Ry Cooder - Red Cat Till I Die Lyrics
Well I'm a Red Cat till I die, I'm a Red Cat through and through
Now you can't turn me yellow and you can't make me blue
You can't make me do things I know it's wrong to do
I'm a Red Cat till I die, I'm telling you
Then they grabbed me in the alley whilst I was laying down
And then they threw me in the wagon and then they ran me in
Then they locked me in the jailhouse with all my hobo friends
Saying, where's that rat named Lefty?
And where's that frog named Tom?
Been agitating lately
And spreading great alarm
Now the cows walked out this morning
And now the hens won't lay
And it ain't the American Way
I ain't no strikebreaker and I ain't no stoolie rat
Won't squeal on Tom and Lefty, I won't say where they're at
You can't scare me, copper, and I don't care what you do
I'm a Red Cat till I die, I'm telling you
Now you think you're hard-boiled, you're just yellow inside
My daddy always warned me, now I know he's right
You're just cowards hidin' behind a little tin star
And the people are starting to realize what a bunch of clowns you are
Well I might have been a banker without the least excuse
Now I might have been the President, but tell me what's the use
Might have been an FBI man but I ain't no Peepin' Tom
Then I might have been a deputy and put my white sheet on
But I'm a Red Cat till I die, I'm a Red Cat through and through
I won't fight your rich man's war and kill poor folks for you
Now you can't make me do things that I know it's wrong to do
I'm a Red Cat till I die, I'm telling you
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Ry Cooder Red Cat Till I Die Comments
somebody is upset they're not Tom Waits...
Tom Waits? Himself a link in a long, long chain.. Beefheart and Magic Band years and years before. Howlin Wolf and Hubert Sumblin two decades earlier. Elmore james' guitar. Louis Armstrong and Hot Fives decades even before that. The river of this gnarly blues style is long and deep. Often Waits is credited with creating a tradition which he himself has always acknowledged.
@crazydogaudio lots of people can sing gravel style over some plinky guitar and it wouldnt be a tom waits rip off. this is.
Waits is a phony Jerk. Cooder is a real and respectful student of the form.
Hey, brother, Red Cat. Thanks.
quirky but also a very moving album. Nice to hear sensible politics still exist and working peoples struggles are still remembered in the US.
Hey cheechwizrd . . good comment!!. Welcome to the world of cyber-brave lonely fkin idiots. I discovered it's not worth trying to convert these people to become normal.
Best wishes . . . Chris.
Thank you for a fantastic and informative video to this important song!
great video friend!
There's nothing funny about it man. This is serious stuff!
The album My name is Buddy is so funny!!!! I love it!
I got it! Maybe not a classic, but god bless Ry for doing it. And of course this song is great.