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"An
original voice in the Blues! Al Basile has his own take on the classic themes.
'Blue Ink' adds another stone to the wall of Blues tradition."
Jerry
Portnoy "Heeeeeeeeere's Basile!!!
On 'Blue Ink,' Al Basile demonstrates his flair for the Blues. His songs, which
range from lowdown and dirty, to witty blues ballads, to rockin' modern style
Blues and funky down home rhythms, show a unique understanding of the Blues language."
Duke Robillard
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I
Got to Love and Be Loved
Now when the women are willing
then the men are weak
there's always
one that kisses
and one that offers the cheek
but don't you be surprised
I don't do either one
it takes a whole lot more
for me to have my fun
I got to love and be loved
I got to love and
be loved
it's got to come from up above
hoo, I got to love and be loved Now
there's the ones you want
right off the bat
you try to make a little deal
but they don't go for that
now you can spin your wheels
and hope they
change their mind
but as for me my friend
I never waste my time
I got to love and be loved
I got to love and
be loved
it's got to come from up above
hoo, I got to love and be loved Now
there's women want to give you
what you wish they would
the little thing
they got
you know they all feel good
I might be thinking about it
each and every night
but I don't do nothing
'til I know that it's right
I got to love and be loved
I got to love and
be loved
it's got to come from up above
hoo, I got to love and be loved The
Catch Up
Now
you don't know what you're doing
but you'll sure know what you've done
you think you've got it all together
but the catch-up's gonna come
You're taking me for granted
like I was born
to be your slave
you're gonna wear my love down baby
until there's nothing
left to save Now you don't
know what you're doing
but you sure know what you've done
you think you're
living high and happy
but the catch-up's gonna come
You're spending all my money
like it was going
out of style
you got Mr. B to make you honey
but you'll be sorry after
awhile 'Cause you don't know
what you're doing
but you'll sure know what you've done
you think I'm
just too dumb to notice
but the catch-up's gonna come
Now the catch-up's gonna come
and
you'll be back down on the ground
you'll be lying on that anvil
when they
bring the hammer down Now
your friends all try to read you
like your mind was writ in code
but the
answer's clear as daylight
when you get further up the road Now
you don't know what you're doing
but you'll sure know what you've done
a pretty face won't last forever
and the catch-up's gonna come Just
A Heartache
I don't smoke - hardly even drink
it might seem funny but it's not what
you think it's just a heartache,
yeah
just a heartache
a little thing that I can't get straight
just
a heartache Went to my doctor,
nothing he could do
my doctor told me I should talk to you
about this heartache, yeah
about this heartache
a little thing that I can't get straight
just a heartache I
know another woman, said she would try
loved me so hard 'til she just broke
down and cried
couldn't
fix this heartache, no
not this heartache
a little thing that I can't
get straight
just a heartache So
I went to see you, asked you what I could do
you said "I put it on you,
and you're keeping it too
you're keeping that heartache
you're keeping that heartache
a little thing
that you'll never get straight,
'cause that's your heartache."
Stop
Knockin'
Stop coming around with your black dress on
stop leaving notes at my
house whenever I'm gone
you've been coming on strong, but I've got to say
when
stop knockin' at the door to my heart
'cause you just got in Now
you know that you're fine, and you can get your way
you can run down a man
like me most any old day
but do you think I could be satisfied just being
your whim?
stop knockin' at the door to my heart
'cause you just got in
Make yourself at home, baby
stay for a long
long time
it's for sure that I'm gonna be yours
just as long as you're
gonna be mine I know I swore
when it happened before
I'd never let it happen again
stop knockin' at
the door to my heart
'cause you just got in Hooray
for Me( And the Hell with You)
My mother used to tell me
back when she could be seen
there's people
in this world
who love to treat you mean
it seems like all
they ever
really want to do
is say hooray for me
and to hell with you Well
she knew what she was saying
'cause when all is said and done
a lot of
people walkin' round
are lookin' out for number one
and guess what every
number one
says to every number two?
They say hooray for me
and to
hell with you Well I try to go against
it
and I hope you're trying too
though it seems like they're so many
and it seems like we're so few
because this world's too cold
when the
best a man can do
is say hooray for me
and to hell with you Full
Time Job
Wake up baby get ready for work
got a job to do, no time to shirk
no time to put that stuff on your face
you gotta start your runnin' right
in place
punch the clock, get ready to rock
'cause lovin' me is a full
time job You and me are gonna work up a
sweat
a ten minute break is all you get
you say puttin'in overtime makes
you tired
but you wanted a challenge when you got hired
punch the clock,
get ready to rock
'cause lovin' me is a full time job You've
tried other jobs baby on the side
turns out you're just overqualified
ain't no point changin' your career
can't beat the benefits you get right
here
punch the clock, get ready to rock
'cause lovin' me is a full time
job Don't knock this job, you know it's
true
you're just workin' for me and I'm workin' for you
no time to quit,
baby don't you know
my five o'clock whistle's gettin' ready to blow
punch
the clock, get ready to rock
'cause lovin' me is a full time job Annie
Get Your Thing On
Annie get your thing on, and let's go out tonight
Annie get your thing
on, and let's go out tonight
'cause when your got your thing on
you make
me feel all right Annie get your thing
on, get it on real slow
Annie get your thing, get it on real slow
how
we ever did without it, I swear I'll never know You
got that thing, don't ever leave it behind
you got that thing, don't ever
leave it behind
If I had to do without it, I think I'd lose my mind Annie
get your thing on, get it on nice and tight
Annie get your thing on, get it
on nice and tight
don't let it slip on down, aw if it takes all night Hurt
Me
Hurt me darlin'
but don't desert me now
for you know if you should
go
I'd be useless anyhow
so go on and hurt me darlin'
but don't desert
me now Hurt me darlin'
if that's what
you want to do
tell me you don't love me
but don't ever say we're through
so go on and hurt me darlin'
but don't desert me now
This thing we've got might not be good for you
and it might not be good for me
but let's not speak, you know I'm much too
weak
to face reality So
hurt me darlin'
'cause you know I'm gonna stay
do your worst, I'm cursed
I'm gonna love you anyway
so hurt me darlin'
but don't desert me now Lonesome
Sun
Do you think the sun gets lonesome
shining by itself all day?
The
moon and stars don't come out
'til the sun has gone away
we get the heat,
we get the light,
we never have to pay
do you think the sun gets lonesome
shining by itself all day? Do you s'pose
the sun might feel like
a lover that's been spurned?
'cause we all keep
our distance
otherwise we might get burned
it gives the heat, it gives
the light,
gets nothing in return
do you s'pose the sun might feel like
a lover that's been spurned? Now the sun
was made for shining
and that's enough for it to do
it doesn't go around
complaining
that we ought to love it too
it goes away to hide each day,
and comes back just like new
do you think the sun is lonesome
just
the same as me and you? School
In Hell
No woman can help me forget you
no man alive can tell me what to do
I draw every breath in pain
you still burn me through and through
and each and every day the devil drags me away
and I go to school in hell
to learn how to put you down My
friends don't recognize me
they just hang their heads and moan
whatever
this is you put me through
you know I have to go through alone
and each and every day the devil drags me away
and I go to school in hell
to learn how to put you down
There's got to be an answer, I can't afford to fail
I'll either end up dead or in somebody's else's jail
there'll be a test today
I know I'm not ready for
and by this time tomorrow
I'll be slipping down
some more Now
I learned how to love you
and it didn't take much time
but how to live
without you
that's an answer I might never find
and each and every day the devil drags me away
and I go to school in hell
to learn how to put you down Sugar
Shock
Sugar shock - my heart is racin'
I know I'm facin' a wild ride ahead
sugar shock - my mind is reelin'
with
all I'm feelin' I might end up dead Sugar
shock - you got me jumpin'
it's just somethin' that I can't explain
sugar
shock - my head is swimmin'
other women just don't hit me the same
It's a rush from my head to my feet
you're so
doggone sweet I gotta get me a taste
it's such a crush that I'm wrigglin'
under
is it any wonder I'm a total waste? It's
sugar shock - you got me blinkin'
thinkin' I'm the one that you're focusin'
on
sugar shock - when those eyes are flashin'
I know I'll be crashin'
before too long Fifth
of Never
Well it was on the fifth of never
when my baby come back home
it
was on the fifth of never
when my baby come back home
she looked at me
real funny,
and said how long have I been gone? Well
I raised my eyes to heaven
and I looked up at the sky
I raised my eyes
to heaven
and I looked up at the sky
I said baby don't you remember,
you've been gone since the day I died She
walked right over to me
and she looked me in the face
she walked right
over to me
and she looked me in the face
she said I know your name all
right,
it's your features I can't place If
you saw me coming baby,
tell me how could you walk away?
if you saw me
coming baby,
tell me how could you walk away?
she said I'm neither here
nor there,
I got to leave you if I stay It
was on the fifth of never,
and the sun was sinking low
it was on the
fifth of never,
and the sun was sinking low
when I set off to find her,
and she sat down to watch me go Say
Your Prayers
Say your prayers now darling
don't you know it's time for bed
say
your prayers now darling
don't you know it's time for bed
you're right
where you're supposed to be baby
and you know just where to lay your head Say
your prayers now darling
ask the Lord your soul to take
say your prayers
now darling
and ask the Lord your soul to take
because nobody knows the
future
and you might die before you wake Get
down on your knees now darling
and pray the Lord your soul to keep
down
on your knees now darling
and pray the Lord your soul to keep
'cause you
know anything might happen, mmhm
when you lay yourself down to sleep It's
gonna be a long night darling
and something will be going on
it's gonna
be a long night darling
something will sure be going on
prepare to meet
your maker
before you see the dawn
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