The Battle Of New Orleans Leon Russell

In 1814, we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip'. We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British in a town in New Orleans.

Lisa Sawyer Leon Bridges

She was born in New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Branded with the name Lisa Sawyer Circa 1963 Grandmother was Indian Indian Her mother's name was Eartha Swift as the wind Fierce as fire Her father's

The Window Up Above Leon Russell

I've been living a new way Of life that I love so But I can see the clouds are gathering And the storm will wreck our home For last night he held you tightly And you didn't even shove This is true for

Stranger In A Strange Land Leon Russell

a strange land How many miles will it take To see the sun And how many years until it's done Kiss my confusion away in the night Lay by side when the morning comes And the baby looks around

Cajun Love Song Leon Russell

Whoa, mama catch a little fishy, papa catch two Well, back in the bayou it's-a fishin' time Workin' together on a bottle of wine We'll go down to Thibodeaux tonight Go roun', go roun', lil' Alice blue

She Smiles Like A River Leon Russell

Well she smiles just like a river Rolling softly to the sea. When she blows away my problems She helps to take, take a little weight off me. When she's happy, I'm in heaven.

Roller Derby Leon Russell

fore it got too late Asked me if I'd like you as a double date My stars above, I fell in love With the queen of the roller derby (Queen of the roller derby) Yeah, the queen of the roller derby (Queen of

House Of The Rising Sun Russell Watson

There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun Well it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God, I know, I'm one Well Mother, tell your children Not to do what I have done Or you'll spend

Prince Of Peace Leon Russell

Never treat a brother like a passing stranger Honey, won't you always try to keep the love light burning Sing a song of love and open up your heart For you might be the prince of peace returning Yeah,

Think Of Me Leon Russell

So now it seems this world has turned on you The night now burns a deeper shade of blue It feels there's nothing left that you can do Think of me, remember me When those you thought were friends have cut

Crystal Closet Queen Leon Russell

This songs dedicated to the undiluted queen of rock and roll, And she knows who she is. Left my home down in the heart of Georgia Headed out to Hollywood.

Back To The Island Leon Russell

Now the day is gone and I sit alone and think of you, girl What can I do without you in my life?

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Leon Russell

I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains, I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways, I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests, I've been out in front of a dozen dead oceans

Me and Baby Jane Leon Russell

Janie was my first love we shared the pains of school she offered me a balance for awhile and she gave me innocents I seemed like less a fool she always had a line to make me smile but we seperated early

Alcatraz Leon Russell

Now lay me down on market street I'm lookin' for some spare change A coast guard ship has been lookin' for me I might have to change the name Here comes Uncle Sam again With the same old bag of beans Local

My Father's Shoes Leon Russell

What can I say to this town of my woe When it looks up to me for the answers You've got trust in his eyes and so gentle sun weed What all the words I can say Can I tell him of my life And can it be you

Lost Highway Leon Russell

"I'm a rolling stone, I'm all alone and lost For a life of sin, I have paid the cost Oh, when I pass, all the people say ""There goes another boy walkin' down the lost highway"" Just a deck of cards and

Delta Lady Leon Russell

"Woman of the country Now, I found you Longing in your soft And fertile delta And I whisper sighs To satisfy your longing For the warm and tender Shelter of my body Oh, you're mine delta lady Your mine

Of Thee I Sing Leon Russell

Don't bomb the inn, I'm on a holiday But Oklahoma's just a jet away And the blood is on the books in Ohio So badly stained, what can I say?

It's A Hard Rain Gonna Fall Leon Russell

I've stumbled up on the side of twelve misty mountains I've walked and I've crawled over six crooked highways I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests I've been out in front of a dozen dead oceans

Beware Of Darkness Leon Russell

I've been so many places In my life and time I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhymes I've acted out my life in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now An' I'm singing this

Queen Of The Roller Derby Leon Russell

night that I fell in love with a roller derby queen Round and round, oh round and round The meanest hunk o woman That anybody ever seen Down in the arena She was five foot six and two fifteen A bleached-blonde

The Ballad Of Mad Dogs And Englishmen Leon Russell

Kids, planes, runway strikes Flashy pimps and family fights Spotted dogs, blood-shot eyes Our space captain laughs and tries To understand the scheme of things But just in time the scene has changed The

Truck Drivin' Man Leon Russell

I stopped at a roadhouse in Texas A little place called Hamburger Dan I heard that old jukebox started playin' THe song about a 'Truck Drivin' Man' Well the waitress then brought me some coffee

Uncle Pen Leon Russell

"Oh, the people would come from miles away They'd dance all night till the break of day When the caller hollered, ""Do-se-do"" They knew it was time for Uncle Pen to go Late in the evening about sundown

I Put A Spell On You Leon Russell

You better stop The things that you're doin'. I said, "Watch out!"I ain't lyin', yeah!

Home Sweet Oklahoma Leon Russell

When I was a young man barely seventeen I went on out to Hollywood chasing my dream And dusty Oklahoma was all I'd ever seen And I was getting older The memories of the greyhound Fade and quickly pass

Tight Rope Leon Russell

I'm up on the tightrope , one sides hate and one is hope It's a circus game with you and me. I'm up on the tightwire , linked by life and the funeral pyre But the tophat on my head is all you see.

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Leon Russell

"Hear the lonesome whippoorwill He sounds to blue to fly The midnight train is a-winding low I'm so lonesome I could cry I've never seen a night so long When time keeps crawling by The moon is gone behind

A Song For You Leon Russell

"I've been so many places in my life and time I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme I've acted out my life in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now and I'm singin' this

This Masquerade Leon Russell

Are we really happy with This lonely game we play Looking for the right words to say Searching but not finding Understanding anyway We're lost in this masquerade Both afraid to say we're just too

I'll Sail My Ship Alone Leon Russell

We've been sweethearts for so long But now you say we're thru The love we shared is now a memory I have built a ship of dreams And planned them all for you But now I guess what is to be, will be CHORUS

Out in the Woods Leon Russell

Woah, my love, my love she's not waiting Think I might've been gone, I've been gone too long People make me crazy I can hardly sing my song Hustlers stand around me, I'm lost and all alone Can't tell the

It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Leon Russell

Well, I ride on a mail train, babe, can't buy a thrill I've been up all night, leanin' on a window sill Well, if I don't make it to the top of the hill If I don't make it, you know my baby will And them

Dixie Lullaby Leon Russell

Gather round me people, got a song to sing About that sweet magnolia thyme The black eyed Susan made some catfish stew And papa brought some homemade wine Now, all the southern children like to rock

She Thinks I Still Care Leon Russell

Just because I haunt the same old places, Where the memory of her lingers everywhere, Just because I'm not the happy guy I used to be, She thinks I still care.

Magic Mirror Leon Russell

Standing by the highway Suitcase by my side No place I want to go Just thought I'd hitch a ride Many people look my way And many pass me by In moments of reflection I wonder why To the theives I'm a bandit

Can't Get Over Losing You Leon Russell

(Mary:) Can I hear the other part too?

Pisces Apple Lady Leon Russell

Get off your bottle Go down and see a friend He'll know what to do, lordy When you tell him how bad it's been He said you oughta get away To the English countryside This cryin' won't help you now boy

Lady Blue Leon Russell

Well you're showing me a diff'rent side Even asked if the flame has died You're getting used to me baby But you just a-wait and see lady 'Cause I've been in love before And I love you a whole lot more

Hurtsome Body Leon Russell

When I first saw you down in Tennessee I knew you were the only girl for me And when you sang your song it made me happy (yes it did) But you took my money and you took my old car And you ran straight

Shootout On The Plantation Leon Russell

Junior and the drummer are fighting About a woman in the neighborhood Oh, the drummer never hit a bad lick in his life And Junior never hit any good Yeah, the colonel said that women are for loving, not

Bluebird Leon Russell

Yeah, I'm lost in the night The icy wind is howling out your name And desolation lingers like a fog The fire is growing dimmer in the wind I'm out in the rain The moon has gone behind the cloud again And

Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms Leon Russell

"Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms I'll lay around this shack 'Til the mail train comes back An' I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms I ain't gonna work on the railroad (You

Little Hideaway Leon Russell

"We got a little hideaway that we go to When we're alone together A little place where we can go And get to know each other A place to see the sun When the day is done Hold on to that feeling We've been

Roll Away The Stone Leon Russell

Roll away the stone Don't leave me here alone Resurrect me and protect me Don't leave me laying here What will they do in two thousand years?

If the Shoe Fits Leon Russell

"Can you get us in free My girlfriend and me We like the songs, but we hate to pay Can I have your guitar Can I ride on your car Can you give me a role to play Can I have an autograph Can I sit in your

Sweet Emily Leon Russell

Cuz she weeps just like a willow When the hate is cloudin' up my day When she touches my eyes, She takes my heart in her hand If you knew that child you'd plainly see When she laughs I realize I'm in

My Cricket Leon Russell

I was just thinking about you today And the evening we slept in the mountains But I cannot get through to you, find words to say to you Darling you're so far away.

Hummingbird Leon Russell

I find that it's just begun Cause she gets me where I live I'll give all I have to give I'm talking about that hummingbird Oh she's little and she loves me Too much for words to say When I see her in the