1.

(# 1 country hit)

Old Man From The Mountain

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

The old man from the mountain's coming home home home
Thought I'd better warn you so I called you on the phone
Get rid of Joe the grinder you better be there alone
Cause the old man from the mountain's coming home

I've been workin' in the sawmill I'm all uptight and tense
I got wind that someone's been diggin' under my back fence
Thought I'd better call you let you know today
That the old man from the mountain's on his way yeah

The old man from the mountain's coming home home home...

Wind it up now
[ instrumental ]
Been working my dang fool head off all for a dollar bill
And I need a bunch of good loving so I'm comin' down the hill
Don't want no friendly Henry's warming up my bed
And the old man from the mountain means what he said

The old man from the mountain's coming home home home...

One more time

The old man from the mountain's coming home home home...

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2.

(# 1 country hit)

Things Aren't Funny Anymore

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

We used to laugh a lot
We never cried
But things are all different now
Since your sweet love has died
Seems we've lost a way to find
All the good times we've found before
Yeah we used to laugh a lot
Things aren't funny anymore

If I knew how to change your mind
Maybe things could be right again
If I could turn back one page of time
Before love came to an end

I'd know just where to turn
To turn it on once more
Maybe we laughed too soon
Things aren't funny anymore
[ instrumental ]
I'd know just where to turn...

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3.

White Man Singin' The Blues

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

The old man paid no mind to color
Cause he knew that I'd been down and out
Old Joe said that I was a soul brother
The things I'd been singin' about

He liked how I played my old guitar
And he sit down beside me to sing
Together we hummed out an old timey blues
Hmm hmm hmm hmm

On the same side of the railroad track
Where people have nothing to lose
I'm the son of a gambler who's luck never came
And a white man singin' the blues

We both done a heap of hard livin'
And hard to describe in a song
But the blues was one thing we both understood
And the old man hummed right along

On the same side of the railroad track...

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4.

Travelin'

Ronnie Reno - Tiny Moore

© Tree Pub, BMI

I know we know I won't be here for long
A travelin' man will do what he can
Till he hears that travelin' song

Born in a little town I left home
Around bout the age of nine
Been everywhere a time or two doin' what I wanna do
Leavin' little girls behind

I know we know I won't be here for long...
[ instrumental ]
If you see me twice take my advice
And don't play me no tune
When I hear my song it won't be long
I'll be leavin' soon

I know we know I won't be here for long...

As I travel along I sing my songs
I'm happy as can be
I'm free as a bird you can take my word
Travelin's a life for me

I know we know I won't be here for long...
I know we know I won't be here for long...

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5.

Girl Who Made Me Laugh

Merle Haggard - Roy Nichols

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

The girl who made me laugh made me cry today
After all the good times we had she just walked away
But the sweet mem'ries I have will live till I die
Of the girl who made me laugh and made me cry

All the good times we had you left behind
And what few bad times we had never cross my mind
But the sweet mem'ries I have will live till I die
Of the girl who made me laugh and made me cry
[ instrumental ]
All the good times we had you left behind...

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6.

Honky Tonk Night Time Man

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

I'm a honky tonk night time man
I can't stand no light
I get my rest in the daytime
I make my running round at night

I had the blues this morning
I had the blues all day today
I had the blues this morning
I had the blues all day today
But when the sun goes down
I'm gonna tuck my blues away away
[ instrumental ]
Lord my heart starts beatin'
When the sun starts sinking low
Lord my heart starts beatin'
When the sun starts sinking low
When the shadows fall
I know it's time to go
[ instrumental ]
I'm a honky tonk night time man...

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7.

Holding Things Together

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Holding things together ain't no easy thing to do
When it comes to raising children it's a job meant for two
Alice please believe me I can't go on and on
Holding things together with you gone

Today was Angie's birthday I guess it slipped your mind
I tried twice to call you but no answer either time
But the postman brought a present I mailed some days ago
I just signed it love from mama so Angie wouldn't know

Holding things together ain't no easy thing to do...
[ instrumental ]
Alice please believe me I can't go on and on
Holding things together with you gone

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8.

(Seashores Of) Old Mexico

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

I left out of Tucson with no destination in mind
I was running from trouble and the jail term the judge had in mind
And the border meant freedom a new life and romance
And that's why I thought I should go
And start my life over on the seashores of Old Mexico

My first night in Juarez I lost all the money I had
One bad senorita made use of one innocent lad
But I must keep on runnin' it's too late to turn back
I'm wanted in Tucson I know
Yeah and things will blow over on the seashores of Old Mexico

Two Mexican farmers enroute to a town I can't say
Let me ride on the back of a flatbed half loaded with hay
Down through Durango Colima Almera then into Manzanillo
Where I slept in the sunshine on the seashores of Old Mexico

After one long siesta I came wide awake in the night
I was startled by someone who shadowed the pale moonlight
My new-found companion one young senorita who offered a broken hello
To the gringo she found on the seashores of Old Mexico

She spoke of Sonora and swore that she'd never return
For her Mexican husband she really had no great concern
But she loved the gringo my red hair and lingo
That's all that I needed to know
Yeah I found what I needed on the seashores of Old Mexico

Yeah she loved the gringo my red hair and lingo
That's all that I needed to know
Yeah I found what I needed on the seashores of Old Mexico

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9.

Don't Give Up On Me

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

Lord don't give up on me I'll do right someday
Lord don't tune me out don't turn away
I'm just a wandering pilgrim all alone
And Lord I'm only halfway home

Wait just a little longer I need some time
Make me just a little stronger so I can climb
It's a long way up from the very bottom the heaven's dome
And Lord I'm only halfway home

Lord don't give up on me I'll do right someday...
And Lord I'm only halfway home

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10.

A King Without A Queen

Bob Wills - John Wills - Martha Moore

© Hill And Range Songs, BMI

Riches do not come in silver and in gold
It comes in the happiness you find
I place my gold and silver before my precious queen
But now there's only mem'ries left behind

If you've ever lost a loved one
Then you'll know just what I mean
For what good are treasures and the kingdom
If you're a king without a queen

Now that she has gone and found another love
My castle is empty and so cold
For her leaving brought me heartaches that I have never known
And there's sadness in the treasures I now hold

If you've ever lost a loved one...
If you're a king without a queen

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11.

It Don't Bother Me

Mark Yeary

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

If I see some little angel fallin' down
And it suits the time to maybe stick around
I don't care what her name is I got no place to go
Why should it matter why should I care

If she says that she is free the rest the night
And she's in the mood for dancin' and some moonlight
I don't care what her name is I might ask just the same
It doesn't matter least not to me

It seemed to me these kind of people
They got to find something to do with their nights
Everyone's entitled to a good time
Now and then why not oblige them

If she says she's goin' home would I like to come
For a drink or two and maybe then some
I don't care what her name is I might ask just the same
It doesn't matter no not to me
Yes yes
[ instrumental ]
It seemed to me these kind of people...
If she says she's goin' home would I like to come...
It doesn't matter it don't bother me

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