Thunder
There is thunder in the morning Thunder through the night Thunder, thunder, thunder In the failing of the light There is thunder at the border And thunder on the plain Thunder on the mountains Without a hint of rain Thunder, thunder, thunder My God but it’s so loud Just like a hundred cannons Firing right […]
Loser
If I had a gun for every ace that I had drawn I could arm a town the size of Abilene Don’t you push me baby, ’cause I’m moaning low And you know I’m only in it for the gold All that I am asking for is ten gold dollars And I could pay you […]
Katy Daley
With her old man she came from Tipperary In the pioneering days of ’42 Her old man was shot in Tombstone City For the making of his good old mountain dew Oh Come on down the mountain Katy Daley Come on down the mountain Katy do Can’t you hear us calling Katy Daley We want […]
Tennessee Stud
Along about eighteen twenty-five, I left Tennessee very much alive. I never would have got through the Arkansas mud If I hadn’t been a-ridin’ on the Tennessee Stud. I had some trouble with my sweetheart’s pa, And one of her brothers was a bad outlaw. I sent her a letter by my Uncle Bud, And […]
Cold On The Shoulder
All you need is time All you need is time, time, time to make me bend Give it a try, don’t be rude Put it to the test and I’ll give it right back to you It’s cold on the shoulder And you know that we get a little older every day Kick it around, […]
Sweet Revenge
I got kicked off Noah’s Ark I turn my cheek to unkind remarks There was two of everything But one of me And when the rains came tumbling down I held my breath and I stood my ground And I watched that ship go sailing Out to sea. Take it back Take it back Oh […]
Clinch Mountain Backstep
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Y’all Come
When you live in the country everybody is your neighbor On this one thing you can rely They’ll all come see you and never never leave you Sayin’ ”Y’all come see us by and by” Y’all come (Y’all come) y’all come (Y’all come) Oh, y’all come see us when you can Y’all come (Y’all come) y’all come (Y’all come) […]
Ride Me High
Low-down way you’re feeling, The sexy things you do Baby, baby, baby, Let me talk to you I just love to whisper In your sexy ear Tell you that I love you, Take away your fear Destroy your inhibitions, Ridin’ back the day Low-down, slow down, Keeping low down In that funky way Higher, higher, […]
Old Home Place
It’s been ten long years since I left my home In the hollow where I was born Where the cool fall nights make the woods smell right And the fox hunter blows him horn I fell in love with a girl from the town I thought that she would be true I ran away to […]
Me & My Uncle
Me and my uncle went ridin’ down South Colorado, West Texas bound We stopped over in Santa Fe That bein’ the point just about half way And you know it was the hottest part of the day I took the horses up to the stall Went to the barroom, ordered drinks for all Three days […]
So Many Miles
I’m going out, gonna leave behind the town And all the things that drag me down And I don’t know whats in store, or where I’m headed for Ain’t a thing that’s certain anymore No, there ain’t a thing that’s certain anymore When the fog hangs all around All you see is the cold hard […]
The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
Where was you when the train left town? I stand on the corner with my head hung down If I had my gun I’d let the hammer down Lord, I’d shoot that rounder that took my girl from town Hey, that train that carried my girl from town Hey, hey, hey, hey There goes the […]
Pretty Daughter
I had a pretty daughter we lived all alone Worked the fields together and made our self a home I sent her off to school and rested in the shade Had supper on the table and my bed already made The women in the town showed her how to dress I taught her about farming, […]
This Heart Of Mine
This heart of mine is made of silver This heart of mine is made of gold It will shine like a candle When your world is dark and cold This heart of mine is made of timber This heart of mine is made of stone When you’re walking all alone Like a bridge across the […]
West Dakota Rose
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Home Of The Red Fox
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A Good Woman’s Love
I was a rover on land and on sea Till a good woman’s love made a new man of me Life had no meaning, it was so incomplete Till a good woman’s love put me back on my feet Stead of roamin’ I go home in the evening, she’s waiting there And I know that […]
White House Blues
McKinley hollered, McKinley squalled Doc said to McKinley, “I can’t find that ball”, From Buffalo to Washington Roosevelt in the White House, he’s doing his best McKinley in the graveyard, he’s taking his rest He’s gone a long, long time Hush up, little children, now don’t you fret You’ll draw a pension at your papa’s […]
Shady Grove
Shady Grove, my little love Shady Grove I say Shady Grove, my little love I’m bound to go away Cheeks as red as a blooming rose And eyes are the prettiest brown She’s the darling of my heart Sweetest girl in town I wish I had a big fine horse And corn to feed him […]
Run Down
Run down’s a good way to explain What I did to the question that rattled suburban refrain Time ain’t tight Until you throw it away Face pale white In convenient store lights I’m beginning to believe My surrounding somehow recognize my schemes Time ain’t tight Until you throw it away Face pale white In convenient […]
Follow Me Down To The Riverside
If you don’t believe that I am the one, follow me down. If you don’t believe that I am the one, follow me down. If you don’t believe that I’m number one, follow me down. If you don’t believe that I am the one, follow me down. For I’ll take you by the hand, I’ll […]
Ten Degrees & Getting Colder
He was standin’ by the highway With a sign that just said “mother” When he heard a driver comin’ ’bout a half a mile away Then he held the sign up higher Where no decent soul could miss it It was ten degrees or colder Down by bolder dam that day He was raised up […]
What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
It’s late and she’s waiting And I know I should go home But every time I start to leave They play another song Then someone buys another round And wherever drinks are free What’s made Milwaukee famous Has made a fool out of me Baby’s begged me not to go So many times before She […]