lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

DETROIT CITY

(Mel Tillis - Danny Dill)
« © '63 Cedarwood Publishing, BMI »
I wanna go home I wanna go home oh Lord I wanna go home

Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City
And I dreamed about the cottonfields and home
I dreamed about my mother dear old daddy sister and brother
And I dreamed about the sweetheart who's waited for so long

I wanna go home I wanna go home oh Lord I wanna go home

The homefolks think I'm big in Detroit City
From the letters that I write they think I'm fine
By day I make the cars by night I make the bars
If only they could read between the lines

I wanna go home I wanna go home oh Lord I wanna go home

You know I rode the freight train up north to Detroit City
And after all these years I find I've just been wastin' my time
I think I'm just gonna take my foolish pride
And put on a Southbound freight and ride
Back to the loved ones who waited for so long

I wanna go home I wanna go home oh Lord I wanna go home
I wanna go home I wanna go home oh Lord I wanna go home
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2.

WHISPERING PINES

(Howard Hausey)
« © '58 This Is Mine Music, BMI »
The snowflakes fall as winter comes and time just seems to fly
Is it the loneliness in me that makes me wanna cry
My heart is sad like a mourning dove that's lost its mate in flight
Hear the cooing of his lonely heart through the stillness of the night

Whispering pines whispering pines tell me is it so
Whispering pines whispering pines you're the one who knows
My darling's gone oh she's gone and I need your sympathy
Whispering pines bring my baby back to me

See that squirrel up in the tree his mate there on the ground
Hear their barking call of love of the happiness they found
Is my love still my love this I gotta know
Send a mesaage by the wind because I love her so

Whispering pines whispering pines...
Whispering pines send my baby back to me
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3.

DECK OF CARDS

(T. Texas Tyler)
« © '48 Fort Knox Music, BMI / Trio Music, BMI »
During the North African campaign
A bunch of soldier boys had been o a long hike
And they arrived in the little town called Casino
The next morning being Sunday several of the boys went to church

A sergeant commanded the boys in church
And after the chaplain had read the prayer books took them out
But this one boy had only a deck of cards and so spread them out
The sergeant saw the cards and said soldier put away those cards
After the services were over the soldier was taken prisoner
And brought before the provest marchal
The marchal said sergeant why have you brought this man here
For playing cards in the church sir
And what have you to say for yourself boy
Much sir replied the soldier the marchal said I hope for it now
I shall punish you more than any man was ever punished
The soldier said sir I had been on the march for about six days
I had neighter Bible nor prayer book
But I hope to satisfy you sir with this purity of my intention
And with what the boy started his story

You see sir when I look at the Ace it reminds me that there is but one God
And the Deuce reminds me that the Bible was divided
Into two parts the Old and the New Testament
When I see the Trey I think of the Father the son of the Holy Ghost
And when I see the Four
I think of the Four Evangelists who preached the gospel
There was Matthew Mark Luke and John
And when I sww the Five
It reminds me of the five wise virgins who trimmer their lamps
There were ten of them five were wise and were saved
Five were foolish and were shut out
When I see the Six it reminds me
That in six days God made this great Heaven and Earth
When I see the Seven it reminds me
That on the seventh day God rested from his great work
And when I see the Eight I think of the eight righteous persons God saved
When he destroyed this earth
There was Noah his wife their sons and their wives
And when I see the Nine I think of the lepers our Saviour cleared
And nine out of the ten didn't even thank him
When I see the Ten I think of the Ten Commandments
God handed down to Moses on a tablet of stone
When I see the King it reminds me there is but one King on Heaven God Almighty
And when I see the Queen I think of the blessed virgin Mary
Who was Queen of Heaven the Jack of Knave is the Devil
When I count the numbers of spots on a deck of cards
I find 365 the number of days in a year
There are 52 cards the number of weeks in ayear
There are 12 picture cards the number of months in a year
There are 13 tricks the number of weeks in a quarter
So you see sir my deck of cards
Serves me as a Bible an almanac and the prayer book
And friends this story is true I know because I knew that soldier
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4.

PHILADELPHIA LAWYER

(Woody Guthrie)
« © '49 Michael H Goldstein Music, ASCAP »
Way out in Reno Nevada where the romance blooms they fades
Was a great Philadelphia lawyer was in love with a Hollywood maid
Come love and we will wander down where the lights're so bright
I'll win you the divorce from your husband and we can get married tonight
[ dobro ] Now Bill was a guntotin' cowboy ten notches were carved on his gun
And all the boys around Reno left Wild Bill's maiden alone

One night when Bill was returning from ridin' the range in the cold
He dreamed of his Hollywood darlin' with her love as lasting as gold
As Bill drew near to her window two shadows he saw on the shade
Twas the great Philadelphia lawyer making love to his Hollywood maid
[ guitar ] The night was as still as the desert and the moon hanging high overhead
Bill listened a while to the lawyer he could hear every word that he said
Your face is so pretty and lovely and your form so rare and divine
Come and go with me to the city and leave this wild cowboy behind
[ mandolin ] And now back in old Pennsylvania among the beautiful pines
There's one less Philadelphia lawyer in old Philadelphia tonight
There's one less Philadelphia lawyer in old Philadelphia tonight
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5.

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 I'll dream the night away
Until 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
[ piano - steel ] The stars up in the sky know the reason why...
Oh darling please wait for me
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6.

BEFORE I MET YOU

(Charles L. Seitz - Joe Lewis - Elmar Rader)
« © '55 Cedarwood Publishing, BMI »
I thought I had seen pretty girls in my time
That was before I met you
I never saw one that I wanted for mine
But that was before I met you

I thought I was swinging the world by the tail
I thought I could never be blue
I thought I'd been kissed and I thought I'd been loved
But that was before I met you

I wanted to ramble and always be free
That was before I met you
I said that no woman could ever hold me
But that was before I met you

I thought I was swinging the world by the tail...
[ steel - guitar ] They say that you reap just what you have sown
Darling I hope that's not true
For once I made plans about living alone
But that was before I met you

I thought I was swinging the world by the tail...
I thought I was swinging the world by the tail...
That was before I met you
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7.

NEXT SUNDAY DARLING IS MY BIRTHDAY

(Sydney Nathan - Arthur Q. Smith)
« © '89 Fort Knox Music, BMI / Trio Music, BMI »
Next sunday darling is my birthday
A day that should be free from care
Best wishes and congratulations
But only sorrow fills the air

While friends are singing happy birthday
There'll be a smile upon my face
But when they're gone the smile will vanish
A broken heart will take it's place
[ steel - fiddle ] Another year has come and gone now
The plans I made have gone astray
The day that should be filled with laughter
Will only be another day

While friends are singing happy birthday...
Next sunday darling is my birthday
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8.

SUPPERTIME

(Ira P. Stanphill)
« © '50 Singspiration Music, ASCAP »
(Come home come home it's suppertime)

Many years ago in days of childhood
I used to play till evening shadows come
Then winding down that old familiar pathway
I heard my mother call at set of sun

Come home come home it's suppertime
The shadows lengthen fast
Come home come home it's suppertime
We're going home at last

Some of the fondest memories of my childhood are woven around suppertime
When mama used to call from the backsteps of the old homeplace
Come on home now Billy it's suppertime my how I'd love to hear that once again
But you know for metime has woven a realization of a truth that's even more thrilling
And that is that someday the call comes from the portals of Glory
Come home for it's suppertime
And we'll join with the Lord himself at the greatest suppertime of them all

Come home come home it's suppertime...
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9.

GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME

(Curly Putman)
« © '65 Tree Publishing, BMI »
The old hometown looks the same as I step down from the train
And there to meet me is my mama and papa
Down the road I look and there runs Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green green grass of home

The old house is still standing though the paint is cracked and dry
And there's that old oak tree that I used to play on
Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green green grass of home

Yes they'll all come to meet me arms areaching smiling sweetly
It's good to touch the green green grass of home

Then I awake and look around me at the four grey walls that surround me
And I realize that I was only dreaming
There's a guard and there's a sad old padre arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak
And again I'll touch the green green grass of home

Yes they'll all come to see me in the shade of that old oak tree
As they lay me neath the green green grass of home
Yes they'll all come to see me in the shade of that old oak tree
As they lay me neath the green green grass of home
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10.

I WONDER IF GOD LIKES COUNTRY MUSIC

(Orville Couch - Bobbie Jean Carroll)
« © '78 Touchdown Music, BMI »
One night we were out on our tour to get a regular show
It wasn't anything special just another one night stand
When I looked over my guitar and there stood an old man
His cowboy clothes were frayed and worn his boots were far from new
He said I'd like to sit in with your band you see I'm a country singer too

Well we just all had a big laugh
And when I looked back at the old man there was a tear in his eye
I told the band to cool it cause I didn't wanna see him cry
He reached down and he took my guitar with a determined look on his face
But as he started to play and sing a look of sadness took its place

He said I've sang my songs from Maine to California
Seen the world through the window of a car
I never saved a dime back when I made it
I always thought someday I'd be a star
But now my voice is cracked and no one wants me
My wife gave upon me years ago
It's been so long my kids don't even know me
And pickin' and singin' is the only life I know
And then he said

I wonder if God likes country music
Will there be a place up there to sing my song
Will he make my fingers nimble like they used to be
So I can play the chords and sing along

I just stood there none of us really knew what to say
He took my old guitar and he put it down ever so gently
And then as he turned to leave
The band stood up and applauded and I can still hear his words today

I wonder if God likes country music...
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