lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

BOUQUET OF ROSES

(Steve Nelson - Bob Hillard)
« © '47 Anne Rachel Music, ASCAP / Better Half Music, ASCAP »
I'm sending you a big bouquet of roses
One for every time you broke my heart
And as the door of love between us closes
Tears will fall like petals when we part

I begged you to be different but you'll always be untrue
I'm tired of forgiving now there's nothing left to do
So I'm sending you a big bouquet of roses
One for every time you broke my heart
[ steel ] You made our lover's lane a road of sorrow
Till at last we have to say goodbye
You're leaving me to face each new tomorrow
With a broken heart you taught to cry

I know that I should hate you after all you've put me through
But how can I be bitter when I'm still in love with you
So I'm sending you a big bouquet of roses
One for every time you broke my heart
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2.

IT'S A SIN

(Fred Rose - Zeb Turner)
« © '46 Milene Music, ASCAP »
It's a sin my darling how I love you because I know our love can never be
It's a sin to keep this mem'ry of you when silence proves that you've forgotten me
The dream I built for us has tumbled each promise broken like my heart
It's a sin my darling how I love you so much in love and yet so far apart
[ guitar ] It's a sin to hide behind this heartache to make believe that I've found someone new
It's a sin to say that I don't miss you when people know I'm still in love with you
I'm sure you're happy with another who shares the love I couldn't win
Why pretend that I can't live without you when deep inside I know that it's a sin
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3.

THAT'S HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU

(Eddy Arnold - Wally Fowler - Graydon J. Hall)
« © '46 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
Now If I had a nickel I know what I would do
I'd spend it all for candy and give it all to you
I'd spend it all for candy and give it all to you
Cause that's how much I love you baby that's how much I love you

Now if you were a kitten with pretty glossy fur
I'd take you up and stroke you and listen to you purr
I'd take you up and stroke you and listen to you purr
Cause that's how much I love you baby that's how much I love you
[ fiddle ] Now if you were a tiger I'd hang around your den
I'd pester you my honey until you let me in
I'd pester you my honey until you let me in
Cause that's how much I love you baby that's how much I love you

Now if you were a horsefly and I an old grey mare
I'd stand and let you bite me and never move a hair
I'd stand and let you bite me and never move a hair
Cause that's how much I love you baby that's how much I love you
[ steel ] Now if you want to marry now let me tell you what
I'll go and find the parson and let him tie the knot
We'll go and find the parson and let him tie the knot
Cause that's how much I love you woman that's how much I love you
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4.

DON'T ROB ANOTHER MAN'S CASTLE

(Jenny Lou Carson)
« © '49 Unichappell Music, BMI »
They say a man's home is his castle he's like a king on a throne
It may be a shack down alongside the track but everything in it's his own
So don't think of taking his loved one it's written Thou shall not steal
Don't rob another man's castle no matter how lonesome you feel
[ steel ] Don't rob another man's castle don't take his treasures away
Strange as it seems when you steal a man's dreams
You'll never know then how you'll pay
So don't rob a man of his loved one you'll break his heart don't you see
I robbed another man's castle now someone just stole her from me
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5.

ROCKIN' ALONE IN AN OLD ROCKIN' CHAIR

(Bob Miller)
« © '32 MCA Music, ASCAP »
Sitting alone in an old rockin' chair
I saw an old mother with silvery hair
She seemed so neglected by those who should care
Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair
Her hands were caloused and wrinckled and old
A life of hard work was the story they told
And I've thought of angels as I saw her there
Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair
[ steel ] Bless her old heart do you think she'd complain
Though life has been bitter she'd live it again
And carry the cross that is more than her share
Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair
It wouldn't take much to gladden her heart
Just some small remembrance on somebody's part
A letter would brighten her empty life there
Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair
[ steel ] I know some kids in an orphan's home
Who think they owned heaven if she was their own
They'd never be willing to let her sit there
Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair
I look at her and I think what a shame
The ones who forgot her she loves just the same
And I think of angels as I see her there
Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair
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6.

MOLLY DARLING

(Eddy Arnold)
« © '51 Unichappell Music, BMI »
Won't you tell me Molly darling that you love none else but me
For I love you Molly darling you are all the world to me
Oh tell darling that you love me put your little hand in mine
Take my heart sweet Molly darling say that you will give me time
[ steel ] Stars are smiling Molly darling through a misty veil of night
They seem laughing Molly darling while the Moon hides her light
Oh no one listens but the flowers while they hang their heads in shame
They are modest Molly darling when they hear me call your name
Molly fairest sweetest dearest look up darling tell me this
Do you love me Molly darling let your answer be a kiss
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7.

I'LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART

(Vic McAlpin - Eddy Arnold - Howard Horton)
« © '47 Adams Vee & Abbott Music, BMI »
I'll hold you in my heart till I can hold you in my arms
Like you'd never been held before
I'll think of you each day and then I'll dream the night away
Till you are in my arms once more

The stars up in the sky know the reason why
I feel so blue when I'm away from you
I'll hold you in my heart till I can hold you in my arms
So darling please wait for me
[ steel ] The stars up in the sky...
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8.

HEART FULL OF LOVE

(Eddy Arnold - Steve Nelson - Roy Soehnel)
« © '48 Unichappell Music, BMI »
I traded a heart full of love for a handful of kisses
That you were just throwing away
I traded a lifetime of dream for a few carefree moments
That you felt like wasting that day
If I had known you didn't care I wouldn't be so blue
Cause I'd have left my heart at home and played the game like you
I'm hoping that you had your fun cause that handful of kisses
Has broken my trusting heart in two
[ steel - fiddle - steel ] I gave you a love that was true for a heart that was fickle
I wish I had known at the time
You had me fooled for a while cause I thought that you meant it
When you said that you would be mine
But now that we have said goodbye I see the light of day
I had a moment of happiness but what a price to pay
I traded a heart full of love for a handful of kisses
That you were just throwing away
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9.

ANYTIME

(Herbert Lawson)
« © '21 Anne Rachel Music, ASCAP »
Anytime you're feeling lonely anytime you're feeling blue
Anytime you feel down hearted that will prove your love for me is true
Anytime you're thinking bout me that's the time I'll think of you
Anytime you say you want me back again
That's the time I'll come back home to you

Anytime your world is lonely and you'll find true friends a few
Anytime you see a rainbow that will be a sign the storm is through
Anytime will be the right time anytime at all will do
Anytime you're sure you want only my love
That's the time I'll come back home to you
[ steel ] Anytime you're thinking bout me that's the time I'll think of you
Anytime you say you want me back again
That's the time I'll come back home to you
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10.

TEXARKANA BABY

(Fred Rose - Cottonseed Clark)
« © '48 Milene Music, ASCAP »
She's my Texarkana baby do I love her Lowdy Law
Her pappy came from Texas her maw from Arkansaw
I'm twisted round her finger like a little piece of string
And yet I'm satisfied because she's such a precious thing
If she hauled off and slapped me I would never feel the sting
She's my Texarkana baby

She's my Texarkana baby do I love her Lowdy Law
Her pappy came from Texas and her maw from Arkansaw
She's pretty as a picture and you ought to hear her name
It's sweet as sarghum syrup and good ol' blue ribbon cane
She gives me lots of sugar and she never spills a grain
She's my Texarkana baby

She's my Texarkana baby do I love her Lowdy Law
Her pappy came from Texas and her maw from Arkansaw
One night I went a callin' on my pretty little maid
I must admit to you I was a little bit afraid
To offer her a diamond ring with one installment pay
She's my Texarkana baby
[ steel ] She's my Texarkana baby do I love her Lowdy Law
Her pappy came from Texas and her maw from Arkansaw
She's got two eyes that twinkle like a good ol' country star
She's got a perfect figure that'll stop you where you are
Why everytime I look at her I think of my guitar
Se's my Texarkana baby
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11.

WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN

(A.P. Carter)
« © '35 Peer International, BMI »
There are loved ones in the glory whose dear forms you often miss
When you close your earthly story will you join them in their bliss

Will the circle be unbroken by and by by and by
In a better home awaiting in the sky Lord in the sky

In the jouous days of childhood oft' they told of wond'rous love
Pointed to the dying Saviour now they dwell with him above

Will the circle be unbroken...
[ steel ] You can picture happy gath'rings round the fireside long ago
And you think of tearful partings when they left you here below

Will the circle be unbroken...
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12.

WHO AT MY DOOR IS STANDING

(Mary B. Slade - Asa B. Everett)
« © '52 Bridge Building Music, BMI »
Who at my door is standing patiently drawing near
In trance within demanding who is the voice I hear

Sweet leader tones are falling open the door for me
If Thou will heed my calling I will abide with Thee
[ steel ] Lonely without he standing lonely within am I
While I am still delaying will He not pass me by

Sweet leader tones are falling...
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