Thirsty Dog Lyrics

I was just a boy when I sat downTo watch the news on TVI saw some ordinary slaughterI saw some routine atrocityMy father said, don't look awayYou got to be strong, you got to be bo...Read Full Lyrics

It was back in '32 when times were hardHe had a Colt forty-five and a deck of cardsStagger Lee He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hatHad a '28 Ford, had payments on thatSta...Read Full Lyrics

I went out walking the other dayThe heat hung wet around my neckMy head it rung with screams and groansFrom the night I spent amongst her bonesAnd I passed beside the mission house...Read Full Lyrics

In his boat and through the dark he rowedChained to the oar and the night and the wind that blowedHorribly 'round his earsUnder the bridge and into your dreams he soarsWhile you li...Read Full Lyrics

Bless his ever loving heartOnly he knows who you areHe may seem so very farBless his ever loving heartAnd when your feeling sadAnd everywhere you lookYou can't believe the things y...Read Full Lyrics

People just ain't no goodI think that's well understoodYou can see it everywhere you lookPeople just ain't no goodWe were married under cherry treesUnder blossom we made pour vowsA...Read Full Lyrics

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of your handHey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your handI'm gonna shoot my babyI caught her messin' 'round with another manHey Joe, I ...Read Full Lyrics

It began when they come took me from my homeAnd put me in Dead RowOf which I am nearly wholly innocent, you knowAnd I'll say it againI am not afraid to dieI began to warm and chill...Read Full Lyrics

Sorrow's child sits by the riverSorrow's child hears not the waterSorrow's child sits by the riverSorrow's child hears not the waterAnd just when you feel as thoughYou've got stren...Read Full Lyrics

There's a devil waiting outside your door(How much longer?)There's a devil waiting outside your doorAnd he's bucking and braying and pawing at the floorAnd he's howling with pain a...Read Full Lyrics