lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

FOLSOM PRISON BLUES

(Johnny Cash) « © '56 House Of Cash, BMI »
I hear that train a comin' rollin' around the bend
I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on
And that train keeps a movin' on down to San Antone

When I was a baby my mama told me son
Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns
But I shot a cat in Reno just to watch him die
Yeah I know I had it comin' I hang my head and cry
[ dobro - harmonica ] I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
Prob'ly drinkin' coffeee and smokin' big cigars
Well I'm stuck in Folsom Prison that's where I'll always be
And them people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me

Yeah if they freed me from this prison and that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom Prison that's where I long to stay
Yeah I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
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2.

AUTUMN OF MY LIFE

(Bobby Goldsboro) « © '68 Detail Music, BMI »
In the spring of my life she came to me
She brought sunshine where winter winds had blown
Then I took her for my wife in the spring of my life
And she brought me a joy I never known

And the years they went by in the spring of my life
And in summer she blessed me with a child
Love continued to grow in the summer of my life
And in every morning sun I saw her smile

In the autumn of my years I noticed the tears
And I knew that our lives was in the past
Though I've tried to pretend I knew it was the end
For the autumn of my life had come at last

Now just what do you say to a child only ten
How do you tell him that his daddy's goin' away
I wonder do I tell him that I reached the autumn of my life
And that perhaps he'll understand some cold winter's day

Now the rose can't be found on the snow covered ground
And the sun cannot shine through cloudy skies
But I'm richer you see for the years she gave to me
And I am content in the autumn of my life
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3.

ABILENE

(John D. Loudermilk) « © '63 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Abilene Abilene prettiest town I've ever seen
Women there don't treat you mean in Abilene my Abilene

Crowded cities ain't nothing free nothing in this town for me
How I wish that I could be in Abilene my Abilene

Abilene Abilene...
[ guitar ] I sit alone most every night watch those trains pull out of sight
How I wish they were carryin' me back to Abilene sweet Abilene

Abilene Abilene...
Women there don't treat you mean in Abilene my Abilene
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4.

BLOWIN' IN THE WIND

(Bob Dylan) « © '63 Special Rider Music, SESAC »
How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man
And how many seas must a white dove sail before she can sleep in the sand
And how many times must the cannonballs fly before they're forever banned
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind the answer is blowin' in the wind

How many times must a man look up before he can see the sky
Yes and how many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry
And how many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind the answer is blowin' in the wind
[ guitar ] How many years can a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea
Yes and how many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free
And how many times can a man turn his head pretending he just doesn't see
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind the answer is blowin' in the wind
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind the answer is blowin' in the wind
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5.

LEMON TREE

(Will Holt) « © '61 Wise Brother Music, ASCAP »
When I was just a lad of ten my father said to me
Come here and take a lesson from the lovely lemon tree
Don't put your faith in love my boy my father said to me
I fear you'll find that love is like the lovely lemon tree

Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower's sweet
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
Lemon tree very pretty...

One day beneath the lemon tree my love and I did lie
A girl so sweet that when she smiles the stars grows in the sky
We passed that summer lost in love beneath the lemon tree
The music of her laughter hit my father's words for me

Lemon tree very pretty...
Lemon tree very pretty...
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6.

TRY TO REMEMBER

(Harvey Schmidt - Tom Jones) « © '60 Chappell & Co, ASCAP »
Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh so mellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain was yellow

Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a tender and happy fellow
Try to remember and if you remember then follow follow

Try to remember when life was so tender
That no one had wept except the willow
Try to remember when life was so tender
When dreams were kept beside your pillow

And deep in December it's nice to remember
Too fire of September that made us mellow
Try to remember and if you remember then follow follow
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7.

SILENCE IS GOLDEN

(Jackson Brown) « © '68 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Silence is golden my love tell me now with your eyes
No need to speak just let me see your eyes look love to me
Silently place your warm hand in mine
Safe and secure from the troubles of our time
Say with your eyes what you feel deep inside
Words cannot express they only hide
Silence is golden my love eyes are windows of one's heart
Look into mine find peace of mind that you and I will never part
Who needs words when we are so near
Silence please just let me hold you dear silence is golden my love
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8.

GOTTA TRAVEL ON

(Paul Clayton) « © '60 Sanga Music, BMI »
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
Summer's almost gone winter's comin' on
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
And I feel like I've gotta travel on

High sheriff and police are ridin' after me
Ridin' after me oh they're ridin' after me
High sheriff and police are ridin' after me
And I feel like I've gotta travel on

Papa writes to Johnny Johnny can't come home
No Johnny can't come home ahah Johnny can't come home
Papa writes to Johnny but Johnny can't come home
Cause he's been on that chain gang too long

Gotta see my baby gotta see her bad
Gotta see her bad oh I gotta see her bad
Gotta see my baby gotta see her bad
She's the best friend this poor boy ever had

I've laid around and played around...
Oh I feel like I've gotta travel on
Oh I feel like I've gotta travel on
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9.

WHEN AM I EVER GONNA SETTLE DOWN

(John A. Lomax - Artie Large) « © '68 ATV Songs, BMI »
I've walked the streets of small Texas towns
I've seen the snowfalls in New York
For a young man I guess I've been around
But when am I ever gonna settle down

I have seen Grand Canyon and the Great Niagara Falls
Had chains on my legs in Wichita
Yeah for a young man I guess I've been around
But when am I ever gonna settle down

I've known girls from Maine to Alabam
I've loved the Cajun Queens down in Louisian
What will she be like when I reach that next town
Will that be the woman to make me settle down

Well I loved me a Georgia peach but she turned out wrong
She didn't move me so I moved on
For a young man I guess I've been around
But when am I ever gonna settle down
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10.

NO SAD SONGS FOR ME

(Tom Springfield) « © '64 Chappell & Co, ASCAP »
I walk around imagining the way she say goodbye
And when she tries to tell me I hope that I won't cry
No sad songs for me soon our love will be just a memory it's all over

The glow has gone forever and our dreams have turned to dust
I don't know how I can go on and yet I know I must
No sad songs for me soon our love will be just a memory it's all over

It breaks my heart to feel this way although I try to smile
To think I'll be alone again in just a little while
No sad songs for me soon our love will be just a memory it's all over
It's all over
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