Watergate X

Waterfloor Shuffle (Original)

Homage EP

Heide's Glowing

Graefekiez

Hey 22 copyright Michael R. Shannon

Well hey 22, girl what you trying to do?
You've got the moves, no man can refuse
So, shake it for me lady
You know you can't lose

Well hey 32, you've got it all going for you
You've got a mind, and a firm behind
So, shake it for me lady
'Til you make me go blind

Hey 42, now I know what you want to do
Moves with a motion, that show me a notion
So, shake it for me lady
Show me you've been rode some

Now, ladies and you other women too
Keep shaking what you've got
Ooh, I'm begging you
-solo-
Now, ladies and you other women too
Keep shaking what you've got
Ooh, I'm begging you
-solo-

Well hey 52, you know you want it all too
No regrets it's as good as it gets
So, shake it for me lady
Show me your assets

Well now, hey 62 I've got a proposition for you
Now I've got a test, so show me you best
Wooo, you can still shake it mama
Good as all the rest
(Come on home with me darling)

Hey 22

Middle Age Mutant copyright Michael R. Shannon 1991

Now, I don't own a dagger, and I don't know Kung -Fu
 I can pull my harp out, and help you kick these blues
But, before I make promise, little girl, I can't keep
The one thing I can do all night long is...sleep!

'Cause I'm a middle age mutant bluesman
And, I'm trying to cure your blues
Come on over here now, baby
Looks like you got more than you can use

When I want kissing, I want kissing on my lips
It excites me, baby, the way you move your hips
And, when I want it, I want it heavy, hot and fast
Find yourself a young man, if you want to make it last

'Cause I'm a middle age mutant bluesman
And, I'm trying to cure your blues
Come on over here now, baby
Looks like you got more than you can use
-solos-
Now, I'm a red hot lover, honey, and that's a fact
I'm coming after you, when I finish my nap
I'm your medicine, baby, your prescribed dose
And, the doctor's making housecalls from coast to coast

'Cause I'm a middle age mutant bluesman
And, I'm trying to cure your blues
Come on over here now, baby
Looks like you got more than you can use
Yeah, come on over here now, baby
Looks like you got more than you can use

Middle Age Mutant

Reason To Lie copyright Michael R. Shannon 1991

Did you really want me to tell you
That her body is firm as steel
Did you really want me to describe our loving
If you want me to I will

I've been hiding the truth about her
But, I guess I'm just easy to read
She's my callipygian Venus
She's got everything I need
Darling, I had a reason to lie

I didn't want to hurt your feelings
I didn't want to make you cry
But, I've got to have her loving
If I don't I just might die

So, I know you feel betrayed
And, it's time for me to go
You lost your man to another
If you met her you would know
Why I had a reason to lie
-solos-
I didn't want to hurt your feelings
I didn't want to make you cry
But, I've got to have her loving
If I don't I just might die

So, I know you feel betrayed
And, it's time for me to go
You lost your man to another
If you met her you would know
Why I had a reason to lie
Why I had a reason to lie
Why I had a reason to lie
Why I had a reason to lie
Why I had a reason to lie

Reason to Lie

Devil's on the Run copyright Michael R. Shannon 2007

 Dan Electro drove his Buick all the way to Hell
And what he saw down there, well it's hard to tell
The folks they were all moving, but something was all wrong
Discombobulated rhythms, out of time with the song

Swinging and sweating down in Hades tonight
Devil's on the run, 'cause the music's so tight
Swinging and sweating down in Hades tonight
Devil's on the run, 'cause the music's just right

So he backed up his Electra, and went and got his band
Said, "we'll have some fun with Satan, and get things out of hand"
The fellows, they agreed and packed up all their gear
A trip to the Inferno will be the best gig of the year

Swinging and sweating down in Hades tonight
Devil's on the run, 'cause the music's so tight
Swinging and sweating down in Hades tonight
Devil's on the run, 'cause the music's just right

The folks they were a grooving, made Satan even grin
Picked up his golden fiddle, said, "mind if I sit in?"
St. Peter used the red phone, said "this band is up to snuff
Let's give these fellows another try, they've suffered quite enough"

Swinging and sweating down in Hades tonight
Devil's on the run, 'cause the music's so tight
Swinging and sweating down in Hades tonight
Devil's on the run, 'cause the music's just right

Mulgrave Street

Devil's on the Run

Sarasota, We've Got It All copyright Michael R. Shannon

Nobody swings the jazz like we do
Ballet, the Opera, the Symphony too
Sunsets on the beach with the world's whitest sand
To put it quite simply, life here is grand

Sarasota, we've got it all
Sarasota, we've got it all

Our tradition is solid, we've got a grip on the past
We're planning a future we know that'll last
Were moving ahead we've got the call
It's that, Sarasota we've got it all

Sarasota, we've got it all
Sarasota, we've got it all

Oh, it's heaven on earth, blue skies above
Right here in Sarasota, is the life that you'll love

Oh, it just couldn't get any better than this
Good times in Sarasota, you don't want to miss

Still not convinced? You should come on down
Visit our people, stay in our town
It'll be an experience you'll never forget
And, you'll never leave, that'd be my bet

Sarasota, we've got it all
Sarasota, we've got it all

Sarasota, We've Got It All

The Christmas Bum copyright Michael R. Shannon 2012

I don't know how I got this way
I can't believe the things I've done
Well, there's nothing left to say
I'm just a Christmas bum
About as low as I can get
A bad Santa, oh you bet
I just love this time of year
All the parties, food, and beer
If there's something going down
You know that's where I'll be found
Stuffing pockets full of sweets
Munching veggies, cheese, and meats

Oh, what have I become?
I'm just a Christmas bum
'Scuse me I've got to run
I'm sponging off of everyone
Dinner with the in-laws
Or, the neighbors down the street
Benefits with a good cause
If there's something good to eat

Melakilikimaking all my way around the town
The grinning and handshaking
If there's freebies to be found

I know some of you are like me
That's why I wrote this song
It's really rather simple
So let's all sing-a-long
Oh, what have I become? 
I'm just a Christmas Bum
Trying to have some fun
I'm sponging off of everyone
Oh what have I become?
I just a Christmas Bum
'Scuse me I've got to run
I'm bumming off of everyone

The Christmas Bum

What You're Looking For copyright Michael R. Shannon

Hey little girl, bet you thought you had it made
Got a home in the suburbs, sipping wine in the shade
A man to bring home his pay, while you're lounging at home
Doing nothing all day, yeah honey, bet you thought you had it made

Yeah darling, you just ain't been caught so far
Out for some fun cruising all the local bars
Dancing in the clubs, shaking your hips, with your bedroom eyes and glossy lips
Yeah, honey, you just ain't been caught so far

Well, what you're looking for, 
What you're looking for
What you're looking for
You won't find here no more, no more baby
-solo-
I got tired of waiting, feeling sorry for myself
I said, "to Hell with this I won't be put up on a shelf"
Well, I got all the blues that I can use gonna hit the road, got nothing to lose
I got tired of waiting feeling sorry for myself

Well, what I'm looking for, 
What I'm looking for
What I'm looking for
I won't find here no more, no more
I won't find here no more
I won't find here no more

What You're Looking For

What You're looking For

Heart As Cold As Ice copyright Michael R. Shannon

She offered diamonds, all I had was coal
She wanted passion, the love I had was cold
She said she was willing to wait 'til I was free
I wouldn't commit, that's what she heard from me

Then came the day, and she was gone
Broke what's left of my heart, I knew I was wrong

She tried to comfort the beast I had inside
Suffered it's attack, inside her something died
She was never ready to tame a love so rough
I guess she had to quit it, I guess she had enough

Then came the day, and she was gone
Broke what's left of my heart, I knew I was wrong, so wrong

-solo-

Now I search for her, in every town I play
That special giving woman my coldness turned away
If you're looking for a love, you've got to roll the dice
But you'll never be a winner with a heart as cold as ice
My heart was cold as ice
Oh my heart was cold as ice
Oh my heart was so cold
Cold as ice

Heart as Cold as Ice

Tighter copyright Michael R. Shannon 1991

Tighter, I need to make it tighter
Squeeze 'til I'm lighter
I wanna make it righter

To be tighter, here's what we should do
Shed our emotions and possessions too
Now let your mind and your body go free
To get as tight as we can be

Tighter, I need to make it tighter
Squeeze 'til I'm lighter
I wanna make it righter

I love you baby, honey you should know
When you hold me see results down below
My pulse is pumping, can't you feel the fire
There's only one thing I desire

Tighter, I need to make it tighter
Squeeze 'til I'm lighter
I wanna make it righter

And now we're ready and our paths are set
We're now tight as anyone can get
The heat of motion, baby can't you tell
It's getting hotter than a night in Hell

Tighter, I need to make it tighter
Squeeze me 'til I'm lighter
I wanna make it righter
Tighter, tighter baby
Squeeze me 'til I'm lighter
I wanna make, I wanna it righter
All day and all night
Aaaah wooo, hooo

Tighter

Dying to Change copyright Michael R. Shannon 2007

Woke up to the sound of the pouring rain
No idea whose house this is again
It's a lesson I never seem to learn
No doubt about it, I'm gonna burn

Oh, I got to get my life rearranged
No doubt about it, I'm dying to change
Oh yeah, my life rearrange
No doubt about it I'm dying to change

I feel so bad I need another pill
Can't afford to pay the doctor's bill
Reach in my pocket for a cigarette
Another bad habit I'll live to regret

Oh, I got to get my life rearranged
No doubt about it, I'm dying to change
Oh yeah, my life rearrange
No doubt about it I'm dying to change

-harmonica solo-

You will never see me here again
If you do you're gonna find a different man
So bartender, please come over here
Shot of whiskey and another beer

Oh, I got to get my life rearranged
No doubt about it, I'm dying to change
Oh yeah, my life rearrange
No doubt about it I'm dying to change

-solo guitar-

You will never see me here again
If you do you're gonna find a different man
So, bartender, please come over here
I need a shot of whiskey and another beer

I gotta get my life rearranged
No doubt about it I'm dying to change
Oh yeah, my life rearranged
No doubt about it I'm dying to change

Dying to Change

15 Minuter From Spent copyright Michael R. Shannon 1991

Well, I'm 15 minutes from spent
Baby, what you want me to do?
Well. I'm 15 minutes from spent
Honey, why can't you be true

You got me running ragged
Just to keep you high
You'll be out all night long
With some other guy

Well, I'm 15 minutes from spent
Baby, what you want me to do?
Well. I'm 15 minutes from spent
Honey, why can't you be true

Crying, lying, in my face
That's all you seem to do
I've had it with your cheating ways
Can't you see we're through
-solo-
Well, if I had some money
I'd leave you right away
Baby, I just ain't ready
For the games you play

Well, I'm 15 minutes from spent
Baby, what you want me to do?
Well. I'm 15 minutes from spent
Honey, why can't you be true

15 Minutes From Spent

Lose the Night copyright Michael R. Shannon

He feels so horribly all alone
And though his shoes are pointed home
He's got a job that he must do
An honest man, he'll see it through
Her heart is beating in her throat
As she buttons up her overcoat
And as the tears burn in her eyes
She wears a smile as her disguise

Let's lose the night, burn it into daylight
Don't worry it'll be all right
There'll be others, so let's lose the night

They work the jobs no one else will do
Sweatin' bullets they dodge'em too
They keep it simple, keep it real
Never complain they're made of steel

Let's lose the night, burn it into daylight
Don't worry it'll be all right
There'll be others, so let's lose the night
-solo-

Bad times will come, and rain must fall
Into our lives, yes, one and all
But live your dreams, and fight the fight
Shout it loud, you can lose the night

Let's lose the night, doing what we feel right
Don't worry it'll be all right
There'll be others, so let's lose tonight
Let's lose the night, doing what we feel right
Don't worry it'll be all right
There'll be others, so let's lose the night
Don't worry it'll be all right
There'll be others, so let's lose tonight

Lose the Night

State of the Union 2 EP (Fist of The North Star)

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Singer, songwriter, harmonica player from Sarasota, Florida living in Spain. Progressive harmonica master, and Hohner endorsee since 1999,  I am available to front your group or participate in your projects

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