Pine Island Bayou The Gourds

Pine Island Bayou my poor Uncle Jimmy Turk he got his house full of water and dirt in that flood of '94 Pine Island Bayou came thru his door In that flood of '94 that devil rain began

Island King Crimson

Earth stream and tree encircled by sea Waves sweep the sand from my island My sunsets fade.

Raining in Port Arthur The Gourds

Raining in Port Arthur this afternoon I walked out into a ditch the crawfish stirred the water the papermill blew in on the Southeastern wind and it was raining in Port Arthur I pulled

FINE LEATHER TRUCK The Gourds

FINE LEATHER TRUCK Whippoorwill won't ya listen To my roaming story We started out frying up a morning glory I tell you 'bout the things ya like t¹know I found & how the moon woke us up with

Rugged Roses The Gourds

Rugged Roses tell me with yer eyes in silence let them ring the precious humming of our hearts in silence let them sing may our phantoms find there places where ever that may be let only the

Islands King Crimson

ISLANDS Earth, stream and tree encircled by sea Waves sweep the sand from my island. My sunsets fade.

Pine Ruby

I picked this pine Stuck in my side I've made my head, And there I'll hide my Mouth a grin My muscle taut My mind is clear, Devoid of thought My... my mouth is red The lies are real And perfect as The

Bayou Boy Evangeline

Way down deep in the Lousianna swamp where the sun don't ever shine There's a long-haired boy fishing on the bayou he's got my heart on the line He's got coal black hair eyes blue as a soft shell a red

BIG BAYOU Rod Stewart

I took a long, long trip to the city I was determined to get somewhere I spent all my hard earned money I had saved to put me there Big bayou where did you go To the river that's running slow

Big Bayou Ron Wood

I took a long, long trip to the city I was determined to get somewhere I spent all my hard earned money I had saved to put me there Big bayou where did you go To the river that's running slow and to the

Blue Bayou Andrea Corr

I feel so bad I got a worried mind I’m so lonesome all the time Since I left my baby behind On blue bayou Saving nickles, saving dimes Working until the sun don`t shine Looking forward to happier

Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt

I feel so bad I've got a worried mind I'm so lonesome all the time Since I left my baby behind On Blue Bayou Saving nickels, saving dimes Workin' till the sun don't shine Lookin' forward to

Blue Bayou Lyn Anderson

I'm so lonesome all the time Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou. Savin' nickels, savin' dimes, workin' till the sun don't shine, lookin' forward to happier times on Blue Bayou.

Blue Bayou Lynn Anderson

I feel so bad I got a worried mi-ind I'm so lonesome all of the time Since I left my baby behind o-on Blue Bayou Savin nickels, savin di-imes Workin till the sun don't shine Lookin forward to happier

Blue Bayou Roy Orbison

I'm, so lonesome all the time, Since I left my baby behind On Blue Bayou. Saving nickels, saving dimes. Working til the sun don't shine. Looking forward to happier times On Blue Bayou.

Blue Bayou Floyd Cramer

I feel so bad I've got a worried mind I'm so lonesome all the time Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou Savin' nickels, savin' dimes Workin' till the sun don't shine Lookin' forward to happier times

Last Bayou Wolf Gang

Just had another change of plan, just choose another path again, Run free with the wind that changes shapes around the people who stand still.

Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt

I'm so lonesome all the time Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou.

Billy Bayou Jim Reeves

Back about eighteen hundred and some a Louisiana couple had a red headed son No name soothe him Jim Jack or Joe they just called him Billy Bayou Billy Billy Bayou watch where you go you're walkin'

Billy Bayou Roger Miller

Back about eighteen hundred and some a Louisiana couple had a red headed son No name soothe him Jim Jack or Joe they just called him Billy Bayou Billy Billy Bayou watch where you go you're walkin' on

THE FLAT BARITONE The Gourds

THE FLAT BARITONE Form a ring and wind and twine Round the ol' grape vine Heavy on the wire from the house Salt the cow and kill the calf Meet yer lonesome with a once and a half Gent¹s on the

JANUARY 6 The Gourds

JANUARY 6 Waiting for the lozenge to clear yer throat So you can stand up and say all the words you wrote All along the fences, all along the lines Yer gumption's fading and the honeysuckle's dyin

Magnolia The Gourds

Magnolia well its the end of the dream that started on green metal she whispered and the wind shook the Magnolia seeded limp in winter well she twisted round the cage and she twisted

I ate the Haggis The Gourds

I ate the Haggis I ate the Haggis By and by Hallelujah I ate the Haggis, Now I Feel like a cat on the warm hood of a car that's just done driving on a cold winter's day hey hey Brought

GHOSTS OF HALLELUJAH The Gourds

GHOSTS OF HALLELUJAH Our candles are in danger from the way we carry them So keep yer matches handy and wait to see if when The ghosts of hallelujah trickle through the walls brandishing the wrong

When the money comes rolling in The Gourds

When the money comes rolling in Jack hammers whistle at your gait call it what you will when all the beauties go to lunch call it what you will When the self-bereaved bastards bellyache

All the Labor The Gourds

All the Labor All the labor landed in the sod where the digger cried its my calling, sir and it is no mistake that I put you in the ground so well and if they pay me well thats great it's

Web before you walk into It The Gourds

Web before you walk into It There's a spend o time disconnected on yer line we stay up all day just like the sun everybody will go crazy when the moon messes up you bought the last

Maria The Gourds

Maria Oh Maria hands it out she comes from Guatamala she helps me get around she helps when I'm in trouble when the ice cream hit the ground The Federales they were a'coming she

UP ON HIGH The Gourds

UP ON HIGH up on high where the wild foam vanilla baths flow you know who chose the bones over the entrails dispatch the toothless yapping dog and while that dog was taking a shit I snuck up behind

Trampled by the Sun The Gourds

Trampled by the Sun oh trampled by the sun oh sexless for days oh and I sweat gardenias oh sexless for days I may be under valour's feet I'm not scared to be a coward unless I'm

Caledonia The Gourds

Caledonia a little song a little dance a little seltzer down yer pants lump o gold the size of yer head a little bramble in yer bed happy day in a boat trade a heffer for a goat

Dying of the Pines The Gourds

Dying of the Pines I've lived long enough to see the dead horse I've lived long enough to cross swamps at night I've lived long enough to chase a rat I've lived long enough to take a jet

LOWLANDS The Gourds

LOWLANDS I saddled me a wounded priest Rode him wet through this August heat I took me a German bride all empty and bloody inside in the dark I heard a thief he stole my money and my grief

Stadium Blitzer The Gourds

Blitzer Whistle through my wallet rent's due - I ain't got it I like my water heater Its's a leaker in my Stadium Blitzer Livings gotten easy Everything I ever wanted From Glasgow And the

When Wine was Cheap The Gourds

When Wine was Cheap I've got callous feet you fear the wine believe me in the morning I've done worse things at night the colorful language feels like my oriental whore I've been

SON OF BUM The Gourds

SON OF BUM expecting me to clean my house out under my fridge I found the roach bug they were eating my potatoes they even got to raise a fambly it aint no failing I just want 'em out I live

Cold Bed The Gourds

Cold Bed The cold tonight seems more anxious to talk than he has seemed in nights before skinless face and yellow heart, he hesitates and I wait All my stories are about the same things

Pushed Her Down The Gourds

Pushed Her Down I kissed the ground I coughed it up my lemon skin my broken jar I pushed her down on my way up I saw the top of her head I was tired so I went to bed I pushed

Money Honey The Gourds

Money Honey sadness cost you bottles o beer shiney things don't get it she waits and waits full of boring tears waiting for the money and she waits a long time loneliness is a bitch

LADIES CHOICE The Gourds

hill on my schwin well I guess this is where it all begins go in sandburg come out like ray charles an odor of jasmine for yer flowers sometimes on my bicycle rides these pleasantries fall from the

Jenny Brown (Sweet Beak) The Gourds

Jenny Brown (Sweet Beak) Hurry up now, turn the water into coffee, is it there? are you here? did you just wake up? did you just fuck up?

Plaid Coat The Gourds

Plaid Coat Started out late In my Dirty Plaid Coat Watched my heel lift the dead satin dress from the ground One day I touched it with my hands and it scattered like scared birds

Coppermine The Gourds

Coppermine Coppermine, oh coppermine My great-great grandfolk on my father's side used to work,in a coppermine - oh yeah A penny here, a penny there won't you drop one in my waterwell The

I Like Drinking The Gourds

I Like Drinking I Like Drinking to forget your name And I smoke reefer a'do much the same Between me and you - there's ain't nothing I wouldn't do to untangle these ties with you How much

I Come Up The Gourds

I Come Up I come up from underground went back down forgot my bike lock went back up drank my dirty water on the ground I felt like iron sister bed rest been a long time will

Piss and Moan The Gourds

Piss and Moan spent my whole paycheck on the goddamn rent and much more i can piss and moan about gonna piss and moan right outta here spent the whole damn day in the goddamn house

BEAN BOWL The Gourds

want you to crawl out of my bean bowl baby a little bit after midnight nurse ratchett got sompin to say I want my cigarettes juicy fruit hey capin' mouf Joe he got sompin to say stay away from the

COUNTY ORANGE The Gourds

his white buckled shoes nor was barefoot his speed he didnt like grocery store feet he was a fussy little kid when it came to footwear but on Friday he could wear whatever he damn well pleased the

GANGSTA LEAN The Gourds

GANGSTA LEAN Yer gonna have t'sit there and drink yer cup of muddy water Yer gonna have t'let the blood dry on yer hands Ask yer mama t'knit you a blanket from Esau's thigh Cause yer gonna have