lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

MY SWEET LOVE AIN'T AROUND

(Hank Williams)
« © '48 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Listen to the rain a fallin' can't you hear that lonesome sound
Oh my poor ol' heart is breakin' cause my sweet love ain't around
[ piano - guitar ] Lord I think I'll start to ramble got to leave this weary town
This ol' place is way too lonely cause my sweet love ain't around
[ harmonica - steel ] On that train tonight I'm leavin' and don't ask me where I'm bound
I can't stay here any longer cause my sweet love ain't around
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2.

I'LL BE A BACHELOR TILL I DIE

(Hank Williams)
« © '40 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I'll take you to the picture show and babe I'll hold your hand
I'll sit up in your parlor let you cool me with your fan
I'll listen to your troubles and pet you when you cry
But get that marryin' outta your head I'll be a bachelor till I die
[ piano - guitar ] I done my honky tonkin' round and had a lot of fun
But somehow I can't understand how one and one make one
I like to cuddle near you and listen to you lie
But get that marryin' outta your head I'll be a bachelor till I die
[ harmonica ] Now if you want a help mate you're just wastin' lots of time
Cause I'm afraid of church bells now they scare me when they chime
I've seen those married people just up and say goodbye
So keep that marryin' outta your head I'll be a bachelor till I die
[ steel ] This freedom's mighty precious in this land of liberty
I've seen what matrimony's done to better men than me
I don't mind keepin' comp'ny with the apple of my eye
But keep that marryin' outta your head I'll be a bachelor till I die
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3.

WINDOW SHOPPING

(Marcel Joseph)
« © '52 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
You're window shoppin' just window shoppin'
You're only lookin' around
You're not buyin' you're just tryin'
To find the best deal in town
You give away your kisses but you never give your heart
To anyone who's fool enough to fall
You don't feel love you don't want real love
You're window shoppin' that's all
[ steel - piano ] You're window shoppin' just window shoppin'...
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4.

MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT

(Clarence Williams)
« © '49 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Yeah my bucket's got a hole in it
Yeah my bucket's got a hole in it
Yeah my bucket's got a hole in it I can't buy no beer

Well I'm standin' on the corner with a bucket in my hand
I'm a waitin' for a woman that ain't got no man

Cause my bucket's got a hole in it...

Well I went upon a mountain I went down in the sea
I seen the crabs and the fishes doing the bebop bee

Cause my bucket's got a hole in it...
[ guitar ] Well there ain't no use for a me workin' so hard
When I got a woman in the boss man's yard

Cause my bucket's got a hole in it...
[ steel - guitar ] Yeah my bucket's got a hole in it...
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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 ole time feelin'
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
[ steel - piano ] 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.

HOWLIN' AT THE MOON

(Hank Williams)
« © '51 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I know there's never been a man in the awful shape I'm in
I can't even spell my name my head's in such a spin
Today I tried to eat a steak with a big ole table spoon
You got me chasin' rabbits walkin' on my hands and howlin' on the moon

Well Sug I took one look at you and it almost drove me mad
And then I even want and lost what little sense I had
Now I can't tell the day from night I'm crazy as a loon
You got me chasin' rabbits pullin' out my hair and howlin' at the moon
[ steel ] Some friends of mine asked me to go out on a huntin' spree
Cause there ain't a hound dog in this state that can hold a light to me
I ate three bones for dinner today then tried to tree a coon
You got me chasin' rabbits I'm scratchin' fleas and howlin' at the moon
[ piano - guitar ] I rode my horse to town today and a gas pump we did pass
I pulled him up and I hollered whoa and said fill him up with gas
The man picked up a monkey wrench and wham he changed my tune
You got me chasin' rabbitts spittin' out teeth and howlin' at the moon

I never thought in this ole world a fool could fall so hard
But honey baby when I fell the whole world must have jarred
I think I'd quit my doggish ways if you'd take me for your groom
You got me chasin' rabbitts pickin' out rings and howlin' at the moon
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7.

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 eye
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 darkness 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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8.

MOANIN' THE BLUES

(Hank Williams)
« © '50 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
When my baby moved out and the blues moved in
There wadn't nothin' I could do
But mosey around with my head in my hands
Lordy what am I comin' to
I just keep moanin' moanin' the blues

I wrote a nice long letter sayin' mama please come home
Your daddy is lonesome and all I do is moan
I've been lovin' that gal for so doggone long
I can't afford to lose her now
I thought I was right but I must have been wrong
Cause my head is startin' to bow
And now I'm moanin' moanin' the blues
[ steel - piano - steel ] If you want a good gal to stay around
You gotta treat her nice and kind
If you do her wrong she'll leave this town
And you'll almost lose your mind
Then you'll be moanin' moanin' the blues

Oh baby baby baby honey baby please come home
Your daddy is lonesome and all I do is moan
I promise you baby that I'll be good and I'll never be bad no more
I'm sittin' here waitin' for you right now
To walk through that front door
Then I'll stop moanin' moanin' the blues
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9.

KAW-LIGA

(Hank Williams - Fred Rose)
« © '52 Milene Music, ASCAP / Intersong USA, ASCAP »
Kaw-Liga was a wooden Indian standin' by the door
He fell in love with an Indian maid over in the antique store
Kaw-Liga just stood there and never let it show
So she could never answer yes or no

He always wore his Sunday feathers and held a tommyhawk
The maiden wore her beads and braids and hoped someday he'd talk
Kaw-Liga too stubborn to ever show a sign
Because his heart was made of knotty pine

Poor ol' Kaw-Liga he never got a kiss
Poor ol' Kaw-Liga he don't know what he missed
Is it any wonder that his face is red
Kaw-Liga that poor ol' wooden head
[ piano - guitar ] Kaw-Liga was a lonely Indian never went nowhere
His heart was set on the Indian maid with the coal black hair
Kaw-Liga just stood there and never let it show
So she could never answer yes or no

And then one day a wealthy customer bought the Indian maid
And took her oh so far away but ol' Kaw-Liga stayed
Kaw-Liga just stands there as lonely as can be
And wishes he was still an ole pine tree

Poor ol' Kaw-Liga he never got a kiss...
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10.

BABY WE'RE REALLY IN LOVE

(Hank Williams)
« © '51 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
If you're lovin' me like I'm lovin' you baby we're really in love
If you're happy with me like I'm happy with you ol' Cupid just give us a shove
If you're thinkin' of me like I'm thinkin' of you then I know what you're thinkin' of
If you're lovin' me like I'm lovin' you baby we're really in love

I run around in circles and turn in fire alarms
I'm nutty as fruitcake when you're not in my arms
If you're meant for me like I'm meant for you baby we fit like a glove
If you're lovin' me like I'm lovin' you baby we're really in love
[ piano - guitar ] If you're lovin' me like I'm lovin' you baby we're really in love
If you're countin' on me like I'm countin' on you ol' Cupid just gave us a shove
If you're dreamin' of me like I'm dreamin' of you
Then I know what you're dreamin' of
If you're lovin' me like I'm lovin' you baby we're really in love

My folks think I've gone crazy and I don't feel too sure
And yet there's nothin' wrong with me that weddin' bells won't cure
If you go for me like I go for you baby we fit like a glove
If you're lovin' me like I'm lovin' you baby we're really in love
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11.

WHY SHOULD WE TRY ANYMORE

(Hank Williams)
« © '50 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
What's the use to deny we've been livin' a lie that we should have admitted before
We were just victims of a half hearted love so why should we try anymore

The vows that we make are only to break we drift like a wave from the shore
The kisses we steal we know are not real so why should we try anymore
[ strings - piano ] The dreams that we knew can never come true they're gone to return no more
False love like ours fades with the flo'ers so why should we try anymore

Our story so old again has been told on the past let's close the door
And smile don't regret but live and forget there's no use to try anymore
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12.

I'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE

(Hank Williams - Fred Rose)
« © '50 Milene Music, ASCAP / Intersong USA, ASCAP »
Now you're lookin' at a man that's gettin' kinda mad
I had a lots of luck but it's all been bad
No matter how I struggle and strive I'll never get outta this world alive
My fishin' pole's broke the creek is full of sand
My woman run away with another man
No matter how I struggle and strive I'll never get outta this world alive

A distant uncle passed away and left me quite a batch
And I was livin' high until the fatal day
A lawyer proved I wadn't borned I was only hatched
Ev'rything's agin' me and it's got me down
If I jumped in the river I would prob'ly drown
No matter how I struggle and strive I'll never get outta this world alive
[ guitar - piano ] These shabby shoes I'm wearin' all the time is full of holes and nails
And brother if I stepped on a worn out dime
I bet a nickel I could tell ye if it was heads or tails
I'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow
Cause nothin's ever gonna be alright no how
No matter how I struggle and strive I'll never get outta this world alive
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