1.Wabash Cannonball
(alvin pleasant carter)
Oh, from the great atlantic ocean to the wide pacific shore,
From the green ol' glowing mountains to the hills of labrador
She's long and tall and handsome, she's known quite well by all,
She's the combination called the wabash cannonball.
She pulled in from birmingham one cold december day,
Pulled into the station, you could hear the people say,
there's a girl on there from tennessee, she's long and she's
tall,
She come in from birmingham on the wabash cannonball.§
Oh, listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar
As she glides along the woodland through the hills and by the
shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hoboes
call
Riding through the jungles on the wabash cannonball.
Whew-ew!
Now eastern states are dandy, so the western people say,
From new york to chicago, st. louis by the way
And up in minnesota where the rippling waters fall
No chances can be taken on the wabash cannonball.
Here's to daddy claxton, may his name forever stand,
May it always be remembered throughout all the land
His earthly race is over and the curtains round him fall
But we'll carry him home to victory on the wabash cannonball.
Oh, listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar
As she glides along the woodland through the hills and by the
shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hoboes
call
Riding through the jungles on the wabash cannonball.
Whew-ew!
2.Wheels
(chris hillman, gram parsons)
We've all got wheels to take ourselves away,
We've got telephones to say what we can't say.
We get higher and higher every day,
Come on wheels, take this boy away.
We're not afraid to ride,
We're not afraid to die.
Come on, wheels, take me home today,
Come on wheels, take this boy away.
And when i feel my time is almost done
And destiny is in my right hand,
I turn to him who made my life so strong.
Come on, wheels, make this boy a man.
We're not afraid to ride,
We're not afraid to die.
Come on, wheels, take me home today,
Come on wheels, take this boy away.
Oh, come on, wheels, this boy away.
3.Good-hearted Woman
(waylon jennings, willie nelson)
A long time forgotten
Dreams that just fell by the way.
The good life he promised,
It ain't what she's living today.
She's never complaining
Of the bad times and the bad things he's done.
Lord, she just talks about the good times they've had
And the good times to come.
She's a good-hearted woman
In love with a good-timing man.
She loves him in spite of his ways
That she don't understand.
Through teardrops and laughter
They'll pass through this world hand in hand
A good-timing woman
In love with a good-hearted man.
He likes the bright lights and night life
And good-timing friends.
When the party's all over
She'll welcome him back home again.
Kinky!
Lord knows she don't understand him
She does the best that she can,
This good-hearted woman
Loving a good-timing man.
Kinky, aw!
She's a good-hearted woman
In love with a good-timing man,
She loves me in spite of my wicked ways
She don't understand.
Through teardrops and laughter
We'll pass through this world hand in hand,
A good-timing woman
In love with a good-hearted man.
She's a good-timing woman
In love with a good-hearted man.
She loves me in spite of my donald duck ways
She don't understand.
(one more time!)
Through teardrops and laughter
We'll pass through this world hand in hand
Kinky!
A good-timing woman
In love with a good-hearted man.
Ah-ooh!
A good-timing woman
In love with a good-hearted man.
Ah-ooh!
One, two, three
4.London Homesick Blues
(gary p. nunn)
When you're down on your luck
And you ain't got a buck
In london, you're a goner
And london bridge
Has fallen down
And moved to arizona
Now i know why
We'll now substantiate the rumor
That the english sense of humor
Is drier than the texas sands.
You can put up your dukes
Go bet your boots
I'll be leavin' here as soon as i can.
I wanna go home with the armadillo
Country music from amarillo and abilene
The prettiest women and the friendliest people you ever seen.
Well, i decided that
I'd take my cowboy hat
And go down to the marble arch station
'cause when a texan fancies
To take his chances
Chances will be taken,
That's for sure.
And goes blind me eyes
For eying the prize
Some people call manly footwear
'cause when your thumb down south
When you open your mouth
You always seem to put your foot there.
I wanna go home with the armadillo
Country music from amarillo and abilene
The friendliest people and the prettiest women you ever seen.
I wanna go home with the armadillo
Country music from the lone star caf？and abilene
The prettiest women and the friendliest people i've ever seen.
5.Twirl
(kinky friedman)
Just a small-town girl
Till you learned to twirl
Then you set the world on fire
Like a drive-in cinderella
In a chevy named desire
So leave your teddy-bear
At the county fair,
Honey, hollywood's on the phone,
For a small-town girl
From a small-town world
You're a long, long way from home.
They say that dreams come true in indiana
That momma loves you up in abilene,
And if you wish upon a star in texarkana
Some day you may be a twirling queen.
Just a small-town girl
Till you learned to twirl
Then you set the world on fire
Like a drive-in cinderella
In a chevy named desire
So leave your teddy-bear
At the county fair,
Honey, hollywood's on the phone,
For a small-town girl
From a small-town world
You're a long, long way from home.
Then you turned around and yesterday was over,
Childhood's like some long lost lullabye
Way back when all the pearls were in the ocean,
Way back when all the stars were in the sky.
Just a small-town girl
Till you learned to twirl
Then you set the world on fire
Like a drive-in cinderella
In a chevy named desire
So leave your teddy-bear
At the county fair,
Honey, hollywood's on the phone,
For a small-town girl
From a small-town world
You're a long, long way from home.
Just a small-town girl
Till you learned to twirl
Then you set the world on fire
Like a drive-in cinderella
In a chevy named desire
So leave your teddy-bear
At the county fair,
Honey, hollywood's on the phone,
For a small-town girl
From a small-town world
You're a long, long way from home.
For a small-town girl
From a small-town world
You're a long, long way from home.
6.Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms
(traditional)
I ain't gonna work on the railroad
Ain't gonna work on the farm
Gonna lay round the shack
Till the mail train comes back
Roll in my sweet baby's arms.
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Lay around the shack
Till the mail train comes back
Roll in my sweet baby's arms.
Where were you last friday night
While i was laying here in jail ？
You were walking the streets with another man,
Wouldn't even go my bail.
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Gonna lay around the shack
Till the mail train comes back
Roll in my sweet baby's arms.
I ain't gonna work on the railroad
I ain't gonna work on the farm
Gonna lay around the shack
Till the mail train comes back
Roll in my sweet baby's arms.
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Gonna lay around the shack
Till the mail train comes back
Roll in my sweet baby's
Roll in my sweet baby's
Roll in my sweet baby's arms.
Alright, kids, risin' up the bow, ready for twin fiddles now,
Mary and larry you two ready together now, alright ？
It's a crazy little thing and we call it the cotton-eyed joe!
7.Cotton-eyed Joe
(instrumental)
8.Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother
(ray wylie hubbard)
He was born in oklahoma
His wife's name is betty jo thelma liz.
He's not responsible for what he's doing;
His mother made him what he is.
And it's up against the wall redneck mother
Mother who has raised her son so well.
He's thirty-four and drinking in them honky-tonks
Just kicking all them hippies' asses raising hell.
Well, you know, he sure likes to drink that lone star beer
And he chases it down with that wild turkey bourbon liquor.
He got a ＆57 gmc pick ＆em up truck with a gun rack
And a i'd rather be a roper than a doper§ bumper sticker.
And it's up against the wall redneck mother
Mother who has raised her son so well.
He's thirty-four and drinking in them honky-tonks
Just kicking all them hippies' asses raising hell.
M is for the mud flaps you gave me for my pick-up truck
O is for the oil i put in my pick-up truck, drain it out, and
put grease on my hair,
T is for tolly parton,
H is for haggard
E is for el paso and
R is for redneck!
And it's up against the wall redneck mother
Mother who has raised her son so well.
He's thirty-four and drinking in them honky-tonks
Kicking all them hippies' asses raising hell.
And it's up against the wall redneck mother
Mother who has raised her son so well.
And he's thirty-four and drinking in them honky-tonks
Just kicking all them hippies' asses raising hell.
Where, kinky ？
Where ？ right here in the lone star caf？in new york city!
9.Okie From Muskogee
(roy edward burris, merle ronald haggard)
We don't smoke marijuana in muskogee
We don't take no trips on lsd
We don't burn our draft cards down on main street
We like living right and being free.
We don't make a party out of loving
But we like holding hands and pitching woo.
We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy
Like the hippies out in san francisco do.
And i'm proud to be an okie from muskogee
A place where even squares can have a ball.
We still wave old glory down at the courthouse
And white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all.
Boots are still in style manly footwear,
Beads and roman sandals won't be seen.
Football's still the roughest thing on the campus
And the kids there still respect the college dean.
And i'm proud to be an okie from muskogee
I swear even squares can have a ball.
We still wave old glory down at the courthouse
And white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all,
And white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all.
10.Luckenbach, Texas(Back To The Basics Of Love)
(bobby gene emmons, chips moman)
The only two things in life that make it worth living
Is guitars tuned good and firm-feeling women.
Well, i don't need my name in the marquee lights,
I got my song and i got you with me tonight.
Let's go to luckenbach, texas
With waylon and willie and the boys
This successful life we're living's
Got us feuding like the hatfields and mccoys.
Between hank williams pain songs,
Steve goodman train songs,
Blue eyes crying in the rain,
Out in luckenbach, texas,
Ain't nobody feeling no pain.
So baby let's sell your diamond ring
To buy some boots and faded jeans and go away.
This coat and tie is choking me
In your high society you cry all day.
We've been so busy keeping up with the jones
Four-car garage and we're still building on.
Let's go to luckenbach, texas,
Waylon and willie and the boys.
This successful life we're living's
Got us feuding like the hatfields and mccoys.
Between hank williams pain songs,
Steve goodman train songs,
Blue eyes crying in the rain,
Luckenbach, texas,
Ain't nobody feeling no pain.
11.Jambalaya(On The Bayou)
(hank hiriam williams)
Good-bye joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh,
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou.
My yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh,
Son of a gun gonna have big fun on the bayou.
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
＆cause tonight i'm gonna see ma chère amie-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o,
Son of a gun gonna have big fun on the bayou.
Brother larry!
Fontainaux, thibodaux, the place is buzzin',
People come to see yvonne by the dozen.
Dress in style, go hog wild and be gay-o,
Son of a gun gonna have big fun on the bayou.
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
＆cause tonight i'm gonna see ma chère amie-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o,
Son of a gun gonna have big fun on the bayou.
Sister mary!
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
＆cause tonight i'm gonna see ma chère amie-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o,
Son of a gun gonna have big fun on the bayou.
Son of a gun gonna have big fun on the bayou!
12.Put Another Log On The Fire
(sheldon silverstein)
Put another log on the fire,
Cook me up some bacon and some beans,
Go out to the car and change the tire,
Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans.
Baby, fill my pipe and then go fetch my slippers,
Boil me up another pot of tea.
Put another log on the fire, girl,
Come and tell me why you're leaving me.
Don't i let you wash the car on sunday ？
Don't i warn you when you're getting fat ？
Hey, fatso!
Ain't i gonna take you fishing some day ？
Well, a man can't love a woman more than that.
Ain't i always nice to your kid sister,
Don't i take her driving every night ？
So sit here at my feet because i like you when you're sweet
And you know that it ain't feminine to fight.
Put another log on the fire,
Cook me up some bacon and some beans,
Go out to the car and change the tire,
Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans.
Fill my pipe and then go fetch my slippers,
Boil me up another pot of tea.
Put another log on the fire, woman,
Come and tell me why you're leaving me.
Yeah, come and tell me why you're leaving me.
13.Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way ？
(waylon jennings)
Lord, it's the same old tune
Fiddle and guitar
Where do you take it from here ？
Rhinestone suits, new shiny cars,
It's been the same way for years.
We need a change.
Somebody told me when i came to nashville,
son, you finally got it made!§
Old hank made it here, we all should do it our way
I don't think hank done it this way,
No, i don't think hank done it this way.
Ten years on the road making one-night stands
Spitting my young life away.
Tell me one more time so i'll understand
Are you sure hank done it this way ？
Did old hank really did it this way ？
Lord, i've seen the world with a five-piece band
Looking at the back side of me
Singing my songs one hears now and then
But i don't think hank done it this way,
No, i don't think hank done it this way.
14.Orange Blossom Special
(instrumental)
15.Keep On The Sunnyside
(alvin pleasant carter, gary garett)
There's a dark and a troubled side of life
There's a bright and a sunnyside, too.
Though we meet with the darkness and strife
The sunnyside we also may view.
Keep on the sunnyside
Always on the sunnyside
Keep on the sunnyside of life.
It will help us every day
It will brighten all our way
If we keep on the sunnyside of life.
The storm and its fury rage today
Crushing hope that we cherished so dear.
Storm and clouds will in time pass away,
The sun again will shine bright and clear.
Keep on the sunnyside
Always on the sunnyside
Keep on the sunnyside of life.
It will help us every day
It will brighten all our way
If we keep on the sunnyside of life.
May the street with the song of hope be paved
Though the moment be cloudy or fair.
May we trust in the good lord always
To keep us everyone in his care.
Keep on the sunnyside
Always on the sunnyside
Keep on the sunnyside of life.
It will help us every day
It will brighten all our way
If we keep on the sunnyside of life.
Keep on the sunnyside
Always on the sunnyside
Keep on the sunnyside of life.
It will help us every day
It will brighten all our way
If we keep on ...
16.Before All Hell Breaks Loose
(kinky friedman)
Time to resign from the human race
Wipe those tears from your lovely face
Baby, wave to the man in the ol' red caboose
Before all hell breaks loose.
Before you go i wish you'd come
Before you leave wish you'd love me some.
I'll give you all of the dreams you can use
Before all hell breaks loose.
All right!
Now i know what the gypsy meant
When he told me i'd never be president.
He said, adopt a korean, kill you a moose
Before all hell breaks loose. §
You poked fun at my cowboy shoes,
You said they looked just like big canoes.
Now it's time for the chosen ones to choose
Before all hell breaks loose.
Turn out the lights, honey, turn on the news
God save the queen and the kangaroos
And what kind of rubbers did joseph use
Before all hell broke loose.
Time to resign from the human race,
Wipe those tears from your lovely face.
Baby, wave to the man in the ol' red caboose
Before all hell breaks loose.
Hell on america!
17.Sold American
(kinky friedman)
Faded jaded falling cowboy star,
Pawnshops itching for your old guitar.
Where you're going, god only knows,
The sequins have fallen from your clothes.
Once you heard the opry crowd applaud,
Now you're hanging out at fourth and broad
On the rain wet sidewalk remembering the time
When coffee with a friend was still a dime.
And everything's been sold american,
The early times is finished and the want ads all are read.
Everyone's been sold american
In dreaming dreams in a rollaway bed.
Writing down your memoirs on some window in the frost,
Roulette eyes reflecting another morning lost.
Hauled in by the metro for killing time and pain
With a singing brakeman screaming through your veins.
And everything's been sold american,
The lonely night is mourning for the death it never dies.
Everyone's been sold american
Don't let me catch you laughing when the jukebox cries.
You told me you were born so much higher than life,
But i've seen the faded pictures of your children and your wife.
Now they're fumbling through your wallet and they're trying to
find your name,
It's almost like they raise the price of fame.
And everything's been sold american,
No place to go and brother, no place to stay.
Everyone's been sold american
Just let that golden greyhound roll your soul away.
18.Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Buns In The Bed
(kinky friedman)
You uppity women i don't understand
Why you gotta go and try to act like a man,
But before you make your weekly visit to the shrink
You'd better occupy the kitchen, liberate the sink.
Get your biscuits in the oven and your buns in the bed
That's what i to my baby said,
Women's liberation is a-going to your head,
Get your biscuits in the oven and your buns in the bed.
Early every morning you're out on the street
Passing out pamphlets to everyone you meet.
You gave up your maiden form for lent
And now the front of your dress has an air scoop vent.
Every single brakeman that's ever come along
Had a little woman always tellin' him that he's wrong.
Eve said to adam, here's an apple you horse§
And delilah defoliated samson's moss.
Get your biscuits in the oven and your buns in the bed
That's what i to my baby said,
Women's liberation is a-going to your head,
Get your biscuits in the oven and your buns in the bed.
Mean-hearted harpies are breaking all the laws
Tearing up their girdles and a-burning up their bras,
Now the air is dirty and the sex is clean
And your coffee makes my hair turn green.
So damn emancipated in your mind and your body,
Gonna have to cancel all your lessons in karate.
If you can't love a male chauvinist
You'd better cross me off your shopping list.
Get your biscuits in the oven and your buns in the bed
That's what i to my baby said,
Women's liberation is a-going to your head,
Get your biscuits in the oven and your buns in the bed.
19.Western Union Wire
(kinky friedman)
From a cheap hotel in dallas
On a cold december day
A telegram was traveling on its way
Like a sad old song from somewhere
In the distance of a dream
Flashing ＆cross the darkness
On the telegraph machine.
It said, from billy,§ at the bottom, to baby,§ at the top
Western union wire please help me§ stop.
Western union wire don't leave me.§ stop.
Well, the taxicab it took her
To the airport in the dawn,
She knew in just an hour she'd be gone.
She was standing near the platform
＆bout to board the big pan am
When someone came
And put the lonely message in her hand.
It said, from billy,§ at the bottom, to baby,§ at the top
Western union wire please help me§ stop.
Western union wire don't leave me.§ stop.
Headin' high above chicago
Just a-reachin' for the skies
She found herself with teardrops in her eyes.
And a little boy beside her asked her,
mama, where is pop ？§
And she just broke down a-cryin'
＆cause she knew she couldn't stop.
It said, from billy,§ at the bottom, to baby,§ at the top
Western union wire don't leave me.§ stop.
ah, you said you'd always love me how could you ？§ stop,
in pieces on the runway i love you.§ stop.
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