Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

[fox69]

"Joshua, Come Home / Solstice (Wind Harp) / Symphonion Montage"

"Joshua, Come Home / Solstice (Wind Harp) / Symphonion Montage"



Joshua come back home to the island
Everyone dance in the street
Joshua come back home to the island
Happiness be complete.

Mothers will talk again to their son
Happy the talk is no longer in one
While Stephen begins and John sped the story on.

Joshua been gone too long, princess of the islands fade
Cries of pain and sorrow but there's no good work today
Joshua said he come soon, bring good work to everyone
Get together at sundown like crying in the work we done.

Craft two blocks together, singing about de land
Joyful congregation dancin' in the sand
No want to look to Babylon, Kingdom will come right here
Joyful celebration, make the slaver shake with fear.

Joshua come back home to the island
Everyone dance in the street
Joshua come back home to the island
Happiness be complete.

Mothers will talk again to their son
Happy the talk is no longer in one
While Stephen begins and John sped the story on.

Joshua talk to the angels, watch the sun on the western sea
Silent contemplation, find the man to make us free
Joshua pay a dime a clam, charge a dime for a dozen eggs
Plenty money left for rum to add power to our dancin' legs
Plenty money left for rum to add power to our dancin' legs.

Joshua come back home to the island
Everyone dance in the street
Joshua come back home to the island
Happiness be complete.

Mothers will talk again to their son
Happy the talk is no longer in one
While Stephen begins and John sped the story on
While Stephen begins and John sped the story on
While Stephen begins and John sped the story on.

 

[fox69]

"Junior's Grill"

"Junior's Grill"



Mashed potatos, lima beans,
Redeye gravy, collard greens,
Cutest waitress you've ever seen,
Down at junior's grill.

Sweet ginger brings your plate,
Always hot and never late;
Top it off with a chocolate cake,
Down at junior's grill.

It's heaven with a corner booth,
That's the truth;
Chrome and naugahyde;
It's cool inside.
The jukebox never stops,
There's coffee in the pot,
So come and get your fill
At junior's grill.

Ginger takes her break at 10,
Lays aside her pad and pen,
Punches up "stand by your man"
Down at junior's grill.

I seen her dancing, she seen me look;
Oh lord, what a chance I took,
Cause ginger's soft on that big ole cook
Down at junior's grill.

It's heaven with a corner booth, that's the truth;
Chrome and naugahyde; it's cool inside.
The jukebox never stops, there's coffee in the pot,
So come and get your fill at junior's grill.
So come and get your fill at junior's grill.

 

[fox69]

"Just Enough Ashland City"

"Just Enough Ashland City"



Well I don't know how I found her
Love works in mysterious ways
Well I could hardly afford a cup of coffee back then
Weren't exactly my salad days
She knew I was just pretending
To be some kind of big shot
It took her two hours to tell a little something about herself
And that's when my heart stopped

She was just enough Ashland City
To wanna watch the sun go down
She was just enough small town girl
To cook my supper in an evening gown
But Lord didn't she look pretty
Doin' that shake and bake
She was just enough Ashland City
And buddy that's about all it takes

A week later we got married
Yeah, I was gonna show her the world
'Cause I was Mr. Sophisticated and she was just a country girl
She wound up showing me everything
I'd ever been dreaming of
Well, I might've known the way to San Jose
But I didn't know a thing about love

She was just enough Ashland City
To wanna put the t-top down
Take a skinny dip in that old gravel pit
About twenty miles out of town
But Lord didn't she look pretty
Swimming out of those bell bottom jeans
She was just enough Ashland City
And that's more than I'd ever seen

That was fifteen years ago
Nothing much has changed
Well I still try to play the big shot yeah and she's still dressing strange
She still has a hard time
Telling you about herself
So let me tell you a little about the woman I love
'Cause buddy she's something else

She's just enough Ashland City
To wanna watch the sun go down
Just enough small town shy
To keep this ol' boy hanging around
Lord don't she look pretty
In an evening gown or jeans
She's just enough Ashland City
That's just enough woman for me

 

[fox69]

"Keep On The Sunny Side"

"Keep On The Sunny Side"



Well there's a dark and a troubled side of life.
There's a bright and a sunny side too.
But if you meet with the darkness and strife,
The sunny side we also may view.
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life.
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,
If we keep on the sunny side of life.
Oh, the storm and its fury broke today,
Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear.
Clouds and storms will in time pass away.
The sun again will shine bright and clear.
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life.
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,
If we'll keep on the sunny side of life.
Let us greet with a song of hope each day.
Though the moments be cloudy or fair.
Let us trust in our Saviour always,
To keep us, every one, in His care.
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life.
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,
If we'll keep on the sunny side of life.
If we'll keep on the sunny side of life.

 

[fox69]

"Keepin' The Road Hot"

"Keepin' The Road Hot"



They say when you find true love
You'd better hang on to what you've got
Find a way to make it last
Be sure that girl is yours.

Well, my baby lives away 'cross town
Until things change, I'm blacktop bound
It makes me feel alive to rev it up and ride.

I'll be keepin' the road hot
I'm on the move, ain't gonna stop
Hearts on fire and we're miles apart
So I'll be keepin' the road hot.

I get up and I work all day
The minutes seem like hours as they tick away
By afternoon the time's so slow
I'm a daydream night-time Romeo.

Then the whistle blows and it's time to rock
I head out for that parking lot
Car is on my side, I rev it up and ride.

I'll be keepin' the road hot
I'm on the move, ain't gonna stop
Hearts on fire and we're miles apart
So I'll be keepin' the road hot.

Mmm, that highway sound
Thinking of her as the wheels go ‘round
It's got me hypnotized every time I ride.

I'll be keepin' the road hot
I'm on the move, ain't gonna stop
Wheels are burnin' that ol' blacktop
Yeah, I'll be keepin' the road hot.

I'll be keepin' the road hot
I'll be keepin' the road hot, oh
I'll be keepin' the road hot
I'll be keepin' the road hot, oh
I'll be keepin' the road hot
...

 

[fox69]

"Leigh Anne"

"Leigh Anne"



Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
I don't want to need you like I do
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Hard to stay away from something as fine as you

Will I be the one you love enough
Or just another angel I can't touch
Leave me in between that will never do
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Just a little piece ain't enough of you

Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
I don't want to chase you like a fool
Up and down the avenue
Carry your books home too

Let me be the one you love enough
You're just another angel I can't touch
Something in between it'll never do
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Just a little piece ain't enough of you

No no no
Don't say no
I don't want to need you like I do
Just want to get close to you
No no no
Please don't go
Cause baby you'll find
That I'm too good to lose

Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
I don't want to need you like I do
Up and down the avenue
I'm gonna carry your books home too

Someday I'll be the one you love enough
Or just another angel I can't touch
Nothing in between will ever do
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Just a little piece ain't enough of you

No no no
No no no
Just a little piece ain't enough of you

Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne

Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne

Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne

Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne

 

[fox69]

"Leon McDuff"

"Leon McDuff"


Ladies and gentlemen of the jury
I come before you to plead for the life of Leon McDuff
Ladies and gentlemen on the jury
I asking you to be the judge of when enough is enough

Now Leon McDuff has worked on his daddy's farm everyday since the day that he was born
Plowing in the fields and hoeing in the garden and helping pick the cotton and the corn
Then came the time of the Mississippi floods and all of his work went down the drain
The land was parched by the sun and blown by the wind and finally washed away by the rain

So he went to his friends to get some help from them but their crops and their money was all gone
So he went to the bank to mortgage his home but the bank wouldn't give Leon a loan
He could not decide how his family would survive with no crops and no money to buy food
And as he struggled with his hands to rework his land the notice came that said his land tax was due

Now Leon McDuff has worked on his daddy's farm everyday since the day that he was born
Plowing in the fields and hoeing in the garden and helping pick the cotton and the corn
Then came the time of the Mississippi floods and all of his work went down the drain
The land was parched by the sun and blown by the wind and finally washed away by the rain

Now in an air-conditioned office on the other side of town sat a government official with a frown
'Cause he'd been trying for so long to find land to build a summer home but cheap river land could not be found
Then in the middle of his gloom his boss walked in the room and said I've got some real good news for the house you've planned
There's a farmer who's so poor and who's luck has run so sour that he can not pay the taxes on his land

So just you wait a week or two 'til the money's over due then go to the cashier down the hall
With his deed in your hand pay the taxes on the land have the sheriff give Leon McDuff a call
Have him tell Leon to move by the last day of July because the taxes on his land are overdue
Tell him he has to move away 'cause the taxes were not paid then all his river land belongs to you

Now Leon McDuff has worked on his daddy's farm everyday since the day that he was born
Plowing in the fields and hoeing in the garden and helping pick the cotton and the corn
Then came the time of the Mississippi floods and all of his work went down the drain
The land was parched by the sun and blown by the wind and finally washed away by the rain

Now in that air-conditioned office in about a week or two came the sheriff saying I've got some bad news
That Leon McDuff says he's had some bad luck and he'll try to get the money but he aint agonna' move
That official he jumped up and grabbed the sheriff by the arm he said we're going down to take that land today
So he and the sheriff drove down to Leon's farm to tell the McDuffs to move away

There stood Leon on his land with a shotgun in his hand, his eyes narrowed 'neath the brim of his hat
He said "I've worked hard on this land as a boy and as a man I aint gonna lose it to no god damned bureaucrat."
Well that bureaucrat got mad and grabbed the gun in Leon's hand and in the struggle an explosion cracked the air
And when the smoke and dust had cleared and the ringing left their ears, the sheriff lay a dying on the ground

Now Leon McDuff has worked on his daddy's farm everyday since the day that he was born
Plowing in the fields and hoeing in the garden and helping pick the cotton and the corn
Then came the time of the Mississippi floods and all of his work went down the drain
The land was parched by the sun and blown by the wind and finally washed away by the rain

Now on this table I will lay, this gun "Exhibit A" with two sets of fingerprints as you can see
But other hands were here unperceived by eye or ear that helped trigger off this awful tragedy
Now to me its still unclear just what really caused the problem here
There's much too much we've got to know before we know enough
So we can't find out today where all the guilt should lay but it shouldn't be on Leon McDuff

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Let's Go"

"Let's Go"



There's a rhythm playin' down the street
Why not come and take a ride with me?
There's a place outta town, we'll close it down
Let's go, let's go, let's go.

You can feel it right outside your door
(Let's go) did you ever want a little more?
If you want to have fun, baby, I'm the one
So let's go, let's go.

You talk and talk about it, wastin' time
I heard your story, baby, a thousand times
You're feelin' sorry for yourself
Why not try it with somebody else?

Let's go, let's go, yeah, come on.

Don't talk and talk about it, we're wastin' time
I heard your story, baby, a thousand times
Instead of sittin' on a shelf
Why not try it with somebody else?

(Let's go) I sure found it in the summer night
(Let's go) I've got the feelin' and the feelin's right
If you want to have fun, baby, I'm the one
If you want to have fun, baby, I'm the one
If you want to have fun, baby, I'm the one
So let's go (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Let's (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Yes (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Baby let's go, let's go, let's go)
Come on (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Baby (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Come on (let's go, let's go, let's go)

Yeah (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Let's go (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Let's go (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Let's go (let's go, let's go, let's go)

Yeah (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Yeah (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Yeah (let's go, let's go, let's go)
...

 

[fox69]

"Life's Railway To Heaven"

"Life's Railway To Heaven"



Life is like a mountain railway, with an engineer that's brave
We must make the run successful, from the cradle to the grave,
Heed the curves, the hills, the tunnels, never falter never fail,
Keep your hand upon the throttle, and your eye upon the rail.

Blessed Savior, thou will guide us,
Till we reach that blissful shore,
Where the angels wait to join us,
In God's praise for evermore.

As we roll along the mainline, there'll be storms and there'll be night,
There'll be sidetracks unexpected, on the left and on the right,
But with the straight always before us, and our hearts upon the prize,
There'll be no disembarkation until we reach paradise.

Blessed Savior, thou will guide us,
Till we reach that blissful shore,
Where the angels wait to join us,
In God's praise forevermore.

 

[fox69]

"Lights"

"Lights"



Started out a younger man
Just to sail the oceans wide
Take a look at some other lands
Maybe find myself a bride

I soon found out how hard
A sailor's life can be
Now there's only one thing that I
Ever want to see

Lights across the bay
Lights across the water
Makin' plans to steal away, yeah
With the Captain's daughter

Lights across the bay
Lights across the water
Makin' plans to steal away, yeah
With the Captain's daughter

Jumped ship in Singapore
Just to take a look around
Stole a boat and I rode ashore
But I ran that boat aground

Nothin' much appealed to me
And my money soon was spent
Someone up and shanghai'd me
And now we're settin' sail again

Lights across the bay
Lights across the water
Makin' plans to steal away, yeah
With the Captain's daughter

Lights across the bay
Lights across the water
Makin' plans to steal away, yeah
With the Captain's daughter

Guess I've seen my share of oceans
I've seen all the waves I want to see
Now I'm just goin' through the motions
Really only one thing that I ever want to see
I want to see

Lights across the bay
Lights across the water
Makin' plans to steal away, yeah
With the Captain's daughter, daughter

Lights across the bay
Lights across the water
Makin' plans to steal away, yeah
With the Captain's daughter

I want to see lights
I want to see lights
I want to see lights