DAVID ALLAN COE
I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY
(Columbia JC-36489)
June/1980
Produced by Billy Sherrill
Reggie Young, Ken Bell, Dick Betts, Boomer Castleman - guitar
Pete Drake, Dale Seigfreid - steel
Henry Strzelecki, Ron Bledsoe, Ralph Ezell - bass
Kenny Malone, Owen Hale - drums
Buddy Spicher - fiddle
Steve Nathan, Chalmer Davis - piano/keyboards
Jimmy English - banjo
Vocals:
Guy Clark, Bill Anderson, Dickey Betts, Kris Kristofferson, Larry Jon Wilson, George Jones
Recorded:
1976, Columbia Studios, Nashville 1976, Pete's Place, Nashville
1.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY
(David A. Coe)
« © '76 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
I've got somethin' say boys I've got somethin' to say
Just as soon as I find a way boys I've got somethin' to say
I was standin' in an alley one dark lonely night
There were three or four shotguns waitin' to fight
Now me and the devil we were seein' the light lookin' for someplace to run
And I said I've got somethin' say boys...
I caught my wife with a couple of friends
I was just slippin' out they were just slippin' in
I was too hurt to laugh I was too sick to grin watchin' the women I love
And I said I've got somethin' say boys...
The cop on the gate swore that I was insane
Cause me and my pistol tried boardin' a plane
Now we were both loaded and it's hard to explain how we'd ever gotten that far
And I said I've got somethin' say boys...
I was the first one to get the last laugh
When they said my son was too old for the draft
That's when the government gave me the shaft drafted my daughter instead
And I said I've got somethin' say boys...
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2.
BACK TO ATLANTA
(David A. Coe)
« © '76 Careers Music, BMI »
If she knew that I was here with you there ain't no doubt about what she would do
So let's get dressed and I'll be on my way
You knew that I was passing through I never meant to stay
And I think I'd better go back to Atlanta before my conscience makes a fool of me
I never should have stepped across love's Mason Dixon line
And I think it's time to go back to Atlanta
[ ac.guitar ]
I've been on the road a long long time she was out of sight and out of mind
But she still wears my ring upon her hand
All that I could be to you is just a one night stand
And I think I'd better go...
Yes I think I'd better go back to Atlanta
Yes I think I'd better go back to Atlanta
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3.
I COULD NEVER GIVE YOU UP (FOR SOMEONE ELSE)
(David A. Coe)
« © '76 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
Don't you ever doubt my love cause you fit me like a glove
And I could never give you up for someone else
Honey I won't do you wrong and I've been loving you too long
And I could never give you up for someone else
When it comes to lovin' honey you can sure put out the flame
No other woman ever could now ain't that a shame
You lay heavy on my mind you're the best love I could find
And I could never give you up for someone else
If you ever have to go honey please don't let me go
Cause I could never give you up for someone else
When it comes to lovin' honey...
[ guitar ]
If you ever have to go...
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4.
TAKE IT EASY RIDER
(David A. Coe)
« © '76 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
Take it easy rider you can make it easy rider
There's no one to stop you doesn't it look easy rider now
Take it easy rider...
Well I saw my first rodeo in Amarillo Texas
I bought my first chestnut mare up in Tennessee
Bustin' broncs is more than just a way to make a livin'
Horses were like women they was fast and fancy free
Singin' take it easy rider...
I saw Shirley Stroker up in Pan Head West Virginia
Her and Connie Shovelhead was standin' in the rain
Both of 'em were dressers Lord they sure were lookin' pretty
Motorcycle fever has almost drove me insane
Singin' take it easy rider...
Eighteen wheels were rollin' when I climbed up in that Kenworth
Me oh my that semi was the apple of my eye
Horses trucks and motorcycles sure makes life worth livin'
Hope I never see that day I kiss 'em all goodbye
Singin' take it easy rider...
Take it easy rider...
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5.
GREAT NASHVILLE RAILROAD DESISTER
(Bobby Braddock - Rafe VanHoy)
« © '76 Tree Publishing, BMI »
One sultry summer morning in the year of 19-18
Three hundred men with ebony skin pulled out of Union Station
Headed out of Nashville for western Tennessee
Homeward bound cause Uncle Sam closed down the munitions factory
At that very moment on the Cheatham County line
Old No 1 train from Memphis was runnin' way behind
Buck in the smokey club car a Memphis gamblin' man
Said gentlemen I'm foldin' these cards cause I drew a dead man's hand
A young man in a milk truck out near Dutchman's Grade
Said my God two trains one track then he closed his eyes and he prayed
A sister from the orphan's home made a cross upon her chest
Cause a one iron beast was comin' from the east
And another one was comin' from the west
The birds flew from the treetops as the impact shook the ground
The scaming wheels and the grinding steel could be hard for miles around
The birds flew from the treetops...
Now every July 9th a few miles west of town
To this day some folks will say you can hear that mournful sound
One sultry summer morning in the year of 19-18
Three hundred men with ebony skin pulled out of Union Station
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6.
HANK WILLIAMS JUNIOR JUNIOR
(Dickey Betts - Bonnie Bramlett)
« © '76 Blackwood Music, BMI / Pangola Publishing, BMI »
I ain't gonna call Hank Williams Jr Jr anymore
Even though I know what all his daddy done before
Hank weighs close to two hundred pounds and he stands about six foot four
And it's hard to call Hank Williams Jr Jr anymore
Just a little bit of Waylon sure goes a long way
But old Tex Ritter rode his horse and that was hell to pay
Willie said don't nobody lay a hand on the bay
Jimmie Rodgers is the only reason that I'm standin' here today
And I ain't gonna call Hank Williams...
[ guitar ]
Hank sang it all right from the heart took the whole world by surprise
Stood right next to Elvis in Memphis and looked him straight in the eyes
Ten years later young Bocephus busted through the door
And I just can't call Hank Williams Jr Jr anymore
I ain't gonna call Hank Williams...
Ten years later young Bocephus...
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7.
GET A LITTLE DIRT ON YOUR HANDS
(Bill Anderson)
« © '63 Tree Publishing, BMI / Songs Of Universal, BMI »
[ with Bill Anderson ]
(When I was a little boy daddy used to say to me son
We got a lotta land we got a lotta work to be done
Go get your marbels put 'em in the house tear down your castles in the sand
Come with your pappy to the cotton patch and get a little dirt on your hands
Get a little dirt on your hands)
Get a little dirt on your hands boy get a little dirt on your hands
If you're gonna grow up to be a big big man
Get a little dirt on your hands get a little dirt on your hands
[ guitar ]
Well I reached twenty one and I thought I was a pretty big wheel
Left the country for the city met a slicker with a shady deal
He siad hold up the bank boy take all the money and run as fast as you can
The only way you'll ever get along in this world is to get a little dirt on your hands
Get a little dirt on your hands
Get a little dirt on your hands son...
Well it's four in the morning and the warden is a calling my name
Says he's teachin' me a lesson gonna send me out to work in the rain
Dig that ditch boy fill it up I'm wantin' you to understand
The only way to straighten out a guy like you is to get a little dirt on his hands
Get a little dirt on his hands
(Hey David got a little dirt on those hands boy yeah
If you wanna grow up to be a big big man
But remember that ol' Whispering Bill have told you in this sing
Get a little dirt on those hands)
Get a little dirt on your hands son...
Get a little dirt on your hands son I got a little dirt on my hands
(Get a little dirt on your hands)
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8.
IF YOU'LL HOLD THE LADDER
(Buzz Rabin - Sara Busby)
« © '76 Screen Gems Music, BMI »
Baby you're the only dream I've ever had come true
There's so much more to reach for thanks to you
Now I can climb this mountain babe there was a time I'd stop
If you'll just hold the ladder baby I'll climb to the top
If you'll just stand beside me all the way
I'll do all the things that didn't matter yesterday
Hey and I'll be everything this man can be before I stop
If you'll just hold the ladder baby I'll climb to the top
[ steel ]
Things just started changing with your touch
Yesterday tomorrow just could not mean as much
Now I'll be everything this man can be before I stop
If you'll just hold the ladder baby I'll climb to the top
If you'll just hold the ladder baby I'll climb to the top
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9.
THIS BOTTLE IN MY HAND
(David A. Coe)
« © '76 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
[ with George Jones ]
(Last week he spent hos whole paycheck on whiskey
I know Friday night he'll do it all again
Oh he'll drink till he falls down then he'll order one more round
And then go home with that bottle in his hand)
And they only thing I can hold on to is this bottle in my hand
I know I'll never have to share it with any other man
I'm so glad you introduced us and I'll do the best I can
To be faithful to this bottle in my hand
[ fiddle ]
She told George that changing diapers could sure become a drug
And to clean the house and cook for him was not her kind of bag
She said he needed someone who would love and understand
Then she left his with that bottle in his hand
(And the only thing I can count on now is this bottle in my hand
I know I'll never have to share it oh with any other man
I'm so glad you introduced us ah I'll do the best I can
To be faithful to this bottle in my hand)
Yes we'll be faithful to this bottle in my hand
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10.
TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT TOO
(David A. Coe)
« © '76 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
Take this job and shove it too where the sun don't never shine
This ain't the first job I ever quit and I know it won't be my last
Paycheck who knows after today you may be a thing of the past
I'm so tired of workin' like a dog there's gotta be a better way
Bills hell if I thought about bills I'd've never had the nerve to say
[ guitar ]
This old brewery's gettin' me down it's the same thing beer after beer
Foreman that's sure some promotion they should've named me fool of the year
I've lost more'n a couple of friends I'd of much rather gotten a raise
Boss hell I don't want to be boss workin' these people like slaves
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11.
LOVIN' YOU COMES SO NATURAL
(David A. Coe - Curtis Buck - Jimmy Lancaster)
« © '79 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
I know that the hardest thing I ever had to do
Was walkin' out on her to run to you
I'm leavin' town without her now cause that's the way I came
I know your love is waiting and it's time to catch a train
Lovin' you comes so natural anymore lovin' her was a chore
With you it's so easy lovin' you comes so natural anymore
She kept tryin' to make me change into somebody new
That was just too hard for me to do
Givin' it ain't easy honey I found out the hard way
With the games I've had to play till I could get to you
Lovin' you comes so natural...
Lovin' you comes so natural...
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