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Hey Joe
(Billy Roberts)

Hey Joe, a-where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand? Alright
I'm goin' down to shot my old lady, you know
I caught her messin' around with another man, yeah
I'm goin' down to shot my old lady, you know
I caught her messin' around with another man
Huh, and that ain't too cool

Uh, hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down
You shot her down, now
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your old lady down
You shot her down to the ground - yeah
Yes I did, I shot her
You know I caught her messin' round, messin' round town
Uh-yes I did, I shot her
You know, I caught my old lady messin' around town
And I gave her the gun, I shot her!
Alright, shot her one more time again, baby

Hey Joe, a-where you gonna run to now?
Where you gonna run to?
Hey Joe, I said where you gonna run to now?
Where you, where you gonna go? Well, dig it!
I'm goin' way down south, way down to Mexico way - alright!
I'm goin' way down south, way down where I can be free
Ain't no one gonna find me
Ain't no hangman gonna, he ain't gonna put a rope around me
You better believe it right now! I gotta go now
Hey, hey Joe, you better run on down
Goodbye everybody, ow!
Hey, hey-hey Joe, uhh, run on down!

from Are You Experienced? (1967)

Purple Haze
(Jimi Hendrix)

Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things just don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky

Purple haze all around
Don't know if I'm comin' up or down
Am I happy or in misery?
What ever it is, that girl put a spell on me

Help me, help me, oh, no, no

Hammerin' - talkin' 'bout heart 'n' s-soul
I'm talkin' about hard stuff
If everbody's still around, fluff and ease
If so far out my mind
Something's happening, something's happening

Yeah, purple haze all in my eyes
Don't know if it's day or night
You got me blowin', blowin' my mind
Is it tomorrow, or just the end of time?

No, help me, oh, yeah, purple haze
Oh no, oh, help me
Tell me, tell me, I can't go on like this
Purple haze - you're makin' me blow my mind, mama
Purple haze - no, no
Purple haze - no, it's painful, baby ....

from Are You Experienced? (1967)

The Wind Cries Mary
(Jimi Hendrix)

After all the jacks are in their boxes
And the clowns have all gone to bed
You can hear happiness staggering on down the street
Footprints dressed in red
And the wind whispers Mary

A broom is drearily sweeping
Up the broken pieces of yesterdays life
Somewhere a queen is weeping
Somewhere a king has no wife
And the wind, it cries Mary

The traffic lights, they turn blue tomorrow
And shine their emptiness down on my bed
The tiny island sags down stream
'Cause the life that lived is, is dead
And the wind screams Mary

Will the wind ever remember
The names it has blown in the past?
And with this crutch, its old age, and its wisdom
It whispers no, this won't be the last
And the wind cries Mary

from Are You Experienced? (1967)

Foxy Lady
(Jimi Hendrix)

Foxy foxy
Uh-you know you're a cute little heart breaker, ha
Foxy, yeah
And you know you're a sweet little love maker, huh
Foxy
I wanna take you home, uh-huh, yeah
I won't do you no harm, no, ha
You got ta be all mine, all mine
Oo, Foxy Lady yeah

Foxy foxy
Now-uh, I see you, heh, on down on the scene ohh
Foxy
You make me wanna get up and a-scream
Foxy, ah, baby listen now
I made up my mind, yeah
I'm tired of wasting all my precious time
You've gotta be all mine, all mine
Foxy Lady, here I come

Yeah, I'm gonna take you home, uh-huh
I won't do you no harm, no
You gotta be all mine, all mine
Foxy Lady

Here I come, baby I'm comin' to get ya
Ow, Foxy lady, yeah, yeah
Oo, you look so good, Foxy
Oh, yeah, Foxy , yeah, give us some, foxy
Oo, Foxy yeah, get it, babe, Foxy
You make me feel like, uh, feel like sayin' Foxy
Ah, Foxy, foxy Lady, foxy Lady

from Are You Experienced? (1967)


Red House
(Jimi Hendrix)

There's a red house over yonder
That's where my baby stays
Lord, there's a red house over yonder
Lord, that's where my baby stays
I ain't been home to see my baby
In ninety-nine and one half days

Wait a minute, something's wrong here
The key won't unlock this door
Wait a minute, something's wrong, Lord, have mercy
This key won't unlock
This door, something's goin' wrong here
I have a bad bad feeling that my baby
Don't live here no more
That's alright, I still got my guitar

Well, I might as well a go back over yonder
Way back up on the hill, that 's something to do
Lord, I might as well go back over yonder
Way back yonder cross the hill
'Cos if my baby don't love me no more
I know her sister will

from Are You Experienced? (1967)


Manic Depression
(Jimi Hendrix)

Manic depression is touchin' my soul
I know what I want but I just don't know how to, heh, go about gettin' it
Feeling, sweet feeling, drops from my fingers, fingers
Manic depression has a-captured my soul - yeah

Woman so weary, the sweet cause in vain
You make love, you break love it's-a all the same
When it's, when it's over
Music, sweet music, I wish I could caress, caress, caress
Manic depression is a frustrating mess, wow

Cry on, guitar

Well, I think I'll go turn myself off
And-a, uh, go on down - all the way down
Really ain't no use in me hangin' around in, uh, your kind-a scene
Music, sweet music, I wish I could caress and kiss, kiss
Manic depression is a frustratin' mess - wow - yeah ow

Music, sweet music - music, sweet music - ooh - depression

from Are You Experienced? (1967)


Castles Made Of Sand
(Jimi Hendrix)

Down the street you can hear her scream "you're a disgrace"
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbors start to gossip and drool
He cries "Oh, girl you must be mad
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?"
Against the door he leans and starts a scene
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually

A little Indian brave moved before he was ten
Played war games in the woods with his Indian friends
And he built a dream that when he grew up
He would've been a fearless warrior Indian chief
Many moons past and more the dream grew strong
Until tomorrow he would sing his first war song
And fight his first battle but something went wrong
Surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night
And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually

There was a young girl, whose heart was a frown
'Cause she was crippled for life, and she couldn't speak a sound
And she wished and prayed she could stop living, so she decided to die
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
And to her legs she smiled "you won't hurt me no more"
But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump
And said, "look a golden winged ship is passing my way"
And it really didn't have to stop, it just kept on going
And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, eventually

from Axis: Bold As Love (1967)