Cooder, Ry - Shrinking Man Lyrics
Well, it's a change in the ocean, change in the sea
Woke up one morning was a change in me
I put on my pants, my pants fell down
Well, I put on my shoes and they fell off too
I looked in the mirror, was nothing to see
Worried man with a worried song
Shrinking man ain't gonna be here long
Well, sometimes I worry 'bout clothes
'Cause a shrinking man's got to look good sometime
Don't need no sweatshop child
Puttin' shoes on my feet this time
Chained to a sewing machine
Down in hell where the sun don't shine
But please don't rob your fellow man
Shrinking man, shrinking man
Nobody was worried 'bout a shrinking man
Sometimes I worry 'bout food
'Cause a shrinking man's got to eat right sometime
I don't need much and I don't pay
No starvation wage
To poor folks out on the poison ground
You don't rob the land
When you're just a little old shrinking man
Shrinking man, shrinking man
Nobody was worried 'bout a shrinking man
Worried man with a worried song
Shrinking man ain't gonna be here long
Sometimes I worry bout prayer
'Cause a shrinking man better be a prayin' man
Once I had a dream that was working
I had good ideas, I made big plans
Now I'm just like a leaf in the wind that's blowing
I hope King Jesus can understand
Shrinking man, shrinking man
Nobody was worried 'bout a shrinking man
Worried man with a worried song
Shrinking man ain't gonna be here long
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Cooder, Ry Shrinking Man Comments
I love you Ry!~ <3
He must increase and I must shrink.
A great song Mr.Ry best slide musician,master musician. THANK YOU for your music
I hear this on the college radio station 89.7 in Galveston Texas. I LOVE IT
Lovely beat, got my toes tappin from the get go! Thank you, Ry!!!
Little Steven: thanks.
Slide it ry ffffffin chairrippin
Good Stuff! Love Ya Ry!
thank you ryland
Johnny B. Good
Good Stuff i like it 💃🐓💃🐓💃🐓💃💓💓🕯wonderful 🕵Shake your body
Time for joyful listning-time, can´t wait.
Mr Ry, your music makes for damn good therapy. It matters not ones mood you have music to suit in one album or another.
Thank you much. May God Bless you keeping you Healthy and Safe 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
i want to see a studio version of this song :)
Great song. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album, and can't wait to see you in Ann Arbor this summer.
this is great
See you at the Birchmere!
sounding like "World Boogie" has arrived
We still need you Ry
My all time hero!!!
This is a pure thrill. Thank you Mr Cooder!
The Vigilante Man is BACK! Hallelujah! 😎🎸
woody guthrie wrote vigilante man
Oh so nice. A new album by Mr. Cooder. Do you know how long we have waited? Tooooo Long. Can't wait. Sounding
good Ry!!!
Excellent, pure joy
A Long time comin!!!! Real Music!!!!!!
What a guy ! Rock on Ry (<#
finally foot tapping music instead of head-banging techno/disco crap
Wonderful music!
Looking forward to seeing him . . . catch him if you can. God, this new Ry stuff is refreshing . . .
It's a thrill to hear you groovin' tunes with your son. All the best.
Hoooraay!!! Ry Cooder is back and sounding terrific!!!
I bumped into Ry & his missus in North Beach late in December,around 2005...they were looking for a Chinese restaurant that you entered through the kitchen, which didn't ring a bell...but it bugged me, for years. Then, late one night while I was staring at the ceiling in the dark, brimming with existential dread, it came to me: they were trying to find Sam Wo's! I'm so sorry I let you folks down...
Great to see this legend back, God bless you Ry.
Chicken skin music 😀👏🏻Ry Cooder is back where he belongs....Boomers Story..In to the purple valley..🌞👍
Can't wait it's been too long
Wonderful news. LOVE "Shrinking Man" Thank you
wooo, go ry, can't wait to hear the whole thing ;)
This is Fantastic ! Classic Ry Cooder. :)
Doesnt get any better. I named my son after him.....35 years ago
Peter Hemsley so did I
I have a son named for him as well. Along with a couple of other reasons.
I've got no words to say my joy earing that song and THE NEWS of this new album. Thank you THANK YOU.
Thanks Mr. Ry !! See you at Town Hall !! Paz y Amor .. Jimmy ...
Is that Keltner on drums.?
It's his son Joachim Cooder
He's learned so much from Keltner and who better.
Let's get tiny.
A main man .Great news . This is going to be good .
He’s incredible! Caught him with Ricky Skaggs- best show ever!!!! Can’t wait to catch Ry at Tanglewood this summer!
One of the Greats. Met him once when he played with the Rising Sons.
Yes! You go Ry!