lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

BEND IN THE RIVER

(Marty Robbins) « © '62 Mariposa Music, BMI / Unichappell Music, BMI »
Past the first bend in the river is another bend I can't see
And the bend that keeps calling is the bend that keeps hiding from me

Past the first hill on the desert is another hill I can't see
And the hill that keeps hiding is the hill that keeps calling to me

In the cottonwood by the river a mourning dove calls his mate
He has true love to give her but love for me must wait

Till I've traveled every river and each desert hill I have climbed
If I find love to my liking I'll leave the river's bend far behind
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2.

ABILENE ROSE

(James B. Hosale) « © '62 Unichappell Music, BMI »
All you young cowboys come gather around
I'll tell you a story of Abilene town
Of two young lovers as true lovers know
The girl in this story is Abilene Rose

Rose Rose Abilene Rose your mem'ry still lives in my heart
Rose Abilene Rose we promised we never would part

Rose was so pretty in her gingham gown
She was the fairest in Abilene town
Her eyes were as bright as the stars up above
Every one knew when she chose me to love

Rose Rose Abilene Rose...

We courted each other out under the moon
We planned to be married the first day of June
Then I started drinking and gambling you see
I broke her young heart and then she left me

Rose Rose Abilene Rose...

I got into trouble and had to leave town
Rose got married and then settled down
She was as happy as happy could be
With her young cowboy and their family

Rose Rose Abilene Rose...

This is the story I promised to tell
All you young cowboys remember it well
If you find true love don't tear it apart
Marry that true love don't break her young heart

Rose Rose Abilene Rose your mem'ry still lives in my heart
Rose Abilene Rose forever we must live apart
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3.

LOLENE

(Marty Robbins) « © '62 Mariposa Music, BMI »
When but a boy I courted Sally my life was young not quite sixteen
We talked of things I sometimes dreamed of and things beyond my wildest dreams

At seventeen I met Wynonna her warm red lips set me aglow
She taught me things she should not teach me more than a young man ought to know

At nineteen years my love was Sarah she was much older than the rest
Of all the men she said had kissed her she loved the way I kissed her best

Time has flown and I am older my years are five and thirty-five
Too late too late I've met my lover a woman very much alive

Lolene Lolene your name is music your nearness makes my blood run wild
Less and less I cannot claim you compared to me you're but a child

So one last time I must be with you and kiss the lips that thrilled my heart
And then goodbye no more to see you forever we must be apart
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4.

FOGGY FOGGY DEW

(Traditional) « © '44 Writer Share, PD »
When I was a bachelor I lived all alone I worked at the weaver's trade
And the only only thing I did that was wrong was to woo a fair young maid

I wooed her in the winter time part of the summer too
And the only only thing I did that was wrong
Was to keep her from the foggy foggy dew

One night she knelt down by my side when I was fast asleep
She threw her arms around my neck and then began to weep

She wept she cried she tore her hair ah me what could I do
So all night long I held her in my arms
To keep her from the foggy foggy dew

Again I am a bachelor and I live with my son we work at the weaver's trade
And every single time that I look into his eyes he reminds me of the fair young maid

He reminds me of the winter time part of the summer too
And the many many times that I held her in my arms
To keep her from the foggy foggy dew
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5.

BEYOND THE REEF

(Jack Pitman) « © '57 Quartet Music, ASCAP / Range Road Music, ASCAP »
Beyond the reef where the sea is dark and cold
My love has gone and my dreams grow old
There'll be no tears there'll be no regretting
Will she remember me will she forget

I'll send a thousand flowers where the tradewinds blow
I'll send my lonely heart cause I love her so
Someday I know she'll come back again to me
Till then my heart will be beyond the reef

I'll send a thousand flowers...
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6.

KA-LU-A

(Ken Darby - Jerome Kern - Annie Caldwell) « © '62 PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
This is my night of love the shining of our love Ka-lu-a
Her song is in the air her lips are waiting there
Who will be Kalua's only love

Before the night is old my arms will hold Ka-lu-a
And as the tradewinds blow soft and low
Our love will blossom bright in the night
And stars will sing above the love song of Ka-lu-a
[ steel ] Before the night is old...
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7.

YOURS (QUIEREME MUCHO)

(Jack Sherr - Albert Gamse - Gonzalo Roig) « © '41 Edward B Marks Music, BMI »
Yours till the stars have no glory yours till the birds fail to sing
Yours till the end of life's story this pledge to you dear I bring
Yours in the gray of December here or on far distant shore
I've never loved anyone the way I love you
How could I when I was born to be just yours
[ guitar ] Cuando se quiere deveras come te querio yo a ti
Es imposible mi cielo tan seperados vivir cuando se quiere deveras

Cuando se quiere deveras...
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8.

DUSTY WINDS

(Joe Babcock) « © '62 Unichappell Music, BMI / Elvis Presley Music, BMI »
Ninety days since the country's seen a drop of rain
Fourty four since the grass begin to burn
Thirsty cattle are millin' round the old creek bed
Disty winds where the waters used to churn

Dusty winds hear them blow dusty winds moanin' low
Night and day on they go those dusty winds

Now a cloud in the sky but still the sun shines dim
But enough to turn the scenery dark and brown
Lookin' westward is a dust cloud loomin' high in the sky
Shows the trail of fifty settlers leavin' town

Dusty winds hear them blow...

When it's late in the evenin' in my cabin all alone
It's so lonesome when that wind comes howlin' through
And I think of all the settlers headin' west out of town
Kind of wish I had left here with them too

Dusty winds hear them blow...
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9.

NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW

(Fred Rose - Mel Foree) « © '45 Milene Music, ASCAP »
No one will ever know my heart is breaking
Although a million teardrops start to flow
I'll cry myself to sleep and wake up smiling
I'll miss you but no one will ever know

I'll tell them we grew tired of each other
And realize our dreams could never be
I'll even make believe I'd never love you
Then no one will ever know the truth but me

I'll tell them I've found true love with another
That I was glad the day you set me free
I'll even make believe I never loved you
Then no one will ever know the truth but me
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10.

NEARNESS OF YOU

(Ned Washington - Hoagy Carmichael) « © '58 Famous Music, ASCAP »
It's not the pale moon that excites me that thrills and delights me
Oh no it's just the nearness of you

It isn't your sweet conversation that brings this sensation
Oh no it's just the nearness of you

When you're in my arms and I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true

I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me the right to hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night the nearness of you
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11.

ALL THE WAY

(Sammy Cahn - James Van Heusen) « © '57 Maraville Music, ASCAP »
If somebody loves you it's no good unless he loves you all the way
Happy to be near you when you need someone to cheer you all the way

Taller than the tallest tree is that's how it's gotta be
Deeper than the deep blue sea is that's how it goes when it's real

When somebody needs you it's no good unless he needs you all the way
Through the good or lean years and through all the end between years come what may

Who knows where the road may take us only a fool could say
But if you let me love you it's for sure I'm gonna love you all the way all the way
[ piano ] Who knows where the road may take us...
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