On and On
Traveling down this long lonesome highway I’m so lonesome I could cry Memories of how we once loved each other And now we are saying good-bye. On and on I’ll follow my darling And I wonder where she can be On and on I’ll follow my darling And I wonder if she ever thinks of […]
Old Train
Old train, I can hear your whistle blow and I want to be jumping on again. Old train, I’ve been everywhere you go and I know what lies beyond each bend. Old train, each time you pass you’re older than the last, and it seems, I’m too old for running. I hear your rusty wheels […]
Old Man At The Mill
Same old man sitting at the mill The mill turns around of its own free will Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack Ladies step forward and the gents fall back Down sat an owl and he said all quiet Lonesome day and a lonesome night Thought I heard a pretty girl […]
Old Joe Clark
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Ol’ Rickard
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Proud Mary
Left a good job in the city Workin’ for the man ev’ry night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin’ Worryin’ ’bout the way things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin’ Proud Mary keep on burnin’ Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped […]
Pretty Polly
Oh Polly, Pretty Polly, would you take me unkind Polly, Pretty Polly, would you take me unkind Let me set beside you and tell you my mind Well my mind is to marry and never to part My mind is to marry and never to part The first time I saw you it wounded my […]
Portrait Of The Blues
Tonight the cloud of loneliness is on my window sill And I can’t seem to find the words to tell just how I feel So I think I’ll paint a picture of a girl that I once knew and I think I’ll call my picture a portrait of the blues Falling rain will be my […]
Poor Ellen Smith
Poor Ellen Smith how she was found Shot through the heart lying cold on the ground Her clothers were all scattered and thrown on the ground And blood marks the spot where poor Ellen was found They picked up their rifles and hunted me down And found me aloafign in Mount Airy town They picked […]
Plastic Banana
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Pike County Breakdown
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Pig In A Pen
I got a pig at home in a pen corn to feed ‘im on All I need is a pretty little girl to feed ‘im when I’m gone. Goin’ on the mountain to sow a little cane Raise a barrel of Sorghum sweet lil’ Liza Jane. Black cloud’s a-risin’ surest sign of rain Get the […]
Peggy-O
As we rode out to Fennario As we rode out to Fennario Our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove And he called her by name pretty Peggy-O Will you marry me, pretty Peggy-O Will you marry me, pretty Peggy-O If you will marry me, I will set your cities free And […]
Peartree
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Paranoid
Finished with my woman ’cause she couldn’t help me with my mind People think I’m insane because I am frowning all the time All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy Think I’ll lose my mind if I don’t find something to pacify Can you help me occupy my brain? Oh […]
Pancho & Lefty
Living on the road, my friend Was gonna keep you free and clean And now you wear your skin like iron Your breath as hard as kerosene You weren’t your momma’s only boy But her favorite one, it seems She began to cry when you said goodbye And sank into your dreams Pancho was a […]
Panama Red
Panama Red, Panama Red, He’ll steal your woman then he’ll rob your head. Panama Red, Panama Red, His white horse Mescalino, comes breezin’ thru town. Bet his woman’s off in bed with ol’ Panama Red. You just don’t know when Red’s in town, he keeps well hidden underground. Everybody’s gettin’ crazy fallin’ out ‘n’ hangin’ […]
Paddy On The Turnpike
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Roving Gambler
I am a roving gambler gambled all around Whenever I meet with a deck of cards I lay my money down Lay my money down, lay my money down I had not been in Frisco many more weeks than three I met up with a pretty little gal She fell in love with me Fell […]
Road To Columbus
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Roanoke
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Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo
I couldn’t stop moving when it first took hold It was a warm spring night in the ol’ town hall There was a group called The Jokers, they were layin’ it down Don’tcha know I’m never gonna lose that funky sound Rock and roll, Hoochie Koo Lawdy mama light my fuse Rock and roll, Hoochie […]
Rock Salt & Nails
On the banks of the river where the willows hang down And the wild birds all warble with a low moaning sound Down in the hollow where the waters run cold It was there I first listened to the lies that you told Now I lie on my bed and I see your sweet face […]
Rocky Island
Apples in the summer time Peaches in the fall If I don’t get the girl I love Won’t have none at all Going to Rocky Island Going when I’m gone See my Candy darling Ho honey ho Get up on the mountain Sow a little cane Make a barrel of sorghum Sweetin’ ole Liza Jane […]