Leon Russell

[fox69]

"Danny Boy"
(with Willie Nelson)

"Danny Boy"
(with Willie Nelson)



Oh Danny boy
The pipes, the pipes are ca-alling
From glen to glen
And down the mountain side
And the summer's gone
All the leaves are dy-y-ying
It's you, it's you
Must go and I must bide

But come ye ba-ack
When summer's in the mea-eadow
Or when the valley's hushed
And white with snow
I'll be here
In sunshine or in sha-adows
Oh Danny boy
Oh Da-a-a-anny boy
I love you so

But come ye ba-ack
When summer's in the mea-eadow
Or when the winter's whi-ite
And hushed with snow
I'll be here
In sunshine or in sha-adows
Oh Danny boy
Oh Da-anny boy
I love you so...

 

[fox69]

"Delta Lady"

"Delta Lady"


Woman of the country now I found you
Longing in your soft and fertile delta
And I whisper sighs to satisfy your longing
For the warm and tender shelter of my body

Cos you're mine delta lady
Yeah you're mine, be all mine
Delta lady

Please don't ask how many times I found you
Standing wet and naked in the garden
And I think of days
And the different ways I held you
I held you closely to me, yes our heart was beating

Cos you're mine delta lady
Yeah you're mine, be all mine
Delta lady

Oh when I'm home again in england
And I'm thinking of you
Because, I love you, yes I do

There are concrete mountains in the city
And pretty city women live inside them
And yet it seems the city scene is lacking
I'm so glad you're waiting for me in the country

For you're mine delta lady
Darlin' you're mine, be all mine
Delta lady

Gonna walk, gonna talk
Gonna scream and shout
Gonna tell all the world
What I'm thinkin' about

 

[fox69]

"Detour"
(with Willie Nelson)

"Detour"
(with Willie Nelson)



Headed down life's crooked road lot of things I never knowed
And because of me not knowin' I now pine
Trouble got in the trail spent the next five years in jail
Should have read that detour sign
Detour there's a muddy road ahead detour paid no mind to what it said
Detour oh the bitter things I find should have read that detour sign
I got stuck in the mud all my hopes dropped with a thud
And I thought that my heart strings were made of twine
But the father I go the more sorrow I know should have read that detour sign
Detour there's a muddy road ahead...
Should have read that detour sign should have read that detour sign

 

[fox69]

"Dixie Lullabye"

"Dixie Lullabye"


Why don't you gather round me people, got a song to sing
About that sweet magnolia thyme
Black-eyed Susan made some catfish stew
And papa brought some homemade wine.

All you southern children like to rock'n roll
The TV mamas tell you why
They got it on the boat from Africa
It's that Dixie Lullaby.

Well, Blind Willie Time he had a dime shoe shine
Stand down on Beale Street
And Willie would stop and just to say hello
All the shoes he'd meet.

Why are you so happy said the clean white buck
You got no reason to be happy Mr Time
And Willie would stop and just pop his rag
With a Dixie Lullaby.

[Instrumental]

So now you know the story of my southern home
With a honeysuckle wine
And if you ever think that you might come yourself
You ought to keep this thought in mind.

All you easy riders better watch you step
And if you're walkin' down below the line
That Louisiana man is gonna get you yet
With his Dixie Lullaby.
He's got a Dixie Lullaby.
He's got a Dixie Lullaby...

 

[fox69]

"Don't Fence Me In"
(with Willie Nelson)

"Don't Fence Me In"
(with Willie Nelson)



Oh give me land, lots of land under starry skies above,
don't fence me in.
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love,
don't fence me in.
Let me be by myself in the evening breeze,
Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees,
Send me out forever, but I ask you, please
don't fence me in.
Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle underneath the western skies.
On my cayuse let me wander over yonder till I see the mountains rise.
I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences,
Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses.
Can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences.
Don't fence me in.
Just turn me loose
...
Don't fence me in, don't fence me in.

 

[fox69]

"Down On Deep River"

"Down On Deep River"


Old Man Moon across the swampy river rise
Cast a quiet reflection in your eyes
Meet me beside the still waters
And let me love you down on the river

Hear the crickets singing for a mile
And the sound of the bullfrog when he smiles
Meet me beside the still waters
And let me love you down on the river

It's like heaven when I love you
I'm so far away
And you know all my favorite songs to sing
Know the words to say

So come, follow me down the quiet side
Taste the old river deep and wide
And lead me beside the still waters
And let me love you down on the river

And the night bird calling
And I'm falling more in love each day
Want you sit by my side
And hold to my hand and love me all the way

And we'll leave all the highways far behind
And just take a little blanket with the wine
And lead me beside the still waters
And let me love you down on the river
And lead me beside the still waters
And let me love you down on the river

 

[fox69]

"Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes"
(with Elton John)

"Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes"
(with Elton John)



You had your grand illusion and wrestled with your fate
The winter of your discontent came twenty years too late
If it was love and I was there I've forgotten where it lives
We both stepped off a frozen rock onto a burning bridge

You came like an invasion all bells and whistles blowing
Reaping the rewards of the fable you'd been sowing
I saw you cross the landing and descending marble stairs
Like Caesar crossed the Rubicon you seemed to walk on air

Yea I've seen your movie
And I read it in your book
The truth just flew off every page
Your songs have all the hooks
You're seven wonders rolled in one
You shifted gear to cruise
Oh you came to town in headlines
And eight hundred dollar shoes

Oh the bellboys are crying and moneys changing hands
Your cloak and dagger legacy's gone home to no man's land
The marquee lights are flickering your poster's fading fast
Your being here just melts away like ice cubes in a glass

Yea I've seen your movie
And I read it in your book
The truth just flew off every page
Your songs have all the hooks
You're seven wonders rolled in one
You shifted gear to cruise
Oh you came to town in headlines
And eight hundred dollar shoes

Oh you came to town in headlines
And eight hundred dollar shoes

 

[fox69]

"Far Away Places"
(with Willie Nelson)

"Far Away Places"
(with Willie Nelson)



Those far away places with strange sound and names far away over sea
Far away places with the strange sound and names are calling calling me
I go into China or maybe Siam I wanna see for myself
Those far away places I've been readin' bout in a book that I took from a shelf
I keep wishin' I was somewhere else way on a train
I pray for the day I can get under way and search for those castles in Spain
They call me a dreamer well maybe I am but I'm never longin' to see
The strange far away places with the strange sound and names calling calling me
Calling calling me

 

[fox69]

"Fever"

"Fever"


Never know how much I love you
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that's so hard to bear
You give me fever, when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
Fever all through the night
Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
My eyes light up when you call my name
'Cause I know you're gonna
know you're gonna, know you're gonna give it to me right
Fever all through the night
Fever in the morning
know you're gonna treat me right
Listen to me baby, hear every word I say
No one can love you the way I do
'Cause they don't know how to love you my way
You give me fever, when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
Fever all through the night
Bless my soul I love you, take this heart away
Take these arms I'll never use
And believe in what my lips have to say
You give me fever, when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
Fever all through the night
Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
My eyes light up when you call my name
'Cause I know you're gonna
know you're gonna, know you're gonna give it to me right
Fever all through the night
Fever in the morning
Fever all through the night
Bless my soul I love you, take this heart away
Take these arms I'll never use
'Cause I know you're gonna
know you're gonna, know you're gonna give it to me right
Fever all through the night
Fever in the morning
know you're gonna treat me right

 

[fox69]

"Fool's Paradise"

"Fool's Paradise"


I often think off the life I've led
And oh, it's a wonder I ain't dead
Drinking and gambling, staying out all night
Living in a fool's paradise
My mama told me, papa told me too
Said my child, it'll all catch up with you
Drinking and gambling, staying out all night
You living in a fool's paradise
Though I've learned my lesson
All of fool that came my way
I've learned things in this old world
I remember tell me time there
My papa told me, my mother said it right
She said my child, you're ruining your life
Just drinking and gambling, staying out all night
You living in a fool's paradise
Just drinking and gambling, staying out all night
You living in a fool's paradise
You living in a fool's paradise