Black Widow Michelle Shocked

Time is red Time is deadly Time under glass Time will tell Time will tell The tale of the widow Who walks her web Mourning the night Mourning the dead Mourning the dead Aw, did you lose

Ballad Of Penny Evans Michelle Shocked

My name is Penny Evans and I've just turned twenty-one A young widow in the war that's been fought in Vietnam And I have two infant daughters and I do the best I can And now they say the war is over

33 R.P.M. Soul Michelle Shocked

be hell to pay You've got them where they live Come the Judgement Day Father, forgive our sins Mother, forgive us too Forgive but don't forget They never meant to hurt you She's doing the widow

Black, Brown And White Michelle Shocked

This little song I'm singin' to ya You know that it's true If you are black and have to work for a livin' This is what they say to you They say, well if you are white, you alright And if you are

Homestead Michelle Shocked

Almost got me a coyote today A lowdown skunk of a dog, I say I fired my gun as he slunk away But he'll be back again You know, it ain't been easy since my husband died A widow woman at thirty-five

Down On Thomas St. Michelle Shocked

That's where they meet I went down there just the other day Down to Thomas St. the other day I went down to that old Went down to that old Blue Note Café Most folks there are black but

Stranded In A Limousine Michelle Shocked

said Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lord Everybody was gunning They're gonna divvy up the reward Then wah wah wah wah wah There came a siren and a flashing light But the mean individual Had vanished in the black

Necktie Michelle Shocked

was a naked man standing in an alley And he weren't wearing no clothes A naked man was standing in an alley And he wasn't wearing no clothes He said, "All that I need, I do believe, Is a pair of black

Jump Jim Crow (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah *) Michelle Shocked

Is it the white man, the white talking that jive Or the black man, the black trying to stay alive?

Prince Of Darkness Michelle Shocked

And now he is the Prince of Darkness He holds old friends in such high esteem He sees a red town and wants it painted black For the Catholic girls at Halloween Well he said to me, "I've waited

Eddie Michelle Shocked

dig up the bones that we bury Well now, you can burn a field but you cannot burn the sky That took your father from you in the twinkling of an eye But you can burn a field You can send clouds of black

Blackberry Blossom Michelle Shocked

blackberry blossom from the blackberry bush When I picked a berry I didn't miss the blossom The blackberry blossom was white as the snow But the berry that it brings is sweeter than molasses And black

Tabloid Michelle Shocked

, it's their story It's your pain, their gain Your shame, their glory It's their claim to your fame And your name is fair game It's their claim to your fame And your name is fair game It's black

Secret to a Long Life Michelle Shocked

life's knowing when it's time to go Oh the secret to a long life's knowing when it's time to go So when the posse came riding Billy went hiding down south Holed up in a shack with Maria With the black

Fogtown Michelle Shocked

the scene Fogtown Fogtown, I'm down and out on your streets I would run if I only had a place to run to Oh Fogtown When a city's got the charms of a painted lady When survival bites like a black-haired

Graffiti Limbo Michelle Shocked

Michael Stewart was a young black graffiti artist who was arrested while writing graffiti on a subway wall in New York City.

V.F.D. Michelle Shocked

It was not me, it weren't me, Jack A-ha, they drive from fifteen miles away So when they arrive, I'm sorry to say That the field was black Yes, and the sky was grey And you know those barns they

The Titanic Michelle Shocked

(It was 1912 and the Titanic was gonna take her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City and the great black boxer, Jack Johnson, he's heavyweight champion of the world.

Yamboree Queen Michelle Shocked

Ah Yamboree Queen You are the prettiest gal I've ever seen Jump down from your throne, come and sit by me, baby I'm you're sweet potato man Yes I yam, yes I yam Now Athens, Texas has a Black-Eyed

One Piece At A Time Michelle Shocked

assembly lines The first year they had me puttin' wheels on Caddillacs Every day I watched them beauties roll by Sometimes I'd hang my head and cry Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black

Russian Roulette Michelle Shocked

I need this hopeless feeling Like I need a hole in my head Give up my whole days wages To get this hole in the wall I call a holster that is empty Just a gun to the head I am a holy roller I'm pla...

Can You See It In Me Michelle Shocked

I can see it in the sunshine I can see it in the sea I can see it in the skyline Can you see it in me And I can taste it in a fine wine Travelled far from overseas And I believe that you could be...

Campus Crusade Michelle Shocked

Sister Cindy used to be a disco queen 'Til she come to Jesus and now she's saved Out on the West Mall with old Brother Jed Now she's fighting the Holy War The Campus Crusade Every Spring they seem...

No Wonder Michelle Shocked

It's no wonder the sun Waits outside your window at the break of day As if to say "Come out to play Let's have some fun" And it's no wonder No wonder the sun Foolish of me, I know I did believe t...

What Can I Say? Michelle Shocked

Little children did I tell you how the mockingbird Called the animals together try to say a few words But the squirrels began to chatter and the bees began to buzz Just the way it is, just the way...

Hold Me Back (Frankie & Johnny) Michelle Shocked

Frankie was a good woman Everybody knows She gave her loving man Johnny a hundred dollar bill Just to buy one suit of clothes Frankie went down to the barroom She ordered herself one glass of bee...

Peach Fuzz Michelle Shocked

Peach Fuzz had a friendly face Too friendly for his own good Used to hang out at Ricky's Place It was a bar in the neighborhood A gay boy lit his cigarette But they called 'em fags cause that's w...

The Bitter Pill Michelle Shocked

Hey the bitter pill Took all I can stand The bitter pill You know I took it like a man Better find a cure I can't take no more The remedy to kill The bitter pill Doctor I know 'bout my reputation...

Last Love Michelle Shocked

She got bells on her ankles and a stud in her nose For us to entangle was wrong I suppose Her family reunion, a time and a place And I could see eight good years disappear from her face And love ...

New Orleans Michelle Shocked

Crescent moon over Crescent City Sweat's a' pourin' and the girls are gritty Joints are jumpin' Changin' lights Dancin' naked through the night Trombone Shorty's in the street Drums are rollin' ou...

Too Little Too Late Michelle Shocked

Too little too late Don't you tell me how it used to be I've seen the record and it clearly reads "To date: too little too late" Too little too late Don't you talk about the way things was Bringi...

Desperados Waiting For A Train (Red River Valley) Michelle Shocked

From this valley they say you are going We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile For they say you are taking the sunshine That has brightened our path for a while Come and sit by my side if ...

Drip Dry Michelle Shocked

I've been living with the pain so long I've been gaining on you Gaining on you all of the time What did not kill me made me stronger If I live any longer I know I'm gonna blow sky-high I drip dry...

I Will Be Your Friend Michelle Shocked

When evening shadows fall And old friends don't return your call Just call on me my old friend My number's still the same And I will answer when it rains You can call on me I will be your friend ...

Good News Michelle Shocked

See a fat brown snake Lay her eggs down in the mud Go slipping through the swamp now With a poison in the blood And a smokestack lightning Sparks are flying through the air And when the dust gets ...

When I Grow Up Michelle Shocked

When I grow up I want to be an old woman When I grow up I want to be an old woman Oh, an o-o-o-o-old, an old, old woman Then I think I'm gonna find myself an old man Then I think I'm gonna marry ...

Arkansas Traveler Michelle Shocked

Traditional Hey farmer! You been livin' here all your life? Not yet. Hey farmer! Where does this road go? Been livin' here all my life, it ain't gone nowhere yet. Hey farmer! How do you get to L...

Walking To New Orleans Michelle Shocked

I get back to New Orleans I've got no time for talking I've got to keep walking New Orleans is my home That's the reason why I'm going I'm walking to New Orleans I'm walking to New Orleans Michelle

God Is A Real Estate Developer Michelle Shocked

God is a real estate developer With offices 'round the nation They say one day he'll liquidate His holdings up on high I say it's all speculation He may be an absentee landlord Yeah, this may be ...

Contest Coming (Cripple Creek) Michelle Shocked

Sybil sits in a rocking chair Chewing tobacco and spitting out cares Sound of a fiddle floating thru the air From the Jones boy across the holler From the Jones boy across the way Backwoods folks...

Who Cares? Michelle Shocked

I was walking down an old dirt road I was feeling out and down I was taking it out on an old tin can When I came up on an old ghost town Doors hanging on one hinge You know the scene The backgrou...

Must Be Luff Michelle Shocked

Well I'm admitting I was drifting When I came into your harbor But I feel my spirits lifting Like a wind just off to starboard bow Now I know I swore that I would love no more But you hauled in, y...

Cleveland Michelle Shocked

Cleveland you should hear What they've been saying 'bout you You should really hear What they've been saying 'bout you Oh when you're not around Oh man they really put you down Man you are the tal...

Ballad of Patch Eye and Meg Michelle Shocked

Remembering back when I was a kid I'd sneak down to the docks Watch the old men carving wood I'd watch the sailors tying knots But the thing I remember best was grey-haired old Patch Eye And the s...

Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Michelle Shocked

Well Mary took to runnin' with the travellin' man She left her mama cryin' with her head in her hands It's a sad case, so broken-hearted She said "Mama, got to go, got to get outta here I gotta ge...

Home On The Range Michelle Shocked

Traditional Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam And the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day Home, home on the range Wher...

If Love Was a Train Michelle Shocked

tracks Hey, if love was a train I'd throw my body right down on her tracks If love was a train I would feel no pain as she rolled right down my back Right down to my back (Well this little old Michelle

Mouth Of The Mississippi Michelle Shocked

Ah the River I think I was twelve No wait I must have been eighteen Me and my father we had us a time And had us a hurricane, or two I don't remember but that's when I knew It was right then that ...

Old Paint Michelle Shocked

Traditional I ride an old paint, lead an old dam Going to Montana to throw a hoolihan They feed in the coolies and they water in the draw Their tails are all matted, backs are all raw Ride around...

Stillborn Michelle Shocked

Midnight and Yolanda has a long walk home Midwife in a hard labor, the baby was stillborn Still the mother asked to hold the child that never cried rocked it gently softly keening a plaintive lull...