"Simple Man" (1989)

• (What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band
• Was It 26 lyrics - The Charlie Daniels band
• Oh, Atlanta lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band
• Midnight Train lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band
• Saturday Night Down South lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band
• Play Me Some Fiddle lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band
• Simple Man lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band
• Old Rock 'N Roller lyrics - The Charlie Daniels band
• Mister DJ lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band
• It's My Life lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band

(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band

[Chorus:]

What this world needs is a few more rednecks

Some people ain't afraid to take a stand

What this world needs is a little more respect

For the Lord and the law and the workin' man

We could use a little peace and satisfaction

Some good people up front to take the lead

A little less talk and a little more action

And a few more rednecks is what we need

I was raised on beans and cornbread

And I like my chicken fried

Yes, I drive a pickup truck

And I'm full of American pride

I keep a Bible on my table

I got a flag out on my lawn

And I don't believe in mindin'

No one's business but my own

And I love them Rambo movies

I think they make a lot of sense

And it's a shame ole John Wayne

Didn't live to run for president

And I don't care what nobody says

I don't trust ole Gorbachev

And I don't know who turned him on

But it's time to turn him off

[Chorus]

Now they're tryin' to take my guns away

And that would be just fine

If you take ‘em away from the criminals first

I'll gladly give ya mine

And I don't mind payin' taxes

But it makes my temper itch

When my hard earned money goes

To make some politician rich

What most people call a redneck

Ain't nothin' but a workin' man

And he makes his livin'

By the sweat of his brow

And the calluses on his hands

Now you intellectuals may not like it

But there ain't nothin' that you can do

Cause there's a whole lot more of us common-folks

Then there ever will be of you

[Chorus]

That's what we need

And a few more rednecks is what we need

Was It 26 lyrics - The Charlie Daniels band

Living hard was easy when I was young and bullet proof

Had no ties to bind me just a pickup and a roof

I emptied every bottle when I poured I never missed

Had bloodshot eyes at twenty five or was it twenty six

Didn't seem to matter what price I had to pay

Cause anything worth havin' I'd just lose anyway

Friends worried about me and they asked if I was sick

Thought I would die at twenty five or was it twenty six

Those two years blend together like whiskey over ice

Melting into mem'ries like somebody else's life

I'm glad to say I've come around but if I could have one wish

I'd like another try at twenty five or was it twenty six

I met a girl from Georgia smart and pretty college grad

Thoought my luck was changin' up to then it'd all been bad

I guess I fell in love all it took was just one kiss

But she said goodbye at twnty five or was it twenty six

Those two years blend together like whiskey over ice...

Yeah I've been down the road prob'ly been as far as hell

Deception or redemption I guess only time will tell

I have faith in the knowledge that God gave us a gift

I couldn't hide at twenty five or was it twenty six

Those two years blend together like whiskey over ice...

I'd like another try at twenty five or was it twenty six

Oh, Atlanta lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band

Oh Atlanta you're the only home I ever knew

Oh Atlanta I can't wait to get back home to you

You've got money in your pockets you've got roses in the lane

You've got purebred southern blood flowing in your veins Atlanta

Oh Atlanta I wish that I was down on Peachtree Street

Oh Atlanta them little Georgia peaches sure are sweet

You've got more pretty girls than any other place I've been

I can't wait to let your bright lights shine on me again Atlanta

Now you're the queen of Dixie you're the diamond of the South

You're that big hometown with all that southern pride

I've got them traveling blues I've got Georgia on my mind

I'm gonna jump on board a southbound train and ride

Oh Atlanta I'm lonesome as a southern boy can be

Oh Atlanta please be sure and save a place for me

So momma can fry some chicken call the family on the phone

Tell them that their long lost southern boy is coming home to Atlanta

[fiddle]

Oh Atlanta I'm lonesome as a southern boy can be...

Saturday Night Down South lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band

This ain't nothing but a little bitty town

Roll up the sidewalks everything's shut down

But down on the corner they're still hanging around

Cause it's Saturday night down south

Clock on the courthouse says eleven o'clock

Kids in their cars still dragging the block

People go to bed with their doors unlocked

Cause it's Saturday night down south

Me and my baby on the front porch swing

Tonight's the night I'm gonna give her a ring

If she says yes I'll have everything

Hot dog shut my mouth

Whippoorwill singing in the magnolia tree

Crickets making music for my baby and me

There ain't no other place that I'd rather be

When it's Saturday night down south

[guitar]

People down here like to take life slow

There ain't no place they're in a hurry to go

Just take it easy kinda roll with the flow

Take time to work things out

Full moon shining through the long leaf pines

Fireflies playing in the honeysuckle vine

Everybody's grooving everything's just fine

Cause it's Saturday night down south

Full moon shining through the long leaf pines...

Saturday night down south oh way down south

Play Me Some Fiddle lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band

We were down on our luck in Houston

We were broke and we were needin' a job

We got a gig in this joint on the wrong side of town

And it was just about as rough as a cob

One night the door flew open and this dude walked in

He was as big as a mountain and as ugly as sin

It got quiet as a graveyard when he walked in

He looked like trouble with a capital T

He cleared off a whole row of barstools

Just to have him a place to sit

The bartender turned about three shades of purple

And the bouncer just up and quit

He come prowling cross the floor like a lion in a cage

Romping and stomping and shaking with rage

Well I thought I was gonna die when he walked up to the stage

He said there's something that I want you to do

He said play me some fiddle cause I love them fiddle songs

Play me some fiddle everybody can sing along

Well I'm mean and I'm ornery and I'm ready to fight

And if you want to get out of here alive tonight

You'd better play me some fiddle cause that fiddle music turns me on

Well I grabed up my fiddle and started sawing like never before

While he picked up a man with a drink in his hand

And threw him through a plate glass door

And then he grabbed up this dude and swung him round by the hair

He ripped up the tables and tore up the chairs

It took fifteen cops to get that fool out of there

And I heard him as they went through the door

Play me some fiddle cause I love that fiddle sound

Play me some fiddle play some fiddle and we'll all get down

I know I'm in trouble been a bad boy today

But just one more time before they take me away

Won't you play me some fiddle cause that fiddle music turns me on

[fiddle]

Play me some fiddle cause I love that fiddle sound

Play me some fiddle play some fiddle and we'll all get down

He said play me some fiddle cause I love them fiddle songs

Play me some fiddle cause that fiddle music turns me on

Simple Man lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band

I ain't nothin' but a simple man

They call me a redneck I reckon that I am

But there's things going on

That make me mad down to the core.

I have to work like a dog to make ends meet

There's crooked politicians and crime in the street

And I'm madder'n hell and I ain't gonna take it no more.

We tell our kids to just say no

Then some panty waist judge lets a drug dealer go

Slaps him on the wrist and then he turns him back out on the town.

Now if I had my way with people sellin' dope

I'd take a big tall tree and a short piece of rope

I'd hang 'em up high and let 'em swing 'til the sun goes down

Well, you know what's wrong with the world today

People done gone and put their Bible's away

They're living by the law of the jungle not the law of the land

The good book says it so I know it's the truth

An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth

You better watch where you go and remember where you been

That's the way I see it I'm a Simple Man.

Now I'm the kinda man that'd not harm a mouse

But if I catch somebody breakin in my house

I've got twelve guage shotgun waiting on the other side

So don't go pushing me against my will

I don't want to have to fight you but I dern sure will

So if you don't want trouble then you'd better just pass me on by

As far as I'm concerned there ain't no excuse

For the raping and the killing and the child abuse

And I've got a way to put an end to all that mess

Just take them rascals out in the swamp

Put 'em on their knees and tie 'em to a stump

Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest

You know what's wrong with the world today

People done gone and put their Bible's away

They're living by the law of the jungle not the law of the land

The Good Book says it so I know it's the truth

An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth

You better watch where you go and remember where you been

That's the way I see it I'm a Simple Man

Old Rock 'N Roller lyrics - The Charlie Daniels band

He's just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar.

He sings a little flat and he never learned to play the guitar.

But he keeps on belting out them rhythm and blues,

"Long Tall Sally" and "Blue Suede Shoes".

He never faced the fact that he's never gonna be a star.

He's just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar.

He had a record in the sixties, it was big enough to go Top Ten.

And though he tried and he tried he never could make it happen again.

He's been living twenty years on bourbon and pride.

Jerry Lee went crazy and Elvis died.

Then his third wife left him but he never really thought it would last.

And now she ain't nothing but another little blast from the past.

But sometimes at night when the music and the crowd is having fun,

He steps up on the mike with a gleam in his eye and once again he's twenty-one.

And then it's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" and "Heartbreak Hotel" and "That'll Be The Day"

Then the "Sweet Bird of Youth" just flies away.

He's an earthbound eagle that never did learn how to fly.

He ain't never gonna make it but he sure did give it a try.

So go dye your hair and turn the music up loud,

And when it's time to go at least you'll go down proud.

You ain't never gonna be nothing but what you are

Just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar.

Just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar.

Mister DJ lyrics - The Charlie Daniels Band

Mr DJ won't you please play me a song

Play it for an old boy who's a long long way from home

With a thousand miles ahead and a thousand miles behind

A dollar in his pocket and a woman on his mind

You can pick out almost anything you choose

Play Sweet Home Alabama or let Waylon sing the blues

I don't care what kind of music just as long as it sounds tough

Don't play any hurting songs cause I feel bad enough

Now don't get the wrong impression I ain't meaning to complain

But it would be Sunday morning and I guess it had to rain

And I was doing pretty good until I heard that durned old train

Going who knows where

And I guess the combination's got me feeling kinda low

And all I've got to cheer me up is this all night radio

Why don't you play us something hot and let this 18 wheeler

Roll my blues away

Well I called her from a phone booth in St Paul

When I asked her if she loved me I got no reply at all

And if that's the way she wants it that's the way it's gonna be

It might hurt a little while but that's alright with me

I've been jamming gears and wondering what went wrong

Then I turned on the radio and I heard a country song

And it kinda keeps me moving helps me rolling down the line

But when you played that hurtin' song I almost started cryin'

Willie drowned in Whiskey River with Hank Jr's rowdy friends

The Oak Ridge Boys sang Elvira Ricky played the mandolin

Then them old boys from Alabama put the pedal to the medal

And let it toll Roll On

And I started feeling bad when George stopped loving her today

Why don't you let old Mickey Gilley get down on them 88's

Come on and play us something hot and let this 18 wheeler roll my blues away

Hey Mr DJ hey Mr DJ hey Mr DJ

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