I'm going down this road feeling bad
I'm going down this road feeling bad
I'm going down this road feeling bad, lord, lord
And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way
Down in the jailhouse on my knees
Down in the jailhouse on my knees
Down in the jailhouse on my knees,Great God
And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way
* Refrain
They feed me on corn bread and beens
They feed me on corn bread and beens
They feed me on corn bread and beens, O lord
And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way
* Refrain
I ain't got no shoes on my feet
I ain't got no shoes on my feet
I ain't got no shoes on my feet, Lord God
And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way
* Refrain
It takes a ten dollar shoe to fit my foot
It takes a ten dollar shoe to fit my foot
It takes a ten dollar shoe to fit my foot, Great God
And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way
* Refrain
I'm going where the climate suits my clothes
I'm going where the climate suits my clothes
I'm going where the climate suits my clothes, O lord
And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way
* Refrain
I'm goin' if I never get back
I'm goin' if I never get back
I'm goin' if I never get back, LOrd God
And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way
I was lost in sin so long with no one to guide my way
My soul was in darkness had been for many a day
In that little community church house I heard that gospel song
I went inside to kneel and pray
Oh I kneeled down and prayed to my Savior
That He might hear and would accept me
And then I felt the holy spirit
I knew my soul was saved in me
In that little community church house that's where we sang and prayed
We prayed to our Father to guide us on our way
All through life's long journey we'll need His helping hand
Until we reach that promised land
In that little community church house among my many friends
I can hear them praying for me and the preacher said amen
And the vision there before me it was my Savior's face
I'm growing old and feeble and I can't work on more
My rusty bladed hoe I've laid to rest
My mama and my papa they are sleeping side by side
And their spirits now are roaming with the blessed
Oh, the chimney's falling down and the roof is all caved in
Letting in the sunshine and the rain
And the only friend I've got now is that good old dog of mine
And that little old log cabin in the lane
Oh the paths have all grown up that led around the hill
The fences have all gone to decay
And the creeks have all dried up where we used to go to mill
And things have changed their course another way
Oh I ain't got long to stay here, what little time I've got
I want to rest content while I remain
'Til death shall call this dog and me to find a better home
They tell me that you are going away
What makes you want to leave?
You gave me your love and you gave me your vow
Now you're leavin' me here to grieve
Live and let live, don't break my heart
Don't leave me here to cry
I never could live if we should part
Tell me you don't mean goodbye
Stayed awake last night and I walked the floor
What makes you treat me so?
Live and let live, don't break my heart
I don't want to live if you go
You're the one who's made me love you so
You're the one who's makin' me cry
You're the one who'd break my heart if you go
Oh yonder stands little Maggie
With a dram glass in her hands
She's drinking away her troubles
She's a courtin' some other man
Oh how can I ever stand it
Just to see them two blue eyes
A shinin in the moonlight
Like two diamonds in the sky
Last time a saw little Maggie
She was standin' on the banks of the sea
With a forty-four strapped around her
And a banjo on her knee
Lay down your last gold dollar
Lay down your gold watch and chain
Little Maggie's gonna dance for daddy
Listen to that old banjo ring
Pretty flowers were made for blooming
Pretty stars were made to shine
Pretty girls were made for lovin'
Our darling wandered far away while she was out at play
Lost in the woods she couldn't hear a sound
She was our darling girl the sweetest thing in all the world
We searched for her but she couldn't be found
I heard the screams of out little girl far away
Hurry Daddy there's and awful dreadful snake
I ran as fast as I could through the dark and dreary woods
But I reached our darling girl too late
Oh I began to cry I knew that soon she'd have to die
For the snake was warning me close by
I held her close to my face she said daddy kill that snake
It's getting dark tell mommy goodbye
To all parents I must say don't let your children stray away
They need your love to guide them along
Oh God I pray we'll see our darling girl some day
Tonight I'm alone without you my dear
It seems there's a longing for you still
All I have to do now is sit alone and cry
In our little cabin home on the hill
Oh, someone has taken you from me
And left me here all alone
Just to listen to the rain beat on my window pane
In our little cabin home on the hill
I hope you are happy tonight as you are
But in my heart there's a longing for you still
I just keep it there so I won't be alone
In our little cabin home on the hill
Now when you have come to the end of the way
And find there's no more happiness for you
Just let you thoughts turn back once more if you will
In the state of West Virginia among the peaceful rolling hills
There I met a mountain maid with eyes of blue
Golden hair so soft and curly and her lips were like the dew
She was the queen of West Virginia and her name was Linda Lou
Linda Lou, My Linda Lou can't you hear me calling you
Calling like a lonesome dove my Linda Lou
When the moon is in the blue and the stars are shining too
Can't you hear my lonely heart calling for you Linda Lou
I recall the night I met her how I held her hand in mine
I recall the night we kissed and said adiue
Many miles may separate us if i should cross the ocean blue
My heart is still in West Virginia with my darlin' Linda Lou
I can't answer her letter
For she left me no address
You should know my little darling
You left my poor heart in distress
I got a letter from my darling
She said she hated to go
It broke my heart the words she wrote me
She closed by saying I love you so
She wrote the words she knew would hurt me
She said I never could be true
I've tried I've tried my little darling
To prove my love was just for you
This letter meant goodbye forever
Though we'll have each other's hearts
Our love will fade away in sadness
We were waltzin' that night in Kentucky
'Neath the beautiful harvest moon
I was the boy who was lucky
But it all ended too soon
As I sit here alone in the moonlight
I can see your smiling face
And I long once more for your embrace
In that beautiful Kentucky waltz
We were waltzin' that night in Kentucky
Beneath that beautiful harvest moon
I was the boy who was lucky
But it all ended too soon
As I sit here alone in the moonlight
I can see your smiling face
And I long once more for your embrace
High on that lonesome road to heaven's blessed abode
For many years I was burdened with care
So often lightening flashed and raging billows dashed
My sorrow then was so heavy to bear
But since my Jesus came I praise his holy name
He sheds the light of his wonderful grace
And every night and day to him I steal away
I found a blessed hiding place
I found a hiding place a blessed hiding place
I said a hiding a blessed hiding place
There's glory in my soul my hallelujah rolls
But since my Jesus came I'm under his control
He keeps me night and day He answers when I pray
And from the raging storm to Him I steal away
I hear those temptors knock I feel no temply shock
Oh in the solid rock I found a hinding place
Just like a wandering Jew that had no place to choose
Each day I had to keep travelin' on
But now I've found the way that leads to endless days
No more in darkness I wander alone
When Satan would alarm I climb in God's strong arm
And hide away in his loving embrace
For in the solid rock the blessed solid rock
Makes no diff'rence now what kind of life fate hands me;
I'll get along without you now, that's plain to see.
I don't care what happens next, for I'll get by somehow.
I don't worry 'cause it makes no diff'rence now.
It was just a year ago when I first met you;
I learned to love you, and I thought you'd love me too.
But that's all in the past, and I'll forget somehow.
I don't worry 'cause it makes no diff'rence now.
Now that we have really parted, I can't believe we're through.
I don't blame myself; I'm sure I can't blame you.
There was something had to happen, and it happened somehow.
I don't worry 'cause it makes no diff'rence now.
After all is said and done, I'll soon forget you,
Although I know that it will be so hard to do.
Let things happen as they will, and I'll get by somehow.
The longest train I ever saw
Went down that Georgia line
The engine passed at six o'clock
And the cab passed by at nine.
Refrain:
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun never shines
And we shiver when the cold wind blows;
Whooee-whoo-hoo; whoo-hoo-hoo
Whoee-whoo-whoo hoo-hoo!
I asked my captain for the time of day
He said he throwed his watch away
A long steel rail and a short cross tie
I'm on my way back home.
Refrain
Little girl, little girl, what have I done
That makes you treat me so?
You caused me to weep, you caused me to mourn
You caused me to leave my home.
I'm a working on building
I'm a working on building
I'm a working on building
For my Lord, for my Lord
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
For my Lord, for my Lord
If I was a gambler, I tell you what I'd do
I'd quit my gambling and I'd work on the building, too
I'm a working on building
I'm a working on building
For my Lord, for my Lord
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
For my Lord, for my Lord
If I was a drunkard I tell you what I would do
I'd quit my drinking and I'd work on the building too
I'm a working on building
I'm a working on building
For my Lord, for my Lord
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
For my Lord, for my Lord
If I was a preacher I tell you what I would do
I would keep on preaching and work on the building too
I'm a working on building
I'm a working on building
For my Lord, for my Lord
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
I'm beggin' to you and I want to go with you
You're breakin' my heart as you say goodbye
I hope and I pray we'll soon be together
My heart is so full it's hard not to cry
What will I do when the leaves start fallin'
The far distant hill will make me feel blue
Soon the flowers will die don't let love die with them
And with you gone dear what will I do
Your sweet ruby lips and hair like an angel
And your mournful eyes they keep haunting me
But to know that you're mine it makes life worth livin'
Oh the times gone by are sweet memories
I'm trusting in you but each hour seems longer
I'm counting the days when I'll be with you
Our hearts are entwined they're blessed with the future
I'm waiting at the gate looking for my ride
Soon to take me to my home on high
Angel bands a coming From the other side
I don't want to be late I'm waiting at the gate
I can hear the thunder the time's at hand
Joybells are ringing in the promised land
Jesus is a coming my soul to take
Yes my Lord sees me waiting at the gate
I'm a' leaving the world no more to do
All of my work on earth is through
I've fought the fight I've kept the faith
Oh, I was lost in the darkness and I wandered astray
With no one to help me along on my way
Until I heard Jesus callin', sayin' come unto me
And I'm travelin' on and on
Oh Lord, I'm travelin' on by the help of my Savior
I can never astray for Jesus leads the way
And my loved one's awaitin' at the end of my journey, my journey
Oh Lord, I'm travelin' on and on
Oh, I could hear Jesus callin' and His voice sounds so sweet
And I knew that the time would come to me that He'd speak
But these trials are over for He bid me, come home
Now I'm travelin' on and on
Oh Lord, I'm travelin' on by the help of my Savior
I can never astray for Jesus leads the way
And my loved one's awaitin' at the end of my journey, my journey
Oh Lord, I'm travelin' on and on
Oh, the Lord is my savior I will walk with Him each day
He will help and protect me to the end of the way
My journey soon will be over and I'll join a happy band
Now I'm travelin' on and on
Oh Lord, I'm travelin' on by the help of my Savior
I can never astray for Jesus leads the way
And my loved one's awaitin' at the end of my journey, my journey
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I'm so lonesome I could cry
I've never seen a night so long
When time goes crawling by
The moon just went behind the clouds
To hide its face and cry
Did you ever see a robin weep
When leaves begin to die
That mean's he's lost his will to live
I'm so lonesome I could cry
The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I'm sitting on top of the world
Just rolling along
Just rolling along
I'm quitting the blues of the world
Just singing a song
Just singing a song
Glory, hallelujah, I just phoned the parson
"Hey, Par, get ready to call!"
Just like humpty dumpty
I'm ready to fall
I'm sitting on top of the world
Just rolling along
Just rolling along
I'm quitting the blues of the world
Just singing a song
I wish I was in the Southland sitting in a chair
With one arm around my old guitar
And the other one around my dear
I'm rolling on (I'm rolling on)
I'm rolling on (I'm rolling on)
I'm rolling on through life just rolling on
Sitting in the moonlight blue as blue can be
Strumming on my old guitar
To give my poor heart ease
Whether I'm in the country whether I'm in the town
My old guitar is near me
Whether I'm up or down
Maybe I will marry if I can find a girl
But I'll always love my guitar
Back in the days of my childhood
In the evening when everything was still
I used to sit and listen to the fox hounds
With my dad in the old Kentucky hills
I'm on my way back to the old home
That road winds on up the hill
But there's no light in the window
That shined long ago where I lived
Soon my childhood days were over
I had to leave my old home
For my mom and dad were called to heaven
I was left in this world all alone
High in the hills of ol' Kentucky
Stands the fondest part of my memory
I'm on my way back to the old home
Back in the days of my childhood
In the evening when everything was still
I used to sit and listen to the fox hounds
with my dad in the old Kentucky hills.
CHORUS:
I'm on my way back to the old home,
That road winds on up the hill
But there's no light in the window,
That shined long ago where I lived.
Soon my childhood days were over
I had to leave my old home.
For my mom and dad were called to heaven
I was left in this world all alone.
High in the hills of ol' Kentucky
Stands the fondest part of my memory
I'm on my way back to the old home
Some Where among the hills of old Kentucky
there's two old folks I love with all my heart.
They're Praying for their boy to come back safely,
And never no more from them depart.
Chorus
There's a little sweetheart waiting for her darling,
With her heart all filled with love divine.
I long to hold her in my arms and kiss her.
For tonight I'm old Kentucky bound.
In summer when the birds are singing sweetly
And pretty flowers blooming all around.
I long to climb that dear old rocky mountain.
For tonight I'm old Kentucky bound.
I'll soon be with the ones I love so dearly.
Lord, how I wish I had them with me now.
They'll greet me when I reach that little shanty.
I'm going back to old Kentucky
There to see my Linda Lou
I'm going back to old Kentucky
Where the skies are always blue
When my left old Kentucky
Linda kissed me and she cried
I told her that I would not linger
I'd be back by and by
Linda Lou is she is a beauty
Those pretty brown eyes I loved so well
I'm going back to old Kentucky
Never more to say farewell
Linda Lou you know I love you
I long for you each night and day
When the roses bloom in old Kentucky
I'm going down this lonesome road
To see my fate or victory
God must help us there to win
I'm coming back but I don't know when
I hate to leave my mother dear
My father who is old and gray
But my true love I know you'll wait
For me to come back to me to stay
Will you be here when I come home
Or will your love fade like a rose
I could never come back should you be gone
The lonesome sigh of a train going by
Makes me want to stop and cry
I recall the day it took you away
I'm blue I'm lonesome too
When I hear that whistle blow
I want to pack my suitcase and go
The lonesome sound of a train going by
Makes me want to stop and cry
In the still of the night in the pale moonlight
The wind, it moans and cry
These lonesome blues I just can't lose
I'll meet you in the morning by the bright riverside
When all sorrow has drifted away
I'll be standin' at the portals when the gates open wide
At the close of life's long weary day
I'll meet you in the morning with a how do you do
And we'll sit down by the river and when all the rapture is renewed
You'll know me in the morning by the smile that I wear
When I meet you in the morning In the city that is built four square
I will meet you in the morning in the sweet by and by
And exchange the old cross for a crown
There will be no disappointments and nobody shall die
A policeman's whistle gayly, a smile upon his face
As he walked along the old familiar beat
He saw a little bay crying and thought his heart would break
Standing bare foot in the middle of the street
I was left on the street with no shoes upon my feet
When I saw my mom and daddy drive away
Now I'm not old enough to know every much myself
But I saw my dad and mommy drive away
The policeman stopped the traffic, then went up to the boy
And he asked him gently, where do you belong
The little boy stopped crying and with trembling lips he said
I'm not big enough to know just what went wrong
I was left on the street with no shoes upon my feet
When I saw my mom and daddy drive away
Now I'm not old enough to know every much myself
But I saw my dad and mommy drive away
The little boy is happy now with a new mom and dad
His new daddy is the policeman on the beat
Tho' he can't forget that awful day it doesn't seem to hurt so bad
He has a brand new pair of shoes upon his feet
I was left on the street with no shoes upon my feet
When I saw my mom and daddy drive away
Now I'm not old enough to know every much myself
On Sunday, when the church bells start ringin'
They're ringin' for you and for me
Let's all kneel down at the altar
And pray that our souls might be free.
CHORUS:
I'll meet you in church Sunday morning
And we'll all kneel down and pray
We'll pray to our Lord up in heaven
To guide us safe home on our way.
It's a place where we all meet on Sunday
To worship our Lord up above
And let all of our sins be forgiven
And meet with our loved ones above.
Repeat chorus
In heaven I hear a voice callin'
From the land where there's one endless day
Let's all be prepared to meet Jesus
The path is narrow to that home far away.
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
I wish I could break all the chains holding me
I wish I could say all the things that I should say
Say 'em loud, say 'em clear for the whole round world to hear
I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart
Remove all the bars that keep us apart
I wish you could know what it means to be me
Then you'd see and agree that every man should be free
I wish I could give all I'm longing to give
I wish I could live like I'm longing to live
I wish that I could do all the things that I can do
Though I'm way overdue I'd be starting anew
Well, I wish I could be like a bird in the sky
How sweet it would be if I found I could fly
Oh, I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea
And I'd sing cos I'd know that, and I'd sing cos I'd know that
And I'd sing cos I'd know that I'd know how it feels to be free
I wandered so aimless my heart filled with sin
I wouldn't let my dear Savior in
Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night
Praise the Lord I saw the light
I saw the light I saw the light
No more darkness no more night
Now I'm so happy no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord I saw the light
Just like a blind man I wandered alone
Worries and fears I claimed for my own
Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight
Praise the Lord I saw the light
I saw the light I saw the light
No more darkness no more night
Now I'm so happy no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord I saw the light
I was a fool to wander and stray
Straight is the gate and narrow the way
Now I have traded the wrong for the right
The day's are so lonely the night are so long
Our home is a prison since you are gone
And I'll always wonder why our love didn't last
With no hope for tomorrow I'll live in the past
A door that won't knock a phone that don't ring
The postman goes by and he don't leave a thing
A pain in my heart and tears in my eyes
My sweetheart has gone I'm left here to cry
I'm the biggest pretender you ever could see
I pretend you still love me false love couldn't be
And then I remember and I know that its true
For your with another and I know I've lost you
I'll just go on dreaming sweet dreams of the past
Of when you still love me and I thought it would last
But life is so short and time moves so fast
I hear a voice calling
It must be our Lord (it must be our Lord)
Its coming from heaven on high
I hear a voice calling
I've gained a reward (I've gained a reward)
For the land where we never shall die
The savior who died, on cruel Calvary
He shed His life blood that the world might be free
So follow His footsteps, up the narrow way
And be ready to meet Him when He calls on that day
The savior has paid a great price for me
He gave His life on Calvary
So I'll follow His footsteps up the narrow way
I'll pay my debt on the great judgment day
Then she closed her eyes forever
Never to see us no more
Until we meet our darling
Our little girl taken sick one evening
As she walked home from school
And in her death bed soon bring her
It made us so sad and so blue
Then she called me close to her bedside
And whispered these words soft and low,
"Tell Mommy to come to me quickly,
I want to kiss you both then go"
I hear a sweet voice calling
Way up in heaven on high
God has made room for you daughter,
Oh Mommy and Daddy don't cry
Take care of my little brother
Tell him I've gone to rest
I know his little heart is broken
He's all that you have left
Then she closed her eyes forever
Never to see us no more
Until we meet our darling
Oh you said that you loved me that your heart would be true
But now you've gone and left me, I'm so blue
I believed in you darling that your heart would be true
But now you've gone and left me, I'm so blue
Our vows have been broken, you have proven untrue
Another has my sweetheart and the love that I once knew
I believed in you darling that your heart would be true
But now you've gone and left me I'm so blue
Oh the nights are so lonely, dreams of you haunt me so
What's happened little darling I don't know
I believed in you darling that your heart would be true
I am a pilgrim and a stranger
Traveling through this wearisome land
And I've got a home in that yonder city, good Lord
And it's not (good Lordy it's not) not made by hand
I got a mother, a sister and a brother
Who have gone to that sweet home
And I am determined to go and see them, good Lord
Over on (good Lordy over on) that distant shore
As I go down to that river Jordan
Just to bathe my weary soul
If I could touch but just the hem of His garment, good Lord
I believe (good Lordy I believe) that it would make me whole
Now when I'm dead, laying in my coffin
All of my friends all gather round
They can say that he's just laying there sleeping, good Lord
You left me, my darling to travel alone
My heart is so lonely and blue
When friends ask about you why you're not around
How will I explain about you
How will I explain about you
They know I've been faithful and true
So when they start asking why you're not around
How will I explain about you
They saw us together for such a long time
They knew that I loved you so true
But now that you've gone and I'm left all alone
How will I explain about you
How will I explain about you
I can't let them know that we're through
They wouldn't believe it could ever be true
How will I explain about you
How will I explain about you
I'm leaving it all up to you
And if you insist that our pathway must part
I once had a darling wife kind, true and sweet
Life was so bright and gay everything complete
But I fell for another who led my life astray
So I'll live in sorrow till my dying day
Down the highway of sorrow I'm traveling alone
I've lost all my true friends I've lost a happy home
I'm heading for destruction I'm on the wrong track
Down the highway of sorrow there's no turning back
I went back to my darling I got down on my knees
I begged her with tear filled eyes to give my poor heart ease
But she was hurt so deeply she could not forgive
On Saturday night when our work is done
We load our music up on the run
Heavy traffic ahead, heavy traffic ahead
We got to ramble ramble there's heavy traffic ahead
We pull out of Nashville right on time
The Blue Grass special heads down the line
We traveled around from state to state
The Bluegrass boys are never late
Late in the evening about sundown
You know we've come from some other town
We do our work with a good will
There's a call that rings from the throne it springs
To those now gone astray
Saying "Come ye men from your load of sin
There at the alter lay"
Many do not heed that the chains of greed
that their conscience never tire
Be assured my friend if you still offend
He will set your fields on fire
Now if you don't from sin retire
He will set your fields on fire
You have heard Jesus' call
And in death your soul must fall
Now my friend if you desire
You may join the heavenly choir
And rejoice with him free from every sin
When He sets this world on fire
You have heard his voice seen His soul rejoice
That trusted in his grace
You have blushed with sin as He knocked within
But still you hide your face
From the blessed Lord and His own true word
But still you say retire
Leave the downward path kindle not His wrath
There's a rabbit in the log and I ain't got my dog
How will I get him I know
I'll get me a briar and twist it in his hair
That way I'll get him I know
I know ( yes I know )
I know ( I surely know )
That's how I'll get him I know
I'll get me a briar and twist in his hair
That way I'll get him I know
I'll build me a fire and I'll cook that old hare
Roll him in the flames and make him brown
Have a feast here tonight while the moon is shining bright
And find me a place to lie down
To lie down ( to lie down )
To lay down ( to lay down )
Find me a place to lie down
Have a feast here tonight while the moon is shining bright
And find me a place to lie down
I'm going down the track and my coat ripped up my back
Soles on my shoes are nearly gone
A little ways ahead there's an old farmer's shed
That's where I'll rest my weary bones
Weary bones ( weary bones )
Lazy bones ( lazy bones )
That's where I'll rest my weary bones
A little way's ahead there's an old farmer's shed
There's coming a time on the great judgment morning
When the Savior will welcome you home
Will you be prepared for the journey to Heaven
On the great ship that carries God's chosen ones home
CHORUS
Oh the water's so deep (oh the water's so deep)
on the river of Jordan (on the river of Jordan)
And the light shines so bright (and the light shines so bright)
from the Heaven above (from the Heaven above)
And the midnight has passed (and the midnight has passed)
a new day is dawning (from Heaven on high)
Oh the great ship will anchor (oh the great ship will anchor)
in the "Harbor of Love"
If you're wandering in sin away from God's teaching
Won't you ask Him to show you the way
Fall down on your knees in a chapel next Sunday
And meet all your friends up in Heaven some day
I want to thank Jesus for the way that I feel
I'm so full of religion I just can't be still
I want to sing it and shout it and let the people know
That I'm saved by his mercy and I'm ready to go
(That's why I'm Happy) Yes I'm happy happy on my way
(Rejoicing and singing) His praises everyday
For Jesus is near me and there he will stay
(That's why I'm happy) Yes I'm happy happy on my way
I just can't see why you sinners go on
Livin' in sorrow doin' so wrong
Hidin' your face from the savior above
Denying yourself his wonderful love
What a wonderful feeling just to know I am saved
And the Savior will guide me 'til I enter the grave
And then he will greet me at heaven's open door
Hallelujah (I'm ready) I'm ready (Hallelujah)
I can hear the voices singing soft and low
Hallelujah (I'm ready) I'm ready (Hallelujah)
Hallelujah I'm ready to go
In the darkness of night not a star was in site
On a highway that leads down below
But Jesus came in and saved this soul from sin
Hallelujah I'm ready to go
Sinners don't wait before it's too late
He's a wonderful Savior you know
Well I fell on my knees and he answered my pleas
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
Summer's almost gone, yes, winter's coming on
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
And I feel like I've gotta travel on
High sheriff and police riding after me
Riding after me, yes, coming after me
High sheriff and police riding after me
And I feel like I've gotta travel on
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
Summer's almost gone, yes, winter's coming on
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
And I feel like I've gotta travel on
Papa writes to Johnny but Johnny can't come home
Johnny can't come home, no, Johnny can't come home
Papa writes to Johnny but Johnny can't come home
Cause he's been on this chain gang too long
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
Summer's almost gone, yes, winter's coming on
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
And I feel like I've gotta travel on
Want to see my honey, want to see her bad
Want to see her bad, oh, I want to see her bad
Want to see my honey, want to see her bad
She's the best gal this poor boy's ever had
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
Summer's almost gone, yes, winter's coming on
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
And I feel like I've gotta travel on
And I feel like I've gotta travel on
And I feel like I've gotta travel on
Along about round-up time In Texas way out West
I lost a friend and a pal, boys I laid him down to rest
I weeped and moaned over his grave and to me boys it was sad
'Cause I knew down beneath that mound lay the best pal I ever had
Oh de lady a, de oh lady oh, de ladie
My best pal was my old paint horse and now he's gone to rest
I laid him down beneath that mound in Texas away out West
Where the cactus blooms over his grave and the coyotes cry
I know he sleeps in perfect peace beneath the Texas sky
Dear old pal it breaks my heart to leave you here alone
Now I'll go and ride the range on the Texas roan
But my love for you old pal it shall linger on
I’m going home (I’m going home)
for my reward (for my reward)
away up there (away up there)
To see my Lord (To see my lord)
He promised me (He promised me)
In the by and by (in the by and by)
A precious home (a precious home)
up in the sky.
Chorus
I’m gonna live right (I’m gonna live right)
to see my Lord (to see my Lord)
and the other friends (and the other friends)
who’ve gone before (who’ve gone before)
It’ll be like home (it’ll be like home)
when we all get there (when we all get there)
with Mother and Dad (with Mother and Dad)
and the angels fair .
The time will come (the time will come)
Be ready to go (be ready to go)
What the Lord has planned (what the Lord has planned)
We’ll never know (we’ll never know)
Don’t take a chance (don’t take a chance)
and lose your soul (and lose your soul)
Hear the angels play (hear the angels play)
on the harps of gold.
Chorus
I’m gonna live right (I’m gonna live right)
to see my Lord (to see my Lord)
and the other friends (and the other friends)
who’ve gone before (who’ve gone before)
It’ll be like home (it’ll be like home)
when we all get there (when we all get there)
with Mother and Dad (with Mother and Dad)
I've been looking around
There's a whole new world i see
And so many things that i can do
With your strength in me
# Now i ask you to hear
As i sing of brighter days
For i need to have you very near
Come and find the way#
* Give me the wings
Of an eagle
I will soar into the sky
Give me strength
to hold a brother's hand
As he's passing by
Give me the eyes
Of tomorrow
Let me see what i can find
If you lead me
I will follow now*
Give me wings to fly@
You've been watching me grow
As you gently lead me on
It's your love and power that i know
Guides and keeps me strong
(repeat# to @)
High above the clouds
I can see the beauty down below
And i know you're holding me
I'll never fly alone
Alone
(repeat * to *)
Give me to reach the sky
Moving up i'm rising high
One night while out for a ramble
The hour was just about nine
I met a young maiden in Frisco
On the corner of Geary and Pine
On her face there was beauty of nature
And her eyes just seemed to expand
Her hair was so rich and so brilliant
Entwined in a blue velvet band
We strolled down the street together
In my pocket she placed her small hand
She planted the evidence on me
The girl in the blue velvet band
I heard the scream of the siren
And the girl in the blue velvet band
She left me to face all the trouble
With a diamond that was worth ten grand
They sent me to San Quentin for stealing
God knows I'm an innocent man
The guilty one now she lie's dying
The girl in the blue velvet band
Last night when bed-time was ringin
Standing there close to the bars
I fancied I heard a voice calling
Far out in the ocean of stars
I'll be out in a year and I'm leaving
But I'll carry the name of a man
That served ten years in prison
For the girl in the blue velvet band
And when I get out I'll endeavor
To live in some other land
And I'll bid farewell to old Frisco
I never thought I'd need you
But now I find I'm wrong
Come on back, sweet mama
Back where you belong
I've rambled over town
To find that I can't win
Come on back and pick me up again
Now, if I lose
(If I lose)
Let me lose
(Let me lose)
I don't care
(I don't care)
How much I lose
If I lose a hundred dollars
While I'm tryin' to win a dime?
My baby, she's got money all the time
Of all the other gals I've known
There's none to take your place
'Cause when I get into a jam
They just ain't in the race
So, now that you're back here
Let's take another round
With you here by my side
Babe, the deal just can't go down
Now, if I lose
(If I lose)
Let me lose
(Let me lose)
I don't care
(I don't care)
How much I lose
If I lose a hundred dollars
While I'm tryin' to win a dime?
My baby, she's got money all the time
Now, if I lose
(If I lose)
Let me lose
(Let me lose)
I don't care
(I don't care)
How much I lose
If I lose a hundred dollars
While I'm tryin' to win a dime?
I was born in the south land
Twenty some odd years ago
I ran away for the first time
When I was three years old
I'm a free born man
My home is on my back
I know every inch of highway
Every foot of backroad
Every mile of railroad track
Well I got this old guitar
Well I carry it in an old tote sack
Well I hawked it about a hundred times
but I always get it back
I'm a free born man
My home is on my back
I know every inch of highway
Every foot of backroad
Every mile of railroad track
Well you may not like my appearance
An' you may not like my song
Well you may not like the way I talk
But you like the way I'm gone
I'm a free born man
My home is on my back
I know every inch of highway
Every foot of backroad
Oh why did you leave me in this lonesome place
With four walls around me and a memory of your face
Why can't I be happy why can't I forget
With four walls around me I wish we'd never met
With four walls around me it gets so lonesome dear
Dreaming of you darling and wishing you were here
Four walls around me my heart is full of pain
Trying to forget you but it's all in vain.
Oh someday you'll be sorry you left me al1 alone
With four walls around you you'll remember how you done me wrong
Your time is coming and I know it won't be long
Now some folks like the summertime when the they can walk about
Strolling through the meadow green it's pleasant there, no doubt
But give me the wintertime when the snow is on the ground
For I found her when the snow was on the ground
I traced her little footprints in the snow
I found her little footprints in the snow, oh Lord
I bless that happy day when Nellie lost her way
For I found her when the snow was on the ground
I dropped into see her there was a big round moon
Her mother said she just stepped out but would be returning soon
I found her little footprints and I traced them through the snow
And I found her when the snow was on the ground
I traced her little footprints in the snow
I found her little footprints in the snow, oh Lord
I bless that happy day when Nellie lost her way
For I found her when the snow was on the ground
Now she's up in Heaven, she's with the angel band
I know I'm going to meet her in that promised land
But every time the snow falls it brings back memories
For I found her when the snow was on the ground
I traced her little footprints in the snow
I found her little footprints in the snow, oh Lord
I bless that happy day when Nellie lost her way
Your love is colder than a foggy river
Rollin on a heart of stone
You left me stranded on this foggy river
Cold and helpless and alone
I knew someday that you would turn me down
I got worries on my mind
Yes I'm doomed to sail this foggy river
Till I leave my love behind
There's no tomorrow on this foggy river
Only memories linger on
A mist of sorrows fills this foggy river
Everything I had is gone
I can't escape this broken heart of mine
I've no freedom anymore
Heaven help me on this foggy river
1. If I had listened t'what Mama said,
I would not have been here today;
Wishing for things I'll never have,
And weeping my sweet life away.
cho: If I was on some foggy mountain top,
I'd sail away to the West
I'd sail all around this old wide world
To the one I love the best.
2. You caused me to weep, you caused me to mourn,
You caused me to leave my home;
Oh, that lonesome pine and those good old times,
I'm on my way back home.
cho....
3. Oh, when you see that two-faced blonde,
There's somethin' you can tell 'er;
She need not fool her time away,
A-tryin' to steal a feller.
cho....
4. Oh, when you come to courtin' now,
Put on you navy blue;
That long tail "roust-a-bout" you wear,
Don't do a thing for you.
Those pretty wild flowers I love them so well
The flowers know secrets that I'll never tell
I go out to pick a bouquet of all
And bring them all in before the leaves start to fall
When the leaves start to fall and the flowers have died
If only little darling I could be by your side
Tho' it breaks my heart to hear your name
Soon the wild flowers will bloom again in the spring
I wish I could see her and talk of our love
And of all the pretty flowers sent here from above
Oh maybe I'll see her in Heaven someday
And pick pretty flowers as we go on our way
The memories of you dear I'll never erase
There'll never be another that can take your place
I'll still keep our secret with the flowers of love
Farther along we'll know more about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by
Tempted and tried will oft make you wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long
While there are others living about us
Never molested though in the wrong
When death has found and taken our loved ones
Leaving our home so lonely and dreary
Then do we wonder why others prosper
Out on the perilous deep
Where dangers silently creep
And storms so violently sweep
You're drifting to far from the shore
Drifting too far from the shore (from the shore)
Drifting too far from the shore (peaceful shore)
Come to Jesus today, let him show you the way
You're drifting to far from the shore
Today the tempest rolls high
And clouds overshadow the sky
Sure death is hovering nigh
You're drifting to far from the shore
Why meet a terrible fate
Mercy abundantly waits
Turn back before its to late
Down in the willow garden where me and my love did meet
There we sat a-courting my love fell off to sleep
I had a bottle of burgundy wine which my true love did not know
And there I poisoned that dear little girl down by the banks below
I drew my saber through her which was a bloody knife
I threw her in the river which was an awful sight
My father often told me that money would set me free
If I would murder that dear little miss whose name was Rose Connelly
Now he sits by his old cabin door a wiping his tear-brimmed eyes
Mourning for his only son out on the scaffold high
My race is run beneath the sun the devil is waiting for me
In the shadow of the pines
Lives a girl and I know that she is mine
Life's worth livin' any time
Down in Caroline.
It's no matter where I roam
she'll be waitin' there I know
And I'll find that gal of mine
down in Caroline
She is waiting there for me
Soon her smile I know I will see
She's all mine where I can be
Down in Caroline
Curly hair and eyes of blue
And a heart of love all for you
And I know her love is true
Down in Caroline
Arms that hold me close and tight
And lips that kiss me goodnight
And I know her love is right
You have no doubt in your mind
there's a heaven up above
And you mean to change before the end
But you hold onto treasures
you possessed here on earth
Feasting your soul on sin
Don't put off 'til tomorrow what you can do today
For tomorrow may be too late
Sinner give your heart to Jesus won't you kneel down and pray
For tomorrow may be too late
You say you'll change tomorrow
but tomorrow never comes
These words you keep repeating everyday
How sad will be the story
when you're laid in your grave
In torment forever you will pay
There's a wreck on the highway
there's blood on the road
That lifeless body lies cold
They'll never know Jesus
they've waited too long
I went downtown thought I had a dime
Got home this morning didn't have a dime
Lordy Lordy Lordy got the dog house blues
No use talkin' I got the dog house blues.
Come home this morning about half past eight
She said honey you're out too late
Lordy Lordy Lordy got the dog house blues
No use talkin' I got the dog house blues.
I went in the house to start the fire
She kicked me out in the middle of the night
Lordy Lordy Lordy got the dog house blues
No use talkin' I got the dog house blues.
I fell in the yard mad as I can be
Said to my dog make room for me
Lordy Lordy Lordy got the dog house blues
Dark as the night and blue as the day
I'm lonesome, my darling, since you went away
Sometimes I wonder, what made you strangely
Dark as the night and blue as the day
Blue as the sky, there is blues in my heart
It's dark outside since we've been apart
Oh, tell me, please, tell me, why you betrayed?
Dark as the night, I'm blue as the day
Blue as the sky, there is blues in my heart
It's dark outside since we've been apart
Oh, tell me, please, tell me, why you betrayed?
(Chorus:)
Crying holy unto my Lord
Crying holy unto my Lord
Oh, if I could I surely would
Stand on the rock where Moses stood
Sinners run and hide your face
Sinners run and hide your face
Go and run into the rocks and hide your face
'Cause I ain't no stranger now
(Repeat Chorus)
Lord, I ain't no stranger now
Lord, I ain't no stranger now
I've been introduced to the Father and the Son
And, I ain't no stranger now
Cry cry darling
That's what I'll do If you should leave me with the blues
Cry cry darling
That's all I do cause you're the one that's in my heart
For me there'll be no moonlight
If ever we should part
Cry cry darling, that's all I do
Cause you're the one that's in my heart
Cry cry darling
My eyes will cry and never dry if you should go
Cry cry darling
When shadows creep I'll just weep all night I know
You know how much I'd miss you
If ever we should part
Cry cry darling
When I was a little bitty baby
My mama would rock me in the cradle
In them ol' cotton fields back home
It was down in Louisiana
Just about a mile from Texarkana
In them ol' cotton fields back home
When them cotton bolls get rotten
You cant pick very much cotton
In them ol' cotton fields back home
It was down in Louisiana
Just about a mile from Texarkana
Come go with me to yonder valley
Where we once stood beneath the tree
Where we once planned our life together
I can't forget come go with me
Come let us live some moments over
Then maybe you won't want to leave
I love you then and will forever
I can't forget come go with me
I can't forget the flowers blooming
The rose that I pick for you
Time changed you but I'm not changing
I loved you then and I still do
Come go with me to yonder valley
Where on the largest of the trees
I'll carve your name to prove I love you
I can't forget come go with me
Oh, I'm sending a prayer up to Heaven
On a beautiful cloud you see
So you will know that I want you
In my beautiful memories and dreams
Come back to me in my dreams love
Come back to me in sweet dreams
I'm heartbroke I'm sad and I'm weary
Come back to me in my dreams
When the bright moon shines up in Heaven
And the beautiful stars are a'gleam
It seems that you are so near me
But yet it is only a dream
It seems I'll never more see you
Till we meet in Heaven it seems
But I hold you close to my heart love
Way down in Columbus, Georgia
Want to be back in Tennessee
Way down in Columbus Stockade
Friends all turned their backs on me
Go and leave me if you wish to
Never let it cross your mind
If in your heart you love another
Leave me little darling, I don't mind
Last night as I lay sleeping
I dreamt I held you in my arms
When I awoke I was mistaken
I was peering through the bars
Many a night with you I've rambled
Many an hour with you I've spent
Thought I had your heart forever
You've gone so far away, my darling
Each time I think of you I cry
I press your picture to my bosom
Then I feel that you're close by
Years have passed you've not returned dear
Now they say that you have died
But your soul will live forever
Now I know you'll be close by
I saw you last while you were leaving
The tears from you I tried to hide
You took me in your arms and said dear
Your memory I keep close by
They buried you in a lonely graveyard
And a spot they left beside
There I'll sleep 'till Jesus calls us
Snowflakes falling my old home is calling
Tall pines are humming Christmas time is coming.
Can't you hear them bells ringin' ringin' joy to all here them singin'
Let it snow and I'll be going back to my country home
Christmas times a' coming Christmas times a' coming
Christmas times a' coming and I know I'm going home.
Holly's in the window home where the wind blows
Can't walk for running Christmas time is coming.
Home fires burning my heart's yearning
Don't go so far away love, try to settle down
For losing you would be more than I could bear
Tho' I'm tied to another, I hope someday she'll set me free
For I don't want a cheap love affair
I knew we loved each other the night that we first met
It just happened there was nothing we could do
Let me stay with my children til they can understand
That I love them and they'll know I love you too
* Refrain
So darling please forgive me, don't give me all the blame
Tho' I know that it doesn't seem so fair
When I'm free I'll make you happy if you'll only wait for me
But I don't want a cheap love affair
Moon moon I can see you smilin' low
You made me think of a sweetheart
A little girl that I loved so
After I've wondered the whole night through
Wonderin' if you think of me
While I'm on my lonesome thinkin' of someone
I'm thinkin' only of you
My Carolina sunshine girl
You have turned my heart to stone
My Carolina sunshine Girl
You have left me all alone
I wonder why I sit and cry
When I really should laugh
At your little old photograph
For you're the sweetest angel in this world
And I love love love you
Love oh love, careless love
Love oh love, careless love
Love oh love, oh, careless love
See what careless love has done
Once I wore my apron low
Once I wore my apron low
Once I wore my apron low
I couldn't keep you from my door
What oh what will mama say
What oh what will mama say
What oh what will mama say
When she learns I've gone astray
I love my mama and papa too
I love my mama and papa too
I love my mama and papa too
See what I get for lovin' you
Now I wear my apron high
Now I wear my apron high
Now I wear my apron high
The days are long the nights are lonely
Since you left me all alone
I worried so my little darling
I worried so since you've been gone
Sweetheart of mine can't you hear me calling
A million times that I love you best
I mistreated you, darling, I'm sorry
Come back to me is my request
I remember dear the night we parted
A big mistake had caused it all
If you come back sunshine will follow
If you stay away twill be my fall
The nights are long my little darling
Oh how I need your sweet embrace
When I awoke the sun was shining
I'm only a dreamer of romance
My love dreams can never come true
I'll just pretend that I'm happy
And smile thru these tears dear at you
I dreamed of a cabin of love dear
Where all of our dreams would come true
But another has taken my cabin
And left me so lonely and blue
Nestled around my cabin
That means all the world to me
Our love sweet heart will always linger
For you are a part dear of me
Where is the love we once cherished
Why didn't our love dreams come true
All I can do now is dream dear
I'm breaking in a brand new pair of shoes
Don't look at me like you think I've got the blues
'Cause I'm walking 'round and around and I'm seeing most of the town
I'm just breaking in a brand new pair of shoes
Ah ha so I'm talking to myself
Oh no she's not putting me on the shelf
I'm just breaking in a brand new pair of shoes
I'm doggone if I'm gonna cry the blues
My feet are sore but I've got no time to lose
'Cause I'm wanting her here with me and I'm needing her company
Every word on my mind, Bonny is your goodbye
Black, black, black, black is the day
No sun is shining in my world
Bonny, since you went away
Sad, sad, sad, sad is my heart
All my laughter's turned to tears
Bonny, since you've been apart
Every pretty flower has turned to brown
They all look like me with their head tied down
My heart only sing the sadness song
Bonny, since you've been gone
Cry, cry, cry, you know I cry
Every word on my mind, Bonny is your goodbye
You went away to leave me here
To find somebody new
You're happy now with your new love
And I'm alone and blue
The shadows are creepin' around my door
The sun will soon go down
The night-birds are cryin' away on the mountain
I'm the bluest man in town
You took away the love we knew
You wrecked our happy home
You left me with a broken heart
She’s long she’s tall, she six feet from the ground
She’s long she’s tall, she six feet from the ground
She tailor made, lord she ain’t no hand me down
Oh-di-lay-ee-ay, di-lay-dee-oh, de-lay-ee
She got eyes like diamonds, lord her teeth shine just the same
She got eyes like diamonds and her teeth shine just the same
She got sweet ruby lips, and a hair like a horse’s mane
Oh-di-lay-ee-ay, di-lay-dee-oh, de-lay-ee
Every time I see you mama, you’re always on the street
Every time I see you mama, you’re always on the street
You hang out on the corner, like a police on his beat
Oh-di-lay-ee-ay, di-lay-dee-oh, de-lay-ee
Every time I need you mama, lord I always find you’re gone
Every time I need you mama, lord I always find you’re gone
Listen hear sweet mama, I’m gonna put your air brakes on
When I was young in my prime
I left my home in Caroline
Now all I do is sit and pine
For all the folks I left behind
I've got those blue ridge mountain blues
And I stand right theere to say
My grip is packed to travel
And I'm scratching gravel
For that blue ridge far away
I'm gonna stay right by my ma
I'm gonna do right by my pa
Lay around the cabin door
No work on worry anymore
I've got those blue ridge mountain blues
What to see my old day tray
What to hunt the possom
Where the corn top blossom
On that blue ridge far away
I see a window with the light
I see two heads of snowly white
It seems I can hear them both recite
Where is my wondering boy tonight
I'm got those blue ridge mountain blues
And I stand right here to say
Every day I'm countaing
Still I crimb that mountain
Blue night I got you on my mind
Blue night I can't keep from crying
You met someone that was new
You quit someone that you knew was true
Blue night I got you on my mind
Blue night blue as I can be
I don't know what'll become of me
Where we used to walk I walk alone
With an aching heart because my love is gone
Blue night blue as I can be
Blue night 'cause I'm all alone
I used to call you on the telephone
I used to call and it made you glad
Now I call and it makes you mad
Blue night 'cause I'm all alone
Blue night all by myself
Since you put me on that shelf
There's just one thing that you must know
You're gonna reap just what you sow
Blue night, all by myself
Blue moon of Kentucky, keep on shining
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue
Blue moon of Kentucky, keep on shining
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue
It was on one moonlight night
Stars shining bright
Whisper on high
Love said goodbye
Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue
(As released by Patsy Cline, August 5, 1963)
I said blue moon of Kentucky, keep on a-shinin'
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue
Blue moon of Kentucky, keep on a-shinin'
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue
It was on one moonlit night, stars shinin' bright
Whispered on high, love said goodbye
I said blue moon of Kentucky, keep on a-shinin'
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue
Blue moon of Kentucky, keep on a-shinin'
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue
Blue moon of Kentucky, keep on a-shinin'
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue
Well, it was on one moonlit night, stars shinin' bright
Whispered on high, your lover said goodbye
I said blue moon of Kentucky, keep on a-shinin'
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue
Left me blue
Left me blue
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry,
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky.
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River.
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die.
I met her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota).
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl.
Then I heard my dream was back Downstream cavortin' in Davenport,
And I followed you, Big River, when you called.
Then you took me to St. Louis later on (down the river).
A freighter said she's been here
But she's gone, boy, she's gone.
I found her trail in Memphis,
But she just walked up the block.
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone.
Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge,
River Queen, roll it on.
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans.
Go on, I've had enough;
Dump my blues down in the gulf.
She loves you, Big River, more than me.
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry,
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky.
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River.
Baptize Me in the Cumberland River
Baptize me in the Cumberland River
Let old Satan look at me
Brother Johnny let me down quickly
for the Lord is calling me.
Chorus:
Oh praise the Lord, glory hallilueah
The Heavenly lights are shining on me.
Baptize me in the Cumberland River
wash my sins out to the sea.
Standing by the old Cumberland River
My friend on earth is harmony
and I walk out into deep water
and I go down she's praying for me.
Chorus
Lord I want to walk in your footsteps
I'm gonna stand close by your side.
While here on earth I'll be your helper.
I asked my love to take a walk
To take a walk, just a little walk
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio
And only say that you'll be mine
In no other's arms entwine
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio
I held a knife against her brest
As into my arms she pressed
She cried, "Oh, Willie, don't murder me,
I'm not prepared for eternity"
* Refrain
I started home 'tween twelve and one
I cried, "My God! what have I done ?
Killed the only woman I loved
Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed
Poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed
Then one day he was shootin' at some food
And up through the ground came a bubbling crude
(Oil, that is, Texas tea, black gold)
First thing you know, old Jed's a millionaire
Friends said, Jed, move away from here
Said that California was the place he ought to be
So he loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly
(Hills, that is, swimming pools and movie stars)
Well, now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin
They would like to thank you folks for kindly dropping in
You're all invited back again to this locality
To have a heaping helping of their hospitality
(Beverly Hillbillies, that's what they call 'em now
My heart is sad my soul is weary
While sailing o'er life's rugged plain
The clouds are dark the day is dreary
It seems all earthly hope's in vain
Angels rock me to sleep in the cradle of love
Bear me over the deep to heaven above
When the shadows shall fall and the savior shall call
Angels rock me to sleep in the cradle of love
There is no earthly friend to guide me
No one to call to heaven's goal
But Christ the savior stands beside me
To cheer and comfort my poor soul
At last the harbor I am nearing
I see the lights along the shore
I hear my friends and loved ones cheering
When we were young and we thought we loved each other
But you didn't love me, I guess
For you've gone and you've found another
Everything to you is regret
This morning along about daybreak
You quarreled at me the whole night through
I know it's not too late for your sake, dear
But for me I will always be blue
Oh, I'm weary, my darling, I'm weary
Just to know your love's gone cold
For without you I will be so dreary
We'll need each other when we grow old
This morning along about daybreak
You quarreled at me the whole night through
I know it's not too late for your sake, dear
But for me I will always be blue
Oh sweetheart, be good to our babies
And I want you to teach them to pray
Tell them to say a little prayer for their daddy
Where he will be no one can say
This morning along about daybreak
You quarreled at me the whole night through
I know it's not too late for your sake, dear
I wish to the lord I'd never been born
Or died when I was young
I never would have seen your sparkling blue eyes
Or heard your lying tongue
All the good times are past and gone
All the good times are o'er
All the good times are past and gone
Little darling don't weep no more
Don't you see that turtle dove
That flies from pine to pine
He's mourning for his own true love
Just like I mourn for mine
Come back, come back my own true love
And stay awhile with me
For if ever I've had a friend in this world
CHORUS:
I hear a voice callin'
It must be our Lord (it must be our Lord)
Its coming from heaven on high.
I hear a voice callin'
I've gained a reward (I've gained a reward)
For the land where we never shall die.
The saviour who died, on cruel calvary
He shed his life blood that the world might be free.
So follow his footsteps, up the narrow way.
And be ready to meet him when calls on that day.
REPEAT CHORUS:
The saviour has paid a great price for me
He gave his life on calvary.
so follow his footsteps,up the narrow way.
that'll pay my debt on the great judgement day.
I was a rover, on land and on sea
'til a good woman's love made a new man of me
Life had no meaning, it was so incomplete
'til a good woman's love put me back on my feet
Still a-roamin' I go home in the evening and she's waiting there
and I know that no matter what happens she'll always care
and when night falls and the moon shines above
I'm a man with a dream and a good woman's love
I was a rover, on land and on sea
'til a good woman's love made a new man of me
Life had no meaning, it was so incomplete
'til a good woman's love put me back on my feet
'Stead a-roamin' I go home in the evening and she's waiting there
and I know that no matter what happens she'll always care
and when night falls and the moon shines above
A star fell from heaven right into my arms
A brighter star I know I've never seen
Then I found out that it was only you with all your charms
Who came into my life to fill a dream
A fallen star is what you are
The twinkle in your eyes came from the sky
you must have strayed from the milky way
A fallen star that's what you are
The heavens must be lonely now that you are mine
I'm sure they'll miss a star as bright as you
But the stars will send there blessing and brighter they will shine
Each day I'll do (each day I'll do)
A golden deed (a golden deed)
By helping those (by helping those)
Who are in need (who are in need)
My life on earth (my life on earth)
Is but a span (is but a span)
And so I'll do (and so I'll do the best I can)
CHORUS:
Life's evening sun (lifes evening sun)
Is sinking low (is sinking low)
A few more days (a few more days)
And I must go (and I must go)
Too meet the deed (to meet the deed)
That I have done (that I have done)
Where there will be (where there will be no setting sun)
While travelling down (while travelling down)
Life's weary road (life's weary road)
I'll try to lessen (I'll try to lessen)
Some travellers load (some travellers load)
I'll try to turn (I'll try to turn)
The nights to day (the night to day)
Make flowers bloom (make floweres bloom, along the way)
All your life you've lived a sinner the bright way you've never trod
You're drifting away you're drifting away
When you come to cross the river and you haven't met with God
You're drifting away you're drifting away
You're drifting away you're drifting away
On down the dark river I'm sorry to say
You're drifting away you're drifting away
Don't wait too long to let Jesus hear you pray
You won't give up your earthly treasures to enter the promised land
You're drifting away you're drifting away
You can hear Jesus callin' and you won't accept His hand
You're drifting away you're drifting away
When you come to the river Jesus don't give thee command
You're drifting away you're drifting away
And the dark rollin' river takes you to the sinkin' sand
On and on she'll walk this earth
Her face like a beautiful flower
But all alone is a marble stone
You'll find her name written there
Her new voice rings where the angels sing
Her boice so pure and so fair
And if you'll look in the Heavenly book
You'll find her name written there
I'm all alone since the call of fate
Left me in deepest despair
And if you'll wait at the pearly gate
You'll find her name written there
I'll breathe her name into the air
It goes and I know not where
But if you look in the heart of a freind
I tried to tell you how I loved you
And I tried to tell you night and day
But when I'm gone no more to see you
Honey you won't be satisfied that way
I'll leave you now if you don't want me
I'll leave you anytime you say
But when I'm gone no more to see you
When you live in the country
Everybody is your neighbor
On this one thing you can rely
They'll all come to see you
And never, ever leave you
Sayin' you all come to see us by and by
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
Well, you all come to see us now and then
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
Well, you all come to see us when you can
Kin folks a-comin'
They're comin' by the dozen
Eatin' everything from soup to hay
And right after dinner
They ain't looking any thinner
And here's what you hear them say
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
Well, you all come to see us now and then
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
Well, you all come to see us when you can
Grandma's a-wishin'
They'd come to the kitchen
And help do the dishes right away
But they all start a-leavin'
But even though she's grievin'
You can still hear Grandma say
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
Well, you all come to see us now and then
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
Y'all come! (Y'all come!)
If I was a preacher, I tell you what I would do,
I'd keep on preachin' and I'd work on the buildin' too
I'm workin' on a building'
I'm workin' on a building'
I'm workin' on a building' for my lord, for my lord
If I was a drunkard, I tell you what I would do,
I'd quit my drinkin' and I'd work on the buildin' too
I'm workin' on a building'
I'm workin' on a building'
I'm workin' on a building' for my lord, for my lord
If I was a gambler, I tell you what I would do,
I'd quit my gamblin' and I'd work on the buildin' too
I'm workin' on a building'
I'm workin' on a building'
I'm workin' on a building' for my lord, for my lord
If I was a sinner, I tell you what I would do,
I'd quit my sinnin' and I'd work on the buildin' too
I'm workin' on a building'
I'm workin' on a building'
See that train coming round the bend,
Carrying the one that I love
Her beautiful body is still here on earth,
But her soul has been called up above
Body and Soul, Body and Soul,
That's how she loved me, with Body and Soul
Her beautiful hair was the purest of gold,
Her eyes were as blue as the sea,
Her lips were the color of summer's red rose,
And she promised she would always love me
Tomorrow as the sun sinks low
The shadows will cover her face
As her last sun goes down, she's laid beneath the ground
Now will you love me little darling
When I'm in some other land?
And you know I can't be with you
Or will you be loving another man?
Will you be loving another man
Will you be loving another man
When I return will you be waiting
Or will you be loving another man
Now don't be crying on my shoulder
And telling me that love is grand
And before I'm out of sight dear
Then be loving another man
Now if I find this to be true dear
I want you to please understand
When I return don't say you're sorry
In this awful world of sorrow
On this wicked path of sin
Never thinking of tomorrow
Or what I'd lose in the end
Oh I can hear (oh I can hear) the joy bells ringing
Where my friends (where my friends) and loved ones wait
Oh I can hear the angels singing (sweet singing)
Just inside (just inside) those pearly gates
I can hear my savior calling
Saying come unto me
Wash away your sins forever
And you shall rest eternally
Now I'm safe with my Jesus
He will guide me on my way
I will sing His praise forever
Oh, why oh why did you wander
Why did you ever roam
When you know that we always were happy
All alone in our old mountain home
It was down in the old Cumberland Mountains
Down in the hills of Tennessee
As she waited alone in the moonlight
It was there that she waited for me
Oh why did you leave me little darling
Why did you leave me alone
For you knew I'd be lonely without you
All alone in our old mountain home
I hope you will always be happy
No matter where you may roam
And I long to be with you up in heaven
Everybody wants to know the reason.
Why I wear this rose of white upon my breast.
They don't know my poor heart died the day you left me,
'neath this rose of white in peace, it's now at rest.
Like the rose of white, my love was blooming.
Your love was the sunshine Dear that made it grow.
Like a rose that withers when the sun stops shining,
Love won't grow and chills it like a winter snow.
Once my heart was gay and filled with laughter.
When so long ago we strolled along the dell.
But it died within me when you found another.
McKinley hollered , McKinley squalled
Doc said “McKinley I can't find the cause
You're bound to die, you're bound to die
Doc told the horse, he'd throw down his rein
He said to the horse you gotta outrun this train
From Buffalo to Washington
The doc came a-running, he took off his specs
Said “Mr Mckinley better cash in your checks
You've bound to die, you're bound to die
Look here, you rascal, you see what you've done
Shot down my husband and I've got your gun
I'm carrying you back, to Washington
Well, Roosevelt's in the White House, doing his best
McKinley's in the graveyard taking his rest
I left the one that love in the mountains
And all the love we shared
But each night as she kneels by her bed side
I know she calls my name in her prayer
When the moon shines on the Blue Ridge mountains
And it seems I can hear my sweetheart call
How I long to be near to my darling
When the golden leaves begin to fall
She knows that I'll return to the mountains
And will bring to her a wedding ring
It will be placed upon her finger
Happiness to us both it will bring
Winter time is so cold in the mountains
The ground will soon be covered white with snow
How I long to keep the home fires burning
The cattle prowled and the coyotes howled
Out on the Great Divide
I never done no wrong, just singing a song
As down the trail I ride
The rattlesnakes rattle at the prairie dogs
Don't you hear that mournful tune
For it's roundup time away out West
When the cactus are in bloom
Daylight comes and the cowhands yell
They call out ev'ry man
I throw my saddle on my old cowhorse
I drink my coffee from a can
The sun goes down on the cattle trail
I'm gazing at the moon
For it's roundup time away out West
When the cactus are in bloom
[Yodel]
We don't have cold weather
It never snows or rains
That is where the sunshine's best
Out on the western plains
Some of the boys have gone away
But they will be back soon
For it's roundup time away out West
When the cactus are in bloom
Daylight comes and the cowhands yell
They call out ev'ry man
I throw my saddle on my old cowhorse
I drink my coffee from a can
The sun goes down on the cattle trail
I'm gazing at the moon
For it's roundup time away out West
When the cactus are in bloom
By the mill stream sits the Miller's pretty daughter
Her cheeks are like the first red rose of June
Her sweet voice sounds just like the rippling water
As so tenderly she hums an old love tune
But soon her song of joy has turned to sorrow
Her sweetheart now has come to say goodbye
She thinks of a sad and lonely morrow
And he hugs her as she murmers with a sigh
When the bees are in the hive and the honey in the comb
And the golden sunlight bends to kiss the dew
While the old mill wheel turns 'round I love you Mary
And when the bees are in the hive I'll come to you
By the old mill sits the lonely maid repining
And her face was like the spring rose far away
While she looked down in the silver waters shining
And she sees her golden locks are dimmed with grey
Long years she's waited there for his returning
All in vain she's thinking he'll come back someday
For the lamp of hope still in her heart is burning
1. Memories that linger in my heart,
Memories that make my heart grow cold,
But some day they'll live again sweetheart,
And my blue moon again will turn to gold.
cho: When my blue moon turns to gold again,
When the rainbow turns the clouds away,
When my blue moon turns to gold again,
You'll be back within my arms to stay.
2. The lips that used to thrill me so,
Your kisses were meant for only me.
In my dreams they live again, sweetheart,
But my golden moon is just a memory.
cho....
3. The castles we built of dreams together,
Were the sweetest stories ever told.
Maybe we'll live them all again,
And my blue moon again will turn to gold.
Darling you often said you loved me
But you've gone on before
You don't know dear how I miss you
But we can't be darlings anymore
Darling I am sad and lonely
Since you've gone on before
So down here on this lonely earth dear
We can't be darlings anymore
Until we meet up there in heaven
And we can walk the golden shore
For down here on this lonely earth dear
We can't be darlings anymore
I have lost a million tears dear
Since you've left this world and gone
But we can never again be darlings
The wind is blowing cross the mountains
And out on the valley way below.
It sweeps the grave of my darling
When I die that's where I want to go.
Lord send the angels for my darling
And take her to that home on high
I'll wait my time out here on earth love
And come to you when I die.
Our names are carved upon the tombstone
I promised you before you died
Our love will bloom forever darling
When we rest side by side.
I hear a voice out in the darkness
It moans and whispers through the pines
I know it's my sweetheart a calling
You say you're sorry once again dear
You want me to take you back once more
You say you need a helping hand dear
But that's what you told me once before
Walk softly on this heart of mine love
Don't treat it mean and so unkind
Let it rest in peace and quiet love
Walk softly on this heart of mine
I know you soon will find a new love
I feel your heart is turned to stone
But please let me down real easy
I'm waiting at the gate looking for my ride
Soon to take me to my home on high
Angel bands a coming From the other side
I don't want to be late I'm waiting at the gate
I can hear the thunder the time's at hand
Joybells are ringing in the promised land
Jesus is a coming my soul to take
Yes my Lord sees me waiting at the gate
I'm a' leaving the world no more to do
All of my work on earth is through
I've fought the fight I've kept the faith
Here the labor is so hard and the workers are tired
And our weary hearts are longing for a rest
And we find we're getting anxious to be in that happy land
Where we'll enjoy some peace and happiness
chorus
We may look into the skies and tears wil fill our eyes
For our weary hearts grow heavy with each day
First we cry oh Lord please come,come and take our children home
And then we look around us and we say,
chorus
The family's scattered here and there but Lord we love them dear
And maybe we can help them find the way
Well if waiting is the cost well they might not be lost
Lord that's the reason why we say,
Chorus
But wait a little longer please Jesus
There's still so many wanderin' out in sin
Just a little longer please Jesus
Well you don't love me anymore my darling
I'm just a used to be to you
Those cold cold kisses that you gave me little darling
Proved to me you found somebody new
Tomorrow's just another lonesome day
And I know you'll want me far away
Well you don't love me anymore my darling
I'm just a used to be to you
Gone are the good old days that we spent together
And I don't know if I can stand the pain
Of knowing that you'll soon be gone forever
Oh, the people would come from far away
They'd dance all night till the break of day
When the caller hollered "Do-se-do;"
He knew Uncle Pen was ready to go.
CHORUS: Late in the evenin' about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen played the fiddle, oh how it would ring
You can hear it talk, you can hear it sing.
He played an old piece he called "Soldier;'s Joy"
And the one called "The; Boston Boy"
The greatest of all was "Jenny; Lynn"
To me that's where the fiddle begins.
REPEAT CHORUS
I'll never forget that mournful day
When Uncle Pen was called away
They hung up his fiddle, hung up his bow
They knew it was time for him to go.
Well, I had an old hen and she had a wooden leg,
Just the best old hen that ever laid and egg,
She laid more eggs than any hen on the farm,
But another little drink wouldn't do her any harm.
CHORUS
Turkey in the hay, in the hay, hay, hay!
Turkey in the straw, in the straw, straw, straw!
Pick 'em up, shake 'em up, any way at all,
And hit up a tune called 'Turkey in the Straw'.
Well, I hitched up the wagon and I drove down the road,
With a two horse wagon and a four horse load,
Well I cracked my whip and the lead horse sprung,
And I said "Goodbye" to the wagon tongue.
CHORUS
Well, if frogs had wings and snakes had hair,
And automobiles went flyin' thro' the air,
Well, if watermelons grew on a huckleberry vine,
We'd still have winter in the summer time.
CHORUS
Oh, I went out to milk and I didn't know how,
I milked an old goat instead of a cow,
A monkey sittin' there on a pile of straw,
A-winkin' his eyes at his mother-in-law.
CHORUS
Well, I come to the river and I couldn't get across,
So I paid five dollars for an old blind horse,
Well, he wouldn't go ahead and he wouldn't stand still,
So he went up and down like an old saw mill.
I hate to see the sun sink low
Just for a cause you ought to know
For it's true love I can't forget
All of my sorrow you'll soon regret
You promised me love that was true
And I'm sorry to say that I believed in you
It's all turned out just like a dream
Left me so sad in the world it seems
There's dishes to wash and a house to clean
There's washing to do, oh it seems so mean
There's a million words I can't explain
Think of this girl, before you change your name
They'll go away and leave you at home
They never care if you're alone
They seem to forget they've got a wife
Oh I was lost in the darkness and I wandered astray
With no one to help me along on my way
Until I heard Jesus calling saying come unto me
And I'm traveling on and on
Oh Lord I'm traveling on by the help of my Savior
I can never more stray for Jesus leads the way
And my heaven lies awaiting at the end of my journey (my journey)
Oh Lord I'm traveling on and on
Oh I can hear Jesus calling and his voice sounds so sweet
And I knew that the time would come to me that he'd speak
But these trials are over for he bid me come home
Now I'm traveling on and on
Oh the Lord is my savior I will walk with him each day
He will help and protect me to the end of the way
My journey soon will be over and I'll join a happy band
I'm traveling down this lonesome road oh how I hate to go
The wind and storms are raging high and it's awful cold
My mind drifts back to you sweetheart and I love you so
Now you've gone and left me here to travel this lonesome road
I remember dear not long ago you said you'd be my own
I never thought you'd go away and leave me all alone
The kind of love you had for me I find sweetheart grows cold
For now you've gone and left me here to travel this lonesome road
All I do is roam around and look for you my dear
I know I'll search ten thousand miles oh how I need you here
You broke my heart you left me here now I'm growing old
Darlin' you toyed with a toy heart
I think I played the game right from the start
This toy heart was broken
When parting words were spoken
Darlin' you toyed with a toy heart
You played with my poor heart like a toy
This toy broke and then we had to part
It never can be ended
I hope this romance ended
Darlin' you toyed with a toy heart
Darlin' you toyed with a toy heart
I think I played the game right from the start
This toy heart was broken
When parting words were spoken
Darlin' you toyed with a toy heart
Now Darlin' you know you done me wrong
Your love for me is past and gone
I'll find sombody new
I hope that they'll be true
Darlin' you toyed with a toy heart
Darlin' you toyed with a toy heart
I think I played the game right from the start
This toy heart was broken
When parting words were spoken
Darlin' you toyed with a toy heart
Now Darlin' my time will come someday
Time alone will heal my broken heart
Well the clouds will roll away
And the sun will shine someday
Darlin' you toyed with a toy heart
Darlin' you toyed with a toy heart
I think I played the game right from the start
This toy heart was broken
When parting words were spoken
Time Changes Everything - Bill Monroe
There was a time when I thought of no other
And we sang our own love's refrain
And out hearts beat as one as we had our fun
But time changes everything
And when you left me myt poor heart was broken
Our romance seemed all in vain
The dark clouds are gone and there's blue skies again
Yes time changes everything
The time has passed and I have forgot you
Mother nature dows wonderful things
I guess it is true for me and for you
Cause time changes everything
Oh you can change the name of an old song
Rearrange it and make it swing
I thought nothing could stop me from loving you
But time changes everything
So good luck to you, may God bless you
I can't say we won't love again
You have gone your way and I'll go mine
In dreams of you my body trembles
I wake up and call your name
But you're not there and I'm so lonely
Without your love I'll go insane
Those memories of you still haunt me
Every night when I lay down
I'll always love you little darling
Until the day they lay me down
I close my eyes and you're there with me
Your kiss I feel your face I see
It's not your lips now that drive me crazy
this world is not my home
i’m just a passin’ through
my pleasure and my hope
are placed beyond the blue
many friends and kindreds
has gone on before
and i cant feel at home
in this world anymore
oh Lord, you know
i have no friend like you
if heaven’s not my home
oh Lord, what will i do
angels beacon me
to heavens open door
and i cant feel at home
in this world anymore
oh in glory land
there’ll be no dying there
the saints all shouting victory
and singing everywhere
i hear the voice of them
that’s gone on before
and i cant feel at home
in this world anymore
oh Lord, you know
i have no friend like you
if heaven’s not my home
oh Lord, what will i do
angels beacon me
to heavens open door
and i cant feel at home
in this world anymore
heavens expecting me
that’s one thing i know
i fixed it up with Jesus
a long time ago
he would take me through
though i am weak and poor
and i cant feel at home
in this world anymore
oh Lord, you know
i have no friend like you
if heaven’s not my home
oh Lord, what will i do
angels beacon me
to heavens open door
and i cant feel at home
Now as I sigh the hours away
I think of love of yesterday
Now I know she's gone away
She's in heaven so they say
Will the angels tell her for me
That my love will never die
Someday I'll walk along beside her
On that golden way up there
Now all my life I lived so gaily
Until she had to go away
Then she left me oh so lonely
She lies at rest beneath the clay
Each night I think about you dear
I wonder if you'll hold me then
When I meet you up in heaven
We all loved our fair tender maiden
From her eyes the light of Heaven shone thru
She fell sick one cold winter morning
And there was nothing we could do
She lay on her death bed so bravely
Her face all tired and worn
We knew in our hearts she was leaving
God had called her to His heavenly home
As she lay on the bed she was smiling
At the people all gathered a-round
It was her only way of saying goodbye
And tomorrow she'd lay neath the ground
The fragrance of flowers from her grave
Goes to heaven where she has gone too
Mortal pain shown on all our faces
But there was nothing we could do
When the preacher began to console us
His words rang out clear and true
He said God called her that's the reason
1. Oh, I wish I had someone to love me,
Someone to call me their own.
Oh, I wish I had someone to live with,
'Cause I'm tired of living alone.
2. Oh, meet me tonight in the moonlight,
Please meet me tonight all alone.
For I have a sad story to tell you,
It's a story that's never been told.
3. I'll be carried to the new jail tomorrow,
Leaving my poor darling alone.
With the cold prison bars all around me,
And my head on a pillow of stone.
4. Now I have a grand ship on the ocean,
All mounted with silver and gold.
And before my poor darling would suffer,
Oh, that ship would be anchored and sold.
5. Now, if I had the wings of an angel,
Over these prison walls I would fly.
And I'd fly to the arms of my darling,
I don’t know I don’t know where I’ll go or what I’ll do
It makes no difference what I’ll do without you
Oh I love you my darling but I’ll try and let you be
Goodbye, it’s the last you’ll hear of me
Well I found a bluebird high on a mountain side
And the bluebird would sing itÂ’s little song
So I’ll sigh, I’ll cry, I’ll even want to die
There's an old old house that once was a mansion
On a hill overlookin' the own
Where time's left a wreck where once was a beauty
And soon the old house will tumble down
When the leaves begin to fall in the autumn
And the raindrops drip from the trees
There's an old old man who walks in the garden
And his head is bowed in memory.
They say he built the mansion for the love of a woman
And they planned to be married in the fall
But her love withered in the last days of summer
Let me tell you a tale about a spry old man
Guess he's as old as the hills
He's the favorite fiddler for miles and miles around
And plays for all the good quadrilles
Every Saturday night all the folks stop in and tune
The whole town is ready to go
While the fellers chose their partners and the caller taps the jug
And the old man puts the rosen to the bow
You could hear Uncle Ben yellin' do-si-do
Oh my brother take this warning
Don't let ol Satan take your hand
You'll be lost in sin forever
You'll never reach the promised land
The old crossroads now is waiting
Which one are you going to take
One leads down to destruction
The other to the pearly gate
One road leads up to heaven
The other goes down below
Jesus our savior will protect you
He'll guide you through the old crossroads
Soon your life will be over
You'll have to face the old crossroads
Will you be ready then my brother
1. Ten years ago, on a cold, dark night,
There was someone killed 'neath the Town Hall light.
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed
That the man who ran looked a lot like me.
cho: She walks these hills in a long black veil,
She visits my grave while the night winds wail.
Nobody knows, nobody sees,
Nobody knows but me.
2. The judge said: Son, what is your alibi.
If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die.
I spoke not a word, though it meant my life,
For I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wife.
cho....
The scaffold was high and eternity near.
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear.
But sometimes at night when the cold wind moans.
In a long black veil she cries o'er my bones.
One night while out for a ramble
The hour was just about nine
I met a young maiden in Frisco
On the corner of Geary and Pine
On her face there was beauty of nature
And her eyes just seemed to expand
Her hair was so rich and so brilliant
Entwined in a blue velvet band
We strolled down the street together
In my pocket she placed her small hand
She planted the evidence on me
The girl in the blue velvet band
I heard the scream of the siren
And the girl in the blue velvet band
She left me to face all the trouble
With a diamond that was worth ten grand
They sent me to San Quentin for stealing
God knows I'm an innocent man
The guilty one now she lies dying
The girl in the blue velvet band
Last night when bed-time was ringing
Standing there close to the bars
I fancied I heard a voice calling
Far out in the ocean of stars
I'll be out in a year and I'm leaving
But I'll carry the name of a man
That served ten years in prison
For the girl in the blue velvet band
And when I get out I'll endeavor
To live in some other land
And I'll bid farewell to old Frisco
Springtime is near my darling
You say that you are going away
My heart will be with you my darling
And IÂ’m counting now the days
I know that soon IÂ’ll have to travel
I know IÂ’m over the hill
I feel so all alone my darling said sheÂ’d be gone
When I heard that first whippoorwill
The flowers are blooming little darling
With the budding of the trees
I hear the night birds a crying
I know that they are warning me
Our love was planted little darling
Just like the farmer plants his grain
But there will never be a harvest
I walked out tonight for a ramble round
I didn't mean to stay just to view the town
When I saw her smiling from afar
As she walked into that crossroads bar
Well I walked inside and sat me down
Ordered sweet red wine and I drank it down
She came and set beside me there
With a dark brown eyes and the red, red hair
I told her that I loved her true
Anything you want I'll surely do
Said a man like you don't get too far
With a girl like me at the crossroads bar
I like smoky light and a lonesome song
And I won't do right if I can do wrong
You want the moon to burn behind the darkest star
And you won't find love at the crossroads bar
Come all my friends and take my advice
Keep your love at home with your lovely wife
You're better off than you think you are
Portland, Maine is just the same as sunny Tennessee
Portland, Maine is just the same as sunny Tennessee
Any old place I hang my hat is Home Sweet Home to me
Went down to the depot and I looked up on the board
Went down to the depot and I looked up on the board
It read it's good times here but better on down the road
Eat my breakfast here get my dinner in New Orleans
Eat my breakfast here get my dinner in New Orleans
I'm going to get me a Momma
Lord I ain't never seen
Where was you Momma when the train left the shed
Where was you Momma when the train left the shed
I can hear the voice of the boatman comin'
And I'll be ready when he calls my name
So happy I'll be on my way to Heaven
I hear the Angels freely say
Oh the boat of love down at the harbor
It's waiting there for you and me
I have no fear Christ is the captain
He'll guide us o'r life's rollin' sea
Let's get on board that great excursion
And sail the sea to the home above
Don't wait too late to make your reservation
It's the boat of God's eternal love
Oh the boat of love will soon be sailing
It's headin' for that golden shore
Don't wait too late to make your reservation
Oh the home above (oh the home above) so far away (so far away)
That's where we pray (As ) we'll live someday (we'll )
In the home above (in ) beyond the starlight sky (beyond)
Where the soul of man (where) will never die (will)
I'm ready to leave (I'm ) this world below (this )
To the home above (to ) I'm ready to go (I'm)
Then mother will say (then) welcome home our son (welcome)
In a heavenly home (in ) our life has just begun (our)
Oh my mother and dad (oh) have gone on before (have)
They're waiting for me (they're) on the heavenly shore (on)
I long to see (I ) and shake their hand (and)
When I'm safe at home (when) as they had planned (as)
Oh the beautiful land (in ) where we'll never die (where)
That's where my soul (that's) shall rest on high (shall)
I'll sing and shout (I'll) for His face I'll see (for)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh yeah
That's it man
Okay baby, yeah
Play it on
Aah, good song
1. You have heard and read about the state of Tennessee.
Down in the southern states is where I want to be.
Where the valleys are so green and mountains are so tall.
You will know just what I mean when you hear them say "you all".
cho: Tennessee (Tennessee) I hear you calling me (I hear you calling me).
The home of Davy Crockett in the hills of Tennessee.
2. When I was a little boy around the folks back home.
My mother always said to me: Jimmy, please don't roam.
Now that I have gone away my heart is full of woe.
When I think of Mom and Dad, that's where I want to go.
cho....
3. If ever I get back to that state of Tennessee.
I tell you there'll be no more roaming for me.
There lives a sweetheart who said she'd marry me.
As soon as I get back to that state of Tennessee.
Once in my youth, I stood on this mountain
And planted some pines in the sand
Every day I looked their way
But just couldn't understand
Why they never grew like I thought they should do
I just couldn't understand why
Now I've rambled around this wide world through
And today I just happened by
Tall pines, tall pines
Reaching up for the clouds
Tall pines, tall pines
I bet you wouldn't know me now.
I'll never forget the morning I left
The hum of the bees in the hay
The farther I walk, the harder they talk
How silent it seems here today
There's an old rail fence that we built, inch by inch
Surrounding the old family graves
And there's one gravestone standing all alone
There waiting to join me in the shade
Tall pines, tall pines
Reaching up for the clouds
Tall pines, tall pines
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Comin' for to carry me home
A band of angels comin' after me
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
If you get there before I do
Comin' for to carry me home
Tell all my friends I'm comin' too
You told me that your love was true
Sweetheart, I thought the world of you
But now you left me all alone
I have no one to call my own
Now sweetheart, you've done me wrong
You have left me all alone
Maybe there will come a time
Sweetheart, when you will change your mind
I never shall forget the day
When you said you were going away
I couldn't believe that it was true
After all the love I had for you
This road is rough and rocky too
As I travel on, dear, without you
But I'm still praying for the time
Who makes me forget all the other girls I've met
Sweet little miss blue eyes
Who's sweeter to me that she really ought to be
Sweet little miss blue eyes
Little miss blue eyes looks so good
I'm gonna bring her to the neighborhood
I'm gonna make every girl in town
Jealous when she's around
I'm walkin' the line 'cause I'm glad that she's mine
I'm livin' in paradise
I know, I can't go wrong by just stringin' along
With sweet little miss blue eyes
Who's gonna start takin' care of my heart
She makes me realize
It's love, she's for me and I really want to be
With sweet little miss blue eyes
Little miss blue eyes looks so good
I'm gonna bring her to the neighborhood
I'm gonna make every girl in town
Jealous when she's around
I'm walkin' the line 'cause I'm glad that she's mine
I'm livin' in paradise
I know, I can't go wrong by just stringin' along
With sweet little miss blue eyes
Summertime is past and gone and I'm on my way back home
To see the only one I ever loved
Now the room is shining bright it lights my pathway tonight
Back to the only one I ever loved
Oh I know she waits for me back in ol' Tennessee
She was sent to me from God above
Now the moon is shining bright it lights my pathway tonight
Sugar coated love, you gave me on a plate
I took a bite and then I looked to see what I had ate
I found I had a cinder all covered up in white
That old sugar coated love is something I can't bite
You say you are leaving me for another man
He has all the wealth and charm and not my kind of brand
Baby I fell down on my knees a pleading for your love
Can't understand what I saw in a sugar coated love
You called me your sugar plum, your baby and your pet
Said I was your Romeo and you my Juliet
I thought you were my angel, my little sugar dove
Stay away from me, you’re causing me trouble
It’s been that way, since from the start
Go on your way, you have another waiting
Stay away from me, you’re breaking my heart
Oh the sky is blue, and the sun is shinning
And Autumn leaves have turned to brown
I loved you so, but I can’t have you
Stay away from me, stay out of town
Stay away from me, I know what you’re after
Its best if we, stay far apart
You brought me pain, no joy no laughter
Where is the love that you promised neath the pine
Gone like the flowers in the fall
You crossed your heart now you're double crossing mine
You've been petending after all
I was sold down the river to a port of broken dreams
Drifting in sorrow down the stream
Sold down the river on a ship that won't return
When it anchors in the sea of broken dreams
I never dreamed that your love would grow so cold
Hiding behind the rainbow's end
You must be blind for the glitter of the gold
Gold that can never find a friend
* Refrain
You'll never know what it means to sit and cry
After your heart is broken too
Someday you'll learn and your soul will burn and die
When some one double crosses you
I'm leavin' you to worry you off my mind
Lord, I'm leavin' you to worry you off my mind
'Cause you keep me worried troubled
Troubled all the time
Ah, six white houses going two by two
Ah, six white houses going two by two
That some other woman
Has took my love from you
Ah, the train I'm ridin' is sixteen coaches long
Ah, the train I'm ridin' is sixteen coaches long
That woman I'm lovin'
She's got another man and gone
If you don't believe I'm leavin' just count the days I'm gone
If you don't believe I'm leavin' just count the days I'm gone
Next time you see your daddy
It'll be on judgment morn'
Ah, tell me pretty woman which way the river runs
Ah, tell me pretty woman which way the river runs
Runs from by back door
Sitting alone in the moonlight
Thinking of the days gone by
Wondering about my darling
I can still hear her saying goodbye
Oh the moon grows pale as I sit here
Each little star seems to whisper and say
Your sweetheart has found another
Listen to that rain a-falling
Can'nt you hear that lonesome sound?
My poor old heart is breaking
Since my sweet love ain't around.
Lord I think I start to ramble
Got to leave this lonesome town
I can't stay here any longer
Since my sweet love ain't around.
On that train tonight I'll leave
And don't ask me where I'm bound
This old town is way too lonely
When you reach that golden city (golden city)
Friends and loved ones you shall see (you shall see)
When the saints come out to meet you (out to meet you)
Oh shake my mother's hand for me
Shake my mothers hand and tell her (and then tell her)
Happy may her spirits be (your spirits be)
When the saints come out to meet you (out to meet you)
Oh shake my mother's hand for me
There are times I often wonder
How can all these trials be
Time can't keep me here much longer
Oh shake my mother's hand for me
Over there you'll meet my Savior
Many loved ones you will see
When you've had a talk with Jesus
Shady Grove my little love
Shady Grove my darlin
Shady Grove my little love
I'm a goin' back to Harlan
Went to see my Shady Grove
She's a standin in the door
Her shoes and stockins in her hand
And her little bare feet on the floor
Refrain
Lips as red as the bloomin Rose
And eyes o' the prettiest brown
She's the darling of my heart
Prettiest little thing in town
Refrain
I wish I had a big fine horse
And corn to feed him on
And Shady Grove to stay at home
And feed him when I'm gone
Refrain
When I was a little boy
I wanted a Barlowe knife
And now I want little Shady Grove
To say she'll be my wife
I got me in bed and covered my head
Wish I was dead with Sally Jo
Sally Jo where did you go Sally Jo
Since you have gone my days are turned to night
Nothin' goes right Sally Jo
Sally Jo where did you go Sally Jo
The hurt you left has just begun to show
Sally Jo I've been so low
Sally Jo where did you go Sally Jo
I'm like a little dog left out to stray
No one wants me no place to stay
Sally Jo where did you go Sally Jo
Did I do bad or was I good to you
Yes or no Sally Jo
Sally Jo where did you goSally Jo
The torch I carried had a light so bright
For me to see Sally Jo
Sally Jo where did you go Sally Jo
Sally Jo Sally Jo
Dear sweetheart as I write to you my heart is filled with pain
For if those things I hear are true I'll never see you again
They tell me darlin' that tonight you'll wed another man
But if you do I'll tell you true my boat will never land
You promised that you would wait for me that nothin' could come between
That in my arms someday you'd be my wife and lovely Queen
I built you that cozy home and made a garden there
And planted too with my own hands sweet flowers rich and fair
My future hopes are placed in you you've been my guidin' star
Please write and tell me that you're true to the sailor who waits afar
Just tell me that you love me yet still long to be my wife
Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms
Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms
Gonna lay around the track
Till the mail train comes back
Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms
Now where was you last friday night
When I was lyin' in jail?
Roamin' the streets with another man
Wouldn't even go my bail
(refrain)
Grandma's a gingerbread maker
Mama can weave and can spin
Papa's got an intrest in that old frieght yard
Just watches that money roll in
(refrain)
I know that your parents don't like me
They drove me away from your door
If I had my life to live over
Wouldn't go 'round there anymore
Now the road is rocky, but it won't be rocky long
Now the road is rocky, but it won't be rocky long
Another man has got my woman and gone
I've got those blues, I'm wearing out the soles of my shoes
I've got those blues, I'm wearing out the soles of my shoes
My gal went away and left me she left me with the dog gone blues
You'll never miss your water til the well runs dry
You'll never miss your water til the well runs dry
You'll never miss your woman until she says goodbye
I wish to the Lord you'd bring my woman back home
I wish to the Lord you'd bring my woman back home
In the beautiful hills in the mists of Roane County
There's where I have roamed for many long years
There's where my heart's been tendin most ever
There's where the first step of misfortune I made
It's about thirty years when I courted and married
Armanda Gilbraith I'd soon call my wife
My brother he stabbed me for some unknown reason
Just three month's later I'd taken Tom's life
I was captured and tried in the village of Kingston
Not a man in that county would speak one kind word
When the jury came in with the verdict next mornin'
A lifetime in prison was the words that I heard
When the train pulled out poor Mother stood weepin'
And sister she sat all alone with a sigh
And the last words I heard was "Willy God bless you"
Was "Willy God bless you God bless you goodbye"
In the scorching hot sand of the foundry I'm workin'
Toiling and working my poor life away
They'll measure my grave on the banks of old Cumberland
Just as soon as I finish the rest of my days
Poort Martha was grave, but Corey was better
There's better and worse, although you may see
Boys when you write home from this prison in Nashville
Oh the river of death lies just before me
Can I find a place that I can cross
Or will I be in sin forever
Oh Lord don't let my soul be lost
Oh I wanna walk with Christ my savior
For he's the one that'll guide me on
All through my life I've been a sinner
Now I'm right with God so I'm travelling home
Oh I can hear my savior calling
To me his voice sounds sweet and low
For me I hear my loved ones cheering
Oh, praise the Lord I'm ready to go
My life down here will soon be over
And this old world holds nothing for me
He saved my soul and He made me happy
Do you think of the cross on which Jesus died
Of the blood he shed for you
Are you prepared to meet him in that land of love
By his word are you going to abide
Remember the cross on which Jesus died
Follow in his footsteps each day
He shed his blood for you and he shed his blood for me
Never cast that cross aside
Never let other people lead you astray
Teach his words to them if you can
They must think of that cross on which Jesus died
And get ready to meet him someday
When Jesus comes down from heaven above
And you haven't thought of that cross
He'll cast you aside in the twinkling of an eye
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rawhide, hah, hah
Keep rollin', rollin', rollin'
Though the streams are swollen
Keep them dogies rollin', rawhide
Through rain and wind and weather
Hell bent for leather
Wishin' my gal was by my side
All the things I'm missin'
Good vittles, love and kissin'
Are waiting at the end of my ride
Move 'em out, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em out, head 'em up
Rawhide
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Rawhide, hah, hah
Keep movin', movin', movin'
Though they're disapprovin'
Keep them dogies movin', rawhide
Don't try to understand 'em
Just rope an' throw an' brand 'em
Soon we'll be living high and wide
My heart's calculatin'
My true love will be waitin'
Waitin' at the end of my ride
Move 'em out, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em out, head 'em up
Rawhide
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Rawhide
(Rollin', rollin', rollin')
(Rollin', rollin', rollin')
(Rollin', rollin', rollin')
(Rollin', rollin', rollin')
Rawhide, hah
Now, come and bathe my forehead, Mother
For I'm growing very weak
Let one drop of water, Mother,
Fall upon my burning cheek
Go and tell my little playmates
That I never more will play
Give them all my toys, but Mother,
Put my little shoes away
You will do this won't you Mother?
Please remember what I say
Give them all my toys, but Mother,
Put my little shoes away
Santa Claus he brought them to me
With a lot of other things
And I thought he brought an angel
With a pair of golden wings
Soon the baby will be larger
And they'll fit his little feet
Won't he look so nice and funny
As he walks upon the street
You will do this won't you Mother?
Please remember what I say
Give them all my toys, but Mother,
As I travel down life's pathway
Knowing not what the years may hold
As I ponder hopes grow fonder
Precious memories flood my soul
Precious Memories how they linger
How they ever flood my soul
In the stillness of the midnight
Precious sacred scenes unfold
Precious father loving mother
Fly across the lonely years
And old home scenes from my childhood
cho. For your poison love has stained the life blood
in my heart and soul dear
And I know my life will never be the same
For my pleading has all been in vain
for you and you alone dear
And you know that you are guilty of the same.
1. Into each life a love is born for one
and one alone dear
The love I chose was surely not for me
For your poison love has stained the life blood
in my heart and soul dear
And I know our love was never meant to be.
cho.....
2. But still my heart cries out for you
and you alone my darling
It makes me never ever let you go
But my pleading has all been in vain
for your and you alone dear
And my better judgement tells me to say no.
Plant some flowers by my graveside
Just a little bunch of them
Makes no difference what they are, dear
Since your hand has planted them
Darlin', when you pass the graveside
You see my name there on a slab
Won't you stop a little while dear
For I would be lonesome there
You will do this won't you darlin'
You will do this last request
You will do this won't you darlin'
I got a pig at home in a pen
Corn to feed him on
All I need's a pretty little girl
To feed I'm when I'm gone
Going up on a mountain
To sow a little cane
Raise a barrel of sorghum
Sweet little Liza Jane
Black clouds arising
Sure sign of rain
Put that old gray bonnet
On little Liza Jane
Yonder comes that gal of mine
How do you think I know
Know her by that gingham gown
Hanging down so low
Bake them biscuits baby
Bake em good and brown
When you get them biscuits baked
Out in the cold world and far away from home
some mother's boy is wanderin' all alone.
No one to guide him or keep his footsteps right
Some mother's boy is homeless tonight.
Bring back to me my wandering boy
For there is no other who's left to give me joy
Tell him that his mother with faded cheeks and hair
Is at the old home place awaiting him there
Out in the hallway then stands a vacant chair
And an old pair of shoes he used to wear
Empty is the cradle he used to love so well
Oh how I miss him no tongue can tell.
Well I rememeber those parting words he said
Well meet up yonder where tears are never shed
In that land of sunshine, away from toil and care
We are sorry but we are not allowed to post Orange Blossom Special lyrics by Bill Monroe either for privacy issues or copyright protection!
I walked out to the graveyard
Down by the Church of God
I looked upon the one I love
That would soon be covered with sod
Up along the Ohio River
Over on the old Kentucky shore
Once dwelled a fair young maiden
Now there's a crepe upon her door
The angels took my darling
God needed the one I loved
I reached the old Kentucky shore today
I'll make my plans and meet her up above
The last words that my darling said
Was tell the one I love goodbye
I would like to see him before I go
Traveling down this long lonesome highway
I'm so lonesome I could cry
Memories of how we once loved each other
And now we are saying good-bye.
On and on I'll follow my darling
And I wonder where she can be
On and on I'll follow my darling
And I wonder if she ever thinks of me.
I've cried I've cried for you little darling
It breaks my heart to hear your name
My friends they also love you my darling
And they think that I am to blame.
I have to follow you my darling
I can't sleep when the sun goes down
By your side is my destination
High on the mountain what do you see
Bear tracks bear tracks lookin' back at me
You better get your rifles boys before it's too late
The bear's got a little pig and headed through the gate
He's big around the middle and he's broad across the rump
Doin' ninety miles an hour takin' thirty feet a jump
He never been caught and he ain't never been treed some folks say looks a lot like me
I saved up my money and I bought me some bees
They started makin' honey way up in the trees
I chopped down the tree but my honey's all gone
Ole Slew Foot's done made himself at home
He's big around the middle...
Winter's comin' on and it's twenty below the river's froze over so where can he go
We'll chase him in the gully and we'll run him in the well
And shoot him at the bottom and we'll listen to him yell
Old riverman's lonesome, old riverman's blue,
He's working on the river, with the riverman blues.
On the Lakeview Highway, that's the riverman's home
And home is where the heart is, and he's all alone.
But when he hears that steamboat whistle blow,
He can feel that river in his soul.
Old riverman's lonesome, old riverman's blue,
He's working on the river, with the riverman blues.
Three thousand miles old riverman goes.
Down the Mississippi River, amd the Ohio,
The Missouri and the Cumberland, Tennessee and Illinois,
Monongahela, Allegheny, and the big Conoy.
But you just watch that old riverman's eyes,
He always knows when the river's going to rise.
Old riverman's lonesome, old riverman's blue,
He's working on the river, with the riverman blues.
Farethee well Old Joe Clark
Farethee well I say
Farethe well Old Joe Clark
I'm bound go go away
I will not go to Old Joe's house
I'll tell ya the reason why
Every floor in Old Joes's house
Is filled with chicken pie
Old Joe Clark he did take sick
And what do ya think ailed him?
He drank a churn of butter milk
And then his stomach failed him
I will not marry an old maid
And I'll tell ya the reason why
Her neck's so long and stringy boys
I'm afraid she'll never die
Old Joe Clark he did get drunk
And he sat down to his supper
He leaned over at the dinner table
Nobody loves me nobody cares
If life is empty and full of tears
I long for new love searched everywhere
Nobody loves me nobody cares
Searchin' for true love has been in vain
Through years my heart has suffered with pain
Life's lonesome burden now I must bear
Nobody loves me nobody cares
Nights on my pillow I dream of you
Through space I gaze at the stars above
They seem to whisper from way up there
Nobody loves me nobody cares
A lonesome heart and a troubled mind
In this old world now is all I find
I look to heaven for I know there
I'll never love no one else but my darlin'
Even though we both had to part
I'll never love no one else but my darlin'
Where ever she goes she'll always have my heart
As most people say absence makes the heart grow cold
But the kind of love we had each other's heart will hold
I'll never love no one else but my darlin'
As we travel down two different lonesome roads
I'll never let no one take your place my darlin'
For you know you meant the world to me
I'll never let no one tale your place my darlin'
No answer to my letter
To soothe my aching heart
Oh why did God ever permit
True love like ours to part
(Chorus:)
No letter in the mail today
No answer from my love
Nobody knows what I've been through
No one but God above
This is what I wrote to her
I know that I'm to blame
I know that I have brok'n your heart
And then I signed my name
(Repeat Chorus)
I'm traveling down this road today
Yes traveling my last time
If there's no letter in the box
I'm leaving this world behind
Roll on buddy
Don't you roll so slow
How can I roll
When the wheels won't go?
This nine pound hammer
Is a little too heavy
Buddy for my size
Buddy for my size
Roll on buddy
Don't you roll so slow
How can I roll
When the wheels won't go?
Roll on buddy
Don't you roll so slow
How can I roll
When the wheels won't go?
And I'm goin' on a mountain
Goin' to see my baby
And I ain't coming back
No, I ain't coming back
Roll on buddy
Don't you roll so slow
How can I roll
When the wheels won't go?
Roll on buddy
Don't you roll so slow
How can I roll
When the wheels won't go?
Roll on buddy
Don't you roll so slow
How can I roll
When the wheels won't go?
This nine pound hammer
Is a little too heavy
Buddy for my size
Buddy for my size
Goin' on a mountain
Goin' to see my baby
And I ain't coming back
And I ain't coming back
Roll on buddy
Oh, so slow
How can I roll
Good mornin', foreman good mornin', boss
Do you need another mule skinner
With a blacksnake whip to toss.
Refrain:
Yodel lay, ee ee, yodel ay ee ee.
Lord, I been workin' hard
An' ah feel so bad!
I've got a good woman
An' I want to keep 'er glad.
Refrain:
I'm an ol' mule skinner from down Kentucky way
I can make any mule listen
Or I won't accept no pay.
The stars up in the sky remind me of your eyes
And the way they use to gaze into mine
The moon up above brings back memories of love
I thought was true and so divine
So never again, oh never no more
Never again will I knock upon your door
Never again but these words I can say
I'll try not to love and stay out of your way
We had the greatest start but deep within your heart
You led me on before I knew the score
You cheated and you lied I stayed right by your side
Chorus
You’re my sweet blue eyed darlin’
And my love belongs to you
All I ask of you my darlin’
Is love me good and be true
Days come and go and I still love you
And I see your smilin’ face
Please tell me love that you need me
And no one gon' take your place
(chorus)
And today I need an answer
Oh I want to hear you say
You don’t belong to another
And in my arms you’re gonna stay
You're my sweet blue-eyed darling
And my love belongs to you
All I ask (all I ask) of you my darling (my darling)
Is love me good (is love me good) and be true
Days come and go and I still love you
And I see your smiling face
Just tell me love, that you need me
And no one's gonna take my place
And today I need an answer
And I want to hear you say
You don't belong to another
She bloomed for me near a little village
In a cabin on the hill
We made our vows we'd love each other
And I know we always will
She's my rose of old Kentucky
I watched her bloom as the years roll by
And to me there'll never be another
I'll love her 'til the day I die
Oh in dreams I see my darling
In a gingham dress she looks so sweet
Oh I long for old Kentucky
And my darling was more to me
Oh I know you often wonder
So I'll tell you the reason why
She's my rose of old Kentucky
There's a bluegrass girl a-waiting
In the state of Old K.Y.
Way up in the mountains
Where the tall pines touch the sky
Her hair is like the autumn
And her eyes are heavenly blue
I'm coming back to see you
My Old Kentucky and you
She's the jewel of all the bluegrass girls
A diamond in the rough
Sparkles with love that's just for me
I can't see her enough
Her hair is like the autumn
And her eyes are heavenly blue
I'm coming back to see you
My Old Kentucky and you
In the hills of old Kentucky
Where the bluegrass grows so sweet
A scene from heaven here on earth
Where an angel waits for me
Her lips are sweet as honey
And moist as the morning dew
I'm coming back to see you
My Old Kentucky and You
She's the jewel of all the bluegrass girls
A diamond in the rough
Sparkles with love that's just for me
I can't see her enough
Her lips are sweet as honey
And moist as the morning dew
I'm coming back to see you
My Old Kentucky and you
She's the jewel of all the bluegrass girls
A diamond in the rough
Sparkles with love that's just for me
I can't see her enough
Her hair is like the autumn
And her eyes are heavenly blue
I'm coming back to see you
My Old Kentucky and you
My Old Kentucky and you
Now come and listen to my story
A story that I know is true
A little rose that bloomed in Georgia
With hair of gold and a heart so true
Way down in the blue ridge mountains
Way down where the tall pines grow
Lives my sweetheart of the mountains
She's my little Georgia rose
Her mother left her with another
A carefree life she had planned
The baby now she is a lady
The one her mother couldn't stand
We often sing those songs together
I watched her do her little part
She smiled at me when I would tell her
I wrote to my girl last night
I wrote to my girl last night
I wrote to my girl that I was comin' home
But my last old dollar is done gone
Oh my last old dollar is done gone
Oh my last old dollar is done gone
Now how can a poor boy get back home
When his last old dollar is done gone
I've drank and I've rambled around
I've drank and I've rambled around
Now the time has come when I wanna go home
But my last old dollar is done gone
Now the east bound train is done run
Now the east bound train is done run
Now that train is done run and left me all alone
Good morning captain
Good morning sky
Do you need another mule skinner
Out on your new road line
I like workin'
I'm rollin' all the time
I can pop my initials
On a mule any old time
I'm going to town
What do you want me to bring you back
Bring a walking cane
And a John B. Stetson hat
Hey little water boy
Bring that bucket around
If you don't like your job
Mary grab the baby river's rising
Muddy water's taking back the land
Well this old house it won't take one more beating
Ain't no use to stay and make a stand.
The morning light showed water in the valley
Daddy's grave just went below the line
Things to save you just can't take them with you
The flood will swallow all we leave behind.
I won't be back to start all over
'Cause what I felt before is gone
Mary grab the baby river's rising
Muddy water's taking back our home.
Now the road is gone there's just one way to leave here.
I'll turn my back on what I've left below
Shifting land and broken farms around me
Muddy water's changing all I know.
It's hard to say just what I'm losing
Ain't never been so all alone
Mary grab the baby river's rising
Muddy water's taking back my home.
Mothers not dead, she's only a sleeping
Just patiently waiting for Jesus to come
The birds will be singing while Mother is sleeping
They will sing o'er as the grave sinks away
Well I left my old home way back in the mountains
For mother and father had both passed away
We followed our mother up to the graveyard
For mother was called to heaven that day
Oh how we miss her around the old home place
Everything seems so lonesome since she went away
Mother is sleeping way back the mountains
I bid farewell to my home so dear
And started down life's road
I was a fortune seeking miner dear
Many things had been my goal
There's many things I've seen in life
I thought I'd like to roam
But I'd give them all and more if I
Could get off this lonesome road
It's a lonesome road to travel on
Many miles of sorrow is all I've know
But I've gone too far to turn back now
From this lonesome lonesome road
I left behind a love that's true
She cried and begged me not to go
But my foolish pride told me what to do
And put me on this lonesome road
Oh such lonely nights I've never found
No time in life before
If she takes me back I'll settle down
Run O Molly run, run O Molly run
Tenbrooks gonna beat you to the bright shinin' sun.
To the bright shinin' sun O Lord to the bright shinin' sun
Tenbrooks was a big bay horse he wore that shaggy mane
He run all around Memphis he beat the Memphis train
Beat the Memphis train O Lord beat the Memphis train
See that train a-comin' it's comin' round the curve
See old Tenbrooks runnin' he's strainin' every nerve
Strainin' every nerve O Lord strainin' every nerve
Tenbrooks said to Molly what makes your head so red?
Runnin' in the hot sun puts fever in my head
Fever in my head O Lord fever in my head
Molly said to Tenbrooks you're lookin' mighty squirrel
Tenbrooks said to Molly I'm a-leavin' this old world
Leavin' this old world O Lord leavin' this old world
Out in California where Molly done as she pleased
Come back to old Kentucky got beat with all ease
Beat with all ease O Lord beat with all ease
The women all a-laughin' the child'n all a cryin'
The men all a-hollerin' old Tenbrooks a-flyin'
Old Tenbrooks a-flyin' O Lord old Tenbrooks a-flyin'
Kyper Kyper you're not A-ridin' right
Molly's beatin' old Tenbrooks clear out sight
Clear out of sight O Lord clear out of sight
Kyper Kyper Kyper my son
Give old Tenbrooks the bridle let old Tenbrooks run
Let old Tenbrooks run O Lord let old Tenbrooks run
Go and catch old Tenbrooks and hitch him in the shade
We're gonna bury old Molly in a coffin ready made
T'was midnight on the stormy deep
My solitary watch I'd keep
And think of her I'd left behind
And ask if she'd be true and kind
I never shall forget the day
That I was forced to go away
In silence there my head she'd rest
And held me to her loving breast
Oh Willy don't go back to sea
There's other girls as good as me
But none can love you true as I
Pray don't go where the bullets fly
The deep deep sea may us divide
And I may be some other's bride
But still my thoughts will oft times stray
To be with thou so far away
I never have proved false to thee
The love I gave was true and kind
But you have proved untrue to me
I can no longer call thee mine
So fare-thee-well I'd rather make
My home upon some icy lake
Where the southern sun refused to shine
Mother left this world of sorrow
Our home was silent and so sad
Dad took sick and had to leave us
I have no home No mother nor dad
There's a little lonesome grave yard
On these tomestones it did say
On mother's "gone but not forgotten"
On dad's "we'll meet again someday"
I often go out to the graveyard
Where they laided them down to rest
I can almost hear them whisper
Trust in god He'll do the rest
Their souls have gone up to heaven
Where they'll dwell with god above
Where they'll meet there friends and loved ones
There's folks building homes as sweet as can be
They're levelling their yards and planting their trees
But my little hut I'll just let it be
Lord Jesus is building a mansion for me
A mansion for me (a mansion for me)
A mansion for me (a mansion for me)
Built by my Lord beyond Calvary
But my little hut I'll just let it be
Lord Jesus is building a mansion for me
Each day I am getting more ready to go
He's cleansing my sins more whiter than snow
I'm packing my troubles I'm bound with his love
Get ready to move to Heaven above
To you who have homes in this world below
Driving fine cars wherever you go
There's coming a time when we'll all pass away
He's long gone Lost John
Long gone Lost John
No hat on his head no shoes on his feet
He's a beggin the women for his meat
I had an ol' dog and his name was
like a rabbit through Bowlin' Green
Lost John walked around in rain
Down lifes highway, all alone I've trod, I always put my trust in god. But you'll find out, that your silver and gold, won't pay the price to protect your soul. (chorus) (Oh I want the lord to protect my soul, to lead me on to the heavens home. My life down here will soon be oer and i want the lord to protect my soul). (chorus) There's many a church down lifes highway, where the people sing , rejoice and pray. Why don't you stop at one and join the foll and ask the lord to protect your soul. (chorus) When this old world is doomed in sin you'll cry oh lord please let me in but it'll be to late to make your goal so ask the lord to protect your soul.
Many years I've been lookin' for a place to call home
But I still didn't find it so I must travel on
I don't care for the fine mansions on earth's sinkin sand
Lord build me a cabin in the corner of gloryland
Lord build me just a cabin in the corner of gloryland
In the shade of his tree of life that it may ever stand
Where I can hear the angels sing and shake Jesus' hand
Lord build me a cabin in the corner of gloryland
Listen Lord I'm not askin' to live in the midst
For I know that I'm not worthy of such splendor as this
When I ask Him for mercy while humbly I stand
Lord build me a cabin in the corner of gloryland
I've many dear loved one's who've gone on their way
On that great day of mournin' shall I hear them all say
Come and join in the singin' and play in our band
I leave Pittsburgh with a load of steel
Nobody knows just how I feel
With the road up ahead and my baby behind
Keep me drivin' with a worried mind
Lonesome Truck Driver Blues
Lonesome Truck Driver Blues
With the road up ahead and my baby behind
Keep me drivin' with a worried mind
Lonesome truck driver blues
If you load too light you can't make a dime
If you load to heavy then you get a fine
Look at 'em lined up down the road
Guess I'd better dump my load
Well it's coffee cakes and pork and beans
Black eyed peas and turnip greens
Turn on my radio one time more
Hear Ernest Tubb a walkin' the floor
Oh the motor's purrin' I'm makin' time
Takin' me back to that baby of mine
She'll be purrin' like a kitten when I walk in the door
I've a home prepared, where the saints abide,
Just over in the Gloryland!
And I long to be by my Savior's side,
Just over in the Gloryland!
Chorus
Just over in the Gloryland,
I'll join the happy angel band,
Just over in the Gloryland!
Just over in the Gloryland,
There with the mighty host I'll stand,
Just over in the Gloryland!
I am on my way to those mansions fair,
Just over in the Gloryland!
There to sing God's praise and His glory share,
Just over in the Gloryland!
Chorus
Just over in the Gloryland,
I'll join the happy angel band,
Just over in the Gloryland!
Just over in the Gloryland,
There with the mighty host I'll stand,
Just over in the Gloryland!
What a joyful thought that my Lord, I'll see,
Just over in the Gloryland!
And with kindred saved, there forever be,
Just over in the Gloryland!
Chorus
Just over in the Gloryland,
I'll join the happy angel band,
Just over in the Gloryland!
Just over in the Gloryland,
There with the mighty host I'll stand Just over in the Gloryland!
With the blood-washed throng, I will shout and sing,
Just over in the Gloryland!
Glad hosannas to Christ, the Lord and King,
Just over in the Gloryland!
Chorus
Just over in the Gloryland,
I'll join the happy angel band,
Just over in the Gloryland!
Just over in the Gloryland,
There with the mighty host I'll stand,
I once was lost in sin but Jesus took me in
And then a little light from heaven filled my soul
It bathed my heart in love and wrote my name above
And just a little talk with Jesus made me whole
(Now let us)
Have a little talk with Jesus
(Let us)
Tell him all about our troubles
(He will)
Hear our faintest cry
(He will)
Answer by and by
Feel a little prayer wheel turning
(And you'll)
Know a little fire is burning
(You will)
Find a little talk with Jesus makes it right
Sometimes the path seems dreary without a ray of cheer
And then the clouds about me hide the light of day
The mists in me rise and hide the stormy skies
And just a little talk with Jesus clears the way
(Now let us)
Have a little talk with Jesus
(Let us)
Tell him all about our troubles
(He will)
Hear our faintest cry
(He will)
Answer by and by
Feel a little prayer wheel turning
(And you'll)
Know a little fire is burning
(You will)
Find a little talk with Jesus makes it right
I may have doubts and fears, my eyes be filled with tears
But Jesus is a friend who watches day and and night
I go to him in prayer, He knows my every care
And just a little talk with Jesus makes it right
(Now let us)
Have a little talk with Jesus
(Let us)
Tell him all about our troubles
(He will)
Hear our faintest cry
(He will)
Answer by and by
Feel a little prayer wheel turning
(And you'll)
Know a little fire is burning
(You will)
Find a little talk with Jesus makes it right
John Hardy was a desperate little man,
He carried two guns ev'ry day.
He shot down a man on that West Virginia line,
You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away....
You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away....
John Hardy stood in that old baroom,
So drunk that he could not see.
And a man walked up and took him by the arm,
He said, "Johnny, come and go along with me,
Poor boy, Johnny, come and walk along with me."
John Hardy stood in his old jail cell,
The tears running down from his eyes.
He said, "I've been the death of many a poor boy.
But my six-shooters never told a lie,
No, my six-shooters never told a lie.
The first one to visit John Hardy in his cell
Was a little girl dressed in blue.
She came down to that old jail cell,
She said, "Johnny, I've been true to you.
God knows, Johnny, I've been true to you."
The next one to visit John Hardy in his cell,
Was a little girl dressed in red.
She came down to that old jail cell,
She said, "Johnny, I had rather see you dead,
Well, Johnny, I had rather see you dead."
"I've been to the East and I've been to the West,
I've traveled this wide world around,
I've been to that river and I've been baptized,
So take me to my burying ground,
So take me to my burying ground."
John Hardy was a desperate little man,
He carried two guns ev'ry day.
He shot down a man on the West Virginia line,
You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away,
I sell the morning paper, Sir, my name is Jimmy Brown
Everybody knows that I'm the newsboy of the town
You can hear me yelling "Morning Star", as I run along the street
I've got no hat upon my head, no shoes upon my feet
I sell the morning paper, Sir, my name is Jimmy Brown
Everybody knows that I'm the newsboy of the town
Never mind, Sir, how I look, don't look at me and frown
I sell the morning paper, Sir, my name is Jimmy Brown
I'm awful cold and hungry, Sir, my clothes are mighty thin
I wander 'bout from place to place, my daily bread to win
I sell the morning paper, Sir, my name is Jimmy Brown
Everybody knows that I'm the newsboy of the town
My father was a drunkard, Sir, I've heard my mother say
And I am helping my Mother, Sir, as I journey on my way
My mother always tells me, Sir, I've nothing in the world to lose
I'll get a place in Heaven, Sir, selling the "Gospel News"
I sell the morning paper, Sir, my name is Jimmy Brown
It's mighty dark for me to travel
For my sweetheart she is gone
The road is rough and filled with gravel
But I must journey on and on
To me she was a little angel
Sent down to me from God above
And on the day that I first met her
Then I told her of my love
Many a night we strolled together
Talking of our love so fair
My love for her will never vanish
Oh I know I'll meet her there
Traveling down this lonesome highway
Thinking of my love who's gone
Knowing soon we'll be together
