Johnny Porter Ry Cooder

Johnny Porter was the oldest in his family And I remember he was almost twenty one Y'know I can't quite explain the situation But he broke into his father's truck and stole a gun Mother running down the

Hey Porter Ry Cooder

(C) Hey, Porter, Hey Porter! Would you tell me the (F) time? (C) How much longer will it be 'til we cross that (G) Mason Dixon Line?

John Lee Hooker For President Ry Cooder

lookin` womens sittin` on the Supreme Court Their big legs their tight skirts drive me out of my mind And when I need a judgment they gonna give it to me right on time They call me on the phone sayin` Johnny

Christmas Time This Year Ry Cooder

Our boys and girls will be here soon coming home from war I`m so glad it`s Christmas time this year But they`lI be going back to war again I fear Can`t they stay for Christmas time this year Now Johnny

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' ...

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)

Why Don't You Try Me Ry Cooder

If your man has got you on the run why don't you try me ?If you wanna have a little fun, oh baby, why don't you try me ?If you tote more that you can bear, if your troubles been more than your shar...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Way We Make A Broken Heart Ry Cooder

Just a one more kissHe'll have to missThis night with youNow you're guilty of this secret love as I am tooYou'll get used to telling liesAnd feeling sorry when he criesNow that the strings are atta...

The Girls From Texas Ry Cooder

Well, I met a girl from Texas 'bout a year agoHadn't known her for too long when I had to let her goYou see, she had a razor, was ten inches or soAnd every night you'd hear her knocking at my doorS...

Never Make Your Move Too Soon Ry Cooder

Three days of snow out in BirminghamThought you would wonder where I amCalled up your number all night longNo consolations on the telephoneRan out and caught that midnight flightThought a little lo...

I Need A Woman Ry Cooder

It's been raining in my mouth all dayDripping down to my clothesMy patience it is wearing thinGot a fire inside my noseSearching for the truth the way God designed itThe truth is I might drown befo...

Gypsy Woman Ry Cooder

From out of nowhere, through a caravan, around the campfire lightCame a lovely woman in motion with hair as dark as nightHer eyes were like those of a cat in the darkAnd she hypnotized me with love...

Blue Suede Shoes Ry Cooder

Well, it's one for the money, two for the showThree to get ready and it's go man goYou can do anything that you want to doBut uh-huh honey, lay off of my shoesAnd don't you step on my shoesDon't yo...

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