If I Only Had A Heart
Tin Man When a man’s an empty kettle he should be on his mettle, And yet I’m torn apart. Just because I’m presumin’ that I could be kind-a-human, If I only had a heart I’d be tender – I’d be gentle and awful sentimental Regarding love and art. I’d be friends with the sparrows … […]
How Mountain Girls Can Love
Get down boys, go back home Back to the girl you love Treat her right never wrong How mountain gals can love. Ridin’ the night in the high cold wind On the trail of the old lonesome pine Thinkin’ of you,baby, feelin’ so blue Wonderin’ why I left you behind. Get down boys, go back […]
June Apple
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If I Only Had A Brain
I could while away the hours Conferrin’ with the flowers, Consulting with the rain; And my head I’d be a scratchin’ While my thoughts are busy hatchin’ If I only had a brain. I’d unravel ev’ry riddle for my Individdle In trouble or in pain With the thoughts that you’ll be thinkin’ You could be […]
Ruby
Ruby, Ruby honey, are you mad at your man? I’m sittin’ in the shade With a shovel and a spade I’m diggin’ in the ground’s cold mine Ruby, Ruby honey, are you mad at your man? I’ve done all I can do Tryin’ to get along with you Still you’re not satisfied Oh Ruby, Ruby […]
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
When are you gonna come down? When are you going to land? I should have stayed on the farm I should have listened to my old man You know you can’t hold me forever I didn’t sign up with you I’m not a present for your friends to open This boy’s too young to be […]
Long Journey Home
Lost all my money but a two dollar bill Two dollar bill boys, two dollar bill Lost all my money but a two dollar bill I’m on my long journey home Cloudy in the West and it looks like rain Looks like rain, boys, looks like rain Cloudy in the West and it looks like […]
Brokedown Palace
Fare you well, my honey Fare you well, my only true one All the birds that were singing Are flown, except you alone Gonna leave this brokedown palace On my hands and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll Make myself a bed by the waterside In my time, in my time, I will roll, […]
New Country Blues
Well I ain’t goin’ back to the city no more, stay right here on the farm I’ll drink that good corn liquor from a jar, hold you in my arms Hold you in my arms Hold you in my arms Well I ain’t goin’ back to the city no more, stay right here on the […]
Crown Of Thorns
You ever heard the story Of Mr. Faded Glory? Say, ‘He who rides the pony must someday fall…’ Talking to my Alter Said, ‘Life is what you make it And if you make it, death will rest your soul away… away… away’ Yeah, child It’s a broken kinda feelin’ She’d have to tie me to […]
Five To One
Yeah, c’mon I love my girl She lookin’ good C’mon One more Five to one, baby One in five No one here gets out alive, now You get yours, baby I’ll get mine Gonna make it, baby If we try The old get old And the young get stronger May take a week And it […]
Samson & Delilah
If I had my way If I had my way If I had my way I would tear this whole building down Delilah was a woman, she was fine and fair She had good looks – God knows – and coal black hair Delilah she gained old Samson’s mind When first he saw this woman, […]
The First Whippoorwill
Springtime is near, my darling You say that you are going away My heart will be with you, my darling And I’m counting now the days I know that soon I’ll have to travel I know I’m over the hill I feel so all alone, my darling said she’d be gone When I heard that […]
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
I saw her today at the reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she would meet her connection At her feet was her footloose man No, you can’t always get what you want You can’t always get what you want You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometime […]
Tangled Up In Blue
Early one morning the sun was shining I was laying in bed Wondering if she’d changed at all If her hair was still red Her folks they said our lives together Sure was gonna be rough They never did like mama’s homemade dress Papa’s bankbook wasn’t big enough And I was standing on the side […]
Oh Babe It Ain’t No Lie
Been all around this whole round world Lord, I just got back to day Worked all the way honey and I gave it all to you Honey-babe, what more can I do? Oh babe, it ain’t no lie Oh babe, it ain’t no lie Oh babe, it ain’t no lie You know this life I’m […]
Bringing In The Georgia Mail
See the engine puffing, boy she’s making time That old trains wearing out the rail, rail, rail Heading for the mountain that she’s got to climb Bringing in the Georgia mail Ninety miles an hour and she’s gaining speed Listen to the whistle moan and wail, wail, wail Has she got the power I’ll say […]
Alabama Bound
Well the preacher got drunk He throwed his bible down He told the congregation I’m Alabama bound I’m Alabama bound I’m Alabama bound If the train don’t run I’ve got a mule to ride Well I’ve been in New York City And I’ve been in New York town Good lord but I’ve been in the […]
Airmail Special
Left New York this morning early Traveling south so wide and high Sailing through the wide blue yonder It’s that air mail special on the fly Listen to the motors humming She is streaking through the sky Like a bird that’s flying homeward It’s that air mail special on the fly Over plains and high […]
Ain’t Nothing To Me
Take your drink to the end of the bar buddy. Come on, now don’t be a fool. I’d rather have the hot seat in Sing-Sing prison. Than to sit down by her, on that stool. What’s that ya say? While I guess you’re right. It ain’t nothin to me. See that man, she belongs to […]
Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me
Once I had a little sweetheart I love dearly We planned the day when she would be my own Another man he stole my darlin from me And there ain’t nobody gonna miss me when I’m gone Oh there ain’t nobody gonna miss me when I’m gone There ain’t nobody gonna mourn for me too […]
Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow
I ain’t gonna work tomorrow And I may not work next day I ain’t gonna work tomorrow For it be a wet wedding day I’m a’going to leave this country I a’going around this world I’m going to leave this country For the sake of one little girl Well she told me that she loved […]
Against The Wind
It seems like yesterday But it was long ago Janey was lovely, she was the queen of my nights There in the darkness with the radio playlng low And the secrets that we shared The mountains that we moved Caught like a wildfire out of control Till there was nothing left to burn and nothing […]
A Face In The Crowd
A face in the crowd on your wedding day You tossed me a rosebud from your bridal bouquet No one seemed to notice no one wondered why When you pledged your love to him there were tears in my eyes. A face in the crowd with a pale yellow rose Your gown of white satin […]