Mike Johnson Song Lyrics
Mike Johnson wrote his first song, SCREAMING EAGLE'S ANTHEM sometime in 1957 for his Boy Scout Patrol. 
Or more correctly stated, his lyrics to the music of the U.S. Air Force theme. Unfortunately, this was how a lot of youngsters were taught to "write" songs. Grab a popular tune and write your own words. Fortunately, truly creative and independent thinkers soon break this mold and strike out to exploit their own originality. Mike was blessed to be one of them, and he was soon writing and composing his own songs. However, like countless beginners, he restricted himself to writing a particular type of song, in his case, "country." Again fortune smiled upon him through numerous contacts and influences, that told him that he should strive, first and foremost, to become a good songwriter, not just a good country songwriter. He soon came to realize the widsom of this advice, and drawing his inner most feelings from his life's experiences his writing began to mature and his songs came to life with a genuine down-home quality. We will be periodically adding the lyrics to some of the 1200 songs he's written and the dates that he wrote them.
SCREAMING EAGLE'S ANTHEM: 1957
Lyrics: Mike Johnson * Music: U.S. Air Force Theme
FLYING HIGH, OVER THE RAGGED MOUNTAINS
SOARING THROUGH, DRIFTING CLOUDS.
WING OUR WAY, TO THE HIGHEST POINT
HOVERING, FOR A DIVE.
BACKWARD FLIP, WITH WINGS FOLDED
DOWN TO EARTH, WE FALL.
THEN SPREAD OUR WINGS, AND CLIMB, AGAIN.
THE TO PLACE WHERE KINGS WE ARE.
Copyright 1977 MAJJ Productions * All Rights Reserved
ACT OF LOVE
Mike Johnson 22 April 1988
VERSE 1:
MAMA WENT TO WORK, 
WHEN THE SUN CAME UP EACH MORNING.
SOMETIMES I DIDN'T SEE HER,
TILL THE SUN CAME UP AGAIN.
I WATCHED HER FROM MY WINDOW,
AND CRIED MYSELF TO SLEEP.
JUST A LITTLE BOY SO ALL ALONE,
SO DESPERATELY IN NEED.
REFRAIN:
SOMETIMES I STILL SEE CLEARLY,
THOSE LONESOME TEARY DAYS.
STANDING BY MY WINDOW,
WHEN MAMA WENT AWAY.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THEN,
SHE WASN'T BEING MEAN.
HOW DO YOU TELL A FOUR-YEAR OLD,
YOU'VE GOT TO WORK TO EAT.
VERSE 2:
AS TIME PASSED THINGS GOT BETTER,
SHE ALWAYS SAID THEY WOULD.
SHE HELD HER GROUND AND MADE SURE,
SHE GAVE THE BEST SHE COULD.
AND WHEN THE ROADS GOT NARROW,
SHE ALWAYS HELD US CLOSE.
WE WALKED THOSE ROADS TOGETHER,
AND NONE OF US GOT LOST.
REFRAIN:
SOMETIMES I STILL SEE CLEARLY,
THOSE LONESOME TEARY DAYS.
STANDING BY MY WINDOW,
WHEN MAMA WENT AWAY.
AND I DO UNDERSTAND NOW,
IT WAS AN ACT OF LOVE.
THAT MADE HER WORK FROM SUN TO SUN
WHEN SHE COULD HAVE JUST STAYED GONE.
IT WAS AN ACT OF LOVE,
YES IT WAS AN ACT OF LOVE
THAT MADE HER WORK FROM SUN TO SUN
WHEN SHE COULD HAVE JUST STAYED GONE.
MAMA WENT TO WORK
WHEN THE SUN CAME UP EACH MORNING.
SHE DID IT WITHOUT URGING
CAUSE IT WAS AN ACT OF LOVE.
TAG:
SHE DID IT WITHOUT URGING,
CAUSE IT WAS AN ACT OF LOVE.
Copyright 1993 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
A GOOD SONG CAN'T HURT MORE
Mike Johnson 9 January 1988
THERE'S A LOVE SONG, LURKING SOME WHERE,
THAT I'D, LIKE TO SING.
WHEN I FIND IT, I'LL KEEP IT,
TO SING, JUST TO ME.
I'VE HAD LOVE, I'VE LOST LOVE
NOW I'M SOME WHERE, BE__TWEEN.
SO A GOOD SONG, CAN'T HURT MORE
THAN LOVE HAS, HURT ME.
CHORUS:
NO A GOOD SONG, CAN'T HURT MORE,
THAN LOVE HAS, HURT ME.
I'VE TRIED, ALL THERE WAS,
I'M LOVED OUT IT SEEMS.
I'VE HAD LOVE, I'VE LOST LOVE,
NOW I'M SOME WHERE, BETWEEN.
SO A GOOD SONG, CAN'T HURT MORE,
THAN LOVE HAS HURT ME. [TURN]
I'VE TRIED, LOTS OF LOVE
BUT SOME THING, IS WRONG
I GUESS, THE PERFECT LOVES,
ARE ONLY, IN SONGS
I'VE HAD LOVE, I'VE LOST LOVE
NOW I'M SOME WHERE, BE__TWEEN.
SO A GOOD SONG, CAN'T HURT MORE,
THAN LOVE HAS HURT ME.
[CHORUS]
Copyright 1993 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
LITTLE BOYS AND DOGGIES
Mike Johnson 5 April 1981
CHORUS: VERSE: VERSE: NOW BOYS LOVE THEIR MOMMIES, THEY LOVE THEIR DADDIES TOO. A DOG IS A SPECIAL FRIEND, HE'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN. PLEASE DON’T SQUEEZE THE CHARMIN VERSE 1: VERSE 2: VERSE 3: YOU CAN BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH CREST HOME FOR SUNDAY SUPPER SHE TOOK THE FADED PICTURE
LITTLE BOYS AND DOGGIES, ARE ALWAYS BEST FRIENDS.
LITTLE BOYS AND DOGGIES, THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS MEANT.
PUT'EM BOTH TOGETHER, AND THEY'LL BE CONTENT.
CAUSE LITTLE BOYS AND DOGGIES, ALL ALWAYS BEST FRIENDS.
SOME THINGS GO TOGETHER, LIKE THE RED ON A ROSE.
YELLOW'S FOR BANANAS, GREEN FOR A GARDEN HOSE.
LITTLE GIRLS HAVE DOLLIES, AND LOTS OF FANCY CLOTHES.
BUT LITTLE BOYS AND DOGGIES, GO TOGETHER BEST OF ALL. [CHORUS]
YOU HEAR'EM EVERY MORNING, WRESTLIN' ROUND THE ROOM
SPOT, HE'S A BARKING, LORON CAN'T FIND HIS SHOES.
MOMMY'S DONE FIXED BREAKFAST, WHICH THEY BOTH RUSH RIGHT THROUGH.
THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY, THAT'S WHAT BOYS AND DOGGIES DO.
BUT A BOY AND A DOG HAVE A SPECIAL LOVE, THAT STAYS FRESH AS THE DEW.
AND YOU DON'T SEPARATE'EM, OR THEY CAN'T EXIST.
CAUSE LITTLE BOYS AND DOGGIES, ARE ALWAYS BEST FRIENDS.
[CHORUS/FULL TURN]
HE'LL ALWAYS WAG HIS TAIL, HE'LL ALWAYS FOLLOW YOU AROUND.
AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, ASK ANY BOY YOU KNOW.
AND HE'LL TELL YOU THAT HIS DOGGIE, IS THE BEST FRIEND THAT HE KNOWS.
[CHORUS]
Copyright 1981 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
Mike Johnson 15 January 1979
YOU CAN BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH CREST
PUT BRYLCREEM IN YOUR HAIR
PLEASE DON’T SQUEEZE THE CHARMIN IN MY STORE.
FEED YOUR KITTY TENDER VITTLES
LIVA-SNAPS FOR YOUR DOG
A MANWICH AIN’T A SANDWICH IT’S A MEAL.
YOU CAN EAT A BOWL OF CORN FLAKES
FOR AN EARLY MORNING “ROAR!”
LISTEN TO PARKAY TALK ON YOUR TOAST. “BUTTER!”
YOU CAN TICKLE THE PILLSBURY DOUGHBOY “HE, HE”
WITH WESSONALITY
SURELY YOU KNOW THINGS GO BETTER WITH COKE.
NOW MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE
IS GOOD TO THE LAST DROP.
STARKIST DON’T WANT TUNA WITH GOOD TASTE, “SORRY CHARLIE!”
MILK IS THE NATURAL ONE,
WITH AN OSCAR MAYER WEINER
AND LOOK OUT FOR THAT SCHLITZ MALT LIQUOR BULL!
PUT BRYLCREEM IN YOUR HAIR
PLEASE DON'T SQUEEZE THE CHARMIN
PLEASE DON'T SQUEEZE THE CHARMIN
PLEASE DON'T SQUEEZE THE CHARMIN IN MY STORE!
MR. WHIPPLE!
YEESSSS!
Copyright 1982 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
Mike Johnson 3 October 1987
AND HELD IT TO HER BREAST.
A TEAR SLID DOWN ONE CHEEK
AS SHE TOOK A HOPELESS BREATH.
SHE TURNED FROM THE WINDOW
AND CROSSED THE KITCHEN FLOOR.
TO A LETTER ON THE TABLE
AND READ IT ONE TIME MORE.
IT SAID MOM, MY TIME IS OVER
I'LL SOON BE COMIN' HOME.
THE NIGHTMARE IS OVER
I NO LONGER FEEL ALONE.
I'LL BE HOME FOR SUNDAY SUPPER
HOPE THE CHICKEN'S BROWN AND CRISP.
IT WAS SIGNED I LOVE YOU ALWAYS
AND PLEASE GIVE DAD A KISS.
CHORUS:
THEN EVERY DAY FROM THE DAY
THAT SHE FIRST GAVE HIM BREATH.
SURROUNDED HER WITH FEELINGS
MATCHED BY NOTHING ELSE
A MOTHER'S LOVE WILL ALWAYS BE
STRONGER THAN ALL ELSE.
AND IT WILL BOW TO NOTHING
NOR EVER LEAVE HER BREAST.
HER HUSBAND SLIPPED BEHIND HER
AND HELD HER IN HIS ARMS.
HE SLOWLY SLIPPED THE LETTER FROM
HER HANDS TO HIS OWN.
HE PLACED IT ON THE TABLE
BESIDE THE OTHER ONE.
THAT CAME JUST YESTERDAY
ON A CLOUDLY MONDAY MORN.
THE WOMAN STOPPED HER CRYIN
AND WIPED HER TEAR SOAKED FACE.
PCKED UP THE OTHER LETTER
AND SLOWLY WALKED AWAY.
IT WAS A TELEGRAM FROM PRISON
THE WORDS COLD AND BRIEF.
YOUR SON DIED IN A RIOT
ONE DAY BEFORE RELEASE.
[CHORUS]
[TAG] SHE TOOK THE FADED PICTURE
AND HELD IT TO HER BREAST.
Copyright 1987 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
SAMMY VERSE 1: REFRAIN: VERSE 2: REFRAIN:
Mike Johnson 7 August 1980
SAMMY WAS BUT TEN YEARS OLD, WHEN HE CAME TO ME.
HIS DEEP BROWN EYES, STARED AT ME, OH SO PLEADINGLY.
ARE YOU GONNA, BE MY DADDY, HE ASKED, OF ME.
I SAID THAT'S RIGHT, MY SAMMY BOY, THAT I'LL ALWAYS BE.
A TEARDROP, IT SLID, DOWN ONE SUN BROWN CHEEK.
HE WIPED, IT AWAY, AND GAVE, A SMILE TO ME.
THEN HE PUT HIS ARMS AROUND ME, AND HELD ME SO TIGHT.
AND SAID ALWAYS, BE MY DADDY, MORNING AND NIGHT.
I COULDN'T HELP BUT FEEL, A DEEP LUMP, IN MY THROAT.
AS THAT LITTLE BROWN EYED BOY, HE HELD ME SO CLOSE.
I KNEW THAT THE FUTURE, WHATEVER IT BRINGS.
WOULD ALWAYS, BE A TREASURE, WORTH MORE THAN ANYTHING.
THE WEEKS TURNED TO MONTHS, THE MONTHS TURNED TO YEARS.
I HELPED YOUNG SAMMY GROW, THROUGH ALL THOSE PRECIOUS YEARS.
HE SAID DAD YOU KNOW, ONE DAY I'LL HAVE TO GO.
BUT YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY DADDY, WHERE EVER I GO.
I COULDN'T HELP BUT FEEL, A DEEP LUMP IN MY THROAT.
AS MY BROWN EYED YOUNG MAN, HE HELD ME SO CLOSE.
MY MIND DRIFTED BACK, TO WHEN HE FIRST SAID TO ME.
ALWAYS BE MY DADDY, AS HE HELD ME TENDERLY.
[FIRST VERSE]
Copyright 1982 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
NUTHIN' HONEY
Mike Johnson 30 September 1990
VERSE 1:
YOU ARE THE ICING ON MY CAKE
YOU ARE THE SHAKE'N IN MY BAKE
I LOVEEEE YOU MORE THAN NUTHIN' HONEY
YOU ARE THE APPLE IN MY EYE.
YOU ARE THE CHERRY IN MY PIE.
I LOVEEEE YOU MORE THAN NUTHIN' HONEY
CHORUS:
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN NUTHIN' HONEY.
NUTHIN' HONEY MEANS MORE TO ME THAN YOU
LIKE THE MORNIN' NEEDS THE DEW
I'M SURE NEEDIN' YOU
I LOVEEEE YOU MORE THAN NUTHIN' HONEY
VERSE 2:
PAR-KAY IT TALKS TO ME
PEPSI MAKES ME SWING.
YOU ARE MY RISING SUN AND APRIL SHOWER.
YOU ARE THE BUTTER IN MY CUP.
YOU ARE THE TASTE THAT FILLS ME UP.
I LOVEEEE YOU MORE THAN NUTHIN' HONEY
Copyright 1990 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
THE HOLY RIVER
Mike Johnson 14 February 1996
VERSE 1:
I'M GOING DOWN, TO THE HOLY RIVER
I'M GOING DOWN, TO WASH MY SINS
I'M GOING DOWN, TO ASK JESUS
TO WASH MY SINS AWAY.
VERSE 2:
COME ON DOWN, TO THE HOLY RIVER
COME ON DOWN, DON'T BE AFRAID
COME ON DOWN, AND MEET JESUS
HE'LL WASH YOUR SINS AWAY
CHORUS:
HOLY RIVER, ALWAYS FLOWING
HOLY RIVER, ALWAYS THERE
HOLY RIVER, WAITING FOR ME
TO WASH MY SINS AWAY.
VERSE 3:
COME ON DOWN, TO THE HOLY RIVER
BRING YOUR FAMILY, AND YOUR FRIENDS
COME AND GIVE, YOUR SOUL TO JESUS
ETERNAL LIFE HE'LL GIVE
[CHORUS]
Copyright 1996 You and Me Music * All Rights Reserved
DID YOU HUG YOUR MOTHER TODAY? CHORUS: TAKE TIME OUT Don't Take It Out On Your Kid TAKE TIME OUT. TELL'EM YOU LOVE'EM. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M FALLIN' VERSE: LET'S TAKE IT EASY LET'S TAKE IT EASY WALK WITH ME MY DARLING PIGTAILS AND BUBBLEGUM 5 August 1981 IN EVERY GIRL'S LIFE, THERE'S A TIME. YOUR OPEN, SCRAPBOOK, BRINGS BACK MEMORIES. BRIDGE: FOR YOU, DEAR LADY, I DO WISH. OLD LOVESICK FOOL VERSE 1:
Mike Johnson 29 April 1982
DID YOU HUG YOUR MOTHER TODAY?
BEST DO IT WHILE SHE'S STILL AROUND.
TOO OFTEN WE TAKE HER FOR GRANTED
FORGETTING ONE DAY SHE'LL BE GONE.
DID YOU HUG YOUR MOTHER TODAY?
DID YOU SMILE, KISS HER AND SAY?
MOTHER, I LOVE YOU, I CARE.
DID YOU HUG YOUR MOTHER TODAY?
VERSE:
MOTHER'S ARE ALWAYS AROUND
AT LEAST THAT'S THE WAY IT SEEMS
SHE WAS THERE WHEN WE OPENED OUR EYES
SHE GAVE US THE FOODS THAT WE EAT.
MOTHER'S, THEY SANG US TO SLEEP
THEY CHASED AWAY SCARY THINGS.
AND MOTHERS, THEY BANDAGED OUT KNEES
GAVE US COMFORT AND LOTS OF SYMPATHY. [CHORUS]
VERSE:
MOTHERS WILL ONE DAY GROW OLD
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT WE HOPE FOR OUR OWN.
BUT WHY SHOULD THEY LIVE ALL THESE YEARS?
IF WE DON'T WRITE HER, CALL HER, BE NEAR?
IF YOU'VE GOT A MOTHER SOME WHERE
WRITE HER, CALL HER, GO THERE.
HUG HER, TELL HER YOU CARE.
CAUSE SHE WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE. [CHORUS]
Copyright 1982 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
Mike Johnson 8 February 1987
DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON YOUR KID.
IT'S NOT HARD.
IT DON'T TAKE MUCH TO GIVE.
BE A FRIEND.
AND YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID.
TAKE TIME OUT.
DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON YOUR KID.
THEY SAY, THEY LOVE YOU TOO.
BE PROUD OF THEM
IN EVERY THING THEY DO.
HOLD AND HUG'EM
THEY'LL FEEL YOUR WORDS ARE TRUE.
TAKE TIME OUT.
AND YOU WILL FEEL GOOD TOO.
[TURNAROUND-FIRST VERSE]
Copyright 1987 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
Mike Johnson 13 November 1983
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M FALLIN'
ALL OVER FOR YOU.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M KNOCKING
AT YOUR DOOR.
THE DAY I PUT YOU OUT,
IT WAS OVER FOR SURE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M FALLIN' ONCE MORE.
CHORUS:
I CAN'T BELIEVE ITS TRUE,
I CAN'T LET GO OF YOU.
I THOUGHT IT WAS EASY,
BUT I'M WRONG.
SO HERE I STAND,
WITH MY HEART IN MY HAND.
HOPING,
YOU'LL LOVE ME ONCE MORE.
VERSE:
IF YOU WANT ME TO BEG,
I'LL GET DOWN ON MY KNEES.
I'LL EVEN KISS YOUR FEET,
IF YOU WANT.
THE LIFE I HAVE LED,
IS NOT THE LIFE FOR ME.
IT HASN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE.
[CHORUS - FULL TURN - CHORUS - 1ST. VERSE]
Copyright 1986 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
Mike Johnson 2 February 1983
ONE STEP AT A TIME.
YOU HOLD MY HAND IN YOURS
I'LL HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE.
LAY YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER
LET'S HOLD EACH OTHER A WHILE.
LET'S TAKE IT EASY
ONE STEP AT A TIME.
LET'S SPEND SOME TIME.
WHISPER THAT YOU WANT ME
I WANT YOU TO BE MINE.
TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME
AS MUCH AS I LOVE YOU.
LET'S TAKE IT EASY
BUT LET'S NOT OVER DO.
[FULL TURN - FIRST VERSE]
Copyright 1982 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
Lyrics: Leo P. Maimone & Mike Johnson * Music: Mike Johnson
ONE MOMENT'S HAPPY, THE NEXT IS BLUE.
ONE DAY, YOUR SINGING STAR, HE'S SEXY.
THEN THE NEXT DAY, HE'S NO GOOD.
IT'S A SPECIAL TIME OF THORNS AND ROSES.
A TIME OF PIGTAILS, AND BUBBLEGUM.
OF A TIME, THE WORLD, WAS DIFFERENT THEN.
OF A LIFE, FULL OF, HAPPY FREEDOMS.
OF MUSIC, DOLLS, AND BOYFRIENDS.
YOU'RE TOO OLD, FOR MILK, TOO YOUNG FOR RUM.
A TIME, OF PIGTAILS, AND BUBBLEGUM.
NOW, THAT TIME FOR YOU IS GONE
BUT IT'S NOT WRONG, TO RECALL
THAT PRECIOUS, TIME, WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG.
IN PIGTAILS, AND BUBBLEGUM. [FULL TURN]
LOTS, OF HAPPINESS, HEALTHY KIDS.
I'M SURE, THE GIRLS, THAT YOU RAISE.
WILL ONE DAY THANK YOU, FOR THE HELP YOU GAVE.
FOR THE TIME, YOU HELPED THEM, OVERCOME.
A TIME OF PIGTAILS, AND BUBBLEGUM.
A TIME OF PIGTAILS, AND BUBBLEGUM.
Copyright 1987 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
Mike Johnson 26 February 1990
I LOVED A GIRL NAMED SUSAN, WITH GOLDEN HAIR
AND MARIA, A GIRL FROM PERU.
CAROLYN, WITH HAZEL EYES, A DAZZLING,
SHE LIFTED ME UP TO THE MOON.
ROBIN'S LIPS, SWEETER THAN HONEY,
MELTED MY HEART TO A POOL.
OF LINDA'S SOFT TOUCH, I CAN'T GET ENOUGH,
I'M JUST AN OLD LOVESICK FOOL.
CHORUS:
OLD LOVESICK FOOL, WHAT WOULD I DO
IF WOMEN, WERE SUDDENLY, GONE?
WITHOUT THEM, I DON'T THINK, THAT I'D WANT, TO LIVE
I'M JUST, AN OLD LOVESICK FOOL.
VERSE 2:
KATY, HER VOICE, ENSLAVES ME,
TALI, HER LOYALTY'S, TRUE.
I COULD NOT, FORGET, ANGELINA,
SHE PICKED UP, MY PIECES, OF BLUE
CARMEN, KAREN, AND JUDY,
FOND MEMORIES, I HAVE, OF YOU
TO ALL OF YOU OTHERS, I'VE LOVED, AND HAVE LOVED ME
LOVE ALWAYS, AN OLD LOVESICK FOOL.
CHORUS:
Copyright 1993 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
THE WALL, A Tribute to Vietnam Veterans
Mike Johnson 3 July 1992 * Vietnam Veteran 1967 - 1969
I'VE KNOWN SOME NAMES AND FACES.
FROM PLACES LONG AGO.
ALMOST LONG FORGOTTEN
UNTIL I SAW THE WALL.
STANDING OH SO SOLEMNLY.
INTENDING NO DISPAIR
DRAWING OUT A PART OF ME.
THAT I FORGOT WAS THERE.
I MOVED ALONG ITS MARBLE FACE
MY EYES INSIDE THE NAMES
SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE I KNEW
FEELING IN MY VEINS.
HEARING VOICES CALL MY NAME.
SEE FACES STARE AT ME.
COMRADES ROUND MY LONELY SELF
IN DARK ETERNITY.
CHORUS:
THE WALL IS NOT MY ENEMY.
THE WALL IS NOT MY FRIEND
IT'S ONLY A REMINDER OF.
WHAT IS, AND COULD HAVE BEEN.
THE LIFE WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.
IS NOT ALWAYS GUARANTEED
AND CAUSES WE TAKE ARMS FOR.
ARE NOT ALWAYS WELL RECEIVED.
I DID NOT WANT TO GO THERE.
BUT THEN AGAIN I DID.
I HAD TO LET MY BROTHERS KNOW
THE DEMONS DID NOT WIN.
THEY TOLD ME I'M FORGIVEN
SHOULD I NOT COME AGAIN
WE FOUGHT AND DIED TOGETHER.
I DON'T HAVE TO DIE AGAIN.
CHORUS:
THE WALL IS NOT MY ENEMY.
THE WALL IS NOT MY FRIEND
IT'S ONLY A REMINDER OF.
WHAT IS, AND COULD HAVE BEEN.
THE LIFE WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.
IS NOT ALWAYS GUARANTEED
AND CAUSES WE TAKE ARMS FOR.
ARE NOT ALWAYS WELL RECEIVED.
I'VE KNOWN SOME NAMES AND FACES
FROM PLACES LONG AGO.
ALMOST LONG FORGOTTEN.
UNTIL I SAW THE WALL.
Copyright 1993 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
DO YOU NEED A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON?
Mike Johnson 29 July 1989
DO YOU NEED A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON?
MINE HAS BEEN VACANT FOR YEARS.
COME TRY IT OUT IF YOU LIKE IT
I'LL LET YOU WET IT WITH TEARS.
DO YOU NEED SOME ARMS TO HOLD YOU?
MY ARMS HAVE NOTHING WITHIN.
COME TRY THEM OUT, IF YOU LIKE THEM
I'LL LET YOU STAY IF YOU WISH.
CHORUS:
I'LL LET YOU STAY
NIGHT AND DAY.
ALWAYS I'LL BE BY YOUR SIDE.
DO YOU NEED A SHOULDER TO LEAN OOOON?
I'LL LET YOU LEAN ON MINE.
[FULL TURN - REPEAT SONG]
Copyright 2004 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO
Mike Johnson 26 April 1982
CHORUS:
DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO.
THAT'S WHAT MY DAD USE TO SAY.
WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GANDER
AIN'T GOOD FOR THE GOOSE.
SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS THAT WAY.
DON'T BE A COPY,
DO YOUR OWN THING.
YOU'RE BETTER OFF THAT WAY.
DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO.
THAT'S WHAT MY DAD USE TO SAY.
VERSE:
DAD HAD A CYCLE, HE USE TO RIDE.
BOY, HE SURE RODE IT GOOD.
I ASKED HIM ONE DAY, LET ME GIVE IT A TRY.
HE TOLD ME, MY LEGS WERE TOO SHORT.
I WAITED TIL MONDAY, TIL HE WENT TO WORK.
STARTED IT, AND WENT FOR A SPIN.
I WAS DOING ALRIGHT, TIL I RUN OUT OF GAS.
AND HAD NOTHING, TO LEAN IT, AGAINST.
[CHORUS]
VERSE:
DAD SMOKED A PIPE, IT SURE SMELLED NICE.
HE MADE IT LOOK EASY, OF COURSE.
HE ALWAYS TOLD ME, IT WAS BAD FOR MY HEALTH.
AND I SHOULDN'T DO IT, AT ALL.
ONE NIGHT HE LEFT IT, THERE ON THE MANTLE.
I FILLED THE BOWL, TO THE BRIM.
WHEN I HAD FINISHED, MY POOR HEAD WAS SPINNING.
OLD DAD, WAS RIGHT, ONCE AGAIN.
[CHORUS]
Copyright 1982 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
A SONG AIN'T A SONG
Mike Johnson 11 October 1987
VERSE:
A SONG AIN'T A SONG LEST IT'S SUNG BY A SINGER.
AND A SINGER CAN'T SING WITH NO SONG.
AND BIRDS OF A FEATHER DO FLOCK TOGETHER.
WHETHER THE WEATHER BE BALMY OR CALM.
THE STARS IN YOUR EYES THEY SPARKLE AND SHINE.
AND I'M ENSLAVED BY YOUR CHARMS.
BUT A SONG AIN'T A SONG LEST IT'S SUNG BY A SINGER.
AND A SINGER CAN'T SING WITH NO SONG. [FULL TURN]
VERSE:
A SONG AIN'T A SONG LEST IT'S SUNG BY A SINGER.
AND A SINGER CAN'T SING WITH NO SONG.
AND BIRDS OF A FEATHER DO FLOCK TOGETHER.
WHETHER THE WEATHER BE BALMY OR CALM.
THE STARS IN YOUR EYES THEY SPARKLE AND SHINE.
AND I'M ENSLAVED BY YOUR CHARMS.
BUT A SONG AIN'T A SONG LEST IT'S SUNG BY A SINGER.
AND A SINGER CAN'T SING WITH NO SONG.
[REPEAT SONG]
Copyright 1987 You and Me Music * All Rights Reserved
THE DAY HANK WILLIAMS DIED
Mike Johnson 19 January 1989
RECITE:
IN THE BACK SEAT OF HIS CADDILAC
HANK LAID DOWN TO NAP
AND HE DIED THERE IN HIS SLEEP
ALONE, BUT FREE AT LAST.
CHORUS:
AND COUNTRY MUSIC CRIED,
THE DAY HANK WILLIAMS DIED
THE GRAND OLE OPRY SHIVERED,
THE NEW YEAR TRIED TO HIDE
STEEL GUITARS AND FIDDLES,
FLAT-TOPS LOST THEIR TWANG
CAUSE THE SOUL OF COUNTRY MUSIC,
ALMOST LEFT WITH HANK.
JUST A SIMPLE BOY, FROM ALABAM,
HE SANG ABOUT THE LAND
OF LIFE, OF LIVE, OF GIVING,
OF THE GOOD, AND OF THE BAD
HE REACHED INTO OUR HEARTS,
AND TOUCHED US ONE AND ALL
AND HE FILLED OUR VOID OF LONELINESS,
WITH A LONELY OF HIS OWN. [CHORUS]
HIS LIFE WAS ALWAYS UP AND DOWN,
HE RODE IT LIKE A BRONC
ONE DAY RIDING HIGH,
THE NEXT DAY FALLING OFF
BUT ALWAYS HE'D COME BACK,
HE KNEW NO OTHER WAY
DEAD DRUNK OR DEAD SOBER,
HANK WILLIAMS ALWAYS GAVE. [CHORUS]
ANOTHER LEGEND CALLED ABOVE,
ANOTHER TALE TO TELL
THIS MAN CALLED LUKE THE DRIFTER,
WE ALL KNEW HIM WELL
HIS SONGS THEY TOLD OUR STORY,
AND THEY TOLD IT WELL
AND AS LONG AS SOMEONE SINGS'EM,
OLD HANK'S ALIVE AND WELL. [CHORUS]
Copyright 1993 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
DOCTOR! DOCTOR!
Mike Johnson 2 April 1997
DOCTOR, DOCTOR!
CAN YOU FIX MY HEART?
EVERY TIME I FALL IN LOVE
IT JUST FALLS APART.
CAN YOU SEW MY FEELINGS IN
AND MAKE THE HURTING CLOT
DOCTOR! DOCTOR!
CAN YOU FIX MY HEART?
WHAT CAN YOU RECOMMEND,
FOR THIS BROKEN HEART?
I'VE TAKEN BAYER ASPIRIN,
BUT THE HURTIN' JUST WON'T STOP
CAN YOU DIAGNOIS IT,
DOYOU HAVE A CURE
CAN YOU MEND THIS BROKEN HEART,
AND MAKE IT LOVE ONCE MORE!
DOCTOR, DOCTOR!
CAN YOU FIX MY HEART?
EVERY TIME I FALL IN LOVE
IT JUST FALLS APART.
CAN YOU SEW MY FEELINGS IN
AND MAKE THE HURTING CLOT
DOCTOR! DOCTOR!
CAN YOU FIX MY HEART?
Copyright 1997 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
YOU NEVER GOT TO SING MY SONGS * A Tribute to Roger Miller
Mike Johnson 15 November 1992
WELL YOU MADE ME LAUGH, YOU MADE ME CRY
YOU MADE ME SEE FROM INSIDE OUT.
YOU COULD REALLY CREATE,
WHOLE WORLDS IN A SONG.
YOU WAS WRITIN GREAT, YOU WAS SINGIN' FINE
CHARTIN' HITS TIME AFTER TIME.
THEN I WOKE UP MONDAY MORNING.
AND SUDDENLY YOU'RE GONE!
CHORUS:
DANG ME ROGER WHY DID YOU DIE?
YOU NEVER GO TO SING A SONG OF MINE.
I FEEL LIKE CHUG-A-LUGGING,
EVERY TIME THE MOON IS HIGH.
I AIN'T NO KANSAS CITY STAR,
BUT I KNOW JUST WHO I ARE.
YODEL LEEDLE LADEE, YOU OUGHTA SEE MY CAR
AND YOU NEVER GOT TO SING MY SONGS!
NOW I HEAR TELL YOU'RE DOING SWELL,
IN A SWINGING CHARIOT RINGIN' BELLS.
SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE MOON,
SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SUN.
I HOPE YOU'RE SMILING DOWN ON ME,
THE SONGS I'M WRITING ARE FINALLY ME.
I GOTTA HAND IT TO YA,
CAUSE YOU HANDED IT TO ME.
[CHORUS]
Copyright 1992 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
BOUQUET OF ROSES
Mike Johnson 12 April 1989
BOUQUET OF ROSES.
JUST FOR YOU.
I PICKED THEM SPECIAL FROM OUR GARDEN
WHERE THEY GREW.
DO YOU LIKE THEM?
I HOPE YOU DO?
BOUQUET OF ROSES.
JUST FOR YOU.
LIKE THE ROSE BLOOMS.
MY LOVE DOES TOO.
YOU ARE THE SUN THAT MAKES IT BLOOM,
FULL BLOOM.
DO YOU LOVE ME?
I HOPE YOU DO?
JUST LIKE MY ROSES.
MY HEART'S FOR YOU. [FULL TURN]
LIKE THE ROSE BLOOMS.
MY LOVE DOES TOO.
YOU ARE THE SUN THAT MAKES IT BLOOM,
FULL BLOOM.
DO YOU LOVE ME?
I HOPE YOU DO.
JUST LIKE MY ROSES,
MY HEART'S FOR YOU.
BOUQUET OF ROSES
JUST FOR YOU.
I PICKED THEM SPECIAL FROM MY GARDEN
WHERE THEY GREW.
DO YOU LIKE THEM?
I HOPE YOU DO.
BOUQUET OF ROSES,
JUST FOR YOU.
Copyright 1989 You and Me Music * All Rights Reserved
HAPPY YODELING MAN
Mike Johnson 6 April 2006
SOME PEOPLE SAY I CAN YODEL.
SOME SAY I SOUND GRAND.
I JUST KNOW I'M HAPPY.
YODELING CROSS THE LAND. [YODEL]
NOW YODELS MAKE ME HAPPY.
SOMETIMES THEY MAKE ME BLUE.
BUT AS LONG AS I CAN YO DEE LAY DEE HEE O LAY DEE,
YO DEE LAY DEE HEE!
I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY DO. [YODEL]
SOME PEOPLE SAY I CAN YODEL. MY HEART STILL SEES CHORUS: VERSE: VERSE: VERSE: A TIT IS A TIT IS A TIT A TIT, IS A TIT, IS A TIT NOW BOYS ARE PARTIAL TO TITS. A TIT, IS A TIT, IS A TIT
SOME SAY I SOUND GRAND.
AS LONG AS I CAN YO DE LAY DEE HEE OH LAY DEE,
YO DEE LAY DEE HEE!
I'M A HAPPY YODELING MAN!
[YODEL]
Copyright 2006 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
Mike Johnson 1 October 1982
I CLOSE MY EYES
SO I CAN'T SEE
BUT MY HEART STILL KNOWS,
WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME.
YOU TELL ME LIES,
YOU MAKE BELIEVE
I CLOSE MY EYES,
BUT MY HEART STILL SEES.
NOW I HAVE KNOWN
FOR QUITE SOME TIME
YOU'VE BEEN STEPPING OUT
AND RUNNING ROUND.
BUT STILL I HOPE,
THERE'S ROOM FOR ME
I CLOSE MY EYES,
BUT MY HEART STILL SEES. [CHORUS]
WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME,
WHERE I WENT WRONG
TO MAKE YOU WANT
ANOTHER'S ARMS
I FEEL YOU LOVE ME
THOUGH NOT AS STRONG.
SO I CLOSE MY EYES,
BUT MY HEART CRIES ON. [CHORUS]
NOW IF YOU MUST
I'LL LET YOU GO
BUT I'LL STILL LOVE YOU
I CAN'T SAY NO.
THOUGH YOU GIVE YOUR LOVE
TO MORE THAN ME.
I CLOSE MY EYES,
BUT MY HEART STILL SEES.
Copyright 1982 MAJJ Productions * All Rights Reserved
Mike Johnson 7 January 1988
CALL'EM BOOBS, CALL'EM BREASTS
THEY'RE STILL TITS.
THEY BOUNCE, THEY SAG, AND THEY SIT!
A TIT, IS A TIT, IS A TIT!
THEY LOVE THE WAY THEY SIT.
GUYS GO AFTER THE BOOBS.
AND BREASTS ARE WHAT BABIES ALL USE.
SOME TITS ARE BIG, SOME TITS ARE SMALL.
SOME DON'T LOOK LIKE TITS AT ALL.
STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON EVERY BROAD.
A TIT, IS A TIT, IS A TIT. [TURN]
CALL'EM BOOBS, CALL'EM BREASTS
THEY'RE STILL TITS.
THEY BOUNCE, THEY SAG, AND THEY SIT!
A TIT, IS A TIT, IS A TIT!
Copyright 1988 You and Me Music * All Rights Reserved
CLOSE YOUR EYES LITTLE ONE
Mike Johnson 11 August 1978
CHORUS:
CLOSE,
YOUR EYES,
LITTLE ONE.
CLOSE,
YOUR EYES,
AND SLEEP.
CLOSE,
YOUR EYES,
LITTLE ONE.
I,
WILL GUARD YOU,
WHILE YOU SLEEP.
VERSE 1:
DREAM,
SWEET DREAMS,
OF ALL THE THINGS.
YOU'VE DONE,
AND WISH,
YOU COULD DO.
DREAM,
YOUR DREAMS,
IN PEACEFUL SLEEP.
FOR I'LL
BE WATCHING,
OVER YOU.
[CHORUS]
VERSE 2:
AND SHOULD,
A DREAM,
DISTURB YOU.
JUST REACH OUT,
AND TOUCH,
MY HAND.
AND LIKE,
BEFORE,
THAT WARM FEELING,
WILL PUT,
YOU BACK,
TO SLEEP AGAIN.
[CHORUS & OUT]
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LAY YOUR HEAD ON ME
Mike Johnson 5 September 1978
HERE DEAR,
LAY YOUR HEAD ON ME
LET ME,
PUT MY ARMS ROUND THEE
TAKE IN THE LOVE,
I WILL GIVE THEE
AND WON'T YOU PLEASE
RETURN SOME TO ME.
CLOSE YOUR EYES,
REST IN MY ARMS
I'LL HOLD YOU TIGHT,
I'LL KEEP YOU WARM
I WILL BE NEAR,
KEEP YOU FROM HARM
CAUSE YOU'RE ALL I GOT
THAT I WANT. [TURN AROUND]
HOW, I WISH,
IT COULD ALWAYS BE THIS WAY
YOU IN MY ARMS,
EVERY HOUR, EVERY DAY
BUT LET'S NOT WORRY,
BOUT SOME FUTURE DAY
FOR I WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS,
EVERY DAY.
[VERSE 1 & OUT]
Copyright 1978 MAJJ Productions * All Rights Reserved
WHY O WHY?
Mike Johnson 8 December 1976
VERSE 1:
YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
YOU WANT ME TO SHOW YOU I CARE
I CAN'T FIND THE WORDS TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH
BUT I CAN SURE SHOW YOU I CARE!
CHORUS:
WHY O WHY YOU DEMAND OF ME?
SILLY OLD THINGS THAT ALWAYS WILL BE
WHY O WHY MUST YOU ALWAYS PRETEND
TO LEAVE ME THEN LOVE ME AGAIN? [YODEL]
VERSE 2:
YOU TELL ME YOU'RE MAD CAUSE I STAY OUT AT NIGHT
I TELL YOU I'M SORRY SO PLEASE LET'S NOT FIGHT
YOU SMILE AND FORGIVE ME WE KISS AND MAKE UP
YOU BREAK OUT IN TEARS CAUSE IT'S NOT ENOUGH!
[CHORUS * YODEL]
VERSE 3:
WELL IT'S OVER AND DONE NOW I'M WALKING OUT ON YOU
I'VE TRIED SO VERY HARD TO DO THE BEST FOR YOU
YOU CAN HAVE THE HOUSE, MY BANK BOOK, AND THE CAR
I'M GLAD WE DON'T HAVE KIDS, CAUSE THEY'LL NEVER KNOW THEIR PA
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OH HOW I LIKE TO HEAR YOU CALL MY NAME
Mike Johnson 25 September 1978
CHORUS:
OH HOW I LIKE TO HEAR YOU CALL MY NAME
NOBODY ELSE DOES IT QUITE THE SAME
YOU'VE GOT A TALENT THAT IS REALLY RARE
IT'S JUST AS NATURAL AS YOUR HAIR
VERSE:
COME ON OVER AND SIT CLOSE TO ME
WHISPER THOSE WORDS YOU SAY OH SO SWEET
THEN SAY YOU LOVE ME CAUSE I LOVE YOU TOO
I JUST CAN'T WORDS LIKE YOU DO. [FULL TURN]
VERSE:
HOPING AND PRAYING THAT YOU'LL NEVER GO
IF I SHOULD LOSE YOU THEN I DON'T KNOW
JUST WHAT I'D DO OR WHERE I'D GO
NO ONE CALLS MY NAME LIKE YOU
[CHORUS]
Copyright 1979 MAJJ Productions * All Rights Reserved
MOUSE
Mike Johnson 8 December 1976
WELL I GOT A PET MOUSE
ROBERT IS HIS NAME.
JUST APPEARED ONE DAY,
DON'T KNOW FROM WHERE HE CAME.
HE'S THE NEATEST MOUSE
THAT I EVER DID SEE.
THERE'S ONE THING ABOUT HIM
THAT ALWAYS TICKLES
THE INSIDES OUT OF ME.
CHORUS:
WHEN HE GOES "SQUEAK"
IT SOUNDS SO NEAT.
HE'LL WRINKLE HIS NOSE AND SHOW HIS TEETH
A SIGHT THAT CAN'T BE BEAT.
"SQUEAK"
IT SOUNDS SO NEAT
IT'S THE WARMEST SQUEAK YOU'LL EVER WANT TO MEET [FULL TURN]
WELL I GOT A PET MOUSE
I'LL KEEP HIM THANKS A LOT.
WOULDN'T GIVE HIM, TRADE, OR SELL HIM
FOR ALL THE GOLD YOU'VE GOT.
CAUSE MONEY CAN'T BUY
ALL THE LOVE HE GIVES.
WITH HIS WRINKLED NOSE, THE WARMTH THAT FLOWS
FROM THAT FUNNY LITTLE SQUEAK OF HIS.
[CHORUS * TAG with "SQUEAK"]
Copyright 1982 Pata del Lobo Music * All Rights Reserved
NURSERY RHYMES RATED "R"
Mike Johnson 17 January 1979
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
THE DOCTOR WAS SURPRISED.
BUT WHEN OLD McDONALD HAD A FARM
THE DOCTOR NEARLY DIED, DIED,
THE DOCTOR NEARLY DIED.
LITTLE MISS MUFFET SAT ON HER TUFFET
EATING HER CURDS AWAY.
ALONG CAME A SPIDER
SAT DOWN BESIDE HER,
SAID WHAT'S IN THE BOWL BITCH!
JACK AND JILL WENT UP THE HILL
TO FETCH A PAIL OF WATER.
WHEN JACK FELL DOWN
HE DIDN'T BREAK NO CROWN
HE GAVE JILL A DAUGHTER.
OLD MOTHER HUBBARD WENT TO THE CUPBOARD
TO GET HER POOR DOG A BONE.
WHEN SHE GOT THERE THE CUPBOARD WAS BARE
BUT THE DOG HAD A BONE OF HIS OWN, HIS OWN,
THE DOG HAD A BONE OF HIS OWN.
OH THE DOG HAD A BONE OF HIS OWN
THE DOG HAD A BONE OF HIS OWN
THE DOG HAD A BONE OF HIS OWN, OWN,
THE DOG HAD A BONE OF HIS OWN.
SPIDER, SPIDER ON THE WALL
AIN'T YOU GOT NO SENSE AT ALL?
CAN'T YOU SEE THE WALL IS PLASTERED
GET OFF THE WALL YOU HAIRY BASTARD!
JACK BE NIMBLE, JACK BE QUICK
JACK JUMPED OVER THE CANDLE STICK.
HE GRABBED HIMSELF AND HE YELLED REAL LOUD.
GREAT BALLS ON FIRE!
[REPEAT FIRST VERSE]
Copyright 1983 Pata del Lobo Music * All rights Reserved
THEY ASK ME
Mike Johnson 4 October 1978
HOW COME SOME PEOPLE, PICK ON YOUR DIFFERENCE?
MAYBE IT'S CAUSE THEY DON' T KNOW NOTHING ELSE.
WELL THEY ASK ME
WELL THEY ASK ME
HOW COME YOU'RE ALWAYS TALKING IN A DRAWL
AND I TELL'EM
YEAH I TELL'EM
CAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY TALKING THAT I KNOW
THEN THEY ASK ME
THEN THEY ASK ME
HOW COME YOU WEAR THOSE BOOTS WITH POINTY TOES?
AND I TELL'EM
YEAH I TELL'EM
TO KILL THE ROACHES IN THE CORNER ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR
HOW COME SOME PEOPLE, PICK ON YOUR DIFFERENC?
MAYBE IT'S CAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW NOTHING ELSE.
THEN THEY ASK ME, THEN THEY ASK ME
HOW COME YOU WEAR THAT BIG OLD WIDE BRIM HAT?
AND I TELL'EM
YEAH I TELL'EM
IT'S TO KEEP THE RAIN AND SNOW OFF MY BACK.
THEN THEY ASK ME
THEN THEY ASK ME
DO YOU MIND THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK OF YOU?
AND I TELL'EM
YEAH I TELL'EM
WHY NO I DON'T, BUT I LIKE YOUR FUNNY SUIT
HOW COME SOME PEOPLE, PICK ON YOUR DIFFERENCE?
MAYBE IT'S CAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW NOTHING ELSE.
THEN THEY LEAVE ME
THEN THEY LEAVE ME
THEIR FACES RED WITH SHOCK AND DISGUST
CAUSE I TOLD'EM
CAUSE I TOLD'EM
AND IT REALLY HURTS WHEN THE SHOE'S ON THE OTHER FOOT.
SO YOU TELL'EM
YEAH YOU TELL'EM
TELL'EM WHAT THEY DON'T WANNA HEAR AND THEY'LL QUIT
TELL'EM WHAT THEY DON'T WANNA HEAR AND THEY'LL QUIT.
Copyright 1979 MAJJ Productions * All Rights Reserved
WILDFIRE!
Mike Johnson 19 October 1979
CHORUS:
I WAS A WILD CHILD, MY NICKNAME WAS WILDFIRE
I WAS THE MEANEST LITTLE CUSS YOU EVER LAID EYES ON.
AND THEY TOLD ME, THAT I WEREN'T BORN
JUST DROPPED IN ON MY FOLKS IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORM. [YODEL]
VERSE 1:
PEOPLE CUSS THE DAY THEY EVER SAW ME
THEY SAY MY NAME IN WHISPERS YOU CAN'T HEAR
EVERY TIME I'M AROUND THEY ALL IGNORE ME
BUT I JUST SHOUT MY NAME OUT LOUD AND CLEAR
THE FIRST TIME THAT I WENT TO KINDERGARTEN
THEY TOOK ME HOME LOCKED IN HANDCUFFS
CAUSE I GRABBED THAT SKINNY TEACHER BY THE ANKLES
AND DRAGGED HER ALL AROUND THE CLASSROOM FLOOR.
[CHORUS - YODEL]
VERSE 2:
BY THE TIME THEY FINALLY GOT ME OFF THE HIGH SCHOOL
I WAS A LIVING LEGEND AROUND THAT PLACE, YOU KNOW
FOR ALL THE SNAKES, TURTLES, AND ALLIGATORS
I'D LEAVE IN EVERY CLASSROOM AS I GO.
MY DAYS IN HIGH SCHOOL WERE RATHER STORMY
GOT DRIVEN BACK AND FORTH IN AND ARMORED CAR
CAUSE THEY WOULDN'T LET ME RIDE ON THE SCHOOL BUS
UNLESS IT WAS FULL OF NATIONAL GUARD!
[CHORUS - YODEL]
VERSE 3:
AS I SIT HERE QUIETLY REMINISCING
ABOUT THOSE CAREFREE DAYS OF MY YOUTH
DEEP INSIDE THERE'S A LITTLE VOICE URGING
TO DO THAT ONE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO DO!
I WAS A WILD CHILD, MY NICKNAME WAS WILDFIRE!
I WAS THE MEANEST LITTLE CUSS YOU EVER LAID EYES ON
AD THEY TOLD ME, THAT I WEREN'T BORN
JUST DROPPED IN ON MY FOLKS IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORM
Copyright 1979 MAJJ Productions * All Rights Reserved
I'M A RAMBLER
Mike Johnson 27 October 1978
CHORUS:
I'M A RAMBLER, I'M A ROAMER
MANY YEARS, I'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD.
I'M NOT A GAMBLER, BUT I TAKE CHANCES
THERE'S MANY, A TREASURE, I OWN.
VERSE 1:
SEEN NEW YORK CITY, WITH IT'S TALL BUILDINGS
THAT POINT HIGH IN THE SKY
BEEN TO CHICAGO, BY THE GREAT LAKES
TRYING, TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE.
HIKED THRU THE MOUNTAINS, OF SHENNANDOAH
BEEN CRABBING, ON THE EASTERN SHORE
ATE GREENS AND CHITTLINGS, DOWN IN GEORGIA
FISHED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
[CHORUS]
VERSE 3:
CROSSED THE PRARIES, OF WEST TEXAS
AND WATCHED THE TUMBLEWEEDS ROLL
SAT OUT LATE AT NIGHT, IN THE MOONLIGHT
HEARD THE COYOTES SING THEIR SONG
AND GRAND CANYON, IN ARIZONA
I'VE NEVER SEEN A BIGGER HOLE
SWAM IN THE OCEAN, OFF CALIFORNIA
SLEPT, UPON ITS GOLDEN SHORES
[CHORUS]
VERSE 5:
I'M A RICH MAN, THOUGH NOT IN MONEY
BUT FOR ALL THE PLACES I'VE GONE
AND THE PEOPLE, THEIR SMILING FACES
A TREASURE MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD.
IT'S A TREASURE, FREE FOR THE TAKING
AND THERE'S PLENTY TO GO AROUND
AND I WON'T CHANGE MY WAY OF THINKING
FOR ALL THE GOLD AROUND
Copyright 1979 MAJJ Productions * All Rights Reserved
YEAH I'M A COWBOY
Mike Johnson 9 October 1978
OH DA LAYDO WHO HEE. OH DA LAYDO WHO HEE
OH LAYDO WHO HEE. OH LAYDO WHO HEE.
OH LAY HE OH. OH DA LAY OHH'
OH LAY HE OH OH A LAY HO. OH LAY HEE OH OH LAY OH.
OH LOW OH WHO. OH LAY HE HEE. OH LAY HE WHO
VERSE 1:
SEE MY POINTED BOOTS.
AND THE HOLE IN MY TOOTH.
IT'S FROM BITIN' GOLD NUGGETS.
FROM A MOUNTAIN STREAM.
SEE MY TEN GALLON HAT.
SETTIN' ON MY HEAD
SEE THE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE.
IT'S FROM FORTY-FOUR LEAD.
CHORUS:
WHY YEAH I'M A COWBOY
WHAT'D YOU THINK I WAS?
SOME NUT FROM A MASQUERADE
OUT TO HAVE SOME FUN?
AND MY HOSS AIN'T SILVER
HE'S THE COLOR OF MUD.
AND I DON'T WALK THIS WAY
FROM RIDING THE BUS.
OH DA LOW OO WHO HEE. OH LOW OO WHO HEE.
OH LOW OO WHO HEE. OH LOW OO WHO HEE.
OH LOW DE OH OO LOW DO. OH LOW DO OO DO LAY DEE.
OH LOW OO WHO. OH LAY HE HE. OH LAY HE WHO.
[FULL TURN]
VERSE 2:
THIS BIG SHINNY BUCKLE
THAT HOLDS MY BELT.
IT'S NICKEL SILVER.
FROM THE OLD SOUTHWEST.
AND I CHAWS TOBACCO.
I EAT STEAK AND BEANS.
BATHE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT.
NEVER IN BETWEEN.
[CHORUS - YODEL]
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