Blues after sunrise
The worst I’ve ever seen
Blues after sunrise
The worst I’ve ever seen

Blinds my eyes
Like the sun flashing bright
As it comes up over the trees
Blues after sunrise
I’m the worst I’ve ever been

Blues after sunrise
I’m the worst I’ve ever been
Damn the sunshine
Damn the dawn that brought to light
The truth about you and me

Blues after sunrise
Will it ever let me be?
Blues after sunrise
Will it ever let me be?
Blind my eyes
Erase my mind
Help me forget
just what it is I seen

Blues after sunrise
Bring the darkness down on me
Blues after sunrise
Bring the darkness down on me

I finally seen the light
And it’s blackened my mind
You silly woman,
Why you doin’ this to me?

One drop of God’s whiskey
One sip from that cup
One drop of God’s whiskey
Ooh, that would be enough
To soothe my dry, dry throat
When I’m all alone
Make me feel right at home
In this bag of bones
One drop of God’s whiskey
One sip from that cup

I had a shot of that other stuff
It only messed me up
Just a sip would soothe my
dry, dry throat
Warm my joints and bones too
I’d dance you all a holy jig
I’d sing a song for you

Do be do do be do do be do . . .

One drop of God’s whiskey
Fill me up to the brim
One drop of God’s whiskey
Just a nip for ol’ Jim
I’m a heaping helping of your Holy Love
Watch me stumble down the street
With one drop of God’s whiskey
I spill a jug of love on all I meet

Halle, Halle, Halleluljah

Sun shinin’ I don’t care
Let the damn thing shine anywhere
I’m blue without you
Rain fallin’ all the time
In my heart and in my mind
I’m blue without you
I’m in the mood
I’m in the mood for you

Now tell me what I’m supposed to do
Without you I’m blue
You left me way too soon
I just can’t shake this lowdown tune

I’m blue without you
I keep hearing you knock upon my door
Won’t you come and see me
Just once more
I’m blue without you
I’m in the mood
I’m in the mood for you

Now tell me what I’m supposed to do
Without you I’m blue
We’ve got forever. I’m such a fool

It’s over too soon and that’s the truth
I’m blue without you
One song won’t say it all
A hundred songs won’t bring you back

That’s all
I’m blue without you
I’m in the mood
I’m in the mood for you

Now tell me what I’m supposed to do
Without you I’m blue
I’ve got those black cloud, broken hearted,
Deep down, sad and lonely blues

Hey sweet darlin’, come to me
You had bad day, baby, I can see
Lay your weary head on me
Come on darling you can trust in me

When those blues come your way
When the tears start rollin’ down your face
I am here forever and today
Just look my way, and I’ll be there

Some folks are fun
While the good times roll
Some love you good
While you got a bankroll
I’ll love you honey,
No matter how the dice roll
I’m all in with a grin,
That’s how my love goes

When those blues come your way
When the tears start
rollin’ down your face
I am here forever and today
Just look my way, and I’ll be there

If the coldwind blows, if the snow flies,
If the sun beat down, if the crops all die,
No need to worry or wonder why
I’m right here, baby, by your side
When those blues come your way
When the tears start rollin’ down your face
I am here forever and today
Just look my way, and I’ll be there

So this is what it feels like to finally be free
I gotta thank you girl for helping me see
‘Cause now it’s smooth and easy
All bright and breezy
It’s ooo-ee
Losing you is such a load off my mind

You took me in when
I was lonesome and low
You called me sugar then
You spent all my dough
Then you wanted more
But I was poor
Man, that was ooo-ee
Losing you is such a load off my mind

I must admit you got inside of my head
I felt dirty
Unworthy
I wished I was dead
But look, I cut the thread
Hear what I said
I said, ooo-ee
Losing you is such a load off my mind

Now the next time
I feel all lonesome and low
I might be tempted to come knock on your door
But now I know you
And I’m not confused
Yeah, I’m all ooo-ee
Losing you is such a load off my mind

I said to my baby last Saturday night,
“I’m feelin’ down. I’m just not right
I don’t want this to end
I don’t want this to go.”

She said, “I hear you baby,
I know what you mean.
Nobody wants to leave this crazy scene.
But let me tell you honey,
That’s just how it goes.”

Everybody’s working
Everybody’s working
Everybody’s working
Ain’t nothin’ to fear, it just is what it is
Everybody’s working the graveyard shift
Everybody’s working the graveyard shift

I said to my baby,
“Won’t you pour me a drink.
I gotta sit down, sit down and think.
I don’t want me to end.
I don’t want me to go.”
She said, “I hear you baby,
Let me show you the way.
Your body will return to the earth and clay.
But that’s just the end of the song,
It ain’t the end of the show.”

Everybody’s working
Everybody’s working
Everybody’s working
It’s real simple. Goes something like this
I’m gonna show you how to work
The graveyard shift
Show you how to work
The graveyard shift

You move to the left.
You shake your bones
You move to the right.
Let your cares go
You turn around easy
On your way back home
Step right on through
I think you got it now
I told you that there ain’t no trick
You ain’t never danced
‘Til you danced like this

Everybody’s working
The graveyard shift
Everybody’s working
The graveyard shift

I said, “Why do we have to say
Goodbye to all we love
Along the way?
I got a question. I gotta know.”
She said, “Some stories are told.
Some stories are sold.
Some will make you pay
Your weight in guilt and gold.
Be still and let the
Truth unfold.”

Everybody’s working
Everybody’s working
Everybody’s working
This ain’t no con
This ain’t no grift
Everybody’s working
The graveyard shift
Everybody’s working
The graveyard shift

There’s a sacredness to all of this
To all that was and all that is
To you and me and
All that’s far and near
And one fine day, I’ll have to go
And another day you will follow
We can keep on dancing,
But we can’t stay here

Everybody’s working
Everybody’s working
Everybody’s working
Come on don’t dance like a stiff
Everybody’s working
The graveyard shift
Everybody’s working
The graveyard shift

Are you still with me?
Do you catch my drift?
Everybody’s working
The graveyard shift
Everybody’s working
The graveyard shift

You oughta think it over
Try doin’ what I told you
Before she walks away
Benjamin Mosher
You know you’re only gettin’ older
C’mon be a little bolder
Before she walks away

C’mon Benny take my advice
Don’t hesitate, just roll the dice
Tell her how you feel
Your last chicky was cold as ice
You know Lena Belle she’s
Gonna treat you nice
She’s hungry for a love that’s real

Benjamin Mosher
You oughta think it over
Try doin’ what I told you
Before she walks away

Benjamin Mosher
You know you’re only gettin’ older
C’mon be a little bolder
Before she walks away

A woman like Lena Belle she won’t last
Some other cat’ll slide in and woo her fast
He’ll offer her a real good deal
So c’mon Benny, you know the ropes
Why leave her to some other dope
Come on you know you want
A love that’s real

Benjamin Mosher
You oughta think it over
Try doin’ what I told you
Before she walks away
Benjamin Mosher
You know you’re only gettin’ older
C’mon be a little bolder
Before she walks away

Give me just another day
I’m afraid she’ll send me away
I couldn’t bear to fall
If I tell her, what if she don’t
Love me at all?

Are you a fighter or a lover?
Ask your sister or your brother
They’ll say you might be
Neither one nor the other
You keep it all cleverly concealed
So tell me Benny, how’s this story end?

Is it another tale of what could have been?
C’mon, you know you want a
Love that’s real

Benjamin Mosher
You oughta think it over
Try doin’ what I told you
Before she walks away
Benjamin Mosher
You know you’re only gettin’ older
C’mon be a little bolder
Before she walks away

Don’t need no mojo hand or a chicken bone
I know you’re gonna be there
When I come home
Don’t need no photograph or a lock of hair
When I need you I know you’ll be there

Now won’t you say you’re all mine?
Say you’re all mine
Now won’t you say you’re all mine?
Say you’re all mine

Some really never know and
Wonder if it’s true
But I know you’ll never leave me blue
Some lovers leave you guessin’ all the time
But you lay it down for me every time

Now won’t you say you’re all mine
Say you’re all mine
Now won’t you say
you’re all mine
Say you’re all mine

Now cross my heart and hope to die
You got me girl till the end of time
I love you once. I love you twice
You love me crazy. You love me nice

Now won’t you say you’re all mine
Say you’re all mine
Now won’t you say
you’re all mine
Say you’re all mine

Sing this song with me
If you know how I feel
I feel like a fool
I fell in love with you
You took my breath away
And you know I won’t change
What else can I do?

She’s the kind of girl you meet
Who knocks you off your feet
You’d dig for diamonds in a mine
If it meant you could sleep
Beside her through the night
You took my breath away
You know I won’t change
What else can I do?

Hey baby, give me a clue
I found my treasure
Have you found it too?
Am I the one you’ve been looking for?
Am I the one for you?
Tell me baby is it true
That you love me, that you love me too
Tell me baby is it true
That you love me, love me,
Love me, love me too

Like a pilgrim after miles
Of desert’s dusty trials
I kneel before you
I’m singing this song to you
You took my breath away
You know I won’t change
What else can I do?

Hey baby, give me a clue
I found my treasure
Have you found it too?
Am I the one you’ve been looking for?
Am I the one for you?
Tell me baby is it true
That you love me, that you love me too
Tell me baby is it true
That you love me, love me,
Love me, love me too

I got me a pretty girl
She whistles when I walk by
I got me a pretty girl
She whistles when I walk by
I try to come up with a brand new dance
Damn near every time

I got a ring for your finger
You get a ribbon for your hair
I got a ring for your finger
You get a ribbon for your hair
I drank some whiskey with your Papa
He gave his blessing then and there

I will work in the graveyard
Plantin’ flowers and diggin’ holes
Yeah, I will work in the graveyard
Plantin’ flowers and diggin’ holes
I’ll be singin’ while I diggin’
Lullabies for the sleeping souls

Sleep, sleep, sleep, rest your weary soul
Close your eyes sleepy head
I’ll keep you safe. I’ll keep you warm
Dream happy dreams ‘til
The good Lord bring you home

Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
But if I die before I wake
Send me back for heaven’s sake
‘Cause I want to spend every day
With my pretty girl and her pretty ways

Diggity diggity diggity dum,
Look out woman here I come
Diggity diggity diggity doo,
Watch out woman comin’ after you
Jig jag jug and a jigga ma jole,
That’s all there is and there ain’t no more

I don’t know about you. Only know about me
And even then . . . it’s confusing
When what’s goin’ down gets the best of me
Come on, come on, come on, before it’s too late
Come on, come on, come on, now don’t hesitate
Before I’m dead and gone
I’m gonna learn to sing this song
And I want you all to sing along

I hurt you. You hurt me
Now how we wanna be? What’s our legacy?
Let’s show the children
Here’s how we make peace
Come on, come on, come on, before it’s too late
Come on, come on, come on, now don’t hesitate
Now before I’m dead and gone
I’m gonna learn to sing this song
And I want you all to sing along

Shake. Shake it off
Whatever gets you down
Let it drift onto the ground
And let it blow away. Let it blow away
Let it blow away
‘Cause everything is all right
Everything is all
right. Everything is all right
Everything is all right
I wanna hear my sisters sing with me
I wanna hear my brothers sing with me
I wanna hear my mothers sing with me
I wanna hear my fathers sing with me

We’re gonna love one another
Love one another
We can learn how to love one another
Love, love, love, yeah
Love, love, love, all right

Don’t know about you
Only know about me
And I know I can choose how I’m gonna be
So whatever’s goin’ down

You can get the best from me
Come on, come on, come on, before it’s too late
Come on, come on, come on, now don’t hesitate
Now before I’m dead and gone
I’m gonna learn to sing this song
And I want you all to sing along

Good morning little baby
Good morning little baby
Good morning little baby
Open your eyes
See the sunshine
Yesterday’s sorrow has past
A new day has come at last
And the sun shines
So open your eyes
See the love in mine
I love you

Good morning little baby
Good morning little baby
Good morning little baby
Give me a smile
I’m glad to see you
We weathered the storm
And now we’re safe and warm
And the sun shines
So give me a smile
Let me hold you a while
I love you