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Country Music Song Lyrics - a classic collection
A Boy Named Sue
by Johnny Cash
Well my daddy left home when I was three
And he didn't leave much to ma and me
Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid
But the meanest thing that he ever did
Was before he left, he went and named me "Sue."
Well, he must o' thought that is quite a joke
And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk,
It seems I had to fight my whole life through.
Some gal would giggle and I'd get red
And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head,
I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue."
Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean,
My fist got hard and my wits got keen,
I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame.
But I made a vow to the moon and stars
That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars
And kill that man who gave me that awful name.
Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July
And I just hit town and my throat was dry,
I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew.
At an old saloon on a street of mud,
There at a table, dealing stud,
Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue."
Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad
From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had,
And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye.
He was big and bent and gray and old,
And I looked at him and my blood ran cold
And I said: "My name is 'Sue!' How do you do!
Now your gonna die!!"
Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes
And he went down, but to my surprise,
He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear.
But I busted a chair right across his teeth
And we crashed through the wall and into the street
Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer.
I tell ya, I've fought tougher men
But I really can't remember when,
He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.
I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss,
He went for his gun and I pulled mine first,
He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.
And he said: "Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough
And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along.
So I give ya that name and I said goodbye
I knew you'd have to get tough or die
And it's the name that helped to make you strong."
He said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fight
And I know you hate me, and you got the right
To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do.
But ya ought to thank me, before I die,
For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye
Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you "Sue.'"
I got all choked up and I threw down my gun
And I called him my pa, and he called me his son,
And I came away with a different point of view.
And I think about him, now and then,
Every time I try and every time I win,
And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him
Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name!
All My Rowdy Friends
by Hank Williams Jr.
All my rowdy friends have settled down
and they seem to be more in the laid back songs.
Everybody just wants to go back home.
Nobody wants to get drunk and get loud.
'Cause all my rowdy friends have settled down.
I myself have seen my wilder days
and I have seen my name at the top of the page,
but I need to find a friend just to run around.
But no one wants to get high on the town
and all my rowdy friends have settled down.
And I think I know what my father meant when he sang about a lost highway
and old George Jones I'm glad to see he's finally getting straight,
and Waylon staying home and loving Jesse more these days,
and nobody wants to get drunk and get loud
and all my rowdy friends have settled down.
and the hang overs hurt more then they used to
and corn bread and ice tea took the place
of pills and ninety-proof,
and it seems like none of us do things
quite like we used to do and nobody wants to get high on the town
and all my rowdy friends have settled down.
Yeah I think I know what my father meant when he sang about his lost highway
and Johnny Cash don't act like he did back in '68
and Kris he is a movie star and he's moved off to L.A.
and nobody wants to get drunk and get loud
and all my rowdy friends have settled down.
yeah me and my rowdy friends have rowdied on down.
Above: Tanya Tucker
image credit: stardomreport.com
Blood Red and Going Down
by Tanya Tucker
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down.
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down.
Daddy said: "Now come girl, we're headin' down the road to Augusta."
An thinkin' through his clenched teeth, he called Mama's name, then he cussed her.
He said: "Girl, you're young, but some dude has come along and stole your mother."
Ah, but you can't steal a willin' mind whose mom is always lookin' for a lover.
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down.
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down.
With dusty teardrops in his face, my daddy cried an' big steps he was takin'.
An' halfway runnin' to keep up, my shorter legs were so tired and shakin'.
"Where did I go wrong, girl? Why would she leave us both this way?"
At times like these, a child with tears never knows exactly what to say
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down.
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down.
We searched in every bar room, an' honky-tonk as well.
An' finally Daddy found them, but Lord, you know, the rest is hard to tell.
He sent me out to wait, but scared, I looked back through the door.
An' Daddy left them both soakin' up the sawdust on the floor.
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down.
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down.
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down.
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down.
Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer
by Kenny Rogers
Just look at you sitting there
You never looked better than tonight
And it'd be so easy to tell you I'd stay
Like I've done so many times
I was so sure this would be the night
You'd close the door
And wanna stay with me
And it'd be so easy
To tell you I'd stay
Like I've done so many times
Don't fall in love with a dreamer
Because he'll always take you in
Just when you think
You've really changed him
He'll leave you again
Don't fall in love with a dreamer
Because he'll break you every time
So put out the light and just hold on
Before we say goodbye
Now it's morning
And the phone rings and ya say
You gotta get your things together
You just gotta leave
Before you change your mind
And if you knew
What I was thinking girl, I'd turn around
If you'd just ask me one more time
Don't fall in love with a dreamer
Because he'll always take you in
Just when you think
You've really changed him
He'll leave you again
Don't fall in love with a dreamer
Because he'll break you every time
So put out the light and just hold on
Before we say goodbye
Goodbye Earl
The Dixie Chicks
Mary Ann and Wanda were the best of friends
All through their high school days
Both members of the 4H club
Both active in the FFA
After graduation Mary Ann went out
lookin' for a bright new world
Wanda looked all around this town
and all she found was Earl
Well it wasn't two weeks after she got married that
Wanda started gettin' abused
She put on dark glasses and long sleeve blouses
And make-up to cover a bruise
Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
She let the law take it from there
But Earl walked right through that restraining order
And put her in intensive care
Right away Mary Ann flew in from Atlanta
On a red eye midnight flight
She held Wanda's hand and they worked out a plan
And it didn't take them long to decide
That Earl had to die
Goodbye, Earl
Those black-eyed peas?
They tasted alright to me, Earl
You feelin' weak?
Why don't you lay down and sleep
Earl? Ain't it dark
Wrapped up in that tarp
Earl?
The cops came by to bring Earl in
They searched the house high and low
Then they tipped their hats and said
"Thank you, ladies. If you hear from him, let us know"
Well the weeks went by and Spring turned to summer
And summer faded into fall
And it turns out he was a missing person
who nobody missed at all
So the girls bought some land and a roadside stand
Out on highway 109
They sell Tennessee ham and strawberry jam
And they don't lose any sleep at night
'cause Earl had to die
Goodbye, Earl
We need a break ---
Let's go out to the lake,
Earl
We'll pack a lunch
And stuff you in the trunk,
Earl
Well is that all right?
Good! Let's go for a ride
Earl
Well hey, hey, hey
Aw, hey, hey, hey
Well, hey, hey, hey
Listen to the Radio
by Don Williams
I guess as a lover I have a ways to go
When someone wants you they should just say it's so
But you'll understand if you'll take my hand
Then we can dance real slow
to something on the radio
Listen to the radio, oh listen to the radio
Let's spend the night together
Baby don't go, they sing it on the radio
I try to find a way to explain to you
What's on my mind, and not sound so plain to you
But you'll realize, if you close your eyes
The feelings my words can't show
They're playing on the radio
Listen to the radio, oh listen to the radio
Let's spend the night together
Baby don't go, they sing it on the radio
The words I'd say don't seem to sound as real
The songs they play, that's how I really feel
So listen to the radio, oh listen to the radio
Let's spend the night together baby don't go
They sing it on the radio
Me and Bobby McGee
written by Kris Kristofferson
recorded by Janis Joplin
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
I was feeling near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
And rode us all the way to New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I was playing soft while Bobby sung the blues, yeah
Windshield wipers slapping time
I was holding Bobby's hand in mine and
We sang every song that driver knew
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing, it mean nothing honey if it ain't free, no no
Yeah, and feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues,
You know feeling good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.
From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold
One day out near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
He's lookin' for that home, and I hope he finds it
But I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
Nothing, and that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
But feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
And feeling good was good enough for me,
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee.
La da la la la, la da la la la da la
La da da la la la Bobby McGee yeah
La da la la la, la da la la la da la
La da da la la la Bobby McGee yeah
La da la la la, la da la la la da la
La da da la la la Bobby McGee yeah
Lord I called him my lover, I called him my man
I said I called him my lover just the best I can c'mon, c'mon
Bobby now, c'mon Bobby McGee
La da la la la, la da la la la la la
Hey hey hey Bobby McGee yeah.
Put Another Log on the Fire
by Willie Nelson
Put another log on the fire.
Cook me up some bacon and some beans.
And go out to the car and change the tire.
Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans.
Baby, you can fill my pipe, and fetch my slippers.
And boil me up another pot of tea.
Then put another log on the fire,
And come and tell me why you're leaving me.
Now don't I let you wash the car on Sunday?
Don't I warn you when you're gettin fat?
Ain't I gonna take you fishin' with me someday?
Well, a man can't love a woman more than that.
Ain't I always nice to your kid sister?
Don't I take her driving every night?
So, sit here at my feet 'cos I like you when you're sweet,
And you know it ain't feminine to fight.
So, put another log on the fire.
Cook me up some bacon and some beans.
Go out to the car and lift it up and change the tire.
Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans.
Baby, you can fill my pipe, and fetch my slippers.
And boil me up another pot of tea.
Then put another log on the fire, babe,
And come and tell me why you're leaving me.
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