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...

Pigmeat Leadbelly

Just look here mamaDon't pick pig meat the way you doDon't pick pig meat the way you doDon't believe it's pig meatAsk anybody in the neighborhoodDon't believe it's pig meatKind that you won't regre...

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...

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...

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...

Cat And Mouse Ry Cooder

Well I had an Uncle Charley, back in my hometownSaid, Don't take no mice to be your friend'Cause they'll wait till you're asleep and steal your money and your foodAnd rat you out when the police co...

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 ...

Christmas In Southgate Ry Cooder

Well, you got no credit and I got no cashNow that bonus they give us was nothing but trashYou been laid off at Goodyear, I been laid off at HughesIt looks like a bad year, there just ain't no use'C...

Hank Williams Ry Cooder

You been over at that jukebox, mister, all this afternoonPlaying Hank Williams records for a dimeWell, I may be just a cat to you, but I know that heartbreak tuneAnd I'm proud to say Hank Williams ...

Three Chords and the Truth Ry Cooder

I'm going to tell you a story right hereHuh, you may not believe itI dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, standin' in the prison yardThey were taking poor Joe, chained and bound, to a Utah firing squ...

My Name Is Buddy Ry Cooder

Now my name is Buddy, don't you pity meDon't you pity me, don't you pity meMy name is Buddy, don't you pity meDon't you pity me, don't you pity meJust because I ain't so big, you think I'm smallWel...

Cardboard Avenue Ry Cooder

Well, thank you for the drink my friend, that's alright with meLet's drink to the workingman, wherever he might beRemember what he stood up for and the struggles he went throughThen let us take a l...

There's A Bright Side Somewhere Ry Cooder

Well there's a bright side somewhere, there's a bright side somewhereNow I ain't gonna rest until I find itThere's a bright side somewhereAnd there's more love somewhere, and there's more peace som...

El Corrido De Jesse James Ry Cooder

The outlaw Jesse James was up in heavenWith old friends around the kingdom throneBoys I was branded as a bandit and bank robberBut I never tumed a family from their homeWe`re sworn to pass no judgm...

Dirty Chateau Ry Cooder

I had a maid she used to come in daysMade the bed and mopped the fIoorShe didn`t Iike my rowdy waysAnd she ain`t coming back na moreYou waste all your precious timeLtalian movies and Portuguese win...

Humpty Dumpty World Ry Cooder

Our God looked down what did He seeThe work of His mighty handSaying if this world shouldend it wouldn`t hinder meAs I contemplate the works of manI made man and womanI gave them simple toolsAnd al...

Christmas Time This Year Ry Cooder

Our boys and girls will be here sooncoming home from warI`m so glad it`s Christmas time this yearBut they`lI be going back to war again I fearCan`t they stay for Christmas time this yearNow Johnny ...

I Want My Crown Ry Cooder

In the dark of night the secret vote was castWe drove the union down at lastMy evil deeds have ruined the landA house divided cannot standI want my crown I want my crownThe working man has been cas...

John Lee Hooker For President Ry Cooder

When I first came to town peopleI was walkin` down Pennsylvania AvenueI heard a lot people talking`bout the White House I decidedI`d drop in there that nightAnd when I got there I said manwhat`s sh...

Dreamer Ry Cooder

I wonder would you like to meet a dreamerWould you share a glass or twoOf red red wine and you might findI`m a simple one like youWhat do you drive I like ChevroletThey don`t make them like they us...

If There's a God Ry Cooder

Republicans changed the lock on heaven`s doorKeys to the kingdom don`t fil no moreThe poor working man Iike me and youIf we ain`t got money we won I get throughIf there`s a God I thinkHe`s got to b...

Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now Ry Cooder

In the town of Louisville theygot a man they call Big Bad BillI want to tell youhe sure was toughand he certainly didstrut his stuffHe had folks all scared todeath when he walked by theyheld their ...

The Dream Ry Cooder

i saw her with another man walkin downtownshe's not mine and she'll never be by my side walkin downtowni've only met her once beforeshe was alone in a back bootha drink and a cigarettesmoking like ...

Shine Ry Cooder

"When I was born they christened me plain Samuel Johnson Brown But I hadn't grown so very big, 'fore some folks in this town Had changed it 'round to, ""Sambo"", I was ""Rastus"" to a few Then ""Ch...

Nobody Ry Cooder

"When life seems full of clouds and rain And I am full of nothin' and pain Who soothes my thumping, bumping brain, umm? Nobody! When winter comes with snow and sleet And me with hunger and cold f...

The Wall Street Part of Town Ry Cooder

I'm walkin' if it takes all nightHopin' that we can make things rightAnd I'm lookin' for the Wall Street part of townI'm standin' in the pourin' rainTryin' to throw off my chainsAnd I'm lookin' for...

Going to Tampa Ry Cooder

Goodbye my honey farewell my babyDon't look for me around convention timeI'm bound for Tampa in the great state of FloridaTo see some distinguished friends of mineMitt and Rick and the pitbulls the...

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...

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...