LYRICS
MOANIN’ OF THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN
by Butch Hancock
Sweetheart, your heart is loaded down
with useless burdens and bones…
I can tell by the tear stains on the letter
you wrote me from the twilight zone…
You ask if I miss you… yes, of course I miss you…
I miss you every night or two…
When I hear the Moaning of the Midnight Train
it reminds me so much of you.
Wandering all alone down the road to roam…
Wondering ‘bout the seeds you sowed…
A rock is a rock… a hard place is a hard place…
but a road is a road is a road…
You trash it out and clean it up and almost get it right
about the time you’re finished and through…
When I hear the Moaning of the Midnight Train
it reminds me so much of you.
One day it’s not enough… One day it’s too much…
One day it’s just a little bit of each…
One day you’re face to face and you don’t even touch…
You walk away when it’s well within your reach…
With that wall all around you, it was me you let in…
You said nobody but nobody would do…
When I hear the Moaning of the Midnight Train,
it reminds me so much of you.
Scratching out a living… Scratching the surface…
It’s just the tip of the iceberg, Kid…
The last place you look is where you’re gonna find it…
and you don’t even know what it is that’s hid…
But don’t feel so sad… you’re not doing so bad…
I mean… you got this far without a clue…
When I hear the Moaning of the Midnight Train,
it reminds me so much of you.
2. Long Time Gone
by Frank Hartford and Tex Ritter
You cheated me and left me lonely
I tried to be your very own
There'll be a day you'll want me only
But when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
You're gonna be sad, you're gonna be weepin'
You're gonna be blue and all alone
You'll regret the day you seen me weepin'
'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
You'll see my face through tears and sorrow
You'll miss the love you called your own
Baby, there'll be no tomorrow
'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Frank Harford / Tex Ritter
Long Time Gone lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
3. SNOWIN’ON RATON
by Townes Van Zandt
When the wind don't blow in amarillo
And the moon along the gunnison don't rise
Shall I cast my dreams upon your love, babe
And lie beneath the laughter of your eyes
It's snowin' on raton
Come morning I'll be through them hills and gone
Mother thinks the road is long and lonely
Little brother thinks the road is straight and fine
Little darling thinks the road is soft and lovely
I'm thankful that old road is a friend of mine
Bid the years good-bye you cannot still them
You cannot turn the circles of the sun
You cannot count the miles until you feel them
And you cannot hold a lover that is gone
Tomorrow the mountains will be sleeping
Silently the blanket green and blue
All that I shall hear the silence they are keeping
I'll bring all their promises to you
4. SHE SMILES LIKE A RIVER
by Leon Russell
Well she smiles just like a river
Rolling softly to the sea.
When she blows away my problems
She helps to take, take a little weight off me.
When she's happy, I'm in heaven.
If she's down, she'll never say.
'Cause she knows I'm treading water.
Guess she feels I'm better off that way.
But when sadness overcomes me; I'm blinded by the night,
She takes my hand and leads me to the light.
And she wisphers in the morning; she knows the words to say
To keep me looking forward to the new day.
So I try just to be her lover
And I hope she understands
When I hurt her or make her crazy
That I'm just an ordinary man.
Yeah she smiles just like a river
Flowing softly to the sea.
When she blows away my problems
She helps to take a little weight off me.
5. LOVE OH LOVE PLEASE COME HOME
Leon Jackson
As you read this letter that I write to you
Sweetheart I hope you understand
That you're the only love I knew
Please forgive me if you can
Sweetheart I beg you to come home tonight
I'm so blue and all alone
I promise that I'll treat you right
Love, oh love oh please come home
That old wind is cold and slowly creeping 'round
And the fire is burning low
The snow has covered up the ground
Your baby's hungry sick and cold
6. "Give My Love To Rose”
by Johnny Cash
I found him by the railroad track this morning
I could see that he was nearly dead
I knelt down beside him and I listened
Just to hear the words the dying fellow said
He said they let me out of prison down in Frisco
For ten long years I've paid for what I've done
I was trying to get back to Louisiana
To see my Rose and get to know my son
Chorus:
Give my love to Rose please won't you mister
Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes
Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of him
And don't forget to give my love to Rose
Tell them I said thanks for waiting for me
Tell my boy to help his mom at home
Tell my Rose to try to find another
For it ain't right that she should live alone
Mister here's a bag with all my money
It won't last them long the way it goes
God bless you for finding me this morning
And don't forget to give my love to Rose
Chorus:
Give my love to Rose please won't you mister
Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes
Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of him
And don't forget to give my love to Rose
7. TREASURE OF LOVE
by George Jones
[Verse 1]
I've got a pocket full of pennies
The heart full of gold
Though my troubles are many
I have treasures untold
And the shack that I live in
Is a palace to me
For the treasure of love
The treasure of love, you gave to me
[Verse 2]
In this world there are riches
That money can't buy
Like the treasure of true love
A love that won't die
So why should I worry
What tomorrow will bring
For the treasure of love
The treasure of love, makes me a king
[Verse 3]
Though my clothes are all tattered
And I've seen better days
Know it really don't matter
For I'm rich in other way
Yes, my pockets are empty
But still wealthy, I'll be
With the treasure of love
The treasure of love, you gave to me
8. SATIN SHOES
by Joe Ely
If your headed down to the river
Be sure to catchup on the news
You know they open up all the floodgates
When Hanna wears them satin shoes
Tell me Hanna,
Where’d you get them satin shoes?
Tell me Hanna
Where’d you get them satin shoes?
When I see miss Hanna coming
I start talking like a fool
Sweatin’ like a preacher
walking like a mule
Tell me Hanna,
Where’d you get them satin shoes?
Tell me Hanna
Where’d you get them satin shoes?
Well her Momma she done warn me
Her Papa warned me too
“Son, watch out for Hanna
When she wears them satin shoes”
Tell me Hanna,
Where’d you get them satin shoes?
Tell me Hanna
Where’d you get them satin shoes?
There ain’t no use pretending
You know you gonna lose
The odds they just ain’t even
When Hanna wears them satin shoes
Tell me Hanna,
Where’d you get them satin shoes?
Tell me Hanna
Where’d you get them satin shoes?
The sheriff’s got his lights on
He says she’s messing’ with the peace
Them shoes has got the blood hounds
chasing the police
Tell me Hanna,
Where’d you get them satin shoes?
Tell me Hanna
Where’d you get them satin shoes?
Tell me Hanna,
Where’d you get them satin shoes?
Tell me Hanna……
9. The Ballad Of Honest Sam
Paul Siebel
There never was a bad man in the movies
Who could lie and cheat like Honest Sam.
In the card room down at Louie's
He takes the pay from the working man.
Chorus:
Lay your cards upon the table,
And everybody show their hand.
Foiled again you sad-eyed losers,
Foiled again by Honest Sam.
Once, there came a simple stranger.
He caught Sam cheatin' and words was said.
Sam just winked at Joe the Strangler,
Joe, he shot that stranger dead.
Chorus
Now Honest Sam lives in a mansion,
And he sails his ships out on the sea.
And if the Devil's paid his ransom,
Well I guess he'd pay for you and me.
Chorus
10. Mama Does The Kangaroo
by Butch Hancock
Everybody dancin' on a Saturday night
Mama and Papa got it down so tight
They do a slow dance
They do a fast one too
Papa does the monkey
Mama does the kangaroo
Mama and Papa practice everything they preach
They took little baby sister right down to the beach
They took the whole fam-damn-ily on down to the zoo
That's where Papa does the monkey
And Mama does the kangaroo
CHORUS
Papa does the monkey
Mama does too
But when Papa does the monkey
Mama does the kangaroo
You want to do the monkey
Get out on a limb
Tickle your ribs till your eyes grow dim
That will be the monkey
And it'll feel good too
Papa does the monkey
Mama does the kangaroo
And if you want to do the kangaroo
Don't be a chump
Get a little runnin' start
And jump, jump, jump
Keep a'jumpin'
Till the music's through
That'll be the monkey
And that'll be the kangaroo
CHORUS
Papa does the monkey
Mama does too
But when Papa does the monkey
Mama does the kangaroo
I saw the rhino reekin' havoc on the floor
He danced with everybody
Everybody wanted more
I saw the giraffe drinkin' a long-neck brew
I saw Papa do the monkey
And Mama do the kangaroo
CHORUS
Papa does the monkey
Mama does too
But when Papa does the monkey
Mama does the kangaroo
11. SHE BELONGS TO ME
By Bob Dylan
She's got everything she needs, she's an artist
She don't look back
She's got everything she needs, she's an artist
She don't look back
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
And paint the daytime black
You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees
You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees
But you will wind up peeking through her keyhole
Down upon your knees
She never stumbles, she's got no place to fall
She never stumbles, she's got no place to fall
She's nobody's child, the law can't touch her at all
She wears an Egyptian ring, it sparkles before she speaks
She wears an Egyptian ring, it sparkles before she speaks
She's a hypnotist collector, you are a walking antique
Bow down to her on Sunday
Salute her when her birthday comes
Bow down to her on Sunday
Salute her when her birthday comes
For Halloween, buy her a trumpet
And for Christmas, get her a drum
12. I Don't Blame You
Written by Ernest Tubb and Jim Scott
C F
I have been a wayward lover and I'm sorry
G7 C
For I know that you have been so sweet to me
F
All the bad things I have done now come to haunt me
G7 C
Every moment some mistake I seem to see
F
I don't blame you now that you have turned me down
G7 C
Now that I have full possession of my mind
F
I have cheated on you every where and how
G7 C
I don't blame you for I know I'm wrong this time
F
There’s an aching in my heart that seems so heavy
G7 C
And a yearning for your love is in my soul
F
I can see the happy days we had together
G7 C
Now that I have made my future dark and cold
F
I don't blame you now that you have turned me down
G7 C
Now that I have full possession of my mind
F
I have cheated on you every where and how
G7 C
I don't blame you for I know I'm wrong this time
13. MOBILE BLUES
Mickey Newbury
Headed south to work a pipeline
Make some cash while in the meantime
Baby jumped a bird and flew away
Lordy, Lordy, my, my mind's achin'
Drunk and down and out and makin' time
With anything that comes my way
Staggered to the Greyhound station
L.A. ma'am my destination
Put me on that dog take me away
Mobile blue Lord, I can't make it
Got me down Lord, I can't take it
Here in Alabama for one more day
Lord I called a friend in Frisco Lord
He said baby's in L.A
Here I am in Alabama and two thousand miles away
Lord I got them mobile blues today
Aw I left her back in Frisco, Lord
She begged me not to go
I know somebody must have told her
That I travel and I lie
14. RAMBLIN MAN
by Butch Hancock
Well I'm your Ramblin' Man and I can lift your latch
I could stay here, Mama, but I got me some trains to catch.
When that cold north wind stops blowing
I'll still be walking the line
You ever see me laughing little lady,
I'm laughing just to keep from crying
I'm your Ramblin' Man and some Christmas time
Won't you hang my holy socks on a midnight line.
Well that mountainside's just gonna sit there
That river's gonna rush on by.
But don't ask me to hang around
I couldn't stay here if I tried
I'm your Ramblin' Man and I can go where I choose
And if you sing me a song, Mama, make it a midnight blues.
Well don't that moon look beautiful, Baby,
Climbing up through the sky?
Well it looks like I'm gonna chase that moon
Mama, 'til the day I die
I'm your Ramblin' Man and there ain't no doubt
I'm gonna hang out late, Mama, with the midnight crowd
Where the silver starlight glistens
On the green mossy banks of time
I'm gonna spend my long nights listening
And looking for a star that's mine
I'm your Ramblin' Man, and 'til I come home
Won't you hang my midnight mail on a rolling stone
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Butch Hancock
Ramblin' Man lyrics © BMG Rights Management
15. SITTIN ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Songwriters: Walter Vinson / Lonnie Chatmon
Was in the spring
One sunny day
My sweetheart left me
Lord, she went away
And now she's gone
And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
She called me up
From down in Al Paso
She said "Come back, daddy
Ooh, I need you so"
And now she's gone
And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
If you don't like my peaches
Don't you shake my tree
'N Get out of my orchard
Let my peaches be
And now she's gone
And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
And don't you come here runnin'
Holding out your hand
I'm gonna get me a woman
Like you got your man
And now she's gone
And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
'T Was in the spring
One sunny day
My sweetheart left me
Lord, she went away
And now she's gone
And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world