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Road Back to My Heart (Larry W. Jones 09/07/2008) (song#5801) Dear, if that guy you think is true Ever makes you cry, makes you blue You know the road back to my heart If future years prove love's a lie And he moves you to tears you cry You know the road back to my heart Now, some call me a fool to be this way Waiting here for you to return some day They say that I should make a brand new start But darling, I just hope and pray That if you ever lose your way You know the road back to my heart - instrumental - If future years prove love's a lie And he moves you to tears you cry You know the road back to my heart You know the road back to my heart Now, some call me a fool to be this way Waiting here for you to return some day They say that I should make a brand new start But darling, I just hope and pray That if you ever lose your way You know the road back to my heart Heartache I Love Best (Larry W. Jones 09/07/2008) (song#5802) The heartache I love best is you I know it's crazy, but it's true Ever since you went far away I hear crying steel guitars play So darling, here's all I can say The heartache I love best is you The heartache I love best is you Why I do, I don't have a clue Of all my heartaches, you're the best I don't remember all the rest I will love you eternally Though I know it's a tragedy - instrumental - If I should ever love again It would never feel like it's been I remember the way I felt Long before that blue day you left And deep down in my heart I knew The heartache I love best is you The heartache I love best is you I know it's crazy, but it's true Ever since you went far away I hear crying steel guitars play So darling, here's all I can say The heartache I love best is you I Gotta Roll (Larry W. Jones 09/08/2008) (song#5803) Up ahead is Albuquerque And our spread in New Mexico Throwin' tread from one rear tire Drowns out the honky tonk radio I see the red of a shootin' star Somewhere far up in the sky But there ain't no use in makin' a wish As down the road I fly I gotta roll Gotta keep on rollin' down this here road tonight I gotta roll Keep on rollin' til I know everything's alright Pit stop at the trucker's coffee shop And a piece of pecan pie Leave a little tip for the whistle stop And down the road bye bye Pedal to the metal as down the road I rattle through the breeze Feelin' perky, in Albuquerque My darlin's waitin' for me - instrumental - I see the red of a shootin' star Somewhere far up in the sky But there ain't no use in makin' a wish As down the road I fly I gotta roll Gotta keep on rollin' down this here road tonight I gotta roll Keep on rollin' til I know everything's alright Pit stop at the trucker's coffee shop And a piece of pecan pie Leave a little tip for the whistle stop And down the road bye bye Pedal to the metal as down the road I rattle through the breeze Feelin' perky, in Albuquerque My darlin's waitin' for me I gotta roll I gotta roll Gotta keep on rollin' down this here road tonight Has Our Love Ended (Larry W. Jones 09/08/2008) (song#5804) Dear, has our love ended Reached the end of the line Someone else you've befriended You're no longer mine I can't believe you're leaving Taking part of me Dear, has our love ended And never more to be Darling, I don't care to ask Who's wearing my shoes I don't dare to ask When I'll be losing these blues Dear, has our love ended To hide eternally I can see in your eyes That love has died for me - instrumental - I can't believe you're leaving Taking part of me Dear, has our love ended And never more to be Darling, I don't care to ask Who's wearing my shoes I don't dare to ask When I'll be losing these blues Dear, has our love ended To hide eternally I can see in your eyes That love has died for me My World Is Beautiful Today (Larry W. Jones 09/08/2008) (song#5805) My world is beautiful today, fair as the blue skies (Fair as the blue skies) Tomorrow will be the same when I'm with you My world is beautiful today, fair as your blue eyes (Fair as your blue eyes) For no sorrow could remain when I'm with you Oh, I know that clouds may come and rain may fall But I'll sing out loud that I won't care at all My world is beautiful today, fair as the blue skies (Fair as the blue skies) Tomorrow will be the same when I'm with you - instrumental - (My world is beautiful today, fair as the blue skies) Tomorrow will be the same when I'm with you (My world is beautiful today, fair as your blue eyes) For no sorrow could remain when I'm with you Oh, I know that clouds may come and rain may fall But I'll sing out loud that I won't care at all My world is beautiful today, fair as the blue skies (Fair as the blue skies) Tomorrow will be the same when I'm with you My world is beautiful today, fair as your blue eyes (Fair as your blue eyes) For no sorrow could remain when I'm with you Etouffee Of The Cajun Bayou (Larry W. Jones 09/08/2008) (song#5806) Come on Joe, let us go, I'll show you the way-oh How Cajuns pole little pirogues down the bayou My Caroline is oh, so fine, don't you know so Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Etouffee, sweet bouquet of the Cajun bayou My Caroline is oh, so fine, don't you know so Jole Blon, sweet Yvonne and my Caroline-oh Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Kershaw boys, makin' noise, hot Zydeco dancin' Makin' time with Caroline, hot for romancin' Come on Joe, let us go, gotta pole that pirogue Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Etouffee, sweet bouquet of the Cajun bayou My Caroline is oh, so fine, don't you know so Jole Blon, sweet Yvonne and my Caroline-oh Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Gonna marry soon, neath the moon, Cajun way-oh Hunt racoons, hum some tunes, pick on my old banjo Drink sweet wine with Caroline, raise Cajun kids-oh Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Etouffee, sweet bouquet of the Cajun bayou My Caroline is oh, so fine, don't you know so Jole Blon, sweet Yvonne and my Caroline-oh Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Far West Texas Town (Larry W. Jones 09/10/2008) (song#5807) Fifteen years have come and gone Since I've seen a peaceful dawn In that far west Texas town that I call home Many a trail I've ridden on Many a tale I've put to song There's a veil between here and where I belong A-way over yonder in old El Paso I roped the cattle with my rawhide lasso In that far west Texas town that I call home A-way over yonder in old El Paso I rode wild broncos as a rodeo pro In that far west Texas town that I call home As I sit here, far away I remember to this day Trails along the Rio Grande I used to roam Where calls of the whippoorwills Falls so lonely from the hills In that far west Texas town that I call home A-way over yonder in old El Paso I roped the cattle with my rawhide lasso In that far west Texas town that I call home A-way over yonder in old El Paso I rode wild broncos as a rodeo pro In that far west Texas town that I call home This old cowboy must return To those joys for which I yearn In that far west Texas town that I call home Where the Rio Grand-e flows And the sage and cactus grows In that far west Texas town that I call home A-way over yonder in old El Paso I roped the cattle with my rawhide lasso In that far west Texas town that I call home A-way over yonder in old El Paso I rode wild broncos as a rodeo pro In that far west Texas town that I call home Wreck On The Highway To The Blues (Larry W. Jones 09/10/2008) (song#5808) Well, when I left the farm, I was young in years Didn't know the meaning, wet behind the ears My Mama said son, now you better watch out The big city is fun but it's a bad route When I got to California, I was feeling fine I fell in love with the lights that shine Soon, a west coast darlin' I was callin' mine But she was somethin' that a farm boy can't use She was my wreck on the highway to the blues We were rollin' down the freeway in her Cadillac Rollin' down the freeway with the top rolled back Now I know what Mama meant when lights that shine turn black She had stacked the deck about who she would choose A boy from the farm was no one she could use She was my wreck on the highway to the blues - instrumental - Well, that girl was too much for a farmer boy like me Now all I can touch is just her memory I nearly lost my neck and my heart's broken in two She was my wreck on the highway to the blues Now I know what Mama meant when lights that shine turn black She had stacked the deck about who she would choose A boy from the farm was no one she could use She was my wreck on the highway to the blues Now That You're Going Out Of My Mind (Larry W. Jones 09/10/2008) (song#5809) You only came for visitation Never meant to stay It's a shameful situation That you've now gone away But now that you're gone Much peace I find Now that you're going out of my mind I had to give up wanting you Before I went insane I wasn't really wanting to But it sure eased the pain I was so wound up loving you But now I just unwind Now that you're going out of my mind Dear, I figured out too late That you were the roving kind And I took the bait For a treasure trove I didn't find Well, you almost drove me crazy But I'm no longer blind Now that you're going out of my mind - instrumental - Dear, I figured out too late That you were the roving kind And I took the bait For a treasure trove I didn't find Well, you almost drove me crazy But I'm no longer blind Now that you're going out of my mind I was so wound up loving you But now I just unwind Now that you're going out of my mind If I Never Owned Your Love (Larry W. Jones 09/11/2008) (song#5810) I could be a cowboy star In the Houston rodeo Or strum my old guitar In honky tonks where neon glows Oh, I could do as I please But I'd never have love's keys If I never loved you, if I never owned your love I could ride down a trail And never think of looking back Or I could live in a shack And laugh when the lightning cracked But none of that would matter Cause my world would all be black If I never loved you, if I never owned your love If I never loved you, if I never owned your love I never would have known Why there are sweetheart morning doves If I never loved you, if I never owned your love Oh, I never would have known What two hearts in love can give If I never loved you, if I never owned your love I never would have lived Darling I never would have lived - instrumental - I could ride down a trail And never think of looking back Or I could live in a shack And laugh when the lightning cracked But none of that would matter Cause my world would all be black If I never loved you, if I never owned your love To Postpone Love (Larry W. Jones 09/15/2008) (song#5811) Every day you postpone love Is another day known for sorrow So, don't delay until tomorrow For to postpone love is just Another day of life thrown away If your dreams are to come true Then do your part to give them For someone else just like you Might come along and live them Darling, place your lips on mine And for you I'll do the same For to postpone love this time Is to have blown out the flame - instrumental - Dear, the time for love is now So let's end our loneliness Together we'll find out how To find our real happiness Every day you postpone love Is another day known for sadness So, don't delay until tomorrow Dear, let me bring you gladness For to postpone love is just Another day of life thrown away Dear, listen to what I say Let's fall deep in love today For to postpone love is just Another day of life thrown away Too Deep In Sorrow Too Blue For Tears (Larry W. Jones 09/23/2008) (song#5812) You broke my heart, dear You were untrue We're now apart, dear What did I do Time played its hand, dear Displayed my fears Too deep in sorrow, too blue for tears Happy times are ended Sad times are coming true You now have a new love And I have these old blues They say you're laughing I have no cheer Too deep in sorrow, too blue for tears You broke your vows, dear Now we're apart I don't know how, dear You had the heart I was so faithful Through all our years Too deep in sorrow, too blue for tears - instrumental - You ran around, dear You had your way You brought me down, dear I have to pay But I still love you Though it appears Too deep in sorrow, too blue for tears Last night I dreamed, dear That you're still mine Today it seems, dear It was just the wine Our love's now over Just wasted years Too deep in sorrow, too blue for tears Cowpokes Not Plow Folks (Larry W. Jones 09/26/2008) (song#5813) Ride, ride, ride o'er the prairie Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free Blazing cattle trails is our way For roving cowboys are we Ride, ride, ride, though life's contrary Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free We're cowpokes, not plow folks Broke but strong as oak folks Cow trails are our destiny Cow trails are our destiny (Ride, ride, ride, though life's contrary) (Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free) We're cowpokes, not plow folks Broke but strong as oak folks Cow trails are our destiny Cow trails are our destiny We've rode to Colorado in the winter We've heard coyotes howling in the wild We've heard the whippoorwills calling We've seen stars when they were falling And longhorns stampeding when they were riled We've fought for our lives with outlaws Who tried to steal our cattle running free We've lived through all the dangers Like bold and fearless rangers For roving cowboys are we Ride, ride, ride o'er the prairie Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free Blazing cattle trails is our way For roving cowboys are we Ride, ride, ride, though life's contrary Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free We're cowpokes, not plow folks Broke but strong as oak folks Cow trails are our destiny Cow trails are our destiny (Ride, ride, ride o'er the prairie) (Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free) (Blazing cattle trails is our way) (For roving cowboys are we) (Ride, ride, ride, though life's contrary) (Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free) (We're cowpokes, not plow folks) (Broke but strong as oak folks) (Cow trails are our destiny) (Cow trails are our destiny) We're cowpokes, not plow folks Broke but strong as oak folks Cow trails are our destiny Cow trails are our destiny Fortune Of Your Love (Larry W. Jones 09/26/2008) (song#5814) Dear, if I could build a castle made of gold Decorated with the light of stars above The only treasure that I would long to hold Would be the fortune of your love And dear, if I owned a fleet of ships that sail To bring home to me all the pearls in the sea My darling, they would all be to no avail If your love wasn't here with me The only thing I need that money can't buy Is love in word and deed and you by my side - instrumental - And dear, if I owned a fleet of ships that sail To bring home to me all the pearls in the sea My darling, they would all be to no avail If your love wasn't here with me The only thing I need that money can't buy Is love in word and deed and you by my side Dear, if I could build a castle made of gold Decorated with the light of stars above The only treasure that I would long to hold Would be the fortune of your love The Prisoner's Song (Larry W. Jones 10/01/2008) (song#5815) This old prison is so cold and lonely All the walls are made of hard granite stone I wouldn't be in prison, if only Oh, if I had left well enough alone As I look through the bars at the starlight I'm thinking of that girl who was my own And I dream about her in the midnight As mournfully I sing The Prisoner's Song The warden said I must die tomorrow And my sweetheart will be left all alone Oh, I'm not the only one in sorrow Many others have sung The Prisoner's Song - instrumental - Now, my sweetheart and I planned together To live in a small cottage I would build Tomorrow I'll be laid neath the heather For a crime another man has fulfilled If only I could fly o'er the rampart I'd tell my sweetheart that I did no wrong Maybe she would open up her kind heart And I wouldn't sing this Prisoner's Song The Dying Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2008) (song#5816) He said, bury me not on the lone prairie Those were the begging words he there did employ His request was made to us so mournfully As we all gathered round the dying cowboy Sorrow and pain was etched on his furrowed brow He thought of his loving family back home But dark shadows of death were drawing close now For the dying cowboy on the prairie loam He remembered the love in his mother's words And the call of the dove mid the prairie flowers Bury me not on the lone prairie was heard As he whispered about joyful childhood hours He said that he wished to be laid, when he died In the old church yard where it would bring him joy As we all gathered round and kneeled by his side We gave soothing words to the dying cowboy He said, bury me not on the lone prairie My brother, sister and mother won't be there And my daddy, I know, he still cares for me So don't bury me here, is my final prayer Oh, bury me not, that was his final sound But the shovels the cowboys would then deploy And we dug a hole in the hard prairie ground Buried on the prairie the dying cowboy Where the purple sage and prairie flowers bloom Wind and rain the tombstone sign would soon destroy We all rode away with our hearts filled with gloom From the prairie tomb of the dying cowboy I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2008) (song#5817) I never thought of love as like the weather That turns so cold when the evening sun has set Even though you and I, dear, aren't together Sure as the sun will rise, I'll never forget Darling, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes For you're the only love my eyes yearn to see My dear, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes My heart cries for you deep down inside of me Oh, what happened to those vows that you made, dear Just what was it that aroused your love to part Oh, how I wish that you'd return to me, dear And help me to mend this sad and broken heart - instrumental - Darling, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes For you're the only love my eyes yearn to see My dear, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes My heart cries for you deep down inside of me Oh, if you don't return before I die, dear Then please just send to my grave a sweet bouquet Write a note on the card there where I lie, dear He has died because his blue eyes went away Darling, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes For you're the only love my eyes yearn to see My dear, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes My heart cries for you deep down inside of me Hurricane Ike (Larry W. Jones 10/03/2008) (song#5818) Hurricane in the gulf, the waves were gettin' rough His old boat was leaking bad on the downwind run Hear the strong storm winds wail, better stow the main sail Forty more miles to go to Galveston Forty nautical miles to Galveston There in the harbor cove, hot supper's on the stove And his sweet darlin's love could never be outdone His hands tight on the wheel, boat was startin' to keel Twenty more miles to go to Galveston Twenty nautical miles to Galveston Hard rain was comin' down, strike the main or he'll drown Wish he had some more of the daylight and the sun One thing he can't deny, wish he was home and dry Just ten more miles to go to Galveston Just ten nautical miles to Galveston This storm is misery, waves rollin', he can't see He wonders if he'll see tomorrow's welcome sun Now time to come about, ride the hurricane out Just five more miles to go to Galveston Just five nautical miles to Galveston On the hurricane bore, they found his boat on shore The tall mast was broken, the angry seas had won His hands were on the wheel, but life the sea would steal When the hurricane named Ike hit Galveston When the hurricane named Ike hit Galveston Tracks Of My Tears (Larry W. Jones 10/03/2008) (song#5819) The tracks of my tears run cross country Wherever I have been or will go The tracks of my tears come to haunt me Whenever a love comes and then goes I thought I'd found love down in Houston But my heart was railroaded, I'm sure And the tracks of my tears flowed through some Of the towns where I felt so secure I met a real darlin' in Georgia But her quarrelin' sent me on a train She needs a bank roll that's much larger The tracks of my tears look just like rain - instrumental - I rode the rails to California Looked for someone to love in the sun But if you go there, let me warn ya Women will put your heart on the run The tracks of my tears run cross country Wherever I have been or will go The tracks of my tears come to haunt me Whenever a love comes and then goes Mississippi Lullaby (Larry W. Jones 10/03/2008) (song#5820) New Orleans streets are sleeping Night breezes come creeping around Lights on Basin Street are shining That crescent city of renown Old folks are rocking and yawning Now say goodnight and go to bed The clock's tick-tocking til morning Another day is straight ahead As soft New Orleans evening falls A dark velvet veil covers all Hear Mississippi tugboats call Like a whippoorwill's lonesome cry Muddy waters at night supplies A Mississippi lullaby - instrumental - The city is peaceful at dark After all the jazz throngs are past Things go quiet in Jackson Park Bourbon Street goes to bed at last Tomorrow the hot sun will gleam On muddy Mississippi's stream But tonight the tugboats all cry A Mississippi lullaby Hear Mississippi tugboats call Like a whippoorwill's lonesome cry Muddy waters at night supplies A Mississippi lullaby She's Back On My Mind Again (Larry W. Jones 10/04/2008) (song#5821) I thought I was over that girl and fancy free I even started writing cheerful country songs But now I know my mind was playing tricks on me Cause all those songs end up about a love gone wrong She's back on my mind again, where she's always been I tried to find a place to hide but couldn't win She's back on my mind again, like some next of kin My heart cannot mend, she's back on my mind again - instrumental - Time after time I thought that I was doing fine But I guess I ought to have known that I'd be wrong Oh, it seems like a crime that she's no longer mine And here I am singing another lost love song She's back on my mind again, where she's always been I tried to find a place to hide but couldn't win She's back on my mind again, like some next of kin My heart cannot mend, she's back on my mind again She's back on my mind again, where she's always been I tried to find a place to hide but couldn't win She's back on my mind again, like some next of kin My heart cannot mend, she's back on my mind again On The Cow Town Trail (Larry W. Jones 11/02/2008) (song#5822) We arise when it's still dark On the cow town trail And we hear the cow dogs bark All to no avail Then we make our ponies run Til they've lost their spark Herdin' cattle in the sun On the cow town trail We hear the big trail boss call On the cow town trail Cowboys ride in saddles tall Through rain, sleet 'n hail In the stirrups all day long Til night comes to call Then we sing old cowboy songs On the cow town trail We drive longhorns in the sun On the cow town trail Cowboy's work is never done Til we reach that rail When the sun sets in the west The view ain't outdone Life is hard but it's still blessed On the cow town trail Now there's cowboy buckeroos On the cow town trail And a cowboy's life they'll choose Though mothers may wail Another life might be best But those we can't use It's just the way of the west On the cow town trail Now, if anyone needs help On the cow town trail He'll just have to help himself When he's feelin' pale Greenhorns start out ridin' drag Just suckin' up the dust And we're sweatin', bout to gag On the cow town trail Old Shorty (Larry W. Jones 11/02/2008) (song#5823) There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse today There's a horse with its head hanging down His saddle and his bridle's all stowed away Shorty's gone, no more to come around There's a trail every cowboy must ride One that leads over the Great Divide There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse Good Old Shorty has made his last ride Old Shorty was out on the trail yesterday When a blizzard blew in on the breeze Holding his hat on his head in skies of gray He heard a doggie bawl from the freeze That poor doggie was lost from the herd And his sad bawling old Shorty heard There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse The eyes of every cowboy is blurred Old Shorty wrapped up the doggie in his arms And headed back to the old corral In the blizzard he kept the small doggie warm But lost the trail to his saddle pals Old Shorty found the bunkhouse at last Many hours in the blizzard had passed There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse Unto a cowboy, death had been cast There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse today There's a horse with its head hanging down His saddle and his bridle's all stowed away Shorty's gone, no more to come around There's a trail every cowboy must ride One that leads over the Great Divide There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse Good Old Shorty has made his last ride Half Of A Double (Larry W. Jones 11/03/2008) (song#5824) When she said goodbye yesterday I knew I was in big trouble when she left Yeah, she just up and went away Left my heart in one big rubble on the shelf So now I've started in thinkin' Fore she has a chance to escape Gotta stop this heavy drinkin' Try to get my life back in shape Joe, pour me half of a double Tonight I need to comprehend Just why I'm in all this trouble Pour me half of a double, my friend - instrumental - I know it's only half past ten I've got half a mind to forget But I've got an old love to mend And the other half would regret Now, I don't know where that girl's gone But I know I can't carry on with this tab Joe, cut my tab in half at dawn And Joe, when I'm all done, just call for a cab Joe, pour me half of a double Tonight I need to comprehend Just why I'm in all this trouble Pour me half of a double, my friend Joe, pour me half of a double Tonight I need to comprehend Just why I'm in all this trouble Pour me half of a double Pour me half of a double Joe, pour me half of a double, my friend Wreck Of The Old 97 (Larry W. Jones 11/03/2008) (song#5825) The route from Monroe to Spencer was rolling terrain Mail was there on time on the Southern Railway fast train The day, t'was a Sunday, in the year nineteen oh three September twenty seven went down in history The train had late arrival in Monroe, Virginia Ninety Seven had the speed like a fire within ya Just one hour late was nothing for this steam condenser Old Ninety Seven would make up that time to Spencer Many signs were posted to warn of steep grades and curves But the Fast Mail was driven by guts and steady nerves North Carolina was a hundred sixty six miles Engineer Broadey said he would make it there in style Danville's Stillhouse Trestle was seventy five feet high And old Ninety Seven made the approach on the fly To make that curve before the trestle was looking bleak Nine good men died at the bottom of Cherrystone Creek The wreck of the old Ninety Seven is history And just why it left the tracks is no man's mystery Now, Southern Railway wanted the mail to be on time But Danville's Stillhouse trestle was the end of the line All you fair ladies, when you write your love a letter Don't be so worried about getting it there on time Some engineer may speed even though he knows better The wreck of Old Ninety Seven wasn't worth your dime Wildwood Flower (Larry W. Jones 11/05/2008) (song#5826) She was the sweetest wild flower the woods ever knew Just as fresh as the morning when covered with dew Oh how I long to hold her for just one more hour How my arms would enfold her, my sweet wildwood flower We danced and we mingled mid pine trees on the hill The woods heard our laughter and bluebirds sang their trill Oh, our love was as tall and as strong as a tower How I would give my all for my sweet wildwood flower - instrumental - Time can be cruel when it comes to matters of heart For mine is now in tatters and all torn apart I tried to hold onto dreams with all of my power But now she's gone forever, my sweet wildwood flower She went and wed another who took her away And bitter tears I still shed til this very day Oh, why does it happen that cruel time can devour A heart so full of love for my sweet wildwood flower Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Larry W. Jones 11/06/2008) (song#5827) As tumbling tumbleweeds go rolling along I feel in my heart the need for old western songs Cause out on the range the feeling in me is strong That I belong to the ways of the tumbling tumbleweeds Now, I've been a rover since I was born A drover of cattle called the longhorn It's never over, for there's a new morn I'll spend my days in the ways of the tumbling tumbleweeds - instrumental - I once thought that I'd wed and settle down But that trail only led to some big town That's why you'll find me still riding around Out on the range abiding with the tumbling tumbleweeds I know the day will come along when I Will no more be able to rope and ride So cowboys, promise me this when I die You'll bury me with the seeds of the tumbling tumbleweeds There's Nowhere I Can Go (Larry W. Jones 11/10/2008) (song#5828) There's nowhere I can go to forget you Nowhere to hide from your old memory There's nowhere I can go to forget you I'll just reside where love's forgotten me I never tell my friends how you changed, dear So I've rearranged my life just for show I go to the same old places for cheer But the same old faces will never know There's nowhere I can go to forget you Nowhere to hide from your old memory There's nowhere I can go to forget you I'll just reside where love's forgotten me - instrumental - I knew when you left, I'd not forget you Although I've tried, I cannot set you free My aching heart is full of regret, too Cause I just can't forget your memory There's nowhere I can go to forget you Nowhere to hide from your old memory There's nowhere I can go to forget you I'll just reside where love's forgotten me Blue Mexican Moonlight (Larry W. Jones 11/11/2008) (song#5829) I fell in love under Mexican moonlight Down in old Mexicali one eve And the red lips I kissed were such a delight I never meant a heart to deceive I was foolish to break vows to another When I whispered words I couldn't keep And now I just cannot go on any further Blue Mexican moonlight makes me weep Now I weep for someone whose heart is broken And sometimes I think my heart will die Those broken vows should never have been spoken Who can forgive a lover's goodbye - instrumental - I fell in love under Mexican moonlight Down in old Mexicali one eve And the red lips I kissed were such a delight I never meant a heart to deceive I was foolish to break vows to another When I whispered words I couldn't keep And now I just cannot go on any further Blue Mexican moonlight makes me weep Mexicali Rose (Larry W. Jones 11/11/2008) (song#5830) That sad day I said I had to go away I saw teardrops flow from Mexicali Rose For her my heart would burn each and every day Just when I would return, I said heaven knows I tried to dry her brown eyes of every tear And begged her not to frown when soft moonlight glows I held her tightly once more and whispered, dear I'll return for you, sweet Mexicali Rose My Mexicali Rose faded from my view As across the Rio Grande my pony flew Mexicali Rose would be faithful, I knew Until my return under clear skies of blue - instrumental - That sad day I said I had to go away I saw teardrops flow from Mexicali Rose For her my heart would burn each and every day Just when I would return, I said heaven knows I tried to dry her brown eyes of every tear And begged her not to frown when soft moonlight glows I held her tightly once more and whispered, dear I'll return for you, sweet Mexicali Rose I'll return for you, sweet Mexicali Rose I Almost Lost My Mind (Larry W. Jones 11/11/2008) (song#5831) I finally got it through my head Your love is for someone else instead Yes, I made myself believe we're through I quit walking up and down the hall I quit talking to intruding walls I almost lost my mind over you I almost lost my mind over you Yes, I think I almost lost my mind Tried not to think of it all the time I almost went crazy, that I know I know I didn't have far to go The way you treated me was a shame Although defeated, I'm not to blame I almost lost my mind over you - instrumental - Your letters I finally burned Your gold wedding ring has been returned Just some of the foolish things I do I almost lost my mind over you I finally have learned how to laugh Oh, but thanks to you, on my behalf I almost lost my mind over you I finally have learned how to laugh Oh, but thanks to you, on my behalf I almost lost my mind over you Hank Stone From San Antone (Larry W. Jones 11/13/2008) (song#5832) I once met a cowboy in San Antonio He spoke with a drawlin' Texas tone Senoritas knew him around the Alamo As cowboy Hank Stone from San Antone Cowboy Hank was a local hero to the girls Nobody ever saw him alone Where the river flows along, he gave them a whirl That cowboy Hank Stone from San Antone He rode broncos in the rodeo Hank Stone from San Antone Local hero of the Alamo Hank Stone from San Antone He never missed a chance to kiss a new romance And there were plenty that he called his very own He never was alone wherever he would roam But Hank Stone was more at home in old San Antone - instrumental - Now, cowboy Hank had a friend in Ruidoso By the name Joe Baker, there was known On Joe Baker's BackForty Bunkhouse radio Were songs of Hank Stone from San Antone He never missed a chance to kiss a new romance And there were plenty that he called his very own He never was alone wherever he would roam But Hank Stone was more at home in old San Antone He rode broncos in the rodeo Hank Stone from San Antone Local hero of the Alamo Hank Stone from San Antone Blanket Of Snow (Larry W. Jones 11/18/2008) (song#5833) I sadly watch snow fall in the evening Looks like the storm will last all night Little Johnny won't know of my grieving Playing gladly in snow so white But snowfall only makes me remember That dear one who despised the cold My darlin's asleep since last December In a grave that time can't unfold I wait for this long winter to depart So birds can sing and flowers grow My love's still just as strong for my sweetheart Asleep 'neath a blanket of snow - instrumental - As little Johnny looks up from his bed He asks me why snow is so cold I answer him with a tear that I shed You'll understand when you've grown old I tell him a bedtime story drama And hold him as the lights are low But my hug is also for his mama Asleep 'neath a blanket of snow I wait for this long winter to depart So birds can sing and flowers grow My love's still just as strong for my sweetheart Asleep 'neath a blanket of snow Too Bad The Good Is Gone (Larry W. Jones 11/19/2008) (song#5834) Today a letter came from my old friend A guy I used to pal around with long ago He wondered how my gal and I have been I guess he didn't know I lost you long ago I wish I didn't have to live a lie And sometimes I feel like I just can't carry on My mind thinks my poor heart is gonna die Life is so sad and it's too bad the good is gone It's so hard to keep on tryin' With everything that could go wrong It's so sad to keep on cryin' And it's too bad the good is gone - instrumental - Yesterday she was my love and my friend But yesterday was here and gone so long ago I'll just write my friend that we're fine, but then I guess he'll never know I lost you long ago It's so hard to keep on tryin' With everything that could go wrong It's so sad to keep on cryin' And it's too bad the good is gone Oh, it's too bad the good is gone Yellow Moon Of Kentucky (Larry W. Jones 11/20/2008) (song#5835) Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing You seem to know just what's going on Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing Showing me the one my heart will own Here in this soft Kentucky moonlight A fellow knows when love's light is right Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing Love's growing in Kentucky tonight Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing You seem to know just what's going on - instrumental - Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing You seem to know just what's going on Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing Showing me the one my heart will own Here in this soft Kentucky moonlight A fellow knows when love's light is right Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing Love's growing in Kentucky tonight Canary With A Solitary Heart (Larry W. Jones 11/20/2008) (song#5836) I once saw a yellow canary Fly to a tree for a song to start But his song wasn't very merry He was a canary with a solitary heart Now, I'm like that yellow canary I'm free but soon tears are gonna start Yes, I'm like that yellow canary Cause I'm just a fellow with a solitary heart My true love has gone and flown away Her escape was like a work of art If I had known that I'd see this day I wouldn't be in this shape, a solitary heart - instrumental - My true love has gone and flown away Her escape was like a work of art If I had known that I'd see this day I wouldn't be in this shape, a solitary heart I once saw a yellow canary Fly to a tree for a song to start But his song wasn't very merry He was a canary with a solitary heart I once saw a yellow canary Canary with a solitary heart My First And Only Love (Larry W. Jones 11/27/2008) (song#5837) I placed a ring on your finger You placed your hand in mine to hold Memories of children linger Like miracles of finest gold You're my comfort when I'm worried Like a cold hand warmed by a glove Words of love are never hurried Dear, you're my first and only love When I need trust and understanding You're always ready to provide You're never harsh or demanding Since that day you stood by my side Words of love are never hurried Dear, you're my first and only love - instrumental - You're my comfort when I'm worried Like a cold hand warmed by a glove Words of love are never hurried Dear, you're my first and only love When I need trust and understanding You're always ready to provide You're never harsh or demanding Since that day you stood by my side Words of love are never hurried Dear, you're my first and only love Time For Tears Again (Larry W. Jones 11/27/2008) (song#5838) Well, it's time for tears again, cause you're departing Your bags are packed, along with souvenirs Oh, I can hear the goodbyes already starting My eyes are dim because it's time for tears Now I have heard that out of sight means out of mind And there's a sliver line behind the cloud Oh, but there's no word for this sorrow that I find For those broken promises that were vowed Well, it's time for tears again, cause you're departing Your bags are packed, along with souvenirs Oh, I can hear the goodbyes already starting My eyes are dim because it's time for tears - instrumental - Darling, this time you say you won't be returning Though I'm begging you to stay as before Oh, don't you know that for you my love is burning It's time for tears again inside these doors Well, it's time for tears again, cause you're departing Your bags are packed, along with souvenirs Oh, I can hear the goodbyes already starting My eyes are dim because it's time for tears It's time for tears again inside these doors My Heart Never Forgot (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2008) (song#5839) I cleaned out the closet yesterday And found your old letters packed away Sweet old memories came back so fast That brought bitter tears I thought had passed Oh, my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot I found someone else to share my life And I thought my mind was free from strife But my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot A reflection on a crowed bus A small conversation you discuss Music coming from the radio Can cause your beating heart so much woe Oh, my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot I found someone else to share my life And I thought my mind was free from strife But my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot - instrumental - A reflection on a crowed bus A small conversation you discuss Music coming from the radio Can cause your beating heart so much woe Oh, my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot I found someone else to share my life And I thought my mind was free from strife But my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot Cattle Call (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2008) (song#5840) Where longhorns are lowin', purple sage is growin' Cowboys are ridin' tall A guitar is strummin', just right for all hummin' The cowboys cattle call When the moon shines at night, means the weather is right No rain is gonna fall And the sun in the day, shows the cattle that stray Far from their cattle call They ride o'er the prairie, until they get weary Of hearin' doggies bawl But cowboys are healthy, though they're never wealthy Singin' their cattle call - instrumental - They're at home on the range, cowboys will never change Spring, Winter, Summer, Fall The plains they're surveying, they're guitars are playing The cowboys cattle call They ride o'er the prairie, until they get weary Of hearin' doggies bawl But cowboys are healthy, though they're never wealthy Singin' their cattle call The Wayward Wind (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2008) (song#5841) Now, the wayward wind is nobody's friend All it knows to do is wander And that's how I've been and my life I'll spend Wherever blows the wayward wind There never was a way to make me stay Never was a load on my back bestowed On the outward bound is where I'll be found The wayward wind blows down a lonely road Now, the wayward wind is nobody's friend All it knows to do is wander And that's how I've been and my life I'll spend Wherever blows the wayward wind - instrumental - Once I fell in love with a blue eyed girl She vowed that she would ever do her part But when she left to see the big wide world I felt the wayward wind begin to start Now, the wayward wind is nobody's friend All it knows to do is wander And that's how I've been and my life I'll spend Wherever blows the wayward wind And that's how I've been and my life I'll spend Wherever blows the wayward wind Green Grow The Lilacs (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2008) (song#5842) Green grow the lilacs for hearts that prove true Green grow the lilacs, for not me and you If e're we shall meet, I'll bid you adieu Green grow the lilacs, but my heart is blue I loved that sweet darlin', now I have none Her strife and her quarrelin' caused me to run She now loves another far o'er the sea Green grow the lilacs, but no more for me Green grow the lilacs for hearts that prove true Green grow the lilacs, for not me and you If e're we shall meet, I'll bid you adieu Green grow the lilacs, but my heart is blue - instrumental - I sent her letters on ships of tall sail I begged her return, but to no avail The letter she sent from far o'er the sea Said green grow the lilacs right here for me Green grow the lilacs for hearts that prove true Green grow the lilacs, for not me and you If e're we shall meet, I'll bid you adieu Green grow the lilacs, but my heart is blue How Lovely She Is (Larry W. Jones 12/04/2008) (song#5843) When we go out to a big shindig As soon as we walk across the floor Everybody's eyes open up big She doesn't know it's her they adore How lovely she is, she doesn't realize How lovely she is, doesn't fully apprise How lovely she is, nobody can ignore But she's not the kind who's keeping score - instrumental - When we go out to a restaurant To wait on her is what waiters want How lovely she is, she just seems to not see Oh, but I know how lovely she is to me How lovely she is, she doesn't realize How lovely she is, doesn't fully apprise How lovely she is, nobody can ignore But she's not the kind who's keeping score - instrumental - In the morning without her makeup I watch her warming my coffee cup How lovely she is, she's just like a sweet dream And her modesty is just what I esteem How lovely she is, she doesn't realize How lovely she is, doesn't fully apprise How lovely she is, nobody can ignore But she's not the kind who's keeping score How lovely she is, she just seems to not see Oh, but I know how lovely she is to me Candy Kisses (Larry W. Jones 12/09/2008) (song#5844) Dear, I sent you candy kisses the other day To remind you I'm still here, though you're far away Candy kisses are in paper, the twisted kind Dear, how I've wished your sweet kisses were still all mine Dear, you never meant it when you said you would stay Like candy kisses, love for me melted away Darling, I guess I had felt it from time to time Like love, I sent you candy kisses to unwind - instrumental - Dear, you never meant it when you said you would stay Like candy kisses, love for me melted away Darling, I guess I had felt it from time to time Like love, I sent you candy kisses to unwind Dear, I never knew that rainbows could turn to gray I never knew that thorns hide in a sweet bouquet And like sweet candy, I thought you were so divine Those candy kisses mean you'll never more be mine And like sweet candy, I thought you were so divine Those candy kisses mean you'll never more be mine As Often As It Snows In Houston (Larry W. Jones 12/10/2008) (song#5845) Dear, if you think I'll beg for your return When the wind blows in Wintertime And if you think my love for you will burn The way it did when you were mine Then you just don't understand how it goes How love comes from a dying rose It's about as often as it snows in Houston Darling, if you think that I'll still want you It's about as often as it snows in Houston That's how seldom you made my dreams come true - instrumental - Dear, if you think I'll beg for your return When the wind blows in Wintertime And if you think my love for you will burn The way it did when you were mine It's about as often as it snows in Houston Darling, if you think that I'll still want you It's about as often as it snows in Houston That's how seldom you made my dreams come true It's about as often as it snows in Houston Darling, if you think that I'll still want you It's about as often as it snows in Houston That's how seldom you made my dreams come true Bona Fide Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 12/14/2008) (song#5846) His saddle cinch is worn, his hat's seen better times His gloves hide weathered hands that show the prairie grime But he's still tall and handsome, he ain't no decoy He's the call of the wild, a bona fide cowboy He sleeps out on the prairie where whippoorwills call His mind ain't weary about hearin' doggies bawl Ridin' in the roundups is somethin' he enjoys Pard, from the ground up, he's a bona fide cowboy - instrumental - There's a lady who still loves him, never a doubt Hangs his clothes on the line without a pout And there's a son they both raised with some pain but lots of joy One day he'll be praised, he's a bona fide cowboy His saddle cinch is worn, his hat's seen better times His gloves hide weathered hands that show the prairie grime But he's still tall and handsome, he ain't no decoy He's the call of the wild, a bona fide cowboy He sleeps out on the prairie where whippoorwills call His mind ain't weary about hearin' doggies bawl Ridin' in the roundups is somethin' he enjoys Pard, from the ground up, he's a bona fide cowboy But he's still tall and handsome, he ain't no decoy He's the call of the wild, a bona fide cowboy Your New Glow (Larry W. Jones 12/30/2008) (song#5847) Your face has a new glow, darlin' And the meaning behind it, I have read Guess you think I don't know, darlin' The sweet love you once had for me is dead Your face is still of an angel It shines for someone here below But it's not for me, I can tell I can see it in your new glow Recall your words to me, darlin Before sad winds for me began to blow Your love was just for me, darlin' But now it's for another man, I know Your face is still of an angel It shines for someone here below But it's not for me, I can tell I can see it in your new glow - instrumental - You still have sparkles in your eyes Just like I have seen there so many times But sparkles can't hide your disguise I know your glow for someone else now shines Your face is still of an angel It shines for someone here below But it's not for me, I can tell I can see it in your new glow Your face is still of an angel It shines for someone here below But it's not for me, I can tell I can see it in your new glow Come On In If You're Out Of Love Again (Larry W. Jones 01/09/2009) (song#5848) I saw that pout on your face the other day Is it all about your love he threw away Dear, we can try to give it another spin Well, come on in if you're out of love again Darling, you don't need to be out there alone There's no cheer when love affairs grow cold as stone I'll never ask who you've seen or where you've been Well, come on in if you're out of love again There's no doubt about the look that I can see You thought it out and now you've come back to me Let's start a new book and then let love begin Well, come on in if you're out of love again - instrumental - Darling, you don't need to be out there alone There's no cheer when love affairs grow cold as stone I'll never ask who you've seen or where you've been Well, come on in if you're out of love again There's no doubt about the look that I can see You thought it out and now you've come back to me Let's start a new book and then let love begin Well, come on in if you're out of love again Dear, come on in if you're out of love again Searching Just For You (Larry W. Jones 03/01/2009) (song#5849) The blue bird searches for songs to sing He needs more that just a few Each song heard belongs to love on wing I'm searching for love songs too Searching just for you, I'll pursue, you dear Loving you so true, shedding too, a tear Mem'ries are all I hold Mem'ries are growing old Searching just for you Hoping you need love songs too - instrumental - Soft moonlight shadows now are calling That's when I miss you so much And tears of sorrow now are falling For your sweet kiss and your touch Searching just for you, I'll pursue, you dear Loving you so true, shedding too, a tear Mem'ries are all I hold Mem'ries are growing old Searching just for you Hoping you need love songs too Pass My Heart On By (Larry W. Jones 03/05/2009) (song#5850) I knew I could never pretend it That I could live life feeling so blue So I was glad when I could end it And feeling that I was over you Now you're here again, I wonder why The same old line from the same old song You're having fun with the same old guy With your same old heart that's made from stone Why can't you pass my heart on by You can't harass me when you're gone Why can't you pass my heart on by My heart's not like yours, made of stone - instrumental - I was like a moth drawn to your flame Once I was your fav'rite heartbreak pawn But I thought that I had beat your game That fine day I found that you were gone Now you're here again, I wonder why The same old line from the same old song You're having fun with the same old guy With your same old heart that's made from stone Why can't you pass my heart on by You can't harass me when you're gone Why can't you pass my heart on by My heart's not like yours, made of stone Why can't you pass my heart on by Pass my heart on by I'm Sending You My Pillow (Larry W. Jones 03/12/2009) (song#5851) I'm sending you my pillow for you to dream on Though I know it's no guarantee I'm sending you my pillow for you to dream on Hoping that you still dream of me My darling, this old house is empty without you My dreams of you won't let me be I'm sending you my pillow for you to dream on Hoping that you still dream of me (instrumental) I'm sending you my pillow for you to dream on Just maybe that will be the key I'm sending you my pillow for you to dream on Hoping that you still dream of me Sweetheart, it's been a long old time since you left me But my heart can never be free I'm sending you my pillow for you to dream on Hoping that you still dream of me Darling, do you still dream of me Sugarplum Kisses (Larry W. Jones 03/14/2009) (song#5852) Sugarplum kisses from your sweet lips Mean more to me than any before Sugarplum kisses from your sweet lips I'd rather have yours forevermore You know I mean it each time I whisper Darling, I love you, next to your ear Sugarplum kisses from your sweet lips I'd rather kiss yours, forever dear (instrumental) We'll build a big mansion on a hill, dear Fill it with love so you won't be blue I'll be true to you, oh yes I will, dear And have your kisses my whole life through No other love could bring me such gladness Than your sweet love whenever you're near Sugarplum kisses from your sweet lips I'd rather kiss yours, forever dear You Broke My Chain Of Broken Dreams (Larry W. Jones 03/18/2009) (song#5853) Now, sometimes a chain can be a good thing It can hold a ship steady in the stream But my chain of lost dreams were just tokens Of songs my heart wasn't ready to sing I had a chain of dreams that were broken Seems all of them were only lover's schemes You ended my pain with words unspoken The day you broke my chain of broken dreams I'm no longer chained to dreams that's broken My happy heart is cloaked in moonlight beams The smoke was cleared from empty dreams and tokens The day you broke my chain of broken dreams (instrumental) I had a chain of dreams that were broken Seems all of them were only lover's schemes You ended my pain with words unspoken The day you broke my chain of broken dreams I'm no longer chained to dreams that's broken My happy heart is cloaked in moonlight beams The smoke was cleared from empty dreams and tokens Yes, your love broke my chain of broken dreams My Roots Are In West Texas (Larry W. Jones 03/20/2009) (song#5854) My roots are in west Texas My boots are of leather worn My spurs set off a jingle On the day that I was born I ride out on the ranges Herd the cattle there to brand West Texas never changes Down along the Rio Grande The prairies there are dusty In winter the blizzards blow My pony's strong and trusty Where the purple sages grow Longhorns may try to scatter With new dogies and young steers To me it doesn't matter I'm a cowboy with no fears When I'm away on roundup I hear wild coyotes wail Rattlers strike from the ground up Makes a cowboy turn quite pale Cookie's beans I've partaken With his coffee boiled and strong Then after bread and bacon Ride the trail with merry song My roots are in west Texas My boots are of leather worn My spurs set off a jingle On the day that I was born Lonely Horn Of The Outbound Train (Larry W. Jones 03/25/2009) (song#5855) The sunshine has left this lonely valley Seems all that's left now is the cold and rain The forlorn sound through this lonely valley Is the lonely horn of the outbound train How many the years of lost tomorrows How many tears were shed by hearts in pain How many the loves now torn in sorrow By the lonely horn of the outbound train Our love was grown in a field of clover But it's over now and won't live again If I'd only known you'd be a rover With the lonely horn of the outbound train (instrumental) My heart is low and it feels like dying Trying to forget mem'ries that remain And yet it keeps right on with its crying At the lonely horn of the outbound train Our love was grown in a field of clover But it's over now and won't live again If I'd only known you'd be a rover With the lonely horn of the outbound train Springtime Mountain Song (Larry W. Jones 03/27/2009) (song#5856) Play it for me one time more Sing it like it was before When my Mama sang along There was never one thing wrong In that Springtime mountain song Even though there came the tears Love was her aim through the years The tie that would always bind Fond mem'ries that I now find In that Springtime mountain song Play it for me one time more Sing it like it was before When my Mama sang along There was never one thing wrong In that Springtime mountain song (instrumental) Now, Mama has passed and gone But to that place I'm still drawn When season becomes Springtime There's reason for love I find In that Springtime mountain song Play it for me one time more Sing it like it was before When my Mama sang along There was never one thing wrong In that Springtime mountain song Nobody Else Will Know (Larry W. Jones 03/30/2009) (song#5857) Nobody else will know that my heart is broken Although a river of teardrops will surely flow I'll go to bed tryin' to sleep without cryin' Dear, I'll miss you so but nobody else will know I know they'll ask what happened and surely wonder Whatever became of our love that now won't be Oh, I'll assure them that I'm not going under That's not true but nobody else will know but me (instrumental) Nobody else will know just how bad I'm hurting When your old memories return so sad and low Lonely years will come and tears I'll try averting I'll smile all the while so nobody else will know I'll just tell my best friends you now love someone new Lay to rest the rumors of leaving Tennessee I'll pretend this is not the end and I'm not blue That's not true but nobody else will know but me I'll pretend this is not the end and I'm not blue That's not true but nobody else will know but me Our Two Worlds (Larry W. Jones 03/30/2009) (song#5858) Our two worlds were different, dear We came from distant worlds apart But since both our vows were spoken Love's more than tokens in my heart Everybody tried to tell me That love was only a fool's game They can't see what was meant to be That diff'rent worlds can have one name I'm glad you came into my world My world is filled with warm sunshine There's no harm in my arms unfurled Our two worlds are now yours and mine (instrumental) Our two worlds were different, dear But now both are loyal and true Darling, I'll always want you near To cheer me til my life is through I'm glad you came into my world My world is filled with warm sunshine There's no harm in my arms unfurled Our two worlds are now yours and mine Man With An Understanding Heart (Larry W. Jones 03/31/2009) (song#5859) How often has someone foolish said Love's a game that's only in your head Little do they know that love is part Of one with an understanding heart I lived for money, riches and fame I dreamed that love was just a fool's game I never learned this gift to impart To give with an understanding heart A foolish mind won't learn til you're old And you won't find warmth in love that's cold You might as well learn this from the start To live with an understanding heart (instrumental) I lived for money, riches and fame I dreamed that love was just a fool's game I never learned this gift to impart To give with an understanding heart I've heard the call and it won't be long But all will know by words of my song I wish I had been, right at the start A man with an understanding heart Heartache Acres (Larry W. Jones 04/01/2009) (song#5860) The neighborhood is empty, she's gone away My heart's aching each and every lonely day Until she returns and tells me she will stay My heart burns in Heartache Acres every day I hope she doesn't fall for some guy's sweet wine Cause she's all I had to call completely mine Until she's near me instead of far away I'll live here in Heartache Acres in a haze The neighborhood is lonely, it's got a chill I'll put on the coffee maker, time to kill Until I've cried my last lonely tear away I'll reside in Heartache Acres all my days (instrumental) I hope she doesn't fall for some guy's sweet wine Cause she's all I had to call completely mine Until she's near me instead of far away I'll live here in Heartache Acres in a haze Until I've cried my last lonely tear away I'll reside in Heartache Acres all my days Don't Mention Me (Larry W. Jones 04/01/2009) (song#5861) The kindest songs belong to lovers Just like you and I, dear, used to be But the saddest song was another When you said, my dear, don't mention me Mention me when moonbeams are gleaming Mention me when you're across the sea When alone at night in my dreaming Dear, I dream that you still mention me I heard you say we'd love forever Intentions were for eternity Vows will now be forever severed If you say, my dear, don't mention me (instrumental) I heard you say we'd love forever Intentions were for eternity Vows will now be forever severed If you say, my dear, don't mention me Now someone else will take my place, dear I saw you smile when you set me free But if he fills your poor heart with tears This I say, my dear, don't mention me But if he fills your poor heart with tears This I say, my dear, don't mention me Moonlight Special (Larry W. Jones 04/01/2009) (song#5862) I met the friendly postman with the morning mail Your letter said that you'd be coming on the rail Dear, I'll meet you at the station tonight at nine Moonlight Special, be sure that you arrive on time Moonlight Special, blow your bull whistle for your friends Mr engineer, keep that throttle full round the bends Tonight I'll see my darlin', what a sight to see Moonlight Special, bringing my baby home to me That day she had to leave was when I had to grieve But she promised that she'd always be only mine Her letter came today and my heart is relieved Moonlight Special, be sure that you arrive on time (instrumental) Moonlight Special, blow your bull whistle for your friends Mr engineer, keep that throttle full round the bends Tonight I'll see my darlin', what a sight to see Moonlight Special, bringing my baby home to me Well, I hear that Moonlight Special balling the jack Her stack's a-smokin', headlight falling on the track That locomotive's movin', no more hills to climb Moonlight Special, you brought my baby right on time Teardrops In His Heart (Larry W. Jones 04/06/2009) (song#5863) She didn't see me cry when I found out her lie I didn't hang around to see the second part A cowboy can conceal the way he really feels When he rides on alone with teardrops in his heart So I just make believe that I don't really grieve Although I know she knows it tears my heart apart A cowboy can hide his pride way down deep inside When he knows he's been thrown with teardrops in his heart (instrumental) Now I know it's a lie that cowboys never cry And these teardrops in my heart never seem to dry I rode out on the range, it sounded mighty strange I heard a longhorn lowing like he was knowing That I just make believe that I don't really grieve Although I know she knows it tears my heart apart A cowboy can hide his pride way down deep inside When he knows he's been thrown with teardrops in his heart Endless Texas Skies (Larry W. Jones 04/06/2009) (song#5864) The stars in Nashville think I'm crazy Say livin' on the range is lazy That it's nothin' but dirt and sand They say, come on and bring your sound Down here and sing in Nashville town Country folks here will like your brand But if they saw the sun arising They'd know why I'm the one advising I'd rather watch the clouds roll by Across these endless Texas skies (instrumental) I love when sage is in full bloom No cage and lots of elbow room The Pecos knows my fishin' line Buckin' at the old county fair Breathin' this fresh new western air Under blue Texas skies is fine They can have Nashville neon lights I've got bright stars in velvet nights I see them in my darlin's eyes Under these endless Texas skies (instrumental) I'm livin' where real life is at Feel it in cowboy boots and hat Far west Texas is just my style Oh, I may visit Tennessee But life in Nashville ain't for me And that makes my sweet darlin' smile I'm gonna live here all my days Nashville won't change my Texas ways I'll be right here until I die Under these endless Texas skies Your Love Scared The Fool Out Of Me (Larry W. Jones 04/08/2009) (song#5865) I was such a fool, is all that I can say I didn't need a woman's touch any way I told myself that love was no game to play But that was before I saw the light of day When I first saw you, dear, I was scared Afraid that in love I soon would be I was a fool, thought you never cared But your love scared the fool out of me Your love showed me what a fool I'd been Couldn't see the forest for the trees I was a fool, thought love couldn't win But your love scared the fool out of me (instrumental) I was so cold hearted right down to the bone Never let love get started, just cold as stone Oh, I was such a fool being on my own Until I met someone like I'd never known Your love showed me what a fool I'd been Couldn't see the forest for the trees I was a fool, thought love couldn't win But your love scared the fool out of me I'm so thankful dear, I'll always be That your love scared the fool out of me Your sweet love scared the fool right out of me I'll Bring Me To You (Larry W. Jones 04/10/2009) (song#5866) Dear, if you're lonely and blue, here's what you can do Give me a ring and I'll bring me to you If you long for love at home, call me on the phone Give me a ring and I'll bring me to you If tears come into view in eyes so big and blue Then darling, think of someone you once knew If you need more than a fling, here's the thing to do Give me a ring and I'll bring me to you (instrumental) If this cold world gets you down, don't you wear a frown Give me a ring and I'll bring me to you If you lose your love affair, darling I'll be there Give me a ring and I'll bring me to you If you need a new romance, just give me a chance You can trust that my words to you are true I'll give you a wedding ring and a song to sing Give me a ring and I'll bring me to you I'll give you a wedding ring and a song to sing Give me a ring and I'll bring me to you Low Lights And Honky Tonkin' Music (Larry W. Jones 04/10/2009) (song#5867) I love those low lights and honky tonkin' music Well now, I used to stay at home and walk the floor I would tell myself I don't miss her anymore But there exists a place that's open until four With all those low lights and honky tonkin' music Low lights and honky tonkin' music from the past I can forget I ever knew her with a glass When friends ask me how I write songs with such high class I tell them, low lights and honky tonkin' music (instrumental) Bar stool by the bandstand, bottle of something cool Honky tonkin' music, a round of shootin' pool Nothing takes away the loneliness of a fool As much as low lights and honky tonkin' music Low lights and honky tonkin' music from the past I can forget I ever knew her with a glass When friends ask me how I write songs with such high class I tell them, low lights and honky tonkin' music Low lights and honky tonkin' music Low lights and honky tonkin' music Low lights and honky tonkin' music Ford Of Candy Apple Red (Larry W. Jones 04/11/2009) (song#5868) His name was Joe and it was all for show His hot rod Ford of candy apple red Always flying low with some place to go Town folks all said someone would end up dead Now, the mayor's daughter was named Eileen Quit seeing Joe, is what her father said Eyes of emerald green, pretty teenage queen She liked Joe's Ford of candy apple red Well, the mayor told the marshal to stop him in his tracks He said his daughter couldn't ride with Joe for fear she'd end up dead Now, Joe didn't know that the road was lined with rows of tacks He and Eileen were flying in that Ford of candy apple red The marshal saw them coming down the road too fast Joe hit the tacks and all the tires blew out from loss of tread For teenage Eileen and Joe that scene was their last No more would they fly in that Ford of candy apple red His name was Joe and it was all for show His hot rod Ford of candy apple red Always flying low with some place to go Town folks all said someone would end up dead His name was Joe and it was all for show His hot rod Ford of candy apple red I'm Not So Certain Anymore (Larry W. Jones 04/12/2009) (song#5869) I certainly believed that you would love me In each and every day forevermore I certainly believed there'd be no change But now I'm not so certain anymore Truth is hid somewhere behind a curtain And I believe that soon you will be gone There was a time when your love seemed certain But now I wonder when I'll be alone I certainly believed that you would love me But now I'm not so certain anymore (instrumental) Truth is hid somewhere behind a curtain And I believe that soon you will be gone Don't you know, my dear, that I'll be hurtin' When I wake up and find your love withdrawn I certainly believed that you would love me But now I'm not so certain anymore I certainly believed that you would love me But now I'm not so certain anymore My dear, I'm not so certain anymore Settle Down Heart (Larry W. Jones 04/13/2009) (song#5870) Every night and day you beat the same old way You just won't let me forget that she's long gone Your beating is all wrong, knew it all along Now, settle down heart, you're beating way too strong Your beating's out of line, she's no longer mine Now, settle down so I can forget her now I know that you feel blue, I feel that way too But, settle down heart and we'll both heal somehow (instrumental) Dawn's almost breaking and you're still here aching You're just cheating yourself beating just for her You've got the pedal to the metal, shaking Now, settle down heart, things ain't the way they were Your beating's out of line, she's no longer mine Now, settle down so I can forget her now I know that you feel blue, I feel that way too But, settle down heart and we'll both heal somehow Now, settle down heart and we'll both heal somehow Muddy Water Blues (Larry W. Jones 04/15/2009) (song#5871) Muddy water blues, cloudy thoughts of you This old fishin' line only caught a shoe A useless day without a single clue Fishin' the bay of muddy water blues Muddy water blues drifting by the shore Ain't got no news about you anymore I'm so doggone lonely down to my shoes Left with only these muddy water blues Staring out across the bay, all I see Just the loneliness looking back at me Muddy water blues go flowing along And your memory won't leave me alone (instrumental) Staring out across the bay, all I see The loneliness as far as it can be Look in the water, muddy as can be There I see a fool looking back at me Muddy water blues drifting by the shore Ain't got no news about you anymore I'm so doggone lonely down to my shoes Left with only these muddy water blues Only these lonely muddy water blues Don't Forget To Forget About Me (Larry W. Jones 04/18/2009) (song#5872) This is not the way we planned But now both of us will be free Dear, when we say goodbye Don't forget to forget about me The love we knew is over now The clover is dead and gone So, I guess I'll become a rover And just move on along I'll go to where 'ere my feet may take me Down some street where love there won't forsake me But I'll be the last to forget I'm free One farewell deserves another So farewell it now will be We can't preserve this love Don't forget to forget about me (instrumental) I'll go to where 'ere my feet may take me Down some street where love there won't forsake me But I'll be the last to forget I'm free Dear, I know that I will miss you And that I will hurt inside Don't you know I'll want to hold and kiss you But I'll hold my pride One farewell deserves another So farewell it now will be We can't preserve this love Don't forget to forget about me Don't forget to forget about me My Little Bend In The Road (Larry W. Jones 04/22/2990) (song#5873) Come on and stay awhile at my little bend in the road You'll learn to smile awhile at my little bend in the road Dear, you won't be making a mistake You'll find there's no better road to take I'll be your love and friend at my little bend in the road Dear, you won't have a care at my little bend in the road I've got much love to share at my little bend in the road If you need someone to love you true Here's the only thing you need to do Come on and stay awhile at my little bend in the road (instrumental) (Come on and stay awhile) at my little bend in the road (You'll learn to smile awhile) at my little bend in the road (instrumental) Dear, you won't have a care at my little bend in the road I've got much love to share at my little bend in the road If you need someone to love you true Here's the only thing you need to do Come on and stay awhile at my little bend in the road All That I Had Coming Has Passed (Larry W. Jones 04/24/2009) (song#5874) That wonderful moment we met Is one that I cannot forget But now we are both far apart All that I had coming to me Has come and passed and now she's free I shouldn't have broken her heart All that I had coming has passed Love came my way but didn't last I broke her heart, now we're apart All that I had coming has passed What makes a man act like a fool Doesn't he know about love's rule Not to play around with a heart All that I had coming to me Has come and passed and now she's free I'm back where I was at the start (instrumental) What makes a man act like a fool Doesn't he know about love's rule Not to play around with a heart All that I had coming to me Has come and passed and now she's free I'm back where I was at the start All that I had coming has passed Love came my way but didn't last I broke her heart, now we're apart All that I had coming has passed Love came my way but didn't last Blood On The Saddle (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2009) (song#5875) There was blood on the saddle and blood on the reins And blood on the prairie of the wide open range The cowboy tried to ride the bucking bronco in vain He was denied and won't ride wild broncos again Now, we all feel sorry for the cowboy who's dead But not for the wild bronco that fell on his head There was blood on the saddle and blood on the reins And blood on the prairie of the wide open range Now, listen you young cowboys, if you have any brains Don't ride wild broncos out on the wide open range The cowboy who died has left his pretty new bride There was blood on the saddle and blood on the reins (instrumental) Young cowboys who ride broncos Ain't got a brain in their head They ride 'em just for the show But they can sure end up dead Now, we all feel sorry for the cowboy who's dead But not for the wild bronco that fell on his head There was blood on the saddle and blood on the reins And blood on the prairie of the wide open range Now, listen you young cowboys, if you have any brains Don't ride wild broncos out on the wide open range The cowboy who died has left his pretty new bride There was blood on the saddle and blood on the reins Blood on the saddle and blood on the reins When The Touch Of You Grabs Hold Of Me (Larry W. Jones 04/26/2009) (song#5876) Well, I've had it happen with no rhyme or reason It can come at any time or any season It doesn't take much for me to see When the touch of you grabs hold of me Yes, I've had it happen on a bright moonlit night While driving home alone, I see you in the lights Such a feeling that won't set me free When the touch of you grabs hold of me When I think of you, girl, I almost lose my mind What in the world was I thinking, must have been blind Oh, I've had it happen like a stab in the heart When the touch of you grabs hold of me, I fall apart (instrumental) Yes, I've had it happen on a bright moonlit night While driving home alone, I see you in the lights Such a feeling that won't set me free When the touch of you grabs hold of me Every time it happens, I love you still, I see When the touch of you grabs hold of me When the touch of you grabs hold of me When the touch of you grabs hold of me Randolph Scott Would Never Cry (Larry W. Jones 04/27/2009) (song#5877) I'm just a broken cowboy on the trail back to Texas With words best left unspoken, I'm leaving the rodeo And there's a knot down in my stomach like I'm gonna die Yep, I'm on the trail back to Texas with nothin' to show Oh, but you won't see no tear in this broken cowboy's eye I know Randolph Scott would never cry Cowboys never cry, even when they get shot Cause I've never seen it on the silver screen I've never seen a tear fall from Randolph Scott In all the years I've watched those tall cowboy scenes Randolph Scott would never cry Randolph Scott would never cry (instrumental) I'm just a broken rover on the trail south of Denver The rodeo is over and I've got to move along There's a sad song down in my heart that makes a cowboy sigh I'm on the trail back to Texas with nothin' but a song Oh, but you won't see no tear in this broken cowboy's eye I know Randolph Scott would never cry Cowboys never cry, even when they get shot Cause I've never seen it on the silver screen I've never seen a tear fall from Randolph Scott In all the years I've watched those tall cowboy scenes Randolph Scott would never cry Randolph Scott would never cry Down This Old Trail To Home (Larry W. Jones 05/10/2009) (song#5878) Dear, I'm dreaming of you as I ride here alone Down this dusty old trail and so far from our home I'd give anything if my dream were to come true About bluebirds that sing when I catch sight of you For I'm a lonesome cowboy, no longer to roam When you see me riding down this old trail to home My mind, it is troubled, my heart filled with such pain I am through with searching for my fortune and fame I only want to be by your side once again Down this old trail to home and sweet memory lane (instrumental) I know there's a white ranch house below a green hill Not far from the night sounds of the old whippoorwill I'd give anything if my dream were to come true About bluebirds that sing when I catch sight of you For I'm a lonesome cowboy, no longer to roam When you see me riding down this old trail to home Dear, I'm a lonesome cowboy, no longer to roam When you see me riding down this old trail to home That Cowboy Life (Larry W. Jones 05/11/2009) (song#5879) I long for that cowboy life Western and what-a-joy life Feel like a boy with no strife That life that a cowboy always loves best I won't rest til I get there See a girl that I met there With a red rose in her hair That's how it goes where cowboy life is blessed Where old cowboys play guitars Round the campfire blaze they are Raise their eyes to heaven's stars I long for that cowboy life in the west (instrumental) I won't rest til I get there See a girl that I met there With a red rose in her hair That's how it goes where cowboy life is blessed Where old cowboys play guitars Round the campfire blaze they are Raise their eyes to heaven's stars I long for that cowboy life in the west Two Rights Don't Make A Wrong (Larry W. Jones 05/15/2009) (song#5880) Now, they say that two wrongs don't make a right So darlin', where then do two rights belong They belong where true love is in plain sight Right here in the words of my true love song It's right to know my intention My love for you is growing strong Dear, I have the right to mention Two rights don't make a wrong Now, the future has never seemed brighter And I never dreamed of a finer day Darlin', two rights have never seemed righter With love's interior designer way Darlin', the first time I saw you Right away I wrote you this song I knew it was right to love you Two rights don't make a wrong (instrumental) Now, the future has never seemed brighter And I never dreamed of a finer day Darlin', two rights have never seemed righter With love's interior designer way Darlin', the first time I saw you Right away I wrote you this song I knew it was right to love you Two rights don't make a wrong On The West Side Of Texas (Larry W. Jones 05/21/2009) (song#5881) Working hard for a living in the hot Texas sun Battle scarred and weary, and for thanks, not one well done I loved that woman dearly, she was my joy and pride Now I see clearly how our eternal love has died I'm on the west side of Texas, west of San Antone Just west of the big city we used to call our home On the west side of Texas is where I bide my time Tryin' to hide the fact that she is no longer mine Well, I knew there would be trouble, but I held my pride When love turned to rubble with someone else by her side She wanted something far better than I could afford And someone else who would let her buy all she adored I'm on the west side of Texas, west of San Antone Just west of the big city we used to call our home On the west side of Texas is where I bide my time Tryin' to hide the fact that she is no longer mine It's sundown Friday evening, another week is past It's no fun with the grieving I know is gonna last For my friends I put on an act that I'm doing fine They all know it's a fact, I'm livin' on borrowed time I'm on the west side of Texas, west of San Antone Just west of the big city we used to call our home On the west side of Texas is where I bide my time Tryin' to hide the fact that she is no longer mine Driving A New Road With Old Wheels (Larry W. Jones 05/27/2009) (song#5882) I'm driving a new road with old wheels My heart has no load to slow me down Ain't worried bout what the road reveals I'm driving a new road out of town I'm through with old ways that brought sorrow I'm heading out of town to be free There will be no heartbreaks tomorrow I'm driving a new road meant for me I left a load leaving that woman A new abode is around the bend Or maybe I'll just keep on roaming I'm driving a new road to its end (instrumental) I'm driving a new road with old wheels My heart has no load to slow me down Smooth as a silk road is how it feels I'm driving a new road out of town I left a load leaving that woman A new abode is around the bend Or maybe I'll just keep on roaming I'm driving a new road to its end I'm driving a new road with old wheels My heart has no load to slow me down Ain't worried bout what the road reveals I'm driving a new road out of town Big Texas Moon (Larry W. Jones 05/29/2009) (song#5883) There's a big Texas moon up in the sky It shines like silver on the purple sage And I sure hope that moon has caught her eye For love's lullaby on this prairie stage Shine on high, Texas moon Shine your light for love's tune Roll along to my song Big Texas moon Far away, wish I knew If she's this lonely too I pray her love renew Big Texas moon (instrumental) Shine on high, Texas moon Shine your light for love's tune Roll along to my song Big Texas moon I know your gentle light Can make things turn out right This Texas cowboy is lonesome tonight Way down here shine your beams You're designed for my dreams Bring to me her love soon, big Texas moon Let Me Take You In My Arms (Larry W. Jones 06/01/2009) (song#5884) Let me take you in my arms and hold you All your charms unfold right here in my heart Remember all the things that I've told you My love's sincere whether near or apart You were gone, I had no one to hold to My darling, oh how lonesome I have been Let me take you in my arms and hold you Just like the way I held you way back then (instrumental) You were gone, I had no one to hold to My darling, oh how lonesome I have been Let me take you in my arms and hold you Just like the way I held you way back then Let me take you in my arms and hold you Just like the way I held you way back then My Rose Of Old Laredo (Larry W. Jones 06/10/2009) (song#5885) She grows for me near a small pueblo In a hacienda on a hill We both made a promise and all I know Those vows of love we will both fulfill She's my rose of old Laredo The sweetest bloom I ever chose Our love is young but it will grow Where the old Rio Grande flows In sweet dreams I see my senorita In her bright new dress of calico I can feel her loving arms around me In Laredo down in Mexico She's my rose of old Laredo The sweetest bloom I ever chose Our love is young but it will grow Where the old Rio Grande flows (instrumental) Tonight I am far from old Laredo And her lovely face I'm missing so But when I return to old Laredo From Spanish lace I will never go She's my rose of old Laredo The sweetest bloom I ever chose Our love is young but it will grow Where the old Rio Grande flows Not In The Tea Leaves (Larry W. Jones 06/12/2009) (song#5886) Did you ever get a letter that you couldn't understand Written in some foreign teahouse by your own sweet darlin's hand And have you ever wondered just what would make her change her style From someone who once promised that you could walk her down the aisle Her love was not in the tea leaves, only scribbled in the sand Washed away by the ocean waves of a strange and distant land Oh, my friends try to be cheerful but it hurts them too, I know When they see that I'm so tearful for a love that now won't grow (instrumental) Now I stand and watch the sunrise in the eastern ocean breeze And wonder where my sweet darlin' in that foreign land can be In dreams I still can see her with her beguiling lovely smile It seems I hear her promise that I can walk her down the aisle Her love was not in the tea leaves, only scribbled in the sand Washed away by the ocean waves of a strange and distant land Oh, my friends try to be cheerful but it hurts them too, I know When they see that I'm so tearful for a love that now won't grow Her love was not in the tea leaves, only scribbled in the sand Washed away by the ocean waves of a strange and distant land Same Old Burning Flame (Larry W. Jones 06/14/2009) (song#5887) I loved her so before and want to see her more That when I think of her sweet name Here comes that same old burning flame Now, will she stall or will I fall Telephone calls are hard to make The clock's call on my lonesome wall Says its time for my heart to break Oh, I love that girl so but now, does she love me Love should be so easy to see Now, is it wrong or is it right Will I see her this lonely night I loved her so before and want to see her more That when I think of her sweet name Here comes that same old burning flame (instrumental) There's the phone, I can't believe It's her sweet voice this summer eve The clock's call on my lonesome wall Says it's not time for tears to fall She must have known I love her so She says she wants to see me more When my yearning heart hears her name Here comes that same old burning flame When my yearning heart hears her name Here comes that same old burning flame Darlin' Of The Pines (Larry W. Jones 06/19/2009) (song#5888) Now, in my younger days I would ramble To every honky tonk in town You could say that neon lights were brambles That held me back from settling down My past life was full of strife and trouble No use to read between the lines But you're now my wife and love is double You're my queen, darlin' of the pines Well, I've seen the darkness of the valley Trying to see what life would bring But you rescued me from that dark alley And made my heart with true love sing (instrumental) Dear, when you became my Texas darlin' You made me feel the way I did when young Now, all I have to say is that you'll be My darlin' of the pines in years to come My past life was full of strife and trouble No use to read between the lines But you're now my wife and love is double You're my queen, darlin' of the pines You're my queen, darlin' of the pines Grandad Was A Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 06/20/2009) (song#5889) Grandad wore his battered Stetson when he was making hay On our ranch outside of Kingwood where I still live today His bolo tie at suppertime matched his best wrangler shirt His hands were washed of all the grime from work in Texas dirt Grandad was a cowboy, like cowboys in the west His life was no decoy, he rode with all the best A handshake at the bank was just as good as gold Grandad was a cowboy, like cowboys from of old He used to rock me on his knee like it was a saddle He played Texas swing in any key on his cowboy fiddle Grandad would listen to the Opry on every Friday night And pretend he was the emcee on Nashville's stage of lights Grandad was a cowboy, like cowboys in the west His life was no decoy, he rode with all the best A handshake at the bank was just as good as gold Grandad was a cowboy, like cowboys from of old (instrumental) My grandma knew everyone in town, the gents would take a bow Folks came to her from miles around for milk from her best cow She spoke of Grandad as her "dear" and I could see her pride No wonder a tear was shed on the day my Grandad died Grandad was a cowboy, like cowboys in the west His life was no decoy, he rode with all the best A handshake at the bank was just as good as gold Grandad was a cowboy, like cowboys from of old You'll Still Be On My Mind (Larry W. Jones 06/23/2009) (song#5890) The jukebox is moanin' a sad honky tonk tune It's four in the mornin' and the sun's risin' soon When tomorrow finds me, I know just what I'll find You'll be behind me but you'll still be on my mind The honky tonk is rockin' to a country dance It's still kinda shockin' without your sweet romance Tryin' to forget you with this bottle of red wine I'll sleep it off but you'll still be on my mind (instrumental) The honky tonk is rockin' to a country dance It's still kinda shockin' without your sweet romance Tryin' to forget you with this bottle of red wine I'll sleep it off but you'll still be on my mind Alone and heartbroken, ever since your goodbye Love was just a token, you didn't even try When tomorrow finds me, I know just what I'll find You'll be behind me but you'll still be on my mind She Was My First Romance (Larry W. Jones 06/24/2990) (song#5891) I fell in love a long time ago Under the spell of her glance I was a fool but I didn't know For she was my first romance I thought my arms were where they belonged But they didn't have a chance I didn't know my heart would be wronged For she was my first romance Since then I haven't cared about love With no others have I shared my dreams Oh, but I still remember her touch That ember of love, I love so much But now it's December, so it seems (instrumental) I feel in my heart I gave my all But I lost after that dance Now, the cost is great as I recall That she was my first romance I fell in love a long time ago Under the spell of her glance I was a fool but I didn't know For she was my first romance Bitten By A Texas Rattlesnake (Larry W. Jones 06/25/2009) (song#5892) The other day I was ridin' down the trail Saw a poor cowboy needin' a horseshoe nail So I cut for him a wooden peg And charged for it an arm and a leg As I rode away I heard that cowboy wail I've been bitten by a Texas rattlesnake Makin' friends with you would be a big mistake Cowboy, you'll be gittin' yours before too late I've been bitten by a Texas rattlesnake I stopped in at the Silver Dollar Saloon Soon, dancin' girls around me started to swoon I gave a silver dime for a tip Then it was time to give 'em the slip And I heard 'em say somethin' about High Noon We've been bitten by a Texas rattlesnake Makin' friends with you would be a big mistake Cowboy, you'll be gittin' yours before too late We've been bitten by a Texas rattlesnake (instrumental) I seen a cowboy I owed some money to He was down 'n out and sure was lookin' blue I took note that Bob looked like a wreck He sobbed as I wrote a new rain check I thought I heard ol' Bob say as I withdrew I've been bitten by a Texas rattlesnake Makin' friends with you was my one big mistake Cowboy, you'll be gittin' yours before too late I've been bitten by a Texas rattlesnake I've been bitten by a Texas rattlesnake Makin' friends with you would be a big mistake Cowboy, you'll be gittin' yours before too late I've been bitten by a Texas rattlesnake Bluebonnet Waltz (Larry W. Jones 06/28/2009) (song#5893) The barn dance was lovely as the fiddles played low The couples were happy as the waltz was played slow But my heart was heavy for a love that was false As we danced to the tune of the Bluebonnet Waltz The sweet girl in my arms didn't know what to say But she knew that my thoughts were of some yesterday Won'dring if somehow I'd find a dream that was lost As we danced on to the pretty Bluebonnet Waltz Oh, the Bluebonnet Waltz, pretty Bluebonnet Waltz It was just a disguise for a love that was false (instrumental) Oh, the Bluebonnet Waltz, pretty Bluebonnet Waltz It was just a disguise for a love that was false The sweet girl in my arms didn't know what to say But she knew that my thoughts were of some yesterday Won'dring if somehow I'd find a dream that was lost As we danced on to the pretty Bluebonnet Waltz When Heartaches Belong To Yesterday (Larry W. Jones 06/29/2009) (song#5894) Just yesterday two hearts beat as one But how was I to know love would come undone Maybe tomorrow will bring true love And no more will I sorrow for my lost dove Erase one love and add a heartache That's all I had left when she made my heart break Yesterday was when our love was strong Oh, but today is when I now sing this song When heartaches belong to yesterday And a song in my heart turns the hurt away I'll no longer yearn for days of wine In that fine tomorrow when love will be mine (instrumental) Erase one love and add a heartache That's all I had left when she made my heart break Yesterday was when our love was strong Oh, but today is when I now sing this song When heartaches belong to yesterday And a song in my heart turns the hurt away I'll no longer yearn for days of wine In that fine tomorrow when love will be mine Anywhere In Texas Is Good For Me (Larry W. Jones 07/01/2009) (song#5895) Bluebonnets cover the hills all around There's still lovers in all the little towns A lone star was taken from night time skies And placed in dreams of cowboys such as I Wide open prairies where the wind blows free Anywhere in Texas is good for me Cowboys here grow up tall where they belong Listen to dogies bawling at their songs Anywhere in Texas is good for me Anywhere in Texas is where I'll be Anywhere in Texas is where I roam Anywhere in Texas is home sweet home (instrumental) I'll die with my boots on, just wait and see Buried by the roots of cottonwood trees Til then I'll round up longhorns on the spread I'm born to ride the prairie til I'm dead Anywhere in Texas is good for me Anywhere in Texas is where I'll be Anywhere in Texas is where I roam Anywhere in Texas is home sweet home I Waltzed Into Texas (Larry W. Jones 07/01/2009) (song#5896) I took a walk to find out where love dwells Without a doubt all my dreams have come true I looked around and fell under a spell I waltzed into Texas where I found you I waltzed into Texas and my dreams came true I waltzed into Texas where skies turned blue A love song was played that never will fade I waltzed into Texas where I found you (instrumental) Sorrows are gone and will never return My tomorrows will all be fresh as dew My true love for you forever will burn I waltzed into Texas where I found you I waltzed into Texas and my dreams came true I waltzed into Texas where skies turned blue A love song was played that never will fade I waltzed into Texas where I found you Running Deer (Larry W. Jones 07/01/2009) (song#5897) She told me the tribe called her Running Deer Born to a mesa chieftain Tall, without a flaw, that was all I saw Her life was as a leaf turns She came to town from Buffalo Mesa Did as her tribe had bade her But Albuquerque would never praise her Hard to describe or grade her She didn't look like a common worker Though her hands showed hard labor In Albuquerque she was no shirker But no one was her neighbor A season passed and the work didn't last She thought of life on Buffalo Mesa It was such a shame but it became plain Albuquerque tried hard to disgrace her Running Deer had to leave Albuquerque She never returned again She learned to grieve before she was thirty An outsider from her clan Like a chieftain, I never saw her cry An Indian marchesa It was there Running Deer would go to die Up on Buffalo Mesa She told me that she was called Running Deer Born to a mesa chieftain Tall, without a flaw, that was all I saw Her life was as a leaf turns She told me the tribe called her Running Deer Born to a mesa chieftain Wreck In The Redneck Cadillac (Larry W. Jones 07/01/2009) (song#5898) I drive a ninety five Sedan de Ville It's barely alive but it climbs the hills When they see me comin' across the tracks They all say, here comes the wreck in the redneck Cadillac I never look in the rearview mirror Afraid I might get a look at my face It took me years but it's gettin' clearer I have now become the ace of a Cadillac disgrace The old front grille of my Sedan de Ville Gives the boys at the country club a chill The black paint is scratched and the windshield's cracked There ain't no match for the wreck in the redneck Cadillac (instrumental) Stopped at a honky tonk on my way home Parked my sedan in a no parking zone I'm in the can with no shirt on my back It sure hurts to be the wreck in the redneck Cadillac I drive a ninety five Sedan de Ville It's barely alive but it climbs the hills When they see me comin' across the tracks They all say, here comes the wreck in the redneck Cadillac Here comes the wreck in the redneck Cadillac I Wish I Was A Rodeo Cowboy Again (Larry W. Jones 07/02/2009) (song#5899) Down at the arena an old cowboy chimed in Well, I looked at him and he looked about half dead I was just a greenhorn and I began to grin But I stopped when I heard what that old cowboy said He said I'll never be a bronc rider no more And I won't bite down on that piggin' string and win I remember when I was young and saddle sore I wish I was a rodeo cowboy again I wish I was a rodeo cowboy again Pullin' numbers from a hat at the rough stock pen Old cowboys like me still stand tall but just pretend I wish I was a rodeo cowboy again (instrumental) Too many years have come and then just flown away I used to tip my hat and draw my winner's pay Greenhorn, I was top hand in the P.C.R.A. Now, I'll just brand you with these words I have to say I wish I was a rodeo cowboy again Pullin' numbers from a hat at the rough stock pen Old cowboys like me still stand tall but just pretend I wish I was a rodeo cowboy again I wish I was a rodeo cowboy again I wish I was a rodeo cowboy again Rose Of Thibeadeaux (Larry W. Jones 07/02/2009) (song#5900) Well, I dreamed every day of her coffee with chicory And I dreamed most every night of her cajun shrimp gumbo But it seemed every thought of her added to my worry For that Louisiana darlin' just south of Thibeadeaux There's an alligator swamp where a cajun bayou flows And if you don't want to tromp on snakes, you better not go A pirogue won't get you to where the hurricane wind blows To that Louisiana darlin' just south of Thibeadeaux My heart beat for that cajun lady, drove my mind insane Evangeline was waiting there and I just had to go I wracked my brain for ways as how to get to her again She's my Louisiana darlin' the Rose of Thibeadeaux (instrumental) There's an alligator swamp where a cajun bayou flows And if you don't want to tromp on snakes, you better not go A pirogue won't get you to where the hurricane wind blows To that Louisiana darlin' just south of Thibeadeaux Well, I crossed the old Sabine and tears welled up in my eyes A kind cajun man could see my true love for her, I know He told me that my southern belle was a real cajun prize She's a Louisiana darlin', the Rose of Thibeadeaux Hello Louisiana darlin', oh how I missed you so Pauper In The Wages Of Love (Larry W. Jones 07/03/2009) (song#5901) I’ve traveled back and forth on love's highway Looking for crumbs someone might throw my way East and west, north and south, every byway I'm a pauper in the wages of love Please don't get me wrong for I still care, love I'll sing true love's song and I'll be fair, love How blessed I would be to just be there, love I'm a pauper in the wages of love For eternity I've been a rover But my journey to that end isn't over Tell me, where is that lovely clover field Where I'll find a heart to yield to my love (instrumental) For eternity I've been a rover But my journey to that end isn't over Tell me, where is that lovely clover field Where I'll find a heart to yield to my love The highways I have traveled are lonely But I beg that true love not disown me For I feel that I must be the only Lonely pauper in the wages of love Cowboy Econoline (Larry W. Jones 07/05/2009) (song#5902) Well, I drove down from New York City in my Econoline San Antonio was the place to go in that van of mine I met a sweetheart on the street in the heart of San Antone But my poor heart was rattled when I got shot from the saddle By a tall Texas cowboy who had a drawl half a mile long Cowgirls don't like Econolines, and New York City's no joy But they line up for a pickup full of hay I thought I was fine til I was put in line by a cowboy With a drawl that, to this day, blows me away Well, I didn't go back to New York City, just take pity On a cowboy Econoline full of hay (instrumental) Cowgirls don't like Econolines, and New York City's no joy But they line up for a pickup full of hay I thought I was fine til I was put in line by a cowboy With a drawl that, to this day, blows me away Well, I didn't go back to New York City, just take pity On a cowboy Econoline full of hay No, I didn't go back to New York City, just take pity On a cowboy Econoline full of hay Great To Be In Love Again (Larry W. Jones 07/08/2009) (song#5903) I thought true love was taking forever I couldn't wait to start to laugh and smile I thought my heart couldn't love, no never It sure feels great to be in love again It sure is great to feel the warm sunshine It sure is great to see your lovely smile The sky above is brighter blue this time It sure feels great to be in love again Now I'll bid farewell to bitter teardrops It sure is swell to feel my life's worthwhile I thought my loneliness would never stop But dear, you came along and changed my style Now I've got a sweetheart that's fresh and new Just for her love I'd walk a country mile My darling, that sweetheart is only you Dear, I can't wait to walk you down the aisle (instrumental) Now I've got a sweetheart that's fresh and new Just for her love I'd walk a country mile My darling, that sweetheart is only you Dear, I can't wait to walk you down the aisle It sure is great to feel the warm sunshine It sure is great to see your lovely smile The sky above is brighter blue this time It sure feels great to be in love again You Broke This Heart That Loves You So (Larry W. Jones 07/09/2009) (song#5904) (You broke this heart that loves you so) You broke this heart that loves you, didn't treat it fair There was no one above you, no one else so rare Dear, you were just a tease, you broke my heart with ease It's no joke that you broke this heart that loves you so Dear, I'm not the jealous kind, never did I try To find some way to ever make you blue or cry Darling, I'm begging you now, give love time to grow Then it won't show, you broke this heart that loves you so (instrumental) Spoken: Darling, you have hurt me You've made my poor heart cry Dear, just remember the one who really loves you If you're sure this is goodbye Dear, I'm not the jealous kind, never did I try To find some way to ever make you blue or cry Darling, I'm begging you now, give love time to grow Then it won't show, you broke this heart that loves you so Then I won't know, you broke this heart that loves you so I Never Found That Bluebird (Larry W. Jones 07/09/2009) (song#5905) Well, I never found that bluebird Never heard him sing me a song In Spring, my heart is still broken Since you've been gone I never saw that new rainbow Never saw a sky of bright blue At night I cry from feeling low Because of you I remember a time of happiness No loneliness, no dreams turned blue Oh, but now is a time of gloominess Emptiness without you (instrumental) I remember a time of happiness No loneliness, no dreams turned blue Oh, but now is a time of gloominess Emptiness without you No, I never found that bluebird Never heard him sing me a song In Spring, my heart is still broken Since you've been gone New Texas Two-Step (Larry W. Jones 07/09/2009) (song#5906) Down around old San Antone A senorita sang a song About a gaucho wild and free She wore a rose in her hair Before long we were dancing there She whispered "mi amor" to me In that cantina we danced until three Filled with romance for her and me Then I told her I must move on I left her there in San Antone While mariachis played New Texas Two-Step tenderly (instrumental) She wore a rose in her hair Before long we were dancing there She whispered "mi amor" to me In that cantina we danced until three Filled with romance for her and me Then I told her I must move on I left her there in San Antone While mariachis played New Texas Two-Step tenderly Horse Fly (Larry W. Jones 07/10/2009) (song#5907) Well, I rode my horse, Fly, the other night That's where a cowboy guy belongs Now, old Fly is my horse, of course, of course Of course I was singin' a song Giddy up, giddy up, Horse Fly Giddy up, giddy up, Horse Fly Giddy up Horse Fly, adios, goodbye Well, we rode the trail at a flying gait Old Fly got tired under my weight But I had a date with Molly at eight Giddy up Horse Fly, don't be late Giddy up, giddy up, Horse Fly Giddy up, giddy up, Horse Fly Giddy up Horse Fly, adios, goodbye (instrumental) When I got to her gate and I stepped down There stood the meanest guy in town Now, I sing this here song with much remorse I left on Fly, of course, of course Giddy up, giddy up, Horse Fly Giddy up, giddy up, Horse Fly Giddy up Horse Fly, adios, goodbye Giddy up, giddy up, Horse Fly Giddy up, giddy up, Horse Fly Giddy up Horse Fly, adios, goodbye Weeping Steel Guitar (Larry W. Jones 07/11/2009) (song#5908) Somehow I knew I'd find you here 'neath the neon You hold a thousand broken hearts within your strings You've been played by greats like Herb, Hal, Billy and Leon You're the weeping steel guitar when sad songs take wing Your weeping is keeping her mem'ry from dying You keep me sighing while I'm crying endlessly Weeping strings are what bring teardrops that aren't drying Weeping steel guitar, play another tune for me (instrumental) Steel guitar, I'll come at this same time tomorrow I'll come listen to some more of your sympathy This bar room door is always open for sorrow I'll be here to listen to your weeping for me Your weeping is keeping her mem'ry from dying You keep me sighing while I'm crying endlessly Weeping strings are what bring teardrops that aren't drying Weeping steel guitar, play another tune for me Folsom Prison Line (Larry W. Jones 07/10/2009) (song#5909) Now listen all you rounders to my sad and tragic tale As I lie here dying in this dark Folsom prison cell They brought me here on a train, said I had to do my time Though I'm not to blame, I came on that Folsom prison line Well, I've been in Folsom prison fifteen years til today The truth has not arisen that would take these chains away Another man is guilty and should take this place of mine I'm the one who took his place on that Folsom prison line I thought that we were buddies and would be until the end But both his hands were bloody and his words were just pretend Somebody said they saw me but the gun they ne'er did find The law was blind, put me on that Folsom prison line (instrumental) How many times I've told my story, I don't really know I feel cold and lowly each time I hear that whistle blow Oh, I wish I could ride that train home to clear name sometime But I rode a one way trip on that Folsom prison line Now listen all you rounders to my sad and tragic tale As I lie here dying in this bad Folsom prison cell They brought me here on a train, said I had to do my time I'll die in shame 'cause I came on that Folsom prison line On The Night Wind Of The Prairie (Larry W. Jones 07/12/2009) (song#5910) On the night wind of the prairie There's a sigh of love's dismay As he whispers adios In the kindest sort of way It echoes 'cross the prairie As it seems there to delay The night wind of the prairie Trails his adios away Prairie flowers she gave him Then over the trail he bore But will her love now save him From the storms and rain that pours She'll pray for a call to come On the night wind of the prairie Saying hello, not adios When he returns forevermore (instrumental) On the night wind of the prairie There's a sigh of love's dismay As he whispers adios In the kindest sort of way Prairie flowers she gave him Then over the trail he bore But will her love now save him From the storms and rain that pours She'll pray for a call to come On the night wind of the prairie Saying hello, not adios When he returns forevermore The West Is In my Soul (Larry W. Jones 07/12/2009) (song#5911) Oh, I'm glad I'm from the heart of Texas Cause the west is in my soul Yes, I'm so glad I live where life is best Where tumb'ling tumbleweeds roll I rise with the rooster at every dawn Ride trails until thunder rolls Then I make camp until the lightning's gone Cause the west is in my soul (instrumental) I'm living where life is real, the best is No wonder I feel this way Everything is real, that's how the west is That is all I've got to say Oh, I'm glad I'm from the heart of Texas Cause the west is in my soul Yes, I'm so glad I live where life is best Where tumb'ling tumbleweeds roll Oh, I'm glad I'm from the heart of Texas Cause the west is in my soul West Texas Wind (Larry W. Jones 07/13/2009) (song#5912) Here I am again in far west Texas So alone, watching the Texas sun set I ride down the trail, your name, the wind wails The west Texas wind won't let me forget When the Texas wind blows, I get lonesome One thing I know, and for sure I have found The west Texas wind is blowing somewhere So, I'm lonesome because you're not around Folks back in Waco are happy and loud But their loves are strong and still in their prime I ride alone with my dreams in the clouds Where the west Texas wind blows all the time (instrumental) When the Texas wind blows, I get lonesome One thing I know, and for sure I have found The west Texas wind is blowing somewhere So, I'm lonesome because you're not around The west Texas wind is blowing somewhere So, I'm lonesome because you're not around Western Swing Fever (Larry W. Jones 07/13/2009) (song#5913) When they open up that barn door and invite all to come in You see a dance floor and good old boys who might just be your kin Then you hear twin fiddles play and that sweet ol' steel guitar sound It's western swing fever spreadin' round That western swing fever's spreadin' round Bring your darlin' to the ol' hoe down Go tell all your friends they must attend to see what you have found It's western swing fever spreadin' round When you hear Tommy Duncan sing and it gives you good ol' chills You're near the King of western swing known in Texas as Bob Wills Good western swing has got a way to take you back to your roots If you've been born in Texas and you're wearin' your cowboy boots That western swing fever's spreadin' round Bring your darlin' to the ol' hoe down I took my cowgirl on a date and she didn't even frown It's western swing fever spreadin' round (instrumental) Now, when western swing gets to you and your heart starts beatin' fast Don't bother goin' to a doctor, that feelin's gonna last It can't get any better than that swingin' music Bob Wills brings I know I've got the fever of good ol' Texas western swing That western swing fever's spreadin' round Bring your darlin' to the ol' hoe down Swing her to the music that's from Texas and is world renowned It's western swing fever spreadin' round Tread Lightly On My Heavy Heart (Larry W. Jones 07/14/2009) (song#5914) Don't say you're sorry one more time Mata Hari paid for her crime Don't beg one more time to forgive Lies aren't worth a dime to relive Tread lightly on my heavy heart It's more than slightly torn apart Dear, let it have some peace now that our love will cease Tread lightly on my heavy heart Dear, I'll do just fine moving on I'll find a heart not made of stone Tread lightly on the floor as you walk out the door My heart will feel heavy alone (instrumental) Dear, I'll do just fine moving on I'll find a heart not made of stone Tread lightly on the floor as you walk out the door My heart will feel heavy alone Tread lightly on my heavy heart It's more than slightly torn apart Dear, let it have some peace now that our love will cease Tread lightly on my heavy heart Give All My Love To Bonnie Jean (Larry W. Jones 07/14/2009) (song#5915) I found the cowboy beside the trail this morning Where he was from I didn't know I could tell that he was dying and was mourning From words he whispered sad and low He said, cowboy, I've just ridden my last roundup Was on my way to New Orleans Didn't see that rattler striking from the ground up I'll never see my Bonnie Jean He said, please, won't you give my love to Bonnie Jean Sell my horse, saddle and my spurs Take the money to her over in New Orleans Give all my love to Bonnie Jean (instrumental) Tell the boys I won't make the roundup in the spring Bonnie Jean must find someone, she can't be alone I worry 'bout what tomorrow for her will bring But please tell Bonnie Jean I won't be coming home He said, please, won't you give my love to Bonnie Jean Sell my horse, saddle and my spurs Take the money to her over in New Orleans Give all my love to Bonnie Jean Give all my love to Bonnie Jean Cowbilly Roadway (Larry W. Jones 07/14/2009) (song#5916) My Daddy raised me a cowboy In the wild South Dakota hills But I just wanted to enjoy Big city life with all its thills Mama cried when I said goodbye She wanted me to stay around I first went to Detroit City To make the cars and make the bars And see the lights and hear the sounds Well, now I know it was silly To think Detroit was my home town I wore my boots and Wrangler jeans They laughed and called me Cowbilly My cowboy roots they all put down I'm on that cowbilly roadway Back to my hilly South Dakota cowboy home I'm on that cowbilly roadway Back to where this silly cowboy belongs (instrumental) Mama cried when I said goodbye She wanted me to stay around I first went to Detroit City To make the cars and make the bars And see the lights and hear the sounds They laughed and called me Cowbilly My cowboy roots they all put down I'm on that cowbilly roadway Back to my hilly South Dakota cowboy home I'm on that cowbilly roadway Back to where this silly cowboy belongs I'm on that cowbilly roadway Back to my hilly South Dakota cowboy home Cornbread And Beans On Friday (Larry W. Jones 07/15/2009) (song#5917) Cornbread and beans on Friday, Lord, we're doin' fine When Jimmy was a little lad, his Mom was all he had She didn't complain about the hard times She just told her little Jimmy to be glad She taught Jimmy to do his best and let God do the rest Heaven must have looked down on them from time to time Cornbread and beans on Friday, Lord, we're doin' fine Cornbread and beans on Friday, Jimmy don't forget No matter how things go, we all owe God a debt Each night she reminded him as he went to rest Jimmy heard how his Mama said that they were blessed God has shared with us all the things on which we dine Cornbread and beans on Friday, Lord, we're doin' fine Little Jimmy grew to a man and soon his Mom was gone He became a rich man and to his table men were drawn They threw a big social dinner just for the face of it Would big Jim remember Mama's words or would he forget Big Jim was surrounded by all the friends money can buy But what Jimmy did then didn't leave even one dry eye Big Jim stood up and said a prayer for food on which they dined Cornbread and beans on Friday, Lord, we're doin' fine Cornbread and beans on Friday, Lord, we're doin' fine High Noon To Yuma (Larry W. Jones 07/16/2009) (song#5918) A ten-wheel Baldwin called the High Noon to Yuma Rolls the western rails with a mournful huffing sigh It's said you see a legend that's less than human When you see the High Noon to Yuma rolling by Longhorns at the siding dying from lack of rain Don't even know there's buzzards circling way up high The High Noon to Yuma is a fast flying train Trying to catch up with ghost riders in the sky Take care if the High Noon to Yuma's your concern Those rails to Yuma carries tales men can't explain Go tell your next of kin that you might not return Cowboy, think twice 'bout the High Noon to Yuma train That town's a stop on the rails to Petaluma Now, don’t take me wrong for the words I speak thereof But if you're bound to ride the High Noon to Yuma Leave behind your belongings and the one you love It's said you see a legend that's less than human That locomotive might just disappear for good If you set your sights on the High Noon to Yuma Cowboy, you’ll ride rails of steel not quite understood A ten-wheel Baldwin called the High Noon to Yuma Rolls the western rails with a mournful huffing sigh It's said you see a legend that's less than human When you see the High Noon to Yuma rolling by High Noon to Yuma High Noon to Yuma Cowboy, think twice about the High Noon to Yuma When you see the High Noon to Yuma rolling by Love From A Stranger (Larry W. Jones 07/16/2009) (song#5919) Life is full of loneliness and can be full of dangers Love is full of happiness that sometimes come from strangers I never thought I'd ever meet someone who would not cheat Until I met someone like you with kisses oh so sweet Now, love from a stranger can be a danger to a heart But I'm not a rearranger ‘cause our love will never part I used to feel loneliness and life with all its dangers But now I've found real happiness and love from a stranger (instrumental) Life is full of loneliness and can be full of dangers Love is full of happiness that sometimes come from strangers I looked in a crowd and was glad that some I never met But now I say out loud that you're the one I won't forget Dear, it seems strange to say that you're someone I didn't know But may I say, I’ve found love from a stranger I love so Silver Screen Cowboy World (Larry W. Jones 07/17/2009) (song#5920) We lined up every Saturday morning To watch great old western movies at ten White hatted heros were always warning The wily outlaws they'd get 'em back then Their horses had names we knew as young boys There was Koko and Champion we all loved Those silver screen cowboys brought us such joys We stared at our heroes riding above They went ridin' along, singin' their songs Kissin' their horses instead of cowgirls Outlaws drank whiskey and did all the wrongs In that good guy silver screen cowboy world (instrumental) After the roundup was done, songs were sung With outlaws sneaking around in the night Tony would whinny 'fore their trap was sprung Then our heroes chased those bad guys in flight We young-uns knew the cowboys ways of course That they had to move on to some new threat He would kiss his horse, then with much remorse Wave to cowgirls and ride off in the west They went ridin' along, singin' their songs Kissin' their horses instead of cowgirls Outlaws drank whiskey and did all the wrongs In that good guy silver screen cowboy world Hillbilly Rain (Larry W. Jones 07/18/2009) (song#5921) I still recall hillbilly rain That would fall down on summer days I wish I could go there again Where catfish in lazy streams play Home folks and friends sat on the porch Grandpa played his banjo we loved Hillbilly songs were like a torch While hillbilly rain fell from above When hillbilly rain fell, it was like a heart song On the tin roof of our home in the hills Oh, it healed most of our cares and most of life's wrongs I wish I lived in hillbilly rain still (instrumental) But today, that music is lost Or at least it almost appears Folks now hurry, n'ere count the cost With all of their worry and fears Can anyone still remember If so, then sing out if you will Hillbilly rain in September Still falls in those hillbilly hills When hillbilly rain fell, it was like a heart song On the tin roof of our home in the hills Oh, it healed most of our cares and most of life's wrongs I wish I lived in hillbilly rain still Kisses On The Breeze (Larry W. Jones 07/18/2009) (song#5922) Dear, I'm so far away, I miss you so today But I think of you with so much ease Dear, I wish you were here so I could hold you near I can feel your kisses on the breeze I look upon a star, I wonder how you are And wish you were here in times like these I see your lovely face that makes my heartbeat race I can feel your kisses on the breeze At night when I'm alone, I hear a calming song That whispers through the branches of the trees I know our love is strong, I've known it all along I know you're sending kisses on the breeze (instrumental) Darling, on days when we must be so far apart Keep in mind my love across the seas In moments of reflection, love is protection When you send your kisses on the breeze At night when I'm alone, I hear a calming song That whispers through the branches of the trees I know our love is strong, I've known it all along I know you're sending kisses on the breeze I know you're sending kisses on the breeze I Wish I Were The One (Larry W. Jones 07/18/2009) (song#5923) I wish I were the one to dance with you The one to have just one romance with you Whatever could be done, that's what I'd do Darling, I wish I were the one I wish I were the one you dream of most The one to share your kiss and hold you close I only reminisce which is no fun Darling, I wish I were the one I wish I were the one your path would cross The one who never won, in love has lost You could turn my darkness into bright sun Darling, I wish I were the one I wish I were the one you kiss goodnight The one you think about when out of sight You would be my one until time is done Darling, I wish I were the one (instrumental) I wish I were the one to care for you I would be the one to be fair to you Oh, when will it be that our love's begun Darling, I wish I were the one I wish I were the one to say I do The one who's walking down the aisle with you I wish to win the race of love when run Darling, I wish I were the one Boxcar Bob (Larry W. Jones 07/18/2009) (song#5924) Eight cars behind in a slow rolling freight A hobo with Dago Red wine lay still Friend of mine, Boxcar Bob was my soul mate That he always was and he always will The old boxcar clinked on every passing link A tune Boxcar Bob called the hobos chime All I knew in a night as black as ink Bob was quite a friend for a long long time There have been some long rails we've traveled, Bob We were just two hobos that loved to roam We were ditched off the Gila Monster, Bob Over in New Mexico far from home We hid from railroad bulls in purple sage Alongside the tracks by Sandia Peak Up in Leadville we rode that narrow gage On the way to Penrose and Cripple Creek Bob, we rode the California Northern Down to San Diego just for a laugh Everything we owned except skin and bone We divided it all, Bob, half and half I remember your words, Bob, although hard You made me promise by heaven above If you were the one dealt the first death card That I'd bury you by the ones you love It's like the roundup in the old corral When the last of the cowboys come around Well, Boxcar Bob, you've been my hobo pal This old train is rollin' you homeward bound South Of The Border Of The Blues (Larry W. Jones 07/19/2009) (song#5925) I wandered by the same old cantina To see if anything had changed And to see if anyone had any news No one knew a girl named Tina Then I had a feeling that seemed so strange South of the border of the blues Some senoritas smiled while I was there An empty chair sat by the wall I went and sat down with nothing to lose Music from guitars filled the air Then my lonely teardrops began to fall South of the border of the blues (instrumental) Some senoritas smiled while I was there An empty chair sat by the wall I went and sat down with nothing to lose Music from guitars filled the air Then my lonely teardrops began to fall South of the border of the blues Music from guitars filled the air Then my lonely teardrops began to fall South of the border of the blues Heavy Load Hauler (Larry W. Jones 07/19/2009) (song#5926) A young truck driver walked into the cafe Complaining 'bout the route he had to drive I looked at him and all I had to say Son, you've gotta drive that rig to survive I'm a heavy load hauler, an over the road crawler I can't wait for my next hard run I'm from Texas and I'm taller, drivin' for the dollar I don't retard that throttle, son I've drove interstates around the Great Lakes I love to make big diesels cry and whine And son, what I have found, for goodness sakes You'll be a heavy load hauler in time I'm a heavy load hauler, an over the road crawler I can't wait for my next hard run I'm from Texas and I'm taller, drivin' for the dollar I don't retard that throttle, son (instrumental) He swallowed down his coffee, tipped a dime And said he'd give it some more time to see Outside his diesel roared from being primed He'll be a heavy load hauler like me I'm a heavy load hauler, an over the road crawler I can't wait for my next hard run I'm from Texas and I'm taller, drivin' for the dollar I don't retard that throttle, son I'm a heavy load hauler on an over the road hard run Amber Moon (Larry W. Jones 07/19/2009) (song#5927) Out on the trail, evening arrives Among the ponderosa pines Hoofbeats echo near by my side Could it be just a phantom sign Dark velvet skies are all alight Out on the trail this rambler's June A vision invades the dark night My Indian maid, Amber Moon I call to my love forsaken Where she has gone, I do not know But ere 'fore the dawn awakens I must follow where the wind blows (instrumental) I call to my love forsaken Where she has gone, I do not know But ere 'fore the dawn awakens I must follow where the wind blows The trail toward the west I'll follow And this veil perhaps will lift soon I must ride swift as an arrow To the side of my Amber Moon Ain't Nobody Here But Us Turkeys (Larry W. Jones 07/20/2009) (song#5928) Now old farmer John, when the day was done Slammed the barnyard gate as he'd always done Over in the turkey pen, in their shed Farmer John heard these words the turkeys said John, ain't nobody here but us turkeys As to whether we're birds of a feather Ain't nobody here but us together Turkeys hang together, any weather We're turkeys sleepin' and you come creepin' With gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble at the gate John, ain't nobody here but us turkeys We said, ain't nobody but us around You come slammin' the gate at half past eight You irritate us turkeys with that sound We're turkeys sleepin' and you come creepin' With gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble at the gate To you, our turkey sleep don't mean a dime Now, tomorrow's gonna be a busy time John, it takes everything we turkeys got To strut and sing and dance the turkey trot (instrumental) John, ain't nobody here but us turkeys We said, ain't nobody but us around John, you've been feedin' us since Thanksgivin' We turkeys don't need the thanks you're givin' John, when you bring your ax, it ain't that great With gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble at the gate To you, our turkey sleep don't mean a dime Now, tomorrow's gonna be a busy time John, it takes everything we turkeys got To strut and sing and dance the turkey trot John, ain't nobody here but us turkeys We said, ain't nobody but us around John, when you close that gate, don't make a sound Look Me Up (Larry W. Jones 07/20/2009) (song#5929) If you're feeling down and there's no love to be found Look me up cause I've been looking for you If you're down and out and it seems there's no way out Look me up cause I've been looking for you If your tears won't stop and your heart's about to drop And you shop around for love that is true I'll be on the hook, you can read me like a book Look me up cause I've been looking for you (instrumental) If your world don't seem right and your dream's out of sight Look me up cause I've been looking for you If your plans go wrong and you need a man who's strong Look me up cause I've been looking for you If you need romance, then darling, give me a chance Just concede that our love can be renewed I'll love you forever more with more love in store Look me up cause I've been looking for you Darling, look me up, look me up Look me up cause I've been looking for you Where The Winds Wail (Larry W. Jones 07/21/2009) (song#5930) I gotta ride through snow and hail Though I don't even know the trail Where the winds wail, where the winds wail I'll just have to see where it leads If I can trust my faithful steed Over hill and then over dale Yes, I must go where the winds wail Where the winds wail This snow is about to blind me The posse is close behind me I'm a dead man if they find me Here on the trail where the winds wail Where the winds wail Keep on a-climbin' you big horse Now's no time for bein' lazy I know it sounds crazy, of course I don't wanna push up daisies Sheriff might beat me to the draw I'll pay my tariff to the law without fail Keep on a-climbin' you big horse Where the winds wail Got no saddle pals to shove me Got no gals to ever love me No one here to take care of me So I'll just go on up the trail Where the winds wail I gotta ride through snow and hail Though I don't even know the trail Where the winds wail, where the winds wail Where the wind wail Real Cowboys Are Gone (Larry W. Jones 07/21/2009) (song#5931) Eagles flying high over empty trails Coyotes replying with lonesome wails Serve to remind me, real cowboys are gone Real Cowboys are gone Empty stables so broken and lonely Creaking windmills have spoken and only Serve to remind me, real cowboys are gone Real Cowboys are gone Those springtime roundups from some other times Yodeling cowboys with their western rhymes Are just part of yesterday found in songs Real Cowboys are gone (instrumental) Prairie purple sage covered with frost now Tell of an age that's forever lost now And they remind me, real cowboys are gone Real Cowboys are gone Bright lights of big cities almost blind me There's a host of things wrong to remind me Real cowboys are gone Real cowboys are gone If You Won't Check In (Larry W. Jones 07/21/2009) (song#5932) When we both checked into love, it was clear That we were checking in for good Now dear, you think there's no path out of here Well darlin', maybe you just should You only took, then left me on the hook Here's one thing that's now understood In games of love, it's give or shove If you won't check in, then check out for good All your promises slipped right through your hands The test of time you never stood This love of yours and mine was built on sands Love took a chance but never could It seems that our dreams are forever lost It's my concern that they have burned like wood In games of love, it's give or shove If you won't check in, then check out for good (instrumental) All your promises slipped right through your hands The test of time you never stood This love of yours and mine was built on sands Love took a chance but never could You only took, then left me on the hook Here's one thing that's now understood In games of love, it's give or shove If you won't check in, then check out for good If you won't check in, then check out for good Girl In The Meadow Grove (Larry W. Jones 07/21/2009) (song#5933) (Think back to me, think back to me) (Think back to me for all of time) Now, when I was just a young lad To raise me right, my mama strove One day I met a maiden clad In green, girl in the meadow grove Oh, the girl in the meadow grove She had green eyes and auburn hair I knew, no matter where I roved There would be no other as fair (Think back to me, think back to me) (Think back to me for all of time) Her eyes were bright and grassy green I knew I'd found a treasure trove Such auburn hair I'd never seen A queen, girl in the meadow grove She turned her head for then to run I called to her upon the wind My love for her had just begun I would love her until the end She vanished in the meadow mist I thought as I walked slowly home I'd find someone like her I'd missed And kiss that girl I'd call my own Now I'm an old man and I see Although I tried, although I strove I never found a wife for me T’was no girl in the meadow grove (Think back to me, think back to me) (Think back to me for all of time) Caught In The Line Of Love (Larry W. Jones 07/22/2009) (song#5934) Every road has its bends and turns Rivers have their bridges that burn Some get caught in the line of fire I got caught in the line of love I feared that all my wildest dreams Would all be seared, or so it seemed Some get caught in the line of fire I got caught in the line of love I said I'd never pledge my heart But time has ways to do its part You drew a line to my desire I got caught in the line of love (instrumental) Once I thought all my dreams would fade Almost gave up on ones I'd made You sent love's line so much higher I got caught in the line of love Every road has its bends and turns Rivers have their bridges that burn Some get caught in the line of fire I got caught in the line of love I got caught in your line of love Country Bred Country Fed Country Warm (Larry W. Jones 07/22/2009) (song#5935) As I view the tall skyscrapers, they just don't fit the place I know They remind me of fly paper that catches trash that people throw Then I'm reminded of my roots and all the kind folks that I've seen When I wore my old cowboy boots and my favorite Wrangler jeans Back in the country, my life is reborn I'm country bred, country fed, country warm As I view dirty garbage trucks and wait for the last fast subway I know this place lives for the bucks and bright lights where life's losers play Then I'm reminded of things green, like watermelons ripe and red Collard greens, bacon, pinto beans, granny apple pie before bed Back in the country, my life is reborn I'm country bred, country fed, country warm (instrumental) As I view all the soccer moms shuttling back and forth their kids I wonder if there's hidden bombs and other things the law forbids Then I'm reminded of the words Daddy said, that still in me burn Son, if your life and dreams get blurred, you will know where you must return Back in the country, my life is reborn I'm country bred, country fed, country warm I'm country bred, country fed, country warm Lone Star Beer And Lone Star Cheer (Larry W. Jones 07/22/2009) (song#5936) I had lots of fun with my pals tonight We laughed and joked and bought another round They talked about their gals while gettin' tight No one noticed that I was feelin' down My Lone Star beer and Lone Star cheer is gone It's clear that I'll be goin' home alone The juke box keeps on playin' songs so drear My Lone Star beer and Lone Star cheer is gone (instrumental) My friends think I don't need you anymore They tell me I'll just find somebody else My Lone Star beer don't succeed as before I must concede that I'm just not myself My Lone Star beer and Lone Star cheer is gone It's clear that I'll be goin' home alone The juke box keeps on playin' songs so drear My Lone Star beer and Lone Star cheer is gone The juke box keeps on playin' songs so drear My Lone Star beer and Lone Star cheer is gone I'll Mail Myself (Larry W. Jones 07/23/2009) (song#5937) Well, I'm gonna roll me up in cardboard I'm gonna seal it up with tape and glue Then stick on all the stamps I can afford I'll mail myself to a sweet girl like you Yeah, I'm gonna tie a knot with strong twine I'm gonna write a hot note you can view Then in my great big mailbox I will climb I'll mail myself to a sweet girl like you Darlin', when you check your mail Friday eve Unroll the cardboard so it will reveal Something you might not suspect or believe You'll find a big package of love that's real (instrumental) Well, I'm gonna roll me up in cardboard I'm gonna seal it up with tape and glue Then stick on all the stamps I can afford I'll mail myself to a sweet girl like you Darlin', don't forget to check your mailbox I'm not junk mail and won't cause you no harm You can serve me some whiskey on the rocks And I'll fall right into your lovin' arms Homeward Trails (Larry W. Jones 07/23/2009) (song#5938) I've ridden down some long dusty trailways Some I hated but I have loved a few But none ever gave me such a feeling As the homeward trails leading back to you On the prairie wind I've heard you whisper As soft as sunshine on the meadow dew Trails that lead to my best destination Are the homeward trails leading back to you Homeward trails leading back to you Homeward trails leading back to you It don't matter where I go, what I do I take homeward trails leading back to you (instrumental) I've ridden o'er the west's highest mountains From the flat front range to the western slope I've seen rainbows where the antelope runs But nothing's as pretty as love's one hope It could be that I'm just getting older But maybe I'm finally getting wise Some old trails I ride are feeling colder But not the ones leading to your warm eyes Homeward trails leading back to you Homeward trails leading back to you It don't matter where I go, what I do I take homeward trails leading back to you Ballad Of Mon Cherie (Larry W. Jones 07/24/2009) (song#5939) Down in the deep southern town of New Orleans I was in love with an Acadian girl Fridays would see me in Jolie's cabaret Zydeco played and mon Cherie would twirl Dark as the night were the eyes of mon Cherie Such a delight was this sweet Cajun belle My heart she would own for eternity But I could not see that my love would fail One night a new young fellow walked in Trying for her hand to win Winking and thinking that by his smooth talking He'd win the hand of mon Cherie that I loved In envy I demanded he leave her and not come there again Out came his knife blade of four inches or more A move he made past her but my blade was faster He paid with his life on the cabaret floor In that one instant my life flashed before me I didn’t know what I was going to do All I could think of was my world was disaster My only chance was the swamps and bayous Out to the bayou by Jolie’s I flew Out where the pirogues were tied I saw a new one and I jumped into one Poling away, down the bayou I plied Into the swamps I went from the deep southern town of New Orleans As far as the bayous past Thibodaux Back in New Orleans my life would have ended Now I must dwell in these swamps that I know Oh, but I long for the arms of mon Cherie Whose love is warm though it may mean my death I loaded my pirogue and then I went poling along in the dark I know tomorrow the sheriff may find me A chance I must take for sweet mon Cherie’s heart Next evening I arrive on the bayou surrounding New Orleans I see lamps in Jolie’s cabaret glow I know it’s wrong but I long for mon Cherie From pirogue to the cabaret I go The sounds on my right come from hidden lawmen With more men on my left, I now must pay I’m running as fast as my feet can carry Trying to make it to Jolie’s cabaret Then I feel something is wrong ‘neath the pale moon I know my race for love is done I keep on trying but my steps will fail soon My legs are weary, unable to run But my love for mon Cherie still burns even though I have fallen It’s getting much harder to catch my breath Then I hear the loud bark from the pistols And that’s when I know the dark feel of death Out of the darkness mon Cherie has found me I feel a kiss from the one I adore Two loving arms are held tightly around me Then I must bid mon Cherie au revoir One Bum In This One Bummer Town (Larry W. Jones 07/24/2009) (song#5940) This town is so small, there ain't many names Folks call each other Johnny, Benny and James And then there is one that's known all around As the one bum in this one bummer town I lost my one cup, so hold out my hand Sometimes I wake up to bars in the can My broken glasses just keep falling down I'm the one bum in this one bummer town This town has passed laws 'gainst any giving Now, how can I last on penny living The council has closed my one business down I'm the one bum in this one bummer town (instrumental) This town is so small, there ain't many names Folks call each other Johnny, Benny and James And then there is one that's known all around As the one bum in this one bummer town This town has passed laws 'gainst any giving Now, how can I last on penny living The council has closed my one business down I'm the one bum in this one bummer town I'm the one bum in this one bummer town Good Will Will (Larry W. Jones 07/24/2009) (song#5941) What will make a house fill with love like a home Good will will and you will if you're willing to What will keep a shack on a hill right on track Good will will and you will if you're willing to Love will climb the stairs, spend time in all the chairs Good will will answer prayers forever after Love will fix the leak when all the rafters creak Good will will fill a home with joy and laughter What will make this place of mine glow with sunshine Good will will and you will if you're willing to How will love last forever and n'ere sever Good will will and you will if you're willing to (instrumental) What will make cold wind become so warm again Good will will and you will if you're willing to What will make old walls turn into banquet halls Good will will and you will if you're willing to What will make a house fill with love like a home Good will will and you will if you're willing to Why I Love You The Way I Do (Larry W. Jones 07/24/2009) (song#5942) I know why I love you the way I do I never cry the way I used to do I'm not lonely with love from you only I know why I love you the way I do My sleep is blessed because I'm not restless My love is now deep and no more helpless I'm never blue whenever you're in view I know why I love you the way I do I used to waste time in such haste to find Trust that was misplaced because I was blind But that was replaced by the way you do I know why I love you the way I do (instrumental) My sleep is blessed because I'm not restless My love is now deep and no more helpless I'm never blue whenever you're in view I know why I love you the way I do I'm never blue whenever you're in view I know why I love you the way I do Tampico (Larry W. Jones 07/25/2009) (song#5943) Aye, aye, aye, I spent a week-o down in Tampico Tampico is a unique-o town in Mexico When the boat docked at Tampico We were greeted by someone of whom I can't speak-o He sold me a souvenier which I brought home to here And found it was a fake-o made in Waco (Texas!) Aye, aye, aye, I spent a week-o down in Tampico Tampico is a unique-o town in Mexico They took us to a cantina Senoritas were bueno in getting dinero They wore native costumes-o, or so I assumed so Til Rico said it was just a Tampico treek-o Aye, aye, aye, I spent a week-o down in Tampico Tampico is a unique-o town in Mexico (instrumental) They helped us buy pottery-o To go to Rio from winning the lottery-o I bought lots of pots with lots of cracks, some holes and spots They are real keepers but cheaper at the Goodwill-o Aye, aye, aye, I spent a week-o down in Tampico Tampico is a unique-o town in Mexico We heard a Mexican band-o Play in a barrio where we met some Banditios They played the tambourine-o and served us black bean-o It was fun being a gringo down in Tampico Aye, aye, aye, I spent a week-o down in Tampico Tampico is a unique-o town in Mexico Pinto Ponies (Larry W. Jones 07/25/2009) (song#5944) We've got our pinto ponies and my guitar We've got the prairie moon with its golden beams A cowboy and cowgirl with love bright as stars Just two people feelin' right with all our dreams [yodel] We'll ride pinto ponies til the day we die We've got trails that's all lined with birds and flowers Mountains where ponderosa pines reach the sky On our pinto ponies we yodel for hours [yodel] (instrumental) We've got our pinto ponies, me and my gal We ride the prairie with a gleam in our eyes There's a corral for our pinto pony pals And everything else that's good the west supplies On pinto ponies we roam the range alone We don't have to watch the busy world go by Living in the west is the best kind of home We'll ride pinto ponies til the day we die [yodel] Roll Along Conestoga (Larry W. Jones 07/25/2009) (song#5945) Roll along conestoga, roll along Roll your wagon wheels while I sing a song Now, city girls may be regarded best But I'll take one a little farther west Roll along conestoga, roll along California wagon rolling me home That's where all cowboys eventually roam Home on the range may seem to some as strange But conestoga wagon dreams don't change Roll along conestoga, roll along Yippie-ti-yi-yo old timers Now, I'm sure you can make room for one more Yippie-ti-yi-yo gold miners I'm headin' out to where the gold streams roar Roll along conestoga, roll along (instrumental) Now, city girls may be regarded best But I'll take one a little farther west California wagon rolling me home That's where all cowboys eventually roam Home on the range may seem to some as strange But conestoga wagon dreams don't change Roll along conestoga, roll along Roll along conestoga, roll along Quarter At A Time (Larry W. Jones 07/25/2009) (song#5946) Well, all I've got in my pocket is a five dollar bill I broke the sprocket on my Harley drivin' up the hill I can tell my tale to the boys in the bar line by line With five dollars for the jukebox a quarter at a time With five dollars for the jukebox a quarter at a time We can holler for the Red Sox until it's closin' time If they'll take my dog tag collar as the tab for some wine Spend five dollars for the jukebox a quarter at a time (instrumental) Now, pardon me old buddy, I'd like to come and sit down You look to be in misery, so good company I've found I'll tell you all about my own lost love if I can find My five dollars for the jukebox a quarter at a time With five dollars for the jukebox a quarter at a time We can holler for the Red Sox until it's closin' time If they'll take my dog tag collar as the tab for some wine Spend five dollars for the jukebox a quarter at a time Spend five dollars for the jukebox a quarter at a time Good Times May Come Around (Larry W. Jones 07/25/2009) (song#5947) The pages for employment lay in disarray But she never makes a fuss or frown We don't have the money for her a lay-a-way Some day the good times may come around At the kitchen table we all send thanks above For the little things that now surround But most of all we're thankful for each others love Some day the good times may come around I feel so bad today but some day I'll show her All of the good times she never found I wish I could do it now because I owe her Some day the good times may come around (instrumental) At night her sleep is light 'cause of the way she cares She makes sure the kids are sound asleep Then she can't forbid the tears that she strongly bears When good times come she won't have to weep There's the Sunday paper with nothing new to add I'll try that county job cuttin' wood I'm still hopin' for the good old days we all had When good times may come around for good She still prays that good times may come around for good Sawmill Boy (Larry W. Jones 07/26/2009) (song#5948) Girl with the golden locks, girl with the golden locks I slip around to her side of town to see her I love her and she loves me But her Dad says our love's not to be I'm just a sawmill boy In love with a girl with the golden locks At night I can see the lights from her mansion on the hill Her Dad says that I can't date his daughter against his will At the sawmill he's boss but I'm not welcome at his door I won't count the cost but I must see the girl I adore Girl with the golden locks, girl with the golden locks I slip around to her side of town to see her I love her and she loves me But her Dad says our love's not to be I'm just a sawmill boy In love with a girl with the golden locks (instrumental) I hope and pray there will come a day I can move across the tracks I may not become a king, but one thing I won't be running back Til that time I'll try to make the climb And save each dollar and dime She'll slip away to meet me anyway Though it seems like a crime Girl with the golden locks, girl with the golden locks I slip around to her side of town to see her I love her and she loves me But her Dad says our love's not to be I'm just a sawmill boy In love with a girl with the golden locks Sawmill boy in love with a girl with the golden locks Sawmill boy in love with a girl with the golden locks Locomotive Number Nine (Larry W. Jones 07/26/2009) (song#5949) Locomotive number nine rollin' in here right on time Tell me, where did my darlin' step off of your railroad line Now, there's one new bag I know she had, crossed in weaves of plaid And now it grieves me to think she might be the leaving kind Locomotive number nine rollin' in here right on time She got on this old Wabash line they call the Cannonball Baltimore ain't that far and she booked in a first class car I'm up against a wall, I don't think she loves me at all (instrumetal) I should have known better but I wrote her one last letter And told her not to let strangers hold her when on her way I'm the spark in her eye but maybe an old flame came by I wish she was here at the station standing on the quay Locomotive number nine rollin' in here right on time Tell me, where did my darlin' step off of your railroad line Now, there's one new bag I know she had, crossed in weaves of plaid And now it grieves me to think she might be the leaving kind I'm up against a wall, I don't think she loves me at all Tin Star (Larry W. Jones 07/26/2009) (song#5950) San Angelo had a robber known in Texas as Sam Bass Folks there bemoaned the fact that in robbing trains no one surpassed Union Pacific lost a lot of gold to his gang of four But Sam Bass and his outlaw band always wanted more and more Always wanted more From the town of Waco came a Texas Ranger who'd been called Efforts in San Angelo to get Sam Bass had all been stalled The Ranger told the sheriff that he had come to do his best George Herold was known near and far with the tin star on his chest Tin star on his chest Sam Bass was a bold train robber known in Texas all around But the Ranger told the townfolk that he'd come to put 'im down Sam Bass was mighty clever and he boldly said he was the best He'd not be dead from some Ranger with a tin star on his chest Tin star on his chest Sam bass didn't worry, he was in no hurry to leave town He had planned to rob another train before the sun went down George Herold never wavered when his call came to meet the test He savored being a Ranger with the tin star on his chest Tin star on his chest The hot Texas sun rose quickly toward the setting of high noon Bold Sam Bass and the Ranger would be getting his reply soon Folks in San Angelo went to see but some just closed their eyes For what was about to be was one would meet his own demise Meet his own demise The hands on the town clock seemed to stop before it passed mid day And George Herold stood and waited for Sam Bass to make his play Sam Bass went for his gun and San Angelo saw who was best Robbing trains are done, said the Ranger with the tin star on his chest Tin star on his chest Sam Bass is entombed in Round Rock in an outlaws burial ground Texas Ranger George Herold lived and died in El Paso town Sam Bass might have gone on robbing trains somewhere out in the west If not for a Texas Ranger with a tin star on his chest Tin star on his chest Tin star, tin star If not for a Texas Ranger with a tin star on his chest Tin star on his chest Mama’s Weathered Hands (Larry W. Jones 07/26/2009) (song#5951) Rusty corrugated panels made up the roof On our shack on Gladstell sawmill road in the sand My Daddy sawed the hard wood and drank hundred proof While Mama withstood it all with her weathered hands She dreamed of good times though life would not be a song We kids were just too young to really understand That we were the lower class and our rank was wrong But we all saw our Mama’s tears and weathered hands Mama never got the things she really needed Even though Daddy worked as hard as hard work can Mama knew the situation and conceded That she would have to live with worn and weathered hands (instrumental) Daddy hoped for a better way than sawmill life But I don’t remember seeing the dreams he planned As we grew older, all I saw was strain and strife And more sad reasons for my Mama’s weathered hands Mama never got the things she really needed Even though Daddy worked as hard as hard work can Mama knew the situation and conceded That she would have to live with worn and weathered hands I remember my Mama’s worn and weathered hands For Good Or Bad (Larry W. Jones 07/28/2009) (song#5952) For good or bad, dear, I still need you You're all I had and I'll n'ere forget For good or bad, I can't mislead you Although I'm sad and full of regret I always felt that you would leave me When I dealt with all that we went through I recall your words that still grieve me For good or bad, dear, I still need you For good or bad, it doesn't matter If my sad heart is shattered in two For good or bad, with my dreams scattered Darling, I know that I still need you (instrumental) For good or bad, it doesn't matter If my sad heart is shattered in two For good or bad, dear, I still need you You're all I had and I'll n'ere forget For good or bad, I can't mislead you Although I'm sad and full of regret I always felt that you would leave me When I dealt with all that we went through I recall your words that still grieve me For good or bad, dear, I still need you Yesterday's Memory (Larry W. Jones 07/28/2009) (song#5953) You deceived and she believed every word you said Lies you fed and not a thread of truth would she see A wedding band was what she planned the day she'd wed Her dreams now are sand and yesterday's memory Yesterday's memory You thought you were smart to play the part of a king Her heart you broke with words you spoke so hastily You were wrong, she wasn't strong though she was a queen Yesterday's song is now yesterday's memory Yesterday's memory (instrumental) It's no surprise, love despised will only perish You had romance but took a chance in running free Cheating, mistreating isn't love for one cherished Today you sadly greet yesterday's memory Yesterday's memory When winter comes and you succumb to empty walls You'll think back about your lack of integrity Leaves will turn and your heart will burn as you recall Love lost and the cost of yesterday's memory Yesterday's memory Red Wing On His Shoulder (Larry W. Jones 07/28/2009) (song#5954) He sported a red wing on his shoulder Just where he got the thing, he did not know He supported himself until older On the Bering Sea at forty below He spoke of the red wing on his shoulder And of the Spring that never came in May He once had a wife but couldn't hold her When asked why, he would look at you and say It's so dark and cold up in Alaska A man needs a red wing on his shoulder To succeed when a woman pulls her love And he has to fly 'cause he can't hold her He left Alaska in the Fall of nineteen sixty three Said he couldn't grapple with the cold of the Bering Sea He picked pears and apples until the big Seattle freeze Then winged his way down to L.A. to see what he could see He said he dreamed at night and wondered where his wife went to With all his might he wished he'd sooner left the Bering Sea The red wing on his shoulder should have been in ink of blue Since all he could think of was misery to which love flew It's so dark and cold up in Alaska A man needs a red wing on his shoulder To succeed when a woman pulls her love And he has to fly 'cause he can't hold her On a side street in L.A. is where he lay down and died It was on a day when nobody came around and cried The red wing on his shoulder had failed to fly, though he tried His ashes in Alaska in the Bering Sea reside It's so dark and cold up in Alaska A man needs a red wing on his shoulder To succeed when a woman pulls her love And he has to fly 'cause he can't hold her A man needs a red wing on his shoulder Red wing on his shoulder Somewhere There's A Face (Larry W. Jones 07/29/2009) (song#5955) Somewhere there's a face in some place for everyone Somewhere there's a face and arms for embracing me I have no one's love to share and I wonder where Oh, where is that face in some place waiting for me (Somewhere, somewhere) Somewhere there's a face in some place for everyone Somewhere there's a face and arms for embracing me I'll just stay in love's quest until my heart finds rest And I find that face in some place waiting for me (Somewhere, somewhere) (instrumental) Somewhere there's a face in some place for everyone Somewhere there's a face and arms for embracing me I'll just stay in love's quest until my heart finds rest And I find that face in some place waiting for me I'll just stay in love's quest until my heart finds rest And I find that face in some place waiting for me (Somewhere, somewhere) When I Cast Aside A Rose (Larry W. Jones 07/29/2009) (song#5956) There was a time when she was mine, with wine and roses Love that's spurned and bridges burned in time discloses The wine I drank gave not a thank you in return Pride arose and wine I chose on a bridge that burned There was a time when she was mine, with wine and roses Red wine is fine, gives not a sign when love closes And my fool pride forgot that wine, the truth will hide Wine and pride I chose when I cast aside a rose (instrumental) There was a time when she was mine, with wine and roses The love lost wasn't worth the cost it imposes Pride stood in the way, here I am today alone I cast aside a rose that I no longer own There was a time when she was mine, with wine and roses Red wine is fine, gives not a sign when love closes And my fool pride forgot that wine, the truth will hide Wine and pride I chose when I cast aside a rose When I cast aside a rose A Thousand Ways (Larry W. Jones 07/30/2009) (song#5957) You love me, your words were warm as the sun You love me, I know I'm your only one You love me, I know love must be repaid And darling, I'll show it a thousand ways I'm your man, so sweetheart, you'll find me true I would never plan to make you feel blue And when apart, I'll still keep you in view You'll be true, you have proved it every day All that's due, you've given in every way I'm no more blue, is one thing I must say All that's true, I'll show in a thousand ways (instrumental) You're so nice and sweet to me And precisely what I need Each day's new, I'll show it a thousand ways Sweetheart just wait, until eternity I'll be the same, there'll be no change in me You love me, and I'll love you all my days Yes darling, I'll show it a thousand ways I'll show it a thousand ways There I Went Again (Larry W. Jones 07/31/2009) (song#5958) There I went again, missing you There I went again, feeling blue The day you went, my crazy heart Went right on ahead loving you There I went again, missing you Well, this morning when I awoke An old familiar voice then spoke Told me to get you off my mind That's when I went apart inside There I went again, same old ride (instrumental) That's when I went apart inside There I went again, same old ride There I went again, missing you There I went again, feeling blue The day you went, my crazy heart Went right on ahead loving you There I went again, missing you There I went again, missing you Folks Think I'm Broke (Larry W. Jones 07/31/2009) (song#5959) Well, I'm so badly bent, folks think I'm broke Sadly, I got but nine cents, can't drink a coke Got no complaint but I sure ain't no oak Yeah, I'm so badly bent, folks think I'm broke When I paid a visit to my old chum To ask for aid, he looked a little glum He was afraid I had become a bum And next payday was a long time away Well, I'm so badly bent, folks think I'm broke Sadly, I got but nine cents, can't drink a coke Got no complaint but I sure ain't no oak Yeah, I'm so badly bent, folks think I'm broke (instrumental) Well, then I went to see my long lost love I told her she was still my turtle dove Asked if she knew what I was thinking of She said, if it's money honey, drop dead Well, I'm so badly bent, folks think I'm broke Sadly, I got but nine cents, can't drink a coke Got no complaint but I sure ain't no oak Yeah, I'm so badly bent, folks think I'm broke Dark Velvet Blue (Larry W. Jones 07/04/2009) (song#5960) Oh, the time that has passed has been so long But dear, you’ve been on my mind all along I’m more than misty blue from missing you My whole world is painted dark velvet blue Darling, when your dear name I hear mentioned An old flame is lit though not intentioned Mem’ries more than misty blue come anew My whole world is painted dark velvet blue Heaven knows how hard I’ve tried to forget How I’ve cried tears in regard to regret I told myself how glad I am we’re through But I’ve painted myself dark velvet blue (instrumental) Darling, when your dear name I hear mentioned An old flame is lit though not intentioned Mem’ries more than misty blue come anew My whole world is painted dark velvet blue Mem’ries more than misty blue come anew My whole world is painted dark velvet blue Blue Blue Grass (Larry W. Jones 07/05/2009) (song#5961) As I stepped off the train in the warm summer rain Old Kentucky never looked so good as right then A rainbow formed in the sky to welcome me home Sweet Molly ran to me with opened arms again In the blue blue grass of my old Kentucky home Chains no longer bound me as friends now surround me In the blue blue grass of my old Kentucky home Fields are green with corn as on the day I was born In that old farm house from which I just had to roam Molly and I stroll the path where we used to laugh Hand in hand with dreams that only we share alone In the blue blue grass of my old Kentucky home (instrumental) Silence then is broken by words I hear spoken Through the cold iron prison bars that still confine me My dreams are full of memories that remind me That life can pass so very fast without warning And mine will end without a friend this last morning In the blue blue grass of my old Kentucky home From deep in my chest I now pray that I may rest Neath the blue blue grass of my old Kentucky home Big Rig Daddy (Larry W. Jones 07/05/2009) (song#5962) My darlin' asked, dear, do you really have to go Sounded like a broke record on the radio I said my truck note was due and we need the dough My rig takes a beatin' every time I leave town It's pedal to the metal with the hammer down I'm just a big rig daddy and I don't drive slow Now, a ten lane interstate is a trucker's life But then, a-waitin' back home is his darlin' wife Up ahead a slow driver's gettin' in my way Now, I should-a took a job with a white collar Then I could-a had a job payin' top dollar I'll be a big rig daddy til my dyin' day Well, my darlin' asked me when I was gonna quit I said I'm still payin' for that big rig permit I'm just a big rig daddy's all I had to say By day, number two diesel's flowin' in my blood At night I open up another ice cold Bud Yeah, I'm a big rig daddy Big rig daddy A big rig daddy drivin' through the rain and mud Bud Wiser (Larry W. Jones 07/05/2009) (song#5963) Now, some folks are dumb and some are dumber And some folks are wise and some are wiser Here's the bracket my buds say I fit in I drink another Bud and I become wiser I buy another round because I'm no miser My friends all say that I'm the wisest bud that's ever been I ain't no dummy when it comes to beer Yeah, I get wiser when a Bud is near Although I shed a tear or two by ten I drink another Bud and I become wiser I buy another round because I'm no miser My friends all say that I'm the smartest of Bud wiser men (instrumental) I beat a dame playin' a game of gin rummy She said, you think you're wiser and you're no dummy Well bud, this time I only let you win You drink another Bud and you become wiser You buy another round because you're no miser One of these days bud, you'll be the dumbest you've ever been Now, some folks are dumb and some are dumber And some folks are wise and some are wiser Here's the bracket my buds say I fit in I drink another Bud and I become wiser I buy another round because I'm no miser My friends all say that I'm the wisest bud that's ever been Come All Ye Roving Cowboys (Larry W. Jones 07/06/2009) (song#5964) Come all ye roving cowboys And together we will ride Across the prairies of the earth Under the western sky Those with song will start to sing While those with guitars will play Coyotes will listen to our tunes At the end of day Come all ye roving cowboys And together we will ride Across the prairies of the earth Under the western sky Our Cookie, he bakes bread and beans And coffee hot and good And he plays western fiddle, boys Like all good cowboys should (instrumental) Big trail boss with the rugged touch And no kind angel he Will sing for you his cattle call For his soft side to see Wild stampeding of cattle hooves Will be like drums to hear To the rhythm of the range All you cowboys will give ear Come all ye roving cowboys And together we will ride Across the prairies of the earth Under the western sky Forevermore (Larry W. Jones 07/06/2009) (song#5965) My love for you will last forevermore Even when time has passed forevermore Deep within my heart, today is the start Dear, you will be forevermore my own Just as the sun will shine from shore to shore My love will burn for the one I adore You will be forevermore mine alone My love for you will last forevermore The die has now been cast forevermore The skies will fall before my love will stall Dear, you will be forevermore above All others who may in time come my way My dreams of you will stay, is all I say You will be forevermore my one love (instrumental) My love for you will last forevermore Even when time has passed forevermore Deep within my heart, today is the start Dear, you will be forevermore my own Just as the sun will shine from shore to shore My love will burn for the one I adore You will be forevermore mine alone Just as the sun will shine from shore to shore My love will burn for the one I adore You will be forevermore mine alone At Sundown (Larry W. Jones 07/06/2009) (song#5966) I wait for that special time of day When dreams climb and drift my way And sweet thoughts sublime stray at sundown Your memory is so close and warm Mona Lisa in art form As more tears form and fall at sundown Sundown is the time I miss you most of all That special time of day when soft twilight falls Blue skies turn to purple, a scene to behold At sundown when the whole world is painted gold (instrumental) Sundown is the time I miss you most of all That special time of day when soft twilight falls But such beauty brings no happiness It brings only emptiness When I still see your form at sundown Sundown is that special time of day When dreams climb and drift my way And sweet thoughts sublime stray at sundown Your memory is so close and warm Mona Lisa in art form As more tears form and fall at sundown With Every Little Rose Petal (Larry W. Jones 08/07/2009) (song#5967) Walking down a country lane, I saw a pretty rose It was plain that it was meant for me, or I suppose Every little petal recalled a love once so true And as I touched every one, a tear would fall so blue With every little rose petal, I remember you Every little rose petal reminds me why I'm blue I walked every country mile to see your every smile With every little rose petal, I remember you At night when I sleep, I keep a pillow in my arms To remind me how tightly I held you with your charms I'd walk country miles again to have your smiles again Oh my darlin', pretty rose, how I remember you (instrumental) Walking down a country lane, I saw a pretty rose It was plain that it was meant for me, or I suppose With every little rose petal, I remember you Every little rose petal reminds me why I'm blue I walked every country mile to see your every smile With every little rose petal, I remember you With every little rose petal, I remember you Shadow Hobo Joe (Larry W. Jones 08/07/2009) (song#5968) Just out of work on the east coast, down to my last penny Huddled by a sign post for a ride, but there wasn't any I got tired of waiting in the cold for such a long time And started walking south toward the Mason and Dixon line I thought I could make West Virginia in a couple days If I could get some needed rest while I was on my way By the second night I was stranded in a railroad town My fortune was underhanded with cold rain pouring down I was hungry as a hobo and the wind had a chill When a locomotive sound, the cold silent darkness filled The night train stopped and I saw extended a friendly arm A voice said, come on up here stranger, the box car is warm In the box car there stood an old man who said with a grin Come on in here stranger and I'll share my bottle of gin I asked him his name and he said it wasn't by design I'm Shadow Hobo Joe of the Mason and Dixon line So, I asked him how he came to be called by such a name He said, stranger, this old train you're riding on is to blame There ain't no hobo ever lived with a tale same as mine I'm Shadow Hobo Joe of the Mason and Dixon line We rode those rails for the better part of that awful night Until the lights of the next train station came into sight He said to me, well stranger, this is the end of your line Up ahead I've gotta make the fork of the Brandywine He handed me a thin dime as I heard the train whistle blow Said, tell folks inside that Shadow Hobo Joe said hello Then Shadow Hobo Joe and his train rolled into the night I looked out through the rain but soon he was gone out of sight I went inside the train depot to the cafe to dine Told them Shadow Hobo Joe said hello, cup for his dime If a pin had been dropped, you could have heard it down the rails About every face in the cafe had turned deathly pale I asked what was the matter, and did I say something wrong Well, every now and then a stranger like you comes along Every railroad man here knows about Shadow Hobo Joe Stranger, listen to me, I'll tell what happened years ago A little down the tracks at the fork of the Brandywine A train full of children was comin' down ahead of time Both trains were on the main line as they came into the curve Would have been disaster if not for one who kept his nerve Hobo Joe took control when the engineer froze in fright He gave up his own life for a train full of kids that night The freight train left the tracks at the fork of the Brandywine With Shadow Hobo Joe of the Mason and Dixon line Seems every now and then a stranger needs a place that's warm And just like to you, Shadow Hobo Joe extends his arm Stranger, have another cup paid for with his life and dime He's Shadow Hobo Joe of the Mason and Dixon line Souvenir Behind The Tear (Larry W. Jones) (song#5969) There's a souvenir behind the tear Behind the tear there’s a broken heart There's a souvenir behind the tear Of a fool who wasn’t very smart Behind the fool is an old bar stool In a tavern where there’s little cheer It’s now clear that I have been the fool My foolish heart is the souvenir behind the tear Look at my face and you’ll see a tear Behind the tear, if you closely peer You will see the that the fool is me My foolish heart is the souvenir behind the tear (instrumental) There's a souvenir behind the tear Behind the tear there’s a broken heart There's a souvenir behind the tear Of a fool who wasn’t very smart Look at my face and you’ll see a tear Behind the tear, if you closely peer You will see the that the fool is me My foolish heart is the souvenir behind the tear Unwind The World (Larry W. Jones 08/12/2009) (song #5970) Unwind the world with all its tears Back to those happy yesteryears Before the days of push and shove Back to the ways of pleasant love How I regret the things I said And wayward paths I back then tread Down on my knees I beg you dear Unwind the world with all its tears I guess I never really tried Dear, I’m to blame for tears you cried Unwind the world, turn back the tide To when you were my darling bride (instrumental) How I regret the things I said And wayward paths I back then tread Down on my knees I beg you dear Unwind the world with all its tears Unwind the world to yesterday Sweetheart, our love can find a way Unwind the world with all its tears Until this heartache disappears Traveling Troubadour (Larry W. Jones 08/14/2009) (song#5971) Well, I'm just a traveling troubadour Singing the same love songs I've sung before I'll sing you a song, then I'll travel on Cause I'm just a traveling troubadour Roadways are marked by historical signs Lights in the dark bars are neon designs One never knows just where the highway goes I'm a troubadour, the traveling kind My companion is a Martin guitar Lodging sometimes Spartan under the stars I'm wasting time trying to make a dime A traveling troubadour near and far (instrumental) Come and see the traveling troubadour With a guitar case full of tales of yore Of places I've been, never will again Yes, I'm just a traveling troubadour Request all your songs is all I implore You can sing along or dance on the floor We'll have a good time making song and rhyme Cause I'm just a traveling troubadour Knee Deep In Bluegrass Blues (Larry W. Jones 08/13/2009) (song#5972) My darlin', today I thought things over Guess I ought to put on my walkin' shoes From old Kentucky I'll be a rover Since you left me knee deep in bluegrass blues These blue Kentucky skies have turned to gray Since you told me those lies that hurt and bruise I can't sleep and this ache won't go away Since you left me knee deep in bluegrass blues I'm tryin' to keep from cryin' at night But now I realize there's no more use In Kentucky I'd keep sighin' alright Since you left me knee deep in bluegrass blues (instrumental) Kentucky blue grass Grows knee deep in the Spring But love cannot last When it's a dying thing These blue Kentucky skies have turned to gray Since you told me those lies that hurt and bruise I can't sleep and this ache won't go away Since you left me knee deep in bluegrass blues I can't sleep and this ache won't go away Since you left me knee deep in bluegrass blues I Met Her In A Dream (Larry W. Jones 08/14/2009) (song #5973) I met her in a dream, she set a lovely scene I thought that dream was gone and past Oh, that dream was the kind you can't get off your mind The kind that seems to last and last Each time I called her name, her answer was the same I'm just a dream you'll never find Oh, that dream was the best, I don't recall the rest The kind that I can't leave behind I met her in a dream, she set a lovely scene She let me sing her a love song She whispered in my ear, her words so crystal clear I will be here your whole life long (instrumental) I met her in a dream, she set a lovely scene She let me sing her a love song She whispered in my ear, her words so crystal clear I will be here your whole life long Now, when the sun has set, I then dream of her yet Though it causes my heart such pain I met her in a dream, she set a lovely scene Tonight I'll dream of her again Settin' The Moon On Fire (Larry W. Jones 08/14/2009) (song#5974) Put on lipstick and your eye liner Dear, I'll look fine but you'll look finer We'll go dine at the old French diner Tonight we're settin' the moon on fire You're so sweet, there's nothin' sweeter You're so neat, there's nothin' neater You're the heat in my space heater Settin' the moon on fire Love, we'll go to the big barn dance And show 'em how it's done Tonight I'm big on big romance With you, my only one You and I are gonna go strollin' Sweetheart, let's roll and get things rollin' There's no patrol and no controllin' Settin' the moon on fire We'll take the Coupe DeVille and fill 'er I'll be the Jack and you'll be Jill-er That Cadillac will be a thriller Settin' the moon on fire We'll park somewhere without the buckles Kiss in the dark with crazy chuckles Raise the roof and then raise a ruckle Settin' the moon on fire We'll spend the night under moon Watch stars up in the sky Our love's in tune this month of June A happy gal and guy Strolling arm in arm is not alarmin' You be princess and I'll be prince charmin' Since tomorrow I'll be black land farmin' Settin' the moon on fire King Of Honky Tonk Lane (Larry W. Jones 08/16/2009) (song#5975) Neon lights are bright any time of night As I make the rounds on the left and right Like the outbound sound of a lonesome train I've got the name, King of Honky Tonk Lane King of Honky Tonk Lane, jukebox fame There's a woman to blame for such a name Folks don't understand how a man can land Down in the drain, King of Honky Tonk Lane Jukebox songs of lost loves will never end As long as there's lost loves and losing men I've got a brand new name, though it's a shame Cause I now reign, King of Honky Tonk Lane (instrumental) Not many men will reign As king of their domain For me the jukebox sings King of Honky Tonk Lane Jukebox songs of lost loves will never end As long as there's lost loves and losing men I've got a brand new name, though it's a shame Cause I now reign, King of Honky Tonk Lane I've got a brand new name, though it's a shame Cause I now reign, King of Honky Tonk Lane Storm Cloud (Larry W. Jones 08/17/2009) (song #5976) Now, listen to my tale boys, so you won't become Like one on Stormy Bay whose play was running rum Mother ships with illegal rum, close off shore lay And he'd load up for running over Stormy Bay Sometimes off Ocean City in old Delaware But the Maritime police never knew just where Every time they saw Storm Cloud through the foam and spray He would leave them in his wake over Stormy Bay And there ran Storm Cloud, Storm Cloud over Stormy Bay Storm Cloud was his vessel, smuggled rum was his play There was sweet rum, sweet rum to please a sailor's bones But old King Neptune brought him down to Davy Jones His Daddy tried to warn him, don't run rum no more Son, I'd rather you just stay here safe on the shore There's a storm a-brewing, high winds are on their way No night for running Storm Cloud over Stormy Bay (instrumental) Off shore of Delaware past sand bars and the reef Salt spray in the air and troughs of big waves were deep The Maritime police on crests of waves appeared But he knew he was best where seasoned sailors feared Loaded to the gunwales and running through the surf Storm Cloud fought through the gales toward Ocean City's turf Maritime police saw him when he disappeared Storm Cloud's rum running ceased where seasoned sailors feared And there ran Storm Cloud, Storm Cloud over Stormy Bay Storm Cloud was his vessel, smuggled rum was his play There was sweet rum, sweet rum to please a sailor's bones But old King Neptune brought him down to Davy Jones That old King Neptune brought him down to Davy Jones Down In The Valley Below (Larry W. Jones 08/20/2009) (song#5977) Down in the valley, way down there below Down in the valley, I found that love grows Yesterday morning I went walking down in the valley below I heard that morning, someone talking down in the valley below That's when I saw the prettiest girl down in the valley below She gave me her hand down in the valley below Down in the valley, I found that love grows I said, down in the valley, way down there below Down in the valley, I found that love grows (instrumental) She gave me her hand and said that I'd be her man She gave me her lips of wine with kisses on mine Somehow I knew, from that time on Down in the valley below would be my new home Down in the valley, way down there below I'm down here singing, down in the valley below Wedding bells ringing, down in the valley below I don't care about money, don't have much to show We'll live on love and honey down in the valley below Red Necks Wherever You Go (Larry W. Jones 08/20/2009) (song#5978) You can play that red neck music And you can sing those red neck songs The country folks down in Texas Have learned to sing along From a country window, lazy corner Ain't no red neck music hidden From an east Texas piney wood mourner You can hear that red neck music playing On country fiddles, fast or slow Floating right through that Texas air There's red necks wherever you go (instrumental) They're down in all small Texas towns And they're down on the farms There's more pay in big cities, as they say But they'd rather dance in big barns Now, every little town has a main street Smoky bars and crowded tables They're drinkin' Lone Star beer Then goin' home if they're able (instrumental) They come to hear that old jukebox playing Good country fiddle, fast or slow Floating right through the Texas air There's red necks wherever you go Play me Texas red neck music Play me some red neck country songs And all you big city folks, you can sing along Sing of Texas prairies, San Antonio River Wherever Texas red necks show Honky tonk music will follow There's red necks wherever you go Been Forever Rambling (Larry W. Jones 08/20/2009) (song#5979) Been forever rambling many a day What's left is now in shambles by the way Took a gamble when I began to roam Now, if I can, I've gotta find a home Seen lots of places I regret I went Met some faces just like mine, not content Been forever rambling, going nowhere And now I'm tired of playing solitaire When I find that special place meant for me There I'll find that special face sent for me (instrumental) Been forever rambling a country mile Ambling down dusty roads a long long while And I've got nothing to show, not a thing Except for these old rambling songs I sing Seen lots of places I regret I went Met some faces just like mine, not content Been forever rambling, going nowhere And now I'm tired of playing solitaire Been forever rambling Been forever rambling many a day Two By Four (Larry W. Jones 08/21/2009) (song#5980) All that remains of our love is a photo, two by four Just a small souvenir and nothing more My lonely world can be measured two by four, two by four I remember when we stopped by that little photo booth I remember every little detail, to tell the truth I opened up my billfold so that everyone could see Til someone came and told me that you didn't care for me All that remains of our love is a photo, two by four Just a small souvenir and nothing more My lonely world can be measured two by four, two by four (instrumental) Oh, sometimes I get so jealous of my own old billfold Cause it's the only thing I have that has your love to hold Your small two by four is the only photo I have left I don't want any more with my broken heart on the shelf All that remains of our love is a photo, two by four Just a small souvenir and nothing more My lonely world can be measured two by four, two by four No Fence Line (Larry W. Jones 08/21/2009) (song#5981) Give me open prairie where life ain't contrary And no fence line to hem me in On my horse and saddle, hear silver spurs rattle And no fence line to hem me in Under clear western sky where the bald eagles fly Oh, let me ride high until the day that I die With just the lone prairie wind for my next of kin And no fence line to hem me in Oh, I've made me a truce with my trusty cayuse Ride easy on trails on the rise With my trusty steed, I've got all things that I need And freedom the old west supplies Let me ride o'er the prairie where no suspence is Where no false friend or pretense is Where good sensibleness lives and has always been And no fence line to hem me in (instrumental) Give me open prairie where life ain't contrary And no fence line to hem me in On my horse and saddle, hear silver spurs rattle And no fence line to hem me in Under clear western sky where the bald eagles fly Oh, let me ride high until the day that I die With just the lone prairie wind for my next of kin And no fence line to hem me in With just the lone prairie wind for my next of kin And no fence line to hem me in Y'all Git (Larry W. Jones 08/21/2009) (song#5982) Y'all git, (Y'all git) Y'all git (Y'all git) Now Y'all git on away from here Y'all git, (Y'all git) Y'all git (Y'all git) Y'all git and don't be comin' around here Them lazy kinfolks keep comin' by the dozen They're too cheap to even give us the time of day Breakfast, lunch or dinners, they pray for the sinners Well, I'm a mule skinner, so this is what I say Y'all git, (Y'all git) Y'all git (Y'all git) Now Y'all git on away from here Y'all git, (Y'all git) Y'all git (Y'all git) Y'all git and don't be comin' around here (instrumental) We live out in the country, but not everyone's a neighbor Especially some kinfolks who drop by They drop in like the flies and never know when to say goodbye I wish they'd all git cause them I despise Y'all git, (Y'all git) Y'all git (Y'all git) Now Y'all git on away from here Y'all git, (Y'all git) Y'all git (Y'all git) Y'all git and don't be comin' around here Y'all git, (Y'all git) Y'all git (Y'all git) Now Y'all git on away from here Y'all git, (Y'all git) Y'all git (Y'all git) Y'all git and don't be comin' around here Hide And Seek (Larry W. Jones 08/23/2009) (song#5983) I play with my little boy and I often speak Of places where I'll find him playing hide and seek But today he was troubled by thoughts in his head As I held him on my knees, this is what he said Daddy, I play hide and seek with all of my toys But I can't find my Momma like the other boys Why did she go away so far that I can't find My Momma that I seek, or Daddy, am I blind He said, Daddy, find me a Momma, one that's new So I can play hide and seek with a Momma too Please Daddy, please find a new one for me today Seek for a Momma who won't ever go away (instrumental) Why did she go away so far that I can't find My Momma that I seek, or Daddy, am I blind He said, Daddy, find me a Momma, one that's new So I can play hide and seek with a Momma too Please Daddy, please find a new one for me today Seek for a Momma who won't ever go away Daddy, I'll hide while you seek for a Momma Please find one who won't ever go away Lead Me To Your Land Of Love (Larry W. Jones 08/23/2009) (song#5984) Dear, if you can find it in your plan to pardon Then let me return if your heart is not hardened Darling, I need and yearn to be your man again Please take my hand and lead me to your land of love Lead me to your land of love, away from dim lights Where the band only plays sad songs in lonely nights Darling, I need and yearn to be your man again Please take my hand and lead me to your land of love Lead me to your land of love, forget things you've heard That I don't need your love, just forget every word Try to understand that it's you I'm needful of Please take my hand and lead me to your land of love (instrumental) Lead me to your land of love, away from dim lights Where the band only plays sad songs in lonely nights Darling, I need and yearn to be your man again Please take my hand and lead me to your land of love Try to understand that it's you I'm needful of Please take my hand and lead me to your land of love Lead me to your land of love Panhandle Promenade (Larry W. Jones 08/24/2009) (song#5985) If you have a trail map of Texas It's a snap to see how big it is From Dalhart on down to Louisian' Guys and gals all around Texas sez Buddy Holly might come from Lubbock And Dallas might be a glitzy place But when you're up in Amarillo You gotta do that Panhandle Promenade Cowboys start with the Cotton Eyed Joe When good ol' honky tonk music's played But then tip their Stetsons to the ladies When fiddles play that Panhandle Promenade When the sun settles on the prairie And soft moonlight falls on purple sage All the cowboys bow to the cowgirls Now it's time for that Panhandle Promenade (instrumental) In the big panhandle of Texas Twin fiddles are tuned, ready to play Amarillo is next to heaven Dancing that Texas Panhandle Promenade Cowboys start with the Cotton Eyed Joe When good ol' honky tonk music's played But then tip their Stetsons to the ladies When fiddles play that Panhandle Promenade Only A Question Of When (Larry W. Jones 08/25/2009) (song#5986) One fine morning without warning, you'll come back where you've been Oh yes, sweetheart, it's only a question of when It's only a question of when Come home, come home, I know you'll need my true true love again Oh yes, darling, you'll plead for my true true love then It's only a question of when You took all the love I extended And then you tossed it all on the ground But that's not how lost love songs are ended Whatever goes around comes around You'll see, you'll see, when you wake up, then end up where you've been Oh yes, sweetheart, as I've said time and time again It's only a question of when (instrumental) You took all the love I extended And then you tossed it all on the ground But that's not how lost love songs are ended Whatever goes around comes around You'll see, you'll see, when you wake up, then end up where you've been Oh yes, sweetheart, as I've said time and time again It's only a question of when It's only a question of when Climb A Mountain (Larry W. Jones 08/27/2009) (song#5987) Well, it's climb a mountain and roll down the other side Yeah, it's climb a mountain and roll down the other side Takes time and a mighty bad toll on a poor man's hide Well, when the rooster crows, til the clock strikes at midnight Yeah, when the rooster crows, til the clock strikes at midnight My life I'm giving til my life ain't got no living Now, I've got a woman who can drive a man insane Said, I've got a woman who can drive a man insane Her kind of love I can't survive, just can't stand the pain (instrumental) Well, some fine day I'll find a way not to work so long Yeah, some fine day I'll find a way not to work so long Or else I'll fade away from singin' this misery song Well, it's climb a mountain and roll down the other side Yeah, it's climb a mountain and roll down the other side Takes time and a mighty bad toll on a poor man's hide Ride The Teardrop Trail (Larry W. Jones 08/27/2009) (song#5988) Ride the teardrop trail if you want to come my way Dear, you don't have to wear a veil, afraid to see I left behind a trail of teardrops night and day Ever since you said you were never meant for me Dear, I loved you so, but you still asked me to go And so I'm sending word in case you haven't heard Ride the teardrop trail if you want to come my way If you would return to the love you once preferred (instrumental) Dear, I loved you so, but you still asked me to go And so I'm sending word in case you haven't heard Ride the teardrop trail if you want to come my way If you would return to the love you once preferred Ride the teardrop trail if you want to come my way I left behind a trail of teardrops night and day Western Ghostly Town (Larry W. Jones 08/27/2009) (song#5989) When conestogas left St Louis For the prairie trails at crack of dawn Oregon or bust was their marquee On dusty travels so far from home Rolling along in the pale moonlight And when the hot sun was burning down Deep ruts in the ground still show their fight Right through any western ghostly town Oh, the western sun burned their blurred eyes And vulture birds circled where they died Now is heard mostly the wind for sound Right through any western ghostly town (instrumental) Oh, there was dancing, there was singing Romance and saloon doors there swinging There was love that never knew regret Quite a few that time would soon forget Oh, the western sun burned their blurred eyes And vulture birds circled where they died Now is heard mostly the wind for sound Right through any western ghostly town Now is heard mostly the wind for sound Right through any western ghostly town Following My Losing You (Larry W. Jones 08/27/2009) (song#5990) I followed all the rules of love Yes, I followed them all through But all those things are done and through Following my losing you My heart is one big heartache And I can't shake this feeling blue There's a hollow ring in my heart Following my losing you I go to the same old places And see old faces that we knew I always hope I get a glimpse of you Without someone new But every time you come in view I can't help from feeling blue There's a hollow ring in my heart Following my losing you (instrumental) There's no way I could have seen That a new love would come between Your vows sounded so true to me But they wern't meant to be And now I'm down and out, it's true Following my losing you There's a hollow ring in my heart Following my losing you I followed all the rules of love Yes, I followed them all through But all those things are done and through Following my losing you Serenading Hills (Larry W. Jones 08/27/2009) (song#5991) The serenading hills (woe-oh-oh-oh-oh) Serenading tonight (wo-oh-oh-oh-oh) They're singing a love song that I know Whispering from a long time ago Darling, I love you so (woe-oh-oh-oh-oh) The soft breeze in the hills (woe-oh-oh-oh-oh) Cause leaves of the trees to turn (woe-oh-oh-oh-oh) And it cries with my broken heart still Oh please, my darling, you must return To serenading hills (woe-oh-oh-oh-oh) (instrumental) The serenading hills (woe-oh-oh-oh-oh) Serenading tonight (wo-oh-oh-oh-oh) Darling, I love you so The soft breeze in the hills (woe-oh-oh-oh-oh) Cause leaves of the trees to turn (woe-oh-oh-oh-oh) And it cries with my broken heart still Oh please, my darling, you must return To serenading hills (woe-oh-oh-oh-oh) I've Lost Again (Larry W. Jones 08/28/2009) (song#5992) The word came back just like before That you made tracks to some new door I've paid the cost but I can't win Our plans don't cross, I've lost again I sure was blind to your design The ties that bind, I cannot find Dear, I believed you way back then My heart is grieved, I've lost again I wish you well though time will tell If he tells you words of farewell His heart he gave, and then his name Will he now say, I've lost again (instrumental) I sure was blind to your design The ties that bind, I cannot find Dear, I believed you way back then My heart is grieved, I've lost again I gave you love with words thereof And deeds to show you were my dove You were not fair and now you win But I still care, so I've lost again Down At The Down And Out (Larry W. Jones 08/28/2009) (song#5993) I once lived like a millionaire Had all the friends money can buy Spent my earnings without a care But now I just sit here and cry I've got no other place to go Bar rooms are what it's all about The music here is full of woe I'm way down at the Down and Out Down and Out is an old bar room Where you can drink and laugh and shout Just look for me in my costume Laughing down at the Down and Out (instrumental) Down and Out is an old bar room Where you can drink and laugh and shout Just look for me in my costume Laughing down at the Down and Out I've come down here for many years With my eyes closed I know the route I drink my beers with many tears Crying down at the Down and Out Road Back To Loving You Again (Larry W. Jones 08/29/2009) (song#5994) Dear, I'm not here to pass the time of day Cause it's real love that brings me back your way Don't you know I missed you so while apart I'm traveling the road back to your heart Dear, I'm on the road back to loving you again I followed that yellow brick road right to its end I realize happiness lies where it began Yes, I'm on the road back to loving you again I despise the lies I was using as a crutch Dear, I now prize the mem'ry of your loving touch I now see I set you free because I was blind I beg on bended knee that your love I can find (instrumental) That bright yellow brick road came to an end I was too quick to run away back then Dear, I'm on the road back to loving you again I followed that yellow brick road right to its end I realize happiness lies where it began Yes, I'm on the road back to loving you again I realize happiness lies where it began Yes, I'm on the road back to loving you again Time Has Dried My Tears For You (Larry W. Jones 08/29/2009) (song#5995) I remember a time when I loved no one else And our love was the kind described as strong and true I don't know why things wrong and love went on the shelf But time has dried my tears for you I remember a song that spoke of new springtime When you and I first met with the sun shining through Darling, how I tried to keep you forever mine But time has dried my tears for you Time is such a healing thing for a broken heart Although it's stealing dreams that you and I once knew Sweetheart, I tried to walk and live the spoken part But time has dried my tears for you (instrumental) I remember a song that spoke of new springtime When you and I first met with the sun shining through Darling, how I tried to keep you forever mine But time has dried my tears for you Dear, I wish you well and you know that I still care And I guess time will tell if I find someone new Our love has died although memories linger there But time has dried my tears for you Phoenix Outbound Freight Railroad (Larry W. Jones 08/30/2009) (song#5996) I was born in Phoenix with a frown It was a small Arizona town I was raised with the sticks all around And where the only way up was down The son of a railroad man's abode Who only lived by the hobo's code I'm gonna ride the route my Daddy rode On the Phoenix outbound freight railroad On the Phoenix outbound freight railroad My Daddy lived by the hobo's code On the Phoenix outbound freight railroad I'm gonna ride the route my Daddy rode (individual) I learned to pick a rhythm guitar In the sticks at a honky tonk bar Hobo Bill took his last ride, I'm told On the Phoenix outbound freight railroad Bill was the son of a railroad man And he rode the rails until he died I'm gonna ride the route my Daddy rode The Phoenix outbound freight is my ride On the Phoenix outbound freight railroad My Daddy lived by the hobo's code On the Phoenix outbound freight railroad I'm gonna ride the route my Daddy rode When Will I Won't (Larry W. Jones 08/31/2009) (song#5997) When will I won't keep holding to your memory When will I won't keep thinking it's made of fine gold I keep on holding to a flame deep inside me And I keep holding to your mem'ry in my soul When will I won't keep dreaming at night about you When will I won't keep thinking that it feels so good I can't help knowing just how much I still love you And I keep forgetting to forget, though I should When a sparrow feels the wind, it then knows to fly When a flower feels the sun, it grows toward the sky When will I won't keep acting like some fool I know When will I won't keep crying as I let you go (instrumental) I won't stop thinking of the things we shared I won't stop thinking of the vows declared Oh, when will I won't think it is a lie That you don't love me and this is goodbye When a sparrow feels the wind, it then knows to fly When a flower feels the sun, it grows toward the sky When will I won't keep acting like some fool I know When will I won't keep crying as I let you go Singing My Troubles To A Longhorn Herd (Larry W. Jones 08/31/2009) (song#5998) When the sun goes down and starry heavens blink on That's when I'll be found out on the trail far from home I'm there on the prairie like a whippoorwill bird Where I'm singing my troubles to a longhorn herd My saddlepals say that I'm a fortunate man I happily draw pay but they don't understand That I've lived all the problems behind every word When I'm singing my troubles to a longhorn herd (instrumental) All my pardners speak of me as some cowboy king But I'm at my peak in the sad songs that I sing My songs may be preferred but the real truth is blurred When I'm singing my troubles to a longhorn herd My saddlepals say that I'm a fortunate man I happily draw pay but they don't understand That I've lived all the problems behind every word When I'm singing my troubles to a longhorn herd Forever Was Never Yesterday (Larry W. Jones 08/31/2009) (song#5999) You've been on my mind since yesterday When you promised those vows I believe Tomorrow I'll still feel this same way That you will still wear my name for me Forever means everything to me Because of the promises you made The future means love eternally Forever was never yesterday (instrumental) It all came home this morning at dawn When I knew that you'd be always mine Now it is toward tomorrow I'm drawn Loving you true will be on my mind Forever means everything to me Because of the promises you made The future means love eternally Forever was never yesterday The future means love eternally Forever was never yesterday Song Without End (Larry W. Jones 08/30/2009) (song#6000) How many sad songs have been written of Ones who said so long to eternal love But I know of one that's already penned My words to you is a song without end I don't wish for wealth or fortune or fame For they can't bring love unless just in name But I sing of true love few comprehend My words to you is a song without end Some try to find love after they've grown old They were too blind when young love turned stone cold But darling, this song is not just pretend My words to you is a song without end (instrumental) I don't wish for wealth or fortune or fame For they can't bring love unless just in name But I sing of true love few comprehend My words to you is a song without end Now, I know that life may run out of time And hills become mountains too hard to climb But love's already heard where I'll ascend My words to you is a song without end |
