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The Alabama Waltz ( Hank Williams )

I was sad and blue I was down-hearted too It seemed like the whole world was l-ost And I took a chance and we happened to dance To the tune of the Alabama Waltz Waltz Waltz the Alabama Waltz There all my fears and tears …

The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor ( Johnny Russell )

They baptized Jesse Taylor in Cedar Creek last Sunday Jesus gained a soul and Satan lost a good right arm They all cried hallelujah when Jesse's head went under Cause this time he went under for the Lord Among the local taverns there'll be a …

The Bells That Broke My Heart ( Slim Whitman )

Though I watched you with the smile as you started down the aisle I was listening to the bells that broke my heart They were ringing out the joy of a lucky girl and boy But for me they were the bells that broke my …

The Best I Know How ( the Statler Brothers )

There's rumors going around about you and me And you know things can't always stay the way they should be What I'm trying to say as I kiss you right now Is I've loved you the best I know how I give it all that …

The Blizzard ( Jim Reeves )

There's a blizzard coming on how I'm wishing I was home for my pony's lame and he can hardly stand Listen to that norther sigh if we don't get home we'll die But it's only seven miles to Mary Ann's It's only seven miles to …

The Blood That Stained The Old Rugged Cross ( Carl Smith )

On the cross of Calvary our blessed Savior died Gave His life to save the world from loss In His pain and agony for every sin to hide Shed the blood that stained the old rugged cross Twas His blood His precious blood that stained …

The Blues Come Around ( Hank Williams )

Once I was happy as I could be But I let a gal make a fool of me And ever since she let me down The blues come around when the sun goes down Oh the blues come around Oh the blues come around Lawd …

The Blues Come In ( Vernon Oxford )

The blues come in each night at dark For now that you´re gone there´s an ache in my heart You´ve found another we´re not even friends Each lonely night the blues come in The blues come in for our love has died My heart breaks …

The Blues Man ( Hank Williams Jr. )

I'm just a singer a natural born guitar ringer Kind of a clinger to sad old songs I'm not a walk behinder I'm a new note finder But my name's a reminder of a blues man that's already gone So I started drinking and took …

The Bottle Let Me Down ( Merle Haggard )

Each night I leave the barroom when it's over Not feeling any pain at closing time But tonight you memory found me much too sober Couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind Tonight the bottle let down And let you memory come around …

The Box ( Randy Travis )

On the top shelf in the closet In the workshop where he spent his extra time Was a dusty wooden box I had never noticed till that night Then we set it on the table and carefully we opened up the top And stared into …

The Box It Came In ( Wanda Jackson )

My clothes are all ragged my Goodwill coat's not the best And I'm a walking on cardboard in my last dollar dress I looked in the closet for my wedding gown But the box that it came in was all that I found He took …

The Climb ( Miley Cyrus )

I can almost see it That dream I'm dreaming but There's a voice inside my head sayin, You'll never reach it, Every step I'm taking, Every move I make feels Lost with no direction My faith is shaking but I Got to keep trying Got …

The Cold Hard Truth ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

You don't know who I am But I know all about you I've come to talk to you tonight About the things I've seen you do I've come to set the record straight I've come to shine the light on you Let me introduce myself …

The Comeback ( Faron Young )

I was the world´s champion lover to my baby Undefeated and I treated baby right I won every easy round against temptation And I went right home to baby every night Then I met an old flame that I used to train with She gave …

The Devil Made A Masterpiece ( Johnny Horton )

The devil made a work of art when he created you He put the moon beams in your hair then he made your eyes so blue From the fires he made your lips and promised things untrue He knew he had a masterpiece when he …

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 DJ Cried ( Ernest Ashworth )

Today I gave my record to the DJ In my car on my way home it started to play It told how much I love you and how your love had died And before it got started good the DJ cried It takes a sad …

The Door ( George Jones )

I've heard the sound of my dear old mama cry-ing And the sound of the train that took me off to war And the awful sound of a thousand bombs ex-ploding And I wondered if I could take it anymore There were times when they …

The Dream ( Merle Haggard )

Last night I dreamed that you and I were in an awful storm With no place to go or shelter anywhere And it took a while to realize the reason for the dream Now the meaning of it all is coming clear The storm was …

The Echo Of Your Footsteps ( Faron Young )

The day that you told me you wanted to be free I agree with everything you had to say But I'll confess I lied and darling how I cried When the echo of your footsteps died away I thought our castle had a firm foundation …

The Electrified Donkey ( Johnny Horton )

Well I bought me a donkey about four foot tall To plough my cotton in the early fall He's running around it was an awful sin I had to build a fence to keep my donkey in I rigged up the wire with a battery …

The Emptiest Arms in the World ( Merle Haggard )

I only call when I've had that one too many And my lonely room goes spinning in a whirl And tonight I couldn't even find my pillow I've got the emptiest arms in the world I no longer wear the gold band on my finger …

The End Of The World ( Brenda Lee, Skeeter Davis )

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 anymore Why do the birds go on singing Why do the stars glow above Don't they know …

The Engineers Child ( Hank Snow )

A little child on a sickbed lay And death was very near She was the pride and only child Of a railroad engineer His duty had called him from those he loved And seeing that hope was dim While a tear he shed to his …

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 Gal Who Invented Kissing ( Hank Snow )

I love a gal who invented kissing I don't recall her name But I do believe that gal should sit high up in the hall of fame Until she came along just think what we were missing That's why today I'm shouting hooray for the …

The Gambler ( Kenny Rogers )

On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere, I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness 'til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak. …

The Games That Daddies Play ( Conway Twitty )

He put his arms around her shoulder and with a voice that sounded older He said mom I got something on my mind I don't wanna bother you but I sure need to talk to you If you can only spare the time And Mom …

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 Girl on the Billboard ( Del Reeves )

Doo da doo doo doo a 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 …

The Gold Rush Is Over ( Hank Snow )

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 till my money is gone But the gold rush is over and the bum's rush is on Now when I had …

The Grand Tour ( George Jones )

Step right up come on in if you'd like to take the grand tour Of a lonely house that once was home sweet home I have nothing here to sell you just some things that I will tell you Some things I know will chill …

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 …

The Greatest ( Kenny Rogers )

Little boy in a baseball hat Stands in the field with his ball and bat Says I am the greatest player of them all Puts his bat on his shoulder and he tosses up his ball And the ball goes up and the ball comes …

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle ( Glen Campbell )

He got here and wrinkled scared and crying The she took him up and held him to her breast And he sure was glad to get what mama offered Then he went to sleep and put his fears to rest It didn't seem to matter …

The Hanging Tree ( Marty Robbins )

I came to town to search for gold And I brought with me a memory And seem to hear the night wind cry Go hang your dreams on the hanging tree Your dreams of love that could never be Hang your faded dreams on the …

The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. ( Danna Fargo )

Good morn-in' morning hello sunshine Wake up sleep-y head Why'd we move that beau-jan-gle clock So far a-way from the bed Just one more minute That's why we moved it One more hug or two Do you love wakin' up next to me As much …

The Happiness Of Having You ( Charley Pride )

The sun comes up and throws it's light Into my window catching me a-yawning I persuade my eyes to open And begin to realize that day is dawning Then I reach out and feel the warmth of you Curled up beside me once again mmm-mmm-mmm …

The Heart of a Clown ( Gene Watson )

If I had the heart of a clown I'd laugh every time you made me blue If I had the heart of a clown You wouldn't see me cry the way you do I'd paint a smile upon my face each time you hurt me …

The Heart You Break May Be Your Own ( Patsy Cline )

You think you're smart you broke my heart Left me to cry alone but you'll return One day you'll learn The heart you break may be your own You promised me your love would be A kind I'd never known though you weren't fair You're …

The Highest Bidder ( Hank Snow )

You put your heart upon an auction block and sold it Selfish greed and envy were the auctioneers The highest bidder won your heart but he can't hold it Love that's bought with gold can only end in tears The price I offered was my …

The Hinges On The Door ( Connie Smith )

Well I feel just like an E chord on an old flat top guitar I've been used till I can't stand it anymore You've been in and out of here so much to find you someone new That you're wearing out the hinges on the …

The Hunger ( Charley Pride )

They said in her younger days Her beauty was enough to drive men wild But the hunger in her body then Was not the hunger of some lonely child Like a butterfly in springtime Searching every field for lovin's sweetest rose The embrace of many …

The Jamestown Ferry ( Tanya Tucker )

He just caught the Jamestown Ferry it's not a hot day in January Like he said it'd be if he ever left me A case of gone was all he carried as he got on the Jamestown Ferry And he said that gone was all …

The King Of Oak Street ( Kenny Rogers )

Like a leaf caught in the wind he drifted a while With no purpose or direction to his life He tried to get himself together And pacify his mind And forget about the things he left behind A crying woman he left standing in his …

The Last Look At Mother ( Hank Locklin )

Of all the tragic scenes in life there's one I can't forget The memory of a little girl still lingers with me yet The sad remarks I heard her say we're more than I could stand While she stood sadly pleading holding her daddy's hand …

The Last Love Song ( Hank Williams Jr. )

I know it's over Cause I don't keep you satisfied anymore But before you move along Let me sing you the last love song Tomorrow when I wake what will take the place Of smiles on your face and black hair against white lace And …

The Last Ride ( Hank Snow )

In the Dodge City yards of the Sante Fe Stood a freight made up for the east And the engineer with his oil and waste Was grooming the great iron beast While ten cars back in the murky dust A boxcar door swung wide And …

The Last Round Up ( the Sons of the Pioneers )

I'm heading for the last roundup Gonna saddle old Paint for the last time and ride So long old pal it's time your tears were dried I'm heading for the last roundup Git along little doggie git along git along Git along little doggie git …