Randy Newman

[fox69]

"Kingfish"

"Kingfish"



There's a hundred-thousand Frenchmen in New Orleans
In New Orleans there are Frenchmen everywhere
But your house could fall down
Your baby could drown
Wouldn't none of those Frenchmen care

Everybody gather 'round
Loosen up your suspenders
Hunker down on the ground
I'm a cracker
And you are too
But don't I take good care of you

Who built the highway to Baton Rouge?
Who put up the hospital and built your schools?
Who looks after shit-kickers like you?
The Kingfish do

Who gave a party at the Roosevelt Hotel?
And invited the whole north half of the state down there for free
The people in the city
Had their eyes bugging out
Cause everyone looked just like me

Here comes the Kingfish, the Kingfish
Everybody sing
Here's the Kingfish, the Kingfish
Every man a king

Who took on the Standard Oil men
And whipped their ass
Just like he promised he'd do?
Ain't no Standard Oil men gonna run this state
Gonna be run by little folks like me and you

Here's the Kingfish, the Kingfish
Friend of the working man
The Kingfish, the Kingfish
The Kingfish gonna save this land

 

[fox69]

"Korean Parents"

"Korean Parents"


Kids today got problems
Like their parents never had
Neighborhoods are dangerous
The public schools are bad
At home there are distractions so irresistible
The hours fly by
No work gets done

Some Jewish kids still trying
Some white kids trying too
But millions of real American kids don't have a clue
Right here on the lot
We got the answer
A product guaranteed to satisfy

Korean parents for sale
You say you're not all that you want to be
You say you got a bad environment
Your work at school's not going well

Korean parents for sale
You say you need a little discipline
Someone to whip you into shape
They'll be strict but they'll be fair

Look at the numbers
That's all I ask
Who's at the head of every class?
You really think they're smarter than you are
They just work their asses off
Their parents make the do it

[Saleslady:]
Oh, learn to play the violin
Oh, to turn your homework in right on time

What a load off your back that will be
No tears
No regret
Never forget who sent Fido to the farm

The greatest generation
Your parents aren't the greatest generation
So sick of hearing about the greatest generation
That generation could be you
So let's see what you can do
Korean parents and you

 

[fox69]

"Last Night I Had A Dream"

"Last Night I Had A Dream"



Last night I had a dream
You were in it, and I was in it with you
And everyone that I know
And everyone that you know was in my dream
I saw a vampire
I saw a ghost
Everybody scared me but you sacred me the most
In the dream I had last night
In the dream I had last night
In my dream

It started out in a barnyard at sundown
And everyone was laughing and you were lying on the ground
You said, "Honey, can you tell me what you name is?"
"Honey, can you tell me what your name is?"
I said, "You know what my name is."

Last night I had a dream
You were in it, I was in it with you
And everyone that I know
And everyone that you know was in my dream
I saw a vampire
I saw a ghost
Everybody scared me but you sacred me the most
In the dream I had last night
In the dream I had last night
In my dream

 

[fox69]

"Laugh And Be Happy"

"Laugh And Be Happy"



I know what's going on here
Ain't no mystery
Y'all have lost faith in yourselves
It's as clear as it can be

You can whine all you want to
Drown in your misery
Or you can listen to me
Listen to me

Laugh and be happy
Don't you ever wear a frown
Don't let the bastards grind you down

Laugh and be happy
It's a simple thing to do
Believe in your dreams
And your dreams will come true for you

There'll be a red sun shining in a sky so blue
Blackbirds singing in the trees

There's a real silver lining
Up there for me and you
Listen to me
Listen to me

Now the country that we're living in

Happy Immigrants: You mean the good ol' USA?

That's right!
It's never been about keeping you out
It's about inviting you in and letting you play

Laugh and be happy
Don't you ever wear a frown
Get right back on your feet
Whenever they knock you down

You've got to laugh and be happy
Smile right in their face
'Cause pretty soon
You're gonna take their place

They'll come whack whack whackin' like old man trouble
Whacking on your front door
They try to send you packin' on the double
But you ain't going away no more

Laugh and be happy
Don't you ever wear a frown
Don't let the bastards grind you down

Laugh and be happy
Now listen to what I say
Everything's going to go your way
You'll be on top of the world

 

[fox69]

"Laughing Boy"

"Laughing Boy"



Laughing Boy keep movin'
Keep movin', Keep movin'
Laughing Boy keep movin'
Keep movin', Keep movin'

Find a clown and grind him down
He may just be laughing at you
An unprincipled and uncommitted
Clown can hardly be permitted to
Sit around and laugh at what
The decent people try to do

Laughing Boy keep movin'
Keep movin', Keep movin'
Laughing Boy keep movin'
Keep movin', Keep movin'

 

[fox69]

"Let It Shine"

"Let It Shine"



Whatever happened to
The things you used to do
And all the dreams you dreamed so long?

Stop livin' in the past
The good times never last
Well now's the time for movin' on.

Let It shine
Let it shine
Let it shine
If there's hope in your heart
Then let it shine

Let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shine shine shine
If there's hope in your heart
Then let it shine

Why don't you ever do
All that you want to do?
There's nothin' stoppin' you, you know.

You've waited all this time
To leave the past behind
Well now it's fine to let it go.

Let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shine
If there's hope in your heart
Then let it shine

Let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shine shine shine
If there's hope in your heart
Then let it shine

 

[fox69]

"Let's Burn Down The Cornfield"

"Let's Burn Down The Cornfield"



Let's burn down the cornfield
Let's burn down the cornfield
And we can listen to it burn

You hide behind the oak tree
You hide behind the oak tree
Stay out of danger 'til I return

Oh, it's so good
On a cold night
To have a fire
Burnin' warm and bright

You hide behind the oak tree
You hide behind the oak tree
Stay out of danger 'till I return

Let's burn down the cornfield
Let's burn down the cornfield
And I'll make love to you while it's burning

 

[fox69]

"Life Has Been Good To Me"

"Life Has Been Good To Me"


[Martha (scaring the Devil a bit):]
Life has been good to me
Got very few complaints so far

Life has been good to me
Hope you're as happy wherever you are

I got the blue sky every mornin'
Big yella' moon at night
I always do whatever I want to
And everything I do
it always turns out right

Hey, Hey. Hey, Hey. Hey, Hey.

Life has been good to me
Man, I would not change a thing

Life has been good to me
Can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring

In every life a little rain must surely fall
I'm here to say that there's a rainbow
Just around every corner

Life has been good to me

Life has been good to me
I admit I've had a ball

Life has been good to me
I've never worried 'bout nothin' at all

I've got some good friends
They adore me
Know how to treat me right
I got a good man waitin' for me
I've won every fight I've been
and it's always turned out that I was right

Hey, Hey. Hey

Life has been good to me

 

[fox69]

"Linda"

"Linda"



Seven ships without a sail
Seven cats without a tail
Boy, it's weird here
On this spooky old pier tonight
But I'm not frightened 'cause I know what it is
Ev'rything is just the same as it was
I'm in trouble because of Linda
She hurt me so badly
She said she'd be here
On our special pier
I love her

Linda, the carousel's playing
But that merry-go-round
Is bringing me down
'Cause I remember what it meant to you

Linda, Linda
I love you

 

[fox69]

"Little Criminals"

"Little Criminals"



What you wanna come back here for?
Thought you're with your uptown friends
Don't need none of your junkie business
You gonna screw us up again

Get your blackjack off my table
Get your coat out of my rack
We don't need you 'round here, jerk-off
Chuck, I want you off my back

'Cause we've almost made it
We've almost made it
We've almost made it to the top

Got a gun from Uncle Freddy
Got a station all picked out
Got a plan and now we're ready
Gonna take that station out

So you go on about your business
You just leave use folks alone
We don't need no two-bit junkie
Screwin' up our happy home

'Cause we've almost made it
We've almost made it
We've almost made it to the top

We've almost made it
We've almost made it
We've almost made it to the top