[Verse 1] I'm a fleabit peanut monkey All my friends are junkies That's not really true I'm a cold Italian pizza I could use a lemon squeezer What you do? But, I've been bit and I've been tossed around By every she-rat in this town Have you, babe? [Refrain] Well, I am just a monkey man I'm glad you are a monkey woman too [Verse 2] I was bitten by...Learn More

[Verse 1] As I stand by your flame I get burned once again Feeling low down, I'm blue [Verse 2] As I sit by the fire Of your warm desire I've got the blues for you, yeah [Bridge] Every night you've been away, a hey, a hey I've sat down, and I have prayed That you're safe [Verse 3] In the arms of a guy Who will bring you alive Won't drag you down...Learn More

[Verse 1] Here I lie in my hospital bed Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again? Oh, and I don't think I can wait that long Oh, you see that I'm not that strong [Verse 2] The scream of the ambulance is sounding in my ears Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here? What am I doing in this place? Why does the doctor...Learn More

[Intro] One, two, three, four [Verse 1] Did you ever wake up to find A day that broke up your mind? Destroyed your notion of circular time? [Chorus] It's just that demon life has got you in its sway It's just that demon life has got you in its sway [Verse 2] Ain't flinging tears out on the dusty ground For my friends out on the burial...Learn More

[Verse 1] Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields Sold in the market down in New Orleans Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright Hear him whip the women just around midnight [Chorus] Brown sugar, how come you taste so good? Uh huh Brown sugar, just like a young girl should, uh huh, oh (Woo) [Verse 2] Drums beating, cold English blood...Learn More

[Part I] [Intro] (Yeah) [Verse 1] Yeah, you got satin shoes Yeah, you got plastic boots Y'all got cocaine eyes Yeah, you got speed-freak jive, now Can't you hear me knockin' on your window? Can't you hear me knockin' on your door? Can't you hear me knockin' down your dirty street? Yeah [Chorus 1] Help me baby, ain't no stranger Help me baby,...Learn More

[Verse 1] It is the evening of the day I sit and watch the children play Smiling faces I can see But not for me I sit and watch As tears go by [Verse 2] My riches can't buy everything I want to hear the children sing All I hear is the sound Of rain falling on the ground I sit and watch As tears go by [Instrumental Break] [Verse 1] It is the...Learn More

[Intro] Doo, doo, doo-doop Doo, doo, doo-doop Doo, doo, doo-doop Doo-doop, doo-doop Doo, doo, doo-doop Doo, doo, doo-doop Doo, doo, doo-doop Doo-doop, doo-doop [Verse 1] In the sweet old country where I come from Nobody ever works, nothing ever gets done We hang fire, we hang fire You know marrying money is a full time job I don't need the...Learn More

[Verse 1] You're the kind of person You meet at certain dismal dull affairs Center of a crowd, talking much too loud Running up and down the stairs Well, it seems to me that you have seen Too much in too few years And though you've tried you just can't hide Your eyes are edged with tears [Chorus] You better stop Look around Here it comes, here it...Learn More

[Verse 1] Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted, I bought them for you Graceless lady, you know who I am You know I can't let you slide through my hands [Chorus] Wild horses couldn't drag me away Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away [Verse 2] I watched you suffer a dull, aching pain Now you decided to show me the same No...Learn More

[Verse 1] Wading through the waste, stormy winter And there's not a friend to help you through Trying to stop the waves behind your eyeballs Drop your reds, drop your greens and blues Thank you for your wine, California Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruits Yes I've got the desert in my toenail And I hid the speed inside my shoe [Chorus] But...Learn More

[Verse 1] Well, I never kept a dollar past sunset It always burned a hole in my pants Never made a school mama happy Never blew a second chance, oh no [Chorus] I need a love to keep me happy I need a love to keep me happy Baby, baby, keep me happy Baby, baby, keep me happy [Verse 2] Always took candy from strangers Didn't wanna get me no...Learn More