The Brian Setzer Orchestra

I'm broken down
On the side of the road
Damn brakes locked up in the rain
Smoke's pourin' out
From under the hood
I'm stuck on the highway again
I'm too young to quit
Too old to change
Baby what am I gonna do?
I got the chopped top,slammed down
'49 Mercury blues

Can't find a phone
Can't hitch a ride
Who would stop for me anyway?
You would think that after all of
These cars I've owned
I would break down
And join triple A
I'm too young to quit
I'm too old to change
Baby what am I gonna do?
I got the chopped top,slammed down
'49 Mercury blues

I got the '49 Mercury blues
By now you'd think I've paid all
My dues
Just think of all the trouble
That car is puttin' me through

I guess like a tooth
That needsto get filled
It's gonna hurt
And you're gonna get drilled
And once you get it fixed
It happens all over again
I'm too young to quit
I'm too old to change
Baby what am I gonna do?
I got the chopped top,
'49 Mercury blues

I wanna mambo, sambo, do my number
Hold my baby all the summer
Every time I hear that mellow saxophone

I wanna rip it rock it, really bop it
Flip it, flop it, Davy Crockett
Every time I hear that mellow saxophone

I wanna rock rock rock
Roll roll roll
Bop bop bop

I wanna rip it rock it, really bop it
Whoaaaaa, Davy Crockett
Every time I hear that mellow saxophone

I wanna rock rock rock
Roll roll roll
Bop bop bop.

by Gabita

I had one cup of coffee and a cigarette
Then I rolled out of bed with my shirt soaking wet
If I was gonna get movin', now was the time
So I packed up my bags and my Gretsch '59

It's a tough life, love
But when push comes to shove
It's the only life for Johnny Johnny, Johnny Kool
Played his guitar and he sang like a fool
Don't let the big boys grind you down

Johnny Johnny, Johnny Kool
He was a rebel that broke all the rules
Everyone can't stop talkin' about
The legend of Johnny Kool

It was darker than black, not a star in the sky
So I revved on the engine and let that Mercury fly
With the wind blowin' by at a 105
It gave me a thrill just bein' alive

It's a tough life, love
But when push comes to shove
It's the only life for Johnny Johnny, Johnny Kool
Played his guitar and he sang like a fool
Don't let the big boys grind you down

Johnny Johnny, Johnny Kool
He was a rebel that broke all the rules
Everyone can't stop talkin' about
The legend of Johnny Kool

Rumor had it now this cat had it all
He was loud, he was wild, and he sure rocked the hall
Some guy grabbed my arm and I jumped on the stage
And I was rockin' with a guy who was twice my age

It's a tough life, love
But when push comes to shove
It's the only life for Johnny Johnny, Johnny Kool
Played his guitar and he sang like a fool
Don't let the big boys grind you down

Johnny Johnny, Johnny Kool
He was a rebel that broke all the rules
Everyone can't stop talkin' about
The legend of Johnny Kool

He's drivin' a jeep
But he ain't in the Army
Gets all his cigarette money
From his mommy
Dressed like a rootin' tootin'
Texas cowboy
But this lone ranger's
Never seen a horse

He wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
He wants to drive a Cadillac
Now he's chasing showgirls
Smokin' Camels,whiskey and soda
Now he's never goin' back

He's cruisin streets for gold
Dressed in designer clothes
Brother if your too slow
You'd better not blink
Or you'll wind up in the drink

Wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
Gotta buy a diamond ring
'Cause that's his baby's
Favorite thing
Okay, all right,yeah man
Wanna be American
Wanna be American

He's in the land where
Anything can happen
Reach for the stars
Grab that golden ring
Just remember he's Americano
well watch it pal
'Cause he'll take everything

He wanna be Americano
Americano,Americano
He wants to drive a Cadillac
Now he's chasing showgirls
Smokin' Camels, whiskey & soda
Now he's never goin' back

He likes that rock and roll
He's playing baseball
Loves Marilyn Monroe
A coca cola Joe
And a pizza pie to go

Wanna be Americano Americano, Americano
Gotta buy a diamond ring
'Cause thats his baby's
Favorite thing
Okay, all right, yeah man

Wanna be American
Wanna be American
Wanna be American

written by B. Darin

As long as I'm singin'
There's a bell up in my brain that's ringin'
Makin' a crazy ding dong

And if this band don't desert me
Then there's nothin' in the world can hurt me
As long as I'm singin' my song

Give me trumpets, legato
Put some saxes with 'em
Bones, pizzicato
Gimme rhythm

As long as I'm singin'
Then the world's all right
And everything's swingin'
Long as I'm singin' my song

As long as I'm singin'
Then the world's all right
And everything's swingin'
Long as I'm singin' my
Long as I'm singin' my
Long as I'm singin' my song

written by B. Setzer

Cruisin' 'round this hopeless town,
Down the lovely streets of desire
You're my angel of mercy all dressed in white
And I'm a smokin' gun for hire

Takin' a walk on the wild side
Johnny's got a habit that he can't hide
Livin' life from high to high
When nighttime comes, you can hear him cry

Buzz buzz goes the needle
With each jolt of pain, I call out your name
Buzz buzz goes the needle
And I sacrifice, not in vain, not in vain

Day is night and night is day
Being alive just gets in the way
The twisting snake inside his brain
Whispers to him, "Time to kill the pain"

They told him opportunity was just around the corner
Well, he wore out his shoes tryin' to find that corner
He might just pick himself up again
Until it happens, until then

Buzz buzz goes the needle
With each jolt of pain, I call out your name
Buzz buzz goes the needle
And I sacrifice, not in vain, not in vain

He's not a new tattoo dedicated to you
As the ink and the blood mix with pain
It's a man on a white horse goin' nowhere
And the man has no face or no name

With the walls closin' in, he's runnin' for cover
He's spinnin' way out of control
He might just pick himself up again
Until it happens, until then

Buzz buzz goes the needle
With each jolt of pain, I call out your name
Buzz buzz goes the needle
And I sacrifice, not in vain, not in vain

Buzz buzz goes the needle
Each drop of blood is a token of love
Buzz buzz goes the needle
And I want a sign from above

I fell asleep in a cool cold sweat
I never anticipated
A man with a knife
Just lookin' for a fight
I never initiated
He whispered my name
So calm and so cool
He stood in the shadows and waited
I didn't know what I had done
Should I run?
My options were surely ill fated

Is this real?
I could feel
He was close
He was hot on my heels
If it's a nightmare, it's way overrated
He told me that he worked for
Dead Man Incorporated

He told me
I wasn't the one that they want
I wasn't the one they were chasin'
Somehow I just was along for the ride
I knew of the fate I was facin'
A man on the run
And the smoke from his gun
Was somehow so strangely famiiar
He said you're a witness
To a crime my friend
And if they find you
They're gonna kill ya

It's a hunt, it's a chase
I was starin' at a gun in my face
If it's a nightmare, it's way overrated
He told me I was wanted
By Dead Man Incorporated

Tires were screechin'
Bloodied hands were reachin'
And bullets were flyin' right by me
Guns they were poppin'
Bodies were droppin'
To the violence there just seemed
No stoppin'
Then somebody shook me
I swung as he took me
He said it's a dream simply stated
The movie marquis out my window
It read
"Dead Man Incorporated"

Is this real?
I could feel
He was close
He was hot on my heels
If it's a nightmare, it's way overrated
He told me that he worked for
Dead Man ....

It's a hunt, it's a chase
I was starin' at a gun in my face
If it's a nightmare, it's way overrated
He told me I was wanted
By Dead Man Incorporated
Dead Man Incorporated

Don't you know baby
The faster you get there
The longer it takes you to leave
And ain't it so
That the nicer they treat you
The more they're inclined to deceive
So it goes baby I'm here for the long run
They told me to come as you are
I found a good one
She looks like she could run
She looks like the good one so far
Never got handed a lollar by no one
I earned every dime in the jar

She wants to catch you
And she wants to fetch you
And she wants to wrap you all up
Into a bundle, if you make a bundle
Of case you're just plain outta luck
It starts our dandy
And she'll give you candy
But that's only part of the trap
She gets an attorney
And his name is Bernie
And he'll string you up like a cat
Never got handed a dollar by no one
I earned every dime just like that

Every dime in the jar
Comes from runnin'
From dive bar to bar
Every dime in the jar comes from
Diggin' and scratchin' and
Stealin' the gold from the stars
Please understand me
Ain't nobody handing me
Dimes that I keep in the jar

When I was a young boy
My daddy had nothin'
Momma would save every dime
Now mommas have nannies
And house cleaning spannies
And daddies will lose every time
They don't save dimes now
Not even dollars
They don't save nothin' you earn
Now I don't know how
I'm sure in the end now
There's some place
Where thy gonna burn
Never got handed a dollar
By no one
And here is the lesson I learned

Every dime in the jar
Comes from runnin'
From dive bar to bar
Every dime in the jar comes from
Diggin' and scratchin' and
Stealin' the gold from the stars
Every dime in the jar
Comes from runnin'
From dive bar to bar
Every dime in the jar comes from
Diggin' and scratchin' and
Stealin' the gold from the stars
Please understand me
Ain't nobody handing me
Dimes that I keep in the jar