Albert Collins

I always live by the, golden rule
Whatever happens, ha, don't blow your cool!
You gotta have nerves of steel
And never show folks how you, honestly feel

I lived all my life this way, ha
For example, take yesterday:

I breeze home happy bringin' her my pay
Her note read ...so long savvy, I haven't gone away!
An' I threw myself down across our empty bed
An' this is what I said:

Ooo shhhhiiiii ooow ooow ooow
What? Oh what are you gonna do with me?
Ooo wow uh
But I was cool!

So I "one for the roaded" at a all night bar


I wound up so loaded, I tore up my car
The judge threw the book at me,
An' when I read, the sentence there, I said:

"Oow! Please oooow ooow, please I got to know, I got to know
What? what went wrong?
I don't underst... I oh a,
But I was cool!

So I said she's the only one, that I have to pay
And I found her an' pulled my gun, an' fired point blank
The shot whistled right past that woman's head
An' I killed my hound dog, dead!

Oooooow, ruff ruff, rrr, rrr, rrr, rur, rur, rur
As they carried me away
I was overheard to say,
"Be cool, be cool, stay cool, be cool!"

I always live by the, golden rule
Whatever happens, ha, don't blow your cool!
You gotta have nerves of steel
And never show folks how you, honestly feel

I lived all my life this way, ha
For example, take yesterday:

I breeze home happy bringin' her my pay
Her note read ...so long savvy, I haven't gone away!
An' I threw myself down across our empty bed
An' this is what I said:

Ooo shhhhiiiii ooow ooow ooow
What? Oh what are you gonna do with me?
Ooo wow uh
But I was cool!

So I "one for the roaded" at a all night bar


I wound up so loaded, I tore up my car
The judge threw the book at me,
An' when I read, the sentence there, I said:

"Oow! Please oooow ooow, please I got to know, I got to know
What? what went wrong?
I don't underst... I oh a,
But I was cool!

So I said she's the only one, that I have to pay
And I found her an' pulled my gun, an' fired point blank
The shot whistled right past that woman's head
An' I killed my hound dog, dead!

Oooooow, ruff ruff, rrr, rrr, rrr, rur, rur, rur
As they carried me away
I was overheard to say,
"Be cool, be cool, stay cool, be cool!"

A Good Fool Is Hard To Find
Albert Collins
(Houston, Shackleford)
Cold Snap Album



My baby came home last night
And she looked at me real cool
She said, "Albert, you ain't nothin' but a overgrown fool,
I'm gonna leave you, gonna leave you behind."
I said,
" Baby I'm gonna tell you, that a good fool is hard to find."

Now, baby if you leave me, it would hurt me to my soul
I just can't understand why baby, any woman could be so cold
But a good fool, a good fool, is hard to find
Take a lesson from me baby
A good fool is hard to find



The last time you left me, I didn't have much to lose
You left me with nothin' woman
But a pair of thin-sole shoe
But a good fool, a good fool is hard to find
Take a lesson from me baby
A good fool is hard to find

Now listen to me baby, I think you should be told
When they made yo' daddy
Somebody went an broke the mold
A good fool, a good fool is hard to find
You take the lesson from me woman
A good fool is hard to find

Uh! I feel alright, ya'all (yeah!)
You feel alright? (yeah!)
That's what I'm talkin' about
I said work now, let's get it!

Let's get the organ a little bit!


"Albert, let's get a drummin' some, maybe"

Ah man, it's too late now!

When you told me it was all over, babe
You thought all I ever was, was through, (ooooh!)
When you told me it was all over, babe
Thought all I ever was through (oh yeah!)
I had three more irons in the fire
Sorry, but I forgot to tell you

One more thing I'd like to tell you right now, uh-huh

You thought I'd be hurt when you left me babe
But I found another friend, (oooh!)
Yeah, you thought I'd be hurt when you left me babe


Well, I found another friend, (found me somebody else)
But sometimes what you lose,
Is nothing compared to what you win
(I'm gonna feel alright now)

A good man may fall, babe (oh yeah) but ya get back on your feet
(Yeah, I know, I know, I know)
You know, you know, a good man may fall, babe
Ya know ya get back on your feet
Yes I've got a good thing goin' now, woman (got a good thing goin' now)
Oh the future look good to me (future look so good to me) alright

When you told me it was all over, babe
You thought all I ever was, was through, (ooooh!)
When you told me it was all over, babe
Thought all I ever was through (oh yeah!)
I had three more irons in the fire
Sorry, but I forgot to tell you

One more thing I'd like to tell you right now, uh-huh

You thought I'd be hurt when you left me babe
But I found another friend, (oooh!)
Yeah, you thought I'd be hurt when you left me babe


Well, I found another friend, (found me somebody else)
But sometimes what you lose,
Is nothing compared to what you win
(I'm gonna feel alright now)

A good man may fall, babe (oh yeah) but ya get back on your feet
(Yeah, I know, I know, I know)
You know, you know, a good man may fall, babe
Ya know ya get back on your feet
Yes I've got a good thing goin' now, woman (got a good thing goin' now)
Oh the future look good to me (future look so good to me) alright

When you told me it was all over, babe
You thought all I ever was, was through, (ooooh!)
When you told me it was all over, babe
Thought all I ever was through (oh yeah!)
I had three more irons in the fire
Sorry, but I forgot to tell you

One more thing I'd like to tell you right now, uh-huh

You thought I'd be hurt when you left me babe
But I found another friend, (oooh!)
Yeah, you thought I'd be hurt when you left me babe


Well, I found another friend, (found me somebody else)
But sometimes what you lose,
Is nothing compared to what you win
(I'm gonna feel alright now)

A good man may fall, babe (oh yeah) but ya get back on your feet
(Yeah, I know, I know, I know)
You know, you know, a good man may fall, babe
Ya know ya get back on your feet
Yes I've got a good thing goin' now, woman (got a good thing goin' now)
Oh the future look good to me (future look so good to me) alright

I went to work this mo'nin'
My foreman looked me in the eye
He said, "Fella I don't know what's wrong with ya
But you look sick enough to die"

He sent me to the company doctor
And he examined from head to toe
Whatever's wrong with ya, young man
My x-rays just won't show

I say, angel of mercy
Won't you please look down on me?
Angel of mercy
A little mercy is all I need

The finance company
They just can't recieve my check
They say they want a payment by Friday
Or they want all-a the furniture back

I went to the credit union
To try to get myself a loan
They said, "I would let ya have it young man
But we hear that you won't be workin' here much longer

Angel of mercy
Won't you please look down on me?
Oh, angel of mercy
A little mercy is all I need

Lord have mercy
Oh angel
Oh
Oh

Cut my lights off this mo'nin'
They set my furniture out doors
I was listenin' to the weatherman 'while ago
An' he's says it's gonna rain an' snow

My daughter's got pneumonia
An' my son is down with the flu
My whole family's sufferin' from malnutrition
And I can't even 'fford them soup

I say, angel of mercy
Won't you please look down on me?
Oh, angel of mercy
A little mercy is all I need

If you don't bend you'll have to break
It's good advise but a little too late
Nothin' but trouble everywhere I go, yeah
What I've been through you never know
Got me down on my bendin' knee
Weepin' and bendin' like a willow tree

I'm not lyin' it's not a fake
You can tell by the look on my face
Just so much a man can take
Sooner or later he's gotta break


Yes, I'm down on my bendin' knee
Weeping an' bendin' like a willow tree

Like a bitter pill that ya have to take
I'm beggin' you baby, you say it's too late
For goodness sakes please give me a break
Just a little more that I can take
Got me down on my bendin' knee
Weepin' and bendin' like a willow tree

Well, the first thing Monday mornin', I drink black coffee, to clear my head
Yes, every Monday mornin', I drink black coffee, an a-clear my head
Because, ev'ry Sunday night without you, baby, it's Blue Monday, you know baby, you know my soul is dead

Big Boss Man, I can hear you call my name, yes, Big Boss Man, Big Boss Man
Oh, I can hear you call my name
You know, I just don't feel like it this mornin', baby, it's a sin, you know ain't it a sin?


Hey!

I can hear Blue Monday callin', but this old hangover, just won't let me go
Yes, I can hear Blue Monday callin', but this old hangover, just won't let me go
Yes, but ev'ry time I try to get up, baby, I feel like I'm just goin' down slow

Brick baby! That's what I'm gonna throw upside your head
I said now, brick baby, that's what I'm gonna throw upside your head
Yeah, you got me so worried, got me talkin' outta my head

Yeah, you know I love you and you know my love is true
Yeah, I can't understand it, baby, the way you treat me like you do
I'm gonna chuck a brick, baby, I'm gonna chuck a brick at you

I got a brick, baby, I'm gonna throw it upside your head
I said a brick, baby, I'm gonna throw it upside your head


Yeah, ya got me so worried, ya got me talkin' outta my head

Ah, you know I love ya, yeah, you know my live is true
I can't understand it, baby, how you treat me like you do
I'm gonna chuck a brick, baby, I'm gonna chuck a brick at you

(Oh, I'm gonna chuck this brick right here!)

Hey!

I used to be a big shot long ago
I had a Cadillac an' a whole lotta dough
Real fine women used to chase me down
Now, not one-a those gals can be found
They're never home whenever I call
Don't seem to want me around at all

I'm broke, I'm broke, I'm broke, I'm broke
Stone-cold broke, I ain't got a lousy dime

Went to a nightclub an' had my fun
Shuckin' an' jivin' wit' ev'ryone
Drinkin' that beer an' gin an' wine
Boy, I'm tellin' ya I had a good time
When I got home I didn't have no loot
Had to go down an' pawn my suit

I'm broke, I'm broke, I'm broke, I'm broke (ha-ha)
Stone-cold broke, I ain't got a lousy dime

Now, I'm a low-down dirty bum
Right back where I started from
I got no car, I got no gal
I ain't even got a pal
Huffin' an' puffin' can't raise a cent
Put me out, I can't pay my rent

I'm broke, I'm broke, I'm broke, I'm broke
Stone-cold broke, I ain't got a lousy dime

(Spoken:


"Damn, I'm broke man, I got no damn money"

"What n' the hell am I gonna do now?"

"Oh hey, Jim, what's happenin' man?"

"Oh man, I'm sure glad to see you!"

"Yeah, I know I owe you twenty dollars man,
but you know hey, look it"

"Well you know they picked up my car up this mornin'?"

"What?" (hm, a-ha)

"You know they say a man ain't suppose to cry?"

"Man, I'm gonna tell ya, you know that they didn't lie"

"Ay, I, I, I'm broke man, I swear I'm broke"

"Ha, I ain't had, man I ain't got it, I got about two dollars, man that's it"

"Ha, swear I'm broke man"

"Hm yeah, yeah I'm broke, yeah"

Fading:
"Trust me I'm broke, man, yeah I am")

I've got a cold, cold feelin; It's just like ice around my heart.
I've got a cold, cold feelin; It's just like ice around my heart.
I know I'm gonna' quit somebody, every time that, feelin'starts.

You treat my like a prisoner, because my hands are tied.
Everything you do to me, is stackin' up inside.
It's a cold, cold feelin' Yea, You're just like ice around my heart.
I know I'm gonna' quit somebody, every time that, feelin'starts.



There's a change in me baby, once I was blind but now I can see.
There's a change in me baby, once I was blind but now I can see.
I'm gonna' put everybody down baby,
That ever made a fool outta me.

[Instrumental & guitar background during conversation]

You take like, me an' my wife
We got about four kids

Found the next door neighbor, an' she says,
"Look-a-here, let's get together one night,
An' go out an' have a ball, let the husbands baby-sit,
How 'bout that?"

Can ya dig it fellas?

She come after me, she says, "Honey, we wanna go out tonight, and have a ball"
I said, "Sure, it's alright, just as long as you be home by two"

I let's her go ahead on out, an' I'm baby sittin',
Kids hollerin' an' cryin',
I had to put diapers, change diapers

Two o'clock come, no wife

I said well, that's alright she probably went 'bout four or five miles out-a the city limit
I give her about thirty minutes to get home

Can ya dig it fellas?

Three o'clock come, still no wife


Four o'clock, sure was mad, now
Here she come, draggin' in

Now can ya dig this fellas?

Now here the way she talk to me, real sweet

She sounded good, ya know

Kissin' me all on the neck an' goin' on
Felt good, but I'm still mad!

Now after she done all that sweet talk,
You know what I told her, fellas?
You know what I told her?
You don't know what I told her?

An' I fool around an' made her mad, you know what would happen?
You know what she told me, fellas?

Now I told her the same thing

[Let's ride this thing outta trouble] (yeah)
Well this woman is puttin' me out
How 'bout that?

[Instrumental & guitar background during conversation]

You take like, me an' my wife
We got about four kids

Found the next door neighbor, an' she says,
"Look-a-here, let's get together one night,
An' go out an' have a ball, let the husbands baby-sit,
How 'bout that?"

Can ya dig it fellas?

She come after me, she says, "Honey, we wanna go out tonight, and have a ball"
I said, "Sure, it's alright, just as long as you be home by two"

I let's her go ahead on out, an' I'm baby sittin',
Kids hollerin' an' cryin',
I had to put diapers, change diapers

Two o'clock come, no wife

I said well, that's alright she probably went 'bout four or five miles out-a the city limit
I give her about thirty minutes to get home

Can ya dig it fellas?

Three o'clock come, still no wife


Four o'clock, sure was mad, now
Here she come, draggin' in

Now can ya dig this fellas?

Now here the way she talk to me, real sweet

She sounded good, ya know

Kissin' me all on the neck an' goin' on
Felt good, but I'm still mad!

Now after she done all that sweet talk,
You know what I told her, fellas?
You know what I told her?
You don't know what I told her?

An' I fool around an' made her mad, you know what would happen?
You know what she told me, fellas?

Now I told her the same thing

[Let's ride this thing outta trouble] (yeah)
Well this woman is puttin' me out
How 'bout that?

If one thing in this world
I just can't stand
Is bein' at the table wit' an ill-mannered man

Now, if he's sittin' on your left
Before you could eat a bite
He'll reach across your plate
An' you know that ain't right

Now I like to eat, as well as any man
But there's some rules, a fool should understand
When ya have one little helpin'
An' one extra piece of cake
I tell ev'rybody, don't go reachin' across my plate

I was at a party last night, at over Big Murray
Cat reached 'cross my plate
Got a coat sleeve in my gravy
I didn't say a word, just looked him dead in the eye
He reached across my plate, an' cut him a piece a pie

Now I don't care if he did it for a prank
I don't care, if you had a drink
Especially when I'm out, a-with my date
Now don't you go reachin' across my plate

At a party last week, there was some high-class folks
Ev'rything on the table, an' that ain't no joke
They had barbecue possum, rattlesnake gravy


Chicken fried skunk, an' it smelt real crazy

Ev'rything went fine, but one thing made me blue
A cat reached across my plate, for some armadillo3 stew
Now when you at the table, you act real nice
You say, "pass me that" or "pass me the platter"
But just because you hungry, an' happen to come in late
Don't you go reachin', across MY plate

"Pass some a-that turkey over there, baby!"

"No, don't give me none of that skunk, I don't want none a-that"

"I, I beg your pardon"

"If this cat stop reachin' 'cross my plate, I can maybe ask for somethin'"

"A pass me a little a-that turkey there, baby"

Na na na na-na-na-na

Yeah-heya

"Party' nice, party's nice"

"Yeah, ah give gimme some a that chicken over there, baby"

"Chicken fried skunk? "ah no"

You've been runnin' in the streets again, but I'd never had a hand on you
I've been a better man this year, than all the men that you've been through
Don't mistake kindness for weakness, 'cause a little girl, only a fool would stay with you

I tried so hard to please you babe, I've even turned your lies to truth
I said I tried so hard to please you baby, I turned your lies to truth
But when you said were my baby, I think I got to ask you for more proof



Don't mistake kindness for weakness, 'cause your chicken has come to roost
I said don't mistake kindness for weakness, baby, your chicken done come to roost
I think another man would be a fool, to try to hang around with you

I'm all done Mister Nice Guy but I ain't playin' around with your rules
If you think that's liquor talkin', you better try an' get on back to school
So mistake kindness for weakness, woman you done used up your, your last fool

In questo girotondo d'anime
Chi si volta 챔 perso e resta qua
Io so per certo amico
Mi son voltato anch'io

E per raggiungerti ho dovuto correre
Ma pi첫 mi guardo in giro e vedo che
See'챔 un mondo che va avanti anche se
Se tu non ci sei pi첫, se tu non ci sei pi첫

E dimmi perch챕
In questo girotondo d' anime
Non see'챔 un posto
Per scrollarsi via di dosso

Quello che ci 챔 stato detto
E quello che ormai si sa
E allora sai che see'챔

see'챔 che see'챔, see'챔 che prendo un treno
Che va a paradiso citt??
E vi saluto a tutti e salto su
Prendo il treno e non ci penso pi첫

Un viaggio a senso solo senza ritorno
Se non in volo
Senza fermate n챔 confini
Solo orizzonti neanche troppo lontani

Io mi prender챵 il mio posto
E tu seduta l챙 al mio fianco
Mi dirai destinazione paradiso
Paradiso citt??

In questo girotondo d'anime
Chi si volta 챔 perso e resta qua
Io so per certo amico
Mi son voltato anch'io

E per raggiungerti ho dovuto correre
Ma pi첫 mi guardo in giro e vedo che
See'챔 un mondo che va avanti anche se
Se tu non ci sei pi첫, se tu non ci sei pi첫

E dimmi perch챕
In questo girotondo d' anime
Non see'챔 un posto
Per scrollarsi via di dosso

Quello che ci 챔 stato detto
E quello che ormai si sa
E allora sai che see'챔

see'챔 che see'챔, see'챔 che prendo un treno
Che va a paradiso citt??
E vi saluto a tutti e salto su
Prendo il treno e non ci penso pi첫

Un viaggio a senso solo senza ritorno
Se non in volo
Senza fermate n챔 confini
Solo orizzonti neanche troppo lontani

Io mi prender챵 il mio posto
E tu seduta l챙 al mio fianco
Mi dirai destinazione paradiso
Paradiso citt??

Tryin' to tell you baby, about your trip
Ev'rytime I talk to ya baby, Lord, you give me that lip
I know what you mean, baby yeah, about your past
Ev'rytime I talk to you baby yeah, you ain't got no class

(You're on an ego trip)
(You're on an ego trip)
(You're on an ego trip)
(You're on an ego trip)

Ow!
Take ya downtown, to get me a pair of shoes
Come back home girl, Lord, talkin' like a fool
Sometimes baby, yeah, you don't have no class
Cheap old talkin' girl, Lord, I'm gonna get on your ass

(You're on an ego trip) ha
(You're on an ego trip)
(You're on an ego trip)
(You're on an ego trip) yeah, yeah

Ow!
I been knowin' about your trip baby, yeah
It come to pass
Ev'ry time I talk to you baby, Lord


You give me that mess

(You're on an ego trip) ha
(You're on an ego trip) that girl
(You're on an ego trip) yeah
(You're on an ego trip)

(Spoken:
"You got that old ego goin' on"

"Gotta school you next week"

"An' I told you to get yourself together now"

"So you can get me them shoes"

"Ya ain't come back wit' 'em yet"

Fading:
"What?"

"I told you 'bout that talkin' back"

"What?"

3 and 3 is 6, baby
3 and 6 is nine
If you gimme your 6
Baby, I'll give you mine

Well, I went to Detroit city
My feet got soaking wet
I was soaked, I was frostbitten
And I ain't thawed out yet

So long, baby
Hope we'll meet again
If you ever in trouble
Just remember I'm your friend

3 and 3 is 6, baby
3 and 6 is nine
If you gimme your 6
Baby, I'll give you mine

Well, I went to Detroit city
My feet got soaking wet
I was soaked, I was frostbitten
And I ain't thawed out yet

So long, baby
Hope we'll meet again
If you ever in trouble
Just remember I'm your friend

3 and 3 is 6, baby
3 and 6 is nine
If you gimme your 6
Baby, I'll give you mine

Well, I went to Detroit city
My feet got soaking wet
I was soaked, I was frostbitten
And I ain't thawed out yet

So long, baby
Hope we'll meet again
If you ever in trouble
Just remember I'm your friend

I play my music, the only way that I can
Play my music only, only way I can
Some people really dig it, some just don't understand

I play my music only, only way I can
I play my music, play it the only way I can
Some people really dig it, some just don't understand

I don't play the drums
I can't disco dance
But I can play the blues
Put you in a trance

I can play my music, only way I can
Some people really dig it
Some just don't understand



Give my blues song, I'll play it all night long
Give me a blues song, I'll play it all night long
It may not sound right to you but I know that, that ain't wrong

I don't do no country
I don't do no jazz
I don't do no punk rock
That kinda razz-ma-tazz

I play my blues song
The only way I can
Some people really dig it
Some just don't understand

Ooh-ho, yeah

When you told me was all over, babe
You thought all I ever was, was through
Oooh-oh!
When you told me it was all over, babe
Thought all I ever was through, oh yeah
I had three more irons in the fire
Sorry, but I forgot to tell you

One more thing I'd like to tell you right now
Uh-huh

You thought I'd be hurt when you left me, babe
But I found another thing, ooooowoo!
Yeah, you thought I'd be hurt when you left me, babe
But I found another thing
Yeah, somebody else!
But sometime what you lose,
Is nothin' compared to what you win


Ooow
I'm gonna feel alright, yeah
I feel alright
Ooow-ooo

A good man may fall, babe oh yeah
But ya get back on your feet
Yeeeaah, I know, I know, I know
You know, you know
A good man may fall, babe
You know ya get back on your feet
Yes, I've got a good thing goin' now woman
Got a good thing goin' now
Oh, the future look good to me
Future looks so good to meeeee
Alright

Here she come, yeah, with that head rag on
There she go, yeah, with that head rag on
Here she come, with that head rag on

If you're walkin' down the street, wavin', ev'rybody see me
Sayin' "hello there", walkin' in her stockin' feet
Here she comes, ooo, with that head rag on

Stayin' out all night long



Talkin' 'bout anything

Doin' ev'rything wrong, girl, oh oh

Here she come, yeah, that head rag on
There she goes, yeah yeah, with her head rag on
Here she come, with that head rag on

Eeow!

Oh honey hush, yes you talk too much
Oh honey hush, yes you talk too much
Listenin' to your conversation is just about to separate us

You start talkin' in the morning, you're talkin' all day long
I'm tryin' to figure out what I did wrong
Oh honey hush, yes you talk too much
Listenin' to your conversation is just about to separate us

I stay out all day long, you know I hate to come home
Everything I do, seems to be wrong
Oh honey hush, yes you talk too much
Listenin' to your conversation is just about to separate us

I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't rest in peace
I'll be better off, you know, walkin' the streets
Oh honey hush, yes you talk too much
Listenin' to your conversation is just about to separate us

I come for lunch or dinner, it happens all the time
That little gal just drives me out of my mind
Oh honey hush, yes you talk too much
Listenin' to your conversation is just about to separate us

I'm beginnin' to wonder, baby, what's goin' on when I'm not at home
I'm beginnin' to wonder, baby, I know you ain't there all alone
Ev'ry time I have to leave you, woman, I wonder who's takin' my place, an' turnin' you on

I'm beginnin' to wonder, woman, why I worry ev'ryday
I said, I'm beginnin' to wonder, woman, wonder why I feel this way


I be home early Tuesday evenin', better hide your part-time man away

I'm beginnin' to wonder, woman, why we're wasting all this time
I'm beginnin' to wonder, baby, wonder why we didn't see the signs
What we did, we've never forgotten, what we had, we left behind

I'm Not DrunK (I'm Just Drinkin')
-- Albert Collins
Every day, baby
When the sun go down
I get with my friends
And I begin to clown
I don't care
What the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk
I'm just drinkin'
(But you're so high) Oh man, you know I ain't high
(But you're so high) I just take a little bit every now and then
(But you're so high) Aw man you oughta be ...
(Stay drunk all the time) Aw c'mon, don't y'all be like that
Come home last night
All a lush
Baby get in a fuss
I say, "Honey, hush"
I don't care
What the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk
I'm just drinkin'
(But you're so high) Aw, I ain't drunk, I done told y'all I ain't drunk
(But you're so high) I'm just havin' fun
(But you're so high) What? ....
(Stay drunk all the time) I don't know why y'all talkin 'bout me like that


You done the right thing
I wanna thank you too
Now let's have a little drink
Just me and you
I don't care
What the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk
I'm just drinkin'
(But you're so high) Who me? I ain't high, man.
(But you're so high) I don't know why y'all are talkin' 'bout me like that
(But you're so high) You better mind your own business, brother
(Stay drunk all the time) You gotta watch yourself, too, you understand what I'm
sayin'?
I wanna tip you baby
Before I go
I'll be back tomorrow night
And drink some more
I don't care
What the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk
I'm just drinkin'
(But you're so high) Oh, no, you're the one who's drunk; look at your eyes, man
(But you're so high) Don't you pee on my leg, man...well, I ain't had but
(But you're so high) four...five...six...
(Stay drunk all the time) eight...nine...ten...

Everyday baby, when the sun go down
I get with my friends, an' I begin to clown
I don't care, what the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk, I'm just drinkin'

(But you're so high)
Oh man, you know I ain't high
(But you're so high)
I just take a little bit, now an' then
(But you're so high)
Now you oughta be 'shamed of yourself
(Stay drunk all the time)
Oh, c'mon now, you know ya'all get like that

Come home last night, all loose
Baby get in a fuss, I said, "Honey, hush"
I don't care, what the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk, I'm just drinkin'

(But you're so high)
I ain't drunk, I done told ya'all I ain't drunk now
What ya'all doin' drinkin'?
(But you're so high)
Actually, I'm just havin' fun, man
(But you're so high)
What? I know I'm not
(Stay drunk all the time)
Damn, I don't know why you're all talkin' about me like that!

You done the right thing, I want to thank you, too
Now, let's have a little drink, just me an' you
I don't care, what the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk, but I'm just drinkin'

(But you're so high)
Who me? I ain't high man
(But you're so high)
I don't know why you all talk about me like that
(But you're so high)
You oughta mind your own business, brother
(Stay drunk all the time)

You, you oughta watch yourself, too
You don't understand what I'm sayin'

I want to tip you, baby, before I go
I be back tomorrow night an' drink so mo'
I don't care, what the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk, I'm just drinkin'

(But you're so high)
Oh no, you the one drunk!
Look at yo' eyes, man!
(But you're so high)
Don't you tell my old lady, now!
(But you're so high)
Well I ain't had but four or five
(Stay drunk all the time)
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve

Everyday baby, when the sun go down
I get with my friends, an' I begin to clown
I don't care, what the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk, I'm just drinkin'

(But you're so high)
Oh man, you know I ain't high
(But you're so high)
I just take a little bit, now an' then
(But you're so high)
Now you oughta be 'shamed of yourself
(Stay drunk all the time)
Oh, c'mon now, you know ya'all get like that

Come home last night, all loose
Baby get in a fuss, I said, "Honey, hush"
I don't care, what the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk, I'm just drinkin'

(But you're so high)
I ain't drunk, I done told ya'all I ain't drunk now
What ya'all doin' drinkin'?
(But you're so high)
Actually, I'm just havin' fun, man
(But you're so high)
What? I know I'm not
(Stay drunk all the time)
Damn, I don't know why you're all talkin' about me like that!

You done the right thing, I want to thank you, too
Now, let's have a little drink, just me an' you
I don't care, what the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk, but I'm just drinkin'

(But you're so high)
Who me? I ain't high man
(But you're so high)
I don't know why you all talk about me like that
(But you're so high)
You oughta mind your own business, brother
(Stay drunk all the time)

You, you oughta watch yourself, too
You don't understand what I'm sayin'

I want to tip you, baby, before I go
I be back tomorrow night an' drink so mo'
I don't care, what the people are thinkin'
I ain't drunk, I'm just drinkin'

(But you're so high)
Oh no, you the one drunk!
Look at yo' eyes, man!
(But you're so high)
Don't you tell my old lady, now!
(But you're so high)
Well I ain't had but four or five
(Stay drunk all the time)
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve

I've got a problem, I say I got a problem
I got a problem people, I've got a problem
I got a problem 'bout my woman
I got a problem 'bout my wife

An' all you, when you see me stand here, two's in my life
I know you might be wonderin', did I wreck my life?
Well, I got a problem 'bout my woman, ha!
I got a problem 'bout my wife

Now my wife is number one, my woman is number two
My woman would do things for me, that my wife wouldn't do
'Cause I dig my wife, but you understand
Sometime it takes two ya'all, to satisfy one man


My problem started out
When I started messin' 'round with number three
She called up my wife, an' told on my woman an' me
Now my wife packed up her clothes
Went home to her mother
My woman went off, an' found another lover

I've got a problem, uh, huh!
I got a problem with my wife
Got a problem with my woman, yeah
Got a problem with my wife

I'm beginnin' to wonder, baby.
What's goin' on when I'm not at home?
I'm beginnin' to wonder, baby.
I know you ain't there all alone.
Ev'ry time I have to leave you, woman.
I wonder who's takin' my place, an' turnin' you on.

I'm beginnin' to wonder, woman
Why I worry ev'ryday.
I said, I'm beginnin' to wonder, woman
Wonder why I feel this way.
I be home early Tuesday evenin'.
Better hide your part-time man, away.

I'm beginnin' to wonder, woman.
Why we wasted all this time.
I'm beginnin' to wonder, baby.
Wonder why we didn't see the signs?
What we did, we've now forgotten.
What we had, we left behind.

I'm your iceman, baby, ain't here to cool you down
Yes I'm your iceman, ladies, you'll always know when I'm around
I left Leona, Texas, to heat this coolest place in town

Gonna play this old guitar, mix up some fire with my ice
Yes, I'm gonna play this old guitar, light your fire with my ice
Sometimes it sounds so good to me, I just might play it twice

I'm your iceman, baby, call me Al, if you please


I'm your iceman, baby, I'm so hot I'll probably freeze
I'm gonna whip up a twister, turn tornados to a breeze

Yes, I'm your iceman, baby

Yes, I'm your iceman, people, fixin' fire with my ice
I'm your iceman, ladies, I make it hot an' chill it right
If you follow my instructions, my ice will last all night

If trouble was money, I'd swear I'd be a millionaire
If trouble was money, babe, I'd swear I'd be a millionaire
For you I'd buy the whole world, woman, I'd buy the whole world and have money to spare, yeah

Worry, worry, worry, worry, babe, I had worries on my mind, yeah
I said, worry, worry, worry, worry, woman, I had worries all my life, yeah yeah


You know times is hard, baby, I swear, I won't tell you know lie

My mother used to tell me, she said, "Son, there gonna be days, gonna be days like this"
My mother used to tell me, she said, "Son, there gonna be days, it's gonna be days, be days like this"
She said, "I always want you to be a winner", she said, "Son, I don't want you to quit"

If trouble was money, I'd swear I'd be a millionaire
If trouble was money, babe, I'd swear I'd be a millionaire
For you I'd buy the whole world, woman, I'd buy the whole world and have money to spare, yeah

Worry, worry, worry, worry, babe, I had worries on my mind, yeah
I said, worry, worry, worry, worry, woman, I had worries all my life, yeah yeah


You know times is hard, baby, I swear, I won't tell you know lie

My mother used to tell me, she said, "Son, there gonna be days, gonna be days like this"
My mother used to tell me, she said, "Son, there gonna be days, it's gonna be days, be days like this"
She said, "I always want you to be a winner", she said, "Son, I don't want you to quit"

If you love me like you say
Why you treat me like you do?
If you love me like you say, baby
Why you treat me like you do?
Well I ain't no fool
I'm cool, I know the rule

Said ya'd never run around
Said ya'd never stay out late
Said ya'd never run around, baby
Said ya'd never stay out late
Let me tell ya pretty baby
I've got to set ya straight

If you love me like ya say
Why you treat me like ya do?
If you love me like ya say, baby
Why you treat me like ya do?


Well I ain't no fool
I'm cool, I know the rule

Hey!

Said ya'd never run around
Said ya'd never stay out late
Said ya'd never run around, baby
Said ya'd never stay out late
Let me tell ya pretty baby
I've got ta set ya straight

Why-yi-yi-yi
Oh let ya, set ya straight
Why-yi-yi-yi
I'm cool, I know the rule.

If you love me like you say
Why you treat me like you do?
If you love me like you say, baby
Why you treat me like you do?
Well I ain't no fool
I'm cool, I know the rule

Said ya'd never run around
Said ya'd never stay out late
Said ya'd never run around, baby
Said ya'd never stay out late
Let me tell ya pretty baby
I've got to set ya straight

If you love me like ya say
Why you treat me like ya do?
If you love me like ya say, baby
Why you treat me like ya do?


Well I ain't no fool
I'm cool, I know the rule

Hey!

Said ya'd never run around
Said ya'd never stay out late
Said ya'd never run around, baby
Said ya'd never stay out late
Let me tell ya pretty baby
I've got ta set ya straight

Why-yi-yi-yi
Oh let ya, set ya straight
Why-yi-yi-yi
I'm cool, I know the rule.

You can look at my woman, but man, you better not touch
You can look at my woman, man, you better not touch
'Cause I'm a jealous man, an' I'm crazy 'bout my baby, too much

When I go to play, I gotta lock her in a room at night
When I go to play, I have to lock her in a room at night
If ya touch that woman, you're gonna make me start a fight

Now I crazy 'bout my baby
Crazy 'bout my baby
Crazy 'bout my baby
Crazy 'bout my baby
I'm crazy 'bout my baby
Crazy 'bout my baby
Now I'm a jealous man
An' I'm crazy 'bout my baby too much


When I go to play, I gotta lock her in a room at night, say what?
When I go to play, I have to lock her in a room at night, say what, say what?
If ya ever touch that woman, You're gonna make me start a fight

An' I'm crazy 'bout my baby
Crazy 'bout my baby
I'm crazy bout' my baby
Crazy 'bout my baby
I'm crazy 'bout my baby
Crazy 'bout my baby
Now I'm a jealous man
An' I'm crazy 'bout my baby too much

Crazy 'bout my baby, too much!

Playin' with my mind babe
Always accusin' me of doin' wrong
I say you're playin' with my mind, woman
You're always accusin' me of doin' wrong

I can see you're lights on baby
But I can't see, I can't see nobody home

Now here come my mother-in-law
It's the same thing ev'ry day
Ever since we been married baby
She tried to drive me away, yeah
Now you're still accusin' me baby
Accusin' me of doin' wrong


I can see your lights on baby
But I can't see, I can't see nobody home

When I have to go to work
I gotta go to work downtown
If I get home a little late baby
You say I'm out messin' around
Now you're still accusin' me baby
Accusin' me of doin' wrong

I can see your lights on baby
But I can't see, I can't see nobody home

Playin' with my mind babe
Always accusin' me of doin' wrong
I say you're playin' with my mind, woman
You're always accusin' me of doin' wrong

I can see you're lights on baby
But I can't see, I can't see nobody home

Now here come my mother-in-law
It's the same thing ev'ry day
Ever since we been married baby
She tried to drive me away, yeah
Now you're still accusin' me baby
Accusin' me of doin' wrong

I can see your lights on baby
But I can't see, I can't see nobody home

When I have to go to work
I gotta go to work downtown
If I get home a little late baby
You say I'm out messin' around
Now you're still accusin' me baby
Accusin' me of doin' wrong

I can see your lights on baby
But I can't see, I can't see nobody home

I'm talkin' about Houston, Texas by the way of L.A. California
We call this young man, The Master of The Telecaster,
The Razor Wavin' Man, because he cuts so down deep into your soul
Ladies and Gentlemen, why don't you please welcome to the grandstand,
Chicago Alligator, recording star,
I'm talkin' about none other than, Mr. Albert, "Frozen Alive"
Collins!



You seem alright, let me hear ya say "yeah"
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Ain't nothin' but the blues!

(Sax intro by Jon Smith)

I got my wife a charge card
Just the other day
I owe five hundred dollars
Just for yesterday

I said, "Honey, here's a present
Go out and shop around,
buy you a couple a-dresses,
browse around downtown"

She did just what I told her
Bought one, two, three
Came home lookin' silly
Makin' goo-goo eyes at me

Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card

Oh yeah, charge it!

Said, "Did you get your dress?"
"Yes, one or two"
I needed me some shoes,
I needed some jewelry, too"

Two hundred dollar dresses
I could-a made, I can't sew
It made me so mad
I could call her a so and so

Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, break an' bury her card

Oh yeah, charge it for me, charge it, baby!

Hey! Ow!

For one-a that gal's dresses, yeah
I paid one and a half
I'm so mad, I just had to laugh

I could see in my mind
On a horse like Paul Revere
Hate to check my mail boxes
'Cause these bills keep comin' here

Mastercharge, break an' bury her card


Mastercharge, break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, break an' bury her card

Oh, let's charge it!

"Oh, don't get too much on the bill, dear"
("Oh, I put five hundred dollars already, baby")
"Yeah, but I know, but I'm-a, you know that, that, that, 18% is killin' me!"
"Yeah, I understand darlin', but I know you wanna charge it an' everything but, yeah, darlin' "
("They have 'American Express")
"But, wait a minute, man, I, I told ya to take that Master Card with ya
And take one wit' ya and leave one at home
"But you look good in them blue jeans, though"
("Yeah, I understand about dresses")
Yeah, they got 'em on sale up there, upside the wall, there"
"Fifteen dollars, man, on sale darlin', here, let me look for ya"
"I'm gonna bet you, be struttin' down the street in them blue jeans, haha"

"Yeah, but you can even wear them dresses on the weekend"
"Yeah, I hear ya baby, well charge it then baby, that's alright, yeah"

("I have a Visa"!)

"What"? (heh, heh)
"Give me the scissors, I'm gonna cut 'em up"

Well, you ought to be ashamed of yourself, you!"

"Yeah I know, darlin', I am"

("Charge it")

"Here, go on charge, darlin' "

"I'm guilty callin' em, I know you're gonna charge it anyway"

"Ooh, I know you gonna look good in them blue jeans
You look like you been poured in 'em"!

(Fading)
Oh, charge it baby!
Yeah, I see you later on, an' hour
I'm gone to work here, n' when I come back
I wanna see you with them jeans on, baby

Yeah, love her, yeah, you look good baby
Yeah, I know, I know... (fades out to end)

(Sax intro by Jon Smith)

I got my wife a charge card
Just the other day
I owe five hundred dollars
Just for yesterday

I said, "Honey, here's a present
Go out and shop around,
buy you a couple a-dresses,
browse around downtown"

She did just what I told her
Bought one, two, three
Came home lookin' silly
Makin' goo-goo eyes at me

Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card

Oh yeah, charge it!

Said, "Did you get your dress?"
"Yes, one or two"
I needed me some shoes,
I needed some jewelry, too"

Two hundred dollar dresses
I could-a made, I can't sew
It made me so mad
I could call her a so and so

Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, break an' bury her card

Oh yeah, charge it for me, charge it, baby!

Hey! Ow!

For one-a that gal's dresses, yeah
I paid one and a half
I'm so mad, I just had to laugh

I could see in my mind
On a horse like Paul Revere
Hate to check my mail boxes
'Cause these bills keep comin' here

Mastercharge, break an' bury her card


Mastercharge, break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, break an' bury her card

Oh, let's charge it!

"Oh, don't get too much on the bill, dear"
("Oh, I put five hundred dollars already, baby")
"Yeah, but I know, but I'm-a, you know that, that, that, 18% is killin' me!"
"Yeah, I understand darlin', but I know you wanna charge it an' everything but, yeah, darlin' "
("They have 'American Express")
"But, wait a minute, man, I, I told ya to take that Master Card with ya
And take one wit' ya and leave one at home
"But you look good in them blue jeans, though"
("Yeah, I understand about dresses")
Yeah, they got 'em on sale up there, upside the wall, there"
"Fifteen dollars, man, on sale darlin', here, let me look for ya"
"I'm gonna bet you, be struttin' down the street in them blue jeans, haha"

"Yeah, but you can even wear them dresses on the weekend"
"Yeah, I hear ya baby, well charge it then baby, that's alright, yeah"

("I have a Visa"!)

"What"? (heh, heh)
"Give me the scissors, I'm gonna cut 'em up"

Well, you ought to be ashamed of yourself, you!"

"Yeah I know, darlin', I am"

("Charge it")

"Here, go on charge, darlin' "

"I'm guilty callin' em, I know you're gonna charge it anyway"

"Ooh, I know you gonna look good in them blue jeans
You look like you been poured in 'em"!

(Fading)
Oh, charge it baby!
Yeah, I see you later on, an' hour
I'm gone to work here, n' when I come back
I wanna see you with them jeans on, baby

Yeah, love her, yeah, you look good baby
Yeah, I know, I know... (fades out to end)

(Sax intro by Jon Smith)

I got my wife a charge card
Just the other day
I owe five hundred dollars
Just for yesterday

I said, "Honey, here's a present
Go out and shop around,
buy you a couple a-dresses,
browse around downtown"

She did just what I told her
Bought one, two, three
Came home lookin' silly
Makin' goo-goo eyes at me

Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card

Oh yeah, charge it!

Said, "Did you get your dress?"
"Yes, one or two"
I needed me some shoes,
I needed some jewelry, too"

Two hundred dollar dresses
I could-a made, I can't sew
It made me so mad
I could call her a so and so

Mastercharge, I'll break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, break an' bury her card

Oh yeah, charge it for me, charge it, baby!

Hey! Ow!

For one-a that gal's dresses, yeah
I paid one and a half
I'm so mad, I just had to laugh

I could see in my mind
On a horse like Paul Revere
Hate to check my mail boxes
'Cause these bills keep comin' here

Mastercharge, break an' bury her card


Mastercharge, break an' bury her card
Mastercharge, break an' bury her card

Oh, let's charge it!

"Oh, don't get too much on the bill, dear"
("Oh, I put five hundred dollars already, baby")
"Yeah, but I know, but I'm-a, you know that, that, that, 18% is killin' me!"
"Yeah, I understand darlin', but I know you wanna charge it an' everything but, yeah, darlin' "
("They have 'American Express")
"But, wait a minute, man, I, I told ya to take that Master Card with ya
And take one wit' ya and leave one at home
"But you look good in them blue jeans, though"
("Yeah, I understand about dresses")
Yeah, they got 'em on sale up there, upside the wall, there"
"Fifteen dollars, man, on sale darlin', here, let me look for ya"
"I'm gonna bet you, be struttin' down the street in them blue jeans, haha"

"Yeah, but you can even wear them dresses on the weekend"
"Yeah, I hear ya baby, well charge it then baby, that's alright, yeah"

("I have a Visa"!)

"What"? (heh, heh)
"Give me the scissors, I'm gonna cut 'em up"

Well, you ought to be ashamed of yourself, you!"

"Yeah I know, darlin', I am"

("Charge it")

"Here, go on charge, darlin' "

"I'm guilty callin' em, I know you're gonna charge it anyway"

"Ooh, I know you gonna look good in them blue jeans
You look like you been poured in 'em"!

(Fading)
Oh, charge it baby!
Yeah, I see you later on, an' hour
I'm gone to work here, n' when I come back
I wanna see you with them jeans on, baby

Yeah, love her, yeah, you look good baby
Yeah, I know, I know... (fades out to end)