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

I Need A Woman Ry Cooder

all day Dripping down to my clothes My patience it is wearing thin Got a fire inside my nose Searching for the truth the way God designed it The truth is I might drown before I find it Well, I need a woman

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 ?

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.

Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man Ry Cooder

And I walked across the tracks And I caught me the end of an old freight train And I never did come back Well, I sat down in a gamblin' game But I could not play my hand I was thinkin' about the woman

Married Man's A Fool Ry Cooder

He said a married man's a fool to think that his wife love nobody else but him She stick by you all your life the chances is mighty slim Now you read the Good Book, chapter twenty-one: Every married woman

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

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

Let's Have a Ball Ry Cooder

Gonna tell ya pretty baby [Say you like nothing] You don't know what it's all about (I've got) No special woman [No special woman] Want no special friend [No special friend] Want a good time today [Good

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

Humpty Dumpty World Ry Cooder

Our God looked down what did He see The work of His mighty hand Saying if this world should end it wouldn`t hinder me As I contemplate the works of man I made man and woman I gave them simple tools And

Blue Suede Shoes Ry Cooder

Don't step on my blue suede shoes You can do anything that you want to do But uh-uh honey stay off of my shoes And don't you step on my blue suede shoes Well, it's down on Beale Street late one night A woman

Going to Tampa Ry Cooder

Jim's our little ace in the hole 'Cause I'm goin' to Tampa in the morning Saints of latter days will heed the call We'll shout hallelujah in the evening I'm going down to get my ashes hauled Well the int woman

John Lee Hooker For President Ry Cooder

pocket baby big as a hay bale I want everybody to know I`m strictly copastatic I ain`t Republican or Democratic I got a new program for the nation It`s gonna be groove time a big sensation Every man and woman

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 ...

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...

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...

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' ...

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...

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 nothi...

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...

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...

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.

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 o...

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...

Little Sister Ry Cooder

(B) Little sister won't you (E) please, please, (B) pleaseLittle sister don't you (E) cheat on (B) meLittle sister don't you (E) kiss me once and twiceSay it's very nice and then you (Gm) run (F)(E...

France Chance Ry Cooder

Drop down baby, just like showers of rainI hate to hear my fair brown call my name, yeahI hate to hear my fair brown call my nameWell, she calls so loud, and the poor girl calls so plainWalks to th...

One Meat Ball Ry Cooder

A litle man walked up and down,To find an eating place in town.He read the menu through and through,To see what fifteen cents could do.One meat ball,One meat ball,He could afford but one meat ball....

Do Re Mi Ry Cooder

(G) Lots of folks back east they say(C) Leaving home most every day(D7) Beating the hot old dusty wayTo the (G) California line'Cross the desert sands they roll(C) Getting out of that Old Dust Bowl...

How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live? Ry Cooder

(G) I remember a time when every (D) thing was (G) cheapNow prices nearly puts a man to (D) sleep(D7) Well, when we (G) get our grocery (G7) billWe (C) feel like making our (Am) willTell me, (G) ho...

Police Dog Blues Ry Cooder

All my life I've been a travellin' manAll my life I've been a travellin' manStayin' alone and doing the best I canI ship my trunk down to TennesseeShip my trunk down to TennesseeIt's hard to tell '...

Goin' To Brownsville Ry Cooder

I'm going to Brownsville, take that right hand road Well, I'm going to Brownsville, take that right hand road And I ain't gonna stop walking till I get in sweet mama's door The girl I'm loving she'...

634-5789 Ry Cooder

Hey, baby, if you need a little lovin', call on meAnd if you want some kissin', call on me, babyNo more lonely nights will you be aloneAll you got to do is pick up your telephoneAnd dial 634-5789, ...

Speedo Ry Cooder

Well, now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. Earl]Well, now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. Earl]And I'm just the kind fellow's alwa...

Down In The Boondocks Ry Cooder

Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocksPeople put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born inI love her and she loves meBut I don't fit in her societyLord have mercy, I'm a boy from d...

Johnny Porter Ry Cooder

Johnny Porter was the oldest in his familyAnd I remember he was almost twenty oneY'know I can't quite explain the situationBut he broke into his father's truck and stole a gunMother running down th...