lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

TEXAS 1947

(Guy Clark)
« © '75 World Song Publishing, ASCAP »
Bein' six years old I had seen some trains before
So it's hard to figure out what I'm at the depot for
Trains are big and black and smokin' steam screamin' at the wheels
Bigger'n anything there is least that's the way she feels
Trains are big and black and smokin' louder'n July 4
But ev'rybody's actin' like this might be somethin' more
Than just pickin' up the mail or the soldiers from the war
Somethin' even old man Wyman's never seen before
And it's a late afternoon on a hot Texas day
Somethin' strange is goin' on and we's all in the way

There were fifty or sixty people just sittin' on their cars
And the ole men left their dominoes and come down from the bars
And ev'rybody's checkin' old Jack Kittrell checks his watch
And us kids put our ears to the rails to hear 'em pop
So we already knowed it when they finally said train time
You'd have thought that Judgement Day was rollin' down the line
Cause things got real quiet and mama jerked me back
But not vbefore I'd got the chance to lay a nickel on the track

Look out here she comes she's comin' look out there she goes she's gone
Screamin' straight through Texas like a mad dog cyclone
Big and red and silver she don't lay no smoke
She's a fast rollin' streamline come to show the folks
I said look out here she comes she's comin' look out there she goes she's gone
Screamin' straight through Texas like a mad dog cyclone
[ guitar ] Lord she never even stopped
She left fifty or sixty people still settin' on their cars
Wonderin' what it's comin' to and how it got this far
And me I got a nickel smashed flatter than a dime
By a mad dog runaway red silver streamline train

Look out here she comes she's comin'...
Look out here she comes she's comin'...
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2.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT PLANNED TONIGHT DIANA

(Dave Kirby)
« © '75 Tree Publishing, BMI »
It all started in 1929 me and Diana had gone to Alaska
To homestead some of that free government land

Forty miles from the nearest gravel road
We cut our life in the ponderosa pines
We sweated hard to beat the winter snow
But the cabin's up and we've got lots of times

What have you got planned tonight Diana
Would you consider lyin' in my arms
I love you more than ever now Diana
I'm sure you're the reason I was born

Jim was born the first year we were here
Look at him Diana he's almost grown
And the baby's in the cradle fast asleep
Just think in no time they'll be up and gone

What have you got planned tonight Diana...

Well time sure does fly by doesn't it Diana
It's been almost two years now since you've been gone
The children grew up so fast
But I guess they deserve to see the world now don't they
But you know Diana rememberin' how you loved me
And how much I love you I don't feel so alone

What have you got planned tonight Diana...
What have you got planned tonight Diana...
Mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm...
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3.

LOOK AT THEM BEANS

(Joe Tex)
« © '75 Tree Publishing, BMI / Fort Knox Music, BMI / Trio Music, BMI »
This time last year there sure was a lotta sad faces around this ol' house
Our papa died without fullfillin' his life's dream
Of producin' one of the best crops in Grimes County
No papa died with that dream still in his head
A desire in his heart a promise on his lips callusess on both hands
And two dollars in his pocket
Papa didn't live long enough to see his dream come true
So he died from too much work a broken spirit I guess
But a promise our mama that if it was a last thing he'd ever do
He'd live long enough to see just one good crop come through
But you see we can't plan on things without first talkin' to God
Because we don't know his plans and if we don't include him my friends
The way can get mighty hard
They say that ev'rytime a good and righteous person
Is buried in God's good earth it's just fortilizer for the soil
And I guess there must be some truth to that whether we believe it or not
I just wish that papa was here right now
So that he could see this good crop that we fin'ly got

Hey look at them beans and look at that corn
And I bet them watermelons must be three feet long
Man look at them tomatoes and look at them peas
Well I know if papa was here right now he'd sure be pleased

And papa would sure be proud of his children too
My brother's famous now got his own show on the road
Travelin' in a customized bus imported from Europe
That boy always did love music and he loves to travel
I got a sister that's got a good job in a beauty shop
Makin' money makin' other people look good
Ain't nobody here at the house now but me and mama
And mama she's gettin' weaker and she's gettin' older ev'ry day
And she talks of'en about joinin' papa in his heavenly home
Lord that woman sure did love that man
She worked beside papa for forty some odd years
Tryin' to produce a good crop and never could grow a single bean
But I just wish that papa was here right now
To see this good crop that we fin'ly got

Man look at them beans and look at that corn
And I bet them watermelons must be three feet long
Man look at them tomatoes and just look at them peas
Yes I know if papa was here right now he'd sure be pleased
And papa if you can hear me look at them beans
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4.

NO CHARGE

(Harlan Howard)
« © '73 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Our little boy came up to his mama in the kitchen this evenin'
While she was fixin' supper
And he handed her a piece of paper he'd been writin' on
And after wipin' her hands on her apron she read it and this is what it said

For mowin' the yard 5 dollars
For makin' my own bed this week 1 dollar
For goin' to the store 50 cents
For playin' with my little brother while you went shoppin' 25 cents
For takin' out the trash 1 dollar
For gettin' a good report card 5 dollars
And for rakin' the yard 2 dollars
Total amount owed 14 dollars and 75 cents

Well as mama looked at him standin' there expectantly
And I could see the memories flashin' through her mind
And so she picked up the pen and turnin' the paper over
This is what she wrote and I read it to him

For the nine months she carried you growin' inside her no charge
For the nights we sat up with you doctorin' you prayin' for you no charge
For the time and the tears that you've caused through the years there's no charge
When you add it all up the full cost of our love is no charge

For the nights filled with dread and the worries ahead no charge
For advice and for knowledge and the cost of your college no charge
For the toys food and clothes and for wipin' your nose there's no charge
When you add it all up the full cost of our love is no charge

Well when I finished readin' he had big tears in his eyes
And he looked up at his mother and he said mama I sure do love you
Then he took the pen and in great big letter he wrote Paid In Full

When you add it all up the cost of real love is no charge
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5.

I HARDLY EVER SING BEER DRINKING SONGS
(Johnny Cash)

« © '75 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
I hardly ever sing beer drinkin' songs
And when they play them cheatin' tunes I never sing along
I never ever sing the blues I've forgotten born to lose
And I hardly ever sing beer drinkin' songs

I hardly ever walk the floor and cry
And I don't think I've ever said I feel like I could die
I don't ever lay awake I never think my heart will break
I hardly ever walk the floor and cry

I hardly ever sing beer drinkin' songs
I can't put much feelin' in sayin' love is all gone wrong
I don't lose no sleep at night cause things with you are goin' right
And I hardly ever sing beer drinkin' songs
[ piano ] I never call your name out in my sleep
You never make me worry and you never make me weep
I never wonder if you're true I spend the night curled up with you
And I never call your name out in my sleep

I hardly ever sing beer drinkin' songs...
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6.

DOWN THE ROAD I GO

(Don Williams)
« © '73 Regent Music, BMI / Edmark Music, BMI »
I guess there's not much I can do or say
Saw my baby with another guy today
Though I love her and I tried to tell her so
It's hello blues and down the road I go

I've never seen that guy before today
He held my baby in the closest way
And the way she snuggled close to him I know
It's hello blues and down the road I go

Well it seems our thoughts were much alike our likes were much the same
We even had our future plan till into town he came

I've never seen that guy before today...
[ piano ] Well it seems our thoughts were much alike...
I've never seen that guy before today...
It's hello blues and down the road I go
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7.

I'VE NEVER MET A MAN LIKE YOU BEFORE

(Johnny Cash)
« © '75 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
You shined your light so I could see that life was more than a chore
When I came up against a wall you said I am the door
You gave me reason to believe in you now I believe it even more
I've never met a man like you before

You gave me back my pride so I could wear it for all the world to see
You told me if my yesterdays were paid for tomorrow is free
From now until I die I know I won't be lonely anymore
I've never met a man like you before

And if all of my dreams turn to dust before my eyes
And all of my songs remain unsung
If all the world can offer me is emptiness and lies
I know I'll still have your perfect love
[ strings ] Stormy weather comes and goes some of my ol' friends got washed away
But you're an Island of refuge on your solid rock I found my place
If wordly riches fail me when I have you how can I be poor
I've never met a man like you before
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8.

ALL AROUND COWBOY

(Jack Wesley Routh - Len Pollard)
« © '75 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
Just a broken down cowboy all down on his luck
He's been through the best of his friends
On a long lonesome highway in an ol' pickup truck
Cross Texas with a hot dusty wind

He was all around cowboy 1959
From the top it's been a long way down
Since the whiskey and ladies started winnin' his time
They rode him high and hard to the ground

But he remembers the thrill of bein' a winner
And the feeling of bein' a beginner in the days of his first rodeo
But there was somethin' about winnin' that didn't last forever
But tomorrow it's bound to get better
He'll be the all around cowboy again
[ guitar + steel ] The windmills're turnin' on the west Texas plains
But he's dry as an ol' river bed
He's just like the dust that's a searchin' for rain
But he knows he'll be ridin' again

So he rolls up a smoke and he sips his Old Crow
Wipes the whiskers that cover his chin
He grins as he dreams of the next rodeo
To be the all around cowboy again

Cause he remembers the thrill of bein' a winner...
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9.

GONE

(June Carter - Helen Carter)
« © '75 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
I'm on the hill by Frisco Bay
Hawaiian winds blow my past away
There's a freighter there that is southern bound
I'm on my way out of this town

There's Alcatraz and the man that has
Bills love and pills and drink and wine and song
Stand in line and fight and whine and roam
Kids and yard and I'm a man that's tired and gone
[ steel ] There was a time when things were good
We had it better than we ever should
But things got hard and love got old
I got tired and love grew cold

There's Alcatraz and the man that has...
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10.

DOWN AT DRIPPIN' SPRINGS

(Johnny Cash)
« © '75 Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
Campers bikes and mobile homes cars and pickup trucks
Shacks and '59 hairdos' sideburns beards and ducks
There's lone star pearl and fried chicken and one big cloud of smoke
Plug it in and turn it on and the music goes for broke

Down at Drippin' Springs down at Drippin' Springs
There's Willie and Waylon Kris and Tom have you heard Gatlin sing
Down at Drippin' Springs down at Drippin' Springs
Duncan's on and Linda's next time many did y'all bring
Down at Drippin' Springs
[ guitar ] Well the Texas sun is low and hot upon the chaparral
It would be one ideal spot for God to put his hell
The most beloved cowboys songs echo across the plains
T Texas Tyler ain't forgot next year y'all come again

Down at Drippin' Springs down at Drippin' Springs
There's Russell Bush and Kris and Coe have you heard Gatlin sing
Down at Drippin' Springs down at Drippin' Springs
Duncan's on and Rita's next time many did y'all bring
Down at Drippin' Springs

Down at Drippin' Springs down at Drippin' Springs
Duncan's on and Linda's next time many did y'all bring
Down at Drippin' Springs
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