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Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
Dickie Valentine
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Jean Schwartz
Joseph Young
Sam Lewis
THEMES
Baby/Children
Body
Names
Love
Places
Colours
Numbers
GENRES
Jazz
YEAR
1957
Rock a bye, your baby,
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
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Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
Rufus Wainwright
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Jean Schwartz
Joseph Young
Sam Lewis
THEMES
Baby/Children
Body
Names
Love
Places
Colours
Numbers
GENRES
Jazz
YEAR
2006
Rock a bye, your baby,
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
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Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
The Supremes
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Jean Schwartz
Joseph Young
Sam Lewis
THEMES
Baby/Children
Body
Names
Love
Places
Colours
Numbers
GENRES
Jazz
R&B/Soul
YEAR
1965
Rock a bye, your baby,
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
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Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
Jerry Lewis
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Jean Schwartz
Joseph Young
Sam Lewis
THEMES
Baby/Children
Body
Names
Love
Places
Colours
Numbers
GENRES
Jazz
YEAR
1956
Rock a bye, your baby,
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
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Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
Judy Garland
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Jean Schwartz
Joseph Young
Sam Lewis
THEMES
Baby/Children
Body
Names
Love
Places
Colours
Numbers
GENRES
Jazz
YEAR
1961
Rock a bye, your baby,
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
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Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
Aretha Franklin
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Jean Schwartz
Joseph Young
Sam Lewis
THEMES
Baby/Children
Body
Names
Love
Places
Colours
Numbers
GENRES
R&B/Soul
YEAR
1961
Rock a bye, your baby,
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
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Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
Brenda Lee
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Jean Schwartz
Joseph Young
Sam Lewis
THEMES
Baby/Children
Body
Names
Love
Places
Colours
Numbers
GENRES
Country and Western
Pop
YEAR
1966
Rock a bye, your baby,
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
with a dixie melody.
When you croon, croon a tune,
from the heart of dixie.
Just hang my cradle, mammy mine,
right on that masoned, dixen line.
And swing it from virginia, to tennese,
with all the love that's in ya.
Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody.
OH!!Weep no more, my lady,
sing that song again, for me.
Sing on black joe,just as though,
you have me on your knees.
A Million baby kisses, i'll deliver,
if you will only play that swanee river.
Rock a bye your rock a bye baby,
with a dixie melody!
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Rock A Hula Baby
Elvis Presley
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Ben Weisman
Dolores Fuller
Fred Wise
THEMES
Body
Love
Places
Clothing/Apparel
GENRES
Rock 'n' Roll
Rock
YEAR
1962
(Rock a hula)-Band
The way she moves her hips up to her fingertips
I feel I'm heaven bound
And when she starts to sway, I've gotta say
She really moves her grass around
RRRAAAA a hula-baby rraaaa
a hula-baby got a hula lulu from Honolulu
Thats rock-a-hula baby of mine
(rock a hula) -backround
Although I love to kiss my little hula miss
I never get the chance
I wanna hold her tight all through the night
But all she wants to do is dance
RRRAAAA a hula-baby rraaaa
a hula-baby got a hula lulu from Honolulu
Thats rock-a-hula baby of mine
(ROCK, A hula-baby rock "repeated) -backround
RRRAAAA a hula-baby rraaaa
a hula-baby got a hula lulu from Honolulu
Thats rock-a-hula baby of mine
WELL A ROCK A HULA-BABY OF MI-INE!!!!
The way she moves her hips up to her fingertips
I feel I'm heaven bound
And when she starts to sway, I've gotta say
She really moves her grass around
RRRAAAA a hula-baby rraaaa
a hula-baby got a hula lulu from Honolulu
Thats rock-a-hula baby of mine
(rock a hula) -backround
Although I love to kiss my little hula miss
I never get the chance
I wanna hold her tight all through the night
But all she wants to do is dance
RRRAAAA a hula-baby rraaaa
a hula-baby got a hula lulu from Honolulu
Thats rock-a-hula baby of mine
(ROCK, A hula-baby rock "repeated) -backround
RRRAAAA a hula-baby rraaaa
a hula-baby got a hula lulu from Honolulu
Thats rock-a-hula baby of mine
WELL A ROCK A HULA-BABY OF MI-INE!!!!
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Rock The Nations
Saxon
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Graham Oliver
Nigel Glockler
Paul Quinn
Peter Byford
Stephen Dawson
THEMES
Food and Drink
Places
Time
Numbers
GENRES
Rock
YEAR
1986
Big wheels are rolling
On thru' the night
We hit the city in the morning
No time to eat or sleep
Six concerts in a week
Take the show across the nation
Could this be San Antone?
Or am I stood in Rome?
Is this real or am I dreaming?
Standing by the backstage door
Just like the one before
We're here to set the spirit free
Give us the stage (*)
Turn on the lights
Fire up the sound
We'll rock the nations
(Repeat *)
Wait for the curtain call
Excitement in the hall
Stage crew ready at their stations
The houselights start to dim
Another show begins
Now it's time to rocks the nations
Stand in the flashing lights
The music fills the night
This is what we've all been waiting for
We take the last encore
The first of many more
The spotlight takes the final bow
(Repeat * 4 times)
Big wheels are rolling
On thru' the night
Daylight comes without no warning
North, South, East and West
We'll put you to the test
As we rock across your nation
(Repeat *)
On thru' the night
We hit the city in the morning
No time to eat or sleep
Six concerts in a week
Take the show across the nation
Could this be San Antone?
Or am I stood in Rome?
Is this real or am I dreaming?
Standing by the backstage door
Just like the one before
We're here to set the spirit free
Give us the stage (*)
Turn on the lights
Fire up the sound
We'll rock the nations
(Repeat *)
Wait for the curtain call
Excitement in the hall
Stage crew ready at their stations
The houselights start to dim
Another show begins
Now it's time to rocks the nations
Stand in the flashing lights
The music fills the night
This is what we've all been waiting for
We take the last encore
The first of many more
The spotlight takes the final bow
(Repeat * 4 times)
Big wheels are rolling
On thru' the night
Daylight comes without no warning
North, South, East and West
We'll put you to the test
As we rock across your nation
(Repeat *)
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Rockin' Daddy
Eddie Bond
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Therman B. Fisher
THEMES
Happiness
Places
GENRES
Rock 'n' Roll
YEAR
1956
Well I'm gonig get me some rockin' shoes
then I'm going to rock away all my blues
I'm a rockin' daddy, yeah a rockin' daddy
Well I'm a rockin' daddy from Memphis Tennessee.
Well I told little mama she hold me tight
we'd stay up and rock all night
I'm a rockin' daddy, yeah a rockin' daddy
Well I'm a rockin' daddy from Memphis Tennessee
Well little mama only the rock
She's Rockin' little mama, yeah rockin' little mama
Well I'm a rockin' daddy from Memphis Tennessee
Well I'm gonig get me some rockin' shoes
then I'm going to rock away all my blues
I'm a rockin' daddy, yeah a rockin' daddy
Well I'm a rockin' daddy from Memphis Tennessee
Well I'm gonig get me some rockin' shoes
then I'm going to rock away all my blues
I'm a rockin' daddy, yeah a rockin' daddy
Well I'm a rockin' daddy from Memphis Tennessee
then I'm going to rock away all my blues
I'm a rockin' daddy, yeah a rockin' daddy
Well I'm a rockin' daddy from Memphis Tennessee.
Well I told little mama she hold me tight
we'd stay up and rock all night
I'm a rockin' daddy, yeah a rockin' daddy
Well I'm a rockin' daddy from Memphis Tennessee
Well little mama only the rock
She's Rockin' little mama, yeah rockin' little mama
Well I'm a rockin' daddy from Memphis Tennessee
Well I'm gonig get me some rockin' shoes
then I'm going to rock away all my blues
I'm a rockin' daddy, yeah a rockin' daddy
Well I'm a rockin' daddy from Memphis Tennessee
Well I'm gonig get me some rockin' shoes
then I'm going to rock away all my blues
I'm a rockin' daddy, yeah a rockin' daddy
Well I'm a rockin' daddy from Memphis Tennessee
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Rocking Chair Blues
The Christians
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
William York
THEMES
Food and Drink
Inspirational
Places
GENRES
Blues
YEAR
1987
If you're feeling lowdown, don't have a soul to care
If you're feeling lowdown, don't have a soul to care
Just grab your hat and start for the Rocking Chair
There's Dubonnet Judy, Gin Fizz Flo
Cocktail Shorty and old Julip Joe
I'm telling you, it's the gonnest place in town
If you don't have your rubbers, take a taxi down
[Instrumental]
If you're a regular guy, you're bound to get a souvenir
If you're a regular guy, you're bound to get a souvenir
And when you write back home, you can say you're spooning at the Rocking Chair
If you're feeling lowdown, don't have a soul to care
Just grab your hat and start for the Rocking Chair
There's Dubonnet Judy, Gin Fizz Flo
Cocktail Shorty and old Julip Joe
I'm telling you, it's the gonnest place in town
If you don't have your rubbers, take a taxi down
[Instrumental]
If you're a regular guy, you're bound to get a souvenir
If you're a regular guy, you're bound to get a souvenir
And when you write back home, you can say you're spooning at the Rocking Chair
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Rocking Chair Blues
Ray Charles
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
William York
THEMES
Food and Drink
Inspirational
Places
GENRES
Blues
YEAR
1921
If you're feeling lowdown, don't have a soul to care
If you're feeling lowdown, don't have a soul to care
Just grab your hat and start for the Rocking Chair
There's Dubonnet Judy, Gin Fizz Flo
Cocktail Shorty and old Julip Joe
I'm telling you, it's the gonnest place in town
If you don't have your rubbers, take a taxi down
[Instrumental]
If you're a regular guy, you're bound to get a souvenir
If you're a regular guy, you're bound to get a souvenir
And when you write back home, you can say you're spooning at the Rocking Chair
If you're feeling lowdown, don't have a soul to care
Just grab your hat and start for the Rocking Chair
There's Dubonnet Judy, Gin Fizz Flo
Cocktail Shorty and old Julip Joe
I'm telling you, it's the gonnest place in town
If you don't have your rubbers, take a taxi down
[Instrumental]
If you're a regular guy, you're bound to get a souvenir
If you're a regular guy, you're bound to get a souvenir
And when you write back home, you can say you're spooning at the Rocking Chair
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Roll Call
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
B.J. Carnahan
THEMES
Names
Memories/Nostalgia
Places
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1969
To Annabel, in Memphis, it was just another day
But her sweetheart and his buddies died, ten thousand miles away
A captain sadly walked the muddy bloody battlefield
The smoke had cleared away and it was terrible and still
In his pocket was a roster of the fallen fighting men
And the captain had his orders, so the roll call begin
Atkins, Baker, Carter, Carlahan, Clement Jones, Johnson, Moran
McCoy, Perkins, Rivers and Revere Stepherd, Thomas, Wilson
What can't any of you hear?
The roll call was completed, but no sign of life was there
Not one man had answered, not one accounted for
He turned around and he walked away and looked up to the sky
When he heard his own voice echo and the answer from on high
Atkins (here), Baker (here), Carter (here), Calahan (here),
Clement (here), Jones (here), Johnson (here), Moran (here),
McCoy (here), Perkins (here), Rivers (here), and Revere (here),
Stepherd (here), Thomas (here), Wilson (yes sir we're all here)
We are present sir and all accounted for
But her sweetheart and his buddies died, ten thousand miles away
A captain sadly walked the muddy bloody battlefield
The smoke had cleared away and it was terrible and still
In his pocket was a roster of the fallen fighting men
And the captain had his orders, so the roll call begin
Atkins, Baker, Carter, Carlahan, Clement Jones, Johnson, Moran
McCoy, Perkins, Rivers and Revere Stepherd, Thomas, Wilson
What can't any of you hear?
The roll call was completed, but no sign of life was there
Not one man had answered, not one accounted for
He turned around and he walked away and looked up to the sky
When he heard his own voice echo and the answer from on high
Atkins (here), Baker (here), Carter (here), Calahan (here),
Clement (here), Jones (here), Johnson (here), Moran (here),
McCoy (here), Perkins (here), Rivers (here), and Revere (here),
Stepherd (here), Thomas (here), Wilson (yes sir we're all here)
We are present sir and all accounted for
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Roll The Bones
Rush
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Alex Lifeson
Geddy Lee
Neil Peart
THEMES
Names
Food and Drink
Places
Numbers
GENRES
Rock
YEAR
1992
Well, you can stake that claim --
Good work is the key to good fortune
Winners take that praise
Losers seldom take that blame
If they dont take that game
And sometimes the winner takes nothing
We draw our own designs
But fortune has to make that frame
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
Thats the way that lady luck dances
Roll the bones
Why are we here?
Because were here
Roll the bones
Why does it happen?
Because it happens
Roll the bones
Faith is cold as ice --
Why are little ones born only to suffer
For the want of immunity
Or a bowl of rice?
Well, who would hold a price
On the heads of the innocent children
If theres some immortal power
To control the dice?
We come into the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
Thats the way that lady luck dances
Roll the bones
Jack -- relax.
Get busy with the facts.
No zodiacs or almanacs,
No maniacs in polyester slacks.
Just the facts.
Gonna kick some gluteus max.
Its a parallax -- you dig?
You move around
The small gets big. its a rig.
Its action -- reaction --
Random interaction.
So whos afraid
Of a little abstraction?
Cant get no satisfaction
From the facts?
You better run, homeboy --
A facts a fact
From nome to rome, boy.
Whats the deal? spin the wheel.
If the dice are hot -- take a shot.
Play your cards. show us what you got --
What youre holding.
If the cards are cold,
Dont go folding.
Lady luck is golden;
She favors the bold. thats cold.
Stop throwing stones --
The night has a thousand saxophones.
So get out there and rock,
And roll the bones.
Get busy!
Good work is the key to good fortune
Winners take that praise
Losers seldom take that blame
If they dont take that game
And sometimes the winner takes nothing
We draw our own designs
But fortune has to make that frame
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
Thats the way that lady luck dances
Roll the bones
Why are we here?
Because were here
Roll the bones
Why does it happen?
Because it happens
Roll the bones
Faith is cold as ice --
Why are little ones born only to suffer
For the want of immunity
Or a bowl of rice?
Well, who would hold a price
On the heads of the innocent children
If theres some immortal power
To control the dice?
We come into the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
Thats the way that lady luck dances
Roll the bones
Jack -- relax.
Get busy with the facts.
No zodiacs or almanacs,
No maniacs in polyester slacks.
Just the facts.
Gonna kick some gluteus max.
Its a parallax -- you dig?
You move around
The small gets big. its a rig.
Its action -- reaction --
Random interaction.
So whos afraid
Of a little abstraction?
Cant get no satisfaction
From the facts?
You better run, homeboy --
A facts a fact
From nome to rome, boy.
Whats the deal? spin the wheel.
If the dice are hot -- take a shot.
Play your cards. show us what you got --
What youre holding.
If the cards are cold,
Dont go folding.
Lady luck is golden;
She favors the bold. thats cold.
Stop throwing stones --
The night has a thousand saxophones.
So get out there and rock,
And roll the bones.
Get busy!
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Run On
Elvis Presley
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Elvis Presley
THEMES
Body
Inspirational
Places
Time
GENRES
Rock 'n' Roll
YEAR
1967
Well you may run on for a long time
Run on for a long time,
Run on for a long time
Let me tell you God almighty's gonna cut you down
Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, the rambler, the back-biter
Tell them God almighty's gonna cut them down
Stop God almighty let me tell you the news
My head's been wet with the midnight dews
Coming down on my bended knees
Talking to the man from Galilee
My God spoke and he spoke so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of angel's feet
He put one hand upon my head
Great God almighty let me tell you what he said
Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, the rambler, the back-biter
Tell them God almighty's gonna cut them down
Run on for a long time,
Run on for a long time,
Let me tell you God almighty's gonna cut you down
You may throw your rock and hide your hand
Working in the dark against your fellow man
As sure as God made the day and the night
What you do in the dark will be brought to the light
You may run and hide, slip and slide
Trying to take the mote from your neighbour's eyes
As sure as God made the rich and poor
You gonna reap just what you saw
Run on for a long time,
Run on for a long time
Let me tell you God almighty's gonna cut you down
Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, the rambler, the back-biter
Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down
Some people go to church just to sit in the fire
Trying to make a date with the neighbour's wife
Brother let me tell you as sure as you're born
You better leave that woman alone
Because one of these days mark my word
You think that brother is going to work
And you'll sneak up and knock on that door
That's all brother you'll knock no more
Run on for a long time,
Run on for a long time
Let me tell you God almighty's gonna cut you down
Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, the rambler,the back-biter
Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down
Run on for a long time,
Run on for a long time
Let me tell you God almighty's gonna cut you down
Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, the rambler, the back-biter
Tell them God almighty's gonna cut them down
Stop God almighty let me tell you the news
My head's been wet with the midnight dews
Coming down on my bended knees
Talking to the man from Galilee
My God spoke and he spoke so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of angel's feet
He put one hand upon my head
Great God almighty let me tell you what he said
Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, the rambler, the back-biter
Tell them God almighty's gonna cut them down
Run on for a long time,
Run on for a long time,
Let me tell you God almighty's gonna cut you down
You may throw your rock and hide your hand
Working in the dark against your fellow man
As sure as God made the day and the night
What you do in the dark will be brought to the light
You may run and hide, slip and slide
Trying to take the mote from your neighbour's eyes
As sure as God made the rich and poor
You gonna reap just what you saw
Run on for a long time,
Run on for a long time
Let me tell you God almighty's gonna cut you down
Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, the rambler, the back-biter
Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down
Some people go to church just to sit in the fire
Trying to make a date with the neighbour's wife
Brother let me tell you as sure as you're born
You better leave that woman alone
Because one of these days mark my word
You think that brother is going to work
And you'll sneak up and knock on that door
That's all brother you'll knock no more
Run on for a long time,
Run on for a long time
Let me tell you God almighty's gonna cut you down
Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, the rambler,the back-biter
Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down
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