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 |