ZZ Top Lyrics

One Foot In The Blues

2000 Blues A hundred thousand dollars wouldn't touch the price I paid of the hundred thousand moments of the ti...

A Fool For Your Stockings (II) Is it you again outside, Just banging on the front door? You say you had enough, Now you're coming' ...

Apologies to Pearly (instrumental) (instrumental) ...

Bar-B-Q No, baby, tell me why don't you? Well, now, baby, tell me why don't you? Aw, baby, tell me why don't...

Brown Sugar Words and music by Billy Gibbons. My friends, they all told me, Man, there's something gonna chang...

Certified Blues Words and music by Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham, Frank Beard. I woke up this mornin' with these certifi...

Heaven, Hell, or Houston Hello darling. Surprised? Yes, it's me again. I have just returned from the island of Chandelier. Wh...

Hi Fi Mama I want your hi fi mama, won't you let me play it tonight I want your hi fi mama, won't you let me pl...

Hot, Blue and Righteous Hot, blue and righteous, an angel called me aside. Hot, blue and righteous, said, "Stick by me ...

I Need You Tonight It's three o'clock in the morning and the rain begin to fall but I know what I'm needin but I don't ...
I Need You Tonight Chords and Tabs

Just Got Back From Baby's Words and music by Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham. (Spoken: Douse that light...) Now I just got back fr...
Just Got Back From Baby's Chords and Tabs

Lowdown in the Street Well there comes Lola, out of control-a: She just loves those rhythm and blues. And miss Ivy will be...

My Head's in Mississippi I'm shufflin' thru the Texas sand, but my head's in Mississippi. I'm shufflin' thru the Texas sand, ...
My Head's in Mississippi Chords and Tabs

Old Man Words and music by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard. Old man sleepin' the hot day away, whil...

She Loves my Automobile She don't love me, she love my automobile. She don't love me, she love my automobile. Well she would...

Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell Rain fell this mornin', make me feel so bad on account of my baby walked off with another man. Like ...

First Album

(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree Words and music by Billy Gibbons. Well, I'm tryin', yes I'm tryin just to get a line on you Where y...

Back Door Love Affair Words and music by Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham. Got to have you baby, don't you say that you don't ca...

Bedroom Thang Words and music by Billy Gibbons I know you wanna be my bedroom thang, but you're much too young. ...

Goin' Down To Mexico Words and music by Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham, Dusty Hill. I was on my way down to Mexico, there was ...

Neighbor, Neighbor Words and music by Billy Gibbons. Neighbor, neighbor, why you messin' in my life? Neighbor, neighb...

Squank Words and music by Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham, Dusty Hill. Woman, grab your children, run and hide. D...

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(LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR (Dusty's live cover of the old Elvis tune.) (some of the lyrics are not listed) CALIFORNIA BABY L...

BEATBOX A NINE VOLT BATTERY FROM JAPAN IT'S GOT THE BEAT A LITTLE TAPE DECK IN MY HAND IT'S SO SO SWEET ...

BELT BUCKLE RED, RED LIPS SWIVELIN?HIPS MOVIN' IN SOME NEW BLUE JEANS SHUFFLIN' SWEET RIGHT WITH THAT BEAT S...

CRUCIFIXX - A - FLAT AIN'T GONNA NO WHERE WHEN YO?TIRE IS FLAT BETTER GET RELIGION, THAT'S WHERE IT AT HEY �?OZ WHE...

DREADMONBOOGALOO (Contains sound clips from the Art Bell show. The wildcard line references the phone line used by ca...

FEARLESS BOOGIE CALL ME A PRETTY BOY THEY CALL ME A SAINT THEY CALL ME A SINNER IT'S GONNA BE THE SAME NOW I'M N...

HEY MR. MILLIONAIRE (Recorded live w/Jeff Beck on vocals) I WENT DOWN ACROSS THAT BORDERLINE DOWN IN THE PLANET MEXICO...

LIVE INTRO BY ROSS MITCHELL SO NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS STAR TIME; ARE YOU READY FOR STAR TIME? IT'S A STUNNING AND PERS...

MADE INTO A MOVIE WHO WOULD BELIEVE AFTER SUCH A LONG TIME I FOUND HER AGAIN AND THAT'S NOT JUST ANOTHER LINE A L...

NINJA SHACK (BONUS JAPAN TRACK) CRACKIN' WOOD IT FEELS SO GOOD CHOP IT BACK WITH TH' EDGE OF MY HAND THE KING...

POKE CHOP SANDWICH (About Lightnin' Hopkins' drummer who used to keep a porkchop sandwich on his floor tom, for snackin...

SINPUSHER I DROPPED OUT OF SOCIETY FELL BY THE WAYSIDE SO TO SPEAK QUIT MY JOB I'M A LAZY SLOB NEVER LIFT A...

TRIPPIN' I GOT A FAVORITE PLACE IN A FAVORITE TOWN IN A FAVORITE FOREIGN COUNTRY I BEEN HANGIN' AROUND ...

Rhythmeen

Bang Bang Percussion-dominated song, afrobeat loops from Frank Beard. Composed for the movie Striptease, th...

Black Fly Starts with a typical ZZ riff, sounds like ZZ meets James Bond. Black fly buzzin', buzzin' around ...

Hairdresser Blues-based tune a la John Lee Hooker What a shame, what a shame, what a shame The shape my hair i...

Hummbucking Part 2 Some slide guitar in this one. I found it hidin' out in the weeds Definitely feel like a king bee ...

Loaded Lead vocals sung by Dusty Hill! The lyrics are about Bill Paxton, according to Billy. Loaded Gon...

My Mind is Gone No keyboards, just Pearly Gates and a lot of sound pedals. I have to go to my parole-boy To rememb...

Prettyhead Don't send me no bag, don't send me no skag A pin-headed ho won't do Don't send me no square without...

Rhythmeen According to Gibbons, this stands for "mean rhythm" and indicates the album's general mo...

She's Just Killing Me Also released on the From Dusk Till Dawn soundtrack. Everything about her was natural Everything a...
She's Just Killing Me Chords and Tabs

Vincent Price Blues There's a rockin' time on the borderline Between sundown and up There's an off-the-wall cantina, man...

What's Up With That Well how much blues do you use Before you use it up And how many fools take a chance Before they hi...

Zipper Job He/she wanna be Body and soul just don't agree There's an answer, gotta go for a Tijuana tuck-n-roll...

Greatest Hits

Cheap Sunglasses {Bespectacled audience participation favorite, Bausch & Lomb stockholders were gratified to find...
Cheap Sunglasses Chords and Tabs

Doubleback I got shot through a space not long ago, I thought I knew the place so well. It wasn't the same, now...
Doubleback Chords and Tabs

Gimme All Your Lovin' I got to have a shot of what you got is oh so sweet. You got to make it hot, like a boomerang I need...
Gimme All Your Lovin' Chords and Tabs

Give it Up I bet the derby and I won by a nose, I bet Vegas and they took my clothes. I bet Monte Carlo I was s...

Got Me Under Pressure She likes wearin' lipstick, she likes French cuisine but she won't let me use my passion unless it's...
Got Me Under Pressure Chords and Tabs

Gun Love {On this second of two new tracks, ZZ takes their cue from Jimmy Reed's blues classic "Real Gon...

I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide Well I was rollin' down the road in some cold blue steel, I had a blues man in back, and a beauticia...

La Grange Rumour spreadin' a-'round in that Texas town 'bout that shack outside La Grange and you know what I...
La Grange Chords and Tabs

Legs She's got legs, she knows how to use them. She never begs, she knows how to choose them. She's holdi...
Legs Chords and Tabs

Pearl Necklace Pearl Necklace She's really upset with me again, I didn't give her what she likes. I don't know wh...

Planet of Women What can I do, I'm a nervous wreck? There's girls everywhere, I better go and check. CHECK IT OUT I ...

Rough Boy What in the world's come all over me? I ain't got a chance of one in three. Ain't got no rap, ain't ...
Rough Boy Chords and Tabs

Sharp Dressed Man Clean shirt, new shoes and I don't know where I am goin' to. Silk suit,black tie, I don't need a rea...
Sharp Dressed Man Chords and Tabs

Sleeping Bag When it's cold outside and you want to sleep in go for a pallet that's so nice and thin. Zip it on a...
Sleeping Bag Chords and Tabs

Tube Snake Boogie I got a girl she lives cross town, She's the one that really gets down. When she boogie, She do the ...
Tube Snake Boogie Chords and Tabs

Tush I been up, I been down. Take my word, my way around. I ain't askin' for much. I said, Lord, take me ...
Tush Chords and Tabs

Viva! Las Vegas {One of two new tracks especially recorded for this package. Sung by Dusty, whose affinity for the ...

Fandango

Backdoor Medley I. "Backdoor Love Affair" Got to have you, baby, even though you say that you don't care...

Balinese Deep in the South of Texas not so long ago, there on a crowded island in the Gulf of Mexico it didn...

Blue Jean Blues I done ran into my baby and fin'lly found my old blue jean. I done ran into my baby and fin'lly foun...
Blue Jean Blues Chords and Tabs

Heard it on the X Do you remember back in nineteen sixty-six? Country Jesus, hillbilly blues, that's where I learned...

Jailhouse Rock Goin' to a party in the county jail, Prison band was there and they began to wail. Kid is shakin' an...

Mexican Blackbird If you're down in Acuna and you ain't up to being alone don't spend all your money on just any honey...

Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings Well, I knocked down on your door, baby, to see if you were at home. Your shade was down, there wasn...

Thunderbird Get high, everybody, get high. Get high, everybody, get high. Get high, everybody, get high. Get hig...
Thunderbird Chords and Tabs

Eliminator

Bad Girl See that girl with the red dress on, she can do it all night long, she's a bad girl, she's a bad gir...

Dirty Dog Hey baby, watcha gonna do? now that I've left you and I said we're through All along you been runnin...

I Got the Six Living room, passing time, talking trash, sipping wine, I need something more substantial. New deck ...

If I Could Only Flag Her Down I don't need her money I don't need a ride I got enough connections I don't need a piece of her hide...

Thug You look like who you say you are So scoot over let me drive your car Roll down the glass and give m...

TV Dinners TV dinners there's nothin' else to eat TV dinners they really can't be beat I like 'em frozen but yo...
TV Dinners Chords and Tabs

Tejas

Arrested for Driving While Blind (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) 3:05 When you're driving down the highway at night And you're feelin' that w...

Asleep in the Desert (instrumental) (instrumental) (Gibbons) 3:24 ...

Avalon Hideaway (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) 3:07 Somebody breathin' down my neck While I'm tryin' to roll the bones I do...

El Diablo (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) 4:20 Did you ever hear the story That happened not long ago 'bout the man wi...

Enjoy and Get it On (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) 3:23 Oh I'm makin' my way back home Least that's what I told her on the phon...

It's Only Love (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) I'm gonna tell ya what it's all about Sweet thang's tryin' to put me out She...

Pan Am Highway Blues (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) 3:15 I've gotten good at missin' her I practice all the time While I drive t...

She's a Heartbreaker" (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) 3:02 She used to drive a beat up pickup Down around San Antone Stealin' the ...

Snappy Kakkie (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) 2:56 I say Hey! Snappy Kakkie! Do you wanna play? I say Hey! Snappy Kakkie! ...

Ten Dollar Man (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) 3:42 Mister Ten Dollar Man with that gold in your hand, Comin' 'round here a...

Tres Hombres

Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers If you see me walkin' down the line with my fav'rite honky tonk in mind, well, I'll be here around s...
Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers Chords and Tabs

Have You Heard Have you heard 'bout Jo Ti Mahr, yeah yeah yeah? Well, then you could not be lost, yeah yeah yeah....

Jesus Just Left Chicago Jesus just left Chicago and he's bound for New Orleans. Well now, Jesus just left Chicago and he's b...
Jesus Just Left Chicago Chords and Tabs

Master of Sparks High class Slim came floatin' in down from the county line. Just gettin' right on Saturday night, ...
Master of Sparks Chords and Tabs

Move Me on Down the Line When I hear that Santa Fe start blowin' I wonder where it's been and where it's goin'. I tell you, ...

Precious and Grace Ridin' top the floodway on a Friday night, the landscape's a fine and nat'ral sight. Just cruisin' s...

Shiek I met a shiek from Mozambique who led me to the Congo. He dreamed to go to Mexico and sample a burri...
Shiek Chords and Tabs

Waitin' for the Bus Have mercy, been waitin' for the bus all day. Have mercy, been waitin' for the bus all day. I got my...
Waitin' for the Bus Chords and Tabs

Best Of Zz Top

Francine Got a girl, her name's Francine, finest thing you ever seen. And I love her, she's all that I want. ...

Just Got Paid I just got paid today, got me a pocket full of change. Said, I just got paid today, got me a pocke...
Just Got Paid Chords and Tabs

Rio Grande Mud

Apologies To Pearly No lyrics, instumental ...

Chevrolet In a flat Forty-One with my strat on the door we was goin' to the country for what we came for. I'm ...

Down Brownie When I woke up this mornin' had a smile run across my face. My baby from town just had to get down,...

Ko Ko Blue One, two, whatcha gonna do? Can you come and see me tonight? Black, white, feel alright if you could...

Mushmouth Shoutin' You know I'm wild about you, baby, been keepin' me from my sleep at night. You know I'm hung up on y...

Whiskey'n Mama I'm so tired, you on my head. Whiskey'n mama, you shouldn't have said you wanted me to be your lover...

El Loco

Don't Tease Me Baby, baby, I need you, I'll lay it on you with a straight shot Baby, baby, I love you, I'll give it...

Groovy Little Hippie Pad I'm gonna find me a groovy little hippie pad. I'm gonna find me a groovy little hippie pad. I work a...

I Wanna Drive you Home She is an American car, She isn't legal so she can't go far. She got her mind stuck up in second gea...

It's So Hard When the light comes and yu're feelin' down Cause your baby's out there somewhere runnin' round. Don...

Leila She had a look in her eye that could make you melt, Made me feel better than I ever felt. But bless ...

Party on the Patio I found an empty house in my neighborhood, I knew that wer shouldn't but I thought we could. Knew it...

Ten Foot Pole Tidify da, sinmah gough dah hep haing ding fum gogamamo. Stry da fings thadd awondt oont do butt any...

Recycler

Burger Man My charcoal's getting red hot, put your order in my hand. Won't you let me show you what I got sizzl...
Burger Man Chords and Tabs

Concrete and Steel Hard and cold, like a street of gold, It's easy to find but so hard to hold. Smooth and strong but i...

Decision or Collision She's so fine, makes me lose my mind, I wish to apply my manhood. I'll be glad to go to her pad and ...

Lovething It must have been the way that she kissed me, made me as weak as a lamb. Tastes so fine like frenc...

Penthouse Eyes (Spoken: What you lookin' at, girl?) She's always checkin' with her penthouse eyes, Makes me stutte...

Tell It I gotta find out what's in my mind, I'm a little mixed up but it feels so fine. Why does love have t...

Antenna

Antenna Head Old 61's my number on the highway I'm turning up the V's on the airways I'm tuned into some bad-ass ...

Breakaway It's a chemical attraction I just can't slide by Every time I look into my baby's eyes I'm helpless,...

Cherry Red Strange things goin' through my head. Oh! Crazy things that I think she said. Slides so slinky that...

Cover Your Rig If you been out messin' and actin' a fool You best be confessin' hey, don't be cruel. Just callin' a...

Deal Goin' Down When the deal goin' down and you gonna take your chance There's always just a mystery that locks you...

Fuzzbox Voodoo I went down with the fuzzbox Grinding a pound or two Say I'm down, with a fuzzbox Pounding and a wor...

Girl in a T-Shirt Some girls gotta get coco chanel Some get the luck of the draw I got a girl lookin' naturally well H...

Lizard Life I got the attitude And that's all I ever say Don't have to tell nobody How their tail ought to lay H...

PCH I was out on the coastline Getting a little shake Do it every day for mercy sake Sometime surf's up ...

Pincushion I been stuck, so I asked her why She gave me acupuncture as her alibi Shook my soul, and stole my do...

World of Swirl I hit the street running, had an angle in mind Looking for a shelter, doing double overtime I get a ...

Rancho Texicano: The Very Best Of ZZ Top

A Fool For Your Stockings Is it you again outside, Just banging on the front door? You say you had enough, Now you're coming' ...
A Fool For Your Stockings Chords and Tabs

Cheap Sunglasses (Live) When you get up in the morning and the light is hurt your head The first thing you do when you get u...

I Thank You You didnt have to love me like you did But you did, but you did. And I thank you. You didnt have...
I Thank You Chords and Tabs

Legs (Dance Mix) She's got legs, she knows how to use them. She never begs, she knows how to choose them. She's holdi...

Stages It's a fine time to fall in love with you, I ain't got a single thing to do. It happened before I kn...

Velcro Fly Hey, look at the hooks on your pants makes you wanna dance. I say yeah yeah, I say yeah yeah. There ...
Velcro Fly Chords and Tabs

Velcro Fly (12" Remix) Hey, look at the hooks on your pants makes you wanna dance. I say yeah yeah, I say yeah yeah. There ...

Viva Las Vegas Spoken: Y'all still want me to come with you? Bright light city gonna set my soul, gonna set my soul...
Viva Las Vegas Chords and Tabs

Woke Up With Wood When I woke up this morning I was feeling mighty good. My baby understood had to do what she should ...
Woke Up With Wood Chords and Tabs

Afterburner

Can't Stop Rockin' I heard about the rock for sometime, I know. It's easy to do when you feel the roll. Makes you want ...

Delirious I went down to dock number ten to see what just came in. They seemed a little bit mysterious, I thin...

Dipping Low (in the Lap of Luxury) I went around the world till I found the right spot. It was ultra sweet and just a little bit hot. D...

I Got the Message I'm picking up on a signal that's in the air tonight. It's sparkin' my receiver, it feels like dynam...

Mescalero

Alley-Gator Crawlin' 'cross the floor at the Holiday Inn motel saw that girl that my swamp bone knew so well S...

Buck Nekkid Two shots shy of a 40 ounce quart A hand in the pocket and a hand in the shorts Shoot me with two ...

Crunchy QUE LASTIMA Y nosotros los pobres borrachos [And we the poor drunks] Nadie nos quiere coger [No one ...

Goin' So Good Just when I have enough money to spend And I was always thinking it would never end Then the time ...

Liquor My baby did a low down dirty thang My baby turned my mind to mush She took my liquor Left me the ...

Me So Stupid I could have been a brain surgeon I could have been a pharmacist I gave a shot at radio revivalist...

Mescalero Mescalero Es lo que quiero combinacion peligroso y estaba especial este cosas bueno mmm I know y...

Piece Piece I want a little piece I want a little piece of your love I' ve been here, I' ve been there...

Punk Ass Boyfriend So you stayed in my house for about a year Ate my food and you drank my beer You took my money and...

Que Lastima nosotros los pobres borrachos. Nadie nos quieren cojer. Nuestro corazon no es tan malo, pero no ...

Stackin' Paper Stackin' Paper Cheese and huevos Gimmie 'nother million dollars another million Stackin' Paper My m...

Tramp Tramp You could call me that I don't wear continental clothes Stetson hats, sometimes (????) Heh heh...

Two Ways to Play Somethin' crossed my mind again You were in my eyes It was somewhere out by Bombay And I'm tellin...

What It Is Kid Whoa! Yeah! Yeeaaaaah! Draggin' old Mustang ' 69 Top dropped back and lookin' fine Workin' the...

What Would You Do What would you do if you was to love me? What would you do if I loved you too? I know that I'd fal...

No album

36-22-36 WHAT, WHAT, WHAT CHU YOU WANT? MY THING IS A REAL FINE THING IT'S A THING IT'S A REAL FINE THING ...

Dust My Broom I'm gonna get up in the morning I believe I'll dust my broom. I'm gonna get up in the morning I bel...
Dust My Broom Chords and Tabs

Esther Be The One Esther be the one that shoots a machine gun Whether you like it or not. Midnight or daylight, stay o...

Hot, Blue, and Righteous Hot, blue and righteous, an angel called me aside. Hot, blue and righteous, said, "Stick by me ...

Invincible This bloody road remains a mystery This sudden darkness fills the air What are we waiting for? Won't...

Manic Mechanic You want to race? If you insist. At that price, I can't resist. That's right, that's right, that's r...