Call Me The Breeze

They call me the breeze, I keep blowin' down the road
Well now, they call me the breeze, I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody, I don't carry me no load

Ain't no change in the weather, ain't no changes in me
Well, there ain't no change in the weather, ain't no changes in me
And I ain't hidin' from nobody, nobody's hidin' from me

Well I got that green light, baby, I got to keep movin' on
Well I got that green light, baby, I got to keep movin' on
Well, I might go out to California, might go down to Georgia, I don't know

Well, I dig you Georgia peaches, makes me feel right at home
Now well, I dig you Georgia peaches, makes me feel right at home
But I don't love me no one woman so I can't stay in Georgia long

Well now, they call me the breeze, I keep blowin' down the road
Well now, they call me the breeze, I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody, I don't carry me no load

The Ballad of Curtis Loew

Well, I used to wake the mornin' before the rooster crowed,
Searchin' for soda bottles to get myself some dough.
Run 'em down to the corner, down to the country store,
Cash 'em in, and give my money to a man named Curtis Loew.

Old Curt was a black man with white curly hair,
When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care,
He used to own an old Dobro, used to play it 'cross his knee
I give old Curt my money, he play all day for me.

Play me a song, Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew,
Well, I got your drinkin' money, tune up your Dobro.
People said he was useless, them people all were fools,
'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues

He looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten,
Mama used to whup me, but I'd go see him again.
I clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time,
He'd play a song or two, then take another drink of wine.

Play me a song, Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew,
Well, I got your drinkin' money, tune up your Dobro.
People said he was useless, them people all were fools,
'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues

On the day old Curtis died, nobody came and prayed.
Ol' preacher said some words, and they chunked him in the grave.
Well, he lived a lifetime, playin' the black man's blues
And on the day he lost his life, that's all he had to lose.

Play me a song, Curtis Loew, hey, Curtis Loew,
I wish that you was here so ev'ryone would know
People said he was useless, them people all were fools,
'Cause, Curtis, you're the finest picker to ever play the blues.

Don't Ask Me No Questions

Well, every time that I come home
nobody want's to leave me be,
it seems that all the friends I've got
just got to come interrogate me.
Well, I appreciate your feelings
and I don't want to pass you by
but I don' t ask you 'bout your business,
don't ask me about mine.

Well, it's true I love the money
and I love my brand new car,
I like drinkin' the best of whiskey
and playin' in a honky tonk bar.
But when I come off the road,
well, I just gotta have my time
'cause I gotta find a break in this action,
else I'm gonna lose my mind.

So don't ask me no questions
and I won't tell you no lies.
So don't ask me 'bout my business
and I won't tell you goodbye.

Well, what's you favorite color and do you dig the Brothers
drivin' me up the wall
and every time I think I can sleep
some fool has got to call.
Well, don't you think that when I come home
I just want a little peace of mind?
If you want to talk about the business,
buddy, you're just wasting time.

So don't ask me no questions
and I won't tell you no lies.
So don't ask me 'bout my business
and I won't tell you goodbye.

So don't ask no stupid questions
and I won't send you away.
If you want to talk fishin',
well, I guess that'll be OK.

Free Bird

If I leave here tomorrow
would you still remember me
For I must be travelling on now
there's too many places I gotta see

And if I stay here with you girl
things just wouldn't be the same
For I'm as free as a bird now
and this bird you cannot change
and the bird you cannot change
and the bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change

Bye bye it's been sweet love
though this feeling I can't change
Please don't take it so badly
Lord knows I must play

And if I stay here with you girl
things just couldn't be the same
For I'm as free as a bird now
and this bird you cannot change
and the bird you cannot change
and the bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change

Gimme Back My Bullets

Life is so strange with its changin', yes indeed.
Well, I've seen the hard times and the pressure has been on me
but I keep on workin' like a workin' man do
and I've got my act together, gonna walk all over you.

Gimme back my bullets,
put 'em back where they belong.
Ain't foolin' around 'cause I've done had my fun.
Ain't gonna see no more damage done,
Gimme back my bullets.

Sweet talkin' people done ran me out of town
and I drank enough of whiskey to float a battle ship around.
But I'm leaving this game one step ahead of you
and you will not hear me cry 'cause I do not sing the blues.

Gimme back my bullets,
put 'em back where they belong.
Ain't foolin' around 'cause I've done had my fun.
Ain't gonna see no more damage done.
Gimme back, gimme back my bullets,
go put 'em back where they belong.

Been up and down since I turned seventeen,
well, I've been on top and then it seems I lost my dream
but I've got it back, I'm feeling better every day.
Tell all those pencil pushers better get outa my way.

Gimme back my bullets,
put 'em back where they belong.
Ain't foolin' around 'cause I've done had my fun.
Ain't gonna see no more damage done.
Gimme back, gimme back my bullets,
oh, put 'em back where they belong.
Gimme back my bullets.

Gimme Three Steps

I was cutting the rug down at place called The Jug
with a girl named Linda Lou
when in walked a man with a gun in his hand
and he was looking for you know who.
He said, 'Hey there, fellow with the hair colored yellow,
whatcha tryin' to prove?
'Cause that's my woman there and I'm a man who cares
and this might be all for you.'
I said, 'Excuse me.'

I was scared and fearing for my life,
I was shaking like a leaf on a tree
'cause he was lean, mean, big and bad, Lord,
pointin' that gun on me.
'Oh, wait a minute, mister, I didn't even kiss her.
Don't want no trouble with you.
And I know you don't owe me but I wish you'd let me
ask one favor from you.'

'Say, won't you
gimme three steps, gimme three steps, oh mister,
gimme three steps toward the door?
Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, oh mister,
and you'll never see me no more.'

Well the crowd cleared away and I began to pray
and the water fell on the floor.
And I'm telling you, son, it ain't no fun
staring straigth down a forty-four.
Well, he turned and screamed at Linda Lou
and that's the break I was looking for.
Well, you could hear me screaming a mile away
I was headed out toward the door.

'Say, won't you
gimme three steps, gimme three steps, oh mister,
gimme three steps toward the door?
Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, oh mister,
and you'll never see me no more.'

Got That Right

Well I've heard lots of people said they gonna settle down,
You don't see their faces and they don't come around,
Well, I'm not that way, I've got to move along...

I like to drink and dance all night,
Comes to a fix, not afraid to fight,
You got that right?
Said, you got that right?
Sure got that right!

Seems so long I been out on my own,
Drivin' the land and I'm always alone,
Guess I was born with a travellin' bone...

I like to drink and dance all night,
Comes to a fix, not afraid to fight,
You got that right?
Said, you got that right?
Sure got that right!

I tried all the things in my life,
Things that I like, I tried twice.
You got that right?
Said, you got that right?
Sure got that right!

When my time's over, out on my own,
You won't find me in an old folks' home
You got that right?
Said, you got that right?
Sure got that right!

I Ain't The One

Now I'll tell you plainly, baby, what a plan to do.
Say, I may be crazy, woman, but I ain't no fool.
Your daddy's rich, mama, and you're overdue
but I ain't the one, baby, been messin' with you.
Got bells in your mind, lady, and it's easy to see.
I think it's time for me to move along, I do believe.
Or are you tryin' to put a hook on me, oh no?

Now you're talkin' jive, woman, when you say to me
that your daddy's gonna take us in, mama, 'n take care of me.
You know and I know, woman, I ain't the one.
I never hurt you, sweetheart, said, I never pulled my gun.
Got bells in your mind, mama, and it's easy to see.
I think it's time for me to move along, I do believe.
Time for me to put my boots out in the street..

Now you're talkin' jive, woman, when you say to me
that your daddy's gonna take us in, mama, 'n take care of me.
You know and I know, woman, I ain't the one.
I never hurt you, sweetheart, said, I never pulled my gun.
Got bells in your mind, mama, and it's easy to see.
I think it's time for me to move along, I do believe.
Oh, I must be in the middle of some kinda conspiracy..

I Know A Little

Well, the bigger the city, well, the brighter the lights,
the bigger the dog, well, the harder the bite.
I don't know where you been last night
but I'm thinkin', mama, you ain't doin' right.

Say, I know a little,
I know a little 'bout it,
I know a little,
I know a little 'bout it.
I know a little 'bout love,
baby, I can guess the rest.

Well, I don't read that daily news
'cause it ain't hard to figure why people gets the blues.
If they can't dig what they can't use,
if they'd stick to themselves they'd be much less abused.

Say, I know a little,
Lord, I do know a little 'bout it,
I know a little,
I know a little 'bout it.
I know a little 'bout love,
baby, I can guess the rest.

Well, you want me to be your only man.
Said, listen, mama, did you all I can.
Do right, baby, by your man.
Don't worry, mama, teach you all I can.

Say, I know a little,
Lord, I know a little 'bout it,
I know a little,
I know a little 'bout it.
I know a little 'bout love
and baby, I can guess the rest.
Well, I know a little 'bout love.
Baby, I want your best.

Saturday Night Special

Two feets they come a creepin
like a black cat do
and two bodies are layin' naked.
Creeper think he got nothin' to lose.
So he creeps into this house, yeah
and unlocks the door
and as a man's reaching for his trousers
shoots him full of thirty-eight holes.

It's the Saturday night special
got a barrel that's blue and cold
ain't good for nothin
but put a man six feet in a hole

Big Jim's been drinkin' whiskey
and playin' poker on a losin' night
and pretty soon ol' Jim starts a thinkin
somebody been cheatin' and lyin'.
So big Jim commence to fightin',
I wouldn't tell you no lie.
Big Jim done pulled his pistol,
shot his friend right between the eyes.

It's the Saturday night special
got a barrel that's blue and cold
ain't good for nothin
but put a man six feet in a hole

Hand guns are made for killin',
they ain't no good for nothin' else.
And if you like to drink your whiskey
you might even shoot yourself.
So why don't we dump 'em people
to the bottom of the sea
before some ol' fool come around here,
wanna shoot either you or me.

It's the Saturday night special
you got a barrel that's blue and cold
you ain't good for nothin
but put a man six feet in a hole

It's the saturday night special
and I'd like to tell you what you could do with it
and that's the end of the song

Sweet Home Alabama

Big wheels keep on turning,
carry me home to see my kin
singing songs about the southland.
I miss ole bamy once again and I think it's a sin.

Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her.
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down.
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
a southern man don't need him around anyhow.

Sweet home Alabama where the skies are so blue.
Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you.

In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Sweet home Alabama where the skies are so blue.
Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you.

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
and they ve been known to pick a song or two.
Lord, they get me off so much,
they pick me up when I'm feeling blue, now how about you.

Sweet home Alabama where the skies are so blue.
Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you.

Sweet home Alabama where the skies are so blue.
Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you.

That Smell

Whiskey bottle and brand new cars,
oak tree, you're in my way.
There's too much Coke and too much smoke.
Look what's goin' on inside you.

Oo-oo that smell,
can't you smell that smell?
Oo-oo that smell,
the smell of death's around you.

Angel of darkness is upon you,
stuck a needle in your arm.
So take another toke, have a blow for your nose.
One more drink, fool, will drown you.

Oo-oo that smell,
can't you smell that smell?
Oo-oo that smell,
the smell of death's around you.

Now they call you Prince Charming,
can't speak a word when you're full of ludes.
Say you'll be alright, come tomorrow
but tomorrow might not be here for you.

Oo-oo that smell,
can't you smell that smell?
Oo-oo that smell,
the smell of death's around you.

One little problem that confronts you,
got a monkey on your back.
Just one more fix, Lord, might do the trick.
One hell of a price for you to get your kicks.

Oo-oo that smell,
can't you smell that smell?
Oo-oo that smell,
the smell of death's around you.

Oo-oo that smell,
can't you smell that smell?
Oo-oo that smell,
the smell of death's around you.

What's Your Name

Well, it's eight o'clock in Boise, Idaho.
I'll find my limo driver, Mister, take us to the show.
I've done made some plans for later on tonight:
I'll find a little queenie and I know I can treat her right.

What's your name, little girl, what's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl, won't you do the same.

Back at the hotel, Lord, we got such a mess.
It seems, one of the crew had a go with one of the guests, ah yes.
Well, the police said we can't drink in the bar, what a shame.
Won't you come upstairs, girl, and have a drink of champagne.

What's your name, little girl, what's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl, for there ain't no shame.
What's your name, little girl, what's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl, won't you do the same.

What's your name, little girl, what's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl, won't you do the same.

Nine o'clock the next day and I'm ready to go.
I got six hundred miles to ride and do one more show, oh no.
Can I get you a taxi home, it sure was grand.
When I come back here next year I wanna see you again.

What was your name, little girl, what's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl, for there ain't no shame.
What was your name, little girl, what's your'n ame?
Shootin' you straight, little girl, won't you do the same.