RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER
We hear you're leaving, that's OKBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
I thought our little wild time had just begun
I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run
But if you have a change of heartCHORUS:
Rikki don't lose that number
You don't wanna call nobody else
Send it off in a letter to yourself
Rikki don't lose that number
It's the only one you own
You might use it if you feel better
When you get homeI have a friend in town, he's heard your name
We can go out driving on Slow Hand Row
We could stay inside and play games, I don't know
And you could have a change of heartCHORUS
You tell yourself you're not my kind
But you don't even know your mind
And you could have a change of heartCHORUS
NIGHT BY NIGHT
It's a beggars life, said the Queen of SpainBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
But don't tell it to a poor man
'Cause he's got to kill for every thrill
The best he can
Everywhere around me
I see jealousy and mayhem
Because no men have all their peace of mind
To carry themWell I don't really care
If it's wrong or if it's right
But until my ship comes in
I'll live night by night
When the joker tried to tell me
I could cut it in this rube town
When he tried to hang that sign on me
I said Take it down
When the dawn patrol got to tell you twice
They're gonna do it with a shotgun
Yes, I'm cashing in this ten-cent life
For another oneWell I ain't got the heart
To lose another fight
So until my ship comes in
I'll live night by nightWell I don't really care
If it's wrong or if it's right
But until my ship comes in
I'll live night by night
ANY MAJOR DUDE WILL TELL YOU
I never seen you looking so bad my funky oneBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
You tell me that your superfine mind has come undoneCHORUS:
Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you my friend
Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again
When the demon is at your door
In the morning it won't be there no more
Any major dude will tell youHave you ever seen a squonk's tears? Well, look at mine
The people on the street have all seen better timesCHORUS
I can tell you all I know, the where to go, the what to do
You can try to run but you can't hide from what's inside of youCHORUS
BARRYTOWN
I'm not one to look behind I know that times must changeBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
But over there in Barrytown they do things very strange
And though you're not my enemy
I like things like they used to be
And though you'd like some company
I'm standing by myself
Go play with someone elseI can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown
Don't believe I'm taken in by stories I have heard
I just read the Daily News and swear by every word
And don't think that I'm out of line
For speaking out for what is mine
I'd like to see you do just fine
But look at what you wear
And the way you cut your hairI can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown
In the beginning we recall that the word was hurled
Barrytown people got to be from another worldLeave me or I'll be just like the others you will meet
They won't act as kindly if they see you on the street
And don't you scream or make a shout
It's nothing you can do about
It was there where you came out
It's a special lack of grace
I can see it in your faceI can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown
PARKER'S BAND
Savoy sides presents a new saxophone sensationBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
It's Parker's band with a smooth style of syncopation
Kansas City born and growing
You won't believe what the boys are blowingYou got to come on man
And take a piece of Mister Parker's bandYou'll be riding by, bareback on your armadillo
You'll be grooving high or relaxing at Camarillo
Suddenly the music hits you
It's a bird in flight that just can't quit youYou got to come on man
And take a piece of Mister Parker's bandWe will spend a dizzy weekend smacked into a trance
Me and you will listen to
A little bit of what made the preacher danceBring your horn along and you can add to the pure confection
And if you can't fly you'll have to move in with the rhythm section
Either way you're bound to function
Fifty-Second Street's the junctionYou got to come on man
And take a piece of Mister Parker's
Clap your hands and take a piece of Mister Parker's
Come on man and take a piece of Mister Parker's band
THROUGH WITH BUZZ
He takes all my moneyBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
You know I'm through with Buzz
Yes I'm through with Buzz,
All right, oh yeah, uh huhHe's not very funny
You know I'm through with Buzz
Yes I'm through with Buzz,
All right, oh yeah, uh huhI remember when he stole my girl
Drug her all around the world
You know I'm cool, yes I feel alright
'Cept when I'm in my room and it's late at nightMaybe he's a fairy
You know I'm through with Buzz
Yes I'm through with Buzz
All right, oh yeah, uh huh, all right
PRETZEL LOGIC
I would love to tour the SouthlandBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
In a travelling minstrel show
Yes I'd love to tour the Southland
In a traveling minstrel show
Yes I'm dying to be a star and make them laugh
Sound just like a record on the phonograph
Those days are gone forever
Over a long time ago, oh yeahI have never met Napoleon
But I plan to find the time
I have never met Napoleon
But I plan to find the time
'Cause he looks so fine upon that hill
They tell me he was lonely, he's lonely still
Those days are gone forever
Over a long time ago, oh yeahI stepped up on the platform
The man gave me the news
He said, You must be joking son
Where did you get those shoes?
Where did you get those shoes?Well, I've seen 'em on the TV, the movie show
They say the times are changing but I just don't know
These things are gone forever
Over a long time ago, oh yeah
WITH A GUN
I could be wrong but I have seen your face beforeBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
You were the man that I saw running from his door
You owed him money but you gave him something moreWith a gun
With a gun
You will be what you are just the same
Did you pay the other man with the piece in your hand
And leave him lying in the rain?You were the founders of the clinic on the hill
Until he caught you with your fingers in the till
He slapped your hand so you settled up your billWith a gun
With a gun
You will be what you are just the same
Did you pay the other man with the piece in your hand
And leave him lying in the rain?When you're born to play the fool
And you've seen all the western movies
Woe to the one who does you wrong
You hide in the bushes
Murder the man
With Luger in handI understood that you will soon be leavin' town
Don't try to call me when they finally run you down
Just give fair warning any time you come aroundWith a gun
With a gun
You will be what you are just the same
Did you pay the other man with the piece in your hand
And leave him lying in the rain?
CHARLIE FREAK
Charlie Freak had but one thing to call his ownBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone
Five nights without a bite
No place to lay his head
And if nobody takes him in
He'll soon be deadOn the street he spied my face I heard him hail
In our plot of frozen space he told his tale
Poor man, he showed his hand
So righteous was his need
And me so wise I bought his prize
For chicken feedNewfound cash soon begs to smash a state of mind
Close inspection fast revealed his favorite kind
Poor kid, he overdid
Embraced the spreading haze
And while he sighed his body died
In fifteen waysWhen I heard I grabbed a cab to where he lay
'Round his arm the plastic tag read D.O.A.
Yes Jack, I gave it back
The ring I could not own
Now come my friend I'll take your hand
And lead you home
MONKEY IN YOUR SOUL
I got one and you want fourBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
It's so hard to help you
I can't keep up with you no more
And you treat me like it's a sin
But you can't lock me in
You want me here with you right to the end
No thank you my friendI fear the monkey in your soul
Won't you turn that bebop down
I can't hear my heart beat
Where's that fatback chord I found?
Honey don't you think it was wrong
To interrupt my song?
I'll pack my things and run so far from here
Goodbye dearI fear the monkey in your soul
All Songs written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Night By Night, Any Major Dude Will Tell You, Through With Buzz, Pretzel Logic, With A Gun, Monkey In Your Soul ©1974 MCA Music Publishing, a division of Universal Studios, Inc. (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission; Barrytown, Parker's Band, Charlie Freak ©1973 MCA Music Publishing, a division of Universal Studios, Inc. and Red Giant Inc. All rights for Red Giant Inc. controlled and administered by MCA Music Publishing, a division of Universal Studios, Inc. (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission.