Pick that dream and nose that dough
Tell ’em all that Tiny says hello
Now he’s king of the drunks an’ he squeezes, too
Watch out, Lester, take it, Lou
Join the monks the C.I.O.
Tell ’em all that Tiny Montgomery says hello
Now grease that gig and play it blank
Tell’em to go on out and gas that dog
Trick on in flower that smoke
Take it on down begin to grow
Now, play that low and pick it up
Take it on in, in a bowled cup
Three-legged man and a hot-lipped hoe
Tell ’em all Montgomery says hello
Well you can tell ev’rybody down in ol’ Frisco
Tell ’em all Montgomery says hello
YOU AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE
Clouds so swift
Rain won’t lift
Gate won’t close
Railings froze
Get your mind off wintertime
You ain’t goin’ nowhere
Whoo-ee! Ride me high
Tomorrow’s the day
My bride’s gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair!
I don’t care
How many letters they sent
Morning came and morning went
Pick up your money
And pack up your tent
You ain’t goin’ nowhere
Whoo-ee! Ride me high
Tomorrow’s the day
My bride’s gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair!
Buy me a flute
And a gun that shoots
Tailgates and substitutes
Strap yourself
To the tree with roots
You ain’t goin’ nowhere
Whoo-ee! Ride me high
Tomorrow’s the day
My bride’s gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair!
Genghis Khan
He could not keep
All his kings
Supplied with sleep
We’ll climb that hill no matter how steep
When we come up to it
Whoo-ee! Ride me high
Tomorrow’s the day
My bride’s gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair!
DON'T YA TELL HENRY
Yes, I went down to the river on a Saturday morn
A-lookin’ around just to see who’s born
I found a little chicken down on his knees
I went up and yelled to him, “Please, please, please!”
She said, “Don’t ya tell Henry
Don’t ya tell Henry
Don’t ya tell Henry
Apple’s got your fly”
Yes, I went down to the beanery at half past twelve
I’s lookin’ around just to see myself
I looked high an’ low, I looked above
But who did I see but the one I love
She said, “Now don’t ya tell Henry
Don’t ya tell Henry
Don’t ya tell Henry
Apple’s got your fly”
Yeah, I went down to the old house the other night
I was lookin’ around, I was outa sight
I looked at the horse an’ a snoring mule
I looked for a cow and I saw me a few
They said, “Don’t ya tell Henry
Don’t ya tell Henry
Don’t ya tell Henry
Apple’s got your fly”
Yeah, I went down to the river on a Saturday morn
I lookin’ around just to see who was born
I found a little chicken a-down on his knees
I went up and yelled to him, “Please, please, please”
She said, “Don’t ya tell Henry
Don’t ya tell Henry
Don’t ya tell Henry
Apple’s got your fly”
NOTHING WAS DELIVERED
Nothing was delivered
And I tell this truth to you
Not out of spite or anger
But simply because it’s true
Now, I hope you won’t object to give this
Giving back all of what you owe
The fewer words you have to waste on this
The sooner you can go
Nothing is better, nothing is best
Take heed of yourself, get plenty of rest
Nothing was delivered
But I can’t say I sympathize
With what your fate is going to be
Yes, for telling all those lies
Now you must provide some answers
For what you sold that’s not been received
And the sooner you come up with them
The sooner you can leave
Nothing is better, nothing is best
Take heed of yourself, get plenty of rest
Now you know nothing was delivered
And it’s up to you to say
Just what you had in mind
When you made ev’rybody pay
No, nothing was delivered
Yes, and someone must explain
And is long as it takes to do this
Then that’s as long as you’ll remain
Nothing is better, nothing is best
Take heed of yourself, get plenty of rest
OPEN THE DOOR, HOMER
Now, there’s a certain thing
That I learned from Jim
That he’d always make sure I’d understand
And that is that there’s a certain way
We all must swim
If he expects to live off
Of the fat of the land
Open the door, Rachel
I’ve heard it said before
Open the door, Rachel
I’ve heard it said before
But I ain’t gonna hear it said no more
Now, there’s a certain thing
That I learned from my friend, Mouse
A fella who never blushes
And that is that one must always
Flush out his house
If he don’t expect to be housing flushes
Open the door, Rachel
I’ve heard it said before
Open the door, Rachel
I’ve heard it said before
But I ain’t gonna hear it said no more
“Take care of all of your memories”, said Mick
“For you cannot relive them
And remember when you’re out there
Tryin’ to heal the sick
That you must always first forgive them”
Open the door, Rachel
I’ve heard it said before
Open the door, Rachel
I’ve heard it said before
But I ain’t gonna hear it said no more
LONG DISTANCE OPERATOR
Long-distance operator
Place this call, it’s not for fun
Long-distance operator
Please, place this call, you know it’s not for fun
I gotta get a message to my baby
You know, she’s not just anyone
There are thousands in the phone booth
Thousands at the gate
There are thousands in the phone booth
Thousands at the gate
Ev’rybody wants to make a long-distance call
But you know they’re just gonna have to wait
Ev’rybody wants to be my friend
But nobody wants to get higher
Ev’rybody wants to be my friend
But nobody wants to get higher
Long-distance operator
I believe I’m stranglin’ on this telephone wire
THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE
If your mem’ry serves you well
We were goin’ to meet again and wait
So I’m goin’ to unpack all my things
And sit before it gets too late
No man alive will come to you
With another tale to tell
And you know that we shall meet again
If your mem’ry serves you well
This wheel’s on fire
Rolling down the road
Best notify my next of kin
This wheel shall explode!
If your mem’ry serves you well
I was goin’ to confiscate your lace
And wrap it up in a sailor’s knot
And hide it in your case
If I knew for sure that it was yours
But it was oh so hard to tell
And you know that we shall meet again
If your mem’ry serves you well
This wheel’s on fire
Rolling down the road
Best notify my next of kin
This wheel shall explode!
If your mem’ry serves you well
You’ll remember you’re the one
That called on me to call on them
To get you your favors done
And after ev’ry plan had failed
And there was nothing more to tell
You knew that we should meet again
If your mem’ry served you well
This wheel’s on fire
Is rolling down the road
Best notify my next of kin
That this wheel shall explode!
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