1.

King Of The Road

Roger Miller

© Tree Pub, BMI

Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to left fifty cents
No phone no pool no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes

But two hours of pushing broom
Buys a eight by twelve four bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road

Third bocxcar midnight train
Destination Bangor Maine
Old worn out suit and shoes
I don't pay no union dues

I smoke old stogies I have found
Short but not too big around
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road

I know every engineer on every train
And all the children oh and all of their names
And every handout in every town
And every lock that ain't locked when no one's around

Yeah trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to left fifty cents
No phone no pool no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes

But two hours of pushing broom
Buys a eight by twelve four bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road

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2.

Bayou Bum

Johnny Paycheck - Aubrey Mayhew - Gary Adams

© Dream City Music, BMI

Well I fish all day from my boat that's the way I make my livin'
I got an ole greasy dog and a riverboat for my home
I'm as common as a steamboat on the Mississippi River
Yeah I'm a bayou bum and what little bit I got's my own

Yeah I'm a bayou bum and I wouldn't work if I could
Yeah I'm a scavenger of the river and it treats me good
Dreamin' and a wishin' fightin' and a fishin' that's all I've ever done
You can do as you please but as for me I'm gonna stay a bayou bum
[ instrumental ]
There ain't a thing on the Mississippi River I ain't seen
Yeah I fought my way from Memphis to New Orleans
Yeah I've had people say I'm as no good as they come
But words don't hurt the likes of a bayou bum

Well now I've had many chances to marry but I've turned 'em down
Yeah I left the pretty little girls a cryin' in many a waterfront town
And if I die tonight you can say I've had my fun
Yeah lovin' and livin' the life of a bayou bum

Yeah I'm a bayou bum and I wouldn't work if I could
I'm a scavenger of the river and it treats me good
Dreamin' and a wishin' fightin' and a fishin' that's all I've ever done
You can do as you please but as for me I'm gonna stay a bayou bum

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3.

Not What I Had In Mind

Jack Clement

© Jack Music, BMI

Just thought I'd have a little fun and paint the town
I always said someday I'll walk the line
But now I know I was the biggest fool in town
And that's not exactly what I had in mind

I told myself go play around you're young and free
But I played around one too many times
So now she's gone she hates the very sight of me
And that's not exactly what I had in mind
[ instrumental ]
I thought that I could play the field and be a clown
I broke the heart that loved me many times
Now she's gone and I'm the bluest guy around
And that's not exactly what I had in mind

I didn't mean for things to get so out of hand
I always meant to make it up in time
But now she she hates me for the things of which I stand
No that's not exactly what I had in mind

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4.

Pride Covered Ears

Larry Kingston

© Window Music, BMI

It sounds like a mad herd of elephants
Just trampled right through my front room
And added to that a wild herd of horses
Stampeding through the dark dreary gloom

But it's only the beating of a sad aching heart
Combined with the falling of tears
Ain't it strange how the mind exaggerates little sounds
That pride covered ears barely hear

I hear a time bomb loudly ticking away
Any minute it's going to explode
But it's really just the clock on the wall down the hall
Counting seconds till you walk out the door

And it sounds like a man is screaming for his life
But it's really just me whispering please stay dear
Ain't it strange how the mind exaggerates little sounds
That pride covered ears barely hear

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5.

He's In A Hurry (To Get Home To My Wife)

Joe Poovey

© Dream City Music, BMI

I've seen him quit holding a straight flush with aces high
He's never been late getting home bot once in life
He hastens through his routine from nine till five
He's in a hurry he has to get home to my wife

But I don't blame him she's really something to go home to
She'll meet him at the door with his paper and my pipe
She can make a man forget he's had a hard day
He's in a hurry he has to get home to my wife

He's on his toes now but I guarantee you he'd better stay there
She gives a lot but demands a lot and that's only fair
Just one lapse in love and he'll wind up here by my side
Watching someone else hurry home to our wife

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6.

Something He'll Have To Learn

Johnny Paycheck - Aubrey Mayhew - Gary Adams

© Dream City Music, BMI

You seem to take great pride for me to see who's in my place
I'm so low I have to look up to see the dirt you're kickin' in my face
You don't know how bad it hurts me to see how bad you've turned
And what I know about you is something he'll have to learn

When his world falls in on top of him when he finds that you don't care
I'd like to see the hurt on his face oh what I'd give to be there
I could tell him now what he's in for but his hatred for me would burn
So what I know about you is something he'll have to learn

I really don't owe him any favors
Let him learn how it feels to die inside
He'll find that he got more than what he bargained for
When nothing he does keeps you satisfied

I could tell him now what he's in for but his hatred for me would burn
So what I know about you is something he'll have to learn

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7.

My Last Night In Town

Red Simpson - Bill Woods

© Central Songs, BMI

Turn the music up loud let me sit with the crowd
And just let the blues came around
I've played it up but never win so let the music begin
It's over I'm leavin' it's my last night in town

It's my last night in town I'm leavin' this all behind me
But no matter where I go I know her memories will find me
I was sure she loved me so but she turned me down
So if the sad music start it's my last night in town
[ instrumental ]
It's my last night in town I'm leavin' this all behind me...

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8.

The Ballad Of The Green Berets

Barry Sadler - Robin Moore

© Music Music Music, ASCAP

Fighting soldiers from the sky
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Berets

Silver wings upon their chest
These are men the America's best
One hundred men we'll test today
But only three win the Green Beret

Trained to live off nature's land
Trained to combat the hand to hand
Men who fight by night and day
Courage take from the Green Berets

Silver wings on my son's chest
These are men of America's best
One hundred men we'll test today
But only three win the Green Beret
[ instrumental ]
Back at home a young wife waits
Her Green Beret has met his fate
He has died for those oppressed
Leaving her this last request

Put silver wings on my son's chest
Make him one of America's best
He'll be a man they'll test one day
Have him win the Green Beret

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9.

Yes She's Gone

Joan Moskatel

© Janon Music ASCAP

Yes she's gone but I say it with a smile for I know
She'll be back in just awhile for she's gone before
But she always comes back to me

I let her go let her wonder as she may never mind
Just how long she'll stay away does it matter
When she always comes back to me

I know she's gone just a little longer this time
That's why I must be just a little stronger this time
And love her all the more

She'll come back just as sure as here I stand oh I know
You can hardly understand that's the reason
She'll always come back to me
[ instrumental ]
I know she's gone just a little longer this time
That's why I must be just a little stronger this time
And love her all the more

She'll come back just as sure as here I stand oh I know
You can hardly understand that's the reason
She'll always come back to me

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10.

Wherever You Are

Johnny Paycheck - Aubrey Mayhew

© Dream City Music, BMI

When you hear this song wherever you are think of me
And don't forget to stand up and make a toast to me
Hold your head up high and love the guy with the big fine car
And don't forget I still love you wherever you are

You just wouldn't love me no matter how I tried
And the day you left my world I just up and died
But every night you'll still find me wishing on a star
All because I still love you wherever you are

I've got to explain to the friends we once knew
They've got to get used to seeing me without you

If you're all alone I hate to say I told you so
And I hope this song reminds you I still love you so
If he should close you out remember my arms are
Always open cause I still love you wherever you are

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11.

Handcuffed To Love

Jerry Williams - Hope Harlow

© Dream City Music, BMI

I'm handcuffed to the only love I knew
Yet I never committed any crime
Like a prisoner alone in his cell
I'm handcuffed to the love I thought was mine

There's no way out and no one to ease my pain
My memories are haunting me in vain

You promised to be always at my side
Forever until the end of time
Now you're laughing at the tears I cannot hide
I'm handcuffed to the love I've thought was mine
[ instrumental ]
I'm handcuffed to the only love I knew
Like a prisoner and serving a lifetime
Oh Lord I need your helping hand
I'm handcuffed to the love I thought was mine

There's no way out and no one to ease my pain
My memories are haunting me in vain

I pray you will return to me
And remain until the end of time
Please open the pathway to your heart
I'm handcuffed to the love I thought was mine

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12.

The Ballad Of Frisco Bay

Johnny Paycheck - Aubrey Mayhew

© Dream City Music, BMI

I'm here in the bay of Frisco in prison
No one's ever escaped from here they say
The water's deep and cold and the sharks will get you
But you're lookin' at a guy who's willin' to die for a try at Frisco Bay

Life and a day is what the judge gave me
So it really don't matter if I live or die
I've got a wife and baby who's never gonna see me
If I don't give the Frisco Bay a try

They don't have walls here or man eatin' dogs to stop me
Freedom's so close and yet so far away
As I jump in the bay the water's cold the current's got me
And though I fight real hard I'm gettin' tired and I'm dyin' in Frisco Bay

I'm dyin' in Frisco Bay to save her from shame
She killed a man and for the baby's sake I took the blame

As things grow dim I wonder if it was worth it all
To fight so hard to stand and then have to fall
And when they tell my wife there's one thing she'll have to say
We had a good plan but she lost a good man when I tried to swim Frisco Bay

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13.

Big Town Baby

Paul Angel

© Dream City Music, BMI

Now she's a big town baby she's out to do the town
Oh lookin' for a big town daddy to love her and show her around
And when the fun's all over she thinks she'll come back to me
But she's made me a big town daddy and I'm out makin' history

Yeah I'm gonna play by night sleep by day that's the life for me
Livin' it up right down the line I want the world to see

That I'm a big town tomcat yeah I'm out to do the town
Makin' love with a sweet sweet gal she's a queen but you'll never see her crown
And when the big party's all over she thinks she'll come back to me yeah
But she's made me a big town daddy and I'm out makin' history
[ instrumental ]
Yeah I'm a big town tomcat I'm out to do the town
Oh makin' time with a sweet sweet gal she's a queen but you'll never see her crown
And when the big party's all over yeah she thinks she'll come back to me
But she's made me a big town daddy oh and I'm out makin' history

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14.

Understanding Makes Love

Bob Leftridge

© Dream City Music, BMI

Like the breeze in cold December it chills me to remember
All the good times all the pleasures that we had
My tears are all behind me but your picture still reminds me
We had a lack of understanding and understanding makes a love

We didn't seem to realize two hearts have to share
If we could only seen the future and what was waiting there
A love that once was contentment has now turned to resentment
We never had the understanding the understanding to make a love
[ instrumental ]
In this world around me if people only knew
The old old saying give and take is so very true
I've learned by means of hurtin' and I know one thing for certain
There's a need for understanding for understanding makes a love

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