It was many years ago that I became what I am
I was trapped in this life like an innocent lamb
Now I can only show my face at noon
And you’ll only see me walking by the light of the moon
The brim of my hat hides the eye of a beast
I’ve the face of a sinner but the hands of a priest
Oh you’ll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
While there’s a moon over Bourbon Street
Down on Rampart Street at Willie’s Den
They wasn’t sellin’ but a little gin
One cat wanted a bottle of wine
He helped that cat for a dollar and a dime
Drinkin’ wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin’ wine
Wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin’ wine
Wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin’ wine
Pass that bottle to me
Hoy, hoy
I made wine from the lilac tree
Put my heart in its recipe
It makes me see what I want to see
and be what I want to be
I walked in town on silver spurs that jingled to
A song that I had only sang to just a few
She saw my silver spurs and said lets pass some time
And I will give to you summer wine
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine
Strawberries cherries and an angels kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time
And I will give to you summer wine
Ohhh-oh summer wine
Ride…I used to jump my horse and ride
I had a six-gun at my side
I was so handsome women cried
And I got shot but I never died
I could play if I’d do everything he’d say
Girls seemed to just get in his way
Those days we weren’t considered fun
A cowboy’s work is never done
Pecos Bill was quite a cowboy down in Texas
And the western superman to say the least
He was the roughest, toughest critter
Never known to be a quitter
Cause he never had no fear of man or beast
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
For the toughest critter west of the Alamo
From the goodlands come the cowgirl. Patty was her name
She was hot on the trail of that killer on a moped she called Flame
Cause the killer had killed her daddy for spittin’ in the road
And you only had to kill her daddy once to get that gal PO’d
Yippee yay a Cow Patty
Yippee yay a Cow Patty
She rode in to town to find the man who killed her daddy
Yippee yay a Cow Patty
The fire men fought for days on end.
They could fight the fire but they couldn’t fight the wind.
The wind fanned the flames and it started again and nobody knew if it ever would end.
(She kicked up her heels without a hint; kicked the lantern over and away she went.
The world couldn’t help but be amazed) how one little cow started such a blaze.
All the boys are weary now
Listening to the family sing song, family say so
Must carve, must carve poor cow
It seemed so innocent when Bossy bit my hand
I was just tryin’ to milk her, but I didn’t understand
That Bossy really was Pierre the handyman
He was a werecow
Moo moo moo
He was a werecow
Moo moo moo
By day I work the fields here on my daddy’s farm
By night I roam the neighbor’s place in search of corn
Chewin’ my cud and tryin’ to keep my udders warm
I’m a werecow
Moo moo moo
I’m a werecow
Moo moo moo
I saw Lon Chaney, Jr. walking with the Queen
Doing the werewolves of London
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s
Fear me you lords and lady preachers
I descend upon your earth from the skies
I command your very souls you unbelievers
Bring before me what is mine
The seven seas of Rhye
You’re the keeper of the seven keys
That lock up the seven seas
And the seer of visions said before he went blind:
“Hide them from demons and rescue mankind,
Or the world we’re all in will soon be sold
To the throne of the evil paid with Lucifer’s gold.”
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
I take love into my hands
Journey back to winter land
Cut my losses, grow my hair
See some man to take me there
As it gets so uncertain
When the girl gets too near
It’s never as good as I hoped
Or as bad as I feared
The girl can’t help it, she needs more
He hasn’t found what he’s looking for
They’re still standing in the rain
He can’t help it and she’s just that way
Ooh, there’s a fire in his eyes for you
Ooh, nothing stands between love and you
I saw you dancing out the ocean
Running fast along the sand
A spirit born of earth and water
Fire flying from your hands
In the instant that you love someone
In the second that the hammer hits
Reality runs up your spine
And the pieces finally fit
Well, did she make you cry,
Make you break down,
Shatter your illusions of love?
And is it over now?
Do you know how?
Pick up the pieces and go home
When I see her walkin’ down the street
I get so shaky and I feel so weak
I tell my eyes look the other way
But they don’t seem to hear a word I say, and I
Go to pieces and I want to cry
Go to pieces and I almost die
Every time my baby passes by
"I Go to Pieces" – Peter and Gordon (written by Del Shannon)
Uh, whatever happened to the idea of identifying the songs your lyrics come from?
Well, we probably need a mod ruling on that. I think we’re just supposed to post snippets of songs to avoid copyright problems.