The Very Best Since 1970 lyrics

Asleep at the wheel's version
uses a boggie woggie beat and
ray benson changed some simple
words to ones he would say normaly.
he also repeted the second verse for
the chours.

(Insturmental of complete song used for intro)

Deep within my heart lies a melody
A song of old San Antone
Where in dreams I live with a memory
Beneath the stars all alone

One night farmer Brown was taking the air,
Locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care.
Into the henhouse something stirred
When he hollered: "Who's there?"
This is what he heard:

There ain't nobody here but us chickens.
There ain't nobody here at all.
So quiet yourself , stop all that fuss.
There ain't nobody here but us.
Hey, kindly point that gun, the other way,

(asleep at the wheel's boogie version)

(spoken)
Time to boogie woogie down route 66

(instrumental boogie piano)

Well if you ever plan to motor west
take my way that's the highway that is the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than 2000 miles along the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Winds to St. Louie, Joplin Missouri

I was born in lousiana down on the ol bouyo
rasied on shrimps and catfish mame's good gumbo
I got the ramblin' fever said goodby to ma and pa
crossed that ol red river and this is what I saw

I saw miles and miles of texas all the stars up in the sky
I saw miles and miles of texas gonna live here till I die

(instrumental)

I rode up in to austin the craddle of the west