Laundry Day Michelle Shocked

When she hung her laundry out to dry She squinted into a clear blue sky But the weather's changed and I know why Like bleach stains rain clouds roll on by Right as ruin the raindrops fell Big

Looks Like Mona Lisa Michelle Shocked

artist with a longing loving style So when the paint was dry all that remained was a faint, strange smile She's ripe with broken dreams Her lovers never stay It looks like Mona Lisa is having a bad day

No Wonder Michelle Shocked

It's no wonder the sun Waits outside your window at the break of day As if to say "Come out to play Let's have some fun" And it's no wonder No wonder the sun Foolish of me, I know I did believe

You Take The Cake Michelle Shocked

Ain't no doubts or maybe We're singing this song Just for you Yes, it's true You take the cake And the candles too We're so glad to know ya Here's our chance to show ya It's our favourite day

Poor Boy Michelle Shocked

It's a sad tale that I tell He was bound for heaven But the poor boy went to hell He was a poor boy He was a poor boy He was a poor poor boy In our hearts there was no joy Oh how we cried The day

Home On The Range Michelle Shocked

Traditional Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam And the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day Home, home on the range

Down On Thomas St. Michelle Shocked

That's where they meet I went down there just the other day Down to Thomas St. the other day I went down to that old Went down to that old Blue Note Café Most folks there are black but

One Piece At A Time Michelle Shocked

Well I left Kentucky back in '49 Went to Detroit working on assembly lines The first year they had me puttin' wheels on Caddillacs Every day I watched them beauties roll by Sometimes I'd hang my

Contest Coming (Cripple Creek) Michelle Shocked

But they sway like a tree to the sound of a fiddle From the Jones boy across the holler From the Jones boy across the way You can hear him late at night You can hear him in the first light of the day

Winter Wheat Michelle Shocked

I seem to have lost my patience Waiting for the clouds of dust the custom cutter brings Well, the foreman called to say He would be here any day With his convoy of threshing machines Now what

No Sign of Rain Michelle Shocked

if I find life beyond the Interstate Past the rusting rails and the cattle grates Maybe I will call from a truckstop on my way And I'll say "Howdy, ya'll...still no sign of rain" But until that day

V.F.D. Michelle Shocked

Me and my friend and this boy named Eddie We was bored one afternoon We was sitting in the hay It was a hot Texas day And we was playing with matches like some kids do We would throw our matches

Campus Crusade Michelle Shocked

to sniff cocaine But I live that life no longer Brothers and Sisters, I met Brother Max Lynch and he took me home Oh, he was a perfect gentleman Why, we talked about Jesus all night long The next day

Russian Roulette Michelle Shocked

cure for the blues You lose you win or you win you lose I cried "Oh sweet Lord" But there's no hope in pray Somebody hold me tight I'm in a whole lot of pain I'll be a whole lot older When this day

33 R.P.M. Soul Michelle Shocked

Consecrate your soul Or there's gonna be hell to pay You've got them where they live Come the Judgement Day Father, forgive our sins Mother, forgive us too Forgive but don't forget They never

Weaving Way Michelle Shocked

grieve It's not the way you walk It's the way that you weave It's eating you inside And tossed out like a bone Leaving you to find your weaving way home The sun on the horizon Was turning dawn to day

Desperados Waiting For A Train (Red River Valley) Michelle Shocked

they would lie about their lives while they played Well I was just a kid but they all called me "Sidekick" Just like a desperado waiting for a train Just like a desperado waiting for a train One day

God Is A Real Estate Developer Michelle Shocked

God is a real estate developer With offices 'round the nation They say one day he'll liquidate His holdings up on high I say it's all speculation He may be an absentee landlord Yeah, this may

Blackberry Blossom Michelle Shocked

lover's soul far away Now each spring I lay a blackberry blossom By a cold gravestone on the Arkansas clay The Arkansas clay is rocky and hard With weeds grown over in the old graveyard And the day

Jump Jim Crow (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah *) Michelle Shocked

touch a tarbaby, everybody knows Smiling all the while wit de bone in de nose That's the way the story goes That's the way my story goes Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-A-Dee-Aye My, oh my, what a wonderful day

Will the Circle Be Unbroken Michelle Shocked

Traditional Will the circle be unbroken By and by Lord, by and by There's a greater home a-waiting In the sky Lord, in the sky I was standing on the corner On one dark and cloudy day When I

Anchorage Michelle Shocked

funny Texas always seems so big But you know you're in the largest state in the Union When you're anchored down in Anchorage Hey girl I think the last time I saw you Was on me and Leroy's wedding day

Streetcorner Ambassador Michelle Shocked

streetcorner ambassador this city treats you well Supplies the finest newsprint sheets The penthouse suite, Park Bench Hotel Conferring with the delegates around imported port Important issues of the day

Little Billie Michelle Shocked

This life we live brings no relief Take your joy when you can Pray some day we'll understand And for now just wonder why There ain't no sun up in the sky Close your eyes and feel the blues Stormy

The Chain Smoker Michelle Shocked

that now he can't remember What they was dying for It was the one to end 'em all But he knew there'd be more Then he lit up another cigarette And in the glow of the match he recalled his wedding day

Wobbly Blood Michelle Shocked

Pretty handy with a gun, despite the hand, mangled in a mine One day he'd harass the whole exploiter class With the Industrial Workers of the World Fighting with the "Wobblies" for "One Big Union"

Can You See It In Me Michelle Shocked

I can see it in the sunshine I can see it in the sea I can see it in the skyline Can you see it in me And I can taste it in a fine wine Travelled far from overseas And I believe that you could be...

Eddie Michelle Shocked

This boy named Eddie Used to set the fields on fire He's the only boy I know who dared to name his desire In a county where the dairymen all had milking machines Yeah, Eddie was the only one to se...

What Can I Say? Michelle Shocked

Little children did I tell you how the mockingbird Called the animals together try to say a few words But the squirrels began to chatter and the bees began to buzz Just the way it is, just the way...

Hold Me Back (Frankie & Johnny) Michelle Shocked

Frankie was a good woman Everybody knows She gave her loving man Johnny a hundred dollar bill Just to buy one suit of clothes Frankie went down to the barroom She ordered herself one glass of bee...

Peach Fuzz Michelle Shocked

Peach Fuzz had a friendly face Too friendly for his own good Used to hang out at Ricky's Place It was a bar in the neighborhood A gay boy lit his cigarette But they called 'em fags cause that's w...

The Bitter Pill Michelle Shocked

Hey the bitter pill Took all I can stand The bitter pill You know I took it like a man Better find a cure I can't take no more The remedy to kill The bitter pill Doctor I know 'bout my reputation...

Last Love Michelle Shocked

She got bells on her ankles and a stud in her nose For us to entangle was wrong I suppose Her family reunion, a time and a place And I could see eight good years disappear from her face And love ...

New Orleans Michelle Shocked

Crescent moon over Crescent City Sweat's a' pourin' and the girls are gritty Joints are jumpin' Changin' lights Dancin' naked through the night Trombone Shorty's in the street Drums are rollin' ou...

Too Little Too Late Michelle Shocked

Too little too late Don't you tell me how it used to be I've seen the record and it clearly reads "To date: too little too late" Too little too late Don't you talk about the way things was Bringi...

Tabloid Michelle Shocked

Sittin' on a subway Reading all about it Another bold faced lying headline I don't doubt it This fascination with character assassination When all you really have in life is your reputation It's ...

Drip Dry Michelle Shocked

I've been living with the pain so long I've been gaining on you Gaining on you all of the time What did not kill me made me stronger If I live any longer I know I'm gonna blow sky-high I drip dry...

Graffiti Limbo Michelle Shocked

Lay down your burdens Lay down your cares The Holy Virgin, she's gonna greet you up there With a big can of spray paint, yeah And a big blank wall And I can guaran-damn-tee you There ain't no cops...

I Will Be Your Friend Michelle Shocked

When evening shadows fall And old friends don't return your call Just call on me my old friend My number's still the same And I will answer when it rains You can call on me I will be your friend ...

Good News Michelle Shocked

See a fat brown snake Lay her eggs down in the mud Go slipping through the swamp now With a poison in the blood And a smokestack lightning Sparks are flying through the air And when the dust gets ...

When I Grow Up Michelle Shocked

When I grow up I want to be an old woman When I grow up I want to be an old woman Oh, an o-o-o-o-old, an old, old woman Then I think I'm gonna find myself an old man Then I think I'm gonna marry ...

Necktie Michelle Shocked

There was a naked man standing in an alley And he weren't wearing no clothes A naked man was standing in an alley And he wasn't wearing no clothes He said, "All that I need, I do believe, Is a pai...

Arkansas Traveler Michelle Shocked

Traditional Hey farmer! You been livin' here all your life? Not yet. Hey farmer! Where does this road go? Been livin' here all my life, it ain't gone nowhere yet. Hey farmer! How do you get to L...

Walking To New Orleans Michelle Shocked

I get back to New Orleans I've got no time for talking I've got to keep walking New Orleans is my home That's the reason why I'm going I'm walking to New Orleans I'm walking to New Orleans Michelle

Who Cares? Michelle Shocked

I was walking down an old dirt road I was feeling out and down I was taking it out on an old tin can When I came up on an old ghost town Doors hanging on one hinge You know the scene The backgrou...

Black Widow Michelle Shocked

Time is red Time is deadly Time under glass Time will tell Time will tell The tale of the widow Who walks her web Mourning the night Mourning the dead Mourning the dead Aw, did you lose him to a...

The Titanic Michelle Shocked

(It was 1912 and the Titanic was gonna take her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City and the great black boxer, Jack Johnson, he's heavyweight champion of the world. Now he wante...

Must Be Luff Michelle Shocked

Well I'm admitting I was drifting When I came into your harbor But I feel my spirits lifting Like a wind just off to starboard bow Now I know I swore that I would love no more But you hauled in, y...

Cleveland Michelle Shocked

Cleveland you should hear What they've been saying 'bout you You should really hear What they've been saying 'bout you Oh when you're not around Oh man they really put you down Man you are the tal...

Ballad of Patch Eye and Meg Michelle Shocked

Remembering back when I was a kid I'd sneak down to the docks Watch the old men carving wood I'd watch the sailors tying knots But the thing I remember best was grey-haired old Patch Eye And the s...