LANGUAGE OF LOVE
(RCA Victor LSP-2434)
October/1961
Produced by Chet Atkins
John D. Loudermilk - vocal/guitar/leader
Henry Strzelecki, Roy Huskey, Bobby Watts - bass
Buddy Harman, James Isbell - drums
Norro Wilson - piano/harpsichord
Charlie McCoy - harmonica
Vocals:
Anita Kerr, Dorothy Ann Dillard, Louis Nunley, Donald Gant, Ned Stewart, Norro Wilson
Recorded: March-July/1961, RCA Victor Studio, Nashville
1.
DARLING JANE
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Jane and I'd been married for only a week
And were honeymooning down off Miami Beach
We took our rented cabin crusier way out past the reef
Doing as we pleased just my Jane and me
I was on the starboard bow baiting a hook
Jane was taking a sunbath and reading a book
And all at once the southern sky grew dark and it started to rain
The anchor chain began to strain the breeze became a hurricane
I was panic stricken so I quickly ran below
And tried to reach the coast guard on the short wave radio
I sent SOS's but no answer ever came
I called to Jane but the wind and rain had given Jane to the hurricane
All night long I searched through roaring waves and driving rain
And over a hundred mile per hour winds but all in vain
I was torn and bleeding and I cursed the hurricane
Used the name of God in vain I was insane from losin' Jane
Now the morning sun is hot the seas are calm once more
And the breeze is gentle as I head the boat for shore
My eyes can't help the crying and my heart can't help the pain
That's in my brain from losing Jane my everything my darling Jane
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2.
SONG OF THE LONELY TEEN
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Darling if someday some writer should say I'll write a song for only you to sing
Whoa I'd tell him of our broken love and call it the Song of the Lonely Teen
I'd say write it pretty keep the tune good and blue
It don't have to rhyme but the opening line must say darling I still love you
So darling if someday your new love slips away
And leaves you alone with no song to sing
Just remember me make up your own melody and sing the Song of the Lonely Teen
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3.
LANGUAGE OF LOVE
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Oh two lovers parked on the lover's lane just a watchin' the stars above
They don't have to say a thing they're speaking the language of love
Dooby dooby dooby doo dooby dooby dooby doo
Dooby dooby dooby doo doo dooby doo doo doo doo
Oh two lovers sippin' on a chocolate shake you can tell what they're thinking of
Their eyes are saying little secret things they're using the launguage of love
Dooby dooby dooby doo...
[ ac.guitar ]
Oh two lovers sittin' in English class don't know what the teacher's speaking of
Ain't learned no English but they're learning fast the language of love
Dooby dooby dooby doo...
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4.
ROCKS OF RENO
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
You and I couldn't get along so our love it wound up on the Rocks of Reno
I loved you and you loved me but all we did was disagree bout everything but Reno
All the love we'd ever found we lost the night it ran aground in Reno
On the rocks that break the ties but heartaches in disguise the Rocks of Reno
We did wrong by leaving home and coming here to part
And although I've taken off my ring you're still here in my heart
So let's go back to our hometown try again to settle down cause we know
That our love just can't be stopped even by the lonely rocks the Rocks of Reno
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5.
YOU REAP JUST WHAT YOU SOW
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Oh I know it hurts yeah I know it hurts
When your brand new love up and does you dirt
Baby don't you know baby don't you know you reap just what you sow
Now you know how I felt when you said goodbye
Now you find that it's your time to sit and cry
Told you long ago you'd learn it as you go you reap just what you sow
You made me sad you hurt me bad you broke my heart in two
And sure enough the same old stuff is happening to you
I can sympathize with the tears that's in your eyes
But I'm gonna have to say I told you so
Told you long ago when you let me go you reap just what you sow
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6.
TWO STRANGERS IN LOVE
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Looks are deceiving words are too so what can two strangers in love do
Both on the rebound both on the mend so where do two strangers in love begin
Both are in love though they've just met but both are too cautious to show it yet
Smiles are deceiving kisses are too so what can two strangers in love do
Both need a lover need a sweetheart but where do two strangers in love start
Both over anxious to forget their past
But both afraid to fall for fear this too won't last
Both need a lover need a sweetheart but where do two strangers in love start
Smiles are deceiving kisses are too so what can two strangers in love do
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7.
MR. JONES
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Mr Jones I'd like to speak to you for a moment if you don't mind
I love your daughter and I wanna make her mine
Mrs Jones please be seated I know what's running through your mind
But I love your daughter and your daughter she wants to be mine
I work in a shoe store on main street make about fifty dollars every week
But I'll work hard and get a raise if you'll just let me have her for always
Mr Jones don't get excited cause we've already made up our minds
I love your daughter and your daughter she wants to be mine
I'll treat her good and buy her things like a lots of furs and diamond rings
I'll buy her a cottage a car and a boat if you'll be kind enough to go on our note
Mr Jones don't get mad we'll get along won't we dad
Cause I love your daughter and your daughter she wants to be mine
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8.
JIMMY'S SONG
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Jimmy played the guitar longed to be a big star but Jimmy didn't have a song to sing
Jimmy sang sweet and Jimmy looked neat but Jimmy didn't have a song to sing
Until one day Jimmy ran into a little songwriter named Mary Lou
She had a brand new tune he dug and all at once they fell in love
Now Jimmy's singing Jimmy's song everybody's crazy bout it
Jimmy's song they're buying lots of records of it
Jimmy's song all the girls are slipin' over
Jimmy's song whoo Jimmy's song written by Mary Lou
Now Jimmy's got a Cadillac Mary's Got a Cadillac and a great big wedding ring
They've got a cottage out in the country with a swimming pool and everything
But that ain't all that they have got cause they've got a brand new little tot
Mary Lou thinks that it's awful sweet when Jimmy rocks Jimmy junior to sleep
Jimmy's song lul a lul a lul a bye Jimmy's song lul a lul a don'tcha cry
Jimmy's song goo goo goo goo
Jimmy's song whoo Jimmy's song written by Mary Lou
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9.
BLUE TRAIN (ON THE HEARTBREAK LINE)
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Blue light flashing down the railroad track
Blue smoke boiling from the ole smoke stack oh Blue Train don't leave me behind
Blue steam flying from the blue choo choo wheels a whining a lonesome blues
Oh Blue Train on the heartbreak railroad line too doo too too too
My baby said she loved me true then she ran off with someone new
Oh Blue Train don't leave me behind
Yeah let me ride till I lose these doggone awful blues
Oh Blue Train on the heartbreak railroad line too doo too too too
Blue Train you're coming in on time blue train you're coming in on time
Cause I just lost that lovey of a-mine
Blue Train of the heartbreak railroad line too doo too too too
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10.
WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE FOR ME
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
What would you take for me darling a Cadillac or an NK
A twenty room mansion in Memphis with a big high wrought iron gate
What would you take for me darling what would it cost me to stay
Cause whatever the price I'd spend my whole life getting up the money to pay
What would you take for me darling the trips to far distand lands
And diamonds and such mean more than a touch of your true lover's hand
What would you take for me darling...
Getting up the money to pay
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11.
MARY'S NO LONGER MINE
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Mary's dad runs the general store dad's a foreman at the mine
But since dad's been laid off work Mary's no longer mine
Used to get the family car and take Mary for a ride
But now that gas is so doggone high Mary's no longer mine
Nowadays Mary's ways are as changing as the times
But tell me when the mine starts work again will Mary again be mine
Things are fair at the general store things are bad at the mine
But things are worse within my heart Mary's no longer mine Mary's no longer mine
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12.
GREAT SNOWMAN
(John D. Loudermilk)
« © '61 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I remember the day when the snow melted away and the great snowman was wed
He said yes I do and little Linda siad it too and the great snowman was wed
Now Jimmy Jones was the snowman's name he put all the other local lovers to shame
He had good looks and a big fine car he went around breaking all the girlies' hearts
Till one day the great snowman found Linda Lou started melting him down
He bought the ring and they set the day and the great snowman started melting away
I remember the day...
Now the great snowman and his loving spouse lived in the little subdivision house
They've got six kids and his mother in law and expecting another kiddie in the fall
His old Cadillac needs a paint retouched it's full of baby diaper and bottles and such
The great snowman has outgrown all his flashy cuddy clothes
I remember the day...
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