Bobby Bare

[fox69]

"Goin' Up's Easy, Comin' Down's Hard"

"Goin' Up's Easy, Comin' Down's Hard"



Remember the nights we would jam in the motels
After the honky tonks closed
No one had credit
And no one had no place to go.

Just crazy kids with 'lectric machines
And some soul
Turnin' them crowds on
By playin' some loud rock'n roll.

Then came the man with a suit and a tie
And the promise of contracts and bread
With all our joy he gave us to fame and fortune
That left us half dead.

Goin' up's easy
When you got the song
That comes from the depth of the soul
Where it really belongs.

Comin' down's hard when you find
That you just can't sing it no more
Your emerald ring with the solid gold band
Reflects back the face of a whore.

Freddie would play on his guitar all day
And sometimes his firgers would bleed
Sam would ride on his drum
Like a magnificent steed.

Ben on the bass would make the thunder
And the lighting with love
And I'd sing the lyric of life
That I felt the part of.

Then came the money and Freddie dropped out
To start him a band of his own
Sam bought a frenchise and Bennie OD'd
And I'm soon the label alone.

Goin' up's easy
When you got the song
That comes from the depth of the soul
Where it really belongs.

Goin' up's easy
When you got the song
That comes from the depth of the soul
Where it really belongs...

 

[fox69]

"Going Down The Road (I Ain't Going To Be Treated This Way)"

"Going Down The Road (I Ain't Going To Be Treated This Way)"



I’m going down the road feeling bad
I’m going down the road feeling bad
Going down the road feeling bad, Lord, Lord
And I ain’t gonna be treated this way

Oh they feed me on cornbread and beans
They feed me on cornbread and beans
They feed me on cornbread and beans, Lord, Lord
And I ain’t gonna be treated this way

Going where the water tastes like wine
Yea, I’m going where the water tastes like wine
I’m going where the water tastes like wine, Lord, Lord
And I ain’t gonna be treated this way

Takes a ten dollar shoe to fit my feet
Takes a ten dollar shoe to fit my feet
Takes a ten dollar shoe to fit my feet, Lord, Lord
I ain’t gonna be treated this way

I’m looking for a job, move on and spread
I’m looking for a job, move on and spread
I’m looking for a job, move on and spread, Lord, Lord
I ain’t gonna be treated this way

I’m going down that old dusty road
Yea, I’m going down that old dusty road
Going down that old dusty road, Lord, Lord
And I ain’t gonna be treated this way

I’m going down the road feeling bad
I’m going down the road feeling bad
Going down the road feeling bad, Lord, Lord
And I ain’t gonna be treated this way

 

[fox69]

"Good Christian Soldier"

"Good Christian Soldier"



Not so long ago in Oklahoma
The son of an Okie preacher knelt to pray
He said Lord I wanna be a Christian soldier just like you
And fight to build a new and better day.

Now many years and miles from Oklahoma
That same young Okie boy still kneels to pray
But he don't pray to be a Christian soldier anymore
He just prays to make it through another day.

'Cause Lord it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun
It hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
But we're playin' cards and writin' home and havin' lots of fun
Telling jokes and learning how to die.

Things I'm seeing now seem so confusin'
Lord it's gettin' hard to tell what's wrong from right
I can't separate the winners from the losers anymore
So I'm thinking bout just giving up the fight.

'Cause Lord it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun
It hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
But we're playin' cards and writin' home and havin' lots of fun
Telling jokes and learning how to die...

 

[fox69]

"Good For Nothing Blues"

"Good For Nothing Blues"



I wash my face in funky water, pick my teeth with a rusty spoke
Hide your dishes and your daughters anything that might get broke
I prefer your condemnation to your suckin' sympathy
Baby good for nothing's good enough for me.

I was born without a daddy and the gutter was my home
And when momma died the only thing she left me was alone
There ain't nothin' in the world that I ain't fool enough to try
I'm hard to hurt and too damn mean to die.

I wash my face in funky water, pick my teeth with a rusty spoke
Hide your dishes and your daughters anything that might get broke
I prefer your condemnation to your suckin' sympathy
Baby good for nothing's good enough for me.

Yeah I don't need nobody girl I get by by myself
And you sure don't need me more than you don't need nobody else
Cause unless you need a hurtin' place where your heart used to be
Darling you don't want no part of me.

I wash my face in funky water, pick my teeth with a rusty spoke
Hide your dishes and your daughters anything that might get broke
I prefer your condemnation to your suckin' sympathy
Baby good for nothing's good enough for me.

I prefer your condemnation to your suckin' sympathy
Baby good for nothing's good enough for me...

 

[fox69]

"Goodnight Irene"

"Goodnight Irene"



Goodnight Irene goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams.

Sometimes I live in the country
Sometimes I live in town
Sometimes I take a big notion
To jump in the river and drown.

And say Irene goodnight, Irene
Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams.

I love Irene God knows
I do love her till sea runs dry
And if Irene turns her back on me
I'll lay right down and I'll die.

And say Irene goodnight, Irene
Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams.

Last Saturday night I got married
Me and my wife settled down
Now me and my wife just parted
So I'll take another stroll downtown.

Yeah, Irene goodnight, Irene
Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams.

Hey, rambler stop your ramblin'
Stop stayin' out late at night
Go home to your wife and the family
Stay by the fireside bright.

Yeah, Irene goodnight, Irene
Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams.

Irene, goodnight Irene
Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams.

Irene, goodnight Irene
Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams...

 

[fox69]

"Got Leavin' On Her Mind"

"Got Leavin' On Her Mind"



She don't hold and kiss me
Like she did one time
I think my sweet baby's
Got leavin' on her mind.

The longer I know her the more I can tell
My darling's not happy with me
The longer I know that I know her too well
The less love in her eyes I see.

'Cause she don't hold and kiss me
Like she did one time
I think my sweet baby's
Got leavin' on her mind.

The stronger I hold her the farther apart
My darling is growin' from me
The danger of my darling breaking my heart
Is fast movin' in on me.

'Cause she don't hold and kiss me
Like she did one time
I think my sweet baby's
Got leavin' on her mind.

The deeper I love her the farther away
My darling slips out of my hands
The longer the future the longer I stay
Out of my darling's plans.

'Cause she don't hold and kiss me
Like she did one time
I think my sweet baby's
Got leavin' on her mind.

Oh, no she don't hold and kiss me
Like she did one time
I think my sweet baby's
Got leavin' on her mind...

 

[fox69]

"Gotta Get Rid Of This Band"

"Gotta Get Rid Of This Band"



Oh, I gotta get rid of this band
They're rockin' too hard for a country music man
I preach 'em and I teach 'em but they don't understand
I tell you folks I gotta get rid of this band.

Now that fella there on lead guitar he's a natural dude
He never takes showers and just eats natural food
And if you shared a room with him then friends I think you'd understand
Just why I gotta get rid of this band.

Now my friend there on piano he been known to do some dope
There's nothing he won't sniff or swallow or smoke
And sometimes he's just too damn stoned to help me reach the stand
Oh, I gotta get rid of this band.

Those boys on bass and drums you know they're country through and through
But they wanna wear makeup like them rock stars do
But they smile at each other and sometimes they hold hands
Too long on the road I gotta get rid of this band.

We got a honey talkin' pretty boy there on that steel guitar
And the girls don't realize that I'm the star
And when anybody interferes with my romantic plans
They're gone I gotta get rid of this band.

Oh, I gotta get rid of this band
They're rockin' too hard for a country music man
I preach 'em and I teach 'em but they don't understand
I tell you folks I gotta get rid of this band...

 

[fox69]

"Gotta Travel On"

"Gotta Travel On"



I've laid around and played around this old town too long
Summer's almost gone winter's comin' on
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
And I feel like I've gotta travel on.

High sheriff and police are ridin' after me
Ridin' after me oh they're ridin' after me
High sheriff and police are ridin' after me
And I feel like I've gotta travel on.

Papa writes to Johnny Johnny can't come home
No Johnny can't come home, ahah, Johnny can't come home
Papa writes to Johnny but Johnny can't come home
'Cause he's been on that chain gang too long.

Gotta see my baby gotta see her bad
Gotta see her bad oh I gotta see her bad
Gotta see my baby gotta see her bad
She's the best friend this poor boy ever had.

I've laid around and played around this old town too long
Summer's almost gone winter's comin' on
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
And I feel like I've gotta travel on.

Oh, I feel like I've gotta travel on.
Oh, I feel like I've gotta travel on...

 

[fox69]

"Greasy Grit Gravy"

"Greasy Grit Gravy"



Mama, mama, me oh my
I don't want no catfish eyes
I don't want no lizard spleens
Gimme greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens.

Greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens
Big fat pie and mobo beans
Make you wanna split your jeans
Eatin' greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens.

Hey Marie will you be mine
I'm gonna take you out to dine
We're gonna live beyond our means
Eatin' greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens.

I kissed my wife and sold the baby
A goin' off to join the navy
All they eat on submarines
Is greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens.

Greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens
Big fat pie and mobo beans
Make you wanna split your jeans
Eatin' greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens.

Me and little English Alice
We went down to Buckingham Palace
Walked in on the King and Queen
Eatin' greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens.

Greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens
Big fat pie and mobo beans
Make you wanna split your jeans
Eatin' greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens.

Doctor, doctor, help me please
I'm neurotic as I can be
I keep doin' it in my dreams
Oh, greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens.

Dixie Bell she's southern fried
She don't want no champagne wine
You wanna get into her jeans
Give her greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens.

Greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens
Big fat pie and mobo beans
Make you wanna split your jeans
Eatin' greasy grit gravy and gizzard greens...

 

[fox69]

"Great Snowman"

"Great Snowman"



I remember the day when the snow melted away
And the great snowman was wed
He said, "Yes, I do." and little Linda said it too
And the great snowman was wed.

Well Jimmy Jones was the snowman's name
He put all the other local lovers to shame
He had good looks and a real fine car
Went around breaking all the pretty girls' hearts.

Until one day the great snowman found
Linda Lou started melting him down
He bought the ring and they named the day
And the great snowman started melting away.

I remember the day when the snow melted away
And the great snowman was wed
He said, "Yes, I do." and little Linda said it too
And the great snowman was wed.

Now the great snowman and his loving spouse
Live in a little subdivision house
They've got six kids and a mother in law
Another kiddie comin' in the fall.

His old Cadillac needs the paint retouched
It's full of baby diapers and bottles and such
The great snowman he has outgrown
All his fancy cuddy clothes.

I remember the day when the snow melted away
And the great snowman was wed
He said, "Yes, I do." and little Linda said it too
And the great snowman was wed.

And the great snowman was wed...