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It's the Loons Blues Lagoon...floatin' on a pontoon...blowin' harmonica like a monsoon...typin' my live of jive in this a here chatroom...shootin' sling shots at that wily racoon...flyin' myself to the motherhuffin' moon...startin' to play dem blues, maybe I'll croon...down in the boon-docks...the blues ain't nothin' but a great lookin' woman...or four...on yo mind nah yez yez...well well...well...
I got a fast car, go cruisin' down the highway
A corvette stingray, I do it my way
Got a good job, makin' lots of money
I look good and I'm funny, so why'm I lonesome honey
The gypsy said the problem with you
You need some sensible shoes
Look at this black book, it's loaded with phone numbers
Potential lovers, new worlds to discover
You would think I really have it made now
New rayban shades but I'm a heartache on parade now
I walk around with the blues
I need some sensible shoes
Sensible shoes, ones that will lead me back to you
Sensible shoes, cuz you're the only lover who was ever true
I need some sensible shoes
All my friends now, they look up to me
They wish they could be a lot more like me
But they don't know and they can't see
How I'm hurtin', how I'm empty
Lost my soul when I walked out on you
I need some sensible shoes
Sensible shoes, ones that will lead me back to you
Sensible shoes, cuz you're the only lover who was ever true
I need some sensible shoes
I got a fast car, go cruisin' down the highway
A corvette stingray, I do it my way
Got a good job, makin' lots of money
I look good and I'm funny, so why'm I lonesome honey
The gypsy said the problem with you
Ah, you know
Sensible shoes, ones that will lead me back to you
Sensible shoes, cuz you're the only lover who was ever true
Sensible shoes, ones that will lead me back to you
Sensible shoes, cuz you're the only lover that was ever true
I need some sensible shoes
I'm gonna leave you, I'm goin' away
I'm gonna leave, I'll be back someday
Oh well I can't stay here, no need in me stayin'
Here's nothin' for me to lose.
Wooooo, woooooo,
Wooooo, I'm goin' away,
Well I can't stay, 'til you hurt my feelings
I'm goin' away.
I'm going to New Orleans, I'm worried about you
I be so broken hearted, I won't know what to do
So good bye babe, I hate to go
Here's nothin to lose.
Mr. Airplane Man--The mighty Howlin' Wolf
Mr. Airplane man, will you fly down to Jackson for me
Mr. Airplane man, will you fly to Jackson for me
I want you fly to my baby, and give her this here message for me.
Ahhoooooo, ahhooooo, ahhhooooo, ahhhooooo.
My baby not at home, you didn't worry about knockin' on her door
My baby not at home, you didn't worry about knockin' on her door
Ahhoooooo, ahhooooo, ahhhooooo
She might be visitin', at the next door neighbor's you know.
If you don't find my baby, come on back to Chicago to me
If you don't find my baby, come on to Chicago to me
Ahhoooooo, ahhooooo, ahhhooooo, come on back to me.
I'm The Wolf--Howlin' Wolf
You know I'm the Wolf baby, you know I stays in the woods
You know I'm the Wolf babe, you know I stays in the woods.
Well when you get in trouble, you call the wolf out of the woods.
Well you want my money, well you want me to spend it on you
Well you want my money, babe you want the Wolf to spend it on you
Just as soon as you get my fortune, she said what in the world I want with you?
Well I spend my money, trying to make you satsified
Well, I have spent my money darlin', tryin' to make you satisfied
Well, the woman who took my money and took my home and, oh the Wolf gonna wreck her life.
Little Baby--Howlin' Wolf
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
You'll go and I'll come with you
You'll bet your life that I won't quit you
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
You'll go to court
And I'll come along
You'll go to jail
And I'll throw your bond
You got time
Tell you what I'll do
I'll stay outside and wait for you
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
You'll go and I'll come with you
You'll bet your life that I won't quit you
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
You'll go to church
And I'll go there too
You'll go to work
I'll tell you what I do
You'll get paid
I'll hold the money
I'll be right there to protect you honey
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
You'll go and I'll come with you
You'll bet your life that I won't quit you
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
You'll get the fair
And I'll go to show
You'll bet the horses
And I'll pick up the dough
You work hard
Hurt me pride
I'll be right there by your side
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
You'll go and I'll come with you
You'll bet your life that I won't quit you
You'll go and I'll come with you little baby
Yeah I'm gonna send you back to Georgia
Honey that's where you belong
I'm gonna send you back to Georgia
Honey that's where you belong
Hang around here baby
And break up my happy home
I swear my mama told me
And your daddy too
As soon as you get a-what you want back
The way she's gonna do
I'm gonna send you back to Georgia
Honey that's where you belong
Hang around here baby
And break up my happy home
(repeat after break)
Goodby little woman
Is all I have to say
Give me back what I brought you
And be on your merry way
I'm gonna send you back to Georgia
Honey that's where you belong
Hang around here babe
And break up my happy home
The St. Loons Blues one time nah yez yezz yezzah yallah yowzah...well well well...
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...
You walk into the room
With your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked
And you say, "Who is that man?"
You try so hard
But you don't understand
Just what you'll say
When you get home
Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You raise up your head
And you ask, "Is this where it is?"
And somebody points to you and says
"It's his"
And you say, "What's mine?"
And somebody else says, "Where what is?"
And you say, "Oh my God
Am I here all alone?"
Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You hand in your ticket
And you go watch the geek
Who immediately walks up to you
When he hears you speak
And says, "How does it feel
To be such a freak?"
And you say, "Impossible"
As he hands you a bone
Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You have many contacts
Among the lumberjacks
To get you facts
When someone attacks your imagination
But nobody has any respect
Anyway they already expect you
To just give a check
To tax-deductible charity organizations
You've been with the professors
And they've all liked your looks
With great lawyers you have
Discussed lepers and crooks
You've been through all of
F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
You're very well read
It's well known
Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you
And then he kneels
He crosses himself
And then he clicks his high heels
And without further notice
He asks you how it feels
And he says, "Here is your throat back
Thanks for the loan"
Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
Well, you walk into the room
Like a camel and then you frown
You put your eyes in your pocket
And your nose on the ground
There ought to be a law
Against you comin' around
You should be made
To wear earphones
Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
Well...well...well...Mississippi Delta Blues...Yez Yez Yezzaaah!! Ooooh well well....
I'm goin' away, I'm gonn' stay a great long time. You know Ize ain't comin' back, honey, until you change your mind.
I went to the depot and I looked up on the board. Wella, I could see no train, I couldn't hear no whistle blow.
Blow yo harmonica, son!
Medicine Man Blues
Who's that ridin' John The Revelator?
Truckin' With Loons The Great
You wanna play like Robert Johnson?
You wanna play like Peetie Wheatstraw?
Welcome to Bluesville, son!
After awhile, after awhile...it's blues time ya'll...Well All Right!!...well well well...oh yeah oh yeah...rattlin' the floorboards...foot-stompin' music...your basic most elemental genuine bombastic urban contempo sexy nonstop red light smoke in the air fuck you hot pants blues style...I wanna tell you people somethin' Ize know...money beats soul every time, come on!...
Whatchoo got buried in yo backyard??
Check all yo razors and yo guns...we gonn' be wrestlin' when the wagon comes...gimme pigfoot and a bottle of beer...No escape from the blues...this joint is jumpin'...Mustang Sally and GTO...Tea for Two...County Farm Blues...Luck Be A Lady...Mean Disposition...Mean Red Spider...Streamline Woman...Still A Fool...Need More Blues...So Many Roads...Cryin' Shame...Harmonica Boogie...Right On That Shore...If You Steal My Chickens, You Cain't Make 'Em Lay...Roll Your Moneymaker...She Moves Me...Bo' Weevil...Peg Leg Loons...Blind Willie Loons...Loons...Daddy Stovepipe...Blind Lemon Loons...Loons The Great...Howlin' Wolf...Blind Boy Loons...
Ize been drinkin' muddy water
sleepin' in a hollow log
Law'd if I can't be your kid man
I ain't gonn' be your dog
Some folks says Mr. Loons could run
Lemme tell you what Loons done
Travel from Maine down to Mexico
Find that girl that loves me so
No matter where I'll be
I'll find that girl she'll satisfy me
...or her sister will...
She got up early in the morning
and hit the road
Before she cook me any breakfast
Or even wash me any clothes
Women is like a faucet sometimes the water runs cold
Muddy Waters invented electricity
Saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
I hear the train a comin'
In a white room with black curtains near the stations
Ef trouble wuz money Ize wud be a millionaire
YEZ YEZ YEZ
You know I'd never lie to ya, baby don't get me wrong
And though I wasn't true to ya, baby don't get me wrong
Cuz satisfyin' you is the thing that gets me off
I do a lot of thinkin', some I shouldn't think about
Just a little somethin', you know I can't live without
Gotta fever that's burnin', you just can't slow me down
Don't piss me off, don't cool me down
I've been lied to, from town to town
You got somethin' that just blows my top
Hey now baby well you drivin' me crazy
When it comes to your love now I ain't a bit lazy
Baby don't you worry, you ain't gotta play no fool
Just a little lovin' is all I need from you
Never met nobody 'makes me feel the way you do
Don't piss me off, don't cool me down
I've been lied to, from town to town
You got somethin' that just blows my top
Hey now baby well you drivin' me crazy
When it comes to your love now I ain't a bit lazy
Talkin' dirty, dressin' clean, dancin' nasty by the record machine
Do the walk, love to ball, just one look I believe that's all
Little girl loves to boogie woogie, looks so fine like some sweet suger
Destination is on the floor, give it up just a little bit more
Hey baby can I be excused, I can't take no more
Don't piss me off, don't cool me down
I've been lied to, from town to town
You got somethin' that just blows my top
Hey now baby well you drivin' me crazy
When it comes to your love now I ain't a bit lazy
Don't piss me off, don't cool me down
I've been lied to, from town to town
I can't take no more
You're not that kind of girl
I can't take no more
The Blues: a multi-media project anchored by seven impressionistic and interpretive films that capture the essence of the blues while exploring how this art form so deeply influenced people the world over.
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