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