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 Send "Warren Zevon" Ringtones to your Cell  A Bullet For Ramona (Warren Zevon and P. Evans) Oh, today I shot Ramona, Ma She ain't gonna cheat on me Two years, I've been searchin' for her Two .... A Certain Girl (N. Neville) Well, there's a certain girl I've been in love with a long, long time What's her name? I can't tell you (Ahh...) I .... Accidentally Like A Martyr (Warren Zevon) The phone don't ring And the sun refused to shine Never thought I'd have to pay so dearly For what was already mine .... Ain't That Pretty At All (Leroy P. Marinell & Warren Zevon) Well, I've seen all there is to see And I've heard all they have to say I've done everything .... Angel Dressed In Black (Warren Zevon, Waddy Wachtel, and Julia Mueller) Sitting on the sofa Suckin' a bowl of crack Thinkin' to myself about my Angel dressed in black .... Back In The High Life Again It used to seem to me That my life ran on too fast And I had to take it slowly Just to make the good .... Backs Turned Looking Down The Path (Warren Zevon) I was caught between the years Nearly cost me all my tears With my back turned, looking down the path Hit me like .... Bad Karma (Warren Zevon) Was it something I did In another life? I try and try But nothing comes out right Bad Karma Killing me by degrees .... Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School (Warren Zevon) Bad luck streak in dancing school Down on my knees in pain Bad luck streak in dancing school Swear to God I'll change .... Basket Case (Warren Zevon and Carl Hiaasen) My baby is a basket case A bipolar mama in leather and lace Face like an angel-she's a perfect waste .... Battleship Chains (Terry Anderson) Tied down with battleship chain Fifty foot long and a two-ton anchor Tied down with battleship chain Fifty foot long with a two-ton .... Bed Of Coals (T-Bone Burnett and Warren Zevon) I've been lying in a bed of coals I've been cryng out of control I roll and I tumble Every .... Bill Lee (Warren Zevon) You're supposed to sit on your ass and nod at stupid things Man, that's hard to do And if you don't, they'll screw .... Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger Bo Diddley (E. McDaniel, Arc Music Corp. BMI (1980?)) Here's a little story that I really want to tell It's about Bo Diddley at the O.K Corral .... Boom Boom Mancini (Warren Zevon) Hurry home early - hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon Hurry home early - hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's .... Bujumbura Who's the Tutsi? Who's the Hutu? Why'd you shoot Kabushemeye? Wish you'd never left the rugo Whatcha doing in Bujumbura? Life is fragile, we are .... Calcutta (Warren Zevon) My baby's sweeter Lord, she's sweeter than apple butter My baby's sweeter You know, she's sweeter than apple butter She's lonely tonight I .... Carmelita (Warren Zevon) I hear Mariachi static on my radio And the tubes they glow in the dark And I'm there with her in Ensenada And .... Charlie's Medicine (Warren Zevon) Charlie dealt in pharmaceuticals Charlie used to sell me pills Yesterday his sister called to tell me He'd been killed Some respectable doctor .... Crosscut Saw (Bill Sanders & Fred Ingrahm) I'm a crosscut saw Come on drag me across your log I'm a crosscut saw Come and drag me across .... Desperados Under The Eaves (Warren Zevon) I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel I was staring in my empty coffee cup I was thinking that the gypsy wasn't .... Detox Mansion (Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon) Well, I'm gone to Detox Mansion Way down on Last Breath Farm I've been rakin' leaves with Liza Me and .... Dirty Life And Times (Warren Zevon) Some days I feel like my shadow's casting me Some days the sun don't shine Sometimes I wonder what tomorrow's gonna bring When .... Dirty Little Religion (Warren Zevon) I like to think I've earned my reputation For rushing in where angels fear to tread I'll take you home to meet the .... Disorder In The House (Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon) Disorder in the house The tub runneth over Plaster's falling down in pieces by the couch of pain Disorder in .... Don't Let Us Get Sick (Warren Zevon) Don't let us get sick Don't let us get old Don't let us get stupid, all right? Just make us be brave And .... Down In The Mall (Warren Zevon) There's a brand new shopping center seven storeys high There's bound to be a sale or two--something we can buy There's four floors .... El Amor De Mi Vida (Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon) I close my eyes, you reappear I always carry you inside, in here I fall asleep, you come to me .... Empty-handed Heart (Warren Zevon) All these empty places I try so hard to fill Will I find another love? I pray to God I will Girl, we .... Even A Dog Can Shake Hands (Warren Zevon, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) Well, he's trying to survive up on Mulholland Drive He's got the phone in the car in .... Excitable Boy (Warren Zevon & LeRoy P. Marinell) Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best Excitable boy, they all said And he rubbed the .... Fiery Emblems [Instrumental] .... Figurine (Warren Zevon) Well the wrong kind of people don't want you to change They just want you to stay the same They want to keep .... Finishing Touches (Warren Zevon) I'm getting tired of you You're getting tired of me And it's the final act Of our little tragedy So don't feign indignation .... Fistful Of Rain (Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderon) You can dream the American Dream But you sleep with the lights on And wake up with a scream You .... Follow Me Stars are hidden me my lids I just can't keep on going now you're mine Skies are falling, you are calling me and I will .... For My Next Trick I'll Need A Volunteer (Warren Zevon) I can saw a woman in two But you won't want to look in the box when I do I can make love .... Frank And Jesse James (Warren Zevon) On a small Missouri farm Back when the west was young Two boys learned to rope and ride And be handy with a .... Genius (Warren Zevon and Larry Klein) I've got a bitter pot of je ne sais quoi Guess what-I'm stirring it with a monkey's paw Since I .... Gorilla (Warren Zevon) Jungle telephone Ding a dong ding ding _____ with a red mud Ching a chong ching ching Gorilla go bang bang ____________ling ling .... Gorilla, You're A Desperado (Warren Zevon) Big gorilla at the L.A. Zoo Snatched the glasses right off my face Took the keys to my BMW Left me here to .... Gridlock (Warren Zevon) It's 5:00 P.M. on a weekday, friend There's one of me and two million of them The whistle blows and the factories close .... Hasten Down The Wind (Warren Zevon) She tells him she thinks she needs to be free He tells her he doesn't understand She takes his hand She tells him .... Heartache Spoken Here (Warren Zevon) When I was young The sky was filled with stars I watched them burn out one by one I've had my share Of .... Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song) (Warren Zevon and Mitch Albom) He was born in Big Beaver by the borderline He started playing hockey by the time he was nine His .... Hitchhikin' Woman (Warren Zevon) If you's a hitchhikin' woman You can thumb a ride with me . . yeah If you's a hitchhikin' woman You can thumb .... Hostage-o (Warren Zevon) I can see me bound and gagged Dragged behind the clownmobile You can treat me like a dog If you make me feel .... I Have To Leave I have to leave Let me go now I dont want to be here anymore you are boring Let go of my arm I have .... I Was In The House When The House Burned Down (Warren Zevon) I had the shit till it all got smoked I kept the promise till the vow got broke I had to drink from .... I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Warren Zevon) So much to do, there's plenty on the farm I'll sleep when I'm dead Saturday night I like to raise a little harm .... I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Stand In The Fire Version) (Warren Zevon) So much to do, there's plenty on the farm I'll sleep when I'm dead Saturday night I like to raise a little harm .... I'll Slow You Down (Warren Zevon) You know I hate it when you put your hand inside my head (Warren sings "stick") And switch all my priorities around Why .... I'm A One Woman Man (Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton) If you told me that you loved me I would feel so proud You let me hold you honey I .... Iko-iko (M. Jones, S. Jones, J. Jones, J. Thomas) Now, your grandma's, and my grandma's, sittin' by the fire My grandma told your grandma, "I'm gonna .... Interlude No. 1 [Instrumental] .... Interlude No. 2 [Instrumental] .... Jeannie Needs A Shooter (Bruce Springsteen and Warren Zevon) I was born down by the river where the dirty water flows And the cold wind cut through me, it .... Jesus Mentioned (Warren Zevon) I'm going down to Memphis Memphis, Tennessee I'm going down to Graceland Thinking about the King Remembering him sing About those heavenly mansions .... Jesus Was A Cross Maker (Judee Sill) Sweet silver angels over the sea Please come down flying low for me One time I trusted a stranger 'Cause I heard his .... Johnny Strikes Up The Band (Warren Zevon) Dry your eyes my little friend Let me take you by the hand Freddie get ready Rock steady When Johnny strikes up the .... Join Me In L.a. (Warren Zevon) Well, they say this place is evil That ain't why I stay 'Cause I found something That will never be nothing And I .... Jungle Work (Jorge Calderon and Warren Zevon) Lear jet S.W.A.T team On a midnight run With the M16 And the Ingram gun We parachute in We parachute .... Junko Pardner (Robert Shad) Down the road, down the road come My junko pardner He was loaded as he could be He was knocked down, knock down .... Keep Me In Your Heart (Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon) Shadows are falling and I'm running out of breath Keep me in your heart for awhile If I leave you .... Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan) Mama, take this badge off of me I can't use it anymore. It's gettin' dark, too dark to see And I feel like .... Laissez-moi Tranquille Pour leur plaire aux femmes Dites donc Dites-moi Madame Qu'ai-je donc Perfides ou sinceres C'est selon Quand faut s'en defaire C'est coton Avec une gueule .... Lawyers, Guns And Money (Warren Zevon) Well, I went home with the waitress The way I always do How was I to know She was with the Russians, too .... Leave My Monkey Alone (Warren Zevon) Mzungu Arudi Ulaya Mwa Frika Apate Uhuru (whites go back to Europe Freedom for Africa) Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone .... Let Nothing Come Between You (Warren Zevon) When my Mama met my girl, she took me aside She's a soft-spoken woman but she speaks her mind She said "De de .... Life'll Kill Ya (Warren Zevon) You've got an invalid haircut It hurts when you smile You'd better get out of town Before your nickname expires It's the kingdom .... Like The Seasons (Warren Zevon) I have learned that love can turn Like the seasons And I know you had to go You've got your reasons Still I .... Looking For The Next Best Thing (Kenny Edwards, LeRoy P. Marinell, and Warren Zevon) I worked hard, but not for the money Did my best to please I used to think .... Lord Byron's Luggage (Warren Zevon) Lord Byron had a lot of luggage He took it when he traveled far and wide He didn't get to bathe very often .... Macgillycuddy's Reeks (Warren Zevon and Paul Muldoon) She stood beside my narrow bed to check my E.K.G. She shook her pretty little head At what's become of .... Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded (Warren Zevon) Gambler ambled down a country lane Looking for a game of chance She was twenty-one or two And she knew what she wanted .... Mannish Boy (Melvin London, McKinley Morganfield, Ellis McDaniels) When I was a little boy About the age of five My Mama told me I'd be the greatest .... Model Citizen (Warren Zevon/Waddy Wachtel/Leroy P. Marinell) Don't bring the milk in Leave it on the porch Don't read the papers Don't mow the lawn no more .... Mohammed's Radio (Warren Zevon) Everybody's restless and they've got no place to go Someone's always trying to tell them Something they already know So their anger and .... Mohammed's Radio (Stand In The Fire Version) (Warren Zevon) Everybody's restless and they've got no place to go Someone's always trying to tell them Something they already know So their anger and .... Monkey Wash, Donkey Rinse (Warren Zevon and Duncan Aldrich) Hell is only half full Room for you and me Looking for a new fool Who's it gonna be? It's .... Mr. Bad Example (Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon) I started as an alter boy, working at the church Learning all my holy moves, doing some research Which led .... Mutineer (Warren Zevon) Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Hoist the mainsail - here I come Ain't no room on board for the insincere .... My Ride's Here (Warren Zevon and Paul Muldoon) I was staying at the Marriott With Jesus and John Wayne I was waiting for a chariot They were waiting .... My Shit's Fucked Up (Warren Zevon) Well, I went to the doctor I said, "I'm feeling kind of rough" He said, "I'll break it to you, son [Warren sings, .... Networking (Stefan Arngrim & Warren Zevon) There's a way to live that's right for us Like Mayans in Manhattan and Los Angeles I'm scaling up, I'm .... Never Too Late For Love (Warren Zevon) You can't find him The way is dim You feel like giving up You ache for her Rest assured It's never too late .... Night Time In The Switching Yard (Jorge Calderon, David Lindell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon) Nighttime in the switching yard Get it out on the mainline Listen to the rhythm of .... Nobody's In Love This Year (Warren Zevon) We keep walking away for no reason at all And no one says a word We were always so busy protecting ourselves We .... Numb As A Statue (Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon) I'm numb as a statue I may have to beg, borrow or steal Some feelings from you So I can .... Ourselves To Know (Warren Zevon) We left Constantinople in a thousand ninety-nine To restore the one True Cross was in this heart of mine To bring it to .... Outside Chance (Warren Zevon) You can try to please me But it won't be easy Stone walls surround me I'm surprised you even found me And you .... Piano Fighter (Warren Zevon) Mom and Papa bought a Chickering Every day I'd sit and play that thing I practiced hard; it was more than a whim .... Play It All Night Long (Warren Zevon) Grandpa pissed his pants again He don't give a damn Brother Billy has both guns drawn He ain't been right since Vietnam "Sweet .... Please Stay (Warren Zevon) Please stay Please stay Two words I've thought I'd never learn to say Don't go away Please stay Don't leave me here When .... Poisonous Lookalike (Warren Zevon) I was getting used to you You went and changed your tune Now you've got me so confused I can't tell the salt .... Poor, Poor Pitiful Me (Warren Zevon) I'd lay my head on the railroad tracks And wait for the Double "E" But the railroad don't run no more Poor, poor .... Poor, Poor Pitiful Me (Stand In The Fire Version) (Warren Zevon) I'd lay my head on the railroad tracks And wait for the Double "E" But the railroad don't run no more Poor, poor .... Porcelain Monkey (Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderon) He was an accident waiting to happen Most accidents happen at home Maybe he should've gone out more often Maybe .... Prison Grove (Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon) An icy wind burns and scars Rushes in like a fallen star Through the narrow space Between these bars Looking .... Quite Ugly One Morning (Warren Zevon) Don't the sky look funny Don't it look kinda chewed-on like Don't you feel like running Don't you feel like running from the .... Real Or Not (Warren Zevon) [Theme song for the T.V show "Tek Wars"] They say the devil's in the details I know what they mean I'm walking in .... Reconsider Me (Warren Zevon) If you're all alone And you need someone Call me up And I'll come running Reconsider me Reconsider me If it's still the .... Renegade (Warren Zevon) Some prayers never reach the sky Some wounds never heal They still say someday the South will rise Man, I want to see .... Roland Chorale [Instrumental] .... Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner (Warren Zevon & David Lindell) Roland was a warrior from the Land of the Midnight Sun With a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be .... Rottweiler Blues (Warren Zevon and Carl Hiaasen) Got a Glock in the bedside table Machine gun leaning by the bedroom door Kevlar vest in the closet Well, .... Rub Me Raw (Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon) I know these blues are gonna rub me raw Every single cure seems to be against the law Went and .... Run Straight Down (Warren Zevon) (4-Aminobiphenyl, hexachlorobenzene Dimethyl sulfate, chloromethyl methylether 2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo- para-dioxin, carbon disulfide) (Dibromochloropane, chlorinated benzenes, 2-Nitropropane, pentachlorophenol, Benzotrichloride, strontium chromate 1, 2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane) .... Sacrificial Lambs (Warren Zevon and Larry Klein) We're having a party We're burning it down We're building an idol He's sad but he don't frown He's the .... Searching For A Heart (Warren Zevon) Darkness in the morning Shadows on the land Certain individuals Aren't sticking with the plan And I'm searching for a heart Searching everyone .... Seminole Bingo (Warren Zevon and Carl Hiaasen) I'm a junk bond king And I'm on the run Me and a friend of mine We were headed for .... Sentimental Hygiene (Warren Zevon) Every day I get up in the morning and go to work And do my job-whatever I need some Sentimental Hygiene Everybody's at .... She Quit Me (Warren Zevon) [Featured in the film "Midnight Cowboy"] It wasn't the queen of diamonds that I drew first Instead I got the ace of spades .... She's Too Good For Me (Warren Zevon) I could hold my head up high and say that I left first Or I can hang my head and cry Tell me .... Similar To Rain (Warren Zevon) Once upon a time these stories always start There lived a handsome prince and he had a happy heart And a princess, too--she .... Something Bad Happened To A Clown (Warren Zevon) Every touch is measured out Every word is written down Sunny skies are seldom seen In the land of few and far between .... Splendid Isolation (Warren Zevon) I want to live alone in the desert I want to be like Georgia O'Keefe I want to live on the Upper East .... Stand In The Fire (Warren Zevon) All you guitar players Scalding hot And Zeke's going at it Givin' it everything he's got 'Cause anything goes Whatever it takes I .... Suzie Lightning (Warren Zevon) She only sleeps on planes She's tired of going nowhere She's in Yugoslavia Working in a miniseries Suzie Lightning I built a world .... Tenderness On The Block (Warren Zevon and Jackson Browne) Mama, where's your pretty little girl tonight Trying to run before she can walk - that's right She's growing up .... The Envoy (Warren Zevon) Nuclear arms in the Middle East Israel is attacking the Iraqis The Syrians are mad at the Lebanese And Baghdad does whatever she .... The Factory (Warren Zevon) I was born in '63 Got a little job in the factory I don't know much about Kennedy I was too busy working .... The French Inhaler (Warren Zevon) How're you going to make your way in the world When you weren't cut out for working When your fingers are slender and .... The Heartache (Warren Zevon) Shadows falling in the noonday sun Blue feeling to the maximum Look what happens when you love someone And they don't love you .... The Hula Hula Boys (Warren Zevon) I saw her leave the luau With the one who parked the cars And the fat one from the swimming pool They were .... The Indifference Of Heaven (Warren Zevon) Time marches on Time stands still Time on my hands Time to kill Blood on my hands And my hands in the till .... The Long Arm Of The Law (Warren Zevon) When I was young, times were hard When I got older it was worse First words I ever heard: "Nobody move, nobody get .... The Overdraft (Thomas McGuane & Warren Zevon) I had a little girl, now We crossed the state line It was more than just an overdraft We were .... The Rest Of The Night (Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon) Why stop now? Let's party the rest of the night! Seven o'clock, Eight o'clock, Nine o'clock. Ten You wanna go .... The Sin (Warren Zevon) It's none of my business But if I may Remind you of the time When you did something you knew was wrong It .... They Moved The Moon (Warren Zevon) I was counting on you To stand by me To see me through I was counting on you They moved the moon While .... Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (LeRoy P. Marinell, Waddy Wachtel and Warren Zevon) I called up my friend LeRoy on the phone I said, Buddy, I'm afraid to be alone .... Transverse City (Stefan Arngrim & Warren Zevon) Told my little Pollyanna There's a place for you and me We'll go down to Transverse City Life is cheap .... Travelin' Riverside Blues (Robert Johnson) If your man gets personal Go on and have your fun If your man gets personal Go on and have your fun Well .... Traveling In The Lightning (Warren Zevon) I was born down in Corpus Christi With a dram glass in my hand When I was just 15, I got a job .... Trouble Waiting To Happen (Warren Zevon and J. D. Souther) I woke up this morning and fell out of bed Trouble waiting to happen Should've quit while I was .... Tule's Blues (Warren Zevon) Oh Tule, it's on account of you that I've been weeping Here behind my hand It's lonesome in my heart's land, as the .... Turbulence (Warren Zevon) Turmoil back in Moscow brought this turbulence down on me Turmoil back in Moscow brought this turbulence down on me Well you can .... Veracruz (Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderon) I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns I heard Maria crying Late last night I heard the news That Veracruz was dying .... Vigilante Man (Woody Guthrie) Have you seen that vigilante man? Have you seen that vigilante man? Have you seen that vigilante man? I keep hearin' his name .... Walkin' Blues (Robert Johnson) Woke up this mornin' I was feelin' around for my shoes I knew I had them Mean 'ol walkin' blues But I woke .... Wang Dang Doodle (Willie Dixon) Tell Automatic Slim Tell Razor-totin' Jim Tell Butcher knife-totin' Annie Tell Fast-talkin' Fannie When the fish heads fill the air, They'll be snuff .... Wanted Dead Or Alive (M. Cerf/K. Fowley) I am wanted dead or alive I'm wanted everywhere I've got to survive They say I am a violent man Only trying .... Werewolves Of London (LeRoy P. Marinell, Waddy Wachtel and Warren Zevon) I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of Soho .... Werewolves Of London (Stand In The Fire Version) (LeRoy P. Marinell, Waddy Wachtel and Warren Zevon) I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of Soho .... Wild Age (Warren Zevon) You've seen him leaning on the streetlight Listening to some song inside You've seen him standing by the highway Trying to hitch a .... Worrier King (Warren Zevon) I've got a bird that whistles I've got a bird that sings I've got a bird that . . . I've got a .... You're A Whole Different Person When You're Scared (Warren Zevon and Hunter S. Thompson) You met her in a Turkish town But you didn't want to bring her here You didn't want her .... Send "Warren Zevon" Ringtones to your Cell |