New Coat of Paint Lyrics

I stood on the roof, stood till darkTo get a better look at the Fledderjohns' lawnBig sharp pistols, ammo tooNothing but books about World War IIRottweiler, Dobermann, a Pinkerton ...Read Full Lyrics

Bougainvilleas bloom and windBe careful mind the strangle vinesThe rose is climbing over blind'Cause the sun is on the other sideThe bees will find their honeyThe sweetest every ti...Read Full Lyrics

The bats are in the belfryThe dew is on the moorWhere are the arms that held me?And pledged her love before?And pledged her love before?It's such a sad old feelingThe hills are sof...Read Full Lyrics

Books of Moses, bringing stone newsWet in the water, weeping in the sunBooks of Moses, got some splinters didn't youBooks of Moses, brought me right here back to youFlaming heart, ...Read Full Lyrics

That's the way the stomach rumblesThat's the way the bee bumblesThat's the way the needle pricksThat's the way the glue sticksThat's the way the potato mashesThat's the way the pan...Read Full Lyrics

Well I stood on the cornerUntil my feet got wetI stood by the faucetTill the sink filled upI stood by the windowUntil the moon came upMy baby's bought a ticketLong as my clothes li...Read Full Lyrics

Well, I wish I was in New Orleans, I can see it in my dreams,Arm-in-arm down Burgundy, a bottle and my friends and meHoist up a few tall cool ones, play some pool and listenTo that...Read Full Lyrics

Sticks and stones will break my bonesBut I always will be trueAnd when your mama is dead and goneI'll sing this lullaby just for youSo what becomes of all the little boysWho never ...Read Full Lyrics

Well, Frank settled down in the ValleyAnd he hung his wild years on a nail that he drove through his wife's foreheadHe sold used office furniture out there on San Fernando RoadAnd ...Read Full Lyrics

Well, I'm a jitterbug boy, by the shoe-shineResting on my laurels and my hardys tooLife of Riley on a swing shift, gears follow my driftOnce upon a time I was in show-biz tooI seen...Read Full Lyrics