1.

(# 19 country hit)

Widow Maker

Penny Jay - Buddy Wilson

© Troy Martin Music, BMI

Widow Maker Widow Maker
Were the words so bright and big
Painted cross the bumper
Of a shiny rig

Billy Mack kissed Wanda Ann
And climbed into his rig
Said he'd be back a Tuesday night
Let's plan on somethin' big

That big red diesel roared to life
And Bill was L.A. bound
The wheels were hummin' Wanda Ann
As he rolled outta town

Twenty hundred RPMs
Were showing on the tach
But no one knew
This was the last long ride for Billy Mack

Widow Maker Widow Maker
Only Bill could understand
Was goin' to make a widow
Outta pretty Wanda Ann

Just a few more miles
And Bill was on that mountain range
Where dead ahead
A pickup full of kids blocked both the lanes

Bill hit the air
Then he felt his trailer slide and sway
And the pickup driver made no move
To help him clear the way

He just had time to think of Wanda
As he fought the wheel
Then Billy Mack was buried under
Twenty tons of steel

One life for ten has always been a diesel drivers code
That's why Billy slung that Widow Maker off the road

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2.

Six Days On The Road

Earl Green - Carl Montgomery

© Newkeys Music, BMI

Well I pulled outta Pittsburgh a-rollin' down that eastern seaboard
I got my diesel wound up and she's runnin' like she never before
There's a speed zone ahead all right
And I don't see a cop in sight
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight

I got me ten forward gears and a Georgia overdrive
I'm takin' little white pills and my eyes are open wide
I just passed a Jimmy and a White
I been a-passin' everything in sight
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight

Well it seems like a month since I kissed my baby goodbye
I could have a lotta women but I'm not like some of the guys
I could find one to hold me tight
I could never make believe it's all right
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight

Yeah the ICC is checkin' on down the line
I'm a little overweight and my log book's way behind
But nothin' bothers me tonight
I can dodge all the scales all right
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight

Well my rig's a little old but that don't mean she's slow
There's a flame from her stack and that smoke's blowin' black as coal
My hometown's a-comin' in sight
If you think I'm a-happy you're right
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight

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3.

I'll Never Take No For An Answer

Jimmy Martin - Billy Gill

© Forrest Hills Music, BMI

I'll never take no for an answer
Just as long as I have a chance with you
I'll never take no for an answer
Cause without you my life would be so blue

You tell me sweetheart you've found another
But somehow I can't believe that is true
Are you doing this sweetheart to make me jealous
Is it true have you found somebody new

My heart knows that I really love you
And keeps telling me what I should do
And if you say you'll be mine everything will be fine
Cause I think you feel the same way too

I'll never take no for an answer
Just as long as I have a chance with you
I'll never take no for an answer
Cause without you my life would be so blue

You tell me sweetheart you've found another
But somehow I can't believe that is true
Are you doing this sweetheart to make me jealous
Is it true have you found somebody new

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4.

I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes

A.P. Carter

© Peer Int, BMI

Would been better for us both had we never
In this wide and wicked world had never met
For the pleasure we've both seen together
I am sure love I'll never forget

Oh I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
Who is sailing far over the sea
Oh I'm thinking tonight of her only
And I wonder if she ever thinks of me

Oh you told me once dear that you loved me
And you said we never would part
But a link in the chain has been broken
Leavin' me with a sad and achin' heart

Would been better for us both had we never
In this wide wicked world we never met
For the pleasure we've both seen together
Lord I'm sure I'll never forget

Oh I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
Who is sailing far over the sea
Oh I'm thinking tonight of her only
And I wonder if she ever thinks of me


When the cold cold rain starts to fallin'
Won't you come and shed a little tear
And remember the one who still loves you
Won't you think of the one who still cares

Oh I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
Who is sailing far over the sea
Oh I'm thinking tonight of her only
And I wonder if she ever thinks of me

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5.

There's More Pretty Girls Than One

Alton Delmore - Arthur Smith

© Vidor Pub, BMI

Look down that lonesome road
Hang down your head and cry
Thinkin' about all the pretty little girls
And hopin' I never die

There's more pretty girls than one
There's more pretty girls than one
Every town I ramble round
There's more pretty girls than one

Well I came in late last night
Papa gave me good advice
He said Jimmy why don't you quit that old runnin' around
And marry you a sweet little wife

Now little girl you've done me wrong
You've left me all alone
I'm leavin' you this lonesome song
And you can sing it when I am gone

There's more pretty girls than one
There's more pretty girls than one
Every town I ramble round
There's more pretty girls than one

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6.

Hey Lonesome

Jimmy Martin - Sam Humphrey

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

Hey lonesome who broke your heart in two
Hey lonesome who left you with the blues

I never will forget the day
That you threw my dreams away
When I told you there'd come a day
For all your wrongs to end you'd pay

Hey lonesome how does it feel to lose
Hey lonesome who left you with the blues

You didn't care what I went through
You left me here to cry
You knew my love for you was true
But still you said goodbye

Hey lonesome you're gonna wear out your shoes
Hey lonesome who left you with the blues

I tried to tell you when you left
That you'd be back someday
But I've done found me someone else
And here is all I've got to say

Hey lonesome who broke your heart in two
Hey lonesome who left you with the blues

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7.

My Walking Shoes

Jimmy Martin - Paul Williams

© Champion Music, BMI

My walking shoes don't fit me anymore
My walking shoes don't fit me anymore
Stay on your side of town honey I won't be around
My walking shoes don't fit me anymore

It's a long way from here to over yonder
My feet are getting mighty sore
I ain't coming back you made your mind to wander
My walking shoes don't fit me anymore

My walking shoes don't fit me anymore
My walking shoes don't fit me anymore
Stay on your side of town honey I won't be around
My walking shoes don't fit me anymore

I'll be a long time gone from you baby
You'll never hear me knock upon your door
I thought you were worth it once but I was crazy
My walking shoes don't fit me anymore

My walking shoes don't fit me anymore
My walking shoes don't fit me anymore
Stay on your side of town honey I won't be around
My walking shoes don't fit me anymore

My walking shoes don't fit me anymore
My walking shoes don't fit me anymore
Stay on your side of town honey I won't be around
My walking shoes don't fit me anymore

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8.

Truck Drivin' Man

Terry Fell

© American Music, BMI

I stopped at a roadhouse in Texas
A place called Hamburger Inn
And I heard that old jukebox a-moanin'
A tune called The Truck Drivin' Man

The waitress then brought me some coffee
I thanked her but called her again
And I said this song sure does fit me
Cause I am a truck drivin' man

Pour me another cup of coffee
For it's the best in the land
I'll put a quarter in the jukebox
And play The Truck Drivin' Man

I climbed back aboard my old diesel
And then like a flash I was gone
I got them big truck wheels a-rollin
I'm on my way to San Antone

When I get my call up to Glory
And they take me away from this land
I'll drive my truck up in Heaven
Cause I'm a truck drivin' man

Pour me another cup of coffee
For it's the best in the land
I'll put a quarter in the jukebox
And play The Truck Drivin' Man

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9.

Ocean Of Diamonds

Cliff Camahan - Bill Otis

© Cedarwood Pub, BMI

Some people drink champagne out under the stars
While others drink wine leaning over a bar
But all that I need dear to make me feel fine
Is to know that your love will forever be mine

I'd give a ocean of diamonds a world filled with flowers
To hold you closely for just a few hours
To hear you whisper softly that you love me too
Would change all the dark clouds to the bluest of blue

I don't drink their champagne and I don't drink their wine
So if you refuse me my poor heart will pine
I'll be so lonely till the day that I die
And as long as I live dear you'll still hear me cry

I'd give a ocean of diamonds a world filled with flowers
To hold you closely for just a few hours
To hear you whisper softly that you love me too
Would change all the dark clouds to the bluest of blue

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10.

Truck Driver's Queen

Bill Napier - Charlie Moore

© Unichappell Music, BMI

From Caroline to Alabam
And on down that Georgia line
Well I've seen lots of pretty girls
But there's none as sweet as mine
And as I put the miles behind me
With the headlights a-burnin' bright
Gotta keep these wheels a-rollin'
I'm a-comin' home tonight

Ain't got time to shoot the pinball
Or to get the radar blues
Gotta keep these wheels a-rollin'
Cause I'm a-comin' home to you
Well I know my baby's waitin'
She's the sweetest you've ever seen
Gotta keep these wheels a-rollin'
To my truck driver's Queen

At the cafes and truck stops
All up and down the line
I've seen lots of pretty girls
But there's none as sweet as mine
With big blue eyes that sparkle
She's the sweetest you've ever seen
Gotta keep these wheels a-rollin'
To my truck driver's Queen

Ain't got time to shoot the pinball
Or to get the radar blues
Gotta keep these wheels a-rollin'
Cause I'm a-comin' home to you
Well I know my baby's waitin'
She's the sweetest you've ever seen
With big blue eyes that sparkle
She's my truck driver's queen

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11.

The Old Man's Drunk Again

Jimmy Martin - Paul Williams

© Champion Music, BMI

No doubt you've heard the song of "Father dear come home"
Of hungry little Benny who sent for him to come
How the old man used to smile and cause the family pain
He'd let up for a little while and then get drunk again

We've give him up for gone he's lying in the lane
And almost everybody knows the old man's drunk again

He'd take his morning nip and loaf about the door
He told his family more than once that he would drink no more
But then he would forget he'd get in that mood again
And the Sheriff he would come and say the old man's drunk again

We've give him up for gone he's lying in the lane
And almost everybody knows the old man's drunk again

Oh father dear come home stop drinking like a sow
You've drank away the beds and stove don't swallow up the cow
Don't beat up on the boys or cause poor Mother pain
Or we'll just tear right into you when you get drunk again

We've give him up for gone he's lying in the lane
And almost everybody knows the old man's drunk again
Yeah almost everybody knows the old man's drunk again
The old man's drunk again
The old man's drunk again

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12.

In Foggy Old London

Al Robinson

© Cedarwood Pub, BMI

In a far away land I’m living in dreams
So often at times I’m with you it seems
But I know I am dreaming when I think of you
In foggy old London across the deep blue

Deep blue is the ocean it’s so deep and wide
And I’ve got a notion I’ll cross it tonight
And I’ll fly like a bluebird up there in the sky
In foggy old London I’ll find my blue eyes

When your letter came I opened to find
You had been crying while writing each line
But you never mentioned no reason for tears
And foggy old London is so far from here

Deep blue is the ocean it’s so deep and wide
And I’ve got a notion I’ll cross it tonight
And I’ll fly like a bluebird up there in the sky
In foggy old London I’ll find my blue eyes
In foggy old London I’ll find my blue eyes
In foggy old London I’ll find my blue eyes

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