Don't Ya Mess With Me - The Doobie Brothers

(No, no, no, no) (Don't mess with Bill) Say it one more time (Don't mess with Bill) Now, I know he's a guy Who put tears in my eyes A thousand times or more Oh, but every time he would apologize I loved him more than before Hear what I say, girls keep away (No, no, no, no) (Don't mess with Bill) Leave my Billy alone (Don't mess with Bill) Get a guy of your own (Don't mess with Bill) Now there's Johnny, there's Joe And there's Frank and Jim Just to name a few Now, Bill's got me and I've got him I'm sure there's one for you Hear what I say, girls keep away (No, no, no, no) (Don't mess with Bill) He's mine all mine (Don't mess with Bill) I say it one more time (Don't mess with Bill) Though I tell myself He wants no one else So keeps coming back to me Now, I'm in no position to want competition I want to be sure as can be Hear what I say, girls keep away (No, no, no, no) (Don't mess with Bill) Leave my Billy alone (Don't mess with Bill) Get a guy of your own (Don't mess with Bill) 'Cause he's mine all mine (Don't mess with Bill) I say it one more time (Don't mess with Bill) Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah (Don't mess with Bill) Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

You must have thought my love was for fun, honey You tried to spend it like a dollar, ah You got the right string, baby yeah But your yo-yo is the wrong color Now honey, let me tell you Don't you mess with Cupid, no-no, ah Cupid, he's not stupid, baby huh Don't you mess with Cupid, no-no, ah Oh, Cupid, he's not stupid, man, no ah, yeah You thought my love was just a rug on the floor, honey Just to walk on and nothing more, baby You just don't seem to understand That I'm a man, baby, and a full-grown man Honey, I'll tell you Don't you mess with Cupid, no-no ah Cupid, he's not stupid, baby ah Don't you mess with Cupid, baby ah Cupid, he's not stupid, no-no-no-no-no When I look for you, you're never home, honey Like a lamp, you turn me off and on, baby ah But like a shade that dims the light When it's opened, I can't do nothing right I'm warning you, baby Don't you mess with this Cupid, no-no yeah Baby, he's not stupid, no-no-no Don't mess with me Damn you, don't mess with me I'm happy as a man, baby, full-grown man I don't want you to get mess with me Don't quit on my life, honey Don't play with cupid, baby Hey, hey, hey, yeah I got to tell you, baby Don't play it on about it, honey I'm not going fool for ya I'm just a guy

I get a feelin', lost without you baby Livin' alone is drivin' me crazy Don't you know I got nowhere to go You should be the one that's hurtin' You got everything you need Back in the days when love was so easy I was fancy free and laughin' with no reason Things have changed Your touch has grown strange I can't help myself I know that you have left me dyin' here Baby, baby I can't live without you Baby, baby I can't live without you no more Baby, baby I can't live without you I feel you know it, huh Oh, baby, now I'm lost without my baby Oh, baby, baby, babe, don't you hear right now

Layin' back, sittin' in the sunshine Hot wind, I drink me a little rum wine Straw hat down across my eyes Lettin' the world go by Music, it start my toes a tappin' Drum beat, it set my hands a clappin' Rum wine, it get my head a spinnin' Turnin' around and 'round Caribbean girl, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica I want no more to roam Caribbean girl, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica Gypsy, she say I got the fever I don't know whether to believe her But when the wind blow from the sea My soul start to fly away She give me charm that will protect me Necklace with stone from far across the sea But island magic much too strong It won't let me go this time Caribbean girl, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica I want no more to roam Caribbean girl, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica Caribbean girl, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica I want no more to roam Caribbean girl, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica

Evil ways of practice may surround you Callin' on your inner core of life But your father was just a complex man of business And your mother merely portioned out your fright But run the risk of a sudden loss You got no mama to bear your cross beside you Uh huh, uh huh huh As midnight angels shine their wings And time begins just to build a wall around you Nobody, nobody gonna take my love away from me Nobody, nobody gonna take my love away from me Setting out on a voyage down to Jenner I've given all I've got to help the cause Need a place just to settle out my pressures A place where you and I can sit and pause So I can see the sky at night Without a fear of hidden light to blind me Mmm, mmm And so you see the path is clear And changes will be swayed around me Nobody, nobody gonna take my love away from me Nobody, nobody gonna take my love away from me Nobody, nobody gonna take my love away from me, yeah Nobody, nobody gonna take my love away from me

I'm a man who lives in the city I'm a man who lives in the street From F.L.A. to Frisco Bay And everywhere in between Coast to coast there's a question Everybody's always askin' me People want to know everywhere I go What can the answer be Music is the doctor Makes you feel like you want to Listen to the doctor Just like you ought to Music is the doctor of my soul Well it seems that when I travel And I'm out there on the road The freedom I need is the freedom I leave In my good time rock and roll There's a healing in those guitars And a spirit in the song No matter what condition your rhythm is in The message goes on and on Music is the doctor Makes you feel like you want to Listen to the doctor Just like you ought to Music is the doctor of my soul If you ever wonder How to shake your blues Just follow this prescription And get the cure for what's ailin' you Music is the doctor Makes you feel like you want to Listen to the doctor Just like you ought to Music is the doctor of my soul

Pat Simmons Come on over baby got nothin' to lose Well you never get enough o' those Highway blues Just another road to freedom and you know that It ain't no crime Can't you hear it baby Like thunder I know Like the magic and the passion Of rock and roll It's like a Harley motorcycle baby raging out of control Danger up ahead of you Comin' up behind you too Turn it to the left Turn it to the right Now you twist the throttle up With all your might Dangerous, that's why you love it Well you like to drive fast baby Slide up right beside me watch the Broken lines fly 'Cause there's no one who can catch us Just let anybody give it a try Can't you hear it baby like thunder I know Like the magic and the passion of rock 'n' roll You're a rebel and youknow it And you're not afraid to throw it away