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WHAT
ARE WE FIGHTING FOR
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Tell me
please what're we fightin' for
Tell me
please what're we dyin' for
Tell me
please what're we killin' for
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1. We
armed Saddam's iraq
We
trained him to attack
Daddy
Bush had a plan
To have
Iraq destroy Iran
Then
Saddam took Kuwaiti soil
And
Daddy Bush lost all his oil
2. So
Daddy Bush attacked Saddam
He
tried to take him out with a bomb
Saddam
tried to have Daddy slain
Now
little Georgie's got him on the brain
Little
Georgie's gonna kick iraqi ass
And
steal all his oil and gas
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(Chorus) ========
3.
Georgie takes us to the brink
With no
9/11 link
The
C.I.A. sees no threat
Inspectors
ain't found nothing yet
Osama
vanished underground
Bush
just needs a sheik to pound
4.
Saddam will be overthrown
If
Georgie has to do it alone
The
power's going to his head
He told
the U.N. "to go drop dead"
He
engineered a White House coup
He's
gonna give Iraq one too
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5. A
zillion barrels of oily crude
A
little bit of family feud
A
soundbite a photo op
The
little brat must top his pop
The
President must have his war
To win
in two thousand and four
6. Who
will Georgie bushwhack next
The
Russkies the French the Krauts or Czechs
Syria
Libya Korea Iran
Arabia
india or Pakistan
Americans
can only pray
He
don't bushwhack the U.S.A.
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(Chorus) ========
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ONE
MAN ONE VOTE
By
Robert Ross
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CHORUS ====
ONE MAN
ONE VOTE
ONE MAN
ONE VOTE
ONE MAN
ONE VOTE
AND MAY
THE BEST CANDIDATE WIN
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Verse
1
IF THE
MACHINES SHOULD FAIL TO ADD
IF THE
BALLOT IS DESIGNED SO BAD
IF
THERE'S A HANGING CHAD
JUST
RE-DO THE VOTE
COUNT
IT RIGHT DON'T COUNT IT FAST
I'D
RATHER WAIT A WHILE THEN GET THE SHAFT
JUST
COUNT EACH VOTE WE CAST
WE'RE
ENTITLED TO VOTE
(To
Chorus)
Verse
2
DON'T
PURGE ME FROM THE ROLE
DON'T
MAKE ME PAY A TOLL
DON'T
BLOCK ME FROM THE POLL
I'M
ENTITLED TO VOTE
WE'VE
HAD IT WITH ELECTION FRAUD
DEMOCRACY
MUST BE RESTORED
KICK
THE CROOKS OUT THE DOORS
WE'RE
ENTITLED TO VOTE
(To
Chorus)
Verse
3
I WANT
TO SEE A BIG DEBATE
I WANT
TO HEAR EACH CANDIDATE
LEVEL
THE FIELD PLAY IT STRAIGHT
WE'RE
ENTITLED TO VOTE
IF
THREE CANDIDATES MAKE A RUN
BUT NO
ONE REACHES FIFTY-ONE
ONLY A
RUNOFF CAN PROVE WHO WON
WE'RE
ENTITLED TO VOTE
(To
Chorus)
Verse
4
WE NEED
THE MEDIA TO INFORM
AND
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
THEN A
NEW AGE WILL DAWN
WE'RE
ENTITLED TO VOTE
THE
MAJORITY RULES THE LAND
THAT
IDEA IS MIGHTY GRAND
SO
RAISE YOUR VOICE AND STAND
WE'RE
ENTITLED TO VOTE
(To
Chorus)
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FEE
FIE FO FUM
By
Robert Ross
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Verse
1.
We were
attacked today
The
reason why we can not say
We
don't remember yesterday
We just
know someone's got to pay
Now the
whole world must disarm
Or
we're gonna drop the bomb
(CHORUS)
Fee Fie
Fo Fum
Look
what America has become
Real
Americans don't ask why
We're
supposed to just kill and die
Fee Fie
Fo Fum
Rat a
tat tat rummy tum tum
We wave
the flag and we beat the drum
And
blow 'em all to Kingdom Come
Verse
2.
My
country right or wrong
Love it
or leave it is our song
United
we stand divided we fall
Oulaw
protest once and for all
Uncle
Sam wants you to be free
But Big
Brother is watching me
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CHORUS)
Verse
3. To honor our brave dead
The
flag has seven stripes blood red
Six
white stripes for purity
A field
of blue for unity
The
flag has more red stripes then white
And we
think that might makes right
(TO
CHORUS)
Verse
4. Our flag is number one
And
these colors do not run
We
march off with a smoking gun
We keep
fighting til the peace is won
A Holy
War for oil and gas
Our
God'll kick your God's
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WE
ARE ONE
by
Robert Ross
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Peace
love Hope grace
We are
one
One
Lord One world
We are
one
VERSE
1
While
we search for justice
We must
work for peace
We must
pray for the planet
All
wars have to cease
Peace
love Hope grace
We are
one
One
Lord One world
We are
one
VERSE
2
We have
much more in common
Then
what keeps us apart
We need
open minds
And
compassionate hearts
Peace
love Hope grace
We are
one
One
Lord One world
We are
one
We are
one
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MERMAID
CHILD
By
Robert Ross
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THINGS
THAT SPARKLE SHIMMER AND SHINE
SEND A
THRILL UP AND DOWN HER SPINE
SHE
LIKES TO HEAR A BELL GO CHIMMIE CHIMMIE CHIME
AND
SWEET ROMANTIC WORDS THAT RHYME
I SAW
NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD
SWIMMING
IN THE OCEAN DOWN AT CONEY ISLE
I SAW
NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD
IF SHE
HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE
SHE'S
GOT A STARFISH MAKEUP CASE
A
SCALLOP MIRROR TO DO HER FACE
A
NECKLASS MADE OF SEA GLASS PERFECT FOR A
QUEEN
COBALT
BLUE AND EMERALD GREEN
I SAW
NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD
SWIMMING
IN THE OCEAN DOWN AT CONEY ISLE
I SAW
NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD
IF SHE
HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE
DON'T
BE FOOLED BY HER SWEET SMILE
FOR
BREAKFAST SHE ATE A CROCODILE
SHE
HELD AN ALLIGATOR ON HIS BRAWNY BACK
AND SHE
FOUGHT OFF A SHARK ATTACK
I SAW
NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD
SWIMMING
IN THE OCEAN DOWN AT CONEY ISLE
I SAW
NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD
IF SHE
HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE
SHE CAN
BUILD A DEEP SEA HOME
WITH A
HAMMERHEAD AND SWORDFISH BONE
HER
DADDY WAS A SEAMAN MAMMA WAS A WHALE
A
MERMAID CHILD FROM HEAD TO TAIL
I SAW
NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD
SWIMMING
IN THE OCEAN DOWN AT CONEY ISLE
I SAW
NEPTUNE'S MERMAID CHILD
IF SHE
HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE
IF SHE
HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE
IF SHE
HAD LEGS I'D WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE
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FREAK
SHOW
By
Robert Ross
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FREAK
SHOW FREAK SHOW
FREAK
SHOW FREAK SHOW
Verse
1
SEE THE
GIANT WHO IS 8 FOOT TALL
AND THE
MIDGET TINY MINNIE SMALL
A
FLYING SAUCER A MAN FROM MARS
A
JAPANESE WITH ATOMIC SCARS
FREAK
SHOW
FREAK
SHOW
Verse
2
THE
NUMB SKULL BROKE SOME WOODEN BOARDS
HE SPIT
FIRE & SWALLOWED SWORDS
HE ATE
RAZORBLADES & BROKEN GLASS
HE
DRANK IODINE & DIESLE GAS
FREAK
SHOW FREAK SHOW
Chorus
THEY
LOVE THE SPOTLIGHT AND THE STAGE
THEY
CHEAT DEATH FOR A LIVING WAGE
THEY
WERE BORN TO PERFORM
ALTHOUGH
THEIR ACT AIN'T THE NORM
THEY
DEFY ALL OF NATURE'S LAWS
THEY
LIVE & DIE FOR YOUR APPLAUSE
IF THEY
SURVIVE FOUR SHOWS TODAY
THEY
LIVE TO FREAK ANOTHER DAY
FREAK
SHOW FREAK SHOW
FREAK
SHOW FREAK SHOW
Verse
3
THE
INJUN'S TIED TO A TOTEM POLE
THE
COWBOY LIGHTS HIM SOON HE'S BLACK AS COAL
BILLOWING
SMOKE A BLINDING FLASH
CHIEF
PHOENIX RISES FROM THE ASH
Verse
4
THE
ACCUSED IS GAGGED & BOUND
HUNG BY
THE NECK HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND
KICKING
& SCREAMING SWINGING TO & FRO
BUT
THEN HE IS FREED TILL THE MIDNIGHT SHOW
FREAK
SHOW FREAK SHOW
FREAK
SHOW FREAK SHOW
Chorus
THEY
LOVE THE SPOTLIGHT AND THE STAGE
THEY
CHEAT DEATH FOR A LIVING WAGE
THEY
WERE BORN TO PERFORM
ALTHOUGH
THEIR ACT AIN'T THE NORM
THEY
DEFY ALL OF NATURE'S LAWS
THEY
LIVE & DIE FOR YOUR APPLAUSE
IF THEY
SURVIVE FOUR SHOWS TODAY
THEY
LIVE TO FREAK ANOTHER DAY
FREAK
SHOW FREAK SHOW
FREAK
SHOW FREAK SHOW
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CASUALTY
OF THE SIXTIES
by
Robert Ross
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Well
baby I don't remember the sixties
So bro
you know I was there
Well my
mind got sucked into a big black hole
Now
it's lost in time somewhere
I see
little green men from Lord knows where
Doctors
checked my head but they found nothing there
I can
walk through walls and float down halls
I can
see around corners and curves
I can
read your mind and give sight to the blind
Or else
the drugs are playing tricks on my nerves
All the
mixtures and potions I could smoke and drink
Couldn't
fix my head but they unclogged the sink
I'm a
Casualty of the 60s
I'm a
Casualty of the 60s
I'm a
Casualty of the 60s
Yes I
am
People
call me dizzy daffy and dopey
But I
don't let 'em get me phased
Cause
if the lights are on and nobody's home
It's
cause I had my consiousness raised
My mind
is so expanded my ego so shrunk
My
cotton picking head is just useless junk
I been
analyzed and hypnotized
They
tried sedation and electroshock
I been
sterilized and lobotomized
And
now, I got the brain of a rock
Baby my
personality split into two
With a
few missing marbles and a loose bent screw
I'm a
Casualty of the 60s
I'm a
Casualty of the 60s
I'm a
Casualty of the 60s
Yes I
am
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CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS
By
Robert Ross
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(Verse
1)
FOR
SILK AND SPICE EUROPEANS WENT
OVERLAND
TO THE ORIENT
BUT
WHEN THE ROAD CLOSED TO THE EAST
THE
FLOW OF SILK AND SPICES CEASED
THE
SPANISH CROWN SUPPLIED 3 SHIPS
FOR A
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS TRIP
HE'D BE
THE FIRST TO CROSS THE SEA
IN THE
NINA THE PINTA AND THE SANTA MARIA
(Verse
2)
IN
FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO
COLUMBUS
SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE
HE
WOULD PROVE THAT THE WORLD WAS ROUND
BY
SAILING WEST UNTIL THE EAST WAS FOUND
BUT NO
ONE KNEW HOW BIG THE WORLD MIGHT BE
OR JUST
HOW LONG THEY MIGHT DRIFT AT SEA
AND IF
THE WORLD WAS A FLATTENED DISC
THEY
COULD FALL OFF INTO THE ABYSS
(Chorus)
DID
COLUMBUS COME TO EXPLORE?
OR WAS
HE THE FIRST CONQUISTADOR?
ALL THE
SILVER AND ALL THE GOLD
AND ALL
THE NATIVE LANDS THEY STOLE
THE
CROWNS OF EUROPE WOULD DIVIDE
THE
NATIVES VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE
(Verse
3)
AFTER A
MONTH OF SAILING ON THE SEA
THE
FRIGHTENED CREW SPOKE OF MUTINY
COLUMBUS
ASKED THEM FOR 3 DAYS MORE
AND
THEN THEY FOUND SAN SALVADOR
THEY
THOUGHT THEY LANDED IN INDIA
OR
THEY'D HAVE NAMED IT ALL COLUMBIA
TO THE
GRAVE CHRIS WOULD NEVER KNOW
IT WAS
A NEW WORLD THAT HE DID GO
(Verse
4)
COLUMBUS
NEVER PROVED THE WORLD WAS ROUND
THE FAR
EAST HE NEVER FOUND
HE
LANDED IN THE CARRIBEAN ISLES
HE
MISSED CHINA BY 10,000 MILES
500
YEARS BEFORE HE SAILED THE SEA
BEFORE
THE NEW WORLD DISCOVERY
LEIF
ERICSON WOULD SAIL HERE FIRST
BUT HIS
STORY WASN'T SET TO VERSE
(Chorus)
DID
COLUMBUS COME TO EXPLORE?
OR WAS
HE THE FIRST CONQUISTADOR?
ALL THE
SILVER AND ALL THE GOLD
AND ALL
THE NATIVE LANDS THEY STOLE
THE
CROWNS OF EUROPE WOULD DIVIDE
THE
NATIVES VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE
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THE
HARD WAY
by
Robert Ross
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The
hard way
Yeah
that's my way
I
haven't got a plan not even a clue
But
that has never stopped me
From
doing what I do
The
hard way
Don't
bother me with facts
Cause
details get me tense
Don't
trouble me with reason
Cause
reason makes no sense
I've
got no education, no experience
One
thing I've got lots of
Blissful
ignorance
That's
the hard way
Yeah
that's my way
I
haven't got a plan not even a clue
But
that has never stopped me
From
doing what I do
The
hard way
I make
the same mistakes
I guess
I'll never learn
Put my
eggs all in one basket
I let
all my bridges burn
I
should have listened to
What
mama had to say
Then I
wouldn't have to suffer
In this
fix I'm in today
That's
the hard way
Yeah
that's my way
I
haven't got a plan not even a clue
But
that has never stopped me
From
doing what I do
The
hard way
The
hard way
That's
the hard way
Yeah
that's my way
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MR.
FIXIT MAN
By
Robert Ross
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WE LIVE
IN A THROW AWAY SOCIETY
WHERE
QUALITY IS JUST A LIABILITY
GOODS
JUST AIN'T BUILT TO LAST NO MORE
THEY
START ACTING UP RIGHT THERE ON THE SHOWROOM
FLOOR
BUT
CLEVER DESIGN HIDES THE FLAW FROM VIEW
TRICKY
SALESMAN ARE QUICK TO PULL THE WOOL OVER YOU
AS SOON
AS THE DAMN WARRANTEE IS UP
CRAP
YOU BOUGHT IS PROGRAMMED TO JUST SELF
DESTRUCT
BUT MR.
FIXIT DON'T CHARGE MUCH
WHAT
WHERE HE KICKS IT WATCH WHERE HE GIVES IT A
PUNCH
HE
WORKS WONDERS WITH HIS HANDS
NO ONE
CAN FIX IT QUITE LIKE MR. FIXIT MAN CAN
DON'T
BUY ANOTHER NEW ONE NOT IF YOU'RE SMART
DON'T
SETTLE FOR A USED ONE FROM SOME OLD JUNK YARD
DON'T
TAKE IT TO AN ORDINARY REPAIR MAN
CAUSE
HE CAN'T EVEN FIX IT AS WELL AS YOU CAN
CONSUMER
FRAUD IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH
LET THE
BUYER BEWARE THAT'S THE CORPORATE CRY
YOU
CAN'T FIX IT AND YOU CAN'T SUE
THERE'S
ONLY ONE PERSON WHO KNOWS WHAT TO DO
MR.
FIXIT DON'T CHARGE MUCH
WHAT
WHERE HE KICKS IT WATCH WHERE HE GIVES IT A
PUNCH
HE
WORKS WONDERS WITH HIS HANDS
NO ONE
CAN FIX IT QUITE LIKE MR. FIXIT MAN CAN
IN
ADDITION TO THE USUAL METHODS AND TOOLS
MR.
FIXIT HAS TRICKS NOT TAUGHT IN FIXIT SCHOOLS
PAPER
CLIPS RUBBER BANDS AND CHEWING GUM
HE USES
DUCT TAPE AND A VOODOO DRUM
SO IF
ALL ELSE FAILS HE WILL CAST A SPELL
BEFORE
YOU KNOW IT YOUR OLD BUSTED HARDWARE IS WELL
WHATEVER
YOU NEED FIXED FAST AND RIGHT
MR.
FIXIT CAN FIX IT ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT
MR.
FIXIT DON'T CHARGE MUCH
WHAT
WHERE HE KICKS IT WATCH WHERE HE GIVES IT A
PUNCH
HE
WORKS WONDERS WITH HIS HANDS
NO ONE
CAN FIX IT QUITE LIKE MR. FIXIT MAN CAN
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BADA
BING
(Music
& Lyrics by Robert Ross)
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Bada
bing bada bang
Bada
bang bada boom
A ring
a ding ding
Vava
voom vava voom
Bada
bing bada bang
Bada
boom boom boom
You
gotta be a loyal soldier
That's
what the family's all about
Someday
you'll be a made man
You'll
have dough and you'll have clout
And
once you're in with the family
There
ain't no getting out
You
gotta show proper respect
You
better do what you are told
Nobody
messes with the family
Our
territory or our gold
And
them that do they will be sorry
And
wake up pale and stiff and cold
Bada
bing bada bang
Bada
bang bada boom
A ring
a ding ding
Vava
voom vava voom
Bada
bing bada bang
Bada
boom boom boom
Your
job is bagging all the money
From
prostitution, drugs and booze
But if
somebody will not pay you
Make
'em an offer they can't refuse
Yeah
they'll be sleeping with the fishes
In some
sporty concrete shoes
The
feds may bring you in for quest'ning
But you
don't know a thing about it
And
they'll give you the third degree
Trust
me there ain't no bout adout it
But if
you rat on the family
Wiseguy
fuhgetaboudit
Bada
bing bada bang
Bada
bang bada boom
A ring
a ding ding
Vava
voom vava voom
Bada
bing bada bang
Bada
boom boom boom
(
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YIPPY
YI YAY
(Music
& Lyrics by Robert Ross)
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Out
beyond the solar system past the Milky Way
Through
the cold black void of distant outer space
There
is a small planet made of rock and clay
Where
lives a tiny creature named Yippy Yi Yay
Who
never did learn to fly a saucer well
But he
could play guitar just like a bat out of hell
You
can't imagine the guitar this little creature
had
He
would play beneathe the stars by the launching
pad
The
astronauts were really sent by how he played
Yippy
sends them farther out then any spacecraft
made
Creatures
in orbit all would land and say
Nobody
plays a guitar quite like Yippy Yi Yay
How he
could rock how he could roll
He
comes from far far away with them old blues in his
soul
Rock
'n' roll Yippy Yi Yay
He
might have come from heaven
But
angels don't play that way
How he
could rock how he could roll
He
comes from far far away with them old blues in his
soul
He used
to practice his guitar both night and day
Twist
and bend them strings every which a way
The
magic touches something deep inside of you
A being
from another world crying the blues
All
them fingers buzzing round like a swarm of
bees
That
guitar gets so hot he's got to use antifreeze
They
say that one night he was out there all alone
A
rocketship descended unlike those he'd known
He
climbed aboard the capsule and here's what he
found
Music
from the Earth is a mad crazy sound
He
started beating his old guitar with all his
might
It took
him far far away and he just vanished from
sight
How he
could rock how he could roll
He
comes from far far away with them old blues in his
soul
Rock
'n' roll Yippy Yi Yay
He
might have come from heaven
But
angels don't play that way
How he
could rock how he could roll
He
comes from far far away with them old blues in his
soul
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MR.
JELLY ROLL
(Music
& Lyrics by Robert Ross)
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Mr.
Jelly Roll that's my name
Jelly
roll rollin' that's my game
I'll
show you tricks just promise not to tell
I'll
give you a demonstration
Why my
jelly sells so well
Mr.
Jelly Roll Mr. Jelly Roll is my name
Jelly
roll rollin' yeah that's my game
I love
to roll your dough it's packed full and tight
It
looks so good raw I can't resist one little
bite
My
jelly's up and rising I don't need no yeast
I'll
just pop it in your oven
Once
your pan is nice and greased
Mr.
Jelly Roll Mr. Jelly Roll is my name
Jelly
roll rollin'
Yeah
that's my game
Too
long in the oven dries up your jelly roll
So I go
in and out I've got temperature control
Your
jelly is delicious your rolling's almost done
So just
squeeze a little tighter on my big old jelly
gun
Mr.
Jelly Roll Mr. Jelly Roll is my name
Jelly
roll rollin'
Yeah
that's my game
The
hard part is fillng your little jelly roll
hole
The
jelly sure is sweet so deep inside your sugar
bowl
Now
your roll is ready are you pleased by what you've
got
Yeah
it's coming from your oven
Oh my
god that's mighty hot
Mr.
Jelly Roll Mr. Jelly Roll is my name
Jelly
roll rollin'
Yeah
that's my game
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REGISTRATION
BLUES
by
Robert Ross
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Fighting
everywhere what the world needs now is peace
Uncle
Sam wants our boys to be the world's police
If we
have a third World War
Sam can
drag me to it as I scream and kick and claw
Registration
blues
Registration
time is here
It's
here send the word to beware
Uncle
Sam may draft me
But I
ain't gonna volunteer
I'll
kiss anything navy blue or khaki green
I'm
short one lung. one liver and one spleen
I can't
take orders I'm deaf, dumb and blind
Sigmund
Freud himself told me I'm clear out of my
mind
Registration
blues
Registration
time is here
It's
here send the word to beware
Uncle
Sam may draft me
But I
ain't gonna volunteer
Soon
they will draft girls to serve their Uncle
Sam
But I
think it's wrong to even draft a man
I'm no
hawk, I'm a bleeding dove
Enlisted
girls and boys should not make war they should make
love
Registration
blues
Registration
time is here
It's
here send the word to beware
Uncle
Sam may draft me
But I
ain't gonna volunteer
They
can offer gold they can offer money too
But
when you're dead what good are these to you
Keep
your Silver Stars keep your Purple Hearts
I will
keep my ass and all my other vital parts
Registration
blues
Registration
time is here
It's
here send the word to beware
Uncle
Sam may draft me
But I
ain't gonna volunteer
I ain't
gonna volunteer
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IF
I HAD KNOWN
By
Robert Ross
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IF I
HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG
I WOULD
HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MYSELF
TOO
MUCH WINE WOMEN AND SONG
CAN
TAKE A HEAVY TOLL ON YOUR HEALTHOH OH OH
I
BURNED THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS
IF I
HAD IT TO DO OVER WOULD I DO IT AGAIN
IF I
HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG
I SURE
HAVE RAISED A LOT OF HELL IN MY DAY
I HAD
MY FUN
I WENT
TOO FAR AND GOT CARRIED AWAY
BUT I
SURE PAID FOR WHAT I DONE
I CAN'T
COMPLAIN THAT I GOT A RAW DEAL CAUSE
I HAD A
BALL
AND
JUST CONSIDERING HOW BADLY I FEEL
I'M
LUCKY TO BE HERE AT ALL
IF I
HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG
I WOULD
HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MYSELF
TOO
MUCH WINE WOMEN AND SONG
CAN
TAKE A HEAVY TOLL ON YOUR HEALTHOH OH OH
I
BURNED THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS
IF I
HAD IT TO DO OVER WOULD I DO IT AGAIN
IF I
HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG
YOU'RE
JUST AS OLD AS YOU FEEL IN YOUR HEAD
THAT'S
WHAT THEY SAY
BUT I
FEEL JUST LIKE I'M GONNA DROP DEAD
MAYBE
I'D BE BETTER OFF THAT WAY
IF I
HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG
I WOULD
HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MYSELF
TOO
MUCH WINE WOMEN AND SONG
CAN
TAKE A HEAVY TOLL ON YOUR HEALTHOH OH OH
I
BURNED THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS
IF I
HAD IT TO DO OVER WOULD I DO IT AGAIN
IF I
HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG
IF ONLY
I HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG
IF ONLY
I HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD LIVE THIS LONG YEAH YEAH
YEAH
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THE
BOTTLE LET ME DOWN
(Music
& Lyrics by Robert Ross)
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Last
night the bottle let me down
Last
night my sorrows would not drown
Every
night since you went away
I go
out drinking till the break of day
But
last night the bottle let me down
Tonight
I hope the booze is my best friend
Tonight
I hope these blues come to an end
Wake up
each morning blue as I can be
But one
of these days the booze will set me free
But
last night the bottle let me down
I fell
for you in a big way honey
But you
broke my heart
Now I
gotta drink cause when I ain't drinking honey
The
pieces fall all apart
Last
night the bottle let me down
Last
night my sorrows would not drown
Up till
now beer was A OK
But
I'll be drinking harder stuff today
Cause
last night my sorrows would not drown
Last
night the bottle let me down
Last
night the bottle let me down
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TONIGHT'S
THE NIGHT
(Music
& Lyrics by Robert Ross)
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Tonight's
the night
That's
why I feel all right
My
baby's looking out of sight
Because
tonight's the night
We'll
do some hugging and some kissing
Yeah
but that ain't all
We'll
do some touching and some feeling
Maybe
even ball
Baby,
tonight's the night
Tonight
at nine
We're
gonna wine and dine
Then
we'll blow our little minds
Because
tonight's the night
You've
got the moves you've got the grooves
You've
got just what it takes
I'll
take a lot of what you've got so shake it
Till it
breaks
Baby,
tonight's the night
Tonight's
the night
That's
why I feel all right
My
baby's looking out of sight
Because
tonight's the night
Once we
get started there's no stopping
We'll
go all the way
No more
excuses now your mom and pop will
Be
away
Baby,
tonight's the night
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ALL
DRESSED UP NO PLACE TO GO
(Music
& Lyrics by Robert Ross)
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I swing
a nine pound hammer all week so I've got cash to
spend
Now I
want to spend my time off swinging right on through the
weekend
I want
to have one hell of a time
I don't
care if I go stoned blind
But I
don't know a soul that I can honestly call my
friend
So I'm
gonna make my usual rounds all by myself
alone
That
means I just drive all around until I come full circle back
home
I'm
like a ghost from a haunted house
Cause
since you left me, this man is just a mouse
Say I
can't seem to talk to people, not even on the
telephone
I'm all
dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go
And I
ain't got nobody who can help me spend my
dough
Son of
a gun, I'm ready for fun
But I'm
just a lonely party of one
I'm all
dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go
I'm
gonna make-a-my usual rounds all by myself
alone
That
means I just drive all around until I come full circle back
home
I'm
like a ghost from a haunted house
Cause
since you left me, this man is just a mouse
Say I
can't seem to talk to people, not even on the
telephone
You
know my get up and go, has finally gotten up and
gone
Baby
now I know just exactly what, your leaving me has
done
Well
baby, you broke my heart and you, blew my
mind
I lost
my nerve and that ain't easy to find
When
your get up and go has finally gotten up and
gone
I'm all
dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go
And I
ain't got nobody who can help me spend my
dough
Son of
a gun, I'm ready for fun
But I'm
just a lonely party of one
I'm all
dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go
I'm all
dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go
I'm all
dressed up but I, ain't got no place to go
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BORN
WITH THESE BLUES
By
Robert Ross
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Verse
1
I CAME
UP THE HARD WAY
MY
DADDY WHOOPED ME TWICE A DAY
I
FINALLY RAN AWAY FROM HOME
EVER
SINCE I'VE BEEN ON MY OWN
AND
SURVIVAL IS QUITE A MEAN FEAT
WHEN
YOU'RE LIVING OUT ON THESE MEAN STREETS
Verse
2
I QUIT
SCHOOL IN '64
THEN I
LEARNED ALL ABOUT THE LAW
NOW I
DESERVE A P.H.D
FROM
HARD KNOCKS UNIVERSITY
I'VE
GOT NO SKILLS I'VE GOT NO TRADE
I'VE
JUST GOT THESE HEAVY DUES I'VE PAID
Chorus
I WAS
BORN WITH THESE BLUES
ONCE
YOU'VE GOT 'EM THERE AIN'T MUCH YOU CAN DO
I'VE
HAD 'EM MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH
I GUESS
I'LL HAVE 'EM IN THE NEXT LIFE TOO
DON'T
GET TOO CLOSE OR I'LL GIVE 'EM TO YOU
I WAS
BORN WITH THESE BLUES
Verse
3
GOT A
CALL FROM UNCLE SAM
HE SENT
ME PACKIN' TO VIETNAM
ONE GOD
FORSAKEN AWFUL SPOT
WHERE
KIDS WERE DYING FOR WHO KNOWS WHAT
AND I
JUST CAN'T FORGET THE BLOOD I'VE SEEN
YEAH
I'M STILL TROUBLED BY BAD DREAMS
Verse
4
I WAS
BORN TO SHED A TEAR
AND
DROWN MY SORROWS IN MY BEER
I PLAY
THE SADDEST JUKE BOX SONGS
OVER
AND OVER ALL NIGHT LONG
TILL I
DRIVE AWAY THE ANGRY CROWD
AND THE
BOUNCERS HAVE TO THROW ME OUT
Chorus
I WAS
BORN WITH THESE BLUES
ONCE
YOU'VE GOT 'EM THERE AIN'T MUCH YOU CAN DO
I'VE
HAD 'EM MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH
I GUESS
I'LL HAVE 'EM IN THE NEXT LIFE TOO
DON'T
GET TOO CLOSE OR I'LL GIVE 'EM TO YOU
I WAS
BORN WITH THESE BLUES
Verse
5
SOMEDAY
I WILL SHOW 'EM ALL
GOD
WILLING I'LL STAND TEN FEET TALL
SOMEHOW
I WILL STRIKE IT RICH
MY
DREAM GAL AND I WILL GET HITCHED
I'LL
MAKE MY DEAR LATE MOTHER PROUD
BUT
TILL THEN POUR ME ANOTHER ROUND
Chorus
I WAS
BORN WITH THESE BLUES
ONCE
YOU'VE GOT 'EM THERE AIN'T MUCH YOU CAN DO
I'VE
HAD 'EM MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH
I GUESS
I'LL HAVE 'EM IN THE NEXT LIFE TOO
DON'T
GET TOO CLOSE OR I'LL GIVE 'EM TO YOU
I WAS
BORN WITH THESE BLUES
(Note)
These are the old alternating choruses I no longer
sing:
I was
born with these blues
God
created me to lose
The
angels are laughing at me
The
pearly gates are under lock and key
My
guiding light has got a blown fuse
I was
born with these blues
I was
born with these blues
That
old devil just won't turn me loose
My life
is a living hell
Bet you
I'm cursed by an evil spell
Cause
in a past life, I was bad news
I was
born with these blues
I was
born with these blues
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SHE'S
FINE (As Fine Will Ever Be)
(Music
& Lyrics by Robert Ross)
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The
look in her eye made a deaf mute talk
The
shape of her form made a cripple walk
The
touch of her hand made a blind man see
One
kiss from her lips brought the beast out in
me
She's
fine, so fine
Wish
she was mine, all mine
To me,
she's fine as fine will ever be
She
soars like a hawk on pure natural soul
And
deep down inside is a big heart of gold
She
thinks on her feet with a cool clear mind
I mean
what I say when I say she's fine
She's
fine, so fine
Wish
she was mine, all mine
To me,
she's fine as fine will ever be
She's
mine, Lord she's yours, and some other man's
too
She
breaks lots of hearts, leaves them crying the
blues
I'd
like to tell her, just what's on my mind
But I
lose all hope and my tongue gets tied
She's
Fine, so fine
Wish
she was mine, all mine
To me,
she's fine as fine will ever be
She's
fine as fine will ever be
She's
fine as fine will ever be
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I
AM WHAT I AM
(Music
& Lyrics by Robert Ross)
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I am
what I am
I can't
be no other man
If you
love me
You'll
accept me as I am
Everything
I do you say it's wrong
Everything
I say you just ignore
You
just won't let me make a move
Not
without consultin
