• A Bullet for Ramona
    written by Warren Zevon and P Evans, c 1970, United Artists/c EMI Capitol Music Special Markets, 1996 Oh, today I shot Ramona, Ma She ain't gonna cheat on me T...
  • A Certain Girl
    Written by N Neville c 1961 UNART Music Corporation (BMI) Well, there's a certain girl I've been in love with a long, long time What's her name? I can't tell y...
  • Accidentally Like A Martyr
    By Warren Zevon c 1978 Zevon Music/BMI 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 For ...
  • Ain't That Pretty At All
    Written by Leroy P Marinell & Warren Zevon 1982 Tiny Tunes (ASCAP) & Zevon Music (BMI) Well, I've seen all there is to see And I've heard all they have to say ...
  • Angel Dressed In Black
    written by Warren Zevon, Waddy Wachtel, and Julia Mueller 1991 Zevon Music/Leadsheetland BMI Sitting on the sofa Suckin' a bowl of crack Thinkin' to myself abo...
  • 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 parts last But when you're born to run It's so hard to just...
  • Backs Turned Looking Down the Path
    written by Warren Zevon , c Zevon Music BMI (1976) I was caught between the years Nearly cost me all my tears With my back turned, looking down the path Hit me ...
  • Bad Karma
    Was it something I did In another life? I try and try But nothing comes out right For me Bad Karma Killing me by degrees I took a wrong turn On the astral plane...
  • Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School
    Written By Warren Zevon c 1980 Zevon Music/BMI Bad luck streak in dancing school Down on my knees in pain Bad luck streak in dancing school Swear to God I'll c...
  • Basket Case
    by 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 My baby is a basket case...
  • Battleship Chains
    written by Terry Anderson/ Funzalo Music /BMI Tied down with battleship chain Fifty foot long and a two-ton anchor Tied down with battleship chain Fifty foot l...
  • Bed of Coals
    by T-Bone Burnett and Warren Zevon c 1980 Zevon Music and Black Tent Music (BMI) Black Tent Music admin by the Bug Music Group I've been lying in a bed of coal...
  • 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 you And if you do, they'll scr...
  • Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger/bo Diddley
    Written by 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 OK Corral Now, Bo Diddley didn'...
  • Boom Boom Mancini
    Written By Warren Zevon c 1987 Zevon Music/BMI Hurry home early - hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon Hurry home early - hurry on home Boom...
  • Bujumbura
    by Warren Zevon c 1996 (?) Zevon Music/BMI Who's the Tutsi? Who's the Hutu? Why'd you shoot Kabushemeye? Wish you'd never left the rugo Whatcha doing in Bujumb...
  • Calcutta
    by Warren Zevon c 1970, United Artists Inc/Mr Bones Music/BMI (1969?)/c 1996 EMI-Capital Music Special Markets My baby's sweeter Lord, she's sweeter than apple...
  • Carmalita
    (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 I'm here in Echo Park Carmelita hol...
  • Carmelita
    I hear Mariachi static on my radio And the tubes they glow in the dark And I'm there with her in Ensenada And I'm here in Echo Park Carmelita hold me tighter I...
  • Charlie's Medicine
    Written by Warren Zevon 1982 Zevon Music BMI Charlie dealt in pharmaceuticals Charlie used to sell me pills Yesterday his sister called to tell me He'd been ki...
  • Crosscut Saw
    written by Bill Sanders & Fred Ingrahm /Irving Music Corporation /BMI I'm a crosscut saw Come on drag me across your log I'm a crosscut saw Come and drag me ac...
  • Desperados Under the Eaves
    Written By Warren Zevon published by Warner-Tamerlane/Darkroom Music BMI, 1976 I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel I was staring in my empty coffee c...
  • Detox Mansion
    written by Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon 1987 Zevon Music Inc BMI/ Googoplex Music BMI Well, I'm gone to Detox Mansion Way down on Last Breath Farm I've been r...
  • Dirty Life & Times
    Written by 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 I think ...
  • Dirty Life And Times
    written by 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 I think ...
  • Dirty Little Religion
    Warren Zevon, Zevon Music BMI 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 congregation W...
  • Disorder In The House
    Disorder in the house The tub runneth over Plaster's falling down in pieces by the couch of pain Disorder in the house Time to duck and cover Helicopters hover...
  • Don't Let Us Get Sick
    Warren Zevon, Zevon Music BMI 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 make us play nice And le...
  • Down In The Mall
    written by Warren Zevon c 1989 Zevon Music BMI There's a brand new shopping center seven storeys high There's bound to be a sale or two--something we can buy T...
  • El Amor De Mi Vida
    written by Warren Zevon & Jorge Calder??n I close my eyes, you reappear I always carry you inside, in here I fall asleep, you come to me And once again our love...
  • Empty Handed Heart
    written by Warren Zevon c 1989 Zevon Music BMI There's a brand new shopping center seven storeys high There's bound to be a sale or two--something we can buy Th...
  • Empty Hearted Town
    Ain't life strange Ain't it funny Nothing matters much but love and money Things don't work out the way you reckonded Money comes first And the love comes seco...
  • Empty-Handed Heart
    written by Warren Zevon 1980 Zevon Music BMI All these empty places I try so hard to fill Will I find another love? I pray to God I will Girl, we had some good...
  • Even a Dog Can Shake Hands
    written by Warren Zevon, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry Zevon Music Inc BMI Well, he's trying to survive up on Mulholland Drive He's got the phone in the c...
  • Excitable Boy
    Written By Warren Zevon & LeRoy P Marinell c 1976 Zevon Music/BMI and Polite Music/ASCAP Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best Excitable boy, they al...
  • Excitiable Boy
    Well, he wnet down to dinner in his Sunday best Excitiable boy they all said And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest excitiable boy they all said Well he...
  • Exictable Boy
    Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best Excitable boy, they all said And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest Excitable boy, they all said Well, h...
  • Figurine
    By Warren Zevon c 1996 (?) Zevon Music/BMI Well the wrong kind of people don't want you to change They just want you to stay the same They want to keep you in ...
  • Finishing Touches
    Written by Warren Zevon 1991 Zevon Music administered by Warner-Tamberlane Publishing Corp BMI I'm getting tired of you You're getting tired of me And it's the...
  • Fistful of Rain
    Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderon, Zevon Music BMI/Googolplex Music BMI You can dream the American Dream But you sleep with the lights on And wake up with a scre...
  • Follow Me
    written by Warren Zevon (?) circa 1966 (?) 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 ...
  • For My Next Trick I'll Need A Volunteer
    Warren Zevon, Zevon Music BMI I can saw a woman in two But you won't want to look in the box when I do I can make love disappear For my next trick I'll need a ...
  • Frank and Jesse James
    Written By Warren Zevon published by Warner-Tamerlane/Darkroom Music BMI, 1973 On a small Missouri farm Back when the west was young Two boys learned to rope a...
  • Frozen Notes
    written by Warren Zevon 1971 Mr Bones Music Inc Publishing BMI Softly falls the morning rain Loneliness comes around again And I sit and sing my song 'Though i...
  • Genius
    by 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 saw you coming out of my barbe...
  • Gorilla
    written by Warren Zevon 1970 United Artists/ c 1996 EMI Capitol Records Special Markets Jungle telephone Ding a dong ding ding _____ with a red mud Ching a cho...
  • Gorilla, You're A Desperado
    Written by Warren Zevon 1980 Zevon Music BMI Big gorilla at the LA Zoo Snatched the glasses right off my face Took the keys to my BMW Left me here to take his ...
  • Gridlock
    written by Warren Zevon 1989 Zevon Music Inc/BMI It's 5:00 PM on a weekday, friend There's one of me and two million of them The whistle blows and the factorie...
  • Hasten Down the Wind
    Written by Warren Zevon 1973 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp/Darkroom Music BMI She tells him she thinks she needs to be free He tells her he doesn't understa...
  • 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 disappointing love affairs And I'm no stra...
  • Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song)
    He was born in Big Beaver by the borderline He started playing hockey by the time he was nine His dad took the hose and froze the back yard And Little Buddy dre...
  • Hit Somebody!
    (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 dad took the hose and froze th...
  • Hitchhikin Woman
    (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 disappointing love affairs And I'm no stra...
  • Hostage-O
    Warren Zevon, Zevon Music BMI I can see me bound and gagged Dragged behind the clownmobile You can treat me like a dog If you make me feel what others feel You...
  • I Have To Leave
    This time I have to leave It's all too clear It's plain to see No use in hang'n 'round Like a dog that whines and growls (Warren used "cries" instead of growls)...
  • I See The Lights
    I See the Lights Music and lyrics by Warren Zevon I see the traffic in the streets I hear the songs subways sang beneath our feet And is it rain or tears that ...
  • I Was In The House When The House Burned Down
    Warren Zevon, Zevon Music BMI I had the shit till it all got smoked I kept the promise till the vow got broke I had to drink from the lovin' cup I stood on the...
  • I'll Go On
    The sky is gray The day is turning Dark begins to fall At night I cannot help but think about you Though I'm lonely It is only Love and that is all So I will c...
  • I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
    Written by Warren Zevon 1976 Zevon Music BMI (note from Zevonfan1--I greatly prefer the alternate reading of "And I DON'T intend to use it on myself") So much ...
  • I'll Slow You Down
    Warren Zevon, Zevon Music BMI You know I hate it when you put your hand inside my head (Warren sings "stick") And switch all my priorities around Why don't you...
  • I'm A One Woman Man
    Written by Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton Cedarwood Publishing/BMI If you told me that you loved me I would feel so proud You let me hold you honey I would h...
  • If You Won't Leave Me I'll Find Somebody Who Will
    Written by Warren Zevon 1993 Sony Tunes o/b/o CPTV Music Inc BMI Ever look out you window, babe And wonder what was going down in the street below Out where th...
  • If You Won't Leave Me I'll Find Somebody?
    Ever look out you window, babe And wonder what was going down in the street below Out where the four winds blow Ever stand in the crossroads, babe And know it d...
  • Iko Iko
    Now, your grandma's, and my grandma's, sittin' by the fire My grandma told your grandma, "I'm gonna set your flag on fire" Hey, now (hey now) Hey now, (hey now)...
  • 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 set your flag on fire...
  • Interlude No 1 / Play It All Night Long
    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 home Alabama" Play that dead ban...
  • Jeannie Needs A Shooter
    written by Bruce Springsteen and Warren Zevon 1980 Zevon Music BMI and Bruce Springsteen ASCAP I was born down by the river where the dirty water flows And the...
  • Jeannie Needs A Shooter (Live)
    I was born down by the river where the dirty water flows And the cold wind cut through me, it cut right through my clothes And the anger and the yearning, like ...
  • Jeannie Needs A Shooter - Live Version
    I was born down by the river where the dirty water flows And the cold wind cut through me, it cut right through my clothes And the anger and the yearning, like ...
  • Jesus Mentioned
    written by Warren Zevon 1982 Zevon Music (BMI) I'm going down to Memphis Memphis, Tennessee I'm going down to Graceland Thinking about the King Remembering him...
  • Jesus Was a Cross Maker
    written by Judee Sill 1972 EMI Blackwood Music BMI Sweet silver angels over the sea Please come down flying low for me One time I trusted a stranger 'Cause I ...
  • Johnny Strikes Up The Band
    Dry your eyes, my little friend Let me take you by the hand Freddie get ready Rock steady When Johnny strikes up the band They'll be rocking in the projects Wa...
  • Join Me in LA
    written by Warren Zevonc 1973, Warner Tamerlane/Darkroom Music BMI Well, they say this place is evil That ain't why I stay 'Cause I found something That will n...
  • Jungle Work
    (Warren Zevon) Lear jet SWAT team On a midnight run With the M16 And the Ingram gun We parachute in We parachute out "Death from above" We're screaming now Wher...
  • Junko Pardner
    written by Robert Shad /Frederick Music Company /BMI Down the road, down the road come My junko pardner He was loaded as he could be He was knocked down, knock...
  • Keep Me In Your Heart
    Shadows are falling and I'm running out of breath Keep me in your heart for awhile If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less Keep me in your heart for...
  • Knockin' On Heaven's Door
    Written by 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 I'm knockin' on heaven's door K...
  • Lawyers Guns And Money
    well, I went home with a waitress The way I always do How was I to know She was with the Russians too? I was gambling in Havannah I took a little risk Send law...
  • Lawyers, Guns & Money
    Written By Warren Zevon C 1978 Zevon Music/BMI I went home with the waitress The way I always do How was I to know She was with the Russians, too? I was gambl...
  • Lawyers, Guns, And Money
    I went home with a waitress the way I always do How was I to know she was with the Russians, too? I was gambling in Havana I took a little risk Send lawyers, g...
  • Leave My Monkey Alone
    Mzungu Arudi Ulaya Mwa Frika Apate Uhuru (Whites go back to Europe Freedom for Africa) Leave My Monkey Alone Leave My Monkey Alone Leave My Monkey Alone Leave M...
  • Let Nothing Come Between You
    written by Warren Zevon 1982 Zevon Music 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 de de de...
  • Life'll Kill Ya
    Warren Zevon, Zevon Music BMI 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
    by Warren Zevon c Zevon/Ismael Music/BMI I have learned that love can turn Like the seasons And I know you had to go You've got your reasons Still I wish you w...
  • Looking for the Next Best Thing
    written by Kenny Edwards, LeRoy P Marinell, and Warren Zevon 1982 Tiny Tunes ASCAP Valgovind Music & Zevon Music BMI I worked hard, but not for the money Did m...
  • Lord Byron's Luggage
    By 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 But he liked to change his clothes a...
  • Lord Byrons Luggage
    Lord Byron had a lot of luggage He took it when he traveled far and wide He didn't get to bathe very often But he liked to change his clothes all the time I ha...
  • Macgillycuddy's Reeks
    By Warren Zevon and Paul Muldoon She stood beside my narrow bed To check my EKG She shook her pretty little head At what's become of me I thought I glimpsed a ...
  • Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded
    Written By Warren Zevon C Zevon Music/BMI (1976) Gambler ambled down a country lane Looking for a game of chance She was twenty-one or two And she knew what sh...
  • Mannish Boy
    written by Melvin London ,McKinley Morganfield ,Ellis McDaniels Arc Music Corp /Watertoons Music /BMI When I was a little boy About the age of five My Mama tol...
  • Model Citizen
    (Warren Zevon/Waddy Wachtel/LeRoy P Marineli) Don't bring the milk in Leave it on the porch Don't read the papers Don't mow the lawn no more Drive to the marke...
  • Mohammed's Radio
    Written by Warren Zevon 1976 Zevon Music BMI Everybody's restless and they've got no place to go Someone's always trying to tell them Something they already kn...
  • Mohammed's Radio (Live)
    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 resentment flow But don...
  • Monkey Wash Donkey Rinse
    written by Warren Zevon and Duncan Aldrich 1995 Zevon Music BMI Hell is only half full Room for you and me Looking for a new fool Who's it gonna be? It's the D...
  • 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 the Dance of Shiva It's the Debutan...
  • Mr Bad Example
    Warren Zevon/Jorge Calderon) I started as an altar boy working at the church Learning all my holy moves doing some research Which led me to a cash box labelled...
  • Mr Bad Example
    Written By Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon c 1991, Zevon Music, administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing corp/Googolplex Music BMI I started as an alter boy, ...
  • Mutineer
    By Warren Zevon c 1995 Zevon Music BMI Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Hoist the mainsail - here I come Ain't no room on board for the insincere You're my witness...
  • My Ride's Here
    My Ride's Here By 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 for a tra...
  • My Shit's Fucked Up
    Warren Zevon, Zevon Music BMI 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, "Let me break i...