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A King Without A Queen ( Merle Haggard )

Riches do not come in silver and in gold It comes in the happiness you find I place my gold and silver before my precious queen But now there's only memories left behind If you never lost a loved one Then you'll know just what …

Carry Me Back ( the Statler Brothers )

intro: Carry me back Lord while I still got the time Is Jimmy through serving his hitch with Uncle Sam Do the kids still spend Saturday nights driving round Hamburger Dan's Did Jackie ever make it to the streets of Hollywood And Bobby I'd love …

Daddy Frank ( Merle Haggard )

Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp Sister played the ringing tambourine Mama couldn't hear our pretty music She read our lips and helped the family sing That little band was all a part of living And our only means of living at …

Don't Fight The Feelings Of Love ( Charley Pride )

Don'tcha don'tcha don'tcha fight the feelings of love Cause love is something nobody ever gets enough of So reach out your hand take in all the sunshine from above Well now love is believing so don't fight the feelings Don't fight the feelings of love …

Every Fool Has A Rainbow ( Merle Haggard )

Every fool has rainbow But he never seems to find The reward that should be waiting At the end of the line He'll give up a bed of roses For a hammock filled with thorns And go chasing after rainbows Every time a dream is …

Freight Train Blues ( Jimmy Dean )

I was born in Dixie in a boomer's shack Just a little old shanty by a railroad track The humming of the drivers was my lullaby And a freight train whistle taught me how to cry I've got the freight train blues Lordy Lordy Lordy …

Happy Tracks ( Kenny Price )

I know that you've heard people say many many times You don't pass through this world but once you get yours and I'll get mine But I've got a philosophy I believe I'd rather go by And if you'll just listen you may want to …

Hooked On Music ( Mac Davis )

Well, it was New Years Eve I was fourteen at the time I was celebrating four AM with them hoodlum friends of mine I heard a boy named Elvis Presley Singing "That's Alright Mama" on the radio and it turned me on I been hooked …

Just Get Up And Close The Door ( Johnny Rodriguez )

How can I be sure you're being honest with me Can I take your love for truth There comes a time in every man's life When he needs a little proof So show me something different Something I ain't never seen before This time instead …

Love in the Hot Afternoon ( Gene Watson )

From somewhere outside I hear a street vendor cry filet gumbo From my window I see him going down the street and he don't know That we fell right to sleep in the damp tangled sheets so soon After love in the hot afternoon Now …

New Panhandle Rag ( Webb Pierce )

I was rambling through a Texas border town Just another guy with plenty of time She was wandering too when her eye caught mine In the panhandle town along the border line Well the night was cold and dreary And the rain that was a-falling …

Pictures ( the Statler Brothers )

Here's the picture that we took in Cincinnati The time we saw that big league baseball game Here's the picture that we took in Printer's Alley Down in Nashville when we met old what's his name Here's one of me in my old '60 Chevy …

Poor Little John ( Roger Miller )

Little John lived on a mountainside Never thought much about taking on a bride Finally he upped till he married one day She didn´t like the country so she done runned away Poor little john Poor Little John Your momma used to love you but …

Southern Loving ( Jim Ed Brown )

I've been loved in Cincinnati Evansville and St Paul All the gals were pretty and I ain't trying to find no fault There's a gal in the Windy City I can't forget about But if you want to love like you ain't had love go …

Susan When She Tried ( the Statler Brothers )

I got over Charlotte Thompson Goldie Johnson lord they done me wrong I took it hard with Betty Harper She hurt me bad but not for long There's just one I remember Makes me feel funny down inside I'd trade'em all for just an hour …

Sweet Music Man ( Kenny Rogers )

Sing your song sweet music man Cause I won't be there to hold your hand Like I used to I'm through with you You're a hell of a singer and a powerful man But you surround yourself with people who Demand so little of you …

Two Dollars In The Jukebox ( Eddie Rabbitt )

I've got two dollars in the jukebox five dollars in a bottle Ten more just in case that don't do the trick I'll be dead broke tomorrow morning with heartaches by the dozen And a lady on my mind that's driving me crazy Why do …