BLUES MY NAME
(MGM SE-4344)
March/1966
Produced by Jim Vienneau
Vocal accompaniment by The Jordanaires
1.
SALT LAKE CITY
(Curly Putman - Ronnie Wilkins)
« © '65 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Sun's up better get up and make the rounds
All alone on my own here in this old town of Salt Lake City
Gotta find work forget the hurt and how she put me down
For a man who didn't care but with fast talk and curly hair
He took her from me and Salt Lake City
Night has come day is done
But there's no job to be found in Salt Lake City
Room's cold no one to hold so I'll just walk around
And think of all the times that she said that she loved me
But that's just a mem'ry in Salt Lake City
I should pack my things and go but my heart keeps saying no
Some day she'll come back to me and Salt Lake City
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2.
GOOD LEAVIN' ALONE
(Ronnie Self)
« © '66 Budde Songs, BMI »
I'm gonna give her a good leavin' alone
She thinks I want her to come back home
She thinks I've been cryin' since she's been gone
Well I'm a gonna give her a good leavin' alone
I'm gonna give her a good forgettin' about
And all of my dreams she's a gonna be left out
I'm gonna let her keep her heart of stone
And I'm gonna give her a good leavin' alone
She thinks I need what we all study in biology
But I'm gettin' smart and I'm a gonna use a little real psychology
I'm gonna give her a good leavin' alone
I ain't her dog and I ain't gonna beg for bone
She's got a heart as warm as an ice cream cone
Well I'm a gonna give her a good leavin' alone
[ dobro ]
She thinks I need what we all...
Yeah I'm a gonna give her a good leavin' alone
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3.
WEARY BLUES FROM WAITIN'
(Hank Williams)
« © '51 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
The snow falls round my window but it can't chill my heart
God knows it died the day you left my dream world fell apart
Weary blues from waitin' well Lord I've been waitin' too long
These blues have got me cryin' oh sweet mama please come home
[ piano ]
Through tears I watch young lovers as they go strolling by
Oh all the things that might have been God forgive me if I cry
Weary blues from waitin'...
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4.
WRONG DOIN' MAN
(Jim Coleman - Guy Coleman)
« © '66 Tree Publishing, BMI »
My daddy was a good man my mother was a saint
But regular thing that they were it seems somehow I ain't
And I know it's wrong but understand
When the Lord made me he made a wrong doin' man
Now I chanced to meet a good girl and steal her heart away
But when other gal start tempted me Lord I just got to play
I know it's wrong but understand
When the Lord made me he made a wrong doin' man
Well now you can tell your tall tale about the things you've done
But when it comes to my turn I'll bet I tell a bigger one
I know it's wrong but understand
When the Lord made me he made a wrong doin' man
Now I may not be so big and I'm not a man of might
But brother don't you get me mad cause I've been known to fight
I know it's wrong but understand
When the Lord made me he made me wrong doin' man
Well I know it's wrong to gamble I'm gonna wear up this and yet
If you give me the right ups you got yourself a bet
I know it's wrong but understand
When the Lord made me he made a wrong doin' man
Now listen all you nice boys take your gals and run and hide
Cause if they flag my choo choo train I'm sure gonna let 'em ride
And I know it's wrong but understand
When the Lord made me he made a wrong doin' man
When the Lord made me he made a wrong doin' man
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5.
THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN'
(Lee Hazlewood)
« © '66 Criterion Music, ASCAP »
You keep sayin' you got something for me
Something you call love but confess
You've been a messin' where you shouldn't been a messin'
Now someone else is gettin' all your best
These boots are made for walkin' that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
[ guitar ]
You keep lying when you oughta be true then
And you keep loosin' when you ought enough bad
Now you keep a samin' when you oughta be changin'
Now what's right is right and honey you ain't been right yet
These boots are made for walkin'...
[ guitar ]
You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'
And you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burned
Honey I've just found me a brand new box of matches
And what she knows you ain't had time to learn
These boots are made for walkin'...
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6.
CRY CRY DARLING
(Jimmy Newman - Jimmy D. Miller)
« © '53 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Cry cry darling that's what I do if you'd leave me with the blues
Cry cry darling that's all I do if it's you I should lose
For me there'd be no moonlight if ever we should part
Cry cry darling that's what I do cause you're the one in my heart
[ ac.guitar ]
Cry cry darling my eyes will cry and never dry if you should go
Cry cry darling when shadows creep I'll just weep all night I know
You know how much I'd miss you if ever we should part
Cry cry darling that's all I do cause you're the one in my heart
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7.
IT'S WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE
(Mack Vickery)
« © '66 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
You came in with the sun this morning just as the rooster crowed
You started your lyin' and alibin' but baby your good times showed
You eyes are battin' zero you ain't gettin' to first base
You aint foolin' this old umpire cause it's written all over your face
Well your eyes look like road maps and your hair shore was a mess
Your make-up was smeared from ear to ear that wasn't coffee on your breath
Yeah the odds are gettin' heavy and it looks like the end of the race
I know you found yourself a new jockey cause it's written all over your face
Honey it's written all over your face and I can read between the lines
You found a brand new messin' place so quit messin' with this heart of mine
Well I can see you need me like a bum needs a cigarette case
And I'm thinking mighty strong about leaving cause it's written all over your face
[ guitar ]
Honey it's written all over your face...
Yeah I'm thinking mighty strong about leaving cause it's written all over your face
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8.
WHEN YOU'RE TIRED OF BREAKING OTHER HEARTS
(Hank Williams - Curley Williams)
« © '49 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
When you're tired of breaking other hearts
Won't you come back again and break mine
When you're tired of roaming darling
And the love light no longer shines
When your dream world falls around you
And you sit by yourself and pine
When you're tired of breaking other hearts
Won't you come back again and break mine
[ ac.guitar ]
When your dream world falls around you...
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9.
BLUES MY NAME
(Don Wayne)
« © '66 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Well you walked in here and took that stool right next me
And you just got through with your sad life's history
I'd like a few words before you start again friend
Blues my name heart breaks my next of kin
I'm living in a world of misery
Life ain't been peaches and cream for me
And I ain't smart since I don't remember when friend
Blues my name heart breaks my next of kin
Yes I know what it's like to love and lose
I've stood and watched my golden dreams turn blue
I lost my love to someone I called best friend
Blues my name heart breaks my next of kin
Blues my name heart breaks my next of kin
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10.
LOW AS A MAN CAN GO
(Mack Vickery)
« © '66 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I'm so low I could sit down on an old newspaper
And hang my feet over the edge
I can't stand to look anyone in the eye
I'm as low as a man can go and still be alive
I've heard everybody I've known I'd lost everything that I own
I'm so low I could sit down on an old newspaper
And hang my feet over the edge
I can't trust myself in a room with my own life
I'm as low as a man can go and still be alive
I've heard everybody I've known...
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11.
OLD FRANK
(Mack Vickery)
« © '66 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Sittin' by a campfire eatin' old pork and meats
Waitin' on an old slow freight headin' south to New Orleans
They say it's warm and there's a hot a pretty Creole queen
So I'm leavin' this poor north so cold and eatin' shramps instead of beans
Just like old Frank sittin' there by me the fire was dying neath the pot
And his hands so old tremble from the cold a scene I've never forgot
He said son go on home to your mama before you wind up like me
Hurtin' everyone else includin' yourself don't waste your life foolishly
I could see the tears filling his eyes as he handed me a picture faded bad
And as the angel of death took his last breath
There's standing by me in the picture I could see
Old Frank and it was sign of death
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12.
SO EASY TO FORGIVE HER (SO HARD TO FORGET)
(Dick Overby)
« © '66 Careers Music, BMI »
I lay in darkness in our room and shed an unseen tear
I try to solve without a sound I don't want her to hear
She's home again that's all that really matters I'll admit
It's so easy to forgive her but so hard to forget
To love her so not let her go oh I must bein' saint
While in her sleep she held my hand and called another's name
I try hard to solve life's puzzle but old memories won't fit
It's so easy to forgive her but so hard to forget
[ piano ]
I try to walk away from her but my heart always slips
And I long to hold her though his kiss is fresh upon her lips
I love her so my heart says that her hurting me will quit
It's so easy to forgive her but so hard to forget
It's so easy to forgive her but it's so hard to forget
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