Christie

(J Christie)

Working in the city every day
Gotta make a living any way
Never get the time to turn around
Gotta get my feet back on the ground
Living in the city don't bring me no joy
'Cos deep down inside I'm still just a country boy

Since I was a boy I'd played it cool
Never used to worry what I'd do
Now I push a pen from nine till five
Waiting for my pension to arrive
Living in the city don't bring me no joy
'Cos deep down inside I'm still just a country boy

Queen of the River, she's so fine
Gonna take a trip back down the line
Back to the country one more time
Try and find myself some peace of mind
Living in the city don't bring me no joy
'Cos deep down inside I'm still just a country boy
Country boy .. etc

(J Christie)

Gonna take a trip down the Mississippi line
Way down yonder, Georgia's on my mind
Gonna take a ride, gonna spend my money too
Baby, that's what I'm gonna do
There's a lot of places I ain't never have been
There's a lot of faces I ain't never have seen

Gonna take a trip down the Mississippi line
Down to Birmingham, where the corn is high
Gonna take a ride up to Memphis, Tennessee
Back again to New Orleans

Chorus
So come on with me
Come on and see
We're doin' fine, my baby and I
Got a long way to go
We're doing fine, my baby and I
Down the Mississippi line

There's a lot of places I ain't never have been
There's a lot of faces I ain't never have seen

Gonna take a ride down the Mason Dixon line
Down to Macon, Georgia, me oh my
Gonna take a ride, yes I'm gonna take a ride
Down the Mississippi line

Chorus

(J Christie)

Well, here I am, baby, waiting for you to come back
Here I am, baby, waiting for you to come back
You know I ain't gonna move until you decide to come back

Well, here I am, baby, waiting for you to come home
Here I am, baby, waiting for you to come home
You know I ain't gonna move until you decide to come home

Well, you treat me bad
You drive me mad
But you're still the best woman I ever had
Come on, hey, hey, come on
Because I ain't gonna move until you decide to come home

Here I am, baby, waiting for you to come back
Hey, hey, here I am, baby, waiting for you to come back
You know I ain't gonna move until you decide to come back

Well, here I am, baby, waiting for you to come home
Hey, hey, here I am, baby, waiting for you to come home
Because I ain't gonna move until you decide to come home

Hey don't you know
I'm all alone
So get on back, baby, where you belong
Come on, hey, hey, come on
You know I ain't gonna move until you decide to come home

(J Christie)

I've got a feeling
That you've been doing me wrong
Oh everybody's talking
Said that you've been doing me wrong

Woh, I, I've got a feeling
You've been, you've been telling me lies
Everybody knows, everybody knows
You've been telling, telling me lies

Woh yeah, I've got to find
Some peace of mind
Know that I'll do anything for you
Oh baby don't you know
There ain't nothing, nothing in the world, I won't do for you

Yeah, I, I've got a feeling
That everybodys', everybody's laughing at me
You treat me like a fool,
And everyone, everyone is laughing at me

Woh, I love you madly
But you treat me badly
Baby, baby what am I supposed to do
Woh now babe, don't you know
There ain't nothing, nothing in the world
That I won't do for you

Well, I, I've got a, I've got a feeling
You don't want me no more
Well baby don't desert me
Please don't desert me no more

(J Christie)

Fifteen hundred miles is a long, long way
And I wish that I could be with you especially today
Standing right beside me is a man with a gun
And he's waiting for the chance to shoot me down if I should run
'Cos I'm on the inside looking out
And don't you know there's nothing I can do

Chorus
Yes I'm sitting on the inside looking out
And I know that time is slowly running out

I've been here for seven long years doing time
And I just can't take much more of this, I'm gonna lose my mind
Standing close to me the warden looks me in the eye
I can hear him saying, "Boy, you're gonna be here till you die"
'Cos I'm on the inside looking out
And don't you know there's nothing I can do

Chorus

As I write this letter there is something you should know
It's to tell you I don't think that I am ever coming home
So when you receive this note don't bother to reply
'Cos I don't want you to waste your life the way I've wasted mine
'Cos I'm on the inside looking out
And don't you know there's nothing I can do
'Cos I'm on the inside looking out
And don't you know there's nothing I can do

(J Christie)

Hey Johnny One Time
What you gonna do
They're looking for you, boy
Hey Johnny One Time
Where you gonna run
They're gonna find you, boy
Don't you know you got a price on your head
They're gonna bring you back alive or dead
Don't you know, Johnny One Time

Hey Johnny One Time
What you waiting for
You better leave this town
Hey Johnny One Time
Don't you realise
They're gonna hunt you down
Don't you know it's just a matter of time
They got your number, it's the end of the line
Don't you know, Johnny One Time

Hey Johnny One Time
What you gonna do
They're looking for you, boy
Hey Johnny One Time
Where you gonna run
They're gonna find you, boy
Don't you know no matter where you go
You're gonna wind up on the end of a rope
Don't you know, Johnny One Time
Johnny One Time ....

V Elmes/M Blakley

Through the night I gambled
I played a real cool hand
People still remember
They say "There goes that man"
"Who always found four aces"
Lady luck was mine
'Cos I fought and won life's battles
and I made it just in time

"Come on make up the number"
That's all they had to say
"We'll take him for a ride"
It made me wanna stay
Well I taught them a lesson
To stop them foolin' round
The crowd, they really gathered
To see me break 'em down

Chorus
New York city, she's a friend of mine
New York city, she's a friend of mine
People think I cheat and lie
But I don't really care
'Cos in New York city now
People never stare

Well I taught them a lesson
To stop them foolin' round
The crowd, they really gathered
To see me break 'em down

Chorus

(J Christie)

Sit down at the table, if you wanna play
Tell me something, mister, do you know my name?
Didn't anybody tell ya who I am?
I guess you oughtta know that I'm a gamblin' man
I don't care which game you choose
I don't mind 'cos you will lose
But before we start to play
There's one thing I wanna say

Chorus
Put your money down, boy
Put your money down, boy
If you wanna play with me
You know you gotta lay your money down
Put your money down, boy
Put your money down, boy
If you wanna play with me
You know you gotta put your money down

Mister you look worried, you don't look so well
But you might just be lucky, you can never tell
People call me poker-face and that's my name
Put your money down, we're playing for high stakes
I don't care which game you choose
I don't mind 'cos you will lose
But before we start to play
There's one thing I wanna say
Repeat chorus

I've been all around this great big world
to Paris and Rome
And I've never found a place that I could
really call my own.
But there'se one place where I know
the sun is shining endlessly
And it's calling me across the sea
so I must get back to SAN BERNADINO.

I remember when I was sixteen
my daddy said to me: You could travel
round this universe until eternity
But you'll never find that peace of mind
that you've been dreaming of.
Not until you finally decide to
come on home to SAN BERNADINO.

Oh
I'm longing for SAN BERNADINO!
Oh
I'm longing for SAN BERNADINO!

I've been all along the water right up
to the Rio Grande
And I've never found the paradise
they call the Promised Land.
I was young and foolishly I thought
the world was at my feet.
But I'm no diff'rent now and so I'm
homeward bound for SAN BERNADINO.
Well I'm older and I'm wiser and I've seen
the light of day
and I think it's time
to realize my dreams have gone astray.
But I've tried so hard to rech that star
that was so far away.
But now I've got to find that road
that's leading home to SAN BERNADINO.

Oh
I'm longing for...

(J Christie)

Evening shadows fill the night
Glowing starlight shining bright
I will be here till morning light comes round again
Nothing can harm you if you trust in me, my friend
Rest your head on my pillow
Until the dawn, until the dawn

Soon the night will pass away
Soon we'll see the light of day
I promised you I'd never leave you alone
So close your eyes and hold me, never let me go
Rest your head on my pillow
Until the dawn, until the dawn
Rest your head on my pillow
Until the dawn, until the dawn
Repeat

So long, boy, you can take my place
I got my papers, I got my pay
So pack my bags and I'll be on my way,
to Yellow River

Put my gun down, the war is won
Fill my glass high, the time has come
I'm goin' back to the place that I love,
Yellow River

Yellow River, Yellow River,
is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow River, Yellow River,
is in my blood, it's the place I love

Got no time for explanations,
got no time to lose
Tomorrow night you'll find me
sleepin' underneath the moon
And Yellow River

Cannon fire lingers in my mind
I'm so glad that I'm still alive
And I've been gone for such a long time,
from Yellow River

I remember the nights were cool
I can still see the water pool
And I remember the girl that I knew,
from Yellow River

Yellow River, Yellow River,
is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow River, Yellow River,
is in my blood, it's the place I love

Got no time for explanations,
got no time to lose
Tomorrow night you'll find me
sleepin' underneath the moon
And Yellow River

Yellow River, Yellow River,
is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow River, Yellow River,
is in my blood, it's the place I love

So long boy, you can take my place
Got my papers, I've got my pay
So pack my bags and I'll be on my way
To Yellow River

Put my gun down, the war is won
Fill my glass high, the time has come
I'm going back to the place that I love
Yellow River

Yellow River, Yellow River
Is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow River, Yellow River
Is in my blood, it's the place I love
Got no time for explanations, got no time to lose
Tomorrow night you'll find me sleeping underneath the moon
At Yellow River

Cannon fire lingers in my mind
I'm so glad I'm still alive
And I've been gone for such a long time
From Yellow River

I remember the nights were cool
I can still see the water pool
And I remember the girl that I knew
From Yellow River

Yellow River, Yellow River
Is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow River, Yellow River
Is in my blood, it's the place I love
Got no time for explanations, got no time to lose
Tomorrow night you'll find me sleeping underneath the moon
At Yellow River

Yellow River, Yellow River
Is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow River, Yellow River
Is in my blood, it's the place I love