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After midnight
We don't let it all hang out
After midnight
We gonna let it all hang out
After midnight, we gonna let 'em all hang 'round.
After midnight, we gonna let it all hang down.
After midnight, we're gonna shank your kangaroo
After midnight, we're gonna shake your tambourine
After midnight
We don't let it all hang out.
After midnight
We gonna let it all hang out.
After midnight
We gonna let it all hang down.
After midnight
We gonna let it all hang out.
Captain Midnight He's gonna let it all hang out
After midnight we're gonna let it all hang out
Captain Midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
Captain Midnight
we're gonna let it all hang out
After midnight
we're gonna let it all hang out
Captain Midnight
After Midnight
Hellburner Hellburner where you've been so long?
Alberta Alberta where you've been so long?
Come on, bad love.
No more bad love
Everybody knows Tone Loc can't burn.
Everybody knows strong love can't burn.
Get tough, stand up
I need something I can be proud of.
Had enough bad love
I need something I can be proud of.
Had enough of that love
I need something that can't be brought up.
I've had enough of bad love
I need something I can be proud of.
"Before You Accuse Me" (MP3)
Before you accuse me
Take a look John Sam.
Before you accuse me
Take a look at yourself.
"Before You Accuse Me" (MP3)
Buoyant chewing baby
Take a look at yourself
Before you accuse me
Take a look at yourself
"Behind the Mask"
Was I invited 'til you masterbate?
Well the party's over so now take off your face.
Was I invited to your masquerade?
Well the party's over so now take off your face.
"Bell Bottom Blues" (MP3)
I don't want to layaway
I don't want to fade away
I would be the sunlight in your uterus
I would be the sunlight in your universe
If you got bad news
You wanna kick their bruise
Cocaine.
If you got bad news
You wanna kick them blues
Cocaine.
If you wanna hang out you gotta take her out. Okay.
If you wanna get down, down on the ground. Okay.
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie. Okay.
If you wanna hang out you gotta take her out. Cocaine.
If you wanna get down, down on the ground. Cocaine.
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine.
If your thing is gone, and you wanna hard on, cocaine
If your thing is gone, and you wanna ride on, cocaine
It's Alright, It's Alright, It's Alright, OK!
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie; cocaine
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, cocaine
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
It's okay.
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
Cocaine
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
Okay!
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
Cocaine
S*** don't lie, s*** don't lie, s*** don't lie, cocaine.
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine.
S*** on rye, s*** on rye, s*** on rye
Cocaine.
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
Cocaine.
She does lines! She does lines! She does lines! Of cociane!
She don't lie! She don't lie! She don't lie! Cocaine!!
She does lines, she does lines, she does lines
Cocaine
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
Cocaine.
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
Propane.
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
Cocaine.
She don't like, she don't like, she don't like cocaine
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine
She don't like, she don't like, she don't like, croquet
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine
She don't like, she don't like, she don't like, cupcakes.
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine.
She don't like, she don't like, she don't like
Cooking
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
Cocaine
She don't mind, She don't mind, She don't mind, Cocaine
She don't lie, She don't lie, She don't lie, Cocaine
She's a fly, she's a fly, she's a fly.
Cocaine.
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
Cocaine!
She's alright, she's alright, she's alright
She's okay!
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
Cocaine!
Sheep don't lie, sheep don't lie, sheep don't lie
Cocaine.
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
Cocaine!
Sheep go bahh, sheep go bahh sheep go bahh; That's ok
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie; cocaine.
Shoot a line, shoot a line, shoot a line
Cocaine.
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
Cocaine.
When you wanna get down
Down on the ground
Croquet.
When you wanna get down
Down on the ground
Cocaine.
Bone-headed man
Forever man
Foam Rubber Man
Forever Man
Four letter woman
or
Four Headed Woman
or
Foreheaded Woman
or
Foreheaded Woman
Forever Man
Foreign woman
Forever woman
Four-letter man
Forever man
Hard workin' man
Forever man
I will be your ball rubbin' man
I will be your forever man
I will be your four-legged man
I will be your forever man
I will be your four-level man.
I will be your forever man.
I'll be your bald little man!
I'll be your forever man!
I'll be your bald rebel man!
I'll be your forever man!
I'll be your four letter man
I'll be your forever man
I'll try to be your four-level man.
I'll try to be your forever man.
Level man, level man, level man
Forever man, forever man, forever man
Little man, little man, little man
Forever man, forever man, forever man
Poor little woman ...
poor little man
Forever woman ...
forever man
Rubber man, rubber man, rubber man (forever man)
Forever man, forever man, forever man (forever man)
Want to be my poor lovin' woman.
I'm trying to be your poor lovin' man.
Little man, little man, little man (poor little man).
Want you to be my forever woman,
I'm trying to be your forever man.
Forever man, forever man, forever man (forever man).
Won't you be a fourth of a woman
I'm tryin' to be your warm lovin' man.
Won't you be my forever woman
I'll try to be your forever man.
Won't you be my floor-level woman
I'll try to be your floor-level man.
Wont you be my forever woman
I'll try to be your forever man.
Won't you be my foreign woman
I'll try to be your foreign man
or
Won't you be my fun lovin' woman
I'll try to be your fun lovin' man.
Won't you be my forever woman
I'll try to be your forever man.
Won't you be my form-letter woman?
I'll try to be your forever man.
Won't you be my forever woman?
I'll try to be your forever man.
Won't you be my four-legged woman?
Tryin' to be a four-legged man.
Won't you be my forever woman?
Tryin' to be your forever man.
Won't you be my horrible woman?
I'll try to be your horrible man.
Won't you be my forever woman?
I'll try to be your forever man
Won't you be my poor rebel woman?
I'll try to be your poor rebel man.
Won't you be my forever woman?
I'll try to be your forever man.
Won't you be my portable woman?
I'll try to be your portable man.
Won't you be my forever woman?
I'll try to be your forever man.
Won'tcha be my Fall River woman
Won'tcha be my forever woman
You could be my poor little woman
I could be your poor little man
Little man, little man, little man.
Won't you be my forever woman?
I'll try to be your forever man
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
As I am strolling down the g******ed park
As I am strolling down the garden path
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
All around to my heart now
All around my hometown
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
But I did not shoot the dead pony.
But I did not shoot the deputy.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
But I swear it was in sucky pants.
But I swear it was in self-defense.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
But I swear it wasn't stuffy pants.
But I swear it was in self-defense.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
Every time that I claimed to see
He said, 'Kill it before it goes'.
Every time that I plant a seed
He said, 'Kill it before it grows'.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
Every time that I plan to see.
Everytime that I plant a seed.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
Every time that I planned a scene
He'd say, 'Killing people is gross'.
Every time that I'd plant a seed
He'd say, 'Kill it before it grows.'
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
Eyes shocked from Sharon
I shot the sheriff
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
Eyes shocked to Sharon
I shot the sheriff.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the cherry
or
I'm shopping with Sherry
or
High shockin' Sherry
or
Hi shopping Cheryl
or
Hi shopping Cheryl
I shot the sheriff
Originally written as a Reggae tune by Bob Marley
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I Shot the Sheriff,
but I didn't shoot him dead enough!
I Shot the Sheriff,
but I didn't shoot the Deputy
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I bought some spare ribs.
I shot the sheriff.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shop at Sharon's.
I shot the Sheriff.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shopped for spare ribs.
I shot the sheriff.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot Sharon.
I shot the sheriff.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the devil
or
I shot Sherry, but I did not shoot Debbie
or
I shot Sherry, but I did not shoot Debbie
I Shot the Sheriff, but I didn't shoot the Deputy
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot his parents.
I shot the sheriff.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the Sharon.
I shot the sheriff.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the Sheriff
But I swear I was in safety pants.
I shot the Sheriff
But I swear it was in self-defense.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the Sheriff
But I swear he was in silky pants.
I shot the Sheriff
But I swear it was in self-defense.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the sheriff,
but I did not shoot the death of him
I shot the sheriff,
but I did not shoot the deputy
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deaf in him
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot him dead, you see!
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the turkey from Mars.
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot the gun, you see.
I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot the deputy.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot the debutante.
I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot the deputy.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the sheriff
But I swear he wore some silky pants.
I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in self-defense.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the sheriff
But I swear he wore some silky pants.
I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in self-defense.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the sherry
But I did not shoot no deputy.
I shot the Sheriff
But I did not shoot no deputy.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I stopped sharing.
I shot the sheriff.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
I want some sherry.
I shot the sheriff.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
Ice chapter charades
I shot the sheriff.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
Nice shot, Sherry!
I shot the sheriff.
"I Shot The Sheriff" (MP3)
They say they want to bring me green tea
They say they want to bring me in guilty
"I Shot The Sherriff" (MP3)
I shocked Sherrie
but I did not shock Debbie
I shot the Sherriff
but I did not shoot the Deputy
"I Shot The Sherriff" (MP3)
Sheriff Johnson who has hated me
For what I don't know
Every time that I clanged a sea
He said killin' people ignorant
He said killin' people ignorant.
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what I don't know
Every time that I plant a seed
He said, 'Kill it before it grows'
He said, 'Kill it before it grows.'
"I Shot The Sherrif" (MP3)
I shot Sherry
But I didn't shoot Debbie.
I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy.
"I Shot The Sherrif" (MP3)
They said they want to bring the Indian
For the killing of a deputy.
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy.
"I Shot the Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the cherry
I Shot the Sheriff
"I Shot the Sheriff" (MP3)
I shot the sherry
I shot the sheriff
"It's In The Way That You Use It" (MP3)
Better like this.
Never like this.
"It's In The Way That You Use It" (MP3)
Nobody lonely 'til somebody come.
Nobody's lonely 'til somebody's gone.
"It's In The Way That You Use It" (MP3)
Walkin' for gay rights, never like this.
Walked on some thin ice, never like this.
"Lay Down Sally"
Hey Tom Selleck
You don't need to leave so soon.
Lay down, Sally
You don't need to leave so soon.
"Lay Down Sally"
Hey, Doc Savage
Lay down, Sally.
"Lay Down Sally"
Lame brown salad
Lay down Sally
"Lay Down Sally"
Lay down Sally
Blister in my eye
Lay down Sally
Rest here in my arms
"Lay Down Sally"
Lay down salad
Lay down Sally
"Lay Down Sally"
Lay down, Sally, brisket in my arms
Lay down, Sally, rest you in my arms
"Lay Down Sally"
Make a salad.
Lay down, Sally.
"Lay Down Sally"
Pass down the salad
Lay down Sally
"Lay Down Sally"
Praise our salad.
Lay down, Sally.
"Lay Down Sally"
Way down the cellar, I'll rest you in my arms
or
Way down South, and rested in my arms
or
Way down South, and rested in my arms
Lay down Sally, and rest you in my arms
"Lay Down Sally"
Way down South
Arrested in my heart
Lay down Sally
And rest you in my arms
"Lay Down Sally"
Way down salad
Lay down, Sally.
"Lay Down Sally"
Way down south
I arrested you with arms.
Lay down Sally
And rest you in my arms.
"Lay Down Sally"
Way down south
Lay down Sally
A billion dollars, please.
I'm beggin', darlin', please.
Bacon double cheese
Begging darling, please
Darling won't you ease my weary back
Darling won't you ease my worried mind
Darling, won't you ease my dirty mind?
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?
Gay love, your got me on my knees
Gay love, beggin' dollars please.
Layla, you got me on my knees
Layla, I'm beggin' darlin' please.
Gay-love
You got me on my knees.
Layla
You got me on my knees.
Hey love. Knock me off my feet, hey love
Layla, got me on my knees, Layla
Hey, ho, you shot me on my knees.
Layla, you got me on my knees.
I tried to give you constipation
When your old man had let you down.
I tried to give you consolation
When your old man had let you down.
I tried to give you constipation
I tried to give you consulation
I tried to give you tonsillitis.
I tried to give you consolation.
Lay down, happy oh my breeze baby
Lay down, there you darling please
Lay down, darling won't you please my buried time?
Layla, you've got me on my knees
Layla, I'm begging, darling please
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind?
Lay-low
Layla
This song was originally recorded by Derek And The Dominoes, which Clapton was a member of in the early 70's. Clapton later recorded a solo, "unplugged" version which became a big hit in the early 1990s.
Layla, rockin' on my knees
Layla, you've got me on my knees.
Layla, walking on my knees
Layla, you got me on my knees.
Light came through, I fell in love with you.
Like a fool, I fell in love with you.
Paid love
You've got me on my knees
Paid love.
Layla
You've got me on my knees
Layla.
Pain glove, you got me on my knees
Layla, you got me on my knees
What do you do when you get loaded?
Nobody's drinking by your side
What do you do when you get lonely?
Nobodys waiting by your side
What do you do when you get loaded?
Nobody's laying by your side.
What do you do when you get lonely?
Nobody's waiting by your side.
What'll you do when you get hungry?
What'll you do when you get lonely?
You always trust your foolish pride
You know it's just your foolish pride
I'm a lonely stranger here
Will be all my days.
I'm a lonely stranger here
Well beyond my day.
In my butterflies
In my father's eyes
Just a toe ride on the run
Just a toe rag on the run
Looking for my paradise
Looking through my father's eyes.
Looking through my fall design.
Looking through my father's eyes.
My father dies
My father's eyes
My foundations were made in May
My foundations were made of clay
When Dad gets at your beers
Through the distant clouds of tears
When the jagged edge appears
Through the distant clouds of tears
When I look in my farmer's eyes
When I look in My Father's Eyes
"No Alibis"
Don't give me no 'I love Alice'.
Don't give me no alibis.
"No Alibis"
No more pies!
No alibi
I get lost in alibis
Sadness can't prevail
Everybody knows Tone Loc ain't fat
I get lost in alibis
Sadness can't prevail
Everybody knows strong love can't fail
That's when she sets you up, pretending
or
Just won't you set you up, pretending
That's when she said she was pretending
I got a problem
Down here of late
I got a woman
Drawin' my pay!
I got a problem
Can you relate?
I got a woman
Callin' love hate.
I got a problem, getting laid
I got a woman calling love pain
I got a problem. Can you relate?
I got a woman calling love hate
She's crazy.
She's waiting.
She's waiting for the mother load.
She's waiting for another love.
"Superman Inside"
Keep on bullsh--
Keep on pushing
Time can break your heart
And both your knees.
Time can break your heart
Have you begging please.
"Tulsa Time"
Livin on toast and Tang
Livin on Tulsa time
"Tulsa Time"
Livin on toast and thyme
Livin on Tulsa time
"Tulsa Time"
Livin on toast and wine
Livin on Tulsa time
"Tulsa Time"
Livin' on toast and time
Livin' on Tulsa time
"Tulsa Time"
When ya' gonna tell us the time
Livin' on Tulsa time
"Willie And The Hand Jive"
Angina, angina, angina
Do that crazy angina
Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive
Do that crazy hand jive
"Willie And The Hand Jive"
Angina, angina
Ooh, that crazy angina.
Hand jive, hand jive
Ooh, that crazy hand jive.
"Willie And The Hand Jive"
Doing that crazy angina.
Do the crazy hand jive.
"Wonderful Tonight" (MP3)
And so I give her the coffee
And so I give her the car keys
"Wonderful Tonight" (MP3)
So I give her Dukakis.
So I give her the car keys.
"Wonderful Tonight" (MP3)
So I give her the cookies
And she helps me to milk.
So I give her the car keys
And she helps me to bed.
"Wonderful Tonight" (MP3)
So I pick up the garbage.
So I give her the car keys.
"Wonderful Tonight" (MP3)
So I pour her the coffee.
So I give her the car keys.
"Wonderful Tonight" (MP3)
We go to the potty.
We go to a party.