The Big Beat-Chickenbone Slim
Come on down to the Chicken Shack
buy the place a round and kick on back
dim the lights it’s worth the wait
when the beat drops you won’t hesitate
we got the Big Beat
we got the Big Beat
talks all over town
words on the street
we got the Big Beat
Jambalaya, sawdust on the floor
you’re back down home you can’t ask for more
The big bass drum don’t miss a beat
that solid funky rhythm knocks you off of your feet
we got the Big Beat
we got the Big Beat
well it sure is tasty
it’s salty and sweet
we got the Big Beat
Get yourself together do the slow drag slide
friction causes heat gonna get you every time
you can do the strut or shake your funky butt
once you got the beat you just can’t get enough
we got the Big Beat
we got the Big Beat
the way that she moves
makes you feel the heat
we got the Big Beat
Tell your friends, spread the news
you can’t lose with the stuff I use
it feels so good when you make it greasy
It might be simple but it’s not easy
I got the Big Beat
I got the Big Beat
we got the down home blues
knock you off your feet
we got the Big Beat
Long Way Down-Chickenbone Slim
Gentle man
set in my ways
cool calm collected
is how I play
like a roadside bomb
she caught me by surprise
heart in my throat
when we locked eyes
You never try
and you’ll never fail
you won’t get shocked
if you don’t touch that rail
but I got hit by the thunderbolt
I was lost but now I’m found
Who’d think a woman could lay you out?
I fell in love but it’s a long way down
Goddess or a vision
I had to look away
cheap sunglasses
couldn’t cut that glare
the hair on my neck
man it stood right up
ice blue eyes
and a thousand yard stare
You never try and you never fail
you won’t get shocked if you don’t touch that rail
but I got hit by the thunderbolt
I was lost but now I’m found
who’d think a woman could lay you out
I fell in love but it’s a long way down
Lips so fine
you want to make her pout
I’m frozen solid
with pinwheel eyes
there’s a chance that I
might forget to breathe
pray lord have mercy
she believes my lies
You never fail and you never learn
put out the fire and you won’t get burned
I got hit by the thunderbolt
I was lost but now I’m found
who’d think a woman could lay you out
I fell in love but it’s a long way down
It’s a long way down
It’s a long way down
It’s a long way down
Vodka and Vicodin-Chickenbone Slim
Another day another battle lost
barely made it through the holocaust
spilled my blood and faced my fears
I’ve been accused of being insincere
Fare thee well and se la vie
ain’t nobody looking out for me
pick up my body and I limp back home
lay me down my weary bones
Vodka and Vicodin
A little help from my two best friends
numb the pain wash away my sins
with Vodka and Vicodin
I swear I must be on a list
that old Murphy was an optimist
it’s always fall after summertime
luck runs out and so did mine
Got myself into another fix
stood toe to toe and I traded licks
stayed too long I should have cut and run
cause I always lose a little more than I’ve won
Vodka and Vicodin
a little help from my two best friends
numb the pain wash away my sins
with Vodka and Vicodin
Guess I need to take a vacation
change this run of bad luck
get myself some chemical motivation
cause sometimes reality sucks
I wouldn’t tell you how to live your life
everyone does what they think is right
I medicate my blues away
live to fight some other day
I found a couch where I can crash
a D-9 can’t pull it off of my ass
tomorrow I will surely try again
but tonight it’s just Vodka and Vicodin
Vodka and Vicodin
a little help from my two best friends
numb the pain wash away my sins
with Vodka and Vicodin
Vodka and Vicodin
a little help from my two best friends
numb the pain wash away my sins
with Vodka and Vicodin
Long Legged Sweet Thing-Chickenbone Slim
Man talk about cold
try a summer night
in the Santa Cruz hills
have yourself a drink
at the Apple Tree
you’re sure to get your fill
Then a long legged sweet thing
will come and take you away
to a warm place to slowly blow your mind
man you better stay
Took the black dog
to do his business
at the break of day
chased the geese
damn near half way
across the lake
when a long legged sweet thing
comes to take you away
to a warm place to patiently feed your soul
man you better stay
Won’t you come away
please sweet thing
please come away with me
the wild world is calling
lets go
and sail the sea
When a long legged sweet thing
smiles and takes your breath away
to warm place with the sweet thing you call home
man you better stay
you better stay
man you better stay
listen to me son
you better stay
Do You Like It-Chickenbone Slim
I can’t read the signs
I can’t read your mind
show me where the target is
I’m gonna hit it every time
do you like it?
do you like it?
won’t you tell me where it’s at
tell me do you like it like that?
I lost the instructions
the manual I can’t read
I checked the internet baby
it ain’t in no magazine
do you like it?
do you like it?
won’t you tell me where it’s at
tell me do you like it like that?
Talk to me like I’m stupid
lead me like I’m blind
drop me in a hole
I’m gonna see what I can find
do you like it?
do you like it?
won’t you tell me where it’s at
tell me do you like it like that?
I ain’t no detective
I ain’t Sherlock Holmes
I ain’t no bloodhound
I know how to bury a bone
do you like it?
do you like it?
won’t you tell me where it’s at
tell me do you like it like that?
Me and Johnny Lee-Chickenbone Slim
I didn’t see it coming
caught me on the chin
I woke up and she was gone
I guess this the end
another sleepless midnight
I’m as lonely as I can be
ever since she broke my heart
it’s down to me and Johnny Lee
I’m lonely and confused
morning sunlight hurts my head
my thoughts go round and round
about all the things that she said
another sleepless midnight
I’m as lonely as I can be
ever since she broke my heart
it’s down to me and Johnny Lee
When the house is cold and lonely
and you’re sitting there all alone
you sit and play the blues
and stare at your telephone
another sleepless midnight
I’m as lonely as I can be
ever since she broke my heart
it’s down to me and Johnny Lee
It’s a hard way to live
feeling bad all the time
It might leave you for a while
but you know it’s a bunch of jive
Your friends wonder if you’ll shake it
Your family worries when you don’t
You pray she comes back someday
But John Lee knows that she won’t
another sleepless midnight
I’m as lonely as I can be
ever since she broke my heart
it’s down to me and Johnny Lee
Man Down-Chickenbone Slim
Worked on the floor
for 20 odd years
plant got bought
by a gang of racketeers
took his job away
but they got paid
man down
we got another man down
Swung a hammer
out of high school
some rollers came around
stole his truck and all his tools
now he lives on the street
got nothing to eat
man down
we got another man down
Child was born
down in the ghetto
had no education
nowhere to go
wrong place wrong time
doing 25 to life
man down
we got another man down
Johnny was 18
when he joined The Corps
lost both of his legs
in a far-off war
served with pride
Took his own life
man down
we got another man down
Break Me Off A Piece-Chickenbone Slim
Gonna break me off a piece
gonna put it in my pocket
gonna break me off a piece
gonna put it in my pocket
Well I gots to be moving
I don’t want to drop it
I just need a little something
of what you putting down
well I need a little something
of what you putting down
I been around this old world
It’s the best that I’ve ever found
I don’t want to own it
just wanna borrow it for a while
I don’t want to own it
just wanna borrow it for a while
Well I got no place to keep it
I’m just a lonesome child
It’s hard to keep on traveling
always moving all the time
It’s hard to keep on traveling
keep on moving all the time
I need a little something
to ease my worried mind
Gonna break me off a piece
I’m gonna put it in my pocket
gonna break me off a piece
gonna put it in my pocket
you know I gots to keep moving
and I don’t want to drop it