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ZOMBIES STINK (& VAMPIRES SUCK)
CRUISIN’ LONG IN MY HYBRID RIDE
NPR ON THE AIR INSDIDE
TERRY GROSS HAD AN AUTHOR ON
WHO HAD JUST WRITTEN THE ZOMBIE DAWN
GOT NEWS FOR YOU HACKS OUT TO MAKE A BUCK
ZOMBIES STINK AND VAMPIRES SUCK
ZOMBIES STINK AND VAMPIRES SUCK
I DON’T CARE HOW YOU JIVE AND SHUCK
I BET YOU SECRETLY HAD ENOUGH
ZOMBIES, VAMPIRES, AND ALL THEIR STUFF
IT MAKES NO SENSE, I DON’T CARE WHAT’S BEEN SAID
THAT ZOMBIES EAT BRAINS WHEN THEY’RE ALL DEAD
AND WHAT’S SO GREAT ‘BOUT SLURPIN’ UP BLOOD
YOU AVERAGE VAMP’S A STONE COLD DUD
SLEEPIN’ IN COFFINS DON’T LOOK LIKE FUN
OR ALWAYS HIDIN’ OUT FROM THE SUN
ALL THESE SULTRY, SULLEN UNDEAD
‘BOUT TO DRIVE ME OUTTA MY HEAD
ZOMBIES SHUFFLIN’ ON DOWN THE STREET
ARE LAME AND TIRED AND LET ME REPEAT
THIS WORLD NEEDS ANOTHER VAMPIRE TALE
LIKE WE NEED MORE JUNK IN THE MAIL
IF YOU’RE LOOKIN’ FOR FANS YOU’RE FLAT OUTTA LUCK
CAUSE ZOMBIES STINK AND VAMPIRES SUCK
ZOMBIES STINK AND VAMPIRES SUCK
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May You Still Believe
03:12
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MAY YOU STILL BELIEVE
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG YOU SAID LOVE WOULD FIND A WAY
TO BRING PEACE ON EARTH SURE AS DAWN COMES EVERY DAY
BUT NOW YOU’RE GROWN LOOKING AT THAT NIGHTLY NEWS
AND SEEING HOW THINGS ARE SURE GIVES YOU THE BLUES
CHORUS:
MAY YOU STILL BELIEVE, MAY YOU STILL BELIEVE
DESPITE ALL THE NEWS YOU RECEIVE
MAY YOU STILL BELIEVE
IN SCHOOL YOU PLEDGED YOURSELF 2 THE LAND OF THE FREE
ONE LAND UNDER GOD WITH JUSTICE AND LIBERTY
NOW STEAD OF BLACK AND WHITE YOU SEE SHADES OF GRAY
WHAT’S JUST AND WHO IS FREE SOME DAYS YOU CAN’T SAY
CHORUS
YOU SAY THAT GOD IS WHERE WE GO AND ALL COME FROM
YOU SAY GOD IS LOVE AND GOD’S RULE ONE DAY WILL COME
YET MADMEN BATHE IN BLOOD TO PLEASE THEIR GOD
AND ASK GOD TO BLESS THEIR CRUSADE OR JIHAD
CHORUS
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He Flies
02:42
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Big Jim
04:33
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BIG JIM
FOLKS CALL HIM BIG JIM
HE’S GOOD TO ROCK ALL NIGHT
FOLKS CALL HIM BIG JIM
LORD, HE WAS BORN TO ROCK ALL NIGHT
ALL HE’S GOT IS THEM THERE BAD BLUES
HE SINGS ‘EM WITH ALL HIS MIGHT
HE GREW UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE
IT WAS TOO COLD TO HIM ROUND THERE
THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO
IT WAS TOO COLD TO HIM ROUND THERE
NOW HE LIVES IN JACKSON COUNTY
IT’S HIS HOME, HE DOES DECLARE
THEY GAVE JIM A GUN
AND SENT HIM OFF TO FIGHT
SENT HIM OFF TO NAM
TO BE PART OF THAT THERE FIGHT
THINGS THAT HE SAW THERE
STILL COME BACK TO HIM IN THE NIGHT
THE BLUES AND JACK DANIELS
ARE MUCH OK BY HIM
SINGIN’ THE BLUES AND OLE JACK DANIELS
ARE MUCH OK BY HIM
WHEN THE BAND’S IN THE ZONE
HE’S ALL DOWN WITH THE JAM
FOLKS CALL HIM BIG JIM
HE’S GOOD TO ROCK ALL NIGHT
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Cards on the Table
02:59
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CARDS ON THE TABLE
IF HAD A DOLLAR FOR EVERY FOOL I’VE KNOWN
EVERY LYIN’, CHEATIN’, BRAIN-DEAD BUMMER
WHO EVER TRIED TO RIP ME OFF
I WOULD NEVER HAVE TO WORK ANOTHER DAY
THE REST OF MY NATURAL LIFE
CHORUS:
PUT YOUR CARDS ON THE TABLE
LAY DOWN YOUR MONEY
PUT YOUR CARDS ON THE TABLE
WHAT’VE YOU GOT?
PEOPLE ALWAYS TALKIN’ BOUT
WHAT THEY’RE GONNA DO
GONNA MAKE IT REAL BIG, TAKE YOU WITH ‘EM
TO THE PROMISED LAND REAL SOON
THEY GOT A SURE FIRE DEAL COMIN’ THROUGH
AND THEY WANNA CUT YOU IN
CHORUS
ONCE I CHASED WHAT I WANTED STRAIGHT
DOWN THE OPEN ROAD
I GOT HIT HARD, KNOCKED DOWN, GOT UP & MOVED ON
BOTH EYES WIDE OPEN UP
SO IF YOU GOT A DEAL TO RUN BY ME
THERE’S ONE THING THAT YOU GOTTA DO
CHORUS
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Stagger Lee
03:03
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Stagger Lee
The night was clear & the moon was yellow
& the leaves came tumbling down.
I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark.
He was barking at the two men who were gambling in the dark.
It was Stagger Lee & Billy, two men who gambled they.
Stagger Lee drew a seven; Billy swore that he drew eight.
Stagger Lee cried, “Billy, I can’t let you go with that.
You done won all my money & my brand new Stetson hat.”
Stagger Lee went home and he got his 44.
He said, “I’m going to the barroom just to pay debt that I owe.”
Stagger Lee went to the barroom & he crossed that barroom door.
He said, “Now nobody move!” and he pulled his 44.
“Stagger Lee!” cried Billy, “Please don’t take my life!
I got three little children & a very sickly wife.”
But Stagger Lee shot Billy; lord, he shot that boy so bad
That the bullet went through Billy & it broke the bartender’s glass.
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Corrina Corrina
02:52
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CORRINA CORRINA
Corrina Corrina, gal where you been so long?
I been worried about you baby
Baby, please come home
I got a bird that whistles, I got a bird that sings
But if I ain’t got you, baby,
Life don’t mean a thing
Corrina, Corrina, gal you been on my mind
I been worried about you baby
Baby, please come home
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May Third
05:03
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May third
Here it is may third
And yet clouds fill the sky
Like they got a two-year lease.
Springtime, springtime,
I’m walking down the line
Lord knows it’s clear to me
Chorus:
There ain’t no cause in hanging round
The nights don’t fly like before in this town
Ain’t no cause in hangin’ round
Tom he he left month or so ago
Believe he’s surely gone for good
And sister Lou she don’t
Treat me like she should
Boy, she really lets you know
Chorus
Everybody’s scattered,
Married, or lost their way
I’se told David’s selling cars
Somewhere
A time did come
A time rolled on down the road
All it left was a song
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Dance Till Morning Light
02:58
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DANCE TILL MORNING LIGHT
WELL, YOU WALK THROUGH THE NIGHT
YOU FEEL ALLRIGHT
THOUGH NOTHING IS REALLY REAL
YOU GET AROUND YOU’RE GETTING DOWN
YOU’RE SO HIGH YOU HARDLY FEEL
YOU BEEN UP AND DOWN THE STRIP
YOU KNOW THE TRIP
ALL ONE BIG HAPPY CROWD
YEAH YOU’RE LOOKING FOR LOVE
BUT CAN’T TALK ABOVE
THE MUSIC WE PLAY SO LOUD
CHORUS:
SO JUST DANCE, CHILDREN, DANCE
THIS SOFT ELECTRIC NIGHT
DANCE, DANCE TILL MORNING LIGHT
YEAH, YOUR LOCAL ROCK STARS
AND OWNERS OF THE BARS
LOVE TO SEE YOU OUT TONIGHT
GO ON FEED YOUR HEAD, KNOCK YOURSELF DEAD
YOUR MONEY’S GOOD HERE IT’S ALLRIGHT
ACROSS THE ROOM,
THROUGH THE GLOOM
SOMEBODY CATCHES YOUR EYE
SO YOU WALK THAT WAY
WHAT CAN YOU SAY?
YOU’RE BOTH REAL HIGH
CHORUS
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Your Love Set Me Free
02:38
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Your Love Set Me Free
Chorus:
Your love set me Free. Your love set me free.
Up in the ozone, I was alone
Chorus
When you caught my eye, I felt my spirit fly
Chorus
You saw through my jive, made me be alive
Chorus
You made me a man and glad that I am
Chorus
Oh, my God, your lips are worth all your trips
Chorus
Sure enough, you knock me out. There’s not a shred of doubt.
Chorus
We have been together, always forever
Chorus
You’re rain drifting down on a meadow, and by now I think you know
Chorus
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Since Time Began
03:28
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Since Time Began
My concentration drifts off into space
I might get to dreaming,
Be a million miles away
But I have loved you right from the start
CHORUS:
We can talk of chance, but I know all the same
We looked for each other
Down every road we ran
And I knew you the moment you came
Just like we were lover since time began
We both road eastbound when you caught my eye
That train flashed through the woodland
My soul began to fly
Like love returned from a lifetime apart.
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Kent McDaniel Chicago, Illinois
First band Kent ever saw was Salty Gamblin & The Mudcat Band. Spring Fest, his 5th grade year. They walked out, plugged in,
looked at everybody. Had electric guitar, bass, & drums--& Salty on acoustic & vocals. Bam, they tore into "I Saw The Light." Chills shot up & down Kent's body.
He saved up & got a Gibson Melody Maker. Played & sang ever since. Never means to stop.
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