Has Anybody Seen My Shadow (Larry W. Jones 09/22/2007) (song#5001) Has anybody seen my shadow Was it sad when it passed you by Ever since someone stole my darlin' All my shadow and I do is cry My world has fallen in around me I no longer have my closest friends Has anybody seen my shadow If so then please tell me where he's been Was my lonely shadow feeling bad Now folks, I've been hoping that he's not But his broken dreams are all so sad And to me it seems that's all he's got - instrumental - My world has fallen in around me I no longer have my closest friends Has anybody seen my shadow If so then please tell me where he's been Has anybody seen my shadow I've got his old heart here on the shelf Folks, I just don't know what's the matter My shadow doesn't even know myself Has anybody seen my shadow I've got his old heart here on the shelf Folks, I just don't know what's the matter My shadow doesn't even know myself Like A Picture Drawn Upon The Mist (Larry W. Jones 09/22/2007) (song#5002) Dear, you promised me a true love And you made me believe it lived But now you have found a new love For me, you've no more love to give Dear, this morning when I woke up I could see that I was alone I couldn't find my coffee cup What I found was your love was gone The love that you promised, darlin' Was felt in every little kiss That promise is done and gone, dear Like a picture drawn upon the mist - instrumental - Dear, this morning when I woke up I could see that I was alone I couldn't find my coffee cup What I found was your love was gone The love that you promised, darlin' Was felt in every little kiss That promise is done and gone, dear Like a picture drawn upon the mist That promise is done and gone, dear Like a picture drawn upon the mist Out Of A Buttermilk Colored Sky (Larry W. Jones 09/23/2007) (song#5003) Well, I was riding along on my pony When out of a buttermilk colored sky Razzle! Dazzle! Boy, my mind was Frazzled! Sweetheart, my darlin', you came riding by I was playing my harmonica too When out of a buttermilk sky of blue Razzle! Dazzle! Boy, my tune got Frazzled! Sweetheart cowgirl, when I first looked at you I remember a cowboy's heart yelling Timber As I saw you ride across the prairie grass I'm not really sure but I think I remember Thinking, wow, that cowgirl sure has a lot of class - instrumental - I remember a cowboy's heart yelling Timber As I saw you ride across the prairie grass I'm not really sure but I think I remember Thinking, wow, that cowgirl sure has a lot of class Well, I was riding along on my pony When out of a buttermilk colored sky Razzle! Dazzle! Boy, my mind was Frazzled! Love hit me like a big buttermilk pie Out of a buttermilk colored sky Love hit me like a big buttermilk pie Out of a buttermilk colored sky Kenneth Little Red Hayes (Larry W. Jones 09/23/2007) (song#5004) All the cowboys rode in from far away To the big barn dance where the fiddler played And when the caller called out, bend the bow Kenneth "Little Red" Hayes was hot to go Down by the river when the sun went down At the barn dance a little ways from town "Little Red" Hayes played the best western swing His fiddle wouldn't rest, he made it sing Cherokee Cowboys played Silver Lake Blues And "Little Red" Hayes never took a snooze He resined his bow for Billy Bayou He could really play the fiddle so true Down by the river when the sun went down At the barn dance a little ways from town "Little Red" Hayes played the best western swing His fiddle wouldn't rest, he made it sing Now, one of these days it will come, I know Ken "Little Red" Hayes will hang up his bow But he's already set the scene ablaze We've never seen none like Little Red Hayes Down by the river when the sun went down At the barn dance a little ways from town "Little Red" Hayes played the best western swing His fiddle wouldn't rest, he made it sing Big Bull Johnson (Larry W. Jones 09/23/2007) (song#5005) Hear the beat of my nine pound spike hammer It hurts my side so much that I stammer I've worked every job for my woman I'd be better off locked in the slammer Well, well, southern belle My nine pound spike hammer is swingin' well Well, well, southern belle When I die just bid your old man farewell Swing a nine pound spike hammer with a bang Big Bull Johnson is my section gang name This nine pound spike hammer I swing so well Is all for my sweet little southern belle Well, well, southern belle My nine pound spike hammer is swingin' well Well, well, southern belle When I die just bid your old man farewell There ain't many places where I ain't been This railroad section gang is one of them Swing a nine pound spike hammer once again My future life is lookin' mighty grim Well, well, southern belle My nine pound spike hammer is swingin' well Well, well, southern belle When I die just bid your old man farewell Swing a nine pound spike hammer with a bang Big Bull Johnson is my section gang name This nine pound spike hammer I swing so well Is all for my sweet little southern belle It's Not My Concern (Larry W. Jones 09/23/2007) (song#5006) Hey Joe, did you see her with her new guy Did she look happy or was her face stern Oh, I'm sure they'll get along together Just curious, though it's not my concern Was she giving anyone else some glances Joe, did she look back at you in return Does she still go to honky tonk dances I just wondered, though it's not my concern I told her that I could do without her And without a doubt, I know that is true Joe, I don't remember much about her Anyway, her mem'ry won't make me blue - instrumental - I told her that I could do without her And without a doubt, I know that is true Joe, I don't remember much about her Anyway, her mem'ry won't make me blue Well Joe, guess I'll talk to you tomorrow I've got a lot of old mem'ries to burn Oh, did she ask if I had any sorrow Just curious, though it's not my concern Oh, did she ask if I had any sorrow Just curious, though it's not my concern Celebration Waltz (Larry W. Jones 09/23/2007) (song#5007) Darling, you and I just found each other And with the music sound and lights down low This could be our last, but dear, I'd rather Dance forever and never let you go Darling, let me make this dedication A yearly Celebration Waltz with you Each and every day that comes in between Will be a Celebration Dream come true So, as we go the years and miles My love for you will be sincere I'll make sure you have many smiles And darling, the fewest of tears Through the years, may I always dance The Celebration Waltz with you - instrumantal - So, as we go the years and miles My love for you will be sincere I'll make sure you have many smiles And darling, the fewest of tears Through the years, may I always dance The Celebration Waltz with you The Celebration Waltz with you Everybody's Honky Tonk Girl (Larry W. Jones 09/23/2007) (song#5008) Where there's neon lights for dancing It seems that you're always in sight With that old jukebox romancing Those honky tonk dreams in the night My darling, you're playing the part Of like minded fools in the world You're just anybody's sweetheart Everybody's honky tonk girl Dear, you chose the wild side of life And you have no sorrow or shame Tomorrow will bring only strife And you'll have no one else to blame Your road is somewhere off the chart You're driving in a darkened world You're just anybody's sweetheart Everybody's honky tonk girl Darling, you know I still love you And I wish so, that you were near You're only fishing for the blues With cowboys crying in their beer Oh, I know you think that it's smart To throw to swines your lovely pearls You're just anybody's sweetheart Everybody's honky tonk girl Dear, it's true love that you're shedding I gave my love and everything Please come back from where you're heading And put back on your golden ring Dear, we could make a brand new start And give our love just one more whirl Don't be just anybody's sweetheart Don't be everybody's honky tonk girl Where This Lonely Trail Ends (Larry W. Jones 09/23/2007) (song#5009) I have seen the world in every time zone Now I'll ride to where this lonely trail ends No amigos, no casa, all alone Just riding to where this lonely trail ends In my saddle, weary, loaded with care Night and day to where this lonely trail ends I can't seem to lighten this load I bear On the way to where this lonely trail ends A rainbow's end has much treasure and gold But what I need most is a heartfelt friend A true love I can have and I can hold When I get to where this lonely trail ends - instrumental - A rainbow's end has much treasure and gold But what I need most is a heartfelt friend A true love I can have and I can hold When I get to where this lonely trail ends Someone might be there waiting alone I won't know until this lonely trail ends All I know is that I can't go back home So I'll go to where this lonely trail ends Someone might be there waiting alone I won't know until this lonely trail ends All I know is that I can't go back home So I'll go to where this lonely trail ends Heartbreakers Waltz (Larry W. Jones 09/23/2007) (song#5010) The dance had just started Love's roles were uncharted Now console the departed From the Heartbreakers Waltz Lessons for tomorrow Don't beg, steal or borrow A heart meant for sorrow With the Heartbreakers Waltz I wondered if ever From this one endeavor Would your love still be true Now I know it's never The dance went by swiftly My hopes you were lifting Until they went drifting With the Heartbreakers Waltz - instrumental - I wondered if ever From this one endeavor Would your love still be true Now I know it's never The dance went by swiftly My hopes you were lifting Until they went drifting With the Heartbreakers Waltz My dreams all went drifting With the Heartbreakers Waltz Gotta Sell Them Cows (Larry W. Jones 09/24/2007) (song#5011) When I was almost five my Daddy would strive To learn me about the birds and bees in life Son, you cain't go around lookin' at the ground And be real careful now 'bout hookin' a wife Go and have your fun but listen son The whole money world is full of lies You've gotta sell them cows before they die And the milk before it dries Now ol' cowboy Bill with some time to kill He rode way out on the Chisholm trail alone His old pony quit when he bit the bit And ol' cowboy Bill had to walk back home It was then he said to his trail boss Fred Don't be surprised when I tell my goodbyes You've gotta sell them cows before they die And the milk before it dries Now, cowboy Vance went to the big barn dance With both his cowboy boots all shined as well He saw Mary Lou and fell in love, it's true The rest of the story only he can tell Mary Lou, his wife, led him a life of strife And cowboy Vance forgot the dance and cried You've gotta sell them cows before they die And the milk before it dries Now son, the lesson learned is don't get burned Before the page is turned you've gotta get wise You've gotta sell them cows before they die And the milk before it dries Love Like Ours Is Worth Forevermore (Larry W. Jones 024/20079 (song#5012) Dear, it's very clear to me Nary an end do I see Our love is not for just a day Or just a thousand years Hairdos and fashions of fancy clothes Both of us agree May just be fading fancies And in time may disappear However, my darling dear Our true love won't go away Darling, it will stay For at least forever and a day High mountains may crumble For they are only made of earth Yes darling, they are only made of earth But love like ours is worth forevermore - instrumental - Hairdos and fashions of fancy clothes Both of us agree May just be fading fancies And in time may disappear High mountains may crumble For they are only made of earth Yes darling, they are only made of earth But love like ours is worth forevermore Chalkboard Of My Heart (Larry W. Jones 09/24/2007) (song#5013) When I was just a little lad I went to my new writing class I didn't write words that were sad But with sweet love words I did pass I held the chalk and drew two hearts One heart for you and one for me But you broke my chalk in two parts And erased those love words from me I'm now grown but I can't forget And those big bitter tears still start I think of you, and with regret That empty chalkboard of my heart I'm settled for the way things are But like nettles of stinging darts Careless words drove my dreams afar And broke the chalkboard of my heart - instrumental - If you'd have loved me as you should My poor heart wouldn't feel this way Maybe you just misunderstood When you erased those words away Out across my floor I still walk Thinking of my love words then But I can't write with broken chalk On the chalkboard of my heart again I'm settled for the way things are But like nettles of stinging darts Careless words drove my dreams afar And broke the chalkboard of my heart Blue Shoe Waltz (Larry W. Jones 09/24/2007) (song#5014) I rode into town right about twilight So I could hear the cowboy swing band play I met a lovely princess there that night And I still dream of her until this day She was dressed in blue and her shoes were too We waltzed to music that the swing band played I looked in blue eyes and before I knew A girl in blue shoes stole my heart away I think back at how fast the time just flew Waltzing with a princess in blue shoes that I met She was dressed in blue and her eyes were too Our dancing to the Blue Shoe Waltz I can't forget - instrumental - She was dressed in blue and her shoes were too We waltzed to music that the swing band played I looked in blue eyes and before I knew A girl in blue shoes stole my heart away Blue were her shoes and so blue were her eyes I still see a blue dress on a princess I adore Oh, I would be in cowboy paradise If I could dance with her The Blue Shoe Waltz once more Oh, I would be in cowboy paradise If I could dance with her The Blue Shoe Waltz once more In The Honky Tonks Of Texas (Larry W. Jones 09/24/2007) (song#5015) Neon lights are lit up bright In the honky tonks of Texas Cowgirls bloom, juke boxes croon In the honky tonks of Texas Lone Star beer brings the cheer In the honky tonks of Texas Cowboys cry till their eyes go dry In the honky tonks of Texas Songs of purple sage, all the rage In the honky tonks of Texas Act your age, blow your wage In the honky tonks of Texas Steel guitars ring western swing In the honky tonks of Texas Two-step scoots with cowboy boots In the honky tonks of Texas Square dance calls for Texans tall In the honky tonks of Texas Well that's about all, come Y'all In the honky tonks of Texas Stormy Skies (Larry W. Jones 09/24/2007) (song#5016) Stormy skies, I ain't seen nothin' like it Poor ol' Dan, now guide me on straight tonight Don't want these cattle to get washed away When that dry wash fills up like a high tide All the grass will be covered 'fore too long We gotta keep this herd a-movin' on Rain a-blowin' sideways through the night air We sure could use some weather clear and fair Stormy skies are bad, might take all we had Dan, gotta move this herd along somewhere - instrumental - All the grass will be covered 'fore too long We gotta keep this herd a-movin' on Well, I went on this cattle drive without a care Trail boss said I had better leave my dreams back there Drivin' longhorns, heifers and doggies off the range Stormy skies don't look like they're ever gonna change Looked for fair skies ahead, got stormy skies instead A cowboy could die underneath these stormy skies These tears here in my eyes are rain from stormy skies Rain from stormy skies Timeless Trails Of Texas (Larry W. Jones 09/24/2007) (song#5017) The old timeless trails of Texas Are cowboy pathways of renown They rode herd on longhorn cattle Down old trails the cattle had found Up to Kansas City and St Louis The east-Tex Shawnee Trail was nice and green Young and old cowpunchers drove the longhorns Along the Chisholm Trail to Abilene Time races on but can't erase The old timeless trails of Texas The old Western Trail led to Dodge City Queen of the Cowtowns, the new place was called Most of the way it wasn't very pretty But cowboys rode the trail in saddles tall Time races on but can't erase The old timeless trails of Texas Now, Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving Spun those west Texas to Wyoming tales Their bold blazed trail kept the cattle moving All along the old Goodnight-Loving Trail Time races on but can't erase The old timeless trails of Texas The old timeless trails of Texas Are part of history where they belong Written on the faces of old cowboys And on all the pages of Texas songs Time races on but can't erase The old timeless trails of Texas Time races on but can't erase The old timeless trails of Texas Headed Right Down The Wrong Highway (Larry W. Jones 09/25/2007) (song#5018) Plentiful darlin's but none that stayed true But they might say that concerning me too I spent all my money, just threw it away And I'm headed right down the wrong highway I lost all my friends and now I'm alone Seems there's no end to things going wrong Rye whiskey don't help when blue skies turn gray And I'm headed right down the wrong highway Not enough cheers and both eyes full of tears Burned too many candles throughout the years I know it's not right but I'm here to stay And I'm headed right down the wrong highway - instrumental - I lost all my friends and now I'm alone Seems there's no end to things going wrong Rye whiskey don't help when blue skies turn gray And I'm headed right down the wrong highway I've lost it all and I've lost all my pals I've lost all the love from all of those gals All that I've dreaded is with me today And I'm headed right down the wrong highway All that I've dreaded is with me today And I'm headed right down the wrong highway Bartered Heart (Larry W. Jones 09/25/2007) (song#5019) I bartered a heart filled with love For lips filled with empty kisses That you were just casting away I bartered dreams of a lifetime For what seems to be just lost time That I spent with you every day Dear, I thought that you would be there To keep me from feeling so blue Now my heart knows you didn't care And you didn't care to be true I know you're filled up with your pride And you don't need me by your side But lips filled with empty kisses Emptied my heart of love for you The love that I gave you was true But I guess that's gone out of style I didn't know little things about you That were big mistakes by a mile Golden dreams are now colored blue And my poor heart now is on trial Well, it's time that we said goodbye I need to see happier days Those days when I had a good cry Sure has made my broken heart pay I bartered a heart filled with love For lips filled with empty kisses That you were just casting away Never Summer Mountains (Larry W. Jones 09/30/2007) (song#5020) Colorado has majestic mountains In summer they can be so warm But there is one special range of mountains Where the snow fields forever form There's never no summer in the Never Summer Mountains Or so the old Ute Chieftan said You must bury me in Kawuneeche Valley When all the buffalo are dead There's never no summer in the Never Summer Mountains The alpine peaks are way too tall But down in the peaceful Kawuneeche Valley There is heard the big bull elk's call - instrumental - Many Ute and Arapahoe lived there In the shadow of mountain peaks divine Their life was peaceful and without a care Until the white man came in summertime There's never no summer in the Never Summer Mountains The alpine peaks are way too tall But down in the peaceful Kawuneeche Valley There is heard the big bull elk's call There's never no summer in the Never Summer Mountains Or so the old Ute Chieftan said You must bury me in Kawuneeche Valley When all the buffalo are dead Walk A Little Slower (Larry W. Jones 09/30/2007) (song#5021) You've gotta walk a little slower If you're gonna know 'er And open her heart up for you wide You've gotta walk a little slower Be a love seed grower To know she'll be walkin' by your side You don't wanna waste your life Out there a-runnin' around And found on some dead end road While your best friend, lovin' wife Is always gonna be found At home a-carryin' the load You've gotta walk a little slower If you're gonna know 'er And open her heart up for you wide You've gotta walk a little slower Be a love seed grower To know she'll be walkin' by your side - instrumental - You've gotta know that love ain't just a game One that losers play Cause when you lose, you're gonna get the blues When she walks away You've gotta walk a little slower If you're gonna know 'er And open her heart up for you wide You've gotta walk a little slower Be a love seed grower To know she'll be walkin' by your side You've gotta walk a little slower If you're gonna know 'er And open her heart up for you wide You've gotta walk a little slower Be a love seed grower To know she'll be walkin' by your side Our Love Is On An Earthquake Zone (Larry W. Jones 09/30/2007) (song#5022) What's that sound that I hear comin' And what's that feelin' in my soul Something is pressing mighty strong It's bound to take a mighty toll Darlin', what's that look in your eyes I see it every time we meet I feel the earth begin to rise And I'm unsteady on my feet Our love is on an earthquake zone Dear, I can tell it by your tone And you must think that I'm so blind Not to notice the daily grind You've been tossin' up a tremblor You've been dousin' every ember Darlin', I hope it ain't too late For you to remember our love - instrumental - Now there's a dark cloud a-formin' And I can see it's lined with pain Your love is no longer warmin' And I just know it's gonna rain Our love is on an earthquake zone Dear, I can tell it by your tone And you must think that I'm so blind Not to notice the daily grind You've been tossin' up a tremblor You've been dousin' every ember Darlin', I hope it ain't too late For you to remember our love Our love is on an earthquake zone Dear, I can tell it by your tone Our love is on an earthquake zone Our love is on an earthquake zone Our love is on an earthquake zone I'll Be Long Gone (Larry W. Jones 10/01/2007) (song#5023) I'll be long gone since you don't need me Dear, I'll be long gone since you don't care I can't live with broken promises I'll be long gone for another love that's fair I'll be long gone since you don't need me I'll be long gone for new parts unknown If nights get long, remember, darling True love has flown from you and is now long gone Before I go dear, I have some questions How long did you hide with your disguise How long my dear, did you not need me How long did you hide all of your lies - instrumental - Before I go dear, I have some questions How long did you hide with your disguise How long my dear, did you not need me How long did you hide all of your lies I'll be long gone since you don't need me I'll be long gone for new parts unknown If nights get long, remember, darling True love has flown from you and is now long gone Over And Out (Larry W. Jones 10/01/2007) (song#5024) (Over and out in the cold again) That love song was sung so sweetly The one that became our refrain Now it's all over completely Over and out in the cold again I thought love would always be here Out of stormy weather and rain Now love is over, far from near Over and out in the cold again Dear, it hurts my heart to be no part of love that's new And I can't convert my heart away from loving you I needed your love around me Just to keep me out of the rain Now it's over dear, you've found me Over and out in the cold again - instrumental - (Dear, it hurts my heart to be no part of love that's new) (And I can't convert my heart away from loving you) I needed your love around me Just to keep me out of the rain Now it's over dear, you've found me Over and out in the cold again Over and out Over and out Over and out in the cold again Out On The Range (Larry W. Jones 10/01/2007) (song#5025) If I need to lose these big town blues And I get the feeling for a change I saddle my pony, change my shoes Put on my boots and ride out on the range Breathin' big town air is not big fun Before the sun goes down in the west Out where wild coyotes like to run I ride alone and think of what is best When the big town closes in on me For me, that's the right time to exchange Life that's running too fast, and at last Put on my boots and ride out on the range - instrumental - Breathin' big town air is not big fun Before the sun goes down in the west Out where wild coyotes like to run I ride alone and think of what is best I know that life wasn't meant to be Just a commodity stock exchange And the best of life is life that's free Just my pony and me out on the range And the best of life is life that's free Just my pony and me out on the range Lonely Shadow On A Lonesome Trail (Larry W. Jones 10/01/2007) (song#5026) In the evening when the sun goes down I ride out on the trail The twilight comes stealing over me And shadows then prevail My silhouette seems to sadly mock Every tear in detail And as I ride along, I cast a Lonely shadow on a lonesome trail My shadow is always where I ride No matter where I go It always hides out in the twilight And waits for me, I know It follows me out to the far rim Yes it does, without fail It doesn't matter what I call him Lonely shadow on a lonesome trail I ride along and watch my shadow A dark and dying flame He just twists and turns like the wind goes I think he feels my pain I'm trying to elude a mem'ry But my heart knows too well What will always follow me is a Lonely shadow on a lonesome trail The picture of a love that's been lost And all our future plans Are as broken as a cowboy tossed In burning desert sands My poor heart is buried with my dreams In this dark twilight veil My life will be, it surely seems a Lonely shadow on a lonesome trail Across The Lone Prairie (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2007) (song#5027) Across the lone prairie under the sun That is where I let my young pony run Montana skies above makes green grass grow My strong pony goes where he wants to go Cottonwood trees reach for the passing breeze While folks in cities find nothing to please Out here I feel that I own everything I'll follow the trail and see what it brings Across the lone prairie the air is clean Who could ask for more than this western scene Montana skies are as blue as can be Out on the trail I am happy and free - instrumental - Across the lone prairie the air is clean Who could ask for more than this western scene Montana skies are as blue as can be Out on the trail I am happy and free Across the lone prairie I see the glow As the western sun is now setting low Across the lone prairie I see a dream For I now see my true love come riding Across the lone prairie to me Over The Trail To You (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2007) (song#5028) You'll see me riding, my darling Over the trail to you For I'm riding night and morning Over the trail to you The red Texas sun is sinking As of one I'm thinking With only one more dawn I'll be Over the trail to you How I have missed you, my darling I long to be with you You are worth my every journey Over the trail to you - instrumental - How I have missed you, my darling I long to be with you You are worth my every journey Over the trail to you Each milepost I pass with yearning Each post marks love's returning My arms are reaching, my darling Over the trail to you Each milepost I pass with yearning Each post marks love's returning My arms are reaching, my darling Over the trail to you Yesterday's Love Affair (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2007) (song#5029) You seemed so close and I held you so tight But I should have known that I should beware Of these dreams when I now only can dream Of yesterday's love affair I'm still here alone with my dreams, my dear Darling, you left me here without a care Lonely dawns shed light that I only dream Of yesterday's love affair My heart feels so empty now that you're gone It pleads for your love from twilight til dawn You felt divine when I held you last night Darling, don't you know these dreams just aren't right - instrumental - I'm still here alone with my dreams, my dear Darling, you left me here without a care Lonely dawns shed light that I only dream Of yesterday's love affair How I hate to face every empty today For nobody sees and nobody cares That every night I go to bed and dream Of yesterday's love affair How I hate to face every empty today For nobody sees and nobody cares That every night I go to bed and dream Of yesterday's love affair What Difference Does It Make Anyhow (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2007) (song#5030) What difference does it make anyhow As to whatever life may hand me Dear, I'll survive without you somehow Though my mind is not completely free Darling, don't worry over broken vows What difference does it make anyhow It wasn't long ago when we met, dear It wasn't long and we fell in love Therefore it wasn't long for those tears To fall like tears from a lonesome dove But that was yesterday, this is now What difference does it make anyhow - instrumental - We have now gone our separate ways The love song that we sang is now through I will find a way out of this maze I don't know who to blame, me or you There's no use looking behind the plow What difference does it make anyhow Under the bridge much water has run But I will forget and you will too Time has a way with the setting sun Of forgetting things that we once knew I'll go on alone if time allows What difference does it make anyhow Texas Ruby (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2007) (song#5031) There's a lady singing country songs In all the bars around San Antone She's been singing her songs there so long That the bars are Texas Ruby's home Texas Ruby sings the saddest songs That all the sad cowboys want to hear Texas Ruby sings the saddest songs While cowboys are crying in their beer Texas Ruby, won't you sing for me All your saddest country melodies Texas Ruby, lady can't you see She's left and long gone away from me - instrumental - Ruby, you've been singing for so long I've heard you sometimes until the dawn Texas Ruby, I am just like you Now these bars are this sad cowboy's home Texas Ruby sings the saddest songs That all the sad cowboys want to hear Texas Ruby sings the saddest songs While cowboys are crying in their beer Texas Ruby, won't you sing for me All your saddest country melodies Texas Ruby, lady can't you see She's left and long gone away from me Texas Ruby sings the saddest songs Out Of A Dream (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2007) (song#5032) Out of a dream and into my arms you will fly You will come as twilight comes, soft and very shy Out of a dream and into a calm velvet night When the full moon is low and stars are shining bright Then out of a dream you will fly Into my arms and in my life No more will I have to make believe You will finally be here You will fly in on a summer's eve From a twilight dream, my dear No more will I have to kiss a dream For I will be kissing you You will fly in on a summer's eve From the twilight velvet blue - instrumental - No more will I have to kiss a dream For I will be kissing you You will fly in on a summer's eve From the twilight velvet blue Out of a dream and into my arms you will fly You will come as twilight comes, soft and very shy Out of a dream and into a calm velvet night When the full moon is low and stars are shining bright Then out of a dream you will fly Into my arms and in my life Somewhere (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2007) (song#5033) You left me and went to somewhere You took my heart somewhere from me Your schemes and my dreams went somewhere Somewhere so far that I can't see If you should return from somewhere And I'm still in your memory Return my heart dear, from somewhere And from lonely tears set me free I expected that you'd be directed By some new love to be untrue No one can explain why it rains From skies that should be always blue - instrumental - You left me and went to somewhere You took my heart somewhere from me Your schemes and my dreams went somewhere Somewhere so far that I can't see If you should return from somewhere And I'm still in your memory Return my heart dear, from somewhere And from lonely tears set me free Out Of A West Texas Sky (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2007) (song#5034) Bright moon in a western sky Shining down where cowboys ride Shine down on the old corral But wake not the blue eyed gal Dreaming of her cowboy bold On a saddle made of gold Singing cowboy songs out there To his blue eyed love so fair From west Texas desert sands To the valley vinyard lands My darling, there we will go Where the Texas breezes blow Palm trees wave a welcome hand Down along the Rio Grande Blue skies with a sunset glow Bid us darling, gently go My sweet west Texas maiden With love my heart is laden My dreams are of your glory Dreams of love's sweetest longings A cowboy's fancies thronging In cowboy songs and stories See the full moon beguiling See the twinkling stars smiling As my sweet darling slumbers A cowboy's sentimental Dreams that are ever gentle Are born where true love can fly Out of a west Texas sky Bluebonnet Of The Prairie (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2007) (song#5035) Out on the Chisholm trail long ago As the western sun was sinking low A cowboy answered his cattle call It was in the springtime month of May When new bluebonnets begin to grow It was then in spring that she recalls His words when he said he loved her so You're my bluebonnet of the prairie A flower blooming for only me Blue are your eyes, as Texas skies too My bluebonnet, I'll return to you You're my bluebonnet of the prairie A flower blooming for only me A letter arrived from Abilene The trail boss wrote this in pencil lead Your cowboy fell from a mustang mean I regret to write that he is dead With such great shock and her sad surprise Teardrops began to dim her blue eyes As she remembered the words he said You're my bluebonnet of the prairie A flower blooming for only me Blue are your eyes, as Texas skies too My bluebonnet, I'll return to you You're my bluebonnet of the prairie A flower blooming for only me Now he will never return to her And never more will he wear his spurs The cowboy's ride in the month of May Was the end of a true cowboy's way A cowboy answered his cattle call It was then in spring that she recalls His words when he said he loved her so You're my bluebonnet of the prairie A flower blooming for only me Blue are your eyes, as Texas skies too My bluebonnet, I'll return to you You're my bluebonnet of the prairie A flower blooming for only me Fretting Of Getting Over You (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2007) (song#5036) I'm fretting of getting over you And darling, now more and more I cry Because every time I hear your name My poor heart tells me it wants to die I'm forgetting how to live again My dear, since I'm without you, it seems The more I'm letting you in my dreams There are no moments when you are not Still in my heart and still on my mind And I do not dare to take a chance To look for a new love I can't find I'm regretting that my world is blue Please forgive me for being so blind I'm fretting of getting over you - instrumental - I'm forgetting how to live again My dear, since I'm without you, it seems The more I'm letting you in my dreams There are no moments when you are not Still in my heart and still on my mind And I do not dare to take a chance To look for a new love I can't find I'm regretting that my world is blue Please forgive me for being so blind I'm fretting of getting over you Little Worn Snapshot (Larry W. Jones 10/03/2007) (song#5037) I have a little worn snapshot of you Wrapped in a piece of paper colored gold It's not here to remind me why I'm blue But it reminds me of a love that's cold This little snapshot's pleasing to my eye And it brings back memories dear, of you But as time goes by, I still sit and cry Over a little worn snapshot of you If I stop and think, I then shed a tear I look at your little snapshot so small It reminds me once more that you're not here And that's when I know more teardrops will fall - instrumental - If I stop and think, I then shed a tear I look at your little snapshot so small It reminds me once more that you're not here And that's when I know more teardrops will fall This little snapshot's pleasing to my eye And it brings back memories dear, of you But as time goes by, I still sit and cry Over a little worn snapshot of you But as time goes by, I still sit and cry Over a little worn snapshot of you Letter Bordered In Red (Larry W. Jones 10/03/2007) (song#5038) I was sitting at my table Monday With no care and everything going well When I saw the postman coming my way And he was a happy guy, I could tell He rang the bell and waited patiently I opened the door to, Good Morning Fred I wondered what this delivery could be He gave me a letter bordered in red The writing was on Mama's page of blue I slowly read the words dear Mama said Come home son, your dear old Mama needs you Come home son, your dear old Papa is dead Papa's last words said don't be forsaking To return home son, from the paths you tread Now son, your old Mama's heart is breaking As I send this letter bordered in red To my sorrow Papa had passed away Any joy in my life seemed to have fled When the postman brought this letter Monday That said, come home son, your Papa is dead Many harsh words when I left were spoken If I could only take them back instead Apologies for a tie that's broken I write in a letter bordered in red Just A Step Away From Paradise (Larry W. Jones 10/03/2007) (song#5039) I pass your house in my disguise Hiding tears falling from my eyes Feeling my heart beat as it cries Just a step away from paradise Your new love seems so happy too I wish the best for him and you I wish for dreams that can't come true Just a step away from paradise Dear, at your wedding I put on a show To keep from showing I was crying low I miss kissing lips that another owns And what good are vows that can't now be known This can't be good to always walk alone Just a step away from paradise - instrumental - Your new love seems so happy too I wish the best for him and you I wish for dreams that can't come true Just a step away from paradise Dear, at your wedding I put on a show To keep from showing I was crying low I miss kissing lips that another owns And what good are vows that can't now be known This can't be good to always walk alone Just a step away from paradise Just a step away from paradise Your Love I Needed Best Of All (Larry W. Jones 10/03/2007) (song#5040) Some things in life never need spoken We all know that Winter follows Fall But plans that we made are now broken Your love dear, I needed best of all Best of all I needed your love, dear All year, including Winter and Fall But you left me here with lonely tears To see you go hurt me worst of all Folks are searching for the rainbow's end A gold treasure that hides from us all What we need is a lover and friend It's your love I needed best of all - instrumental - Best of all I needed your love, dear All year, including Winter and Fall But you left me here with lonely tears To see you go hurt me worst of all Folks are searching for the rainbow's end A gold treasure that hides from us all What we need is a lover and friend It's your love I needed best of all What we need is a lover and friend It's your love I needed best of all Dance And Dance (Larry W. Jones 10/03/2007) (song#5041) I went to the barn dance on Friday night All the best rodeo cowboys were there If there was no chance to be number one Then the big barn dance wouldn't be no fun If there was no chance to be number one Then the big barn dance wouldn't be no fun If there was no chance to be number one Then the big barn dance wouldn't be no fun Then I saw her dancing Prettiest cowgirl with skirt awhirl I said, darlin', come and do the two-step with me And be my cowgirl I said, darlin', come and do the two-step with me And be my cowgirl I said, darlin', come and do the two-step with me And be my cowgirl - instrumental - Then I saw her dancing Prettiest cowgirl with skirt awhirl I said, darlin', come and do the two-step with me And be my cowgirl She said she'd be happy To give my heart a whirl She would dance and dance and dance and dance And be my cowgirl She would dance and dance and dance and dance And be my cowgirl She would dance and dance and dance and dance And be my cowgirl Over The Prairie (Larry W. Jones 10/07/2007) (song#5042) Over the prairie, across the wide range I'll never exchange The cowgirl waiting for me I'll ford every river, ignore every cloud Pull my hat down low when the winds blow loud Over the prairie, across the wide range I'll never exchange The cowgirl waiting for me Tell the desert sands and tall prairie grass That I'd give my all for my darling lass Over the prairie, across the wide range I'll never exchange The cowgirl waiting for me - instrumental - Tell the harvest moon in the prairie sky The whippoorwill as he goes flying by Over the prairie, across the wide range I'll never exchange The cowgirl waiting for me As I ride through the purple sage twilight Deep in my heart is her love held so tight Over the prairie, across the wide range I'll never exchange The cowgirl waiting for me Til The Last Breath (Larry W. Jones 10/07/2007) (song#5043) (One devotion, one treasure, one love forever) (One love for two hearts til the last breath do we part) (Him) Holding no others til the last breath do we part Wherever life's roads may lead, love's code I will heed Dear, my heart to you will be true Because you are the best part of my every deed Life would be nothing without you (Both) Holding no others my dear each day, come what may We will never feel loneliness Life's roads may get rough but they won't get in the way On our highway to happinness (Him) Whether rich or poor, dear I'll be wealthy with you Under heavenly skies above (Her) For there will be no disguise in a heart that's true As long as I have your sweet love (Him) And I became the wealthiest girl in the world When you exchanged those vows with me Every day with you dear, is paradise on earth And gold could never buy that key (Her) Darling, I am yours to hold and to forever keep Under heavenly skies above For there will be no disguise and my eyes won't weep As long as I have your sweet love (One devotion, one treasure, one love forever) (One love for two hearts til the last breath do we part) (Both) Til the last breath do we part Painting A Small Town Blue (Larry W. Jones 10/07/2007) (song#5044) Well, I used to drive the fast lane Now I just drive on blacktop roads I know it don't feel quite the same But I'm rid of those heavy loads Now I listen to the bluebirds As they go winging freely by But once in awhile it occurs That I recall another time And that's when I get so restless And that's when I drive back downtown Cruise the same old drag down Broadway End up at the same turn-a-round I know it all sounds a bit strange It's so sad but it's all too true I'm still dreaming of the fast lane While I'm painting a small town blue I still drive down by the river And take out my old fishing pole But peace of mind I find never Coming from that old fishing hole And I still walk along the stream A mile or two around the bend Guess I'm still looking for that dream Somewhere down at the rainbow's end - instrumental - And that's when I get so restless And that's when I drive back downtown Tune the radio to country End up with the same cryin' sound I know it all sounds a bit strange It's so sad but it's all too true I'm still dreaming of the fast lane While I'm painting a small town blue I know it all sounds a bit strange It's so sad but it's all too true I'm still dreaming of the fast lane While I'm painting a small town blue Dusty Stewart Blue Steel Guitar Rag (Larry W. Jones 10/08/2007) (song#5045) When he gets down on a honky tonk sound Everybody knows that blue steel man's tag They all stay around just to hear Ralph play That Dusty Stewart Blue Steel Guitar Rag Dusty Stewart played for all of the Hanks Hank Locklin, Hank Thompson and all the rest When it comes to names in the Hall of Fame Dusty is there among the steelers best Dusty slides the steel and the music peals From a double blue Carter eight and five You'll cry in your beer every time you hear That Dusty Stewart Blue Steel Guitar Rag - instrumental - Dusty slides the steel and the music peals From a double blue Carter eight and five You'll cry in your beer every time you hear That Dusty Stewart Blue Steel Guitar Rag If you ever go to an Opry show Look for a steeler with a Texas flag Just watch his fingers go and then you'll know That Dusty Stewart Blue Steel Guitar Rag Just watch his fingers go and then you'll know That Dusty Stewart Blue Steel Guitar Rag Sing Me Back To Single (Larry W. Jones 10/08/2007) (song#5046) Sing me back to single, any old sad song will do Even rhyme or jingle, as long as it sounds blue Bring me back a beer, make it more than one or two Sing me back to single, for an old love that's untrue Sing it for a lady who used to be my wife Sing it for the shady honky tonk side of life She used to say she loved me when our love began Sing me back to single, a solitary man Sing me back to single, before my poor heart dies Stale beer intermingles with pale tears from my eyes If you happen to see her, give her a sweet kiss Sing me back to single, for someone I still miss - instrumental - Sing it for a lady who used to be my wife Sing it for the shady honky tonk side of life She used to say she loved me when our love began Sing me back to single, a solitary man She always looked so lovely when she was my bride Now I look so lonely since she's not by my side I still live in yesterday when her love was real Sing me back to single, cause love has been repealed Hitched To A Drifting Star (Larry W. Jones 10/08/2007) (song#5047) My wagon is hitched to a drifting star A drifting star, a drifting star My wagon is hitched to a drifting star And that's just where you will find me A pony is made for riding And I know I'm the drifting kind Now, every place that I have seen Seems better when it's far behind My wagon is hitched to a drifting star A drifting star, a drifting star My wagon is hitched to a drifting star And that's just where you will find me Now, a home can hold you captive When it's just a homestead only Sometimes one must be adaptive When his love has left him lonely Old homesteads are made for leaving When a man's choices are too few And there ain't no use in grieving Over dreams that did not come true - instrumental - Old homesteads are made for leaving When a man's choices are too few And there ain't no use in grieving Over dreams that did not come true My wagon is hitched to a drifting star A drifting star, a drifting star My wagon is hitched to a drifting star And that's just where you will find me My wagon is hitched to a drifting star And that's just where you will find me Swing In Texas Fiddles (Larry W. Jones 10/08/2007) (song#5048) A man came down from Tennessee in the Spring To see what he could see about Western Swing He asked all Texans for miles and miles around How do Y'all get that Texas Western Swing sound You've gotta put some swing in Texas fiddles If you wanna get that Texas western swing And Texas has that swing in Texas fiddles Where Bob Wills is still the king of Western Swing And of course you've gotta have a steel guitar If you wanna make the barn dance rafters ring And Texas has the fiddles and steel guitars Where Bob Wills is still the king of Western Swing - instrumental - Well, the man from Tennessee went on back home And he told them one and all what he had seen Put swing in Texas fiddles and steel guitars And it's the best music that has ever been You've gotta put some swing in Texas fiddles If you wanna get that Texas western swing And Texas has that swing in Texas fiddles Where Bob Wills is still the king of Western Swing And of course you've gotta have a steel guitar If you wanna make the barn dance rafters ring And Texas has the fiddles and steel guitars Where Bob Wills is still the king of Western Swing - instrumental - You've gotta put some swing in Texas fiddles If you wanna get that Texas western swing And Texas has that swing in Texas fiddles Where Bob Wills is still the king of Western Swing Inside That Heart Of You (Larry W. Jones 10/08/2007) (song#5049) Darlin', you've got to figure it out It's as easy as eating some cake Darlin', you've got to figure it out Before my heart breaks Now darlin', all you need is some room A secret place where you can begin All you have to do is look within And that's all it takes Just help me look for a sunny day Any little pretty day will do Don't need any storms comin' my way Darlin', I just need to lose these blues Don't bother looking up your old friends Cause you don't need somebody who's new Now, all I need is to know just when You'll have me inside that heart of you - instrumental - Now darlin', I have a dream And I hope that you do too Cause I'm running out of steam Being so alone and blue Just help me look for a sunny day Any little pretty day will do Don't need any storms comin' my way Darlin', I just need to lose these blues Don't bother looking up your old friends Cause you don't need somebody who's new Now, all I need is to know just when You'll have me inside that heart of you Painting Gray Clouds With A Silver Line (Larry W. Jones 10/08/2007) (song#5050) When I make believe I'm happy I sure wish things turned out that way But I'm only fooling this heart of mine I'm painting gray clouds with a silver line When I try to suppress a tear The cry behind it I still hear I know it's just a lie that I design I'm painting gray clouds with a silver line I'm just painting the sky all blue Trying to hide my grief I'm just painting a dream untrue Just trying to believe - instrumental - When I try to suppress a tear The cry behind it I still hear I know it's just a lie that I design I'm painting gray clouds with a silver line I'm just painting the sky all blue Trying to hide my grief I'm just painting a dream untrue Just trying to believe But all my things are looking good Just like I pictured they all would I'll just keep pretending all of the time I'm painting gray clouds with a silver line Snap A Cap (Larry W. Jones 10/08/2007) (song#5051) Snap a cap once more Another round for all my friends Let me see it pour Then I'll just go on out the door So another lonely chap can pretend Now listen to the story of an empty dream That used to be so real, or so it seemed This foolish chap was so blind that he couldn't see The story of that empty dream was me Snap a cap once more Another round for all my friends Let me see it pour Then I'll just go on out the door So another lonely chap can pretend - instrumental - I know all the time that I spent on love is lost And now I know it's time to pay the cost This foolish chap was so blind that he couldn't see The story of that empty dream was me Snap a cap once more Another round for all my friends Let me see it pour Then I'll just go on out the door So another lonely chap can pretend Snap a cap once more Another round for all my friends Let me see it pour Then I'll just go on out the door So another lonely chap can pretend Remember Me When They've Forgotten You (Larry W. Jones 10/09/2007) (song#5052) Well, you belonged to me for a short time But now you have found some new stairs to climb Dear, just remember when you're down and out What my true love for you was all about Now that you've left the poor side of the track Don't forget your road that may bring you back And don't forget a broken heart that's true Remember me when they've forgotten you Remember me when they've forgotten you The day will come when they will all be through With a poor side girl who never belonged To the uptown crowd and their ritzy throng One of these days dear, you will surely find My love is real and is the only kind That will never forget when vows are due Remember me when they've forgotten you - instrumental - Across the tracks is your new found time zone But those you've found will leave you all alone They are not your friends dear, it's a show game And one of these day you will know the same You think that now you're their new party doll But you will sink and then begin to fall So when they all start to paint your dreams blue Remember me when they've forgotten you Remember me when they've forgotten you The day will come when they will all be through With a poor side girl who never belonged To the uptown crowd and their ritzy throng One of these days dear, you will surely find My love is real and is the only kind That will never forget when vows are due Remember me when they've forgotten you Saddle Pal Of My Rocking Horse Days (Larry W. Jones 10/09/2007) (song#5053) What a buddy and saddle pal Now, as I look back, I can see You helped me find all of my dreams In everything you handed me If I had known what a father From early days had to go through You never saw all the bother In all of the things you still do Saddle pal of my rocking horse days How shall I ever repay your ways Since a buckeroo upon your knee Dad, you have always been here for me I see all the silver in your hair And I suppose that I put it there For all of my days I will praise my Saddle pal of my rocking horse days Constant companion, dear saddle pal I so regret that I have caused you All those sorrows and tears the years through The wrinkles in your face I see there Some were caused because I didn't care Saddle pal of my rocking horse days How shall I ever repay your ways Since a buckeroo upon your knee Dad, you have always been here for me I see all the silver in your hair And I suppose that I put it there For all of my days I will praise my Saddle pal of my rocking horse days My Dream Now Is Gone (Larry W. Jones 10/09/2007) (song#5054) Somewhere in my mind lives a memory A dream of love that now is gone Someone I find who is still real to me The kind only heard in a song Somewhere I know there's a girl I love so I've searched high and low and above Among all the stars and the moonlight glow Everywhere for my dream of love I knew her splendor was soon to depart Now my dream, my dream now is gone My memory renders pain in my heart For a dream that once was my own - instrumental - Vows that were broken are now spoken low Here deep in my heart where they groan Stars and the moonlight have all lost their glow Now my dream, my dream now is gone I knew her splendor was soon to depart Now my dream, my dream now is gone My memory renders pain in my heart For a dream that once was my own Butch And Sundance (Larry W. Jones 10/09/2007) (song#5055) Living on the run like them Butch and Sundance heard the outlaws' call Robbing banks and trains condemned To hiding in a hole in the wall Butch and Sundance had their dreams Of wealth outside of the law obtained Now it seems that all their schemes Brought them only fame with nothing gained Butch and Sundance were bandit boys The outlaw kind with hearts that had no feel The kind who made a lot of noise For banks and iron horses on bands of steel Butch and Sundance and Etta Place Well knew that one day they might all be dead At the end of an outlaw's race More than raindrops would fall upon their heads Down to Bolivia they fled one day Etta taught them all the right words to say To rob the banks and try to get away They ended up in San Vicente town Federales gunned Butch and Sundance down And Etta, well she never could be found - instrumental - Butch and Sundance were bandit boys The outlaw kind with hearts that had no feel The kind who made a lot of noise For banks and iron horses on bands of steel Butch and Sundance and Etta Place Well knew that one day they might all be dead At the end of an outlaw's race More than raindrops would fall upon their heads They ended up in San Vicente town Federales gunned Butch and Sundance down And Etta, well she never could be found They're all just history that's not around Cardboard Cowgirl (Larry W. Jones 10/09/2007) (song#5056) I'm gonna lasso a cardboard cowgirl A cardboard cowgirl I can call my own A darlin' that other cowboys can't steal Then those singin' cowboys with winkin' eyes Will have to sing to a cowgirl who's real Back at the ranch at night she'll be waitin' She'll be the truest cowgirl in the world I'd rather have a cowgirl of cardboard Than a double timin' real live cowgirl I've dated a dozen cowgirls or more And all of them just played the same game o'er Sue had hair of gold but she left me cold She rode away like all the cowgirls do - instrumental - Now listen boys, it's rough to ride alone I've had enough of my heart filled with pain I'm done with Texas Rose, that's how it goes Here's what I will do if I love again I'm gonna lasso a cardboard cowgirl A cardboard cowgirl I can call my own A darlin' that other cowboys can't steal Then those singin' cowboys with winkin' eyes Will have to sing to a cowgirl who's real Back at the ranch at night she'll be waitin' She'll be the truest cowgirl in the world I'd rather have a cowgirl of cardboard Than a double timin' real live cowgirl Gentle Tranquil Meaning (Larry W. Jones 10/09/2007) (song#5057) I see the way your long hair lays Upon your soft shoulders hanging down And it's with wonder night and days To look upon your skin warm and brown Life has a gentle tranquil meaning Any time I know you're around Almost like angels are convening Where your feet walk on the ground I was a lonely man until you came Now I'll never be that same lonely soul You even let me go and change your name And now my once empty heart you console Life has a gentle tranquil meaning Any time I know you're around Almost like angels are convening Where your feet walk on the ground - instrumental - Like old trees when they're growing in the Spring My old heart's knowing it has found a friend Like the bluebirds when they begin to sing My life with you is worth living again Life has a gentle tranquil meaning Any time I know you're around Almost like angels are convening Where your feet walk on the ground Almost like angels are convening Where your feet walk on the ground That Fine April In The Spring (Larry W. Jones 10/10/2007) (song#5058) New leaves of green everywhere were seen That fine April in the Spring The setting sun was a golden scene That fine April in the Spring To every word of yours I would cling I heard on the breeze the sweetest things Cold Winter winds are now here But to me the time is Spring I wish it could last all year That fine April in the Spring - instrumental - To every word of yours I would cling I heard on the breeze the sweetest things Cold Winter winds are now here But to me the time is Spring I wish it could last all year That fine April in the Spring That fine April in the Spring Wrapped Weighed And Posted (Larry W. Jones 10/10/2007) (song#5059) It's wrapped, it's weighed and posted A box that contains my heart Of you dear, it once boasted Til you tore it all apart This heart you broke in two, dear So, I'm mailing it to you This heart once was filled with cheer It's now chilled because of you Dear, I don't care to keep it You're no longer here with me Each time I start to weep, it Just fills up with agony - instrumental - It's wrapped, it's weighed and posted A box that contains my heart It's badly burned and roasted Resting on the mailman's cart Dear, I don't care to keep it You're no longer here with me Each time I start to weep, it Just fills up with agony It's wrapped, it's weighed and posted A box that contains my heart Pearly Bubbles In The Bottle (Larry W. Jones 10/10/2007) (song#5060) Pearly bubbles in the bottle Rising one by one But who's keeping score And when I see them My heart tells me that it's as empty As those pearly bubbles in my beer Every dream I planned is out of reach Just like your kisses too But I've got more bottles in my reach Pearly bubbles make me forget you Pearly bubbles in the bottle Rising one by one But who's keeping score And when I see them My heart tells me that it's as empty As those pearly bubbles in my beer - instrumental - Every dream was like sand on the beach Lost in the ocean blue But I've got more bottles in my reach Pearly bubbles make me forget you Pearly bubbles in the bottle Rising one by one But who's keeping score And when I see them My heart tells me that it's as empty As those pearly bubbles in my beer And when I see them My heart tells me that it's as empty As those pearly bubbles in my beer Peggy Garland (Larry W. Jones 10/10/2007) (song#5061) Oh Peggy Garland, every cowboy's darlin' Won't you come and ride here beside me Peggy Garland, darlin', tell me the reason Why my love for you just cannot be I'm a cowboy in love and can't deny it My poor heart lies crying in my chest Peggy Garland, darlin', you surely know it A troubled cowboy can find no rest And I dare not bask with a cask of brandy Though that would be dandy, I declare But if I start drinking, I'll just start thinking And wishing Peggy Garland was there - instrumental - And I dare not bask with a cask of brandy Though that would be dandy, I declare But if I start drinking, I'll just start thinking And wishing Peggy Garland was there I'll go and ride across some lonesome prairie Where pretty cowgirls cannot be found No pretty bluebirds with love songs to carry To lonesome cowboys for miles around I'll go and hide somewhere in Colorado Or maybe sail across the blue sea It makes no difference where the trail may go If Peggy Garland can't bother me Faded Garden Rose (Larry W. Jones 10/10/2007) (song#5062) I picked a rose from the garden Where all the garden roses grow I picked a rose from the garden Then I carefully placed it in a vase for show The rose I picked was not so new Who knows where a faded love goes The rose I chose was just for you I picked a petal from a faded garden rose A rose is nice most of the year But when cold ice comes it will close Like love's door when love is not here I hold a petal from a faded garden rose - instrumental - A rose is nice most of the year But when cold ice comes it will close Like love's door when love is not here I hold a petal from a faded garden rose Our old love is a memory That can't live again, I suppose I'll keep a souvenir for me I'll keep a petal from a faded garden rose I'll keep growing garden roses Water them with the tears that flow And when they fade for mistakes made I'll pick a petal from a faded garden rose Cowboy Pete And Bonnie Sweet (Larry W. Jones 10/10/2007) (song#5063) I've got a cowgirl named Bonnie Sweet Her kisses are good and oh, so sweet Now she's not like most cowgirls I meet I'm cowboy Pete who loves Bonnie Sweet A cowgirl I know loves cowboy Joe She's at home, he's at he rodeo Now she knows her cowboy Joe's a cheat I can't do that to my Bonnie Sweet She never decieves me, believe me She squeezes and teases and pleases Bonnie is the best I ever saw Cause she's a cowgirl without a flaw She passes every test in the west Bonnie Sweet just outclasses all the rest Life sure is complete for cowboy Pete I'm cowboy Pete who loves Bonnie Sweet - instrumental - She never decieves me, believe me She squeezes and teases and pleases Bonnie is the best I ever saw Cause she's a cowgirl without a flaw She passes every test in the west Bonnie Sweet just outclasses all the rest Life sure is complete for cowboy Pete I'm cowboy Pete who loves Bonnie Sweet Cowbell Boogie (Larry W. Jones 10/11/2007) (song#5064) Well, I was ridin' out west at the close of day When I heard a cowboy singin' yip-ee-i-ay He was ringin' a cowbell while he was singin' Just drivin' them dogies with his cowbell swingin' Singin' the Cowbell Boogie Yip-ee-i-ay, i-ay, Yip-ee-i-ay, i-ay Just drivin' them dogies with his cowbell swingin' Singin' the Cowbell Boogie Now git along little dogies, you've had your play And a cowboy needs his rest at the end of day He rounded 'em up and drove the dogies away A west Texas cowboy singin' yip-ee-i-ay He was ringin' a cowbell while he was singin' Just drivin' them dogies with his cowbell swingin' Yip-ee-i-ay, i-ay, Yip-ee-i-ay, i-ay Singin' the Cowbell Boogie - instrumental - Now git along little dogies, you've had your play And a cowboy needs his rest at the end of day He rounded 'em up and drove the dogies away A west Texas cowboy singin' yip-ee-i-ay He was ringin' a cowbell while he was singin' Just drivin' them dogies with his cowbell swingin' Yip-ee-i-ay, i-ay, Yip-ee-i-ay, i-ay Singin' the Cowbell Boogie He was ringin' a cowbell while he was singin' Just drivin' them dogies with his cowbell swingin' Yip-ee-i-ay, i-ay, Yip-ee-i-ay, i-ay Singin' the Cowbell Boogie Blue Roan (Larry W. Jones 10/11/2007) (song#5065) Blue Roan ridin' with the wind Down the race track and gone again Some said he came from Tennessee But where he came from is unknown Folks come on race day just to see Me and my beautiful Blue Roan My Blue Roan can jump a mountain Race all around the Pontchartrain He's kin to Babe the Blue Ox clan And the wind of a hurricane Well, race day came for my Blue Roan That Kentucky Derby was a sight to see The line outside was ten miles long They all came to see Tenbrooks, Molly and me They said Tenbrooks had what it takes And the jockey on the Blue Roan was a fool When they opened those Derby gates I just told my Blue Roan, try to play it cool Blue Roan ridin' with the wind Down the race track and gone again Ride on Blue Roan, ride on Ride on Blue Roan Down the race track like a whirlwind Old Molly was taking the lead But Tenbrooks matched her chin to chin A Kentucky Derby stampede Neck to neck in the final lap My Blue Roan was racing so fast That he just flew up in the sky Right before the finish line passed Officials saw my Blue Roan's stunt Seen from their viewpoint on the ground Folks said my Blue Roan was out front Up in the air flyin' around Well, they gave old Tenbrooks the win But it sure was a sight to see My Blue Roan flyin' in the wind And ridin' on his back was me Blue Roan ridin' with the wind Down the race track and gone again Ride on Blue Roan, ride on Ride on Blue Roan Well, Blue Roan knew who won the race And so he never came down again He's still racing through outer space Never on solid ground to win If you see winds blowin' Pontchartrain Soundin' like a big freight train's moan It will be me holdin' the rains Of a flyin' too fast Blue Roan Blue Roan ridin' with the wind Down the race track and gone again Ride on Blue Roan, ride on Ride on Blue Roan Panhandle Winds (Larry W. Jones 10/13/2007) (song#5066) Here I am walking the streets of Amarillo Yet darling, I'm lonely here where we met When I hear the Panhandle winds whisper your name The Panhandle winds won't let me forget When the Panhandle winds blow, I get so lonesome And anyone in Amarillo will find Panhandle winds always blow in Amarillo Darling, I'm so lonesome all of the time - instrumental - When the Panhandle winds blow, I get so lonesome And anyone in Amarillo will find Panhandle winds always blow in Amarillo Darling, I'm so lonesome all of the time Well, the cowboys all look so happy on South Grand They can't hear the Panhandle winds whisper your name I'm here walking in crowds with my head in the clouds Waiting for Panhandle winds to whisper your name Panhandle winds always blow in Amarillo Darling, I'm so lonesome all of the time Herb Remington Steel Guitar Rag (Larry W. Jones 10/14/2007) (song#5067) He slides around on a honky tonk sound And everyone knows Herb Remington's tag You can stay all day just to hear Herb play That ol' Herb Remington Steel Guitar Rag Herby plays his steel in the Lone Star State Never giving those guitar strings a rest When it comes to playin' honky tonk great Herb Remington's one of the very best When Herby slides the steel, western swing peals From a steel guitar with a Texas brag You'll cry in your beer every time you hear That ol' Herb Remington Steel Guitar Rag - instrumental - When Herby slides the steel, western swing peals From a steel guitar with a Texas brag You'll cry in your beer every time you hear That ol' Herb Remington Steel Guitar Rag If you go to a River Road Boys show Listen to some steel with a Texas flag Watch ol' Herb's fingers go and then you'll know That ol' Herb Remington Steel Guitar Rag Watch ol' Herb's fingers go and then you'll know That ol' Herb Remington Steel Guitar Rag Mem'ries Of May (Larry W. Jones 10/15/2007) (song#5068) Darling, May brought us more springtime Along with the flowers of May And we heard the pealing of chimes For the love we have to this day No, there was no time for sadness That bridge for us had been crossed Dear, this gladness was meant for us No matter what ever the cost We have mem'ries of May As real as the flowers of a bouquet We have mem'ries of May Though that springtime is now so far away - instrumental - We waited for the warm summer Beneath that cottonwood tree green Dear, those feelings we had in May Now both of us know what they mean And it's knowing that here you stand That still makes me feel that same way I remember us hand in hand I do with those mem'ries of May We have mem'ries of May As real as the flowers of a bouquet We have mem'ries of May Though that springtime is now so far away Bob Wills Western Swing Melody (Larry W. Jones 10/15/2007) (song#5069) Hey boys, play a western swing melody Just like old Bob Wills played for me One that rings with a Texas harmony Play a western swing melody Fiddles steaming, set your darlin' dreaming Don't ever let the music drag Under that full moon play a fiddle tune And just give it a Bob Wills tag Now boys, don't play it choppy, play it smooth Not sloppy, just a tune to soothe Hey boys, play a western swing melody And just give it a Bob Wills tag - instrumental - Fiddles steaming, set your darlin' dreaming Don't ever let the music drag Under that full moon play a fiddle tune And just give it a Bob Wills tag Hey boys, play a western swing melody Just like old Bob Wills played for me One that rings with a Texas harmony Boys, play a Bob Wills western swing Bob Wills western swing Play a Bob Wills western swing melody Sing Gpysy Sing (Larry W. Jones 10/15/2007) (song#5070) Sing Gypsy, sing, Sing gypsy, sing Make ring songs that I love Bring back the sun above into my heart Stay with me more than just a day Not like the dream that I saw fade Sing Gypsy, sing until sadness departs Play for me a tune on your Gypsy violin Then let the Gypsy dancing begin Sing me back to my old happiness and laughter And make it last until hereafter Gypsy, my chance may not come again Sing Gypsy, sing, Sing gypsy, sing Make ring songs that I love Bring back the sun above into my heart - instrumental - Stay with me more than just a day Not like the dream that I saw fade Sing Gypsy, sing until sadness departs Play for me a tune on your Gypsy violin Then let the Gypsy dancing begin Sing me back to my old happiness and laughter And make it last until hereafter Gypsy, my chance may not come again Sing Gypsy, sing, Sing gypsy, sing Make ring songs that I love Bring back the sun above into my heart Play Me The Wildwood Flower (Larry W. Jones 10/15/2007) (song#5071) She has caused me lonely hours since she said goodbye Play me the Wildwood Flower 'cause I need to cry Just like a leaning tower that fell bye and bye Play me the Wildwood Flower 'cause I need to cry People think we're still together, so they don't know Just why I feel so blue Oh, tell me whether you can play it for me, Joe Wildwood Flower will do A whiskey sour would turn my smile into a lie So just play me the Wildwood Flower while I cry - instrumental - She has caused me lonely hours since she said goodbye Play me the Wildwood Flower 'cause I need to cry People think we're still together, so they don't know Just why I feel so blue Oh, tell me whether you can play it for me, Joe Wildwood Flower will do A whiskey sour would turn my smile into a lie So just play me the Wildwood Flower while I cry A whiskey sour would turn my smile into a lie So just play me the Wildwood Flower while I cry Play me the Wildwood Flower while I cry Teardrop In The Coffee Shop (Larry W. Jones 10/16/2007) (song#5072) Well, howdy Joe, how have you been Guess you wondered when I'd be in Your place was our favorite stop Now she's gone and it's not the same Pour me a cup and keep the change Today there'll be a teardrop in the coffee shop We both sat at that table there In our own world, darlin' and me Losing her is so hard to bear She was just as warm as a coffee cup can be Now Joe, it seems strange to pretend But I wish you could change that clock Back to the good times we would spend Before there was a teardrop in the coffee shop - instrumental - We both sat at that table there In our own world, darlin' and me Losing her is so hard to bear She was just as warm as a coffee cup can be Now Joe, it seems strange to pretend But I wish you could change that clock Back to the good times we would spend Before there was a teardrop in the coffee shop I thought I'd drop in once again Joe, you know you were our best friend I've got the time for one more cup Then Joe, I guess I'll give her up But there's one thing I know won't stop Today there'll be a teardrop in the coffee shop Every Little Thing Is Big In Texas (Larry W. Jones 10/16/2007) (song#5073) Every little thing is big in Texas Just come on down and you will see Every little thing is big in Texas Living in Texas is the biggest thing for me There's forty nine more states around And all of them say they are great But here's a little thing I've found None of them beat the Lone Star State I've seen a lot of cold New York Walked the old hills of Tennessee But when I want to pop a cork Only one state will do for me - instrumental - There's forty nine more states around And all of them say they are great But here's a little thing I've found None of them beat the Lone Star State Every little thing is big in Texas And that ain't no brag, no siree Every little thing is big in Texas Living in Texas is the biggest thing for me Yes siree! Burning The Bridge Back To You (Larry W. Jones 10/16/2007) (song#5074) You left for the final time today This time you say that you'll stay away You crossed the final bridge on your own I don't understand why you did, dear But I can't forbid you 'cause you're gone Dear, I'm burning the bridge back to you The river's too wide to swim, it's true There's only sorrow for tomorrow As the bridge burns right in two Dear, I'm burning the bridge back to you Now, sweetheart, you know my love was true And I never hid my heart from you I believed in you so strong And I don't know what went wrong I wanted to ask you to return But now I'll just say so long Dear, I'm burning the bridge back to you The river's too wide to swim, it's true There's only sorrow for tomorrow As the bridge burns right in two Dear, I'm burning the bridge back to you - instrumental - Dear, tomorrow you may look behind But a burning bridge is all you'll find You'll have to just keep right on moving Until in time you may comphehend That my burning bridges when you go Won't mean I'll not love you til the end Dear, I'm burning the bridge back to you The river's too wide to swim, it's true There's only sorrow for tomorrow As the bridge burns right in two Dear, I'm burning the bridge back to you Moonbeams And Levi Jeans (Larry W. Jones 10/16/2007) (song#5075) As I listened to the western swing emcee I felt a tap and someone said, Excuse me It was then I saw moonbeams and Levi jeans Clad nicely on a western dream The band began and I was the surprised one But then I asked for the dance with this prized one And in my arms those moonbeams and Levi jeans Waltzed the floor like a western dream I saw envy in all the cowboy dancers As we waltzed across the dance floor For she was a real western swing romancer And no cowboy could ask for more Now we live in a ranch house full of laughter She taught me the meaning of Ever After And I'll always love moonbeams and Levi jeans Each time I kiss my western dream - instrumental - I saw envy in all the cowboy dancers As we waltzed across the dance floor For she was a real western swing romancer And no cowboy could ask for more Now we live in a ranch house full of laughter She taught me the meaning of Ever After And I'll always love moonbeams and Levi jeans Each time I kiss my western dream A Penny For Your Thoughts Tonight (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2007) (song#5076) A penny for your thoughts tonight I guess you think that I don't see A penny for your thoughts tonight Did someone steal your love from me Tonight you look so different Darling, than you did yesterday You're in my sight, holding you tight But my darling, something's not right So, I have just one thing to say A penny for your thoughts tonight I know a penny's just a little thing And it will never buy a wedding ring But a penny for your thoughts means a lot So, tell me dear, do I still have a chance Tomorrow, will you have a new romance And is tonight the only chance I've got - instrumental - But a penny for your thoughts means a lot So, tell me dear, do I still have a chance Tomorrow, will you have a new romance And is tonight the only chance I've got Tonight you look so different Darling, than you did yesterday You're in my sight, holding you tight But my darling, something's not right So, I have just one thing to say A penny for your thoughts tonight Farewell Lovely Bonnie (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2007) (song#5077) Deep in some lone valley Beyond the purple sage Where sad whippoorwills call Upon their prairie stage Farewell lovely Bonnie There I will go to hide But I will dream of lovely Bonnie Wherever I may ride My Bonnie don't want me But I now understand She wants a cattle baron A big ranch house and land And what I have none of Is any silver or gold But I could give her all my true love More that ranch houses hold - instrumental - If I were a teacher I'd write with a fine hand Letters that might reach her And her heart understand I'd write by the river Where waters flow so wide And I would dream of lovely Bonnie Wherever I may ride Farewell lovely Bonnie I'll dream of lovely Bonnie Wherever I may ride Like A Pony On A Rein (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2007) (song#5078) Dear, when will come the day The day you say you care Free my heart of this pain You know I would be there Like a pony on a rein Your kind of love is a merry-go-round Dear, it just is not fair Sometimes you throw my poor heart to the ground Then it's up in the air Just how long will this song be going on Will I be left alone Dear, when will come the day The day you say you care Free my heart of this pain You know I would be there Like a pony on a rein - instrumental - I may win at the rodeo But in this romance I feel lame Am I in or will I be out Dear, I know who's holding the reins I'm lassoed up to you But where's it heading to Dear, when will come the day The day you say you care Free my heart of this pain You know I would be there Like a pony on a rein Honk If You Honky Tonk Truck Driver (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2007) (song#5079) There's a Peterbilt driver down in Texas And he loves that Texas honky tonk music He burns up Texas roads pullin' heavy loads He's the Honk if You Honky Tonk truck driver When the jukebox plays that honky tonk music He's just gotta hear some more good country sounds When you hear steel guitars and fiddles ringin' The Honk if You Honky Tonk truck driver's back in town - instrumental - When he parks his diesel rig at a truck stop He feeds that jukebox like a big pearl diver Listens to George Strait then burns the interstate He's the Honk if You Honky Tonk truck driver When the jukebox plays that honky tonk music He's just gotta hear some more good country sounds When you hear steel guitars and fiddles ringin' The Honk if You Honky Tonk truck driver's back in town When you hear steel guitars and fiddles ringin' The Honk if You Honky Tonk truck driver's back in town Dusty Trails At Sundown (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2007) (song#5080) Down where the cowboys all gather At the corral for evening song There I heard a cowgirl singing For her cowboy she loved so long Dusty trails at sundown Across the wide prairie Oh, bring home my cowboy So carefully to me He rode at the sunrise Leaving this cowgirl blue Dusty trails at sundown Guide his trusty pony home true Dusty trails, the prairie wind is blowing Dark are the clouds before the moon The valley streams will be overflowing I know a storm is coming soon - instrumental - Swift hooves o'er you travel Back toward the home corral Follow dust and gravel Home to his waiting gal Dusty trails at sundown Across the wide prairie Oh, bring home my cowboy So carefully to me Dragging My Dreams To Mexico (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2007) (song#5081) Well, the big interstate gets lonely When you're finally an old has-been But now heading south is the only Way I know to ease this pain within My friends tried many times to tell me That one day she wouldn't be around And now that she has gone and left me All my dreams are dragging on the ground Under this billboard by the highway I sit down and strum my old guitar Waiting for someone going my way A flat bed truck or old beat up car - instrumental - Nothing seems to matter anymore I've got no friends to call amigo Out here standing in the rain that pours I'm dragging my dreams to Mexico I'm dragging my dreams to Mexico South of the border at Laredo Flagging any truck or car that slows I'm dragging my dreams to Mexico I'm dragging my dreams to Mexico South of the border at Laredo Flagging any truck or car that slows I'm dragging my dreams to Mexico River Wide And Ocean Deep (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2007) (song#5082) When I was just a little cowboy I had a pony toy The only pony I ever knew Now darling, I love you Just as much as I loved that pony And a whole lot more too My love grows wider in every way And my love goes deeper every day Oh my darling, listen as I say Is your love one I will keep River wide and ocean deep If I lost you, I would weep River wide and ocean deep - instrumental - Darling, when you were just a young girl You had a little doll And I know you carried it around Well, I have heard love's call You know I will never let you down My love grows wider in every way And my love goes deeper every day Oh my darling, listen as I say Is your love one I will keep River wide and ocean deep If I lost you, I would weep River wide and ocean deep Is your love one I will keep River wide and ocean deep Is your love one I will keep River wide and ocean deep Brother I'm Broke (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2007) (song#5083) I'm headed away from Texas Hiding from all my kin folk Cause I'm more than badly bent Brother, I'm broke Up in smoke that money went Brother, I'm broke Now, when I leave from Texas I'll be livin' in a poke In Houston's where my Ex is But she don't want this cowpoke Up in smoke that money went Brother, I'm broke I withdrew all our money And I spent it in one stroke Now I'm more than badly bent Brother, I'm broke Up in smoke that money went Brother, I'm broke - instrumental - Blame it on those honky tonks Brother, don't think that's a joke Juke box, beer and whiskey sent This bloke's money up in smoke I'm headed away from Texas Hiding from all my kin folk Cause I'm more than badly bent Brother, I'm broke Up in smoke that money went Brother, I'm broke Now, when I leave from Texas I'll be livin' in a poke In Houston's where my Ex is But she don't want this cowpoke Up in smoke that money went Brother, I'm broke Something Far Better (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2007) (song#5084) Dear, I have your weekly letters Your photograph is in this frame But I need something far better Darling, I want to change your name You said you'd return at new moon But more than one has gone to fade Darling, if you do still love me Come on home to me right away Dear, I have your weekly letters Your photograph is in this frame But I need something far better Darling, I want to change your name - instrumental - Dear, I don't need weekly letters Lipstick on the pages are cold I need you like a warm sweater Wrapped in your love til I grow old Dear, I have your weekly letters Your photograph is in this frame But I need something far better Darling, I want to change your name King Of The Wooden Nickel (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2007) (song#5085) The king arrives in all his glory At nine when the band begins to play Every time it's the same old story They all watch his kingdom waste away In jest they all bow down before him As the steel guitar begins to moan And he knows they're all there to welcome The king of the Wooden Nickel home He's the king of the Wooden Nickel And he rules this honky tonk domain His sceptre is a long neck bottle His throne is a bar stool with a cane All of the bar room jokers know him As a man who fell from his good name Seems he lost everything to the queen That queen of the Silver Dollar dame His royal cloak is all in tatters An old duster coat that looks forlorn The old king's dreams have all been shattered And the subjects of his kingdom mourn Down dirty sidewalks he now travels And goes home alone the way he came Seems he lost everything to the queen That queen of the Silver Dollar dame He's the king of the Wooden Nickel But he's not as merry as he seems He was at the top of the ladder That fell down along with all his dreams This honky tonk is where you'll find him In this kingdom he has found his fame And there's one to blame when dreams went dim That queen of the Silver Dollar dame He's the king of the Wooden Nickel And he rules this honky tonk domain His sceptre is a long neck bottle His throne is a bar stool with a cane All of the bar room jokers know him As a man who fell from his good name Seems he lost everything to the queen That queen of the Silver Dollar dame Ride Greenhorn Ride (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2007) (song#5086) You gotta ride, greenhorn, ride With a Texas Ranger stride Gotta keep fast company If a cowboy you will be You gotta ride, greenhorn, ride Greenhorn, when you hit the trail Pay attention to detail Be like Roy Rogers and Dale To become a real cowboy You gotta pull on your boots Gotta climb them big bull chutes And find your west Texas roots Then you can be a cowboy - instrumental - You gotta pull on your boots Gotta climb them big bull chutes And find your west Texas roots Then you can be a cowboy Greenhorn, you gotta put them longhorns in the pen Gotta drink whiskey straight with the rest of the men You gotta ride, greenhorn, ride With a Texas Ranger stride Gotta keep fast company If a cowboy you will be You gotta ride, greenhorn, ride Ride, greenhorn, ride Along The Rio Grande (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2007) (song#5087) (Along the Rio Grande) (Along the Rio Grande) Down along the Rio Grande I ride my pony all alone Contemplating if she's waiting Or is my precious darlin' gone The lonely whippoorwills in the hills above her They know how much I love her and how much I care But the reverie of sweet love songs in my ear Seem to all disappear and fade into the air - instrumental - So I'm contemplating if she's waiting And if her love for me is just as strong Or will I be haunted by love wanted That will just be a mem'ry cause she's gone Down where the Rio Grande flows along (Along the Rio Grande) Or will I be haunted by love wanted That will just be a mem'ry cause she's gone Down where the Rio Grande flows along (Along the Rio Grande) Wherever Trails May Lead (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2007) (song#5088) Well, the trail is gonna go Wherever trails may lead Wherever trails may lead Well, the trail is gonna go Where a cowboy has to know And a greenhorn's gonna grow Into a big cattle man Into a big cattle man Cause a greenhorn, you will find Can't spend his life on your knee And a greenhorn will, in time Cut reins free from you and me Cut reins free from you and me The trails are warm in summer sunshine The trails in the winter will be cold Greenhorns have to have their dreamin' time At least that's the way the story's told And for the greenhorn, the trail is nigh Across prairies wide Over mountains high The next time you turn around You'll see a cowboy grown tall Cause the greenhorn heard the sound Of the trail's loud outbound call The trail's lonesome song he'll hear "Come Ride along, Ride along" And you'll wipe away a tear The greenhorn's a cowboy gone Well, the trail is gonna go Wherever trails may lead Wherever trails may lead Well, the trail is gonna go Where a cowboy has to know And a greenhorn's gonna grow Into a big cattle man Into a big cattle man Cause a greenhorn, you will find Can't spend his life on your knee And a greenhorn will, in time Cut reins free from you and me Cut reins free from you and me Cowboy Drifter (Larry W. Jones 10/18/2007) (song#5089) Up ahead looks like a one horse town Guess I'll make it there about sundown Buy new spurs at the general store Drink rye inside the old saloon door Cowboy drifter, not too many friends Ridin' on the trail without an end Just ridin' old trails from town to town I'm the kind that never settles down Cowboy drifter, I've got to be free I'm just ridin' where the trails lead me Cowboy drifter, not too many friends Ridin' on the trail without an end - instrumental - Cowboys find adventure everywhere Places I forgot, but I don't care Makes no difference what people say I'm a cowboy drifter on my way Cowboy drifter, not too many friends Ridin' on the trail without an end Just ridin' old trails from town to town I'm the kind that never settles down Cowboy drifter, I've got to be free I'm just ridin' where the trails lead me Cowboy drifter, not too many friends Ridin' on the trail without an end A Robin And A Rose (Larry W. Jones 10/19/2007) (song#5090) A robin and a rose And I suppose a honey tree Mornings full of glory You know, those flowers grow so free A robin and a rose Oh, and a cottage kinda cozy Where love within it flows That will make our life kinda rosy A robin and a rose And some prose that says you love me Love that lasts forever And grows and grows eternally - instrumental - A robin and a rose An armchair to sit in Basket you can nit in As we're both growing old A robin and a rose Oh, and a cottage kinda cozy Where love within it flows That will make our life kinda rosy A robin and a rose And some prose that says you love me Love that lasts forever And grows and grows eternally Watching From The Shadow Of Your Heart (Larry W. Jones 10/19/2007) (song#5091) Sweetheart, I feel like I'm in a prison Or on a ship that's lost without a chart In someplace where the sun has not risen While watching from the shadow of your heart I'm watching from the shadow of your heart Just hoping that you'll welcome me inside I'm watching from the shadow of your heart Hoping that's where a love for me abides Sweetheart, it's like I'm in a lonely jail The jailer threw away the only key Please open up your heart and throw my bail And free me from this prison is my plea - instrumental - I'm watching from the shadow of your heart Just hoping that you'll welcome me inside I'm watching from the shadow of your heart Hoping that's where a love for me abides Sweetheart, it's like I'm in a lonely jail The jailer threw away the only key Please open up your heart and throw my bail And free me from this prison is my plea I'm watching from the shadow of your heart Rock Island Line (Larry W. Jones 10/19/2007) (song#5092) Well, the Rock Island Line was a mighty fine line Yeah, the Rock Island Line was the railroad to ride But now the old Rock Island Line has seen it's time You can't buy a ticket on the Rock Island Line The hobos all cried when they lost their ride They lost their ride when the Rock Island died Well, the Rock Island Line was a mighty fine line Yeah, the Rock Island Line was the railroad to ride But now the old Rock Island Line has seen it's time You can't buy a ticket on the Rock Island Line Heard lots of shoutin' from the stevedores When the old Rock Island Line closed its doors Well, the Rock Island Line was a mighty fine line Yeah, the Rock Island Line was the railroad to ride But now the old Rock Island Line has seen it's time You can't buy a ticket on the Rock Island Line Now, I might be wrong or I might be right I thought I dreamed of that Rock Island light Well, the Rock Island Line was a mighty fine line Yeah, the Rock Island Line was the railroad to ride But now the old Rock Island Line has seen it's time You can't buy a ticket on the Rock Island Line Yeah, the Rock Island Line was the railroad to ride But now the old Rock Island Line has seen it's time You can't buy a ticket on the Rock Island Line Brazos Valley Breakdown (Larry W. Jones 10/19/2007) (song#5093) Now, fiddler get your bow And play a do-si-do River in the valley Black cat in the alley Saw those strings to the moon Don't let it end too soon Now, fiddler let me hear Breakdown music in my ear Brazos Valley Breakdown Two steppin' toe to toe Fiddler, now you get down A Texas breakdown show - instrumental - Brazos Valley Breakdown Two steppin' toe to toe Fiddler, now you get down A Texas breakdown show Swing your little darlin' To a breakdown romance And scoot your cowboy boots To a Brazos Valley dance Saw those strings to the moon When the Texas sun goes down Don't let it end too soon Brazos Valley Breakdown! Don't let it end too soon Brazos Valley Breakdown! Roll On Butterfield Stage (Larry W. Jones 10/19/2007) (song#5094) Roll on, Butterfield Stage, roll along Your wheels sound to me like a song Been all the way to Caroline Goin' home to that gal of mine Roll on, Butterfield Stage, roll along Roll on, Butterfield Stage, roll along I'm a cowboy gettin' too tired to roam Let me off at the next station exchange I'll walk the miles to the Rocking Bar range Roll on, Butterfield Stage, roll along Whip-pee-ti-yi-yo, stage driver She's waitin' for me at the ranch house door Whip-pee-ti-yi-yo, stage driver She's the gal this cowboy sure does adore Roll on, Butterfield Stage, roll along - instrumental - Let me off at the next station exchange I'll walk the miles to the Rocking Bar range Roll on, Butterfield Stage, roll along Whip-pee-ti-yi-yo, stage driver She's waitin' for me at the ranch house door Whip-pee-ti-yi-yo, stage driver She's the gal this cowboy sure does adore Roll on, Butterfield Stage, roll along Shine On Prairie Moon (Larry W. Jones 10/19/2007) (song#5095) I see a silver light in the sky That's shining upon the purple sage And tonight the moon is crystal clear For a lonely cowboy's serenade Shine on, prairie moon Like a big balloon Make my sweetheart swoon Shine on, prairie moon Way up high in the velvet sky The man in the moon might be lonely too Bet he's not as lonely as I Can't wait until my sweetheart comes in view - instrumental - Way up high in the velvet sky The man in the moon might be lonely too Bet he's not as lonely as I Can't wait until my sweetheart comes in view Shine on, prairie moon Help me share her love tonight I will be there soon You can tell her it's all right Shine your light on pruple sage Light it with your moonlight beams Help me write another page In the cowboy book of dreams Shine on, prairie moon Shine on, prairie moon Ace In The Hole Steel Guitar Rag (Larry W. Jones 10/20/2007) (song#5096) When he slides down on a honky tonk sound Everyone knows steeler Mike Daily's tag They stay night and day just to hear Mike play That ol' Ace In The Hole Steel Guitar Rag Mike Daily plays steel in the Lone Star State He never gives those strings a rest When it comes to playin' honky tonk Strait Mike Daily is among the steelers best When Mike slides the steel, good ol' music peals From a steel guitar with a Texas flag You'll cry in your beer every time you hear That ol' Ace In The Hole Steel Guitar Rag - instrumental - When Mike slides the steel, good ol' music peals From a steel guitar with a Texas flag You'll cry in your beer every time you hear That ol' Ace In The Hole Steel Guitar Rag If you ever go to a George Strait show Look for a steeler with a Texas flag Watch ol' Mike's fingers go and then you'll know That ol' Ace In The Hole Steel Guitar Rag Watch ol' Mike's fingers go and then you'll know That ol' Ace In The Hole Steel Guitar Rag Most Of The Time (Larry W. Jones 10/20/2007) (song#5097) Most of the time I feel so lonely Most of the time I feel so blue Most of the time I feel downhearted I wish your love for me was true Most of the time I'm thinking 'bout you I wonder if you think of me Most of the time I want you back, dear Oh, please come on back home to me If at any time you feel lonely If you still need a friend who's true If at any time a dark cloud forms I'll draw a silver line for you - instrumental - Dear, most of the time, not just part time I find that I still need you near And all of the time I need your love Oh, please return to me, my dear Most of the time I'm thinking 'bout you I wonder if you think of me Most of the time I want you back, dear Oh, please come on back home to me I'd Trade In All My Yesterdays (Larry W. Jones 10/22/2007) (song#5098) I'd trade in all my yesterdays For a good tomorrow What good is life and all its ways If it's filled with sorrow I'd trade in all my yesterdays They were a useless phase It's tomorrow I'm thinking of For there I may find love Oh, it was such an empty world That I had behind me Tomorrow would bring everything If you were to love me I'd trade in all my yesterdays For a good tomorrow I don't need any more yesterdays Dear, I need only you - instrumental - Oh, it was such an empty world That I had behind me Tomorrow would bring everything If you were to love me I'd trade in all my yesterdays For a good tomorrow I don't need any more yesterdays Dear, I need only you Chubby Tubby (Larry W. Jones 10/23/2007) (song#5099) Chubby Tubby, grazing at the table It's amazing what he's able to eat Chubby Tubby, his play clothes are labeled Country Boy who won't ever miss a treat He can down pumpkin pie until that pie is gone bye bye He's just a country bumpkin all the way Chubby Tubby Mama's little pajama guy He'll be as big as Daddy is someday - instrumental - Chubby Tubby, mix that pancake batter every morning Enough to fix his appetite to play Chubby Tubby He just never misses dinner A winner for hugs and kisses, they say He always rises early in the morn Feeds all the cats and rats out in the barn And then he's ready for the start of day Chubby Tubby Mama's little pajama guy He'll be as big as Daddy is someday Chubby Tubby Mama's little pajama guy He'll be as big as Daddy is someday My Sweet Rosalie (Larry W. Jones 10/23/2007) (song#5100) Rosalie, my sweet Rosalie It's such a treat with you to be There's no wonder why it's easy to love you For you're the kind that's divine, hard to define As pretty as the skies I find above you A little devil in your eyes But there's an angel in your sighs Rosalie, my sweet Rosalie My sweet Rosalie, I love you Oh how freely I dream of you My Rosalie, they all came true when I met you And there's no taming this heart that can't forget you My Rosalie, if I ever lost you I know my very life it would cost me I'd be a king to have you as queen beside me Will you my bride be, my sweet Rosalie - instrumental - A little devil in your eyes But there's an angel in your sighs Rosalie, my sweet Rosalie My sweet Rosalie, I love you Oh how freely I dream of you My Rosalie, they all came true when I met you And there's no taming this heart that can't forget you My Rosalie, if I ever lost you I know my very life it would cost me I'd be a king to have you as queen beside me Will you my bride be, my sweet Rosalie I'd be a king to have you as queen beside me Will you my bride be, my sweet Rosalie Rose Of A Day (Larry W. Jones 10/23/2007) (song#5101) I stood in love's garden manor For awhile dear, with you alone Ne'er could I ask for love finer But tomorrows cannot be known Like a bee drawn to a rosebud I was a pawn in love's game with you Now you're gone like a faded dream Love's flower from a day that I knew The rose of a day that I knew One I thought would grow by my side With much regret I can't forget The rose of a day that has died - instrumental - Like a bee drawn to a rosebud I was a pawn in love's game with you Now you're gone like a faded dream Love's flower from a day that I knew The rose of a day that I knew One I thought would grow by my side With much regret I can't forget The rose of a day that has died When I saw you sprout, my heart gave a shout But now I'm without you, my love The rose of a day in my heart will stay But along with the thorn thereof The rose of a day in my heart will stay But along with the thorn thereof Pale Moon (Larry W. Jones 10/24/2007) (song #5102) You're an angel in disguise I fell for your lies I never would have known That you'd fly like the breeze But my world turned to black When the stars turned their back And now I'm back on the ground Crawling on my knees Now there's a pale moon Shining a veil down on me There's a pale sunrise As far as eternity I begged the stars to turn back End this world of black And brighten up the pale moon Shining down on me Dear, I thought you shared my dreams Bought you everything And you taught my now broken heart That it could sing I spent my nights and days Thinking of all the ways In which I could make you all mine For all of time - instrumental - I spent my nights and days Thinking of all the ways In which I could make you all mine For all of time Now there's a pale moon Shining a veil down on me There's a pale sunrise As far as eternity I begged the stars to turn back End this world of black And brighten up the pale moon Shining down on me Now there's a pale moon A sad and veiled moon Now there's a pale moon Shining down on me Quicksilver Moon (Larry W. Jones 10/24/2007) (song#5103) Quicksilver moon, sail along Down lovers' lane, a pale sarong Quicksilver moon, sail along Make strong her love for me again Lead her to where your light will glow Speed her to where our love can grow Quicksilver moon, for us please reign Tonight down lovers' lane Maybe the future will be clearer Quicksilver moon, if you lend a hand Then two hearts may beat ever nearer Quicksilver moon, oh, please understand - instrumental - Maybe the future will be clearer Quicksilver moon, if you lend a hand Then two hearts may beat ever nearer Quicksilver moon, oh, please understand Quicksilver moon, sail along Down lovers' lane, a pale sarong Quicksilver moon, sail along Make strong her love for me again Quicksilver moon, sail along Make strong her love for me again Take My Bones To Tulsa (Larry W. Jones 10/24/2007) (song#5104) She broke my heart with her red dress on She told me that her name was Dinah She won't marry me and be my own I left her down in Louisiana Take my bones to Tulsa, in Oklahoma bury Take my bones to Tulsa, in Oklahoma bury The wild honey bee makes the honey Beekeeper makes and keeps the money Dinah went and made my heart turn blue She can keep my heart she broke in two Take my bones to Tulsa, in Oklahoma bury Take my bones to Tulsa, in Oklahoma bury - instrumental - Now, cowboys go to the big barn dance And the cowgirls go there for romance But Dinah didn't give me a chance So here's my stance because of Dinah Take my bones to Tulsa, in Oklahoma bury Take my bones to Tulsa, in Oklahoma bury Well, I used to wear a great big smile Sang happy songs because none were sour Now my head hangs low a country mile Tell Dinah this is my final hour Take my bones to Tulsa, in Oklahoma bury Take my bones to Tulsa, in Oklahoma bury Take my bones to Tulsa Take my bones to Tulsa Take my bones to Tulsa In Oklahoma bury Cowboy Cease Your Roaming (Larry W. Jones 10/24/2007) (song#5105) Cowboy, cease your roaming Cowboy, forget the lone prairie Cowboy, when your fortune has turned Ride on back home to me As you ride across the prairie My dreams are striding beside you To Texas or New Mexico Where you ride cowboy, I will go To the corral inside my heart My love will guide your pony true Cowboy, cease your roaming Ride on back home to me - instrumental - As you ride across the prairie My dreams are striding beside you To Texas or New Mexico Where you ride cowboy, I will go Cowboy, cease your roaming Cowboy, forget the lone prairie Cowboy, when your fortune has turned Ride on back home to me Alamo Sally (Larry W. Jones 10/24/2007) (song#5106) Alamo Sally, now come along and wander Across the ally from the Alamo to me Alamo Sally, come along and marry me Cause Sally, you would make me very happy be When Texas skies are blue You are so beguiling And when those skies are grey Sally, you keep smiling Alamo Sally, across the ally from the Alamo Alamo Sally, you are the pride of San Antonio Texas skies turned blue when I saw you Alamo Sally, my cowgirl true You brought along a Fiesta song My Alamo Sally, I love you - instrumental - When Texas skies are blue You are so beguiling And when those skies are grey Sally, you keep smiling Alamo Sally, across the ally from the Alamo Alamo Sally, you are the pride of San Antonio Alamo Sally, now come along and wander Across the ally from the Alamo to me Alamo Sally, now come along and wander Across the ally from the Alamo to me Texas Cannonball (Larry W. Jones 10/24/2007) (song#5107) I'm a-rollin' back to Texas It's the big Lone Star State for me Where pecan trees grow and the oil wells flow Texas is home sweet home to me Good folks there will meet you and then greet you With a great big loud Howdy Y'all I say I'm blessed cause I'm a-rollin' west On the fast Texas Cannonball On the Texas Cannonball, Texas Cannonball Just listen as the whistle calls out Howdy Y'all I know there's a cowgirl waitin' And she's the fairest of them all I say I'm blessed cause I'm a-rollin' west On the fast Texas Cannonball - instrumental - Now, when I cross that old Sabine I'll see miles and miles of Texas It's the best state I've ever seen Just put my name where the X is On the Texas Cannonball, Texas Cannonball Just listen as the whistle calls out Howdy Y'all I know there's a cowgirl waitin' And she's the fairest of them all I say I'm blessed cause I'm a-rollin' west On the fast Texas Cannonball Texas Brazos Valley (Larry W. Jones 10/25/2007) (song#5108) I'm packin' my saddle bags I'm ridin' away today Gonna hit the cattle trail I'm headin' down Texas way Gonna settle down and never more roam Make that Texas Brazos Valley my home I'll tie up all of my loose ends Excuse myself from my old friends Where the best of the west begins Is where the trail I'll be on ends I figure that's where this cowboy should be Is the Texas Brazos Valley, you see Now I'm not just wishin' when I state She'll be waitin' in the Lone Star State And when my lonely trail ride is done That girl's gonna fill my heart with joy She's gonna marry this here cowboy - instrumental - I'll tie up all of my loose ends Excuse myself from my old friends Where the best of the west begins Is where the trail I'll be on ends I'm packin' my saddle bags I'm ridin' away today Gonna hit the cattle trail I'm headin' down Texas way Gonna settle down and never more roam Make that Texas Brazos Valley my home Make That Guitar Ring For Your Darling (Larry W. Jones 10/25/2007) (song#5109) Make that guitar ring for your darling And sing her a song that shows you care Play something gentle, sentimental For you may not have much time to spare Don't let love words lay around on the floor Go and say them to the one you adore So, make that guitar ring for your darling And sing to your darling forevermore - instrumental - Don't let love words lay around on the floor Go and say them to the one you adore Make that guitar ring for your darling And sing her a song that shows you care Play something gentle, sentimental For you may not have much time to spare Don't let love words lay around on the floor Go and say them to the one you adore So, make that guitar ring for your darling And sing to your darling forevermore Sunny Sings Country Blues (Larry W. Jones 10/25/2007) (song#5110) Sunny sings country blues To cowboys in honky tonks cloudy She sounds like rain falling Settles them down when they get rowdy To Sunny, it's just pitter patter Really doesn't matter No true love comes calling When Sunny sings the blues Sunny sings country blues Makes all the cowboys sigh with sadness Teardrops fall in their beer And washes away any gladness Couples on the dance floor are swayin' Sad steel guitars playin' Honky tonks have no cheer When Sunny sings the blues - instrumental - Cowboys remember how she got her name They remember her sunny smile It's not so funny that she's not the same And she hasn't been for awhile But broken hearts may mend And in time the sun may shine again Other dreams may come true Cowboy, now quit crying in your beer Sunny sings country blues and needs cheer Come and hold Sunny near Just a smile she could use When Sunny sings the blues Cowboy, now quit crying in your beer Sunny sings country blues and needs cheer Come and hold Sunny near Just a smile she could use When Sunny sings the blues Trail Of Heartache (Larry W. Jones 10/25/2007) (song#5111) The lights in the ranch house have all failed I'm just a cowboy lost on the trail Trail of heartache No joy or happiness No love, just loneliness Oh, how I hoped that you would care That you'd be there, my dear To dry away my tears on this Trail of heartache Oh, how could you forget Vows of love when we met Now I ride with regret Upon this trail of debt Trail of heartache No joy or happiness No love, just loneliness Oh, how I hoped that you would care That you'd be there, my dear To dry away my tears on this Trail of heartache - instrumental - I won't see you no more And I know what's in store A long black veil I see The only trail for me Trail of heartache No joy or happiness No love, just loneliness Oh, how I hoped that you would care That you'd be there, my dear To dry away my tears on this Trail of heartache Oh, how I hoped that you would care That you'd be there, my dear To dry away my tears on this Trail of heartache Trail Of Love (Larry W. Jones 10/25/2007) (song#5112) Come and ride alongside, darling By my side on the trail of love And let me tell you, my darling Just how much it is I love you Sweetheart, remember when we met The sun had just begun to set That's when I told you, my darling Just how much it is I love you Come and ride alongside, darling By my side on the trail of love And let me tell you, my darling Just how much it is I love you Come and ride alongside Be my bride On the trail The trail of love - instrumental - Sweetheart, remember when we met The sun had just begun to set Come and ride alongside, darling By my side on the trail of love And let me tell you, my darling Just how much it is I love you Come and ride alongside Be my bride On the trail The trail of love Second Rate Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 10/25/2007) (song#5113) I perform in rodeos that are second rate And I try to ride for eight when they pull the gate I'm just a cowboy who's been placed upon a shelf My cowboy boots used to be worn somebody else It's no wonder that I'm feeling old Everything I own is full of mold I wear a real sedate western hat I never get a great ol' Good-Job pat I hate to hear 'em when they call me Second rate cowboy I need to buy my poor pony a new collar Bought a second rate saddle for forty dollars Got a Goodwill shirt that's already full of dirt The rodeo said that my credit's on alert - instrumental - Got a Goodwill shirt that's already full of dirt The rodeo said that my credit's on alert I'm behind on my R.C.A. rodeo dues Bob, the announcer, said he wasn't keeping score Said he'd never seen a cowboy like me before I told Bob that for me it wasn't any news I hate to hear 'em when they call me Second rate cowboy Second rate rodeo blues Second rate cowboy Second rate rodeo blues Hank Williams Is The King (Larry W. Jones 10/26/2007) (song#5114) All country folks give thanks for the Hanks In the Country Music Hall of Fame There's Hank Chochran and Hank Locklin Hank Snow and Hank Thompson by name But there's just one to which the title King belongs Everybody knows any old time they hear him sing Hank Williams is the King of country music songs Hank Cochran wrote about A Little Bitty Tear And he just wanted to Make The World Go Away Hank Locklin wrote and sang Please Help Me I'm Falling And Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On today But there's just one to which the title King belongs Everybody knows any old time they hear him sing Hank Williams is the King of country music songs Now Hank Snow was Canada's Yodeling Ranger He's Been Everywhere and Hank is still Movin' On Hank Thompson led the Texas Brazos Valley Boys Honky Tonk Angels all had Humpty Dumpty Hearts But there's just one to which the title King belongs Everybody knows any old time they hear him sing Hank Williams is the King of country music songs - instrumental - Hank Williams is the King, just listen to him sing He caught the Love Sick Blues cause of a Cold Cold Heart Hank heard a Lonesome Whistle Blow and had to go To the Pontchartrain to get some Jambalaya Old Hank was Setting The Woods On Fire from the start Wonder if the Mansion On The Hill is there still All country folks give thanks for the Hanks In the Country Music Hall of Fame There's Hank Chochran and Hank Locklin Hank Snow and Hank Thompson by name But there's just one to which the title King belongs Everybody knows any old time they hear him sing Hank Williams is the King of country music songs Bunk House Number Nine (Larry W. Jones 10/26/2007) (song#5115) Just follow the trail To this lonely spread of mine You'll find me bedded down In bunk house number nine It wasn't long ago That you rode away from me We made wedding plans But your treading sent you free Now this emptiness surrounds me Most of the time Sunshine don't come around In bunk house number nine - instrumental - You didn't care for me You went and changed your mind I'll stay drunk in this bunk house room Until I'm blind Just follow the trail To this lonely spread of mine You'll find me bedded down In bunk house number nine Now this emptiness surrounds me Most of the time Sunshine don't come around In bunk house number nine Sunshine don't come around In bunk house number nine Mine And Only Mine (Larry W. Jones 10/26/2007) (song#5116) Dear, my love for you is true When I tell you I love you I will cheer you when you're blue I will help your dreams come true I will share the good and bad Dear, I'll never make you sad Take my hand and you'll be fine You are mine and only mine I will always call you dear And I'll always want you near True love's light will always shine In your heart as well as mine And as for the vows we make I will give more than I'll take Take my hand and you'll be fine You are mine and only mine - instrumental - And as for the vows we make I will give more than I'll take Take my hand and you'll be fine You are mine and only mine Whether we are rich or poor My love will be true and sure I will tell you, I love you Will you tell me, Yes I do If you honor and obey From your side I'll never stray Take my hand and you'll be fine You are mine and only mine Take my hand and you'll be fine You are mine and only mine San Angelo Stroll (Larry W. Jones 10/26/2007) (song#5117) I met her where west Texas breezes blow There beneath the stars in San Angelo A dance at a ranch where tumbleweeds roll We danced to the slow San Angelo Stroll She said her name was Angela All cowboys made her heart their goal She stole my heart right from the start Dancing the San Angelo Stroll The tune they played was beautiful All felt so right within my soul I felt love on my heart strings pull With that slow San Angelo Stroll - instrumental - She said her name was Angela All cowboys made her heart their goal She stole my heart right from the start Dancing the San Angelo Stroll The tune they played was beautiful All felt so right within my soul I felt love on my heart strings pull With that slow San Angelo Stroll But that was long ago and in the past I knew a dream like her just could not last That dance with her has taken its slow toll Angela and the San Angelo Stroll Be Happy That You Have What You Have (Larry W. Jones 10/26/2007) (song#5118) Be happy that you have what you have while you have it Or you may have to find out that what you have is gone Take a look at what you see while you can still see it Or you may see that what you saw is now far long gone Be sure to help what you can help if you can help it Cause you can't help a thing if you don't help it along Treat with true love what you can treat while you can treat it If you don't treat your love sweet then your sweet will be gone - instrumental - Buddy, if you know what's good then better treat her good And you should thank the moon as soon as it shines above Now don't tarry if you're very sure she'll marry you Because that same girl I'll give a whirl for her same love Be happy that you have what you have while you have it Or you may have to find out that what you have is gone Take a look at what you see while you can still see it Or you may see that what you saw is now far long gone Be happy that you have what you have while you have it Or you may have to find out that what you have is gone My Heart Will Break (Larry W. Jones 10/26/2007) (song#5119) Dear, my poor heart just can't understand Why you say you love another man It doesn't want to believe we're through I keep walking up and down the floor As you say you're walking out the door My heart will break before it's over you I believe my heart has lost its mind I believe it's gonna break in time My heart's already cracked, I know And I know it won't have far to go It keeps right on loving you the same Now that's just not right, it's such a shame Dear, how can you do the things you do My heart will break before it's over you - instrumental - I believe my heart has lost its mind I believe it's gonna break in time My heart's already cracked, I know And I know it won't have far to go Your letters that I said I should burn They will still be here should you return My heart cries from what it's going through Dear, I'll miss you in ways big and small Even kiss your picture in the hall My heart will break before it's over you Before You Came On The Scene (Larry W. Jones 10/26/2007) (song#5120) I've seen many lovely girls that were fine Before you came on the scene I gave many a whirl and called them mine Before you came on the scene I even searched the world in small detail Up and down and in between I thought that all my dreams of love would fail Before you came on the scene - instrumental - I used to wander around like the breeze Being free was my routine Cause I wasn't bound and did as I pleased Before you came on the scene I even searched the world in small detail Up and down and in between I thought that all my dreams of love would fail Before you came on the scene - instrumental - I even searched the world in small detail Up and down and in between I thought that all my dreams of love would fail Before you came on the scene Yes darling, that was before Before you came on the scene Crazy Heart (Larry W. Jones 10/27/2007) (song#5121) I'm lost for words to describe how I feel My heart feels like it's dying all the time It will take time for it to ever heal Since you said that you will never be mine Crazy heart that beats now for only you It just repeats the words that you're not mine Crazy heart that only thought that it knew Now meets reality for one more time Crazy heart that's now used to being blue It thought that it would be happy this time You'll wed another when this day is through And my heart will be crying for all time - instrumental - The plans that I had for me and for you Were clad in golden dreams that won't come true Now how can I feel glad when I'm so blue And it's too bad my heart loves only you Crazy heart that beats now for only you It just repeats the words that you're not mine Crazy heart that only thought that it knew Now meets reality for one more time C.C.Rider (Larry W. Jones 10/27/2007) (song#5122) Well, the Country Circuit judge goes riding Along the trails from town to town The seal of justice he goes providing For legal words that he writes down Out west they call him the C.C.Rider They come to see the Country Circuit judge When someone gets married, he writes it down C.C.Rider blesses the wedding gown Well now see, C. C. Rider Well now, see what you have done That darlin' I wanted to marry You married off to another one Well, didn't you know I loved that lady Why did you even have to come Well now I thought that next time just maybe I would be her love number one Well now see, C. C. Rider Well now, see what you have done That darlin' I wanted to marry You married off to another one I'm ridin' the trail now darlin' I won't be back until the Fall Country Circuit judge came ridin' And he married my darlin' off Well now see, C. C. Rider Well now, see what you have done That darlin' I wanted to marry You married off to another one Well now see, C. C. Rider Whenever the moon is shining bright Yeah, yeah, see, C.C. Rider Whenever the moon is shining bright I'm gonna find another darlin' And the Country Circuit judge will make it right Broadcast For My Heart (Larry W. Jones 10/27/2007) (song#5123) Make a broadcast just for my heart Announce it on the air Play it at the top of the charts That you still want me there Darling, though we are far apart You know my love is true Make a broadcast just for my heart And all the world will know it too Sweetheart, I wish I weren't alone I need you here beside of me I hear your voice when on the phone But it's still you I need to see Make a broadcast just for my heart Announce it on the air at night Your voice will be a work of art That will turn darkness into light - instrumental - Sweetheart, I wish I weren't alone I need you here beside of me I hear your voice when on the phone But it's still you I need to see Make a broadcast just for my heart Announce it on the air Play it at the top of the charts That you still want me there Darling, though we are far apart You know my love is true Make a broadcast just for my heart And all the world will know it too Transcontinental Railway (Larry W. Jones 10/31/2007) (song#5124) I'm takin' the transcontinental railway To get my mind in repose I'm takin' the transcontinental railway Gotta find where love still grows I've packed my overnighter Got my ticket in my hand Nothing could be more righter Than takin' a train so grand Eleven, departing the station this morning Yearning, my heart will no longer be in mourning Seven, I'm arriving at seven tomorrow Seems like heaven, I'll no longer be in sorrow - instrumental - Oh, I don't know why I ever went astray From my dear loving homestead shack I'm takin' the transcontinental railway Transcontinental railway back Oh, I don't know why I ever went astray From my dear loving homestead shack I'm takin' the transcontinental railway Transcontinental railway back In December's Firelight Glow (Larry W. Jones 10/31/2007) (song#5125) Snowflakes of white came falling down, remember In December's firelight glow Warm flames of love became as burning embers In December's winter cold Words of love we there exchanged As snowflakes of white came falling down Oh, how did time rearrange That December dream no more around My darling, your sweet love I still remember In December's firelight glow - instrumental - Words of love we there exchanged As snowflakes of white came falling down Oh, how did time rearrange That December dream no more around My darling, your sweet love I still remember In December's firelight glow Your sweet love I still remember In December's firelight glow I'll Forever Say I Love You (Larry W. Jones 10/31/2007) (song#5126) Dear, I'll forever say I love you For I would never make you blue Yes, I'll forever say I love you Darling, you know I love you true Strolling with you in the moonlight Just seems like the right thing to do Dreams are rolling along alright Making mem'ries for me and you I'm so glad I found this new love My heart is so bound to you, love A sweet dream came down from above Dear, I'll forever say I love you - instrumental - I'm so glad I found this new love My heart is so bound to you, love I adore this love you're giving I'm living in a dream, I know There will never be misgiving Because darling, I love you so Dear, I'll forever say I love you For I would never make you blue Yes, I'll forever say I love you Darling, you know I love you true I'll Move Along (Larry W. Jones 10/31/2007) (song#5127) Dear, I'll move along if you don't need me I'll move along if you need to be free I don't know how to mend your broken vows I'll move along to a new love for me I'll move along if you don't need me I'll move along if your heart I can't own In a new time zone dear, I'll remember That you once told me you loved me alone After I go, dear, you will remember That all of my vows I did live up to I'll move along without warm love's embers And I will get along dear, without you - instrumental - I'll move along if you don't need me I'll move along if your heart I can't own In a new time zone dear, I'll remember That you once told me you loved me alone After I go, dear, you will remember That all of my vows I did live up to I'll move along without warm love's embers And I will get along dear, without you I'll move along without warm love's embers And I will get along dear, without you Lonesome Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 11/01/2007) (song#5128) I'm a lonesome cowboy who just rode into town I just stopped at your saloon as the sun goes down And tomorrow it won't matter what trail I find I'm a lonesome cowboy that love has left behind No, not much matters when there's no love left within My dream has died and so I just ride with the wind And these tears that blind are for someone on my mind I'm a lonesome cowboy that love has left behind - instrumental - My pony is tired just like these line in my face And these stony trails won't lead to a better place Pour another whiskey mister, if you don't mind I'm a lonesome cowboy that love has left behind No, not much matters when there's no love left within My dream has died and so I just ride with the wind And these tears that blind are for someone on my mind I'm a lonesome cowboy that love has left behind I'm a lonesome cowboy that love has left behind Love's Delaying Game (Larry W. Jones 11/01/2007) (song#5129) When I was a young lad, sweethearts I had I made all them play love's delaying game I must also add that I made some sad But in time other sweethearts to me came In time other sweethearts came Oh, time seems so long from Spring to December's snow But when September comes, the days much shorter grow For when the Fall does call and blows upon life's flame You know there's no more time for love's delaying game When the seasons diminish to a cherished few Springtime, Summer, Autumn Dear, let me finish my last season with only you Finish my last season with you - instrumental - Listen young lads, when you meet sweethearts in the Spring Go ahead, romance them with song and wine But you must write in your songs what the seasons bring December's snow will fall on you in time Oh, time seems so long from Spring to December's snow But when September comes, the days much shorter grow For when the Fall does call and blows upon life's flame You know there's no more time for love's delaying game No more time for love's delaying game Serenade In Red (Larry W. Jones 11/01/2007) (song#5130) Sometimes I hear a serenade in red At times I forget all the words it said But I know it's about a dream that's dead A dream that died long ago I tried to get you to return to me I wrote a serenade, a melody But dear, you only stayed away instead Serenade in red I know Dear, I remember you like yesterday We danced away on a crowded floor Darling, that was before you went away And after you whispered forevermore My dear, our song of love was once a sigh Our golden moon turned to blue and then red On the night you said goodbye - instrumental - Dear, I remember you like yesterday We danced away on a crowded floor Darling, that was before you went away And after you whispered forevermore I tried to get you to return to me I wrote a serenade, a melody But dear, you only stayed away instead Serenade in red Serenade in red Yesterday's Rendezvous (Larry W. Jones 11/01/2007) (song#5131) I would have sworn that you were here last night I felt so warm when you came into view But when came the morn you were not in sight It was just a memory of yesterday's rendezvous There in my bed, your love words I could hear All my thoughts were so clear of only you When the sun appeared you were nowhere near It was just a memory of yesterday's rendezvous - instrumental - There in my bed, your love words I could hear When the sun appeared you were nowhere near The path to happiness is oh, so dark My world is empty and of love bereft Like this old emptiness within my heart I don't know which way to turn, right or left There's no use in dreaming of yesterday Because those dreams of you will not come true So, when I dream, I tell myself each day It was just a memory of yesterday's rendezvous Seven Mile Hill (Larry W. Jones 11/01/2007) (song#5132) There are twinkling stars In the western sky In Albuquerque still And there nothing mars The view from on high Atop Seven Mile Hill There I loved a girl for awhile I guess I love her still At times I still can see her smile Atop Seven Mile Hill Albuquerque is still a part of me And I will dream until That sweet New Mexico girl I can see Atop Seven Mile Hill - instrumental - There are twinkling stars In the western sky In Albuquerque still And there nothing mars The view from on high Atop Seven Mile Hill At times I still can see her smile Atop Seven Mile Hill I Fell For The Wine (Larry W. Jones 11/02/2007) (song#5133) I see twenty twenty but as I look behind I can see that I overlooked those hazard signs Dear, you told me to watch it many many times You fell for me darlin' but I fell for the wine I remember you told me someday I would find Nothing good to hold to when I crossed that line Now I'm holding this bottle with you on my mind You fell for me darlin' but I fell for the wine Dear, I wish that I had seen more clearly the sign Instead of wasting dreams on more cheap bottled wine Then dear, I would have you here in these arms of mine You fell for me darlin' but I fell for the wine - instrumental - Dear, I wish that I had seen more clearly the sign Instead of wasting dreams on more cheap bottled wine Then dear, I would have you here in these arms of mine You fell for me darlin' but I fell for the wine Darlin', I know you'll find somebody true and kind He'll give you things that are due for ladies refined All I could give now is the product of the vine You fell for me darlin' but I fell for the wine Step Right In (Larry W. Jones 11/02/2007) (song#5134) Dear, the key is under the doorstep, step right in Well, I was too suspicious of the goings on And you were too ambitious in your comfort zone My dear, I find no comfort in that I was wrong And I find I still dream about you all night long Dear, the key is under the doorstep, step right in I wonder if our faded love could live again I know I traded your sweet love for my chagrin Dear, the key is under the doorstep, step right in - instrumental - Dear, this living by myself is no fun to me My heart's sitting on the shelf with no company If you will just return I promise to be nice Darling, for you my heart yearns and has paid the price Dear, the key is under the doorstep, step right in I wonder if our faded love could live again I know I traded your sweet love for my chagrin Dear, the key is under the doorstep, step right in The key is under the doorstep, step right on in She Wears My Golden Band (Larry W. Jones 11/02/2007) (song#5135) She wears my golden band To show all the world that I'm her man She wears my golden band To show that she's mine forevermore Around her finger I placed it there To show all the world how much I care This golden band stands for more than precious metal It stands for love as soft as a rose's petal She knows my eyes upon only her will settle I'm her man and that's why she wears my golden band - instrumental - She knows my eyes upon only her will settle I'm her man and that's why she wears my golden band This golden band stands for more than precious metal It stands for love as soft as a rose's petal She knows my eyes upon only her will settle I'm her man and that's why she wears my golden band I'm her man and that's why she wears my golden band Wrap Your Love In Golden Paper (Larry W. Jones 11/02/2007) (song#5136) You opened up my heart and your love came in You opened up my heart and your love came in Your love is shining in my world Like sunshine on my shoes As the days of my life unfurl My sunshine, dear, is you I'm gonna wrap your love in golden paper And here is what I'm gonna do Gonna unwrap it on some foggy morning And let your love come shining through You opened up my heart and your love came in You opened up my heart and your love came in - instrumental - Sometimes this life will make you blue Despite all ever tried Just let the sun come shining through To make you satisfied I'm gonna wrap your love in golden paper And here is what I'm gonna do Gonna unwrap it on some foggy morning And let your love come shining through You opened up my heart and your love came in You opened up my heart and your love came in I'm gonna wrap your love in golden paper And here is what I'm gonna do Gonna unwrap it on some foggy morning And let your love come shining through If My Heart Ever Gets Mended (Larry W. Jones 11/03/2007) (song#5137) If my heart ever gets mended A new love it may try to find But the last love has just ended And I find she's still on my mind This is not the first love ended For I have had lost loves before Now my poor heart needs attended Because of heartaches by the score I'm gonna search for the right love She'll be a girl who's true and kind If my heart ever gets mended The last love won't be on my mind - instrumental - Maybe someday I will find her And this pain in my heart will end And maybe then it will occur That my poor broken heart will mend I'm gonna search for the right love She'll be a girl who's true and kind If my heart ever gets mended The last love won't be on my mind If my heart ever gets mended The last love won't be on my mind Sawmill Town (Larry W. Jones 11/03/2007) (song#5138) A sawmill town on a dead end street You're nowhere around and I can't sleep With you still on my mind Dear, I still dream of you, it's true I know he bought you a diamond ring I'm sure he can buy you fancy things But he can't buy true love The kind of love I have for you The kind of love I have for you Would have lasted endlessly We planned a life of man and wife But that now can never be I know he bought you a diamond ring I'm sure he can buy you fancy things That you won't find in a sawmill town But he can't buy true love His will only be hand-me-downs - instrumental - Remember you came from a sawmill town Bright lights came from the sawdust burning low It's just a little sawmill town, I know But it's here you will find real love can grow You might live in a mansion on a hill But you will still be blue Cause he can't buy true love The kind of love I have for you Remember you came from a sawmill town Bright lights came from the sawdust burning low It's just a little sawmill town, I know But it's here you will find real love can grow I Can't Miss Missing You (Larry W. Jones 11/03/2007) (song#5139) I missed the party with the guys at the bar Who would even feel like laughing when they're blue I miss the sound of a crying steel guitar But dear, I find that I can't miss missing you The bus I missed left me standing in the rain The new time table changed all the routes I knew I miss happy times because my heart's in pain But dear, I find that I can't miss missing you - instrumental - I miss happy times because my heart's in pain I can't miss wishing you would come home again I tried to dismiss the fact that you're now gone But the fact is that I'm lost and all alone I miss your calls at work on the telephone I feel more remiss than I have ever known I miss those days of bliss with you all the time How I miss your morning kiss now that we're through I miss the songs we sang with words that rhymed But dear, I find that I can't miss missing you Yes dear, I find that I can't miss missing you Cowboys Come A-Ridin' (Larry W. Jones 11/03/2007) (song#5140) (Cowboys come a-ridin' to the barn dance tonight) [up tempo] Cowboys come a-ridin' Down the trail into sight Cowboys come a-ridin' To the barn dance tonight Ponies are a-striding, striding, striding home Ponies are a-striding, striding, striding home Down the trail, cowboys come a-ridin' To the barn dance tonight (Cowboys come a-ridin' to the barn dance tonight) [slow tempo] They ride to the roundup where the longhorn goes It's so hard for the cowgirls to wave adios (Adios cowboys, there they all go) While the big prairie moon moves across the sky The cowgirls can't wait til they're return is nigh [up tempo] Cowboys come a-ridin' Down the trail into sight Cowboys come a-ridin' To the barn dance tonight Ponies are a-striding, striding, striding home Ponies are a-striding, striding, striding home Down the trail, cowboys come a-ridin' To the barn dance tonight (Cowboys come a-ridin' to the barn dance tonight) [slow tempo] How joyful the days around the old corral Til once more they ride to the high Chapparral (Adios cowboys, there they all go) Oh how lonesome the nights under moon so pale Til the day cowboys come ridin' down the trail [up tempo] Cowboys come a-ridin' Down the trail into sight Cowboys come a-ridin' To the barn dance tonight Ponies are a-striding, striding, striding home Ponies are a-striding, striding, striding home Down the trail, cowboys come a-ridin' To the barn dance tonight [slow tempo] To the barn dance tonight (Cowboys come a-ridin' to the barn dance tonight) Sierra Sally (Larry W. Jones 11/03/2007) (song#5141) Sierra Sally, for you I'm lonesome The sad whippoorwills sound so lonesome too Sierra Sally, I need you badly I'd wed you gladly, Sierra Sally Desert roses cry with petals falling Like they do down in Death Valley Sweetheart, my song for you is now calling Heard in Mexicali, Sierra Sally - instrumental - Desert roses cry with petals falling Like they do down in Death Valley Sweetheart, my song for you is now calling Heard in Mexicali, Sierra Sally Sierra Sally, I need you so bad I'm feeling so sad, Sierra Sally Desert roses cry with petals falling Whippoorwills cry way down in the valley Sweetheart, my song for you is now calling Heard in Mexicali, Sierra Sally Sweetheart, my song for you is now calling Heard all the way down in Mexicali Sierra Sally Sierra Sally Sierra Sally Eyes Of Blue Golden Moon And Purple Sage (Larry W. Jones 11/03/2007) (song#5142) Eyes of blue, golden moon and purple sage With visions of you on the prairie stage Eyes of blue, tell me true if you love me I'll love you with my soul eternally Eyes of blue, golden moon and purple sage On you, a cowboy would spend all his wage Golden moon, shine down here upon my love With your light from the heavens up above - instrumental - Golden moon, shine down here upon my love With your light from the heavens up above Eyes of blue, golden moon and purple sage Dear, let's you and I write love's brand new page Purple sage, covered with the prairie dew Tell me you love me with your eyes of blue Eyes of blue, golden moon and purple sage With visions of you on the prairie stage Eyes of blue, tell me true if you love me I'll love you with my soul eternally Rainbow Round My Sombrero (Larry W. Jones 11/04/2007) (song#5143) Rainbow round my sombrero Glowing in the sky above In the trees where breezes blow Bluebirds sing a song I know Of a cowboy who's in love Rainbow round my sombrero Are what songs of love are of Now, winds and rain may blow me But they will never slow me Cause I'm a cowboy in love Happy trails, wedding bells ring That girl is my everything Of cowboys, call me the king Rainbow round my sombrero Glowing in the sky above I want the whole wide world to know That I'm a cowboy in love - instrumental - Happy trails, wedding bells ring That girl is my everything Of cowboys, call me the king Rainbow round my sombrero Glowing in the sky above I want the whole wide world to know That I'm a cowboy in love Cowboy in love, cowboy in love Rainbow round my sombrero Cause I'm a cowboy in love I Still Carve Your Name On The Pines (Larry W. Jones 11/04/2007) (song#5144) Many years have come and gone, my darling Most of them were filled with tears of regret Through the years I still loved you, my darling You were dear to me and I can't forget I still love you just as much, my darling Even though you are now no longer mine I still hunger for your touch, my darling And dear, I still carve your name on the pines These lonely years seem to forever roll Through them all I have tried to roll along Oh, I have cried and the years took their toll As I remembered our sweet old love song - instrumental - I still love you just as much, my darling Even though you are now no longer mine I still hunger for your touch, my darling And dear, I still carve your name on the pines I heard dear, that you had wed another You now live in a mansion big and fine I'd write you sometime but I won't bother I'll stay here in my cottage in the pines I still love you just as much, my darling Even though you are now no longer mine I still hunger for your touch, my darling And dear, I still carve your name on the pines Ernest Tubb (Larry W. Jones 11/04/2007) (song#5145) They said he was too country for New York City He didn't sport the Greenwich Village hippies' hair But he was the sort that didn't need their pity Cause Texas treats the Texas Troubadour four-square Down in Texas his country music was not denied Ernest Dale Tubb was honky tonk music personified He said girls in Texas were prettier down there They didn't breathe New York City's polluted air - instrumental - He said New York City sidewalks were filled with dirt And they didn't take the time to say Howdy sir Ernest Tubb said their hearts were as cold as their stare If he could, he would have sold them some Texas air He was the Texas Troubadour and wouldn't budge He was nice enough that he wouldn't hold a grudge Ernest Tubb sang ballads in Texas or anywhere The Texas Troubadour sang like a millionaire They said he was too country for New York City He didn't sport the Greenwich Village hippies' hair But he was the sort that didn't need their pity Cause Texas treats the Texas Troubadour four-square Down in Texas his country music was not denied Ernest Dale Tubb was honky tonk music personified Silver Moon (Larry W. Jones 11/05/2007) (song#5146) Silver moon, shining in the dark night Floating upward with your heavenly light You took my love away, shining for another Silver moon, my love is nowhere in sight Silver moon, shine down on me, I cry Bring her back to stand here by my side With your light maybe you can change her mind I'm so lonesome being left behind Silver moon, shining in the dark night Floating upward with your heavenly light You took my love away, shining for another Silver moon, my love is nowhere in sight - instrumental - Silver moon, shine down on me, I cry Bring her back to stand here by my side With your light maybe you can change her mind I'm so lonesome being left behind Silver moon, shining in the dark night Floating upward with your heavenly light You took my love away, shining for another Silver moon, my love is nowhere in sight My love is nowhere in sight Big Collection Of Recollections (Larry W. Jones 11/07/2007) (song#5147) Well, I've got a big collection of recollections And I wouldn't disconnect any even if I could If I get to feeling low, I know just where to go Just recall my big collection of recollections Upon inspection you say that my past is standing out I know I had some loves that I couldn't really win But those lost loves is not what it's really all about I recall it's knowing that I knew love way back when - instrumental - Upon inspection you say that my past is standing out But those lost loves is not what it's really all about My big collection of faces come back one by one Along with all the places I recall in my mind No, I wouldn't disconnect any even if I could For I might want to recollect them from time to time Well, I've got a big collection of recollections And I wouldn't disconnect any even if I could If I get to feeling low, I know just where to go Just recall my big collection of recollections If I get to feeling low, I know just where to go Just recall my big collection of recollections Simple Kind Of Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 11/08/2007) (song#5148) When I was a small cowboy, quite young Dad said, come and sit awhile, my son Don't listen to what the crowds may say And in time you'll see my words will pay For they will help you along some day Now take your time, son, don't ride too fast There's plenty troubles beyond the pass And when it's women you're thinking of Find one like a prairie turtle dove And son, be sure to treat her with love Be a simple kind of cowboy, son Live the cowboy code and understand Be a simple kind of cowboy, son A simple kind of cowboy's a man Your life on the trail has just begun Be a simple kind of cowboy, son Don't waste precious time in search of gold Cause that trail will only leave you cold As you ride across these western skies Be a simple kind of cowboy, son You will make me glad and you'll be wise Be a simple kind of cowboy, son Live the cowboy code and understand Be a simple kind of cowboy, son A simple kind of cowboy's a man Your life on the trail has just begun Be a simple kind of cowboy, son Cowboy, don't worry, you'll find your way Train your heart for goodness every day And ride down the narrow trail aright Be a simple kind of cowboy, son Keep the cowboy code within your sight Be a simple kind of cowboy, son Live the cowboy code and understand Be a simple kind of cowboy, son A simple kind of cowboy's a man Your life on the trail has just begun Be a simple kind of cowboy, son Waltzing Through My Mind (Larry W. Jones 11/09/2007) (song#5149) I've tried to leave your memory behind But memories of you are not that kind They torture me and then won't let me be Whenever you come waltzing through my mind Whenever you come waltzing through my mind I'm left with only emptiness, I find Your dancing shoes never let me unwind Whenever you come waltzing through my mind - instrumental - Your dancing shoes never let me unwind Whenever you come waltzing through my mind There's no use to drown my thoughts with red wine A bottle full of troubles I would find I regret you untied the ties that bind Whenever you come waltzing through my mind Whenever you come waltzing through my mind I'm left with only emptiness, I find Your dancing shoes never let me unwind Whenever you come waltzing through my mind Whippoorwill Hill (Larry W. Jones 11/09/2007) (song#5150) Whippoorwill Is your saddest song directed to me Love is not where it's expected to be I've listened so long to your lonesome trill Has my love gone upon Whippoorwill Hill Whippoorwill If you see her in some green valley in spring Please tell her that there I will go journeying But until then my dreams will be lying still There beside you on top of Whippoorwill Hill In your lonesome song deep in the night Do you long to see your love alight Sad whippoorwill music It's such a lowly tune Must be kin to a loon As both of you serenade the moon Whippoorwill How was it planned that you sadly sing I know you must understand these things Oh, will my dreams ever be fulfilled Or will they die on Whippoorwill Hill - instrumental - In your lonesome song deep in the night Do you long to see your love alight Sad whippoorwill music It's such a lowly tune Must be kin to a loon As both of you serenade the moon Whippoorwill How was it planned that you sadly sing I know you must understand these things Oh, will my dreams ever be fulfilled Or will they die on Whippoorwill Hill Snore Snore Snore (Larry W. Jones 11/10/2007) (song#5151) Snore, snore, snore It's something that we all adore Oh, how we love to roar away When chores are done at end of day It's something that we can't ignore We do it til our throats are sore Let's go to bed and dream some more As we snore, snore, snore I used to have a darlin' who was sweet But she ain't my darlin' any more My snoring blew the covers off her feet And when she went out the door, she was sore - instrumental - My snoring blew the covers off her feet And when she went out the door, she was sore Snore, snore, snore It's something that I do adore Oh, how I love to roar away When chores are done at end of day It's something that I can't ignore I do it til my throat is sore I'll go to bed and dream some more As I snore, snore, snore I'll go to bed and dream some more As I snore, snore, snore Here She Comes (Larry W. Jones 11/10/2007) (song#5152) Here she comes, she's walking my way Each step she takes brings the gladness of May I won her heart and lost mine, glad to say Here she comes, she's walking my way I never cheated her and never lied And that's why she's here walking by my side She knows I love her more and more each day Here she comes, she's walking my way - instrumental - I won her heart and lost mine, glad to say Here she comes, she's walking my way I never cheated her and never lied And that's why she's here walking by my side She knows I love her more and more each day Here she comes, she's walking my way Here she comes, she's walking my way Each step she takes brings the gladness of May I won her heart and lost mine, glad to say Here she comes, she's walking my way Here she comes, she's walking my way Song Of The Last Whippoorwill (Larry W. Jones 11/10/2007) (song#5153) Summertime is over, my darling Fall is here and you're going away The end of dreams is near, my darling For I know you'll be gone any day I know my heart will die, my darling And I can already feel the chill I'll be all alone cause you'll be gone With the song of the last whippoorwill Summer roses were in bloom, my darling Green of the leaves was still upon the trees Now I hear the whippoorwill's sad calling Calling from his lonely hill on the breeze - instrumental - Summer roses were in bloom, my darling Green of the leaves was still upon the trees Now I hear the whippoorwill's sad calling Calling from his lonely hill on the breeze Our love should be harvested, my darling As farmers gather bounty to the mill But love's harvest moon will fade, my darling As with the song of the last whippoorwill Yes, love's harvest moon will fade, my darling As with the song of the last whippoorwill Big Country In Her Soul (Larry W. Jones 11/10/2007) (song#5154) In the big city lives a little girl Who gives my heart a great big whirl Said she didn't mind if I came around Now, I'm so glad it's her I found She's a city girl with big country in her soul She likes good country music with her rock 'n roll Apple pie and pickup trucks I don't have to wear no tux She's a city girl with big country in her soul - instrumental - Well now, I've been to places in this world A lot of faces come to mind But none replaces what I see in this girl City girl of a diff'rent kind She's a city girl with big country in her soul She likes good country music with her rock 'n roll Apple pie and pickup trucks I don't have to wear no tux She's a city girl with big country in her soul Apple pie and pickup trucks I don't have to wear no tux She's a city girl with big country in her soul The Jukebox Called Her Darlin' (Larry W. Jones 11/10/2007) (song#5155) The jukebox called her darlin', darlin' in the song And I played it over and over all night long Joe the bartender reminded me when it was dawn That the singer just may have gotten it all wrong The jukebox called her darlin', darlin' in the song I drank a lot of beers and I know that was wrong I know I shed a lot of tears on my way home The jukebox called her darlin', darlin' in the song - instrumental - Joe the bartender reminded me when it was dawn That the singer just may have gotten it all wrong The jukebox called her darlin', darlin' in the song Instead of quarrelin', our love should have been strong It seems like just yesterday though it's been so long The song still plays over and over all night long The jukebox called her darlin', darlin' in the song I drank a lot of beers and I know that was wrong I know I shed a lot of tears on my way home The jukebox called her darlin', darlin' in the song And I played it over and over all night long Texas Honky Tonk Girl (Larry W. Jones 11/10/2007) (song#5156) She acts like she owns the dance floor When the band begins It's a fact that she'll drink some more Lone Star beer or gin She's just in it for the good times She sure gives the cowboys a whirl Jukebox takes her nickels and dimes She's a Texas honky tonk girl She's a lonely Texas honky tonk girl Oh, she smiles a lot and shows those pearls And although she gives the cowboys a whirl She lost the only real love in her world - instrumental - There's a story that she has never told Of someone she loved somewhere far behind Out on the dance floor she looks ever bold But behind the smiles hides a tear to find She's a lonely Texas honky tonk girl Oh, she smiles a lot and shows those pearls And although she gives the cowboys a whirl She lost the only real love in her world She's a lonely Texas honky tonk girl Sleepy Corral (Larry W. Jones 11/11/2007) (song#5157) A sleepy corral, a big harvest moon And two at the hacienda A sleepy corral, a September tune Cowboy love's on the agenda Fire flies light up the night With soft lights that shimmer A falling star burns bright Before growing dimmer Leaves on cottonwood trees welcome the breeze Purple sage welcomes the dew My darling, here I dwell under your spell Oh, what a wonderful view - instrumental - Fire flies light up the night With soft lights that shimmer A falling star burns bright Before growing dimmer Darling, I know this night will end too soon But this warm night of love came from above A sleepy corral, a big harvest moon And you to love A sleepy corral, a big harvest moon And you to love Dreamy Time Out West (Larry W. Jones 11/11/2007) (song#5158) Big full moon shining on the prairie stage Cowboys singing songs of the purple sage Whippoorwill calling from his hilltop nest It's dreamy time out west Southern breeze blowing through cottonwood trees Honeysuckle growing for honey bees Longhorn cattle lowing while at their rest It's dreamy time out west Barn dance is goin' with the fiddles ringin' Cowgirls showin' how their western skirts sway Boots are tappin' and western songs singin' Nobody's stopping til the break of day - instrumental - Southern breeze blowing through cottonwood trees Honeysuckle growing for honey bees Longhorn cattle lowing while at their rest It's dreamy time out west Out on the prairie with its western songs That's where I'm goin' cause there I belong Yes, I'm goin' where the goin' is best It's dreamy time out west Yes, I'm goin' where the goin' is best It's dreamy time out west Softly Blow The Prairie Winds (Larry W. Jones 11/11/2007) (song#5159) Well, we both rode those dusty trails Stopped by Laramie on the way Young Cody rode right by my side Out on the trail both night and day Softly blow the prairie winds There where young Cody lies He won't ride the trails again Now Molly, don't you cry And as we rode those long last miles The herd was circling around He told me of your darlin' smile And said your name was Molly Brown - instrumental - Softly blow the prairie winds There where young Cody lies He won't ride the trails again Now Molly, don't you cry Yes, he rode beside me, Molly You were the apple of his eye But I couldn't save him, Molly When those longhorns stampeded by Softly blow the prairie winds There where young Cody lies He won't ride the trails again Now Molly, don't you cry He won't ride the trails again Now Molly, don't you cry Down On The Mexico Border (Larry W. Jones 11/15/2007) (song#5160) One day I rode across the border line Met a senorita so very fine She was her padre's beautiful daughter And I vowed my love just like I oughta Down on the Mexico border Her soft eyes were dark and her hair was too She had a smile like an angel oughta She was her padre's beautiful daughter Down on the Mexico border Sunlight was shining on her raven hair Roses bloomed there by the Rio's water My heart fairly fell at her feet down there I married that girl just like I oughta Down on the Mexico border - instrumental - Her soft eyes were dark and her hair was too She had a smile like an angel oughta She was her padre's beautiful daughter Down on the Mexico border Sunlight was shining on her raven hair Roses bloomed there by the Rio's water My heart fairly fell at her feet down there I married that girl just like I oughta Down on the Mexico border Sing Me Back To The Old Corral (Larry W. Jones 11/16/2007) (song#5161) The sheriff led the outlaw Toward the scaffold at high noon Cowboys gathered at the draw Eyes fixed on his mask of doom I heard him tell the sheriff One question will be my last Before I hang dead and stiff Please cowboys sing what I ask Sing me back to the old corral With cowboy songs of yesteryear Before I must hang from on high Sing me a cowboy song of cheer Sing me back to the old corral Before I have to hang and die - instrumental - He said I remember Mama Raising me up to be real good And I recall the songs she sang I'd sing them for you if I could Cowboys sing for me and Mama Some old kindly songs if you would Not the kind for an outlaw gang I wish back then I'd understood Sing me back to the old corral With cowboy songs of yesteryear Before I must hang from on high Sing me a cowboy song of cheer Sing me back to the old corral Before I have to hang and die A Million Moons Ago (Larry W. Jones 11/17/2007) (song#5162) Seems there's a million moons behind me And there will be more that rise and go I doubt if she'll ever be able to find me In my disguise on this ol' freight train rollin' slow Don't know why she treated me so low She was my love, seems like a million moons ago A million moons ago I didn't feel this bad Cause I thought I could hold onto the dream I had I know I shouldn't feel so sad I'm rollin' down a track of woe She was my love, seems like a million moons ago I must have kissed her tender lips Seems like a million times or more But time rendered the moon into eclipse And darkness came when she walked out the door That's why I feel so bad, I know Like this ol' freight train's horn that's moanin' low She was my love, seems like a million moons ago - instrumental - I must have kissed her tender lips Seems like a million times or more But time rendered the moon into eclipse And darkness came when she walked out the door A million moons ago I didn't feel this bad Cause I thought I could hold onto the dream I had I know I shouldn't feel so sad I'm rollin' down a track of woe She was my love, seems like a million moons ago Nearly (Larry W. Jones 11/18/2007) (song#5163) Nearly, you stood here by my side Nearly, you would have been my bride But every vow you made somehow Broke like a weeping willow's bough And left me with tears I can't hide Nearly, my hopes and dreams came true Nearly, it seemed you loved me too But somebody else came along And he stole your hand with his song I owned you heart and soul, nearly - instrumental - Nearly, bells of matrimony rung Nearly, our wedding song was sung But I remember now the way You said those words you had to say And how the meaning of them stung Nearly, my life I felt was blessed Nearly, I heard you tell me yes But now my hopes of holding you Are folding as my dreams are too My world had turned to gold, nearly But now my hopes of holding you Are folding as my dreams are too My world had turned to gold, nearly The Blues Never Go Out Of Style (Larry W. Jones 11/18/2007) (song#5164) They say the blues never goes out of style I know it's true cause I cry like a child Those who say time heals just don't know the feel Of a broken heart that's been torn apart Now I can't smile because the blues The blues never go out of style I tried to tell myself that I don't care Lied to myself bout playing solitaire I went and joined a class to study art But I never passed drawing broken hearts Now I can't draw because the blues The blues never go out of style - instrumental - I tried to tell myself that I don't care Lied to myself bout playing solitaire I went and joined a class to study art But I never passed drawing broken hearts They say the blues never goes out of style I know it's true cause I cry like a child Those who say time heals just don't know the feel Of a broken heart that's been torn apart Now I can't smile because the blues The blues never go out of style The blues never go out of style Tune Of Sadness (Larry W. Jones 11/18/2007) (song#5165) Play for me a tune of sadness Play it just as sad as I feel And if you see me frown It's cause she's no longer around Play for me a tune of sadness And please play it for real I know she's upset with me And yet I still love her so You can bet I hate to see That sweetheart girl of mine go - instrumental - I know she's upset with me And yet I still love her so You can bet I hate to see That sweetheart girl of mine go Play for me a tune of sadness That will make the moon lose its glow I've lost anything called gladness Just play it very sad and low Play for me a tune of sadness Don't just play it for show Play for me a tune of sadness Play it just as sad as I feel Gonna Disappear (Larry W. Jones 11/18/2007) (song#5166) Tonight I feel like singin' the blues some more Cause I never thought that you would walk Out the door, dear Why'd you go away Tonight I'm sittin' here with tears in my eyes Askin' why you told all of those lies In disguise, dear I've been betrayed The sun no longer feels as warm I feel the coming of a storm The only thing that I can do Is sing the blues because of you Well, tonight I just feel like hoppin' a freight Headin' out of town cause it's too late For your love, dear Gonna disappear - instrumental - The sun no longer feels as warm I feel the coming of a storm The only thing that I can do Is sing the blues because of you Well, tonight I just feel like hoppin' a freight Headin' out of town cause it's too late For your love, dear Gonna disappear I'm Sitting On Top Of The World (Larry W. Jones 11/18/2007) (song#5167) Walking in the rain or standing in the sun I've been waiting for my number one But now she's coming home and I don't worry Cause I'm sitting on top of the world Well, it was in the spring when she went away Couldn't eat a thing, my skies were gray But now she's coming home and I don't worry Yeah, I'm sitting on top of the world I went to the depot and the switching yard Trying to find her train was real hard But now she's coming home and I don't worry Cause I'm sitting on top of the world - instrumental - So many were the days I called out her name Thought that I was calling out in vain But now she's coming home and I don't worry Cause I'm sitting on top of the world Seen some lonely days when I was on my own Only thing I cared about was gone But now she's coming home and I don't worry Cause I'm sitting on top of the world I can see her running, holding up her hand Wondered if she'd forgotten her man But now she's coming home and I don't worry Man I'm sitting on top of the world Fool Hearted Me (Larry W. Jones 11/19/2007) (song#5168) Fool hearted me, fool hearted me Well, I let my heart go astray In fact, I just gave it away Fool hearted me I left it in care of a girl Who had not a care in the world Fool hearted me I know I should have been wiser I was a fool to not size her Now she's long gone and set me free And all the world can clearly see Fool hearted me - instrumental - Fool hearted me, fool hearted me She said I was her everything I bought a big engagement ring Fool hearted me I gave her a car that ran so fine She ran away with a friend of mine Fool hearted me That girl told me that she loved me so Then she ran around with so and so She molded my fool heart just like clay Then she cruelly threw it far away Fool hearted me Fool, fool hearted me Fool hearted me Yeah, fool hearted me Oh, me May You Never Ride Alone (Larry W. Jones 11/19/2007) (song#5169) Like a longhorn that has lost its sight I'm so forlorn and lonesome tonight My dream has died on the lone prairie May you never ride alone like me I believed you when you told me You would be mine and we'd marry Now I ride alone and so blue Just because I believed in you - instrumental - I believed you when you told me You would be mine and we'd marry Now I ride alone and so blue Just because I believed in you I left the ranch house that was my home When you said you would love me alone Now I'm alone, my dreams not to be May you never ride alone like me Now I'm alone, my dreams not to be May you never ride alone like me In The Middle Of The Night (Larry W. Jones 11/19/2007) (song#5170) In the middle of the night I'm thinking another day has passed without you In the middle of the night I'm thinking that tomorrow will be sad and blue It gets so lonesome in the middle of the night In the middle of the night without you I fiddle around with no light trying to see Just which way to go, left or right, for me I should be sound asleep but the hours drag so slow I lie and weep because I miss you so - instrumental - In the middle of the night I'm thinking another day has passed without you In the middle of the night I'm thinking that tomorrow will be sad and blue In the middle of the night I lie in bed and stare at shadows on the wall In the middle of the night I know you don't care but I still wish you would call In the middle of the night My tears for you, my dear, are like a waterfall Mighty Mustang (Larry W. Jones 11/20/2007) (song#5171) Across the snowy prairie wild and free The mustang runs just like the blowing wind was meant to be The mustang knows the winter snows will bring The sun and pretty flowers in the meadows in the spring Yesterday my heart was so happy and at play I let it lead me through my childhood every day But today I now know the burden that it cost My heart is feeling low for what it knows it lost Mustang now stretch your legs and run away And won't you let me ride upon your back Across the prairie to a brighter day The cowboy that I loved has made me blue Mustang run with the breeze and let me please Ride away with you - instrumental - The cottonwoods along the ridge look cold and gray Like the cowboy's heart that broke mine when he rode away So, mighty mustang, run to where the sunlight glows And let me ride along to find love's new rainbow Mustang now stretch your legs and run away And won't you let me ride upon your back Across the prairie to a brighter day The cowboy that I loved has made me blue Mustang run with the breeze and let me please Ride away with you Mustang run with the breeze and let me please Ride away with you It's Outstanding (Larry W. Jones 11/20/2007) (song#5172) I'm not one to fish for attention I never wished for attention for goodness sakes I'm not one most people would mention Cause I don't have what having successfulness takes I'm not one to have great big dreams Love was always something for someone else But sometimes this world has its schemes That takes a sad heart from off of the shelf It's outstanding that surprises can come From out of places where there was no sun It's outstanding, hard to believe it's true Standing beside me is beautiful you - instrumental - Hold my hand, darling, and never let go I'll stand beside you as you stand by me Your love's more precious that all the world's gold My darling, I'll love you outstandingly It's outstanding that surprises can come From out of places where there was no sun It's outstanding, hard to believe it's true Standing beside me is beautiful you Which Cowboy's In Love (Larry W. Jones 12/02/2007) (song#5173) It's strange Ma'am, but true Ma'am When I'm near to you, Ma'am Bright stars fill the sky all the way to Siam Which cowboy's in love with you Ma'am, I am One thing I can't do without, Ma'am Is having you round about, Ma'am Dear, you can turn a steer into a lamb Which cowboy's in love with you Ma'am, I am This love I am in is mysterious As is the prairie night when you are there This love I am in is so serious This cowboy wants to fill your every care - instrumental - One thing I can't do without Is having you round about This love I am in is mysterious As is the prairie night when you are there This love I am in is so serious This cowboy wants to fill your every care Ma'am, never taunt me or hurt me Tell me that you won't desert me My love is true and not a sham Which cowboy's in love Which cowboy's in love Which cowboy's in love with you Ma'am, I am Back In My Cowboy Days (Larry W. Jones 12/02/2007) (song#5174) Back in my cowboy days, I'd ride to town each Friday night Now at the ranch house I stay, with you by the lantern light Before I became a man, I set all the trails ablaze I used to ride in rodeos, back in my cowboy days I tried out everything, like a rodeo clown Sometimes I wonder why I'm even still around Now I thank you each night for changing all my ways When I became your man, back in my cowboy days My dear, it seems like yesterday As if in dreams I heard you say You'd be mine til our hair turns grey And then forever you would stay - instrumental - I turn the photo album pages now with joy Every photograph is a treasure time cannot destroy My dear, with your gaze you still set my world ablaze Since I became your man, back in my cowboy days My dear, with your gaze you still set my world ablaze Since I became your man, back in my cowboy days It Just Don't Seem Right (Larry W. Jones 12/02/2007) (song#5175) It just don't seem right to be wrong for so long Thought I could get along without our love song Oh no, it just don't seem right deep in the night Dreaming that I could live without you in sight It's too late, I know, to say I miss you so It just don't seem right to be wrong for so long Darling, I never knew how I would miss you And how I would miss your sweet kiss too I sing a broken song, of a love long gone Oh no, it just don't seem right deep in the night If you'd come back to me, I would make things right It just don't seem right to be wrong for so long - instrumental - It's too late, I know, to say I miss you so It just don't seem right to be wrong for so long Darling, I never knew how I would miss you And how I would miss your sweet kiss too I sing a broken song, of a love long gone Oh no, it just don't seem right deep in the night If you'd come back to me, I would make things right It just don't seem right to be wrong for so long If you'd come back to me, I would make things right It just don't seem right to be wrong for so long Back On The Trail Again (Larry W. Jones 12/03/2007) (song#5176) I'm back on the trail again Riding from another jail again Looking through that veil again Losing weight and growing mighty thin I'm back on the trail again Again I feel those tears from my eyes No one to heal the pain from my cries Again I have to wear my disguise I'm back on the trail again I remember back a spell when the world was swell Now the trail to her love belongs to someone else I'm back on the trail riding by myself - instrumental - So I'm thinking of her again As I'm blinking through the blur again On the trail my pony feels my spur again I'm back on the trail again I remember back a spell when the world was swell Now the trail to her love belongs to someone else I'm back on the trail riding by myself So I'm thinking of her again As I'm blinking through the blur again On the trail my pony feels my spur again I'm back on the trail again My Broken Heart Is On The Mend (Larry W. Jones 12/03/2007) (song#5177) Hot pancakes and coffee sweet with cream The rest of today will be a pleasant dream Each day I'm in clover kissed with dew Every morning I start over loving you My broken heart is on the mend Blue memories have come to an end My eyes now have no tears to dry Since you said your love will never die - instrumental - Each day I'm in clover kissed with dew Every morning I start over loving you No more old saloons at night Pure gold is the moon's soft light And when I hold you in my arm's embrace I see the love that forms upon your face My broken heart is on the mend Blue memories have come to an end My eyes now have no tears to dry Since you said your love will never die Sold Down The River (Larry W. Jones 12/03/2007) (song#5178) The love is gone that you promised neath the moon Gone like the robins in the Fall All my sunny days have now turned into gloom You robbed me of dreams, big and small I've been sold down the river in the middle of the stream And little did I know of your deceitful scheme I've been sold down the river on a raft that you would burn When you laughed then I knew you would never return The love is gone and the weather's turning cold I'd rather this dream had an end You must have thought better of your pearls and gold Than to have my love as your friend - instrumental - Darling, you don't care how much I sit and cry And that my heart is broken too One of these days your own dreams may fade and die Then you will know my love was true I've been sold down the river in the middle of the stream And little did I know of your deceitful scheme I've been sold down the river on a raft that you would burn When you laughed then I knew you would never return I'm Done With Crying In The Rain (Larry W. Jones 12/04/2007) (song#5179) Darling, I guess that you could see How my poor heart was hurting me Now I have to say I'm so glad you came my way You eased all my sorrow and pain I'm done with crying in the rain I'm through with all those cloudy skies There'll be no more rain from my eyes And darling, you must know how much I love you so No more sad heartaches will remain I'm done with crying in the rain Dear, you must have come from heaven You took away my misery Now there's no more stormy weather Since you and I are together Lonely teardrops just cannot be Crying in the rain is now done You brought with you the warming sun For your endeavor, my darling you will never Ever hear any words that complain I'm done with crying in the rain - instrumental - Dear, you must have come from heaven You took away my misery Now there's no more stormy weather Since you and I are together Lonely teardrops just cannot be Crying in the rain is now done You brought with you the warming sun For your endeavor, my darling you will never Ever hear any words that complain I'm done with crying in the rain Gold Of The Moon Turned Into Rust (Larry W. Jones 12/04/2007) (song#5180) Love is a poem that lovers all recite It reads like a song deep in the night But the words can get crossed and the meaning sometimes lost Treasures that were gold becomes a penny that was tossed Once you said you loved me and I had your trust Then a strange wind came and so cold was its gust It blew away your love, blew away my trust The lovely gold of the moon turned into rust It blew away your love, blew away my trust The lovely gold of the moon turned into rust - instrumental - In school I had teachers, some were kind and some were cruel Love is a creature that in time can make one a fool It comes and then it goes, at least that's the way it feels And I know that when it goes, through the dust it reveals It blew away your love, blew away my trust The lovely gold of the moon turned into rust The lovely gold of the moon turned into rust Some Fine Day (Larry W. Jones 12/04/2007) (song#5181) Some fine day I will search for you and find you Some fine day I will find a way, it is true Some fine day You'll have a sign to remind you I have a dream Of some fine day finding you Some fine day When all the fields are in clover Some fine day When you'll see the new blush of Spring Your soul will discover Another soul born as your lover Then I will be king In the heart of a queen - instrumental - Some fine day You'll have a sign to remind you I have a dream Of some fine day finding you Some fine day When all the fields are in clover Some fine day When you'll see the new blush of Spring Your soul will discover Another soul born as your lover Then I will be king In the heart of a queen Down The Trail I Go (Larry W. Jones 12/04/2007) (song#5182) I won't even bother for the right words to say Saw my darlin' with another cowboy today She knows how much I love her cause I told her so Put on some new horse shoes and down the trail I go I never did see that cowboy before today But he held my darlin' in some familiar way Now it may seem peculiar but here's what I know Put on some new horse shoes and down the trail I go - instrumental - Well, I thought my darlin's thoughts were the same as mine And I'd like to think our likes were about the same Our future all was planned and I thought all was fine Until into our town that cowboy stranger came I never did see that cowboy before today But he held my darlin' in some familiar way Now it may seem peculiar but here's what I know Put on some new horse shoes and down the trail I go Now it may seem peculiar but here's what I know Put on some new horse shoes and down the trail I go Heart Made Of Stone (Larry W. Jones 12/04/2007) (song#5183) I never let love plant seeds very deep I told my heart it was useless to try For looking back on the loves I had known Seeds that were planted just withered and died Then you came along and you caught my eye You planted love's flower in a heart made of stone The garden that you tended was once left alone With old seeds of love scattered to places unknown You planted love's flower in a heart made of stone - instrumental - I thought I could hide but that was only my pride I told my heart that all true love had died I was just too afraid to again let love live I started to roam and never looked for a home Then you came along with so much true love to give You planted love's flower in a heart made of stone The garden that you tended was once left alone With old seeds of love scattered to places unknown You planted love's flower in a heart made of stone You planted love's flower in a heart made of stone The Best Love Songs I Wrote For You (Larry W. Jones 12/05/2007) (song#5184) Tomorrow when words are said and done When I'll be dead and my life's been run You'll be wearing black and looking back At all the love songs that folks have sung I sure hope they sing a few of mine I'd write more rhymes if I had more time I wrote a few for the dollar And I wrote a few just for fun I wrote a few, away they flew I guess never will those be sung I wrote a few for my mother And a few were for my brother But of the rest now, this is true The best love songs I wrote for you Tomorrow when words are said and done And your feet tread where there ain't no sun You'll dread to have my name carved in stone The days when I'm born and when I'm gone Be sure to get one that's big enough To carve these words and some other stuff He wrote a few for the dollar And he wrote a few just for fun He wrote a few, away they flew He knew those would never be sung He wrote a few for his mother And a few were for his brother But of the rest now, all can agree The best love songs he wrote for me I wrote a few for the dollar And I wrote a few just for fun I wrote a few, away they flew I guess never will those be sung I wrote a few for my mother And a few were for my brother But of the rest now, this is true The best love songs I wrote for you But of the rest now, this is true The best love songs I wrote for you Our Old Love Affair (Larry W. Jones 12/05/2007) (song#5185) Last night as I lay sleeping on my pillow I saw a vision of you standing there When I awoke the tears fell like a willow It was a dream of our old love affair I remember the first time that I saw you A halo seemed to rest upon your hair An angel of the morning's what I called you Oh how I mourn for our old love affair - instrumental - Now each new day as I live through life's sorrow Memories of you are so hard to bear I know that before I awake tomorrow A dream I'll have of our old love affair I guess you will never know how I miss you Dear, it seems that you didn't really care But once again my darling, I will kiss you I'll dream tonight of our old love affair But once again my darling, I will kiss you I'll dream tonight of our old love affair Heartbeat In Rhythm With Mine (Larry W. Jones 12/05/2007) (song#5186) Shopping malls and fancy dining halls Are just walls where money rules as king Limousine cars and fast sleek Jaguars To me those are not important things Cause money and things can disappear What I need is something much more dear I need something that I can have and a lifetime feel Something that I know is very real I need to feel a heartbeat in the night time Until it's daylight time I need to feel a heartbeat in the night time That's In rhythm with mine Some women go for fine furs and gold Doesn't go with my philosophy Gold sure looks warm but it's really cold It can do harm to your sanity Cause money and things can disappear What I need is something much more dear I need something that I can have and a lifetime feel Something that I know is very real I need to feel a heartbeat in the night time Until it's daylight time I need to feel a heartbeat in the night time That's In rhythm with mine A heartbeat in rhythm with mine A heartbeat in rhythm with mine Nobody That Somebody Loves (Larry W. Jones 12/05/2007) (song#5187) I know her looks aren't very charmin' But she still suits me to a tee And something deep inside is warmin' Abiding in this heart of me She's nobody that somebody loves That nobody is mine, mine, mine She's nobody that somebody loves Cause to me she's just fine, fine, fine She's nobody that somebody will marry soon For her love I would die, die, die She's nobody that somebody will write a tune About a happy, happy guy - instrumental - She thinks she's just a Cinderella Who doesn't even try, try, try To find for her a lovin' fella She doesn't know that I'm her guy She's nobody that somebody loves That nobody is mine, mine, mine She's nobody that somebody loves Cause to me she's just fine, fine, fine She's nobody that somebody loves She's nobody that somebody loves Faultless Memory (Larry W. Jones 12/05/2007) (song#5188) Back when we married, I was her faultless man That's what she remembers looking at her band She only saw the good, not the bad in me It's good that she has a faultless memory She only saw the good, no remembrance of the bad I wish now that I would have seen more of what I had I'm glad that she recalls all good things that came to be For love I owe my all to her faultless memory - instrumental - The kids are grown and the hard times are a blur And I've never known another friend like her I can find no fault in her true love for me It's good that she has a faultless memory She only saw the good, no remembrance of the bad I wish now that I would have seen more of what I had I'm glad that she recalls all good things that came to be For love I owe my all to her faultless memory Now, I know she knows the way things really were To all the hard times she never does refer She'll be my best friend into eternity I love her ways and her faultless memory Some Rustler Stole My Cowgirl (Larry W. Jones 12/06/2007) (song#5189) Well, I'm just a cowboy who's lonesome and blue Got no joy in something that I never knew I used to laugh at cowboys who looked so sad Til I lost the best cowgirl I ever had Some rustler stole my cowgirl Some rustler stole my cowgirl He hustled her away and now I'm grievin' She didn't even tell me she was leavin' Those cowgirl kisses that I loved so That rustler is getting now, I know Now if she could only hear my plea Maybe she would ride back home to me Some rustler stole my cowgirl Some rustler stole my cowgirl - instrumental - Not all angels come from up above For that cowgirl was my prairie love She is still my angel though she's gone I'm just a cowboy who's all alone Some rustler stole my cowgirl Some rustler stole my cowgirl He hustled her away and now I'm grievin' She didn't even tell me she was leavin' Those cowgirl kisses that I loved so That rustler is getting now, I know Now if she could only hear my plea Maybe she would ride back home to me Some rustler stole my cowgirl Some rustler stole my cowgirl Old Black Bart came riding along And stole the heart of my cowgirl You'll Need Someone To Hold You (Larry W. Jones 12/06/2007) (song#5190) Your old suitcase is ready at the door And you told him you couldn't take no more You'll be on your own when you say goodbye You'll need someone to hold you when you cry You'll need someone to talk to when you're blue Someone you can trust, who will walk with you I can be that someone, just let me try You'll need someone to hold you when you cry - instrumental - You'll need someone to talk to when you're blue Someone you can trust, who will walk with you Weather's cold but you know it's time to go No one to hold you when you're feeling low He told you the last time the same old lie You'll need someone to hold you when you cry You'll need someone to talk to when you're blue Someone you can trust, who will walk with you I can be that someone, just let me try You'll need someone to hold you when you cry Someday When I See You Again (Larry W. Jones 12/10/2007) (song#5191) Someday I will see you again Someday I will see you, I know it will be you You hold the key to my dreaming And on that day when you I see, love will decree My dreams you will be redeeming No matter the weather, I'll love you forever Past sorrows I'll be forgetting Oh my darling, let me see you, let it be you For there will be no regretting Someday when I see you again - instrumental - No matter the weather, I'll love you forever Past sorrows I'll be forgetting Someday I will see you again Someday I will see you, I know it will be you You hold the key to my dreaming And on that day when you I see, love will decree My dreams you will be redeeming No matter the weather, I'll love you forever Past sorrows I'll be forgetting Oh my darling, let me see you, let it be you For there will be no regretting Someday when I see you again I'll Forget Needing You (Larry W. Jones 12/10/2007) (song#5192) Tomorrow dear, you'll need me to need you But I'll be in love with somebody new Tomorrow you'll need someone to plead to When you're feeling so blue You'll regret what your broken vows lead to Tomorrow dear, you'll need me to need you Now darling, I don't aim to mislead you But tomorrow I won't need to need you I won't be feeling blue Cause tomorrow I'll forget needing you - instrumental - Tomorrow dear, you'll need me to need you Now darling, I don't aim to mislead you But tomorrow I won't need to need you I won't be feeling blue Cause tomorrow I'll forget needing you But tomorrow I won't need to need you I won't be feeling blue Cause tomorrow I'll forget needing you Somewhere Along The Trail (Larry W. Jones 12/10/2007) (song#5193) Dear, I used to ride with you Under prairie skies of blue We rode every hill and vale I never dreamed I'd lose you Somewhere along the trail Cowboys we used to know Called out Howdy and Hello Said our love would never fail How it slipped away, I don't know Somewhere along the trail I know I should forget But in the lonesome prairie night Sad whippoorwills begin to wail They know you're gone, and yet I feel down deep inside Our love will still prevail Everywhere I look for you Under prairie skies of blue I ride every hill and vale And dream that I'll still find you Somewhere along the trail - instrumental - I know I should forget But in the lonesome prairie night Sad whippoorwills begin to wail They know you're gone, and yet I feel down deep inside Our love will still prevail Everywhere I look for you Under prairie skies of blue I ride every hill and vale And dream that I'll still find you Somewhere along the trail Saying So Long (Larry W. Jones 12/11/2007) (song#5194) Dear, we don't need to discuss it again This is the last stanza of our song The final words bring me so much pain I'm not so strong at saying So Long Dear, try not to let me see you go Or else I might try to tag along My heart might die cause I love you so To me I thought you'd always belong So Longs are never easy anyhow I know you don't think leavin' is wrong Of no grievin' I'll have to disavow I'm not so strong at saying So Long - instrumental - Dear, try not to let me see you go Or else I might try to tag along My heart might die cause I love you so To me I thought you'd always belong So Longs are never easy anyhow I know you don't think leavin' is wrong Of no grievin' I'll have to disavow I'm not so strong at saying So Long Nothing Can Replace My Love For You (Larry W. Jones 12/11/2007) (song#5195) These cowboy boots and front porch chair Were in better shape yesterday I see the thinning in my hair Might as well throw my comb away And this Stetson hat on my head It has a band of sweat and grime Things need replaced before I'm dead Except for one that's still in prime Nothing can replace my love for you Because you're my everything, it's true Darling, your sweet love makes each day new Nothing can replace my love for you - instrumental - I'll need boots and a front porch chair In better shape than these today Can't do nothing about my hair Most of it's already gone grey And this Stetson hat on my head Well, I guess it ain't worth a dime Things need replaced before I'm dead Except for one that's still in prime Nothing can replace my love for you Because you're my everything, it's true Darling, your sweet love makes each day new Nothing can replace my love for you Nothing can replace my love for you When I Call Out Her Name (Larry W. Jones 12/11/2007) (song#5196) Like a sign by the road that points to the leavin' The sad wind in the willow knows why I'm grievin' My true love has left me and I know I'm to blame What I know I can't hide are these feelings inside When I call out her name I call out her name again and again It seems I can't get her out of my brain Memories are a fire filled with desire And the burning flame only goes higher When I call out her name - instrumental - I see her bittersweet dreams dance here around me As my mind goes back to the time when she found me Her sweet love was a harbor that my ship called home Now I haven't an anchor in this hurricane When I call out her name I call out her name again and again It seems I can't get her out of my brain Memories are a fire filled with desire And the burning flame only goes higher When I call out her name Memories are a fire filled with desire And the burning flame only goes higher When I call out her name I Can Tell Tell Tell I Do (Larry W. Jones 12/11/2007) (song#5197) Oh well, well, well, you left me blue Dear, I can tell, tell, tell that you wanted to Well, well, well I'll tell myself I don't need you But i can tell, tell, tell I do My dreams have all been defeated Like some sad line out of an old country song My heart I know has been cheated Guess I just let you string, string, string me along - instrumental - I think of you every second Of every minute dear, when you're not around And I just can't help it, that's what I reckon Since I heard that sad farewell sound Oh well, well, well, you left me blue Dear, I can tell, tell, tell that you wanted to Well, well, well I'll tell myself I don't need you But I can tell, tell, tell I do Well, well, well I'll tell myself I don't need you But I can tell, tell, tell I do I can tell, tell, tell I do I can tell, tell, tell I do I Can't Get Around To Getting Over You (Larry W. Jones 12/11/2007) (song#5198) I can't take your portrait off the bureau And I can't take your pillow off the bed I can't believe you no longer love me I tell myself I don't believe a shred I can't take the night light from the window Dear, I keep thinking you might see its glow I can't forget how cold the wind did blow On that day when you said that you would go I can't get around to getting over you No matter what I say or what I do And though it's bound to keep me feeling blue I can't get around to getting over you - instrumental - When you left, you said I should forget you You said that I would find somebody else But I can't take back vows of love so true So I'll just put my heart upon the shelf I can't get around to getting over you No matter what I say or what I do And though it's bound to keep me feeling blue I can't get around to getting over you I can't get around to getting over you No matter what I say or what I do and though it's bound to keep me feeling blue I can't get around to getting over you Old Red River Road (Larry W. Jones 12/11/2007) (song#5199) A new paved road comes down from Bobcat Pass Brings tourists around into town enmass But they all miss the Upper Valley view Now the new paved road is an easy climb But I'll take the old Red River Road every time The old Red River Road just winds along Easy as the lines of a slow love song Wind in Ponderosa pines sound like chimes Yeah, I'll take the old Red River Road every time Lately most drive so fast that they can't stop They can't wait to pass on the new black top To me, that daily grind will never rhyme So I'll take the old Red River Road every time - instrumental - The old red River Road, may it not fade On it the elk and deer have right of way Aspencade is magic in Autumn time Yeah, I'll take the old Red River Road every time The old Red River Road just winds along Easy as the lines of a slow love song Wind in Ponderosa pines sound like chimes Yeah, I'll take the old Red River Road every time Abide Beside Me (Larry W. Jones 12/18/2007) (song#5200) Abide beside me, do not deny me Abide beside me ever and a day And darling, if you ever see me blue Then you will know just what your love will do For your true love will abide beside me I know that you won't leave me all alone Dear, I see no cloud above you I'll forever be proud of you And my heart you will always own - instrumental - Darling, be my star and guide me along And I'll be where you are with love so strong Abide beside me, do not deny me In my heart resides love I can't ignore Our love was meant to be, yes, you and me A love that will abide forevermore Abide beside me, do not deny me In my heart resides love I can't ignore Our love was meant to be, yes, you and me A love that will abide forevermore |
