THE REAL THANG
I GET OFF ON IT
(Tony Joe White and Le Ann White)
I met a pretty girl who really turned me on
But we didn't make it very far
It's hard to make love to a lady
When she's munching on a candy bar
And I couldn't help but say
Ain't no time for milky way
And she goes: I get off on it, I get off on it
Give me just a little slack
Can't you see I'm into snacks yeah
I get off on it
There was a pretty thing in Los Angeles
But she was a man in womens clothes
I told him he was dressing kind of dangerous
Cause how's a fool like me gonna know?
And I couldn't help but say
Why you wanna dress that way?
And he goes: I get off on it, I get off on it yeah
It ain't no sweat off your nose
I just dig in ladies clothes ha-ha
Uh I get off on it
A good old boy he met a girl and liked her
But she didn't know what he was all about
Cause when he filled his lip with tobacco
Well don't you know it nearly grossed her out
And she couldn't help but say
Why you wanna do that way?
And he goes: I get off on it, Hey I get off on it
Now I don't mean to make you flip
But don't be messing with my dip
I get off on it
There is a dude up in New York City
And he wears nothing but a raincoat and he walks around
He comes upon a lady looking pretty
And he gives her just a glimpse from the waist down
And she couldn't help but say
Why you wanna do that way?
And he goes: I get off on it uh, I get off on it
Please don't you let it bring you down
But I just got to flash it 'round
'Round
Uh there was a girl I had a lot of fun with
'Til she asked me to her house one night
And when she told me she was into bondage
Well don't you know that nearly blew my mind
And I couldn't help but say
Why you wanna be that way?
And she goes: I get off on it, Um I get off on it
Can't you see I'm into pain
And please let me do my thing
Get off on it, Get off on it, Get off on it
DISCO BLUES
(Tony Joe White)
I love to party
I like to dance
And with the right woman I like to romance
But I've been out every night
Done wore out my shoes
And I got a severe case out of disco blues
And I've been going like this ...
I've been burning the candle at both ends
Stand out every night
Belittlin my hands've been shaking
And I know I don't treat my body right
But I got to boogie
Got to turn it loose
Well I believe I'm coming down with disco blues wow
I went out and bought myself some new boots
Thought I wanted to shine
I even traded in my old levi's
For a pair of Calvin Kleins
Keeping me running
Can't turn it loose mama
But I woke up this morning with them disco blues
Some ladies wear them split skirts
All the way up their thighs
They know that it hits you where it really hurts
You can see it in their eyes
Keeping me running
Can't turn it loose
But I believe I'm coming down with them disco blues
Wow disco blues
Got them disco blues
Woo it is keeping me running
Got to turn it loose
Cause I woke up this morning ya'all with them disco blues
Burning the candle
RED-NECK WOMEN
(Tony Joe White and Le Ann White)
She had disco sucks on the front of her T-shirt
A long-neck bud in her hand
By the way she was moving I knew she wasn't fooling
She was in need of a man
So I walked on over to her
And asked her if she cared to dance
And then she juggled up a beer and whispered sweetly in my ear
Come on if you're ready to take a chance
Ah them red-neck women they'll cut you down to size
Yeah them red-neck women they got that four wheel drive
We held each other close and danced to the slow ones
Partied on into the night
The smoke was getting thicker and my pulse was beating quicker
So I asked her if she cared to take a ride
And I kept looking in her eyes
Hoping she would give me a sign
But she said honey I don't mean to push
But let's quit beating around the bush
Is it gonna be your place or mine?
Ah them red-neck women they love to get it on
Yeah them red-neck women they party all night long
Yes them red-neck women they'll cut you down to size
Yeah them red-neck women they got that four wheel drive
POLK SALAD ANNIE
(Tony Joe White)
Polk salad Annie revisited
Ungr
Now some of ya'all still have never been down south
I'm gonna tell you about it one more time
So that you understand what I'm talkin' about
Now down there we got a plant it looks some like a turnip green
Except it ain't cause everybody calls it polk salad
That's polk salad!
Now used to know a girl lived down there
She'd go out in the evenings
And pick her little bit of it
And carry it home
And cook it for supper
And if she had any left over she'ld hang it out on a clothes line
And dry it out and smoke it
But she did allright ya'all
I said: Down in Louisiana where the alligators grow so mean
There lived a girl that I swear to the world
And made the alligators look tame
Polk salad Annie, polk salad Annie
Everybody said it was a shame
Cause her mama was a-workin' on the chain gang
A mean vicious woman ungr
Everyday 'fore suppertime, she'd go down by the truckpatch
And pick her a mess o' polk salad
And carry it home in a tow-sack
Polk salad Annie the gators got your granny chomp chomp
Everybody said it was a shame
Cause her mama was a-workin' on the chain gang
A wretched spiteful straight-razor tottin' woman
Aww give me some of it
Her Daddy was lazy and no count
Claimed he had a bad back
And all her brothers were fit for was stealin' watermelons out of my truck patch
Polk salad Annie the gators got your only granny chomp
Everybody said it was a shame
Cause her mama was a-workin' on the chain gang
Sock a little polk salad to me
You know I need me a mess of it
Sock a little ungr
Sock a little ungr ungr
Sock a little ungr ungr ungr
Uh sock a little ungr ungr ungr ungr
Polk salad Annie tha gators got your only granny
SWAM RAP
(Tony Joe White)
Ungr
Now I don't move too fast
And my talk is kind o'slow
I'm from the swamps and I like to stomp
To the Cotton-Eyed-Joe
Now I work hard all week
When it comes saturday night
I go downtown and cruise around in my four wheel drive that's right
With mud flaps
Ungr
Sometimes I like to slow dance and I hold my woman tight
Cause you can't get nothing done
If you stand apart and sling your arms and all
That's right
Now I see a lot of people
And they're thinking they're where it's at
But you know that times are a-changing
When soul brothers wear cowboy hats
That's right
Ha-ha
But there's still a lot of cowboys
Who don't mind biting the dust
They ride Brahman-bulls and bucking broncs
And they don't want no fuss
But now they're everywhere you look
And though it may sound strange
They ride coupe de villes done too cutter Bill's
And overnight they can ride the ranche
I heard that!
Ha-ha-ha allright
I was down in the swamps one night
Sanging to the moon
When an alligator crawled up to me and said:
Hey I like your tune!
He started to twist and shake his tail
Thought he was having a fit
And my fingers was starting to hurt like hell
But he wouldn't let me quit
He said: Keep on ha-ha
Yeah but it's a long time since I wanted to dance
Would you please give me some more
A one two three four you can't alligator
Til you get down on the floor that's right
That's right!
GROUNDED
(Tony Joe White)
Friday night and here you sit at home
Looking hard for anything to do
You can't even call your friends on the phone
Seem like everybody is down on you
You've been grounded
And it is really hard to fly when you're grounded
Don't the time just keep on dragging by?
They say that you're living way too fast
Spending too much time on the phone
Yesterday they caught you skipping class
And now you got yourself two weeks at home
Now you've been grounded
And it is really hard to fly when you're grounded
Don't the time just keep on dragging by?
Why? Why? Why?
All your friends are down at the disco
And by now the place is really popping
Here you sit with nothing but your radio
And everybody knows you should be rocking
But you've been grounded
And it is really hard to groove when you're grounded
Feel like you got nothing left to lose
You've been grounded
And it is really hard to fly when you're grounded
Don't the time just keep on dragging by?
You've been grounded
Oh grounded
Really hard to fly
When you're grounded
MAMA DON'T LET YOUR COWBOYS GROW UP TO BE BABIES
(Tony Joe White and Le Ann White)
Mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies
Teach them to hold that liquor while they're young
Raise them on chicken fried steaks and milk gravy
He's gonna make you proud that he's your son
Tell him there ain't nothing wrong with a little old wild streak
And it's allright to go howling at the moon
He needs to go out dancing and stomp his feet
Everybody knows that you cuss the band when you quit too soon
I say: Mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies no
Let him have those good times before he's old
If he wants to chase those wild wild ladies
You can't have no roots til you sow your oats
He may wanna ride across the border
And lay down his last dollar on lady luck
If somebody says that you sure have raised a wild one
Tell him there ain't nothing wrong with dipping snuff
And driving a truck
Yeah mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies
Teach them to hold that whiskey when he is young
Raise him on chicken fried steaks and milk gravy
He's gonna make you proud he is your son
Oh mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies
Let him have those good times while he's young
I said: Mama don't let your ... ungr
Ha-ha sometimes he gets away!
EVEN TROLLS LOVE ROCK AND ROLL
(Tony Joe White)
Now one time I had this little ol' band back home
A rock and roll band
And we was going to play this job one night
And it weren't too far away so we was walking
But we came upon a long dark stretch of woods
Had an old river running through it
And an old wooden bridge across the river
Well just as I was about to step upon the bridge
Out stepped the troll
A whole mighty troll
And he said: Hey looks like you all are going to play somewhere
And I said: Yes sir
Cause you always wanna say yes sir to a troll
He said: I hate to mess up your boys job
But I sure could dig hearing ya'all play a little bit
I said: Man we can't just plug up
And play it right here upon the bridge
He said: Why?
And I go: Cause ...
But the troll said: Play!
That's what we did ...
Well the wind was howling at the night
And the moon was covered up with clouds
I was walking cross a bridge on a dirt road
When I heard a troll growl
He said don't you go walking cross my bridge
I am gonna make it tough on you
I am gonna give you swamp fever
You'll be wondering if you're you
Yeah you know you got to pay the toll
Cause even trolls love rock and roll
Uh it will keep you up all night
Drinking and carrying on
Getting it to the swamp music
Get it on - Get it on
Yeah you know you got to pay my toll
Cause even trolls love rock and roll
Yeah
But the troll said: Hey!
He said you boys just ain't getting it
He said would you mind if I borrowed that old guitar?
And showed you all a lick
Since we never heard a troll play we let him have it
And he goes like this ...
I said: Damn troll!
Yeah you know you got to pay the toll
Cause even trolls love rock and roll
Wow
Would you mind if I had my guitar back?
And the troll said: Why?
The lyrics of Tony Joe White you find on Leocort's Pages are all
"listen back and wrote down by"
Maurice Estourgie (Netherlands)
He has stopped his own sitepart with especially the lyrics of Tony Joe White.
My appreciation to him for disposal his works to me.