lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

ROCK ISLAND LINE

(Johnny Cash)
« © '57 Hi-Lo Music, BMI »
Now this here's a story about the Rock Island Line
Well the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans
There's a big tollgate down there and you know
If you got certain things on board when you go through the tollgate
Well you don't have to pay the man no toll
Well a train driver he pulled up to the tollgate
And a man hollered and asked him what all he had on board and said
I got livestock I got livestock I got cows I got pigs I got sheep
I got mules I got all livestock
Well he said you're all right boy you don't have to pay no toll
You can just go right on through so he went on through the toolgate
And as he went through he started pickin' up a little bit of speed
Pickin' up a little bit of steam
He got on through he turned and looked back at the man he said
Well I fooled you I fooled you I got pigiron I got pigiron I got old pigiron

Down the Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line it's a road to ride
Rock Island Line it's a mighty good road
Well if you ride you got to ride it like you finally get your ticket
At the station for the Rock Island Line

Looked cloudy in the west and it looked like rain
Round the curve came a passenger train
North bound train on the southbound track
He's alright a leavin' but he won't be back

Well the Rock Island Line...

Oh I may be right and I may be wrong
But you gonna miss me when I'm gone
Well the engineer said before he died
There were two more drinks that he'd like to try
The conductor said what could they be
A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea

Well the Rock Island Line...
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2.

(I HEARD THAT) LONESOME WHISTLE

(Hank Williams - Jimmie Davis)
« © '53 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI / Peer International, BMI »
I was ridin' No 9 headin' south from Caroline
I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow
I got in trouble had to roam I left my gal and left my home
I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow

Just a kid acting smart I went and broke my darling's heart
I guess I was too young to know
They took me off to Georgia Main locked me to a ball and chain
I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow
[ guitar ] All alone I bear the shame I'm a number not a name
I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow
All I do is sit and cry when that evening train goes by
I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow

I'll be locked here in this cell till my body's just a shell
And my hair turns whiter than snow
I'll never see that gal of mine I'm in Georgia doin' time
I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow
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3.

IF THE GOOD LORD'S WILLING

(Jerry Reed Hubbard)
« © '57 ATV Songs, BMI »
If the good Lord's willing and the creek stays down
I'll be in your arms time the moon come around
For a taste of love that's shining in your eyes
If the rooster crows at the crackin' of the dawn
I'll be there just as sure as you're born
If the good Lord's willing and the creeks don't rise
I'll comb my hair down brush my teeth
Shine up slick up dress up neat
Get everything looking just right
Cause I want to look pretty when I see you tonight
Just as sure as the rabbits are a jumping in the hollow
I'll be there you can bet your bottom dollar
If the good Lord's willing and the creeks don't rise
[ guitar ] If the good Lord's willing and the creek stays low
I'll be there a knockin' at your door
With a hug and a kiss for the one I idolize
I'll wear my suit my Sunday best I'll be there lookin' my best
If the good Lord's willing and the creeks don't rise
I'll feed the mules and stop the hogs feed the cows and chop all the logs
Get all of my working done cause tonight we're gonna have lots of fun
Just as sure as there ever was a preacher man
I'll be there with a ring for your hand
If the good Lord's willing and the creek don't rise
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4.

COUNTRY BOY

(Johnny Cash)
« © '57 House Of Cash, BMI »
Country boy ain't got no shoes country boy ain't got no blues
Well you work all day while you're wantin' to play
In the sun and the sand with a face that's tan
But at the end of the day when your work is done you ain't got nothin' but fun
Country boy ain't got no ills country boy don't owe no bills
You get a wiggly worm and then you watch him squirm
While you put him on a hook and you drop him in a brook
And of everything's gonna turn out right you're gonna fry fish tonight
Country boy you're lucky free country boy I wish I was you and you was me
[ guitar ] Country boy got work to do country boy in the morning dew
You gotta cut the weeds you gotta plant the seeds
There's many a row you know you gotta hoe
But when it's quittin' time and your work is through there's a lot of life in you
Country boy got a shaggy dog country boy up a holler log
Well he comes in a run when you pick up your gun
And with a shell or two and your dog and you
When you get your rabbit you'll skin his hide he's gonna be good fried
Country boy you got lots to lose country boy how I wish I was in your shoes
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5.

CRY CRY CRY

(Johnny Cash)
« © '55 Hi-Lo Music, BMI »
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down
I think you only live to see the lights uptown
I wasted my time when I would try try try
Cause when the lights have lost their glow you'll cry cry cry

Soon your sugar daddys will all be gone
You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone
You'll call for me but I'm gonna tell you bye bye bye
When I turn around and walk away you'll cry cry cry

You're gonna cry cry cry and you cry alone
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own
You're gonna cry cry cry
[ guitar ] I lie awake at night to wait till you come in
You stay a little while and then you're gone again
Every question that I ask I get a lie lie lie
For every lie you tell you're gonna cry cry cry

When your fickle love gets on oh no one will care for you
When you come back to me for a little love that's true
I'll tell you no and then you'll ask me why why why
When I remind you all of this you'll cry cry cry

You're gonna cry cry cry and you want me then
It'll hurt when you think of the fool you've been
You're gonna cry cry cry
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6.

SO DOGGONE LONESOME

(Johnny Cash)
« © '55 House Of Cash, BMI »
I do my best to hide this lowdown feelin'
I try to make believe there's nothing wrong
But they're always asking me about you darling
And it hurts me so to tell 'em that you're gone
If they ask me I guess I'd be denyin' that I've been unhappy all alone
But if they heard my heart they'd hear it cryin'
Where's my darling when's she coming home
I ask myself a million times what's right for me to do
To try to lose my blues alone or hang around for you
But I make it pretty good until that moon comes shining through
And that I get so doggone lonesome
[ guitar ] Time stands still when you're a waitin' sometimes I think my heart is stoppin' too
One lonely hour seems forever sixty minutes more to wait for you
But I guess I'll keep waitin' till you're with me cause I believe that loving you is right
But I don't care if the sun don't rise tomorrow if I can't have you with me tonight
Well I know I'll keep on loving you cause true love can't be killed
I ought to get you off of my mind but I guess I never will
I could have a dozen others but I know I'd love you still
Cause I get so doggone lonesome
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7.

REMEMBER ME (I'M THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU)

(Stuart Hamblen)
« © '49 Anne Rachel Music, ASCAP / Hamblen Music, ASCAP »
When you're all alone and blue no one to tell your troubles to
Remember me I'm the one who loves you
When this old world turned you down not a true friend can be found
Remember me I'm the one who loves you

And through all kinds of weather you'll find I'll never change
Through the sunshine and the shadows I'll always be the same
We're together right or wrong where you go I'll tag along
Remember me I'm the one who loves you
[ guitar ] And through all kinds of weather...
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8.

I WAS THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED

(Jimmie Davis - Fern Jones)
« © '57 Peer International, BMI »
There are some people who say we cannot tell
Whether we are saved or whether all is well
They say we only can hope and trust that it is so
Well I was there when it happened and so I guess I ought to know

Yes I know when Jesus saved me (saved my soul)
The very moment he forgave me (made me hope)
He took away my heavy burden Lord he gave me peace within (peace within)
Satan can't make me doubt it (I won't doubt it)
It's real and I'm gonna shout it (I'm gonna shout it)
I was there when it happened and so I guess I ought to know
[ guitar ] I don't care who tells me salvation is not real
Though the world may argue that we cannot feel
The heavy burdens lifted and the vile sins go
I was there when it happened and so I guess I ought to know

Yes I know when Jesus saved me...
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9.

I WALK THE LINE

(Johnny Cash)
« © '56 House Of Cash, BMI »
Mhm I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine I walk the line
[ guitar ] Mhm I find it very very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day's through
Yes I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
Because you're mine I walk the line
[ guitar ] Mhm as sure as night is dark and day is light
I keep you on my mind both day and night
And happiness I've known proves that it's right
Because you're mine I walk the line
[ guitar ] Mhm you've got a way to keep me on your side
You give me cause for love that I can't hide
For you I know I'd ever try to turn the tide
Because you're mine I walk the line
[ guitar ] Mhm I keep a close watch...
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10.

WRECK OF THE OLD 97

(Johnny Cash - Bob Johnson - Norman Blake)
« © '57 Unichappell Music, BMI / Slapich Music, BMI »
They gave him his orders at Monroe Virginia sayin' Steve you're way behind time
This is not 38 this is old 97 put her into Spencer on time
Well he turned around and said to his big greasy fireman
Hey shovel on a little more coal
And when we cross that White Oak Mountain watch old 97 roll
[ guitar ] It's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville in a line on a three mile grade
It was on that grade that he lost his air brakes see what a jump we made
He was goin' down the grade making 90 miles an hour
His whistle broke into a scream
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle
A scalded to death by the steam
Now all you ladies you better take a warning from this time on and learn
Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband
He may leave you and never return
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11.

FOLSOM PRISON BLUES

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

When I was just a baby my mama told me son
Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and I cry
[ guitar ] I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
They're prob'ly drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars
Well I know I had it comin' I know I can't be free
But those people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me
[ guitar ] Well if they freed me from this prison if 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 want to stay
Then I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
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12.

DOIN' MY TIME

(Jimmie Skinner)
« © '51 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
On this old rock pile with a ball and chain
They call me by a number not a name Lord Lord
Gotta do my time I gotta do my time
With an aching heart want that girl of mine

You can hear my hammer you can hear my song
Gonna swing it like John Henry all day long Lord Lord
Gotta do my time I gotta do my time
With an aching heart want that girl of mine
[ guitar ] When that old judge looked down at me
Said I'll put you in that penitentiary Lord Lord
Gotta do my time gotta do my time
With an aching heart want that girl of mine
[ guitar ] Well now it won't be long just a few more days
They'll let me out of here I'm gonna stay Lord Lord
With that gal of mine with that gal of mine
She's waited for me while I've done my time
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