_Osmium_  (1970) (special thanks to Tim Kinley)


 "I Call My Baby Pussycat"
Now I'm a tom cat and you're the pussycat
And I'm just sittin' here, licking my paw
Now I'm the tom cat and you're my little old pussycat
Why don't you scratch me on my back with your claw?

Hey fellas!
Your eyes may shine, your teeth may grit
But none of my kitty-cat you're going to get
Put your foot on the rock
Good god!

I don't know, but I've been told
That dogs are man's best friend
Wild and warm is my baby's love
My kitten is where it's at

And I call my baby pussycat
I spell it p-u-s-s-y c-a-t (oww)
Said I call my baby pussycat
I spell it p-u-s-s-y c-a-t

Ininvited into my brain her body creeps at will
Making love unto my thoughts 
That my purple mind can feel
Pussycat, pussycat is her name
I'll tell you no lie
Pussycat, pussycat is her name
Ask me again and I'll tell you the same

And I call my baby pussycat
I spell it p-u-s-s-y c-a-t (hey)
Said I call my baby pussycat
I spell it p-u-s-s-y c-a-t

Whoa-ha-hey 
Whoa-ha-ha (good god)
Whoa-ha-hey 
Whoa-ha-ha 
 (x2)

And I call my baby pussycat
I spell it p-u-s-s-y c-a-t (waaa-hey)
Said I call my baby pussycat
I spell it p-u-s-s-y c-a-t


 "Put Love In Your Life"
Jack's climbing up the ladder, mmm-hmm
He's going to make it to the top
Although he feels that the ladder is shaking
He won't stop
He just keeps carrying on
Praying that the ladder won't drop

He's going to be a big man and demand respect from everyone
Wallowing in his victory will be his only way of having fun
Oh, he doesn't know, he just doesn't know
That one day he might hit the ground
But it's always good, always good
To have just a little love around
So put love, love, love in your life
Put love, love, love in your life
Put a little love, love, love in your life
Put a little love in your life

Take Sarah, she's lucky
Her beauty and wealth is all in vain
Cause her heart is as cold as the mirror she looks in
To practice a smile that is fake
Around her heart that's ice
You better let it melt, for heaven's sake

She's going to be a big star
Oh, a great big star one day
But she'll run and trample 
All over the people
The people who get in her way
Oh, now she doesn't know, she just doesn't know
That one day, she's gonna hit the ground
But it's always good, always good
To have just a little love around

Put love, love, love in your life
Put a little bit of love in your life
 (x6)


 "Little Old Country Boy"
Yodel-la-hee, yodel-la-hee, yodel-la
Yodel-la-hee, yodel-la-hee, yodel-la-hee-hee-hee

Here I am riding along in this ambulance
To the city jail
Going to jail accused of being a peeping tom
Dammit man, I'm saying
Any man would try to find out if his girl
Was doing, doing him wrong 
That's all I was doing there outside her home

Oh, I'm a little old country boy
Just a young'un in my teens
I don't gamble, drink or swear
And she did this to me

Mama said son you're going to fall 
For that common cajun queen
She's going to take you for your all
And that's what she done done to me

Yodel-la-hee, yodel-la-hee, yodel-la
Yodel-la-hee, yodel-la-hee, yodel-la-hee-hee-hee

Cracked ribs, black eyes and a bloody nose
I've been victimized
I'm the victim of a one-sided circumstance
No one's heard my side
And when you hear my side, you'll see the rotten trick
She pulled on me
How could she, that I loved, do this to me?

Oh, I'm a little old country boy
Just a young'un in my teens
I don't gamble, drink or swear
And she did this to me

Mama said son you're going to fall 
For that common cajun queen
She's going to take you for your all
And that's what she done done to me

Eee-ha!

Lately, she's been acting fishy all the time
Just like tonight 
When we kissed goodnight she pulled away from me 
 (she had the nerve to pull away from me)
So I hid from sight
Out of sight by her door, I heard her give her love
To another guy
I guess the guy must have heard me cry 
He rushed to the door
That's when I screamed, "Oh lord!"

Oh, I'm a little old country boy
Just a young'un in my teens
I don't gamble, drink or swear
And she did this to me

Mama said son you're going to fall 
For that common cajun queen
She's going to take you for your all
And that's what she done done to me

Talk about surprised at her, when she screamed to him
It's a peeping tom--then he beat me up
I took the beating but I felt more hurt when she called the cops
Spitting on twelve months!
Twelve months of loving that girl ain't my idea of a peeping tom
So officer, please let me go, 'cause I've done no wrong

Oh, I'm a little old country boy
Just a young'un in my teens
I don't gamble, drink or swear
And she did this to me

Mama said son you're going to fall 
For that common cajun queen
She's going to take you for your all
And that's what she done done to me

Oh, I'm a little old country boy
Just a young'un in my teens
I don't gamble, drink or swear (I don't gamble, I don't drink or swear)
And she did this to me

Mama said son you're going to fall 
For that common cajun queen
She's going to take you for your all
And that's what she done done to me

Let this country boy go, officer
Please, now that's all I ask
Take this stick out my back and let me go
I don't need her no more
Oh lord, have mercy

Oh, I'm a little old country boy
Just a young'un in my teens
I don't gamble, drink or swear
And she did this to me

Mama said son you're going to fall 
For that common cajun queen
She's going to take you for your all
And that's what she done done to me


 "Moonshine Heather"
She sold some to the policeman
And the neighbors copped a grudge
She did not give a damn, you know
She sold some to the judge
And if you come down and out
And do not have a dime
You could come to her on Friday morning 
And buy yourself some on time
Ain't that taking care of business (taking care of business) (x2)

Oww!
Mmmmph, mercy!

It's not that she enjoys this life
Living outside the law
It's just that there are fourteen kids
Their father died in the war
And each and every Sabbath day
She prays for all her sins
But reality says to her, my child
Take care of your fourteen kids
So she's taking care of business (taking care of business) (x2)

Oww! Mercy!
Mmmph!

So she's taking care of business (taking care of business) 
Taking care of so much business (taking care of business) 

Oww! Mercy!
Owwww!

She'd sell some to the French man,
The black man or the Dutch
But one thing is for certain sure
They could not stand too much 
One hundred proof, hers has got to be
The finest corn around
Lift you up when you're down and out
And bring your body down
Ain't she taking care of business (taking care of business)
Ain't she taking care of so much business (taking care of business)
She is taking care of business (taking care of business)
She is taking care of so much business (taking care of business)
Ain't she taking care of business 


 "Oh Lord, Why Lord/Prayer"
I've searched the open sky
To find the reason why
Oh Lord, why Lord

The color of my skin
Is said to be an awful sin
Oh Lord, why Lord

No, I cannot understand
No, I can never, never understand
Oh Lord, why Lord

I've got to live and give 
Much more than I can give
Oh Lord, why Lord

Oh why, why why, why why
Why why, why why, why Lord

In this world it is no secret
All the problems and hatred
Oh Lord, why Lord

Why why, why why, why Lord
Why why, why why, why Lord

I just can't seem to find why
My every move is so unseen
Oh Lord, why Lord

Why why, why why, why Lord

Why this lonely man must try
And can have no peace of mind
Oh Lord, why Lord

I just can't help but cry
The tears won't stay inside
Oh Lord, why Lord

Why why, why why, why Lord

I've got to live and give 
Much more than I can give
Oh Lord, why Lord
 (x2)

Why why, why why, why Lord

I feel the weight of everlasting hate
But my strength will not grow faint
Oh Lord, why Lord

Why why, why why, why Lord

I'll wear the chains
So every man must see the change
Oh Lord, why Lord

Why why, why why, why Lord

I ask no special kindness
I ask no special deed
Oh Lord, why Lord

Why why, why why, why Lord

Only peace and justice
Forever more
Oh Lord, why Lord

Why why, why why, why Lord


Is it so much to ask
Even of you
To be the same as the
Majority
Why is it that I must suffer
Without even a cause
And no one cares

Oh Lord, why God

I've got to live and give 
Much more than I can give
Oh Lord, why Lord
 (x2)

Why why, why why, why Lord



 "My Automobile"
[spoken]
Hey dig it y'all, hey dig it
What you got there?
Hey remember how, when you got your car
And you take a girl out for a ride
And you take her way out in the boonies somewhere
Well, if you don't give me a kiss, I'm gonna put you out here
And I ain't gonna ride you back
Oh yeah! 
Dig, dig
Hold on, hold on!
Hey, dig this tune
Bernie, I'll play this,
Doo, doo doo-doo doo
Dig it dig it, yeah, yeah
Check this out
This is what I want you to do
Right here, big lines

You don't have to walk home, my dear
(I'll get that, yeah, yeah)
You don't have to walk home, my love
(sing with me right here, right here, yeah)
If you'll be nice to me (yeah, uh-huh)
Oh, I'll be good to you
And we'll both ride home in my automobile

Wait a minute, I've got something here
Listen to this
Listen

All that I want is a little kiss (yeah go ahead and try that,see how that works)
All that I want is a teeny weeny hug (go back there)
If you'll be nice to me
Oh, I'll be good to you (mm-hmm!)
And we'll both ride home in my automobile (ha ha!)

Uh, let's try it, let's try it hillbilly
You...
No wait, go again
All that I want is just a little kiss 
(yeah I think we better do it like that, let's do it like that)
With that sound?
Yeah, with that hillbilly sound
OK, let's go and cut man, let's go and cut it right now, OK

[sung]
You don't have to walk home, my dear
You don't have to walk home, my love
If you'll be nice to me 
Whoa, I'll be good to you
And we'll both ride home in my automobile

All that I want is just a little kiss 
All that I want is a teeny weeny hug
If you'll be nice to me
Whoa, I'll be good to you
And we'll both ride home in my automobile

Sit just a little bit closer, my dear (come on, woman)
Sit just a little bit closer, my love
If you'll be nice to me
Whoa, I'll be good to you
And we'll both ride home in my automobile

Come over here, woman!
Give me one of those big sloppy kisses!
You know I don't kiss on my first date!
What!
No, sorry
You gonna wind up walkin'!
You would not make me walk
No kisses?
I don't want to walk home
I know you're walkin' now, you gotta go
I don't want to kiss you!
It's my automobile

What? No kisses, my dear
What? No huggin', my love
If you don't want to talk
You're a gonna have to get out and walk
And I'll ride home in my automobile

You don't want to ride in these cams
I've got four kinds of cams

I can wheel and deal and go on home, lord
In my automobile


 "Nothing Before Me But Thang"
Huh!
Here I am
And I'm out here amongst them
And there is nothing before me but thang

My mom once said 
Son, you got to be cool
'Cause there is nothing before you but thang

Now how in the hell
Can I be a good boy
When there is nothing before you but thang

The good is bad
But the badder the better
When there is nothing before you but thang

My mouth is getting dry
You know what I mean

My mind is getting so high 
Can you dig what I mean

Don't make me tell no lie
Can you dig what I mean?
There's nothing before me but thang (x7)

It's good to be hard
But it's hard to be good
When there is nothing before you but thang

I'm learning to live
And to live is to give
And there is nothing before you but thang

Turn right, turn left
When you can't help yourself
When there is nothing before you but thang

There's good, there's bad
But a thang is a thang
And there is nothing before you but thang

My mouth is getting dry
You know what I mean

My mind is getting so high 
Can you dig what I mean, yeah

Don't make me tell no lie
Can you dig what I mean?
There's nothing before me but thang (x10)

Good thang, bad thang
Old thang, new thang (nothin')
Good thang, bad thang

There's nothing before me but thang (nothin') (x7)

Thang here, thing there
Thang everywhere

There's nothing before me but thang (nothin') (x7)

Oh yeah, (nothin') (x5)

There's nothing before me but thang (nothin') 

Thang here, thing there
Thang everywhere
Nothin' (x8)


 "Funky Woman"
She hung them on the wall
Funky woman
The roaches refused to crawl
Funky woman

She threw them on the roof
Funky woman
The roof turned bullet proof
Funky woman

She threw them in the sink
Funky woman
The sink began to stink
Funky woman

She hung them on the door
Funky woman
The door went through the floor

Oh!
Do your thing
Don't do me no harm
Watch what I say

She hung them in the air
Funky woman
The air said this ain't fair
Funky woman

She hung them in the sun
Funky woman
The sun began to run
Funky woman

She threw them on the line
Funky woman
The line, it started to cryin'
Funky woman

She threw them in the yard
Funky woman
The yard, it cried, Oh Lord!

Whoops!

She threw them on the wall 
Funky woman
The roaches refused to crawl
Funky woman

She threw them in the air
Funky woman
The air said this ain't fair
Funky woman

She threw them in the sink
Funky woman
The sink began to stink
Funky woman

She threw them on the fence
Funky woman
The cats ain't been back since

Heyy!
Do your thang!
Ohh, hey
Whoa, hey! (x3)
The world can't do you no harm
But no one can do you no harm
Funky woman!
The music pouring through your funky body
Whoa, heyyy!
Out in your brains
Nothing's good unless you play with it


 "Livin' The Life"
Jesus, born a man
Jesus, crucified by man
I'm thinking that Jesus
Wanted man to be free
Jesus, he got out of hand

Jesus was living the life
Loving the life he lived, and had a right to 
Jesus, just living the life
Loving the life he lived and had a right to

A tree planted by the river water
Homo sapien pollutes the air
No more trees, the highways are coming
Homo sapien, hey-hey, progressin'

The tree was just living the life
Loving the life it lived, and had a right to
The tree was just living the life
Loving the life it lived, and had a right to

He was living the life
Loving the life he lived, and had a right to 
He was just living the life
Loving the life he lived and had a right to
 (x4)


 "The Silent Boatman"
It is said that when we leave this world
If we have suffered we will be saved
So I'll lift up my head, whoever I am
What I cannot do here, there's a place that I can

I'm waiting for the silent boatman
To ferry me across the unknown waters

In this life, though I've tried
Many things couldn't be
Closed minds with faces looking down onto me
Parting means grief, but only for those left
All men descend into earth at the very same depth

I'm waiting for the silent boatman
To ferry me across the unknown waters

I wonder if in death, man at last can love man
Stripped of all life's gifts to him
No ego to remain
When you reach Jordan's bank, there's no money, power or fame
No third or second class, the fare is all the same

I'm waiting for the silent boatman (silent boatman)
To ferry me across the unknown waters (unknown waters)
 (x10)