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"Carolina In My Mind"
Currencies, a silver sun
You best f*** her way and watch it shinin'
Watch her watch the mornin' come.
Karen, she's the silver sun
You'd best walk her away and watch it shining
Watch her watch the morning come.
"Copperline"
Down on Coprolite
Down to Copperline
"Copperline"
Down on coprolite
Down to Copperline
"Copperline"
Down on cup of lies
or
Down on top of life
or
Down on top of pies
or
Down a couple mines
Down to copperline
"Copperline"
Down to Cupper's Isle
Down to copperline
"Copperline"
Down to couple life
or
Down to cup of life
or
Down to cup of life
Down to copperline
"Country Road"
Must have been some kind of natural born flugelhorn to go and
Must have been some kind of natural born fool to go and
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Go away Lynn Daniels.
Go away then, d*** you.
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Go away then, Damien.
Go away then, damn you.
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Go away then, Daniel.
Go away then, d*** you.
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Go away then, Daniel.
Go away then, d*** you.
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Go away then, Daniel
Go away then, damn you
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Go away, Ben Dabna
Go away then, damn ya
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Go away, Jim Dandy.
Go away then, damn you.
"Fire And Rain"
Find my jeans in pieces on the ground.
And flying machines in pieces on the ground.
"Fire And Rain"
Seems that the plans they made put an end to you.
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire And Rain"
Susan the pants they made for the men to choose.
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire And Rain"
Suzanne Planzee may put an end to you.
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire And Rain"
Suzanne, the Plantain Maid put an end to you.
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire And Rain"
Suzanne, the plans name maid put an end to you.
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire And Rain"
Zoos and the plans they made put an end to you.
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire and Rain"
Suzanne the plans-man put to an end to you
Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you
"Frozen Man"
Shout to my buddy as we tumbled in.
Shock to my body as we tumbled in
"Handy Man"
Hey girls, gather 'round
Descend to what I'm puttin' down
or
Hey girls, gather 'round
Because of what I'm puttin' down.
Hey girls, gather 'round
Listen to what I'm putting down.
"Handy Man"
I fix broken clocks.
I fix broken hearts.
"Handy Man"
I whisper sweet things
You tell on your friends.
I whisper sweet things
You tell all your friends.
"Handy Man"
I'm busy only four hours a day.
I'm busy twenty-four hours a day.
"How Sweet It Is"
How sweet it is to be a love bayou
How sweet it is to be loved by you
"How Sweet It Is"
I just wanna stop
And vacuum, Baby.
I just wanna stop and thank you, Baby.
"I Don't Want To Be Lonely Tonight"
Go away, Vendanya.
Go away, then damn ya.
"I'm Your Handyman"
I've got two sour pies
I've got two sharp eyes
"Mexico"
Oh, Pepsico!
Oh, Mexico!
"Steamroller Blues"
And shoot you full of rhythm and blues
a hefty hunk of steam and junk
or
Choo choo full of rhythm and blues I have to honk up steam and junk
or
Choo choo full of rhythm and blues I have to honk up steam and junk
And shoot you full of rhythm and blues
A hefty hunk of steaming junk
"Sweet Baby James"
Peak freens and booze are the colors I choose
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
"Sweet Baby James"
Pink, greens, and blues are the colors I choose.
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose.
"Sweet Baby James"
Sweet Baby Janes
Sweet Baby James
"That's Why I'm Here"
Got your f***in' fear.
Got your bucket of beer.
"The Promised Land"
Los Angeles give me Norfolk, Virginia
Drop a quarter for ten o' nine.
Los Angeles give me Norfolk, Virginia
Tidewater four-ten-o-nine.
"The Promised Land"
Working on a t-bone steak
Had a party flying over to the Golden State.
Working on a t-bone steak
A la carte flying over the Golden State.
"Traffic Jam"
Damn this half-a-yam
How I hate to be laid
It hurts my mama to go so slow.
Damn this traffic jam
How I hate to be late
It hurts my motor to go so slow.
"Up On The Roof"
I found a pair of dykes
That's trouble proof.
I found a paradise
That's trouble proof.
"Your Smiling Face"
No one can tell me that I'm doin' wrong, Judy.
No one can tell me that I'm doing it wrong today.
"Your Smiling Face"
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong duty.
No one can tell me that I'm doing it wrong today.
"Your Smiling Face"
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong, Tootie.
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today.
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