Will The Circle Be Unbroken

I was standing by the window On one cold and cloudy day And I saw the hearse come rolling For to carry my mother away Can the circle be unbroken Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye There’s a better home a-waiting In the sky, Lord, in the sky Lord, I told the undertaker Undertaker, […]

Wildflowers

You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea Sail away, kill off the hours You belong somewhere you feel free Run away, find you a lover Go away somewhere all bright and new I have seen no other Who compares with you You belong among the wildflowers You belong in […]

Why You Been Gone So Long?

Every time it rains Lard I run to my window All I do is ring my hands and moan Listen to that thunder roll and I can hear that lonesome wind blow Tell me baby why you been gone so long Tell me baby why you been gone so long you been gone so long […]

White Rabbit

One pill makes you larger And one pill makes you small And the ones that mother gives you Don’t do anything at all Go ask Alice When she’s ten feet tall And if you go chasing rabbits And you know you’re going to fall Tell him a hooka-smoking caterpillar Has given you the call And […]

White Freightliner Blues

I’m goin’ out on the highway Listen to them big trucks whine I’m goin’ out on the highway Listen to them big trucks whine White freight liner Won’t you steal away my mind? Ah, New Mexico ain’t bad, Lord And the people there, they treat you kind And the people there, they treat you kind […]

Whiskey In The Jar

As I was goin’ over The Cork and Kerry mountains I saw Captain Farrell His money he was countin’ I first produced my pistol And then produced my rapier I said, “Stand and deliver” Or the devil he may take ya I took all of his money And it was a pretty penny I took […]

Where The Soul Never Dies

To Canaan’s land I’m on my way Where the soul (of man) never dies My darkest night will turn to day Where the soul (of man) never dies (lead) No sad farewells No tear dimmed eyes Where all is love And the soul never dies (tenor) Dear friends there’ll be no sad farewells There’ll be […]

Where The Palm Trees Grow & The Pines Don’t

I’m exhausted but so is my drink, thanks for hearin’ my spiel Well I’ve done this before and the evenin’ is worn at the heels But a new day is comin’ I’ll soon awake to find my surprise Well you know I feel lucky when I see myself in your eyes There’s a wide world […]

Where Is My Sailor Boy?

Oh, where is my sailor boy? Oh, where is my sailor boy? He sleeps in the bottom of the deep blue sea And can’t come back to me I stand on the beach alone and gaze at the misty blue Deep sea ere you hold him to your breast Does he mention my name to […]

What Would You Give (In Exchange For Your Soul)?

Brother afar from The Savior today Risking your soul for the things that decay Oh if today God should call you away What would you give in exchange for your soul What would you give (in exchange) What would you give (in exchange) What would you give in exchange for your soul Oh if today […]

We Live In Two Different Worlds

We live in two different worlds, dear That’s why we’re so far apart You made your world out of vows that are broken I built a world in my heart Everyone here tried to warn me You were just playing a game I told them all we were meant for each other I thought our […]

Way Downtown

Way downtown just foolin’ around Took me to the jail It’s oh me and it’s oh my No one to go my bail It was late last night when Willie came home I heard him a-rapping on the door He’s a-slipping and a-sliding with his new shoes on Mamma said Willie don’t you rap no […]

Way Down The River Road

Where’d you get your whiskey? Where’d you get your rum I got it down on front street At number ninety-nine Ain’t it gone, gone, gone Ain’t it long gone Ain’t gone, gone, gone Way down on the river road I’m riding on a street car Looking for the town Eating salt cracker Five bucks a […]

Wanted Man

Wanted man in Indiana Wanted man in Ohio Wanted man in Texarkana Wanted man in Mexico Wanted man in Sacramento Wanted man in ol’ Cheyenne Wherever you might look tonight You might see this wanted man Wanted man by Lucy Watson Wanted man by Jeannie Brown Wanted man by Nellie Johnson Wanted man in this next town I’ve had […]

Wanted Dead or Alive

It’s all the same, only the names will change Every day, it seems we’re wastin’ away Another place where the faces are so cold I’d drive all night just to get back home I’m a cowboy On a steel horse I ride I’m wanted dead or alive Wanted dead or alive Sometimes I sleep, sometimes […]

Walls of Time

The wind is blowing ‘cross the mountains And out on the valley way below It sweeps the grave of my darling When I die that’s where I want to go Lord, send the angels for my darling And take her to that home on high I’ll wait my time out here on earth love And […]

Walking Boss

Walkin’ boss Walkin’ boss Yes you’re the boss But I don’t belong to you I belong Yes, I belong And I can get along With that steel drivin’ crew When I asked that boss man For a job I said I wanna job He said “Son, what can you do?” I can line track I […]

Walkin’ Across This Land

I’ve been walking across this land girl and now I want to lay my head down on your pretty bed, I know that’s where I want to be I wrote you out a letter darling, kissed it where i signed my name, picked a little flower and I folded it inside, It’s been a long […]

Wagoner’s Lad

Oh, hard is the fortune of all woman kind She’s always controlled, she’s always confined Controlled by her parents until she’s a wife A slave to her husband the rest of her life Oh, I’m just a poor girl my fortune is sad I’ve always been courted by the Wagoner’s lad He’s courted me daily, […]

You Won’t Be Satisfied That Way

I’ll leave you now if you don’t want me I’ll leave you anytime you say But when I’m gone, no more to see you You won’t be satisfied that way I tried to tell you how I loved you And I tried to prove it night and day But when I’m gone, no more to […]

You Don’t Know My Mind

Honey You Don’t Know My Mind Honey you don’t know my mind I’m lonesome all the time Born to lose a drifter that’s me You can travel for so long then a rambler’s heart goes wrong Baby you don’t know my mind today Heard the music of a rail slept in every old dirty jail […]