Artist: Elkie Brooks
Lyrics of Artist: Elkie Brooks
Lyrics of Artist: Elkie Brooks
[Lyric] Rocky Mountain Blues (Elkie Brooks)
I cried last night I cried all the night before I cried last I cried all the night before I cried my eyes this morning And I ain't gonna cry no more I will climb this mountain If it's the last thing I do I will climb this mountain If it's the last thing I do And when I've climbed this rocky mountain There'll be no more crying over you You said...Learn MorepopElkie Brooks[Lyric] White Girl Lost in the Blues (Elkie Brooks)
I bought my first record, I was twelve years old Heard nothing like it, they told me it was soul Ever since that I day I've never been confused It got me chained to my headphones White girl lost in the blues Became an obsession, I couldn't get enough Listened to the best, I really loved my stuff Ever since that I day I've never been confused It...Learn MorerockElkie Brooks[Lyric] Back Away (Elkie Brooks)
Kids'd always tease him You know how they can be Mum and dad would leave him Father beat him constantly When he grew into a young man The girls would gather 'round No-one ever reached him He was too shy to ask them out The town was disbelieving Was it Luke that robbed the store Always such a nice boy Said the lady from next door How could he be...Learn MorerockElkie Brooks[Lyric] Road House Blues (Elkie Brooks)
(Let it roll, baby, roll) (Let it roll, baby, roll) (Let it roll, baby, roll) Keep your eyes on the road And your hand upon the wheel Keep your eyes on the road And your hand upon the wheel We're going to the roadhouse Gonna have a real good time Well, at the back of the roadhouse They've got some bungalows Well, at the back of the...Learn MorerockElkie Brooks[Lyric] If Youre Goin to the City (Elkie Brooks)
If you're goin' to the city You better have some cash If you're goin' to the city You better have some cash 'Cause the people in the city Don't mess around with trash When you get up to the city You better lock your door When you get up to the city You better lock your door You know they'll take what you've got, girl And then they'll ask for...Learn MorepopElkie Brooks[Lyric] Try Harder (Elkie Brooks)
It's never too late to fulfil your dreams You gotta keep on going And it's never your turn on the wheel You got the rough end of the deal You were always the last one to play But one day you'll get your turn If you don't make it the first time Keep on trying again If you don't make it the first time Keep on trying again The curtain rises and...Learn MorerockElkie Brooks[Lyric] Mister Bad Penny Blues (Elkie Brooks)
I thought the blues were no more I believed that bad times were dead I was so cool and mellow Not a worried thought in my head But when I woke up today Mister Blues was sittin' right there on my bed Here's what he said Well, hello there, babe, I've been far away I've come back now an' I'm here to stay I said 'No Mister, you turn around Pick up...Learn MorepopElkie Brooks[Lyric] Some Other Spring (Elkie Brooks)
Some other spring I'll try to love Now I still cling To faded blossoms Fresh when worn Left crushed and torn Like the love affair I mourn Some other spring When twilight falls Will the night spring Another to me Not your kind But let me find It's not true that love is blind Sunshine's around me But deep in my heart it's cold as ice Love, once...Learn MorepopElkie Brooks[Lyric] Three Long Years (Elkie Brooks)
Three long years is a long, long time To give your heart, then you find The one you thought who loved you so true Never has, never was, never been in love with you You know, baby, it's time to make a move Oh yeah, oh yeah, time to make a move Three long years gone down the drain Left your heart full of ache and pain The one you thought who loved...Learn MorepopElkie Brooks[Lyric] Out of the Rain (Elkie Brooks)
Out of the rain Under the shelter I've been so long Where the sun don't shine Standing at the crossroads Could have went either way But now I've found you And the storm is behind Out of the rain Out of the rain Out of the rain Over the wall I'm out in the open Back on the right tracks I'm feeling no pain You took a sparrow Let it fly like an...Learn MorerockElkie Brooks[Lyric] Yesterdays (Elkie Brooks)
Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequestered days Olden days, golden days Days of mad romance and love Then gay youth was mine Truth was mine Joyous free and flaming life Then sooth was mine Sad am I, glad am I For today I'm dreaming of yesterdays Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequestered days Olden days,...Learn MorepopElkie Brooks[Lyric] Do Your Duty (Elkie Brooks)
If I call three times a day Come and drive my blues away When you come, be ready to play Do your duty If you want to have some love Give your baby your last buck Dont come quackin' like a duck Do your duty I heard you said you didn't love me Down at Mrs Browns I don't believe a word they say She's the lyin'est woman in town When I need attention...Learn MorepopElkie Brooks