Travelin’ Man
Now, folks let me tell you about a feller I know His home is down in Tennessee He made his living stealin’ chickens And everything else he could see And one day the sheriff got behind ‘ol Joes And he made him take to the road Ain’t never been a passenger train That ran so […]
Little Stream of Whiskey
Just a mile west of the water tank on a cold November day In a cold and lonesome boxcar a dyin’ hobo lay His pal sat there before him with a low and drooping head Listenin’ to the last words his dyin’ buddy said. Goodbye old pardner hobo I hate to say goodbye But I […]
Jimmie Brown the Newsboy
I sell the morning paper sir My name is Jimmie Brown Everybody knows me I’m the newsboy of the town You can hear me yelling “Morning Star” Walking on the street Got no hat upon my head No shoes upon my feet Never mind sir how I look Don’t swear at me and frown I […]
Intoxicated Rat
The other night when I come in, so drunk I couldn’t see I hooked my toe in the old doormat and fell as flat as I could be I had me a little old bottle o’ booze (and I didn’t have no more) When I fell down – the cork flew outta the bottle (Plop!-glug […]
Red Rocking Chair (Doc and Merle version)
Pull back the curtain, let me see the sun It’s been like a long rainy day I slave and I try, but you grumble and you cry And we can’t live together this a-way, Lord, Lord And we can’t live together this a-way I set you in the shade, give you every dime I made […]
Red Haired Boy
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Whiskey Before Breakfast
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Colleen Malone
On the day I returned to my sorrow I learned That the angels had called her away To a grave on a hill overlooking the mill That’s the place where she’s sleeping today As the soft breezes blow through the meadow I go Past the mill with the moss covered stone Up the pathway I […]
Road to Bean
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Two Highways
Two highways lay before me Which one would I choose? Down one lane I’d find happiness And down the other I would lose There is no one that I can trust I must decide alone My decision is an awful one Which road will take me home? In the mornin’ would I wake to find […]
Carolina in the Pines
She came to me, said she knew me Said she’d known me a long time And she spoke of being in love With every mountain she had climbed And she talked of trails she’d walked up Far above the timber line From that night on I knew I’d write a song With Carolina in the […]
I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)
Kiss me mother kiss your darling Lay my head upon your breast Fold your loving arms around me I am weary let me rest Through the years you’ve always loved me And my life you’ve tried to save But now I will slumber sweetly In a cold and lonely grave Now the light is swiftly […]
Got the Blues (Can’t Be Satisfied)
(Billy sings a variation of the lyrics as many did with the old ones) Got the blues, can’t be satisfied Got the blues, can’t be satisfied Keep the blues, I’ll catch that train and ride Yes, whiskey straight will drive the blues away Yes, whiskey straight will drive the blues away That be the case, […]
Love Addiction
Ionia County
Well I come from a small town that has seven prisons There with anything you can’t get away My best friend’s in prison for dust in a baggie I never forget when they took him away Now daddy won’t you take me back to Ionia County Down by the Grand river where paradise lay Well, […]
My Baby Thinks He’s a Train
It’s three a.m. in the morning The train whistle is blowin’ It sounds like some lonesome song got in my soul, in my soul My baby split the blanket he won’t be back no more My baby thinks he’s a train He makes his whistle stop, then he’s gone again Sometimes it’s hard on a […]
Handsome Molly
Well, I wish I was in London, Or some other seaport town I’d put my foot on a steamboat I’d sail the ocean ’round. While sailing ’round the ocean, While sailing ’round the sea I’d think of handsome Molly Wherever she might be. Don’t you remember, Molly You gave me your right hand? You said […]
Willy’s Boot
Billy was a drunken man at the age of 21 Spent his time drinking beer until his mind was spun He sat there on the street where all of his possessions lay Because the girl who stole his heart had thrown him out that day No friends to depend on, his money nearly spent Those […]
Long Black Veil
Ten years ago, on a cold dark night There was someone killed ‘neath the town hall light There were few at the scene, but they all agreed That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me The judge said, “Son what is your alibi? If you were somewhere else then you won’t have to […]
Fraulein
Far across the blue waters Lives an old German’s daughter By the banks of the old river Rhine Where I loved her and left her But I can’t forget her I miss my pretty Fräulein Fräulein, Fräulein Look up toward the heavens Each night, when the stars start to shine By the same stars above […]
Someday You’ll Call My Name
Someday you’ll call my name and I won’t answer Someday you’ll reach for me I won’t be there For you’ve grown tired of all the love I gave you But someday you’ll wish that I still care. All these years how I’ve loved you Still I know I claim you for my own Someday you’ll […]
Standing In The Need Of Prayer
It’s me, it’s me, it’s me, oh Lord Standing in the need of prayer It’s me, it’s me, it’s me, oh Lord Standing in the need of prayer Not my father, not my mother But it’s me, oh Lord Standing in the need of prayer Not my sister, not my brother But it’s me, oh […]
Catch and Release
Well I woke up this mornin’ bout a quarter past four Grabbed my cap and bag, and slipped out the door Hooked up my Tracker to the U-Haul hitch Went and picked up Vince, and we headed out to peep the sitch Figure we’d try to get into some Smallies in the clear water Prayin’ […]
Mackinac Rag
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