Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

[fox69]

"Milk Cow Blues"

"Milk Cow Blues"



Well, I woke up this mornin' and I looked out my door
I thought I heard my milk cow, I can tell the way she lows
If you see my milk cow, won’t you, please, drive her on home?
I ain't had no milk and butter since my sweet little Jersey cow had gone.

Well, nowyou gotta treat me right, woman, day by day
And get out that little prayer book, get down upon your knees and pray
’Cause you're gonna need, yeah, you're gonna need my help someday
Yeah, you're gonna be sorry, you treated poor old Josh such a low down way.

Sail on, little gal, down on that old evil road you’re going down, sail alone
Lord, Lord, mama, what makes you leave your man all alone?
You're gonna get up some morning, old hard working daddy is gonna be gone.

Well, I’m trying everything baby to get along with you
I'm gonna tell you a-just what I'm gonna do
If you gonna stop this ballin’, gonna leave you all alone
If you got me wonderin’, woman, well, this world is almost gone.

 

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"Mississippi Rain"

"Mississippi Rain"



I've been thinkin' about the river
And my years there on the other side
It's gotten me wishin' I hadn't come back home
'Cause the pieces just don't fall in line.

This town's a stranger and it's left me far behind.

Mississippi rain, you keep falling down
And the river gets wider each day
I'll be moving on, I can't stay around
And I can't go back to yesterday.

The river's much too wide
The river's much too wide.

I left home, started travelin'
I became a southern wind
And now no longer do I belong here
I can never be a part of it again.

This town's a stranger and it's left me far behind.

Mississippi rain, you keep falling down
And the river gets wider each day
I'll be moving on, I can't stay around
And I cannot go back to yesterday.

The river's much too wide
The river's much too wide.

Rain, you keep fallin'
Rain, you keep fallin'
Rain, you keep fallin'
The river's much too wide.

 

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"Modern Day Romance"

"Modern Day Romance"



We met on the highway, she flagged me down,
Had a flat on her stingray with nobody around
I helped her out, she said climb in
So I ditched my ol truck just to see where the party would end.

We spent the weekend in reno in the honeymoon suite,
Never saw the casino, barely took time to eat.
I never dreamed she would take me this far
But by sunday that lady had taken a hold of my heart.

It's a modern day romance, a new kind of game
With no time to slow dance in the fast lane.
I tried to love her without any strings
But a modern day romance has left me some old-fashioned pain.

She never said good-bye, just a note by the phone
Said "thanks for the good times, but it's time to move on."
Well I'm out here walkin' with my thumb in the air
Wondering where she might've gone and why I even care.

It's a modern day romance; old fashioned pain

 

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"Mother Of Love"

"Mother Of Love"



Music blows from the radio like the wind
And it fits you like a glove
And the towns roll by beneath the midnight sky again
But it's you I'm thinking of

Mother of love
Open your eyes and see the spot I'm standing in
Mother of love
Let me ride

I could not be what I wanted to be back then
And I guess I never will
I could almost see what I wanted to be at ten
And I'm looking for it still

Mother of love
Open your eyes and see the spot I'm standing in
Mother of love
Let me ride

Come to me, you can see right through me
I'm a child in a man's disguise
Come on and treat me
Make me wise

And the music blows from the radio like the wind
But it's you I'm thinking of

Mother of love
Open your eyes and see the spot I'm standing in
Mother of love
Let me ride
Let me ride
Let me ride
Let me ride

 

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"Mother Of The Bride"

"Mother Of The Bride"



I hired the band, you planned the buffet line
The food and the music would be hot
You fought with our daughter 'bout what color ought to
Be featured in pastel chiffon

We rented the elk's club and decked it in palm trees
Affecting a tropical air
And you and I set aside what separates us
As we celebrate the wedding of our child

Our friends filled the hall and brought their presents
Wanted our little girl to have enough
To feather a nest and start a family
The kids must feel this outporing of love

I just hope that these friends and this family
Will keep our baby in their thoughts
And we'll be there in years to come to help them
Use up and eat off all the stuff they brought

So dance with me, mother of the bride
And stand strong against me at my side
Take a look with joy and wonder
As our daughter and her man take the floor

We really want them to be happy as they can
Squeeze my hand and whisper earnestly that you
Hope they avoid all the pain that we went through
I agree that they'll be lucky and it's the truth
If he loves her half as much as I love you

As papa I'll proudly waltz 'round with the bride
But one dance with her won't be enough, dear
I gave her away on the hillside this morning
But it's not that easy giving her up

So dance with me mother of the bride
Cheek to cheek so she won't know that I have cried
Take a look with joy and wonder
As our daughter and her man take the floor

We want em to be happy as they can
Squeeze my hand and whisper earnestly that you
Hope they avoid all the pain that we went through
And I agree that they'll be lucky and it's through
If he loves her half as much as I love you
if he loves her half as much as I love you

 

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"Mournin' Blues"

"Mournin' Blues"



Been in business and I been in love
I used to fly high like a turtle dove
I had the blues many a time
Just a girl on a poor boy's mind

I got the mournin' blues
Oh so bad
Mama come a-kiss me
They're the worst I ever had

A nickel's worth of grease and a dime's worth of lard
I would buy more but the times are too hard
There ain't no use for me to work so hard
'Cause I can live off the chickens in my neighbor's yard

I got the mournin' blues
Oh so bad
Mama come a-kiss me
They're the worst I ever had

I woke up this mornin' with a pain in my head
So I crawled right back in bed
Alone in the mornin' makes you feel so sad
The lonesome blues make you feel so bad

I got the mournin' blues
Oh so bad
Mama come a-kiss me
They're the worst I ever had

 

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"Mr. Bojangles"

"Mr. Bojangles"



I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you
In worn out shoes
With silver hair, a ragged shirt, and baggy pants
The old soft shoe
He jumped so high, jumped so high
Then he lightly touched down

I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
down and out
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
as he spoke right out
He talked of life, talked of life, he laughed
clicked his heels and stepped

He said his name "Bojangles" and he danced a lick
across the cell
He grabbed his pants and spread his stance,
Oh he jumped so high and then he clicked his heels
He let go a laugh, let go a laugh
and shook back his clothes all around

Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance

He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
throughout the south
He spoke through tears of 15 years how his dog and him
traveled about
The dog up and died, he up and died
And after 20 years he still grieves

He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks
for drinks and tips
But most the time I spend behind these county bars
'cause I drinks a bit
He shook his head, and as he shook his head
I heard someone ask him please

Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance..

 

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"Must Be Love"

"Must Be Love"



Never had trouble sleepin'
Always had someone next to me
Nights I won't remember
I fooled around til the fool was me

Never thought much about you
On and off like a well worn shoe
Now I worry where you're walkin'
I guess the shoe's on another foot

Ohoh a little more pain and I'll know it
A little more hurt, I'll know it's love
Over and over til it's over
Drives me crazy, it must be love

Lately I'm hearin' rumors
You've been makin' serious plans
Should I have held you when I had you
Right here in the palm of my hand

This much heartache, it must be love

Ohoh a little more pain and I'll know it
A little more hurt, I'll know it's love
Over and over til it's over
Drives me crazy
A little more pain and I'll know it
A little more hurt and I'll know it's love
Over and over til it's over
Drives me crazy, drives me crazy

This much heartache, it must be love

Must be love, it must be love
Oh it must be love, must be love
It must be love, must be love
It must be love, oh it must be love
Must be love, oh it must be love

 

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"My True Story"

"My True Story"



Cry, cry, cry whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Cry, cry, cry whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh

There is a story yeah
That I must tell
Of two lovers
That I bewail
Now they must cry, cry, cry whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Their blues away
(Cry cry cry their blues away)

Her name was Sue yeah
His name was Earl
His love was Lorraine
She`s a wonderful girl
But they must cry, cry, cry whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Their blues away
(Their blues away)

Love will make you happy
And love will make you cry
Love will make the tears fall
When your lover says goodbye

And then you’ll cry, cry, cry whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Your blues away
(Cry cry cry their blues away)

This story ends, it was no lie
Names have been changed, dear, to protect you and I.

But we must cry, cry, cry our blues away
Our blues away
We must cry cry cry cry our blues away.

 

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"My Walkin' Shoes"

"My Walkin' Shoes"



Well, you can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em,
Yes, there's something mighty necessary 'bout 'em,
A woman will give you the blues, she'll have you pullin'
Out your hair, and wearin' out your walkin' shoes.

Well they just keep naggin', until your head is saggin',
There ain't a wink a-sleepin', when they start in weepin',
A woman will give you the blues, she'll have you bitein' off
Your nails, and wearin' out your walkin' shoes.

It's a losin' gamble, when you start to ramble,
Oh lordy, how you miss 'em, and you long to kiss 'em,
'cause a woman will give you the blues, she'll have you
Tossin' in your sleep, and wearin' out your walkin' shoes.

Well you can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em,
It's better to talk with 'em, than to talk about 'em,
A woman will give you the blues, she'll have you talkin' to
Yourself, and wearin' out your walkin' shoes.