lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTIAN

(Harlan Howard - Lawrence Reynolds) « © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Mr Jones this car you sold me isn't all that I desired
You swore it was young and healthy now I find it's old and tired
But a deal's a deal you tell me and there's nothing to be done
Mr Jones I'd like you better if you robbed me with a gun

You're a Sunday morning Christian sir singing louder than the rest
Beg forgiveness at the altar with your chin down on your chest
But tomorrow will be Monday you'll revert back to your ways
Gougin' kickin' cheatin' shovin' with no thoughts of God or lovin'
Don't let me stand in your way surely God will forgive you next Sunday
[ guitar ] Mrs Smith your fine attendance shows the Christian life you live
But I know your little secret you expect God to forgive
You'll kiss your husband Monday morning see him safely on his way
Then get ready for your lover it's a long time till Sunday

You're a Sunday morning Christian ma'm...
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2.

UNCLE SAM (I'M A PATRIOT)

(Harlan Howard) « © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Uncle Sam I work hard every day
But there ain't much left when I draw my pay
Then I hear you're givin' those millions away
To somebody outside the USA

Uncle Sam Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam I'm a patriot yes I am
And even though you made me mad as cane
If you need me Uncle just call my name

Now the little dirt farmer works all of his life
And leaves eight dollars to his kids and wife
While the big land owner is a millionare
He made it by lettin' his land stand bare

Uncle Sam Uncle Sam...
[ guitar ] I get choked up every time I hear
The national anthem loud and clear
And though I've got a complaint or two
You can write my name in red white and blue

Uncle Sam Uncle Sam...
Uncle Sam Uncle Sam...
Uncle Sam Uncle Sam...
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3.

WE DIDN'T BUILD THIS WORLD

(Harlan Howard) « © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
There's too much hatin' goin' on not enough lovin'
Not enough helping hands too much pushin' and shovin'
Too many lazy people lookin' for a hand out
Too many cold and hungry children walkin' about

We didn't build this world but we can change it rearrange it
With God's help we can change it
[ guitar ] There's too much shoutin' and shootin' bullets flyin'
Too many young men dyin' too many mamas cryin'
Too many people hidin' their heads in the sand
When they oughta be livin' and lovin' workin' and changin' this land

We didn't build this world...
[ guitar ] There's too much meaness here not enough kindness
Too many things that's wrong too many people with blindness
We can put a great big smile on the Lord above
But He needs our help and the very first step is a thing called love

We didn't build this world...
We didn't build this world...
Lord we didn't build this world...
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4.

THAT LITTLE BOY WHO FOLLOWS ME

(Harlan Howard) « © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
A careful man I want to be a little youngster follows me
I do not dare to go astray in fear he might go that same way
I cannot once escape his eyes and what he sees me do he tries
Like me he says he wants to be that little boy who follows me

Now he thinks that I'm so big and fine he believes every single word of mine
Lord the bad in me please don't let him see I wish that I could much stronger be
I must remember as I go through summer's sun and winter's snow
I'm molding for eternity that little boy who follows me
Yes I'm molding for eternity that little boy that follows me
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5.

WORLD IS WEIGHING HEAVY ON MY MIND

(Harlan Howard) « © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
While we're drinking our martinis there's a little child that's starving in Biafra
And the good life that I'm living makes me happy but not blind
I see my neighbors dying for the freedom that I always took for granted
And the world is weighing heavy on my mind

As I hold and kiss my woman and caress our healthy children I feel sympathy
For the lonely souls that search for love but never find
And I wish to God they had the love and happiness that I've got
For their tears are weighing heavy on my mind

God I thank you for my blessin's and I'll try hard to deserve 'em
And each day I hope I'm better than the day I left behind
But I see the poor and sad Lord and they're needin' you so bad Lord
Won't you help 'em find the happiness in life you've given mine

Now I'll give a word of comfort to a stranger who is down and need a buddy
And I'll try to be the kind of friend we seek but seldom find
And I'll give a little more than I've received of human kindness
For the world is weighing heavy on my mind
This old world is weighing heavy on my mind
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6.

SHE CALLED ME BABY

(Harlan Howard) « © '61 Central Songs, BMI »
She called me baby baby all night long
Used to hold and kiss me till the dawn
Then one day I awoke and she was gone
There's no more baby baby all night long

She called me baby baby all night long
Lift me up so high she made me strong
And now each night in dreams just like a song
I still hear baby baby all night long

She called me baby sweet baby all night long good Lord
Kissed my tears away when things went wrong
Oh what I'd give if that girl would just come back home
And call me baby baby sweet sweet baby all night long
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7.

THREE CHEERS FOR THE GOOD GUYS

(Harlan Howard) « © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
How's about three cheers for the good guys
Those who work hard every week
And get a tear upon their cheek
When they see old glory waving in the breeze

Yeah how's about three cheers for the good guys
Who feed their kids and love their wife
And lead a very normal life
And never make the headlines or TV
They pay the bills they also fight the wars
They think this land is well worth fighting for
So how's about three cheers for the good guys
And thank God if we're cheering for you
[ guitar ] How's about three cheers for the good guys
They don't march and they don't shout
So you never read about
The quiet man who are the backbone of our land

Yeah how's about three cheers for the good guys
Mowing lawns and fixing bikes
Taking youngsters out on hikes
And read the news and try to understand
He's Catholic he's Protestant and Jew
He's every creed and color rase and hue
So how's about three cheers for the good guys
And thank God if we're cheering for you
Yeah thank God if we're cheering for you
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8.

BETTER GET YOUR PRIDE BACK BOY

(Harlan Howard) « © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I'm just a truck driver and I don't think I know it all
But son you got thoughts in your mind that I don't understand at all
They're needin' you boy and you're sittin' around in your coffee house
Now whatcha gonna do when your woman begs you save her from a mouse

You'd better get your pride back boy better get your pride back boy
That's the most important thing that the Lord ever gave you
[ guitar ] You're a good looking boy and I know them bullets could harm you
You're bound to be scared but there's things that a man's just got to do
If you don't get yourself some backbone one of these days
Some bullys gonna take your woman and kick sand in your face

You'd better get your pride back...
You'd better get your pride back...
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9.

MR. PROFESOR

(Harlan Howard) « © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Mr Profesor you're well educated I know
But some things that you quote to your youngsters has troubled me so
They're under your influence so hear my cry in the night
And if you go changin' the good kids we sent you be sure that you're right
On the subject of God if you have any doubts don't discuss 'em
For a teacher should teach and a preacher should preach
Not betrayin' the people that trust 'em
We sent you a good Christian boy and he knows right from wrong
Beware of the danger don't send us a stranger back home
[ fiddle ] Now if you look down with a cynical frown on us workin' slobs
All I can see is the taxes we pay created your jobs
Don't turn our kids loose on the world with a messed up mind
Just help 'em learnin' not marchin' and burnin' and we'll like it fine
I've heard that you tell kids to run from the draft if they can
Well his dad didn't run and if he's daddy's son he'll handle his fate like a man
Don't build a wall between them and the people outside
For life's what it is make 'em men not a coward that runs and hides
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10.

I CARE

(Harlan Howard) « © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I care I care for you I wish you well in all you do
Cause I care I swer I care
I care and friend I mean if you're white or black or green
It just don't matter I care I care for you

If this cold world's gonna get warmer I've gotta do my part
I've gotta stop livin' for myself and start
Givin' all the love that's deep in my heart
Cause I care I care for you if you're yellow red white or blue
It just don't matter friend I care I care for you
We're all God's children friend and I care I care for you

If this cold world's gonna get warmer...
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11.

LITTLE MORE TIME

(Harlan Howard) « © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
(With only a little more time)

Every once in a while there's someone
Whose life is like a comet flashin' across the sky
Men of great talent with things to tell us
And it seems like all too soon those kinds seem to die
Now Stephen Foster was one of these gifted people
His down to earth songs turned the whole world on
But then like most people who are sent here on a mission
All too soon young Stephen was gone

A little more time a little more time
Oh the songs he might have wrote
Tender words and pretty notes
With only a little more time

Another man I feel was sent here on a mission was John F Kennedy
A man loved and respected by I guess just about everyone
And I suppose we were all guilty of takin' him for granted
His love for humanity and the many fine things that he done
Now he wanted this to be a better world but all too soon this great man died
And as we gathered around our radios that afternoon
The whole world stopped a little while and it cried

A little more time a little more time
So much to do so little done
But the victory's he might have won
With only a little more time

And looking back down the pages of history
The greatest influence for good there ever was Jesus
And his spite of all the obstacles in his path
Look at the legacy of hope that he gave us
And as I look around me at those who live by his teachings
And bless the day of his birth
I can't help but feel this would be a whole lot better world
If he could have spent a little more time on this earth

A little more time a little more time
Peace on earth might really be today if only he
Just had a little more time
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12.

CHOKIN' KIND

(Harlan Howard) « © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I only meant to love you don't you know it babe
Why couldn't you be contented with the love I gave
I've given you my heart but now you want my mind
Your love scares me to death girl it's the chokin' kind

You can kill a man with bullets poison or a knife
But it hurts him more to take his pride and run his life
Whatever it is you want girl Lord I hope you find
But that hat don't fit my head it's the chokin' kind
[ guitar ] When you fall in love again girl take a tip from me
If you don't like the peaches walk on by the tree
Find what you want and keep it treat it sweet and kind
But let it breathe don't make your love the chokin' kind

Oh baby bye bye baby bye bye baby bye bye oh baby bye bye
Bye bye baby baby bye bye
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