The Rooster Dog (based on a true chicken)
I had a baby chick that thought it was a dog
And my dog thought the chick was a weird-look’n pup
She felt kinda bad for the itty bitty chicken
So at night they would cuddle up and she would lick him
The chick grew up into a red cock
But deep down inside he knew he was a dog
He loved to play fetch like any dog will do
But when he tried to bark it was bark-a-doodle-do
The rooster and dog were best of friends
And loved each other until the end
They chased raccoons and squirrels up trees
And bird and cats
Also up trees
The dog had a litter of seven little pups
Who all grew up with a rooster for a brother
He taught them how to fetch like any dog will do
But when they learned to bark it was bark-a-doodle-do
Crows in the Rye Fields
Have you been to the rye field’s end
Where the plows turn around and the crows come down from the mountain
Have you seen how they have no fear
Wave back at the man in the hat with a straw-toothed grin
Have we dined on the devil’s dime
Do we owe all our seeds all our bones all our oats all our souls
Have you been to the river bend when the heat lies low and the moon and the sunshine flow
When the heat lies low and the sun and the moonshine flow
I took two shots at the sky
And sent them damn birds a-flying
We’ll drink and dance ’till the morning
Until that bitter wind starts blowing
Down at the rye fields’ end
Scrambled Eggs
Been so long since I seen my baby, don’t know if she loves me no more
Been so long since I seen my baby, hope she’s waiting at the front door
Gonna make love tonight, scrambled eggs in the morning!
Been so long since I seen my doggie, told him ‘git stay home’
Been so long since I seen my doggie, brought him back a bag of bones
Gonna make chicken tonight, scrambled eggs in the morning!
Been so long since I played this guitar, you know they took mine away
Been so long since I played this guitar, so I swam across that bay
Toast and jam’n tonight, scrambled eggs in the morning!
Blame Peter Cooper (Full Steam Ahead)
I quit my job I took my pay I sold my house up in the woods I said goodbye to all my friends
Who live down by the river
Sideways stares across the town you lost your mind no mine is set I’m heading west staking my claim
Call me alfalfa desperado
In broken boots I ride behind a feathery white plume
Black burning diamonds
Full speed ahead on a steam train and I’m still laying track
Full speed ahead on a steam train and I’m never looking back
Sweating blood out in the sun I’m working earth as dry as bone my rows of dirt just turn to dust
Can’t grow no weed can’t wet my whistle
Got no trees to build a house so I made a cave made out of mud I told my mule my only friend
Out here it’s hard to lay a hoedown