Country Music Top Hits Lyrics 1960s

Mr Record Man, Jeannie Seely

2009-07-08T11:38:00.000-07:00

Written by Willie Nelson,
original version 1961, (a lonely man style)
Jeannie Seely's version 1967 (a lonely girl)

Mr Record Man I'm looking for a song I heard today
There was someone blue singing bout someone who went away
Just like me her heart was yearning for a love that used to be
It's a lonely song about a lonely girl like me
There was something about love that didn't treat her right
And she'd wake from troubled sleep and cry his name at night
Mr Record Man get this record for me won't you please
It's a lonely song about a lonely girl like me

I was driving down the highway with the radio turned on
And a girl that I heard singing sound so blue and all alone
As I listen to her lonely song I wonder could it be
Could there somewhere be another lonely girl like me
There was something about love...

Just Someone I Use to Know

2008-11-20T17:49:00.000-08:00

Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner
1969
Writer: Jack Clement

There's a picture that I carry
One we made sometime ago
When they ask who's in the picture with me
I say just someone I use to know

Just someone I use to spend some time with
Just a flame that lost it's glow
And I don't tell them how lost I am without you
I say just someone I use to know

Just someone I use to run around with
Just a friend from long ago
I don't tell them all the nights I cry without you
I say just someone I use to know
I say just someone I use to know

Mental Revenge

2008-08-17T19:58:00.000-07:00

Singer: Waylon Jennings
1966
Writer: Mel Tillis

I hope that the friend
You've thrown yourself with
He gets drunk and loses his job
And every road that you travel on
Is dusty, rocky and hard
I couldn't make you love me
You only made me blue
So all in all, if the curtain should fall
Lord, I hope that it falls on you.

I will have sweet, sweet, sweet mental revenge.
I will have sweet, sweet, sweet mental revenge.

Well, I hope that the train
From Caribou Maine
Runs over your new love affair
You walk the floor
From door to door
And pull out your peroxide hair.

You never was my woman
'Cause you were never true
So all in all if the curtain should fall
Lord, I hope that it falls on you.

I will have sweet, sweet, sweet mental revenge.
I will have sweet, sweet, sweet mental revenge.

Almost Persuaded

2008-05-31T04:06:00.000-07:00

David Houston
1966

Last night all alone in a barroom
I met a girl with a drink in her hand
She had ruby red lips and coal black hair
Eyes that would tempt any man

Then she came and sat down at my table
and as she placed her soft hands in mine
I found myself wanting to kiss her
for temptation was flowing like wine
And I was almost persuaded to strip myself of my pride
Almost persuaded to push my conscience aside

Then we danced and she whispered I need you
Take me away from here and be my man
Then I looked into her eyes
and I saw it the reflection of my wedding band
And I was almost persuaded to let strange lips lead me on
Almost persuaded but your sweet love made me stop and go home

Make The World Go Away

2008-05-10T17:52:00.000-07:00

1965
Writer: Hank Cochran
Singer... Eddy Arnold, Rest in Peace- May 8, 2008
Make The World Go Away - AmazonMP3

Make the world go away
Get it off my shoulder
Say the things we used to say
And make the world, make it go away

Do you remember when you loved me
Before the world took you away
Well if you do, then forgive me
And make the world, make it go away

Make the world go away
Get it off my shoulder
Say the things we used to say
And make the world, make it go away

Now I'm sorry if I hurt you
Let me make it up to you day by day
And if you will please forgive me
And make the world, make it go away

Make the world go away
Get it off my shoulder
Say the things we used to say
And make the world, make it go away

It Ain't Me, Babe

2008-05-05T14:50:00.000-07:00

Bob Dylan 1964
Johnny & June Cash 1965

Go away from my window
Leave at your own chosen speed
I'm not the one you want, babe
I'm not the one you need
You say you're lookin' for someone
Who's never weak but always strong
To protect you and defend you
Whether you are right or wrong
Someone to open each and every door

But it ain't me babe
No, no, no, it ain't me babe
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe

Go lightly from the ledge, babe
Go lightly on the ground
I'm not the one you want, babe
I'll only let you down
You say you're lookin' for someone
Who'll promise never to part
Someone to close his eyes to you
Someone to close his heart
Someone to die for you and more

But it ain't me babe
No, no, no, it ain't me babe
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe

You say you're lookin' for someone
To pick you up each time you fall
To gather flowers constantly
And to come each time you call
And will love you for your life
And nothin' more

But it ain't me babe
No, no, no, it ain't me babe
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe

(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again

2008-04-13T08:55:00.000-07:00

Charley Pride
1969

Sometimes I want to throw my arms around you
Then I tremble at the thought of giving in
Because I know how much it cost to love you
and I'm so afraid of losing you again
Being close to you revives the sorrow
that wakes me up and tells me I can't win
I'd love to wake up in your arms tomorrow
but I'm so afraid of losing you again

If heaven were to hear my heart's confession
wanting you would be my greatest sin
But I'm glad that you're no longer my possession
Cause I'm so afraid of losing you again

Being close to you revives the sorrow
that wakes me up and tells me I can't win
I'd love to wake up in your arms tomorrow
but I'm so afraid of losing you again

Running Bare

2008-02-16T20:23:00.000-08:00

Sheb Wooley

In the bathtub takin' a shower
It was late I don't know the hour
But I heard a siren way cross the town
Looked at the door my house have burned down

Runnin' bare down the sidewalk
Neighbors seein' what they could see
Runnin' bare down the sidewalk
Hey lady don't look at me me

Went to the river to take me a swim
I hang my clothes upon a limb
Some girls come by you know what they done
They took my clothes and away they run

Runnin' bare down the creek bank
Them girls are playing trick on me
Runnin' bare and tryin' to catch 'em
Gotta get my clothes back don't they see

My girl friend called says hey come around
Cause my husband he's out of town
Well after awhile he walked in
I said excuse me and I'd gone again

Runnin' bare through the bushes
Chargin' bullets from tree to tree
Runnin' bare through the bushes
Runnin' Bare is what they call me

Runnin' bare through the bushes
Oooh they're comin' after me
Runnin' bare through the bushes
Runnin' Bare is what they call me

Runnin' Bare yeah Runnin' Bare
With the rowhide underwear...

The Love Bug '66

2008-02-09T05:21:00.000-08:00

George Jones
1966

Oh that
Little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the Lovebug
Nobody's ever seen it but it got the whole world shook up
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug
It's a little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the Lovebug

Well, I was rulin the roost,
And I had all the chicks to myself
Then suddenly it happened, that funny little feelin I felt
Well, I tried to outrun it, but it finally caught up to me
Oh, but how can I run from somethin I can't see

Oh that
Little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the Lovebug
Nobody's ever seen it but it got the whole world shook up
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug
It's a little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the Lovebug

Instr---

Well, I always thought that I had me a pretty good style
But I lost that race by a good ol country mile
I was walkin all around with my head held way up high
And it fooled me, hit me, really took me by surprise

Oh that
Little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the Lovebug
Nobody's ever seen it but it got the whole world shook up
It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug
It's a little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the Lovebug

It's a little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the Lovebug

The End of the World

2008-01-01T07:00:00.000-08:00

Singer - Skeeter Davis
Released in 1962

Why does the sun go on shining?
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of the world,
'Cause you don't love me any more?

Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of the world.
It ended when I lost your love.

I wake up in the morning and I wonder,
Why everything's the same as it was.
I can't understand. No, I can't understand,
How life goes on the way it does.

Why does my heart go on beating?
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
Don't they know it's the end of the world.
It ended when you said goodbye.

Why does my heart go on beating?
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
Don't they know it's the end of the world.
It ended when you said goodbye.

I Can't Stop Loving You

2007-11-25T06:34:00.000-08:00

Famous Versions
Ray Charles - 1962
Don Gibson - 1957

I can’t stop loving you
So I’ve made up my mind
To live in memory
Of such an old lonesome time

I can’t stop wanting you
It’s useless to say
So I’ll just live my life
In dreams of yesterday.

Those happy hours
That we once knew
Though long ago,
They still make me blue

They say that time
Heals a broken heart
But time has stood still
Since we’ve been apart

The Bottle Let Me Down

2007-11-05T19:48:00.000-08:00

Merle Haggard (and the Strangers)
1966

Each night I leave the bar room when it's over
Not feeling any pain at closing time
But tonight your memory found me much too sober
Couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind

Tonight the bottle let me down
And let your memory come around
The one true friend I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle let me down

I've always had a bottle I could turn to
And lately I've been turning every day
But the wine don't take effect the way it used to
And I'm hurting in old familiar ways

Tonight the bottle let me down
and let your memory come around
The one true friend I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle let me down

Tender Years

2007-10-05T17:52:00.000-07:00

George Jones
1961

You keep saying you love him
I believe that it's true
And it just doesn't matter
How much I love you

But in time you'll understand, dear
When you shed a tear
Then you'll know you were living
In your tender years -tender years-

In your eyes there's a lovelight
That shines for him
But how long will it stay there
Will that love light grow dim

You can just see the happiness
You can't see the tears
It's true, 'cause you're living
In your tender years -tender years-

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So if I can't be your first love
I'll wait and be your last
I'll be somewhere in your future
To help you forget the past

And you'll know that I love you
With a love that's sincere
'Cause I'll wait 'til you're through living
In your tender years -tender years-

Yes, you'll know that I love you
With a love that's sincere
Yes, I'll wait 'til you're through living

In your tender years... (((tender years)))

Tall Lover Man, June Carter Cash

2007-09-12T22:43:00.000-07:00

This song was penned by June Carter Cash,
and she played it during on the Louisiana Hayride
between 1961-1962. It's available on Scena Records,
The Louisiana Hayride Collections, or on her
last album, Keep it On The Sunny Side (Best of, 2003).

Two lovers stood in the white, white sand
A dark-eyed maiden and her tall lover man
With surprise and pain in her eyes
She clung to the hand of her tall lover man

They're lyin' to me, aren't they, Jim
She asked him
That fair-haired girl with those blue, blue eyes
Is not your wife, is she Jim
And with tears in her eyes and her sad, sad cries
She clung to the hand of her tall lover man

In the darkness, he let go of her hand
I'm not to blame, it was a game
'Cause that fair-haired woman is my wife
And she will be all of my life

You're lyin' to me, aren't you Jim, she asked him
If lovin' me was a sport, then your life shall be short
She said to him, my Jim
And the blade of the maid struck the man
And the blood flowed in the sand from her tall lover man

Two lovers lyin' in the white, white sand
I'll die with you, my tall lover man
And her blade found its mark in the dark
She clung to the hand of her tall lover man

They're lyin' to me, aren't they, Jim, she asked him
That fair-haired girl won't be your wife
And with tears in her eyes and sad, sad cries
She died in the sand with her tall lover man

Detroit City

2007-09-03T11:13:00.000-07:00

Bobby Bare
1963

I want to go home,
I want to go home,
Oh Lord, I want to go home,
Last night I went to sleep in Detroit city,
And I dreamed about those cotton fields and home,
I dreamed about my mother, dear old papa, sister and brother,
And I dreamed about that girl,whose been waitin' for so long,

I want to go home,
I want to go home,Oh Lord,
I want to go home,

Home folks think I'm big in Detroit city,
From the letters that I write they think I'm fine,
But by day I make the cars,by night I make the bars,
If only they could read between the lines,

I want to go home,
I want to go home,
Oh Lord, I want to go home,

I rode a freight train north to Detroit city,
After all these years I've been wasting my time,
I'll take my foolish pride,
on a southbound freight and ride,
Go on back to the ones,
I've left waitin' so far behind

I want to go home,
I want to go home,
Oh Lord, I want to go home.

Sea of Heartbreak

2007-08-28T19:01:00.000-07:00

1961
Don Gibson

The lights in the harbor,
Don't shine for me.
I'm like a lost ship,
Adrift on the sea.

Sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress, so divine.
I wish you were mine again, my dear.
I am on this sea of tears
Sea of heartbreak.

How did I lose you?
Oh, where did I fail?
Why did you leave me,
Always to sail?

Sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress, so divine.
I wish you were mine again, my dear.
I am on this sea of tears
Sea of heartbreak

Oh, what I'd give to sail back to shore;
Back to your arms once more.

Oh, come to my rescue;
Come here to me .
Take me and keep me,
Away from the sea.

Sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress, so divine.
I wish you were mine again, my dear.
I am on this sea of tears
Sea of heartbreak
It's a sea of heartbreak.

DON'T LET ME CROSS OVER, Carl Bulter

2007-08-12T14:38:00.000-07:00

1962
Penny Jay

I'm tempted my darlin' to steal you away
Don't let me cross over, stay out of my way
'Cause you know that I love you and I'm not the stealin' kind
But I'm faced with heartache here at love's cheating line

Don't let me cross over love's cheating line
You belong to another and can never be mine
I know one step closer would be heaven divine
Don't let me cross over love's cheating line

I've tried to forget you but what else can I do
When your eyes keep saying that you want me too
And I know if I lose you not a dream will I have left
I don't want to cheat dear, but I can't help myself

Don't let me cross over love's cheating line
You belong to another and can never be mine
I know one step closer would be heaven divine
Don't let me cross over love's cheating line

Don't let me cross over love's cheating line

Pick Me Up on Your Way Down, Howard Harlan

2007-07-09T18:34:00.000-07:00

Written 1958
Album: ALL TIME FAVORITE COUNTRY SONGWRITER - 1965

You were mine for just a while now you're puttin' on the style
And you've never once looked back at your home across the track
You're the gossip of the town but my heart can still be found
Where you tossed it on the ground pick me up on your way down

Pick me up on your way down when you're blue and all alone
When their glamour starts to bore you come on back where you belong
You may be their pride and joy but they'll find another toy
Then they'll take away your crown pick me up on your way down

Now they've changed your attitude made you haughty and so rude
Your new friends can take the blame underneath you're still the same
When you'll find these things are true I'll be waiting here for you
As you tumble to the ground pick me up on your way down

Pick me up on your way down

It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' - JOHNNY TILLOTSON

2007-06-17T18:49:00.000-07:00

1962

Written by JOHNNY TILLOTSON
during the terminal illness of his father

I cry myself to sleep each night
Wishing I could hold you tight
Life seems so empty since you went away
The pillow where you'd lay your head
Now holds my lonely tears instead
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

It keeps right on a-hurtin' every minute of the day
Every hour you're away I feel so lonely
And I can't help it, I dont think I can go on
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

They say a man should never cry
But when I see you passing by
My heart breaks down and cries a million tears
You broke my heart and set me free
But you forgot your memory
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

Just Walk On By, Leroy Van Dyke

2007-06-12T15:53:00.000-07:00

1961

If I see you tomorrow on some street in town
Pardon me if I don't say 'Hello'
I belong to another, it wouldn't look so good
To know someone I'm not supposed to know

Just walk on by, wait on the corner
I love you but we're strangers when we meet
Just walk on by, wait on the corner
I love you but we're strangers when we meet

In a dimly lit corner in a place outside of town
Tonight we'll try to say 'Goodbye' again
But I know it's not over, I'll call tomorrow night
I can't let you go so why pretend?

Just walk on by, wait on the corner
I love you but we're strangers when we meet
Just walk on by, wait on the corner
I love you but we're strangers when we meet

I love you but we're strangers when we meet

Together Again, Buck Owens

2007-05-20T07:50:00.000-07:00

1965

Together again my tears have stopped falling
The long lonely nights are now at an end
The key to my heart you hold in your hand
And nothing else matters now we're together again

Together again the grey skies are gone
You're back in my arms now where you belong
The love that I knew is living again
And nothing else matters now we're together again
And nothing else matters now we're together again

The One on the Right Is on the Left, Johnny Cash

2007-05-16T16:08:00.000-07:00

1965
Writer: Jack Clement (modified for present day)

There once was a musical troupe
A picking singing folk group
They sang the mountain ballads
And the folk songs of our land

They were long on musical ability
Folks thought they would go far
But political incompatibility led to their downfall

Well, the one on the right was on the left
And the one in the middle was on the right
And the one on the left was in the middle
And the guy in the rear was a Methodist

This musical aggregation toured the entire nation
Singing the traditional ballads
And the folk songs of our land
They performed with great virtuosity
And soon they were the rage
But political animosity prevailed upon the stage

Well, the one on the right was on the left
And the one in the middle was on the right
And the one on the left was in the middle
And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license

Well the curtain had ascended
A hush fell on the crowd
As thousands there were gathered to hear The folk songs of our land
But they took their politics seriously
And that night at the concert hall
As the audience watched deliriously
They had a free-for-all

Well, the one on the right was on the bottom
And the one in the middle was on the top
And the one on the left got a broken arm
And the guy in the rear, said, 'Oh dear'

Now this should be a lesson if you plan to start a folk group
Don't go mixing politics with the folk songs of our land
Just work on harmony and diction
Play your banjo well
And if you have political convictions keep them to yourself

Now, the one on the left works in a hedge fund
And the one in the middle drives a truck
The one on the right an all-day talk radio deejay
And the guy in the rear got drafted

P.S. Modified the last part, somewhat...

1963, Five Hundred Miles Away From Home

2007-05-09T20:08:00.000-07:00

Bobby Bare

I'm five hundred miles away from home
Teardrops fell on mama's note when I read the things she wrote
She said we miss you son we love you come on home
Well I didn't have to pack I had it all right on my back
Now I'm five hundred miles away from home
Away from home away from home cold and tired and all alone
Yes I'm five hundred miles away from home

I know this is the same road I took the day I left home
But it sure looks different now
Well I guess I look different too cause time changes everything
I wonder what they'll say when they see their boy looking this way
Oh I wonder what they'll say when I get home
Can't remember when I ate it's just thumb and walk and wait
And I'm still five hundred miles away from home
If my luck had been just right I'd be with them all tonight
But I'm still five hundred miles away from home
Away from home away from home...

Gentle on My Mind, Glen Campbell

2007-04-28T04:15:00.000-07:00

Year: 1968
Wtiter: John Hartford
Theme: The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

It's knowing that your door is always open
And your path is free to walk
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
And it's knowing I'm not shackled
By forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that have dried upon some line
That keeps you in the back roads
By the rivers of my memory
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind

It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy
Planted on their columns now that bind me
Or something that somebody said because
They thought we fit together walking
It's just knowing that the world
Will not be cursing or forgiving
When I walk along some railroad track and find
That you're moving on the back roads
By the rivers of my memory
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind

Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines
And the junkyards and the highways come between us
And some other woman's crying to her mother
'cause she turned and I was gone
I still might run in silence
Tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me till I'm blind
But not to where I cannot see
You walking on the back roads
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind

I dip my cup of soup back from a gurgling crackling cauldron
In some train yard
My beard a rustling coal pile
And a dirty hat pulled low across my face
Through cupped hands round a tin can
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
That you're waiting from the back roads
By the rivers of my memory
Ever smiling, ever gentle on my mind

Other resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentle_On_My_Mind

Hello Walls, Faron Young, 1961

2007-04-04T17:55:00.000-07:00

Writer; Willie Nelson

Hello, walls -hello-hello
How" d things go for you today
Don't you miss her
Since she up and walked a way
And I'll bet you dread to spend
Another lonely night with me
Lonely walls
I'll keep you company.

Hello, window -hello-hello
Well I see that you're still here
Aren't you lonely
Since our darlin disappeared
Well, look here, is that a teardrop
In the corner of your pane

Now, don't you try
To tell me that it's rain.

She went away and left us all alone
The way she planned
Guess we'll have to learn to get along
Without her if we can;

Hello, ceiling -hello -hello
I'm gonna stare at you awhile
You know I can't sleep
So won't you bear with me awhile
We must all stick together or else
I'll lose my mind
I've got a feelin
She'll be gone a long, long time.

Skip a Rope, Henson Cargill - RIP, 1968

2007-03-28T20:47:00.000-07:00

Writers: Jack Moran - Glenn D. Tubb
Singer: Henson Cargill, Rest in Peace
February 5, 1941 - March 24, 2007

Skip a rope skip a rope
Oh listen to the children while they play
Now ain't it kinda funny what the children say
Skip a rope

Daddy hates mommy mommy hates dad
Last night you should've heard the fight they had
It gave little sister another bad dream
She woke us all up with a terrible scream

Skip a rope skip a rope

Cheat on your taxes don't be a fool
Now what was that they said about the golden rule
Never mind the rule just play to win
And hate your neighbor for the shade of his skin

Skip a rope skip a rope

Stab 'em in the back that's the name of the game
And mommy and daddy are who's to blame

Skip a rope skip a rope
Just listen to your children while they play
It's really not very funny what the children say
Skip a rope skip a rope
Skip a rope skip a rope

Del Reeves, Girl on the Billboard

2007-01-03T17:13:00.000-08:00

Del Reeves, Rest in Peace
January 1, 2007

1965
Doo da doo doo doo doo da doo doo doo

Who is the girl wearing nothing but a smile
And a towel in the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway
Rolling down the highway in my Jimmy hauling freight
From Chicago to St Louis Lord I see her every day
A double clutching weasel like me can hardly ever get a girl to look at him that way
Like the girl wearing nothing but a smile
And a towel in the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway

Well what a girl wearing nothing but a smile
And a towel in the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway
I bet it wouldn't take her very long to be gone
If someone would pull a dirty trick and take her hot pants away
I slow my Jimmy down to twenty that's how many wrecks I see there every day
Caused by the girl wearing nothing but a smile
And a towel in the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway

A doo da doo doo doo doo da doo doo doo

Doggone that girl wearing nothing but a smile
And a towel in the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway
Sleepy headed painter said the girl wasn't real better get the -kwee- on my way
On Route 66 from the billboard to Chicago
You'll find tiny pieces of my heart scattered every which a way
Shattered by the girl wearing nothing but a smile
And a towel in the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway

A doo da doo doo doo doo da doo doo doo dee da dee dee doo

I Don't Wanna Play House, Tammy Wynette

2006-11-13T16:55:00.000-08:00

Songwriters: Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton

- - -
Singer: Tammy Wynette
Grammy Award for Best Female
Country Vocal Performance 1968
- - -

Today I sat alone at the window
And I watched our little girl outside at play
With the little boy next door like so many times before
But something didn't seem quite right today

So I went outside to see what they were doing
And then the teardrops made my eyes grow dim
~Cause I heard him name a game and I hung my head in shame
When I heard our little girl say to him.

I don't wanna play house; I know it can't be fun
I've watched Mommy and Daddy
And if that's the way it's done
I don't wanna play house; It makes my Mommy cry
~Cause when she played house
My Daddy said good-bye.

I don't wanna play house; I know it can't be fun
I've watched Mommy and Daddy
And if that's the way it's done
I don't wanna play house; It makes my Mommy cry
~Cause when she played house
My Daddy said good-bye.

Phantom 309 - Red Sovine Ghost Driver

2006-10-08T16:49:00.000-07:00

The Spirit of Halloween
in Country Music

1967
Writer: Tommy Faile
by Red Sovine

I was out on the West Coast, trying to make a buck And things didn't work out, I was down on my luck Got tired a roaming and bumming around So I started thumbing back East, toward my home town.

Made a lot of miles, the first two days And I figured I'd be home in week, if my luck held out this way But, the third night I got stranded, way out of town At a cold, lonely crossroads, rain was pouring down.

I was hungry and freezing, done caught a chill When the lights of a big semi topped the hill Lord, I sure was glad to hear them air brakes come on And I climbed in that cab, where I knew it'd be warm.

At the wheel sit a big man, he weighed about two ten He stuck out his hand and said with a grin "Big Joe's the name", I told him mine And he said: "The name of my rig is Phantom 309."

I asked him why he called his rig such a name He said: "Son, this old Mack can put em all to shame There ain't a driver, or a rig, a running any line Ain't seen nothing but taillights from Phantom 309."

Well, we rode and talked the better part of the night When the lights of a truck stop came in sight He said: "I'm sorry son, this is as far as you go Cause, I gotta make a turn, just on up the road."

Well, he tossed me a dime as he pulled her in low And said: "Have yourself a cup on old Big Joe." When Joe and his rig roared out in the night In nothing flat, he was clean out of sight.

Well, I went inside and ordered me a cup Told the waiter Big Joe was setting me up ...you coulda heard a pin drop, it got deathly quiet And the waiter's face turned kinda white.

Well, did I say something wrong? I said with a halfway grin He said: "Naw, this happens every now and then Every driver in here knows Big Joe But son, let me tell you what happened about ten years ago.

At the crossroads tonight, where you flagged him down There was a bus load of kids, coming from town And they were right in the middle, when Big Joe topped the hill It could have been slaughter, but he turned his wheel.

Well, Joe lost control, went into a skid And gave his life to save that bunch a kids And there at that crossroads, was the end of the line For Big Joe and Phantom 309

But, every now and then, some hiker come by And like you, Big Joe'll give em a ride Here, have another cup and forget about the dime Keep it as a souvenir, from Big Joe and Phantom 309!"

Halloween Song - Ichabot Crane, Sleepy Hollow

2006-10-06T16:57:00.000-07:00

Singer- Jim Reeves

Note: A late 50s song dedicated to the
memory of Ichabot Crane. Thank you Mr. Reeves, RIP.

I'll tell you a story of a love and his flame
You've read about him he's Ichabot Crane.

He went a courting one night on his horse
And Sleepy Hollow they both had to cross
While riding and thinking about the girl he would wed
It was there that old Ichabot lost his head.

Across Sleepy Hollow a horseman did follow
And follow and follow poor Ichabot Crane
Don't want to end up like Ichabot Crane
Who lost his head and went up in the flame.

Sleepy Hollow I'm gonna evade
That was the mistake that poor Ichabot made
I'm a losing my head and starting to burn
Ain't any too smart but I'm willing to learn.

You can't talk me in to a staying out late
That was poor Ichabot's biggest mistake
Across Sleepy Hollow a horseman did follow
And follow and follow poor Ichabot Crane.

(Instrumental)

In the legend of Sleepy Hollow tis said
The horseman had a pumpkin for a head
My head may be sore and I may not be bright
Just one more little kiss and that's all for tonight.

I'm afraid that your kisses will drive me insane
And I'll end up like Ichabot Crane
I'm a heading right home and a jumping in bed
That's the best way I know to hang on to my head.

Across Sleepy Hollow your memory will follow
And follow and follow this Ichabot Crane..

Buck Owens, I've Got a Tiger by the Tail

2006-09-24T06:16:00.000-07:00

1966

I've Got A Tiger By The Tail, it's plain to see
I won't be much when you get thru with me.
Well, I'm a losing weight and a turning mighty pale.
Looks like I've Got A Tiger By The Tail.

Well, I thought the day I met you, you were meek as a lamb
Just the kind to fit my dreams and plans.
But now, the pace we're livin' takes the wind from my sails
And it looks like I've Got A Tiger By The Tail.

I've Got A Tiger By The Tail, it's plain to see
I won't be much when you get thru with me.
Well, I'm a losing weight and a turning mighty pale.
Looks like I've Got A Tiger By The Tail.

Well, every night you drag me where the bright lights are found
There ain't no way to slow you down
I'm as bout as helpless as a leaf in a gale;
And it looks like I've Got A Tiger By The Tail.

I've Got A Tiger By The Tail, it's plain to see
I won't be much when you get thru' with me.
Well, I'm a losing weight and a turnin' mighty pale.
Looks like I've Got A Tiger By The Tail.

Rocky Top, 1968

2006-08-11T16:18:00.000-07:00

Singers: The Osborne Brothers
Writers: Boudleaux and Felice Bryant

Note: Later in the 70s The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
did a cover.

Wish that I was on ol' Rocky Top
Down in the Tennessee hills
Aint' no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top
Ain't no telephone bills
Once I had a girl on Rocky Top
Half bear, other half cat
Wild as a mink,
but sweet as soda pop
I still dream about that.

Rocky Top you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ol' Rocky Top
Rocky Top Tennessee,
Rocky Top Tennessee

Once two strangers climbed ol' Rocky Top
Lookin' for a moonshine still
Strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top
Reckon they never will

Rocky Top you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ol' Rocky Top
Rocky Top Tennessee,
Rocky Top Tennessee

Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top
Dirt's too rocky by far
That's why all the folks on Rocky Top
Get their corn from a jar

Rocky Top you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ol' Rocky Top
Rocky Top Tennessee,
Rocky Top Tennessee

I've had years of cramped-up city life
Trapped like a duck in a pen
All I know is it's a pity life
Can't be simple again

Rocky Top you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ol' Rocky Top
Rocky Top Tennessee,
Rocky Top Tennessee

Crazy, 1962

2006-08-10T11:08:00.000-07:00

Written by Willie Nelson

Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely
I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue
I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted,
And then someday, you'd leave me for somebody new

Worry, why do I let myself worry?
Wondering, what in the world did I do?
Oh, crazy , for thinkin' that my love could hold you
I'm crazy for trying, and crazy for crying
And I'm crazy for loving you

Crazy, for thinking that my love could hold you
I'm crazy for trying, and crazy for crying
And I'm crazy for loving you

Flowers on the Wall, 1966, Statler Brothers

2006-07-30T21:43:00.000-07:00

I keep hearin' you're concerned about my happiness
But all that thought you're givin' me is conscience I guess
If I was walkin' in your shoes, I wouldn't worry none
While you & your friends are worried about me I'm havin' lots of fun

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do

Last night I dressed in tails, pretended I was on the town
As long as I can dream it's hard to slow this swinger down
So please don't give a thought to me, I'm really doin' fine
You can always find me here, I'm havin' quite a time

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do

It's good to see you, I must go, I know I look a fright
Anyway my eyes are not accustomed to this light
And my shoes are not accustomed to this hard concrete
So I must go back to my room and make my day complete

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do

Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do

Wichita Lineman, Glen Campbell, 1968

2006-06-26T18:12:00.000-07:00

Writer: Jimmy Webb

I am a lineman for the county
And I drive the main road
Searching in the sun for another overload
I hear you singing in the wires
I can hear you through the whine
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line

I know I need a small vacation
But it don't look like rain
And if it snows that that stretch down south
Won't ever stand the strain
And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line

And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line

Songfact

Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger?

2006-06-25T06:32:00.000-07:00

Charley Pride, 1967

Does my ring hurt your finger,
When you go out at night?

Does my ring hurt your finger,
When you go out at night?
When I bought it for you, darlin',
It seemed to be just right.
Should I take it to the jeweller,
So it won't fit so tight?
Does my ring hurt your finger
When you go out at night?

Did you enjoy yourself last night, dear?
How was the show?
You know that I don't mind it, when you go.
I understand some times we all need time alone,
But why do you always leave your ring at home?

Does my ring hurt your finger,
When your away from me?
I'm so proud when you wear it,
For all the world to see.
Should I take it to the jeweller,
So it won't fit so tight?
Does my ring hurt your finger
When you go out at night?

Does my ring hurt your finger
When you go out at night?

Funny How Time Slips Away, Billy Walker (RIP)

2006-06-18T06:16:00.000-07:00

Writer: Willie Nelson
1961 Tree Publishing, BMI

Well hello there my it's been a long long time
How am I doin' oh I guess that I'm doin' fine
It's been so long now and it seems that it was only yesterday
Gee ain't it funny how time slips away

How's your new love I hope that he's doin' fine
I heard you told him that you'd love him till the end of time
Now that's the same thing that you told me it seems like just the other day
Gee ain't it funny how time slips away

Gotta go now guess I'll see you around
Don't know when though never know when I'll be back in town
But remember what I tell you that in time you're gonna pay
And it's surprising how time slips away

Billy Walker, RIP, May 21, 2006

Ballad Of Jed Clampett, 1963

2006-05-13T17:29:00.000-07:00

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs

Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed
Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed
Then one day he was shooting for some food,
And up through the ground come a bubbling crude
-Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea-)

Well the first thing you know old Jed's a millionaire
Kin folk said Jed move away from there
Said California is the place you oughta be
So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly
-Hills that is, swimming pools, movie stars-)

Well now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin
They would like to thank you folks for kindly dropping in
You're all invited back again to this locality
To have a heaping helping of their hospitality
-Beverly Hillbillies, that's what they call 'em now,
Nice folks Y'all come back now, ya hear?-)

I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven 1961

2006-05-10T19:32:00.000-07:00

Singer: Tex Ritter
Sage and Sand Music Publication SESAC, Eddie Dean-Hal Sothern
1961

I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
--Oh what a beautiful sight--}

Narration:
Last night I dreamed I went to hillbilly heaven. And you know who greeted
me at the gate? The ole cowboy-philosopher himself, Will Rogers. He said
to me, he said

Tex, the Big Boss of the riders up here has asked me to
kinda show you around. Now, over yonder are a couple of your ole
compadres.
My, was I glad to see them, Carson Robison and the
Mississippi blue yodeler Jimmie Rodgers.

Singing:
I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
--Oh what a beautiful sight--}

Narration:
He introduced me to Wiley Post, and he showed me the Hall of Fame with
all the gold guitars and fiddles hanging on the walls. Then he said,

Tex, step over this way, there are two more of your friends I know
you'll want to see, they're waiting for you." There they were standing
side by side and smiling at me--Hank Williams and Johnny Horton.

Singing:
I met all the stars in hillbilly heaven
--Oh what a star-studded night--}

Narration:
Then I asked him who else do you expect in the next, uh, say a hundred
years? He handed me a large book covered with star dust. Will called it
the Big Tally Book. In it were many names and each name was branded in
pure gold. I began to read some of them as I turned the pages: Red Foley,
Ernest Tubb, Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, Eddy Arnold, Tennessee Ernie, Jimmy
Dean, Andy Griffith, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter
--What?--)
Tex Ritter? Oh, well, that's when I woke up, and I'm sorry I did, because

Singing:
I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
--Oh what a beautiful sight--}

Waltz Across Texas, Ernest Tubb, 1965

2006-04-19T15:07:00.000-07:00

When we dance together, my world's in disguise
It's a fairy land tale that's come true
And when you look at me with those stars in your eyes
I could waltz across Texas with you

Waltz across Texas with you in my arms
Waltz across Texas with you
Like a storybook ending, I'm lost in your charms
And I could waltz across Texas with you

My heartaches and troubles are just up and gone
The moment that you come in view
And with your hand in mine, dear, I could dance all night long
I could waltz across Texas with you

Waltz across Texas with you in my arms
Waltz across Texas with you
Like a storybook ending, I'm lost in your charms
And I could waltz across Texas with you

Big Iron, Marty Robbins, 1960

2006-04-17T20:12:00.000-07:00

To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
Hardly spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to say
No one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slip
for the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip

It was early in the morning when he rode into the town
He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around
He's an outlaw loose and running came the whisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip
big iron on his hip

In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
He was vicious and a killer though a youth of twenty four
And the notches on his pistol numbered one an nineteen more
One and nineteen more

Now the stranger started talking made it plain to folks around
Was an Arizona ranger wouldn't be too long in town
He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red
After Texas Red

Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red
But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead
Twenty men had tried to take him twenty men had made a slip
Twenty one would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip

The morning passed so quickly it was time for them to meet
It was twenty past eleven when they walked out in the street
Folks were watching from the windows every-body held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death
About to meet his death

There was forty feet between them when they stopped to make their play
And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
Texas Red had not cleared leather fore a bullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip

It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round
There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground
Oh he might have went on living but he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip

Big iron Big iron

When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip

Together Again, Buck Owens, 1964

2006-03-25T17:27:00.000-08:00

Together again
My tears have stopped falling
The long lonely nights
Are now at an end

The key to my heart
You hold in your hand
And nothing else matters
We're together again

Together again
The gray skies are gone
You're back in my arms
Now where you belong

The love that I knew
Is living again
And nothing else matters
We're together again

And nothing else matters
We're together again

Buck Owens, Rest in Peace (RIP)
August 12, 1929 - March 25, 2006

Branded Man, Merle Haggard, 1967

2006-01-28T16:17:00.000-08:00

Merle Haggard
1967 Tree Publishing BMI
Capitol ST-2789

I'd like to hold my head up
and be proud of who I am
but they won't let my secret go untold.
I paid the debt I owed them
but they're still not satisfied
now I'm a branded man out in the cold.

When they let me out of prison
I held my head up high
Determined I would rise above the shame.
But no matter where I'm living
the black mark follows me.
I'm branded with a number on my name.

I'd like to hold my head up
and be proud of who I am
but they won't let my secret go untold.
I payed the debt them
but they're still not satisfied
now I'm a branded man out in the cold.

If I live to be a hundred
I guess I'll never clear my name
cause everybody knows I've been in jail.
No matter where I'm living
I've got to tell them where I've been
or they'll send me back to prison if I fail.

I'd like to hold my head up
and be proud of who I am
but they won't let my secret go untold.
I paid the debt I owed them
but they're still not satisfied
Now I'm a branded man out in the cold.

Statue Of a Fool, Jack Greene, 1969

2006-01-08T07:16:00.000-08:00

Somewhere there should be for all the world to see
A statue of a fool made of stone
An image of a man who let love slip through his hands
And then just let him stand there all alone

And there on his face a gold tear should be placed
To honor the million tears he's cried
And the hurt in his eyes would show so everyone would know
Concealed is a broken heart inside

So build a statue and oh build it high so that all can see
Then inscribe the World's Greatest Fool and name it after me

writer: Jan Crutchfield
copyright 1962 Sure Fire Music - BMI

Once a Day, Connie Smith, 1965

2005-12-11T09:05:00.000-08:00

When you found somebody new I thought I never would
Forget you for I thought then I never could
But time has taken all the pains away until now I'm down to hurtin' once a day
Once a day all day long and once a night from dusk till dawn
The only time I wish you weren't gone is once a day every day all day long

I'm so glad that I'm not like a girl I knew one time
She lost the one she loved then slowly lost her mind
She sat around and cried her life away lucky me I'm only crying once a day
Once a day all day long...
Once a day every day all day long

The Tip of My Fingers, Roy Clark, 1963

2005-07-21T18:01:00.000-07:00

I reached out my arms and I touched you,
With soft words I whispered your name,
I held you right on the tips of my fingers,
But that was as close as I came,

My eyes had a vision of sweet lips,
Yielding beneath my command,
I had your love on the tips of my fingers,
But I let it slip right through my hands,
but I let it slip right through my hands,

Somebody took you when I wasn't looking,
And I should have known right from the start,
It's a long, long way from the tips of my fingers,
To the love hidden deep in your heart,
To the love hidden deep in your heart.

Don't Take Your Love to Town, Kenny Rogers

2005-05-13T21:55:00.000-07:00

(1968)
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair,
Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere?
The shadows on the wall tell me the sun is going down,
Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town.

It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war,
But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore,
And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be,
Oh Ruby, I still need some company.

It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed,
And the wants and needs of a woman your age really I realize,
But it won't be long, I've heard them say, until I'm not around,
Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town.

She's leaving now cause I just heard the slamming of the door,
The way I know I heard its slams one hundred times before,
And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground,
Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town.

Oh Ruby, for God's sake, turn around

Please Help Me, I'm Falling, Hank Locklin

2005-05-10T20:35:00.000-07:00

Please help me I'm falling in love with you
Close the door to temptation don't let me walk thru
For I should't want you
But darling I do
Please help me I'm falling in love with you
Please help me falling and that would be sin
Close the door to temptation don't let me walk in
Turn away from me darling
I'm begging you true
Please help me I'm falling in love with you

Here's Hank a decade later, in the 70s.

P.S. Got this from the Cohen collection that was on Ebay.

Orange Blossom Special, Johnny Cash

2005-04-29T19:14:00.000-07:00

(1965)
Look a-yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
Hey, look a-yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
It's the Orange Blossom Special
Bringin' my baby back

Well, I'm going down to Florida
And get some sand in my shoes
Or maybe Californy
And get some sand in my shoes
I'll ride that Orange Blossom Special
And lose these New York blues

"Say man, when you going back to Florida?"
"When am I goin' back to Florida?
I don't know, don't reckon I ever will."
"Ain't you worried about getting your nourishment in New York?"
"Well, I don't care if I do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die"

Hey talk about a-ramblin'
She's the fastest train on the line
Talk about a-travellin'
She's the fastest train on the line
It's that Orange Blossom Special
Rollin' down the seaboard line

Mama Tried, Merle Haggard, 1968

2005-04-24T16:16:00.000-07:00

First thing I remember knowing was that lonesome whistle blowing
And a young man's dream of growing up to ride
On a freight train leaving town, not knowing where I'm bound
No-one could change my mind but mama tried

One and only railroad child, from a family meek and mild
Mama seemed to know what lay in store
In spite of all my Sunday learning towards the bad I kept on turning
Mama couldn't hold me any more

And I turned twenty one in prison doing life without parole
No-one could steer me right but mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading I denied
That leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried

Dear old daddy, rest his soul, left my mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Working hours without rest, wanted me to have the best
She tried to raise me right but I refused

And I turned twenty one in prison doing life without parole
No-one could steer me right but mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading I denied
That leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried

Pop a Top, Jim Ed Brown

2005-04-02T18:47:00.000-08:00

(1967)

Pop a top again I've just got time for one more round
Set 'em up my friend then I'll be gone and you can let some other fool sit down

I'd like for you to listen to a joke I heard today
From a woman who said she was through and calmly walked away
I tried to smile and did awhile but it felt so out of place
Did you ever hear of a clown with teardrops streaming down his face

Pop a top again I think I'll have another round
Another one my friend then I'll be gone and you can let some other fool sit down

All to me is misery and here I'm wasting time
Cause a row of fools on a row of stools is not what's on my mind
But then you see her leaving me is not what I prefer
So it's either here a drinking beer or home remembering her
Pop a top again...

The Gold Rush is Over, Hank Snow

2005-03-27T16:25:00.000-08:00

Oh! the gold rush is over so honey bye bye
Stake out your claim now on some other guy
I've wined you and dined you 'til my money is gone
But the gold rush is over and the bum's rush is on

Now when I had the money honey, things were just fine
You spent my money like I was a mine
But now you mistreat me 'cause my money is gone
So gold-diggin' Mama, you can start moving' on

You shoveled out the sweet talk when the pay dirt was big
Now all you shovel out is just a dirty dig
Well, stop digging honey 'cause you're wasting your time
This old gravy train is at the end of the line

Oh! the gold rush is over so honey bye bye
Stake out your claim now on some other guy
I've wined you and dined you 'til my money is gone
But the gold rush is over and the bum's rush is on

You've been out prospecting all around on the side
But this old mule now, has had his last ride
So start walkin' woman 'cause your grubstake is gone
The gold rush is over and the bum's rush is on

Oh! the gold rush is over so honey bye bye
Stake out your claim now on some other guy
I've wined you and dined you 'til my money is gone
But the gold rush is over and the bum's rush is on

May the bird of paradise fly up your nose

2005-03-21T22:21:00.000-08:00

Little Jimmy Dickens (1965)

One fine day as I was a-walkin' down the street
Spied a beggar man with rags upon his feet
Took a penny from my pocket
In his tin cup I did drop it
I heard him say as I made my retreat

"May the bird of paradise fly up your nose"
"May an elephant caress you with his toes"
"May your wife be plagued with runners in her hose"
"May the bird of paradise fly up your nose"

The laundry man is really on his toes
Found a hundred-dollar bill among my clothes
When he called me I came a-runnin'
Gave him back his dime for phonin'
I heard him sayin' as I turned to go

"May the bird of paradise fly up your nose"
"May an elephant caress you with his toes"
"May your wife be plagued with runners in her hose"
"May the bird of paradise fly up your nose"

I was way behind one day to catch the train
Taxi driver said "We'll make it just the same"
The speed cop made it with us
And as he wrote out the ticket
I stood by politely a-waitin' for my change

"May the bird of paradise fly up your nose"
"May an elephant caress you with his toes"
"May your wife be plagued with runners in her hose"
"May the bird of paradise fly up your nose"

From a Jack to a King, Ned Miller

2005-03-20T22:20:00.000-08:00

(1963)

From a Jack to a King.
From loneliness to a wedding ring
I played a Ace and I won a Queen
And walked away with your heart

From a Jack to a King.
With no regrets, I stacked the cards last night
And Lady Luck played her hand just right
You made me King of your heart

For just a little while, I thought that I might lose again
Then just in time, I saw the twinkle in your eye

From a Jack to a King
From loneliness to a wedding ring
I played a Ace and I won a Queen
You made me King of your heart

For just a little while, I thought that I might lose again
Then just in time, I saw the twinkle in your eye

From a Jack to a King.
From loneliness to a wedding ring
I played a Ace and I won a Queen
You made me King of your heart

I'm Sorry, Brenda Lee

2005-03-15T17:27:00.000-08:00

I'm sorry, so sorry
That I was such a fool
I didn't know
Love could be so cruel

You tell me mistakes
Are part of being young
But that don't right
The wrong that's been done

I'm sorry, So sorry
Please accept my apology
But love is blind
And I was to blind to see

You tell me mistakes
Are part of being young
But that don't right
The wrong that's been done

I'm sorry, so sorry
Please accept my apology
But love was blind
And I was too blind to see

Saginaw, Michigan Lefty Frizzell

2005-03-15T17:15:00.000-08:00

I was born in Saginaw, Michigan.
I grew up in a house on Saginaw Bay.
My dad was a poor hard working Saginaw fisherman
Too many times he came home with too little pay

I loved a girl in Saginaw, Michigan
The daughter of a wealthy, wealthy man
But he called me "That son of a Saginaw fisherman."
And not good enough to claim his daughter's hand

Now I'm up here in Alaska looking around for gold
Like a crazy fool I'm a digging in this frozen ground, so cold
But with each new day I pray I'll strike it rich and then
I'll go back home and claim my love in Saginaw, Michigan

I wrote my love in Saginaw, Michigan
I said "Honey, I'm a coming home, please wait for me"
And you can tell your dad, I'm coming back a richer man
I've hit the biggest strike in Klondyke history."

Her dad met me in Saginaw, Michigan.
He gave me a great big party with champagne.
Then he said "Son, you're wise, young ambitious man.
Will you sell your father-in-law your Klondyke claim?"

Now he's up there in Alaska digging in the cold, cold ground.
The greedy fool is a looking for the gold I never found.
It serves him right and no-one here is missing him.
Least of all the newly-weds of Saginaw, Michigan.

We're the happiest man and wife in Saginaw, Michigan.
He's ashamed to show his face in Saginaw, Michigan.

I Fall to Pieces, Patsy Cline

2005-03-14T19:38:00.000-08:00

I fall to pieces,
Each time I see you again.
I fall to pieces.
How can I be just your friend?

You want me to act like we've never kissed.
You want me to forget, pretend we've never met.
And I've tried and I've tried, but I haven't yet.
You walk by and I fall to pieces.

I fall to pieces,
Each time someone speaks your name.
I fall to pieces.
Time only adds to the flame.

You tell me to find someone else to love,
Someone who'll love me too, the way you used to do.
But each time I go out with some one new,
You walk by and I fall to pieces.

You walk by and I fall to pieces.

Still, as sung by Bill Anderson (1963)

2005-03-13T14:09:00.000-08:00

{Still} though you broke my heart
{Still} though we're far apart
I love you still
{Still} after all this time
{Still} you're still on my mind
I love you still

I've lost count of the hours
and I've lost track of the days
In fact, I've lost just about everything
Since you went away
Everything, that is, except the memories you left me
And that's one thing that no one can marr

I don't know who you're with
I don't even know where you've gone
My only hope is that some day you might hear this song
And you'll know that I wrote it especially for you
And I love you, wherever you are

{Still} after all this time
{Still} you're still on my mind
I love you still

This flame in my heart is like an eternal fire
For every day it burns hotter
And every day it burns higher
And I haven't been able to put out one little flicker
Not even with all of these tears

My friends think I'm crazy and maybe I am
But I'll carry this torch just as long as I can
for some day, you might just decide to come home
and I want you to know
I'm still here

{Still} though you broke my heart
{Still} though we're far apart
I love you still

Country Music Top Hits from the 1960s

2005-03-13T14:05:00.000-08:00

This blog will have the lyrics of
the country music songs from the 1960s