lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

HONKY TONK QUEEN

(Bobby Hicks)
« © '80 Screen Gems Music, BMI / Mullet Music, BMI »
Well everything was goin' my way so I pressed my luck and called Moe today
To see if he was still around
Well I shouldn't have answered the telephone I knew when I did that it was wrong
When I found out who it was

Well it was just a matter of time and we're out on the town drinking wine
When I saw my dream come true
She's walkin' in the Do Drop Inn when Joe hit the brakes and we went in a spin
And ended up in the parking lot

Ah she's a beauty she's a skag
She's got class aw come on now that little honky tonk queen
Well Moe I've looked far and wide
You better look again when you ain't high at that honky tonk queen
[ guitar ] We went inside and she was sittin' there with lovely make up and beautiful hair
So I asked that gal to dance
I tried my best to really stress that girl don't look right in that dress
But you never heard a word

Ah she's a beauty she's a skag...
[ guitar ] As they danced he took her hand spun her around and pulled her in
Then he spun her a little too hard
And I started wondering when she said her name was Bill
Then her wig came off and I's ready to kill
That joker dressed like a female

She's a beauty not so loud she's got style come on pal
That little honky tonk queen
Well Joe you've looked far and wide
But I wanna look again Moe when I'm high
For a honky tonk queen

I told you Joe somethin' didn't just look right to me
Now I've heard enough Moe
Man you shoulda seen the look on your face
Hey I don't wanna hear it no more
Yeah you don't wanna look no more do you
I don't wanna drink no more either
What is that stuff you're drinkin' Joe
How could you do somethin' like that
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2.

GIRL DON'T EVER GET LONELY

(Bobby Fisher - Chris Blake)
« © '80 Screen Gems Music, BMI / April Music, ASCAP »
Lord knows he always meant to love that woman
He promised furs and big blue diamond rings
Somehow it must have slipped his mind completely
You know he's busy doin' other things

But the girl don't ever get lonely when her man is gone
The girl don't ever get lonely cause the girl ain't never alone

Well you'd think that she'd be a howlin' like a wild cat
Cause he don't pay no attention to her needs
But she don't show no signs of being hungry
Cause home is not the only place she feeds

Cause the girl don't ever get lonely...

Oh if you don't find the time to love your woman
And she's still got a smile upon her face
Maybe she don't spend no empty moments
Cause she don't like to see love go to waste

No the girl don't ever get lonely...
The girl don't ever get lonely...
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3.

I'D RATHER BE A PICKIN'

(Dan Darst)
« © '75 Al Gallico Music, BMI / Mullet Music, BMI »
Daddy farmed the river bottom mama milked the cow
Sister washed the dirty dishes brother run the plow
Uncle Billy coon huntin' cousin Willy drunk
Granny run the washboard sittin' on a stump

Daddy comin' home with a sack of turnip greens
Dirt on his hand and holes in his jeans
And I'm the only one ain't doin' any good
A pickin' on the guitar instead of choppin' wood

They all say I'm no count ain't worth a pair of shorts
Pickin' on the roof top pickin' on the porch
A country boy's pickin' isn't doin' what he should
I'd rather be a pickin' than a choppin' that wood

Willy's on the pond in a leaky John boat
Ned's in the outhouse learnin' how to smoke
Cousin Homer chewin' on a day's worth plug
Gettin' up the courage just take another slug

Willy's soakin' wet cause the boat don't float
Brother stopped the plow said the mule done broke
Grandpa's got some catfish a hangin' on a string
Sister's in the holler gettin' water from the spring

They all say I'm no count ain't worth a pair of shorts...
[ fiddle ] Mama's cookin' supper on a big wood stove
Sister's makin' biscuits outta ole sourdough
Big channel cat just a cookin' in the grease
Make me hungry make me wanna eat

They all say I'm no count ain't worth a pair of shorts...

A country boy's pickin' isn't doin' what he should
I'd rather be a pickin' than a choppin' that wood
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4.

DRINKIN' DANCIN'

(Shirl Milete - Warren Robb)
« © '80 Screen Gems Music, BMI »
Evrybody always ask me why I drink so much
And I just tell 'em I just seem to like that stuff
I ain't sad and I ain't sorry I ain't tryin' to forget
I'm havin' me a good time I ain't about to quit

Drinkin' dancin' chasin' girls and stayin' out all night
Drinkin' dancin' honky tonkin' that's our kinda life
Spurs cowgirls two steppin' in their tight levis
Drinkin' dancin' we love it and we'll do it till we die
[ fiddle - steel ] I know all the girls in bars from here to San Antone
You might say I specialize in havin' fun
If I'm sinnin' then I guess that's tween the good Lord and myself
Cause I bein' good to me I ain't hurtin' no one else

Drinkin' dancin' chasin' girls and stayin' out all night...
Drinkin' dancin' chasin' girls and stayin' out all night...
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5.

DRUNK FRONT

(Paul Craft - Tim Krekel)
« © '80 Combine Music, BMI / Dropkick Music, BMI »
I woke up this mornin' feelin' mighty low
Turned on my TV to the local early mornin' show
The weatherman gave the weather sunny windy and warm
But he knows I know better it's a comin' up a terrible storm

It's gonna be a drunk front movin' on in
A drunk front again and again
A drunk front comin' on strong
Since my baby's gone

I got up I got dressed I got into my car
Drove around till I finally found a friendly neighborhood bar
The bartender saw me a comin' filled up my glass
He said son you look like a walkin' weather forecast

It's gonna be a drunk front...

A solid wall of a alchehol low visibility
Memories and heartaches have climbed up on me
Ever since she left me every night's the same
A ninety proof tornado a honky tonk hurricane

It's gonna be a drunk front...
Gonna be a drunk front...
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6.

HEY JOE - HEY MOE

(Boudleaux Bryant)
« © '53 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Hey Joe
Where'd you find that purdy girlie where'd you get that jolly dolly
How'd you rate that dish I wish was mine
Hey Moe
She's got skin that's creamy dreamy eyes that look so lovey dovey
Lips as red as cherry berry wine
Now listen Joe I'm not a heel but ole Buddy let me tell you how I feel
She's a honey she's a sugar pie I'm warnin' you I'm gonna try
To steal her from you
Hey Moe
I know we've been the best of friends but this is where that friendship ends
I'm gonna keep that dolly for my own
[ steel ] Hey Joe
Come on let's be buddy duddies show me you're my palsy wowsy
Introduce that pretty little chick to me
Hey Moe
You're really getting' aggrevatin' hey you're squirrely that's my girlie
You're about as pushy as can be
Now come on Joe let's make a deal let me dance with her to see if she is real
She's the cutest girl I've ever seen I'll tell you face to face I mean
To steal her from you
Hey Moe
We'll be friends until the end but this looks like the end my Friend
I'm gonna keep that dolly for my own
I'm gonna keep that dolly for my own
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7.

COUNTRY BOYS

(Dave Kirby - Warren Robb)
« © '80 Screen Gems Music, BMI / Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP »
There's movie stars and caviar we're just pinto beans
There's champagne but we're six packs all the way
There's business suits we're cowboy boots and they've seen their better days
We ain't nothin' but country boys and we like it that way

We ain't nothin' but country boys we like it like that
I would never be caught dead dancin' without my hat
We can drink enough beer to overload a half-ton Chevrolet
We ain't nothin' but country boys and we like it that way
[ sax - piano ] There's girls around in evenin' gowns but we like tight blue jeans
There's water beds but we're rollin' in the hay
There's violins but I like when the country fiddles play
We ain't nothin' but country boys we like it that way

We ain't nothin' but country boys and we like it like that...
We ain't nothin' but country boys we like it that way
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8.

LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE WORKIN' MAN

(Max D. Barnes)
« © '74 Big Yellow Dog Music, BMI / ATV Songs, BMI »
Let's hear it for the workin' man everybody give the man a hand
The only hero of this land let's hear it for the workin' man

He's a butcher he's a baker he's a mover and a shaker
And a guy a workin' down at the mill
He's a plumber he's a preacher he's a trucker he's a teacher
He's guy that keeps a payin' the bills
He's a fella that's farmer and the barber on the corner
And nothin' keeps a good man down
He can build it he can deck it he can cook it he can hack it
He's the hands that make the world go round

Let's hear it for the workin' man...
[ fiddle - steel ] He's a driver he's a driller he's a miner he's a miller
Ain't nothin' that the man can't do
He can twist he can turn it he can bang it he can burn it
And make it look just like new
We use him and abuse him but if we ever lose him
There's gonna be a hell to pay
Let's see a standing ovation for the strength of the Nation
He's the power of the USA

Let's hear it for the workin' man...
Let's hear it for the workin' man...
Let's hear it for the workin' man...
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9.

GET OFF MY CASE

(Larry Cheshier - Dan Mitchell)
« © '80 Screen Gems Music, BMI / Mullet Music, BMI »
We were sittin' in a bar downtown just the other night
We's a havin' a drink and havin' a time a really feelin' right
When this fancy dude started puttin' down our music and our boots
Well we just had to set him straight when he started puttin' down our roots

We said geat off a my case get outta my face leave these good ole boys alone
When you start puttin' down country you're puttin' down home sweet home
Better let it slide and a run and a hide or son we're gonna get it on
Get off a my case get outta my face leave these good ole boys alone

Well now we were drivin' down the road late one afternoon
The radio was a playin' loud an old Hank Williams tune
When this wise guy pulled up beside us in a big long Cadillac
When he yelled turn down that noise we both hollered back

We said get off a my case get outta my face...
[ guitar ] Now we were playin' in a high-class club with crystal chandeliers
In between a song we asked the crowd what they'd like to hear
When some guy in a tux and a tie said our music was uncouth
We just turned our mikes up loud and then we both cut loose

We said get off a my case get outta my face...
Get off a my case get outta my face leave these good ole boys alone
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10.

TWO BEERS AWAY

(Johnny Gimble)
« © '80 Screen Gems Music, BMI / Mullet Music, BMI »
I'm two beers away from a beautiful day after a night on the town
Just two beers away from a beautiful day if I can just keep 'em down

I woke up this mornin' with moss on my tongue my head soundin' just like a cave
Tryin' to remember the things that I done I wish I would learn to behave

I jumped like a rabbit when I heard that alarm time to get back in the race
Two cans of breakfast won't do me no harm I'll shave when I find my face

I'm two beers away from a beautiful day...

The newsman is sayin' conditions are poor the weatherman says it might rain
Well I know the causes and I know the cure for all this self-inflicted pain

I'm two beers away from a beautiful day...

If you're healthy and happy take my advice what's good for me ain't for you
Stay with your diet of water and ice right now we've got something to do

I'm two beers away from a beautiful day...
I'm two beers away from a beautiful day...
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