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Whiskey Walkin'
03:27
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"Whiskey Walkin'"
She's had a hard day at the office
Then her mama called her just to fight
So I don't blame the girl for drinkin'
But it's gonna be a long, long night
Cause when she's had a few too many
She gets that look there in her eyes
And then there ain't no reasonin' with her
And she starts tellin' me goodbye
That's just the whiskey walkin' out on me
When she gets it in her mind to leave
That bottle makes her a little crazy
That's just the whiskey walkin' out on me
My friends they wonder why i let her go
As if it's really up to me
As if any man in God's creation
Can stop that woman when she drinks
But I don't worry as she slams my door
Or when she's tellin' me it's over
But I know in the end her love's still true
She'll know it too when she gets sober
That's just the whiskey walkin' out on me
When she gets it in her mind to leave
That bottle makes her a little crazy
That's just the whiskey walkin' out on me
A good woman sure is hard to find
Hell I know mine is from time to time
But all in all she really ain't so bad
Can't give up love for something small like that
That's just the whiskey walkin' out on me
When she gets it in her mind to leave
That bottle makes her a little crazy
That's just the whiskey walkin' out on me
That's just the whiskey walkin' out on me
That's just the whiskey walkin' out on me
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Tunnel Of Love
02:42
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I met a girl at a dance hall
I asked her "What is your name?"
She said "Do you really wanna know, boy?
Or would you rather just get outta this place?"
She had a pocket full of mushrooms
Drove me to the edge of town
Where we climbed the rusty chain-link fence
Around the old fairgrounds
Swan boat on the black water
Moon shinin' above
And we took a little trip
Down the tunnel of love
I heard the pretty music playin'
Somewhere inside of my head
And I don't know if they were clockwork cupids
Or dead pigeons in a spider's web
All that I remember thinkin'
Was "get me the hell outta here"
My mind spinnin' like a tilt-a-whirl
Her buddy bendin' like a fun house mirror
Swan boat on the black water
Moon shinin' above
And we took a little trip
Down the tunnel of love
The girl from the dance hall
She disappeared like a ghost
She left her lipstick on my color
She left her perfume in my clothes
Somebody found me in the mornin'
Face down in a field
Was I ever even there?
Was any of it real?
Swan boat on the black water
Moon shinin' above
And we took a little trip
Down the tunnel of love
Swan boat on the black water
Moon shinin' above
And we took a little trip
Down the tunnel of love
We took a little trip
Down the tunnel of love
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A Hole In The Sky
03:24
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"A Hole In The Sky"
There's a hole in the sky where the rain comes pourin' in
I hear it lands on all God's children every now and then
But it's been rainin' for so long I'm wonderin' what I did to him
There's a hole in the sky where the rain comes pourin' in
There's a hole in my pocket where my money falls out
It used to fill up all these empty bottles layin' round the house
One I thought I couldn't live without you now I know without a doubt
There's a hole in my pocket where my money falls out
There's a hole in my heart where I know it used to hurt
I've been drinkin' to forget you, never thought that it would work
Now I don't feel nothin', I don't know which one is worse
There's a hole in my heart where I know it used to hurt
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Just One Dance
03:16
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"Just One Dance"
Pardon me, ma'am, but i couldn't help but notice
You came in here alone tonight
And I can see that you're way out of my league
But I was never good at bein' shy
Don't get me wrong, I ain't tryin' to take you home
But I wouldn't mind if you wanted to
I'm just a decent guy in here to have good time
Just got one thing to ask of you
Just one dance, darlin'
Just one chance
Just one song on the jukebox
Just three minutes of your time
And if you ain't impressed
Well, honey I ain't offended
You just go on your way and I'll go mine
Now I ain't much to look at ain't no need in tellin' me that
But don't be countin' me out yet
Cause those pretty boys well they come a dime a dozen
And they'll still be here when I've left
Just one dance, darlin'
Just one chance
Just one song on the jukebox
Just three minutes of your time
And if you ain't impressed
Well, honey I ain't offended
You just go on your way and I'll go mine
So what'll it be, hon. yes or no?
Ain't botherin' me none however it goes
The place is full of girls all dressed to kill
And if you ain't sayin' yes well one of em will
Don't you worry I'll be fine
Just one dance, darlin'
Just one chance
Just one song on the jukebox
Just three minutes of your time
And if you ain't impressed
Well, honey I ain't offended
You just go on your way and I'll go mine
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Silver Dollar Blues
03:48
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"Silver Dollar Blues"
I got a shiny silver dollar
Took it down to the general store
I got a shiny silver dollar
Took it down to the general store
Where I bought me a bottle of whiskey
And a couple rounds for my. 44
Then I found me someplace private
And I drank that bottle down
Yes, I found me someplace private
And I drank that bottle down
If anyone comes lookin' for me
You tell em you ain't seen me around
Well I was ridin' on the road
And ran into a man
Yes I was ridin' on the road
And I ran into this man
Put my pistol to his head
Asked him nice to raise his hands
But he went reachin' for his gun, Lord
So I had to fire mine
Yeah he went reachin' for his gun, Lord
So I had to fire mine
If he'd just done as I told him
That poor fool would be alive
So I'm headed down to Mexico
And I ain't never comin' back
I'm headed south to Mexico
And I ain't never comin' back
Cause all he had was one silver dollar
And I ain't gonna hang for that
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Dead Man's Boots
04:34
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"Dead Man's Boots"
He walked into One-Eyed Jack's Cantina like he'd done a hundred times
And from the moment that he entered that whole place went deathly quiet
He found his girl Teresa who was always waitin' there
Paid with some dead traveler's money, then he took her up the stairs
He never spoke a word but he's always treat her kind
And by now she'd just stopped wonderin' why he chose her every time
She was happy just to hold him and he was happy too it seemed
And sometimes she'd ask him questions just to fill the space between
Why do you wear a dead man's boots?
Where'd you get those nasty scars?
Don't you tire of that wall of iron
You got built around your heart?
Don't you see those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings?
Why're you racin' off to hell when you could stay right here with me?
One day word blew into town that someone robbed the Adair train
But they took two in the back as they made their getaway
Teresa found him in her room lyin' bleedin' in her bed
She ran to his side and kissed him then she held him close and said
Why do you wear a dead man's boots?
Why do you have to live so hard?
Don't you tire of that wall of iron
You got built around your heart?
Don't you see those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings?
Don't go racin' off to hell when you could stay right here with me
He took a folded piece of paper and he slipped it in her hand
He said "There you'll find my fortune, never have to work again
I just wanted you to know that I've loved you all these years"
Then he died there in her arms with her voice ringin' in his ears
Why do you wear a dead man's boots?
Why do you have to live so hard?
Don't you tire of that wall of iron
You got built around your heart?
Don't you see those creepin' shadows standin', waitin' in the wings?
Don't go racin' off to hell when you could stay right here with me
Don't go racin' off to hell when you could stay right here with me
Why're you racin' off to hell when you could stay right here with me?
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The Guitar Playin' Kind
02:37
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"The Guitar Playin' Kind"
I was young, I was with my mom at the Sears & Roebuck store
Saw this lonely Silvertone and I asked her what that's for
She said "That's for starvin', boy. Won't you put it out your mind"
And I swore one day I had to make it mine
My mama said you'll never meet a rich man in heaven, no
But neither will you find, the guitar playin' kind
When you're young, you have your fun
But then you must move on
And leave them foolish dreams where they belong
Years went by and there was I down on one bended knee
My whole life and would be wife stood there in front of me
She said "oh, I love you so. But darlin' I don't know"
Then I heard those words again that I'd heard so long ago
My mama said you'll never meet a rich man in heaven, no
But neither will you find, the guitar playin' kind
When you're young, you have your fun
But then you must move on
And leave them foolish dreams where they belong
But she said yes anyway
And I'm thankful to this day
And I'll cherish her and keep her all my life
And come hell or high water
Or whatever's in-between
I'll kiss her in the mornin'
Sing her love songs every night
Make her proud to be a guitar player's wife
Our mamas said you'll never meet a rich man in heaven, no
But neither will you find, the guitar playin' kind
When you're young, you have your fun
But then you must move on
And leave them foolish dreams where they belong
And we pray someday we find out they were wrong
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Charlotte
04:29
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"Charlotte"
Charlotte do you think about the war?
Charlotte do you think about the cops outside our door?
Charlotte do you think about the way it was before?
Charlotte are you sleepin' alone tonight?
Charlotte do you feel right in your skin?
Charlotte do you realize the trouble we are in?
Charlotte do you sit around and think about my friends?
Charlotte are you sleepin' alone tonight?
Are you alone tonight?
I was thinkin' I'd come and tell you it's alright
And say goodnight
But you are outta sight
I know I'm crazy and it ain't my right
Charlotte are you sleepin' alone tonight?
Charlotte are you waitin' on the rain?
Charlotte do you ever feel like every day's the same?
Charlotte do you feel regret when you recall my name
Charlotte are you sleepin' alone tonight?
Are you alone tonight?
I was thinkin' I'd come and tell you it's alright
And say goodnight
But you are outta sight
I know I'm crazy and it ain't my right
Charlotte are you sleepin' alone tonight?
Charlotte is your dress up off the floor?
Charlotte do you wake to find that you were wanting more?
Charlotte do you really know what you're lookin' for?
Charlotte are you sleepin' alone tonight?
Are you alone tonight?
I was thinkin' I'd come and tell you it's alright
And say goodnight
But you are outta sight
I know I'm crazy and it ain't my right
Charlotte are you sleepin' alone tonight?
Charlotte are you sleepin' alone tonight?
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Leavin' Song
03:33
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"Leavin' Song"
She made my breakfast like she always did
And she kissed me goodbye
I fought the traffic and the parking lot
But I got to work on time
Nothin' happened you would talk about
Just your typical day
Then I had dinner with an old girlfriend
Called home said I'm workin' late
Then she just said "I'm leavin'
I'm leavin' today
I don't see you most evenings
So not much will change
You can have whoever you want
Just like you did before
And I wish you the best
But I ain't got the strength left
To cry over you anymore
She paused a minute and I couldn't speak
Then she hung up the phone
Drove to the house as fast as I could
But she was already gone
She took nothin' but a change of clothes
And the bag she packed em in
Left me sign of where she was goin'
And I never saw her again
She just said "I'm leavin'
I'm leavin' today
I don't see you most evenings
So not much will change
You can have whoever you want
Just like you did before
And I wish you the best
But I ain't got the strength left
To cry over you anymore
She just said "I'm leavin'
I'm leavin' today
I don't see you most evenings
So not much will change
You can have whoever you want
Just like you did before
And I wish you the best
But I ain't got the strength left
To cry over you anymore
I wish you the best
But I ain't got the strength left
To cry over you anymore
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Ask The Bear
03:33
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"Ask The Bear"
This bird
She went to market
And that's where
She met the bear
And he was all that she ever wanted
A little loud
But she don't care
And the bear said
"Well Birdie, I love you"
And he took her
By the wing
They went back to the nest
Now it's always a mess
But what's a little dirt
To a good thing?
If it ain't broke
Don't you fix it
If it's a little cracked
It still might work
And how it looks my friend
Just don't matter in the end
Ask the bear
Ask the bird
Pretty soon
They're raisin' a wolf cub
Cutest thing
You ever saw
But sometimes he just don't listen
And he steals the neighbors chickens
Wolves will be wolves
After all
But if it ain't broke
Don't you fix it
If it's a little cracked
It still might work
And how it looks my friend
Just don't matter in the end
Ask the bear
Ask the bird
And they got a another on the way
And a stack of bills to pay
And a couple words of wisdom they got hung up in a frame
If it ain't broke
Don't you fix it
If it's a little cracked
It still might work
And how it looks my friend
Just don't matter in the end
Ask the bear
Ask the bird
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My Maggie McBride
05:47
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"My Maggie McBride"
Maggie McBride
Was the barrister's wife
And I but a carpenter's son
And I loved her the moment
I laid eyes upon her
And I knew that she felt the same
We kept it a secret
And spoke not a whisper
But I could see what she felt in her eyes
And nobody knew
But the angels in heaven
And me and my Maggie McBride
It was late in October
When the fever come callin'
And I heard that the barrister died
I listened closely
To the news goin' round here
But there was none of my Maggie McBride
Til one night my Maggie
Crept into my bedroom
And she touched her hand to my lips
And said "Don't say a word
Or somebody might here us"
Then she silently slipped off her dress
Two days went by
Since the night of her visit
And I knew that something was wrong
So I took to the road
To the barrister's house
Just to see if my Maggie was home
There I found people
All dressed up in black
And standin' with tears in their eyes
And laid in the parlor
Three days dead from the the fever
Was my lovely Maggie McBride
Now I'm laid up in bed
With the fits and the sweats
And the priest readin' me the last rites
And at my throat I can feel em
The deathly cold fingers
Of my darling Maggie McBride
Maggie McBride
Was the barrister's wife
And I but a carpenter's son
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"Might As Well Stay The Night"
Two old friends
Two old lovers
Weren't meanin' to
But ran into each other
At the grocery store
Just a few blocks away
From his new apartment
Now she's back at his place
And they're talkin' a little
And laughin' a lot
About where they were goin'
And how far they got
Then the bottle comes out
He pours the first round
And it ain't long before they both lose count
It was one, two
Kick off your shoes
Three, four
Have a few more
Five, six
Gimme a kiss
Seven, eight
It's gettin' kinda late
Nine, ten
What was I sayin' again?
Do you remember when
We used to do this all the time?
You might as well stay the night
Might as well stay the night
Might as well stay the night
There's a great big ugly world outside
You might as well stay the night
By the early light
Of the noon day sun
There's a naked heap
Of legs and arms
Both wishin' they
Remembered more
Of the happenins
The night before
She squints and smiles
He just laughs
Tryin' to recall
The fun they'd had
Drank the hair of the dog
Got to talkin' some
They never did get their clothes back on
It was one, two
Where are my shoes?
Three, four
Have a few more
Five, six
Gimme a kiss
Seven, eight
It's gettin' kinda late
Nine, ten
What was I sayin' again?
Do you remember when
We used to do this all the time?
You might as well stay the night
Might as well stay the night
Might as well stay the night
We're both butt naked too drunk to drive
You might as well stay the night
Might as well stay the night
Might as well stay the night
There's a great big ugly world outside
You might as well stay the night
Might as well stay the night
Might as well stay the night
We're both butt naked too drunk to drive
You might as well stay the night
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"One More (The Penguin Song)"
One more year
One more day
One hour'd be okay
Just one more of your sweet kisses
I believe love is what this is
One more Mister's found his Missus
Finally
One more late night movie date
One more drive around the lake
One more greasy take-out plate we can't afford
You give me all I'll ever need love
Still I can't get enough
One more, one more, one more
One more gallon in the tank
One more dollar in the bank
One more tunnel where we cannot see the light
When it's only me and you and
And world smashed into ruins
Hell, I bet we make it through it
All outta spite
One more late night movie date
One more drive around the lake
One more greasy take-out plate we can't afford
You give me all I'll ever need love
Still I can't get enough
One more, one more, one more
One more year
One more day
One more hour'd be okay
Just to hold you
Just to keep you in my arms
Pinch me please I must be dreamin'
I found my place my reason here
Warm as two little penguins in scarf
One more late night movie date
One more drive around the lake
One more greasy take-out plate we can't afford
You give me all I'll ever need love
Still I can't get enough
One more, one more, one more
One more, one more, one more
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Andrew Delaney Dallas, Texas
Postmodern anti-folk or something.
"The Alfred Hitchcock of singer / songwriters." Rich Warren - WFMT Radio, Chicago.
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