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COUNTRY MUSIC LYRICS<br />
VOLUME I<br />
22 NOVEMBER 2001<br />
(Reformatted 3 December 2002)<br />
(Minor corrections, reformatting 3 May 2004)<br />
Corrected 18 June 2010<br />
ALL IN KEY OF A, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED<br />
© 2004 Joseph Ge<strong>org</strong>e Caldwell. All rights reserved. Posted at<br />
Internet web sites http://www.foundation.bw and<br />
http://www.foundationwebsite.<strong>org</strong> . May be copied or reposted for<br />
non-commercial use, with attribution.
FOREWORD<br />
The songs (words and some chords) presented here are intended to facilitate learning to<br />
play the guitar by ear (per the article, How to Play the Guitar by Ear (for Mathematicians<br />
and Physicists), at Internet web sites http://www.foundation.bw and<br />
http://www.foundationwebsite.<strong>org</strong> . The songs are mainly popular "country and western"<br />
ones, with some rock and roll, folk, and gospel songs included. (Perhaps "classic" is a<br />
better descriptor than "popular," since most of the songs are from the 1950s.) If a song<br />
has no chords indicated, then the student should (if he knows the melody) be able to<br />
play such a song in any of the keys that are natural for the guitar, i.e., A, C, D, E, and G<br />
(and perhaps F). Many of these songs involve just three chords (I, IV and V). If a single<br />
chord is indicated somewhere in a song (as an assist to the student), and the key of the<br />
song is not specified, it is the chord assuming that the song is being played in the key of<br />
A.<br />
For songs that are more difficult, I have indicated suggested chords to be used, in a key<br />
that suits my own vocal range. The student may wish to transpose these songs to a<br />
different key. These are not necessarily the "best" chords for the song -- just the ones<br />
that I found easy or natural to use. For songs that have no chords indicated, practice<br />
singing the song in several keys, and select the key that suits your vocal range best. I<br />
play a majority of the songs in this collection in the key of A, many in G, and less in E, D<br />
and C.<br />
For each song, the first line specifies the title. If there is an alternate title, that is<br />
specified on the second line. Next are specified the most well-known singer(s) of the<br />
song (in the US) and the author(s). If a single name appears, either that person is both<br />
the principal singer and the author, or I only know one or the other.<br />
I have assembled a fairly large number of songs into this "practice" collection, since in<br />
order for you to be able to play a song by ear you must know the melody (none of the<br />
songs presented here include the music for the melody), and the number of songs of the<br />
collection for which you know the melody may be small. Most of the songs in this<br />
collection were popular in the 1950s, when I used to listen to the radio.<br />
If you do not recognize very many of the songs here, then you should compile your own<br />
portfolio of lyrics of songs that you do know. Listening to the radio is not so good for<br />
recording lyrics, since you cannot "replay" the song (unless you tape it). There are a<br />
large number of Internet web sites that contain lyrics, for every kind of music. Many of<br />
the songs contain chords as well. Another source of lyrics and chords (and music for the<br />
melody) are "fake" books, available in local music stores.<br />
When learning to play by ear, it is important to have lyrics for a fairly large number of<br />
songs. If you concentrate on just a few songs, you will memorize the chord sequence.<br />
Eventually, you will memorize it anyway, but in the beginning, when you are learning to<br />
play by ear, it is best not to memorize it. It is important to develop an "ear" (a "feel," an<br />
intuition, a sense) for which chord should be used. To do this, it is important to try<br />
playing a song in several different keys. And it is helpful to have a large selection of<br />
songs, so that you do not spend too much time on a single song (and memorize it too<br />
soon). When learning to play by ear, it is a good idea to cycle through the book, rather<br />
than selecting just a few songs. Play each song once or a few times, until you do not<br />
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make mistakes. Later, when your skills improve, you will want to settle on a particular<br />
key for a song, and learn to sing and play it very well. You will then be able to perform<br />
the song well.<br />
If your voice quality is not very good, don't worry about that. Some very popular singers<br />
have terrible voices. Each voice, like each flower or sunset, is different, and enjoyed for<br />
its own qualities by the listeners. Your voice and vocal range and ability to sing in tune<br />
improve rapidly with practice. Listeners respond more to your enthusiasm and emotion<br />
than to the timbre of your voice.<br />
When singing before a group, it is very helpful to have memorized the lyrics. The<br />
problem with reading the lyrics from a sheet is that you do not have much eye contact<br />
with the listeners, and it detracts substantially from the quality/rapport of the<br />
performance. After you have learned to play by ear, memorize a couple of dozen of your<br />
favorite songs (and some of the favorites of your friends), so that you are able to perform<br />
them without resorting to the hard copy. Do not, however, try to memorize lyrics when<br />
you are first learning to play by ear. You have enough on your mind at the beginning,<br />
trying to play and sing at the same time. Also, when you first play before others, the<br />
natural excitement of performing before someone else may cause you to f<strong>org</strong>et the<br />
lyrics, no matter how well you have memorized them. Finally, if you read from the lyrics,<br />
you can, right away, play a large number of songs in an evening with friends -- far more<br />
than if you play from memory.<br />
If you are uncomfortable playing before a group, start out by playing before members of<br />
your family, and then close friends. You ability and your confidence will increase rapidly<br />
with practice, and will soon feel at ease playing before strangers.<br />
Playing with others (in an instrumental group) is very enjoyable. Making music with<br />
friends is as enjoyable as playing by yourself for others -- probably more enjoyable.<br />
Learning to play by ear is something that you must do on your own, but as soon as you<br />
master the basic skills, look for others with similar interests, and play together. The<br />
ultimate goal of making music, of course, is for listeners to appreciate it.<br />
Please note that, although a number of the songs presented here are "traditional" (i.e., in<br />
the public domain, uncopyrighted), most of them are copyrighted. This means that<br />
copies (hardcopy, electronic, etc.) of the song may not be made for commercial<br />
purposes. It is my understanding that if songs are not used for public paid<br />
performances, but just used for personal noncommercial use (e.g., as here, to assist<br />
learning to play the guitar by ear), then a single copy may be made of the words and<br />
music. I am strongly in favor of the concept that an artist should reap the rewards of his<br />
creative talents, and I respect copyright law. Please do not make or distribute copies of<br />
these songs, except for your own personal use. The point to presenting this collection of<br />
songs is to have available a good-sized set of songs without chords (or with few chords),<br />
so that the student may learn to sing and play "easy" songs by ear, in any key.<br />
Commercially published songs indicate the chords on the music, and they often specify<br />
chords that are not appropriate for a guitar (e.g., too many chords, difficult chords,<br />
chords in keys that are not natural for a guitar). That type of music does not help the<br />
student learn to play by ear. The point to presenting this collection is not to avoid paying<br />
copyright fees -- it is to help you learn to play the guitar by ear.<br />
Thanks, and best of luck!<br />
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Joseph Ge<strong>org</strong>e Caldwell<br />
Clearwater, Florida<br />
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
A DAISY A DAY .............................................................................................................. 1<br />
A DEAR JOHN LETTER ................................................................................................. 2<br />
ADIOS AMIGO ................................................................................................................ 3<br />
AFTER SEVENTEEN DAYS ON THE ROAD .................................................................. 4<br />
AIN'T SHE SWEET ......................................................................................................... 7<br />
ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRL .................................................................................... 8<br />
AMANDA ......................................................................................................................... 9<br />
AMAZING GRACE ........................................................................................................ 10<br />
AM I LOSING YOU? ...................................................................................................... 11<br />
AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET? .................................................................................. 12<br />
A SATISFIED MIND ...................................................................................................... 14<br />
ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? .............................................................................. 15<br />
ASHES OF LOVE ......................................................................................................... 16<br />
A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL ............................................................................... 17<br />
AT THE HOP................................................................................................................. 19<br />
A WHITE SPORT COAT ............................................................................................... 20<br />
BACK HOME AGAIN ..................................................................................................... 21<br />
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ............................................................................ 22<br />
BIG IRON ...................................................................................................................... 24<br />
BILL BAILEY ................................................................................................................. 26<br />
B.J. THE D.J. ................................................................................................................ 27<br />
BLUE CHRISTMAS ....................................................................................................... 29<br />
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN ............................................................................. 30<br />
BLUE SKIES (FROM BETSY) ....................................................................................... 31<br />
BORN TO LOSE ........................................................................................................... 32<br />
BOTTLE OF WINE ........................................................................................................ 33<br />
BOUQUET OF ROSES ................................................................................................. 34<br />
BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN ............................................................................... 35<br />
BROWN-SKIN GIRL ...................................................................................................... 37<br />
BUMMING AROUND .................................................................................................... 38<br />
CATTLE CALL .............................................................................................................. 39<br />
CHARLIE’S SHOES ...................................................................................................... 40<br />
CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY .......................................................................... 41<br />
CHEATING GAME ........................................................................................................ 42<br />
CINDY, OH CINDY........................................................................................................ 43<br />
CITY LIGHTS ................................................................................................................ 44<br />
COLD, COLD HEART ................................................................................................... 45<br />
COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER ..................................................................................... 46<br />
COOL WATER .............................................................................................................. 47<br />
CRAZY ARMS ............................................................................................................... 48<br />
CROSS THE BRAZOS AT WACO ................................................................................ 49<br />
CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS ........................................................................................... 50<br />
DARK MOON ................................................................................................................ 51<br />
DECK OF CARDS ......................................................................................................... 52<br />
DELLA AND THE DEALER ........................................................................................... 54<br />
DETOUR ....................................................................................................................... 56<br />
DEVIL WOMAN ............................................................................................................. 57<br />
DID SHE MENTION MY NAME? ................................................................................... 58<br />
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DOES MY RING HURT YOUR FINGER? ..................................................................... 59<br />
DON’T BE ANGRY ........................................................................................................ 60<br />
DON'T DROP IT ............................................................................................................ 61<br />
DON’T EVER LOVE ME ................................................................................................ 62<br />
DON'T WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG NOW AND THEN?...................... 63<br />
DO WHAT YOU DO, DO WELL .................................................................................... 64<br />
DRAW YOUR BRAKES ................................................................................................ 65<br />
DROP KICK ME, JESUS ............................................................................................... 66<br />
EL CONDOR PASA (IF I COULD) ................................................................................. 67<br />
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE ............................................................................... 68<br />
EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL .......................................................................... 69<br />
EVIL ON YOUR MIND ................................................................................................... 70<br />
FADED LOVE ............................................................................................................... 71<br />
FEET ............................................................................................................................. 72<br />
FOOL NUMBER ONE ................................................................................................... 73<br />
FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY ................................................................................ 74<br />
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY .............................................................................................. 75<br />
FROM A JACK TO A KING ........................................................................................... 77<br />
GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY ...................................................................................... 78<br />
GONNA FIND ME A BLUEBIRD ................................................................................... 79<br />
GOTTA TRAVEL ON ..................................................................................................... 80<br />
GOTTA TRAVEL ON ..................................................................................................... 81<br />
GRANADA .................................................................................................................... 82<br />
HAITI CHERIE .............................................................................................................. 84<br />
HALF AS MUCH ........................................................................................................... 85<br />
HANDCUFFED TO LOVE ............................................................................................. 86<br />
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU? ........................................................ 87<br />
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY? (HAVE YOU EVER BEEN BLUE?) ....................... 88<br />
HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER ................................................................................ 89<br />
HE’LL HAVE TO GO ..................................................................................................... 90<br />
HELLO WALLS ............................................................................................................. 91<br />
HEY GOOD LOOKIN’ .................................................................................................... 92<br />
HEY PORTER, HEY PORTER ...................................................................................... 93<br />
HIGH NOON (DO NOT FORSAKE ME) ........................................................................ 94<br />
HONEYCOMB ............................................................................................................... 95<br />
HOW GREAT THOU ART ............................................................................................. 96<br />
I BELIEVE IN YOU ........................................................................................................ 97<br />
I CAN’T HELP IT (IF I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU) ................................................... 98<br />
I DON’T HURT ANYMORE ........................................................................................... 99<br />
I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE ................................................................................. 100<br />
I DON’T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE ............................................................ 101<br />
I FALL TO PIECES ..................................................................................................... 102<br />
IF A WOMAN ANSWERS............................................................................................ 103<br />
IF YOU’VE GOT THE MONEY (I’VE GOT THE TIME) ................................................ 104<br />
I GOT YOU ................................................................................................................. 105<br />
I GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY .................................................................... 106<br />
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE ...................................................................... 107<br />
I’LL SAIL MY SHIP ALONE ......................................................................................... 108<br />
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE .............................................................................................. 109<br />
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS ME ....................................................................... 110<br />
I’M SORRY FOR YOU, MY FRIEND ........................................................................... 111<br />
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IN THE BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES .......................................................................... 112<br />
I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS ................................................................ 113<br />
I’M MOVING ON ......................................................................................................... 114<br />
I’M TIRED ................................................................................................................... 116<br />
I’M IN LOVE AGAIN .................................................................................................... 117<br />
INDIAN LOVE CALL.................................................................................................... 118<br />
I NEVER PICKED COTTON ........................................................................................ 119<br />
IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW .......................................................................................... 120<br />
IN THE MISTY MOONLIGHT ...................................................................................... 121<br />
I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW ........................................................................... 122<br />
I REMEMBER YOU ..................................................................................................... 123<br />
IS ANYBODY GOIN' TO SAN ANTONE? .................................................................... 124<br />
IS IT REALLY OVER? ................................................................................................. 125<br />
IS IT WRONG FOR LOVING YOU? ............................................................................ 126<br />
ISLAND IN THE SUN .................................................................................................. 127<br />
I STILL MISS SOMEONE ............................................................................................ 128<br />
IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE .............................................................................. 129<br />
IT IS NO SECRET ....................................................................................................... 130<br />
IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’ ............................................................................... 131<br />
IT’S BEEN A BLUE, BLUE DAY .................................................................................. 132<br />
IT'S BEEN A GREAT AFTERNOON ........................................................................... 133<br />
IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING .................................................................................... 134<br />
IT'S NOW OR NEVER................................................................................................. 135<br />
IT'S SUCH A PRETTY DAY TODAY ........................................................................... 136<br />
IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS ............................................. 137<br />
I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE ......................................................................................... 138<br />
I WALK THE LINE ....................................................................................................... 140<br />
I WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE .......................................................... 141<br />
JAMAICA FAREWELL ................................................................................................ 142<br />
JAMBALAYA ............................................................................................................... 143<br />
JIMMIE RODGERS BLUES ........................................................................................ 144<br />
JINGLE BELLS ........................................................................................................... 146<br />
JOHNNY B GOODE .................................................................................................... 147<br />
JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME ................................................................................. 148<br />
JUST FOR WHAT I AM ............................................................................................... 149<br />
JUST ONE TIME ......................................................................................................... 150<br />
JUST OUT OF REACH (OF MY TWO OPEN ARMS) (EMPTY ARMS) ....................... 151<br />
KAWLIGA .................................................................................................................... 152<br />
KINGSTON MARKET .................................................................................................. 153<br />
LADY OF SPAIN ......................................................................................................... 154<br />
L. A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ............................................................................... 155<br />
LET ME GO, LOVER! .................................................................................................. 156<br />
LET YOUR LOVE FLOW ............................................................................................ 157<br />
LILI MARLENE ............................................................................................................ 158<br />
LILLI MARLENE .......................................................................................................... 159<br />
LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ................................................................................. 160<br />
LONELY WOMEN MAKE GOOD LOVERS ................................................................. 161<br />
LONESOME 7-7203 .................................................................................................... 162<br />
LOST HIGHWAY ......................................................................................................... 163<br />
LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON .............................................................................. 164<br />
LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND .................................................................................. 165<br />
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LUCILLE ..................................................................................................................... 166<br />
MAKING BELIEVE ...................................................................................................... 167<br />
MARY ANN REGRETS ............................................................................................... 168<br />
MATAMOROS ............................................................................................................. 169<br />
ME AND BOBBY MCGEE ........................................................................................... 171<br />
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS .............................................................................. 172<br />
MOCKINGBIRD HILL .................................................................................................. 173<br />
MOM AND DAD WALTZ ............................................................................................. 174<br />
MORE AND MORE ..................................................................................................... 175<br />
MORNING HAS BROKEN ........................................................................................... 176<br />
MOUNTAIN OF LOVE ................................................................................................. 177<br />
MR RECORD MAN ..................................................................................................... 178<br />
MR SANDMAN ............................................................................................................ 179<br />
M.T.A. ......................................................................................................................... 180<br />
MULE SKINNER BLUES (BLUE YODEL #8) .............................................................. 182<br />
MULE TRAIN .............................................................................................................. 183<br />
MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! (PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN) .............................................. 184<br />
MY ARMS STAY OPEN LATE .................................................................................... 185<br />
MY FAREWELL PARTY .............................................................................................. 186<br />
MY HAPPINESS ......................................................................................................... 187<br />
MY HEART IS BREAKING(?) ...................................................................................... 188<br />
MY TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN HOME ......................................................................... 189<br />
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW ...................................................................................... 190<br />
NORTH CAROLINA (YOU'VE TAKEN ME UNDER YOUR WING).............................. 191<br />
NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW ........................................................................ 192<br />
NOT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME ..................................................................................... 193<br />
NOW AND THEN THERE'S A FOOL SUCH AS I ........................................................ 194<br />
OCCASIONAL WIFE ................................................................................................... 195<br />
OH BABY MINE .......................................................................................................... 196<br />
OH, CAROL ................................................................................................................ 197<br />
OH LONESOME ME ................................................................................................... 199<br />
OH, MY PAPA (OH, MEIN PAPA) ............................................................................... 200<br />
OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE........................................................................................... 201<br />
OKLAHOMA HILLS ..................................................................................................... 202<br />
OLD DOGS, CHILDREN AND WATERMELON WINE ................................................ 203<br />
OLD SHEP .................................................................................................................. 204<br />
ONCE A DAY .............................................................................................................. 205<br />
ONE DAY AT A TIME .................................................................................................. 206<br />
ON THE ROAD AGAIN ............................................................................................... 207<br />
ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE ..................................................................................... 208<br />
ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY .......................................................................................... 209<br />
ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY ........................................................................................ 210<br />
PALOMA BLANCA ...................................................................................................... 211<br />
PAPER ROSES .......................................................................................................... 212<br />
PICK ME UP (ON YOUR WAY DOWN) ...................................................................... 213<br />
PICK ME UP (ON YOUR WAY DOWN) ...................................................................... 214<br />
PLAY BORN TO LOSE AGAIN ................................................................................... 215<br />
PLEASE HELP ME I’M FALLING (IN LOVE WITH YOU) ............................................ 216<br />
RELEASE ME ............................................................................................................. 217<br />
PROMISED LAND ...................................................................................................... 218<br />
PRIMROSE LANE ....................................................................................................... 220<br />
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PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE ........................................................................... 221<br />
RAINBOWS ARE BACK IN STYLE ............................................................................. 222<br />
RAVISHING RUBY...................................................................................................... 223<br />
REMEMBER ME (WHEN THE CANDLELIGHTS ARE GLEAMING) ........................... 224<br />
REMEMBER YOU’RE MINE ....................................................................................... 225<br />
RIBBON OF DARKNESS ............................................................................................ 226<br />
RIVERS OF BABYLON ............................................................................................... 227<br />
RIVERS OF BABYLON ............................................................................................... 228<br />
ROOM FULL OF ROSES ............................................................................................ 229<br />
ROSE MARIE.............................................................................................................. 230<br />
ROSES ARE RED ....................................................................................................... 231<br />
SAN ANTONIO ROSE ................................................................................................ 232<br />
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME ............................................................................ 233<br />
SAY YOU’LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ................................................................... 234<br />
SEARCHING ............................................................................................................... 235<br />
SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU DREAM ON....................................................... 236<br />
SEVEN LONELY DAYS .............................................................................................. 237<br />
SHE WEARS MY RING .............................................................................................. 238<br />
SHUTTERS AND BOARDS ........................................................................................ 239<br />
SILVER BELLS ........................................................................................................... 240<br />
SINGING THE BLUES ................................................................................................ 241<br />
SINK THE BISMARK ................................................................................................... 242<br />
SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES ............................................................ 244<br />
SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD .......................................................................................... 245<br />
SIXTEEN TONS .......................................................................................................... 246<br />
SLIPPING AROUND ................................................................................................... 247<br />
SLOWLY ..................................................................................................................... 248<br />
SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES ............................................................................... 249<br />
SOMEDAY (YOU’LL WANT ME TO WANT YOU) ....................................................... 250<br />
SOUTH OF THE BORDER (DOWN MEXICO WAY) ................................................... 251<br />
SONNY’S DREAM ...................................................................................................... 252<br />
SPANISH EYES .......................................................................................................... 253<br />
SPANISH HARLEM..................................................................................................... 254<br />
STAND BY ME ............................................................................................................ 255<br />
STAND BY YOUR MAN .............................................................................................. 256<br />
STEP ASIDE ............................................................................................................... 257<br />
STORMS NEVER LAST .............................................................................................. 258<br />
STOUTHEARTED MEN .............................................................................................. 259<br />
SUMMERTIME ............................................................................................................ 260<br />
SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN ....................................................................... 261<br />
SWEET DREAMS OF YOU ......................................................................................... 262<br />
SWEET LIES............................................................................................................... 263<br />
SWEET SURRENDER ................................................................................................ 265<br />
TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART ................................................................. 266<br />
TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS .................................................................................. 267<br />
T FOR TEXAS (BLUE YODEL NO. 1) ......................................................................... 268<br />
THANK GOD AND GREYHOUND .............................................................................. 269<br />
THAT'LL BE THE DAY ................................................................................................ 270<br />
THAT’S WHAT MAKES THE JUKEBOX PLAY ........................................................... 271<br />
THE AUCTIONEER..................................................................................................... 272<br />
THE BANANA BOAT SONG ....................................................................................... 275<br />
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THE BLIZZARD ........................................................................................................... 276<br />
THE BLUE SIDE OF LONESOME .............................................................................. 277<br />
THE BOXER ............................................................................................................... 278<br />
THE CHRISTMAS POLKA .......................................................................................... 279<br />
THE GREAT PRETENDER ......................................................................................... 280<br />
THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME .................................................................. 281<br />
THE HANGING TREE ................................................................................................. 282<br />
THE HARDER THEY COME ....................................................................................... 283<br />
THE HURTIN'S ALL OVER ......................................................................................... 285<br />
THE LAST CHEATER’S WALTZ ................................................................................. 286<br />
THE LAST THING ON MY MIND ................................................................................ 287<br />
THE LORD KNOWS I'M DRINKING ............................................................................ 288<br />
THE MEMORY OF AN OLD CHRISTMAS CARD ....................................................... 289<br />
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN .......................................................... 290<br />
THE PARTY’S OVER .................................................................................................. 291<br />
THE PUB WITH NO BEER .......................................................................................... 292<br />
THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT ............................................................... 293<br />
THERE SHE GOES .................................................................................................... 294<br />
THERE STANDS THE GLASS .................................................................................... 295<br />
THE ROCK ISLAND LINE ........................................................................................... 296<br />
THE TENNESSEE WALTZ ......................................................................................... 298<br />
THE TIPS OF MY FINGERS ....................................................................................... 299<br />
THE WAITING GAME ................................................................................................. 300<br />
THE WAYWARD WIND .............................................................................................. 301<br />
THE WILD COLONIAL BOY ........................................................................................ 302<br />
THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE ........................................................................................... 303<br />
THE WRECK OF THE OLD ‘97 ................................................................................... 304<br />
THE WURLITZER PRIZE ............................................................................................ 305<br />
THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA .................................................................................. 306<br />
THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED ........................................................... 307<br />
THE YELLOW BANDANA ........................................................................................... 308<br />
THIS OLE HOUSE ...................................................................................................... 309<br />
TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU ............................................................................... 311<br />
TO DADDY ................................................................................................................. 312<br />
TOGETHER AGAIN .................................................................................................... 313<br />
TOM DOOLEY ............................................................................................................ 314<br />
TONIGHT CARMEN .................................................................................................... 315<br />
TOO MANY RIVERS ................................................................................................... 316<br />
TROUBLE IN MIND..................................................................................................... 317<br />
TRUE LOVE ................................................................................................................ 318<br />
TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS ..................................................................................... 319<br />
TURN YOUR RADIO ON ............................................................................................ 320<br />
TURN YOUR RADIO ON ............................................................................................ 321<br />
UNCHAINED MELODY ............................................................................................... 322<br />
VAYA CON DIOS (MAY GOD BE WITH YOU) ............................................................ 323<br />
WABASH CANNONBALL............................................................................................ 324<br />
WALKING THE FLOOR OVER YOU ........................................................................... 325<br />
WALK RIGHT BACK ................................................................................................... 326<br />
WALK ON BY .............................................................................................................. 327<br />
WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS ........................................................................................... 328<br />
WASN’T THAT A PARTY ............................................................................................ 329<br />
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WATERLOO ............................................................................................................... 330<br />
WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA ........................................................................ 331<br />
WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME ............................................................ 332<br />
WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN ................................................... 333<br />
WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE ............................................................................... 334<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE? ............................................................. 335<br />
WHERE IS MY CASTLE? ........................................................................................... 336<br />
WHITE SILVER SANDS .............................................................................................. 337<br />
WHO’S SORRY NOW? ............................................................................................... 338<br />
WHY ME? ................................................................................................................... 339<br />
WONDERING, WONDERING ..................................................................................... 340<br />
YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY ....................................................................................... 341<br />
YOU BELONG TO MY HEART ................................................................................... 342<br />
YOU CAN’T ROLLER SKATE IN A BUFFALO HERD ................................................. 343<br />
YOU CAN GET IT IF YOU REALLY WANT ................................................................. 344<br />
YOU NEVER CAN TELL ............................................................................................. 345<br />
YOU NEVER MISS A REAL GOOD THING ................................................................ 346<br />
YOUNG LOVE ............................................................................................................ 347<br />
YOUR CHEATING HEART ......................................................................................... 348<br />
YOU’RE THE ONLY GOOD THING (THAT’S HAPPENED TO ME) ............................ 349<br />
YOU’RE THE REASON .............................................................................................. 350<br />
YOU’RE THE REASON GOD MADE OKLAHOMA ..................................................... 351<br />
YOUR TIME’S COMING ............................................................................................. 352<br />
YOU WIN AGAIN ........................................................................................................ 353<br />
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A DAISY A DAY<br />
JUD STRUNK<br />
HE REMEMBERS THE FIRST TIME HE MET HER<br />
HE REMEMBERS THE FIRST THING SHE SAID<br />
HE REMEMBERS THE FIRST TIME HE HELD HER<br />
AND THE NIGHT THAT SHE CAME TO HIS BED<br />
HE REMEMBERS HER SWEET WAY OF SAYING<br />
HONEY HAS SOMETHING GONE WRONG<br />
HE REMEMBERS THE FUN AND THE TEASING<br />
AND THE REASON HE WROTE HER THIS SONG<br />
(CHORUS) I’LL GIVE YOU A DAISY A DAY DEAR<br />
I’LL GIVE YOU A DAISY A DAY<br />
I’LL LOVE YOU UNTIL THE RIVERS RUN STILL<br />
AND THE FOUR WINDS WE KNOW BLOW AWAY<br />
THEY WOULD WALK DOWN THE STREET IN THE EVENING<br />
AND FOR YEARS I WOULD SEE THEM GO BY<br />
AND THEIR LOVE THAT WAS MORE<br />
THAN THE CLOTHES THAT THEY WORE<br />
COULD BE SEEN IN THE GLEAM IN THEIR EYES<br />
AS A KID THEY WOULD TAKE ME FOR CANDY<br />
AND I’D LOVE TO GO TAGGIN’ ALONG<br />
WE’D HOLD HANDS AS WE’D WALK TO THE CORNER<br />
AND THE OLD MAN WOULD SING HER HIS SONG (CHORUS)<br />
NOW HE WALKS DOWN THE STREET IN THE EVENING<br />
AND HE STOPS AT THE OLD CANDY STORE<br />
AND I SOMEHOW BELIEVE HE’S BELIEVING<br />
HE’S HOLDING HER HAND LIKE BEFORE<br />
FOR HE FEELS ALL HER LOVE WALKING WITH HIM<br />
AND HE SMILES AT THE THINGS SHE MIGHT SAY<br />
THEN THE OLD MAN WALKS UP TO THE HILLTOP<br />
AND HE GIVES HER A DAISY A DAY (CHORUS)<br />
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A DEAR JOHN LETTER<br />
SKEETER DAVIS / BOBBY BARE, JEAN SHEPARD / FERLIN HUSKY, PAT<br />
BOONE<br />
BILLY BARTON, CHARLES "FUZZY" OWEN, LEWIS A TALLEY, UNKNOWN<br />
(CHORUS) DEAR JOHN, OH HOW I HATE TO WRITE<br />
DEAR JOHN, I MUST LET YOU KNOW TONIGHT<br />
THAT MY LOVE FOR YOU HAS DIED<br />
AWAY LIKE GRASS UPON THE LAWN<br />
(THERE'S NO REASON TO GO ON)<br />
FOR TONIGHT I'LL WED ANOTHER, DEAR JOHN<br />
(MAN SPEAKING, OVER CHORUS) I WAS OVERSEAS IN BATTLE<br />
WHEN THE POSTMAN CAME TO ME<br />
HE HANDED ME A LETTER<br />
AND I WAS JUST AS HAPPY AS I COULD BE<br />
FOR THE FIGHTING WAS ALL OVER, AND THE BATTLES HAD ALL BEEN<br />
WON<br />
BUT THEN I OPENED UP THE LETTER, AND IT STARTED, DEAR JOHN<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
(WOMAN SPEAKING, OVER CHORUS) DEAR JOHN, WILL YOU PLEASE<br />
SEND BACK MY PICTURE<br />
MY HUSBAND WANTS IT NOW<br />
WHEN I TELL YOU WHO I'M WEDDING, YOU WON'T CARE, DEAR,<br />
ANYHOW<br />
NOW THE CEREMONY HAS STARTED, AND I'LL WED YOUR BROTHER,<br />
DON<br />
WOULD YOU WISH US HAPPINESS FOREVER, DEAR JOHN<br />
(AND IT HURTS ME SO TO TELL YOU, THAT MY LOVE FOR YOU IS GONE<br />
AND TONIGHT I WED YOUR BROTHER, DEAR JOHN<br />
AND TONIGHT I'LL WED ANOTHER, DEAR JOHN)<br />
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ADIOS AMIGO<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
ADIOS AMIGO, ADIOS MY FRIEND<br />
THE ROAD WE HAVE TRAVELLED HAS COME TO AN END<br />
WHEN TWO LOVE THE SAME LOVE, ONE LOVE HAS TO LOSE<br />
AND IT'S YOU WHO SHE LONGS FOR, IT'S YOU SHE WILL CHOOSE<br />
ADIOS COMPADRE, WHAT MUST BE WILL BE<br />
REMEMBER TO NAME ONE MUCHACHO FOR ME<br />
I RIDE TO THE RIO, WHERE MY LIFE I WILL SPEND<br />
ADIOS AMIGO, ADIOS MY FRIEND<br />
(WHISTLE LAST LINE)<br />
ADIOS COMPADRE, LET US SHED NO TEARS<br />
MAY ALL YOUR MANANAS BRING JOY THROUGH THE YEARS<br />
AWAY FROM THESE MEMORIES, MY LIFE I MUST SPEND<br />
ADIOS AMIGO, ADIOS MY FRIEND<br />
(WHISTLE)<br />
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AFTER SEVENTEEN DAYS ON THE ROAD<br />
© 1976 JOSEPH GEORGE CALDWELL, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WRITTEN<br />
DURING TRIP TO HAITI IN FALL, 1975<br />
(CHORUS) AFTER SEVENTEEN DAYS ON THE ROAD<br />
AFTER SEVENTEEN DAYS WITH NO WOMAN TO HOLD<br />
SO LONG FROM HOME, THIS LIFE SURE GROWS OLD<br />
AFTER SEVENTEEN DAYS ON THE ROAD<br />
WHEN YOU'RE SEVENTEEN DAYS ON THE ROAD<br />
WHEN YOU'RE SEVENTEEN DAYS FROM THE WOMAN AT HOME<br />
FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY THE DAYS PASS JUST FINE<br />
BUT THE NIGHTS AND THE WEEKENDS ARE LONELY AT TIMES<br />
TRAVEL IS FINE WHEN IT'S NEW<br />
WHEN THERE'S PLENTY TO SEE AND THERE'S PLENTY TO DO<br />
BUT IN TIME DAYS PASS SLOWLY, THE NIGHTS BECOME LONELY<br />
AND YOU'RE TOO LONG FROM HOME TO SPEND AN EVENING ALONE<br />
LAST SUNDAY I ROSE ABOUT TEN<br />
HAD SOME COFFEE, THEN I READ THROUGH THE PAPER AGAIN<br />
LOOKED FOR SOMETHING TO DO, FOR AN HOUR OR TWO<br />
ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY ALONE, FAR FROM HOME<br />
TOOK A RIDE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON<br />
TO THE HILLS OVERLOOKING THE CITY BELOW<br />
THE CLEAR AIR WAS COOL, GOT TO THINKING OF YOU<br />
AS THE SHADOWS GREW LONG IN THE SOFT EVENING SUN<br />
DROPPED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD BAR<br />
SHARED A COUPLE OF DRINKS WITH A MAN NAMED LAMAR<br />
AS I STARTED TO LEAVE, CAUGHT A GLANCE MEANT FOR ME<br />
SHE WAS PRETTY, SHE SMILED, AND SHE STOPPED ME<br />
I ASKED, WAS SHE BUSY TONIGHT<br />
SHE NODDED, AND SAID, "WHY DON'T WE TALK FOR A WHILE?"<br />
THE MUSIC WAS LOW, THE DANCING WAS SLOW<br />
AND I NEEDED SOMEONE TO TALK TO<br />
I ASKED, DID SHE LIVE HERE ALONE<br />
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SHE SAID, NO. THERE WAS FOUR-YEAR-OLD MOLLY AT HOME<br />
THEY MOVED HERE LAST MAY, SHE WAS PLANNING TO STAY<br />
THE WORK WASN'T STEADY, BUT THE WEATHER WAS FINE<br />
SHE ASKED ME, WHAT BROUGHT ME THIS WAY<br />
I TALKED FOR A WHILE, THERE WAS PLENTY TO SAY<br />
WHERE I WAS FROM, WHAT I HAD DONE<br />
AND THE PLACES I'D SEEN THROUGH THE YEARS<br />
SHE SAID, HER APARTMENT WAS NEAR<br />
THE NIGHT SKY WAS CLEAR, WE COULD WALK THERE FROM HERE<br />
SHE THOUGHT ABOUT FIXING SOME PIZZA AND BEER<br />
IT SURE BEAT AN EVENING ALONE<br />
NEXT MORNING I LEFT ABOUT NINE<br />
SHE ASKED IF I'D BE BACK TO SEE HER SOMETIME<br />
I SMILED AND I TOLD HER THAT I COULDN'T TELL<br />
MAYBE I'D BE BACK NEXT SPRING FOR A SPELL<br />
AS I HEADED FOR TOWN, PLANNED MY WEEK<br />
I HAD PLACES TO GO, APPOINTMENTS TO KEEP<br />
THE TIME SHOULD PASS QUICKLY, THERE WAS PLENTY TO DO<br />
AND I'D BE BACK HOME BY NEXT SATURDAY NOON<br />
(CHORUS) AFTER SEVENTEEN DAYS ON THE ROAD<br />
AFTER SEVENTEEN DAYS WITH NO WOMAN TO HOLD<br />
SO LONG FROM HOME, THIS LIFE SURE GROWS OLD<br />
AFTER SEVENTEEN DAYS ON THE ROAD<br />
(ALTERNATE VERSES, WRITTEN IN 2000 IN BOTSWANA, FROM A POOR<br />
MEMORY…<br />
AFTER 17 DAYS ON THE ROAD (J G CALDWELL, WRITTEN IN HAITI IN<br />
1975)<br />
AFTER 17 DAYS ON THE ROAD<br />
AFTER 17 DAYS WITH NO WOMAN TO HOLD<br />
FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, THE DAYS PASS JUST FINE<br />
BUT THE NIGHTS AND THE WEEKENDS GROW LONELY AT TIMES<br />
TRAVEL IS FINE WHEN IT’S NEW<br />
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WHEN THERE’S PLENTY TO SEE AND THERE’S PLENTY TO DO<br />
BUT IN TIME DAYS PASS SLOWLY<br />
THE NIGHTS BECOME LONELY<br />
AND YOU’RE TOO LONG FROM HOME TO SPEND AN EVENING ALONE<br />
TOOK A RIDE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON<br />
TO THE HILLS OVERLOOKING THE CITY BELOW<br />
WHEN THE SUNSET WAS OVER<br />
AND THE NIGHT AIR GREW COLDER<br />
I RETURNED TO THE WARM LIGHTS BELOW<br />
DROPPED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD BAR<br />
SHARED A COUPLE OF DRINKS WITH A MAN NAMED LAMARR<br />
AS I STARTED TO LEAVE, THE GIRL LOOKED AT ME<br />
AND SHE SAID, CAN’T WE TALK FOR A WHILE<br />
WE TALKED FOR AN HOUR OR TWO<br />
THE MUSIC WAS LOW, THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO<br />
WHEN I SAID I MUST GO, HER EYES PLEADED NO<br />
SHE SAID, SIR, WON’T YOU PLEASE TAKE ME HOME<br />
(AND MANY OTHER VERSES…)<br />
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AIN'T SHE SWEET<br />
LYRICS BY JACK YELLER, MUSIC BY MILTON AGER, A<br />
(A) AIN'T (D) SHE (E) SWEET, SEE HER (A) COMING DOWN THE (E)<br />
STREET<br />
NOW I (A) ASK YOU (C7) VERY CONFIDENTIALLY, (B7) AIN'T (E) SHE (A)<br />
SWEET<br />
AIN'T SHE NICE, LOOK HER OVER ONCE OR TWICE<br />
NOW I ASK YOU VERY CONFIDENTIALLY, AIN'T SHE NICE<br />
JUST CAST AN (D7) EYE IN HER DIR(A)ECTION<br />
(A) OH ME OH (D7) MY AIN'T SHE PER(A)FECTION<br />
I REPEAT, DON'T YOU THINK SHE'S KIND O' NEAT<br />
AND I ASK YOU VERY CONFIDENTIALLY, AIN'T SHE SWEET<br />
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ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRL<br />
JOHNNY HORTON<br />
WELL TODAY I’M SO WEARY<br />
TODAY I’M SO BLUE<br />
SAD AND BROKEN HEARTED<br />
AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU<br />
LIFE WAS SO SWEET DEAR<br />
LIFE WAS A SONG<br />
NOW YOU’VE GONE AND LEFT ME<br />
OH, WHERE DO I BELONG<br />
AND IT’S ALL FOR THE LOVE<br />
OF A DEAR LITTLE GIRL<br />
ALL FOR THE LOVE<br />
THAT SETS YOUR HEART IN A WHIRL<br />
I’M A MAN WHO’D GIVE HIS LIFE,<br />
AND THE JOYS OF THIS WORLD<br />
ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRL<br />
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AMANDA<br />
DON WILLIAMS, G<br />
BOB MCDILL<br />
I’VE HELD IT ALL INWARD, LORD KNOWS I’VE TRIED<br />
IT’S AN AWFUL AWAKENING IN A COUNTRY BOY’S LIFE<br />
WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR, IN TOTAL SURPRISE<br />
AT THE HAIR ON YOUR SHOULDERS, AND THE AGE IN YOUR EYES<br />
(CHORUS) AMANDA, LIGHT OF MY LIFE<br />
FATE SHOULD HAVE MADE YOU A GENTLEMAN’S WIFE<br />
AMANDA, LIGHT OF MY LIFE<br />
FATE SHOULD HAVE MADE YOU A GENTLEMAN’S WIFE<br />
THERE’S A MEASURE OF PEOPLE (WHO) DON’T UNDERSTAND<br />
THE PLEASURES OF LIFE IN A HILLBILLY BAND<br />
I GOT MY FIRST GUITAR WHEN I WAS FOURTEEN<br />
NOW I’M CROWDIN' THIRTY AND STILL WEARING JEANS<br />
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AMAZING GRACE<br />
WORDS BY JOHN NEWTON 1779 (LAST VERSE BY UNKNOWN AUTHOR)<br />
MUSIC BY JAMES P CARRELL AND DAVID S CLAYTON<br />
AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE SOUND<br />
THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME<br />
I ONCE WAS LOST, BUT NOW AM FOUND<br />
WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I SEE<br />
‘TWAS GRACE THAT TAUGHT MY HEART TO FEAR<br />
AND GRACE MY FEARS RELIEVED<br />
HOW PRECIOUS DID THAT GRACE APPEAR<br />
THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED<br />
THROUGH MANY DANGERS, TOILS AND SNARES<br />
WE HAVE ALREADY COME<br />
‘TWAS GRACE HAS BROUGHT US SAFE THUS FAR<br />
AND GRACE WILL LEAD US HOME<br />
THE LORD HAS PROMISED GOOD TO ME<br />
HIS WORD MY HOPE SECURES<br />
HE WILL MY SHIELD AND PORTION BE<br />
AS LONG AS LIFE ENDURES<br />
YES, WHEN THIS FLESH AND HEART SHALL FAIL<br />
AND MORTAL LIFE SHALL CEASE<br />
I SHALL POSSESS WITHIN THIS VEIL<br />
A LIFE OF JOY AND PEACE<br />
THE EARTH SHALL SOON DISSOLVE LIKE SNOW<br />
THE SUN FORBEAR TO SHINE<br />
BUT GOD, WHO CALLED ME HERE BELOW<br />
SHALL BE FOREVER MINE<br />
WHEN WE’VE BEEN THERE TEN THOUSAND YEARS<br />
BRIGHT SHINING AS THE SUN<br />
WE’VE NO LESS DAYS TO SING GOD'S PRAISE<br />
THAN WHEN WE’D FIRST BEGUN<br />
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AM I LOSING YOU?<br />
JIM REEVES, G<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
AM I LOSING YOU, ARE MY FEARS COMING TRUE?<br />
TELL ME WHAT TO DO, AM I LOSING YOU?<br />
IS YOUR LOVE REALLY TRUE, IS THERE SOMEBODY NEW?<br />
ARE WE REALLY THROUGH, AM I LOSING YOU?<br />
AM I TOO BLIND TO SEE, WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING TO ME?<br />
EVERY ROAD HAS A BEND, WILL I BE SWEETHEART OR FRIEND?<br />
WILL THE SWEET THINGS YOU DO, BE FOR SOMEBODY NEW?<br />
HOW I WISH I KNEW, AM I LOSING YOU?<br />
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AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET?<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
CARL BELEW, W S STEVENSON<br />
THEY SAY YOU FOUND SOMEBODY NEW<br />
BUT THAT WON’T STOP MY LOVING YOU<br />
I JUST CAN’T LET YOU WALK AWAY<br />
FORGET THE LOVE I HAD FOR YOU<br />
GUESS I COULD FIND SOMEBODY NEW<br />
BUT I DON’T WANT NO ONE BUT YOU<br />
HOW COULD YOU LEAVE WITHOUT REGRET<br />
AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET?<br />
BEFORE YOU LEAVE BE SURE YOU FIND<br />
YOU WANT HIS LOVE MUCH MORE THAN MINE<br />
CAUSE I’LL JUST SAY WE NEVER MET<br />
IF I’M THAT EASY TO FORGET<br />
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A POOR MAN’S ROSES (OR A RICH MAN’S GOLD)<br />
PATSY CLINE, A<br />
I MUST MAKE UP MY MIND TODAY, WHAT TO HAVE, WHAT TO HOLD<br />
A POOR MAN’S ROSES, OR A RICH MAN’S GOLD<br />
ONE’S AS WEALTHY AS A KING IN A PALACE, THOUGH HE’S CALLOUS<br />
AND COLD<br />
HE MAY LEARN TO GIVE HIS HEART FOR LOVE, INSTEAD OF BUYING IT<br />
WITH GOLD<br />
AND THEN THE POOR MAN’S ROSES, OR THE THRILL WHEN WE KISS<br />
WILL BE (B7) MEMORIES OF PARADISE THAT I’LL NEVER MISS<br />
AND YET THE HAND THAT BRINGS THE ROSE TONIGHT, IS THE HAND I<br />
WILL HOLD<br />
FOR THE ROSE OF LOVE MEANS MORE TO ME, THAN ANY RICH MAN’S<br />
GOLD<br />
(REPEAT LAST VERSE)<br />
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A SATISFIED MIND<br />
COWBOY COPAS, C<br />
JOE "RED" HAYES, JACK RHODES<br />
HOW MANY TIMES, HAVE YOU HEARD SOMEONE SAY<br />
IF I HAD HIS MONEY, I WOULD DO THINGS MY WAY<br />
BUT LITTLE THEY KNOW, THAT IT’S SO HARD TO FIND<br />
ONE RICH MAN IN TEN, WITH A SATISFIED MIND<br />
ONCE I WAS WINNING, IN FORTUNE AND FAME<br />
EVERYTHING THAT I DREAMED FOR, TO GET A START IN LIFE’S GAME<br />
BUT SUDDENLY IT HAPPENED, I LOST EVERY DIME<br />
BUT I’M RICHER BY FAR, WITH A SATISFIED MIND<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
MONEY CAN’T BUY BACK, YOUR YOUTH WHEN YOU’RE OLD<br />
OR A FRIEND WHEN YOU’RE LONELY<br />
OR A LOVE THAT’S GROWN COLD<br />
THE WEALTHIEST PERSON, IS A PAUPER AT TIMES<br />
COMPARED TO THE MAN, WITH A SATISFIED MIND<br />
WHEN LIFE HAS ENDED, MY TIME HAS RUN OUT<br />
MY FRIENDS AND MY LOVED ONES<br />
I’LL LEAVE THERE’S NO DOUBT<br />
BUT ONE THING'S FOR CERTAIN, WHEN IT COMES MY TIME<br />
I’LL LEAVE THIS OLD WORLD, WITH A SATISFIED MIND<br />
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ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?<br />
ELVIS PRESLEY, C<br />
ROY TURK, LOU HANDMAN<br />
ARE YOU (C) LONESOME TONIGHT?<br />
DO YOU MISS ME TONIGHT?<br />
ARE YOU SORRY WE (A7) DRIFTED A(Dm)PART?<br />
DOES YOUR (G) MEMORY STRAY<br />
TO A (G7) BRIGHT SUMMER DAY<br />
WHEN I (Dm7) KISSED YOU AND CALLED YOU SWEET(C)HEART?<br />
DO THE (C7) CHAIRS IN YOUR PARLOR SEEM (F) EMPTY AND BARE?<br />
DO YOU (D) GAZE AT YOUR DOORSTEP<br />
AND (G7) PICTURE ME THERE?<br />
IS YOUR (C) HEART FILLED WITH PAIN?<br />
SHALL I (D) COME BACK AGAIN?<br />
TELL ME, (G) DEAR, ARE YOU (G7) LONESOME TO(C)NIGHT?<br />
(TALKING) I WONDER IF YOU’RE LONESOME TONIGHT<br />
YOU KNOW, SOMEONE SAID THAT THE WORLD’S A STAGE<br />
AND EACH OF US MUST PLAY A PART<br />
FATE HAD ME PLAYING IN LOVE WITH YOU AS MY SWEETHEART<br />
ACT ONE WAS WHEN WE MET<br />
I LOVED YOU AT FIRST GLANCE<br />
YOU READ YOUR LINES SO CLEVERLY AND NEVER MISSED A CUE<br />
THEN CAME ACT TWO<br />
YOU SEEMED TO CHANGE<br />
YOU ACTED STRANGE AND WHY, I’LL NEVER KNOW<br />
HONEY, YOU LIED WHEN YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME<br />
AND I HAD NO CAUSE TO DOUBT<br />
BUT I’D RATHER GO ON HEARING YOUR LIES<br />
THAN TO GO ON LIVING WITHOUT YOU<br />
NOW THE STAGE IS BARE<br />
AND I’M STANDING THERE<br />
WITH EMPTINESS ALL AROUND<br />
AND IF YOU WON’T COME BACK TO ME<br />
THEN THEY CAN RING THE CURTAIN DOWN<br />
(SINGING) IS YOUR HEART FILLED WITH PAIN, SHALL I COME BACK<br />
AGAIN<br />
TELL ME, DEAR, ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?<br />
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ASHES OF LOVE<br />
JOHNNY AND JACK<br />
J ANGLIN, J WRIGHT<br />
(CHORUS) ASHES OF LOVE, COLD AS ICE<br />
YOU MADE THE DEBT, I PAY THE PRICE<br />
OUR LOVE IS GONE, THERE’S NO DOUBT<br />
ASHES OF LOVE, THE FLAME’S BURNED OUT<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
THE LOVE LIGHT THAT SHINES, IN YOUR EYES<br />
HAS GONE OUT, TO MY SURPRISE<br />
WE SAID GOODBYE, MY HEART BLED<br />
I REALIZE, OUR LOVE IS DEAD<br />
(I CAN'T REVIVE YOUR LOVE IS DEAD) (CHORUS)<br />
I TRUSTED YOU, YOUR LOVE WAS SAND<br />
YOUR EVERY WISH, WAS MY COMMAND<br />
MY HEART TELLS ME, I MUST FORGET<br />
I LOVED YOU THEN, I LOVE YOU YET (CHORUS)<br />
(ALTERNATE, FROM AMAZING RHYTHM ACES):<br />
THE LOVE LIGHT THAT SHINES, IN YOUR EYES<br />
HAS GONE OUT, TO MY SURPRISE<br />
WE SAID GOODBYE, MY HEART BLED<br />
NOW I LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE INSTEAD (CHORUS)<br />
I TRUSTED YOU, OUR LOVE COULD STAND<br />
YOUR EVERY WISH, WAS MY COMMAND<br />
OUR LOVE WAS WRONG, THERE'S NO DOUBT<br />
ASHES OF LOVE, THE FLAME'S BURNED OUT (CHORUS)<br />
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A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL<br />
TERESA BREWER (BREUER)<br />
BOB MERRILL<br />
SCOOBLEY-DOO-BEE-DOO, BE-DOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO<br />
WOULDN'T ANYBODY CARE TO MEET A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL,<br />
A-SCOOBLEY-DOO-BEE-DO<br />
WOULDN'T ANYBODY CARE ABOUT A SWEET OLD FASHIONED PEARL,<br />
A-SCOOBLEY-DOO-BEE-DUM<br />
WHO'S A FRANTIC LITTLE BOPPER IN SLOPPY SOCKS<br />
JUST A CRAZY ROCKIN' ROLLIN' LITTLE GOLDILOCKS<br />
WOULDN'T ANYBODY CARE ABOUT A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL<br />
DOESN'T ANYBODY CARE TO HEAR SOME SWEET OLD FASHIONED<br />
TALK, A-SCOOBLEY-DOO-BEE-DUM<br />
WOULDN'T ANYBOTH LIKE TO TAKE A NICE OLD FASHIONED WALK, A-<br />
SCOOBLEY-DOO-BEE-DUM<br />
TAKE A WALK AROUND THE CORNER WHERE THE CATS ALL STOP<br />
WHERE YOU DIG THE JUICY RIBS AND YOU DANCE THE BOP<br />
WOULDN'T ANYBODY LIKE TO TAKE A NICE OLD FASHIONED WALK<br />
A-SCOOBY-DO, A-SCOOBY-DO, WE CAN ROCK ON A BICYCLE BUILD FOR<br />
TWO<br />
A-SCOOBY-DIE, A-SCOOBY-DIE, OH, YOU CAN GET ALL YOUR KICKS IF<br />
YOU GIVE US A TRY<br />
WOULDN'T ANYBODY WANT TO MEET A SWEET OLD FASHIONED MISS,<br />
A-SCOOBLEY-DUM<br />
WOULDN'T ANYBODY WANT TO KISS A SWEET OLD FASHIONED KISS, A-<br />
SCOOBLEY-DUM<br />
YOU'LL JUST FLIP YOUR LITTLE WIG 'CAUSE YOU'LL BET YOUR SOCKS<br />
THAT YOU REALLY DIG THE FLAVOR OF OUR BUBBLEGUM<br />
WOULDN'T ANYBODY CARE TO MEET A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL<br />
A-SCOOBY-DO, A-SCOOBY-DO, WE WENT OUT TO THAT HOUSE WHERE<br />
THE LIGHTS ARE BLUE<br />
A-SCOOBY-DIE, A-SCOOBY-DIE, THOUGH WE WENT WALTZING IN, WE<br />
WENT BOPPING GOODBYE<br />
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(REPEAT FIRST VERSE) + SCOOBLEY-DOO-BEE-DOO-BEE-DOO<br />
18
AT THE HOP<br />
DANNY AND THE JUNIORS<br />
BAH,AH,AH,AH, BAH,AH,AH,AH, BAH,AH,AH,AH, BAH,AH,AH,AH AT THE<br />
HOP<br />
WELL YOU CAN ROCK IT, YOU CAN ROLL IT, YOU CAN STOMP AND YOU<br />
CAN STROLL IT, AT THE HOP<br />
WHEN THE RECORDS START SPINNING YOUR TWO LIPS ARE WHERE<br />
YOU’RE CHICKEN (?)<br />
DO THE DANCE SENSATIONS THAT ARE SWEEPING THE NATION, AT<br />
THE HOP<br />
(CHORUS) LET’S GO TO THE HOP, LET’S GO TO THE HOP, LET’S GO TO<br />
THE HOP, LET’S GO TO THE HOP<br />
COME ON, LET’S GO TO THE HOP<br />
WELL YOU CAN SCREAM AND YOU CAN GROOVE IT, YOU CAN REALLY<br />
START TO MOVE IT, AT THE HOP<br />
WHERE THE JOCKEY IS THE SMOOTHEST, AND THE MUSIC IS THE<br />
COOLEST<br />
ALL THE CATS AND THE CHICKS GO TO GET THEIR KICKS, AT THE HOP<br />
(THEN CHORUS, THEN TWO VERSES, THEN CHORUS)<br />
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A WHITE SPORT COAT<br />
MARTY ROBBINS, A<br />
(A) A WHITE SPORT COAT, AND A (D) PINK CAR(E)NATION<br />
(D) I’M ALL DRESSED (E) UP FOR THE (A) DANCE<br />
(A) A WHITE SPORT COAT, AND A (D) PINK CAR(E)NATION<br />
(D) I’M ALL A(E)LONE IN RO(A)MANCE<br />
(E) ONCE YOU TOLD ME LONG AGO<br />
(A) TO THE PROM, WITH ME YOU’D GO<br />
(D) NOW YOU’VE CHANGED YOUR MIND IT SEEMS<br />
(E) SOMEONE ELSE WILL HOLD MY DREAMS<br />
(A) A WHITE SPORT COAT, AND A (D) PINK CAR(E)NATION<br />
(D) I’M IN A (E) BLUE, BLUE (A) MOOD<br />
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BACK HOME AGAIN<br />
JOHN DENVER<br />
THERE’S A STORM ACROSS THE VALLEY, CLOUDS ARE ROLLING IN<br />
THE AFTERNOON IS HEAVY ON YOUR SHOULDERS<br />
THERE’S A TRUCK OUT ON THE FOUR LANE, A MILE OR MORE AWAY<br />
THE WHINING OF ITS WHEELS JUST MAKES IT COLDER<br />
HE’S AN HOUR AWAY FROM RIDING ON YOUR PRAYERS UP IN THE SKY<br />
AND TEN DAYS ON THE ROAD IS BARELY GONE<br />
THERE’S A FIRE SOFTLY BURNING, SUPPER’S ON THE STOVE<br />
BUT IT’S THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES THAT MAKES HIM WARM<br />
(CHORUS) HEY, IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN<br />
SOMETIMES THIS OLD FARM FEELS LIKE A LONG LOST FRIEND<br />
(YES AND) HEY IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN<br />
THERE’S ALL THE NEWS TO TELL HIM, HOW’D YOU SPEND YOUR TIME<br />
WHAT’S THE LATEST THING, THE NEIGHBORS SAY?<br />
AND YOUR MOTHER CALLED LAST FRIDAY, "SUNSHINE" MADE HER CRY<br />
SHE FELT THE BABY MOVE JUST YESTERDAY<br />
AND OH THE TIME THAT I CAN LAY THIS TIRED OLD BODY DOWN<br />
AND FEEL YOUR FINGERS FEATHER SOFT UPON ME<br />
THE KISSES THAT I LIVE FOR, THE LOVE THAT LIGHTS MY WAY<br />
THE HAPPINESS THAT LIVING WITH YOU BRINGS ME<br />
IT’S THE SWEETEST THING I KNOW OF, JUST SPENDING TIME WITH YOU<br />
IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE A HOUSE A HOME<br />
LIKE A FIRE SOFTLY BURNING, SUPPER’S ON THE STOVE<br />
IT’S THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES THAT MAKES ME WARM<br />
HEY IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN, YES IT IS<br />
SOMETIMES THIS OLD FARM FEELS LIKE A LONG LOST FRIEND<br />
YES AND HEY, IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN<br />
(REPEAT THREE PREVIOUS LINES), +<br />
YES AND HEY, IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN<br />
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BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC<br />
WORDS BY JULIA WARD HOWE, MUSIC BY WILLIAM STEFFE (TUNE OF<br />
JOHN BROWN'S BODY), E<br />
(E) MINE EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY OF THE COMING OF THE LORD<br />
HE IS (A) TRAMPLING OUT THE VINTAGE WHERE THE (E) GRAPES OF<br />
WRATH ARE (B7) STORED<br />
HE HAS (E) LOOSED THE FATEFUL LIGHTNING OF HIS TERRIBLE SWIFT<br />
SWORD<br />
HIS (B7) TRUTH IS MARCHING (E) ON<br />
(CHORUS) GLORY, GLORY! HALLELUJAH!<br />
(A) GLORY, GLORY! HALLE(E)LUJAH!<br />
GLORY, GLORY! HALLELUJAH!<br />
HIS (B7) TRUTH IS MARCHING (E) ON<br />
I HAVE SEEN HIM IN THE WATCH-FIRES OF A HUNDRED CIRCLING<br />
CAMPS<br />
THEY HAVE BUILDED HIM AN ALTAR IN THE EVENING DEWS AND DAMPS<br />
I CAN READ HIS RIGHTEOUS SENTENCE BY THE DIM AND FLAMING<br />
LAMPS<br />
HIS DAY IS MARCHING ON<br />
I HAVE READ A FIERY GOSPEL, WRIT IN BURNISHED ROWS OF STEEL<br />
"AS YE DEAL WITH MY CONTEMNERS, SO WITH YOU MY GRACE SHALL<br />
DEAL<br />
LET THE HERO, BORN OF WOMAN, CRUSH THE SERPENT WITH HIS<br />
HEEL<br />
SINCE GOD IS MARCHING ON"<br />
HE HAS SOUNDED FORTH THE TRUMPET THAT SHALL NEVER CALL<br />
RETREAT<br />
HE IS SIFTING OUT THE HEARTS OF MEN BEFORE HIS JUDGMENT SEAT<br />
O, BE SWIFT, MY SOUL, TO ANSWER HIM! BE JUBILANT MY FEET<br />
OUR GOD IS MARCHING ON<br />
IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES CHRIST WAS BORN ACROSS THE SEA<br />
WITH A GLORY IN HIS BOSOM THAT TRANSFIGURES YOU AND ME<br />
AS HE DIED TO MAKE MEN HOLY, LET US LIVE TO MAKE MEN FREE<br />
HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON<br />
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HE IS COMING LIKE THE GLORY OF THE MORNING ON THE WAVE<br />
HE IS WISDOM TO THE MIGHTY, HE HIS HONOR TO THE BRAVE<br />
SO THE WORLD SHALL BE HIS FOOTSTOOL, AND THE SOUL OF WRONG<br />
HIS SLAVE<br />
OUR GOD IS MARCHING ON!<br />
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BIG IRON<br />
MARTY ROBBINS, C<br />
(INTRO: Am Em Am)<br />
(C) TO THE TOWN OF AGUA FRIA, RODE A (Am) STRANGER ONE FINE<br />
DAY<br />
HARDLY (C) SPOKE TO FOLKS AROUND HIM, DIDN’T (Am) HAVE TOO<br />
MUCH TO SAY<br />
NO ONE (F) DARED TO ASK HIS BUSINESS, NO ONE (C) DARED TO MAKE<br />
A SLIP<br />
THE STRANGER THERE AMONG THEM HAD A (Am) BIG IRON ON HIS HIP<br />
BIG IRON ON HIS (C) HIP<br />
IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN HE RODE INTO THE TOWN<br />
HE CAME RIDING FROM THE SOUTH SIDE, SLOWLY LOOKING ALL<br />
AROUND<br />
HE’S AN OUTLAW LOOSE AND RUNNIN’ CAME THE WHISPER FROM<br />
EACH LIP<br />
AND HE’S HERE TO DO SOME BUSINESS WITH THE BIG IRON ON HIS HIP<br />
BIG IRON ON HIS HIP<br />
IN THIS TOWN THERE LIVED AN OUTLAW, BY THE NAME OF TEXAS RED<br />
MANY MEN HAD TRIED TO TAKE HIM, AND THAT MANY MEN WERE DEAD<br />
HE WAS VICIOUS AND A KILLER, THOUGH A YOUTH OF TWENTY FOUR<br />
AND THE NOTCHES ON HIS PISTOL NUMBERED ONE AND NINETEEN<br />
MORE<br />
ONE AND NINETEEN MORE<br />
NOW THIS STRANGER STARTED TALKING, MADE IT PLAIN TO FOLKS<br />
AROUND<br />
WAS AN ARIZONA RANGER, WOULDN’T BE TOO LONG IN TOWN<br />
HE CAME HERE TO TAKE AN OUTLAW BACK ALIVE OR MAYBE DEAD<br />
AND HE SAID IT DIDN’T MATTER HE WAS AFTER TEXAS RED<br />
AFTER TEXAS RED<br />
WASN’T LONG BEFORE THE STORY WAS RELAYED TO TEXAS RED<br />
BUT THE OUTLAW DIDN’T WORRY, MEN THAT TRIED BEFORE WERE<br />
DEAD<br />
TWENTY MEN HAD TRIED TO TAKE HIM, TWENTY MEN HAD MADE A SLIP<br />
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TWENTY-ONE WOULD BE THE RANGER WITH THE BIG IRON ON HIS HIP<br />
BIG IRON ON HIS HIP<br />
NOW THE MORNING PASSED SO QUICKLY IT WAS TIME FOR THEM TO<br />
MEET<br />
IT WAS TWENTY PAST ELEVEN WHEN THEY WALKED OUT IN THE<br />
STREET<br />
FOLKS WERE WATCHING FROM THEIR WINDOWS EVERYBODY HELD<br />
THEIR BREATH<br />
THEY KNEW THIS HANDSOME RANGER WAS ABOUT TO MEET HIS<br />
DEATH<br />
ABOUT TO MEET HIS DEATH<br />
THERE WAS FORTY FEET BETWEEN THEM WHEN THEY STOPPED TO<br />
MAKE THEIR PLAY<br />
AND THE SWIFTNESS OF THE RANGER IS STILL TALKED ABOUT TODAY<br />
TEXAS RED HAD NOT CLEARED LEATHER WHEN A BULLET FAIRLY<br />
RIPPED<br />
AND THE RANGER'S AIM WAS DEADLY, WITH THE BIG IRON ON HIS HIP<br />
BIG IRON ON HIS HIP<br />
IT WAS OVER IN A MOMENT, AND THE FOLKS HAD GATHERED ROUND<br />
THERE BEFORE THEM LAY THE BODY OF THE OUTLAW ON THE<br />
GROUND<br />
OH, HE MIGHT HAVE GONE ON LIVING BUT HE MADE ONE FATAL SLIP<br />
WHEN HE TRIED TO MATCH THE RANGER WITH THE BIG IRON ON HIS<br />
HIP<br />
BIG IRON ON HIS HIP, BIG IRON, BIG IRON, WHEN HE TRIED TO MATCH<br />
THE RANGER WITH THE BIG IRON ON HIS HIP<br />
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BILL BAILEY<br />
HUGHIE CANNON, G<br />
(G) WON'T YOU COME HOME BILL BAILEY<br />
WON'T YOU COME HOME<br />
SHE MOANS THE WHOLE DAY (D7) LONG<br />
I'LL DO THE COOKING, DARLING, I'LL PAY THE RENT<br />
I KNOW I'VE DONE YOU (G) WRONG<br />
(RE)MEMBER THAT RAINY EVE THAT/ I DROVE YOU OUT<br />
WITH NOTHING BUT A FINE (G7) TOOTH (C) COMB<br />
I KNOW I'M TO BLAME, WELL (G) AIN'T THAT A (E7) SHAME<br />
BILL (A) BAILEY WON'T YOU (D7) PLEASE COME (G) HOME<br />
(ORIG LYRICS:<br />
'MEMBER DAT RAINY EVE, DAT DROVE I YOU OUT<br />
WID NOTHIN BU A FINE TOOTH COMB<br />
I KNOWS I'SE TO BLAME, WELL AIN'T DAT A SHAME<br />
BILL BAILEY WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME)<br />
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B.J. THE D.J.<br />
STONEWALL JACKSON<br />
HUGH LEWIS<br />
A STORY ‘BOUT A PAL OF MINE<br />
WHO WORKED DOWN NEAR THE GEORGIA LINE<br />
AS D.J. IN A LITTLE COUNTRY STATION<br />
EVERYBODY LOVED HIM DEAR<br />
'CAUSE HE PLAYED WHAT THEY LIKED TO HEAR<br />
HE BUILT HIMSELF UP QUITE A REPUTATION<br />
AT RECORD HOPS HE’D STAYED OUT LATE<br />
AND HIS MOM WOULD ALWAYS WAIT<br />
TO SEE IF HE HAD MADE IT HOME ALIVE<br />
SHE WARNED (HIM) AGAINST HIS LOSS OF SLEEP<br />
AND DRIVING FAST IN THAT OLD HEAP<br />
AND THAT HE HAD TO BE AT WORK BY FIVE<br />
(CHORUS) B.J. THE D.J. YOU’RE LIVING MUCH TOO FAST<br />
AND IF YOU DON’T CHANGE YOUR WAYS<br />
DON’T SEE HOW YOU CAN LAST<br />
EVERY MORNING JUST PAST FOUR<br />
FROM THE DRIVEWAY HE WOULD ROAR<br />
OVERSLEPT AND HE WAS LATE AGAIN<br />
THEN AT BREAK-NECK SPEED HE’D DRIVE<br />
TO SIGN THE STATION ON AT FIVE<br />
HE HAD LOTS OF RECORDS HE MUST SPIN<br />
HIS MOM SAT BY THE RADIO<br />
UNTIL HIS VOICE TOLD HER HELLO<br />
SHE KNEW THEN THAT HE’D MADE IT THERE ALRIGHT<br />
THEN SHE’D SAY A LITTLE PRAYER<br />
HE’D BE SAFE FOR HE WAS THERE<br />
AND SHE’D WAIT UP FOR HIM AGAIN TONIGHT (CHORUS)<br />
THEN ONE COLD AND RAINY MORN<br />
ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BADLY WORN<br />
BUT STILL HE SCRATCHED OFF JUST AS FAST THIS TIME<br />
B.J HAD A LOT OF NERVE BUT HE COMPLETELY MISSED A CURVE<br />
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AND HE SIGNED OFF DOWN NEAR THE GEORGIA LINE<br />
MOM SAT BY THE RADIO<br />
THE VOICE SHE HEARD SHE DIDN’T KNOW<br />
B.J.’D NEVER BEEN THIS LATE BEFORE<br />
BUT WITH THE ROADS SO BAD AND ALL<br />
SHE’D WAIT A WHILE BEFORE SHE’D CALL<br />
AND THEN SHE HEARD THE KNOCK UPON THE DOOR<br />
B.J. THE D.J., ONLY TWENTY-FOUR<br />
A WRECK AT NINETY MILES AN HOUR<br />
HE'LL SPIN THE HITS NO MORE<br />
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BLUE CHRISTMAS<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
I'LL HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU<br />
I'LL BE SO BLUE THINKING ABOUT YOU<br />
DECORATIONS OF RED ON A GREEN CHRISTMAS TREE<br />
WON'T MEAN A THING, DEAR, IF YOU'RE NOT HERE WITH ME<br />
AND WHEN THOSE BLUE SNOWFLAKES START FALLING<br />
THAT'S WHEN THOSE BLUE HEARTACHES START CALLING<br />
YOU'LL BE DOING ALL RIGHT WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS OF WHITE<br />
BUT I'LL HAVE A BLUE, BLUE CHRISTMAS<br />
(REPEAT LAST VERSE)<br />
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BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN<br />
WILLIE NELSON, A<br />
FRED ROSE<br />
IN THE TWILIGHT GLOW I SEE HER<br />
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN<br />
AS WE KISSED GOODBYE AND PARTED<br />
I KNEW WE’D NEVER MEET AGAIN<br />
LOVE IS LIKE A DYING EMBER<br />
ONLY MEMORIES REMAIN<br />
THROUGH THE AGES I’LL REMEMBER<br />
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN<br />
NOW MY HAIR HAS TURNED TO SILVER<br />
ALL MY LIFE I’VE LIVED IN VAIN<br />
I CAN SEE HER STAR IN HEAVEN<br />
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN<br />
SOMEDAY WHEN WE MEET UP YONDER<br />
WE’LL STROLL HAND IN HAND AGAIN<br />
IN A LAND THAT KNOWS NO PARTING<br />
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN<br />
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BLUE SKIES (FROM BETSY)<br />
WILLIE NELSON, Em<br />
IRVING BERLIN<br />
(Em) BLUE SKIES SMILING AT (G) ME<br />
NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES (D) DO I (G) SEE<br />
(Em) BLUEBIRDS SINGING A (G) SONG<br />
NOTHING BUT BLUEBIRDS (D) ALL DAY (G) LONG<br />
NEVER SAW THE SUN (Cm) SHINING SO (G) BRIGHT<br />
NEVER SAW THINGS (Cm) GOING SO (G) RIGHT<br />
NOTICING THE DAYS (Cm) HURRYING (G) BY<br />
(Cm) WHEN YOU'RE IN (G) LOVE, (D7) MY, HOW THEY (G) FLY<br />
(Em) BLUE DAYS ALL OF THEM (G) GONE<br />
NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES (D) FROM NOW (G) ON<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
(NOTE: PLAY Cm IN 3 RD POSITION, BARRED, AND THEN MOVE<br />
TO G IN 3 RD POSITION BARRED.)<br />
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BORN TO LOSE<br />
HANK SNOW<br />
TED DAFFAN<br />
BORN TO LOSE, I’VE LIVED MY LIFE IN VAIN<br />
EVERY DREAM HAS ONLY BROUGHT ME PAIN<br />
ALL MY LIFE I’VE ALWAYS BEEN SO BLUE<br />
BORN TO LOSE AND NOW I’M LOSING YOU<br />
BORN TO LOSE, IT SEEMS SO HARD TO BEAR<br />
HOW I LONGED TO ALWAYS HAVE YOU NEAR<br />
YOU’VE GROWN TIRED AND NOW YOU SAY WE’RE THROUGH<br />
BORN TO LOSE AND NOW I’M LOSING YOU<br />
BORN TO LOSE AND NOW I’M LOSING YOU<br />
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BOTTLE OF WINE<br />
G<br />
BOTTLE OF WINE, FRUIT OF THE VINE<br />
WHEN YOU GONNA LET ME GET SOBER<br />
LEAVE ME ALONE, LET ME GO HOME<br />
LET ME GO HOME AND START OVER<br />
RAMBLIN’ AROUND THIS DIRTY OLD TOWN<br />
SINGIN’ FOR NICKELS AND DIMES<br />
TIMES GETTIN’ ROUGH, I AIN’T GOT ENOUGH<br />
TO GET A LITTLE BOTTLE OF WINE<br />
PAIN IN MY HEAD, BUGS IN MY BED<br />
PANTS ARE SO OLD THAT THEY SHINE<br />
OUT ON THE STREET, TELL THE PEOPLE I MEET<br />
BUY ME A BOTTLE OF WINE<br />
PREACHER WILL PREACH, TEACHER WILL TEACH<br />
THE MINER WILL DIG IN THE MINE<br />
I RIDE THE RODS, TRUSTING IN GOD<br />
HUGGIN’ MY LITTLE BOTTLE OF WINE<br />
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BOUQUET OF ROSES<br />
GEORGE MORGAN, A<br />
STEVE NELSON - BOB HILLIARD<br />
I’M SENDING YOU A BIG BOUQUET OF ROSES<br />
ONE FOR EVERY TIME YOU BROKE MY HEART<br />
AND AS THE DOOR OF LOVE BETWEEN US CLOSES<br />
TEARS WILL FALL LIKE PETALS WHEN WE PART<br />
I BEGGED YOU TO BE DIFFERENT<br />
BUT YOU’LL ALWAYS BE UNTRUE<br />
I’M (B7) TIRED OF FORGIVING<br />
NOW THERE’S NOTHING LEFT TO DO<br />
SO I’M SENDING YOU A BIG BOUQUET OF ROSES<br />
ONE FOR EVERY TIME YOU BROKE MY HEART<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
YOU MADE OUR LOVERS’ LANE A ROAD OF SORROW<br />
TILL AT LAST WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE<br />
YOU'RE LEAVING ME TO FACE EACH NEW TOMORROW<br />
WITH A BROKEN HEART YOU TAUGHT TO CRY<br />
I KNOW THAT I SHOULD HATE YOU<br />
AFTER ALL YOU'VE PUT ME THROUGH<br />
BUT HOW CAN I BE BITTER<br />
WHEN I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU<br />
SO I’M SENDING YOU A BIG BOUQUET OF ROSES<br />
ONE FOR EVERY TIME YOU BROKE MY HEART<br />
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BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN<br />
WAYLON JENNINGS, D<br />
CHUCK BERRY<br />
(D) FLYING ACROSS THE DESERT IN A TWA<br />
I SAW A WOMAN WALKING ACROSS THE SAND<br />
SHE BEEN A-WALKIN' THIRTY MILES EN (G) ROUTE TO L.A.<br />
TO GET A (A) BROWN-EYED HANDSOME (D) MAN<br />
HER DESTINATION WAS A (C) BROWN-EYED HANDSOME (D) MAN<br />
(D) MILO VENUS WAS A BEAUTIFUL LASS<br />
SHE HAD THE WORLD IN THE PALM OF HER HAND<br />
BUT SHE LOST BOTH HER ARMS IN A (G) WRESTLING MATCH<br />
TO GET A (A) BROWN-EYED HANDSOME (D) MAN<br />
SHE FOUGHT AND WON HERSELF A (C) BROWN-EYED HANDSOME (D)<br />
MAN<br />
(CHORUS) (G) WAY BACK IN HISTORY THREE THOUSAND YEARS<br />
BACK (D) EVER SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN<br />
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD WOMEN (G) SHED A TEAR<br />
FOR A (A) BROWN-EYED HANDSOME (D) MAN<br />
THAT'S WHAT THE TROUBLE WAS (C) BROWN-EYED HANDSOME (D)<br />
MAN<br />
(A TONE HIGHER) (E) BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER COULDN'T MAKE UP HER<br />
MIND<br />
BETWEEN A DOCTOR AND A LAWYER MAN<br />
MOTHER TOLD HER DAUGHTER GO (A) OUT AND FIND YOURSELF<br />
A (B) BROWN EYED HANDSOME (E) MAN<br />
JUST LIKE YOUR DADDY IS A (D) BROWN-EYED HANDSOME (E) MAN<br />
(E) ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF UNEMPLOYED<br />
HE WAS SITTING IN THE WITNESS STAND<br />
THE JUDGE'S WIFE CALLED UP THE (A) DISTRICT ATTORNEY<br />
SET YOU (B) FREE THAT BROWN-EYED (E) MAN<br />
YOU WANT YOUR JOB YOU BETTER (D) FREE THAT BROWN-EYED (E)<br />
MAN<br />
(CHORUS) (A) WAY BACK IN HISTORY THREE THOUSAND YEARS<br />
BACK (E) EVER SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN<br />
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THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD (A) WOMEN SHED A TEAR<br />
FOR A (B) BROWN-EYED HANDSOME (E) MAN<br />
THAT'S WHAT THE TROUBLE IS A (D) BROWN-EYED HANDSOME (E) MAN<br />
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BROWN-SKIN GIRL<br />
HARRY BELAFONTE<br />
CALYPSO<br />
EVERYTHING TO KEEP ME FROM SLEEPING<br />
A LOT OF SAILOR BOYS THEY WERE LEAVING<br />
AND EVERYBODY THERE THEY WERE JUMPING<br />
TO HEAR THE SAILOR BOYS IN OUR CHORUS SINGING<br />
(CHORUS)THE BROWN-SKIN GIRL, STAY HOME AND MIND BABY<br />
THE BROWN-SKIN GIRL, STAY HOME AND MIND BABY<br />
I’M GOING AWAY IN A SAILING BOAT<br />
AND IF I DON’T COME BACK, STAY HOME AND MIND BABY<br />
NOW THE AMERICANS MADE AN INVASION<br />
WE THOUGHT IT WAS A HELP TO THE ISLAND<br />
UNTIL THEY LEFT FROM HERE ON VACATION<br />
THEY LEFT THE NATIVE BOY HOME TO MIND THEIR CHILDREN, SINGING<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
NOW I TELL YOU THE STORY ABOUT MILLIE<br />
MILLIE MADE A NICE BLUE-EYED BABY<br />
THEY SAY SHE FANCIED THE MOTHER<br />
BUT THE BLUE-EYED BABY, HA’E NO SHE FATHER<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
NOW THE AMERICANS ALL HAD THEIR PLEASURE<br />
WHILE THE MUSIC PLAYED TO THEIR LEISURE<br />
AND EVERYBODY THERE THEY WERE JUMPING<br />
TO HEAR THE SAILOR BOYS IN OUR CHORUS SINGING<br />
(CHORUS, REPEAT CHORUS AND FADE)<br />
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BUMMING AROUND<br />
HANK SNOW, A<br />
PETE GRAVES<br />
GOT AN OLD SLOUCH HAT<br />
GOT MY ROLL ON MY SHOULDER<br />
I'M AS FREE AS THE BREEZE AND I'LL DO AS I PLEASE<br />
JUST A-BUMMIN' AROUND<br />
GOT A MILLION FRIENDS<br />
DON'T FEEL ANY OLDER<br />
I'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE, NOT EVEN THE BLUES<br />
JUST A-BUMMIN' AROUND<br />
WHENEVER WORRIES START TO BOTHERING ME<br />
I (B7) GRAB MY COAT, MY OLD SLOUCH HAT<br />
HIT THE ROAD AGAIN, YOU SEE<br />
I AIN'T GOT A DIME<br />
DON'T CARE WHERE I'M GOING<br />
I'M AS FREE AS THE BREEZE AND I'LL DO AS I PLEASE<br />
JUST A-BUMMIN' AROUND<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(REPEAT LAST VERSE)<br />
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CATTLE CALL<br />
EDDIE ARNOLD<br />
TEX OWENS<br />
(YODEL IN MELODY, A-E-A-E-A)<br />
THE CATTLE ARE PROWLING, THE COYOTES ARE HOWLING<br />
WAY OUT WHERE THE DOGIES BAWL<br />
WHERE SPURS ARE A JINGLING, A COWBOY IS SINGING<br />
THIS LONESOME CATTLE CALL (YODEL)<br />
HE RIDES IN THE SUN TILL HIS DAY'S WORK IS DONE<br />
AND HE ROUNDS UP THE CATTLE EACH FALL<br />
(YODEL) SINGING THIS CATTLE CALL<br />
FOR HOURS HE COULD RIDE ON THE RANGE FAR AND WIDE<br />
WHEN THE NIGHT WINDS BLOW UP A SQUALL<br />
HIS HEART IS A FEATHER IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER<br />
HE SINGS HIS CATTLE CALL (YODEL)<br />
HE'S BROWN AS A BERRY FROM RIDING THE PRARIE<br />
AND HE SINGS WITH AN OLD WESTERN DRAWL<br />
(YODEL) SINGING HIS CATTLE CALL (YODEL)<br />
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CHARLIE’S SHOES<br />
BILLY WALKER, D<br />
ROY BAHAM<br />
I’D LIKE TO BE IN CHARLIE’S SHOES<br />
THAT’S WHAT I ALWAYS SAID<br />
‘CAUSE HE HAD YOU AND EVERYTHING<br />
TIED WITH A GOLDEN THREAD<br />
THEN CHARLIE LEFT AND WENT AWAY<br />
AND WHEN I GOT THE NEWS<br />
IT WASN’T LONG ‘TILL I WAS WALKING ‘ROUND IN CHARLIE’S SHOES<br />
NOW I’M WEARING OUT THE SHOES THAT CHARLIE WORE<br />
WALKING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE FLOOR<br />
THE TROUBLES THAT DROVE HIM AWAY, I’VE GOT FOR COMPANY<br />
THESE NIGHTS IN CHARLIE’S SHOES ARE KILLING ME<br />
(WHISTLE)<br />
THE GREENER GRASS THAT TURNED MY HEAD<br />
SO SWIFTLY DID TURN BROWN<br />
‘CAUSE EVERY LITTLE DREAM I BUILD<br />
SHE’S ALWAYS TEARING DOWN<br />
I NEVER KNEW OLD CHARLIE’S SHOES<br />
COULD HAVE SO MANY TACKS<br />
OF DISAPPOINTING SORROWS<br />
AND I WISH HE HAD ‘EM BACK<br />
‘CAUSE I’M WEARING OUT THE SHOES THAT CHARLIE WORE<br />
WALKING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE FLOOR<br />
THE TROUBLES THAT DROVE HIM AWAY, I’VE GOT FOR COMPANY<br />
THESE NIGHTS IN CHARLIE’S SHOES ARE KILLING ME<br />
(WHISTLE)<br />
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CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY<br />
RED FOLEY, JACK STAPP, HARRY STONE<br />
HAVE YOU EVER PASSED THE CORNER OF FOURTH AND GRAND<br />
WHERE A LITTLE BALL OF RHYTHM HAS A SHOE SHINE STAND<br />
PEOPLE GATHER ROUND AND THEY CLAP THEIR HANDS<br />
HE’S A GREAT BIG BUNDLE OF JOY, HE POPS A BOOGIE WOOGIE RAG<br />
THE CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY<br />
HE CHARGES YOU A NICKEL JUST TO SHINE ONE SHOE<br />
HE MAKES THE OLDEST KIND OF LEATHER LOOK LIKE NEW<br />
YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU WANT TO DANCE WHEN HE GETS<br />
THROUGH<br />
HE’S A GREAT BIG BUNDLE OF JOY, HE POPS A BOOGIE WOOGIE RAG<br />
THE CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY<br />
IT’S A WONDER THAT THE RAG DON’T TEAR, THE WAY HE MAKES IT<br />
POP<br />
YOU OUGHT TO SEE HIM FAN THE AIR, WITH HIS<br />
HIPPITY, HIPPITY, HIPPITY, HOPPITY, HIPPITY, HIPPITY, HOP<br />
HE OPENS UP FOR BUSINESS WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES NINE<br />
HE LIKES TO GET ‘EM EARLY WHEN THEY’RE FEELING FINE<br />
EVERYBODY GETS A LITTLE RISE AND SHINE<br />
HE’S A GREAT BIG BUNDLE OF JOY, HE POPS A BOOGIE WOOGIE RAG<br />
THE CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY<br />
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CHEATING GAME<br />
SUSAN RAYE<br />
D KNUTSON, BONNIE GUITAR<br />
BREAK A HEART, THEN LAUGH, THEN WALK AWAY<br />
OF TRUE LOVE YOU'VE MADE A MOCKERY<br />
FREE TO GO, KNOWING NEXT TIME YOU'LL PAY NO PRICE FOR YOUR<br />
COMMON VICE<br />
THE CHEATING GAME<br />
LOVE AND LIES GO HAND IN HAND<br />
YOUR LOVE GOES FREE LIKE WINDBLOWN SAND<br />
SEEKING OUT UNWARY PREY, TEACHING THEM THE WAY YOU PLAY<br />
THE CHEATING GAME<br />
(CHORUS) WHO KNOWS THE MIND OF THE CHEATING KIND, WHO'S<br />
BLOCKED THE SHADOWS FROM SIGHT<br />
WHO'S GOING TO PAY THE PRICE TO MAKE THE WRONG SEEM RIGHT<br />
YOU'RE GONNA GO SCOT-FREE, TO LIVE A LIFE WITHOUT BLAME<br />
WHILE I REAP THE HARVEST OF HEARTACHES, FROM THE CHEATING<br />
GAME<br />
YOU PLANTED THE SEED, NOW I MUST SOW<br />
MY LOVE ALONE TO MAKE IT GROW<br />
CARRYING THE ONLY THING YOU LEFT ME, A LEGACY, FROM THE<br />
CHEATING GAME<br />
THE WEB OF DREAMS YOU WEAVED SO WELL<br />
WAS CASTING THE DIE FROM MY PRIVATE CELL<br />
TAKING LOVE, FORSAKING LOVE, MAKING ME, A VICTIM OF, THE<br />
CHEATING GAME<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
(HUM CHORUS, FADE)<br />
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CINDY, OH CINDY<br />
EDDIE FISHER<br />
(CHORUS) CINDY, OH CINDY<br />
CINDY DON’T LET ME DOWN<br />
WRITE ME A LETTER SOON<br />
AND I’LL BE HOMEWARD BOUND<br />
I JOINED THE NAVY TO SEE THE WORLD<br />
BUT NOWHERE COULD I FIND<br />
A GIRL AS SWEET AS CINDY<br />
THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND<br />
I’VE SAILED THE WIDE WORLD OVER<br />
CAN’T GET HER OUT OF MY MIND (CHORUS)<br />
I SEE HER FACE IN EVERY WAVE<br />
HER LIPS KISS EVERY BREEZE<br />
HER LOVING ARMS REACH OUT TO ME<br />
THROUGH CALM AND STORMY SEAS<br />
AT NIGHT I PACE THE LONELY DECK<br />
CARESSED BY MEMORIES (CHORUS)<br />
I KNOW MY CINDY’S WAITING<br />
AS I WALK THE DECK ALONE<br />
HER LOVING ARMS REACH OUT FOR ME<br />
SOON I’LL BE HEADING HOME<br />
THEN MY SAILING DAYS WILL BE OVER<br />
AND NO MORE WILL I ROAM (CHORUS)<br />
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CITY LIGHTS<br />
RAY PRICE, D<br />
A BRIGHT ARRAY OF CITY LIGHTS, AS FAR AS I CAN SEE<br />
THE GREAT WHITE WAY SHINES THROUGH THE NIGHT<br />
FOR LONELY GUYS LIKE ME<br />
A CABARET, A HONKY TONK, THEIR FLASHING LIGHTS INVITE<br />
A BROKEN HEART TO LOSE ITSELF, IN THE GLOW OF CITY LIGHTS<br />
LIGHTS THAT SAY FORGET HER NAME IN A GLASS OF SHERRY WINE<br />
LIGHTS THAT OFFER OTHER GIRLS FOR EMPTY HEARTS LIKE MINE<br />
THEY PAINT A PRETTY PICTURE, OF A WORLD THAT’S GAY AND BRIGHT<br />
BUT IT’S JUST A MASK FOR LONELINESS, BEHIND THOSE CITY LIGHTS<br />
THE WORLD WAS DARK AND GOD MADE STARS TO BRIGHTEN UP THE<br />
NIGHT<br />
DID THE GOD THAT MADE THE STARS ABOVE, MAKE THOSE CITY<br />
LIGHTS<br />
DID HE MAKE A PLACE FOR MEN TO CRY, WHEN THINGS DON’T TURN<br />
OUT RIGHT<br />
ARE WE JUST SUPPOSED TO RUN AND HIDE, BEHIND THOSE CITY<br />
LIGHTS<br />
LIGHTS THAT SAY FORGET HER LOVE, IN A DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE<br />
LIGHTS THAT LURE ARE NOTHING BUT, A MASQUERADE FOR TEARS<br />
THEY PAINT A PRETTY PICTURE, BUT MY ARMS CAN’T HOLD THEM<br />
TIGHT<br />
AND I JUST CAN’T SAY I LOVE YOU, TO A STREET OF CITY LIGHTS<br />
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COLD, COLD HEART<br />
HANK WILLIAMS, A<br />
I TRIED SO HARD MY DEAR TO SHOW<br />
THAT YOU’RE MY EVERY DREAM<br />
YET YOU’RE AFRAID EACH THING I DO<br />
IS JUST SOME EVIL SCHEME<br />
A MEM’RY FROM YOUR LONESOME PAST<br />
KEEPS US SO FAR APART<br />
WHY CAN’T I FREE YOUR DOUBTFUL MIND<br />
AND MELT YOUR COLD, COLD HEART<br />
ANOTHER LOVE BEFORE MY TIME<br />
MADE YOUR HEART SAD AND BLUE<br />
AND SO MY HEART IS PAYING NOW<br />
FOR THINGS I DIDN’T DO<br />
IN ANGER UNKIND WORDS ARE SAID<br />
THAT MAKE THE TEARDROPS START<br />
WHY CAN’T I FREE YOUR DOUBTFUL MIND<br />
AND MELT YOUR COLD, COLD HEART<br />
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH IT HURTS<br />
TO SEE YOU SIT AND CRY<br />
YOU KNOW YOU NEED AND WANT MY LOVE<br />
YET YOU’RE AFRAID TO TRY<br />
WHY DO YOU RUN AND HIDE FROM LIFE?<br />
TO TRY IT JUST AIN’T SMART<br />
WHY CAN’T I FREE YOUR DOUBTFUL MIND<br />
AND MELT YOUR COLD, COLD HEART<br />
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I BELIEVED<br />
THAT YOU BELONGED TO ME<br />
BUT NOW I KNOW YOUR HEART IS SHACKLED<br />
TO A MEMORY<br />
THE MORE I LEARN TO CARE FOR YOU<br />
THE MORE WE DRIFT APART<br />
WHY CAN’T I FREE YOUR DOUBTFUL MIND<br />
AND MELT YOUR COLD, COLD HEART<br />
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COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER<br />
JOHNNY RODRIGUES, BILLY WALKER<br />
IN A LITTLE CAFÉ JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BORDER<br />
SHE WAS SITTING THERE GIVING ME LOOKS, THAT MADE MY MOUTH<br />
WATER<br />
SO I STARTED WALKING HER WAY, BUT SHE BELONGED TO BAD MAN<br />
JOSE<br />
AND I KNEW, YES I KNEW I SHOULD LEAVE, BUT I HEARD HER SAY, EH,<br />
EH<br />
(CHORUS) COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, YOU’RE MY KIND OF MAN<br />
SO BIG AND SO STRONG<br />
COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, I’M ALL ALONE<br />
AND THE NIGHT IS SO LONG<br />
HMMM, SO WE STARTED TO DANCE, IN MY ARMS SHE FELT SO INVITING<br />
I JUST COULDN’T RESIST JUST ONE LITTLE KISS SO EXCITING<br />
THEN I HEARD THE GUITAR PLAYER SAY, VAMOOSE JOSE’S ON HIS<br />
WAY<br />
AND I KNEW I SHOULD RUN BUT, I HEARD HER SAY, EH, EH (CHORUS)<br />
THEN THE MUSIC STOPPED, AND I LOOKED THE CAFÉ WAS EMPTY<br />
AND I HEARD JOSE SAY MAN YOU’RE IN TROUBLE PLENTY<br />
SO I DROPPED THE DRINK FROM MY HAND, AND THROUGH THE<br />
WINDOW I RAN<br />
AND AS I RODE AWAY I COULD HEAR HER SAY TO JOSE, EH, EH<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
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COOL WATER<br />
SONS OF THE PIONEERS, FRANKIE LAINE, EDDIE ARNOLD, A<br />
BOB NOLAN<br />
(A) ALL DAY I'VE FACED A (E) BARREN WASTE<br />
WITH(D)OUT THE TASTE OF (E) WATER<br />
COOL (A) WATER<br />
OLD (D) DAN AND I, WITH (E) THROATS BURNED DRY, AND (D) SOULS<br />
THAT CRY, FOR (A) WATER<br />
(E) COOL, CLEAR, (A) WATER<br />
(CHORUS) KEEP A-MOVING DAN, DON'T YOU (E) LISTEN TO HIM, DAN<br />
HE'S A (A) DEVIL, NOT A MAN, AND HE'S (E) SPREAD THE BURNING<br />
SAND WITH (A) WATER<br />
(D) DAN, CAN YOU SEE THAT (A) BIG GREEN TREE, WHERE THE (D)<br />
WATER'S RUNNING FREE, AND IT'S (E) WAITING THERE FOR ME AND (A)<br />
YOU<br />
(E) COOL, CLEAR, (A) WATER<br />
THE NIGHTS ARE COOL, AND (E) I'M A FOOL, EACH (D) STAR'S A POOL<br />
OF (E) WATER<br />
COOL (A) WATER<br />
BUT (D) WITH THE DAWN, I'LL (E) WAKE AND YAWN, AND (D) CARRY ON<br />
TO (A) WATER<br />
(E) COOL, CLEAR, (A) WATER (CHORUS)<br />
THE SHADOWS SWAY AND (E) SEEM TO SAY TO(D)NIGHT WE PRAY FOR<br />
(E) WATER<br />
COOL (A) WATER<br />
AND (D) WAY UP THERE, HE'LL (E) HEAR OUR PRAYER, AND (D) SHOW<br />
US WHERE THERE'S (A) WATER<br />
(E) COOL, CLEAR, (A) WATER (CHORUS)<br />
DAN'S FEET ARE SORE, HE'S (E) YEARNING FOR, JUST (D) ONE THING<br />
MORE THAN (E) WATER<br />
COOL (A) WATER<br />
LIKE (D) ME I GUESS HE'D (E) LIKE TO REST WHERE (D) THERE'S NO<br />
QUEST FOR (A) WATER<br />
(E) COOL, CLEAR, (A) WATER, (D) COOL, CLEAR, (A) WATER<br />
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CRAZY ARMS<br />
RAY PRICE, THE CHEROKEE COWBOY<br />
RALPH MOONEY, CHARLES SEALS<br />
NOW BLUE AIN’T THE WORD FOR THE WAY THAT I FEEL<br />
AND THE STORMS BREWING IN THIS HEART OF MINE<br />
THIS AIN’T NO CRAZY DREAM I KNOW THAT IT’S REAL<br />
YOU’RE SOMEONE ELSE’S LOVE NOW YOU’RE NOT MINE<br />
(CHORUS) CRAZY ARMS THAT REACH TO HOLD SOMEBODY NEW<br />
FOR MY YEARNING HEART KEEPS SAYING YOU’RE NOT MINE<br />
MY TROUBLED MIND KNOWS SOON TO ANOTHER YOU’LL BE WED<br />
AND THAT’S WHY I’M LONELY ALL THE TIME<br />
SO PLEASE TAKE THE TREASURED DREAMS I HAD FOR YOU AND ME<br />
AND TAKE ALL THE LOVE I THOUGHT WAS MINE<br />
SOMEDAY MY CRAZY ARMS WILL HOLD SOMEBODY NEW<br />
BUT NOW I’M SO LONELY ALL THE TIME (CHORUS)<br />
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CROSS THE BRAZOS AT WACO<br />
BILLY WALKER<br />
ON THE CHISOLM TRAIL IT WAS MIDNIGHT<br />
CARMELLA WAS STRONG ON HIS MIND<br />
BECAUSE OF THE LIFE HE HAD CHOSEN<br />
CARMELLA HAD LEFT HIM BEHIND<br />
TOO LONG HE’D BEEN EL BANDIDO<br />
CARMELLA HAD LEFT HIM ALONE<br />
BUT TODAY SOMEONE BROUGHT A MESSAGE<br />
SHE’D BEEN SEEN IN OLD SAN ANTONE<br />
(CHORUS) CROSS THE BRAZOS AT WACO<br />
RIDE HARD AND I’LL MAKE IT BY DAWN<br />
CROSS THE BRAZOS AT WACO<br />
I’M SAFE WHEN I REACH SAN ANTONE<br />
HE GLANCED BACK OVER HIS SHOULDER<br />
THE POSSE WAS NOWHERE IN SIGHT<br />
HE’D SENT FOR CARMELLA TO MEET HIM<br />
ON THE BANKS OF THE BRAZOS TONIGHT<br />
SHE WAS WAITING AND HE KEPT THE PROMISE<br />
HE’D MADE SUCH A LONG TIME AGO<br />
AS HE DROPPED THE GUNS THAT SHE HATED<br />
IN THE MUDDY BRAZOS BELOW<br />
CROSS THE BRAZOS AT WACO<br />
RIDE HARD AND I’LL MAKE IT BY DAWN<br />
CROSS THE BRAZOS AT WACO<br />
I’LL WALK STRAIGHT IN OLD SAN ANTONE<br />
THEN THE NIGHT CAME ALIVE WITH GUNFIRE<br />
HE KNEW THAT AT LAST HE’D BEEN FOUND<br />
AS THE RANGER’S BADGE SHONE BRIGHTLY<br />
EL BANDIDO LAY ON THE GROUND<br />
CARMELLA KNEW HE WAS DYING<br />
THAT ALL OF HER DREAMS WERE IN VAIN<br />
AS SHE KISSED HIS LIPS FOR THE LAST TIME<br />
SHE HEARD HIM WHISPER AGAIN (CHORUS)<br />
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CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS<br />
CHARLEY PRIDE<br />
(CHORUS) OH THE CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS LIGHT UP THE PAINTINGS<br />
ON YOUR WALLS<br />
THE MARBLE STATUETTES ARE STANDING STATELY IN THE<br />
HALL<br />
BUT WILL THE TIMELY CROWD THAT HAD YOU LAUGHING<br />
LOUD HELP YOU DRY YOUR TEARS<br />
WHEN THE NEW WEARS OFF OF YOUR CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS<br />
I NEVER DID FIT IN TOO WELL/ WITH THE FOLKS YOU KNEW<br />
AND IT’S PLAIN TO SEE THAT THE LIKES OF ME DON’T FIT WITH YOU<br />
SO YOU TRADED ME FOR THE GAIETY OF THE WELL-TO-DO<br />
AND YOU TURNED AWAY FROM THE LOVE I OFFERED YOU (CHORUS)<br />
I SEE YOUR PIC/TURE IN THE NEWS/ MOST EVERY DAY<br />
AND YOU’RE THE CHOSEN GIRL OF THE SOCIAL WORLD SO THE<br />
STORIES SAY<br />
BUT A PAPER SMILE ONLY LASTS A WHILE THEN IT FADES AWAY<br />
WHEN THE LOVE WE KNEW WILL COME HOME TO YOU SOME DAY<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
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DARK MOON<br />
GALE STORM, BONNIE GUITAR, A<br />
NED MILLER<br />
DARK MOON, AWAY UP HIGH, UP IN THE SKY<br />
OH TELL ME WHY, OH TELL ME WHY YOU'VE LOST YOUR SPLENDOR<br />
DARK MOON, WHAT IS THE CAUSE YOUR LIGHT WITHDRAWS, IS IT<br />
BECAUSE, IS IT BECAUSE, I'VE LOST MY LOVE [CODA]<br />
MORTALS HAVE DREAMS, OF LOVE'S PERFECT SCHEMES<br />
BUT (B7) THEY DON'T REALIZE, THAT LOVE WILL SOMETIMES BRING A<br />
DARK MOON, AWAY …<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
(REPEAT AGAIN, AND THEN END AT [CODA]<br />
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DECK OF CARDS<br />
TEX RITTER<br />
WINK MARTINDALE<br />
DURING THE NORTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN, A GROUP OF SOLDIER BOYS<br />
HAD BEEN ON A LONG HIKE<br />
THEY CAME TO A LITTLE TOWN CALLED BIZERTA<br />
THE NEXT DAY BEING SUNDAY, SOME OF THE BOYS WENT TO CHURCH<br />
A SERGEANT COMMANDED THE BOYS IN CHURCH<br />
AND AFTER THE CHAPLAIN HAD READ THE PRAYERS, THE TEXT WAS<br />
TAKEN UP NEXT<br />
THOSE OF THE BOYS WHO HAD PRAYER BOOKS TOOK THEM OUT<br />
BUT HIS ONE BOY ONLY HAD A DECK OF CARDS, SO HE SPREAD THEM<br />
OUT<br />
THE SERGEANT SAW THE CARDS AND SAID, SOLDIER, PUT AWAY<br />
THOSE CARDS<br />
AFTER THE SERVICES WERE OVER, THE BOY WAS TAKEN PRISONER,<br />
AND BROUGHT BEFORE THE PROVOST MARSHALL<br />
THE MARSHALL SAID, SERGEANT, WHY HAVE YOU BROUGHT THIS MAN<br />
HERE<br />
FOR PLAYING CARDS IN CHURCH, SIR<br />
AND WHAT HAVE YOU TO SAY FOR YOURSELF, SON<br />
MUCH SIR, REPLIED THE SOLDIER<br />
THE MARSHALL SAID, I HOPE SO, BECAUSE IF NOT, I SHALL PUNISH<br />
YOU MORE THAN ANY MAN WAS EVER PUNISHED<br />
THE BOY SAID, SIR, I HAD BEEN ON A LONG MARCH FOR SIX DAYS<br />
I HAD NEITHER BIBLE NOR PRAYER BOOK<br />
BUT I HOPE TO SATISFY YOU, SIR, WITH THE PURITY OF MY<br />
INTENTIONS<br />
AND WITH THAT, THE BOY BEGAN HIS STORY<br />
YOU SEE, SIR, WHEN I LOOK AT THE ACE IN MY DECK OF CARDS, I<br />
KNOW THERE IS BUT ONE GOD<br />
THE DEUCE TELLS ME THAT THE BIBLE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS,<br />
THE OLD AND THE NEW TESTAMENTS<br />
THEN WHEN I SEE THE TREY I THINK OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND<br />
THE HOLY GHOST<br />
AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE FOUR I REMEMBER THE FOUR GREAT<br />
EVANGELISTS WHO PREACHED THE GOSPEL, MATHEW, MARK, LUKE<br />
AND JOHN<br />
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WHEN I SEE THE FIVE, I THINK OF THE FIVE WISE VIRGINS WHO<br />
TRIMMED THE LAMPS<br />
THERE WERE TEN OF THEM; FIVE WERE WISE AND WERE SAVED, FIVE<br />
WERE FOOLISH AND WERE CAST OUT<br />
WHEN I LOOK AT THE SIX, I KNOW THAT IN SIX DAYS GOD MADE THE<br />
GREAT HEAVEN AND EARTH<br />
AND THE SEVEN TEACHES ME THAT ON THE SEVENTH DAY HE RESTED<br />
FROM HIS WORK AND CALLED IT HOLY<br />
WHEN I LOOK AT THE EIGHT, I THINK OF THE EIGHT RIGHTEOUS<br />
PERSONS GOD SAVED WHEN HE DESTROYED THE EARTH<br />
THEY WERE NOAH, HIS WIFE, THEIR THREE SONS AND THEIR WIVES<br />
AND WHEN I SEE THE NINE, I THINK OF THE LEPERS OUR SAVIOUR<br />
CLEANSED<br />
NINE OUT OF THE TEN DIDN'T EVEN THANK HIM<br />
OF COURSE, WHEN I LOOK AT THE TEN, I ALWAYS REMEMBER THE TEN<br />
COMMANDMENTS<br />
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS THAT GOD HANDED DOWN TO MOSES ON<br />
THE TABLETS OF STONE<br />
AND WHEN I SEE THE KING, SIR, I KNOW THERE IS BUT ONE KING OF<br />
HEAVEN, GOD ALMIGHTY<br />
AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE QUEEN, I THINK OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN<br />
MARY<br />
THE JACK, OR KNAVE, IS THE DEVIL<br />
WHEN I COUNT THE SPOTS ON MY DECK OF CARDS, I FIND 365, THE<br />
NUMBER OF DAYS IN A YEAR<br />
THERE ARE 52 CARDS, THE NUMBER OF WEEKS IN A YEAR<br />
THERE ARE 12 PICTURE CARDS, THE NUMBER OF MONTHS IN A YEAR<br />
THERE ARE FOUR SUITS, THE NUMBER OF WEEKS IN A MONTH<br />
THIRTEEN TRICKS, THE NUMBER OF WEEKS IN A QUARTER<br />
SO YOU SEE, SIR, MY DECK OF CARDS SERVES NOT ONLY AS A BIBLE,<br />
ALMANAC, BUT ALSO A PRAYER BOOK<br />
FRIENDS, I KNOW THIS STORY IS TRUE, BECAUSE I KNEW THAT<br />
SOLDIER<br />
(BIZERTA IS IN TUNISIA – SITE OF A MAJOR BATTLE IN 1943, WITH<br />
GENERAL HAROLD ALEXANDER IN CHARGE OF THE BRITISH FORCES)<br />
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DELLA AND THE DEALER<br />
HOYT AXTON<br />
IT WAS DELLA AND THE DEALER AND A DOG NAMED JAKE AND A CAT<br />
NAMED KALAMAZOO<br />
LEFT THE CITY IN A PICKUP TRUCK, GONNA MAKE SOME DREAMS<br />
COME TRUE<br />
YEAH, THEY ROLLED OUT WEST WHERE THE WILD SUN SETS AND THE<br />
COYOTE BAYS AT THE MOON<br />
DELLA AND THE DEALER AND A DOG NAMED JAKE AND A CAT NAMED<br />
KALAMAZOO<br />
(CHORUS, REPEAT) IF THAT CAT COULD TALK WHAT TALES HE’D TELL<br />
ABOUT DELLA AND THE DEALER AND THE DOG AS WELL<br />
BUT THE CAT WAS COOL AND HE NEVER SAID A MUMBLING WORD<br />
DOWN TUCSON WAY THERE’S A SMALL CAFÉ WHERE THEY PLAY A<br />
LITTLE COWBOY TUNE<br />
AND THE GUITAR PLAYER WAS A FRIEND OF MINE, BY THE NAME OF<br />
RANDY BOONE<br />
YEAH, RANDY PLAYED HER A SWEET LOVE SONG, AND DELLA GOT A<br />
FIRE IN HER EYE<br />
THE DEALER HAD A KNIFE AND THE DOG HAD A GUN AND THE CAT HAD<br />
A SHOT OF RYE (CHORUS)<br />
YEAH, THE DEALER WAS A KILLER, HE WAS EVIL AND MEAN, AND HE<br />
WAS JEALOUS OF THE FIRE IN HER EYE<br />
HE SNORTED HIS COKE THROUGH A CENTURY NOTE, AND HE SWORE<br />
THAT BOONE WOULD DIE<br />
YEAH, THE STAGE WAS SET WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THERE WAS<br />
DEATH IN TUCSON TOWN<br />
TWO SHADOWS RAN FROM THE BAR BACK DOOR, AND ONE STAYED ON<br />
THE GROUND (CHORUS)(CHORUS)<br />
TWO SHADOWS RAN FROM THE BAR THAT NIGHT, AND A DOG AND A<br />
CAT RAN TOO<br />
AND THE TIRES GOT HOT ON THE PICKUP TRUCK AS DOWN THE ROAD<br />
THEY FLEW<br />
IT WAS DELLA AND HER LOVER AND A DOG NAMED JAKE AND A CAT<br />
NAMED KALAMAZOO<br />
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LEFT TUCSON IN A PICKUP TRUCK, GONNA MAKE SOME DREAMS COME<br />
TRUE<br />
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH<br />
(CHORUS)(CHORUS)(CHORUS)FADE<br />
55
DETOUR<br />
ELTON BRITT, G<br />
PAUL WESTMORELAND<br />
(G) HEADED DOWN LIFE'S (G7) CROOKED (G) ROAD<br />
LOT OF THINGS I )G7) NEVER (G) KNOWED<br />
AND BECAUSE OF MY NOT (G7) KNOWIN', I NOW (D) PINE<br />
TROUBLE (G) GOT IN THE (G7) TRAIL<br />
SPENT THE (C) NEXT FIVE YEARS IN (C7) JAIL<br />
SHOULD HAVE (D) READ THAT (D7) DETOUR (G) SIGN<br />
(CHORUS) DE(C)TOUR, THERE'S A (C7) MUDDY ROAD A(C)HEAD<br />
DE(G)TOUR, PAID NO (G7) MIND TO WHAT IT (G) SAID<br />
DE(C)TOUR, OH, THESE (C7) BITTER THINGS I (C) FIND<br />
SHOULD HAVE (D) READ THAT (D7) DETOUR (G) SIGN<br />
WHEN I GOT RIGHT TO THE PLACE, WHERE IT SAID "ABOUT FACE"<br />
I THOUGHT THAT ALL MY WORRIES WERE BEHIND<br />
BUT THE FARTHER I GO, THE MORE SORROW I KNOW<br />
SHOULD HAVE READ THAT DETOUR SIGN (CHORUS)<br />
WHEN I GOT STUCK IN THE MUD, ALL MY HOPES DROPPED WITH A<br />
"THUD"<br />
I GUESS THAT MY HEART'S STRINGS ARE MADE OF TWINE<br />
HAD NO WILLPOWER TO GET, FROM THE HOLE THAT I'M IN YET<br />
SHOULD HAVE READ THAT DETOUR SIGN (CHORUS)<br />
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DEVIL WOMAN<br />
MARTY ROBBINS, RECORDED IN E, DO IN A<br />
I TOLD MARY ABOUT US, I TOLD HER ABOUT OUR GREAT SIN<br />
MARY CRIED AND FORGAVE ME, AND MARY TOOK ME BACK AGAIN<br />
SAID IF I WANTED MY FREEDOM, I COULD BE FREE EVERMORE<br />
BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE, AND I DON’T WANT TO SEE<br />
MARY CRY ANYMORE, OH…<br />
(CHORUS) DEVIL WOMAN, DEVIL WOMAN LET GO OF ME<br />
DEVIL WOMAN, LET ME BE<br />
AND LEAVE ME ALONE, I WANT TO GO HOME<br />
MARY IS WAITING AND WEEPING, DOWN AT OUR SHACK BY THE SEA<br />
EVEN AFTER I’VE HURT HER, MARY’S STILL IN LOVE WITH ME<br />
DEVIL WOMAN, IT’S OVER, TRAPPED NO MORE BY YOUR CHARMS<br />
‘CAUSE I DON’T WANT TO STAY, I WANT TO GET AWAY<br />
WOMAN LET GO OF MY ARM, OH… (CHORUS)<br />
DEVIL WOMAN, YOU’RE EVIL, LIKE THE DARK CORAL REEF<br />
LIKE THE WINDS THAT BRING HIGH TIDES, YOU BRING SORROW AND<br />
GRIEF<br />
YOU MADE ME ASHAMED TO FACE MARY, BARELY HAD THE STRENGTH<br />
TO TELL<br />
SKIES ARE NOT SO BLACK, MARY TOOK ME BACK<br />
MARY HAS BROKEN YOUR SPELL, OH… (CHORUS)<br />
RUNNING ALONG BY THE SEASHORE, RUNNING AS FAST AS I CAN<br />
EVEN THE SEAGULLS ARE HAPPY, GLAD I’M COMING HOME AGAIN<br />
NEVER AGAIN WILL I EVER, CAUSE ANOTHER TEAR TO FALL<br />
DOWN THE BEACH I SEE, WHAT BELONGS TO ME<br />
THE ONE I WANT MOST OF ALL, OH…<br />
DEVIL WOMAN, DEVIL WOMAN, DON’T CALL ME<br />
DEVIL WOMAN, LET ME BE<br />
AND LEAVE ME ALONE, I’M GOING BACK HOME<br />
57
DID SHE MENTION MY NAME?<br />
GORDON LIGHTFOOT, C<br />
IT’S SO NICE TO MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND PASS THE TIME OF DAY<br />
AND TALK ABOUT THE HOME TOWN A MILLION MILES AWAY<br />
IS THE ICE STILL IN THE RIVER, ARE THE OLD FOLKS STILL THE SAME<br />
AND BY THE WAY, DID SHE MENTION MY NAME?<br />
DID SHE MENTION MY NAME JUST IN PASSING<br />
AND WHEN THE MORNING CAME, DO YOU REMEMBER IF SHE DROPPED<br />
A NAME OR TWO<br />
IS THE HOME TEAM STILL ON FIRE, DO THEY STILL WIN ALL THE GAMES<br />
AND BY THE WAY, DID SHE MENTION MY NAME?<br />
IS THE LANDLORD STILL A LOSER, DO HIS SIGNS HANG IN THE HALL<br />
ARE THE YOUNG GIRLS STILL AS PRETTY IN THE CITY IN THE FALL<br />
DOES THE LAUGHTER ON THEIR FACES STILL PUT THE SUN TO SHAME<br />
AND BY THE WAY, DID SHE MENTION MY NAME?<br />
DID SHE MENTION MY NAME JUST IN PASSING<br />
AND WHEN THE TALK RAN HIGH DID THE LOOK IN HER EYES LOOK FAR<br />
AWAY<br />
IS THE OLD ROOF STILL LEAKING WHEN THE LATE SNOW TURNS TO<br />
RAIN<br />
AND BY THE WAY, DID SHE MENTION MY NAME?<br />
DID SHE MENTION MY NAME JUST IN PASSING<br />
AND LOOKING AT THE RAIN DO YOU REMEMBER IF SHE DROPPED A<br />
NAME OR TWO<br />
WON’T YOU SAY HELLO FROM SOMEONE, THERE’LL BE NO NEED TO<br />
EXPLAIN<br />
AND BY THE WAY, DID SHE MENTION MY NAME?<br />
58
DOES MY RING HURT YOUR FINGER?<br />
CHARLEY PRIDE, A DOWN TO G OR E DOWN TO D<br />
ROBERTSON, CRUTCHFIELD, CLEMENT<br />
DOES MY RING HURT YOUR FINGER, WHEN YOU GO OUT AT NIGHT?<br />
WHEN I BOUGHT IT FOR YOU DARLING, IT SEEMED TO FIT JUST RIGHT<br />
SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE JEWELER, SO IT WON’T FIT SO TIGHT?<br />
DOES MY RING HURT YOUR FINGER, WHEN YOU GO OUT AT NIGHT?<br />
DID YOU ENJOY YOURSELF LAST NIGHT DEAR, HOW WAS THE SHOW?<br />
YOU KNOW THAT I DON’T MIND IT WHEN YOU GO<br />
I UNDERSTAND, SOMETIMES WE ALL NEED TIME ALONE<br />
BUT WHY DO YOU ALWAYS LEAVE YOUR RING AT HOME?<br />
DOES MY RING HURT YOUR FINGER, WHEN YOU’RE AWAY FROM ME?<br />
I’M SO PROUD WHEN YOU WEAR IT, FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE<br />
SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE JEWELER, SO IT WON’T FIT SO TIGHT?<br />
DOES MY RING HURT YOUR FINGER, WHEN YOU GO OUT AT NIGHT?<br />
DOES MY RING HURT YOUR FINGER, WHEN YOU GO OUT AT NIGHT?<br />
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DON’T BE ANGRY<br />
STONEWALL JACKSON<br />
DON’T BE ANGRY WITH ME DARLING<br />
SHOULD I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND<br />
ALL YOUR LITTLE WHIMS AND WISHES ALL THE TIME<br />
JUST REMEMBER THAT I’M DUMB I GUESS<br />
LIKE ANY FOOLISH MAN<br />
AND MY HEAD STAYS SORT OF FOGGY ALL THE TIME<br />
WELL I RECALL THE FIRST TIME<br />
THAT I FLIRTED WITH YOU DEAR<br />
WHEN I JOKINGLY SAID COME AND BE MY BRIDE<br />
NOW THAT TIME HAS TURNED THE PAGES<br />
IT’S THE SWEETEST JOKE ON EARTH<br />
THAT I’LL HAVE YOU HERE FOREVER BY MY SIDE<br />
MAYBE SOMEDAY YOU’RE GONNA HURT ME<br />
I’VE BEEN HURT IN LOVE BEFORE<br />
ONLY GOD CAN KNOW, AND TIME ALONE WILL TELL<br />
IN THE MEANTIME I’LL KEEP LOVING YOU<br />
WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL<br />
AND PRAY GOD TO LET IT LAST IF IT’S HIS WILL<br />
60
DON'T DROP IT<br />
FARGO TANNER<br />
(CHORUS) YOU TAKE MY HEART FOR A RIDE AND WHEN YOU LAY IT<br />
ASIDE, IT'S BROKEN<br />
YOU DRAG IT AROUND LIKE A SACK, WHEN YOU COME DRAGGING IT<br />
BACK, IT'S SMOKING<br />
I'LL SAY IT DON'T MATTER TILL THE DAY THAT I'M WED<br />
BUT EACH TIME I KISS YOU I FORGET WHAT I SAID<br />
I LET YOU KEEP IT TONIGHT, IF YOU WILL HOLD IT SO TIGHT, DON'T<br />
DROP IT<br />
YOU BREAK IT UP LIKE A PLATE, BEFORE A QUARTER TO EIGHT, NO<br />
JOKING<br />
THEN ALONG ABOUT TEN YOU'RE GONNA BREAK IT AGAIN, HEART-<br />
BROKEN<br />
I'LL PUT IT BACK TOGETHER TILL I RUN OUT OF GLUE<br />
BUT HOLDING YOU CLOSE I’LL TELL YOU WHAT I WILL DO<br />
I'LL LET YOU KEEP IT TONIGHT IF YOU'LL HOLD IT SO TIGHT<br />
DON'T DROP IT<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
…DON'T DROP IT…DON’T BREAK IT…<br />
THE WAY I LOVE YOU BABY, WELL I GUESS IT'S A SIN, AND EVEN<br />
THOUGH I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BREAK IT AGAIN<br />
I'LL LET YOU KEEP IT TONIGHT IF YOU WILL HOLD IT SO TIGHT, DON'T<br />
DROP IT<br />
61
DON’T EVER LOVE ME<br />
HARRY BELAFONTE, L BURGESS, C<br />
(SAME MUSIC AS "YELLOW BIRD")<br />
(C) WHILE IN THAT GAY TROPIC ISLE<br />
I FIRST SAW THAT MAIDEN’S (G) SMILE<br />
THOUGH I HAD FAILED IN THE PAST<br />
I SAID THIS IS TRUE LOVE AT (C) LAST<br />
BUT (Am) THEN SHE WHISPERED TO ME<br />
THAT (D7) OUR LOVE NEVER COULD (G, G7) BE<br />
(CHORUS) (C)DESTINY, OH (G7) WHEN WILL I SEE THE (C) DAY<br />
HOPELESSLY, I’VE (G7) WANDERED SO LONG THIS (C) WAY<br />
(F) THIS COULD NEVER BE, (C) SHE SAID PLEADINGLY<br />
(G) DON’T EVER LOVE ME, (C) I’M JUST FANCY FREE<br />
(F) THIS COULD NEVER BE, (C) SHE SAID PLEADINGLY<br />
(G) DON’T EVER LOVE (C) ME<br />
OUR LOVE WAS MOTION AND GRACE<br />
THE MOONLIGHT SOFT ON HER FACE<br />
I HELD HER CLOSE IN MY ARMS<br />
MY HEART WAS QUICK TO HER CHARMS<br />
BUT THEN I SAW IN HER GLANCE<br />
IT WAS JUST AN EVENING’S ROMANCE<br />
(CHORUS) + REPEAT LAST LINE<br />
62
DON'T WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG NOW AND THEN?<br />
RICKY VAN SHELTON, A<br />
I LAUGHED IT OFF WHEN SHE LEFT, I THOUGHT SHE'D COME BACK<br />
AGAIN<br />
DON'T WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG NOW AND THEN<br />
SHE WON'T COME HOME, SHE SAYS HER LOVE WILL NEVER BE MINE<br />
AGAIN<br />
DON'T WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG NOW AND THEN<br />
GUESS I (B7) WASN'T SO SMART AFTER (E) ALL<br />
I FOR(B7)GOT THAT WITH LOVE, THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO FALL<br />
I LAUGHED IT OFF WHEN SHE LEFT, I THOUGHT SHE'D COME BACK<br />
AGAIN<br />
DON'T WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG NOW AND THEN<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
GUESS I WASN'T SO SMART AFTER ALL<br />
I FORGOT THAT WITH LOVE, THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO FALL<br />
SHE WON'T COME HOME, SHE SAYS HER LOVE WILL NEVER BE MINE<br />
AGAIN<br />
DON'T WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG NOW AND THEN<br />
(REPEAT LAST LINE)<br />
63
DO WHAT YOU DO, DO WELL<br />
NED MILLER<br />
HE COULDN’T MOVE A MOUNTAIN<br />
OR PULL DOWN A BIG OAK TREE<br />
BUT MY DADDY BECAME A MIGHTY BIG MAN<br />
WITH A SIMPLE PHILOSOPHY<br />
(CHORUS) DO WHAT YOU DO, DO WELL BOY<br />
DO WHAT YOU DO, DO WELL<br />
GIVE YOUR LOVE AND ALL OF YOUR HEART<br />
AND DO WHAT YOU DO, DO WELL<br />
SOMETIMES HE’D KISS MY MOTHER<br />
AND HOLD HER TENDERLY<br />
THEN HE’D LOOK ACROSS THE TOP OF HER HEAD<br />
THEN HE’D WINK AND HE’D SAY TO ME (CHORUS)<br />
NOW HE WAS A MAN OF LAUGHTER<br />
BUT IF A TRAGEDY CAME BY<br />
THE TEARS RAN FREE AND HE’D SAY TO ME<br />
“NEVER BE AFRAID TO CRY” (CHORUS)<br />
TODAY I STILL REMEMBER<br />
JUST LIKE YESTERDAY<br />
‘BOUT A MIGHTY BIG MAN WITH A MIGHTY BIG HEART<br />
AND A MIGHTY FEW WORDS TO SAY (CHORUS)<br />
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DRAW YOUR BRAKES<br />
JIMMY CLIFF<br />
D HARRIOT - D SCOTT<br />
STOP THAT TRAIN, I WANT TO GET ON<br />
MY BABY, SHE'S LEAVING ME NOW<br />
(DID YOU HEAR THAT, EXPRESS YOURSELF, BROTHER)<br />
STOP THAT TRAIN, I WANT TO GET ON<br />
MY BABY, SHE'S LEAVING ME NOW<br />
(OH…SHE REALLY PREFERS…ON THE TRAIN<br />
AND I REALLY COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT SHE WAS GONE AND SHE WAS<br />
TELLING NO LIE<br />
I THOUGHT SHE…<br />
SURPRISE, SURPRISE, WELL, SHE WENT BYE-BYE-BYE<br />
GOOD GRACIOUS)<br />
STOP THAT TRAIN, I WANT TO GET ON<br />
(DRAW YOUR BRAKES, BROTHER, I JUST CAN' TAKE IT<br />
THE GIRL IS REALLY GONE)<br />
STOP THAT TRAIN, I WANT TO GET ON<br />
LA-LA LA-LA-LA LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA<br />
OO-OO<br />
LA-<br />
LA-<br />
OO YEAH OO YES<br />
LA-LA LA-LA-LA LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA<br />
OO-OO<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(…SAID SHE WAS GOING ON MARNIN' TRAIN<br />
AND I KNOW…<br />
AND I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT NO MORE)<br />
STOP THAT TRAIN<br />
(…EXPRESS YOURSELF, DRAW YOUR BRAKES, BROTHER)<br />
STOP THAT TRAIN, I WANT TO GET ON (FADE)<br />
65
DROP KICK ME, JESUS<br />
BOBBY BARE<br />
PAUL CRAFT<br />
(CHORUS) DROP KICK ME, JESUS, THROUGH THE GOALPOSTS OF LIFE<br />
END OVER END, NEITHER LEFT NOR THE RIGHT<br />
STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEART OF THOSE RIGHTEOUS UPRIGHTS<br />
DROP KICK ME, JESUS, THROUGH THE GOALPOSTS OF LIFE<br />
MAKE ME, OH, MAKE ME, LORD, MORE THAN I AM<br />
MAKE ME A PIECE IN YOUR MASTER GAME PLAN<br />
FREE FROM THE EARTHLY TEMPESTION BELOW<br />
I’VE GOT THE WILL, LORD, IF YOU’VE GOT THE TOE (CHORUS)<br />
BRING ON THE BROTHERS WHO’VE GONE ON BEFORE<br />
AND ALL OF THE SISTERS WHO’VE KNOCKED AT YOUR DOOR<br />
AND ALL THE DEPARTED DEAR LOVED ONES OF MINE<br />
AND STICK ‘EM UP FRONT IN THE OFFENSIVE LINE (CHORUS)<br />
(CHORUS)(CHORUS)(FADE)<br />
66
EL CONDOR PASA (IF I COULD)<br />
PAUL SIMON, ART GARFUNKEL<br />
(Am) I'D RATHER BE A SPARROW THAN A (C) SNAIL<br />
YES I WOULD, IF I COULD, I SURELY (Am) WOULD (M-M)<br />
(Am) I'D RATHER BE A HAMMER THAN A (C) NAIL<br />
YES I WOULD, IF I ONLY COULD, I SURELY (Am) WOULD (M-M)<br />
A(F)WAY, I'D RATHER SAIL AWAY<br />
LIKE A (C) SWAN THAT'S HERE AND GONE<br />
A (F) MAN GETS TIED UP TO THE GROUND<br />
HE GIVES THE (C) WORLD ITS SADDEST SOUND<br />
ITS SADDEST (Am) SOUND (M-M M-M)<br />
(Am) I'D RATHER BE A FOREST THAN A (C) STREET<br />
YES I WOULD, IF I COULD, I SURELY (Am) WOULD<br />
(Am) I'D RATHER FEEL THE EARTH BENEATH MY (C) FEET<br />
YES I WOULD, IF I ONLY COULD, I SURELY (Am) WOULD<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL OF VERSE 2)<br />
67
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE<br />
ROGER MILLER, G<br />
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE<br />
COMING DOWN THAT RAILROAD LINE<br />
HOW MUCH FARTHER BACK DID SHE GET OFF?<br />
OH THAT SUITCASE THAT SHE CARRIED<br />
I’VE LOOKED FOR IT EVERYWHERE, IT<br />
JUST AIN’T HERE AMONG THE REST, AND<br />
I’M A LITTLE UPSET, YES, TELL ME<br />
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE<br />
COMING DOWN THAT RAILROAD LINE<br />
I KNOW SHE GOT ON IN BALTIMORE<br />
A HUNDRED AND TEN MILES AIN’T MUCH DISTANCE<br />
BUT IT SURE DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE<br />
I DON’T THINK SHE LOVES ME ANYMORE<br />
(START LOW, RAISE PITCH) I WARNED HER OF THE DANGERS<br />
DON’T SPEAK TO STRANGERS<br />
DID BY CHANCE SHE FIND NEW ROMANCE<br />
WARMER LIPS TO KISS HER<br />
ARMS TO HOLD HER TIGHTER<br />
STIRRING NEW FIRES INSIDE HER<br />
HOW I WISH THAT IT WAS ME<br />
INSTEAD OF HE THAT STANDS BESIDE HER<br />
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE<br />
COMING DOWN THE RAILROAD LINE<br />
I KNOW SHE GOT ON IN BALTIMORE<br />
A HUNDRED AND TEN MILES AIN’T MUCH DISTANCE<br />
BUT IT SURE DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE<br />
I DON’T THINK SHE LOVES ME ANYMORE<br />
NO, I DON’T THINK SHE LOVES ME ANYMORE<br />
68
EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL<br />
CONNIE FRANCIS, G<br />
JACK KELLER, HOWARD GREENFIELD<br />
THE TEARS I CRIED FOR YOU COULD FILL AN OCEAN<br />
BUT YOU DON'T CARE HOW MANY TEARS I CRY<br />
AND THOUGH YOU ONLY LEAD ME ON AND HURT ME<br />
I COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO SAY GOODBYE<br />
(CHORUS) 'CAUSE EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL<br />
EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S PLAYTHING<br />
AND THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE RU-U-ULE<br />
YES, EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL<br />
I TOLD MYSELF IT'S BEST THAT I FORGET YOU<br />
THOUGH I'M A FOOL AT LEAST I KNOW THE SCORE<br />
BUT DARLIN' I'D BE TWICE AS BLUE WITHOUT YOU<br />
IT HURTS BUT I'D COME RUNNIN' BACK FOR MORE (CHORUS)<br />
SOMEDAY YOU'LL FIND SOMEONE YOU REALLY CARE FOR<br />
AND IF HER LOVE SHOULD PROVE TO BE UNTRUE<br />
YOU'LL KNOW HOW MUCH THIS HEART OF MINE IS BREAKIN'<br />
YOU'LL CRY FOR HER THE WAY I CRY FOR YOU<br />
YES, EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL<br />
EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S PLAYTHING<br />
AND THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE RU-U-ULE<br />
YES, EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL<br />
(PEAK BILLBOARD POSITION # 1 IN 1960)<br />
69
EVIL ON YOUR MIND<br />
JAN HOWARD, G<br />
YOU SAY I NEED A REST, WHY DON'T I GO AND SEE MY SISTER WAY<br />
OUT WEST<br />
WELL, THAT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL OF YOU DEAR AND I'M REALLY<br />
TOUCHED WITH ALL THIS TENDERNESS<br />
WELL, WE WOMEN ARE SUSPICIOUS THINGS, WE KNOW THAT MEN<br />
AREN'T BORN WITH WINGS, WHAT'S MAKING YOU SO KIND?<br />
NOW I'M NOT SMART, BUT I'M NOT BLIND AND I THINK THAT YOU'VE GOT<br />
EVIL ON YOUR MIND<br />
YOU THINK THAT YOU'VE BEEN GOOD ABOUT AS LONG AS MOST RED-<br />
BLOODED HE-MEN COULD<br />
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR SO LONG AND I KNOW ANOTHER<br />
PASTURE'S LOOKING GOOD<br />
DON'T THINK THAT OTHER MEN DON'T LOOK AT ME THAT CERTAIN WAY<br />
FROM TIME TO TIME<br />
DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT MUST CONTEND WITH<br />
EVIL ON YOUR MIND<br />
YOUR MIND IS IN A HAREM AND SURROUNDED BY EXOTIC DANCING<br />
GIRLS<br />
YOU'RE HEARING PRETTY MUSIC AS THEY RUN THEIR SLENDER<br />
FINGERS THROUGH YOUR CURLS (AH, DREAM ON, BABY)<br />
I THANK YOU FOR THE FLOWERS AND THE CANDY, HONEY, THAT WAS<br />
VERY KIND<br />
FOR THAT'S YOUR WAY OF TELLING ME YOU'RE SORRY FOR THE EVIL<br />
ON YOUR MIND<br />
70
FADED LOVE<br />
PATSY CLINE, D (LOW)<br />
BOB WILLS, JOHNNY WILLS<br />
AS I LOOK AT THE LETTERS, THAT YOU WROTE TO ME<br />
IT’S YOU THAT I AM THINKING OF<br />
AS I READ THE LINES THAT TO ME WERE SO DEAR<br />
I REMEMBER OUR FADED LOVE<br />
(CHORUS) I MISS YOU DARLING, MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY<br />
AS HEAVEN WOULD MISS THE STARS ABOVE<br />
WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT I STILL THINK OF YOU<br />
AND REMEMBER OUR FADED LOVE<br />
AS I THINK OF THE PAST, AND ALL THE PLEASURES WE HAD<br />
AS I WATCH THE MATING OF THE DOVE<br />
IT WAS IN THE SPRINGTIME THAT YOU SAID GOODBYE<br />
I REMEMBER OUR FADED LOVE<br />
(CHORUS) + AND REMEMBER OUR FADED LOVE<br />
AND REMEMBER OUR FADED LOVE<br />
71
FEET<br />
RAY PRICE, E<br />
FEET, WALK ME DOWN TO MEMORY STREET<br />
BACK TO WHERE WE USED TO MEET<br />
BEFORE SHE SAID GOODBYE<br />
AND EYES, LOOK FOR HER ALONG THE WAY<br />
AND IF YOU SEE HER THERE TODAY<br />
PROMISE ME YOU WON'T CRY<br />
HANDS, TRY TO KEEP FROM REACHING OUT<br />
GIVE HER A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT<br />
WHEN SHE WAS MINE<br />
O LIPS, PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY<br />
WE DON'T WANT TO FRIGHTEN HER AWAY<br />
THIS (A/B7)TIME<br />
O HEART, PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER NOW<br />
AND TRY TO GET HER BACK SOMEHOW<br />
AND HELP ME BACK ON MY FEET<br />
(REPEAT FROM "HANDS")<br />
72
FOOL NUMBER ONE<br />
BRENDA LEE, C<br />
KATHRYN R FULTON<br />
(C) AM I (G) FOOL NUMBER ONE, OR AM I (C) FOOL NUMBER TWO<br />
(G) HOW/ MANY OTHER GIRLS (FOOLS)/ (C) HAVE BEEN FOOLED BY YOU<br />
I SUP(F)POSE/ THAT THE NUMBER/ IS (C) FAR FROM BEING SMALL<br />
AND I'LL (G) BET/ THAT I'M THE BIGGEST FOOL OF (C) ALL<br />
IF (F) I/ HAD THE CHANCE/ I GUESS I'D (C) DO IT ALL AGAIN<br />
I'D GO (G) DOWN THAT SAME OLD ROAD/ EVEN (C) KNOWING/ AT THE<br />
END<br />
YOU'D LEAVE (F) ME/ WHEN YOUR HEART HEARS/ A NEW LOVE (C) CALL<br />
SO I (G) GUESS/ THAT I'M THE BIGGEST FOOL OF (C) ALL<br />
AM I FOOL NUMBER ONE, OR AM I FOOL NUMBER TWO<br />
HOW MANY OTHER GIRLS (FOOLS) HAVE BEEN FOOLED BY YOU<br />
I SUPPOSE THAT THE NUMBER IS FAR FROM BEING SMALL<br />
AND I GUESS THAT I'M THE BIGGEST FOOL OF ALL<br />
73
FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY<br />
WILLIE NELSON, A<br />
WELL, HEL(A)LO THERE, (D) MY IT’S BEEN A LONG, LONG (A) TIME<br />
HOW’M I DOING? (D) OH, I GUESS THAT I’M DOING (A) FINE<br />
IT’S BEEN SO LONG NOW, AND IT (A7) SEEMS THAT IT WAS (D) ONLY<br />
YESTER(B7)DAY<br />
GEE, AIN’T IT (E7) FUNNY, HOW TIME SLIPS A(A)WAY<br />
HOW’S YOUR (A) NEW LOVE, (D) I HOPE THAT HE’S DOING (A) FINE<br />
I HEARD YOU TOLD HIM THAT YOU’D (D) LOVE HIM TILL THE END OF (A)<br />
TIME<br />
NOW THAT’S THE SAME THING THAT YOU (A7) TOLD ME, IT SEEMS LIKE<br />
(D) JUST THE OTHER (B7) DAY<br />
GEE, AIN’T IT (E7) FUNNY, HOW TIME SLIPS A(A)WAY<br />
GOTTA (A) GO NOW, (D) GUESS I’LL SEE YOU A(A)ROUND<br />
DON’T KNOW WHEN THOUGH, NEVER (D) KNOW WHEN I’LL BE BACK IN<br />
(A) TOWN<br />
BUT REMEMBER WHAT I (A7) TELL YOU THAT IN (D) TIME YOU’RE<br />
GONNA (B7) PAY<br />
AND IT’S SUR(E7)PRISING HOW TIME SLIPS A(A)WAY<br />
74
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY<br />
JIMMIE RODGERS<br />
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY WERE SWEETHEARTS<br />
OH, LORD, HOW THEY DID LOVE<br />
SWORE TO BE TRUE TO EACH OTHER<br />
TRUE AS THE STARS ABOVE<br />
HE WAS HER MAN, HE WOULDN'T DO HER WRONG<br />
FRANKIE WENT DOWN TO THE CORNER<br />
JUST FOR A BUCKET OF BEER<br />
SHE SAID, MR BARTENDER<br />
HAS MY LOVING JOHNNY BEEN HERE<br />
HE'S MY MAN, HE WOULDN'T DO ME WRONG<br />
I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE YOU NO TROUBLE<br />
I AIN'T GONNA TELL YOU NO LIES<br />
I SAW YOUR LOVER AN HOUR AGO<br />
WITH A GIRL NAMED NELLIE BLY<br />
HE WAS YOUR MAN, BUT HE'S DOING YOU WRONG<br />
FRANKIE LOOKED OVER THE TRANSOM<br />
SHE SAW TO HER SURPRISE<br />
THERE ON A COT SAT JOHNNY<br />
MAKING LOVE TO NELLY BLY<br />
HE'S MY MAN, AND HE'S DOING ME WRONG<br />
FRANKIE DREW BACK HER KIMONO<br />
SHE TOOK OUT A LITTLE FORTY-FOUR<br />
ROOTY-TOOT-TOOT, THREE TIMES SHE SHOT<br />
RIGHT THROUGH THAT HARDWOOD DOOR<br />
SHE SHOT HER MAN, HE WAS DOING HER WRONG<br />
BRING OUT THE RUBBER TOP BUGGY(?)<br />
BRING OUT THE RUBBER TOP HAT(?)<br />
I'M TAKING MY MAN TO THE GRAVEYARD<br />
BUT I AIN'T GONNA BRING HIM BACK<br />
LORD, HE WAS MY MAN, BUT HE DONE ME WRONG<br />
BRING OUT A THOUSAND POLICEMEN<br />
75
BRING 'EM AROUND TODAY<br />
LOCK ME DOWN IN THE DUNGEON CELL<br />
AND THROW THAT KEY AWAY<br />
I SHOT MY MAN, HE WAS DOING ME WRONG<br />
FRANKIE SAID TO THE WARDEN<br />
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO<br />
THE WARDEN, HE SAID TO FRANKIE<br />
IT'S THE ELECTRIC CHAIR FOR YOU<br />
'CAUSE YOU SHOT YOUR MAN, HE WAS DOING YOU WRONG<br />
THIS STORY HAS NO MORAL<br />
THIS STORY HAS NO END<br />
THIS STORY/ JUST GOES TO SHOW<br />
THAT THERE AIN'T NO GOOD IN MEN<br />
HE WAS HER MAN, AND HE WAS DOING HER WRONG<br />
76
FROM A JACK TO A KING<br />
NED MILLER, G<br />
FROM A JACK TO A KING<br />
FROM LONELINESS TO A WEDDING RING<br />
I PLAYED AN ACE AND I WON A QUEEN<br />
AND WALKED AWAY WITH YOUR HEART<br />
FROM A JACK TO A KING<br />
WITH NO REGRET I STACKED THE CARDS LAST NIGHT<br />
AND LADY LUCK PLAYED HER HAND JUST RIGHT<br />
TO MAKE ME KING OF YOUR HEART<br />
FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE<br />
I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD LOSE THE GAME<br />
THEN JUST IN (A) TIME I SAW<br />
THE TWINKLE IN YOUR EYE<br />
FROM A JACK TO A KING<br />
FROM LONELINESS TO A WEDDING RING<br />
I PLAYED AN ACE AND I WON A QUEEN<br />
YOU MADE ME KING OF YOUR HEART<br />
77
GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY<br />
RIDERS IN THE SKY, Am<br />
SONS OF THE PIONEERS, FRANKIE LAINE, JOHNNY CASH<br />
STAN JONES<br />
(Am) AN OLD COWPOKE WENT RIDING OUT ONE (C) DARK AND WINDY<br />
DAY<br />
(Am) UPON A RIDGE HE RESTED AS HE WENT ALONG HIS WAY<br />
WHEN ALL AT ONCE A MIGHTY HERD OF RED-EYED COWS HE SAW<br />
(F) A-PLOUGHIN’ THROUGH THE RAGGED SKIES, AND (Am) UP A<br />
CLOUDY DRAW<br />
YI-PI-I-(C)AY, YI-PI-I-(Am)O, (F) GHOST HERD IN THE (Am) SKY<br />
(OR: I-AY, YI-PI-I-O)<br />
THEIR BRANDS WERE STILL ON FIRE AND THEIR HOOVES WERE MADE<br />
OF STEEL<br />
THEIR HORNS WERE BLACK AND SHINY AND THEIR HOT BREATH HE<br />
COULD FEEL<br />
A BOLT OF FEAR WENT THROUGH HIM AS THEY THUNDERED THROUGH<br />
THE SKY<br />
FOR HE SAW THE RIDERS COMING HARD, AND HE HEARD THEIR<br />
MOURNFUL CRY<br />
YI-PI-I-AY, YI-PI-I-O, GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY<br />
THEIR FACES GAUNT THEIR EYES WERE BLURRED THEIR SHIRTS ALL<br />
SOAKED WITH SWEAT<br />
THEY’RE RIDIN’ HARD TO CATCH THAT HERD BUT THEY AIN’T CAUGHT<br />
THEM YET<br />
FOR THEY’VE GOT TO RIDE FOREVER ON THAT RANGE UP IN THE SKY<br />
ON HORSES SNORTIN’ FIRE, AS THEY RIDE ON HEAR THEM CRY, (I-<br />
AY…)<br />
AS THE RIDERS LOPED ON BY HIM HE HEARD ONE CALL HIS NAME<br />
"IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR SOUL FROM HELL A-RIDING ON OUR<br />
RANGE<br />
THEN COWBOY CHANGE YOUR WAYS TODAY OR WITH US YOU WILL<br />
RIDE<br />
A-TRYIN' TO CATCH THE DEVIL'S HERD, ACROSS THESE ENDLESS<br />
SKIES" (I-AY…, THE GHOST HERD IN THE SKY, GHOST RIDERS IN THE<br />
SKY)<br />
78
GONNA FIND ME A BLUEBIRD<br />
BILLY WALKER<br />
MARVIN RAINWATER<br />
GONNA FIND ME A BLUEBIRD<br />
LET HIM SING ME A SONG<br />
‘CAUSE MY HEART’S BEEN BROKEN<br />
MUCH TOO LONG<br />
GONNA CHASE ME A RAINBOW<br />
THROUGH A HEAVEN OF BLUE<br />
‘CAUSE I’M ALL THROUGH CRYING<br />
OVER YOU<br />
THERE WAS A TIME<br />
MY LOVE WAS NEEDED<br />
MY LIFE COMPLETED<br />
MY DREAMS COME TRUE<br />
THEN CAME THE TIME<br />
MY LIFE WAS HAUNTED<br />
MY LOVE UNWANTED<br />
ALL FOR YOU<br />
(REPEAT FIRST TWO VERSES)<br />
79
GOTTA TRAVEL ON<br />
THE KINGSTON TRIO, BILLY GRAMMER, E<br />
PAUL CLAYTON, LARRY EHRLICH, DAVE LAZER, FRED HELLERMAN,<br />
PETER SEEGER, LEE HAYS, RONNIE GILBERT<br />
(CHORUS) I’VE LAID AROUND AND PLAYED AROUND THIS OLD TOWN<br />
TOO LONG<br />
SUMMER’S ALMOST GONE, YES, WINTER’S COMING ON<br />
I’VE LAID AROUND AND PLAYED AROUND THIS OLD TOWN TOO LONG<br />
AND I FEEL LIKE I’VE GOTTA TRAVEL ON<br />
PAPA WRITES TO JOHNNY, BUT JOHNNY CAN’T COME HOME<br />
JOHNNY CAN’T COME HOME, NO JOHNNY CAN’T COME HOME<br />
PAPA WRITES TO JOHNNY, BUT JOHNNY CAN’T COME HOME<br />
‘CAUSE HE’S BEEN ON THAT CHAIN GANG TOO LONG<br />
HIGH SHERIFF AND POLICE, RIDING AFTER ME<br />
RIDING AFTER ME, YES, COMING AFTER ME<br />
HIGH SHERIFF AND POLICE, RIDING AFTER ME<br />
AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOTTA TRAVEL ON (CHORUS)<br />
WANT TO SEE MY HONEY, WANT TO SEE HER BAD<br />
WANT TO SEE HER BAD, OH, WANT TO SEE HER BAD<br />
WANT TO SEE MY HONEY, WANT TO SEE HER BAD<br />
SHE’S THE BEST GAL THIS POOR BOY EVER HAD<br />
(CHORUS) + TRAVEL ON, TRAVEL ON<br />
80
GOTTA TRAVEL ON<br />
HARRY BELAFONTE<br />
CLAYTON, LAZAR, SIX, EHRLICH<br />
(CHORUS) I’VE LAID AROUND AND STAYED AROUND THIS OLD TOWN<br />
TOO LONG<br />
SUMMER’S ALMOST GONE, YES, SUMMER'S ALMOST GONE<br />
I’VE LAID AROUND AND STAYED AROUND THIS OLD TOWN TOO LONG<br />
AND I FEEL LIKE I’VE GOT TO TRAVEL ON<br />
THERE'S A LONESOME FREIGHT AT 6:08 COMING THROUGH THE TOWN<br />
COMING THROUGH THE TOWN, YES I'LL BE HOMEWARD BOUND<br />
THERE'S A LONESOME FREIGHT AT 6:08 COMING THROUGH THE TOWN<br />
AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT TO TRAVEL ON (CHORUS)<br />
I'VE WAITED HERE FOR 'MOST A YEAR, WAITING FOR THE SUN TO<br />
SHINE<br />
WAITING FOR THE SUN TO SHINE, HOPING YOU'D CHANGE YOUR MIND<br />
I'VE WAITED HERE FOR 'MOST A YEAR, WAITING FOR THE SUN TO<br />
SHINE<br />
NOW I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT TO TRAVEL ON (CHORUS)<br />
JUL' EVENIN' WILL SOON BEGIN, I'LL BE ON MY WAY<br />
GONNA GO SOME DAY, YES, GOING HOME TO STAY<br />
YES, JUL' EVENIN' WILL SOON BEGIN, I'LL BE ON MY WAY<br />
AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT TO TRAVEL ON (CHORUS)<br />
81
GRANADA<br />
FRANKIE LAINE, BLES BRIDGES<br />
SPANISH WORDS & MUSIC BY AGUSTIN LARA<br />
ENGLISH WORDS BY DOROTHY DODD<br />
<br />
(Am) GRANADA, I'M FALLING UNDER YOUR SPELL<br />
AND IF YOU COULD SPEAK, WHAT A FASCINATING TALE YOU WOULD<br />
TELL<br />
OF AN (E) AGE THE WORLD HAS (F) LONG FOR(E)GOTTEN<br />
OF AN AGE THAT WEAVES A (F) SILENT MAGIC IN GRANADA TO(E)DAY<br />
THE (C) DAWN IN THE SKY GREETS THE DAY WITH A SIGH FOR<br />
GRA(G7)NADA<br />
FOR SHE CAN REMEMBER THE SPLENDOR THAT ONCE WAS<br />
GRA(C)NADA<br />
IT STILL CAN BE FOUND IN THE HILLS ALL AROUND AS I (Em) WANDER<br />
ALONG<br />
(B7) ENTRANCED BY THE BEAUTY BE(Em)FORE ME<br />
ENTRANCED BY A (B7) LAND FULL OF SUNSHINE AND (Em) FLOWERS<br />
AND (G7) SONG<br />
AND (C) WHEN DAY IS DONE AND THE SUN STARTS TO SET IN<br />
GRA(G7)NADA<br />
I ENVY THE BLUSH OF THE SNOW-CLAD SIERRA NE(C)VADA<br />
FOR (C) SOON IT WILL (C7) WELCOME THE (F) STARS WHILE A (Fm)<br />
THOUSAND (C) GUITARS<br />
PLAY A (Fm) SOFT HABA(C)ÑERA<br />
THE (Em) MOONLIT (Ab) GRANADA WILL (C) LIVE AGAIN<br />
THE GLORY OF (G7) YESTERDAY<br />
ROMANTIC AND (C) GAY!!!<br />
GRANADA, TIERRA SONADA POR MI<br />
MI CANTAR SI VUELVE GITANO CUNADO ES PARA TI<br />
MI CANTAR HECHO DE FANTASIA<br />
MI CANTAR FLOR DE MELANCOLI A QUE YOU VENGO A DAR<br />
GRANADA TIERRA ENSANGRENTADA EN TARDES DE TOROS<br />
82
MUJER QUE CONSERVA EL EMBRUJO DE LOS OJOS MOROS<br />
DE SUENO REBELDE Y GITANA CUBIERTA DE FLORES<br />
Y BESO TU BOCA DE GRANA JUGOSA MANZANA QUE ME HABLA DE<br />
AMORES<br />
GRANADA MANOLA CANTADA EN COPLAS PRECIOSAS<br />
NO TENGO OTRA COSA QUE DARTE QU UN RAMO DE ROSAS<br />
DE ROSAS DE SUAVE FRAGRANCIA QUE LE DIERAN MARCO A LA<br />
VIRGEN MORENA<br />
GRANADA TU TIERRA ESTA LLENA<br />
DE LINDAS MUJERES<br />
DE SANGRE Y DE SOL<br />
83
HAITI CHERIE<br />
HARRY BELAFONTE, L BURGESS<br />
(CHORUS) HAITI CHERIE, SAYS HAITI IS MY BELOVED LAND<br />
OH, I NEVER KNEW THAT I’D HAVE TO LEAVE YOU TO UNDERSTAND<br />
JUST HOW MUCH I MISS THE GALLANT CITADEL<br />
WHERE DAYS LONG AGO, BRAVE MEN SERVED THIS COUNTRY WELL<br />
WHERE SUN IS BRIGHT, AND EVENING WITH SOFT MOONLIGHT<br />
A SHADING TREE, CREOLE MAIDEN FOR COMPANY<br />
A GENTLE BREEZE, A WARM CARESS IF YOU PLEASE<br />
WORK, LAUGHTER AND PLAY, YES, WE’LL ALWAYS BE THIS WAY<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
HAITI CHERIE, NOW I’VE RETURNED TO YOUR SOIL SO DEAR<br />
LET ME HEAR AGAIN THE THINGS THAT GIVE MUSIC TO MY EAR<br />
THE SHEPHERD’S HORN THAT WELCOMES THE RISING MORN<br />
WHEN ROADS OVERFLOW AS CROWDS TO IRON MARKET GO<br />
(THEN SECOND VERSE)<br />
84
HALF AS MUCH<br />
CURLEY WILLIAMS<br />
IF YOU LOVED ME HALF AS MUCH AS I LOVE YOU<br />
YOU WOULDN’T WORRY ME HALF AS MUCH AS YOU DO<br />
YOU’RE NICE TO ME WHEN THERE’S NO ONE ELSE AROUND<br />
YOU ONLY BUILD ME UP TO LET ME DOWN<br />
IF YOU MISSED ME HALF AS MUCH AS I MISS YOU<br />
YOU WOULDN’T STAY AWAY HALF AS MUCH AS YOU DO<br />
I KNOW THAT I WOULD NEVER BE THIS BLUE<br />
IF YOU ONLY LOVED ME HALF AS MUCH AS I LOVE YOU<br />
85
HANDCUFFED TO LOVE<br />
HANK SNOW<br />
JERRY WILLIAMS - HOPE HARLOW<br />
I'M HANDCUFFED TO THE ONLY LOVE I KNEW<br />
YET I'VE NEVER COMMITTED ANY CRIME<br />
LIKE A PRISONER ALONE IN HIS CELL<br />
I'M HANDCUFFED TO THE LOVE I THOUGHT WAS MINE<br />
THERE'S NO WAY OUT AND NO ONE TO EASE MY PAIN<br />
MY MEMORIES ARE HAUNTING ME IN VAIN<br />
YOU PROMISED TO BE ALWAYS BY MY SIDE<br />
FOREVER UNTIL THE END OF TIME<br />
NOW YOU'RE LAUGHING AT THE TEARS I CANNOT HIDE<br />
I'M HANDCUFFED TO THE LOVE I THOUGHT WAS MINE<br />
I'M HANDCUFFED TO THE ONLY LOVE I KNEW<br />
LIKE A PRISONER I'M SERVING A LIFE TIME<br />
OH, LORD I NEED YOUR HELPING HAND<br />
I'M HANDCUFFED TO THE LOVE I THOUGHT WAS MINE<br />
THERE'S NO WAY OUT AND NO ONE TO EASE MY PAIN<br />
MY MEMORIES ARE HAUNTING ME IN VAIN<br />
I PRAY YOU WILL RETURN TO ME<br />
AND REMAIN UNTIL THE END OF TIME<br />
PLEASE OPEN THE PATHWAY TO YOUR HEART<br />
I'M HANDCUFFED TO THE LOVE I THOUGHT WAS MINE<br />
86
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
SCOTT WISEMAN<br />
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?<br />
COULD I TELL YOU ONCE AGAIN SOMEHOW?<br />
HAVE I TOLD WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL HOW I ADORE YOU?<br />
WELL DARLING, I’M TELLING YOU NOW<br />
(CHORUS) THIS HEART WOULD BREAK IN TWO IF YOU REFUSED ME<br />
I’M NO GOOD WITHOUT YOU ANYHOW<br />
DEAR, HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?<br />
WELL DARLING, I’M TELLING YOU NOW<br />
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY HOW I MISS YOU?<br />
WHEN THE STARS ARE SHINING IN THE SKY<br />
HAVE I TOLD YOU WHY THE NIGHTS ARE LONG, WHEN YOU’RE NOT<br />
WITH ME?<br />
WELL DARLING, I’M TELLING YOU NOW (CHORUS)<br />
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY WHEN I’M SLEEPING?<br />
EVERY DREAM I DREAM IS YOU SOMEHOW<br />
HAVE I TOLD YOU HOW I’D LIKE TO SHARE MY LOVE FOREVER?<br />
WELL DARLING, I’M TELLING YOU NOW (CHORUS)<br />
87
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY? (HAVE YOU EVER BEEN BLUE?)<br />
JIM REEVES, PATSY CLINE, C<br />
WORDS BY GEORGE BROWN, MUSIC BY PETER DeROSE<br />
(C) HAVE YOU EVER BEEN (F) LONE(C)LY?<br />
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN (G) BLUE?<br />
HAVE YOU EVER LOVED SOMEONE<br />
JUST AS I LOVE (C) YOU?<br />
CAN’T YOU (C7) SEE I’M (F) SORRY<br />
FOR EACH MISTAKE I’VE (C) MADE?<br />
CAN’T YOU SEE I’VE (G) CHANGED DEAR (D7)<br />
CAN’T YOU SEE I’VE (G) PAID? (G7)<br />
BE A LITTLE FOR(F)GIV(C)ING<br />
TAKE ME BACK IN YOUR (G) HEART<br />
HOW CAN I GO ON LIVING<br />
NOW THAT WE’RE A(E7)PART (A7)<br />
IF YOU (D) KNEW WHAT I’VE BEEN THROUGH<br />
YOU WOULD (C) KNOW WHY (F) I (Fm) ASK (C) YOU<br />
(NC) HAVE YOU EVER BEEN (G7) LONELY?<br />
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN (C) BLUE?<br />
88
HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER<br />
RAY PRICE, D<br />
HARLAN HOWARD<br />
HEARTACHE NUMBER ONE WAS WHEN YOU LEFT ME<br />
I NEVER KNEW THAT I COULD HURT THIS WAY<br />
AND HEARTACHE NUMBER TWO WAS WHEN YOU CAME BACK AGAIN<br />
YOU CAME BACK BUT NEVER MEANT TO STAY<br />
(CHORUS) NOW I’VE GOT HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER, TROUBLES BY<br />
THE SCORE<br />
EVERY DAY YOU LOVE ME LESS, EACH DAY I LOVE YOU MORE<br />
YES I’VE GOT HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER, A LOVE THAT I CAN’T WIN<br />
BUT THE DAY THAT I STOP COUNTING, THAT’S THE DAY MY WORLD<br />
WILL END<br />
HEARTACHE NUMBER THREE WAS WHEN YOU CALLED ME<br />
AND SAID THAT YOU WERE COMING BACK TO STAY<br />
WITH HOPEFUL HEART I WAITED FOR YOUR KNOCK ON MY DOOR<br />
I WAITED BUT YOU MUST HAVE LOST YOUR WAY<br />
(REPEAT CHORUS)<br />
89
HE’LL HAVE TO GO<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
JOE ALLISON, AUDREY ALLISON<br />
PUT YOUR SWEET LIPS A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE PHONE<br />
LET’S PRETEND THAT WE’RE TOGETHER ALL ALONE<br />
I’LL TELL THE MAN TO TURN THE JUKEBOX WAY DOWN LOW<br />
AND YOU CAN TELL YOUR FRIEND THERE WITH YOU<br />
HE’LL HAVE TO GO<br />
WHISPER TO ME, TELL ME DO YOU LOVE ME TRUE<br />
OR IS HE HOLDING YOU, THE WAY I DO<br />
THOUGH LOVE IS BLIND, MAKE UP YOUR MIND<br />
I’VE GOT TO KNOW<br />
SHOULD I HANG UP, OR WILL YOU TELL HIM<br />
HE’LL HAVE TO GO<br />
YOU CAN’T SAY THE WORDS I WANT TO HEAR<br />
WHILE YOU’RE WITH ANOTHER MAN<br />
IF YOU WANT ME ANSWER "YES" OR "NO"<br />
DARLING I WILL UNDERSTAND<br />
PUT YOUR SWEET LIPS A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE PHONE<br />
LET’S PRETEND THAT WE’RE TOGETHER ALL ALONE<br />
I’LL TELL THE MAN TO TURN THE JUKEBOX WAY DOWN LOW<br />
AND YOU CAN TELL YOUR FRIEND THERE WITH YOU<br />
HE’LL HAVE TO GO<br />
90
HELLO WALLS<br />
FARON YOUNG, WILLIE NELSON, A<br />
WILLIE NELSON (RECORDED IN C, WITH BRIDGE TO D/G)<br />
HELLO WALLS, HOW’D THINGS GO FOR YOU TODAY?<br />
DON’T YOU MISS HER, SINCE SHE UP AND WALKED AWAY<br />
AND I BET YOU DREAD TO SPEND ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT WITH ME<br />
BUT, LONELY WALLS, I’LL KEEP YOU COMPANY<br />
HELLO WINDOW, WELL I SEE THAT YOU’RE STILL HERE<br />
AREN’T YOU LONELY, SINCE OUR DARLING DISAPPEARED<br />
WELL LOOK HERE, IS THAT A TEARDROP IN THE CORNER OF YOUR<br />
PANE<br />
NOW DON’T YOU TRY TO TELL ME THAT IT’S RAIN<br />
(B7) SHE WENT AWAY, AND LEFT US ALL A(E)LONE THE WAY SHE<br />
PLANNED<br />
GUESS WE’LL HAVE TO LEARN TO GET ALONG WITHOUT HER IF WE<br />
CAN<br />
HELLO CEILING, I’M GONNA STARE AT YOU A WHILE<br />
YOU KNOW I CAN’T SLEEP SO WON’T YOU BEAR WITH ME A WHILE<br />
WE MUST ALL PULL TOGETHER OR ELSE I’LL LOSE MY MIND<br />
‘CAUSE I’VE A FEELING/ SHE’LL BE GONE/ A LONG, LONG TIME<br />
91
HEY GOOD LOOKIN’<br />
HANK WILLIAMS<br />
HEY, HEY, GOOD LOOKIN’, WHAT CHA’ GOT COOKIN’<br />
HOW’S ABOUT COOKIN’ SOMETHING UP WITH ME<br />
HEY, SWEET BABY, DON’T YOU THINK MAYBE<br />
WE COULD FIND US A BRAND NEW RECIPE<br />
I GOT A HOT-ROD FORD AND A TWO-DOLLAR BILL<br />
AND I KNOW A SPOT RIGHT OVER THE HILL<br />
THERE’S SODA POP AND THE DANCIN’S FREE<br />
SO, IF YOU WANNA HAVE FUN COME ALONG WITH ME<br />
I’M FREE AND READY, SO WE CAN GO STEADY<br />
HOW’S ABOUT SAVING ALL YOUR TIME FOR ME<br />
NO MORE LOOKIN’, I KNOW I BEEN TOOKEN<br />
HOW’S ABOUT KEEPIN’ STEADY COMPANY<br />
I’M GONNA THROW MY DATE BOOK OVER THE FENCE<br />
AND FIND ME ONE FOR FIVE OR TEN CENTS<br />
I’LL KEEP IT TILL IT’S COVERED WITH AGE<br />
‘CAUSE I’M WRITIN’ YOUR NAME DOWN ON EVERY PAGE<br />
HEY GOOD LOOKIN’, WHAT CHA’ GOT COOKIN’<br />
HOW’S ABOUT COOKIN’ SOMETHING UP WITH ME<br />
92
HEY PORTER, HEY PORTER<br />
J R CASH<br />
HEY PORTER, HEY PORTER, WOULD YOU TELL ME THE TIME?<br />
HOW MUCH LONGER WILL IT BE TILL WE CROSS THAT MASON-DIXON<br />
LINE?<br />
AT DAYLIGHT WOULD YOU TELL THAT ENGINEER TO SLOW IT DOWN<br />
OR BETTER STILL JUST STOP THE TRAIN ‘CAUSE I WANT TO LOOK<br />
AROUND<br />
HEY PORTER, HEY PORTER, WHAT TIME DID YOU SAY?<br />
HOW MUCH LONGER WILL IT BE TILL I CAN SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY?<br />
WHEN WE HIT DIXIE WILL YOU TELL THAT ENGINEER TO RING HIS BELL<br />
AND ASK EVERYBODY THAT AIN’T ASLEEP TO STAND RIGHT UP AND<br />
YELL<br />
HEY PORTER, HEY PORTER, IT’S GETTING LIGHT OUTSIDE<br />
THIS OLD TRAIN IS PUFFING SMOKE AND I HAVE TO STRAIN MY EYES<br />
WOULD YOU ASK THAT ENGINEER IF HE WOULD BLOW HIS WHISTLE<br />
PLEASE<br />
‘CAUSE I SMELL FROST ON COTTON LEAVES AND I FEEL THAT<br />
SOUTHERN BREEZE<br />
HEY PORTER, HEY PORTER, PLEASE GET MY BAGS FOR ME<br />
I NEED NOBODY TO TELL ME NOW THAT WE’RE IN TENNESSEE<br />
GO TELL THAT ENGINEER TO MAKE THAT LONESOME WHISTLE<br />
SCREAM<br />
WE’RE NOT SO FAR FROM HOME SO TAKE IT EASY ON THE STEAM<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
HEY PORTER, HEY PORTER, PLEASE OPEN UP THE DOOR<br />
WHEN THEY STOP THIS TRAIN I’M GONNA GET OFF FIRST ‘CAUSE I<br />
CAN’T WAIT NO MORE<br />
TELL THAT ENGINEER I SAID THANKS A LOT AND I DIDN’T MIND THE<br />
FARE<br />
I’M GONNA SET MY FEET ON SOUTHERN SOIL AND BREATHE THAT<br />
SOUTHERN AIR<br />
93
HIGH NOON (DO NOT FORSAKE ME)<br />
SONS OF THE PIONEERS, FRANKIE LAINE, A<br />
WORDS BY NED WASHINGTON, MUSIC BY DIMITRI TIOMKIN<br />
(A) DO NOT FORSAKE ME OH MY DARLING<br />
ON THIS OUR (A7) WEDDING (D) DAY (Bm)<br />
DO NOT FOR(Bm7)SAKE ME (E7) OH MY (A) DAR(Fm)LING<br />
(C) WAIT, WAIT A(E7)LONG<br />
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT FATE AWAITS ME<br />
I ONLY KNOW I MUST BE BRAVE<br />
AND I MUST FACE A MAN WHO HATES ME<br />
(A) OR LIE A COWARD, (D) A CRAVEN (A) COWARD<br />
(A) OR LIE A (E7) COWARD IN MY GRAVE<br />
(D) OH TO BE TORN ‘TWIXT LOVE AND DUTY<br />
(A) SUPPOSIN’ I LOSE MY FAIR-HAIRED BEAUTY<br />
(Dm) LOOK AT THAT BIG HAND MOVE ALONG (A) NEARING (F) HIGH<br />
NOON<br />
(D) HE MADE A VOW WHILE IN STATE PRISON<br />
(A) VOWED IT WOULD MY LIFE OR HIS’N<br />
(Dm) I’M NOT AFRAID OF DEATH, BUT OH<br />
(A) WHAT WILL I DO IF YOU (E) LEAVE ME<br />
DO NOT FORSAKE ME OH MY DARLING<br />
YOU MADE THAT PROMISE AS A BRIDE<br />
DO NOT FORSAKE ME OH MY DARLING<br />
ALTHOUGH YOU’RE GRIEVING<br />
DON’T THINK OF LEAVING<br />
NOW THAT I NEED YOU BY MY SIDE<br />
WAIT ALONG, WAIT ALONG, WAIT ALONG, WAIT ALONG<br />
94
HONEYCOMB<br />
JIMMIE F RODGERS<br />
B MERRILL<br />
WELL IT’S A DARN GOOD LIFE, AND IT’S KINDA FUNNY<br />
HOW THE LORD MADE THE BEE AND THE BEE MADE THE HONEY<br />
AND THE HONEYBEE LOOKING FOR A HOME, AND HE CALLED IT A<br />
HONEYCOMB<br />
AND THEY ROAMED THE WORLD AND THEY GATHERED ALL OF THE<br />
HONEY INTO ONE SWEET BALL<br />
AND THE HONEYCOMB FROM A MILLION TRIPS<br />
MADE MY BABY’S LIPS<br />
(CHORUS) OH, HONEYCOMB, WON’T YOU BE MY BABY<br />
WELL, HONEYCOMB BE MY OWN<br />
GOT A HANK OF HAIR AND A PIECE OF BONE<br />
THEY MADE A WALKING, TALKING, HONEYCOMB<br />
WELL, HONEYCOMB, WON’T YOU BE MY BABY<br />
WELL, HONEYCOMB, BE MY OWN<br />
WHAT A DARN GOOD LIFE WHEN YOU GOT A WIFE<br />
LIKE A HONEYCOMB<br />
(RAISE KEY) AND THE LORD SAID NOW, THAT I’VE MADE A BEE<br />
I’M GONNA LOOK ALL AROUND FOR A GREEN, GREEN TREE<br />
AND HE MADE A LITTLE TREE AND I GUESS YOU HEARD<br />
OH, THEN, WELL HE MADE A LITTLE BIRD<br />
AND THEY WAITED ALL AROUND, TILL THE END OF SPRING<br />
GETTING EVERY NOTE THAT THE BIRDIES SING<br />
AND THEY PUT ‘EM ALL INTO ONE SWEET TONE<br />
FOR MY HONEYCOMB (CHORUS)<br />
(RAISE KEY) AND THE LORD SAID NOW, THAT I’VE MADE A BIRD<br />
I’M GONNA LOOK ALL AROUND FOR A LITTLE OLD WORD<br />
THAT SOUNDS ABOUT SWEET LIKE A TURTLE DOVE<br />
AND I GUESS I’M GONNA CALL IT LOVE<br />
(THEN 2 ND PREVIOUS VERSE, THEN REPEAT CHORUS TWICE)<br />
95
HOW GREAT THOU ART<br />
CHRISTIE LANE, CONNIE SMITH, G<br />
STUART HINE<br />
OH LORD MY GOD, WHEN I IN AWESOME WONDER<br />
CONSIDER ALL THE WORLDS THY HANDS HAVE MADE<br />
I SEE THE STARS, I HEAR THE ROLLING THUNDER<br />
THY POWER THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE DISPLAYED<br />
(CHORUS) THEN SINGS MY SOUL, MY SAVIOUR GOD TO THEE<br />
HOW GREAT THOU ART, HOW GREAT THOU ART<br />
THEN SINGS MY SOUL, MY SAVIOUR GOD TO THEE<br />
HOW GREAT THOU ART, HOW GREAT THOU ART<br />
WHEN THROUGH THE WOODS AND FOREST GLADES I WANDER<br />
AND HEAR THE BIRDS SING SWEETLY IN THE TREES<br />
WHEN I LOOK DOWN FROM LOFTY MOUNTAIN GRANDEUR<br />
AND HEAR THE BROOK AND FEEL THE GENTLE BREEZE (CHORUS)<br />
AND WHEN I THINK THAT GOD, HIS SON NOT SPARING<br />
SENT HIM TO DIE, I SCARCE CAN TAKE IT IN<br />
THAT ON THE CROSS, MY BURDEN GLADLY BEARING<br />
HE BLED AND DIED TO TAKE AWAY MY SINS (CHORUS)<br />
WHEN CHRIST SHALL COME WITH SHOUTS OF ACCLAMATION<br />
AND TAKE ME HOME, WHAT JOY SHALL FILL MY HEART<br />
THEN I SHALL BOW IN HUMBLE ADORATION<br />
AND THERE PROCLAIM MY GOD HOW GREAT THOU ART (CHORUS)<br />
96
I BELIEVE IN YOU<br />
DON WILLIAMS, E (RECORDED IN G#)<br />
ROGER COOK, SAM HOGIN<br />
(E) I DON'T BELIEVE IN SUPERSTARS, ORGANIC FOOD AND FOREIGN<br />
CARS<br />
I DON'T BELIEVE THE PRICE OF GOLD, THE CERTAINTY OF GROWING<br />
OLD<br />
THAT (B7) RIGHT IS RIGHT, AND LEFT IS WRONG, THAT NORTH AND<br />
SOUTH CAN'T GET ALONG<br />
THAT (E) EAST IS EAST AND WEST IS WEST, AND BEING FIRST IS<br />
ALWAYS BEST<br />
BUT I BELIEVE IN (A) LOVE, I BELIEVE IN (E) BABIES<br />
I BELIEVE IN (B7) MOM AND DAD, AND I BELIEVE IN (E) YOU<br />
WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HEAVEN WAITS, FOR ONLY THOSE WHO<br />
CONGREGATE<br />
I LIKE TO THINK OF GOD AS LOVE, HE'S DOWN BELOW, HE'S UP ABOVE<br />
HE'S WATCHING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE, HE KNOWS WHO DOES AND<br />
DOESN'T CARE<br />
AND I'M AN ORDINARY MAN, SOMETIMES I WONDER WHO I AM<br />
BUT I BELIEVE IN LOVE, I BELIEVE IN MUSIC<br />
I BELIEVE IN MAGIC, AND I BELIEVE IN YOU<br />
(A) I KNOW WITH ALMOST CERTAINTY, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU<br />
AND ME, IS A (E) GOOD THING<br />
IT'S (B7) TRUE, I BELIEVE IN (E) YOU<br />
I DON'T BELIEVE VIRGINITY, IS AS COMMON AS IT USED TO BE<br />
IN WORKING DAYS AND SLEEPING NIGHTS, THAT BLACK IS BLACK AND<br />
WHITE IS WHITE<br />
THAT SUPERMAN AND ROBIN HOOD ARE STILL ALIVE IN HOLLYWOOD<br />
THAT GASOLINE'S IN SHORT SUPPLY, THE RISING COST OF GETTING BY<br />
BUT I BELIEVE IN LOVE, I BELIEVE IN OLD FOLKS<br />
I BELIEVE IN CHILDREN, I BELIEVE IN YOU<br />
I BELIEVE IN LOVE, I BELIEVE IN BABIES<br />
I BELIEVE IN MOM AND DAD, AND I BELIEVE IN YOU<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
97
I CAN’T HELP IT (IF I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU)<br />
HANK WILLIAMS, A<br />
TODAY I PASSED YOU ON THE STREET<br />
AND MY HEART FELL AT YOUR FEET<br />
I CAN’T HELP IT IF I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU<br />
SOMEBODY ELSE STOOD BY YOUR SIDE<br />
AND HE LOOKED SO SATISFIED<br />
I CAN’T HELP IT IF I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU<br />
A PICTURE FROM THE PAST CAME SLOWLY STEALING<br />
AS I BRUSHED YOUR ARM AND WALKED SO CLOSE TO YOU<br />
AND SUDDENLY I GOT THAT OLD TIME FEELING<br />
I CAN’T HELP IT IF I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU<br />
IT’S HARD TO KNOW ANOTHER’S LIPS WILL KISS YOU<br />
AND HOLD YOU JUST THE WAY I USED TO DO<br />
OH, HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS HOW MUCH I MISS YOU<br />
I CAN’T HELP IT IF I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU<br />
98
I DON’T HURT ANYMORE<br />
HANK SNOW, NARVEL FELTS, A<br />
JACK ROLLINS, DON ROBERTSON<br />
I DON’T HURT ANYMORE<br />
ALL MY TEARDROPS ARE DRIED<br />
NO MORE WALKING THE FLOOR<br />
WITH THAT BURNING INSIDE<br />
JUST TO THINK IT COULD BE<br />
TIME HAS OPENED THE DOOR<br />
AND AT LAST I AM FREE<br />
I DON’T HURT ANYMORE<br />
NO USE TO DENY, I WANTED TO DIE<br />
THE DAY YOU SAID WE WERE THROUGH<br />
BUT (B7) NOW THAT I FIND YOU’RE OUT OF MY MIND<br />
(E) I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT IT’S (A) TRUE<br />
I’VE FORGOTTEN SOMEHOW<br />
THAT I CARED SO BEFORE<br />
AND IT’S WONDERFUL NOW<br />
I DON’T HURT ANYMORE<br />
(REPEAT FIRST TWO VERSES OR LAST TWO VERSES)<br />
99
I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE<br />
CONNIE SMITH, D<br />
BILL ANDERSON<br />
I DON'T (D) LOVE YOU (G) ANY(D)MORE, NOT THE (G) WAY I DID<br />
BE(D)FORE<br />
AND SINCE YOU'VE FOUND SOMEONE NEW, I THINK IT'S (A) BEST<br />
I DON'T (D) CRY AND (G) WALK THE (D) FLOOR, I DON'T LOVE (G) YOU<br />
ANY(D)MORE<br />
TROUBLE IS, I DON'T (A) LOVE YOU ANY (D) LESS<br />
(CHORUS) I DON'T (G) LOVE YOU ANYMORE, FOR I'VE GOT (D) NO MORE<br />
LOVE TO GIVE<br />
YOU DRAINED MY HEART OF ALL IT'S LOVE WITH (E) EVERY SWEET<br />
CA(A)RESS<br />
I KEEP (D) SAYING (G) O'ER AND (D) O'ER, I DON'T LOVE (G) YOU<br />
ANY(D)MORE<br />
TROUBLE IS, I DON'T (A) LOVE YOU ANY (D) LESS<br />
I HELD YOU CLOSE TO ME ONE TIME, KISSED YOUR LIPS AND CALLED<br />
YOU MINE<br />
BUT ANOTHER CAME AND THRILLED YOU MORE, I GUESS<br />
I CRIED AS YOU WALKED OUT THE DOOR, I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE<br />
TROUBLE IS, I DON'T LOVE YOU ANY LESS (CHORUS)<br />
TROUBLE IS, I DON'T (A) LOVE YOU ANY (G) LE(D)SS<br />
100
I DON’T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE<br />
JIM REEVES, CHARLIE RICH<br />
I DON’T SEE ME, IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE<br />
OH WHY CAN’T I, MAKE THEM SHINE AS BEFORE<br />
I DON’T SEE YOU, OR YOUR HEART IN YOUR KISS<br />
WHEN YOU SHOULD SIGH, THAT YOU’RE MINE YOU RESIST<br />
THERE WAS A TIME, LIFE WAS FINE, LOVE WAS ECSTASY<br />
BUT NOW I DOUBT, WHAT THE OUTCOME WILL BE<br />
I PRAY YOU’LL SAY, I’M THE ONE YOU ADORE<br />
THEN I’LL SEE ME, IN YOUR EYES AS BEFORE<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(THEN REPEAT LAST VERSE, OR THE LAST TWO LINES OF THE LAST<br />
VERSE)<br />
I PRAY YOU’LL SAY I’M THE ONE YOU ADORE<br />
THEN I’LL SEE ME IN YOUR EYES AS BEFORE<br />
101
I FALL TO PIECES<br />
PATSY CLINE<br />
HANK COCHRAN, HARLAN HOWARD<br />
I FALL TO PIECES, EACH TIME I SEE YOU AGAIN<br />
I FALL TO PIECES, HOW CAN I BE JUST YOUR FRIEND<br />
YOU WANT ME TO ACT LIKE WE’VE NEVER KISSED<br />
YOU WANT ME TO FORGET, PRETEND WE’VE NEVER MET<br />
BUT I TRY, AND I TRY, BUT I HAVEN’T YET<br />
YOU WALK BY AND I FALL TO PIECES<br />
I FALL TO PIECES, EACH TIME SOMEONE SPEAKS YOUR NAME<br />
I FALL TO PIECES, TIME ONLY ADDS TO THE PAIN<br />
YOU TELL ME TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO LOVE<br />
SOMEONE WHO’LL LOVE ME TOO, THE WAY YOU USED TO DO<br />
BUT EACH TIME I GO OUT WITH SOMEONE NEW<br />
YOU WALK BY, AND I FALL TO PIECES<br />
YOU WALK BY, AND I FALL TO PIECES<br />
102
IF A WOMAN ANSWERS<br />
LEROY VAN DYKE, A<br />
BARRY MANN, CYNTHIA WEIL<br />
HER ARMS ARE COLD BUT STILL SHE HOLDS ON TO THAT VOW<br />
WHAT ONCE WAS LOVE IS NOW A PRISON WALL<br />
AND THOUGH I'D BREAK AWAY TO MEET YOU ANYHOW<br />
I HAVE TO SAY PLEASE REMEMBER WHEN YOU (A) CALL<br />
(CHORUS) IF A WOMAN (D) ANSWERS, (E) HANG UP THE (A) PHONE<br />
DON’T TAKE A CHANCE, PLEASE DON'T ASK FOR ME<br />
IF A WOMAN ANSWERS, HANG UP THE PHONE<br />
I LOVE YOU BUT DARLING I'M NOT FREE<br />
THE CHAINS THAT BIND THIS HEART OF MINE MAY NEVER BREAK<br />
BUT THEY CAN'T STOP MY HEART FROM WANTING YOU<br />
I KNOW THAT I SHOULD SAY DON'T CALL FOR BOTH OUR SAKES<br />
BUT I CAN'T, SO REMEMBER WHEN YOU DO<br />
(CHORUS) + REPEAT LAST LINE<br />
103
IF YOU’VE GOT THE MONEY (I’VE GOT THE TIME)<br />
LEFTY FRIZZELL, C<br />
LEFTY FRIZZELL, JIM BECK<br />
IF YOU’VE GOT THE MONEY, I’VE GOT THE TIME<br />
WE’LL GO HONKY TONKIN’, AND WE’LL HAVE A TIME<br />
WE’LL MAKE ALL THE NIGHT SPOTS, DANCE, ROMANCE AND DINE<br />
IF YOU’VE GOT THE MONEY, HONEY, I’VE GOT THE TIME<br />
THERE AIN’T NO USE TO TARRY, SO LET’S START OUT TONIGHT<br />
WE’LL SPREAD JOY, OH BOY, OH BOY, AND WE’LL SPREAD IT RIGHT<br />
WE’LL HAVE MORE FUN BABY, ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LINE<br />
IF YOU’VE GOT THE MONEY, HONEY, I’VE GOT THE TIME<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
IF YOU’VE GOT THE MONEY, I’VE GOT THE TIME<br />
WE’LL GO HONKY TONKIN’, AND WE’LL HAVE A TIME<br />
BRING ALONG YOUR CADILLAC, LEAVE MY OLD WRECK BEHIND<br />
IF YOU’VE GOT THE MONEY, HONEY, I’VE GOT THE TIME<br />
YES, WE'LL GO HONKY-TONKIN', MAKE EVERY CLUB IN TOWN<br />
WE'LL GO TO THE PARK WHERE IT'S DARK, WE WON'T FOOL AROUND<br />
BUT IF YOU RUN SHORT OF MONEY, I'LL RUN SHORT OF TIME<br />
'CAUSE IF YOU'VE GOT NO MORE MONEY, HONEY, I'VE NO MORE TIME<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(REPEAT FIRST VERSE)<br />
(ALT. FOURTH VERSE)<br />
YES, WE'LL GO HONKY-TONKIN', AND WE'LL BE PLEASURE-BENT<br />
I'LL LOOK LIKE A MILLION, BUT I WON'T HAVE A CENT<br />
BUT IF YOU RUN SHORT OF MONEY, I'LL RUN SHORT OF TIME<br />
'CAUSE YOU WITH NO MORE MONEY, HONEY, I'VE NO MORE TIME<br />
104
I GOT YOU<br />
WAYLON JENNINGS & ANITA CARTER, E<br />
DON'T GET NO ATTENTION FROM THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET<br />
THEY DON'T EVEN SEE US, THEY JUST STEP RIGHT ON OUR FEET<br />
JUST TWO UNNOTICED PEOPLE IN THIS GREAT BIG WORLD OF OURS<br />
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT, GUESS THAT'S ALL WE'LL EVER BE<br />
(CHORUS) BUT I GOT YOU, AND YOU GOT ME, AND IF THEY'D LOOK<br />
THEY COULD SEE, THAT WE DON'T CARE<br />
I GOT YOU AND YOU GOT ME AND BABY THAT'S ALL WE WILL EVER<br />
NEED<br />
LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW OF A FANCY DIAMOND STORE<br />
GOING WINDOW SHOPPING FOR THE THINGS WE CAN'T AFFORD<br />
PEOPLE ALL AROUND US WITH THEIR NOSES IN THE AIR<br />
THEY WALK RIGHT ON BY US, JUST LIKE WE'RE NOT EVEN THERE<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
(REPEAT CHORUS)<br />
105
I GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY<br />
BILLY WALKER<br />
WELL, YOU ASK ME IF I’LL FORGET MY BABY<br />
I GUESS I WILL, SOMEDAY<br />
I DON’T LIKE IT, BUT I GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY<br />
YOU ASK ME IF I’LL GET ALONG<br />
I GUESS I WILL, SOME WAY<br />
I DON’T LIKE IT, BUT I GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY<br />
(CHORUS) GOD GAVE ME THAT GIRL TO LEAN ON<br />
THEN HE PUT ME ON MY OWN<br />
HEAVEN HELP ME BE A MAN AND<br />
FIND THE STRENGTH TO STAND ALONE<br />
I DON’T LIKE IT, BUT I GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
YOU ASK ME IF I’LL MISS HER KISSES<br />
I GUESS I WILL, EVERY DAY<br />
I DON’T LIKE IT, BUT I GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY<br />
YOU ASK ME IF I’LL FIND ANOTHER<br />
I DON’T KNOW, I CAN’T SAY<br />
I DON’T LIKE IT, BUT I GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY (CHORUS)<br />
106
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE<br />
HANK WILLIAMS<br />
I WAS RIDING NUMBER NINE<br />
HEADIN’SOUTH FROM CAROLINE<br />
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW<br />
GOT IN TROUBLE HAD TO ROAM<br />
LEFT MY GAL AND LEFT MY HOME<br />
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW<br />
JUST A KID ACTIN’ SMART<br />
I WENT AND BROKE MY DARLIN’S HEART<br />
GUESS I WAS JUST TOO YOUNG TO KNOW<br />
THEY TOOK ME OFF THAT GEORGIA MAIN<br />
LOCKED ME TO A BALL AND CHAIN<br />
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW<br />
ALL ALONE I BEAR THE SHAME<br />
I’M A NUMBER NOT A NAME<br />
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW<br />
ALL I DO IS SIT AND CRY<br />
WHEN THAT EVENING TRAIN GOES BY<br />
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW<br />
I’LL BE LOCKED HERE IN THIS CELL<br />
‘TILL MY BODY’S JUST A SHELL<br />
AND MY HAIR TURNS WHITER THAN SNOW<br />
I’LL NEVER SEE THAT GAL OF MINE<br />
LORD I’M IN GEORGIA DOING TIME<br />
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW<br />
107
I’LL SAIL MY SHIP ALONE<br />
ERNEST TUBB, GEORGE MORGAN, MOON MULLICAN, MICKEY GILLEY<br />
MANN - BURNS - BERNARD - THURSTON<br />
WE’VE BEEN SWEETHEARTS FOR SO LONG<br />
BUT NOW YOU SAY WE’RE THROUGH<br />
THE LOVE WE SHARED IS NOW A MEMORY<br />
I HAD BUILT A SHIP OF DREAMS<br />
AND PLANNED THEM ALL FOR YOU<br />
BUT NOW I GUESS WHAT IS TO BE WILL BE<br />
(CHORUS) I’LL SAIL MY SHIP ALONE, WITH ALL THE DREAMS I OWN<br />
DRIFTING OUT ACROSS THE OCEAN BLUE<br />
I’LL SAIL MY SHIP ALONE, THOUGH ALL THE SAILS YOU’VE TORN<br />
AND IF IT STARTS TO SINK THEN I’LL BLAME YOU<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
I’M JUST LIKE A SHIP AT SEA<br />
THAT’S LOST WITHOUT A SAIL<br />
THE DARK CLOUDS HIDE THE SUN FROM UP ABOVE<br />
AND EVEN WITH THESE BROKEN DREAMS<br />
MY HEART WILL NEVER FAIL<br />
FOR DEEP INSIDE THERE’S ONLY ONE TRUE LOVE<br />
I GAVE A MESSAGE TO THE WIND<br />
TO TAKE BACK HOME TO YOU<br />
HOPING YOU WOULD HEAR MY S. O. S<br />
MAYBE YOU WOULD COME BACK HOME<br />
MY DARLING IF YOU KNEW<br />
HOW MUCH MY ACHING HEART IS IN DISTRESS<br />
(CHORUS) + REPEAT LAST LINE<br />
108
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE<br />
AL MARTINO, JIM REEVES, G<br />
LEON PAYNE<br />
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU UNDERSTAND, DEAR<br />
EVERY LITTLE THING I TRY TO DO<br />
YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE TO LEND A HELPING HAND, DEAR<br />
MOST OF ALL I LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU<br />
NO MATTER WHAT THE WORLD MAY SAY ABOUT ME<br />
I (A7) KNOW YOUR LOVE WILL ALWAYS SEE ME THROUGH<br />
I LOVE YOU FOR THE WAY YOU NEVER DOUBT ME<br />
BUT MOST OF ALL I LOVE YOU 'CAUSE YOU'RE YOU<br />
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE MY HEART IS LIGHTER<br />
EVERY TIME I'M WALKING BY YOUR SIDE<br />
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE THE FUTURE'S BRIGHTER<br />
THE DOOR TO HAPPINESS YOU OPEN WIDE<br />
NO MATTER WHAT MAY BE THE STYLE OR SEASON<br />
I KNOW YOUR HEART WILL ALWAYS BE TRUE<br />
I LOVE YOU FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND REASONS<br />
MOST OF ALL I LOVE YOU 'CAUSE YOU'RE YOU<br />
109
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS ME<br />
PATSY CLINE, A<br />
FLOYD TILLMAN<br />
(A) I LOVE YOU (A6) SO (A+) MUCH IT (A) HURTS ME<br />
DARLING (B7) THAT’S WHY I’M SO BLUE<br />
I’M SO A(E7)FRAID TO GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT<br />
AFRAID OF LOSING (A) YOU<br />
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS ME<br />
AND THERE’S (B7) NOTHING I CAN DO<br />
I WANT TO (D) HOLD YOU MY (D7) DEAR<br />
FOR(A)EVER AND (F#7) EVER<br />
I LOVE YOU (B7) SO MUCH IT (E7) HURTS ME (A) SO<br />
(REPEAT LAST TWO LINES)<br />
110
I’M SORRY FOR YOU, MY FRIEND<br />
MOE BANDY<br />
HANK WILLIAMS<br />
YOU’VE KNOWN SO LONG THAT YOU WERE WRONG<br />
BUT STILL YOU HAD YOUR WAY<br />
YOU TOLD HER LIES AND ALIBIS<br />
AND HURT HER MORE EACH DAY<br />
BUT NOW YOUR CONSCIENCE BOTHERS YOU<br />
YOU’VE REACHED YOUR JOURNEY’S END<br />
YOU’RE ASKING ME FOR SYMPATHY<br />
I’M SORRY FOR YOU, MY FRIEND<br />
YOU LAUGHED INSIDE EACH TIME SHE CRIED<br />
YOU TRIED TO MAKE HER BLUE<br />
SHE TAGGED ALONG THROUGH RIGHT AND WRONG<br />
BECAUSE SHE WORSHIPPED YOU<br />
YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE THE ONE TO BLAME<br />
THERE’S NO USE TO PRETEND<br />
TODAY’S THE DAY YOU START TO PAY<br />
I’M SORRY FOR YOU, MY FRIEND<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL / WHISTLE)<br />
TODAY AS SHE WALKED ARM IN ARM<br />
AT SOMEONE ELSE’S SIDE<br />
IT MADE YOU STOP AND REALIZE<br />
THAT TIME HAD TURNED THE TIDE<br />
YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOU’D BE ALONE<br />
‘CAUSE CHEATERS NEVER WIN<br />
YOU TRIED AND LOST, NOW PAY THE COST<br />
I’M SORRY FOR YOU, MY FRIEND<br />
111
IN THE BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES<br />
BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES<br />
WILF CARTER, HANK SNOW<br />
OH, HOW MY LONELY HEART IS ACHING TONIGHT<br />
FOR A HOME I LONG TO SEE<br />
AND OH, WHAT I'D GIVE IF I COULD BE THERE TONIGHT<br />
WITH A SWEETHEART WHO'S WAITING FOR ME<br />
IN THE BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES<br />
SPRING IS SIGHING THROUGH THE TREES<br />
AND THE GOLDEN POPPIES ARE BLOOMING<br />
‘ROUND THE BANKS OF LAKE LOUISE<br />
ACROSS THE SEA THEY CALL ME<br />
AND I’M LONESOME AND SO BLUE<br />
FOR THOSE BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES<br />
AND THE GIRL (ONE) I LOVE SO TRUE<br />
ACROSS THE SEA THEY CALL ME<br />
AND I’M LONESOME AND SO BLUE<br />
FOR THE BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES<br />
AND THE GIRL I LOVE SO TRUE<br />
(REPEAT THE LAST TWO VERSES)<br />
112
I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
IRVING BERLIN<br />
I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS<br />
JUST LIKE THE ONES I USED TO KNOW<br />
WHERE THE TREE-TOPS GLISTEN AND CHILDREN LISTEN<br />
TO HEAR SLEIGH-BELLS IN THE SNOW<br />
I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS<br />
WITH EVERY CHRISTMAS CARD I WRITE<br />
MAY YOUR DAYS BE MERRY AND BRIGHT<br />
AND MAY ALL YOUR CHRISTMASES BE WHITE<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
113
I’M MOVING ON<br />
HANK SNOW<br />
FIDDLE INTRO<br />
THAT BIG EIGHT-WHEELER ROLLIN’ DOWN THE TRACK<br />
MEANS YOUR TRUE LOVIN DADDY AIN’T COMIN’ BACK<br />
I’M MOVIN’ ON, I’LL SOON BE GONE<br />
YOU WERE FLYING TOO HIGH FOR MY LITTLE OLD SKY<br />
SO I’M MOVING ON<br />
THAT BIG LOUD WHISTLE IT BLEW AND BLEW<br />
SAID HELLO ALABAMA WE’RE COMING TO YOU<br />
WE’RE MOVIN’ ON, OH HEAR MY SONG<br />
YOU HAD YOUR LAUGH ON ME SO I’M SETTING YOU FREE<br />
AND I’M MOVIN’ ON<br />
FIDDLE BREAK<br />
MISTER FIREMAN, WON'T YOU PLEASE LISTEN TO ME<br />
'CAUSE I'VE GOT A PRETTY MAMMA IN TENNESSEE<br />
KEEP MOVIN' ME ON, KEEP ROLLIN' ON<br />
SO SHOVEL THE COAL, LET THIS RATTLER ROLL<br />
AND KEEP MOVIN' ME ON<br />
MISTER ENGINEER TAKE THAT THROTTLE IN HAND<br />
THIS RATTLER’S THE FASTEST IN THE SOUTHERN LAND<br />
KEEP MOVIN’ ON, KEEP ROLLIN’ ON<br />
YOU’RE GONNA EASE MY MIND SO PUT ME THERE ON TIME<br />
KEEP ROLLIN’ ON<br />
GUITAR BREAK<br />
I WARNED YOU BABY FROM TIME TO TIME<br />
BUT YOU JUST WOULDN’T LISTEN OR PAY NO MIND<br />
I’M MOVING ON, I’M ROLLIN’ ON<br />
YOU HAVE BROKEN YOUR VOW, AND IT’S ALL OVER NOW<br />
SO I’M MOVIN’ ON<br />
YOU'VE SWITCHED YOUR ENGINE, NOW I AIN'T GOT TIME<br />
114
FOR A TRIFLIN' WOMAN ON MY MAIN LINE<br />
'CAUSE I'M MOVING ON, YOU DONE YOUR DADDY WRONG<br />
I WARNED YOU TWICE, NOW YOU CAN SETTLE THE PRICE<br />
'CAUSE I'M MOVING ON<br />
BUT SOMEDAY BABY WHEN YOU’VE HAD YOUR PLAY<br />
YOU’RE GONNA WANT YOUR DADDY, BUT YOUR DADDY WILL SAY<br />
KEEP MOVIN ON, YOU STAYED AWAY TOO LONG<br />
I’M THROUGH WITH YOU, TOO BAD YOU ARE BLUE<br />
KEEP MOVIN’ ON<br />
FIDDLE FADE<br />
115
I’M TIRED<br />
WEBB PIERCE, D<br />
MEL TILLIS, RAY PRICE, A R PEDDY<br />
STANDING ON THE CORNER OF A BUSY STREET<br />
LOOKING FOR YOUR FACE IN EVERY CROWD I SEE<br />
CHECKING EVERY HONKY TONK IN THIS OLD TOWN<br />
TRYING TO FIND THE PLACES THAT YOU HANG AROUND<br />
(CHORUS) OH LORD I’M TIRED<br />
TIRED OF LIVING THIS A-WAY<br />
OH LORD, I’M TIRED<br />
TIRED OF LIVING THIS A-WAY<br />
I’VE BEEN WAITING ON YOU BABY, NIGHT AND DAY<br />
I’M WONDERING IF YOUR LOVE WILL EVER COME MY WAY<br />
MY TIME’S A-RUNNING OUT AND I’M SLOWING DOWN<br />
I’M TIRED OF BEING JUST ANOTHER HANG AROUND (CHORUS)<br />
THERE AIN’T NO HAPPINESS IN ANYTHING I DO<br />
I FIND MYSELF SO LONELY WHEN I’M NOT WITH YOU<br />
WHAT MAKES YOU JUST THE KIND OF GIRL A GUY WILL LOVE<br />
YOU GOT SO MANY OTHERS THAT YOU’RE THINKING OF (CHORUS)<br />
116
I’M IN LOVE AGAIN<br />
GEORGE MORGAN<br />
NOT SO LONG AGO I HAD MY POOR HEART BROKEN<br />
I SAID CRAZY HEART SEE WHAT A FOOL YOU’VE BEEN<br />
NOW I’VE MET YOU AND ALTHOUGH WE’VE BARELY SPOKEN<br />
I HEAR WEDDING BELLS, AND I’M IN LOVE AGAIN<br />
I’M IN LOVE AGAIN AND WEDDING BELLS ARE RINGING<br />
I’M SO HAPPY I’M AFRAID THIS DREAM MIGHT END<br />
LIVE EACH DAY AS THOUGH THE LAST MY HEART KEEPS SAYING<br />
I HEAR WEDDING BELLS AND I’M IN LOVE AGAIN<br />
WHEN SHE LEFT ME I WAS SURE MY WORLD HAD ENDED<br />
AND I COULDN’T EVEN SPEAK TO OUR FRIENDS<br />
AND THEN JUST AS MY POOR HEART WAS GETTING MENDED<br />
I HEAR WEDDING BELLS AND I’M IN LOVE AGAIN<br />
I’M IN LOVE AGAIN AND WEDDING BELLS ARE RINGING<br />
I’M SO HAPPY I’M AFRAID THIS DREAM MIGHT END<br />
LIVE EACH DAY AS THOUGH THE LAST MY HEART KEEPS SAYING<br />
I HEAR WEDDING BELLS AND I’M IN LOVE AGAIN<br />
I HEAR WEDDING BELLS AND I’M IN LOVE AGAIN<br />
117
INDIAN LOVE CALL<br />
NELSON EDDY / JEANETTE MACDONALD, SLIM WHITMAN<br />
LYRICS BY OTTO HARBACH AND OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II, MUSIC BY<br />
RUDOLF FRIML<br />
OOO-OOO<br />
WHEN I’M CALLING YOU OOO<br />
WILL YOU ANSWER TOO OOO<br />
THAT MEANS I OFFER MY LOVE TO YOU, TO BE YOUR OWN<br />
IF YOU REFUSE ME I WILL BE BLUE, AND WAITING ALL ALONE<br />
BUT IF WHEN YOU HEAR MY LOVE CALL RINGING CLEAR<br />
AND I HEAR AN ANSWERING ECHO SO DEAR OOO<br />
THEN I WILL KNOW OUR LOVE WILL COME TRUE OOO<br />
YOU’LL BELONG TO ME, I’LL BELONG TO YOU<br />
YOU’LL BELONG TO ME, I’LL BELONG TO YOU OOO<br />
118
I NEVER PICKED COTTON<br />
ROY CLARK, C<br />
C WILLIAMS, B GEORGE<br />
(CHORUS) (C) I NEVER PICKED COTTON<br />
BUT MY MOTHER DID, AND MY BROTHER DID, AND MY SISTER DID, AND<br />
MY DADDY DIED YOUNG<br />
…(G7) WORKING IN A (C) COAL MINE<br />
(D) WHEN I WAS JUST A BABY, TOO LITTLE FOR A COTTON SACK<br />
I PLAYED IN THE DIRT, WHILE THE OTHERS WORKED, TILL THEY<br />
COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN OUT THEIR BACKS<br />
AND I MADE MYSELF A PROMISE, WHEN I WAS BIG ENOUGH TO RUN<br />
THAT I'D NEVER STAY A SINGLE DAY<br />
IN THAT OKLAHOMA SUN, AND (CHORUS)<br />
FOLKS SAID I GREW UP EARLY, AND THAT THE FARM COULDN'T HOLD<br />
ME THEN<br />
SO I STOLE TEN BUCKS, AND A PICKUP TRUCK, AND I NEVER WENT<br />
BACK AGAIN<br />
(E) AND IT WAS FAST CARS AND WHISKEY, LONG-HAIRED GIRLS AND<br />
FUN<br />
I HAD EVERYTHING THAT MONEY COULD BRING, AND I TOOK IT ALL<br />
WITH A GUN, BUT (CHORUS)<br />
IT WAS SATURDAY NIGHT IN MEMPHIS, WHEN A REDNECK GRABBED MY<br />
SHIRT<br />
WHEN HE SAID GO BACK TO YOUR COTTON SACK, I LEFT HIM DYING IN<br />
THE DIRT<br />
AND THEY'LL TAKE ME IN THE MORNING TO THE GALLOWS JUST<br />
OUTSIDE<br />
AND IN THE TIME I'VE GOT, THERE AIN'T A HELL OF A LOT, THAT I CAN<br />
LOOK BACK ON WITH PRIDE<br />
BUT (CHORUS, WITH "AND I'LL NEVER DIE YOUNG" IN PLACE OF "AND<br />
MY DADDY DIED YOUNG")<br />
(REPEAT PRECEDING CHORUS)<br />
119
IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW<br />
HANK SNOW, A<br />
JIMMIE RODGERS<br />
(A) WELL I HAD A FRIEND CALLED RAMBLING BOB<br />
HE USED TO STEAL, GAMBLE AND ROB<br />
HE THOUGHT HE WAS THE SMARTEST GUY IN (D) TOWN<br />
BUT I FOUND OUT LAST MONDAY<br />
THAT BOB GOT LOCKED UP SUNDAY<br />
THEY'VE (B7) GOT HIM IN THE JAILHOUSE WAY DOWN(E)TOWN<br />
(CHORUS) HE'S IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW<br />
HE'S IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW<br />
I TOLD HIM ONCE OR TWICE<br />
TO QUIT PLAYING CARDS AND SHOOTING DICE<br />
HE'S IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW<br />
WELL I WENT OUT LAST TUESDAY<br />
MET A GIRL NAMED SUSIE<br />
TOLD HER I WAS THE SWELLEST MAN AROUND<br />
WE STARTED TO SPEND MY MONEY<br />
SHE STARTED TO CALL ME "HONEY"<br />
WE TOOK IN EVERY CABARET (HONKY TONK) IN TOWN<br />
WE'RE IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW<br />
WE'RE IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW<br />
I TOLD THE JUDGE RIGHT TO HIS FACE<br />
WE DIDN'T LIKE TO SEE THIS PLACE<br />
WE'RE IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW<br />
(ALT. LAST VERSE)<br />
WE'RE IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW<br />
WE'RE IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW<br />
THEY TOLD US ONCE OR TWICE<br />
TO QUIT PLAYIN' CARDS AND SHOOTIN' DICE<br />
WE'RE IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW<br />
120
IN THE MISTY MOONLIGHT<br />
HANK SNOW, E<br />
CINDY WALKER, JERRY WALLACE<br />
(E) IN THE MISTY (A) MOONLIGHT, BY THE FLICKERING (E) FIRELIGHT<br />
ANYPLACE IS ALL RIGHT, LONG AS I'M WITH YOU<br />
IN A FARAWAY LAND, ON THE TROPIC SEASAND<br />
IF YOUR HAND'S IN MY HAND, I WON'T BE BLUE<br />
(CHORUS) WAY UP ON THE MOUNTAIN, OR WAY DOWN IN THE VALLEY<br />
I KNOW I'LL BE HAPPY, ANYPLACE, ANYWHERE, I DON'T CARE<br />
IN THE MISTY MOONLIGHT, BY THE FLICKERING FIRELIGHT<br />
ANYPLACE IS ALL RIGHT, LONG AS YOU ARE THERE<br />
(SPEAKING) I COULD BE HAPPY IN ONE LITTLE ROOM, WITH ONLY A<br />
TABLE AND A CHAIR<br />
AS HAPPY AS I'D BE IN A KINGDOM BY THE SEA, DARLING, IF YOU WERE<br />
THERE<br />
AND I COULD BE RICH OR I COULD BE POOR<br />
BUT IF YOU WERE BY MY SIDE<br />
I COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THIS WHOLE WIDE WORLD AND I KNOW I'D<br />
BE SATISFIED (CHORUS)<br />
121
I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW<br />
RAY PRICE<br />
HOW MANY ARMS HAVE HELD YOU<br />
AND HATED TO LET YOU GO<br />
HOW MANY, HOW MANY I WONDER<br />
BUT I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW<br />
HOW MANY LIPS HAVE KISSED YOU<br />
AND SET YOUR SOUL AGLOW<br />
HOW MANY, HOW MANY I WONDER<br />
BUT I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW<br />
SO ALWAYS MAKE ME WONDER<br />
ALWAYS MAKE ME GUESS<br />
EVEN IF I ASK YOU<br />
DARLING DON’T CONFESS<br />
JUST LET IT REMAIN YOUR SECRET<br />
BUT, DARLING I LOVE YOU SO<br />
NO WONDER, NO WONDER, I WONDER<br />
THOUGH I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW<br />
122
I REMEMBER YOU<br />
ED MENDEL, G<br />
WORDS BY JOHNNY MERCER, MUSIC BY VICTOR SHERTZINGER<br />
(G) I REMEMBER (F#7) YOU, (G) YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MADE MY<br />
DREAMS (G7) COME (C) TRUE, A (Cm) FEW KISSES (G) AGO<br />
OH, I REMEMBER (F#7) YOU, (G) YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SAID I LOVE<br />
YOU (C) TOO, (YES) I (Cm) DO, DIDN'T YOU (G) KNOW<br />
(C) I REMEMBER (F#m7) TOO, A (A7) DISTANT (E) BELL, AND (B7) STARS<br />
THAT (E) FELL, LIKE THE (Fm7) RAIN, OUT OF THE (D7) BLUE<br />
(G) WHEN MY LIFE IS (Fm7) THROUGH, (G) AND THE ANGELS ASK ME TO<br />
RE(Am)CALL, THE THRILL OF THEM (G) ALL, (A9) THEN I WILL (G) TELL<br />
THEM I RE(Am7)MEM(D7)BER (G) YOU<br />
(REPEAT LAST VERSE) + TELL THEM I REMEMBER YOU, TELL THEM I<br />
REMEMBER YOU<br />
123
IS ANYBODY GOIN' TO SAN ANTONE?<br />
CHARLEY PRIDE<br />
DAVE KIRBY, GLENN MARTIN<br />
RAIN DRIPPIN’ OFF THE BRIM OF MY HAT<br />
SURE IS COLD TODAY<br />
HERE I AM WALKING DOWN SIXTY-SIX<br />
WISH SHE HADN’T DONE ME THAT WAY<br />
SLEEPING UNDER A TABLE IN A ROADSIDE PARK<br />
A MAN COULD WAKE UP DEAD<br />
BUT IT SURE SEEMS WARMER THAN IT DID<br />
SLEEPING IN OUR KING SIZE BED<br />
(CHORUS) IS ANYBODY GOING TO SAN ANTONE<br />
OR PHOENIX, ARIZONA<br />
ANYPLACE IS ALRIGHT AS LONG AS I<br />
CAN FORGET I’VE EVER KNOWN HER<br />
WIND WHIPPIN’ DOWN THE NECK OF MY SHIRT<br />
LIKE I AIN’T GOT NOTHING ON<br />
BUT I’D RATHER FIGHT THE WIND AND THE RAIN<br />
THAN WHAT I’VE BEEN A FIGHTIN’ AT HOME<br />
YONDER COMES A TRUCK WITH THE U.S. MAIL<br />
PEOPLE WRITIN’ LETTERS BACK HOME<br />
TOMORROW SHE’LL PROBABLY WANT ME BACK<br />
BUT I’LL STILL BE JUST AS GONE (CHORUS)<br />
124
IS IT REALLY OVER?<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
IS IT REALLY OVER<br />
IS THIS THE END OF THE LINE<br />
DON'T TELL ME I'M LOSING<br />
THE LOVE THAT WAS MINE<br />
IF YOU'RE REALLY LEAVING<br />
TAKE SOME PART OF ME<br />
SO I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER<br />
HOW SWEET LOVE USED TO BE<br />
I WONDER WHO'S STEPPING INTO MY SHOES<br />
WHO CAN HE BE<br />
I CAN TELL BY YOU EYES, OUR LOVE HAS DIED<br />
AND IT'S OVER FOR ME<br />
(REPEAT PRECEDING FOUR LINES)<br />
REALLY OVER FOR ME<br />
125
IS IT WRONG FOR LOVING YOU?<br />
MARTY ROBBINS<br />
IS IT WRONG, FOR LOVING YOU<br />
IS IT WRONG, FOR BEING TRUE<br />
TELL ME DARLING, TELL ME PLEASE<br />
IS IT WRONG?<br />
HAVE I WAITED FOR TOO LONG<br />
HAS YOUR LOVE FOR ME GONE<br />
IS IT WRONG, IS IT WRONG<br />
FOR LOVING YOU?<br />
WAY DOWN DEEP INSIDE MY HEART<br />
YOU’RE THE ONLY LOVE SWEETHEART<br />
YES, THE ONLY LOVE SWEETHEART<br />
I EVER KNEW<br />
BUT I ASK MYSELF INSIDE<br />
NO NEED TO TELL MYSELF THOSE LIES<br />
IS IT WRONG, IS IT WRONG<br />
FOR LOVING YOU?<br />
126
ISLAND IN THE SUN<br />
HARRY BELAFONTE, L BURGESS<br />
THIS IS MY ISLAND IN THE SUN<br />
WHERE MY PEOPLE HAVE TOILED SINCE TIME BEGUN<br />
I MAY SAIL ON MANY A SEA<br />
HER SHORES WILL ALWAYS BE HOME TO ME<br />
(CHORUS) OH, ISLAND IN THE SUN<br />
WILLED TO ME BY MY FATHER’S HAND<br />
ALL MY DAYS I WILL SING IN PRAISE<br />
OF YOUR FOREST, WATERS, YOUR SHINING SANDS<br />
AS MORNING BREAKS, THE HEAVEN ON HIGH<br />
I LIFT MY HEAVY LOAD TO THE SKY<br />
SUN COMES DOWN WITH A BURNING GLOW<br />
MINGLES MY SWEAT WITH THE EARTH BELOW (CHORUS)<br />
I SEE WOMAN ON BENDED KNEE<br />
CUTTING CANE FOR HER FAMILY<br />
I SEE MAN AT THE WATER’S SIDE<br />
CASTING NETS AT THE SURGING TIDE (CHORUS)<br />
I HOPE THE DAY WILL NEVER COME<br />
THAT I CAN’T AWAKE TO THE SOUND OF DRUMS<br />
NEVER LET ME MISS CARNIVAL<br />
WITH CALYPSO SONGS PHILOSOPHICAL (CHORUS, HUM CHORUS)<br />
127
I STILL MISS SOMEONE<br />
JOHNNY CASH, STATLER BROS, JOAN BAEZ<br />
AT MY DOOR THE LEAVES ARE FALLING<br />
A COLD WILD WIND WILL COME<br />
SWEETHEARTS WALK BY TOGETHER<br />
AND I STILL MISS SOMEONE<br />
I GO OUT TO A PARTY<br />
AND LOOK FOR A LITTLE FUN<br />
BUT I FIND A DARKENED CORNER<br />
FOR I STILL MISS SOMEONE<br />
(CHORUS) NO, I NEVER GOT OVER THOSE BLUE EYES<br />
I SEE THEM EVERYWHERE<br />
I MISS THOSE ARMS THAT HELD ME<br />
WHEN ALL THE LOVE WAS THERE<br />
I WONDER IF SHE’S SORRY<br />
FOR LEAVING WHAT WE’D BEGUN<br />
THERE’S SOMEONE FOR ME SOMEWHERE<br />
AND I STILL MISS SOMEONE<br />
128
IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE<br />
BUDDY HOLLY, C<br />
THERE YOU GO, BABY, HERE AM I<br />
WELL, YOU LEFT ME HERE SO I CAN SIT AND CRY<br />
WELL, GOLLY GEE, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME<br />
WELL, I GUESS IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE<br />
DO YOU REMEMBER BABY, LAST SEPTEMBER<br />
HOW YOU HELD ME TIGHT, EACH AND EVERY NIGHT<br />
WELL WHOOPS-A-DAISY HOW YOU DROVE ME CRAZY<br />
WELL I GUESS IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE<br />
(CHORUS) (Am) THERE’S NO USE IN CRYING<br />
I’VE DONE EVERYTHING AND NOW I’M SICK OF TRYING<br />
(D) I’VE THROWN AWAY MY NIGHTS, WASTED ALL MY DAYS<br />
OVER (G) YOU<br />
WELL, YOU GO YOUR WAY AND I’LL GO MINE<br />
WELL, NOW AND FOREVER, ‘TILL THE END OF TIME<br />
I’LL FIND SOMEBODY NEW, BABY, WE’LL SAY WE’RE THROUGH<br />
YOU WON’T MATTER ANYMORE<br />
(REPEAT LAST VERSE) + NO, YOU WON’T MATTER ANYMORE<br />
129
IT IS NO SECRET<br />
WILF CARTER, G<br />
STUART HAMBLEN<br />
THE CHIMES OF TIME RING OUT THE NEWS, ANOTHER DAY IS<br />
THROUGH<br />
SOMEONE SLIPPED AND FELL, WAS THAT SOMEONE YOU?<br />
YOU MAY HAVE LONGED FOR ADDED STRENGTH, YOUR COURAGE TO<br />
RENEW<br />
DO NOT BE DISHEARTENED, FOR (A) I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU (I BRING<br />
HOPE TO YOU)<br />
(CHORUS) IT IS NO SECRET WHAT GOD CAN DO<br />
WHAT HE’S DONE FOR OTHERS, HE'LL DO FOR YOU<br />
WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN HE’LL PARDON (WELCOME) YOU<br />
IT IS NO SECRET WHAT GOD CAN DO<br />
THERE IS NO NIGHT, FOR IN HIS LIGHT YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE<br />
ALWAYS FEEL AT HOME, WHEREVER YOU MAY ROAM<br />
THERE IS NO POWER CAN CONQUER YOU WHILE GOD IS ON YOUR SIDE<br />
JUST TAKE HIM AT HIS PROMISE, DON’T RUN AWAY AND HIDE<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
130
IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’<br />
BOBBY VINTON, C<br />
I CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP AT NIGHT<br />
WISHING I COULD HOLD YOU TIGHT<br />
LIFE SEEMS SO EMPTY SINCE YOU WENT AWAY<br />
THE PILLOW WHERE YOU LAY YOUR HEAD<br />
NOW HOLDS MY LONELY TEARS INSTEAD<br />
AND IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’<br />
SINCE YOU’RE GONE<br />
IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’<br />
EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY<br />
EVERY HOUR YOU’RE AWAY, I FEEL SO LONELY<br />
AND I CAN’T HELP IT, I DON’T THINK I CAN GO ON<br />
AND IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’<br />
SINCE YOU’RE GONE<br />
THEY SAY A MAN SHOULD NEVER CRY<br />
BUT WHEN I SEE YOU PASSING BY<br />
MY HEART BREAKS DOWN AND CRIES A MILLION TEARS<br />
YOU BROKE MY HEART, AND SET ME FREE<br />
BUT YOU FORGOT YOUR MEMORY<br />
AND IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’<br />
SINCE YOU’RE GONE<br />
IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’<br />
EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY<br />
EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY, I FEEL SO LONELY<br />
AND I CAN’T HELP IT, I DON’T THINK I CAN GO ON<br />
AND IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’, SINCE YOU’RE GONE<br />
IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’, SINCE YOU’RE GONE<br />
131
IT’S BEEN A BLUE, BLUE DAY<br />
DON GIBSON<br />
IT’S BEEN A BLUE, BLUE DAY, I FEEL LIKE RUNNING AWAY<br />
I FEEL LIKE RUNNING AWAY FROM IT ALL<br />
MY LOVE HAS BEEN UNTRUE, SHE’S FOUND SOMEBODY NEW<br />
IT’S BEEN A BLUE, BLUE DAY FOR ME<br />
(CHORUS) I FEEL LIKE CRYING, DYING, WHAT CAN I DO<br />
I FEEL LIKE PRAYING, SAYING, “I’M GLAD WE’RE THROUGH”<br />
IT’S BEEN A BLUE, BLUE DAY, I FEEL LIKE RUNNING AWAY<br />
I FEEL LIKE RUNNING AWAY FROM THE BLUES<br />
HOW CAN I MAKE BELIEVE THAT I DON’T SIT AND GRIEVE<br />
IT’S BEEN A BLUE, BLUE DAY FOR ME<br />
I CAN’T PRETEND AND SAY THAT I DON’T LOVE HER ANYWAY<br />
IT’S BEEN A BLUE, BLUE DAY FOR ME<br />
(CHORUS) + I FEEL LIKE RUNNING AWAY FROM THE BLUES<br />
132
IT'S BEEN A GREAT AFTERNOON<br />
MERLE HAGGARD<br />
LAST NIGHT WE HAD ONE HELL-RAISIN’ TIME<br />
SIPPIN’ ON TEQUILA AND SUCKIN’ ON WINE<br />
SUNRISE CHASED THE GOOD TIMES AWAY<br />
AND GOOD MORNING WOULD HAVE BEEN<br />
THE WRONG THING TO SAY<br />
‘CAUSE THE POUNDING IN THE TOP OF MY HEAD<br />
DIDN’T LEAVE ME ANY TOO SOON<br />
I CAN’T SAY WE HAD A GOOD MORNING<br />
BUT BABE, IT’S BEEN A GREAT AFTERNOON<br />
WELL YOU NURSED ME THROUGH THE MORNING<br />
WHILE I REALLY WAS DOWN<br />
THEN ONE ROWDY AFTERNOON<br />
GOT ME UP AND AROUND<br />
YES, LAST NIGHT WE HAD ONE HELL-RAISIN’ TIME<br />
BUT TODAY WON’T BE FORGOTTEN TOO SOON<br />
I CAN’T SAY WE HAD A GOOD MORNING<br />
BUT BABE IT’S BEEN A GREAT AFTERNOON<br />
133
IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING<br />
FARON YOUNG, E, RAISE TO F; RECORDED IN A, RAISE TO A#<br />
IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING, AND ONCE MORE THE DAWNING<br />
JUST WOKE UP THE WANTING IN ME<br />
WISHING I’D NEVER MET HER, KNOWING IF I’D FORGET HER<br />
HOW MUCH BETTER OFF SHE WOULD BE<br />
THE LONGER I HOLD ON AND THE LONGER THIS GOES ON<br />
THE HARDER THAT IT’S GONNA BE<br />
BUT IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING, AND ONCE MORE THE DAWNING<br />
JUST WOKE UP THE WANTING IN ME<br />
I NEVER DESERVED HER, GOD KNOWS WHEN I HURT HER<br />
THAT’S THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO DO<br />
SHE TRIES BUT SHE CAN’T TELL, HOW SHE FEELS BUT I KNOW<br />
TOO WELL WHAT SHE’S GOING THROUGH<br />
IF I LOVE HER SO MUCH, I DON’T KNOW WHY I CAN’T DO<br />
THE RIGHT THING AND JUST LET HER BE<br />
BUT IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING, AND ONCE MORE THE DAWNING<br />
JUST WOKE UP THE WANTING IN ME<br />
(RAISE KEY ONE “SEMITONE”)<br />
LAST NIGHT I TOLD HER THIS TIME IT’S ALL OVER<br />
MAKING TEN TIMES I’VE TOLD HER GOODBYE<br />
LAST NIGHT WE BROKE UP, THIS MORNING I WOKE UP<br />
AND FOR THE TENTH TIME I’M CHANGING MY MIND<br />
I SAW MORE LOVE IN HER EYES WHEN I LEFT HER<br />
THAN MOST FOOLISH MEN WILL EVER SEE<br />
AND IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING AND ONCE MORE THE DAWNING<br />
JUST WOKE UP THE WANTING IN ME<br />
IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING AND ONCE MORE THE DAWNING<br />
JUST WOKE UP THE WANTING IN ME<br />
WISHING I’D NEVER MET HER, KNOWING IF I’D FORGET HER, HOW<br />
MUCH BETTER OFF SHE WOULD BE (FADE)<br />
134
IT'S NOW OR NEVER<br />
ELVIS PRESLEY, E<br />
AARON SCHROEDER, WALLY GOLD (O SOLE MIO)<br />
(CHORUS) (E) IT'S NOW OR NEVER, COME HOLD ME (B7) TIGHT<br />
KISS ME MY DARLING, BE MINE TO(E)NIGHT<br />
TO(Am7)MORROW WILL BE TOO (E) LATE<br />
IT'S NOW OR (B7) NEVER, MY LOVE WON'T (E) WAIT<br />
WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU, WITH YOUR SMILE SO (A) TENDER<br />
MY HEART WAS (B7) CAPTURED, MY SOUL SUR(E)RENDERED<br />
I'VE SPENT A LIFETIME, WAITING FOR THE (A) RIGHT TIME<br />
NOW (Am) THAT YOU'RE (E) HERE, THE TIME IS (B7) NEAR, AT (E) LAST<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
JUST LIKE A WILLOW, WE COULD CRY AN OCEAN<br />
IF WE LOST TRUE LOVE, AND SWEET DEVOTION<br />
YOUR LIPS EXCITE ME, LET YOUR ARMS INVITE ME<br />
FOR WHO KNOWS WHEN, WE'LL MEET AGAIN, THIS WAY<br />
(CHORUS + REPEAT LAST LINE)<br />
135
IT'S SUCH A PRETTY DAY TODAY<br />
WYNN STEWART, DALE NOE, A<br />
(STRUM WITH THUMB)<br />
IT’S SUCH A PRETTY WORLD TODAY<br />
LOOK AT THE SUNSHINE<br />
AND EVERY DAY’S THE SAME SINCE I MET YOU<br />
IT’S SUCH A PRETTY WORLD TODAY<br />
KNOWING THAT YOU’RE MINE<br />
AND HAPPINESS IS BEING CLOSE TO YOU<br />
AND THOUGH THE RAIN MAY FALL<br />
OUR SKIES WILL ALL BE BLUE<br />
IF I LOOK (B7) CLOSE ENOUGH<br />
THE SUN WILL COME SHINING (E) THROUGH<br />
IT’S SUCH A PRETTY WORLD TODAY<br />
LOOK AT THE SUNSHINE<br />
TODAY AND EVERY DAY SINCE I MET YOU,<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(REPEAT ALL VERSES) +<br />
TODAY AND EVERY DAY SINCE I MET YOU<br />
136
IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS<br />
KITTY WELLS (WOMAN'S RESPONSE TO THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE)<br />
J D MILLER<br />
AS I SIT HERE TONIGHT, THE JUKE BOX IS PLAYING<br />
THE TUNE ABOUT THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE<br />
AS I LISTEN TO THE WORDS YOU ARE SAYING<br />
IT BRINGS MEMORIES WHEN I WAS A TRUSTING WIFE<br />
(CHORUS) IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS<br />
AS YOU SAID IN THE WORDS OF YOUR SONG<br />
TOO MANY TIMES MARRIED MEN THINK THEY'RE STILL SINGLE<br />
THAT HAS CAUSED MANY A GOOD GIRL TO GO WRONG<br />
IT'S A SHAME THAT ALL THE BLAME IS ON US WOMEN<br />
IT'S NOT TRUE THAT ONLY YOU MEN FEEL THE SAME<br />
FROM THE START MOST EVERY HEART THAT'S EVER BROKEN<br />
WAS BECAUSE THERE ALWAYS WAS A MAN TO BLAME (CHORUS)<br />
137
I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE<br />
HANK SNOW<br />
GEOFF MACK<br />
I WAS TOTING MY PACK ALONG THE DUSTY WINNEMUCCA ROAD<br />
WHEN ALONG CAME A SEMI WITH A HIGH AND CANVAS COVERED LOAD<br />
IF YOU’RE GOING TO WINNEMUCCA MAC, WITH ME YOU CAN RIDE<br />
SO I CLIMBED INTO THE CAB AND THEN I SETTLED DOWN INSIDE<br />
HE ASKED ME IF I’D SEEN A ROAD WITH SO MUCH DUST AND SAND<br />
AND I SAID, LISTEN, BUD, I’VE TRAVELLED EVERY ROAD IN THIS HERE<br />
LAND<br />
(CHORUS) I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE, MAN, I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE,<br />
MAN<br />
CROSSED THE DESERTS BARE, MAN, I’VE BREATHED THE MOUNTAIN<br />
AIR, MAN<br />
OF TRAVEL I’VE HAD MY SHARE, MAN, I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE<br />
I’VE BEEN TO RENO CHICAGO FARGO MINNESOTA<br />
BUFFALO TORONTO WINSLOW SARASOTA<br />
WICHITA TULSA OTTAWA OKLAHOMA<br />
TAMPA PANAMA MATAWA LA PALOMA<br />
BANGOR BALTIMORE SALVADOR AMARILLO<br />
TOCOPILLA BARRANQUILLA AND PADILLA<br />
I’M A KILLER (CHORUS)<br />
BOSTON CHARLESTON DAYTON LOUISIANA<br />
WASHINGTON HOUSTON KINGSTON TEXARKANA<br />
MONTERREY FARADAY SANTA FE TALLAPOOSA<br />
GLEN ROCK, BLACK ROCK, LITTLE ROCK, OSKALOOSA<br />
TENNESSEE, HENNESY, CHICOPEE, SPIRIT LAKE<br />
GRAND LAKE, DEVIL'S LAKE, CRATER LAKE, FOR PETE’S SAKE<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
LOUISVILLE NASHVILLE KNOXVILLE OMBABIKA<br />
SHEFFERVILLE JACKSONVILLE WATERVILLE COSTA RICA<br />
PITTSFIELD SPRINGFIELD BAKERSFIELD SHREVEPORT<br />
HACKENSACK CADILLAC FON-DU-LAC DAVENPORT<br />
IDAHO JELLICOE ARGENTINA DIAMONTINA<br />
PASADENA CATALINA, SEE WHAT I MEAN, SIR (CHORUS)<br />
138
PITTSBURGH PARKERSBURG GRAVELBURG COLORADO<br />
ELLENSBURG REXBURG VICKSBURG ELDORADO<br />
LARRIMORE ATMORE HAVERSTRAW CHATTANIKA<br />
CHASKA NEBRASKA ALASKA OPALIKA<br />
BARABOU WATERLOO KALAMAZOO KANSAS CITY<br />
SIOUX CITY, CEDAR CITY, DODGE CITY, WHAT A PITY (CHORUS)<br />
(ACCOMP.) I KNOW SOMEPLACE YOU HAVEN’T BEEN<br />
I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE<br />
139
I WALK THE LINE<br />
JOHNNY CASH, A<br />
I KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THIS HEART OF MINE<br />
I KEEP MY EYES WIDE OPEN ALL THE TIME<br />
I KEEP THE ENDS OUT FOR THE TIE THAT BINDS<br />
BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE, I WALK THE LINE<br />
I FIND IT VERY, VERY EASY TO BE TRUE<br />
I FIND MYSELF ALONE WHEN EACH DAY IS THROUGH<br />
YES, I’LL ADMIT THAT I’M A FOOL FOR YOU<br />
BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE, I WALK THE LINE<br />
AS SURE AS NIGHT IS DARK AND DAY IS LIGHT<br />
I KEEP YOU ON MY MIND BOTH DAY AND NIGHT<br />
AND HAPPINESS THAT I’VE KNOWN PROVES THAT IT’S RIGHT<br />
BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE, I WALK THE LINE<br />
YOU’VE GOT A WAY TO KEEP ME ON YOUR SIDE<br />
YOU GIVE ME CAUSE FOR LOVE THAT I CAN’T HIDE<br />
FOR YOU I KNOW I’D EVEN TRY TO TURN THE TIDE<br />
BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE, I WALK THE LINE<br />
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I WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE<br />
CHARLIE PRIDE<br />
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN AWAKENED<br />
BY THE CROWING OF A ROOSTER<br />
WHILE THE NIGHT’S DEW IS STILL HEAVY ON THE GROUND<br />
AND THE VOICE OF UNCLE BEN<br />
SEEMS TO BREAK THE MORNING SILENCE<br />
RINGING LIGHTS THE WINDOWS ALL AROUND<br />
WELL, IT’S TIME TO RISE AND SHINE<br />
AND START ANOTHER HARD WORK DAY<br />
AND GET THE COWS IN AND START THE MILKING CHORES<br />
IT’S TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT<br />
MAYBE EVEN VISIT<br />
BUT I WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE<br />
SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE SMELL OF CORNBREAD<br />
COOKING ON A WOOD STOVE<br />
SEEMS TO BRING A PICTURE TO MY MIND<br />
OF A LITTLE THREE-ROOM HOUSE<br />
WITH MOMMA IN THE KITCHEN<br />
BUT SHE CAN’T STOP TO TALK, AIN’T GOT THE TIME<br />
SHE’S A-FIXIN’ DADDY’S SUPPER<br />
HE’S A-WORKIN’ OVERTIME<br />
TRYING TO PAY OUR BILL AT THE GROCERY STORE<br />
IT’S TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT<br />
MAYBE EVEN VISIT<br />
BUT I WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE<br />
AS I THINK ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD<br />
AND OF MY OLD HOME TOWN<br />
I DON’T REALLY MISS THEM LIKE BEFORE<br />
IT’S TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT<br />
MAYBE EVEN VISIT<br />
BUT I WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE<br />
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JAMAICA FAREWELL<br />
HARRY BELAFONTE, IRVING BURGIE (L BURGESS) (BASED ON A<br />
TRADITIONAL AIR)<br />
DOWN THE WAY WHERE THE NIGHTS ARE GAY<br />
AND THE SUN SHINES DAILY ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP<br />
I TOOK A TRIP ON A SAILING SHIP<br />
AND WHEN I REACHED JAMAICA I MADE A STOP<br />
(CHORUS) BUT I’M SAD TO SAY, I’M ON MY WAY<br />
WON’T BE BACK FOR MANY A DAY<br />
MY HEART IS DOWN, MY HEAD IS TURNING AROUND<br />
I HAD TO LEAVE A LITTLE GIRL IN KINGSTON TOWN<br />
SOUNDS OF LAUGHTER EVERYWHERE<br />
AND THE DANCING GIRLS SWING TO AND FRO’<br />
I MUST DECLARE MY HEART IS THERE<br />
THOUGH I’VE BEEN FROM MAINE TO MEXICO (CHORUS)<br />
DOWN AT THE MARKET YOU CAN HEAR<br />
LADIES CRY OUT WHILE ON THEIR HEADS THEY BEAR<br />
ACKEE, RICE, SALT FISH ARE NICE<br />
AND THE RUM IS FINE ANY TIME OF YEAR (CHORUS)<br />
SAD TO SAY, I’M ON MY WAY<br />
WON’T BE BACK FOR MANY A DAY<br />
MY HEART IS DOWN, MY HEAD IS TURNING AROUND<br />
I HAD TO LEAVE A LITTLE GIRL IN KINGSTON TOWN<br />
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JAMBALAYA<br />
HANK WILLIAMS<br />
GOODBYE JOE, ME GOTTA GO, ME-OH-MY-OH<br />
ME GOTTA GO POLE THE PIROGUE DOWN THE BAYOU<br />
MY YVONNE, THE SWEETEST ONE, ME-OH-MY-OH<br />
SON OF A GUN WE’LL HAVE BIG FUN ON THE BAYOU<br />
(CHORUS) JAMBALAYA, CRAWFISH PIE AND A FILET GUMBO<br />
‘CAUSE TONIGHT I’M GONNA SEE MY MA-CHER-A-MIO<br />
PICK GUITAR FILL FRUIT JAR AND BE GAY-O<br />
SON OF A GUN, WE’LL HAVE BIG FUN ON THE BAYOU<br />
THIBODEAUX, FONTAINEAUX THE PLACE IS BUZZIN’<br />
KINFOLK COME TO SEE YVONNE BY THE DOZEN<br />
DRESSED IN STYLE, GO HOG WILD ME-OH-MY-OH<br />
SON OF A GUN WE’LL HAVE BIG FUN ON THE BAYOU (CHORUS)<br />
SETTLE DOWN FAR FROM TOWN, GET ME A PIROGUE<br />
AND I’LL CATCH ALL THE FISH IN THE BAYOU<br />
SWAP MY MON’ TO BUY YVONNE WHAT SHE NEEDS, OH<br />
SON OF A GUN WE’LL HAVE BIG FUN ON THE BAYOU (CHORUS)<br />
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JIMMIE RODGERS BLUES<br />
ELTON BRITT, STONEY EDWARDS<br />
VAUGHN HORTON<br />
YODELAYHE, HAYEE, OLAYEE, THAT'S THE JIMMIE RODGERS BLUES<br />
I CAN SING YOU THE TRUE-LIFE STORY<br />
OF THE GREATEST BLUE YODELING STAR<br />
WITH THE HELP OF THE TITLES OF THE SONGS HE SANG<br />
LIKE YOU AND MY OLD GUITAR<br />
YODELAYHEE, HE HE, HE HE HE HE HE<br />
HE WAS BORN DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI<br />
JIMMIE RODGERS WAS HIS NAME<br />
HE LEFT HIS DADDY AND HOME AND GOT THE TRAVELLING BLUES<br />
WHILE WAITING FOR A TRAIN (YODEL)<br />
HE WAS WORKING ON THE RAILROAD<br />
RIDING ON THAT OLD CHOO CHOO<br />
AWAY OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN<br />
WHEN HE GOT THOSE BRAKEMAN'S BLUES (YODEL)<br />
HE SANG T FOR TEXAS, AND T FOR TENNESSEE<br />
AND PEACHPICKING TIME IN GEORGIA IS GIRL-PICKING TIME FOR ME<br />
MY LITTLE BLUE-EYED JANE HE YODELED<br />
AND MY CAROLINA SUNSHINE GIRL<br />
MY LITTLE LA-A-DY<br />
IS THE SWEETEST GIRL IN THE WORLD (YODEL)<br />
JIMMIE SAID I'M GONNA GET MARRIED<br />
AND LEAVE MY LITTLE OLD HOME DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS<br />
AND BUILD ME A MANSION OUT IN TEXAS<br />
THE LAND OF MY BOYHOOD DREAMS (YODEL)<br />
THEN CAME A LULLABY YODEL<br />
HE HAD TREASURES UNTOLD<br />
BUT HE NEVER COULD LOSE THOSE GAMBLER'S BLUES<br />
FROM RAMBLING DAYS OF OLD (YODEL)<br />
HE'D TAKE A BIG CHIEF BUFFALO NICKEL<br />
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AND CALL UP HIS WIFE AND SAY<br />
THIS IS JIMMIE THE KID, I'M IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW<br />
FOR MY ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS (YODEL)<br />
ANY OLD TIME YOU'D SEE HIM<br />
HE'D BE SINGING A BRAND NEW TUNE<br />
HIS TRAIN WHISTLE BLUES STILL HAUNTS ME<br />
WHEN THE CACTUS IS IN BLOOM (YODEL)<br />
THE WHOLE WORLD SHARED HIS SORROW<br />
WHEN HE SANG MY TIME AIN'T LONG<br />
THEN ONE DAY IN NEW YORK CITY<br />
HE SANG HIS FAREWELL SONG (YODEL)<br />
I'VE GOT THE T.B. BLUES<br />
(UP OR DOWN ONE KEY)<br />
GOOD MORNING CAPTAIN, ON EARTH YOU'LL SING NO MORE, NO<br />
MORE, NO MORE<br />
BUT JIMMIE RODGERS’ LAST BLUE YODEL, ECHOES ON THE GOLDEN<br />
SHORES (YODEL)<br />
(YODEL FANTASTIC)<br />
THAT'S THE JIMMIE RODGERS BLUES<br />
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JINGLE BELLS<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW, IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH<br />
O'ER THE FIELDS WE GO, LAUGHING ALL THE WAY<br />
BELLS ON BOBTAILS RING, MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT<br />
WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE AND SING A SLEIGHING SONG TONIGHT<br />
(CHORUS) JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE ALL THE WAY<br />
OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH<br />
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE ALL THE WAY<br />
OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH<br />
NOW THE GROUND IS WHITE, SO GO IT WHILE YOU'RE YOUNG<br />
TAKE THE GIRLS TONIGHT, AND SING THIS SLEIGHING SONG<br />
JUST GET A BOBTAIL NAG, TWO-FIFTY FOR HIS SPEED<br />
THEN HITCH HIM TO AN OPEN SLEIGH, AND CRACKLIN' TAKE THE LEAD<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
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JOHNNY B GOODE<br />
CHUCK BERRY<br />
DEEP DOWN IN LOU’SIANA, CLOSE TO NEW ORLEANS<br />
WAY BACK UP IN THE WOODS AMONG THE EVERGREENS<br />
THERE IN A LITTLE CABIN MADE OF EARTH AND WOOD<br />
LIVED A COUNTRY BOY NAMED JOHNNY B. GOODE<br />
WHO NEVER EVER LEARNED TO READ OR WRITE SO WELL<br />
BUT HE COULD PLAY A GUITAR JUST LIKE RINGING A BELL<br />
GO GO, GO JOHNNY GO, GO GO, GO JOHNNY GO<br />
GO GO, GO JOHNNY GO, GO GO, GO JOHNNY GO<br />
JOHNNY B. GOODE<br />
HE USED TO CARRY HIS GUITAR IN A GUNNY SACK<br />
GO SIT BENEATH A TREE BY THE RAILROAD TRACK<br />
OL’ ENGINEER IN THE TRAIN SITTIN’ IN THE SHADE, STRUMMIN’ WITH<br />
THE RHYTHM THAT THE DRIVERS MADE<br />
THE PEOPLE PASSIN’ BY THEY WOULD STOP AND SAY,<br />
OH, MY BUT THAT LITTLE COUNTRY BOY COULD PLAY<br />
HIS MOTHER TOLD HIM, “SOMEDAY YOU WILL BE A MAN<br />
AND YOU WILL BE THE LEADER OF A BIG OL’ BAND<br />
MANY PEOPLE COMIN’ FROM MILES AROUND<br />
TO HEAR YOU PLAY YOUR MUSIC WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN<br />
MAYBE SOME DAY YOUR NAME WILL BE IN LIGHTS, A-SAYIN’ JOHNNY B.<br />
GOODE TONIGHT<br />
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JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME<br />
CHARLIE PRIDE, C<br />
SO I FEEL SO BLUE SOMETIMES I WANT TO DIE<br />
AND SO I’VE GOT A BROKEN HEART, SO WHAT<br />
THEY SAY THAT TIME WILL HEAL ALL WOUNDS IN MICE AND MEN<br />
AND I KNOW THAT SOMEDAY I’LL FORGET AND LOVE AGAIN<br />
(CHORUS) BUT JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME<br />
I’VE GOT MY DOUBTS ABOUT IT<br />
‘CAUSE JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME<br />
YOU’RE TOO MUCH TO FORGET<br />
SO I LOST THE ONLY GIRL I EVER LOVED<br />
AND SO I’VE NEVER FELT SO LOW, SO WHAT<br />
I’LL JUST TELL MYSELF EACH TIME I WANT TO CRY<br />
THAT SOMEDAY TIME WILL DRY THE TEARDROPS FROM MY EYE<br />
(CHORUS) + REPEAT LAST LINE<br />
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JUST FOR WHAT I AM<br />
CONNIE SMITH<br />
DALLAS FRAZIER, A L "DOODLE" OWENS<br />
BLUE, AIN'T JUST A WORD, IT'S A FEELING<br />
A FEELING OF LONELINESS THAT I CAN FEEL RIGHT NOW<br />
LOVE, HAS LOOKED AT ME BUT TRIED TO CHANGE ME<br />
I WISH THAT LOVE WOULD TAKE ME JUST FOR WHAT I AM<br />
(CHORUS) JUST FOR WHAT I AM, I WANT SOMEONE TO LOVE ME<br />
SOMEONE WHO WON'T EXPECT ME, TO BE LIKE THEIR OLD MEMORY<br />
JUST FOR WHAT THEY SEE, JUST FOR BEING ME<br />
I WANT SOMEONE TO LOVE ME, JUST FOR WHAT I AM<br />
CRY, AIN'T JUST A SOUND, IT'S A SADNESS<br />
A SADNESS THAT LIVES WITH ME AND FOLLOWS ME AROUND<br />
LOVE WANTS ME TO BE SOMEONE I CAN'T BE<br />
I WISH THAT LOVE WOULD TAKE ME JUST FOR WHAT I AM<br />
(CHORUS) + LAST TWO LINES<br />
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JUST ONE TIME<br />
CONNIE SMITH<br />
DON GIBSON<br />
IF I COULD SEE YOU JUST ONE TIME<br />
OH, HOW I’D EASE MY TROUBLED MIND<br />
IF I COULD HOLD YOU JUST ONE TIME<br />
AND THEN PRETEND THAT YOU’RE STILL MINE<br />
LIPS THAT USED TO THRILL ME SO<br />
THEY NOW THRILL SOMEONE ELSE I KNOW<br />
GONE IS THE LOVE THAT ONCE WAS MINE<br />
WISH I COULD SEE YOU JUST ONE TIME<br />
(CHORUS) OH, OH, OH HOW I MISS YOU SO<br />
OOOH I NEED YOU SO<br />
I-I-I’D GIVE THIS HEART OF MINE<br />
WISH I COULD SEE YOU JUST ONE TIME<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
WISH I COULD RELIVE JUST ONE TIME<br />
TURN BACK THE PAGES AND THERE I’D FIND<br />
THAT SAME OLD LOVE THAT ONCE WAS MINE<br />
WISH I COULD SEE YOU JUST ONE TIME<br />
(CHORUS:) OH, OH, OH HOW I MISS YOU SO<br />
OOOH I NEED YOU SO<br />
I-I-I’D GIVE THIS HEART OF MINE<br />
IF I COULD SEE YOU JUST ONE TIME<br />
(REPEAT CHORUS TWO MORE TIMES)<br />
IF I COULD SEE YOU JUST ONE TIME<br />
WISH I COULD SEE YOU ONE MORE TIME<br />
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JUST OUT OF REACH (OF MY TWO OPEN ARMS) (EMPTY ARMS)<br />
BRENDA LEE, MARGO SMITH, PATSY CLINE, RECORDED IN Bb<br />
L F STEWART<br />
LOVE THAT RUNS AWAY FROM ME<br />
DREAMS THAT JUST WON’T LET ME BE<br />
BLUES THAT KEEP ON BOTHERIN’ ME<br />
CHAINS THAT JUST WON’T SET ME FREE<br />
TOO FAR AWAY FROM YOU AND ALL YOUR CHARMS<br />
JUST OUT OF REACH OF MY TWO OPEN (EMPTY) ARMS<br />
EACH NIGHT IN DREAMS I SEE YOUR FACE<br />
MEMORIES TIME CANNOT ERASE<br />
THEN I AWAKE AND FIND YOU GONE<br />
I’M SO BLUE AND ALL ALONE<br />
SO FAR AWAY FROM LIPS SO SWEET AND WARM<br />
JUST OUT OF REACH OF MY TWO OPEN ARMS<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
THAT LONESOME FEELING ALL THE TIME<br />
KNOWING YOU CANNOT BE MINE<br />
DREAMS THAT HAUNT ME IN MY SLEEP<br />
VOWS THAT WE COULD NEVER KEEP<br />
TOO FAR AWAY FROM LIPS SO SWEET AND WARM<br />
JUST OUT OF REACH OF MY TWO OPEN ARMS<br />
(MARGO SMITH, RISING) I PRAY THE LORD TO KEEP YOU FROM ALL<br />
HARM<br />
JUST OUT OF REACH OF MY TWO OPEN ARMS<br />
JUST OUT OF REACH OF MY TWO OPEN ARMS<br />
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KAWLIGA<br />
HANK WILLIAMS, E<br />
HANK WILLIAMS, FRED ROSE<br />
(Em) KAWLIGA WAS A WOODEN INDIAN, STANDING BY THE DOOR<br />
HE FELL IN LOVE WITH AN INDIAN MAID OVER IN THE ANTIQUE STORE<br />
KAWLIGA, JUST STOOD THERE AND NEVER LET IT (B7) SHOW<br />
SO SHE COULD NEVER ANSWER YES OR (E) NO<br />
HE ALWAYS WORE HE SUNDAY FEATHERS AND HELD A TOMAHAWK<br />
THE MAIDEN WORE HER BEADS AND BRAIDS AND HOPED SOME DAY<br />
HE’D TALK<br />
KAWLIGA, TOO STUBBORN TO EVER SHOW A SIGN<br />
BECAUSE HIS HEART WAS MADE OF KNOTTY PINE<br />
(CHORUS) (E) POOR OL’ KAWLIGA HE NEVER GOT A KISS<br />
(A) POOR OL’ KAWLIGA HE DON’T KNOW WHAT HE MISSED<br />
(E) IS IT ANY WONDER THAT HIS FACE IS (B7) RED<br />
KAWLIGA THAT POOR OLD WOODEN (E) HEAD<br />
KAWLIGA WAS A LONELY INDIAN NEVER WENT NOWHERE<br />
HIS HEART WAS SET ON THE INDIAN MAID WITH THE COAL BLACK HAIR<br />
KAWLIGA, JUST STOOD THERE AND NEVER LET IT SHOW<br />
SO SHE COULD NEVER ANSWER YES OR NO<br />
AND THEN ONE DAY A WEALTHY CUSTOMER BOUGHT THE INDIAN MAID<br />
AND TOOK HER O SO FAR AWAY, BUT OLD KAWLIGA STAYED<br />
KAWLIGA, JUST STANDS THERE LONELY AS CAN BE<br />
AND WISHES HE WAS STILL AN OLD PINE TREE<br />
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KINGSTON MARKET<br />
HARRY BELAFONTE, ARR. BY BURGIE, E, RAISE TO G, OR G RAISE TO A<br />
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A RAINBOW<br />
OR A GARDEN BLOOMING BRIGHT<br />
HEARD THE SHUFFLE OF A THOUSAND FEET<br />
DRUMS FROM MORNING ‘TILL NIGHT<br />
(CHORUS) COME, WE GO DOWN, COME, WE GO DOWN<br />
COME, WE GO DOWN TO KINGSTON MARKET<br />
COME, WE GO DOWN, COME, WE GO DOWN<br />
DOWN TO KINGSTON MARKET<br />
GET YOUR TAMARIND AND SOURSOP<br />
MANGOES AND CASSAVA<br />
BREADFRUIT, OKRA, PIGEON PEAS<br />
CURRY GOAT AND GUAVA (CHORUS)<br />
DO YOU KNOW A BROWN-SKIN MAIDEN<br />
WITH SUNSHINE IN HER EYES<br />
HEARD THE SWALLOW AND THE HUMMINGBIRD<br />
SING HAPPY AS SHE GOES BY<br />
(RAISE KEY) HAVE YOU SEEN THE GHOST OF MORGAN<br />
OR HEARD A TALE YOU HADN’T OUGHTTA<br />
HAVE YOU WELCOMED THE COMING DAWN<br />
WITH THE RUM AND COCONUT WATER<br />
(CHORUS, REPEAT CHORUS TWICE, FADE)<br />
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LADY OF SPAIN<br />
BLES BRIDGES<br />
ROBERT HARGREAVES, TOLCHARD EVANS, STANLEY DAMERELL,<br />
HENRY B TILSLEY<br />
LADY OF SPAIN I ADORE YOU<br />
RIGHT FROM THE NIGHT I FIRST SAW YOU<br />
MY HEART HAS BEEN YEARNING FOR YOU<br />
WHAT ELSE COULD ANY HEART DO?<br />
LADY OF SPAIN I’M APPEALING<br />
WHY SHOULD MY LIPS BE CONCEALING<br />
ALL THAT MY EYES ARE REVEALING?<br />
LADY OF SPAIN I LOVE YOU<br />
(PLUS TWO OTHER VERSES)<br />
WORDS BY ERRELL REAVES, MUSIC BY TOLCHARD EVANS:<br />
(FIRST VERSE) NIGHT IN MADRID, BLUE AND TENDER<br />
SPANISH MOON MAKES SILVER SPLENDOR<br />
MUSIC THROBBING PLAINTIVE SOBBING NOTES OF A GUITAR<br />
WHILE ARDENT CABALLERO SERENADES<br />
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L. A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT<br />
SUSAN RAYE<br />
STANDING IN THAT SILENT HALL, WAITING FOR THAT FINAL CALL<br />
SAYS HE DOESN’T LOVE ME ANYMORE<br />
SHAKING HANDS I PACK A BAG, TREMBLING VOICE I CALL A CAB<br />
SLOWLY I START WALKING TO THE DOOR<br />
THE CAB ARRIVES HE BLOWS HIS HORN, I STUMBLE OUT IN THE EARLY<br />
MORN<br />
AND TELL HIM OF THE PLACE I’VE GOT TO GO<br />
HIT A HUNDRED SIGNAL LIGHTS, FEEDER BELTS AND A TRAFFIC FINE<br />
GETTING THROUGH THESE DOORS HAS BEEN SO SLOW<br />
(CHORUS) L. A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHERE THE BIG JET<br />
ENGINES ROAR<br />
L. A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, I WON’T SEE HIM ANYMORE<br />
STEWARDESS IN A MINISKIRT, HIPPIE IN A LEATHER SHIRT<br />
STARTED ON THE WAY TO NAPLES ROME<br />
WHILE I’M WONDERING WHERE IT’S AT, SEE A PARIS DIPLOMAT<br />
COLLEGE KIDS ARE TRYING TO GET BACK HOME<br />
BAGGAGE CART GOES QUICKLY BY, SEE MY CASE AND I START TO CRY<br />
STUMBLE TO THE LOUNGE TO BE ALONE<br />
WHILE I’M TRYING TO GET SOME REST, I BITE MY LIPS AND TRY MY<br />
BEST<br />
TO FIGHT THE PAIN THAT’S MAKING ME LEAVE HOME (CHORUS)<br />
(UP ONE KEY)<br />
WITH SILVER WINGS ACROSS THE SKY, VAPOR TRAILS THAT WAVE<br />
GOOD-BYE<br />
TO THOSE BELOW WHO’VE GOT TO STAY AT HOME<br />
I WISH THAT I HAD FLOWN AT NIGHT, SO I COULD TAKE THAT<br />
CHAMPAGNE FLIGHT<br />
RID MYSELF OF EVERY TEAR I OWN<br />
SOARING HIGH ABOVE THE HEAVENS, IN A SEVEN-FORTY-SEVEN<br />
FIGHTING BACK THE TEARS THAT CURSE MY EYES<br />
CAPTAIN’S VOICE SO LOUD AND CLEAR, AMPLIFIES INTO MY EAR<br />
ASSURING ME I’M FLYING FRIENDLY SKIES (CHORUS, FADE)<br />
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LET ME GO, LOVER!<br />
TERESA BREWER<br />
CARSON, HILL<br />
LET ME GO, LET ME GO, LET ME GO, LOVER<br />
LET ME BE, SET ME FREE, FROM YOUR SPELL<br />
YOU MADE ME WEEP, CUT ME DEEP, OH, I CAN'T SLEEP, LOVER<br />
I WAS CURSED FROM THE FIRST DAY I FELL<br />
YOU DON'T WANT ME, BUT YOU WANT ME, TO GO ON WANTING YOU<br />
HOW I PRAY THAT YOU WILL SAY THAT WE'RE THROUGH<br />
PLEASE TURN ME LOOSE, OH WHAT'S THE USE, LET ME GO, LOVER<br />
LET ME GO, LET ME GO, LET ME GO<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
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LET YOUR LOVE FLOW<br />
BELLAMY BROTHERS<br />
THERE’S A REASON, FOR THE SUNSHINE IN THE SKY<br />
AND THERE’S A REASON, WHY I’M FEELING SO HIGH<br />
MUST BE THE SEASON, WHEN THOSE LOVE LIGHTS SHINE<br />
ALL AROUND US<br />
SO LET THAT FEELING, GRAB YOU DEEP INSIDE<br />
AND SEND YOU REELING, WHERE YOUR LOVE CAN’T HIDE<br />
AND THEN GO STEALING, THROUGH THE MOONLIT NIGHTS<br />
WITH A LOVER<br />
(CHORUS) JUST LET YOUR LOVE FLOW, LIKE A MOUNTAIN STREAM<br />
AND LET YOUR LOVE GROW, WITH THE SMALLEST OF DREAMS<br />
AND LET YOUR LOVE SHOW, AND YOU’LL KNOW WHAT I MEAN<br />
IT’S THE SEASON<br />
LET YOUR LOVE FLY, LIKE A BIRD ON THE WING<br />
AND LET YOUR LOVE BIND YOU, TO ALL LIVING THINGS<br />
AND LET YOUR LOVE SHINE, AND YOU’LL KNOW WHAT I MEAN<br />
THAT’S THE REASON<br />
THERE’S A REASON, FOR THE WARM SWEET NIGHTS<br />
AND THERE’S A REASON, FOR THE CANDLELIGHTS<br />
MUST BE THE SEASON, WHEN THOSE LOVE RAYS SHINE<br />
ALL AROUND US<br />
SO LET THAT WONDER, TAKE YOU INTO SPACE<br />
AND LAY YOU UNDER, ITS LOVING EMBRACE<br />
JUST FEEL THE THUNDER, AS IT WARMS YOUR FACE<br />
YOU CAN’T HOLD BACK<br />
CHORUS, THEN START CHORUS AGAIN AND FADE<br />
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LILI MARLENE<br />
HANK SNOW<br />
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR THE STORY<br />
OF A GIRL THAT MANY SOLDIERS KNOW<br />
IT’S A TALE OF LOVE IN ALL ITS GLORY<br />
THEY TELL WHEN THE FIRES ARE SOFT AND LOW<br />
UNDERNEATH THE LAMPPOST BY THE BARRACK GATE<br />
STANDING ALL ALONE EVERY NIGHT YOU’LL SEE HER WAIT<br />
SHE WAITS FOR A BOY WHO MARCHED AWAY<br />
AND THOUGH HE’S GONE SHE’LL HEAR HIM SAY<br />
O PROMISE YOU’LL BE TRUE, FARE THEE WELL, LILI MARLENE<br />
‘TILL I RETURN TO YOU, FARE THEE WELL, LILI MARLENE<br />
WITH A KISS SHE GAVE HER PROMISE<br />
TO BE CONSTANT AS THE STARS UP ABOVE<br />
EVERY SOLDIER KNOWS SHE’S KEPT HER PROMISE<br />
AND SHE HAS BEEN FAITHFUL TO HER LOVE<br />
UNDERNEATH THE LAMPPOST BY THE BARRACK GATE<br />
STANDING ALL ALONE EVERY NIGHT YOU’LL SEE HER WAIT<br />
FOR THIS IS THE PLACE A VOW WAS MADE<br />
AND BREEZES SIGH HER SERENADE<br />
O PROMISE YOU’LL BE TRUE, FARE THEE WELL, LILI MARLENE<br />
‘TILL I RETURN TO YOU, FARE THEE WELL, LILI MARLENE<br />
THOUGH EACH TALE MUST HAVE AN ENDING<br />
NO ONE KNOWS JUST WHAT THE END WILL BE<br />
BUT TONIGHT WHEN TWILIGHT IS DESCENDING<br />
IF YOU COME ALONG HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL SEE<br />
UNDERNEATH THE LAMPPOST BY THE BARRACK GATE<br />
STANDING ALL ALONE EVERY NIGHT YOU’LL SEE HER WAIT<br />
AND AS THEY GO MARCHING TO THE FRAY, THE SOLDIERS ALL SALUTE<br />
AND SAY<br />
WE’LL TELL HIM YOU’VE BEEN TRUE, FARE THEE WELL, LILI MARLENE<br />
‘TILL HE RETURNS TO YOU, FARE THEE WELL, LILI MARLENE<br />
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LILLI MARLENE<br />
GERMAN LYRIC BY HANS LEIP, ENGLISH LYRIC BY TOMMIE CONNOR,<br />
MUSIC BY NORBERT SCHULTZE<br />
(C) UNDERNEATH THE LANTERN (Dm7) BY THE BARRACK (G7) GATE<br />
DARLING I REMEMBER THE WAY YOU USED TO (C) WAIT (C7)<br />
'TWAS (F) THERE THAT YOU WHISPERED (C) TENDERLY<br />
THAT (Dm7) YOU LOVED (G9) ME, YOU'D (C) ALWAYS BE<br />
MY (Dm7) LILLI (G9) OF THE (C) LAMP(A7)LIGHT, MY (Dm7) OWN LIL(G7)LI<br />
MAR(C)LENE<br />
TIME WOULD COME FOR ROLL CALL TIME FOR US TO PART<br />
DARLING I'D CARESS YOU AND PRESS YOU TO MY HEART<br />
AND THERE 'NEATH THAT FAR OFF LANTERN LIGHT<br />
I'D HOLD YOU TIGHT, WE'D KISS GOODNIGHT<br />
MY LILLI OF THE LAMPLIGHT, MY OWN LILLI MARLENE<br />
ORDERS CAME FOR SAILING SOMEWHERE OVER THERE<br />
ALL CONFINED TO BARRACKS WAS MORE THAN I COULD BEAR<br />
I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING IN THE STREET<br />
I HEARD YOUR FEET, BUT COULD NOT MEET<br />
MY LILLI OF THE LAMPLIGHT, MY OWN LILLI MARLENE<br />
RESTING IN A BILLET JUST BEHIND THE LINE<br />
EVEN THO' WE'RE PARTED YOUR LIPS ARE CLOSE TO MINE<br />
YOU WAIT WHERE THAT LANTERN SOFTLY GLEAMS<br />
YOUR SWEET FACE SEEMS TO HAUNT MY DREAMS<br />
MY LILLI OF THE LAMPLIGHT, MY OWN LILLI MARLENE<br />
159
LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE<br />
SMOKIE<br />
N CHINN, M CHAPMAN<br />
SALLY CALLED AND SHE GOT THE WORD<br />
SHE SAID, “I SUPPOSE YOU HEARD<br />
… ABOUT ALICE”<br />
WELL I RUSHED TO THE WINDOW AND I LOOKED OUTSIDE<br />
AND I COULD HARDLY BELIEVE MY EYES<br />
AT THE BIG LIMOUSINE UP IN ALICE’S DRIVE<br />
(CHORUS) (OH) I DON’T KNOW WHY SHE’S LEAVING, OR WHERE SHE’S<br />
GONNA GO<br />
I GUESS SHE’S GOT HER REASONS, BUT I JUST DON’T WANT TO KNOW<br />
‘CAUSE FOR 24 YEARS I’VE BEEN LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE<br />
TWENTY-FOUR YEARS JUST WAITING FOR A CHANCE<br />
TO TELL HER HOW I FEEL AND MAYBE GET A SECOND GLANCE<br />
NOW I’VE GOT TO GET USED TO NOT LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE<br />
GREW UP TOGETHER, TWO KIDS IN THE PARK<br />
CARVED OUR INITIALS DEEP IN THE BARK<br />
… ME AND ALICE<br />
NOW SHE WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR WITH HER HEAD HELD HIGH<br />
AND JUST FOR A MOMENT I CAUGHT HER EYE<br />
AS THE BIG LIMOUSINE PULLED SLOWLY OUT OF ALICE’S DRIVE<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
SALLY CALLED BACK, ASKED HOW I FELT<br />
SHE SAID, “I KNOW I CAN HELP<br />
…OVER ALICE”<br />
SHE SAID, “NOW ALICE’S GONE, BUT I’M STILL HERE,<br />
AND I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR 24 YEARS”<br />
(SLOW, MONOTONE) AND THE BIG LIMOUSINE DISAPPEARED<br />
(CHORUS, BUT LAST LINE IS:<br />
BUT I’LL NEVER GET USED TO NOT LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE<br />
NO, I’LL NEVER GET USED TO NOT LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE<br />
160
LONELY WOMEN MAKE GOOD LOVERS<br />
BOB LUMAN, E<br />
F WELLER, S OLDHAM<br />
(CHORUS) LONELY WOMEN MAKE GOOD LOVERS<br />
THEY'RE ALL AT THE MERCY OF A GOOD-LOOKING, SMOOTH-TALKING<br />
MAN<br />
LONELY WOMEN MAKE GOOD LOVERS<br />
SO IF YOU'VE GOT A WOMAN BETTER TREAT HER JUST AS GOOD AS<br />
YOU CAN<br />
LOTS OF TIMES A LONELY GIRL WILL GO OUT ON THE TOWN<br />
WITH NO THOUGHT OF EVIL ON HER MIND<br />
BUT SHE DON'T TRY TO PLANT THAT SEED, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING<br />
EVERY WOMAN NEEDS<br />
AND A FRIENDLY SMILE WILL DO IT EVERY TIME (CHORUS)<br />
(UP ONE KEY) ONCE A WOMAN'S TASTED LOVE, SHE CAN'T DO<br />
WITHOUT IT<br />
SHE'LL REACH FOR SOMETHING WARM WHEN SHE GETS COLD<br />
AND IF HER LIPS ARE WET WITH WINE<br />
WHEN IT COMES TO LOVING TIME<br />
SHE'LL TRADE HER PRIDE FOR SOMETHING WARM TO HOLD (CHORUS)<br />
(REPEAT CHORUS, FADE)<br />
161
LONESOME 7-7203<br />
HANK SNOW, JUSTIN TUBB<br />
HAD OUR NUMBER CHANGED TODAY, ALTHOUGH I HATED TO<br />
BUT EACH TIME THE PHONE WOULD RING, THEY’D WANT TO SPEAK TO<br />
YOU<br />
AND IT HURT TO TELL THEM YOU WEREN’T HERE WITH ME<br />
MAYBE NOW OLD TELEPHONE WILL LET ME BE<br />
IT’S NOT IN THE BOOK SO NOW YOU’D BETTER WRITE IT DOWN<br />
JUST IN CASE YOUR LOVE FOR ME SHOULD EVER COME AROUND<br />
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CALL TO BREAK THE NEWS TO ME<br />
JUST CALL LONESOME 7-7203<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
OH, I KEEP THE TELEPHONE BESIDE ME ALL THE TIME<br />
HOPING YOU MIGHT CALL AND SAY YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND<br />
IF YOU DO THEN DARLING YOU KNOW WHERE I’LL BE<br />
I’M AT LONESOME 7-7203<br />
YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE I’M GIVING OUR NEW NUMBER TO<br />
SO IF THE TELEPHONE SHOULD RING I’LL KNOW IT’S YOU<br />
IF YOU EVER LONG FOR LOVE THAT USED TO BE<br />
JUST CALL LONESOME 7-7203<br />
JUST CALL LONESOME 7-7203<br />
162
LOST HIGHWAY<br />
HANK WILLIAMS, G<br />
I’M A ROLLING STONE, ALL ALONE AND LOST<br />
FOR A LIFE OF SIN, I HAVE PAID THE COST<br />
WHEN I PASS BY, ALL THE PEOPLE SAY<br />
JUST ANOTHER GUY, ON THE LOST HIGHWAY<br />
JUST A DECK OF CARDS, AND A JUG OF WINE<br />
AND A WOMAN’S LIES, MAKE A LIFE LIKE MINE<br />
ON THE DAY WE MET, I WENT ASTRAY<br />
I STARTED ROLLING, DOWN THAT LOST HIGHWAY<br />
I WAS JUST A LAD, NEARLY TWENTY TWO<br />
NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD, JUST A KID LIKE YOU<br />
AND NOW I’M LOST, TOO LATE TO PRAY<br />
LORD I PAID THE COST, ON THE LOST HIGHWAY<br />
NOW BOYS DON’T START TO RAMBLIN’ ‘ROUND<br />
ON THE ROAD OF SIN, OR YOU’RE SORROW-BOUND<br />
TAKE MY ADVICE OR YOU’LL CURSE THE DAY<br />
YOU STARTED ROLLING DOWN THAT LOST HIGHWAY.<br />
163
LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON<br />
GENE WATSON, A OR E<br />
FROM SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE I HEAR THE STREET VENDOR CRY, FILET<br />
GUMBO<br />
FROM MY WINDOW I SEE HIM, GOING DOWN THE STREET, AND HE<br />
DON'T KNOW<br />
THAT SHE FELL RIGHT TO SLEEP, IN THE DAMP TANGLED SHEETS, SO<br />
SOON<br />
AFTER LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON<br />
(CHORUS) NOW THE BOURBON STREET LADY SLEEPS LIKE A BABY, IN<br />
THE SHADOWS<br />
SHE WAS NEARER TO ME, FULL OF MYSTERY, BUT NOW I KNOW<br />
THAT SHE'S JUST A GIRL, AND I'M JUST A GUY, IN A ROOM<br />
FOR LOVE, IN THE HOT AFTERNOON<br />
WE GOT HIGH IN THE PARK THIS MORNING, AND WE SAT, WITHOUT<br />
TALKING<br />
THEN WE CAME BACK HERE, IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY, TIRED OF<br />
WALKING<br />
WHERE UNDER HER BREATH, SHE HUMMED TO HERSELF, A TUNE<br />
OF LOVE, IN THE HOT AFTERNOON<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
164
LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND<br />
PAT BOONE, G<br />
NICK KENNY, CHARLES KENNY, J FRED COOTS<br />
ON A (G) DAY LIKE TODAY, WE (C) PASSED THE TIME A(A7)WAY<br />
WRITING (D7) LOVE LETTERS (Am7) IN (D7) THE (G) SAND<br />
(D7) HOW YOU (G) LAUGHED AS I CRIED, EACH (C) TIME I SAW THE (A7)<br />
TIDE<br />
TAKE OUR (D7) LOVE LETTERS (A7) FROM (D7) THE (G) SAND<br />
YOU MADE A (B7) VOW THAT (A7) YOU WOULD (Em) EVER BE TRUE<br />
BUT SOME(A7)HOW THAT VOW MEANT (Am7) NOTHING TO (D7) YOU<br />
NOW MY (G) BROKEN HEART ACHES, WITH (C) EVERY WAVE THAT (A7)<br />
BREAKS<br />
OVER (D7) LOVE LETTERS (A7) IN (D7) THE (G) SAND<br />
(WHISTLE FIRST TWO LINES OF PREVIOUS VERSE, THEN SING LAST<br />
TWO LINES)<br />
165
LUCILLE<br />
KENNY ROGERS, C OR G<br />
ROGER BOWLING, HAL BYNUM<br />
IN A BAR IN TOLEDO, ACROSS FROM THE DEPOT<br />
ON A BARSTOOL SHE TOOK OFF HER RING<br />
I THOUGHT I'D GET CLOSER, SO I WALKED ON OVER<br />
I SAT DOWN AND ASKED HER HER NAME<br />
WHEN THE DRINKS FINALLY HIT HER, SHE SAID I'M NO QUITTER<br />
BUT I FINALLY QUIT LIVING ON DREAMS<br />
I'M HUNGRY FOR LAUGHTER, AND HERE EVER AFTER<br />
I'M AFTER WHATEVER THE OTHER LIFE BRINGS<br />
IN THE MIRROR I SAW HIM, AND I CAREFULLY WATCHED HIM<br />
I THOUGHT HOW HE LOOKED OUT OF PLACE<br />
HE CAME TO THE WOMAN WHO SAT THERE BESIDE ME<br />
HE HAD A STRANGE LOOK ON HIS FACE<br />
HIS BIG HANDS WERE CALLUSSED, HE LOOKED LIKE A MOUNTAIN<br />
AND FOR A MINUTE I THOUGHT I WAS DEAD<br />
BUT HE STARTED SHAKING, HIS BIG HEART WAS BREAKING<br />
HE TURNED TO THE WOMAN AND SAID<br />
(CHORUS) YOU PICKED A FINE TIME TO LEAVE ME, LUCILLE<br />
WITH FOUR HUNGRY CHILDREN AND A CROP IN THE FIELD<br />
I'VE HAD SOME BAD TIMES, LIVED THROUGH SOME SAD TIMES<br />
BUT THIS TIME YOUR HURTIN' WON’T HEAL<br />
YOU PICKED A FINE TIME TO LEAVE ME LUCILLE<br />
AFTER HE LEFT US, I ORDERED MORE WHISKY<br />
I THOUGHT HOW SHE'D MADE HIM LOOK SMALL<br />
FROM THE LIGHTS OF THE BARROOM<br />
TO A RENTED HOTEL ROOM<br />
WE WALKED WITHOUT TALKING AT ALL<br />
SHE WAS A BEAUTY, AND WHEN SHE CAME TO ME<br />
SHE MUST HAVE THOUGHT I'D LOST MY MIND<br />
I COULDN'T HOLD HER, 'CAUSE THE WORDS THAT HE TOLD HER<br />
KEPT COMING BACK TIME AFTER TIME<br />
(CHORUS) (CHORUS, FADE)<br />
166
MAKING BELIEVE<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
MAKING BELIEVE, THAT YOU STILL LOVE ME<br />
IT'S LEAVING ME, ALONE AND SO BLUE<br />
I'LL ALWAYS DREAM, THOUGH I'LL NEVER OWN YOU<br />
MAKING BELIEVE, THAT'S ALL I CAN DO<br />
I CAN'T HOLD YOU CLOSE<br />
WHEN YOU'RE NOT WITH ME<br />
YOU'RE SOMEBODY'S LOVE<br />
YOU'LL NEVER BE MINE<br />
MAKING BELIEVE, I'LL SPEND MY LIFETIME<br />
LOVING YOU, JUST MAKING BELIEVE<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
I'M MAKING BELIEVE, THAT I NEVER LEFT YOU<br />
BUT MY HAPPY HOURS, I FIND ARE SO FEW<br />
MY PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, WILL NEVER COME TRUE NOW<br />
I'M MAKING BELIEVE, WHAT ELSE CAN I DO<br />
I CAN'T HOLD YOU CLOSE<br />
DARLING, WHEN YOU'RE NOT WITH ME<br />
YOU'RE SOMEBODY'S LOVE<br />
YOU'LL NEVER BE MINE<br />
MAKING BELIEVE, I'LL SPEND MY LIFETIME<br />
LOVING YOU, JUST MAKING BELIEVE<br />
167
MARY ANN REGRETS<br />
HANK SNOW<br />
HARLAN HOWARD<br />
I SAVED UP MY MONEY TO BUY MY SWEETHEART SOME FLOWERS<br />
FOR SATURDAY'S DATE AND I RESTLESSLY COUNTED THE HOURS<br />
THEN TODAY IN THE MAIL I RECEIVED A SHORT LITTLE NOTE<br />
AND I BROKE DOWN AND CRIED AT THE MESSAGE THAT HER MOTHER<br />
WROTE<br />
(CHORUS) MARY ANN REGRETS SHE'S UNABLE TO SEE YOU AGAIN<br />
WE'RE LEAVING FOR EUROPE NEXT WEEK, SHE'LL BE BUSY TILL THEN<br />
THEY KNOW THAT SHE LOVES ME, BUT POOR BOYS DON'T FIT IN THEIR<br />
PLANS<br />
GOODBYE TRUE LOVE, GOODBYE MY SWEET MARY ANN<br />
THE WEEKS HAVE GONE BY, NOT A WORD HAVE I HEARD SINCE THEN<br />
IN THE PAPERS I READ OF THE FARAWAY PLACES SHE'S BEEN<br />
I CAN'T EAT, I CAN'T SLEEP, FOR OVER AND OVER AGAIN<br />
MY MIND READS THAT LETTER AND I CRY FOR MY MARY ANN<br />
MY MARY ANN DIED, TOO SAD SHE JUST WASTED AWAY<br />
IF I COULD HAVE SEEN HER, I KNOW SHE'D BE LIVING TODAY<br />
FOR WE LOVED EACH OTHER, AND IF THEY'D HAVE LEFT US ALONE<br />
TODAY SHE'D BE WEARING MY RING, NOT A BLANKET OF STONE<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
168
MATAMOROS<br />
BILLY WALKER, G<br />
IN OLD MEXICO I STAND ON THE SQUARE IN MATAMOROS<br />
‘ROUND THE PLAZA THE COUPLES ARE WALKING TO MUSIC SO SWEET<br />
I FOUND MY LOVE NOT TOO LONG AGO IN MATAMOROS<br />
BUT I’M FEELING LOW AS THE BEGGAR WHO SITS IN THE STREET<br />
OH, THE (C) PROMISES THAT SHE MADE ME WITH EYES BLACK AS<br />
MIDNIGHT<br />
(C7) HOW COULD I KNOW HOW FICKLE HER PROMISE COULD BE<br />
NOW I’M BACK TO FIND WHAT I FEEL IS MINE IN MATAMOROS<br />
AND THERE’LL BE BAD TROUBLE IF I CATCH HER CHEATING ON ME<br />
STREETS ARE NARROW AND DARK AND TEQUILA RUNS FREE IN<br />
MATAMOROS<br />
I STOP FOR ONE MOMENT OUTSIDE OF MIGUEL’S SWINGING DOOR<br />
MY HEART BREAKS TO HEAR THE SAME HAUNTING SOUNDS OF<br />
GRANADA<br />
SHE ONCE CALLED IT OUR SONG AND VOWED SHE’D BE MINE<br />
EVERMORE<br />
THEN ACROSS THE SQUARE WITH THIS WILD YOUNG VAQUERO I SEE<br />
HER<br />
LAUGHING AND DANCING AND TOSSING HER RAVEN-BLACK HAIR<br />
FATE MAY TAKE A HAND WHEN I FACE THIS MAN FROM MATAMOROS<br />
FOR THE LOVE OF MY WOMAN IS ONE THING THAT I’LL NEVER SHARE<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
NOW I WALK IN THE NIGHT FAR AWAY FROM THE LIGHTS OF<br />
MATAMOROS<br />
AND RECALL/ THE LAST MOMENTS/ WHEN I KNEW SHE LOVED ME<br />
MORE THAN LIFE<br />
I CAN STILL HEAR HER CRY I LOVE YOU AND I’LL PROVE IT MANANA<br />
THEN SEEING MY DANGER SHE JUMPED IN FRONT OF HIS KNIFE<br />
I KNOW OF THE STORIES THEY’LL TELL IN THE DIM-LIT CASINOS<br />
OF THE RAVEN-HAIRED BEAUTY WHO FOR HER LOVE LAY DEAD ON<br />
THE FLOOR<br />
169
THEY’LL SPEAK OF THE FIGHT WITH THE GRINGO THAT NIGHT IN<br />
MATAMOROS<br />
AND WONDER WHAT HAPPENED, FOR HE NEVER RETURNED ANYMORE,<br />
OH, OH, OH<br />
170
ME AND BOBBY MCGEE<br />
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, GORDON LIGHTFOOT, G OR A<br />
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, FRED FOSTER<br />
BUSTED FLAT IN BATON ROUGE, HEADED FOR THE TRAIN<br />
FEELING NEARLY FADED AS MY JEANS<br />
BOBBY THUMBED A DIESEL DOWN, JUST BEFORE IT RAINED<br />
TOOK US ALL THE WAY TO NEW ORLEANS<br />
I TOOK MY HARPOON OUT OF MY DIRTY RED BANDANA<br />
AND WAS BLOWING SAD WHILE BOBBY SANG THE BLUES<br />
WITH THEM WINDSHIELD WIPERS SLAPPIN’ TIME<br />
AND BOBBY CLAPPING HANDS WE FIN-<br />
‘LY SANG UP EVERY SONG THAT DRIVER KNEW<br />
FREEDOM’S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE<br />
NOTHING AIN’T WORTH NOTHING BUT IT’S FREE<br />
AW BUT FEELING GOOD WAS EASY LORD<br />
WHEN BOBBY SANG THE BLUES<br />
FEELING GOOD WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME<br />
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND BOBBY MCGEE<br />
FROM THE COAL MINES OF KENTUCKY TO THE CALIFORNIA SUN<br />
BOBBY SHARED THE SECRETS OF MY SOUL<br />
STANDING RIGHT BESIDE ME LORD THROUGH EVERYTHING I DONE<br />
EVERY NIGHT SHE KEPT ME FROM THE COLD<br />
BUT SOMEWHERE NEAR SALINAS LORD, I LET HER SLIP AWAY<br />
SEARCHING FOR THE HOME I HOPE SHE’LL FIND<br />
I’D TRADE ALL OF MY TOMORROWS FOR A SINGLE YESTERDAY<br />
HOLDING BOBBY’S BODY NEXT TO MINE<br />
FREEDOM’S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE<br />
AND NOTHING LEFT IS ALL SHE LEFT FOR ME<br />
AW BUT FEELING GOOD WAS EASY LORD<br />
WHEN BOBBY SANG THE BLUES<br />
BUDDY THAT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME<br />
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND BOBBY MCGEE<br />
NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA…<br />
171
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS<br />
DEAN MARTIN, E<br />
(ACCOMP. – REPEAT THIS AS BACKGROUND IN EVERY LINE FOR THE<br />
2 ND , 3 RD , AND 4 TH VERSES)<br />
SWEET SWEET, THE MEMORIES YOU GAVE TO ME<br />
YOU CAN’T BEAT THE MEMORIES YOU GAVE TO ME<br />
TAKE ONE FRESH AND TENDER KISS<br />
ADD ONE STOLEN NIGHT OF BLISS<br />
ONE GIRL, ONE BOY, SOME GRIEF, SOME JOY<br />
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS<br />
DON’T FORGET A SMALL MOONBEAM<br />
FOLD IT LIGHTLY WITH A DREAM<br />
YOUR LIPS, AND MINE, TWO SIPS, OF WINE<br />
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS<br />
THEN HAVE THE WEDDING VOWS<br />
ONE HOUSE WHERE LOVERS DWELL<br />
THREE LITTLE KIDS FOR THE FLAVOR<br />
STIR CAREFULLY THROUGH THE DAYS<br />
SEE HOW THE FLAVOR STAYS<br />
THESE ARE THE DREAMS WE WILL SAVOR<br />
WITH HIS BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE<br />
SERVE IT GENEROUSLY WITH LOVE<br />
ONE MAN, ONE WIFE, ONE LOVE, THROUGH LIFE<br />
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS<br />
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS<br />
172
MOCKINGBIRD HILL<br />
VAUGHN HORTON, LES PAUL AND MARY FORD, E<br />
WHEN THE SUN IN THE MORNING PEEKS OVER THE HILL<br />
AND KISSES THE ROSES 'ROUND MY WINDOW SILL<br />
THEN MY HEART FILLS WITH GLADNESS WHEN I HEAR THE TRILL<br />
OF THE BIRDS IN THE TREE TOPS ON MOCKINGBIRD HILL<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
TRA LA LA, TWIDDLEE DEE DEE, IT GIVES ME A THRILL<br />
TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING TO THE MOCKINGBIRD’S TRILL<br />
TRA LA LA, TWIDDLEE DEE DEE, THERE’S PEACE AND GOOD WILL<br />
YOU’RE WELCOME AS THE FLOWERS ON MOCKINGBIRD HILL<br />
GOT A THREE-CORNERED PLOW AND AN ACRE TO TILL<br />
AND A MULE THAT I BOUGHT FOR A TEN-DOLLAR BILL<br />
THERE’S A TUMBLE DOWN SHACK AND A RUSTY OLD MILL<br />
BUT IT’S MY HOME SWEET HOME UP ON MOCKINGBIRD HILL<br />
WHEN IT’S LATE IN THE EVENING I CLIMB UP THE HILL<br />
AND SURVEY ALL MY KINGDOM WHILE EVERYTHING’S STILL<br />
ONLY ME AND THE SKY AND AN OLD WHIPPOORWILL<br />
SINGING SONGS IN THE TWILIGHT ON MOCKINGBIRD HILL<br />
173
MOM AND DAD WALTZ<br />
LEFTY FRIZZELL<br />
I’D WALK FOR MILES, CRY OR SMILE<br />
FOR MY MOMMY AND DADDY<br />
I WANT THEM TO KNOW, I LOVE THEM SO<br />
THAT’S HOW I FEEL, MY LOVE IS REAL<br />
FOR MY MOMMY AND DADDY<br />
I WANT THEM TO KNOW I LOVE THEM SO<br />
(CHORUS) IN MY HEART, JOY TEARS START, ‘CAUSE I’M HAPPY<br />
AND I PRAY EVERY DAY, FOR MOM AND DADDY<br />
AND EACH NIGHT<br />
I’D WALK FOR MILES, CRY OR SMILE<br />
FOR MY MOMMY AND DADDY<br />
‘CAUSE I WANT THEM TO KNOW I LOVE THEM SO<br />
I’D FIGHT IN WARS, DO ALL THE CHORES<br />
FOR MY MOMMY AND DADDY<br />
I WANT THEM TO LIVE UNTIL THEY’RE CALLED<br />
I’D WORK AND SLAVE, AND NEVER LEAVE<br />
MY MOMMY AND DADDY<br />
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I OWE THEM MY ALL (CHORUS)<br />
174
MORE AND MORE<br />
WEBB PIERCE, A<br />
(A) MORE AND MORE, I’M FORGETTIN’ THE (D) PAST<br />
(E) MORE AND MORE, I’M LIVING AT (A) LAST<br />
DAY BY DAY, I’M LOSING MY (D) BLUES<br />
MORE AND (A) MORE, I’M FOR(E)GETTIN’ ‘BOUT (A) YOU<br />
BUT, OH HOW I (E) TRIED, TO KEEP YOU BY MY (A) SIDE<br />
AND, OH HOW I (E) CRIED, THE DAY YOU SAID GOOD(A)BYE<br />
DAY BY DAY, I’M LOSING MY (D) BLUES<br />
MORE AND (A) MORE, I’M FOR(E)GETTIN’ ‘BOUT (A) YOU<br />
175
MORNING HAS BROKEN<br />
ROGER WHITTAKER, C<br />
WORDS BY ELEANOR FARJEON, TRADITIONAL GAELIC MELODY<br />
(C) MORNING HAS (Am) BRO(D)KEN, (G) LIKE THE FIRST (F) MORN(C)ING<br />
BLACKBIRD HAS (Em) SPO(F)KEN, (C) LIKE THE FIRST (Dm7) BIRD (G)<br />
(C) PRAISE FOR THE (Am) SING(F)ING, (C) PRAISE FOR THE (Am)<br />
MORN(Fm6)ING<br />
(C) PRAISE FOR THEIR (Em) SPRING(F)ING, (G7) FRESH FROM THE (C)<br />
WORLD<br />
SWEET THE RAIN’S NEW FALL, SUNKIST FROM HEAVEN<br />
LIKE THE FIRST DEWFALL, ON THE FIRST GRASS<br />
PRAISE FOR THE SWEETNESS, OF THE WET GARDEN<br />
SPRUNG IN COMPLETENESS, WHERE HIS FEET PASS<br />
MINE IS THE SUNLIGHT, MINE IS THE MORNING<br />
BORN OF THE WARM LIGHT, EDEN SOFT LAY<br />
PRAISE WITH ELATION, PRAISE EVERY MORNING<br />
GOD’S RECREATION, OF THE NEW DAY<br />
(REPEAT FIRST VERSE)<br />
176
MOUNTAIN OF LOVE<br />
CHARLIE PRIDE<br />
HAROLD DORMAN<br />
(A) STANDING ON A MOUNTAIN LOOKING DOWN ON A CITY<br />
THE WAY I FEEL IS A DOG-GONE PITY<br />
(D9) TEARDROPS ARE FALLIN' DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE<br />
(A) MANY TIMES I'VE BEEN HERE AND MANY TIMES I CRIED<br />
WE (E7) USED TO BE SO HAPPY, (D) WHEN WE WERE IN LOVE<br />
(A) HIGH ON A (E7) MOUNTAIN OF (A) LOVE<br />
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT I BEEN STANDING HERE ALONE<br />
WEEPING MY HEART OUT TILL COLD GREY DAWN<br />
PRAYIN' THAT YOU'RE LONELY AND YOU’LL COME HERE TOO<br />
HOPIN' JUST BY CHANCE THAT I'LL GET A GLIMPSE OF YOU<br />
TRYIN' HARD TO FIND YOU, SOMEWHERE ABOVE<br />
HIGH ON A MOUNTAIN OF LOVE<br />
(BRIDGE) (D) MOUNTAIN OF LOVE, A (Dfm) MOUNTAIN OF LOVE<br />
(D) YOU SHOULD BE (E) ASHAMED<br />
(Bm OR D) YOU USED TO BE A (Dfm) MOUNTAIN OF LOVE<br />
BUT (D) YOU JUST CHANGED YOUR (E) NAME<br />
WAY DOWN BELOW THERE'S A HALF A MILLION PEOPLE<br />
SOMEWHERE THERE'S A CHURCH AND A BIG TALL STEEPLE<br />
INSIDE THE CHURCH THERE'S AN ALTAR FILLED WITH FLOWERS<br />
WEDDING BELLS ARE RINGING AND THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN OURS<br />
THAT'S WHY I’M SO LONELY, HERE UP ABOVE ABOVE<br />
HIGH ON A MOUNTAIN OF LOVE<br />
177
MR RECORD MAN<br />
WILLIE NELSON<br />
MR RECORD MAN, I’M LOOKING FOR A SONG I HEARD TODAY<br />
THERE WAS SOMEONE BLUE SINGING ABOUT SOMEONE WHO WENT<br />
AWAY<br />
JUST LIKE ME HIS HEART WAS YEARNING FOR A LOVE THAT USED TO<br />
BE<br />
IT’S A LONELY SONG ABOUT A LONELY MAN, LIKE ME<br />
(CHORUS) THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT A (B7) LOVE THAT DIDN’T<br />
TREAT HIM RIGHT<br />
AND HE’D WAKE FROM TROUBLED (B7) SLEEP AND CRY HER NAME AT<br />
NIGHT<br />
MR RECORD MAN, GET THIS RECORD FOR ME WILL YOU PLEASE<br />
IT’S A LONELY SONG ABOUT A LONELY MAN, LIKE ME<br />
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WITH THE RADIO TURNED ON<br />
AND THE MAN THAT I HEARD SINGING, SOUNDS SO BLUE AND ALL<br />
ALONE<br />
AS I LISTENED TO HIS LONELY SONG, I WONDERED COULD IT BE<br />
COULD THERE SOMEWHERE BY ANOTHER LONELY MAN, LIKE ME<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
178
MR SANDMAN<br />
THE CHORDETTES, EMMYLOU HARRIS, C<br />
PAT BALLARD<br />
(BUM, BUM, BUM,…, ALSO AFTER EACH VERSE)<br />
MR (C) SANDMAN, (B7) BRING ME A DREAM<br />
(E7) MAKE HIM THE CUTEST THAT (A7) I'VE EVER SEEN<br />
(D7) GIVE HIM TWO LIPS LIKE (G7) ROSES IN CLOVER<br />
(C) AND TELL HIM THAT HIS LONESOME (A) NIGHTS ARE (G) OVER<br />
(C) SANDMAN, (B7) I'M SO ALONE<br />
(E7) DON'T HAVE NOBODY TO (A7) CALL MY OWN<br />
(Dm) PLEASE TURN ON YOUR MAGIC (F) BEAM<br />
MR (C) SANDMAN, (D) BRING ME (G7) A (C) DREAM<br />
MR SANDMAN, BRING ME A DREAM<br />
MAKE HIM THE CUTEST THAT I'VE EVER SEEN<br />
GIVE HIM THE WORD THAT I'M NOT A ROVER<br />
AND TELL HIM THAT HIS LONESOME NIGHTS ARE OVER<br />
SANDMAN, I'M SO ALONE<br />
DON'T HAVE NOBODY TO CALL MY OWN<br />
PLEASE TURN ON YOUR MAGIC BEAM<br />
MR SANDMAN, BRING ME A DREAM<br />
MR SANDMAN, BRING US A DREAM<br />
GIVE HIM A PAIR OF EYES WITH A COME-HITHER GLEAM<br />
GIVE HIM A LONELY HEART LIKE POLIACHI<br />
AND LOTS OF WAVY HAIR LIKE LIBERACE<br />
MR SANDMAN, SOMEONE TO HOLD<br />
WOULD BE SO PEACHY BEFORE WE'RE TOO OLD<br />
SO PLEASE TURN ON YOUR MAGIC BEAM<br />
MR SANDMAN, BRING US, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE<br />
MR SANDMAN, BRING US A DREAM<br />
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M.T.A.<br />
KINGSTON TRIO<br />
JACQUELINE STEINER, BESS HAWES<br />
(SPEAKING )THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT TRY MEN'S SOULS<br />
IN THE COURSE OF OUR NATION'S HISTORY, THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON<br />
HAVE RALLIED BRAVELY WHENEVER THE RIGHTS OF MEN HAVE BEEN<br />
THREATENED<br />
TODAY, A NEW CRISIS HAS ARISEN<br />
THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY, BETTER KNOWN AS THE<br />
M.T.A., IS ATTEMPTING TO LEVEY A BURDENSOME TAX ON THE<br />
POPULATION IN THE FORM OF A SUBWAY FARE INCREASE<br />
CITIZENS, HEAR ME OUT. THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU.<br />
WELL, LET ME TELL YOU THE STORY OF A MAN NAMED CHARLIE<br />
ON A TRAGIC AND FATEFUL DAY<br />
HE PUT TEN CENTS IN HIS POCKET, KISSED HIS WIFE AND FAMILY, AND<br />
WENT TO RIDE ON THE M.T.A.<br />
(CHORUS) WELL DID HE EVER RETURN, NO HE NEVER RETURNED<br />
AND HIS FATE IS STILL UNLEARNED<br />
HE MAY RIDE FOREVER, 'NEATH THE STREETS OF BOSTON<br />
HE'S THE MAN WHO NEVER RETURNED<br />
CHARLIE HANDED IN HIS DIME AT THE KENDALL SQUARE STATION<br />
AND HE CHANGED FOR JAMAICA PLAIN<br />
WHEN HE GOT THERE THE CONDUCTOR TOLD HIM, ONE MORE NICKEL<br />
CHARLIE COULDN'T GET OFFA THAT TRAIN (CHORUS)<br />
NOW ALL NIGHT LONG, CHARLIE RIDES THROUGH THE STATION<br />
CRYING, WHAT WILL BECOME OF ME<br />
HOW CAN I AFFORD TO SEE MY SISTER IN CHELSEA OR MY COUSIN IN<br />
ROXBURY (CHORUS)<br />
CHARLIE'S WIFE GOES DOWN TO THE SCULLY SQUARE STATION<br />
EVERY DAY AT QUARTER PAST TWO<br />
AND THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW SHE HANDS CHARLIE A SANDWICH<br />
AS THE TRAIN COMES RUMBLING THROUGH (CHORUS)<br />
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NOW YOU CITIZENS OF BOSTON, DON'T YOU THINK IT'S A SCANDAL<br />
HOW THE PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY AND PAY<br />
FIGHT THE FARE INCREASE, VOTE FOR GEORGE O'BRIEN<br />
GET POOR CHARLIE OFF THE M.T.A. (CHORUS)<br />
181
MULE SKINNER BLUES (BLUE YODEL #8)<br />
JIMMIE RODGERS, GEORGE VAUGHN<br />
WELL, GOOD MORNING CAPTAIN, WELL, GOOD MORNING TO YOU, SIR!<br />
DO YOU NEED ANOTHER MULE SKINNER, DOWN ON YOUR NEW MUD<br />
RUN? HA! HA! YIP! HA!<br />
YODELAYHEE YODELAYEE HEEHEE<br />
WELL, I'M AN OLD MULE SKINNER HA!<br />
FROM DOWN KENTUCKY WAY<br />
AN' I CAN MAKE ANY MULE LISTEN<br />
OR I WON'T ACCEPT YOUR PAY, HA HA HA HA HA!<br />
(YODEL) HA HA HA!<br />
(RECORDED:) I LIKE TO WORK, I'M ROLLING ON A DIME<br />
I CAN PUT MY INITIALS ON A MULE'S BEHIND<br />
YODELAYHEE YODELAYHEE ODELAYHEE ODELAYHEE<br />
WELL, HEY, HEY, (SPOKEN: LITTLE WATER BOY, COME HERE, BOY)<br />
BRING THAT WATER BUCKET 'ROUND HA HA HA<br />
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR JOB, WATER BOY<br />
THEN YOU CAN SET THAT BUCKET DOWN HA HA HA<br />
(OR: PUT THAT WATER BUCKET DOWN)<br />
(YODEL) HA HA HA HA HA (YODEL)(YODEL)<br />
(RECORDED:) WORKING ON THE GOOD ROAD IS A DOLLAR AND A HALF<br />
A DAY<br />
MY GOOD GAL'S WAITING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT, JUST TO DRAW MY<br />
PAY<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(RECORDED:) I'M GOING TO TOWN, HONEY, WHAT'YOU WANT ME TO<br />
BRING YOU BACK?<br />
BRING A PINT OF BOOZE AND A JOHN B STETSON HAT (BRING IT TO ME,<br />
HONEY)<br />
(YODEL)(YODEL)(YODEL)<br />
I SMELL YOUR BREAD A-BURNING, TURN YOUR DAMPER DOWN<br />
IF YOU AIN'T GOT A DAMPER, GOOD GAL, TURN YOUR BREAD AROUND<br />
(YODEL)<br />
182
MULE TRAIN<br />
FRANKIE LAINE, G (AND C ONLY)<br />
HAH, HAH, MULE TRAIN, HAH, HAH<br />
CLIPPITY CLOPPIN' OVER HILL AND PLAIN<br />
SEEMS AS HOW THEY'LL NEVER STOP, CLIPPITY CLOP, CLIPPITY CLOP,<br />
CLIPPITY CLIPPITY CLIPPITY CLIPPITY, CLIPPITY CLOPPIN' ALONG<br />
THERE'S A PLUG OF CHAW'N' TOBACCO FOR A RANCHER IN CORONA<br />
A GUITAR FOR A COWBOY OUT IN ARIZONA<br />
A DRESS OF CALICO FOR A PRETTY NAVAHO<br />
GET ALONG, MULE, GET ALONG<br />
MULE TRAIN, HAH, HAH, MULE TRAIN<br />
CLIPPITY CLOPPIN' ALONG THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN<br />
SOON THEY'RE GONNA REACH THE TOP<br />
CLIPPITY CLOP, CCCC….<br />
THERE'S SOME COTTON THREAD AND NEEDLES FOR THE FOLKS WAY<br />
OUT YONDER<br />
A SHOVEL FOR A MINER WHO LEFT HIS HOME TO WANDER<br />
SOME RHEUMATISM PILLS FOR THE SETTLERS IN THE HILLS<br />
GET ALONG, MULE, GET ALONG<br />
MULE TRAIN, HAH, HAH, MULE TRAIN<br />
CLIPPITY CLOPPIN' THROUGH THE WIND AND RAIN<br />
THEY'LL KEEP GOING 'TILL THEY DROP<br />
CLIPPITY CLOP, CCCC…<br />
THERE'S A LETTER FULL OF SADNESS SEAMED WITH BLACK AROUND<br />
THE BORDER<br />
A PAIR OF BOOTS FOR SOMEONE WHO HAD THEM MADE TO ORDER<br />
A BIBLE IN THE PACK FOR THE REVEREND MR BLACK<br />
GET ALONG, MULE, GET ALONG<br />
GET ALONG, MULE, GET ALONG, MULE TRAIN, HAH, HAH<br />
183
MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! (PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN)<br />
TERESA BREWER, A<br />
STEPHAN WEISS, BERNIE BAUM<br />
PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN, IN THE NICKELODEON<br />
ALL I WANT IS LOVING YOU AND MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC!<br />
I'D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, ANYTHING YOU'D WANT ME TO (ALT:<br />
ANYTHING THAT LOVE COULD DO)<br />
ALL I WANT IS LOVING YOU AND MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC!<br />
CLOSER, MY DEAR COME CLOSER<br />
THE NICEST PART OF ANY MELODY, IS WHEN YOU'RE DANCING CLOSE<br />
TO ME<br />
SO PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN, IN THE NICKELODEON<br />
ALL I WANT IS LOVING YOU AND MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC!<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
184
MY ARMS STAY OPEN LATE<br />
BILLIE JO SPEARS, A TO C, OR E TO G, OR G TO A<br />
THE BABY CRIES, I CAN ALMOST DIE, I’M LONESOME<br />
THE LATE SHOW’S GONE, AND THE COFFEE’S ON, I THINK I’LL READ<br />
SOME<br />
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, MY LOVE IS SHARED, BUT YOUR THOUGHTS<br />
ARE FAR FROM HOME<br />
BUT WHEN THE LIGHTS OF BROADWAY GO OFF<br />
AND EVERY HONKY TONK IS CLOSED UP<br />
MY ARMS STAY OPEN LATE, SO YOU’LL COME HOME<br />
WHAT YOU DO IS WRONG, BUT MY LOVE STAYS STRONG FOR YOU<br />
I DON’T THINK I’D CHANGE A THING AT ALL, I MIGHT LOSE YOU<br />
THOUGH IT’S ALMOST DAWN, AND YOU’RE STILL NOT HOME, I WAIT<br />
HERE PATIENTLY<br />
FOR THE LIGHTS TO MY LOVE NEVER GO OFF<br />
AND THE DOOR TO MY HEART DON’T CLOSE UP<br />
MY ARMS STAY OPEN LATE SO YOU’LL COME HOME<br />
MY ARMS STAY OPEN LATE SO YOU’LL COME HOME<br />
185
MY FAREWELL PARTY<br />
GENE WATSON<br />
WHEN THE LAST BREATH OF LIFE, IS GONE FROM MY BODY<br />
AND MY LIPS ARE AS COLD AS THE SEA<br />
WHEN MY FRIENDS GATHER ‘ROUND FOR MY FAREWELL PARTY<br />
WON’T YOU PRETEND YOU LOVED ME<br />
THERE’LL BE FLOWERS FROM THOSE, WHO’LL CRY WHEN I’M GONE<br />
AND LEAVE YOU IN THIS OLD WORLD ALONE<br />
I KNOW YOU’LL HAVE FUN AT MY FAREWELL PARTY<br />
I KNOW YOU’LL BE GLAD WHEN I’M GONE<br />
DON’T BE ANGRY WITH ME, FOR WANTING TO LEAVE YOU<br />
WHEN MY LIFE IN THIS OLD WORLD IS THROUGH<br />
YOU’LL BE FREE AT THE END OF MY FAREWELL PARTY<br />
BUT I’LL GO AWAY, LOVING YOU<br />
THERE’LL BE FLOWERS FROM THOSE, WHO’LL CRY WHEN I’M GONE<br />
AND LEAVE YOU IN THIS OLD WORLD ALONE<br />
I KNOW YOU’LL HAVE FUN AT MY FAREWELL PARTY<br />
I KNOW YOU’LL BE GLAD, WHEN I’M GONE<br />
OH, I KNOW YOU’LL BE GLAD, WHEN I’M GONE<br />
186
MY HAPPINESS<br />
JIM REEVES, G<br />
EVENING SHADOWS MAKE ME BLUE<br />
WHEN EACH WEARY DAY IS THROUGH<br />
HOW I LONG TO BE WITH YOU<br />
MY HAPPINESS<br />
EVERY DAY I REMINISCE<br />
DREAMING OF YOUR TENDER KISS<br />
ALWAYS THINKING HOW I MISS<br />
MY HAPPINESS<br />
A MILLION YEARS IT SEEMS<br />
HAVE GONE BY SINCE WE SHARED OUR DREAMS<br />
BUT I’LL HOLD YOU AGAIN<br />
THERE’LL BE NO BLUE MEMORIES THEN<br />
WHETHER SKIES ARE GRAY OR BLUE<br />
ANYPLACE ON EARTH WILL DO<br />
JUST AS LONG AS I’M WITH YOU<br />
MY HAPPINESS<br />
(REPEAT LAST TWO VERSES)<br />
187
MY HEART IS BREAKING(?)<br />
WELL, MY HEART IS BREAKING<br />
WHY’D YOU HAVE TO BE SO BOLD<br />
AND MY SOUL IS ACHING<br />
I NEED SOMEBODY TO HOLD<br />
DON’T KNOW WHERE I’M GOING<br />
BUT I SURE KNOW WHERE I’VE BEEN<br />
SO WITH HEAD BOWED DOWN, I’M A-LEAVING THIS TOWN<br />
AND I AIN’T A-COMING BACK AGAIN<br />
188
MY TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN HOME<br />
DOLLY PARTON<br />
SITTING ON THE FRON PORCH ON A SUMMER AFTERNOON<br />
IN A STRAIGHT-BACKED CHAIR ON TWO LEGS, LEANED AGAINST THE<br />
WALL<br />
WATCH THE KIDS A-PLAYING WITH JUNE BUGS ON A STRING<br />
AND CHASE THE GLOWING FIREFLIES WHEN EVENING SHADOWS FALL<br />
(CHORUS) IN MY TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN HOME<br />
LIFE IS AS PEACEFUL AS A BABY’S SIGH<br />
IN MY TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN HOME<br />
CRICKETS SING IN THE FIELDS NEARBY<br />
HONEYSUCKLE VINE CLINGS TO THE FENCE ALONG THE LANE<br />
THEIR FRAGRANCE MAKES THE SUMMER WIND SO SWEET<br />
AND ON A DISTANT HILLTOP AN EAGLE SPREADS HIS WINGS<br />
AND A SONGBIRD ON A FENCEPOST SINGS A MELODY (CHORUS)<br />
WALKING HOME FROM CHURCH ON SUNDAY WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE<br />
JUST LAUGHING, TALKING, MAKING FUTURE PLANS<br />
AND WHEN THE FOLK’S AIN’T LOOKING YOU MIGHT STEAL A KISS OR<br />
TWO<br />
SITTING IN THE PORCH SWING HOLDING HANDS (CHORUS)<br />
189
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW<br />
GENE WATSON, A<br />
M FOREE, F ROSE<br />
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW / MY HEART IS BREAKING<br />
ALTHOUGH A MILLION TEARDROPS START TO FLOW<br />
I'LL CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP / AND WAKE UP SMILING<br />
I'LL MISS YOU BUT NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW<br />
I'LL (B7) TELL THEM WE GREW TIRED OF EACH (E) OTHER<br />
AND (B7) REALIZED OUR DREAMS COULD NEVER (E) BE<br />
I'LL EVEN MAKE BELIEVE / I NEVER LOVED YOU<br />
THEN NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW THE TRUTH BUT ME<br />
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW HOW MUCH I'M PINING<br />
EACH TIME THE PAST COMES BACK TO HAUNT ME SO<br />
NO ONE WILL EVER SEE THE TEARS I'M HIDING<br />
YOU'VE HURT ME BUT NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW<br />
I'LL TELL THEM I FOUND TRUE LOVE WITH ANOTHER<br />
AND I'M GLAD THE DAY YOU SET ME FREE<br />
I'LL EVEN MAKE BELIEVE I NEVER LOVED YOU<br />
THEN NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW THE TRUTH BUT ME<br />
190
NORTH CAROLINA (YOU'VE TAKEN ME UNDER YOUR WING)<br />
DALLAS FRASIER<br />
(CHORUS) NORTH CAROLINA, YOU'VE TAKEN ME UNDER YOUR WING<br />
YOUR BIG OLD SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND YOUR PINE TREES ARE<br />
WATCHING OVER ME<br />
YOU'VE GIVEN ME A WOMAN WHO LOVES ME AND KEEPS ME FROM<br />
CHASING THOSE CALIFORNIA DREAMS<br />
NORTH CAROLINA, YOU'VE TAKEN ME UNDER YOUR WING<br />
YESTERDAY, HOME SWEET HOME WAS JUST ANOTHER SONG<br />
AND I THOUGHT THE DOOR WOULD…<br />
(CHORUS) (CHORUS)<br />
191
NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW<br />
WILLIE NELSON, RECORDED IN E<br />
I’VE GOT A LONG LIST OF REAL GOOD REASONS<br />
FOR ALL THE THINGS I’VE DONE<br />
I’VE GOT A PICTURE IN THE BACK OF MY MIND<br />
OF WHAT I’VE LOST AND WHAT I’VE WON<br />
I’VE SURVIVED EVERY SITUATION<br />
KNOWING WHEN TO FREEZE AND WHEN TO RUN<br />
AND REGRET IS JUST A MEMORY WRITTEN ON MY BROW<br />
AND THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW<br />
I’VE GOT A WILD AND A RESTLESS SPIRIT<br />
I’VE GOT MY PRICE THROUGH EVERY DEAL<br />
I’VE SEEN THE FIRE OF A WOMAN SCORNED<br />
TURN HER HEART OF GOLD TO STEEL<br />
I’VE GOT THE SONG OF THE VOICE INSIDE ME<br />
SET TO THE RHYTHM OF THE WHEELS<br />
AND I’VE BEEN DREAMING LIKE A CHILD<br />
SINCE THE CRADLE BROKE THE BOUGH<br />
AND THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW<br />
RUNNING THROUGH THE CHANGES<br />
GOING THROUGH THE STAGES<br />
COMING ‘ROUND THE CORNERS IN MY LIFE<br />
LEAVING IT UP TO FATE<br />
STAYING OUT TOO LATE<br />
WAITING FOR THE MOON TO SAY GOODNIGHT<br />
AND I COULD CRY FOR THE TIME I’VE WASTED<br />
BUT THAT’S A WASTE OF TIME AND TEARS<br />
AND I KNOW JUST WHAT I’D CHANGE<br />
IF I WENT BACK IN TIME AGAIN<br />
BUT THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
I’VE FORGIVEN EVERYTHING THAT FORGIVENESS WILL ALLOW<br />
AND THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW<br />
192
NOT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
NOT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, WILL I CRY ALL NIGHT FOR YOU<br />
YES, I'LL STOP LOVING YOU, UNTIL THE NEXT TIME<br />
HERE I AM THE WAY YOU LEFT ME<br />
WITH A HEART TOO FULL OF PAIN<br />
AS I LOOK INTO THE PAST I SEE<br />
THIS PICTURE ONCE AGAIN<br />
EVERY TIME I LET IT HAPPEN<br />
I KNOW THIS IS THE END<br />
AND I STOP LOVING YOU<br />
UNTIL THE NEXT TIME<br />
(CHORUS) NOT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME<br />
WILL I CRY ALL NIGHT FOR YOU<br />
AND LISTEN WHEN YOU BEG ME<br />
FOR A CHANCE WHEN YOU'RE UNTRUE<br />
NOT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME<br />
WILL MY HEART LET ME FORGIVE<br />
YES, I'LL STOP LOVING YOU<br />
UNTIL THE NEXT TIME<br />
ONCE AGAIN I TAKE YOUR PICTURE<br />
AND PLACE IT OUT OF SIGHT<br />
AND I PUT AWAY THE RECORDS<br />
WE LISTENED TO EACH NIGHT<br />
I REARRANGE EACH LITTLE THING<br />
AS I'VE DONE SO MANY TIMES<br />
AND I WON'T PUT THEM BACK<br />
UNTIL THE NEXT TIME (CHORUS)<br />
193
NOW AND THEN THERE'S A FOOL SUCH AS I<br />
(A FOOL SUCH AS I)<br />
HANK SNOW, ELVIS PRESLEY, BOB DYLAN<br />
BILL TRADER<br />
(G) PARDON ME IF I’M (B7) SENTIMENTAL (C) WHEN WE SAY<br />
GOOD(G)BYE<br />
DON’T BE ANGRY WITH (A) ME (A7) SHOULD I (D) CRY (D7)<br />
WHEN YOU’RE (G) GONE YET I'LL (B7) DREAM A LITTLE (C) DREAM AS<br />
YEARS GO (G) BY<br />
(C) NOW AND (G) THEN THERE’S A (D) FOOL (D7) SUCH AS (G) I (G7)<br />
(CHORUS) NOW AND (C) THEN THERE’S A FOOL SUCH AS I (G) AM (C)<br />
OVER (G) YOU<br />
YOU (D) TAUGHT ME HOW TO (A7) LOVE AND NOW<br />
YOU (D) SAY THAT WE ARE (D7) THROUGH<br />
I’M A (G) FOOL BUT I’LL (B7) LOVE YOU DEAR UN(C)TIL THE DAY I (G) DIE<br />
(C) NOW AND (G) THEN THERE’S A (D) FOOL (D7) SUCH AS (G) I<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(CHORUS) + REPEAT LAST LINE, FADE<br />
194
OCCASIONAL WIFE<br />
FARON YOUNG, D OR E OR G<br />
(CHORUS) IF OUR LIFE’S WORTH LIVING TOGETHER THEN WHY LET IT<br />
GO<br />
IF OUR LOVE’S WORTH SAVING, IT NEEDS SOME ATTENTION TO GROW<br />
IT NEEDS MORE THAN JUST AN OCCASIONAL PIECE OF YOUR LIFE<br />
A HOME JUST CAN’T STAND WHEN IT HAS AN OCCASIONAL WIFE<br />
THE NAME OF THE GAME YOU’RE PLAYING MUST BE<br />
SEE JUST HOW FAR YOU CAN GO<br />
BUT CAN’T YOU SEE WHAT IT’S DOING TO ME<br />
AND THE WORLD WE BOTH USED TO KNOW<br />
(CHORUS), PLUS<br />
A HOME JUST CAN’T STAND WHEN IT HAS AN OCCASIONAL WIFE<br />
195
OH BABY MINE<br />
PAT BALLARD<br />
OH BABY MINE<br />
I GET SO LONELY WHEN I DREAM ABOUT YOU<br />
CAN’T DO WITHOUT YOU, THAT’S WHY I DREAM ABOUT YOU<br />
IF I COULD ONLY PUT MY ARMS AROUND YOU<br />
LIFE WOULD BE SO FAIR<br />
IF YOU WERE THERE<br />
WE COULD HUG AND KISS AND NEVER TIRE<br />
I’M ON FIRE, YOU ARE MY ONE DESIRE<br />
I GET SO LONELY WHEN I DREAM ABOUT YOU<br />
WHY CAN’T YOU BE THERE<br />
(CHORUS) TOSSING AND TURNING IN MY SLUMBER, HOLDING YOU IT<br />
SEEMS<br />
I GIVE YOU KISSES WITHOUT NUMBER, BUT ONLY IN MY DREAMS<br />
OH BABY MINE<br />
I GET SO LONELY WHEN I DREAM ABOUT YOU<br />
CAN’T DO WITHOUT YOU, THAT’S WHY I DREAM ABOUT YOU<br />
IF I COULD ONLY PUT MY ARMS AROUND YOU<br />
LIFE WOULD BE SO FAIR<br />
196
OH, CAROL<br />
SMOKIE, E<br />
I WAS OUT CRUISIN’, IT WAS LATE AND I WAS LOSIN’<br />
WHEN I SAW YOU WALKIN’ MY WAY<br />
SO NONCHALANT, I BET YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT<br />
BUT SO DO I AND I AIN’T LOSIN’ TODAY<br />
WELL, YOUR HIPS WERE SWINGIN’ AND YOUR JEANS WERE CLINGIN’<br />
YOU WERE DRIVIN’ ME OUTTA MY MIND<br />
ON A HOT AFTERNOON, WHEN THERE’S NOTHING TO DO<br />
YOU’RE NOT THE SORT OF THING A FELLOW SHOULD FIND<br />
SO I PULLED ON OVER, YOU TOSSED THE YOUR HAIR OFF YOUR<br />
SHOULDER<br />
AS YOU TURNED AND YOU LOOKED MY WAY<br />
OH, YOU WOULD’VE DIED, YOU’DA SKINNED ME ALIVE<br />
IF I’DA SAID WHAT I WANTED TO SAY<br />
SO BEIN’ POLITE, SAID WHATCHA DOIN’ TONIGHT<br />
Y’ SAID IT JUST SO HAPPENS I’M FREE<br />
YOU GOT ALL THE RIGHT CURVES AND ALL THE RIGHT WORDS<br />
AND THAT’S ALL RIGHT BY ME<br />
OH, CAROL, YOU GOT ME EATIN’ MY HEART AWAY<br />
YOU GOT ME COUNTIN’ MY NIGHTS AND DAYS<br />
OH I’M FLOATIN’ ON THE MILKY WAY<br />
OH, CAROL, NOBODY’S DONE IT BEFORE<br />
OH, BABY YOU’VE OPENED THE DOOR<br />
OH, CAROL YOU CAN DO IT SOME MORE<br />
WELL, IF YOU’RE READY FOR THIS, WHEN WE STARTED TO KISS<br />
SHE SAID, “WELL, HOLD ON A MINUTE OR TWO”<br />
WELL, NATURALLY, I KNEW IT COULDN’T BE ME<br />
I SAID, “BABY WHAT’S TROUBLIN’ YOU”<br />
SHE SAID, “I’M NOT SIXTEEN, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN”<br />
SO WE SAT AND WE TALKED FOR A WHILE<br />
AND WHEN WE FINALLY KISSED, YOU KNOW SHE DIDN’T RESIST<br />
AND I MUST SAY SHE DID IT IN STYLE<br />
OH, CAROL, YOU GOT ME EATING MY HEART AWAY<br />
YOU’VE GOT ME COUNTIN’ MY NIGHTS AND DAYS<br />
197
OH, I’M FLOATING ON THE MILKY WAY<br />
OH, CAROL, NOBODY’S DONE IT BEFORE<br />
OH, BABY YOU’VE OPENED THE DOOR<br />
OH, CAROL YOU CAN DO IT SOME MORE<br />
THEN 1 ST VERSE<br />
THEN LAST VERSE TWICE<br />
198
OH LONESOME ME<br />
DON GIBSON<br />
EVERYBODY’S GOING OUT AND HAVING FUN<br />
I’M JUST A FOOL, FOR STAYING HOME AND HAVING NONE<br />
I CAN’T GET OVER HOW SHE SET ME FREE<br />
OH, LONESOME ME<br />
A BAD MISTAKE I’M MAKING BY JUST HANGING’ ‘ROUND<br />
I KNOW THAT I SHOULD HAVE SOME FUN AND PAINT THE TOWN<br />
A LOVESICK FOOL THAT’S BLIND AND JUST CAN’T SEE<br />
OH, LONESOME ME<br />
I’LL BET SHE’S NOT LIKE ME, SHE’S OUT AND FANCY FREE<br />
FLIRTIN’ WITH THE BOYS WITH ALL HER CHARMS<br />
BUT I STILL LOVE HER SO, AND BROTHER DON’T YOU KNOW<br />
I’D WELCOME HER RIGHT BACK HERE IN MY ARMS<br />
WELL THERE MUST BE SOME WAY I CAN LOSE THESE LONESOME<br />
BLUES<br />
FORGET ABOUT THE PAST AND FIND SOMEBODY NEW<br />
I’VE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z<br />
OH, LONESOME ME<br />
OH, LONESOME ME<br />
DON GIBSON DIED IN 2003, AT AGE 75, IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. HE<br />
WROTE TWO OF HIS MOST FAMOUS SONGS, OH, LONESOME ME, AND I<br />
CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU, A RAY CHARLES HIT IN 1962, ON THE DAY HIS<br />
TELEVISION AND VACUUM CLEANER WERE REPOSESSED. “WHEN I<br />
WROTE THOSE SONGS, I COULDN’T HAVE BEEN ANY CLOSER TO<br />
BOTTOM,” HE SAID. (OBITUARY IN TIME, DECEMBER 1, 2003)<br />
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OH, MY PAPA (OH, MEIN PAPA)<br />
ENGLISH WORDS BY JOHN TURNER AND GEOFFREY PARSONS<br />
MUSIC AND ORIGINAL LYRIC BY PAUL BURKHARD, G<br />
(G) OH, MY PAPA, TO ME HE WAS SO (D7) WONDERFUL<br />
OH, MY PAPA, TO ME HE WAS SO (G) GOOD<br />
(G) NO ONE COULD BE SO GENTLE AND SO (D7) LOVABLE<br />
OH, MY PAPA, HE ALWAYS UNDER(G)STOOD<br />
GONE ARE THE DAYS<br />
WHEN HE WOULD TAKE ME (D) ON HIS KNEE<br />
(G) AND WITH A SMILE<br />
HE’D (F#7) CHANGE MY TEARS TO (Bm) LAUGH(D7)TER<br />
(G) OH, MY PAPA, SO FUNNY, SO (D7) ADORABLE<br />
ALWAYS THE CLOWN, SO FUNNY ON HIS (G) WAY<br />
(G) OH, MY PAPA, TO ME HE WAS SO (D7) WONDERFUL<br />
DEEP IN MY HEART, I MISS HIM SO TO(G) DAY<br />
(REPEAT ALL VERSES, OR JUST VERSE 2)<br />
OH, MY PAPA, OH, MY PAPA, OH, MY PAPA<br />
200
OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE<br />
MERLE HAGGARD<br />
MERLE HAGGARD, ROY EDWARD BURRIS<br />
WE DON’T SMOKE MARIJUANA IN MUSKOGEE<br />
WE DON’T TAKE OUR TRIPS ON LSD<br />
WE DON’T BURN OUR DRAFT CARDS DOWN ON MAIN STREET<br />
‘CAUSE WE LIKE LIVING RIGHT, AND BEING FREE<br />
WE DON’T MAKE A PARTY OUT OF LOVING<br />
WE LIKE HOLDING HANDS AND PITCHING WOO<br />
WE DON’T LET OUR HAIR GROW LONG AND SHAGGY<br />
LIKE THE HIPPIES OUT IN SAN FRANCISCO DO<br />
(CHORUS) I’M PROUD TO BE AN OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE<br />
A PLACE WHERE EVEN SQUARES CAN HAVE A BALL<br />
WE STILL WAVE OLD GLORY DOWN AT THE COURTHOUSE<br />
AND WHITE LIGHTNING’S STILL THE BIGGEST THRILL OF ALL<br />
LEATHER BOOTS ARE STILL IN STYLE FOR MANLY FOOTWEAR<br />
BEADS AND ROMAN SANDALS WON’T BE SEEN<br />
FOOTBALL’S STILL THE ROUGHEST THING ON CAMPUS<br />
AND THE KIDS HERE STILL RESPECT THE COLLEGE DEAN<br />
(CHORUS), THEN:<br />
IN MUSKOGEE OKLAHOMA USA<br />
201
OKLAHOMA HILLS<br />
JACK GUTHRIE, J GUTHRIE, W GUTHRIE<br />
MANY MONTHS HAVE COME AND GONE<br />
SINCE I WANDERED FROM MY HOME<br />
IN THOSE OKLAHOMA HILLS WHERE I WAS BORN<br />
MANY A PAGE OF LIFE HAS TURNED<br />
MANY A LESSON I HAVE LEARNED<br />
BUT I FEEL LIKE IN THOSE HILLS I STILL BELONG<br />
(CHORUS) WAY DOWN YONDER IN THE INDIAN NATION<br />
I RIDE MY PONY ON THE RESERVATION<br />
IN THE OKLAHOMA HILLS WHERE I WAS BORN<br />
NOW, WAY DOWN YONDER IN THE INDIAN NATION<br />
A COWBOY'S LIFE IS MY OCCUPATION<br />
IN THOSE OKLAHOMA HILLS WHERE I WAS BORN<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
BUT AS I SIT HERE TODAY<br />
MANY MILES I AM AWAY<br />
FROM THE PLACE I RODE MY PONY THROUGH A DRAW<br />
WHILE THE OAK AND BLACKJACK TREES<br />
KISS THE PLAYFUL PRARIE BREEZE<br />
IN THOSE OKLAHOMA HILLS WHERE I WAS BORN (CHORUS)<br />
NOW AS I TURN LIFE A PAGE<br />
TO THE LAND OF THE GREAT OSAGE<br />
IN THOSE OKLAHOMA HILLS WHERE I WAS BORN<br />
WHILE THE BLACK OIL BLOWS AND FLOWS<br />
AND THE SNOW-WHITE COTTON GROWS<br />
IN THOSE OKLAHOMA HILLS WHERE I WAS BORN (CHORUS)<br />
202
OLD DOGS, CHILDREN AND WATERMELON WINE<br />
TOM T HALL<br />
HOW OLD DO YOU THINK I AM HE SAID, I SAID, WELL I DIDN’T KNOW<br />
HE SAID, I TURNED SIXTY-FIVE, ABOUT ELEVEN MONTHS AGO<br />
I WAS SITTIN’ IN MIAMI POURIN’ BLENDED WHISKY DOWN<br />
WHEN THIS OLD GREY, BLACK GENTLEMAN, WAS CLEANIN’ UP THE<br />
LOUNGE<br />
THERE WASN’T ANYONE AROUND ‘CEPT THIS OLD MAN AND ME<br />
THE GUY WHO RAN THE BAR, WAS WATCHING IRONSIDES ON T.V<br />
UNINVITED HE SAT DOWN, AND OPENED UP HIS MIND<br />
ON OLD DOGS AND CHILDREN, AND WATERMELON WINE<br />
EVER HAD A DRINK OF WATERMELON WINE? HE ASKED<br />
HE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT THOUGH I DIDN’T ANSWER BACK<br />
AIN’T BUT THREE THINGS IN THIS WORLD, THAT’S WORTH A SOLITARY<br />
DIME<br />
THAT’S OLD DOGS AND CHILDREN AND WATERMELON WINE<br />
HE SAID, WOMEN THEY THINK ABOUT THEYSELVES WHEN MENFOLK<br />
AIN’T AROUND<br />
AND FRIENDS ARE HARD TO FIND WHEN THEY DISCOVER THAT YOU’RE<br />
DOWN<br />
HE SAID I TRIED IT ALL WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND IN MY NATURAL PRIME<br />
NOW IT’S OLD DOGS AND CHILDREN AND WATERMELON WINE<br />
OLD DOGS CARE ABOUT YOU EVEN WHEN YOU MAKE MISTAKES<br />
GOD BLESS LITTLE CHILDREN WHILE THEY’RE STILL TOO YOUNG TO<br />
HATE<br />
WHEN HE MOVED AWAY I FOUND MY PEN AND COPIED DOWN THAT<br />
LINE<br />
‘BOUT OLD DOGS AND CHILDREN, AND WATERMELON WINE<br />
I HAD TO CATCH A PLANE UP TO ATLANTA THAT NEXT DAY<br />
AS I LEFT FOR MY ROOM I SAW HIM PICKIN’ UP MY CHANGE<br />
THAT NIGHT I DREAMED IN PEACEFUL SLEEP OF SHADY SUMMERTIME<br />
OF OLD DOGS AND CHILDREN AND WATERMELON WINE<br />
203
OLD SHEP<br />
ELVIS PRESLEY, WILF CARTER, G<br />
CLYDE "RED" FOLEY<br />
WHEN (G) I WAS A (E7) LAD, AND OLD (A7) SHEP WAS A PUP<br />
OVER (D7) HILL AND MEADOW WE’D (G) ROAM (STRAY)<br />
JUST A BOY AND HIS (E7) DOG WE WERE (A7) BOTH FULL OF FUN<br />
(LOVE)<br />
WE (D) GREW UP TO(D7)GETHER THAT (G) WAY (G7)<br />
I RE(C)MEMBER THE TIME AT THE (G) OLD SWIMMING HOLE<br />
WHEN I WOULD HAVE DROWNED BEYOND (D7) DOUBT<br />
BUT OLD (G) SHEP WAS RIGHT (E7) THERE, TO THE (A7) RESCUE HE<br />
CAME<br />
HE (D7) JUMPED IN AND HELPED PULL ME (G) OUT<br />
AS THE YEARS FAST DID ROLL, OLD SHEP HE GREW OLD<br />
HIS EYESIGHT WAS FAST GROWING DIM<br />
AND ONE DAY THE DOCTOR LOOKED AT ME AND SAID<br />
I CAN DO NO MORE FOR HIM, JIM<br />
WITH HANDS THAT WERE TREMBLING I PICKED UP MY GUN<br />
AND AIMED IT AT SHEP’S FAITHFUL HEAD<br />
BUT I JUST COULDN’T DO IT, I WANTED TO RUN<br />
I WISHED THEY WOULD SHOOT ME INSTEAD<br />
I WENT TO HIS SIDE, AND SAT ON THE GROUND<br />
AND LAID HIS OLD HEAD ON MY KNEE<br />
I STROKED THE BEST FRIEND, THAT A MAN EVER FOUND<br />
I CRIED SO I SCARCELY COULD SEE<br />
OLD SHEP HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO GO<br />
FOR HE REACHED OUT AND LICKED AT MY HAND<br />
HE LOOKED UP AT ME JUST AS MUCH AS TO SAY<br />
WE'RE PARTING, BUT YOU UNDERSTAND<br />
OLD SHEP HE IS GONE WHERE THE GOOD DOGGIES GO<br />
AND NO MORE WITH OLD SHEP WILL I ROAM<br />
BUT IF DOGS HAVE A HEAVEN, THERE’S ONE THING I KNOW<br />
OLD SHEP HAS A WONDERFUL HOME<br />
204
ONCE A DAY<br />
CONNIE SMITH, E<br />
BILL ANDERSON<br />
WHEN YOU FOUND SOMEBODY NEW, I THOUGHT I NEVER WOULD<br />
FORGET YOU, FOR I THOUGHT THEN, I NEVER COULD<br />
BUT TIME HAS TAKEN ALL THE PAIN AWAY<br />
UNTIL NOW, I'M DOWN TO HURTIN' ONCE A DAY<br />
(CHORUS) ONCE A DAY, ALL DAY LONG<br />
AND ONCE A NIGHT, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN<br />
THE ONLY TIME, I WISH YOU WEREN'T GONE<br />
IS ONCE A DAY, EVERY DAY, ALL DAY LONG<br />
I'M SO GLAD THAT I'M NOT LIKE A GIRL I KNEW ONE TIME<br />
SHE LOST THE ONE SHE LOVED, THEN SLOWLY LOST HER MIND<br />
SHE SAT AROUND AND CRIED HER LIFE AWAY<br />
LUCKY ME, I'M ONLY CRYING ONCE A DAY<br />
(CHORUS) + REPEAT LAST LINE<br />
205
ONE DAY AT A TIME<br />
CHRISTY LANE, MARIE GIBSON & RICHARD LORING<br />
WILKIN / KRIS KRISTOFFERSON - DAVID GRESHAM<br />
I'M ONLY HUMAN, I'M JUST A WOMAN<br />
HELP ME BELIEVE IN WHAT I CAN BE AND ALL THAT I AM<br />
SHOW ME THE STAIRWAY, I HAVE TO CLIMB<br />
LORD FOR MY SAKE, TEACH ME TO TAKE, ONE DAY AT A TIME<br />
(CHORUS) ONE DAY AT A TIME, SWEET JESUS, THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING<br />
OF YOU<br />
JUST GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO DO EVERY DAY, WHAT I HAVE TO DO<br />
YESTERDAY'S GONE, SWEET JESUS, AND TOMORROW MAY NEVER BE<br />
MINE<br />
LORD HELP ME TODAY, SHOW ME THE WAY, ONE DAY AT A TIME<br />
DO YOU REMEMBER, WHEN YOU WALKED AMONG MEN<br />
WELL, JESUS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE LOOKING BELOW, IT'S WORSE<br />
NOW THAN THEN<br />
PUSHING AND SHOVING, VIOLENCE AND CRIME<br />
SO FOR MY SAKE, TEACH ME TO TAKE, ONE DAY AT A TIME<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
206
ON THE ROAD AGAIN<br />
WILLIE NELSON<br />
ON THE ROAD AGAIN<br />
I JUST CAN’T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN<br />
THE LIFE I LOVE IS MAKING MUSIC WITH MY FRIENDS<br />
AND I CAN’T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN<br />
ON THE ROAD AGAIN<br />
GOIN’ PLACES THAT I’VE NEVER BEEN<br />
SEE’N THINGS THAT I MAY NEVER SEE AGAIN<br />
I CAN’T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN<br />
ON THE ROAD AGAIN<br />
LIKE BAND OF GYPSIES WE GO DOWN THE HIGHWAY<br />
WE’RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS<br />
INSISTING THAT THE WORLD KEEP TURNING OUR WAY<br />
AND OUR WAY<br />
IS ON THE ROAD AGAIN<br />
I JUST CAN’T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN<br />
THE LIFE I LOVE IS MAKING MUSIC WITH MY FRIENDS<br />
AND I CAN’T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN<br />
207
ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE<br />
WINGS OF A DOVE<br />
FERLIN HUSKY, SIMON CRUMB, G OR A<br />
BOB FERGUSON<br />
WHEN TROUBLES SURROUND US, WHEN EVILS COME<br />
THE BODY GROWS WEAK, THE SPIRIT GROWS NUMB<br />
WHEN THESE THINGS BESET US, HE DOESN’T FORGET US<br />
HE SENDS DOWN HIS LOVE, ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE<br />
(CHORUS) ON THE WINGS OF A SNOW WHITE DOVE<br />
HE SENDS HIS PURE SWEET LOVE<br />
A SIGN FROM ABOVE<br />
ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE<br />
WHEN NOAH HAD DRIFTED, ON THE FLOOD MANY DAYS<br />
HE SEARCHED FOR LAND, IN VARIOUS WAYS<br />
TROUBLES HE HAD SOME, BUT HE WASN’T FORGOTTEN<br />
HE SENT HIM HIS LOVE, ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE (CHORUS)<br />
WHEN JESUS WENT DOWN, TO THE WATERS THAT DAY<br />
HE WAS BAPTISED, IN THE USUAL WAY<br />
WHEN IT WAS DONE, GOD BLESSED HIS SON<br />
HE SENT HIM HIS LOVE, ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE (CHORUS)<br />
208
ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY<br />
KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN FOLKSONG<br />
ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY, ALL COVERED WITH SNOW<br />
I LOST MY TRUE LOVER, BY A-COURTING TOO SLOW<br />
WELL, COURTING'S A PLEASURE, AND PARTING IS GRIEF<br />
BUT A FALSE-HEARTED LOVER, IS WORSE THAN A THIEF<br />
A THIEF HE WILL ROB YOU, AND TAKE ALL YOU HAVE<br />
BUT A FALSE-HEARTED LOVER, WILL SEND YOU TO THE GRAVE<br />
THE GRAVE WILL DECAY YOU, AND TURN YOU TO DUST<br />
AND WHERE IS THE YOUNG MAN, A POOR GIRL CAN TRUST?<br />
(NOT ONE GIRL IN A HUNDRED, A POOR BOY CAN TRUST)<br />
THEY'LL HUG YOU AND KISS YOU, AND TELL YOU MORE LIES<br />
THAN THE CROSSTIES ON THE RAILROAD, OR THE STARS IN THE SKIES<br />
THEY'LL TELL YOU THEY LOVE YOU, JUST TO GIVE YOUR HEART EASE<br />
BUT THE MINUTE YOUR BACK'S TURNED, THEY'LL COURT WHOM THEY<br />
PLEASE<br />
SO COME ALL YOU YOUNG MAIDENS, AND LISTEN TO ME<br />
NEVER PLACE YOUR AFFECTION, ON A GREEN WILLOW TREE<br />
FOR THE LEAVES THEY WILL WITHER, AND THE ROOTS THEY WILL DIE<br />
AND YOUR TRUE LOVE WILL LEAVE YOU, AND YOU'LL NEVER KNOW<br />
WHY<br />
209
ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY<br />
ARR. H. BELAFONTE<br />
ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY, ALL COVERED WITH SNOW<br />
I LOST MY TRUE LOVER, FOR COURTING TOO SLOW<br />
YES, COURTING'S A PLEASURE, PARTING IS GRIEF<br />
AND A FALSE-HEARTED LOVER, IS WORSE THAN A THIEF<br />
SHE'LL KISS YOU, SHE'LL HUG YOU, AND TELL YOU MORE LIES<br />
THAN CROSSTIES ON A RAILROAD, OR STARS IN THE SKIES<br />
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY BABY, SHE'S LIKE BAD BRANDY WINE<br />
THE FIRST TIME I KISSED HER, SHE DROVE ME OUT OF HER MIND<br />
SHE'S A BALTIMORE SPECIAL, GOT A FINE BROWN FRAME<br />
WHEN YOU SEE HER IN MOTION, EVIL WOMAN IS HER NAME<br />
DID I TELL YOU ABOUT EASTMORE? LORD, WHAT A SHAME<br />
HE RUN OFF WITH MY BABY, AND SCANDALIZED MY NAME<br />
WELL I WENT TO THE MOUNTAINTOP, TO CLAIM MY BABY BACK<br />
SHE WAS GONE WITH THAT EASTMORE, DOWN THAT LONESOME<br />
RAILROAD TRACK<br />
IF I EVER SEE THAT EASTMORE, I'LL SHOOT HIM WITH MY GUN<br />
I'LL CUT HIM WITH MY LONG GILES(?), AND TELL THAT PIMP TO RUN<br />
LITTLE LIZA, LITTLE LIZA, I COULDN'T SLEEP LAST NIGHT<br />
COME ON BACK HOME BABY, EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT<br />
LET ME TELL YOU, LET ME TELL YOU, I DIDN'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY<br />
IF MY WOMAN EVER COMES BACK, I'LL GIVE MY LIFE AWAY<br />
IF YOU EVER SEE A DARK CLOUD, ROLLING IN THE SKY<br />
IT'S MY WOMAN GONE TO HEAVEN, WITH A TEARDROP IN HER EYE<br />
ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY, ALL COVERED WITH SNOW<br />
I LOST MY TRUE LOVER, FOR COURTING TOO SLOW<br />
210
PALOMA BLANCA<br />
GEORGE BAKER<br />
HANS BOUWENS<br />
WHEN THE SUN SHINES ON THE MOUNTAINS<br />
AND THE NIGHT IS ON THE RUN<br />
IT’S A NEW DAY, IT’S A NEW WAY<br />
AND I FLY UP TO THE SUN<br />
I CAN FEEL THE MORNING SUNLIGHT<br />
I CAN SMELL THE NEWBORN HAY<br />
I CAN HEAR GOD’S VOICES CALLING<br />
FROM MY GOLDEN SKYLIGHT WAY<br />
UNA PALOMA BLANCA, I’M JUST A BIRD IN THE SKY<br />
UNA PALOMA BLANCA, OVER THE MOUNTAINS I FLY<br />
NO ONE CAN TAKE MY FREEDOM AWAY<br />
ONCE I HAD MY SHARE OF LOSING<br />
ONCE THEY LOCKED ME ON A CHAIN<br />
YES, THEY TRIED TO BREAK MY POWER<br />
OH I STILL CAN FEEL THE PAIN<br />
UNA PALOMA BLANCA, I’M JUST A BIRD IN THE SKY<br />
UNA PALOMA BLANCA, OVER THE MOUNTAINS I FLY<br />
NO ONE CAN TAKE MY FREEDOM AWAY<br />
NO ONE CAN TAKE MY FREEDOM AWAY<br />
211
PAPER ROSES<br />
MARIE OSMOND, G<br />
WORDS BY JANICE TORRE, MUSIC BY FRED SPIELMAN<br />
(G) I REALIZE THE WAY YOUR EYES DE(D7)CEIVED ME<br />
WITH TENDER LOOKS THAT I MISTOOK FOR (G) LOVE<br />
SO TAKE AWAY THE FLOWERS (G7) THAT YOU (C) GAVE ME<br />
AND (D7) SEND THE KIND THAT YOU REMIND ME (G) OF<br />
(CHORUS) PAPER (C) ROSES, (D7) PAPER (G) ROSES<br />
OH, HOW (Am) REAL THOSE ROSES (D7) SEEMED TO (G) BE<br />
BUT THEY’RE (C) ONLY (D7) IMI(G)TATION<br />
LIKE YOUR (Am) IMITATION (D7) LOVE FOR (G) ME<br />
I THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD BE THE PERFECT LOVER<br />
YOU SEEMED SO FULL OF SWEETNESS AT THE START<br />
BUT LIKE A BIG RED ROSE THAT’S MADE OF PAPER<br />
THERE ISN’T ANY SWEETNESS IN YOUR HEART<br />
212
PICK ME UP (ON YOUR WAY DOWN)<br />
PATSY CLINE<br />
ONCE MY LOVE WAS GOOD ENOUGH<br />
TRUE HAPPINESS WE KNEW<br />
THEN FAME AND FORTUNE CAME YOUR WAY<br />
AND MADE A CHANGE IN YOU<br />
YOU'LL FIND YOUR LADDER OF SUCCESS, IS NOT ON SOLID GROUND<br />
AND WHEN IT STARTS TO TREMBLE, PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN<br />
(CHORUS) PICK ME UP WHEN DREAMS ARE SHATTERED, WHEN FALSE<br />
FRIENDS CANNOT BE FOUND<br />
FOR YOU KNOW I'LL STILL BE WAITING, PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY<br />
DOWN<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
YOU'VE HIT THE TOP, BUT IT WON'T LAST<br />
THERE'S JUST ONE WAY TO GO<br />
THE WORLD YOU'VE CHOSEN IS NOT REAL<br />
THESE THINGS YOU'LL COME TO KNOW<br />
WHEN FOLKS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW YOU<br />
AND YOU'VE LOST YOUR FINAL ROUND<br />
WHEN YOU FIND THAT YOU ARE LONELY<br />
PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN (CHORUS)<br />
213
PICK ME UP (ON YOUR WAY DOWN)<br />
CHARLIE WALKER<br />
HARLAN HOWARD<br />
YOU WERE MINE FOR JUST A WHILE<br />
NOW YOU'RE PUTTING ON THE STYLE<br />
AND YOU'VE NEVER ONCE LOOKED BACK<br />
AT YOUR HOME ACROSS THE TRACK<br />
YOU'RE THE GOSSIP OF THE TOWN<br />
BUT MY HEART CAN STILL BE FOUND<br />
WHERE YOU TOSSED IT ON THE GROUND<br />
PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN<br />
(CHORUS) PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN<br />
WHEN YOU'RE BLUE AND ALL ALONE<br />
WHEN THEIR GLAMOR STARTS TO BORE YOU<br />
COME ON BACK WHERE YOU BELONG<br />
YOU MAY BE THEIR PRIDE AND JOY<br />
BUT THEY'LL FIND ANOTHER TOY<br />
THEN THEY'LL TAKE AWAY YOUR CROWN<br />
PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
THEY HAVE CHANGED YOUR ATTITUDE<br />
MADE YOU HAUGHTY AND SO RUDE<br />
YOUR NEW FRIENDS CAN TAKE THE BLAME<br />
UNDERNEATH YOU'RE STILL THE SAME<br />
WHEN YOU LEARN THESE THINGS ARE TRUE<br />
I'LL BE WAITING HERE FOR YOU<br />
AS YOU TUMBLE TO THE GROUND<br />
PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN (CHORUS)<br />
214
PLAY BORN TO LOSE AGAIN<br />
AFTER SWEET MEMORIES, PLAY BORN TO LOSE AGAIN<br />
DOTTSY<br />
KENT ROBBINS<br />
AFTER SWEET MEMORIES, PLAY BORN TO LOSE AGAIN<br />
PARDON ME… I'M JUST ANOTHER LONELY FOOL<br />
AND I KNOW THE BAND IS TIRED, IT'S HALF-PAST TWO<br />
BUT WOULD YOU PLAY ONE LAST REQUEST FOR AN OLD FRIEND<br />
AFTER SWEET MEMORIES, PLAY BORN TO LOSE AGAIN<br />
(CHORUS) AFTER SWEET MEMORIES, WOULD YOU PLAY BORN TO LOSE<br />
AGAIN<br />
I'M HERE 'MOST EVERY NIGHT, 'TILL/ THE MUSIC ENDS<br />
I KNOW YOU KNOW MY STORY, I HEAR IT NOW AND THEN<br />
SO AFTER SWEET MEMORIES, PLAY BORN TO LOSE AGAIN<br />
I KNOW THE WAITRESS HERE, SHE SEATS ME NEAR THE BAND<br />
SHE BRINGS ME SCOTCH AND SODA, AND HER EYES UNDERSTAND<br />
OH, YOUR HARD DAY'S NIGHT IS ENDING, BUT MINE WILL SOON BEGIN<br />
SO AFTER SWEET MEMORIES, PLAY BORN TO LOSE AGAIN<br />
(CHORUS) + YES, AFTER SWEET MEMORIES, PLAY BORN TO LOSE<br />
AGAIN<br />
215
PLEASE HELP ME I’M FALLING (IN LOVE WITH YOU)<br />
HANK LOCKLIN, BOBBY HELMS<br />
DON ROBERTSON, HAL BLAIR<br />
PLEASE HELP ME I’M FALLING, IN LOVE WITH YOU<br />
CLOSE THE DOOR TO TEMPTATION, DON’T LET ME WALK THROUGH<br />
TURN AWAY FROM ME DARLING, I’M BEGGING YOU TO<br />
PLEASE HELP ME I’M FALLING, IN LOVE WITH YOU<br />
I BELONG TO ANOTHER, WHOSE ARMS HAVE GROWN COLD<br />
BUT I PROMISED FOREVER, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD<br />
I CAN NEVER BE FREE DEAR, BUT WHEN I’M WITH YOU<br />
I KNOW THAT I’M LOSING, THE WILL TO BE TRUE<br />
PLEASE HELP ME I’M FALLING, AND THAT WOULD BE SIN<br />
CLOSE THE DOOR TO TEMPTATION, DON’T LET ME WALK IN<br />
FOR I MUSTN’T WANT YOU, BUT DARLING I DO<br />
PLEASE HELP ME I’M FALLING, IN LOVE WITH YOU<br />
216
RELEASE ME<br />
PLEASE RELEASE ME (A, RISING TO D IN THIRD VERSE)<br />
RAY PRICE, ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINK<br />
EDDIE MILLER, ROBERT YOUNT, DUB WILLIAMS<br />
PLEASE RELEASE ME LET ME GO<br />
FOR I DON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE<br />
TO WASTE OUR LIVES WOULD BE A SIN<br />
RELEASE ME AND LET ME LOVE AGAIN<br />
I HAVE FOUND A NEW LOVE DEAR<br />
AND I WILL ALWAYS WANT HER NEAR<br />
HER LIPS ARE WARM WHILE YOURS ARE COLD<br />
RELEASE ME, MY DARLING, LET ME GO<br />
PLEASE RELEASE ME, CAN’T YOU SEE<br />
YOU’D BE A FOOL TO CLING TO ME<br />
TO LIVE A LIE WOULD BRING US PAIN<br />
SO RELEASE ME, LET ME LOVE AGAIN<br />
217
PROMISED LAND<br />
FREDDY WELLER, ELVIS PRESLEY, D<br />
CHUCK BERRY<br />
I LEFT MY HOME IN NORFOLK VIRGINIA, CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND<br />
I STRADDLED THAT GREYHOUND, RODE HIM INTO RALEIGH, AND ON<br />
ACROSS CAROLINE<br />
STOPPED IN CHARLOTTE, BYPASSED GREENVILLE, NEVER WAS A<br />
MINUTE LATE<br />
WE WERE NINETY MILES OUT OF ATLANTA BY SUNDOWN, ROLLING OUT<br />
OF GEORGIA STATE<br />
HAD MOTOR TROUBLE, IT TURNED INTO A STRUGGLE, HALF WAY<br />
ACROSS ALABAM<br />
AND THE HOUND BROKE DOWN AND LEFT US ALL STRANDED IN<br />
DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM<br />
RIGHT AWAY I BOUGHT ME A THROUGH-TRAIN TICKET, RIDING 'CROSS<br />
MISSISSIPPI CLEAN<br />
AND I WAS ON THAT MIDNIGHT FLYER OUT OF BIRMINGHAM, SMOKING<br />
INTO NEW ORLEANS<br />
SOMEBODY HELP ME GET OUT OF LOUISIANA, JUST HELP ME GET TO<br />
HOUSTON TOWN<br />
THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE WHO CARE A LITTLE 'BOUT ME, AND THEY<br />
WON'T A-LET THE POOR BOY DOWN<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
SURE AS YOU'RE BORN, THEY BOUGHT ME A SILK SUIT, PUT LUGGAGE<br />
IN MY HAND<br />
AND I WOKE UP HIGH OVER ALBUQUERQUE ON A JET TO THE<br />
PROMISED LAND<br />
WORKING ON A T-BONE STEAK A LA CARTE, FLYING OVER TO THE<br />
GOLDEN STATE<br />
WHEN THE PILOT TOLD US THAT IN TEN MORE MINUTES HE WOULD<br />
SET US AT THE TERMINAL GATE<br />
SWING LOW CHARIOT, COME DOWN EASY, TAXI TO THE TERMINAL<br />
DOME<br />
CUT YOUR ENGINES AND COOL YOUR WINGS AND LET ME MAKE IT TO<br />
THE TELEPHONE<br />
218
LOS ANGELES, GIVE ME NORFOLK VIRGINIA, TIDEWATER FOUR TEN OH<br />
NINE<br />
TELL THE FOLKS BACK HOME THIS IS THE PROMISED LAND CALLING<br />
AND THE POOR BOY'S ON THE LINE<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL) + REPEAT LAST SIX LINES<br />
219
PRIMROSE LANE<br />
JERRY WALLACE, G<br />
WAYNE SHANKLIN, GEORGE CALENDER<br />
(G) PRIMROSE LANE, LIFE'S A HOLIDAY ON PRIMROSE LANE<br />
JUST A HOLIDAY ON (Am7) PRIMROSE LANE, WITH (G) YOU<br />
CAN'T EXPLAIN, WHEN WE'RE WALKING DOWN THE PRIMROSE LANE<br />
EVEN ROSES BLOOMING (Am7) IN THE RAIN, WITH (G) YOU<br />
(C) SWEET PERFUME, (G7) THOSE LITTLE OLD (C) ROSES BLOOM<br />
(G7) AND I WANT TO WALK WITH (Am) YOU (Am7), MY WHOLE LIFE<br />
THROUGH (D7)<br />
PRIMROSE LANE, LIFE'S A HOLIDAY ON PRIMROSE LANE<br />
JUST A HOLIDAY ON PRIMROSE LANE, WITH YOU<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(REPEAT LAST TWO VERSES)<br />
220
PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE<br />
(MALE CHAUVENIST PIG’S THEME SONG)<br />
PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE<br />
COOK ME UP SOME BACON AND SOME BEANS<br />
GO OUT TO THE CAR AND CHANGE THE TIRE<br />
WASH MY SOCKS AND SEW MY OLD BLUE JEANS<br />
COME ON BABY, YOU CAN FILL MY PIPE AND THEN GO FETCH MY<br />
SLIPPERS<br />
AND BOIL ME UP ANOTHER POT OF TEA<br />
NOW PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE<br />
AND COME AND TELL ME WHY YOU’RE LEAVING ME<br />
NOW DON’T I LET YOU WASH THE CAR ON SUNDAY<br />
DON’T I WARN YOU WHEN YOU’RE GETTING’ FAT<br />
AIN’T I GONNA TAKE YOU FISHIN’ WITH ME SOMEDAY<br />
WELL A MAN CAN’T LOVE A WOMAN MORE THAN THAT<br />
AIN’T I ALWAYS NICE TO YOUR KID SISTER<br />
DON’T I TAKE HER DRIVIN’ EVERY NIGHT<br />
NOW SIT HERE AT MY FEET ‘CAUSE I LIKE YOU WHEN YOU’RE SWEET<br />
AND YOU KNOW THAT IT AIN’T FEMININE TO FIGHT<br />
SO PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE<br />
COOK ME UP SOME BACON AND SOME BEANS<br />
GO OUT TO THE CAR, LIFT IT UP AND CHANGE THE TIRE<br />
WASH MY SOCKS AND SEW MY OLD BLUE JEANS<br />
COME ON BABY, YOU CAN FILL MY PIPE AND THEN GO FETCH MY<br />
SLIPPERS<br />
AND BOIL ME UP ANOTHER POT OF TEA<br />
NOW PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE<br />
AND COME AND TELL ME WHY YOU’RE LEAVING ME<br />
221
RAINBOWS ARE BACK IN STYLE<br />
SLIM WHITMAN<br />
D BURGESS<br />
(CHORUS) RAINBOWS ARE GETTING BACK IN STYLE<br />
THERE'S SUNSHINE EVERYWHERE AND I'M LEARNING HOW TO SMILE<br />
THE ONLY TIME IT RAINS IS TO COOL THINGS FOR A WHILE<br />
SINCE I MET YOU, I CAN'T FORGET YOU, AND RAINBOWS ARE BACK IN<br />
STYLE<br />
THERE'S NOT A THING IN THIS WORLD THAT I'D RATHER DO THAN JUST<br />
SIT AND STARE AT YOUR FACE<br />
YOU'RE SO PRETTY THAT YOU'VE MADE THE WORLD A WHOLE LOT<br />
HAPPIER PLACE<br />
WELL LIFE'S WORTH LIVING AND THE LOVE YOU'RE GIVING HAS MADE<br />
ME FEEL THIS WAY<br />
AND RAINBOWS HAVE CHASED THE CLOUDS AWAY (CHORUS)<br />
WELL YOUR NAME IS LIKE MUSIC AND I CAN'T HELP SINGING IT OVER<br />
AND OVER AGAIN<br />
THIS HAPPY FEELING HAS GOT ME THINKING IT'S HEAVEN I'M LIVING IN<br />
WELL THE LOVE WE SHARE PUTS MAGIC IN THE AIR AND EVERY<br />
DREAM COMES TRUE<br />
AND RAINBOWS HAVE TURNED MY SKIES TO BLUE (CHORUS)<br />
222
RAVISHING RUBY<br />
TOM T HALL, E<br />
RAVISHING RUBY, SHE’S BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE<br />
RAVISHING RUBY, SHE WAS A TRUCK-STOP CHILD<br />
BORN IN THE (E7) BACK OF A RIG, SOMEWHERE NEAR L A<br />
RAVISHING RUBY, YOU POURED A LOTTA HOT COFFEE IN YOUR DAY<br />
RAVISHING RUBY, BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU SAY<br />
JUST LIKE HER DADDY SAID, SAID HE’D BE BACK SOME DAY<br />
SHE WAS JUST FOURTEEN, SHE GREW UP WILD AND FREE<br />
AND ALL THE TIME SHE’S BEEN WAITING ON HIM SHE’S BEEN WAITING<br />
ON YOU AND ME<br />
(CHORUS) RAVISHING RUBY, SHE SLEEPS IN A BUNK OUT BACK<br />
HER DAYS AND NIGHTS ARE FILLED WITH DREAMS OF A MAN NAMED<br />
SMILIN’ JACK<br />
THAT WAS HER DADDY’S NAME, AND THAT’S ALL SHE EVER KNEW<br />
RAVISHING RUBY AIN’T GOT TIME FOR GUYS LIKE ME AND YOU<br />
RAVISHING RUBY, A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL NOW<br />
RAVISHING RUBY, SHE MADE A SOLEMN VOW<br />
WAITING ON SMILING JACK, HE’LL COME ROLLING BY<br />
AND SHE WANTS TO SEE HIM, SHE WANTS TO TOUCH HIM EITHER WAY,<br />
DEAD OR ALIVE (CHORUS)<br />
223
REMEMBER ME (WHEN THE CANDLELIGHTS ARE GLEAMING)<br />
WILLIE NELSON<br />
SCOTT WISEMAN<br />
YOU TOLD ME ONCE THAT YOU WERE MINE ALONE FOREVER<br />
AND I WAS YOURS ‘TILL THE END OF ETERNITY<br />
BUT ALL THOSE VOWS ARE BROKEN NOW AND I WILL NEVER<br />
BE THE SAME EXCEPT IN MEMORY<br />
(CHORUS) REMEMBER ME, WHEN THE CANDLELIGHTS ARE GLEAMING<br />
REMEMBER ME, AT THE CLOSE OF A LONG, LONG DAY<br />
AND IT WOULD BE SO SWEET, WHEN ALL ALONE I’M DREAMING<br />
JUST TO KNOW YOU STILL REMEMBER ME<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
A BRIGHTER FACE MAY TAKE MY PLACE WHEN WE’RE APART, DEAR<br />
ANOTHER LOVE WITH A HEART MORE BOLD AND FREE<br />
BUT IN THE END FAIR-WEATHER FRIENDS MAY BREAK YOUR HEART,<br />
DEAR<br />
AND IF THEY DO, SWEETHEART, REMEMBER ME<br />
(CHORUS) + REPEAT LAST LINE<br />
224
REMEMBER YOU’RE MINE<br />
PAT BOONE, A<br />
MANN - LOWE<br />
BE FAITHFUL, DARLING, WHILE YOU’RE AWAY<br />
FOR WHEN IT’S SUMMER, A HEART CAN STRAY<br />
AND THOUGH I’LL MISS YOU, HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME<br />
JUST REMEMBER DARLING, REMEMBER YOU’RE MINE<br />
IF YOU GO DANCING, AND HE HOLDS YOU TIGHT<br />
AND LIPS ARE TEMPTING, ON A SUMMER NIGHT<br />
YOUR HEART BEATS FASTER, WHEN THE STARS START TO SHINE<br />
JUST REMEMBER DARLING, REMEMBER YOU’RE MINE<br />
I’LL BE LONELY, I’LL BE BLUE<br />
BUT I (B7) PROMISE, I’LL BE TRUE<br />
AND THOUGH I’LL MISS YOU, HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME<br />
JUST REMEMBER DARLING, REMEMBER YOU'RE MINE<br />
225
RIBBON OF DARKNESS<br />
MARTY ROBBINS, CONNIE SMITH<br />
GORDON LIGHTFOOT<br />
RIBBON OF DARKNESS OVER ME<br />
SINCE MY TRUE LOVE WALKED OUT THE DOOR<br />
TEARS I NEVER HAD BEFORE<br />
RIBBON OF DARKNESS OVER ME<br />
CLOUDS ARE GATHERING O’ER MY HEAD<br />
THEY CHILL THE DAY AND HIDE THE SUN<br />
THAT SHROUD THE NIGHT WHEN DAY IS DONE<br />
RIBBON OF DARKNESS OVER ME<br />
RAIN IS FALLING ON THE MEADOW<br />
WHERE ONCE MY LOVE AND I DID LIE<br />
NOW SHE IS GONE FROM THE MEADOW<br />
MY LOVE GOODBYE<br />
RIBBON OF DARKNESS OVER ME<br />
WHERE ONCE THE WORLD WAS YOUNG AS SPRING<br />
WHERE FLOWERS DID BLOOM AND BIRDS DID SING<br />
RIBBON OF DARKNESS OVER ME<br />
IN THIS COLD ROOM A-LYING<br />
DON’T WANT TO SEE NO ONE BUT YOU<br />
LORD I WISH I COULD BE DYING<br />
TO FORGET YOU<br />
HOW I WISH YOUR HEART COULD SEE<br />
HOW MINE JUST ACHES AND BREAKS ALL DAY<br />
COME ON BACK AND TAKE AWAY<br />
THIS RIBBON OF DARKNESS OVER ME<br />
226
RIVERS OF BABYLON<br />
JIMMY CLIFF, BONEY M<br />
JAMAICAN; BRENT DOWE, JAMES A MCNAUGHTON, GEORGE REYAM,<br />
FRANK FARIAN<br />
BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON<br />
THERE WE SAT DOWN<br />
AND THERE WE WEPT<br />
WHEN WE REMEMBERED ZION (REPEAT VERSE)<br />
'CAUSE THE WICKED CARRIED US AWAY CAPTIVITY<br />
REQUIRED FROM US A SONG<br />
HOW CAN WE SING THE LORD'S SONG IN A STRANGE LAND<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
(CALLING OUT) SING IT OUT LOUD<br />
SING A SONG OF FREEDOM BROTHER<br />
SING A SONG OF FREEDOM SISTER<br />
LAH-LAH LAH-LAH-LAH LAH-LAH<br />
(CALLING OUT) WE GOTTA WALK AND TALK IT<br />
WE GOTTA SING AND SHOUT, YEAH-YEAH-YEAH<br />
OH-OH-OH-OH LAH-DAH MM-MM-MM-MM<br />
MAY (SO LET) THE WORDS OF OUR MOUTHS<br />
AND THE MEDITATIONS OF OUR HEARTS<br />
BE ACCEPTABLE IN THY SIGHT, HERE TONIGHT (OFARAY?)<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
SING IT, SING IT, SING IT, YEAH<br />
WE GOT TO SING IT TOGETHER<br />
EVERY ONE OF US<br />
LAH-LAH LAH-LAH-LAH LAH-LAH OH-OH-OH<br />
(REPEAT FIRST VERSE), (REPEAT SECOND VERSE),<br />
(REPEAT SECOND VERSE, FADE)<br />
227
RIVERS OF BABYLON<br />
BRENT DOWE, JAMES A MCNAUGHTON, GEORGE REYAM, AND FRANK<br />
FARIAN<br />
BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON, THERE WE SAT DOWN<br />
AND THERE WE WEPT WHEN WE REMEMBERED ZION<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
FOR THE WICKED CARRIED US AWAY IN CAPTIVITY<br />
REQUIRED OF US A SONG<br />
HOW SHALL WE SING THE LORD'S SONG IN A STRANGE LAND?<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
(GROUP "AH" FIRST VERSE)<br />
SO LET THE WORDS OF OUR MOUTHS<br />
AND THE MEDITATIONS OF OUR HEARTS<br />
BE ACCEPTABLE IN THY SIGHT HERE TONIGHT<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON, THERE WE SAT DOWN<br />
AND THERE WE WEPT WHEN WE REMEMBERED ZION<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
(GROUP "AH" FIRST VERSE)<br />
228
ROOM FULL OF ROSES<br />
SONS OF THE PIONEERS, GEORGE MORGAN, MICKEY GILLEY, A<br />
TIM SPENCER<br />
IF I SENT A ROSE TO YOU<br />
FOR EVERY TIME, YOU MADE ME BLUE<br />
YOU’D HAVE A ROOM FULL OF ROSES<br />
AND IF I SENT A ROSE OF WHITE<br />
FOR EVERY TIME I CRIED ALL NIGHT<br />
YOU’D HAVE A ROOM FULL OF ROSES<br />
AND IF YOU TOOK THE PETALS<br />
AND YOU TORE THEM ALL APART<br />
YOU’D BE (B7) TEARING AT THE ROSES<br />
THE WAY YOU TORE MY HEART<br />
SO IF SOMEDAY YOU’RE FEELING BLUE<br />
YOU COULD SEND SOME ROSES TOO<br />
WELL I DON’T WANT A ROOM FULL OF ROSES<br />
I JUST WANT MY ARMS FULL OF YOU<br />
(REPEAT LAST TWO VERSES)<br />
229
ROSE MARIE<br />
NELSON EDDY, SLIM WHITMAN, D<br />
HORBACK - HAMMERSTEIN II - FREML<br />
(OH ROSE, MY ROSE MARIE)<br />
OH ROSE MARIE I LOVE YOU<br />
I’M ALWAYS DREAMING OF YOU<br />
NO MATTER WHAT I DO I CAN’T FORGET YOU<br />
SOMETIMES I WISH THAT I HAD NEVER MET YOU<br />
AND YET IF I SHOULD LOSE YOU<br />
(F#) 'TWOULD MEAN MY VERY LIFE TO (Bm) ME<br />
OF ALL THE QUEENS THAT EVER LIVED I CHOOSE YOU<br />
TO RULE ME, MY ROSE MARIE<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
OF ALL THE QUEENS THAT EVER LIVED I’D CHOOSE YOU<br />
TO RULE ME, MY ROSE MARIE<br />
OF ALL THE QUEENS THAT EVER LIVED, I’D CHOOSE YOU<br />
YES I’D CHOOSE YOU<br />
TO RULE ME, MY ROSE MARIE<br />
230
ROSES ARE RED<br />
JIM REEVES, D OR C<br />
A LONG, LONG TIME AGO, ON GRADUATION DAY<br />
YOU HANDED ME YOUR BOOK, I SIGNED THIS WAY<br />
(CHORUS) ROSES ARE RED, MY LOVE<br />
VIOLETS ARE BLUE<br />
SUGAR IS SWEET, MY LOVE<br />
BUT NOT AS SWEET AS YOU<br />
WE DATED THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL<br />
AND WHEN THE BIG DAY CAME<br />
I WROTE INTO YOUR BOOK<br />
NEXT TO MY NAME (CHORUS)<br />
IS THAT YOUR LITTLE GIRL<br />
SHE LOOKS SO MUCH LIKE YOU<br />
SOME DAY SOME BOY WILL WRITE<br />
IN HER BOOK, TOO (CHORUS)<br />
THEN I WENT FAR AWAY<br />
AND YOU FOUND SOMEONE NEW<br />
I READ YOUR LETTER, DEAR<br />
AND I WROTE BACK TO YOU<br />
(CHORUS, BUT LAST LINE IS: GOOD LUCK, MAY GOD BLESS YOU)<br />
231
SAN ANTONIO ROSE<br />
BOB WILLS, SONS OF THE PIONEERS, D, CHORUS A<br />
DEEP WITHIN MY HEART LIES A MELODY<br />
A SONG OF OLD SAN ANTONE<br />
WHERE IN DREAMS I LIVE WITH A MEMORY<br />
BENEATH THE STARS ALL ALONE<br />
IT WAS THERE I FOUND BESIDE THE ALAMO<br />
ENCHANTMENT STRANGE AS THE BLUE UP ABOVE<br />
A MOONLIT PASS THAT ONLY SHE WOULD KNOW<br />
STILL HEARS MY BROKEN SONG OF LOVE<br />
MOON IN ALL YOUR SPLENDOR, KNOW ONLY MY HEART<br />
CALL BACK MY ROSE, ROSE OF SAN ANTONE<br />
LIPS SO SWEET AND TENDER, LIKE PETALS FALLING APART<br />
SPEAK ONCE AGAIN OF MY LOVE, MY OWN<br />
BROKEN SONG, EMPTY WORDS I KNOW<br />
STILL LIVE IN MY HEART ALL ALONE<br />
FOR THAT MOONLIT PASS BY THE ALAMO<br />
AND ROSE, MY ROSE OF SAN ANTONE<br />
(REPEAT LAST TWO VERSES)<br />
232
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME<br />
EMMYLOU HARRIS, LINDA RONSTADT<br />
DOC POMUS - MORT SHUMAN<br />
YOU CAN DANCE, EVERY DANCE WITH THE GUY, WHO GIVES YOU THE<br />
EYE, LET HIM HOLD YOU TIGHT<br />
YOU CAN SMILE, EVERY SMILE FOR THE MAN WHO'D LIKE TO TREAT<br />
YOU RIGHT ‘NEATH THE PALE MOONLIGHT<br />
BUT DON’T FORGET WHO’S TAKING YOU HOME<br />
AND IN WHOSE ARMS YOU’RE GONNA BE<br />
SO DARLING SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME<br />
OH I KNOW, THAT THE MUSIC’S FINE, LIKE SPARKLING WINE<br />
GO AND HAVE YOUR FUN<br />
DANCE AND SING, BUT WHILE WE’RE APART DON’T GIVE YOUR HEART<br />
TO ANYONE<br />
AND DON’T FORGET WHO’S TAKING YOU HOME<br />
AND IN WHOSE ARMS YOU’RE GONNA BE<br />
OH DARLING SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME<br />
BABY DON’T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU SO, CAN’T YOU FEEL IT WHEN WE<br />
TOUCH<br />
I WILL NEVER, NEVER LET YOU GO, I LOVE YOU OH, SO MUCH<br />
YOU CAN DANCE, GO AND CARRY ON, ‘TILL THE NIGHT IS GONE, AND<br />
IT’S TIME TO GO<br />
IF HE ASKS, IF YOU’RE ALL ALONE CAN HE TAKE YOU HOME, YOU MUST<br />
TELL HIM NO<br />
AND DON’T FORGET WHO’S TAKING YOU HOME<br />
AND IN WHOSE ARMS YOU’RE GONNA BE<br />
OH DARLING, SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME<br />
OH DARLING, SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME<br />
233
SAY YOU’LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW<br />
TOM JONES, A<br />
(CHORUS) (A) SAY YOU’LL STAY UNTIL TO(D)MORROW<br />
(E) I CAN’T FACE THE NIGHT A(A)LONE (E)<br />
(A) THOUGH I KNOW IT’S OVER (D) AND I KNOW WE’RE (B7) THROUGH<br />
SAY YOU’LL (A) STAY UNTIL TO(E)MORROW, I NEED (A) YOU<br />
(A) THE WORDS HAVE ALL BEEN SAID, YOUR (D) MIND’S MADE UP TO<br />
GO<br />
YOU’RE (E) STANDING BY THE BED, LIKE (A) SOMEONE I DON’T KNOW<br />
(D) YOUR LOVE HAS DIED, AND THERE'S (A) NOTHING I CAN DO<br />
THOUGH YOU (B7) TRIED, YES YOU TRIED, I CAN’T (E) LIVE WITH A LIE<br />
BUT (CHORUS)<br />
I’VE KNOWN FOR SOME TIME NOW, THAT THINGS JUST AIN’T BEEN<br />
RIGHT<br />
‘CAUSE WHEN WE TRY TO TALK, WE BOTH GET SO UPTIGHT<br />
BUT NOW YOU’VE TOLD THE TRUTH, AND I KNOW WHERE I STAND<br />
OH, IT HURTS, DEEP INSIDE, GIVE ME TIME, I’LL GET BY, BUT (CHORUS)<br />
234
SEARCHING<br />
KITTY WELLS<br />
SEARCHING, I’VE SPENT A LIFETIME DARLING, SEARCHING<br />
LOOKING, FOR SOMEONE JUST LIKE YOU<br />
DREAMING, IN ALL MY DREAMS I DREAM THAT SOMEDAY<br />
I’LL FIND SOMEONE LIKE YOU<br />
OTHER LOVES HAVE COME MY WAY<br />
BUT THEY WERE NOT FOR ME<br />
TELL ME THAT YOU’RE HERE TO STAY<br />
DON’T EVER SET ME FREE<br />
‘CAUSE I’VE BEEN SEARCHING<br />
I’VE SPENT A LIFETIME DARLING, SEARCHING<br />
LOOKING, FOR SOMEONE JUST LIKE YOU<br />
235
SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU DREAM ON<br />
HANK LOCKLIN, DEAN MARTIN<br />
SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU DREAM ON<br />
DON’T YOU KNOW THAT I STILL CARE FOR YOU<br />
SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU DREAM ON<br />
SO DARLING I CAN DREAM ON IT TOO<br />
EACH NIGHT WHILE I’M SLEEPING, OH SO LONELY<br />
I SHARE YOUR LOVE IN DREAMS THAT ONCE WERE TRUE<br />
SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU DREAM ON<br />
SO DARLING I CAN DREAM ON IT TOO<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU DREAM ON<br />
MAYBE TIME WILL LET OUR DREAMS COME TRUE<br />
SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU DREAM ON<br />
SO DARLING I CAN DREAM ON IT TOO<br />
I’VE WAITED SO LONG FOR YOU TO WRITE ME<br />
BUT JUST A MEMORY'S ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU<br />
SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU DREAM ON<br />
SO DARLING I CAN DREAM ON IT TOO<br />
236
SEVEN LONELY DAYS<br />
EARL SCHUMAN, ALDEN SCHUMAN, MARSHALL BROWN<br />
SEVEN LONELY DAYS, MAKE ONE LONELY WEEK<br />
SEVEN LONELY NIGHTS MAKE ONE LONELY ME<br />
EVER SINCE THE TIME YOU TOLD ME WE WERE THROUGH<br />
SEVEN LONELY DAYS I CRIED AND CRIED FOR YOU<br />
OH, MY DARLING I’M CRYING, BOO HOO, HOO, HOO<br />
THERE’S NO USE IN DENYING, I CRIED FOR YOU<br />
IT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PASTIME MAKING ME BLUE<br />
LAST WEEK WAS THE LAST TIME, I CRIED FOR YOU<br />
SEVEN HANKIES BLUE I FILLED WITH MY TEARS<br />
SEVEN LETTERS TOO I FILLED WITH MY FEARS<br />
GUESS IT NEVER PAYS TO MAKE YOUR LOVER BLUE<br />
SEVEN LONELY DAYS I CRIED AND CRIED FOR YOU<br />
237
SHE WEARS MY RING<br />
HANK SNOW<br />
BOUDLEAUX & FELICE BRYANT<br />
SHE WEARS MY RING, TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT SHE BELONGS TO<br />
ME<br />
SHE WEARS MY RING, TO SHOW THE WORLD SHE'S MINE ETERNALLY<br />
WITH LOVING CARE, I PLACED IT ON HER FINGER<br />
TO SHOW MY LOVE, FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE<br />
THIS TINY RING, IS A TOKEN OF TENDER DEVOTION<br />
AN ENDLESS POOL OF LOVE, THAT'S AS DEEP AS THE OCEAN<br />
SHE SWEARS TO WEAR IT, WITH ETERNAL DEVOTION<br />
THAT'S WHY I SING, BECAUSE SHE WEARS MY RING<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(REPEAT LAST TWO LINES)<br />
238
SHUTTERS AND BOARDS<br />
JERRY WALLACE, DEAN MARTIN<br />
AUDIE MURPHY, SCOTT TURNER<br />
(CHORUS) SHUTTERS AND BOARDS, COVER THE WINDOWS<br />
OF THE HOUSE WHERE WE USED TO LIVE<br />
ALL I HAVE LEFT, IS A HEART FULL OF SORROW<br />
SINCE SHE SAID SHE’D NEVER FORGIVE<br />
THE HOUSE THAT WE BUILT, WAS ONCE FILLED WITH LAUGHTER<br />
BUT I CHANGED THAT LAUGHTER TO TEARS<br />
AND NOW I LIVE IN A WORLD, WITHOUT SUNSHINE<br />
OH, HOW I WISH YOU WERE HERE (CHORUS)<br />
LAST NIGHT I DREAMED THAT YOU CAME TO OUR HOUSE<br />
TO TAKE AN OLD BOOK FROM THE SHELF<br />
IF YOU’LL OPEN THE SHUTTERS, I’LL TEAR DOWN THE BOARDS<br />
‘CAUSE I DROVE EVERY NAIL BY MYSELF<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
239
SILVER BELLS<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
CITY SIDEWALKS, BUSY SIDEWALKS, DRESSED IN HOLIDAY STYLE<br />
IN THE AIR THERE'S A FEELING OF CHRISTMAS<br />
CHILDREN LAUGHING, PEOPLE PASSING, MEETING SMILE AFTER SMILE<br />
AND ON EVERY STREET CORNER YOU HEAR<br />
(CHORUS) SILVER BELLS, SILVER BELLS<br />
IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME IN THE CITY<br />
DING-A-LING, HEAR THEM SING<br />
SOON IT WILL BE CHRISTMAS DAY<br />
STREAMS OF STREET LIGHTS, SEE THE STOP LIGHTS, BLINK A BRIGHT<br />
RED AND GREEN<br />
AS THE SHOPPERS RUSH HOME WITH THEIR TREASURES<br />
HEAR THE SNOW CRUNCH, SEE THE KID'S BUNCH, THIS IS SANTA'S BIG<br />
SCENE<br />
AND ABOVE ALL THIS BUSTLE YOU HEAR<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
240
SINGING THE BLUES<br />
MARTY ROBBINS<br />
MELVIN ENDSLEY<br />
WELL I NEVER FELT MORE LIKE SINGING THE BLUES<br />
‘CAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT, THAT I’D EVER LOSE<br />
YOUR LOVE DEAR<br />
WHY’D YOU DO ME THIS WAY<br />
WELL I NEVER FELT MORE LIKE CRYING ALL NIGHT<br />
‘CAUSE EVERYTHING’S WRONG AND NOTHING AIN’T RIGHT<br />
WITHOUT YOU<br />
YOU GOT ME SINGING THE BLUES<br />
THE MOON AND STARS NO LONGER SHINE<br />
THE DREAM IS GONE I THOUGHT WAS MINE<br />
THERE’S NOTHING LEFT FOR ME TO DO<br />
BUT CRY-Y-Y-Y, OVER YOU<br />
WELL I NEVER FELT MORE LIKE RUNNING AWAY<br />
BUT WHY SHOULD I GO, ‘CAUSE I COULDN’T STAY<br />
WITHOUT YOU<br />
YOU GOT ME SINGING THE BLUES<br />
241
SINK THE BISMARK<br />
JOHNNY HORTON<br />
IN MAY OF 1941 THE WAR HAD JUST BEGUN<br />
THE GERMANS HAD THE BIGGEST SHIPS, THEY HAD THE BIGGEST<br />
GUNS<br />
THE BISMARK WAS THE FASTEST SHIP THAT EVER SAILED THE SEA<br />
ON HER DECKS WERE GUNS AS BIG AS SPEARS AND SHELLS AS BIG AS<br />
TREES<br />
OUT OF THE COLD AND FOGGY NIGHT CAME THE BRITISH SHIP THE<br />
HOOD<br />
AND EVERY BRITISH SEAMAN, HE KNEW AND UNDERSTOOD<br />
THEY HAD TO SINK THE BISMARK, THE TERROR OF THE SEA<br />
STOP THOSE GUNS AS BIG AS SPEARS AND THOSE SHELLS AS BIG AS<br />
TREES<br />
(CHORUS) WE’LL FIND THAT GERMAN BATTLESHIP THAT’S MAKING<br />
SUCH A FUSS<br />
WE’VE GOT TO SINK THE BISMARK ‘CAUSE THE WORLD DEPENDS ON<br />
US<br />
YAH-HIT THE DECK A RUNNIN’ BOYS AND SPIN THOSE GUNS AROUND<br />
FOR WHEN WE FIND THE BISMARK WE GOT TO CUT HER DOWN<br />
THE HOOD FOUND THE BISMARK AND ON THAT FATAL DAY<br />
THE BISMARK STARTED FIRING FIFTEEN MILES AWAY<br />
WE’VE GOT TO SINK THE BISMARK WAS THE BATTLE SOUND<br />
BUT WHEN THE SMOKE HAD CLEARED AWAY THE MIGHTY HOOD WENT<br />
DOWN<br />
FOR SIX LONG DAYS AND WEARY NIGHTS THEY TRIED TO FIND HER<br />
TRAIL<br />
CHURCHILL TOLD THE PEOPLE PUT EVERY SHIP ASAIL<br />
‘CAUSE SOMEWHERE ON THAT OCEAN I KNOW SHE’S GOT TO BE<br />
WE’VE GOT TO SINK THE BISMARK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA<br />
THE FOG WAS GONE THE SEVENTH DAY AND THEY SAW THE MORNING<br />
SUN<br />
TEN HOURS AWAY FROM HOMELAND THE BISMARK MADE HER RUN<br />
THE ADMIRAL OF BRITISH FLEET SAID TURN THOSE BOWS AROUND<br />
WE’VE FOUND THAT GERMAN BATTLESHIP AND WE’RE GONNA CUT<br />
HER DOWN<br />
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THE BRITISH GUNS WERE AIMED AND THE SHELLS WERE COMING FAST<br />
THE FIRST SHELL HIT THE BISMARK THEY KNEW SHE COULDN’T LAST<br />
THAT MIGHTY GERMAN BATTLESHIP IS JUST A MEMORY<br />
SINK THE BISMARK WAS THE BATTLE CRY THAT SHOOK THE SEVEN<br />
SEAS<br />
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SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES<br />
LINDA RONSTADT<br />
DICK REYNOLDS, JACK RHODES<br />
I DON’T WANT YOUR LONELY MANSION<br />
WITH A TEAR IN EVERY ROOM<br />
ALL I WANT’S THE LOVE YOU PROMISED<br />
BENEATH THE HALOED MOON<br />
BUT YOU THINK I SHOULD BE HAPPY<br />
WITH YOUR MONEY AND YOUR NAME<br />
AND HIDE MYSELF IN SORROW<br />
WHILE YOU PLAY YOUR CHEATING GAME<br />
SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES<br />
CANNOT MEND THIS HEART OF MINE<br />
AND I DARE NOT DROWN MY SORROW<br />
IN THE WARM GLOW OF YOUR WINE<br />
BUT YOU THINK I SHOULD BE HAPPY<br />
WITH YOUR MONEY AND YOUR NAME<br />
AND HIDE MYSELF IN SORROW<br />
WHILE YOU PLAY YOUR CHEATING GAME<br />
YOU CAN’T BUY MY LOVE WITH MONEY<br />
FOR I NEVER WAS THAT KIND<br />
SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES<br />
CANNOT MEND THIS HEART OF MINE<br />
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SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD<br />
DAVE DUDLEY<br />
WELL I PULLED OUT OF PITTSBURGH, ROLLING DOWN THAT EASTERN<br />
SEABOARD<br />
I GOT MY DIESEL WOUND UP AND SHE’S RUNNING LIKE NEVER BEFORE<br />
NOW THE SPEED ZONES I KNOW ALRIGHT, WELL I DON’T SEE A COP IN<br />
SIGHT<br />
SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD AND I’M GONNA MAKE IT HOME TONIGHT<br />
I GOT TEN FORWARD GEARS AND A GEORGIA OVERDRIVE<br />
I’M TAKING LITTLE WHITE PILLS AND MY EYES ARE OPEN WIDE<br />
I JUST PASSED A JIMMY AND A WHITE, BEEN PASSING EVERYTHING IN<br />
SIGHT<br />
SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD AND I’M GONNA MAKE IT HOME TONIGHT<br />
WELL IT SEEMS LIKE A MONTH SINCE I KISSED MY BABY GOODBYE<br />
I COULD HAVE A LOT OF WOMEN BUT I’M NOT LIKE SOME OTHER GUYS<br />
I COULD FIND ONE TO HOLD ME TIGHT, BUT I COULD NEVER MAKE<br />
BELIEVE IT’S ALRIGHT<br />
SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD AND I’M GONNA MAKE IT HOME TONIGHT<br />
WELL THE ICC IS A-CHECKING ON DOWN THE LINE<br />
I’M A LITTLE OVERWEIGHT AND MY LOG BOOKS WAY BEHIND<br />
OH THERE’S NOTHING BOTHERS ME TONIGHT, I CAN DODGE ALL THE<br />
SCALES ALRIGHT<br />
SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD AND I’M GONNA MAKE IT HOME TONIGHT<br />
YOU KNOW MY RIG’S A LITTLE OLD BUT THAT SURE DON’T MEAN SHE’S<br />
SLOW<br />
THERE’S A FLAME FROM HER STACK AND THAT SMOKE’S BLOWIN’<br />
BLACK AS COAL<br />
WELL MY HOME TOWN’S COMING IN SIGHT, IF YOU THINK I’M HAPPY<br />
YOU’RE RIGHT<br />
SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD AND I’M GONNA MAKE IT HOME TONIGHT<br />
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SIXTEEN TONS<br />
TENNESSE ERNIE FORD<br />
SOME PEOPLE SAY A MAN IS MADE OUT OF MUD<br />
A POOR MAN IS MADE OUT OF MUSCLE AND BLOOD<br />
MUSCLE AND BLOOD AND SKIN AND BONES<br />
A MIND THAT’S WEAK AND A BACK THAT’S STRONG<br />
(CHORUS) YOU LOAD SIXTEEN TONS, AND WHAT DO YOU GET<br />
ANOTHER DAY OLDER AND DEEPER IN DEBT<br />
SAINT PETER DON’T YOU CALL ME ‘CAUSE I CAN’T GO<br />
I OWE MY SOUL TO THE COMPANY STORE<br />
I WAS BORN ONE MORNING, WHEN THE SUN DIDN’T SHINE<br />
I PICKED UP MY SHOVEL AND WALKED TO THE MINE<br />
LOADED SIXTEEN TONS OF NUMBER NINE COAL<br />
AND THE STRAWBOSS SAID, “WELL-A-BLESS MY SOUL”<br />
I WAS BORN ONE MORNING, IT WAS DRIZZLING RAIN<br />
FIGHTIN’ AND TROUBLE ARE MY MIDDLE NAME<br />
I WAS RAISED IN A CANE BREAK BY AN OLD MAMA LION<br />
AIN’T NO HIGH TONED WOMAN GONNA MAKE ME WALK THE LINE<br />
IF YOU SEE ME COMING BETTER STEP ASIDE<br />
A LOT OF MEN DIDN’T AND A LOT OF MEN DIED<br />
ONE FIST OF IRON, AND THE OTHER OF STEEL<br />
IF THE RIGHT ONE DON’T GET YOU, THEN THE LEFT ONE WILL<br />
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SLIPPING AROUND<br />
MARGARET WHITING & JIMMY WAKELY, GEORGE MORGAN & MARION<br />
WORTH, C<br />
FLOYD TILLMAN<br />
SEEMS WE ALWAYS HAVE TO SLIP AROUND TO BE TOGETHER DEAR<br />
SLIPPING AROUND, AFRAID WE MIGHT BE FOUND<br />
I KNOW I CAN'T FORGET YOU, AND I'VE GOTTA HAVE YOU NEAR<br />
BUT WE JUST HAVE TO SLIP AROUND AND LIVE IN CONSTANT FEAR<br />
THOUGH YOU'RE (G) TIED UP WITH SOMEONE ELSE, AND (C) I'M ALL<br />
TIED UP TOO<br />
OH, I (D) KNOW I'VE MADE MISTAKES DEAR, BUT I'M (G) SO IN LOVE<br />
WITH (G7) YOU<br />
I (C) KNOW SOMEDAY I'LL FIND A WAY TO BRING YOU BACK TO ME<br />
AND I WON'T HAVE TO SLIP AROUND TO HAVE YOUR COMPANY<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(REPEAT LAST VERSE)<br />
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SLOWLY<br />
WEBB PIERCE, A<br />
WEBB PIERCE, TOMMY HALL<br />
SLOWLY I’M FALLING MORE IN LOVE WITH YOU<br />
SLOWLY YOU’RE WINNING, A HEART THAT CAN BE TRUE<br />
NOW I CAN’T HIDE MY FEELINGS FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU<br />
FOR SLOWLY I’M FALLING, MORE IN LOVE WITH YOU<br />
MORE AND MORE I NEED YOU, AND WANT YOU BY MY SIDE<br />
MORE AND MORE I LOVE YOU AS EACH DAY PASSES BY<br />
MY HEART I KNOW YOU’RE STEALING, I HOPE THAT YOU’LL BE TRUE<br />
FOR SLOWLY I’M FALLING, MORE IN LOVE WITH YOU<br />
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SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES<br />
MEL STREET<br />
(CHORUS) SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES, ABOUT MY HOME IN<br />
TENNESSEE<br />
YESTERDAY KEEPS CALLING ME, CALLING ME HOME<br />
MOUNTAINS RISING IN MY SOUL<br />
HIGHER THAN IN THE DREAMS I'VE KNOWN<br />
MISTY-EYED THEY CLING TO ME<br />
MY SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES<br />
AN OLD GREY MAN WITH A DOG, ASLEEP AT HIS FEET<br />
PLAYS A WORN-OUT FIDDLE FULL OF MELODIES<br />
HE SMILES WITH HIS EYES, BUT THE LINES IN HIS FACE<br />
TOLD ME AS MUCH AS THE TUNES HE PLAYS (CHORUS)<br />
TALKING ABOUT MY SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES<br />
PRETTY GIRL IN TENNESSEE<br />
I WAS SUCH A FOOL TO LEAVE, LEAVE HER ALL ALONE<br />
THINK ABOUT HER IN MY DREAMS<br />
I WONDER IF SHE THINKS OF ME<br />
I ALWAYS WANT HER CLOSE TO ME<br />
IN MY SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
SO MISTER PLAY YOUR FIDDLE, PLEASE<br />
PLAY SOME MOUNTAIN MEMORIES<br />
I'VE BEEN DOWN A LONELY ROAD, SO FAR FROM HOME<br />
NOTHING LEFT TO HOLD ONTO, I MADE SOME PLANS BUT THEY FELL<br />
THROUGH<br />
NOW THERE'S NOTHING LEFT FOR ME<br />
BUT MY SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES<br />
(CHORUS, FADE)<br />
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SOMEDAY (YOU’LL WANT ME TO WANT YOU)<br />
JIM REEVES, ELTON BRITT (HIS RCA RECORDING WAS ONE OF THE<br />
BIGGEST COUNTRY HITS OF 1946), D<br />
WORDS AND MUSIC BY JIMMIE HODGES<br />
I KNOW THAT (D) SOMEDAY YOU'LL WANT ME TO (A7) WANT YOU<br />
WHEN I'M IN (D) LOVE WITH (D7) SOMEBODY (G) ELSE (Em)<br />
YOU EX(A7)PECT ME TO BE TRUE, AND (D) KEEP ON LOVING YOU<br />
THOUGH (E7) I AM FEELING BLUE, YOU (A7) THINK I CAN'T FORGET YOU<br />
UNTIL (D) SOMEDAY YOU'LL WANT ME TO (A7) WANT YOU<br />
WHEN I AM (D) STRONG FOR (D7) SOMEBODY (G) NEW (Em)<br />
AND THOUGH YOU DON'T WANT ME NOW<br />
(D) I'LL GET ALONG SOME(B7)HOW<br />
AND THEN I (E7) WON'T (A7) WANT (D) YOU (D6)<br />
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SOUTH OF THE BORDER (DOWN MEXICO WAY)<br />
BOB WILLS, PATSY CLINE, A<br />
JIMMY KENNEDY, MICHAEL CARR<br />
SOUTH OF THE (A) BORDER, DOWN (E) MEXICO (A) WAY<br />
THAT’S WHERE I FELL IN LOVE, WHEN (E) STARS ABOVE CAME OUT TO<br />
PLAY<br />
AND NOW AS I (A) WANDER, MY THOUGHTS EVER (D) STRAY<br />
SOUTH OF THE (A) BORDER, DOWN (E) MEXICO (A) WAY<br />
SHE WAS A PICTURE, IN OLD SPANISH LACE<br />
JUST FOR A TENDER WHILE I KISSED THE SMILE UPON HER FACE<br />
FOR IT WAS FIESTA, AND WE WERE SO GAY<br />
SOUTH OF THE BORDER, DOWN MEXICO WAY<br />
THEN SHE SIGHED AS SHE WHISPERED MA(Bm7)NANA<br />
NEVER DREAMING THAT WE WERE (A) PARTING<br />
AND I LIED AS I WHISPERED MA(Bm7)NANA<br />
FOR THAT TO(A)MORROW (E) NEVER (A) CAME<br />
SOUTH OF THE BORDER, I RODE BACK ONE DAY<br />
THERE IN A VEIL OF WHITE BY CANDLELIGHT SHE KNELT TO PRAY<br />
THE MISSION BELLS TOLD ME THAT I MUSTN’T STAY<br />
SOUTH OF THE BORDER, DOWN MEXICO WAY<br />
AY AY AY AY, AY AY AY AY, AY AY AY AY, AY AY AY AY<br />
251
SONNY’S DREAM<br />
PAUL HINES, WONDERFUL GRAND BAND<br />
SONNY LIVES ON A FARM, ON A WIDE OPEN SPACE<br />
WHERE YOU TAKE OFF YOUR SNEAKERS AND GIVE UP THE RACE<br />
AND LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN BY A SWEET RIVER BED<br />
BUT SONNY ALWAYS REMEMBERS JUST WHAT HIS MOMMA SAID<br />
(CHORUS) SONNY DON’T GO AWAY I AM HERE ALL ALONE<br />
AND YOUR DADDY’S A SAILOR, WHO NEVER COMES HOME<br />
AND THE NIGHTS GET SO LONG, STILL I LINGER ON<br />
SONNY DON’T GO AWAY, I AM NOT ALL THAT STRONG<br />
SONNY CARRIES A LOAD, THOUGH HE’S BARELY A MAN<br />
HE DON’T DO ALL THAT MUCH, BUT HE DOES ALL HE CAN<br />
AND HE WATCHES THE SEA, FROM HIS ROOM BY THE STAIRS<br />
AND THE WAVES COME CRASHING IN, LIKE THEY’VE DONE FOR YEARS<br />
IT’S A HUNDRED MILES TO TOWN, SONNY’S NEVER BEEN THERE<br />
BUT HE GOES TO THE HIGHWAY AND STANDS THERE AND STARES<br />
AND THE MAIL COMES AT FOUR, AND THE MAILMAN IS OLD<br />
BUT HE STILL DREAMS HIS DREAMS FILLED WITH SILVER AND GOLD<br />
SONNY’S DREAMS CAN’T BE REAL, THEY’RE JUST STORIES HE’S READ<br />
AND THE STARS IN HIS EYES ARE JUST DREAMS IN HIS HEAD<br />
AND HE HUNGERS INSIDE FOR THE WILD WORLD OUTSIDE<br />
AND I TRY TO HOLD HIM HERE, YES I’VE TRIED AND I’VE TRIED<br />
SONNY DON’T GO AWAY<br />
SONNY DON’T GO AWAY<br />
SONNY DON'T GO AWAY<br />
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SPANISH EYES<br />
AL MARTINO, BLES BRIDGES, E PLUS Am<br />
WORDS BY CHARLES SINGLETON, EDDIE SNYDER, MUSIC BY BERT<br />
KAEMPFERT<br />
BLUE SPANISH EYES, TEARDROPS ARE FALLING FROM YOUR SPANISH<br />
EYES<br />
PLEASE, PLEASE DON’T CRY, THIS IS JUST ADIOS AND NOT GOODBYE<br />
SOON I’LL RETURN, BRINGING YOU ALL THE LOVE YOUR HEART CAN<br />
HOLD<br />
PLEASE SAY SI SI, SAY YOU AND YOUR SPANISH EYES WILL WAIT FOR<br />
ME<br />
BLUE SPANISH EYES, PRETTIEST EYES IN ALL OF MEXICO<br />
TRUE SPANISH EYES, PLEASE SMILE FOR ME ONCE MORE BEFORE I GO<br />
SOON I'LL RETURN, BRINGING YOU ALL THE LOVE YOUR HEART CAN<br />
HOLD<br />
PLEASE SAY SI SI, SAY YOU AND YOUR SPANISH EYES WILL WAIT FOR<br />
ME<br />
YOU AND YOUR SPANISH EYES WILL WAIT FOR ME<br />
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SPANISH HARLEM<br />
TOM JONES<br />
BEN E KING<br />
THERE IS A ROSE IN SPANISH HARLEM<br />
A RED ROSE UP IN SPANISH HARLEM<br />
IT IS A SPECIAL ONE, IT’S NEVER SEEN THE SUN<br />
IT ONLY COMES OUT WHEN THE MOON IS ON THE RUN<br />
AND ALL THE STARS ARE GLEAMING<br />
IT’S GROWING IN THE STREETS, RIGHT UP THROUGH THE CONCRETE<br />
AND SOFT AND SWEET AND DREAMING<br />
THERE IS A ROSE IN SPANISH HARLEM<br />
A RED ROSE UP IN SPANISH HARLEM<br />
WITH EYES AS BLACK AS COAL, THAT LOOK DOWN IN MY SOUL<br />
IT STARTS A FIRE THERE, AND THEN I LOSE CONTROL<br />
AND HAVE TO BEG YOUR PARDON<br />
I’M GOING TO PICK THAT ROSE, AND WATCH HER AS SHE GROWS<br />
IN MY GARDEN<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
WITH EYES AS BLACK AS COAL, THAT LOOK DOWN IN MY SOUL<br />
IT STARTS A FIRE THERE, AND THEN I LOSE CONTROL, AND HAVE TO<br />
BEG YOUR PARDON<br />
I’M GONNA TO PICK THAT ROSE, AND WATCH HER AS SHE GROWS IN<br />
MY GARDEN<br />
THERE IS A ROSE IN SPANISH HARLEM<br />
LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA<br />
THERE IS A ROSE IN SPANISH HARLEM<br />
LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA<br />
THERE IS A ROSE IN SPANISH HARLEM<br />
LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA (FADE)<br />
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STAND BY ME<br />
BEN E KING, JERRY LIEBER, MIKE STOLLER<br />
WHEN THE NIGHT HAS COME AND THE LAND IS DARK<br />
AND THE MOON IS THE ONLY LIGHT TO SEE<br />
NO I WON'T BE AFRAID, NO I…I WON'T BE AFRAID<br />
JUST AS LONG AS YOU STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME<br />
DARLING, DARLING, STAND BY ME<br />
OH, NOW, NOW, STAND BY ME<br />
STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME<br />
IF THE SKY THAT WE LOOK UPON SHOULD TUMBLE AND FALL<br />
AND THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD CRUMBLE TO THE SEA<br />
I WON'T CRY I WON'T CRY NO I…I WON'T SHED A TEAR<br />
JUST AS LONG AS YOU STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME<br />
DARLING, DARLING, STAND BY ME<br />
OH STAND BY ME<br />
STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME<br />
WHENEVER YOU'RE IN TROUBLE WON'T YOU STAND BY ME<br />
OH NOW, NOW, STAND BY ME, OH STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME<br />
DARLING, DARLING, STAND BY ME<br />
OH STAND BY ME<br />
STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME<br />
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STAND BY YOUR MAN<br />
TAMMY WYNETTE<br />
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO BE A WOMAN<br />
GIVING ALL YOUR LOVE TO JUST ONE MAN<br />
YOU'LL HAVE BAD TIMES<br />
AND HE'LL HAVE GOOD TIMES<br />
DOING THINGS THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND<br />
BUT IF YOU LOVE HIM, YOU'LL FORGIVE HIM<br />
EVEN THOUGH HE'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND<br />
AND IF YOU LOVE HIM, BE PROUD OF HIM<br />
'CAUSE AFTER ALL, HE'S JUST A MAN<br />
(CHORUS) STAND BY YOUR MAN<br />
GIVE HIM TWO ARMS TO CLING TO<br />
AND SOMETHING WARM TO COME TO<br />
WHEN NIGHTS ARE COLD AND LONELY<br />
STAND BY YOUR MAN<br />
AND SHOW THE WORLD YOU LOVE HIM<br />
KEEP GIVING ALL THE LOVE YOU CAN<br />
STAND BY YOUR MAN<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
256
STEP ASIDE<br />
FARON YOUNG, RECORDED IN E, A BETTER<br />
ANGRY WORDS WERE SPOKEN AND I LEFT MY BABY IN A CLOUD OF<br />
BLUE<br />
GOT INTO MY CAR AND DROVE AROUND UNTIL I SPOTTED THIS<br />
SALOON<br />
CAME INSIDE AND BOUGHT A DRINK, THEN I SAW YOU AND FELT THE<br />
BURNING GLOW<br />
GOT THE URGE TO HOLD YOU TIGHT, BUT IF I TRY, REFUSE ME, TELL<br />
ME NO<br />
(CHORUS) STEP ASIDE IF I TRY TO GET NEAR YOU<br />
LOCK YOUR HEART IF I START MAKING TIME<br />
WALK AWAY IF I SAY THAT I NEED YOU<br />
STEP ASIDE IF I STEP OUT OF LINE<br />
BITTER IS MY FEELING FOR MY BABY AND THE THINGS SHE SAID SO<br />
CRUEL<br />
HALF OF ME SAYS CHEAT ON HER, BUT PART OF ME SAYS STOP DON’T<br />
BE A FOOL<br />
DON’T LET ME GET CLOSE TO YOU, ‘CAUSE IF I DO I WON’T BE VERY<br />
STRONG<br />
SAVE ME FROM MY CONSCIENCE AND KEEP ME FROM BEING SORRY<br />
LATER ON<br />
(CHORUS), PLUS<br />
STEP ASIDE IF I STEP OUT OF LINE<br />
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STORMS NEVER LAST<br />
DOTTSY, E<br />
JESSI COLTER<br />
(CHORUS) STORMS NEVER LAST, DO THEY BABY<br />
BAD TIMES ALL PASS WITH THE WIND<br />
YOUR HAND IN MINE STILLS THE THUNDER<br />
AND YOUR LOVE MAKES THE SUN WANT TO SHINE<br />
I'VE FOLLOWED YOU, DOWN SO MANY ROADS, BABY<br />
I'VE PICKED WILD FLOWERS, SUNG YOU SOFT SWEET SONGS<br />
AND EVERY ROAD YOU TOOK, I KNOW, THE SEARCH WAS FOR THE<br />
TRUTH<br />
AND THE CLOUDS BREWING NOW, WON'T BE THE LAST<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
(CHORUS, FADE)<br />
258
STOUTHEARTED MEN<br />
NELSON EDDY (FROM THE NEW MOON), G<br />
OSCAN HAMMERSTEIN II, SIGMUND ROMBERG<br />
(CHORUS) (G) GIVE ME SOME MEN WHO ARE STOUTHEARTED MEN<br />
WHO WILL FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT THEY A(D)DORE<br />
START ME WITH TEN, WHO ARE STOUTHEARTED MEN, AND I'LL SOON<br />
GIVE YOU TEN THOUSAND (G) MORE<br />
OH, (G) SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, AND BOLDER AND BOLDER<br />
THEY GROW AS THEY (E7) GO TO THE (Am) FORE<br />
(D7, double time) THEN THERE'S NOTHING (G) IN THE WORLD CAN (D7)<br />
HALT A MORAL (G) PLAN<br />
(D7) WHEN STOUTHEARTED (G) MEN CAN (E7) STAND TO(Am)GETHER<br />
(D7) MAN TO (G) MAN<br />
YOU WHO HAVE DREAMS, IF YOU ACT, THEY WILL COME TRUE<br />
TO TURN YOUR DREAMS TO A FACT, IT'S UP TO YOU<br />
IF YOU HAVE THE SOUL AND THE SPIRIT, NEVER FEAR IT, YOU'LL SEE IT<br />
THROUGH<br />
THOUGHTS CAN INSPIRE OTHER HEARTS WITH THEIR FIRE<br />
FOR THE STRONG OBEY WHEN A STRONG MAN SHOWS THEM THE WAY<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
THEN THERE'S NOTHING IN THE WORLD CAN HALT A MORAL PLAN<br />
WHEN STOUTHEARTED MEN CAN STAND TOGETHER MAN TO MAN<br />
259
SUMMERTIME<br />
SARAH VAUGHN<br />
GEORGE GERSHWIN, D HEYWOOD<br />
(Am) SUMMERTIME, AND THE (E) LIVING IS (Am) EASY<br />
THE FISH ARE (Dm) JUMPING, AND THE (Am) COTTON IS (E) HIGH<br />
YOUR DADDY'S (Am) RICH, AND YOUR (E) MOMMA'S GOOD-<br />
(Am)LOOKING<br />
SO (C) HUSH LITTLE (Am) BABY, (E) DON'T YOU (Am) CRY<br />
ONE OF THESE DAYS, YOU'RE GONNA RISE UP AND SMILE<br />
AND SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND TAKE TO THE SKY<br />
TILL THAT TIME, THERE AIN'T NOTHING GONNA HARM YOU<br />
SO HUSH, LITTLE BABY, DON'T YOU CRY<br />
HUSH, LITTLE BABY, DON'T YOU CRY<br />
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SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN<br />
JOHNNY CASH<br />
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON<br />
WELL I WOKE UP SUNDAY MORNING, WITH NO WAY TO HOLD MY HEAD<br />
THAT DIDN’T HURT<br />
AND THE BEER I HAD FOR BREAKFAST WASN’T BAD, SO I HAD ONE<br />
MORE FOR DESSERT<br />
THEN I FUMBLED THROUGH MY CLOSET, THROUGH MY CLOTHES AND<br />
FOUND MY CLEANEST DIRTY SHIRT<br />
AND I SHAVED MY FACE AND COMBED MY HAIR AND STUMBLED DOWN<br />
THE STAIRS TO MEET THE DAY<br />
WELL I SMOKED MY MIND THE NIGHT BEFORE<br />
WITH CIGARETTES AND SONGS I’D BEEN PICKIN’<br />
BUT I LIT MY FIRST AND WATCHED A SMALL KID<br />
CUSSIN’ AT A CAN THAT HE WAS KICKIN’<br />
THEN I CROSSED THE EMPTY STREET, AND CAUGHT THE SUNDAY<br />
SMELL OF SOMEONE FRYIN’ CHICKEN<br />
THEN IT TOOK ME BACK TO SOMETHING<br />
THAT I’D LOST SOMEHOW, SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY<br />
(CHORUS) ON A SUNDAY MORNING SIDEWALK, I’M WISHING LORD THAT<br />
I WAS STONED<br />
‘CAUSE THERE’S SOMETHING IN A SUNDAY, THAT MAKES A BODY FEEL<br />
ALONE<br />
AND THERE’S NOTHING SHORT OF DYING, HALF AS LONELY AS THE<br />
SOUND<br />
OF A SLEEPING CITY SIDEWALK, SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN<br />
IN A PARK I SAW A DADDY, WITH A LAUGHING LITTLE GIRL, THAT HE<br />
WAS SWINGING<br />
AND I STOPPED BESIDE A SUNDAY SCHOOL, AND LISTENED TO THE<br />
SONG THAT THEY WERE SINGING<br />
THEN I HEADED BACK FOR HOME AND SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY A<br />
LONELY BELL WAS RINGING<br />
AND IT ECHOED THROUGH THE CANYONS<br />
LIKE THE DISAPPEARING DREAMS OF YESTERDAY<br />
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SWEET DREAMS OF YOU<br />
FARON YOUNG, PATSY CLINE<br />
SWEET DREAMS OF YOU<br />
EVERY NIGHT I GO THROUGH<br />
WHY CAN’T I FORGET YOU AND START MY LIFE ANEW<br />
INSTEAD OF HAVING SWEET DREAMS OVER YOU<br />
YOU DON’T LOVE ME IT’S PLAIN<br />
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOU’D NEVER WEAR MY NAME<br />
I SHOULD HATE YOU THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH<br />
INSTEAD OF HAVING SWEET DREAMS OVER YOU<br />
SWEET DREAMS OF YOU<br />
DREAMS I KNOW CAN’T COME TRUE<br />
WHY CAN’T I FORGET YOU AND START MY LIFE ANEW<br />
INSTEAD OF HAVING SWEET DREAMS OVER YOU<br />
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SWEET LIES<br />
HANK SNOW, G<br />
MARTY ROBBINS<br />
(G) I WATCHED AS HE HELD HER AND KISSED HER GOODNIGHT<br />
(C) HEARD EVERY WORD AS I STOOD OUT OF SIGHT<br />
(D) JUST LIKE A FOOL EVERY WORD HE BELIEVED<br />
NOTHING BUT SWEET LIES SHE ONCE TOLD TO (G) ME<br />
(C) FOOL-HEARTED BOY SHOULD I TELL WHAT I KNOW<br />
(D) JUST HOW SHE'D WIN LOVE AND THEN LET IT GO<br />
(C) TOO MUCH IN LOVE AND TOO FAR GONE TO SEE<br />
(G) IT'S ONLY SWEET LIES SHE ONCE TOLD TO (D) ME<br />
(G) ONCE HE STARTS FALLING HE WON'T WANT TO STOP<br />
SHE'LL BUILD HIM UP HIGH AND THEN LET HIM DROP<br />
DOWN WITH THE OTHERS WHO NEVER COULD SEE<br />
IT'S ONLY SWEET LIES SHE ONCE TOLD TO ME<br />
SHE'LL WHISPER SWEET WORDS AND MAKE HIS HEAD SPIN<br />
HE'LL NEVER KNOW ALL THE TROUBLE THAT HE'S IN<br />
TILL IT'S ALL OVER AND HE'LL SURELY SEE<br />
IT'S ONLY SWEET LIES SHE ONCE TOLD TO ME<br />
OH, WHAT I'D GIVE JUST TO HEAR HER ONCE MORE<br />
WHISPER THE SAME THING SHE WHISPERED BEFORE<br />
I'M STILL IN LOVE ANY BLIND MAN CAN SEE<br />
I LOVE THOSE SWEET LIES SHE ONCE TOLD TO ME<br />
HE THINKS HE'LL WIN HER 'CAUSE SHE SAYS SHE CARES<br />
THAT'S JUST HER GAME AND SHE WON'T PLAY IT FAIR<br />
SHE'LL LEAVE HIM SAD FULL OF DEEP MISERY<br />
WITH ALL THOSE SWEET LIES SHE ONCE TOLD TO ME<br />
SHE COULDN'T BE TRUE IT'S SAD BUT IT'S SO<br />
HOW CAN SHE LOVE WITH A HEART THAT'S COLD AS STONE<br />
HE'S DOOMED TO HEARTACHES BUT TOO BLIND TO SEE<br />
NOTHING BUT SWEET LIES SHE ONCE TOLD TO ME<br />
SHE'LL WHISPER SWEET WORDS AND MAKE HIS HEAD SPIN<br />
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HE'LL NEVER KNOW ALL THE TROUBLE THAT HE'S IN<br />
TILL IT'S ALL OVER AND HE'LL SURELY SEE<br />
IT'S ONLY SWEET LIES SHE ONCE TOLD TO ME<br />
264
SWEET SURRENDER<br />
JOHN DENVER, C<br />
LOST AND ALONE ON SOME FORGOTTEN HIGHWAY<br />
TRAVELLED BY MANY, REMEMBERED BY FEW<br />
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT I CAN BELIEVE IN<br />
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT I’D LIKE TO DO<br />
WITH MY LIFE<br />
THERE’S NOTHING BEHIND ME AND NOTHING THAT TIES ME<br />
TO SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRUE YESTERDAY<br />
TOMORROW IS OPEN, AND RIGHT NOW IT SEEMS<br />
TO BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO JUST BE HERE TODAY<br />
AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE IS HOLDING IN STORE<br />
I DON’T KNOW WHERE I’M GOING, I’M NOT SURE WHERE I’VE BEEN<br />
THERE’S A SPIRIT THAT GUIDES ME, A LIGHT THAT SHINES FOR ME<br />
MY LIFE IS WORTH THE LIVING, I DON’T NEED TO SEE THE END<br />
(CHORUS) SWEET, SWEET SURRENDER, LIVE, LIVE WITHOUT CARE<br />
LIKE A FISH IN THE WATER, LIKE A BIRD IN THE AIR (REPEAT)<br />
(THEN REPEAT THE ENTIRE SONG, AND REPEAT THE CHORUS<br />
SEVERAL TIMES, FADING AT THE END)<br />
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TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART<br />
HANK WILLIAMS<br />
TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART AND SET ME FREE<br />
YOU’VE GROWN COLD AND NO LONGER CARE FOR ME<br />
ALL MY FAITH IN YOU IS GONE<br />
BUT THE HEARTACHES LINGER ON<br />
TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART AND SET ME FREE<br />
GIVE MY HEART JUST A WORD OF SYMPATHY<br />
BE AS FAIR TO MY HEART AS YOU CAN BE<br />
THEN IF YOU NO LONGER CARE<br />
FOR THE LOVE THAT’S BEATING THERE<br />
TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART AND SET ME FREE<br />
TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART AND SET ME FREE<br />
YOU’VE GROWN COLD AND NO LONGER CARE FOR ME<br />
ALL MY FAITH IN YOU IS GONE<br />
BUT THE HEARTACHES LINGER ON<br />
TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART AND SET ME FREE<br />
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TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS<br />
JOHN D LOUDERMILK<br />
EVERYDAY OUR LOVE’S A BATTLE ROYAL<br />
DEAR, IT SEEMS THAT FIGHTING IS ALL WE DO<br />
BUT IF I LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU<br />
YOU’LL DO THINGS TO ME YOU SHOULDN’T DO<br />
(CHORUS) SO, TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS<br />
SHAKY LEGS DON’T JUST STAND THERE<br />
DON’T LET HER KNOW SHE’S GETTING<br />
THROUGH TO YOU<br />
TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS<br />
BURNING EYES DON’T START CRYING<br />
HEART, DON’T LET HER KNOW<br />
THAT YOU’RE BREAKING IN TWO<br />
EVERY TIME YOU UP AND HURT MY FEELINGS<br />
I PRETEND IT COULDN’T MATTER LESS<br />
I’M JUST HIDING ALL OF MY EMOTIONS<br />
BEHIND MY BROKEN HEART I GUESS<br />
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T FOR TEXAS (BLUE YODEL NO. 1)<br />
GRANDPA JONES, G<br />
JIMMIE RODGERS<br />
T FOR TEXAS, T FOR TENNESSEE<br />
T FOR TEXAS, T FOR TENNESSEE<br />
T FOR THELMA, THAT GAL THAT’S MADE A WRECK OUT OF ME<br />
ODELAYHE OODELAYHE AY ODELAYHE (AFTER EVERY VERSE)<br />
JR: ODELAYHE AY AYHE O AYHE<br />
IF YOU DON’T WANT ME MOMMA, YOU SURE DON’T HAVE TO STALL<br />
IF YOU DON’T WANT ME MOMMA, YOU SURE DON’T HAVE TO STALL<br />
‘CAUSE I CAN GET MORE WOMEN<br />
THAN A PASSENGER TRAIN CAN HAUL<br />
I'M GONNA BUY ME A PISTOL, JUST AS LONG AS I’M TALL (YEAH, YEAH)<br />
I'M GONNA BUY ME A PISTOL, JUST AS LONG AS I’M TALL<br />
I’M GONNA SHOOT POOR THELMA, JUST TO SEE HER JUMP AND FALL<br />
I'M GOING WHERE THE WATER TASTES LIKE SHERRY WINE<br />
I'M GOING WHERE THE WATER TASTES LIKE SHERRY WINE<br />
'CAUSE THE GEORGIA WATER TASTES LIKE TURPENTINE<br />
I'M GONNA BUY ME A SHOTGUN, WITH A GREAT LONG SHINY BARREL<br />
I'M GONNA BUY ME A SHOTGUN, WITH A GREAT LONG SHINY BARREL<br />
GONNA SHOOT THAT ROUNDER THAT STOLE AWAY MY GAL<br />
I'D RATHER DRINK THE MUDDY WATER, AND SLEEP IN A HOLLOW LOG<br />
I'D RATHER DRINK THE MUDDY WATER, AND SLEEP IN A HOLLOW LOG<br />
THAN TO BE IN ATLANTA, TREATED LIKE A DIRTY DOG<br />
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THANK GOD AND GREYHOUND<br />
ROY CLARK, E<br />
EARL NIX - LARRY KINGSTON<br />
(E) I’VE MADE A SMALL FORTUNE, AND YOU’VE SQUANDERED IT (A) ALL<br />
YOU SHAMED ME ‘TILL (E) I FEEL, ABOUT ONE INCH (B7) TALL<br />
BUT (E) I THOUGHT I LOVED YOU, AND I HOPED YOU WOULD (A)<br />
CHANGE<br />
SO I GRITTED MY (E) TEETH AND (B7) DIDN’T COM(E)PLAIN<br />
(E) NOW YOU’VE COME TO ME WITH A SIMPLE GOOD(A)BYE<br />
YOU TELL ME YOU’RE LEAVING, BUT YOU DON’T TELL ME (B7) WHY<br />
NOW WE’RE (E) HERE AT THE STATION, AND YOU’RE GETTING (A) ON<br />
AND ALL I CAN (E) THINK OF IS…<br />
THANK GOD AND (B7) GREYHOUND YOU’RE (E) GONE<br />
(A) THANK GOD AND GREYHOUND YOU’RE GONE<br />
I DIDN’T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER, I COULD GO (B7) ON<br />
(E) WATCHING YOU TAKE THE RESPECT OUT OF ME<br />
(A) WATCHING YOU MAKE A TOTAL WRECK OF (B7) ME<br />
THAT (E) BIG DIESEL MOTOR IS A-(A)PLAYING MY (E) SONG<br />
THANK GOD AND (B7) GREYHOUND YOU’RE (E) GONE<br />
THANK GOD AND GREYHOUND YOU’RE GONE<br />
THAT LOAD ON MY MIND GOT LIGHTER WHEN YOU GOT ON<br />
THAT SHINEY OLD BUS IS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT<br />
WITH THE BLACK SMOKE A-ROLLIN’ UP AROUND THE TAIL LIGHTS<br />
IT MAY SOUND KINDA CRUEL, BUT I’VE BEEN SILENT TOO LONG<br />
THANK GOD AND GREYHOUND YOU’RE GONE<br />
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THAT'LL BE THE DAY<br />
BUDDY HOLLY, A<br />
(CHORUS) WELL, (D) THAT'LL BE THE DAY, WHEN YOU SAY GOODBYE<br />
YES, (A) THAT'LL BE THE DAY, WHEN YOU MAKE ME CRY<br />
YOU (D) SAID YOU GONNA LEAVE, YOU KNOW IT'S A LIE<br />
'CAUSE (A) THAT'LL BE THE DAY (E) WHEN I (A) DIE<br />
YOU (D) GIVE ME ALL YOUR LOVING AND YOUR TURTLE-DOVING<br />
AND (A) ALL YOUR HUGS AND KISSES AND YOUR (E) MONEY (A) TOO<br />
WELL, (D) YOU KNOW YOU LOVE ME BABY, UNTIL YOU TELL ME MAYBE<br />
(E) THAT SOME DAY, WELL, I'LL BE THROUGH (CHORUS)<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
WHEN CUPID SHOT HIS DART, HE SHOT IT AT YOUR HEART<br />
SO IF WE EVER PART AND I LEAVE YOU<br />
WELL, YOU SAY YOU TOLD ME, AND YOU TELL ME BOLDLY<br />
THAT SOME DAY, WELL, I'LL BE THROUGH (CHORUS)<br />
WELL, THAT'LL BE THE DAY, , OO-OO<br />
WELL, THAT'LL BE THE DAY, , OO-OO<br />
WELL, THAT'LL BE THE DAY, , OO-OO<br />
WELL, THAT'LL BE THE DAY, BUMP-BUMP-BUMP-BUMP<br />
270
THAT’S WHAT MAKES THE JUKEBOX PLAY<br />
MOE BANDY<br />
I JUST SPENT MY LAST NICKEL, TRYING TO DRIVE MY TEARS AWAY<br />
TRYING TO MEND A BROKEN HEART, THAT YOU ONCE LED ASTRAY<br />
I KNOW LIFE IS FUNNY, THIS OLD WORLD IS BUILT THAT WAY<br />
SO MANY DISAPPOINTMENTS, THAT’S WHAT MAKES THE JUKEBOX<br />
PLAY<br />
EVERY TIME I SEE A NEW LOVE, I BOW MY HEAD AND PRAY<br />
THAT THEY’LL ALWAYS TALK THINGS OVER, AND UNDERSTAND EACH<br />
OTHER’S WAY<br />
BUT SOMETIMES IT DOESN’T HAPPEN, IT’S A FOOL LIKE ME WHO PAYS<br />
TO BE ALONE IN THIS OLD WORLD, THAT’S WHAT MAKES THE JUKEBOX<br />
PLAY<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
SOME PEOPLE SEEM SO HAPPY, THEY’RE LAUGHING AND GAY<br />
LOVE TO THEM IS JUST A WORD, TOMORROW’S ANOTHER DAY<br />
MY LIFE WOULD BE SO EMPTY, FOR MY HEART WON’T LIVE THAT WAY<br />
ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE MAKE THIS WORLD, THAT’S WHAT MAKES THE<br />
JUKEBOX PLAY<br />
ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE MAKE THIS WORLD, THAT’S WHAT MAKES THE<br />
JUKEBOX PLAY<br />
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THE AUCTIONEER<br />
LEROY VAN DYKE, D<br />
LEROY VAN DYKE, BUDDY BLACK<br />
(SPOKEN, AS RECORDED) HEY WELL ALL RIGHT SIR, HERE WE GO<br />
THERE<br />
AND WHAT'RE YOU GONNA GIMME FOR 'EM<br />
I'M BID 25, WILL YOU GIMME 30 DOLLAR, 30, MAKE IT 30<br />
BID IT AT 30, 35, AND NOW THEN 40 MAKE IT A 40<br />
BID IT AT 40 NOW 5 5 5 MAKE IT A 45 AND NOW 50<br />
MAKE IT A 50 I GOT A BUYER THERE (FADE)<br />
(SPOKEN, FROM BOOK) HEY, WELL ALL RIGHT SIR, HERE WE GO THERE<br />
AND WHAT'RE YOU GONNA GIVE ME FOR 'EM<br />
I'M BID 25, WILL YA GIMME 30, MAKE IT 30<br />
BID IT TO BUY 'EM AT 30 DOLLARS ON 'ER WILL YA GIMME 30<br />
NOW 5, WHO WOULDDA BID IT AT 5, MAKE IT 5, 5 BID<br />
AND NOW FORTY DOLLARS ON 'ER TO BUY 'EM THERE<br />
THERE WAS A BOY IN ARKANSAS<br />
WHO WOULDN’T LISTEN TO HIS MA<br />
WHEN SHE TOLD HIM THAT HE SHOULD GO TO SCHOOL<br />
HE’D SNEAK AWAY IN THE AFTERNOON<br />
TAKE A LITTLE WALK AND PRETTY SOON<br />
YOU’D FIND HIM AT THE LOCAL AUCTION BARN<br />
(C) HE’D STAND AND LISTEN CAREFULLY<br />
THEN (G) PRETTY SOON HE BEGAN TO SEE<br />
HOW THE (A) AUCTIONEER COULD TALK SO RAPID(D)LY<br />
HE SAID "OH MY, IT’S DO OR DIE<br />
I’VE GOT TO LEARN THAT AUCTION CRY<br />
GOTTA MAKE MY MARK AND BE AN AUCTIONEER"<br />
25 DOLLAR BID AN' NOW 30 DOLLAR 30<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 30? MAKE IT 30<br />
BI-DI-DI-BOM A 30 DOLLAR<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 30?<br />
WHO-DA-DA BI-DI-DA 30 DOLLAR BID?<br />
30 DOLLAR BID AN' NOW, 35<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 35<br />
TO MAKE IT A 35, TO BI-DI-DA 35?<br />
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WHO WOULDA BID IT AT A 35 DOLLAR BID?<br />
AS TIME WENT ON HE DID HIS BEST<br />
AND ALL COULD SEE HE DIDN’T JEST<br />
HE PRACTICED CALLING BIDS BOTH NIGHT AND DAY<br />
HIS PAP WOULD FIND HIM BEHIND THE BARN<br />
JUST WORKING UP AN AWFUL STORM<br />
AS HE TRIED TO IMITATE THE AUCTIONEER<br />
THEN HIS PAP SAID, “SON, WE JUST CAN’T STAND<br />
TO HAVE A MEDIOCRE MAN<br />
SELLING THINGS AT AUCTION USING OUR GOOD NAME<br />
I’LL SEND YOU OFF TO AUCTION SCHOOL<br />
THEN YOU’LL BE NOBODY’S FOOL<br />
YOU CAN TAKE YOUR PLACE AMONG THE BEST”<br />
35 DOLLAR BID AN' NOW 40 DOLLAR 40<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 40? MAKE IT 40<br />
BI-DI-DI-BOM A 40 DOLLAR<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 30?<br />
WHO-DA-DA BI-DI-DA 40 DOLLAR BID?<br />
40 DOLLAR BID AN' NOW, 45<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 45<br />
TO MAKE IT A 45, TO BI-DI-DA 45?<br />
WHO WOULDA BID IT AT A 45 DOLLAR BID?<br />
SO FROM THAT BOY WHO WENT TO SCHOOL<br />
THERE GREW A MAN WHO PLAYED IT COOL<br />
HE CAME BACK HOME A FULL-FLEDGED AUCTIONEER<br />
THEN THE PEOPLE CAME FROM MILES AROUND<br />
JUST TO HEAR HIM MAKE THAT RHYTHMIC SOUND<br />
THAT FILLED THEIR HEARTS WITH SUCH A HAPPY CHEER<br />
THEN HIS FAME SPREAD OUT FROM SHORE TO SHORE<br />
HE HAD ALL HE COULD DO AND MORE<br />
HAD TO BUY A PLANE TO GET AROUND<br />
NOW HE'S THE TOPS IN ALL THE LAND<br />
LET'S PAUSE AND GIVE THAT MAN A HAND<br />
HE'S THE BEST HILLBILLY AUCTIONEER<br />
(or: HE'S THE BEST OF ALL THE AUCTIONEERS)<br />
45 DOLLAR BID AN' NOW 50 DOLLAR 50<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 50? MAKE IT 50<br />
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BI-DI-DI-BOM A 50 DOLLAR<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 50?<br />
WHO-DA-DA BI-DI-DA 50 DOLLAR BID?<br />
50 DOLLAR BID AN' NOW, 55<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 55<br />
TO MAKE IT A 55, TO BI-DI-DA 55?<br />
SOLD THAT HOG FOR A 50 DOLLAR BILL<br />
(SPOKEN, AS RECORDED) HEY WELL ALL RIGHT SIR<br />
OPEN THE GATE AND LET 'EM OUT AND WALK 'EM BOYS<br />
HERE WE COME A LOT OF NUMBER 29 AND WHAT'RE WE GONNA GIVE<br />
FOR 'EM<br />
I'M BID 25, WILL YOU GIVE ME 30 DOLLAR, 30, MAKE IT 30<br />
BID IT AT 30, AND NOW 5 AND NOW 40 DOLLAR 45<br />
AND NOW 50 DOLLAR 50 DOLLAR MAKE IT A 50 (FADE)<br />
(SPOKEN, FROM BOOK) HEY, WELL ALL RIGHT, SIR<br />
OPEN THE GATE AN' LET 'EM OUT AND WALK 'EM BOYS<br />
HERE WE COME WITH LOT NUMBER 29 IN<br />
WHAT'RE YOU GONNA GIVE FOR 'EM<br />
I'M BID 25, WIL YA GIMME 30, MAKE IT 30<br />
BIT IT TO BUY 'EM AT 30 DOLLARS ON 'ER<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 30 DOLLARS ON 'ER<br />
NOW FIVE, 35 AN' NOW THE 40 DOLLARS ON 'ER<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 40, MAKE IT 40<br />
NOW 5, 45 AN' NOW THE 50 DOLLARS ON 'ER<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 50, NOW 5, 55<br />
AN' NOW THE 60 DOLLARS ON 'ER<br />
WILL YOU GIMME 60, MAKE IT 60<br />
NOW 5, WHO'D A BID IT AT 60 DOLLARS ON 'ER TO BUY 'EM THERE<br />
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THE BANANA BOAT SONG<br />
HARRY BELAFONTE<br />
DAY-O, DAY-O, DAYLIGHT AND ME WAN GO HOME<br />
DAY-O, DAY-O, DAYLIGHT AND ME WAN GO HOME<br />
HE SAID LOADIN’ DE BANANA BOATS ALL NIGHT LONG<br />
DAYLIGHT AND I WANNA GO HOME<br />
HEY, ALL DE WORKMEN SING DIS SONG<br />
DAYLIGHT AND ME WAN GO HOME<br />
SLEEP BY SUN AND WORK BY MOON<br />
DAYLIGHT AND ME WAN GO HOME<br />
WHEN I GET SOME MONEY GONNA QUIT REAL SOON<br />
DAYLIGHT AND ME WAN GO HOME<br />
HILL AND GULLY RIDER, HILL AND GULLY<br />
HILL AND GULLY RIDER, HILL AND GULLY<br />
PACK UP ALL MY THINGS AND GO TO SEA<br />
DAYLIGHT AND ME WAN GO HOME<br />
DEN DE BANANAS SEE THE LAST OF ME<br />
DAYLIGHT AND ME WAN GO HOME<br />
275
THE BLIZZARD<br />
JIM REEVES, BILLY WALKER, A<br />
THERE’S A BLIZZARD COMING ON, HOW I’M WISHING I WERE HOME<br />
FOR MY PONY’S LAME AND HE CAN’T HARDLY STAND<br />
LISTEN TO THAT NORTHER SIGH, IF WE DON’T GET HOME WE’LL DIE<br />
BUT IT’S ONLY SEVEN MILES TO MARY (F#m) ANNE<br />
YES, IT’S ONLY SEVEN MILES TO MARY ANNE<br />
YOU CAN BET WE’RE ON HER MIND, FOR IT’S NEARLY SUPPERTIME<br />
AND I’LL BET THERE’S HOT BISCUITS IN THE PAN<br />
LORD, MY HANDS FEEL LIKE THEY’RE FROZE, AND THERE’S A<br />
NUMBNESS IN MY TOES<br />
BUT IT’S ONLY FIVE MORE MILES TO MARY ANNE<br />
YES, IT’S ONLY FIVE MORE MILES TO MARY ANNE<br />
THAT WIND’S HOWLING AND IT SEEMS, MIGHTY LIKE A WOMAN’S<br />
SCREAMS<br />
AND WE’D BEST BE MOVING FASTER IF WE CAN<br />
DAN, JUST THINK ABOUT THAT BARN, WITH THAT HAY SO SOFT AND<br />
WARM<br />
FOR IT’S ONLY THREE MILES TO MARY ANNE<br />
YES, IT’S ONLY THREE MILES TO MARY ANNE<br />
(SPEAKING) DAN, GET UP, YOU ORNERY CUSS, OR YOU’LL BE THE<br />
DEATH OF US<br />
I’M SO WEARY, BUT I’LL HELP YOU IF I CAN<br />
ALL RIGHT, DAN, PERHAPS IT’S BEST THAT STOP A WHILE AND REST<br />
FOR IT’S STILL A HUNDRED YARDS TO MARY ANNE<br />
YES, IT’S STILL A HUNDRED YARDS TO MARY ANNE<br />
(SPEAKING) LATE THAT NIGHT THE STORM WAS GONE, AND THEY<br />
FOUND HIM THERE AT DAWN<br />
HE’D HAVE MADE IT, BUT HE JUST COULDN’T LEAVE OLD DAN<br />
YES, THEY FOUND HIM THERE ON THE PLAINS, WITH HIS HANDS FROZE<br />
TO THE REINS<br />
HE WAS JUST A HUNDRED YARDS FROM MARY ANNE<br />
HE WAS JUST A HUNDRED YARDS FROM MARY ANNE<br />
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THE BLUE SIDE OF LONESOME<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
LEON PAYNE<br />
I'M CALLING TO TELL YOU IT'S OVER<br />
YES, DARLING, YOU'RE NOW FREE TO GO<br />
YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE SORRY YOU HURT ME<br />
BUT YOU'VE HURT ME MUCH MORE THAN YOU KNOW<br />
YOU'RE ASKING ME WHERE THIS CALL COMES FROM<br />
OH, I HOPE THAT YOU DON'T END UP HERE<br />
IF YOUR NEW ROMANCE TURNS OUT A FAILURE<br />
HERE'S WHERE TO FIND ME, MY DEAR<br />
(CHORUS) I'M JUST ON THE BLUE SIDE OF LONESOME<br />
RIGHT NEXT TO THE HEARTBREAK HOTEL<br />
IN A TAVERN THAT'S KNOWN AS THREE TEARDROPS<br />
ON A BARSTOOL NOT DOING SO WELL<br />
THE HANDS ON THE CLOCK NEVER ALTER<br />
FOR THINGS NEVER CHANGE IN THIS PLACE<br />
THERE'S NO PRESENT, NO PAST, NO FUTURE<br />
WE'RE THE ONES WHO HAVE LOST IN LOVE'S RACE (CHORUS)<br />
277
THE BOXER<br />
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL<br />
I AM JUST A POOR BOY THOUGH MY STORY'S SELDOM TOLD<br />
I HAVE SQUANDERED MY RESISTANCE<br />
FOR A POCKETFUL OF MUMBLES, SUCH ARE PROMISES<br />
ALL LIES AND JEST, STILL A MAN HEARS WHAT HE WANTS TO HEAR<br />
AND DISREGARDS THE REST<br />
WHEN I LEFT MY HOME AND MY FAMILY I WAS NO MORE THAN A BOY IN<br />
THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS<br />
IN THE QUIET OF THE RAILWAY STATION RUNNING SCARED<br />
LAYING LOW, SEEKING OUT THE POORER QUARTERS<br />
WHERE THE RAGGED PEOPLE GO<br />
LOOKING FOR THE PLACES ONLY THEY WOULD KNOW<br />
LAI LAI LAI, LAI LAI LAI LAI LAI LAI LAI LAI LAI, LIA LAI LAI, LAI LAI LAI LAI<br />
LAI LAI LAI LIA LAI LAI LAI LAI<br />
ASKING ONLY WORKMAN’S WAGES, I COME LOOKING FOR A JOB<br />
BUT I GET NO OFFERS<br />
JUST A COME-ON FROM THE WHORES ON SECOND AVENUE<br />
I DO DECLARE, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I WAS SO LONESOME<br />
I TOOK SOME COMFORT THERE<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
LAI LAI LAI…<br />
AND I AM LAYING OUT WINTER CLOTHES AND WISHING I WAS GONE<br />
GOING HOME<br />
WHERE THE NEW YORK CITY WINTERS AREN'T BLEEDING ME<br />
LEADING ME, GOING HOME<br />
IN THE CLEARING STANDS A BOXER AND A FIGHTER BY HIS TRADE<br />
AND HE CARRIES THE REMINDERS<br />
OF EVERY GLOVE THAT LAID HIM DOWN OR CUT HIM TILL HE CRIED<br />
OUT<br />
IN HIS ANGER AND HIS SHAME, I AM LEAVING, I AM LEAVING BUT THE<br />
FIGHTER STILL REMAINS LAI LAI LAI…<br />
278
THE CHRISTMAS POLKA<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
THIS IS CHRISTMAS SEASON, SO THERE ISN'T ANY REASON<br />
WE CAN'T DANCE THE CHRISTMAS POLKA<br />
HEAR SLEIGH BELLS RINGING, EVERYBODY'S SINGING<br />
DANCING THE CHRISTMAS POLKA<br />
CHRISTMAS TREES AND HOLLY MAKE EVERYONE SO JOLLY<br />
AND LOVE JUST FILLS THE AIR<br />
IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD FOR A BOY AND A GIRL<br />
WHILE DANCING THE CHRISTMAS POLKA<br />
THE MERRY CHRISTMAS POLKA<br />
LET'S DANCE, LET'S DANCE, LET'S DANCE<br />
EVERYONE'S SO HAPPY, THE AIR IS FILLED WITH ROMANCE<br />
WITH THE SWEETHEARTS KISSING AS THEY DANCE 'NEATH THE<br />
MISTLETOE<br />
IT'S A SIGHT TO BEHOLD FOR THE YOUNG AND THE OLD<br />
THE MERRY CHRISTMAS POLKA<br />
(REPEAT FIRST VERSE)<br />
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THE GREAT PRETENDER<br />
THE PLATTERS<br />
BUCK RAM<br />
OH YES, I’M THE GREAT PRETENDER<br />
PRETENDING THAT I’M DOING WELL<br />
MY NEED IS SUCH, I PRETEND TOO MUCH<br />
I’M LONELY BUT NO ONE CAN TELL<br />
OH YES, I’M THE GREAT PRETENDER<br />
ADRIFT IN A WORLD OF MY OWN<br />
I PLAY THE GAME BUT TO MY REAL SHAME<br />
YOU’VE LEFT ME TO DREAM ALL ALONE<br />
TOO REAL IS THIS FEELING OF MAKE BELIEVE<br />
TOO REAL WHEN I FEEL, WHAT MY HEART CAN’T CONCEAL<br />
OH YES, I’M THE GREAT PRETENDER<br />
JUST LAUGHING AND GAY LIKE A CLOWN<br />
I SEEM TO BE WHAT I’M NOT YOU SEE<br />
I’M WEARING MY HEART LIKE A CLOWN<br />
PRETENDING THAT YOU’RE STILL AROUND<br />
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THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME<br />
TOM JONES, E<br />
CURLY PUTNAM<br />
THE OLD HOME TOWN LOOKS THE SAME<br />
AS I STEP DOWN FROM THE TRAIN<br />
AND THERE TO MEET ME, IS MY MOMMA AND MY PAPA<br />
AND DOWN THE ROAD I LOOK AND THERE RUNS MARY<br />
HAIR OF GOLD AND LIPS LIKE CHERRIES<br />
IT’S GOOD TO TOUCH THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME<br />
(CHORUS) YES THEY’LL ALL COME TO MEET ME<br />
ARMS A-REACHING, SMILING SWEETLY<br />
IT’S GOOD TO TOUCH THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME<br />
THE OLD HOUSE IS STILL STANDING<br />
THOUGH THE PAINT IS CRACKED AND DRY<br />
AND THERE’S THAT OLD OAK TREE THAT I USED TO PLAY ON<br />
DOWN THE LANE I WALK WITH MY SWEET MARY<br />
HAIR OF GOLD AND LIPS LIKE CHERRIES<br />
IT’S GOOD TO TOUCH THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME<br />
THEN I AWAKE AND LOOK AROUND ME<br />
AT THOSE FOUR GREY WALLS THAT SURROUND ME<br />
AND I REALIZE THAT I WAS ONLY DREAMING<br />
FOR THERE’S A GUARD AND THERE’S A SAD OLD PADRE<br />
ARM IN ARM WE’LL WALK AT DAYBREAK<br />
AGAIN I’LL TOUCH THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME<br />
YES, THEY’LL ALL COME TO SEE ME<br />
IN THE SHADE OF THAT OLD OAK TREE<br />
AS THEY LAY ME, ‘NEATH<br />
THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME<br />
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THE HANGING TREE<br />
FRANKIE LAINE, MARTY ROBBINS<br />
M DAVID - J LIVINGSTON<br />
I CAME TO TOWN TO SEARCH FOR GOLD<br />
AND I BROUGHT WITH ME A MEMORY<br />
AND I SEEMED TO HEAR THE NIGHT WIND CRY<br />
GO HANG YOUR DREAMS ON THE HANGING TREE<br />
YOUR DREAMS OF LOVE THAT WOULD NEVER BE<br />
HANG YOUR FADED DREAMS ON THE HANGING TREE<br />
I SEARCHED FOR GOLD AND I FOUND MY GOLD<br />
AND I FOUND A GIRL WHO LOVED JUST ME<br />
AND I WISHED THAT I COULD LOVE HER TOO<br />
BUT I'D LEFT MY HEART ON THE HANGING TREE<br />
I'D LEFT MY HEART WITH A MEMORY<br />
AND A FADED DREAM ON THE HANGING TREE<br />
NOW THERE WERE MEN WHO CRAVED MY GOLD<br />
AND THEY MEANT TO TAKE MY GOLD FROM ME<br />
WHEN A MAN IS GONE, HE NEEDS NO GOLD<br />
SO THEY CARRIED ME TO THE HANGING TREE<br />
TO JOIN MY DREAMS TO A MEMORY<br />
YES, THEY CARRIED ME TO THE HANGING TREE<br />
TO REALLY LIVE YOU MUST ALMOST DIE<br />
IT HAPPENED JUST THAT WAY WITH ME<br />
THEY TOOK THE GOLD AND THEY SET ME FREE<br />
AND I WALKED AWAY FROM THE HANGING TREE<br />
I WALKED AWAY FROM THE HANGING TREE<br />
AND MY OWN TRUE LOVE, OH YES<br />
SHE WALKED WITH ME<br />
THAT'S WHEN I KNEW THAT THE HANGING TREE<br />
WAS A TREE OF LIFE, NEW LIFE FOR ME<br />
A TREE OF HOPE, NEW HOPE FOR ME<br />
A TREE OF LOVE, NEW LOVE FOR ME<br />
THE HANGING TREE, THE HANGING TREE, THE HANGING TREE<br />
282
THE HARDER THEY COME<br />
JIMMY CLIFF<br />
OH YEAH, WELL, OH YEAH, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT<br />
WELL THEY TELL ME OF A PIE UP IN THE SKY<br />
WAITING FOR ME WHEN I DIE<br />
BUT BETWEEN THE DAY YOU'RE BORN AND WHEN YOU DIE<br />
YOU NEVER SEEM TO HEAR EVEN YOUR CRY<br />
SO AS SURE AS THE SUN WILL SHINE<br />
I'M GONNA GET MY SHARE NOW OF WHAT'S MINE<br />
AND THEN THE HARDER THEY COME, THE HARDER THEY'LL FALL, ONE<br />
AND ALL<br />
OO, THE HARDER THEY COME, THE HARDER THEY'LL FALL, ONE AND<br />
ALL<br />
THE OPPRESSORS ARE TRYING TO KEEP ME DOWN<br />
TRYING TO DRIVE ME UNDERGROUND<br />
AND THEY THINK THAT THEY HAVE GOT THE BATTLE WON<br />
I SAY FORGIVE THEM LORD THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY'VE DONE<br />
FOR AS SURE AS THE SUN WILL SHINE<br />
I'M GONNA GET MY SHARE NOW OF WHAT'S MINE<br />
AND THEN THE HARDER THEY COME, THE HARDER THEY'LL FALL, ONE<br />
AND ALL<br />
OO, THE HARDER THEY COME, THE HARDER THEY'LL FALL, ONE AND<br />
ALL<br />
OH YEAH, WELL OH YEAH, OH YEAH, OH YEAH<br />
AND I'LL KEEP FIGHTING FOR THE THINGS I WANT<br />
THOUGH I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU'RE DEAD YOU CAN'T<br />
BUT I'D RATHER BE A FREE MAN IN MY GRAVE<br />
THAN LIVING AS A PUPPET OR A SLAVE<br />
SO AS SURE AS THE SUN WILL SHINE<br />
I'M GOING TO GET MY SHARE RIGHT NOW OF WHAT'S MINE<br />
AND THEN THE HARDER THEY COME, THE HARDER THEY'LL FALL, ONE<br />
AND ALL<br />
OO, THE HARDER THEY COME, THE HARDER THEY'LL FALL, ONE AND<br />
ALL<br />
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YEAH, THE HARDER THEY COME, THE HARDER THEY'LL FALL, ONE AND<br />
ALL<br />
YEAH, THE HARDER THEY COME, THE HARDER THEY'LL FALL, ONE AND<br />
ALL (FADE)<br />
284
THE HURTIN'S ALL OVER<br />
CONNIE SMITH<br />
HARLAN HOWARD<br />
NOW THE HURTIN'S ALL OVER, ALL OVER ME<br />
A YEAR AGO TODAY I THOUGHT LIKE DYING<br />
AS UNLOVED AND UNWANTED AS A HEART COULD BE<br />
BUT TIME HAS A WAY OF CHANGING YESTERDAY<br />
NOW THE HURTIN'S ALL OVER, ALL OVER ME<br />
(CHORUS) YES, THE HURTIN'S ALL OVER, ALL OVER MY BODY<br />
IT STARTED IN MY HEART AND IT SPREAD ALL OVER ME<br />
FATHER TIME DID HIS PART, TOOK THE HURT OUT OF MY HEART<br />
NOW THE HURTIN'S ALL OVER, ALL OVER ME<br />
NOW MY ARMS ACHE TO HOLD YOU LIKE THEY USED TO DO<br />
AND MY EYES ACHE FOR THE LOVE LIGHT THEY NO LONGER SEE<br />
HOW I MISS YOUR CARESS, HOW MY LIPS ACHE TO BE KISSED<br />
YES, THE HURTIN'S ALL OVER, ALL OVER ME<br />
(CHORUS) + LAST LINE<br />
285
THE LAST CHEATER’S WALTZ<br />
T G SHEPPARD, A (OR G)<br />
SONNY THROCKMORTON<br />
SHE WAS GOING TO PIECES HE WALKED IN THE DOOR<br />
SHE JUST HAD TO SEE HIM SHE CAN’T WAIT NO MORE<br />
TONIGHT HE’LL BE WITH HER NO MATTER THE COST<br />
AS THE BAND / PLAYS THE LAST / CHEATER’S WALTZ<br />
HE TELLS HER HE LOVES HER AND THE MUSIC PLAYS ON<br />
HE TELLS HER HE NEEDS HER BUT SOMEONE’S AT HOME<br />
THE BALL GAME’S ALL OVER AND SHE KNOWS SHE’S LOST<br />
AS THE BAND / PLAYS THE LAST / CHEATER’S WALTZ<br />
(CHORUS AEDED / EDEDA) AND OOO DON’T THEY SOUND LONELY<br />
AND OOO DON’T THEY PLAY SAD<br />
AND OOO THREE-QUARTER ONLY<br />
WATCH HOW HE HOLDS HER / AS THEY DANCE / TO THE LAST /<br />
CHEATER’S WALTZ<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL (A WALTZ))<br />
AND OOO DON’T THEY SOUND LONELY<br />
AND OOO DON’T THEY PLAY SAD<br />
AND OOO THREE-QUARTER ONLY<br />
WATCH HOW HE HOLDS HER AS THEY DANCE TO THE LAST CHEATER’S<br />
WALTZ<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL (A WALTZ), FADE)<br />
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THE LAST THING ON MY MIND<br />
(A)<br />
A LESSON TOO LATE FOR THE LEARNING<br />
MADE OF SAND, MADE OF SAND<br />
IN THE WINK OF AN EYE MY SOUL WAS TURNING<br />
IN YOUR HAND, IN YOUR HAND<br />
(CHORUS) ARE YOU (E) GOING AWAY WITH NO (D) WORD OF (A)<br />
FAREWELL<br />
WILL THERE (D) BE NOT A (A) TRACE LEFT (E) BEHIND<br />
I (A) COULD HAVE LOVED YOU (D) BETTER<br />
DIDN’T (A) MEAN TO BE UNKIND<br />
YOU (E) KNOW THAT WAS THE LAST THING ON MY (A) MIND<br />
AS I WALK ALONG MY THOUGHTS ARE SLOWLY TUMBLING<br />
ROUND AND ROUND, ROUND AND ROUND<br />
UNDERNEATH MY FEET A SUBWAY IS RUMBLING,<br />
UNDERGROUND, UNDERGROUND (CHORUS)<br />
YOU’VE GOT REASONS A-PLENTY FOR GOIN’<br />
THIS I KNOW, THIS I KNOW<br />
THE WEEDS HAVE BEEN STEADILY GROWING<br />
PLEASE DON’T GO, PLEASE DON’T GO (CHORUS)<br />
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THE LORD KNOWS I'M DRINKING<br />
CAL SMITH<br />
BILL ANDERSON<br />
WELL HELLO, MRS JOHNSON, YOU SELF-RIGHTEOUS WOMAN<br />
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER, WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT SLUMMING<br />
DO YOU RECKON THE PREACHER WOULD APPROVE WHERE YOU ARE<br />
STANDING HERE VIS'TIN' WITH A BACKSLIDING CHRISTIAN IN A<br />
NEIGHBORHOOD BAR<br />
WELL, YES, THAT'S MY BOTTLE, AND YES, THAT'S MY GLASS<br />
AND I SEE YOU'RE EYEBALLING, THIS PRETTY YOUNG LASS<br />
IT AIN'T NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, BUT YES, SHE'S WITH ME<br />
AND WE DON'T NEED NO SERMON, YOU SELF-RIGHTEOUS WOMAN,<br />
JUST LET US BE<br />
(CHORUS) THE LORD KNOWS I'M DRINKING, AND RUNNING AROUND<br />
AND HE DON'T NEED YOUR LOUD MOUTH, INFORMING THE TOWN<br />
THE LORD KNOWS I'M SINNING, AND SINNING AIN'T RIGHT<br />
BUT ME AND THE GOOD LORD, GONNA HAVE US A GOOD TALK, LATER<br />
TONIGHT<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
GOODBYE, MRS JOHNSON, YOU SELF-RIGHTEOUS BITTY<br />
I DON'T NEED YOUR PREACHING, AND I DON'T NEED YOUR PITY<br />
SO GO BACK TO WHATEVER YOU HIPPOCRITES DO<br />
AND WHEN I TALK TO HEAVEN, BE NICE, AND I'LL PUT IN A GOOD WORD<br />
FOR YOU<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
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THE MEMORY OF AN OLD CHRISTMAS CARD<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
THERE'S AN OLD CHRISTMAS CARD, IN AN OLD DUSTY TRUNK<br />
AND IT BRINGS BACK SWEET MEMORIES DEAR TO ME<br />
THOUGH IT'S FADED AND WORN, IT'S AS PRECIOUS AS THE MORN<br />
WHEN I FOUND IT 'NEATH OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE<br />
(CHORUS) I THRILL WITH EVERY WORD, EVERY LINE<br />
GUESS I'M ALWAYS SENTIMENTAL 'ROUND THIS TIME<br />
PARDON ME, IF A TEAR FALLS UPON MY CHRISTMAS CHEER<br />
IT'S THE MEMORY OF AN OLD CHRISTMAS CARD<br />
(SPEAKING) YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY I GET TO FEELING<br />
SENTIMENTAL ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR<br />
BUT EVERY TIME I SEE A CHRISTMAS CARD I SOMEHOW CAN'T HELP<br />
REMEMBERING<br />
ABOUT THE VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS THAT YOU AND I SPENT<br />
TOGETHER<br />
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS CARD YOU GAVE ME THAT YEAR<br />
WHY, I KNOW YOU MUST HAVE LOOKED THROUGH THOUSANDS OF<br />
CARDS<br />
TO FIND THAT WONDERFUL POEM THAT STILL BRINGS A TEAR TO MY<br />
EYE (CHORUS)<br />
289
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN<br />
JOAN BAEZ, C (Am)<br />
J. R. ROBERSTON, ROBBIE<br />
(Am) VIRGIL CAINE IS MY NAME, AND I (F) DROVE ON THE DANVILLE (Am)<br />
TRAIN<br />
TILL STONEMAN’S CAVALRY CAME AND (F) TORE UP THE TRACKS<br />
A(Am)GAIN<br />
IN THE WINTER OF (C) ’65, WE WERE (Am) HUNGRY, JUST (C) BARELY<br />
ALIVE<br />
(Am) BY MAY THE TENTH (C) RICHMOND IT FELL, IT WAS A (Am) TIME, I<br />
REMEMBER, OH, SO (G) WELL<br />
(CHORUS) THE (Am) NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE (C) DOWN, AND ALL<br />
THE BELLS WERE RINGING<br />
THE (Am) NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE (C) DOWN, AND ALL THE<br />
PEOPLE WERE SINGING<br />
THEY WENT (Am) NA NA-NA NA-NA-NA, (Dm) NA-NA NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA-<br />
(F) NA<br />
BACK WITH MY WIFE IN TENNESSEE, AND ONE DAY SHE SAID TO ME<br />
VIRGIL, QUICK COME SEE, THERE GOES THE ROBERT E LEE<br />
NOW I DON’T MIND ‘EM CHOPPING WOOD, AND I DON’T CARE IF THE<br />
MONEY’S NO GOOD<br />
JUST TAKE WHAT YOU NEED AND LEAVE THE REST<br />
BUT THEY SHOULD NEVER HAVE TAKEN THE VERY BEST (CHORUS)<br />
LIKE MY FATHER BEFORE ME, I’M A WORKING MAN<br />
AND LIKE MY BROTHER BEFORE ME, I TOOK THE REBEL STAND<br />
WELL HE WAS JUST 18, PROUD AND BRAVE, WHEN A YANKEE LAID HIM<br />
IN HIS GRAVE<br />
I SWEAR BY THE BLOOD BELOW MY FEET<br />
YOU CAN’T RAISE A CAINE BACK UP, WHEN HE’S IN DEFEAT (CHORUS)<br />
290
THE PARTY’S OVER<br />
WILLIE NELSON<br />
(CHORUS) TURN OUT THE LIGHTS, THE PARTY’S OVER<br />
THEY SAY THAT ALL GOOD THINGS MUST END<br />
CALL IT A NIGHT, THE PARTY’S OVER<br />
AND TOMORROW STARTS THE SAME OLD THING AGAIN<br />
WHAT A CRAZY, CRAZY PARTY<br />
NEVER SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE<br />
LAUGHING, DANCING, LOOK AT YOU, YOU’RE HAVING FUN<br />
BUT LOOK AT ME, I’M ALMOST CRYING<br />
BUT THAT DON’T KEEP HER LOVE FROM DYING<br />
MISERY, ‘CAUSE FOR ME, THE PARTY’S OVER (CHORUS)<br />
ONCE I HAD A LOVE UNDYING<br />
I DIDN’T KEEP IT, WASN’T TRYING<br />
LIFE FOR ME WAS JUST ONE PARTY, AND THEN ANOTHER<br />
I BROKE HER HEART SO MANY TIMES<br />
HAD TO HAVE MY PARTY WINE<br />
THEN ONE DAY SHE SAID, SWEETHEART, THE PARTY’S OVER<br />
(CHORUS) + AND TOMORROW STARTS THE SAME OLD THING AGAIN<br />
291
THE PUB WITH NO BEER<br />
WILF CARTER<br />
AUSTRALIAN BALLAD<br />
NOW IT’S LONESOME AWAY FROM YOUR KINDRED AND ALL<br />
BY THE CAMPFIRE AT NIGHT, WHERE THE WILD DINGOES CALL<br />
BUT THERE’S NOTHING SO LONESOME, MORBID OR DREAR<br />
AS TO STAND AT THE BAR, OF A PUB WITH NO BEER<br />
NOW THE PUBLICAN'S ANXIOUS FOR THE QUOTA TO COME<br />
THERE’S A FARAWAY LOOK ON THE FACE OF THE BUM<br />
THE MAID’S GONE ALL CRANKY AND THE COOK’S ACTING QUEER<br />
WHAT A TERRIBLE PLACE IS A PUB WITH NO BEER<br />
THEN THE STOCKMAN RIDES UP WITH HIS DRY DUSTY THROAT<br />
HE PRESS('S) UP TO THE BAR, PULLS A WAD FROM HIS COAT<br />
BUT THE SMILE ON HIS FACE QUICKLY TURNS TO A SNEER<br />
AS THE BARMAN SAYS SADLY, THE PUB'S GOT NO BEER<br />
THEN THE SWAGGIE COMES IN SMOTHERED IN DUST AND FLIES<br />
HE THROWS DOWN HIS ROLL RUGS, THE SWEAT FROM HIS EYES<br />
BUT WHEN HE IS TOLD HE SAYS WHAT'S THIS I HEAR<br />
I DROVE FIFTY FLAMING MILES TO A PUB WITH NO BEER<br />
THERE'S A DOG ON THE VERANDA, FOR HIS MASTER HE WAITS<br />
BUT THE BOSS IS INSIDE DRINKING WINE WITH HIS MATES<br />
HE HURRIES FOR COVER AND HE CRINGES IN FEAR<br />
IT'S NO PLACE FOR A DOG 'ROUND A PUB WITH NO BEER<br />
OLD BILLY THE BLACKSMITH, FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE<br />
HAS GONE HOME COLD SOBER TO HIS DARLING WIFE<br />
HE WALKS IN THE KITCHEN, SHE SAYS “YOU'RE EARLY MY DEAR”<br />
BUT THEN HE BREAKS DOWN AND TELLS HER, “THE PUB’S GOT NO<br />
BEER”<br />
SO IT’S LONESOME AWAY FROM YOUR KINDRED AND ALL<br />
BY THE CAMPFIRE AT NIGHT, WHERE THE WILD DINGOES CALL<br />
BUT THERE’S NOTHING SO LONESOME, MORBID OR DREAR<br />
AS TO STAND AT THE BAR, OF A PUB WITH NO BEER<br />
(REPEAT LAST TWO LINES)<br />
292
THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT<br />
HANK WILLIAMS<br />
I’LL PRETEND I’M FREE FROM SORROW<br />
MAKE BELIEVE THAT WRONG IS RIGHT<br />
YOUR WEDDING DAY WILL BE TOMORROW<br />
AND THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT<br />
WHY, OH, WHY SHOULD YOU DESERT ME<br />
ARE YOU DOING THIS FOR SPITE<br />
IF YOU ONLY WANT TO HURT ME<br />
THEN THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT<br />
I BELIEVE THAT YOU STILL LOVE ME,<br />
WHEN YOU WEAR YOUR VEIL OF WHITE<br />
BUT YOU THINK THAT YOU’RE ABOVE ME<br />
BUT THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT<br />
SHAME OH SHAME FOR WHAT YOU’RE DOING<br />
OTHER ARMS WILL HOLD YOU TIGHT<br />
YOU DON’T CARE WHOSE LIFE YOU RUIN<br />
BUT THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT<br />
293
THERE SHE GOES<br />
JERRY WALLACE<br />
MILLER, HADDOCK, STEVENSON<br />
THERE SHE GOES, SHE’S WALKING AWAY<br />
AND EACH STEP SHE TAKES, BRINGS HEARTACHES MY WAY<br />
HE’S WON HER HEART, I LOST HER SOME WAY<br />
THERE SHE GOES, SHE’S WALKING AWAY<br />
OH, IF I HADN’T CHEATED, AND IF I HADN’T LIED<br />
I’D BE THE ONE, WALKING BY HER SIDE<br />
I LOVE HER STILL, AND I GUESS THAT IT SHOWS<br />
THE WAY THAT I FEEL, AS THERE SHE GOES<br />
(SPEAKING) THERE SHE GOES, SHE'S WALKING AWAY<br />
AND EACH STEP SHE TAKES, BRINGS HEARTACHES MY WAY<br />
IF I HADN'T CHEATED, IF I HADN'T LIED<br />
I'D BE THE ONE, WALKING BY HER SIDE<br />
I LOVE HER STILL, AND I GUESS THAT IT SHOWS<br />
SHE'S WALKING AWAY, THERE SHE GOES<br />
THERE SHE GOES, THERE SHE GOES<br />
294
THERE STANDS THE GLASS<br />
WEBB PIERCE, BILLY WALKER<br />
RUSS HULL, MARY JEAN SHURTZ, WEBB PIERCE<br />
THERE STANDS THE GLASS<br />
THAT WILL EASE ALL MY PAIN<br />
THAT WILL SETTLE MY BRAIN<br />
IT’S MY FIRST ONE TODAY<br />
THERE STANDS THE GLASS<br />
THAT WILL HIDE ALL MY TEARS<br />
THAT WILL DROWN ALL MY FEARS<br />
BROTHER I’M ON MY WAY<br />
I’M WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE TONIGHT<br />
I’M WONDERING IF YOU ARE ALRIGHT<br />
I’M WONDERING IF YOU THINK OF ME<br />
IN MY MISERY<br />
THERE STANDS THE GLASS<br />
FILL IT UP TO THE BRIM<br />
‘TILL MY TROUBLES GROW DIM<br />
IT’S MY FIRST ONE TODAY<br />
295
THE ROCK ISLAND LINE<br />
JIMMIE RODGERS, JOHNNY CASH, HARRY BELAFONTE<br />
L DONEGAN<br />
NOW THIS HERE’S THE STORY ABOUT THE ROCK ISLAND LINE<br />
WELL, THE ROCK ISLAND LINE SHE RUNS DOWN INTO NEW ORLEANS<br />
THERE’S A BIG TOLL GATE DOWN THERE AND YOU KNOW IF YOU GOT<br />
CERTAIN THINGS ON BOARD, WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE TOLL<br />
GATE, WELL YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY THE MAN NO TOLL<br />
WELL THE TRAIN DRIVER HE PULLED UP TO THE TOLL GATE AND THE<br />
MAN HOLLERED AND ASKED HIM WHAT ALL HE HAD ON BOARD, AND HE<br />
SAID<br />
I GOT LIVESTOCK, I GOT LIVESTOCK, I GOT COWS, I GOT PIGS, I GOT<br />
SHEEP, I GOT MULES, I GOT ALL LIVESTOCK<br />
WELL, HE SAID, YOU ALL RIGHT BOY, YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY NO<br />
TOLL, YOU CAN JUST GO RIGHT ON THROUGH, SO<br />
HE WENT ON THROUGH THE TOLL GATE<br />
AND AS HE WENT THROUGH HE STARTED PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT OF<br />
SPEED, PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT OF STEAM<br />
(STRUM, GRADUALLY INCREASING THE TEMPO)<br />
HE GOT ON THROUGH, AND HE TURNED AND LOOKED BACK AT THE<br />
MAN, AND HE SAID<br />
WELL I FOOLED YOU, I FOOLED YOU, I GOT THE PIG IRON, I GOT THE<br />
PIG IRON, I GOT ALL PIG IRON<br />
(CHORUS) NOW THE ROCK ISLAND LINE SHE’S A MIGHTY GOOD ROAD<br />
THE ROCK ISLAND LINE IT’S THE ROAD TO RIDE<br />
THE ROCK ISLAND LINE IT’S A MIGHTY GOOD ROAD<br />
WELL IF YOU RIDE, YOU GET TO RIDE IT LIKE YOU FIND IT<br />
GET YOUR TICKET AT THE STATION FOR THE ROCK ISLAND LINE<br />
OH IT’S CLOUDY IN THE WEST AND IT LOOKED LIKE RAIN<br />
‘ROUND THE CURVE COME A PASSENGER TRAIN<br />
A NORTHBOUND TRAIN ON A SOUTHBOUND TRACK<br />
HE DON’T MIND LEAVING BUT HE WON’T BE BACK (CHORUS)<br />
WELL, I MAY BE RIGHT AND I MAY BE WRONG, BUT YOU(’RE) GONNA<br />
MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE<br />
WELL THE ENGINEER SAID BEFORE HE DIED, THAT THERE WERE TWO<br />
MORE DRINKS THAT HE’D LIKE TO TRY<br />
296
CONDUCTOR SAID, WHAT COULD THEY BE, A HOT CUP OF COFFEE AND<br />
A COLD GLASS OF TEA (CHORUS)<br />
297
THE TENNESSEE WALTZ<br />
PATTI PAGE<br />
REDD STEWART, PEE WEE KING<br />
I WAS DANCING WITH MY DARLING TO THE TENNESSEE WALTZ<br />
WHEN AN OLD FRIEND I HAPPENED TO SEE<br />
I INTRODUCED HER TO MY LOVED ONE, AND WHILE THEY WERE<br />
DANCING<br />
MY FRIEND STOLE MY SWEETHEART FROM ME<br />
I REMEMBER THE NIGHT AND THE TENNESSEE WALTZ<br />
NOW I KNOW JUST HOW MUCH I HAVE LOST<br />
YES I LOST MY LITTLE DARLING, THE NIGHT THEY WERE PLAYING<br />
THE BEAUTIFUL TENNESSEE WALTZ<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(REPEAT)<br />
298
THE TIPS OF MY FINGERS<br />
ROY CLARK<br />
BILL ANDERSON<br />
I HAD YOU RIGHT ON THE TIPS OF MY FINGERS…<br />
I REACHED OUT MY ARMS AND I TOUCHED YOU<br />
WITH SOFT WORDS I WHISPERED YOUR NAME<br />
I HAD YOU RIGHT ON THE TIPS OF MY FINGERS<br />
AH, BUT THAT WAS A CLOSE AS I CAME<br />
MY EYES HAD A VISION OF SWEETNESS<br />
YIELDING BENEATH MY COMMAND<br />
I HAD YOUR LOVE ON THE TIPS OF MY FINGERS<br />
BUT I LET IT SLIP RIGHT THOUGH MY HANDS<br />
BUT I LET IT SLIP RIGHT THOUGH MY HANDS<br />
SOMEBODY TOOK YOU WHEN I WASN'T LOOKING<br />
AND I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN FROM THE START<br />
THAT IT'S A LONG, LONG WAY FROM THE TIPS OF MY FINGERS<br />
TO THE LOVE HIDDEN DEEP IN YOUR HEART<br />
TO THE LOVE HIDDEN DEEP IN YOUR HEART<br />
I HAD YOU RIGHT ON THE TIPS OF MY FINGERS<br />
BUT I LET YOU SLIP RIGHT THROUGH MY HAND<br />
YES, I LET YOU SLIP RIGHT THROUGH MY HAND<br />
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THE WAITING GAME<br />
HARRY BELAFONTE<br />
BOB HILLIARD, ROBERT ALLEN<br />
HER EYES WERE THE LOVELIEST CORNFLOWER BLUE<br />
SO BRIGHT AND SO KIND AND SO HONEST AND TRUE<br />
BUT I LIKE A FOOL DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO<br />
WHEN SHE SAID SHE WANTED MY LOVE<br />
(CHORUS) WHY DID I PLAY THE WAITING GAME, THE WAITING GAME, I<br />
LOST THE ONE I ADORED<br />
THOUGH SHE MADE MY HEART SING, SOMEHOW WE NEVER MARRIED<br />
IN SPRING, OH, WHAT WAS I WAITING FOR<br />
NOW SINCE WE'VE BEEN PARTED, THE OTHERS I MEET<br />
WOULD STILL ASK FOR MORE WITH THE WORLD AT THEIR FEET<br />
BUT SHE WAS SO KIND AND SO GENTLE AND SWEET<br />
AND ALL THAT SHE WANTED WAS LOVE<br />
(UP ONE KEY) WHENEVER I'M RESTLESS WITH SOMEBODY NEW<br />
I RUN FOR A MILE AND THEN HERE'S WHAT I DO<br />
I DREAM OF THOSE EYES THAT WERE CORNFLOWER BLUE<br />
AND HOW SHE JUST WANTED MY LOVE<br />
(LIKE CHORUS) WHY DID I PLAY THE WAITING GAME, THE WAITING<br />
GAME, I LOST THE ONE I ADORED<br />
THOUGH SHE MADE MY HEART SING, SOMEHOW WE NEVER MARRIED<br />
IN SPRING, OH, WHAT WAS I WAITING FOR<br />
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THE WAYWARD WIND<br />
GOGI GRANT, SLIM WHITMAN<br />
HERB NEWMAN, STAN LEBOWSKY<br />
(CHORUS) OH, THE WAYWARD WIND, IS A RESTLESS WIND<br />
A RESTLESS WIND, THAT YEARNS TO WANDER<br />
AND I WAS BORN, THE NEXT OF KIN<br />
THE NEXT OF KIN, TO THE WAYWARD WIND<br />
IN A LONELY SHACK BY A RAILROAD TRACK<br />
I SPENT MY YOUNGER DAYS<br />
AND I GUESS THE SOUND OF THE OUTWARD BOUND<br />
MADE ME A SLAVE, TO MY WANDERING WAYS<br />
AND (CHORUS)<br />
OH, I MET HER THERE IN A BORDER TOWN<br />
I VOWED WE’D NEVER PART<br />
THOUGH I TRIED MY BEST TO SETTLE DOWN<br />
SHE’S NOW ALONE, WITH A BROKEN HEART<br />
AND (CHORUS) + REPEAT LAST LINE<br />
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THE WILD COLONIAL BOY<br />
BILLY WALKER<br />
AUSTRALIAN BALLAD<br />
THERE WAS A WILD COLONIAL BOY, JACK DUGGAN WAS HIS NAME<br />
HE WAS BORN AND BRED IN IRELAND, IN A PLACE CALLED<br />
CASTLEMAINE<br />
HE WAS HIS MOTHER’S ONLY SON, HIS FATHER’S PRIDE AND JOY<br />
AND DEARLY DID HIS PARENTS LOVE THE WILD COLONIAL BOY<br />
AT THE EARLY AGE OF SIXTEEN YEARS HE LEFT HIS NATIVE HOME<br />
AND TO AUSTRALIA’S SUNNY SHORES HE WAS INCLINED TO ROAM<br />
HE ROBBED THE RICH TO HELP THE POOR HE STABBED JAMES<br />
MCAVOY<br />
A TERROR TO AUSTRALIA WAS THE WILD COLONIAL BOY<br />
ONE MORNING ON THE PRAIRIE WHILE JACK DUGGAN RODE ALONG<br />
WHILE LISTENING TO THE MOCKINGBIRD HE SANG A CHEERFUL SONG<br />
UP JUMPED THREE TROOPERS ARMED WITH GUNS, DAVIS, KELLY AND<br />
FITZROY<br />
THEY’D ALL SET OUT TO CAPTURE HIM, THE WILD COLONIAL BOY<br />
SURRENDER NOW JACK DUGGAN, YOU SEE WE’RE THREE TO ONE<br />
SURRENDER IN THE QUEEN'S HIGH NAME, YOU ARE A PLUNDERING<br />
SON<br />
JACK PULLED TWO PISTOLS FROM HIS BELT AND PROUDLY HELD THEM<br />
HIGH<br />
“I’LL FIGHT BUT NO SURRENDER”, CRIED THE WILD COLONIAL BOY<br />
HE FIRED AT SHOT AT KELLY, THAT BROUGHT HIM TO THE GROUND<br />
AND TURNING 'ROUND TO DAVIS, HE RECEIVED A FATAL WOUND<br />
A BULLET PIERCED HIS PROUD YOUNG HEART FROM THE PISTOL OF<br />
FITZROY<br />
AND THAT WAS HOW THEY CAPTURED HIM THE WILD COLONIAL BOY<br />
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THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE<br />
HANK THOMPSON, RAY PRICE (RESPONSE, "IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE<br />
HONKY TONK ANGELS," IS BY KITTY WELLS)<br />
YOU WOULDN’T READ MY LETTER IF I WROTE YOU<br />
YOU ASKED ME NOT TO CALL YOU ON THE PHONE<br />
BUT THERE’S SOMETHING I’M WANTING TO TELL YOU<br />
SO I WROTE IT IN THE WORDS OF THIS SONG<br />
(CHORUS) I DIDN’T KNOW GOD MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS<br />
I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN YOU’D NEVER MAKE A WIFE<br />
YOU GAVE UP THE ONLY ONE WHO EVER LOVED YOU<br />
AND WENT BACK TO THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE<br />
(HANK THOMPSON) THE GLAMOR OF THE GAY NIGHT LIFE HAS LURED<br />
YOU<br />
TO THE PLACES WHERE THE WINE AND LIQUOR FLOW<br />
WHERE YOU WAIT TO BE ANYBODY'S BABY<br />
AND FORGET THE TRUEST LOVE YOU'LL EVER KNOW<br />
YES IT HURT ME TO KNOW THAT YOU DON’T LOVE ME<br />
THOUGH I KNOW THAT YOU’RE FOREVER GONE<br />
AND IT KILLED THE HEART AND PRIDE DEAR INSIDE ME<br />
WHEN I SAW YOU IN THAT STRANGER’S ARMS SO LONG<br />
I’LL JUST LIVE MY LIFE ALONE WITH MEM’RIES OF YOU<br />
AND DREAM OF KISSES YOU TRADED FOR MY TEARS<br />
AND NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU<br />
AND I PRAY THAT YOU’LL BE HAPPY THROUGH THE YEARS<br />
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THE WRECK OF THE OLD ‘97<br />
J R CASH, JOHNSON BLAKE, HANK SNOW<br />
CHARLES NOELL, FRED LEWEY, WHITTER/WORK<br />
WELL, THEY GAVE HIM HIS ORDERS AT MONROE, VIRGINIA<br />
SAYING, STEVE, YOU’RE WAY BEHIND TIME<br />
THIS IS NOT ‘38, IT'S OLD ‘97<br />
YOU MUST PUT HER INTO SPENCER ON TIME<br />
SO HE TURNED AROUND AND SAID TO HIS BLACK, GREASY FIREMAN<br />
HEY, SHOVEL ON A LITTLE MORE COAL<br />
AND WHEN WE CROSS THAT WHITE OAK MOUNTAIN<br />
WATCH OLD ‘97 ROLL<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
IT’S A MIGHTY ROUGH ROAD FROM LYNCHBURG TO DANVILLE<br />
WITH A LINE ON A THREE-MILE GRADE<br />
IT WAS ON THAT GRADE THAT HE LOST HIS AIR BRAKES<br />
OH, WHAT A JUMP HE MADE<br />
HE WAS GOING DOWN THE GRADE DOIN’ 90 MILES AN HOUR<br />
HIS WHISTLE BROKE INTO A SCREAM<br />
HE WAS FOUND IN THE WRECK WITH HIS HAND ON THE THROTTLE<br />
SCALDED TO DEATH BY THE STEAM<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
THEN A TELEGRAM CAME FROM WASHINGTON STATION<br />
AND THIS IS HOW IT READ<br />
OH, THAT BRAVE ENGINEER WHO RAN OLD '97<br />
IS A-LYING IN OLD DANVILLE DEAD<br />
SO, NOW, ALL YOU LADIES, YOU’D BETTER TAKE A WARNING<br />
FROM THIS TIME ON AND LEARN<br />
NEVER SPEAK HARSH WORDS TO YOUR TRUE, LOVING HUSBAND<br />
HE MAY LEAVE YOU AND NEVER RETURN<br />
304
THE WURLITZER PRIZE<br />
I DON'T WANT TO GET OVER YOU<br />
WAYLON JENNINGS, D<br />
BOBBY EMMONS, CHIPS MOMAN<br />
I’M NOT HERE TO FORGET YOU, I’M HERE TO RECALL<br />
THE THINGS WE USED TO SAY AND DO<br />
I DON’T WANT TO GET OVER YOU<br />
I DON’T WANT TO GET OVER YOU<br />
I HAUNT THE SAME PLACES WE USED TO GO<br />
ALONE AT A TABLE FOR TWO<br />
I DON’T WANT TO GET OVER YOU<br />
I DON’T WANT TO GET OVER YOU<br />
(CHORUS) THEY OUGHT TO GIVE ME THE WURLITZER (D7) PRIZE<br />
FOR (G) ALL THE SILVER I LET SLIDE DOWN THE (A) SLOT<br />
PLAYING THOSE (D) SONGS SUNG BLUE<br />
HELP ME (A) REMEMBER YOU<br />
I DON’T WANT TO GET (D) OVER YOU<br />
A FRESH ROLL OF QUARTERS, SAME OLD SONG<br />
MISSING YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH<br />
I DON’T WANT TO GET OVER YOU<br />
I DON’T WANT TO GET OVER YOU<br />
(CHORUS) + I DON'T WANT TO GET OVER YOU<br />
I DON'T WANT TO GET OVER YOU<br />
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THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA<br />
THE BROWNS, JIM EDWARD BROWN<br />
WORDS BY ALAN JAY LERNER, MUSIC BY FREDERICK LOEWE<br />
AWAY OUT WEST (HERE) THEY'VE GOT A NAME<br />
FOR WIND AND RAIN AND FIRE<br />
THE RAIN IS JESS, THE FIRE IS JOE<br />
AND THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA<br />
MARIA BLOWS THE STARS AROUND<br />
AND SENDS THE CLOUDS A-FLYING<br />
MARIA MAKES THE MOUNTAINS SOUND<br />
LIKE FOLKS ARE UP THERE DYING<br />
MARIA, MARIA, THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA<br />
BEFORE I KNEW MARIA'S NAME<br />
AND HEARD HER WAILS AND WHINING<br />
I HAD A GIRL AND SHE HAD ME<br />
AND THE SUN WAS ALWAYS SHINING<br />
AND THEN ONE DAY I LEFT MY GIRL<br />
LEFT HER FAR BEHIND ME<br />
NOW I'M SO LOST, SO DOGGONE LOST<br />
NOT EVEN GOD CAN FIND ME<br />
MARIA, MARIA, THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA<br />
OUT HERE THEY'VE GOT A NAME FOR RAIN<br />
FOR WIND AND FIRE ONLY<br />
BUT WHEN YOU'RE LOST AND ALL ALONE<br />
THERE AIN'T NO NAME FOR LONELY<br />
NOW I'M A LOST AND LONELY MAN<br />
WITHOUT A STAR TO GUIDE ME<br />
MARIA, BLOW HER LOVE TO ME<br />
I NEED HER HERE BESIDE ME<br />
MARIA, MARIA, THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA<br />
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THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED<br />
TOM T HALL<br />
I REMEMBER THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED<br />
THEY SAID FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS THAT HE SUFFERED AND CRIED<br />
IT MADE A BIG IMPRESSION ON ME, ALTHOUGH I WAS A BAREFOOT KID<br />
THEY SAY HE GOT RELIGION AT THE END, AND I’M GLAD THAT HE DID<br />
CLAYTON WAS THE BEST GUITAR PICKER IN OUR TOWN<br />
I THOUGHT HE WAS A HERO AND I USED TO FOLLOW CLAYTON<br />
AROUND<br />
I OFTEN WONDERED WHY CLAYTON, WHO SEEMED SO GOOD TO ME<br />
NEVER TOOK HIS GUITAR AND MADE IT DOWN IN TENNESSEE<br />
WELL, DADDY SAID HE DRANK A LOT, BUT I COULD NEVER<br />
UNDERSTAND<br />
I KNEW HE USED TO PICK UP IN OHIO WITH A FIVE-PIECE BAND<br />
AND CLAYTON USED TO TELL ME, SON, YOU BETTER PUT THAT OLD<br />
GUITAR AWAY<br />
THERE AIN’T NO MONEY IN IT, IT’LL LEAD YOU TO AN EARLY GRAVE<br />
I GUESS IF I’D ADMIT IT, CLAYTON TAUGHT ME HOW TO DRINK BOOZE<br />
I CAN SEE HIM HALF-STONED, PICKING OUT THE LOVESICK BLUES<br />
WHEN CLAYTON DIED I MADE HIM A PROMISE, I WAS GONNA CARRY ON<br />
SOMEHOW<br />
I’D GIVE A MILLION DOLLARS, IF HE COULD ONLY SEE ME NOW<br />
I REMEMBER THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED<br />
NOBODY EVER KNEW IT, BUT I WENT OUT IN THE WOODS AND I CRIED<br />
WELL I KNOW THERE’S A LOT OF BIG PREACHERS, WHO KNOW A LOT<br />
MORE THAN I DO<br />
BUT IT COULD BE THAT THE GOOD LORD LIKES A LITTLE PICKING, TOO<br />
YEAH, I REMEMBER THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED<br />
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THE YELLOW BANDANA<br />
FARON YOUNG, A, 3/4<br />
(A) THIS IS THE STORY OF A (E) YELLOW BANDANA, A (D) HANDSOME<br />
YOUNG SOLDIER, AND A (E) GIRL NAMED ROS(A)ANNA<br />
AWAY OUT WEST IN THE WILDS OF NEW MEXICO<br />
THERE LIVED A GIRL AND A SOLDIER WHO LOVED HER SO<br />
AND EVERY NIGHT ‘NEATH THE FULL CRIMSON MOON ABOVE<br />
THIS BRAVE YOUNG SOLDIER WOULD PLEDGE HER HIS LOVE<br />
(CHORUS) AND HE GAVE ROSANNA HIS YELLOW BANDANA<br />
TO WEAR IN HER HAIR ‘TILL HE’S WITH HER ONCE MORE<br />
HE GAVE ROSANNA HIS YELLOW BANDANA<br />
MOUNTED HIS PONY AND RODE OFF TO WAR<br />
HIS ORDERS CAME AND HE HAD TO RIDE WEST AGAIN<br />
SEEMS THAT APACHES WERE CAUSING UNREST AGAIN<br />
HE KISSED ROSANNA GOODBYE AS HE RODE AWAY<br />
PROMISING THIS TIME HE’D COME BACK TO STAY (CHORUS)<br />
THE WAR WAS OVER AND HE CAME BACK HOME AND FOUND<br />
THAT THE APACHES HAD BURNED THE WHOLE VILLAGE DOWN<br />
AND ‘NEATH THE TREE WHERE HE LAST KISSED ROSANNA<br />
DRAPED ON A CROSS WAS HIS YELLOW BANDANA (CHORUS)<br />
(CHORUS, FADE)<br />
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THIS OLE HOUSE<br />
STUART HAMBLEN<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE ONCE KNEW MY CHILDREN<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE ONCE KNEW MY WIFE<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE WAS HOME AND COMFORT<br />
AS WE FOUGHT THE STORMS OF LIFE<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE ONCE RANG WITH LAUGHTER<br />
THIS HOUSE ONCE HEARD MANY SHOUTS<br />
NOW SHE TREMBLES IN THE DARKNESS<br />
WHEN THE LIGHTNING WALKS ABOUT<br />
(CHORUS) AIN’T GONNA NEED THIS HOUSE NO LONGER<br />
AIN’T GONNA NEED THIS HOUSE NO MORE<br />
AIN’T GOT TIME TO FIX THE SHINGLES<br />
AIN’T GOT TIME TO FIX THE FLOOR<br />
AIN’T GOT TIME TO OIL THE HINGES<br />
NOR TO MEND THE WINDOW PANE<br />
AIN’T GONNA NEED THIS HOUSE NO LONGER<br />
I’M A-GETTIN’ READY TO MEET THE SAINTS<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE IS A-GETTING’ SHAKY<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE IS A-GETTING’ OLD<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE LETS IN THE RAIN<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE LETS IN THE COLD<br />
ON MY KNEES I'M A-GETTIN' CHILLY<br />
BUT I FEEL NO FEAR OR PAIN<br />
‘CAUSE I SEE AN ANGEL PEEKIN’ THROUGH<br />
A BROKEN WINDOW PANE (CHORUS)<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
NOW THIS OLD HOUSE IS AFRAID OF THUNDER<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE IS AFRAID OF STORMS<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE JUST GROANS AND TREMBLES<br />
WHEN THE NIGHT WIND FLINGS ITS ARMS<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE IS A-GETTIN’ FEEBLE<br />
THIS OLD HOUSE IS A-NEEDIN’ PAINT<br />
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JUST LIKE ME IT'S TUCKERED OUT<br />
BUT I’M GETTING’ READY TO MEET THE SAINTS (CHORUS)<br />
NOW, MY OLD HOUND-DOG LIES A-SLEEPIN’<br />
HE DON’T KNOW I’M GONNA LEAVE<br />
ELSE HE’D WAKE UP BY THE FIREPLACE<br />
AND HE’D SIT THERE AND HOWL AND GRIEVE<br />
BUT MY HUNTIN’ DAYS ARE OVER<br />
AIN’T GONNA HUNT THE COON NO MORE<br />
GABRIEL DONE BROUGHT IN THE CHARIOT<br />
WHEN THE WIND BLEW DOWN THE DOOR (CHORUS)<br />
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TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU<br />
TERESA BREWER, ROSEMARY CLOONEY<br />
PROSEN<br />
(CHORUS) TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU<br />
LET NO OTHER HOLD YOUR CHARMS<br />
IF MY DREAMS SHOULD ALL COME TRUE<br />
YOU'LL BE WAITING FOR MY ARMS<br />
TILL I KISS YOU ONCE AGAIN<br />
KEEP MY LOVE LOCKED IN YOUR HEART<br />
DARLING, I'LL RETURN AND THEN<br />
WE WILL NEVER HAVE TO PART<br />
THOUGH IT MAY BREAK YOUR HEART AND MINE<br />
THE MINUTE WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO<br />
REMEMBER, DEAR, EACH WORD DIVINE<br />
THAT MEANS I LOVE YOU SO<br />
TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU<br />
JUST THE WAY WE ARE TONIGHT<br />
I WILL KEEP MY PROMISE TRUE<br />
FOR YOU ARE MY GUIDING LIGHT<br />
(REPEAT LAST THREE VERSES)<br />
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TO DADDY<br />
EMMYLOU HARRIS<br />
DOLLY PARTON<br />
(G) MAMA NEVER SEEMED TO MISS THE FINER THINGS OF LIFE<br />
IF SHE DID SHE NEVER DID SAY SO TO (D) DADDY<br />
SHE NEVER WANTED TO BE MORE THAN MOTHER AND A WIFE<br />
IF SHE DID SHE NEVER DID SAY SO TO (G) DADDY<br />
THE ONLY THING THAT SEEMED TO BE IMPORTANT IN HER LIFE<br />
WAS TO MAKE OUR HOUSE A (G7) HOME AND MAKE US (C) HAPPY<br />
MAMA NEVER WANTED ANY (G) MORE THAT WHAT SHE HAD<br />
IF SHE (D) DID SHE NEVER DID SAY SO TO (G) DADDY<br />
HE OFTEN LEFT HER ALL ALONE, SHE DIDN'T MIND THE STAYING HOME<br />
IF SHE DID SHE NEVER DID SAY SO TO (D) DADDY<br />
AND SHE NEVER MISSED THE FLOWERS AND THE CARDS HE NEVER<br />
SENT HER<br />
IF SHE DID SHE NEVER DID SAY SO TO (G) DADDY<br />
BEING TOOK FOR GRANTED WAS A THING THAT SHE ACCEPTED<br />
AND SHE DIDN'T NEED THOSE THINGS TO MAKE HER (C) HAPPY<br />
AND SHE DIDN'T SEEM TO NOTICE THAT (G) HE DIDN'T KISS AND HOLD<br />
HER<br />
IF SHE (D) DID SHE NEVER DID SAY SO TO (G) DADDY<br />
ONE (C) MORNING WE AWOKE, JUST TO FIND A NOTE<br />
THAT MAMA CAREFULLY WROTE AND LEFT TO (D) DADDY<br />
AND (C) AS HE BEGAN TO READ IT, OUR EARS COULD NOT BELIEVE IT<br />
THE WORDS THAT SHE HAD WRITTEN THERE TO (D) DADDY<br />
SHE (G) SAID THE KIDS ARE OLDER NOW, THEY DON'T NEED ME VERY<br />
MUCH<br />
AND I'VE GONE IN SEARCH OF (G7) LOVE I NEED SO (C) BADLY<br />
I HAVE NEEDED YOU SO LONG BUT (G) I JUST CAN'T KEEP HOLDING ON<br />
SHE NEVER MEANT TO COME BACK HOME<br />
IF SHE (D) DID SHE NEVER DID SAY SO TO (C) DADDY<br />
GOODBYE TO (G) DADDY<br />
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TOGETHER AGAIN<br />
BUCK OWENS<br />
TOGETHER AGAIN<br />
MY TEARS HAVE STOPPED FALLING<br />
THE LONG LONELY NIGHTS<br />
ARE NOW AT AN END<br />
THE KEY TO MY HEART<br />
YOU HOLD IN YOUR HAND<br />
AND NOTHING ELSE MATTERS<br />
WE’RE TOGETHER AGAIN<br />
TOGETHER AGAIN<br />
THE GREY SKIES ARE GONE NOW<br />
YOU’RE BACK IN MY ARMS<br />
NOW WHERE YOU BELONG<br />
THE LOVE THAT I KNEW<br />
IS LIVING AGAIN<br />
AND NOTHING ELSE MATTERS<br />
WE’RE TOGETHER AGAIN<br />
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TOM DOOLEY<br />
KINGSTON TRIO<br />
THROUGHOUT HISTORY THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SONGS WRITTEN<br />
ABOUT THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE<br />
THIS ONE TELLS THE STORY, OF A MISTER GRAYSON, A BEAUTIFUL<br />
WOMAN, AND A CONDEMNED MAN NAMED TOM DOOLEY<br />
WHEN THE SUN RISES TOMORROW, TOM DOOLEY MUST HANG<br />
(CHORUS) HANG DOWN YOUR HEAD TOM DOOLEY, HANG DOWN YOUR<br />
HEAD AND CRY<br />
HANG DOWN YOUR HEAD TOM DOOLEY, POOR BOY YOU’RE BOUND TO<br />
DIE<br />
I MET HER ON THE MOUNTAIN, THERE I TOOK HER LIFE<br />
MET HER ON THE MOUNTAIN, STABBED HER WITH MY KNIFE<br />
THIS TIME TOMORROW RECKON WHERE I’D BEEN<br />
HADN’T A BEEN FOR GRAYSON, I’D A BEEN IN TENNESSEE<br />
THIS TIME TOMORROW, RECKON WHERE I’LL BE<br />
DOWN IN SOME LONESOME VALLEY<br />
HANGIN’ FROM A WHITE OAK TREE<br />
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TONIGHT CARMEN<br />
MARTY ROBBINS, E UP TO G<br />
CARMEN, CARMEN, CARMEN<br />
TONIGHT I AM ACHING, MY BODY IS SHAKING, TONIGHT CARMEN'S<br />
COMING BACK HOME<br />
TONIGHT THERE'LL BE NO ROOM FOR TEARS IN MY BEDROOM<br />
TONIGHT CARMEN'S COMING BACK HOME<br />
TONIGHT AS I STAND HERE, I NOTICE MY HAND HERE, IS TREMBLING AS<br />
NEVER BEFORE<br />
MY FEELINGS I CAN'T HIDE, RESISTANCE HAS ALL DIED, MY PRIDE WILL<br />
RUSH OUTSIDE<br />
THE MOMENT SHE WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR<br />
THE LIPS THAT HAVE KISSED HER, THAT'S LOVED HER AND MISSED<br />
HER, ARE LIPS THAT HAVE CURSED HER AT NIGHT<br />
IN ANGUISH AND TORMENT I'VE CURSED AS THE NIGHT WENT FROM<br />
DARKNESS TO DAWN'S GOLDEN LIGHT<br />
I'VE THOUGHT OF JUST TAKING THESE TWO HANDS AND BREAKING<br />
THE BODY I'M WAITING TO TOUCH<br />
I FIND WHILE I'M WAITING THERE'S NO TIME FOR HATING WHILE<br />
ANTICIPATING THE WOMAN I'VE WANTED SO MUCH<br />
(RAISE KEY)<br />
I'VE PLACED PRETTY FLOWERS TO BRIGHTEN THE HOURS, I'VE PUT<br />
BRAND NEW SHEETS ON THE BED<br />
I'M NERVOUS, I'M TREMBLING, RECALLING, REMEMBERING, THE WAY<br />
THAT SHE TOSSES HER HEAD<br />
I'VE GIVEN MUCH THOUGHT TO THE FACT THAT I OUGHT TO HAVE<br />
MORE CONTROL OVER MY LIFE<br />
HOW CAN I FIGHT IT, HOW CAN I DENY IT, THERE'S NO WAY TO HIDE IT,<br />
THE LOVE THAT I HAVE FOR MY WIFE<br />
CARMEN, CARMEN, CARMEN<br />
315
TOO MANY RIVERS<br />
BRENDA LEE<br />
HARLAN HOWARD<br />
I WISH I COULD COME BACK TO YOU, DEAR<br />
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU WANT ME TO<br />
BUT TOO MUCH WATER'S RUN UNDER THAT OLD BRIDGE<br />
THERE'S TOO MANY RIVERS BETWEEN ME AND YOU<br />
(CHORUS) THERE'S TOO MANY RIVERS TO CROSS, DEAR<br />
TOO MANY DREAMS HAVE BEEN LOST<br />
AND THERE'S TOO MANY LONG NIGHTS THAT I'VE TURNED AND I’VE<br />
TOSSED<br />
THERE'S TOO MANY RIVERS TO CROSS<br />
NOW DON'T THINK FOR A MOMENT I BLAME ONLY YOU<br />
WE BOTH KILLED THE FRUIT ON THE VINE<br />
AND WHEN YOU TRY TO PUT LOVE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN<br />
THERE'S ALWAYS A FEW LITTLE PIECES YOU CAN'T FIND<br />
(CHORUS, SLIGHTLY MODIFIED)<br />
YES, THERE'S TOO MANY RIVERS TO CROSS, DEAR<br />
AND THERE'S TOO MANY DREAMS THAT HAVE BEEN LOST<br />
AH THERE'S TOO MANY LONG NIGHTS THAT I'VE TURNED AND I'VE<br />
TOSSED<br />
THERE'S TOO MANY RIVERS TO CROSS<br />
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TROUBLE IN MIND<br />
HANK SNOW, JOHNNY CASH, C<br />
RICHARD M JONES<br />
(C) TROUBLE IN MIND, I'M (G7) BLUE<br />
BUT I (C7) WON'T BE BLUE AL(F)WAYS<br />
'CAUSE THE (C) SUN'S GONNA SHINE<br />
IN (G7) MY BACK DOOR SOME(C)DAY<br />
(MY VERSE) MY BEST GAL, SHE DONE LEFT ME<br />
I’M SO SAD THAT I COULD CRY (I DON’T KNOW THE REASON WHY)<br />
MY LIFE IS HOLLOW (MY LIFE’S SO EMPTY)<br />
I HAVE LOST THE WILL TO TRY (I’M SO SAD THAT I COULD CRY)<br />
TROUBLE IN MIND, THAT'S TRUE<br />
I HAVE ALMOST LOST MY MIND<br />
LIFE AIN'T WORTH LIVING<br />
I FEEL LIKE I COULD DIE<br />
TROUBLE IN MIND, I'M BLUE<br />
MY POOR HEART IS HEALIN' SLOW<br />
NEVER HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE<br />
IN MY LIFE BEFORE<br />
I'M GOING DOWN TO THE RIVER<br />
GONNA TAKE ME A ROCKING CHAIR<br />
AND IF THESE BLUES DON'T LEAVE ME<br />
I’LL ROCK ON AWAY FROM HERE<br />
I'M GONNA LAY MY HEAD<br />
ON THAT LONESOME RAILROAD LINE<br />
AND LET THE 2:19 SPECIAL<br />
EASE MY TROUBLED MIND<br />
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TRUE LOVE<br />
PATSY CLINE, E<br />
WHILE I GIVE TO YOU AND YOU GIVE TO ME<br />
TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE<br />
SO ON AND ON IT WILL ALWAYS BE<br />
TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE<br />
FOR YOU AND I HAVE A GUARDIAN ANGEL<br />
ON HIGH WITH NOTHING TO DO<br />
BUT TO GIVE TO YOU AND TO GIVE TO ME<br />
LOVE FOREVER TRUE<br />
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TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS<br />
SONS OF THE PIONEERS, EDDIE ARNOLD, JIMMIE RODGERS, G (STARTS<br />
IN C)<br />
BOB NOLAN<br />
(C) SEE THEM TUMBLING DOWN<br />
(B) PLEDGING THEIR LOVE TO THE GROUND<br />
(C) LONELY BUT FREE I’LL BE (G) FOUND<br />
(D) DRIFTING ALONG WITH THE TUMBLING (G) TUMBLEWEEDS<br />
CARES OF THE PAST ARE BEHIND<br />
NOWHERE TO GO BUT I’LL FIND<br />
JUST WHERE THE TRAIL WILL WIND<br />
DRIFTING ALONG WITH THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS<br />
(D) I KNOW WHEN NIGHT IS (G) GONE<br />
THAT A (A) NEW WORLD’S BORN AT (D) DAWN<br />
I’LL KEEP ROLLING ALONG<br />
DEEP IN MY HEART IS A SONG<br />
HERE ON THE RANGE I BELONG<br />
DRIFTING ALONG WITH THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS<br />
(EDDIE ARNOLD) (G) I'M A ROVING COWBOY<br />
(C) RIDING ALL DAY (G) LONG<br />
(D) TUMBLEWEEDS AROUND ME<br />
(G) SING THEIR LONELY SONG<br />
(C) NIGHTS UNDERNEATH THE PRARIE (G) MOON<br />
(A) I RIDE ALONG AND SING THIS (D) TUNE<br />
I’LL KEEP ROLLING ALONG<br />
DEEP IN MY HEART IS A SONG<br />
HERE ON THE RANGE I BELONG<br />
DRIFTING ALONG WITH THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS<br />
(WHISTLE)<br />
(REPEAT LAST VERSE, REPEAT LAST LINE)<br />
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TURN YOUR RADIO ON<br />
RAY STEVENS<br />
ALBERT E BRUMLEY<br />
WELL, COME AND LISTEN IN TO A RADIO STATION<br />
WHERE THE MIGHTY VOICE OF HEAVEN SINGS<br />
TURN YOUR RADIO ON, TURN YOUR RADIO ON<br />
YOU BET YOU'RE GONNA FEEL THOSE GOOD VIBRATIONS<br />
COMING FROM THE JOY THAT HIS LOVE CAN BRING<br />
TURN YOUR RADIO ON, TURN YOUR RADIO ON<br />
(CHORUS) TURN YOUR RADIO ON, AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC IN THE<br />
AIR<br />
TURN YOUR RADIO ON, AND GOD IS THERE<br />
TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW, AND LISTEN TO THE MASTER’S RADIO<br />
GET IN TOUCH WITH GOD, TURN YOUR RADIO ON<br />
DON’T YOU KNOW THAT EVERYBODY HAS A RADIO RECEIVER<br />
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS LISTEN FOR THE CALL<br />
TURN YOUR RADIO ON, TURN YOUR RADIO ON<br />
IF YOU LISTEN IN YOU WILL BE A BELIEVER<br />
LEANING ON THE TRUTH THAT’LL NEVER FALL<br />
GET IN TOUCH WITH GOD, TURN YOUR RADIO ON (CHORUS)<br />
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TURN YOUR RADIO ON<br />
ALBERT E BRUMLEY<br />
COME AND LISTEN IN TO A RADIO STATION<br />
WHERE THE MIGHTY HOSTS OF HEAVEN SING<br />
TURN YOUR RADIO ON, TURN YOUR RADIO ON<br />
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THE SONGS OF ZION<br />
COMING FROM THE LAND OF ENDLESS SPRING<br />
GET IN TOUCH WITH GOD, TURN YOUR RADIO ON<br />
(CHORUS) TURN YOUR RADIO ON, AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC IN THE<br />
AIR<br />
TURN YOUR RADIO ON, HEAVEN'S GLORY SHARE<br />
TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW, AND LISTEN TO THE MASTER'S RADIO<br />
GET IN TOUCH WITH GOD, TURN YOUR RADIO ON<br />
BROTHER, LISTEN IN TO A GLORYLAND CHORUS<br />
LISTEN TO THE GLAD HOSANNAS ROLL<br />
TURN YOUR RADIO ON, TURN YOUR RADIO ON<br />
GET A LITTLE TASTE OF JOY AWAITING<br />
GET A LITTLE HEAVEN IN YOUR SOUL<br />
GET IN TOUCH WITH GOD, TURN YOUR RADIO ON (CHORUS)<br />
LISTEN TO THE SONGS OF THE FATHERS AND MOTHERS<br />
AND THE MANY FRIENDS GONE ON BEFORE<br />
TURN YOUR RADIO ON, TURN YOUR RADIO ON<br />
SOME ETERNAL MORNING WE SHALL MEET THEM OVER ON THE<br />
HALLELUJA SHORE<br />
GET IN TOUCH WITH GOD, TURN YOUR RADIO ON (CHORUS)<br />
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UNCHAINED MELODY<br />
RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS<br />
(CHORUS) OH, MY LOVE, MY DARLING<br />
I’VE HUNGERED FOR YOUR TOUCH<br />
A LONG, LONELY TIME<br />
TIME GOES BY SO SLOWLY, AND TIME CAN DO SO MUCH<br />
ARE YOU STILL MINE<br />
I NEED YOUR LOVE, I NEED YOUR LOVE, GOD SPEED YOUR LOVE<br />
TO ME<br />
LONELY RIVERS FLOW, TO THE SEA, TO THE SEA<br />
TO THE OPEN ARMS OF THE SEA<br />
LONELY RIVERS SIGH, WAIT FOR ME, WAIT FOR ME<br />
I’LL BE HEADING HOME, WAIT FOR ME<br />
LONELY MOUNTAINS GAZE, AT THE STARS, AT THE STARS<br />
WAITING FOR THE DAWN OF THE DAY<br />
ALL ALONE I GAZE, AT THE STARS, AT THE STARS<br />
I’LL BE HEADING HOME, WAIT FOR ME<br />
322
VAYA CON DIOS (MAY GOD BE WITH YOU)<br />
GALE STORM. LES PAUL AND MARY FORD, GENE AUTRY<br />
LARRY RUSSELL, INEZ JAMES, BUDDY PEPPER<br />
NOW THE HACIENDA’S DARK, THE TOWN IS SLEEPING,<br />
NOW THE TIME HAS COME TO PART, THE TIME FOR WEEPING<br />
VAYA CON DIOS, MY DARLING<br />
MAY GOD BE WITH YOU MY LOVE<br />
NOW THE VILLAGE MISSION BELLS, ARE SOFTLY RINGING<br />
IF YOU LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART, YOU’LL HEAR THEM SINGING<br />
VAYA CON DIOS, MY DARLING<br />
MAY GOD BE WITH YOU MY LOVE<br />
WHEREVER YOU MAY BE, I’LL BE BESIDE YOU<br />
ALTHOUGH YOU’RE MANY MILLION DREAMS AWAY<br />
EACH NIGHT I’LL SAY A PRAYER, A PRAYER TO GUIDE YOU<br />
TO HASTEN EVERY LONELY HOUR OF EVERY LONELY DAY<br />
NOW THE DAWN IS BREAKING THROUGH A GRAY TOMORROW<br />
BUT THE MEMORIES WE SHARE ARE THERE TO BORROW<br />
VAYA CON DIOS, MY DARLING<br />
MAY GOD BE WITH YOU MY LOVE<br />
323
WABASH CANNONBALL<br />
ROY ACUFF, JIMMIE RODGERS, D<br />
A P CARTER<br />
FROM THE GREAT ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE WIDE PACIFIC SHORE<br />
FROM THE GREEN OLD FLOWING MOUNTAINS TO THE SOUTH BELT'S<br />
WIDEST SHORES<br />
SHE'S MIGHTY TALL AND HANDSOME, AND KNOWN QUITE WELL BY ALL<br />
SHE’S A COMBINATION ON THE WABASH CANNONBALL<br />
SHE CAME DOWN FROM BIRMINGHAM ONE COLD DECEMBER DAY<br />
AS SHE ROLLED INTO THE STATION YOU COULD HEAR ALL THE PEOPLE<br />
SAY<br />
THERE’S A GAL FROM TENNESSEE SHE’S LONG AND SHE’S TALL<br />
SHE CAME DOWN FROM BIRMINGHAM ON THE WABASH CANNONBALL<br />
OUR EASTERN STATES ARE DANDY, SO THE PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY<br />
FROM NEW YORK TO ST LOUIS AND CHICAGO BY THE WAY<br />
FROM THE HILLS OF MINNESOTA, WHERE THE RIPPLING WATERS FALL<br />
NO CHANGES CAN BE TAKEN ON THAT WABASH CANNONBALL<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
HERE’S TO DADDY CLAXTON MAY HIS NAME FOREVER STAND<br />
AND ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED 'ROUND THE COURTS OF ALABAM<br />
HIS EARTHLY RACE IS OVER AND THE CURTAINS ‘ROUND HIM FALL<br />
WE’LL CARRY HIM HOME TO DIXIE ON THE WABASH CANNONBALL<br />
LISTEN TO THE JINGLE, THE RUMBLE AND THE ROAR<br />
AS SHE GLIDES ALONG THE WOODLAND THROUGH THE HILLS AND BY<br />
THE SHORE<br />
HEAR THE MIGHTY RUSH OF THE ENGINE, HEAR THAT LONESOME<br />
HOBO’S CALL<br />
YOU'RE TRAVELING THROUGH THE JUNGLES ON THE WABASH<br />
CANNONBALL<br />
324
WALKING THE FLOOR OVER YOU<br />
ERNEST TUBB<br />
YOU LEFT ME AND YOU WENT AWAY<br />
YOU SAID THAT YOU’D BE BACK IN JUST A DAY<br />
YOU’VE BROKEN YOUR PROMISE, AND YOU LEFT ME HERE ALONE<br />
I DON’T KNOW WHY YOU DID, DEAR, BUT I DO KNOW THAT YOU’RE<br />
GONE<br />
(CHORUS) I’M WALKING THE FLOOR OVER YOU<br />
I CAN’T SLEEP A WINK THAT IS TRUE<br />
I’M HOPING AND I’M PRAYING, AS MY HEART BREAKS RIGHT IN TWO<br />
WALKING THE FLOOR OVER YOU<br />
NOW DARLING YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU WELL<br />
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN I CAN EVER TELL<br />
I THOUGHT THAT YOU WANTED ME, AND ALWAYS WOULD BE MINE<br />
BUT YOU WENT AND LEFT ME HERE, WITH TROUBLES ON MY MIND<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
NOW SOME DAY YOU MAY BE LONESOME TOO<br />
WALKING THE FLOOR IS GOOD FOR YOU<br />
JUST KEEP RIGHT ON WALKING, AND IT WON’T HURT YOU TO CRY<br />
REMEMBER THAT I LOVE YOU AND I WILL THE DAY I DIE (CHORUS)<br />
325
WALK RIGHT BACK<br />
THE EVERLY BROTHERS, ANNE MURRAY<br />
SONNY CURTIS<br />
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME WHY YOU WALKED OUT ON ME<br />
I'M SO LONESOME EVERY DAY<br />
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT SINCE YOU WALKED OUT ON ME<br />
NOTHING SEEMS TO BE THE SAME OLD WAY<br />
THINK ABOUT THE LOVE THAT BURNS WITHIN MY HEART FOR YOU<br />
GOOD TIMES WE HAD BEFORE YOU WENT AWAY AWAY<br />
WALK RIGHT BACK TO ME THIS MINUTE<br />
BRING YOUR HEART TO ME DON'T SEND IT<br />
I'M SO LONESOME EVERY DAY<br />
(REPEAT, UP ONE KEY + REPEAT LAST LINE, FADE)<br />
(END OF THEIR RENDITION…WHAT THEY DIDN'T SING…)<br />
THESE EYES OF MINE THAT GAVE YOU LOVING GLANCES ONCE<br />
BEFORE<br />
CHANGE TO SHADES OF CLOUDY GREY<br />
I WANT SO MUCH TO SEE YOU, JUST AS BEFORE<br />
I'VE GOT TO KNOW YOU'RE COMING BACK TO STAY<br />
PLEASE BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY IT'S GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU<br />
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS A LETTER JUST CAN'T SAY, OH ME<br />
WALK RIGHT BACK TO ME THIS MINUTE<br />
BRING YOUR LOVE TO ME, DON'T SEND IT<br />
I'M SO LONESOME EVERY DAY<br />
326
WALK ON BY<br />
LEROY VAN DYKE, G<br />
KENDALL HAYES<br />
IF I SEE YOU TOMORROW, ON SOME STREET IN TOWN<br />
PARDON ME IF I DON’T SAY HELLO<br />
I BELONG TO ANOTHER, IT WOULDN’T LOOK SO GOOD<br />
TO KNOW SOMEONE I’M NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW<br />
(CHORUS) JUST WALK ON BY, WAIT ON THE CORNER<br />
I LOVE YOU BUT WE’RE STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET<br />
JUST WALK ON BY, WAIT ON THE CORNER<br />
I LOVE YOU BUT WE’RE STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET<br />
IN A DIMLY LIT CORNER, AT A PLACE OUTSIDE OF TOWN<br />
TONIGHT WE’LL TRY TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN<br />
BUT I KNOW IT’S NOT OVER, I’LL CALL TOMORROW NIGHT<br />
I CAN'T LET YOU GO SO WHY PRETEND (CHORUS)<br />
327
WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS<br />
WILLIE NELSON<br />
WHEN WE DANCE TOGETHER, MY WORLD’S IN DISGUISE<br />
IT’S A FAIRYLAND TALE THAT’S COME TRUE<br />
AND WHEN YOU/ LOOK AT ME/ WITH THOSE STARS/ IN YOUR EYES<br />
I COULD WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS WITH YOU<br />
(CHORUS) WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS WITH YOU IN MY ARMS<br />
WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS WITH YOU<br />
LIKE A STORYBOOK ENDING, I’M LOST IN YOUR CHARMS<br />
AND I COULD WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS WITH YOU<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
MY HEARTACHES AND TROUBLES WERE JUST UP AND GONE<br />
THE MOMENT THAT YOU CAME IN VIEW<br />
AND WITH YOUR HAND IN MINE, DEAR, I COULD DANCE ALL NIGHT<br />
LONG<br />
I COULD WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS WITH YOU<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
328
WASN’T THAT A PARTY<br />
IRISH ROVERS<br />
COULD HAVE BEEN THE WHISKEY, MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE GIN<br />
COULD HAVE BEEN THE THREE OR FOUR SIX PACKS<br />
I DON’T KNOW, BUT LOOK AT THE MESS I’M IN<br />
MY HEAD IS LIKE A FOOTBALL, I THINK I’M GONNA DIE<br />
TELL ME, ME OH, ME OH MY, WASN’T THAT A PARTY<br />
SOMEONE TOOK A GRAPEFRUIT, WORE IT LIKE A HAT<br />
I SAW SOMEONE UNDER MY KITCHEN TABLE, TALKIN’ TO MY OLD TOM<br />
CAT<br />
THEY WERE TALKIN’ ABOUT HOCKEY, THE CAT WAS TALKIN’ BACK<br />
‘LONG ABOUT THEN EVERYTHING WENT BLACK, WASN’T THAT A PARTY<br />
I’M SURE IT’S JUST MY MEMORY, PLAYING TRICKS ON ME<br />
BUT I THINK I SAW MY BUDDY, CUTTIN’ DOWN MY NEIGHBOR’S TREE<br />
BILLY JOE AND TOMMY WELL THEY WENT A LITTLE FAR<br />
THEY WERE SITTIN’ IN THE BACK SEAT BLOWIN’ ON A SIREN FROM<br />
SOMEBODY’S POLICE CAR<br />
WELL YOU SEE YOUR HONOUR, IT WAS ALL IN FUN<br />
WE HAD THAT LITTLE BIT OF TRACK MEET DOWN ON MAIN STREET<br />
TO SEE IF THE COPS COULD RUN, THEY RAN US IN TO SEE YOU, IN AN<br />
ALCOHOLIC HAZE<br />
SURE COULD USE THOSE THIRTY DAYS, TO RECOVER FROM THE<br />
PARTY<br />
WASN’T THAT A PARTY, WASN’T THAT A PARTY<br />
329
WATERLOO<br />
STONEWALL JACKSON<br />
MARIJOHN WILKIN, JOHN LOUDERMILK<br />
(CHORUS) WATERLOO, WATERLOO WHERE WILL YOU MEET YOUR<br />
WATERLOO<br />
EVERY PUPPY HAS ITS DAY, EVERYBODY HAS TO PAY<br />
EVERYBODY HAS TO MEET HIS WATERLOO<br />
NOW OLD AD/AM/ WAS THE FIRST IN HISTORY<br />
WITH AN /AP/PLE/ HE/ WAS TEMPTED AND DECEIVED<br />
JUST FOR SPITE, THE DEVIL, MADE HIM TAKE A BITE<br />
AND THAT’S WHERE OLD ADAM MET HIS WATERLOO (CHORUS)<br />
LITTLE /GE/NE/RAL, NAPOLEON OF FRANCE<br />
TRIED TO /CON/QUER THE WORLD BUT LOST HIS PANTS<br />
MET DEFEAT/, KNOWN AS BONAPARTE’S RETREAT<br />
AND THAT’S WHEN NAPOLEON MET HIS WATERLOO (CHORUS)<br />
NOW A FEL/LER, WHOSE DARLING PROVED UNTRUE<br />
TOOK/ HER/ LIFE/, BUT HE LOST HIS TOO<br />
NOW HE SWINGS, WHERE THE LITTLE BIRDIES SING<br />
AND THAT’S WHERE TOM DOOLEY MET HIS WATERLOO (CHORUS)<br />
330
WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA<br />
JOHNNY HORTON<br />
I MUSHED FROM FORT BARROW THROUGH BLIZZARDS OF SNOW<br />
BEEN OUT PROSPECTING, FOR TWO YEARS OR SO<br />
PULLED INTO FAIRBANKS, THE CITY WAS A-BOOM<br />
AND I TOOK A LITTLE STROLL TO THE RED DOG SALOON<br />
AS I WALKED IN THE DOOR THE MUSIC WAS CLEAR<br />
THE PURTIEST VOICE I HAD HEARD IN TWO YEARS<br />
THE SONG SHE WAS SINGING MADE A MAN’S BLOOD RUN COLD<br />
WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA, IT’S FORTY BELOW<br />
IT WAS RED-HEADED LIL WHO WAS SINGING SO SWEET<br />
I REACHED DOWN AND TOOK THE SNOW-PACS OFF MY FEET<br />
I REACHED FOR THE GAL WHO WAS SINGING THE TUNE<br />
WE DID THE ESKIMO HOP ALL AROUND THE SALOON<br />
WITH THE CARIBOU CRAWL AND THE GRIZZLY BEAR HUG<br />
WE DID OUR DANCE ON A KODIAC RUG<br />
THE SONG SHE KEPT SINGING MADE A MAN’S BLOOD RUN COLD<br />
WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA IT’S FORTY BELOW<br />
I WAS AS INNOCENT AS I COULD BE<br />
I DIDN’T KNOW LIL WAS BIG ED’S WIFE TO BE<br />
HE TOOK OUT HIS KNIFE AND HE GAVE IT A THROW<br />
WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA, I’LL BE SIX FEET BELOW<br />
331
WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME<br />
RONNIE GILBERT<br />
LOUIS LAMBERT (1863) MELODY ADAPTED FROM AN IRISH FOLK SONG<br />
(Am) WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME AGAIN, (C) HURRAH!<br />
HURRAH!<br />
(Am) WE'LL GIVE HIM A HEARTY WELCOME THEN, (C) HURRAH! HURRAH!<br />
THE MEN WILL CHEER, THE (E) BOYS WILL SHOUT, THE (F) LADIES THEY<br />
WILL (E) ALL TURN OUT<br />
AND WE'LL (C) ALL FEEL GAY WHEN (Am) JOHNNY COMES MARCHING<br />
HOME<br />
GET READY FOR THE JUBILEE, HURRAH! HURRAH!<br />
WE'LL GIVE THE HERO THREE TIMES THREE, HURRAH! HURRAH!<br />
THE LAUREL WREATH IS READY NOW, TO PLACE UPON HIS LOYAL<br />
BROW<br />
AND WE'LL ALL FEEL GAY WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME<br />
THE OLD CHURCH BELL WILL PEAL WITH JOY, HURRAH! HURRAH!<br />
TO WELCOME HOME OUR DARLING BOY, HURRAH! HURRAH!<br />
THE VILLAGE LADS AND LASSIES, SAY, WITH ROSES THEY WILL STREW<br />
THE WAY<br />
AND WE'LL ALL FEEL GAY WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME<br />
LET LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP ON THAT DAY, HURRAH! HURRAH!<br />
THEIR CHOICEST TREASURES THEN DISPLAY, HURRAH! HURRAH!<br />
AND LET EACH ONE PERFORM SOME PART TO FILL WITH JOY THE<br />
WARRIOR'S HEART<br />
AND WE'LL ALL FEEL GAY WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME<br />
…WE'LL ALL FEEL GAY WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME<br />
332
WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN<br />
SONS OF THE PIONEERS, ELVIS PRESLEY<br />
WILEY WALKER, GENE SULLIVAN, D<br />
MEMORIES THAT LINGER IN MY HEART<br />
MEMORIES THAT MAKE MY HEART GROW COLD<br />
BUT SOMEDAY THEY'LL LIVE AGAIN SWEETHEART<br />
AND MY BLUE MOON AGAIN WILL TURN TO GOLD<br />
(CHORUS) WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN<br />
WHEN THE RAINBOW TURNS THE CLOUDS AWAY<br />
WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN<br />
YOU'LL BE BACK WITHIN MY ARMS TO STAY<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
THE LIPS THAT USED TO THRILL ME SO<br />
YOUR KISSES WERE MEANT FOR ONLY ME<br />
IN MY DREAMS THEY LIVE AGAIN SWEETHEART<br />
BUT MY GOLDEN MOON IS JUST A MEMORY (CHORUS)<br />
THE CASTLES WE BUILT OF DREAMS TOGETHER<br />
WERE THE SWEETEST STORIES EVER TOLD<br />
MAYBE WE WILL LIVE THEM ALL AGAIN<br />
AND MY BLUE MOON AGAIN WILL TURN TO GOLD<br />
(CHORUS) + REPEAT LAST LINE, FADE<br />
333
WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE<br />
JIM REEVES<br />
ROGER MILLER, BILL ANDERSON<br />
YOUR WORLD WAS SO DIFFERENT FROM MINE, DON'T YOU SEE<br />
WE JUST COULDN'T BE CLOSE THOUGH WE TRIED<br />
WE BOTH REACHED FOR HEAVENS, BUT OURS WEREN'T THE SAME<br />
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE<br />
(CHORUS) YOUR WORLD WAS MADE UP OF THINGS SWEET AND GOOD<br />
MY WORLD COULD NEVER FIT IN, WISH IT COULD<br />
TWO HEARTS LIE IN SHAMBLES, AND, OH, HOW THEY CRIED<br />
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE<br />
(REPEAT CHORUS)<br />
334
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?<br />
PETER, PAUL AND MARY<br />
PETE SEEGER<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE, LONG TIME PASSING?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE, LONG TIME AGO?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?<br />
YOUNG GIRLS PICKED THEM EVERY ONE<br />
WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN, WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE YOUNG GIRLS GONE, LONG TIME PASSING?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE YOUNG GIRLS GONE, LONG TIME AGO?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE YOUNG GIRLS GONE?<br />
GONE TO YOUNG MEN, EVERY ONE<br />
WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN, WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE YOUNG MEN GONE, LONG TIME PASSING?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE YOUNG MEN GONE, LONG TIME AGO?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE YOUNG MEN GONE?<br />
GONE TO SOLDIERS EVERY ONE<br />
WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN, WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE SOLDIERS GONE, LONG TIME PASSING?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE SOLDIERS GONE, LONG TIME AGO?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE SOLDIERS GONE?<br />
GONE TO GRAVEYARDS EVERY ONE<br />
WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN, WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE GRAVEYARDS GONE, LONG TIME PASSING?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE GRAVEYARDS GONE, LONG TIME AGO?<br />
WHERE HAVE ALL THE GRAVEYARDS GONE?<br />
GONE TO FLOWERS EVERY ONE<br />
WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN, WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN?<br />
335
WHERE IS MY CASTLE?<br />
CONNIE SMITH<br />
DALLAS FRAZIER<br />
MORE THAN ONCE I CRIED BECAUSE IMPATIENCE LET ME DOWN<br />
I COULD SEE THE GOLD BEFORE THE GOLD WAS FOUND<br />
AND EVERY TIME I TRUSTED LOVE TO LEAD ME BY THE HAND<br />
IT CIRCLED BACK AND LEFT ME WHERE I STAND<br />
(CHORUS) WHERE IS MY CASTLE<br />
WHERE IS MY DESTINY<br />
HOW MUCH LONGER WILL I HAVE TO DREAM<br />
WHERE IS MY SUNSHINE<br />
WHERE IS MY VALLEY<br />
WHERE IS THE LOVE THAT'S MEANT FOR ME<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
THE NEXT TIME I CROSS OVER THAT OLD BRIDGE I'M GONNA STAY<br />
I DON'T CARE IF THE RIVER WASHES IT AWAY<br />
'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA TAKE ONE STEP UNTIL THE DAY I FIND<br />
A MAN WITH A FAITHFUL HEART AND A MADE-UP MIND<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
336
WHITE SILVER SANDS<br />
SONNY JAMES<br />
(CHORUS) WHERE THE DEEP BLUE PEARLY WATERS<br />
WASH UPON WHITE SILVER SANDS<br />
THERE ON THE BRINK OF LOVE I KISSED HER<br />
AND OBEYED OUR HEARTS’ COMMAND<br />
WHERE THE DEEP BLUE PEARLY WATERS<br />
WASH UPON WHITE SILVER SANDS<br />
WE WATCHED THE SUN SET IN THE EVENING<br />
IN A FAR AND DISTANT LAND<br />
OH, THERE BENEATH GOD’S BLUE HEAVEN<br />
THERE’S A PLACE I MUST GO<br />
WATCH THE SUN SET IN THE EVENING<br />
WITH THE ONLY LOVE I KNOW (CHORUS)<br />
WE WATCHED THE SUN SET IN THE EVENING<br />
THROUGH THE MOON YELLOW AND PALE<br />
WATCHED THE GAUCHO RIDE HIS PINTO<br />
OUT ACROSS THE PAMPAS TRAIL<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
337
WHO’S SORRY NOW?<br />
CONNIE FRANCIS<br />
BERT KALMAR, TED SNYDER, AND HARRY RUBY<br />
(PEAK BILLBOARD POSITION # 4 IN 1958)<br />
WHO’S SORRY NOW, WHO’S SORRY NOW?<br />
WHOSE HEART IS ACHIN’ FOR BREAKIN’ EACH VOW?<br />
WHO’S SAD AND BLUE, WHO’S CRYIN’ TOO?<br />
JUST LIKE I CRIED OVER YOU<br />
RIGHT TO THE END JUST LIKE A FRIEND<br />
I TRIED TO WARN YOU SOMEHOW<br />
YOU HAD YOUR WAY, NOW YOU MUST PAY<br />
I’M GLAD THAT YOU’RE SORRY NOW<br />
RIGHT TO THE END JUST LIKE A FRIEND<br />
I TRIED TO WARN YOU SOMEHOW<br />
YOU HAD YOUR WAY, NOW YOU MUST PAY<br />
I’M GLAD THAT YOU’RE SORRY NOW<br />
338
WHY ME?<br />
(WHY ME, LORD?)<br />
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, E, 3/4<br />
WHY ME, LORD<br />
WHAT HAVE I EVER DONE<br />
TO DESERVE EVEN ONE<br />
OF THE PLEASURES I’VE KNOWN<br />
TELL ME, LORD<br />
WHAT DID I EVER DO<br />
THAT WAS WORTH LOVING YOU<br />
OR THE KINDNESS YOU’VE SHOWN<br />
(CHORUS) LORD HELP ME, JESUS, I’VE WASTED IT SO HELP ME<br />
JESUS, I KNOW WHAT I AM<br />
BUT NOW THAT I KNOW, THAT I’VE NEEDED YOU SO HELP ME<br />
JESUS, MY SOUL’S IN YOUR HANDS<br />
TRY ME, LORD<br />
IF YOU THINK THERE’S A WAY<br />
I CAN TRY TO REPAY<br />
ALL I’VE TAKEN FROM YOU<br />
MAYBE, LORD<br />
I CAN SHOW SOMEONE ELSE<br />
WHAT I’VE BEEN THROUGH MYSELF<br />
ON MY WAY BACK TO YOU<br />
(CHORUS)(CHORUS) PLUS<br />
JESUS, MY SOUL’S IN YOUR HANDS<br />
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WONDERING, WONDERING<br />
WEBB PIERCE, D<br />
JOE WERNER<br />
(D) WONDERING, WONDERING WHO’S KISSING (A) YOU<br />
WONDERING, WONDERING IF YOU’RE WONDERING (D) TOO<br />
EVERY (G) HOUR OF THE DAY, SINCE YOU'VE BEEN (A) AWAY<br />
I KEEP WONDERING, YES WONDERING<br />
IF YOU’RE WONDERING (D) TOO<br />
(D) I PRAY EVERY NIGHT TO THE (A) GOOD LORD ABOVE<br />
TO SEND BACK TO ME, THE ONE I REALLY (D) LOVE<br />
WONDERING, WONDERING WHO’S KISSING YOU<br />
WONDERING, WONDERING IF YOU’RE WONDERING TOO<br />
EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY, SINCE YOU'VE BEEN AWAY<br />
I KEEP WONDERING, YES WONDERING<br />
IF YOU’RE WONDERING TOO<br />
(REPEAT LAST TWO VERSES)<br />
(ALT. VERSION ...SINCE YOU WENT AWAY...)<br />
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YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY<br />
LYRICS BY GUS KAHN, MUSIC BY WALTER DONALDSON, A<br />
YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY, NO SIR, DON'T MEAN MAYBE<br />
YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY NOW<br />
YES MA'AM, WE'VE DECIDED, NO MA'AM, WE WON'T HIDE IT<br />
YES MA'AM, YOU'RE INVITED NOW<br />
BY THE WAY, BY THE (D) WAY, WHEN WE (B7) REACH THE PREACHER<br />
WE'LL SAY<br />
YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY, NO SIR, DON'T MEAN MAYBE<br />
YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY NOW<br />
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YOU BELONG TO MY HEART<br />
BLES BRIDGES<br />
YOU BELONG TO MY HEART<br />
NOW AND FOREVER<br />
AND OUR LOVE HAD ITS START<br />
NOT LONG AGO<br />
WE WERE GATHERING STARS, WHILE A MILLION GUITARS, PLAYED OUR<br />
LOVE SONG<br />
WHEN I SAID I LOVE YOU EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART SAID IT TOO<br />
WAS A MOMENT LIKE THIS, DO YOU REMEMBER?<br />
AND YOUR EYES THREW A KISS WHEN THEY MET MINE<br />
NOW WE OWN THOSE STARS AND THE MILLION GUITARS ARE STILL<br />
PLAYING<br />
DARLING YOU ARE THE SUN AND YOU’LL ALWAYS BELONG TO MY<br />
HEART<br />
(REPEAT THIS VERSE, AND REPEAT LAST LINE ON REPEAT)<br />
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YOU CAN’T ROLLER SKATE IN A BUFFALO HERD<br />
ROGER MILLER, E<br />
YOU CAN’T ROLLER SKATE IN A BUFFALO HERD<br />
YOU CAN’T ROLLER SKATE IN A BUFFALO HERD<br />
YOU CAN’T ROLLER SKATE IN A BUFFALO HERD<br />
BUT YOU CAN BE HAPPY IF YOU’VE A MIND TO<br />
YOU CAN’T TAKE A SHOWER IN A PARAKEET CAGE<br />
YOU CAN’T TAKE A SHOWER IN A PARAKEET CAGE<br />
YOU CAN’T TAKE A SHOWER IN A PARAKEET CAGE<br />
BUT YOU CAN BE HAPPY IF YOU’VE A MIND TO<br />
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS PUT YOUR MIND TO IT<br />
KNUCKLE DOWN, BUCKLE DOWN, DO IT, DO IT, DO IT<br />
WELL, YOU CAN’T GO SWIMMING IN A BASEBALL POOL<br />
YOU CAN’T GO SWIMMING IN A BASEBALL POOL<br />
YOU CAN’T GO SWIMMING IN A BASEBALL POOL<br />
BUT YOU CAN BE HAPPY IF YOU’VE A MIND TO<br />
DO-DO, DO-DO, DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO<br />
YOU CAN’T CHANGE FILM WITH A KID ON YOUR BACK<br />
YOU CAN’T CHANGE FILM WITH A KID ON YOUR BACK<br />
YOU CAN’T CHANGE FILM WITH A KID ON YOUR BACK<br />
BUT YOU CAN BE HAPPY IF YOU’VE A MIND TO<br />
YOU CAN’T DRIVE AROUND WITH A TIGER IN YOUR CAR<br />
YOU CAN’T DRIVE AROUND WITH A TIGER IN YOUR CAR<br />
YOU CAN’T DRIVE AROUND WITH A TIGER IN YOUR CAR<br />
BUT YOU CAN BE HAPPY IF YOU’VE A MIND TO<br />
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS PUT YOUR MIND TO IT<br />
KNUCKLE DOWN, BUCKLE DOWN, DO IT, DO IT, DO IT<br />
WELL, YOU CAN’T ROLLER SKATE IN A BUFFALO HERD...<br />
WELL, YOU CAN’T GO FISHING IN A WATERMELLON PATCH...<br />
WELL, YOU CAN’T ROLLER SKATE IN A BUFFALO HERD...<br />
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YOU CAN GET IT IF YOU REALLY WANT<br />
JIMMY CLIFF<br />
(CHORUS) YOU CAN GET IT IF YOU REALLY WANT<br />
YOU CAN GET IT IF YOU REALLY WANT<br />
YOU CAN GET IT IF YOU REALLY WANT<br />
BUT YOU MUST TRY, TRY AND TRY, TRY AND TRY<br />
YOU'LL SUCCEED AT LAST<br />
M-M-M, (OH YEAH)<br />
PERSECUTION YOU MUST BEAR<br />
WIN OR LOSE YOU GOT TO GET YOUR SHARE<br />
GOT YOUR MIND SET ON A DREAM<br />
YOU CAN GET IT, THE HARDER THEY SEEM NOW (CHORUS)<br />
YOU'LL SUCCEED AT LAST<br />
I KNOW IT, (YES, SIR)<br />
ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN A DAY<br />
A POSITION WILL COME YOUR WAY<br />
BUT THE HARDER THE BATTLE YOU SEE<br />
IT'S THE SWEETER THE VICTORY (CHORUS)<br />
YOU'LL SUCCEED AT LAST<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
YOU'LL SUCCEED AT LAST<br />
I KNOW IT<br />
DON'T I SHOW IT<br />
DON'T GIVE UP NOW<br />
KEEP ON TRYING (FADE)<br />
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YOU NEVER CAN TELL<br />
C'EST LA VIE<br />
EMMYLOU HARRIS, BOBBY ANGEL, BILLIE JOE SPEARS<br />
CHUCK BERRY<br />
IT WAS A TEENAGE WEDDING AND THE OLD FOLKS WISHED THEM<br />
WELL<br />
YOU COULD SEE THAT PIERRE DID TRULY LOVE THE MADEMOISELLE<br />
AND NOW THE YOUNG MONSIEUR AND MADAME HAVE RUNG THE<br />
CHAPEL BELL<br />
C'EST LA VIE SAY THE OLD FOLKS, IT GOES TO SHOW YOU NEVER CAN<br />
TELL<br />
THEY FURNISHED OFF AN APARTMENT, WITH A TWO-ROOM ROEBUCK<br />
SALE<br />
THE COOLERATOR WAS CRAMMED WITH TV DINNERS AND GINGER ALE<br />
WHEN PIERRE FOUND WORK, THE LITTLE MONEY COMING WORKED<br />
OUT WELL<br />
C'EST LA VIE SAY THE OLD FOLKS, IT GOES TO SHOW YOU NEVER CAN<br />
TELL<br />
THEY HAD A HI-FI PHONO, BOY, DID THEY LET IT BLAST<br />
SEVEN HUNDRED LITTLE RECORDS, ALL ROCK, RHYTHM AND JAZZ<br />
WHEN THE SUN WENT DOWN THE RAPID TEMPO OF THE MUSIC FELL<br />
C'EST LA VIE SAY THE OLD FOLKS, IT GOES TO SHOW YOU NEVER CAN<br />
TELL<br />
IT WAS A SOUPED-UP ENGINE, IT WAS A CHERRY-RED FIFTY-THREE<br />
THEY DROVE IT DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS TO CELEBRATE THE<br />
ANNIVERSARY<br />
IT WAS THERE THAT PIERRE WAS WEDDED TO THE LOVELY<br />
MADEMOISELLE<br />
C'EST LA VIE SAY THE OLD FOLKS, IT GOES TO SHOW YOU NEVER CAN<br />
TELL<br />
(REPEAT FIRST VERSE) +<br />
C'EST LA VIE SAY THE OLD FOLKS, IT GOES TO SHOW YOU NEVER CAN<br />
TELL<br />
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YOU NEVER MISS A REAL GOOD THING<br />
CRYSTAL GAYLE, E (FOR HIGHER CHORUS)<br />
SITTIN’ ON THE BED A THINKIN’<br />
THINKIN’ THAT MY HEART IS SINKIN’<br />
EVERY DAY THE WORLD GOES BY, WITH YOU GONE<br />
ALL I DO IS DREAM ABOUT YOU<br />
LIVIN’ AIN’T A LIFE WITHOUT YOU<br />
HONEY CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOU, TO COME BACK HOME<br />
(CHORUS) YOU NEVER MISS A REAL GOOD THING, OR KNOW WHAT IT<br />
MEANS<br />
YOU NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY, ‘TILL IT GOES AWAY<br />
YOU NEVER WANT A DRINK OF WATER, ‘TILL THE WELL RUNS DRY<br />
YOU NEVER MISS A REAL GOOD THING, ‘TILL SHE SAYS GOODBYE<br />
I GUESS YOU MUST HAVE HAD YOUR REASONS<br />
MAYBE YOU WERE RIGHT IN LEAVIN’<br />
I KNOW YOU NEVER FOUND YOURSELF, IN WHAT I HAD<br />
AND HONEY YOU WERE RIGHT TO BLAME ME<br />
MAYBE EVEN TIME WOULD CHANGE ME<br />
BUT CAN’T YOU SEE THE GOOD THAT’S IN ME, AND OVERLOOK THE<br />
BAD<br />
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YOUNG LOVE<br />
SONNY JAMES<br />
CAROL JOYNER, RICK CARTEY<br />
THEY SAY FOR EVERY BOY AND GIRL<br />
THERE’S JUST ONE LOVE IN THIS OLD WORLD<br />
AND I KNOW, I’VE FOUND MINE<br />
THE HEAVENLY TOUCH OF YOUR EMBRACE<br />
TELLS ME NO ONE CAN TAKE YOUR PLACE<br />
EVER IN MY ARMS<br />
YOUNG LOVE, FIRST LOVE<br />
FILLED WITH TRUE DEVOTION<br />
YOUNG LOVE, OUR LOVE<br />
WE SHARED WITH DEEP EMOTION<br />
JUST ONE KISS FROM YOUR SWEET LIPS<br />
CAN TELL ME THAT YOUR LOVE IS REAL<br />
AND I CAN FEEL THAT IT’S TRUE<br />
WE WILL VOW TO ONE ANOTHER<br />
THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER<br />
LOVE FOR ME, OR FOR YOU<br />
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YOUR CHEATING HEART<br />
HANK WILLIAMS<br />
YOUR CHEATING HEART, WILL MAKE YOU WEEP<br />
YOU’LL CRY AND CRY, AND TRY TO SLEEP<br />
BUT SLEEP WON’T COME, THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH<br />
YOUR CHEATING HEART, WILL TELL ON YOU<br />
WHEN TEARS COME DOWN, LIKE FALLING RAIN<br />
YOU’LL TOSS AROUND, AND CALL MY NAME<br />
YOU’LL WALK THE FLOOR, THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH<br />
YOUR CHEATING HEART, WILL TELL ON YOU<br />
YOUR CHEATING HEART WILL PINE SOME DAY<br />
AND CRAVE THE LOVE YOU THREW AWAY<br />
THE TIME WILL COME, WHEN YOU’LL BE BLUE<br />
YOUR CHEATING HEART, WILL TELL ON YOU<br />
WHEN TEARS COME DOWN, LIKE FALLING RAIN<br />
YOU’LL TOSS AROUND, AND CALL MY NAME<br />
YOU’LL WALK THE FLOOR, THE WAY I DO<br />
YOUR CHEATING HEART, WILL TELL ON YOU<br />
348
YOU’RE THE ONLY GOOD THING (THAT’S HAPPENED TO ME)<br />
GENE AUTRY, BILLY WALKER, RAY PRICE, GEORGE MORGAN<br />
ARE YOU THINKING THAT I DON’T CARE FOR YOU<br />
COULD IT BE YOU BELIEVE THAT I’VE BEEN UNTRUE<br />
WELL LISTEN SWEETHEART, THIS JUST CANNOT BE<br />
'CAUSE YOU’RE THE ONLY GOOD THING THAT’S HAPPENED TO ME<br />
(CHORUS) WE HAVE OUR UPS AND DOWNS, AS ALL LOVERS DO<br />
BUT YOU KNOW IN YOUR HEART, THAT I WORSHIP YOU<br />
SO DON’T EVER THINK OF SETTING ME FREE<br />
‘CAUSE YOU’RE THE ONLY GOOD THING THAT’S HAPPENED TO ME<br />
(INSTRUMENTAL)<br />
IF YOU EVER SHOULD THINK THAT I DON’T LOVE YOU<br />
THAT I’M NOT SATISFIED WITH THINGS THAT YOU DO<br />
I WANT YOU TO KNOW, AND PLEASE UNDERSTAND<br />
THERE’S NOTHING IN THIS WORLD WORTH THE TOUCH OF YOUR HAND<br />
(CHORUS)<br />
349
YOU’RE THE REASON<br />
HANK SNOW<br />
(ACCOMP.) WALKING THE FLOOR, FEELING SO BLUE, LOSING SLEEP<br />
OVER YOU…<br />
WELL, I LIE HERE AT NIGHT, I TOSS AND I TURN, LOVING YOU SO, HOW<br />
MY HEART YEARNS<br />
HONEY, YOU’RE THE REASON I DON’T SLEEP AT NIGHT<br />
JUST WALKING THE FLOOR, FEELING SO BLUE, SMOKE CIGARETTES,<br />
DRINK COFFEE TOO<br />
HONEY, YOU’RE THE REASON I DON’T SLEEP AT NIGHT<br />
(CHORUS) I’M BETTING YOU’RE NOT LOSING, SLEEP OVER ME<br />
BUT IF I’M WRONG, DON’T FAIL TO CALL, COME OVER AND KEEP ME<br />
COMPANY<br />
SOMETIMES I GO FOR A WALK, TAKE A LOOK AT THE MOON<br />
STRUM MY GUITAR TO SOME OLD LONESOME TUNE<br />
HONEY, YOU’RE THE REASON I CAN’T SLEEP AT NIGHT<br />
(ACCOMP.) JUST WALKING THE FLOOR, FEELING SO BLUE, SMOKE<br />
CIGARETTES, DRINK COFFEE TOO<br />
STRUM MY GUITAR, LOOK AT THE MOON<br />
LOSING SLEEP OVER YOU<br />
LIKE A BRIGHT SHOOTING STAR, I’VE TRAVELLED AFAR<br />
TRYING TO FORGET, BUT I HAVEN’T YET<br />
IN THIS OLD WORLD, I’VE WANDERED FAR AND WIDE<br />
FROM THE COLD ARCTIC SEAS, TO THE TROPICAL BREEZE<br />
DOWN TO OLD MEXICO, THERE’S NO PLACE I DON’T KNOW<br />
HONEY, YOU’RE THE REASON I DON’T SLEEP AT NIGHT (CHORUS)<br />
(ACCOMP.) WALKING THE FLOOR, FEELING SO BLUE, SMOKE<br />
CIGARETTES, DRINK COFFEE TOO<br />
STRUM MY GUITAR, LOOK AT THE MOON, LOSING SLEEP OVER YOU<br />
350
YOU’RE THE REASON GOD MADE OKLAHOMA<br />
DAVID FRIZZELL / SHELLEY WEST<br />
SANDY PINKARD, LARRY COLLINS, BOUDLEAUX BRYANT, FELICE<br />
BRYANT<br />
(D) THERE’S A FULL MOON (G)OVER (D)TULSA<br />
I HOPE THAT IT’S (A) SHINING ON (D) YOU<br />
THE NIGHT’S ARE GETTING’ COLDER IN (G) CHEROKEE (D) COUNTY<br />
THERE’S A BLUE NORTHER (A) PASSIN’ (D)THROUGH<br />
I REMEMBER GREEN EYES AND A (G) RANCHER’S (D) DAUGHTER<br />
BUT REMEMBER IS (A) ALL THAT I (D) DO<br />
LOSING YOU LEFT A (G) PRETTY GOOD (D)COWBOY<br />
WITH NOTHING TO (A) HOLD ON (D) TO<br />
(G) SUNDOWN CAME AND I DROVE TO TOWN, TO DRINK A DRINK OR<br />
TWO<br />
(BRIDGE) (D) YOU’RE THE REASON GOD MADE (G) OKLAHOMA<br />
(D) YOU’RE THE REASON GOD MADE (G) OKLAHOMA<br />
AND I’M SURE (A) MISSING (D) YOU, I’M SURE (A) MISSING (D) YOU<br />
HERE THE CITY LIGHTS OUTSHINE THE MOON<br />
I WAS JUST NOW THINKING OF YOU<br />
SOMETIMES WHEN THE WIND BLOWS YOU CAN SEE THE MOUNTAINS<br />
AND ALL THE WAY TO MALIBU<br />
EVERYONE’S A STAR HERE IN L.A.COUNTY<br />
YOU OUGHT TO SEE THE THINGS THAT THEY DO<br />
ALL THE COWBOYS DOWN ON THE SUNSET STRIP<br />
WISH THEY COULD BE LIKE YOU<br />
THE SANTA MONICA FREEWAY<br />
SOMETIMES MAKES A COUNTRY GIRL BLUE (TO BRIDGE)<br />
I WORKED TEN HOURS ON A JOHN DEERE TRACTOR<br />
JUST THINKING OF YOU ALL DAY<br />
I’VE GOT A CALICO CAT AND A TWO-ROOM FLAT<br />
ON A STREET IN WEST L. A. (TO BRIDGE)<br />
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YOUR TIME’S COMING<br />
FARON YOUNG, A OR E, REC. IN D<br />
WELL, I KNEW SHE BELONGED TO SOMEONE ELSE AT THE TIME<br />
BUT LONELY LOOKING WOMEN ARE A WEAKNESS OF MINE<br />
SO I THOUGHT ALL SHE SAID ABOUT THE LOVE HE NEVER GAVE HER<br />
FIGURED I’D JUST LOVE HER SOME AND DO US BOTH A FAVOR<br />
JUST AS I GOT UP TO LEAVE, HE WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR<br />
AND I GUESS I THOUGHT HE’D BE SURPRISED<br />
BUT HE LOOKED AT ME AS IF TO SAY HE’D BEEN THERE BEFORE<br />
AND HE OFFERED ME THIS WORD TO THE WISE…HE SAID,<br />
(CHORUS) YOU KNOW SHE’S A CHEATER, SON<br />
BUT YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE THE ONE<br />
WHO’S GOT A LOT OF WHAT IT TAKES TO CHANGE HER<br />
AND I’VE NO DOUBT THAT YOU CAN’T GET HER<br />
YOU AIN’T MUCH BUT THAT DON’T MATTER<br />
NOTHING SUITS HER BETTER THAN A STRANGER<br />
AND THE STRANGER MAN THE BETTER<br />
AND THE CHANCES ARE SHE’LL SET HER EYES ON YOU<br />
THE NEXT TIME SHE GOES SLUMMING<br />
SO JUST SIT BACK AND WAIT YOUR TURN, BOY<br />
YOU’VE GOT LOTS OF TIME TO LEARN, BOY<br />
COOL IT WHILE YOU CAN, ‘CAUSE YOUR TIME’S COMING<br />
WELL, IT HAPPENS THAT IN TIME IT HAPPENED JUST LIKE HE SAID<br />
AND SOON ANOTHER’S SHOES WERE SITTING UNDER MY BED<br />
AND I CONFESS I DID MY BEST TO PROVE THAT MAN HAD LIED<br />
BUT NOTHING SHORT OF SUICIDE COULD KEEP HER SATISFIED, SO<br />
BUDDY<br />
LOSING HER TO YOU WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME<br />
AND IT’S HER TIME FOR FINDING SOMETHING NEW<br />
NOTHING I CAN SAY IS GONNA MAKE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND<br />
SO I'LL JUST GIVE THE SAME ADVICE TO YOU… (CHORUS)<br />
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YOU WIN AGAIN<br />
HANK WILLIAMS<br />
THE NEWS IS OUT, ALL OVER TOWN<br />
THAT YOU’VE BEEN SEEN, OUT RUNNIN’ ‘ROUND<br />
I KNOW THAT I SHOULD LEAVE, BUT THEN<br />
I JUST CAN’T GO, YOU WIN AGAIN<br />
THIS HEART OF MINE, COULD NEVER SEE<br />
WHAT EVERYBODY KNEW BUT ME<br />
JUST TRUSTING YOU, WAS MY GREAT SIN<br />
WHAT CAN I DO, YOU WIN AGAIN<br />
I’M SORRY FOR YOUR VICTIM NOW<br />
‘CAUSE SOON HIS HEAD LIKE MINE WILL BOW<br />
HE’LL GIVE HIS HEART, BUT ALL IN VAIN<br />
AND SOMEDAY SAY, YOU WIN AGAIN<br />
YOU HAVE NO HEART, YOU HAVE NO SHAME<br />
YOU TAKE TRUE LOVE AND GIVE THE BLAME<br />
I GUESS THAT I SHOULD NOT COMPLAIN<br />
I LOVE YOU STILL, YOU WIN AGAIN<br />
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