Paint Me In A Texas Landscape (Larry W. Jones 08/05/2007) (song#4801) He was painting a new landscape As a middle aged cowboy strode in Beat up old boots, not in good shape And lookin' kinda down in the chin The cowboy watched him for a long time He said Mister, you paint like a pro You really paint the prairie in prime Reminds me of the Texas I know The artist asked to paint the cowboy as well If he wanted to sit there for just a spell The cowboy said yep, if you can paint me at home With my dog Shep, a ways outside old San Antone Paint me in a Texas landscape Place me where the X is Right in the middle in good shape That's where my old heart is I dearly love Texas Paint me back to before my roamin' began Place me where the X is So, paint me in a Texas landscape, my friend - instrumental - Well now, I thought I could be the best Rodeo cowboy from east to west It's true, I busted many a horse But now Mister, I'll tell this to you Some were loco and Devils, of course I ended up here in New York state I showed city slickers how I could ride But somehow I knew I'd meet my fate That last horse was the meanest rawhide Paint me in a Texas landscape Place me where the X is Right in the middle in good shape That's where my old heart is I dearly love Texas Paint me back to before my roamin' began Place me where the X is So, paint me in a Texas landscape, my friend Roll On Away Coal Train (Larry W. Jones 08/05/2007) (song#4802) Well, I pound a nine pound hammer That's a little too heavy for my size Yeah, I pound a nine pound hammer That's a little too heavy for my size Wish I could go down in the valley And be with my baby til sunrise Roll on away coal train Roll on away from here Roll on away coal train And take away my cares Take your load of number nine coal And let me see your big wheels roll Roll on away coal train Roll on away from here Well, it's a long way from Leavenworth To home sweet home I'll never see This nine pound hammer that pounds the earth Is gonna be the end of me - instrumental - Well, this nine pound hammer that I own Is gonna take a mighty toll And you can carve this on my headstone He died poundin' that lignite coal Roll on away coal train Roll on away from here Roll on away coal train And take away my cares Take your load of number nine coal And let me see your big wheels roll Roll on away coal train Roll on away from here Low And Lonely High And Lonesome (Larry W. Jones 08/05/2007) (song#4803) Well, since my baby left me I'm feelin' so down and blue Yeah, since my baby left me I just don't know what to do I feel so low and lonely Way down in this heart of me I need something to pick me up Woe to this low and lonely me So, I'm just hangin' around for that bluegrass sound High and lonesome from Kentucky or Tennessee I just love that high and lonesome Bluegrass music from A to Z Now, those West Virginia mountains With my heart always did agree Bill Monroe came from Kentucky That bluegrass fit him to a Tee But when I'm so low and lonely Maw and Paw from Arkansas does just fine by me - instrumental - I just love that high and lonesome Bluegrass music from A to Z Now, those West Virginia mountains With my heart always did agree Bill Monroe came from Kentucky That bluegrass fit him to a Tee But when I'm so low and lonely Maw and Paw from Arkansas does just fine by me I feel so low and lonely Way down in this heart of me I need something to pick me up Woe to this low and lonely me So, I'm just hangin' around for that bluegrass sound High and lonesome from Kentucky or Tennessee No Letter From You (Larry W. Jones 08/05/2007) (song#4804) No letter from you, dear I've waited here since sunrise Just like every day, dear Why am I not surprised No letter from you What could have gone wrong I'm so sad and blue Like a country song Is love's door still open Or is it closed for good I am still here hopin' I'm not misunderstood I know you told me once or twice That I would have to change my ways Dear, I know I have paid the price For my rough and my rowdy ways - instrumental - Is love's door still open Or is it closed for good I am still here hopin' I'm not misunderstood No letter from you, dear I've waited here since sunrise Just like every day, dear Why am I not surprised No letter from you What could have gone wrong I'm so sad and blue Like a country song No letter from you, dear No letter from you No Matter How Low I Get (Larry W. Jones 08/05/2007) (song#4805) Now, my mama told me a few things about life How sweet it could be or a life of strife So dear, how did I get a wife so mean to me From now on this is what you will see No matter how low I get You'll be looking up at me I wanted a number one But settled for number three Baby, I was always there for you Now I must say with regret Baby, you'll be looking up at me No matter how low I get You wanted a mansion on the hill And I worked as hard as a man can do But I could not ever pay the bill For all the brand new things I bought for you No matter how low I get You'll be looking up at me I wanted a number one But settled for number three Baby, I was always there for you Now I must say with regret Baby, you'll be looking up at me No matter how low I get - instrumental - We had a dream and you turned it around Scattered my heart all over the ground No matter how low I get You'll be looking up at me I wanted a number one But settled for number three Baby, I was always there for you Now I must say with regret Baby, you'll be looking up at me No matter how low I get No Moon Was Shining (Larry W. Jones 08/06/2007) (song#4806) No moon was shining in the velvet night And all of the fireflies turned off their lights The stars that twinkled were all hid from sight The moon was nowhere around On the hill above the town But we parked in the dark in the parking spot in spite And no moon was up there shining in the velvet night We drove up there for the atmosphere To see the moon as a great big sphere Just one kiss when I held you near Told me the light might interfere Even though the moon was hiding above We found that soon we were falling in love So, who needs the moon and the stars so bright No moon was shining in the velvet night - instrumental - We drove up there for the atmosphere To see the moon as a great big sphere Just one kiss when I held you near Told me the light might interfere Even though the moon was hiding above We found that soon we were falling in love So, who needs the moon and the stars so bright No moon was shining in the velvet night Nobody Needs To Know But Me (Larry W. Jones 08/06/2007) (song#4807) Nobody needs to know my heart is broken Nobody needs to know that tears now will flow I cried myself to sleep with words unspoken I sure miss you but nobody needs to know I told all my friends not to worry They ask about you endlessly But why you left me in a hurry Nobody needs to know but me Nobody needs to know why I'm so resigning They wonder about the parties we used to throw The cold dark clouds I see have no silver lining Why I now avoid crowds nobody needs to know - instrumental - Nobody needs to know why I'm so resigning They wonder about the parties we used to throw The cold dark clouds I see have no silver lining Why I now avoid crowds nobody needs to know My eyes are just a little blurry Some must think it's from the whiskey But why you left me in a hurry Nobody needs to know but me Tree On A Hill (Larry W. Jones 08/06/2007) (song#4808) There's a tree on a hill Where breezes blow easily A carving's on it still I'll love you eternally I told my darling I'd remember Looks of love she gave to me And the words she said that September I'll love you eternally But now what do I see on the hill Another Jack has stole my Jill Seems he's kissing her eternally Now my dreams she will not fulfill - instrumental - But now what do I see on the hill Another Jack has stole my Jill Seems he's kissing her eternally Now my dreams she will not fulfill Beside that tree on the hill My lost dreams will always be I've lost you dear, but still I'll love you eternally No Other Lovely Face (Larry W. Jones 08/06/2007) (song#4809) Dear, no other lovely face could take your place There's no space in my heart for anyone but you You hold the key to this heart inside of me I swear that I'll be there to see our love through Dear, my love for you means more than gold And all the jewels that are made from jade Your love's what I want to have and hold And I would never trade these vows I made Like a clinging vine, let your love cling to mine There's nobody else that I want to embrace Though hearts are young, so the same when old has rung Dear, no other lovely face could take your place - instrumental - Dear, my love for you means more than gold And all the jewels that are made from jade Your love's what I want to have and hold And I would never trade these vows I made Like a clinging vine, let your love cling to mine There's nobody else that I want to embrace Though hearts are young, so the same when old has rung Dear, no other lovely face could take your place Lonely For The Lone Star State (Larry W. Jones 08/07/2007) (song#4810) Well, I'm lonely for the Lone Star State Texas is my pride and joy Yeah, I'm lonely for the Lone Star State Cause I'm a Texas cowboy I see those Davis Mountains in west Texas where I stood A Tyler Rose I know in the east Texas Piney Woods Amarillo in the mornin' and way on up to old Texline That old Cow Town Fort Worth is worth more than this gold of mine Well, I'm longin' for my sweetheart I'm yearnin' for her sweet love Her warm kisses sure were burnin' Under Texas stars above Well, I'm lonely for the Lone Star State Texas is my pride and joy Yeah, I'm lonely for the Lone Star State Cause I'm a Texas cowboy I can't wait to get back where that great big X is Right in the middle of TeXas sure would be great It's no riddle that I'm a cowboy from Texas Yeah, I'm a cowboy lonely for the Lone Star State Well, I'm lonely for the Lone Star State Texas is my pride and joy Yeah, I'm lonely for the Lone Star State Cause I'm a Texas cowboy Don't Sing Adios Amigo When I Go (Larry W. Jones 08/07/2007) (song#4811) Way down along the river Rio Grande A young cowboy rode one day He fell in love with a Mexican maid But soon had to ride away Don't sing Adios Amigo when I go I'll return to you some day, you know Don't sing Adios Amigo when I go I'll return to you by the Rio I'll dream of you in old Juarez Where the river Rio Grande flows Remember that I love you best Don't sing Adios Amigo when I go - instrumental - Down along the river Rio Grande Every evening at the close of day A senorita weeps for her man His final words she can hear him say Don't sing Adios Amigo when I go I'll return to you some day, you know Don't sing Adios Amigo when I go I'll return to you by the Rio I'll dream of you in old Juarez Where the river Rio Grande flows Remember that I love you best Don't sing Adios Amigo when I go One More Sad Song For Me (Larry W. Jones 08/07/2007) (song#4812) One more sad song for me Our love went bad, you see A mem'ry soon it will be Our love has come undone I walk the floor wondering When you will say goodbye A bad storm is thundering It's gonna rain when I cry One more sad song for me Our love went bad, you see A mem'ry soon it will be Our love has come undone I thought love would last forever But now the moon has turned to rust This just can't go on forever I know our dreams have turned to dust - instrumental - One more sad song for me Our love went bad, you see A mem'ry soon it will be Our love has come undone My heart already feels the pain I tried but I just can't smile I'll start over, alone again I've lost everything worthwhile One more sad song for me Our love went bad, you see A mem'ry soon it will be Our love has come undone Very Much (Larry W. Jones 08/07/2007) (song#4813) Dear, I want your love around me very much I want your arms to surround me very much I need your love to shine like starlight in design My love for you will be much longer, dear, than time Dear, you please me when you squeeze me very much And you ease me when you tease me, laugh and such Should you ever go, how I'd live I do not know But I know I wouldn't like it very much - instrumental - Dear, you please me when you squeeze me very much And you ease me when you tease me, laugh and such Should you ever go, how I'd live I do not know But I know I wouldn't like it very much Darling, as the stars belong in the Milky Way You, dear, are in my love song every night and day You thrill me and your love fulfills me very much I'm always hasty just to taste your tasty lips Should you ever go, how I'd live I do not know But I know I wouldn't like it very much Because, my dear, I love you very much Somebody Loves Me Somebody Cares (Larry W. Jones 08/07/2007) (song#4814) Somebody loves me, somebody cares Though this loneliness is hard to bear I've seen love because it's everywhere Somebody loves me, somebody cares I have dreamed of love but all in vain And my poor heart knows of only pain I'll search afar, find my guiding star Somebody loves me, somebody cares At night I lie in bed, visions in my head Of sweet words of love that all true lovers said Oh, where is that one true love beyond compare Somebody loves me, somebody cares - instrumental - I have dreamed of love but all in vain And my poor heart knows of only pain I'll search afar, find my guiding star Somebody loves me, somebody cares An empty heart and a worried mind Heaven help me with a love to find Does another heart this burden bear Somebody loves me, somebody cares Doubles Of My Beer (Larry W. Jones 08/07/2007) (song#4815) Tonight in this honky tonk I'm sitting The music's so loud my head is splitting The bartender wonders why I am here Why I'm ordering doubles of my beer My darlin' said one time that she loved me But in time she proved untrue, you see Since that time my thinking is not so clear That's why I'm drinking doubles of my beer I look back on the road I have travelled Looks like all my dreams have come unravelled The right fork in the road I didn't steer I fork over for doubles of my beer - instrumental - My darlin' said one time that she loved me But in time she proved untrue, you see Since that time my thinking is not so clear That's why I'm drinking doubles of my beer My darlin' left my heart badly broken Words of love were sadly just a token My broken dreams are empty now, I fear Seems I need some more doubles of my beer South Down To Texas (Larry W. Jones 08/08/2007) (song#4816) (Ridin' south, south down to Texas) (Ridin' south, south down to Texas) South, down to Texas Ride south to San Antone South, down to Texas Ride south to San Antone Slim Holt left Chicago when the winter winds all blew With Bob Steele, his partner, who had sold his cattle too They crossed the old Red River knowing they were close to home Headed for the Texas open range A little southwest of San Antone Slim crossed the open prairies on his mustang he named Snow He hired a team of wranglers Who could ride and rope and throw Branding cattle that were running wild In the hot hot Texas sun Big Slim Holt was a happy man With the wealth that he had won Where the Brazos is winding, wild longhorns they're finding South, down to Texas, ride south to San Antone (Ridin' south, south down to Texas) (Ridin' south, south down to Texas) South, down to Texas Ride south to San Antone South, down to Texas Ride south to San Antone Bob turned to Slim and pointed to his brand Said Slim, I'm a rich but a solitary man I'd trade all the cattle sold in this Texas prairie land For one small band of gold to place on sweet little Bonnie's hand A cowboy needs a cowgirl to love him all the time Remember, Slim, a good wife is so hard to find I'd build for sweet Bonnie a fine prairie home Out on that Texas open range A little southwest of San Antone Where the Brazos is winding, wild longhorns they're finding South, down to Texas, ride south to San Antone South, down to Texas, ride south to San Antone (Ridin' south, south down to Texas) (Ridin' south, south down to Texas) Fade Let The Ballad Singers Sing (Larry W. Jones 08/08/2007) (song#4817) I hear ballads being sung For you and me Wedding bells are being rung For you and me I was without love but never doubted Love could be Your love is just as warm and tender As love can be Love poems are being written For you and me As sweet as a new born kitten Playing free Love I had never known Until by you it was shown Dear, I never knew such true love grew For you and me - instrumental - Love I had never known Until by you it was shown Dear, I never knew such true love grew For you and me Let the ballad singers sing For you and me And let the wedding bells ring For you and me Tomorrow we'll let all Of life's sorrows flee Life will be a song of love For you and me The Ninth Of Never (Larry W. Jones 08/09/2007) (song#4818) Darling, I'm so glad I met you My heavy heart now feels free Your love was worth all endeavor You're the answer to my plea Dear, you ask if I'll forget you Maybe I will in time It will be the Ninth of Never But til then you'll be mine My heart is yours My life and dreams are too Throughout the years My love will be so true As long as bluebirds sing their love song As long as true words in poems belong As long as dreams are as sweet as wine Til the Ninth of Never you'll be mine - instrumental - Darling, I'm so glad I met you My heavy heart now feels free Your love was worth all endeavor You're the answer to my plea Dear, you ask if I'll forget you Maybe I will in time It will be the Ninth of Never But til then you'll be mine It will be the Ninth of Never But til then you'll be mine For You And Me It Shines (Larry W. Jones 08/10/2007) (song#4819) That is nobody else's moon above For you and me it shines This is nobody else's night for love Darling, it's yours and mine Dear, the heart of nobody else could melt Like this strong heart of mine And nobody else could have ever felt Like it's up on cloud nine If anybody sheds a tear You can be sure that it's not mine And if anyone's eyes turn red Dear, mine will still be looking fine - instrumental - I like the game of solitaire But it's not as fun as playing a pair There's a big moon up there so fine And darling, just for you and me it shines Dear, the heart of nobody else could melt Like this strong heart of mine And nobody else could have ever felt Like it's up on cloud nine That is nobody else's moon above For you and me it shines This is nobody else's night for love Darling, it's yours and mine It Doesn't Matter Now (Larry W. Jones 08/11/2007) (song#4820) Well, I've got my explanations For things I've done that cost It has been an education In things I've had and lost Well, I got through most of them How I did, I wonder how My past life most would condemn But it doesn't matter now Oh, I once had a disposition That I'd always win every deal But I've sent women on a mission With a heart of gold turned to steel I'm just a roving cowboy Who has branded his last cow This old life has lost its joy But it doesn't matter now - instrumental - I'm just a roving cowboy Who has branded his last cow This old life has lost its joy But it doesn't matter now Riding through life's stages Like a stagecoach out of control Filling up life's pages With things that take their toll And howling at the moon Won't straighten the field I've plowed I'm facing my high noon But it doesn't matter now The Only Thing Breaking Is My Heart (Larry W. Jones 08/11/2007) (song#4821) My darling, the light of my life Has gone away, we're so far apart The feeling hurts just like a knife Even the lamps don't shine in the park I'm out of romance, single and blue Not a chance of a table for two She's out there making a brand new start The only thing breaking is my heart I look around when the evening begins At all the couples alone in the dark It looks like this is where all my dreams end Seems my love life has lost all of its spark - instrumental - I've grown to hate the sounds of the town I groan at the laughter all around My world is shaking, falling apart The only thing breaking is my heart I'm out of romance, single and blue Not a chance of a table for two She's out there making a brand new start The only thing breaking is my heart My darling The only thing breaking is my heart Sweetheart Lane (Larry W. Jones 08/11/2007) (song#4822) Whenever I see bluebonnets in bloom Sweetheart time I know is soon here I know a place where there is always room For a flower to bloom all year I love Texas when the bluebonnets bloom They get the sunshine and the rain And I will be holding my darling soon I'll get her kiss in Sweetheart Lane - instrumental - When we're apart, our love never smoulders Even in Winter when nights are long For I know she will rest on my shoulder When spring robins come bobbin' along I love Texas when the bluebonnets bloom They get the sunshine and the rain And I will be holding my darling soon I'll get her kiss in Sweetheart Lane And I will be holding my darling soon I'll get her kiss in Sweetheart Lane Under The Tall T In Texas (Larry W. Jones 08/12/2007) (song#4823) I met up with a cowgirl As sweet as she could be Come on down here to Texas Is what she said to me Well, I went down to Texas To see what I could see And what I saw in Texas Suited me to a Tee When I saw that T in Texas Just as tall as it could be Under the tall T in Texas Is where I wanted to be - instrumental - When I saw that T in Texas Just as tall as it could be Under the tall T in Texas Is where I wanted to be Now I'm livin' down in Texas Under that tall Texas T Up to here in love with Texas That cowgirl's married to me We're gonna raise a family As tall as they can be Under the tall T in Texas My sweet cowgirl and me Under the tall T in Texas My sweet cowgirl and me Now Is The Hour (Larry W. Jones 08/12/2007) (song#4824) The sun is setting in the west Nighttime shadows are now creeping The whippoorwills have gone to nest All the west will soon be sleeping Now is the hour when I must say Adios and goodbye my dear Remember me while I'm away While you are waiting for me here Darling, lovers often must part Always a time of deep sorrow Darling, I leave with you my heart I'll return some glad tomorrow - instrumental - Now is the hour when I must say Adios and goodbye my dear Remember me while I'm away While you are waiting for me here Darling, lovers often must part Always a time of deep sorrow Darling, I leave with you my heart I'll return some glad tomorrow Now is the hour, now is the hour Oh my darling, now is the hour Adios and goodbye my dear Cows Are A Bargain (Larry W. Jones 08/12/2007) (song#4825) I heard a cowboy, an older cowboy Telling to all around All you young cowboys, all you young cowgirls Go buy that wedding gown Cows are a bargain, browse for a bargain So go ahead and fall in love Hay raker, half acre, horseshoe maker All are bargains as I think of Cowboys, go git yourself that cowgirl of which you're hopin' You can afford 'er with a little ridin' and ropin' And then if hard times come to you You'll both be better off as two So go ahead and fall in love Horses are a bargain, corsets are a bargain And good leather saddles of course Porterhouse that's tender will make her surrender In a ranch house that she dreams of Now, when the brandin's done and it's quiet Don't forget her apron and untie it Now, listen you youngin's Wedding bells are rungin' So go ahead and fall in love - instrumental - Cows are a bargain, browse for a bargain So go ahead and fall in love Hay raker, half acre, horseshoe maker All are bargains as I think of Cowboys, go git yourself that cowgirl of which you're hopin' You can afford 'er with a little ridin' and ropin' And then if hard times come to you You'll both be better off as two So go ahead and fall in love Nothing Can replace The Face Of You (Larry W. Jones 08/13/2007) (song#4826) Darling, I removed your portrait From its place upon the wall All I do is sit here and wait Feeling so useless and small Playing Solitaire makes me blue The face cards are that way too Dear, nothing can replace the face of you I read your letters line by line I drew lines under I Love You But it's all over, you're not mine The lines I drew were all in blue When reading, I can only stare I see you there when love was new Dear, nothing can replace the face of you - instrumental - Darling, as I read your letters I hear the rain upon my windowpane I see you in woolen sweaters Dear, I hope you were warm aboard the train I'll just wait here at home alone And hope that I can live again Dear, I wish that you'd telephone And say you'll be on that next train Playing Solitaire makes me blue The face cards are all that way too Dear, nothing can replace the face of you I Can't Live This Life Without You (Larry W. Jones 08/13/2007) (song#4827) I can't live this life without you near me Because the days are empty and so long Oh, I still can see but not so clearly I thought our love would always be so strong We both were dreamers, that I know But now those dreams are somewhere in the blue Winter winds have begun to blow My dear, I can't live this life without you Time cannot change my love for you It's strange just doing without you Rainbows colors range from blue to blue Even those are duller without you - instrumental - This road I'm trav'ling isn't easy And I don't have a guiding star Darling, if you should ever need me Then let me know just where you are I wish you could come and be with me now But your foot cannot fit my worn out shoe I'm walking the floor over you anyhow My dear, I can't live this life without you Time cannot change my love for you It's strange just doing without you If things don't change, my dreams are through I can't live this life without you Nowhereville (Larry W. Jones 08/13/2007) (song#4828) I'm living in Nowhereville It's just a no-care town No dreams to fulfill Don't care to hang around Nobody gives in Nowhereville What gives with this place anyway I just can't live in Nowhereville I'll find another place to stay Nowhereville has no rat race But it's still a sad disgrace I'm gonna hop the train outbound until I know Nowhereville is nowhere around - instrumental - Nobody gives in Nowhereville What gives with this place anyway I just can't live in Nowhereville I'll find another place to stay Nowhereville has no rat race But it's still a sad disgrace I'm gonna hop the train outbound until I know Nowhereville is nowhere around I'm gonna hop the train outbound until I know Nowhereville is nowhere around It's You Who Makes My Sheep Herd Weep (Larry W. Jones 08/13/2007) (song#4829) Darling, I laid down and tried to sleep All the sheep that I counted began to weep They all must have heard my prayer that night It occurred to them that you were out of sight So I got up, my eyes to dry My heart was down, about to die Three in the morning, I was wide awake My heart in mourning was about to break Now when I lay me down at night I pray my dreams will come out right But every time I try to sleep That herd of sheep begin to weep - instrumental - Now when I lay me down at night I pray my dreams will come out right But every time I try to sleep That herd of sheep begin to weep How can I sleep with cryin' eyes My darling, don't you realize It's you who keeps me from my sleep It's you who makes my sheep herd weep How can I sleep with cryin' eyes My darling, don't you realize It's you who keeps me from my sleep It's you who makes my sheep herd weep Now True Love Can Be Shown (Larry W. Jones 08/13/2007) (song#4830) The world's greatest loves rest in splendor In the pages of a his'try book But there's another to engender Much more true love than all of them took Now true love can be shown In radiant glory More than all ever known Recorded in story Romeo and Juliet Is one that's well read It was wonderful, and yet Too bad theirs is dead - instrumental - Romeo and Juliet Is one that's well read It was wonderful, and yet Too bad theirs is dead Now true love can be shown Not just some imitation Already ours has grown Not my imagination Now true love can be shown In radiant glory More than all ever known Recorded in story Now true love can be shown Cause darling, it's our very own Dark Stars Dark Moon Dark Sun (Larry W. Jones 08/14/2007) (song#4831) Dark stars, dark moon, dark sun I can't see anything love has done Except that when it ended you were gone Along with it my chance to carry on Dark stars, dark moon, dark sun I can't see where to go or run With the light of my life withdrawn I'm standing beside a flowing stream I know it's going out to sea I know it's expanding steadily But my love has withdrawn from me Dark stars, dark moon, dark sun I can't see where to go or run No spark of love is near Now that my love's no longer here - instrumental - I'm standing beside a flowing stream I know it's going out to sea I know it's expanding steadily But my love has withdrawn from me Dark stars, dark moon, dark sun I can't see where to go or run No spark of love is near Now that my love's no longer here Dark stars, dark moon, dark sun Dark is my world without my only one Honky Tonk Mama (Larry W. Jones 08/14/2007) (song#4832) In any bar room or honky tonk You can see the neon lights in her eyes Any record from an old jukebox Leon on steel guitar is paradise Honky tonk mama dances fast or slow Yeah, my honky tonk mama steals the show Honky tonk mama said she loves me Who could ask for anything more Honky tonk mama's a sight to see On a honky tonk hardwood floor She makes the other guys start cryin' The whole honky tonk just turns so blue Now, I can't blame 'em all for tryin' With my honky tonk mama in view - instrumental - She makes the other guys start cryin' The whole honky tonk just turns so blue Now, I can't blame 'em all for tryin' With my honky tonk mama in view Well, I'm gonna stand up and holler Tell all the other cowgirls goodbye Just like an old hick'ry hog caller That I'm a honky tonk mama guy In any bar room or honky tonk You can see the neon lights in her eyes Any record from an old jukebox Leon on steel guitar is paradise - instrumental - Honky tonk mama said she loves me Who could ask for anything more Honky tonk mama's a sight to see On a honky tonk hardwood floor South Bound Freight (Larry W. Jones 08/14/2007) (song#4833) Well, I've been so lonesome for San Antone And that Lone Star State seems so far away But now I hear that south bound freight train song I'll be ridin' down to Texas today I've spent by best years gaily ram'blin And now it's time to head on back On top of an old box car am'blin' Down that old south bound railroad track South bound freight, south bound freight Take me down to San Antone and don't be late South bound freight, south bound freight Take me south down to that Lone Star Texas State - instrumental - I've been like an old stray cat far away from home It's been my way of life to roam But I was born in Texas outside San Antone South bound freight, let me hear you moan I see that south bound freight a-rollin' Blowin' black smoke from her stack Down to Texas where I'm a-goin' San Antone is somewhere down her track South bound freight, south bound freight Take me down to San Antone and don't be late South bound freight, south bound freight Take me south down to that Lone Star Texas State Down In Sugarland (Larry W. Jones 08/14/2007) (song#4834) If you wanna get your socks knocked off If you want something that's not bland If you wanna knock your rockers off Then head on down to Sugarland Mockingbird on an oil well rig Redwing looking grand Old black crow eatin' great big figs Down in Sugarland He came down with somethin' mighty sick Was it somethin' from the river ailed 'im No, he just drank somethin' sweet 'n thick And his old liver, it went and failed 'im Silver spurs on my cowboy boots Listen to 'em sway 'n jingle Sugarland cowgirls sure are cute Sure glad I'm still free 'n single Yonder comes a turtle dove I'm gonna ask for her hand Gonna make her my true love Way down in Sugarland Grab a guitar and tune it up Rosin up that bow, fiddle man Drink whiskey from an old tin cup Texas style down in Sugarland Darling My Darling (Larry W. Jones 08/14/2007) (song#4835) Darling, my darling, our dreadful journey is o'er and done The wagon train has made its tracks and California now is won Frisco is near, the ships bells I hear, your relations are cheering Sounds of the oxen, the wagon train they're hearing But my heart, oh my heart, may it bleed drops of red Darling, my darling, on the Conestoga bed With what speed you depart to the silent and dead Darling, my darling, rise up and see the land Awake, for you the song is sung that we planned For you the California sun is burning For you the love of youth and beauty yearning Feel darling, my darling, arm beneath your head Is it a dream that unfolds that you are dead My darling cannot answer, her lips are so pale and still My darling cannot feel my arm or hear the whippoorwill The wagon train is scattered, the journey is o'er and done But my heart, my hear is shattered though California won Cry out San Francisco, and ring your lowly shipboard bells In death on a Conestoga, darling, my darling dwells Return To Me And Love Me (Larry W. Jones 08/14/2007) (song #4836) Oh my sweetheart, return to me and love me Oh my sweetheart, how I wish that you would My love for you was true and believable Oh my sweetheart, I thought you understood But long gone now are the days Into the sad hereafter When your smile lit up my ways Filled with your mirth and laughter - instrumental - My love for you was true and believable Oh my sweetheart, I thought you understood But long gone now are the days Into the sad hereafter When your smile lit up my ways Filled with your mirth and laughter Oh my sweetheart, there is no one above you You are always in my heart, I can say Oh my sweetheart, return to me and love me In my broken heart, I love you today Tall Texas Boogie (Larry W. Jones 08/14/2007) (song#4837) Gather 'round cowboys, got somethin' to tell you About a brand new barn dance that takes just two It's the Tall Texas Boogie and it's done Texas style That Tall Texas Boogie is a dance that'll drive you wild Now dance it real fast and see if you last, don't go slow That Texas Boogie swing makes you wanna do-si-so It's the Tall Texas Boogie and it's done Texas style That Tall Texas Boogie is a dance that'll drive you wild Old cowboy Vance went to the dance with his crutch and cane He did his best but had to rest because of the pain He overdid it by a mile, Texas Boogie style That Tall Texas Boogie is a dance that'll drive you wild Once you get started, you will not ever wanna stop If you're strong hearted, then you can dance until you drop It's the Tall Texas Boogie and it's done Texas style That Tall Texas Boogie is a dance that'll drive you wild Now dance it real fast and see if you last, don't go slow That Texas Boogie swing makes you wanna do-si-so It's the Tall Texas Boogie and it's done Texas style That Tall Texas Boogie is a dance that'll drive you wild Once you get started, you will not ever wanna stop If you're strong hearted, then you can dance until you drop It's the Tall Texas Boogie and it's done Texas style That Tall Texas Boogie is a dance that'll drive you wild Now come on Y'all, do the Tall Texas Boogie, Yee Ha!! December Twilight (Larry W. Jones 08/14/2007) (song#4838) Well, July is gone And now resides on my lawn December twilight Trees now are all bare As if they don't even care That you're not in sight I live in dreams of July After the springtime Dear, was it only a lie Our wedding ring time That warm July sure was swell Before storm winds fell - instrumental - Your heart went away And you left me yesterday You and I had dreams That seemed were so true But that July is now gone And dreams that we knew Now comes December twilight A skylight of blue Darling, I pray that you might Remember it too Now comes December twilight That's making me blue Routine Is What It Seemed (Larry W. Jones 08/15/2007) (song#4839) Just another Friday night barn dance Routine is what it seemed It was really a cowboy's chance To waltz with a beautiful queen Texas cowgirl Colleen You warmed up the barn dance with me Just another ride on the trail Routine is what it seemed But really a chance to avail A twilight ride up to the moon Whiskey from a saloon When you rode the lone trail with me - instrumental - Just another ride on the trail Routine is what it seemed But really a chance to avail A twilight ride up to the moon Whiskey from a saloon When you rode the lone trail with me And when I kissed your lips, sweetheart It was nothing routine You made the boots on my feet start To leave the earthly scene - instrumental - A wedding day in June we chose Routine is what it seemed Of course we wore new western clothes But it was such a grand affair Heaven itself was there And blessed the love of you and me Oh Bonnie Sweet Bonnie (Larry W. Jones 08/15/2007) (song#4840) Oh Bonnie, sweet Bonnie How I long for your love Oh Bonnie, sweet Bonnie You're from Heaven above You make this cowboy's heart jump with joy I just can't wait another minute And every night I always employ A dream with you, sweet Bonnie, in it - instrumental - You make this cowboy's heart jump with joy I just can't wait another minute And every night I always employ A dream with you, sweet Bonnie, in it Let me tell you, my dear Oh Bonnie, sweet Bonnie Just why I love you so You are so beautiful You are so wonderful Oh Bonnie, sweet Bonnie Oh! Low And Lonely Me (Larry W. Jones 08/15/2007) (song#4841) All of my friends keep going out at night to play They wonder why I sleep at home both night and day My darlin' left without an answer to my plea Oh, low and lonely me It's all my fault that I just stay inside these doors I must be crazy stayin' home and doing chores Why can't these four walls see I'm blue and set me free Oh, low and lonely me My darlin's somewhere out tonight Out where the neon lights are bright Dancing in a honky tonk and sharing wine I didn't want to see her go And I want all the world to know I wish she was back at home and sharing mine I wonder if there's any way To make these blues all go away If anybody knows of something I can do Then tell me, is my plea Oh, low and lonely me - instrumental - My darlin's somewhere out tonight Out where the neon lights are bright Dancing in a honky tonk and sharing wine I didn't want to see her go And I want all the world to know I wish she was back at home and sharing mine I wonder if there's any way To make these blues all go away If anybody knows of something I can do Then tell me, is my plea Oh, low and lonely me Low and lonely me Yeah, me Oh Patsy Montana (Larry W. Jones 08/15/2007) (song#4842) I'm leavin' cold Montana With a posse after me I'm ridin' down to Texas To warm Corpus by the sea It snowed all night The day I left The weather it was hot They said I might Be hanged for theft But I'm sure hopin' not Oh, Patsy Montana Dear, don't you cry for me I'm leavin' cold Montana With a posse after me I had a dream the other night Patsy Montana said she might Want to be a cowboy's sweetheart I'm leavin' anyhow because I'm smart A wedding dress Was in her hand And a gold band For all to see Oh Patsy Montana, dear, I'm ridin' south With a posse after me Oh, Patsy Montana Dear, don't you cry for me I'm leavin' cold Montana With a posse after me Wyoming Morning (Larry W. Jones 08/15/2007) (song#4843) Look at the purple hue on the sage Here comes the Overland Stage With a cowgirl who's pretty and shy She's the apple of my eye What a beautiful Wyoming morning It's such a beautiful Wyoming day There's no way of concealing my feeling Here in Wyoming is where we will stay Dogies are bawling, whippoorwills calling A fresh breeze in the trees is blowing by Out on the range the cattle are sprawling Nothing could now change the heart of this guy What a beautiful Wyoming morning It's such a beautiful Wyoming day There's no way of concealing my feeling Here in Wyoming is where we will stay - instrumental - Wyoming has space for cowboy music It's the right place for a cowgirl's songs too Ridin' and ropin' and horses that kick Wyoming is where cowboys' dreams come true What a beautiful Wyoming morning It's such a beautiful Wyoming day There's no way of concealing my feeling Here in Wyoming is where we will stay Cowboy In Love (Larry W. Jones 08/15/2007) (song#4844) A darkened saloon, blue neon lights Boys at the bar with more drinks to buy Everything is just right For a cowboy in love A slow country song, a small dance room Two stepping along, scent of perfume Everything is just right For a cowboy in love The music is cool But warm are her lips As from an art school The swaying of hips A country dance crowd, full yellow moon Steel guitars playing cowboy love tunes Everything is just right For a cowboy in love - instrumental - The music is cool But warm are her lips As from an art school The swaying of hips A country dance crowd, full yellow moon Steel guitars playing cowboy love tunes Everything is just right For a cowboy in love Everything is just right For a cowboy in love I'll Never Be A Legend In My Time (Larry W. Jones 08/16/2007) (song#4845) I know that heartaches will never bring fame When you make mistakes in love's crazy game That's why I know, mine's not worth a thin dime I'll never be a legend in my time Statues of gold never cry tears Their hearts are cold with no regrets But through these years I'm crying yet I'll never be a legend in my time Awards are only for praise or for fame But a heart that's broken beats all in vain And when you're down, no one knows you're around I'll never be a legend in my time - instrumental - Statues of gold never cry tears Their hearts are cold with no regrets But through these years I'm crying yet I'll never be a legend in my time Awards are only for praise or for fame But a heart that's broken beats all in vain And when you're down, no one knows you're around I'll never be a legend in my time No, true love and fame will never be mine I'll never be a legend in my time Rope Throwing Yodeling Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 08/16/2007) (song#4846) This cowboy life is lonesome but free Ridin' out west where the trail leads me I turn all troubles into a joy I'm a rope throwing yodeling cowboy Yodl-oh-ooh-dee -Yodl-ay-ee-dee-Yodl-ay--ee-dee -yi--ho Before the sun sets, I've no regrets I saddle my pony for a ride Along with my trusty forty-five Listen to the lonely whippoorwill From his hidden nest upon the hill Yodl-oh-ooh-dee -Yodl-ay-ee-dee-Yodl-ay--ee-dee -yi--ho And as I ride down that lonesome trail I lasso any cow that comes along I sing a song as the sunlight fails I'm a rope throwing yodeling cowboy - instrumental - Out here a man can be a real man And a real friend is always a friend All worries and cares I try to ban And my neighbor's fences I will mend Yodl-oh-ooh-dee -Yodl-ay-ee-dee-Yodl-ay--ee-dee -yi--ho And as I ride down that lonesome trail I lasso any cow that comes along I sing a song as the sunlight fails I'm a rope throwing yodeling cowboy Yodl-oh-ooh-dee -Yodl-ay-ee-dee-Yodl-ay--ee-dee -yi--ho My Old Six String Guitar (Larry W. Jones 08/17/2007) (song#4847) Whenever I feel lonely, whenever I feel blue I tune up my old six string guitar and sing of you When I get to worrying, whenever I feel sad I never get to hurrying, I take the good with bad My old six string guitar always brings me happiness When I sing of you, I always love you more, not less As we go through life, we might both wish upon a star And when the moon is shining, play my old six string guitar - instrumental - As we go through life, we might both wish upon a star And when the moon is shining, play my old six string guitar O'er the prairie we will wander, stopping here and there Love for you I'll never squander, of you I'll take care If we live in a one horse town, or any place afar Happiness is you around and my old six string guitar Jackrabbit Road (Larry W. Jones 08/17/2007) (song#4848) North of Houston there's a busy highway But it wasn't always that way I can remember years ago They just called it Jackrabbit Road Jackrabbit Road was just dirt and gravel Cars got dirty as they travelled I saw many old tires explode Travellin' down Jackrabbit Road My Daddy-in-Law brought home the dinner Bagging rabbits with a winner Rifle with a single shot load Hunting along Jackrabbit Road - instrumental - Now it's a real busy Farm-to-Market But there ain't no farms that arc it Old man Walters barely survived Before subdivisions arrived There used to be nothing there but prairie But life was not as contrary They lived by a simple life code Living along Jackrabbit Road My Daddy-in-Law brought home the dinner Bagging rabbits with a winner Rifle with a single shot load Hunting along Jackrabbit Road As Petals From Yellow Roses Fall (Larry W. Jones 08/17/2007) (song#4849) My dear, when you receive this letter You'll know that your yellow roses came To you I'll always seem the debtor And our love will never be the same Dear, I know what yellow roses mean That you and I are finally through Your letter says your heart is broken Well dear, mine is blue and broken too - instrumental - Dear, I know what yellow roses mean That you and I are finally through Your letter says your heart is broken Well dear, mine is blue and broken too I'll put the roses by your picture That still hangs upon my lonely wall I'll think of our love's door that closes As petals from yellow roses fall I'll think of our love's door that closes As petals from yellow roses fall Evening Moon And Twilight (Larry W. Jones 08/17/2007) (song#4850) Where the evening moon and twilight Fall on the prairie's purple sage Soon there true love that burned so bright Wrote our love deep on his'try's page Where the evening moon and twilight Fall on the prairie's purple sage The prairie moon rising so bright Shined light upon our true love's page Under western skies of heaven Along a trail I had to go Someone I love and believe in My heart for her alone did glow Where the evening moon and twilight Fall on the prairie's purple sage The prairie moon rising so bright Shined light upon our true love's page - instrumental - Under western skies of heaven Along a trail I had to go Someone I love and believe in My heart for her alone did glow On our ponies in the twilight We watched the sun begin to fail Heard whippoorwills calling the night Riding along the prairie trail Where the evening moon and twilight Fall on the prairie's purple sage The prairie moon rising so bright Shined light upon our true love's page Kin To The Rustling Wind (Larry W. Jones 08/18/2007) (song#4851) My darlin's gone, I'm left alone I'll never win Rustling wind, rustling wind She is now gone, and so is love Listen to the wind and wonder Why love's withdrawn, will she return Why now this load that I'm under Rustling wind, rustling wind Oh rustling wind, remember when We used to walk along the stream Now her footsteps I cannot hear For I have lost my only dream Rustling wind, rustling wind My darlin's gone, I'm left alone She's next of kin Kin to the rustling wind - instrumental - Oh rustling wind, remember when We used to walk along the stream Now her footsteps I cannot hear For I have lost my only dream Rustling wind, rustling wind My darlin's gone, I'm left alone She's next of kin Kin to the rustling wind A Pony Named Tony (Larry W. Jones 08/18/2007) (song#4852) A young cowboy lay on the ground helpless Alongside the trail at the close of day Cowboy Little Joe could ride with the best But his young life was now slipping away He rode a fine horse that he named Tony A pinto that was a beautiful sight Little Joe's last request was for only A pony named Tony that's lonely tonight There's a golden moon above the corral Inside, a pony named Tony forlorn With a new saddle for Joe's saddle pal A new lariat hanging from the horn Beside the trail, Joe asks for his mother To let her know that he fought the fine fight He spoke of his father and one other A pony named Tony that's lonely tonight - instrumental - There's a golden moon above the corral Inside, a pony named Tony forlorn With a new saddle for Joe's saddle pal A new lariat hanging from the horn We nursed Little Joe all night til daybreak But everything that we tried was in vain And his last smile was only for our sake Little Joe died in his sleep with no pain We'll tell his mother that Joe's life ended With a smile on his face and his heart right Love for her and one other he tended A pony named Tony that's lonely tonight Hank Snow (Larry W. Jones 08/19/2007) (song#4853) There's an old guitar in the corner Whose artist has left and gone away From Nashville to Nova Scotia's bay Folks listen to his songs to this day He sang about Blue Canadian Rockies He was Canada's Yodeling Ranger guy Ballads and train songs he left for you and me When our Hank Snow had to tell the world goodbye Hank sang about a Bluebird Island Where bluebirds brought him love bye and bye Anchored in the Hall of fame and then Hank Snow had to tell the world goodbye - instrumental - We all still miss him down in Nashville And where the Canada snow geese fly His songs entertained us all until Hank Snow had to tell the world goodbye Hank Snow caught a freight train one dark night I guess he's movin' on down the line Leaving his guitar, some wonder why Hank Snow had to tell the world goodbye There's an old guitar in the corner Of the country music hall of fame Hank Snow's great music we all concur Nobody else does it quite the same Gonna Honky Tonk (Larry W. Jones 08/20/2007) (song#4854) Her bumper sticker read Honk if you honky tonk Don't if you don't I ain't never seen another like it Probably won't But if I do, buddy I'm tellin' you Believe it or don't I'm goin' where the music's like it Gonna honky tonk After this work week comes Friday night And dancin' cheek to cheek sounds just right Gonna honky tonk and hold her tight Believe it or don't, gonna honky tonk Her bumper sticker read Honk if you honky tonk Don't if you don't I ain't never seen another like it Probably won't But if I do, buddy I'm tellin' you Believe it or don't I'm goin' where the music's like it Gonna honky tonk I followed that pickup truck around Honked when I heard that honky tonk sound It's Friday night and the music's loud A swingin' band and honky tonk crowd Her bumper sticker read Honk if you honky tonk Don't if you don't I ain't never seen another like it Probably won't But if I do, buddy I'm tellin' you Believe it or don't I'm goin' where the music's like it Gonna honky tonk I ain't never seen another like it Probably won't But if I do, buddy I'm tellin' you Believe it or don't I'm goin' where the music's like it Gonna honky tonk Gonna honky tonk Gonna honky tonk Darlin' I Do (Larry W. Jones 08/20/2007) (song#4855) You don't believe I love you But darlin', I do How can I prove it to you You don't believe I get blue Well I get downhearted too Yes darlin', I do Sometimes I'm singin', sometimes sighin' Then flyin' in the skies above When my phone's ringin', I'm replyin' Darlin', it's only you I love - instrumental - You don't believe I get blue Well I get downhearted too Yes darlin', I do Just yesterday I was so happy And now today I'm feelin' so down I'm whinin' like a little puppy Pinin' because you are not around You don't believe I love you But darlin', I do How can I prove it to you You don't believe I get blue Well, I get downhearted too Yes darlin', I do Darlin', I do If Your Phone Never Rings (Larry W. Jones 08/20/2007) (song#4856) Once I heard a song About a phone ringing off the wall Darlin' it's been so long Since my phone's been rung by you at all Well, if your phone never rings It will be me getting rid of things Like memories and heartaches A life seized by lost love and mistakes Yeah, if your phone never rings It will be me getting rid of things One time I played along With all of those things you used to do Now I just say so long I'm not gonna call to beg of you - instrumental - I haven't heard from you in awhile But that's OK, nothing to say worthwhile One time I played along With all of those things you used to do Now I just say so long I'm not gonna call to beg of you Well, if your phone never rings It will be me getting rid of things Like memories and heartaches A life seized by lost love and mistakes Yeah, if your phone never rings It will be me getting rid of things We Both Keep Love In Sight (Larry W. Jones 08/20/2007) (song#4857) We've both been through times of trouble Through thick and thin and back again Nobody else stood by us So we stood by ourselves When the hurricanes were blowing Love for each other kept flowing We had not a single friend So we both learned to bend Years have come and gone And our love's just as strong We both keep love in sight And we will til we die - instrumental - Sometimes we tripped and fell Slipped and ripped dreams as well Through it all, we could tell We only cracked the shell We've been through everything That this old world could bring But there never was a danger That we'd ever end up strangers Years have come and gone And our love's just as strong We both keep love in sight And we will til we die Years have come and gone And our love's just as strong We both keep love in sight And we will til we die Bluebonnets And The Bees (Larry W. Jones 08/21/2007) (song#4858) As twilight settles around the homestead And evening shadows meet the Texas hills The whippoorwill calling from the meadow Sounds so lonely although my heart it thrills For my thoughts are of someone long parted That I used to court 'neath cottonwood trees She was the sweetheart I left broken hearted Back among the bluebonnets and the bees The Texas robin sang its best when at rest Honeysuckle scented the evening breeze Life back then was carefree, happy and blessed Back among the bluebonnets and the bees She kissed me when I left the old homestead And I vowed my love as I went my way I kept the promise for the words I said Until a letter said your sweetheart died today Once again I see her as we parted I see her blonde hair waving in the breeze She was the sweetheart I left broken hearted Back among the bluebonnets and the bees The Texas robin sang its best when at rest Honeysuckle scented the evening breeze Life back then was carefree, happy and blessed Back among the bluebonnets and the bees Baby Be Good To Me (Larry W. Jones 08/21/2007) (song#4859) Come, all you rounders, don't be slow Come listen to my tale of woe It's a sad one but it's so true And the same could happen to you I'm dressed up with nowhere to go I've got to find a lovely maid I can't keep living in this shade If I could two-step out and play With a girl I saw yesterday Oh, lovely maid, sweet lady, if you would Baby, be good to me Have you a loving heart not made of wood Baby, be good to me - instrumental - Oh, lovely maid, sweet lady, if you would Baby, be good to me Have you a loving heart not made of wood Baby, be good to me Oh, lovely lady, show me pity I'm lonely and you're so pretty I hope I'm not misunderstood Baby, be good to me Oh, lovely lady, show me pity I'm lonely and you're so pretty I hope I'm not misunderstood Baby, be good to me Baby, be good to me Baby, be good to me Old Wrangler Joe (Larry W. Jones 08/21/2007) (song#4860) Gone are the days When a young wrangler rode the purple sage Gone are the ways Of a young cowboy roping to earn his wage Gone to the old corral Leaving old saddle pals behind, I know I hear old cowboy songs from life's last page Old wrangler Joe I'm ridin', I'm ridin' Though my poor pony's head is bendin' low I hear old cowboys singing songs so low Old wrangler Joe I'm ridin' home (He's ridin' home) I'm ridin' home (He's ridin' home) Though my poor pony's head (His pony's head is bendin' low) I hear old cowboys singing songs so low Old wrangler Joe - instrumental - Gone are the days When a young wrangler rode the purple sage Gone are the ways Of a young cowboy roping to earn his wage Gone to the old corral Leaving old saddle pals behind, I know I hear old cowboy songs from life's last page Old wrangler Joe I'm ridin' home (He's ridin' home) I'm ridin' home (He's ridin' home) Though my poor pony's head (His pony's head is bendin' low) I hear old cowboys singing songs so low Old wrangler Joe Old wrangler Joe (Old wrangler Joe) Old wrangler Joe Hot Day In Laramie (Larry W. Jones 08/21/2007) (song#4861) I hear the band strike up See the fireworks explode Set down my coffee cup Recite the cowboy code Still hungry from last night Strap my spurs on my boots Pray the judge calls it right As I climb up the chute Joe and I rode the rodeo circuit Starting in the spring of sixty five Oh, we both thought we knew how to work it I sure wish old Joe was still alive It was on a hot day in Laramie Joe rode that bad bull for only four The last sad words my old pal said to me I won't be ridin' bad bulls no more Bull riding was in our blood Before it was in our head Rodeos in rain and mud More than once we both bled Bonnie, I think of you Please leave the porch light on Bonnie, I love you true See you soon back at home - instrumental - That big rodeo in old Laramie Is the one all the old cowboys call The roughest, toughest one they've ever seen And they saw many good cowboys fall Joe drew the one that they named Raging Storm He held on but not for very long Four seconds and Joe went over the horns Poor Joe, he ain't ever goin' home Bull riding was in our blood Before it was in our head Rodeos in rain and mud More than once we both bled Bonnie, I think of you Please leave the porch light on Bonnie, I love you true See you soon back at home Put On Your Duster Coat (Larry W. Jones 08/22/2007) (song#4862) Put on your duster coat and button down your sleeves A cowboy's life is a hard trail to travel, I believe I've ridden through the east, I've ridden through the west Many a swift and swollen river I'm a-fordin' And the one thing that's been the least is lots of rest But a cowboy's life is all I find rewardin' Put on your duster coat and button down your sleeves A cowboy's life is a hard trail to travel, I believe Those silver trimmed saddles and silver trimmed bridles They ain't the kind that I've ever been a-hordin' Folks say this kind of livin' is suicidal But a cowboy's life is all I find rewardin' Put on your duster coat and button down your sleeves A cowboy's life is a hard trail to travel, I believe Saving longhorns from a quicksand pit a-stranded Room and bed roll in a drafty bunkhouse boardin' Cuttin' cows out from the herd for a-gettin' branded But a cowboy's life is all I find rewardin' Put on your duster coat and button down your sleeves A cowboy's life is a hard trail to travel, I believe Two By Two (Larry W. Jones 08/22/2007) (song#4863) Two by two the vows we broke begin to fade Words now have proved untrue of vows we made What happened to the dreams of me and of you One true love's now divided two by two Our best laid plans have now fallen to the ground The sands of time has stolen what we found What once was golden has now been painted blue Tainted by the break of love two by two Two by two the vows we broke begin to fade Words now have proved untrue of vows we made What happened to the dreams of me and of you One true love's now divided two by two - instrumental - Lieing down at night and trying to count sheep Is all we can do because we can't sleep What good would it do to wear the others shoe Both of us compare to fools two by two Like a fire that has now gone out from the cold Ashes of love are now what once was gold Can happiness ever come to me and you When emptiness has now come two by two Two by two the vows we broke begin to fade Words now have proved untrue of vows we made What happened to the dreams of me and of you One true love's now divided two by two Grandpa's Fiddle (Larry W. Jones 08/22/2007) (song#4864) Tune up Grandpa's fiddle Tune up Grandpa's fiddle Play it slow, fast or strong And we'll all dance along If Grandpa could be here now Our Grandpa would show us how Get down Grandpa's fiddle Get down Grandpa's fiddle I remember Grandpa's square dance riddle Four to the sides now and spare the middle If Grandpa could be here now Our Grandpa would show us how Bring down Grandpa's fiddle Bring down Grandpa's fiddle We'll sing and dance until it's late Like Grandpa did in forty eight If our Grandpa was still around Grandpa would make that fiddle sound Dust off Grandpa's fiddle Dust off Grandpa's fiddle It must be eighty years old or more Grandpa played it just like gold before If Grandpa could be here now Our Grandpa would show us how Tune up Grandpa's fiddle Tune up Grandpa's fiddle Get it down from above the fireplace Play it with love and with Grandpa's grace If Grandpa could be here now Our Grandpa would show us how I wish Grandpa was still around To fill our house with fiddle sounds Western Days (Larry W. Jones 08/22/2007) (song#4865) Western Days Cowboy days I remember Big trail drives in September Branding days Cowboy boots and Levi jeans Chuck wagon food, pinto beans Yesterday Horse shoes and mending fences Most folks still had their senses Take me back aways to those Western Days - instrumantal - Cowboy days I remember Big trail drives in September Cowboy boots and Levi jeans Chuck wagon food, pinto beans Horse shoes and mending fences Most folks still had their senses Western Days Cowboy days I remember Sure got cold in December Simple ways Western Swing and great old barn dances No credit cards, hand shake finances Lazy days Fishing in a mountain stream Mom's cake and home made ice cream Take me back aways to those Western Days Take me back aways to those Western Days Homecoming Days (Larry W. Jones 08/22/2007) (song#4866) Homecoming days, when they are near Bring back the folks we all hold dear And the memories of Grandma's soft feathered bed The old homestead, hot cornbread and the life we tread With each memory that is brought We all relive what life has wrought Looking at all the kids and many whitened heads The old homestead, hot cornbread and the life we tread Wishing each other all the best Pitching horseshoes with all the rest Such a fest is homecoming days - instrumental - With each memory that is brought We all relive what life has wrought Wishing each other all the best Pitching horseshoes with all the rest Such a fest is homecoming days Well, it's getting to be that time of year A homecoming for laughter, mirth and tears And the memories of Grandma's soft feathered bed The old homestead, hot cornbread and the life we tread Homecoming days are here Homecoming days That Old Silver Magic Moon (Larry W. Jones 08/22/2007) (song#4867) Darling, when you look at me In your eyes something I see Only one thing it can be That old silver magic moon Darling, it can't be hidden or disguised That old silver magic moon in your eyes I thought I didn't have a chance But then I saw your distant glance I saw more than just a candle What I saw was hot to handle Under the stars in June I saw That old silver magic moon - instrumental - I saw more than just a candle What I saw was hot to handle Under the stars in June I saw That old silver magic moon I'm like a ship that's on a rising tide On a sea of love that can't be denied What sweet joy the heavens above provide That old silver magic moon is on my side I used to think I'd walk alone With no true love to call my own Then that old silver magic moon Sparkled deep from within your eyes Now I can sing love songs in tune With that old silver magic moon Ain't No Cowboys On The Western Trail (Larry W. Jones 08/22/2007) (song#4868) Ain't no cowboys on the western trail No cattle drives on the western trail It's all paved over with parking lots Just iron chariots, no lariat knots Big city skyline buildings to bewail Ain't no cowboys on the western trail Ain't no roundups on the western trail No irons branding on the western trail And the air we breath is choked from smoke Good time's a joke and the system's broke Houses in subdivisions for sale Ain't no cowboys on the western trail Ride across the prairie on a summer day Ain't no wagon train leading the way Listening to the Sons Of The Pioneers Almost brings this old cowboy to tears Log onto my computer and "I've got mail" Ain't no cowboys on the western trail - instrumental - Ain't no cowboys on the western trail No cattle drives on the western trail It's all paved over with parking lots Just iron chariots, no lariat knots Big city skyline buildings to bewail Ain't no cowboys on the western trail Ain't no roundups on the western trail No irons branding on the western trail Cowboys are gone from the western trail Sasparilla Wine (Larry W. Jones 08/22/2007) (song#4869) Back in nineteen and fifty one Under the Amarillo sun I strode into the railroad station cafe As an old cowboy entered and looked around I moved over for him to come and sit down And listened to what the cowboy had to say The cafe was mostly empty Except this old cowboy and me The bald man in the ticket booth Was waiting for the train to leave Finally, the old cowboy told me what was on his mind About old horses, young dogies and sasparilla wine Have you ever tried sasparilla wine, he said My reply was that I didn't think that I ever had He said, the only worthwhile things that I could ever find Were old horses, young dogies and sasparilla wine The old cowboy thought for awhile, then said without a smile A woman can ruin your life, though you took her as a wife I had a love in my prime that I thought was only mine I rode off to a roundup in the spring That's when she took off her gold wedding ring He said, the only worthwhile things that I could ever find Were old horses, young dogies and sasparilla wine Old horses never leave you, they're gentle and true Young dogies like to run around but not on you I thanked the old cowboy for taking up my time About old horses, young dogies and sasparilla wine He said he had to catch the nine oh-eight to Santa Fe Didn't want to be late, so he went on his way Quickly I wrote down some notes and thought up some rhymes About old horses, young dogies and sasparilla wine That Old Cowboy Love (Larry W. Jones 08/23/2007) (song#4870) I've got that old cowboy love in my heart It's been there since my beginning of time Riding on the range, leaving slack the reins Thinking back on the times Cowboy songs sung with rhymes I'm an old cowboy but I love it just the same I've got that old cowboy dream in my heart Forty mule teams couldn't tear it apart As far as I can see, a cowboy's life's for me I wouldn't change it if I could The open range is free and good I'm an old cowboy with that dream still in my heart - instrumental - Riding on the range, leaving slack the reins Thinking back on the times Cowboy songs sung with rhymes I'm an old cowboy but I love it just the same I've got that old cowboy love in my heart It's been there since my beginning of time Riding on the range, leaving slack the reins Thinking back on the times Cowboy songs sung with rhymes I'm an old cowboy but I love it just the same I've got that old cowboy dream in my heart Forty mule teams couldn't tear it apart As far as I can see, a cowboy's life's for me I wouldn't change it if I could The open range is free and good I'm an old cowboy with that dream still in my heart The Old Cowpoke (Larry W. Jones 08/23/2007) (song#4871) He's the cowboy with the lasso and the flat top guitar Singing songs about El Paso and of cattle on trails afar And as you look into his eyes, you see there's no disguise He's been ridin' on that range, out and back again And his stories are getting longer than when he began But what is that name they always call that cowboy And how do they picture him as a man Seems it's always The Old Cowpoke Seems he's always ready With a song that's slow and steady For anyone who's in need of a Teddy bear He's a cowboy who really cares - instrumental - Seems it's always The Old Cowpoke Seems he's always ready With a song that's slow and steady For anyone who's in need of a Teddy bear He's a cowboy who really cares For half a cen'try he's been keepin' on Silver screen cowboys have all been long gone He's the only one left singin' those cowboy songs So, if you've missed him, go and take a look He's an old real cowboy, not the kind in a comic book But what is that name they always call that cowboy And how do they picture him as a man Seems it's always The Old Cowpoke Seems he's always ready With a song that's slow and steady For anyone who's in need of a Teddy bear He's a cowboy who really cares I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Brown Eyes (Larry W. Jones 08/23/2007) (song#4872) One day I rode down south of the border There a lovely senorita I met In the silver moonlight I would hold her A night in Mexico I won't forget Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my brown eyes That girl down in old Mexico She lives there on the banks of the Rio Her flowing hair was black as coal She told me that she would ever love me She promised on the night we had to part But when I heard she married another I knew that she'd broken more than my heart - instrumental - Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my brown eyes That girl down in old Mexico Oh, I'm thinking only of her disguise Empty words that broke my heart so I'm never going back to the Rio For I've got no more love to share Down where the Rio Grande waters flow Her brown eyes broke my heart down there Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my brown eyes That girl down in old Mexico She lives there on the banks of the Rio Her flowing hair was black as coal Old Saddle Pals (Larry W. Jones 08/23/2007) (song#4873) Old saddle pals, old saddle pals Leaning on the rails of the old corral A tumbleweed blows from the cattle chute Rolling against the toes of their old boots Old saddle pals, long time pardners In their duster coats, waiting for sunset Summer breeze blowing through cottonwood trees Dusting shoulders of the old saddle pals - instrumental - Old saddle pals, old saddle pals Leaning on the rails of the old corral Oh, it's hard to imagine me like them But their friendship is like a precious gem No, I can't imagine being eighty I hope I'll have old saddle pals by then Old saddle pals, old saddle pals Leaning on the rails of the old corral A tumbleweed blows from the cattle chute Rolling against the toes of their old boots Old saddle pals, long time pardners In their duster coats, waiting for sunset This Old Ranch House For Sale (Larry W. Jones 08/23/2007) (song#4874) I was driving through west Texas Looking at places new and old And I saw a run down ranch house So lonely a place to behold A young cowboy was standing in silence Looking at the sign on the door He looked as if he was still in a trance At the sign and message it bore The new sign read This Old Ranch House For Sale Here no longer does anyone dwell The terms are easy for you to avail Just keep a light in the window And one in the bunkhouse as well For many years his Papa and Mother Waited for their cowboy to no avail Now he's come home, no more to roam But to This Old Ranch House For Sale - instrumental - The old floormat read welcome, but faded It was braided in red thread by the door The hands of his dear mother had laid it And prayed that she might see him just once more There in the parlor they waited For their cowboy, Oh how they yearned And now his heart is so weighted Too late their young cowboy returned The new sign read This Old Ranch House For Sale Here no longer does anyone dwell The terms are easy for you to avail Just keep a light in the window And one in the bunkhouse as well On A Sunny Day (Larry W. Jones 08/23/2007) (song#4875) On a sunny day, awake and see the sunshine And you'll be better off than you are On a sunny day, look around you and you'll find Happiness is not so very far Whether you can see the mountains Prairies, desert or the sea shore You will see the peace of God's plans For peaceful mankind evermore On a sunny day, on a sunny day You can see just what forever is for - instrumental - Whether you can see the mountains Prairies, desert or the sea shore You will see the peace of God's plans For peaceful mankind evermore On a sunny day, on a sunny day You can see just what forever is for On a sunny day, on a sunny day You'll be better off than you were before My Old Guitar Just Plays New Found Blues (Larry W. Jones 08/24/2007) (song#4876) I found an old guitar at the pawn shop Thought I'd play for her a love song or two But my old flame said she'd found someone new Now my old guitar just plays new found blues The clock on the wall is cruising toward nine She won't call and now I'm losing my mind I don't play so well, I'm bound to the booze Now my old guitar just plays new found blues I've been thinking back to when we first met We both were right on track with our duet Lately I've been feeling so very low I'm still reeling from this playing solo - instrumental - The clock on the wall is now striking one I'm not liking this loneliness I've won I'm walking the floor in worn out shoes Now my old guitar just plays new found blues I'm taking this old guitar back to pawn My old flame now has her old love withdrawn Gonna buy a new guitar and new shoes Since my old guitar just plays new found blues Old Willard (Larry W. Jones 08/24/2007) (song#4877) I was just a young cowboy when I first saw old Willard Seemed to me like he was always on trail drives bound Well, that old cowboy sure put in a full day's work He spent his whole life herdin' longhorn cows around He lived in a little bunkhouse built by my Pa Willard would round up cows grazing out on the rim On a palomino horse that he named Outlaw And sometimes he let me ride alongside of him Willard used to break broncos straight out of the chute He could hogtie a running steer in nine At the barn dance, he played fiddle and tapped his boot Old Willard was a saddle pal of mine When branding time came, I know old Willard had pains The right way to do it, the young cowboys he'd show Just ride fast and lasso and haul back on the reins In time, Willard and Outlaw began riding slow He said, I know the day's coming When this cowboy won't be around I can already hear the drumming The final curtain's coming down With eternity on my side I know I'll never wear a frown There'll be no cattle trails to ride When I lay my saddle down - instrumental - I went away to school in the big city In time I got a letter filled with pity When I read the letter from Mom, I cried She wrote, son, Outlaw and old Willard died I finished school and went back to the ranch Mom said, son, come and see Old Willard's grave we made down by the branch I know at last, he's free In the old corral I see three old saddle pals Outlaw, old Willard, and me He said, I know the day's coming When this cowboy won't be around I can already hear the drumming The final curtain's coming down With eternity on my side I know I'll never wear a frown There'll be no cattle trails to ride When I lay my saddle down In the old corral I see three old saddle pals Outlaw, old Willard, and me Twilight And The Purple Sage (Larry W. Jones 08/25/2007) (song#4878) There's a full moon over their shoulders Beginning to rise and play its part A western scene from ages older All cowboys have loved it from the start Cowboys have been riding the range Writing endless stories on the western page There's one thing they would never change Riding through the twilight and the purple sage Purple sage at twilight casts a spell When the moon begins to rise and shine And it's a sight that I know so well Twilight and the purple sage are mine - instrumental - I've been a cowboy as long as I can remember Riding out upon the prairie stage When the full moonlight shines upon that stage like embers I love twilight and the purple sage Cowboys have been riding the range Writing endless stories on the western page There's one thing they would never change Riding through the twilight and the purple sage Purple sage at twilight casts a spell When the moon begins to rise and shine And it's a sight that I know so well Twilight and the purple sage are mine Boundary To The Blues (Larry W. Jones 08/25/2007) (song#4879) I walked into the small cafe Where you dear, and I used to go I talked myself into believing you might show But my dear, it wasn't the same since you're away I saw familiar faces in that small cafe It crossed my mind that you might return there one day I ordered a ham on rye and chewed on it slow Then I tossed the waitress change and I left to go My heart has crossed the small boundary to the blues It's been tossed and badly broken because of you In that small cafe, the same old tables are there But dear, all I could do was stare at your empty chair - instrumental - In that small cafe, the same old tables are there But dear, all I could do was stare at your empty chair I saw familiar faces in that small cafe It crossed my mind that you might return there one day I ordered a ham on rye and chewed on it slow Then I tossed the waitress change and I left to go We used to play the juke box there and sing along Then drive down Main Street with the top down for a cruise Now dear, I'm at a loss for love because you're gone My heart has crossed the small boundary to the blues Anywhere (Larry W. Jones 08/25/2007) (song#4880) Anywhere that you feel lonely Anywhere that you feel blue Anywhere if you're down hearted Dear, that's where I'll come to you Anywhere you feel you miss me Dear, anywhere you need a kiss Or tender loving care Please, won't you please dear, believe me That's where this lonely heart of mine Will go to find you there - instrumental - Anywhere that you feel lonely Anywhere that you feel blue Anywhere if you're down hearted Dear, that's where I'll come to you Anywhere you feel you miss me Dear, anywhere you need a kiss Or tender loving care Please, won't you please dear, believe me That's where this lonely heart of mine Will go to find you there Anywhere, anywhere, darling anywhere That's where this lonely heart of mine Will go to find you there Before My First Teardrop Fell (Larry W. Jones 08/26/2007) (song#4881) I hope he brings you happiness What good would it do to protest I have heard lost love's tolling bell Darling, you went and broke my heart You only meant to tear my world apart You were gone before my first teardrop fell Darling, I have to let you know Though you're gone, I still love you so But my world is an empty shell Dear, what in the world did I do All reason for living is withdrawn too You were gone before my first teardrop fell - instrumental - Darling, you went and broke my heart You only meant to tear my world apart Darling, I have to let you know Though you're gone, I still love you so But my world is an empty shell Dear, what in the world did I do All reason for living is withdrawn too You were gone before my first teardrop fell Darling, I still need you here by my side I can't stop these falling tears, though I've tried You didn't even give me a farewell You were gone before my first teardrop fell You were gone before my first teardrop fell On A Coconut Island (Larry W. Jones 08/27/2007) (song#4882) On a coconut island Out in the wide and deep blue I would never be blue, dear On that green island with you I'd be a castaway any old day On a coconut island awhile Skies of grey would all fade far away When they all saw your beautiful smile On a coconut island I'd look into eyes of blue On a coconut island We'd write a book of love too - instrumental - And if we saw a rescue ship Out of view, we'd give it the slip On a coconut island, dear Our love would last throughout the years I'd be a castaway any old day On a coconut island awhile Skies of grey would all fade far away When they all saw your beautiful smile On a coconut island I'd look into eyes of blue On a coconut island We'd write a book of love too Blues Are A Good Man Feelin' Bad (Larry W. Jones 08/27/2007) (song#4883) Well, I'm hoppin' a freight train Headin' for another town There's nothin' good here to gain Just sadness hangin' around Oh, now the blues, they ain't nothin' That many a good man ain't had Hobos told me about hurtin' Blues are a good man feelin' bad I never asked that woman for a favor I can't believe how she put me down Being a hobo might be a life saver I'm takin' this freight train out of town - instrumental - I never asked that woman for a favor I can't believe how she put me down Being a hobo might be a life saver I'm takin' this freight train out of town I'm gonna ride this old B & O Up that old Chicago railroad track I'm feelin' so put down and put low That I just might never set foot back Oh, now the blues, they ain't nothin' That many a good man ain't had Hobos told me about hurtin' Blues are a good man feelin' bad Oh yeah, hobos told me about hurtin' Blues are just a good man feelin' so bad On A Manitoba Night (Larry W. Jones 08/28/2007) (song#4884) So lovely the moon on a Manitoba night It gets hearts in tune on a Manitoba night A cowboy guitar plays a lovely serenade Music's in the heart of a Manitoba maid The stars swing so low on a Manitoba night No lips ever say No, No When another's lips invite It's just like wine in the air When lips meet without a care Canadian love ignites On a Manitoba night - instrumental - A cowboy guitar plays a lovely serenade Music's in the heart of a Manitoba maid The stars swing so low on a Manitoba night No lips ever say No, No When another's lips invite It's just like wine in the air When lips meet without a care Canadian love ignites On a Manitoba night Canadian love ignites On a Manitoba night Merry Prairie Day (Larry W. Jones 08/28/2007) (song#4885) On a merry prairie day like today I defy any dark cloud in the western sky There's no raindrop to mop up from my eye On a merry prairie day like today On this fine new warming morning in June The great big sun is an orange balloon Bluebirds and sparrows sing in tune On this fine new warming morning in June On a merry prairie day like today Everybody says Howdy with love and goodwill Furthermore, this I've also gotta say Let's all have a big picnic on top of the hill - instrumental - On a merry prairie day like today The little antelopes all seem to say We hope the whole world will stay just this way Love's in this beauty in a natural way On a merry prairie day like today On this fine new warming morning in June The great big sun is an orange balloon Bluebirds and sparrows sing in tune On this fine new warming morning in June On a merry prairie day like today Everybody says Howdy with love and goodwill Furthermore, this I've also gotta say Let's all have a big picnic on top of the hill On a merry prairie day like today Give Me The Willow (Larry W. Jones 08/29/2007) (song#4886) Give me the willow, dear, that cries for you I want it to know that I'm crying too Give me the willow, dear, that cries for you And I'll plant it in my garden of blue Willows are always weeping and lonely Planted beside a stream that's lonely too Give me the willow, dear, that cries for you My dreams of you are all alone and blue Give me the willow, dear, that cries for you Let me cry like that lonely willow too Give me the willow, dear, that cries for you And I'll plant it in my garden of blue - instrumental - Willows are always weeping and lonely Planted beside a stream that's lonely too Give me the willow, dear, that cries for you My dreams of you are all alone and blue Years have passed since I begged you to return, dear How long can I last with these tears for you Give me the willow, dear, that cries for you And I'll plant it in my garden of blue Dear, I'll plant it in my garden of blue Kisses In Candy Paper (Larry W. Jones 08/29/2007) (song#4887) I'm gonna wrap your kisses in candy paper And sell all of them for a dime I'm gonna wrap your kisses in candy paper And tell all buyers you were lyin' I fell for all those sweet words you purred When you held your lips close to my ear Your kisses I'm gonna wrap in candy paper I'm gonna sell all of them for a dime, you hear - instrumental - I'm gonna wrap your kisses in candy paper And tell all buyers you were lyin' The house of love we built was only glass And not only that, it was tilted too Your kisses turned out just as cold as brass Well darlin', I'm so blue, I'm through with you My heart has been broken by your low down caper My love has now run out of time I'm gonna wrap your kisses in candy paper And sell all of them for a dime I'm gonna wrap your kisses in candy paper And sell all of them for a dime Riding South To Texas (Larry W. Jones 08/29/2007) (song#4888) The end of snowing and green grass growing Got no use for these northern blues on me I can see wild Texas rivers flowing Calling me like a mustang running free Riding south to Texas It's no fun to be lonesome and alone I know there's no use around here hanging Cause my heart is just like that old mustang I'm riding south to Texas and my home - instrumental - I've got kinfolks down in old San Antone Uncle Jess and aunt Bell in Abilene I could tell they wondered where I had roamed They don't know I'm livin' on bread and beans Grandpa and Grandma are still in Dallas Dear Mom and Dad I sure do long to see In Amarillo's that sweet Texas lass I wonder if she still remembers me - instrumental - Riding south to Texas I'm riding south to Texas, yes siree Band Of Eighteen Carat Gold (Larry W. Jones 08/29/2007) (song#4889) My broken heart was like cold steel and stone And my life had the feel of ice so blue I was tired of living so all alone But there seemed to be nothing else to do But then my broken heart again found love When I found someone to have and to hold Now on a small finger of her left hand She wears a band of eighteen carat gold She was only eighteen with a yearning heart A sweet colleen sitting on the shelf When I saw her there and I saw true love start I just had to have her for myself She broke all the chains that had bound my heart And my love for her could not be controlled I felt my heart of steel and stone depart Now I hold hands with eighteen carat gold - instrumental - She broke all the chains that had bound my heart And my love for her could not be controlled I felt my heart of steel and stone depart Now I hold hands with eighteen carat gold Well, that was eighteen years ago My love for her is still the same I love her and I tell her so Cause she will always be my flame I'm glad my heart is no longer steel or stone It's much stronger with someone to hold And now I no longer feel so all alone With a band of eighteen carat gold My Sweet Fraulein (Larry W. Jones 08/29/2007) (song#4890) There's a sweet fraulein by the River Rhine The daughter of an old German farmer She was my sweet love under stars above I did everything I could to charm her She's still over by the old River Rhine But I'm still not over my sweet fraulein Would have been best if I'd never met her Cause now I guess I'll never forget her How we used to sit and watch the heavens When the bright stars came out at night to shine Now stars are only in my blue heaven Because I'm so blue for my sweet fraulein - instrumental - How we used to sit and watch the heavens When the bright stars came out at night to shine Now stars are only in my blue heaven Because I'm so blue for my sweet fraulein Often times I let my mem'ries wander Back to those banks of the old River Rhine I can still see my heart over yonder And I wonder where is my sweet fraulein I can still see my heart over yonder And I wonder where is my sweet fraulein From Where I Am To Where You Are (Larry W. Jones 08/29/2007) (song#4891) Darling, I put extra postage on this letter So it will get to where you are I've been blue and I'm not feeling any better Because dear, it's so very far From where I am to where you are My darling, oh how I miss you Since you left and sailed far away You're not here for me to kiss you Oh, when will you return some day This letter that I am sending I will place directly into the postman's hand On you darling, I'm depending To read it quickly and please, my dear, understand This letter means that I love you - instrumental - From where I am to where you are Dear, is so very very far Sending letters across the blue Only makes me feel bluer too Dear, I wish I could send myself And hope to find a guiding star That would take my heart off the shelf From where I am to where you are Dear, I wish I could send myself And hope to find a guiding star That would take my heart off the shelf From where I am to where you are Dressed In Texas Style (Larry W. Jones 08/29/2007) (song#4892) One fine day I heard a love song Played by a mariachi band In a Mexican cantina Down on the Corpus Christi sand On trails I had been a rover I'd travelled many thousand miles Now my trav'ling days were over For a girl dressed in Texas style Texas was seen on blue dress sleeves The bluest eyes had my command My heart fell just like falling leaves Down on the Corpus Christi sand I wrote home to all my kin folk When I'd return I did not know Because of vows that we now spoke Down on the Gulf of Mexico - instrumental - When we watch the Texas sunrise And feel the warm Gulf waters breeze We see our love in such beauty That happy we know we will be On trails to Texas I was dreaming And now those dreams turned out worthwhile I met a pretty Texas girl So lovely dressed in Texas style I met a pretty Texas girl So lovely dressed in Texas style Yellow Rose Of Texas (Larry W. Jones 08/30/2007) (song#4893) I heard about a Yellow Rose of Texas Somewhere around old San Antone So I guess I'll go, I suppose, to Texas To make that Yellow Rose my own If there's really a Yellow Rose of Texas I'll search Texas in every part Until I find her somewhere down in Texas And win that Rose of Texas' heart I'll sing to her the sweetest Texas love songs About dew on the purple sage And when I'm through, I know I will not be wrong Of our love that will slowly age - instrumental - I'll sing to her the sweetest Texas love songs About dew on the purple sage And when I'm through, I know I will not be wrong Of our love that will slowly age Well, I have found that Yellow Rose of Texas I'm down here singing songs of love And I'm gonna win that Rose of Texas' heart Under these Texas stars above The Yellow Rose of Texas will say, I do As soon as this love song is through And just like purple sage is covered with dew Texas love will cover my Rose My Yellow Rose of Texas too Deep In The Blues (Larry W. Jones 08/30/2007) (song#4894) Well, I can hardly sleep and I can hardly eat Your leaving has sure been hard on me And dear, these tears that fall are not so very small Crawling on my knees, it's hard to see Dear, I can't deny, I just sit around and cry Still hoping to hear you at my door And I keep asking why you had to say goodbye But I guess I won't see you no more Dear, I have tried to find a little peace of mind But now I find it's of little use I know I was so blind, you were the loving kind And now I find I'm deep in the blues - instrumental - Darling, I miss you the most every time I burn my toast And every time something else goes wrong Could you please forgive so that once more I could live I promise my new love will be strong Dear, I have tried to find a little peace of mind But now I find it's of little use I know I was so blind, you were the loving kind And now I find I'm deep in the blues I know I was so blind, you were the loving kind And now I find I'm deep in the blues I Was There (Larry W. Jones 08/30/2007) (song#4895) I broke chains that were trying to hold me I fought winds that were trying to slow me And I swam rivers that were deep and wide I paid my bail when they tried to jail me I fought big men when they tried to rail me I was there but you didn't want me by your side You don't love me, never gonna love me The road back to love, you made rough to ride I broke chains that were trying to hold me I fought winds that were trying to slow me I was there but you didn't want me by your side - instrumental - I paid my bail when they tried to jail me I fought big men when they tried to rail me I was there but you didn't want me by your side You don't love me, never gonna love me The road back to love, you made rough to ride I broke chains that were trying to hold me I fought winds that were trying to slow me I was there but you didn't want me by your side I was there but you didn't want me by your side Brazos Valley Rose (Larry W. Jones 08/30/2007) (song#4896) Flowers grow everywhere, and some are very rare On the banks where the Brazos River flows But the loveliest of all is one nature calls The most beautiful Brazos Valley Rose Her eyes shined like the dew when spring morning was new Her smile was as warm as when sunshine glows The heart of my Brazos Valley Rose was as true As the words from her lips, that all Heaven knows In the merry month of May, my true love and I had vows to say We looked forward to the wedding, so close But a turn of events led to such sad laments For my sweetheart, my Brazos Valley Rose Her cattle baron Dad would decide with much pride That a wedding for us would never be He said there was more to be had than such a lad Just a lowly and poor cowboy like me She sailed o'er the main, education to attain A vocation to learn so far from home And when the next Texas spring came, such was their aim For their young Rose to return o'er the foam Days went to a year, the postman handed with cheer A letter from my Valley Rose inside But 'twas not to be, for someone else wrote to me It said your Brazos Valley Rose has died Flowers grow everywhere, and some are very rare On the banks where the Brazos River flows But the loveliest of all is one nature calls The most beautiful Brazos Valley Rose Meltdown Motel (Larry W. Jones 08/31/2007) (song#4897) Dear, I'm writing to say I won't be back today How long I'll be away, I don't know When I left, you didn't say that you were sorry But I'm sure you know you hurt me so Dear, be sure to save the address on this letter It's someplace where quite a few appear Darling, if your new love doesn't turn out better Then come around and you'll find me here The street is named Lone Side of Lonesome You'll find me in the Meltdown Motel There's a lonely bar where all my chums Gather around to drink for a spell - instrumental - The street is named Lone Side of Lonesome You'll find me in the Meltdown Motel There's a lonely bar where all my chums Gather around to drink for a spell The old ceiling fans up there turn very slowly Just like Father Time does every day The old juke box plays songs that are sad and lowly I guess it has always been this way I never look in the old mirror I hate to see a lonely man cry But reflections are now so clearer I have seen another old love die The street is named Lone Side of Lonesome You'll find me in the Meltdown Motel I Found Everything In You (Larry W. Jones 08/31/2007) (song#4898) Well, I was born to be so sad But now I'm such a happy lad Yeah, I was born to be so bad But now I'm such a happy Dad I was born to be nobody Now I believe in all I do I lost everything that I had But I found everything in you - instrumental - Well, my anchor once was gone My ship of dreams drifted on A gambler all out of money I was a rambler with no home I was born so unfortunate That I would always mourn and lose I lost everything that I had But I found everything in you - instrumental - I was born to be nobody Now I believe in all I do I lost everything that I had But I found everything in you Oh darlin' I found everything in you Loco Locomotive Man (Larry W. Jones 09/01/2007) (song#4899) Coal black smoke was pouring from the stack Six wheel drivers made the engine moan The locomotive was racing down the track Shaking everybody down to the bone The train was rocking as away it ran All of the passengers could only groan On a train driven fast by a loco locomotive man This passenger train is gonna roll as fast as it can The laughing engineer said as he pushed the throttle home All thought the end was near with a loco locomotive man At the throttle singing his loco locomotive song - instrumental - All thought the end was near with a loco locomotive man At the throttle singing his loco locomotive song Then over the top of the coal car climbed old Hobo Dan He had been riding the rails since railroads began Hobo Dan said, I've been riding the rails without a plan But never with a loco locomotive man To the cab he made his way and fought with the engineer Old Dan saved the day as he eased the throttle down On his knees was this advice, as he knew his end was near All you passengers, listen and give me your ear Never ride with a loco locomotive man Never ride with a loco locomotive man Old Spanish Trail To San Antone (Larry W. Jones 09/02/2007) (song#4900) Darling, I'm thinking of you while I'm here alone Wishing and longing for my home in San Antone In this letter to you are words I'd love to say I will when I saddle old Bill and head your way Because I'm lonesome and blue with no place to roam I'll be on that Old Spanish Trail to San Antone My mind is troubled and my heart is full of pain The trails I have travelled had no fortune or fame The one thing worthwhile is to be with you again I'll be on that Old Spanish Trail to mem'ry lane - instrumental - In this letter to you are words I'd love to say I will when I saddle old Bill and head your way Because I'm lonesome and blue with no place to roam I'll be on that Old Spanish Trail to San Antone There's a little ranch house by where the river flows With you dear, we'll open the door in wedding clothes Because I'm lonesome and blue with no place to roam I'll be on that Old Spanish Trail to San Antone Darling, I'll soon be coming home On that Old Spanish Trail to San Antone |