Slow Boat To China John Prine

Lets take a slow boat to china. leave from south carolina Lets take our time and go the long way On a junk boat to thailand with your hand in mine hand I sure hope we got something to say Well, this old

Middle Man John Prine

She was engaged to a fellow On the lay a way plan But she carried all her money In a coffee can She said,?Darling, can I get a middle man??

John Prine Low

I verified the mathand double-checked the syntaxI tried to heal your bodybut it just kept coming backyou never had a chanceI thought I was a poetI had so much to saybut now I want to see the bloodI want

Common Sense John Prine

You can't live together You can't live alone Considering the weather Oh my, how you've grown From the men in the factories To the wild kangaroo Like those birds of a feather They're gathering together

Nine Pound Hammer John Prine

This nine pound hammer Is a little too heavy Buddy for my size Buddy for my size So I'm going on the mountain Just to see my baby And I ain't coming back No I ain't coming back Chorus: Roll on buddy Don't

My Own Best Friend John Prine

I'm beginning to like you But, you know that ain't right 'Cause you'll just twist and twist and twist Till I'm all crooked inside You'll take all you gave me Like it never was there And

On A Slow Boat To China Dean Martin

Well there's no verse to this song 'Cause I don't want to wait a moment too long To say that I'd love to get you on a slow boat to China All myself alone To get you to keep you in my arms evermore

ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA Jimmy Buffett

I'd love to get you On a slow boat to China All to myself alone Get you and keep you In my arms ever more Leave all your lovers Weepin' on a far away shore Out on the briny With the moon

On A Slow Boat To China Nakasone Kaoru

I'd love to get you On a slow boat to China All to myself alone Get you and keep you In my arms ever more Leave all your lovers Weepin' on a far away shore Out on the briny With the moon big

On A Slow Boat To China (LG전자 트롬, 고소 출연편) Kaoru Nakasone

I'd love to get you On a slow boat to China All to myself alone Get you and keep you In my arms ever more Leave all your lovers Weepin' on a far away shore Out on the briny With a moon

Thrift Store Chair Everclear

Baby go to bed and put out the light We both know if we talk anymore We're gonna end up in a great big fight You can have your way again Yeah, you believe what you wanna believe You can walk all over

On A Slow Boat To China Renee Olstead

I'd like to get you, on a slow boat to China, all to myself, alone. To get you and keep you In my arms ever more. Leave all your lovers Weepin' on a faraway shore.

On A Slow Boat To China Bette Midler

Hmmm, I'm gonna get you on a slow boat to China, All to myself alone; Get you and keep you in my arms evermore; Leave all the others waitin' on a faraway shore & Out on the briny where the

On A Slow Boat To China Rosemary Clooney

on a slow boat to China, All to myself alone; Get you and keep you in my arms evermore; Leave all the others waitin' on a faraway shore &?

That Close To You John Prine

Like a bolt of lightning, like a bolt of thunder Like a cloudy day, down at the zoo Like a drowning man that will never go under That close to you, yeah, that close to you In the middle of the

I Just Want To Dance With You John Prine

I don't want to be the kind to hesitate Be too shy, wait too late I don't care what they say other lovers do I just want to dance with you I got a feeling that you have a heart like mine, So let it show

Aimless Love John Prine

He's just a small fry, a bit too gun shy To have his heart touched without a glove He looks at strangers as potential dangers Trying to steal his aimless love Love has no mind, it can't spell unkind It's

Love, Love, Love John Prine

He stumbled through the alley with his long coat on Nothing but a bottle in his hand She sat in her apartment lonesome to the bone Wondering what had happened to her man [Chorus] Love, love, love, love

Diamonds In The Rough John Prine

While walking out, one evening, Not knowing where to go Just to pass the time away Before we held our show I heard a little mission band Playing with all their might I gave my soul to Jesus

Everybody John Prine

sailing on the ocean While out sailing on the sea I bumped into the Savior And He said pardon me I said "Jesus you look tired" He said "Jesus so do you, Sit down son 'Cause I got some fat to

Often Is A Word I Seldom Use John Prine

I know that you're sad I know that you're lonely you lie awake 'till way past when I want you to know that I'm leaving you only cause I might not get the chance again.

If She Were You John Prine

Well, everytime I try to love another I never know exactly what to do I'd like to tell her just how much I want her And I could find the way if she were you Her eyes may shine for me and not another, Her

Souvenirs John Prine

All the snow has turned to water, Christmas days have come and gone. Broken toys and faded colours are all that's left to linger on.

The Torch Singer John Prine

The night club was burning From the torch singer's song And the sweat was floodin' her eyes The catwalk squeaked 'neath the bartender's feet And the smoke was too heavy to rise She sang of

Grandpa Was A Carpenter John Prine

Oh, Grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day No particular reason, he just dressed that way Brown neck tie, matching vest, both his wing tip shoes Built a closet on our back porch, put a penny

Angel From Montgomery John Prine

thunder was desire This old house would have burnt down a long time ago Chorus: Make me an angel that flies from Montgom'ry Make me a poster of an old rodeo Just give me one thing that I can hold on to

Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian John Prine

[Chorus] Let's talk dirty in Hawaiian Whisper in my ear Kicka pooka mok a wa wahini Are the words I long to hear Lay your coconut on my tiki What the hecka mooka mooka dear Let's talk dirty in Hawaiian

The Frying Pan John Prine

come home from work this evening There was a note in the frying pan It said fix your own supper babe I run off with the Fuller brush man [Chorus:] And I miss the way she used to yell at me

Spanish Pipedream John Prine

She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol And I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal Well she pressed her chest against me About the time the juke box broke Yeah, she gave me a peck on the

Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness John Prine

Sometimes you don't come home at all Chorus: So what in the world's come over you And what in heaven's name have you done You've broken the speed of the sound of loneliness You're out there running just to

The Accident (Things Could Be Worse) John Prine

collided and I got excited just being part of that scene it was Mrs Tom Walker and her beautiful daughter Pamela was driving the car they got hit by a man in a lite blue sedan who had obviously been to

Rocky Mountain Time John Prine

the sax And the wind whistled down The railroad tracks Hey three for a quarter One for a dime I'll bet it's tomorrow By Rocky Mountain time I walked in the restaurant For something to

Forbidden Jimmy John Prine

Forbidden Jimmy Has got a mighty sore tooth From biting too many dimes In a telephone booth He's got half of his bootlace Tied to the dial Thank you operator For getting Jimmy to smile

A Good Time John Prine

Time was once just a clock to me and life was just a book a biography success was something you just had to be and I would spend myself unknowingly and you know that I could have me a million more friends

The Great Compromise John Prine

Every inch of her blossoming beauty She was born on the Fourth of July Well, she lived in an aluminum house trailer And she worked in a jukebox saloon And she spent all the money that I give her Just to

Linda Goes To Mars John Prine

I just found out yesterday that linda goes to mars Every time I sit and look at pictures of used cars She'll turn on her radio and sit down in her chair And look at me across the room, as if I wasn't there

Paradise John Prine

When I was a child, my family would travel Down to western Kentucky where my parents were born. And there's a backwoods old town that's often remembered So many times that my memories are worn.

Far From Me John Prine

As the cafe was closing on a warm summer night And Cathy was cleaning the spoons The radio played the hit parade And I hummed a long with the tune She asked me to change the station Said the song just

Take The Star Out Of The Window John Prine

Robert was a sailor For the best years of his life His captain was his mother And the ocean was his wife Only fresh out of the cradle Life's one and only spring He was sworn to do his duty And got

Illegal Smile John Prine

When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad Seem like total silence was the only friend I had Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won And it was twelve o'clock before I realized That

Sam Stone John Prine

Little pitchers have big ears, Don't stop to count the years, Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Sam Stone's welcome home Didn't last too long.

Clocks And Spoons John Prine

Clocks and spoons and empty rooms It's raining out tonight What a way to end a day By turnin' out the light Shoot the moon right between the eyes I'm sending most of me to sunny country side

Only Love John Prine

You may live alone and close your eyes Some folks do You may dream a dream that's twice your size All night through When the morning comes who's to tell your dreams to Only you [Chorus] Only love, love

Unwed Fathers John Prine

In an Appalachian, Greyhound station She sits there waitin', in a family way "Goodbye brother, tell mom, I love her Tell all the others, I'll write someday" From a teenage lover, to an unwed mother Kept

Billy The Bum John Prine

Nor your knives tear him apart Humiliation killed him God bless his little heart Now he lived all alone in a run down home Near the side of the old railroad track Where the trains used to

The Bottomless Lake John Prine

a man and his family And a big trip that they took Well, I heard all about in a restaurant And I read it in a history book They rented a car at the Erie Canal But the car didn't have no brake Said ma to

Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You John Prine

drink, the less I feel blue Sometimes I feel like an awful fool Spendin' my life on an old bar stool And yes I guess they oughta name a drink after you [Incomprehensible] If this date were to

Christmas In Prison John Prine

CHORUS: Wait awhile eternity old mother nature's got nothing on me come to me run to me come to me, now we're rolling my sweetheart we're flowing by God!

Maureen, Maureen John Prine

, they said he wouldn't hurt us But he got me real nervous and mean He was fat and he stank And God knows that he drank more than we do So I shot him in the first class Then I bailed out and ran home to

Lulu Walls John Prine

One evening getting dark We first met at the park Just sitting by the fountain all alone I lifted up my hat And then began to chat She said she'd allow me to see her at her home Chorus: Such a star I've