I Eat With Gusto, Damn! You Bet Jonathan Richman

I Eat With Gusto, Damn! You Bet Hello Everyone, it's time for poetry I submit to you the following it's entitled: "I Eat with Gusto, Damn! You Bet" By one Jonathan Richman.

She Cracked Jonathan Richman

She Cracked Well she was sensitive She understood me She understood the European things of 1943 But she does all these things that I can't stand I get jealous if she stays with another man

Since She Started to Ride Jonathan Richman

And no I don't see her much since she started with horses No I don't see her much since she started to ride.

Affection Jonathan Richman

Now, you guys, you all know that your friend Jonathan likes to eat food a lot. And I like to do other things, I like to run around, jump, but affection is the most important thing to me.

Hospital Jonathan Richman

Hospital When you get out of the hospital Let me back into your life I can't stand what you do I'm in love with your eyes And when you get out of the dating bar I'll be here to get back into

Parties in the U.S.A. Jonathan Richman

Could there be block parties of which I don't know? Maybe they're in neighborhoods where I don't go.

Someone I Care About Jonathan Richman

Someone I Care About Well I don't want just a girl to fool around with Well I don't want just a girl to ball alright What I want is a girl that I care about Or I want nothing at all.

Astral Plane Jonathan Richman

Astral Plane Tonight I'm all alone in my room I'll go insane if you won't sleep with me I'll still be with you I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane The astral plane for dark at night The astral

Surrender Jonathan Richman

Surrender To win you must fight, or so they say But with love things never seem to work that way. With love you can't win If love can't get in And it can't pierce the heart of a defender.

Roadrunner Jonathan Richman

when it's late at night Got the radio on I'm like the roadrunner Alright I'm in love with modern moonlight 128 when it's dark outside I'm in love with Massachusetts I'm in love with the radio

Just Look at Me Jonathan Richman

Just Look at Me Well, she herself might never come back But she's with me here because A heart that's once known love Is never the way it was.

The Lonely Little Thrift Store Jonathan Richman

The Lonely Little Thrift Store By the sidewalk there with the cracks in it with the mexican restaurant next to it With the clothes for the big and the fat in it and the moth ball smell to the hats

Reno Jonathan Richman

don't know who's there I just wanna get goin' Reno Reno Reno Well did I make reservations?

Closer Jonathan Richman

Closer I'm there in the bed with my wife And she's looking for some room to sleep And I'm there touching her shoulder Hoping that maybe we could dream the same dream I stare into space awake I

I Can Hear Her Fighting With Herself Jonathan Richman

I Can Hear Her Fighting With Herself I can hear her fighting with herself I can hear the words she doesn't tell Well, right left right, I can almost hear the fight Well blink blink blink I can

That Little Sleeper Car Jonathan Richman

That Little Sleeper Car There at the stoplight was a little sleeper car With power that you can't see Painted drab, but then that's the way they are But that little sleeper car's not foolin' me

That Summer Feeling Jonathan Richman

That Summer Feeling That summer feeling That summer feeling That summer feeling When there's things to do not because you gotta When you run for love not because you oughtta When you trust your

Vincent Van Gogh (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

Well Have you heard about the painter Vincent Van Gogh Who loved color and who let it show and in the museum what have we here The most soulful painter since Jon Vermeer and He loved he loved life so bad

Satisfy Jonathan Richman

Satisfy Well, I can try this and I can try that But before I do I'll ask Would this be something that will satisfy?

Rooming House on Venice Beach Jonathan Richman

It was rough rough rough With ancient rustic hippie stuff It was cheap cheap cheap Nowadays I hear that rents are steep It was eerie, eerie, eerie Followers of Watts and Leary You could walk walk

Vincent Van Gogh Jonathan Richman

Vincent Van Gogh Have you heard about the painter Vincent Van Gogh, Who loved color and who let it show. Now in the museum what have we here? The baddest painter since God's Jon Vermeer.

Vampire Girl Jonathan Richman

Vampire Girl Gather around for a minute or two And I'll admit something to you I get intrigued when women look sinister Call me superficial, but I stare at them Vampire Girls.

Modern World Jonathan Richman

Modern World Well there's sex in the sunny day That shines down on Boylston street And I love the U.S.A.

My Love is a Flower (Just Beginning to Bloom) Jonathan Richman

I must be patient with her now so I will. My love is a flower just beginning to bloom... Beginning to bloom, to bloom.

Let Her Go Into the Darkness Jonathan Richman

Let Her Go Into the Darkness Well she's back with her old boyfriend. He don't challenge her. He don't contend with her. And she don't answer the cards you send.

Here Come the Martian Martians Jonathan Richman

They're trying to fight with rocks and sticks Don't the Martians know better? Looks like they're up to their same old tricks.

Hi Dear Jonathan Richman

I know you still care about me. Even when you don't let it show. Hi, Dear. I know you still care about me. Even when you don't let it show.

Dodge Veg-O-Matic Jonathan Richman

Dodge Veg-O-Matic I'm gonna tell you 'bout the car that I just bought. It's that Dodge Veg-O-Matic there in the parking lot. Well, I'm gonna tell you 'bout the car that I now own.

Party in the Woods Tonight Jonathan Richman

," the deers are there too, And the monsters are cooking up a disgraceful soup for you At the party in the woods tonight, At the party in the pale moonlight, So we gonna get on the floor, let's rock

I was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar Jonathan Richman

kids came up and said, "for dancing come with us."

City Vs. Country Jonathan Richman

Country I want to live close to downtown to be near my friends I want to be close to them, And still be out by the trees and the wind Havin' both will be hard to find I'm sure, But then ain't that

Walter Johnson Jonathan Richman

Walter Johnson Oh I'm a going to tell you if you don't know, Bum ba bum ba bum ba bum ba bum ba bum ba bum. About a great ball player from a long time ago.

Abominable Snowman in the Market Jonathan Richman

Abominable snowman in the market, That's right, you heard me right, gang. And the housewives, they all remarking, "Looks like a dirty marshmallow with fangs."

Springtime Jonathan Richman

So bold are you, blue sky And so alive are you, air Bold and alive am I But I'm teased now by such a need to share. But I want you to tease me. I want you to tease me.

The Morning of Our Lives Jonathan Richman

And you're always puttin' yourself down, But I'm just gonna tell you that I like you. Darling, you always put yourself down, but I like you. That's all I came to say.

Roller Coaster by the Sea Jonathan Richman

Roller Coaster by the Sea You see I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad Down by the sea in Santa Cruz and I was feeling sad But we went down, and around, and it knocked

My Little Kookenhaken Jonathan Richman

Now, you don't know what that word means, nor I the man now talkin' But when my heart had found a queen, a little voice did say Kookenhaken, Kookenhaken.

Important In Your Life Jonathan Richman

If you try and come see me and I'm not there, Tell me you tried so I know you care. I want to know that I'm important In your life Know that I'm important in your life.

The Beach Jonathan Richman

I say the beach be one of the best place to go, I say the beach be one of the best things that I know.

Everyday Clothes Jonathan Richman

I say "look, why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday?" You know, T-Shirt, you know sweatshirt, You know, cut off shorts you know those... Plain old everyday clothes.

Bermuda Jonathan Richman

Bermuda Jonathan, Jonathan, I wanna know something, Well have you ever been to Bermuda? Yeah my band once played down there. What did you like about Bermuda?

You Must Ask the Heart Jonathan Richman

You Must Ask the Heart Well don't ask me about love I'm just your mind I see sometimes oh oh But now I'm blind Don't ask me about love Cuz I'm the wrong guy I don't know how love happens

The Baltimores Jonathan Richman

I see a little planet, Well do you think that one is Jupiter? Well frankly asked, I walked last night, I spied a little sattellight.

To Hide a Little Thought Jonathan Richman

To Hide a Little Thought I tried to hide a little thought The more I tried the worse things got It started out so meek and small But in a week pervaded all Just a stray little stray, stray,

Corner Store Jonathan Richman

Corner Store Well I walked past just yesterday And I couldn't bear that new mall no more I can't expect you all to see it my way But you may not know what was there before And I want them to put

Hello From Cupid Jonathan Richman

Hello From Cupid Hello, this is Cupid speaking and I can make you fall in love but I can't stop you from running away Hello, Honey Yes, this is Cupid and you can do what you want and you can

Afternoon Jonathan Richman

Afternoon You know, it's afternoon Yeah, yeah And there's the moon, so pale And all the trees are whisperin' and the elves are whisperin' to me, that's right I am, I am How they whisper so nice

When I Dance Jonathan Richman

When I Dance Things were slow, a little slow And I was at the kind of party Where I said I wouldn't go But in the moon, I stay And then I didn't blush at all At the scene I made.

Abdul and Cleopatra Jonathan Richman

How I wonder where she's at-ra And I wish the old girl were here. Abdul yearns for Cleopatra in the early morning sun. Abdul loves Cleopatra, she's still the one. You know, I love Cleopatra.

The Fenway Jonathan Richman

The Fenway Now I was born by the Fenway, in Beth Israel Hospital. Could that help to explain why I love the Fenway so well.