Richard Thompson Lyrics

1952 Vincent Black Lightning Says Red Molly, to James, "Well that's a fine motorbike. A…
1985 (Jaret Reddick, John Allen, Mitchell Scherr) Woohoo Wooh…
A Bone Through Her Nose Oh the drones on the corner don't look her in…
A Brother Slips Away Seems like just the other day You and I, we sat…
A Heart Needs A Home I know the way That I feel about you I'm never going…
A Love You Can't Survive Now I remember the promise I gave you The night I…
A Man In Need I packed my rags, went down the hill Left my dependents…
A Poisoned Heart and a Twisted Memory Oh, you took my word and you took my key You…
A Sailor's Life A sailor's life, it is a merry life. He robs…
A Solitary Life Sometimes I long for the solitary life Parents long gone, no…
A-11 (Hank Cochran) I don't know you from Adam But if you're …
Al Bowlly Well we were heroes then, And the girls were all…
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Note the name and note it well Father …



All Buttoned Up I got a girl best girl in the world But she…
Am I Wasting My Love On You? Oh I can't get started, and I'm broken hearted You…
Among the Gorse Among the Grey Once there was a son Among the gorse, among the grey And…
Another Small Thing in Her Favour Got her ducks all in a row Got her bags all…
Autopsy You must philosophise But why must you bore me to…
Baby Don't Know What To Do With Herself Oh baby, she don't know what to do with herself Oh…
Baby Talk Oh I care for you, honey, at my own expense But…
Back Street Slide Those backstreet women, watch what you say You turn your ba…
Backlash Love Affair An iron maiden stole my heart away, O black day Her…
Bad Again I thought you liked me so I got bolder You seemed…
Bad Monkey One thing always leads to another In life and love they…
Bank Vault in Heaven Got a bank vault in heaven, got my name on…
Bathsheba Smiles Bathsheba smiles She smiles and veins turn to ice She smiles…
Beat The Retreat I'm beating my retreat Back home to you I'm beating my ret…
Beatnik Walking Hand me down my walking shoes And Mr. Murdoch's news I'm goi…
Beeswing I was nineteen when I came to town They called in…
Big Sun Falling in the River Well, she spins me round And she turns me down And I…
Blackleg Miner It's in the evening after dark When the blackleg miner…
Bones of Gilead What's my name? My name is Trouble Trouble of the tender…
Bonnie St. Johnstone (Trad. Arr. R. Thompson) Leaned her back against an oak E…
Book Song If she knew what I see while I'm watching Would she…
Boomtown Well I'm a poor boy from Wabash, they call me…
Borrowed Time There's riders in this county They're taking heads for boun…
Both Ends Burning Well, I bought me a horse with a broken leg They…
Broken Doll You called for me so here I am Not a boy…
Burning Man Out there in the desert air Penguin meets the polar bear Hey…
Burns Supper Oh you speak the words locked in my breast But it's…
Calvary Cross I was under the Calvary Cross The pale-faced lady she said…
Can I started to cry, they put gin in my cup I…
Can't Win Those backstreet women, watch what you say You turn your bac…
Cold Feet I know you're the wayward kind The way you always drag…
Cold Kisses Here I am in your room going through your stuff Said…
Cooksferry Queen Well, there's a house in an alley In the squats and…
Coyotes Was a cowboy I knew in south Texas, His face was…
Crash The Party We were walking down the street, we were trying to…
Crawl Back (Under My Stone) This time you hurt me You really did it this time…
Crawl Back Under My Stone First time you had me You really did it this time,…
Crazy Man Michael Within the fire and out upon the sea Crazy man Michael…
Cressida Love that holds its breath for fear Of scaring love away I…
Crimescene Broken glass, a broken chair Lamp hangs by a thread Scatte…
Cry Me a River (Arthur Hamilton) Now you say you're lonely You cry the lon…
Dad Out in the desert there's a soldier lying dead Vultures pec…
Dad's Gonna Kill Me Out in the desert there's a soldier lying dead Vultures peck…
danny boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen…
Dark Hand Over My Heart Becky loved me and I let her Wish I could have…
Dead Man Keep your weight on the dead man's handle Or the wheels…
Demons in Her Dancing Shoes Don't go walking down Chapel Street Down Chapel Street they…
Devonside By Devonside she was a-marching It was a gang of no…
Did She Jump or Was She Pushed She was there one minute And then she was gone the…
Died for Love John Dunblane, Annie Painter, they were true lovers to the…
Dimming Of The Day This old house is falling down around my ears I'm drowning…
Do All These Tears Belong To You? Holdin', lovin', sharin', kissin' Hauntin', hurtin', tearin'…
Don That gorilla you're dancing with May not have too long to…
Don't Let a Thief Steal into Your Heart Don't let a thief steal into your heart Or you may…
Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands When the party hit full swing I saw you come reeling…
Don't Tempt Me That gorilla you're dancing with May not have too long to…
Down Where The Drunkards Roll See the boys out walking The boys, they look so fine Dressed…
Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Way down in New Orleans everythings fine All them cats just…
Drowned Dog Black Night Oh little light that shines Put down your shuttle love and…
Dry My Tears And Move On If you don't want me I'll dry my tears and…
Dungeons For Eyes He's smiling at me The man with the blood on his…
Eastern Rain Rain comes from the east one night We watch it come To…
Easy There Steady Now Jackknife with a precious load Spills it's guts all over the…
End Of The Rainbow I feel for you, you little horror Safe at your mother's…
Farewell Farewell Farewell, farewell to you who'd hear You lonely travelers al…
Fast Food Big Mac, small mac, burger and fries Sheve 'em in boxes…
Fire in the Engine Room Well Luke told Danny, Danny told Betsy Betsy told me and…
First Breath Let's love what's left Last dance, first breath New friends…
Flowers Of The Forest I've heard them lilting ?At are? you milking And I've…
For Shame Of Doing Wrong It seems like a lifetime since I saw you Lover lover…
For The Sake Of Mary For the sake of Mary I kicked the reds Junked the…
For The Sake of The Song For whose sake For whose sake Did I deliver Sighs of love an…
Francesca Who shook the stars from her eyes Who shook the stars…
Friday On My Mind Monday mornin' feels so bad Ev'rybody seems to nag me Comin'…
From Gallway To Graceland Oh she dressed in the dark And she whispered amen She…
Fully Qualified to Be Your Man I don't want to be your friend anymore You've got fifty…
Genesis Hall My father he rides with your sheriffs And I know he…
Georgie On A Spree Thompson Me Mammy told me "Isabel, now don't stay out too…
Gethsemane Among the headstones you played as boys Crypts and tombs lik…
Ghost Of You Walks If that was our goodbye kiss Seems a habit too good…
Ghosts in the Wind Call my name? Did you call my name in the night? In…
God Loves A Drunk Will there be any bartenders up there in heaven? Will the…
Good Things Happen to Bad People Sweet thing, believe me You'll never deceive me You stared…
Grey Walls I took my darling down, I took my darling down To…
Guitar Heroes I can't go out with my friends on a Saturday…
Guns Are the Tongues Carrie ran a murderous crew Dedicated through and through …
Gypsy Love Songs Tropical night, Malaria moon Dying stars of the silver scre…
Hand Of Kindness Well I wove the rope and I picked the spot Well…
Happy Days and Auld Lang Syne He said, Dear, I'm leaving, right there in the hallway As…
Hard On Me Hard on me, hard on me Why do you grind me…
Has He Got A Friend For Me Saturday night and I'm all alone No ring on the door…
Haul Me Up Haul me up, please help me I'm drowning Haul me up,…
Her Love Was Meant For Me Gypsy thing? twists my love life She's my soul and destiny …
Here Comes Geordie Here comes Geordie, back in town again Here comes Geordie, …
Here Without You Maybe it's all been said before And there's no use Maybe it'…
Hide It Away I sigh when people pass by and I hide it…
Hokey Pokey Every boy running and the little girl At the money took…
Honky-Tonk Blues Well, I left my home down on the rural route I…
Hope You Like The New Me I stole your style, hope you don't mind I must try…
How Does Your Garden Grow You and your big ideas Taking your time with me Faithful as…
How I Wanted To When we parted just like friends We never tied loose ends I…
I She said "Darling I'm in love with your mind. The way…
I ain I've been gone so long, now ain't it a pity Bending…
I ain't marching anymore Oh I marched to the battle of New Orleans At the…
I Can In my nightmare everything's wrong I'm waiting for love, bu…
I Can't Wake Up In my nightmare everything's wrong I'm waiting for love, but…
I Feel So Good I feel so good I'm going to Break somebody's heart…
I Misunderstood She said "Darling I'm in love with your mind. The way…
I Ride In Your Slip Stream I ride in your slipstream I wear your reflection I echo your…
I Still Dream It was cruel of you to stand at my door…
I Want To See The Bright Lights I'm so tired of working every day Now the weekend's come I'm…
I'll Never Give It Up I can't eat, I can't sleep Knowing that you're on your…
I'll Regret It All In The Morning Whiskey helps to clear my head Bring it with you into…
I'll Tag Along Don’t mind me, friend of a friend Bent the key to…
I've Got No Right To Have It All I wish you well And darling keep in touch And if he…
If Love Whispers Your Name Next time I promise I will be ready Ready to move when…
Ill Tag Along Don’t mind me, friend of a friend Bent the key to…
It You're going to give yourself away One of these nights You…
It Won It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah It won't be long…
It Won't Be Long It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah It won't be long…
It'll Be Me Well if you hear somebody knockin' on your door if you…
It's Just The Motion Remember, when we were hand in hand? Remember, we sealed it…
I’ll Keep It With Mine You may search at any cost But how long can you…
I’m a Dreamer You make me nervous when I see you. I can't imagine…
Java Jive I love coffee, I love tea I love the java jive…
Jealous Words O sweet Rosie Lee Like a sister to me But you thought…
Jealousy Jealousy I saw you kissing him, telling him lies I held my…
Jennie Oh trouble becomes you, it cuts you down to my…
Jerusalem On The Jukebox Jerusalem on the Jukebox, they talk in tongues on Coronation…
Jet Plane in a Rocking Chair Jet plane in a rocking chair Roller coaster roll nowhere Dea…
John the Gun ''My shadow follows me Wherever I should chance to go'', Joh…
Johnny's Far Away Johnny's joined a ceilidh band, They're known quite well th…
Josef Locke My name is Josef Locke God bless all here and state…
Josephine Josephine paces her room Josephine wishes the stars would ap…
Just the Motion Remember, when we were hand in hand? Remember, we sealed it…
Keep Your Distance If I cross your path again, Who knows where, Who…
Killerman Gold Posse I ride with the Killerman Gold Posse And we rob from…
Killing Jar Thompson My father was a judge, a solitary man He beat…
King Henry King Henry lay Upon his bed Amusing on a tribute due A…
King Henry V's Conquest of France King Henry lay upon his bed Bemusing on a tribute due A…
King Of Bohemia Let me rock you in my arms, I'll hold you…
Kiss U don't have 2 be beautiful 2 turn me on I just…
Last Shift Stow your gear and charge your lamp Say goodbye to dark…
Layla I drew near to the house of Layla It was then…
Let It Blow He was a species on the verge of extinction She was…
Little Blue Number My oh my, but you do look the killer Never mind…
Loch Lomond As I went oot a walkin, one fine summers day,…
Long Dead Love Somebody's walking, oh somebody's walking There on the grav…
Long John Silver Long John Silver, he was on me like a rash Gave…
Love in a Faithless Country Always move in pairs and travel light Loose friend is an…
Love Is Bad For Business What time of day is this? O you really look…
Lovers' Lane False hand in false hand Down Lovers' Lane, we walked, we…
Madness Of Love A worn out man He came into town He was mad with…
Man In Need I packed my rags, went down the hill Left my dependents…
Mary And Joseph Mary and Joseph were watching their ?bother? Lovers with a …
Mascara Tears When I said those things I was out of my…
Meet On The Ledge We used to say "There'd come the day we'd all…
MGB-GT Oh I've got a little car and she might go…
Mind Your Own Business If the wife and I are fussin', brother that's our…
Mingulay Boat Song Heel ya ho, boys, let her go, boys Heave her head…
Mingus Eyes What a fool I was What a thin disguise Brando mumble Mingus …
Miss Patsy My dearest Miss Patsy, I'm writing to say That I'm sorry…
Missie How You Let Me Down Hailstones and a sickle moon and the north wind races One…
Mole In A Hole Waterson Like the flowers, like the bees Like the woodl…
Money Money Money I love kittens and little babies Can't you see that's the…
Mother Knows Best So you think you know How to wipe your own…
Mr. Rebound My sweetheart she bounced right out of my arms She was…
Mr. Stupid If I say what's on my mind, dear The judge will…
My Daddy Is a Mummy Oh my name is Amenhotep I'm a prince of the Nile When…
My Enemy When you thought I was winning the game You came and…
My Rock My Rope In my pain, in my darkness Is my comfort and hope In…
My Soul My soul, my soul, my soul My soul, my soul, my…
Mystery Wind Mystery wind, blowing tonight Driving rain, close up tight D…
Nearly In Love Love makes people so blind That's why I can't make up…
Needle and Thread (Richard Thompson) I see young girls with old faces I se…
Never Again O who will remember, o who will be sure And still…
Night And Day (Cole Porter) Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom Whe…
Night Comes In Night comes in, like some cool river How can there be,…
No Matter No matter what you say, I believe I don't see [?]…
No Peace No End Where were you when the walls were crumbling Where were you…
No's Not A Word Me name is Sam Jones and it's bones me occupation Chuck…
Nobody Everybody came to nobody's wedding Everybody knew it was bo…
Nobody's Wedding Everybody came to nobody's wedding Everybody knew it was bou…
Now Be Thankful When the stone is grown too cold to kneel In crystal…
O Cinderella I've been drifting along with a skeleton crew [?] O'Grady, […
O Sleep Fond Fancy O sleep, fond fancy, my head alas, thou tirest With false…
Oh I Swear Oh, I swear and I swear and I swear But my…
Old Man Inside A Young Man I was walking down the street When I met with Billy He…
Old Rocking Chair Jet plane in a rocking chair Roller coaster roll nowhere Dea…
Old Thames Side As I was walking down by old Thames side Oh my…
One Door Opens One door opens, another shuts behind One sun sets and anothe…
Orange-Coloured Sky I was walking along minding my business, when out of…
Outside of the Inside God never listened to Charlie Parker Charlie Parker lived i…
Painted Ladies It's a grey, grey morning, the rain it do fall I'm…
Patty Don Patty don't tell me one thing and change your mind We…
Pearly Jim My screenplay's on the block My Tuscan villa's in hock To …
Persuasion You and I, tempted by the promise of a different…
Pharaoh Pharaoh he sits in his tower of steel The dogs of…
Pony in the Stable You’re messing with my mind You’re thrilling me but killing…
Poor Ditching Boy Was there ever a winter so cold and so sad The…
Poppy-Red Out in the desert there's a soldier lying dead Vultures pec…
Precious One Precious one, precious one Thought you stood so sweet upon y…
Pride What would you do if I pricked your balloon? Would you…
Psycho Street A man sits down to write a letter, But instead…
Push and Shove Well people get love all wrong But we know how to…
Put It There Pal Old friend, it's been so long, and it's been so…
Put Your Trust In Me Oh, my hand shakes steady and my words are sweet And…
Razor Dance After the death of a thousand kisses Comes the catacomb of…
Read About Love Asked my daddy when I was thirteen "Daddy, can you tell…
Reckless Kind Here we stand in sheets of rain Parting ways, loved in…
Remember O Thou Man Remember, O thou man, O thou man, O thou man, Remember O…
Ride In Your Slipstream I ride in your slipstream I wear your reflection I echo your…
Roll Over Vaughn Williams Gentle ladies, gentleman Waiting 'till the dance begins Care…
Row Feel that sting across your back and row, boys, row Don’t…
Row, Boys, Row Feel that sting across your back and Row, Boys, Row Don't…
Salford Sunday Salford Sunday Skies are weeping Dawn is creeping Through…
Sally B Sally B, oh Sally B You make my heart flutter Will you…
Sam Hall Now my name is Samuel Hall, Samuel Hall, Samuel Hall…
Sam Jones Me name is Sam Jones and it's bones me occupation Chuck…
Saving the Good Stuff For You I've seen trouble from every direction My old head is pepper…
See My Friends (Ray Davies) See my friends, See my friends, Playin' …
Shaking The Gates If angels are real then who needs dreams? I think I'll…
Shaky Nancy (Chorus) Here she comes and there she goes Nothing on her …
Shane And Dixie Shane and Dixie they were two-bit crooks They wanted to be…
She May Call You Up Tonight Martin Caro-Brown I've been telling lines I never knew …
She Never Could Resist A Winding Road In the old cold embers of the year When joy and…
She Said It Was Destiny Is this the togetherness, she meant so rosy I thought we'd…
She Sang Angels to Rest She charmed me from my cocoon She eclipsed the sun and…
She Steers By Lightning She's telling me she don't need headlights She's telling me …
She Twists the Knife Again I keep my nose clean, I keep my speech plain I…
Shenandoah Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you Look away, you…
Shine on Love When I was a boy I was nobody's joy I was guilty…
Shoot Out The Lights In the dark, who can see his face? In the dark,…
Should I Betray Should I betray you to Charlene? She doesn't know the things…
Sibella Oh some girls hold the ace, the deuce, the trey X-ray…
Sidney Wells Sidney Wells he drove the country North to South On the…
Sights and Sounds of London Town Oh Gillian she's a Doncaster lass Trains it down on the…
Sloth (Chorus) Just a roll, just a roll Just a roll on your…
Small Town Romance Small town romance Back seat for a bed Nothings must be wh…
Sneaky Boy Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy Thought you were one of us One of…
So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo So ben mi ch' à bon tempo Al so ma…
Stony Ground Old Man Morris got it bad last week Fell for the…
Straight and Narrow She walks the straight and narrow She does what the Good…
Strange Affair This is a strange affair The time has come to travel…
Streets Of Paradise The tears fall down like whisky The tears fall down like…
Stuck on the Treadmill The money goes out, the bills come in Round and round…
Stumble On No easy way to say, it's over now And I don't…
Sumer is Icumen In Summer has come in Sing loudly, cuckoo! Seed grows and mea…
Sunset Song With you or without you, love, I must be moving Never…
Take Care the Road You Choose If I ever get out of these shoes And I shrug…
Taking My Business Elsewhere If she's not here by now Then I guess she's not…
Tear Stained Letter It was three in the morning when she took me…
Tempted (Glenn Tilbrook-Chris Difford) I bought a toothbrush, som…
That's All Amen Close The Door That's all, that's all there was Say amen, close the door Sh…
The Angels Took My Racehorse Away Well, the angels came to see me today Said "We've taken…
The Ballad of Easy Rider The river flows, it flows to the sea Wherever that river…
The Boys of Mutton Street Strolling down on Mutton Street The moon is peeping through …
The Calvary Cross I was under the Calvary Cross The pale-faced lady she said…
The Dark End Of The Street At the dark end of the street That's where we…
The Dog In You It's not love that you're looking for It's not love that…
The Egypt Room Thompson Now Hobnail Kelly and the Beefcake Kid Just rol…
The End Of The Rainbow I feel for you, you little horror Safe at your mother's…
The Ghost Of You walks If that was our goodbye kiss Seems a habit too good…
The Great Valerio High up above the crowd The great Valerio is walking The r…
The Hand Of Kindness Well I wove the rope and I picked the spot Well…
The Lady Is a Tramp She gets too hungry, for dinner at eight She loves the…
The Little Beggar Girl I'm just a little beggar girl and Sally is my…
The Money Shuffle I love kittens and little babies Can't you see that's the…
The New St George The time has come for action Leave your satisfaction Can't…
The Old Changing Way I'm Darby the tinker and my brother is Tam We go…
The Outside Of The Inside God never listened to Charlie Parker Charlie Parker lived in…
The Poor Ditching Boy Was there ever a winter so cold and so sad The…
The Rattle Within Oh, holy man save you from a dance with the…
The Snow Goose Northern winds will cut you Northern girls will gut you Leav…
The Storm Won't Come I'm longing for a storm to blow through town And blow…
The Sun Never Shines On The Poor Thompson The urchins are writhing around in the mud Lik…
The Way That It Shows You're going to give yourself away One of these nights You…
the Wrong Heartbeat Don't think my love is something that you can play…
There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast Katisha: There is beauty in the bellow of the blast, There…
Things You Gave Me You gave so many things to remember you by Like a…
Time There's riders in this county They're taking heads for boun…
Time to Ring Some Changes This old house is a-tumbling down The walls are gone but…
To Hang A Dream On Someone knocking at your front door Could be the one you're…
Together Again Together again My tears have stopped falling The long lone…
Too Late to Come Fishing When you were a vixen and I was a chump…
Traces Of My Love The songbird sings so clear Like your voice upon my ear I…
Train Don't Leave She's sitting on the train, the train's gonna to leave Bags…
Trying What kind of breeze Do you think you are? You bend…
Turning Of The Tide How many boys, one night stands? How many lips, how many…
Twisted It's been raining for a long time and I can't…
Two Left Feet Oh two left feet, two left feet How can you dance…
Two-Faced Love Two-faced love will make me doubt my mind Two-faced love wil…
Uninhabited Man Only a misdirected dart At an unprotected heart I'm sure it …
Valerie Oh, Valerie, you give me heart attack Oh, Valerie, you put…
Walking On A Wire I hand you my ball and chain You just hand me…
Walking The Long Miles Home Oh, the last bus has gone Or maybe I'm wrong, it…
Walking Through A Wasted Land I'm walking through a wasted land Of soft sell concrete and…
Wall Of Death Let me ride on the Wall Of Death one more…
Waltzing Oh play me a blue song And fade down the…
Waltzing's For Dreamers Oh play me a blue song And fade down the…
Watch Me Go One day the monkey jumps aboard, one day the black…
We Sing Hallelujah A man is like a rusty wheel On a rusty cart He…
Wheely Down She womanly lay like the lay of the land The land…
When I Am Laid in Earth When I am laid, am laid in earth, may my…
When I Get To The Border Dirty people take what's mine I can leave them all behind Th…
When The Spell Is Broken When the spell is broken When the spell is broken How you…
When We Were Boys at School All he ever wanted to do was harm All he ever…
Where See the boys out walking The boys, they look so fine Dressed…
Where the Wind Don "Get in the car", she said and drive me into…
Where's Home I wish this life of twists and turns would end And…
Where's Your Heart Why so cool Why so tough You call all the shots You strut…
Why Must I Plead All your bitterness and lies Sting like tears in my eyes And…
Willy O' Winsbury A king has been a prisoner A prisoner long in Spain And…
Withered & Died This cruel country has driven me down Teased me and lied,…
Woman Or A Man I stepped on the dance floor feeling very cool I thought…
Woods of Darney I found your picture in a corporal's pocket His cold…
Word Unspoken Sight Unseen I must leave this tainted place Of slow and hidden pain By…
Wrong Heartbeat Don't think my love is something that you can play…
Yankee G.I. Joe put your gun away The sun is setting on…
You She came down the stairs in her cocktail dress She fell…
You Can't Reach Me I can reach you but you can't reach me Not a…
You Don Patty don’t tell me one thing and change your mind We…
You Don't Say I saw your old flame Walking down the street She's back in…
You Dream Too Much She came down the stairs in her cocktail dress She fell…