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friend of the devil
(garcia/hunter/dawson)

i lit out from reno, i was trailed by twenty hounds
didn’t get to sleep that night
’till the morning came around.

set out runnin’ but i take my time
a friend of the devil is a friend of mine
if i get home before daylight,
i just might get some sleep tonight.

ran into the devil, babe,
he loaned me twenty bills
i spent the night in utah
in a cave up in the hills.

set out runnin’ but i take my time,
a friend of the devil is a friend of mine,
if i get home before daylight,
i just might get some sleep tonight.

i ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
he took my twenty dollar bill
and vanished in the air.

set out runnin’ but i take my time
a friend of the devil is a friend of mine
if i get home before daylight,
i just might get some sleep tonight.

bridge:
got two reasons why i cry
away each lonely night,
the first one’s named sweet anne marie,
and she’s my hearts delight.
the second one is prison, baby,
the sheriff’s on my trail,
and if he catches up with me,
i’ll spend my life in jail.

got a wife in chino, babe,
and one in cherokee
the first one says she’s got my child,
but it don’t look like me.

set out runnin’ but i take my time,
a friend of the devil is a friend of mine,
if i get home before daylight,
i just might get some sleep tonight.

—

garden of eden
(john dawson)

hey look in the air
there’s smoke fillin’ everywhere
and hey, look on the ground
there’s blood spilling all around

chorus:
we live in the garden of eden, yeah
don’t know why we want to tear
the whole thing to the ground
we live in the garden of eden, yeah
don’t know why we want to tear
the whole thing down

hey look at the green, green tree
it ain’t quite as green green as it used to be
and hey, look at the cool clear water
it ain’t quite as cool and clear
as it ought to be, and

chorus:
we live in the garden of eden, yeah
don’t know why we want to tear
the whole thing to the ground
we live in the garden of eden, yeah
don’t know why we want to tear
the whole thing down

hey look at the people
sometimes we forget
that we’re just people
and we’re falling head over heels
‘cause all of us forget quite how to feel

we live in the garden of eden, yeah
don’t know why we want to tear
the whole thing to the ground
we live in the garden of eden, yeah
don’t know why we want to tear
the whole thing down

—

glendale train
(john dawson)

somebody robbed the glendale train
this mornin’ at half-past nine
somebody robbed the glendale train
and i swear i ain’t lyin’
they made clean off with sixteen g’s
and left two men lying cold
somebody robbed the glendale train
and they made off with the gold

charlie jones was the engineer
he had twenty years on the line
he kissed his wife at the station gate
this morning at six thirty-five
now everything went fine ‘til half past-nine
then charlie looked up and he saw
there was men on horses, men with guns
and no sign of the law

somebody robbed the glendale train
this mornin’ at half-past nine
somebody robbed the glendale train
and i swear i ain’t lyin’
they made clean off with sixteen g’s
and left two men lying cold

somebody robbed the glendale train
and they made off with the gold
amos white was the baggage man
and he dearly loved his job
the company, they rewarded him
with a golden watch and fob
well, amos he was a’ markin’ time
when the door blew off his car
they found amos white in fifteen pieces,
fifteen miles apart

repeat chorus

—

groupie
(dave torbert)

all the boys takin’ notice
as she walks upon the back of the hall
you know she’s jumpin and a bumpin’
man she’s really something
came to hear the music that’s all
things are so confusin’
she looks like some illusion
someone better look and see
ya know she really ain’t a groupie,
she said so in a movie,

at least that’s what she said to me
here she comes a-dancin’,
silver and a-satin
looks a-like an angel i know
she’s a-mighty good lookin’,
and she’s sure got something cookin’
watch the little lady go
she’s just here to tease ya,
love you and-a leave ya
someone give the girl a chance
ya know she really ain’t a groupie,
she said so in a movie,
at least that’s what she said to me

the guards won’t let her but she
says she knows the drummer
gets up on the side of the stage
when she starts a-boppin’,
the band starts a-rockin’
came to hear the music ok
later on that evening she’s seen with someone leavin’
in a long black limousine
(3x)
ya know she really ain’t no groupie,
she said so in a movie,
at least that’s what she said to me

—

gypsy cowboy
(dave torbert)

the moon beamed down so lightly on distant field of clover
the gypsy cowboy wanders because he know it’s over
and everything so quiet the town is down in slumber
his cowboy lady mutters “let’s roll another number”

oh, oh so sad
the trouble that’s in this old world makes me so sad
oh oh so sad mama cried

and o’er the field of clover an angel band was singing
with maidens throwing roses and heaven’s lights were screaming
calling through the darkness the voice of one man’s brother
spouting discontent words of one way up or the other

oh, oh so sad
you build it up you tear it down home it makes me so sad
oh oh so sad mama cried

—

henry
(john dawson)

ev’ry year along about this time it all goes dry
there’s nothing round for love or money
that’ll get you high
henry got pissed off and said he’d run to mexico
to see if he could come back holdin’
twenty keys of gold

now the road to acapulco is very hard indeed
and it isn’t any better if you haven’t any weed
henry’s driving hard and straight
on twisty mountain roads
there’s fifty people waiting back
at home for henry’s load

and now he’s rollin’ down the mountain
going fast, fast, fast
and if he blows it this one’s gonna be his last
run to acapulco to turn the golden keys
henry keep the brakes on for this corner if you please

henry got to mexico and turned his truck around
he’s talking to the man who has it
growing from the ground
henry tasted, he got wasted, couldn’t even see
how he’s gonna drive like that is not too clear to me

and now he’s rollin’ down the mountain
going fast, fast, fast
and if he blows it this one’s gonna be his last
run to acapuco to turn the golden keys
henry keep the brakes on for this corner if you please

sunday afternoon tijuana is a lovely town
bullfight brings the tourists and
their money flowing down
the border guards are much too busy
there at five o’ clock
henry’s truckin’ right on through,
he hardly even stopped (repeat chorus)

—

hi, hello, how are you
(john dawson)

hi, hello, how are you
why don’t you all come in
hi, hello, how are you
tell me how you’ve been
hi, hello, how are you
i’m glad you all came by
we gonna have us a good time at least we’re gonna try

let me say that we just got to town
we don’t even know our way around
but it sure feels good for me to know
that you’ve come to see us at the show

hi, hello, how are you
why don’t you all come in
hi, hello, how are you
tell me how you’ve been
hi, hello, how are you
i’m glad you all came by
we gonna have us a good time at least we’re gonna try

let me say that we just got to town
we don’t even know our way around
but it sure feels good for me to know
that you’ve come to see us at the show

hi, hello, how are you
why don’t you all come in
hi, hello, how are you
tell me how you’ve been
hi, hello, how are you
i’m glad you all came by
we gonna have us a good time at least we’re gonna try

—

i don’t know you
(john dawson)

i don’t know you
you been lately on my mind
i don’t know you
you been lately on my mind
well you came into my world and
you took it by surprise
sun could rise up in the west and i would be no wiser

and i don’t know you
come sit beside me
i’m not sure if you’re still there
come sit beside me
i’m not sure if you’re still there
well, the old man in the sky he knows what i’m saying
i couldn’t tell you a lie
believe we’ve been playing a game
‘cause i don’t know you

repeat first verse

—

important exportin’ man
(dave torbert/ tim hovey)

well he’s done a lot of travelin’ tryin’ to bring the best to you
you can see him in new delhi or even maybe katmandu
he got a nose for the business it won’t go wrong
he’s very glad to meet you he can’t stay long
o.k. sam important exportin’ man

he smiles his way across the border just heard from him in mexico
i’m gonna rush him down my order he knows just where to go
he runs a mail order service just for you
if he can’t send it he’ll bring it through
o.k. sam important exportin’ man

he’s getting up this morning and pullin’ on his persian gloves
he’ll be a sniffin’ round the market to buy the things you love
he got a nose for the business it won’t go wrong
he’s very glad to meet you he can’t stay long
o.k. sam important exportin’ man

he’s o.k. sam important exportin’ man

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all i ever wanted
(john dawson)

you keep laying names on me
and you keep playing games on me
and you keep playing all your tricks on me
and all i ever wanted, all i ever wanted
all i ever wanted was your loving
is that too much to ask

you keep bringing your friends to me
and you keep bringing your men to me
and you keep bringing all your world to me
and all i ever wanted, all i ever wanted
all i ever wanted was your loving
is that too much to ask

bridge:
oh, oh, oh, all i ever wanted was your loving
and all i ever wanted was to love you too,
to love you too

repeat first verse

—

california day
(dave torbert)

california dream winding through the ocean shore
i walked a country mile along your rocky coast
on the sandy shores i ran until i could not run no more
left it far behind in dreams of death

something’s calling me oh honey to the mystic sea
something’s calling me oh honey to your eyes i see

california day i know that i can make it all the way
just my love is where i’m going to

something’s calling me oh honey to the mystic sea, something, something
something’s calling me oh unto your eyes i see

california day i know that i can make it all the way
just my love is where i’m going to

—

cement, clay and glass
(spencer dryden/david nelson)

i live by the side of rolling oaks road
tract 25 just like the man showed it to me

nothin’ to hide it, nothin’ beside it
i really can’t fight it, the whole place is blighted with
cement, clay and glass

trees away, contractor’s pay
no delay, 10 units today
of cement, clay and glass

trees green, none to be seen
you cut down the hills but you pay higher bills
for your cement, clay and glass
cement, clay and glass

i live by the side of rolling oaks road
tract 25 just like the man showed it to me
there’s nothin’ to hide it, nothin’ beside it
i really can’t fight it, the whole place is blighted with
cement, clay and glass
cement, clay and glass

—

crooked judge
(robert hunter/ david nelson)

paid my money to a crooked judge
set out to find an honest man
that’s how i came to be in boston
lookin’ like i am

if by now we stop to sleep
we can’t make no midnight creep
only time can ever say
pack my cat and haul away

rained all night and it rained all day
rain it floated my house away
didn’t it rain oh didn’t it rain
didn’t it rain that day

if by now, we step by then
someday we may meet again
run down high, look down low
call the captain up from the hole

i was down in some low dive
talkin’ all the usual jive
like, say buddy gimme five
and i ain’t drunk enough to drive

wipe that grin right off your face
before i throw you through the wall
no one needs a wise guy, jack
especially one don’t check his facts

if by now we step by then
someday we may meet again
who cares what you have to say
even this too shall pass away
even this too shall pass away
hey, crooked judge, even this too shall pass away

—

contract
(dave torbert)

been hangin’ down new mexico
santa fe up to taos and i’m riding hard, i ain’t go no star on my shirt
south wyoming, cheyenne town, five thousand dollars guess i’ll hunt you down
i’ve been around, gonna see your face in the ground

all day tracking i’m on your trail, ain’t no getting away from me, no
all night riding, i see your fire, buddy ride

hey sam mccafty, show your face
but don’t look back my buddy, show a trace
because i don’t care, i can smell your blood in the air

all day tracking i’m on your trail, ain’t no getting away from me, no, no, no
all night riding, i see your fire, buddy ride

been hangin’ down new mexico
santa fe up to taos and i’m riding hard, i ain’t go no star on my shirt

—

death and destruction
(john dawson)

when you were living in jerusalem
can you remember how it was back then
maybe i’m that man up in the sky
did you ever stop and think and wonder why
do you remember my friend
how it feels like in the end
will you wish you had a friend?
when it all comes ‘round again
when it all comes ‘round again

when you were living in pompei
can you remember how it was that day
when all at once there was nowhere to go
can you remember how that felt to know?
can you remember my friend
how it feels like in end
will you wish you had a friend?
when it all comes ‘round again
when it all comes ‘round again

when you were living down in spain
here come the man of god again
now they’ve built that fire up under you
what do you think now that you’re gonna do?
do you remember my friend
oh what it feels like in end
will you wish you had a friend?
when it all comes ‘round again
when it all comes ‘round again

when you were living down in warsaw
can you remember how they loved the law
and when you heard that last knock on your door
did you have the feeling you’d been there before?
do you remember my friend
what it feels like in the end
will you wish you had a friend?
when it all comes ‘round again
when it all comes ‘round again

oh now you’re living in america
can you remember when they traded you?
what would you have to pay
to get your soul back today
do you remember how we got this way
do you remember my friend
oh what it feels like in end
will you wish you had a friend?
when it all comes ‘round again
when it all comes ‘round again

—

dim lights
(joe maphis)

dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music
is the only kind of life you’ll ever understand
dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music
you’ll never make a wife to a home-lovin’ man

a home and little children mean nothing to you
a house filled with love and a husband so true
you’d rather have a drink
with the first guy you meet
and the only home you’ll know
is the club down the street

out drinkin’ and dancin’ to a honky tonk band
is the only kind of life you’ll ever understand
go out and have your fun,
you think you’ve played it smart
i’m sorry for you and your honky tonk heart

—

dirty business
(john dawson)

well the marshall came to town
and his hat was pulled way down
he looked like he had business on his mind
he didn’t stop to say
he just rode along his way
‘til he stopped in at the office of the mine

chorus:
dirty business, dirty business
dirty business down in coal creek
dirty business down in coal creek
this morning

well, i make two bucks a day
and that ain’t a healthy pay
my kids are just beginning to get sick
there’s talk been goin’ round
how they’re gonna shut it down
if the man don’t come and fix things
pretty quick

repeat chorus

pretty soon there was a crowd
it was getting’ pretty loud
and the men all said there’d be no work today
but the owner wouldn’t budge
he just sat there like a judge
and he wouldn’t give a nickel more in pay

chorus:
dirty business, dirty business
dirty business down in coal creek
dirty business down in coal creek
this morning

just then they heard the sound
that rumbled from the ground
and everyone was rushing for the door
the dust came pouring out
and it finally left no doubt
that the mine was not at issue anymore

repeat chorus

—

fair chance to know
(john dawson)

i woke up this morning with my
heart down in my shoes
i guess you’d understate it if you said
that i woke up this morning
with a bad case of the blues
and i don’t know what i’m a gonna do today

chorus:
and why oh why
why did she have to leave
she left without giving me
a chance to say please
and why oh why
why did she have to go
she left without a-giving me a
fair chance to know

i looked out my window down unto
the street below
scenes of sunlight fill the air
but it’ll take more than the sunlight
to keep me from feeling low
and i gotta go find someone to care

repeat chorus
i woke up this morning with my
heart down in my shoes
i guess you’d understate it if you said
that i woke up this morning
with a bad case of the blues
and i don’t know what i’m a gonna do today

repeat chorus

—

fifteen days under the hood
(jack tempchin)

well this life is one big automobile
fifteen days under the hood
sometimes it’s hard to believe it’s real
fifteen days under the hood
well i’m way down here with my feet in the air
i got grease and oil all in my hair
it’s getting so bad, i’m starting to swear
fifteen days under the hood

well i’m awful hungry i wish i had some beans
fifteen days under the hood
i spent all but a dollar on valvoline
fifteen days under the hood
i’m lucky i saved a buck to get something to eat
too bad i’ll spend it later
on wheel bearing grease
a cop just told me to get my car
off the street, fifteen days under the hood

well i went downstairs i put on my good pants
to go to the junkyard for a vacuum advance
i was just climbin’ into this shirt
when i remembered i couldn’t go
because my car don’t work

let me tell you friends what’s wrong with me
fifteen days under the hood
i just dropped the crank shaft on my knee
fifteen days under the hood
i got water in my oil and the london flu
burnt valves, vapor lock, worn brake shoes
i got those dead-battery-broken-fan-belt blues
fifteen days under the hood

well i’m trying to get this accelerator cable free
fifteen days under the hood
andy granatelli’s on the radio for s.t.p.
fifteen days under the hood
i’m looking for the flashlight for the timing chain
i just skinned my knuckles and i’m in great pain
it’s awful cold and it’s starting to rain
fifteen days under the hood

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Can you remember remember my name
As I flow through your life
A thousand oceans I have flown
And cold spirits of ice
All my life
I am the echo of your past

I am returning the echo of a point in time
Distant faces shine
A thousand warriors I have known
And laughing as the spirits appear
All your life
Shadows of another day

And if you hear me talking on the wind
Youve got to understand
We must remain
Perfect strangers

I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow

A strand of silver hanging through the sky
Touching more than you see
The voice of ages in your mind
Is aching with the dead of the night
Precious life (your tears are lost in
Falling rain)

And if you hear me talking on the wind
Youve got to understand
We must remain
Perfect strangers

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