Mark Joseph, American musician

ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY MARK JOSEPH AND STEVE MCCORMICK (ASCAP)

BACK-WATER BLUES

It rained 5 days (rain)

The sky turned dark as night (5 days, rained 5 days)

When it rained 5 days (rain)

The sky turned dark at night (5 days, rained 5 days)

And the troubles taken place in the lowlands at night

Yeah, I woke up this morning (woke up)

Can’t even get out my door (woke up, woke up this morning)

Well I woke up this morning (woke up)

Can’t even get out my door (woke up, woke up this morning)

There’s enough trouble down here, make a poor girl wonder where she wanna go

Well they rowed in that little boat (rowed)

About 5 miles across the pond (5 miles, rowed 5 miles)

Well they rowed a little boat (rowed)

About 5 miles across that pond (5 miles, rowed 5 miles)

Then I packed up all my clothes, throw’d them in and they rowed me along

Well it thundered and lightnings (thunders)

And the winds began to blow (thunders, thunders and lightnings)

Well it thundered and lightnings (thunders)

There’s thousands of people not knowing where to go (thunders, thunders and lightnings)

I went up and stood up (went up)

On some high lonesome hill (went up, went up and stood up)

I went up and stood up (went up)

On some high lonesome hill (went up, went up and stood up)

And I looked down at the house where I used to live

Backwater blues – gonna pack my things and go (oooh, gonna pack my things and go)

Backwater blues – gonna tell me to pack my things and go (oooh, pack my things and go)

Well my house fell down and I can’t live there no more (can’t live there no more)

Cuz my house fell down and I can’t live there no more

COME IN MY KITCHEN

You better come on in my kitchen cuz it’s gonna be raining outdoors

The woman I love took my best friend

Some joker got lucky and stole her back again

You better come on in my kitchen cuz it’s gonna be raining outdoors

Oh she’s gone til she won’t come back

I take a last nickel out of her nation sack

You better come on in my kitchen cuz it’s gonna be raining outdoors

When a woman gets in trouble everybody throws her down

Lookin for a good friend, none can be found

You better come on in my kitchen cuz it’s gonna be raining outdoors

Winter time’s comin, it’s gonna be slow

You can’t make the winter babe, that’s dry, long, so (just drive on slow)

You better come on in my kitchen cuz it’s gonna be raining outdoors

Come on, come on

You better come on in my kitchen cuz it’s gonna be raining outdoors

DAISY TRAIN

I can hear your steam whistle from Thunder Bay

Feel the power of your flowers from miles away

We got seventeen coaches rollin down the track

We got Pigpen playin blues with Buddy Guy in the back

Canadian Whiskey and a window pane, don’t you know we’re going crazy on a Daisy Train

We’re were running out of money, run away on fumes

Running on empty into Saskatoon

We gotta get more liquor cuz we’re running dry

Parish roll another, Jerry wants to get high

Train load of hippies running off of the chain

I bet you 5 dollars it’s a Daisy Train

All the cars runnin in a crazy chain - woohoo

Bet you 5 dollars it’s a Daisy Train - woohoo

All the cars runnin in a crazy chain - woohoo

Bet you 5 dollars it’s a Daisy Train - woohoo

Canadian Whiskey and window pane, don’t you know we’re getting crazy on the Daisy Train

Janis and Jerry would’ve never made bail

If they busted down the gates and gone off of the rails

We got the mounties riding hard, they wanna put us down

Come on stoker get this smoker into the next town

A whole lotta people, would’ve been framed, if we turned up the volume on the Daisy Train

Yeah all the faces meltin’ off the window pane – woohoo

Cuz we’re turning up the volume on the Daisy Train – woohoo

Yeah all the faces meltin’ off the window pane – woohoo

Cuz we’re turning up the volume on the Daisy Train – woohoo

Canadian Whiskey and window pane, don’t you know we’re getting hazy on the Daisy Train

Bet you 5 dollars it’s the Daisy Train - woohoo

And we’re turning up the volume on the Daisy Train - woohoo

All the cars runnin in a crazy chain – woohoo

Bet you 5 dollars it’s the Daisy Train - woohoo

Canadian Whiskey and window pane, don’t you know we’re getting hazy on the Daisy Train

Yeah we’re going crazy on the Daisy Train

All the faces meltin’ off the window pane

All the cars runnin’ in a crazy chain

I bet you 5 dollars it’s the Daisy Train

DEEP ELLUM BLUES

When you go down to Deep Ellum to have a little fun

You have your ten dollars ready when the policeman come

Oh sweet momma your daddy’s got those Deep Ellum blues

I said oh sweet momma, daddy’s got those Deep Ellum blues

I used to know a preacher preached the bible through and through

Went down to Deep Ellum and his preachin days are through

Oh sweet momma your daddy’s got those Deep Ellum blues

I said oh sweet momma, daddy’s got those Deep Ellum blues

Now once I had a sweetheart she meant the world to me

Went down to Deep Ellum and now she ain’t what she used to be

Oh sweet momma your daddy’s got those Deep Ellum blues

I said oh sweet momma, daddy’s got those Deep Ellum blues

When you go down to Deep Ellum put your money in your socks

Them Deep Ellum women they gonna throw you on the rocks

Oh sweet momma your daddy’s got those Deep Ellum blues

I said oh sweet momma, daddy’s got those Deep Ellum blues

Oh sweet momma your daddy’s got those Deep Ellum blues

Oh sweet momma, daddy’s got those Deep Ellum blues – yeah he do

I BELIEVE I’LL DUST MY BROOM

I get up soon in the morning, I believe I’ll dust my broom

I’m getting up soon in the morning, I believe I’ll dust my broom

Out with my best gal I’m lovin, now my friends can get in my room

I’m gonna write me a letter, telephone every town I know

If I don’t find her in Mississippi she’ll be in East Monroe I know

I don’t want no woman, want every downtown man she meets

No I don’t want no other woman, want every downtown man she meets

Man, she’s a no good doney, they shouldn’t be allowed here on the street

I believe, I believe my time here ain’t that long

I ain’t gonna leave my baby and break up my happy home

PALISADE PEACH

Girl your love’s a treat, you’re my Palisade Peach (my Palisade peach)

Yeah, your love’s a treat, you’re my Palisade Peach (you’re my Palisade peach)

You’re a little bit risky – woohoo – not quite out of reach

I love you baby, I don’t mind that you’re the boss (I don’t mind you’re the boss)

Yes, I love you baby, I don’t mind that you’re the boss (I don’t mind you’re the boss)

I give you what you need – woohoo – it don’t matter what the cost

Yeah I got me a keeper, sweetest thing I ever did see (sweetest thing that I ever did see)

I got me a keeper, sweetest thing that I ever did see (finest thing gonna buy you a ring)

Always good to poppa – woohoo – and she treats me like a king

Baby lovin’ you’s a treat, you’re my Palisade peach (lovin you’s a treat, you’re my Palisade peach)

Yeah, lovin’ you’s a treat, you’re my Palisade peach (you’re my peach, you’re my Palisade peach)

You’re a little bit risky – woohoo – but not quite out of reach (lovin you’s a treat, you’re my Palisade peach)

You get a little bit frisky – woohoo – when we’re out on the street (lovin you’s a treat, you’re my Palisade peach)

You’re a little bit risky – woohoo – but note quite out of reach (Palisade peach)

SAD MISSISSIPPI BLUES

Got a letter this morning, you would not believe the words it said

I got a letter this morning, you would not believe the words it read

Said come on home to Mississippi, and tell me that your baby’s dead

No I ain’t gonna write, I believe I’ll go down there myself

I’ll be standing at the graveyard when the grave digger lowers her down into hell - oh Lord

Got a letter this morning, you won’t believe the words it read

Said come on home to Mississippi, and tell me that your baby’s dead

VENICE GRIND

All you people in front (all you people in front)

All you people in back (all you people in back)

All over the map (all over the map)

To the top of the stack (to the top of the stack)

You’ll be feeling fine

Do the Venice Grind

It’s a crazy game (it’s a crazy game)

That you don’t know (that you don’t know)

If it’s all the same (if it’s all the same)

I say let’s go (I say let’s go)

In the sweet sunshine

To the Venice Grind

All over the world

People want to know

Southern California

Well you got soul

Twist to the left (twist to the left)

Twist to the right (twist to the right)

Let it all hang out (let it all hang out)

Keep it tight (keep it tight)

Shake your behind

Do the Venice Grind

Way out on the coast

Where the water’s nice

Southern California

You’re paradise

It’s dynamite (it’s dynamite)

Where all your freaks go (where all your freaks go)

Where you dance all night (where you dance all night)

Down at the freak show (down at the freak show)

You blow your mind

And do the Venice grind

Twist to the left (twist to the left)

Twist to the right (twist to the right)

Let it all hang out (let it all hang out)

Keep it tight (keep it tight)

Shake your behind

Do the Venice grind

All you boys and girls

I’m telling you

In Southern California the grind is what you do

Twist to the left (twist to the left)

Twist to the right (twist to the right)

Twist all day (twist all day)

Twist all night (twist all night)

Shake your behind

Do the Venice Grind

It’s party time

Do the Venice Grind

In the sweet sunshine

Do the Venice grind

WHOLE WORLD’S GOT THE BLUES

They won’t all be diamonds with a little luck

They won’t all be diamonds but with a little luck

You ride by your brother and I bet you gonna get enough

There ain’t no sure thing baby (sure thing) in this whole wide world

You just hold onto yourself and take care of boys and girls

If you be your brother’s keeper I’ll help to see you through (gonna see you through, whole world’s got the blues

There’ll be nothing in this whole world that I would not do for you (whole world’s got the blues)

You’re worth more than some loose change (loose change)

You got so much more to give

You’re worth more than some loose change (loose change)

You got so much more to give

Nobody in this whole wide world can tell you how to live

If you be your brother’s keeper I’ll help to see you through (gonna see you through, whole world’s got the blues

There ain’t nothing in this whole world that I would not do for you (whole world’s got the blues)

There’s nothing in this whole world that I would not do for you (got the blues)