William Smith Monroe (September 13, 1911 / September 9, 1996) was an American United States musician who helped develop the style of music known as bluegrass bluegrass music , which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader. He is often referred to as The Father of Bluegrass. [read more] - All The Good Times Are Passed And Gone
Chorus:All the good times are passed and goneAll the good times are o'erAll the good times are passed and goneLittle darling don't you weep no more. I wish to the Lord I'd never been bornOr died when I was youngI...
- When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
Memories that linger in my heartMemories that make my heart grow coldBut some day they'll live again sweetheartAnd my blue moon again will turn to goldWhen my blue moon turns to gold againWhen the rainbow turns the...
- I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
1. I'm sad tonight my heart is wearyI'm wondering if I'm wrong or rightTo dream about you though you left meI wonder where you are tonightChorus:That old rain is cold and slowly fallingUpon my window pane tonightAnd...
- The Turkey In The Straw
Well, I had an old hen and she had a wooden legJust the best old hen that ever laid an eggWell, she laid more eggs than any hen on the farmBut another little drink wouldn't do her any harmTurkey in the hay, in the...
- Blue Night
Blue night I got you on my mindBlue night I can't keep from cryingYou met someone that was newYou quit someone that you knew was trueBlue night I got you on my mindBlue night blue as I can beI don't know what'll...
- Midnight On The Stormy Deep
T'was midnight on the stormy deepMy solitary watch I'd keepAnd think of her I'd left behindAnd ask if she'd be true and kindI never shall forget the dayThat I was forced to go awayIn silence there my head she'd...
- Roll On Buddy Roll On
Roll on, buddy, roll onRoll on, buddy, roll onWouldn't roll so slowIf you knew what I knowSo roll on, buddy, roll onI'm going to that east pay roadI'm going to that east pay roadI'm going to that east, I going to the...
- Dusty Miller
Verse 1: Hey, the dusty Miller,And his dusty coat,He will win a shilling,Or he win a groat Dusty was the coat,Dusty was the colour,Dusty was the kissThat I gat frae the Miller.Verse 2: Hey the dusty Miller,And his...
- Precious Memories
As I travel down life's pathwayKnowing not what the years may holdAs I ponder hopes grow fonderPrecious memories flood my soulPrecious Memories how they lingerHow they ever flood my soulIn the stillness of the...
- House Of Gold
People steal they cheat and lieFor wealth and what it will buyBut don't they know on judgement dayThat gold and silver will melt awayI'd rather be in a dark graveAnd to know that my poor soul was savedThan to live in...
- I've Found A Hiding Place
High on that lonesome road to heaven's blessed abodeFor many years I was burdened with careSo often lightening flashed and raging billows dashedMy sorrow then was so heavy to bearBut since my Jesus came I praise his...
- Lord Lead Me On
When the way seems dark and longHold to my hand dear Lord I prayGive me grace to shout and shineEver in the life devineLord lead me on from day to dayOh lead me on from day to dayI want to walk the holy wayOh friends...
- I'll Meet You In The Morning
I'll meet you in the morning by the bright riversideWhen all sorrow has drifted awayI'll be standin' at the portals when the gates open wideAt the close of life's long weary dayI'll meet you in the morning with a how...
- I Saw The Light
I wandered so aimless my heart filled with sinI wouldn't let my dear Savior inThen Jesus came like a stranger in the nightPraise the Lord I saw the lightI saw the light I saw the lightNo more darkness no more nightNow...
- Jesus, Hold My Hand
(Verse 1)As I travel thru this pilgrim land, There is a friend who walks with meLeads me safely thru the sinking sandIt is the Christ of CalvaryThis would be my prayer, dear lord, each dayTo help me do the best I...
- That Lonesome Road
Look down, look down that lonesome road Hang down your head and cry The best of friends must part someday And why not you and I I wish to God that I had died Had died fore I was born Before I seen your smiling face...
- When The Cactus Is In Bloom
The cattle prowled and the coyotes howledout on the Great Divide,I never done no wrong, just singing a song,as down the trail I ride.Rattle snacks rattle at the prairie dogs,you hear that mournful tune.It's roundup...
- New John Henry Blues
John Henry was a little colored boyYou could hold him on the palm of your handAnd his papa cried out this lonesome farewellSon gonna be a steel drivin' man Lord LordSon gonna be a steel drivin' manJohn Henry went upon...
- The Sailor's Plea
Dear sweetheart as I write to you my heart is filled with painFor if those things I hear are true, I'll never see you againThey tell me darling that tonight you'll wed another manBut if you do I'll tell you true my...
- On My Way Back To The Old Home
Back in the days of my childhoodIn the evening when everything was stillI used to sit and listen to the fox houndsWith my dad in the old Kentucky hillsI'm on my way back to the old home,That road winds on up the...
- The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake
Our Darlin' wandered far away while she was out at playLost in the woods she couldn't hear a soundShe was our darlin' girl the sweetest thing in all the worldWe searched for her but she couldn't be foundI heard the...
- Used To Be
Well you don't love me anymore my darlingI'm just a used to be to youThose cold cold kisses that you gave me little darlingProved to me you found somebody newTomorrow's just another lonesome dayAnd I know you'll want...
- Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia
When it's peach pickin time in GeorgiaApple pickin' time in TenneseeCotton pickin' time in MississippiEverybody picks on meWhen it's roundup time in TexasThe Cowboys make WhoopeeAnd way down in old AlabamyIt's gal...
- Close By
You've gone so far away, my darlingEach time I think of you I cryI press your picture to my bosomThen I feel that you're close byYears have passed you've not returned dearNow they say that you have diedBut your soul...
- Seven Years Blues
Just seven years ago todayWas when you said good-byeIt broke my heart to see you goAnd yet I could not cryYou kissed me sweet and said good-byeBut I could not believeThat you would ever make me cryUnwanted and to...
- Little Joe
What will the birds do, mother, in the springWill they gather the crumbs around our doorWill they fly from the nest to the top of the treeAnd ask why Joe wanders out no moreWhat will the kitten do, mother, all...
- Time Changes Everything
There was a time when I thought of no otherAnd we sang our own love's refrainAnd out hearts beat as one as we had our funBut time changes everythingAnd when you left me myt poor heart was brokenOur romance seemed all...
- Flowers Of Love
Those pretty wild flowers I love them so wellThe flowers know secrets that I'll never tellI go out to pick a bouquet of allAnd bring them all in before the leaves start to fallWhen the leaves start to fall and the...
- Sold Down The River
Where is the love that you promised neath the pineGone like the flowers in the fallYou crossed your heart now you're double crossing mineYou've been petending after allI was sold down the river to a port of broken...
- It's Mighty Dark To Travel
It's mighty dark for me to travelFor my sweetheart she is goneThe road is rough and filled with gravelBut I must journey on and onTo me she was a little angelSent down to me from God aboveAnd on the day that I first...
- Lonesome Road Blues
I'm going down this road feeling badI'm going down this road feeling badI'm going down this road feeling bad, lord, lordAnd I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-wayDown in the jailhouse on my kneesDown in the jailhouse...
- Big River
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky. And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River. Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die....
- Linda Lou
In the state of West Virginia among the peaceful rolling hillsThere I met a mountain maid with eyes of blueGolden hair so soft and curly and her lips were like the dewShe was the queen of West Virginia and her name...
- Columbus Stockade Blues
Way down in Columbus, GeorgiaWant to be back in TennesseeWay down in Columbus StockadeFriends all turned their backs on meGo and leave me if you wish toNever let it cross your mindIf in your heart you love...
- Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
When I was young in my primeI left my home in CarolineNow all I do is sit and pineFor all the folks I left behindI've got those blue ridge mountain bluesAnd I stand right theere to sayMy grip is packed to travelAnd...
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hear that lonesome whippoorwillHe sounds too blue to flyThe midnight train is whining lowI'm so lonesome I could cryI've never seen a night so longWhen time goes crawling byThe moon just went behind the cloudsTo hide...
- I Was Left On The Street
A policeman's whistle***ly, a smile upon his faceAs he walked along the old familiar beatHe saw a little bay crying and thought his heart would breakStanding bare foot in the middle of the streetI was left on the...
- When The Bees Are In The Hive
By the mill stream sits the Miller's pretty daughterHer cheeks are like the first red rose of JuneHer sweet voice sounds just like the rippling waterAs so tenderly she hums an old love tuneBut soon her song of joy has...
- Cheap Love Affair
Don't go so far away love, try to settle downFor losing you would be more than I could bearTho' I'm tied to another, I hope someday she'll set me freeFor I don't want a cheap love affairI knew we loved each other the...
- Foggy River
Your love is colder than a foggy riverRollin on a heart of stoneYou left me stranded on this foggy riverCold and helpless and aloneI knew someday that you would turn me downI got worries on my mindYes I'm doomed to...
- Careless Love
Love oh love careless loveLove oh love careless loveLove oh love oh careless loveSee what careless love has doneOnce I wore my apron low (3x)I couldn't keep you from my doorWhat oh what will mama say (3x)When she...
- How Will I Explain About You?
You left me, my darling to travel aloneMy heart is so lonely and blueWhen friends ask about you why you're not aroundHow will I explain about youHow will I explain about youThey know I've been faithful and trueSo when...
- There Was Nothing We Could Do
We all loved our fair tender maidenFrom her eyes the light of Heaven shone thruShe fell sick one cold winter morningAnd there was nothing we could doShe lay on her death bed so bravelyHer face all tired and wornWe...
- Mule Skinner Blues
Good morning captain good morning sonDo you need another mule skinnerOut on your new road lineWell I like to work I'm rolling all the timeLord I like to work boy I'm rolling all the timeI can pop my initials Right on...
- Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?Were you there when they crucified my Lord?Oh!Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.Were you there when they crucified my Lord?Were you there when they nailed...
- No Letter In The Mail
No answer to my love letterTo sooth my achin heartWhy did God ever permit True love like ours to partNo letter in the mail todayNo answer from my loveNobody knows what I've been throughNo one but God aboveThis is what...
- Tennessee Blues
If I had my way I'd leave here today I'd leave in a hurry I'd find me a place where I could stay And not have to worry A place I could use A place I could lose the Tennessee Blues I'd find me a spot on some mountain...
- Six White Horses
I'm leavin' you to worry you off my mindLord I'm leavin' you to worry you off my mindCause you keep me worried troubledTroubled all the timeAh, six white houses going two by twoAh, six white houses going two by...
- Dog House Blues
I went downtown thought I had a dimeGot home this morning didn't have a dimeLordy Lordy Lordy got the dog house bluesNo use talkin' I got the dog house blues.Come home this morning about half past eightShe said honey...
- Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord
Lord I ain't no stranger nowLord I ain't no stranger nowI've been introduced to the Father and the SonLord I ain't no stranger nowCryin' holy unto my LordCryin holy unto my LordLord if I could I surely wouldStand on...
- I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do
Eight weeks ago tonight we partedIt's hard to realize we're thruWhen we quit you said you'd always love meNow I wonder if you feel the way I doI'll never forget our days to getherEven tho' I know they're very fewI...
- Shake My Mother's Hand For Me
When you reach that golden city (golden city)Friends and loved ones you shall see (you shall see)When the saints come out to meet you (out to meet you)Oh shake my mother's hand for meShake my mothers hand and tell her...
- Drifting Too Far From The Shore
- On The Jericho Road
As you travel along on the Jericho RoadDoes the world seem all wrong and heavy your loadJust bring it to Christ your sins all confessOn the Jericho Road your heart He will blessChorus: On the Jericho Road there's room...
- Farther Along
Farther along we'll know more about itFarther along we'll understand whyCheer up my brother live in the sunshineWe'll understand it all by and byTempted and tried will oft make you wonderWhy it should be thus all the...
- I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning
On Sunday when the church bells start ringin'They're ringin' for you and for meLet's all gather 'round at the alterAnd pray that our souls may be freeI'll meet you in the church Sunday mornin'And we'll all kneel down...
- The Glory Land Way
I'm in the way, the bright and shining wayI'm in the Glory Land way (Glory Land way) Telling the world that Jesus saves todayYes, I'm in the Glory Land way (Glory Land way) Chorus: I'm in the Glory Land way (Glory...
- Let Me Rest At The End Of My Journey
Let me rest at the end of my journeyI'm weary, tired, and oldLet me rest at the end of my journeyHeaven is my home and my goalOld paint is tired, his feet are all soreWe'll ride the range no moreLet me rest at the end...
- Can't You Hear Me Callin'
The days are long, the nights are lonelySince you left me all aloneI worried so, my little darlin'I worried so since you've been goneSweetheart of mine, can't you hear me callin'A million times that I love you bestI...
- Girl In The Blue Velvet Band
One night while out for a rambleThe hour was just about nineI met a young maiden in FriscoOn the corner of Geary and PineOn her face there was beauty of natureAnd her eyes just seemed to expandHer hair was so rich and...
- Kentucky Waltz
We were waltzing that night in Kentucky 'Neath the beautiful harvest moonAnd I was the boy who was luckyBut it all ended too soonAs I sit here alone in the moonlightI can see your smiling faceAnd I long once more for...
- Footprints In The Snow
Now some folks like the summertime when the they can walk aboutStrolling through the meadow green it's pleasant there no doubtBut give me the wintertime when the snow is on the groundFor I found her when the snow on...
- Rocky Road Blues
Now the road is rocky, but it won't be rocky longNow the road is rocky, but it won't be rocky longAnother man has got my woman and goneI've got those blues, I'm wearing out the soles of my shoesI've got those blues,...
- Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shiningShine on the one that's gone and proved untrueBlue moon of Kentucky keep on shiningShine on the one that's gone and left me blueIt was on a moonlight night The stars were shining...
- Mother's Only Sleeping
Well, I left my old home back in the mountainsFor mother and father had both passed awayWe followed our mother up to the graveyardFor mother wews called to Heaven that dayMother's not dead, she's only a-sleepingJust...
- My Rose Of Old Kentucky
She bloomed for me near a little villageIn a cabin on the hillWe made our vows we'd love each otherAnd I know we always willShe's my rose of old Kentucky I watched her bloom as the years roll byAnd to me there'll...
- Bonny
Every word on my mindBonny is your good-byeBlack, black, black, black is the dayNo sun is shining in my worldBonny, since you went awaySad, sad, sad, sad in my heartAll my laughter's turned to tearsBonny, since you've...
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Swing low (swing low), sweet chariotComin' for to carry me homeSwing low (swing low), sweet chariotComin' for to carry me homeI looked over jordan and what did I seeComin' for to carry me homeA band of angels comin'...
- Train Forty Five (Heading South)
Oh, you ought to been updownTo see that train come downAnd hear the whistle blow a hundred timesOh, hear that train coming round the bendBlow like she'll never blow againI'm going up the track bring my little girlie...
- Ole Slew Foot
High on the mountain, tell me what do you seeBeartracks beartracks looking back at meBetter get your rifles before its too lateThe bear's got a little pig and headed for the gateHe's big around the middle and broad...
- Mary Ann
There's a girl on my mind I can't get overWho'd break the heart of any manWithout her things just falls to piecesOh I'm singing about my Mary AnnSo I'll just keep touching up my gray hair Live and hope someday she'll...
- Soldier's Joy
Grasshopper sitting on a sweet potate vineGrasshopper sitting on a sweet potate vineGrasshopper sitting on a sweet potate vineAlong comes a chicken and says you're mineI'm a gonna get a drink don't you want to go ?I'm...
- Tennessee
You have heard and read about the state of TennesseeDown in the southern state is where I want to beWhere the valleys are so green and the mountains are so tallYou will know just what I mean when you hear them say...
- The Ballad Of Jed Clampett
Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named JedPoor mountaineer, barely kept his family fedThen one day he was shootin' at some foodAnd up through the ground came a bubbling crude(Oil, that is, Texas tea, black...
- Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Roll in my sweet baby's armsRoll in my sweet baby's armsLay around the s*** 'til the mail comes backAnd I'll roll in my sweet baby's armsI ain't gonna work on the railroadI ain't gonna work on the farmLay down the...
- You Won't Be Satisfied That Way
I tried to tell you how I loved youAnd I tried to tell you night and dayBut when I'm gone no more to see youHoney you won't be satisfied that wayI'll leave you now if you don't want meI'll leave you anytime you sayBut...
- Love Please Come Home
As you read this letter that I write to youSweetheart I hope you understandThat you're the only love I knewPlease forgive me if you canSweetheart I beg you to come home tonightI'm so blue and all aloneI promise that...
- Free Born Man
I was born in the SouthlandTwenty some odd years agoI ran away for the first timeWhen I was four years old.I'm a free-born manMy home is on my backI know every inch of highwayEvery foot of back road every mile of...
- Sweet Little Miss Blue Eyes
Who makes me forget all the other girls I've metSweet little miss blue eyesWho's sweeter to me that she really ought to beSweet little miss blue eyesLittle miss blue eyes looks so goodI'm gonna bring her to the...
- I Wish You Knew
I wish you knewHow hard I try to tell youHow hard I try to get you off my mindI wish you knewHow hard I try to sleep at nightSince I know that you're no longer mineThat you left another beat my timeIf only half the...
- Hit Parade Of Love
From what I've been a hearing dear you've really got it madeYou've got a lot of fellers on your lover's hit paradeIf I can't be your number one I don't know what I'll doGonna be plumb up to the top I'm so in love with...
- Sunny Side Of The Mountain
Now don't forget me little darling while I'm growing old and grayJust a little thought before I'm going far awayI'll be waiting on the hillside where the wild red roses growOn the sunny side of the mountain where the...
- Please Be My Love
I wanna be with you I can give you love that's trueJust believe the way I feel I love you and I always willNo one could take your place with meDon't ever think of setting me freeJust believe the way I feel I love you...
- A Good Woman's Love
I was a rover, on land and on sea'Til a good woman's love made a new man of meLife had no meaning, it was so incomplete'Til a good woman's love put me back on my feetStill a-roamin' I go home in the evening And she's...
- Goodbye Old Pal
Along about round-up time In Texas way out West I lost a friend and a pal, boys I laid him down to rest I weeped and moaned over his grave And to me boys it was sad 'Cause I knew down beneath that mound Lay the best...
- Brand New Shoes
I'm breaking in a brand new pair of shoesDon't look at me like you think I've got the blues'Cause I'm walking 'round and around and I'm seeing most of the townI'm just breaking in a brand new pair of shoesAh ha so I'm...
- Molly And Tenbrooks
Run O Molly run, run O Molly runTenbrooks gonna beat you to the bright shinin' sun.To the bright shinin' sun O Lord to the bright shinin' sunTenbrooks was a big bay horse he wore that shaggy maneHe run all around...
- Roane Country Prison
In the beautiful hills in the mists of Roane CountyThere's where I have roamed for many long yearsThere's where my heart's been tendin most everThere's where the first step of misfortune I madeIt's about thirty years...
- Sally Joe
I got me in bed and covered my headWish I was dead with Sally JoSally Jo, where did you go, Sally Jo?Since you have gone my days are turned to nightNothin' goes right, Sally JoSally Jo, where did you go, Sally Jo?The...
- Out In The Cold World
Out in the cold world and far away from homeSome mother's boy is wanderin' all alone. No one to guide him or keep his footsteps right Some mother's boy is homeless tonight.Bring back to me my wandering boyFor there is...
- Lonesome Road To Travel
I bid farewell to my home so dearAnd started down life's roadI was a fortune seeking miner dearMany things had been my goalThere's many things I've seen in lifeI thought I'd like to roamBut I'd give them all and more...
- Come Back To Me In My Dreams
Oh, I'm sending a prayer up to HeavenOn a beautiful cloud you seeSo you will know that I want youIn my beautiful memories and dreamsCome back to me in my dreams loveCome back to me in sweet dreamsI'm heartbroke I'm...
- I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World
'Twas in the spring one sunny dayMy god gal left me she'd gone awayBut now she's gone and I don't worryLord I'm sitting on the top of the worldShe called me down from El PasoSaid, "Come up daddy I need you so"But now...
- Cry, Cry Darling
Cry cry darlingThat's what I'll do If you should leave me with the bluesCry cry darlingThat's all I do cause you're the one that's in my heartFor me there'll be no moonlightIf ever we should partCry cry darling,...
- My Little Georgia Rose
Now come and listen to my storyA story that I know is trueA little rose that bloomed in GeorgiaWith hair of gold and a heart so trueWay down in the blue ridge mountainsWay down where the tall pines growLives my...
- Letter From My Darling
I can't answer her letterFor she left me no addressYou should know my little darlingYou left my poor heart in distressI got a letter from my darlingShe said she hated to goIt broke my heart the words she wrote meShe...
- I'm Blue, I'm Lonsome
The lonesome sigh of a train going byMakes me want to stop and cryI recall the day it took you awayI'm blue I'm lonesome tooWhen I hear that whistle blowI want to pack my suitcase and goThe lonesome sound of a train...
- When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall
I left the one that love in the mountainsAnd all the love we sharedBut each night as she kneels by her bed sideI know she calls my name in her prayerWhen the moon shines on the Blue Ridge mountainsAnd it seems I can...
- My Dying Bed
Our love first started from childhood daysAnd parting brought me painI'd live for you and no other oneSin would not have been to blameI know I'm on my dying bedI beg you to kneel down and prayWith love from you and...
- Highway Of Sorrow
I once had a darling wife kind, true and sweetLife was so bright and*** everything completeBut I fell for another who led my life astraySo I'll live in sorrow till my dying dayDown the highway of sorrow I'm traveling...
- White House Blues
McKinley hollered , McKinley squalledDoc said "McKinley I can't find the causeYou're bound to die, you're bound to die"Doc told the horse, he'd throw down his reinHe said to the horse you gotta outrun this trainFrom...
- Sugar Coated Love
Sugar coated love, you gave me on a plateI took a bite and then I looked to see what I had ateI found I had a cinder all covered up in whiteThat old sugar coated love is something I can't biteYou say you are leaving...
- On And On
Traveling down this long lonesome highwayI'm so lonesome I could cryMemories of how we once loved each otherAnd now we are saying good-bye.On and on I'll follow my darlingAnd I wonder where she can beOn and on I'll...
- On The Old Kentucky Shore
I walked out to the graveyardDown by the Church of GodI looked upon the one I love That would soon be covered with sodUp along the Ohio RiverOver on the old Kentucky shoreOnce dwelled a fair young maidenNow there's a...
- Memories Of Mother And Dad
Mother left this world of sorrowOur home was silent and so sadDad took sick and had to leave usI have no home No mother nor dadThere's a little lonesome grave yardOn these tomestones it did sayOn mother's gone but not...
- Memories Of You
Memories of you, sweetheart, still haunt me soEverytime I hear your name I almost cryBut, there's just one thing that I want you to knowI'll love you till the day I dieOh, we let other people tear us apartAnd for no...
- Shady Grove
Cheeks as red as the blooming roseEyes of the deepest brownYou are the darling of my heartStay till she sun goes downShady Grove, my little loveShady Grove, I sayShady Grove, my little loveI'm going to leave you...
- Old Joe Clark
Old Joe Clark's a fine old manTell you the reason whyHe keeps good likker 'round his houseGood old Rock and RyeFare ye well, Old Joe ClarkFare ye well, I sayFare ye well, Old Joe ClarkI'm a going awayOld Joe Clark,...
- John Hardy
John Hardy was a desperate little manHe carried two guns every dayHe shot down a man on that West Virginia lineYou oughta seen John Hardy getting awayYou oughta seen John Hardy getting awayJohn Hardy stood in that old...
- Bugle Call Rag
You're bound to fall, for the bugle call. You're gonna brag, 'bout the Bugle Call Rag. Thin or fat, young or old, shake their shoulders bold. You're bound to fall, for the bugle call. You're gonna brag, 'Bout the...
- Live And Let Live
They tell me that you are going awayWhat makes you want to leave?You gave me your love and you gave me your vowNow you're leavin' me here to grieveLive and let live, don't break my heart Don't leave me here to cryI...
- Toy Heart
Darling, you toyed with toy heartI think you played the game right from the startThis toy heart was broken When parting words were spokenDarling, you toyed with a toy heartYou played with my poor heart like a toyThat...
- Little Maggie
Oh yonder stands little MaggieWith a dram glass in her handsShe's drinking away her troublesShe's a courtin' some other manOh how can I ever stand itJust to see them two blue eyesA shinin in the moonlightLike two...
- I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky
When I left old KentuckyLinda kissed me and she criedI told her that I would not wanderI'd be back by and byI'm going back to old KentuckyThere tro see my Linda LouI'm going back to old KentuckyWhere the skies are...
- Cotton Fields
1. When I was a pretty little babyMy mama would rock me in the craddleIn them old cotton fields back homeWhen I was a pretty little babyMy mama would rock me in the craddleIn them old cotton fields back...
- Danny Boy
Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying 'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide. But come you back when summer's...
- Nine Pound Hammer
This nine pound hammer is a little too heavyFor my size, honey, for my sizeRoll on buddy, don't you roll so slowBaby, how can I roll when the wheels won't goUp on the mountain just to see my honeyAnd I ain't coming...
- Little Cabin Home On The Hill
Tonight I'm alone without you my dearIt seems there's a longing for you stillAll I have to do now is sit alone and cryIn our little cabin home on the hillOh, someone has taken you from meAnd left me here all aloneJust...
- When You Are Lonely
Oh I'm thinking of you, little darlingOn the day that we first metAnd those words sweetheart that you told meI'm sure I'll never forgetOh, someday, sweetheart, when you're lonelyAnd have no one to care for youRemember...
- I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling
Our little girl taken sick one eveningAs she walked home from schoolAnd in her death bed soon bring herIt made us so sad and so blueThen she called me close to her bedsideAnd whispered these words soft and low,"Tell...
- Will You Be Loving Another Man?
Now will you love me little darlingWhen I'm in some other land? And you know I can't be with youOr will you be loving another man? Will you be loving another manWill you be loving another manWhen I return will you be...
- Litttle Community Church House
I was lost in sin so long with no one to guide my wayMy soul was in darkness had been for many a dayIn that little community church house I heard that gospel songI went inside to kneel and prayOh I kneeled down and...
- Wicked Path Of Sin
- Gotta Travel On
I've laid around and played around this old town too longSummers almost gone, winters coming onI've laid around and played around this old town too longAnd I feel like I've gotta travel onPoppa writes to Johnny but...
- Happy On My Way
I want to thank Jesus for the way that I feelI'm so full of religion I just can't be stillI want to sing it and shout it and let the people knowThat I'm saved by his mercy and I'm ready to goThat's why I'm Happy) Yes...
- Y'all Come
- Four Walls Around Me
Oh why did you leave me in this lonesome placeWith four walls around me and a memory of your faceWhy can't I be happy why can't I forgetWith four walls around me I wish we'd never metWith four walls around me it gets...
- New Mule Skinner Blues
Good mornin', foreman good mornin', bossDo you need another mule skinner With a blacksnake whip to toss. Refrain:Yodel lay, ee ee, yodel ay ee ee. Lord, I been workin' hardAn' ah feel so bad!I've got a good...
- Fallen Star
A star fell from heaven right into my armsA brighter star I know I've never seenThen I found out that it was only you with all your charmsWho came into my life to fill a dreamA fallen star is what you areThe twinkle...
- Plant Some Flowers On My Grave
Plant some flowers by my graveside Just a little bunch of them Makes no difference what they are, dear Since your hand has planted them Darlin', when you pass the graveside You see my name there on a slab Won't you...
- Uncle Pen
Oh the people would come from far awayThey'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...
- Is The Blue Moon Still Shining?
Is the blue moon still shinin'Does it shine for you like it shines for meWill the blue moon bring us back togetherOr will it leave us with a sad memoryDo we think of each other when the moon is blueDo you need me as I...
- I Want To Go With You
I'm begging to you and I want to go with youYou're breaking my heart as you say goodbyeI hope and I pray we'll soon be togetherMy heart is so full it's hard not to cryWhat will I do when the leaves start fallingThe...
- Cripple Creek
I got a girl and she loves meShe's as sweet as sweet can beShe's got eyes of baby blueMakes my gun shoot straight and trueRefrain:Going up Cripple Creek going in a runGoing up Cripple Creek to have some funCripple...
- I Live In The Past
The day's are so lonely the night are so longOur home is a prison since you are goneAnd I'll always wonder why our love didn't lastWith no hope for tomorrow I'll live in the pastA door that won't knock a phone that...
- Long Black Veil
Ten years ago, on a cold, dark nightThere was someone killed neath the town hall lightThere were few at the scene, but they all agreedThat the man who ran looked a lot like meShe walks these hills in a long black...
- Log Cabin In The Lane
I'm growing old and feeble and I can't work on moreMy rusty bladed hoe I've laid to restMy mama and my papa they are sleeping side by sideAnd their spirits now are roaming with the blessedOh, the chimney's falling...
- Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door)
The stars up in the sky remind me of your eyesAnd the way they use to gaze into mineThe moon up above brings back memories of loveI thought was true and so divineSo never again, oh never no moreNever again will I...
- Last Ole Dollar
I wrote to my girl last nightOh I wrote to my girl last nightI wrote to my girl that I wasn't coming homeBut my last old dollar has done goneOh my last old dollar is done goneOh my last old dollar is done goneNow how...
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