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Ready or Not
02:34
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screwdriver and hammer gonna bang it out of tune
pump it full of whiskey hang a bucket on the moon
a whooping in the kitchen and a rumble in the back
gonna have a party til we have a heart attack - yeah
going to kansas city gonna ride like stavin' chain
a dagger for a swagger and a pistol for a brain
gonna light the river gonna get it flaming hot
burn it to a cinder now ready or not
walk a little shaky but he make it to the door
gonna play the numbers 4-11-44
razor smoking menthols selling tickets for a ride
gonna knock the building down by running side to side
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barbeque sauce
saxophone
fried chicken backs
and an ice cream cone
butter beans and a gator slaw
and that's all
If it's rock it'll roll
If it's rock it'll roll
stretched croc belly on a hollow log
cuban banging on a car hood gong
chevy guitar and a monkey paw
bet your money on the dog
stuck throttle
cheap 12 volt gin
neck bone rattle in a pie tin
a skinny pig chasing two fat hens
and a riot in the pen
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3. |
Hi-De-Hi
03:17
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Yeah hi-de-hi / yeah hey-de-hey
roll ninety nine / bang eighty eights
crawling king / a rolling stone
yeah daddy jump / and spo-dee-oh
Up on the roof / we whoop and haul
ubangi stomp / comanche howl
we shoop the doop / and slop the hogs
we do the bump / the georgia crawl
let's roll
We juice the juke / stoke the shack
atomic power / blowed out the stack
we spike the gin / put knife blades in
we shoot the gong / with a cannonball
She shift the load / she boom and blast
lord what she do / no child don't ask
she walk the dog / she chain him low
she do the duck / the delta roll
yeah hi-de-hi / yeah hey-de-ho
from davisonville / to mexico
we sturm and drang / and paint it red
we gonna roll / and raise the dead
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4-11-44
02:43
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Had a dream last night
of a two-headed dog
of a six-fingered hand
talking back bullfrog
well I did the calculating
got down and praised the lord
yeah I'm gonna play the numbers
4-11-44
Well I'm gonna take a nickel
gonna turn it to a dime
gonna add 16
multiply by 9
ain't no time for hesitating
gonna hear the lion roar
it's my baby's bread and butter
4-11-44
Well the rattlesnake rattle
and the crowbird crow
yeah I wasn't born to tattle
I'll just tells you so's you know
gonna take it from the rich
gonna give ti to the poor
gonna shout it from the mountain
4-11-44
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Gasoline
02:10
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Woke up in the morning
cripple to the well
take a shot of poison
blow it all to hell
check oil on the donkey
points on the mule
Don't care how I get it
gonna get me some
drink it from a bucket
or the barrel of a gun
gasoline gasoline gasoline
keep my motor running
keep my motor clean
Going to the city
shifty like a bum
alligator pretty
see the savior come
the crowd it begged for mercy
it's such a crying shame
He came down for the chili
but if he gets his way
he's going back to heaven
in a sky blue chevrolet
Nitro-tated water
venezuela crude
cheap alaska wine
whatcha gonna do?
motor lubrication
keep it in a can
mixing down with diesel
caught the fever german flu
went and told my mama but
she didn't know what to do
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6. |
Jackrabbit
03:58
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Old man
die soon
before he go he gonna
kill something
round the barn
pig squeal
hear the cat howl
see his red eye
woke up in the morning - trouble!
tracks all in and out my door
cold wind
mad hound
shotgun
snake rattle
by the road
take aim
blink an eye
where'd he go
jay caw and a cloud of dust
clean gone like a cat-licked bone
jackrabbit
where'd he go
jackrabbit
four miles
red cross
buck shot
fair warning
dead end
guess again
down the hole
that rascal
sprung every trap and take off laughing
take the bait and leave the poison
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Hoopti
02:51
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8. |
And Wine
02:05
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I got a lust for kicks
a 30 ought 6
and wine
An appetite for thrills
a hundred dollar bills
and wine
A jumbo jet
jack and cigarettes
and wine
I got a motel room
diesel fumes
and wine
Just this blues
just me and you
and wine
Just us three
just you and me
and wine
A powder keg of blues
a pigmeat stew
and wine
Two weeks pay
tequila tangueray
and wine
gonna bet the pot
and take one more shot
of wine
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You Got To Move
01:31
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My Daddy
01:38
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My daddy was a holy man
my daddy was a righteous man
buried with a bible in his hand
My baby bought a russian gun
my baby bought a russian gun
shot 16 rounds at the rising sun
Everybody gonna rock and roll
everybody gonna rock and roll
gonna bust your windows
knock down your doors
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What's Going On
02:52
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Noah made a boat
god made the flood
sailed 40 days then he
landed in the mud
opened up the door
first thing he saw
bourbon street
and the mardi gras
i wanna know
what's going on?
daddy got a hairdo
mama gonna mow the lawn
gramma's in the kitchen
grampa's in the shed
soaked his teeth in kerosene
then he went to bed
gramma lit a pipe
sparking in the room
mattress full of dynamite
that's a lot of boom
jackson had a nickel
kept it in his shoe
sold it for a dollar
but a dollar wouldn't do
5 will get you 10
10 will buy a steak
2 will get you loaded
lordy that was a mistake
devil had a monkey
won him in a bet
monkey started smoking
on a funny cigarette
devil started laughing
monkey did too
screaming at each other
shouting woo-oo-oo
one eye blue
one eye brown
one leg start shaking
when she go to town
one eye white
one eye red
one smack dab
in the middle of her head
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12. |
Snake Boogie
03:07
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Snake Boogie
get on up
we're gonna rock and roll
have a legal good time
yes sir, man
looking good
that's the way
alright
Snake boogie
dead or alive
yes sir, man
shake it high shake it low
detroit city
yokohama japan
down in cairo they like to go too
don't you know
slipping and sliding
all night long
alright
I says boom
Snake boogie
yeah get on up
you feelin' alright?
yes sir you're a
hip shake mama
down and dirty
o lord lordy
gotta go
alright
gotta go
Everybody do the snake
everybody do the snake boogie
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13. |
I'm A Man
03:10
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14. |
Walter John
02:34
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Well Walter John stood tall and strong
a fighting man hard as they come
from near and far his will be done
all fear the name of Walter John
Walter John with fists of ham
who fought the yellow in vietnam
left behind when he came home
the mighty right of Walter John
Walter John had a dog
a missing eye a pork chop bone
a twisted back a busted song
that's all that's left of Walter John
bump-bump bump-bump
bump-bump bump-bump
bump-bump bump-bump
Walter John
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Jawbone Detroit, Michigan
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