Well, a Cherokee chief as he dances along He does an Indian boogie to a white man's song Singin' hey ho a lina, hey ho a lina A well a hey ho a lina,
I got me a room in a cheap hotel My head was a spinning and I didn't feel well I laid right down and I tried to go to sleep But the band was playing in
Tell me, tell me, why ya gotta spoil my day You smile at me and point a finger to the error of my ways You can't leave it alone Why don't you leave
Well, the boys came lookin' for their soul They wanted all the world to see So they took Alcatraz and did a graveyard dance All they wanted was some
I'm a king among men down at the 'Just Say When' My loyal subjects raise a glass and send a pint my way But when I leave my throne to the castle I go
When I started out I thought that I'd make it double quick I had that kinda confidence that I was picked to play But if you could stand in my shoes you
Well, I woke up from a nightmare and I couldn't speak 'Cause the Devil slipped a mickey in my bedstand drink Then Jesus made me breakfast with his fresh
Well it don't matter if I get my picture On the cover of a magazine You'll never know that I always try to do things right Well it ain't no sweat if
Now, blue ain't the world for the way that I feel And the storm's a brewing in this heart of mine This ain't no crazy dream, I know that it's real You
I roll out every mornin' I drink my coffee on the run Working for the man just the way my daddy done Well the money I'm makin' ain't buyin' much bacon
Well I woke up this morning and I looked outside And all I had was gone Then I started wondering "What else could go wrong?" I got them weary violated
In South Carolina There are many tall pines I remember the oak tree That we used to climb But now when I'm lonesome I always pretend That I'm gettin'
Got me a cajun persuasion way back in the woods Got me a cajun persuasion, you know she'd do me good I wanna jump in my pirogue that's waitin' for me
Lord, I think I'm goin' down Yes, I know that's where I'm bound So don't ask me where I'm goin' 'Cause I think I'm goin' down Now once I had a wife
Disc go down late last night Spinnin' room don't feel right Spirits they all laugh at me 'Cause of my stupidity Cold sweat on my brow Feel it comin'
Down in the valley of the fever In the hills of Tennessee Well, we're sifting through that asphalt barnyard Just a-looking for that be-bop beat 'Cause
After the hurricane, after the wind and rain When we lost everything, after the hurricane It was not the driving rain That let our love go down the
I just blew back in town So I thought I'd hang around I ain't got nothin' else to do Don't see a soul I know This street done took it's toll Got them
