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Harry Truman was our president
A coke an burger cost you thirty cents I was still in love with Mavis Brown On the night Hank Williams came to town. "I Love Lucy" debuted on TV That was one big event we didn't see 'Cause no one stayed at home for miles around It was the night Hank Williams came to town. Mama ironed my shirt and daddy let me take the truck I drove on out to Grapevine and picked old Mavis up We hit that county line for one quick round On the night HANK WILLIAMS came to town. A thousand people sweltered in the gym Then I heard someone whisper; "Hey, that's him" That's when the crowd let out this deafening sound It was the night Hank Williams came to town. On and on he sang into the night 'Jambalaya', 'Cheatin' heart', 'I saw the light' How'd they get Miss Audrey in that gown On the night Hank Williams came to town. Mavis had her picture made with Hank outside his car She said; "He sure is humble for a Grand Ole Opry Star." Mavis said: "Why don't we hang around It ain't often that Hank Williams comes to town." While Hank signed his autograph on Beaulah Rice's fan Mavis got acquainted with the Driftin' Cowboys Band The effect on all our lives was quite proound On the night Hank Williams came to town. Radio announcer's voice in the background: Remember, friends and neighbors, Hank Williams and all the Drifting Cowboys will be at the high school gym in person for one show only this Saturday night. The big 2 hour show starts at 7:30 - tickets are just a dollar-fifty each; you get your money's worth the first 15 minutes and the rest is free. That's Saturday night - advance tickets are on sale now at Renfrow's Drugstore, Do-Nut Heaven and here at the radio station. Hank Williams - all the Drifting Cowboys, Don Helms, Jerry Rivers (fade) |
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On this rock pile, with my ball and chain.
They call me by a number not a name Lord, Lord. [Chorus] Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time. With an aching heart, on that gal of mine. You can here my hammer, you can hear my saw. Gonna sing it like John Henry all day long Lord, Lord. [Chorus] When that old judge looked down at me. Said I put you in that penitentiary Lord, Lord. [Chorus] Well now it won't be long, just a few more days. They'll let me out of here I'm gonna stay Lord, Lord. With that gal of mine, with that gal of mine. She's a waited for me while I've done my time. |
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| 2:52 |
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Wanted man in California,
Wanted man in Buffalo Wanted man in Kansas City, Wanted man in Ohio Wanted man in Mississippi, Wanted man in ol' Cheyenne Wherever you might look tonight you might see this wanted man I might be in Colorado, Or Georgia by the sea Working for some man who may not know at all who I might be If you ever see me coming and if you know who I am Don't you breathe it to nobody 'cause you know I'm on the lamb Wanted man by Lucy Watson, Wanted man by Jeannie Brown Wanted man by Nellie Johnson, Wanted man in this next town I've had all that I wanted of a lot of things I've had And a lot more than I needed of some things that turned out bad I got sidetracked in El Paso, Stopped to get myself a map Went the wrong way in Pleura with Juanita on my back Went to sleep in Shreveport, Woke up in Abilene Wonderin' why I'm wanted at some town half way in between Wanted man in Albuquerque, Wanted man in Syracuse Wanted man in Tallahassee, Wanted man in Baton Rouge There's somebody set to grab me Anywhere that I might be And wherever you might look tonight You might get a glimpse of me Wanted man in California, Wanted man in Buffalo Wanted man in Kansas City, Wanted man in Ohio Wanted man in Mississippi, Wanted man in ol' Cheyenne Wherever you might look tonight you might see this wanted man |
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| 2:53 |
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A young cowboy named Billy Joe grew restless on the farm
A boy filled with wonderlust who really meant no harm He changed his clothes and shined his boots And combed his dark hair down And his mother cried as he walked out Don't take your guns to town son Leave your guns at home Bill Don't take your guns to town He laughed and kissed his mom And said your Billy Joe's a man I can shoot as quick and straight as anybody can But I wouldn't shoot without a cause I'd gun nobody down But she cried again as he rode away Don't take your guns to town son Leave your guns at home Bill Don't take your guns to town He sang a song as on he rode His guns hung at his hips He rode into a cattle town A smile upon his lips He stopped and walked into a bar And laid his money down But his mother's words echoed again Don't take your guns to town son Leave your guns at home Bill Don't take your guns to town He drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand And tried to tell himself he had become a man A dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down And he heard again his mothers words Don't take your guns to town son Leave your guns at home Bill Don't take your guns to town Filled with rage then Billy Joe reached for his gun to draw But the stranger drew his gun and fired Before he even saw As Billy Joe fell to the floor The crowd all gathered 'round And wondered at his final words Don't take your guns to town son Leave your guns at home Bill Don't take your guns to town |
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| 3:18 |
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| 2:46 |
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There's a story in our town
Of the prettiest girl around Golden hair and eyes of blue How those eyes could flash at you (How those eyes could flash at you) Boys hung 'round her by the score But she loved the boy next door who worked at the candy store (Dream on, dream on teenage queen prettiest girl we've ever seen) She was tops in all they said It never once went to her head She had everything it seems Not a care, this teenage queen (Not a care, this teenage queen) Other boys could offer more But she loved the boy next door who worked at the candy store (Dream on, dream on teenage queen you should be a movie queen) He would marry her next spring Saved his money, bought a ring Then one day a movie scout Came to town to take her out (Came to town to take her out) Hollywood could offer more So she left the boy next door working at the candy store (Dream on, dream on teenage queen see you on the movie screen) Very soon she was a star Pretty house and shiny car Swimming pool and a fence around But she missed her old home town (But she missed her old home town) All the world was at her door All except the boy next door who worked at the candy store (Dream on, dream on teenage queen saddest girl we've ever seen) Then one day the teenage star Sold her house and all her cars Gave up all her wealth and fame Left it all and caught a train (Left it all and caught a train) Do I have to tell you more She came back to the boy next door who worked at the candy store (Now this story has some more, you'll hear it all at the candy store) |
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| 4:00 |
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| 3:10 |
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A way out on the mountain near the sky
Hiding from the cold realities of life Shaking that old road dust off my heels I give my heart and mind a chance to heal Then I'll go somewhere and sing my songs again More than likely ride back to the places that I've been In fairness to my music and my friends I'll go somewhere and sing my songs again A raccoon stole my minnows in the night Thought I appreciate his need and his appetite But unlike me he doesn't have to roam And it's true that man can't live on bread alone Then I'll go somewhere and sing my songs again More than likely ride back to the places that I've been In fairness to my music and my friends I'll go somewhere and sing my songs again It feels so good to have a simple wish Where life and death is me and some old fish Poor king sits with a cold beer in his hand And surveys a clear blue kingdom on the sand Then I'll go somewhere and sing my songs again More than likely ride back to the places that I've been In fairness to my music and my friends I'll go somewhere and sing my songs again I'll go somewhere and sing my songs again |
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| 2:56 |
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In a world where everybody's fallin' apart
One by one, heart by heart You and I stay together and we never even try Side by side in a world turned upside down Our love keeps spinnin' around And you know it makes me wonder As a restaurant for their lives Where did we go right? Where did we go right? At a time when all the world is searchin' for truth His love for you will even prove And what we have is what everybody's tryin' to find Peace of mind in a world turned upside down Our love keeps spinnin' around And you know it makes me wonder As a restaurant for their lives Where did we go right? Where did we go right? So many wrongs, so many lovers I wish they all could know What we've found in one another In a world turned upside down Our love keep spinnin' around And you know it makes me wonder As a restaurant for their lives Where did we go right? Where did we go right? Where did we go right? |
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| 2:36 |
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I'm an easy rider, the wind is at my back
I'm an easy rider, the white line is my track Every lane is a passin' lane and the ride away is mine Let me on that straight-away and I'll be fairly flyin' I'm an easy rider, my wheels love to roll I'm an easy rider, I ride a new road every day I'm an easy rider, I will see you on my way I got a number down in every town in my little black book And they understand that I'm a travelin' man So they don't think they got hooked I'm an easy rider, I love that gray highway I'm an easy rider, oh Lord, I love to roll I'm an easy rider, movin's in my soul I know a lady down in Little Rock and I stopped for a little while But I had to go 'cause another I know is waitin' for my smile I'm an easy rider, I can't stay in one place |
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| 2:56 |
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There's a stool along the road to freedom
Like a gipsy in a guilty cage But rising has not always been bright Destiny dreams are made My days all run together Like a timeless honeycomb I find myself wishing I could drink again Water from the wells of home Water from the wells of home Water from the wells of home I've seen all your shining cities Lean against the yellow sky I've seen the down, and I'll get better I've seen many of strong men die Well the troubled hearts in the worried men Things that I've been showed Keep me always returning to Water from the wells of home Water from the wells of home Water from the wells of home I want to come back some day to the water from the wells of home Lord take me back someday to the water from the wells of home I want to come back some day to the water from the wells of home I want to come back some day to the water from the wells of home Lord take me back someday to the water from the wells of home |
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There was a man whose deeds were dark as night
And quite by chance he rode into the light A man, wild as a dust devil with, no place to run Livin' by his wits and by his gun He met a girl like none he'd ever known She cared not for the wild oats he had sewn And, so, he laid his gun down and set his spirit free Began livin' in respectability But his old ways of thinkin' wouldn't die Could not forget the old creed he lived by And the good and bad and the right and wrong kept fightin' for his soul Till his heart and mind both went out of control But now the old saloon had lost its spell What once was laughter now was livin' hell And the hookers, guns and drinkin' in his life were out of place And in his mind he saw an Angel's face So, he burned all his bridges in a day And the Devil deeds were done and laid away And he rode out a better man than when he first rode in And the Angel got the Badman in the end |
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