New Moon Blues

There's a man over there listening with his ear to the ground.

He wants to know if tomorrow's going to make a sound.

You'd better be careful what you do --

you just might catch the blues.

Now the floors have got their limits and the walls, they've got ears

so you'd got to walk right and you'd better tell them what they want to hear.

You'd better just watch the things you said --

you just might wake the dead.

Now some places they'll cut your hair and some, they'll just cut your throat

and I hear there's places where they'll even cut the buttons off your coat.

You'd better be careful where you go --

it just might be, you never know.

Now this time I'm riding out of town on a rail or two

but youd better be careful because the same thing might happen to you.

You'd better be sure to take your time --

you just might blow your mind!

This version of these lyrics comes from Dave's 1985 cassette and 2023 CD Going My Way. There's a lyric video of this song which you can find here.

He posted a rough cut video of a different version on YouTube on 1/6/11 - click here to watch that video. Here are the lyrics from that one:

There's a man over there listening with his ear to the ground.

He wants to know if tomorrow's going to make a sound.

You'd better be careful what you do --

you just might catch the blues.

Now the floors have got their limits and the walls, they've got ears

so you'd got to walk right and you'd better tell them what they want to hear.

You'd better just watch the things you said --

you just might wake the dead.

Some places they'll give you the business and some, they'll take all you've got

and I hear there's places where they'll tell you who you are when you're not.

You'd better be careful where you go --

it just might be, you never know.

Now I've got to move before they plant me in this spot

but you might want to move too before they try to make you part of the plot.

You'd better be careful where you step --

you just might get caught in a trap.