goin' under - rats are in the cellar
goin' under - skin is turnin' yella
nose is runny - losin' my connection
losin' money - gettin' no affection

New York City blues
east side, west side blues
throw me in the slam
catch me if you can
believe
that you're wearin', tearin' me apart

safe complainin' - 'cause everything's rotten
go insanin' - and ain't a thing forgotten
feelin' cozy - rats are in the cellar
cheeks're rosy - skin's turnin' yella
loose and soggy - lookin' rather lazy
see my body - pushin up a-daisies

New York City blues
east side, west side blues
throw me in the slam
catch me if you can
believe
that you're wearin', tearin' me apart

New York City blues
east side, west side blues
throw me in the slam
catch me if you can
believe
that you're wearin', tearin' me apart

Johnny come lately on a Saturday night
singin' how'd it go
backstreet boogie in the house of delight
where they steal the show
the money come sour but the ladies are sweet
and it's a love affair
whole place rockin', people stompin' their feet
when the gang's all there

he gets his lovin' every night for free
he's out there rockin' like you wouldn't believe
I sing na na na na na
na na na na na

Johnny liked to gamble with his lady Louise
she was a blackjack deuces are wild
he got to thinkin' 'bout his nose in the breeze
then Johnny looked and he smiled
he started thinkin' bout the fortune and fame
and the young girls down at his knees
he dug the money but forgot all the names
so he knew just how to appease

lick and a promise
lick and a promise
lick and a promise
he gave the ladies a lick and a promise
lick and a promise
he gave the ladies a lick and a promise

loose change clover in his early early years
had his poor mama pacin' the floors
he grabbed a guitar and a couple of beers
now the crowd keeps screamin' for more

he gets his lovin' every night for free
he's out there rockin' like you wouldn't believe
I sing na na na na na
sing na na na na na
na-na-na!

you act like a prima donna
playing so hard to get
sittin' so cool and nonchalant
draggin' on a cigarette

you keep a wall all around ya
'n I'll get through some day
'n I want your love babe, if push comes to shove
gonna chip that wall away

chip away
chip away at the stone
I won't stop 'til your love is my very own
chip away
that's what I'm gonna do
sweet little mama I wanna get next to you

you stand like a marble statue
trying to look so hard
all decked out in your antique dress
while the boys all promenade

even a rock will crumble
if you strike it night and day
if hammer I must, I'm gonna get through your crust
gonna chip that stone away

chip it, I'm gonna nip it, all night long

nineteen seventy one
we all heard the starters gun
New York is such a pity
but at Max's Kansas City we won

we all shot the shit at the bar
with Johnny O'Toole and his scar
and then old Clive Davis said
he's surely gonna make us a star
just the way you are

but with all his style
I could see in his eyes
that we is goin' on trial

and it was no surprize

the boys kept kickin' ass
as usual time will tell
but some bitch in the choir
threw waters on the fires of hell
she loved to show and tell
lord she loved to tell

but with all our style
you could see in our eyes
that we is still on trial

baby it's no surprize
no surprize
no surprize
no surprize

midnight lady
situation fetal
vaccinate your ass
with your phonograph needle

I say
look it here
friend of mine
scratch like you need calomine
flamingo boots
soles a-creakin'
still in love and Puerto Rican too

ridin' on the wheels of hell
smokin' up our axle grease
oh the backstage is rockin'
and we're coppin' from the local police
that's right the local police
or the justice of peace

but with all our style
you could see in our eyes
that we is still on trial

baby it's no surprize
no surprize
no surprize
no surprize

rock and roll
junkie whore
got my foot inside the door
knock, knock, knock, knock, knock
nobody's keepin' score

bad time
go away
come again some other day
topaz and sassafraz
will keep the blues away

candy store
rock and roll
corporation jelly roll
play the singles it ain't me
it's programmed insanity

you ASCAP
if BMI
could ever make a mountian fly
if Japanese can boil teas
then where the fuck's my royalties?

It ain't easy
livin' like a gypsy.
Tell ya, honey, how I feel.

I've been dreaming,
Floatin' down stream and
Losin' touch with all that is real.

Whole earth lover,
keepin' undercover
Never knowin' where ya been.

You've been fadin',
always out paradin.
Keep in touch with Mama Kin.

Well you've always got your tail on the wag.
Shootin' fire from your mouth just like a dragon.
You act like a perpertual drag.
You better check it out,
Or someday soon you'll have to climb back on the wagon.

It ain't easy,
livin' like ya wanna,
And it's so hard to find piece of mind. Yes it is.

The way I see it,
you've got to say shit.
But don't forget to drop me a line.

Bald as an egg at eighteen.
And workin' for you dad is just a drag.
He still stuffs your mouth with your dreams.
You better check it out,
Or someday soon you'll have to climb back on the wagon.

Keep in touch with Mama Kin.
Tell her where you've gone and been.
Livin' out your fantasy,
Sleeping late and smoking tea.

Keep in touch with Mama Kin.
Tell her where you've gone and been.
Livin' out your fantasy,
Sleeping late and smoking tea.

It ain't easy,
livin' like ya wanna,
And it's so hard to find piece of mind. Yes it is.

The way I see it,
you've got to say shit.
But don't forget to drop me a line.

Bald as an egg at eighteen.
And workin' for you dad is just a drag.
He still stuffs your mouth with your dreams.
You better check it out,
Or someday soon you'll have to climb back on the wagon.

Keepin' touch with Mama Kin.
Tell her where you've gone and been.
Livin' out your fantasy,
Sleeping late and smoking tea.

Keepin' touch with Mama Kin.
Tell her where you've gone and been.
Livin' out your fantasy,
Sleeping late and smoking tea.

back when Cain was able
way before the stable
lighting struck right down from the sky
a mother ship with fate said let's give it a try

conscience was related
man he was created
lady luck took him by surprise

a sweet and bitter fruit
it surely opened his eyes

(Chorus:)
well she ate it
lordy it was love at first bite
well she ate it
never knowin wrong from right

even Eve in Eden
voices tried deceiving
with lies that showed the lady the way
at first she stopped turned and tried to walk away

man he was believer
lady was deceiver
so the story goes but you see
that snake was he
she just climbed right up his tree

Chorus

evil came like rainin'
who knows who's to blamin'
something tried to lay her to waste
and all she want and need was just a little taste..

Chorus

if you believe in me
like I believe in you
you wouldn't be tellin' me things
that weren't exactly true

now everythin' changes
ain't nothin' the same
I'm gettin' the strangest feelin' baby
I can't remember my name

cause the life I been livin'
and the love I been givin'
would be sure to set you spinnin'
but you ain't never touchin' ground

and I'm round and round

well it was one for all
and it was all for one
and everything that we did
never bothered no one

can you remember the days
when you were sweet sixteen
and always caught in the blaze
of someone else's dreams

I'm goin' round and round ( x 16 )
I'm goin' round and round ( x 1,000,000 )

arriving in boats, black hooded coats
tormentors climbed into my room
i crawled under my bed, covered my head
but they're flushin' me out with a broom

the leader, she's small, pinned my ass to the wall
for my seeds or she'd be losin' her past
time after time, she'd be readin' my mind
but she never got the feelin' to last

celebrate, celebrate, celebraid it
this is the critical mass

so far so good, I heard the other say
so good so far, they're takin' me away

I drink to you, your mind, her ass
we'll take a drink and break the glass

celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it
this is the critical mass

now the tallest of two, with a brush full of blue
paints surrealist scenes on the wall
so I tell her for fun, that it's really well done
but she just ain't listenin' at all

she points to my heart, tellin' me if I'm smart
I'll practice and phase
out and admit, when the shoe doesn't fit
and I went screaming out down the hall

need it
need your love
need your love
need your love
need your love-l-l-l-luv...

just then I heard a poundin' on the door
we're all here, sang the voice of twenty more

I drink to you alas, we'll take a drink and break the glass

celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it
we are the critical mass

time and space, is takin' me away
time erase, don't know the time of day
time and space, is takin' me away
time erase, don't know the time of day
time and space, is takin' me away
time erase, don't know the time of day

Down to who knows who, just to socialize.
I'm waiting for my girls, when you call my eyes.
You got no way to make a man honey,
You got to understand.
I'm your man, child. Lord of the Thighs.

Well, well, Lordie my God,
What do we got here?
She's flashin' 'cross the floor,

Make it perfectly clear.
You're the bait, and you're the hook,
Someone 'bound to take a look.
I'm your man, child. Lord of the Thighs.

You must of come here to find it,
You've got the look in your eyes.
Although you really don't mind it -
I am the Lord of your Thighs!

You must of come here to find it baby,
You've got the look in your eyes.
Although you really don't mind it -
I am the Lord of your Thighs!

Baby, take me, baby, take me, baby I'm drivin' maybe
baby take me . . . .

Take it or leave it on a Saturday night
If what you see is what you get then gimme a bite
Here comes the ladies, they're so insecure
Leave it to the boys and the fool on the hill

Hello baby, yeah it's me,
won't be no judge, no third degree, oh jailbait
Play the foolin', play the pawn
Wake up baby I'm out the door, jailbait
I'm believin', someone talkin

Can't let go, got the hold, oh jailbait
What it is that you believe
What you got, got up your sleeve, oh
Jailbait, jailbait, jailbait, jailbait

Take it, leave it, roll the dice
You're hot as hell, I'm cold as ice, oh jailbait
Tell your daddy how you do me
Put the woodshed, do it to me, jailbait
Whatchya see in daddy's eyes
Check the voice, ain't no surprise
Jailbait, jailbait, jailbait, jailbait, jailbait, jailbait

Do me, do you, tell me, would you
See me, me too, do me, do you

I ain't complainin' bitch's brew
Girls in love I never knew she jailbait
Steeple chase, cold sweatin
Sleep for fear or place your bet on

jailbait, j-j-jailbait, j-j-jailbait
jailbait, j-j-jailbait, j-j-jailbait

Well, on a train, I met a dame,
She rather handsome, we kind looked the same
She was pretty, from New York City
I'm walkin' down that old fair lane,
I'm in heat, I'm in love,
But I just couldn't tell her so

I said, train kept a-rollin' all night long
Train kept a-rollin' all night long
Train kept a-rollin' all night long
Train kept a-rollin' all night long
With a "heave!", and a "ho!"
But I just couldn't tell her so, no, no, no

Well, get along, sweet little woman get along
On your way, get along, sweet little woman get along
On your way,
I'm in heat, I'm in love,I just couldn't tell her so, no, no, no

Well, on a train, I met a dame,
She rather handsome, we kind looked the same
She was pretty, from New York City
I'm walkin' down that old fair lane,
I'm in heat, I'm in love,
But I just couldn't tell her so

I said, train kept a-rollin' all night long
Train kept a-rollin' all night long
Train kept a-rollin' all night long
Train kept a-rollin' all night long
With a "heave!", and a "ho!"
But I just couldn't tell her so, no, no, no

Well, get along, sweet little woman get along
On your way, get along, sweet little woman get along
On your way,
I'm in heat, I'm in love,
But I just couldn't tell her

Well, we made a stop in Albequerque
She must'a thought I was a real cool jerk
Got off the train, and put her hands up
Lookin' so good I couldn't let her go
But I just couldn't tell her so

I said, train kept a-rollin' all night long
Train kept a-rollin' all night long
Train kept a-rollin' all night long
Train kept a-rollin' all night long
I'm in heat, I'm in love,
But I just couldn't tell her