Best of Foghat Volume 2

Best of Foghat Volume 2

Ubangi Stomp
What A Shame
That'll Be The Day
Step Outside **
Dreamer
Take Me To The River **
I'll Be Standing By **
Fool For The City *

I Just Want To Make Love To You * **
Sweet Home Chicago
Somebody's Been Sleepin' In My Bed
Stranger In My Home Town
Live Now - Pay Later **
Slipped, Tripped, Fell In Love
That's What Love Can Do
All I Want For Christmas Is You

[ Album Credits ]

Lyrics in Brackets are Questionable

[ Album History ]

Ubangi Stomp
(2:46)
Underwood

Well I rocked over Italy, I rocked over Spain
I rocked to Memphis, it was all the same

'Til I rocked through Africa, I rolled off the ship
I seen them natives do a crazy lookin' skip

I parted the weeds and looked over the swamp
I seen them cats do the Ubangi stomp

Ubangi stomp, with a rock and roll
It beats anything that's ever been told
Ubangi stomp, Ubangi stomp
Well it's hit drives a cool cat wild

{Instrumental}

I looked up the chief, he invited me in
He said "hey big Jim's in, 'bout to begin"

[Grabbed a guitar] and picked up that beat
That crazy thing sent shivers to my feet

I rocked and I rolled, I skipped with a smile
I done a Ubangi stomp, Ubangi stomp, woo

{Instrumental}

Well we rocked all night and part of the day
Had a good rockin' time with [chicks all made]

I was makin' a time, I [get] it to go
Well the captain said, "son we gotta go"

I said "that's alright, go right ahead"
I do the Ubangi stomp 'til I rolled over dead

Ubangi stomp, rock and roll
It beats anything that's ever been told
A Ubangi stomp, Ubangi stomp
Well it's hit drives a cool cat wild

What A Shame
(3:54)
Rod Price - Knee Trembler Music - ASCAP

Room 57 in the midnight hour,
I'm fresh out of coffee and the cream turned sour.
I'm thinkin' 'bout the people I've been talkin' to,
Been here a long time and nobody knew.
Ain't it shame, ain't it a pity, the bluebird's gone from the windy city.

What a shame, what a shame,
What a shame, what a shame.

Good music on the radio,
A whole lotta people don't wanna know.
They say that black is black and white is white,
You can't cross over 'cause it don't seem right.
Ain't it shame, ain't it a pity, the bluebird's gone from the windy city.

What a shame, what a shame,
What a shame, what a shame.

{Rod - Solo}

Ain't it shame, ain't it a pity, the bluebird's gone from the windy city.

What a shame, what a shame,
What a shame, what a shame.

That'll Be The Day
(2:33)
Jerry Allison / Buddy Holly / Norman Petty - Melody Lane Music - BMI

Well that'll be the day when you say goodbye,
Yeah that'll be the day when you make me cry,
You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie,
'Cause that'll be the day when I die.

Well you give me all your lovin' and your turtle dovin',
All your hugs and kisses and your money too,
Well you know you love me baby,
But still you tell me maybe,
That some day, well I'll be through.

Yeah that'll be the day when you say goodbye,
Yeah that'll be the day when you make me cry,
You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie,
'Cause that'll be the day when I die.

{Rod - Solo}

When Cupid shot his dart, he shot it at your heart,
So if we ever part and I leave you,
You say you'll hold me and you, you tell me boldly,
That some day well I'll be through.

Yeah that'll be the day when you say goodbye,
Yeah that'll be the day when you make me cry,
You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie,
'Cause that'll be the day when I die.

Well, that'll be the day, yeah that'll be the day,
Mmmm that'll be the day.

That'll be the day, yeah that'll be the day,
Well that'll be the day.

That'll be the day

Step Outside
(3:12)**
Peverett / Price / Earl / Stevens - Knee Trembler Music, Inc - ASCAP

Got nowhere to go, you got nothin' to do,
Just killin' time, but it's killin' me too,
Too much sorrow and too many tears,
You've been lonely for too many years.

Step outside, take a ride,
Step outside, take a ride, whoa.

Lost all your money, now where are your friends?
You burned all your candles at too many ends.
Wasted your days, now they ain't worth a dime,
It's easy to see why you're blue all the time.

Step outside, take a ride,
Step outside, take a ride, yea.

{Rod - solo}
Woo!

Look out the window, what do you see?
People are living like you ought to be.
Forget the past girl, it's hard but it's right,
Loosen up baby, 'cause time's getting tight.

Step outside, take a ride,
Step outside, take a ride,
Step outside, take a ride,
You gotta step, you gotta step outside,
Step outside, take a ride, Loosen up baby,
Step outside, take a ride, You got, you gotta,
Step outside, take a ride,
Step outside, take a ride,
Step outside, take a ride
Step outside, take a ride...

Dreamer
(6:34)
Price / Peverett - Knee Trembler Music - ASCAP

I used to be a dreamer, I can't be that way no more,
I used to be a dreamer, I can't be that way no more,
Only time has proved me wrong,
You can't live on love alone when reality is far too strong.

Nightmare walkin', creepin' through the lonely nights,
Nightmare walkin', creepin' through the lonely nights,
I wake up with the rising sun,
Try to work away the days, keep my troubles on the run.
Nowhere to hide, nightmare ruin my life.

I wake up from my sleep, I got nightmares on my mind,
Walk around in circles to pass away the time,
I hear the bell tonin' and I see the mornin' light,
Pour myself a drink, but I lost my appetite,
I can't sleep at all, 'cause my dreams are all so bad,
When I get to thinkin' it's about to drive me mad.
See our love dyin' and my eyes begin to burn,
My mind is so confused, I don't know which way to turn.

Wake up with the rising sun,
Try to work away the days, keep my troubles on the run.
Nowhere to hide, nightmare ruin my life.

{Rod - Solo}

Time at last has proved you right,
Now my dreams are turnin' bad, it's the same thing every night.
Nowhere to hide, nightmare ruin my life.

{Instrumental}

Nightmare, ruin my life, yeah,
Nightmare, ruin my life,
Every hour, whoa, every night,
Hear the bell tonin', hear the bell tonin',
Nightmare, yeah, whoa, nightmare, drive me crazy,
Nightmare, yeah, nightmare, drive me out of my mind.

Take Me To The River
(3:23)**
Al Green / Mabon Hodges - Al Green Music / JEC Pub. - BMI

I don't know why I love you like I do
After all the things that you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I haven't seen why I should forget
I want to know, won't you tell me
I'd love to stay, yea yea

Take me to the river, wash me down
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground

I don't know why she treat me so bad
After all the things that we could've had
Love is a notion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I will never regret
I want to know, won't you tell me
I'd love to stay, I'd love to stay

Take me to the river, wash me down
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground

Hold me, love me, please me, squeeze me
Oh, 'til I can't, 'til I can't, 'til I can't, I can't take no more

Take me to the river, wash me down
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground

Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river

I'll Be Standing By
(3:47)**
Price / Peverett - Riff Bros. Music - ASCAP

Standing in the shadows
Waiting for your love light to shine on me
When you're lonely and the pain shows
Call me, I'll be right there to set you free

Walking down a dark road to loneliness
The night has no mercy
I feel a need in me I can't express

I'll be standing by
I'll be standing by
I'll be standing by

Come to me, when you're lonely
You need someone to love, let it be me
The way you love me and hold me
Made me realize how sweet love can be

Standing on a backstreet in the falling rain,
Cryin' for mercy, until you come to me and ease the pain

I'll be standing by
I'll be standing by
I'll be standing by

{Rod - Solo}

I'll be standing by
I'll be standing by
I'll be standing by

I'll be standing by
There'll be no need to cry
I'll be standing by

Fool For The City
(5:28)*
Peverett) - Knee Trembler Music - ASCAP

(Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Foghat)

Goin' to the city, got you on my mind,
Country sure is pretty, I'll leave it all behind,
This is my decision, I'm comin' home to stay this time, 'cause I'm a -

Fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city,
Fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city.

Breathin' all the clean air, sittin' in the sun,
When I get my train fare, I'll get up and run,
I'm ready for the city, air pollution here I come! 'Cause I'm a-

Fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city
Fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city

I'm like a fish out of water, I'm just a man in a hole,
The city lights turn my blues into gold.
I ain't no country boy, I'm just a homesick man,
I've gotta hit the grit just as fast as I can.

I'm tired of layin' back and hangin' around,
I'm gonna catch that train, Whoo! And I'll be city bound, Yeah!

{Rod Solo - verse, chorus}

I ain't no country boy, I'm just a homesick man,
I gotta hit the grit just as fast as I can.

I'll get off on Main street, step into the crowd,
Sidewalk under my feet, yeah, traffic's good and loud, whoa,
When I see my Inner City child, I'll be walkin' on a cloud. 'Cause I'm a-

Fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city,
Fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city.
I'm a fool, (fool for the city),
A fool for the city, (fool for the city).
I'm a fool, (fool for the city),
Fool for the city, yeah, (fool for the city).
Whoo!

I Just Want To Make Love To You
(3:50)* **
M. Dixon / W. Dixon - Arc Music Corp. - BMI

I don't want you, cook my bread,
I don't want you, make my bed,
I don't want you to be true,
I just wanna make love to you, yeah.

I don't want you, be no slave,
I don't want you ta' work all day,
I don't want you to be sad and blue,
I just wanna make love to you, yea.

{Rod - Solo}

I can tell by the way that ya' switch and walk,
I can see by the way that ya' baby talk,
I can tell by the way that ya' treat your man,
I can love you baby 'til I cry in shame.

I don't want you, wash my clothes,
I don't want you ta' keep a home,
I don't want your money too,
I just wanna make love to you, yeah.

{Instrumental}

I don't want you, be no slave,
I don't want you ta' work all day,
I don't want you to be true,
I just want to make love....

{Riffs}

I just want to make love to you

Sweet Home Chicago
(3:56)
Robert Johnson - Horoscope Music - BMI

Come on, baby don't you wanna go?
Oh come on, baby don't you wanna go?
Back to the same old place, to my sweet home Chicago.

One and one is two, two and two is four,
Love me baby now, love me slow.

Come on, baby don't you wanna go?
Back to the same old place, to my sweet home Chicago.

Two and two is four, four and four is eight,
Love me baby now, don't be late.

Come on, baby don't you wanna go?
Back to the same old place, to my sweet home Chicago
Oh take me there!

{Rod - Solo - 2 verses}
Whoo!

Love me baby, love me right, early in the morning, now, late at night.

Come on, baby don't you wanna go?
Back to the same old place, to my sweet home Chicago.

I believe, I believe my time ain't long,
I believe, I believe my time ain't long.
I've got to leave my baby, and break up my happy home

Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed
(3:43)
G. Johnson / G. Perry / A. Bond - Gold Forever Music - BMI

Fe Fi Fo Fum, I can feel the presence of someone,
Somebody been sleepin' in my bed,
Somebody been sittin' in my chair.

Cigarettes in the ash tray, and I don't even smoke.
Someone's been drinking my best booze, I can tell 'cause the seal is broke.
I left my bedroom slippers last night at the foot of my bed,
And now they're in my living room, and my bed was left unmade.

Somebody been sleepin' in my bed,
Somebody been sittin' in my chair.

They ate up all my food, and I don't stand for such.
Don't tell me it was a woman, 'cause a woman don't eat that much.
My brand new silk pajamas, they were balled up in a chair,
My mind ain't playin' tricks on me - help me! Is he's still here?

Somebody been sleepin' in my bed,
Somebody been sittin' in my chair.
Somebody!

Fe Fi Fo Fum - I can feel the presence of some, someone.

{Rod/Alto Reed - Solo}

Somebody been sleepin' in my bed,
Somebody been sittin' in my chair, yeah.
Somebody been sleepin' in my bed, oh,
Somebody been sittin' in my chair.
Somebody, somebody.

{Rod - Solo}

Stranger In My Home Town
(4:18)
Dave Peverett - Riff Bros. Music - ASCAP

Who's that stranger walking out in the cold?
Standing on the corner with his Kodachrome roll?
He may be a psychopath, he's acting so strange,
Lying to himself, saying nothing has changed.
He stares across at a house on the block,
Trying to find the courage to go over and knock.
What will he say when they open the door?
"This was my home, but it ain't no more."

He can't get Brixton, out of his system.
It seems so pathetic, yeah, but it's hard to forget it.

Way back in '59, a young boy was crying, he didn't want to leave, but what could he say?
Jumped into the lorry, left there in a hurry, never knowing he'd back some day.

Stranger in my home town, I'm just a stranger in my home town.
Could this street be a part of me? I can't believe it - this ain't no place to be.

Who's that Peeping Tom climbing the wall?
Staring at the back yard, he's gonna fall.
He looks so suspicious, I should called the law,
I wish I could remember where I've seen him before.

Sunrise to sundown, stumbling through London town.
He acts like he's stranded, but that's how he planned it.

Way back in '59, a young boy was crying, he didn't want to leave, but what could he say?
Jump into the lorry, left there in a hurry, never knowing he'd back some day.

Stranger in my home town, I'm just a stranger in my home town.
Could this street be a part of me? I can't believe it - this ain't no place to be.

{Dave - Solo}

Stranger in my home town, I'm just a stranger in my home town.
Could this street be a part of me? I can't believe it - this ain't no place to be.

Stranger in my home town, I'm just a stranger in my home town.
Stranger in my home town, whoo! Stranger in my home town. I'm just a stranger.

{Dave - Solo}

I'm a stranger, a stranger - I'm a stranger, a stranger ...

Live Now-Pay Later
(3:17)**
Dave Peverett - Riff Bros. Music - ASCAP

I've got a '57 Cadillac with Batmobile wings,
Pink and black striped interior that's fit for a king,
No money down, fifty years to pay, be glad when it's mine,
"Saw you coming!", said the dealer as I signed on the line.

Live now - pay later, Live now - pay later.

I got a fifty room country mansion up in the hills,
My landlord says I can have it, long as I pay the bills.
I bought the furniture on credit at a fabulous store,
The man said, "Next time you come in, why don't you spend a little more?

Live now-pay later, Live now-pay later

How many possesions do I possess?
I started with nothin', now I've got less.
How long will my credit last this time?
Live now-pay later, that's how it's gotta be,
If money talks, well it sure ain't talkin' to me!

{Instrumental}

My doctor told me that I'm crazy to abuse myself this way,
Too much alcohol and jelly roll, someday I'm gonna pay.
No time for tomorrow, I'm too busy havin' fun,
But when the bills come in, I know it's time for me to run.

Live now-pay later, Live now-pay later.

There's a hole in my pocket where my cash used to be,
Rubber checks and credit cards have been so good to me.
How long can I spend my life on loan? oh yeah,
Live now-pay later, that's how it's gotta be,
If money talks, well it sure ain't talkin' to me!

Oooh oooh oooh wooo, oooh oooh oooh wooo....

Live now-pay later, Live now-pay later,
(Live now), Live now, (Pay later), Pay later,
(Live now), Live now, (Pay later), Pay later,
(Live now), Live now, (Pay later), Pay later,
(Live now), Live now, (Pay later), Live now,
(Live now), Whoa yeah, (Pay later)

Slipped, Tripped, Fell In Love
(4:14)
G. Jackson - Frame Pub. Co, Inc - BMI

I knew from the beginning, what you had in mind,
But I said to myself baby, don't be wastin' your time.
But somehow into the night, things got out of hand,
Before I knew it baby, I was giving my love away again.

Well, I slipped, tripped, fell on your love, you slipped your love on me.
I slipped, tripped, fell on your love, you slipped your love on me, yeah.

Getting hooked on you baby, was the last thing on my mind,
Now you got me wanting you baby, I want you all the time.
When you touch me, I lose control,
And I found myself, baby wantin' more, and more.

Well I slipped, tripped, fell on your love, you slipped your love on me.

I slipped, tripped, fell on your love, you slipped your love on me.
Oh yeah.

{Sax Solo}

When you touch me, I lose control,
I found myself baby, baby, baby, wantin' more, and more, yeah.

You know I slipped, tripped, fell on your love, when you slipped your love on me.
I slipped, tripped, fell on your love, when you slipped your love on me.

Well I slipped, tripped, fell in love,
I slipped, tripped, I fell in love,
Oh yeah.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, mmm, yea

That's What Love Can Do
(3:53)
Dave Peverett - Pevwrite Music - ASCAP

Change a cool, cool man into a nervous wreck, baby,
That's what love can do.
With a heart of gold chained around your neck,
Doesn't mean love's not for you.
Though it don't come easy, take it honey, this may be your chance.
The night goes on forever, when you're lookin' for romance.

Make an old man young, make a young man old,
Baby that's how love can be.
Change a hard rock heart into a jelly roll,
While your warm blood starts to freeze.
When you start to love, you feel a change of personality.
You used to be so mad, but now how crazy can you be?
And now you're stumbling like a jailbird on the run,
Love arrests you and you don't know what you've done.

I ba-ba-babble like a tongue-tied man, honey, that's what love can do.
I talk sweet talk no one can understand, baby, that's what love can do.
I shake and shiver, baby, cry you a river, honey, that's what love can do.

Well, you wake feeling good, but you sleep so bad,
And you keep cryin' all the time.
To your friends' concern, you tell 'em I'm not mad,
But you think that you've lost your mind.
Though it don't come easy, take it honey, this may be your chance.
The night goes on forever, when you're lookin' for romance.

I ba-ba-babble like a tongue-tied man, honey, that's what love can do.
I talk sweet talk no one can understand, baby, that's what love can do.
I shake and shiver, baby, cry you a river, honey, that's what love can do.

{Instrumental}

And now you're mumblin'and you don't know what you're saying,
You feel so worried 'til she looks your way again.

I ba-ba-babble like a tongue-tied man, honey, that's what love can do.
I talk sweet talk no one can understand, now baby, that's what love can do.
I shake and shiver, honey, cry you a river, baby, that's what love can do.
I ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-babble, honey, that's what love can do
U-oh, U-oh, that's what love can do...

All I Want For Christmas Is You
(4:03)
Dave Peverett

I don't want no cadillac in my back yard
I don't need no fifty-six Les Paul guitar
I don't want no mansion house with an ocean view
All I want for Christmas is you

I don't want no Nikon I don't know how to use
And I don't need no Mediterranean cruise
I don't want no VCR, no TV too
All I want for Christmas is you

I'm talkin' 'bout you
I'm talkin' 'bout you, you, you
All I want for Christmas is you

Well I hope I don't receive no case of wine
Chateau Lafitte' nineteen and fifty-nine
Dom Parignon, well maybe a glass or two
All I want for Christmas is you

I'm talkin' 'bout you
I'm talkin' 'bout you, you, you
All I want for Christmas is you

{Instrumental}
Oh yea

I'm talkin' 'bout you, whoa!
I'm talkin' 'bout you, you, you
All I want for Christmas is you

I'm talkin' 'bout you, ah!
I'm talkin' 'bout you, you, you
All I want for Christmas is you
All I want for Christmas is you, yea yea yea
All I want for Christmas is you, hey hey yea

Ah yea
I don't want no toys
I don't want no books
You know I can't read that stuff
I'm gonna slide-walk down your chimney
Fill your stockings full of joy
Ah ha ha ha!...

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