16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six Lyrics

Peoria Johnson told Dirty Ol' JoeI can break out of any old jail, you knowThe bars are iron, the walls are stoneAll I need me is an old fishboneFish in the jailhouse tonight, all r...Read Full Lyrics

They hung a sign up in our town"If you live it up, you won't live it down"So she left Monte Rio, sonJust like a bullet leaves a gunWith her charcoal eyes and Monroe hipsShe went an...Read Full Lyrics

The sun come up, it was blue and goldThe sun come up, it was blue and goldThe sun come up, it was blue and goldEver since I put your picture in a frameI come calling in my Sunday b...Read Full Lyrics

Well when you ain't got nobody, anybody looks niceDon't take much to make you stop and look twiceAnd it's either feast or famine, I've found out that it's trueAnd I'm hungry as a b...Read Full Lyrics

Romeo is bleeding but not so as you'd noticeHe's over on 18th street as usualLooking so hatd against the hood of his carAns putting out a cigarette in his handAnd for all the pachu...Read Full Lyrics

Hang on St. Christopher through the smoke and the oilBuckle down the rumble seat and let the radiator boilGot an overhead downshift and a two-dollar grillGot an eighty-five cabin o...Read Full Lyrics

Well you gassed her upBehind the wheelWith your arm around your sweet oneIn your OldsmobileBarrelin' down the boulevardYou're looking for the heart of Saturday nightAnd you got pai...Read Full Lyrics

Hey Charley I'm pregnantLiving on 9th StreetRight above a dirty bookstoreOff Euclid AvenueI stopped taking dopeAnd I quit drinking whiskeyAnd my old man plays the tromboneAnd works...Read Full Lyrics

When you walk through the gardenYou gotta watch your backWell, I beg your pardonWalk the straight and narrow trackIf you walk with JesusHe's gonna save your soulYou gotta keep the ...Read Full Lyrics

What does it matter, a dream of loveOr a dream of liesWe're all gonna be in the same placeWhen we dieYour spirit don't leave knowingYour face or your nameAnd the wind through your ...Read Full Lyrics