Traveling Wilburys Songs
He loves
your sexy body, he loves your dirty mind
He loves
the way you hold him when you grab him from behind
Oh baby,
you're such a pretty thing
I can't
wait to introduce you to the other members of my gang
You don't
need no wax job, you're smooth enough for me
If you need
your oil changed I'll do it for you free
Oh baby,
the pleasure would be all mine
If you let
me drive your pickup truck and park it where the sun don't shine
Every time
he touches you his hair stands up on end
His legs
begin to quiver and his mind begins to bend
Oh, baby
your such a tasty treat
But I'm
under doctors orders, I'm afraid to overeat
He loves
your sense of humour, your disposition too
There's
absolutely nothing that he don't love about you
Oh, baby,
I'm on my hands and knees
Life would
be so simple if I only had you to please
Oh, baby,
turn around and say goodbye
You go to
the airport now and I'm going home to cry
He loves
your ... electric dumplings
He loves
your ... red Bell Peppers
He loves
your ... fuel Injection
He loves
your ... service Carge
He loves
your ... five-speed gearbox
He loves your
... long endurance
He loves
your ... quest for junk food
He loves
your ... big refrigerator
He loves
your ... trembling Wilbury
He loves
your ... marble earrings
He loves
your ... porky curtains
He loves
your ... power steering
He loves
your ... bottled Water
He loves
your ... parts and services
Dirty
world, a dirty world, it's a f****** dirty world
[Source: Official Song Book]
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Congratulations
for breaking my heart
Congratulations
for tearing it all apart
Congratulations
you finally did succeed
Congratulations
for leaving me in need
This
morning I looked out my window and found
A bluebird
singing but there was no one around
At night I
lay alone in my bed
With an image
of you goin' around in my head
Congratulations
for bringing me down
Congratulations
now I'm sorrow bound
Congratulations
you got a good deal
Congratulations
how good you must feel
I guess I
must have loved you more than I ever knew
My world is
empty now cause it don't have you
And if I
had just one more chance to win your heart again
I would do
things differently but what's the use to pretend
Congratulations
for making me wait
Congratulations
now it's too late
Congratulations
you came out on top
Congratulations
you never did know when to stop
[Source: Official Song Book]
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Tweeter and
the Monkey Man were hard up for cash,
They stayed
up all night selling cocaine and hash,
To an Undercover
Cop who had a sister named Jan.
For reasons
unexplained she loved the Monkey Man.
Tweeter was
a Boy Scout 'fore she went to Vietnam,
And found
out the hard way, nobody gives a damn.
They knew
that they found freedom just across the Jersey line,
So they
hopped into a stolen car, took Highway 99.
And the
walls came down,
All the way
to hell.
Never saw
them when they're standing,
Never saw
them when they fell.
The
Undercover Cop never liked the Monkey Man,
Even back
in childhood he wanted to see him in the can.
Jan got
married at fourteen to a racketeer named Bill,
She made
secret calls to the Monkey Man from a mansion on the hill.
It was out
on Thunder Road, Tweeter at the wheel,
They
crashed into paradise, they could hear them tires squeal.
The
Undercover Cop pulled up and said "Everyone of you's a liar,
If you
don't surrender now it's gonna go down to the wire."
And the
walls came down,
All the way
to hell.
Never saw
them when they're standing,
Never saw
them when they fell.
An
ambulance rolled up, a state-trooper close behind,
Tweeter
took his gun away and messed up his mind.
The
Undercover Cop was left tied up to a tree,
Near the
souvenir stand, by the old abandoned factory.
Next day
the Undercover Cop was hot in pursuit,
He was taking
the whole thing personal, he didn't care about the loot.
Jan had
told him many times, "It was you to me who taught
In Jersey
anything's legal, as long as you don't get caught".
And the
walls came down,
All the way
to hell.
Never saw
them when they're standing,
Never saw
them when they fell.
Some place
by Rahwey Prison they ran out of gas,
The
Undercover Cop had cornered them, said, "Boy you didn't think this could
last?"
Jan jumped
out of bed, said, "There's someplace I gotta go".
She took
the gun out of the drawer, said, "It's best that you don't know".
The
Undercover Cop was found face down in a field,
The Monkey
Man was on the river bridge, using Tweeter as a shield.
Jan said to
the Monkey Man, "I'm not fooled by Tweeter's curl,
I Knew him
long before he became a Jersey Girl."
And the
walls came down,
All the way
to hell.
Never saw
them when they're standing,
Never saw
them when they fell.
Now the
town of Jersey City is quieting down again,
I'm sitting
in a gambling club called the Lion's Den.
The TV set
was blown up, every bit of it is gone,
Ever since
the nightly news showed that the Monkey Man was on.
I guess
I'll go to Florida and get myself some sun,
There ain't
no more opportunity here, everything's been done.
Sometimes I
think of Tweeter, sometimes I think of Jan,
Sometimes I
don't think about nothing but the Monkey Man.
And the
walls came down,
All the way
to hell.
Never saw
them when they're standing,
Never saw
them when they fell.
[Source: Official Song Book]
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(Bob Dylan – George Harrison – Jeff Lynne –
Tom Petty)
She's got a
pudding in the oven and it's gonna be good.
She better
not leave me and go out to Hollywood.
She's got
the best pudding in the neighborhood.
She's my
baby.
She can
drive a truck, she can drive a train,
She can
even drive an aeroplane.
She's so
good to look at in the rain.
She's my
baby.
She's
coming down the sidewalk, she's coming through the door,
She's
coming all from places, you've never been before.
She sits
down on the sofa, she pours herself a drink,
Says
"Honey, honey, honey, ain't no time to think."
She's my
baby. My baby.
She's got a
body for business, got a head for sin,
She knocks
me over like a bowling pin.
She came
home last night and said:
"Honey,
honey, honey, it's hard to get ahead"
She's my
baby. My baby.
She can
build a boat, she can make it float.
She can
play my guitar note for note.
She loves
to stick her tongue right down my throat.
She's my
baby. My baby.
She's my
baby. My baby.
She's my
baby. My baby.
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson,
Jörgen Lindström and John Howells]
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(Bob Dylan
– George Harrison – Jeff Lynne – Tom Petty)
Look out your
window, the grass ain't green,
It's kind
of yellow, see what I mean?
Look up
your chimney, the sky ain't blue,
It's kind
of yellow, you know it's true.
It's so
hard to figure what it's all about,
When your
outside's in (inside out),
And your
downside's up (upside down),
Yeah, your
upside's right (right side up),
Yeah, don't
it make you wanna twist and shout,
When you're
inside out.
Look down
your drainpipe, what color do you see?
It's got to
be yellow, don't try to fool me!
Don't it
make you wanna twist and shout?
When your
outside's in (inside out),
And your
downside's up (upside down),
Yeah, your
upside's right (right side up),
Yeah, don't
it make you wanna twist and shout,
When you're
inside out.
Be careful
where you're walking,
You might
step in something rough.
Be careful
when you're talking,
And saying
all that stuff.
Take care
when you are breathing,
Something's
funny in the air,
There's
some things they're not saying,
About
what's happening out there.
It's inside
out.
Look into the
future, with your mystic crystal ball.
See if it
ain't yellow, see if it's there at all.
Ain't no
shadow of a doubt,
Don't it
make you wanna twist and shout?
When your
outside's in (inside out),
And your
downside's up (upside down),
Yeah, your
upside's right (right side up),
Yeah, don't
it make you wanna twist and shout,
When you're
inside out.
Inside out.
Right side
up.
Yeah, don't
it make you wanna twist and shout,
When you're
inside out.
Inside out.
Inside out.
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson,
Jörgen Lindström and John Howells]
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You're
waltzing around the room tonight in someone else's clothes.
You're
always coming out of things, smelling like a rose.
You hang your
head and your heart is filled with so much misery.
You'd be
happy as you could be, if you belonged to me.
You say
"Let's go to the rodeo and see some cowboy fall"
Sometimes
it seems to me you got no sympathy at all.
Keep on
going on and on, about how you're so free.
You'd be
happy as you could be, if you belonged to me.
It ain't
easy to get to you, but there must be some kind of a way.
If only to
connect to you, for one moment of each day.
You say
that you're all washed up, got nothing else to give.
Seem like
you never figured out how long you have to live.
You could
feel like a baby again sitting on your daddy's knee.
Oh, how
happy you would be, if you belonged to me.
The guy
you're with is a ruthless pimp, everybody knows.
Every cent
he takes from you goes straight up his nose.
You look so
sad, you're going so mad, any fool can see.
You'd be
happy as you could be, if you belonged to me.
You'd be
happy as you could be, if you belonged to me.
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson and
Jörgen Lindström]
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(Bob Dylan
– George Harrison – Jeff Lynne – Tom Petty)
While
you're strolling down the fairway showing no remorse,
Glowing
from the poisons they've sprayed on your golf course,
While
you're busy sinking birdies and keeping your score card,
The Devil's
been busy in your backyard.
Steaming
down the highway with your trucks and toxic waste
Where you
gonna hide it, maybe outer space?
You don't
know what you're doing or what you have to guard.
The Devil's
been busy in your backyard.
Sometime
you think you're crazy, but you know you're only mad.
Sometimes
you're better off not knowing how much you've been had.
You see
your second cousin wasted in a fight.
You say he
had it comin', he couldn't do it right.
You're in a
western movie, playin' a little part.
The Devil's
been busy in your backyard.
Sometimes
they say you're wicked, but you know that can't be bad.
Sometimes
you're better off not knowing, it'll only make you sad.
They're coming
down Piccadilly, they're dripping at the dash
Arresting
Sticky Willie, clubbering him with their cosh.
They just
might not have noticed, they've been beating him so hard
And the
Devil's been busy in your backyard.
The Devil's
been busy in your backyard.
The Devil's
been busy in your backyard.
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson and
Jörgen Lindström]
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Seven
deadly sins, that's how the world begins
Watch out
when you step in
For seven deadly
sins.
Seven
deadly sins, that's when the fun begins
Seven
deadly sins.
Sin number
1:
Was when
you left me
Sin number
2:
You said
goodbye.
Sin number
3:
Was when
you told me a little white lie.
Seven
deadly sins, once it starts it never ends.
Watch out
around the bend
For seven
deadly sins.
Seven
deadly sins.
Sin number
4:
Was when
you looked my way
Sin number
5:
Was when
you smiled
Sin number
6:
Was when
you let me stay
Sin number
7 was when you touched me and drove me wild.
Seven deadly
sins, so many rules to bend
Time and
time again.
Seven
deadly sins.
Seven
deadly sins.
Seven
deadly sins.
Seven
deadly sins, that's how the world begins
Watch out
when you step in
For seven
deadly sins.
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson and
Jörgen Lindström]
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(Bob Dylan
– George Harrison – Jeff Lynne – Tom Petty)
You walk in
half past nine looking like a queen.
Serving me
with papers calling me obscene.
Woman, I've
tried so hard just to do my best.
They're
gonna put me in the poor house, and you'll take all the rest.
Up all day,
down all night, working on a job,
Everything
I do is wrong, I always end up robbed
Woman, I've
tried so hard, done all I can do.
They're gonna
put me in the poor house, keep all the best for you.
If I drew a
pulpwood truck would you love me more?
Would you
bring me diamonds and hang around my door?
Woman, I've
done my best, there ain't much left for me.
They're
gonna put me in the poor house, throw away the key.
You walk in
half past nine looking like a queen.
Serving me
with papers calling me obscene.
Woman, I've
tried so hard just to do my best.
They're
gonna put me in the poor house, and you'll take all the rest.
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson and
Jörgen Lindström]
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Where were
you last night?
You were so
up-tight.
What did
you do, who did you see?
Were you
with someone who reminded you of me?
Where were
you last night?
Where were
you last week?
Were you up
a creek?
Did you
stay up, pacing the floor?
Got me
worried, you ignore me more and more.
Where were
you last night?
You weren't
around me, when they found me.
Where were
you last night?
You better stop
your messing around.
Your name
is going 'round from town to town.
It's making
me sad, making me feel bad.
Where were
you last night?
Where were
you last year?
You sure as
hell weren't here.
You weren't
waiting, where you said.
You sent
someone in your place instead.
Where were
you last night?
It's
getting to me, making me gloomy.
Where were
you last night?
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson and
Jörgen Lindström]
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(Bob Dylan
– George Harrison – Jeff Lynne – Tom Petty)
I
Don't
Want
Nothing,
Nothing
But you,
And I'm
waiting,
Looking for
a new blue moon.
I'm
So
Tired
Waiting,
Waiting
For you,
And I'm
waiting,
Looking for
a new blue moon.
So many
moons have come and gone
And none of
them were blue.
Too many
times the sun came up
But it came
up without you, you, ya, yoo-hooo.
You
Won't
Call
Me,
Call me
Lonely
And I'm
waiting,
Looking for
a new blue moon.
So many
moons have come and gone
And none of
them were blue.
Too many times
the sun cape up
But it came
up without you, you, you, ya-hooo.
Someday
When
You
Want
Me,
Someday
You may see
I was
waiting,
Looking for
a new blue moon,
I was waiting,
Looking for
a new blue moon.
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson and
Jörgen Lindström]
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(Bob Dylan
– George Harrison – Jeff Lynne – Tom Petty)
You took my
breath away, I want it back again.
Look at the
mess I'm in, I don't know what to say.
I don't
know how to feel, you don't care anyway.
All I can
do is wait, you took my breath away.
You took
this song of mine and changed the middle bit.
It used to
sound all right, but now the words don't fit
It's
getting hard to rhyme, impossible to play.
I've tried it
many times, you took my breath away.
One day
when the sun is shining
There will
be a silver lining.
You knocked
my headlights out, so turn them on again.
I can't see
where I'm going, I can't tell where I've been.
I don't
know how to feel, this hasn't been my day.
Seems like
I've lost the wheel, you took my breath away.
You took my
breath away.
You took my
breath away.
You took my
breath away.
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson and
Jörgen Lindström]
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(Bob Dylan
– George Harrison – Jeff Lynne – Tom Petty)
Put your
hand on your head, put your foot in the air,
Then you
hop around the room in your underwear.
There ain't
never been nothin' quite like this.
Come on baby,
it's the Wilbury Twist.
Lift your
other foot up, fall on your ass.
Get back
up, put your teeth in a glass.
There ain't
never been nothin' quite like this.
It's a
magical thing called the Wilbury Twist.
Everybody's
trying to do the Wilbury Twist:
China, Belgium,
France, Japan, Ireland, Poland, Pakistan,
Everybody's
trying to do the Wilbury Twist.
Roll up
your rug, dust your broom,
Ball the
jack, howl at the moon
Ain't never
been nothin' quite like this.
Everybody's
talkin' 'bout the Wilbury Twist.
Everybody's
trying to do the Wilbury Twist:
Puerto
Rico, USA, England, Cameroun, Norway,
Everybody's
trying to do the Wilbury Twist.
Turn your
lights down low, put your blindfold on.
You'll
never know, when your friends have gone.
It could be
years before you're missed.
Everybody's
trying to do the Wilbury Twist.
It's a
different dance, for you all to do.
Spin your
body like a screw.
Better not
forget it on your shopping list.
You can
stop and buy one, it's the Wilbury Twist.
Ain't never
been nothin' quite like this.
Better come
and get it, it's the Wilbury Twist
I guess by
now you got the gist.
Everybody's
crazy 'bout the Wilbury Twist.
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson and
Jörgen Lindström]
[TOP]
(Bob Dylan – George Harrison – Jeff Lynne –
Tom Petty)
She's got a
pudding in the oven and it's gonna be good.
She better
not leave me and go out to Hollywood.
She's got
the best pudding in the neighborhood.
She's my
baby.
She can
drive a truck, she can drive a train,
She can
even drive an aeroplane.
She's so
good to look at in the rain.
She's my
baby.
She's
coming down the sidewalk, she's coming in the door,
She's
coming all from places, you've never been before.
She sits
down on the sofa, kicks off her shoes
She says
"Honey, honey, my feet have got the blues"
She's my
baby. My baby.
She's got a
body for business and a head for sin,
She knocks
me over like a bowling pin.
She came
home last night and said:
"Honey,
honey, shall we go to bed?"
She can
build a boat, she can make it float.
She can
play my guitar note for note.
She sticks
her tongue right straight up my throat.
She's my
baby. My baby.
She's my
baby. My baby.
She's my
baby. My baby.
(Alternate version)
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson and
Jörgen Lindström]
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(Bob Dylan – George Harrison – Jeff Lynne –
Tom Petty)
You took my
breath away, I want it back again.
That's why
I can't pretend, you took my breath away.
I don't
know how to feel, you don't care anyway.
Run out of
words to say, you took my breath away.
You broke
this heart of mine, you break it all the time.
Turning
water into wine, you took my breath away.
I'm not the
only one, who's seen the risin' sun.
I see it
everyday, you took my breath away.
One day
when the sun is shining
There will
be a silver lining.
You broke
this heart of mine, you break it all the time.
Turning
water into wine, you took my breath away.
I'm not the
only one, who's seen the risin' sun.
I see it
everyday, you took my breath away.
You took my
breath away.
You took my
breath away.
You took my
breath away.
(Alternate version)
[Source: tape, with help from Christopher Ferguson and
Jörgen Lindström]
[TOP]
Like a ship
on the sea
Our love
rose over me
Like a ship
on the sea
Our love
rose over me
Go away, go
away, let me be
Lie awake,
then when I dream
Our love
hangs over me
Lie awake, then
when I dream
Our love
hangs over me
Go away, go
away, let me be
Standing on
the white cliffs of Dover
Looking out
into space
Like a
channel to cross over
Another
dream to chase
Tonight is
dark and dreary
The wind is
howling down
Your heart
is hanging heavy
When your
sweet love ain't around
Like a leaf
on a tree
Our love is
shakin' me
Like a leaf
on a tree
Our love is
shakin' me
Go away, go
away, let me be
Like a
leaf, like a ship on the sea
Like a
leaf, like a ship on the sea
[Source: tape]
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updated 20 May 2001.