1.

(# 1 country hit)
(# 1 pop hit)

The Battle Of New Orleans

Jimmie Driftwood

© Warden Music, BMI

In eighteen-fourteen we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississipp'
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans

We fired our guns and the British kept a comin'
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

We looked down the river and we seen the British come
And there must've been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum
They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring
We stood beside the cotton bails and didn't say a thing

Oh we fired our guns and the British kept a comin'...

Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise
If we didn't fire our muskets till we looked 'em in the eyes
We held our fire till we seen their faces well
Then we opened up our squirrel guns and really gave 'em hell

Well we fired our guns and the British kept a comin'...

Yeah they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

We fired our cannon till the barrel melted down
So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round
We filled his head with cannonballs and powdered his behind
And when we took the powder off the 'gator lost his mind

We fired our guns and the British kept a comin'...
Yeah they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles...

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2.

Whispering Pines

Howard Hausey

© Buna Music, BMI

The snowflakes fall as winter calls and time just seems to fly
Is it the loneliness in me that makes me want to cry
My heart is sad like a morning dove that's lost its mate in flight
Hear the cooing of his lonely heart through the stillness of the night

Whispering pines whispering pines tell me is it so
Whispering pines whispering pines you're the one who knows
My darling's gone oh she's gone and I need your sympathy
Whispering pines send my baby back to me
[ instrumental ]
See that squirrel up in the tree his mate there on the ground
Hear their barking call of love of the happiness they found
Is my love still my love oh this I gotta know
Send a message by the wind because I love her so

Whispering pines whispering pines tell me is it so...

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3.

The First Train Headin' South

Johnny Horton

© American Music, BMI

I didn't know my baby love me so
Until that letter come to let me know
Now I pack my bags and then I'll go
And catch a first train I see headin' south

If I got this letter in Idaho
Where snow's so deep it wouldn't let me go
I'd went hog wild and melted all that snow
And caught a first train I saw headin' south

If I got this letter in Iowa
Nothing in this world could make me stay
I'd grab my hat and then been on my way
And caught a first train I see headin' south

I didn't know my baby love me so...
[ instrumental ]
I didn't know my baby love me so...

If I got this letter in Ohio
With a busted back and arms and broken toe
There'd be no hesitation I would go
And catch a first train I saw headin' south

But I got this letter up in Maine
You can bet your bottom dollar I feel the same
Every clickety-clack of drivers call her name
As I ride this first train I caught headin' south

I didn't know my baby love me so...

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4.

Lost Highway

Leon Payne

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

(Lost highway)

I'm a rolling stone all alone and lost
For a life of sin I have paid the cost
When I pass by all the people say
He's just another guy on the lost highway
[ instrumental ]
I was just a lad nearly twenty two
Neither good nor bad just a kid like you
And now I'm lost too late to pray
Lord I've paid the cost on the lost highway
[ instrumental ]
Now boys don't start to rambling round
On this road of sin or you're sorrow bound
Take my advice or you'll curse the day
You started rolling down that lost highway
(Lost highway)

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5.

Joe's Been A Gettin' There

Marijohn Wilkin - Grady Martin

© Cedarwood Pub, BMI

There was a Yankee Cornel in 1862
Who fell in Love with a southern belle where the sweet magnolias bloom
He wondered why folks laughed at him when he went ridin' by
But little did he know that she was a courtin' on the sly

Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin'
Joe's been a gettin' there all this time
Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin'
Joe's been a gettin' there beatin' his time

He walked her up the mountain he named it to her there
He offered her a band of gold and his name to share
She said that she would marry him and even set the day
But little did he know that she loved a soldier boy in grey

(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's been a flyin'
(Joe's been a gettin' there) all this time
(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's been a flyin'
(Joe's been a gettin' there) beatin' his time

She took the love he offered she took his silver too
She took every little thing from Cornel dressed in blue
She wouldn't let him hold her in a fond embrace
And when he tried to kiss his bride she laughed right in his face

Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin'...

He woke up one morning and found himself alone
And all she left was a letter that said goodbye farewell I'm gone
No doubt he was a mighty man where the heroes fell
But all is fare in love and war and he lost his southern belle

(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's been a flyin'...
(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's been a flyin'...

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6.

Sam Magee

Jimmie Driftwood

© Warden Music, BMI

There's a valley by the ol' North Pold
Where ol' Sam Magee died in search of gold
Where ever I wander in memories
I see the smoke from the pipe of Sam Magee
(He sees the smoke from the pipe of Sam Magee)

We had wandered way up there above the Klondike
Where we found the mighty mountain made of gold
There old Sam he got sick and made me promise
That if he die I wouldn't leave him in that cold
(That if he die wouldn't leave him in that cold)

The next morning he was cold and stiff and lifeless
So I dragged him forty days upon upon my sled
Till I found a final driftwood near the valley
It was there I've got the notion in my head
(It was there he got the notion in his head)

I took out my matches and I builded a fire
And I laid old Sam upon the funeral pyre
He sat up a grinnin' with his pipe in his mouth
He sang ho ho this is mighty like the south
(He sang ho ho this is mighty like the south)
[ instrumental ]
The flames around him had a heavenly glow
And the northern lights were just one big rainbow
He sat there a grinnin' with his pipe in his mouth
He sang ho ho this is mighty like the south
(He sang ho ho this is mighty like the south)

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7.

(# 1 country hit)

When It's Springtime In Alaska

Tillman Franks

© Cedarwood Pub, BMI

I mushed from Fort Barren through a blizzard of snow
Been out prospecting for two years or so
Pulled into Fairbanks the city was a boon
So I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon

As I walked in the door the music was clear
The prettiest voice I had heard in two years
The song she was singing made a man's blood run cold
When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below
(When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below)

It was red headed Lil who was singing so sweet
I reached down and took the snowpacks off my feet
I reached for the gal who was singing the tune
We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon

Where the cariboo crawl and the grizzly bear hug
We did our dance on a kodiac rug
The song she kept singing made a man's blood run cold
When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below
[ instrumental ]
I was as innocent as I could be
I didn't know Lil was big Ed's wife to be
He took out his knife and he gave it a throw
When it's springtime in Alaska I'll be six feet below
(When it's springtime in Alaska he'll be six feet below)

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8.

Cherokee Boogie

Moon Mullican - William Redbird

© Fort Knox Music, BMI

Oh a Cherokee chief as he dances along
He sings an indian boogie to a white man's song
Singing he-ho-a-lena singing he-ho-a-lena
Singing he-ho-a-lena oh-oh na-which-a-na-hey

Well he dances over here and he dances over there
Now he's dancing with a squaw called Standing Bear
Singing he-ho-a-lena singing he-ho-a-lena
Singing he-ho-a-lena oh-oh na-which-a-na-hey
[ instrumental ]
Well he dances on a hill and he dances on a rock
But he keeps on shaking his ol' tomahawk
Singing he-ho-a-lena singing he-ho-a-lena
Singing he-ho-a-lena oh-oh na-which-a-na-hey

Well he sings a little soft and he sings a little loud
And his tom-tom beatin' so big and proud
Singing he-ho-a-lena singing he-ho-a-lena
Singing he-ho-a-lena oh-oh na-which-a-na-hey
[ instrumental ]
Well he dances over here and he dances over there...

Now he's a Cherokee cheif as a you all might know
When he keeps on a singing nuven-yo
Singing he-ho-a-lena singing he-ho-a-lena
Singing he-ho-a-lena oh-oh na-which-a-na-hey

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9.

All For The Love Of A Girl

Johnny Horton

© American Music, BMI

Well today I'm so weary today I'm so blue
Sad and broken hearted and it's all because of you
Life was so sweet dear life was a song
Now you've gone and left me oh where do I belong

And it's all for the love of a dear little girl
All for the love that sets your heart in a whirl
I'm a man who'd give his life and the joys of this world
All for the love of a girl
[ instrumental ]
And it's all for the love of a dear little girl...

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10.

The Golden Rocket

Hank Snow

© Hill And Range Songs, BMI

From old Montana down to Alabam
I've been before and I'll travel again
You triflin' women can't keep a good man down
You dealt the cards but you missed a play
So hit the road and be on your way
Gonna board the Golden Rocket and leave this town
[ instrumental ]
Well hear her thunder on through the night
This Golden Rocket is a doin' me right
And that sunny southland sure is a part of me
From your call board erase my name
Your fire went out you done lost your flames
And this Golden Rocket is gonna roll my blues away

Yeah I was a good engine a runnin' on time
But baby I'm switchin' to another line
So honey never hang your signal out for me
I'm tired of runnin' on the same old track
Bought a one way ticket and I won't be back
This Golden Rocket's gonna roll my blues away
[ instrumental ]
Yeah hear her thunder on through the night...

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11.

Mr. Moonlight

Ray Greff

© Cedarwood Pub, BMI

(Mr Moonlight)
[ instrumental ]
Nobody really cares where the moon goes to dawn
Just as long as it's around when the sun goes down then it's nothing wrong
Mr Moon and me and baby makes three we're just like one big family
Everything is right when you're shining bright Mr Moonlight

When the storm clouds gather and you don't know what to do
Pack up your troubles and take a walk underneath the moon
Tell him what's wrong and before too long you'll be hummin' a happy song
Everything is right when you're shining bright Mr Moonlight
[ instrumental ]
Well I've been gone for a long long time from home
You can bet your money honey when I walk I walk alone
I'm not mixed up with Mr Moon around the word that sounds upside down
Everything is right when you're shining bright Mr Moonlight

If you and I Mr Moonlight we make three
And don't forget baby will have all night you him and me
He'll put the moonbeams in your hair I bet John Lovin' he'll take it from there
For everything is right when you're shining bright Mr Moonlight Mr Moonlight

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12.

Got The Bull By The Horns

Amos Boyd - Billy Jones

© Cedarwood Pub, BMI

I love the brunets the red heads and blonde haired girls
Yeah I done it since I don't know when
Used to go down the line and I love 'em all been start out over again
Start out over again

I got the bull by the horns on a downhill drag
Think it's better than it ever have been
Yeah I missed a lotta lovin' in my lifetime
But I'm never gonna do it again I'm never gonna do it again
[ instrumental ]
Well as a boy in school guess I done pretty well
All the girls all around me then
But I acted shy and I let 'em get away
But I'm never gonna do it again never gonna do it again

I got the bull by the horns on a downhill drag....
[ instrumental ]
I've been a rompin' and a stompin' all over this town
Tryin' to find the places you've been
Cause I missed your huggin' at last around
So I think that's goin' round again that's goin' round again

I got the bull by the horns on a downhill drag...

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