This Heart Of Mine (Larry W. Jones 08/21/2006) (song#4002) This heart of mine will never mend Until I find true love, and then It will take some time, I know that it's true For this heart of mine to get over you Our love was a song that I thought would never end But something went wrong that I can't comprehend I gave you my heart and my everything You tore it apart and broke every string This heart of mine will never mend Until I find true love, and then It will take some time, I know that it's true For this heart of mine to get over you I sit here alone with my memories Thinking of you as free as the breeze This heart of mine cries but nobody hears And here in my eyes are nothing but tears This heart of mine will never mend Until I find true love, and then It will take some time, I know that it's true For this heart of mine to get over you Back In Country Texas (Larry W. Jones 09/09/2006) (song#4003) I still remember the last time I saw that country Texas sun Risin' in its early mornin' climb A country Texas day had begun I still remember the last time I walked in that warm Summer rain Wish I was back in country Texas Back in country Texas once again Fond memories are tied to that country place A one room school to guide a freckled face Carryin' books for Ruby Ann, it sure was fun Strollin' hand in hand in that country Texas sun Back In country Texas There's only this I've gotta say Back In country Texas I miss that country Texas way Back In country Texas Away from all these lonely trials Back In country Texas Where country roads run for miles I still remember that Texas sun goin' down Rockin' on that front porch just outside of town I still remember a whippoorwill's lonesome song Callin' me back to my country Texas home Back In country Texas There's only this I've gotta say Back In country Texas I miss that country Texas way Back In country Texas Away from all these lonely trials Back In country Texas Where country roads run for miles Texas Two Step Fever (Larry W. Jones 09/11/2006) (song#4004) Well, I fed that old time jukebox, another quarter rolled right in Good as whiskey on the rocks when that record began to spin I heard that steel guitar as it made a moanin' sound And the word was Texas two-step fever comin' down Texas two-step fever comin' down Like a stereo receiver wakin' up the town It's the best 'ol country music ever found Texas two-step fever comin' down You'll get that boot-scootin' feelin' and it don't take long When you hear the twang of a good 'ol country song Just like Hank and Patsy sang when Texas music was so strong It's that Texas two-step fever with a Texas two-step song Texas two-step fever comin' down Like a stereo receiver wakin' up the town When you go to Texas, take a look around Texas two-step fever comin' down When your heart is lonesome and you don't know who to call Don't bother goin' to a doctor, just find a good dance hall Find yourself a partner with some two-step dancin' shoes Soon you'll be departin' of those low down country blues Texas two-step fever comin' down Like a stereo receiver wakin' up the town Here goes that boot-scootin' shuffle like an old hoe-down Texas two-step fever comin' down Texas two-step fever comin' down Like a stereo receiver wakin' up the town If you stop in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Anywhere you'll hear that sound Texas two-step fever comin' down Cowboy Houston Town (Larry W. Jones 09/12/2006) (song#4005) Come ride along and let's go down To a place I know called Houston town The biggest show and rodeo around Is in a place called Houston town They'll meet us with a how-dee-do Along the banks of Buffalo Bayou If you wanna learn that Texas drawl Just turn an ear to Hi-dee-ho y'all They wear cowboy boots and Stetson hats with brims turned down The cowgirls sure are cute and trim down in cowboy Houston town Wherever on the range you wander Wherever strange place you may roam Houston's always waitin' over yonder That cowboy town always calls me home They wear cowboy boots and Stetson hats with brims turned down The cowgirls sure are cute and trim down in cowboy Houston town The cowgirls sure are cute and trim down in cowboy Houston town Little Texas Towns (Larry W. Jones 09/14/2006) (song #4006) In my mind I go back in time to April '44 I was just a baby on my mama's knee My Daddy was kin to the wayward wind Don't remember when he was at our door So, all us kids my mama had to feed Little Texas towns Where jobs were none or far between Little Texas towns The war was done and we ate beans Little Texas towns In my mind I go back in time to little Texas towns My mama did the laundry for other folks The cast iron heater in the Winter she stoked My mama sang songs to hide her woe They all rang with love as pure as gold Mama kept looking for a brighter day Cooking at the stove in her faded gown I grew up watching her hair turn grey Never did see her dreams come 'round Little Texas towns Where jobs were none or far between Little Texas towns The war was done and we ate beans Little Texas towns In my mind I go back in time to little Texas towns But mama raised us right in those little Texas towns Heat Index (Larry W. Jones 09/14/2006) (song#4007) It happens every Summer When the Texas sun turns hot It comes on like a drummer A dream love I've no longer got As the hot Texas days get longer Sometimes I think I'm gonna die And as that dream gets stronger The heat index sure gets high The heat index is high On a hot Texas day But there's no sun in the sky No warm love on the way There's a sweat I feel begin to start A heat index like there's never been And it's burning up my broken heart Like a fire in the burning Texas wind It happens every Summer When the Texas sun turns hot It comes on like a drummer A dream love I've no longer got And the hot Texas days get longer Sometimes I think I'm gonna die And as that dream gets stronger The heat index sure gets high Yeah, the heat index sure gets high Daddy's Old Steel Guitar (Larry W. Jones 09/15/2006) (song#4008) In a corner by the back wall In the middle room down the hall My Daddy kept his steel guitar for so long As I grew up as a lanky kid I dreamed of doing what my Daddy did And play that steel guitar to his favorite song Daddy made that steel guitar ring - steel guitar ... When Daddy died I had to cry But I knew I had to try To play his old steel guitar that now was mine So I practiced on it every day Trying to play it my Daddy's way I played his favorite song ten thousand times Now I make that steel guitar ring - steel guitar ... I wish I still had my Daddy now So I could show him proudly how How his old steel guitar sounds the same So, I'll just slide this steel along Play my Daddy's favorite song And try to remember how he played again Now make this steel guitar ring - steel guitar ... Everybody Gets A Broken Heart (Larry W. Jones 09/15/2006) (song#4009) Everybody gets a broken heart sometimes And everybody plays the part Of a fool who's the victim of love's crimes Everybody gets a broken heart A lonesome tune, alone in June Wonder why hearts can be so blind If it isn't love then what's the worth of Putting yourself through the grind And everybody knows when the heartaches start Cause everybody gets a broken heart ---instrumental--- A lonesome tune, alone in June Wonder why hearts can be so blind If it isn't love then what's the worth of Putting yourself through the grind And everybody knows when the heartaches start Cause everybody gets a broken heart Everybody gets a broken heart For A Minute Or Two (Larry W. Jones 09/15/2006) (song#4010) My mem'ry control is out of control Except for a minute or two Cause that's the only time that I forget That I'm still in love with you Every day I remind myself to say That I regret the day we met And for a minute or two I forget that I'm still in love with you When I'm about to forget you is when I find You're still on my mind After the sunshine comes and dries the dew I try to find the peace I knew And for a minute or two I forget that I'm still in love with you Every day I remind myself to say That I regret the day we met And for a minute or two I forget that I'm still in love with you And for a minute or two I forget that I'm still in love with you Where The Lonesome Cowboys Ride (Larry W. Jones 09/15/2006) (song #4011) Riding where the lonesome cowboys ride Away from where my dreams have died Anywhere that I can run and hide Riding where the lonesome cowboys ride Now that there's nothing left to do I'm saddled up and through with you This lonesome trail is now my guide Riding where the lonesome cowboys ride I've gotta keep on riding West Gotta find a better hunting ground Some place where hearts can be at rest And lonesome hearts don't hang around I've gotta keep on riding now Out where the sky is big and wide My dreams are dust anyhow Riding where the lonesome cowboys ride I've gotta keep on riding now Out where the sky is big and wide My dreams are dust anyhow Riding where the lonesome cowboys ride Up On A Mountain (Larry W. Jones 09/15/2006) (song#4012) Up on a mountain overlooking the town I can see down where the bright lights burn You're looking pretty in your wedding gown And you think it shouldn't be my concern Up on a mountain my heart is crying This could have been our wedding day Up on a mountain my heart is dying Why, oh why did I let you slip away How could you fall for his lines so smooth How could you go and say, I do There's no way that mere words can soothe My broken heart that cries over you Up on a mountain my heart is crying This could have been our wedding day Up on a mountain my heart is dying Why, oh why did I let you slip away Up on a mountain my heart is crying This could have been our wedding day Up on a mountain my heart is dying Why, oh why did I let you slip away An Old Salty Dog (Larry W. Jones 09/15/2006) (song#4013) Well, I've been thinking of buying a boat A little cabin cruiser that knows how to float My hopes are sinking in love's drowning tears I need a vacation from all of these cares I could fly away to somewhere remote But I envy a sleepy turtle on an old log So, I've been thinking of buying a boat And floating away like an old salty dog I wanna go where it's warm, no need for a coat Forget about love that was lost in the fog I'll ride out the storm in my cozy new boat Just a man lost in time like an old salty dog Well, big city life is too fast a pace This cowboy's heart it can't console The past is now just love's lost race That boat will do a slow rock and roll Every time I read those lines she wrote My heart can feel that harpoon log So, I've been thinking of buying a boat And floating away like an old salty dog I wanna go where it's warm, no need for a coat Forget about love that was lost in the fog I'll ride out the storm in my cozy new boat Just a man lost in time like an old salty dog I'll ride out the storm in my cozy new boat Just a man lost in time like an old salty dog Cowboy Joe's Last Ride (Larry W. Jones 09/15/2006) (song #4014) Riding out on a west bound trail Galloping through the night Cowboy Joe with two bags of mail Was riding for his life And the loudness of his fevered call Rang through the night in vain He spurred his horse on through the draw As he wiped away the rain No warm camp fire would him befriend No Navajo blanket could he hold Nothing to face but the howling wind And the rain that shivered to his soul When I hear that wind a-blowin' I see him riding through the fray Knowing not where he was going For the trail ended where he lay Hey, ho---Cowboy Joe (yodel) (instrumental) On the Pony Express the rain was falling As the horse kept galloping with the mail Brave Cowboy Joe had found his calling But now Joe lay dying beside the trail As his pony sped through the darkness Up the trail of the Great Divide Nobody knew that Cowboy Joe Had carried the mail on his last ride Hey, ho---Cowboy Joe (yodel) Brazos At Waco (Larry W. Jones 09/16/2001) (song#4015) I'll never cross the Brazos at Waco again For it was there on the Brazos where I met her And it was there that our love would begin I reside now on the plains of west Texas I drifted out here with the west Texas wind You may find me along the banks of the Rio But I'll never cross the Brazos at Waco again I was raised in that mid-Texas town A cowboy full of both vigor and vim The Brazos was where we'd go down To the banks of the river to swim It was there in the full moonlight That her sweet life drifted away Now when I see the full moonlight I know in west Texas I'll stay There's Blackwater Draw in New Mexico Where the Brazos headwaters are found The Salt Fork by Lubbock carries the flow And Double Mountain sees it come down The Brazos can flood and get mighty wide By the time it flows by Waco, my friend You may find me along the banks of the Rio But I'll never cross the Brazos at Waco again I'll never cross the Brazos at Waco again Born To Be The Sailing Kind (Larry W. Jones 09/16/2006) (song#4016) I was born to be the sailing kind Drifting away impressed upon my mind Home port wasn't where I spent my time When the front door closed, the back door opened I was born to be the sailing kind Somewhere inside me there's a jail Though I'm free to sail where I please The walls seem like they're made of stone And someone else has the keys I can't get out, so I always sail alone I was born to be the sailing kind Drifting away impressed upon my mind Home port wasn't where I spent my time When the front door closed, the back door opened I was born to be the sailing kind When the front door closed, the back door opened I was born to be the sailing kind I was born to be the sailing kind I was born to be the sailing kind Silver Sails (Larry W. Jones 09/16/2006) (song#4017) Silver sails, billowed on the ocean Setting sail toward another port out of sight You're drifting away, showing no emotion Silver sails, fading o'er the ocean tonight Oh, how I begged you not to go Don't go aboard at the captain's chime But you've filled my mind with plenty of woe I'm here on the dock that you left behind Silver sails, billowed on the ocean Setting sail toward another port out of sight You're drifting away, showing no emotion Silver sails, fading o'er the ocean tonight Silver sails, billowed on the ocean Setting sail toward another port out of sight You're drifting away, showing no emotion Silver sails, fading o'er the ocean tonight Just Between Your Heart And Mine (Larry W. Jones 09/16/2006) (song#4018) Just between your heart and mine A window is open that we see through There's never been a wall so tall That you and I could never climb I love you oh, so much, think of you all the time And I know by your touch that you love me There's an open door that has no key Just between your heart and mine (instrumental) Just between your heart and mine A window is open that we see through There's never been a wall so tall That you and I could never climb I love you oh, so much, think of you all the time And I know by your touch that you love me There's an open door that has no key Just between your heart and mine Tomorrow's Sorrows (Larry W. Jones 09/16/2006) (song#4019) I will trade tomorrow's sorrows For just one happy yesterday Why chase a future I can't face Without a love that went away I will trade tomorrow's sorrows Heaven smile from up above A heart in need will surely bleed Without the one I'm dreaming of My world is empty as can be Look what you've done to me I will trade my everything If you'll return with anything That will cause tomorrow's sorrows To be gone from me now I will trade tomorrow's sorrows For just one happy yesterday I can't see how I can live Without your love anyhow I will trade tomorrow's sorrows For just one happy yesterday My Ship Never Stops At Galveston (Larry W. Jones 09/16/2006) (song#4020) For so long I've tried to find a way To leave this poor old Galveston Bay On a ship that's outward bound Where fresher breezes always blow And where dreams were meant to grow But my ship never stops at Galveston I want to buy a mansion for my love Somewhere in the southern tropic sun Tahiti is where I'm dreaming of But my ship never stops at Galveston I've thought of every way this town to skip And the only way left is on an outbound ship Down at the dock you'll see me crying When some captain blows that lonesome sound A beat my heart is known to skip When a ship, an old tramp freighter comes around But my ship never stops at Galveston No, my ship never stops at Galveston Dirt Road Fever (Larry W. Jones 09/16/2006) (song#4021) Dirt road fever, a malady I was born with long ago Dirt road fever, too poor and nothing worth to show You can tell by the sweat that's on my forehead I might as well forget about getting anywhere ahead These dirt roads are only here to remind me Ain't no reason to hurry 'cause I know I'll be Dyin' right here with dirt road fever in my bed Sometimes I wonder what went wrong That keeps me singin' this dirt road song I sure would like to see some golden shore Any place from here that I ain't seen before Dirt road fever, a malady I was born with long ago Dirt road fever, too poor and nothing worth to show You can tell by the sweat that's on my forehead I might as well forget about getting anywhere ahead These dirt roads are only here to remind me Ain't no reason to hurry 'cause I know I'll be Dyin' right here with dirt road fever in my bed Dirt road fever, a malady I was born with long ago Dirt road fever, too poor and nothing worth to show This dirt road fever just won't let me go Texas Is (Larry W. Jones 09/16/2006) (song#4022) Texas is, ridin' in the saddle List'nin' to coyotes howlin' at the end of day Texas is, not makin' any rattle Mindin' your own business come what may Texas is, livin' somewhere outside the city Helping all your neighbors with your time Texas is, singin' songs like Conway Twitty Texas is, more than just a state of mind Texas is, workin' hard to make a livin' Sayin' 'mam to the ladies, doin' right Texas is, not much takin', lots of givin' Makin' sure your hat is cowboy white Texas is, lookin' for the good times Singin' country music from your heart Texas is, tryin' to make an honest dime Texas is, where I've called home right from the start Lazy Brazos Waltz (Larry W. Jones 09/17/2006) (song#4023) It's peaceful out this evening Along the lazy Brazos stream Riding on the range all alone I'm lonely but I feel like a king My pony and I make a team Where the lazy Brazos flows along This summer has seen lots of rain And the purple sage is growin' tall There's nothing that I'd rearrange This cowboy heard the Brazos call At night the moon shines bright on the Brazos As along the banks I roam And mighty soon I'll see the light by the Brazos Of that ranch that I call home Riding on the range all alone I'm lonely but I feel like a king My pony and I make a team Where the lazy Brazos flows along There's nothing that I'd rearrange Where the lazy Brazos flows along Valle Vidal (Larry W. Jones 09/17/2006) (song#4024) Like a lovely Mexican senorita When the wind blows through her hair It's like a dream when I see her Every time I ride my pony there Valle Vidal, Valle Vidal I've been away too long from you But I know you're always waiting Under Sangre de Christo skies of blue In the shadow of Wild Horse Mesa The Valley of Life calls me again Just as the Mexican Vermejo Called the caballeros way back then Valle Vidal, Valle Vidal I've been away too long from you But I know you're always waiting Under Sangre de Christo skies of blue Like the wild Utes and Comanches At the headwaters of the Rio Grande Like a lovely Mexican senorita's call My heart responds to your command Valle Vidal, Valle Vidal I've been away too long from you But I know you're always waiting Under Sangre de Christo skies of blue Somewhere Along The Texas Border (Larry W. Jones 09/20/2006) (song#4025) Tonight my saddlebags are packed Tomorrow I'll ride the trail of tracks That leads south along the Texas border Maybe tomorrow I'll see the eyes Of my true love under Texas skies Somewhere along the Texas border But even if I don't, I won't be near The pain and sorrow that I've found here A cowboy needs harmony and order The Rio Grande runs free and wide I'll make that Mexicali Rose my bride Somewhere along the Texas border I'll build her a new adobe house Up on a high El Paso hill Somewhere along the Texas border I'll buy her a pretty gingham blouse Her love will all my dreams fulfill Somewhere along the Texas border I'll play my guitar and sing her songs Kiss her hello and my woes goodbye Down by the Rio Grande waters She'll fill my arms my whole life long I know we'll find our paradise Somewhere along the Texas border El Paso Waltz (Larry W. Jones 09/21/2006) (song#4026) If your heart is imparting an ache to be starting Some romancing and dancing around Then don't you be stalling, go get your darling And drive to the bright lights of El Paso town You'll be glad when you do You can dance 'til you're blue So, put on your bolero, wear your sombrero And your darling you'll lasso with the El Paso Waltz Invite all the kinfolks, even the thin blokes Say, put on your best dancin' boots There's so much to gain, no need to explain That you'll dance away pain and blues That you'll dance away pain and blues So, fill up the hall, watch her heart fall And your darling you'll lasso with the El Paso Waltz I met a fine Texas lady, she didn't seem shady I mean she was as pretty as she could be My heart had been sinking but she changed my thinking So, I asked her to go dancing with me As I recall, she said it would be such a ball And my darling I lassoed with the El Paso Waltz If your heart is imparting an ache to be starting Some romancing and dancing around Then don't you be stalling, go get your darling And drive to the bright lights of El Paso town You'll be glad when you do You can dance 'til you're blue So, put on your bolero, wear your sombrero And your darling you'll lasso with the El Paso Waltz Waltz I Danced With You (Larry W. Jones 09/21/2006) (song#4027) In every dream dear, starting today I'll dream of the waltz I danced with you And it will seem dear, in every way The romance that we found is still true Whenever I'm lonely, which surely I'll be Though we whispered goodbye, don't you see I'll think of you only, please think of me too I'll dream of the waltz I danced with you I'll be here waiting should you return Love in my heart for you ever will burn So, if by chance, dreams do come true I'll dream of the waltz I danced with you Whenever I'm lonely, which surely I'll be Though we whispered goodbye, don't you see I'll think of you only, please think of me too I'll dream of the waltz I danced with you I'll be here waiting should you return Love in my heart for you ever will burn So, if by chance, dreams do come true I'll dream of the waltz I danced with you Tyler Rose (Larry W. Jones 09/25/2006) (song#4028) There's a rose that grows in Tyler A wild Texas rose that makes me cry No love child is sweeter than that flower The one that goes and makes me sigh When I see the dew on the petals I remember teardrops from her pain And when it's Springtime in Tyler How I want to see my rose again The time when we were childhood sweethearts Keeps coming back to my mind with the pain Every time I travel through east Texas parts Those Tyler rose mem'ries make me go insane There's a rose that grows in Tyler A wild Texas rose that makes me cry No love child is sweeter than that flower The one that goes and makes me sigh A rose will bloom only once Then like a lost love it will die Now I'm the lonely one who hunts For a Texas rose who said goodbye There's a rose that grows in Tyler A wild Texas rose that makes me cry No love child is sweeter than that flower The one that goes and makes me sigh There's a rose that grows in Tyler The one that goes and makes me sigh Heartaches And Byways (Larry W. Jones 09/30/2006) (song#4029) Many places I've seen, roads in between Here I am again under neon light Sitting on this stool, feeling like a fool Singing songs of love in the dead of night Some roads I thought were right were mistaken But for me, there ain't no turning around Roads I've taken were long and forsaken Weaving their way into that highway sound Heartaches and byways, good days and bad days I'm that lonesome whistle heard in the night Heading for a show date, slowing on the jake brake I keep my Silver Eagle going for the lights It's heartaches and byways tonight (instrumental) Singing songs I've sung since the world's been around Tomorrow I'll be where fans sit and stare And hopefully they will cheer at my sound When I place a yellow rose in her hair I'll tell them about all my wild stories Places I have been, strangers become friends Roads of life hold temporary glories You never know what's next around the bends Heartaches and byways, good days and bad days I'm that lonesome whistle heard in the night Heading for a show date, slowing on the jake brake I keep my Silver Eagle going for the lights It's heartaches and byways tonight (instrumental) So, light a candle for me To let me know you will be Waiting at the end of my ride Heartaches and byways, good days and bad days I'm that lonesome whistle heard in the night Heading for a show date, slowing on the jake brake I keep my Silver Eagle going for the lights Many places I've seen, roads in between It's heartaches and byways tonight Many places I've seen, roads in between It's heartaches and byways tonight It's heartaches and byways tonight Tennessee River (Larry W. Jones 10/04/2006) (song#4030) My heart is filled with sadness Ever since she went away to hide And my dreams are only madness It seems 'cause she's not by my side Tennessee River, flowing free Take me back to a sunny day Find a way that she will see Tennessee River, what her love means to me My heart is filled with sadness Ever since she went away to hide And my dreams are only madness It seems 'cause she's not by my side A man can spend his lifetime tryin' To get a little love and sympathy I know there ain't no use in cryin' But I know I need her home with me Tennessee River, flowing free Take me back to a sunny day Find a way that she will see Tennessee River, what her love means to me Tennessee River, flowing free Take me back to a sunny day Find a way that she will see Tennessee River, what her love means to me Where The Red Oleander Grows (Larry W. Jones 10/05/2006) (song#4031) Alaska is where the cold snow flies And the sun don't shine in the wintertime I see the look in my love's eyes And we're gonna leave this dirt and grime And we're gonna leave this dirt and grime There's people we like in Fairbanks town We'll miss them, I suppose But my heart is down in Galveston Where the red Oleander grows Where the red Oleander grows When the Yukon rises with the Springtime flow You know that we won't stick around We'll be saying goodbyes to the people we know And we'll be Galveston bound My love and I will be Galveston bound The roots of life are like a strong oak tree That pulls on your heart within Stronger than steel, they've got a hold on me Galveston's calling to me again Galveston's calling to me again There's people we like in Fairbanks town We'll miss them, I suppose But my heart is down in Galveston Where the red Oleander grows Where the red Oleander grows Little Town Under Big Texas Skies (Larry W. Jones 10/05/2006) (song#4032) I was strolling along in Corpus Christi sand Met an old man, brush and easel in his hand He could make the Gulf of Mexico come alive So I asked if he could revive something grand His eyes were aglow as he said, I understand Paint me a little town under big Texas skies Make the colors bright so they won't fade Paint a little ranch house that I can prize The one where I wish that she had stayed Put her in the painting by the front yard fence So I can be explaining right before her eyes That living without her ain't worth two cents In that little town under big Texas skies The old painter took another look at me Opened up a picture book for me to see That he had painted lots of those scenes before And he could paint her back into my heart once more Paint me a little town under big Texas skies Make the colors bright so they won't fade Paint a little ranch house that I can prize The one where I wish that she had stayed Put her in the painting by the front yard fence So I can be explaining right before her eyes That living without her ain't worth two cents In that little town under big Texas skies A Bull They Call Cyclone (Larry W. Jones 10/05/2006) (song#4033) Rolling along I-10 interstate Headed for San Antone Makin' sure that he ain't late To ride a bull they call Cyclone He can't get over feeling That this time he's gonna groan Gonna take some time for healing After riding a bull they call Cyclone He's been ridin' this rodeo circuit With a cowboy's grit and Texas pride He knows how much he oughta' quit But he won't admit a dream that died He's strapping on the chaps behind the pen They're playing taps for rodeo cowboys again Once more he'll be looking for eight When that bull goes cooking outta the gate There ain't no time to look back now The chute whistle already has blown And he's getting ready to show 'em how On the back of a bull they call Cyclone There ain't no time to look back now The chute whistle already has blown And he's getting ready to show 'em how On the back of a bull they call Cyclone Man From Wild Horse Mesa (Larry W. Jones 10/06/2006) (song#4034) The man from Wild Horse Mesa Has an adobe in the town of Questa That sometimes he calls home But the man from Wild Horse Mesa Rides in the rodeo doin' his best And like the wind he has to roam The Sangre de Christo tumbleweeds Roll through the mesa day and night The man from Wild Horse Mesa needs That kind of restless rodeo life He's the man from Wild Horse Mesa New Mexico blood runs in his veins He's the man from Wild Horse Mesa Riding rodeo studs amid the pains He breaks the horses for the crowd Nothing breaks the Wild Horse Mesa man Ride 'em 'til he dies is what he vowed Cause the rodeo is all he understands The Sangre de Christo tumbleweeds Roll through the mesa day and night The man from Wild Horse Mesa needs That kind of restless rodeo life The man from Wild Horse Mesa needs That kind of restless rodeo life Outlaw On The Run (Larry W. Jones 10/06/2006) (song#4035) He breathed the prarie dust on the day that he was born In the bed of a Conestoga says the tale He was raised to be a cowboy, his Mama's favorite son But he was born to ride the outlaw trail Robbing banks and stopping trains Wanted by the law before he turned twenty one Breathing prarie dust, outlaw in his veins His thumb would count the notches on his gun One day there came a stranger Into the town he rode with his gun A man of fame, a Texas Ranger Looking for an outlaw on the run The noon day sun was hot when they came together Prarie dust was blowing down the street They talk about when two fast guns cleared leather And one man lay dying at the other's feet He breathed the prarie dust on the day that he was born In the bed of a Conestoga says the tale He was raised to be a cowboy, his Mama's favorite son But he was born to ride the outlaw trail The Texas Ranger saddled up and rode out of town Leaving the outlaw on the run who made his Mama mourn He was born to be an outlaw but the Ranger shot him down And he returned to the very dust of the day that he was born Pecos River Home (Larry W. Jones 10/06/2006) (song#4036) The harvest moon is risin' in west Texas skies tonight It's good to know that soon I won't be alone Down by the Pecos she makes everything seem right I'm ridin' back to my Pecos River home Where the Pecos winds by Langtry In west Texas from where I roam There's a place that waits for me That I call my Pecos River home Ridin' by King Mountain and down through Castle Gap My point of view for happiness won't change The Pecos River guides me and I don't need a map I just need my home on this west Texas range Where the Pecos winds by Langtry In west Texas from where I roam There's a place that waits for me That I call my Pecos River home I'm ridin' back to my love and my Pecos River home If The Jukebox Was A Timeclock (Larry W. Jones 10/06/2006) (song#4037) If the jukebox was a time clock And the drinks were on the house If the sidewalk led back to the past Before these burnt up dreams were doused Then I'd set that old jukebox To play a song that would bring an end And I'd drink to a memory Of a path I can't seem to mend How long can a man keep goin' Living every day as if the last I've paid off every debt just knowin' That I can't pay off my past If the jukebox was a time clock And the drinks were on the house If the sidewalk led back to the past Before these burnt up dreams were doused Then I'd set that old jukebox To play a song that would bring an end And I'd drink to a memory Of a path I can't seem to mend I know I'd be flyin' up on cloud nine And livin' on easy street If there was still time to make her mine Like a jukebox song so sweet If the jukebox was a time clock And the drinks were on the house If the sidewalk led back to the past Before these burnt up dreams were doused Then I'd set that old jukebox To play a song that would bring an end And I'd drink to a memory Of a path I can't seem to mend If the jukebox was a time clock And the drinks were on the house Bluebonnets Of Texas (Larry W. Jones 10/07/2006) (song#4038) Bluebonnets of Texas, now see how they grow That flower of Texas sure puts on a show They cover the meadows, and their blue supplies The color of my darlin's Texas blue eyes Wherever I ramble, wherever I roam I always come back to my Texas home When I see paintbrushes and bluebonnets too That's when I know I'm closer to you Bluebonnets of Texas, now see how they grow The flower of Texas sure puts on a show They cover the meadows, and their blue supplies The color of my darlin's Texas blue eyes We ain't got much money, we work on a farm Winters are mild, not hard to keep warm We need a vacation from milking these cows But my love thinks here is heaven anyhow Every springtime when the month of May is due Bluebonnets of Texas all come into view Those bluebonnets get me to thinking of The only darlin' in Texas with eyes I love Pretty Texas Cowgirl (Larry W. Jones 10/07/2006) (song#4039) Once I heard a love song That wasn't hard to understand I heard it on the jukebox From a country music band Over the years I've travelled Many a thousand miles Looking for that perfect girl Dressed in Texas cowgirl style I've heard it on the airwaves Seen it written in the sand Such a love that she gave Would make a happy man I never will be happy Til I find true love, I know That pretty Texas cowgirl Down beside the Alamo I have seen the moon rise Full and big as it can be And I've looked for blue eyes That might look back at me This dream that I've been dreaming Makes a cowboy surely smile Some day I know she'll be with me Dressed in Texas cowgirl style I've heard it on the airwaves Seen it written in the sand Such a love that she gave Would make a happy man I never will be happy Til I find true love, I know That pretty Texas cowgirl Down beside the Alamo Texas Blue Eyed Darlin' (Larry W. Jones 10/07/2006) (song#4040) She's a Texas blue eyed darlin' Every cowboy's dream come true And I'm gonna ask that darlin' To be my blue eyed darlin' too There are days when I don't see her I wonder who else admires her smiling face I have to tell her that I truly love her And to not let someone else take my place She's a Texas blue eyed darlin' Every cowboy's dream come true And I'm gonna ask that darlin' To be my blue eyed darlin' too Tonight I'll see her at the rodeo And please may her answer be, I pray That she doesn't love another And in my world she'll want to stay She's a Texas blue eyed darlin' Every cowboy's dream come true And I'm gonna ask that darlin' To be my blue eyed darlin' too When Cowboys Danced With Wolves (Larry W. Jones 10/07/2006) (song#4041) A thousand head of longhorns on the Goodnight-Loving trail Eight cowboys and the Cookie drivin' through the rain and hail Riding the point or pulling drag and the flank men two by two The only thing they looked forward to was Cookie's pot of stew When cowboys danced with wolves The western stars were above their heads Facing stampedes of longhorn's hooves They wondered if they'd end up dead When cowboys danced with wolves They didn't wear designer jeans When cowboys danced with wolves It was tin cup coffee and beans Gathered around the warm campfire Tellin' lies they all understood On the Goodnight-Loving trail of mire When cowboys danced with wolves Wiping the sweat from off their brows Riding drag behind longhorn cows Another day full of pain and woe Heading toward the Colorado snow A thousand more miles to ride Up and over the Great Divide If anyone can make it, a drover can All the way to cold Cheyenne When cowboys danced with wolves They didn't wear designer jeans When cowboys danced with wolves It was tin cup coffee and beans Gathered around the warm campfire Tellin' lies they all understood On the Goodnight-Loving trail of mire When cowboys danced with wolves When cowboys danced with wolves Are You Ever Gonna Be Mine (Larry W. Jones 10/08/2006) (song#4042) Does the sun seem somewhat brighter Do your cares feel somewhat lighter Are you ever gonna be mine Will I be the one you care for Can't you see that it's you I adore Are you ever gonna be mine Can I trust you for a little longer Must I wait for love that's stronger Are my dreams in any danger Don't like being a lone ranger Are you ever gonna be mine Is your heart beating any faster If it's not, then it's disaster Are you ever gonna be mine Can I trust you for a little longer Must I wait for love that's stronger Are my dreams in any danger Don't like being a lone ranger Are you ever gonna be mine Darlin' are you ever gonna be mine The Prarie Wind (Larry W. Jones 10/08/2006) (song#4043) The prarie wind was my best friend When it brought my love to me It lingered here part of the year As if it had heard my lonely plea We rode along with a western song Played on the prarie wind Like a dream by a flowing stream The days went drifting by The world we knew was brand new too Underneath the prarie sky Then one day I heard you say That you must go away I thought the prarie wind was my best friend But when it called to you that way I lost my love and my best friend To the prarie wind I can't pretend to comprehend Why you had to go I'm so lonely for you only Cause I still love you so And now I know what brought this woe When the lonely nights descend Once I called him my best friend The prarie wind The prarie wind The prarie wind Singin' At The Ryman (Larry W. Jones 10/09/2006) (song#4044) When I was growing up I dreamed of a pickup truck And a guitar made for strummin' I'd drive that truck around to every honky tonk in town And the crowds would be a-hummin' When I came of age I dreamed of the Opry stage No more nickle and dimin' Big belt buckle with a big 'ole diamond So I wrote down country songs as I went along Words that made for rhymin' I'll be singin' at the Ryman On that Grand Ole Opry stage I'll be singin' at the Ryman Songs about my younger days About pickup trucks and old guitars With those big 'ole country stars Yeah, I'll be singin' at the Ryman No more nickle and dimin' Big belt buckle with a big 'ole diamond I'll be singin' at the Ryman On that Grand Ole Opry stage I'll be singin' at the Ryman Songs about my younger days About pickup trucks and old guitars With those big 'ole country stars Yeah, I'll be singin' at the Ryman I'll be singin' at the Ryman Auditorium Yee Haw! Blue And Broken (Larry W. Jones 10/11/2006) (song#4045) Well, there's a man in the moon And he sure knows how to shine But tonight his shine has a bluish hue I wonder if that man in the moon Has a heart just like mine If he does, it's blue and broken in two Are you alone up there in heaven Not another heavenly body in sight Down here it's goin' on eleven And bein' alone just don't seem right Well, there's a man in the moon And he sure knows how to shine But tonight his shine has a bluish hue I wonder if that man in the moon Has a heart just like mine If he does, it's blue and broken in two Instrumental: You're up there beaming a smiling face For the whole wide world to see Guess I'll go on dreaming just in case My only love comes back to me Well, there's a man in the moon And he sure knows how to shine But tonight his shine has a bluish hue I wonder if that man in the moon Has a heart just like mine If he does, it's blue and broken in two You Ain't Right For Texas (Larry W. Jones 10/11/2006) (song#4046) He sauntered up to the bar stool And placed a boot up on the rail This cowboy sure did play it cool As any fool statewide could tell I tried to hold back my laughin' But he looked like he understood So, I asked him where he'd been Now tell me mister, if you would What's wrong is you ain't right for Texas Tell me, where'd you come from anyway What's wrong is you ain't right for Texas Wearin' jeans and boots and hat that way Take me, now I was born in Texas That's why Tex is home sweet home to me Raised on beef and corn in Texas We tip our hat with a great big How-dee What's wrong is you ain't right for Texas Tell me, where'd you come from anyway What's wrong is you ain't right for Texas Wearin' jeans and boots and hat that way Let me tell you how to dress for Texas Why are you wearin' them boots outside your jeans Cause down here we don't mess with Texas Less we're cookin' up a mess of turnip greens So put them cowboy boots inside your pants And get a big ole trash can buckle too And if you see any more New York transplants You can tell them the same as I told you What's wrong is you ain't right for Texas Tell me, where'd you come from anyway What's wrong is you ain't right for Texas Wearin' jeans and boots and hat that way What's wrong is you ain't right for Texas Wearin' jeans and boots and hat that way State Where I Was Raised (Larry W. Jones 10/11/2006) (song#4047) In the state where I was raised Beef on the grill is always braized Life and livin' is always praised In the state where I was raised Wade across Sweetwater Creek Climb Davis Mountain's peak Everything in Texas is unique In the state where I was raised In the state where I was raised Sometimes even I'm amazed Best songs are country phrased In the state where I was raised What I learned in a one room school Is all summed up in the Golden Rule Cowboys in Texas ain't so crazed In the state where I was raised The old barn dance on a Friday night Was full of cowgirls out of sight My hat was colored cowboy white In the state where I was raised In the state where I was raised Sometimes even I'm amazed Best songs are country phrased In the state where I was raised Some think it's a rattlesnake and cactus place But I've gotta tell ya that ain't the case There ain't nothing there that I'd replace In the state where I was raised In the state where I was raised Cowgirl Of The Plains (Larry W. Jones 10/12/2006) (song#4048) My horse is getting old and feeble And I can't ride him anymore I've hung my spurs and saddle up to rest I remember all my younger days And the ranges I explored Those old cattle days were all the best But I feel so satisfied When there comes the end of day As I look out at the sunshine or the rain For the only one I love Though her hair has turned to gray Is still the sweetest cowgirl of the plains I can see the changes at the ranch Most of the cattle are all gone Now I don't hear them lowing for the grain We used to go to the big barn dance And listen to the fiddle and dobro How I wish those memories were real again The hinges on the gate are rusting The corral is near to falling down And the leather is dried up on the reins Well, I can see the time is coming When me and my horse won't be around To ride and brand the cattle on the range But I feel so satisfied When there comes the end of day As I look out at the sunshine or the rain For the only one I love Though her hair has turned to gray Is still the sweetest cowgirl of the plains Rodeo Circuit (Larry W. Jones 10/12/2006) (song#4049) Well, I dialed the phone from San Antone I said my plans have all been changed Chances of winning have all been blown Since my bones have all been rearranged The doctor said my femur was pinned And he said the rodeo I should leave But I'm a dreamer of the wayward wind Though dreams are all that I'll receive Ridin' this rodeo circuit is a crime Don't pay nothin' but nickles and dimes But I'll ride the rodeo one more time For a dream that's only make believe I called old Cody up in Sheridan He was one that couldn't be outdone Lost his nerve on a bronco ride Said he quit just to save his hide Old Cody said things can change with time And it don't matter how hard you try The rodeo circuit is long hard hill to climb Better know when to quit before you die Ridin' this rodeo circuit is a crime Don't pay nothin' but nickles and dimes But I'll ride the rodeo one more time For a dream that's only make believe I Love You Sincerely (Larry W. Jones 10/12/2006) (song#4050) I love you sincerely, please be my bride Love won't disappear like outgoing tides Can't you see clearly that my love is true I love you sincerely, please say I do Just as the ocean runs wild and deep You have beguiled my dreams when I sleep Your every word I hold close to my heart Has it occured that from you I'll not part When I'm away do you think of me Today my heart is sorely in need I could be happy if you only knew That my only love is only for you Just as the ocean runs wild and deep You have beguiled my dreams when I sleep Your every word I hold close to my heart Has it occured that from you I'll not part I love you sincerely, please be my bride Love won't disappear like outgoing tides Can't you see clearly that my love is true I love you sincerely, please say I do Highway 59 (Larry W. Jones 10/12/2006) (song#4051) This rig that I'm a-drivin' is rollin' mighty fine I'm still survivin' this old life on Highway 59 It's a long way from Laredo up to Canada I've seen it all seems like a hundred times Rollin' up Highway 59 to the Harris County line This Southwest Freeway has no sex appeal I'll be home tonight when I see that Eastex sign Where my sweet darlin's cookin' up my meal Coffee she'll have ready along with cowboy stew And my Texas cowgirl has her kisses ready too I'm tired from drivin' but I'm feelin' mighty fine Rollin' toward a Texas rodeo up Highway 59 I've wrestled this old Peterbilt all the way from Laredo Black top and concrete and the goin's sometimes slow But when I hear that top gear whine, I just can't wait To unwind where love is fine in the Lone Star state Coffee she'll have ready along with cowboy stew And my Texas cowgirl has her kisses ready too I'm tired from drivin' but I'm feelin' mighty fine Rollin' toward a Texas rodeo up Highway 59 High Lonesome Trail (Larry W. Jones 10/12/2006) (song#4052) I've always been a trailhand Never put my roots deep in the ground It's the only life I understand Movin' cows on to new pasture ground I know that soon I'll be leavin' Tell the folks don't send me any mail Even though some might be grievin' I hear callin' that High Lonesome trail That High Lonesome trail I hear it callin' out my name That High Lonesome trail It's callin' out to me again I left home when I was very young With a saddlebag and a song I feel like now the song's been sung Sometimes I feel like goin' home Maybe some day I'll find a way To quit movin' these cows around Til then I'll pay for every stray On this lonesome trail I've found That High Lonesome trail I hear it callin' out my name That High Lonesome trail It's callin' out to me again That High Lonesome trail I hear it callin' out my name Hummin' Along (Larry W. Jones 10/13/2006) (song#4053) Hummin' along, as the jukebox plays my song Hummin' along, in a honky tonk in San Antone Fingers tappin' the bar to the rhythm of my guitar Soon I'll be a star, just hummin' along The road ain't easy but the singin's fun The jukebox is playin' my number one Maybe my next one will be as strong I'll listen to the jukebox all night long Hummin' along, as the jukebox plays my song Hummin' along, in a honky tonk in San Antone Fingers tappin' the bar to the rhythm of my guitar Soon I'll be a star, just hummin' along The road ain't easy but the singin's fun The mode I'm in is not to be outdone I'm gettin' ready for the next big show That gig is gonna pay off big, I know Hummin' along, as the jukebox plays my song Hummin' along, in a honky tonk in San Antone Fingers tappin' the bar to the rhythm of my guitar Soon I'll be a star, just hummin' along Trail Of Memories (Larry W. Jones 10/13/2006) (song#4054) When the moon is big and pale I ride that high and lonesome trail Oh, trail of memories Hooves galloping in their stride Saddlebags filled with dreams inside Oh, trail of memories I still hear her sad goodbye Ridin' down this trail of tears Memories that make me cry After all these lonely years Oh, trail of memories This trail is one of pain A high and lonesome lane Oh, trail of memories Galloping through my mind Memories I thought were left behind I still hear her sad goodbye Ridin' down this trail of tears Memories that make me cry Oh, trail of memories Oh, here I ride that trail again Oh, I can't ride away the pain No matter where on this trail I ride Memories of you are by my side Oh, trail of memories Oh, trail of memories This high and lonesome trail of memories Ride The Way The Trail Goes (Larry W. Jones 10/13/2006) (song#4055) Along the high Sierras Or down the valleys low Nature paints the pictures Of dreams of long ago Just like the blue skies darlin' Things were pretty in the past But dreams are blue now, darlin' Too bad they couldn't last Ride the way the trail goes Try to forget the tears I've cried There's no use to supppose That you'll be here by my side This trail has got me wonderin' Where does it lead from here Ride the way the trail goes On over to some new frontier The thing I remember darlin' Is the day I first saw you Love came drifting on the wind Like a dream out of the blue Springtime turned to winter And love drifted off one day I think I'll take this trail alone And ride my lonely blues away Ride the way the trail goes Try to forget the tears I've cried There's no use to supppose That you'll be here by my side Springtime turned to winter And love drifted off one day I think I'll take this trail alone And ride my lonely blues away Ride the way the trail goes Try to forget the tears I've cried Heart Of Folly (Larry W. Jones 10/13/2006) (song#4056) Heart of folly, why did you make me sad Heart of folly, you made me feel so bad And you're the only one that I can see Who would let love slip away so easily I remember words you spoke to me It takes some time for true love to see But when she appeared, you disappeared And I heard no more your wise decree Heart of folly, why did you make me sad Heart of folly, you made me feel so bad And you're the only one that I can see Who would let love slip away so easily Now she's long gone and I'm alone I begged her not to go but how could I know That she used me like a tool, just like a fool Her love was just a game, and by golly Heart of folly, you're to blame Heart of folly, why did you make me sad Heart of folly, you made me feel so bad And you're the only one that I can see Who would let love slip away so easily Heart of folly, you're to blame Written On The Wall (Larry W. Jones 10/13/2006) (song#4057) I see him standing there beside you But you can't see my teardrops fall And now my eyes are open wide to Words that are written on the wall Whe a cowboy gets that lonely feeling His boots are gonna walk the floor And thoughts will come a-stealing That you must not love me anymore I see him standing there beside you But you can't see my teardrops fall And now my eyes are open wide to Words that are written on the wall Yesterday we spent our time together Then you went and left me all alone So I guess I'll go although I'd rather Have you back here where you belong I see him standing there beside you But you can't see my teardrops fall And now my eyes are open wide to Words that are written on the wall Written on the wall Written on the wall His Reins (Larry W. Jones 10/13/2006) (song#4058) On a trail I hadn't rode before I went from sea to shining sea I didn't know the cowboy code And so I rode on aimlessly Drowsy in the saddle I was now The breeze was fair and warm Wakened by the wind on my brow I hadn't seen the coming storm I tried to turn my pony on the trail But the storm was blowing strong The night was cold with rain and hail I thought my hope was all but gone Then I remembered what mama said When your blue skies turn to gray Don't forget to pray and look ahead And you will surely find the way Take hold of His reins You'll feel no pains Somewhere down the trail Your hope won't fail Don't be afraid of the night There'll come a new day Be sure to do what's right And you will find the way My hands and feet were cold as ice From the trail I had strayed So then I took my mama's advice And in the saddle I stayed I found the warm valley and vale My wand'ring days are through Now if I ever stray from the trail I'll listen to her words so true Take hold of His reins You'll feel no pains Somewhere down the trail Your hope won't fail Don't be afraid of the night There'll come a new day Be sure to do what's right And you will find the way Down In The Valley (Larry W. Jones 10/13/2006) (song#4059) As I ride through the valley down below Aspens turn to gold as far as I can see Then I remember when love was more than embers And I wonder if you still remember me Down in the valley, breezes blowin' free Remembering a love that used to be Down in the valley, ridin' all alone Wondering why love has up and flown I wonder if you wonder about me Or am I even in your memory I ride on through the breeze As it whispers through the Aspen trees The gold that shines against the blue Helps me to remember you Down in the valley, breezes blowin' free Remembering a love that used to be Down in the valley, ridin' all alone Wondering why love has up and flown I ride on through the breeze As it whispers through the Aspen trees The gold that shines against the blue Helps me to remember you Down in the valley, breezes blowin' free Remembering a love that used to be Down in the valley, ridin' all alone Wondering why love has up and flown Two Steppin' Strait (Larry W. Jones 10/14/2006) (song#4060) Last Saturday night, me and the band Did a show down at the Hotel Grand The manager said now don't be loud Cause they're a sophisticated crowd The women all wore flowing dresses Flowers were showing in their tresses But me and the band weren't so sedate We played 'em the best of old George Strait We sang a lot of good old Pure Country Like George did Live From The Astrodome We showed 'em The Road Less Travelled Don't know if that was Right Or Wrong They traded champagne for somethin' finer Like good old beer from the Lone Star state Soon we had 'em goin' like a Freightliner Strait Out Of The Box, by George, they were two-steppin' Strait They rolled away that Steinway grand piano Rolled up that burgandy carpet off the floor We showed 'em how to tie a Red Bandana Yelled Honk If You Honky Tonk some more Those women in their flowing dresses Became cowgirls Somewhere Down In Texas They were Livin' It Up, One Step At A Time Don't know if Fort Worth ever Crossed Their Mind We sang a lot of good old Pure Country Like George did Live From The Astrodome We showed 'em The Road Less Travelled Don't know if that was Right Or Wrong They traded champagne for somethin' finer Like good old beer from the Lone Star state Soon we had 'em goin' like a Freightliner Strait Out Of The Box, by George, they were two-steppin' Strait Cody (Larry W. Jones 10/14/2006) (song#4061) Cody was a roaming cowboy He knew every trail around Seems he was bound to destroy Any friend that he had found And it's a long old ride without her by his side A few years back he left town Headed for the wild west trail No one could ever whittle down Young Cody by gun or nail And it's a long old ride without her by his side But in the chill of the desert night Cody could only dream of holding her tight He panned for the gold in California And thought of her golden hair The girl that Cody had left behind Somehow seemed to be always there And it's a long old ride without her by his side Now I know you all want a happy ending About young Cody and his would be bride But some fences just aren't for mending Especially now that cowboy Cody died At a little gathering in the valley The folks laid him in repose Cody had reached his finale And a woman nobody knows Came and laid a final rose It was a long old ride without her by his side Cody was a roaming cowboy Painted Pony (Larry W. Jones 10/14/2006) (song#4062) There's a drawing hanging on the wall I placed it there by design You gave it to me when we were small Your ranch was next to mine You'd come over when the snow would fall And you and I would play You didn't know that I loved you most of all And I will 'til my dying day The drawings in the coloring book we shared Had every color of the rainbow You colored a pony and I knew you cared As we watched the falling snow I'd ride my painted pony in every dream Over to your ranch I'd go I still remember crossing the stream A kiss on you I'd bestow Now that stream has washed my dreams away They're gone like hoofprints in the sands of time The ranch next door is now just a field of clay But your painted pony's still a dream of mine I'd ride my painted pony in every dream Over to your ranch I'd go I still remember crossing the stream A kiss on you I'd bestow Now that stream has washed my dreams away They're gone like hoofprints in the sands of time The ranch next door is now just a field of clay But your painted pony's still a dream of mine Old Pards (Larry W. Jones 10/14/2006) (song#4063) Old Pards Throwin' horseshoes by the corral Watchin' broncos on the chapparral Old pards Sure can't beat old pards Old pards Sharin' memories of their true loves Faithful when push comes to shove Old pards Never can beat old pards Old pards Keepin' a watch on the western sky Each one on the other they'll rely Old pards You'll never beat old pards Old pards Before my life is at its very end I want a friend on which to depend Old pards Let me have just one old pard, my friend Cowboys Like It That Way (Larry W. Jones 10/14/2006) (song#4064) I've written country songs and I've been around To all the honky tonks filled with country sounds I've seen 'em dance to about every country style But what is it that really makes a cowboy smile A cowboy likes sad songs about cowgirls' goodbyes Those old broken hearted songs with tear filled eyes A cowboy likes sad songs about the one that got away That's why I write sad songs, cowboys like it that way The honky tonks fill up early at the end of day They stay late just to hear the songs I write played They don't know how I feel inside, cryin' over you They just smile and tell me write another one or two A cowboy likes sad songs about cowgirls' goodbyes Those old broken hearted songs with tear filled eyes A cowboy likes sad songs about the one that got away That's why I write sad songs, cowboys like it that way The bartender, he told me, things sure are goin' well Then he smiled at me and I think that he could tell The songs I write are the ones that made the grade Sad as they are, about cowboys that have paid A cowboy likes sad songs about cowgirls' goodbyes Those old broken hearted songs with tear filled eyes A cowboy likes sad songs about the one that got away That's why I write sad songs, cowboys like it that way Ridin' Back To San Antone (Larry W. Jones 10/15/2006) (song#4065) Well, they held a meetin' down in Central Park Everyone I was greetin' was a ventral fin shark I'm leavin' today, I'm ridin' back to San Antone All these Yankees sure can be a pain Eatin' Buffalo Wings and drinkin' champagne I'm leavin' today, I'm ridin' back to San Antone Now some say New York livin' is the spice of life But the only givin' I got was a switch blade knife I'm leavin' today, I'm ridin' back to San Antone One had the muscle and had me on the deck I had to hustle or my life would-a been-a wreck I'm leavin' today, I'm ridin' back to San Antone Now here comes Jane down the boardwalk Jane's insane but she wants to talk Hello Jane, how do you do I'll make it plain, I'm through with you Now come on Jane, don't make me cry I was hopin' you came to say goodbye I'm ready to leave for parts unknown I'll never grieve back in San Antone I'm ridin' back to San Antone ! Red River Valley Blues (Larry W. Jones 10/15/2006) (song#4066) I was a young cowboy just in my prime When I left that Texas - Oklahoma line I rode away for my good fortune to find Now all I do is pine for that Red River line I've got the Red River Valley blues And the only thing I've got to say My saddlebags are packed and I'm ridin' back To that Red River Valley far away I'm gonna stay on that Valley ranch I'm gonna fish in that little branch I'll do right by dear Mom and Pa After all, that's the cowboy law I've got the Red River Valley blues I'll be ridin' night and day Gonna climb those Valley hills, practice cowboy skills In that Red River Valley far away I see the ranch house in the dimming light There's Ma and Pa with their hair of white All our hearts will be filled with full delight A roaming cowboy's comin' home tonight I've got the Red River Valley blues But now I'm back in Texas to stay I've no fortune to lose, just these blues From this Red River Valley I'll never more stray My Texarkana Darling (Larry W. Jones 10/15/2006) (song#4067) I met her up in Texarkana Underneath that Texas moon Not far from Louisiana Her heart and mine in tune I tried to see her next morning Wanted to call her my very own Now I pine for my Texarkana darling She went and left me all alone Oh, moon over Texarkana Shine over Texas clover with your light Oh, moon over Texarkana Where is my Texarkana darling tonight Beam down upon her my love Let her know I'll never go away I'm waiting for my Texarkana dove Begging that she'll return some day Oh, moon over Texarkana Shine over Texas clover with your light Oh, moon over Texarkana Where is my Texarkana darling tonight Walkin' In Hank Williams Shoes (Larry W. Jones 10/15/2006) (song#4068) There's never been country music Like Hank Williams used to play And I guess that's why I still pick Hank's kind of music to this day The words that Hank put his pen to Were about lost love and blues No wonder the places I've been to Got me walkin' in Hank Williams shoes Romance would always play a part Even though it was a cheatin' heart Honky tonk blues and broken dreams Were infused in his song's themes Every time I put Hank's records on They seem to give me another clue As to why it is that I am drawn To walkin' in Hank Williams shoes Now as I travel with my band I think that somehow I can see Something about his writing hand Wrote some of those songs of me Hank sang about the common man The way of life that some men choose And tonight that's why I understand I'm walkin' in Hank Williams shoes Western Desert Breeze (Larry W. Jones 10/15/2006) (song#4069) I hear the western desert breeze Blowing through the mesquite trees Whispering of love from long ago Of dreams that grew as in a garden Promises that might have been Whispering of love I used to know As the branches they are swinging I can hear the breezes singing Of how the purple sage does grow I hear the western desert breeze Blowing through the mesquite trees Whispering of love from long ago My life's been filled with good things Where the western breeze does blow But I wish there had been gold rings And vows between a bride and beau I hear the western desert breeze Blowing through the mesquite trees Whispering of love from long ago Of dreams that grew as in a garden Promises that might have been Whispering of love I used to know Drifter Of The Plains (Larry W. Jones 10/15/2006) (song#4070) There's a 44 in my holster I'm on a horse that's good to ride Pardon me when he feels the spur I'm goin' to ride o'er the Great Divide I have been a rover Through storms and wind and rain You can look me over I'm just a drifter of the plains I'm a drifter of the plains I'm a drifter of the plains I'm goin' to ride o'er the Great Divide I'm just a drifter of the plains My Mama's back in Texas My lost love's back there too I'm goin' to ride o'er the Great Divide Searchin' for a dream that's new I'm a drifter of the plains I'm a drifter of the plains I'm goin' to ride o're the Great Divide I'm just a drifter of the plains I was workin' to make that girl my bride She left me waitin' at her door I'm goin' to ride o're the Great Divide Ain't gonna wait for her no more Every cowboy has his pride I guess it runs in his veins I'm goin' to ride o're the Great Divide I'm just a drifter of the plains I'm a drifter of the plains I'm a drifter of the plains I'm goin' to ride o're the Great Divide I'm just a drifter of the plains Old Wooden Nickle (Larry W. Jones 10/16/2006) (song#4071) I'm feelin' like an old wooden nickel Tossed by the side of the road I guess I'm just good 'n pickled Lost with no new love to hold I guess nobody sees me cry Folks won't even give me the time Cause they just stroll on by I feel like I ain't worth a dime But I'm an Indian chieftain And I own a big 'ol buffalo This chief's second to none With a heart of pure gold I'd bring fortune to anyone; I could, you see To anyone who valued an old wooden nickel like me I guess nobody sees me cry Folks won't even give me the time Cause they just stroll on by I feel like I ain't worth a dime But I'm an Indian chieftain And I own a big 'ol buffalo This chief's second to none With a heart of pure gold Cow Puncher Blues (Larry W. Jones 10/16/2006) (song#4072) Well, I'm an old cow puncher I'm punchin' those longhorn cows all day I'm an old cow puncher I'm punchin' those longhorn cows all day I got a mean old trail boss Can't wait to draw my pay Well, I punch those longhorns, baby Til that Texas sun goes down Yeah, I punch those longhorns, baby Til that Texas sun goes down But I'm ridin' out now honey Gonna take my sweet baby to town Well, these old cow puncher blues Feel like I got 'em all the time Yeah, these old cow puncher blues Feel like I got 'em all the time But I'm gonna see my sweet Texas baby Get these old cow punchin' blues off my mind Well, I'm an old cow puncher I'm punchin' those longhorn cows all day I'm an old cow puncher I'm punchin' those longhorn cows all day I got a mean old trail boss Can't wait to draw my pay Raised On Eternal Love (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2006) (song#4073) With a diamond on a golden band I placed the ring in her little hand And told her that my love was true So, we talked about a wedding day Then she looked at me that way And asked if we could make it through I said my Mama and my Daddy did And you're lookin' at one of their kids Our family was raised on eternal love We're not the quitin' kind And in my heart for you is eternal love Say that you'll be mine Well, that was a number of years ago Now our own son into a man has grown He went and bought a golden band too And yesterday he called me on the phone He asked, Dad do you think I can See this through under heaven above I said, son you'll be a happy man Cause you were raised on eternal love You were raised on eternal love And you're not the quitin' kind In your heart you'll find eternal love Your marriage will be just fine Our family was raised on eternal love And you're a part of a family of love Cowboy Philosophy (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2006) (song#4074) Well, if you're lookin' for a hero You can ride from here to there And one thing you'll find, I know It's the badge real cowboys wear Here's some cowboy philosophy Straight from the horse's mouth Pardner, you can take it from me If things seem to be headin' south If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it's dead, deep-six it But if you fall in love with a cowgirl You must treat her like a precious pearl That's cowboy philosophy, the way it's got to be The truth is in his song, it's either right or wrong That's cowboy philosophy, the way it's got to be If the cattle stampede, then chase 'em If they're a contrary breed, just face 'em And if you get thrown down in the dirt Get up and dust off your cowboy shirt That's cowboy philosophy, the way it's got to be The truth is in his song, it's either right or wrong That's cowboy philosophy, the way it's got to be Happy Trails Are Here Again (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2006) (song#4075) Happy trails are here again Like the ones we rode back when Happy trails are here again It's good to see old pals again When we rode the trails together We sang a happy cowboy song We didn't worry 'bout the weather As the cattle we moved along Happy trails are here again Like the ones we rode back when The trails we rode, me and you Most were happy, a few were blue But all that mattered when they were through Was that we were pals through and through When we rode the trails together We sang a happy cowboy song We didn't worry 'bout the weather As the cattle we moved along Happy trails are here again Like the ones we rode back when Happy trails are here again It's good to see you, old pal, once again King Of Spades (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2006) (song#4076) King of spades, King of spades Now look at the hand you've played My poor pockets are empty Of any silver or gold I've ever made Hardtack bread for my stomach And cheap whiskey spins my head Feel like I'm light'nin' struck Maybe I'll be better when I'm dead Cheap whiskey and wine King of spades made you mine Cheap whiskey and wine When will I see you one more time Hardtack bread for my stomach And cheap whiskey spins my head Feel like I'm light'nin' struck Maybe I'll be better when I'm dead King of spades, King of spades Now look at the hand you've played My poor pockets are empty Of any silver or gold I've ever made Wild Mesa Ponies (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2006) (song#4077) Somewhere out on the western range Just west of the mighty Rio Grande They tell of a cowboy known for fame And the wild mesa ponies he'd command He talked to the ponies that he would ride Told them not to worry about their hide Upon the ponies' backs he would slide To run with the wind o're the Great Divide When thunder rolled in the stormy distance The wild mesa ponies' eyes would flame Running like the wind was their insistence And upon their back, the cowboy of fame He talked to the ponies that he would ride Told them not to worry about their hide Upon the ponies' backs he would slide To run with the wind o're the Great Divide Indian Summer (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2006) (song#4078) If only Indian summer would stay here longer If only the cold of winter I could suspend If only old cowboys wouldn't move so far along I'd ride with them in Indian summer once again But the cold of Winter replaces Indian summer And old cowboys just take it on the chin Maybe next year when comes the old cowboys I'll ride with them in Indian summer once again For now I'll just say adios 'til they return Hold these words close, for cowboys learn When it's time to part, loyalty goes along It won't depart, for cowboy's hearts are strong But the cold of Winter replaces Indian summer And old cowboys just take it on the chin Maybe next year when comes the old cowboys I'll ride with them in Indian summer once again Maybe next year when comes the old cowboys I'll ride with them in Indian summer once again For Another You Love (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2006) (song#4079) When I saw your face darlin' You couldn't erase what it said You looked so happy darlin' Why'd you go and choose another instead I see the face of an angel With a halo from above And there's no trace of regret For another you love Remember when you said, darlin' No one could ever take my place Well, now I wonder darlin' About that new glow on your face I see the face of an angel With a halo from above And there's no trace of regret For another you love I remember the sparkle I saw in your eyes When you said we'd be wed in time Now it's remarkable how time has told lies Go ahead and break this heart of mine I see the face of an angel With a halo from above And there's no trace of regret For another you love Ranch House On The Range (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2006) (song#4080) Where the Colorado's flowing And the buffalo treads its shore Where the purple sage is blooming There's nothing that I love more And there's nothing I would change In that ranch house on the range Oh, I rode the trail up north Seeking my fortune for to find I saw money, a ransom's worth Growing on trees in my mind But as sweet Betsy told me Happiness I would not find The winter was so cold, you see A cowboy could freeze in time So, I'm ridin' back along that trail Back to that ranch I love so well With sweet Betsy I'll exchange Promises and words that I'll avow I loved her then and love her now In that ranch house on the range Where the Colorado's flowing And the buffalo treads its shore Where the purple sage is blooming There's nothing that I love more And there's nothing I would change In that ranch house on the range With sweet Betsy I'll exchange Promises and words that I'll avow I loved her then and love her now In that ranch house on the range Old Lonesome Trail (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2006) (song#4081) I know a trail that cowboys ride To drive their worries away It's that same old lonesome trail That I'm ridin' on today I used to own a dream or two But they only brought me tears A cowboy groans and feels blue When a love just disappears Ridin' down this lonesome trail Where brokenhearted cowboys ride Ridin' down this lonesome trail Wishin' she was still here by my side I used to own a dream or two But they only brought me tears A cowboy groans and feels blue When a love just disappears Along this trail of broken dreams The cowboy's song is of regret As I ride along this lonesome trail Maybe I'll forget As I ride along this lonesome trail Maybe I'll forget Don't Try To Rein Me In (Larry W. Jones 10/20/2006) (song#4082) Listen to the wind blowin' free across the plains That's the way it's been for cowboys with no chains And of that lonesome wind, I am next of kin Don't try to rein me in Let my pony set the pace across the wide open space Where the lonely coyotes cry On my pony I'll wander where the air is fresh and rare Underneath the western sky I'll ride across the plains to the majestic mountain range Where the beauty never seems to change For I can't stand the city and places that aren't pretty Don't try to rein me in Listen to the wind blowin' free across the plains That's the way it's been for cowboys with no chains Let my pony set the pace across the wide open space Where the lonely coyotes cry On my pony I'll wander where the air is fresh and rare Underneath the western sky I'll ride across the plains to the majestic mountain range Where the beauty never seems to change For I can't stand the city and places that aren't pretty Don't try to rein me in Sweet Darlin' (Larry W. Jones 10/23/2006) (song#4083) I was a clown, I let you down, sweet darlin' Words that bring the tears that sting your face I brought you pain, I'm to blame, sweet darlin' And I've lost a love I know I can't replace Now I plead, please sweet darlin' Can you forgive the things I'm guilty of My heart is down and in these tears I'll drown Sweet darlin', you're the only one I love I brought you pain, I'm to blame, sweet darlin' And I've lost a love I know I can't replace Now I plead, please sweet darlin' Can you forgive the things I'm guilty of My heart is down and in these tears I'll drown Sweet darlin', you're the only one I love Sweet darlin', you're the only one I love Purple Sage Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 10/23/2006) (song#4084) Texas moon keep shining bright Up in that Texas sky above Some day soon that Texas moon just might Light the trail back to the one you love Purple sage cowboy It's time to close your eyes and dream The cattle are dry and bedded down Stars in the sky are spread around It's time to close your eyes and dream Of that home corral and your sweet gal Purple sage cowboy Listen to the breeze in cottonwood trees above Purple sage cowboy Hear the longhorn cattle as they low Don't think about the trail and all its woe It's time to dream of that sweet gal you love Purple sage cowboy It's time to dream of that sweet gal you love Breakin' Horses With A Broken Heart (Larry W. Jones 10/23/2006) (song#4085) That cowboy's broken one too many And he brags a little too much out loud He thinks he's still a cowboy of twenty And I'll admit he still wows the crowd But I can see the clouds that brand him And I know they don't understand him He's breakin' horses with a broken heart Searchin' for a dream in a two bit rodeo He won't admit that he should let her go He's a cowboy breakin' horses with a broken heart He's still the center of attention Every time the rodeo comes around But I noticed he never mentions The reason why his tears come down There's a cowgirl out there somewhere That's in every broken hearted cowboy's prayer He's breakin' horses with a broken heart Searchin' for a dream in a two bit rodeo He won't admit that he should let her go He's a cowboy breakin' horses with a broken heart A lonesome cowboy breakin' horses with a broken heart Lost Trail Of Pain (Larry W. Jones 10/23/2006) (song#4086) There's a lost trail of pain that leads Over the plains of the tumbleweeds And where the wild Colorado flows I've been on that trail too long But it's too late for headin' home Guess I'll follow the trail to Mexico Oh, lost trail of pain, I'm ridin' you again Away from where the firewood's stacked At that warm ranch house so far back Why sunshine turns to rain, it's hard to explain There's a lost trail of pain that leads Over the plains of the tumbleweeds And where the wild Colorado flows I've burned the bridges that I've crossed Along the ridges where dreams are lost Guess I'll follow the trail to Mexico Oh, lost trail of pain, I'm ridin' you again It's too hard to fight against the stream I can't rebuild those bridges Can't find the ridges where I lost my dreams There's a lost trail of pain that leads Over the plains of the tumbleweeds And where the wild Colorado flows I've been on that trail too long But it's too late for headin' home Guess I'll follow the trail to Mexico Out On The Old Trail Again (Larry W. Jones 10/24/2006) (song#4087) Out on the old trail again Facing the longhorns and the wind Where the newborn dogies run in the hot west Texas sun I'm out on the old trail again Driving the herd once again Singing cowboy songs with my friends While the cattle sleep at night and all the world seems right I'm out on the old trail again No matter where I go, it's paradise I know Out on the old trail again The lonesome cowboy's way is my only pay Out on the old trail again Out on the old trail again Facing the longhorns and the wind Where the newborn dogies run in the hot west Texas sun I'm out on the old trail again Driving the herd once again Singing cowboy songs with my friends While the cattle sleep at night and all the world seems right I'm out on the old trail again No matter where I go, it's paradise I know Out on the old trail again The lonesome cowboy's way is my only pay Out on the old trail again Pony Express (Larry W. Jones 10/24/2006) (song#4088) Here he comes, California or bust There he goes, kickin' up dust Watch him fly, give you one guess Wave him bye, bye, bye, the Pony Express Let him go, 'cross the mountain stream Hail or snow, he's part of the team Like the wind, that I'll confess California bound, he's the Pony Express Fast pony rider, you got hills to climb Pony's a strider, he'll be there on time The way he rides, it's like finesse Watch him fly, fly, fly, the Pony Express Watch him swerve, along the trail He's got nerve, and tales to tell Watch him go, no way to supress The legend will grow, of the Pony Express Alone And Lonesome Over You (Larry W. Jones 10/24/2006) (song#4089) Alone and lonesome, friends are few Where's that true love that I once knew Mem'ries creeping in dreams I'm keeping I'm so alone and lonesome over you Do you remember, the way I do That warm September, just we two You crossed your heart, dear, we'd never part, dear I'm so alone and lonesome over you Alone and lonesome, you left me blue Why'd you have to go and say adieu I beg for your return, dear, for you I yearn, dear I'm so alone and lonesome over you Do you remember, the way I do That warm September, just we two You crossed your heart, dear, we'd never part, dear I'm so alone and lonesome over you Alone and lonesome, you left me blue Why'd you have to go and say adieu I beg for your return, dear, for you I yearn, dear I'm so alone and lonesome over you Rock-Ola Lola (Larry W. Jones 10/24/2006) (song#4090) There's an old Rock-Ola in the corner Playing songs sung for a dying mourner Sweet Lola's gone and left me here behind And I can't get Rock-Ola Lola off my mind I keep feeding it quarters, nickles and dimes I lost count after at least a hundred times When Lola said goodbye, it was like a crime And I can't get Rock-Ola Lola off my mind Hank just sang about a tear in his beer I'll be dang if there ain't plenty of 'em here And Lola's just about to drive me insane Here I am playing this old Rock-Ola again There's an old Rock-Ola in the corner Playing songs sung for a dying mourner I keep feeding it quarters, nickles and dimes I lost count after at least a hundred times When Lola said goodbye, it was like a crime And I can't get Rock-Ola Lola off my mind I keep feeding it quarters, nickles and dimes I lost count after at least a hundred times When Lola said goodbye, it was like a crime And I can't get Rock-Ola Lola off my mind My Dreams Will Follow You (Larry W. Jones 10/25/2006) (song#4091) Take your bonnet, dress your best Take the stagecoach headin' west My dreams will follow you My dreams will follow you Try to find a place in Frisco town You'll see my face hangin' round My dreams will follow you My dreams will follow you My dreams will follow you along the trail You can't hide behind your silken veil Wherever you may dwell So, close the door and latch the handle You're still my match and my candle My dreams will follow you My dreams will follow you My dreams will follow you along the trail You can't hide behind your silken veil Wherever you may dwell When you get to California If you change your mind Remember that I'm not the kind To have an axe to grind So, close the door and latch the handle You're still my match and my candle My dreams will follow you My dreams will follow you Trails Of Yesterday (Larry W. Jones 10/25/2006) (song#4092) Sometimes when I'm alone all by myself Mem'ries that I thought were gone I take down off the shelf Trails of yesterday call again to me Trails of yesterday call again to me Sometimes when I turn on the radio They play an old cowboy song I used to know From Jimmy Rodgers or old Hank Snow Trails of yesterday call again to me Trails of yesterday call again to me When I see the Texas moon over purple sage at night When I smell the honeysuckle on the breeze It's then that I remember with delight Trails of yesterday call again to me Trails of yesterday call again to me When I see old cowboys at the county rodeo They remind me of the way things used to be When life was simple back so long ago Trails of yesterday call again to me Trails of yesterday call again to me Real Singin' Cowboys (Larry W. Jones 10/27/2006) (song#4093) Headin' south down to Waco Where the waters of the Brazos flow Maybe on down to old Houston town That's where I'm gonna go There's something about the way Texas still has real cowboys around I'm going back down there today To hear that old time cowboy sound Bring the real singin' cowboys back When coal locomotives ran the tracks Real country music's fallin' through the cracks Bring the real singin' cowboys back Bring the real singin' cowboys back Back home in Texas is where it's at Texas still has cowboy songs like that Bring the real singin' cowboys back New York has the lights and limos But the music is as cold as eskimos Goin' back to hear that cowboy sound The music's dear and I'm Texas bound Real cowboy music just feels right Hats were white and they spoke polite Good cowboy music is the real McCoy It's the only kind for this Texas boy Bring the real singin' cowboys back When coal locomotives ran the tracks Real country music's fallin' through the cracks Bring the real singin' cowboys back Bring the real singin' cowboys back When coal locomotives ran the tracks Real country music's fallin' through the cracks Bring the real singin' cowboys back Petals From A Rose (Larry W. Jones 10/28/2006) (song#4094) I'm sending you the petals from a rose, dear One at a time to remind you of my broken heart Your vow of love that I recall has gone, dear And now I feel the fall of lonely teardrops start I heard you say that you'd be true, dear And I said to you that I would do my part I'm sending you the petals from a rose, dear One at a time to remind you of my broken heart I tried every avenue that I could think of To keep you right here by my side But the avenue that you strolled down, love Is not the one where true love can reside I'm sending you the petals from a rose, dear One at a time to remind you of my broken heart How many times I tried to forgive you With all the words a love song can compose Now the only things that I can give you Are the broken petals from a dying rose I'm sending you the petals from a rose, dear One at a time to remind you of my broken heart Over And Done (Larry W. Jones 10/28/2006) (song#4095) Friends ask me why I'm so downhearted They ask me if I've heard from you They want to know why it is we parted I just say that you found someone new And then I say, It's not so bad Tomorrow I'll go out and have some fun Tomorrow I'll not feel so sad I just say the blues are over and done The blues came over yesterday morning And they stayed until last night was done But I just tell them that I'm not mourning I just say the blues are over and done Some of my old friends forsook me They no longer come around How happy can an empty book be When the pages come unbound And then I say, It's not so bad Tomorrow I'll go out and have some fun Tomorrow I'll not feel so sad I just say the blues are over and done The blues came over yesterday morning And they stayed until last night was done But I just tell them that I'm not mourning I just say the blues are over and done First Word In Lonesome (Larry W. Jones 10/28/2006) (song#4096) The first word in lonesome is lone-ly That's what the mockingbird sang to me Like the tick-tocking of the cuckoo clock The first word in lonesome is lone-ly me True love, as they say, is the only real love But for some it can be a lonely quest, I see I guess my his'try will start with words hereof The first word in lonesome is lone-ly me The first word in lonesome is lone-ly That's what the mockingbird sang to me Like the tick-tocking of the cuckoo clock The first word in lonesome is lone-ly me The first word in lonesome is lone-ly The first word in lonesome is lone-ly me Many Years Ago (Larry W. Jones 10/28/2006) (song#4097) Many years ago I told you that I love you When you placed your little hand in mine Through the many years you've loved me too You have always been my warm sunshine Many years ago we built a castle With walls so strong they never fell apart Love withstood every kind of hassle And our life is still a lovely work of art Many years ago I knew, dear That life would bring its big and heavy loads And if it were not for you, dear I could not have walked life's bumpy roads Before you came I used to walk the floor The flame of love I truly didn't know But you came and opened up love's door And it's the same as many years ago Many years ago I called you sweetheart And I still call you sweetheart now When you're in my arms, the feeling starts Just like the day we said our vows Many years ago in the Springtime I gave to you a sweet bouquet Loving you has been the sweetest time Many years ago just like today Sweet Annie (Larry W. Jones 10/28/2006) (song#4098) I see sweet Annie in the Summer sunshine I see my darlin' in the Aspen leaves of Fall I see sweet Annie in Winter and Springtime And her name I hear in every starling's call I've told the eagle in the pine tree I've told the new-born dogies running 'round Now I've got to tell my sweet Annie That she's the sweetest girl I've ever found My dreams will die if she doesn't say That she'll be mine faithfully I've got to ask her this very day If she'll be mine eternally I've told the eagle in the pine tree I've told the new-born dogies running 'round Now I've got to tell my sweet Annie That she's the sweetest girl I've ever found I see sweet Annie in the Summer sunshine I see my darlin' in the Aspen leaves of Fall I see sweet Annie in Winter and Springtime And her name I hear in every starling's call I've told the eagle in the pine tree I've told the new-born dogies running 'round Now I've got to tell my sweet Annie That she's the sweetest girl I've ever found Palomino Pal Of Mine (Larry W. Jones 10/28/2006) (song#4099) There's a pasture somewhere down the trail Not too far away That you and I will come to without fail One of these days These reins that I've had to place on you Will soon unwind And you'll run free under skies of blue Palomino pal of mine You can go at an easy trot Maybe even walk if you feel lame No need to give it all you've got No need to have a flyin' mane There's a pasture under western stars Not too far away In a big green valley with no corral bars There you'll play I'll watch you run over hill and over dale You'll do just fine In that pasture somewhere down the trail Palomino pal of mine Not too far away, not too far away We'll find that green green pasture one of these days You can say hello to long lost friends You won't need a horseshoe nail The rest of your days you can spend In that pasture somewhere down the trail I'll watch you run over hill and over dale You'll do just fine In that pasture somewhere down the trail Palomino pal of mine Old Pecos Moon (Larry W. Jones 10/29/2006) (song#4100) For that little western stream I'm pining Out in west Texas far away And for that old Pecos moon that's shining I'm headin' back to west Texas today Old Pecos moon, I'm lonesome Old Pecos moon, I'm blue I'm pining for that little stream that's winding West Texas, I'm headin' back to you Tell the old cowhands that I'm lonesome To hear their old cowboy tunes Back to west Texas I'm ridin' my thumb Underneath that old Pecos moon Tell the old cowhands that I'm lonesome To hear their old cowboy tunes Back to west Texas I'm ridin' my thumb Underneath that old Pecos moon Scarlet Rose (Larry W. Jones 10/29/2006) (song#4101) As I lie beside the trail so weary The only reason I have to grieve I'm thinkin' of my darlin' cheery Knowin' that forever her I'll leave This scarlet rose she gave me I've kept it like a treasured friend Now this scarlet rose is only Love's token as I go to meet my end This scarlet rose I took from her hand As I saddled up for this long trail ride Now I only hope that she'll understand Why I won't be returnin' to wed my bride The trail boss said he'd tell my story And he'd give to her my cowboy's pay Just ask her to plant a morning glory To remember me when I'm gone away Soon the western sky will be dawning I'll be as cold as the sand, I suppose But here in my hand come the morning They'll find a band and a scarlet rose Aspencade (Larry W. Jones 10/29/2006) (song#4102) Sunlight through ponderosa pines Autumn colors on parade Like the taste of sweetest wines Is the beauty of Aspencade As September days unfold Memories I just can't evade Green leaves turned to gold It's the beauty of Aspencade Aspencade is a time of life When the world forgets its strife Look and you will surely find Why life and love are intertwined People are smiling everywhere Music for love is always played It's the season for all to share In the beauty of Aspencade Aspencade is a time of life When the world forgets its strife Look and you will surely find Why life and love are intertwined Sunlight through ponderosa pines Autumn colors on parade Like the taste of sweetest wines Is the beauty of Aspencade The beauty of Aspencade Cowgirl In Blue (Larry W. Jones 10/29/2006) (song#4103) I went to the barn dance one night To hear the fiddles and guitars play And what I saw was quite a sight Barn dances seem to be that way There I met a cowgirl in blue Waltzing with her was such a delight And before I knew it, I knew She stole my heart away that night I still dream of that night when I met her A sweet cowgirl in blue that I met That night at the barn dance was a blur That cowgirl in blue I'll never forget Dark blue were the skies, light blue her eyes Like the blue western skirt that she wore Oh, cowgirl in blue, say you love me too So I won't be blue anymore There I met a cowgirl in blue Waltzing with her was such a delight And before I knew it, I knew She stole my heart away that night Dark blue were the skies, light blue her eyes Like the blue western skirt that she wore Oh, cowgirl in blue, say you love me too So I won't be blue anymore Million Texas Bluebells (Larry W. Jones 10/30/2006) (song#4104) I haven't got a big ponderosa No big pasture of green grassland Just a little place near Zaragoza That I built with my own hands But I can show you purple sage On at least a hundred Texas trails I'll love you 'til I'm old with age And give you a million Texas bluebells I haven't got a lot of money To buy fancy clothes and pearls But I can show you days so sunny The dewdrops are precious pearls And I can show you purple sage On at least a hundred Texas trails I'll love you 'til I'm old with age And give you a million Texas bluebells A million Texas bluebells gleaming in the sun Will line the trails we'll be riding just for fun And I can sing you songs on my little spread Out near Zaragoza where we'll lay our heads Drover On A Western Trail (Larry W. Jones 10/30/2006) (song#4105) I am a drover on a western trail Crossing mountains high and valleys deep I sing a cowboy song on the western trail About the cowboy life so free The western sun is setting in the valley West of my dreams which seem so near There'll be no city sorrow come tomorrow For I'll still be ridin' here The sunset is brighter than ever Redder than any I've seen Will I forsake this life, never I'm livin' a cowboy's dream By the trailside the aspens are shiverin' Red, yellow and gold in the air Soon the moon will be rising, deliverin' Beauty not seen everywhere The western sun is setting in the valley West of my dreams which seem so near There'll be no city sorrow come tomorrow For I'll still be ridin' here The sunset is brighter than ever Redder than any I've seen Will I forsake this life, never I'm livin' a cowboy's dream Full Moon On The Rise (Larry W. Jones 10/30/2006) (song#4106) There's a full moon on the rise And an emptiness inside It came as a dark surprise That you'd never be my bride You said that we would wed Under a full moon on the rise But you have gone and left me Though I have waited patiently There's a full moon on the rise And an emptiness inside Should I wait for your return Will I ever see that blessed day I know my heart will ever burn For one who chose to go away There's a full moon on the rise And an emptiness inside It came as a dark surprise That you'd never be my bride You said that we would wed Under a full moon on the rise But you have gone and left me Though I have waited patiently There's a full moon on the rise And an emptiness inside Hot Guitar (Larry W. Jones 10/30/2006) (song#4107) I'll bet there's thousands with no money Most drive an old beat up truck or car And all of them have their dreams Bout playin' Nashville with a hot guitar Yeah, some found their way to Nashville By following some mis-guiding star But then, how were they to know They'd end up right back where they are But even that didn't stop the show They had to play that hot guitar There was only one place left to go Back in 'ole hot Texas Playin' Texas honky tonk bars They're dreams are still in Nashville Hung around that mis-guiding star Now they're showin' off their skill Back in Texas with a hot guitar There was only one place left to go Back in 'ole hot Texas Playin' Texas honky tonk bars They're dreams are still in Nashville Hung around that mis-guiding star Now they're showin' off their skill Back in Texas with a hot guitar Blue Side Of The Track (Larry W. Jones 10/30/2006) (song#4108) This old town seems empty and cold Even the sky has turned to black All my dreams have been put on hold My baby's on a new found track Every railroad track has two directions Now, one goes forward, one goes back She's on that new disappearin' section And I'm walkin' the blue side of the track Yeah, I'm walkin' the blue side of the track Still tryin' to figure out what went wrong Somethin' tells me I'll never get her back When she left, she said I couldn't come along Yeah, I'm walkin' the blue side of the track Somethin' tells me I'll never get her back That girl was the center of my world But now my world is filled with pain My heart on her little finger was twirled But she didn't linger for that outbound train Every railroad track has two directions Now, one goes forward, one goes back She's on that new disappearin' section And I'm walkin' the blue side of the track I'm walkin' the blue side of the track Talk About Texas (Larry W. Jones 10/30/2006) (song#4109) When you talk about Texas Don't forget to mention the flowers Indian paintbrushes and bluebonnets Can hold your attention for hours Up to old Dalhart in the north Don't forget cow town Fort Worth From the shining Gulf of Mexico The Lone Star state, I love so When you talk about Texas Don't forget to mention the sunshine From old Louisian' to El Paso sand It's more than just a big state of mind When you talk about Texas There's oil and cattle and cowboy songs Snakes that rattle where a snake belongs So, for goodness sakes, come sing along When you talk about Texas There's cowboys, rednecks and Lone Star beer You can do a Texas two-step any time of year Oh, forgot to mention a million longhorn steers When you talk about Texas You're talkin' about my state Now, I ain't bragging, I'm just taggin' That big 'ole Texas sure is great When you talk about Texas You're talkin' about my state Ridin' Away From The Blues (Larry W. Jones 10/31/2006) (song#4110) Well, my sorrows are going away Tomorrow's gonna be a brand new day I'm gonna head anywhere I choose I'm ridin' away from the blues I'm not worried anymore My broken heart is in repair I'm ridin' a new trail to explore I'll make a new start over there My fingers I've been snappin' My saddlebags are flappin' My hat on tight I'm strappin' I'm ridin' away from the blues I gave that silly girl a big adios Where she's goin' nobody knows Her chilly kind of love I can't use I'm ridin' away from the blues I'm not worried anymore My broken heart is in repair I'm ridin' a new trail to explore I'll make a new start over there My fingers I've been snappin' My saddlebags are flappin' My hat on tight I'm strappin' I'm ridin' away from the blues Say Howdy (Larry W. Jones 10/31/2006) (song#4111) If I sang of yellow cabs and a stock ticker I'd be singin' about a New York city slicker But I sing of one whom a horse and saddle employ Yep, I sing, of course, about the Texas cowboy Say howdy to the hard workin' trail boss And to the cookie fryin' bacon in the pan Howdy to the vaquero's hot Terlingua sauce Cowboys all, back when Texas first began Cowboys all, back when Texas first began They'll gather 'round for cowboy breakfast Lies and jokes and tales they'll exchange Then they'll saddle up, day's work discuss And round up all the longhorns on the range Say howdy to the hard workin' trail boss And to the cookie fryin' bacon in the pan Howdy to the vaquero's hot Terlingua sauce Cowboys all, back when Texas first began Cowboys all, back when Texas first began And when it comes to roping and branding Longhorns and dogies have no understanding They're mean and ornery and ain't no joy But Texas never raised no ordinary cowboy Say howdy to the hard workin' trail boss And to the cookie fryin' bacon in the pan Howdy to the vaquero's hot Terlingua sauce Cowboys all, back when Texas first began Cowboys all, back when Texas first began Rodeo Cowboy Bum (Larry W. Jones 10/31/2006) (song#4112) I said I was gonna quit the rodeo I'm never gonna be a top cowhand I said I'd do right with a little dough And buy a ring for her left hand Becky said OK, we'll see how it goes But here we are still eatin' crumbs And I'm still ridin' broncs at the rodeo I'm nothin' but a rodeo cowboy bum And I'm still ridin' broncs at the rodeo I'm nothin' but a rodeo cowboy bum Some years later on the circuit I got a call on the motel telephone Becky said Joe was a good kid But our little cowboy has left home It's sad that he's like his dad, you know He said, a rodeo star he'd become Now he's out there ridin' the rodeo He's nothin' but a rodeo cowboy bum Now he's out there ridin' the rodeo He's nothin' but a rodeo cowboy bum And I'm still ridin' broncs at the rodeo I'm nothin' but a rodeo cowboy bum And I'm still ridin' broncs at the rodeo I'm nothin' but a rodeo cowboy bum Rodeo Is The Place To Go (Larry W. Jones 10/31/2006) (song#4113) Go out there to the county fair, it's rodeo night tonight Bull riders claim they got no brain and they might be right The rodeo clown's in a barrel that's round and a little tight Crowds will roar 'til their throats are sore at the rodeo tonight Oh, the rodeo is the place to go when you spend your dough And when you spend your dough the place to go is the rodeo The cowboys ride on broncs wild eyed and try to hold on tight They count to eight when they pull the gate and hope that they don't die Cowgirls scream for their cowboy dream, givin' him their eye And the cowboys grin, take it on the chin at the rodeo tonight Oh, the rodeo is the place to go when you spend your dough And when you spend your dough the place to go is the rodeo Oh, take me where those cowboys ride and cowgirls give a wink Barbeque, potatoes fried on the side and Lone Star is the drink Now the final round at the rodeo ground where cowboys hold on tight They split the purse, some called a hearse at the rodeo tonight Oh, the rodeo is the place to go when you spend your dough And when you spend your dough the place to go is the rodeo Oh, the rodeo is the place to go when you spend your dough And when you spend your dough the place to go is the rodeo Let's all go and spend our dough at the rodeo tonight! ! ! ! Yee Ha! ! ! Calamity Jane (Larry W. Jones 10/31/2006) (song#4114) I know a cowgirl with a claim to fame She can straight shoot a gun without taking aim There's no other cowgirl can be for me You oughta see my Calamity Jane Oh, ride by my side, Calamity Jane Ride by my side, Calamity Jane All I wanna do is ride about 'n shout about My Calamity Jane Now, I've been a cowboy all my life And for me there can only be one wife, Calamity Jane All I wanna do is ride about 'n shout about My Calamity Jane Oh, ride by my side, Calamity Jane Ride by my side, Calamity Jane All I wanna do is ride about 'n shout about My Calamity Jane Now if you'll bring the gun, I'll rope and throw And we'll go and join the Wild West Show, Calamity Jane All I wanna do is ride about 'n shout about My Calamity Jane Oh, ride by my side, Calamity Jane Ride by my side, Calamity Jane All I wanna do is ride about 'n shout about My Calamity Jane All I wanna do is ride about 'n shout about My Calamity Jane Fort Worth Town (Larry W. Jones 10/31/2006) (song#4115) Come ride along and don't you frown I'm headin' on down to Fort Worth town Cowboys there are glad to share Fort Worth Texas is called cow town They welcome strangers, short or tall With a tip of the hat and a big Hi Y'all I'm headin' on down to Fort Worth town Been awhile since I heard a Texas drawl The steaks are great off the barbeque That's how I rate the Lone Star State too Anywhere I go, one thing I'll always know Is that Fort Worth Texas has a lot to give Cowboys in cow town aren't just for show Fort Worth is where this cowboy's gonna live The steaks are great off the barbeque That's how I rate the Lone Star State too Come ride along and don't you frown I'm headin' on down to Fort Worth town I'm headin' on down to Fort Worth town Amarillo Slim (Larry W. Jones 10/31/2006) (song#4116) Purple sage on the canyon rim Palo Duro is the place I long to be Folks just call me Amarillo Slim My Palo Duro darlin's waitin' for me Today I'm gonna put on my sombrero Carve her name on a big pine tree Headin' where Pan Handle winds blow My Palo Duro darlin' I'm gonna see Just a little south of Amarillo In the land of the armadillo That's where I'm makin' my pillow Amarillo Slim's gonna have a jubilee Longhorn cows I've been ropin' You don't know how I've been hopin' To head back to where I belong To my Palo Duro darlin' and home Just a little south of Amarillo In the land of the armadillo That's where I'm makin' my pillow Amarillo Slim's gonna have a jubilee Longhorn cows I've been ropin' You don't know how I've been hopin' To head back to where I belong To my Palo Duro darlin' and home Goodnight-Loving Trail (Larry W. Jones 11/01/2006) (song#4117) Ridin' where the Concho and the Pecos Rivers flow Keep those longhorns moving, moving, moving slow Pay no mind to blowin' rain, pray there ain't no hail Movin' cows along, along the Goodnight-Loving trail Once these cows are sold, I'm goin' back to hold My sweet darlin' with her smile and hair of gold Pay no mind to blowin' rain, pray there ain't no hail Movin' cows along, along the Goodnight-Loving trail Ridin' through New Mexico and up to Colorado Headin' for Cheyenne, hopin' that it don't snow Pay no mind to blowin' rain, pray there ain't no hail Movin' cows along, along the Goodnight-Loving trail Movin' cows along, along the Goodnight-Loving trail Heartaches Here Are Blue (Larry W. Jones 11/01/2006) (song#4118) Heartaches here are blue, a sad tear is too When I'm feeling lonely, dreaming of you Where did you ramble, why did you go Why did I gamble on love that grew cold I miss you in daytime 'til sun has gone down Then comes dismay time 'til morning comes 'round How can I forget you, I wish that I knew Heartaches here are blue, a sad tear is too Heartaches here are blue, a sad tear is too Were you just teasing when you said I do Now that you've left me with no love to find Heartaches and tears drive me out of my mind Is it wrong to still love you When I'm feeling so blue How much I love you, I wish that you knew Heartaches here are blue, a sad tear is too How much I love you, I wish that you knew Heartaches here are blue, a sad tear is too Waltzing Your Last Goodbye (Larry W. Jones 11/01/2006) (song#4119) When I saw you waltzing I saw a tear fall from your eye Could it be that you're waltzing Waltzing your last goodbye I saw a tear fall from your eye Just a little tear that I could see Could it be that in the next waltz You'll be waltzing with me There must be a reason For that tear in your eye I wouldn't think it treason To waltz away from that guy When I saw you waltzing I saw a tear fall from your eye Could it be that you're waltzing Waltzing your last goodbye I saw a tear fall from your eye Just a little tear that I could see Could it be that in the next waltz You'll be waltzing with me Midnight Zephyr (Larry W. Jones 11/05/2007) (song#4120) Woo woo, Midnight Zephyr Keep your big 'ol wheels rollin' down the track Woo woo, Midnight Zephyr The way I feel, my goal ain't to be comin' back I've got a mind to pack and go Like a forty mule Borax team I wanna find your stack aglow Pourin' out smoke and steam She ran away with another man But I ain't beggin' on my knees I'm rollin' away fast as I can On that Midnight Zephyr breeze Woo woo, Midnight Zephyr Keep your big 'ol wheels rollin' down the track Woo woo, Midnight Zephyr The way I feel, my goal ain't to be comin' back I'll be on my way down to Santa Fe With a whistle stop in San Antone Don't look for me neither night or day When that last trestle finds me gone She'll be sorry for not doin' me right On a starry night I'll be on her mind Like a bird in flight I'll be out of sight Listnin' to that Midnight Zephyr whine Woo woo, Midnight Zephyr Keep your big 'ol wheels rollin' down the track Woo woo, Midnight Zephyr The way I feel, my goal ain't to be comin' back Woo woo, Midnight Zephyr Woo woo, Midnight Zephyr Woo woo, Midnight Zephyr Who Baby Who (Larry W. Jones 11/05/2006) (song#4121) Tell me who baby, who baby, who baby who Makes you blue baby, blue baby, blue baby blue You know he can't love you the way that I do Now tell me who baby, who baby, who baby who Well, don't you know that I'm in love with you And I'm beggin' only that you'll love me too But you're runnin' 'round with another guy All you've found is how he makes you cry I can't stand to see you feelin' sad and blue I'm gonna be a man and make you love me too Forget the honky tonkin' that he takes you to Come and get true love that I'll make for you Tell me who baby, who baby, who baby who Makes you blue baby, blue baby, blue baby blue I can make you happy if you'll only say "I do" Now tell me who baby, who baby, who baby who There's and old song that I've heard sung Better find a true love while you're still young So, pay attention to these words I say I'll be lovin' you from now 'til my dyin' day I can't stand to see you feelin' sad and blue I'm gonna be a man and make you love me too Forget the honky tonkin' that he takes you to Come and get true love that I'll make for you Tell me who baby, who baby, who baby who Makes you blue baby, blue baby, blue baby blue You know he can't love you the way that I do Now tell me who baby, who baby, who baby who Texas Kind Of Love (Larry W. Jones 11/05/2006) (song#4122) I've got a Texas kind of love for you As big as the sky that's baby blue I'll do most anything you want me to I've got a Texas kind of love for you I've got a Texas kind of love for you As big as the sky that's baby blue I'll do most anything you want me to I've got a Texas kind of love for you It's no fun bein' so alone If we can reach one another Then we can teach each other Love that's right from wrong So, come on along I've got a Texas kind of love for you As big as the sky that's baby blue I'll do most anything you want me to I've got a Texas kind of love for you I've got a Texas kind of love for you As big as the sky that's baby blue I'll do most anything you want me to I've got a Texas kind of love for you The One Who Has My Name (Larry W. Jones 11/05/2006) (song#4123) The one who has my name Is the one who owns my heart She's my life's only aim As she's been from the start When I look into her eyes Her eyes of baby blue Why I love her is no surprise And my love for her is true The one who has my name Has been the only love for me Since before she became My sweetheart bride to be As I look back to life's start There's nothing I would change For the one who owns my heart And the one who has my name Waltz Of The Wind (Larry W. Jones 11/05/2006) (song#4124) Strummin' my guitar at the retirement home Singin' songs about times that used to be When I noticed a man was sittin' all alone Looking like he was looking right through me I asked if there was a song he'd like to hear I'd play and sing any song, great or small When he looked again, I know I saw a tear He said there's a favorite that he did recall Play me Waltz of the Wind, my friend Play me Waltz of the Wind once again And then just let me be While I waltz again with her memory That's the song that she loved the most Back before I learned how to weep The song we waltzed to, dancing close They played it when she went to sleep Play me Waltz of the Wind, my friend Play me Waltz of the Wind once again And then just let me be While I waltz again with her memory While I waltz again with her memory Behind This Pride (Larry W. Jones 11/06/2006) (song#4125) Life and love can sometimes be a grind Where two loves who don't talk abide There's too many heartaches to find Behind this pride where teardrops reside We make believe that we're doing well And nobody knows that love has died But we grieve on the blue side of the veil Behind this pride where teardrops reside We make believe and keep on going Trying to find a reason for holding on But this river of tears is overflowing Over a broken love that's already gone Why couldn't we just be content Like we were as groom and bride But we made room for discontent Behind this pride where teardrops reside Why couldn't we just be content Like we were as groom and bride But we made room for discontent Behind this pride where teardrops reside Written In The Sands Of Time (Larry W. Jones 11/06/2006) (song#4126) Love started in the Garden of Eden Came down through the family tree Now I know that true love has even Found its way down to you and me It was written in the sands of time Carved on a sweetheart tree or two That somehow you would be mine And my heart would belong to you Everything about you, I'm aware Is made of love, I know You were made with tender care In the heavens long ago It was written in the sands of time Carved on a sweetheart tree or two That somehow you would be mine And my heart would belong to you Everything about you, I'm aware Is made of love, I know You were made with tender care In the heavens long ago It was written in the sands of time That somehow you would be mine It was written in the sands of time That somehow you would be mine West Texas Cow (Larry W. Jones 11/06/2006) (song#4127) My uncle gave me a longhorn cow Out in west Texas where it's dry I wondered if that cow knew how To give milk that folks would buy She never was the kind to tame She sure was a wild one, I'll avow I learned to milk 'er just the same Should-a seen that west Texas cow Bessie's moo sounded smooth as silk She was the queen of west Texas cows But I knew she gave the kind of milk That the dairy board just never allows I fed her fine and I powdered her nose But at milking time she'd always bilk West Texas is dry, that's why I suppose That west Texas cow gave powered milk Clementine (Larry W. Jones 11/06/2006) (song#4128) Ride with me, Clementine Just with me, Clementine I wish the dreams you're dreaming Were riding along with mine Oh, return and ride with me, Clementine I never knew, Clementine That we'd be through, Clementine You'll never know how I miss you so Oh, return and turn the tide Oh, return and ride with me, Clementine Ride with me, Clementine Just with me, Clementine I wish the dreams you're dreaming Were riding along with mine Oh, return and ride with me, Clementine I wish the dreams you're dreaming Were riding along with mine Oh, return and ride with me, Clementine Wild Frontier Trail (Larry W. Jones 11/06/2006) (song#4129) I once was a rich man with ships made to sail But I had a new plan for the wild frontier trail I sold all my treasures and cancelled my mail And I set out to riding on the wild frontier trail Over the Adirondacks and down the deep vales I passed by the great lodges on the Indian trails I crossed the wide Missouri at Kansas City And across the wheat fields of the flat prarie On the wild frontier trail On the wild frontier trail I've been riding forever it seems On the wild frontier trail I am acquainted with settlers in the back woods Like me they have shunned all their worldly goods I have heard their misfortunes and their good deeds I have heard their sad songs and sweet melodies They plowed the good earth by rivers and streams Buried their loved ones on the trail of their dreams By sweat, muscle and perseverance they did not fail To find their new horizons on the wild frontier trail On the wild frontier trail On the wild frontier trail I've been riding forever it seems On the wild frontier trail When I was a rich man I had ships made to sail I lived in a mansion and the post brought my mail Now I'm not a rich man but I've rich stories to tell Of a life that's been happy on the wild frontier trail On the wild frontier trail On the wild frontier trail I've been riding forever it seems On the wild frontier trail Longhorns' Lullaby (Larry W. Jones 11/06/2006) (song#4130) When the western sun sets over the trail And the sky turns purple, red and gold When the longhorns settle down bye and bye That's when you'll hear the sound without fail The music of the prarie, long ago told Of the song known as the Longhorns' Lullaby The cooling breeze makes the leaves all sway See the sun setting 'ore the prarie sky Yee.......odl............lo.....dee..........aye Listen to the Longhorns' Lullaby When sunlight is gone from the western sky And cookie's campfire shines a last hurrah The stars in heaven seem to give a sigh The cowboy pulls out his old harmonica To play for the cattle his Longhorns' Lullaby To play for the cattle his Longhorns' Lullaby The cooling breeze makes the leaves all sway See the sun setting 'ore the prarie sky Yee.......odl............lo.....dee..........aye Listen to the Longhorns' Lullaby Listen to the Longhorns' Lullaby Texas Hill Country (Larry W. Jones 11/07/2006) (song#4131) In Texas hill country, I worked on the rails The drill that I manned dug a hundred wells Other places I've been, no joy they'd bring Texas hill country is the place of my dream And when I die, send me on a bluebird's wing Where Texas bluebonnets bloom in the spring There are fields in my Texas hill country home That look like heaven on earth after I've roamed Spring comes and bluebonnets paint the ground Indian paintbrushes are glad to have them around And when I die, send me on a bluebird's wing Where Texas bluebonnets bloom in the spring New York City and most other places I go Don't have the beauty where bluebonnets grow In Texas hill country I've spent most of my time Texas hill country has been a good friend of mine And when I die, send me on a bluebird's wing Where Texas bluebonnets bloom in the spring In Texas hill country Where Texas bluebonnets bloom in the spring Molly (Larry W. Jones 11/07/2006) (song#4132) I rode out on the trail, Molly To watch the sun settin low I wandered by the stream, Molly Where we strolled so long ago The meadows are still green, Molly Birds still sing in the aspen trees Just as when I said I loved only you, Molly And when you said you loved only me Now you and I've grown old, Molly Our last song of the trail is nearly sung Let us sing of days of gold, Molly And ways of love when we were young Most of our dreams did come true, Molly Like we hoped that they would be Just as when I said I loved only you, Molly And when you said you loved only me The meadows are still green, Molly My saddle and spurs are almost hung Let's ride out and view the scene, Molly Like we did when we were young Now you and I've grown old, Molly Our last song of the trail is nearly sung Let us sing of days of gold, Molly And ways of love when we were young This Summer Love (Larry W. Jones 11/07/2006) (song#4133) The western sun will warm our kiss During this summer love of bliss When the snow is on the mountains When the bluebird's no longer here In each other's arms, we'll remember This summer love we hold so dear As we ride along the western trail Our summer vows of love will prevail When the snow is on the mountains When the starry summer skies are gone Gray clouds will bring the rain and gale But this summer love will carry on When the snow is on the mountains When the bluebird's no longer here In each other's arms, we'll remember This summer love we hold so dear Maverick Man (Larry W. Jones 11/09/2006) (song#4134) I was born in south Texas Seems like too many years ago Now, one of life's affects is Lookin' for a new place to go I'm just a maverick man My home is somewhere behind I know where it all began But I'm just the maverick kind Every mile of railroad track Keeps tryin' to call me back But I'm just a maverick man I've seen the snow in Colorado And the Alamo in San Antone I've been down to old Mexico But nowhere can I call home I'm just a maverick man My home is somewhere behind I know where it all began But I'm just the maverick kind Every mile of railroad track Keeps tryin' to call me back But I'm just a maverick man I've got an old pawn shop guitar I play it in honky tonk dens Guess I'll never be a top star And I know I'll pawn it again I'm just a maverick man My home is somewhere behind I know where it all began But I'm just the maverick kind Every mile of railroad track Keeps tryin' to call me back But I'm just a maverick man Gypsy Earrings (Larry W. Jones 11/12/2006) (song#4135) Now, come and listen to my yarn That Gypsies say is oh so true After all, it can do no harm And maybe it was meant for you When your love wears earrings of gold It is said that she was meant for you An old love story that is Gypsy told Earrings of gold means her love is true By the wagons around the warm Gypsy camp fire You will see them glowing from the coals Listen to the whisper of her heart's desire It tells of Gypsy love deep within her soul Now, listen to what I have to tell Be my true love with your Gypsy spell For I see in your earrings of gold The same love that I feel in my soul By the wagons around the warm Gypsy camp fire You will see them glowing from the coals Listen to the whisper of her heart's desire It tells of Gypsy love deep within her soul Now, listen to what I have to tell Be my true love with your Gypsy spell For I see in your earrings of gold The same love that I feel in my soul Come and listen to the yarn That gypsies say is oh so true Just A Honky Tonk Song (Larry W. Jones 11/12/2006) (song#4136) Now that you've gone and made me blue Look what you've gone and made me do I get in my truck and I drive around End up in every honky tonk in town Every jukebox plays something blue The songs they sing are me and you Listen to the songs the jukebox plays I've been missing you nights and days You know I want to be your lovin' man But love, I can't be just a distant fan Why don't you love me like you used to do Instead of just making me sad and blue Now, look what you've gone and made me do I'm just a honky tonk song that's true You know I want to be your lovin' man But love, I can't be just a distant fan Now that you've gone and made me blue Look what you've gone and made me do I get in my truck and I drive around End up in every honky tonk in town Every jukebox plays something blue The songs they sing are me and you Why don't you love me like you used to do Instead of just making me sad and blue Now, look what you've gone and made me do I'm just a honky tonk song that's true Mister Whippoorwill (Larry W. Jones 11/13/2006) (song#4137) I was ridin' down the trail A whippoorwill was singin' Sounding blue and forlorn Wondering why the scorn I thought about his lonely song And wondered if maybe Was he singin' of some other cowboy Or was it maybe me Mister whippoorwill, I heard you singin' a song today It was a blue song you were singin' About a love bird who flew away You're just like me, mister whippoorwill My song is of a love who went astray A lonesome song about a lonely cowboy today There's something about a whippoorwill's song It's low and forlorn about things not right Before he goes to sleep, he sings of the wrong And he cries for his lost love at night Mister whippoorwill, sing in your lonesome way A lonesome song about a lonely cowboy today Mister whippoorwill, I heard you singin' a song today It was a blue song you were singin' About a love bird who flew away You're just like me, mister whippoorwill My song is of a love who went astray A lonesome song about a lonely cowboy today Kansas City Starr (Larry W. Jones 11/13/2006) (song#4138) Kansas City Starr, Kansas City Starr To a cowboy, sent from heaven you are I'll trade my saddle and Texas star for Kansas City Starr, Kansas City Starr There ain't no kitty as pretty by far As my Kansas City Starr I drove some Texas longhorns Up the old Chisholm trail All the way from Texas To the Kansas City rails There I met a showgirl Singin' with an old guitar The billboard said her name was Kansas City Starr Kansas City Starr, Kansas City Starr To a cowboy, sent from heaven you are I'll trade my saddle and Texas star for Kansas City Starr, Kansas City Starr There ain't no kitty as pretty by far As my Kansas City Starr Who Wants My Dreams (Larry W. Jones 11/13/2006) (song#4139) Shadows cast from a moon that's blue The past must now be forgotten too Who wants my dreams of things That once was love so true I remember laughter of yester-years Now all that's after is bitter tears Who wants my dreams of things That once was love so true I reminisce of the way things were And I still dream my dreams of her But I don't like these dreams so blue Somebody tell me, what am I to do A ranch that's small underneath the moon The purple sage tall was all in bloom Who wants my dreams of things That once was love so true I reminisce of the way things were And I still dream my dreams of her But I don't like these dreams so blue Somebody tell me, what am I to do A ranch that's small underneath the moon The purple sage tall was all in bloom Who wants my dreams of things That once was love so true Who wants my dreams of things That once was love so true Cowboy Little (Larry W. Jones 11/13/2006) (song#4140) Big 'ol Texas moon keep shining on Down on a little cowboy, shine from above He'll know that pretty soon You big 'ol Texas moon You'll shine down on a little cowboy you love Pale shadows on the trail Cowboy Little, you've had a day of fun Now it's time for the nightengale To sing his song 'cause the day is done So, close your eyes and let the veil Of dreams carry you toward tomorrow's sun Pale shadows on the trail Breeze blowin' through the cottonwood trees All little Cowboy Littles Have eaten all their vittles Now, through the window of the bunkhouse streams All of Cowboy Little's dreams Now, through the window of the bunkhouse streams All of Cowboy Little's dreams Adios Party (Larry W. Jones 11/13/2006) (song#4141) When I've ridden the last trail on my pony And my hands are as blue as the sea When the cowboys ride in for my adios party My last branding will be done, you see I'll get flowers from the wives of Jake and Artie Old cowboys I'll leave in this world alone They'll all come to mourn at my adios party And adorn me with roses when I'm gone Don't be angry when I have to leave you Sometimes I was as stubborn as a mule I know they'll sing a song at my adios party Ask them to sing one that says I love you I'll get flowers from the wives of Jake and Artie Old cowboys I'll leave in this world alone They'll all come to mourn at my adios party And adorn me with roses when I'm gone They'll all come to mourn at my adios party And adorn me with roses when I'm gone Cowboy On A Stand (Larry W. Jones 11/13/2006) (song#4142) I'll sing you a western song Of a silver screen cowboy if you want me to I've been singin' cowboy songs so long About Roy and Gene and 'ol Tom Mix too You might of seen me on the Opry stage Or heard me on the radio But one thing I know has come with age I'm not a silver screen hero Cause I'm just a cowboy on a stand Singin' songs in a western band The real heroes are those I see Sitting in the rows at my feet A young boy with a crutch so lame I wonder why he even came And a mother with babies too Smothering them with love so true I'm not a silver screen hero, m'am I'm just a cowboy on a stand You might of seen me on the Opry stage Or heard me on the radio But one thing I know has come with age I'm not a silver screen hero Cause I'm just a cowboy on a stand Singin' songs in a western band The real heroes are those I see Sitting in the rows at my feet I'm not a silver screen hero, m'am I'm just a cowboy on a stand Badlands (Larry W. Jones 11/13/2006) (song#4143) I'm riding toward the badlands I'm already on my way Soon I'll be across the Rio Grande There's no time to delay That girl said that she'd wait for me So, how was I to know That she'd wed another instead of me I'm riding toward the badlands Of Old Mexico The badlands will be my home Until my days are done Through the badlands I will roam Under the Mexican sun My sojourn here has been a failure There's no use in shedding tears I'm using my boots and spurs Riding away from all my fears That girl said once upon a time That love, a lonely heart would cure But her words wern't worth a dime My heart is broken, that's for sure I'm riding toward the badlands I'm already on my way Soon I'll be across the Rio Grande There's no time to delay That girl said that she'd wait for me So, how was I to know That she'd wed another instead of me I'm riding toward the badlands Of Old Mexico Somewhere Around The Bend (Larry W. Jones 11/14/2006) (song#4144) Breeze, hum a cowboy song Make it happy as I ride along I don't know where I'm bound This trail seems to have no end But I hear the grass is greener Somewhere around the bend I haven't got a care or worry Just ridin' the trail in no hurry Saddle bags are empty, but I'll just pretend That the grass is always greener Somewhere around the bend Somewhere around the bend I'll see if there's somebody Who will say they'll be my friend For now I'll just ride along Breeze, hum a cowboy song There's gonna be a better day Somewhere around the bend Somewhere around the bend Born In Texas Sunshine (Larry W. Jones 11/15/2006) (song#4145) If you love me, then understand me Please don't try to re-brand me Cause I was born in Texas sunshine I was born in Texas sunshine Cowboy boots on my cowboy feet Ridin' through the meadows Wipin' my brow from Texas heat I love you and I think you're great But don't try to get me to move to another state Cause I was born in Texas sunshine I was born in Texas sunshine With the sound of guitar strings A honky tonk night, neon lights Where Bob Wills is still the King If you love me, then understand me Please don't try to re-brand me Cause I was born in Texas sunshine You can't beat a Texas mornin' On that you must agree I was wearin' a cowboy hat When my Daddy bounced me on his knee If you love me, then understand me Please don't try to re-brand me Cause I was born in Texas sunshine If you love me, then understand me Please don't try to re-brand me Cause I was born in Texas sunshine Yeah, I was born in Texas sunshine Stagecoach (Larry W. Jones 11/15/2006) (song#4146) Well, the station master told me She's on that stagecoach and gone Yeah, the station master told me She's on that stagecoach and gone Now, I know it ain't my fault That cowgirl's gone and done me wrong Don't know how it happened Not sure now who's to blame Don't know how it happened Not sure now who's to blame I'm gonna find me another cowgirl But I know it just won't be the same Well, my mama tried to tell me Son, don't be no rodeo bum But I didn't listen to mama Now the day she warned about has come Well, the station master told me She's on that stagecoach and gone Yeah, the station master told me She's on that stagecoach and gone Now, I know it's my own fault I've gone and done that cowgirl wrong Yeah, the station master told me She's on that stagecoach and gone Riding Along The Rio (Larry W. Jones 11/15/2006) (song#4147) Riding along the Rio, listenin' to its lullaby Riding along the Rio, just keeps flowing right on by That old Rio knows where it's going Into the Gulf of Mexico without fail Don't fly away, Texas bluebird While I'm just riding along the trail Middle of the mornin' sunshine, just riding slow That sweet girl said she'd be mine And that's all I need to know She's my Texas blue sky, my sunny day Sure makes me feel high when she sighs and looks my way Riding along the Rio on a sunny Texas day It's a good 'ol Texas mornin', sunshine everywhere Riding along the Rio, before long I'll be there That cowgirl's gonna meet me with love in her eye Riding along the Rio, listenin' to its lullaby She's my Texas blue sky, my sunny day Sure makes me feel high when she sighs and looks my way Riding along the Rio on a sunny Texas day Boot Scootin' Man (Larry W. Jones 11/15/2006) (song#4148) Got my Wrangler boot-cut jeans, Buckaroo boots Loot in my pockets, and a magnitude attitude Got my Charlie 1-horse Stetson with a bolo around the crown When we get to boot scootin' baby, nobody's gonna slow us down I'm your boot scootin' man, keep up with me if you can I'm your boot scootin' man, the best since Texas music began I'm your boot scootin' man, we'll dance 'til the closin', babe Got my 'ol six shooter, you're two-steppin' with a real boot scooter Now, dance like a floater, go like a honky tonk locomotor When we get it all together, then tell me babe, if whether I'm your boot scootin' man, keep up with me if you can I'm your boot scootin' man, the best since Texas music began I'm your boot scootin' man, we'll dance 'til the closin', babe One thing sure is true, since I've been boot scootin' with you My reputation's gonna grow, might as well let it show When we get it all together, then tell me babe, if whether I'm your boot scootin' man, keep up with me if you can I'm your boot scootin' man, the best since Texas music began Now, I ain't braggin' babe, I'm just Texas made And that's a fact. Yee Haw! Midnight Strider (Larry W. Jones 11/15/2006) (song#4149) They've got me on the run but I'll keep on ridin' No time for fun or a place for hidin' I'm over the hill with a two dollar bill And they're never gonna catch this 'ol outsider They'll never catch up with the midnight strider The only things I own are what I got on And the outlaw trail is poor provider I'm over the hill with a two dollar bill And they're never gonna catch this 'ol outsider They'll never catch up with the midnight strider Well, so much for danger and daring The wind is takin' on a midnight chill If I don't ride, it's a noose I'm wearing I'm over the hill with a two dollar bill Well, so much for danger and daring The wind is takin' on a midnight chill If I don't ride, it's a noose I'm wearing I'm over the hill with a two dollar bill And they're never gonna catch this 'ol outsider They'll never catch up with the midnight strider Born To Be The Wranglin' Kind (Larry W. Jones 11/15/2006) (song#4150) Well, I was born to be the wranglin' kind Makin' a livin' as best a rodeo cowboy can And when it's time for movin' on You'll understand why it is I'm gone I was born to be the wranglin' kind Well, my Daddy was a rancher out west Texas way Worked his life away punchin' cows and balin' hay I was raised to be a cowboy with rangin' on my mind I was born to be the wranglin' kind Well, I was born to be the wranglin' kind Makin' a livin' as best a rodeo cowboy can And when it's time for movin' on You'll understand why it is I'm gone I was born to be the wranglin' kind Today I'm on my way to old San Antone Leavin' Santa Fe and Alamagordo behind Wonderin' how long it'll take to get me thrown I was born to be the wranglin' kind Well, I was born to be the wranglin' kind Makin' a livin' as best a rodeo cowboy can And when it's time for movin' on You'll understand why it is I'm gone I was born to be the wranglin' kind Any Old Cowboy Dream (Larry W. Jones 11/16/2006) (song#4151) I opened my eyes, opened the shutters Looked at the corral to see what was the matter Far, far away, horses were speeding But the ranch was still sleeping Any old cowboy dream will do I put on my duster coat, with drover's lining Snowflakes were shining, as the blizzard blew And in the west, lightning was breaking An awful noise it was making Any old cowboy dream will do A crash of thunder, moments of fright My duster coat went sailing out of sight I was chilled to the bone Standing there alone Back to my dream's beginning, it occurred true That dream now was dimming, as the herd was too A cowboy's world and I, a dream creating Now it's hesitating Now, any old cowboy dream will do A crash of thunder, moments of fright My duster coat went sailing out of sight I was chilled to the bone Standing there alone Back to my dream's beginning, it occurred true That dream now was dimming, as the herd was too A cowboy's world and I, a dream creating Now it's hesitating Now, any old cowboy dream will do Ramshackle Adobe (Larry W. Jones 11/16/2006) (song#4152) I hear that ramshackle adobe (ramshackle adobe) In old San Antone (old San Antone) I hear it calling for me (calling for me) To return to my San Antone home There's two loving eyes (two loving eyes) I'm longing to see (longing to see) In that ramshackle adobe (ramshackle adobe) In old San Antone (old San Antone) Those two loving eyes (two loving eyes) Are filled now with tears (filled now with tears) Now I'm goin' home (I'm goin' home) To that ramshackle adobe in old San Antone When it's branding time (branding time) I'll be ridin' back (to that adobe of mine) And I'm sorry I roamed (sorry I roamed) From that ramshackle adobe in old San Antone There's two loving eyes (two loving eyes) I'm longing to see (longing to see) In that ramshackle adobe (ramshackle adobe) In old San Antone (old San Antone) Those two loving eyes (two loving eyes) Are filled now with tears (filled now with tears) Now I'm goin' home (I'm goin' home) To that ramshackle adobe in old San Antone King Of Texas Swing (Larry W. Jones 11/16/2006) (song#4153) There was a boy in Texas talked of still Who liked to fiddle around His name was Bob and he had the will To be the best ever found When he was seventeen, he jumped a freight train He just had to leave that Texas farm Cause he was mighty keen to ride the path to fame And he would do it with his fiddlin' arm He was the fiddlin' man of the Bob Wills Fiddle Band Everybody knows he's the King, King, King There ain't another man who in his boots can stand Bob Wills is still the King of Texas Swing The Lightcrust Doughboys and the Texas Playboys And Leon McAuliffe made sweet steel guitar noise Bob fiddled around and became a Texas favorite son Nobody sang like Milton Brown and Tommy Duncan done He was the fiddlin' man of the Bob Wills Fiddle Band Everybody knows he's the King, King, King There ain't another man who in his boots can stand Bob Wills is still the King of Texas Swing Steel Guitar Rag, Trouble In Mind, San Antonio Rose Everybody bragged about the kind of music played And anybody who's heard Faded Love for sure knows Bob Wills is the swingin' King of the Lone Star State He was the fiddlin' man of the Bob Wills Fiddle Band Everybody knows he's the King, King, King There ain't another man who in his boots can stand Bob Wills is still the King of Texas Swing There ain't another man who in his boots can stand Bob Wills is still the King of Texas Swing Ashes (Larry W. Jones 11/17/2006) (song#4154) Bluebirds are falling to the ground Dark clouds are gathering all around I've lost every good thing I've found Ashes mean that something was burned Now, love is a precious thing to gain But if love don't last it brings pain Sparks can be put out by the rain Ashes mean that something was burned Why she left I guess I'll never know She just said that she had to go Smoke don't rise from a fire gone cold Ashes mean that something was burned Now, love is a precious thing to gain But if love don't last it brings pain Sparks can be put out by the rain Ashes mean that something was burned Every love has an up and a down I'm down in tears so far I'll drown My love has up and left this town Ashes mean that something was burned There's one thing I have surely learned Ashes mean that something was burned Ashes mean that something was burned Cowboy Ways (Larry W. Jones 11/17/2006) (song#4155) I'm a cowboy's son with cowboy ways I ranched with my Daddy in younger days I rode all the trails with saddle ablaze And I'll pass to my son my cowboy ways The ranch is my living, the prarie my home I've been to crowded cities and felt so alone I saw the bright lights, knew I didn't belong For no sight could outdo my cowboy home I'll admit the livin's tough in cowboy ways And all the givin' is rough for such little pay But I'd never trade it, not for a single day There's no way I'd ever give up cowboy ways I'm a cowboy's son with cowboy ways I ranched with my Daddy in younger days I rode all the trails with saddle ablaze And I'll pass to my son my cowboy ways I'm a cowboy's son with cowboy ways I ranched with my Daddy in younger days I rode all the trails with saddle ablaze And I'll pass to my son my cowboy ways Silence Of Hooves (Larry W. Jones 11/17/2006) (song#4156) The chieftan looked across the sacred ground Across the wide open prarie up and down But the buffalo could not be found And the silence of hooves made a heavy sound The silence of hooves made a heavy sound There's a change in the wind, I know What's here today must tomorrow go Why must the innocent have to know Where did all the buffalo go The chieftan looked out the teepee door And thought of all the happy times before He looked into the sky and winding stream A tear fell from his eye that used to gleam Where is the chieftan's dream There's a change in the wind, I know What's here today must tomorrow go Why must the innocent have to know Where did all the buffalo go Years ago there was a bounteous land Tilled and cared for by generous men Will such a lovely time ever come again Or will the same old rhyme be sung again There's a change in the wind, I know What's here today must tomorrow go Why must the innocent have to know Where did all the buffalo go Oh, where did all the buffalo go Lost On The Trail (Larry W. Jones 11/17/2006) (song#4157) Darlin', your pony's lost on the trail I've waited at the cabin but in vain I can tell Longing for you, longing for you To come back through the veil Darlin', it's not you I blame I've walked by the stream all swollen with rain Hoping to hear, hoping to hear You whis'pring my name Fire in the sunset The smoke of love burns I'll let the cabin lamp burn yet Should you return How long has the time been That I've stood in the doorway Hoping to see, hoping to see You returning to me Fire in the sunset The smoke of love burns I'll let the cabin lamp burn yet Should you return Darlin', your pony's lost on the trail I've waited at the cabin but in vain I can tell Longing for you, longing for you To come back through the veil Darlin', your pony's lost on the trail Your pony's lost on the trail South Out Of Kansas (Larry W. Jones 11/17/2006) (song#4158) Well, I'm ridin' south out of Kansas Ridin' down that old Chisholm trail again Yeah, I'm ridin' south out of Kansas Across that old Red River Valley stream I rode drag behind a herd of longhorns Looking for a distant future and a dream How I missed that state where I was born And that cowgirl whose my Texas queen Well, I'm ridin' south out of Kansas Ridin' down that old Chisholm trail again Yeah, I'm ridin' south out of Kansas Across that old Red River Valley stream I got this guitar off a cowboy Who died along the trail I've been playing this here guitar Really tried to make it wail When I cross that old Red River I'll be closer to my darlin's door I'm gonna marry that girl and never Never gonna ride drag no more Well, I'm ridin' south out of Kansas Ridin' down that old Chisholm trail again Yeah, I'm ridin' south out of Kansas Across that old Red River Valley stream Coal Black Train (Larry W. Jones 11/18/2006) (song#4159) Coal black train Don't let me hear your whistle blowin' Cause I'm not goin' be riding you again Coal black train I've already been everywhere you're goin' Not many miles of track I haven't seen Coal black train Every time you come rollin' by so fast I wonder if it's you or me who's gonna last Coal black train Your rusty 'ol wheels are scrapin' the track Sometimes I wonder if you're comin' back Coal black train I've done grown weary after so many miles I'll miss your smoke in these eyes of mine Every time I see you, can't help but smile When I see you highballing down the line Coal black train Every time you come rollin' by so fast I wonder if it's you or me who's gonna last Coal black train I've done grown weary after so many miles I'll miss your smoke in these eyes of mine Every time I see you, can't help but smile When I see you highballing down the line Coal black train Coal black train Coal black train Bonnie Marie (Larry W. Jones 11/18/2006) (song#4160) Tonight while the cattle are lowing In the saddle I feel that I still see Along the stream slowly flowing Me walking with sweet Bonnie Marie Bonnie Marie, sweet Bonnie Marie For you only, my lonely heart sighs I remember your lovely blue eyes How I miss you, my Bonnie Marie Your love you pledged to another I knew as I crossed the Great Divide That my dream of having you died But I can't hide my love for you My sweet Bonnie Marie Bonnie Marie, sweet Bonnie Marie For you only, my lonely heart sighs I remember your lovely blue eyes How I miss you, my Bonnie Marie How I miss you, my Bonnie Marie Bitterroot Bonnie (Larry W. Jones 11/20/2006) (song#4161) Out on the Bitterroot, she rode the trails above the town The sound of the hoot owl's hoot was the only sound around Searching for her cowboy to kiss her tears away Nothing could destroy her dreams of yesterday Bitterroot Bonnie they named her Riding in the sun For her cowboy, Bonnie yearned Bitterroot Bonnie they named her Riding in the sun Waiting for her cowboy to return They said he was a wrangler who roamed from town to town Some said he was a danger who only brought her down But he was just a cowboy who faded in the mist And Bitterroot Bonnie dreamed of the cowboy she had kissed Bitterroot Bonnie they named her Riding in the sun For her cowboy, Bonnie yearned Bitterroot Bonnie they named her Riding in the sun Waiting for her cowboy to return Now the trails above the town she no longer rides Dreams no longer follow her around Now yonder rides a cowboy looking for his bride His tears are falling to the ground Bitterroot Bonnie has faded in the mist No longer dreaming of her cowboy's kiss Bitterroot Bonnie they named her Riding in the sun For her cowboy, Bonnie yearned Bitterroot Bonnie they named her Riding in the sun Waiting for her cowboy to return Wild Mountain Rose (Larry W. Jones 11/21/2006) (song#4162) A wild mountain rose Is found where the sun breaks through A wild mountain rose If found alone sometimes makes her blue A rose can only grow in the bright daylight It's just an artificial glow under neon light But you are a rose, a wild mountain rose Trying hard to grow where there is no light Let me be the one to show you true love Our love can be one that grows and grows I'll show you the sun that shines from above If you'll just be my wild mountain rose A rose can only grow in the bright daylight It's just an artificial glow under neon light Let me be the one to show you true love Our love can be one that grows and grows I'll show you the sun that shines from above If you'll just be my wild mountain rose Ain't Gonna ride That Goodnight Trail (Larry W. Jones 11/21/2006) (song#4163) I'd rather be in Texas with cactus and rattlesnakes Than to be in Montana's cold for goodness sakes Ain't gonna ride that Goodnight trail Ain't gonna ride that Goodnight trail Ain't gonna ride that Goodnight trail Ain't gonna ride that Goodnight trail no more I drove longhorns up to Cheyenne On that Goodnight-Loving trail Next thing I knew the snow began And man, I nearly froze my tail Charlie, trail boss Charlie, why didn't you tell me so You double crossed me with all that Montana snow El Paso is a warmer place, San Antonio sure is too Ridin' back at a steady pace, find me a cowgirl true I'm goin' to build a ranch house in a pretty valley low When my Bonnie cowgirl rides, I'll see her tresses flow My horse died one cold Tuesday night Wednesday I was at the railroad siding No horse on Thursday was my plight So, Friday on a longhorn I was riding A thousand miles south I rode alone And I married that San Antonio belle From now on Texas will be my home Ain't gonna ride that Goodnight trail no more High Lonesome Kid (Larry W. Jones 11/21/2006) (song#4164) When a cowgirl's feeling blue She cries out her insides When a cowgirl's feeling blue She cries out her insides But when a cowboy's feeling blue He saddles a pony and rides Now when I see that high lonesome trail Yeah, when I see that high lonesome trail I wish I was ridin' home again across that Great Divide This high lonesome trail is as blue as night is black This high lonesome trail is as blue as night is black No wonder I'm so doggone blue and sad I've got the high lonesome trail blues so bad I've got the high lonesome trail blues so bad I wonder if I'm ever gonna get back I'm tired of ridin' from town to town I'm tired of ridin' from town to town Ain't no good work here I've found Don't know why that woman did me like she did Don't know why that woman did me like she did How long am I gonna be this high lonesome kid How long am I gonna be this high lonesome kid Down Along The Rio Grande (Larry W. Jones 11/22/2006) (song#4165) Down along the Rio Grande South of the border music there was playing Down along the Rio Grande Mexican skirts and palm trees were swaying A lovely senorita told me that she loved me Underneath the Mexican stars high above me So I told her that I would be staying Down along the Rio Grande She and I would be strolling hand in hand She would be my girl, I would be her man Down along the Rio Grande Now in my ears I seem to hear those border sounds But there's been too few ups and too many downs How I wish once more I could see glancing The eyes of that girl when we were dancing Down along the Rio Grande I guess it's only in dreams where I'll see That place along the river where I long to be Down along the Rio Grande She and I would be strolling hand in hand She would be my girl, I would be her man Down along the Rio Grande Down along the Rio Grande She and I would be strolling hand in hand She would be my girl, I would be her man Down along the Rio Grande Mudcat John (Larry W. Jones 11/22/2006) (song#4166) Mama said stay away from the river And don't go fishin' with Mudcat John That 'ol black man's hair was silver After years of pickin' cotton was done Mudcat John was born in Vicksburg Mudcat John had been a slave, you know But to me he was a brave and good man Mudcat John was my best friend Many long years ago Mama said stay away from the river And don't go fishin' with Mudcat John That 'ol black man's hair was silver After years of pickin' cotton was done I dream of huntin' squirrel and possom And white cotton fields of toil and woe Scent of Vicksburg's magnolia blossoms And 'ol Mudcat John workin' with his hoe Mama said stay away from the river And don't go fishin' with Mudcat John That 'ol black man's hair was silver After years of pickin' cotton was done Mudcat John was born in Vicksburg Mudcat John had been a slave, you know But to me he was a brave and good man Mudcat John was my best friend Many long years ago Please Come To El Paso (Larry W. Jones 11/22/2006) (song#4167) She would meet him tonight in El Paso But he was just a bandito, they said He'll only break your heart, you know So, don't let your heart rule your head They told of rope scars on his throat Some day the next one he'd not cheat But then a compadre handed a note From the vaquero she wanted to meet Please come to El Paso, por favor When the full moon is shining its light Please come to El Paso, mi amor We'll ride across the border tonight In the shadows of an adobe cantina They met where two horses were tied He whispered his love to his Sabrina As the horses ran swift in their stride Please come to El Paso, por favor When the full moon is shining its light Please come to El Paso, mi amor We'll ride across the border tonight And now they are safe in old Sonora She and the man who was a bandito Bandito's sombrero is now a fedora And Sabrina smiles at their bambino When the moon is shining so bright Sabrina holds her bandito's words tight She remembers that night in El Paso And the note that he sent long ago Please come to El Paso, por favor When the full moon is shining its light Please come to El Paso, mi amor We'll ride across the border tonight Neck Deep In The Blues (Larry W. Jones 11/22/2006) (song#4168) Lately I'm mulling things over About this heart so full of tears I'm not drunk, just stone sober But I'm in blues up to my ears My bluebird long ago flew away Wish I could follow in his shoes The song that I sing, as they say I wallow neck deep in the blues Lately I'm mulling things over About this heart so full of tears I'm not drunk, just stone sober But I'm in blues up to my ears No need to ask why I'm lonely Love makes up its own rules Now I'm just by myself only And I'm neck deep in the blues Lately I'm mulling things over About this heart so full of tears I'm not drunk, just stone sober But I'm in blues up to my ears No need to ask why I'm lonely Love makes up its own rules Now I'm just by myself only And I'm neck deep in the blues Just Keep On Going (Larry W. Jones 11/22/2006) (song#4169) I wondered where you went to Ever since you went away And I wondered if you'd come Back here again another day These tears of mine keep flowing Like they did that fateful day I guess there's just no knowing There's no grateful words to say You know, I asked you not to go I thought you'd come back some day But since you're not, then this know Just keep on going If you're going to come my way I guess that you're the trav'lin' kind I guess you've made up your mind So, as these tears are flowing today Just keep on going If you're going to come my way Just keep on going If you're going to come my way Little Garden Wall (Larry W. Jones 11/22/2006) (song#4170) He used to bring her flowers She would set them on the window sill No one could count the hours Spent in her garden where she would till Over her little garden wall She could hear the bluebird call Two partners heart to heart Until one in death did part The flowers she now grows is all Now the flowers that she tends Speak of love that transcends The music of the bluebird's call Over her little garden wall Young folks nowadays know everything But everything they know doesn't last For they don't see how true love can be If only they knew they just need to ask They never look at the flowers Never hear the bluebird's call They don't know of the power Of love by a little garden wall Over her little garden wall She could hear the bluebird call Two partners heart to heart Until one in death did part The flowers she now grows is all Now the flowers that she tends Speak of love that transcends The music of the bluebird's call Over her little garden wall Snow Has Fallen (Larry W. Jones 11/22/2006) (song#4171) The sun came out, the sky turned blue So how did it come about, I wish I knew Cause snow has fallen, fallen on her heart The broadcaster said the weather was OK But he didn't ask her why she went away And snow has fallen, fallen on her heart Now all I feel is misery and woe Oh, how was I to know she would part The feeling is like blankets of snow From the snow that's fallen on her heart I knew my friends would want to know Why she decided to depart I can't comprehend why cold winds blow But snow has fallen, fallen on her heart Now all I feel is misery and woe Oh, how was I to know she would part The feeling is like blankets of snow From the snow that's fallen on her heart I knew my friends would want to know Why she decided to depart I can't comprehend why cold winds blow But snow has fallen, fallen on her heart Cowgirl Divine (Larry W. Jones 11/23/2006) (song#4172) The sweetest cowgirl in cow town Soon will be my cowgirl wife All the cowboys for miles around Are jealous of my cowboy life She's everything I hoped for There's no sweeter cowgirl I know She's the only girl I adore I'll always love that cowgirl so So when you see that shy cowgirl Just remember she's my cowgirl There's no cowboy in this land Gonna steal her from my hand She said she'd be only mine That cowgirl who's so divine Don't even try, night or day You can't steal her away Cause she's mine all mine She's my cowgirl divine So when you see that shy cowgirl Just remember she's my cowgirl There's no cowboy in this land Gonna steal her from my hand Cause she's mine all mine She's my cowgirl divine Bred In Texas (Larry W. Jones 11/23/2006) (song#4173) Back when I was in my younger days I called at a ranch down Texas way My heart was beating like the band There stood sweet Sue, blushing red She had promised that we would wed And now I was asking for her hand I told her mother of my story How our love would be of glory Her mother put down her needle and thread She looked at us and smiled and said This girl was bred in Texas Where bluebonnets grow so blue Sunshine that warms up Texas Warms her face and manners too This girl was bred in Texas The only thing that I'll expect is Is that your love for her is true Now many years have sailed away But I still remember that sunny day When to that Texas country ranch I came And the happiest part of my life Has been my best friend and wife The sun that warms her heart is the same This girl was bred in Texas Where bluebonnets grow so blue Sunshine that warms up Texas Warms her face and manners too This girl was bred in Texas The only thing that I'll expect is Is that your love for her is true Purple Sage Texas Trail (Larry W. Jones 11/23/2006) (song#4174) I remember a winding trail Where the purple sage would swirl Over a wild west Texas hill And in that wild Texas west I rode with the prettiest Texas girl That cowgirl is with me still A brown Texas cowboy with a freckled nose Gave a cowgirl the sweetest desert rose Riding over the hills and through the dale On that wild west purple sage Texas trail Now that purple sage Texas trail is winding Through many years of memories Pages of past and present are now binding Dreams that seem wonderful to me I dream that I'm in my young cowboy days A brown Texas cowboy with a freckled nose On that wild west purple sage Texas trail With a cowgirl whose sweet as a desert rose Now that purple sage Texas trail is winding Through many years of memories Pages of past and present are now binding Dreams that seem wonderful to me I dream that I'm in my young cowboy days A brown Texas cowboy with a freckled nose On that wild west purple sage Texas trail With a cowgirl whose sweet as a desert rose I'm Just Like You (Larry W. Jones 11/24/2006) (song#4175) You say you're lonely and you're blue And that you don't know what to do To take away a love that died Think about the day you said goodbye And the many ways you made me cry Well, I too am just like you I'm lonely and I'm blue Darling, I'm blue and I'm lonely too To this loneliness there seems no end Ever since we've been apart I'm just like you I haven't found another who can mend My blue and lonely heart I tried to find it in a song Words that would explain what went wrong But the reason's lost somewhere in the wind I'm just like you I don't know where to go But I guess we'll never love again Darling, I'm blue and I'm lonely too To this loneliness there seems no end Ever since we've been apart I'm just like you I haven't found another who can mend My blue and lonely heart I tried to find it in a song Words that would explain what went wrong But the reason's lost somewhere in the wind I'm just like you I don't know where to go But I guess we'll never love again I'll Walk The Country Road (Larry W. Jones 11/24/2006) (song#4176) My Daddy worked hard with his hands His life was anything but an easy song He said most folks don't understand That the easy road can lead you wrong I'll walk the country road That's where I started and that's all I know It might not be easy the way it goes But I wasn't born for bright light shows So, I'll walk the country road Some folks like to drive in the fastest lane But life ain't worth all the stress and pain When it's over and done, the one they rode Is the one we know as the dead end road I'll walk the country road That's where I started and that's all I know It might not be easy the way it goes But I wasn't born for bright light shows So, I'll walk the country road It might not be easy the way it goes But I wasn't born for bright light shows So, I'll walk the country road After The Beep (Larry W. Jones 11/24/2006) (song#4177) By the time he thought to call her up Once again he was late and stuck at work So he thought he'd better skip the old routine He called home and counted the rings Then he thought she had gone beserk These words were on the message machine Dear John, leave a message after the beep But I won't be list'nin' to hear you weep That job of yours don't pay enough to keep me here alone And don't bother rushing home right now I'm through brushing tears back anyhow Just leave a message after the beep because I'm gone He used to call to say when he'd arrive Never worked past that nine to five But that was before things took a dive Working past nine to five, leavin' her alone Once again he was late and stuck at work He called home and counted the rings Then he thought she had gone beserk These words were on the message machine Dear John, leave a message after the beep But I won't be list'nin' to hear you weep That job of yours don't pay enough to keep me here alone And don't bother rushing home right now I'm through brushing tears back anyhow Just leave a message after the beep because I'm gone Eighteen Wheels At Midnight (Larry W. Jones 11/24/2006) (song#4178) The town I'm from is so doggone little Only had one caution light in the middle At night I'd go down and whittle the time away I'd listen to the horn from an eighteen wheeler That old highway called and I could feel 'er I'd dream of eighteen wheels at midnight Rolling on that road lookin' for the light of day I grew up like a lonesome pup Flew around in my pickup truck Tryin' to escape from that little town of mine Can't say it didn't treat me right But I dreamed of eighteen wheels at midnight Every time I heard a big 'ol diesel whine I put my dreams on that white dotted line And I plotted how to escape that little town But somehow my dreams all let me down Cause I'm still here just wasting time Why I stayed, well it's hard to say Life in a little town ain't too harried Things came along, got in the way Like kids 'n mortgage, bein' married I still fly around in my pickup truck Payin' bills when the money's tight Well, I guess I just ran out of luck Dreamin' of eighteen wheels at midnight Honey Grab The Money (Larry W. Jones 11/25/2006) (song#4179) Honey grab the money, hurricane's comin' We all know what a big blow means It's headin' for shore, be here by mornin' Don't wanna get caught in New Orleans Weatherman pointed to the storm on the TV Said the flood at the levees wasn't far behind Honey grab the money, cause you'll agree Ain't gonna be funny when a hurricane whines If the truck don't start, we'll be thummin' Livin' off FEMA eatin' gov'ment bread 'n beans Honey grab the money, hurricane's comin' Don't wanna get caught in New Orleans Now the interstate is a parking lot Gonna run out of gas goin' this slow Lost it all except the love we've got The hurricane's comin' is all I know Seems you cain't ever win for losing Gotta get to Houston for a change of scene Find a back road and we'll be cruising Don't wanna get caught in New Orleans Honey grab the money, hurricane's comin' We all know what a big blow means It's headin' for shore, be here by mornin' Don't wanna get caught in New Orleans In Love With Only You (Larry W. Jones 11/25/2006) (song#4180) Well, there's no perfect life, as they say But I found a perfect wife in you that day And the only way to say my love is true Is to say that I'm in love with only you This imperfect life may bring sorrow and pain And daily strife may make tears fall like rain But through it all, there holds an anchor true My ship is saved, I'm in love with only you Morning, noon and night I send thanks above For having someone like you I sing a tune of delight when I stop and think of Why I'm in love with only you Darlin' you know I'll always stay Horses couldn't pull me away I could never look at someone new Cause I'm in love with only you I could never look at someone new Cause I'm in love with only you Fields Forever Green (Larry W. Jones 11/25/2006) (song#4181) Some old fields stay forever green Of those are the ones I now dream I left no footprints in the sands of time No hints of anything I could call mine Now I'm an old man in an old plowed field The season is late in cold number three Winter is here and cold snow it will yield Will the fields stay forever green for me Just a beat up old life and all alone The best fruit has fallen from the tree Have the fields forever green all gone Or is there at least one waiting for me Out my window I scan, I see a young man He's pointing to the hills and valley between His invitation chills my lonely life's span It's time to recline 'neath fields forever green Some old fields stay forever green Of those are the ones I now dream Of those are the ones I now dream Cowboy Dreamer (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2006) (song#4182) The yellow aspen leaves have fallen Valleys hear the snowy winds a-callin' The snow goose doesn't mind the Wintertime An old cowboy 'round the campfire embers Holds a cup of coffee warm and remembers All the trails that he had ridden in his time Tomorrow came today, cowboy dreamer Sorrow came today in dreams of yesterday When I was just a lad in my teens I had lots of wild and wayward dreams And yearned to ride the trails of Summertime Just like the cowboy code Down all the trails I rode Dreamin' of tomorrow, I left yesterday behind Yesterday, tomorrow was so far away Yesterday I was ridin' wild and free Tomorrow came today, cowboy dreamer Sorrow came today in dreams of yesterday From Laramie to Cheyenne And down to San Antone I rode trails without a plan The open range was my home In the frontier towns and bars Never a tear for all my scars Yesterday, I dreamed only of tomorrow Sorrow came today in dreams of yesterday Yesterday, tomorrow was so far away Yesterday I was ridin' wild and free Tomorrow came today, cowboy dreamer Sorrow came today in dreams of yesterday Cowgirl Under The Moon (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2006) (song#4183) A cowgirl under the moon Makes a cowboy do all he can do for that girl A cowgirl under the moon Is a wonder of the range and a cowboy's world From her hat to her boots Makes a cowboy glad of his cowboy roots A cowgirl under the moon Is a wonder of the range and a cowboy's world A cowgirl under the moon Doesn't have to come from high society Just a good 'ol country cowgirl Can be a good 'ol cowboy's propriety A cowgirl under the moon Makes a cowboy do all he can do for that girl A cowgirl under the moon Is a wonder of the range and a cowboy's world A cowgirl under the moon Will soon be this cowboy's world Long Tall Texan Ain't So Tall (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2006) (song#4184) I rode up from Waco on a Conestoga freight Thinkin' Wyoming was a bigger wide open state Now I'm here swingin' on Cheyenne's rodeo gate Thinkin' of Waco and a Texas lone star date Don't call me just another fool I'm just the biggest one of all Trails I've ridden all were cruel This long tall Texan ain't so tall Stuck up here in old Cheyenne A-beggin' with a Texas drawl Bummin' a ride any way I can Thumbin' for waco by the Fall I done rode that lonesome roadway List'nin' to the lone coyote's call It was lots of fun doin' it my way Now, this long tall Texan ain't so tall Don't call me just another fool I'm just the biggest one of all Trails I've ridden all were cruel This long tall Texan ain't so tall Stuck up here in old Cheyenne A-beggin' with a Texas drawl Bummin' a ride any way I can Thumbin' for waco by the Fall It was lots of fun doin' it my way Now, this long tall Texan ain't so tall Too Long On The Trail (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2006) (song#4185) I've stayed a little too long on the trail Cottonwood scent is disappearin' from the air Fencing off all the ranges just like a jail Cattle drives are ending like a funeral prayer I'm riding the trail alone, cowboy life is almost gone I've stayed a little too long on the trail I think even little children can realize The sun is setting on a cowboy's life Before our very eyes The trail rides and the cattle drives will end Real cowboys will never ride the trail again We thought cowboys would never end their song If we had only known we can't pretend for so long The beginning of the modern world has already set in And now I see the beginning of the cowboy's end I've stayed a little too long on the trail Cottonwood scent is disappearin' from the air Fencing off all the ranges just like a jail Cattle drives are ending like a funeral prayer I'm riding the trail alone, cowboy life is almost gone I've stayed a little too long on the trail Golden Wings Of Time (Larry W. Jones 11/29/2006) (song#4186) The western sun is setting, quickly setting As evening shadows come to claim their own Eyes that no longer see are not regretting The golden way she raised a cowboy's son Oh, asleep is she who sincerely loved me Not for what I was, but should have been Autumn leaves and those that fall in Winter Can they ever turn from gold to green again In her easy ways she loved me completely Summer days were of the warmest kind No other love could come to me as sweetly As she who's flown on golden wings of time On a poor cowboy's wages she raised a son And taught us both what true love means Now she's gone like the western setting sun Like a lovely swan on time's golden wings In her easy ways she loved me completely Summer days were of the warmest kind No other love could come to me as sweetly As she who's flown on golden wings of time Funny Thing About Cowboys (Larry W. Jones 11/29/2006) (song#4187) It's a funny thing about cowboys When they find a trail that's looking fine They don't care if time destroys All the good things they leave behind Some say that I'm just a cowboy dreaming Riding wherever the trail takes me to Some say my smile is just from scheming All the things that lonely cowboys do You can call me a self made ranch hand It doesn't take a fool to understand I thought the trail led to fortune Cowboy Dreaming is my middle name The trail disappeared into the sun Eatin' beans and bread is the same There's no way to see the future Like the way you know the past Going with the flow brings danger That future dreams might not last You can call me a self made ranch hand It doesn't take a fool to understand I thought the trail led to fortune Cowboy Dreaming is my middle name The trail disappeared into the sun Eatin' beans and bread is the same It's a funny thing about cowboys When they find a trail that's looking fine They don't care if time destroys All the good things they leave behind This Common Rose (Larry W. Jones 11/29/2006) (song#4188) You passed over an orchid How that happened, heaven knows You passed over an orchid And married this common rose Darling, now you've come to realize That all she wanted was fancy clothes An orchid might seem from paradise But true love comes from this common rose At times it really breaks my heart To think that I was number two If I had known that from the start Dear, I might not have married you You passed over an orchid How that happened, heaven knows You passed over an orchid And married this common rose - instrumental - Now, you say there is no secret love So I give to you one that grows Every star knows from up above True love comes from this common rose You passed over an orchid How that happened, heaven knows You passed over an orchid And married this common rose Cottonwood Tree (Larry W. Jones 11/29/2006) (song#4189) Why is this trail so sad and lonely The tale is of a faded love One that will never come again Under moon and stars above Oh, bury me 'neath the cottonwood Under the cottonwood tree For she must not have understood How much she meant to me I heard her say that she loved me How could I see her words untrue The cottonwood tree has whispered Her false love wasn't meant for you Oh, bury me 'neath the cottonwood Under the cottonwood tree For she must not have understood How much she meant to me Tomorrow was our marriage day On what lost trail could she be Her carriage has gone another way She's withdrawn her love from me Oh, bury me 'neath the cottonwood Under the cottonwood tree For she must not have understood How much she meant to me Oh, bury me 'neath the cottonwood tree Cowboy Moon (Larry w. Jones 11/29/2006) (song#4190) The moon is yellow, I'm a happy fellow The barn dance is getting under way I'll be meeting my sweet Betsy soon Tonight's the waltz of the cowboy moon Cowboy moon, yellow and gold Beams of light on the high chaparral I've got sweet Betsy here to hold We'll waltz tonight to a cowboy tune Shine down on us you cowboy moon Carriages and wagons 'round the barn Tie my pony to a hitchin' post I see Walk to the barn where I see Betsy Darn, her mama's eyes are on me A horn and a guitar and a resined bow Fiddlin' up every cowboy song they know Everybody's dancin' under moonlight glow My boots like dancin' to a waltz that's slow One more dance to the Cotton Eyed Joe Take Betsy outside the barn danceroom Tell her I love her and we''ll marry soon And we'll waltz 'neath the cowboy moon Colorado Valley Cowgirl (Larry W. Jones 11/29/2006) (song#4191) I rode away from the ranch in the valley And on many trails I roamed around Now I hear Colorado mountains callin' Goin' back to that valley to settle down Oh, how I miss that Colorado valley And that sweet cowgirl I left behind I've been gone but I've never forgot her I'm gonna make that cowgirl mine When I see her ranch I'll wonder If everything is still the same When I see the smile of my darlin' I'm gonna ask her to change her name Oh, how I miss that Colorado valley And that sweet cowgirl I left behind I've been gone but I've never forgot her I'm gonna make that cowgirl mine Hunt The Wild Buffalo (Larry W. Jones 11/29/2006) (song#4192) Come all you young cowboys Who have roaming on your mind Up to the broad wide plains We'll saddle up, our trail to find Up the mountain trails we'll go And settle by the wild Colorado Whether sun or shady snow Through plains and mountains we'll wander And we'll hunt the wild buffalo Through plains and mountains we'll wander And we'll hunt the wild buffalo Now all you pretty cowgirls Who look so lovely in your form Yarn for us the best of clothes That we'll need to keep us warm For we'll ride the trail to Colorado And we'll hunt the wild buffalo There are fishes in the streams Waiting there just for our lures We're off to find our dreams Our dreams we'll find I am sure There we'll find the buck and doe And we'll hunt the wild buffalo Come all you young cowboys Who have roaming on your mind Up to the broad wide plains We'll saddle up, our trail to find Up the mountain trails we'll go And settle by the wild Colorado And we'll hunt the wild buffalo And we'll hunt the wild buffalo Wrangler's Saddle (Larry W. Jones 11/30/2006) (song#4193) Hurrah for the wrangler's saddle, hurrah for the bullwhip's blow Hurrah for the trusty cowboys, ridin' o'er dusty trails we know O'er dusty trails night and day, where the Texas longhorns stray On the prarie they will feed, on the wild and lowly Jimson weed Ride your ponies, slack the rein, herd dogies 'cross the plain Crack those whips like thunder, then sing a soothing cowboy song Make all those longhorns wonder, why we drove them from San Antone On the prarie they will feed, on the wild and lowly Jimson weed Knee deep in the purple sage, longhorns are growin', I can tell Down valleys where rivers rage, we'll watch their bellies swell Get 'em as fat as they can get, more than when this drive began Keep 'em movin', ain't there yet, gotta make it to old Cheyenne So, fit me a wrangler's saddle, and boots with a flashing spur A bullwhip that'll rattle, that'll burn those longhorns' fur Those longhorn cattle we'll brand, we'll brand 'em all I swear There ain't a better cowboy band, than Texas cowboys anywhere Hurrah for the wrangler's saddle, hurrah for the bullwhip's blow Hurrah for the trusty cowboys, ridin' o'er dusty trails we know O'er dusty trails night and day, where the Texas longhorns stray On the prarie they will feed, on the wild and lowly Jimson weed Old Red Caboose (Larry W. Jones 11/30/2006) (song#4194) He was feeble of leg and of limb Glasses told his sight was dim He put his pocket watch away After forty years of railroad use And he thought about the days Spent in the old red caboose Yes, he was feeble of leg and of limb And glasses told his sight was dim He could barely see the signal's glow Though he could hear the whistle's blow He knew there was no more excuse For ridin' in the old red caboose Every day younger men would show And he knew it was time for him to go He knew they'd be tested by the rain And when the train plowed the snow But it was time for him to turn it loose And say goodbye to the old red caboose He put his pocket watch away After forty years of railroad use And he thought about the days Spent in the old red caboose And he thought about the days Spent in the old red caboose All Ye Roving Cowboys (Larry W. Jones 11/30/2006) (song#4195) Gather 'round all ye roving cowboys Cross the praries we will fly We'll raise the dust up from the earth To cover the dry western sky Round the campfire wolves will dance And 'round the cattle we will stay A cowboy's life is one of hard romance Drivin' longhorns is our cowboy way Gather 'round all ye roving cowboys Cross the praries we will fly We'll raise the dust up from the earth To cover the dry western sky Our cookie, he just loves us all He cooks over hickory wood We can't wait to hear his call Though his coffee's never good We cowboys have that magic touch Though we'll never a magician be Cowboys don't ever ask for much Just a pony and range for ridin' free Hooves are the sound of beating drums Like the songs the cowboys love to hear Give him a guitar and hear him strum For anyone who'll bother to lend an ear Well, a cowboy rides the range all day And one thing is crystal clear He prides himself in the cowboy way That cowboy way he holds so dear Texas In My Heart (Larry W. Jones 11/30/2006) (song#4196) I've never tried to be a city slicker The city's got nothin' that I can use I'm a Texas cowboy, a real boot kicker Pickin' out the best of honk tonk blues Some folks ask me where I come from There's only one place I know to start I was born in the country so I'd become A country boy with Texas in my heart I've never seen a state that's any wider Where you can find so many country miles Texas is the king of real bronc riders Buckin' out the chute in rodeo style Some folks ask me where I come from There's only one place I know to start I was born in the country so I'd become A country boy with Texas in my heart I've never tried to be a city slicker The city's got nothin' that I can use I'm a Texas cowboy, a real boot kicker Pickin' out the best of honk tonk blues Some folks ask me where I come from There's only one place I know to start I was born in the country so I'd become A country boy with Texas in my heart Riding The Trail In Search Of You (Larry W. Jones 11/30/2006) (song#4197) Somewhere in the night I can hear the cattle low Someone in the night holds the cowgirl I love so Like a lost trail crossing streams I've lost the girl of all my dreams Now I ride the trail alone since I watched you go Now I'm riding the trail in search of you Looking for one with eyes of blue Now you must be miles away And I fear I'll never find the way Now I'm riding the trail in search of you By night the campfire lights the gloom But the fire in my heart would light the moon How much you're missed, you cannot tell But I can tell this heart of mine's not well While I'm riding the trail in search of you Now I'm riding the trail in search of you Looking for one with eyes of blue Now you must be miles away And I fear I'll never find the way Now I'm riding the trail in search of you Now I'm riding the trail in search of you Looking for one with eyes of blue Now you must be miles away And I fear I'll never find the way Now I'm riding the trail in search of you If Your Love For Me Should Ever Die (Larry W. Jones 11/30/2006) (song#4198) If your love for me should ever die Like flower petals when they fall Then you would take away my smile And you'd leave me here with tears Since my love for you is true Tell me that you love me too For I could never live the lonely years I was on a trail alone Riding one I'd never known When I saw a lovely vision passing by Fortune played its part And you gave to me your heart My heart would ever groan If your love for me should ever die If your love for me should ever die Like flower petals when they fall Then you would take away my smile And you'd leave me here with tears Since my love for you is true Tell me that you love me too For I could never live the lonely years When a flower petal falls away They say the rose will bloom again in May My love for you is something I can't hide Please don't become a memory Save your sweet kiss for only me I'd never find another bride If your love for me should ever die For Old Trains (Larry W. Jones 11/30/2006) (song#4199) Me and my brothers, when we were boys Didn't bring our mother too much joy When we'd sneak off to watch the trains rolling by I remember that lonesome whistle sound That our mother heard for miles around We'd wave and the conductor would wave goodbye Now those old trains don't run like they used to There came hard times in railroad land Everybody was poor, couldn't lend a hand Shiny new locomotives go flying by For old trains I hang my head and sigh On the banks of the San Jacinto we would stand Three boys with fishin' poles in our hands We'd marvel at the smoke so black Coming from that old trains' smokin' stack For old trains I still dream at night When an old locomotive whistle whined It would call us down to the river to play Now they're still in these dreams of mine Dreams that seem will never drift away Now those old trains don't run like they used to There came hard times in railroad land Everybody was poor, couldn't lend a hand Shiny new locomotives go flying by For old trains I hang my head and sigh Lonely Whippoorwill (Larry W. Jones 11/30/2006) (song#4200) Lonely whippoorwill, lonely whippoorwill I hear your lonesome cry from the hill You're sad and it's bad That your love has found another I know just how you feel, lonely whippoorwill Lonely whippoorwill, if things were different You wouldn't have to sing your lonely song alone You and I are the same, who's to blame Lonely whippoorwill, I'll join you in your lonely song You must feel like me, lonely whippoorwill Her memory is always in my mind And the trail she's on I just can't find I'll sing along with you until, lonely whippoorwill Until I leave her memory behind Lonely whippoorwill, if things were different You wouldn't have to sing your lonely song alone You and I are the same, who's to blame Lonely whippoorwill, I'll join you in your lonely song |
