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EVER SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN.
BEEN TROUBLE ‘TWEEN A WOMAN AND A MAN
WHAT I KNOW IS THERE AIN’T NO DOUBT
GONNA TELL YOU WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT
SHORT SHORT SKIRTS AND THAT PONYTAIL
SIMPLE COMBINATION THAT NEVER FAIL
MAKE AN OLD MAN WEEP/YOUNG MAN WAIL
SHORT SHORT SKIRTS AND THAT PONYTAIL
HERE’S A STORY YOU WON’T BELIEVE
BOUT ADAM AND HIS GIRLFRIEND EVE
GOT IN A MESS WITH A SNAKE IN A TREE
AND THE REST WAS HISTORY
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU MEN TODAY
ALL GONE CRAZY IN EVERY SINGLE WAY
ASK HIM ABOUT THE WORLD ,HE AIN’T GOT A CLUE
SEE HIM AT A DANCEHALL SATURDAY NIGHT
COMBIN HIS HAIR /TRYIN TO LOOK RIGHT
HE CAN’T TALK ,HE CAN’T WAIT
TRYIN TO GET HIM A THOUSAND DATES
HE CANT WORK / HE CAN’T EAT
TOO SHOOK TO TALK / TOO SCARED TO SLEEP
HE DON’T CARE ABOUT THE HUMAN RACE
JUST A WALKIN’ AROUND / WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE
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Giddy Up!
03:07
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GIDDY UP! © LOUIS KING 2020
I MET A LITTLE GAL/ LAST SATURDAY NIGHT
SHE’S SO FINE / MAN I GOT A FRIGHT
TRIED TO ACT COOL /LIKE I GOT IT ALL TOGETHER
ASKED HER FOR A DANCE / SOMETIME LATER
TONGUE GOT TIED/ MY FACE WENT RED
YOU NEVER GUESS JUST WHAT SHE SAID
SHE LOOKED AT ME /MADE A SIGN
SAID “GET IN EARLY / OR GET IN LINE”
GIDDY UP! IF YOU WANT MY LOVIN’
GIDDY UP! /MY KISSIN’ AND A HUGGIN
GIDDY UP! / IF YOU WANT MY LOVIN
BABY DON'T MAKE ME WASTE MY TIME
SHE SAID IF YOU WANT ME BABY / YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR STEP
DON’T WASTE TIME WITH ALL YOUR LINES / YOU KNOW YOU BETTER GET HEP
BUT SHE’S SO SWEET/ SWEET AS A GAL COULD BE
IT’S GOT ME BEAT /WHY SHE'S WASTIN HER TIME WITH ME
IF YOU WANT TO SEE ME/CALL ME ON THE TELEPHONE
BUT I AINT THE TYPE/ SPEND SATURDAY NIGHT/
SITTIN’ THERE/ ON MY OWN.
IF YOU FIND A SWEET LITTLE GAL / IF SHE’S THE ONE FOR YOU
IF YOU MAKE YOU FEEL THIS GOOD / /LET ME TELL YOU WHAT YOU GOTTA DO
GIDDY UP! IF YOU WANT SOME LOVIN’
GIDDY UP! / KISSIN’ AND A HUGGIN
GIDDY UP! / IF YOU SOME MY LOVIN
BROTHER YOU DON’T WANNA AND WASTE YOUR TIME
GIDDY UP
GIDDY UP
GIDDY UP!
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BABY BABY BABY © LOUIS KING 2020
BABY BABY BABY BABY / WHY WON'T YOU COME BACK HOME
BABY BABY BABY BABY /I BEEN SAD SINCE YOU BEEN GONE
WELL I WOKE UP THIS MORNIN/ I GOT A FRIGHT
YOU AIN’T BACKHOME/ IT’S GETTIN’ LATE AT NIGHT
BABY BABY BABY BABY / WON'T YOU COME BACK HOME
SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR /AIN’T NOTHING AS SWEET AS YOU
HONEY HONEY HONEY HONEY/ I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M GONNA DO
MISS YOUR KISSES/ THE SMELL OF YOUR PERFUME
HOW MY HEART STARTS A BEATIN’/ WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM
BABY BABY BABY BABY/WHY WON'T YOU COME BACK HOME
I TOLD A LITTLE LIE / BABY THAT MUCH IS TRUE
I MADE A BIG MISTAKE/ NOW MY HEART IS GONNA BREAK
I'M LONESOME ,SAD AND BLUE
BABY BABY BABY BABY/ YOU BEEN GONE FOR A LONG LONG WHILE
HONEY HONEY HONEY HONEY/WHY DON'T YOU PICK UP THAT PHONE AND DIAL
I WENT CRAZY /YOU GOT MAD
BUT YOU’RE THE BEST LITTLE GAL/I EVER HAD
BABY BABY BABY BABY/WHY WON'T YOU COME BACK HOME
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HEAVEN © LOUIS KING 2020
HEAVEN /AIN’T UP IN THE SKY
HEAVEN / IN A PREACHERS EYE
HEAVEN / WELL IT AIN’T THAT FAR
‘COS RIGHT NOW HEAVEN IS WHERE YOU ARE
HEAVEN /AIN’T A BIG OLD STEAK
HEAVEN / VANILLA SHAKE
HEAVEN / AINT A CANDY BAR
RIGHT NOW HEAVEN IS WHERE YOU ARE
TALKING ON THE PHONE WITH YOU BABY/ IT’S VERY NICE
BUT WHEN WE’RE HUGGIN’ AND A KISSIN/ MAN IT’S PARADISE
HEAVEN/ AIN'T A HOT ROD CAR
HEAVEN/ OR A BIG CIGAR
OR SOME STEEL GUITAR
RIGHT NOW HEAVEN IS WHERE YOU ARE
HEAVEN/ AIN’T MARILYN MONROE
HEAVEN / OR BRIGITTE BARDOT
HEAVEN /AIN’T A MOVIE STAR
RIGHT NOW HEAVEN IS WHERE YOU ARE
HEAVEN /SATURDAY NIGHT
HEAVEN/ AND I'M FEELIN' ALRIGHT
HEAVEN / BY CANDLELIGHT
HEAVEN/ OOH IT'S DYNAMITE
HEAVEN/ IT'S A MOVIE SHOW
HEAVEN/ IN THE VERY BACK ROW
HEAVEN/ RIDIN' HOME IN MY CAR
RIGHT NOW HEAVEN IS WHERE YOU ARE
RIGHT NOW HEAVEN IS WHERE YOU ARE
RIGHT NOW HEAVEN IS WHERE YOU ARE
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Junior's In Love
03:10
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JUNIORS IN LOVE © LOUIS KING 1996
HEY HEY MAMA /WON'T YOU RUN COME QUICK
JUNIOR'S AT THE DOOR / AND HE'S LOOKIN' MIGHTY SICK
HE DON'T DO NOTHIN' /JUST STARE INTO SPACE
SITTIN' RIGHT THERE / WTH THAT LOOK ON HIS FACE
SHORT IN THE BREATH /GLASSY IN THE EYE
MAMA YOU DON'T THINK /JUNIORS GONNA DIE ?
HE WENT OUT LAST NIGHT /ABOUT HALF PAST 8
DIDN'T SAY WHERE / AND HE CAME HOME LATE
HAIR MESSED UP/ AND HIS CLOTHES WAS TORN
BODY WAS HOME / BUT HIS MIND IS GONE
GRIN ON HIS FACE/ LIKE AN OLD TOMCAT
WHADDYA S'POSE/ WOULD DO A THING LIKE THAT
SHE SAID HE AIN'T DRUNK/ HE AINT HYPNOTISED
GREAT GOSH ALMIGHTY / JUST REALISED
JUNIORS IN LOVE/ JUNIORS IN LOVE
GREAT GOSH ALMIGHTY/ SWEET LORD ABOVE
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU / MY JUNIORS IN LOVE
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Love (is a fickle dame)
03:16
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Love (is a fickle dame) ©LOUIS KING 2014
LOVE IS A FICKLE DAME
LOVE IS A CRYIN SHAME
AND EVERY TIME YOU ROLL THE DICE
COMES UP BAD COMES UP NICE
LOVE IS A FICKLE DAME
LOVE /IS A BIG MACHINE
LOVE / SHE’S TOUGH AND MEAN
YOU RING THE BELL /START THE BOUT
SWALLOWS YOU UP/ AND SPIT YOU OUT
LOVE IS A BIG MACHINE
NOW DON’T LET IT FOOL YOU
TELL YOU FROM THE START
THAT OLD LOVE/ LEAVE YOU CRYIN’
WITH A BROKEN HEART
LOVE/ IS AN OLD GUITAR
LOVE /IS A HOT ROD CAR
LEAD YOU DOWN/TO RACK AND RUIN
NEITHER ONE /GONNA STAY IN TUNE
LOVE IS A OLD GUITAR
LOVE /IS A WARM DESIRE
LOVE /IS A FLAMING FIRE
I HAD A BURNIN’ LOVE /THERE WAS NO DOUBT
FROZE ME COLD/ WHEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT
LOVE IS A FLAMING FIRE
LOVE’/ WELL IT'S I YOUR BEST FRIEND
LOVE /TILL THE BITTER END
FFEL SO BAD / FEEL SO BLUE
WHEN YOU LET OLD LOVE MAKE A FOOL OF YOU
LOVE’/ WELL IT'S I YOUR BEST FRIEND
LOVE IS A FICKLE DAME
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Lonesome Town
03:37
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LONESOME TOWN © LOUIS KING 2020
I CAUGHT TO SLOW TRAIN DOWN /TO LONESOME TOWN
CALLIN' IN AT HEARTBREAK BY AND BY
I'M ON THE SLOW TRAIN /DOWN TO LONESOME TOWN
SINCE MY BABY SAID GOODBYE
HEAR THAT OLD BELL RING/ AND THE BRAKEMAN WAIL
‘ALL ABOARD” / I HEAR THE CRY
I’M ON THAT SLOW TRAIN DOWN /TO LONESOME TOWN
SINCE MY BABY SAID GOODBYE
I BOUGHT A TICKET/ NOW I’M BOUND TO RIDE
PACK ALL MY BAGS AND TOOK MY SEAT INSIDE
WHEN THAT TRAIN PULLS OUT /AND THE WHISTLE BLOWS
LONESOME’S WHERE I’M GONNA GO
I’M ON SLOW TRAIN DOWN /TO LONESOME TOWN
WATCHIN’ ALL MY TROUBLES PASS ME BY
I’M A SLOW TRAIN DOWN /TO LONESOME TOWN
SINCE MY BABY SAID GOODBYE
I'M ON THE SLOW TRAIN DOWN /TO LONESOME TOWN
LORDY/ I’M WAY TOO TIRED TO CRY
I CAUGHT ME A SLOW TRAIN DOWN /TO LONESOME TOWN
SINCE MY BABY SAID GOODBYE
SINCE MY BABY SAID GOODBYE
SINCE MY BABY SAID GOODBYE
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Restless Heart
03:59
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RESTLESS HEART©Louis King 2020
RESTLESS HEART/ AND A RESTLESS MIND
I’M SO LONESOME /ALL THE TIME/
I WALK THE FLOOR /ONE MORE TIME
WITH A RESTLESS HEART/ AND A RESTLESS MIND
RESTLESS HEART/ SAD AND BLUE
I’M STRUNG OUT/ STRUNG OVER YOU
CAN’T BELIEVE / that I COULD BE SO BLIND
WITH A RESTLESS HEART/ AND A RESTLESS MIND
I CAN HEAR SOME BAND /IS SOFTLY PLAYIN’
SOME SAD OLD SONG / 'BOUT A SPINNIN’ WHEEL
I CAN’T HEAR THE WORDS /THE SINGER’S SAYING
BUT I CAN TELL HE KNOWS/ EXACTLY HOW I FEEL
RESTLESS HEART/ AND A RESTLESS MIND
I WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU HONEY/ FOR A LONG LONG TIME
LEAVIN' THIS TOWN / OR GET LEFT BEHIND
WITH THIS RESTLESS HEART/ AND THIS RESTLESS MIND
RESTLESS HEART/ LOVESICK FOOL
TOO LATE TO CHANGE /LIKE A STUBBORN MULE
HOW CAN LOVE BE SO UNKIND
RESTLESS HEART/ AND A RESTLESS MIND
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Now and Then
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NOW AND THEN © LOUIS KING 2020
NOW AND THEN /A SONG COMES ON MY RADIO
AND IT TAKES ME TO A TIME / SOME YEARS BEFORE
TO A DAY I CAN’T FORGET/ THE DAY THAT WE FIRST MET
IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY /BUT ONLY NOW AND THEN
I WONDER BABY / ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?
AND I HOPE YOU GOT ALONG/ LIKE ME SOMEHOW
THOUGH I TRY TO TURN THE PAGE/THE MEMORY JUST WON’T FADE
LIKE A LONG LOST FRIEND/ BUT ONLY NOW AND THEN
NOW AND THEN / I FEEL THE TEARS BEGIN FLOWIN
AND MY HEART KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE IT’S GOING
WHEN THE COLD NORTH WIND IS HOWLING / IN THE STREET
AND THE LEAVES LIKE BITTER KISSES / FALL AT MY FEET
I THINK I SEE YOU PASS ME BY / WITH THE SUMMER IN YOUR EYES
AND HERE IT COMES AGAIN /BUT ONLY NOW AND THEN
THOUGH I TRY IN VAIN/ IT’S ONLY NOW AND THEN
HAPPENS EVERY DAY /BUT ONLY NOW AND THEN
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Werewolf Baby
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WEREWOLF BABY © LOUIS KING 1996
MOON COMES UP /AND THE SUN GOES DOWN
SUDDEN HUSH /AND A RUMBLIN' SOUND
SMELL OF SMOKE / AND AN EERIE WHINE
CRAZY LIGHT / AND THE DEVILS SIGN
I COME AWAKE /IN A HOWLIN' SCREAM
HOPIN' IT'S ALL A CRAZY DREAM
IT'S ALL TOO TRUE /AND I CAN'T FORGET
I WAKE UP /IN A COLD COLD SWEAT
I USED TO BE A WEREWOLF BABY/
AND I'D GET YOU ANYWHERE/OR ANY HOW
I USED TO BE A WEREWOLF BABY
BUT BABY/OH BABY
I'M ALL RIGHT NOOOOWWW!
I DON'T DO NO EVIL/DON'T DO NO GOOD
HOWL AT THE MOON/OR EAT DOG FOOD
I DON'T KILL NO VIRGINS ANYMORE
I FOUND OUT WHAT THEY'RE REALLY FUR
I USED TO ROAM THE STREETS AT NIGHT
LIKE A LOW DOWN ALLEY CAT
I USEWD TO ROAM THE STREETS A T NIGHT
AND I FELT PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT
FELT PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT
I USED TO BE A WEREWOLF BABY/
NOW I'M JUST A MONOBROW
I USED TO BE A WEREWOLF BABY
BUT BABY/OH BABY
I'M ALL RIGHT NOOOOWWW!
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Pity on the fool (remix)
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PITY ON THE FOOL © LOUIS KING 2015
WE HAD A LOVE /IT WAS SO LONG AGO
I STILL REMEMBER /AND I FEEL THE AFTERGLOW
BUT I WAS A FOOL /A FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU
I WAS SO YOUNG / I GUESS I WAS AFRAID
OF THOSE 3 LITTLE WORDS/ I NEVER SAID
'COS I WAS A FOOL /A FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU
NOW AS I GO I WONDER /HOW COULD A LOVE GO SO WRONG
I SEE LOVERS HOLDING HANDS /MAKING ALL THEIR PLANS
WHILE I WALK THE STREETS ALONE
RAVE
SO IF YOUR NEW LOVE SHOULD HURT YOU /MAKE YOU FEEL SAD/
JUST REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES /AND ALL THE FUN WE HAD
AND TAKE PITY ON THE FOOL/AND TAKE PITY ON THE FOOL
AND TAKE PITY ON THE FOOL/AND TAKE PITY ON THE FOOL
IN LOVE
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Surfin' in the Sun
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Louis King Melbourne, Australia
Louis has been at the top of the Roots music scene in Australia since their first CD was released in 1996
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His music is a dangerous mix of Blues and Rockabilly songwriting with a stage act that is a mixture of an Outback roadhouse and a Glasgow Pub Dance.
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