Which lyrics are stuck in your brain today?

Wow...must be from the 20's!

Traditional southern folk song. 19th century I suppose. It's actually partially sung in "The Outlaw Josey Wales."

your love won't pay my bills i want money...

and

it depends by blink 182

"Money" , might be the first single out of Motown.

Wow! you piqued my curiosity. I can't find any mention of this song anywhere on the internet. Anybody else?

I'm only happy when it rains
I'm only happy when it's complicated
And though I know you can't appreciate it
I'm only happy when it rains

im only happy when it rains ~ garbage

Sure you can. Just look up "Rose of Alabama."

Example

Thanks...I was typing in the name

Sounds like a black-face minstrel tune

You should hear it. Quite pretty.

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow

Don' you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of heats is always your best bet

Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get

Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no youger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone

Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're loosin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late

I was listening to our oldies and soft rock stations in the van (hey, my button -pusher finger works!) and hoping they'd play this..but alas...

Gonna see my picture on the cover
Gonna buy five copies for my mother
Gonna see my smilin' face
On the cover of the Rolling Stone.

Where I grew up there weren't many trees
Where there was we'd tear them down
And use them on our enemies

I watched all 3 of my "That's Entertainmen", tapes over the weekend, and theme song has been in my head every since....ARGGHH!!!

This seemed...
... like a good place to post this question since I didn't want to start a new topic for it. The lyrics that are stuck in my head go: "If you are going to be dumb you got to be tough."
What I would like to find out is who wrote or performed that song and what the title of it is. Can anybody help me?

welcome. It 'd be best if you started a thread for this question. More people will see it.

Thank you for the reply, I will take your advice.

I saw the word "bangle" this morning (thanks Raggedy!) and now I've got this in my head:

Baubles bangles
Hear how they ring
Ching-a-linga
Baubles bangles
Bright shiny beads

Sparkles spangles
My heart will sing
Sing-a-linga
Wearing baubles bangles and beads

I glitter and gleam so
Make somebody dream
So that some day he may
Buy me a ring
Ring-a-linga
I've heard that's where it leads
Wearing baubles bangles and beads

You're welcome, Mac. But now I can't get it out of my head. I think I'll switch over to Stranger in Paradise.

I know it's wrong
but I swear it won't take long
and I know you know
It makes me sad
I do believe in love

Raggedy! 'Take my hand...'