Gems

Titres

1. 1 Rats in the Cellar ♪ 4:07 ▼

   Goin' under - rats are in the cellar
   goin' under - skin is turnin' yella
   nose is runny - losin' my connection
   losin' money - gettin' no affection
   New York City blues
   east side, west side blues
   throw me in the slam
   catch me if you can
   believe
   that you're wearin', tearin' me apart
   safe complainin' - 'cause everything's rotten
   go insanin' - and ain't a thing forgotten
   feelin' cozy - rats are in the cellar
   cheeks're rosy - skin's turnin' yella
   Lucy, Sally - lookin' rather lazy
   see my body - pushin' up a-daisies

2. 2 Lick and a Promise ♪ 3:06 ▼

   Johnny come lately on a Saturday night
   singin' how-de-do
   backstreet boogie in the house of delight
   where they steal the show
   the money come sour but the ladies are sweet
   and it's a love affair
   whole place rockin', people stompin' their feet
   when the gang's all there
   he gets his lovin' every night for free
   he's out there rockin' like you wouldn't believe
   I sing na na na na na
   na na na na na
   
   Johnny liked to gamble with his lady Louise
   she was a blackjack deuces are wild
   he got to thinkin' 'bout his nose in the breeze
   But then Johnny looked and he smiled
   he started thinkin' bout the fortune and fame
   and the young girls down at his knees
   he dug the money but forgot all the names
   so he knew just how to appease
   lick and a promise
   lick and a promise
   lick and a promise
   
   he gave the ladies a lick and a promise
   loose change clover in his early early years
   had his poor mama pacin' the floors
   he grabbed a guitar and a couple of beers
   now the crowd keeps screamin' for

3. 3 Chip Away the Stone ♪ 4:01 ▼

   You act like a prima donna
   Playing so hard to get
   Sittin' so cool and nonchalant
   Draggin' on a cigarette
   You keep a wall all around you
   I'll get trough one day
   I want your love babe
   If push comes to shove
   Gonna chip that wall away
   
   Chip away
   Chip away at the stone
   I won't stop 'til your love is my very own
   Chip away
   That's what I'm gonna do
   Sweet little mama
   I wanna get next to you
   You stand like a marble statue
   Trying to look so hard
   All decked out in your antique dress
   While the boys all promenade
   Even a rock will crumble
   If you strike it night and day
   If hammer I must
   I'm gonna get trough your crust
   Gonna chip that stone away
   Chip it, I'm gonna nip it
   All night long

4. 4 No Surprize ♪ 4:27 ▼

   Nineteen seventy one
   we all heard the starters gun
   New York is such a pity but at Max's Kansas City we won
   we all shot the shit at the bar
   with Johnny O'Toole and his scar
   and then old Clive Davis said he's surely gonna make us a star
   I'm gonna make you a star
   just the way you are
   but with all his style
   I could see in his eyes
   that we is goin' on trial
   and it was no surprize
   the boys kept kickin' ass
   as usual time will tell
   but some bitch in the choir threw waters on the fires of hell
   she loved to show and tell
   lord she loved to tell
   but with all our style
   you could see in our eyes
   that we is still on trial
   baby it's no surprize, no surprize, no surprize, no surprize
   midnight lady
   situation fetal
   vaccinate your ass with your phonograph needle
   I say lookie here
   friend of mine
   scratch like you need calomine
   flamingo boots
   soles a-creakin'
   still in love and Puerto Rican too
   ridin' on the wheels of hell
   smokin' up our axle grease
   oh the backstage is rockin' and we're coppin' from the local police
   that's right the local police
   or the justice of peace
   
   chorus
   
   rock and roll
   junkie whore
   got my foot inside the door
   knock knock, knock knock, knock
   nobody's keepin' score
   bad times go away
   come again some other day
   topaz and sassafras
   will keep the blues away
   candy store rock and roll
   corporation jelly roll
   play the singles it ain't me
   it's programmed insanity
   you ASCAP if BMI
   could ever make a mountain fly
   if Japanese can boil teas
   then where the fuck's my royalties?

5. 5 Mama Kin ♪ 4:28 ▼

   It ain't easy, livin' like a gypsy
   Tell ya, honey, how I feel.
   I've been dreaming,
   Floatin' down stream and
   Losin' touch with all that is real.
   Whole earth lover, keepin' under cover
   Never knowin' where ya been.
   You've been fadin', always out paradin.
   Keepin' touch with Mama Kin.
   
   Well you've always got your tail on the wag.
   Shootin' fire from your mouth just like a dragon.
   You act like a perpertual drag.
   You better check it out,
   Or someday soon you'll have to climb back on the wagon.
   
   It ain't easy, livin' like ya wanna,
   And it's so hard to find piece of mind. Yes it is.
   The way I see it, you've got to say shit.
   But don't forget to drop me a line.
   
   Said you're as bald as an egg at eighteen.
   And workin' for you dad is just a drag.
   He still stuffs your mouth with your dreams.
   You better check it out,
   Or someday soon you'll have to climb back on the wagon.
   
   Keepin' touch with Mama Kin.
   Tell her where you've gone and been.
   Livin' out your fantasy,
   Sleeping late and smoking tea.
   [repeat once]
   
   It ain't easy, livin' like ya wanna,
   And it's so hard to find piece of mind. Yes it is.
   The way I see it, you've got to say shit.
   But don't forget to drop me a line.
   
   Said you're as bald as an egg at eighteen.
   And workin' for you dad is just a drag.
   He still stuffs your mouth with your dreams.
   You better check it out,
   Or someday soon you'll have to climb back on the wagon.
   
   Keepin' touch with Mama Kin.
   Tell her where you've gone and been.
   Livin' out your fantasy,
   Sleeping late and smoking tea.
   [repeat once]

6. 6 Adam’s Apple 4:35
7. 7 Nobody’s Fault 4:21
8. 8 Round and Round ♪ 5:06 ▼

   If you believe in me
   like I believe in you
   you wouldn't be tellin' me things
   that weren't exactly true
   now everythin' changes
   ain't nothin' the same
   I'm gettin' the strangest feelin' baby
   I can't remember my name
   cause the life I been livin'
   and the love I been givin'
   would be sure to set you spinnin'
   but you ain't never touchin' ground
   and I'm round and round
   well it was one for all
   and it was all for one
   and everything that we did
   never bothered no one
   can you remember the days
   when you were sweet sixteen
   and always caught in the blaze
   of someone else's dreams
   I'm goin' round and round ( x 16 )
   I'm goin' round and round ( x 1,000,000 )

9. 9 Critical Mass ♪ 4:53 ▼

   Arriving in boats, black hooded coats
   tormenters climbed into my room
   I crawled under my bed, covered my head
   but they're flushin' me out with a broom
   the leader, she's small, pinned my ass to the wall
   for my seeds or she'd be losin' her past
   time after time, she'd be readin' my mind
   but she never got the feelin' to last
   celebrate, celebrate, celebrate it
   this is the critical mass
   so far so good, I heard the other say
   so good so far, they're takin' me away
   I drink to you, your mind, her ass
   we'll take a drink and break the glass
   celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it
   this is the critical mass
   now the tallest of two, with a brush full of blue
   paints surrealist scenes on the wall
   so I tell her for fun, that it's really well done
   but she just ain't listenin' at all
   she points to my heart, tellin' me if I'm smart
   I'll practice and phase
   out and admit, when the shoe doesn't fit
   and I went screaming out down the hall
   need it
   need your love
   just then I heard a poundin' on the door
   we're all here, sang the voice of twenty more
   I drink to you alas, we'll take a drink and break the glass
   celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it
   we are the critical mass
   time and space, is takin' me away
   time erase, don't know the time of day

10. 10 Lord of the Thighs ♪ 4:16 ▼

    Down to who knows who, just to socialize.
    I'm waiting for my girls, when you call my eyes.
    You got no way to make a man honey,
    You got to understand.
    I'm your man, child. Lord of the Thighs.
    
    Well, well, Lordie my God,
    What do we got here?
    She's flashin' 'cross the floor,
    Make it perfectly clear.
    You're the bait, and you're the hook,
    Someone 'bound to take a look.
    I'm your man, child. Lord of the Thighs.
    
    You must of come here to find it,
    You've got the look in your eyes.
    Although you really don't mind it -
    I am the Lord of your Thighs!
    
    You must of come here to find it baby,
    You've got the look in your eyes.
    Although you really don't mind it -
    I am the Lord of your Thighs!

11. 11 Jailbait ♪ 4:41 ▼

    Baby, take me, baby, take me, baby
    I'm drivin' maybe baby take me...
    Take it or leave it on a Saturday night
    If what you see is what you get then gimme a bite
    Here comes the ladies, they're so insecure
    Leave it to the boys and the fool on the hill
    Hello baby, yeah, it's me, be no jock, no third degree
    Oh, jailbait
    Play the foolin', play the pawn
    Wake up baby I'm out the door, jailbait
    I'm believin', someone talkin
    Can't let go, got the hold, oh jailbait
    What it is that you believe
    What you got, got up your sleeve, oh
    Jailbait, jailbait, jailbait, jailbait
    
    Take it, leave it, roll the dice
    You're hot as hell, I'm cold as ice, oh jailbait
    Tell your daddy how you do me
    Put the woodshed, do it to me, jailbait
    Whatchya see in daddy's eyes
    Check the voice, ain't no surprise
    Jailbait, jailbait, jailbait, jailbait, jailbait, jailbait
    
    Do me, do you, tell me, would you
    See me, me too, do me, do you
    I ain't complaining bitch's brew
    Girls in love I never knew she jailbait
    Steep the chase, cold sweatin
    Stick your feet up, grace go bed
    jailbait, j-j-jailbait, j-j-jailbait
    jailbait, j-j-jailbait, j-j-jailbait

12. 12 Train Kept a Rollin’ ♪ 5:41 ▼

    Well, on a train, I met a dame,
    She rather handsome, we kind looked the same
    She was pretty, from New York City
    I'm walkin' down that old fair lane,
    I'm in heat, I'm in love,
    But I just couldn't tell her so
    I said, train kept a-rollin' all night long
    Train kept a-rollin' all night long
    Train kept a-rollin' all night long
    Train kept a-rollin' all night long
    With a "heave!", and a "ho!"
    But I just couldn't tell her so, no, no, no
    Well, get along, sweet little woman get along
    On your way, get along, sweet little woman get along
    On your way,
    I'm in heat, I'm in love,
    But I just couldn't tell her so, no, no, no
    Well, on a train, I met a dame,
    She rather handsome, we kind looked the same
    She was pretty, from New York City
    I'm walkin' down that old fair lane,
    I'm in heat, I'm in love,
    But I just couldn't tell her so
    I said, train kept a-rollin' all night long
    Train kept a-rollin' all night long
    Train kept a-rollin' all night long
    Train kept a-rollin' all night long
    With a "heave!", and a "ho!"
    But I just couldn't tell her so, no, no, no
    Well, get along, sweet little woman get along
    On your way, get along, sweet little woman get along
    On your way,
    I'm in heat, I'm in love,
    But I just couldn't tell her
    Well, we made a stop in Albequerque
    She must'a thought I was a real cool jerk
    Got off the train, and put her hands up
    Lookin' so good I couldn't let her go
    But I just couldn't tell her so
    I said, train kept a-rollin' all night long
    Train kept a-rollin' all night long
    Train kept a-rollin' all night long
    Train kept a-rollin' all night long
    I'm in heat, I'm in love,
    But I just couldn't tell her

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