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Lyrics
1.
TEXAS 1947
(Guy Clark)
« © '75 World Song Publishing, ASCAP »
Bein' six years old I had seen some trains before
So it's hard to figure out what I'm at the depot for
Things're big and black and smokin' steam screamin' at the wheels
Bigger'n anything there is last that's the way she feels
Trains're big and black and smokin' louder'n July 4th
But everybody's actin' like this might be something more
Than just pickin' up the mail or the soldiers from the war
Somethin' even old man Wileman's never seen before
And it's late afternoon on a hot Texas day
Somethin' strange was goin' on and we's all in the way
There are 50 or 60 people just sittin' on their cars
And the ole men left their domioes and come down from the bars
And everybody's checkin' old Jack Kittrell checks his watch
And us kids put our ears to the rails to hear 'em pop
So we already knowed it when they finally said train time
You'd've thought that Judgement Day was rollin' down the line
Cause things got real quiet and mama jerked me back
But not vbefore I get the chance to lay a nickel on the track
Look out here she comes she's comin' look out there she goes she's gone
Screamin' straight through Texas like a mad dog cyclone
Big and red and silver she don't lay no smoke
She's a fast rollin' streamline come to show the folks
I said look out here she comes she's comin' look out there she goes she's gone
Screamin' straight through Texas like a mad dog cyclone
[ guitar ]
Lord she never even stopped
She left 50 or 60 people still sittin' on their cars
Wonderin' what it's comin' to and how it got this far
And me I got a nickel smashed flatter than a dime
By a mad dog runaway red silver streamline train
Look out here she comes...
Look out here she comes...
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2.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT PLANNED TONIGHT DIANA
(Dave Kirby)
« © '75 Tree Publishing, BMI »
It all started in 1929 me and Diana had gone to Alaska
To homestead some of that free government land
Forty miles from the nearest gravel road we cut our life in the ponderosa pines
We sweated hard to beat the winter snow
But the cabin's up and we've got lots of times
What have you got planned tonight Diana would you consider laying in my arms
I love you more than ever now Diana I'm sure you're the reason I was born
Jim was born the first year we were here look at him Diana he's almost grown
And the baby's in the cradle fast asleep just think in no time they'll be up and
gone
What have you got planned...
Well time sure does fly by doesn't it Diana
It's been almost two years now since you've been gone
Think children grew up so fast
But I guess they deserve to see the world now don't they
But you know Diana remembering how you loved me
And how much I love you I don't feel so alone
What have you got planned...
What have you got planned...
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3.
LOOK AT THEM BEANS
(Joe Tex)
« © '75 Tree Publishing, BMI / Fort Knox Music, BMI / Trio
Music, BMI »
This time last year there sure was a lot of sad faces around this old house
Our papa died without fullfillin' his life's dream
Of producing one of the best crops in Grimes County
Though papa died with that dream still in his head
A desire in his heart a promise on his lips callusess on both hands
And two dollars in his pocket
Papa didn't live long enough to see his dreams come true
So he died from too much work broken spirit I guess
But I promised our mama that if it was a last thing he'd ever do
He'd live long enough to see just one good crop come through
But you see we can't plan on things without first talking to God
Because we don't know his plans and if we don't include him my friends
The way can get mighty hard
They say that everytime a good and righteous person
Is buried in God's good earth it's just fortilizer for the soil
And I guess there must be some truth to that whether we believe it or not
I just wish that papa was here right now
So that he could see this good crop that we fin'ly got
Hey look at that beans and look at that corn
And I bet them watermelons must be three feet long
Man look at them tomatoes and look at them peas
Well I know if papa was here right now he'd sure be pleased
[ fiddle ]
And papa would sure be proud of his children too
My brother's famous now got his own show on the road
Traveling in customized bus imported from Europe
That boy always did love music and he loves to travel
I got a sister that's got a good job in a beauty shop
Making money making other people look good
Ain't nobody here at a house now but me and mama
And mama she's gettin' weaker and she's gettin' older every day
And she talks softly about joinin' papa in his heavenly home
But that woman sure did love that man
She worked beside papa for forty some odd years
Tryin' to produce a good crop and never could grow a single bean
But I just wish that papa was here right now to see this good crop that we
fin'ly got
Man look at that beans...
And papa if you can hear me look at them beans
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4.
NO CHARGE
(Harlan Howard)
« © '73 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Our little boy came up to his mama in the kitchen this evening
While she was fixing supper
And he handed her a piece of paper he'd been writin' on
And after wipin' her hands on her apron she read it and this is what it said
For mowing the yard 5 dollars for making my own bed this week 1 dollar
For going to the store 50 cents for playing with my little brother
While you went shopping 25 cents for taking out the trash 1 dollar
For getting a good report card 5 dollars and for raking the yard 2 dollars
Total amount owed 14 dollars and 75 cents
Well as mama lokked at him standing there expectanly
And I could see the memories flashing through her mind
And so she picked up the pen and turning the paper over
This is what she wrote and I read it to him
For the nine months she carried you growing inside her no charge
For the nights we sat up with you
Doctoring you praying for you no charge for the time and the tears
That you've caused through the years there's no charge
When you added all up the full cost of our love is no charge
For the nights filled with dread and the worries ahead no charge
For advice and for knowledge and the cost of your college no charge
For the toys food and clothes and for wiping your nose there's no charge
When you added all up the full cost of our love is no charge
Well when I finished readin' he had big tears in his eyes
And he looked up at his mother and he said mama I sure do love you
Then he took the pen and in great big letter he wrote Paid In Full
When you added all up the full cost of our love is no charge
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5.
I HARDLY EVER SING BEER DRINKING SONGS
(Johnny Cash)
« © '75 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs
And when they play them cheatin' tunes I never sing along
I never ever sing the blues I've forgotten born to lose
And I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs
I hardly ever walk the floor and cry
And I don't think I've ever said I feel like I could die
I don't ever lay awake I never think my heart will break
I hardly ever walk the floor and cry
I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs
I can't put much feeling in saying love is all gone wrong
I don't lose no sleep at night cause things with you are going right
And I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs
[ piano ]
I never call your name out in my sleep
You never make me worry and you never make me weep
I never wonder if you're true I spend a night curled up with you
And I never call your name out in my sleep
I hardly ever sing beer...
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6.
DOWN THE ROAD I GO
(Don Williams)
« © '73 Regent Music, BMI / Edmark Music, BMI »
I guess there's not much I can do or say saw my baby with another guy today
Though I love her and I tried to tell her so it's hello blues and down the road
I go
I've never seen that guy before today he held my baby in the closest way
And the way she snuggled close to him I know it's hello blues and down the road
I go
Well it seems our thoughts were much alike our likes were much the same
We even had our future plan till into town he came
I've never seen that guy...
[ piano ]
Well it seems our thoughts...
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7.
I'VE NEVER MET A MAN LIKE YOU BEFORE
(Johnny Cash)
« © '75 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
You shine your light so I could see that life was more than a chore
When I came up against the wall you said I am the door
You gave me reason to believe in you now I believe it even more
I've never met a man like you before
You gave me back my pride so I could wear it for all the world to see
You told me if yestyerdays were paid for tomorrow is free
From now until I die I know I won't be lonely anymore
I've never met a man like you before
And if all of my dreams turn to dust before my eyes
And all of my songs remain unsung
If all the world can offer me just emptiness and lies
I know I'll still have your perfect love
[ strings ]
Stormy weather comes and goes some of my old friends got washed away
But you're an Island of refuge on our solid rock I found my place
If wordly riches faild me but I have you how can I be poor
I've never met a man like you before
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8.
ALL AROUND COWBOY
(Jack Wesley Routh - Len Pollard)
« © '75 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
Just a broken down cowboy all down on his luck
He's been through the best of his friends
On a long lonesome highway and an old pickup truck
Crossed Texas with a hot dusty wind
He was all around cowboy 1959 from the top it's been a long way down
Since the whiskey and ladies started winning his time
They rode him high and hard to the ground
But he remembers the thrill of bein' a winner
And the feeling of bein' a beginner in the days of his first rodeo
But there was something about winning that didn't last forever
But tomorrow it's bound to get better he'll be the all around cowboy again
[ ac.guitar ]
The windmills're turning on the west Texas plains but he's dry as an old river
bed
He's just like the dust that's a searching for rain but he knows he'll be ridin'
again
So he rolls up a smoke and he sips his Old Crow
Whipes the whiskers that cover his chin
He grins as he dreams of the next rodeo to be the all around cowboy again
But he remembers the thrill...
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9.
GONE
(June Carter - Helen Carter)
« © '75 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
I'm on the hill by Friscio Bay Hawaiian winds blow my past away
There's a freighter there that is southern bound I'm on my way out of this town
There's Alcatraz and the man that has bills love and pills and drink and wine
and song
Stand in line and fight and wind and roam
Kids and yard and I'm a man that's tired and gone
[ steel ]
There was a time when things were good we had it better than we ever should
But things got hard and love got old I got tired and love grew cold
There's Alcatraz...
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10.
DOWN AT DRIPPIN' SPRINGS
(Johnny Cash)
« © '75 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
Campers bikes and mobile homes cars and pickup trucks
Slacks and '59 hairdoes sideburns spears and ducks
There's lone star pearl and fried chicken and one big cloud of smoke
Plug it in and turn it on and the music goes for broke
Down at Drippin' Springs down at Drippin' Springs
There's Willie and Waylon Kris and Tom have you heard Gatlin sing
Down at Drippin' Springs down at Drippin' Springs
Duncan's on and Linda's next time many did Joel Gray down at Drippin' Springs
[ guitar ]
Well the Texas sun is low and hot upon the chaparral
It would be one ideal spot for God to put his hell
The most beloved cowboys songs echoe cross the plains
T Texas Tyler ain't forgotten next year y'all come again
Down at Drippin' Springs Down at Drippin' Springs
There's Russell Bush and Kris and Coe have you heard Gatlin sing
Down at Drippin' Springs down at Drippin' Springs
There's Willie and Waylon Kris and Tom have you heard Gatlin sing
Down at Drippin' Springs down at Drippin' Springs
Duncan's on and Rita's next how many did Joel Gray down at Drippin' Springs
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