Jook Bourke
A Redhead From Chesapeake Bay
All Music and Lyrics By Jook Bourke
© 2001 Jook Bourke
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| Track 1 - I'M A Bad Man |
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| Track 2 - A Redhead From Chesapeake Bay |
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| Track 3 - It's Just A Dream |
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| Track 4 – Price To Pay |
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| Track 5 - I Gotta Be Right |
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| Track 6 - Granddad's Face |
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| Track 7 - This Place Is Hot |
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| Track 8 - The Seat Next To You |
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| Track 9 - Tryin To Be A Better Man |
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| Track 10 - Let Him Feel Good |
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| All Tracks in MP3 - Full CD |
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1. I'm A Badman
2. A Redhead From Chesapeake Bay
3. It's Just A Dream
4. Price To Pay
5. I Gotta Be Right
6. Granddad's Face
7. This Place Is Hot
8. The Seat Next To You
9. Tryin To Be A Better Man
10. Let Him Feel Good
I'm A Badman
Ya, I'm a bad man
It's a good idea to leave my daughters alone
No need comin round here
Or callin on the telephone
Your just a bad boy
Acquired no sense since you've been born
Love them little girls
Love them my little girls of mine
They're my blood and bone
And I don't mind dyin
Your just a bad boy
Tryin to sneak up on me from behind
Ya, I'm a bad man
I'm bad as I can be
I'm a bad man
Most the time I'm scared me
You just a bad boy
Tryin to take too many liberties
Ya, I'm a bad man
I can stare a man into the ground
Ya, I'm a bad man
Don't really need no bad boys around
So, If you come round here
Better leave your bad ass home
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A Redhead From Chesapeake Bay
I'm a Pennsylvania boy
Born Bread and raised
But I moved south of the Mason Dixon Line
To join the war between the states
I'm not talkin bout the Civil War
Though it's civil in a way
I'm talkin bout the war I had with
A red head from Chesapeake Bay
And a wise man once told me why General Lee ordered Pickett's charge
He said, sometimes you take the fight, if the prize is very large
My father was an Irishman
And always used to say
You should never try to pick a fight
But never run away
That advice was a bit of trouble
Not the best he ever gave
But it changed my life
When I battled with
A red head from Chesapeake Bay
And a wise man once told me why General Lee ordered Pickett's charge
He said, sometimes you take the fight, when the prize is very large
Her father was a Frenchman
It seemed to me he was always right
He told me that she had a faint heart
He didn't mention her other sides
And in love, just like in war
A great admiration can arise
And a red head from Chesapeake Bay
Can turn out to be your bride
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It's Just A Dream
I had a dream
That I could make a livin out of play
And I did a lot of playin in the band house on Mulberry Lane
I didn't really care about makin big money
I didn't care about seekin fame
I just wanted to make playin music, a job I did to get my pay
I met a man
In the Rendezvous Lounge between sets
He just handed me his business card
and drove off in his red an white Corvette
I didn't really care about makin big money
I didn't care about seekin fame
But the next day I went his office
and signed a contract, just the same
Before I knew it I was on the road
Success jumped right into my path
I was livin hard and partyin all night long
With my new best friends I was supposed to have
My business manager was runnin my life
He told me what to say, when and where
I lost my favorite guitar in Miami
and lost my self in L.A. somewhere
And there was no way out., and I couldn't regain
The life I used to have when, I lived on Mulberry Lane
That's when you put arms around me and said it's just a dream
And everything is OK, just go on back to sleep
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Price To Pay
I can't believe I didn't see.
I could lose everything I thought I'd always have
Please have a little mercy
I'm really on you side
There's two ways we can go, but keep one thing in mind
It's gonna be hard if I go
It won't be easy if I stay
Anyway I see it
There's a price to be paid
Good times, bad times
I remember them all
And the good times were so good to me
I remember the bad times
That nearly tore us apart
But then some goods times, would be all we'd need
It's gonna be hard if I go
It won't be easy if I stay
Anyway I see it
There's a price to be paid
I never thought, you didn't care for me
I always knew I was your man
All we got to do, is believe
We can make it if we get the chance
It's gonna be hard if I go
It won't be easy if I stay
Anyway I see it
There's a price we gotta pay
It's gonna be hard if I go
It won't be easy if I stay
There's always a price on everything
There's always a price to pay
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I Gotta Be Right
I forgot all the reasons
Why I should stay away
Just got to see you baby
Gotta be today
I gotta be right
You know I can't be wrong
I been tossin, turnin, thinkin bout it, rollin on it all night long
You gotta be the one, yea, the girl that will sing my song
We've been doin a long dance
And it's had lots of turns
I'll swing one time, baby
Cause you know I never learns
Well, I gotta be right
You know I can't be wrong
I been tossin, turnin, thinkin bout it, rollin on it all night long
You gotta be the one, yea, the girl that will sing my song
You say you sorta love me,
But somehow I'm quite sure
That you really love me
A whole lot more, a whole lot more
We've been doin a long dance
And it's had lots of turns
I'll swing one time, baby
Cause you know I never learns
Well, I gotta be right
You know I can't be wrong
I been tossin, turnin, thinkin bout it, rollin on it all night long
You gotta be the one, yea, the girl that will sing my song
Yea play my tune, pick my note
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Granddad's Face
Granddad came through Ellis Island, with my dad by his side
Got a job working down in the coal mines, but sometimes coal miners die
Granddad, I want to tell you, about the grandchild you never knew
I'm the son of your first son, and I must look something like you
They say you thought a camera, would steal part of your soul
But why there are no photographs, nobody knows for sure
And I will never see you face, touch your hand or look into your eyes
But surely I can see you in faces that look like mine
I've been to County Mayo, in West Ireland, and stood on your old farm
Imagined I could see you, and Grandma standing arm and arm
But since you worked in the coal mines, Grandma was left alone
And I will never see your face, but I've been to your Irish home
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This Place Is Hot
This place is hot
In the middle of the day you better find yourself a shady spot
This place is hot
Came down south to beat the cold weather
Get a job and get myself together
But, This place is hot
This place is flat
Couldn't find Mt. Dora , standin on it, lookin right at the map
This place is flat
What other people might call sand
People round here they call it land
This place is flat
But it's alright like that
There ain't no mountains with lakes
But there's lots of alligators and snakes
You won't find snow around here
You got to cool off at the beach with a beer
This place is hot
You can go without your shoes
But you'll tip toe through the parking lot
This place is hot
It must be the devil in me
That likes all this sunshine and the heat
Cause, this place is hot
This place is new
A house can be a landmark if it's circa 1962
This place is new
Art Decco's a traditional style
That'll change if you wait a little while
This place is new
It's hot but it's cool
This Place is hot
And this place is flat
This place is new
It's hot but it's cool
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The Seat Next To You
As I'm drivin in my car
I hit a red light with a traffic backed up so far
I could be too late to get that seat sittin next to next to you
It's been a long day, Sure glad I'm off
But I.m just sittin at this red light tapping on the steering wheel
And I could be too late to get that seat sittin next to you
It's been a busy day and I had more than I could do
But, when the clock went past quittin time, I could only think of you
It dosen't matter what we do, don't have to do anything at all
Just as long as I've got the seat next to you, all my troubles seem so small
Now I'm drivin in my car
Traffic's goin fast now, but I might as well go slow
I'm gonna be too late to get that seat sittin next to you
Well, I should have left, I should called, I should known just what to do
Cause where I belong, is in that seat sittin next to you
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Tryin To Be A Better Man
Gonna stop all my cussin
Gonna shave everyday
Gonna stop smokin
And try real hard to behave
I just want to do all the good things
I'm tryin hard to be a better man
Gonna Stop all my gamblin
Gonna save for rainy days
Forgive my enemies
And try real hard to behave
I just want to do all the good things
I'm tryin hard to be a better man
But sometimes cussin is just what I need
And shavin don't seem too natural somehow for me
And without gambling, how am I gonna know if I'm a lucky guy.
And if I save too much, I can't spend it before I die
But, I gotta stop smokin
Yea, that'll make momma glad.
I'll forgive my enemies
Probably just make em mad
I just want to do all the good things I can
I'm tryin to do something, to be a better man
I'm gonna stop smokin
I won't even borrow
Forgive all my eneimies
Startin first thing tomorrow
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Let Him Feel Good
He'll be comin home soon
He just walked out of my home
I couldn't help him feel any better
He was feelin mighty lowly, slippin down slowly
If you could only catch him, before he slips away
When you look into the sky close your eyes and wonder why
Bad things gotta happen, let that little man feel good
And if look into his eyes, your gonna see his spirits rise
Hold onto him mama, let that little man feel good
I know it's been a long time
Since anything has turned out right
But it's sure the wrong time
To come down on his bad luck
Without you he's stuck
Down there being playin the low hand
He won't get away
And when look into the sky close your eyes and wonder why
Bad things gotta happen, let that little man feel good
When you look into his eyes, your gonna see his spirit fly
Hold onto him mama, let that little man feel good
Hold onto to him real tight, hold onto to him momma
Only you feel can make him feel good
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