1. TUSH

I been up, I been down.
Take my word, my way around.
I aint askin for much.
I said, lord, take me downtown,
Im just lookin for some tush.

I been bad, I been good,
Dallas, texas, hollywood.
I aint askin for much.
I said, lord, take me downtown,
Im just lookin for some tush.

Take me back way back home,
Not by myself, not alone.
I aint askin for much.
I said, lord, take me downtown,
Im just lookin for some tush.


2. WAITIN' FOR THE BUS

Have mercy, been waitin for the bus all day.
Have mercy, been waitin for the bus all day.
I got my brown paper bag and my take-home pay.

Have mercy, old bus be packed up tight.
Have mercy, old bus be packed up tight.
Well, Im glad just to get on and home tonight.

Right on, that bus done got me back.
Right on, that bus done got me back.
Well, Ill be ridin on the bus till I cadillac.


3. JESUS JUST LEFT CHICAGO

Jesus just left chicago and hes bound for new orleans.
Well now, jesus just left chicago and hes bound for New Orleans.
Yeah, yeah.
Workin from one end to the other and all points in between.

Took a jump through mississippi, well, muddy water turned to Wine.
Took a jump through mississippi, muddy water turned to wine.
Yeah, yeah.
Then out to california through the forests and the pines.
Ah, take me with you, jesus.

You might not see him in person but hell se you just the Same.
You might not see him in person but hell se you just the Same.
Yeah, yeah.
You dont have to worry cause takin care of business is his Name.


4. FRANCINE

Got a girl, her names francine,
Finest thing you ever seen.
And I love her, shes all that I want.
And I need her, shes all that I need.

Well, francine, oh francis, why
Do you love me and make me cry?
How I love her, shes all that I want.
How I need her, shes all that I need.

If I ever caught her with stevie p
Id throw her back in the penitentiary, now.
And if I caught her with my mothers son
Ill call her daddy and get my gun.

My fancine just turned thirteen,
Shes my angelic teenage queen.

And I love her, shes all that I want.
And I need her, shes all that I need.
And I love her, shes all that I want.
And I need her, shes all that I need.
And I love her, shes all that I want.
And I need her, shes all that I need.


5. JUST GOT PAID

I just got paid today,
Got me a pocket full of change.
Said, I just got paid today,
Got me a pocket full of change.
If you believe like workin hard all day,
Just step in my shoes and take my pay.

I was born my papas son,
When I hit the ground I was on the run.
I had one glad hand and the other behind.
You can have yours, just give me mine.
When the houd dog barkin in the black of the night,
Stick my hand in my pocket, everythings all right.

I just got paid today,
Got me a pocket full of change.
Said, black sheep, black, do you got some wool?
Yes, I do, man, my bag is full.
Its the root of evil and you know the rest
But its way ahead of whats second best.


6. LA GRANGE

Rumour spreadin a-round in that texas town
bout that shack outside la grange
And you know what Im talkin about.
Just let me know if you wanna go
To that home out on the range.
They gotta lotta nice girls.

Have mercy.
A haw, haw, haw, haw, a haw.
A haw, haw, haw.

Well, I hear its fine if you got the time
And the ten to get yourself in.
A hmm, hmm.
And I hear its tight most evry night,
But now I might be mistaken.
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm.

Have mercy.


7. BLUE JEAN BLUES

I done ran into my baby
And finlly found my old blue jean.
I done ran into my baby
And finlly found my old blue jean.
Well, I could tell that they was mine
From the oil and the gasoline.

If I ever get back my blue jean,
Lord, how happy could one man be.
If I ever get back my blue jean,
Lord, how happy could one man be.
Cause if I get back those blue jean
You know, my baby be bringin em home to me.


8. BACKDOOR LOVE AFFAIR

Got to have you baby,
Don't you say that you don't care.
Got to have you baby,
Don't you say that you don't care.
Any way you want it baby,
I'll settle for a back door love affair.

I call you on the telephone,
The party says that you ain't there.
I call you on the telephone,
The party says that you ain't there.
When a man asked who's callin',
I said, "Just tell 'em it's a back door love affair"


9. BEER DRINKERS AND HELL RAISERS

If you see me walkin down the line
With my favrite honky tonk in mind,
Well, Ill be here around suppertime
With my can of dinner and a bunch of fine.

Beer drinkers and hell raisers, yeah.
Uh-huh-huh, baby, dont you wanna come with me?

The crowd gets loud when the band gets right,
Steel guitar cryin through the night.
Yeah, tryn to cover up the corner fight
But evrythings cool cause theys just tight.

Beer drinkers and hell raisers, yeah.
Huh, baby, dont you wanna come with me?
Ah, play it boy.

The joint was jumpin like a cat on hot tin.
Lord, I thought the floor was gonna give in.
Soundin a lot like a house congressional
cause were experimental and professional.

Beer drinkers, hell raisers, yeah.
Well, baby, dont you wanna come with me?


10. HEARD IT ON THE X

Do you remember
Back in nineteen sixty-six?
Country jesus, hillbilly blues,
Thats where I learned my licks.
Oh, from coast to coast and line to line
In every county there,
Im talkin bout that outlaw x
Is cuttin through the air.

Anywhere, yall,
Everywhere, yall,
I heard it, I heard it,
I heard it on the x.

We can all thank doctor b
Who stepped across the line.
With lots of watts he took control,
The first one of its kind.
So listen to your radio
Most each and every night
Cause if you dont Im sure you wont
Get to feeling right.

Anywhere, yall,
Everywhere, yall,
I heard it, I heard it,
I heard it on the x.