HANK THOMPSON
HANK
(Capitol T-826)
1957
Produced by Ken Nelson
Merle Travis - guitar/steel
Bobbie White - steel
Billy Stewart - bass
Paul McGhee - drums
Amos Hedrick, Billy Peters, Curly Lewis - fiddle
Donald McDaniel - piano
Dubert Dobson - trumpet
Recorded:
Dec 13/1954, Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood (2)
June 22/1955, Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood (5)
Jan 4/1956, Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood (8,11)
Dec 10/1956, Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood (4,6,7,9)
Dec 11/1956, Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood (1,3,12)
Dec 12/1956, Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood (10)
1.
HANG YOUR HEAD IN SHAME
(Fred Rose - Ed G. Nelson - Steve Nelson)
« © '56 Milene Music, BMI »
Don't your conscience ever bother you everytime you hear my name
Tryin' to think of all that I've gone through and hang your head in shame
Someone came along and took my place and then you gave me all the blame
You should go somewhere and hide your face and hang your head in shame
[ fiddle - steel - guitar ]
Now that you have gone it's plain to see that true love never was you range
Realize how mean you've been to me and hang your head in shame
I should hate you but I love you still and in my heart I kept the flame
You'll be sorry darling yes you will and hang your head in shame
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2.
STRING OF PEARLS
(Eddie DeLange - Jerry Gray)
« © '42 Chappell & Co, ASCAP »
[ instrumental ]
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3.
GYPSY
(Billy Reid)
« © '45 Colgems Music, ASCAP »
In a quaint caravan there's a lady they call the Gypsy
She can look in your future and drive away all your cares
Everything will come right if you only believe the Gypsy
She could tell at a glance my heart was so full of tears
She looked at my hand and told me my lover was always true
And yet in my heart I knew dear somebody else was kissing you
Still I'll go there again cause I want to believe the Gypsy
That my lover is true and will come back to me some day
[ fiddle ]
She looked at my hand...
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4.
YOU'LL BE THE ONE
(Orville Proctor - Lyle Gaston)
« © '56 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
If I'll ever fall in love with someone you'll be the one
If I'll ever feel the feeling coming you'll be the one
If I'll ever decide to hold someone and say I love you true
Well I can promise this the one I kiss will be you
If I'll ever get my heart in shape dear to love once more
Then it'll be yours to break dear like the time bofere
If I'll ever decide that heartaches and sleepless nights are fun
If I wanna get hurt by a real expert you'll be the one
[ guitar - fiddle - piano ]
If I'll ever get my heart in shape...
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5.
DON'T BE THAT WAY
(Mitchell Parish - Edgar Sampson - Benny Goodman)
« © '38 Robbins Catalog, ASCAP »
[ instrumental ]
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6.
OLE NAPOLEON
(Orville Proctor - Billy Gray)
« © '56 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
Ole Napoleon Bonaparte he was a mighty man
With his powerful army he conquered all the land he conquered all the land
Everybody praised him the battles he could win
They all talked about him ole Napoleon ole Napoleon
He said if I must rule the world I think I need a queen
He found the girl he wanted her name was Josephine her name was Josephine
He fell in love with Josephine and asked her next of kin
If she would like to be the wife of ole Napoleon of ole Napoleon
[ fiddle - guitar ]
Callin' all his Generals and he said it seems to me
All this mighty power's gonna be the death for me gonna be the death for me
He marched out in the battle and in a day or two
The empire was defeated he met his Waterloo he met his Waterloo
They put him on an island to stay there till he died
And poor ole Napoleon sat right down and cried sat right down and cried
Now if you think you're mighty and your finals you will win
You may have your Waterloo like ole napoleon like ole Napoleon
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7.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW
(Hank Thompson - Don Clay)
« © '56 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
They say what you don't know will never hurt you
What you don't see won't ever bother you at all
So if you see my sweetheart with another
Don't tell me you just make the teardrops fall
Let me go on thinking I'm the lucky one
And deep within her heart she loves me so
If there are unfaithful things that she has done
Please don't tell me I don't want to know
You may think you're doing me a favor
By telling me the things that you have seen
But you're just lighting fuses of destruction
You are just destroying my dreams
Of every reason to believe she's kind and true
And in my heart I think she loves me so
I'd be broken hearted if I heard from you
All the things that I don't want to know
[ fiddle - steel - piano ]
Let me go on thinking I'm the lucky one
And deep within her heart she loves me so
I'd be broken hearted if I heard from you
All the things that I don't want to know
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8.
PROSPERITY SPECIAL
(Hank Thompson)
« © '56 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
[ instrumental ]
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9.
SOMEONE CAN STEAL YOU FROM ME
(Hank Thompson)
« © '56 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
If I can steal your love from someone else someone can steal you from me
If you can't be true to the one you have you wouldn't be true to me
A wedding ring can't mean a thing to a heart that's so carefree
If I can steal you from someone else someone can steal you from me
If I can steal your lips from someone else someone can steal them from me
You slipped around to him before you ever started goin' with me
There is no pride that we must hide and love in secrecy
If I can steal you from someone else someone can steal you from me
[ steel - fiddle ]
If I can steal your heart from someone else someone can steal it from me
The heart you want to give away belongs to another you see
I have your smile for just a while till you grew tired of me
If I can steal you from someone else someone can steal you from me
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10.
DON'T LOOK NOW (BUT YOUR BROKEN HEART IS SHOWING)
(Ernest Tubb)
« © '56 Unichappell Music, BMI »
He left you flat and crying too the way that you left me
Just when you thought that you had things your way
But now I guess you know my dear what it means to be blue
For consolation here's all I can say
Don't look now but your broken heart is showing
That smile upon your face cannot fool me
You're to blame and if I have a way of knowing
That within your heart is only misery
Cause you're the one that left me deep in sorrow
Without a soul to tell my troubles to
So don't look now but your broken heart is showing
And to me it sure looks good on you
[ steel - guitar ]
Cause you're the one...
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11.
ACROSS THE ALLEY OF THE ALAMO
(Joe Greene)
« © '47 Michael H. Goldstein, ASCAP »
[ instrumental ]
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12.
DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE
(Sidney Keith Russell - Edward Ellington)
« © '42 Famous Music, ASCAP »
Missed the Saturday dance heard they crowded the floor
Couldn't bear it without you don't get around much anymore
Thought I'd visit the club got as far as the door
Then they'd have asked me about you don't get around much anymore
Darling I guess my mind's more at ease
But nevertheless why stir up memories
Been invited on dates might have gone but what for
Awfully different without you don't get around much anymore
[ piano - steel ]
Darling I guess...
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