Of Thee I Sing Leon Russell

Hung up in a Pennsylvania mining town Got down to Boston in time for tea Don't know exactly just what's going down Better hang around until I see.

Crystal Closet Queen Leon Russell

All I got with me is my faith in Jesus, To show me every step of the way. Sticks can't burn me, fire can't turn me, Away from my rock and roll road.

Prince Of Peace Leon Russell

Never treat a brother like a passing stranger Honey, won't you always try to keep the love light burning Sing a song of love and open up your heart For you might be the prince of peace returning Yeah,

Lady Blue Leon Russell

Well you're showing me a diff'rent side Even asked if the flame has died You're getting used to me baby But you just a-wait and see lady 'Cause I've been in love before And I love you a whole lot more

Cajun Love Song Leon Russell

Whoa, mama catch a little fishy, papa catch two Well, back in the bayou it's-a fishin' time Workin' together on a bottle of wine We'll go down to Thibodeaux tonight Go roun', go roun', lil' Alice blue

Uncle Pen Leon Russell

"Oh, the people would come from miles away They'd dance all night till the break of day When the caller hollered, ""Do-se-do"" They knew it was time for Uncle Pen to go Late in the evening about sundown

Stranger In A Strange Land Leon Russell

How many days has it been Since I was born How many days until I die Do I know any ways That I can make you laugh Or do I only know how to make you cry When the baby looks around him It's such

Out in the Woods Leon Russell

Well I'm going down, Going down a hard road Just don't know, don't know where I've been But I think I've been walking, I'm walking round in circles Can't even find a friend Woah, my love, my love she's

Dixie Lullaby Leon Russell

Gather round me people, got a song to sing About that sweet magnolia thyme The black eyed Susan made some catfish stew And papa brought some homemade wine Now, all the southern children like to rock

Beware Of Darkness Leon Russell

I've been so many places In my life and time I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhymes I've acted out my life in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now An' I'm singing this

My Father's Shoes Leon Russell

What can I say to this town of my woe When it looks up to me for the answers You've got trust in his eyes and so gentle sun weed What all the words I can say Can I tell him of my life And can it be you

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Leon Russell

I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains, I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways, I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests, I've been out in front of a dozen dead oceans

Back To The Island Leon Russell

Now the day is gone and I sit alone and think of you, girl What can I do without you in my life?

Roller Derby Leon Russell

I'm up in Oakland on a Saturday night Lord, I said I just didn't feel right Goodnight, ladies all around But the right one hadn't found me such a bad night I didn't feel right Then a friend came over '

I Put A Spell On You Leon Russell

I put a spell on you Because you're mine. You better stop The things that you're doin'. I said, "Watch out!"I ain't lyin', yeah!

Delta Lady Leon Russell

"Woman of the country Now, I found you Longing in your soft And fertile delta And I whisper sighs To satisfy your longing For the warm and tender Shelter of my body Oh, you're mine delta lady Your mine

It's A Hard Rain Gonna Fall Leon Russell

I've stumbled up on the side of twelve misty mountains I've walked and I've crawled over six crooked highways I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests I've been out in front of a dozen dead oceans

Lost Highway Leon Russell

"I'm a rolling stone, I'm all alone and lost For a life of sin, I have paid the cost Oh, when I pass, all the people say ""There goes another boy walkin' down the lost highway"" Just a deck of cards and

A Song For You Leon Russell

song for you I know your image of me is what I hope to be, baby I've treated you unkindly but girl can't you see There's no one more important to me So darling can't you please see through me 'Cause we're

Me and Baby Jane Leon Russell

Janie was my first love we shared the pains of school she offered me a balance for awhile and she gave me innocents I seemed like less a fool she always had a line to make me smile but we seperated early

Alcatraz Leon Russell

Now lay me down on market street I'm lookin' for some spare change A coast guard ship has been lookin' for me I might have to change the name Here comes Uncle Sam again With the same old bag of beans Local

Queen Of The Roller Derby Leon Russell

Gonna tell you a story that you wont believe But I fell in love last friday evenin With a girl I saw on a bar room t.v. screen Well I was just gettin ready to get my hat When she caught my eye and I put

Truck Drivin' Man Leon Russell

I stopped at a roadhouse in Texas A little place called Hamburger Dan I heard that old jukebox started playin' THe song about a 'Truck Drivin' Man' Well the waitress then brought me some coffee

Think Of Me Leon Russell

So now it seems this world has turned on you The night now burns a deeper shade of blue It feels there's nothing left that you can do Think of me, remember me When those you thought were friends have cut

It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Leon Russell

Well, I ride on a mail train, babe, can't buy a thrill I've been up all night, leanin' on a window sill Well, if I don't make it to the top of the hill If I don't make it, you know my baby will And them

She Thinks I Still Care Leon Russell

"Just because I asked a friend about her, Just because I spoke her name somewhere, Just because I dialed her number by mistake today, She thinks I still care.

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Leon Russell

"Hear the lonesome whippoorwill He sounds to blue to fly The midnight train is a-winding low I'm so lonesome I could cry I've never seen a night so long When time keeps crawling by The moon is gone behind

Home Sweet Oklahoma Leon Russell

When I was a young man barely seventeen I went on out to Hollywood chasing my dream And dusty Oklahoma was all I'd ever seen And I was getting older The memories of the greyhound Fade and quickly pass

I'll Sail My Ship Alone Leon Russell

We've been sweethearts for so long But now you say we're thru The love we shared is now a memory I have built a ship of dreams And planned them all for you But now I guess what is to be, will be CHORUS

The Window Up Above Leon Russell

I've been living a new way Of life that I love so But I can see the clouds are gathering And the storm will wreck our home For last night he held you tightly And you didn't even shove This is true for

Hurtsome Body Leon Russell

When I first saw you down in Tennessee I knew you were the only girl for me And when you sang your song it made me happy (yes it did) But you took my money and you took my old car And you ran straight

The Ballad Of Mad Dogs And Englishmen Leon Russell

Kids, planes, runway strikes Flashy pimps and family fights Spotted dogs, blood-shot eyes Our space captain laughs and tries To understand the scheme of things But just in time the scene has changed The

This Masquerade Leon Russell

masquerade Both afraid to say we're just too far away From being close together from the start We tried to talk it over But the words got in the way We're lost inside this lonely game we play Throughts of

Pisces Apple Lady Leon Russell

know what to do, lordy When you tell him how bad it's been He said you oughta get away To the English countryside This cryin' won't help you now boy Why don't you look how many tears you've cried When I

Can't Get Over Losing You Leon Russell

(Mary:) Can I hear the other part too?

Magic Mirror Leon Russell

Standing by the highway Suitcase by my side No place I want to go Just thought I'd hitch a ride Many people look my way And many pass me by In moments of reflection I wonder why To the theives I'm a bandit

Ballad For A Soldier Leon Russell & Marc Benno

When I was just a young boy, I played with swords and guns, and I dreamed of the day I'd become a soldier.And kill all of the enemy,my country'tis of thee.

The Battle Of New Orleans Leon Russell

We fired once more, and they began to running, On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.

Hummingbird Leon Russell

Sometimes I get impatient But she cools me without words And she comes so sweet and softly My hummingbird and have you heard That I thought my life had ended But I find that it's just begun Cause she

If the Shoe Fits Leon Russell

"Can you get us in free My girlfriend and me We like the songs, but we hate to pay Can I have your guitar Can I ride on your car Can you give me a role to play Can I have an autograph Can I sit in your

Sweet Emily Leon Russell

There's a lady I know, and I'm lucky to say, She's a woman in every way.

Wild Horses (Remastered 1995) Leon Russell

Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted I bought them for you Graceless lady you know who I am You know I can't let you slide through my hands Wild horses couldn't drag me away Wild, wild

A Six Pack To Go Leon Russell

Hey, Mister Bartender Please don't be so slow I got time for one more round And a six pack to go Tomorrow mornin's Sunday I'm gonna be feelin' low So please, please, bartender I wanna six pack to go I've

Roll Away The Stone Leon Russell

Well it's such a strange world that I'm living in She was my woman and she was my friend But I was wrong again.

My Cricket Leon Russell

I was just thinking about you today And the evening we slept in the mountains But I cannot get through to you, find words to say to you Darling you're so far away.

If I Were A Carpenter Leon Russell

If I were a carpenter And you were a lady Would you marry me anyway Would you have my baby If a tinker were my trade Would you still find me Carryin' the pots I made Followin' behind me Save my love through

Tight Rope Leon Russell

And the wire seems to be the only place for me A comedy of errors and I'm falling Like a rubber neck giraffe, you look into my past Well, baby you're just to blind to see.

She Smiles Like A River Leon Russell

So I try just to be her lover And I hope she understands When I hurt her or make her crazy That I'm just an ordinary man. Yeah she smiles just like a river Flowing softly to the sea.

Bluebird Leon Russell

, I'm lost in the night The icy wind is howling out your name And desolation lingers like a fog The fire is growing dimmer in the wind I'm out in the rain The moon has gone behind the cloud again And I

Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms Leon Russell

"Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms I'll lay around this shack 'Til the mail train comes back An' I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms I ain't gonna work on the railroad (You