Cover songs for the next DLR/VH album!

[Eyes of the Night]

Anybody say Where Have All The Good Times Gone yet? ... an original cover tune ... if there is such a name

[Loons The Great]

My Head's In Mississippi...a how how how how...

I'm shufflin' thru the Texas sand,
but my head's in Mississippi.
I'm shufflin' thru the Texas sand,
but my head's in Mississippi.
The blues has got a hold of me.
I believe I'm gettin' dizzy. (Spoken: Help me now.)

I keep thinkin' 'bout that night in Memphis,
Lord, I thought I was in Heaven.
I keep thinkin' 'bout that night in Memphis,
I thought I was in Heaven.
But I was stumblin' thru the parking lot
of an invisible seven eleven. (Spoken: What was I doin out there?)

Where's my head baby?
Somewhere in Mississippi.

Last night I saw a cowgirl.
She was floatin' across the ceiling.
And last night I saw a naked cowgirl.
She was floatin' across the ceiling.
She was mumblin to some howlin' wolf
about some voodoo healin'. Mmm Baby

I had a vision of Van Davin' vettin' this tune up...video could be killah...hoodoo...voodoo...Texas blues...cowgirls...Memphis...evil...mushmouthin' dem blues...that ol' John Lee Hooker boogie...waitin' for the beards...flatbed trucks...gasoline...oozlin' Tejas heat...'51 Mercury low rider...cruisin' slow through the Mississippi Delta...bluesmen, beauticians, and musicians...me wise magicians...Diamond Dave...

[Loons The Great]

THE DOG MEETS THE WOLF--Hound Dog Taylor

I'm going back to the west side of Chicago
On Roosevelt and Washtenaw
If you ever been to Chicago
Go to Roosevelt and Washtenaw
That's where you're find this man

Hay hay hay
Oh yeah, oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah!
Look a-here!
When you see me crying
Crying on my knees
Want you to come on baby cause I love ya

All right oh right,
Oh yeah I know it

Have mercy!

[Loons The Great]

I met thiz chick way back in June
Tol' her dat I'd buy her the moon
Slipped, tripped, fell in love and she's the onliest one dat nebah gib me dem blues
She says I howl like a wolf, sing like a bird, she called me Loons
She likes to boogie real low, favourite position is the spoon
I'm all o'er her like a hound dog chasin' a coon
She wrecked my life like a God damn monsoon
I'd follow her anywhere even Saskatoon or de moon
I'd fight a shark with a toothpick, battle a whole platoon
For her, I'd kill the devil with a harpoon
Become an oil tycoon
Love her all afternoon
Buy her 99,000 balloons
Kill off every Gambino goon
Open a salloon
watch all the National lampoons
...an' that's why they call me the lowdown Loons...

[Loons The Great]

SHE'S GONE--Hound Dog Taylor

Well I know you don't love me
Hey I know the reason why
Well I know you don't love me
Baby I know the reason why
Well you take all of my money
And you treat me like a child
Like a little child

Well now the woman I love
Baby done been here and gone
Well now the woman I love
Well done been here and gone
Well now if things don't change
You know I ain't gonna be here long
Be here long
I ain't gonna be here long, ain't gonna be here long (repeat 5 times)

She's gone, she's gone, she's gone, she's gone boy, she's gone, she's gone
For long, how I miss ya baby, she's gone
Oh, my baby's gone, she's gone
I'm ain't gonna be here long

Well I'm leaving my baby
And I really don't want to go
Well I'm leaving my baby
And I really don't want to go
Well she got her another man
And she don't want me no more
She don't want me no more (repeat)
It's alright, it's alright boy,
It's alright, it's alright, alright, alright, it's alright babe!
Yeah hey! It's alright darling

[Loons The Great]

Everything Is Broken--Bob Dylan

Broken lines, broken strings,
Broken threads, broken springs,
Broken idols, broken heads,
People sleeping in broken beds.
Ain't no use jiving
Ain't no use joking
Everything is broken.

Broken bottles, broken plates,
Broken switches, broken gates,
Broken dishes, broken parts,
Streets are filled with broken hearts.
Broken words never meant to be spoken,
Everything is broken.

Seem like every time you stop and turn around
Something else just hit the ground

Broken cutters, broken saws,
Broken buckles, broken laws,
Broken bodies, broken bones,
Broken voices on broken phones.
Take a deep breath, feel like you're chokin',
Everything is broken.

Every time you leave and go off someplace
Things fall to pieces in my face

Broken hands on broken ploughs,
Broken treaties, broken vows,
Broken pipes, broken tools,
People bending broken rules.
Hound dog howling, bull frog croaking,
Everything is broken.

[Loons The Great]

Tombstone Blues--Bob Dylan

The sweet pretty things are in bed now of course
The city fathers they're trying to endorse
The reincarnation of Paul Revere's horse
But the town has no need to be nervous

The ghost of Belle Starr she hands down her wits
To Jezebel the nun she violently knits
A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits
At the head of the chamber of commerce

Mama's in the fact'ry
She ain't got no shoes
Daddy's in the alley
He's lookin' for the fuse
I'm in the streets
With the tombstone blues

The hysterical bride in the penny arcade
Screaming she moans, "I've just been made"
Then sends out for the doctor who pulls down the shade
Says, "My advice is to not let the boys in"

Now the medicine man comes and he shuffles inside
He walks with a swagger and he says to the bride
"Stop all this weeping, swallow your pride
You will not die, it's not poison"

Mama's in the fact'ry
She ain't got no shoes
Daddy's in the alley
He's lookin' for the fuse
I'm in the streets
With the tombstone blues

Well, John the Baptist after torturing a thief
Looks up at his hero the Commander-in-Chief
Saying, "Tell me great hero, but please make it brief
Is there a hole for me to get sick in?"

The Commander-in-Chief answers him while chasing a fly
Saying, "Death to all those who would whimper and cry"
And dropping a bar bell he points to the sky
Saving, "The sun's not yellow it's chicken"

Mama's in the fact'ry
She ain't got no shoes
Daddy's in the alley
He's lookin' for the fuse
I'm in the streets
With the tombstone blues

The king of the Philistines his soldiers to save
Put jawbones on their tombstones and flatters their graves
Puts the pied pipers in prison and fattens the slaves
Then sends them out to the jungle

Gypsy Davey with a blowtorch he burns out their camps
With his faithful slave Pedro behind him he tramps
With a fantastic collection of stamps
To win friends and influence his uncle

Mama's in the fact'ry
She ain't got no shoes
Daddy's in the alley
He's lookin' for the fuse
I'm in the streets
With the tombstone blues

The geometry of innocence flesh on the bone
Causes Galileo's math book to get thrown
At Delilah who sits worthlessly alone
But the tears on her cheeks are from laughter

Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after

Mama's in the fact'ry
She ain't got no shoes
Daddy's in the alley
He's lookin' for the fuse
I'm in the streets
With the tombstone blues

Where Ma Raney and Beethoven once unwrapped their bed roll
Tuba players now rehearse around the flagpole
And the National Bank at a profit sells road maps for the soul
To the old folks home and the college

Now I wish I could write you a melody so plain
That could hold you dear lady from going insane
That could ease you and cool you and cease the pain
Of your useless and pointless knowledge

Mama's in the fact'ry
She ain't got no shoes
Daddy's in the alley
He's lookin' for the fuse
I'm in the streets
With the tombstone blues

[Steve Savicki]

Originally posted by Eyes
Anybody say Where Have All The Good Times Gone yet? ... an original cover tune ... if there is such a name

LOL, but so apt.

[Loons The Great]

Happy Rovin' Cowboy--Bob Nolan

Hear my song as I ride along
I'm a happy rovin' cowboy
Herdin' the dark clouds out of the sky
Keepin' the heavens blue

No where to go nothing to do
I'm a happy rovin' cowboy
Let me ride that long trail down to the end
Where the skies are always blue

I aint got a dime; I'm just spendin' my time
I'm a happy rovin' cowboy
Let me sing my song till they call me home
To the land beyond the blue

[Loons The Great]

Cool Water--Sons Of The Pioneers

All day I face the barren waste without the taste of water,
Cool water.
Old Dan and I with throats burned dry and souls that cry for water,
Cool water.

The night are cool and I'm a fool each stars a pool of water,
Cool water.
But with the dawn I'll wake and yawn and carry on to water,
Cool water.

(Chorus)
Keep a movin' Dan, don't you listen to him Dan, he's a devil not a man
and he spreads the burnin' sand with water.
Dan can't you see that big green tree where the waters runnin' free
and it's waiting there for me and you.
Water, cool water.

The shadows sway and seem to say tonight we pray for water,
Cool water.
And way up there He'll hear our prayer and show us where there's water,
Cool Water.

Dan's feet are sore he's yearning for just one thing more than water,
Cool water.
Like me, I guess, he'd like to rest where there's no quest for water,
Cool water.

[Loons The Great]

Cover Your Rig--ZZ Top

If you been out messin and actin a fool
You best be confessin hey, dont be cruel
Just callin attention you probably know
Dont hold on to nothin, its time to let go
Say baby I want ya, Im hurtin so big
Take out some insurance, and cover your rig
We talkin resurrection to shred your head
That certain possession you keep in yo shed
Dont wanna confuse you, muddy up your mind
Let nothing abouse you or come from behind
Say baby I want ya, Im hurtin so big
Take out some insurance, and cover your rig
If theres ever a question, take care of yourself
Use your protection, be respecting yourself
Make no obligations, you can throw em to the wind
Blind infatuations, the means to an end
Say baby I want ya, Im hurtin so big
Take out some insurance, and cover your rig

Y'all bettah take out some insurance on my, baby...well well well...yez yez...yez yeah...ooh well well...alright alright nah yez I says...hmmmmm nah....yonder come the blues...dem blooze...Texas gutbucket big rig truckin' ol' school rnb crunchfunk puttin' the unk in de PHUNK...blues yous can use...yez yez yez...ooh well well...dig it...cover you motherfuckin' rig...that's the blues right there y'all...well, welcome to Bluesville, y'all nah...yez yez...I said!!...I can hear Van Rothin' workin' this tune up their own style nah yez one time y'all...I ain't lyin'...that's the truth...tell the truth, spooky tooth...well, the dollar say In God We Trus'....woman wants a man, she wants to see some dollas firs'...yez yez...yez yeah!!...ooh well well...drop it like it's hot fo' teachah!!....hoppin' and boppin' the blues....all my friends are boppin 'em blues, mus' be goin' round nah....from London To Moscow...L.A. to New York...pitchin' a wang dang doodle...holdin' a pitchfork....right nah the debil should be runnin' wit me nah...runnin' from the debil...I ain't no spring chicken, I'm a full grown rooster baby!!...wellah wellah wellah...yez yeah!!...hmmm nah, dig the blues...the blues had a baby don'tcha know an' they named it rock n roll fo' sho'...dunkin' like Daryl Dawkins...shootin' like Johnny Dawkins....screamin' like Screamin' Jay Hawkin's...I put a spell on you...Alligator Wine...iz finn' to makes ya mine...alllllll rite nah...yez yez....hmmmm....I got the blues...an' it ain't from yous...it's cuz Ize heard the news...'bout 'em ol' sensible shoes...I got the blues...well, let's go shake 'em...yez yez...

[Loons The Great]

I Was There When It Happened--Jimmie Davis

There are some people,who say we cannot tell,
Whether we are saved or, whether all is well;
They say we only can hope and, trust that it is so,
But I was there when it happened and I guess I ought to know.

Yes, I know when Jesus saved me (yes, He saved my soul),
The very moment He forgave me (yes, He made me whole);
He took away my heavy burden (yes, He took my sin and),
And He gave me peace within (gave me peace within).
Satan can't make me doubt it (he can't make me doubt it),
It's real and I'm gonna shout it (I'm gonna shout it);
'Cause I was there when it happened (oh, my Lord),
and I guess I ought to know (yes, I ought to know).
Now, I don't care who tells me, salvation is not real,
Though the world may argue, that we cannot feel;
The heavy burdens lifted and the vile sins go,
But I was there when it happened and I guess I ought to know.

[Loons The Great]

You Forgot All The Words--Frank Sinatra

Love was like a song
A lovely melody
Our hearts would sing along
In perfect harmony
But you forgot all the words
While i still remember the tune
Each time our lips would cling
I heard a serenade
Of love and youth and spring
Forever to be played
But you forgot all the words
While i still remember the tune
We used to dance
Instead of walk
We used to sing
Instead of talk
Why was our love song
That used to be
Only the start of the blues for me
But songs are funny things
They never really die
And so my hope still clings
That someday you will try
To just remember the words
For i still remember the tune
When lonely lights are lit
And midnight songs will start
Our song i must admit
Still fills my hopeful heart
So please remember the words
For i still remember the tune

[Loons The Great]

I Would Hate To See You Go--John Brim

[Loons The Great]

St. Louis Blues--Bessie Smith