He sits in your room, his tomb, with a fist full of tacks Preoccupied with his vengeance Cursing the dead that can’t answer him back I’m sure that he has no intentions Of looking your way, unless it’s to say That he needs you to test his inventions Can you please crawl out your window?…
 
Well, i was feelin’ sad and feelin’ blue I didn’t know what in the world i wus gonna do Them communists they wus comin’ around They wus in the air They wus on the ground They wouldn’t gimme no peace . . . So i run down most hurriedly And joined up with the john…
 
It ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don’t know by now An’ it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe It’ll never do somehow When your rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and i’ll be gone You’re the reason i’m trav’lin’ on Don’t…
 
Everything went from bad to worse, money never changed a thing Death kept followin’, trackin’ us down, at least i heard your bluebird sing Now somebody’s got to show their hand, time is an enemy I know you’re long gone, i guess it must be up to me If i’d thought about it i never…
 
Johnny’s in the basement Mixing up the medicine I’m on the pavement Thinking about the government The man in the trench coat Badge out, laid off Says he’s got a bad cough Wants to get it paid off Look out kid It’s somethin’ you did God knows when But you’re doin’ it again You better…
 
Well, i walked all night long Listenin’ to them church bells tone Yes, i walked all night long Listenin’ to them church bells tone Either someone needing mercy Or maybe something i’ve done wrong Well, your friends come by for you I don’t know what to say Well, your friends come by for you I…
 
I never dreamed there could be someone made just for me I’m not letting her have her way I come here to see what she has to say Oh, the poor gal always wins the day I’m staying ahead of the game, she’s doing the same And the whiskey’s flying into my head The fiddler’s…
 
Broken lines, broken strings, Broken threads, broken springs, Broken idols, broken heads, People sleeping in broken beds. Ain’t no use jiving Ain’t no use joking Everything is broken. Broken bottles, broken plates, Broken switches, broken gates, Broken dishes, broken parts, Streets are filled with broken hearts. Broken words never meant to be spoken, Everything is…
 
Well, that midnight train pulled on all down the track You’re standing there watching, with your hands folded behind your back And you smile so pretty, and nod to the prison guard Well, i know you want my loving, mama but you’re so hard
 
Sixteen years Sixteen banners united over the field Where the good shepherd grieves Desperate men, desperate women divided Spreading their wings ‘neath the falling leaves Fortune calls I stepped forth from the shadows, to the marketplace Merchants and thieves, hungry for power, my last deal gone down She’s smelling sweet like the meadows where she…
 
I didn’t mean to treat you so bad You shouldn’t take it so personal I didn’t mean to make you so sad You just happened to be there, that’s all When i saw you say goodbye to your friend and smile I thought that it was well understood That you’d be comin’ back in a…
 
Farewell angelina The bells on the crown Are being stolen by bandits I must follow the sound The triangle tingles And the music plays slow But farewell angelina The night is on fire And i must go There is use in talking And there’s no need for blame There is nothing to prove Everything still…
 
Oh, help me in my weakness I heard the drifter say As they carried him from the courtroom And were taking him away “my trip hasn’t been a pleasant one And my time it isn’t long And i still do not know What it was that i’ve done wrong. Well, the judge he cast his…
 
Well, frankie lee and judas priest They were the best of friends So when frankie lee needed money one day Judas quickly pulled out a roll of tens And placed them on a footstool Just above the plotted plain Sayin’, “take your pick, frankie boy My loss will be your gain” Well, frankie lee, he…