Smokey Joe's Cafe (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

One day while I was eating beans at Smokey Joe’s Café Sitting digging on the scene at Smokey Joe’s Café A chick came walking through the door that I had never seen before Least I’d never saw her down at

Lullaby (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Shut up and go to bedPut the pillow under your headI'm sick and tired of all your worriesShut up and say goodnightSay your prayers and turn off the lightI'm sick and tired of all your sob-storiesSh...

Red Guitar (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Used to have a red guitar until I smashed it one drunk nightSmashed it in the classic form as Peter Townsend mightI threw it in the fireplace, I left it there awhileKate, she started crying when sh...

Muse Blues (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

I went down to the library, you know the big one way downtownI went down to the library, you know the big one way downtownI pulled out my spiral notebook and my scripto pencilThese, these, these ar...

B Side (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

It's wonderful to be aliveTo be a bee in this beehiveIt's tough as nails, it's smooth as silkIt's milk and honey, without milkI work with flowers, it's my workFrom this, there's no way that I can s...

Drinking Song (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Drunk men stagger, drunk men fallDrunk men swear and that's not allQuite often they will urinate outdoorsLike widowed women, drunk men weepLike children curled up, drunk men sleepLike a dog, a drun...

Clockwork Chartreuse (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

You got the black belt, I got the gun.Let's team up tonight--have some fun.Let's drink some drinks, find us some fights.C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon: it's Saturday night!I'm very angry, you're hoppin...

Nocturnal Stumblebutt (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

"Well it's 3am, and so I creepAround the house 'cause you're asleepI can't sleep, I gotta smokeI think I left some in my coatNo they're not there, but there's a chanceI left some in a packet in my ...

East Indian Princess (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

East Indian princess lives in a western dreamHappy like a child, her mother is a queenYou know she's safe as a cow on a Calcutta streetThis English way of life has got that other life beatAnd readi...

Come A Long Way (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

We've come a long way since we last shook handsStill got a long way to goWe couldn't see the flowers since we last shook handsCouldn't see the flowers on account of the snowWhat did you do with you...

Dilated to Meet You (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

We're wondering when you will arriveWe're wondering what you'll beWe're wondering if you'll be a herOr if you'll be a heMaybe you'll arrive todayPerhaps tomorrow nightWe're hoping you won't hurt to...

Say That You Love Me (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Told you I love youTalked on the [Incomprehensible]You'd said that you like me, feel like a foolSay that you like me, that's not enoughSay that you love me, I'm calling your bluffSay that you love ...

The Man Who Couldn't Cry (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

went broke The theologians were finally found out Right down to the ground, that old jail house burned down The earth suffered perpetual drought ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By WAINWRIGHT

Something For Nothing Loudon Wainwright III

You can pull one of my songs right out of thin air Go ahead and download me see if I care In love war and cyberspace everything`s fair And it`s ok to steal `coz it`s so nice to share You`re in luck `cos

The Shit Song Loudon Wainwright III

care of it `Cos the mirror shatters your illusions when you look like shit Shit comes in different colours and consistencies I guess that I`m just aging like the finest wines and cheeses The guy that`s

Dead Skunk Loudon Wainwright III

Stinkin` to high heaven C`mon stink You got yer Dead skunk in the middle of the road Dead skunk in the middle of the road Dead skunk in the middle of the road Stinkin` to high heaven You got it It`s

The Home Stretch Loudon Wainwright III

If the day off doesn`t get you Then the bad reviewer does At least you`ve been a has been And not just a never was And you know it`s not a mountain But no mole hill is this big And you promise to quit

New Paint Loudon Wainwright III

s good to take a girl In the not so very good world And walk in the park until it gets dark Sometimes I feel ugly and old Excuse me, baby, if I?m acting bold My head gets hot but my feet aren?

Father/Daughter Dialogue Loudon Wainwright III

[Loudon] Darling Daughter can't you see The guy singing the songs ain't me He's someone people wish I was What I can't do this dude does And if the songs seem slightly pat I know life's messier than that

1994 Loudon Wainwright III

There's been a brand neew breakthrough Though they're not sure what it means We used to blame our parents Now we can pin it on our genes Hey and I'm not talking 501's I don't mean no pair of pants I'm

T.S.M.N.W.A. Loudon Wainwright III

Wainwright has two w's They get that one wrong and I get the blues That old grammar school try 's Not good enough guys Wainwright has two w's One day I thought I would die When I saw with my very one eye

You Never Phone Loudon Wainwright III

Chicka wa wa wa wa wa wa Chickiti chick chick chicka chicka wow wow wow wow wow Chicka wow wow wow wow wow wow wow Sometimes I wonder ow wow ow wow ow wow What you must think of me Then I remember it`s

Grown Man Loudon Wainwright III

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Cobwebs Loudon Wainwright III

"Well it stumbles and it falls off of almost every tongueGive a listen and you'll hearIt's workin like a landmine in almost every sentenceIt's an assault to my mind's earYeah it might have started ...

Dreaming Loudon Wainwright III

I'd rather be dreaming than livingLiving's just too hard to doIt's chances not choicesNoises not voicesA day's just a thing to get throughLiving's just too hard to doI'd rather be dreaming than tal...

The End Has Begun Loudon Wainwright III

We walk in your footstepsThough I've had my ups and downsAnd I'll stand in the silenceUntil I figure it outOne might fall and the other will standAnd one might give where the other won't bendThe ni...

Daughter Loudon Wainwright III

Everything she seesshe says she wants.Everything she wantsI see she gets.That's my daughter in the watereverything she owns I bought herEverything she owns.That's my daughter in the water,everythin...

Conspiracies Loudon Wainwright III

We don't believe in "You know who"But we don't let the kids know itWe're parents, who are grown upsThere's a line we have to toe itBut we're part of a conspiracyAbout this bearded big fat guyWho is...

Christmas Morning Loudon Wainwright III

Well the banks & the schools & the post office are closedYou can park where you please and you won't get towedThe streets are empty & the stores are finally closedIt's Christmas morningHe got a tie...

Y2k Loudon Wainwright III

A bunch of nerdy brainy guys a long way backInvented a crazy little thing they called the UnivacFor years now, they've been upgrading that thingIt can walk & talk & count & think & it can even sing...

Number One Loudon Wainwright III

Of all the chicks & broads & babes & bimbos I have knownNo one does it better than you do on the phoneMidway through my busy day all through my empty nightI dial your 900 number and it feels oh so ...

Inaugural Blues Loudon Wainwright III

Talkin' 'bout my generationPeople try to put us downBut they weren't people, just our parentsNow they're old or not aroundBill and Hill are our first coupleStudent prez, homecoming queenTipper's cu...

Pretty Good Day Loudon Wainwright III

I slept through the night, I got through to the dawnI flipped a switch and the light went onI got out of bed and I put some clothes onOh, it's a pretty good day so farI turned the tap, there was co...

What Gives Loudon Wainwright III

Paul & George & Ringo, just a fraction of the Fab FourSome still survive from Dave Clark's FiveWashed up on the Mersey Shore Jerry has a pacemakerThe hermit's name is HermanThat old man's Manfred M...

Tonya's Twirls Loudon Wainwright III

You knew she was in trouble when you saw her bodyguard.When you saw those two together, you knew it wasn't hardTo see that she was different, not just one of the girls,With their gliding and their ...

I'M Alright Loudon Wainwright III

Well it's been a long time, glad to see your faceI knew we'd meet again another time, another placeCan't believe it's been so many yearsWe better grab a chair and a couple of beersYou're lookin' go...

Five Years Old Loudon Wainwright III

CHORUS:Happy birthday Martha, happy birthday, birthday girlI'm sorry I can't be there for that party, birthday girlBut pin the tail upon the donkey in that party dressBalloons, and cake, 2 kinds of...

Your Mother & I Loudon Wainwright III

Your Mother & I are living apartI know that seems stupid, but we weren't very smartYou'll stay with her, I'll visit youAt Christmas, on weekends, the summertime tooYour Mother & I are not getting a...

Westchester County Loudon Wainwright III

I was raised here in Westchester CountyI was taught in the Country Day SchoolWe were richer than most, I don't mean to boastBut I swam in the country club poolWith a father from Hewlett, Long Islan...

Suddenly It's Christmas Loudon Wainwright III

Suddenly it's ChristmasRight after Hallowe'enForget about ThanksgivingIt's just a buffet in between.There's lights and tinsel in the windowThey're stocking up the shelves.Santa's slaving at the Nor...

Thanksgiving Loudon Wainwright III

Lord every year we gather hereTo eat around this tableGive us the strength to stomach as muchAs fast as we are ableBless this food to our useThough? communication's uselessDon't let me drink too mu...

Happy Birthday Elvis Loudon Wainwright III

"Happy birthday, Elvis;You're not really dead.It's a lie, it's just a crock,Something some people said.I heard a cassette of you speakingOn a telephone;From a bunker beneath Graceland,The king sits...

Unhappy Anniversary Loudon Wainwright III

Unhappy AnniversaryIt's one year since we splitI walk and talk and get aroundLie down, stand up, and sitI eat and drink and smoke and sing andLive a little bitUnhappy AnniversaryIt's one year since...

I'D Rather Be Lonely Loudon Wainwright III

Every night I get the blues,The greens and yellows and chartreus-es.You're still living here with me.I'd rather be lonely.All the time I look aroundFor excuses to leave town.Everybody wants somebod...

The Man Who Couldn'T Cry Loudon Wainwright III

There once was a man who just couldn't cryHe hadn't cried for years & for years Napalmed babies & the movie 'Love Story', Fo...

The Acid Song Loudon Wainwright III

I had not taken acid for twelve years,But one night last summer I did.I was adrift in a bar room,Acting like a jerk and a kid.I knew we were asking for trouble,Trouble was what we would get.Five of...

Tip That Waitress Loudon Wainwright III

"She's been on her feet nearly half the damned nightBringing your beverage and your late night biteShe remains cheerful, when you're nasty and tightMakes change for a 50 in dim candle lightIgnoring...

Career Moves Loudon Wainwright III

"For twenty odd years I have strummed on guitarsFive thousand lost flat picks, four fingertip scarsI must have broken a million g stringsPicking and strumming, and playing these thingsBanging and t...

Men Loudon Wainwright III

When a ship is sinking and they lower the lifeboatsAnd hand out the life jackets, the men keep on their coatsThe women and the children are the ones who must go firstAnd the men who try to save the...

The Picture Loudon Wainwright III

There are pictures on the piano, pictures of the family, Mostly my kids but there's an oldPicture of you and me.You were five and I was six In 1952; That was forty years ago, how could it be true? ...