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Joel Mabus Song Lyrics

Click on the album title or on the song title to find the text
for each song. All the original Joel Mabus songs, along with the traditional
which have been recorded on Fossil Records are represented here .
In a few cases, the written lyric may be a bit different
than the recorded version.
Instrumental compositions are obviously
not included on the lyrics page.

For information on ordering a CD, go to "recordings."

(Note that all songs written by Joel Mabus are COPYRIGHTED
and registered with the US copyright office. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The full power of United States law stands behind me.
Don't make me use it!)

ALBUM	SONG TITLES
Time & Truth (Fossil 2719) It's about Truth & it's about Time! new original songs	The Moon May Never Shine This Way Again Walking Liberty Thank A Teacher A Special Kind Of Hell The Exaltation Of Blue Analog Joe When All the Famous People Are Forgot Yes Truth Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening Last Train Home
Ukulele Crimes (Fossil 2618) Ukulele says it all!	Ukulele Crimes Goats Can Eat Anything Georgia Grind I'll See You in C-U-B-A Down Among the Sheltering Palms Way Down Yonder in New Orleans How Do You Spell Ukulele Ukulele Schmukulele The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise Bugle Call Rag
Different Hymnals. (Fossil 2517) Songs of faith & spirit	Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone / Let It Shine Stand By me No Not One! Everybody's Grace Low Lazarus & Lord Diverus God Don't Like It -- I Don't Either One Simple Song Jesus Knocking At Your Door We'll Understand It Better Bye & Bye
A Bird In This World (Fossil 2415) Blues, all-original new songs.	Welcome Back To The Blues Simply Lost In The Blues Hillbilly Singer Kentucky Hambone Blues Hemingway's Beard Hoosier Blues Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet A Spin Of Desire How About The Blues
Pepper's Ghost & other banjo visitations (Fossil 2313) All banjo: instrumentals are not listed here, just the songs.	Panhandle Prairie Leather Wing Bat Two Little Sisters When They Ring the Golden Bells Fire on the Mountain
A Parlor Guitar Christmas (Fossil 2212)	ALL INSTRUMENTAL
American Anonymous (Fossil 2111) Joel's take on a collection of classic American folk songs. Not necessarily the versions you learned in grade school.	Betsy From Pike Love Somebody Sweet Evelina The Farmer Is The Man Sally Gal In The Pines Rising Sun Blues Drunken Hiccups Grieve My Lord No More Get Along Little Dogie The Fox A Closer Walk With Thee
No Worries Now (Fossil 2009) All new original songs release date 9/15/2009	Am I Right Come Along Again Two Cents Plain Alligator Ate Her Poodle Little Mister Diddy You Voted Red Poison In The Glass Halfway Home Charlie Birger The Lost Shall Be Redeemed (instrumental - no lyric) Give It Up Shine How Can I Keep From Singing [the old hymn re-imagined] Extra Poison [bonus track]
Omnibus (Fossil 1908) A compilation of two earlier recordings: Firelake & Short Stories, in near-entirety	First Times Hard To Say The Fiddle & The Bow Love Is A Song Oscar & Minnie I'm On My Way Snow On The Water If Wishes Were Horses Doc'sology The Book I Gave Up Reading 5w Blues Honeysuckle Moon Warmer Every Day Talking 20th Century A Better Voice Let It Be Me & You
Retold (Fossil 1808) new recordings of songs from previous projects from 1987-1997	Swing That Thing The Naked Truth Hopelessly Midwestern Holding To The Land Five Kinds of Snow What 'My Doin' Wrong Duct Tape Blues The Preacher & the Flood Touch A Name On The Wall Sea of Dreams Lucky, Lucky You
The Banjo Monologues (Fossil 1707) lyrics and spoken word: monologues are indicated by titles in italics.	Foreword Looking Back Cindy / Gerald & Jerald Lee Three Nights Drunk Cripple Creek / The Desert Island The Uncloudy Day / Leonard Lively No More Cane on this Brazos Roll Down the Line Liza Jane / WLS & Prairie Farmer Uncle Joe Crazy Water Crystals Down In the Willow Garden John Henry’s Hammer Cluck Old Hen / One Gentleman’s Opinion
Parlor Guitar (Fossil 1605)	ALL INSTRUMENTAL
Golden Willow Tree (Fossil 1504)	Papa Caught A Catfish Sally Goodin In The Alley With Sugar In The Gourd Spoon River And You Ruben The Golden Willow Tree The Bird's Alphabet Noe's Dove Ride Away Easy Study War No More
Thumb Thump (Fossil 1402)	Shake Them Hard Luck Blues Frankie And Albert My Bucket's Got A Hole In It East St. Louis Brady What Kind Of Pants Does A Gambler Wear The Train That Carried My Girl From Town Big Rock Candy Mountain Paul And Silas
Six Of One (Fossil 1301)	School For Love Careless Love My Ramona Old Smokey Storybook Romance The Cowboy's Barbry Allen Little Baby Lindberg Old Baggum Virus On The Town Balm In Gilead Back Porch Of Glory Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
How Like The Holly (Fossil 1299)	How Like The Holly The Cherry Tree Carol The Friendly Beasts Christmas Bells Children Go Where I Send Thee Let's Do Christmas Right
Top Drawer String Band (Fossil 1199)	ALL INSTRUMENTAL
Rhyme Schemes (Fossil 1097)	Chairman Of The Bored Say Cheese Bubba's 3 B's The Fiddler's Reply Mister Lucky What 'My Doin' Wrong The Druggist Clear Blue Sky Doo Dah Ditty
Western Passage (Fossil 996)	ALL INSTRUMENTAL
Promised Land (Fossil 894)	Alice And Ralph Rivethead Holding To The Land Freeport (Factoryoutletville) Five Kinds Of Snow Amnesty Columbus Stockade Waiting For My Angel To Arrive Sea Of Dreams Promised Land
Flatpick & Clawhammer (Fossil 793)	I'm Getting Ready To Go The Butcher's Girl Somewhere, Somebody's Waiting For You Groundhog Pretty Little Pink Henhouse Door Darling Cory
Short Stories (Fossil 592) most of these cuts were re-issued on the album, Omnibus (Fossil 1908)	First Times If Wishes Were Horses Honeysuckle Moon The Book I Gave Up Reading The Fiddle And The Bow Warmer Every Day Doc'sology The Preacher And The Flood 5 W Blues Let It Be Me And You Talking Twentieth Century
Firelake (Fossil 390) most of these cuts were re-issued on the album, Omnibus (Fossil 1908)	Hopelessly Midwestern Hard To Say Snow On The Water I'm On My Way Oscar And Minnie A Better Voice Love Is A Song
The Naked Truth - Joel Mabus in Concert (Fossil 288)	The Only Way Out The Duct Tape Blues Touch A Name On The Wall The Naked Truth Hitler Was A Vegetarian Shiny On The Outside Ain't America Beautiful Testing 1...2...3... The Water's Wide Swing That Thing
Fortunes (Fossil 187)	Lucky Lucky You Drifter's Alibi The Kitty Ditty It All Comes Back To You Blues For Jimmie (Jimmie Rodgers On The Radio) Business With The Devil The Festival's Over Love Is A Gamble

MP3 Singles
Duct Tape Blues 2001 edition	A special version of this song done in early 2001, to celebrate the launch of the new JOELMABUS.COM (this site). Released only as an MP3 Lyrics and download here
The Lights Are On In Michigan	info on the song here click here to read lyrics
You Can't Buy My Records at Wal-Mart	You Can't Buy My Records at Wal-Mart [click here for FREE download and read lyrics]

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