Standing on the corner, I didn't mean no harm When a police come, he took me by the arm Was down in Memphis, corner of Beale and Main Said "hey big boy
I lit it out from Reno I was trailed by twenty hounds Didn't get to sleep last night 'Til the morning came around Set out runnin' but I take my time
Well, I ain't never, I ain't never Seen nobody like you Well, oh never, have I ever Seen nobody like you Well, you call me up and say you'll meet me
Just like the prodigal son when he was far from home He wanted to go back and tell his father he had done wrong He fell on his knees, the Lord answered
You know I feel all right You know I feel all right, you're right I feel all right If you leave me, I'll go crazy If you leave me, I'll go crazy 'Cause
Oh, come all you young fellers, young and so fine Seek not your fortune in the dark dreary mine It'll form as a habit and seep in your soul Till the stream
I've seen the rain pouring down The sky was grey with a speck of blue Peek through a hole in the clouds The sun was screaming, "Hey You!". As you ramble
It's too late, she's gone It's too late, my baby's gone Wish I had told her she was my only one It's too late, she's gone It's a woman that cries So
I started out from Memphis with two dollars and a dime, I started out from Memphis, boys, with two dollars and a dime, But I landed in old Hazard, boys
If I had a gun for every ace I have drawn I could arm a town the size of Abilene Don't you push me, baby, 'cause I'm holding low And you know I'm only
Don't you worry 'bout what's on your mind I'm in no hurry so you can take your time Oh, my eyes are red and my mouth's getting dry I'm out of my head
She's wicked but she knows what she likes She's wicked but she knows what she likes Don't you underrate her, she's a navigator She's wicked but she's
Just a song of Gomorrah I wonder what they did there Must've been a bad thing To get shot down for Wonder how they blew it up Or if they burned it down
Roll on buddy Don't you roll so slow How can I roll When the wheels won't go? This nine pound hammer Is a little too heavy Buddy for my size Buddy for
I heard you round about midnight Slipping out of the bed You thought that I was fast asleep Heard your slippers in the midnight hallway And I heard you
Run, run, run for the roses Quicker it opens, the sooner it closes Man, oh, man, oh, friend of mine All good things in all good time Reach for the sun
Love, love in the afternoon Outside the window An organ grinder's tune Rhythm, wine, a touch of Jamaica Twilight time with a Kingston lady All the time
I love to hear that rhapsody in red It just knocks me right out of my head Lifts me up here, just floating's around Sends me way up and it don't let me