Dedicated to my wife for 52 years

                 JUST YOU AND ME

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

April 2012

Take me down to the ocean

  Put me on that big ship

Send me out to sea

  But don't forget me

Because I will catch me a ride

  On a big fish and before you know

I will be back with you

  So we can live our whole life through

Because you're the one

  With whom I wanna be

Just you and me

  Just you and me

You can take me down to that old airport

  And put me on that super-liner plane

Send me to that wild blue

  But don't forget me

I'll catch a big, flying bird

  And I'll be back with you

So we can live our whole life through

Because you're the one

  With whom I wanna be

Just you and me

  Just you and me

You can take me down to the old railroad yard

  Put me on that old cannon ball headin' south

But don't forget me

  Because I Will catch "Old 97" headin' north

And, before you know

  I will be back with you

So we can live our whole life through

Because you're the one

  With whom I wanna be

Just you and me

  Just you and me

You can tie me to a horse

  And run me out of town

But don't forget me

  Because that old horse won't go too far

Before he turns around

  Then I'll be back with you

So we can live our whole life through

Because you're the one

  With whom I wanna be

Just you and me

  Just you and me

So don't send me away

  Because no matter what you see

You can't get rid of me

  So don't forget me

'Cause I'll always be with you

  So we can live our whole life through

Because you're the one

  With whom I wanna be

Just you and me

  Just you and me

Just you and me!

                    China and Chyna Marie

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach FL

October 2012

Hey Levon, just you and me and Chyna Marie

  Are going to fly away to the great China Sea

Because I'm the great arctic snow butterfly

  And I know how to fly real high

When we get to the China Sea

  Then we will fly into beautiful China...

                         ,,,just us three

And we will land on the Great Wall

  We got to be careful so we don't fall

Then we will ride bicycles

  To see your Nana and your Grandpa

Because I'm the great arctic snow butterfly

  And I can fly real high

We will all eat a big cherry pie

  And we will pound on the really big Chinese gong

And play Chinese music all day long

  Then we will say goodbye

And fly away into the sky

  We will fly back home to Okeechobee

Just Levon and me and you, Chyna Marie

  We'll show Daddy and Mommy

How good we can be

  Because I'm the great arctic snow butterfly

And I can fly real high

              Searching

Riley Lincoln

WPB

Nov 2014

At midnight with the stars and moon your only light

  Have you ever walked out into the ocean

With a warm breeze blowing you out to sea

  Looking with your heart

For someone you know is far apart

At midnight with the stars and moon your only light

  Have you ever skied down a mountain slope

Searching every snowbank in sight

  Looking in the shadows of the night

For someone there just might

At midnight with the stars and moon your only light

  Have you ever wandered into a forest

With the wind howling all around

  And giant ferns and wildflowers covering all the ground

Your heart looking behind each tree

   Hoping there is someone to see

At midnight with the moon and stars your only light

  Have you ever walked barefoot

Across the hot shifting, drifting desert sands

  Under the moon behind a sand dune

Hoping for someone soon

At midnight with the moon and stars your only light

  Have you ever flown a sky glider

Thru the whispery clouds with no sound

  Looking thru each cloud for anyone to be found

Do you still remember what I told you

  Way back in year '02

That I will always keep searching for you

  Because my love for you is true

So some night at midnight under the stars and moonlight

  I will find you and hold you real tight

                                           Your Man

  

                    Me and You

Riley Lincoln Sr.

WPB

Dec 2012

Who put the snow on the mountain

  Who put the grass on the hills

Who put the fish in the ocean

  And who introduced me to you

Who put the stars in the sky

  Who makes the moon shine down

Who drops the raindrops all around

  And who introduced me to you

Who makes the beautiful rainbows in the sky

  Who makes the pretty clouds float by

Who makes our beautiful angels fly

  And who introduced me to you, and why

Who makes the wind blow

  Who makes the pretty snow

Who makes the ice freeze

  Who makes a warm summer breeze

Who puts the pelicans in the bay

  Who makes winter go away

Now he is making us say "good-bye"

  But soon we will get to hold hands and figure out why

While the pure white doves will fly by

  Because we are going to be together

In the sweet bye and bye

                  see you soon

                -----Your man

               HUEYTOWN

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FLdd

May 2012

I wanna go back to Hueytown

  I wanna go back and just hang aroun-d

Hueytown is where I belong

  I wanna go back to Hueytown

If you get a chance, head on down

  The tuna pink is all aroun-d

The finest is in Hueytown

  You can sleep right on the groun-d

What a beautiful place, it's called "Hueytown"

I wanna go back to Hueytown

  I wanna go back and just hang aroun-d

Hueytown is where I belong

  I wanna go down to Hueytown

If you got no wheels

  Go on down to the railroad track

Catch the old south boun-d

  Come on down to Hueytown

You're never gonna wanna go back

  That old meow is all aroun-d

You're gonna love old Hueytown

I wanna go back to Hueytown

  I wanna go back and just hang aroun-d

Hueytown is where I belong

  I wanna go down to Hueytown

When you get tired of roamin' aroun-d

  You better head for Hueytown

Even got some of that very fine, wild, black cat

  Out of this world, better come on down

Take that lost highway to Hueytown

I wanna go back to Hueytown

  I wanna go back and just hang aroun-d

Hueytown is where I belong

  I wanna go down to Hueytown

If you like the real soun-d

  Then come on down to Hueytown

It has the best sound from all aroun-d

  Also, the best Kitty Kat that can be foun-d

So come on down to Hueytown

I wanna go back to Hueytown

  I wanna go back and just hang aroun-d

Hueytown is where I belong

  I wanna go down to Hueytown

    SEE YOU IN HUEYTOWN !!

             She's Gone Away Blues

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

July 2012

She don't belong to you

  She don't belong to you

You can't hold here real tight

  You can't hold her real tight tonight

She's in another man's arms

  And he is holding her real tight

You can't hold her real tight tonight

  She's gone away

She's gone away

  She won't be back another day

She's gone away to stay

  You have lost your play

She's gone real far away

A little man wearing a big hat took her away

  He was big and fat in a little hat

And he took her away

  I think they're heading for Santa Fe

She don't belong to you anymore

  She don't belong to you anymore

She wasn't the sharpest spoon in the drawer

  But she was your spoon

No more hugging under the moon

  She's gone away

She's gone away

  Like the big bird in the sky

She flew away

She's nesting in someone else's nest tonight

  She's in someone else's nest

The fat man's holding her real tight

  Under that vampire moon tonight

She's not yours anymore

  She's gone away

She's not yours anymore

  She's gone away with a little man in a big hat

And he's wearing a big money belt

  That makes him look fat

She's gone away

Note: Big money belts always win

  

Honoring Bob Dylan's C.D. "Tempest"

                  THE LONESOME BLUES TRAIN

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

Sept 2012

Listen to that lonesome blues whistle blowing

  It says this train is going

It's eating up the track

  Listen to that lonesome blues whistle blowing

You know where the train is going

  And she's never coming back

You can't go down the track

  And bring her back

There ain't no track

  And she's never coming back

That old train is whistling the blues

  Blues that are only meant for you

Look down at the ties

  Look down at the track

She ain't never coming back

  Learn about the blues

They were made special for you

  You've dug your hole

This is where you're gonna go

  If you can't forget that "ho"

It's not about right or wrong

  It's not about this song

It's about sometimes you gotta pay the price

  Being true won't stop the train

The whole world's insane

  You're on the insane train

Going across the plain

Listen to that lonesome blues whistle blow

  And think of the "Ho"

What does this mean

  Don't ride the lonesome blues train

Try taking  the bus, save your soul

  Do some rock and roll

This ain't the end

  The beginning's the end

The middle is where it all began

  The middle is always the end

That's where it all begins

Take the rock and roll blues train

  It will stop you from going insane

Then stand a long time in the rain

  Feel that blues train rain

It will change your brain

  Remember to stay in the right lane

The left lane gets all the rain

Blues whistles and blues trains will make you insane

                    Stay out of the rain

True original birthday songs

                             The Bear

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

July 2012

BIRTHDAY PARTY ONE

It's my first birthday party

  And I'm going to invite the bear

The bear came in through the door

  Beautiful brown hair aflow

He walked over to the table

  Then ate the whole cake

And ate all the frosting too

  Then the bear ate the chair

The bear ate the whole chair

  This was a bad bear

BIRTHDAY PARTY TWO

It's my second birthday party

  And I'm going to invite the bear

The bear came in through the door

  Beautiful brown hair aflow

He walked over to the table

  Then ate the whole cake

And ate all the frosting too

  Then the bear ate the chair

The bear ate the whole chair

  This was a bad bear

BIRTHDAY PARTIES THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX

repeat refrain

                  42nd Street

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

May 2012

Thrills, chills, hundred dollar bills

  Bright neon lights

Things are right

  On 42nd Street tonight

Stars start to come into sight

  And there will be plenty of

Falling stars tonight

  You can feel the pulse of 42nd Street

Pounding through your body

  From your head down to your feet

The sparkle in her eyes

  As the white powder flies

The love that 42nd Street shows

  As long as the dollar bills flow

Along about daylight

  The devil will come and

Pick up all the trash

  Then the beautiful sun will shine down

As 42nd Street starts getting

  Ready for another round

Winter is coming soon to 42nd Street

  It will be cold, snow and sleet

But it will be hot inside on 42nd Street

  Hustlers, drifters, and grifters will be waiting inside

They will talk, whisper, slap you on the back

  And soon your hundred dollar bills they will find

Then you will be thrown out on the street

  There will be plenty of snow, wind, cold and sleet

Oh, how beautiful it is on 42nd Street

  If I were you, friend

I would take the old 42nd Street advice

  Go home, never come back

You are a little slack

(written for all 42nd Street players)

  

Draft

           Broken Down Trucker's Blues

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

July 2012

(Sing in sorrowful voice)

I'm broken down south of Memphis

  And won't be home tonight

Got the old trucker's blues

  And that's just not right

(regular voice)

Gonna coast into that old roadhouse

  Gonna find that man who can turn the wrenches tight

(sorrowful)

I'm broken down south of Memphis

  And won't be home tonight

Got the old trucker's blues

  And that's just not right

(regular)

Walked through the door, what a beautiful sght

  She had blond hair, blue eyes

And her skirt was up high and real tight

  She whispered in my ear, "I wanna be yours tonight"

(happy)

Oh-h-h I'm broken down south of Memphis

  And won't be home tonight

Got those broken down trucker's blues

  And that's just not right

(regular)

I walked further down the bar

  And there was the most beautiful girl by far

She was wearing short shorts, a beautiful brunette

  She whispered in my ear "for you I'd be easy to get"

(happy)

Oh-h-h I'm broken down south of Memphis

  And won't be home tonight

Got those broken down trucker's blues

  And that's just not right

(regular)

Wandered down by the juke box in back

  She had on a tight dress, all in black

She had beautiful red hair

  She whispered in my ear, "I'll give you a ride

You won't find at the county fair"

(happy)

Oh-h-h I'm broken down south of Memphis

  And won't be home tonight

Got those broken down trucker's blues

  And that;s just not good news

(regular)

After three days in the roadhouse

  Searching for the man that would turn the wrench

I found him in the corner sittin; on a bench

  He said "I'll take a look" and walked out the door

In ten minutes he came back and said "Same as before

  ....You're out of fuel"

O-h-h I'm broken down south of Memphis

  But comin' home tonight.

           True Story of Rock & Roll in Detroit City

                                Rock & Roll

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

February 2015

The darkness settled over the city

  The bright lights came aglow

On the bandstand the band was hammering

  Out the sounds of old time rock & roll

At the bar whiskey and cocaine began to flow

  The crowd whooped it up

Then yelled for more

  A man carrying a bag of money

With a knife stuck in his back

  Walked in the door

Fell dead upon the dnce room floor

  A fat lady stood him up

And danced him off the dance floor

  Propped him up on a barstool

And walked the bag of money over

  To the bartender who was no fool

He was a little man, bug black 'stache

  Usually covered with drool

Some white powder too

  He whirled around and hollered

Drinks are on the house

  And let's start with that hooch

Up there on the top shelf

  And doubles for the band

And let's all go to rock & roll land

  The band out of Mobile

Was named "Aunt Flow"

  The band hit it hard and began to play

The building trembled

  "Aunt Flow" was flowin'

Rock & roll was rollin'

 

Every time the barkeep

  Hollered "Set 'em up on the house"

He would reach in the bag of money

  Transfer the money to the register

A man of honesty

  After about five or six hours

The bag of money went empty

  The barkeep looked around

Seeing the stiff propped up on the stool

  Is the only thing he found

The barman hollered "Throw him out!

  He ain't spent a cent all night

We don't allow brokes to take up space"

  Two big "heavies" came over, picked

The stiff up

  And threw him out into the street

A big eighteen-wheeler came by

  And ran over his feet

An old rusty car ran over his hand

  Smashed his wedding band

The sun was starting to come up

  Daylight was slowly coming to the city

Hookers were running so not to get

  Daylight on them, rats were close behind

"Aunt Flow" was heading for the door

  Rock & roll wasn't playin' any more

Another fun night in thye city

  Was passing by

But if you ever get a chance

  To hear the band "Aunt Flow"

They are a hell of a band

  Don't miss them

See you, gotta go

Rock & Roll

  

              For Cale and Riley -- Summer 2012

      Yesterday's Wind

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

September 2012

Yesterday's wind, yesterday's wind

  It can never be used again

You can't sail your boat

  On yesterday's wind

You can only sail on the winds of today

  Yesterday's wind pushed us smooth and fast

Today's winds are slow

  And make us think of the past

Yesterday's wind, yesterday's wind

  You can't sail on yesterday's wind

Today's wind will take you far away

  Yesterday's winds were another day

Yesterday's winds were for fun and play

  But yesterday's winds have gone away

And today's winds are not here to stay

  Tomorrow's winds will blow another way

Yesterday's winds, yesterday's winds

  Have all gone away

Sometimes it will be a lonesome wind

  And the sailboat will go adrift

You will wish you had yesterday's wind

  But you can't sail on yesterday's wind

Only the wind you have here today

  Will take you on your way

Blow, wind, blow -- blow, wind, blow

  Take me far away to another day

I don't need any of that lonesome wind

  Don't need that lonesome wind to blow

Today's wind will soon be yesterday's wind

  And tomorrow's wind will blow

One day it will be a cold wind

  The cold north wind will blow

You would think it's going to snow

Yesterday's wind, yesterday's wind

  Oh how I wish I could sail on yesterday's wind

Maybe tomorrow the Caribbean wind will blow

  Then we won't think of yesterday's wind no more

Yesterday's wind, yesterday's wind

  When you see the sand and plam trees

You will say 'This sailing is for me'

  But remember you can't sail on yesterday's wind

Yesterday's wind, yesterday's wind

                   HAPPY SAILING!

              Rock to the End

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach

undated

You can knock me to the ground

  Get your daddy's car and run me down

Or have the cops make me leave town

You can lie to me some more

  Or you can beg me for more

But I've been down the road before

I will not bend

  Let me under your skin

You gotta rock to the end

Gonna run up town

  Have a look around

'Cause I know that's where you can be found

Come on baby, just say yes

  Don't give up, don't try to guess

 Let's loosen that pretty dress

I will not bend

  Gonna get under your skin

Keep rockin' to the end

Under the starlight

  Baby, we'll be rockin' tonight

And the music's just right

Come on girl, tonight's the night

  Under a pale moonlight

If you're nice I just might

I will not bend

  I'm under your skin

We'll rock to the end

       R2

                    True Stories of The Yukon Territory

                                                (Circa 1900)

Loneliness-Wikipedia - - Loneliness is an unpleasant feeling in which a person feels a strong sense of emptiness and solitude resulting from inadequate levels of social relationships.

                       Loneliness in The Yukon

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, Fla

February 2012

In the darkness of a cold Yukon night

  With the moon only half bright

Your body shaking with the cold and fright

  All you can see is the snow

And the Northern Lights all aglow

  The brightness of the Northern Lights

Make the mountains look liker

  They are dancing in delight

You really believe there is gold

  But the lonliness you feel

Makes you wonder why

  Your soul you have sold

Is the loneliness from a half-bright moon

  Really worth nuggets of gold

If only a wolf would howl

  Into the cold, cold night

Maybe it would help maker things right

  The loneliness has a grip on my soul

It's making me forget my real goal

  I'm packed in the snow

The wind is starting to blow

  Temperature's more than twenty below

The only warmth I have left is in my heart

  Is for the lady I love so much

Down in Plumtree in the state of Tennessee......

If only my dad, Sam McGee

  Hadn't left that map

Laying around for me to see...

I knew the map I should not read

  Then I discovered my father had taken the lead

Now the map and thoughts of gold

  Are burned into my brain

When I think of it

  I feel I'm going insane

When I go to sleep at night

  And when the north wind blows just right

I hear the Yukon calling me

  I left my girl and went to see

To find my gold and bring it back to Tennessee.

This is where the big wind blows

  Colder than man knows

This is where the big gold grows

  Through over a thousand miles of mountains and snow

Pine trees and woe

  

Now the great white silence 

  Is getting to me

I don't think I have the will in my soul

  To go anymore

Now here I am buried in the snow

  As lonely and cold as a man can be

Instead of being warm with my woman

  In Plumtree, down in the state of Tennessee

The curse of this terrible, beautiful place

  The illusion of gold

Laying around on te ground

  It may have just been a dream

Maybe it was just to break men's will

  Break it 'til it could not

Be broke no more

  I'll never get back to Plumtree

With my loved one to be

  

My time has come, Dad, I'm through

  I will try to find the barge on Lake LaMarge

So I can be warm with you

Note: Thank You Robert W. Service

              1874-1958

    for your fine writing of

"The Cremation of Sam McGee"

           Your Friend, Riley

                 Our Love

Riley Lincoln 

WPB FL

(undated)

We can build a bridge and burn it down

  We can grow a garden and eat from the ground

We can pick up shells and listen to the sound

Just want to take our time

  When we drink the midnight wine

Forever you'll be mine

Hold me right now, never let go

  Together through this life we'll take it slow

It doesn't get better than this, I know

We can walk love's path by a pale moonlight

  We can search the horizon for a songbird in flight

Close my eyes and think of our love, soft as a clear night

Please slow down time and make it last

  So we can make every day better than the last

When we love time goes by much too fast

When the midnight train in whining low

  It's you I dream of when the cars go by so slow

And when you're away I feel your love-light glow

And when my life is near the end

  I'll think of you as my closest friend

And wish this day would never end

I'll look deep into your eyes

  And know your love made me wise

We shared so much love there could be no lies

          R2

                Hurricane Muff

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

Nov 2012

There will be no stars tonight

  "Hurricane Muff" is on its flight

It's gonna come and get here around midnight

  "Hurricane "uff" is coming tonight

"Hurricane Muff" is real mean

  Meaner than any hurricane we've ever seen

"Hurricane Muff" is a "Cat B" or more

  So you better lock your door

The palm trees better pack up and run

  Because for a ferw days there will be no sun

The pretty flowers better go back in the ground

  The big bad winds will swirl all around

You better get some rope and stakes

  And tie your house down

You better get lots of long nails

  Nail your roof down all around

Because "Hurricane Muff" is coming to town

  When it gets done your town won't be found

And the full moon will bring areal surprise

  The tide and the water will really rise

                   OFFICIAL END

(Bonus)

She just broke down the door

  She is more beautiful than before

Six foot four, blond hair, blue eyes

  Wanted to know if I wanted more

I said "Hurricane Muff,

  I'll take all I can score!"

                        Farewell Sail

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

July 2012

Gonna go down to the river tonight

  Gonna build me a sailboat in the moonlight

Gonna say "farewell" and sail out of sight

  Gonna go down to the river tonight

Gonna build me a sailboat

  When the sun comes up I'll be afloat

Will sail down the river to Mobile Bay

  Gonna sail to the little island far away

Gonna go down to the river tonight

  Gonna build me a sailboat in the moonlight

Gonna say "farewell" and sail out of sight

  Gonna go down to the River tonight

Gonna sail down around the "Keys"

  Gonna feel that warm Caribbean breeze

I'll wave at Cuber on the right

  Heading east in the beautiful moonlight

Gonna go down to the river tonight

  Gonna build me a sailboat in the moonlight

Gonna say "farewell" and sail out of sight

  Gonna go down to the river tonight

Gonna go where the ghosts of pirates roam

  Where the secrets of the Triangle are known

Where the falling stars fall

  And the stairway of moonbeams is open to all

Gonna go down to the river tonight

  Gonna build me a sailboat in the moonlight

Gonna say "farewell" and sail out of sight

  Gonna go down to the river tonight

Gonna go where the rainbows always end

  Where the moon shines bright every night

Where fireflies are forever bright

  And snow on the mountaintops is a beautiful sight

Gonna go down to the river tonight

  Gonna build me a sailboat in the moonlight

Gonna say "farewell" and sail out of sight

  Gonna go down to the river tonight

Gonna sail in the stars' light

  Heading to that little island in the night

Gonna get to the little island about midnight

  Sail up the little river out of sight

Gonna take my sailboat apart under the moonlight

  I won't need it any more

I have truly seen the light

  I'm in the promised land tonight

True Stories of the Great Northwest

                            Best Friend

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach

December 2011

I was holding a pair of eights

  And a pair of Aces, "Dead Man's Hand"

The man across laid down three jacks

  He raked the pot into a big sack

I never will forget the grin on his face

  He laughed at my disgrace

I was left with not

  A cent in my poke

All I had left was "Old Rounder"

  My best and only friend, a horse

Me and Rounder have been 

  Together over many of year

Having a horse as your

  Best friend is very dear

We go caught in the

  "Great Winter of The North"

I had no money to feed my horse

  "Old Rounder", my only friend

There was no one to get a lend

  Times looked bad for

Old Rounder and me

  It was snowing so hard we couldn't see

I ran into a stranger

  Who said take your horse

To the auction man, sell him

  And they will feed him

Catch the train over the mountains

  And down to the valley

And there will be lots of green

  It's hard tto sell your best friend

But I didn't want to see him dead

  I handed a man the reins

Turned and walked away in shame

  Then another man hollered t me

He said the man who bought your horse

  Was the worst

Of any man around

  He won't feed your horse

He will let him freeze on the ground

  The train whistle blew

The conductor said "Last Call"

  "Last train out. Come all"

I got on board

  My tears froze as they

Slid down my face

  Through the snowflakes

I thought I saw Old Rounder

  Jump the fence

With my eyes half frozen

  I didn't know

So I just wished

  Wind and snow began to harder blow

I stood on the back of the train

  Looking back

Down the track

  Not a thing did I see

It seemed like a delerious dream to me

  It took three days and three nights

With the wind blurring our sight

  We finally reached the top

Of the frozen mountain

  The old train shuddered and shook

Started down the other side

  The speed was too great

I knew our fate

  It was too late

The train jumped the track

  It tumbled down the mountainside

Landed in the deep snow

  By the frozen river bank

I thought I had died

  I landed on my back

My legs I could not move

  I was getting ready to say

My "sinner's prayer"

  I couldn't believe what I seen

It was Old Rounder looking down at me

  He looked like a skeleton

He had hurt his knee

  He grabbed the sleeve of my coat

Started dragging me

  Down the frozen slope

Old Rounder slipped and fell

  But got up and ignored the hell

The icy wind kept blowing

  And it kept on snowing

I couldn't take any more

  I couldn't take it anymore

I passed out while being dragged

  Through the ice and snow

When I awoke I was

  In a field of flowers and grass

There were apple trees

  With the biggest apples

I ever did see

  And next to me was Old Rounder

He was eating a big apple

  And Old Rounder was plump

As he could be

  Most beautiful thing

I ever did see

  And he wanted to play

We ran through the flowers

  We ran through the valley of green

And played, ate big apples

  Ran through the stream

We stayed in the valley of green

  Ate apples, took dips in the stream

Me and Old Rounder

  Are living our dream

I hope you read all my words

  But most of all read between the lines

"Never leave a friend behind"

Note:  Read more true stories of the "Great Northwest" by Riley Lincoln.

                        To My Wife of 53 Years                           From Your Man

Riley Lincoln Sr.

West Palm Beach

Dec 12th, 2012

Darling, the afternoon sun is getting low in the sky

  The darkness is coming into our life

And soon we will have to say goodbye

  It's time for us to go back

To where our love began

  And not think about the end

Our love will be waiting for us

  As our new journey begins

The closer we get

  The happier we will be

The more family and friends we will see

  And of course our pets there will be

We will be happy with glee

  We will be together again, you will see

          The Great Big Arctic Snow Butterfly

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach FL

October 2012

Hi, I'm the great big arctic snow butterfly

  I'm flying down from Arctic Town

There's lots of snow falling all around

  I'm heading down to Okeechobee

Going down to see Chyna Marie

  Chyna Marie and me gonna sing some song

And pound on the big Chinese gong

  I'm going to give Chyna Marie

And Levon a ride in the sky

  Because I'm the great big giant arctic snow butterfly

We are going to soar real high

  Then we will go home and eat a cherry pie

Because I'm the great big giant arctic snow butterfly

We will fly to Grandfather's great jungle in West Palm Beach

  There's no place we can't reach

Because I'm the great big giant arctic snow butterfly

  And I can fly real high

We will hide in Grandfather's jungle

  And look at the stars in the sky

Then we will say goodbye

  And go home and eat another cherry pie

And pound the Chinese gong

  And dance all day long

THE GREAT BIG GIANT ARCTIC SNOW BUTTERFLY

                     Jake the Snake

Chyna Marie saw a little snake

  A bad man tried to hit the snake with a rake

Chyna Marie saved the snake

  Now it's her pet, his name is "Jake"

Sometimes she takes Jake the snake

  Down the lane to the lake

Jake the snake is a good snake

  They play in the lake

Then they go home and Chyna Marie starts to bake

  She bakes him a little cake

Chyna Marie loves Jake the snake

JAKE THE SNAKE

To:  CHYNA MARIE

From:  GRANDFATHER

 

         By the Book

Riley Lincoln

WPB FL

Sept 2012

Yo can't go anywhere

  If you go by the book

I'm not saying you gotta be a crook

  You just can't go anywhere

If you go by the book

Lying, cheating, and thieving

  Gotta be part of you life

You can't go anywhere

  If you go by the book

I'm not saying you gotta be a crook

  You just can't go anywhere

If you go by the book

Lying, cheating, and thieving

  Gotta be part of your life

You gotta know when to heist them

  Know when to drop them

And know how to treat them just right

  Know how to step away into the dark night

A hustler has got to be a little bright

  Gotta know when to avoid the fight

And when she's ready to take flight

  Then disappears into the nighyt

Remember, the score isn't the money

  It's the afterwards delight

When you tell her to put another log on the fire

  And tell her to raise her legs a little higher

This is what it's all about

You have the treasure for which many men have fought

  Because you learned

That you never win

  If you play by the book

I'm not saying don't be a crook

  I'm only saying you can win

If you go by  the book

    Shake Spear

    By the Book

                   Girl In the Tide

Riley Lincoln

WPB FL

August 2010

I was sitting, having a drink in the Oceanside bar

  Listening to the waves coming in from afar

The man behind the bar said high tide will be coming in soon

  Right on time--with a full moon

Then as the ocean's waves splashed at our feet

  The door opened, a beautiful woman walked in looking for a seat

It was almost as if she came in with the tide

  And I asked her to sit down by my side

Her eyes were as blue as the ocean

  And her hair was blond just like the ocean's sand

After a few drinksw I reached over, I touched her hand

  The feeling I got scared me to death...

It was like I could feel her every breath

She moved closer to me

  And it was plain to see

That she cared for me

  I never felt like this in all my life

Way back in my mind I thought "this is it,

  Maybe someday...my wife"

I ordered more drinks and we laughed

  As th night slipped away

My heart was beating so fast

  I did not know what to say

Then the man behind the bar said

  "the tide will be going out soon"

I looked out over the ocean and I saw no moon

  For some reason I felt she would be leaving soon

Suddenly she got up and ran out of the room

  She wasn't sitting next to me any more

She had run out of the door

  She was runningh toward ther ocean with the tide going out

Then I began to understand and I started to shout

  She ran into the ocean blue

The last words I was able to say were "I love you"

So my friends, if you are ever in the Oceanside bar

  And high tide comes in from afar

Look over in the corner of the bar

  You will see me sitting there looking at the door

Maybe she will come in one time more

                  Fate Explained

Part I  LIFE

  Many of man has believed in fate since man has come on this planet.  Fate stamps your date of death on you when you are born. For some it's  a short date, some longer, and some real long. However long you live, your way of life makes no difference.  It's Fate that decides your death when you are born.

Part II   LOVE

  Fate also stamps your love of someone else.  Your love affairs will be stamped with an end date when you first meet.  Some will be stamped a short time, some a long time, and some will be stamped forever.

Part III  BLUES

  Along with life and love comes the blues.  When you get the blues they are stamped with a date also.  Sometimes blues will last for a long time, sometimes a short time.  Blues are marked when they begin.  Fate will  decide when they end.

Part IV  SUMMARY

  Go ahead and enjoy life.  Have fun.  Fate has already taken care of your deathy.  Go ahead...fall in love again, and again, and again. Fate knows when to end.  When you get thr blues, don't worry. Fate is there...when it's time to end.

  So go ahead, enjoy life and have fun.  Fate will take care of you, it truly has your back.  So if you get somewhere and don't know how you got there...IT WAS FATE.

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

October 2012

                        The Ride (2012)

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach

Oct 2012

No headlights to be seen in front

  No headlights to be seen in back

Just you and me driving

  This old convertible

Down this dark road tonight

  Got the top down

And the stars are shining bright

  Got Dylan on the radio

Singing just so right

  Sneakin' out to see Chyna Marie

Will get our breakfast for free

  Then we w ill go out under  the tree

Watch the sun come up over the levee

  See beautiful Lake Okeechobee

Feel what it's like to be free

  See the sunbeams shine through the tree

And decide they are for just you and me

  Feel the breeze blow in off the lake

And feel why love is so great...

  ...our midnight ride

                 The Ride (1960)

No headlights to be seen in front

  No headlights to be seen in back

Just you and me driving

  This old convertible

Down the dark road tonight

  Got the top down

And the stars are shioning real bright

  Got Elvis on the radio

Singing songs just so right

  Going to see your Mom and Dad tonight

Killarney Lake under the moon is a pretty sight

  The sunrise we will see

Feel what it is like to be free

  See the sunbeams shine through the tree

And decide they are for just you and me

  Feel the breeze blow in off the lake

And feel why love is so great...

  ...our midnight ride