1. NOBODY'S FOOL

Let the heavens thunder - huh huh!
Let the rebels plunder - huh huh!
Leave the lions roaring - huh huh!
Let the rain keep pouring - huh huh!

I won't let you go - I won't let you go
I'm ruthless and smart and you won't break my heart
Let me tell you baby baby
No one can say I'm super cruel
No no no no noone can say I'm super fool
No no no no noone can say I'm super cruel
I'm nobody's fool

Let the mountains tumble - huh huh!
Let the volcanoes rumble - huh huh!
Let the rivers dry out - huh huh!
Let flamingoes fly out - huh huh!

Keep the rocket's moonin' - huh huh!
Let the bloomin' - huh huh!
Let the world keep turnin' - huh huh!
And keep the wise men learnin' - huh huh!

Noone can say I'm super cruel - no no no no
Noone can say I'm super fool -no no no no


2. DO THE DIRTY

Hear a whistle blowin' out there somewhere
Beware a wolf a knockin' on the door.
Hear a whistle blowin' out there somewhere
Leave his sheep skin on the floor

Do the dirty, do the dirty, do the dirty now
Do the dirty, do the dirty, do the dirty and now
The things that we said went over their heads

Hear a bellow roarin' out there somewhere
Hear a bellow roarin' out there somewhere
Take his horns before it's too late

Hear no sound o'nothin' out there nowhere
Beware a snake comin' through the grass
Hear no sound o'nothin' out there nowhere
Cold as ice so let him pass


3. LET'S CALL IT QUITS

You keep me straight, I'll keep you narrow,
You get the magic that can chill me to the marrow,
But I got something here for you
It's big enough for two

You want me, let's call it quits, let's call it quits
Before we break a one another into bits
Let's call a tie - let's call a tie
Before we make a one another start to cry

You want me sweet, I want you pretty,
You got some funny lines
That make you sound so witty,
But I got something here for you
It's big enough for two

You get the why, I got the wherefore,
You got me trapped hook line
And sinker and so therefore,
I still got something here for you
It's big enough for two


4. PACK UP YOUR TROUBLE

Somewhere down in the city there's a mad dog madder
Somewhere out in the sticks there's a sad cat sadder
But you ain't gonna let it got on top of you
No you ain't gonna let it get a hold
You gotta get out of that rut before you get old

So pack up your troubles and go head for the hills
Leave all your worries behind
Pack up your liquor and your cigarettes and your pills
Go catch a fish on the line

Somewhere over the sun there's a bebop hummin'
Somewhere down at the station there's a freedomtrain commin'
Can you hear that chugga luggin better get on board
Get out of the wind and the cold
You gotta get out of that rut before you get old

Somewhere up in the sky there's a big big dadda,
Sometime you'll have to climb up a dangerous ladder;
But there ain't such a word as impossible,
And there's always the never ending dream,
And things ain't never as bad as they might seem

Somewhere on the horizon there's a deep hole waitin'
No one, no one at all is ever gonna get away;
You gotta reach out and touch the impossible,
And never ever let it get a hold,
You better get out of that rut before you get old.

All you're ever ever gonna do will workout fine
Go catch a fish on the line


5. IN FOR A PENNY

Do you remember the night in September
The two of us laid in the hay
Do you remember the day in December
And how we got carried away

If you're in for a penny
You gotta be in for a pound
Oo 'Cos over and over
You play me that old fashioned sound
So look around. Play the refrain
Play it and play it and play it again...

Did you discover that Oo I'm a lover
When we took a tumble or two
Where you surprised when you tried me for size
You bit off more than you could chew

Do you remember the night I surrendered
You wanted to paint me in oils
Owh you are tender do you remember
The sleepers could hear me for miles


6. GET ON UP

I don't wanna get rough babe
Don't wanna knock you out a your shoes
Make me feel like a man if you can
You know you ain't got nothing to lose

So get on up, get on up, so get on up, up ,up,
Make it feel really tight
So get on up, get on up, so get on up, up, up,
Make me feel alright

I don't wanna get mean babe
So let me start finding out you tick
Make me feel like a beautifol dream
Exploding like a dynamite stick -oh

I don't wanna get though babe
So klet me take just a pecl at your neck
Make me feel like a lovin' machine
I'm ready now so what the heck

Oh - so get on up, up, up,
Make sure that you're feelin' alright
Make sure you can feel real tight
Make it feel alright
I'm gonna feel alright
I'm gonna feel alright
I'm gonna feel alright
You make it feel alright


7. L.A. JINX

Hooray!
The demon's had his day
The Voodoo's had it's say
They all been washed away

'Cos the L.A. Jinx is all over
And now I've found me a four leafed clover
I got myself a rabbits spore
And a horseshoe over the door
'Cos the L.A. Jinx is all over
And now I've found me a four leafed clover
I got myself a lucky charm
And there ain't nothing gonna do me no harm

Hoorah!
Here comes that shining star
I'll keep it in a jar
The Trumpets play tarah

Yahoo!
At last the spell is through
There's no more witches brew
The gremlins had it's due

Yano harm !
Yippee!
Hooray and golly gee
Here comes the winning key
the key to set me free

Hooray!
The demon's had his day
The Voodoo's had it's say
They all been washed away

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8. DID YA MAMA EVER TELL YA?

Are you sitting comfortably?
Good! Then we'll begin... (spoken)
There was a crooked man
And he walked a crooked mile
He had a crooked stick
And oh boy how it cramped his stily
Well did ya mamma ever tell ya
Them kookie little nurs 'ry rhymes
Jack and Jill went up the hill
Supposed to get some water
They stayed up there a long time
Doing what they shouldn't ought-a

Did ya mamma ever tell ya
Them funky little nurs' ry rhymes.
And when you got a little older
Did you learn to read between the lines
What did ya mamma ever tell ya
'Bout the A's and B's and C's
Did she ever tell ya
'Bout the birds and the bees.
S'ay mamma ever tell ya
You were brought by the stork
And how you could run before you could walk?

Mary had a little lamb, his feet we're black as coal
He even followed her to bed
The naughty little soul did ya
Mamma ever tell ya
Them kookie little nurs'ry rhymes
Little Jackie Horner sitting quite in his corner
How'd he get that name
Doing what he shouldn't ought-a

How about that oldie lady who was living in a shoe
She had so many children
She knew how and what to do - oh

How you could run, how you could run,
How you could run before you could walk yeah !


9. SCRATCH MY BACK

How long can you go
Oh can you go a dozen times?
How long can you smile
Oh can you smile a dozen smiles?
'Cos ev'ry way holds a something that's nice
Try it once and then you'll try it twice
Oh mercy, mercy

Oh lawdy lawdy
I'll scratch a your back
If you'll just scratch mine:
'Cos when I'm out of sight
Then I'm out of mind.
Oh mercy mercy
Do it over and over again
Scratch your back
You scratch mine
Oh lawdy lawdy

How long will it last
It's getting harder off the cuff
How long does it take
There must be someone with enough
'Cos everytime holds something that's better,
Go on get on up, and forget the letter

How much do you need
What does it take to get you off?
No one's ever made it
Are you tryin' to make me laugh?
'Cos until now you been and tried all the rest,
So now's the time you gotta try out the best

I'll scratch your back you scratch mine
How you scratch mine
Oh lawdy lawdy I'll scratch your back you scratch mine


10. I'M A TALKER

Throw another log on the fire
Fill another glass with desire
Thank the Lord, if you're borde
I've run out of stories to tell
Time for bed - how's your head?
I must say you look very well.

Cos I'm a talker, I'm a teller, I'm an army,
I'm a one, I'm a speaker, I'm a spoker
And my star sign is a two sided son - now I'm one.

Throw another smoke around the room
I think I'm gonna pass pretty soon
Thank the lord, that we scored:
I feel like I've known you so long.
One last drop then we'll stop,
I'm happy that you came along.

A little bit of music ev'ry day
Is bound to take your blues all away
Thank the lord, if you're bored
I feel like I've known you for years
One last drop then we'll stop
Here's to your health - I'll say cheers!


11. ALL THE WORLD IS A STAGE

You are the eyes of the reader
I am the hand of the writer
Together we can fill up a page
You are the ears of the listener
I am the voice of the picture
Together we can act out the age.

All the world is a stage all the people are players,
Turn on the spotlight it's yours.
All the world is a stage, all the people are players,
Ring up the curtain Applause one thing's for certain, it's Yours !

You are the sense of occasion
Mine is a standing ovation
Your pleasure is only at your command
You are to set the example
I am the one to portray it
To measure the storm that follows the calm.

You are the eyes of the reader
I am the hand of the writer
Together we can fill up a page
You are the brain of the thinker
I am the fave of expression
Together we can act out the age.

The start and end to every story is the same
But what comes in between you have yourself to blame:
It makes no difference at all
Just pick yourself when you fall
So ring up the certain - applause


BONUSTRACKS (RE-ISSUE 2007)


12. THANKS FOR THE MEMORY

Como estas chickadee?
Have a housemaid on your knee
Eat an apple ev'ry day
An onion keeps ev'ryone away
Have an athlete on your feet
Have some honey with your meat Eat an apple ev'ry day
The doctor has got to keep away
He'll tell you
Thanks for the mem'ry
Thanks for it all
Wham bam
Thank you malm
Thanks for the ball.

Have a burgular alarm
Have a milkmaid on your farm
Can you raise a ballyhoo
If only there's nothing else to do.
Have some butter with your fly
They sald bananas could get you high
Eat an apple ev'ry day
The doctor has got to earn his pay
He'll tell you
. . .
Como estas chickadee?
Tap the water on your knee
Eat an apple ev'ry day
The doctor has got to keep away

He'll tell you


13. RAINING IN MY CHAMPAGNE

Yeah!
I got a hole burnin' in my pocket, I got a geetar that wants to rock
I got a tune an' I wanna sock it with electrical shock, yeah … hey hey hey hey

I got some ants in my pants an' they're a-jumpin'
I've gotta get a shot of rhythm 'n' blues
I've got some hot stuff inside an' it's a-pumpin'
Down to my shoes, yay yay

It's raining down on me champagne (it's raining champagne)
Let it rain, let it rain (let it rain, let it rain)
It's raining, raining, raining champagne (it's raining, raining, rainin')
It's gettin' into my brain, let it rain in my brain, again … again … again

I've got some soul burnin' in my pocket - i've got a hard workin' ol' mojo
I've got a geetar an' I wanna rock it - So come on let's go, go … go ho ho ho

Now there are some think it's mindless bashin' an' there are some who we'll never get to
An' there are some who really like it crashin' - How about you, you … you ?

It's raining down on me champagne (it's raining champagne)
Let it rain, let it rain (let it rain, let it rain)
It's raining, raining, raining champagne (it's raining, raining, rain, yeah)
It's gettin' into my brain, let it rain in my brain,
Again… again … again … again … again … again … again

I've got a hole burnin' in my pocket, Got a geetar an' I wanna rock it
I 've got a tune an' I wanna sock it with electrical shock, yeah … yeah

It's raining down on me champagne (it's raining champagne)
Let it rain, let it rain (let it rain, let it rain)
It's raining, raining, raining champagne (it's raining, raining, rain, yeah)
It's gettin' into my brain, let it rain in my brain,
Again… again … again … again … again … again …

It's raining down on me champagne (it's raining champagne)
Let it rain, let it rain (let it rain, let it rain)
It's raining, raining, raining, raining (it's raining, raining, rain, yeah)
It's gettin' into my brain, let it rain in my brain,
Again… again … again … again … again … again…

It's raining down on me champagne (it's raining champagne)
Let it rain, let it rain (let it rain, let it rain)
It's raining, raining, raining, raining, raining champagne (it's raining, raining, rain, yeah)
It's gettin' into my brain, let it rain in my brain,
Again… again … again … again … again … again … again … again …
… again … again … again … again … again … again … again …


14. CAN YOU JUST IMAGINE

Can you just imagine being buried alive?
Until you try it how can you tell?
Can you just imagine having breakfast at 5?
Until you try it how can you tell?

Did you put on a clever disguise?
Let the camera roll through your eyes
Can you tell it the way that it really is
And we did ….we did…..yeah yeah yeah yeah

Can you really imagine being there on the screen?
Until you try it how can you tell?
Do you understand that someone had to come clean?
It goes to show you never can tell

Did you put on a clever disguise?
Let the camera roll through your eyes
Can you tell it the way that it really is
And we did ….we did…..did did did did

No you don't need to mention no names
There are some of us all just the same
Did you tell it the way that it really is
And we did ….oh yeah we did…..did did did did,

Did you realise that its not all rosy and gay
Until you tried how can you tell?
Well if your heart ain't in it better keep well away
Until you tried it how can you tell?

Did you put on a clever disguise?
Let the camera roll through your eyes
Then you tell it the way that it really is
And we did ….oh yeah we did…..did did did did yeah yeah yeah yeah

There's a sweet magnolia blossom round everybody's door
Do your friends keep eating possum?
Keep coming back for more
De do de do de do de do


15. WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN

Well I ain't one for runnin' when I see trouble comin' an' the chips are down
Well I ain't one for runnin' when the bad guys are comin an' the chips are down

I gotta snappy trigger finger thats a-ready to squeeze
I got an icy cold stare that'll make you freeze
I ain't scared of nothin' an' I ain't one for bluffin' when the chips are down

When the Rat Packs are hidin' an' the lawmen are ridin' an' the ace is black
There's a piano-honkin' an' a-soon stop a-talkin' when the kid gets back
He got a colt 45 an' it can fill you with lead
An' you won't know what hit you right but that you will be dead
I ain't scared of nothin' an' I ain't one for bluffin' when the chips are down

When the chips are down, when the chips are down
There's a boodle for the losers an' a skinful for the boozers every town
When the chips are down, when the chips are down
There's a coyote a-howlin' an' the sheriffs get a-poundin' in every town

Yeah
I'm a-hell a-bent for leather, I can change it like the weather, when the chips are down, down, down, down
Be a loner be a rider, a loser an' a hider when the chips are down
If you're ridin' into town an' there's a price on your head
Then you won't know what hit you right but that you will be dead
'Cos you got some pills, I got a baby that'll kill you when the chips are down

When the chips are down, when the chips are down
There's a boodle for the losers an' a skinful for the boozers of every town
Oh, when the chips are down, when the chips are down
There's a coyote a-howlin' an' the sheriffs get a-poundin' in every town

I'm a-hell a-bent for leather, I can change it like the weather when I'm down
Well I ain't a-one for bluffin' an' I ain't a-scared of nothin' when I'm down