David Allan Coe

[fox69]

"Nothin' To Lose"

"Nothin' To Lose"


I am a gambler God knows I’ve been around
I lived it up and now I’m livin’ it down
I’ve played some hunches boys and I’ve played some blues
But a man with nothin’ ain’t got Nothing To Lose.

I thought my woman was my ace in the hole
But when she left me I was out of control
I just had bad luck now since I got the news
But a man with nothin’ ain’t got Nothing To Lose.

[Chorus:]
Old Lady Luck she ain’t nobody’s friend
And Old Dame Fortune broke my heart in thee end
Love was the one thing I tried not to abuse
But a, a man with nothin’ ain’t got Nothing To Lose.

I like casinos and I play slot machines
I lost a fortune if you know what I mean
Those one arm bandits was the wrong thing to choose
But a man with nothin’ ain’t got Nothing To Lose.

[Chorus 2:]
I lost it all I don’t have no more to give
The doctor told me I don’t have too long to live
My friends all say they’d hate to be in my shoes
But a, a man with nothin’ ain’t got Nothing To Lose.

Nothing To Lose
Nothing To Lose
Nothing To Lose
Nothing To Lose
Nothing To Lose.

 

[fox69]

"Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat"

"Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat"



Now I lay me down to cheat
On the woman I love so
And if I die between these sheets
I pray to God she'll never know

She's the best thing in this life
Why she worships the ground that he walks on
She waits up for him at night and worries
Until he's safely home
And she always believes his stories about overtime
And in 20 years beside him cheatins never crossed her mind

Aw but it crossed his
Early last summer
In a person of a neighbor that she still calls her friend
And with a little push from drinkin one too many one night in the fall he gave in
And now he wishes he could stop himself
But theres no easy way
So he lays down with his lover
And silently he prays

Now I lay me down to cheat
On the woman I love so
And if I die between these sheets
I pray to God she'll never know

In his heart and soul
He knew he was playing a game he could never win
But ya know, forbidden fruit is sweet
Why it was sweet enough to make him risk it all again
And now he's givin up on lookin for a way
To fight the feeling
So he prays this simple pray
And hope it makes it past the hotel ceiling

Now I lay me down to cheat
On the woman I love so
And if I die between these sheets
I pray to God she'll never know

 

[fox69]

"Now's The Time"

"Now's The Time"



There ain't nothing like watching your dreams come true
Nothing like turning those grey skies blue
Nothing like doing what you want to do
Unless its fallen in love

Unless its fallen in love you know
There's so many places for your head to go
You don't have to hurry just take it slow
Now's the time to fall in love

There ain't nothing like living on a sailboat
Nothing like setting your dreams afloat
Nothing like taking just one more toke
Unless its fallen in love

There ain't nothing as pretty as the sun going down
Nothing as funny as a circus clown
Nothing like riding on a merry go round
Unless its fallen in love

 

[fox69]

"Old Grey Goose Is Dead"

"Old Grey Goose Is Dead"



Go tell Aunt Rody go tell Aunt Rody
Go tell Aunt Rody the old grey goose is dead

Grandpa found her dying grandpa found her dying
Grandpa found her dying in the millpond on her head
The gander won't eat now gander won't eat now
Gander won't eat now because his wife is dead
Somebody go tell Aunt Rhody go tell Aunt Rody
Go tell Aunt Rhody that the old grey goose is dead

Let's pray for the babies pray for the babies
Pray for the babies because their mama's dead
Somebody go tell Aunt Rhody...

Lord now go tell Aunt Rhody children go tell Aunt Rhody
Want you to go tell Aunt Rhody tell her that the old grey goose is dead
Everybody go tell Aunt Rhody now now go tell Aunt Rhody
Now now go tell Aunt Rhody
Go tell Aunt Rhody tell her that the old grey goose is dead

 

[fox69]

"Old Man Tell Me"

"Old Man Tell Me"



I've seen the old man sitting' 'round
The courthouse square back home in town
Talkin' about the big war back in 1943
Saying' how much good it's done
Medals gleaming' in the sun
Cussing' at my long hair
And my talk of being' free

Their vision like their battle scars
Of other wars has faded
Like the colors on the ribbons
From the battles that they've won
If there's one thing I've learned it's this
You just can't shake hand with a fist
And I once did my talkin' with a gun

And, old man, I know what you've seen
But yours is not the only dream
I have to believe in something more than yesterday
Let it die just like the past
I believe there's hope at last
Old man, did you ever have to pray
Old man, can you show me the way

He shakes his head from time to time
And rambles somewhere in his mind
Mumbling' 'bout the civil war
And how we should have won
Setting' up his battle plans
On checker boards at his command
Watching' all his gallant kings go fallen' one by one

And "son," he'd say, "there's not much time
For you to straighten out your mind
But you never listen to the things I try to say"
And I just turn my head and cry
Never understanding why
He'd set up that checker board
When he knew I couldn't play

 

[fox69]

"On My Feet Again"

"On My Feet Again"



I spent a lifetime in prison believing id never get over the fall
Busted for first degree I was to blind to see who was to blame for it all
Some said the devil, but god only knows if I put my future in him
Other folks bet that id never get on my feet again

Running and jumping free as a bird just like a child left to play
Freedom was one more thing I took for granted until they took it away

Marriages breakup and some people take up drinking to make them forget
Both of them swearing, neither one caring wishing that they never met
Taking the child away, who cares what children say until they turn into men
Someday you'll see I'm gonna be on my feet again

And I left my stomach in Houston on some surgeons knife but I sleep though it all
In the recovery room fate dealt the cards to soon taking my legs in the fall
Wheel chairs turn into canes till I learned to walk places that I've never been
Now that im free its good to be on my feet again

 

[fox69]

"One Monkey"

"One Monkey"



Doctor try'n' to tell me,
That I'm gettin' low on sap.
I'm in a strange, she's try'n' to drink me in.
I think I got the clap.
Oh, no, that ain't the way I wanna go.
Oh, no, one monkey don't stop no show.

Po-lice try'n' to catch me.
Gonna put my ass in jail.
So it's the end, I got no friends.
An' I'll never make my bail.
Oh, no, that ain't the way I wanna go.
Oh, no, one monkey don't stop no show.

Wa-oww!

Fireman wants to sue me,
Said, "I'll set your ass on fire."
Said, "I'll beat ya, I'll mistreat ya."
He's a fuckin' liar.
Oh, no, one monkey don't stop no show.
Oh, no, that ain't the way I wanna go.

Warden wants to put me,
Said, in the 'lectric chair.
Said, "Good riddance to bad rubbish."
He don't really even care.
Oh, no, that ain't the way I gonna go.
Oh, no, one monkey don't stop no show.
Yeah-aw.

Fireman wants to sue me,
Said, "I'll set your ass on fire."
Said, "I'll beat ya, I'll mistreat ya."
He's a fuckin' liar.
Oh, no, one monkey don't stop no show.
Oh, no, that ain't the way I wanna go.

Warden wants to put me,
In the ee-lectric chair.
Says, "Good riddance to bad rubbish."
He don't really even care.
But oh, no, one monkey don't stop no show.
Oh, no, that ain't the way I'm gonna go.
Wa-oww!

 

[fox69]

"One More Time"

"One More Time"



Yes I know, 'fore you go, I'm gonna miss you
A good piece of ass is hard to find
Before you leave home, go out on your own
I just
Like to fuck you one more time

One more time
I'd like to stick my pecker in you
Even if it's just a quickie
I won't mind

No I won't get your new white dress dirty, baby
I just
Like to fuck you one more time

There is no need to cry, 'cause you're leavin'
Your mother and me, we ain't blind
We both knew someday, you'll go on your way
And I just
Like to fuck you one more time

One more time
I'd like to stick my pecker in you
Even if it's just a quickie
I won't mind

No I won't get your new white dress dirty, baby
I just
Like to fuck you one more time

Heaven knows that you've been a good daughter, baby
And I just
Like to fuck you one more time

Lord I love even you call me dirty
And I just
Like to fuck you one more time
One more time

 

[fox69]

"One Nite Stands"

"One Nite Stands"



I don't make promises that I can't keep
Got to keep movin', got no time to sleep
Don't talk to me about my future plans
It's time to go, I'm into one nite stands

I'm into one nite stands
I'm into one nite stands
If you want wedding rings
To put on your hands
Don't look at me
I'm into one nite stands

Ride the highways like a man possessed
I got this demon here inside my chest
I'm hard to satisfy, you understand?
I need some love, I'm into one nite stands

I'm into one nite stands
I'm into one nite stands
If you want wedding rings
To put on your hands
Don't look at me
I'm into one nite stands

Play, Dime!

I play some football, like my younger days
Then our ol' Hendrix sing Purple Haze
That's when I put together my first band
And now I'm only into one nite stands

I'm into one nite stands
I'm into one nite stands
If you want wedding rings
To put on your hands
Don't look at me
I'm into one nite stands
One nite stands

 

[fox69]

"Panheads Forever"

"Panheads Forever"



She's hard to get started
She's always so cold
In the mornings I find her
She's looking so old
There's so many miles
I've been down that road once or twice
She's not much to look at
When we ride thru town
But I know when the chips fall
She won't let me down
She knows how to run
And she don't run around on her man

She's a high flyin' lady
She takes me where I want to be
There's no other woman
Standing between her and me
I'll always be faithful
And keep her 'til the end of time
God knows I'll always love
That old Panhead of mine

I've seen fancy dressers
And they've caught my eye
I rode'em to ride'em
Then I told them goodbye
I flirted with Low Riders
Sportsters and Shovelheads too
I cussed her and beat her
And kicked her to just get her started
A couple of times
God knows I'll always love
That old Panhead of mine.