1.

The Last Song

Jimmy Martin - L.E. White

© Forrest Hills Music, BMI

For a long time now I've been trying to make a go
Pickin' and a singin' on a country show
I traveled far with a little bit of pay
I sowed a lot of oats I didn't make much hay

I've been downhearted enough to quit
Somehow I never have until yet
Till I quit this pickin' don't have a dime
It's always wait until the next time

And this is the last song I'll sing
The last one I'm ever gonna write
The last song I'm ever gonna play
On this old guitar on this old stage tonight
[ instrumental ]
When I think I'll quit and never play no more
Some long haired guy krocks on my door
It don't take long till I'm back on the go
Cause one of his clowns couldn't make the show

We live in cheap hotels and ride big fine cars
Rear way back and smoke a long cigar
The steaks we eat are the ground up kind
But they hold me over just one more time

And this is the last song I'll sing
The last one I'm ever gonna write
The last song I'm ever gonna play
On this old guitar on this old stage tonight
[ instrumental ]
Our hopes are high for that one break
For that and magic is all it'll take
The lonesome sound the sweet 'Fraulein'
Take me back just one more time

Makes it hard to quit as the days go around
I don't want to steal when the sun goes down
When I hear George sing 'Out Of My Mind'
I gotta try again just one more time

And this is the last song I'll sing
The last one I'm ever gonna write
The last song I'm ever gonna play
On this old guitar on this old stage tonight

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2.

The Summer's Come And Gone

Bill Monroe

© Peer Int, BMI

Summertime is past and gone
And I'm on my way back home
To see the only one I ever loved
Now the Moon is shining bright
It lights my pathway tonight
Back to the only one I ever loved

Oh I know she waits for me
Back in ol' Tennessee
She was sent to me from God above
Now the moon is shining bright
It lights my pathway tonight
Back to the only one I ever loved
[ instrumental ]
Oh I know she waits for me
Back in ol' Tennessee
She was sent to me from God above
Now the moon is shining bright
It lights my pathway tonight
Back to the only one I ever loved

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3.

Tennessee Waltz

Pee Wee King - Redd Stewart

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

I was dancin' with my darlin' to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
I introduced him to my loved one and while they were dancin'
My friend stole my sweetheart from me

I remember that night and the Tennessee Waltz
Only you know just how much I have lost
Yes I lost my little darlin' the night they were playin'
That beautiful Tennessee Waltz
[ instrumental ]
I remember that night and the Tennessee Waltz
Only you know just how much I have lost
Yes I lost my little darlin' the night they were playin'
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz

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4.

Mr. Engineer

Jimmy Martin - Paul Williams

© Champion Music, BMI

Engineer reach up and pull the whistle
Let me hear that lonesome sound
For it blends with the feeling that's in me
The one I love has turned me down

I'm gonna catch me a freight train
Lord I'm leavin' this lonesome town
The one I loved and gave my heart to
That's the woman has turned me down

Engineer reach up and pull the whistle
Let me hear that lonesome sound
For it blends with the feeling that's in me
The one I love has turned me down
[ instrumental ]
There's sixteen cars behind each engine
I'll ride the last one to the end of the line
I don't know where I'm goin' or where I'll wind up
Just anything to ease my worried mind

Engineer reach up and pull the whistle
Let me hear that lonesome sound
For it blends with the feeling that's in me
The one I love has turned me down

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5.

Sweet Dixie

Bill Emerson - Jimmy Martin

© Champion Music, BMI

*****

6.

The Good Things (Outweight The Bad)

Josh Graves - Jake Lambert - English Tullock

© Peer Int, BMI

I've been sittin' here thinkin' back over my life
And of the good things the trouble and strife
Well my share of heartaches yes so many I've had
But I still think the good things outweigh the bad

Well I've rocked my babies at night when they'd cry
I've seen the teardrops turn into smiles
And that's when I realize all the bad luck I've had
But I still say the good things outweigh the bad

I've worked in the cotton in the heat of the day
Then paid the landlord nearly all that I made
I've seen high waters take all that I've had
But I still say the good things outweigh the bad

I've never had riches or money to spare
A a share croppers wages is my only fare
Yes making my livin' just workin' the land
But I still say the good things outweigh the bad
Yes I know all the good things outweigh the bad

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7.

Hi-de Diddle

Jimmy Martin - Sam Humphrey

© Forrest Hills Music, BMI

*****

8.

Lost Highway

Leon Payne

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

I’m a rolling stone all alone and lost
The life of sin I've paid the cost
When I pass by all the people say
There goes another boy on that lost highway

I was just a lad nearly twenty-two
Neither good nor bad just a kid like you
Now I’m lost too late to pray
Lord I paid the cost on that lost highway
[ instrumental ]
Just a deck of cards and a jug of wine
A woman’s lies makes a life like mine
Oh the day we met I went astray
I started rolling down that lost highway

Now boys don't start your runnin' around
On this road of sin or you’re sorrow bound
Take my advice or you’re cursed today
You started rolling down that lost highway

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9.

(# 49 country hit)

I Can't Quit Cigarettes

Jerry Crutchfield - Billy Kitchen

© Tree Pub, BMI

Now people are talking throughout the land
About a givin' up smoking or changin' brands
And you know its got me shock up too

Cause the doctor give my lungs a check
And scratched his head and said by heck
You better quit them things or soon they'll bury you

Since I've learned these facts why it drives me nuts
I love them things now twice as much
Even though I know it will soon cause regret

I know I'll be a tobacco slave
Till the day they put me in the grave
But come what may I'll have to say I can't quit cigarettes

Puff puff take another drag light another fag
I've tried to stop but I haven't yet
So come what may I'll have to say I cant quit cigarettes

Now my boss hung up no smokin' signs
And I thought for sure I'd lose my mind.
So I went to his office and said by George I quit

He said now look this ain't no joke
You keep this place fogged up in smoke
You can't resign your fired now take your things and get

He said I never have seen a man
Who could burn that weed the way you can
And just thinking about it shoo makes me sweet

I said oh well I guess you're right
But before I leave would you give me a light
I guess you see what's wrong with me I cant quit cigarettes

Now my girlfriend said give up them things
If you don't I ll give you back your ring
Cause you're gettin' pale and thin as a walkin' ghost

Said I ain't a gonna keep on a kissin' the thing
That's always reeking of nicotine
Now you just take your choice of which one you love the most

Well I thought this over for a little while
Then I give her my answer with a sheepish smile
I know I'll miss her 'cause shes my favorite pet

But I don't need love I've save a grand
I'm gonna buy me a ton of my favorite brand
Then I'll be broke but oh how I'll smoke I can't quit cigarettes

Puff puff take another drag light another fag
I've tried to stop but I haven't yet
So come what may I'll have to say I cant quit cigarettes

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10.

Fraulein

Lawton Williams

© Travis Music, BMI

Far across the blue waters
Lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old river Rhine
Where I loved her and lost her
Now I can't forget her
Cause she is my pretty fraulein

Fraulein fraulein
Walk down by the river
Pretend that your hand's holding mine
By the same stars above you
I'll swear that I love you
Cause you are my pretty fraulein
[ instrumental ]
When my memories wander
Away over yonder
To the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory
Her face comes before me
Cause she is my pretty fraulein

Fraulein fraulein
Look up toward the heavens
And pretend that your hand's holding mine
By the same stars above you
I'll swear that I love you
Cause you are my pretty fraulein

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11.

Run Boy Run

Jimmy Martin - Harold Donny

© Champion Music, BMI

*****

12.

You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)

Hank Williams

© Fred Rose Music, BMI

Well you wore out a brand new trunk
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'
And change the things you do
And stop doin' all the things that you oughten to
Your daddy's mad he's done got peeved
You're gonna change or I'm a gonna leave
[ instrumental ]
Well it's every time you get mad
You pack your things and go home to dad
You tell him lies he don't believe
You're gonna change or I'm a gonna leave

You're gonna change your way of livin'...
[ instrumental ]
Well this ain't right and that is wrong
You just keep naggin' all the day long
Now its 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 in the mornin' bawl her out at night
Well your daddy's mad he done got peeved
You're gonna change or I'm a gonna leave

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