lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

CROSS THE BRAZOS AT WACO

(Kay Arnold) « © '64 Painted Desert Music, BMI »
On the Chisholm Trail it was midnight Carmela was strong on his mind
Because of the life he had chosen Carmela had left him behind
Too long he'd been el bandito Carmela had left him alone
But today someone brought a message she'd been seen in old San Antone

Cross the Brazos at Waco ride hard and I'll make it by dawn
Cross the Brazos at Waco I'm safe when I reach San Antone

He glanced back over his shoulder the posse was nowhere in sight
He'd sent for Carmela to meet him on the banks of the Brazos tonight
She was waiting and he kept the promise he'd made such a long time ago
As he dropped the guns that she hated in the muddy Brazos below

Cross the Brazos at Waco ride hard and I'll make it by dawn
Cross the Brazos at Waco I'll walk straight in old San Antone
[ guitar ] Then the night came alight with gun fire he knew that at last he'd been found
As the ranger's band shoot rightly el bandito laid on the ground
Carmela knew he was dying that all of her dreams were in vain
As she kissed his lips for the last time she heard him whisper again

Cross the Brazos at Waco ride hard and I'll make it by dawn
Cross the Brazos at Waco I'm safe when I reach San Antone
[ guitar ] I'm safe when I reach San Antone
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2.

BLIZZARD

(Harlan Howard) « © '61 Red River Songs, BMI / Tree Publishing, BMI »
There's a blizzard comin' on how I'm wishin' I was home
For my pony's lame and he can't hardly stand
Listen to that northern sigh if we don't get home we'll die
But it's only seven miles to Mary Anne
Yes it's only seven miles to Mary Anne

You can bet we're on her mind for it's nearly suppertime
And I'll bet there's hot biscuits in the pan
Lord my hands feel like they're froze and there's a numbness in my toes
But it's only five more miles to Mary Anne
Yes it's only five more miles to Mary Anne

That wind's blowin' and it seems mighty like a woman's screams
And we'd best be movin' faster if we can
Dan just think about that barn with that hay so soft and warm
For it's only three more miles to Mary Anne
Yes it's only three more miles to Mary Anne

Dan get up your ornery cuss or you'll be the death of us
And I'm so weary but I'll help you if I can
All right Dan perhaps it's best that we'll stop awhile and rest
For it's still a hundred yards to Mary Anne
Yes it's still a hundred yards to Mary Anne

Late that night the storm was gone they found him there at dawn
He'd made it but he couldn't leave ol' Dan
Yes they found him there on the plains with his hands froze to the reins
He was just a hundred yards from Mary Anne
He was just a hundred yards from Mary Anne
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3.

BUY JUANITA SOME FLOWERS

(Steve Karliski) « © '64 Screen Gems Music, BMI »
My outfit was stationed near a small border town
I met her one day in a small cabaret
I discovered just off the camp ground
Her name was Juanita and I loved her so
And I took from my hand that gold wedding band
That I wore back home

Each weekend I'd buy Juanita some flowers
And wrap them up in lies
I'd buy Juanita some flowers
So she couldn't see the shame in my eyes

I just couldn't tell her that our love couldn't be
So I lied to amuse her cause I knew I'd lose her
If she learned the truth about me
For the sake of this woman I've forsaken my soul
But her kiss was to blame it set off a flame
I couldn't control

Each weekend I'd buy Juanita some flowers...

And then someone told her that I had a wife
I tried to explain but her gun spit a flame
And as I fell she took her own life
And now it's all over I won't last I know
Do one thing for me in her memory
Before I go

Won't someone please buy Juanita some flowers
For all the trust she gave
Please buy Juanita some flowers
And place them for me upon her grave
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4.

BLUE MOONLIGHT

(Cindy Walker) « © '64 Matamoros Music, BMI »
I fell in love on a moonlit night
In the blue moon light of old Mexicali
I kissed red lips neath the blossoms of white
In the blue moon light and I was so happy

Because I was happy I broke the vows I made to another
And I made promisses I couldn't keep
Now I'm alone in the silent night
And as blue moon light touches my pillow I weep

I weep for the heart that I've broken apart
And the shame in my soul never die
For I promised that I'd be returning but I knew I was saying goodbye
For I wasn't free God forgive me only he knows what I feel inside

Because I was happy I broke the vows...
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5.

PANCHO VILLA

(Kay Arnold - Kendall Hayes) « © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Pancho Villa Pancho Villa the robinhood of Mexico
Pancho Villa Pancho Villa the robinhood of old Mexico

He rode into town one evening the streets began too clear
The word was passed in whispers the bandit Pancho Villa's here
With his band of mighty outlaws many stories had been told
Did he fight for the rights of us or was it lust for gold

His rifles numbered forty his men gave a mighty shout
And the soldiers that we hated were all dead or criminal
And when the battle ended our town was in his hands
We realized that we'd been free by Pancho Villa's outlaw band

Pancho Villa Pancho Villa...

Then I looked out my window and I began to pray
As he smiled at my Rosana across the street as she came my way
I knew my hand was trembling as I prepared to draw
And in my eyes could not believe the miracle I saw

He put down gold and silver and food for us to eat
Said I did not come to harm you and our hearts fell at his feet
He told us to build a mission so grand and strong so gay
So the people that he love would know Pancho Villa passed this way

Pancho Villa Pancho Villa...
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6.

AMIGO'S GUITAR

(John D. Loudermilk - Roy Botkin - Kitty Wells) « © '60 Cedarwood Publishing, BMI »
Tonight they're singing in De Villa tomorrow you'll be gone so far
Hold me close and say you love me while amigo plays his blue guitar

Aj aj aj aj the moon is lonely tomorrow I'll wonder where you are
Manana morning my darling I'll be blue as amigo's guitar
[ guitar ] They pushed their singing in De Villa all this quiet beneath the stars
Amigo plays Asta de Vago up on his lonely blue guitar

Aj aj aj aj the moon is lonely...
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7.

MATAMOROS

(Kay Arnold) « © '65 Buster Doss Music, BMI / Matamoros Music, BMI »
In old Mexico I stand on the square in Matamoros
Round a Plazza the couples were walking to music so sweet
I've found my love not too long ago in Matamoros
But I'm feeling low as the beggar who sits in the street

All the promises that she made me with eyes black as midnight
How could I know how fickle her promise could be
Now I'm back to find what I feel is mine in Matamoros
And there'll be bad trouble if I catch her cheating on me

Streets are narrow and dark and tequilla runs free in Matamoros
I stopped for one moment outside at Maguel's swinging doors
My heart breaks to hear the same haunting sounds of Granada
She once called it our song and vowed she'd be mine for evermore

Then across the square went this wild young bracero I see her
Laughing and dancing and tossing her raven black hair
They'd may take a hand when I face this man from Matamoros
For the love of my woman is one thing that I'll never share
[ guitar ] Now I walk in the night far away from the lights of Matamoros
And recall the last moments but I knew she loved me more than life
I can still hear her cry I love you and I'll prove it Manana
Then seeing my danger she jumped in front of his knife

I know the stories they'll tell in dimly casinos
Of the raven haired beauty who for her love laid dead on the floor
They'll speak of the fight with the gringo that night in Matamoros
And wonder what happened for he never returned anymore oh oh hoo
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8.

COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER

(Tommy Boyce - Bobby Hart - Wes Farrell) « © '64 Morris Music, BMI »
In a little cafe just the other side of the border
She was a sitting there giving me looks that made my mind bolder
So I started walking her way she belongs to bad man Jose
And I knew yes I knew I should leave then I heard her say

Come a little bit closer you my kind of man so big and so strong
Come a little bit closer I'm all alone and the night is so long

So we started to dance in my arms she felt so inviting
And I just couldn't resist the one a little kiss so exciting
Then I heard the guitar player say Vamoose Jose's on his way
And I knew yes I knew I should leave then I heard her say

Come a little bit closer...

Then the music stopped when I looked the cafe was empty
Then I heard Jose say man you know you're in trouble plenty
So I dropped my drink from my hand and through the window I ran
And as I rode away I will never forget how she said

Come a little bit closer...
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9.

GUN THE GOLD AND THE GIRL

(Harlan Howard - Buddy Mize) « © '64 Vidor Publications, BMI »
I had to have the gun to get the gold
And I had to have the gold to get the girl

She wanted things I couldn't buy I knew I'd lose her love
And she was everything in life that I've been dreaming of
And desperation one dark night began my life a crime
I knew where someone kept a gun and now the gun was mine

I had to have the gun to get the gold
And I had to have the gold to get the girl
[ guitar ] I robbed and stole I even killed to win her for my own
Then found her in another's arms one night when I came home
I drew my gun they tried to run but never made the door
And by their side I threw the gun I wouldn't need no more

No I wouldn't need the gun to get the gold
For I wouldn't need the gold to get the girl
[ guitar ] Now very soon I'll meet my doom the rope hangs just outside
But when I found her in his arms that's when I really died

Oh I had to have the gun to get the gold
And I had to have the gold to get the girl
Oh I had to have the gun to get the gold
And I had to have the gold to get the girl
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10.

SAMUEL COLT

(Kay Arnold - Buster Doss) « © '65 Buster Doss Music, BMI / Matamoros Music, BMI »
All my life I've wanted just one friend
I've trusted people time and time again
But one bitter lesson I have found
I have just one friend when the chips were down

My best friend is Samuel Colt the wicked sixgun that I tote
And he's always around when I need him most
Leap so fast in my hand and he'll knock down any man
Drink a toast to my best friend Samuel Colt

I had one friend I thought was the best
But he turned out to be like all the rest
He tried to steal away the love I've found
He didn't make it for my best friend cut him down

My best friend is Samuel Colt...
[ guitar ] The two of us will never ever part
He's cold as steel and there's no one in my heart
We've made a pair that catches every eye
We'll together till the end my friend and I

My best friend is Samuel Colt...
Drink a toast to my best friend Samuel Colt
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11.

LAWMAN

(Bob Tubert - Billy Walker - Dave Estes) « © '65 Regent Music, BMI »
They sent me out from Santa Fe to try and find his trail
They think that I'm the only one who can bring him back to jail
This star says I'm a lawman this gun has seen me through
And though my heart is heavy I've got a job to do

You see he's such a proud man who never learned to crawl
But a good man turn gun slinger is the meanest man of all
He killed the US Marshall and for that he's gonna pay
And I'm the lonely lawman who's on his trail today
[ guitar ] There was a time he fought for truth and on the side of right
Until the only girl he loved was killed one faithful night
I know his heart was shattered as he turned the barren sod
And laid away her body come ending it to God

Then he vowed a revenge to those who took her life
And every notch upon his gun a tear shed for his wife
But revenge is like wild fire sweepin' through the wood
It turns reason into ashes and it burns out on the good

Now I can't help but remember as I trail this lonesome man
I don't believe while we were boys I won any race we ran
For you see his face resembles mine we talk somewhat the same
And though we walk in differend worlds we both wear our daddy's name
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12.

CATTLE CALL

(Tex Owens) « © '43 Forster Music, ASCAP »
Uh huh ei ei ei...

The cattle're prowlin' the coyotes are howlin'
Out with the doggies bawl
Where spurs are jinglin' a cowboy is singin'
A lonesome cattle call

Uh huh ei ei ei...

He's brown as a berry from ridin' the prairie
And he sings with an old western drawl
His heart is a feather in all kinds of weather
Singin' his cattle call

Uh huh ei ei ei...
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