DRINKING WITH JESUS
Once upon a time in Louisiana
I found myself half wasted late at night
I was drinking heavily with Jesus
Talking about impacts of his life
( chorus )
Tell me, tell me Jesus
Tell me, tell me more
Why am I not happy?
Why am I not rich?
Why nobody loves me?
Why life such a bitch?
Jesus looked at me kinda weird
I saw silver tears in his eyes
Cracking jokes & laughing through his beard
Drinking from a bottle fine red wine
( chorus )
Jesus had a shot of Jose Cuervo
Then we had some whiskey on the rocks
Then we started dancing like two maniacs
Then he said to me:
JESUS. You are a drunk.
WITNESSES. Yeah...
JESUS. You are a loser.
WITNESSES. Yeah...
JESUS. You are a womanizer.
WITNESSES. Yeah...
JESUS & WITNESSES (Raise glasses). Hallelujah!
(chorus)
( chorus )
Lara's Wedding
Today is Lara's wedding day
Two tons of food and alcohol
A million relatives and friends
Who came to eat and drink it all
They hired hottest klezmer band
With Leo Katz on clarinet
Hahva Nagila all night long
She's getting drunk
I'm getting stoned
Singing:
La-labudabudabuda
We wanna dance like crazy
Today is Lara's wedding day
And best man's jokes are kinda lame
And maid of honor licks a spoon
Hitting on a wasted groom
Amazing lights spinning around
And bodies sweating to the sound
The party turns into a rave
Thanks to the grooviest DJ
La-labudabudabuda
We wanna dance like crazy
Today is Lara's wedding day
And wasted guests all say goodbye
And I am sitting all alone
With a broken heart
And a glass of wine
Singing:
La-labudabudabuda
We wanna dance like crazy
Better Than Cocaine
My pretty sweetie honeypie
Lives right over the hill
I always like to pick her up
In my automobile
Drive to the artsy cinema
To watch a foreign film
It's lovely that my baby lives
Right there over the hill
(chorus)
Your love is better than cocaine
It's stronger than my back pain
And sweeter than champagne
We're high from dancing in the rain
We walk the lover's lane
And everything's OK
Sometimes when I'm very drunk
Or very, very high
I like to take an evening stroll
Don't want no DUI
There must be somewhere sneaky cop
Hiding by the mill
It's lovely that my baby lives
Right there over the hill
(chorus)
I never cheated on my baby
I never like to hurt
I always make my baby laugh
BABY. Hahahahahahahahaha...
...Like that
Me & My Baby
Under the shade of a big palm tree
Hot summer wind blows through my hair
I'm hypnotized and carefree
Rolling my fingers through the sand
(chorus)
And I don't need nobody else
In this world
Just me and my baby
My baby and me
I hear your voice in ocean breeze
Hot summer days are flying by
And I am starving for your kiss
While drowning slowly in your eyes
(chorus)
Tra-la-la
Why don't we fall in love tonight
This crazy moon is shining bright
And nightingales are out of mind
All night
And as a token of my love
I'll buy you tons of precious stuff
A golden ring and a diamond glove
My love
(chorus)
Tra-la-la-la-la
You always make me feel so good
Tra-la-la-la-la
I wanna fly
Tra-la-la-la-la
A million miles from Hollywood
I don't know why I wanna cry
I know you born to be a star
And drive a fancy schmancy car
I never liked to smoke cigars
So far
Why don't we fall in love so hard
So nothing can break us apart
And we'll go shopping in Walmart
Sweetheart
(chorus)
Twist Like Uma Thurman
We're having a shindig right on the beach
You're sexy and young
I'm filthy and rich
You bring your bikini, yellow and blue
We'll swallow coronas and drink malibu
(chorus)
Let's twist like Uma Thurman
Let's swim like dolphins do
We roll in the sand naked and drunk
You are my woman
Queen of the conch
When you move your hips I'm going insane
When you move your lips I'm going
(chorus)
Hey baby, too much motion makes me sweat
Hey mama, put some lotion
On my head
(chorus)
Into the Sun
All aboard said Captain Tom
We're sailing west, we heave away
You'd better leave your ho's at home
When Jolly Roger's laughing
Through the rain
CAPTAIN TOM.
I got the map, I got the plan
A wooden leg and a hairy chest
I may be blind, I may be deaf
But you would know I am the best
(chorus)
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
We're sailing west into the sun
Two weeks of hell and hurricanes
No gold, no women, no cocaine
And Captain Tom has gone insane
And Jolly Roger's laughing
Through the rain
The sharks are ready for the meal
Save your ass and stash your cash
The balls and nerves are made of steel
We suck the bones and rotten flesh
(chorus)
Into the sun
Into the sun
Don't Crucify Me
You can blame me for the world is mad
And the good old rock'n'roll is dead
Burning down like falling stars
Wasting life behind the bars
Life of ignorance is bliss
And I don't know why I'm doing this
You can take me for what I am
I was born a wild man, hey!
(chorus)
Don't crucify me, I'm no Jesus
I'm a sinner and a prodigal son
Don't crucify me, I'm no Jesus
I'm a sinner
I've been traveling seven seas
Trains and highways and STDs
Fell in love a million times
Drank tequila and got high
You can blame me for the world is mad
And the good old rock'n'roll is dead
You can take me for what I am
I was born a wild man, hey!
(chorus)
Don't crucify me
Play Me Your Banjo
When life is hard it ain't no easy
Get up and dance and smile again
My baby stole my dreams and visions
And ran away with my worst friend
(chorus)
Play me your banjo, your broken banjo
I wanna party all night long
Play me your banjo, your broken banjo
I'll bring the whiskey, babes will come
I got no time to shed my tears
I got no plans to kill myself
I'm gonna buy me new fishing gear
And change her picture on the shelf
(chorus)
Train is coming slowly to the station
My baby's coming back from Arkansas
No I'm not crying, I'm not lying
'Cause I don't love her anymore
(chorus)
Wearing Black
Maybe I'm wrong maybe I’m crazy
These angry words you said to me
The dreams are gone
You still amaze me
I don't know why
You're leaving me
(chorus)
I'm wearing black
'Cause my baby's leaving me
I'm wearing black
And I hate to say goodbye
I'm wearing black
I would never set her free
I'm wearing black
This is how I feel inside
Colors fade away
And no one else around
It's raining night and day
The world is falling down
I don't know why
I still love you
The world is brown
It makes me blue
(chorus)
Stupid Drinking Song
Zooga-wooga!
I used to have a house
And fat-ass ugly wife
I used to have amazing job
And work from nine to five
When I fell off the wagon
I landed at the bar
It's been a long, long time
I can't get up so far
And you may say i'm crazy
WITNESSES. Crazy!
And you may say i'm dumb
WITNESSES. Dumb!
To waste my life away hey-hey
On whiskey beer and rum
I drink this glass to heroes
Who always have a ball
They're always here drunk with me
They never fail to fall
Zooga-wooga!
I wonder what has happened to
Mi casa on the hill
My fat-ass ugly wife
And to her boyfriend, Bill
I found myself in drinking
I'm great in being stoned
The only song I'm singing now
This stupid drinking song
Nananananananananana
Paris Waltz
When we waltz through gay Paris
Garcons eating croissants
At the cafeteri
Lovers and flies twirl in the skies
I'm singing for you
You're eating french fries
(chorus)
Dance with me, why don't you dance with me
Hold my hand and take me high
Dance with me, why don't you dance with me
Hold my hand and make me fly
When we waltz through gay Paris
Women begging for love
And they're looking at me
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
How about menage a trois?
Hahaha, un deux trois
(chorus)
Lalalalalala
Bourbon Street
I'm drunk again on Bourbon Street
Soaking in the delta heat
Dancing to the Devil's beat
Sweat is rolling down my feet
(chorus)
Help me Jesus, help me Lord
I'm drunk again on Bourbon Street
Help me Jesus, help me Lord
I'm stuck again on Bourbon Street
Monday night in New Orleans
I'm all dressed up like Voodoo king
Full of beer and stink of gin
And all the saints start marching in
(chorus)
See her dancing in the lights
Amazing creature of the night
You can look but you can't touch
I said, "Love you" - she said, "How much?"
(chorus)
I drink my soul in New Orleans
Soaking in the delta heat
Dancing to the Devil's beat
Tears are rolling down my feet
(chorus)
CREDITS:
All songs written by Igor Yuzov
(except “Don’t Crucify Me” written by M. Gorshenev and I. Yuzov)
© 2008 Red Elvises
Produced by Red Elvises
Igor Yuzov - vocals, guitars, bass
Oleg Bernov - vocals, bass
Oleg Schramm - Hammond, piano, accordion
Elena Shemankova - keyboard, accordion, piano
Adam Gust - drums
FEATURING:
Toshi Yanagi - guitar
Nikolay Kurganov - violin
Dean Roubicek - saxophone
Ted Falcon - violin
James Miller - trombone
Artiom Zhuliev - saxophone
Maksim Velichkin - cello
Ron Barrows - trumpet
M. (Gorshok) Gorshenev - vocals on "Don't Crucify Me"
Drums recorded at Sea Sound, engineer Evan Biegel
Recorded at Cinque Ports, Venice CA 2008
Recording Engineers - Oleg Schramm and Oleg Bernov
Mixing - Barry Conley
Mastering - Mark Chalecki, Little Red Book Mastering
Art and Package Design - Jamie Vercauteren
Printing at S&J Graphics
Special Thanks To: Chris Mundweiler & Family, Kayt Owens, Oleg & Volodya Podobed, Ellen Pinchuk,Volodya Kuznetzov,
Smok & Lena, Alex Golubev, Serega Kalinin, Jamie, Chris “Kegga Beer”, Martin Alcala, Natasha (Lena’s Mom), Alex Moy
