1.

(# 1 country hit)

Workin' Man Blues

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife
But I've been a workin' man dang near all my life
And I'll keep on workin' long as my two hands are fit to use
I'll drink my beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues

I'll keep my nose on the grindstone work hard everyday
I might get a little tired on the weekend after I draw my pay
I'll go back workin' come Monday morning I'm right back with the crew
I'll drink a little beer that evening
Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues

Sometimes I think about leaving do a little bummin' around
I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town
I'll go back workin' gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes
I'll drink a little beer in the tavern
Cry a little bit of these workin' man blues

Here comes that workin' man
[ instrumental ]
Well hey hey the workin' man workin' man like me
I ain't never been on welfare and that's one place I won't be
And I'll be workin' long as my two hands are fit to use
I'll drink my beer in the tavern
Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues
This song's for the workin' man

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2.

What's Wrong With Stayin' Home

Bob Morris

© Tree Pub, BMI

The boys are wantin' me to go out drinking
They want me to leave my Julie home
I know Julie don't mind my drinking
But Julie don't like to be left here at home

So what's wrong with stayin' home with Julie
Julie's always been good to me
What's wrong with stayin' home with Julie
Julie's always stayed at home with me

I know she may be a bit old fashioned
She don't wear all those fancy clothes
But at least they don't say bad things about her
And I'm proud of her everywhere we go

So what's wrong with stayin' home with Julie...

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3.

Silver Wings

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

Silver wings shining in the sunlight
Roaring engines headed somewhere in flight
They're taking you away leaving me lonely
Silver wings slowly fading out of sight

Don't leave me I cried
Don't take that airplane ride
But you locked me out of your mind
Left me standing here behind

Silver wings shining in the sunlight...
[ instrumental ]
Silver wings shining in the sunlight...
Slowly fading out of sight

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4.

Who Do I Know In Dallas

Hank Cochran - Willie Nelson

© Pamper Music, BMI

Who do I know in Dallas
Who can I call on the phone
Who do I know in Dallas
Who'll make me forget she's gone

I can't spend the night without someone
The loneliness would drive me insane
Who do I know in Dallas
Who'll make me be glad I came
[ instrumental ]
It was Shirley consoled me in Phoenix
And Jeannie in old San Antone
But who do I know in Dallas
Who'll help me forget she's gone

Oh who do I know in Dallas...

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5.

She Thinks I Still Care

Dickey Lee - Steve Duffy

© Jack Music, BMI

Just because I asked a friend about her
Just because I spoke her name somewhere
Just because I dialed her number by mistake today
She thinks I still care

Just because I haunt the same old places
Where the mem'ry of her lingers everywhere
Just because I'm not the happy guy I used to be
She thinks I still care

But if she's happy thinking I still need her
Then let that silly notion bring her cheer
Oh how could she ever be so foolish
And where would she get such an idea

Just because I asked a friend about her
Just because I spoke her name somewhere
Just because I saw her then went all to pieces
She thinks I still care
She thinks I still care

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6.

(# 1 country hit)

Hungry Eyes

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labor camp
Stand out in this mem'ry I revive
Cause my daddy raised a family there with two hard working hands
And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes

He dreamed of something better and my mama's faith was strong
And us kids were just too young to realize
That another class of people put us somewhere just below
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes

Mama never had the luxuries she wanted
But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try
She only wanted things she really needed
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes

I remember daddy praying for a better way of life
But I don't recall a change of any size
Just a little loss of courage as their age began to show
And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes

Mama never had the luxuries she wanted...
Oh I still recall my mama's hungry eyes

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7.

I Die Ten Thousand Times A Day

Leon Payne

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

I come home and I sit down by the door
I just sit and dream my lonely life away
I just can't stand a thought that I won't see you anymore
I guess I die ten thousand times a day

Without soul a life comes to it's end
I ceased to live the night you went away
If you walk through that door then I'll start to live again
I guess I die ten thousand times a day
[ instrumental ]
I pick up each thing you used to touch
I call to mind each tender word you say
If I've hurt you it's just because I love you much too much
I guess I die ten thousand times a day

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8.

Every Fool Has A Rainbow

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

Every fool has a rainbow but he never seems to find
The reward that should be waiting at the end of the line
But he'll give up a bed of roses for a hammock filled with thorns
And go chasing after rainbows every time a dream is born

And every fool has a rainbow that only he can see
Every fool has a rainbow and the rule applies to me
[ instrumental ]
Every fool has a rainbow that only he can see
Every fool has a rainbow and the rule applies to me

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9.

I Came So Close To Losing My Home

Jimmie Davis - Ken Hunt

© Unichappell Music, BMI

I came close so close to failure
I came close to living alone
I know the kids still love me and their mama
But I came so close to losing my home

I felt small enough to drown in each teardrop
But big enough to admit I was wrong
When I think of what I've done the chill runs through me
Cause I came so close to losing my home
[ instrumental ]
I felt small enough to drown in each teardrop...
I came so close to losing my home

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10.

Montego Bay

Hank Cochran - Glenn Martin

© Tree Pub, BMI

I showed her most of Tennessee that's all I could afford
I even thought of stealing so I could show her more
But she never did seem happy and I often heard her say
Hey I like it here but I love Montego Bay

Oh I should have gone with her at least I wouldn't know
What about Montego Bay that makes it's pull so strong
All I've got's a mem'ry of the way she used to say
Hey I like it here but I love Montego Bay

Why couldn't I convince her why couldn't I make her see
There's no way Montego Bay needs her more than me
When she left she seemed so happy I can still hear her say
Hey I like it here but I love Montego Bay
[ instrumental ]
Why couldn't I convince her why couldn't I make her see...

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