Stone For Bessie Smith Dory Previn

isn't it amazing shakes you to the bone she bought a stone for bessie smith she bought bessie smith a stone she got it for her grave-site on a temporary loan but she forgot she had not paid for her own

Dory Previn Camera Obscura

get away from him I can’t see what he once meant to me I think it’s time I put him out of my mind So I took a glimpse of Montana Now nothing else matters I’ll heal eventually How I adore you Dory

Scared To Be Alone Dory Previn

him Instead of pretend I'll ask him if his feet hurt Has he burdens to be shared And if he doesn't walk away I'll ask him If he's scared And if he doesn't walk away If his eyes don't Turn to stone

Lemon Haired Ladies Dory Previn

Whatever you give me I'll take as it comes Discarding self-pity I'll manage with crumbs I'll settle for moments I won't ask for life I'll not expect labels Like lover or wife If showing affection Embarrasses

The Altruist And The Needy Case Dory Previn

He has passion For ecology Compassion For minorities He carries printed placards To put an end to war He's a hero He's a rebel With a half a hundred causes He peddles his petitions Door to door He's at

Play It Again, Sam Dory Previn

Play it again Play it again Take me back to you know when Let's hear it sam for good old world war two Play it sam Play it again Gee The world was simple then back when hearts were brave and love was true

The Game Dory Previn

laughs with him There are no clocks Upon the gilded walls The drapes are drawn In everlasting night We Never Close The neon light blinks at the sky We Run An Honest House The advertisements lie For

Aftershock Dory Previn

Did he Ask For me? What did you say? Never mind He died in his sleep God is kind.

Mythical Kings And Iguanas Dory Previn

wish you would) Or I will fall (I wish I could, I wish I could I wish I could) Curse the mind that mounts the clouds In search of mythical kings And only mystical things Mystical things Cry for

Cully Surroga He's Almost Blind Dory Previn

swallowed them But she never heard Him say one word But hey mom that's okay okay o Hey mom that's okay okay o Hey mom that's okay okay o Hey mom hey mom hey mom that's okay She made him take up yoga For

Mary C. Brown And The Hollywood Sign Dory Previn

possible fuss She jumped off the letter "h" 'cause she did not become a star She died in less than a minute and a half She looked a bit like hedy lamarr Sometimes i have this dream When the time comes for

The Veterans Big Parade Dory Previn

school band The ladies fife and drum corps played In the veterans big parade The flag flew high and free Down they marched to Fourth and Main Our soldiers died but not in vain God was with us That's for

Her Mothers Daughter Dory Previn

See the sweet and genteel lady So finely boned and frail See her every morning At the window with her knitting Where she spends the hours sitting While she waits For advertisements in the mail See the

I Dance And Dance And Smile And Smile Dory Previn

My books and bikes I bartered to try To buy a friend Now i'm grown This heart i own Is the currency I spend and spend And spend And In the end I'll give you Everything i own Sure You'd never want me For

He Lives Alone Dory Previn

He lives alone in his great big house With collages on the walls and cathedral halls And he eats at a table with room for eight And each course is served on a separate place And he sits by his pool

Left Hand Lost Dory Previn

Completely me again My right had fills the china teacups And needlepoints with old maid aunts My right hand clings to rosary beads And waters dying plants But it's never painted a picture Nor has it run for

The Talkative Woman And The Two Star General Dory Previn

he'd have less need to spill the rude the cruel the crawling reds that kill You'd better put on Your jacket now There's beginning to be a chill Such a silly Talkative woman am I Forgive me if you will For

King Kong Dory Previn

defense And king kong was destroyed Wait says king You take someone And put him in a cage Then you shoot him down 'cause he Retaliates with rage With rage King kong had no feelings Had no christian thought For

Twenty-Mile Zone Dory Previn

a twenty-mile zone You were doing it alone You were doing it alone You were screaming I said, "I'll roll up all my windows" Don't want to disturb the peace I'm just a creature Who is looking for

Bessie Smith Bob Dylan

Bessie was more than just a friend of mine We shared the good times with the bad Now many a year has passed me by I still recall the best thing I ever had I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie Oh,

Angels And Devils The Following Day Dory Previn

Loved, I two men equally well Though they were different As heaven and hell One was an artist One drove a truck One would make love The other would fuck Each treated me The way he knew best One he...

Esther's First Communion Dory Previn

When she made her first communionEsther made the perfect unionIn her dress of white and wispy veilEsther's parents said to please usYou got to go an marry JesusAnd her father took her to the alter ...

With My Daddy In The Attic Dory Previn

"Ba ba ba ba Ba ba ba ba With my Daddy in the attic With my Daddy in the attic That is where My being wants to bed With the Mattress ticking showing And the tattered pillow slip And the pine Unpai...

Michael Michael Dory Previn

Michael, Michael, Superman Muscle bound and super tan Leather jacket, denim pants Never did learn How to dance, how to dance Digs karate, raps on Zen Michael makes it best with men Digs karate, r...

Beware Of Young Girls Dory Previn

Beware of young girls Who come to the door Wistful and pale of twenty and four Delivering daisies with delicate hands Beware of young girls Too often they crave to cry At a wedding and dance on a ...

The Lady With The Braid Dory Previn

would you care to stay till sunriseit's completely your decisionit's just that going home is such a ridegoing home is such a ridegoing home is such a ridegoing home is such a low and lonely ridewou...

The Midget's Lament Dory Previn

I walk inI ain't too dumbI know i got some handicaps t'overcomeI mean y'seen one midgetY'seen 'em allOh yeah midgetOh yeah smallAnd that's as far as you can seeIs that the sumAnd total substance of...

Don't Put Him Down Dory Previn

Oh babeHe loves youBut he just can't make it with youAnd he just can't tell you it's trueHow can he pass the testWhen he just can't hardly move himselfLet alone prove himself the bestOh babeHe want...

I Ain't His Child Dory Previn

My daddy says I ain't his child Ain't that something? Ain't that wild? Daddy says I ain't his child Ain't that something Wild, my hair is curly My freckles are tan Could my daddy be The garbage m...

Yada Yada La Scala Dory Previn

Yada yada yada yada yadaLet's top talking talking talkingWasting precious timeJust a lot of empty noiseThat isn't worth a dimeWords of wonderWords of whetherShould we shouldn't weBe togetherYada ya...

When A Man Wants A Woman Dory Previn

When a man wants a womanHe says it's a complimentHe says he's only tryingTo capture herTo claim herTo tame herWhen he wants everything, everything of herHer soul her loveHer life forever and moreHe...

The Air Crash In New Jersey Dory Previn

...my godit's burst into flamesi can hear thescreaming screamingeveryone's doomed todiesweet jesus folksit's a terrible sightthe announcerstarts to cry and i lookat my father'seyeandit suddenly see...

Mr. Whisper Dory Previn

When I am going'Round the bendI got a wildImaginary friendWhen I am drivenUp the wallMy old friendHe comes to callMister Whisper'sHere againMister Whisper'sHere againHe's backIn his apartmentIn my ...

St. Louis Blues (성 루이 블루스) Bessie Smith

'Twant for powder an' for store-bought hair,? De man ah love would not gone nowhere, nowhere. Got de Saint Louis Blues jes as blue as ah can be.? That man got a heart lak a rock cast in the sea.

St. Louis Blues (세인트 루이스 블루스) Bessie Smith

'Twant for powder an' for store-bought hair,? De man ah love would not gone nowhere, nowhere. Got de Saint Louis Blues jes as blue as ah can be.? That man got a heart lak a rock cast in the sea.

The St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith

'Twant for powder an' for store-bought hair, De man ah love would not gone nowhere, nowhere. Got de Saint Louis Blues jes as blue as ah can be. That man got a heart lak a rock cast in the sea.

Backwater Blues Bessie Smith, Bessie Smith

go Backwater blues done call me to pack my things and go 'Cause my house fell down and I can't live there no more Mmm, I can't move no more Mmm, I can't move no more There ain't no place for

Keep It To Yourself Bessie Smith

man is nice and sweet Serving you lots of young pigmeat Oh yes, keep it to yourself If you know you are standing fast Got him worried where you at Oh yes, keep it to yourself He don't fall for

Lost Your Head Blues Bessie Smith

I was with you, baby, when you didn't have a dime I was with you, baby, when you didn't have a dime Now since you got a lot of money, you have thrown a good gal down Once ain't for always and

A Good Man Is Hard To Find Bessie Smith

ever seen Happiness, it never lasts a day, my heart is almost breaking while I say A good man is hard to find, you always get the other kind Just when you think that he is your pal, you look for

Oh Daddy Blues Bessie Smith

Because I'm lonesome for you And if you care for me Then you will listen to my plea Oh, daddy, look what you doin', look what you doin' Oh, daddy, you with your foolin', think what you're losin' All

Chicago Bound Blues Bessie Smith

Chicago Bound Blues Late last night, I sold away and cried Late last night, I sold away and cried Had the blues for Chicago, I just can't be satisfied Blues on my brain, my tongue refused to

Boweavil Blues Bessie Smith

no more Hey boweavil don't bring them blues no more Boweavil's here, boweavil's everywhere you go I'm a lone boweavil, been out a great long time I'm a lone boweavil, been out a great long time For

Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) Bessie Smith

I do declare Been away a year today To wander and roam I don't care it's muddy there But see it is my home Got my toes turned Dixie way 'Round the delta let me lay My heart cries out for

St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith

Louis woman with her diamond rings She pulls my man around by her apron strings And if it wasn't for powder and her store-bought hair Oh, that man of mine wouldn't go nowhere I got those St.

Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There) Bessie Smith

Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There) I had a man for fifteen years Give him his room and board Once he was like a Cadillac Now he's like an old worn out Ford He never brought me a lousy dime

Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 & 2) Bessie Smith

it too When my bed get empty make me feel awful mean and blue When my bed get empty make me feel awful mean and blue My springs are getting rusty, sleeping single like I doBought him a blanket, pillow for

Empty Bed Blues (Part 2) Bessie Smith

it too When my bed get empty make me feel awful mean and blue When my bed get empty make me feel awful mean and blue My springs are getting rusty, sleeping single like I doBought him a blanket, pillow for

Careless Love Bessie Smith

it's too late You've made me throw my old friend down That's why I sing this song of hate Love, oh love, oh careless love Night and day, I weep and moan You brought the wrong man into this life of mine For

The Yellow Dog Blues Bessie Smith

her Easy rider's gone Cablegrams goes off in inquiry Telegrams goes off in sympathy Letters came from down in Bam Everywhere that Uncle Sam Is the ruler of delivery All day the phone rings, it's not for