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Nous avons remarqué depuis quelques années que certaines paroles étaient
incompréhensibles, tant pour nous que pour nos amis américains. Nos recherche
sur Internet ne nous permettaient pas de résoudre la question. Nous avons recherché
par nous-męmes et ainsi pu reconstituer certaines chansons, celles que l'on ne
trouve pas facilement sur les bases Internet.
ACT NATURALLY ALABAMA BOUND
BANKS OF THE OHIO CAN THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN DEVIL
IN DISGUISE GOOD WOMAN'S LOVE HANDSOME
MOLLY I WAS A STRANGER JIMMYĂS TEXAS BLUES LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE
HILL MAKE ME A PALLET ON YOUR FLOOR
REUBENĂS TRAIN SAIL AWAY LADIES
TELL ME BABY NOW WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG WALK
ON BOY
BUCK
OWENS
C F THEY'RE GONNA PUT ME IN THE MOVIES C G THEY'RE GONNA MAKE A BIG STAR OUT OF ME C F WE'LL MAKE A FILM ABOUT A MAN THAT'S SAD AND LONELY G7 C AND ALL I HAVE TO DO IS ACT NATURALLY
CHORUS G C WELL, I BET YOU I'M GONNA BE A BIG STAR G C MIGHT WIN AN OSCAR YOU CAN NEVER TELL G C THE MOVIE'S GONNA MAKE ME A BIG STAR, D G7 'CAUSE I CAN PLAY THE PART SO WELL
WELL, I HOPE YOU COME AND SEE ME IN THE MOVIE THEN I'LL KNOW THAT YOU WILL PLAINLY SEE THE BIGGEST FOOL THAT EVER HIT THE BIG TIME AND ALL I HAVE TO DO IS ACT NATURALLY
WE'LL MAKE A FILM ABOUT A MAN
THAT'S SAD AND LONELY BEGGING DOWN UPON HIS BENDED KNEE I'LL PLAY THE PART BUT I WON'T NEED REHEARSING ALL I HAVE TO DO IS ACT NATURALLY
CHORUS
WELL THE PREACHER GOT DRUNK HE THROWED HIS BIBLE DOWN TOLD THE CONGREGATION I'M ALABAMA BOUND I'M ALABAMA
BOUND
WELL
I'VE BEEN IN NEW YORK CITY AND I'VE BEEN IN NEW YORK TOWN GOOD LORD BUT I'VE BEEN IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH THE BLUES ALL AROUND
I JUMPED IN THE RIVER AND I STARTED TO DROWN I SPOTTED A RED-HEADED WOMAN GOOD LORD I COULDN'T GO DOWN
BANKS
OF THE OHIO TRADITIONAL
1.
I ASKED MY LOVE TO TAKE A WALK JUST A WALK A LITTLE WAY AS WE WALKED ALL WAY ME TALKED ALL ABOUT MY WEDDING DAY
CHORUS ONLY SAY THAT YOU'LL BE MINE IN OUR HOME WE'LL HAPPY BE DOWN BESIDE WHERE THE WATERS FLOW ON THE BANKS OF THE OHIO
2. I TOOK
HER BY HER LILY WHITE HAND AND DRAG HER DOWN TO THE RIVER BANK THERE I FLOAT HER IN TO DROWN AND WATCHED HER AS SHE FLOATED DOWN
CHORUS
3. WAS COMING HOME 'TWEEN TWELVE AND ONE THINKIN' OF WHAT I HAVE DONE I MURDERED THE ONLY GIRL I LOVED BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T MARRY ME
4. THE WEARY NEXT MORN' ABOUT HALF PAST FOUR SHERIFF SMITH KNOCKED AT MY DOOR NOW YOUNG MAN COME NOW AND GO DOWN TO THE BANKS OF THE OHIO
BEAUTIFUL
LIFE
1. EACH DAY I DO A GOLDEN DEED BY HELPING THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED MY LIFE ON EARTH IS BUT A STEM AND SO I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN
CHORUS LIFE'S EVENING SUN IS SINKING
LOW
2. TO BE A CHILD
OF GOD EACH DAY MY LIGHT IS JUST ALONG THE WAY I'LL SING HIS PRAISE WHILE THE AGES ROLL AND STRIVE TO HELP SOME TROUBLED SOUL
CHORUS
3. WHILE GOING DOWN LIFE'S WEARY ROAD I'LL TRY TO LIFT SOME TRAVELER'S LOAD I'LL TRY TO TURN THE NIGHT TO DAY MAKE FLOWERS BLOOM ALONG THE WAY
CHORUS
BIG SPIKE HAMMER CAN'T YOU HEAR
THE RIPPLE OF MY BIG SPIKE HAMMER LORD, IT'S BUSTING MY SIDE I'VE DONE ALL I CAN DO TO KEEP THAT WOMAN STILL, SHE'S NOT SATISFIED
CHORUS
HEY, HEY, DELLA MAY WHY DO YOU TREAT ME THIS WAY HEY, HEY, DELLA MAY I'LL GET EVEN SOME DAY
I'M THE BIGGEST HAMMER SWINGER
IN THIS BIG SECTION GANG BIG BILL JOHNSON IS MY NAME THIS SPIKE HAMMER THAT I SWING FOR A DOLLAR AND A HALF A DAY IT'S ALL FOR MY DELLA MAY
CHORUS
WELL, I'VE BEEN LOTS OF
PLACES, NOT MUCH I AIN'T DONE THERE'S STILL A LOT OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO SEE BUT THIS HAMMER THAT I SWING OR THE WOMAN THAT I LOVE YEAH, ONE'S GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME
CHORUS
BIG SPIKE HAMMER, BIG SPIKE HAMMER BLUE
AND LONESOME
THE LONESOME SIGH OF TRAIN GOING BY MAKE ME WANNA STOP AND CRY I RECALL THE DAY HE TOOK YOU ARE WAY I'M BLUE,I'M LONESOME,TOO
WHEN I'M HERE THE WHISTLE BLOW I WANNA PACK MY TRANK AND GO THE LONESOME SIGH OF TRAIN GOING BY MAKE ME WANNA STOP AND CRY
IN THE STILL OF NIGHT IN THE
PALE MOONLIGHT THE WIND,IT MOANS AND SIGHT THERE AWFUL BLUES I JUST CAN'T LOSE I'M BLUE,I'M LONESOME,TOO
CHORUS
COLD RAIN AND SNOW
WELL I MARRIED
ME A WIFE SHEĂS THE TROUBLE OF MY LIFE THREW ME OUT IN THE COLD RAIN AND SNOW RAIN AND SNOW OH OH OH OH OH THREW ME OUT IN THE COLD RAIN AND SNOW
WELL IĂVE DONE ALL I CAN DO TRY TO GET ALONG WITH YOU NO LONGER NO LONGER I CAN STAY
SHE CAME TRIPPING
DOWN THE STAIRS COMBING BACK HER LONG YELLOW HAIR HER CHEEKS WERE AS RED AS A ROSE
WELL SHEĂS GONE INTO HER ROOM FOR TO MEET HER FATEFUL DOOM SHEĂS GOIN WHERE THOSE CHILLY WINDS DONĂT BLOW
THIS IS SURE THE RIGHT TIME TO SING THIS ONE.
CORA
IS GONE
1. THE WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT IS BLOWING SO LONESOME SINGING TO ME A SONG A WHIPPOORWILL CALL IS JUST A REMINDER PRETTY GIRLS HAVE HEARTS MADE OF STONE
CHORUS I'LL WAKE
WITH THE BLUES AT DAWN
2. THE RING
THAT SHE WEARS I BOUGHT FOR HER FINGER PURCHASED HER RAIMENT'S SO FINE GAVE HER MY LAST GREEN BACK DOLLAR AND NOW SHE'S LEFT ME BEHIND
CHORUS
3. DRIFTING ALONE LIKE BRUSH ON A RIVER CARING NOT WHERE I ROAM GOING TO LIVE IN THE DEEP FOREST DARK HOLLOW WILL BE MY NEW HOME
CHORUS
THE BLUEGRASS CARDINALS - Welcome To Virginia
COTTON
EYED JOE
DO YOU REMEMBER A LONG TIME AGO THERE WAS A MAN CALLED COTTON EYED JOE THERE WAS A MAN CALLED COTTON EYED JOE
I COULD HAVE BEEN MARRIED A LONG TIME AGO IF IT HADN'T A-BEEN FOR COTTON EYED JOE IF IT HADN'T A-BEEN FOR COTTON EYED JOE
OLD BULL FIDDLE AND A SHOES-STRING BOW WOULDN'T PLAY NOTHING, BUT COTTON EYED JOE WOULDN'T PLAY NOTHING, BUT COTTON EYED JOE
PLAY IT FAST OR PLAY IT SLOW DIDN'T PLAY NOTHING BUT COTTON EYED JOE DIDN'T PLAY NOTHING BUT COTTON EYED JOE
DON'T YOU REMEMBER
AND LONG TIME AGO DADDY WORKED AND A MAN CALLED COTTON EYED JOE DADDY WORKED AND A MAN CALLED COTTON EYED JOE
WHERE DO YOU
COME FROM ? WHERE DO YOU GO ? WHERE DO YOU COME FROM COTTON EYED JOE WHERE DO YOU COME FROM COTTON EYED JOE
COME FOR TO SEE YOU
, COME FOR TO SING COME FOR TO SHOW YOU MY DIAMOND RING COME FOR TO SHOW YOU MY DIAMOND RING
CURLY
HEADED BABY
SHEĂS MY CURLY HEADED BABY YOU STILL SIT ON DADDYĂS KNEE SHEĂS MY CURLY HEADED BABY AND SHE COMES FROM SUNNY TENNESSEE
I HAVE LOVED HER SINCE I MET HER SHEĂS ALL THE WORLD TO ME SHEĂS MY CURLY HEADED BABY AND SHE COMES FROM SUNNY TENNESSEE
WELL IĂM GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT BIG
WOMEN IĂM GONNA TELL YOU WHAT THEY DO THEY HANG THEIR HEAD UPON YOUR SHOULDERS AND THEY FLIRT AROUND ANOTHER TOO
IĂD RATHER BE IN
SOME DARK HOLLER WHERE THE SUN REFUSE TO SHINE THAN TO SEE YOU WITH ANOTHER DARLING WHEN YOU PROMISED TO BE MINE
WELL I WAS HAPPY
WHEN I KISSED HER AND SHE GAVE HER LOVE TO ME SHEĂS THE PRETTIEST LITTLE BABY THAT EVER FELL IN LOVE WITH ME
SHEĂS MY CURLY
HEADED BABY AND I HOPE SOMEDAY TO BE WALKING BY HER SIDE FOR EVER WAY DOWN IN SUNNY TENNESSEE
DEVIL
IN DISGUISE
SHE'S A DEVIL IN DISGUISE YOU CAN SEE IT IN HER EYES SHE'S TELLING DIRTY LIES SHE'S A DEVIL IN DISGUISE, IN DISGUISE
NOW A WOMAN LIKE THAT, ALL SHE DOES IS
HATE YOU SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT MAKES A MAN A MAN SHE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TIMES THAT SHE'S BEEN WITH YOU SHE'LL SPEAK YOUR NAME TO EVERYONE SHE CAN
UNHAPPINESS HAS BEEN HER CLOSE COMPANION HER WORLD IS FILLED WITH JEALOUSY AND DOUBT IT GETS HER OFF TO SEE A PERSON CRYING SHE'S JUST THE KIND THAT YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT
HER
NUMBER ALWAYS TURNS UP IN YOUR POCKET WHENEVER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A DIME IT'S ALL RIGHT TO CALL HER BUT I'LL BET YOU THAT THE MOON IS FULL AND YOU'RE JUST WASTING TIME
DIXIE DARLING
A WAY DOWN BELOW
THE MASON DIXON LINE DOWN WHERE THE HONEYSUCKLES ARE ENTWINED THERE'S WHERE THE SOUTHERN WIND IS BLOWIN THERE'S WHERE THE DAYS ARE GLOWIN.
THE GIRLS FROM THE NORTH IN THEIR GAY FINERY WHIRLING AROUND IN THEIR SILK SATINS SINGING A SONG OF DIXIE DARLING WHERE I LONG TO BE.
MY DIXIE DARLING, LISTEN TO THIS SONG I SING BENEATH THE SILVERY MOON, MY BANJO RIGHT IN TUNE MY HEART IS ALWAYS TRUE I LOVE NO ONE BUT YOU MY DIXIE DARLING, MY DIXIE QUEEN
I'M GOING DOWN SOUTH
TO HAVE A BIG TIME I'LL SEE MY GAL IN OLD CAROLINE I'LL DRINK MY BOOZE AND DO AS I PLEASE WITH ALL OF THOSE GIRLS I LONG TO SQUEEZE
I'LL SING A SONG OF DIXIE DARLING DOWN WHERE I LONG TO BE GOING DOWN WHERE THE JELLY ROLL'S ROLLING WITH MY DIXIE QUEEN.
DIXIE DARLING, LISTEN TO THIS SONG I SING BENEATH THE SILVERY MOON, MY BANJO RIGHT IN TUNE MY HEART IS ALWAYS TRUE I LOVE NO ONE BUT YOU MY DIXIE DARLING, MY DIXIE QUEEN.
DOING
MY TIME
ON THIS OLD PILE WITH A BALL AND CHAIN THEY CALL BE BY A NUMBER NOT A NAME, LORD, LORD GOTTA DO MY TIME, GOTTA DO MY TIME WITH AN ACHING HEART AND WORRIED MIND
WHEN THAT OLD
JUDGE LOOKED DOWN AND SMILE HE SAID I'LL PUT YOU ON THAT GOOD ROAD FOR A WHILE, LORD GOTTA DO MY TIME, GOTTA DO MY TIME WITH AN ACHING HEART AND A WORRIED MIND
YOU CAN HEAR MY HAMMER YOU CAN HEAR MY SONG I'LL SWING IT LIKE JOHN HENLY ALL DAY LONG, LORD, LORD GOTTA DO MY TIME, GOTTA DO MY TIME WITH AN ACHING HEART AND A WORRIED MIND
IT WON'T BE LONG JUST FEW MORE DAYS I'LL SETTLE DOWN AND QUIT MY ROWDY WAYS, LORD, LORD WITH THAT GAL OF MINE, WITH THAT GAL OF MINE SHE'LL BE WAITING FOR ME WHEN I'VE DONE MY TIME
DON'T
GIVE YOUR HEART TO A GAMBLER JIMMIE
SKINNER
DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME, DARLING, I'M
A RAMBLER ALTHOUGH YOU'RE THE SWEETEST SWEETHEART IN THIS WORLD IT'S ALL FOR YOUR SAKE DEAR THAT I'M LEAVING DON'T GIVE YOUR HEART TO A RAMBLER LITTLE GIRL
1. I'D NEVER HAD THE BLUES MY LITTLE DARLING OR THE LURE OF THE ROAD ON MY MIND I'M BOUND TO HEAR THE WHISTLE OF A FREIGHT TRAIN AND THE BOXCARS AS THEY RATTLE DOWN THE LINE
CHORUS
2. YES, I HANDED YOU A LINE AND I'M SORRY YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE SWEETER THAN THE REST BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU OR DO ANYTHING TO MAR YOUR HAPPINESS
CHORUS CHORUS TONY
RICE 1976
FADED LOVE
E E7 A A AS I LOOK AT THE LETTERS THAT YOU WROTE TO ME E E B7 B7 IT'S YOU THAT I AM THINKING OF E E7 A A AS I READ THE LINES THAT TO ME WERE SO SWEET E B7 E - A E I REMEMBER OUR FADED LOVE
CHORUS E E A A I MISS YOU, DARLING, MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY E E B7 B7 AS HEAVEN WOULD MISS THE STARS ABOVE E E A A WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT, I STILL THINK OF YOU E B7 E - A E AND REMEMBER OUR FADED LOVE E B7 E - A E
[INSTRUMENTAL]
AS I THINK OF THE PAST AND ALL THE PLEASURES WE HAD AS I WATCHED THE MATING OF THE DOVES IT WAS IN THE SPRINGTIME THAT YOU SAID GOODBYE I REMEMBER OUR FADED LOVE
CHORUS
FOOTPRINTS
IN THE SNOW
1. SOME FOLKS LIKE THE SUMMERTIME WHEN THEY
CAN WALK ABOUT STROLLING THROUGH THE MEADOW GREEN IT'S PLEASANT THERE'S NO DOUBT GIVE ME THE WINTER TIME WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE GROUND FOR I FOUND HER WHEN THE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND
CHORUS I TRACED HER LITTLE FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW I FOUND HER LITTLE FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW, LORD I BLESS THAT HAPPY DAY, THAT NELLIE LOST HER WAY FOR I FOUND HER WHEN THE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND
2. I WENT UP
TO SEE HER THERE WAS A BIG ROUND MOON HER MOTHER SAID SHE'D JUST STEPPED OUT BUT WOULD BE RETURNING SOON I FOUND HER LITTLE FOOTPRINTS AND I TRACED THEM THROUGH THE SNOW FOR I FOUND HER WHEN THE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND
CHORUS
3. NOW SHE'S UP IN HEAVEN SHE'S WITH THE ANGEL BAND I KNOW I'M GOING TO MEET HER IN THAT PROMISED LAND BUT EVERY TIME THE SNOW FALLS IT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES FOR I FOUND HER WHEN THE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND
GOOD WOMAN'S LOVE
I WAS
A ROVER ON LANDE AND ON SEA TILL A GOOD WOMAN'S LOVE MADE A NEW MAN OF ME LIFE HAD NO MEANING IT WAS SO IMCOMPLATE TILL A GOOD WOMAN'S LOVE PUT ME BACK N MY FEET
STILL I HOPE WHEN I GO HOME IN THE EVENING AND SHE'D WAITING THERE AND I KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPEN SHE'LL ALWAYS CARE SND WHEN THE NIGHT COME AND THE MOONSHINE ABOVE I'M A MAN WITH THE DREAM AND A GOOD WOMAN'S LOVE
GREEN
LIGHT ON THE SOUTHERN
STANDING ON THE SIDETRACK AT THE
SOUTH END OF TOWN, ON A DRY, HOT, DUSTY AUGUST DAY, THE STEAM PIPE BLOWING DOWN, THE FIREMAN WITH HIS LONG OILCAN OILING THE OLD VALVE GEAR, WAITING FOR THE FAST MAIL TRAIN THE SEMIPHORE TO CLEAR.
THE
ENGINEER IN THE OLD HIGH CAB, HIS GOLD WATCH IN HIS HAND, LOOKING AT THE WATERGLASS AND LETTING DOWN THE SAND, ROLLING OUT ON THE OLD MAIN LINE, TAKING UP THE SLACK, GONE TODAY BUT, SO THEY SAY, TOMORROW HE'LL BE BACK.
CHORUS
OH, IF I COULD RETURN TO THOSE BOYHOOD DAYS OF MINE, AND THAT GREEN LIGHT ON THE SOUTHERN, SOUTHERN RAILROAD LINE.
CREEPING
DOWN THE RUSTY RAILS, THE WEED-GROWN BRANCH LINE, SECTION HOUSES GRAY AND WHITE BY THE YARD LIMIT SIGN, THE HOGGERS CALL THE OLD HIGHBALL, NO MORE TIME TO WASTE, HEADING DONE TO BIRMINGHAM WITH A TEN-CAR LOCAL FREIGHT.
THE WHISTLE SCREAMS WITH A HISS OF STEAM, THE HEADLIGHT GLEAMS CLEAR, THE DRIVERS ROLL, THE GREEN AND GO IS GETTING MIGHTY NEAR, HANDING UP THE ORDERS TO ENGINE CREW ON TIME, IT'S THE ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN, AGS, RAILROAD LINE.
HANDSOME MOLLY
WELL I WISH
WAS IN LONDON OR SOME OTHER SEAPORT TOWN SET MY FOOT IN A STEAMBOAT SALL THE OCEAN ROUND
SAILING ROUND THE OCEAN SAILIN' ROUND THE SEA I THINK OF HANDSOME MOLLY WHEREVER SHE MAY BE
WELL I SAW HER AT CHURCH LAST SUNDAY SHE PASSED ME ON BY I KNEW HER MIND WAS CHANGIN' BY THE ROVIN' OF HER EYE
CHORUS
NOW DO YOU REMEMBER MOLLY WHEN YOU GIVE ME YOUR RIGHT HAND SAID IF YOU EVER MARRIED THAT I WOULD BE THE MAN
CHORUS
HELLO STRANGER WRITTEN
BY A.P. CARTER
HELLO STRANGER PUT YOUR LOVING HAND IN MINE D D HELLO STRANGER PUT YOUR LOVING HAND IN MINE G D YOU ARE A STRANGER AND YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE A D
GET UP ROUNDER
LET A WORKING GIRL LAY DOWN GET UP ROUNDER LET A WORKING GIRL LAY DOWN YOU ARE A ROUNDER AND YOU'RE ALL OUT AND DOWN
EVERY
TIME I RIDE THE FOUR AND SIX STREET CARS EVERY TIME I RIDE THE FOUR AND SIX STREET CARS I CAN SEE MY BABY PEEPING THRU THE BARS
HE BOWED HIS HEAD AND HE WAVED BOTH HANDS AT ME HE BOWED HIS HEAD AND HE WAVED BOTH HANDS AT ME HE'S PRISON BOUND AND LONGING TO BE FREE
I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOUR TROUBLES ARE LIKE MINE I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOUR TROUBLES ARE LIKE MINE YES I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU HAVEN'T GOT A DIME
WEEPING LIKE A WILLOW AND MOANING LIKE A DOVE WEEPING LIKE A WILLOW AND MOANING LIKE A DOVE THERE'S A GIRL THAT I REALLY LOVE
PUT
YOUR LOVING HAND IN MINE HELLO STRANGER PUT YOUR LOVING HAND IN MINE YOU ARE A STRANGER AND YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE
FROM
EMMYLOU HARRIS "LUXURY LINER" LP
HIGH
ON A MOUNTAIN
G D G AS I LOOKED AT THE VALLEYS DOWN BELOW D G THEY WERE GREEN JUST AS FAR AS I COULD SEE. F G C AS MY MEMORY RETURNED, OH HOW MY HEART DID YEARN G D G FOR YOU AND THE DAY THAT USED TO BE.
CHORUS G F G C
OH I WONDER IF
YOU EVER THINK OF ME OR IF TIME HAS BLOTTED OUT YOUR MEMORY. AS I LISTEN TO THE BREEZE, WHISPER GENTLY THROUGH THE TREES I'LL ALWAYS CHERISH WHAT YOU MEANT TO ME.
CHORUS
by
Del McCoury
HOMETOWN BLUES
(STEVE EARLE) [1977]
I WISH I'D NEVER COME BACK HOME IT DON'T FEEL RIGHT SINCE I'VE BEEN GROWN I CAN'T FIND ANY OF MY OLD FRIENDS HANGIN' 'ROUND WON'T NOTHIN' BRING YOU DOWN LIKE YOUR HOMETOWN
I SPENT SOME TIME IN NEW ORLEANS I HAD TO LIVE ON RICE AND BEANS I HITCHED THROUGH TEXAS WHEN THE SUN WAS BEATIN' DOWN WON'T NOTHIN' BRING YOU DOWN LIKE YOUR HOMETOWN
CHORUS
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS AIN'T THAT WHAT THEY ALWAYS SAY MY HEART LIES IN BROKEN PIECES SCATTERED ALONG THE WAY
SO DON'T THINK ABOUT ME WHEN I'M GONE I DON'T MIND TRAVELIN' ALONE YOU ARE THE SWEETEST LITTLE THING I EVER FOUND WON'T NOTHIN' BRING YOU DOWN LIKE YOUR HOMETOWN
HOT CORN, COLD CORN TRADITIONAL
CHORUS HOT CORN, COLD CORN, BRING ALONG A DEMIJOHN HOT CORN, COLD CORN, BRING ALONG A DEMIJOHN HOT CORN, COLD CORN, BRING ALONG A DEMIJOHN FARE THEE WELL, UNCLE BILL, SEE YOU IN THE MORNING, YES SIR
1. WELL IT'S UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS DOWN IN THE KITCHEN UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS DOWN IN THE KITCHEN UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS DOWN IN THE KITCHEN SEE UNCLE BILL JUST A-RARING AND PITCHING, YES SIR
CHORUS
2. WELL IT'S OLD AUNT PEGGY WON'T YOU FILL 'EM UP AGAIN OLD AUNT PEGGY WON'T YOU FILL 'EM UP AGAIN OLD AUNT PEGGY WON'T YOU FILL 'EM UP AGAIN AIN'T HAD A DRINK SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHEN, YES SIR
CHORUS
3. WELL YONDER COMES THE PREACHER AND THE CHILDREN ARE
A-CRYING YONDER COMES THE PREACHER AND THE CHILDREN ARE A-CRYING YONDER COMES THE PREACHER AND THE CHILDREN ARE A-CRYING CHICKENS ARE A-HOLLERING AND TOENAILS A-FLYING, YES SIR
CHORUS
FLATT & SCRUGGS - AT CARNEGIE HALL!
I
WAS A STRANGER
I WAS A STRANGER, PASSING THROUGH YOUR
TOWN (BIS) WHEN I ASK YOU FOR A FAVOUR GOOD GAL YOU TURNED ME DOWN YODELAIE DELAYIE YODELAYI
WHEN YOU MAY SEE ME WALKING
WALKING DOWN THE RAILROAD TRACK (BIS) YOU CAN BET YOUR ARMS SWEET MAMA I WONĂT BE COMING BACK
HONEY IĂM SO LONESOME I
DONĂT KNOW WHAT TO DO (BIS) THE WAY YOU TREAT ME SWEET MAMA I HOPE YOUĂRE LONESOME TOO
I RODE THE SOUTHERN I RODE THE L and
N (BIS) IF THE POLICE DONĂT GET ME IĂLL RIDE THEM AGAIN
PLEASE MISTER BRAKEMAN DONĂT PUT ME OFF YOUR TRAIN (BIS) ALL IS SURE ITĂS COLD AND IT LOOKS LIKE ITĂS GOING TO RAIN. CAN THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
I WAS STANDING BY THE WINDOW ON ONE COLD AND CLOUDY DAY; AND I SAW THE HEARSE COME ROLLING FOR TO CARRY MY MOTHER AWAY.
CHORUS OH, CAN THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN BYE AND BYE, LORD, BYE AND BYE? THERE'S A BETTER HOME AWAITING IN THE SKY, LORD, IN THE SKY LORD, I TOLD THE UNDERTAKER, "UNDERTAKER, PLEASE DRIVE SLOW, FOR THIS BODY THAT YOU'RE HAULING, LORD, I HATE TO SEE HER GO."
I FOLLOWED CLOSE BEHIND HER, TRIED TO HOLD UP AND BE BRAVE; BUT I COULD NOT HIDE MY SORROW WHEN THEY LAID HER IN THE GRAVE.
WENT BACK HOME, LORD, MY
HOME WAS LONESOME SINCE MY MOTHER SHE WAS GONE; ALL MY BROTHERS, SISTERS CRYING, WHAT A HOME SO SAD AND LONE.
THERE
ARE LOVED ONES IN THE GLORY WHOSE DEAR FORMS YOU OFTEN MISS. WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EARTHLY STORY, WILL YOU JOIN THEM IN THEIR BLISS?
IN THE JOYOUS DAYS OF CHILDHOOD, OFT THEY TOLD OF WOND'ROUS LOVE, POINTED TO THE DYING SAVIOUR, NOW THEY DWELL WITH HIM ABOVE.
YOU REMEMBER SONGS OF HEAVEN WHICH YOU SANG WITH CHILDISH VOICE, DO YOU LOVE THE HYMNS THEY TAUGHT YOU OR ARE SONGS OF EARTH YOUR CHOICE?
YOU CAN PICTURE HAPPY GATH'RINGS ROUND THE FIRESIDE LONG AGO, AND YOU THINK OF TEARFUL PARTINGS WHEN THEY LEFT YOU HERE BELOW.
ONE BY ONE THEIR SEATS WERE EMPTIED, ONE BY ONE THEY WENT AWAY. NOW THE FAMILY IS APART, WILL IT BE COMPLETE ONE DAY?
I WONDER HOW THE OLD FOLKS ARE AT HOME
WELL I WONDER HOW THE OLD FOLKS ARE AT HOME I WONDER IF THEY MISS ME WHILE I ROAM I WONDER IF THEY PRAY FOR THE BOY WHO WENT AWAY AND LEFT HIS DEAR OLD PARENTS ALL ALONE
YOU COULD HEAR THE CATTLE
LOWING IN THE LANE YOU COULD SEE THE FIELDS OF BLUE GRASS WHERE I'VE GROWN YOU COULD ALMOST HEAR THEM CRY AS THEY KISSED THEIR BOY GOODBYE WELL I WONDER HOW THE OLD FOLKS ARE AT HOME
JUST A VILLAGE
AND A HOMESTEAD ON THE FARM AND A MOTHER'S LOVE TO SHIELD YOU FROM ALL HARM A MOTHER'S LOVE SO TRUE, A SWEETHEART THAT LOVES YOU A VILLAGE AND A HOMESTEAD ON THE FARM
CHORUS
IĂM
TROUBLED
CHORUS IĂM TROUBLED IĂM TROUBLED IĂM TROUBLED IN MIND IF TROUBLE DONĂT KILL ME LORD I LL LIVE A LONG TIME
A MEETING IS A PLEASURE AND PARTING IS GRIEF A FALSE HEARTED LOVER IS WORSE THAN A THIEF
A THIEF CAN BUT ROBE YOU AND TAKE WHAT YOU SAVE BUT A FALSE HEARTED LOVER TAKE YOU TO YOUR GRAVE
THE GRAVE WILL DECAY YOU AND TURN YOU TO DUST AND AINĂT A GIRL IN A MILLION THAT A POOR BOY CAN TRUST
THEY HUG YOU THEYĂLL KISS YOU THEY TELL YOU MORE LIES THAN THE CROSS TIES ON A RAILROAD OR THE STARS IN THE SKY
IĂM GOING
TO GEORGIA IĂM GOING TO NORTH IĂM GOING TO GEORGIA TO MAKE IT MY HOME
GOING TO BUILD ME A LITTLE CABIN ON THE MOUNTAIN SO HIGH WHERE THE WILD BIRDS AND TURTLE DOVES CAN HEAR MY SAD CRY.
Grille: DD GD DDA7D
JIMMYĂS
TEXAS BLUES (JIMMIE RODGERS)
NOW THE WAY IĂVE BEEN TREATED SOMETIMES I WISH I WAS DEAD (BIS) CAUSE I AINT GOT NO PLACE TO LAY MY WORRIED HEAD YODELAIE DELAYIE OU LAYIE
WHEN I WANT YOU WOMAN I ALWAYS FIND YOU GONE (BIS) LISTEN HERE SWEET MAMA IĂM GONNA PUT YOUR HEARTBREAKS ON
NOW YOU MAY HAVE YOUR TROUBLES BUT IĂM HAVING MY TROUBLES TOO (BIS) YES I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL WHEN YOUĂRE FEELING SO DARK AND BLUE
BUT IĂM NOT SINGING BLUE JUST TELLING YOU THE HARD LUCK I HAVE (BIS) CAUSE THE BLUES AINT NOTHING BUT A GOOD MAN FEELING BAD
SOME LIKE CHICAGO AND SOME LOVE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE (BIS) GIVE ME SWEET DALLAS TEXAS WITH A GIRL THINKING A WHOLE OF ME.
JOHN HARDY
1. OH, JOHN HARDY
WAS A DESPERATE LITTLE MAN STRAPPED ON HIS GUNS EVERY DAY SHOT DOWN A MAN ON THE WEST VIRGINIA LINE YOU OUGHT TO SEE JOHN HARDY GETTING AWAY YOU OUGHT TO SEE JOHN HARDY GETTING AWAY
2. WHEN HE
RUN UP TO VIRGINIA AROUND EAST STONE BRIDGE THOUGHT HE WOULD SURELY BE FREE AND ALONE CAME A MARSHALL WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND SAID: JOHNNY COME ALONG WITH ME JOHNNY COME ALONG WITH ME
3. OH, JOHN HARDY
CAME TO SAVE A LITTLE WOMAN THE DRESS SHE WORE WAS BLUE AND SHE HOWLED UP TO JOHNNY AS HE RODE ON OUT OF TOWN SAID: JOHNNY, I'LL BE TRUE TO YOU JOHNNY, I'LL BE TRUE TO YOU
4. I WAS LET IN TO TRAVEL
FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH IN THE TOWN BUT WHEN THE SUN COMES UP TOMORROW THEY'LL TAKE JOHN HARDY DOWN AND SHONE TO HIS HANGING GROUND THEY'LL GONNA LET JOHN HARDY SWING DOWN
REPEAT
VERSE ONE
JOHN HENRY
WHEN JOHN HENRY WAS
A LITTLE BABY BOY, SITTING ON THE HIS PAPA'S KNEE WELL HE PICKED UP A HAMMER AND LITTLE PIECE OF STEEL SAID HAMMER'S GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME, LORD, LORD HAMMER'S GONNA BE THE DEATH OF MINE
THE CAPTAIN SAID
TO JOHN HENRY I'M GONNA BRING THAT STEAM DRILL AROUND I'M GONNA BRING THAT STERM DRILL OUT ON THE JOB I'M GONNA WHUP THAT STEEL ON DOWN
JOHN HENRY TOLD HIS CAPTAIN LORD A MAN AIN'T NOTHING BUT A MAN BUT BEFORE I'D LET YOUR STEAM DRILL BEAT ME DOWN I'D DIE WITH A HAMMER IN MY HAND
JOHN HENRY SAID TO HIS SHAKER SHAKER WHY DON'T YOU SING BECAUSE I'M SWINGING THIRTY POUNDS FROM MY HIPS ON DOWN JUST LISTEN TO THAT COLD STEEL RING
NOW THE CAPTAIN SAID TO JOHN
HENRY I BELIEVE THAT MOUNTAIN'S CAVING IN JOHN HENRY SAID RIGHT BACK TO THE CAPTAIN AIN'T NOTHING BUT MY HAMMER SUCKING WIND
NOW THE MAN THAT INVENTED THE STEAM DRILL HE THOUGHT HE WAS MIGHTY FINE BUT JOHN HENRY SROVE FIFTEEN FEET THE STEAM DRILL ONLY MADE NINE
JOHN HENRY HAMMERED IN THE MOUNTAINS HIS HAMMER WAS STRIKING FIRE BUT HE WORKED SO HARD, IT BROKE HIS POOR HEART AND HE LAID DOWN HIS HAMMERAND HE DIED
NOW JOHN HENRY HAD A LITTLE WOMAN HER NAME WAS POLLY ANNE JOHN HENRY TOOK SICK AND HAD TO GO TO BED POLLY ANNE DROVE STEEL LIKE A MAN
JOHN HENRY HAD A LITTLE BABY YOU COULD HOLD HIM IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND AND THE LAST WORDS I HEARD THAT POOR BOY SAY MY DADDY WAS A STEEL DRIVING MAN
SO EVERY MONDAY MORNING WHEN THE BLUE DIRDS BEGIN TO SING YOU CAN HEAR JOHN HENRY A MILE OR MORE YOU CAN HEAR JOHN HENRY'S HAMMER RING
KINFOLKS IN CAROLINA (MERLE TRAVIS)
D9 G6 C G7 I'VE GOT KINFOLKS IN CAROLINA C C THAT'S THE PLACE TO FIND MY FAMILY TREE C C#0 G7 THEY'RE SCATTERED FROM A LITTLE NORTH OF GEORGIA E Am TO A LITTLE BIT EAST OF EAST TENNESSEE D7 G7 BUT THERE'S A LITTLE GAL ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY C C AND SHE REALLY AIN'T NO KIN TO ME AT ALL C7 F BUT I'M GONNA BUY HER A WEDDING RING Fm C0 AND GET ME A TICKET ON THE NEW RIVER TRAIN Em7 A7 AND MAKE HER MY CLOSEST KIN, FOLKS, AFTER ALL D9 G6 C
I'VE GOT KINFOLKS IN CAROLINA AUNT MOLLIE LIVES IN RALEIGH NC I'VE GOT COUSINS BY THE DOZENS DOWN IN CHARLOTTE AND MY GRANDPAW FOUGHT WITH ROBERT E. LEE BUT THERE'S A LITTLE LUMP OF SUGAR UP IN ASHEVILLE WITH A SOOTHIN' SORT OF A LITTLE SOUTHERN DRAWL I'LL TIE THE KNOT WITH MY SOUTHERN BELLE AND TELL ALL THE WORLD WITH A REBEL YELL SHE'LL BE MY CLOSEST KIN, FOLKS, AFTER ALL WELL I'M GONNA BUY HER A WEDDING RING AND GET ME A TICKET ON THE NEW RIVER TRAIN AND MAKE HER MY CLOSEST KIN, FOLKS, AFTER ALL
Source Merle Travis 'Kinsfolk
in Carolina' recorded for Capitol 13 February 1952. Reissued on Bear Family 5CD boxed set Merle Travis 'Guitar Rags and Too Fast Past' BCD 15637.
LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE
HILL
TONIGHT I'M ALONE WITHOUT YOU MY DEAR IT SEEMS I LONG FOR EACH DAY ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SIT ALONE AND CRY IN OUR LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL
OH, SOMEONE HAS TAKEN YOU FROM
ME AND LEFT ME HERE ALL ALONE JUST LISTEN TO THE RAIN FALL ON OUR WINDOW PANE IN OUR LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL
I HOPE
YOU ARE HAPPY TONIGHT AS YOU ARE BUT IN MY HEART THERE'S A LONGING FOR YOU STILL I JUST KEEP IT THERE SO I WON'T BE ALONE IN OUR LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL
NOW WHEN YOU HAVE COME TO THE END OF YOUR
WAY AND YOU FIND THERE'S NO MORE HAPPINESS FOR YOU JUST LET YOU THOUGHTS TURN BACK ONCE MORE IF YOU WILL TO OUR LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL
taken from: Flatt and Scruggs
LOVE'S
REFUGEES
THERE'S A SILENCE BREWING BEFORE THE COMING STORM B7 E WHERE ALL AROUND US, A LIFE TATTERED AND TORN B7 E STRIPPED OF SPIRIT AND STRIPPED OF PRIDE E A LED TO BELIEVE IN THE GOLDEN LIE C#M B7 E
A BROKEN HOME IS LIKE A SMOKING GUN B7 E WHEN THE BATTLE'S OVER, THE UNFORTUNATE ONES B7 E PICK UP THE PIECES WITH NO GUARANTEES E A THAT THEY WON'T BE LOVE'S REFUGEES C#M B7 E
BLAME IT ON THE FATHER, BLAME IT ON THE MOTHER A E THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK TO EACH OTHER B7 E LIKE A RIVER ROLLING TO THE OPEN SEA E A WILL ALL THE CHILDREN EVER COME TO BELIEVE E C#M B7 A OR ARE THE CHILDREN LOVE'S REFUGEES E B7 E
ON THE SHIP OF FOOLS, THERE'S A GOLDEN RING IN THE LAND OF THE BLIND, THE ONE-EYED MAN IS KING LIKE JEZEBEL AND OLD AHAB THE MORE YOU WANT, THE LESS YOU HAVE
BLAME IT ON THE FATHER, BLAME IT ON
THE MOTHER THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK TO EACH OTHER
LIKE A RIVER ROLLING TO THE OPEN SEA WILL ALL THE CHILDREN EVER COME TO BELIEVE OR ARE THE CHILDREN LOVE'S REFUGEES
LIKE A RIVER ROLLING
TO THE OPEN SEA WILL ALL THE CHILDREN EVER BE SET FREE OR ARE THE CHILDREN LOVE'S REFUGEES
LUXURY
LINER Written by Gram Parsons
LUXURY LINER FORTY TONS OF STEEL IF I DON'T FIND MY BABY NOW I GUESS I NEVER WILL I'VE BEEN A LONG LOST SOUL FOR A LONG LONG TIME I'VE BEEN AROUND EVERYBODY OUGHTA TO KNOW WHAT'S ON MY MIND YOU THINK I'M LONESOME SO DO I SO DO I WELL I'M THE KIND OF GUY WHO LIKES TO MAKE HIS LIVIN RUNNING ROUND AND I DON'T NEED A STRANGER TO TELL ME THAT MY BABY'S LET ME DOWN YOU THINK I'M LONESOME SO DO I SO DO I LUXURY LINER FORTY TONS OF STEEL NO ONE IN THIS WHOLE WIDE WORLD CAN CHANGE THE WAY I FEEL I'VE BEEN A LONG LOST SOUL FOR A LONG LONG TIME I'VE BEEN AROUND EVERYBODY OUGHTA TO KNOW WHAT'S ON MY MIND YOU THINK I'M LONESOME SO DO I SO DO WELL I'M THE KIND OF GUY WHO LIKES TO MAKE HIS LIVIN RUNNING ROUND AND I DON'T NEED A STRANGER TO TELL ME THAT MY BABY'S LET ME DOWN YOU THINK I'M LONESOME SO DO I SO DO I SO DO I YOU THINK I'M LONESOME SO DO I SO DO I SO DO I
© Gram Parsons
MAKE ME A PALLET ON YOUR FLOOR
MAKE ME DOWN A PALLET ON YOUR FLOOR F C C7 MAKE ME DOWN A PALLET ON YOUR FLOOR F G7 HONEY MAKE IT DOWN, MAKE IT DOWN AND LOW C E F C#0 SO MAYBE MY GOOD OLD GAL SHE WOULDNĂT KNOW C G7 C
GOING UP THE COUNTRY WHERE THERE IS COLD SLEET AND SNOW UP THE COUNTRY WHERE THERE IS COLD SLEET AND SNOW IĂM GOING UP THE COUNTRY WHERE THERE IS COLD SLEET AND SNOW DONĂT KNOW MUCH FURTHER I MAY GO
TAKE MY BREAKFAST HERE AND MY DINNER IN TENNESSEE TAKE MY BREAKFAST HERE AND MY DINNER IN TENNESSEE TAKE MY BREAKFAST HERE AND MY DINNER IN TENNESSEE I TOLD YOU IĂM COMING SO YOUĂD BETTER LOOK FOR ME
HONEY I CANĂT LAY DOWN ACROSS YOUR BED NO I CANĂT LAY DOWN ACROSS YOUR BED YOU KNOW I CANĂT LAY DOWN ACROSS YOUR PRETTY BED OR MY GOOD GAL SHE COULD KILL ME DEAD
WAY OF SLEEPING MY BACK AND SHOULDERS
TIRED WAY OF SLEEPING MY BACK AND SHOULDERS TIRED THIS WAY OF SLEEPING MY BACK AND SHOULDERS TIRED GOING TURNOVER AND TRY IT ON THE SIDE.
MOLE IN THE GROUND
I WISH I
WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND IF I WAS MOLE IN THE GROUND I DIGGED ME AWAY DEEP DOWN I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND
I WISH I WAS A BIRD IN THE SKY I WISH I WAS A BIRD IN THE SKY IFI WAS BIRD IN THE SKY AWAY FROM YOU IĂD FLY I WISH I WAS A BIRD IN THE SKY
I WISH I WAS IN TIM BUCK TOO I WISH I WAS IN TIM BUCK TOO IF I WAS IN TIM BUCK TOO I WOULDNĂT LOOK AT YOU I WISH I WAS IN TIM BUCK TOO I WISH
I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND IF I WAS MOLE IN THE GROUND I DIGGED AWAY DEEP DOWN I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND
I WISH A WAS A TURKEY IN A TREE I WISH A WAS A TURKEY IN A TREE IF I WAS A TURKEY IN A TREE YOU WOULDNĂT LOOK AT ME I WISH A WAS A TURKEY IN A TREE
I WISH I
WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND IF I WAS MOLE IN THE GROUND I DIGGED AWAY DEEP DOWN I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND
(Tom Meltzer)
MORE PRETTY GIRL THAN ONE
MY MAMA TOLD ME LAST NIGHT SHE GAVE ME GOOD ADVICE BETTER STOP YOUR RAMBLING ROUND, PRETTY BOY AND MARRY YOU A LOVEING WIFE
LOOK DOWN THAT LONESOME ROAD HANG DOWN YOUR LITTLE HEAD AND CRY FOR THINKING OF THOSE PRETTY LITTLE GIRLS AND HOPING I NEVER WILL DIE
LOOK DOWN THAT LONESOME ROAD BEFORE YOU TRAVEL ON I'M LEAVING YOU THIS LONESOME SONG TO SING WHEN I AM GONE
THERE'S
MORE PRETTY GIRLS THAN ONE THERE'S MORE PRETTY GIRLS THAN ONE FOR EVERY TOWN I RAMBLED AROUND THERE'S MORE PRETTY GIRLS THAN ONE
MY LONG JOURNEY HOME
CHORUS
LOST ALL MY MONEY BUT A TWO DOLLAR BILL
CLOUDY IN THE WEST AND IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN LOOKS LIKE RAIN, BOY, IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN CLOUDY IN THE WEST AND IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN I'M ON MY LONG JOURNEY HOME
CHORUS
BLACK SOME
A-RISIN', AND IT SURELY IS A TRAIN SURELY IS A TRAIN, BOYS, SURELY IS A TRAIN BLACK SOME A-RISIN', AND IT SURELY IS A TRAIN I'M ON MY LONG JOURNEY HOME
CHORUS
I HEAR THE TRAIN A-COMIN',
AND I'LL SOON BE GONE SOON BE GONE, LORD, SOON BE GONE I HEAR THE TRAIN A-COMIN', AND I'LL SOON BE GONE I'M ON MY LONG JOURNEY HOME
CHORUS
HOMESICK AND LONESOME AND A-FEELING KIND OF BLUE FEELING KIND OF BLUE, LORD, FEELING KIND OF BLUE HOMESICK AND LONESOME AND A-FEELING KIND OF BLUE I'M ON MY LONG JOURNEY HOME
CHORUS
IT'S DARK AND A-RAININ' AND I'VE GOT TO GO HOME GOT GO HOME, BOYS, GOT GO HOME IT'S DARK AND A-RAININ' AND I'VE GOT TO GO HOME I'M ON MY LONG JOURNEY HOME
NELLIE KANE
AS A YOUNG MAN I
WENT RIDING OUT ON THE WESTERN PLAIN IN THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA I MET MY NELLIE KANE I MET MY NELLIE KANE
SHE WAS LIVING
IN A LONELY CABIN WITH A SON BY ANOTHER MAN FIVE YEARS SHE HAD WAITED FOR HIM AS LONG AS A WOMAN CAN AS LONG AS A WOMAN CAN
CHORUS
I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHANGED MY MIND
SHE HIRED ME ON TO WORK THAT DAY TO HELP HER TILL THE LAND IN THE AFTERNOON WE PLANTED SEEDS IN THE EVENING WE HELD HANDS IN THE EVENING WE HELD HANDS
HER BLUE EYES TOLD ME EVERYTHING A MAN COULD WANT TO KNOW IT WAS THEN I REALIZED THAT I WOULD NEVER GO THAT I WOULD NEVER GO
NOW MANY YEARS HAVE GONE BY AND HER SON HAS GROWN UP TALL I BECAME A FATHER TO HIM AND SHE BECAME MY ALL SHE BECAME MY ALL
taken from: Hot Rize author: Tim O'Brien Now
you take me to the station, Well
once I was a rich man, Your
love is like a diamond, Your
love is like the water, So
you take me to the airport, To
ever pass through here again. To
ever pass through here again.
OLD
JOE CLARK
OLD JOE CLARK'S A FINE OLD MAN TELL YOU THE REASON WHY HE KEEPS GOOD LIKKER 'ROUND HIS HOUSE GOOD OLD ROCK AND RYE
FARE YE WELL, OLD JOE CLARK FARE YE WELL, I SAY FARE YE WELL, OLD JOE CLARK I'M A GOING AWAY
OLD
JOE CLARK, THE PREACHER'S SON PREACHED ALL OVER THE PAIN THE ONLY TEXT HE EVER KNEW WAS HIGH, LOW, JACK AND THE GAME
OLD JOE CLARK HAD A MULE HIS NAME WAS MORGAN BROWN AND EVERY TOOTH IN THAT MULE'S HEAD WAS SIXTEEN INCHES AROUND
OLD
JOE CLARK HAD A YELLOW CAT SHE WOULD NEITHER SING OR PRAY SHE STUCK HER HEAD IN THE BUTERMILK JAR AND WASHED HER SINS AWAY
OLD JOE CLARK HAD A HOUSE FIFTEEN STORIES HIGH AND EVERY STORY IN THAT HOUSE WAS FILLED WITH CHICKEN PIE
I WENT DOWN TO OLD JOE'S HOUSE HE INVITED ME TO SUPPER I STUMPED MY TOE ON THE TABLE LEG AND STUCK MY NOSE IN THE BUTTER
NOW
I WOULDN'T MARRY A WIDDER TELL YOU THE REASON WHY SHE'D HAVE SO MANY CHILDREN THEY'D MAKE THOSE BISCUITS FLY
SIXTEEN HORSES IN MY
TEAM THE LEADERS THEY ARE BLIND AND EVERY TIME THE SUN GOES DOWN THERE'S A PRETTY GIRL ON MY MIND
EIGHTEEN MILES OF MOUNTAIN
ROAD AND FIFTEEN MILES OF SAND IF EVER TRAVEL THIS ROAD AGAIN I'LL BE A MARRIED MAN
PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN
VERSE
1 (C)YOU WERE MINE FOR JUST AWHILE NOW YOU'RE (F)PUTTING ON THE STYLE AND YOU (G7)NEVER ONCE LOOKED BACK AT YOUR HOME ACROSS THE (C)TRACK YOUR THE GOSSIP OF THE TOWN BUT MY (F)HEART CAN STILL BE FOUND WHERE YOU (G7)TOSSED IT ON THE GROUND PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY (D)DOWN
CHORUS (C)PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN WHEN YOU'RE(F)BLUE AND ALL ALONE WHEN THERE (G7)GLAMOR STARTS TO BOAR YOU COME ON BACK WHERE YOU (C)BELONG YOU MY BE THERE PRIDE AND JOY BUT THEY'LL (F)FIND ANOTHER TOY AND THEY'LL (G7)TAKE AWAY YOUR CROWN PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY (C)DOWN
VERSE 2 (C) THEY HAVE CHANGED YOUR ATTITUDE MADE YOU (F)HONNEY AND SO RUDE YOUR NEW (G7)FRIENDS CAN TAKE THE BLAME UNDER-NEITH YOUR STILL THE (C)SAME WHEN YOU LEARN THESE THINGS ARE TRUE I'LL BE (F)WAITING HERE FOR YOU AS YOU (G7)TOMBLE TO THE GROUND PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY (C)DOWN
REPEAT CHORUS
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