Everybody else is doing it so honey let's do it too
It's been going on since time began
They say that once you try it you'll never get enough
If everybody else is doing it honey let's fall in love
Adam and Eve both did it and honey don't you forget
Romeo also did it with Juliet
My mama and my daddy both did it and for me that's good enough
If everybody else is doing it honey let's fall in love
If everybody's falling in love then that's gotta be good
If everybody's doing it honey don't you think we should
The whole wide world is doing it it's kickin' up quite a poss
If everybody else is doing it honey let's fall in love
[ ac.guitar ]
(There's no respections on it there's no set time or place
For the young and old it's all the same
And once old Cupid shoo shoo he just can't get enough
If everybody else is doing it honey let's fall in love)
If everybody's falling in love...
Christmas time is comin' Santa's not far away
Things are gonna be hummin' here at home on Christmas day
Well mama's in the kitchen a cookin' daddy's docoratin' the tree
Big sister's hangin' the mistletoe little brother's jumpin' with glee
Yes now Christmas time is a comin' Santa's not far away
Things are gonna be hummin' here at home on Christmas day
[ steel ]
Well Johnny's comin' home from the army yes and Susie's comin' home from school
Uncle Bill's a comin' up the hill with the gift for me and you
Oh Christmas time is a comin'...
They say that too much water has run under the bridge
That we never can live down the past
That once your love has ended it never can return
But that's not so for we both know that our love will last
High as the mountain deep as the sea tall as the talest talest tree
That's how much I love you that's how much you love me
High as the mountains deep as the sea
[ steel ]
It might be they're just jealous and don't want to understand
That our love will pass the test with room to spare
But it's just their conscience talkin' of their broken dreams and plans
For it shows and we both know that our love is fair
Hello happiness, goodbye loneliness
Farewell heartaches and so long strife
No more sadness, only gladness
My little darling's coming home tonight
Well, now she called me today
Said, she's on her way that she'd be in on the 6 0 10
Said, we had a date, warned me, "Don't be late"
Promised she never ever leave again
Hello happiness, goodbye loneliness
Farewell heartaches and so long strife
No more sadness, only gladness
My little darling's coming home tonight
Well, we'll take in the town to turn it upside down
New Year is easy comin' early this year
Bad times are a gonna go and the good times are a gonna roll
My little darling's gonna soon be here
Hello happiness, goodbye loneliness
Farewell heartaches and so long strife
No more sadness, only gladness
My little darling's coming home tonight
[ Ira Alen ]
In the silence of this darken room my mind reels with a fragnance of your perfume
In your mind stormy thoughts are growing
Mhm I feel a cold cold wind a blowing woman I feel a cold cold wind a blowing
It's been a lifetime since I been close to you still no one really knows you like I do
With clouds in your mind and ray in your eyes a showing
Mhm I feel a cold cold wind a blowing woman I feel a cold cold wind a blowing
With my arms around you I hold you tight
Though you do the same to me girl you don't feel right
You've got a way of leavin' without going
When you're weary feeling small when tears are in your eyes I will dry them all
I'm on your side oh when times get rough and friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down
When you're down and out when you're on the street
When evening falls so hard I will comfort you
I'll take your part oh when darkness comes and pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down
Sail on silver girl sail on by your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine oh if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down
(Excuse me Miss but do you have any)
Blue Christmas lights for my Christmas tree
I want some blue Christmas lights just as blue as me
The one I love has set me free but I still got her memory
Give me blue Christmas lights for my Christmas tree
(Pardon me but do you have any)
Blue Christmas lights blue they've gotta be
Blue Christmas lights for that's how you left me
Although sweetheart you're far away I'll kiss your picture Christmas Day
Under blue Christmas lights on my Christmas tree
[ steel ]
The one I love has set me free but I still got her memory
Give me blue Christmas lights for my Christmas tree
Back in my arms again back in my dreams again back to this lonely world of mine
No need to call for me just come on home to me you know you're welcome anytime
I guess it wasn't in the cards where our love to go on
I found you had another on your mind
But if your deal don't work out the way you think it should
Come on home you're welcome anytime
Back in my arms again...
[ steel ]
Well I've heard that your new love is not the love you've planned
You call me to say you change your mind
If you were just another girl I wouldn't care at all
But I love you so you're welcome anytime
If the windows need washin' if the grass needs mowin'
If the paint on the shutters is gone
If the kitchen seems so leakin' if the backdoor's a squeakin'
You've left her lonely too long
You've left her lonely, too long, too long, too many nights
You left her all alone
So if you started hurtin' then there's one thing for certain
You've left her lonely too long
If there's no curtains on the windows no clothes in the closet
If the clock on the mantel run down
If the floor you've started walkin' and if the neighbors have started talkin'
You've left her lonely too long
You've left her lonely, too long, too long, too many nights
You left her all alone
So if you started hurtin' then there's one thing for certain
You've left her lonely too long
There are lots of hard times Christians living round us every day
Six days for earthly pleasure leaving one day off to pray
But they're standin' face to Saviour if it was a judgement day
Would they be ready if Jesus came today
Would you be ready if Jesus came today would you be ready to follow in his way
Would he take you by the hand or would he have you turn away
Would you be ready if Jesus came today
[ guitar ]
Well he tells us in the Bible just exactly what to do
You'd better read it brother it's meant for me and you
Better have your answer ready if today should be the day
Would you be ready if Jesus came today
[ The Hagers ]
She looked at me then laughed at me then turned around and walked away
Leaving me another day another day with lonely
It seems like all my trouble starts and ends in the same old way
Being without you uh huh being without you
Looking around while I'm walking downtown tryin' to get rid of lonely
Caring about you thinking about you has turned me upside down
Your love was something to lean on you've taken it away
I come back to your house at night to sit on your steps and pray
Now I'm alone with lonely all alone with lonely
Being alone with lonely is being lonely alone
Your love was something...
[ Don Rich ]
Wham bam thank you ma'm I'll be on my way thank you but no thank you not today
First thing is matrimony next thing is alimony
Wham bam thank you ma'm I'll be on my way
I'm just too young to get married you see there's too many places that I'd rather be
There's a lotta other fishes in the deep blue sea
So wham bam thank you ma'm that's not for me
Wham bam thank you ma'm...
[ guitar ]
I'm not the kinda guy to buy a ring I'm afraid of weddin' bells and rice and things
I'm just too restless I'll never settle down
So wham bam thank you ma'm I'll see you around
We're gonna get together we're gonna get together
We're gonna get together today
Well I'm a gonna hug and kiss ye (well honey I can't resist ye)
We're gonna get together today
Well now I come from the country (and I come from the city)
We're gonna get together today
Well I like fried potatoes (and I like slice tomatoes) we're gonna get together today
We're gonna get together...
[ dobro ]
(Now I come from the city) well I come from the country
We're gonna get together today
(Well I like Johnny Carson) well let's go see the Parson we're gonna get together today
We're gonna get together...
Well now honey I'm gonna get ye (hmm well baby I'm gonna let ye)
We were made for each other I'm for you (you're for me)
There will never be another I'll be yours eternaly
For as long as the world turns and the leaves of autumn fall
Long as there's a star in heaven I'll be waitin' for your call
We were made for each other...
[ piano - steel ]
(For as long as the wind blows long as summer follows spring
Long as winter brings the snowflakes I will love you constantly)
We were made for each other...
You've got me under your spell again
Sayin' those things again
Makin' me believe that you're just mine
You've got dreamin' those dreams again
Makin' those things again
I've gotta take you back just one more time
I swore the last time that you let me down
That I wouldn't see you if you came around
But I can't tell my heart what's right or wrong
And I've been so lonely since you've been gone
You've got me under your spell again
Sayin' those things again
Makin' me believe that you're just mine
You've got dreamin' those dreams again
Makin' those things again
I've gotta take you back just one more time
Well, everybody tells me that I'm a fool
That I never should have put my faith in you
And way down deep inside I guess I know it's true
But no one else can make me feel the way you do
You've got me under your spell again
Sayin' those things again
Makin' me believe that you're just mine
You've got dreamin' those dreams again
Makin' those things again
[ Kenny Pierce ]
Touch me touch the hand of a man who once owned all the world
Touch me touch the arms that once held all the charms of the world's sweetest girl
Touch me maybe someday you may need to know how it feels when you lose
Touch me you'll know how you feel with the blues
Watch me watch the eyes that have seen all the heartache and pain in the land
And be thankful you're happy though standing so close to the world's bluest man
Don't forget me take a good look at someone who's lost everything he can lose
Touch me you'll know how you feel with the blues
[ steel ]
Today I started loving you again I'm right back where I've really always been
I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend
Then today I started loving you again
What a fool I was to think I could get by with only these few million tears I've cried
(I should have known the worst was yet to come
And the crying time for me had just begun)
Today I started loving you...
There's gotta be some changes made round here
I can't go on like this and that's for sure
Yes I've gotta know is it stop is it go should I leave or stay am I just in your way
There's gotta be some changes made round here
There's gotta be some changes made round here
For I can't stand another lonely night of fear
Don't be so unkind I'm almost out of my mind do I fit in your plans
Please tell me where I stay there's gotta be some changes made round here
[ ac.guitar ]
Yes I've gotta know...
There's a gonna come a day you're gonna sit and cry
There's a gonna come a day you're gonna sit and cry
When your new love leaves you and wanders far away
Remember what I'm a tellin' you there's a gonna come a day
There's a gonna come a time you're gonna be all alone
There's a gonna come a time you're gonna be all alone
You're gonna reach to touch me but I'll be far away
Remember what I'm a tellin' you there's a gonna come a day
There's a gonna come a day...
[ guitar ]
There's a gonna come a time you're gonna look around
There's a gonna come a time you're gonna look around
You're gonna open your big blue eyes but it's gonna be too late
Remember what I'm a sayin' now there's a gonna come a day
There's a gonna come a day...
There goes the girl I used to know there goes the girl that I love so
There goes the arms that used to hold me tight
There goes the reason that I sigh there goes the reason that I cry
There goes the lips I used to kiss goodnight there goes my love
Well you're the first love of my life and you might be my last
I don't want to be just another memory in your past
There goes the girl...
[ steel ]
I've got a feelin' for you yet that's with my night and day
Just because we're far apart don't make it go away
I had the key to heaven when we married and for a while I brought you happiness
But now your love for me is dead and buried
And every night you share another's kiss
And I'd rather be the one you slip around with
And be the one who's dream of love is gone
I'd rather be the one you spend your time with than be the one at home all alone
[ steel - fiddle ]
Deep down inside I know that I should leave you
How many tears was fallen before I learn
I think of many ways that I could grieve you and yet I'm always here when you return
And I'd rather be the one...
You walked in with me but you walked out with someone else
And left me sitting here alone all by myself
I thought you were over him but I was wrong
My world stopped but the band keeps playin' on
They just keep playin' they don't notice you were gone
You walked right out on me while they played our favorite song
And before you reached the door my teardrops hit the floor
My world stopped but the band keeps playin' on
[ steel - fiddle ]
Well you said you'd forgotten him and no more did you care
But when we walked in your eyes lit up as you saw him sitting there
Well he asked you to dance and just like that you were gone
And my world stopped but the band keeps playin' on
They just keep playin'..
High as the sky is my love for you warm as the sun that comes shining through
Strong as a wave on the ocean blue that's how I measure my love for you
When I sleep all my dreams are just dreams of you
When I'm awake all my thoughts are of only you
I'd walk a mile just to see one little smile from you
That's how I measure my love for you
[ steel ]
When you're gone how I long for the sight of you
When you're near how I thrill to the touch of you
Right or wrong from now on I'll be a part of you
That's how I measure my love for you
High as the sky...
Buck Owens -
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Somebody put a quarter in the jukebox
Somebody play that certain hurtin song
That one about forever, that one about no never
That one about the good love thats gone wrong
I'd tell our friends I'm doin fine without you
I'd tell our friends I never am alone
But I'm afraid they'll know it.
Yes I'm afraid I'll show it
Cuz all I ever play's that same ole song
So, Somebody put a quarter in the jukebox
Somebody play that certain hurtin song
That one about forever, that one about no never
That one about the good love thats gone wrong
So I'm sittin here a staring at the jukebox
Hopin' that somebody comes along
Somebody who for starters,
Will have a pocket full of quarters
And who'll play that love gones wrong song all night long.
So, Somebody put a quarter in the jukebox
Somebody play that certain hurtin song
That one about forever, that one about no never
That one about the good love thats gone wrong
Somebody play the jukebox all night long.
Once I was a slave at the saw mill
Talk about a poor boy talk about a poor boy let me have a dollar bill
My work was so hard at the saw mill
Talk about a poor boy talk about a poor boy let me have a dollar bill
See my teardrops falling down my wife left the saw mill town
She said saw mill life had been a sin the gravy were too thin
I can't work no more at the saw mill
Talk about a poor boy talk about a poor boy let me have a dollar bill
[ steel ]
Well if you bring your wife to the saw mill
How you gonna please her how you gonna please her when she wants a dollar bill
She'll run away and leave you at the saw mill
Women like a dollar women like a dollar yes and women always will
See my teardrops falling down...
Women like a dollar women like a dollar yes and women always will
Gonna get me up in the morning the same place that I lay down
And sit there and watch the sun come up on San Francisco town
And I mosey down to the corner of Gaide and Ashberry street
And maybe if I get lucky I can bum me a bite to eat
San Francisco I love you as sure as the world is around
So hang on high let me live or die in San Francisco town
[ dobro ]
My daddy was a doctor my sister became an nun
My brother made a good lawyer and me a profesional bum
Well look at that thoughts come a rollin' in I better be a movin' on
And find me a place to sleep tonight where I can keep warm
Ruby oh Ruby honey are you mad at your man
[ banjo ]
I was sittin' in the shade with shovel with my spade diggin' in the ground gold mine
Ruby Ruby honey are you mad at your man
I've done all I can do get along with you still you're not satisfied
Ruby Ruby honey are you mad at your man
[ banjo ]
If you don't believe I'm right then call on me tonight
I'll take you to your shady so cold
Ruby Ruby honey are you mad at your man
(Don Rich - Jerry Wiggins)
--- Instrumental ---
(Doyle Holly - Art Holly)
Vocal: Doyle Holly
Last night I played the jukebox o'er and o'er
But it only made me miss you more and more
I cried with every sad song I heard play
And if it takes this to make you happy it's the price I'll have to pay.
I'll not stand in your way I'll go on along
So I'll have one more bottle and I'll play those sad sad songs
It will help me to get through another day
And if it takes this to make you happy it's the price I'll have to pay.
--- Instrumental ---
I'll not stand in your way I'll go on along
So I'll have one more bottle and I'll play those sad sad songs
It will help me to get through another day
And if it takes this to make you happy it's the price I'll have to pay.
And if it takes this to make you happy it's the price I'll have to pay...
Only you can make my dreams come true
Only you can turn my skies to blue
Love like ours should not be far apart
Only you can break my heart
Only you can end these sleepless nights
Only you can make things turn out right
You and you alone can keep us far apart
Only you can break my heart
(Don Rich)
Vocal: Don Rich
Everytime I see you I want to take you in the arms
Hold you close and whisper I love you, nobody but you
And everytime I'm near you you make me think a lot
But I shouldn't think about what I'd do if I's alone with you.
Well, I'd squeeze your little neck until you came right into my wishes
And I would tell the whole world that we're gonna be Mr. and Mrs.
Promise I would never leave you or deceive you
And never do anything to grieve you
'Cause I love you true, no one else will do.
(Do-wacka do-wacka do-wacka do-wacka
Do-wacka do-wacka do-wacka do-wacka.)
Well, I'd squeeze your little neck until you came right into my wishes
And I would tell the whole world that we're gonna be Mr. and Mrs.
Tryin' to tell you that you're so fine you're so sweet
Won't you say you'll be mine and make my life complete.
Please do 'cause no one else will do
I'd get my rock collection and trade the stamps too
Just to no one have the chance with you
Just you nobody but you...
(Buck Owens - Gene Price)
Vocal: Doyle Holly
I guess I was born with bad luck
Never heard a good luck call
And if it wasn't for bad luck
I wouldn't have any luck at all.
Everybody's luck keeps changing
But my luck stays the same
I call and nobody listens
And no one remembers my name.
I'm a natural loser, loser
Walkin' down the loser's trail
I'm a natural loser, loser
All I'll ever do is fail.
Well, I drove over to Las Vegas
In my nine thousand dollar Cadillac
And before I could say Jack Robinson
I was a walkin' back.
And now it seemed boat sold for a nickel
It stayed on sail for a week
I'd have to run up and down the faint
Yellin' gee-whiz ain't that cheek.
I'm a natural loser, loser
Walkin' down the loser's trail
I'm a natural loser, loser
All I'll ever do is fail.
Walkin' down the loser's trail
All I'll ever do is fail...
(Tom Brumley - Jerry Wiggins)
--- Instrumental ---
It's gonna be a long hot summer there's not a cloud in the sky
Weatherman says fair and warmer is that a tear in my eye
It's gonna be a long cold winter just hope to God I don't freeze
It's gonna be a bad year for the roses and a long hot summer's for me
Well you say that you're leavin' and that you ain't comin' back
And the way things're looking I don't doubt it not one a little bit
But what I am you made me and that's all I'll ever be
And if you don't change your mind abour leavin'
It's gonna be a long hot summer for me
You gotta walk that lonesome valley you gotta go there by yourself
There's no one else gonna go there for you you gotta go there by yourself
Now my mama said when she was dying son oh son you've left alone
Yes put your trust alone in Jesus and he will lead you safely home
You gotta walk...
[ fiddle ]
Some folks say John was the baptist others say it wasn't true
But the Holy Bible tells us that he was a preacher too
The flame of love was burning high we vowed to never let it die
But now you're growing tired of me so let's agree to disagree
Let's agree to disagree there's nothing left for you and me
You won't be happy till you're free so let's agree to disagree
[ steel ]
I'll miss you but I'll live somehow in fact I miss you even now
But you don't want no part of me so let's agree to disagree
(Don Rich)
Vocal: Don Rich
Well, my baby left me about a week ago
Said she found herself a brand new man
And the boss said son I'll have to let you go
And I've had about all I can stand.
That's why I'm roamin' the town just a paintin' it 'round
I said they get the best of me
So just in case that you should see me ace
Kindly lay a little light on me.
Well, I said lay a little light on me
Lay a little light on me
Don't wanna hear no moanin', right banana growin'
I've heard enough of that can't you see.
Lay a little light on me
Lay a little light on me.
Tell me all the good news, I don't wanna hear the bad news
Lay a little light on me.
--- Instrumental ---
Well, if everything that I done lately ain't worth a dime
No nothing seems to work out right
Like a bad idea that went all wrong
It sure been an uphill fight.
But the life they say goes on day by day
And there's no use to sit here a cryin'
'Cause I can change the tide on the oceans wide
This old bad luck's gotta change sometime.
Yeah, lay a little light on me
Lay a little light on me.
Tell me all the good news, I don't wanna hear the bad news
Lay a little light on me.
Yeah, lay a little light on me...
(Bob Morris - Don Rich)
Vocal: Don Rich
If you gonna keep on your keepin' on
Hurtin' me the way you do
One of these days babe I'm a gonna be gone
If you gonna keep on keepin' on your keepin' on.
You leave the house don't tell me where you're goin'
And you don't get home till the way past two
I think you oughta be knowin' this ol' country boy ain't a snowin'
And I'm gonna lay the law right down to you.
If you gonna keep on your keepin' on
Hurtin' me the way you do
One of these days babe I'm a gonna be gone
If you gonna keep on keepin' on your keepin' on.
Too late that ol' telephone's been ringin'
Some guy wants to know if the coast is clear
Well, it seemed to me that it's suspicious sound of question
'Cause as far as I know there ain't no coast guard around here.
If you gonna keep on your keepin' on
Hurtin' me the way you do
One of these days babe I'm a gonna be gone
If you gonna keep on keepin' on your keepin' on.
--- Instrumental ---
Well, I'm sick and tired you're doin' me like you do me
But that's what I think I have to pace
I think I'll find me a place where I'll be more appreaciated
And I'll leave you here with ache all over your face.
And if you gonna keep on your keepin' on
Hurtin' me the way you do
One of these days babe I'm a gonna be gone
If you gonna keep on keepin' on your keepin' on...
Well it's a long long way to London it's a long way to London town
When you've got no way of goin' but pickin' em up and puttin' em down
There's a got cold cold rain a fallin' I hope to God that I don't drown
But I've got a sweet baby waitin' and it's a long way to London town
One day I packed up my belongings said I could make myself a name
I knew that somewhere away out yonder there was awaitin' me fortune and fame
But now my rainbow's end has vanished my pot of gold's gone up in smoke
And I'm just tryin' to get back to baby and Lord I hope my baby love me broke
[ dobro ]
I nearly froze to deathly Russia burned up in Thumbatoo
I got drunk down in Australia and nearly made me a king of rule
But now my big dreams all have failed my big plan's gone with the wind
And if I ever get back to London town I'm never gonna leave again
It's a long long way to London it's a long way to London town
It was with love my Saviour do me to Him
It was with love He led me from the dark
He gave me perfect gentle understanding
It was with love that Jesus won my heart
It was with love He worked my transformation
Without His love, this wonder could not be
And understanding, well my every evening
It was with love He heard this sinner's plea
It was with love He spoke the invitation
?Come follow me, lay down your tools and gold?
I'll love and serve my dear Redeemer
In God I trust to always give me faith in God I trust to drive away my hate
To fill my heart with his forgiven love yes I believe in him In God I trust
In God I trust to make me understand in God I trust to always hold my hand
To lead me on and take me when he must yes I believe in him In God I trust
That he'll be there when darkness falls over me
To give me light and guide me through life's raging sea
And when this world becomes a worthless dust I'll be with him above in God I trust
Well if you got a Cadillac boy and a forty room shack boy
A bucket full of money and a tree full of honey
But if you gettin' no huggin' no smoochin' or muggin'
Well if you ain't lovin' then you ain't livin'
Well if you're ridin' on the gravy train instead of walkin' down lovers lane
You can't make hay boy you're goin' the wrong way boy
You gotta get a little honey for it's better than money
Well if you ain't lovin' then you ain't livin'
[ guitar ]
Well if they call you a big big man cause you got a lot of bottom land
If you're kin to the president and if you help run the government
But if you get no attention you better off on a pension
For if you ain't lovin' then you ain't livin'
Well if you got a string of long long cars and you're smokin' them fourbit cigars
Well you ain't so well to do unless you get a little coochy coo
It takes a little of smackin' or your life is a lackin'
If I had you back again I'll tell you what I'd do
I'd dance a little jig of joy and turn a flip or two
My blue days would be over my long nights at an end
My heartaches would all vanish if I had you back again
If I had you back again your sweet lips I would kiss
There'd never be a lonely moment only happiness
Hand in hand together we would find the rainbow's end
I'd walk the straight and narrow if I had you back again
If I'd just one life to live I wanna be with you
And find again the feeling of a love that's sweet and true
I'd turn my back on everything my wild life I would end
I'd change my ways tomorrow if I had you back again
(Don Rich - Earl Ball)
Vocal: Doyle Holly
I could make a sad man happy I could make the roses glow
I could even take a summer rain and turn it into snow
I could stop the moon from shining or change the ocean tide
If I had you if I had you by my side.
I could make a poor man wealthy make the river flow up stream
I could even turn a nightmare into a sweetest dream
I could change this blue and lonely man and fill his heart with pride
If I had you if I had you by my side.
I could change this smallest candle to a flame that burn so bright
I could make the last be first in line and all the wrong be right
I could scale the highest mountain or swim the oceans wide
If I had you if I had you by my side.
If I had you if I had you by my side...
I worship the ground that you walk on I breathe every breath for you
I live every day to make you happy yes I've got it bad for you
I hurt every time someone hurts you I cry every time they make you blue
I live every day to make you happy yes I've got it bad for you
I know I'd die if you ever should leave me for my whole world turns around you
I live every day to make you happy yes I've got it bad for you
I'll go to church again with momma someday in the sweet by and by
I'll go to church again with momma up there in the chapel in the skies
You know when I was just a little boy my momma used to take me to church
And we'd read the Bible together
And we'd sing those wonderful old hymns that just seemed to warm your heart all over
Yes I know those were the happiest days I've ever spent
When I went to church with momma
I'll go to church again with momma up there in the chapel in the skies
Now momma's gone to heaven to meet Jesus there
And I know she's happy there Lord
And I know someday I'll meet her up there and we'll sing and praise the Lord
When I get to church again in heaven with momma
I'll go to church again...
I was looking back to see if you were looking back to see
If I was looking back to see if you were looking back at me
You were cute as you could be standing looking back at me
And it was plain to see that I'd enjoy your company
One Sunday afternoon as I was ridin' down the street
I met a cute little girl all dressed up so neat
And the way that she was stacked I wish I'd've had a Cadillac
For who would notice me just drivin' this model T
I was looking back to see if you were looking back to see
If I was looking back to see if you were looking back at me
You were cute as you could be standing looking back at me
And it was plain to see that I'd enjoy your company
Now listen baby it don't matter to me
Even in your model T you're as cute as you can be
If you'll take me for a ride I will set close by your side
And I will guarantee that we'll have fun on man alive
I was looking back to see if you were looking back to see
If I was looking back to see if you were looking back at me
You were cute as you could be standing looking back at me
And it was plain to see that I'd enjoy your company
Oh gee oh me perhaps you'd notice me
If I wadn't drivin' this model T
I was looking back to see if you were looking back to see
If I was looking back to see if you were looking back at me
You were cute as you could be standing looking back at me
And it was plain to see that I'd enjoy your company
I don't believe I'll fall in love today for if I did I know I wouldn't stay
I just can't make my heart find someone new it's always much too busy loving you
Each night I pray I'll wake at dawn and find another in my heart and on my mind
And I'll awake and I'll hear my poor heart say
That I don't believe I'll fall in love today
[ steel - fiddle ]
I don't believe I'll fall in love today old memories of you stand in the way
You'd come between us like you always do
Somehow they'd never measure up to you
You turn your head each time I meet you on the street
I brush your arm as you pass by but you won't speak
I call you on the telephone but can't get through but I can't stop my loving you
Can't sleep at night can't hold you tight
Since this loneliness replaced the love we knew
I still hang around though you've turned me down for I can't stop my loving you
[ steel ]
So many times I've tried to find somebody new
To feel again the feeling I once felt with you
Though someone else is doing things I used to do I can't stop my loving you
I ain't a gonna be treated this a way I'm gonna lay the law down here today
If you don't take on big trancision you gonna see a change in my disposition
Cause I ain't a gonna be treated this a way
Well the time has come to face up to the truth
Who's gonna wear the pants here me or you
You'd better jums when I say fro yessir nosir that ain't all
Cause I ain't a gonna be treated this a way
Well I ain't a gonna be treated...
[ steel ]
Well there'll be no more that workin' late at night
If it happens just as sure there's gonna be a fight
If you don't shape up our ship out I go on a first train movin' south
Cause I ain't a gonna be treated this a way
Well I ain't a gonna be treated...
I've done everything I could to make you happy
Yes I've given everything that I could use
But the best I had to offer couldn't hold you
You just couldn't seem to live the way I do
For the glamor of the gay night life is calling
And it won't be long till you will set me free
But if your happy days should end and if lonely nights begin
Hurry come running back to me
Come running back to mine two open arms
Come running back to mine two wailing lips
If your happy days should end and if lonely nights begin
How long is forever how soon is now or never
How long will these heartaches linger on and how long will my baby be gone
How wide is an ocean how deep is a devotion
How long do these sleepless nights go on and how long will my baby be gone
For I could never understand how she could turn to another man
How much does a heart ache how deep is a heartbreak
How long do these sleepless nights go on and how long will my baby be gone
(Tom Brumley)
--- Instrumental ---
Woke up this morning happy as could be look out my window what did I see
Comin' up my sidewalk was as big as day
Oh well here comes trouble that I never thought I'd see when you went away
Hello trouble come on in
Well you talk about heartaches where the world you have been
I ain't had the mis'ry since you've been gone
Hello trouble trouble trouble welcome home
[ steel ]
We'll make a cup of coffee and you can rest your shoes
And you can tell me them sweet lies and I'd listen to you
For I'm just a little part of all the life you've lived
But I'd rather have a little bit of trouble than to never know the love you give
Hello trouble come on in...
Happy times are here again ain't felt like this since I don't know when
Baby's comin' in on the 12-0-10 happy times are here again
Well now I'm like a bird in the morning sun I'm like a bee in the honey comb
I'm like a child on Christmas morn happy times are here again
No more sleepless nights so long no more walking the floor till dawn
Hugs and kisses from now on hey happy times are here again
Happy times are here again...
(When I was a young girl I used to dream of a lover
To be my shining knight of strength one day
He'd cary me to a castle in the heavens and battle all my dragons on the way
And he'd ride down on a great white horse he'd bring me love I was longing for
He'd bring me joy and lasting peace on a great white horse he'd ride away with me
Singing dum-di-de-dum-dum-dum-di-de-dum)
When I was a young man I used to dream of a maiden
With long soft hair flowing in the wind
Her laughing eyes and loving arms would follow
When I'd sail around the world and back again
And I'd ride down on a great white horse I'd bring the love she was longing for
I'd bring her laughter and sunny days
And on a great white horse I'd carry her away
Singing dum-di-de-dum-dum-dum-di-de-dum
(The time has flown I find there are no dragons) and I don't wanna sail the seven seas
(Anywhere we are becomes our castle) and the only world I want is here with me
And we both ride on a great white horse we found the love we were longing for
(You're my sunshine on a rainy day) you're my April you're my May
Singing dum-di-de-dum-dum-dum-di-de-dum
Singing dum-di-de-dum-dum-dum-di-de-dum
The judgement day dawn then with trumpets had blown
The nations had gathered the portal white throne
The rich man was there with his silver and gold
But all of his money could not buy his soul
Let the world have its riches its silver and gold
I'd rather have Jesus than any of those
Make peace with your Saviour don't turn him away
And seek your reward on that great judgenment day
[ dobro ]
So many around us are trying to win a place in this world that forever will stand
For soon God will come and he'll take all control
And all your possessions won't save your poor soul
Let the world have its riches...
(Don Rich - Doyle Holly)
Vocal: Doyle Holly
When you left me it came as a big surprise
And the tears rolled down my rosy cheeks from my big blue eyes
You said for your high class friends I wadn't good enough
So you put me in this corner gathering dust.
Well, I never thought that you'd treat me that a way
And made me sittin' here alone on my dignity while you're out to play
And every night you go out and really strat your stuff
While I'm sittin' here in this corner gathering dust.
Well, a man ain't a man when he's got no plan
And don't know what he's gonna do
But I ain't that kind to let you break my mind
And I'm gonna get over you.
I'm gonna find myself a new baby every night
I'm gonna find 'em fool 'em then forget I ever held 'em tight
Don't waste your time a comin' round tryin' to raise a fuss
'Cause I'm all through sittin' in the corner gathering dust.
Well, a man ain't a man when he's got no plan
And don't know what he's gonna do
But I ain't that kind to let you break my mind
And I'm gonna get over you.
I'm gonna find myself a new baby every night
I'm gonna find 'em fool 'em then forget I ever held 'em tight
Don't waste your time a comin' round tryin' to raise a fuss
'Cause I'm all through sittin' in the corner gathering dust...
You find the thrill each time you let me down you know if you need me I'll be around
And when all your love affairs come to an end you know you can fool me again
Fool me again make my heart believe that your sweet sweet love belongs to me
Yes play the part and let my heart pretend come back and fool me again
[ steel ]
The same old line that keeps me hanging on is all I think about when I'm alone
And though I know how our love affair will end come back and fool me again
Oh the bells started ringing and the birds started singing
And the clock on the corner struck two
Thunder started crashing and the lightning started flashing
And I knew I was falling for you
I was standing on the corner when I knew that I's a goner
The first time you came into view
My head started rocking and my knees started knocking
And I knew I was falling for you
Oh the bells started...
[ steel ]
(Well you scared me half to death I could hardly catch my breath
Your smile made my heart go boom
And when I looked into your eyes I was almost paralyzed
And I knew I was falling for you)
Oh the bells started ringing...
(Carl Barney - Tony Booth)
Down at the corner bar you'll find me
Sittin' there beneath the neon stars
And like as not I'll have some ol' bluesy in my arms
Down at the corner bar.
Well you might say this night life has got the best of me
There must be something I keep be searching for
Well this night I say I'll go straight home but something inside of me
Takes me to the corner bar.
Down at the corner bar you'll find me
Sittin' there beneath the neon stars
And like as not I'll have some ol' bluesy in my arms
Down at the corner bar.
--- Instrumental ---
My baby said she's sick and tired of sittin' home alone
Someday I know I'm gonna go too far
Yeah I know some night when I come in I'm gonna find her sittin' there
Yeah she'll beat me to the corner bar.
Down at the corner bar I'll find her
Sittin' there beneath the neon stars
And like as not I'll find her in the arms of some ol' drunk
Down at the corner bar.
Yeah, down at the corner bar...
Lips make a smile on my face eyes don't let her see you shed a tear
Heart don't let her hear you skip a beat
And pride don't let her know how much I care
Don't let her know don't let her know how much I care
[ steel ]
Laugh dance and sing so she won't notice the hurt that's still burning deep inside
And don't let her see the way I tremble don't let her know how much I cried
[ Don Rich]
Papapapa papapapa
Well here I sit high gettin' ideas ain't nothin' but a fool would live like this
Out all night runnin' wild woman's sittin' home with a month old child
I said dang me dang me they oughta take a rope and hang me
High from the highest tree woman would you weep for me
Papapapa one more time I say papapapa
Just sittin' round drinkin' with the rest of guys six rounds bought and I bought five
I've spent half the groceries all the rent I like fourteen dollars havin' 27 cents
I said dang me dang me...
The roses're red and violets're purple and sugar's sweet and so is maple syrupe
I was the seventh of seven sons my pappy was a pistol I'm a son of a gun
Oh, it's cryin' time again, your gonna leave me,
I can see that far away look in your eyes,
I can tell by the way you hold me, darling,
That it won't be long before it's cryin' time,
Now they say that absence
Makes the heart grow fonder,
And that tears are only rain to make love grow,
Well my love for you could never grow no stronger,
If I live to be a hundred years old,
So, it's cryin' time again, your gonna leave me,
I can see that far away look in your eyes,
I can tell by the way you hold me, darling,
That it won't be long before it's cryin' time,
Now you say that you've found someone you love better,
That's the way it's happened every time before,
And as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow,
Cryin' time will start when you walk out the door,
Oh, it's cryin' time again, your gonna leave me,
I can see that far away look in your eyes,
I can tell by the way you hold me, darling,
That it won't be long before it's cryin' time...
Snow flakes falling on the ground mistletoe hangs all around
Last minute shoppers everywhere Christmas spirit fills the air
Happy little girls and boys windows filled with Christmas toys
It's that special time of youth oh Christmas time is near
Kiddys being extra nice take their moms and dads at advice because
If they're good the way they should they'll get an extra gift from Santa Claus
Sleigh bells ringing here and there Christmas carols everywehere
It's that special time of youth oh Christmas time is near
[ ac.guitar ]
Kiddys being extra nice...
In the chilly hours and minutes of uncertainity I wanna be
In the warm hold of your loving mind
To feel you all around me and to take your hand along the sand
Ah but I may as well try and catch the wind
When sundown pales the sky I wanna ride a while behind your smile
And everywhere I look your eyes I'd find
For me to love you more would be the sweetest thing would make me sing
Ah but I may as well try and catch the wind
[ harmonica ]
When rain has hung the leaves with tears I want you near to kill my fears
And help me leave all my blues behind me
Standing in your heart is where I wanna be and long to be
(Buck Owens - Gene Price)
Vocal: Doyle Holly
Mama said it was raining on the day that I was born
And it rained the day that daddy passed away
Now everytime it rains it tears into my brain
And today is gonna be a rainy day.
It's gonna rain today cause you just walked away
The clouds are here and soon the rain will fall
And the rain that falls today will wash my world away
And this will be the biggest storm of all.
--- Instrumental ---
On the day that I first met you I thought my life would change
Your shining face turned all the clouds away
Now as I sat here crying the clouds are back again
Today is gonna be a rainy day.
It's gonna rain today cause you just walked away
The clouds are here and soon the rain will fall
And the rain that falls today will wash my world away
And this will be the biggest storm of all...
(Bob Morris)
Vocal: Don Rich
Well, I had me a date with a woman
On the other side of this town
But there came a rainstorm and it rained so hard
And it washed the bridge right down.
Bad luck and bad weather
Seems to follow me
Bad luck and bad weather
Is all I ever see.
Then I got me a job in the city
Gonna make me a lot of pay
But there came a snowstorm the night before
And don't you know I got fired on my very first day.
Bad luck and bad weather
Seems to follow me
Bad luck and bad weather
Is all I ever see.
I was buildin' me a house in Nashville
I finished it on Saturday
Come Sunday morning a big tornado
Just blew my new house away.
Bad luck and bad weather
Seem to follow me
Bad luck and bad weather
Is all I ever see.
Then I went down away to the desert
I dug a well more a hundred foot deep
Built up the windmill but the wind wouldn't blow enough
The water washed my dirty feet.
Bad luck and bad weather
Seem to follow me
Bad luck and bad weather
Is all I ever see.
Bad luck and bad weather
Seem to follow me
Bad luck and bad weather
Is all I ever see...
(Don Rich - Don Holiman)
Vocal: Don Rich
I travel all around this great big world I see all there is to see
To sail the oceans blue might appeal to you but it didn't do a thing to me
But now I'm back home back where I belong and listen what I gat to say
Believe to me I'm a happy to be anywhere U.S.A.
Anywhere USA that's exactly where I want to be
From New York City to Los Angeles well buddy that's a place for me
Walkin' along park avenue or a little bitty country lane
This is where I'll stay and I'll never stray from anywhere U.S.A.
--- Instrumental ---
I've been in all the great countries of the world but none of them can compare
To the beauty of the USA from California back to Delaware
I'm gonna take up roots right here in God's great ground and I'll never ever go away
I'll call it home and I'll never roam from anywhere U.S.A.
Anywhere USA that's exactly where I want to be
From New York City to Los Angeles well buddy that's a place for me
Walkin' along park avenue or a little bitty country lane
This is where I'll stay and I'll never stray from anywhere U.S.A.
This is where I'll stay and I'll never stray from anywhere U.S.A...
I'd give up wordly ambition I'd give up my wordly ways
And I took my trust in Jesus I know he'll take me all the way
I'll go all the way with Jesus all the way to heaven's door
I'll go all the way with Jesus and stand on heaven's golden floor
[ steel - piano ]
Oh I know my Saviour love me for he forgave my every sin
And when old Gabriel's trumpet sounded at heaven's gate he'll let me in
I'm gonna buy me a great long ticket gonna leave on the midnight train
And I don't care about the destination just as long as I leave today
Gonna pack all of my belongings gonna take everything I own
And if anybody ask about me just say I've been here and gone
And you can reach me in Alabama Louisiana or maybe Tennessee
Indiana or Montana or even Missouri
North Dakota Minnesota or Washington DC
Anyplace that I can find to lose your memory
[ piano - guitar ]
Well I'm gonna start all over cause I got a lotta livin' to do
And the sooner that I get started the sooner I forget about you
I'm gonna live a life of rally and happy I'm a gonna be
And just in case you're interested well here's where you can find me
You can reach me in...
[ Doyle Holly ]
After you leave me after you're gone I'll sit here crying so blue and alone
And when the door closes I'll close my heart too after you leave me what will I do
After you've taken the beat of my heart after you've torn my world all apart
My life will be worthless here without you after you leave me what will I do
[ steel ]
It's time to leave so let me go I've just been wasting time
I'll call you in a year or so if I can spare a dime
We couldn't change the bad to good the good Lord knows we tried
And a one way love just ain't no good and I can't live a lie
So I'll just hit the road a cryin' low I'll walk so fast you'll never know
I'm cryin' and dyin'
Before one teardrop hits the ground I'll be halfway across this town and gone
[ steel + strings ]
Perhaps in time the hurt will heal if I just walk away
I love you so I hate to go but there's no other way
So I'll just hit the road...
Abilene, Abilene
Prettiest town that I've ever seen.
Women there don't treat you mean
In Abilene, sweet Abilene.
I set alone most every night
Watch the trains roll out of sight
Don't I wish they were carryin' me
Back to Abilene, my Abilene.
Abilene, Oh, Abilene
Prettiest town that I've ever seen.
Women there don't treat you mean
In Abilene, sweet Abilene.
Crowded city, there ain't nothin' free
Nothin' in this town for me
Wish to the Lord that I could be
Back In Abilene, sweet Abilene.
Abilene, Oh, Abilene
Prettiest town that I've ever seen.
Women there don't treat you mean
In Abilene, sweet Abilene.
Women there don't treat you mean
In Abilene, my Abilene...
I don't know you from Adam
But if you're gonna play the jukebox
Please don't play A-11
Oh, please don't play A-11
I just came in here from force of habit
I don't intend to spend too much time in here
But I heard you matching for the music
And if you play A-11 there'll be tears
I don't know you from Adam
But if you're gonna play the jukebox
Please don't play A-11
Oh, please don't play A-11
This used to be our favorite spot
And when she was here it was heaven
It was here she told me that she loved me
And she always played A-11
I don't know you from Adam
But if you're gonna play the jukebox
Please don't play A-11
They're gonna make me a lifetime member
In the Forty First Street Lonely Heart's Club
Cause they know I'll always remember that I ain't got your love
I've got a presidential commendation from the Forty First Street Lonely Heart's Club
I'm the loneliest heart in the nation cause I ain't got your love
And I've got teardrops running off my face
And I've got mem'ries that I just can't erase
And I'll do my best to forget your love in the Forty First Street Lonely Heart's Club
[ guitar ]
Well I've come a long way since I started
In the Forty First Street Lonely Heart's Club
Cause I was voted Most Broken Hearted since I ain't got your love
My name's gonna go down in history in the Forty First Street Lonely Heart's Club
For outstanding achievement in misery cause I ain't got your love
And I've got teardrops...
Yes I'll do my best to forget your love in the Forty First Street Lonely Heart's Club
I don't want to be a movie star with riches and things
And I don't even care if anybody knows my name
I don't want to be the president he got too much to do
Well I just want someone to love and that someone is you
So darlin' put your arms around me and let your charms surround me
And tell me that you love me cause I want no one but you
[ guitar ]
I don't want a Cleopatra she might cheat on me
She had too many boy friends back in history
I don't want to be a millionaire to sail the ocean blue
I just want someone to love and that someone is you
So darlin' put your arms around me...
Mirror mirror on the wall who's the saddest of them all
But I don't have to see I know it's gotta be me
Every time the wind blows at my window I rush to see if it's you at my door
And the sadness fill the rooms when you're not standin' there
And I wish that I could walk right through the floor
Mirror mirror on the wall...
[ steel ]
Every night in dreams you torment me as I remember things I should forget
And the sun comes up by and a new day's dawnin'
But nothing's changed for I still love you yet
Three days
Three months
Three days
Three months
A treatise
A treatise
To explain these
First was cash 'n' carry house dance
In Lancashire they're A
In King Nat Ltd. empire
Kwik Save is there
The scene started here
Then was America
Then was America
We went there
Big A M Herb was there**
His offices had fresh air
But his rota was mediocre
US purge, rock 'n' pop filth
Their material's filched
And the secret of their lives
Is...
All the English groups
Act like peasants with free milk
On a route
On a route to the loot
To candy mountain
Five wacky English proletariat idiots
Californians always think of sex
Or think of death
Five hundred girl deaths
A Mexico revenge, it's stolen land
They really get it off on
Don't hurt me please
Rapist fill the TVs
And the secret of their lives
Is S.E.X..
I have dreams, I can see
Carloads of negro Nazis
Like Faust with beards
Hydrochloric shaved weirds
[Applause from audience at Cyprus Tavern ]
This was going to be called crap rap fourteen,
but it's now Stop Mithering.
The things that drain you off and drive you off the hinge.
Boils, dirty socks, the ceilings collapse.
The Sunday morning loud lawn mower,
the upstairs Jewish girl damn hoovering, with valium cig
withdrawal.
She wants communal, fluent flat household.
I want privacy.
The bastard dentist doctors surgery,
Clip, clop, ring, knock, ring
Stop mithering***
The estates stick up like stacks
The estates stick up like stacks
The residents keep wild dogs
And on that father's bedroom closet top,
electric blanket boxes
Surplus jonnies, demob pictures
To their children they sing
Stop mithering
You think you've got it bad with thin ties,
miserable songs synthesized, or circles with A in the middle.
Make joke records, hang out with Gary Bushell,
Join round table. I like your single yer great!
A circle of low IQ's.
There are three rules of audience.
My journalist acquaintances, go soft, go places,
on record company expenses.
I lose humor, manners become bog writers, don't know it.
The smart hedonists, same as last verse, allusions with
H in electronics, on stage false histrionics,
Corpse mauling dicks, pose to a good film, him, him
Stop mithering
I'm not joining conventional rock band.
The conventional is experimental, the conventional is now
experimental,
And is no way noble, and I'm no chock stock thing.
So stop mithering.
Engineers save up for cars.
I try to let down their tyres with matches to make them molten.
Ouch! Ouch!
They say I rip off Johnny Rotten
They always strike for more pay.
They say See yer mate..Yeh...see yer mate
To their mothers they sing
Stop mithering
Even the drowned penile tissue test.
He hangs out for sex.
He enters magazine contest.
White tan horror in the mirror.
Spotty exterior hides a spotty interior.
He's not your enemy.
He's not your enemy, his name is not Harry.
The secret of Cash and Carry.
[* MES writes this about C'n'C in the Lough Press book:
C'N'C Stop Mithering contains references to i.e. free adverts
for Kwik Save and King Nat Ltd, an area of cash and carry
warehouses near Manchester town centre--see we advertise free
for these, so don't try the anti-commercial crap bit on us,
sonny boy. It's post-Hollywood, a place described by actor
Robert Donat as one big Ideal Home Exhibition. ]
[** Big A M Herb is a reference to Herb Albert. ed.]
[*** Mithering is northern British slang for whining. ed.]
(banjo intro of song's verse)
Standing on the corner with the low down blues
a great big hole in the bottom of my shoe
honey let me be your salty dog
Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog
(banjo instrumental of the verse)
well looky here sall' I know you
a run down slipper and a blow'd out shoe
honey let me be your salty dog
Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog
(Fiddle instrumental of the verse)
Down in the wilds by the sycamore log
a singing a song call'd salty dog
honey let me be your salty dog
Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog
(Honky tonk piano instrumental of the verses )
pulled the trigger the gun let go
the shot fell over in mexico
honey let me be your salty dog
Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog
(Mandolin instrumental of the verse)
Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog
Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog
(banjo finish of da dit da da daaaaa )
Oh jealous me and careless you
The odds were just too great
I couldn't stand those lonely nights
You made me sit and wait
But I'd thought I'd seen the last of you
When you walked out of site
Instead I see you in my dreams each night
Oh the key's in the mailbox, come on in
I'm sitting here wishin' dear, I'd have your love again
And I'll never even ask you where you've been
The keys in the mailbox, come on in
Well I said I'd rather stay alone
Than share your company
I said don't come around at all
If you want more than me
But sitting here alone I can't deny the flame that burns
And I'd gladly take you back on any terms
Woke up this morning
Happy as could be
Looked out my window
And what did I see?
A comin' up my sidewalk
Just as plain as day
A well a here come trouble that I never thought I'd see
When you went away
Hello trouble, come on it
You talk about heartaches
Where'n the world ya been?
I ain't had the miseries
Since you been gone
Hello trouble, trouble, trouble
Welcome home
We'll make a pot of coffee
And you can rest your shoes
A you can tell me them sweet lies
And I'll listen to you
For I'm just a little part of
Of the life you've lived
But I'd rather have a little bit of trouble
Than to never know the love you give
Hello trouble, come on it
You talk about heartaches
Where'n the world ya been?
I ain't had the miseries
Since you been gone
Hello trouble, trouble, trouble
Welcome home
They just don't know how lost I feel without you
My teardrops never see the light of day
I laugh and joke each time they talk about you
But if they heard my heart they'd hear it say
Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
There's an aching deep inside
And it just won't be denied
Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
And I better say goodbye before I cry
I guess it's pride that makes me hide my sorrow
I live a lie in all I do and say
My lips may lie and paint a bright tomorrow
But if I told the truth I'd have to say
Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
There's an aching deep inside
And it just won't be denied
Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
And I better say goodbye before I cry
Together again my tears have stopped falling
The long lonely nights are now at an end
The key to my heart you hold in your hand
And nothing else matters now we're together again
Together again the gray skies are gone
You're back in my arms now, where you belong
The love that I knew is living again
And nothing else matters now we're together again
Oh, the sun's gonna shine in my life once more
Love's gonna live here again
Things are gonna be the way they were before
Love's gonna live here again
Love's gonna live here, love's gonna live here
Love's gonna live here again
No more loneliness, only happiness
Love's gonna live here again
I hear bells a-ringin', I hear birds a-singin'
Love's gonna live here again
I hear bee's a-hummin' and I know the days' a-comin'
Love's gonna live here again
Love's gonna live here, love's gonna live here
Love's gonna live here again
No more loneliness, only happiness
A well I'll give you love
That's above and beyond the call of love
And I'll never ever make you cry
A yes I'll give you love
That's above and beyond the call of love
And love's something that money can't buy
Well a poor boy's chances for a pretty girl's glances
Are sometimes very few
Though I've got no money, if you'll be my honey
Here's what I'll offer you
A well I'll give you love
That's above and beyond the call of love
And I'll never ever make you cry
A yes I'll give you love
That's above and beyond the call of love
And love's something that money can't buy
We met by chance and I knew at a glance
That I'd found my destiny
Now I want to carry you off and marry you
If you will agree
And I'll give you love
That's above and beyond the call of love
And I'll never ever make you cry
Yes I'll give you love
That's above and beyond the call of love
And love's something that money can't buy
Too old too old he's too old to cut the mustard anymore
Well when I was young I had a lotta pep I could get around I didn't need no help
But since I'm old and a gettin' gray the people all look at me and say
Too old too old he's too old to cut the mustard anymore
Buddy's gettin' too old Buck's done got too old
He's too old to cut the mustard anymore
I used to could jump just like a deer now I need a new landing gear
I used to could jump a picket fence but now I'm lucky if I jump an inch
Too old too old...
[ piano ]
Well when I was young I had an automobile scoot myself right under the wheel
I had to fight the gals off with a stick but now they say he makes me sick
Too old too old...
Oh jealous me and careless you the odds were just too great
I couldn't take those lonely nights you made me sit and wait
I thought I'd seen the last of you when you walked out of sight
Instead I see you in my dreams each night
So the key's in the mailbox come on in
I'm sitting here wishing dear I had your love again
I'll never even ask you where you've been the key's in the mailbox come on in
[ steel - fiddle ]
I said I'd rather be alone than share your company
I said don't come around at all if you want more than me
But sitting here alone I can't deny the flame that burns
I'd gladly take you back on any terms
You have gone and yet I'm still your prisoner
Althought you're with your new love I'm not free
For you have placed a lock around my heart dear and you are the keeper of the key
Love locked inside like mine burns constantly so darling please come back to me
We'll lock our hearts together for a lifetime and God will be the keeper of the key
[ steel ]
Only you can break the chains that bind me only you can end my misery
No one else can dry the tears that blind me for you are the keeper of the key
I've got you on my mind again you've been there since I don't know when
I said that I'd forget that I'd never look back
That I'd find somebody else so little further down the track
But that same old hurt is back once more it's here since you walked out the door
And as the long day ends and the lonely night begins I've got you on my mind again
Well I said that you'd be out of mind when you've got out of sight
That there'd never be one lonely moment or one sleepless night
But lately I've been finding out just what a heartache means
For every time I close my eyes I see you in my dreams
And I've got you on my mind again...
You lived through the crash on the highway it's a miracle you're here today
You say Lady Luck was ridin' with you but it might be that your mother prayed
You were saved in the war over yonder
You say your good luck charm pulled you through
But the only reason that you might be living
Is your mother just might have been prayin' for you
Don't give Lady Luck all of the credit it might have been your mother's prayer
She holds the key to the powers in heaven and pleads with your Maker up there
Now you call yourself lucky and believe that it's true
But your mother just might have been prayin' for you
[ steel ]
Well, when I saw you walkin' the avenue
Then I knew that you're for me
Yeah, you are just a pill that can fill the bill
So let's make the deal 'cause you're for me
Don't tell me no, don't make me go
Can't you see that, you're for me
Come on baby, don't say maybe
Can't you see that you're for me
Well, stars that shine above, fill my cup of love
When you're walkin' along with me
Yes, and you've sure got the look
That can hit my book, yeah, you just got a hook
'Cause you're for me
Don't tell me no, don't make me go
Can't you see that you're for me
Come on baby, don't say maybe
Oh you ain't a gonna have ol' Buck to kick around no more
The last time was the last time and this time it's for sure
The next sound that you hear will be the slamming of the door
And you ain't gonna have ol' Buck to kick around no more
Well I jumped when you whistled and I danced when you sang
I must have looked as silly as a puppet on a string
And for my last performance I'm gonna vanish through the door
And you ain't gonna have ol' Buck to kick around no more
Oh you ain't a gonna have...
[ steel ]
They say true love's undying that it lives on and on
Well if that's really true it's gonna live after I'm gone
Wild horses couldn't hold me here this time it's really it
So if you want that one last kick you better make it quick
Cause you ain't a gonna have...
Come into my loving arms and forget it run into my loving arms you won't regret it
I will be your rock and keep you safe from harm
If you will stay with me within my loving arms
The sunshine of your life just call to say goodbye it hit you like a bow from the blue
Your big plans for the future have all gone up in smoke
Lost and lonely girl what will you do
Just come into my loving arms...
Today you upped and walked right out the door
Said you wasn't coming round this place no more
And you didn't have to say it's not an act
It's gonna take a whole lot of somethin' to bring you back
Well I've treated you the best that I knew how
But what have I got to show for all that now
I've got a broken heart and that's somethin' you seem to lack
It's gonna take a whole lot of somethin' to bring you back
[ fiddle ]
Well it seems a shame to me you'd leave this way
And I never thought I'd ever see the day
I gotta change my ways I see and that's a fact
It's gonna take a whole lot of somethin' to bring you back
Well I've treated you...
Who's gonna dry your big blue eyes, day after day?
Who's gonna jump, when you say, frog ?
Who's gonna bow and stray
After I've gone away?
Who's gonna kiss ya and who's gonna miss ya?
Who's gonna hold to your hand?
Who's gonna chop your kindling wood
After I've made new plans? Hey, who's gonna be your man?
Who's gonna bring you your breakfast in bed?
Who's gonna whisper, goodnight?
Who's gonna keep you as warm as toast
On those cold winter nights?
And who's gonna be your puppy dog
When I'm a thing of the past?
Hey, who's gonna mow your grass?
Who's gonna bring you your breakfast in bed?
Who's gonna whisper, goodnight?
Who's gonna keep you as warm as toast
On those cold winter nights?
And who's gonna be your puppy dog
When I'm a thing of the past?
Hey, who's gonna mow your grass?
Hangin' on to every nickel and every dime never had a dollar to call mine
I gotta work tomorrow just to pay for the day
Well I worked all that I can stand now I long for the day
Then I can sleep in my white satin bed with a red velvet pillow for my head
They'll lower me into my grave with gropes of gold and bread
And I'll sleep for eternity in my white satin bed
Well I never had no soft warm bed before just a cold park bench or a boxcar floor
Thumbin' north to the coal mines or south to cotton fields
Oh hangin' on it won't be long till I'll know how it feels
To sleep in my white satin bed...
Where does the good times go
Where does the river flow
Where does the north wind blow
Where does the good times go
Lips that used to burn with love
Now are cold beneath my touch
Still I love you, oh, so much
Where does the good times go
Where does the good times go
Where does the river flow
Where does the north wind blow
Where does the good times go
Arms that used to hold me tight
Eyes that shone with love so bright
Now have changed like day to night
Where does the good times go
Where does the good times go
Where does the river flow
Where does the north wind blow
Where does the good times go
The warden let the prisoner down the hallway to his doom
I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest
And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell
Let my guitar playing friend do my request
Let him sing me back home with the song I used to hear
Make my old mem'ries come alive
Take me away and turn back the years sing me back home before I die
[ guitar ]
I recall last Sunday morning a choir from off the street
Came in to sing a few old gospel songs
And I heard him ask the singers there's a song my mama sang
Could I hear it once before you move along
Won't you sing me back home...
I know, I only see you now and then
But I just can't make your mama understand
That I really can't be happy being gone
And your weekend daddy loves her all week long
I know you'd like for me to come back home
But your mama thinks she needs to be alone
And don't think I forget her when I'm gone
Your weekend daddy loves her all week long
I don't mean to be a weekend daddy
And I know you're too young to understand
But if mama finds forgiveness for the things that I've done wrong
Then she'll love your weekend daddy all week long
If mama finds forgiveness for the things that I've done wrong
Every night I go out somebody asks me whatever happened to you
I just say that I haven't seen you lately and then I say my friend I thought you knew
That we split the blanket down the middle cause we could never get along
We split the blanket down the middle that's all you can do when love is gone
[ guitar - steel ]
Well I tell 'em that we tried and tried to make it
But we couldn't solve what was the use
To hang on to love it's only mis'ry so now I'm fancy free and foot loose
When a man loves a woman the way that I love you
He's just asking for trouble for a one way love is never true
He can't see the forest for the trees he can't hear the wind blow for the breeze
He can't see the rainbow for the blue
When a man loves a woman the way that I love you
[ steel ]
He can't see the forest...
Since you went away I've had the blues everything is wrong since I lost you
Only God knows what I'm going through walk the floor and worry over you
Haven't slept a wink since you've been gone don't know how I'll stand this very long
Only God knows what I'm going through walk the floor and worry over you
[ fiddle - steel ]
Maybe someday you'll return to me and things will be the way they used to be
Only you can make my dreams come true walk the floor and worry over you
Here the labor is so hard and the workers are so tired
And our weary hearts are yearning for a rest
And we find we're gettin' anxious to be in that happy land
Where we'll reseive such peace and happiness
Wait a little longer please Jesus there are so many wandering out in sin
Just a little longer please Jesus a few more days to get our loved ones in
[ steel ]
We may look into the skies and tears may fill our eyes
For our burdened heart grows heavier with each day
First we cry oh Lord please come come take your children home
But then we look around us and we say
Snowflakes fallin' everywhere Christmas carols fill the air
Santa Claus is almost here it's a very merry Christmas
Children playin' in the lane echoes at my window pane
Santa Claus is here again it's a very merry Christmas
Hang your stocking and jump in bed close your eyes and cover up your head
Don't dare peep cause if you do ol' Santa Claus might be watching you
Christmas lights are green and red mistletoe hanging overhead
Fills my heart with happiness and the very merry Christmas
[ steel + piano ]
Hang your stocking...
Well I'm tired of livin' and I'm scared of dyin'
I can't get ahead and there's no use a tryin'
Things would better change and I ain't a lyin' somethin' better happen pretty soon
Yeah the people workin' around and everyday are gettin' promotion and raisin' pay
But I keep a workin' the same old way and somethin' better happen pretty soon
Yeah the man next door owns a forty room shack
Rides around ever day in a big Cadillac
But I'm still walkin' that's a fact seems somethin' better happen pretty soon
Well I'm tired of livin'...
[ fiddle - steel ]
Well everybody's got a girl to call his own but I keep on a livin' all alone
Like a king without a throne somethin' better happen pretty soon
Well my brother Bill he's a never broke he have worked so lick and that ain't no joke
If things don't change I'm afraid I'll croak somethin' better happen pretty soon
The sun never shines that I don't think of you and night always finds me a missin' you
But the only way I'm ever close to you is when I close my eyes and dream of you
I dream of holding you tight each day and night and kissing your sweet sweet lips
I dream of calling you mine mine all the time
And I'll keep dreaming till these dreams come true
[ steel ]
Well maybe it never was meant to be and maybe you never were meant for me
But until I find a way to be with you I'll keep dreaming till these dreams come true
She's my Tijuana Lady lips as sweet as cherry wine
She's my Tijuana Lady Tijuana Lady say that you'll be mine
Well I've been to California and I've been to Tennessee
Around the world and back a time or two
Hugged those Yokohama mammas in the land of the rising sun
But they could never hold a light to you
I've sipped one or two mint julips down in sunny New Orleans
Kissed those southern belles that stroll the avenue
Laid on the bench in Waikiki and watched the ocean roll
But none of this could hold a light to you
She's my Tijuana Lady...
Yes, I've steamed the mighty oceans and I've sailed the seven seas
From Tijuana down to Tim-Buc-Too
Shared a glass of wine in gay Paree and a laugh in London-town
Tijuana girl I'm coming home to you
She's my Tijuana Lady...
This old heart has been around it's been up and it's been down
It's been walked on all over town but it still looks for love to come around
It's got memories of the past of love affairs that didn't last
It's been stood up by every girl in town but it still looks for love to come around
[ steel ]
Are you the next one to come along to give it hope and then do it wrong
Or will it be true love that last and wipe out all the tears from the past
Well this old heart...
Think of me when you're lonely, think of me when you're blue
Think of me when you're far away, for I'll be thinkin' of you
Remember all the good times we shared in days gone by
Remember all the sadness the day you said goodbye
Think of me when you're lonely
You said that you were leavin' but you wouldn't be gone for long
With each new day I hope and pray that you'll come a travelin' home
Think of me when you're lonely
I watch the mailman coming, I listen for the phone
I meet the trains at the station but I spend my nights alone
But now the waitin' is over and time has set the scene
Yes, God made me for only you and he meant you for me
When I woke up this morning you were gone the note on your pillow said so long
The things that seemed so right now seem so wrong
As I'm left alone to face each empty dawn
Think it over don't let love fade away think it over is there nothing left to say
Leave your pride meet me half way think it over don't let it end this way
[ steel ]
Well I'd be glad to take you back again and share with you my love that never ends
Without you my world's not worth living in so think it over and let's try again
There's a gonna come a day you're gonna sit and cry
There's a gonna come a day you're gonna sit and cry
When your new love leaves you and wanders far away
Remember what I'm a tellin' you there's a gonna come a day
There's a gonna come a time you're gonna be all alone
There's a gonna come a time you're gonna be all alone
You're gonna reach to touch me but I'll be far away
Remember what I'm a tellin' you there's a gonna come a day
There's a gonna come a day...
[ guitar ]
There's a gonna come a time you're gonna look around
There's a gonna come a time you're gonna look around
You're gonna open your big blue eyes but it's gonna be too late
Remember what I'm a sayin' now there's a gonna come a day
As I walked out on the streets of Laredo as I walked out in Laredo one day
I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen
Wrapped up in white linen as cold as the clay
Beat the drum slowly play the fife lowly play the death march as they carry me on
Take me to the green valley lay the sod o'er me
I'm shot in the chest and I'm dying today
[ steel ]
I came here looking for something I couldn't find anywhere else
Well I don't wanna be nobody just want a chance to be myself
I've done a thousand miles of thumbin' yes I've worn blisters on my heels
Tryin' to find me something better on the streets of Bakersfield
You don't know me but you don't like me you say you careless how I feel
How many of you that sit and judge me ever walked the streets of Bakerfield
[ guitar ]
Spent some time in San Francisco spent a night there in the can
They threw this drunk man in my jail cell I took fifteen dollars from that man
I left him my watch and my old house key I don't want folks thinkin' that I'd steal
Then I thanked him as he was sleeping and I headed out for Bakersfield
You don't know me...
I came here looking for something
I couldn't find anywhere else
Hey, I'm not tryin' to be nobody
I just want a chance to be myself
I've spent a thousand miles of thumbin'
Yes, I've worn blisters on my heels
Tryin' to find me something better
Here on the streets of Bakersfield
Hey, you don't know me but you don't like me
Say you careless how I feel
'Cause how many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield
Spent some time in San Francisco
I spent a night there in the can
They threw this drunk man in my jail cell
I took fifteen dollars from that man
Left him my watch and my old house key
Don't want folks thinkin' that I'd steal
Then I thanked him as he was leaving
And I headed out for Bakersfield
Hey, you don't know me but you don't like me
Say you careless how I feel
'Cause how many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield
Hey, you don't know me but you don't like me
Say you careless how I feel
'Cause how many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield
How many of you that sit and judge me
There's a storm of love a brewin'
Now I'm a losin' you and nothin' that I do can make you stay
When you love me too my skies were always blue
But now the storm of love is on its way
Everybody thought that we were perfect you and me
That we'd always be together for eternity
But the forecast wasn't quite the way it seemed to be
And the cloudy sky is all that I can see
There's a storm of love...
[ steel ]
Like a leaf in the wind what's my destiny without you I see only misery
Yesterday the weather changed now you grow cold to me
Now a cloudy sky is all that I can see
Song and dance song and dance you're gettin' tired of your new romance
You're back now beggin' for another chance singin' that same old song and dance
Well you bought a ticket and you caught a train
You waved at me through the window pane
But you'll be back and it won't be long and you'll be singin' that same old song
Song and dance...
[ guitar - steel ]
Well you said you's gonna make you some brand new plans
And that you's gonna find you a brand new man
That's the same ol' song that I've heard before
And that's the same ol' dance on the same ol' floor
Song and dance...
I'm as sad as a bird that can't sing I'm lonely as a bell that can't ring
I'm blue as the sky up above I'm just someone with no one to love
No one no one I'm just someone with no one to love
[ steel ]
I'm as sad as a leaf in the wind I'm lonely as a man with no friend
I'm cold as a hand with no glove I'm just someone with no one to love
No one no one I'm just someone with no one to love
There's a gonna be smooth sailin' from now on
'Cause my cheatin' baby's gone
Diamond rings, I can't afford
So I threw her overboard
Smooth sailin' from now on
Well, I've satisfied my hanker
And I've got somebody new
When I could loose my anchor
I saw the last of you
There's a gonna be smooth sailin' from now on
'Cause my cheatin' baby's gone
Maybe I'll have peace of mind
'Cause I know just what I'll find
Smooth sailin' from now on
I've got me a new baby, all my own
And I'll never sail my ship alone
From her head to her feet
She's got all those others beat
Smooth sailin' from now on
I'll be the skipper
And we'll have a little crew
She and I and kisses
And, oh yes, Mr. Moon
There's a gonna be smooth sailin' from now on
'Cause my cheatin' baby's gone
Maybe I'll have peace of mind
'Cause I know just what I'll find
Well now since I turned old Satan down I know for sure I'm heaven bound
There ain't nothing he can do to stop me
Since he showed me heaven's light I know for sure I'm headed right
Satan's gotta get along without me
Well now Satan's gotta get along without me cause I've been saved from sin for evermore
Satan's gotta get along without me cause I'm goin' to heaven with my Lord
[ guitar - steel ]
Well now Satan might have had a chance though once he had me in his grasp
But that was a long long time ago
Since I've broke the chain of sin I know for sure that he can't win
I'm a goin' to heaven with my Lord
Well now Satan's gotta get along...
Well, now since I turned old Satan down
I know for sure I'm heaven bound
There ain't nothing he can do to stop me
Since he showed me heaven's light
I know for sure I'm headed right
Satan's gotta get along without me.
Well, now Satan's gotta get along without me
'Cause I've been Satan's sin for evermore
Satan's gotta get along without me
'Cause I'm goin' to heaven with my Lord.
Well, now Satan might have had a chance
Though once he had me in his grasp
But that was a long, long time ago
Since I've broke the chain of sin
I know for sure that he can't win.
I'm a goin' to heaven with my Lord.
Well, now Satan's gotta get along without me
'Cause I've been Satan's sin for evermore
Satan's gotta get along without me
'Cause I'm goin' to heaven with my Lord.
Buck Owens and Red Simpson
Well, I've been sorta worried
About Santa Claus this year
'Cause we live way out west
And it didn't snow out here
Well, I'm a tellin' you not to worry
'Cause I just got the word
Everybody listen closely
And I'll tell you what I heard
Chorus:
Santa's comin' in a stagecoach
'Stead of his trusty sleigh
He'll have horses instead of reindeer
To carry him on his way
'Cause the weatherman had some problems
He couldn't get snow you see
Santa's gonna come in a stagecoach
When he visits you and me
--- Instrumental---
Well, Santa can't bring his reindeer
He'll leave him far away
But don't you worry about him
He's gonna be here Christmas Day
He's gotta big red stagecoat
With jingle bells and all
And there's gonna be merry Christmas
A merry Christmas for all
Chorus:
Santa's gonna come in a stagecoach
'Stead of his trusted sleigh
He'll have horses instead of reindeer
To carry him on his way
'Cause the weatherman had some problems
He couldn't get snow you see
Santa's gonna come in a stagecoach
When he visits you and me
Santa's gonna come in a stagecoach
Santa looked like Daddy
Or Daddy looked like him
It's not the way I had him pictured
Santa was a much too thin
He didn't come down the chimney
So Momma must have let him in
Santa looked a lot like Daddy
Or Daddy looked a lot like him
Well, they thought I was fast a sleepin'
They thought I was tucked in bed
They never thought I'd come a peepin'
Or that I'd hear what was said
Santa put his arm around Momma
And Momma put her arm around him
So if Santa Claus ain't Daddy
Then I'm a gonna tell on them
Well, Santa looked like Daddy
Or Daddy looked like him
It's not the way I had him pictured
Santa was a much too thin
He didn't come down the chimney
So Momma must have let him in
Santa looked a lot like Daddy
Or Daddy looked a lot like him
I never saw Dancer or Prancer
I never heard the sleigh bells ring
I never saw the Red Nosed reindeer
Like they show on the TV screen
But he sure brought a lot of presents
So Santa Claus, he must have been
Well, he sure looked a lot like Daddy
And Daddy looked a lot like him
Well, Santa looked like Daddy
Or Daddy looked like him
It's not the way I had him pictured
Santa was a much too thin
He didn't come down the chimney
So Momma must have let him in
There's a place down the street we call Sam's Place
Yeah, it starts a jumpin' every evenin' when the sun goes down
You can always find me down at Sam's Place
Yeah, 'cause that's where the gang all hangs around
Well there's ol' shimmy skakin' Tena, she hails from Pasadena
She always got a big smile on her face
There's old hootchie cootchie Heddy, she comes from Cincinnati
Yeah, there's always a party at Sam's Place
Well, they've got a swingin' band down at Sam's Place
You can hear 'em pickin' twenty blocks away
Oh, they're playin' country music down at Sam's Place
From the setting sun until the break of day
Now there's ol' shimmy skakin' Tena
I'm always out there chasing rainbows always going for the gold
Searching for you in far off places yes I'm always out there chasing rainbows
Your memory makes me think of rainbows of summer days and daffodils
Of tender times and sweet surrender I loved you then and always will
I'm always out there...
Rainbow are things of mystic beauty that appear like magic in the sky
To tell the world the storm is over ah but sometimes rainbows make me cry
I'm always out there...
I am a roving gambler I've gambled all around
Whenever I need my deck of cards I lay my money down
I lay my money down I lay my money down
I had not been in Vegas any more days than three
When I fell in love with a pretty little girl and she fell in love with me
She fell in love with me she fell in love with me
She took me in her parlor cooled me with her fan
Whispered low in mother's ear I love that gambling man
I love that gambling man love that gambling man
Now daughter oh dear daughter how come you treat me so
Would you leave your dear old mother with that gambler go
With that gambler go with that gambler go
Well now mama oh dear mama you know I love you well
But the love I have for the gambling man no human tongue can tell
No human tongue can tell no human tongue can tell
Well I've gambled down in Bakersfield gambled up in Maine
Now I came into Las Vegas to gamble my last game
Gamble my last game gamble my last game
[ duet with Don Rich ]
I'm gonna roll out the red carpet when you come home
I'm gonna treat you like a VIP I feel like you ain't never known
Gonna have a brass band at the station gonna let 'em know what the united nation
I'm a gonna roll out the red carpet when you come home
Well I think I hear old 99 round in the bend
And I know it won't be long until you're in my arms again
I'm a gonna love you hug and kiss you gonna let you know how much I miss you
I'm a gonna roll out the red carpet when you come home
I'm gonna roll out the red carpet...
[ guitar ]
Well I worn out my best shoes walking the floor
And I won't sleep a wink till you knock on my door
Since I got a word that you was a comin' the clock on the wall is about stop runnin'
I'm a gonna roll out the red carpet when you come home
Oh I must have had rocks in my head well I believed anything that you said
Like a puppy I rolled over and played dead oh I must have had rocks in my head
Many nights I've waited up till twelve o'clock
That's all over now my waitin's gonna stop
I get dressed up and I'll go out on the town
While I'll live it up and you can live it down
Oh I must have had rocks...
[ steel ]
Well I'm tired of talkin' to the walls tired of waitin' all alone for you to call
So when you see me dancing with a brand new girl
Then you'll know that I've got a brand new whirl
Oh I must have had rocks...
Well I would if I could and if I got the chance make love to you right after the dance
We'll park by the river underneath the moon on my old guitar I'll play you a tune
Well things will be right and the moon will be bright
And maybe you'll let me hold you tight
Stick around baby and give me the chance to make love to you right after the dance
[ steel - piano - fiddle ]
Well we won't quarrel and we won't fight and maybe we'll stay out all the night
I'll hug and kiss you if you'll give me the chance
To make love to you right after the dance
We'll bill and coo and patch a little woo and maybe you'll say oh yes I do
Well I'll be the teacher if you'll take a chance
And we'll have call for preacher right after the dance
[ steel - piano - fiddle ]
They call me a playboy while I'm makin' my rounds
Chasing the bright lights of every night spot in town
Though I never show love my heart's breakin' in two
They may call me a playboy but I'm just lonesome for you
I once had a real love that was when I had you
Now I'll never feel love for anyone new
This false front I'm wearin' is just to cover my blues
They may call me a playboy but I'm just lonesome for you
They may call me a playboy but I'm just lonesome for you
Down here on the farm the weather gets messy laying around with nothing to do
When you went away you took my cow Bessie I miss her darling more than I miss you
You took off your leg your wig and your eye-glass
And you shoud've seen the look on my face
I wanted to kiss I wanted to hug you but you were scattered all over the place
Where oh where are you tonight why did you leave me here all alone
I searched the world over and I thought I'd found true love
You met another and (pfft) you were gone
I know that you loved me here's my way of knowing
The proofs hanging out right there on the line
When I see the snow and feel the wind blowing
Your nighties hugging them long johns of mine
The noises you made at our supper table your habits my dear, were surely absurd
But how many times do I have to tell you soup is a dish to be seen and not heard
Where oh where...
Remember you phoned me a sobbin' and cryin'
The dog bit your maw and drug her around
You said she looked pale and thought she was dying
I said don't worry I'll buy a new hound
I had six kids and you had eleven and we had eight more and they grew like flowers
I wish you'd come back without you ain't heaven
Cause your kids and my kids are beatin' up ours
Only you and you alone can take this lonely from my heart
And put a happy feeling there and make it grow
Only you and you alone can kiss my lips and hold me close
And whisper in my ear you'll always love me so
For it's you and you alone that lets me live and breathe and smile
And walk the highway to the stars that's in your eyes
If you'll let me I will love you more than life itself and keep you
If you'll only say forever you'll be mine
Only you and you alone only you and you alone
[ ac.guitar ]
Only you can make the stars come out to sunshine golden yellow
And keep birds a singing songs of love's delight
Only you can take my heart and make it burst with love and tenderness
And filled with love and laughter every night
Only you and you alone can let me tell the world that you're my girl
And keep all other lovers from your life
Only you and you alone can let me feel that life's worth living
If you'll only say forever you'll be mine
I had the key to heaven when we married and for a while I brought you happiness
But now your love for me is dead and buried
And every night you share another's kiss
And I'd rather be the one you slip around with
And be the one who's dream of love is gone
I'd rather be the one you spend your time with than be the one at home all alone
[ steel - fiddle ]
Deep down inside I know that I should leave you
How many tears was fallen before I learn
I think of many ways that I could grieve you and yet I'm always here when you return
My little boy is a barrel of fun there's nothin' in the world that he ain'r done
He wrote ol' Santa Claus a letter today a makin' sure that it comes his way
I mind my mama and my daddy too I've done everything that they ought to do
Just so there won't be a mistake for here's the list of everythin' I'll take
I want some of this and some of that some cowboy boots and a cowboy hat
A choochoo train and a baseball bat a puppy dog and a baby cat
Bring me a transistor radio a sting ray bike that'll really go
A police car with a light on the top bring me one of everything you got
[ dobro ]
Santa Claus I promise you I won't do things that'll oughtn't to
Well I'm a gotta quit and actin' like a kid I'm six years old and it's time I did
Last night after he went to bed well I listened then and here's what he said
God bless mama and daddy and me and God bless Santa on Christmas Eve
I want some of this...
High on the mountain tell me what do you see
Bear tracks bear tracks a lookin' back at me
Better get your rifle boys before it's too late
Cause bear's got a little pig and headed through the gate
Well he's big around the middle and he's broad across the rump
Runnin' ninety miles an hour takin' forty feet a jump
Ain't never been caught he ain't never been treed some folks say he's a lot like me
[ banjo ]
Saved up my money and I got me some bees
They started makin' honey way up in the trees
Cut down the trees cause my honey's all gone
Old Slew Foot's done made himself at home
Well he's big around the middle...
[ fiddle ]
Well winter's comin' on and it's twenty below
The river's froze over so where can he go
We'll chased him up to gully and we'll run him in the well
We'll shoot him in the bottom just to listen to him yell
Well he's big around the middle...
Give me that old time religion give me that old time religion
Give me that old time religion it's good enough for me
It makes me love everybody makes me love everybody
Makes me love everybody it's good enough for me
Well it was good enough for mother it was good enough for papa
It was good enough for sister and it's good enough for me
Give me that old time religion...
[ piano - guitar ]
It will do me when I'm dying it will do me when I'm dying
It will do me when I'm dying it's good enough for me
It will take us all to heaven it will take us all to heaven
It will take us all to heaven it's good enough for me
Give me that old time religion...
Give me that old time religion...
I've said this was the last time a hundred times before
And the next time that you called I'd tell you off
I've promised me the luxury of showing you the door
Oh I could hardly wait till I could tell you to get lost
Yes I've rehearsed every word of just what I would say
Beginning with I've had it up to here
But I know I'd be lying and soon I'd feel like dying so old faithful is still here
Yes darling old faithful will come running old faithful will be there
When you hunger for the touch of someone who really feels love
Old faithful will be there
So long we've been married, life's burdens we've carried
Though faith kept us humble and made our love grow
The plans that we make up
Someone seems to break up but darlin' what else can we do
We may have to leave here to find peace of mind, dear
Some place where we can live a life all our own
For I know you love me and happy we could be
If some folks would leave us alone
They say you are leaving that you are deceiving
But you tell me they say the same about me
But we'll show them that they're wrong
That loose talk will do harm and hope that the truth they will see
We may have to leave here to find peace of mind, dear
Some place where we can live a life all our own
For I know you love me and happy we could be
If some folks would leave us alone
When I go out walkin' there's lots of loose talkin'
They say we're unhappy and we'll break apart
But, darling, it's not true because I still love you
And I do with all of my heart, yeah
We may have to leave here to find peace of mind, dear
Some place where we can live a life all our own
For I know you love me and happy we could be
Since you and I parted in silence and tears
So broken hearted we've suffered for years
Your cheek was pale and your hand was so cold
I remember you saying as you turned to go
That I'd cry in my sleep and your name I would call
Your face I would see every night on my wall
That I'd waken in the morning in tears to recall
You're tellin' me darling so long long ago
[ steel - guitar ]
If we should meet after long lonely years if I should greet you with silence and tears
But if I'd reach to touch you oh so you will know
I remember you're tellin' me long long ago
That I'd cry in my sleep...
[ Buddy Alan ]
Just about a year ago I sat out on the road
Seeking my fame and fortune looking for a pot of gold
Things got bad and things got worse I guess you know the tune
Oh Lord I'm stuck in Lodi again
I rode in on the Greyhound I'll be walking out if I go
I was just passin' through must been seven months ago
I ran out of time and money it looks like they took my friend
Oh Lord I'm stuck in Lodi again
[ keyboard ]
The man from the magazine he said I was on my way
Somewhere I lost connection I ran out of songs to play
I came into town a one night stand it looks like my plans fell through
Oh Lord I'm stuck in Lodi again
[ guitar ]
If I only had a dollar for every song I've sung
Every time I pass the place while people sat there drunk
You know I'd catch the next train back to where I lived
Oh Lord I'm stuck in Lodi again oh Lord I'm stuck in Lodi again
[ with Buddy Alan ]
Let the world keep on a turnin' let the fire keep on a burnin'
Let our love keep on a growin' to the sky
Let our ship of love keep sailin' keep the storm clouds far away and
Hand in hand we'll walk together side by side
Please don't pay me attention to someone that they should mention
As they saw me in the arms of Mary Jane
Oh it's plain they're only jealous and their hearts are filled with malice
Their intention is to only bring us pain
Let the world keep on a turnin'...
[ steel ]
When they try to cause us trouble we'll politely pop their pubble
By ignoring any gossip they might start
So let the north wind keep a blowin' we'll be safe cause we'll be a knowin'
That our love is safely locked inside our hearts
Let the world keep on a turnin'...
Hand in hand we'll walk together side by side
[ Dickie & Leroy Sanland ]
I've got letters return phone calls no answer but I can't get my message thru
Every dream is of you and I know that it's true that I love you love you
Let me get my message thru let me get my message thru to you
Can't you hear my heart cries it's making my soul die
I know I done wrong but I won't to belong in your heart make me a part of you
So let me get my message thru I'll be yours and I'll be true
Leave me a lock of your golden hair leave a memory that we once shared
Leave me the twinkle in your eye leave me something to remember you by
Leave me a kiss as you walk out the door
For you know and I know you won't be back no more
Leave me a way as you say goodbye leave me something to remember you by
[ steel ]
Leave me a kiss...
What a joy to meet my Saviour to wear a rose in a crown
To live with him forever in glory to lay my burdens down
Just a few more days to stay in soon I'll join the angel band
Friends and loved ones all will greet me there in the promised land
[ piano - dobro ]
A few more days and I shall see him sitting on a great white throne
In the presence of the angels Christ will crown his own
Just a few more days...
Deep down in Lousiana close to New Orleans
Back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood an old cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B.Goode
Who'd never ever learned to read or write so well
But he could play a guitar just like a ringin' a bell
Go go go Johnny go go go Johnny go go go Johnny B Goode
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Sit beside the tree by the railroad track
The engineer would see him sittin' in the shade
Listen to the rhythm that the drivers made
The people comin' by they would stop and say
Oh my but that little country boy could play
Go go go Johnny go go go Johnny go go go Johnny B Goode
[ guitar ]
His mama told him someday you will be a man
And you will be the leader of a big old band
Many people come from miles around
To hear you play your music till the sun goes down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights a sayin' Johnny B Goode tonight
Once my heart was heavy I was living in sin but then I found Jesus and he took me in
And he saved me saved me and from sin set me free
Yes he saved me cause he loved me yes Jesus saved me
Once I thought I'd never find peace of mind
But I gave my heart to Jesus and he saved this soul of mine
And he saved me...
[ steel ]
So if your heart is burdened I'll tell you what to do
Just put your trust in Jesus and he'll save you too
Jesus Jesus hold to me show me to eternity
Guide me through life's raging sea Jesus Jesus hold to me
Loneliness can't enter there happiness is everywhere
Singing and shoutin' fills the air Jesus Jesus hold to me
Jesus Jesus hold to me...
[ piano ]
Well now I'm a gonna walk heaven's golden floor up there I'll cross that distant shore
Yes disappointments will be no more Jesus Jesus hold to me
Jesus Jesus hold to me...
My little boy wrapped the toy in some paper
And he places it underneath our Christmas tree
It was his very favorite toy he got last Christmas
And to think he give it up and just for me
Then little sister came runnin' with her dolly and very shally she climbed upon my knee
She said daddy here's your Christmas present to you with love especially from me
It's not what you give that really matters or how much money you may pay
It's that feeling of giving to others that's what makes Christmas such a pretty day
It's not what you give...
It takes people like you to make people like me
From the great Rocky Mountains to the shores of the sea
From the sands of the desert to the tall oak tree
It takes people like you to make people like me
Those skies may turn grey for a while you can brighten each day with a smile
And wherever you go I want you to know
It takes people like you to make people like me
[ ac.guitar ]
It takes people like you to make people like me
From the snows of Alaska down to sunny Tennessee
And from New York City to Los Angeles
It takes people like you to make people like me
Those skies may turn grey...
I've tried so hard for so long to be part of your plan
But I can't go no longer not knowing where I stand
If your heart beats for someone else and our love has grown cold
Oh darling if I'm losin' you I've got a right to know
I've got a right to know just where I stand I've got a right to know if I'm your man
If fate has changed the plans we've made the happiness I know
Oh darling if I'm losin' you I've got a right to know
[ steel - fiddle ]
I've tagged along through right and wrong because I worship you
To prove my love there's not a thing that I wouldn't do
Yes I've stood by through tear dimmed eyes and hoped it didn't show
Oh darling if I'm losin' you I've got a right to know
(Happiness is something that we all need plenty of
Starts from deep inside your heart when you've someone to love
So if you're not as happy as you feel you ought to be
Find someone in this world to love and have a happy heart like me)
I've got a happy heart feel like I could almost fly
I think if someone shot me that I wouldn't even die
Just find someone to live for and to love and then you'll see
Why I've got this happy heart inside of me
[ ac.guitar ]
A smile is so becoming yet how many times it's true
A person wears a frown cause it's a habit to be blue
Sometimes it takes convincin' that life can't be all that bad
Just take a look around you and you won't feel quite so sad
I've got a happy heart...
[ Don Rich ]
I'm layin' it on the line I'm a gonna make you mine
I think I better warn you it's only just a matter of time
Yeah as good as gone oh my name is Don I'm gonna make you mine
I'm tellin' you straight I'm a layin' it on the line
Well the first time I looked into your big brown eyes you really gave me a thrill
You were pretty and sweet and everything neat and dressed up fit to kill
I knew right then I had to win your heart and I don't mean maybe
I'll lay it on the line and I gotta make you my baby
I'll lay it on the line...
[ guitar ]
Well I'm just a homegrown country lad that ain't been much to school
Oh but I don't take much of schoolin' and such to know that I want you
Yeah I can feel a need in me without you dear I'm a hurtin'
I'm layin' it on the line I gotta have you for certain
I'll lay it on the line...
My arms were made to hold you my lips were made to kiss you
My heart was made to know you I was born to be in love with you
My hands were made to touch you my eyes were made to see you
My heart was made to know you I was born to be in love with you
I don't care how they talk about you I don't care what they say
Nothing they do can make me doubt you I'm with you all the way
My arms were made to hold you my lips were made to kiss you
My heart was made to know you I was born to be in love with you
I don't care how they talk about you...
I like holding you and I like squeezing you
I like having you around and I like teasing you
I like kissing you and I like hugging you
But most of all I think I'm a gonna like loving you
Each morning when the sun peeps through my window
The thought of you makes getting up a breeze
Knowing you has given me another life to live
And all my me's have been replaced by we
And I like holding you...
[ ac.guitar ]
(Since the day we met we been so happy walking hand in hand beneath the sun
Now I found the brand new feeling going deep inside
And it's plain to see the best is yet to come)
And I like holding you...
They say that all good things come down from above and now I believe that it's true
Cause I asked my Maker for someone to love and I thank him for sending me you
I was in doubt about dreams coming true now that you're here I know that they do
For you brought the sunshine and love that is true and I thank him for sending me you
[ steel ]
(Once I was so lonely and no one to love and my heart was breaking in two
I looked up to heaven asked what will I do and I thank him for sending me you)
I was in doubt...
Love you so much it hurts need you so much it hurts
Want you so much and that's for certain
And if you do me wrong I'll still tag along cause I love you so much it hurts
Everybody tells me what a flirt you are and that not for certain if that's all you are
But only you and I know what we're reaching for
And darling I'm just reaching out to love you
Love you so much...
[ steel ]
Rumors of flying yes they're everywhere
And there's none easy feeling I feel in the air
But I've heard it said what you don't know won't hurt you so
Well I don't wanna know because I love you so
The day I met you my heart spoke to me it said to love you through eternity
Not knowing that you were another's bride I vowed I'd always be close by your side
You know I love you and I always will I know you're married but I love you still
[ fiddle ]
You broke a heart dear that would die for you I'd give the world to belong to you
The game is over now I know I've lost my broken heart will have to pay the cost
I jump when you yell like a good little boy I dance when you sing like a good little toy
I'd leave in a minute and head down the track
But you and I know I'll just have to come back
Yes I know that you know that I love you as sure as the stars shine above you
You don't have a care and I don't have a prayer
And I know that you know that I care
[ steel - guitar ]
I'd come when you call like a good little clown
I make with the jokes and I jump up and down
I'd say that I'm leaving but you and I know
That I'm only talking to hear the wind blow
Yes I know that you know...
The house my family lives in just down the block
Many times I passed there but I never stopped
I go on all alone a wishin' I could be in that house down the block with my family
When we meet upon the street I just bow my head
They don't know how often I wish that I was dead
To our name I brought the shame but still I long to be
In that house down the block with my family
[ steel - piano - fiddle ]
When Gabriel blows his trumpet and time will be no more
Then mem'ries fade my daddy's faith I'll walk up to the door
The tears that fall won't start at all and God will let me be
I hear the bluebirds singing I hear the robins too
I hear the church bells ringing but I don't hear you
I see little things marked his and hers a constant reminder we're through
I hear the rain on my window but I don't hear you
[ steel ]
I hear the children playing I hear the clock striking two
I hear the mailman whistling but I don't hear you
I see little things...
Well I betcha didn't know I betcha didn't know that I was gonna love you so
I betcha didn't know I betcha didn't know I ain't never gonna let you go
Well I can tell by that look in your eyes that there's somethin' you're wantin' to say
You done found somebody new and now you wanna go away
Well I betcha didn't know...
[ steel ]
Well I ain't a been hanging around for my health
Cause you're rough on a good man's heart
And you better postpone all of your pains cause we ain't never gonna part
Well I betcha didn't know...
[ guitar ]
Well there ain't no use in you a squirmin' around and lookin' at me that a way
For I ain't never gonna let you go and I really mean what I say
Well I betcha didn't know...
A winter day in a deep and dark December I am alone
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow I am a rock I am an Island
[ organ ]
I've built walls a fortress deep and mighty that none may penetrate
I have no need of friendship friendship causes pain
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain I am a rock I am an island
[ organ ]
I have my books and my poetry to protect me I'm shielded in my armour
Hiding in my room safe within my womb
I touch no one and no one touches me I am a rock I am an island
Yes I'm hurtin' like I've never hurt before
Well every place I look I see a trail of broken hearts
Bill and Bob and Joe still wear your mark
And everybody's talking bout the things you did to Jim
Oh if this is love please give it back to him
You've got me too upset to weep too wound up to sleep
Waitin' for your knock upon my door
You've got me starin' at the skies chasin' butterflies
Hurtin' like I've never hurt before
[ ac.guitar ]
Well I've been a lot of places and I've seen a lot of things
Many broken hearts and shattered dreams
I've bragged of many conquest of how love fell at my feet
Oh is this really happening to me
You've got me too upset...
Getting used to loving you won't be easy for the last love I had was untrue
So go slow please go slow won't you darling while I'm gettin' used to loving you
Getting used to loving you getting used to loving you
While I'm getting used to loving you
[ steel ]
Getting used to kissing you won't be easy for the last lips I kissed made me blue
So be sure please be sure you don't hurt me while I'm gettin' used to loving you
Well I'm goin' up on Heartbreak Mountain yeah I'm goin' up on Heartbreak Hill
I'm goin' up on Heartbreak Mountain cause I've lost my will to live
It was six o'clock yesterday mornin' when my sweet baby packed up to leave
It was six o'clock yesterday mornin' and I ain't done nothin' but grieve
Well I'm goin' up on...
[ banjo ]
Well I cried and I begged and I pleaded for my sweet baby not to go
Like the leaf that's caught in a whirl wind where she's gone now I'll never know
Well I'm goin' up on...
[ organ ]
Now why does a man let a woman turn him into a hollow shelf
And walk up and leave him behind her like a ship at sea with no sail
Goodbye good luck God bless you may you find what you're searching for
May your guardian angel walk with you as you walk away from my door
Oh I made my first big mistake dear when I tried to be someone that I can't
And I can't live a life any longer no I just can't be something that I ain't
Goodbye good luck...
[ steel - guitar ]
Oh you tried so hard to make me over and do something that you were searching for
And there's no use to go on pretending I could never live up to the part
We're packin' up our clothes and we're goin'
We're headin' out to some place where it's snowin'
Cause for you and for me and the kids there's gonna be
A good old fashion country Christmas
Some folks enjoy Christmas in the city
To them downtown shopping seems all pretty
But for you and for me and the kids there's gonna be
A good old fashion country Christmas
Well we'll chop some fire wood and pop some popcorn for the Christmas tree
We'll hang our stockings on the meadow there for ol' Saint Nick to see
And when our happy holydays have ended we'll head back to the city quite contented
With our hearts full of peace and with happy memories
Of a good old fashion country Christmas
[ steel ]
Well we'll chop some fire wood...
The good old days are here again my baby's coming home
She'll soon be back within my arms yes back where she belongs
The lonely nights are gone for good like castles in the air
The good old days are here again God answered all my prayers
The train is stoppin' at the station I can hardly stand this waitin' here she comes
Watch her as she runs to meet me trembling lips that strain to greet me
God she's warm
The lonely nights are gone...
My baby called me just today said she's comin' back to stay
Without my baby I nearly lost my mind but I'm gonna have love one more time
I'm gonna have love one more time all of my blues I'm gonna leave behind
Baby's comin' back and everything is fine
And I'm gonna have love love love one more time
Well I've been hurtin' since she's been gone but I'm through hurtin' from now on
I'm gonna hold to my baby like a clingin' vine and I'm gonna have love one more time
I'm gonna have love...
There's a girl in the house on the street called Sugar Pie Lane
And I've traveled that street in the heat and the sleet and the rain
There's a mighty good reason that I make it in mean hurricane
Cause I love that girl in the house on the Sugar Pie Lane
There's a hug and a kiss that's always a waitin' there for me
And I'm a big fool but that little Jool any fool can see
I'd sure like to be with her and I'm makin' it plain
That I loved that girl in the house on the Sugar Pie Lane
[ guitar - steel ]
There's a finger on a hand of the girl on the Sugar Pie Lane
And I've been a thinkin' maybe it needs a little rain
Yes one of these days I'm hopin' I'll change her name
Of the girl in the house on the street on the Sugar Pie Lane
There's a hug and a kiss...
I'm gonna be your full time daddy or I won't be no daddy at all
I'm gonna be your full time man or I'm not gonna answer your call
Well I'm sick and tired of this song and dance from now on I'm gonna wear the pants
I'm gonna be your full time daddy or I won't be no daddy at all
Well I'm gonna be your number one I don't like number two
Yes a number three well I might be well just between me and you
I'm all through bein' your puppy dog all through with jumpin' when you say frog
Well I'm gonna be your full time daddy or I won't be no daddy at all
[ dobro ]
Well I'm gonna be your full time daddy or I won't be no daddy at all
Yeah I'm gonna be your full time man or I'm not gonna answer your call
The next time you treat me like a mouse I'm gonna rat your hair for the house
I'm gonna be your full time daddy or I won't be no daddy at all
I know that you've been foolin' around on me right from the start
So I'll take back my ring and I'll take back my heart
And when you're tired of foolin' around with two or three
Come on home and fool around with me
I wasn't foolin' around the day I said I do
But many a night I wished that I had been a-foolin' too
I know it's foolish taking all this misery
But when it's you, a fool I'll always be
I know that you've been foolin' around on me right from the start
So I'll take back my ring and I'll take back my heart
And when you're tired of foolin' around with two or three
Come on home and fool around with me
So honey fool around, you know right where I'm at
Don't worry if I'm lonesome 'cause I'm used to that
And when you're tired of foolin' around with two or three
Then come on home and fool around with me
I know that you've been foolin' around on me right from the start
So I'll take back my ring and I'll take back my heart
And when you're tired of foolin' around with two or three
[ Don Rich ]
Well I'm fishin' in the middle of the Mississippi river
And the water's too muddy to drink
Big catfish bitin' on the little pole and my baby's waitin' on the bank
Well you tried to make a livin' on the Mississippi river it's a mighty hard life to live
But I'm gonna build a house for my pretty little baby
And I'm gonna build it on the hill
Well maybe if I'm lucky I'll catch a catfish and I'll sell 'em for a dollar bill
Then I'm gonna buy another board and a pocketful of nails
For my little house on the hill
Well I'm fishin' in the middle...
[ fiddle ]
My pappy told me there's sure gonna be a lotta hard times a comin' around
But I'd rather go a fishin' on the Mississippi river than livin' in a cold cold ground
Well I can't make whiskey like all the others oh my baby would set me free
I have to go runnin' down Mississippi river when the law come callin' on me
Well I'm fishin' in the middle...
They just don't know how lost I feel without you
My teardrops never see the light of day
I laugh and joke each time they talk about you
But if they heard my heart they'd hear it say
Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
There's an aching deep inside and it just won't be denied
Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
And I better say goodbye before I cry
I guess it's pride that makes me hide my sorrow
I live a lie in all I do and say
My lips may lie and paint a bright tomorrow
But if I told the truth I'd have to say
Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
There's an aching deep inside and it just won't be denied
Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
Walking down the highway looking for a place to lay down my tired and weary bones
Sun came up this morning another day to face everything reminds me that you're gone
The leaves on the trees are starting to fall summer has sang its final song
Off in the distance I hear a lonely call everything reminds me that you're gone
[ harmonica ]
The grass in the meadow is turning the ground listen to that cold wind moan
The snowflakes of winter will soon be on the ground
Some people are taking vacation traveling both far and near
Ever stop and think about Jesus ever say him to have a care
It seems that I cannot be like them while on earth life's burdens I bear
And I prepare to meet Jesus and rest eternaly there
Yes someday I'll take a vacation one that never will end
When I'll cross old river Jordan my Saviour will welcome me in
For me the gates will swing open and I'll have a mansion within
There I will rest up in heaven a rest that never will end
[ guitar ]
Yes some people own fine mansions some live in much luxury
Ever having a thought about Saviour of where they'll spend eternity
And though I cannot be like them I'm building my mansion on high
Yes someday I'll rest up in heaven and leave this old cruel world goodbye
I'm goin' down down down goin' down down down got nobody to love me now
I'm a sorrow bound bound bound cause you're not around
Since you left I'm a goin' down down down
Well I never thought my life would be so lonely
Hmm I never thought my head would hang so low
Well I love you my darling and you only
Don't know where you are but that's where I'd like to go
I'm goin' down down down...
[ steel - guitar ]
Well quarrels so many was your reason could it be you never gave us time
For in your heart you desire a new one if so then your heart is not with mine
I'm goin' down down down...
Who's gonna love you after I've gone away
Who's gonna kiss the lips that I kissed today
Who's gonna hold you when you're old and gray oh don't let true love slip away
For once in a lifetime true love comes along and hold it gently don't let it go wrong
Treat it with kindness or soon it will fade oh don't let true love slip away
For true love is something that money can't buy
So don't take it lightly true love's the stuff of life
You'll travel forever down life's lost highway if you let true love slip away
Hurt me as much as you want to if tears make you happy then I'll cry
Do anything that you want to but don't ever tell me goodbye
Break my heart if that brings pleasure and take the twinkle from my eyes
Do anything that you want to but don't ever tell me goodbye
Don't tell me goodbye whatever you do for I just couldn't live if I ever lost you
Tell our friends that it's all over say that the fault was all mine
Do anything that you want to but don't ever tell me goodbye
Got off work at five o'clock and started home to you
Running to an old acquaintance and we had one or two
And when I woke up this morning didn't know where I was at
My one excuse to offer you the devil made me do that
I only meant to say hello to an old memory
But when I tried to say goodbye he took a hold of me
And when he let go this morning didn't know where I was at
My one excuse to offer you the devil made me do that
The devil made me taste the wine and helped the glass abide
And like the blind man leads the blind I drank till lid ran dry
And when I woke up this morning didn't know where I was at
My one excuse to offer you the devil made me do that
Oh when I got home this morning didn't know where you were at
When you're deep in desperation filled with panic frustration
Sinking low in the depths of despair
When the world seem out to hurt you when your so call friends desert you
Reach for me little darling I'll be there
Let me put my arms around you let me hold you closer to me
Let me kiss away your troubles darling you can depend on me
When you wake in the morning and without any warning
You find that your whole world is disappeared
Suddenly you are facin' that most helpless situation
Reach for me little darling I'll be there
Let me put my arms...
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin'
That it won't be long before it's crying time
Oh, they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder
And that tears are only rain to make love grow
Well, my love for you could never grow no stronger
If I lived to be a hundred years old
Oh, it's crying time again you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin'
That it won't be long before it's crying time
Oh, you say that you found someone you love better
That's the way it's happened every time before
And as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow
Crying time will start when you walk out the door
Oh, it's crying time again you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin'
That it won't be long before it's crying time
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin'
I got ten toy soldiers for Billy Joe I got coloring book for Sue
I got a little toy train for Danny boy and a cowboy suit for Lou
I got a talkin' baby doll for Cindy I got a pair o'roller skates for Jane
And baby if we ever have any more kids Christmas shoppin's gonna drive me insane
Gonna go this Christmas shopping well, I wonder if I'll ever get through
I tried to get everybody somethin' that they wanted
But I didn't know what to get you
I read the kids letters to Santa Claus I read 'em over one by one
And I surely like to get my hands on the fella that said Christmas shoppin's fun
I got ten toy soldiers...
Well I must've walked a hundred miles or more I went to every store in town
My feet started swellin' and my head started achin'
And I couldn't find a place to sit down
But to tell you the truth well I really don't mind it I could even walk another mile
Cause on Christmas mornin' when they open up the presents
Well it's worth it just to see them smile
I heard no Christmas carols as I walked down the street
I heard no Merry Christmas from people I'd meet
It seemed you've made the whole world blue
Christmas ain't Christmas dear without you
I talked to a snowman and to my surprise when I spoke of you he started to cry
Now that's pretty sad to see a snowman turn blue
Christmas ain't Christmas dear without you
[ steel ]
No Christmas ain't Christmas since you went away
And now it seems like just any other day
I heard no Christmas carols as I walked down the street
I heard no Merry Christmas from people I'd meet
It seemed you've made the whole world blue
Christmas ain't Christmas, dear without you
I talked to a snowman and to my surprise
When I spoke of you, he started to cry
Now that's pretty sad to see a snowman turn blue
Christmas ain't Christmas, dear without you
No, Christmas ain't Christmas since you went away
And now it seems like just any other day
Yes, you turned my whole world blue
When the morning sun streaks across my room
And I'm wakened up from another dream of you
Yes I'm on the road once again it seems
All that's left behind is a chain of broken dreams
But you know I love you yes I love you oh I love you
How I wish that love was all we'd need to live
Oh what a life we'd have cause I've got so much to give
And it seems so wrong deep inside my heart
That the dollar sign should be keeping us apart
But you know I love you yes I love you oh I love you
And if only I could find my way back to the time
When the problems of this life had not yet crossed my mind
For the answer could be found in children's nursery rhymes
I'd come running back to you I'd come running back to you
Though you know we can't live on dreams alone
And to pay the rent I must leave you all alone
You know I made my choice many years ago
Now this traveling life is the only one I know
But you know I love you yes I love you oh I love you
But you know I love you yes I love you oh I love you
But you know I love you yes I love you oh I love you
I didn't think that I'd miss you but I do I didn't think I'd feel lonely but I do
I didn't think that everyday would be so long while you're away
I didn't think that I'd love you but I do
Do you long for someone's arms like I do do you wish that you were here like I do
Do you think our love would last if we'd forget about the past
Do I want our love to live yes I do
[ fiddle ]
Do you wish that God would bind us like I do
Do you wish that joy would find us like I do
If you wish that you could spend life with me until the end
Then you'd feel our love like I do
This title is instrumental, so there are no lyrics
When the road is rocky and heavy is your load
When the sky is cloudy and the sunshine's gone
When your life is troubled and nothing's going right
Bring it to Jesus he'll show you the light
Well bring it to Jesus and he'll show you the way
Bring it to Jesus and he'll brighten your day
When your life is troubled and you can't sleep at night
Bring it to Jesus and he'll show you the light
[ steel - piano ]
Well Jesus is the Saviour the light of the world
The only way to heaven so we read in his word
Tell him all your troubles and let him make 'em right
Bring it to Jesus and he'll show you the light
Oh you say that you're goin' away and leave me
And you say you ain't never coming back
That you're sick and tired of how I'm doing
And you're gonna head off down the track
But darlin' before you go be sure you know how much I love you
And that I'm sorry for the quarrels that we had
If you leave, you're gonna tear my world to pieces
So take it slow be sure you know before you go
Oh your wounded pride has blinded your reason
And right now you want to hurt me if you can
The man is waiting here to take you to the station
And you're leaving with your ticket in your hand
But darlin' before you go be sure you know how much I love you
And that I'm sorry for the quarrels that we had
If you leave you're gonna tear my world to pieces
Now is the time for sleigh bells to ring now is the time for children to sing
Now is the time for white Christmas for Bing because it's Christmas time
Now is the time to hang mistletoe now is the time to run through the snow
Now is the time to sing old Rudolph's Nose because it's Christmas time
Christmas time is a comin' Santa's not far away
You can almost hear his ho ho ho and the jingleing of his sleigh
Now is the time Christmas stories we will tell
Now is the time hang your stocking on the nail
Now is the time let us sing Jingle Bells because it's Christmas time
[ guitar ]
Somehow I'm not gettin' through to you for you don't treat me like you used to do
I see a far away look in your eyes and I'm afraid that we're saying goodbye
I had a bad bad dream last night I dreamed that someone else was holding you tight
Another's arms were holdin' you another's lips were kissin' you
I had a bad bad dream last night
[ steel ]
Oh I don't hardly know you anymore for you don't act the same as before
Hold me close and whisper I love you and that my bad bad dream won't come true
Jump aboard that silver plane wave to me through that window pane
Left me with my arms full of empty
Well I'm so sick and tired of gettin' up so sick and tired
Sick old dirty clothes and dirty dishes
I'm tired of all these sleepless nights that drive me up to walls
Tired of having arms full of empty
Oh you took my car and took my money done me wrong and that ain't funny
Left me standing here a looking silly
Jump aboard that silver plane (wave to me through the window pane)
Left me with my arms full of empty
[ steel ]
(Darling if you will come back I promise you that I won't be mad
For I never was one to burn bridges
I ain't had no tender loving care since you've been gone
I've only had two arms full of empty)
Oh you took my car...
Amsterdam old Amsterdam how I love you Amsterdam
When I get there I'm gonna kiss the ground let you stand on Amsterdam
I left my home and I left my friends said I'll be back but I don't know when
Set my sail to the restless wind so long old Amsterdam
I picked plums up in Yakimo and I picked pearles down in Arkansas
Even learned how to say you all but I still miss Amsterdam
Amsterdam old Amsterdam...
[ piano - dobro ]
I did my thing in Tokyo tried my luck in Kokomo
Searched for bill in Buffalo but I still miss Amsterdam
I picked peaches in a Georgia town and I picked cotton down in Birmingham
At the day I'll get out of Alabam I'm goin' back to Amsterdam
Amsterdam old Amsterdam...
Things like other people have not just dreams that's all gone bad
She's had all the dreamin' she could stand
Chased our dreams endlessly through it all she stood by me
More than that Lord she was such a friend
Dreamin's all I had to give she needed more to live
She's had all the dreamin' she could stand
She's had all the dreamin' she could stand
She want something real she can hold in her hand
Things like other people have (not just dreams that's all gone bad)
She's had all the dreamin' she could stand
[ ac.guitar ]
(He was always good to me good as anyone could be I was always part of all his plans
Each time his world would crash and burn he never had one place to turn
He's had all the dreamin' he could stand
She's had all the dreamin'...
I've been all over the world but no other girl ever thrilled me the way that you do
Ain't it amazing how I love you
Well I left my Gracie and I cought a big train searching for wealth and fame
But every clickety-clack of the railroad track seemed to bring out my Gracie's name
Well ain't it amazing Gracie how much that I love you
I've been all over the world but no other girl ever thrilled me the way that you do
Ain't it amazing how I love you
Well she's not the prettiest girl in the world I know she's not the smartest one too
But she's always there and I know she cares and I know her little heart is true
Well ain't it amazing Gracie...
[ steel ]
I met a lot of pretty girls wherever I'd go none could ever take her place
Cause everytime I'd look into their eyes I keep a seein' my Gracie's face
I don't wanna see you peeking through my window
I don't wanna hear you call me on the phone
I don't wanna hear you knocking on my door babe
Adios farewell goodbye good luck so long
Well you put me through my paces like a champion
Like a champion I jumped through the hoop for you
But that's all over now go find a brand new sucker
Congratulations dear I've had the course with you
I don't wanna see you peeking...
[ guitar ]
Well I guess I'll have to get an act of congress
To convince you that our love affair's all through
Every time you snap your fingers I come running
But that's all over now I'm sick and tired of you
I don't wanna see you peeking...
They're gonna put me in the movies
They're gonna make a big star out of me
We'll make the film about a man that's sad and lonely
And all I gotta do is act naturally
Well, I'll bet you I'm a gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar, you can never tell
The movie's gonna make me a big star
'Cause I can play the part so well
Well, I hope you come and see me in the movie
Then I'll know that you will plainly see
Biggest fool that's ever hit the big time
And all I gotta do is act naturally
We'll make the scene about a man that's sad and lonely
And begging down upon his bended knee
I'll play the part but I won't need rehearsing
All I have to do is act naturally
Well, I'll bet you I'm a gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar, you can never tell
The movie's gonna make me a big star
'Cause I can play the part so well
Well, I hope you come and see me in the movie
And then I'll know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that's ever hit the big time
[ Doyle Holly ]
Abilene Abilene prettiest town I've ever seen
Women there don't treat you mean in Abilene sweet Abilene
I sat alone most every night watched the trains pull out of sight
Don't I wish they were carryin' me back to Abilene my Abilene
Abilene oh Abilene...
[ steel ]
Crowded city there ain't nothing free nothin' in this town for me
Wish to the Lord that I could be back in Abilene sweet Abilene
Abilene oh Abilene...
They're gonna make me a lifetime member
In the Forty First Street Lonely Heart's Club
Cause they know I'll always remember that I ain't got your love
I've got a presidential commendation from the Forty First Street Lonely Heart's Club
I'm the loneliest heart in the nation cause I ain't got your love
And I've got teardrops running off my face
And I've got mem'ries that I just can't erase
And I'll do my best to forget your love in the Forty First Street Lonely Heart's Club
[ guitar ]
Well I've come a long way since I started
In the Forty First Street Lonely Heart's Club
Cause I was voted Most Broken Hearted since I ain't got your love
My name's gonna go down in history in the Forty First Street Lonely Heart's Club
For outstanding achievement in misery cause I ain't got your love
And I've got teardrops...
I don't need a ship to sail to the ocean
I don't need fancy clothes to wear
I just need your sweet, sweet lips to kiss me
I just need your tender loving care
Winter needs the north wind and the snowflakes
Springtime needs the flowers soft and rare
I just need to feel your arms around me
I just need your tender loving care
Day goes by so slow when you're not with me
Nights are long and, oh, so hard to bare
Everything is nothing, dear, without you
And I'm nothing without your tender loving care
You treat me just as if I were a monkey in a cage
Your friends all think it's clever they think it's the latest rage
They point at me behind my back and say now ain't that cute
But when you get home tonight you'll find your monkey's flew the coop
And I'll be walkin' the dog a livin' high on the hog blowin' goin' roarin' every night
You'll find me struttin' my strot yes I'll be cuttin' the rug
Don't wait up cause your monkey won't be home tonight
[ guitar ]
Whatever suits you fancy it's why you think I should do
Jump up and down turn round and round and then jump through the hook
But I should swing from limb to limb so everyone can see
Well I may do some swingin' but it won't be from a tree
And I'll be walkin' the dog...
Alright Buddy are you ready I am ready (I am friend)
When I was broke and blue I gave advice to you you're a real good friend
You helped me pay the rent I charged you ten percent oh you're a real good friend
When I was sick ol' scout I took your girl friend out on me you can depend
Oh what a power you were I even married her and you're a real good friend
Have a cigar or two that's mighty nice of you you're a real good friend
Don't stand too close to me cause it might glow up you see you're a real good friend
I borrowed your car last night you brought it back alright
Smashed from end to end (what a wreck)
I may have heard the crash I filled it up with gas you're a real good friend
(I tell you Buddy that if I need a friend again
Knowing you like I do I'm gonna buy a dog
Well knowing you like I do you'd better buy yourself a dozen dogs)
I sang a song you wrote you sang it note for note you're a real good friend
I think it will be a hit so I put my name on it oh you're a real good friend
Let's sing a sweet duet we'll make a team I'll bet and let our voices blend
I'll sing the melody I'll sing the harmony
Oh you'll never miss the water till the well runs dry
You'll regret each and every time you've made me cry
You'll never miss me darling till I say goodbye
Oh you'll never miss the water till the well runs dry
You thought you were taking candy from a baby
But I caught you with your fingers in the pie
Now you'd better realize just what you're doing
Cause you'll never miss the water till the well runs dry
Oh you'll never miss the water...
[ steel - dobro ]
Well I've headed up to here with all your cheatin'
And those little lies you tell me on the sly
Now you'd better listen close to what I'm sayin'
Cause you'll never miss the water till the well runs dry
Oh you'll never miss the water...
I got two arms that reach for you I got two eyes that watch for you
I got a heart that's a beatin' true for you you you
I take the moon from the sky for you and I drain the ocean dry for you
I climb the mountains high it's true for you you you
You you only you you're what it takes to make my dreams come true
I got a little dog that wags his tail for you I got a little boat that I'd sail for you
And I'd like to spend my whole life through with you you you
[ guitar ]
I got something old and something new something borrowed and something blue
I got a ring laid away it's true for you you you
I keep you happy and you'll never pine I'll be yours and you'll be mine
And I'll be till the end of time with you you you
You you only you you're what it takes to make my dreams come true
There's a cute little house that I'll buy for you the moment that you say I do
I feel like a monkey in a cage everybody's laughin' in my face
I might as well be livin' in a tree you made a monkey out of me
You made a monkey out of me you got me crawlin' on my hands and knees
Even got me swinging through the trees you made a monkey out of me
[ guitar ]
Well the way that you walk on me it's true I might as well be livin' in a Zoo
Everybody laughs at what they see you made a monkey out of me
You made a monkey...
Me and brother Bill was goin' fishin' down to the river one day
Had a can of worms and a willer pole a big can of minners and a lot of sourdough
The fish were a bitin' we're gonna have fun
Then a big man come and say I'm a game warden
And he chases me and brother Bill away
He said take 'em out of sack and throw them all back and the big man him did say
Boys you gotta have a license yeah you gotta have a license
Well we asked him why and the man replied cause you gotta have a license
Me drivin' down the open highway passin' up a highway patrolman
Let me go right along and I'd a no do wrong trees go by me think like I'm a flyin'
I sing a little song and I have lot of fun
Then a whistle blow and fore I know the big man he rolled my way
Me pull 'em down and a hit a the ground
Shakin' so cause I have a know and the big man him do say
Boys you gotta have a license...
[ guitar ]
Well now I got a little gal and her name Emilou she makin' me feel a funny
Well I love that gal with a big lotta noise she gave me a kiss but she given no joy
Well me pretty young and I wanta lot of fun
Well she tell me no said a watch a my step she no wanta be today
She said don't I told you a lot of big times and the little girl her do say
Boy you gotta have a license yeah you gotta have a license
Well I love you and I don't care who knows it
Thare ain't nothing that I wouldn't do show it
Well I'd climb upon the rooftops and I'd shout it
Hey I'd gladly tell the whole darn world about it
Well the Man in the Moon he's gonna see it and the fishes in the oceans gonna feel it
Well the birds and the bees are gonna hear it
And you can't make nothing out of that but love
Well I've heard love called a lot of things and sometimes it can turn into bad seeds
There's some say that it's just a waste of time
But it's too late now you've done blown my mind
And I love you and I don't care who knows it
There ain't nothin' that I wouldn't do show it
The birds and the bees already know it
And you can't make nothing out of that but love
Whatever happened to tenderness it just disappeared with gentleness
Oh did they run away with togetherness oh where has our love gone
Where has our love gone what's happened to you and me
Who's to blame for all of this pain and where has our love gone
[ steel ]
Once we were blessed with happiness once there was no place for loneliness
Now all I've got is forgetfulness oh where has our love gone
Where has our love gone...
When you get to heaven I'll be waiting when you get to heaven I'll be there
Just inside the pearly gates darling that's where I'll wait
When you get to heaven I'll be there
If I should go first and have to leave you to face this life alone with all its cares
Darling don't forget you'll find me waiting
To help you climb up heaven's golden stairs
When you get to heaven...
[ guitar - steel ]
Sometimes this old road gets rough and rocky
And sometimes you may wonder what's the use
But darling keep your chin up and keep smiling
Cause inside heaven's door I'll wait for you
When you get to heaven...
When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more,
And the morning breaks eternal bright and fair
When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore
And the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
When the roll is called up yonder when the roll is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder when the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
[piano + steel]
Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun
Let us talk of all his wondrous love and care
Then when all of life is over and our work on earth is done
And the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
When the roll is called up yonder...
Someday someway somewhere you will see Jesus will call for you and for me
And we'll all be together as our new life begins when Jesus calls all his children in
When Jesus calls all his children in
When the trumpet sounds that's when we will walk in
Yes we'll walk the streets of Glory with Jesus hand in hand
When Jesus calls all his children in
[ steel ]
Someday those pearly gates will swing wide for all of God's children to walk inside
What a wonderful feeling that will be then when Jesus calls all his children in
Back in the country a few years ago there was sure a lot about the girls I don't know
I wondered how to steal a kiss but I was so shy
I wondered a million times every time I'd try
What am I gonna do now well I don't know how
Girls started asking whatcha gonna do now
Well I was a gettin' sweet on the neighbor's daughter Lou
She was cute and sassy and kinda bold too
She told me she'd show me what it's all about
She was gonna teach me how to knock 'em out
Well holding hands and making eyes I learned in lesson one
Lou was my teacher and school sure was fun
How to put my arms around came in lesson two
She said now you're ready to learn somethin' new
Whatcha gonna do now you gotta show me how
Oh don't keep me waiting whatcha gonna do now
[ guitar ]
I took her to the cake walk at the country school
She was hangin' on to me and she wouldn't turn me loose
Girls started making eyes I guess it made Lou sore
She took me to the moonlight said I gotta teach you more
Kisses by the dozens hugs to beat the ban
I yelled and I pleaded huh just one little man
Lou was sure excited and me I tell you more
And then I saw a gleam that I ain't never saw before
Oh you told me you had found another that I no longer fit into your plans
Don't apologize I said for it don't matter but you know what a liar I am
With a smile on my face I wished you well dear
With the happiness at last you say you've found
But if you knew how I've tossed and I've tumbled then you'd know what a liar I am
[ steel ]
I watched you walk away with your new love
Watched my dream world tumble to the ground
I told all of our friends I'm glad it's over but they know what a liar I am
With a smile on my face...
[ The Buck Owens Show ]
Well today's a gonna be my lucky day gonna let the good times roll
Today's the day she's coming home to stay gonna let the good times roll
Gonna meet my baby by a quarter to ten gonna let the good times roll
Gonna be at the station when the train rolls in gonna let the good times roll
Gonna let the good times roll gonna let the good times roll
Gonna be at the station when the train rolls in gonna let the good times roll
[ guitar ]
Gonna kiss my baby gonna hold her tight gonna let the good times roll
Gonna hug her up with all of my might gonna let the good times roll
Gonna meet my baby come face to face gonna let the good times roll
Gonna dance a little jig all over the place gonna let the good times roll
Gonna let the good times roll gonna let the good times roll
When a man loves a woman the way that I love you
He's just asking for trouble for a one way love won't never do
He can't see the forrest for the trees he can't hear the wind blow for the breeze
He can't see the rainbow for the blue
When a man loves a woman the way that I love you
I got the hungrys for your love
And I'm waitin' in your welfare line
Well, I ain't got nothing but the shirt on my back
And an old two button suit
I walked out on my job about a week ago
And now I'm sleepin' in a telephone booth
But I'm a gonna be the richest guy around
The day you say you're mine
I got the hungrys for your love
And I'm waitin' in your welfare line
Well, when I first met you, babe
You nearly made me wreck my old 49 Cadillac
Yeah, I knew at a glance that it was you for me
I had to have your love by heck
Now I'm right back where that I started from
But that ain't gonna change my mind
I got the hungrys for your love
And I'm waitin' in your welfare line
Well, you made me the top dog
On your hill and I was overjoyed
But it didn't take long until the thrill was gone
I joined the ranks of the unemployed
Now I'm right back where that I started from
But that ain't gonna change my mind
I got the hungrys for your love
And I'm waitin' in your welfare line
I'm waitin' in your welfare line
Gimme a hand out
[ Doyle Holly ]
Well don't call my name out your window I'm leavin' I won't even turn my head
Don't send your kinfolks to give me no talkin' I'll be gone like I said
You'd say the same old things that you've been saying all along
Lay there in bed and keep your mouth shut till I'm gone
Don't give me that old familiar cussin' moanin' groan understand your man
Tidy your bad mouth and understand your man
[ guitar ]
You can give my other suits to the Salvation Army and anything else I leave behind
I ain't takin' nothin' that'll slow down my travelin' while I'm untanglin' my mind
I ain't gonna repear what I've said anymore
While I'm breathing air that ain't been breathed before
I'll be as gone as a wild goose in winter then you'll understand your man
You hear me talkin' honey understand your man
She knew I knew that she was out to get me but I just close my eyes and let it be
Now she walks by me like she never met me I didn't even make a memory
For I was under the influence of love I wonder now what I was thinking of
Yes I was so in love I let her hurtin' me though I knew better
Under the influence of love
[ steel ]
Why did I let her do me like she done me why can't I get that woman off my mind
Although I know she never truly loved me I wish she break my heart just one time
Late in the evenin' about sundown high on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen played the fiddle and oh how it would ring
You could hear it talk you could hear it sing
Well the people would come from far away they'd dance all night till the break of day
When the caller hollered do-se-do we knew Uncle Pen was ready to go
Late in the evenin'...
Well he played an old tune called Soldier's Joy and the one they called Boston Boy
The greatest of all was Jenny Lind to me that's where the fiddlin' began
Late in the evenin'...
[ fiddle ]
Well I'll never forget that mournful day when Uncle Pen was called away
Hang up his fiddle hang up his bow knew it was time for him to go
I stopped at a road house in Texas it was a little place called Hamburger Dan's
And I heard that old jukebox a playin' a song about a truck drivin' man
Pour me another cup of coffee for it is the best in the land
I'll put a nickel in the jukebox and play the Truck Drivin' Man
The waitress just brought me some coffee I thanked her but called her again
I said that old song sure does fit me cause I'm a truck drivin' man
Pour me another cup of coffee...
[ steel ]
I climbed back aboard my old semi and then like a flash I was gone
I got them old truck wheels a rollin' I'm on my way to San Antone
Pour me another cup of coffee...
Trouble and me we're old buddies you see I've stuck by him and he's a stickin' by me
Well goodbye honey be thankful you're free
And that you're not stuck with ol' trouble and me
Trouble and me we keep a bummin' around I'm picking 'em up and laying 'em down
Well officer we're only passing through town
Looking for somethin' that we'd never found
Trouble and me...
[ guitar - steel ]
Well once I thought that trouble had found someone else
I came close to findin' a place for myself
About that time he came back with a frown
And trouble and me had to find a new town
Looky there who's a comin' see the reindeer a runnin' ol' Rudolph sleddin' away
Hear the rattle of the hoofs as he ride on the roof oh tomorrow is Christmas day
See the funny little man with the sack in his hand filled with toys all bright and gay
But don't be afraid because it's only ol' Santa Claus and tomorrow is Christmas day
Here he comes down the chimney with a great big grin
A beard on the tip of his chinny chin chin
You better be a sleepin' or he won't come in
For tomorrow is Christmas day hey tomorrow is Christmas day
[ guitar - steel ]
Well he fills all the stockings that's a hangin' on the tree
And he places all the presents with their ought to be
He's got a book for you and a tie for me oh tomorrow is Christmas day
And with a twinkle in his eye you know wave goodbye he hurries right on his way
He's gotta take a lotta toys to all the girls and boys for tomorrow is Christmas day
Here he comes down the chimney...
When a lonely boy meets a lonely girl that's togetherness
Before I met you my whole world was blue that's loneliness
But love conqures all makes big trouble small and even up the score
Togetherness makes loneliness walk right out the door
(See a new mother's smile when she holds her first child) that's togetherness
(But break them apart and you'll break a heart) that's loneliness
(So please stay by me and we'll never be unhappy anymore)
Togetherness makes loneliness walk right out the door
Well a baby goes to candy a horse he goes to hay
A tomcat goes for the nighttime they don't care much about they
A duck he goes for water cool and deep and blue
A honeybee goes for honey and honey I go for you
Well there never was a fool like a fool like me like a fool like me for you
And there never was a girl like a girl like you that could do the things you do
There never was a beat like my hearbeat like my heart beats for you
And there never was a fool like a fool like me like a fool like me for you
[ guitar - steel ]
Well now a bo weevil goes for cotton and a flower goes for spring
A lover goes for the moonlight and a package goes for string
A banker goes for money the morning goes for dew
Well a big bear goes for honey and honey I go for you
Gotta find out who's a callin' you when it ain't me a callin'
Gotta put a stop to your stallin' then maybe I can get some sleep
Gonna engage Dick Tracy I might retain Perry Mason
To investigate this situation then maybe I can get some sleep
(Gonna have to teach you a lesson on how to recognize love's blessin'
Till then I'll just have to keep me guessin' and you'll never ever get no sleep)
Has someone been a stealing my sugar has someone been a singing my song
Has there been a hand in the cookie jar has someone been a eatin' my honeycomb
Gonna get you down to the courthouse I'm sick and tired of bein' a man-mouse
I'll get us a licence to keep house then maybe I can get some sleep
[ guitar ]
Has someone been a stealing...
We'll get us a licence to keep house then maybe we can get some sleep
(Honey honey you're not tired are ye
Like a man without a future like a chalk without a slate
Like a jail without a jailer like a bird without a mate
Like a song without a title like a morning without dew
Like a heart without a heartbeat that's what I'm like without you
[ steel ]
Like a city with no people like a show without a stage
Like a prince without a princess like a book without a page
Like a ship without a harbor like the sky without the blue
When you hold me in your arms I melt like butter
When you kiss my lips I'm yours to command
When you speak my name I just stand there and stutter
For I'm like a piece of puddy in your hands
Oh they say a love like ours knows no reason
That a man can never see beyond his heart
But me mine is you adds up to nothing
And I was nothing till you gave my life a start
You could tell me deffodils bloom in December
Make me believe that snowflakes fall in June
Convince me Santa Claus comes in September
That's all right with me if it's all right with you
Beware of a tall dark stranger
If he comes ridin' into your town
A tall dark stranger is danger
(Danger)
So don't let no stranger hang around
For he can capture the heart of a woman
With one glance from his flashing brown eyes
Like a bolt from the blue, he can steal her from you
Then jump up on his pony and ride, ride, ride
So beware of a tall dark stranger
If he comes ridin' into your town
A tall dark stranger is danger
(Danger)
So don't let no stranger hang around
They say a tall dark stranger is a demon
And that a devil rides closely by his side
With no warning he can strike, like a thief in the night
Then jump up on his pony and ride, ride, ride
So beware of a tall dark stranger
If he comes ridin' into your town
A tall dark stranger is danger
(Danger)
So don't let no stranger hang around
Come a little closer be a little bolder come and take taste of my wine
Just a little teasing makes it mighty pleasing babe it's gonna be just fine
Come on baby let the good times roll (come on baby really thrill my soul)
Come a little closer be a little bolder come and take taste of my wine
Honey stop your stalling can't you hear me calling come and take taste of my wine
Love will start to flowing when you get to going babe it's gonna be just fine
Come on baby let the good times roll...
[ ac.guitar ]
Your heart will start to reeling when you get the feeling
Come and take taste of my wine
Make you kinda hazy just a little lazy babe it's gonna be just fine
Come on baby let the good times roll...
Come on baby let the good times roll...
Each new day brings heartaches by the number
A memory of things that used to be
And each night alone I remember
Those kisses that your lips once gave to me
Take me back again make me live again
Say those things you used to say to me
Kiss these lips of mine just like old times darling
Take me back again, again, again
Day and night my love for you grows stronger
Every hour is filled with thoughts of you
And though you say that you love me no longer
That won't stop my arms from wanting you
Take me back again make me live again
Say those things you used to say to me
Kiss these lips of mine just like old times darling
This ol' smoke filled bar is somethin' I'm not used to
But I gave up my home to see you satisfied
And I just called to let you know where I'll be livin'
Well, it's not much but I feel welcome here inside
And I've got swinging doors, a jukebox and a barstool
And my new home has a flashing neon sign
Stop by and see me anytime you want to
'Cause I'm always here at home till closing time
I've got everything I need to drive me crazy
I've got everything it takes to lose my mind
And in here, the atmosphere's just right for heartaches
Thanks to you, I'm always here till closing time
And I've got swinging doors, a jukebox and a barstool
And my new home has a flashing neon sign
Stop by and see me anytime you want to
If the angels have sweethearts then I want you for mine
I'd be a tramp and sleep in the street or I'd be a beggar with rags on my feet
If I knew for sure when the time comes to part
Someday in heaven you'd be my sweetheart
Will there be sweethearts in heaven after we've crossed the line
If the angels have sweethearts then I want you for mine
(If I should go first and leave you behind to face life alone bear this in mind
I'll be a waitin' if heaven's my fate
To take you by the hand just inside the pearly gates)
I met her out in Oklahoma
Down where the old Red River flows
I vowed my love to her forever
She was my sweet, sweet Rosie Jones
We walked alone down by the river
Just as the sun was sinking low
And in her eyes I saw big trouble
Like the muddy waters down below
Her lips were soft and sweet as honey
Her hair was bright as yellow gold
Her cheeks were red as summer roses
She was my sweet, sweet Rosie Jones
And then one day a tall dark stranger
With hair as black as winter coal
Rode into town as night was falling
And there he met my Rosie Jones
I woke next morning just after sunup
To find a note from my Rosie's hand
And it read, "I'd rather die than ever hurt you
But I'm in love with that tall dark man"
So now I walk alone down by the river
Where my sweet Rosie used to stroll
And soon I'm gonna join those deep dark waters
For I can't live without Rosie Jones
Her lips were soft and sweet as honey
Her hair was bright as yellow gold
Her cheeks were red as summer roses
Everybody oughta sing a happy song be thankful to be a livin'
The good things that you get are just interest on your givin'
And walkin' a mile kind words in a smile to everyone you meet all along
Can multiply with each passin' by and we all sing a happy song
Well it's a sad ol' world that we're a livin' a man told me yesterday
Well he said I didn't have any reason to care cause tomorrow I'd be blown away
Well I wanted was he right and I wear all night until the new day came along
Then the sun shone bright and the world looked bright so I sang me a happy song
Everybody oughta sing...
[ guitar ]
Well today you need a program to see who to shootin' who
And I hear folks a sayin' that tomorrow we'll all be through
Cause we got a bum and they got a bum and all God's children got a bum
I don't know what's wrong but we'll all get along if we just sing a happy song
Everybody oughta sing...
Everybody oughta sing...
Chased our dreams endlessly through it all she stood by me
More than that Lord she was such a friend
Dreamin's all I had to give she needed more to live
She's had all the dreamin' she can stand
She was always good to me good as anyone to be
And I was always part of all her plans
But one by one the dreams all died and late at night I'd hear her cryin'
She's had all the dreamin' she can stand
She's had all the dreamin' she can stand
She want something real she can hold in her hand
Things like other people have not just dreams that's all gone bad
She's had all the dreamin' she can stand
[ fiddle ]
She's had all the dreamin'...
I'll play second fiddle to your new love while it lasts
Just like all the others I've played for in the past
Why can't I be a leader and play your leading part?
Why must I always have to play second fiddle in your heart?
Play fiddle play, will there never come a day
When I won't have to play the part
Of second fiddle to your heart?
Each time you find a new love, you leave me here to cry
The teardrops tell a story of a love that just won't die
Like an early mornin' paper, the news you get just parts
Why must I always have to play second fiddle to your heart?
Play fiddle play, will there never come a day
When I won't have to play the part
Once I was a slave at the saw mill
Talk about a poor boy talk about a poor boy let me have a dollar bill
My work was so hard at the saw mill
Talk about a poor boy talk about a poor boy let me have a dollar bill
See my teardrops falling down my wife left the saw mill town
She said saw mill life had been a sin the gravy were too thin
I can't work no more at the saw mill
Talk about a poor boy talk about a poor boy let me have a dollar bill
[ steel ]
Well if you bring your wife to the saw mill
How you gonna please her how you gonna please her when she wants a dollar bill
She'll run away and leave you at the saw mill
Women like a dollar women like a dollar yes and women always will
See my teardrops falling down...
You can dance every dance with the guy
Gives you the eye let him hold you tight
You can smile every smile for the guy
Holds your hand 'neath the pale moon light
But don't forget who's taking you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be
Oh darlin', save the last dance for me
Yes, I know that the music's fine
Like sparkling wine go and have your fun
Dance and sing but while we're apart
Don't give your heart to anyone
And don't forget who's taking you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be
Oh darlin', save the last dance for me
Now you can dance go and carry on
Till the night is gone and it's time to go
If he asks if you're all alone
Can he take you home, you must tell him no
And don't forget who's taking you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be
Oh darlin', save the last dance for me
You can dance every dance with the guy
Gives you the eye let him hold you tight
You can smile every smile for the guy
Holds your hand 'neath the pale moon light
But don't forget who's taking you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be
[ Don Rich ]
Sally used to carry my books to school Sally was a good ole girl
Helped me with my homework cause I was a fool cause Sally was a good ole girl
If you wanted just a kiss or a little bitty squeeze
She was always willing to do her best to please
Yeah girls were made to love and not made to tease Sally was a good ole girl
Yeah Sally was a good ole girl Sally was a good ole girl
No matter what the request she gave it her best Sally was a good ole girl
Oh well Sally's folks were poor but she helped all she could Sally was a good ole girl
Hardest working girl in the neighborhood Sally was a good ole girl
Well she walked up and down the street all day
Selling neck ties to the one's who'd pay
If they couldn't afford it then she'd give them away cause Sally was a good ole girl
Yeah Sally was a good ole girl...
Well Sally was a good ole girl...
[ guitar ]
Well Sally was a favorite with all of the men cause Sally was a good ole girl
All of the ladies despised her then cause Sally was a good ole girl
Well the women talked about her but Sally didn't care
She kept on a workin' and a doin' her share
She wound up and married to a millionare Sally was a good ole girl
Yeah Sally was a good ole girl...
Sally told Mary Mary told Jerry Jerry's a spreading it round
That we had a quarrel a foolish quarrel now we're the talk of the town
Well now rumors are flying like leaves in the air whispering that I let you down
And there's one thing for certain it's our love they're hurtin'
They've made us the talk of the town
Sally told Mary...
[ guitar ]
So please don't believe what they say about me they're trying to keep us apart
I'll swear that I love you there's no one above you yes you are the one of my heart
I'm gonna lay around the shack till the mail train comes back
Then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms
Well I ain't gonna work on the railroad
I ain't gonna work on the farm
Hey I'll lay around the shack till the mail train comes back
And roll in my sweet baby's arms
Well I'm rollin' in my sweet baby's arms
Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms
Lay around the shack till the mail train comes back
Then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms
Well now where were you last Saturday night
While I was a lyin' in jail
Hey you're walkin' the streets with another man
Wouldn't even go my bail
Well I'm rollin' in [unverified]
Well now mama's a beauty operator sister
Can wheel and can spin
Hey now daddy owns an interest in an old cotton gin
Watch that all money roll in
Wish that I was on old Rocky Top down in the Tennessee hills
Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top ain't no telephone bills
Once I had a girl on Rocky Top half bear the other half cat
Wild as a mink and sweet as soda pop I still dream about that
Rocky Top you'll always be home sweet home to me
Good ole Rocky Top Rocky Top Tennessee Rocky Top Tennessee[ banjo ]
Once two strangers climbed old Rocky Top a lookin' for a moonshine still
Straingers ain't come down from Rocky Top reckon they never will
Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top dirt's too rocky by far
That's why all the folks on Rocky Top get their corn from a jar
Rocky Top you'll always be...[ fiddle ]
Yeah I've had years of cramped up city life trapped like a duck in a pen
And all I know is it's a pity life can't be simple again
Rock hard love what you gave me rock hard love sweet and tough
Lifted me when I was sinking with your sweet rock hard love
Lost and lonely on life's highway drifting farther out to sea
Like a lighthouse on the seashore your sweet love shines out to me
Rock hard love...
When the storms of life are blowing and no sunshine can be seen
When there's nothing left but darkness your rock hard love lays next to me
Oh you told me that you loved me and you proved it every way
Stood beside me then to guide me rock hard love everyday
Rock hard love...
Oh, you must pray every day
Pray every day, pray to God up above
You've got to go all the way, get down on your knees
And pray, show Him all your love
When your life is lonely and everything is wrong
And you don't know what to do
Just get down on your knees and look up to Heaven
And say a prayer or two
Oh, you must pray every day
Pray every day, pray to God up above
You've got to go all the way, get down on your knees
And pray, show Him all your love
If old Satan comes a knocking on your door
Don't let him in, he's got his eye on you
Don't be tempted my friend 'cause all he is a sin
And he'll only bring sorrow to you
Oh, you must pray every day
Pray every day, pray to God up above
You've got to go all the way, get down on your knees
You were mine for just a while now you're puttin' on the style
And you'd never once looked back at your home across the track
You're the gossip of the town but my heart can still be found
Where you tossed it on the ground pick me up on your way down
Pick me up on your way down when you're blue and all alone
When their glamour starts to bore you come on back where you belong
You may be their pride and joy but they'll find another toy
Then they'll take away your crown pick me up on your way down
[ fiddle - steel ]
They have changed your attitude made you haughty and so rude
Your new friends can take the blame underneath you're still the same
When you've learned these things are true I'll be waiting here for you
As you tumble to the ground pick me up on your way down
Over and over I've said that we are through over and over I've said I'm leaving you
But when you say I love you my heart goes in a spin
And over and over I take you back again
Time and time again I've said this is the end
And told my heart forget what might have been
No matter what I'd do I can't get over you I love you over and over again
[ steel ]
Open up your heart and let my love come in
Open up your heart and let my life begin
The sun's gonna shine, there'll be blue skies again
When you open up your heart and let my love come in
I know you've been hurt by an old love affair
But darling don't blame me, I wasn't even there
Your long lonely nights I will bring to an end
When you open up your heart and let my love come in
Open up your heart and let my love come in
Open up your heart and let my life begin
The sun's gonna shine, there'll be blue skies again
When you open up your heart and let my love come in
Someone before me has treated you like dirt
Someone before me has made your heart hurt
Your long lonely nights I will bring to an end
When you open up your heart and let my love come in
Open up your heart and let my love come in
Open up your heart and let my life begin
The sun's gonna shine, there'll be blue skies again
When you open up your heart and let my love come in
You never think of giving you only take
And you don't seem to care how many rules you break
Although I know you're wrong I let you have your way
Anything to own your love just one more day
One way love that's all you have for me one way love is just plain misery
I say that we're all through and then you call me up
And once again I'm falling for your one way love
[ steel ]
I guess you never loved me and you never will
For it don't seem no matter to you how I feel
So I'll play second fiddle if that's the only way
And hope that some day you'll come to my arms and stay
They say for everybody there is a fool
And that's the way it's always been between me and you
Anytime you're ready you treat me like a friend
Cause you know that I'm just folling up to take you back again
Yes I'm nobody's fool nobody's fool nobody's fool but yours
And although you do me wrong I'll still tag along cause I'm nobody's fool but yours
[ steel ]
You falsely accused me of doing you wrong
That's just an excuse you used to string me along
A toy you play with and when you are through
You throw me away and find somebody knew
No more floors to walk no more walls to talk
No more dreams to dream no more schemes to scheme
No more happiness only loneliness no more skies of blue no more me and you
[ steel ]
No more lips to kiss no more arms to miss no more jealous fights only sleepless nights
No more friends to face love's gone without a trace
A man can be happy without money but he must have some love in his life
I've lost you and now I'm so lonely lonely cause no love have I
I'd trade my life for a beggar if he had someone close by his side
Sometimes I can't keep from crying crying cause no love have I
[ steel ]
I know that I must keep on living but it's so hard to hold my hand high
My wordly possessions mean nothing nothing cause no love have I
I hope you'll be happy in your world I've wondered since we've said goodbye
The first time you hurt me I thought I'd die
The second time it happened I cried all night
They say a heart can stand just so much grief and pain
But a fool in love keeps loving they never change
There's no fool like an old fool that's loved and lost at least a hundred times
There's no fool like an old fool that keeps on falling for the same old line
[ steel ]
You call and say you're soory that you let me down
I take you back cause you're what makes my world go round
And though I know my chances are so very small
I'd rather have a part of you than none at all
I have a safe and sure retreat where I'm alone with God
A perfect peace and happiness where sorrow never trod
Oh praise his name his holy name salvation full and free
Ol' glory to the blessed lamb my Saviour leads the way
My Saviour leads the way my Saviour leads the way
My soul was lost in deep despair till Jesus came to me
But now I'm safe thank God I'm safe because of calvary
I'm following his footsteps my Saviour leads the way
[ steel ]
My burdens all seem lighter when I steal away and pray
I feel his presence and I know he's with me all the way
Alone with him I'll watch and wait I know it won't be long
Till I shall stand before my Lord and sing a happy song
Since you told me yesterday there were things you had to say
I've been waiting for my last chance with you
Something big is on your mind like a spring you must unwind
So I'm waiting for my last chance with you
I'm preparing for tomorrow when you'll break the news to me
I dare not show my sorrow it's not a shoulder that I need
I've a need for you to love me and I tear somebody new
So I'm waiting for my last chance with you
[ steel ]
I've rehearsed the scene all over pretending you were here
I've been practicing the presence of you
I've been wondering how you'd tell me and planning what I'd do
While thinking bout my last chance with you
If I don't win you tomorrow something tells me someone will
Wish I knew where I could borrow some love making skill
I've a need for you to love me and I tear somebody new
Oh, my heart skips a beat when we walk down the street
I feel a trembling in my knees
And just to know you're mine until the end of time
Makes my heart skip a beat
Well, I did a double take the day I met you
My heart turned a flip as I stood next to you
And I knew right there I never could forget you
For you are my every dream come true
And my heart skips a beat when we walk down the street
I feel a trembling in my knees
And just to know you're mine until the end of time
Makes my heart skip a beat
You came into my life without a warning
And you turned my cloudy skies from gray to blue
You're my sunshine that comes up every morning
Yes you are my every dream come true
And my heart skips a beat when we walk down the street
I feel a trembling in my knees
And just to know you're mine until the end of time
It's deeper than the ocean and higher than the sky
Longer than the highways that we travel by
Truer than the stars that shine in the sky my everlastin' love for you will never die
Well it's sweeter than the flowers that bloom in the spring
Prettier than water in a mountain stream
Brighter than the sun that shines on high my everlastin' love for you will never die
If you would listen to the reason you would know I'm not a teasin'
You'll know what I say is true
You'll know I'm not a fakin' when I say my heart's a breakin'
With love I have for you
Well it's deeper than the ocean...
[ steel - fiddle ]
If you would listen to the reason...
Merry Christmas from our house to your house merry Christmas from our kids to yours
May happiness be round your Christmas tree may your disappontments be few
Merry Christmas from our house to your house may peace and good will follow you
And may you be blessed with health and happiness
Merry Christmas from our house to yours
May all of your loved ones be near you and may all of your spirits be bright
May all of your dreams be what this Christmas brings
Merry Christmas from our house to yours
[ piano ]
May all of your loved ones...
[ Cowboy Copas & Dottie West ]
Mental cruelty that's what I heard her say mental cruelty to the judge that day
I sat there in silence so she could be free
And listened to her lying words mental cruelty
Your Honor since our marriage my life's not been the same
Why I'm missing out on all the fun and he's the one to blame
There's never any excitement now the way there used to be
And sharing his way of life is mental cruelty
Mental cruelty...
Divorce has been granted for many different things
Even when there's not a reason and when no one can be blamed
With only two little words why she's on her mare anyway
Yes all the woman has to claim is mental cruelty
[ with Don Rich ]
Long distance information give me Memphis Tennessee
Help me find the party try to get in touch with me
She could not leave her number but I know who placed the call
Cause my uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall
Help me operator get in touch with my Marie
She's the only one who'd call me here from Memphis Tennessee
Her home is on the southside high up on a ridge
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge
[ guitar ]
The last time I saw Marie she was a waving me goodbye
With hurry home drops on her cheeks that trickled from her eyes
We were torn apart because her mom would not agree
And tore apart our happy home in Memphis Tennessee
Help me operator more than this I cannot add
Only that I miss her so and all the fun we had
Marie is only six years old information please
[ Susan Raye ]
Maybe if I close my eyes it will go away
If I pretend there never was a thing tween you and me
For I can't sleep and I can't eat it haunts me night and day
But maybe if I close my eyes it will go away
You say you're a fascination that I will soon forget
That it won't be long and I'll forget you ever did exist
But when I love I really love yes I'll go all the way
Maybe if I close my eyes it will go away
You say that I must accept the truth that you're not coming back
Be reasonable at my age and faithful to the fact
But when I love I really love yes I'll go all the way
My transistor radio comes from far away
And when it's night over here, over there it's a breaking day
I remember all the good times I had walking in the sand
With a beautiful girl that I met, made in Japan
The beauty of her face was beyond my wildest dreams
Like cherry blossoms blooming in the mountains in the early spring
As we walked by the river and she softly took hold of my hand
That's when I fell deep in love with a girl made in Japan
In the dark of night we would lay on Tokyo bay
And the singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day
Her smiling eyes always seemed to try to understand
All the love in my heart for the girl made in Japan
My transistor radio comes from far away
And when it's night over here, over there it's a breaking day
She cried when she said she'd been promised to another man
That's when I left my heart with the girl made in Japan
Love makes the world go around love makes the wolrd go around
Sometimes up (and sometimes down) but love makes the world go around
When it comes right down to it you just gotta go do it
Cause love is a thing that just won't wait
Sometimes it can spite ye or just right up and bite ye
And sometimes go up right in your face
Love makes the world...
[ ac.guitar ]
(The first time that you feel it your first thought is to steal it
And run under a rock somewhere and hide
But once that you've been smitten you can't keep it hidden
Or it just might teach you a polite)
Love makes the world...
Love uh uh love is strange yeah yeah lot of people uh huh take it for a game
Once you get it uh uh you never wanna quit no no
After you've had it yeah yeah you never gotta quit
Many people uh uh don't understand no no
They think lovin' uh uh is money in the hen
Your sweet lovin' uh uh is better than a kiss yeah yeah
When you leave me uh uh your kisses I'll miss
[ guitar ]
Oh Susan (yeah) how'd you call your lover boy (come here lover boy)
And if he doesn't answer (oh lover boy) and if he still doesn't answer
(I'll simply say baby oh baby my sweet baby you're the one)
Baby uh uh oh baby yeah yeah my sweet baby uh uh you're the one
[ Don Rich]
At birth momma an' papa called little boy Ned
They raised him on the bank of the river bed
Houseboat tied to a big tall tree a home for my mama and my papa and me
Clock strikes three papa jumps to his feet
Already mama's cookin' papa somethin' to eat
Half past, a papa, he's ready to go he hops in his piro headed down the bayou
They got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana River
Gonna catch a big fish for us to eat
They're settin' traps in the swamp, catchin' everythin' they can
Gonna make a livin' he's a Louisiana man gonna make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen even got a lady named "muskrat cousin"
Thought about it dryin' in the hot hot sun tomorrow papa's gonna turn them into mon
[ fiddle ]
They call my mama Rita and my daddy Jack
A little baby brother on the floor that's Mac
Brynn and Lynn are the family twins big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'
On the river floats papa's great big boat that's how my papa goes into town
Makes every bit of the night and the day then even reach the place where the people stay
I can hardly wait untill tomorrow comes around
That's the day my pappy takes the furs to town
Papa promised me, Ned and Mac could go, even gonna see a cowboy show
I see the cowboys and Indians for the first time then told my pappy gonna a go again
Papa said son they got the lines to run
We'll come back again but first there's work to be done
Put a quarter in the jukebox and let it play
That same sad song that's been playing all day
You know the one where his darling is gone
So pour the red wine play the jukebox and let the sad times roll on
Let the sad times roll on cause she's gone she's gone
So pour the red wine play the jukebox and let the sad times roll on
[ steel ]
I watch as the record spins around as he tells of a love that's let him down
He's singing my life story in his song
So pour the red wine play the jukebox and let the sad times roll on
I believe every lyin' word you told to me
When you whispered your sweet love belonged to me
How was I to know you would let me down
Well that's how this lonely king won this lonely crown
So long live the king the king of fools the king
With the castle filled with gloom
A king whose treasures are just memories of you
Long live the king the lonely king of fools
When your fling is through, I know that you'll be back once more
And the king of fools will take you back just like before
You'll fool me till you find somebody new
Then once again, I'll be the lonely king of fools
So long live the king the king of fools the king
With the castle filled with gloom
A king whose treasures are just memories of you
Oh let's stop kickin' each others hearts around it's not the thing to do
Let's pick them up dust them off and start our love anew
Let's be fair and let's don't dare to try to hurt the other
Let's stop kickin' our hearts around and let's love one another
We've said goodbye a thousand times then made up again
Always coming back for more to see which one will win
I love you and you love me on this we can agree
Let's stop kickin' our hearts around and go on lovingly
Oh let's stop kickin'...
[ steel ]
You called me on the phone but I hang up on you
Then I called back up to apologize for doing things I do
You can't understand the things I do or things I say
And I can't accept the way you change from day to day
For two long weeks you're goin' to Kansas City
And I'm a sure I'm gonna miss you while you're gone
This ol' town will seem to die without you
But it sure will come to life when you come home
So take care of you for me in Kansas City
And honey, call me every now and then
Take care of you for me in Kansas City
'Cause I'll miss you till you're in my arms again
Now honey, watch those Kansas City Romeos
And don't let them fool you with their charms
Have a lot of fun but remember that I love you
And I'm a waiting here with my two open arms
So take care of you for me in Kansas City
And honey, call me every now and then
Take care of you for me in Kansas City
'Cause I'll miss you till you're in my arms again
Now, I ain't never been to Kansas City
But I've heard stories about the girls that's gone
So if you just gotta go to Kansas City
Take your time a gettin' there but hurry home
And so take care of you for me in Kansas City
And honey, call me every now and then
Take care of you for me in Kansas City
'Cause I'll miss you till you're in my arms again
It must be that time again the snow is falling
In the air there's happiness that you can't see
From the little country church the bells are ringing
Oh it's Christmas time for everyone but me
Oh it's Christmas time for everyone but me the lights are shining brightly on the tree
It's the season of the cheer how I wish that you would here
Oh it's Christmas time for everyone but me
[ steel - guitar ]
Oh everything is nothing dear without you and it's hard to live with just a memory
For I need your love to give each day a meaning
Oh it's Christmas time for everyone but me
[ with Bonnie Owens ]
Well when I was a growin' up I was a pip I growed me a mustache on my lip
It wasn't very sticky mostly fuzz I thought I'd give all the girls a buzz
I got real sweet on a nellie wills I drove that country girl back in the hills
I asked her once if I could give her a peck
She said (if you can beat me to the old hay stack)
Well I beat her there and I hugged her tight I turned loose all of my dynamite
I swear my kiss was a pretty lush she smiled real big and begin to blush
(It tickles it tickles I like it but it sure feels funny) it's a ticklin' me
Well I got me a name in the neighborhood the girls all liked me I knew they would
I let it grow for a month or two just to see what I could do
There was a girl named Fanny Smith told me she didn't like to kiss
I caught her off guard and I didn't miss (I didn't know it would feel like this)
Well her eyes bugged out and her face turned white
She helped me out with all of her might
I swear it took her breath away she giggled and I heard her say
(It tickles it tickles I like it but it sure feels funny) it's a ticklin' me
[ guitar ]
Well now I guess I pert'near run 'em wild they all went crazy over my style
Said I was the best around the kissinest man they'd ever found
The good ol' days are here again I used to do it and I still can
Said a widder that I know (I guess you'll never get too old)
Well I guess I've got that ol' knowhow you ought to see me in action now
My kiss has still got that ol' zing the widder said I ain't lost a thing
You can't know the feelin'
Inside me that is stealin'
You can't know 'cause it don't show on me
You can't hear me sighin'
Or see my heart a cryin'
You can't know 'cause it don't show on me.
Abuse, unuse, refuse, misuse
That I got from you
But you can't know the feelin'
'Cause it just don't show on me
You can't know the heartbreak
And you can't feel the heartache
You can't know 'cause it don't show on me.
You can't know I'm lonely
And longing for you only
You can't know 'cause it don't show on me.
Abuse, unuse, refuse, misuse
That I got from you
But you can't know the feelin'
I dance every time you pull the string I cry every time you treat me mean
I lie when I say we're only friends I know I'm right in the palm of your hand
In the palm of your hand that's where you've got me
Yes loving you is messin' up my mind
But try yes I may I just can't stop me you've got me right in the palm of your hand
[ fiddle ]
I laugh every time you have a fling I hurt every time you cause a scene
I lie when I say we've reached the end I know I'm right in the palm of your hand
I'm in the middle of a teardrop I'm at the start of a loneliness
I'm at the stop of a happiness I never dreamed it would come to this
I'm on the break of a misery I'm at the edge of reality
That I'm about to be a memory I'm in the middle of a teardrop
When our love affair went wrong well I could feel it coming on
Hug by hug and kiss by kiss you slipped away
Now that great moment we once shared is disappearing in thin air
And it looks as if at times I'm on the way
I'm in the middle of a teardrop...
If you want a love that never will die a love that will always be by your side
If you want a heart that beats just for you
Well that's the kind that I have in mind if you want my love
If you want a kiss that will never grow cold
If you want two arms to have and to hold
A tender caress when each day is through
Well that's the kind that I have in mind if you want my love
[ steel ]
If you want to spend your lifetime with me if you want a love through eternity
If you want a home that's made just for you
If you fall out of love with me don't let me know
If someone else is on your mind don't let it show
For I'd rather have your lie I could never stand goodbye
If you fall out of love with me don't let me know
If you find somebody new don't let me know
If your love for me is through don't let it show
If I ask you please don't say darlin' turn and walk away
If you fall out of love with me don't let me know
[ steel ]
If your love for me is gone don't let me know
If someone else is in your dreams don't let it show
Close your eyes so I won't see for I don't want sympathy
If I knew what made the world go round or made the raindrops tumble down
Then I'd know why I love you
If I knew what made the flowers bloom or made the Man up in the Moon
Then I'd know why I love you
If I knew what made the blue blue sky if I knew what made the robin fly
If I knew what made the chill of morning dew
If I knew what made the river flow if I knew what made the north wind blow
Then I'd know why I love you
[ steel ]
If I knew what made the blue blue sky...
I wish I was an apple a hangin' in a tree
Wish you were another one a hangin' there by me
Wish I was a bluebird a flyin' in the sky
Wish you were another one a flyin' by my side
Well I wish I may and I wish I might have my wish come true
For if I had three wishes I would wish 'em all for you
[ steel ]
I wish I was a flower a blooming every day
And every morning you would come pick me for your bouquet
Wish I was a whippoorwill with voice so clear and bright
I'd sit outside your window and sing you to sleep at night
Well I wish I may...
[ fiddle ]
Wish I was a speckled trout a swimmin' in a brook
And if you had a fishin' pole I'd jump upon your hook
Wish I was the evenin' star for everyone to see
I'd shine a little brighter every time you look at me
Oh, I've never had a dream come true before
Please forgive me for staring in your eyes
You're so wonderful, it's hard to realize
That true happiness has walked right through my door
'Cause I've never had a dream come true before
Never had a dream so real and true
Never thought I'd find someone like you
I can't believe my heartache won't be heartache anymore
'Cause I've never had a dream come true before
When I met you I thought of days gone by
And of those that I have loved who said, "Goodbye"
And I thought that you would be the same for sure
But I've never had a dream come true before
Yes, I thought that you would be the same for sure
I've got a tiger by the tail, it's plain to see
I won't be much when you get through with me
Well, I'm a losing weight and a turnin' mighty pale
Looks like I've got a tiger by the tail
Well, I thought the day I met you, you were meek as a lamb
Just the kind to fit my dreams and plans
But now the pace we're livin' takes the wind from my sails
And it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail
I've got a tiger by the tail, it's plain to see
I won't be much when you get through with me
Well, I'm a losing weight and a turnin' mighty pale
Looks like I've got a tiger by the tail
Well, every night you drag me where the bright lights are found
There ain't no way to slow you down
I'm as 'bout as helpless as a leaf in a gale
And it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail
I've got a tiger by the tail, it's plain to see
I won't be much when you get through with me
Well, I'm a losing weight and a turnin' mighty pale
I'm gonna live it up so you can live it down I'm tired of being laughed like like a clown
Well see who's giving who the run around I'm gonna live it up so you can live it down
Well they say that every dog's a gonna have his day
Well now the time has come for this ol' hound to play
You'll find me where the lights're bright and gay
And while the sun shines I'll be a makin' hay
I'm gonna live it up...
[ steel - guitar ]
Well you've had me by the nose now long enough
But now I'm a gonna change and call you bluff
Stand back and gimme room to strap my stuff
And don't get in the way for the things might get rough
I'm gonna live it up...
Sometimes when I am lonely I get to thinking bout the places that I've been
I turn around in the same old direction once again I'm going home on a midnight train
When I left you was the middle of the winter
The ground was covered by a cold cold snow
My heart was young and I was searching but in vain I'm going home on a midnight train
Home is not just a place where you are living
Home means more when you've got no place to go
And when you're down and need someone to stand beside you
Turn around and go on home
If you don't want to run around if you will really settle down
I'll take a chance on loving you
If you will be my very own if you'll be mine and mine alone
I'll take a chance on loving you
Well there's lots of pretty girls in this wide wide world
But none I've seen can hold a light to you
You're the cutest the sweetest the nices the neatest
And I'll tell you what I'm a gonna do
If you don't want to run around...
[ steel - fiddle ]
Well did you really mean it or did I just dream it when you said I was the one for you
Now don't make me regret it too late to forget it the day that I fell in love with you
I'll go to church again with momma someday in the sweet by and by
I'll go to church again with momma up there in the chapel in the skies
You know when I was just a little boy my momma used to take me to church
And we'd read the Bible together
And we'd sing those wonderful old hymns that just seemed to warm your heart all over
Yes I know those were the happiest days I've ever spent
When I went to church with momma
I'll go to church again with momma up there in the chapel in the skies
Now momma's gone to heaven to meet Jesus there
And I know she's happy there Lord
And I know someday I'll meet her up there and we'll sing and praise the Lord
When I get to church again in heaven with momma
If you'll hold me close and kiss me promise that you'll always miss me
Say you'll never never never be untrue
If you swear you'll always love me and you'll place no one above me
Well then I'll give my heart to you
If I'm number one in your heart if you're sure that we'll never part
If you're ready now to make my dreams come true well then I'll give my heart to you
If you'll hold me close...
[ steel ]
Well if you're all through painting the town if you're ready now to settle down
If you're sure I'm the only one for you well then I'll give my heart to you
It seems like years and a million tears since you've left the old hometown
Now you've changed they say and the great white way is your new stomping ground
Well it's plain to see you've forgotten me cause you never write or call
But I'll be around when they let you down and I'll catch you when you fall
I'll catch you when you fall there's no one else but you
Now you're flying high but honey by and by you're gonna cry for love that's true
So when you're uptown baby starts giving you the stall
I'll be around when they let you down and I'll catch you when you fall
[ steel ]
Well I've heard it said they've turned your head you're ashamed of us back home
But I'll bet the sound of a southern bound still chills you to the bone
With your haughty pose and your uptown clothes you're not fooling me at all
When you're feeling bad your ol' country lad is gonna catch you you fall
I'd love to be the sugar in your coffee
I'd love to be the finger on your hand
I'd love to be the pillow that you dream on
But most of all I'd love to be your man
I'd love to be the curtain on your window
I'd love to be the picture on your stand
I'd love to be the sunshine in your morning
But most of all I'd love to be your man
I'd love to be the lips that kiss your loving lips
I'd love to be the perfume in your hair
I'd love to be the arms that hold your loving arms
I'd even love to be your rocking chair
I'd love to be the flower in your garden
I'd love to be the object of your plans
I'd love to be the twinkle in your eyes
But most of all I'd love to be your man
It ain't nothin' but a concrete jungle with people packed like sardines
Where everybody's tryin' to live beyond their means
Where all the natives hurry and scurry too and fro
And like a fleas on a puppy dog they got no place to go
I wouldn't live in New York City if they gave me the whole dang town
Talk about a bummer it's the biggest one around
Sodom and Gommorah was tame to what I found
I wouldn't live in New York City if they gave me the whole dang town
Well I ain't seen the sunshine since the day that I arrived
Cause brother I've been busy a tryin' to survive
Nobody knows you've been here till you're six feet under ground
If I were a bird I would sing for you if I were a bell I would ring for you
If I were a tear I would cry for you for I would do anything for you
If I were a kite I would fly for you if I were a ship I would sail for you
If I were a heart I would beat for you for I would do anything for you
[ dobro ]
If I were the day I would dawn for you if I were the sun I would shine for you
If I were a rose I would bloom for you for I would do anything for you
If I were a joke I would laugh for you if I were a ball I would bounce for you
If I were a clown I would dance for you for I would do anything for you
Oh, it's springtime in the mountains
And I'm full of mountain dew
Can't even read my catalog
Like I used to do
I'm a-settin' in that little shed
That's right back of the house
Here comes old Jake with all the hounds
But he's gonna hear me shout
Oh, I won't go huntin' with you, Jake
But I'll go chasin' women
So put them hounds back in the pens
And quit your silly grinin'
Well, the moon is bright, and I'm half tight
My life is just beginin'
I won't go huntin' with you, Jake
But I'll go chasin' women
Let's go down to the meetin' house
And wait till they start home
Them gals that live on Possum Creek
We'll always leave alone
We'll run them down the corn rows
Them sassy little misses
We'll scare them pretty gals to death
We'll stop and throw 'em kisses
Oh, I won't go huntin' with you, Jake
But I'll go chasin' women
So put them hounds back in the pens
And quit your silly grinin'
Well, the moon is bright, and I'm half tight
My life is just beginin'
I won't go huntin' with you, Jake
But I'll go chasin' women
Now, go wash your face and comb your hair
'Cause it's durn near time to start
But let me tell you 'fore you go
There's one that's got my heart
Don't chase that gal with the yaller hair
And wears a dress of green
For that little gal belongs to me
I know she's past sixteen
Oh, I won't go huntin' with you, Jake
But I'll go chasin' women
So put them hounds back in the pens
And quit your silly grinin'
Well, the moon is bright, and I'm half tight
My life is just beginin'
I won't go huntin' with you, Jake
But I'll go chasin' women
Now I was headed for the general store
When a silly thing I seen
They make 'em in the city
It's called a magazine
I turned to page thirty-two
And look at what I found
Them gals wear clothes that we ain't seen
Beneath them gingham gowns
Oh, I won't go huntin' with you, Jake
But I'll go chasin' women
So put them hounds back in the pens
And quit your silly grinin'
Well, the moon is bright, and I'm half tight
My life is just beginin'
I won't go huntin' with you, Jake
I was there when love came around with sweet warm kisses
I was there when it burned into desire
I was there when it ran into a raging river and then turned into a runaway wild fire
I was there I was there when love came around I was there
And one thing for certain I did all the hurtin' at love's final curtain I was there
I was there when love came in like a living tornado
I was there when it blew out of control
I was there when something quickly turned into nothing
Just a hopeless helpless dream gone up in smoke
I was there...
I was there...
Well I wanna be wild and free I wanna blow like an ocean breeze
I wanna run like a river to the sea yeah I wanna be wild and free
I don't want no strings attached Lord knows I have enough of that
I wanna roam like a alley cat yeah I wanna be wild and free
I wanna bounce like a rubber ball I wanna roll like a rolling stone
I wanna go when I get the call hey I wanna be wild and free
Well I wanna be wild and free...
[ dobro ]
I wanna live while I'm alive ain't that much rather take a dive
Than the face at 8-2-5 hey I wanna be wild and free
No I don't wanna be tied down I wanna drift from town to town
And when the time comes to lay me down well I wanna be wild and free
Well I wanna be wild and free...
I never told her the what not to do's I'm just not tyin' down kind
I've thought I could hold her much closer to me by giving her freedom a mind
I figured someday that she would outgrow her flare for the flirtin' and flinging
I finally gave her enough rope to hang her and she's still out there swinging
I never tried into the where's and the why's no matter what time she came in
While I thought she was out playin' bridge with the girls
She was out playin' games with the men
Too late I discovered she had too much slack like a fool to a dream I'm still clinging
I finally gave her enough rope to hang her and she's still out there swinging
[ guitar ]
Now here I sit with the why do I do's while she's running round wild and free
I tried to give her a mind of her own but she couldn't keep it on me
Now just like a fool I still sit here at home and wait by a phone that's my bringing
I finally gave her enough rope to hang her and she's still out there swinging
Well, I don't care if the sun don't shine
I don't care if the bells don't chime
Just as long as you love me
And I don't care if the tops don't spin
I don't care if the gins won't gin
Just as long as you love me
So darling, let it rain, let it snow
Let the cold north wind blow
Just as long as you love me
North or south, east or west
You know I will stand the test
Just as long as you love me
Well, I don't care if the birds don't sing
I don't care if the bells don't ring
Just as long as you love me
I don't care if the world don't turn
I don't care if the fire don't burn
Just as long as you love me
So darling, let it rain, let it snow
Let the cold north wind blow
Just as long as you love me
North or south, east or west
You know I will stand the test
Just as long as you love me
I'm not stamp collector but I've got a hobby too
Bringin' home a souvenir trinkets old and new
Feathers from a rooster fight a whistle from a fair
I always get a souvenir to prove that I was there
Well I've got a piece of silky thread from bashful Mary's gown
A nugget from a stream of gold and a red nose from a clown
A horseshoe from a rodeo a claw from a bear
Well I always get a souvenir to prove that I was there
I always get a souvenir everywhere I go
Well I've got some little something from every girl I know
I pair of fuzzy bobby socks a lock of curly hair
I always get a souvenir to prove that I was there
[ guitar ]
Well I took a burned out piston from a winning racer car
Well I've even got a G string from Gene Sheppard's guitar
I've collected everything soap to silverware
I always get a souvenir to prove that I was there
Well now I'm not bragging when I say with women I have dealt
Well you can tell I've been there by the notches on my belt
Yes I've collected different things from every love affair
I always get a souvenir to prove that I was there
I've got a fine collection but you're my pride and joy
You're the one I like the best you make me a happy boy
To trade you for a million things hon I wouldn't dare
I'm sittin' in the railway station got a ticket for my destination mhm
On a tour of one night stands my suitcase and guitar in hand
And every stop is neatly planned for a poet and a one man band
Homeward bound I wish I was homeward bound
Home where my thought's escaping home where my music's playing
Home where my love lies waiting silently for me
Every day's an endless stream of cigarettes and magazines mhm
And each town looks the same to me
The movies and the factories and every stranger's face I see
Reminds me that I long to be
Homeward bound...
Tonight I'll sing my songs again I'll play the game and pretend mhm
But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity
Like emptiness and harmony I need someone to comfort me
Homeward bound...
I'll keep holdin' on though you've stopped trying
Cause I think it's sad something beautiful's dying
And we both said that forever was the way true love should be
So I'll be holdin' on when you let go of me
I'll be holdin' on when you let go I'm just wonderin' why you don't love me anymore
And that something so good's gone bad my mind just won't believe
So I'll be holding on when you let go of me
I'll be holding on darling holding on I'll be holding on when you let go of me
High on a hilltop overlooking the city
I can see the bright lights as they gleam
And somewhere you're dancing in some dingy bar room
And the lure of the gayness takes the place of our dream
High on a hilltop my heart cries, oh Lord
Forgive her, she knows not the way
And give me the power to believe and some day
High on a hilltop together we'll pray
I can vision a rounder with a line so smooth
With a promise of riches for you
But you see not the danger 'cause you're silly with booze
And from high on a hilltop I see the devil in you
High on a hilltop my heart cries, oh Lord
Forgive her, she knows not the way
And give me the power to believe and some day
He's got a fuzzy white beard 'neath a great big smile
A bright red hat, you could see for a mile
A bag full of goodies and a great big grin
Here comes Santa Clause, again
All year he been a workin' and a buildin' toys
All for the good little girls and boys
He come down the chimney with the great big grin
Here comes Santa Claus, again
He's got little toy soldiers, all red and blue
A lots of little vowels that say I love you
A dress for mama and a pipe for dad
Santa sure makes a lotta people feel glad
So hang your stockings and go to bed
Say your prayers and cover your head
And while you're sleeping, his fun begins
Here comes Santa Claus, again
He's got little toy soldiers, all red and blue
A lots of little vowels that say I love you
A dress for mama and a pipe for dad
Santa sure makes a lotta people feel glad
So hang your stockings and go to bed
Say your prayers and cover your head
And while you're sleeping, his fun begins
Here comes Santa Clause, again
(Don Rich)
Hello California, California here I come
Well, here I am on my way back home
With my discharge in my hand
It sure is good have my two feet
Back on solid land
I didn't see a woman for eighteen days
When I crawled aboard that ship
And seein' all the girls in mini skirts
Is givin' my heart a lift
Hello California, you sure are place to see
Goodbye Arizona, you're just a little too hot for me
Well, New York City and Albuquerque
Sure was a lotta fun
Hello California, California here I come
--- Instrumental ---
Well, when I left home about a year ago
I sure wasn't much of a man
And there's still a lotta things in this old world
That I don't understand
But there's one thing that I'm certain of
I should have figured it out before
Oh, when I get back to California
I ain't never gonna leave no more
Hello California, you sure are place to see
Goodbye Arizona, you're just a little too hot for me
Well, New York City and Albuquerque
Sure was a lotta fun
Hello California, California here I come
I called you on the phone to say I love you that I'd stop by for you at nine
And my heart broke when you said it's all over
That someone else would take up all your time
And that's a lot of heartaches for a dime
I'll never know what made you change your mind
I only know I've held you close and kissed you my last time
And that's a lot of heartaches for a dime
[ steel ]
I went downtown to join the marry makers and told myself that here's where I belong
I thought that I could get along without you until I heard somebody play our song
Heartache number one was when you left me
I never knew that I could hurt this way
Heartache number two was when you came back again
You came back and never meant to stay
Now I've got heartaches by the numbers
Troubles by the score
Every day you love me less
Each day I love you more
Now I've got heartaches by the numbers
A love that I can't win
But the day that I stop counting
That's the day my world will end
Heartache number three was when you called me
And told me you was coming home to stay
With hoping heart I waited for your knock on the door
I waited but you must have lost your way
Now I've got heartaches by the numbers
Troubles by the score
Every day you love me less
Each day I love you more
Now I've got heartaches by the numbers
A love that I can't win
But the day that I stop countin'
That's the day my world will end
Oh, the day that I stop counting
That's the day my world will end
When I found you darling then he saw his big mistake
Saw what he was losin' felt his heart begin to break
Please don't let him talk you bout the way he's done before
Why he's had a hundred chances he don't deserve you anymore
Let his eyes do the crying let his feet walk the floor
Let his heart do the breaking like he's let yours break before
Let his lips do the sighing let his heartaches start to sore
Let his arms do the aching he don't deserve you anymore
[ steel ]
He took you for granted and he only brought you shame
It was never his intention to let you share his name
The lonely hours you've waited now won't happen anymore
For it's his turn to feel the hurt he don't deserve you anymore
Well everybody got something on their mind that they like to talk about
Well I got something that I'm proud of and it's a wood choppin' about
Oh well I don't want a string of big fine cars and I don't want no fancy yacht
Well I'm a tellin' you that I'm a happy man and I'm a hangin' on to what I got
I got a girl with two brown eyes and arms to hold me tight
And I don't care if the sun don't shine and daylight turns to night
Well if a dollar bill is not worth a dime and if the whole world goes to pot
Well I'm a tellin' you that I'm a happy man and I'm a hangin' on to what I got
[ guitar ]
Well I'll not worry about the world and what it's a comin' to
Or if old Lady Jones has got a new hat or if the brown had turned to blue
Well if the London Bridge is a fallen down or if old Big Ben has stopped
Well I'm a tellin' you that I'm a happy man and I'm a hangin' on to what I got
I got a girl with two brown eyes...
Getting used to losing you is not an easy thing to do
For anyone can see I'm missing you
I still hurt the same old way and it grows worse day by day
For I lie each time I say I'm getting used to losing you
I walk down the same old street meeting friends we used to meet
Trying not to let them know that I'm so blue
But I'm afraid my heartaches show yes I'm afraid they know
But I lie each time I say I'm getting used to losing you
Walkin' off the highway I'd been tryin' to catch a ride
Hungry and thirsty as a bear
Not a penny in my pockets and I'd ran out of pride
So I thought I'd try to bum myself a beer
When up stopped, a well known posse starin' down at me
A big old shiny badge pinned on his vest
He said, ?If you ain't got no money and you ain't got no job
Boy, I'm placin' you under arrest?
?Or you can get out of town before sundown
And don't you never come back
Take your tambourine and your guitar string
And move on down the track?
?Don't like the way that you comb your hair
The way you drawl you all
And if you're not out of town before sundown
You won't get out of town at all?
Well, I hitchhiked down to Phoenix, I was followin' the sun
Prettiest place I think I've ever seen
I met a sweet young lady but how was I to know
That pretty thing was only seventeen
Then I saw the red lights gleamin' and I heard the sirens screamin'
A sound that fills the bravest hearts with fear
And that old sheriff didn't stutter when to me those words he uttered
?Boy, don't let the sun set on you here
[ with Buddy Alan ]
Forever and ever I'll love you I swear by the stars up above you
There never will be any other I'll love you forever and ever
The sun may stop shining in heaven the salty old sea may run dry
The Man in the Moon may stop smiling oh but I'll always be by your side
Forever and ever I'll love you...
[ guitar - steel ]
No other arms ever will hold me no other lips ever will kiss me
No other heart ever will miss me I'll love you forever and ever
Forever and ever I'll love you...
Everybody loves somebody everybody needs somebody
And darling this somebody just needs you
A lover needs a lover's lane a flower needs the touch of spring
A new day needs the kiss of morning dew
A snowflake needs the mountain pass a meadow needs the green green grass
And darling this somebody just needs you
Everybody loves somebody...
(A teardrop needs a place to fall a river needs a place to flow
A rainbow needs a sky so big and blue
A heartache needs a memory a seashore needs a deep blue sea
And darling this somebody just needs you)
There's dust on mother's Bible its pages're worn with age
And though it's old and wrinkled mama's there on every page
The night the angels called her mama called me to her side
And she handed me her old Bible said son let this be your guide
Now I picked up mama's old Bible and to my heart I pressed it tight
And I thought I could hear her whisper ever so gently
Son I'll meet you on the other side
I kissed my mama's old Bible and I wiped away the dust
I'm a going down down down to the river
And there ain't nobody gonna have to hold my hand
I'm a going down down down to the river
Gonna bury my troubles in the river bottom sand
You said goodbye to me this morning and slowly walked out of my life
I don't know how I'll live without you I only know I've gotta try
I'm a going down down down...
[ steel ]
The telephone has started ringing friends call to see if it is true
I don't know words to say it's over I only know that I love you
You'll find me hangin? around
That's where I'll be found
Down on the corner of love
?Neath the stars that shine
And neon signs
Down on the corner of love
When night starts to fall
And love starts to call
Down on the corner of love
You'll find me hangin? around
That's where I'll be found
Down on the corner of love
When it's late in the evenin'
I can't help a feelin'
My heart you're stealin'
?Neath the stars up above
Oh, when the sun goes down
And the moon comes around
I'll be down on the corner of love
Oh, when the sun goes down
And the moon comes around
I'll be down on the corner of love
If you're passin' by
Too lonesome to cry
Down on the corner of love
Just stop for a while
I'll teach you to smile
Down on the corner of love
The love that you had
Dirtied you bad
Down on the corner of love
Forget you were blue
And start life anew
Down on the corner of love
When it's late in the evenin'
I can't help a feelin'
My heart you're stealin'
?Neath the stars up above
Oh, when the sun goes down
And the moon comes around
[ Wayne Wilson ]
When you're holdin' me make sure that I'm the one to hold
Don't tell me that you love me it leaves me the cold
And please don't lie to me you know how that hurt
Don't wipe the tears that you cry for him on my good white shirt
When you're kissin' me make sure that I'm the one you wanna kiss
Don't tell me that you miss me when it's him you really miss
And please me and think of him nothing could be worse
Don't wipe the tears that you cry for him on my good white shirt
Well I dress my very best when I go out with of you
But I'd hate to think that I was just too well dressed blue
Don't love me for a little while what would that be worth
Don't wipe the tears that you cry for him on my good white shirt
[ guitar ]
Well I dress my very best...
[ Don Rich ]
Diggy Liggy Li and Diggy Liggy Lo fell in love at a fair dodo
Her pop was cold and the coffee chold for Diggy Liggy Li and Diggy Liggy Lo
Diggy Liggy Li loved Diggy Liggy Lo everyone knew he was her beau
No one else could ever show so much love for Diggy Liggy Lo
[ fiddle ]
There's a place they find romance where they do the cajun dance
Steal a kiss with every chance show their love with every glance
Diggy Liggy Li loved Diggy Liggy Lo...
[ fiddle ]
Finally went to see her pa now he's got a paw in law
Move out where the bayou flows how he's got a little Diggy Liggy Lo
Well, a devil like me needs an angel like you
To really tame me down
'Cause if this devil had an angel like you
I'd stop my runnin' around
I'd stay at home like a good man should
And never ever make you blue
'Cause a devil like me needs an angel like you
You bet your little hearty do
Well, I never been one for steady girls
I've always played the field
This warning, that warning, ever other which one
Was just another spinnin' wheel
But when you've walked in with your big green eyes
And your pretty little dress of blue
I knew a devil like me needs an angel like you
You bet your little hearty do
Well, if a devil me had an angel like you
I'd change my reputation
But a devil like me with a shady hairs
Ain't got no recommendation
I give you real love true love, a whole lotta sweet love
And I make your every dream come true
Yes, a devil like me needs an angel like you
You bet your little hearty do
[ Don Rich ]
When I was a little bitty baby my mama would rock me in my cradle
In those old cottonfields back home
When I was a little bitty baby my mama would rock me in my cradle
In those old cottonfields back home
Oh when those cotton bolls get rotten you can't pick very much cotton
In those old cottonfields back home
It was down in Louisiana just about a mile from Texarkana
In those old cottonfields back home
[ steel ]
When I was a little bitty baby...
Well when I was a little bitty boy no bigger than an old polecat
Well I used to wonder like all kids what made this to that
Now I'd seen what happened to my pa when he take a drink from a jug
Yeah he'd start with a smile and then after awhile he'd be out on the floor like rug
Corn liquor (corn liquor) corn liquor (corn liquor) what makes you do what you do
Well they feel no pain when you touch their brain corn liquor they love you
[ banjo ]
Well now one day in the afternoon my folks were away for awhile
Yeah I got the jug down from the shelf to see what made 'em smile
Now I slowly sip in the nearly flip that one drink was enough
For the life of me I just can't see why they love that awful stuff
Corn liquor (corn liquor)...
[ fiddle ]
Well as I grew older I thought about that first sip that I had
Yeah I really burned and soon I learned it wasn't all that bad
Now to ease the pressures of this world here's the way I've got it figured
Well the thing to do for me and you is drink lotsa good corn liquor
Corn liquor (corn liquor)...
If you see me walking round in circles if you see me staring at the sky
If you think I still miss you since you left me congratulations you're absolutely right
If you think life's been empty since you left me
If you think that I cry for you at night
If you think I take you back in a minute congratulations you're absolutely right
[ steel ]
If you think that I try to call your number if you think I drive by your house at night
If you think I still love you like I used to congratulations you're absolutely right
She's in some honky tonk tonight, I know
She's dancing where the music's loud and lights are low
In a crowded bar she likes to hang around
And as long as there's a honky tonk she'll never settle down
So close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
Don't let the one I love go there anymore
Close up the honky tonks, throw away the key
And maybe the one I love will come back to me
If I had the power I?d turn back time
And live again the hours when she was all mine
It hurts to see her running with that crowd in town
But as long as there's a honky tonk she'll never settle down
So close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
Don't let the one I love go there anymore
Close up the honky tonks, throw away the key
And maybe the one I love will come back to me
Yeah, maybe the one I love will come back to me
Close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
Don't let the one I love go there anymore
Close up the honky tonks, throw away the key
And maybe the one I love will come back to me
Close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
So you found your Prince Charming was just a dream
There wasn't any Palace and you weren't a Queen
In your faded cotton dresses anyone could see
But you're still Cinderella to me
Cinderella, Cinderella
This is not the way love should be
Cinderella, Cinderella
Won't you let me take you home with me?
Our honeymoon may not be a fancy ball
You may not have a maid and butler at your call
But I'll be more than any prince could ever be
And you'll be Cinderella to me
Cinderella, Cinderella
This is not the way love should be
Cinderella, Cinderella
1. Once I was happy and had a good wife
I had enough money to last me for life
I met with a gal and we went on a spree
She taught me to smoke and drink whusky.
cho: Cigareetes, whusky and wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
Cigareetes, whusky and wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane.
2. Now I am feeble and broken with age
The lines on my face make a well written page
I'm leaving this story how sad but how true
On women and whusky and what they will do.
cho...
3. Write on the cross at the head of my grave
"For women and whusky here lies a poor slave"
Take warning, dear stranger, take warning, dear friend
Then write in big letters these words at the end.
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
And I know I'm goin' home
Snowflakes a fallin'
My old home's callin'
Tall pines hummin'
Christmas time's a comin'
Can't ya hear them bells ringin', ringin'
Joy, joy, hear them singin'
When it's snowin', I'll be goin'
Back to my country home
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
And I know I'm goin' home
Holly's in the window
Home's where the wind blows
Can't walk for runnin'
Christmas time's a comin'
Can't ya hear them bells ringin', ringin'
Joy, joy, hear them singin'
When it's snowin', I'll be goin'
Back to my country home
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
And I know I'm goin' home
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
And I know I'm goin' home
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
Ha, ha, here come old Santa Clause, hey, hey
Christmas time's a comin'
Fe fe fi fi fo fo fum I smell smoke in the auditorium
Charlie Brown Charlie Brown he's a clown that Charlie Brown
He's gonna get caught just you wait and see (why's everybody always pickin' on me)
That's him on his knees I know that's him
Yelling seven come eleven down in the boys gym
Charlie Brown Charlie Brown...
Who's always writin' on the wall who's always goofin' in the hall
Who's always throwin' spit balls yeah who (who me) yeah you
Walked in the classroom cool and slow who called the English teacher Daddy-o
Charlie Brown Charlie Brown...
[ guitar ]
I wish I was a rich man a livin' on Cadillac lane
And I'd tour the world in a great big shiny plane
I'd go to all the famous places like Italy Rome and Spain
If I was a rich man a livin' on Cadillac lane
I wish I was a rich man a livin' on Cadillac lane
I'd had my own private car on some big railroad train
I'd never have to work again for the doggone thing
If I was a rich man a livin' on Cadillac lane
[ guitar ]
Well there's a lotta rich people livin' on Cadillac lane
Eatin' caviar and a drinkin' pink champagne
But I've got your love and to me that's everything
And I'm not so sure about the people on Cadillac lane
I wish I was a rich man...
Bring back my peace of mind let me live again
End my long lonely nights make my heart beat again
Drive my grey skies away let the sunshine begin
Bring back my peace of mind and let me live again
I miss your fingertips I miss your loving lips
I miss the tender little things you used to do
I tried so hard to find some other peace of mind
But now I must face the fact there's just one you
Well I just got over one case of the blues now I've got another one that I can't lose
The pain of bein' lonely cuts like a knife looks like I'm gonna have the blues for life
Yeah the sun comes up and the sun goes down
The mean old blues will keep on comin' around
Looks like they're movin' right in to stay I'm gonna be with 'em till my dyin' day
Well I'm up in the creek and I got no orr blues keep comin' round more and more
Don't know how it feels but it's been nice not to have to worry bout the blues for life
[ steel - piano - fiddle ]
Well the guy next door really got it made stays every day layin' in the shade
Got no troubles nor brief nor strife never has to worry bout the blues for life
Dream is the color and joy it should be but I've got a blue blue Christmas tree
You took the happiness God gave you and me
And all you left for Christmas is a blue Christmas tree
Beneath it sets of package addressed to me from you
That I'm afraid to open I know it contains the blues
But merry Christmas darling wherever you may be
And I hope you will never have a blue Christmas tree
[ steel ]
Mama and papa spent the very best years of their life on the west Texas farm
Tryin' to scratch a livin' from the black land dirt that traded them only with storm
From way before sunup to way up to sundown papa walked behind that ol' mule
Until the day that they laid him away he lived by the golden rule
Black Texas dirt you're full of hurt and you won't geow nothing but weeds
You took my mama and papa it's true but you ain't a gonna get me
[ ac.guitar ]
Yes sun and the rain well they took everything cept the dirt that would fly in my face
I swore that someday that I'd find me a way to take me away from this place
I packed up my belongings for soon I'd be goin' far off to start a new life
And I'd better hurry or I'd have to worry about those dark clouds in the sky
As I reached the gate and turned to take one last look
At the old homeplace where I was born
I thought I could hear voices callin' to me
But then I thought no that just must be the storm
I couldn't get over the feelin' something was wrong
That I was leavin' something behind
I couldn't put my finger on it but I couldn't get that off my mind
It seemed as if the wind was mama's and papa's voices
And that they were pleading with to stay
And that the rain was tears at the skies were shadding because I was goin' away
But then like a bow of lightnin' from out the blue
Oh that feelings got over me like a flood
And for the very first time in my life I knew I had black Texas dirt in my blood
Black Texas dirt you're full of hurt and you won't geow nothing but weeds
1. Raccoon up the 'simmon tree,
'Possum up the gum.
Never did see a pretty girl,
But what I love her some.
cho: Bile them cabbage down, boys,
Bake those hot cakes brown, boys.
The only song that I can sing,
Is bile them cabbage down.
2. Raccoon up the 'simmon tree,
'Possum on the ground.
'Possum said to the 'coon
Shake some 'simmons down.
When I was young, I left my home
And went away, to Vegas
With my guitar and my dreams
I had to try to play and sing, in Vegas
But my momma told me I was wrong
And she begged me to stay at home
But my will was strong and
I had to make it big, in Vegas
They'll put my name up in lights where I play
And the lines out in front will be long
I'll get a standing ovation from the people
When I start to sing my song, when I turn 'em on in Vegas
Well I've played every honky tonk
And smokey bar, in Vegas
And I guess I don't have
What it takes, for Las Vegas
But my dreams still linger on
Oh, my faith is almost gone
But my will is strong and
I've gotta make it big, in Vegas
They'll put my name up in lights where I play
And the lines out in front will be long
I'll get a standing ovation from the people
When I start to sing my song, when I turn 'em on in Vegas
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la, big in Vegas
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la, big in Vegas
La la la la la la la la
You walked in with me but you walked out with someone else
And left me sitting here alone all by myself
I thought you were over him but I was wrong
My world stopped but the band keeps playin' on
They just keep playin' they don't notice you were gone
You walked right out on me while they played our favorite song
And before you reached the door my teardrops hit the floor
My world stopped but the band keeps playin' on
[ steel - fiddle ]
Well you said you'd forgotten him and no more did you care
But when we walked in your eyes lit up as you saw him sitting there
Well he asked you to dance and just like that you were gone
And my world stopped but the band keeps playin' on
Ashes of love cold as ice you made the debt
I'll pay the price
Our love is gone there's no doubt ashes of love
The flames burned out
The love light that gleam in your eyes has gone
Out to my surprise
We said goodbye my heart bled, I can't revive
Your love is dead
Ashes of love cold as ice you made the debt
I'll pay the price
Our love is gone there's no doubt ashes of love
The flames burned out
I trusted dear our love would stand your every wish
Was my command
My heart tells me I must forget I loved you
Then I love you yet
Ashes of love cold as ice you made the debt
I'll pay the price
Our love is gone there's no doubt ashes of love
The flames burned out
Ashes of love cold as ice you made the debt
I'll pay the price
Our love is gone there's no doubt ashes of love
Here it is Christmas Day and you're many miles away
And I wonder if you feel the way I do
In the air there's happiness but in me there's loneliness
For all I want for Christmas dear is you
Presents wrapped in green and gold have no arms for me to hold
No lips to whisper softly I love you
Oh how happy I would be to find you underneath my tree
For all I want for Christmas dear is you
[ steel ]
A little boy with tear dimmed eyes with trembling lips he could not hide
Too young to undertsand why daddy said goodbye
The Christmas time is almost here and daddy won't be home this year
The little boy looked up at mommy and he cried
All I want for Christmas is my daddy to help me docorate the Christmas tree
Tell ol' Santa Claus forget about those presents
But don't forget to bring my daddy Christmas Eve
[ steel ]
Mommy said if I'd be good and say my prayers the way I should
Maybe God would help bring daddy back to us
For it won't seem like Christmas day with my daddy far away
Cause we miss him so and love him oh so much
All I want for Christmas...
Folks used to think that I could ride any bronc or bull alive
Maybe in my younger days I could
But now I'm slowin' down a bit friends tell me that I should quit
And if I didn't love it so I would
I recall when folks thought I was great and all the riders used to hate
To see my name upon the entry door
Cause I could ride and I could rope the others seem they have no hope
A lookin' at a buckle that I wore
It's said (or it read)all around cowboy of nineteen sixty four
Long days and lucky breaks have me alone
Workin' hard and ridin' fast and sleepin' in the cold
Made me all around cowboy of nineteen sixty four
[ guitar ]
Folks don't seem to realize the thrill I get from every ride
That bronc feels like you're dynamite to me
Scratched and bruised my body aches from day to day abuse its takes
Lord only knows the way that sets me free
Now my days have shorten up I'm out of breakes and out of luck
And things will never be the same old way
As I look back and shed a tear sometimes I can almost hear
The echo of the judges they would say
You're the all around cowboy...
Well I'll give you love that's above and beyond the call of love
And I'll never ever make you cry
Yes I'll give you love that's above and beyond the call of love
And love's something that money can't buy
Well a poor boy's chances for pretty girl's glances are sometimes very few
Though I've got no money if you'll be my honey here's what I'll offer you
Well I'll give you love...
[ steel ]
We met by chance and I knew at a glance that I'd found my destiny
Now I wanna carry me off and marry you if you will agree
See the faulty now, see the dawn, see clear
Five, six, it's gonna be narrow
By written law for right of hollow form
By thy all night
Figure five fourteen motorized
Much play in wise paradise
Each time you raise the wire
On fire for me, my plane is happy
Gotta show, gotta leave
Which indeed I'd like to
He's afforded final ten
Every damn one been done
Pick the part of me to fun around
Diggie forty bodie innie
Master come un by gun
Last choice, last chance, chance
Peace time for the stonified
I can't stand the high design
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