lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

LAURA (WHAT HE'S GOT THAT I AIN'T GOT)

(Leon Ashley - Margie Singleton) « © '67 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
Laura hold these hands and count my fingers
Laura touch these lips you once desired
Lay your head upon my chest and hear my heart beat
Gently run your fingers through my hair

Touch these ears that's listened to your wishes
And most of them fullfilled that's a lot
Let your soft gentle hands caress my body
Then tell me what he's got that I ain't got

Tell me what he's got that I can't give you
It must be something I was born without
You took an awful chance to be with another man
So tell me what he's got that I ain't got

Laura see these walls that I built for you
Laura see this carpet that I layed
See those fancy curtains on the windows
Touch those satin pillows on your bed

Laura count the dresses in your closet
Note the name upon the checkbook in your bag
And if there's time before I pull the trigger
Then tell me what he's got that I ain't got

Tell me what he's got that I can't give you...
Laura tell me what he's got that I ain't got
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2.

BREAK MY MIND

(John D. Loudermilk) « © '66 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Baby oh baby
Tell the man at the ticket stand that you've changed your mind
Let me run on out and tell the cab to keep his meter flyin'
Cause if you say goodbye to me babe you're gonna break my mind

Break my mind break my mind
No I just can't stand to hear them big jet engines whine
Break my mind break my mind oh Lord
Cause if you leave me you're gonna leave a babblin' fool behind
[ guitar ] Baby oh baby
Let me take your suitcase off of the scales in time
Tell the man that you've suddenly developed a thing about flyin'
Cause if you say goodbye to me babe you're gonna break my mind

Break my mind break my mind...
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3.

BRANDED MAN

(Merle Haggard) « © '67 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am
But they won't let my secret go untold
I paid the debt I owed 'em but they're still not satisfied
Now I'm a branded man out in the cold

When they let me out of prison I held my head up high
Determined I would rise above the shame
But no matter where I'm living a black mark follows me
I'm branded with a number on my name
[ guitar ] If I live to be a hundred I guess I'll never clear my name
Cause everybody knows I've been in jail
No matter where I'm living I got to tell 'em where I been
Or they'll send me back to prison if I fail

I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am...
Now I'm a branded man out in the cold
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4.

WINE TAKE ME AWAY

(Tommy Collins - Merle Haggard) « © '67 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Warm red wine you know that place where you take me sometimes
Where my caress have wings and fly right off my shoulder
Where I leave my cares behind and for a while have peace of mind
Help me friend of mine wine take me away

When my life becomes a grind when I'm weary and tired
Then I'll tell myself I need a short vacation
Got to leave this lonely town and you're the quickest way I found
Help me friend of mine wine take me away

Wine take me away where I can lose myself
Take me where I can't even see the light of day
It's my life and I'm gonna live it it's my will and I'm gonna give it
Help me friend of mine wine take me away
Help me friend of mine wine take me away
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5.

BIRMINGHAM

(Tommy Collins) « © '66 Red River Songs, BMI »
I've never been so blue as I am now in this old town
You don't know how homesick I am to see the streets of my hometown
I left in search of greener grass but oh what a fool I am
There's just no place that I have found with greener grass than Birmingham

Birmingham Alabam...
[ piano - guitar ] I'm gonna buy some big red roses for my girl when I come home
There's nothing good enough to bring the little girl who wears my ring
And I'm goin' there just as soon as I can back to my hometown
And I'll never say goodbye to them that little girl in Birmingham

Birmingham Alabam...
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6.

WHATCHA GONNA DO NOW

(Tommy Collins) « © '54 Central Songs, BMI »
Well back in the country a few years ago
There was sure a lot about the girls I didn't know
I wondered how to steal a kiss but I was so shy
I wondered a million times every time I'd try

What am I gonna do now well I don't know how
And the girls started asking whatcha gonna do now

Well I was gettin' sweet on the neighbor's daughter Lou
She was cute and sassy and kinda bold too
She told me she'd show me what it's all about
She was gonna teach me how to knock 'em out

Holding hands and making eyes I learned in lesson one
Lou was my teacher and school sure was fun
How to put my arms around came in lesson two
She said now you're ready to learn somethin' new

Whatcha gonna do now you gotta show me how
Oh don't keep me waitin' whatcha gonna do now
[ guitar ] I took her to the cake walk at the country school
She was hangin' on to me and she wouldn't turn me loose
Girls started making eyes I guess it made Lou sore
She took me to the moonlight said I gotta teach you more

Kisses by the dozen hugs to beat the ban
I yelled and I pleaded I'm just one little man
Lou was sure excited need I tell you more
And then I saw a gleam that I never saw before

Whatcha gonna do now oh how
You do know how whatcha gonna do now
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7.

CINCINNATI OHIO

(Bill Anderson) « © '64 Johnny Bienstock Music, BMI »
One more hour and I'll be home close my eyes and rest my bones
Can't be more than a mile or so from Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati Ohio

Cincinnati where the river winds cross the Mason and the Dixie Line
Heaven waits for me I know in Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati Ohio

I guess perhaps the memories got too strong
Grabbed me by the heart strings and pulled me home
I got to thinkin' bout some friends I know
In Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati Ohio

Cincinnati where the river winds...
[ guitar - steel ] I walked half way from Lewieville
Now there she lies at the foot of the hill
Shining like a jewel in the valley below
In Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati Ohio

Cincinnati where the river winds...
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8.

YOU'RE EVERYTHING TO ME

(Tommy Collins - Raymond Rush) « © '66 Red River Songs, BMI »
Like the picture to an artist that's painted just right
Like the good song to a singer it's pure joy and delight
Like the heavens to an eagle like flowers to a bee
They're everything they live for like you're everything for me

Like springtime to a robin when things begin to grow
Like the pony to a cowboy for the big time rodeo
Like the outside to a prisoner when at last he set free
They're everything they live for like you're everything for me

You're my springtime and my good times you're what I look forward to
Without you there's no meaning to anything I'd do
Like candy to a little child like the sailor likes the sea
They're everything they live for like you're everything for me
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9.

SAM HILL

(Tommy Collins) « © '64 Central Songs, BMI »
There's a certain hill outside of town called Sam Hill
And a certain guy used to go there every day
They said a certain girl lived up in Sam Hill
Oh a pretty girl not have to the city ways

This certain guy would come down the hill a smilin'
A headin' back for town at the crack of dawn
And he had 'em all a wonderin' what he was doin'
Yeah a wonderin' what the Sam Hill's goin' on

We knew this certain guy was not a gold miner
Cause he never took a shovel or pick
He only took a little box of candy
And disappeared in Sam Hill mighty quick

We'd tried to follow him to his destination
But he had a secret path and soon he was gone
And he had us all a wonderin' what he was a doin'
Yeah a wonderin' what the Sam Hill's goin' on
[ guitar ] I know that you have wondered too about Sam Hill
You've prob'bly said what the Sam Hill's goin' on
All I can say and answer to your question
Is the goin's on are still goin' on

This certain guy's still takin' up his candy
He's 99 and all his youth is gone
But he climbs that hill and still comes down a smillin'
And we're a wonderin' what the Sam Hill's goin' on

Wish I knew what the Sam Hill's goin' on
He won't tell us what the Sam Hill's goin' on
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10.

NO LOVE HAVE I

(Tommy Collins) « © '55 Central Songs, BMI »
A man can be happy without money
But he must have some love in his life
I've lost you and now I'm so lonely
Lonely cause no love have I

I'd trade my life for a beggar
If he had someone close by his side
Sometimes I can't keep from crying
Crying cause no love have I
[ fiddle ] I know that I must keep on livin'
But it's so hard to hold my head high
My wordly possessions mean nothing
Nothing cause no love have I

I'd trade my life for a beggar...
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11.

ROLL TRUCK ROLL

(Tommy Collins) « © '66 Central Songs, BMI »
I'm going down to Feather River Canyon
I gotta go down Donner Summit is closed
Another eighty miles and I sure am lonesome
Cause I'll be late gettin' home

Roll truck roll take me to my baby I'm tired of bein' alone
Roll truck roll I wanna see my baby roll me truck roll me on home

One of these days I'm gonna quit this old road when I've saved enough money
Gonna buy me a place back home and live a little just me and my kids and my honey
Mama said that little Tom is not doing too well in school
Said he keeps talking about his daddy that he hardly knows
The teacher said that he just sits at his desk all day
And draws the pictures of trucks
I guess I know what that means and what it shows
Why I'm not home three months out of the year
And here lately it's showing on me too
I saw a lot of the country at first and I really like it then
But anymore there's just none of it new
Ooh what a long old ball this has been
And had rain most of the way and now it's beginning to pour
Sure looks cold with that wind blowing up the canyon
But I gotta keep my spirits up so I guess I'll just sing a little more

I'm going down to Feather River Canyon...
Roll truck roll take me to my baby...
Roll me truck roll me on home
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