Mama, Don't Treat Your Daughter Mean Ry Cooder

(Ry Cooder) Hey, mama, don't you treat your daughter mean Hey, mama, don't you treat your daughter mean 'Cause you treat her so mean and she's only sweet sixteen It was late last Friday evening, when

Dirty Chateau Ry Cooder

I had a maid she used to come in days Made the bed and mopped the fIoor She didn`t Iike my rowdy ways And she ain`t coming back na more You waste all your precious time Ltalian movies and Portuguese wine

John Lee Hooker For President Ry Cooder

come in here this where the President hang out What you want I said look man I`m John Lee Hooker I sing the blues They said the President don`t have time for the blues I said look man everybody got to

Dreamer Ry Cooder

I wonder would you like to meet a dreamer Would you share a glass or two Of red red wine and you might find I`m a simple one like you What do you drive I like Chevrolet They don`t make them like they used

Christmas Time This Year Ry Cooder

Our boys and girls will be here soon coming home from war I`m so glad it`s Christmas time this year But they`lI be going back to war again I fear Can`t they stay for Christmas time this year Now Johnny

Ax Sweet Mama Ry Cooder

"Well, I ax sweet mama, let me be her kid She said ""I might but I'd like to keep it hid"" Well, she looked at me, she began to smile She says ""I thought I might use you for my man awhile But just don't

If There's a God Ry Cooder

Republicans changed the lock on heaven`s door Keys to the kingdom don`t fil no more The poor working man Iike me and you If we ain`t got money we won I get through If there`s a God I think He`s got to

Pigmeat Ry Cooder

(C7) Just look here mama Don't pick pig meat the way you (C) do (F7) Don't pick pig meat the way you (C) do (C7) Don't be (G7) lieve it's pig meat Ask (F7) anybody in the neighborhood (C) Don't

Cat And Mouse Ry Cooder

Well I had an Uncle Charley, back in my hometown Said, Don't take no mice to be your friend 'Cause they'll wait till you're asleep and steal your money and your food And rat you out when the police come

Humpty Dumpty World Ry Cooder

Our God looked down what did He see The work of His mighty hand Saying if this world should end it wouldn`t hinder me As I contemplate the works of man I made man and woman I gave them simple tools And

Going Back To Okinawa Ry Cooder

to Okinawa Sorry, baby, but I can't take you You better stay at home in California There's nothing over there that you can do Goin' back down to Okinawa Ain't gonna do me like you've done before They treat

No Hard Feelings Ry Cooder

This land should have been om land You took it for your land You got a use for every stream and tree When I go up the highway old trees are dying up that way You pump out the water and sell it back

I Need A Woman Ry Cooder

it Well, I need a woman Yes, I do Need a woman Yes, I do Someone who can see me as I am Give the kind of love that don't have to be condemned And I want you to be that woman Every night Be that woman Treat

Goin' To Brownsville Ry Cooder

that right hand road And I ain't gonna stop walking till I get in sweet mama's door The girl I'm loving she's got great long curly hair The girl I'm loving she's got great long curly hair And her mama

Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now Ry Cooder

Sweet William now Married life has changed him some how He's the man that they all used to fear But now the people call him sweet pappa Willie dear Stronger than Samson I declare 'Til the brown skinned mama

Yellow Roses Ry Cooder

(C) I just received, sweetheart, your yellow (F) roses You tell me (C) that they (D) mean that we're all (G) through You tell me (C) that tonight your heart is (F) broken But you should (C) know (G)

I Can Tell by the Way You Smell Ry Cooder

Your hair is all wrecked, you're full of sweat Your underskirt is wringing wet You come in here walking just like a goose It looks like somebody just tranked you to loose You've been doing something You've

Baby Joined The Army Ry Cooder

Lt was on a Friday evening wasn`t nobody `round I was sitting by my window watching tbe sun go down My baby came up to me saying daddy I got news for you I have been recruited and there ain`t nothing

Lord Tell Me Why Ry Cooder

Lord tell me why a white man ain`t worth nothing in this world no more Lord tell me how you `spect me to stand up tall and proud I did just what you told I done everything you said But the way I`

The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) Ry Cooder

My father told me, lying on his bed of death, "Boy," he says, "woman she's gonna make it, don't fool your self 'Cause she's got something to make a man lay that money, uh, right in her hand And

The Very Thing That Makes You Rich ( Makes Me Poor ) Ry Cooder

My father told me, lying on his bed of death, "Boy," he says, "woman she's gonna make it, don't fool your self 'Cause she's got something to make a man lay that money, uh, right in her hand And

Denomination Blues Ry Cooder

understand 'bout the life And that's (C) all, I tell you that's (G) all 'Cause you better have (D) Jesus I tell you that's (G) all Well, the denominations have the right to fight They ought go on and treat

Little Sister Ry Cooder

please, (B) please Little sister don't you (E) cheat on (B) me Little sister don't you (E) kiss me once and twice Say it's very nice and then you (Gm) run (F) (E) Little sister don't you (C9) do what your

Simple Tools Ry Cooder

My wife used to say she couldn`t understand Why I make my living working with my hands She met a junk bond daddy and he broke up my home He made his living on the telephone Daddy spied my darling

Look At Granny Run Run Ry Cooder

Well, he jumped up and he began to shout Granny come arunning with the mouth poked out Said, ";Look here, pretty Mama, stop your carrying on All I want's a little loving just before I'm gone Ain't nothing

Down In Hollywood Ry Cooder

There's gonna be some bad blues Somebody said they're playing all night long So go and fill your brown bag and put on all your clean rags Let's go downtown and see what's going on You take me down

El Corrido De Jesse James Ry Cooder

friends around the kingdom throne Boys I was branded as a bandit and bank robber But I never tumed a family from their home We`re sworn to pass no judgments here in heaven But there`s goings on a man can`t

Married Man's A Fool Ry Cooder

He said a married man's a fool to think that his wife love nobody else but him She stick by you all your life the chances is mighty slim Now you read the Good Book, chapter twenty-one: Every married woman

Let's Have a Ball Ry Cooder

wanna ball like I never did ball before [Before, before, before] I wanna ball like I never did ball before [Before, before, before] I may never get a break like this in life no more A certain little mama

Shine Ry Cooder

Slightly different maybe that's why they call me shine Say, just because my hair is curly And just because my teeth are pearly And just because I always wear a smile I wear my jeans like a man I mean

My Name Is Buddy Ry Cooder

head up in the clouds You just tall, that's all, you just tall, that's all Now, if you like your tree, better watch out for your tree Watch out for your tree, Lord, that tree ain't free The birds won't

Take Your Hands Off It Ry Cooder

Get your dirty hands off my Constitution now It was written down you can't tear it down Hear me talking to you buddy I swear it's true Take your hands off it you know it don't belong to you Get your

I Can't Win Ry Cooder

I've been trying so hard to find a way to your heart I can't win, I can't win, I can't win, I can't win Win your love, win your love I gave you my love, I gave you my heart Instead of taking it, keeping

Sundown Town Ry Cooder

Mine eyes have seen the beauty of a land bright and fair My soul looked out and wondered, can we make the journey there But I've lost my sight and I have to be led Well I mean to work for justice till

Tamp' Em Up Solid Ry Cooder

em up solid, so they won't come down Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down Baby, when you marry your

Poor Man's Shangri-La Ry Cooder

Streaking down through the night What's it mean?

Suitcase In My Hand Ry Cooder

suitcase when you go And when the evening sun goes down and you're tired of rambling round Just set her on the ground and climb right in You won't ever have to worry about the cold night wind When you got your

Which Came First Ry Cooder

You may be a hater, you may be a lover You can bet your life one destroys the other I don't know how it all began, which came first The egg or the hen The moon comes up and the sun goes down This

Goodnight Irene Ry Cooder

(E) I asked your mother for (B7) you She told me that you was too (E) young I wish dear (E7) Lord never have (A) seen your face And I'm (B7) sorry that you ever been (E) born.

I Want My Crown Ry Cooder

of nine The Judas men served the cause And the sacred church of law is mine I want my crown I want my crown Justice has been cast down I want my crown I want my crown You love the gleaming war machine Your

Across the Borderline Ry Cooder

There's a place where i've been told Every street is paved with gold And it's just across the borderline And when it's time to take your turn Here's one lesson that you must learn You could lose more than

He`ll Have To Go Ry Cooder

Put your (F) sweet lips a little (B) closer to the (F) phone And let's pretend that we're to (Dm) gether all a (C7) lone I'll tell the (F) man to turn the (F7) jukebox way down (B) low And you can (

He'll Have to Go Ry Cooder

Put your (F) sweet lips a little (B) closer to the (F) phone And let's pretend that we're to (Dm) gether all a (C7) lone I'll tell the (F) man to turn the (F7) jukebox way down (B) low And you can (F)

Crazy 'Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know) Ry Cooder

-Man, I'm gonna tell you my story -Go on and tell about it, go on and tell about it more -Just what I've been doing -What you've been doing, Ry ?

Teardrops Will Fall Ry Cooder

(E) I read your letter and (A) tears filled my (E) eyes All of your promises fading, was (B7) nothing but (E) lies So I turned your photograph over, (A) face to the (E) wall And when I (A) dim the (E)

Why Don't You Try Me Ry Cooder

If your man has got you on the run why don't you try me ? If you wanna have a little fun, oh baby, why don't you try me ?

Women Will Rule the World Ry Cooder

teachers, gradually becoming stenographers We next hear of them as lecturers, authors and engineers There is no limit to their ambition, they've even gone in for aviation And if you men don't assert control your

Alimony Ry Cooder

wonder which of (F) my friends had it in for (C) me Alimony, alimony, alimony is killing me I don't (F) want six extra children When ain't but two that look like (C) me Please, have (G) mercy, judge your

Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man Ry Cooder

Railroad Man What time do your trains roll by? "At 9: 16 and 2: 44 and 25 minutes 'till 5" "At 9: 16 and 2: 44 and 25 minutes 'till 5" Thank you, Mr.

Johnny Porter Ry Cooder

freight train and and took off on the run Well, run, Johnny, run They're rolling right behind you Run, Johnny, run You know they're gonna find you You come out late at night, 'cause you're running for your