Gimme Some
Beer and whiskey, whiskey and beer
Makes your head start achin', makes your eyes unclear
Makes you spend your money, turns you blind and dumb
Gimme some
Strong tobacco, cigarette smoke
What a dirty habit, makes you damn near choke
Fills your lungs with poison, makes your brain go numb
Gimme some
Will I ever get smart? I doubt it
Tell me somethin's bad and I can't live without it
Pretty women, blue-eyed or brown
How they drive you crazy, how they pull you down
Soon they're fat and happy, you're a worn-out bum
Gimme some, gimme some
Bread and gravy, chicken chow mein
Too much fancy eatin' only brings you pain
Doctor says "Hold on, there! Not another crumb!"
Gimme some
Will I ever get smart? I doubt it
Tell me somethin's bad and I can't live without it
Dice and poker, blackjack and dice
Start to win a little, get to feelin' nice
Bet it all and roll 'em: "Snake eyes! Sorry, chum!"
Gimme some
Beer and whiskey, whiskey and beer
Makes your head start achin', makes your eyes unclear
Makes you spend your money, turns you blind and dumb
Gimme some
Gimme some
Gimme some
Chords
South Coast
The South Coast, the wild coast is lonely
You might win at a game in Jolon
But the lion still rules the barrancas
And a man there is always alone
My name is Don Pedro de Cadro
The son of a Spanish grandee
But I won my wife in a card game
And to Hell with the Lords o'er the sea
I gambled my pay in a card game
I played with the inn keeper there
He staked all he'd lost on his daughter
I accepted, for what's fair is fair
I picked up the ace, I had won her
My heart, which was down at my feet
Jumped up to my throat in a hurry
Like a young summer day, she was sweet
The South Coast, the wild coast is lonely
You might win at a game in Jolon
But the lion still rules the barrancas
And a man there is always alone
He went to the door of the kitchen
And dragged the girl out with a curse
Sayin, "Take her, now, damn ya, you've won her
And she's yours now for better or worse."
Though I felt her arms tighten about me
As we rode through the hills to the South
Not a word did I hear from her that day
Not a kiss from her pretty red mouth
The South Coast, the wild coast is lonely
You might win at a game in Jolon
But the lion still rules the barrancas
And a man there is always alone
We soon reached my cabin at twilight
The stars twinkled out on the coast
She soon loved the valleys and orchards
But I knew she would love me the most
That winter I'll always remember
I carved on a cradle of pine
By the fire in our warm little cabin
I knew she would always be mine
The South Coast, the wild coast is lonely
You might win at a game in Jolon
But the lion still rules the barrancas
And a man there is always alone
And then I got hurt in a landslide
Imprisoned beneath the loose stone
She saddled our pony like lightening
And rode off in the night for Jolon
A lion screamed in the barrancas
The pony fell hard on the slide
My young wife lay dead in the moonlight
My heart died that night with my bride
The South Coast, the wild coast is lonely
You might win at a game in Jolon
But the lion still rules the barrancas
And a man there is always alone
And a man there is always alone
Cielito Lindo Son Juasteco
De domingo a domingo te vengo a ver
Cuando sera domingo, cielito lindo, para volver?
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay!
Yo bien quisiera
Que toda la semana, cielito lindo, domingo fuera,
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay!
Una flecha en el aire
Tiro Cupido
Que lanza tu nombre de mis recuerdos
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay!
Yo bien quisiera
Que cuando sera domingo, cielito lindo, para volver,
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay!
It Was A Very Good Year
When I was seventeen, it was a very good year
It was a very good year for small-town girls and soft summer nights
We'd hide from the lights, on the village green
When I was seventeen
When I was twenty-one, it was a very good year
It was a very good year for city girls who lived up the stairs
With perfumed hair that would come undone
When I was twenty-one
When I was thirty-five--very good year
It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls
Of independent means, we'd ride in limousines
Their cheuffers would drive
When I was thirty-five
And now the days grow short
I'm in the autumn of my life
And I think of it all as vintage wine from fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs
It poured sweet and clear
It was a very good year
It was a very good year
Elijah Rock
Elijah Rock--shout, shout!
Said, Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!
Elijah Rock--shout, shout!
Said, Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!
Way back when the world was full of sin
(Elijah Rock--shout, shout!)
There was one good man, like there's always been
(Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!)
His name was Elijah and I heard it said
(Elijah Rock--shout, shout!)
He could heal the sick and raise the dead
(Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!)
Elijah Rock--shout, shout!
Said, Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!
Elijah Rock--shout, shout!
Said, Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!
Elijah told everybody to pray
To a God up in Heaven not a god of clay
Went to the rock and he cried his name
Told him what to do when the Judgement came
Elijah Rock--shout, shout!
Said, Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!
Elijah Rock--shout, shout!
Said, Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!
Prayed for the Lord to give him a sign
And the Rock cried out, "Well, it's Judgement time."
Lord spoke out with a tongue of flame
Sayin', "Hear, Elijah, and know my name."
Elijah Rock--shout, shout!
Said, Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!
Elijah Rock--shout, shout!
Said, Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!
Well, then the Lord told Elijah when his time had come
(Elijah Rock--shout, shout!)
Said he was a prophet for what he'd done
(Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!)
Rock cried out and said, "Shout, shout!"
Elijah Rock--shout, shout!
Said, Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!
Elijah Rock--shout, shout!
Said, Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!
(soft)
Elijah Rock--shout, shout!
Said, Elijah Rock, comin' up, Lord!
(loud)
Better Than Anything
Better than sailing at midnight
Better than diving for pearls
Better than skiing at Aspen
Better than chasing young girls
Better than finding a horseshoe
Better than losing your head
Better than anything thought of
Better than anything said
Better than singing right out loud
Or being spotted in a crowd
Better than anything--
Except being in love
Better than beer from a barrel
Better than wine from a keg
Better than ice cubes and bourbon
Better than two hollow legs
Better than double martinis
Better than vodka that's cold
Better than scotch with a chaser
Better than brandy that's old
Better than drinking from a flask
Or swilling cognac from a cask
Better than anything--
Except being in love
Better than dew on the meadow
Better than wind in the trees
Better than losing a headache
Better than finding your keys
Better than April in Paris
Better than Memphis in June
Better than champaigne for breakfast
Better than sleeping till noon
Better than turning off the phone
So just we two can be alone
Better than anything--
Except being in love
Being in love
Being in love
