Friday, December 11, 2015


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