(Van Morrison
/WB Music/Caledonia Soul Music)
I can hear her heartbeat from a thousand miles.
And the heaven’s open every time she smiles.
And when I come to her, that’s where I belong.
Yeah, I run into her like a river song. Continue Reading
©1997, Scott Ainslie.
All rights reserved.
We picked you up at your house.
Bound your wrists, taped your mouth.
Used our hands and our clubs.
You weren’t human to us.
We drove home and kissed our wives;
Sang our children lullabies
Joked with our parents on the phone.
When we went to our cars, we went alone.
(Robert Johnson/King of Spades Music)
The woman I love, took from my best friend.
Some joker got lucky stole her back again.
You better come on in my kitchen,
‘Cause it’s goin’ to be raining outdoors. Continue Reading
©2000, Scott Ainslie
I thought I felt a little cool breeze come through.
What shall we do? Don’t it feel cold in here to you?
Turn up the heat, warm up your feet.
Turn on the light. Nothing seems right. Continue Reading
Track 3
(Arthur Blake)
I’m going down to the river – take a great big jump.
I’m going down to the river – take a great big jump.
I used to be a wise man, but this woman made me a chump. Continue Reading
( Scott Ainslie)
Well, the whole town’s in an uproar, all up and down the street;
I owe everybody, but nobody owes me!
I’m gonna start with the very next person I meet:
Next time you see me there ain’t no tellin’ who I’ll be. Continue Reading
(Lonnie Johnson)
“I want to go back to Helena, but the high water’s got me barred.
Said, I woke up this morning with the water all in my back yard. Continue Reading
(Sam Cooke) Abkco Music
If you ever change your mind
About leaving, leaving me behind.
Bring it to me, bring your sweet loving,
Bring it on home to me. Continue Reading
(Tommy Johnson)
Big Fat Woman, meat shake on her bone.
Big fat Mama, meat shake on her bone.
Ev’ry time she shake it, some skinny girl will lose her home. Continue Reading
(Mississippi John Hurt)
1928
Avalon, my hometown, always on my mind.
Avalon, my hometown.
Pretty mamas in Avalon, want me there all the time. Continue Reading