I was ridin' No 9 headin' south from Caroline I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow I got in trouble had to roam left my gal and left my home I heard that...

The preacher man says it's the end of time And the Mississippi River, she's a-goin' dry The interest is up and the stock market's down And you only get mugged ...

Computer man says it's the end of time December 31st nineteen ninety-nine People buyin' up Army surplus things Afraid of what the New Year will bring I live ba...

The preacher man says its the end of time and the Mississippi River she's a going dry The interest is up and the stock markets down and you only get mugged if y...

A D A Tonight down here in the valley D A I'm lonesome and O how I feel A7 D As I sit here alone in my cabin A ...

Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to spend the night A heavy rain a fallin' seems I hear your voice a callin' it's all right On this rainy nig...

She's got soft finger tips and a warm red ruby lipsShe 24 in the waist and 36 and 38 She's is pretty as she can be and got a beautiful body, and when she makes ...

I guess I'll get a cab and go by in my house today No I can't visit her or my son I'm supposed to stay away But it won't hurt to bring back old memories Cause a...

So September follows August I don't mind so three and four and five come after two Will anything mean anything do I care what tomorrow brings I only wonder what...

The darkness of my world was all cleared away The flowers are blooming it's a beautiful day There's a girl with a heart as big as the sky she's sunshine and I k...

Let's take the final step and get married cause a true love is all I'm looking for Well I hope someday that I'll make you a million Cause right now all that I c...

I just had to show 'em I didn't need 'em and so I headed out west to see some old friends of mine I thought if I'd climb up ole Ajax mountain maybe that would h...

I got ketchup on my blue jeans, I just burnt my hand Lord, its hard to be a bachelor man I got girls that can cook, I got girls that can clean, I got girls that...

All my rowdy friends have settled down and it seems to be more in the laid back songs Nobody wants to get drunk and get loudEverybody just wants to go back home...

Well I ain't been home for so doggone long I almost forgot where I come from Ain't got no money but I still ain't a bum I'm almost nearly but not quite plum A b...

The evening is lonesome babe and the dead of night is cruel And I recall all the things we done you know I'm always loving you Sometimes I think that my train d...

Too many lawyers in football Baseballs gotta few The pitcher got a million dollars and the quarterback he got 2 Pitcher threw his arm away and the quarterback b...

Spoken: Here come Amos Now Amos Moses was a Cajun He lived by himself in the swamp He hunted alligator for a living He just knock them in the head with a stump...

Lord I'm singing you this message up to heaven asking you to send me down another angel I've been looking for along time for someone to get her off my mind, but...

One by one they're turning out the lights Lord I've been feedin' out that jukebox just to get to hold you tight Guess it's for the best I just put in my last di...

Darling I'm so lonely here all alone things're not the same dear now that you are gone Are you lonely too my darling do mem'ries make you cry Are you sorry now ...

I talked with a stranger so sad and forlorn His garments were second all tattered and town He told me this story of sorrow and woe His heart met to heaven at th...

If you're lovin' me like I'm lovin' you Baby, We're Really In Love If you're happy with me like I'm happy with you Old Cupid just gave us a shove If you're thin...

Don tell us how it really was when you was workin with daddy Well in 1950 I took a little nip Along with Mr Williams on the way to Mississipp' We was stacked 8 ...

A tongue can accuse and carry bad news the seeds of distrust it will sow But unless you've made no mistakes in your life be careful of stones that you throw A ...

Been there,done thatEvery spot on the map See these lines on my face and these bones out of place I got dirt on my hat, been blessed and cussed at No brag,just ...

Should you go first and I remain to walk the road alone I'll live in memory's garden dear with happy days we've known In spring I'll wait for roses red when fad...

Big midnight special shine your light on me Big midnight special shine your everlovin' light on me Woke up this morning I heard the whistle blow The jailor say...

A is for apricot B is for blossom C is for cantelope D is for dog-gone awesome E is extremely blessed and endowed F is for fabulous That's what this song's all ...

Move along big twenty, big twenty move along You've got a master and you've got a home Move along big twenty big twenty move along You've got the muscle and you...

There's a blizzard comin' on and I'm wishin' I was home For my pony's lame and he can't hardly stand Listen to that northern sigh if we don't get home we'll die...

Death bells are ringing in Wichita town Two brothers will meet when the sun's going down Blood's thicker than water poor mother cry Which son will live which so...

I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill on Blueberry Hill when I found you The moon stood still on Blueberry Hill and linger until my dreams came true Though the wi...

I'm just a singer A natural born guitar ringer Kind of an old clinger To sad old songs I'm not a walk behinder I'm a new note finder But my names a reminder Of...

Well my momma met my daddy down in Alabama They tied the knot so here I am Born on the bayou on the Texas Line Loved Louisanana and raised on Jabalaya Now befor...

When you pack your clothes tonight don't pack up all the blame Your not the first to walk away and leave someone in pain I know how much its hurting you, hurtin...

Bye bye love bye bye happiness hello loneliness I think I'm gonna cry Bye bye love bye bye sweet caress hello emptiness I feel like I could die Bye bye my love ...

Way down yonder in the bayou country in dear old Louisianne That's where live's my cajun baby the fairest one in the land Her teeth're white and pearly hair bla...

When you've strayed from the fold and there's trouble in your soul Can't you hear the blessed Saviour calling you When your soul is lost in sin and you're at yo...

I called you all together for in just an hour or two There'll be an auction on the square that just might int'rest you It's the first time I've seen most of you...

Well me and Billy,we left Boulder City Decided that we'd head out west We've been east and south but it didn't workout We were getting' nowhere fast Me with my...

This is a coalition to ban coalitions I ain't a politician but I've got views Some folks want to ban cars some want to get rid of Fender guitars Why don't you d...

I tried so hard my dear to show that you're my every dream Yet you're afraid each thing I do is just some evil scheme A mem'ry from your lonesome past keeps us ...

Oh the clock here in the barroom says its half past nine Thats usually how long it takes me to drink my first bottle of wine Yes every fifteen minutes, I can dr...

I tried so hard my dear to show that you're my every dream Yet you're afraid each thing I do is just some evil scheme A memory from your lonesome past keeps us ...

People say you're no good I couldn't cut to loose babe if I could Well I seen this thing down on the ground Baby I'm too far gone to start turnin' around Well i...

[ with Waylon Jennings ] Hank let's talk about your daddy tell me how your mama loved that man Well just break out a bottle hoss I'll tell you bout the driftin...

The preacher man says it's the end of time And the Mississippi River she's a goin' dry The interest is up and the Stock Markets down And you only get mugged If ...

When the nighttime comes fallin' down I jump in my pickup and head out of town I ride on out to the country and call up my sweet honey And we'll mess around and...

Oh show me a home with a back breakin' lawn and a wife that nudge night and day And I'll show you a man with a drink in his hand Who stands over the jukebox and...

That hot ol' summer sun make you beg for your next breath, So you best be on the creek bank laid in the shade Chewin' on a hickory twig, pass that bottle, I'll ...

That hot old summer sun makes you beg for your next breath So you best be on the creek bank laying in the shade Chewing on a hickory twig pass the bottle Ill ha...

The preacher man says it's the end of time And the Mississippi River, she's a going dry The interest is up and the stock markets down And you only get mugged if...

From Cheyenne to Douglas all the ranges I know I drift with the wind, no one cares where I go I'm lonesome but happy' rich but I'm broke And the good Lord know...

You thought she'd cared for you and so you acted smart Go on and break your crazy heart You lived on promises I knew would fall apart go on and break your crazy...

Cry cry darling that's what I do if you'd leave me with the blues Cry cry darling that's all I do if it's you I should lose For me there'd be no moonlight if ev...

Today dear you've heard a real grown up word When you've heard the judge say custody So little darling how I'd try before saying goodbye To explain what that wo...

When we first met I had a funny feeling That there was something very special about you I've had a dream girl pictured in my mind and when I saw you my dreams c...

I'm off to work with no kiss of goodbye I wear a smile on my face but I lie Cup of coffee at the corner cafe catch the bus readin' new on my way Go through moti...

I wanna go home I wanna go home oh how I wanna go home Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City And I dreamed about those cottonfields and home I dreamed abou...

Hey man them ain't high heel sneakers and they sure don't look like cowboy boots and that rock-n-roll your playing and it sure ain't country or rhythm and blues...

We've lived together for a long time but now the love is gone we once knew We're old enough to know we can't live life this way And young enough to start with s...

All the stations up here don't sign off with Dixie, The way they did in sweet home Alabama, The people here don't sip Jack Daniels whiskey, The way they do in t...

Old Doc Holliday was tendin' the town old Doc Holliday was tendin' the town But he heard the news goin' around that the plain Fuel Kid is gonna shoot him down W...

I could hear them singing Precious Mem'ries as the congregation sang a hymn for me I saw my widowed wife tremble and cry As my few friends passed to say their l...

Driven away day by day my love for you's turned to hate The judge says it's my fault and I'll pay the cost But God knows you're the one that's to blame Adulter...

She's got sexy eyes and crazy lips,she's got magic in her finger tips! She's hot to handle if you know what I mean She's a long legged loving machine! She's in ...

I guess you noticed there is only eleven roses I chose them from our garden where they grew Take the roses and look into the mirror And the twelvth rose will be...

I'm out of money I'm out of friends and my six-packs are all gone All the couples I've been watching dance now they've all gone home Yes the barroom is all quie...

The night was black rain falling down look for my baby she's nowhere around Traced her footsteps down to the shore afraid she's gone for evermore I looked at th...

Sitting at the kitchen table Monday afternoon house is so quiet I spent the morning looking for a job but the job markets pretty tight and I'm wondering just wh...

They sent me to this prison for a crime I did outside I killed a man and didn't hang but I might as well have died For every minute that I live I know that deat...

Country music singers are a really close family but lately some of my kin folks have disowned a few otha's and me i guess its because i kinda changed my directi...

Moved on down To sweet home Alabama in 1974 Had to get out of Music City And I had to get off the road Woman, she left and the people Wouldn't let me sing noth...

You're one in a million, a hundred to one shot I took a gamble and just lookie here what I got A diamond in the middle in a field full of stone And I'm bettin' ...

FIRST YEARS BLUES Written by Ernest Tubb 1941 11-17-41 Now I've been married about six months, Only six months you see, The first three months, was all ok, B...

Did you ever sit straight up in your bed with somethin' circlin' around your head And you swot at it as it whizzes by it's just one pesky little fly You shake ...

I hear that train a comin' it's rollin' round the bend And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging ...

You have always wanted the finest things in life So that all your dreams could come true I've slaved with all my might But the plans I made for you and me have ...

I was born in the Southland! Twenty some odd years ago Now I ran away for the first time when I was about four years old I'm a free born manMy home is on my bac...

Funny feelings how they thrill me funny feelings how they chill me There's something I used to joke about now there's something I can't live without And I think...

Oh the games people play now Every night and every day now Never meaning what they say now Never saying what they mean So they while away the hours In their ivo...

I found him by the railroad track this morning I could see that he was nearly dead I knelt down beside him and I listened just to hear the words the dyin' fello...

You walk in a tavern and you order yourself a drink And wonder if she brings the glass You try to imagine what kind of person had a drink from at last Was he a ...

Don't think that I've been lonely because you left me and broke my heart in two I've got company I'm going steady with the blues Yes every evening while you are...

It takes an awful lot to get me down but it only took one word from her goodbye Takes an awful lot to make me cry it only took one word from her goodbye What's ...

You ask me if I'll forget my baby I guess I will someday I don't like it but I guess things happen that way You ask me if I'll get along I guess I will someway ...

My blood pressure worked no normal My temperature started to rise A cold chill's a comin' all over And tears are fillin' my eyes Guess what, that's right she's...

If you love me half as much as I love you You wouldn't worry me half as much as you do You're nice to me when there's no one else around You only build me up to...

Hamburger Steak Holiday Inn that's the kinda world that I live in Play a different town most every night Lovin' your woman write a new song that's my life That'...

I'm hanging my teardrops out to dry over you no longer will I cry You hurt me and you lie too many times so I'm hanging my teardrops out to dry I gave you every...

Hey porter hey porter would you tell me the time How much longer will it be till we cross that Mason Dixon Line At daylight would you tell that engineer to slow...

Hey, Hey, Good Lookin', whatcha got cookin' How's about cookin' somethin' up with me Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybe We could find us a brand new reci- p...

Just around the corner there's heartaches down the street that losers use If you can wade in through the teardrops You'll find me at the Home of the Blues I wal...

Homesick and lonely I'm worried and blue I wanna see the baby and the baby's mama too I'm so tired of roamin' I'm about to lose my mind Homesick and lonesome fo...

Well I left my home down on the rural route I told my paw I'm going steppin out and get the Honky tonk blues, Yeah the honky tonk blues Well lord I got 'em, I ...

People steal they cheat they lie for wealth and what it will buy But don't they know on the Judgement Day all the gold and silver will melt away I'd rather be i...

How can you refuse him now how can you refuse him now How can you turn away from his side With tears in his eyes on the cross there he died How can you refuse J...

I know there's never been a man in the awful shape I'm in I can't even spell my name my head's in such a spin Today I tried to eat a steak with a big old table ...

When I lost my baby I almost lost my mind When I lost my baby I almost lost my mind Lord my head is in a spin since she left me behind I went to see a gypsy and...