1. UNCLE LIJIAH

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Oh Uncle Lijiah, Uncle Lijiah
He's still alive
Oh Uncle Lijiah, Uncle Lijiah
A hundred and five

There was a time early in life
When he gambled to gain
And he carried a knife
And he was winnin' that very night
He cussed the devil, yes he cussed him good
He swore he'd lick 'em
Yes he swore he could
And he dared him to come to
Him if he would yeah

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It was early in the Mornin'
When he got to bed
To rest his weary gamblin' head
When he heard the angry words
His pappy said
"Lijiah go and fetch some wood!"
And up he stood
Even tho it hurt he knew he should

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Outside he heard the Rattle of Chains
And he ran from someone
He thought insane
As he heard the Devil
Callin' out his name
The Devil grabbed his suspenders well
And he trembled
As he felt the Hand from Hell
And he let out with a hairy yell

He jumped in bed with his Maw and Paw
And he told 'em that
The Devil was in Arkansas
And he told 'em he'd
Quit gamblin'
Or break the law


2. MEMORIES AT THE WINDOW

I went to the window
To look for some Memories we had
But it seemed that the window
Had lost all its meaning
That's sad

I gazed thru the window
But things didn't look like before
For the things I used to see
I know I'll see them no more

Some things may seem
So unimportant and small
But to the one's who Love them most
Like the trees they are tall
For it was there that I first saw
The things I most wanted in life
And to see them again would
Now woman if you want me
Then I'll want you
I'll want you

Woman if you'll have me
Then I'll have you
I'll have you

I went to the Window
To look for some Memories we had
But it seemed that the window
Had lost all its meaning
That's sad
I gazed thru the window
But things didn't look like before
For the things I used to see
I know I'll see them no more


3. THE HILLS OF ARKANSAS

There's a girl that I recall
In the hills of Arkansas
Her eyes were green, her eyes were brown
She had the prettiest eyes around
Then we walked
And the beauty of the land
Times were and good and times were bad
But times was one thing
We both had. Sure was

She turned me on to love that night
She turned me on to what was right
She turned me on to love that night
She held me close, she held me tight

So tight

Oh lucky days and lovely nights
We saw the beauty
From the mountainsides
There came a fall
There came a spring
There came our love
Can ya hear it sing

Sure can

Take a chance


4. I COULD LOVE YOU

If you're feelin' what I'm feelin'
It would be all right
But if you're feelin'
What I'm dealin'
then we're high high high

I could love you (x3)


5. HOT 'N' NASTY

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Yeah they call me yeah hot n' nasty
Yeah they call me uh Mister Fancy
Yeah when you ball me
Yeah you're hot n nasty
Oh when you ball me
You're Miss Fancy
Right

When I come a knockin' at your door
Let me in and I'll tell you some more
No two men are ever the same
And they tell me
Jim Dandy is my name

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They say Jim Dandy is my name
They say Jim Dandy is my name
Always to blame
Always to blame
And always just the same
Yeah hot 'n' nasty

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Hot 'n' nasty


6. SINGING THE BLUES

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I never felt more like singin' the blues
Cause I never thought that I'd ever lose
Your lovin'
Ya got me singin' the blues

I never felt more like cryin' all night
When every things wrong
And nothin' is right without you
Ya got me singin' the blues

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The Moon and stars no longer shine
The love is gone
I thought it was mind
There's nothin' left for me to do
But cry over you

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This is for you JC.


7. LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL

Now there's somethin' I'd like to talk to you about at this particular moment, and that's about the one thing that we won't be able to do together. Unless we all become as one. And if we all become as one, then we can walk thru it together. Now I ain't walked thru it all the way yet. But there was a time I walked into it, and I had to go into it alone, that's this place called the Halls of Karma. Now when you go into the Halls of Karma the way I did, I don't know, it might have been hallucination, but I think it was real. You see I felt the presence of the two energies; the positive and the negative; of God and the Devil, however you want it. And they were pullin' and decidin' and wondering what to do with my soul, and I couldn't take this at this moment 'cause I had to come back to be with you people to do a thing and I proved to 'em, in bargainin' with 'em that I had a thing to do for the good of all of us. Out of this bargain, the devil, he got my body for the good in his needs
while I'm here on earth and the Lord, he's got my mind for the good of the universe and for the good of man. And they both got me in between 'cause they both got my soul. So the next time I come up, I want the Lord to, Please have Mercy, on my soul.

I've walked through the Halls of Karma
I shook Hands with both the Devil and God
They turned my Eyes to the inside to see
Where my energies have gone
Yes I've run with both all through my Life
I've respected and reflected them both
Yes the sympathy of God as he looked
At my Life the excitement of the Devil as we talked

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So Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on my Soul

The Devil said, "scratch my back and I'll
Scratch your back for sure"
So you have done all these Sins for him
My Heart could not be pure
I found out what means more to me
Than anything on this Earth
To be ready for my Judgement Day
Ready to Face the truth

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I hope I've done the right things
For both your sake and mine
I preach in what I live for
My only fear is fear of Time
I wanted to look logical
To both my "Maker" and his host
But this Trip of Life must be complete
Or my Cards will be lost

So Lord please have mercy on my soul


8. WHEN ELECTRICTY CAME TO ARKANSAS

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