JOE STAMPLEY
BILLY GET ME A WOMAN
Epic KE-33546September/1975
Produced by Norro Wilson
Recorded:1975, Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville
1.
BILLY GET ME A WOMAN
(Norro Wilson - Carmol Taylor - Joe Stampley)« © '75 Al Gallico Music, BMI / Algee Music, BMI »
Well this job is tough I'm feelin' rough I'm still doin' my best
Bustin' gears in this ol' semi from the East Coast to the West
This long highway has no end this ol' truck is my home
I'm a hundred miles from a Good Time Charlie cause I'm rollin' into to San Antone
Well the wind's a blowin' I'm still goin' carryin' a heavy load
Talkin' on my CB checkin' out the smokies that's a waitin' on down the road
I got a good buddy that's a waitin' on me he knows how long I've been gone
I'm a gonna shut her down for a minute or two and I'll call him on the telephone
Hey Billy go get me a woman I'm tired and I feel so alone
And just tell her that I need some lovin' tonight for I haven't been loved in so long
And Billy please tell her that I need a friend cause tomorrow I'll be gone again
Hey Billy just tell her that I need a friend cause tomorrow I'll be out on the road again
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2.
SHE'S HELPING ME GET OVER LOVING YOU
(Carmol Taylor - Dan Darst)« © '75 Al Gallico Music, BMI / Algee Music, BMI »
Just thought I'd stop to see how you are doin'
Even though I know it's not the thing to do
Yeah you're right at last I've found another
And she's helping me get over loving you
She's very pretty she's a lady and my woman
And she loves me just the way you used to do
She's everything a man could ever want for
And she's helping me get over loving you
She knows how much I love you and how I hurt inside
Cause sometimes in my dreams I call your name and she cries
And she tries so hard to love away the hurt you put me through
And she's helping get over loving you
Yes she's helping get over loving you
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3.
DOWN HOME GIRL
(Steve Davis - Sammy Lyons)« © '75 Al Gallico Music, BMI / Algee Music, BMI »
Everbody's tryin' to be too citified that's what's wrong with the world
If you really wanna liven up your life get yourself a down home girl
Cause a good lookin' woman in mini-skirt will just a ut your head in a whirl
I'd rather have a pair of tight blue jeans and fill 'em with a down home girl
I want a down home girl to treat me like my mama did daddy
One who'll be right there love me any time I'm ready
Just a paintin' their face teasin' their hair won't make a woman out of a girl
I'd rather have a pair of tight blue jeans and fill 'em with a down home girl
When I get home she'll bring me my beer
She sits on my knee and blows in my ear
Supper will be ready in a little while
She give me cookin' lovin' country style
You know a sweet country smile and down home lovin' will always keep me at home
No uptown swinger or downtown lover will ever make me do wrong
Cause a good lookin' woman in a mini skirt will just a put your head in a whirl
I'd rather have a pair of tight blue jeans and fill 'em with a down home girl
When I get home she brings me my beer...
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4.
LOVE THAT FEELING
(Norro Wilson - Steve Davis - Sammy Lyons)« © '75 Al Gallico Music, BMI / Algee Music, BMI »
I like to feel the kiss of raindrops warmed by the sunshine
And the soft touch of a tiny baby's hand
I love to stand tall on the mountain and feel the wind blow by me
And take in all the wonders that I can't understand
But there's one thing that I'm sure of when I have you near me
I can't explain what happens to my mind
From somewhere I hear singing like angels and bells a ringing
You give that feeling the feeling that we both share
You give that feeling that lovin' feeling
Don't you love that feeling you've never known before
We've gotta keep that feeling that lovin' feeling
Don't you lose that feeling that we both share
Forever don't you ever lose that feeling
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5.
SHE GIVES HER LOVE
(Steve Davis - Mark Sherrill)« © '75 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
When I wake up in the mornin' before she puts the coffeepot on
Our whole world is a singin' and I can tell nothin's gonna go wrong
I pull back the curtain let the sun come a rollin' in
And when she opens her eyes I feel certain my baby's gonna love me again
And she gives her love all of her sweet love
She gives her love and I'm proud to be her lover
Knowin' my love is all she's wantin'
There's no place on earth I'd rather be
When she gives her love to me
On it
If every man in the big world had a good lovin' woman like mine
Then they'd be lovin' that cookin' instead of out lookin' and they'd be satisfied
She starts with a hug and a big kiss and she tells me what I wanna know
Then I feel the touch of her lovin' arms she takes me where I wanna go
She gives her love all of her sweet love...
When she gives her love to me
When she gives her love to me
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6.
I'D RATHER BE A PICKIN'
(Dan Darst)« © '75 Al Gallico Music, BMI / Mullet Music, BMI »
Daddy farmed the river bottom mama milked the cow
Sister washed the dirty dishes brother run the plow
Uncle Billy coon huntin' cousin Willie drunk
Granny run a washboard sittin' on a stump
Daddy comin' home with a sack of turnip greens
Dirt on his hands holes in his jeans
I'm the only one ain't a doin' any good
Pickin' on a guitar still a choppin' wood
And they all say I'm no count ain't worth a pair of shorts
Pickin' on the rooftop pickin' on the porch
A country boy pickin' isn't doin' what they should
I'd rather be a pickin' than a choppin' that wood
Willie's on the pond in a leaky John boat
Ned's in the outhouse learnin' how to smoke
Cousin Homer chewin' on a day's worth plug
Gettin' up the courage just to take another slug
Willie's soakin' wet cause the boat don't float
Brother stopped the plow and said the mule done broke
Grandpa's got some catfish a hangin' on a string
Sister's in the holler gettin' water from a spring
And they all say I'm no count ain't worth a pair of shorts...
Wind it up again Boys
Mama cookin' supper on a big wood stove
Sister makin' biscuits outta ole sourdough
Big channel cats just a cookin' in the grease
Make me hungry make me wanna eat
And they all say I'm no count ain't worth a pair of shorts...
I'd rather be a pickin' than a choppin' that wood
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7.
RAY OF SUNSHINE
(Steve Davis - Sammy Lyons - Joe Stampley)« © '75 Al Gallico Music, BMI / Algee Music, BMI »
Today the sky looks cloudy dark and grey
But I don't care if the sun don't shine all day
If everything I do turns out all wrong
I know it'll all be over when I get home
I've got a little ray of sunshine
She's gonna shine her light on me
I'm coming home just to be set free
She's gonna shine her light on me
My little ray of sunshine
Just one smile from her pretty face
Puts the puzzle of life right back into place
Well she gives her love to me always warm and strong
I know where to find what I need the sun's always shinin' at home
I've got a little ray of sunshine
Oh how I love you I really really love you
Girl I really really want you now shine your light on me
I really really love you oh I really really want you
Girl I really really need you now shine your light on me
I really really love you
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8.
I WAS KEEPING HER WARM FOR YOU
(Johnny Christopher - Kermit Goell)« © '75 Skin Deep Music, BMI »
Old friend you've been gone for a long time
You wrote me keep an eye on your girl
You said take her out to dinner and a movie now and then
She gets lonely when I'm gone from her world
I guess it's about time that I told you
You're gonna hate me when you hear what we've done
I started out doin' my best friend a favor
And it ended by takin' your woman
I was keeping her warm for you just like you asked me to do
But the fire in our soul burned out of control
And we did what we never meant to
I was just keeping her warm for you
Now old friend she loved me before she ever knew you
But we never could tell you about our love story
We thought our love had died but one night it came alive
And all I can say is that I'm sorry
I was keeping her warm for you for you just like you asked me to do
But that old fire in our soul it just burned out of control
And we did what we never meant to
I was just keeping her warm for you for you
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9.
SHE HAS LOVE
(Norro Wilson - Dan Darst - Linda Kimbell)« © '75 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
Her body's soft and slender when she slips into my arms
Her hands are warm and tender when she loves
There's a strength deep within her that holds her to her man
And the lady makes me strong with all her love
I stand tall beside her she's lost inside my shadow
She can bear all my burdens and my child
She won't notice when I'm wrong or when I stay away too long
Cause I'll be coming home to give her love
And she knows I'll never leave her it'll never cross my mind
To tear her world apart or hurt her so
She's got the love I live for she'll never be alone
I've made the lady mine and she has love
Sometimes when I awaken in the deepest part of night
I see her lying close just like a child
It's a warm and tender feelin' just to see her sleepin' there
Peaceful like a woman who's been loved
And she knows I'll never leave her...
I've made the lady mine and she has love
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10.
ALMOST PERSUADED
(Billy Sherrill - Glenn Sutton)« © '66 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
Last night all alone in a barroom
Met a girl with a drink in her hand
She had ruby red lips coal black hair
And eyes that would tempt any man
Then she came and sat down at my table
And she placed her soft hands over mine
I found myself wanting to kiss her
For temptation was flowing like wine
I was almost persuaded to strip myself of my pride
Almost persuaded to push my conscience aside
Then we danced and she whispered I need you
Take me away from here and be my man
Then I looked into her eyes and I saw it
The reflection of my wedding band
And I was almost persuaded to let strange lips lead me on
Almost persuaded but your sweet love made me stop and go home
Your sweet love made me come home
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