Hand me down my walking shoes
And Mr. Murdoch's news
I'm going thunder rain or shine
Got a papoose on my back
We're on the right track, Jack
To leave the beatnik blues behind
Amst...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
You called for me so here I am
Not a boy and not a man
Man enough to know the odds are long
They dress you up and keep you clean
Like courtiers around a queen
Show you good from ba...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
I got a girl best girl in the world
But she won't give me a taste of it
Saving her bed maidenhead
That's what I call a waste of it
Crosses her arms to hide all her charms
Like she...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
Josephine paces her room
Josephine wishes the stars would appear
Breathless she'll run to her tryst
On the brow of the hill
If God will
Josephine looks for a rose
To perfume the ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
Long John Silver, he was on me like a rash
Gave him my trust, gave him my cash
Should have seen through him, should have seen from the start
There's nothing but black in pirate's h...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
You're messing with my mind
You're thrilling me but killing me
I'm missing all the signs
You're rushing me and crushing me
Same old same old
Packs of lies and compromises
Same old ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
Why so cool Why so tough You call all the shots You strut your stuffBut where's your heart?Where's your heart?It should be beating right thereWhere's your heart?So strange to hear ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
Where were you when the walls were crumbling
Where were you when the guns were rumbling
Where were you when the hounds of hell
Took sons and lovers away
Did you see me on the slipp...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
He's smiling at me
The man with the blood on his hands
The man with the snakes in his shoes
Am I supposed to love him?
He's smiling at me
The hero who chained up the dogs
Mephistop...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
That Esperanto lullaby is keeping me in stitchesI don't know what she's saying but the sound of it bewitchesBut it's over my headShe thinks she's queen for a day, hooray!Which way,...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson