Nitty Gritty Mississippi - Nancy Sinatra & Ry Cooder

May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung And may you stay forever young May you stay forever young May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful May your song always be sung And may you stay forever young May you stay forever young Forever young Forever young May you stay Forever young May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the lights surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong And may you stay forever young May you stay forever young Forever young Forever young May you stay Forever young May you stay Forever young

I've got ripplin' water to wake me To the mornin', my woman and love And tall pine trees are pointing us easily To heaven above Blue spruce flaming on the grate in the evening Takes the chill away fine Cut the telephone line And the story's the same There's a worn red chair by the window That we found at a sale down the way When some old women said that they Needed more room for the winter But people like pulling out the stuffing when they sit down And so it passes the time Cut the telephone line The story's the same Oh, like a bubble on a windy day I start to flutter when I hear you say That you feel too good to go away And you make me feel fine And you made my world a warmer place By the sparkling of your diamond face On a frayed spot put a little lace And you make me feel fine Warm as the mountain sunshine On the edge of the snow line In a meadow of columbine Oh, little Jennifer, I'd give a penny for What you've got on your mind It seems like most of the time You're lying there dreaming Maybe in your vision you see how our mission is Slightly less than divine You cut the telephone line The story's the same And now ripplin' waters flow through pipes In the walls and they're keeping me warm And the closest I've been to my family For days is my music But to silently stare in the morning sky It's like hearing her calling my name You cut the telephone line And the story might change Oh, like a bubble on a windy day Start to flutter when I hear you say That you feel too good to go away And you make me feel fine And you made my world a warmer place By the sparkling of your diamond face On a frayed spot put a little lace And you make me feel fine Warm as the mountain sunshine On the edge of the snow line In a meadow of columbine

There she sits buddy just a-gleamin' in the sun There to greet a workin' man when his day is done I'm gonna pack my pa, and I'm gonna pack my aunt I'm gonna take 'em down to the Cadillac ranch El dorado fins, white walls and skirts Drives just like a little bit of heaven here on Earth So when I die, buddy, throw my body in the back Take me to the junkyard, in my Cadillac Cadillac, Cadillac Long and dark, shiny and black Open up them engines, let 'em roar Tearin' up the highway like a big ol' dinosaur James Dean in a Mercury '49 Junior Johnson's runnin' in the woods of Caroline Even Burt Reynolds in a black Trans Am I'm gonna meet 'em down at the Cadillac ranch Cadillac, Cadillac Long and dark, shiny and black Open up them engines, let 'em roar Tearin' up the highway like a big ol' dinosaur Hey little girlie in the blue jeans so tight Driving all alone in a Colorado night You're my last love, baby, you're my last chance Let 'em take me down to the Cadillac ranch Cadillac, Cadillac Long and dark, shiny and black Open up them engines, let 'em roar Tearin' up the highway like a big ol' dinosaur Cadillac, Cadillac Long and dark, shiny and black Open up them engines, let 'em roar Tearin' up the highway like a big ol' dinosaur

Johnson I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees. I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees. Asked the Lord above for mercy, Save me if you please. I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride. I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride. Nobody seemed to know me, everybody passed me by. I'm going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side. I'm going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side. You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside. You can run, you can run, tell my friend-poor Willie Brown. You can run, you can run, tell my friend-poor Willie Brown. And I'm standing at the crossroads, believe I'm sinking down.

Tell you 'bout this friend of mine that you don't know He lives way up a road that's lost in time. Don't know his name, or where he's coming from, Only thing you know, he's a real gone cat, This friend of mine. He don't have no uptown friends, or drive a Cadillac, But he's got cool threads and a beat up car. All his downtown friends like me ride around in the back 'Cause he's a real cool cat, yeah he's a real cool cat, This friend of mine. La Loma boys will run with you, Do anything that you want them to, If you need a friend 'cause you're feeling blue Palo Verde girls never let you down. Na na na na na, living in a poor man's Shangri-La. Firme guys in their firme cars, Underneath the moon and stars. The city lights way down below. What's that sound? What's that light Streaking down through the night? What's it mean? It's a red cloud over Chávez Ravine. Oralé, UFO, come gliding low. Se cayó up Chávez Road. Space Vato, square cat. Say, "Caramba, partners, where's the party at?" I heard about the cool jerk, and the alligator, Tokay wine, Mary Jane, and Lil' Julian Herrera. Iwant to learn to dance, make romance. These La Bishop girls might take a chance. My friend says, "No, be cool, bro. If you want to dance slow, Learn to ask a mi hermana con respeto." UFO got a radio. Lil' Julian singing soft and low. Los Angeles down below. DJ says, we got to go. To El Monte, El Monte, pa El Monte. Na na na na na, living in a poor man's Shangri-La.