This is a song I wrote for the companion CD to the book, "The Shoe Burnin', Stories of Southern Soul", recently released by Rivers Edge Media. I also have a story in the book, "Rock and Roll Shoes".
Lyrics
These Shoes Ain’t Got No Soul (Chuck Jones)
These shoes ain’t got no soul
These shoes ain’t got no soul
From their rubber heal to their steel tip toe
There ain’t nothin’ but a big ol’ hole
These shoes ain’t got no soul, got no soul
These shoes got a forked tongue
These shoes got a forked tongue
Ain’t no truth in the songs they’ve sung
And bitter is the bell they’ve rung
These shoes got a forked tongue, a forked tongue
The path I’m walkin’ down this road
It’s just wrath I’m stalkin’ like ol’ Tom Joad
Just put one foot in front a the other
Life’s just one big blister brother
These shoes ain’t got no soul, ain’t got no soul
These shoes ain’t got no heart
These shoes ain’t got no heart
They stomp out every fire I start
Like living is a dying art
These shoes ain’t got no heart, got no heart
Every step I’m takin’ – down this road
My spirits achin’ – like ol’ Tom Joad
Just put one foot in front a the other
Life’s just one big blister brother
These shoes ain’t got no soul, ain’t got no soul