Gems 1988 |
1. Rats In The Cellar |
Rats In The Cellar |
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Goin' under, Rats In The Cellar Goin' under, skin's turnin' yellow Nose is runny, losin' my connection Losin' money, getting no affection New York City blues East side, West side lose Throw me in the slam Catch me if you can Believe That you're wearing Tearing me apart Safe complaining, 'casue everything's rotten Go insanin', and ain't a thing forgotten Feelin' cozy, Rats In The Cellar Cheeks are rosy, skin's turning yellow Lose it's party, lookin' rather lazy See my body, pushin up a-daisies New York City blues East side, west side lose Throw me in the slam Catch me if you can Believe That you're wearing Tearing me apart |
Lick And A Promise |
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Johnny come late on a Saturday night Singin' how de do Backstreet boogie in the house of delight Where they steal the show The money come sour but the ladies are sweet Ad it's a love affair Whole place rockin', people stompin' their feet When the gang's all there He gets his lovin' every night for free He's out there rockin' like you wouldn't believe Singin' na, na, na... Johnny like to gamble with his lady Louise She was a black jack deuces are wild He got to thinking 'bout his nose in the breeze And Johnny looked and he smiled He started thinking 'bout the fortune and fame And the young girls down at his knees He dug the money but forgot all the names So he knew just how to appease (Chorus) Lick And A Promise Lick And A Promise Lick And A Promise (He gave the ladies a) Lick And A Promise Loose change clover in his early, early years Had his poor mama pacin' the floors He grabbed a guitar and a couple of beers Now the crowd keeps screamin' for more (Repeat Chorus) |
Chip Away The Stone |
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You act like a primadonna Playing so hard to get Sittin' so cool and nochalant Draggin' on a cigarette You keep a wall all around you I'll get trough one day I want your love babe If push comes to shove Gonna chip that wall away (Chorus) Chip away Chip Away at The Stone I won't stop 'til your love is my very own Chip away That's what I'm gonna do Sweet little mama I wanna get next to you You stand like a marble statue Trying to look so hard All decked out in your antique dress While the boys all promenade Even a rock will crumble If you strike it night and day If hammer I must I'm gonna get trough your crust Gonna Chip That Stone Away (Repeat Chorus) Chip it, I'm gonna nip it All night long |
No Surprize |
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1971, we all heard the starter gun New York is such a pity But at Max's Kansas City we won We all shot shit in the bar With Johnny O' Toole and his scar And then old Clive Davis said He's surely gonna make us a star Just the way But with all his style I could see in his eyes Thet we is goin' on trial It was no surprise The boys kept kickin' ass As usual time would tell But some bitch in the choir Threw water on the fires of hell She loved to shove and tell Lord, she loved to tell But with all our style You could see in our eyes That we is still on trial And it was no surprise No surprise No surprise No surprise Midnight lady Situation fetal vaccinate yo ass with yo phonograph needle I say look it here A friend of mine Scratch like you need calomine Flamingo boots, soles a creakin' Still in love and Puerto Rican too Ridin' on the wheels of hell Smokin' in our axle grease The backstage is rockin' And we're copping from the local polica That's right, the local police Or the juctice of peace But with all our style You could see in our eyes That we is still on trial Baby, it's no surprise No surprise No surprise No surprise Rock n' roll, junkie whore Got my foot inside the door Knock knock, knock kncok, knock Nobody's keepin' score Bad time go away Come again some other day Topaz and sazzafraz Will keep the blues away Candy store, rock n' roll Corporation jelly roll Play the singles, it ain't me It's programmed insanity You Ascap, if BMI Could ever make a mountain fly If Japanese can boil teas The where the fuck's my royalties |
Mama Kin |
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It ain't easy Livin' like a gypsy Tell ya honey how I feel I've been dreamin' Floatin' down the stream n' Losin' touch with all that's real Whole earth lover Keepin' under cover Never know where ya been You've been fadin' Always out paradin' Keep in touch with Mama Kin Well you've always got your tail on the wag Shootin' fire from your mouth Just like a dragon You act like a perpertual drag You better check it out 'Cause someday soon you'll have to Climb back on a wagon It ain't easy Livin' like you wanna It's so hard to find peace of mind Yes it is The way I see it You gotta say shit But don't forget to drop me a line Said, you're bald as an egg when you're eighteen Workin' for your dad is just a drag You still stuff your mouth with your dreams You better check it out 'Cause someday soon you'll have to Climb back on the wagon Keep in touch with Mama Kin Tell her were you've gone and been Livin' out your fantasy Sleepin' late and smokin' tea Keep in touch with Mama Kin Tell her were you've gone and been Livin' out your fantasy Sleepin' late and smokin' tea It ain't easy Livin' like you wanna It's so hard to find peace of mind Yes it is The way I see it You gotta say shit But don't forget to drop me a line Said you're bald as an egg at eighteen Workin' for your dad is just a drag You still stuff your mouth with your dream You better check it out 'Cause someday soon you'll have to Climb back on the wagon Keep in touch with Mama Kin Tell her were you've gone and been Livin' out your fantasy Sleepin' late and smokin' tea Keep in touch with Mama Kin Tell her were you've gone and been Livin' out your fantasy Sleepin' late and smokin' tea |
Adam's Apple |
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Back when Cane was able Way before the stable Lightning shot right out from the sky A mothership with fith said Let's give it a try Conscience was related Man, he was created Lady Luck took him by surprise Her sweet and bitter fruit It surely opened his eyes Well, she ate it Lordy, it was love at first bite Well, she ate it Never knowin' wrong for right, right, right, right Even Eve in Eden Voices tried deceivin' With lies to show the lady the way At first she stopped and turned And tried to walk away Man, he was believer Lady was deceiver So the story goes, but you see The snake was he and she just climbed right up his tree So, she ate it Lordy, it was love at first bite She ate it Never knowin' wrong for right, right, right Science was related Man, he was created When Lady Luck took him by surprise Her sweet and bitter fruits Surely opened his eyes Evil came like rain And who knows who's to blame And something tried to lay her to waste And all she want to need was just a little taste So, she ate it Lordy, it was love at first bite Yeah, She ate it Never knowin' wrong for right, right, right, right Well, she ate it Lordy, it was love at first bite Yeah, she ate it never knowing wrong from right, right, Well that's right |
Nobody's Fault |
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Lord I must be dreaming What else could this be Everybody's screaming Running' for the sea Holy lands are sinking Birds take to the sky The prophets are all stinking drunk I know the reason why Eyes are full of desire Mind is so ill at ease Everything is on fire Shit piled up to the knees Out of rhyme or reason Everyone's to blame Children of the season Don't be lame Sorry, you're so sorry Don't be sorry Man has known it Now he's blown it Up-side down and hell's the only way We did an awful job And now they say it's Nobody's Fault Old st. Andres Seven years ago Shove it up their richters Red light stop and go Noble men of courage Listen with their ears Spoke but how discouraging When no one really hears One of these day's you'll be sorry Too many houses on stilt Three milion years or just a story Four on the floor up to the hilt (Chorus) Man has known it Now he's blown it Up-side down and hell's the only way We did an awful job And now we're just a little too late Eyes are full of desire Mind is so ill at ease Everything is on fire Shit piled up in debris California showtime Five o'clock's the news Everybody's concubine Was prone to take a snooze (Chorus) |
Round And Round |
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If you believe in me Like I believe in you You wouldn't be tellin' me things That weren't exactly true Now everything changes Ain't got nothing to say I'm having the strangest feeling, baby I can't remember my name 'Cause the life I've been livin' And the love I've been givin' Will be sure to send you spinnin' With your feet never touching the ground Goin' round n' round When it was one for all And it was all for one And everything that we did Never bothered anyone Now everything changes Ain't nothing the same I'm having the strangest feeling, baby I can't remember my name 'Cause the life I've been livin' And the love I've been givin' Will be sure to send you spinnin' With your feet never touching the ground Goin' round n' round Can you remember the days When you were sweet sixteen And always followed the ways Of someone elses dream Now everything changes Ain't nothing the same I'm having the strangest feeling, baby I can't remember my name 'Cause the life I've been livin' And the love I've been givin' Will be sure to send you spinnin' With your feet never touching the ground Goin' round n' round Goin' round n' round n' round n' round.... |
Critical Mass |
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Arriving in boats Black hooded coats Tormentors climbed into my room I crawled under my bed Covered my head But they're flushin' me out with a broom The leades, she's small Pinned my ass to the wall For my seeds or she'd be losin' her past Time after time She'd be readin' my mind Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate it This is Critcal Mass So far, so good I heard the other say So good, so far They're takin' me away I drink to you, your mind, her ass We'll take a drink and break the glass Celebrate, celebrate, celebrake it This is Critical Mass Now the tallest of two With a brush full of blue Paints surrealist scenes on the wall So I tell her for fun That it's really well done But she just ain't listenin' at all She points to my heart Tellin' me if I'm smart I'll practise and phase Out and admit, when the doesn't fit And I went screamin' out down the hall Need it Need your love Just then I heard a poundin' on the wall We're all there, sang the voice of twenty more I drink to your alas We'll take a drink and break the glass Celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it We are the Critical Mass Time and space is takin' me away Time erase, don't know the time of day |
Lord Of The Thighs |
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Down to who knows who just to socialize I'm waitin' for my girls, when you caught my eyes You got your ways to make a man Honey, you got to understand I'm your man, child, Lord Of The Thighs Well, well, Lordie my God What do we got here She's flashin' 'cross the floor Make it perfectly clear You're the bait and you're the hook Someone bound to take a look I'm your man, child, Lord Of The Thighs You must have come here to find me You've got the look in your eyes Although you really don't mind it I am the Lord Of The Thighs You must have come here to find me You've got the look in your eyes Although you really don't mind it I am the Lord Of The Thighs |
Jailbait |
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Take me, take me... Take it or a-leave it on a saturday night And what you see is what you get so give me a bite Here are lots of ladies, they are so insecure Leave it to the boys and the fool on the hill Hello baby, yeah it's me There'll be no judge, no third degree no Jailbait Play the fool and you play the punk Wake up babe, I'm a-don't know Jailbait I believe in someone talkin' Can't let go you don't get hold no Jailbait What it is, but you believe it What you got, got up the sleeve and Jailbait Oh, J-j-j-Jailbait Oh, J-j-j-Jailbait Oh, J-j-j-j-Jailbait Take it, leave it, roll the dice You're hard as hell, I'm cold as ice no Jailbait Tell your daddy how you do me Put the woodcheck, do it to me Jailbait What you see in daddy's eyes Check the boys, no surprise no Jailbait Oh, J-j-j-Jailbait Oh, J-j-j-j-j-j-Jailbait Oh, J-j-j-Jailbait Oh, J-j-j-Jailbait Oh, J-j-j-j-j-Jailbait Do me, do you, tell me what you see in me too Do me, do you I ain't complainin' the Bitch's Brew There's a lover who never knew she's Jailbait Steep the chase, call the sweat You steep the feet, oh gracer bed, oh Jailbait Oh, J-j-j-j-j-Jailbait Oh, J-j-j-j-j-Jailbait Oh, J-j-j-j-j-j-Jailbait J-j-j-j-j-j-j Oh, J-j-j-j-Jailbait.... |
Train Kept A Rollin' |
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Well on a train, I met a dame She rather handsome We kinda look the same She was pretty From New York City I'm walkin' down that old fair lane I'm in heat, I'm in love But I just couldn't tell her so (Chorus) I said, Train Kept A Rollin' all night long Train Kept A Rollin' all night long Train Kept A Rollin' all night long Train Kept A Rollin' all night long With a heave, and a ho But I just couldn't tell her so, no, no, no Well, get along Sweet little woman get along On your way Well, get along Sweet little woman get along On your way I'm in heat, I'm in love But I just couldn't tell her so, no, no, no Well on a train, I met a dame She rather handsome We kinda looked the same She was pretty From New York City I'm walkin' down that old fair lane I'm in heat, I'm in love But I just couldn't tell her so (Chorus) Well, get along Sweet little woman get along On your way Well, get along Sweet little woman get along On your way I'm in heat, I'm in love But I just couldn't tell her Well, we made a stop in Albequerque She musta thought I was a real cool jerk Got off the train, and put her hands up Lookin' so good, I couldn't let her go But I just couldn't tell her so (Chorus) I'm in heat, I'm in love But I just couldn't tell her  |