bluegrass

Lost To A Stranger ( Ricky Skaggs )

We went out one evening my darling and I She seemed so different and I wondered why We stopped at a tavern and there I could see That she loved another one better than me The band was playing an old fashioned waltz The dance …

Mary Of The Wild Moor ( Mac Wiseman )

Was on a cold winter's night And the wind blew across the wild moor As poor Mary came wandering home with her child Till she came to her own father's door Oh father dear father she cried Come down and open the door Or this …

Midnight On The Stormy Deep ( Bill Monroe )

Was midnight on the stormy deep My solitary watch I ke-ep And to think of her I left behind And asked if she'd be true and kind I never shall forget the day When I was forced to go aw-ay In silence there my head …

Mississippi River Let Your Water Flow ( Doyle Lawson )

It's been a long time coming but I'm finally on my way 14 years at Eddyville´s a might price to pay Once your week away from home's turned into all these years One regret one broken heart was taunted into tears Mississippi River let your …

My Blue Tears ( Dolly Parton )

Fly you away from my window little blue bird Fly you as far as you can away from here And let not your song fall upon my ear Go spread your blue wings and I'll shed my blue tears For the one that I have …

My Little Georgia Rose ( Bill Monroe )

Now come and listen to my story A story that I know is true About a rose that blooms in Georgia With a hair of gold and a heart so true Way down in the Blue Ridge Mountains Way down where the tall pines grow …

My Tennessee Mountain Home ( Dolly Parton )

Sitting on the front porch on a summer afternoon In a straight back chair on two legs leaned against the wall Watch the kids all playing with June bugs on a string And chase the glowing fireflies as the evening shadows fall In my Tennessee …

Nothing Can Hurt You ( Ricky Skaggs )

There's a time in the morning when I feel a cold chill And I try and forget what I know It amazes me darling how your words haunt me still Though they're spoken so long ago Cause nothing can hurt you Nothing can hurt you …

Old Home Place ( J.D. Crowe )

It's been ten long years since I left my home In the hollow where I was born Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise And the fox hunter blows his horn I fell in love with a girl from the town I …

One Of These Days ( Emmylou Harris )

I won't have to chop no wood I can be bad or I can be good I can be any way that I feel one of these days Might be a woman that's dressed in black Be a hobo by the railroad track I'll be …

Roses In The Snow ( Emmylou Harris )

I met my darling in the springtime When all the flowers were in bloom And like the flowers our love blossomed We married in the month of June Our love was like a burning ember It warmed us as a golden glow We had sunshine …

Sadie's Got Her New Dress On ( Doyle Lawson )

Well Sadie's momma told her you´re nearly 21 It's time to find a man to settle down She prettied up her auburn hair put on her best perfume Then headed for the dance down town Oh Sadie's got her new dress on lord lord Sadie's …

Salty Dog Blues ( Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs )

Standing on the corner with the low down blues Great big hole in the bottom of my shoes Honey let me be your Salty Dog Let me be your Salty Dog Or I won't be your man at all Honey let me be your Salty …

Shouting On The Hills Of Glory ( Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley )

There'll be shouting on the hills of glory Shouting on the hills shouting on the hills There'll be shouting on the hills of glory There'll be shouting on the hills of God Oh what a blessed reunion Oh what a blessed reunion When we're together …

Sitting Alone In The Moonlight ( Bill Monroe )

Sitting alone in the moonlight Thinking of the days gone by Wondering about my darling I can still hear her say goodbye Oh the moon grows pale as I sit here Each little star seems to whisper and say Your sweetheart has found another And …

Somebody Touched Me ( the Stanley Brothers )

While I was praying (somebody touched me) While I was praying (somebody touched me) While I was praying (somebody touched me) Must've been the hand of the Lord Glory glory glory somebody touched me Glory glory glory somebody touched me Glory glory glory somebody touched …

Somehow Tonight ( Ricky Skaggs )

Somehow tonight I feel lonely my darling Somehow tonight I feel blue Somehow tonight these tears of mine keep falling Come back sweetheart and be true I thought you're love was something I could treasure To brighten my pathway through the years Now all I …

Something In My Heart ( Ricky Skaggs )

Well I thought I was over you and that my heart was free I felt like those old memories had finally let me be So I picked up the phone to call a girl that I once knew But when she said hi well girl …

Southern Moon ( the Louvin Brothers )

Blue and lonesome Lonesome and sad Longing for that southland And the best times I have had Oh when I see that southern moon I want to croon a lonely tune I want to meet my sweetheart there in the lane Hear those bellows lonely …

Stay Away From Me ( Bill Monroe )

Stay away from me you're causing me trouble It's been that way since from the start Go on your way you have another waiting Stay away from me you're breaking my heart Oh the sky is blue and the sun is shinning And# Autumn leaves …

Tender Lie ( Dolly Parton )

As you walk away as we say goodbye What I wouldn't give for a tender lie Say you'll never stop loving me Just as if it were true How much more damage now honestly could one tender lie do When we fall so far are …

Tennessee Homesick Blues ( Dolly Parton )

New York City ain't no kind of place For a country girl with a friendly face If you smile people look at you funny they take it wrong The greenest state in the land of the free And the home of the Grand Ole Opry …

The Devil Went Down to Georgia ( The Charlie Daniels Band )

[] [] [] The Devil went down to Georgia he was looking for a soul to steal He was in a bind cause he was way behind he was willin' to make a deal When he came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle …

The Fields Have Turned Brown ( the Stanley Brothers )

I left my old home to ramble this country My mother and dad said son don't go wrong Remember that God will always watch over you And we will be waiting for you here at home Son don't go astray was what they both told …

The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band ( Mac Wiseman )

One evening while out for a ramble The hour was just about nine I met a young maiden in Frisco On the corner of Cherry and Pine On her face there was beauty of nature And her eyes seem to expand Her hair so rich …

The Great Atomic Power ( the Louvin Brothers )

Do you fear this man's invention that they call atomic power Are we all in great confusion do we know the time or hour When a terrible explosion may ring down upon our land Leaving horrible destruction blotting out the works of man Are you …

Tiny Broken Heart ( Alison Krauss )

He was just a little farm lad so busy at play With his little play mate outside the gate He stopped to watch a truck that was parking next door At the home of his tiny play mate Then he saw his daddy watching too …

Toy Heart ( Ricky Skaggs )

Darling you toyed with toy heart I think you played the game right from the start This toy heart was broken when parting words were spoken Darling you toyed with a toy heart You played with my poor heart like a toy This toy broke …

True Life Blues ( Bill Monroe )

I hate to see that sun sink low Just for a cause you ought to know For its true life I can't forget All of my sorrows you'll soon regret You promised me love that was true I'm sorry to say that I believed in …

Wandering On ( Hank Snow )

On an ocean of dreams I have wandered it seems Just wandering wandering on Since I found the note sweetheart that you wrote Just saying that you had really gone Will the pretty bird sing will the roses bloom in the spring Still blossom when …

When The Angels Sing ( Aubrey Noble, Darrin Vincent, ... )

When love is faithful strong and true When the breath of life is given you And flowers bloom in early spring That´s the time in heaven when the angels sing Where angels sing above the blue The promise of a world that´s new And tear …

When The Cactus Is In Bloom ( Bill Monroe )

The cattle prowled and the coyotes howled Out on the Great Divide I never done no wrong just singing a song As down the trail I ride The rattlesnakes rattle at the prairie dogs Don't you hear that mournful tune For it's roundup time away …

Where No Cabins Fall ( Aubrey Noble, Darrin Vincent, ... )

As my mind wanders back to the quaint little shack Where in childhood I used to play There with mother and dad we were happy and glad As we whiled the sweet moments away We would all kneel in prayer and in reverence there We …

While You're Cheating On Me ( the Louvin Brothers )

While you're cheating on me I'm praying for you For I still believe someday you'll be true You'll reap what you sow I know those words are so true For when you were faithful to me I cheated on you I know how you felt …

Why Did You Wander ( Ricky Skaggs )

Oh why oh why did you wander Oh why did you ever roam When you know that we always were happy All alone in our old mountain home It was down in the old Cumberland Mountains Down in the hills of Tennessee As she waited …

Winter Winds ( Mumford & Sons )

As the winter winds litter London with lonely hearts Oh the warmth in your eyes swept me into your arms Was it love or fear of the cold that led us through the night? For every kiss your beauty trumped my doubt And my head …

Your Selfish Heart ( Ricky Skaggs )

I'm going away to stay awhile Just to ease my worried mind You never cared for me my love So I'm leaving you behind It's been this way so long my dear Why can't you understand Your selfish heart broke up our home Just for …