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Little Black Egg
03:21
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I don't care what they say
I'm gonna keep it anyway
I won't let them stretch their necks
To see my little black egg with the little white specks
I found it in a tree
Just the other day
And now, it's mine, all mine
They won't take it away
Here comes Mary, here comes Lee
I'll bet what they want to see
I won't let them stretch their necks
To see my little black egg with the little white specks
I found it in a tree
Just the other day
And now, it's mine, all mine
They won't take it away
Oh dear father, what can I do?
The little black egg's gonna tell on you
I won't let them stretch their necks
To see my little black egg with the little white specks
My little black egg
My little black egg
My little black egg
My little black egg
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2. |
Walk On The Wild Side
04:59
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Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.
Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She says, "Hey, babe
Take a walkon the wild side"
Hey, honey
Take a walk on the wild side"
Candy came from out on the Island
In the back room she was everybody's darling
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
She says, "Hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side"
Said, "Hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side"
And the colored girls go:
"Doo do doo do doo do do doo..."
Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York City's the place
Where they said, "Hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side"
I said, "Hey, Joe
Take a walk on the wild side"
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
Looking for soul food and a place to eat
Went to the Apollo
You should've seen him go, go, go
They said, "Hey, sugar
Take a walk on the wild side"
I said, "Hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side", alright, yeah!
Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that bash
She said, "Hey, Jackie
Take a walk on the wild side"
I said, "Hey, honey
Take a walk on the wild side"
And the colored girls say:
"Doo do doo do doo do do doo..."
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3. |
That's All Right
03:27
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Well, that's all right, mama
That's all right for you
That's all right mama, just anyway you do
That's all right, baby, that's all right
That's all right now mama, anyway you do
Mama, she done told me
Papa told me too
Son, that gal you're fooling with
Ain't no good for you
That's all right, hmm, that's all right
That's all right now mama, anyway you do
I'm leaving town, baby
I'm leaving town for sure
Then you won't be bothered
Me hanging around your door
That's all right, baby, that's all right
That's all right now mama, anyway you do
Well, that's all right, mama
That's all right for you
That's all right mama, just anyway you do
That's all right, baby, that's all right
That's all right now mama, anyway you do
That's all right
That's all right
That's all right
That's all right
That's all right...
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Carmelita
04:27
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I hear Mariachi static on my radio
And the tubes they glow in the dark
She's down in Ensenada
But I'm stuck here in Echo Park
Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
Well, I'm sittin' here playing solitaire
With my pearl-handled deck
The county won't give me no more methadone
They cut off your welfare check
Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
Well, I pawned my Smith & Wesson
And I went to meet my man
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
Near the Pioneer chicken stand
Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
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The Mighty Quinn
03:41
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Come all without
Come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Come all without
Come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Everybody's building ships and boats
Some are building monuments
Others jotting down notes
Everybody's in despair, every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna jump for joy
Come on without
Come on within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
I like to go just like the rest
I like my sugar sweet
But jumping queues, and making haste just ain't my cup of meat
Everyone's beneath the trees
Feeding pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
All the pigeons gonna fly to him
Come all without
Come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Come all without
Come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Let me do what I wanna do
I'll recite 'em all
Just tell me where it hurts
And I'll tell you who to call
Nobody can get no sleep
There's someone on everyone's toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna wanna doze
Come all without
Come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Come all without
Come all within
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
Not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
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Long Black Veil
04:36
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Ten years ago, on a cold, dark night
There was someone killed neath the town hall light
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed
That the man who ran looked a lot like me
She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave while the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me
The judge said Son, what is your alibi
If you were somewhere else, then you won’t have to die
I spoke not a word though it meant my life
For I’d been in the arms of my best friend’s wife
She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave while the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me
Now scaffold was high and eternity near
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
But late at night when the north winds blow
In a long black veil she cries o'er my bones
She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave while the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me
But me... but me... but me... but me...
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8. |
High Heels Are Dangerous
03:07
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NOW, HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
THEY MAKE ANOTHER MAN DELIRIOUS
THEY MAKE A SINGLE MAN SERIOUS
HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
LITTLE RICHARD KNOWS WHAT I MEAN
SPIKED HEELS AND TIGHT BLUE JEANS
WELL, HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
THEY MAKE A MARRIED MAN CURIOUS
THEY MAKE A JEALOUS MAN FURIOUS
HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
JERRY LEE KNOWS WHAT I MEAN
HE'S GOT 'EM WALKIN' ALL THRU HIS DREAMS
HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
THEY SPECIAL WAY THEY MAKE A WOMAN WALK
STOPS THE ACTION / STOPS THE TALK
THEY RAISE THE HEAT / THEY RAISE THE FUSS
HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
YOU'RE HARD TO HANDLE, HEAVEN KNOWS
YOU WALK AROUND IN YOUR PEEKABOO HOSE
HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
THEY SHAKE UP, THE MAKE UP / THE VERY FOUNDATION
THE REEK HAVOC ON THE MALE POPULATION
HIGH HEELS ROCK THE NATION
HIGH HEELS ROCK THE NATION
IT'S HARD TO HANDLE FELLAS, YES, I KNOW
IT MAKES 'EM WALK LIKE MARILYN MONROE
WELL, HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
HIGH HEELS ARE DANGEROUS
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4 + 20
04:01
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Four and 20 years ago
I come into this life
The son of a woman and a man
Who lived in strife
He was tired of being poor
And he wasn't into selling door to door
And he worked like the devil to be more
A different kind of poverty now upsets my soul
Night after sleepless night
I walk the floor and I want to know
Why am I so alone?
Where is my woman? Can I bring her home?
Have I driven her away?
Is she gone?
Morning comes to sunrise
And I'm driven to my bed
I see that it is empty and there's devils in my head
I embrace the many colored beast
I grow weary of the torment
Can there be no peace?
And I find myself just wishing
That my life would simply cease
Four and twenty, four and twenty, four and twenty...
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Clouds so swift, rain won't lift
Gate won't close, railing's froze
Get your mind off wintertime
You ain't goin' nowhere
Ooh-wee, ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oh-ho, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair?
I don't care how many letters they sent
The morning came, the morning went
Pack up your money, pick up your tent
You ain't goin' nowhere
Ooh-wee, ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oh-ho, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair?
Buy me a flute and a gun that shoots
Tailgates and substitutes
Strap yourself to a tree with roots
You ain't goin' nowhere
Ooh-wee, ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oh-ho, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair?
Now Genghis Khan, he could not keep
All his kings supplied with sleep
We'll climb that hill, no matter how steep
When we get up to it
Ooh-wee, ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oh-ho, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair?
Ooh-wee, ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oh-ho, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair?
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Dusty Wright New York, New York
I'm a singer-songwriter/composer who has released 11 albums and multiple singles. I've had my songs featured in films, television, and online. My music has been aptly described as "cinematic Americana."
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