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Lyrics
1.
ANY OLD WIND THAT BLOWS
(Dick Feller)
« © '72 House Of Cash, BMI »
Hmm Lord she's restless like cotton candy clouds that sail the day slow and free
And she possesses a mind that can't resign to stay for long with me
Though I've tried and tried to keep her tied
And satisfied until she really needs me yes I do
But when that certain look comes on her face I can't replace it and she leaves
me
She's butterfly in mid July
Who just can't wait to try her brand new wings on brand new things
And she needs no rhyme or reason when she goes
Her mind is on what lies beyond that wall
And blue horizon I suppose and heaven knows
She'll go sailin' off on any old wind that blows
Yes she will yes she will she'll go sailin' off on any old wind that blows
Hmm I know she needs me about as much as I need someone else which I don't
And if need be I swear someday I'll up and leave myself which I won't
Even if she loved another man I'd understand it more than I do hmm
But I know the only reason that she ever has for leavin' is she wants to
She's butterfly in mid July...
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2.
KENTUCKY STRAIGHT
(Johnny Cash)
« © '72 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
Up in Kentucky they make a whiskey they call a Kentucky Straight Whiskey
And up in Kentucky I married a woman
That I bet she is a better woman than that whiskey is whiskey
I call her my Kentucky Straight
I've rambled round the country side I've drifted near and far
I've been off to seek my fortune I've been followin' every star
I've rode the devil's highway the hell bound interstate
But now I'm back at happy shack with my Kentucky Straight
And we rise up every morning with the chicken
And every minute we're alive we're livin'
She's a little bit old fashioned but her lovin's up to date
And I'm happy here with my Kentucky Straight
I had looked for satisfaction in the arms of quite a few
And I've done everything that I was big enough to do
But everywhere I see her face from Maine to Golden Gate
And I knew that this is where it's at with my Kentucky Straight
And we rise up every morning with the chicken
And every minute we're alive we're livin'
I love her so she knows that it was worth a while to wait
Cause I'm happy here with my kentucky straight
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3.
LOVING GIFT
(Kris Kristofferson)
« © '72 Combine Music, BMI »
[ with June Carter ]
You gave me a blanket to keep me from the cold
You gave me a song I learn to sing
You showed me some beauty through the windows of your soul
And you showed me a world I've never seen
Each giving to the other loving gift went it away
We spent the precious time we knew was borrowed
Cause you gave me the courage to live
With yesterday and you gave me tomorrow
[ strings ]
You brought me a candle to light my way to bed
You erased those shadows I'd been seeing
You brought me a pillow to rest my weary head
You taught me a gentle way of dreaming
And even if you leave me I'll be richer when you go
I'm richer with the loving gift you gave me
Cause you gave me a blanket to keep me from the cold
And you gave me a baby
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4.
GOOD EARTH
(Larry Gatlin)
« © '72 Parker Lou Music, BMI / Tree Publishing, BMI »
The good earth swallows up the seed and swallows life as well
From long before the day you're born till heaven comes or hell
It binds your hands with chains of clay that are so hard to break
But when I left good earth behind I made a big mistake
I've traveled far and traveled wide I've seen a lot of things
But looking back on all the years I don't know what they mean
Like steel I'm probably stronger from going through the fire
I kept on climbin' lower diggin' deeper to get higher
I turned around one evening when the sun was going down
I heard the Bible told a preacher who just pulled into town
At last I'm back on good earth where I should have always been
Lord forgive me if I ever try to leave good earth again
Well the good earth was my mama and my daddy too
Now I'm working my hands in soil tryin' to pay my due
And when I'll breathe my last breath which may not be too long
Just shovel a little good earth over my head
Till everybody open up the hymn book and sing a happy song
Shall we gather at the river in the sweet by and by
Just as I am Jesus loves me one of these days I'll fly
I'm standing on the promises Lord build the place for me
In the good earth over Jordan by the Sea of Galilee mhm
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5.
BEST FRIEND
(Roy Orbison - Bill Dees)
« © '67 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI / Barbara Orbison Music, BMI
»
Hmm an old man on his deathbed once said to me
You are the master of your destiny
A diamond is a diamond and a stone is a stone
But a man's not all good nor all bad
When the chips're all down and your back's at the wall
You're the best friend that you've ever had
You're the best friend that you've ever had
So you laugh when it's time to laugh and you cry when it's time to cry
Live while it's time to live cause you'll die when it's time to die hmm
Then he closed his eyes and he left me alone
This old man's wisdom brought his meaning home
A diamond is a diamond...
Well now that I'm older I found this is true
The thing that remains is the good that you do
A diamond is a diamond and a stone is a stone
But a man's not all good nor all bad
When the chips are all down and your back's at the wall
God is the best friend that you've ever had
God is the best friend that you've ever had
So you laugh when it's time...
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6.
ONEY
(Jerry Chesnut)
« © '72 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I dedicate this song to the working man
For every man that puts in eight or ten hard hours a day
Of work and toil and sweat
Who's always get somebody looking down his neck
Trying to get more out of him than he really ought to have to put in
After 29 long years of workin' in this shop with Oney standin' over me
Today when that old whistle blows I'll check in all my gear and I'll retire
The superintendent just dropped by and said they's planned my little
get-together
Then he said I'd never made it if old Oney hadn't held me to the fire
I've seen him in my dreams at night and woke up in the morning feelin' tired
And old Oney don't remember when I came here how he tried to get me fired
With his folded hands behind him every morning Oney waited at the gate
Where he'd rant and rave like I committeed murder clockin' in five minutes late
But today they'll gather round me like I've seen 'em do when any man retires
Then old Oney's gonna tell me from now on I'm free to do what I desire
He'll present me with that little old gold watch they give a man at times like
this
But there's one thing he's not countin' on today's the day I give old Oney his
ha ha
I been workin' buildin' muscles Oney's just been standin' round a gettin' soft
And today about 4:30 I'll make up for every good night sleep I've lost
When I'm gone I'll be remembered as a workin' man that put his point across
With a right hand full of knuckles cause today I show old Oney who's the boss
Humm what time is it 4:30 hey Oney Oney ha-ha-ha
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7.
BALLAD OF ANNIE PALMER
(Johnny Cash)
« © '72 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
One time I was down to Jamaica to a place called Rose Hall Plantation
They grow a lot of sugarcane and tomatoes and things at Rose Hall now
It used to be just a sugarcane plantation back in the days of slavery
And they tell stories about the place and about the great house at Rose Hall
That many many years ago they came from the country of Haiti
A lady named Annie Palmer who lived in that great house there
And she was a mistress of the plantation she was the boss her word was law
Well they tell a lot of tales about Annie
They say she had three husbands one at a time I guess
But they also tell tales about Annie and the slaves
There were about 5000 slaves on the plantation
And she had her favorites and she had the ones that weren't her favorites
Well down on the sea there're three tall palmtrees wavin' in the breeze
And they say that maybe Annie Palmer's three husbands
Are buried under those palmtrees
On the Island of Jamaica quite a long long time ago
At Rose Hall Plantation where the ocean breezes blow
Lived a girl named Annie Palmer the mistress of the place
And the slaves all lived in fear to see a frown on Annie's face
Where's your husband Annie where's number two and three
Are they sleeping neath the palms beside the Caribbean Sea
At night I hear you ridin' and I hear your lovers call
And still can feel your presence round the great house at Rose Hall hmm
Well if you should ever go to see the great house at Rose Hall
There's expensive chairs and china and great paintings on the wall
They'll show you Annie's sittingroom and the whipping post outside
But they won't let you see the room where Annie's husbands died
Where's your husband Annie...
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8.
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE
(Johnny Cash)
« © '72 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
So you're feeling numb about me being gone
So you see now you're half alive when you're alone
Well I just hope the pain will ease a little as you wait
You gave me love but too little too late
Dark days're coming now you see hard times for you as well as me
All time load is coming under your front gate
You gave me love but too little too late
[ ac.guitar ]
So you got plans about some fine affair
Well think about it a little while while you're lying there
Love long and hard and don't make your lover wait
You gave me love but too little too late
Dark days're coming...
You gave me love but too little too late
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9.
IF I HAD A HAMMER
(Lee Hayes - Pete Seeger)
« © '62 Ludlow Music, BMI »
[ with June Carter ]
If I had a hammer I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening all over this land
I'd hammer out danger I'd hammer out warning
I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters
Ah ah all over this land
[ guitar ]
If I had a bell I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening all over this land
I'd ring out danger I'd ring out warning
I'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters
Ah ah all over this land
[ guitar ]
If I had a song I'd sing it in the morning
I'd sing it in the evening all over this land
I'd sing out danger I'd sing out warning
I'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters
Ah ah all over this land
I'd sing out danger (if I had a hammer)
I'd sing out warning (if I had a hammer)
I'd sing out danger (I'd sing out warning)
To my brothers and my sisters (if I had a hammer)
If I had a hammer (I'd sing out danger)
I'd hammer out warning (I'd hammer out warning)
I'd hammer out danger (if I had a hammer)
To my brothers and my sisters (if I had a hammer) all over this land
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10.
COUNTRY TRASH
(Johnny Cash)
« © '72 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
I got a crib full of corn and a turnin' plow
But the ground's too wet for the hopper now
I got a cultivator and a double tree
And a leather line for the haw and gee
Let the thunder roll and the lightning flash
I'm doin' alright for country trash
[ harmonica ]
I'm savin' up dimes for a rainy day
And I got about a dollar laid away
The winds from the south and the fishin's good
Got a pot belly stove and a cord of wood
Mama turns a left overs into hash
So I'm doin' alright for country trash
[ harmonica ]
I got a mackinaw and a huntin' dog
And a cap that I ordered from the catalog
A big tall tree that shades the yard
A big fat sow for the winter's lard
Let the thunder roll and the lightning flash
I'm doin' alright for country trash
[ harmonica ]
Well there's not much new ground
KLeft to plow and crops need fertilizin' now
My hands don't earn me too much gold
For security when I grow old
But we'll all be equal when we're under the grass
And God's got a heaven for country trash
And God's got a heaven for country trash
And I'll be doin' alright for country trash
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11.
WELCOME BACK JESUS
(Johnny Cash)
« © '72 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
Lord if you should be looking down at little me
I just like to say I'm trying to stay upon the right track
But Lord the way gets hard temptation's come and I sure get tired
But I'm watching for you like you told me to and welcome back
Welcome back Jesus welcome back Jesus
I'm watching for your light to shine like you said it would shine when you come
Welcome back Jesus welcome back Jesus
I hope you will see and recognize me and then take me home
Welcome back Jesus...
Welcome back Jesus welcome back Jesus
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