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1. |
Lounging at the Waldorf
03:52
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2. |
Enough For You (Mop Mop)
03:24
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(chorus)
There will never be enough for you
I give you one and baby you want two
I gave you money (mop mop)
A taste of honey (mop mop)
I gave you the key to my front door
then I found you passed out on the kitchen floor
(chorus)
I cooked you a big steak (mop mop)
A chocolate mousse cake (mop mop)
Invited you over at a quarter to nine
when you came at ten you drank all my wine
(chorus)
I took you to the movies (mop mop)
you were dressed all groovy (mop mop)
But when I went up to the popcorn stand
You walked in the movie with another man
(chorus)
I took you to the ocean (mop mop)
Covered you with lotion (mop mop)
but when I came back from taking a swim
(chorus)
Bought you a new coat (mop mop)
A cigarette speed boat (mop mop)
Put those gold teeth in your mouth
but when the weather turned cold you headed south
There will never be enough for you
Give you one and baby you want two
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3. |
Hit That Jive, Jack
03:58
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4. |
Salt Pork, West Virginia
04:32
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Mack Neal, Mack Neal, Don't steal my automobile
I'll take you to a cafe and buy you a fine meal
Jack, I gotta do some ridin'
Soon we gotta come to a dividin'
I don't wanna continue cause the sign says Salt Pork, West Virginia
And that's where my baby lives, and I ain't goin' no further
Yeah, don't you stop me now, I don't wanna commit no murder
Mack Neal, Mack Neal, don't steal my wheel
I'll buy you anything on the menu
Cause boy, I gotta go to Salt Pork, West Virginia
Salt Pork, Salt Pork
Philadelphia (let me off, man, let me off)
Washington (let me off, let me off, that's my stop)
Alexandra (that's mine)
Richmond
Norfolk
Bluefied (What?)
Salt Pork, West Virginia
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5. |
Red Light (intro)
00:30
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Too broke to go to movies
Too young to go to bars
The only place to be alone is riding in my car
The cops have shut down Lovers' Lane
Too dangerous they said
The only time to kiss my girl
Is when that light turns red
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6. |
Red Light
02:32
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I’m driving my baby home at night, a kiss should be coming soon
the breeze blows through the window
and the radio’s playing our favorite tune
It’s almost twelve oclock and the streets are runnin smooth
I’m hopin and prayin for a traffic jam so I can make my move
Gimme that red light please don’t make me wait
Red light you know it’s gettin kind of late
Turn the corner on Broadway and lord what do i see
a big round beautiful bright red light shining on my baby and me
well we’re almost home but we’re still alone and i know my chance is almost gone, that’s why i’m hoping while the feeling’s right this red light lasts all night
gimme that red light shining on my baby and me
red light so I can keep her in my company
interlude
I looked into my baby’s eyes and she looked back into mine
right then and there it was plain to see that we both had the same design. I thought I was in heaven , cause it felt just like a dream, but just when we fell into eachother’s arms that traffic light turned green
red light keep on shining bright
red light, so I can hold my baby tight
Pulled myself together and started to make a right. I figured all my plans of love would have to wait til tomorrow night. Suddenly it began to rain and thunder over head. Lightning flashed and all over town the traffic lights turned red. Red light Hope you never turn to green, most beautiful red i’ve seen, red light. my favorite light for sure. now’s the time when green means stop and red means go go go
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7. |
Is That The Moon?
04:12
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Is that the moon?
That yellow sliver among the stars
That makes me quiver
Lips trembling, here below
Is that the moon
That looks so still and full
that night I held you from the chill
It wasn't so long ago
Now I doze in my room with the shades drawn
The light dusky all day to dawn
Days were bright when they were ours
But now you're gone
And that moon, and my heart
Just keep burning on
Melt into waning glow
I wander aimlessly in a daze
and ask the deep night sky amazed
Is that the moon?
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Well I finally found a girl that's true
And I'm the luckiest man alive
You can talk and talk til your face turns blue
But she won't believe your jive
Yeah Moses said it on Sinai
Don't you mess around with other men's wives
You can try your luck on mine, Sly
But she won't believe your jive
She believes me when I tell her
That I love her
That I'm the happiest bee in the hive
I don't worry about her messing with you, brother
Cause she won't believe in your jive, Clive.
There you go rapping with my gal
I watch you strut and strive
I just laugh cause she's mine all mine, pal.
She Won't Believe in Your Jive.
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Tidbits
03:47
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10. |
Do You Know
03:39
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Do you know
That I leave
your lipstick on my cheek
Long after you kiss me goodbye
Do you know
that I have
A worn out photograph
taken in our very first July
Do you know
that I see your face in Clouds drifting by
Do you know I hear your voice
on the ocean breeze at night
Do you know
can you see
that we were meant to be
in love together, ain’t it so
do you know
Do you know
that I see your face in Clouds drifting by
Do you know I hear your voice
on the ocean breeze at night
Do you know
can you see
that we were meant to be
in love together, ain’t it so
do you know,
do you know
do you know that I love you my baby
do you know
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11. |
Undecided
04:53
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12. |
Woke Up This Morning
05:40
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I woke up this morning, my baby was gone
Woke up this morning, my baby was gone
I've been so bad, I'm all alone
I ain't got nobody stayin' home with me
I ain't got nobody stayin' home with me
My baby she's gone, I'm in misery
Well baby, I'm all alone
Oh baby, I'm all alone
I have no lovin'
Since my baby's been gone
Alright
Oh, I'm all alone
Oh baby, I'm all alone
I had no lovin'
Since my baby's been gone
Oh baby, come on stay with me
Oh baby, come on stay with me
My baby she's gone, I'm in misery
Oh baby, take a swing with me
Oh baby, take a swing with me
My baby she's gone, my baby she's gone
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Ron Sunshine New York, New York
Singer, songwriter, harmonica player Ron Sunshine was born in Denver, moved to NYC in '81, and started paying music full time in '90. He has released six albums, toured internationally, and recorded &performed with the likes of Dr. John, The P-Funk Horns, Pinetop Perkins, Wilson Pickett, and many others. Ron & band continue to dazzle from NY to Los Angeles, Paris to Stockholm, Bermuda to Red Bank. ... more
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