lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

RUBY PLEASE BRING YOUR LOVE TO TOWN

(Mel Tillis - Sheb Wooley) « © '69 Cedarwood Publishing, BMI »
Ruby I just dropped my last quarter in this phone
Can you talk Ruby or is your old man home oh he is
Tell him that you're goin' to see that poor sick Widow Brown
Ruby please bring your love to town

Don't put on your miniskirt till you get out in the car
Ruby you know where I'll be you'll find me in some bar
When you walk in that door you're gonna recognize my sound
Yehaw hi there Ruby please bring your love to town
Lightin' up Ruby

I'll be glad to buy the drinks if you'll just bring your purse
You know it really hurts me to ask but it hurts not to drink worse
So Ruby get that thing in gear don't let it touch the ground
Ruby please bring your love to town

Don't let the doorknob hit you as you walk out the door
Let me tell you Ruby big Ben is ready to roar
By the time you get here I'll be pawing up the ground
Ruby please bring your love to town
So we can fool around
Just let your hair hang down
You know that mine hangs down
Let big Ben down
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2.

CARROLL COUNTY ACCIDENT NO. 2

(Bob Ferguson - Sheb Wooley) « © '69 Warden Music, BMI »
When I was born the folks around they did dispare
Cause I was born with all my teeth and long black hair
They couldn't decide what to name me Percy Bruce or Kent
So they just called me the Carroll County Accident

I was two feet high and had a winning smile
And baul you could hear me for a country mile
Soon I was six years old and off to school I went
But they still called me the Carroll County Accident

When I was seventeen I had a girl or two
Boy I dug them girls and I still do
I would say sweet words and pay them compliments
But they called me the Carroll County Accident

When I was twenty five that was a very good year
Cause all I did was lay around and drink cold beer
My popa had a car with all the fenders bent
It was caused by the Carroll County Accident
[ guitar ] I went down to Kelly's bar again last night
Some son of gun in there he wanted to start a fight
He hit me and right through Kelly's wall I went hello wall
Caused another Caroll County Accident

Now they had a waitress there oh she was a dear
So I explained that the two dollars was for the beer
Soon I bought her a wedding dress made out of print
And now she's Mrs Carroll County Accident
She's married to the Carroll County Accident
I think we're gonna have another little Accident
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3.

YET

(Sheb Wooley) « © '69 Channel Music, ASCAP »
(Although you're gone yet I'm here at home yet)

Oh honey I remember so well the day you left me
You said you was goin' down to the pet shop
To get some food for the baby
I wondered why you took your suitcase
And you said you said Ben you stay here and rock the baby
And I want you to know I'm rockin' him yet
Course it's workin' a little hardship on me
Now that the kid's in high school
Oh honey our little boy has grown up so fast
Why just the other day he got in a fight
And you should'd have seen the way
He hit this other kid over the head with his purse
I was so proud of him

(I feel so blue yet cause I miss you yet)

Somebody told me that you wanted to get an annulment
Well heck honey why didn't you say that's what you wanted
And I'd a got you that instead of that Jaguar
Cause you never did like that cat anyhow
I know he scratched you a little bit
I don't blame you to tell you the truth
When I think about how long you've been gone
I get such a funny funny feelin' right in here
I do honey feels almost like my heart is gonna attack me
Yet I wait here in the dark
The light company shut off all the juice you knew that
I sit here and I listen
Just hopin' I'll hear some ole familar sound
Like the car hittin' the side of the garage
Or you stubblin' up the stairs carryin' your big ole bowling ball
If you ever do honey I just want you to know
I'll be right here yet

(Although you're gone yet I'm here at home yet)
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4.

BIG SWEET JOHN

(Jimmy Dean - Sheb Wooley) « © '69 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
(Big John big John)

He arrived every morning at the beauty shop
In his pink sports car with his chartruse top
Kinda narrow at the shoulder and wide in the rear
Everybody knew there was somethin' kinda queer about John
(Big John Big John) Big Sweet John

He wore pink pedalpushers and nylon hose
And purple wedgies with open toes
He drank his milk from a dirty ole glass
Everybody knowed you didn't give no sass to Big John

Somebody said he came from out in LA
Where he got in some trouble and he had to run away
A smashin' blow from his mighty purse
Put a California feller in the back of a hearse big John did
(Big John Big John) Big Sweet John (Big John)

Then came the day back in forty four
When John said boys I'm off to the war
I'll join the wacks we'll serve Aunt Sam
But John couldn't pass the physical exam

All the girls at the beauty salon
Said there's one good thing about Big Sweet John
Whether it was Pat or Bruce or Mike
He never met a man that he didn't like
(Big John Big John) Big Sweet John

Big John turned hippie out in LA
Where everybody knew he was really gay
He just looked at them with that big ole grin
Said I'll see you next week at the love-in
(Big John Big John) Big Sweet John (Big John)
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5.

FOOLISH QUESTIONS

(Arthur Smith) « © '65 Clay Music, BMI / Fort Knox Music, BMI / Trio Music, BMI »
Ya'll have heard about foolish questions and no doubt you wondered why
That a person who would ask 'em expects a sensible reply
Did you ever bring a girl a box of candy say right after tea
You notice how she'll grab it and she'll say is this for me

Foolish questions you should answer when you can
No the candy's for your daddy and momma and John the hired hand
I just wanted you to see it now I'm gonna take it away
Wadn't that a foolish question you'll hear 'em nearly every day

Then you all have seen the man who meets you on your way
He'll ask you where are you going and he'll listen while you say
That you goin' to the funeral of poor ole brother Ned
And just as soon as you've told him he'll say is Ned dead

Foolish question this should be your reply
No we thought we'd have the funeral then later on he'd die
Brother Ned was so original he wanted it that way
Now wasn't that a foolish question you hear 'em nearly every day

Suppose an elevator boy forgets to close that door
And you should tumble down the shaft say about twenty seven floors
As you reach the bottom and you're laying there in earth
And the first person that comes along says are you hurt

Foolish question your dying words are no
I was in an awful hurry and this elevator runs to slow
I find I save an awful lot of time by coming down this way
Now wasn't that a foolish question you hear 'em nearly every day
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6.

HIS LINCOLN'S PARKED AT MARGIE'S AGAIN

(Tom T. Hall - Sheb Wooley) « © '69 Newkeys Music, BMI / Unichappell Music, BMI »
My picture's in the paper hey I must've had a quite a night
It says Big Ben Colder ridin' some old lady's bike
I hate to ask questions but as anybody know where I've been
My mind's in the quandary and his Lincoln's parked at Margie's again

I don't know why it's there maybe ran out of gas (it's possible)
Margie got mad she kicked me out on the grass
Since I got kicked out I wonder who's slippin' in
I'm watchin' that window cause his Lincoln's parked at Margie's again

Next Thursday it's my time to speak to the (AA) a PTA
If I told 'em bout Margie I wonder what they would say
I'll bet Bobby Bare would give me a satisfied grin (son of a gun)
Cause his wife's in the country and his Lincoln's parked at Margie's again

I wonder what they're doin' in there they just turn out the light
Margie is my girl and surely I don't think that's right
I think of bustender and say here's sure big ole sweet Ben
Cause I know she loves me but his Lincoln's parked at Margie's again
I think I know why he's there (son of a gun)
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7.

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY NO. 2

(Joe South - Sheb Wooley) « © '69 ATV Songs, BMI »
Oh that's got a good feelin' don't it kids
Oh I didn't expect all that enthusiasm

Once I lived a very simple life
I had a girl that loved me alright
Till she found out about my wife
That's a dirty rotten shame

I told my girl just the other day
Let's play the game that other people play
Dern if she didn't up and run away
Singing na na na na no no

Once a fella from the goverment
Said Uncle Sam ain't gonna pay your rent
So they put me in an army tent
And let me carry a gun hotdog

Well I met a fella down the way
He said he hadn't had a bite in days
So I bit him then I run away
Singing da da dah a ha ha
La la la da da lat'en da lat'en da

I took my girl to a fishin' hole
I even taught her how to hold a pole
I was hot but the beer was cold
And we didn't catch a thing I don't think

No need to be sour we can laugh by the hour
And we'll eat up all the flowers
While we frolick in the grass yes we will

Lat'en da da da

Oh we make one another (cry)
Break a heart and we say (goodbye)
Cross our hearts and we hope (to die)
That's a silly way to sing ain't it

Look around and tell me what you see
Is there anybody here that wants me
Hey lady you wanna play a little game with me
It's like the game that people play

Lat'en da lat'en da
We can have a good time I'm a lot of fun
Lat'en da lat'en da
Let's do it again get the words right kids
Lat'en da lat'en da
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8.

LIFE GETS TEE-JUS DON'T IT

(Carson J. Robison) « © '48 MCA Music, ASCAP »
The sun comes up and the sun goes down
The Hands on the clock they just keep goin' around
Oh I just get up and it's time to lay back down
Life gets tee-just don't it

My shoe's untied but I don't care
I ain't figurin' on goin' nowhere
I'd just have to wash and comb my hair
And that's just a waste of affort

The water in the well is gettin' lower and lower
But I don't use much water anymore
Now I've heard it said and it's true I'm sure
That too much bathin' it'll weaken you

My ole brown mule he must be sick
Cause I jobbed him in the rump with this pin on a stick
Well he humped his back but he wouldn't kick
And there's somethin' cock-eyed somewhere

Little ole mouse chewin' on the pantry door
Hi little mouse
He's been at it for a month or more
When he gets through boy is he gonna be sore
Cause there ain't a dern thing in there

Cow's gone dry and hens won't lay
And the fish quit bitin' last Saturday
Troubles pile up day by day
And now I'm gettin' dandruff

My ole hound dog is howlin' so forlorn
Arrrr arrrr yourself
He's the laziest dog that ever was born
He's howlin' cause he's settin' on a thorn
And he's just too dern lazy to move over

The tin roof leaks and the chimney leans
And there's a hole in the bottom of my ole blue jeans
And I just drank the last of my pork and beans
Well I guess I'll just go on the wagon
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9.

D-I-V-O-R-C-E NO. 2

(Bobby Braddock - Curly Putman - Sheb Wooley) « © '69 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Our little dog is six years old and he's smart as any darn kid
But when we mention the v-e-t well he darn near flips his lid
Like s-h-o-t shot or w-o-r-m worm
Ahh there's a word that makes him s-q-u-i-r-m squirm

His q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e starts today
Since he bit the v-e-t and he chased him plumb away
Well it caused me and my wife to have a big fight
And both of them bit me they did
Now I'm going to get a d-i-v-o-r-c-e

Why should'nt I they're in season this year

The q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e starts today
Both my wife and my little ole dog will soon get hauled away
So I spell out all of these words so my dog can't hear
I must admit my dog is acting q-u-e-r quer

Go away puppy now just leave me alone
You're actin' that way again you're q-u-e-r quer
Get off my leg now puppy leave me alone
Crazy little dog
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10.

WHERE DOES LIGHT GO (WHEN IT GOES OUT)

(Sheb Wooley) « © '69 Channel Music, ASCAP »
I saw a catfish in a book
And I saw a picture that's done been took
The only thing I really wonder about
Is where does the light go when it goes out

Did you ever see a big horse fly
I guess there's a pasteur up in the sky
I bet he's up there feelin' his oats
And showin' his heels to the lunar goats

I know he likes to run and play
And he chases the cows on the milkyway
These things are true I have no doubt
But where does the light go when it goes out

Once I saw a walking cane
I saw a window that had a pane
I know you get down off of a dump
But you don't get butter from a buttercup

A parakeet is only one
And a barrel of monkeys is a crowded bunch of monkies
The only thing I really wonder about
Is where does the light go when it goes out

If a lover's quarrel is just a little spat
Then a dandelion is a big sweet cat
You can't get tea from a teepee
But you can get a bark from a dogwood tree

Hail eagle is a sick ole bird
And superkalafragelistic is a big ole word
But the one thing I really wonder about
Is where does the light go when it goes out

You know it seems to be a mystery
That you can't get a coke from a coconut tree
You might see a catfish down by the hole
But you never did tell me how he held his pole

You can get a scent from a poor little skunk
But carry your clothes in a elephant's trunk
The only thing I really wonder about
Is where does the light go when it goes out
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