lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

TEDDY BEAR

(Dale Royal - Billy Joe Burnette - Red Sovine)
« © '76 Cedarwood Publishing, BMI »
I was on the outskirts of a little southern town
Trying to reach my destination before the sun went down
The old CB was blarin' away on Channel 1-9
When there came a little boy's voice on the radio line
And he said breaker 1-9 is anyone there
Come on back truckers and talk to Teddy Bear
I keyed the mike and I said you got it Teddy Bear
And the little boy's voice came back on the air
Appreciate the breaker who we got on that end
I told him my handle and then he began
Though I'm not supposed to bother you fellows out there
Mom says you're busy and for me to stay off the air
But you see I get lonely and it helps to talk
Cause that's about all I can do I'm crippled and I can't walk
I came back and told him to fire up that mike
And I'd talk to him as long as he'd liked
This was my dad's radio the little boy said
But I guess it's mine and mom's now cause my daddy's dead
Dad had a wreck about a month ago
He was tryin' to get home in a blinding snow
Mom has to work now to make ends meet
And I'm not much help with my two crippled feet
She says not to worry that we'll make it alright
But I hear her cryin' sometimes late at night
You know there's one thing I want more than anything else to see
Oh I know you guys are too busy to bother with me
But you see my dad used to take me for rides when he was home
But I guess that's all over now since my daddy's gone
Not one breaker came on the old CB as that little crippled boy talked with me
I tried hard to swallow a lump just wouldn't stay down
As I thought about my boy back in Greenville town
Dad was gonna take mom and me with him later on this year
Why I remember him sayin' someday
This old truck will be yours Teddy Bear
But I know now I'll never get a ride on 18-wheeler again
But this old base'll keep me in touch with all my trucker friends
Teddy Bear's gonna back on out now and leave you alone
Cause it's about time for mom to come home
But you give me shout when you're passin' through
And I'll surely be happy to come back to you
Well I came back and I said before you go 10-10
What's your home 20 little CB friend
He gave me his address and I didn't once hesitate
Cause this hot load of freight would just have to wait
I turened that truck around on a dime
And headed straight for Jackson Street 229
And as I rounded the corner oh I got one the heck of a shock
18-wheeler were lined up for three city blocks
I guess every driver for miles around had caught Teddy Bear's call
And that little crippled boy was havin' a ball
For as fast as one driver would carry him in
Another would carry him to his truck and take off again
Well you better believe I took my turn rifin' Teddy Bear
And then carried him back in and put him down in his chair
And buddy if I never live to see happiness again
I want you to know I saw it that day in the face of that little man
We took up a collection for him before his mama got home
And each driver said goodbye and then they were all gone
He shook my hand with a mile long grin and said so long trucker I'll catch you again
Ah I hit that Interstate with tears in my eyes
I turned on the radio and I got another surprice
Breaker 1-9 came the voice on the air
Just one word of thanks from mama Teddy Bear
We wish each and everyone a special prayer for you
Cause you just made my little boy's dream come true
I'll sign off now before I start to cry may God ride with you 10-4 and goodbye
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2.

LITTLE ROSA

(Red Sovine - Webb Pierce)
« © '55 Cedarwood Publishing, BMI »
(Little Rosa was her name and still I cry in vain
My world won't be the same since she's gone from me)

I have gone to visit the grave of a friend of mine and as I walked thru the grave yard
I noticed this man kneeling down by the grave of a child
And in his hand he held a big red rose and tears were streaming down his cheeks
I walked over and laid a hand on his shoulder and started to talk to him
And during the course of our conversation and in his broken English
This is the story just as he told it to me
He said to me Mister I've walked down the street on today
And I passed about the big flower shop
I walked in and I asked the man in the shop I said boss how much is for one red rose
Then he looked at me with one bigger smile and he says it's one dollar please
But in a buyin' buyer was well dressed blonde lady walked in
And she says how much is for one red rose
And he looked at her with one bigger smile and he says it's ten cents
Now I said boss how come to you to charge me a dollar for the rose
And charged the young lady only ten cents
When he says look Mister you tell me why you want the rose
And maybe I give it to you for not
I said boss I'm a hard working man working a railroad and gonna make too much money
And I got a little girl and her name was Rosa Rosa's just about this high boss
Every day when I'd come home from the work
A little Rosa come running to meet her papa
And she'd throw her little arms around my neck and say papa and I'd say Rosa
But one day boss I've come home from the work I don't see Rosa
I looked down by the railroad track and I see one big crowd
I'd go down and I pushed the crowd this a way and pushed the crowd that a way
There boss at my feet lay my little Rosa and that's why I want the rose boss
I wanna put it on little Rosa's grave
Then man he didn't say not but he picked the biggest and the reddest rose
And he gave it to me
And I said thank you boss thank you very much

And though she's gone you see she's still the world to me
To me she'll always be that little girl of mine
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3.

IT AIN'T NO BIG THING (BUT IT'S GROWING)

(Neal Merritt - Shorty Hall - Alice Joy Merritt)
« © '65 Central Songs, BMI »
You're losing interest in me and it's showing
It ain't no big thing but it's growing
The pain of heartbreak I just started knowing
Well it ain't no big thing but it's growing

Every day the hurt grows bigger than it did before
But I'll pretend that I don't know this if I can hold you one day more

You've got the look of someone who is going
You're gonna leave me and it's showing
A little tear I can feel start to flowing
It ain't no big thing oh but it's growing

You've got the look of someone who is going...
It ain't no big thing oh but it's growing
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4.

LAST MILE OF THE WAY

(Red Sovine - Kenneth Bonham)
« © '76 Power Play Music, BMI »
When I've done everything that you asked me to do
And when I've changed every way that I can
Then if that's not enough to satisfy you
Then I guess I'm not that much a man

When I've gone the last mile of the way
And when I've said everything left to say
I know only sorrow awaits me
When I've gone the last mile of the way
[ fiddle ] There are some things in life that money can't buy
And there's some things that words cannot say
I guess I always knew I couldn't satisfy you
If I went every mile of the way

When I've gone the last mile of the way...
Yes I've gone the last mile of the way
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5.

BOOTLEGGER KING

(Jim Fagan - Sonny Watson)
« © '76 Power Play Music, BMI »
Born just south of Knoxville to a family both humble and poor
Never asked for anything at the early age of ten delivered newspapers door to door
Then when he was in his teens he dreamed and scheemed for finer things
And he finally figured out what he would do
To be a big time business man he went and hired old Hoke and Stan
And he started holdin' Chattanooga booze

Soon his pockets filled with money and his fingers sported flashing diamond rings
He had all he'd ever wanted when they labelled him the bootlegger king
He always trusted Stan and Hoke to do exactly as were told
They were hired to drive and not to think
A smooth talking business man and he convinced old Hoke and Stan
That booze was made for selling not to drink

That old spring city fally never knew what all it carried
But they knew when she unloaded by the banks
Two rusty rigs roared out of there brakin' scrapin' jammin' gears
Disguised to look like gasoline tanks
He knew the ways of opperate runnin' Highway 58
Right on into Kingston Tennessee
To make the sheriff turn his back and face that old green pole and jack
And swap the load at junction Dixie Lee

That bootlegger king's fingers flashed with diamond rings
And the lawman never knew quite where to wait
But they knew it for the truth for a load of hundred proof
He would flash his old pearl handled 38

Then one day he met a girl the sweetest thing in all the world
He knew the time had come to change his life
But it kinda hurt to go to church to find the ones that got there first
Was the same crooks he dealt with just last night
The only thing that they believed is honor among the thieves
And he found a lot of partners on the scene
The choir's mouth were opened wide and that old deacon's bloodshot eyes
Were focused on that bootlegger king

He sat there on the mourners bench that new born baby made him think
He knew he had a lot he must confess
He knew enough to write a book with every name of every crook
So he'd expose the whole rotten mess
And now he's got his conscience clear he still don't know the name of beer
Though true friends are few and far between
He ain't proud of what he had to do he's heard the words that said the truth
They're out to get that bootlegger king

That bootlegger king's fingers flashed with diamond rings...
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6.

DADDY

(Red Sovine - Tommy Hill - Moe Lytle)
« © '76 Power Play Music, BMI »
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7.

LOVE IS

(Earl Green - Red Sovine)
« © '76 Power Play Music, BMI »
Love is blue skies and white clouds touching the valleys of green
And love is walking in the sunshine in my oldest faded jeans
Love is a pink footed puppy running carefree by our side
And love is love I have for you honey that I just can't seem to hide

Don't want no fancy clothes and don't need no party wine
For I've got your sweet sweet love and you've got all of mine
Love is morning after mem'ries of the night that we had before
And love is warm and tender feelings cause I love you more and more
[ steel ] Don't want no fancy clothes and don't need no party wine...

Yes love is morning after mem'ries of the night that we had before
And love is warm and tender feelings cause I love you more and more
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8.

1460 ELDER STREET

(Bun Wilson - Doc Richardson)
« © '76 Power Play Music, BMI »
I was waiting on a ship to Vietnam
And me being the good time loving guy I am
I was looking for some female company
I met a girl alone and lonesome just like me
We had coffee at a waterfront cafe
She said her husband was a soldier far away
And she talked about her long nights all alone
And the way she's fought temptation since he's gone
1460 Elder Street is where she took me
And I never knew that love could be so sweet
Then she promised me that when the war was over
I'd have a home at 1460 Elder Street
[ fiddle ] Two months later I was on patrol one day
When a hand grenade fell not ten feet away
I watched as one brave man gave all that he could give
He fell across it gave his life that I might live
I found a crumpled tear stained letter in his coat
And I read the Dear John Letter his wife wrote
He had nothing left for livin' for I guess
I thought I die when I saw her return adress
1460 Elder Street still drives me crazy
And sometimes at night we find it hard to sleep
Could it be the ones who killed him
Now are sharing our private hell at 1460 Elder Street
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9.

DOES STEPPING OUT MEAN DADDY TOOK A WALK

(Jim Fagan)
« © '76 Power Play Music, BMI »
In our neighborhood the kids had been out playing
Little Johnny's clothes were torn when he came home
I overheard these words he kept saying that better leave my daddy alone
She kissed away the tears to console him as I fought to hide my own I held back
And the more he cried the closer she would hold him
And I broke down with these questions that he asked
Does steppin' out mean daddy went out walkin'
Does cheatin' mean my daddy don't play right
Does gossip mean they're lyin' while they're talkin'
Does two timin' mean that daddy stepped out twice

Mama don't my daddy stay out late cause he's workin'
I can't understand this kinda talk
Does lady's man mean daddy's a sissy
Mom don't steppin' out mean daddy took a walk
Does steppin' out mean daddy went out walkin'
I just can't understand this kinda talk
Don't my daddy stay out late cause he's workin'
Mom don't steppin' out mean daddy took a walk
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10.

18 WHEELS HUMMING HOME SWEET HOME

(Jim Fagan)
« © '76 Power Play Music, BMI »
With raindrops on my windshield and teardrops on my stirring wheels
This lonely truck's the only thing I own
In my heart I'm pining while her old engine's whining
With 18 wheels a humming home sweet home

I had a gal in Texas she walked away and left us
This old truck's all I'm depending on
Sometimes I overwork her but I never would desert her
With 18 wheels a humming home sweet home

We've got a lot in common we keep each other goin'
Me and this old truck a hangin' on
We just keep right on rollin' that lonesome stack a blowin'
With 18 wheels a humming home sweet home
[ steel ] It ain't the latest model and it can't take much trottle
Them shiny rigs ain't been where this one's gone
And we ain't in a hurry we lope along in worry
With 18 wheels a humming home sweet home

With raindrops on my windshield and teardrops on my stirring wheels...
With 18 wheels a humming home sweet home
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11.

SAD VIOLINS

(Bun Wilson - Doc Richardson)
« © '76 Power Play Music, BMI »
Tonight I'm back at our old table in our favorite hide-a-way
Where we used to laugh and dance and hear those happy fiddles play
But the love she once had for me couldn't stand the test of time
Now the fiddles don't sound happy seem to know that she's not mine

I hear those sad violins playing softly just for me
And their crying strings just fit the mood I'm in
I don't hear the happy fiddles that used to play for her and me
Now all I hear is sad violins
[ steel - fiddle ] The soft warm wine once sweet and gentle now has such a bitter taste
And I never thought this corner could be such a lonely place
The spotlight on the band just turned a lonely shade of blue
As they start to play our favorite song in memory of you

I hear those sad violins playing softly just for me...
Now all I hear is sad violins
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