Which Came First Ry Cooder

You may be a hater, you may be a lover You can bet your life one destroys the other I don't know how it all began, which came first The egg or the hen The moon comes up and the sun goes down This

John Lee Hooker For President Ry Cooder

When I first came to town people I was walkin` down Pennsylvania Avenue I heard a lot people talking `bout the White House I decided I`d drop in there that night And when I got there I said man what`s

Mama, Don't Treat Your Daughter Mean Ry Cooder

(Ry Cooder) Hey, mama, don't you treat your daughter mean Hey, mama, don't you treat your daughter mean 'Cause you treat her so mean and she's only sweet sixteen It was late last Friday evening, when

Cat And Mouse Ry Cooder

your fellow man Like cats and mice just can't get along Well it suits the bosses, Buddy, and it serves them fine 'Cause it keeps us working folks from bein' strong There's a better world a coming, Buddy Which

Why Don't You Try Me Ry Cooder

Last night while I was trying to sleep I heard a racket from the room next door, hum And that was you and your man havin' a fight Like you've done so many nights before ";Woman, I'll turn you every which

Alimony Ry Cooder

(C) Look at this one, look at that one Tell me do they look like me All my (F) friends said, don't you worry Said they'll testify for (C) me Well, I (G) wonder which of (F) my friends had it in for

F.D.R. In Trinidad Ry Cooder

(C) When Roosevelt came to the land of the (G) hummingbird shouts of welcome were (C) heard Roosevelt came to the land of the (G) hummingbird shouts of welcome were (C) heard His visit to their (Am) island

I'm Drinking Again Ry Cooder

(Ry Cooder & Jim Keltner) Yes, it's me and I'm drinking again Tell everybody I'm drinking again Doctor said it'd kill me But he didn't say when Have mercy, I'm drinking again Yes, it's me and I'm

Across the Borderline Ry Cooder

our life and death Tell me who's the next to cross the borderline En la triste oscuridad (in the sad darkness) Hoy tenemos que cruzar (today we have to cross) Este ro que nos llama ms all (this river which

Billy The Kid Ry Cooder

friend was his (D) own forty- (G) four Now when Billy the Kid was a very young lad In old Silver City he went to the bad Way out west with a knife in his hand At the age of twelve years he killed his first

Gypsy Woman Ry Cooder

From out of nowhere, through a caravan, around the campfire light Came a lovely woman in motion with hair as dark as night Her eyes were like those of a cat in the dark And she hypnotized me with love

Vigilante Man Ry Cooder

Rainy nights down in the engine house, Sleepin' just as still as a mouse, A man came along and he chased us out in the rain. Was that a vigilante man ?

3 Cool Cats Ry Cooder

cool cats 3 cool chicks 3 cool chicks Walkin' down the street just swingin' their hips Spinnin' up a bag of potato chips And 3 cool cats did 3 big flips For these 3 cool chicks Up pop that first

3rd Base, Dodger Stadium Ry Cooder

three cool chicks three cool chicks walking down the street just swinging their hips sw...ing up a bag of potato chips and three cool cats did three big flips for these three cool chicks up pop that first

Mexican Divorce Ry Cooder

Cross the Rio Grande and you will find An old adobe house Where you leave your past behind One day married, next day free Broken hearts for you and me Takes no time, for you to get A Mexican divorce As I came

Hey Porter Ry Cooder

When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first 'cause I can't wait no more. Tell the engineer I say,

Quick Sand Ry Cooder

I left my home in Tamaulipas In Sonoyta I came across Just six of us when we started Walking behind thc coyote boss The old man said let me go there with you Yes I'm old but I'm mighty tough I know

Baby Joined The Army Ry Cooder

Lt was on a Friday evening wasn`t nobody `round I was sitting by my window watching tbe sun go down My baby came up to me saying daddy I got news for you I have been recruited and there ain`t nothing

Little Sister Ry Cooder

and then you (Gm) run (F) (E) Little sister don't you (C9) do what your (F) big sister (B) done Well, I (B) dated your big sister And I (E) took her to a show (B) I (E) went out for some candy Along came

Humpty Dumpty World Ry Cooder

Don`t come crying to me when you fall Craven minions sent from down below Occupy the highest portals of the land As swift is their dimb as sure is their decline Straight back to heU from whence they came

All shook up Ry Cooder

Yeah! oh! well, bless my soul, what's wrong with me ? I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree the friends say I'm acting wild as a bug I'm in love, I'm all shook up I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, oh...

He`ll Have To Go Ry Cooder

Put your (F) sweet lips a little (B) closer to the (F) phone And let's pretend that we're to (Dm) gether all a (C7) lone I'll tell the (F) man to turn the (F7) jukebox way down (B) low And you can ...

Pigmeat Ry Cooder

(C7) Just look here mama Don't pick pig meat the way you (C) do (F7) Don't pick pig meat the way you (C) do (C7) Don't be (G7) lieve it's pig meat Ask (F7) anybody in the neighborhood (C) Don't be...

I Got Mine Ry Cooder

(C) And I went down to a big crap game, 'Twas (F) certainly against my (C) will. I lost every doggone nickel I had But a (G) greenback dollar bill. (C) Forty dollar that laid on the floor My (F) bu...

Yellow Roses Ry Cooder

(C) I just received, sweetheart, your yellow (F) roses You tell me (C) that they (D) mean that we're all (G) through You tell me (C) that tonight your heart is (F) broken But you should (C) know (G...

Mutt Romney Blues Ry Cooder

Now boss Mitt Romney went for a ride Pulled up on a highway side Tied me down up on the roof Boss I hollered, woof woof woof Please master boss! Don’t look right, it don’t seem right Hot in the day...

Brother Is Gone Ry Cooder

We met old Satan down where the two roads crossed Just me and brother Dave by my side It was in the prairie town of Wichita We shook hands with Satan on a deal that night You will be exalted in the...

Take Your Hands Off It Ry Cooder

Get your dirty hands off my Constitution now It was written down you can't tear it down Hear me talking to you buddy I swear it's true Take your hands off it you know it don't belong to you Get you...

No Banker Left Behind Ry Cooder

My telephone rang one evening, my buddy called for me Said the bankers are all leavin', you better come round and see It started revelation, they robbed the nation blind, They're all down at the st...

Lord Tell Me Why Ry Cooder

Lord tell me why a white man ain`t worth nothing in this world no more Lord tell me how you `spect me to stand up tall and proud I did just what you told I done everything you said But the way I`m ...

Simple Tools Ry Cooder

My wife used to say she couldn`t understand Why I make my living working with my hands She met a junk bond daddy and he broke up my home He made his living on the telephone Daddy spied my darling a...

No Hard Feelings Ry Cooder

This land should have been om land You took it for your land You got a use for every stream and tree When I go up the highway old trees are dying up that way You pump out the water and sell it back...

UFO Has Landed In The Ghetto Ry Cooder

(Ry Cooder & Jim Keltner) Lonesome outerspace invader blasting through the night Tuning in the soul music on the satellite All that low-down funky rhythm makes him jump and shout Just got to find that

Smack Dab In The Middle Ry Cooder

Well, (G) pick me a town in any climePeople like a rockin' timeStay awake both day and nightAnd everybody's feeling good and rightThen (G7) throw me(C) Smack dab in the middleSmack dab in the middl...

Tattler Ry Cooder

Whenever you find a man that loves every woman he sees,There's always some kind of woman that's a-puttin' him up a tree.Now that kind of man, he ain't got as much sense as a mule.You know, everyone...

Dark End Of The Street Ry Cooder

At the dark end of the streetThat's where we always meetHiding in shadows where we don't belongLiving in darkness, to right our wrongYou and me, at the dark end of the streetYou and meI know time's...

The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) Ry Cooder

My father told me, lying on his bed of death, "Boy," he says, "woman she's gonna make it, don't fool your self 'Cause she's got something to make a man lay that money, uh, right in her hand And...

Going Back To Okinawa Ry Cooder

Goin' back down to OkinawaSorry, baby, but I can't take youYou better stay at home in CaliforniaThere's nothing over there that you can doGoin' back down to OkinawaAin't gonna do me like you've don...

Money Honey Ry Cooder

(A) Well, the landlord rang my frontdoor bell (E) I let it rang for a long, long spell (D) Went to the window, peeped through the blind (E) Asked him to tell me what was on his mind He said, (A)

Chloe Ry Cooder

Chloe! Chloe!Someone's calling, no replyNightshade's falling, hear him sighChloe! Chloe!Empty spaces in his eyesEmpty arms outstretched, he's cryingThrough the black of nightI've got to go where yo...

Down In Hollywood Ry Cooder

Give me that"; [Sounds of fists, a robbery] ";Cops coming"; Voice of policeman (Ry): ";869 Victor."; [radio code] ";Jesus, this guy's a mess"; Voice of other cop: ";Well, he's just drunk.

Crazy 'Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know) Ry Cooder

-Man, I'm gonna tell you my story -Go on and tell about it, go on and tell about it more -Just what I've been doing -What you've been doing, Ry ?

Get Rhythm (With Larry Blackmon) Ry Cooder

Get rhythm when you get the bluesHey, get rhythm when you get the bluesGet a rock 'n' roll feelin' in your bonesGet taps on your toes and just get goneGet rhythm when you get the bluesLittle shoesh...

Stand By Me (LP Version) Ry Cooder

When the night has come, and the land is dark And the moon is the only light we will see No, I won't be afraid, oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me So darlin', darlin' ...

Suitcase In My Hand Ry Cooder

When I was still a kitten, daddy told me, Son,There's just one thing that you should knowAs through this world you ramble and through this world you roamJust take this little suitcase when you goAn...

J. Edgar Ry Cooder

Down on the farm we had a pig, J. Edgar was his nameHe'd eat up all our victuals and start back up againJust like them vacuum cleaners they sell down in the laneWell, that's how J. Edgar Hoover got...

Footprints In The Snow Ry Cooder

Well, some folks like the summertime they can walk aboutStrolling through the meadow green it's pleasant there's no doubtBut to me the wintertime is the best of all'Cause I found her when the snow ...

Sundown Town Ry Cooder

Mine eyes have seen the beauty of a land bright and fairMy soul looked out and wondered, can we make the journey thereBut I've lost my sight and I have to be ledWell I mean to work for justice till...

Green Dog Ry Cooder

Walkin' cross the desert, it ain't no funToo hot in the daytime, too much sunLefty says we'll cross at nighttimeLike my people always have doneKeep moving, quit naggingWalk, don't runI ask Lefty, W...

The Dying Truck Driver Ry Cooder

Well, we made our way up 99 in the springtime of the yearThe San Joaquin was all in bloom, and songbirds everywhereWe chanced upon a workingman, lying by the roadI judged him for a truck driver by ...