I post these lyrics with a sad heart. After a recent gig I was asked to post the lyrics to Petition by a woman named Sally Carr. Sally was a supporter of all our local musicians and a very pleasant person. I recently found out she passed away. Thank you Sally. We will miss you.
My lyrics are constantly evolving. Just as every performance is different, the lyrics may change too.
Petition R. Rubin © Copyright 1999
The people they are sad today
Their freedom has been taken away
And nobody knows how it happened
They all just went to bed one night
They didn’t even know to fight
And now they all ask
How’d this happen
And now they sit and cry,
They’re too stunned to speak
They talk about their fear and their shame , yeah, shame yeah,
Because they realize they’ve had their chance
They were afraid to sign the petition, they were afraid to put down their name,
They were afraid to sign the petition, they were afraid to put down their name.
For it may be a crime one day
To grow carrots or just to pray
We must not sit back while this happens
We must all become more aware
We who think we know right and fair
We must help to shape those decisions
So you just can’t sit back You must be involved
That ugly beast called greed can be tamed yeah, tamed yeah
We have the power to do anything
Don’t be afraid to sign the petition
Don’t be afraid to put down your name………
DONT BE AFRAID!!!!!
Wild Woman ©Robert Rubin 1979
Well, she’s the kind of woman makes a fine first impression
And you glad when she comes around
She’s got lots of class and she’s known all over town
Cause she’s working for a cause and she works with nature’s laws
And you should hear her sing her song
She got all the answers cause she knows what’s right from wrong.
And she’s got a strong sense of the wild woman within
She’s got her confidence and she don’t take no shit from no men
She’s got a strong sense of the wild woman within
She’s tapped her power source and she’s a force to be reckoned with.
Everywhere she goes, she wears the nicest clothes
The women say she looks so fine
All the fella’s know her
And you know they’re out there trying
Cause she loves to dance to the break of dawn
Oh she’ll party out all night
But she always keeps her balance
And she never loses sight.
And she’s got a strong sense of the wild woman within
She’s got her confidence and she don’t take no shit from no men
She’s got a strong sense of the wild woman within
She’s tapped her power source and she’s a force to be reckoned with.
MOCHI COOKING ©Robert Rubin 1999 lyrics
You know my baby
She loves to fix good food
Yeah my baby she makes sure we eat good
You know my baby she love to cook good food
Yeah my baby she makes us eat raw greens
And when she cooks them our vegetables are steamed
Yeah my baby she cooks fresh rice and beans
You know my baby she makes fresh carrot juice
Yeah my baby she makes fresh carrot juice
You know my baby
She cooks lots of tofu
But not tonight because tonight!
She’s got some Mochi cooking
Got some mochi cooking
She’s got some Mochi cooking
Got some mochi cooking
She’s got some Mochi cooking
Got some mochi cooking
She’s got some Mochi cooking
Got some mocha cooking
She’s got some mocha cooking
Ain’t having no tofu tonight.
LITTERING © Robert Rubin
About singing this song to you now
I’m a little apprehensive
Don’t want to come off rude
Don’t want to be offensive
You know that cigarette smoking Yeah
Has gotten lots of bad press
There’s another aspect, of that habit
I’d like to address
So now please listen here o what we say
You smokers should carry an ashtray….. Hey Hey
Cause when you toss those butts on the ground
When you toss those butts on the ground
When you TTBOTG
IT’s Littering
It’s Littering
Walking down the street
What do you see
Every single city, every country
What do you see?
In the Redwood forest, Path to Sixth biggest tree What do you see
Walking on the path to the beach WDYS..So now …….
STOP LITTERING
Man in New Orleans ©Robert Rubin
Well there’s a man down in New Orleans
He is a wise man and a man of means and he says
Do what you have to do
Do what you need to do
But, do what you love
Please what you love to do
He said that every day you’re making the choice
You better listen to your inner voice
When you
Do what you have to do
Do what you need to do
Please, do what you love
Do what you love to do
There’s a man in Pacific Beach
He likes to practice what he preaches {he skates and says]
Do what you have to do
Do what you need to do
Please, do what you love
Do what you love to do
Well there’s a man down in New Orleans
Said he was from Brookly but i thought he was from Queens, till he said
Do what you have to do
Do what you need to do
But, do what you love
Please what you love to do
Sanga Samba ©Robert Rubin
You do the Sanga Samba
It’s not a Rhumba,
It’s not a Mambo, it’s not a Tango,
It’s not a cha cha
It’s not a Fox Trot,
It’s not a break dance, It isn’t Hip Hop
You dance with Buddha, show non attachment
It’s coastal music, you can’t refuse it.
Come On Sanga Samba with me.
You do the Sanga Samba
It’s not a Rhumba,
It’s not a Mambo, it’s not a Tango,
It’s not Flamenco , its not Calypso
It’s not rock and roll and it’s not Disco.
You dance with Buddha, show non attachment
It’s coastal music, you can’t refuse it.
Come On Sanga Samba with me.
Come On Sanga Samba with me.
Just Say No R. Rubin ©
If they offer you drugs
Tell them you don’t do drugs
You’d better take care of yourself
No it isn’t funny
It’s worth more than money
Don’t you know your health is your wealth
And you know that you’ve only got one body now, and you have got to keep it whole
Don’t you know that your body is a temple
It’s the temple of your holy soul
If they offer you drugs
Tell them you don’t do drugs
If they offer you drugs
Tell them you don’t do drugs
Just say no Just Say No Just say no NO
Walk to Town © Robert Rubin
Let me tell you a story, bout a neighbor of mine
Old English Ale 5 or 6 he would buy
One day I saw him walking to town
He was walking with his head to the ground
Cause you see one evening he went out for a drive,
and a cop stopped him gave him a DUII
And now he walks He walks to town
You know he walks He walks to town
OH Yeah he walks He walks to town
Yeah he walks He walks around
Oh those DUII’s they’ll really get you down
They’ll make you walk Walk to town.
Let me tell you a story bout my good friend Mark
Driving home from work, yeah it was dark
Cop pulls him over says your headlight out
Then he goes WHAM on the hood and says ITs working now
Mark says I’m sober man I can drive
The cops says I’d love to give a DUII and make you walk
WTT……..
So late one night I’m coming home from a gig
I see my friends been stopped by a ….Big
City Police car on a county road,
Cop says your friends gonna have to be towed
I say she looks alright to me
He roughs me up and says son soon you’ll see her doing the walk…..the WTT
So listen my friends please listen to me
There gonna stop you just wait and see
Minimum 90 days your license will be lost
And you just might find yourself tossed
So we ain’t kicking you no jive
If you’ve been drinking you better not drive
You better Walk Walk through town You better walk, walk through town, Walk walk around, Walk walk to town
Oh those DUII’s will really get you down,
They’ll make you walk WTT…………WALK
Bayfront Dancing
Gotta get down gotta get down gotta get down to the Bayfront
Gotta get down gotta get down gotta get down to the Bayfront
I was down on the Bayfront I was feeling good
Happy hour at Neptune Wharf left me in a good mood
So I went to the Whales Tale Mellow people there
Had a meal and a couple of beers And I left with no cares
And I went to the Piptide But it wasn’t happening yet
Found out then that at the Pub Bones was my best bet
Cause I was…..Bayfront Dancing last night
Bayfront dancing and everything was just allright allright allright
Bayfront dancing last night, and everything was allright
Everything was all right! …………
And I went to Embarcadero, saw Inoke there
Boy he makes a lot of music Just him and his 2 hands
And I went to the Bayhaven Looking for Blues jam,
I found out Rosso had another gig So I took it on the lam
Cause I was…..Bayfront Dancing last night
Bayfront dancing and everything was just allright allright allright
Bayfront dancing last night, and everything was allright
Everything was all right Everything was all right Everything was all right!
Well alright
Big Ending!
Market ©Robert Rubin
My baby she told me she’s thirsty
The ice box is empty my dear
Would you please go down to the market
And pick up some beer…
Yes I’ll go right down to the market
I’ll go right down to the market
Yes I’ll go right down to the market and pick up some beer
I drove down and picked up a six pack
A local micro brewery
I brought it right back to my baby
Who asked would you share them with me
And now I’m relaxing and thinking
And one thing is perfectly clear
You know I’m in love with my baby
And I’m glad I went out for that beer.
And [ anytime you ask] I’ll go right down to the market
I’ll go right down to the market
Yes I’ll go right down to the market and pick up some beer……
I wrote American Car about Mike Deaton’s new, used American car. We played the Newport Eagles with the Avery Family Band, and I was inspired.
American Car © Robert Rubin
All I want is a big old American car
To drive across the country
I would sing and play
On my big old American guitar
As I drive across this beautiful country
And I would stop in a town at a local newsstand, check up on the music scene, inquire about the bands
I’d find out where live music, find out where live music’s played
And I would spend all night in a honky tonk
Playing lots of music but I won’t get too drunk
Cause I’m a musician, that’s the life I lead
Playing lots of music is all the high I need because
All I want is a big old American car
To drive across the country
I would sing and play
On my big old American guitar
As I drive across this beautiful country INSTRUMENTAL
Because All I want is a big old American car To drive across the country
I would sing and play On my big old American guitar
As I drive across this beautiful country.
Blues in A Robert Rubin ©
I’ve got the blues
I’ve got the blues
I’ve got the blues today
And when I have the blues, when I have the blues
I play the blues in A
I’ve got the blues
I’ve got the blues
I’ve got the blues today
And when I have the blues, when I have the blues
I play the blues in A
You can play the blues in B
But it’s not the same to me
You can play the blues in B or C or D, E F, G….but in A
That’s the way,
I like to hear my blues played
And when I have the blues, when
I have the blues
I play the blues in A
END: But not today
Cause I’m gonna chase those blues away.
I was the Newport Saturday Farmers Market Manager. This song was inspired by the drive up, one dark and dreary dismal morning.
Cat on your Car ©Robert Rubin
As I was driving down the street this morning
I happened to glance out your way
It was a dark and dreary dismal morning
But what I saw sure made my day……….
Cause I saw a cat on your car
Cat on your car Lily
Yes I saw a cat on your car Cat on your car today
Yes I saw a a cat on your car Cat on your car Lily
And I just want to say It brightened my day, It sure made my day………
It wasn’t Missy Sue, It wasn’t Freddy
It wasn’t Nina wasn’t Max
It wasn’t Ayla and it wasn’t Adobe
I know it was one of your cats…………
Cause I saw a cat on your car
Cat on your car Lily
Yes I saw a a cat on your car Cat on your car today
Yes I saw a a cat on your car Cat on your car Lily
And I just want to say
It brightened my day, It sure made my day……………….
Cause don’t you know when there’s a cat on your car
Everything is going to get better………….
Yes I saw a a cat on your car Cat on your car Lily
And I just want to say
It brightened my day, It sure made my day………………
.
Colorado Wiccan © Robert Rubin
I was down in New Orleans in a voodoo store
When a Colorado Wiccan said to me
I speak the truth I speak my mind
She said? There’s fantasy and there’s reality some time they both inter twine
She said You don’t need no guru, No leader or preacher
You just have to know what’s right from wrong and everyone’s your teacher
She said some people smoke marijuana, some people drink a few beers
But I get high when I go inside It helps me to stay clear
She said
I get high when I go inside
I helps me to stay clear
I get high when I go inside
I like to see what I can hear.
She said
We have a world in changes, that’s a natural fact
It is as much what happens as is how you react
Then she said
I get high when I go inside
I helps me to stay clear
I get high when I go inside
I like to see what I can hear.
COMMERCIAL Robert Rubin
This is a song that I like to play during commercials
My wife says she heard a song just like this before
But this is the song that I like to play
It could be Billy Joel or from far off Broadway
Oh but this is the song that I like to play during commercials
MISERY © Robert Rubin 2018
You sold our house, you got our car You took our kids
And you went far away
And now all I’ve got is misery
You took our dog, you took our cat
You took our big screen television set
And now all I’ve got are memories
Why did you go away
Now all I do is cry
Why didn’t you stick around
And give us, another try
Don’t think I can make it
Not even one day
Don’t know what to do
Doesn’t help to pray Don’t know what to say
Because all I’ve got is misery
NOTHING in COMMON © Robert Rubin
Well they met at a really big party
But they didn’t get a chance to dance
He was really busy, and she was drunk
Then they met the next day Out at the old sweat lodge
She looked really good, with only mud on………………
They shared some laughter They shared some beers
They shared their secrets Shared their fears
They said that they were both Afraid to love again
They should have, Just stayed friends……………..
Then they spent lots of time together They made love every day
Then from out of the clear blue sky One day here’s what she said………
“ We’ve got Nothing in Common We’ve got nothing the same”
Well now she has no problem But cause he still loves her he has his pain…..
And he wondered how this could happen
All his dreams, all the plans he has made
Got shot up into nothing When she came out and said
We’ve got, Nothing in Common We’ve got, nothing the same
Well now she has no problem But cause he still loves her he has his pain….
Has his pain…He has pain….has his pain..
Cause he still loves her he has his pain, has his ………..INSTRUMENTAL
Nothing in Common Nothing the same She’s got no problem
But cause he still loves her he has his pain cause he still loves her, he has his pain
Cause he still loves her……. he has his pain…..
SO Much About Love Robert Rubin
I was so lonely
I was so blue
You came along
And you taught me something new
You showed me things I’d heard about,
But never believed they were true
You showed me so much about love
I was a loser Didn’t think twice
You showed me I was playing against fixed dice
You taught me I could win
Just by being nice
You taught me so much about love
I was angry And afraid I was down and out
Then you came into my world
You showed me what life’s all about
I was a bad boy Had no regrets
You taught me I would Have to balance my debts
You say the best things haven’t happened yet
You taught me so much about love
This was written after Hurricane Katrina. The sentiment of “the kindness of strangers in a storm’ came from Katie Couric during a newscast.
Strangers in a Storm Robert Rubin
Some show their worst Some show their best
When situations Present a test
And some show the kindness of Strangers in a storm
Some show their gumption Some show their nerve
When people realize It’s their time to serve
And they show the kindness Of strangers in a storm did you see it
It comes fast It comes strong
Let your heart sing your souls song
Some show their colors Whatever the shade
Some show their mettle Of what their made
And some show the kindness of strangers in a storm
You never know When it might start
You have to have it Strong in you heart
To show off your kindness to strangers in a storm
What are we here for This song and dance
Maybe were waiting For our next chance
To show off our kindness to strangers in a storm………
We’ll never know
It might get strange
Before you realize
Everything’s changed
Please show off your kindness to strangers in a storm ….
Strawberry Bringing Baby Robert Rubin
I was sitting around….Very depressed
Sitting around, making a mess
When in comes my baby, She walks up to me
And hands me a ripe red strawberry
She’s my strawberry bringing baby
And she brings red ripe strawberries to me
She’s my strawberry bringing baby
She’s my strawberry bringing baby
She’s my strawberry bringing baby
She’s my strawberry bringing baby
She’s my strawberry bringing baby, and she brings red ripe strawberries to me
TMZ © Robert Rubin
It’s been a long time
Since you have seen me
On the internet or TV but just maybe………..
I’m gonna be On TMZ
I’m gonna be, on TMZ
I do not know when that’s gonna be
But you’ll see me on TMZ….
I do not know where they’re gonna catch me
I might be flying a kite on the beach
I won’t be rude to the paparazzi
Cause they put me on TMZ……..
I will be nice as I can be
I wonder what would they ever ask me
I won’t be rude to the paparazzi
Cause they put me on TMZ…….
My mother in Florida she watches lots of TV
One day she even might watch TMZ
It be so great if my mom could see
Me on TV on TMZ
Stop the Spray ©Robert Rubin 1979
I was walking through the forest
On a bright, a bright clear sunny day,
I was walking through the forest,
When I heard I heard somebody say,
If you walking through the forest
You better watch out Watch out for the spray
Because you may be dead tomorrow,
But while your still alive, still alive today
Better Pray, Stop the Spray, stop the spray
Cause they’re poisoning our water, and we’re all, we’re all gonna mutate,
And they’re causing forced abortions, who could say all those miscarriages are fate,
And they will not hear our pleading,
That they must stop now it’s already too late
Better pray Stop the Spray, Stop the Spray,
INSTRUMENTAL
So if you love the forest, and you live around her and you want to stay
And if you want your children, to be born alive and to grow up healthy
And if you know the forests, have survived for centuries without that spray
Better pray, stop the spray, stop the spray.