Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Filmography

The Blissfest Experience
2013, role: actor , character name: Themselves
Blissfest 2012
2012, role: actor , character name: Themselves
John Denver Rocky Mountain High: An Earth Day Concert
2011, role: actor
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Greatest Hits Live
2007, role: actor , character name: Themselves
CMT: The Greatest - 40 Greatest Albums
2006, role: actor , character name: Themselves
23rd Annual Country Music Association Awards
1989, role: actor , character name: Themselves - Performers
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
1980, role: actor
Paint Your Wagon
1969, role: actor
For Singles Only
1968, role: actor , character name: Themselves

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band : Will The Circle Be Unbroken

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Duration: 60:02
Updated: 17 Feb 2015

1.My Walkin' Shoes - with Jimmy Martin 2.Catfish John - Alison Krass, Jerry Douglas, Randy Scruggs 3.One Step Over the Line - John Hiatt, Rosanne Cash, Jerry Douglas 4.Roll the Stone Away 5.Love, Please Come Home - Del McCoury, Ronnie & Robbie McCoury 6.All Prayed Up - Vince Gill 7.Oh Cumberland - Matraca Berg 8.Fishin' Blues - Taj Mahal, Vasser Clements 9.The Lowlands - Jaime Hanna & Johnathan McEuen 10.Return to the Dismal Swamp II - Jerry Douglas 11.Earl's Breakdown - Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vasser Clements, Jerry Douglas 12.I Find Jesus 13.Mama's Opry - Iris DeMent with Matraca Berg 14.Will the Circle Be Unbroken - All Musicians

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin' in the dark

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Duration: 3:18
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: Alex Davis

Live on TV, the NGDB plays their '87 hit, with the great Bernie Leadon on lead guitar.

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles

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Duration: 4:11
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: CountryRock2U

from "Country Gold" fest in Mt. Aso, Kumamoto, Japan in 1990.

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Ripplin' Waters

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Duration: 5:48
Updated: 23 Aug 2014
author: Bob Marshall

A classic song by the Dirt Band. Jimmy Ibbotson singing lead, and I'm pretty sure he wrote the song, although Jeff Hanna may have written it, or at least co-...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends - Legends In Concert

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Duration: 76:22
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: onemediamusic

Country Rockers, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are joined by friends, including Razzy Bailey, Stella Parton and Rex Allen Jr & Sr. Songs include Mr Bojangles, Air T...

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[ HiFi ] Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.2／Nitty Gritty Dirt Band／Johnny Cash／Ricky Skaggs

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Duration: 4:57
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: KintaA Goya

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1989, Jeff Hanna,Jimmie Fadden,Bob Carpenter,Jimmy Ibbotson ,Johnny Cash ,Roy Acuff ,Bruce Hornsby ,Paulette Carlson ,Michael M.Murphe...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Working Man ( Nowhere To Go).wmv

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Duration: 3:52
Updated: 01 Sep 2014
author: BPMONKMAN

From 1988.

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Fishing in the Dark: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band(with lyrics)

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Duration: 3:29
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: Keaton Voeghtly

One of the best and most classic country songs ever!!

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Partners, Brothers & Friends (video)

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Duration: 4:21
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: RareCountry2

Video for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band song "Partners, Brothers & Friends "

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Catfish John

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Duration: 4:09
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: František Oldsweat

Alison Krauss Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Jerry Douglas and Randy Scruggs.

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - American Dream

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Duration: 4:57
Updated: 09 Aug 2013
author: brotherhamlet

Country Gold Japan 1990; Voila, an American Dream.

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - "Stand A Little Rain"

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Duration: 4:25
Updated: 19 Aug 2013
author: sweettri

One of my favorite songs by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Stand A Little Rain." This was made out of boredom. Hope you all like it.

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - You Made Life Good Again

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Duration: 3:05
Updated: 20 Nov 2009

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I Saw The Light -Roy Acuff And The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band AWESOME!

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Duration: 4:21
Updated: 22 Jul 2013
author: Frank A

A must hear cut from 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.1.

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Long Hard Road

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Duration: 3:21
Updated: 03 Sep 2014
author: stefano panecaldo

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DANCE LITTLE JEAN, NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND

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Duration: 4:53
Updated: 09 Aug 2013
author: Penny Rush-Valladares

The Dirt Band, Ameristar Casino, Kansas City, May 1, 2010.

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Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - [With Lyrics]

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Duration: 3:25
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: GungraveFreak2

Mr. Bojangles belongs solely to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, I claim nothing.

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Cadillac Ranch

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Duration: 3:29
Updated: 18 Aug 2013
author: bigblackhemi

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Cadillac Ranch.

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Oh What A Love

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Duration: 3:10
Updated: 18 Aug 2014
author: sc lawman

Hold On '87.

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ROCKY TOP - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Duration: 4:50
Updated: 19 Aug 2013
author: JohnMcEuenMusic

"Rocky Top" is an American country and bluegrass song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant in 1967, and first recorded by the Osborne Brothers later that s...

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Modern Day Romance

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Duration: 3:31
Updated: 06 Nov 2014

Modern Day Romance The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ℗ 1987 Warner Brothers Records Released on: 2008-08-12 Performance: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Writer: BROOKS Writer: Tyler Auto-generated by YouTube.

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Battle of New Orleans-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Duration: 3:21
Updated: 05 Aug 2013
author: orthopolus77

Upbeat version of Johnny Horton's classic tune. Set to historical pictures.

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Leon McDuff (Live at Farm Aid 1985)

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Duration: 5:07
Updated: 23 Aug 2014
author: farmaid

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performs "Leon McDuff" at Farm Aid in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985. A performance from the first Farm Aid benefit con...

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles (Live at Farm Aid 1985)

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Duration: 3:16
Updated: 01 Sep 2014
author: farmaid

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performs "Mr. Bojangles" at Farm Aid in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985. A performance from the first Farm Aid benefit c...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - "Ripplin' Waters" - 01/09/15

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Duration: 9:53
Updated: 11 Jan 2015

Colorado Music Hall Of Fame Induction Concert Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO (battery ran out a few seconds too soon)

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Mr. Bojangles (LIVE) ... Nitty Gritty Dirt Band HQ at Vancouver Island Musicfest 2005

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Duration: 6:50
Updated: 02 Sep 2014
author: mediahound

More from this show can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBoA0G3SZTjJ1VUuiwuNNc6wjavOsGIL7 from Vancouver Island Musicfest 2005 islandmus...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Dance Little Jean (Live on Silver Dollar Jubilee 1985)

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Duration: 3:35
Updated: 12 Dec 2014

http://www.nittygritty.com/ . Jeff Hanna – Guitars / vocals, Jimmie Fadden – Guitar / vocals, John McEuen – Guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, Bob Carpenter – Keyboards /accordion, vocals, Jimmy Ibbotson – Bass / vocals,

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Fishing in the Dark (LIVE) ... Nitty Gritty Dirt Band HQ at Vancouver Island Musicfest 2005

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Duration: 4:36
Updated: 20 May 2014
author: mediahound

This video is from Vancouver Island Musicfest 2005. More from this show can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBoA0G3SZTjJ1VUuiwuNNc6wjavO...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)

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Duration: 4:16
Updated: 20 Aug 2014
author: CountryGold

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's first No.1 song on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, released in 1984 as the lead single from their album "Plain Dirt Fashion...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Cadillac Ranch.

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Duration: 4:34
Updated: 17 Aug 2013
author: brandstrans

Country.

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Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Live]

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Duration: 3:50
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: GaitherVEVO

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Workin' Man - Live 1990, Switzerland

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Duration: 3:43
Updated: 30 Aug 2014
author: ss73ss

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with a live version of Workin' Man (Nowhere To Go) from the Gstaad Country Night, Switzerland,1990.

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Working Man (Nowhere to Go) (Live at Farm Aid 2006)

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Duration: 4:03
Updated: 16 Dec 2014

The Nitty Gritty Dirty Band performs "Working Man (Nowhere to Go) at the Farm Aid concert in Camden, New Jersey on September 30, 2006. Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp in 1985 to keep family farmers on the land and has worked since then to make sure everyone has access to good food from family farmers. Dave Matthews joined Farm Aid's board of directors in 2001. For more information about Farm Aid, visit: http://farmaid.org/youtube Farm Aid's performances are donated by the artists in order to raise funds and raise awareness for family farmers. They've raised their voices to help — what can you do?

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Diggy Diggy Lo (Live)

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Duration: 2:38
Updated: 17 Aug 2014
author: MICHAEL BUDAY

Love this band! Thanks Guys for all the great music! My favorite lineup....sorry Bob Carpenter...you're cool too!

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John Denver & Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Take Me Home, Country Roads (Live at Farm Aid 1985)

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Duration: 3:26
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: farmaid

John Denver and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band perform "Take Me Home, Country Roads" at Farm Aid in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985. A performance from the...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Suwannee Springfest - Live Oak, Fl 3- 23- 2003

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Duration: 91:59
Updated: 08 Dec 2014

I decided not to edit out any of the talking ( which is not much ) between songs on this one as these guys are as funny as they are good ! For more music videos go to Dababe44 on Youtube...

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【CGUBA104】Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 11/05/1974

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Duration: 64:01
Updated: 30 Oct 2014

Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, NY Song List: 01 - The Moon Just Turned Blue 02 - Cosmic Cowboy 03 - Sally Goodin'- Battle Of New Orleans 04 - Jamabalya 05 - Resign Yourself To Me 06 - Way Downtown 07 - Gentle On My Mind 08 - Steamboat Whistle Blues 09 - My Walking Shoes 10 - Rocky Top 11 - Old Joe Clark 12 - Fish Song 13 - Lost Highway 14 - Dark As A Dungeon 15 - Promised Land 16 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken Musicians: ・John McEuen (Guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin) ・Jeff Hanna (Guitar, Vocals) ・Jim Ibbotson (Guitar, Accordion, Vocals) ・Jimmie Fadden (Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals) 【CGUBA104】Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 11/05/1974 10/30/2014

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Folk Alley's Jim Blum interviews John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Duration: 28:30
Updated: 12 Jun 2014
author: FolkAlleydotCom

FolkAlley's Jim Blum sits down with John McEuen. Recorded at BlissFest 32 in Harbor Springs, MI on Friday, July 13, 2012.

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Legends Of Country Guitar - Legends In Concert

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Duration: 53:13
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: onemediamusic

This is the performance to watch, to see country guitar at it's greatest. Featuring great country guitar legends such as Freddy Fender, Jimmy Dean, the Osmon...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Friends 1990 GSTAAD (tv)

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Duration: 28:58
Updated: 29 Jul 2014
author: Peter Scheidegger

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND & Friends (u.a. John Brack) SWITZERLAND.

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1974/04/27-28 Marin County Bluegrass Festival (w/ Doc Watson, Norman Blake, Jerry Garcia and others)

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Duration: 230:05
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: arghdos

Marin County Bluegrass Festival April 27-28, 1974 Golden State College, San Rafael, CA 4/27/1974: ========== Cornbread: 01 Fire on the Mountain 00:00 Homeste...

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Aquarium 2hr relax music

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Duration: 108:00
Updated: 15 Sep 2014

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DR SEUSS BEGINER BOOK VIDEO 1 fish 2 fish red fish blue fish

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Duration: 23:05
Updated: 15 Sep 2014

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Alaskan king crab fishing Documentary

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Duration: 44:07
Updated: 12 Feb 2015

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AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN with Bob Kingsley 10-24-87

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Duration: 221:20
Updated: 30 Aug 2014
author: Stryper IsCool

AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN with Bob Kingsley 10-24-87 Vinyl LP conversion For Week Ending 10/24/87 American Country Countdown With Bob Kingsley #1 Last Week ...

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Country classics

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Duration: 80:30
Updated: 26 Oct 2014

Subscribe to my Channel for music from all over the world at: http://www.youtube.com/user/eduardo31v 0:00:00 GARTH BROOKS - If tomorrow never comes 0:03:34 FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Dark end of the street 0:07:17 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND ft WILLIE NELSON and TOM PETTY - Goodnight Irene 0:11:33 PATSY CLINE - Crazy 0:14:12 WILLIE NELSON - Always on my mind 0:17:35 TAMMY WYNETTE - Stand by your man 0:20:10 WAYLON JENNINGS - Good old boys 0:22:07 BELLAMY BROTHERS - If I said you had a beautiful body 0:25:10 ENNIO MORRICONE - The good, the bad and the ugly (theme) 0:27:39 JOHNNY CASH - I walk the line 0:30:13 BUCK OWENS - I've got a tiger by the tail 0:32:18 DOLLY PARTON - Jolene 0:34:51 FRANKIE LAINE - Ghost riders in the sky 0:38:03 JOHNNY CASH with JUNE CARTER CASH - Jackson 0:40:40 MERLE HAGGARD - Mama tried 0:42:45 GLEN CAMPBELL - Wichita lineman 0:45:39 GEORGE JONES - The race is on 0:47:40 HANK WILLIAMS - I'm so lonesome I could cry 0:50:22 KENNY ROGERS - The gambler 0:53:46 KITTY WELLS - It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels 0:56:11 WAYLON JENNINGS and WILLIE NELSON - Mama's don't let yourbabies grow up to be cowboys 0:58:32 CHARLIE DANIELS BAND - The devil went down to Georgia 1:02:02 LYNN ANDERSON - (I never promised you a) Rose garden 1:04:41 EMMYLOU HARRIS - (You never can tell) C'est la vie 1:07:57 JOHNNY CASH with JUNE CARTER CASH - If I were a carpenter 1:10:46 GARTH BROOKS - Much too young (to feel this damn old) 1:13:34 JOHN DENVER - Take me home, country roads 1:16:36 RICK NELSON - Garden party This has been uploaded for entertainment purposes only. No copyright infringement intended.

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WoodSongs 660: The McEuens & The Snyder Family Band

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Duration: 56:47
Updated: 31 Aug 2014
author: WoodsongsOTRH

THE McEUENS come to WoodSongs to celebrate the release of their first album together "The McEuen Sessions.." John McEuen is a founding member of the Nitty Gr...

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West Memphis Three Site Seeing Tour 20 Years Later

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Duration: 23:30
Updated: 03 Sep 2014
author: Truthseekerssearch

No copyright infringement intended Songs by: Metallica, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band This is a documentary about the murders of three 8 year old boys and the wrong...

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Tasty Monsters - Alaskan King Crab Fishing -King Crabs - Documentary

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Duration: 31:27
Updated: 27 Oct 2014

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Paulo Coelho and Ruthie DiTucci on SyndicatedNews.NET

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Duration: 48:33
Updated: 23 May 2014
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Paulo Coelho is one of the most prolific and inspirational writers in history, In this interview, he shares his personal views on several of his books. Accom...

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National Geographic - Monster Quest Giant Killer Fish - Documentary

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Duration: 44:53
Updated: 15 Sep 2014

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Induced Spawning of Fish

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Duration: 22:42
Updated: 15 Sep 2014

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Roger Sprung and the Progressive Bluegrassers - 3-16-2012

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Duration: 28:56
Updated: 02 Sep 2014
author: Erick Feucht

Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT Warm up show for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Richie Hawthorne - Bass Michael Sassano - Mandolin Roger Sprung - Banjo Hal ...

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April 4th 1986: Janie Fricke consert in Stavanger, Norway

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Duration: 20:51
Updated: 30 Apr 2014
author: Gamalmusikk

The third part of a fantastic, legendaric C&W-consert; in Stavanger, Norway. Janie Fricke sings and plays her guitar, following Johnny Cash and Nitty Gritty D...

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246 Piper Road String Band - Mad Toast Live!

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Updated: 22 Aug 2014
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Born into the age of rock & roll but influenced by live performances of Doc Watson and Bill Monroe and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's seminal "Will The Circle ...

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Nicolette Larson & Bernie Leadon 1991

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Updated: 30 Aug 2014

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Backstage at Mountain Stage

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Updated: 01 Jul 2013
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John McEuen and Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band sit down with host Larry Groce "Backstage at Mountain Stage." Recorded in Bristol, TN/VA, the Birthp...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Interview - Country Thunder 2014

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Updated: 23 Jun 2014
author: CTFestivals

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band play on Thursday at the Arizona Country Thunder. Williams and Ree had the chance to interview John McEuen of the iconic band.

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Swanee River / Uncle Charlie Interview # 2 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Duration: 3:13
Updated: 24 Jun 2014
author: Neil Russell

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Loving On The Side - Paulette Carlson & Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Updated: 29 Aug 2014
author: jqtomlin

sorry for poor quality, taken from very old vhs.

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NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND JOHN McEUEN 2014 TOUR Interview w/ Pavlina

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Updated: 03 Aug 2014
author: Pavlina Osta

I'm backstage at The Plaza Live! with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's John McEuen before the bands' performance! We talk about NGDB's early days, current bands who ...

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Uncle Charlie and his Singing Dog Teddy!

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Updated: 30 Aug 2014
author: GRunHappiness

This is how it appeared on the album, the classic hit "Mr. Bojangles" with a prologue of an interview of "Uncle Charlie," recorded by Will McEwen many years ...

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in The DM Zone from Country Thunder 2014

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Updated: 28 Apr 2014
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http://TheDMZone.tv Catch up with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band as DM Collins interviews Jimmy Fadden. Get the scoop on how they recorded Mr. Bojangles and here...

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History of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - NGDB Calypso #1 by Jimmy Ibbotson

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History of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band sung by Jimmy Ibbotson. The song is called "NGDB Calypso #1" from Ibby's solo album Ibbinet Companion 1.5.

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Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Nitty Gritty,John Denver,Paulette Carlson,Jimmy Martin,Carter Sisters

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Duration: 5:25
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: jqtomlin

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,John Denver,Paulette Carlson,Jimmy Martin,Carter Sisters,New Grass Revival,Michael Martin Murphy,Vassar Clements.

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - The Lowlands

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Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: NittyGrittyRed

The Lowlands Jaime Hanna, Jonathan McEuen - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol. 3 (2002)

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Uncle Charlie Interview

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Updated: 25 Dec 2014

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group International Uncle Charlie Interview · Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville Released on: 2014-01-01 Composer: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Auto-generated by YouTube.

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The NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND & Jiggy at The McPherson Opera House in McPherson, KS 11/12/11

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Updated: 13 Nov 2011

Rare interview with John McEuen of The NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr Bojangles (Prologue: Uncle Charlie and his Dog Teddy)

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Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: Top40Bill

Transcript of the 1963 recording of Uncle Charlie: I was borned in Kaufman County, Texas. That is in 11th of September 18 and 86. Come to Californey in ninet...

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Fishing In The Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: TearStainedCorpse

This video is purely fan made, I am not going to make any money whatsoever from it. All credit goes to the band. Please just enjoy the music! =D LYRICS:: Laz...

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Santa Rosa - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Updated: 20 Apr 2013
author: Neil Russell

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Country Roads-John Denver,Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,Paulette Carlson,Jimmy Martin,Carter Sisters, &more;

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Updated: 31 Aug 2014
author: jqtomlin

sorry for quality, taken from very old vhs Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,John Denver,Paulette Carlson,Jimmy Martin,Carter Sisters,New Grass Revival,Michael Martin M...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles

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Updated: 27 Aug 2014
author: Con Cherry

A Con Cherry upload.

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Propinquity

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Updated: 11 Jul 2014
author: Con Cherry

A Con Cherry upload.

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - These Days

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Updated: 04 Aug 2013
author: wormpiano

Album: Rare Junk (1968) Yeah, another cover of this song. But it works.

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Rave On. wmv

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Updated: 29 Jul 2014
author: SouthCarolinaPicker

From "Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy" 1970.. Les Thompson - Electric Bass, Mandolin, Electric Guitar, Vocals.. Jimmie Fadden - Lead Acoustic and Electric Gu...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Taj Mahal with Vassar Clements - Fishin' Blues

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Updated: 28 Aug 2014
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Fishin' Blues with Taj Mahal and Vassar Clements from "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. III" by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Enjoy! Members at this time: Jef...

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Ashley Madison Search Engine With Names, Emails, Dates Of Birth, Employers And CC Names Online – FBI Notified As Users Beg For Privacy

The Inquisitr

24 Aug 2015

The Ashley Madison search engine includes a photo of a sexy woman giving the finger a la “Ashley Madison” style. Instead of a single index finger poised at her red lips, this woman puts up her middle finger. Indeed it is a big “F-U” to those who find their details exposed on the site — the same folks who are begging for it to come down ... [Image via Ashley Madison]. ....

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File - In this July 14, 2013 photo, pastors and others raise their arms on the San Diego side of a border fence during a cross-border Sunday religious service with others on the Tijuana, Mexico side of the fence.

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Donald Trump’s Border Wall Could Have Deadly Consequences

National Journal

24 Aug 2015

Donald Trump wants America to build a permanent wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. "We'll have a great wall. We'll call it the Great Wall of Trump," the real estate mogul told Fox Business recently. ... Tightening security at America's southern border will inevitably make it more difficult to illegally traverse ... ADVERTISEMENT . Trump promises that his immigration agenda "will make America great again." ... Consider the numbers ... “ ... “ ... ....

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Activist kayakers wait as theThe Royal Dutch Shell PLC icebreaker Fennica heads up the Willamette River on its way to Alaska in Portland, Ore., Thursday, July 30, 2015.

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Might as Well Rename Alaska 'Shell' and Mt. McKinley 'Mt. Obama'

WorldNews.com

24 Aug 2015

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. As if it wasn’t enough to commit cultural genocide, the United States is again pursuing geographical genocide. Thanks to President Obama, Royal Dutch Shell has already started drilling at the bottom of Alaska’s Arctic Chukchi Sea, one of the last places to be conquered and exploited, and the first region to signal the many dangers that climate change poses ... Mt ... Obama ... Mt ... (1) Carley, Rachel....

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Video: Justin Wilson injured in horrible IndyCar crash at Pocono

The Examiner

24 Aug 2015

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IS 'blow up' Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin

BBC News

24 Aug 2015

24 August 2015 Last updated at 04.51 BST. Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials and activists say ... Syria's head of antiquities was quoted as saying the temple was blown up on Sunday ... Cruickshank ... ....

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The Carter Family's Music, Legacy Honored in New Documentary

Rollingstone

14 Aug 2015

9 Fascinating Facts About the Carter Family » ... On October 16th, Omnivore Recordings will release the soundtrack to the documentary, which will spotlight songs from the original Carter Family as well as tracks by John Prine, Rosanne Cash, the Nitty Gitty Dirt Band (with Kris Kristofferson), Carolina Chocolate Drops and more ... The Winding Stream ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... "Gold Watch and Chain," The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band With Kris Kristofferson ....

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Route 66 Festival schedule of events and suggested photo ops for media (City of Springfield, ...

Public Technologies

14 Aug 2015

(Source. City of Springfield, MO) Route 66 Festival schedule of events and suggested photo ops for media. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. The fifth annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival truly has something for everyone ... Friday, Aug. 14. Plaque dedication ceremony for the Woodruff Building (Sky Eleven). 1.30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 14, Sky Eleven ... Photo ops ... Simulcast of Concert at the Gillioz featuring the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Pure Prairie League....

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Steve Martin to Receive Prestigious Bluegrass Award

Rollingstone

12 Aug 2015

But it wasn't until the last few years that he really started to get critical acclaim for his musicianship ... Sidebar ... An in-demand session musician during his time off the stage, Kirby's many album credits include playing on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's historic 1972 album, Will the Circle Be Unbroken ... His own band, the Lonesome Ramblers have been playing together since the late Sixities and have recorded more than 60 albums. ....

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Ringo was not the first choice of drummers for The Beatles

The Examiner

06 Aug 2015

In 1971`, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band begins a week of recording at Woodland Sound in Nashville for the three-record set "Will The Circle Be Unbroken ." ... Marilyn Manson was being sued in 2007 by a former band member who said he was owed $20million in shared profits ... 1929 - Mike Elliot – Jamaican saxophonist who played in a few bands in the 1960s and one band was managed by Jamaican SKA Recordings....

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Austin360 music shows, Aug. 7- Aug. 13.

Austin American Statesman

06 Aug 2015

Sean Evan and the Very Handsome Band, Rock Hard ... Lee Atherton Band ... Bottom Dollar String Band ... Guy Forsyth Blues Band ... William Clark Green, Bottom Dollar String Band ... Mama’s Love Child, Patton Sparks Band ... Patton Sparks Band ... Peterson Brothers Band, Dale Watson and his Lone Stars; Gallery ... Matchmaker Band, the Nightowls ... She Devils On Wheels, Supernomadic, Carson Brock Band, Coattails ... Mother Rulkua, Katie Gosnell Band ... Nitty Gritty Dirt Band....

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12 Rocking Ski Town Music Fests

Huffington Post

05 Aug 2015

This year folks can dosey-doe to acts including Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Three Dog Night, Jimmy Vaughn, Orleans, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Savannah Jack and the Long Players ... Some of the acts knocking the trees down this year include Seattle hip-hop artist Sol, and bands Red Fang, Hobosexual, Bellamaine and ADD ODE....

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band still enjoying themselves after all these years

Vancouver Sun

30 Jul 2015

As surely as the sun sets in the west, somewhere in rural Saskatchewan during the summer wedding season, at 9 p.m. Saturday night a wedding dance begins. And at 9.15 p.m., right after the prescribed first few formal dances, on comes the familiar opening riff of Fishin’ In the Dark by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB). Released in 1987 and a No. 1 single that year, it remains a big hit in country circles and a sure party starter ......

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Montéz de Durango to Wrap Up Summer Concert Series at The Amp on Saturday (City ...

Public Technologies

29 Jul 2015

... Jeff Golub, The Village People, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, Pam Tillis, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bill Medley, Blind Boys of Alabama, Sugarland, Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits, Tracy Lawrence, Josh Kelly, Blue Oyster Cult, Blood Sweat and Tears, Clay Walker, Morris Day and the Time, Fifth Harmony, Banda Machos and Phil Vassar....

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to kick off Americana Music Festival and Conference

Nashville Tennessean

27 Jul 2015

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will help kick off Americana Fest 2015 with a show at the Ryman.   . ... ....

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R&B; Divas En Vogue to Perform at The Amp This Saturday (City of Palmdale, CA) ...

Public Technologies

24 Jul 2015

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One on One with PA Announcer Tall Tom (Everett AquaSox)

Public Technologies

15 Jul 2015

(Source. Everett AquaSox). Tall Tom Lafferty has been the constant within Everett Memorial Stadium through all kinds of change. The AquaSox public address announcer joined the club when it was an expansion team that would become the Giants in 1984 ... Game Day ... But the best ones are like in 2009, when Ben Billingsly's walk-up music was "Fishing in the Dark" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and that became everybody's favorite song....

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Full lineup of Birthplace of Route 66 Festival events announced (City of Springfield, MO)

Public Technologies

14 Jul 2015

14 concert featuring the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Pure Prairie League have sold out, but the City of Springfield plans a special surprise at Park Central Square ... "After the Friday night concert featuring the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Pure Prairie League sold out so quickly, we realized that the appetite for live entertainment indicated that we needed to grow," said Geoff Steele, executive director of the Gillioz....

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 19-25

Star Tribune

14 Jul 2015

July 19. Actor George Dzundza is 70. Singer-bassist Alan Gorrie of Average White Band is 69. Guitarist Brian May of Queen is 68. Guitarist Bernie Leadon (Eagles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 68. Drummer Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) is 55. Actor Campbell Scott is 54. Actor Anthony Edwards is 53. Country singer Kelly Shiver (Thrasher Shiver) is 52. Singer Urs Buhler of Il Divo is 44. Drummer Jason McGerr of Death Cab for Cutie is 41 ... ....

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, All I Have To Do Is Dream

When I want you in my arms
And I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dream, dream dream dream
When I feel blue in the night
And I want you to hold me tight
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dream, dream dream dream
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Any time, night or day
Only trouble is, gee wiz
I?m dreamin? my life away
I need you so that I could die
I love you so, and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dream, dream dream dream, dream
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Any time, night or day
Only trouble is, gee wiz
I?m dreamin? my life away
I need you so that I could die,
I love you so, and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do, is
Dream, dream dream dream
Dream, dream dream dream
Dream, dream dream dream
Dream, dream dream dream

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Safe Back Home

I put on her colors with honor
And carried them over the sea
To battle at the mouth of the devil's tunnels
Are you safe back home praying for me
And do you still use the same words you taught me
That you learned at the Dear Savior's knee
On that sweet morning there in the garden
And are you safe back home praying for me
How long (how long)
How long (how long)
Will the words of this prayer be my hope
If it be His will and I'm the leopard that will
We'll say Amen together I know
On patrol in the cold of this desert
I trembled as I waited for my relief
And I picture a circle of family
Are you safe back home praying for me
Chorus
How long (how long)
How long (how long)
How long (how long)
How long (how long)
How long (how long)

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Thunder And Lightning

I remember our first night together
It was rainin' cats and dogs when we made love
Made the most of all that stormy weather
That's what this ol' night reminds me of.
Thunder and lightning, nothing like a storm
Cozy up beside me, honey, and let me keep you warm
Nothing more invitin' then a good one comin' down
Born two rainy day lovers who love to hear the sound
Of thunder and lightning.
The rhythm of the rain outside the window
Always brings a sparkle to your eye
It's music to my ears each time the wind blows
We know how to spend a stormy night.
Thunder and lightning, nothing like a storm
Cozy up beside me, honey, and let me keep you warm
Nothing more invitin' then a good one comin' down
Born two rainy day lovers who love to hear the sound
Of thunder and lightning.
No, we don't need no sunny day
Just turn the lights down low and let it rain.
Thunder and lightning, nothing like a storm
Cozy up beside me, honey, and let me keep you warm
Nothing more invitin' then a good one comin' down
Born two rainy day lovers who love to hear the sound .
Of thunder and lightning, nothing like a storm
Cozy up beside me, honey, and let me keep you warm
Nothing more invitin' then a good one comin' down

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tennessee Stud

Along about eighteen twenty-five
I left Tennessee very much alive
And I never would have gotten through the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been a-ridin that Tennessee stud
I had some trouble with my sweetheart's pa
And one of her brothers was a bad outlaw
I sent her a letter by my Uncle Fud
And I rode away on the Tennessee stud
CHORUS:
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
A-He had the nerve and he had the blood
And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud
We drifted on down into no man's land
We crossed that river called the Rio Grande
I raced my hoss with the Spaniard's foal
Till I got me a skin full of silver and gold
Me and the gambler we couldn't agree
We got in a fight over Tennessee
We jerked our guns, and he fell with a thud
And I got away on the Tennessee stud
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
A-He had the nerve and he had the blood
And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud
Well I got just as lonesome as a man can be
A-Dreaming of my girl in Tennessee
The Tennessee stud's green eyes turned blue
Cause he was a-dreamin' of his sweetheart, too
We loped right back across Arkansas
I whoop her brother and I whoop her pa
When I found that girl with the golden hair
And she was A-ridin' that Tennessee mare (whoa, boy)
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
He had the nerve and he had the blood
And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud
Stirrup to stirrup and side by side
We crossed them mountains and the valleys wide
We came into Big Muddy then we forded a flood
On the Tennessee mare and the Tennessee stud
There's a pretty little baby on the cabin floor
A little hoss colt playin' 'round the door
I love the girl with golden hair
And the Tennessee stud loves the Tennessee mare (They'se good hosses)
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
And he had the nerve and he had the blood

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

Baby we can talk all night
But that ain't gettin us nowhere
I told you everything I possibly can
There's nothing left inside of here
And maybe you can cry all night
But that'll never change the way I feel
The snow is really piling up outside
I wish you wouldn't make me leave here
I poured it on and I poured it out
I tried to show you just how much I care
I'm tired of words and I'm too hoarse to shout
But you've been cold to me so long
I'm crying icicles instead of tears
And all I can do is keep on telling you
I want you, I need you
But-there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'cause two out of three ain't bad
Now don't be sad
'cause two out of three ain't bad
You'll never find your gold on a sandy beach
You'll never drill for oil on a city street
I know you're looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks
But there ain't no coup de ville hiding at the bottom
Of a cracker jack box
I can't lie, I can't tell you something I'm not
No matter how I try
I'll never be able to give you something
Something that I just haven't got
There's only one girl that I'll ever love
And that was so many years ago
And though I know I'll never get her out of my heart
She never loved me back
Ooh I know
I remember how she left me on a stormy night
She kissed me and got out of our bed
And though I pleaded and I begged her not to walk out that door
She packed her bags and turned right away
And she kept on telling me
She kept on telling me
She just kept telling me
I want you, I need you
But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'cause two out of three ain't bad
I want you, I need you
But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'cause two out of three ain't bad
Baby we can talk all night

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Too Good To Be True

Life is like a hurricane
It brings the wind, it brings the rain
Mud and bone and tangled vine
Pick the grape and drink the wine
Laissez le bon temps, bon temps roule
Breathing in and out another day
Laissez le bon temps, bon temps roule
It's good to be alive
Roll in the clover bare your feet
Bees will sting but honey's sweet
Chickens run but angels fly
'Cause God is holding up the sky
Laissez le bon temps, bon temps roule
Breathing in and out another day
Laissez le bon temps, bon temps roule
It's good to be alive
Shiny hearses long and black
Don't come with a luggage rack
You can't take it when you go
So let the good, the good times roll
Laissez le bon temps, bon temps roule
Breathing in and out another day
Laissez le bon temps, bon temps roule
Je suis Vivant, Vivant
Shiny hearses long and black
Don't come with a luggage rack
You can't take it when you go
So let the good, the good times roll
Laissez le bon temps, bon temps roule
Breathing in and out another day
Laissez le bon temps, bon temps roule
It's good to be alive
Let the good times roll

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Til The Fire Burns Out

There's a home fire in your eyes that's burns me gently
There's a warmth that I've never known before
In your arms I hear a whisper of forever
This is all I ask and nothing more.
When the nights are turning cold
If the fire is burning low
Say that you won't go
'Til the fire's burned out
Don't let the fire burn out.
Baby, hold me now like there's no tomorrow
The fire's lit, the flame is burning true
I know that we could swim the sea of sorrow
As long as there's one spark to see us through.
So when the nights are turning cold
If the fire is burning low
Say that you won't go
'Til the fire's burned out
Don't let the fire burn out
Don't let the fire burn out.
So many empty nights, so many broken dreams
Too many lovers lost in the lonely crowd
So when the nights are turning cold
If the fire's burning low
Say that you won't go
Promise you won't go
Say that you won't go
'Til the fire's burned out
Don't let the fire burn out
Don't let the fire burn out
Don't let the fire burn out
Oh, let it burn.
Let it burn, let it burn
Don't let the fire burn out
Oh, let it burn
Don't let the fire burn out
Let it burn, let it burn

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Old Times Sake

If this is our last dance
Let's take it slow-owly
Let's let our hearts break
Just for old time's sake
For old time's sake
I don't want to be the one
To say the night is over
I don't want to be the one
To say goodbye
Let's face the music
There's no turning back
Just take my hand
If this is our la-a-a-ast dance
Let's take it slow-owly
Let's let our hearts break
Just for old time's sake
For old time's sake
Baby let me waltz away
The memories of hard times
Let me wipe away
The tears from your eyes
Can we be tender
Just one more time
We have tonight
If this is our la-a-a-ast dance
Let's take it slow-owly
Let's let our hearts break
Just for old time's sake
For old time's sake
For old time's sake (For old time's sake)
Let me walk you home to your door
For old time's sake (For old time's sake)
Let's have one more night together
For old time's sake (For old time's sake)
Let me waltz you around across the floor

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rent, Groceries, & Gasoline

I used to live the luxury life
A new house, three cars to drive
Steppin' over the credit line
I was payin' a heavy price
It seemed more was never enough
So I called my creditor up
Said "all I need is that cadillac car,
I'm heading for a brand new start"
I was in way to deep
Straightened out my priorities
I'm a man of simple needs
Just rent, groceries, and gasoline
I got a trailer sturdy and cheap
Hot time, job work when I please
Goin' to mexico next week
Gotta feel that ocean breeze
I might settle down sometime
Right now, it ain't on my mind
Got a pretty girl along for the ride
She's the adventurous kind
I got everything I need
Straightend out my priorities
I'm a man of simple means
Just rent, groceries, and gasoline
Got a full tank and some food to go
Check the map and we'll hit the road
In the flicker of the dashboard lights
I feel my life unwind
I got everything I need
Straightend out my priorities
I'm a man of simple means
Just rent, groceries, and gasoline
Rent, groceries, and gasoline
I need rent, groceries, and gasoline
Just give me rent, groceries, and gasoline

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Lazy yellow moon comin' up tonight
Shinin' through the trees
Crickets are singin' and lightning bugs
Are floatin' on the breeze, baby get ready
Across the field where the creek turns back
By the old stump row
I'm gonna take you to a special place
That nobody knows baby get ready
You and me go fishin' in the dark
Lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars
Where the cool grass grows
Down by the river in the full moonlight
We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
Just movin' slow
Stayin' the whole night through
It feels so good to be with you
Spring is almost over and the summer's come
And the days are gettin' long
Waited all winter for the time to be right
Just to take you along, baby get ready
And it don't matter if we sit forever
And the fish don't bite
Jump in the river and cool ourselves
From the heat of the night, baby get ready
You and me go fishin' in the dark
Lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars
Where the cool grass grows
Down by the river in the full moonlight
We'll be fallin in love in the middle of the night
Just movin' slow
Stayin' the whole night through
It feels so good to be with you
You and me go fishin'
(You and me go fishin in the dark)
In the dark lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars
Where the cool grass grows, down by the river
(Down by the light)
In the full moonlight we'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
(We'll be fallin in love)
Just movin' slow
You and me go fishin'
(You and me go fishin in the dark)
In the dark lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars
Where the cool grass grows
Down by the river in the full moonlight
(Down by the light)

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Run With Me

Two story prisons in a line
Livin' in this town
Is a whole lot like dying
I want to see what's still left to see
And you really oughta run with me
Baby, I knew right from the start
You're just a discontented romantic at heart
And you're tired of all that you see
And you really oughta run with me
Come on run with me
This ol' town is no good place to be
Wasted days just come and go
While everything we know
Slowly dies before our eyes
I'll fulfill your every desire
We'll run around together
And set this world on fire
Baby baby we're free
And you really oughta run with me
(Oohoohoohooh)
(Oohoohoohooh)
Chorus
Whoa, I'll fulfill your every desire
We'll run around together
And set this world on fire
Baby baby we're free
And you really oughta run with me
(Oohoohoohooh)
Yeah you really oughta run with me
(Oohoohoohooh)
Oh you really oughta run with me
Come on Baby (oohoohoohooh)

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Modern Day Romance

We met on the highway, she flagged me down,
Had a flat on her stingray with nobody around
I helped her out, she said climb in
So I ditched my ol truck just to see where the party would end.
We spent the weekend in reno in the honeymoon suite,
Never saw the casino, barely took time to eat.
I never dreamed she would take me this far
But by sunday that lady had taken a hold of my heart.
It's a modern day romance, a new kind of game
With no time to slow dance in the fast lane.
I tried to love her without any strings
But a modern day romance has left me some old-fashioned pain.
She never said good-bye, just a note by the phone
Said "thanks for the good times, but it's time to move on."
Well I'm out here walkin' with my thumb in the air
Wondering where she might've gone and why I even care.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mother of the Bride

I hired the band, you planned the buffet line
the food and the music would be grand
you fought with our daughter
over what color oughta be featured in pastel chiffon
we rented the Elk's Club and decked it in palm trees affecting a tropical air and you and I set aside what separates us
as we celebrate the wedding of our child Our friends filled the hall and brought their presents wanted our little girl to have enough to feather a nest and start a family the kids must feel this outpouring of love I just hope that thse frieds and this family will keep our baby in their thoughts And we'll be there in years to come to help them use up and eat off all the stuff they brought will keep our baby in theri thoughts
so dance wth me, mother of the bride and stand strong against me at my side Take a look with joy and wonder as our daughter and her man Take the floor we really want them to be happy as they can squeeze my hand and whisper earnestly that you hope they avoid all the pain that we went through i agree that they'll be lucky and it's the truth if he loves her half as much as I love you as papa I proudly waltz 'round with the bride but one dance with her won't be enough, dear I gave her away on the hillside this morning but its not that easy giving her up
so dance with me mother of the bride
cheek to cheek so she won't know that I have cried take a look with joy and wonder take the floor we want em to be happy as squeeze my hand and whisper earnestly that you hope they avoid all the pain that we went through and I agree if he loves her half as much as I love you if he loves her 1/2 as much as I love you

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mama Tried

The first thing I remember knowing was a lonesome whistle blowing
And a young gun's dream of growing up to ride
On a freight train leaving town, not knowing where I'm bound
No one could change my mind but Mama tried
One and only rebel child from the family, meek and mild
My mama seemed to know what lay in store
Despite all my Sunday learning towards the bad, I kept on turning
'Til mama couldn't hold me anymore
And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading, I denied
That leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried
Dear old daddy, rest his soul, left my Mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Working hours without rest, wanted me to have the best
She tried to raise me right but I refused
And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading, I denied

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mary Danced With Soldiers

1, 2, 3, 4
He'd slip away each day with the dimming light
And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight
At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw
For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw
Mary danced with soldiers
She stepped a light quadrille
Shawl across her shoulders
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say
Though the years had passed the memories stood fast each day
Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance
He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France
Mary danced with soldiers
She stepped a light quadrille
Shawl across her shoulders
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
They came around to the tavern in town that night
And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight
They cut her hair and left her body torn
Her spirit slipped away before the dawn
Mary danced with soldiers
But now her body's still
Shawl across her shoulders
To keep away the chill
Mary danced with soldiers
She stepped a light quadrille
Shawl across her shoulders

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Any Love But Our Love

He'll never love you
Like I can love you
No matter what you've heard him say
I know he's tempting you
I know that he's strong
Any love but our love
Is wrong
He'll never thrill you
Like I can thrill you
I know he's turned your head that way
Can't you see clearly now
Just where you belong
Any love but our love
Is wrong
You were my first love
My one and only
Never doubted til this day
Now we're headed for
Sad and lonely
If you walk away-ay-ay
Girl, please remember this
We've known all along
Any love but our love
Any love but our love
Any love but our love
Is wrong
He'll never love you
Like I can love you

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Anxious Heart

Don't mind me
I'm half crazy about you
I don't mean to doubt you
But ooh I got an anxious heart
You been gone so damn long
That it seems
I've fallen for a bad dream
I guess I got an anxious heart
Ooohh, put me away
Tell me I don't deserve you
But you ain't got the nerve too
Oh wooh wooh
I don't mind the times
You lied, it's alright
Just come home to me tonight
Take away my anxious heart
Ooh ooh
Ooohhh, put me away
Tell me I don't deserve you, ah
You ain't got the nerve too
Oh wooh wooh
I don't mind the times
You lied, it's alright
Just come home to me tonight
And take away my anxious heart (take away)
Take away my anxious heart (take away)
Please take away my anxious heart (take away)
Ba-by take away my anxious heart (take away)
Ooohh
Take away my anxious heart
Take away

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mr. Bojangles

I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you in worn out shoes
With silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants, the old soft shoe
He jumped so high, he jumped so high,
Then he lightly touched down
I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was - down and out
He looked at me to be the eyes of age as he spoke right out
He talked of life, he talked of life, he laughed, slapped his leg a step
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance!
He said his name, Bojangles, then he danced a lick across the cell
He grabbed his pants a better stance, oh, he jumped up high,
Then he clicked his heels
He let go a laugh, he let go a laugh,
Shook back his clothes all around
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance!
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
Through out the south
He spoke with tears of 15 years how his dog and him
Had traveled about
His dog up and died, he up and died, after 20 years he still grieves
He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks
For drink and tips
But most of the time I spend behind these county bars
'Cause I drinks a bit'
He shook his head and as he shook his head
I heard someone ask him `Please'
Please ...
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance!
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Fish Song

Sat here by this stony brook until the grey day turned to dust
When up swam a fish with a children's book thought that I was lost.
He was on his way to the salmon hop, that's where they go to breed
Saw me sitting on this log and thought I'd like to read.
The night was cloudy but the moon he found a hole
Said that he felt bad for me cause I had no place to go
Why aren't you at the harvest ball with some sweet young gal
You just sit like a bump on the log and call that fish your pal.
Well, I told him I was an orphan lived here all alone
But many people have often tried to catch and take me home
They never caught me!
Thought that I was a hiding, call this log my home
But the fish and the moon and a sweet young gal
All want me for their own.
The night was cloudy but the moon he found a hole
Said that he felt bad for me cause I had no place to go
So I met that gal at the harvest ball, she took me to her room
While I slept in children's dreams, the fish ran away with the moon.
The fish ran away with the moon

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lovin On The Side

Well, I just want to clear the air,
I already know, and darlin' I still care,
But we're crippled every time I close my eyes.
I know it's hard when you're all alone,
And you always come back home
Looks like we're hurtin from your lovin' on the side
I think I've prob'ly seen her, believe I know her name,
Darlin' does it make you satisfied?
She's the one who's feeling happy, I'm the one who wants to die
I think you've gone just a little too far this time.
So I just want to clear the air
I already know, and darlin' I still care,
But we're hurtin' from your lovin' on the side
I'm not saying that I approve, or that I can stand it,
But I know I've got to give us one more try.
I keep prayin' you still love me, but soon my prayer will die,
If every time we talk, you hide your eyes.
So I just want to clear the air
I already know, and darlin' I still care
But we're crippled every time you close your eyes
I know it's hare when you're all alone,
And if you really want to come back home,
Stop this hurtin', stop your lovin' on the side
Stop this hurtin', stop your lovin' on the side.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Walkin' In The Sunshine

I never knew what love could do
Something I never knew til you came along
You, I found you just in time
You touched this heart of mine
Dark clouds have all gone
Now I'm walkin' in the sunshine
Beneath the sky of blue
Yes I'm walkin' in the sunshine
Girl, now that I found you
And when I see you smile at me
Your love comes shining through
Yes I'm walkin' in the sunshine
Girl, now that I found you
Now you changed everything
I feel like I got wings
Learning how to fly
High, higher then I've ever been
I'm feelin' alive again
You're the reason why
Oh I'm walkin' in the sunshine
Beneath the sky of blue
Yes I'm walkin' in the sunshine
Girl, now that I found you
And when I see you smile at me
Your love comes shining through
Yes I'm walkin' in the sunshine
Girl, now that I found you
Wooh oh, I'm walkin' in the sunshine
Yes I'm walkin' in the sunshine
Now that I found you
I'm walkin' in the sunshine
Now that I found you
Wooh oh, I'm walkin' in the sunshine
Girl, now that I found you

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Travelin' Mood

Feelin' kinda sad and lonely
I lost my sweet one and only
Gonna find my baby, I don't mean no maybe
Gonna find her, gonna find my baby
Gonna bring her home with me
She said that she would never leave me
Now she's gone away and it grieve me
I was fast a sleepin' when she come a midnight creepin'
Gonna find her, gonna find my baby
Gonna bring her home with me
My bags are packed for to travel
Gonna cover many miles of gravel
Gonna find my baby 'cause she's the finest lady
Gonna find her, gonna find my baby
Gonna bring her home with me
Going down Texas, going to Georgia
(Georgia)
Oklahoma, Mississippi, Florida
(Florida)
Going to Alabammy, going to Louisiana, Tennessee
(Tennessee)
I'm a gonna find my baby
Gonna bring her home with me
Gonna find my baby
Gonna bring her home with me
She heard the sky was fallin'
I'm a gonna find my baby

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, What Goes On

What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
What goes on in your mind?
The other day I saw you
As I walked along the road
But when I saw him with you
I could feel my future fold
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
What goes on in your mind?
I met you in the morning
Waiting for the tides of time
But now the tide is turning
I can see that I was blind
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
I used to think of no one else
But you were just the same
You didn't even think of me
As someone with a name
Did you mean to break my heart and watch me die?
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The House At Pooh Corner

Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I wandered much further today than I should
And I can't find my way to the three acre wood
So help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
Winnie, The Pooh doesn't know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advice
And from here no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the Owl if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a Bear
So help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Moon Just Turned Blue

Hang up the phone, lose my number
Leave me alone so I can cry
Don't touch my heart anymore
It's broken and sore
And the moon just turned blue
Goodbye, goodbye
Just go on back to your old boyfriend
He'll take you home
And I know why, it's only fair I guess
My heart won't die from this
And the moon just turned blue
Goodbye, goodbye
I said the moon just turned blue
I was lookin' right at you
Lookin' sweet and baby blue
And shy, oh Lord
I got me thinking, baby, such a fancy lady
She might be tellin' mighty fancy lies
So count me out of your triangle
I'm number three and honey I can't pretend
I don't need heartache at all
My heart can't take the fall
And the moon just turned blue
Goodbye, goodbye
(Goodbye, mama)
It's only fair I guess
My heart won't die from this
And the moon just turned blue
Goodbye, goodbye
I said the moon it just turned blue

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Little Mountain Church House

There's a little mountain church in my thoughts of yesterday
Where friends and family gathered for the Lord
Where an ol' fashioned preacher taught the straight and narrow way
For what few coins the congregation could afford
Dressed in all our Sunday best, we sat on pews of solid oak
and I remember how our voices filled the air
How Mama sounded like an angel on those high soprano notes
and "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder I'll Be There"
Looking back now that little mountain church house
Has become my lifes cornerstone
It was there in that little mountain church house
I first heard the words I based my life upon
At the all day Sunday singing, with dinner on the ground
Many were the souls that were revived
While the brothers and the sisters who've gone on to Gloryland
Slept in peace in the maple grove nearby

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Yukon Railroad

Here we go sailin' low
Bet your mom and pop, baby, will never know
We're steppin' by the river where the woodchucks go
Down by the Yukon Railroad
When the sun come up, we go down
You can have your partner and you're foolin' around
Spendin' my time on the open ground
Down by the Yukon Railroad
You can bring a bottle and we'll drink it on the track
Baby never comin' back
Well, I can just imagine about a hundred years ago
Old Number 7, just a steamin' on to heaven
With it's twenty cars a rockin' in tow
Bringin' on the payroll
Here comes the sun now, we're havin' fun
You and me together, baby, are number one
I can feel another day's just begun
Thanks to the Yukon Railroad
You can bring a bottle and we'll drink it on the track
Baby never comin' back
Well, I can just imagine about a hundred years ago
Old Number 7, just a steamin' on to heaven
With it's twenty cars a rockin' in tow bringin' on the payroll
Yeah
Well, here we go, sailin' low
Bet your mom and pop, baby, will never know
Steppin' by the river where the woodchucks go
Down by the Yukon Railroad
Thanks to the Yukon Railroad

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Some Of Shelly's Blues

Tell me
One more time the reason why you must leave
Tell me again why you think you don't need me
Tell me again but don't think you'll convince me
You said
About fallin' in love again you'd rather be dead
When somebody breaks your heart you cry your eyes red
There's nothin' so hard about the life that you led
As far as I can see
There's no reason for goodbye
'Cause you're just runnin' scared
And that's something I won't buy
So you lose
I won't let you go and nothin' to show but more blues
And all this talk about leavin' is strictly bad news
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you
As far as I can see
There's no reason for goodbye
'Cause you're just runnin' scared
And that's something I won't buy
So you lose
I won't let you go and nothin' to show but more blues
And all this talk about leavin' is strictly bad news
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Cure

I thought I'd give my love to anyone today
But when it came to you, one thing was for sure
Well, I know your little games and I don't wanna play
It's like takin' sick when nobody knows the cure
You come on like the princess of the junior prom
Always part of everything that's goin? down
Just lookin? for another fool to lean upon
In the center ring and everyone's your clown
Can't you see I've lost my nerve
I just can't face you
Perhaps I'll let the time erase you
Can't you see I've lost my nerve
I just can't face you
Perhaps I'll let the time erase you
I thought I'd give my love to anyone today
But when it came to you, one thing was for sure
Well, I know your little games and I don't wanna play

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, All The Good Times

Baltimore, can you be in town tomorrow? baltimore, igot no money for this call baltimore, I don't think I can hold my sorrow any longer in baltimore I feel I'm up against a wall baltimore, can y
Nd me in this city now? baltimore, I don't know how much I've been changed baltimore, I don't think I'm very pretty now baltimore, can a meeting be arranged? well I've been down, and I've been sorry, it's so hard to say it when you're tied deep in the hollow of a drum oh yeah, but I don't care to hear you say you're worried you can find me in the morning if you come balktimore, the best stories I remember baltimore, about friends I used to know I've got a letter I could send her to baltimore now if you refuse to show well I've been down, and I've been sorry, it's so hard to say it when you're tied deep in the hollow of a drum oh yeah, but I don't care to hear you say you're worried you can find me in the morning if you come baltimore, can you be in town tomorrow? baltimore, igot no money for this call baltimore, i
Don't think I can hold my sorrow any longer in baltimore I feel you're up against a wall in baltimore

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Welcome to Woody Creek

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Fishing In The Dark

Lazy yellow moon comin' up tonite,
shinin' thru the trees,
Crickets are singin' and lightning bugs
are floatin on the breeze
Baby get ready.....
Across the field where the creek turns back by the ole stump road
I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows
Baby get ready.....OooooooOooo
You and me going fishing in the dark,
Lying on our backs and counting the stars
Where the cool grass grows.
Down by the river in the full moon light,
We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
Just movin' slow...
Stayin' the whole night thru, feels so good to be with you...
Spring is almost over and the summer's come
and the days are gettin' long
Waited all winter for the time to be right, just to take you along
Baby get ready.....
And it don't matter if we sit forever and the fish don't bite
Jump in the river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night
Baby get ready.....OoooooooOoo.
Repeat the CHORUS (x3)
You and me going fishin in the dark!

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Fire In The Sky

All alone in a sleepless night
Passing time with a runaway moon
talkin' to myself
Wishing I was somewhere else
It's been too long since I held you girl
Twice a thousand miles
But my heart won't beat alone
I need the love I left behind
Hold back the dawn awhile
This will all work out
Don't let this dream die
There's a fire in the sky
It's like the light in your eyes
Thinkin' of you
And I won't give up till your in my arms
Never give up till what's lost is found
Won't give up on your sweet, sweet love again
Now the night is dark with diamonds
And I'm standing inside the rain
Giving up your love
Was the worst mistake I made
There's a sound I hear in the distance
Seems it's calling out my name
Well I'll pay most any price
I just hope I'm not too late
Turn back the clock awhile
Things will all work out
That's what the dream is all about
There's a fire in the sky
It's like the light in your eyes
Oh, it's true
That I won't give up till your in my arms
Never give up till what's lost is found
Won't give up on your sweet, sweet love
Turn back the clock awhile
Things will all work out
That's what the dream is all about
I see a fire in the sky
Just like the light in your eyes
Thinkin' of you
That I won't give up till your in my arms
Never give up till what's lost is found

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Face on the Cutting Room Floor

She's history
No one would give her a star on the walk
She'd have a hundred if pillows could talk
where have I seen her before?
she's the face on the cutting room floor
It's no mystery
acting in school at the tenderest age
Lit up the room when she stepped on the stage
Came to LA for some more
she's the face on the cutting room floor
she had visions of contracts
and thousands of people in line
to see her;
knocking on door after door after all of this time,
Now she's not sure
Up in Hollywood
stayed with an agent she met in a bar
laughed when he told her he'd make her a star
where has she heard that before?
she's the face on the cutting room floor
One night he told her that she'd never get anywhere
in her clothes
that's what it takes to play movieland musical chairs
now she knows
Goodbye Hollywood
leaving tonight on the 2:30 'hound
sunrise or sunset she won't be around
but they'll replace her with so many more
she's the face on the cutting room floor
poor little face on the cutting room floor

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Down That Road Tonight

Seems like lately we're losin' touch
Work too hard and worry too much
I think it's time for me and you
To get back to what we used to do
We'd steal away on a Saturday night
Meet in the field when the time was right
Just us two and a starry sky
It felt like paradise
I said, ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
It's gettin' too crazy, need to hold each other tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Like it did back then, it'll shine again
Down that road tonight
Remember all the songs that we used to know
Dancin' in the dark to the radio
Lost in the rhythm, kickin' up some heat
The memories are still so sweet
Time's gone by but it's plain to see
I still love you and you still love me
Let's shake these troubles, put 'em all aside
C'mon, we're gonna take that ride
I said, ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
Gettin' too crazy, need to hold each other tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Like it did back then, it'll shine again
Down that road tonight, down that road
Ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
It's gettin' too crazy, I need to hold you tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Yes, it did back then, we'll make it shine again
Down that road tonight
Ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
It's gettin' too crazy, I need to hold you tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan

Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Don't never let a chicken get big enough to crow
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Thank God there's a heaven and a ringing in my soul and my soul's got free
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Well a hard-shell preacher you can tell him how he do
Well he chews his own tobacco and he drinks his own brew.
Well a Baptist preacher you can tell him by his coat
Has a bottle in his pocket that he can't hardly tote
Well a Cambellite preacher his soul is saved
Well he has to be baptized every other day
Well the Holy Roller preacher he sure is a sight
Well he gets em all a-rolling and he kicks out the light
Well the Presbyterian preacher he lives in town
His neck's so stiff he can't hardly look around.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Don't Underestimate Love

Baby it's no mystery
You don't have to tell me
What you're doing here
With all the stars in your blue eyes
Washed away by disappointed tears
You say another love has left you
Feeling sad and insecure
You'd like to think that it's all worth it
But now you're not so sure
Baby just because it's painful
It doesn't mean it's real
Sometimes we're simply desperate
For something to feel, uh-huh
Don't underestimate love
It's the same old bedtime story
The same old dreams of glory
We all hold on to
It's all so beautifully tragic
So painfully romantic
But so far from the truth
Baby I could slay your dragons
But I'd rather set them free
All I'm really asking is a chance to make you see
There doesn't have to be a struggle
There doesn't have to be a fight
Before you taste the victory
Before you feel it's right, uh-huh
Don't underestimate love
Oh we all look for love in our lives
But sometimes all you've gotta do is just open up your eyes
But does there have to be a reason
Or does there have to be a storm
Before we we look for shelter in each others arms
Baby leave behind this madness
I'll give you tenderness
I don't wanna see you have to settle for less, uh-huh
Don't underestimate love

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dance Little Jean

I played a wedding for the money,
and I wished that I could tell the bride and groom
Just what I thought of marriage
And what's in store after their honeymoon.
and I was grumblin' to the dancers
'bout how men and women ought to live apart
And how a promise never made can not be broken
And can never break your heart
When suddenly from out of nowhere,
A little girl came dancing 'cross the floor,
And all her crinolines were billowing
Beneath the skirt of calico that she wore.
Oh what a joy fell on the honored guests
As each of them was drawn inside her dream,
And they laughed and clapped and stomped their feet
And hollered at her ";Dance little Jean";
Dance, little Jean, this day is for you,
Two people you love, stood up and said ";I do";
Dance little Jean, the prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mama's marrying your dad
Well, my cynical heart just melted
'Cause I knew what this get together meant
How it ended year of tears and sad confusion
That the little girl had spent.
Well they told the band to pack it up
About the time the couple cut the cake,
But we played as long as they stayed
For love and laughs and little Jeanie's sake.
Dance, little Jean, this day is for you,
Two people you love, stood up and said ";I do";
Dance little Jean, the prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mama's marrying your dad

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Cupid's Got a Gun

So many lonely people looking for a way
To fill the empty nights when the phone won't ring
We all want to fall in love, hear the birds sing.
So if you're feeling desparate, don't give up
Times, they are a changing and so is your luck.
Cupid's got a gun
Arrows wouldn't do
He's got the power love for you
It's a big big love
His aim is true
Don't try to run
Cupid's got a gun.
Don't you just sit there feeling sorry for yourself
Reading romance novels and laying around the house
Dreaming that the good parts were written just for you
Then waking up saying this will never come true
Stop your hesitating go out tonight
You know he's out there waiting
To get you in his sights.
Cupid's got a gun
Arrows wouldn't do
He's got the power love for you
It's a big big love
His aim is true
Don't try to run
Cupid's got a gun.
It's a real tough job helping people fall in love
That old bow and arrow just wasn't strong enough
Cupid wasn't stupid, he knew just what to do
Now he's loaded for love,
He's coming for you.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac ranch
There she sits buddy just a-gleaming in the sun,
There to greet a working man when his day is done
I'm gonna pack my pa and I'm gonna pack my aunt,
I'm gonna take them down to the cadillac ranch.
El dorado fins, whitewalls and skirts;
Rides just like a little bit of heaven here on earth.
When I die, buddy, throw my body in the back,
Take me to the junkyard in my cadillac.
Cadillac, cadillac,
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up your engines let `em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur
James dean in a mercury `49
Junior johnson runnin' in the woods of caroline
Even burt reynolds in a black trans am
Are gonna meet me down at the cadillac ranch
Cadillac, cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up your engines, let 'em roar
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur
Hey little girlie in the blue jeans so tight
Drivin' all alone in a colorado night
You're my last love, baby, you're my last chance
Don't let `em take me down to the cadillac ranch
Cadillac, cadillac...
Long and dark, shiny and black;
Open up them engines, let 'em roar;

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Blow Out the Stars, turn Off the Moon

Here on the hilltop where we fell in love
Many moons later, now we're giving up
I start the engine, you start to cry
It's a beautiful memory but a sad, sad goodbye
How many times have we wished on a star
Wrapped up in a quilt on the hood of my car
We saw Halley's comet in lunar eclipse
And I sure saw heaven when I tasted your lips
So blow out the stars, turn off the moon
Fade out the crickets and the nightingale's tune
Take down the magnolias that ride the soft wind
Another love story has come to an end
When our love was new as the first evening star
We both said I'll worship you just as you are
Then I tried to change you, girl, and I don't know why
You tried to change me, hey we might as well try
To blow out the stars, turn off the moon
Fade out the crickets and the nightingale's tune
Take down the magnolias that ride the soft wind
Another love story has come to an end
Take down the magnolias that ride the soft wind

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Plain Dirt Fashion

If your life was on video tape
Wouldn't everything be all right?
When your head hurt the morning after
You could roll it back to late last night.
You could replay all of the good parts
And cut out what you don't like
Oh, wouldn't you be in good shape
If your life was on video tape?
If everybody had ESP
Everything would be OK
We could see trouble coming
And we could step out of the way.
When that grim reaper comes to call
We could arrange to be out of town
Oh, that would be the great escape
And you could put it on video tape.
Now I don't have a video recorder
And I don't have a crystal ball
When I'm not with my baby
Lord, I don't have very much at all.
I can't predict the future
Babe, I sure can't change the past
But I know it will all make sense
If you love me in the present tense.
If your life was on video tape
Wouldn't everything be all right?
When your head hurt the morning after
You could roll it back to late last night.
You could replay all of the good parts
And cut out what you don't like
Oh, wouldn't you be in great shape
If your life was on video tape?
If your life was on video tape
Wouldn't everything be all right?
When your head hurt the morning after
You could roll it back to late last night.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Symphonion Dream

Joshua come back home to the island
Everyone dance in the street
Joshua come back home to the island
Happiness be complete.
Mothers will talk again to their son
Happy the talk is no longer in one
While Stephen begins and John sped the story on.
Joshua been gone too long, princess of the islands fade
Cries of pain and sorrow but there's no good work today
Joshua said he come soon, bring good work to everyone
Get together at sundown like crying in the work we done.
Craft two blocks together, singing about de land
Joyful congregation dancin' in the sand
No want to look to Babylon, Kingdom will come right here
Joyful celebration, make the slaver shake with fear.
Joshua come back home to the island
Everyone dance in the street
Joshua come back home to the island
Happiness be complete.
Mothers will talk again to their son
Happy the talk is no longer in one
While Stephen begins and John sped the story on.
Joshua talk to the angels, watch the sun on the western sea
Silent contemplation, find the man to make us free
Joshua pay a dime a clam, charge a dime for a dozen eggs
Plenty money left for rum to add power to our dancin' legs
Plenty money left for rum to add power to our dancin' legs.
Joshua come back home to the island
Everyone dance in the street
Joshua come back home to the island
Happiness be complete.
Mothers will talk again to their son
Happy the talk is no longer in one
While Stephen begins and John sped the story on
While Stephen begins and John sped the story on
While Stephen begins and John sped the story on.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Christmas Album

We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we travel so far
Field and fountain, moor and mountain
Following yonder star
Oh star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading still proceeding
Guide us to that perfect light
Born a king on Bethlehem's plain
Gifts we bring to crown him again
King forever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign
Oh star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading still proceeding
Guide us to that perfect light
Oh star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading still proceeding
Guide us to that perfect light
Guide us to that perfect light
Guide us to that perfect light

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, An American Dream

She never seems to say alot
But I know she's got alot to say
She keeps her feelings to herself
But I know she's feeling more that way
She don't have to talk to me
Of love that never dies
I can see her feelings
In her eyes
And in her eyes
You can see the places that she's been
You see the faces of the men
She knew so well
And in her eyes
You can see the dreams that might be real
You see the scenes she can't conceal
But will not tell
Ooh, whoa, I know the story well
She's everybody's mystery
With her silence and her secret dreams
She's anything you want her to be
Anything but what she seems
And if you'd like to know her better
You can see through her disguise
You can see her feelings
In her eyes
And in her eyes
You can see the places that she's been
You see the faces of the men
She knew so well
And in her eyes
You can see the dreams that might be real
You see the scenes she can't conceal
But will not tell
Ooh, whoa, I know the story well
I know the story well
In her eyes
In her eyes
You can see it in her eyes

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Certified Hits: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Well, the last time was the very last time
The absolute last time you were gonna trust another guy
And give your heart away
But here you go, honey with the same old song
The same old story about some boy doin' you wrong
And how love don't pay
Well, girl enough's enough
You better listen up
'Cause it only takes one good love
The genuine item, a real home run
To make you see what love can be
Just one good love
Baby, that's all, one good fall
So before you decide you might as well go and give up
I got one good love
I keep gettin' these tear-soaked calls
Two in the morning it sounds like you're losin' it all
I've heard it all before
Baby, you don't have to put with this pain
Another guy pushin' your buttons and pullin' your chain
I've figured out the cure
I think you're overdue
For a man that's true
'Cause it only takes one good love
The genuine item, a real home run
To make you see what love can be
Just one good love
Baby, that's all, one good fall
So before you decide you might as well go and give up
I got one good love
This time is the very last time
The absolute last time you'll ever have to trust another guy
And give your heart away
Just put your faith in me
And honey, I guarantee
That it only takes one good love
The genuine item, a real home run
To make you see what love can be
Just one good love
Baby, that's all, one good fall
So before you decide you might as well go and give up
I got one good love
One good love
One good love

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy

Way down in Carolina where the sweet potatoes grow
There lives a dusky maiden by the name of Liza Snow
She used to go to parties where they'd always make her sing,
But say you ought to see that Baby do the pigeon wing.
They held a dancing contest and were goin' to give a prize
They all had on their finest and it now was up to Lize.
Just who was goin' to win it ev'rybody there could feel,
When Liza hollered to the band to play the Chicken Reel
Clear the crowd away
Tell the band to play
When you hear me say "GO" My honey
Chorus:
Oh, you Chicken Reel, how you make me feel
Say it's really so entrancin'
Who could really keep from dancin',
That's the music sweet, like the chicken meat
Give it to me with the dressin'
I don't need no dancin' lesson
Put all the other fine selections right away
That is the only tune I want to hear you play
When I get married if there's music I will say
"Hey boss keep a-playin' Chicken Reel all day
One night when from a party she was walkin' home with Bill
Now he's a steady feller and the night was dark and still
It seems he stoe a chicken and when Liza heard of that,
She said I'm gonna wear it on my go-to-meetin' hat.
I guess you'r goin' crazy answered William with a smile,
But Liza said "Go on you havn't heard the latest style."
When first she wore it out the people asked her to explain
but Liza simply said Why I have chicken on the brain.
Clear the crowd away
Tell the band to play
When you hear me say "GO" My honey
(Chorus)

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lost River

There's a lost river that flows
In a valley where no on e goes,
Where the wild water's rush
Rumbles deep in the hush.
Gone far from there now,
Lord I'll be back somehow
To where the lost river winds
In the shadow of the pines
Oh, lost river, now I'm coming back
To the pot-belly stove, where the firewood's all stacked
Oh quebec girl, go with me,
Oh my bell, my fleur de lis,
Where the lost river winds
In the shadow of the pines
Now every body knows
Where that lost river flows
It's someplace he's lost
Behind bridges that he's crossed
Well, he'd like to return,
But his bridges are all burned
And he's much too far down
To return to higher ground
Oh, lost river, now I'm coming back
To the pot-belly stove, where the firewood's all stacked
Oh quebec girl, go with me,
Oh my bell, my fleur de lis,
Where the lost river winds
In the shadow of the pines
Oh lost river, far over ther ridge
Now is it too late for me to build me a new bridge?
To the bright golden time
When her love was still mine
And the world was still wild
Like the heart of a child
Oh, lost river, now I'm coming back
To the pot-belly stove, where the firewood's all stacked
Oh quebec girl, go with me,
Oh my bell, my fleur de lis,
Where the lost river winds
In the shadow of the pines
Where the lost river winds

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)

At 16 she quit high school
To make a fortune in the promise land
got a job behind the counter
of an all-night hamburger stand
She wrote faithfully home to Mama:
";now Mama, don't you worry none";
From small things, mama, big things one day come
It was late one Friday
as he pulled in out of the dark.
He was tall and handsome;
First she took his order; then she took his heart.
They bought a house up on a hillside
where little feet once had run
From small things, mama, big things one day come.
Good love is fleeting,
It's sad but it's true
But when your heart is bleeding,
You don't wanna hear the news
She packed her bags; went to Wyoming with a real estate man
They drove down to Tampa in an El Dorado Grande
She writes home ";dear Mama, life is heaven in the sun";
From small things, mama, big things one day come
She shot him dead
on a sunny Florida road,
but when they caught her asll she said was
she couldn't stand the way he drove.
Back home, lonesome Johnny
waits for his baby's parole;
He sits high up on a hillside,
where the Wyoming river flows.
At his feet, and almost grown now,
Sits a daughter and a handsome son.
From small things, mama, big things one day come

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Grandpa was a Carpenter

Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day
No particular reason, he just dressed that way
Brown necktie with a matching vest and both his wingtip shoes
He built a closet on our back porch and put a penny in a burned-out fuse
Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks
He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war
Well, he used to sing me ";Blood on the Saddle"; and rock me on his knee
And let me listen to the radio before we got TV
Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday and he'd take me with him too
Stained glass in every window, hearing aids in every pew
Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks
He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war
Well, my Grandma was a teacher, she went to school in Bowling Green
Traded in a milking cow for a Singer sewing machine
Well, she called her husband ";Mister,"; and she walked real tall and proud
She used to buy me comic books after Grandpa died
Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks
He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Hello, I Am Your Heart

Hello, I am your heart
And you got me broken one too many times
Oh hello, this is your heart speakin'
And you got me hurt boy, one too many times
Goin' away on a little vacation
I'll be gone quite a while
You won't have you no love makin'
You'll just have that ten cent smile
Goodbye
This is your heart leavin'
I wish you the best of luck
While I'm healin' up
Oh hello, this is your heart
I just telephoned to see how you're getting by
Oh hello, this is your heart callin'
Well, I've got to run now but I'll drop you a line
I'm havin' fun on my little vacation
I may be gone a while
You won't have you no love makin'
You'll just have that ten cent smile
Hello
This is your heart
I wish you the best of luck
While I'm healing up
Oh, goodbye

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, High Horse

Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
And get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow
Moonlit shadow, she starts a trippin' firelight
Jumpin' the trees lyin' across the right of way
Silvery mornin' it glistens down the valley
But she don't stop 'til we ride the night away
Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
Get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow
Blonde braids tangle at the misty break of mornin'
Catchin' light through a dusty window pane
Lost in lust, in denial of the warnin'
She digs her heels in this stallion's flank again
Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
Get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow
Get up on your high horse, woman
You paid the price, you get to play
Get up on your high horse, woman
You're gonna ride to the break of day
To the break of day
To the break of day
To the break of day
Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
Get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow
Get up on your high horse, woman
You paid the price, you get to play
Get up on your high horse, woman
You're gonna ride to the break of day

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Hillbilly Hollywood

I can still remember my first guitar
Bright and shiny like a brand new car
Even took it with me when I went to school
And I practiced every day till I got real good
I learned every lick on the radio
From Wabash Cannon to go Johnny go
I majored in rhythm with a minor in blues
Then I hit the road with my blue suede shoes
And I dreamed of seeing my name in lights
Grand Ole Opry on on a Saturday night
Standing where my heroes stood
Hillbilly Hollywood
I played some bars where you never wanna go
From Oklahoma City down to Tupelo
My ears would be ringing like an old fire bell
When I'd lay me down in some cheap hotel
And I dreamed of seeing my name in lights
Grand Ole Opry on a Saturday night
Standing where my heroes stood
Hillbilly Hollywood
And I pray before too long
They will hear my song
And I dreamed of seeing my name in lights
Grand Ole Opry on a Saturday night
Standing where my heroes stood
I dreamed, grand old Opry on a Saturday night standing
Hillbilly Hollywood
Hillbilly Hollywood

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Home Again In My Heart

One in a million in a lonely town
Two hundred people trying to keep me down
I've taken all I can, I ain't lookin' back
Small town boy in a back yard lot
Can't make a living with the luck I've got
I'm gonna leave it all, I ain't looking back
That's the way I remember, it seemed to me when I was young
But I can still see the leaves slowly fall to the ground
And the snow on the trees as the winter comes down
Still I go home again in my heart
My father worked hard on the railroad track
37 Years cut across his back
He gave it all he had for what he believed
Like every other kid that came before
I grew up believing there was something more
And I still believe, I still believe
That's the way I remember, it seemed to me when I was young
But I can still see the leaves slowly fall to the ground
And the snow on the trees as the winter comes down
Still I go home again in my heart
But I can still see the lightning on a warm summer night
And the rain on the roof when I close my eyes
I can still hear us laughing on the front porch in the dark
There are days when I know that I've traveled so far
That I'll never find the road leading back to the start
Still I go home again in my heart
Still I go home again in my heart

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, House On Pooh Corner

Christopher Robin I walked along
With the branches right up to the moon
Posing more questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappear all to soon
But I wandered much further today than I should
And I can't find my way to the three acre wood
So help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at the corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
Winnie the pooh doesn't know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advice
And from here noone knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the owl if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear
So help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at the corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin
Back to the days of Pooh
Poo-oo-ooh

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, I Fought the Law

Breakin' rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I needed money 'cause I had none
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I left my baby and it feels so bad
Guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the
Robbin' people with a six-gun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I lost my girl and I lost my fun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I left my baby and it feels so bad
I guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, I Love Only You

I like to drink my beer
Spend time with the boys
After work, to down a few
Is something I enjoy
And sometimes I stay out too late
Yes I know it's true
But I love only you
And I like to take life easy
Work out in the yard
Sleep late on the weekends
After an all-night game of cards
And drivin' my old chevy
On a sunday afternoon
But I love only you
I like my old guitar
And I'd like to be a star and shine on you
I'd like to write a song
The whole world could sing along
I love only you
I like my old memories
The girls I used to know
Some of them still have a place
My mind likes to go
Of all the ones I've cared for
Lord knows there's been a few
But I love only you

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, I'm Sittin' on Top Of The World

Sitting on the top of the world
One summer day,
She went away.
She gone and left me,
She gone to stay.
But now she gone,
And I don't worry.
'Cause I'm sitting
On top of the world.
Worked all the summer,
And worked all the fall.
I had to take my Christmas,
In my overall.
But now she gone,
And I don't worry.
Because I'm sitting
On top of the world.
Goin' down to the freight yard,
Just to meet a freight train.
I'm gonna leave this town,
Well it's just got too hard.
But now she gone,
And I don't worry.
'Cause I'm sitting
On top of the world.
One summer day,
She went away.
She gone and left me,
She gone to stay.
But now she gone,
And I don't worry.
'Cause I'm sitting
On top of the world.
Henderson - Lewis - Young

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Battle Of New Orleans

In 1814 we took a little trip,
Along with colonel jackson down the mighty mississip.
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans,
And we fought the bloody british in the town of new orleans.
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin',
There wasn't 'bout as many as there was awhile ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.
Oh we looked down the river and we seen the british come.
There must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on a drum.
They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring.
We stood behind our cotton bales and didn¹t say a thing.
Old hickory said we could take 'em by surprise,
If we didn¹t fire our muskets till we looked 'em in the eyes.
We held our fire till we seen their faces well,
Then we opened up our squirrel guns and gave 'em a little... well... we...
...fired our guns and the british kept a comin',
There wasn't 'bout as many as there was awhile ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.
We fired our cannons till the barrels melted down,
Then we grabbed an alligator and we fired another round.
We filled his head with cannonballs and powdered his behind,
And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind.
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin',
There wasn't 'bout as many as there was awhile ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin',
There wasn't 'bout as many as there was awhile ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin'

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Baltimore

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Swanee River

(Old Folks at Home)
Written by Stephen C. Foster
Way down upon de Swanee Ribber,
Far, far away,
Dere's wha my heart is turning ebber,
Dere's wha de old folks stay.
All up and down de whole creation
Sadly I roam,
Still longing for de old plantation,
And for de old folks at home.
Chorus
All de world am sad and dreary,
Eb-rywhere I roam;
Oh, darkeys, how my heart grows weary,
Far from de old folks at home!
2nd verse
All round de little farm I wandered
When I was young,
Den many happy days I squandered,
Many de songs I sung.
When I was playing wid my brudder
Happy was I;
Oh, take me to my kind old mudder!
Dere let me live and die.
3rd Verse
One little hut among de bushes,
One dat I love
Still sadly to my memory rushes,
No matter where I rove.
When will I see de bees a-humming
All round de comb?
When will I hear de banjo strumming,
Down in my good old home?
A little extra history of thay made the song
Stephen C. Foster, one of America's Best-loved musical storytellers, wrote "The Swanee River (Old Folks at Home)" in 1851. A memorial center at White Springs honors Foster, who authored about 200 songs during his prolific career.
The Suwannee River flows southerly from the Okeefenokee Swamp in Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida, topographically slicing the Florida panhandle from the rest of the state.
After Foster wrote "The Swanee River" in 1851, he sold it to famed minstrelman E. P. Christy. Foster is reported to have chosen the "Swanee" because its two-syllable cadence fit nicely into the music he had composed. It could not have been due to a familiarity with the river's Florida section, since Foster never visited the state.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, I've Been Looking

I've been lookin' for a love
Someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talkin' about someone
Who's scared of promises or keepin' 'em
I'm just lookin' for a love
To stand the test of time
I've been lookin' for someone
To be all mine
I had too much lonely, I need a one and only
Someone I can care about and call my own
Well, in true tradition, without an intermission
We'll still be together when the kids are grown
I've been lookin' for a love
Someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talkin' about someone
Who's scared of promises or keepin' 'em
I'm just lookin' for a love
To stand the test of time
I've been lookin' for someone
To be all mine
I've been lookin' for a love
Someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talkin' about someone
Who's scared of promises or keepin' 'em
I'm just lookin' for a love
To stand the test of time
I've been lookin' for someone
To be all mine
I've been lookin' for someone
To be all mine
I've been lookin' for someone
To be all
I've been lookin' for a love
Someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talkin' about someone
Who's scared of promises or keepin' 'em
I've been lookin' for a love
Someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talkin' about someone
Who's scared of promises or keepin' 'em
I've been lookin' for a love

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Slim Carter

Who's gonna give a job to old slim carter,
Who's gonna give a man a place to say.
Who do you know that needs an old tired out rodeo man
Who do you know nowadays needs a gun hand
Who needs a gunhand
I heard he was born somewhere in south dakota
His mama ran off with an indian agent
They say they hung his daddy for selling bad whiskey to the balckfeet
So at ten years old, he hit the road, and kept on moving
Who's gonna give a job to old slim carter
Who's gonna give a man a place to say
Who do you know that needs an old tired out rodeo man
Who do you know nowadays needs a gun hand
Who needs a gunhand
He finally ended up in hollywood california
He hocked the gold buckle that he worked so hard for
Landed a job as a stuntman for america's favorite cowboy
Until the stage had a wreck, he broke his neck
And it was all over
Who's gonna give a job to old slim carter
Who's gonna give a man a place to say
Who do you know that needs an old tired out rodeo man
Who do you know nowadays needs a gun hand
Who needs a gunhand
Who needs a gunhand

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Old Upright Piano

For as long as I remember, when Friday night came round
the family would gather out at Grandpa's house.
with supper over and the dishes done
it was then the best time came
at an old upright piano that only Grandma played.
She played Beautiful Dreamer, My Wild Irish Rose;
she never played 'em perfect, but there was love in every note.
Grandpa sat beside her, in harmony they sang,
at the old upright piano that only Grandma played.
Grandpa was a stubborn man, they said it was his style.
Grandma called him ornery, but she said it with a smile.
even he could not disguise the love he felt so strong;
we all could see it in his eyes when she played his favorite song.
She played Beautiful Dreamer, My Wild Irish Rose;
she never played 'em perfect, but there was love in every note.
Grandpa sat beside her, in harmony they sang,
at the old upright piano that only Grandma played.
I was almost 17 when my Grandma died;
I stayed all night with Grandpa; the old man never cried.
he sat at her piano, there was nothing we could say
it was the first time in my life I ever heard my Grandpa play.
it wasn't Beautiful Dreamer or my wild Irish rose
it was a song he played from memory & he never missed a note
I sat right there beside him until the morning came
What A Friend We Have in Jesus was the only song he played.
She played Beautiful Dreamer, My Wild Irish Rose;
she never played 'em perfect, but there was love in every note.
Grandpa sat beside her, in harmony they sang,
at the old upright piano that only Grandma played.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, One Step Over The Line

When I look into your eyes
See the world cut down to size
Baby donâ‚¬â„¢t apologize
Takinâ‚¬â„¢ me one step over the line
When I touch your secret skin
Babe I know it ainâ‚¬â„¢t no sin
I feel you startinâ‚¬â„¢ to give in
Now letâ‚¬â„¢s go one step over the line
I know itâ‚¬â„¢s just your daddyâ‚¬â„¢s car
Your daddy never went this far
Baby we know who we are
Letâ‚¬â„¢s go one step over the line
I can be your drivinâ‚¬â„¢ wheel
We could make those tires squeal
Ooo I like the way it feels
Takinâ‚¬â„¢ it one step over the line
One step forward and two steps back
Itâ‚¬â„¢s for the first time baby
Iâ‚¬â„¢m talkinâ‚¬â„¢ cake walkinâ‚¬â„¢ into the black
A crossinâ‚¬â„¢ red line and I donâ‚¬â„¢t mean maybe
I hear they buried loverâ‚¬â„¢s lane
In a sea of tears and blame
Itâ‚¬â„¢s you and me go up in flames
Baby, one step over the line
Theyâ‚¬â„¢re drawinâ‚¬â„¢ boxes on the ground
Just to make us look on down
All we gotta do is look around
And take it one step over the line
A one step over the line
Come on baby, one step over the line

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, When It's Gone

I wanna stand upon a rock and watch the river flow
With the blue sky above me and the valley down below
I wanna hold my head up high, listen to the wind
'Cause when it's gone it won't be back again
I wanna sing the kind of songs that my dad sang to me
And try to be the man he hoped that I would be
He said you only get one chance, you'd better do the best you can
'Cause when it's gone it won't be back again
I wanna wear my Sunday coat and hold your hand in mine
And hear you say you'll love me until the end of time
I wanna find forever in every moment that we spend
'Cause when it's gone it won't be back again
I wanna wear my Sunday coat and hold your hand in mine
And hear you say you'll love me until the end of time
I wanna stand upon a rock like I did when I was young
And hold you close beside me and watch our children run
'Cause you only get one chance to listen to the wind
And when it's gone it won't be back again
We only get one chance, so listen to the wind
'Cause when it's gone it won't be back again

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, When I Get My Rewards

Oh the the night is so still, not a baby will cry
Not a chill wind will blow, disturbing the sky
But there's no peace in me, I'm burning for you
I'm walking the floor in the devil's shoes.
When I get my rewards, I will bring them to you
I shall ask for your love, and swear mine is true
Will you cast me aside, and see me no more?
How can I win your heart when I get my rewards?
They say that your hair can never touch mine
That a poor boy can't hope for a woman so fine
But I work till I fall, determined to win
Driven by need to see you again

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Brass Sky

I gotta bent up truck, gotta fix-it-up
So I set it on the backyard lawn
Put the radio loud in the window
I tuned it into rock
Now I'm patiently waitin' on music
But the DJ rambled and sang
And it was blowin' in a brass sky
But it won't rain
A bright-eyed woman on the hour
Brings a glass of tea
And I can tell she's as pretty as a flower
When she comes to me
She winds away the water
From my eyes and soothes my brain
And it was blowin' in a brass sky
But it won't rain
And it won't rain for tryin'
And it won't rain for beans
There's fear in the sky
A big storm is what it means
Waitin' out the weather
By workin' on the truck
We get to hang out together
Can't believe this luck
Glass is fine by the hour
But don't match with mine
It got wrecked playin' sailor in the shower
Last Christmas time
The song's written in another language
But the weather forecast is plain
It was blowin' in a brass sky
But it won't rain
And it won't rain for tryin'
And it won't rain for beans
Well it's a bad day for flyin'
But they won't fly with me
Starin' at the boats and planes
That are stayin' on the ground
Another won't leave it's hidin'
Til the wind turns 'round
A bright-eyed woman in the kitchen
Cooks up a kiss of death
Boilin' up mango, crab and coconut
And includin' cinnamon bread
But she drops the pan and says
Paranoia is out and breeds like a runaway train
And it was blowin' in a brass sky
But it won't rain
And it won't rain for tryin'
And it won't rain for beans
Well it's a bad day for flyin'
They won't fly with me, no
Starin' at the boats and planes
Stayin' on the ground
Another won't leave it's hidin'

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, You Made Life Good Again

I'm always looking for a minute that we can steal
'Cause I need more of how you make me feel
I used to be the king of wasted time
'Cause it made no difference till I made you mine
Now I wake up in the morning with a smile on my face
Can't get enough of the human race
Ain't loved like this since I can't remember when
Baby you made life good again oh yeah,
Darlin you made life good again
I like the way you talk and the way you look
When it comes to loving you wrote the book
'Cause when you kiss me I come undone
Tell me what part of heaven did you come from
Now I wake up in the morning with a smile on my face
Can't get enough of the human race
Ain't loved like this since I can't remember when
Baby you made life good again oh yeah,
Darlin you made life good again
I was lonely, oh so lonely
won't be lonely again
I wake up in the morning with a smile on my face
Can't get enough of the human race
Ain't loved like this since I can't remember when
Baby you made life good again oh yeah,

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Oh What A Love

Oh what a love, that'll bind the wounds of a loss and heal my heart
Oh what a love, to cast away the pain
Oh what a love, that'll bear for me the cost of a brand new start
Oh what a love, to let me begin again
Oh what a life, that'll brighten up the corners of a lonely life
Oh what a life, to cast away the rain
Oh what a life to remove the gloom I face in the dark alone
Oh what a life, I believe I can see again
I remember the day
We walked on the beach till sunset, then we sang
And the songs we played were a promise of love that'll last beyond the grave
Oh what a song, learned from the sea taught slowly to the young
Oh what a song, to cast away the rain
Oh what a song, to break the bonds of fear and still the sound
Oh what a song, I believe I can sing again
I remember the day we met at a place of hope, I took what you gave
And the words we'd say were a promise of love that'll honor beyond the grave

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Wishing Well

Wishing well, wish me well
On a dream bought with a penny
Wishing well, time will tell
I can see that there are so many
Lonely faces stare from your pool
And I can't bear to see a fool tonight
So make it right wishing well
Wishing well, could you tell, as I stood beside her
Did you know she would go
Then why did you hide it
If you knew then I'd be without her now
You could have let me know somehow
Can't wish and tell, wishing well
Wishing well, cast a spell, send her love's sweet emotion
Do your part, touch her heart with truest devotion
If there's a chance, I won't believe we're thru
Show me wishes still come true
It's up to you, wishing well
Show me wishes still come true,
It's up to you, wishing well
Its up to you, wishing well

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Will The Circle Be Unbroken

'Twould been better for us both had we never
In this wide and wicked world had never met,
For the pleasure we've both seen together
I'm sure, love, I'll never forget.
Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
Who is sailing far over the sea.
I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
And I wonder if he ever thinks of me.
Oh, you told me once, dear, that you loved me;
You said that that we never would part.
But a link in the chain has been broken
Leaves me with a sad and aching heart.
When the cold, cold grave shall enclose me
Will you come dear and shed just one tear
And say to the strangers around you
A poor heart you have broken lies here

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, You Ain't Going Nowhere

Clouds so swift, the rain won't lift
Gates won't close, the railing's froze.
So get your mind off wintertime,
You ain't going nowhere.
Ooooo ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oooo are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair
Buy me a flute, and a gun that shoots
Tail gates and substitutes
Strap yourself to a tree with roots,
You ain't going nowhere
Ooooo ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oooo are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair
Well I don't care how many letters they sent
The morning came and the morning went
So pack up your money, and pick up your tent
You ain't going nowhere
Ooooo ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oooo are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair
And genghis khan he could not keep
All his men supplied with sleep.
We'll climb that hill no matter how steep
When we get up to it
Ooooo ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oooo are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair
Ooooo ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oooo are we gonna fly

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Workin' Man

Sittin? alone in the dark
Wastin? my time in a park
?Cause I?ve got nowhere to go
Had me a job 'til the market fell out
Tried hard to borrow
But there was no help
Now, I?ve got nowhere to go
I need a job
For these two hands
I?m a workin? man
With nowhere to go
One last look at my land
Auctioneer with his gavel in hand
And he says, it?s got to go
Worked this piece all my life
It broke my heart
And it took my wife
Now, I?ve got nothing to show
I need a job
For these two hands
I?m a workin? man
With nowhere to go
Wandered aimless in the city
With my dirt workin? boots
And my old straw hat in hand
Singing a song by Woody Guthrie
This land is your land, it ain?t my land
I?m a workin? man
With nowhere to go
I was born to the sunrise
Breaking back all day
Now, I?ve got something to say
I am broke but not broken
And I am not alone
'Cause there?s a lot of folks
With nowhere to go
Are they ever gonna understand?
You can?t leave a workin? man
With nowhere to go
Are they ever gonna understand?
You can?t leave a workin? man
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Badlands

Fresh scrubbed baby, Momma's kiss on his cheek
Steps off the greyhound with money for a week.
A wild eyed innoncent, he knows no fear
It takes more than heroes to survive down there.
In the badlands, the badlands, the badlands
Well if you've got the bullets...
They'll remember your name down there.
Can't drink the water, can't breathe the air
They said it was exciting, never said it was fair
You're just another singer in a pilgrim's suit
Chased by the lines till you learn to shoot
In the badlands, the badlands, the badlands
If you've got those black diamonds
They'll remember your name down there.
Badlands, well there's always a faster hand in the west
Room around town for only the best
One false step and you'll be cut down
For some it's paradise, others it's hell.
In the badlands, the badlands, the badlands
Yeah, if you've got the bullet
They'll remember your name down there.
They'll remember your name down there.
They'll remember your name down there.
You're gonna need some protection.
You had better make your connections.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bayou Jubilee

Nothing in this world such a pure delight
As a fais-do-do on a Saturday night
Work your tail off all week long
But forget about your troubles with a party and a song
Boy I love those old time tunes
They can tickle your senses like a Cajun moon
Creole food sure tastes fine
When you wash it on down with that homemade wine
Get out the fiddle rosin up the bow
There's gonna be some music and I hope it ain't slow
Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee
Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee
There's Pierre and his girl Laverne
Dancin' so hot you'd think their shoes were burning
Grandma's in the corner shakin' it too
She's got her own version of a Cajun boogaloo
Get out the fiddle rosin up the bow
There's gonna be some music and I hope it ain't slow
Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, As Long As You're Loving Me

Some people say that the fate of a man
Is written down in the plam of his hand
Others say they can see it all in the cards and how they fall
I don't need my fortune told
As long as I've got you to hold
I can live with the mystery as long as you're loving me
Looking up at the stars tonight
I can't read 'em but I love the light
Heaven knows I'm right where I wanna be
As long as you're loving me
I don't need a crystal ball
Wouldn't even wanna know at all
I've got everything I need
As long as you're loving me
Who knows what tomorrow brings
One day changes everything
I'm willing to wait and see
As long as you're loving me
Looking up at the stars tonight
I can't read 'em but I love the light
Heaven knows I'm right where I wanna be
As long as you're loving me
I don't need my fortune told
As long as I've got you to hold
I can live with the mystery as long as you're loving me
I've got everything I need as long as you're loving me
As long as you're loving me
Oh, as long as you're loving me

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Baby's Got a Hold On Me

Sittin' on the front porch tryin' to keep still
Baby's lookin' finer than a fifty dollar bill
Pretty blue eyes and it isn't hard to see
That baby's got a hold on me
Long blond hair down the middle of her back
She's got the keys to her daddy's Cadillac
Got every little thing that I'm ever gonna need
Baby's got a hold on me
Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
We got a full tank of gas, lookin' for a thrill
A three day weekend, lot of time to kill
Put the top down but we're never gonna freeze
'Cause baby's got a hold on me
Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Hold on
Well, the full moon's shinin' on a Carolina night
Drivin' my girl across the interstate line
Got a preacher waitin' and that's how it's gonna be
'Cause baby's got a hold on me
Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Got a hold on, got a hold on
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Baby's got a hold on me
Baby's got a hold on me
Hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Hold on
Hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Hold on
Hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Hold on
Hold on, baby's got a hold on me

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, American Dream

I beg your pardon, mama, what did you say?
My mind was drifting off on Martinique Bay
It's not that I'm not interested, you see
Augusta, Georgia is just no place to be
I think Jamaican in the moonlight
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night
We got no money, mama, but we can go
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove
Keep on talking, mama, I can hear
Your voice, it tickles down inside of my ear
I feel a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear
I think Jamaican in the moonlight
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night
We got no money, mama, but we can go
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove
Voila! An American Dream
Well, we can travel girl, without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign
Just keep talking, mama, I like that sound
It goes so easy with that rain falling down
I think a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear and
Voila! An American Dream
Yeah, we can travel, girl, without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign
Just think Jamaican in the moonlight
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night
We got no money, mama, but we can go

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, And So It Goes...

A mansion on a hill is a lovely sight to see
But like any other house, it's only temporary
Home is anywhere, you choose to put your heart
If there's no love inside, it'll soon fall apart
Ashes to ashes, dust into dust
Buildings will crumble, bridges will rust
Mountains will disappear, rivers will dry up
And so it goes with everything but love
So it goes with everything but love
So it goes
You can drive around in a long limousine
If you don't know where you're going, it don't mean a thing
He who'd walk a mile just to hold an empty hand
Knows what it means to be a wealthy man
Ashes to ashes, dust into dust
Palaces will crumble, bridges will rust
Mountains will disappear, rivers will dry up
And so it goes with everything but love
So it goes with everything but love
So it goes
Worldly treasures will all pass away
There's just one thing that's put here to stay
Ashes to ashes, dust into dust
Kingdoms will crumble, bridges will rust
Mountains will disappear, rivers will dry up
And so it goes with everything but love
So it goes with everything but love
So it goes with everything but love

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, You Are My Flower

You are my flower
That's blooming in the mountain so high
You are my flower
That's blooming there for me
When summertime is gone and snow begins to fall
You can sing this song and say to one and all
So wear a happy smile and life will be worthwhile

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Amazing Grace

"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.
T'was Grace that taught...
my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...
the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares...
we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...
and Grace will lead us home.
The Lord has promised good to me...
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be...
as long as life endures.
When we've been here a thousand years...
bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise...
then when we've first begun.
"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Wolverton Mountain

They say don't go on wolverton mountain
If you're looking for a wife
'cause clifton clowers has a pretty young daughter
He's mighty handy with a gun and a knife.
Her tender lips are sweeter than honey
And wolverton mountain protects her there
The bears and birds tell clifton clowers
If a stranger should wander there.
All of my dreams are on wolverton mountain
I want his daughter for my wife
I'll take my chances and climb that mountain
Though clifton clowers, he may take my life.
Her tender lips are sweeter than honey
And wolverton mountain protects her there
The bears and birds tell clifton clowers
If a stranger should wander there.
I'm going up on wolverton mountain
It's too lonesome down here below
It's just not right to hide his daughter
From the one who loves her so
Her tender lips are sweeter than honey
And wolverton mountain protects her there
The bears and birds tell clifton clowers
If a stranger should wander there
But I don't care about clifton clowers
I'm gonna climb up on his mountain
I'm gonna take the girl I love
I don't care about clifton clowers
I'm a gonna climb up on that mountain
And I'll get the one I iove
I don't care about clifton clowers,
I'm gonna find the one I love,
I don't care about clifton clowers

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Soldier of Love

I am loyal on those who care
Who care about the fate of love
I know there's many others just like me
I know they too had enough
Of these hearts doin' battle on the frontlines
Love's got no heroes in these modern times
What love needs is a defender
Ohoh I am a soldier of love
Wooh ohoh I am a soldier of love
I've seen it in your eyes, you felt the heat
There was a time when you believed
Love is the only way to make it through
Hardly another casualty
From these hearts doin' battle on the frontlines
Love's got no heroes in these modern times
What love needs is a defender
Ohoh I am a soldier of love
Look at all these hearts doin' battle on the frontlines
Love's got no heroes in these modern times
What love needs is a defender
Ohoh I am a soldier of love
Wooh ohoh I am a soldier of love
Ohoh I am a soldier of love
I am a soldier of love
I am a soldier
I am a soldier of love
I am a soldier
I am a soldier of love
I am a soldier

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Make A Little Magic

I don't need the same excuses
All this talk is really useless
You run for cover every time
I'm close to you
Don't wanna hear about the others
There's something here we should discover
Let's make a little magic
Before the night is through
Ooh, you've seen it all before
And heard the same lines
But if you're willing to take a chance
It could be all right, so fine
We'll find ourselves dancing by firelight
So don't you try to change the subject
Or try to put yourself above it
A boy could get pneumonia
Sitting next to you, that's true
A little sleep is all we're losing
It's up to us to do the choosing
Let's make a little magic
Before the night is through
Make a little magic
Before the night is through
Ooh, to the blue skies where no one can reach us
May sound crazy but just hold on tight
Never has a love run deeper
Baby, my heart is true
Baby, my heart is true
A little sleep is all we're losing
It's up to us to do the choosing
Let's make a little magic
Before the night is through
Let's make a little magic
Make a little magic
Let's make a little magic
Make a little, make a little magic
Before the night is through
Let's make a little magic
Let's make a little magic
Make a little, make a little magic
Before the night is through
Let's make a little magic
Let's make a little magic
Make a little, make a little magic
Before the night is through
Before the night is through
Before the night is through
Before the night is through
Before the night is through
Before the night is through

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Leon McDuff

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury
I come before you to plead for the life of Leon McDuff
Ladies and gentlemen on the jury
I asking you to be the judge of when enough is enough
Now Leon McDuff has worked on his daddyâ‚¬â„¢s farm everyday since the day that he was born
Plowing in the fields and hoeing in the garden and helping pick the cotton and the corn
Then came the time of the Mississippi floods and all of his work went down the drain
The land was parched by the sun and blown by the wind and finally washed away by the rain
So he went to his friends to get some help from them but their crops and their money was all gone
So he went to the bank to mortgage his home but the bank wouldnâ‚¬â„¢t give Leon a loan
He could not decide how his family would survive with no crops and no money to buy food
And as he struggled with his hands to rework his land the notice came that said his land tax was due
Chorus
Now in an air-conditioned office on the other side of town sat a government official with a frown
â‚¬ËœCause heâ‚¬â„¢d been trying for so long to find land to build a summer home but cheap river land could not be found
Then in the middle of his gloom his boss walked in the room and said Iâ‚¬â„¢ve got some real good news for the house youâ‚¬â„¢ve planned
Thereâ‚¬â„¢s a farmer whoâ‚¬â„¢s so poor and whoâ‚¬â„¢s luck has run so sour that he can not pay the taxes on his land
So just you wait a week or two â‚¬Ëœtil the moneyâ‚¬â„¢s over due then go to the cashier down the hall
With his deed in your hand pay the taxes on the land have the sheriff give Leon McDuff a call
Have him tell Leon to move by the last day of July because the taxes on his land are overdue
Tell him he has to move away â‚¬Ëœcause the taxes were not paid then all his river land belongs to you
Chorus
Now in that air-conditioned office in about a week or two came the sheriff saying Iâ‚¬â„¢ve got some bad news
That Leon McDuff says heâ‚¬â„¢s had some bad luck and heâ‚¬â„¢ll try to get the money but he aint agonnaâ‚¬â„¢ move
That official he jumped up and grabbed the sheriff by the arm he said weâ‚¬â„¢re going down to take that land today
So he and the sheriff drove down to Leonâ‚¬â„¢s farm to tell the McDuffs to move away
There stood Leon on his land with a shotgun in his hand, his eyes narrowed â‚¬Ëœneath the brim of his hat
He said â‚¬Å“Iâ‚¬â„¢ve worked hard on this land as a boy and as a man I aint gonna lose it to no god damned bureaucrat.â‚¬?
Well that bureaucrat got mad and grabbed the gun in Leonâ‚¬â„¢s hand and in the struggle an explosion cracked the air
And when the smoke and dust had cleared and the ringing left their ears, the sheriff lay a dying on the ground
Chorus
Now on this table I will lay, this gun â‚¬Å“Exhibit Aâ‚¬? with two sets of fingerprints as you can see
But other hands were here unperceived by eye or ear that helped trigger off this awful tragedy
Now to me its still unclear just what really caused the problem here
Thereâ‚¬â„¢s much too much weâ‚¬â„¢ve got to know before we know enough
So we canâ‚¬â„¢t find out today where all the guilt should lay but it shouldnâ‚¬â„¢t be on Leon McDuff
Chorus

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Hey Good Lookin'

Hey, good lookin'
Whatcha got cookin'?
How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?
Hey, hey, sweet baby
Don't you think maybe?
We could find us a brand new recipe?
I got a hot-rod Ford and a two-dollar bill
And I know a spot right over the hill
There's soda pop and the dancin's free
So if you wanna have fun come along with me.
I'm free and ready
So we can go steady
How's about keepin' steady company?
I'm gonna throw my date-book over the fence
And find me one for five or ten cents
I'll keep it 'til it's covered with age
'Cause I'm writin' your name down on every page.
Hey, good lookin'
Whatcha got cookin'?
How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?
Hey, good lookin'
Whatcha got cookin'?
How's about cookin' somethin' up
How's about cookin' somethin' up

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jesse James

Jesse James was a man who killed may a man
But he came to his rest at last
He step around on the floor with little Robert Ford
And Jesse was shot out on the slide
Old Jesse, Jesse had a wife, a lady all her life
And children she raised to be grown
But that dirty little coward that shot mr Howard

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Leigh Anne

Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
I don't want to need you like I do
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Hard to stay away from something as fine as you
Will I be the one you love enough
Or just another angel I can't touch
Leave me in between that will never do
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Just a little piece ain't enough of you
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
I don't want to chase you like a fool
Up and down the avenue
Carry your books home too
Let me be the one you love enough
You're just another angel I can't touch
Something in between it'll never do
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Just a little piece ain't enough of you
No no no
Don't say no
I don't want to need you like I do
Just want to get close to you
No no no
Please don't go
Cause baby you'll find
That I'm too good to lose
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
I don't want to need you like I do
Up and down the avenue
I'm gonna carry your books home too
Someday I'll be the one you love enough
Or just another angel I can't touch
Nothing in between will ever do
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Just a little piece ain't enough of you
No no no
No no no
Just a little piece ain't enough of you
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne
Leigh Anne

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, I Find Jesus

I walk in silence when it comes
This feeling when the spirit leads me on
If the dogs are barking and the night is rough
I take it as a sign to climb above.
The city to the hill among the clouds
Where I can see my Saviour now
He's waiting with His palm to me outstretched
His mercy is a balm when I'm perplexed.
I find Jesus in the darkest night
I find Jesus in the morning light
I find Jesus in the face of those
Whose hearts are singing with the Heavenly Host.
Sometimes when I feel all alone
I look around and all are gone
The friends that I rely upon
Are busy doing what they want.
I look within and I am told
It's Sunday morning in my soul
And there I find a holy hall
Where congregations heed the call.
I find Jesus in the darkest night
I find Jesus in the morning bright
I find Jesus in the face of those
Whose hearts are singing with the Heavenly Host.
And when I lay down my last time
And feel a chill run up my spine
And recognize my time has come
I'll look around, He'll lead me home.
He'll reach His loving hand to me
And bid me climb to victory
Where we'll find kindred spirits there
Hearts raised in song without a care.
I find Jesus in the darkest night
I find Jesus in the morning bright
I find Jesus in the face of those

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Precious Jewel

Way back in the hills, when a boy, I once wandered
Buried deep in her grave lies a girl that I love
She was called from this earth, a jewel for heaven
More precious than diamonds more precious than gold.
When a girl of sixteen, we courted each other
She promised someday to become my sweet wife
I bought her the ring to wear on her finger
But the angels they called her to heaven one night.
A jewel here on earth, a jewel up in heaven
She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven
They've broken my heart and they left me to roam.
This world has it wealth, its' trials and troubles
Mother earth holds her treasures of diamonds and gold
But it can't hold the soul of one precious jewel
She's resting in peace with the heavenly fold.
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Chicken Reel

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Lowlands (featuring Jaime Hanna & Jonathon McEuen)

I'm headed for the lowlands, would you, please, direct my way?
The train is leaving shortly, there's no time for delay
She told me she'd be waiting, I'm not so sure she is
I heard that there's another man who claims that she is his.
The lowlands were my home when I was but a child
They will be my deathbed when I've past my time.
I remember one summer day, the clouds began to build
We gathered the cattle that had scattered ‘cross the fields
Well, it started to rain and continued several days
The river overflowed and the crops all went to waste.
The lowlands were my home when I was but a child
They will be my deathbed when I've past my time.
You know that I'm no failure though my victories are few
I'm trying my best but there's too much here to do
That girl I love once told me I made here feel secure
It's hard to think I've been replaced., nothing does endure.
The lowlands were my home when I was but a child

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sunny Side Of The Mountain

Don't forget me little darlin' while I'm growin' old and gray
Just a little thought before I'm goin' far away
I'll be waitin' on the hillside where the wild red roses grow
On the sunny side of the mountains where the ripping waters (fall/flow).
Now Don't forget about the days we courted, many years ago
Don't forget all the promises you gave me and so
'Cause I'll be waiting on the hillside (when/for) the day you will call
On the sunny side of the mountain where the rippling waters fall.
Please tell me darlin' in your letters do you think of me
Please answer, little darlin' tell me where you can be
It's been so long since I've seen you but your love still lingers on

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mississippi Rain

I've been thinkin' about the river
And my years there on the other side
It's gotten me wishin' I hadn't come back home
'Cause the pieces just don't fall in line.
This town's a stranger and it's left me far behind.
Mississippi rain, you keep falling down
And the river gets wider each day
I'll be moving on, I can't stay around
And I can't go back to yesterday.
The river's much too wide
The river's much too wide.
I left home, started travelin'
I became a southern wind
And now no longer do I belong here
I can never be a part of it again.
This town's a stranger and it's left me far behind.
Mississippi rain, you keep falling down
And the river gets wider each day
I'll be moving on, I can't stay around
And I cannot go back to yesterday.
The river's much too wide
The river's much too wide.
Rain, you keep fallin'
Rain, you keep fallin'
Rain, you keep fallin'

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dark As A Dungeon

It's as dark as a dungeon way down in the mine...
SPOKEN: I never will forget one time when I was on a little visit down home in Ebenezer, Kentucky. I was a-talkin' to an old man that had known me ever since the day I was born, and an old friend of the family. He says, "Son, you don't know how lucky you are to have a nice job like you've got and don't have to dig out a livin' from under these old hills and hollers like me and your pappy used to." When I asked him why he never had left and tried some other kind of work, he says, "Nawsir, you just won't do that. If ever you get this old coal dust in your blood, you're just gonna be a plain old coal miner as long as you live." He went on to say, "It's a habit (CHUCKLE) sorta like chewin' tobaccer."
Come and listen you fellows, so young and so fine,
And seek not your fortune in the dark, dreary mines.
It will form as a habit and seep in your soul,
'Till the stream of your blood is as black as the coal.
CHORUS: It's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew,
Where danger is double and pleasures are few,
Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mine.
It's a-many a man I have seen in my day,
Who lived just to labor his whole life away.
Like a fiend with his dope and a drunkard his wine,
A man will have lust for the lure of the mines.
I hope when I'm gone and the ages shall roll,
My body will blacken and turn into coal.
Then I'll look from the door of my heavenly home,
And pity the miner a-diggin' my bones.
ADDITIONAL STANZA RARELY PERFORMED BY MERLE TRAVIS:
The midnight, the morning, or the middle of day,
Is the same to the miner who labors away.
Where the demons of death often come by surprise,

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Orange Blossom Special

Well look a-yonder comin'
Comin' on down the track
Well look a-yonder comin'
Comin' on down the track
It's the Orange Blossom Special
Bringin' my baby back
Well talk about her ramblin'
She's the fastest train on the line
Well talk about her travellin'
She's the fastest train on the line
She's the Orange Blossom Special
Rollin' down the seaboard line
Well, I'm going down to Florida
Get some sand in my shoes
Or maybe California
Get some sand in my shoes
I'll ride the Orange Blossom Special

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Riding Alone

She saved him from whiskey
Was his constant companion
You'd see them out riding at dawn
She gave him his reasons
To shoulder the seasons
Now when you see him
He's riding alone
She'd lay down beside him
To touch him or guide him
Turn 'round his head
On the darkest of days
He still sits beside her
Remembers her smiling
Whispers to her
That old song he would play
Please lay down beside me
How I love you
Never wanted to bid this adieu
No red river ever ran deeper
Than this old cowboy's love

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Redneck Riviera

Headed south on 65, route 5 or 6 I'll drive
There's a place where the folks from dixie go
You don't need no cowboy boots, trade'em in for a bathing suit
Hang out on the Gulf Of Mexico
On a weekend holiday
We don't parlez vous francais
Turnin' it up from a sunny day
Then we dance the night away
On the redneck riviera
On the red-ed neck riviera
On the redneck riviera
It's a paradise, oh yeah
(Oh) yeah
Sippin' hospitality under proud umbrella trees
Good ol' boys and the long necks scattered 'round
Girls come rushin' from a far when I strum "Louie Louie" on my old guitar
String bikini, happy hunting ground
Chorus
We don't have to parlez vous francais
Well the surf is up in Alabam'
Mississippi, Florida and the Gulf shore sand
Stoke your fire with a sunny day, yeah
Just like them folks in St. Tropez
On the redneck riviera
On the red-ed neck riviera
On the redneck riviera
It's a paradise, oh yeah
It's a paradise, oh yeah
It's a paradise, Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh, the surf is up in Florida down
Panama City to the Destin Sound
You can stoke your fire with a sunny day, yeah
Just like them folks in St. Topez
Hey this is the south

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Queen of the Road

Standing in the doorway with her hand on her hip
Eyes like the beacons on a rocketship
Just about the bottom of a bottle of gin
She baits her hook and she reels'em in
She's got a black leather jacket, with a patch on the back
No imitation cajun gonna get to that
Got a red bandana and a rose tattoo
She got a mind of her own, nobody tells her what to do
Diamonds, pearls hey hey hey
They're for all the other girls
Some women just don't need'em
You can keep'em
She goes putt putt, that's my queen
Putt putt, on her big machine
Putt putt, when the light turns green
Putt putt, she's so mean
Nothin' can stop my queen of the road
Now if you wanna roll the dice, you can try your luck
She can melt the ice of an ice cream truck
Can't holler uncle, when you've had enough
Her own brother won't fight her, cause the girl's so tough
Devil of an angel, she's a one of a kind
She's got a knucklehead harley and a one track mind
Roadhouse reputation everywhere she goes
As a big sled rider, she's a queen of the road
From Pamona to Daytona, hey hey
And every highway in-between
There's not a one of'em she ain't seen
Wooh you know what I mean
And. (Chorus)
Now when the party's over and the lights come on
Don't have to try to find her cause the girl is gone
She slithered into second and away she goes
My motorheaded mama is the queen of the road
Chorus
Putt putt. (Chorus)

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Partners Brothers and Friends

Standing in the doorway with her hand on her hip
Eyes like the beacons on a rocketship
Just about the bottom of a bottle of gin
She baits her hook and she reels'em in
She's got a black leather jacket, with a patch on the back
No imitation cajun gonna get to that
Got a red bandana and a rose tattoo
She got a mind of her own, nobody tells her what to do
Diamonds, pearls hey hey hey
They're for all the other girls
Some women just don't need'em
You can keep'em
She goes putt putt, that's my queen
Putt putt, on her big machine
Putt putt, when the light turns green
Putt putt, she's so mean
Nothin' can stop my queen of the road
Now if you wanna roll the dice, you can try your luck
She can melt the ice of an ice cream truck
Can't holler uncle, when you've had enough
Her own brother won't fight her, cause the girl's so tough
Devil of an angel, she's a one of a kind
She's got a knucklehead harley and a one track mind
Roadhouse reputation everywhere she goes
As a big sled rider, she's a queen of the road
From Pamona to Daytona, hey hey
And every highway in-between
There's not a one of'em she ain't seen
Wooh you know what I mean
And.. (Chorus)
Now when the party's over and the lights come on
Don't have to try to find her cause the girl is gone
She slithered into second and away she goes
My motorheaded mama is the queen of the road
Chorus
Putt putt.. (Chorus)
Yeah

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Stand A Little Rain

Dark cloud is coming
Headed straight for your heart
Might get just a little bit crazy, baby
Might try to tear us apart
When the storm blows over
Only the strong love remains
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain
Everybody wants love to be easy
But it's never been that way
Each love starts out with blue skies
Sometimes those blue skies turn gray
When the storm blows over
Only the true love remains
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain
The thunder rolls
And the lightning strikes
Hold on, darling
It's gonna be alright
'Cause when the storm blows over
I swear my love will remain
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Snowballs

If I could borrow from the future and I'd spend it with you
Darling, in a very special, I'd treat you to a sundae
On a Saturday afternoon and we'd spend the night together
Throwing snowballs at the moon
We'd be aiming high and we'd be aiming low
Winding up together, Lord and lettin' them snowballs go
And after every throw, we'd share a little kiss
Make sweet love together every time we'd miss
Oh, I'd like to meet the artist who painted up the sky
And I'd ask him what that color was he brushed against your eyes
And could he paint a picture of two lovers in one balloon
Who go flying off together to throw snowballs at the moon
We'd be aiming high, we'd be aiming low
Winding up together, Lord and letting them snowballs go
And after every throw we'd share a little kiss
Make sweet love together every time we'd miss
If we could stop the world from spinning take it nice
And slow I bet that we could hit once just before we go
But we keep aiming high, we keep aiming low
We'd be aiming high, we'd be aiming low
Winding up together, Lord and letting them snowballs go
And after every throw, we'd share a little kiss

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sarah in the Summer

Ive driven this road as a stranger
Ive driven this road as a friend
Ive driven this road as a slack-jawed tourist
And Im drivin on it once again
It might be cold and long and lonely
But shes waiting on the other side
And Im an hour closer to sarah in the summer
And joyfully I ride.
I climb through georgetown, silver plume
The tunnel at lovelands cove/cold?
The lake on the left is a little low
Route 9 is the breckenridge road?
Theres a sign right below copper mountain
Telling wheter independence runs free/where the weather & independence run free
And Im an hour closer to sarah in the summer
And thats where I wanna be
In the evening shadow of red butte
Up the lane from the slaughter house bridge
The first cabin the moonlight strikes as it crests the cleft in hunter crick ridge
Up frombetween old red and smuggler
Rising high on a piano bench there
And Im an hour closer to sarah in the summer
And what lies between beware
What lies between, beware
And the red sandstone sentinels rising high on either side
As I follow the eagle valley
Through the canyon where the saints reside
In mt snowmasss majesty south
And east out of glennwood springs
And Im an hour closer to sarah in the summer
Where the roaring river sings

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ripplin' Waters

I got ripplin' waters to wake me
To the morning, my woman and love
And tall pine trees are pointing us easily to Heaven above
Blue spruce flaming on the grate in the evening
Takes the chill away fine
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same
There's a worn red chair by the window
That we found at a sale down the way
When some old women said that
They needed more room for the winter
People like pulling out the stuffing when they sit down
And so it passes the time
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same
Blow like a bubble on a windy day
Start to flutter when I hear you say
That you feel too good to go away
And you make me feel fine
And you've made my world a warmer place
By the sparkling of your diamond face
On a frayed spot, put a little lace
And you make me feel fine
Warm as the mountain sunshine
On the edge of the snow line
In a meadow of Columbine
Oh, little Jennifer, I'd give a penny for
What you've got on your mind
It seems like most of the time you're lying there dreaming
Maybe in your vision you'll see how our mission
Is slightly less than divine
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same
And now ripplin' waters flow through pipes
In the walls and they're keeping me warm
And the closest I've been to my family for days is my music
But to silently stare in the morning sky
It's like hearing her calling my name
You cut the telephone line and the story might change
Blow like a bubble on a windy day
Start to flutter when I hear you say
That you feel too good to go away
And you make me feel fine
And you've made my world a warmer place
By the sparkling of your diamond face
On a frayed spot, put a little lace
And you make me feel fine
Warm as the mountain sunshine
On the edge of the snow line

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, You Don't Know My Mind

Honey you don't know my mind I'm lonesome all the time
Born to lose a drifter that's me
You can travel for so long then a rambler's heart goes wrong
Baby you don't know my mind today
Heard the music of a rail slept in every old dirty jail
And life's too short for you to worry me
When I find I can't win I'll be checking out again
Baby you don't know my mind today
I've been a hobo and a tramp my soul has done been stamped
Lord things I know I learned the hard hard way
I ain't here to judge or plea but to give my poor heart ease
Baby you don't know my mind today
Honey you don't know my mind I'm lonesome all the time
Born to lose a drifter that's me
You say I'm sweet and kind I can love you a thousand times

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Other Side of the Hill

Watch out when they start to twist
Hold tight with a leather fist
That's what my daddy told me
How to ride the bulls.
There's a jingle in my jeans,
Short places inbetween;
I'm leaving tennesee with a push and pull.
Ten-four, buddy, come on back.
Horse trailer on a cadillac,
You're talking to the cowboy in the coupe de ville.
Chug a lug up one side, glide down the other,
I'm a lover of the other side of the hill.
Turn up that radio & don't think about rodeo,
Don't think about roundup up in old cheyenne.
It's a crazy circuit, but you still work it.
Won't you turn the sound up and let's check the scan.
Ten-four, buddy, come on back.
Horse trailer on a cadillac,
You're talking to the cowboy in the coupe de ville.
Chug a lug up one side, glide down the other,
I'm a lover of the other side of the hill.
Bandanna on the rearview mirror
Still wet from ear to ear;
Once again it's provin' what the wise men say -
When you ride the last one, you better make it a fast one
Jump while he's movin, just walk away.
Ten-four, buddy, come on back.
Horse trailer on a cadillac,
You're talking to the cowboy in the coupe de ville.
Chug a lug up one side, glide down the other,

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, One Sure Honest Line

I made a living writing lover's dream words,
I found the notes to hang them on
I fround a way to play with the meaning of things
And I came up with a couple good songs.
And so I oughta have an easy answer,
I oughta have some pretty things to say,
But I haven't found the combination
That'll make you change your mind and wanna stay.
So I wish I had one sure honest line to say over and over again
Sung in tune and time to a melody pure
One clear everpresent pulse in the pocket
And I'm on the radio so you'll know that I am yours
Listen to the laughter of the children
She scratched on the back of a bill
As we climbed past the road to the schoolhouse
On the burnt crust browning pan hill
To where they don't take sad for an answer,
A place at the corner of your heart,
Where music meets with memories,
So you can recognize the feeling from the start
How I wish I had one sure honest line to say over and over again
Sung in tune and time to a melody pure
One clear everpresent pulse in the pocket?
I'm on the radio so you'll know that I am yours

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Baby Blues

She looked so proud and held her head up high
And her eyes were softer than a summer sky
And in the distance there were clouds
Somebody made her cry
And the salt of the tears she couldn't hide
Told her broken hearts need time to mend
Mostly thinkin' that this girl might need a friend
But suddenly her eyes met mine, world went in a spin
And I knew I'd never be the same again
Baby blues oh baby blues
All caught up in those baby blues
I found heaven and my refuge
Live and die for those baby blues
Caught up in those baby blues
Now I'm with those blue eyes everyday
And even in the silence they have so much to say
Talk to my heart, bring some sunshine and the rain
Make me look at love a brand new way
Baby blues oh baby blues
All caught up in those baby blues
I found heaven when I found you
Live and die for those baby blues
Caught up in those baby blues
All wrapped up in those baby blues
Oh baby baby oh baby blues
All caught up in those baby blues
I found heaven when I found you
Live and die for those baby blues
Caught up in those baby blues
All wrapped up in those baby blues
Baby blues
Baby blues
All caught up in those baby baby blues
All wrapped up in those baby baby blues

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Forever Don't Last

Here we go
Same these days, I think about her
Dream up ways to live with out her
We made vows that I can not excuse
Yes, forever don't last the way it used too
We filled the church and hired a preacher
I raised her veil to reach her
Lives on the promise of her youth
But forever don't last the way it used too
Eternity can not be messed with the law says
You might confess to enough coals, hotter hell you fool
Then you swear an oath and then take it back, anytime you choose
That forever don't last the way it used too
Hammers, razors fill the trash
You throw 'em out when you use the last
Get a new form son, don't become Confu Sed
If forever don't last the way it used to
Forever don't last, forever don't last
Forever don't last, forever don't last the way it used too
Forever don't last, forever don't last
Forever don't last, forever don't last

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, CHRISTMAS DINNER

Now there's a big fat turkey or maybe a ham
Round fluffy biscuits all covered with jam
Blackberry, huckleberry, mince and pumpkin pies
If you don't watch out, you're gonna double your size
Mommy's in the kitchen and Daddy's at the tree
Little boys and girls all shouting with glee
Granny sets the table, everyone's in place
When she says, "Come and get it", you really see a race
Look at the jiblip gravy
And the big brown drumstick
Daddy says, "Don't get the tummy ache
Here comes your mother with a big fruit cake"
There's a floating custard and pudding too
Oodles and oodles for me and you
I'll say one thing and you must agree
What a happy, happy time Christmas dinner can be
Look at the jiblib gravy
And the big brown drumstick
Daddy says, "Don't get the tummy ache
Here comes your mother with a big fruit cake"
There's a floating custard and pudding too
Oodles and oodles for me and you
I'll say one thing and you must agree
What a happy, happy time Christmas dinner will be
Now we're all together what bountiful fare
Mother sits down next to babies high chair
Daddy folds his hand and bows his head

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, A Lot Like Me

He was a long tall stranger from way down south
Where he'd left his life behind
He had a big old Gibson and a pickup truck
And Shenandoah eyes
And I remember him sitting in that local bar
Where I earned my pay each night
Singing my songs to empty chairs
And going home half tight
And so the nights rolled by like headlights
Shining on a lonesome strip of tar
I kept his word of kindness close to me
Like a pick on my guitar
And we talked about the singers
And the songs we loved
And the songs we'd most forgot
In that rundown bar they'd make last call
And I'd never want to stop
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams
With my cowboy boots and my old six string
Hitching my wagon to a star
Dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I'd get him up at closing time
For a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be
He looked a Hell of a lot like me
Well he'd played a lot of places where
The only wages were food and beer for free
No fancy licks but he had him a gift
For the kinds of songs he'd ding
But you do what you can to be a satisfied man
Just to have your piece of mind
And so he gave it all up for a government job
Where the paychecks come on time
So now he comes to the bar to hear me play guitar
And to share a drink or two
And we sit swapping tales of where
We've been and what we'd rather do
Well there's a wealth of dangers
When you're talking to strangers
And I meet them all the time
But my heart knew better than my head
When I looked into those yes
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams
With my cowboy boots and my old six string
Hitching my wagon to a star
Dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I'd get him up at closing time
For a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be
He looked a Hell of a lot like me
Well maybe I'll quit when I've got me a kid
And a place to call my own
But tonight there ain't nobody there
Waiting up for me at home
It's a helluva way to live from day to day
Not knowing where you're bound
But the look in his eyes made me realize
I was glad for the life I'd found
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams
With my cowboy boots and my old six string
Hitching my wagon to a star
Dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I'd get him up at closing time
For a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be
He looked a Hell of a lot like me
Like the star that he longed to be

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Losin' You

there's no such thing as sleep for jelous fools
and being jelous about someone like you
is sort of foolish too
the life you choose is the life you want I guess
losin' you might be the best thing yet
the longest day I've ever lived I'll still be sufferin' from the shame
you where in the gutter makin' yourself quite a name
the lonelyness is all that I regret
losin' you might be the best thing yet
patiently I sit at home and wait,wonderin' where you are
and what you are doin' has turned my love to hate
I wanted you and you wanted anyone you could get
losin' you might be the best thing yet

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Wabash Cannonball

From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide Pacific shore
From the green ol' Smoky Mountains to the south lands by the shore
She's mighty tall and handsome and she's known quite well by all
She's the regular combination of the Wabash Cannonball
Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar
As she glides along the woodland through the hills and by the shore
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hobos call
You're traveling through the jungles on the Wabash Cannonball
Our eastern states are dandy, so the people always say
From New York to St Louis with Chicago by the way
From the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters fall
No changes can be taken on the Wabash Cannonball
Now here's to Daddy Claxton, may his name forever stand
And always be remembered through the courts throughout the land
His earthly race is over, now the curtains round him fall

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Take Me In Your Lifeboat

Take me in your lifeboat, take me in your lifeboat
It will stand the ragin' storm
Take me in your lifeboat, take me in your lifeboat
It will bear the spirit home.
Come on, brothers and sisters, and don't fall asleep
Pray night and day or you'll sleep in the deep
Now fathers and mothers are prayin' so loud
Said: ‘Lord, won't you take us in your lifeboat?'
Take me in your lifeboat, take me in your lifeboat
It will stand the ragin' storm
Take me in your lifeboat, take me in your lifeboat
It will bear the spirit home.
Clouds are so heavy, the winds are so loud
Thunder is rolling beckoning the crowd
They pray for the shipmates for what they have done
They took the dyin' sailor in their lifeboat.
Take me in your lifeboat, take me in your lifeboat
It will stand the ragin' storm
Take me in your lifeboat, take me in your lifeboat
It will bear the spirit home.
Take me in your lifeboat, take me in your lifeboat
It will stand the ragin' storm
Take me in your lifeboat, take me in your lifeboat

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Both Sides Now

Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons ev'rywhere
I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on ev'ryone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all
Moons and junes and ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As ev'ry fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way
But now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away
I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all
Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say I love you right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living ev'ry day
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pins And Needles (in My Heart)

I know not where on earth to find you
I don't know how or where to start
I only know I'm here without you
And there's pins and needles in my heart.
The days and nights are growin' longer
Since first you said that we must part
But now I know I can't forget you
I've got pins and needles in my heart.
--- Instrumental ---
I always see your face before me
Your smile is heaven's work of art
But now you're smiling at another
And there's pins and needles in my heart.
Someday, somewhere I'll find you
And love will make the teardrops start
And then you'll know how long I've waited

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Daddy Was A Sailor

Daddy was a sailor, join the Navy, see the world
Daddy was a sailor, boy, he liked the pretty girls.
Taught me how to dance, taught me that jitter bug groove
Taught me how to make romance, my daddy taught me how to move.
Daddy was a lover, he traveled all around the world
Daddy was a lover, be he loved the pretty girls.
Taught me how to cuss, some folks didn't approve
Taught me how to fight and fuss, my daddy taught mehow to move.
Daddy wasn't always at home that much
But somehow he managed to keep in touch
Well, he sent me a hula girl post card from Hawaii, he did
And that was just enough for that six year kid.
Well, I never joined the navy but you know I've been around the world
‘Cause something that he gave me pleases all the little girls.
Move a little closer, baby, please, say yes, no, don't say maybe
The time is right and it feels good tonight
I really think we're gonna move
I really think we're gonna move
I really think we're gonna move
I really think we're gonna move

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Keep On The Sunny Side

Well there's a dark and a troubled side of life.
There's a bright and a sunny side too.
But if you meet with the darkness and strife,
The sunny side we also may view.
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life.
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,
If we keep on the sunny side of life.
Oh, the storm and its fury broke today,
Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear.
Clouds and storms will in time pass away.
The sun again will shine bright and clear.
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life.
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,
If we'll keep on the sunny side of life.
Let us greet with a song of hope each day.
Though the moments be cloudy or fair.
Let us trust in our Saviour always,
To keep us, every one, in His care.
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life.
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,
If we'll keep on the sunny side of life.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Shot Full Of Love

1. Once I had a heart cold as ice
and love to me was only for fun
And I made a mark for each broken heart
like nuches on the but of a gun
2. Once I had a track on my sleeve
and a reputation all over town
I was heartless and cold and wherever I go
I shut down every young girl I found
Chorus:
And I used to be a moonlight-bandit
I used to be heartbreaker-kid
But then I met you and the next thing I knew that I was
Oh, shut full of love
3. Who thought that someone like you
would take a desperado like me
But all here I am, I'm week as a lamb
with my bleading heart there at your feet
And I used to be a moonlight-bandit
I used to be heartbreaker-kid
But then I met you and the next thing I knew that I was
Oh, shut full of love
And I used to be a moonlight-bandit
I used to be heartbreaker-kid
But then I met you and the next thing I knew that I was
Oh, shut full of love

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lost Highway

I'm a rolling stone, all alone and lost,
For a life of sin, I have paid the cost.
When I pass by, all the people say
"Just another guy on the lost highway."
Just a deck of cards and a jug of wine
And a woman's lies make a life like mine.
Oh, the day we met, I went astray,
I started rollin' down that lost highway.
I was just a lad, nearly twenty-two,
Neither good nor bad, just a kid like you,
And now I'm lost, too late to pray,
Lord, I've paid the cost on the lost highway.
Now, boys, don't start your ramblin' round,
On this road of sin or you're sorrow bound.
Take my advice or you'll curse the day

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The End Of The World

You promised to love me to the end of the world
And I built a world just for two;
Now I'm alone at the end of the world
What good am I without you?
Gone are the vows that we made by the stars
Gone like a bolt from the blue;
Darlin' I'm lost at the end of the world
But what good am I without you?
Now yesterday's love is an old memory
Leaving me so heartsick and so blue;
But where can I turn at the end of the world
And what good is love without you?
So this is the end of a beautiful dream
A dream that can never come true;
I can't go on to the end of the world

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, One Good Love

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Trying Times

Trying times when you pack it all up
Trying times when you lose somebody you love
The sun's coming up
Wishing I could jump
Got a pain in my heart
I didn't know nohing

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Turn Of The Century

There'll be flying boats, and condos with moats
Cultivated oceans, floating cities in the sky
Living underneath a bubble, no more toil and trouble
Singin' 'bout that sweet ole by and by
We'll all have lots of money that we won't have to spend
You'll be given everything when everyone's your friend
Hanging out together in picture perfect weather
This time 'round the party never ends
Hallelujah, I can't wait to see it
Hallelujah, come on and go with me
Let me show you the way it's gonna be
At the turn, the turn of the century
We won't need no TV preachers to ask how much we gave
We won't need no TV preachers, see, by then, we'll all be saved
No more fighting for a country, no child will go hungry
We'll be smiling from the cradle to the grave
Hallelujah, I can't wait to see it
Hallelujah, come on and go with me
Let me show you the way it's gonna be

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Waitin' On A Dark Eyed Gal

Well, the midnight train can come and go without me
Oh, I don't need no taxi back to town
I think, I'll just stay right here in this deep old light
Was supposed to meet someone here tonight
Now, I'm sittin' here thinking
Waitin' on a dark-eyed gal
No, I don't mind the rain, I never even noticed
And I don't feel the cold, it wouldn't matter anyhow
As a matter of fact, I could stay till the break of day
I don't see as I'm in anybody's way
I'm just sittin' here thinking
Waitin' on a dark eyed gal
She said,? She'd meet me at the station?
Don't believe, she'll keep me waiting very long, very long
She never was one to let me know her mind
So, I'll stay right here just doing my time
Just sitting here thinking
Waitin' on a dark eyed gal
Yeah, the midnight train has come and gone without me
I don't need no taxi back to town
I think, I'll just stay right here in this deep old light
Was supposed to meet someone here tonight
Now, I'm sittin' here thinking
Waitin' on a dark eyed gal
Yeah, I'm just sitting here thinking

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, What'll You Do About Me

All you wanted was a one night stand
The fire of the wine and the touch of a man
But I fell in love and ruined all of your plans
So what'll you do about me?
Imagine the faces on your high class friends
When I beat on the door and I beg to come in
Screaming "come on, love me again"
What'll you do about me?
You can change your number,
You can change your name
You can ride like hell on a midnight train
That's all right mama that's ok
What'll you do about me
Picture your neighbors when you try to explain
That good old boy standing out in the rain
With his nose on the windowpane
Lady, what'll you do about me?
And what in the world are you planning to do
When a man comes over just to visit with you
And I'm on the porch with a 2 by 2
Tell me what'll you do about me
You can call your lawyer
You can call the fuzz
You can sound the alarm, wake the neighbors up
There ain't no way to stop a man in love
What'll you do about me
All you wanted was a one night stand
The fire of the wine and the touch of a man
But I fell in love and baby here I am
What'll you do about me?
You can change your number, you can change your name
You can ride like hell on a midnight train
Thats all right mama that's ok
But what'll you do about
What'll you do about me

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Dream

His fastball is fading, his sinker is gone,
They sent him doun to the minors 'cause he wore out his arm,
but his eyes shine brighter than the young kids' it seems
so he keeps on playing, holding on to the dream.
Lord knows that it ain't for the money
cause he's broke almost every day,
and it ain't for the fame or the glory
Guess he'll do it cause he still loves to play
Guess he'll do it cause he still loves to play.
He's been in the saddle since he was a kid
the rodeo came but he keeps it well hid
and someday he'll have to set his pony free
But 'til he does he'll be riding the dream.
Lord knows that it ain't for the money,
'cause he's broke almost every day,
and it ain't for the fame or the glory
guess he'll do it cause he still loves to play;
Guess he'll do it, cause he still loves to play.
We ain't getting no younger and that is the truth
but these games we keep playin,' they're our fountain of youth.
From Boston to Boulder and down to Orleans
from highlights to lowlife and everything in between
well I guess we could grow up and quit wearing our jeans
but we still feel like playing and living the dream.
Lord knows that it ain't for the money,
'cause he's broke almost every day,
and it ain't for the fame or the glory
guess he'll do it cause he still loves to play;
Guess he'll do it, cause he still loves to play.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Rest of the Dream

You were a tiny spark
Caught in your parents' eyes
When they made love in the dark
But you were the big surprise
And the old man came through
Gave his very best for you
And your mother's arms, they kept you warm
Like no other arms would do
When you couldn't find the light
At the top of the stairs
When you cried in the night
You knew they were there
Till the light of the day
Was as bright as it seemed
And you knew in your heart
You were livin' the rest of the dream
Well, I had a dream of you
But I never realized
Baby, the dream was true
And that's when you opened my eyes
And I will come through
Do my very best for you
And your lovin' arms gonna keep me warm
Like no other arms will do
When you can't find the light
At the top of the stairs
When you cry in the night
You know I'll be there
Till the light of the day
Is as bright as it seems
And you know in your heart
You're livin' the rest of the dream
Now I see a tiny spark
Caught in your lovin' eyes
And as we make love in the dark
And wait for the big surprise
And the old man will come through
Son or daughter just for you
And your mama's arms gonna keep you warm
Like no other arms can do
And you know that is true
When you can't find the light
At the top of the stairs
When you cry in the night
You know I'll be there
Till the light of the day
Is as bright as it seems
And you know in your heart
We're livin' the rest of the dream
When you can't find the light
At the top of the stairs
When you cry in the night
Well you know I'll be there
Till the light of the day
Is as bright as it seems
And you know in your heart
We're livin' the rest of the dream
When you can't find the light
At the top of the stairs
When you cry in the night
You know I'll be there
Till the light of the day
Is as bright as it seems
And you know in your heart
We're livin' the rest of the dream
When you can't find the light
At the top of the stairs
When you cry in the night
You know I'll be there
Till the light of the day
Is as bright as it seems
And you know in your heart

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Valley Road

Sometimes I lead, sometimes I follow
This time I'll go where she wants me to go
She said, "Maybe today, maybe tomorrow
Go deep in the woods, down the low valley road"
While no one was looking on the old plantation
He took her all the way down the long valley road
They sent her away not too much later
Left him walking down the old valley road
Walk on, walk on, walk on alone
Walk on, walk on, walk on all alone
Out in the hall they were talking in a whisper
Everybody noticed she was gone awhile
Somebody said, she's gone to her sister's
Everybody knew what they were talking about
While no one was looking on the old plantation
He showed her what they do down the long valley road
She came back around like nothing really happened
Left him standing on the old valley road
Walk on, walk on, walk on alone
Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on
The old valley road
Standing like a stone on the old plantation
The rich old man would've never let him in
Good enough to hire, not good enough to marry
When it all happens, nobody wins
Walk on, walk on, walk on alone

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, This Train Keeps Rolling Along

All aboard in Montreal
I heard the conductor call
That old engine heaved a sigh
Suitcases and shuffling feet
I found my way to a window seat
I love to watch the world go by
Made friends with a family
Bound for Sault St. Marie
They said bye at Sudbury Junction"
I guess, I hated to see 'em go
Thought about 'em as it started to snow
Time stops for nothing or no one
This train keeps rollin' along
From here to the great beyond
Black smoke, pistons churn
Steel rails and big wheels turn
This train keeps rolling along
Across the endless prairie land
Mighty buffalo used to stand
Cree and the Blackfoot lived and died
Are the Rockies nestled in the trees
I fell in love with Lake Louise
Smiling with her sparkling emerald eyes
This train keeps rollin' along
From here to the great beyond
Black smokeand pistons churn
Steel rails and big wheels turn
This train keeps rolling along
Soon we'll reach the sea and there I'll stand
With nothing but the blue between me and Japan
Now I'm at the end of the line
Out of track and out of time
Conductor makes his final round
But all the people and places past
They went by just a little too fast
How I wish, I could've slowed this engine down
This train keeps rollin' along
From here to the great beyond
Black smoke and pistons churn
Steel rails and big wheels turn
This train keeps rolling along
This train keeps rolling along
This train keeps rolling along
It keeps on rolling, rolling along

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Telluride

Now the girls in telluride do it like this
Cross their fingers when they kiss you
Don't say nothing behind your back
And they don't take nothin' that they don't give back
Take the gold into telluride
Work all winter in the tomboy mine
Dreamin' of what we'll do
When the snow finally ends
And the spring breaks through
We'll load up the wagon and set the little one by our side
Take the gold into telluride
I'd like to lay you down on a cannonball bed
Put a soft feather pillow down by your head
Intertwine flowers into a maiden's veil
Wake you in the morning
Now she's wailing take the gold into telluride
Ain't nothing'll stop an avalanche when it's sliding
Once the wagon starts to roll, you can't turn the mule and the brakes don't hold
You end up in the valley with the little one by your side
Take the gold into telluride
Lace curtains for the windows
Dreams torn from a catalog page
We may wander where the wind blows
You change your views but our love won't change
She gonna climb you high on top of a hill
Fall asleep laughing with the whipporwill
Intertwined flowers in the matrons ring
Wake you in the morning
Now she's singing take the gold into telluride
I loved my winter with a teenage bride
Dreamin of what we'll do
When the snow finally ends
And the spring breaks through
We'll load up the wagon, set the little one by our side
Take the gold into telluride

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Broken Road

The broken road
I set out on the narrow way
Many years ago,
Hoping I would find true love
Along the broken road.
I got lost a time or two,
Wiped my brow, kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you.
Every long-lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart, they were just northern stars,
Pointing me on my way, into your loving arms.
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road that led me straight to you
I think about the years I spent
I'd like to find the time I lost and give it back to you.
You just smile and take my hand; you've been there, you understand,
It's all part of a greater plan that is coming true.
Every longlost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart, they were just falling stars,
Pointing me on my way, into your loving arms.
This much I know is true

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jambalaya (on The Bayou)

Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have good fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo
?Cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay, oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Thibodeaux, fountaineaux, the place is buzzin?
Kinfolk come to see yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo
?Cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay, oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo
?Cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jealous Moon

Saw her there in the fading light
In full bloom on a summer night
Nothing but the man in the moon
Was standing in my way
I was drunk on the warm sweet air
Tangled up in her raven hair
I should've known but I didn't care
She'd be gone by the light of day
'Cause her eyes were shining brighter
Than the light of the jealous moon
And the stars fell all around her
Well, did I see you smilin'
When the morning came too soon
Did I see you smilin'
Jealous moon, jealous moon
Now the sun dances across my room
I can smell the wine and her soft perfume
The only thing that lets me know
That an angel wasn't here
You know I had this crazy dream
She flew away on stolen wings
But all she took was a pair of jeans
When see saw that the coast was clear
And her eyes were shining brighter
Than the light of the jealous moon
And the stars fell all around her
Well, did I see you smilin'
When the morning came too soon
Did I see you smilin'
Jealous moon, jealous moon
And her eyes were shining brighter
Than the light of the jealous moon
And the stars they fell all around her
Well I thought I saw you smilin'
When the morning came too soon
Did I see you smilin'
Jealous moon, jealous moon

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joe Knows How To Live

Blue Monday morning at the factory gate
Almost time to clock in
The boys were bettin' that Joe wouldn't show
'Cause they had seen him over the weekend
He had four new tire on his old Cadillac
Betty the waitress and some clothes in the back
A dashboard full of road maps of Mexico
Yeah, Joe knows how to live
He said, "Women were made to love, money is made to spend
Life is something, buddy, you will never live again"
Yeah, you've got to admit it
Joe's knows how to live
And now they'll be down at the ocean
He and Betty stretched out somewhere
The only blue in his life is the blue moonlight
Bouncin' off Betty's blonde hair
I can just see 'em rollin' 'round on the sand
I never thought I was a jealous man
But when I think what he's doin' that I'm not, hah
Lord, I'm jealous about it
He said, "Women were made to love, money is made to spend
Life is something, buddy, you will never live again"
Yeah, you've got to admit it
Joe's knows how to live
Let's go to Mexico
Now Betty's back home with her mother
Joe's back on the assembly line
But he brings in his pictures and his Mexican hat
Just to remind us sometime
That women were made to love, money is made to spend
Life is something, buddy, you will never live again
Yeah, you've got to admit it
Joe's knows how to live
Yeah, you've got to admit it
Joe's knows how to live
That boy's a genius
He sure is crazy

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Honky Tonkin'

And if your baby leaves you
And you got no place to go
Oh, you come and see me darlin'
And bring along some dough
And we'll go honky-tonkin', honky-tonkin'
We'll go honky-tonkin', honey, baby
We'll go honkin'-tonkin' 'round this town
And you and your old man
You have a fallin' out
Well, you come and see me darlin'
And we'll go steppin' out
And we'll go honky-tonkin', honky-tonkin'
We'll go honky-tonkin', honey, baby
We'll go honkin'-tonkin' 'round this town
Well, I'm headin' out to the city
Oh, to the city fair
If you wanna do the boogie, babe
You can meet me there
We'll go honky-tonkin', honky-tonkin'
We'll go honky-tonkin', honey, baby
We'll go honkin'-tonkin' 'round this town
Oh, we goin' honkin'-tonkin', honky-tonkin'
Honky-tonkin', honey, baby

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Hold On

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, It's Morning

One parrot in a cage
At the home of a friend
Is reason to wonder and stare
Green wings and red face
And a sapphire belly
A racket so loud
As to out shout the tele
But this morning, my prayer
By the side of the sea
Took odds to turn back
To the moon in the trees
Where a green cloud of birds
In a flock of a thou'
Yelled from one to another
It's morning out loud
"It's morning, it's morning
It's morning", they cried
From the edge of the treetops
To the edge of the skies
"It's morning, it's morning
It's morning", they cried
So open your heart
When you open your eyes
And the sound of their voices
Together did blend
Forming chords of awakening
If I'm not here again
For they shouted
Never again would they fly
In such numbers across
Such a primitive sky
And they noticed my heart
As it sank to the sand
Do not hurry they called
It's all part of a plan

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jambalaya

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Get Back

Jo Jo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it wouldn't last
Jo Jo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Ooh, get back Jo
Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she's got it coming
But she gets it while she can
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Ooh, get back [Incomprehensible]
Yeah, get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
You once belonged

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Grand Ole Opry Song

Come and listen to my story if you will I'm gonna tell
About a gang of fellers from down at Nashville
First I'll start with old Red Foley doin' the 'Chattanooga shoe'
We can't forget Hank Williams with them good old 'Lovesick blues'
It's time for Roy Acuff to go to Memphis on his train
With Minnie Pearl and Rod Brasfield and lazy Jim Day
Turn on all your radios I know that you will wait
Hear Little Jimmy Dickens sing 'Take an old cold tater and wait'
There'll be guitars and fiddles, Earl Scruggs and his banjo too
Bill Monroe singing out them ole 'Kentucky blues'
Ernest Tubb's number, 'Two wrongs won't make a right'
At the Grand Ole Opry every Saturday night
There was Uncle Dave Macon his gold tooth and plug hat
Cowboy Copas singing 'Tragic romance'
Signed sealed and delivered with Sam and Kirk McGee
And the master of ceremony was Mr. George D Hays
There was Lonzo and Oscar a-poppin' bubble gum
George Morgan singin' 'Candy kisses' yum, yum
'Got a hole in my bucket' 'Bringin' in that Georgia mill'
We'll sing 'The sunny side of the mountain'
And dance to the 'Chicken reel'
There'll be guitars and fiddles and banjo pickin' too
Bill Monroe singin' out them ole 'Kentucky blues'
Ernest Tubb's number, 'Two wrongs won't make a right'
At the Grand Ole Opry every Saturday night
You can talk about your singers in all kinds of way
But none could sing the old songs like Bradley Kincaid
With his old hound dog 'Guitar' and the famous 'Blue tail fly'
Stringbean with Hank Snow and old fiddlin' Chubby Wise
There'll be guitars and fiddles, Earl Scruggs and his banjo too
Bill Monroe singin' out them ole 'Kentucky blues'
Ernest Tubb's number 'Two wrongs don't make a right'

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Workin' Band

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Stars & Stripes Forever

In 1814 we took a little trip,
Along with colonel jackson down the mighty mississip.
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans,
And we fought the bloody british in the town of new orleans.
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin',
There wasn't 'bout as many as there was awhile ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.
Oh we looked down the river and we seen the british come.
There must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on a drum.
They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring.
We stood behind our cotton bales and didn¹t say a thing.
Old hickory said we could take 'em by surprise,
If we didn¹t fire our muskets till we looked 'em in the eyes.
We held our fire till we seen their faces well,
Then we opened up our squirrel guns and gave 'em a little...well....we...
....fired our guns and the british kept a comin',
There wasn't 'bout as many as there was awhile ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.
We fired our cannons till the barrels melted down,
Then we grabbed an alligator and we fired another round.
We filled his head with cannonballs and powdered his behind,
And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind.
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin',
There wasn't 'bout as many as there was awhile ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin',
There wasn't 'bout as many as there was awhile ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Acoustic

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Livin Without You

The milk truck hauls the sun up
And the paper hits the door
The subway shakes my floor
And I think about you
Time to face the dawning gray
Of another lonely day
It's so hard
Living without you
It's so hard
It's so hard
It's so hard
Living without you
Everyone's got something
They're out tryin' to get some more
They got something to get up for
But I ain't about to
Nothin's gonna happen
Nothin's gonna change
It's so hard
Living without you
It's so hard
It's so hard
It's so hard
Living without you
So hard
So hard

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, I Saw The Light (roy Acuff)

I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I?m so happy, no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
I wandered so aimless, my heart filled with sin
I wouldn?t let my dear Savior in
Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I?m so happy, no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
Just like a blind man I wandered alone
Worries and fears, I claimed for my own
Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I?m so happy, no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
I was a fool to wander and stray
Straight is the gate and narrow the way
Now I have traded the wrong for the right
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I?m so happy, no sorrow in sight

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lets Talk Dirty in Hawaiian

I packed my bags and bought myself a ticket
For the land of the tall palm tree
Aloha old milwaukee, hello waikiki
I just stepped down from the airplane
When I thought I heard her say
Waka waka nuka nuka, waka waka nuka nuka
Would you like a lei? eh?
Let's talk dirty in hawaiian
Whisper in my ear
Kicka pooka maka wah wahini
Are the words I long to hear
Lay your coca nuta on ma tiki
What the hecka mooka mooka dear
Let's talk dirty in hawaiian
Say the words I long to hear
It's a ukelele honolulu sunset
Listen to the grass skirts sway
Drinking rum from a pineapple
Out on honolulu bay
The steel guitars all playing
While she's talking with her hands
Gimme gimme oka doka make a wish and wanta polka
Words I understand
Let's talk dirty in hawaiian
Whisper in my ear
Kicka poo ka maka wa wah wahini
Are the words I long to hear
Lay your coca nuta on ma tiki
What the hecka mooka mooka dear
Let's talk dirty in hawaiian
Say the words I long to hear
I boughta lota junka with my moola
And sent it to the folks back home
I never had the chance to dance the hula
I guess I should have known
When you start talking to the sweet wahini
Walking in the pale moonlight
Oka doka what a setta knocka rocka sis boom bocas
Hope I said it right
Let's talk dirty in hawaiian
Whisper in my ear
Kicka pooka maka wah wahini
Are the words I long to hear
Lay your coca nuta on ma tiki
What the hecka mooka mooka dear
Let's talk dirty in hawaiian

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Just Enough Ashland City

Well I don't know how I found her
Love works in mysterious ways
Well I could hardly afford a cup of coffee back then
Weren't exactly my salad days
She knew I was just pretending
To be some kind of big shot
It took her two hours to tell a little something about herself
And that's when my heart stopped
She was just enough Ashland City
To wanna watch the sun go down
She was just enough small town girl
To cook my supper in an evening gown
But Lord didn't she look pretty
Doin' that shake and bake
She was just enough Ashland City
And buddy that's about all it takes
A week later we got married
Yeah, I was gonna show her the world
'Cause I was Mr. Sophisticated and she was just a country girl
She wound up showing me everything
I'd ever been dreaming of
Well, I might've known the way to San Jose
But I didn't know a thing about love
She was just enough Ashland City
To wanna put the t-top down
Take a skinny dip in that old gravel pit
About twenty miles out of town
But Lord didn't she look pretty
Swimming out of those bell bottom jeans
She was just enough Ashland City
And that's more than I'd ever seen
That was fifteen years ago
Nothing much has changed
Well I still try to play the big shot yeah and she's still dressing strange
She still has a hard time
Telling you about herself
So let me tell you a little about the woman I love
'Cause buddy she's something else
She's just enough Ashland City
To wanna watch the sun go down
Just enough small town shy
To keep this ol' boy hanging around
Lord don't she look pretty
In an evening gown or jeans
She's just enough Ashland City
That's just enough woman for me

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Little Angel

Matraca Berg, Jeff Hanna
Little angel, are you lonely?
Did I hear you calling?
I will be there right beside you
Before night is falling
For you I'd walk across the blazing sun
And when my time on earth is done.....
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly to get to you
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly if you want me to
Just as sure as the stars above us
We'll be together
I'll give you love that's everlasting
If it takes forever
I know that I can't stop the hands of time
But when it's up for you and I......
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly to get to you
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly if you want me to,
if you want me to
Little angel, are you lonely?
Did I hear you calling?
I will be there right beside you
Before night is falling
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly to get to you
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly if you want me to
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly to get to you
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly if you want me to

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Life's Railway to Heaven

Life is like a mountain railway with an engineer that's brave
We must make the run successful from the cradle to the grave
Heed the curves and hills and tunnels, never falter, never fail
Keep your hand upon the throttle and your eye upon the rail
Blessed Savior, Thou will guide us
Till we reach that blissful shore
Where the angels wait to join us
In God's praise for evermore
As we roll along the mainline, there'll be storms and there'll be night
There'll be sidetracks unexpected on the left and on the right
But with the straight always before us and our hearts upon the prize
There'll be no disembarkation until we reach paradise
Blessed Savior, Thou will guide us
Till we reach that blissful shore
Where the angels wait to join us
In God's praise for evermore
Blessed Savior, Thou will guide us
Till we reach that blissful shore
Where the angels wait to join us
In God's praise for evermore

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)

Way back in my memory there's a scene that I recall
Of a little run-down cabin in the woods
Where my dad never promised that our blue moon would turn gold
But he laid awake nights wishin' that it would.
When the world was on our radio, hard work was on our minds.
We lived our day-to-day in plain dirt fashion,
With ol' overalls and cotton balls all strapped across your back
Man, it's hard to make believe there ain't nothing wrong.
But momma kept the Bible read and daddy kept our family fed,
And somewhere in between I must have grown
Cause someday I was dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
Takes me down the road to where I want to go.
Now I know, it's a long hard road
Sometimes I remember when I stay up late at night,
When the sun-up came, we got up and went
In the shadows of a working' day, our moonlight hours spent
Singin' songs along with Gramma's radio.
Now I'm beatin' down a ol' blacktop road, sleepin' in a sack,
Livin' in my memories all in vain
'Cause those city lights ain't all that bright, compared to what its like
To see lightning bugs go dancin' in the rain.
Momma played the guitar then, and daddy made the saw blade bend,
And raindrops played the tin roof like a drum.
But I just kept on dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
Takes me down the road to where my name is known.
Now I'm gone, and its a long hard road
Yes, I know, Its a long hard road.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Corduroy Road

Sometimes you're up
Sometimes you're down
Sometimes fate can kick you around
When it's winter up here
It's summer down under
Sometimes clear skies
Sometimes thunder
Life is a Corduroy Road
Life is a Corduroy Road
Well me and my honey
And my 61 'vette now
I had to sell everything else
To get out of debt now
I always dreamed about
Cruisin' down Route 66 yeah
Well I finally got to do it
But there ain't much left now
Life is a Corduroy Road
Life is a Corduroy Road
What's goin' on
As you get a little older
Feel a little bolder
Got no time to lose
Who wants to die
With a quiver full of arrows
Pull the string back now
Let'em all loose, yeah
Life is a Corduroy Road
Life is a Corduroy Road
Life is a Corduroy Road
Life is a Corduroy Road
That's right

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joshua Come Home

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Louisianna Saturday Night

Well you get down the fiddle
And you get down the bow
Kick off your shoes
And you throw 'em on the floor
Dance in the kitchen till the morning light
Lousianna saturday night
Awaitin in the front yard
Sittin' on a log
A single shot rifle and a one eyed dog
Yonder come my kin folk in the moon light
Lousianna saturday night
Well you get down the fiddle
And you get down the bow
Kick off your shoes
And you throw 'em on the floor
Dance in the kitchen till the morning light
Lousianna saturday night
My brother Bill and my other brother Jack
Belly fulla beer and a possum in a sack
Fifteen kids in the front porch light
Lousianna saturday night
When the kin folk leave and the kids get fed
Me and my woman gonna slip off to bed
Gonna have a little fun when we turn out the light
Lousianna saturday night
Well you get down the fiddle
And you get down the bow
Kick off your shoes
And you throw 'em on the floor
Dance in the kitchen till the morning light
Lousianna saturday night
Well you get down the fiddle
And you get down the bow
Kick off your shoes
And you throw 'em on the floor
Dance in the kitchen till the morning light

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Junior's Grill

Mashed potatos, lima beans,
Redeye gravy, collard greens,
Cutest waitress you've ever seen,
Down at junior's grill.
Sweet ginger brings your plate,
Always hot and never late;
Top it off with a chocolate cake,
Down at junior's grill.
It's heaven with a corner booth,
That's the truth;
Chrome and naugahyde;
It's cool inside.
The jukebox never stops,
There's coffee in the pot,
So come and get your fill
At junior's grill.
Ginger takes her break at 10,
Lays aside her pad and pen,
Punches up "stand by your man"
Down at junior's grill.
I seen her dancing, she seen me look;
Oh lord, what a chance I took,
Cause ginger's soft on that big ole cook
Down at junior's grill.
It's heaven with a corner booth, that's the truth;
Chrome and naugahyde; it's cool inside.
The jukebox never stops, there's coffee in the pot,
So come and get your fill at junior's grill.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Cosmic Cowboy

Merry-go-rounds and burial grounds
Are all the same to me.
Horses on post and kids and ghosts
Are spirits that we ought to set free.
Then city slicker pickers got a lot of
Slicker licks than me.
But ridin' the range and acting strange
Is where I want to be.
And I just wanna be a cosmic cowboy
I just wanna ride and rope and hoot (hoot!)
Well I just wanna be a cosmic cowboy
Talkin' 'bout a supernatural country rockin' galoot
Well skinny dippin' and lone star sippin' and steel guitar
And are just as good as hollywood and some boogie-woogie bars.
I'm gonna buy me a vest and a head out west
My little woman and myself.
And when we come to town the people gather around
And marvel at the little baby's health.
And I just wanna be a cosmic cowboy
I just wanna ride and rope and hoot (hoot!)
Well I just wanna be a cosmic cowboy
I said a supernatural country rockin' galoot.
Then a big raccoon and a harvest moon
Keep rolling through my mind.
And a home on the range where the antelope play
Is sometimes hard to find.
So don't bury me on the lone prairie.
I'd rather play there alive.
Well, I'm doing my best I keep my farm in the west
My little bronco in over-drive.
And I just wanna be a cosmic cowboy
I just wanna ride and rope and hoot (hoot!)
Well I just wanna be a cosmic cowboy
Talkin' 'bout a supernatural country rockin' galoot.
And I just wanna be a cosmic cowboy
I just wanna ride and rope and hoot (hoot!)
Well I just wanna be a cosmic cowboy

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Propinquity

I've known for a long time
The kind of girl you are
Of a smile that covers teardrops
The way your head yields to your heart
Of things you've kept inside
That most girls couldn't bear
I've known you for a long time
But I've just begun to care
I've known of all the heartache
And I've known of all the pain
I've seen you when the sun shines
And I've seen you when it rains
I've seen you make a look of love
From just an icy stare
I've known you for a long time
But I've just begun to care
I know I've been blind
To not have loved you all this time
But the image of you wasn't clear
I guess, I've been standing too near
Oh, it's taken me a while
But I have finally found
What you are to me
And that's what really counts
And what you are to me
Is something we can share
I've known you for a long time
But I've just begun to care
Oh, it's taken me a while
But I have finally found
What you are to me
And that's what really counts
And what you are to me
Is something we can share
I've known you for a long time
But I've just begun to care
Yes, I've known you for a long time

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Party On The Mountain

There'll be a party on the mountain
People dancing on a hill
Our song will reach across the valley
Take a day off from the mill
There'll be a high lit celebration
We'll string colored lights through pine
There'll be a party on the mountain
If you say that you'll be mine
Be a party on the mountain
Coleslaw, pickles sweetened dill
We'll roast ham and turkey
Make purchases from the still
There'll be a red potato salad
Deviled eggs and custard pie
There'll be a party on the mountain
If you say that you'll be mine
Women clear the dishes
As the sun was goin' down
Then some ladies suggested
It was time to hit the town
?No way Jose, we'll stay?
And with the fire glowin'
With the music groovin'
It's too late for slowin' down
We'll party on the mountain
There'll be dancing on the hill
Our song will reach across the valley
Take a day off from the mill
There'll be a high lit celebration
We'll string colored lights through pine
There'll be a party on the mountain
If you say that you'll be mine
Be a party on the mountain

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rocky Top

Wish that I was on ole rocky top
Down in the Tennessee hills
Ain't no smoggy smoke on rocky top
Ain't no telephone bills
Once there was a girl on rocky top
Half bear the other half cat
Wild as a mink 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
Once two strangers climbed on rocky top
Lookin' for a moonshine still
Strangers ain't come back from rocky top
Guess 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
Home sweet home to me
Good ole rocky top
Rocky top Tennessee
Rocky top Tennessee
Now I've had years of cramped up city life
Trapped like a duck in a pen
Now all I know is it's a pity life
Can't be simple again
Rocky top you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ole rocky top
Rocky top Tennessee
Rocky top Tennessee
Rocky top Tennessee
Rocky top Tennessee

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rave On

The little things that you say and do
Make me want to be with you
You rave on, it's a crazy feelin'
I know, she's got me reelin'
When you say I love you, rave on
The way you dance and hold me tight
The way you kiss when we say goodnight
Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I, I know it's got me reelin'
When you say I love you, rave on
Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I, I know its got me reelin'
I'm so glad that you're revealing your love for me
Rave on, rave on, tell me, tell me not to be lonely
Tell me, you love me only, rave on to me
Oh, oh, rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I, I know its got me reelin'
I'm so glad that you're revealin' your love for me
Oh, rave on, rave on, tell me, tell me not to be lonely
Tell me, you love me only, rave on to me
The little things that you say and do
Make me want to be with you
Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I know, she's got me reelin'
When you say I love you, rave on
Oh, rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I, I know its got me reelin'
I'm so glad that you're revealin' your love for me
Rave on, rave on, tell me, tell me not to be lonely
Tell me, you love me only, rave on to me

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, SANTA ROSA

Seems like ten years ago, though today my mind is slow
Me and Mickey Craig were running west from Idaho
Robbed a bank to get some bread, seems like fifteen men lay dead
In a path that led us straight to Santa Rosa
Now and then ol' Mickey'd say, "Boy, at home you should've stayed
Than to follow me and learn the life of looking back"
But he'd spit and slap his side just to see if he's alive
Then he'd sing his banjo song of Santa Rosa
He said, whoa-oh, singin', "Oh, Santa Rosa", whoa-oh, high and low, ooh
Then one day, sang ol' Craig, "I'll be free to go my way
And be standin' by the bay at Santa Rosa", yeah
Now one time, late at night, Mickey lit no fire light
'Cause he feared the posse close behind might flush us out
But he picked a bit 'fore sleep to the tune of Cripple Creek
He was murdered by a man from Santa Rosa
He sang, whoa-oh, singin', "Oh, Santa Rosa"
Whoa-oh, singin', "Oh, Santa Rosa", whoa-oh, high and low, ooh
Till I come once again with my banjo pickin' friend
We'll be, oh, high and low in Santa Rosa

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Roll The Stone Away

You can swim in this old river
It's been delivered since the factory shut down
And like the river I'm waiting for resurrection
Since I've lost your affection and love left town
There'll be no more crying
There's no one left to blame
Love will come out standing
So roll that stone away
We were good but we could have been better
And the best is what we're after when it comes right down to love
You were always the strong one bright as the setting sun
Go shine somewhere else my love some brand new world
There'll be no more crying
There's no one left to blame
Love will come out standing
So roll that stone away
And like that river I'm waiting for resurrection
Since I've lost your affection and love left town
There'll be no more crying
There's no one left to blame
Love will come out standing
So roll that stone, roll that stone

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Some Of Shelley's Blues

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, She

She came from the land of the cotton
A land that was nearly forgotten
By everyone
And she
She worked and she slaved so hard
Big old field was her backyard
In the Delta sun
Oh, oh, she sure could sing
Oh my, she sure could sing
And he
Looked down and he took a little pity
Whole town swore, he decided
He would help us out
And he
Didn't mind that she wasn't very pretty
'Cause deep inside his heart he knew
She was the only one
Oh, oh, she sure could sing
Hey, she sure could sing
She had faith, she had believing
She led all the people together in singing
And she prayed every night to the Lord up above
Singing, ?Hallelujah?
They
Used to walk, singing songs by the river
Even when she knew for sure
She'd have to go away
Never knew what a life was to give her
Never had to worry about it
For one single day
Oh my, she sure could sing
Oh yeah, she sure could sing
She was singing, singing, ?Hallelujah?
And she
She came from the land of the cotton
A land that was nearly forgotten
By everyone
And she
She worked and she slaved so hard
The big old field was her backyard
In the Delta sun
Oh, oh, she sure could sing
Yeah, she sure could sing
Oh yeah, she sure could sing

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Buy For Me The Rain

Buy for me the rain, my darling, buy for me the rain;
Buy for me the crystal pools that fall upon the plain.
And I'll buy for you a rainbow and a million pots of gold.
Buy it for me now, babe, before I am too old.
Buy for me the sun, my darling, buy for me the sun;
Buy for me the light that falls when day has just begun.
And I'll buy for you a shadow to protect you from the day.
Buy it for me now, babe, before I go away.
Buy for me the robin, darling, buy for me the wing;
Buy for me a sparrow, almost any flying thing.
And I'll buy for you a tree, my love, where a robin's nest may grow.
Buy it for me now, babe, the years all hurry so.
I cannot buy you happiness, I cannot by you years;
I cannot buy you happiness, in place of all the tears.
But I can buy for you a gravestone, to lay behind your head.

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Partners Brothers & Friends

The promoter says he wants to cancel
'Cause there ain't enough tickets sold
The air conditioner on the bus just broke
And I can't shake this cold
The single lost the bullet
The singer's losin' his wife
Well, I might be crazy but I wouldn't change
A single thing about this life
Sometimes we feel like champions
Sometimes we just can't win
Sometimes our records hit the top of the charts
Or the discount bargain bins
Through all those 20 years of touring
We've remained partners, brothers and friends
We're keep it together 'cause we're sure
We're gonna be big time, before it all ends
It's just as long as Johnny's got his fiddle
And Jimmy's got his drums along
Then Jeffrey and me, and Bobby will be
Singing all our favorite songs
We'll catch the fire from the folks in the front row
Fan the flames as the beat gets strong
It's great to be a part of something
So good that's lasted so long
Well, I saw a story in the paper
Suddenly the band's big news
The critics all like our records just fine
But they seem a bit confused
Is it folk, or rock, or country, woah
Seems like everybody cares but us
So just leave us an early wakeup call
So we don't miss the bus
And just as long as Johnny's got his fiddle
And Jimmy's got his drums along
Then Jeffrey and me, and Bobby will be
Singing all our favorite songs
We'll catch the fire from the folks in the front row
Fan the flames as the beat gets strong
It's great to be a part of something
So good that's lasted so long
The band says it can't stand
My latest song, it's too personal
But my first wife's second marriage blew up
They had to get the dang thing annulled
Well, if that ain't something to sing about
You tell me what is
And we'll give it a beat and put it on the street
And we'll just might have another hit
And just as long as Johnny's got his fiddle
And Jimmy's got his drums along
Then Jeffrey and me, and Bobby will be
Singing all our favorite songs
We'll catch the fire from the folks in the front row
Fan the flames as the beat gets strong
It's great to be a part of something
So good that's lasted so long
Yeah, it's great to be a part of something

Top Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Maybe Baby

Maybe baby, I'll have you
Maybe baby, you'll be true
Maybe baby, I'll have you for me
It's funny honey, you don't care
You never listen to my prayers
Maybe baby, you will love me someday
Oh well, you are the one that makes glad
Any other woman just makes me sad
And when someday you want me, well
I'll be there, wait and see, maybe baby
Oh well, you are the one that makes glad
Any other woman just makes me sad
And when someday you want me, well
I'll be there, wait and see
Maybe baby, I'll have you
Maybe baby, you'll be true
Maybe baby, I'll have you for me