Ooooh, babe, when I pick up the phone
(Surprise, surprise, surprise)
There’s still nobody home.
I’ve got a pair of Gohills boots
And I’ve got fading roots.
Well your nobody called today
She hung up when I asked her name
Well I wonder does she think she’s being clever?
(Clever)
You say nobody’s after you
The fact is what you say is true
But I can love you like nobody can, even better
So true, funny how it seems,
Always in time, but never in line for dreams,
Head over heels when toe to toe.
This is the sound of my soul,
This is the sound…
Like the sweet, sweet breeze that brought you,
Left by chance,
Broke down by your words…
What did I know to ask you to leave me,
Evening will die on my doorstep…
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children and a crop in the field
I’ve had some bad times, lived through some sad times
But this time your hurting won’t heal
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.
I woke up this morning, Lucille was not in sight.
I asked my friends about her but all their lips were tight.
Lucille, please, come back where you belong.
I been good to you, baby, please, don’t leave me alone
Baby come back, any kind of fool could see,
There was something in everything about you.
Baby come back, you can blame it all on me,
I was wrong, and I just can’t live without you.
What kind of fool am I
Who never fell in love
It seems that I’m the only one
That I have been thinking of
I have been thinking of the difference between water
I have been thinking about the waves on it.
Rising, water’s still water, falling back,
it is water, will you give me a hint
how to tell them apart?
Because someone has made up the word
‘wave,’ do I have to distinguish it
from water?
Day is done, night is returning.
Icy black, the muddy waters.
I’ve got to know, won’t you please tell me.
Sinking like a stone, the icy water
Baby, please don’t go
baby, please don’t go
baby, please don’t go
down to New Orleans, you know I love you like that
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
It’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I’m one
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
My name is Michael,
I’ve got a nickel,
I’ve got a nickel shiny and new.
I’m gonna buy me all kinds of candy,
That’s what I’m gonna do.
Well you know that I’m not a gambler
But I’m being gambled on
They put in a nickel and I sing a little song
Da-da-da-da
They put in a nickel and I sing a little song
It was a straight shot
All it took was luck to not get caught
I laid 3 dimes down
And the machine wanted 25 cents
Hey mister, have you got a dime?
Mister, do you want to spend some time, oh yeah
I got what you want, you got what I need
I’ll be your baby, come and spend it on me
Operator, well let’s forget about this call
There’s no one there I really wanted to talk to
Thank you for your time
Ah, you’ve been so much more than kind
You can keep the dime
Call me
Don’t be afraid, you can call me
Maybe it’s late, but just call me
Tell me, and I’ll be around
Hey, I just met you and this is crazy,
But here’s my number, so call me maybe.
It’s hard to look right at you baby,
But here’s my number, so call me maybe.