50년대와 60년대의 미국 칸트리 및 대중 작곡-가수로 서 국제적으로 명성을 얻었으며 부드러운 내슈빌 음성의 선구자로서 신사 짐으로 알려졌으며, 그이 음악은 1964년 비행기 사고로 40세 사후에도 그의 노래는꾸준히 높은 순위를 차지하였다. 그는 카트리 뮤직과 텍사스 칸트리 뮤직 명예의 전당의 회원이었다.
South of the border, hey, I know a lad, He's got more fun than anybody's had, Don't got no worry, don't got no dough, Everybody's wondering 'bout Mexican Joe. In old Mexico, they call him the Rhumba King, Leads all the women around on a string, When they go out, they get a million thrills, But the lovely senoritas wind up with the bills.
Dancin', romancin', Always on the go, Sun shinin' down on Mexican Joe
He makes the night spots all along the bay, People want to see him when he comes their way, He spreads so much joy everywhere he goes, Everyone shouts "Viva la Mexican Joe." He likes to gamble, at poker he's an ace, He's always lucky with the cards that got a face, At winning the money, he is sure a whiz, But when they win they don't collect 'cause they don't know where he is.
Dancin', romancin', Always on the go, Sun shinin' down on Mexican Joe
He don't no income tax 'cause he don't got no dough, Still he gets along just fine, how we'll never know, He's got everything he wants, a girl, a drink, a song, If we use his formula, we surely can't go wrong. His favorite playground is anywhere there's girls, He's got that somethin' that sets their hearts a-whirl, It couldn't be his money 'cause he ain't got a peso, But when he wants a kiss all he's got to do is say so
Dancin', romancin', Always on the go, Sun shinin' down on Mexican Joe
Bimbo, Bimbo, where ya gonna go-e-o Bimbo, Bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-o Bimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy know That you're goin' down the road to see a little girleo.
Bimbo is a little boy who's got a million friends, And every time he passes by, they all invite him in. He'll clap his hands and sing and dance, and talk his baby talk, With a hole in his pants and his knees a-stickin' out, he's just big enough to walk.
Bimbo, Bimbo, where ya gonna go-e-o Bimbo, Bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-o Bimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy know That you're goin' down the road to see a little girleo.
Bimbo's got two big blue eyes that light up like a star, And the way to light them up is to buy him candy bars. Crackerjacks and bubblegum will start his day off right, All the girlies follow him just a-beggin' him for a bite.
Bimbo, Bimbo, candy on your face-e-o, Bimbo, Bimbo, chewin' on your gum-e-o. Bimbo, Bimbo, when you gonna grow Everybody loves you, little baby Bimbo.
You never catch him sittin' still, he's just the rovin' kind, Altho' he's just a little boy, he's got a grown-up mind. He's always got a shaggy dog a-pullin' at his clothes, And everybody calls to him as down the street he goes.
Bimbo, Bimbo, where ya gonna go-e-o Bimbo, Bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-o Bimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy know That you're goin' down the road to see a little girl-e-o
Chorus Railroad, Steamboat, River and Canal Younder comes A sucker and he's got my gal And she's gone,gone,gone And she's gone,gone,gone And I bid her my last fairwell.
I fell in love with A pritty little thing I thought that wedding bells would ring She was sweat as sweat could be Til I found out what she did to me
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I ask her mother to let her go She wisperd mother please tell him, no! Tho' he may think that I am true There are plenty more, who'll think so too.
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Now I won't cry my life away Some other sucker will have to pay And when he finds that she is gone I guess I'll hear him sing this song
I've lived a lot in my time (I've lived a lot in my time)
I once had a mansion and lived in my glory But now I'm down to my last dime; I had a sweetheart, but I was unfaithful Oh, I've lived a lot in my time..
Chorus: I've fought the grim reaper down in the dark valley I've prayed when the sun would'nt shine; I've looked through the bars of a cold lonely prison Oh, I've lived a lot in my time.
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I've been a soldier, and I've been a rambler Once thought that everything was fine; I've hoed in the corn fields, I've picked in the cotton Yes, I've lived a lot in my time.
I've walked with my master, down in the dark valley And wonderful peace I did find; Someday I'll journey to Eden's green pastures Yes, I've lived a lot in my time...
Accordin' to my heart You're the one for me The one love of my life is here When you're with me If someone stole your love My heart would beat no more For you're the one My heart is always longin' for.
Well I don't know the reason why My dreams don't turn out right But I'll keep listenin' to my heart Who knows, someday they might For accordin' to my heart The future will be bright And everyday I pray That my heart knows what's right.
Accordin' to my heart You're the one for me The one love of my life is here When you're with me If someone stole your love My heart would beat no more For you're the one My heart is always longin' for.
Though I don't know the reason why My dreams don't turn out right But I'll keep listenin' to my heart Who knows, someday they might For according to my heart The future will be bright And everyday I pray That my heart knows what's right...
Back about eighteen hundred some A Louisinan couple hade A redheaded son no name suited him the Jim Jack or Joe They just called him Billy Bayou. chourus Billy BillyBayou watch where you go your walking on quicksand walk slow. Billy,Billy Bayou what what you say A pretty girl will get you one of these days.
Bill was big for his size red hair and freckles and big blue eyes thirteen years form the day he was born he fought the battle of the little big horn
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One sad day billy sed cried ho! ho! I can whip the fathers of Geronmino He got smart the cheif got mad this nearly ended our louisiana lad
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one day in eighteen-sevenyeight A pritty girl'll walked up to Bill's front He did'ent know whether to stand or run he wound up marred cose he did eather one
Well, I've been a traveler most of my life Never took a home, never took a wife Ran away young and decided to roam Wanna see my mama and my daddy back home
CHORUS: Home, where the river runs cold The water tastes good, the winters ain't cold Home, where the trees grow tall The home fires burn, the whippoorwills call
I remember stories that my daddy used to tell My eyes would get big, and his chest would swell I could sit for hours and listen with glee As he'd tell of how he lived when he's a boy like me
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Well, mama dear, mama do you still love your boy After all my roamin' can I still bring you joy Mom sent a letter, got it not long ago She said "come home, I'm missin' you so
Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone Lets pretend we're together all alone I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low And you can tell your friend there with you he'll have to go
Whisper to me tell me do you love me true Or is he holding you the way I do Though love is blind make up your mind I've got to know Should I hang up or will you tell him he'll have to go
You cant say the words I want to hear While you're with another man Do you you want me answer yes or no Darling I will understand
Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone Lets pretend that we're together all alone I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low And you can tell your friend there with you He'll have to go
Stand at your window some night Again let me see The one who is holding The best part of me Stand at your window some night Look at my side of town Remember if you change your mind You know where I'll be found
Each night I look up at your mansion I can see the window where the light shines through I wonder if you still remember The one that you left for someone new
Stand at your window some night Again let me see The one who is holding The best part of me Stand at your window some night Look at my side of town Remember if you change your mind You know where I'll be found
Each night as I wait here in the darkness I watch your window so high above I'm longing for a look at my old sweetheart Just a glimpse of the one that I still love
Stand at your window some night Again let me see The one who is holding The best part of me Stand at your window some night Look at my side of town Remember if you change your mind You know where I'll be found
I heard the pitter patter Of a slow winter rain I heard the lonesome whistle Of a far away train.
As I sat in the silence Broken only by a train I heard a heartbreak last night.
Oh, how you cried When we said goodbye As we stood at The station in the rain And a whisper was saying From a pine tree close by When we heard The whistle of your train.
I heard the moans of sobbing Of the wind in the sign I felt the cold icy finger Of fear from the spine. For I knew in my heart You'd never be mine And I heard a heartbreak last night.
For I knew in my heart You'd never be mine And I heard a heartbreak last night...
I guess I'm crazy for loving you You tell me many ways that I won't do. My heart keeps sayin' that I'm a fool I guess I'm crazy for loving you.
I don't dare let you go it's unfair this I know I don't care if it's so, it has to be My heart keeps sayin' that I'm a fool I guess I'm crazy for loving you.
I don't dare let you go it's unfair this I know I don't care if it's so, it has to be My heart keeps sayin' that I'm a fool I guess I'm crazy for loving you...
I hear the sound of distant drums Far away, far away And if they call for me to come Then I must go and you must stay
So Mary marry me, let's not wait Let's share all the time we can before it's too late Love me now for now is all the time there may be If you love me Mary, Mary marry me
I hear the sound of bugles blow Far away, far away And if they call, then I must go Across the sea, so wild and grey.
So Mary marry me, let's not wait For the distant drums might change our wedding date And love me now, for now is all the time there may be If you love me Mary, Mary marry me
Adios amigo, adios my friend, The road we have travelled has come to an end. When two love the same love, one love has to lose, And it's you who she longs for, it's you she will choose.
Adios compadre, what must be must be, Remember to name one muchacho for me. I ride to the Rio, where my life I must spend, Adios amigo, adios my friend.
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Adios compadre, let us shed no tears, May all your maanas bring joy through the years. Away from these memories, my life I must spend, Adios amigo, adios my friend...
Is it really over, is this the end of the line? Don't tell me I'm losing the love that was mine. If you're really leaving, take some part of me. So I'll always remember, how sweet love used to be.
I wonder who's stepping into my shoes, who can he be? I can tell by your eyes our love has died, and it's over for me.
I wonder who's stepping into my shoes, who can he be? I can tell by your eyes our love has died, and it's over for me.