(All songs written by Pokey LaFarge unless otherwise noted)

La La Blues

I know that you’ve heard
this old song sung before,
but you ain’t heard it
while I was walking out the door

It’s goodbye baby,
honey your time has come,
I’ve turned the tables
and now you’re the one on the bum

chorus:
It’s La La La,
I’m singing La La La
I’m so happy I’m singing La La La

If I was a catfish
in the river down in St. Louie,
I’d be the biggest fish, honey
anyone had ever seen

You know I’d never get caught
cause I never bite the hook and line,
all the women try and catch me
as I go swimming by

chorus

I’m wet and I’m wild,
honey, I’m short and thin
so I can squeeze out of any position
you try and put me in

I’ve got this old thing
called the laughing hearts disease,
I’m gonna laugh my way to
any old place I please

Chorus

Claude Jones

(Pokey LaFarge & Adam Hoskins)

Back in southern Virginia
lived a legend of a man,
he took to runnin corn whiskey
all across this land

His name was Claude Jones,
made of nothing but skin and bones,
but he had a hair triggered temper,
it could change as quick as weather

Claude Jones, Claude Jones,
don’t leave your family alone

chorus:
When you’re born a free born man,
apart from Uncle Sam,
you’ll take that money any way you can

Wake up, get up and go!
drink up, put on a show!
before they bury you in the sand

You’ll be standing just singing in the sun
when other bootleggers lives are one and done
so think about your family when you’re dead and gone
and may they be worthy to grace this land you walked upon

Claude Jones, Claude Jones
so that you may live on

Solo

Chorus

Won’t Make Love At All

On Monday you say that you’re too tired
from workin’ all day long
On Tuesday you turn on the TV
just to see what is on

On Wednesday and Thursday
you say man won’t you leave it alone
On Friday and Saturday you get so drunk
that you pass out when you get home

Chorus:
So, if i can’t make love all the time
then I won’t make love at all
I ain’t gonna sit by the telephone
and wait for you to call

I ain’t gonna beg, i ain’t gonna plead
just cause you don’t know what you need
if I, can’t make love all the time
then I won’t make love at all

Solo

Chorus

Hard Times Come and Go

We were brothers just like Kane and Abel
Hard times come and go so we’re told!
You took my money, left the pennies on the table
Hard times come and go so we’re told!

chorus:
they are a snake in the grass,
an owl in the trees,
and they’ll be swoop down upon you
and bring you down to your knees

I recall these words I was told
Hard times come, Hard times go!
but they’re harder then they’ve ever been before
I don’t know if I can take them anymore

We were partners, just like Bonnie and Clyde
Hard times come and go so we’re told!
Till I turned around and you were not by my side
Hard times come and go so we’re told!

Chorus
solo
Chorus

Two-Faced Tom

Who’s that man walking down the alley
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
Arm and arm with my gal Sally
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
If that’s the man that I call my friend
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
I’m gonna bring that man’s life to an end
Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Chorus:
I’ve got a plan, I’ve got a plan
I’m gonna kill that woman
and her brand new man
they call Two-Faced Tom

He ain’t got no soul but he’s got good looks
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
He ain’t got no charm but a fat pocket book
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
What’s the reason that you don’t want me
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
To hell with you it wasn’t meant to be
Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Chorus

You can lock me up in the county jail
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
One life sentence, no chance for bail
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
But I’ll be happy, no I won’t get down
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
Just knowing his bones are rotting in the ground
Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Chorus
Solo

Listen up fellas and listen up true
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
If your woman is cheating and you don’t know what to do
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
There’s only one way to make it right
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
And that’s to take a gun and end his life
Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Chorus

Jesus, can you hear me from up on high?
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
Said I want to go to heaven now when I die
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
But if you can’t let me in your door
Oh, Two Faced Tom!
I better see that woman and her man down below
Oh, Two Faced Tom!

Chorus

You Don’t Want Me

One thing I’ll never understand,
a good woman loving a no good man
but you don’t want me even though you know I treat you right

why is it that the more you know
the more you wonder what it’s all for
said you don’t want me even though you know I treat you right

Chorus:
Maybe I can quit it now
once I can admit how
but I just can’t face it
I’m just no good at love

someday you will surely see
that you are better off with me
but you don’t want me even though you know I treat you right

Solo

I wash your dishes and I bake your bread,
rub your back and scratch your head
but you don’t want me even though you know I treat you right

Hello, blues, my old pal
you’re the only one that can help me now
said you don’t want me even though you know I treat you right

Chorus:
Maybe I can quit it now
once I can admit how
but I just can’t face it
I’m just no good at love

Put on the water for tea for two
but you went out with you know who
said you don’t want me even though you know I treat you right

Solo

Chorus:
Maybe I can quit it now
once I can admit how
but I just can’t face it
I’m just no good at love

someday you will surely see
that you are better off with me
but you don’t want me even though you know I treat you right

Sweet Potato Blues

(Public Domain)

There’s no more taters
the frost done killed the vine X2
There’s ain’t no more good times
with that gal of mine

I ain’t never loved, lord
and I hoped I never will x2
for that desperate proposition
will sure get a good man killed

whoaaa ohhhh ohhh whooaa hoohh hooooo hoo
whoaaa ohhhh ohhh whooaa hoohh hooooo hoo
that desperate proposition
will sure get a good man killed

Solo

I got twelve little puppies,
ten big shaggy hounds x2
and that’s all I need to
track my little gal down

whoaaa ohhhh ohhh whooaa hoohh hooooo hoo
whoaaa ohhhh ohhh whooaa hoohh hooooo hoo
and that’s all I need to
track my little gal down

There’s no more taters
the frost done killed the vine X2
There’s ain’t no more good times
with that gal of mine

Bag of Bones

April showers have melted my soul
but the rain must come to an end
for there are better days ahead this I know
I see the sun rising around the bend,
I see the sun rising around the bend

When the kudzu vines start to grow down in dixie
and the sunflowered gardens explode
my bags are packed and I’m a fixin
to spend my life on the road,
to spend my life on the road

Chorus:
my heart is in this little bag of bones
your face is the one I see when I am alone
and I thank you for the love that you’ve shown
yes, it’s the one thing that will carry me on

solo

though I love you and I always will
I’ll take this chance on goodbye
well, i’m sorry i didn’t stick around to say it
but I could not stand to see you cry

chorus

In the Graveyard Now

(Public Domain)

I remember last election, Jim Jones got election
he said he’s voting for the man that pays the biggest price
the next day after poll, he voted with heart and soul
but instead of voting once he voted twice

Chorus:
He’s in the jailhouse now
He’s in the jailhouse now
instead of staying at home and leaving the rich folks business alone
He’s in the jailhouse now

You remember Henry Cruise, he sold that no good booze
he sold it down to the police on the beat
and now Henry’s feeling funny cause the police gives him mob money
now he’s got a ball and chain around his feet

Chorus

Son when walking down the street, a little chick he chanced to meet
so he went to every tavern in town
he drank lots of liquor and the troubles soon got thicker
now he’s jailhouse bound

Chorus

Jim Jones liked to roam around with every little girl in town
until he made it with Benny’s wife
and then Benny got him in the face and now he’s a big disgrace
and now he’s graveyard bound

well they used to be friends
but let’s let that little matter end
cause he’s in the graveyard now

Migraines and Heartpains

i write a song when i get high
hope to make a little money to get by
microwave dinner for something to eat
play my songs out on the street

and this kind of life is a treat you see
compared to the way that you treat poor me
I got migraines and heartpains
living in and out of love

I had a girl and her name was Sue
took her on a date to the zoo
when we got to the lion’s den
I said, “whoops”, and i pushed her in

people asked what I did that for
I said, “man, I just couldn’t take it no more”
I got migraines and heartpains
living in and out of love

Chorus:
well, it’s up one day and down the next
you’re always jerkin my heart around
you trip me to see how hard I fall
and then you kick me when I’m down

but If I want a life with you
there’s only one thing I can do
take one day at a time
living in and out of love

solo

Chorus

Old Black Dog

Chorus:
It’s old Black Dog when I’m gone
and it’s old black dog when I’m gone
now when I come back with a ten dollar bill
and it’s honey where you been so long

My daddy, he was a gambler
and he taught me how to play
he taught me how to bet my money
on act, two, jack, and trey

Chorus

solo

I’ve been all around Kentucky
and the good ole state of Tennessee
wherever I hang that ole hat of mine
will be home sweet home to me

Chorus
solo

I see that train a comin
it’s carrying my casket low
takin me on down to the graveyard
where the grave will be my home

chorus

Daffodil Blues

your love is like a daffodil in spring
your love babe is like a daffodil in spring
it grows strong for a minute
then you forget about me

I wanna feed off you baby just like a busy working bee
I wanna feed off you baby just like a busy working bee
well i can be your king honey
won’t you be my queen

I’m gonna put you in my window
so I can stand and watch you shine
I’m gonna put you in my window
so I can stand and watch you shine
because the seasons are a changing
and you know that we don’t have much time

solo

goodbye Daffodil you have gone away from me
goodbye Daffodil you have gone away from me
and you just very well may gone forever baby
but I’ll always cherish your memory

yes, I’ll cherish memory for all the little joys you did bring
yes, I’ll cherish memory for all the little joys you did bring
you may be gone for the season but I’ll be seein’ you next spring

So Long Honeybee, Goodbye

I travel around this country, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Seems like I’ve been everywhere
I’ve been a lot of places and seen so many faces
But always wishing that you were there

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, oh
But there’s still a thousand stories that you have never heard
Please tell me darlin’, are you still true
All these times I go away from you?

When it comes time for leaving, will you be greaving
Will you even wonder where I’m at
I got a feelin’, your love someone will be stealin’
And you’ll belong to them when I get back, oh

You know that you mean the world to me
But I got good bait and there’s a lot of fish in that sea
You’ll be the one to sit alone a cry when I say
Farewell, c’est la vie, so long honey bee, goodbye

repeat
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, oh
But there’s still a thousand stories that you have never heard
Please tell me darlin’, are you still true
All these times I go away from you?

When it comes time for leaving, will you be greaving
Will you even wonder where I’m at
I got a feelin’, your love someone will be stealin’
And you’ll belong to them when I get back, oh

You know that you mean the world to me
But I got good bait and there’s a lot of fish in that sea
You’ll be the one to sit alone a cry when I say
Farewell, c’est la vie, so long honey bee, goodbye
Farewell, c’est la vie, so long honey bee, goodbye

Ain’t the Same

Hey babe, you ought to make a change
Oooohh, you ought to make a change

He’s got skeletons in his closet
You once had a demon girl but you lost it

Now what he’s got and what you got
They ain’t the same, no they ain’t the same

Hey man I know you think I’m strange
Ooooohh, I know you think I’m strange

Why you was in school I’ve seen the world twice round
I’m livin free , man, why  you was busy chained down

Now what you got and what I got
They ain’t the same, no they ain’t the same

Hey babe, I want you to be mine
Well, well, well I want you to be mine

Cause you know exactly what’s on my mind
We lookin forward girl you know we ain’t looking behind

Now what you’ve got and what I’ve got
Now what you want and what I want

They’re the same, they’re the same
Cause we’re the same, we’re the same

We’re the same, we’re the same
Yes, we’re the same

Head to Toe

From head to toe, I really love you
I want you to see, so listen up while I tell you that I want  you to know
That I believe you got something
But there ain’t nothing going to make me want to let you go

It’s not just your body that makes me feel the way I do
Cause there’s so many ways to tell, baby
That I love you but at this time
Nothing else comes to mind

So I’ll just say in my own way
That I love you from head to toe

Sunny Side of the Street

One heart, given up
Two another but it wasn’t enough
Three years is all we had
Not four-ever, it’s too damn bad now
Five days in a row
A six pack from the liquor store
Seven days in a week from hell
8 times I’ve wished you fare thee well, goodbye

Chorus
It’s getting cold outside, the leaves are fallin
I’m standin in the rain, can’t you hear me callin
Soon enough though I will be, far away from misery
Just standin on the sunny side of the street

Hello heaven give me 309-862-80-95
That’s the number to a brand new gal
But you’ve got to get me up out this world
Cause, I can’t take another love affair

Won’t you shine a little light down here
If I don’t stop and put it down
They’re going to be putting me in the ground
(that’s not good man)

Chorus

Chorus

Shenandoah River

Floating down Shenandoah River on a sunny Sunday afternoon
Just me and my baby in a rowboat built for two
She asked me how far do you think Richmond could be
I said honey it doesn’t matter now
We could float forever and forever you’d be
My sweet little fish on her way out to sea

You know I’ve had other lovers but none could compare to you
Cause you’ve never been afraid to go sailing away
On the Shenandoah River

Mississippi Girl

I play music all over the world,
You know I meet plenty of girls
But a lot of them don’t like to dance,
Some won’t even give a guy a chance
But way down south where the girls are sweet,
They always got a beat steppin’ in their feet
Down in Mississippi, man I got one now
I never hesitate to spin one around

Sayin’ oh wee gonna get on down
Gonna dance all night with a Mississippi Girl
Dance all night with a Mississippi Girl

Long brown curls get stuck in your face
While she’s spinnin all around the place
Big ole hips, big ole legs
Never makes a man too proud to big

Long brown boots and a short sun dress
Will turn any man into a heavin mess
Cause there’s nothing better then a woman who’s kind
And will get on the floor man and bump and grind

Sayin’ oh wee gonna get on down
Gonna dance all night with that Mississippi Girl
Dance all night with that Mississippi Girl

Feels So Good

When your friends see you comin’
And they ask you, how come you’re hummin’
Cause it feels so good to be in love
Your bragging about your lover
Cause you know that there’s none above her
And it feels so good to be in love

I got a gal man, she’s so sweet
She’s my pal, she’s pretty good on her feet
Cause she’s a dancing girl
She can dance me round this whole wide world
Cause it feels so good to be in love

I got a gal man, she’s so sweet
She’s my pal, she’s pretty good on her feet
Cause she’s a dancing girl
She can dance me round this whole wide world
Cause it feels so good to be in love
Cause it feels so good to be in love
Cause it feels so good to be in love

River Rock Bottom

Oh, oh I’m sinking down
Oh, oh, oh I’m sinkin down
Into the river rock bottom
I’d only heard about the blues
Till I got em boys

Where does the time go
Where, where does the time go
Into the river rock bottom
Well I got em now, this I know

I went back home and walked up in the door
And my baby said, ‘Pokey, you just ain’t the same no more’
She said, ‘ohhhhh, you better stop sinking down
Into the river rock bottom
She said, ‘ I got what you need boy, if you got em’

Oh I got em now

Wait a minute baby, you know I’ve done,
you know I’ve done tried it all
She said, ‘you’ve tried everything but giving me a call’
She said, ‘ohhhh, you better stop,
You better stop sinking down
Into the river rock bottom
She said, ‘I’ve got what you need boy, if you’ve got em’

Weedwacker Rag

There’s two kinds of people in this world
Yes, there’s two kinds of people in this world
The kind of people that pick up the sticks
Before they mow the grass
And the kind that mows them over when they cross their path

I said there’s two kinds of people in this world
But I’m from a whole other breed
I don’t pick up sticks cause I don’t mow no grass
I prefer to stay in the weeds

When that weedwacker comes and he surely will
He ain’t gonna mow me down
I say hello as soon as I walk in and then I’m gone
Well, I’m nowhere to be found

Said there’s two kinds of people in this world
But thankfully there’s you and there is me
And I just might live happily
Stayin right here in the weeds

When that weedwacker comes and he surely will
He ain’t gonna mow me down
I say hello as soon as I walk in and then I’m gone
Well, I’m nowhere to be found

Said there’s two kinds of people in this world
But thankfully there’s you and there is me
And I just might live happily
Stayin right here in the weeds

Drinkin’ Whiskey Tonight

Me and the boys and my good gal too
We’re drinkin’ whiskey tonight
Go get your buddies and them gals that you said you knew
We’re drinkin’ whiskey tonight

We’ve got the pickin for your party of booze
This town has got something we can use
When can you live if not this night
We’re drinkin’ whiskey tonight

He likes his bourbon with a little bit of water
And she likes it with a little bit of soda
He likes, she likes, we like when we all drink together
So come on and pass that stuff around

You can get anything that you want don’t you see
So come and get it while you’re getting good company
I’ve got a girl on my left and a girl on my right
We’re drinking whiskey tonight

Good Country Girls

Wintertime, springtime, summertime, fall
There’s one thing that I like most of all
The seasons change but my love stays the same for them
Good country girls

Red hair, black hair, blonde hair, brown
You can tell a country girl from the one in town
If she says hello when you walk in the door
She’s a good country girl

In the summertime when the weather is fine
The country girls are picking peaches
Doing their best in a flowered dress
While the city girls soak up sun on the beaches

You don’t need fortune, you don’t need fame
A country girl will love you just the same
You don’t money to get some honey from a
Good country girls

Mississippi, Alabama, Tennesse
Have the prettiest girls that I’ve ever seen
New York City ain’t got nothing on these
Good country girls

Back roads driving twenty miles from town
I ain’t got a worry cause there’s no one around I said
I feel good and you know that I should with my
Good country girls

In the summertime when the weather is fine
The country girls are picking peaches
Doing their best in a flowered dress
While the city girls soak up sun on the beaches

Coffee Pot Blues

I’ve been through it all honey, since I’ve been with you
From the good to the bad, yes I’ve seen it all with you
Well, but you still have thenerve to ask me honey
If I’m in love with you

You make me sleep on the couch whether I’ve been mean or not
You make me sleep on the couch, babe whether I’ve been mean or not
But we still gotta wake up in the morning
and share that same ole coffee pot

oooh, I would wait for you to come around
yes, I would baby, I would sit right here and wait for you to come back around
(tell you one thing I ain’t gonna do though)
I ain’t going to hold my breath because I know you’re going to put me down

I try and talk to my friends but I might as well be talking to a dog
Try and talk to my friends people but I might as well be talking to a dog
Cause they’ll be trying to holler at you
The first chance they get to call

Don’t trust your friends, no, when you and your woman are on the rocks
Don’t trust your friends, boys,  when you and your woman are on the rocks
I’ll tell you why, if you don’t watch out
They’ll be sippin on your coffee pot

Keep Your Hands off my Gal

Let me tell you about the one single thing
That means the most to me,
I’m talking bout the most amazing girl
The most amazing girl is she

I’m not trying to make an invitation
And bring other guys around,
I’d surely shoot them down
If they decided, to lay one filthy paw on that gal of mine

I’d get rough man, I’d do some crazy stuff
I would not even hesitate

So, listen Jack, Tom and Ray
Exactly what I’ve got to say,
Keep your hands off my gal
I’m jealous man,
Keep your hands off my gal

If you’re like me and you got a gal
Who enjoys going dancing at night,
Than you may agree that some things these fellas do
Can make you rather up tight

Out the other night I shot a glance,
Towards some fella asking my gal to dance
And soon after that he took the chance
with trying to get away with rubbing his filthy paws
all over that gal of mine

I got rough man, I did some crazy stuff
It soon became killing time

Well he came to play, but that’s okay
I turned it into his dying day
Keep your hands off my gal
I killed that man,
Keep your hands off my gal
Keep your hands off my gal