Reverend Horton Heat
The Reverend Horton Heat is both an American three-piece psychobilly band f… Read Full Bio ↴The Reverend Horton Heat is both an American three-piece psychobilly band from Dallas, Texas and the stage name of its singer-songwriter frontman, Jim Heath (born in 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas).

The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood. Its current members are Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath on guitar and lead vocals, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass, and Scott Churilla on drums. Through relentless touring and a manic stage show, they have established themselves as one of the most popular underground acts in America. Their sound is self described as "Country-fed punkabilly." Their music is a mixture of country, punk, big band, swing, and rockabilly, all played loud and energetically with lyrics that are often very humorous.

Jim Heath played in a cover band called Southern Comfort with friends from Corpus Christi Ray, his high school, before attending the University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 1977. At UT, he often entertained friends and dormmates and was often found playing in the stairwells at Moore-Hill Dormitory late into the night to avoid disturbing the sleep of roommate Harold Shockley, now a Corpus Christi banker. Jim left school in the spring to join up with a touring cover band by the name of Sweetbriar. Three years later, former dormmate David Livingston, now in his senior year of school and at home visiting family, saw a familiar face on stage and reunited with Jim. David told Jim stories of the punk music scene in Austin and the acts playing at venues like Raul's and Club Foot. Once, while home on another visit, David took Jim to a Dallas rock and roll venue, The Bijou, to see an act called The Cramps. After the show, there broke out a punks vs. rockers brawl in the parking lot. While Jim and David escaped any involvement in the scuffle, Jim later claimed to have had an epiphany on that evening. Always a fan of blues and honky tonk, Jim returned the favor by taking David and his wife, Ellen, to see The Blasters in Dallas at a venue known as the Hot Klub and Jim's love for roots rock took over from there.

Jim had married a former bandmate from Sweetbriar, and together they had a child. Together they decided that the rock-and-roll lifestyle was over and that it was time to have real jobs. Around 1985, Jim was known as "Jim the Sound Guy" by those who frequented two warehouses that by night became music venues, Theater Gallery and The Prophet Bar. Jim used the old Sweetbriar PA system to earn from $20-$50 per night for extra money, running sound for bands such as the New Bohemians, End Over End, Shallow Reign and Three On A Hill. One night during a lull, Russell Hobbs, one of the original Deep Ellum visionaries and proprietors of these venues goaded Jim into getting up to play. He played alone, tearing through a version of "Folsom Prison Blues" that is now so familiar to millions of Reverend Horton Heat fans around the world. Throughout the song, Hobbs hooted and shouted out, "Go Reverend". Jim decided then and there to form a band and came up with the name Reverend Horton Heat, as an ode to Johnny Horton, using the shortened version of his last name, Heath. The late nights and the fact the Jim was now playing in a band and his wife and former bandmate was not took its toll on the marriage and she soon left with their child and dog. Jim's feelings upon the loss of his family are well documented in the song, "Where In The Hell Did You go With My Toothbrush?". The Jimi Hendrix poster mentioned in the song was on the back of a door that Jim used for a practice room in the house he shared with his wife and child. The dog's name really was Smokey.

About this time, David and Ellen moved back from Oklahoma City, where they had been since graduating from UT. David began to book gigs for Jim and his new band, and their refeshing sound and raw live performance quickly won over the local music scene. Jim drew crowds to brand new music venues, playing three nights a week at Froggy Bottoms in the then brand new West End and assured a quick start to Club Dada, the first "for profit" bar in Deep Ellum by playing every night for the first two weeks that it was open. David continued to work with Reverend Horton Heat until 1989, when his own new family and day job required all of his attention, and Jim needed a real manager who could get him out on the road and into the studio. Jim and David remain close friends today, and a song that they co-wrote together back in the '80s, "Liquor, Beer and Wine", appeared on 1994's "Liquor In The Front".

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Reverend Horton Heat Lyrics


400 Bucks I said Honey I sent you 400 bucks So you could buy…
Ain If it ain,t got rhythm Hon, it ain,t got soul If it…
Ain't Gonna Happen I tried so hard To make things happen I tried to force…
Ain't No Saguaro in Texas There's something that's been bugging us Texans. And It's t…
Aw Like a man in love must do. I was moving in…
Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby, Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby, Baby Bab…
Baby You Know Who I've got chicks to the left, women to the right…
Baby, You Know Who I've got chicks to the left, women to the right Guess…
Bad Reputation Hey! You've got a bad reputation that's a what you…
Baddest of the Bad I'm the baddest of the bad Since you've been gone, The badde…
Bales of Cocaine Well I was workin' on my farm, 'bout 1982 Pullin' up…
Bath-Water Blues I went and I did some little thing wrong, That's why…
Beer Yeeeehaaaa!!!!! Party! Get naked! Buy us beer! (No/Build/T…



Big D Boogie Woogie Oh yeah! Big D boogie woogie Twistin' cats and kittens too …
Big Dwarf Rodeo Come on out and see the big dwarf rodeo Come…
Big Little Baby Well, I got a sweet baby who's six foot tall Well,…
Big Red Rocket Of Love I got a red car with blue tail lights Shiny red…
Callin In Twisted I'm calling in sick I'm calling in twisted I was drinking tw…
Chasing Rainbows People go off chasin' rainbows Looking for a pot of gold Go…
Cinco De Mayo The reverend Horton Heat - Cinco de Mayo Mjes si o…
Couch Surfin I'm looking around For a place to crash. Something simple th…
Couch Surfin' I'm looking around For a place to crash. Something simple …
Cowboy Love I wanna go two steppin', With a good lookin' big black…
Crooked Cigarette Well it's wet, It's all broken and wet, But I take what…
Cruisin Don't mess with the guy with the one chipped tooth, Don't…
Death Metal Guys Rockabilly guys like hot rod cars They like hot women and…
Drinkin' and Smokin' Cigarettes I been drinkin' and smokin' cigarettes. I been lookin' for a…
Eat Steak Eat steak, eat steak eat a big ol' steer Eat steak,…
Five-O Ford Let me tell you the tale of a hot rod…
Folsom Prison Blues Well I hear that train a comin' It's rollin' round the…
For Never More (yeah!) Throw that drink baby, Right in my face now, That s…
Frosty the Snowman Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul With a corn…
Galaxy 500 You take the dog I'll take the Galaxy 500 You get the…
Generation Why Beatnik slacker hippie or a freak, Ain't it all the same…
Get Rhythm Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues Come on get…
Gin and Tonic Blues I need a Gin'n'Tonic water, baby Gin'n'Tonic water feelin…
Goin I'm goin' back home some day I'm goin' back home some…
Hand It to Me You got to hand it to me You got to hand…
Hardscrabble Woman Hardscrabble woman's got old bleeding tattoos She likes to s…
Hello Mrs. Darkness Goodbye Mr. Evening Hello Mr. Night Hello Mrs. Darkness, …
Hello Walls Hello Walls How'd things go for you today? Don't you miss he…
Honky Tonk Girl Won't you be my honky tonk girl? Won't you be my…
I Say my hearts full of lust, Say my brains goin' bad, You…
I Can I can't surf! And neither can you!…
I Could Get Used to It Well I'm ready to rock, And I'm ready to rool, I'm like…
I'll Make Love Hey little baby Coming over here Sexy little momma I'll make…
I'm Mad Eat steak, eat steak eat a big ol' steer Eat steak,…
I'm Your Pet Rock I came with instructions that made you laugh It wasn't very…
If It Ain If it ain,t got rhythm Hon, it ain,t got soul If it…
In Your Wildest Dreams Late at night, and you're sleeping, You'll hear my lonesome …
In Your Wildest Dreams <3 Late at night, and you're sleeping, You'll hear my lonesome…
Indigo Friends As long as I live I won't know why Why some of…
It We’ve got a block party, goes Sunday night Right around the…
It Hurts Your Daddy Bad You're so hip Your so chic and stylish with That sexy little…
It's a Dark Day It's a dark day outside in the yard It's a cold…
It's Martini Time It's Martini Time Hey, buddy do you got the time? No…
Jezebel Jezebel If ever a devil was born Without a pair of horns It…
Jézébel Jezbel. If ever a devil was born, Without a pair of horns…
Jimbo Chain Driven Wallet Above Ground Pool J-I-M-be-O Slap Bass…
Just Me Is this old world that spins around No more than your…
King Here comes the king King! King! Here in my castle, I'm king …
Let Me Teach You How To Eat Let me teach you how to eat Teach you how to…
Lie Detector (Yeah!) (Yeah!) If it makes you feel better Here's a little…
Like a Rocket 8...7...6...5...4...3...2...Yeah! Like A Rocket Like A Rock…
Liquor Beer & Wine The doctor says I'm livin' On precious borrowed time, WIth a…
Livin Yeah, it's cool taht you live in a shack And it's…
Loaded Gun My right hand holds a cold corona bottle My left hand…
Loco Gringos Like a Party Loco gringos like a party with five bails of, hay! Jumpin'…
Lonesome Man I'm a lonesome man No one understands I walk a lonesome road…
Lonesome Train Whistle Hear that long lonesome train Whistle crying in the wind H…
Longest Gonest Man When your little lady just won't treat you right And your…
Love Whip Met a baby with a smiling face She said Baby, what's…
Mad Mad Heart I've got a mad, mad heart A mad, mad heart I've got…
Marijuana It's been a long time since I wore this rattle…
Martini Time It's Martini Time Hey, buddy do you got the time? No…
Mi Amor Oh mi amor Mi amor Far from your door Far from your arms Mi…
My Hat Wake up in the morning A smile on my face Nothing but…
Native Tongue Of Love Midnight blue sky, Misty bedroom eyes, Lips of red red wine,…
Never Gonna Stop It They can just print all the money they need Make illegal…
New York City Girls Well New York City girls are pretty Man I got to…
Now Yeah you, tried to give it to me then, But that,…
Nurture My Pig Hey baby I got a pig I got a pig and…
Octopus Mode I can cover lots of ground in the octopus mode The…
Oh God! Doesn't Work in Vegas "Oh God" doesn't work in Vegas On those casino games they…
One Time For Me Say my hearts full of lust, Say my brains goin' bad, You…
Or Is It Just Me Is this old world that spins around No more than your…
Party Mad Oh baby if you leave, you better not look back Because…
Please Don't Take the Baby to the Liquor Store Please don't take the baby to the liquor store It's not…
Pretty Paper Crowded street, busy feet, hustle by him Downtown shoppers,…
Psychobilly Freak Out It's a psychobilly freakout! Well, we're off, we're off, we…
Put It to Me Straight Put it to me straight, Baby up and down Move in a…
Remember Me Please remember me When the sun goes down When the moon is…
Reverend Horton Heat's Big Blue Car Come take a ride, take a ride with me Come take…
Revival I'm lookin' for revival Across cloudy sky I'm lookin' for th…
Revolution Under Foot I maybe old But I'm twice as bold It in the atmosphere It…
River Ran Dry Lord, won't you tell me why the river ran dry? Please,…
Rock The Joint We're gonna tear down the mailbox Rip out the floor…
Rockin' Dog Well I me my little chicken At the bar and…
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. And…
Rumble Strip Look out for the rumble strip Look out for the rumble…
Run Rudolph Run Out of all the reindeer you know you're the mastermind Run,…
Rural Point of View Yeah, I've got a rural point of view But I think…
Santa Bring My Baby Back I don't need a lot of presents To make my Christmas…
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town I just came back from a lovely trip along the…
Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy Well, Santa looked a lot like Daddy And Daddy looked a…
Scenery Going By Lookin' out my window there's a world going by Out here…
Schizoid Schizoid They diagnose me? Schizoid Cause I'm a little lonel…
Sermon on the Jimbo I have a very dear friend. And I won? t say…
Sleeper Coach Driver I got an eight wheel coach that I'm able to…
Slow Made up my mind a long time ago Ain't no reason…
Smell Of Gasoline Betty was a girl I knew back in school A really funny…
Someone in Heaven There's someone in heaven to talk with today Someone that kn…
Spell On Me I've got a cup of Mississippi, And a hot rod cloud, A…
Spend a Night in the Box Say something wrong (spend a night in the box) Stay out…
Spooky Boots knew a guy who lived in Santa Fe Had a girl…
Starlight Lounge French fried shoe strings On a drunken cellar door. If these…
Sue Jack Daniels Last night I had a run in with an old…
Suicide Doors I've got a licoln continential Lord you know that's right I'…
Texas Rock-A-Billy Rebel It goes real fast But it sure feels good, It goes real…
That You work 689 days in a row, 6 shows a day, 15…
The Baddest Of The Bad I'm the baddest of the bad Since you've been gone, The badde…
The Bedroom Again Once we had love in the beginning Everything was just too…
The Devil's Chasin' Me Sunset lights the sky And there's a shadow over me Black clo…
The Devil's Chasing Me Sunset lights the sky And a shadow'll remain Black clouds in…
The Girl in Blue What evil thing The girl in blue What hellish pain She put m…
The Rock Joint We're gonna tear down the mailbox Rip out the floor…
The Tiny Voice of Reason Everyone ignore the girl in the chair With barrets in her…
There's A Little Bit of Everything in Texas There's a little bit of everything in Texas Just look around…
Time To Pray Her eyes so sweetly gaze Her aura's halo ablaze But inside h…
Unlucky in Love My first love she left me all alone My second love…
Watusi Rodeo Come along with me to the congo land Got a zebra…
We Belong Forever We belong forever Forever through eternity We belong forever…
What Ok lets go I see the flowers on vine And you come…
Where in the Hell Did You Go w Say something wrong (spend a night in the box) Stay out…
Where in the Hell Did You Go With My Toothbrush Where In The Hell Did You Go With My Toothbrush? You…
Whole Lotta Baby Girl you can move it, you can move it around Move…
Wiggle Stick I got a wiggle stick, momma And you'll like it a…
Yeah You're telling me things That you're gonna do, Just like you…
You Can You can hang out with the Red Hot Chili Peppers You…
You Can't Get Away From Me You can hang out with the Red Hot Chili Peppers You…
You've Got a Friend in Jimbo Whenever you are lonesome and it′s late at night And everyon…
Zombie Dumb Zombie Dumb…


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