The Gambler
On a warm summer’s evening On a train bound for nowhere I met up with the gambler We were both too tired to sleep So we took turns a-starin’ Out the window at the darkness The boredom overtook us And he began to speak He said, “Son, I’ve made a life Out of readin’ people’s […]
Tennessee Jed
Cold iron shackles, ball and chain Listen to the whistle of the evening train You know you bound to wind up dead If you don’t head back to Tennessee Jed Rich man step on my poor head When you get back you better butter my bread Well you know it’s like I said You better […]
Texas Gales
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Thank You To The Grand Ole Opry
Well when I woke up this morning and I remembered right away, I’ve got to change my guitar strings and I’ve got songs to play, Well I couldn’t figure out which one I’d really like to do, So I sat down and wrote this little song for you To say thank you to the Grand […]
That Home Far Away
Oh lord have mercy on this weary soul of mine May I walk in your light everyday And when I’ve crossed that deep silent river I’ll be happy in that home far away I wandered away from the straight and the narrow Driftin’ like a ship lost at sea No lighthouse to guide my weary […]
That’s What Love Will Make You Do
Oh, when I hear your name I start to shake inside, yes I do When I see you stroll I lose my self-control But that’s what love will do for you That’s what love will make you do, oh yeah No matter how hard I fight it Oh, I’m still in love with you Listen, […]
That’s Where I Belong
Show me a place where I don’t have to worry And that’s where I belong Show me a place where I don’t have to hurry And that’s where I belong Give me the time, so I can change my mind Where it don’t matter if I’m wrong Show me a place where I don’t have […]
The Albino Skunk
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The Baggage Coach Ahead
On a dark stormy night as the train rattled on, all the passengers had gone to bed. Except one young man with a babe in his arms, who sat there with a bowed down head. The innocent one began crying just then, as though its poor heart would break. One angry man said “Make that […]
The Cuckoo
Gonna build me a log cabin On a mountain so high, So I can see Willy, As she goes walking by. Oh, the cuckoo, she’s a pretty bird, Lord, she warbles as she flies; She’ll never say cuckoo Till the fourth day of July. Well I played cards in old England And I’ve gambled over […]
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Take me out to the ballgame, Take me out with the crowd Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks I don’t care if I never get back, Let me root, root, root for the home team, If they don’t win it’s a shame ‘Cause it’s one, two, three strikes your out At the old ball […]
Take Me To Harlan
Never thought I’d go back Hills and hollers fallin’ down on me Kentucky’s such a long way There’s an echo in the valley I can hear it callin’ back to me I will come to you love So take me to Harlan Any way you go Take me to Harlan Didn’t you know? If you […]
Tall Pines
Once in my youth, I stood on this mountain And planted some pines in the sand Every day I looked their way But just couldn’t understand Why they never grew like I thought they should do I just couldn’t understand why Now, I’ve rambled around this wide world through And today I just happened by […]
Unwanted Love
Wanted an unwanted love To share all this misery and pain Of a heart that’s unwanted in love And unwilling to gamble again I’m wanting someone that’s loved and lost Someone that’s known the thrill and paid the cost Someone that says they’ll never take a chance Of another broken heart by false romance Wanted […]
Up On Cripple Creek
When I get off of this mountain You know where I wanna go? Straight down the Mississippi River To the Gulf of Mexico To Lake Charles, Louisiana Little Bessie, girl that I once knew And she told me just to come on by If there’s anything she could do Up on Cripple Creek, she sends […]
US Blues
Red and white, blue suede shoes I’m Uncle Sam, how do you do Gimme five, still alive Ain’t no luck, I learned to duck Check my pulse, it don’t change Stay seventy two, come shine or rain Wave the flag, pop the bag Rock the boat, skin the goat Wave that flag, wave it wide […]
Used To Be
Well you don’t love me anymore my darling I’m just a used to be to you Those cold cold kisses that you gave me little darling Proved to me you found somebody new Tomorrow’s just another lonesome day And I know you’ll want me far away Well you don’t love me anymore my darling I’m […]
Untangle Your Mind
You’re stretchin’ and a strainin’ and a bendin’ too hard Till all of the chickens have run from your yard Alone in the doorway a gun in your hand And you’d better untangle your mind You try not to listen to the children upstairs Who laugh at you nervously sittin’ down there The shiny blue […]
Uncle Pen
Oh the people would come from far away They’d dance all night till the break of day When the caller hollered “do-se-do” You knew Uncle Pen was ready to go Late in the evening about sundown High on the hill and above the town Uncle Pen played the fiddle lord how it would ring You […]
With Body & Soul
See that train coming round the bend Carrying the one that I love Her beautiful body is still here on earth But her soul has been called up above Body and soul, body and soul That’s how she loved me, with body and soul Her beautiful hair was the purest of gold Her eyes were […]
With A Vamp In The Middle
Make my bed with a crease in the middle Make my home in the Hollywood of shills And I make my living with a hillbilly fiddle Playing little runs with the funny little fills Well got me a gal from playing on my fiddle And the farder that I fiddle the harder that she comes […]
Wings For Wheels
Trade your wings for wheels Find your way through the world Let your dreams come true Let everything happen to you I’ve been gone too long Now everything feels the same I’ll give you my wheels If you give me your wings Turn yourself to the East Feel the wind burning your feet Let your […]
Windy & Warm
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Willie Roy
His age was seven years today He don’t know what it is to play Each night before he goes to bed This little prayer he always says Now I lay me down to rest Dear God please give me happiness I’m praying so my dreams come true So I can walk and play with you […]