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YOU AND WHAT
ARMY (Danny Kortchmar) You’re the commando
that’s in command The girls all follow when
you wave your hand But if you’re thinking
‘bout my baby She ain’t no one night
stand You’d like for her to
think that you’re the one You’d like to sting her
like a scorpion You think you’ll win her
love But you don’t alarm me You and what army Is gonna take my baby
away You and what army Is gonna lead that woman
astray You and what army Is gonna take my baby
from me You and what army, you
and what army You better get some fire
power You best get ready for
zero hour And get your people to
stick by you When your luck turns sour Just get those M-1’s and Those claymore mines Because I never learned
to draw no lines You think you’ll win her
love But you don’t alarm me Chorus Drums: David Kemper Bass: Bob Glaub Vocal & Guitars:
Danny Kortchmar Harmony Vocal: Louise Goffin |
LOST IN THE
SHUFFLE (Danny Kortchmar) I’m lost in the shuffle Out here where the street
hits the sky Come here on the double
baby ‘cause I’m lost in the
shuffle And time keeps shuffling
by Darker than an old coal
mine Somebody throw me a line Baby well you said you
could Help me get out of this
neighborhood I wish you could, cause I’m lost in the shuffle Out here where the street
hits the sky Come here on the double
baby ‘cause I’m lost in the
shuffle And time keeps shuffling
by Standin’ at a fork in the
road Tired of carrying this
heavy load Baby don’t you know that
a man Ain’t no bigger than a
grain of sand don’t you understand Chorus Drums: David Kemper Bass: Kenny Edwards Vocals & Guitars:
Danny Kortchmar Harmony Vocal: Jules
Shear |
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KILLER’S KISS
(Danny Kortchmar) This city don’t care
where you’re from Some folks can take it
some folks run No satisfaction
guaranteed So kiss me baby ‘cause that’s all that I
need The streets are crowded
with a thousand fools your books are crowded
with a thousand rules but don’t cha blame me on
a night like this if I’m captured by a
killer’s kiss This city gives and takes
away it don’t ask what you got
to say nobody makes them by them
self so kiss me baby ‘cause I
know damn well Chorus Drums: David Kemper Bass: Kenny Edwards Vocals & Guitars:
Danny Kortchmar Harmony Vocal: Jules
Shear Background Vocals: David
Lasley & Arnold McCuller |
THE GHOST OF
ERROL FLYNN (Danny Kortchmar) If some night you get
that strange desire That you might contract
because your soul’s on fire Let me tell you mister
since you asked ‘bout a character right out of your recent
past and he never could be
defeated and he never not once
retreated never in a million years never in a million years everybody wished they’d
been just a little bit like
Errol Flynn when you’re trying to
commit some sin take a look my friend that’s the ghost of Errol
Flynn Some said that it was
mankind ‘s fate To be left waiting at the
starting gate That’s when Errol’s sure
to reappear To remind us all There’s nothing in the
world to fear and they never could
analyse him and they never could
categorize him never in a million years never in a million years Chorus And since we’re on the
subject there’s a lesson to be
learned don’t put out the fire just because you might
get burnt just remember you know
who there was nothing he
could not do nothing in the
stratosphere nothing in million years Chorus Drums: David Kemper Bass:Kenny Edwards Synthesizer: Michael
Boddicker Vocal & Guitars:
Danny Kortchmar |
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ENDLESS SLEEP (J. Reynolds, D.
Nance) The night was black Rain fallin’ down Look for my baby She’s nowhere around Traced her footsteps Down to the shore ‘fraid she’s gone forever
more I looked at the sea And it seemed to say I took your baby from you away I heard a voice Cryin’ in the deep Come join me baby in my endless sleep Why did we quarrel Why did we fight Why did I leave her alone tonight That’s why her footsteps Ran into the sea That’s why my baby has gone from me Chorus Ran in the water Heart full of fear There in the breakers I saw her near Reach for my darlin’ Held her to me Stole her away From the angry sea My heart cried out She’s mine to keep I stole my baby From the endless sleep Drums: David Kemper Bass: Bob Glaub Synthesizer: Michael
Boddicker Vocal & Guitars:
Danny Kortchmar Harmony Vocal: Linda
Ronstadt |
BETTY AND HER
FRIEND (Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel) June Bug told Dupree that Betty was through
with me Now I’m sitting by the
phone And I’m waiting all alone For Betty Pretty Betty Seems that the woman
ain’t got no clothes And all the money she had
she owes Now I’m sitting by the
phone And I’m waiting all alone
For Betty, Pretty Betty Now Betty she got a girl
friend Her friend says,
“Anything that you need I’ll send” But oh the woman, God,
she loves to spend Hit me up for all the
money that she could lend Now I’m sitting by the
phone I’m so worried ‘bout my
loan to Betty and her friend I believed her when she
told me that she’d call Soon as her plane touched
down in Nepal But I guess the woman,
well I guess she’s gone But I still got Betty’s
friend to keep me warm Now I’m ripping out the
phone I guess you should know ‘bout Betty pretty Betty Drums: Jim Keltner Bass: Kenny Edwards Percussion: David Kemper
& Rick Marotta Synthesizer: Michael
Boddicker Vocal & Guitars:
Danny Kortchmar |
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INNUENDO (Danny
Kortchmar) I wanna hit you with a
two by four I wanna throw you off the
thirteenth floor Before you think up one
more alibi I hate you and I’ll tell
you why You said you were my
friend oh Why do you keep making
all this innuendo Well it drives me around
the bend oh Why do you keep making
all this innuendo You always start in with
your “Who struck John?” Nobody ever knows what
side you’re on You signify ‘bout every
he and she When I’m not there you’re
talking about me You said you were my
friend Chorus I’ll be around when your ship goes down I’d be so callous to it
all When your palace falls I wanna run you through
the Cuisineart I hope tomorrow that your
heart don’t start You perpetrated your very
last crime I’ve got you dead to
rights this time Chorus Drums: Jim Keltner Bass: Leland Sklar Vocal & Guitars:
Danny Kortchmar |
EGO TRIPPER
(Danny Kortchmar) Who’s that dude who’s
spending Money Like it’s going out
of style Looks like he’s gone
Hollywood Looks like he’ll be gone
for awhile As it turned the corner Dressed up like some
foreigner Far across the bay If you listened maybe you picked up on the words he
say On the ship I’m skipper If you’re hip I’m hipper You probably know me, as
the ego tripper I’m the China Clipper And I’m Jack the ripper You probably know me as
the As the ego tripper Well they say he made a
fortune Sitting on his front
porch and he Don’t give a damn Don’t say he went to
Hollywood Cause he pulled the Royal
Scam Just say that he went
crazy, going through a phase He’s out in outer space If you looked close maybe
you could see these words written on
his face Chorus Well there’s a little bit
of him in you But if you had the chance
you’d do the same thing too So if I become a stranger Getting away with murder
till the thrill is gone just say I went Hollywood cause I won’t be gone for
long Chorus Drums: David Kemper Bass: Kenny Edwards Vocal & Guitars:
Danny Kortchmar Harmony vocal: Arnold
McCuller |
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I STARRED IN
THAT MOVIE (Danny Kortchmar) Hey all you fellas let me
fill you in You just can’t fool her
with your foolish grin You got to pay respects
unto the weaker sex forget the movies you’ve
seen up on the silver screen Don’t you tell her things
that you don’t mean I starred in that movie
just the other night The script was shaky but
the plot was tight I starred in that movie
and it’s plain to see You don’t remember me Hey all your daughters
that would rather die Then trade that sugar for
some pie in the sky I’d like to wish you
well, some things you just can’t sell But if you drop your
price, make sure he treats you nice and
make sure it’s worth the sacrifice Because I starred in that
movie just the other night The script was shaky but
the plot was tight I starred in that movie
and it’s plain to see You don’t remember me I starred in that movie
not too long ago You might have seen me in
the late late show I starred in that movie
and it’s plain to see You don’t remember me Drums: Jim Keltner Bass: Paul Stallworth Vocals & Guitars:
Danny Kortchmar Harmony Vocal: Jules
Shear |
HAIR OF THE DOG
(Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel) You used to think I was a
man of steel I let you down - I’m a
man for real And if you call me when
it’s three a.m. You say “Come meet
me where the fools rush in” Don’t you know, don’t you
know it shows And it’s bound to hit cha Tho’ you been burned you
still ain’t learned Not to force what just
don’t fit cha What you’re asking for is
a little bit more Of the hair of the dog
that bit cha You tried to cast me in
the hero’s role The guy before me must
have broke the mold You’re just so perfect as
the heroine I guess I’ll meet cha
where the fools rush in Don’t you know, don’t you
know it shows And it’s bound to hit cha Tho’ you been burned you
still ain’t learned Not to force what just
don’t fit cha What you’re asking for is
a little bit more Of the hair of the dog
that bit cha Drums: Jim Keltner Bass: Bob Glaub Guitar: Waddy Watchel Vocal & Guitars:
Danny Kortchmar Harmony Vocal: Waddy
Watchel |
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WHEN THE EAGLE
FLIES (Danny Kortchmar) All the best laid plans
of mice and men Sometimes work against
you in the end Somewhere further around
the bend To your stunned surprise You finally understand Every mouse and every man Has to look up in the sky
where the eagle flies While I was searching for
the promised land Hoping that my ship would
come in as planned I was building castles in
the sand To my stunned surprise Turns out the price I pay Seems to get bigger
everyday And I still look in the
sky when the eagle flies Drums: David Kemper Bass: Kenny Edwards Synthesizers: Michael
Boddicker Vocal & Guitars:
Danny Kortchmar Harmony vocal: David
Lasley & Arnold McCuller |
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All songs copyright 1980 by
Kortchmar Music ASCAP except “Hair of the Dog” 1980 by Kortchmar Music ASCAP
and Leadsheet Land Music BMI; “Betty and Her Friend” 1980 by Kortchmar Music
ASCAP and Olas Music; “Endless Sleep” 1958 by Johnstone-Montei and Elisabeth
Music Co. BMI
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