MESSIN' WITH THE THE KID

What's this I hear going all around town?
The people are sayin' you gonna put the kid down
Lordy, what your doing?
You call it what you want,
I call it messin' with the kid.

You told me you loved me
You told me a lie,
I love you woman till the day I die
Lordy, what you doin
You can call it what you want
I call it messin' with the kid

You took the kids' car and drove all around town
Tellin' everybody you're gonna put me down,
Lordy, what you doing
Call it what you want
I call it meson' with the kid

Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Lordy what you doing
You call it what you want,
I call it messin' with the kid

You told me you love me
You told me a lie
I love you woman till the day I die

Took my car and drove all around town,
Tellin' everybody you gonna put me down
Lordy what you doing,
I call it messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid

LAUNDROMAT

What do you think of that?
I'm sleeping down at the Laundromat
If you should pass on by
Be sure to drop on in

Well I don't have no clothes to clean
To put inside the machine
It's the craziest place I've ever been.
Come 'round and meet my friends,
They'll be there with me
With me to the end,, with me to the end, with me to the end

You say I told you so.
But baby bad times come and go
If you don't know that by now,
Then you'll never know

Well I don't have no clothes to clean
To put inside the machine.
It's the craziest place I've ever been
Well come 'round meet my friends
They'll be there with me, With me to the end, with me to the end, with me to the end

You ay I told you so
But, baby, bad times come and go
If you don't know that by now
Then you'll never know.

What do you think of that
I'm on the street like an old stray cat
If you should look for me
You'll know exactly where to go
Come round and meet my friends
They'll be there with me
With me to the end, with me to the end, with me to the end

I  COULD'VE HAD RELIGION

I could've had religion, I could religion
But my little girl wouldn't let me pray
I swear to the world she drove my spirit away
She drove my spirit away, she drove my spirit away

I could've had religion, I could've had religion
But my little girl wouldn''t let me pray
I tell the truth, she drove my spirit away
She drove my spirit away

I could've been, I could've been a preacher,
But I changed my mind the other nigh
The woman I have now, she would not treat me right
She would not treat me right

I've been a bad man, as bad can be
Gonna pray to the Lord above to send his blessing on me
I want some mercy, you got set my soul free
Set my soul free, Please..

I could've had, I could've had religion
But my little girl  wouldn't let me pray.
Well, demon woman, you sent the devil my way,
You sent the devil my way.

Oh Lord above please send my fire,
Send your mercy right down to me.
That woman set the devil on me,
She set the devil on me,
She set the devil one me,
She set the devil on me.

Could've had religion

PISTOL SLAPPER BLUES

Well  I'd know my dog
Anywhere hear him bark
Well I know my rider, if I see her in the dark

Ain't it cold for your mother
When you don't say that you love me?
We'll, that's alright , woman
You gonna need my help someday

You didn't say you loved me
When you where stretched out across my bed.
You drinkin' moonshine whiskey
And talkin' all outta your head

Ain't but to kind of people
In this world that I can't stand.
That a lying woman, and a cheatin', knockin' man

We'll I feel like slapping
My pistol in your face
I'm gonna let the grave yard be your resting place

Well I know my dog
Any Where I hear him bark
I'd know my rider, if I seen her in the dark

GOING TO MY HOMETOWN

Mama's in the kitchen baking up a pie
Daddy's in the back yard "Get a job son,
You know you ought to try"
I packed up my bag headed down the road,
I got me a job from Henry Ford
But I made a mistake, I moved much to far
And know I know what the lonesome blues are...
I'm getting homesick, I'm getting blue
I need someone to talk to
I'm getting lonesome, I'm getting blue,
Let me tell you where I'm going to...

Yes I'm going to my hometown
I don't care even if I have to walk
Yes I'm going to my hometown
I don't care even if I have to walk
I got move on now baby, I got no more time left to talk

Yes I'm going to my hometown,
Sorry but I can't take you..
Yes I'm going to my hometown
Sorry but I can't take you
Only got one ticket,, you know I can't afford two.
Take me home.

The day I left,
You know the rain was pooring down,
The day I left
You know the rain was pooring down
I'm going home again baby,
I believe the sun's gonna come on out
Let's go home, boy, let's go home

Yes I'm going to my hometown
You know baby I gotta go
Going to my hometown
You know I just have to go.
I really love you woman
I'll see you in a year,, maybe no, maybe yes.

Going to my hometown
I'm going to my hometown
Going to my hometown,
Going to my hometown
Going to my hometown

IN YOUR TOWN

Look out baby, your man is back in town
Look out baby, I won't stand no messin' round.
The first man I wanna see is the Chief of Police
Bring that man right over here,
Stand him right in front of me

I wanna cause no trouble, no fuss, no fight
But look out man, you know it's Saturday night.
The second man I wanna see is the old Fire Chief
Bring that man right over here
Stand him right in front of me

I wanna cause no trouble, no fuss, no fight
But see this match, I might set this whole place a light
The third man I wana see  is the old D.A.
Bring that man right over here, don't let him get away
He was the man who locked me inside
All my young years rot until I died
Four bare walls, one cold floor
That's all they gave me, they would give me no more.

Now you come along baby, ask me how I've been
I've been up the river to a place they call Sing Sing
Sing Sing,
Sing Sing.

Mama and papa wrote me to say "Hey son,
Please write and tell us how you're getting on"
"Dear son they said the rumors all around town
There gonna lock you  up some more years
For something you ain't done

Picked up my pen and I wrote right home,
'Dear mama and papa, now listen to your son,
They've taken my Twenty-two years, twenty-three days.
Twent-four minutes
They made it 99 years
I might die in here'

On cellblock three, make no mistake,
We've had it up to the teeth,
We've had all that we can take
We got some rope, a grapling hook
And late at night we're gonna make that jump
It's only forty feet down that wall
And if we hit the highway
Wegot an hour before were missed at all

Going to pick up a ride from a pickup truck
When we hit town'
When we hit town
Everybody better duck

Now I'm back in your town
In your town
In your town

Now I'm back in your town
In your town
In your town
I'm back in your town

BULLFROG BLUES

Well did you ever
Well did you ever
Well did you ever

Well did you ever
Wake up with
them Bullfrogs on your mind?
Well did you ever wake up
with them Bullfrogs on your mind?
You had to sit there laughing
Laughing just to keep from crying

My mother got em
My father got em
My sister got em
My brother got
I woke up this morning, my  grandmother had them too
Don't you know about that, I got the Bullfrog blues
Bullfrog

Called up my doctor, was not feeling so well
Well I called up my doctor, was not feelin so well
He looked inside his bag and said 'Well' "Well"

You don't need no doctor, you don't need no pill
You don't need no doctor, you don't need no pill
And take my advice, it'll surly cure your ills

Head on down to New Orleans
The prettiest place you've eve seen
Head on down to the river bed
That's where the music never ends
OPen your ears, don't you feel good
Get yourself one helluva shot of rythm 'n' blues

Go on down to New Orleans
The greatest place you've ever been
Get on down to the river bed
Dig the music of the Cajun bands
Honky tonk piano, make you feel good
Open your ears to rythm 'n' blues

Well did you ever wake up
With them bullfrogs on your mind"
Well did you ever wake up
With them Bullfrogs on your mind?
You had to sit there laughin'
Laughin' just to keep from crying.

Well did you ever wake up
with them Bullfrogs on your mind?
Well did you ever wake up
with that one woman on your mind?
You had to sit there laughin'
Laughin just to keep from cryin'

I could've had, I could've had religion
But my little girl wouldn't let me pray,
I swear to the world she drove my spirit away,
She drove my spirit away, drove my spirit away,

I could've had, I could've had religion
But my little girl wouldn't let me pray,
I tell the truth, she drove my spirit away,
she drove my spirit away.

I could've been, I could have been a preacher
But I changed my mind the other night,
The woman I have now, she would not treat me right,
She would not treat me right.

I've been a bad man, as bad as can be,
Gonna pray to the lord above to send his blessing on me,
I want some mercy, you gotta set my soul free,
Set my soul free, please.

I could've had, I could've had religion,
But my little girl wouldn't let me pray.
Well, demon women, you sent the devil my way,
You sent the devil my way.

Oh Lord above please send my fire,
Send your mercy right down on me.
That woman set the devil on me,
She set the devil on me,
She set the devil on me,
She set the devil on me.

Could've had religion.