When the sun comes up on a sleepy little town
Down-around San Antone
And the folks are risin’ for another day
‘Round about their homes
The people of the town are strange
And they’re proud of where they came
(3)Well, you’re talkin’ ‘bout China Grove
Oh, China Grove
Well, the preacher and the teacher. Lord, they’re a caution
They are the talk of the town
When the gossip gets to flyin’ and they ain’t lyin’, When the
sun goes fallin’ down
They say that the father’s insane
Dear Missus Perkins’ a game
We’re talkin’ ‘bout the China Grove
Oh, China Grove
But every day there’s a new thing comin’
In praise of an oriental view
The sheriff and his buddies with their samurai swords
You can even hear the music at night
And though it’s a part of the Lone Star State
People don’t seem to care
They just keep on lookin’ to the East
If you see me walkin’ down the line
with my fav’rite honky tonk in mind,
well, I’ll be here around suppertime
with my can of dinner and a bunch of fine.
Beer drinkers and hell raisers, yeah.
Uh-huh-huh, baby, don’t you wanna come with me?
The crowd gets loud when the band gets right,
steel guitar cryin’ through the night.
Yeah, try’n to cover up the corner fight
but ev’rything’s cool ‘cause bass is tight.
Beer drinkers and hell raisers, yeah.
Huh, baby, don’t you wanna come with me?
Ah, play it boy.
[solo](8)x8, (8)x8
The joint was jumpin’ like a cat on hot tin.
Lord, I thought the floor was gonna give in.
Soundin’ a lot like a House Congressional
‘cause we’re experimental and professional.
Beer drinkers, hell raisers, yeah.
Well, baby, don’t you wanna come with me?
Spent the last year
Rocky mountain way
We couldn’t get much higher
Out to pasture
I think it’s safe to say
A time to open fire
CHORUS:
And we don’t need the lady
Cryin’ ‘cause the story’s sad
Rocky mountain way
Is better than the way we had
Yeah, yeah
Well, he’s tellin’ us this and he’s tellin’ us that
Changin’ it everyday
And says it doesn’t matter
The bases are loaded and Casey’s at bat
Changin’ it play by play
A time to change the batter
There she stood in the street
Smilin’ from her head to her feet
I said hey what is this, Now baby maybe
Maybe she’s in need of a kiss
I said hey, what’s your name, baby
Maybe we can see things the same
Now don’t you wait, or hesitate
Let’s move before they raise the parking rate, ah
All right now, baby, it’s a-all right now
All right now, baby, it’s a-all right now-oh
[riff](16)x1
(Let me tell you now)
I took her home to my place
Watchin every move on her face
She said look, what’s your game, baby
Are you tryin to put me in shame
I said slow, don’t go so fast
Don’t you think that love can last
She said love, lord above
Now your’re trying to trick me in love
All right now, baby, it’s a-all right now
All right now, baby, it’s a-all right now
(It’s all right now)
[Gt.](16)x2
[Bs.](8)x2
[solo](8)x16
(Oh yeah, ah!)
(Let me tell you all about it now, ah!)
I took her home to my place
Watchin every move on her face
She said look, what’s your game
Are you tryin to put me to shame
Then I said slow, slow, don’t go so fast
Don’t you think that love can last
She said love, lord above
Now your’re trying to trick me in love, ah
All right now, baby, it’s a-all right now, yeah
All right now, baby, it’s a-all right now
(All right now,) baby, it’s a all-oh-oh right, yeah
All right now-ah-ah, (baby, it’s a…) Baby baby baby it’s alright
All right now, (baby, it’s a…) yea-h, it’s alright it’s alright it’s alright, yeah
All right now, baby, it’s a-all right now
(All right now…) yeah, been so happy together, Ah
(All right now…) it’s alright,it’s alright,it’s alright, every thing’s alright
(All right now…) Yea, Wooh
Down around the corner
A half a mile from here
You can see them long trains run
And you watch them disappear
Without love
Where would you be now
Without love
You know I saw Miss Lucy
Down along the tracks
She lost her home and her family
And she won’t be comin’ back
Without love
Where would you be right now
Without love
Well the Illinois Central
And the Southern Central Freight
Gotta keep on pushin’ mama
‘Cause you know they’re runnin’ late
Without love
Where would you be now, na-na-now
Without love
[solo]
Well the Illinois Central
And the Southern Central Freight
Gotta keep on pushin’ mama
‘Cause you know they’re runnin’ late
Without love
Where would you be now
Without love
Well the pistons keep on churnin’
And the wheels go ‘round and ‘round
And the steel rails are cold and hard
For the miles that they go down
Without love
Where would you be right now
Without love
Where would you be now
[ad lib]
Mmm you got to get the baby thing
I want to move it down
I want to move it down
Baby baby baby baby oh won’t you move it down?
There’s a big train running
with the train I’m moving on
I got to keep on moving
Keep on moving, keep on movin, keep on moving
I’ve been up, I’ve been down.
Take my word, my way around.
I ain’t askin’ for much, Hmm
I said, lord, take me downtown,
I’m just lookin’ for some tush.
I’ve been bad, I’ve been good,
Dallas, texas, hollywood.
I ain’t askin’ for much, Hmm
I said, lord, take me downtown,
I’m just lookin’ for some tush.
[Solo](8)x12
Take me back way back home,
Not by myself, not alone.
I ain’t askin’ for much.
I said, lord, take me downtown,
I’m just lookin’ for some tush.
Here come old flat top He come
groovin’ up slowly He got
joo-joo eyeball He one
holy roller He got
hair down to his knees
Got to be a joker He just do what he please
He wear no shoeshine He got
toe jam football He got
monkey finger He shoot
Coca-Cola He say
I know you, you know me
One thing I can tell you Is you got to be free
Come Together Right Now Over me
He bag production He got
walrus GUMBOOT He got
O-no side board He one
spinal cracker He got
feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair
You can feel his disease
Come Together Right Now Over me
He roller coaster He got
early warning He got
muddy water He one
mojo filter He say
one and one and one is three
Got to be good lookin’ ‘Cause he’s so hard to see
All your lovin’ is lovin’
All your kissin’ is kissin’
All your lovin’ is lovin’
All your kissin’ is kissin’
Before I met you baby
I never knew what I was missin’
All your lovin’ pretty baby
That I got in store for you
All your lovin’ pretty baby
That I got in store for you
When I say I love you baby
Gotta say you love me too
All your lovin’ pretty baby
That I got in store for you
All your lovin’ pretty baby
That I got in store for you
When I say I love you baby
You gotta say you love me too
All your lovin’ pretty baby
All your lovin’ pretty baby
All your lovin’ pretty baby
All your lovin’ pretty baby
Before I met you baby
I never knew what I was missin’
All your lovin’ pretty baby
All your lovin’ pretty baby
All your lovin’ pretty baby
All your lovin’ pretty baby
Before I met you baby
I never knew what I was missin’
