David Allan Coe

[fox69]

"Revenge"

"Revenge"


Judy, I feel weary now, older than a man of 33
The gates of Hell just opened, after 20 years the warden says I'm free
Revenge was all I wanted
When I killed the man that took your life that day
I've had my satisfaction, but the price was more
Than love should have to pay

[Chorus:]
Lord knows you weren't no lady
And the witnesses all swore you was to blame
And the way you teased the menfolk
The jury all agreed you knew no shame, knew no shame

Well I'm glad that you can't see me now
You'd probably say I do not look my best
Those lawyers took my money
And that Louisiana road gang took the rest

And Judy I can't even conjure up your picture in my mind today
Lately I've been thinkin' what a fool I was to love you anyway

Well it all seems kind of useless
As I place these flowers on your grave today
I don't know what I'm doing here
I've forgotten all the things I came to say

 

[fox69]

"Ride 'em Cowboy"

"Ride 'em Cowboy"


Travelin' with the rodeo
That's the only life I've ever known
It started in new mexico
Must've been a hundred years ago
I used to be the best they say
Ridin' young wild horses for my pay
Now I'm much too old it seems
I only ride wild horses in my dreams

[Chorus:]
They used to tell me, ride em' cowboy
Don't let 'em throw you down
You can't make no money, if you hit the ground
They just said, ride 'em cowboy
Don't let 'em throw you down
You're the toughest cowboy in town
I've always been the rhinestone cowboy

I don't care what glen campbell has to say
What am I supposed to do
Midnight was a champion
He's the only bronc I could not ride
Now they tell me midnight's blind
He only rides the children for a dime
Ladies used to hang around
I must've been a hero in their eyes
My silver spurs are rusty now
Lord I wish I tried to settle down

[Chorus]

travelin' with the rodeo
that's the only life I've ever known

 

[fox69]

"Ride Me Down Easy"

"Ride Me Down Easy"



Say I'm easy come
Easy go
And easy to love when I stay

This old highway
Is hotter than nine kinds of hell
And the rice is as scarce as the rain
When you're down to you last shuck
With nothing to sell
And you're too far away from the train

It's been a good month of Sundays
And a guitar ago
I had a tall drink of yesterday's wine
Left a long line of friends
Some sheets in the wind
And some satisfied women behind

Hey ride me down easy Lord
Ride me on down
Leave word in the dust where I lay
Say I'm easy come
Easy go
And easy to love when I stay

Alright…

I've seen fire on the mountain
I raised hell on the hill
I locked horns with the devil himself
I've been a rodeo bum
I'm a son of a gun
And a hobo with stars in his crown

So won't you ride me down easy Lord
Ride me on down
Leave word in the dust where I lay
Say I'm easy come
Easy go
And easy to love when I stay

Well won't you ride me down easy Lord
Ride me on down
Leave word in the dust where I lay
Say I'm easy come
Easy go
And easy to love when I stay

Well won't you ride me down easy Lord

 

[fox69]

"Ring Of Fire"

"Ring Of Fire"



Love is a burning thing
And it makes a fiery ring.
Bound by wild desire
I fell in to a ring of fire

I fell in to a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher.
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire, the ring of fire.

The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet.
I fell for you like a child
Oh, but the fire went wild

I fell in to a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher.
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire, the ring of fire.

 

[fox69]

"River"

"River"



River, you heard my first cry as a baby
And, like my Mom, you sang me lullabies
You knew my fishing pole
When I was eight years old
And, river, you never told me lies

River, I can see you from my window
Your muddy water makes me feel alone
River, you keep flowing
Like you know just where you're going
But, River, will you ever take me home

River, I'm not proud of what I've done
Somehow my fishing pole became a gun
Through these prison bars I see
That you're still running free
But, river, I've got no place to run

 

[fox69]

"Rock And Roll Fever"

"Rock And Roll Fever"



Oh, Lord, I'll never change,
An' I can't understand,
How you can give a-your body,
To another man.
Whoa, it breaks my heart,
You been fuckin' all of my friends.
It's tearin' me apart,
An' I guess this is where it ends.

You got rock'n'roll fever.
An' you will till the day you die.

I been drinkin' my whiskey,
You been snortin' cocaine.

I been list'nin' to the Grand Ol' Opry,
An' you been list'nin' to Soul Train.
You said the Allman Brother's band,
Wasn't like the Rolling Stones.
Well, you can give your ass to Mick Jagger,
An' leave my ass alone.

You got rock'n'roll fever.
An' you will till the day you die.

 

[fox69]

"Rock And Roll Holiday"

"Rock And Roll Holiday"



Why did you come here, what do you need
Don't look at me like you want me to plead
My friends are dying to make rock and roll stand
While we've been living in a country rock band
We've got to slow down - come down
We got to get off of this merry-go-round

Where did you go, Marilyn Monroe
If you see James dean, tell him i said hello
Janis sang here, jimmy did too
They're saving a place there for me and you
There's gonna be a rock and roll holiday
We've got to get there in time to play

Tune up the fiddle, rosin the bow
We could be the only country band on a rock and roll show
We've got to get up, no time to hit up
There's another crowd waiting for the music to play

Slow down - come down
Don't take a ride on death's merry-go-round

 

[fox69]

"Rollin With The Punches"

"Rollin With The Punches"



Lord, I've been talkin when I should have listened
Listening when I should have spoke
Lighting a match to old memories
Sending them all up in smoke
Singing with no one to hear me
Fighting my way to the top
Rolling with all of the punches
Wondering if they'd ever stop

Tearing down walls built in prison
Building up dreams that wont last
Finding the bridges I'm burning
Harder to hide than the past
Making the future look brighter
Fighting my way to the top
Rolling with all of the punches
Wondering if they'd ever stop

Laughing at jokes that aren't funny
Blaming it all on the blues
Taking my chances for freedom
Betting with nothing to lose
Winning on nothing but hunches
Fighting my way to the top
Rolling with all of the punches
Wondering if they'd ever stop

Rolling with all of the punches
Lord, how I wish they would stop!

 

[fox69]

"Rose Knows"

"Rose Knows"



I told you from the start I couldn't give you my heart it belonged to someone else
I tried like hell but still we fell I guess we could not help ourselves
You sure felt good in my world little girl but it's time to draw the line
Cause there's a lady who's mine and she's not the kind to just die upon the vine
Rose knows something's going on Rose knows she's spending too much time alone
I suppose better get myself back home Rose knows something's going on

I'd love to stay here and lay down with you dear and hold you one more time
I wish it could be but unfortunately I've got roses on my mind
Rose knows something's going on...
Rose knows something's going on...

 

[fox69]

"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"

"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"



You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair
Hey Ruby are you contemplating goin' out somewhere
Shadows on the wall tells me the sun is goin' down
Oh Ruby... don't take your love to town

It wasn't me who started that old crazy Asian war
And I was free to go and do my patriotic chore
And Ruby I know I'm not the man I used to be
Oh Ruby... I still need some company

It's hard to love a man who's legs are bent and paralyzed
And the wants and needs of a woman your age, Ruby I realize
And it won't be long I've heard 'em say until I'm not around
Oh Ruby... don't take your love to town

She's leavin' now, I just heard the slammin' of the door
The way I know I've heard it slam a hundred times before
And if I could move I'd get my gun and lay her in the ground
Oh Ruby... don't take your love to town

Oh Ruby... don't take your love to town,
For God's sakes turn around, don't take your love to town