1. MY GAL

Now my gal don't like them red red roses
She don't like perfume

Now my gal ain't got no fancy notions
She just likes to make love all night
And sleep all afternoon

Now my gal don't drive no Cadillac car
She's got no place to go
She's just undecided
Fake it trough the day

The night time is the right time you know
The night time is the right time you know

She can't sing and she can't dance
She can't walk too well
She can't cook and she can't sew
But boy she can sure raise hell

My my my

She sure gets high

My my my my my


2. CHAINS OF LOVE

Chains of love, won't let me be
They keep haunting, haunting me
Free my mind, from their vice

Chains of love, cold as ice
That old key, I've yet to find
That unlocks, those ties of mine
Ain't no way (ain't no way)
I am told (I am told)
No you cannot (no you cannot)
Break the hold (break the hold)

Chains of love (chains of love)
Won't let me be (won't let me be)
They keep haunting (they keep haunting)
Haunting me (haunting me)
Once you get down, you will know
They won't ever ever, let you go

Chains of love, all wrapped in now
Break this bond, I don't know how
Chains of love, will follow you
Don't matter, what you do
Free my mind, from this vice

Chains of love, cold as ice
Chains of love, won't let me be
They keep haunting, haunting me
Free my mind, from their vice

Chains of love, cold as ice
That old key, I've yet to find
That unlocks, those ties of mine

Chains of love, won't let me be
They keep haunting, haunting me


3. NEW LOVER

She's on the grounds, that's what they say
I heard the news only yesterday
She's on the prowl like a siamese cat
I hope I'm where it's at
She's got a lover

It's a guarantee
That her new lover
It ain't me
She's got a lover

That's what I'm told
She got a lover
I'm out in the cold
She's on the grounds, that's what they say
I heard the news only yesterday
She's on the prowl like a siamese cat
I must not be where it's at
She's got a lover

Puts her in a trance
She's got a lover

I ain't got a chance
She's got a lover

It's a guarantee
That her new lover
It ain't me
She's got a lover

That's what i'm told
She got a lover
I'm out in the cold


4. ONE STEP

One step forward and two steps back
Been carrying them bricks upon my back
Bossman told me you ain't getting paid
'til the house is built and the bricks are laid

It's made out of wood, made out of stone
I'm building that man a fancy home
That's the way it is let me tell you jack
It's one step forward and two steps back

Working man he got a row to hoe
He's up in the morning and down the road
Carry them bricks and carry that stone
Making that man a fancy home
Rich man he don't work no more
Talks on the phone to his stockbroker

That's the way it is let me tell you jack
It's one step forward and two steps back
Well I'm not a thinking man you see
And I'm not looking for no sympathy

But one of these days I'll get my fill
Be down the road and over the hill
I won't carry them bricks again
And I won't do it for any man

If I use my brain instead of my back
I'll be two steps forward and one step back
That's the way it is let me tell you jack
It's one step forward and two steps back


5. STONE RIVER

Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more

Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more

Man he done cut if off
And moved it all around
There ain't no river runnin'
No water can't be found

Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more

Fish ain't swimmin'
Ain't no fish around nowhere
Fish ain't swimmin'
Ain't nobody seem to care
They botteled up and dammed it
Choked it up and jammed it
Killed the life around it
And stole it like a bandit

Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more

What used to be a river
Now is just an empty site
Ain't no vegetation
It's just an agitation
It don't seem right
There ain't no trees a growin'
No animals are showin'
What used to be a stream
Now is just a dream

Stone river
Water ain't runnin' nowhere

Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more

Man he done cut it off
And moved it all around
There ain't no river runnin'
No water can't be found

Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more

They botteled up and dammed it
Choked it up and jammed it
Killed the life around it
And stole it like a bandit

Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more

There ain't no trees a growin'
No animals are showin'
What used to be a stream
Is now just a dream

Stone river
Water ain't runnin' nowhere

Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more


6. THE PROBLEM

Have you heard the news that's going 'round here
The man in charge has got to go
Cause he dances 'round the problem, boy
And the problem is the man in charge you know
Now, the young knows what I'm talking 'bout
It's a con in the old man's game

The man in charge, he don't know what he's doing

He don't know the world has changed
Power seems to be so far up
The man on the street ain't got a clue
The high top cats running your life
Think the problem is me and you
Born in a time that has gone by
The old tell the young what to do

Have you heard the news that's going 'round here

The problem is the man in charge of you
The problem is the man in charge of you
Power seems to be so far up
The man on the street ain't got a clue
The high top cats running your life
Think the problem is me and you

Have you heard the news that's going 'round here

The man in charge has to go
The man in charge has got to go
The man in charge has to go


7. HOMELESS

She said she had no money
But he was in doubt
He told her, "I used to be in too"
But now he was out
"Spare some small change lady
And I'll be on my way"

She looked into his eyes
And deep in his soul
I know she was wondering
If he was in control
She muttered to herself, "Those beggars,
Where do they all come from?"

He said, "I'm not a homeless man
I'm a gypsy by trade
And I'm travelling this land
I'm not a homeless man"
He moved through the streets
With his headband low

Never thinking he would never see
That woman again, you know
Just sleeping in the doorways
And alleys like he always had
The years rolled by
And later on

He spotted an old woman
All tattered and worn
Hard times had got her
Her clothes were ragged and old
She said, "I'm not a homeless woman
I'm a gypsy by trade

And I'm travelling this land
I'm not a homeless woman"
Sometime in the daytime
Sometimes at night
You will see a couple walking
They'll come into sight

Pushing their carts
And holding hands
If you ask to help
They'll just run away
Like little children, out to play
And if you ask, "Who are you"

They'll always say
"I'm not a homeless man
I'm a gypsy by trade
And I'm travelling this land
She's not a homeless woman
I'm not a homeless man"


8. FANCY DANCER

Once a day, everyday
Sometimes all night long
She moves her body next to mine
To the rythm of this song
They call her May, some call her June
She just needs a dancer
No matter what day you call her now

I call her fancy dancer
Fancy dancer
The way she moves, I say
If you ask, she will consent
To fancy dance all day

No man has ever lasted out
The night along with her
The pace's too quick, the heat's too hot
She dances in a blur
When the sun begins to fade
You might have a chance
To meet the lady of the night

She is the fancy dancer
Fancy dancer
The way she moves, I say
If you ask, she will consent
To fancy dance all day

She draws attention from anyone
Who happens on her scent
It's mostly men who want to try out
The dancing queen
Fancy dancer
The way she moves, I say
If you ask, she will consent
To fancy dance all day


9. RIO

Rio de Janeiro
Hot wind of brazilian nights

Rio de Janeiro
I tip my sombrero on a tan girl in the moonlight

Their close encounters make a man
Feel just right

Rio de Janeiro
The steamy place
That you are

Rio de Janeiro
I've come to love you from afar
To touch the water of your sea
Feel your sensuality
Walk your boulevards

Sao Paulo, Brazilia
I've been there before
They make me think of just a girl next door
They don't have your sexual groove

Rio, Rio puts me in that mood
Rio de Janeiro

Your sultry rythms get me up
Rio de Janeiro
If I could drink from your cup
I need a shot
Your pulse is hot

Rio, Rio you're so corrupt

I'm just a lonely caballero
I'm just a lonely, lonely man
I'm just a lonely caballero
Tryin' to make it to your land

Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro

To touch the water of your sea
Feel your sensuality
Walk your boulevards


10. THESE BLUES

A hundred miles is not too far
Unless you have to walk
Life, it seems, is like a dream
Until you have to talk

Don't wonder for a moment
If you win or lose
Just stop and stay, and watch the day
And listen to these blues

If it don't work for you, girl
Put it off your mind
If you drink anew from the well
You find the bottom line

A fancy woman told me
John, you're bound to do this
So I just stay and watch the day
And sing these lonesome blues

The blues is not a song you sing
It is a way of life
I've hung around them bar rooms, girl
Almost all my life

The men, they all are gamblers
They take all they can use
So if I find no peace of mind
I'll settle for these blues


11. MOTORMOUTH

Rattlin' rattlin' rattlin' round, all this talk and making sounds

Talkin' fast, talkin' low, we called him Motormouth
He say you called, he say it's you, it's anything that you can use
If you need it, need it now, he'll be there, Motormouth
I know you see him everywhere, in your face he's always here
If you try to back away, he'll just say, "Hey!
Gotta a tip for you man, listen to the understanding
Now if you can't endure the life, I'm Motormouth, I'm on your side"
He's real quick to advise, stretch the truth and tell you lies

Never, never talkin' slow, Motormouth is on the go
Needs some paper really quick, he'll take you down his mini slate

He's got the balls, he's got the clout, alway talkin', Motormouth
I know you see him everywhere, in your face he's always here
If you try to back away, he'll just say, "Hey!
Gotta a tip for you man, listen to the understanding
Now if you're down the road of life, I'm Motormouth, I'm on your side"

Rattlin' rattlin' rattlin' round, all this talk and making sounds

Talkin' fair, let's talk tomorrow, we called him Motormouth


12. BLUES FOR MAMA

Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama

It just seems wrong, to sing this song
'cos she's not here, where she belongs

Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama

Rest her soul, she's grown so cold
Her touch is like the winter snow

Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama

She went away only yesterday
I cound't help
What can I say

Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama

She made her run
She can't be done
She's the only one

Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama


13. ANOTHER SONG

Sittin' around here pickin' my banjo
Thinking about love and the aftertought
All those days we had together
What was what and what was not
You and I we were so crazy
Going from here back to there
Now I'm thinking 'bout tomorrow
Or the who's who and what was where

Bye 'n bye from now on time will shift and we'll be gone
It don't matter anyway
Another song
Another day

Those old days were oh so clever
You and I and that old friend
Thinkin' we were all together
We didn't know what never end
What future is I'll never know
It is to me a no show
Yesterday has just went by
I tried to go but it wants to fly

Bye 'n bye from now on time will shift and we'll be gone
It don't matter anyway
Another song
Another day