lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

CHARLESTON RAILROAD TAVERN

(Jerry Dean Smith) « © '66 Southtown Music, BMI »
Charleston Railroad Tavern sittin' up till I'm blind
She left on that 5-0-9 Eastern standard blue time

My baby left this evening I'd changed all this if I could
But her train just pulled out of sight I know she's gone for good

So Charleston Railroad Tavern...

I stayed out so many nights the crowd downtown was fun
But her love had turned to hate before I knew the harm I'd done

Now the laughing tavern crowd is gone I'm so lonesome I could die
The man just said it's closing time guess I'll go home and cry

So Charleston Railroad Tavern...
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2.

PINEY WOOD HILLS

(Buffy Sainte Marie) « © '68 Gypsy Boy Music, ASCAP »
I'm a rambler and a rover and a wanderer it seems
I've traveled all over chasing after my dreams
But a dream should come true and a heart should be filled
and a life should be lived in the Piney Wood hills

I'll return to the woodlands I'll return to the snow
I'll return to the hills and the valley below
I'll return like a poor man or a king if God wills
But I'm on my way home to the Piney Wood hills

I was raised on a song there I done right I done wrong there
And it's true I belong there and it's true it's my home

From ocean to ocean I've rambled and roamed
and soon I'll return to my Piney Wood home
Maybe someday I'll find someone who will
Love as I love my Piney Wood hills

I was raised on a song there...
I'll return to the woodlands I'll return to the snow...
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3.

HOUSTON

(Lee Hazlewood) « © '65 Criterion Music, ASCAP »
Well it's lonesome in this ol' town everybody puts me down
I'm a face without a name just a walking in the rain
A going back to Houston Houston Houston

I got holes in both of my shoes well I'm a walking case of the blues
Saw a dollar yesterday but the wind blew it away
A going back to Houston Houston Houston

I haven't eaten in about a week I'm so hugry when I walk I squeak
Nobody calls me friend it's sad the shape I'm in
A going back to Houston Houston Houston
[ harmonica ] A going back to Houston Houston Houston
I got a girl waitin' there for me where at least she said she'd be
I got a home and big warm bed and the feather pillow for my head
A going back to Houston Houston Houston

Well it's lonesome in this ol' town...
A going back to Houston Houston Houston
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4.

IN THE SAME OLD WAY

(Dan Penn - Spooner Oldham) « © '65 Screen Gems Music, BMI »
In the same old way I still love you
And the same foolish heart still beats for you
Nothing's changed about me since you walked out that day
And I still love you in the same old way

In the same old way your mem'ries haunt me
But I know in my heart you'll never want me
Yes you're gone but I still love you just like I did yesterday
Yes I still love you in the same old way

I guess I should feel better but I never will
Cause I still love you and I can't change the way I feel

In the same old way I'm crazy bout you
But can't help wondering how I'm goin' to live without you
We've said our last goodbyes by now you're far so far away
And I still love in the same old way
Yes I still love in the same old way
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5.

COME KISS ME LOVE

(Ian Campbell) « © '68 Melody Trails Music, BMI »
Come kiss me love before you leave me
Come kiss the one you have betrayed
And when I'm dead my love come and see me
And toss sweet flowers upon my grave

Once I loved you with all my heart and soul
I thought your love was all for me
Until a stranger came and caught your eye
I found you cared no more for me

Many's the nights with you I've rambled
Many's the nights with you I've strayed
Thinkin' your love was mine forever
And now I find it all in vain
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6.

GUESS I'LL MOVE ON DOWN THE LINE

(Ken Sonenberg - Martin Siegal) « © '67 Gil Music, BMI »
Stick my thumb out catch a ride maybe this time I'll be satisfied
Find a new town bout a mile maybe this time I will stay a while
Then if no one wants this restless heart of mine
Guess I'll move on down the line guess I'll move on down the line

Been to Memphis and St Joe but I won't be goin' there no more
Seen the bright lights and the shows seen the people in their fancy clothes
But I can't get use the big city wine
Guess I'll move on down the line guess I'll move on down the line
[ dobro ] Tired of ridin' trucks and trains tired of hobo livin' aches and pains
Need a place to settle down need a place to put my feet on the ground
But till I get to rest this restless soul of mine
Guess I'll move on down the line guess I'll move on down the line
Guess I'll move on down the line
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7.

STREETS OF BALTIMORE

(Harlan Howard - Tompall Glaser) « © '66 Ensign Music, BMI »
I sold the farm to take my woman where she longed to be
We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennssee
I bought those oneway tickets she had often begged me for
And they took us to the streets of Baltimore

Her heart was filled with laughter when she saw those city lights
She said the prettiest place on earth is Baltimore at night
Oh well a man feels proud to give his woman what she's longing for
And I kind of liked the streets of Baltimore

Well I got myself a factory job I ran an old machine
I bought a little cottage in a neighborhood serene
Yet every night when I came home with every muscle sore
She would drag me through the streets of Baltimore

Well I did my best to bring her back to what she used to be
But I soon learned she loved those bright lights much more than she loved me
Now I'm a going back on that same train that brought me here before
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
Yes my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
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8.

DELIA'S GONE

(Karl Silbersdorf - Dick Toops) « © '59 Bon Bon Music, BMI »
Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone

First time I shot Delia shot her in the side
The second time I shot her she laid right down and died
Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone

The reason I shot my Delia she cursed such an evil curse
And if I hadn't shot her I'd believe she'd done me worse
Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone
Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone

I went down to the graveyard to look at my Delia's face
I said Delia gal I love you and I wish I could take your place
Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone

On Monday I was arrested Tuesday my case was trialed
The jurymen found me guilty brought teardrops in my eyes
Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone
Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone

Jailer oh jailer tell me how can I sleep
When all around my bedside I can hear little Delia's feet
Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone

Some gave Delia a dollar some gave her two or three
I didn't give Delia a penny cause she belonged to me
Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone
Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone
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9.

GAME OF TRIANGLES

(Bobby Bare) « © '67 Central Songs, BMI »
[ with Liz Anderson & Norma Jean ]
Every triangle has three sides it's true
There's the wife's side the husband's and my side too
What's the difference who's to blame everybody suffers the same
Oh the game of triangles is a heart breaking game

I tried to be a good wife and keep a nice home
On my job I had to travel I was always alone
It's because I was so lonely that I asked her for a date
When I found out he was married it was already much too late
Every triangle has three sides it's true
There's the wife's side the husband's and my side too
I hate to break our home up but I just got to be free
But I still love you darling what's to become of me
A woman who steals husbands will end up ruining your life
No woman steals a husband if he's happy with his wife

Every triangle has three sides...
Yes the game of triangles is a heart breaking game
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10.

FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING

(Jerry Crutchfield) « © '64 Glitterfish Music, BMI »
Baby you know me well you know I mean what I say
Before I say farewell I'll give you just one more day

So you can find out what's happening
Find out what's happening before long
If you don't find out what's happening
You're gonna find out that I'm gone

Tell me what you're gonna do you better make up your mind
It all depends on you or I'm leaving you behind

You'd better find out what's happening...
[ guitar ] Baby you know it's true we've been through thick and thin
But if you don't come through you won't ever see me again

You'd better find out what's happening
Find out what's happening before long
If you don't find out what's happening
You're gonna find your daddy gone
Find out what's happening find out what's happening
Find out what's happening
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11.

THEY COVERED UP THE OLD SWIMMIN' HOLE

(Jack Clement) « © '67 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
Boring through the mountains by-passing the towns
Interstate 90 is a sight to behold
But that monument to progress and engineering skill
Has covered up the old swimmin' hole

Thirty feet straight up from where the old hole stood
They sell twenty kinds of icecream and the food is good
But it never can compare with the food for the soul
You could get for a dip in the old swimmin' hole

Oh the old swimmin' hole her cool waters ran deep
Felt good to a boy with mud on his feet
And I'm wishing these days I could strip to my soul
And go for a dip in the old swimmin' hole
[ harmonica ] A symbol of our great and affluent society
Interstate 90 fulfillment of our goals
But that masterpiece of human ingenuity
Has covered up the old swimmin' hole

Gone the wooden schoolhouse the old country store
The winding dirt road that's winding no more
And the old swimmin' hole hears the sound of speeding wheels
Entombed beneath a blanket of concrete and steel

Oh the old swimmin' hole...
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12.

VINCENNES

(Harold Spina) « © '66 Spina Music, ASCAP »
Vincennes Vincennes Vincennes Indiana
Vincennes Vincennes Vincennes my hometown
I'm coming back clear the track
I'm someone to someone in Vincennes my hometown

Have you ever known how lonesome it can be in the big city
Let me tell you friend it's lonesome
Everybody runnin' busy with the wrong affairs
There I was in a crowd lost and no one cares
I've often heard if you wanna break to go
To the big city that's the place to start
But the only break I saw anybody get
In the heart of that city was a broken heart

Vincennes Vincennes...
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