lp discography - covers & lyrics

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 ole 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 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 sayin' no
Some day she'll come back to me
And Salt Lake City
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2.

GOOD LEAVIN' ALONE

(Ronnie Self)
« © '65 Budde Songs, BMI »
I'm gonna give her a good a leavin' alone
She thinks I'm a wantin' 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 studied in biology
But I'm gettin' smart and I'm a gonna use a little reverse 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
[ guitar ] She thinks I need what we all studied in biology...

I'm gonna give her a good leavin' alone
I ain't her dog and I ain't a 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
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 strollin' 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)
« © '65 Tree Publishing, BMI »
My daddy was a good man my mother was a saint
But the regular good 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 can meet a good girl and steal her heart away
But when other eyes start temptin' me Lordy I've just gotta 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 tales 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 a wrong doin' man

Well I know it's wrong to gamble I'm aware of this and yet
If you give me the right odds 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)
« © '65 Criterion Music, ASCAP »
You keep sayin' you got somethin' for me
Somethin' you call love but confess
Well you been a messin' where you shouldn't been a messin'
And now someone else is gettin' all your best

These boots are made for walkin' and that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
[ guitar ] You keep lyin' when you oughta be truthin'
And you keep losin' when you oughta not bet
And you keep samin' when you oughta be changin'
Now what's right is right but honey you ain't been right yet

These boots are made for walkin' and that's just what they'll do...
[ 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' and that's just what they'll do...
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6.

CRY CRY DARLING

(Jimmy Newman - Jimmy D. Miller)
« © '53 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Cry cry darlin'
That's what I'd do if you'd leave me with the blues
Cry cry darlin'
That's all I'd do if it's you I should lose

For me there'd be no moonlight
If ever we should part
Cry cry darlin'
That's what I'd do cause you're the one in my heart
[ guitar ] Cry cry darlin'
My eyes would cry and never dry if you should go
Cry cry darlin'
When shadows creep I'd just weep all night I know

You know how much I'd miss you
If ever we should part
Cry cry darlin'
That's all I'd do cause you're the one in my heart
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7.

IT'S WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE

(Mack Vickery)
« © '65 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
You came in with the sun this mornin' just as the rooster crowed
You started your lyin' and alibin' but baby your good times showed
Your eyes are battin' zero you ain't gettin' to first base
You ain't 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 thinkin' mighty strong about leavin' cause it's written all over your face
[ guitar ] Honey it's written all over your face and I can read between the lines...
Yeah I'm thinkin' mighty strong about leavin' 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 darlin'
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
[ guitar ] When your dream world falls around you...
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9.

BLUES MY NAME

(Don Wayne)
« © '65 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 heartbreak's 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 smiled since I don't remember when friend
Blues my name heartbreak's 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 heartbreak's my next of kin
Blues my name heartbreak's my next of kin
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10.

LOW AS A MAN CAN GO

(Mack Vickery)
« © '65 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I'm so low I could sit down on an ole 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 hurt ev'rybody I've known
I've lost ev'rything that I owned

I'm so low I could sit down on an ole 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 hurt ev'rybody I've known...
I'm so low I could sit down on an ole newspaper...
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11.

OLD FRANK

(Mack Vickery)
« © '65 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Sittin' by a campfire eatin' ole pork and beans
Waitin' on an old slow freight headin' south to New Orleans
They say it's warm and there's a lot of pretty Creole queen
So I'm leavin' this old north so cold and eatin' shrimp instead of beans

Just like ol' Frank sittin' there by me the fire was dying neath the pot
And his hands so old trembled 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' ev'ryone 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 signed Love Dad
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12.

SO EASY TO FORGIVE HER (SO HARD TO FORGET)

(Dick Overbey)
« © '65 Careers Music, BMI »
I lay in darkness in our room and shed an unseen tear
I try to sob 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 insane
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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