Drums by my youngest son, Evan. Everything else played sang by me. I worked hard on the backing vocals and it shows. Lyrics below.
©2018 Rick Jones

MAMA HEY MAMA

did you see a weeping willow
blowin' in the breeze?
did you dream upon your pillow
sweet sweet sweet?

honeysuckle in the meadow
apple blossom time
one and then the other
fine fine fine
yeah

mama hey mama this is you
mama hey mama i'll be true
mama hey mama
mama hey mama yeah
i need you

movin' to the country
see you milkin' that cow
you're gonna milk that thing
'til the sun goes down
yeah

fond of white cotton
lookin' good on you
but i like it even better
when the sun shines through
yeah

mama hey mama this is you
mama hey mama i'll be true
mama hey mama
mama hey mama yeah
i need you

hearts gone wild
it's a runaway train
rollin' in the clover
in the warm spring rain
yeah

hitchin' up the horses
plowin' it good
plantin' them seed
like you knew i would

mama hey mama this is you
mama hey mama i'll be true
mama hey mama
mama hey mama yeah
i need you

MAMA HEY MAMA

I'm Gonna Lay This Pistol Down

i hope you'll understand, boys
i'm gonna lay this pistol down
i've beat my swords into plowshares
and i'm gonna work the ground

my woman is waiting
and my home is callin' me
i'm gonna lay this pistol down
now my soul has been set free

there's and old rugged cross on the hillside
we've passed it by a thousand times
yesterday, i heard Him call me
it broke this wicked heart of mine

(solo)

my woman is waiting
and my home is callin' me
i'm gonna lay this pistol down
now my soul has been set free

so, a pouch of your best tobacco
and a couple of yards of lace
i'm goin' up to the house, boys
to see that smile upon her face

©2018 Rick Jones

I'm Gonna Lay This Pistol Down

AS I LIVE AND BREATHE

me and dr graham standin on a corner
i daid 'hey moonlight, have you got another smoke?'
he said 'oh no - have you hit up joltin joe?
did you hear we slipped a mickey right past dimaggio?'

musta known i was one
who appreciates a real good pun
tossed out a few in my day
it was just for fun

so i move on down the street
groovin to the sound
of a cop walkin his beat
unorganized shuffle of feet

as i live and breathe
before i die and stop breathin
i want you to know
how i feel about you
as i live and breathe
before i die and stop breathin
i want you to know
i love you

(turnaround)

from here i hear old john
playin on his old guitar
singin a song for his mama
down at the twilight bar...

©2018 rick jones

AS I LIVE AND BREATHE

GIMME BOOZE

gimme booze
turn me loose
you can watch me lose my shoes
dog unchained
rabid brain
i bark i bite
dont make my mark
i leave a stain
numb the pain
dum dum man
i got a plan
take my stand
and go down fighting

the old lady
says she knows i’m nothin
and told me
its been many years
since she stopped lovin me
i’m tattered and i’m torn
cussin like a sailor
thought i had her fooled
just another failure yeah
love’s first kiss
took me by surprise
so intense so hypnotized
i ripped out her eyes

gimme booze
turn me loose
watch me make the noose
dog unchained
rabid brain
i bark i bite
dont make my mark
i leave a stain
numb the pain
dum dum man
i got a plan
take my stand
and go down fighting

©2019 Rick Jones

GIMME BOOZE

ONE MORE CLOUDBURST

One more cloudburst out of your mouth
One more torrent beatin’ me down and out
I know I promised you a castle, princess
That ain’t no reason to hassle me now
This day is battleship gray
I hide in the hood of a well-worn army coat

Rain, rain ya keep comin’ down
Gotta keep my head above it all so I don’t drown
I wish I was a postman out in the snow
The silent sun shines and I’m movin’ like a ghost
I’d lead the band on my newborn baby grand
The blonde bomber
with an easy action guitar in hand

I see them kids down at the Pizza Hut
Is it my dark eyes or mighty clouds of joy that I feel?
Wouldn’t be surprised to find my daddy here
Tell me, is this Heaven or Indiana?
If Jesus were to walk right through that door
my heart could never ask for more

(break)

Ain’t nothin’ like a good circus mouse
that’s been well-trained to roll the spool
I walk the mile, you wet the sponge
‘roll on two’ and I’m dancin’ like a fool
I’d carry my broken sled across the finish line
Head held high to the approval of my Father

You were a good soldier Corporal Jones
Come on in and make yourself at home
Sweet, merciful Jesus, I know that you are
Have You taught him how to play guitar?
Couldn’t do a thing with that mail order Rodeo
But he really liked Black Diamond strings

One more cloudburst out of your mouth
One more torrent beatin’ me down and out
I know I promised you a castle, princess
That ain’t no reason to hassle me now

©2019 Rick Jones

ONE MORE CLOUDBURST

ONE MORE CLOUDBURST

One more cloudburst out of your mouth
One more torrent beatin’ me down and out
I know I promised you a castle, princess
That ain’t no reason to hassle me now
This day is battleship gray
I hide in the hood of a well-worn army coat

Rain, rain ya keep comin’ down
Gotta keep my head above it all so I don’t drown
I wish I was a postman out in the snow
The silent sun shines and I’m movin’ like a ghost
I’d lead the band on my newborn baby grand
The blonde bomber
with an easy action guitar in hand

I see them kids down at the Pizza Hut
Is it my dark eyes or mighty clouds of joy that I feel?
Wouldn’t be surprised to find my daddy here
Tell me, is this Heaven or Indiana?
If Jesus were to walk right through that door
my heart could never ask for more

(break)

Ain’t nothin’ like a good circus mouse
that’s been well-trained to roll the spool
I walk the mile, you wet the sponge
‘roll on two’ and I’m dancin’ like a fool
I’d carry my broken sled across the finish line
Head held high to the approval of my Father

You were a good soldier Corporal Jones
Come on in and make yourself at home
Sweet, merciful Jesus, I know that you are
Have You taught him how to play guitar?
Couldn’t do a thing with that mail order rodeo
But he really liked Black Diamond strings

One more cloudburst out of your mouth
One more torrent beatin’ me down and out
I know I promised you a castle, princess
That ain’t no reason to hassle me now

©2019 rick jones

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