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The Jesse Winchester Collection
Anthology of Lyrics
Compiled by Alan Freeman"Talk Memphis"
1981 Cover photo
Say What
Baby Blue
Leslie
Hoot And Holler
If Only
Sure Enough
I Love You No End
Let Go
Reckon On Me
Talk Memphis
Say What?
Hey girl say hey say what,
What you say
Hey girl say hey say what
The latest news is somewhat depressing
The latest figures are a little bit distressing
So what you say girl
We let it slide for a day darling
What you say
I get the word from Authur my broker
He says Sell it all, son and stick to poker
So what you say girl we let it slide for a day darling
Now what you say?
What's the big rush
What's the big hurry
We've all the time in the world
For the worry
We'll tell the world that we'll meet em on Sunday
Then we don't show up until Monday
Hey girl say hey say what,
What you say?
Hey girl say hey say what
Now I don't sweat it that much as a rule
But lately it's been rough keeping cool
Say what you say we let it slide for a day
Darling what you say?
What's the big rush
What's the big hurry
We've all the time in the world
For the worry
We'll tell the world that we'll meet em on Sunday
Then we don't show up until Monday
The daily grind is getting me frantic
I see myself as a laid back romantic
So, oh, what you say if
We just let it slide for a day girl
What you say?
Hey girl say hey say what,
What you say?
Hey girl say hey say what,
What you say?
Hey girl say hey say what,
What you say?
Now darling
Listen girl you tell me what you say
Darling oh tell me what you say
Lover won't you tell me what you say?
© Jesse Winchester
From the LP "Talk Memphis"
Baby Blue
B-B-a-b-y B-B-l-u-e
B-B-a-b-y B-B-l-u-e
You're my baby blue
That's what you are to me
And you will always be
Just baby blue to me
Oh baby blue, I love you
Yeah I do
B-B-a-b-y B-B-l-u-e
And so I'm telling you
Though you're seventeen
That you will always be
Just baby blue to me
Oh baby blue, oh I love you
Yeah I do
I don't call you sugar
Even though you're sweet
It's really not the name for you oh oh
Sweetheart, angel, and lover
No they all sound incomplete
Only one babe will do for you oh oh
And so I'm telling you darling
Though you're seventeen
Well you will always be
Just baby blue to me
Baby blue, I love you
Yeah I do
B-B-a-b-y ah baby blue B-B-l-u-e
Please don't cry darling
B-B-a-b-y B-B-l-u-e
©1981 ?
From the LP "Talk Memphis"
Leslie
Leslie, I got it now
It all comes easy, once you show me how
One thing mystifies
I know you love me, but I don't know why
Come around some evening neath the darkened sky
And conjure clouds from out my eye
Lay around all mornin in a quilted bed
And brush the tangles from a tousled head
Leslie, I got it now
It all comes easy, once you show me how
But one thing mystifies
I know you love me, but I don't know why
Come trail a finger in a river's flow
Come help me wonder where the soul will go
Why the old dog's gentle with the kitten's play
Maybe he's too comfortable to move away
Leslie, I got it now
It all comes easy, once you show me how
One thing mystifies
I know you love me, but I don't know why
Look across the river to the lights of town
That's my house there, the third one down
That's my name written on the door
That's my life as it was before
Leslie, I got it now
It all comes easy, once you show me how
One thing mystifies
I know you love me, but I don't know why
I know you love me, but I don't know why
©1981 Jesse Winchester
From the LP "Talk Memphis"
Hoot And Holler
Ah sometimes it hard to follow
How some folks will give a dollar
Just to hear me hoot and holler
About how I love you, oh I do
It's a lucky spell I'm under
I would do it just because it's fun ta
So you really got to wonder
When will the folks get wise
They'll get wise, they got eyes
Can't you hear me goin
Hoot hoot baby
Hoot hoot
Hoot and holler
Hoot and holler
Hoot hoot baby
Hoot hoot
Hoot and holler all about how I love you.
Until the people understand me
Well things are gonna be just fine and dandy
Like getting paid for eating candy
You'd hoot and holler too
Like I do
Can't you hear me goin
Hoot hoot baby
Hoot hoot
Hoot and holler
Hoot and holler
Hoot hoot baby
Hoot hoot
Hoot and holler darling all about how I love you.
Oh and I do
Until the people understand me
Well things are gonna be just fine and dandy
Like getting paid for eating candy
You'd hoot and holler too
Like I do
Can't you hear me goin
Hoot hoot baby
Hoot hoot
Hoot and holler
Hoot and holler
Hoot hoot baby
Hoot hoot
Hoot and holler darling all about how I love you.
And I do yes I do
©1981 Jesse Winchester
From the LP "Talk Memphis"
If Only
If we only lived on the ocean floor
Below the waves and the storm and roar
We'd stroll along in our garden blue
Where the flowers all come and play with you
It's true we'll live in a great big tear
But the world above will never harm us here
Oh I, I just wonder where would I
Be without the tears I've cried
Unless you're from another star
Tears are part of what we are.
Where will we run to
The blues always find you
The blues they know just where to look
Oh the blues they know you just like a book
Oh the garden here if we only knew
Oh the door is so wide we could breeze on through
We could sooth our souls we could understand
See the lion lay down by the lamb
But we linger on by the garden door
Boy the old world hurts but we still want more
Oh I, I just wonder where would I
Be without the tears I've cried
Unless you're from another star
Tears are part of what we are.
©1981 Jesse Winchester
From the LP "Talk Memphis"
Sure Enough
Well Elvis got an old hound dog
And boy that dog is funky
Why, all the fleas packed up and left
And moved to Mickey's monkey
Yeah, yeah, yeah, it put a little pep
Yeah, yeah, yeah, in the monkey's step
Oh sure enough
Sure enough, sure enough, sure enough
Yeah oh yeah, oh yeah
Now it's too late to fix my heart
It's too late to mend it
It's too late to save my soul
So come on help me spend it
Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's a little bit old, that's right
Yeah, yeah, yeah, but it's as good as gold
Oh sure enough
Sure enough, sure enough, sure enough
Yeah oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh, go on and grin
Go for the bluff
But some fool's gonna call it someday
Sure enough
Some folks got the wrong idea
About my little baby
Just because she's in love with me
That don't mean she's crazy
Yeah, yeah, yeah, she's a little strange, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, but I love the change
Oh sure enough
Sure enough, sure enough, sure enough
Yeah oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh, go on and grin
Go for the bluff
But some fool's gonna call it someday
Sure enough
Oh my friend, sure enough
I didn't say that you were jive
I didn't call you phoney
But everytime I stay for lunch
You give me baloney
Yeah, yeah, yeah, a little something sweet
Yeah, yeah, yeah, would sure be a treat!
Oh sure enough...
©1981 Jesse Winchester
From the LP "Talk Memphis"
I Love You No End
The night we met I recall it snowing
The street were bad The wind was blowing
We took a cab down To my place in old town
We lit the fire and turned the lamp down
There in the firelight a love was born
Which was two children lost in a terrible storm
You know you still have your old place in my heart
I love you no end no end
I love you no end
I only go around and around
I love you no end
Well you were older and always stronger
Your blues were blue and they lasted longer
We had our good time though ain't it the truth girl
We kicked our heels up, oh for the whole world
You had that spark you had that style
I look back now well I just smile
You know you still have an old place in my heart
I love you no end no end
I love you no end
I only go around and around
I love you no end
I love you no end no end
I love you no end
I only go around and around
I love you no end
©1981 Jesse Winchester
From the LP "Talk Memphis"
Let Go
You can make me or break me
In the wink of an eye
You can lay me so low
You can fly me so high
I know there's no future in depending on you
But hey that's alright, the present will do
And oh Lord help me let go
I can't keep her I know
It is now and ever was so
If I want to hold her I'd better let go
Better let go, better let go, better let go
Oh the thunder and lightning
And the creatures outside
Have me up on my toes
And running to hide
But the Boogie don't scare me like usually do
Nothing scares me but losing you
And oh Lord help me let go
I can't keep her I know
It is now and ever was so
If I want to hold her I'd better let go
Better let go, I better let go, better let go
You're my certified sugar
You're my bundle of joy
I'm the man of your dreams
And your very bad boy
But the mischief don't tempt me like it usually do
You know my one temptation is you
And oh Lord help me let go
I can't keep her I know
It is now and ever was so
If I want to hold her I'd better let go
Better let go, I better let go, better let go
Oh...la, la, la, la, la
©1981 Jesse Winchester
From the LP "Talk Memphis"
Reckon On Me
It was just a proposal
Oh never you mind
My heart may be hurting
But it will be fine
And if I play the hero
Well I do it for you
But you reckon on me
Reckon me true
I just wanted comfort
Oh come tuck me in
Oh I love a good story
Please tell it again
And if I play the baby
Well I do it for you
Oh but you reckon on me
Reckon me true
I have me two minds
I'm just lucky I guess
Where one wants to go eastward
Well one favors the west
And Lord knows how they ever
Settled on you
Oh hey you can reckon on me
And reckon me true
Oh darling you can reckon on me
And reckon me true
Girl yeah, yeah!
©1981 Cassius Winchester/Jesse Winchester
From the LP "Talk Memphis"
Talk Memphis
Listen to you move your mouth
I bet you come from way down South
Please don't tell me let me guess
You're from the town that I love best
Talk Memphis, I wish you would
Talk Memphis, you sound so good
Talk Memphis, high on the bluff
I swear I can't get enough
Listening to you talk that stuff
Talk Memphis, oh yeah, talk Memphis
Now let's discuss some barbecue
We'll talk about the Tigers too
Every little sweet thing that you say
Just turns me on like 'DIA
Talk Memphis, I wish you would
Talk Memphis, you sound so good
Talk Memphis, high on the bluff
I swear I can't get enough
Listening to you talk that stuff
Talk Memphis, oh yeah, talk Memphis
I bet you bought some blue suede shoes
I bet you know West Memphis too
Cross that bridge on just two wheels
I bet you know how good that feels
Talk Memphis, I wish you would
Talk Memphis, you sound so good
Talk Memphis, high on the bluff
I swear I can't get enough
Listening to you talk that stuff
Talk Memphis, oh yeah, talk Memphis
(repeat chorus)
Where were you when Elvis died
A lot of folks sat and cried
Well, I don't mind telling you
That I did a little cryin too
Talk Memphis, I wish you would
Talk Memphis, you sound so good
Talk Memphis, high on the bluff
I swear I can't get enough
Listening to you talk that stuff
Talk Memphis, oh please, talk Memphis
©1981 Jesse Winchester
From the LP "Talk Memphis"