Тексты песен «Joe Ely»


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Joe Ely - 95 South

95 South 95 South 95 South from Portland Maine When am I ever gonna see you again 95 South 95 South 95 South tryin to whistle a tune Potholes deeper that the craters on the moon 95 South Well, the longest train that I...

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Joe Ely - A Flood On Our Hands

The rivers are swollen We got a flood on our hands Get out the buckets and the pots and pans Mama put the pictures In the old wooden boat Billy get the baby And mamas overcoat Theres high ground at Gruene At the...

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Joe Ely - All Just To Get To You

I have stumbled on the plains Staggered in the wind Stood at a crossroad or two Cried to a river Swept to the sea All just to get to you I have flagged a yellow cab Hopped a rusty freight Sang till my lips turned blue...

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Joe Ely - All That You Need

I been workin on the farm Just me and my brother Jack Choppin a sea of cotton Till I thought I'd break my back Everything changed When my daddy got hurt Our lives were so connected To that brown ol flatland dirt When...

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Joe Ely - Because Of The Wind

Do you know why the trees bend At the west Texas border? Do you know why they bend Sway and twine? The trees bend because of the wind Across that lonesome border The trees bend because of the wind Almost all the time...

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Joe Ely - Behind The Bamboo Shade

In a border town when the lights go down And the Ranchero Radio plays You wont find me around in the lights of the town I'll be out where the day meets the shade I only came for a holiday to sit in the Mexican wind I...

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Joe Ely - Bet Me

1) Bet me your last nickel that the neon shines tonight Bet me on a night like this I will treat you right Now don't tell me your troubles it just ain't worth the time Come here close beside me bet me you'll be mine 2)...

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Joe Ely - Boxcars

Well, I gave all my money to the banker this month Now, I got no more money to spend She smiled when she saw me comin' through that door When I left she said, "Come back again" I watched them lonesome boxcar wheels...

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Joe Ely - Carnival Bum

The carnival is closed for the winter The gates are full of nails All my belongings' in the camper truck In front of some Hell Hole Motel The rides are wrapped in canvass There's a smell of snow in the air They're...

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Joe Ely - Cool Rockin' Loretta

Hey operator, cancel the phone call I hear somebody knockin' at the door Lookie here it's Loretta and she never looked better Her arms full of groceries from the store My, my, my Ain't she fine My, my, my Ain't she...

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Joe Ely - Cornbread Moon

River's on the rise, crows are in the skies Look at that big yellow cornbread moon. Now that you're lookin' Do you feel something cookin'? Look at that cornbread moon. Well, I wouldn't be surprised If I didn't see your...

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Joe Ely - Crazy Lemon

They call me the Crazy Lemon I'm crazy, wild, free for a while I can't help what they think, I was born that way I'll be a little crazy till my dyin' day Just a man on the run, they call the Crazy Lemon It's true that...

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Joe Ely - Dallas

(Jimmie Gilmore) Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night? Well Dallas is a jewel, oh yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight. And Dallas is a jungle but Dallas gives a beautiful light. Did you ever see Dallas from a...

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Joe Ely - Dam Of My Heart

(Joe Ely) There's a flood in the suburbs Where will all the water go I'm down at your shack Hangin' on to your back door You tell me you're the kind That likes to change your mind And when you start to rain you pour...

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Joe Ely - Dig All Night

I'm... Just sittin' here wonderin' The world's gone to hell And we blame someone else For the trouble we're in In a big Easy Chair At the T.V. we stare While the world caves in And it ain't no wonder, that we don't...

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Joe Ely - Down On The Drag

(Butch Hancock) Down On The Drag...Down On The Drag Where Some Low Down Son Of A Bum Even Stole My Sleepin Bag Left Me Standin At The Newstand Readin want ads in The Rag My baby's back up in Lubbock And I'm...Down On...

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Joe Ely - Every Night About This Time

(Dave Alvin) Every night about this time She's waiting for a man It could be me or it could be you Who'll touch her with their hands Someone left her long ago She never found out why So she falls in love again Every...

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Joe Ely - Everybody Got Hammered

(Joe Ely) Everybody Got Hammered Last Ni-i-i-i-ight Everybody Got Hammered Last Night Everybody down the hall Got Nailed to the wall Everybody Got Hammered Last Night Everybody...

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Joe Ely - Fightin' For My Life

I'm ridin' through the middle of some godforsaken town Dark figures from the shadows, they're tryin' to cut me down Some hero of the hour, needs a rival of some kind So don't talk to me right now, I've got survival on...

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Joe Ely - Fingernails

I keep my fingernails long So they click when I play the piano I keep my fingernails long So they click when I play the piano I'm gonna keep 'em that way Till the swallows get back from Texarkana I keep my fingernails...