Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 / December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American United States country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard Billboard (magazine) country charts from 1950 until 1980. This total includes the number 1 hits "I'm Movin' On I'm Movin' On (Hank Snow song) ," "The Golden Rocket The Golden Rocket (song) ", "I Don't Hurt Anymore," "Let Me Go, Lover!," "I've Been Everywhere," and... [read more] - You Take The Future (And I'll Take The Past)
You say you decided to leave me for him,Perhaps I could stop you, but chances are slim;I just can't believe that it's over so fast,You take the future, and I'll take the past.You take the future and don't look for...
- The Yodeling Cowboy
My cowboy life is so happy and freeOut west where the laws don't bother meI take my troubles like a toyI'm just a yodeling cowboyAt the set of the sunWhen my work is doneOn my pony I take a rideWhere thr coyotes...
- Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues
I'm always blue feeling so blue I wish I had someone I knewJust to help me tuck away my blues lonesome bluesWon't you be that someone to help me lose the bluesI really need someone to love me someone to kissSomeone to...
- Casey Jones Was His Name
A long time ago In a town in Tennessee There lived a man And he was brave as he could be By the sweat of his brow He earned fortune and fame Casey Jones was his name From Memphis, Tennessee On that Cannonball Express...
- Flying South
Summer's gone and wintertime's a comin' and where I am ain't where I wanna beI can hear my southern home a callin' and it's callin' out that old wide goose and meI got kids and kin down in Kentucky I got lots of aunts...
- God Is My Santa Claus
In a class room at the grade school just before the HollidaysBoys and girls were writing notes to Santa far awayExpect a lad who sat alone his paper put awayAnd when his teacher asked him why so softly he did sayOh...
- The Waltz You Saved For Me
Every dream with you I'll sway, dear To the waltz you saved for meEvery dream while I'm away, dear You'll hear this melodyWhisper goodbye And gently say, dear That in all the days to beYou will sometimes remember The...
- Roses In The Snow
I'll remember when it's winter and there's not a rose to seeThat you kiss me and there will be roses blooming in the snow for meI'll remember in December when the lonely raindrops sighHo you smile dear and there will...
- Return To Me
Return to me for my dear I'm so lonelyHurry back hurry back oh my love I am yours hurry backReturn to me for my heart wants you onlyHurry home hurry home won't you please hurry home to my heartMy darling if I hurt you...
- Silent Night
Silent night holy night all is calm all is brightRound young virgin mother and child holy infant so tender and mildSleep in heavenly peace sleep in heavenly peaceGlories stream from heaven afar heavely hosts sing...
- Beyond The Reef
Beyond the reef where the sea is dark and coldMy love has gone and my dreams grow oldThere'll be no tears there'll be no regretting will she remember me will she forgetI'll send a thousand flowers where the trade...
- Travelin' Blues
I had a dream last night I thought my good gal had goneI woke up this morning she really had done me wrongI know it's not fair but my good gal has done caught airWell I'm goin' away leavin' today gonna bring my baby...
- That Heart Belongs To Me
There are so many flirty guys with flirty flirty waysAnd I am so afraid that they will steal you some dayDon't let 'em darling cause you belong to meNo don't ever let them make you think your heart is fancy freeDon't...
- (I'd Be A) Legend In My Time
If heartaches brought fame in love's crazy game I'd be a legend in my timeIf they gave gold statuettes for tears and regrets I'd be a legend in my timeBut they don't give awards and there's no praise or fameFor a...
- The Cremation Of Sam McGee
There are strange things done in the midnight sunBy the men who moil for gold;The Arctic trails have their secret talesThat would make your blood run cold;The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,But the queerest...
- On The Beach At Waikiki
Oone kauha wiki wiki, sweet brown maiden said to meAs she gave me language lessons on the beach at WaikikiOone kauha wiki wiki, she then said and smiled with gleeBut she would not translate for me on the beach at...
- Frosty The Snowman
Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soulWith a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coalFrosty the snowman was a fairy tale they sayHe was made of snow but the children know how he come to life one...
- I Saw The Light
I wandered so aimless, life filled with sinI wouldn't let my dear Savior inThen Jesus came like a stranger in the nightPraise the Lord, I saw the lightJust like a blind man, I wandered aloneWorries and fears I claimed...
- El Paso
Out in the west Texas town of El Paso I fell in love with a Mexican girlNighttime would find me in Rosa's Cantina music would play and Feleena would whirlBlacker than night were the eyes of Feleena wicked and evil...
- Christmas Roses
Christmas roses to you I'm sendingMay they bring the Christmas joy though we're apartChristmas roses will say I love you as the tender message echoes from my heartThough I can't be with you on this Christmas...
- The Spell Of The Yukon
I wanted the gold, and I sought it,I scrabbled and mucked like a slave.Was it famine or scurvy -- I fought it;I hurled my youth into a grave.I wanted the gold, and I got it --Came out with a fortune last fall, --Yet...
- Cross The Brazos At Waco
On the Chisholm Trail it was midnight Carmela was strong on his mind Because of the life he had chosen Carmela had left then behind Too long he'd been a bandito Carmela had left him alone But today someone brought a...
- The Shooting Of Dan McGrew
A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon;The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune;Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew,And watching his luck was his...
- Blue Christmas
I'll have a blue Christmas without you I'll be so blue thinking about youDecorations of red on a green Christmas treeWon't mean a thing if you're not here with meI'll have a blue Christmas that's certain and when that...
- The Seasons
The seasons come and go but in my heart I knowWhether it rain or snow our dream's all fairThe seasons drift on by like clouds across the skyBut we both realize that shadows passI would never change or try to rearange...
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and VixenComet and Cupid and Donder and BlitzenBut do you recall the most famous reindeer of allRudolph the red nosed reindeer had a very shiny noseAnd if you ever saw it you...
- Blue, Blue Day
It's been a blue blue day I feel like runnin' away I feel like runnin' away from it allMy love has been untrue she's found somebody new it's been a blue blue day for meI feel like cryin' dyin' what can I do I feel...
- The Ballad Of Blasphemous Bill
I took a contract to bury the body of blasphemous Bill MacKie,Whenever, wherever or whatsoever the manner of death he dieWhether he die in the light o' day or under the peak-faced moon;In cabin or dance-hall, camp or...
- White Christmas
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas just like the ones I used to knowWhere the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snowI'm dreaming of a white Christmas with every Christmas card I writeMay...
- Oahu Rose
I heard you cryin' to the whispering trade windsAs they echoe your love call o'er the silvery seaThey say your heart's weary and you long to be near meFear not my darling I shall always love TheeUntil the snow falls...
- Crazy Little Train Of Love
I never saw the world lookin' so bright Never saw the wheels turnin' so right And I'm glad to be ridin' This crazy little train of love I'm just like a kid on a merry-go-round I'm so high in the clouds, I hope I never...
- Mansion On The Hill
Tonight down here in the valley I'm lonesome and oh how I feelAs I sit here alone in my cabin I can see your mansion on the hillDo you recall when we parted the story to me you revealedYou said you could live without...
- The Ballad Of Hard Luck Henry
Now wouldn't you expect to find a man an awful crankThat's staked out nigh three hundred claims, and every one a blank;That's followed every fool stampede, and seen the rise and fallOf camps where men got gold in...
- Address Unknown
I waited each day for your letter although I knew what it would costBut dear when it came I knew that your game had been wonAnd I knew that I had lostBut I just couldn't open your letter I know you're no longer my...
- Senorita Rosalita
Rosalitia, my Rosalitia, Are you waiting for meJust as you promised me you wouldRosalitia, senorita Rosalitia, I'd fly back tonightTo you like a seagull if I couldThe ship that I was stationed on Docked on the shores...
- To You My Sweetheart Aloha
To you sweetheart Aloha Aloha from the bottom of my heartKeep that smile on your lips brush the tears from your eyesOne more Aloha then it's time for goodbyeTo you sweetheart Aloha in dreams I'll be with you dear...
- Queen Of Draw Poker Town
Her eyes looked at mine with a cold vacant stareI'd still like to know what I saw in her thereShe wasn't outstandin', her features were smallAnd personality wise she had nothing at allBut two people that night, me and...
- The Restless One
This old train is speeding southbound and her whistle moans the bluesAnd my heart's as cold as the ice and snow that fills these walkin' shoesThat old smoke-stack keeps barkin' back to me and seems to sayWe'll carry...
- A Letter To Santa Claus
Dear Santa Claus, It's been so longSo long since I have writtenSince as a kid in happy house I dwelledI've moved from there and now I live On disillusion avenueAnd I've been here longer than I care to tellThe...
- I'm Sorry We Met
Though you have refused To see me, my dear You'd rather I'd be all aloneStill I can't forget The kisses we knew And the days When I called you my ownBut you found another And you loved him tooMy heart is broken I'm...
- Everybody Does It In Hawaii
Now talk about Hawaii I didn't know it was so grandI pick me out a hula hula girl before my boat could land everybody does it in HawaiiNow she's got it here and she's got it thereHer lips are red her little ole feet...
- Adios Amigo
Adios amigo adios my friend the road we have traveled has come to an endWhen two love the same love one love has to loseAnd it's you who she longs for it's you she will chooseAdios compadre what must be must be...
- Down The Old Road To Home
I'm thinking of you while here all aloneI'm wishing and longing for you and for homeI'd give this whole world if I could only sayI'm climbin' that old hill headin' that wayFor I'm lonesome and blue for some place to...
- The Ballad Of One-Eyed Mike
This is the tale that was told to me by the man with the crystal eye,As I smoked my pipe in the camp-fire light, and the Glories swept the sky;As the Northlights gleamed and curved and streamed, and the bottle of...
- (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
I was ridin' No 9 heading south from CarolineI heard that lonesome whistle blowGot in trouble had to roam left my gal and left my homeI heard that lonesome whistle blowJust a kid acting smart I went and broke my...
- Snowbird
Beneath this snowy mantle cold and cleanThe unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to greenThe snowbird sings the song he always singsAnd speaks to me of flowers that will bloom again in springSpread your tiny...
- At The First Fall Of Snow
I talked with a stranger so sad and forlornHis garments were sack cloth all tattered and townHe told me a story of sorrow and woeHis heart went to heaven at the first fall of snowHe spoke of his angel a dear baby girl...
- Maria Elena
Maria Elena you're the answer to a prayerMaria Elena can't you see how much I careTo me your voice is like the echo of a sighAnd when you're near my heart can't speak above a sighMaria Elena say that we will never...
- Pearly Shells
Pearly Shells, from the oceanShining in the sunCovering up the shoreWhen I see themMy heart tells me that I love you,More than all the little pearly shellsFor every grain of sand upon the beachI got a kiss for youAnd...
- I've Cried A Mile
Oh, the road of love is rocky, and it's lonely, and so blue,When the one you dream of, walks on ahead of you.Well, I laughed the day she left me, said she'd come back in awhile,But for every inch I've laughed, I've...
- I Love You Because
(I love you most of all because you're you)I love you because you understand dear every single thing I try to doYou're always there to lend a helping hand dearI love you most of all because you're youNo matter what...
- Blue Yodel, No. 10 (Ground Hog Rootin' In My Backyard)
Something about you mama that sure gives me the bluesSomething about you mama that sure gives me the bluesIt ain't your drop stich stockings it ain't your blue buckle shoesYou know pretty mama I'm bound to love you...
- Miami Snow
When there's icicles hangin' on the green pinetreesAnd the Florida oranges all turn blueWhen there's Miami snow then baby you will know that I stopped loving youWhen there's no cattle roamin' on a Texas plainAnd the...
- Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On
Send me the pillow that you dream on don't you know that I still care for youSend me the pillow that you dream on so darling I can dream on it tooAt night while I'm sleeping oh so lonelyI share your love in dreams...
- The Name Of The Game Was Love
While looking through my jewelry drawerBeneath some paper, there I sawAn address book I'd kept throughout the yearsIt listed all the girls on itFriends, my list sure has grownEach name brings back the laughter and the...
- Never No Mo' Blues
I'm just as blue as I can be since Susie said goodbye to meMy life is a failure I see and she won't be mine gal no mo' no mo' no mo'I'll pack my things and drip take me a long ocean tripOut on the great big steamship...
- The Man Behind The Gun
(The man behind the gun)They gave me the job of a sherifBecause I'm good with a gunNow how could I ever refuse themThey really needed someoneI tried to explain to my babyBut still she left me one dayShe said she'd...
- Moonlight And Skies
Oh come hear my story of heartaches and sighsI'm a prisoner who's lonely for his moonlight and skiesI have a sweetheart who's waiting for meBack in old Oklahoma I'm not far from ShawneeHer lips like the cherries her...
- I Care No More
My love has gone my pride has gone I care no moreMy heart is tired from loving you I care no moreI don't regret the day we met when love was thereNow love has gone life lingers on I just don't careLove is a thing that...
- My Nova Scottia Home
There's a place I'll always cherish, 'Neath the blue Atlantic skyWhere the shores down in Cape Breton Bid the golden sun to riseAnd the fragrance of the apple blossoms Sprays the dew-kissed lawnsBack in dear old Nova...
- Rockin' Rollin' Ocean (Without Wave Effect)
Ev'ry day I listen to the surgin' tide,And I always wonder why the sea's so wide;Miles of salty water, endless skies above,Stretch out far between me and the one I love.Chorus:Rockin' rollin' ocean,With your briny...
- The Man Who Robbed The Bank At Santa Fe
The cowboy was drunk and braggin'He told her he had a wagonA wagon filled up with gold that he'd stole And then covered all over with hayShe cried when she learned what he'd done that dayThe girl who loved the man who...
- Father Time And Mother Love
Father Time and Mother Love,Sit in their house some where up aboveAnd make us do what they want us to doAnd they made me wanting you.Father Time with his memory's of youAnd Mother Love with her heart beat so trueHave...
- Fraulein
Far across the deep blue water lives an old German's daughterBy the banks of the old River RhineWhere I loved her and lost her but I can't forget her cause I miss my pretty Fraulein(Fraulein Fraulein look up toward...
- You're As Welcome As The Flowers In May
Last night I dreamed a sweet sweet dream I thought I saw my home sweet homeAnd oh how grand it all did seem I made a vow no more to roamBy that dear old village church I strolled while the bell in the steeple sadly...
- Don't Sing Aloha When I Go
Way out in HonoluluJust at the close of dayI heard a sailor singUnto a dusky maidJust as his ship slowly sailed awayDon't sing aloha when I goBecause I'm coming back you knowDon't sing aloha tho' I cryOur parting does...
- The Reindeer Boogie
Santa had a cup of coffee and he ate a little snack thru his pack right over his backOpen the windows of his little s*** and shouted oh dasher and dancerVixen and blitzen come on here were gonna get a goin' and...
- You And My Old Guitar
I could never be lonely I could never be blueAs I go through life if only I'd have my guitar and youWhy should I ever worry why should I feel sadWe travel along in a hurry sharing the good and the badWhenever I'm up...
- Nestor, The Long Eared Christmas Donkey
Everyone knows about RudolphOur fleet-footed friend from the northWho lights Santa's way through the darknessAs he drives his sleigh back and forthBut there's someone else we should mentionIf we want the whole story...
- Little Stranger (In A Manger)
Little stranger in a manger little stranger sweet and mildMother Mary daddy Joseph watch o'er you their holy childSearching for you to adore you come Three Kings led by a starLittle stranger in a manger they'll find...
- The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)
Old Father Time has seen a million, million heartsBreak with pain down the highway of years.I never dreamed that the love I thought was trueWould deceive and just leave me these tears.The little seeds of happiness I...
- The Face On The Barroom Floor
'Twas a balmy summer evening and a goodly crowd was there Which well-nigh filled Joe's barroom on the corner of the square And as songs and witty stories came through the open door A vagabond crept slowly in and posed...
- Squid Jiggin' Ground
Oh this is the place where they're fishin' and gatherin',Oil-skins and boots and the Cape hands batten down;All sizes of figures with squid lines and jiggers,They congregate here on the Squid Jiggin' Ground.Some are...
- Marriage And Divorce
"M" is for marriage each letter spells love"A" is alter where you're blessed from above"R" is for ring lovers' faith set in gold"R" is the richness of life it can hold"I" is the infinite joy in the soul"A" is the...
- Darktown Strutter's Ball
I've got some good news, honeyAn invitation to the Darktown BallIt's a very swell affairAll the "high-browns" will be thereI'll wear my high silk hat and frock tail coatYou wear your Paris gown and your new silk...
- I Really Don't Want To Know
How many arms have held you and hated to let you goHow many how many I wonder but I really don't want to knowHow many lips have kissed you and set your soul aglowHow many how many I wonder but I really don't want to...
- The Party Of The Second Part
I got a letter from the court this morning,Filled with big words lawyers seem to useThey say that you have 'cused me of neglect, dear And with trembling hand I am writing you.The party of the second part is very sad...
- New Spanish Two Step (feat. Chet Atkins)
Down below the Rio Grande, A senorita held my handAnd sweetly sang an old melodyWithout a worry or a careA rose she gave me from her hairThen she whispered, "Si, Senor, si, si"In a cabaret we danced the hours awayHer...
- Sunrise Serenade
Good mornin'Good mornin'You sleepyheadIt's dawnin'Stop yawnin'Get out of that bedSay the air is soft as silkIt's time to get the mornin' milkCome on!Wake up!Get up!Look at the grassSilver in the sunHeavy with the...
- The New Blue Velvet Band
Let me tell you a sad but true storyLet it be an example to manHow I tore down the world of my sweetheartShe was known as The Blue Velvet BandOn her cheeks were the first splash of natureHer beauty, it seemed to...
- It's You Only You That I Love (feat. Anita Carter)
We met in a garden of rosesOne night when the moon was blueWe kissed as the breeze Whispered through the treesI love you, I love only youYou were sweet as The dew on the rosesTrue as the new moon aboveForever and ever...
- Nothing But Sweet Lies
I watched as he held her and kissed her goodnightHeard every word as I stood out of sightJust like a fool everything he believedNothin' but sweet lies she once told to meFoolhearted boy, should I tell what I knowJust...
- I've Forgotten You
I've forgotten you, I know that's true;Except when it's raining, or when there's sun.I've forgotten you, you never make me blue;Except when I'm all alone, or with someone.I've forgotten you, I know that's true;Except...
- The Old Spinning Wheel (feat. Chet Atkins)
(Verse 1)Covered with dust and forgotten,Like the face upon the wallThe one souvenir of the days gone by,I treasure most of all(Refrain)There's an old spinning wheel in the parlor,Spinning dreams of the long, long...
- Someone Mentioned Your Name
I thought I was through missing you I thought I was through being blueAnd then someone mentioned your nameSome careless friend just chanced to sayThat they saw you the other dayAnd they said you looked just the...
- Down Where The Dark Waters Flow
Beneath the moon tonight I kneel close to my darling's side,Her eyes in death forever closed, My sweet and future bride.Beside some lonely river bank, Where the weeping willow grow,I'll ease my aching heart tonight,...
- The Blue Velvet Band
If you listen a story I'll tell you,Of a girl who once lived in this landA girl who was once my sweetheart,She was know as The Blue Velvet Band.On her cheeks was the first flush of nature,Her beauty, it seemed to...
- My Blue River Rose
There are flow'rs that are rich, There are flow'rs that are rareOn the banks where the bright water flows,But the sweetest of all nature's flowers to bloomWas my darling the Blue River Rose.Her eyes were the petals...
- Within This Broken Heart Of Mine
Deep within this broken heart of mine,All I find is memories of youAnd I'll never get you from my mind,Can't seem to realize, our love was through.Now there's all my future plans to rearrange,And I don't know how to...
- Let's Pretend
On a quiet summer day long ago and far awayTwo tiny tots their game of play did end,As they gazed into the sky where the lazy clouds go by,The little girl said let's just play pretend.ChorusLet's pretend those clouds...
- My Sweet Texas Bluebonnet Queen
When the western sun is sinking And the moon creeps thru the skyAnd the little doggies cuddle close and dreamThen I'll ride on down the canyon With a heart that's light and freeFor she's waiting there My Texas Blue...
- Wanderin' On
On an ocean of dreams I have wandered it seemsJust wanderin', wanderin' on,Since I found the note, sweetheart That you wrote just sayin'That you had already gone.Chorus:Will the pretty bird sing?Will the roses in the...
- Brand On My Heart
My troubled old heart dear is beating with pain,You've gone and I know I'm the one who's to blame,You've gone in the world to make a new start,And left as a mem'ry your brand on my heart.They say you were crying while...
- Texas Cowboy
Boys I was born in Texas State, Many years ago,I've rode on ev'ry range and plain, There's no place I don't knowI love to swing the lariat, That's all I'll ever do, I'm a two-gun singing cowboy And I've never had the...
- The Runt
Rough him up and shove him downMake him cry when he comes 'roundTreat him any way you wantAfter all he's just runt, just a little runtRunt is what they called himBut his name was Buddy GreyHe lived out on Maple...
- How Big Is God
Though men may strife to go Beyond the reap of spaceTo walk beyond the distance shining starsThis world's a room so small Within my Master's houseThe open sky's but a portion of his yardHow big is God how big and wide...
- This Train
(Get aboard little children Cause the train is here tonight)This train is bound for glory this train this train is bound for glory this trainThis train is bound for glory don't care enough but your righteous onlyThis...
- I See Jesus
(I see Jesus standing waiting for me)Once a man named Steven preached about the LordFolks were saved then folks were healed as they heard his wordSatan did not like it soon he had his crowdAnd as he was tried they...
- Dear Lord Remember Me
I don't care how dark and drear my way may be I won't mind the cross to bearFor I'm knowing God on time he'll set me freeBut this I pray dear Lord remember meRemember me when tears are folling down remember me when...
- Shopworn
Shopworn and aged what's left of a manWill never be useless cause he's part of God's planDid you ever think of life as just a shop along the streetAnd yourself as a product displayed in easy reachYou laid there for...
- I'm Glad I'm On The Inside Looking Out
Verse 1:In the days of Noah before the Lord,When the wicked had all forgotten GodBrother Noah, built a boat, which aboveGod's wrath did floatAnd the people saw that they were made of mudAs the doors swang open and...
- Lord's Way Of Saying Goodnight
(It's the Lord's way of saying goodnight)All the cares of the day are behind me And I know everything is all rightFor that's not just a star Twinkling bright from aboveIt's the Lord's way of saying goodnightThere's a...
- Lonesome 7-7203
Just call Lonesome 7-7203Had our number changed today although I hated toBut each time the phone would ring they'd want to speak to youAnd it hurts to tell them you're not here with meMaybe now oh telephone will let...
- Mary Ann Regrets
I saved up my money to buy my sweetheart some flowersFor Saturday's date and I restlessly counted the hoursThen today in the mail I recieved a short little noteAnd I broke down inside at the message that her mother's...
- From A Jack To A King
From a jack to a king From loneliness to a wedding ringI played an Ace And I won a Queen And walked away with your heartFrom a jack to a king With no regrets I stackled the cards last nightAnd Lady Luck Played her...
- In The Misty Moonlight
In the misty moonlight by the flickering firelightAny place is all right long as I'm with youIn a faraway land on the trophic sea sandIf your hand's in my hand I won't be blueWay up on the mountain a way down in the...
- Handcuffed To Love
I'm handcuffed to the only love I knew Yet I never committed any crimeLike a prisoner alone in his cell I'm hundcuffed to the love I've thought was mineThere's no way out and no one to ease my pain My memories are...
- White Silver Sands
Where the deep blue pearly waters Wash upon white silver sandsWhere on the brink of love I kissed her And obeyd my heart's commandWhere the deep blue pearly waters Wash upon white silver sandsWe watched the sunset in...
- Trouble In Mind
Trouble in mind I'm blue But I won't be blue alwaysCause the sun's gonna shine In my backyard somedayI'm gonna lay my head On some lonesome railroad line And let that 2:19 pacify mindHello train hello(Goin' down to...
- She Wears My Ring
She wears my my ring To show the world That she belongs to meShe wears my ring To show the world She's mine eternalyWith loving care I placed it on her finger To show my love For all the world to see(This tiny ring is...
- Six Days On The Road
Well I pulled outta Pittsburgh a rollin' down that Eastern Sea boardI got my diesel wound up and she's a runnin' like a never beforeThere's a speed zone ahead alright I don't see a cop in sightSix days on the road and...
- Bummin' Around
Got an old slatch hat Got my roll on my shoulderI'm as free as the breeze And I'll do as I please Just a bummin' aroundGot a million friends Don't feel any olderI've got nothin' to lose I leave 'em the blues Just a...
- Sweet Lies
I watched as he held her and kissed her goodnightHeard every word as I stood out of sightJust like a fool everything he believedNothin' but sweet lies she once told to meFoolhearted boy, should I tell what I knowJust...
- Gonna Find Me A Bluebird
Gonna find me a bluebird let him sing me a songCause my heart's been broken much too longGonna chase me a rainbow through a heaven of blueCause I'm all through crying over youThere was a time my love was needed my...
- Blue Sea Blues
Blue sea keep a-rollin' On your weary wayMy sweetie has left meShe done drifted awayShe hopped a big ocean linerHeaded out to the seaAnd left a world full of worriesOn the beach with meI know that she's sorry'Cause...
- Love's Game Of Let's Pretend
Your ribbon in the summer breeze entwined in curls of goldAnd the robin red brest's voice did sweetly blendWith a little schoolmate chior as they sang oh promise meWhen I wed you in love's game of let's pretendThe kid...
- Scale To Measure Love
If I had a scale to measure loveLike a clock can measure timeAnd we put our love upon that scaleWould your's weigh as much as mineOf late is seems your thoughts are far awayI doubt if you hear half the things I sayI...
- Can't Have You Blues
Hey, pretty mamma, I'm as blue as the skies aboveHey, pretty mamma, you're the only woman I loveAnd your daddy's gonna love youBut I just can't have you blues (honey, ease my mind)You told me if I called you on the...
- I Can't Control My Heart
Though I should say goodbye to you I can't control my heartIt won't obey, my heart must stay with youYou brought me a tear with each kiss you brought to meYou taught me how painful love can beIt makes no difference...
- Bill Is Falling Due
I loved and laughed and had my funAnd went on to someone newAnd now at last the game is doneAnd the bill is falling dueI took your love you gave me allI gave nothing back to youAnd now I find that I must payAnd the...
- Just Keep A-Movin'
Just keep a-movin' wherever you were movin' They told me you were movin' onJust keep a-goin' wherever you were goin'The day you left me here all aloneYou were in such a hurry, such a tizzy, such a flurryTo leave me...
- Blossoms In The Springtime
When I see blossoms in the springtimeI know that sweetheart time is hereMy love that blossoms in the springtimeBlooms in my heart through all the yearI love the blossoms in the springtimeKissed by the sunshine and the...
- Caribbean
Have you ever been down to Haiti, whenThe summer sun was sinkin' lowThere's nothin' but romance, just everwhere you glanceAnd the native hearts are all a-glowBut when the Cuban Queen comes upon the sceneThey all stare...
- Cuba Rhumba
Now if you're gonna cruise be sure that you'll choose HabanaWhere the waters are green by that old Caribbean seaAnd if you stay awhile you'll soon like their style of rhythmYou'll learn the Cuba Rhumba the dance that...
- The Owl And I
Who-who-who (Who-who-who)Who-who-who-who (Who-who-who-who)A boy and girl were kissing beneath a linden treeA lonely owl was watching a little jealouslyIt seemed that he was sayingI want my sweetheart tooBut she's...
- Chattin' With A Chick In Chattanooga
Chattin' with a chick in ChattanoogaThe cutest southern belle I've ever seenLooks just like a dewdrop in the starlightShe's the idol of my dreamsChattin' with a chick in ChattanoogaWhere the lovebug took a bite of...
- Way Out There
(Way out there)A lonely spot I know Where no man will go Where the shadows have all the roomI was ridin' free on this old SP Humming a southern tuneWhen a man came along Made me hush my song Kicked me off way out...
- The Last Ride
In the Dodge City yards of the Sante FeStood a freight made up for the eastAnd the engineer with his oil and wasteWas groomin' the great iron beast;While ten cars back in the murky dustA box-car door swung wideAnd a...
- Waiting For A Train
All around the water tank waiting for a trainA thousand miles away from home sleeping in the rainI walked up to a brakeman gave him a line of talkHe said if you've got money boy I'll see that you don't walkI haven't...
- Big Wheels
Oh them big wheels are turning goin' somewhereAnd they're carryin' her away from my side yes I cried thought I'd dieLove was just a game to me I thought I'd never cryI thought she'd be the loser but standin' here am...
- Southbound
Hear the clickety clack of the railroad trackMeans the wheels are rollin' and I'm goin' backTo the girl I left in a rundown s*** I'm southboundAs the miles rush by I miss her more and more tears in my eyes and my...
- The Streamlined Cannonball
(He's the Streamlined Cannonball)A long steel rail a short crosstie I'm on my way back homeI'm on the train the king of them all the Streamlined CannonballOh she climbs along like a cannonball like a star on its...
- Lonesome Whistle
I was ridin' Number Nine Headin' south from Caroline I heard that lonesome whistle blow Got in trouble had to roam Left my gal and left my home I heard that lonesome whistle blow Just a kid actin' smart I went and...
- Ghost Trains
It was early in the fall and a blowin' up a squallFrom the trestle you could hear the weirdest moansWith a mighty lonesome cry came a whistle from the skyAnd it chilled the very marrow in my bonesThen a loud rushing...
- Crazy Engineer
The black smoke stack was barking The steam made them pistons groanAnd behind that screaming whistle You could hear that engine moanThe train was reeling and rocking The passangers were screaming with fearFor the...
- The Wreck Of The Old 97
They give him his orders at Monroe, Virginia,Sayin', "Steve, you're way behind timeThis is not 38, but it's Old 97You must put her in Spencer on time."Then he look around and said to his black, greasy fireman"Just...
- Chattanooga Choo Choo
Pardon me boy is this the Chattanooga Choo ChooTrack twenty nine boy you can give me a shineI can't afford to board the Chattanooga Choo ChooI've got my fare and just a trifle to spare(You leave the Pennsylvania...
- Pan American
I have heard your stories about your fast trainsBut now I'll tell you bout one all the southern folks have seenShe's the beauty of the southland listen to that whistle screamIt's that Pan American on her way to New...
- Nobody's Child
As I was slowly passing by an orphan's home one day,I thought I'd stop a little while just to watch the children play.Alone, a boy was standing, and when I asked him why,He turned with eyes that could not see and this...
- Little Buddy
Broken hearted and so sad, golden curls all wet with tears,'twas a picture of sorrow to see.Kneeling close to the side of his pal and only pride,A little lad these words he told me.He was such a lovely doggie and to...
- The Convict And The Rose
Within my prison cell so drearyI sit alone with achin' heartI'm dreamin' of my little darlin'From her forever, I must partThe rose she sent me as a tokenShe sent it just to lighten my gloomAnd tell me that her heart...
- Letter Edged In Black
I was standing by the window yesterday morning,Without a thought of worry or of care,When I saw the postman coming up the pathway,With such a happy look and jolly air.Chorus: As I heard the postman whistling yester...
- Old Shep
When I was a ladAnd old Shep was a pupOver hills and meadows we'd strayJust a boy and his dogWe were both full of funWe grew up together that wayI remember the time at the old swimmin' holeWhen I would have drowned...
- Don't Make Me Go To Bed And I'll Be Good
A laughing baby boy one evening in his playDisturbed the household with his noisy gleeI warned him to be quiet but he soon would disobeyFor he would soon forget a word from meI called him to my side and said, "Now son...
- Put My Little Shoes Away
Mother dear, come bathe my foreheadFor I'm growing very weakMother, let one drop of waterFall upon my burnin' cheekTell my loving, little playmatesThat I never more shall playGive them all my toys but, MotherPut my...
- There's A Little Box Of Pine On The 7:29
Dear Warden wrote a mother, how much longer must I waitBefore you send my boy home to meShe didn't know the angels had unlocked the prison gatesThe one she loved at last had been set freeThe Warden read the letter and...
- A Drunkard's Child
My father is a drunkard,My mother, she is dead;And I am just an orphan child,No place to lay my head;All thru this world I wander,They drive me from their door,Some day I'll find a welcomeOn Heaven's golden shore.Now...
- I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
I'm not in your town to stay said a lady old and grayTo the warden of the penitentiaryI'm not in your town to stay and I'll soon be on my wayI'm just here to get my baby out of jailYes, warden, I'm just here to get my...
- Jamaica Farewell
Down the way where the nights are*** And the sun shines daily on the mountain top I took a trip on a sailing ship And when I reached Jamaica I made a stopBut I'm sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a...
- Geisha Girl
Have you ever heard a love song that you didn't understandWere you ever in a teahouse on the Island of JapanAnd have you ever traveled over many thousand milesTo see a pretty Geisha girl dressed in Oriental...
- When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)
(When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below)I mushed from Port Barren through a blizzard of snowBeen out prospecting for two years or soPulled into Fairbanks the city was a boonSo I took a little stroll to the...
- I've Been Everywhere
I was totin' my packAlong the dusty Winnemucca roadWhen along came a semiWith a high and canvas covered load"If you're going to Winnemucca, MackWith me you can ride."So I climbed into the cabAnd then I settled down...
- You're The Reason
(Walking the floor feeling so blue losing sleep over you)I lay here at night toss and I turn longing you so how my heart yearnsHoney you're the reason I don't sleep at nightJust walking the floor feeling so blue smoke...
- It's A Little More Like Heaven
I have sailed across the waters salty ocean deep and blueFelt the rapture of the dawning thrilled through sunset golden viewI have sought above the mountain peeks or valleys great and wideBut it's a little more like...
- Blue Canadian Rockies
In the Blue Canadian Rockies spring Is sighing through the treesAnd the golden popies are blooming 'Round the banks of Lake LuiseAcross the sea they call me And I'm lonesome and so blueFor the Blue Canadian Rockies...
- My Filipino Rose
The postman dropped a letter in my doorThe address wasn't plain, but I could seeIt had traveled far across the great PacificFrom My Filipino Rose across the sea.The writing from her tremblin' hand was blurredThe...
- Lili Marlene
Would you like to hear the story of A girl that many soldiers knowIt's a tale of love and all its glory They tell when the lights are soft and lowUnderneath the lamp post by the barrack's gateStanding all alone every...
- Galway Bay
If you ever go across the sea to Ireland Then maybe at the closing of the dayYou will sit and watch the moon rise over forestAnd see the sun go down on Galway BayJust to hear again the ripple of the trout stream The...
- Melba From Melbourne
Once I got a foolish notion to cross that big wide oceanThe furure for me didn't look so brightSo I signed up with a tanker got on board and raised the anchorStood and watched the Golden Gate fade out of sightNineteen...
- The Wishing Well (Down In The Well)
Oh you can't be mislead by a name it is saidYou can't judge a book by it's coverAnd how one can tell what is down in a wellIs a thing I have yet to discoverCHORUSOh down in the well-a, deep in the well-a, How deep, oh...
- North To Chicago
I filled my ol' car up with gas north to Chicago I was goin'Just drove ten miles and turned around I couldn't leave without you knowin'I had to see you one last time and be with you once before I'll goTo talk with you...
- Ninety Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street)
I took you home from a party And we kissed in fun,A few stolen kisses and no harm was done.Instead of stopping when we could, We went right on, Until suddenly we found The brakes were gone.You belong to someone else...
- It's Over Over Nothin'
The sweetest thing that ever came into my life was youThe only girl in this whole world that turned my grey skies blueYour tender love like a velvet glove enclosed around my heartTold me we'd still be lovers when this...
- Roll Along Kentucky Moon
Where are you old moon of Kentucky? There's somebody lonesome and blueWe're nothing it seems but mem'ries And dreams waiting to whisper to youDay is done and here am I alone and you know whyRoll along roll along...
- There's The Chair
Here's the house where we once lived That I had love too much to giveFor the girl who said that she'll be mineAnd here's the room where we both slept And when she laughed that's where I weptWe had love so very hard to...
- I'm Not At All Sorry For You
Don't come to me with tears in your eyes just because he couldn't be trueAnd expecting me to sympathize I'm not at all sorry for youYou know I realize all that you been throughBecause you treated me just the way he's...
- It's Four In The Morning
It's four in the morning and once more the dawning just woke up the wanting in meWishing I'd never met her knowing if I'd forget herHow much better off she would beThe longer I hold on the longer this goes on the...
- These Things Shall Pass
These things shall pass And some great morningWe'll look back and smile At heartaches we have knownSo don't forget when shadows gatherThe Lord our God is still The King upon his throneA rose looks grey at midnight But...
- He'll Understand And Say Well Done
Give when you give The best of your service Telling the world that The Saviour has comeBe not dismayed when Man don't believe you He'll understand And say well doneOh when I come to The end of my journey Weary of life...
- Farther Along
Tempted and tried We're oft made to wonder Why could it be thus All the day longWhen there are others Living about us Never molested Though in the wrongFarther along We'll know all about it Farther along We'll...
- His Hands
His hands paint the flowers He puts leaves on the treesAt his whisper birds start singing When my heart needs melodiesWhy I strayed from all his goodness My poor mind can't understandI'm to blame for my misfortune I...
- I Saw A Man
Last night I dreamed an angel came he took my hand he called my nameHe bade me look the other way I saw a man I heard him sayHe said if I'd be lifted up I'll draw all men to meHe turned and then I saw the nail scared...
- Rich Man Am I
I found something that money can't buy I found a goldmine beyond the blue skyI found the land where I'll look when I die I found the Lord rich man am II found the Lord that's too sweet to tell I found the faith that's...
- Last Mile Of The Way
If I walk in the pathway of duty If I work till the close of the dayI shall see the great king in his beauty When I've gone the last mile of the wayWhen I've gone the last mile of the way I will rest at the close of...
- Sweet Hour Of Prayer
Sweet hour of prayer Sweet hour of prayer That calls me from A world of careAnd bids me at My father's throne Make all my wants And wishes knownIn seasons of Distress and grief My soul has often Found reliefAnd oft...
- Spanish Fireball
I met a girl in Laredo down in MexicoWhile I was makin' the roundsDown in a dim cafe she does the swing and swayThat's the talk of the townI never learned her nameBut she's called the Spanish FireballWhile she kept...
- Lazybones
Long as there is chicken gravy on your rice,Ev'rything is nice.Long as there's watermelon on the vine,Ev'rything is fine.You got no time to work,You got no time to play,Busy doin' nothin' all the live long day.You...
- Unfaithful
UnfaithfulUnfaithful, the whole town knows You're breaking my heart secretly Unfaithful Unfaithful your cheatin' shows You care for me so carelessly You take any chance for a new romance They whisper where ever you go...
- Drunkard's Son
In an old dusty attic of a tenement houseI happend to wander one day And there on the rafters 'neath shavings and chipsA drunkard's poor little boy layOh why are lying up here in the coldWhat makes you lie on this...
- Lady's Man
I'm a Lady's Man, Oh! yes-sir-eeI like the gals and the gals like meCan I make 'em swoon? Oh! yes, I canDon't know what it is about me they loveBut what it is, I got plenty ofMake way for me, I'm a lovin', Lady's...
- Old Doc Brown
He was just an old country doctor In a little Kentucky townFame and fortune had passed him byBut we never saw him frownAs day by day in his kindly wayHe served us one and allMany a patient forgot to payAltho' doc's...
- Married By The Bible, Divorced By The Law
What a strange world we live in, What a shame, oh what a shame!Someone's always quarrellin' The marriage don't remain.Divorces by the thousands Is the human race insane?I always thought that marriage Should be a...
- Hobo Bill's Last Ride
Riding on an East-bound freight train, speeding thru the nightHobo Bill, a railroad bum, was fighting for his life... The sadness of his eyes revealed the torture of his soul He raised a weak and weary hand to brush...
- I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
Tonight I'm sad, my heart is wearyI'm wond'ring if I'm wrong or rightAltho' you've gone and found anotherI wonder where you are tonight.Chorus:That old rain is cold and slowly fallin'Upon my window pane tonightAnd...
- Star Spangled Waltz
The band it was playing the Star Spangled Waltz,The lights in the ball-room were low.Oh 'twas sweet to my ears, I fought back my tearsFor that waltz broke my heart long ago.My sweetheart grew jealous as I danced with...
- You Pass Me By
You pass me by, and you don't even stop to say "hello".Don't know why I've learned to love you so. Each night it seems I hear you say your love will never die, I wake from dreams, you pass me by.When you are lonely,...
- Blind Boy's Dog
I gave my dog to Uncle Sam in 1943, He sailed across the sea, and died for Liberty, Now that you are sending Hero's home, I just can't understand, Why don't you send my dog home Uncle Sam? And 'though no more he'll...
- Would You Mind
Would you mind if I tell you that I go for you?Would you mind if my heart is beating so for you?Yes, if you should find I'm the lovin' kind,Would you mind, would you mind, would you mind?Would you care if I kinda...
- Between Fire And Water
You're mine for awhile till a new face appearsAnd then you're no longer with meThey call me a fool and laugh at my tearsBut they know I'll never be free.CHORUSBetween fire and waterThat's where you got meI get burned...
- Keep Your Promise Willie Thomas
Keep your promise, Willie Thomas We pledged our love one day beneath the whispering maple treeYou made a promise, Willie ThomasThat all the leaves would still be green when you returned to meBut my heart is chilled...
- Act I, Act II, Act III
The world's a stage, they sayAnd we're all part of the playAnd you were only acting when we metYou played the lover wellSo how could I foretellThat you would find another and forgetChorus:ACT I Our vows of love were...
- Why Do You Punish Me (For Loving You)
Why do you punish me for loving you,You're counting my mistakes, how about yours?Why do you sentence me to nights of tears?Convicting all these dreams I've dreamed for years?My heart cries out behind these prison...
- Whispering Rain
Whispering rain, whisper your song to me,There on my roof, my window pane, whispering rain,Drive all my blues away,Now that she's gone, I'm all alone,Can't stand the pain,Whispering rain, whispering rain.Now that...
- Yellow Roses
I just received, sweetheart, your yellow roses,You tell me, dear, they mean that we're all through.You tell me that, tonight your heart is broken,But you should know, I was never untrue.I'll place them near your...
- The Prisoner's Song
Oh I wish I had someone to love me yes someone to call me their ownOh I wish I had someone to live with cause I'm tired of living all alonePlease meet me tonight in the moonlight please meet me tonight all aloneFor I...
- Old Rover
Two little boys and an old family dogBy the banks of a stream sat one dayThe boys decided old rover must dieA nusance well out of the wayThe poor old fellow stood close by their sideHis fate he couldn't quite...
- Put Your Arms Around Me
(Put your arms around me)In the cold grey walls of a prison Ragged with hate and fever he layA man who call for a loved one And over and over you sayPut your arms around me Hold me close before we partLet the warm...
- Your Little Band Of Gold
On the raging field of battle in a dugout dark and coldLies a soldier in tears and wracked with pain.We gathered close beside him as our Captain said a prayer,We knew his chance to live was all in vain.He opened up...
- The Answer To Little Blossom
Oh dear I'm so sad and heart broken waiting in my prison cellTo be trialed for the death of sweet blossom my baby that I love so wellLast night as I drank in the barroom through the front door my little girl cameI...
- Little Joe
What will the birds do, mother, in the springWhen they stop to gather crumbs around the doorWill they fly from the trees half as nice with gleeAskin' why Joe wanders out no moreWhat will the kitten do, mother, all...
- Walking The Last Mile
Walking the last mile so weary and slowIt leads to the gallows from where I don't knowOne step every minute each minute seems as a yearThis parting is bitter when no friend is nearIf I had one wish Lawd and that could...
- The Color Song (I Lost My Love)
(Life lost its color when I lost my love)White's for the wedding that I'll never see blue is for heartaches that she gave to meGreen were those two eyes that stole her awayGray were the darks skies on that tragic...
- The Prisoner's Dream
Last night as I lay sleeping I dreamed a dream so fairI dreamed about my darling a rose was in her hairI dreamed I left this prison started in life anewShe told me that she loved me told me her love was trueIt was...
- Mother I Thank You (For The Bible You Gave Me)
Mother I'm leaving and I'm proud to go please don't be grieving I love you soHere in this pocket over my heart is the Bible you gave me your gift as we partMy country needs me you know that's true pray for me mother...
- Rocking Along In An Old Rockin' Chair
Sitting alone in an old rockin' chair I saw an old mother with silvery hairShe seemed so neglected by those who should care rocking alone in an old rockin' chairHer hands were caloused and wrinckled and oldA life full...
- There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
There's a star spangled banner waving Somewhere in a distant land so many miles awayOnly Uncle Sam's great heroes get to go thereWhere I wished that I could also live somedayI'd see Lincoln Custer Washington And Perry...
- Alphabet Song
Well there was Anna from AustinAnd Betty from BostonAnd Caroline from down in Tennessee.I was out to getThrough the alphabetUntil I hit that terrible Z.Well L was a breezeWith Lottie and Louise.And M with Mavis and...
- I'll Not Forget My Mother's Prayer
I never shall forget the day I heard my dear old mother say"I'm leaving now the old home dear, remember Jack your mother's prayer".She left me as the golden sun behind the hill top it did hide,And when I found that...
- Prisoned Cowboy
Kind friends you have heard the story,And the song called Twenty One Years,All of how two lovers parted,Of their sorrow, pain and tears.I am another who's heartbroken,And I'm in this lonesome jailI was the honest...
- Gambling Polka Dot Blues
I thought I was a gambler Broke ev'ry shark in town Until I met a rounder Who called all I put down We laid the cards on the table He drew an ace high hand He bet his watch and I called it And lost my money like a man...
- My Two Timin' Woman
I woke up this mornin' in a terrible mood,You talk about a woman treatin' a good man rudeShe left me talkin' to myself just a gazin' at that mean old wall.She had another daddy waitin' down at the end of the hall.She...
- Blue For Old Hawaii
Tonight I'm blue for old Hawaii my weary sould is lonesome tooShe left me blue and broken hearted I've got them old Hawaii blues(Your big blue eyes and darkbrown curls dear made skies of grey turn into blueBut now...
- I'm Sending You Red Roses
I'm far away from home out on the dashing foam,Just how far I have travelled I'll never know,Sometimes I feel so blue and I long for home and you,But I must stay and fight the foe.Chorus:So I'm sending you red roses...
- Broken Wedding Ring
A cowboy with his sweetheart stood beneath a starlit skyTomorrow he was leaving for the lonesome prairie wideShe said "I'll be your lovingbride when you return someday"He handed her a broken ring and to her he did...
- When That Someone You Love Doesn't Love You
The ballroom was quiet and empty, The band it had played the last waltz.The beautiful moonbeams from HeavenO'er lovers so softly did fall.A boy from the band saw me standing And down o'er the floor made his way.Are...
- The Days Are Long And I'm Weary
The days are long, I'm a-weary I ain't sayin' a wordThe days are long, I'm a-weary I ain't sayin' a wordYou left me blue as nightBlues all round my head (I sure miss you, honey) I thought my day was commin' man, I'm...
- Rose Of The Rio
I found the sunshine and I found the blueI found the pale moon aboveAs from a garden of roses so fairI picked a blossom of love.Chorus:Rose of the Rio, Sweetheart of mineYou came from Heaven to me, I'll always love...
- Linda Lou
Linda Lou, honest true,I'm just wild about your lovely eyes of blue,For your smile, I'd walk miles,For my honey child I'm glad to be with you,As long as you are by my side I have no cause to pine,I point you out with...
- You Played Love On The Strings Of My Heart
Last night by my window so lonely,As I mentioned your name in my prayers,It seemed I could hear your voice callingFrom far out on that ocean of stars.You whispered my name and I saw youDescending to me from on high.I...
- Just Across The Bridge Of Gold
As the twilight shadows deepenWhere the weeping willow waves,All alone in tears I'm kneelingO'er my sweetheart's lonely grave.Chorus:I am asking God's forgiveness,For you're waiting there I know,Out beyond that blue...
- No Golden Tomorrow Ahead
The postman came to me this morning and dropped your letter in the door.Then went his way so*** and smiling,leaving my old heart so sad and sore.CHORUSYou painted all the clouds with sunshineand named the day that we...
- The Night I Stole Old Sammy Morgan's Gin
Listen folks and I will tell a funny story You may think it sad but I was in my glory 'Twas a cellar I crept in, cobwebs brushing by my chin On the night I stole old Sammy Morgan's gin. As my hand fell on the jug I...
- Galveston Rose
Down in old southern Texas I wandered one day,Where the tropical sea breezes blow.I there fell in love with a flower so rareAnd they called her the Galveston Rose.Her heart was as true as her blue smiling eyesAnd as...
- Journey My Baby Back Home
Pale moon start on your journey I'm pleading to you.Somewhere you'll find a broken heart yearning too.Bright stars were shining but clouds drifted byJust to darken a true love affair,And I know I'm to blame for the...
- I'll Tell The World That I Love You
I'll tell the world I love youI'll tell the world I careFor ev'ry time I need youI always find you thereYou've been my inspirationYou've been my guiding lightAnd when you walk beside meI feel ev'rything is alrightAs...
- How She Could Yodel
Come listen to my tale 'bout a pretty little girlThat I chanced to meet on the prairieT'was a night in June by the western moonThat I met my charming MaryHer eyes were as bright as the stars that nightWhen she smiled...
- Your Mother Is Praying For You
Nights may be long, skies may be gray,Maybe you're worried and blue.Fear not noble soldier, you've the whole world to gain,For someday your dreams will come true.Chorus:Your mother is praying for you, son,Tho' she's...
- She's A Rose From The Garden Of Prayer
There?s a heart that is broken todayThere is someone who waits far awayOne who?s kneeling in prayer as she waits for me thereAsking that I might comeback some day.Her hands are all wrinkled with careThe gold has all...
- Bluer Than Blue
Woke up this morning,Bluer than blue,This old heart breaking For someone I knew,Colleen, dear 'tis you.Why did you leave me?What made you roam?Is your heart lonely, Won't you come home?I need you, my own.Grab that old...
- Lonely And Heartsick
I've been lonely and so heartsick for you darlingSince the might I said that it must be goodbye,Now that I broke your heart and left you lonelyThose mem'ries of you darling make me cry.Chorus:Those words sweetheart I...
- Somewhere Along Life's Highway
Travelling the lonely roads of sorrow,heartaches are all I've ever known.Time has turned a million pages,fate has dealt and I'm alone.Chorus:But somewhere along life's highwayFrom your new love you may part,And you...
- Soldier's Last Letter
When the postman delivered a letterIt filled her old heart full of joyBut she didn't know till she read the insideIt was the last one from her darlin' boy"Dear mom" was the way that it started"I miss you so much" it...
- Sunny Side Of The Mountain
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 mountains where the...
- I Traded My Saddle For A Rifle
I traded my saddle for a rifle and left to join the troubled shoreI hung my guitar in the attic and laid away my forty fourI traded my saddle for a rifle so kiss me my darling we must partI left my faithful pony...
- Just Waiting For You
I am pleading tonight in this letter I write'Cause it seems as tho' I'm talking to you,All the tear-stains you see take as kisses from me,'Cause I'm lonesome here waiting for you.Does your heart still feel light do...
- The Hobo's Last Ride
One dark and stormy night while riding down the line;Railroad Bill, the engineer said, "Boy, we'll have to fly!"We've got to be on time, to meet old Number Four.So sling the coal, we'll make it, boy, or never ride no...
- Wasted Love
You said goodbye and left me broken hearted,You little knew the pain 'twould cause to me,Those days we shared, sweetheart can never be forgotten,'Twas Wasted Love but sweet the memory.Chorus:Wasted Love and dreams of...
- Good-night Little Buckeroo
You're a tired buckeroo little pal,You've been ridin' hard all day little pal,Soon the sandman will be callin'As the twilight shadows fallAnd you'll go ridin' down the milky way.CHORUSSo lay your curly head upon your...
- Wabash Blues
Oh, those Wabash BluesI know I got my duesA lonesome soul am II feel that I could die.Candle light that gleamsTaunts me in my dreamsI'll pack my walking shoesTo lose those Wabash Blues.
- My Grandfather's Clock
My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelfSo it stood ninety years on the floorIt was taller by half than the old man himselfAnd it weight not a penny's weight moreIt was bought on the morn that my grandpa was...
- El Rancho Grande
Allá en el rancho grandeAllá donde vÃvÃaHablá una rancheritaQue alegre me decÃaQue alegre me decÃa:Te voy hacer unas calzonescomos los que esa el rancheroLos comenzo de lanay los acabo de hierro.(2 Fiddle...
- Twelfth Street Rag
In a certain city, where The girls are cute and pretty, They have a raggy jazzy jazz time tune. When you hear that syncopated Jazz created melody You could dance all morning Night and noon, When the slide trombone And...
- Sweet Marie
I've a secret in my heart, Sweet Marie A tale I would impart, love to thee Every daisy in the dell Knows my secret, knows it well And yet I dare not tell Sweet Marie When I hold your hand in mine, Sweet Marie A...
- La Paloma
When I left Havana Nobody saw me goBut my little gaucho maid Who loves me soShe came down the pathway Following after meThat same little gaucho maid That I longed to seeIf at your window You see a gentle doveTreat it...
- I Don't Hurt Anymore
It don't hurt anymoreAll my teardrops are dried No more walkin' the floor With that burnin' insideJust to think it could beTime has opened the doorAnd at last I am freeI Don't Hurt Anymore.CHORUSNo use to deny I...
- My Mother
(You're just an angel and I love you)There are friends who'll want you but just for a dayThere are pals you think true but they'll cast you awayBut there's one loving soul boys I'll sure recommendThrough this old...
- Music Makin' Mama From Memphis
Listen to a story about a gal I knowShe's my music makin' mama, I'm her hillbilly beauShe's sweeter than the music when she tickles the stringsSweeter than the flowers down in New OrleansShe's my Music Makin' Mama...
- Golden Rocket
From old Montana down to Alabam' I've been before and I'll travel againYou triflin' women can't keep a good man downYou dealt the cards but you missed a play so hit the road and be on your wayGonna board the Golden...
- Marriage Vow
Do you take this woman to be your dear wifeDo you vow to love her the rest of your lifeAnd will you protect her and honor her nameOh don't cause her heartaches and don't bring her shameShare with her in powerty with...
- These Hands
These hands ain't the hands of a gentleman These hands are calloused and oldThese hands raised a family These hands built a homeNow these hands raised to praise the LordThese hands won the heart of my loved one And...
- Rhumba Boogie
Well come all you children give a listen to me let me tell you bout a new boogie beatThere's no hesitation it's sweepin' the nationIt's the Rhumba Boogie down the South American wayWhile Madame Lozonga was teachin' La...
- Now And Then There's A Fool Such As I
Pardon me if I'm sentimental when we say goodbyeDon't be angry with me should I cryWhen you're gone yet I'll dream a little dreams as years go byNow and then there's a fool such as INow and then there's a fool such as...
- With This Ring I Thee Wed
With this ring I Thee wed an angel here beside me,A moment more and heaven will be mine.With this ring I Thee wed as ev'ry dream inside me.Comes true each time I hear the church bells chime.This little band of gold I...
- I'm Movin' On
That big eight-wheeler, rollin' down the trackMeans your true-lovin' daddy ain't comin' back'Cause I'm movin'on, I'll soon be goneYou were flyin' too high, for my little old skySo I'm movin' on.That big loud whistle,...
- Panamama
I went to Panama to find out why It's called the tropic zone.The senoritas there had so much charm, They could even melt a heart of stone,A hot tamale gal, she flashed me a smile, And I lost my heart right then.I...
- I'm Movin' In
I'm headin' out on the rails That's been carryin' the mail That's been tellin' your troubles to me.You told me a lie For ev'ry cross-tie From Frisco to old Tennessee.Nobody knew your little game; Ev'rybody gave me the...
- Southern Cannonball
I had to quit railroadin'We didn't agree at allThere was always something wrongWith the Southern Cannon Ball.Refrain:Odle ayee adle eedleAyee odle eedle ayee.I once loved a maidenShe was fair and tallHer father was...
- When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon
When Mexican Joe met Jole BlonSi, Si, Si, oui, oui, how they carried onHe held her tight and danced all nightAnd crossed the border at daylightWhen Mexican Joe met Jole Blon.Mexican Joe was wild and recklessHe walked...
- Boogie Woogie Flying Cloud
I was singin' the blues And now I'm shoutin' hooray,'Cause I met a pretty mama And I met her today.Well, her eyes started cheatin', My heart started beatin' aloud,Like the rhythmatic motors of The Boogie Woogie Flying...
- It Takes Too Long
I don't wanna ever fall in love againI don't wanna worry if I'll hurt or hurt somebodyYou can't be happy when love comes to an end then you're aloneI won't try to change again for a woman's sake'Cause I won't be...
- My Happiness
Evening shadows make me blueWhen each weary day is throughHow I long to be with you, my happinessEvery day I reminisceDreaming of your tender kissAlways thinking how I miss my happinessA million years it seemsHave...
- Just One Of A Kind
Within the prison of my soulLocked within my troubled mindIs a love I can't forget'Cause she's just one of a kindJust a plain old fashioned girlThe kind a man don't have to tameWhen he starts to settle downHe's proud...
- I Wish My Heart Could Talk
I wish my heart could talk to you like I do every nightWhen we're apart you know it's true I love you every nightYou'd come running back and never leave me feelin' blueIf my heart (if my heart) could talk (heart could...
- Forever And One Day
How long will my teardrops be falling for youForever and one day, forever and twoHow long will my arms ache to hold only you Forever and one day, forever and twoLoving you with all my heartBelieving you loved meBut an...
- Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
Maybe I'm right and maybe I'm wrongAnd maybe I'm weak and maybe I'm strongBut nevertheless I'm in love with youMaybe I'll win and maybe I'll loseAnd maybe I'm in for cryin' the bluesBut nevertheless I'm in love with...
- Six-String Tennessee Flat Top
Well let me hear the sound of the Tennessee flat topRingin' off of the wallBehind the ice water tones of a steel guitarAnd a country fiddle walkin' tallLet the drums and bass set a honky tonk paceIn every country song...
- Mysterious Lady From St Martinique
Here she comes the mysterious lady from St. MartiniqueWhen she goes a-strollin' the eyes are all rollin' at her for a peekWhen she goes a-walkin' the island starts talkin' admiring the golden physiqueOf the mysterious...
- A Good Gal Is Hard To Find
A good gal is hard to findYou always get the other kindAnd when you think you've got the best in the landYou look around and see her flirtin' with some other manAnd then you rave and then you craveTo see her lyin' in...
- Ramblin' Rose
Ramblin' Rose, Ramblin' RoseWhy you ramble, no one knowsWild and wind blownThat's how you've grownWho can cling to, a Ramblin' RoseRamble on, ramble onWhen your ramblin' days are goneWho will love youWith a love...
- Brahms' Lullaby
Lullaby and good nightIn the sky stars are brightClose your eyesStart to yawnPleasant dreams until the dawnClose your eyes now and restLay your head on my breastGo to sleep now and restMay your slumber be blestClose...
- Unchained Melody
Oh, my love, my darlingI've hungered for your touchA long, lonely timeAnd time goes by so slowlyAnd time can do so muchAre you still mine?I need your love,I need your love,God speed your love to meLonely rivers flow...
- Sonny Boy
When there are grey skies I don't mind the grey skies.You make them blue, Sonny Boy.Friends may forsake me, Let them all forsake me.You pull me thru, Sonny Boy.You're sent from heaven And I know your worth.You made a...
- Can't Stop Loving You
Those happy hours that we once knew,Though long ago, still make me blue.They say that time heals a broken heart.But time has stood still since we've been apart.I can't stop loving youSo I've made up my mindTo live in...
- Beautiful Dreamer
Beautiful Dreamer, wake unto me,Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee;Sounds of the rude world heard in the day,Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,List while I woo...
- Indian Love Call
"Ooh!""Ooh!"So echoes of sweet love notes gently fallThru the forest stillness,As fond waiting Indian lovers call!When the lone lagoonStirs in the Spring,Welcoming home some swany white wing,When the maiden...
- Dark Moon
Dark moon a way up high up in the skyOh tell me why oh tell me why you've lost your splendorDark moon why is the cause your light withdrawsIs it because is it because I've lost my loveMortals have dreams of love's...
- Blue Tango
Here am I with you in a world of blue, And we're dancing to the tango we loved when first we met While the music plays, we recall the days When our love was a tune that we couldn't soon forget. As I kiss your cheek,...
- In An Old Dutch Garden By An Old Dutch Mill
In an old Dutch garden by an old Dutch mill Where the moon was dreaming on a distant hill When a smile danced by it was then that I Saw heaven in a pair of wooden shoes In an old Dutch garden where the tulips grow...
- My Isle Of Golden Dreams
Out of the mist lips I have kissed call tenderlyOut of the west, hands I have pressed beckon to meOver the sea waiting for me lonely and blueSomebody sighs, somebody cries, I love you, I love youDrifting in dreams,...
- Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)
Now the hacienda's dark the town is sleepingNow the time has come to part the time for weepingVaya con dios my darling vaya con dios my loveNow the village mission bells are softly ringingIf you listen with your heart...
- My Rough And Rowdy Ways
For years and years I've rambled Drank my wines and gambledBut one day I thought I'd settle downI met a perfect lady She said she'd be my babyWe built a cottage in the old hometownBut somehow I can't forget My good...
- Bury Me Deep
Dig down deep where the ground is cold (Dark and cold and all alone)Tired of life all alone and Blue happiness I never knewIn this cold world There's nothing for me now Won't you hear my only pleaAnd bury me deep...
- Jealous Heart
Jealous heart, oh, jealous heart stop beatin' Can't you see the damage you have done You have driven her away forever Jealous heart, now I'm the lonely one. I was part of ev'rythin' she planned for And I know she...
- Any Old Time
Any old time you wanna come back home Drop me a line and say no more you roamYou had your chance to play the game fairWhen you left me, sweetheart You only left the load I careNow that you're down I'm going to stick...
- San Antonio Rose
Deep within my heart lies a melody, A song of old San An - tone. Where in dreams I live with a memory, Beneath the stars all alone. It was there I found beside the Alamo Enchantment strange as the blue up above. A...
- My Little Old Home Down In New Orleans
I never knew that the place I grewIs the grandest place on earth.'Till I roamed around from town to townBut now I know what it's worth.Listen while I tell you 'bout the place I meanIt's my little old home down in New...
- I'll Go On Alone
We're traveling down two different roads in world so far apartYou want me yet there's something else before me in your heartYou're wanting me to change my life the way you're living yoursBut I can't change I see no...
- I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')
I'll never let you go, little darlin'.I'm so sorry 'cause I made you cry.I'll never let you go, 'cause I love you.So please don't ever say good-bye.The stars would tumble down beside me,The moon would hang its head...
- Cowhand's Last Ride
He was just a Texas cowhand,One that knew his stuffHis eyes were black,His face was tan,His hands were broad and rough.(Yodel)Tough as an old buzzsaw,All the boys stayed shyFor they all knew his aim was trueHe'd shoot...
- The Land Of My Childhood Dreams
Alone in a great big city,I'm as lonesome as I can be,Far from the open spacesAnd a home that is dear to me.It's years since I left the prairies,Where coyotes roam at nightAnd howl while the stars are blinkingAnd the...
- Peach Picking Time Down In Georgia
When it's peach picking time in Georgia, Apple picking time in TennesseeCotton picking time in Mississippi, Everybody picks on meWhen it's roundup time in Texas The cowboys make whoopeeThen down in old Alabama It's...
- It's Been So Long, Darling
It's been so long, darlin'Since I had to go awayIt's been so long, darlin'And I'll ne'er forget that dayAltho you never mentioned itYou cried that whole day longIt's been so long, darlin'But now I'm comin'...
- Mississippi River Blues
Oh you Mississippi River, with waters so deep and wideMy thoughts of you keep risin', just like an evening tideI'm just like a seagull that's left the seaOh your muddy waters keep on callin'me I'm gonna pack my grip...
- My Blue Eyed Jane
The sweetest girl in the worldIs my blue eyed Jane.We fell in love like turtledovesWhile the moon was shining down.I asked her then, I asked her whenWedding bells would ring.She said, "Oh, dear, it seems so queerThat...
- Jimmie The Kid
I'll tell you a story of Jimmie the KidHe's a brakeman you all knowHe was born in Mississippi, away down southAnd he flagged on the T. and N. O. He yodeled to fame on the Boston MainThe Wabash and the T. P.From the...
- Treasure Untold
Dreaming of you and your eyes of blue I've loved you forever it seemsI've longed for you dear Wanted you near You are the girl of my dreamsAlthough I have met you just now I'll tell you of my love somehowIf I could...
- When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye
There's an old guitar that's lonelySince the master's gone awayBut he's singing to the angelsWay up in Heaven todayHe left a blue song for the brakemanAnd to the kiddies a lullabyTo all sweethearts he left a...
- Why Did You Give Me Your Love
Mmmm-mmmm-mmm-mmmMmmm-mmmm-mmmOh, why did you give me your love, dearWhen it lasted only a dayWhy did you teach me to love youOnly to turn me awayYou promised that you would be trueYour promise was all in vainBut my...
- All The Time
All the time, yes darling, all the time Tenderly constantly I'll love youEvery day, I'll prove it every day In happiness or in loneliness I'll love youOther arms may tempt me but don't Let that bother youFor even if...
- Blue Blue Day
It's been a blue blue day I feel like running away I feel like running away from it allMy love has been untrue she's found somebody new It's been a blue blue day for meI feel like crying dying what can I do I feel...
- He Dropped The World In My Hands
I loved you before you met him and I loved even after you were wedI told you I'd never forget you that I'd be here when his love was deadNow you're back in my arms and I'm happyAnd I guess he knows just where he...
- It Kinda Reminds Me Of Me
Today I was lonely so I took a walk I happened to glance in a treeOut on a limb walked one lonely dove It kinda reminded me of meI looked at the sidewalk as I walked alone We two of a kind I could seeBecause it's been...
- A Wound Time Can't Erase
Have you found, since you've turned me down,The one that you were searching for?Are you glad that you made me sad,For you know I vowed to love you ever more.What did you have in mind,When you broke this heart of...
- Once More You're Mine Again
I've got to make myself let go off you somehowStop hanging on to memory that's over nowBut if I do what I have in my world I pretendCause to this world I go each night once more you're mine againOnce more you're mine...
- Green Green Grass Of Home
(It's good to touch the green green grass of home)The old hometown looks the same as I step down from the trainAnd there to meet me is my mama and papaAnd down the road I look and there runs Mary hair of gold and lips...
- Tip Of My Fingers
(I had your love on the tip of my fingers)I reached out my arms and I touched you with soft words I whispered your nameI held you right on the tip of my fingers but that was as close as I cameMy eyes had a vision of...
- There Goes My Everything
(There goes my everything)I hear footsteps slowly walking as they gently walk across a lonely floorAnd a voice is softly saying darling this will be goodbye forever moreThere goes my reason for living there goes the...
- Sittin' In An All Nite Cafe
Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues'Cause I never thought that I'd ever loseYour love dear, why'd you do me this wayWell, I never felt more like cryin' all night'Cause everything's wrong, there ain't...
- Blue Side Of Lonesome
(Lonesome lonesome)I'm calling to tell you it's over yes darling you're now free to goYou're saying you're sorry you hurt me but you hurt me much more than you knowYou're asking me where this call comes from oh I hope...
- Million And One
How many teardrops have I cried over you A million and one tears a million and twoHow many nighttimes have my arms reached for youA million and one times a million and twoI loved you my darling and I thought You loved...
- The Gold Rush Is Over
Chorus:Oh! the gold rush is over so honey bye-byeStake out your claim now on some other guyI've wined you and dined you till my money is goneBut the gold rush is over and the bum's rush is on.Now when I had the money...
- Miller's Cave
Way down in the state of GeorgiaThru the swamps and evergladesThere's a hole in Tiger MountainGod help the man who gets lost in Miller's Cave.I had a girl (had a girl)in Waycross, Georgia (Waycross, Georgia) but she...
- Down The Trail Of Achin' Hearts (feat. Anita Carter)
Chorus:Down the trail of achin' heartsWhere nobody is hiding their tearsYou sent me there where saddness startsDown the trail of achin' hearts(Anita:)You told me I was your darlingYou kept me hanging aroundSomebody...
- The Next Voice You Hear
The next voice you hear will be your conscienceAs you lie awake and try so hard to sleep.And your unfaithful heart will have to listenTo those shabby little secrets that you keep!You'll be tormented like you tormented...
- Tangled Mind
I've got a tangled mind I've got a broken heartDon't have a dime and my time is shortI got a gal somewhere I guess she thinks I'm deadI'd go back home if I could clear my headCryin' cryin' all of the time I've got a...
- Gal Who Invented Kissin'
I love a gal who invented kissin' I don't recall her nameBut I do believe that gal should sit high up in the hall of fameUntil she came along just think what we were missin'That's why today I'm shouting hooray for the...
- Changing Of The Tide
On days like this we would linger by the oceanThen we would dream as we lay there side by sideI don't know why but one day you got the notionTo sit and watch for the changing of the tideAnd then he came just to ask a...
- Just A Faded Petal From A Beautiful Bouquet
Darling, I received your last long letter, and enclosed I found a petal from the roseThat I picked and placed within your hair, dear when we strolled beneath the moon-beams long ago.You say that you can understand...
- Let Me Go Lover
Let me go, let me go, let me go, womanLet me be, set me free, from your spellYou made me weep, cut me deep, I can't sleep, womanI was cursed, from the first, day I fell.CHORUSYou don't want me, but you want me, to go...
- One More Ride
One more ride I long for the trip I don't need no grip I'm takin' one more rideWay out there in the prairie air I guess it's in my hideOh the clickety clack of the railroad track is callin'If a man can know where the...
- Stolen Moments
Stolen moments are all we have togetherTwo hearts that must find love on borrowed timeStolen moments the seconds that we treasure Must this forbid and pleasure be a crimeIf only we had met when both of us were freeWe...
- Moanin' For You
Moanin' my life slowly awaySittin' here waitin' for the new commin' dayThey try to cheer me as I trudge on my wayMoanin' for youCan't seem to hide it and why should I tryGood Lord, he knows it up there in the skyA...
- My Little Golden Horseshoe
Some folks like to wish upon a little silver starOthers wish upon that big old moonIf you want to make a wish and have that wish come trueLet me tell you, I should know because one night in JuneI made a wish upon my...
- Golden River
I hate to see night shadows fall, I hate to see a moon aboveFor it brings me dreams of days gone byWhen my darling Lola Lee strolled along the shore with meAnd we watched the golden river glide on by.Chorus:Golden...
- On That Old Hawaiian Shore With You
There's a faraway Island neath the silvery moonlightJust a paradise of dreams across the seaThere's a maiden all alone and still waiting on that old Hawaiian shore for me(The tears they were falling and the nightbirds...
- Yodeling Cowboy
My cowboy life is so happy and freeOut west where the laws don't bother meI take my troubles like a toyI'm just a yodeling cowboyAt the set of the sunWhen my work is doneOn my pony I take a rideWhere thr coyotes...
- Hula Rock
Hawaii's callin'When I hear the rhythm of the hula rock, hula rockIn the South Pacific where the trade winds blowThey thought that the hula was a little bit slowSo they stepped it up with a go, go, goAnd that's where...
- The Highest Bidder
You put your heart upon an auction block and sold it,Selfish greed and envy were the auctioneers.The highest bidder won your heart but he can't hold it;Love that's bought with gold can only end in tears.The price I...
- My Arms Are A House
My arms are a house, I want you to live thereCome into my house for you have the keyMy heart is the door that's waiting wide openTo welcome the love who shares it with meWe'll furnish with kisses and plans that come...
- Only Rose
Old Father Time has seen a million, million heartsBreak with pain down the highway of years.I never dreamed that the love I thought was trueWould deceive and just leave me these tears.The little seeds of happiness I...
- Patanio (The Pride Of The Plains)
You look at this picture with a wondering eyeAnd then at the arrow that hangs by it's sideThey tell a story for you know there is oneWith the name of Patanio the story begunI'll tell you a story that will thrill you,...
- Following The Sun All Day
(Keep a movin', keep a movin')We've been followin' the sun Ever since the day began And we're weary...(Keep a movin' keep a movin')Till the fading western light Brings the shelter of the night So dreary...Followin'...
- Heartbreak Trail
A cowboy return to the scene of his childhood To his sweetheart of long long agoBut today he returns she was wed to another Tells the story of heartbreak and woeCowboy ridin' Sorrow hidin' Head bowed lonesome and...
- Teardrops In My Heart
You'll never know I cried When I found out you liedSo I''ll keep ridin' Hidin' teardrops in my heartA cowboy can't reveal A broken heart untilHe's all alone in someplace Long to play the partThough I'm pretending that...
- Texas Plains
Down in my dreams somehow it seems That I'm back where I belongJust a country hick way back in the stick Back where I was bornCause the city lights and the city ways Are drivin' me insaneI wanna be alone I wanna be...
- Ridin' Home
(He's ridin' home, he's ridin' home)Sun goes down work's all done Evenin' cheer at lastMoon comes up behind the hills I love And I'm ridin' home, I'm ridin' home(See that lonesome cowboy ridin' Down that lonesome...
- At The Rainbow's End
I've traveled this whole world over And now I'm goin' down To the rainbow's endFrom twilight till dawn Trudging on and on On my way to the rainbow's endI'm weary and tired But I don't care I'm goin' down To the...
- On The Rhythm Range
I was born a rover on the rhythmic rangeA rootin' tootin' terror and I never will changeI sing a tune a day and travel all of the wayIn rhythmEverything around me is a part of my songThey seem to want to follow as I...
- The Wayward Wind
Oh, the wayward wind Is a restless wind A restless wind That yearns to wanderAnd I was born The next of kin The next of kin To the wayward windIn a lonely s*** By a railroad track I spent my younger daysAnd I guess...
- Cool Water
All day I've faced a barren wasteWithout the taste of water, cool waterOld Dan and I with throats burned dryAnd souls that cry for waterCool, clear, waterKeep a-movin, Dan, dontcha listen to him, DanHe's a devil, not...
- Chant Of The Wanderer
(The rippling rills the cataract spills the whippoorwill thrills)Take a look at the sky where the whippoorwill thrillsAnd the mountains so high where the cataract spillsTake a look at the falls and the rippling...
- Tumbling Tumbleweeds
See them tumbling down,Pledging their love to the ground!Lonely, but free, I'll be found,Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds...Cares of the past are behind,Nowhere to go, but I'll find,Just where the trail...
- Among My Souvenirs
There's nothing left for me of days that used to beThere's just a memory among my souvenirsSome letters tied in blue, a photograph or twoI see a rose from you among my souvenirsA few more tokens rest within my...
- Poison Love
Chorus:For your poison love has stained the life bloodIn my heart and soul dearAnd I know my life will never be the sameFor my pleading has all been in vainFor you and you alone dearAnd you know that you are guilty...
- Loose Talk
So long we've been married last burden we've carriedThough fate kept us humble and made our love trueBut plans that we'd make up someone seems to break upOh darling what else can we doWe may have to leave here to find...
- Wedding Bells
I have the invitation that you sent meYou wanted me to see you change your nameI couldn't stand to see you wed anotherBut dear I hope you're happy just the sameWedding bells are ringing in the chapelThat should be...
- It's Been So Long Darling
It's been so long darling since I had to go awayIt's been so long darling and I can't forget that dayAlthough you never mentioned it you cried that whole day longIt's been so long darling but now I'm coming homeIt's...
- Born To Lose
Recorded by Hank SnowBorn to lose, I've lived my life in vainEvery dream has only brought me painAll my life I've always been so blueBorn to lose and now I'm losing you.Born to lose, it seems so hard to bearHow I long...
- I Almost Lost My Mind
Written by Ivory Joe HunterRecorded by Hank SnowWhen I lost my baby I almost lost my mindWhen I lost my baby I almost lost my mindMy head is in a spin since she left me behindI pass a million people I can't tell who I...
- Singing The Blues
Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues'Cause I never thought that I'd ever loseYour love dear, why'd you do me this wayWell, I never felt more like cryin' all night'Cause everything's wrong, there ain't...
- Sing Me A Song Of The Islands
Sing me a song of the islandsLove's serenade, as the trade winds blowSing me a song of the islandsWhile hearts are high and the moon is lowThe whisp'ring waters seem to sa-ay,Aloha au-i ou- e-iBring me the frangrance...
- Memories Are Made Of This
Take one fresh and tender kiss Add one stolen night of bliss One girl, one boy, some grief, some joy Memories are made of this.Don't forget a small moonbeam Fold it lightly with a dream Your lips and mine to sip the...
- Honeymoon On A Rocket Ship
I know somewhere out in the worldThere is a gal for meI'd like to find and make you mineHow happy we would be ...We wouldn't need a moonlit nightTo sit outdoors and spoon'Cause I would buy a rocket shipAnd take you to...
- Beggar To A King
I had sunk as low as a man could goThe world had turned me downThen you picked me up and kissed me sweetYou changed a beggar into a kingYes you took the rags from off of my backAnd you gave me your love to keep me...
- City Of New Orleans
Ridin' on the City of New Orleans Illinois Central Monday morning rail15 cars and 15 restless riders 3 conductors and 24 sacks of mailAll along the southbound odyssey the train rolls out of KankakeeAnd moves along...
- Crack In The Boxcar Door
A long black engine keeps a rollin' along its wheels goin' clickety-clackShe's carryin' me to war that eastern seaboard Louisiana I ain't comin' backAnd I sit all alone in an empty box listen to the engine roarAnd I...
- I Cried But My Tears Were Too Late
One heart too many I have broken Love dreams that faded away.Too many teardrops have fallen,Too many vows cast aside.Soft wedding bells should be ringing,For us in the chapel tonight,But this morning they tolled,And...
- Hello Love
Well look who's comin' through the doorI think we've met somewhere before hello love hello loveWhere in the world have you been so longI've missed you so since you've been gone hello love hello loveMake yourself feel...
- Conscience I'm Guilty
Oh consience I'm guilty I'm guilty againNow I'm driving home slowly my spirit's so lowI cheated on her again and why I'll never knowI hope I don't look too guilty when she lets me inOh conscience don't ever let me do...
- Bluebird Island (feat. Anita Carter)
My ship set sail to Bluebird IslandAnd slowly drifted out to seaHer silver sails to cross the oceanMy lover's lonely heart set free.Then out across the waves, the bluebirds came one dayOut o'er the silver sea, your...
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