lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

RAMBLIN' MAN

(Hank Williams)
« © '51 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I can settle down and be doin' just fine
Till I hear an old freight rollin' down the line
Then I hurry straight home and pack
And if I didn't go I believe I'd blow my stack

I love you baby but you gotta understand
When the Lord made me he made a ramblin' man

Some folks might say that I'm no good
That I wouldn't settle down if I could
But when that open road starts to callin' me
There's somethin' o'er the hill that I gotta see

Sometimes it's hard but you gotta understand
When the Lord made me he made a ramblin' man

I love to see the towns a passin' by
And to ride these rails neath God's blue sky
Let me travel this land from the mountains to the sea
Cause that's the life I believe he meant for me

And when I'm gone and at my grave you stand
Just say God's called home your ramblin' man
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2.

MY SON CALLS ANOTHER MAN DADDY

(Hank Williams - Jewell House)
« © '49 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Tonight my head is bowed in sorrow
I can't keep the tears from my eyes
My son calls another man daddy
The right to his love I've been denied

My son calls another man daddy
He'll ne'er know my name nor my face
God only knows how it hurts me
For another to be in my place

Each night I lay there in prison
I pictured a future so bright
For he was the one ray of sunshine
That showed through the darkest of night

Today his mother shares a new love
She just couldn't stand my disgrace
My son calls another man daddy
And longs for the love he can't replace

My son calls another man daddy...
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3.

I CAN'T ESCAPE FROM YOU

(Hank Williams)
« © '51 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I tried and tried to run and hide to find a life that's new
But where I go I always know I can't escape from you

A jug of wine to numb my mind but what good does it do
The jug runs dry and still I cry I can't escape from you

These wasted tears are souveniers of love I thought was true
Your memory is chained to me I can't escape from you

There is no end I can't pretend that dreams will soon come true
A slave too long to a heart of stone I can't escape from you
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4.

NOBODY'S LONESOME FOR ME

(Hank Williams)
« © '50 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Ev'rybody's lonesome for somebody else but nobody's lonesome for me
Ev'rybody's thinkin' bout somebody else but nobody thinks about me
When the time rolls around for me to lay down and die
I bet I'll have to go and hire me someone to cry
Ev'rybody's lonesome for somebody else nobody is lonesome for me

Ev'rybody's longin' for somebody else but nobody's lonesome for me
Ev'rybody's dreamin' bout somebody else but nobody dreams about me
All I need is a bride who wants a big hearted groom
I wouldn't care if she come ridin' in on a broom
Ev'rybody's lonesome for somebody else nobody's lonesome for me
[ steel - fiddle - steel ] Ev'rybody's pinin' for somebody else but nobody's lonesome for me
Ev'rybody's crazy bout somebody else but nobody's crazy bout me
Oh I shine up my shoes and then I slick down my hair
Put on my Sunday suit but I ain't goin' nowhere
Ev'rybody's lonesome for somebody else but nobody's lonesome for me

Ev'rybody's yearnin' for somebody else but nobody's lonesome for me
Ev'rybody's fallin' for somebody else but nobody's fallin' for me
Now I ain't had a kiss since I fell out of my crib
It looks to me like I've been cheated out of my rib
Ev'rybody's lonesome for somebody else nobody's lonesome for me
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5.

I CAN'T HELP IT (IF I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU)

(Hank Williams)
« © '51 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Today I passed you on the street and my heart fell at your feet
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
Somebody else stood by your side and he looked so satisfied
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you

A picture from the past came slowly stealin'
As I brushed your arm and walked so close to you
Then suddenly I got that old time feelin'
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
[ steel - fiddle ] It's hard to know another's lips will kiss you
And hold you just the way I used to do
Oh heaven only knows how much I miss you
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
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6.

THERE'LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT

(Hank Williams)
« © '48 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I'll pretend I'm free from sorrow
Make believe that wrong is right
Your wedding day will be tomorrow
But there'll be no teardrops tonight

Why oh why should you desert me
Are you doin' this for spite
If you only wanted to hurt me
Then there'll be no teardrops tonight
[ fiddle - steel ] I'll believe that you still love me
When you wear your veil of white
But you think that you're above me
So there'll be no teardrops tonight

Shame oh shame for what you're doin'
Other arms will hold you tight
You don't care whose life you ruin
But there'll be no teardrops tonight
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7.

(I HEARD THAT) LONESOME WHISTLE

(Hank Williams - Jimmie Davis)
« © '51 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I was ridin' No 9 headin' south from Caroline
I heard that lone-woa-woa-some whistle blow
Got in trouble had to roam left my gal and left my home
I heard that lone-woa-woa-some whistle blow

Just a kid actin' smart I went and broke my darlin's heart
I guess I was too young to know
They took me off to Georgia Main locked me to a ball and chain
I heard that lone-woa-woa-some whistle blow
[ fiddle ] All alone I bear the shame I'm a number not a name
I heard that lone-woa-woa-some whistle blow
All I do is sit and cry when that evenin' train goes by
I heard that lone-woa-woa-some whistle blow

I'll be locked here in this cell till my body's just a shell
And my hair turns whiter than snow
I'll never see that gal of mine Lord I'm in Georgia doin' time
I heard that lone-woa-woa-some whistle blow
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8.

I JUST DON'T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVIN'

(Hank Williams)
« © '49 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I just don't like this kind of livin'
I'm tired of doin' all the givin'
I give my all and sit and yearn
I don't get no lovin' in return
And I just don't like this kind of livin'

Why do we stay together we always fuss and fight
You ain't never known to be wrong and I ain't never been right

Tell me where you think you're goin'
Cause I ain't got no way of knowin'
When things go wrong you go your way
You leave me here to pay and pay
And I just don't like this kind of livin'
[ steel - fiddle ] I just don't like the things you're doin'
Your evil heart will be your ruin
When things start runnin' smooth and free
You haul right off and you pick on me
And I just don't like this kind of livin'

They say the road of love is long it's rocky and it's rough
But if this road don't start to get smooth I've traveled it long enough

Why don't you act a little older
And get that chip off of your shoulder
I told you once now I'll tell you twice
You better start to treat me nice
Cause I just don't like this way of livin'
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9.

TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART

(Fred Rose - Hy Heath)
« © '51 Milene Music, ASCAP »
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
You've grown cold and no longer care for me
All my faith in you is gone but the heartaches linger on
Take these chains from my heart and set me free

Take these tears from my eyes and let me see
Just a spark of the love that used to be
If you love somebody new let me find a new love too
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
[ steel ] Give my heart just a word of sympathy
Be as fair to my heart as you can be
Then if you no longer care for the love that's beating there
Take these chains from my heart and set me free

Take these chains from my heart and set me free
You've grown cold and no longer care for me
All my faith in you is gone but the heartaches linger on
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
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10.

WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME

(Hank Williams)
« © '50 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Well why don't you love me like you used to do
How come you treat me like a worn out shoe
My hair's still curly and my eyes are still blue
Why don't you love me like you used to do

Ain't had no lovin' like a huggin' and a kissin' in a long long while
We don't get nearer further or closer than a country mile
Why don't you spark like you used to do
And say sweet nothings like you used to coo
I'm the same old trouble that you've always been through
So why don't you love me like you used to do
[ steel - fiddle - steel ] Well why don't you be just like you used to be
How come you find so many faults with me
Somebody's changed so let me give you a clue
Why don't you love me like you used to do

Ain't had no lovin' like a huggin' and a kissin' in a long long while
We don't get nearer further or closer than a country mile
Why don't you say things you used to say
What makes you treat me like a piece of clay
My hair's still curly and my eyes are still blue
Why don't you love me like you used to do
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11.

MY HEART WOULD KNOW

(Hank Williams)
« © '51 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I could say it's over now
That I was glad to see you go
I could hate you for the way I'm feelin'
My lips could tell a lie but my heart would know

It's a sin to make me cry
When you know I love you so
I could tell my heart that I don't miss you
My lips could tell a lie but my heart would know
[ steel ] I could give you all the blame
But I'm sure the truth would show
I could tell this world I found a new love
My lips could tell a lie but my heart would know

I can't fool my cryin' heart
Cause it knows I need you so
I could tell my heart I'm glad we parted
My lips could tell a lie but my heart would know
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12.

YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE (OR I'M GONNA LEAVE)

(Hank Williams)
« © '49 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
You wore out a brand new trunk
A packin' and unpackin' your junk
Your daddy's mad he's done got peeved
You're gonna change or I'm a gonna leave

You're gonna change your way of livin' change the things you do
Stop doin' all the things that you oughtn't to
Your daddy's mad he's done got peeved
You're gonna change or I'm a gonna leave
[ guitar ] This ain't right and that is wrong
You just keep nuggin' all the day long
It's gotta stop I don't mean please
Now you're gonna change or I'm a gonna leave

The way to keep a woman happy and make her do what's right
Is love her ev'ry mornin' bawl her out at night
Your daddy's mad he's done got peeved
Now you're gonna change or I'm a gonna leave
[ fiddle - steel ] Ev'ry time you get mad
You pack your rags and go back to dad
You tell him lies he don't believe
Now you're gonna change or I'm a gonna leave

You're gonna change your way of livin' change the things you do...
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