Good old country

[Verse 1] She was called a scarlet woman by the people Who would go to church but left me in the streets With no parents of my own, I never had a home And an eighteen-year-old boy has got to eat [Verse 2] She found me outside one Sunday morning Begging money from a man I didn't know She took me in and wiped away my childhood A woman of the streets this lady Rose [Chorus] This bed of Rose's that I lay on Where I was taught to be a man This bed of Rose's where I'm living Is the only kind of life I'll understand [Verse 3] She was a handsome woman just thirty-five Who was spoken to in town by very few She managed a late evening business Like most of the town wished they could do [Verse 4] And I learned all the things that a man should know From a woman not approved of, I suppose But she died knowing that I really loved her Of life's bramble bush I picked a rose [Chorus] This bed of Rose's that I lay on Where I was taught to be a man This bed of Rose's where I'm living Is the only kind of life I'll understand [Outro] This bed of Rose's that I lay on Where I was taught to be a man This bed of Rose's where I'm living Is the only kind of life I'll understand, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

You're my sugar You're my sugar But you're never sweet to me You are my one and only The only one I kiss But that black book in you're pocket, honey Ain't no grocery list But o took you to a nightclub To have a bang up time But we ended up washing dishes 'Cause you didn't have a dime You're my sugar You're my sugar You're my sugar but you're never sweet to me You're my sugar You're my sugar You're my sugar but you're never sweet to me I ordered you a collar right from the catalogue But can't stop barkin' 'caurse that collar's for a dog Well, next day I set you neck-ties Did you like the ties you got? You're my sugar You're my sugar You're my sugar but you're never sweet to me You're my sugar You're my sugar You're my sugar but you're never sweet to me Well that diamond ring I bought you Was nothing but the best But you only paid a dollar down I had to pay the rest What happened to the fur coat I bought the other day? Well that new fur coat you got me Just got up and walked away You're my sugar You're my sugar You're my sugar but you're never sweet to me You're my sugar You're my sugar You're my sugar but you're never sweet to me Now I knitted you some golf-socks With fancy heels and sow's Well I guess you'll call them golf socks They both got 18 holes I promised you a pony I promised you a yacht Well a saddle and a paddle, boy Was all I ever got You're my sugar You're my sugar You're my sugar but you're never sweet to me You're my sugar You're my sugar You're my sugar but you're never sweet to me Well I'm getting tired of fighting Been at it all my life Well the way we always get along We should be man and wife You're my sugar You're my sugar And I am sweet on you

[Verse 1] San Quentin, you've been livin' hell to me You've hosted me since nineteen sixty three I've seen 'em come and go and I've seen them die And long ago I stopped asking why [Verse 2] San Quentin, I hate every inch of you You've cut me and have scarred me through and through And I'll walk out a wiser weaker man Mister Congressman, you can't understand [Verse 3] San Quentin, what good do you think you do? Do you think I'll be different when you're through? You bent my heart and mind and you warp my soul And your stone walls turn my blood a little cold [Verse 4] San Quentin, may you rot and burn in hell May your walls fall and may I live to tell May all the world forget you ever stood And may all the world regret you did no good San Quentin, I hate every inch of you.

I didn't know my baby loved me so until that letter come to let me know Now I pack my bags and then I'll go and catch the 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 the 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 the first train I saw headin' south I didn't know my baby loved me so until that letter come to let me know Now I pack my bags and then I'll go and catch the first train I see headin'south [ guitar ] I didn't know my baby loved me so until that letter come to let me know Now I'll pack my bags and then I'll go and catch the first train I see headin' south If I'd got this letter in Ohio with a busted back, two arms and broken toe There'd be no hesitation I would go and catch the 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 loved me so until that letter come to let me know Now I pack my bags and then I'll go and catch the first train I see headin'south

[Verse 1] I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you're mine, I walk the line [Verse 2] I find it very, very easy to be true I find myself alone when each day's through Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you Because you're mine, I walk the line [Verse 3] As sure as night is dark and day is light I keep you on my mind both day and night And happiness I've known proves that it's right Because you're mine, I walk the line [Verse 4] You've got a way to keep me on your side You give me cause for love that I can't hide For you, I know I'd even try to turn the tide Because you're mine, I walk the line [Verse 1] I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you're mine, I walk the line

A long time ago in the small border town of Nogalas There lived a beautiful Mexican girl named Ava Maria Morales Her dark hair would glisten and shine when touched by the sun And she loved a cowboy that told her he worked ON a ranch just outside of Tucson Diamonds he gave to her caused many people to say How could he give her such diamonds as these on thirty a month cowboy pay She paid no attention to what they said or what they did 'Cause she never doubted he worked on a ranch Out of Tucson, just like he said Then to Nogalas, one mormin', came ridin' a stranger He wore a badge on the front of his vest, the new one in town was a Ranger And he showed some pictures of outlaws and bandits he chased And one of the pictures caused Ava Maria To turn with fear on her face Ava Maria It's true what they said Your cowboy's an outlaw With a price on his head The Ranger left town on the trail of the outlaws he hunted Ava Maria prayed he'd never catch the cowboy she loved and she wanted 'Cause deep in her heart she beleived that the Ranger was wrong The outlaw just looked like the cowboy that worked On the ranch just outside of Tucson True love would never let Ava Maria believe it And there in her window each evenin' she'd light A candle and hoped he would see it The years turned her dark hair to silver but love still lived on She prayed every night for the cowboy that worked On the ranch just outside of Tucson One night the town of Nogalas was saddened to see The window where Ava Maria would watch was dark where a light used to be Some love stories live for a while and then they are gone For over a century the story of Ava Maria has lived on and on Ava Maria If your spirit lives on I hope you have found him At the ranch just outside of Tucson

[Verse 1] Almost Heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Life is old there, older than the trees Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze [Chorus] Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads [Verse 2] All my memories gather 'round her Miner's lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye [Chorus] Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads [Bridge] I hear her voice in the morning hour, she calls me The radio reminds me of my home far away Driving down the road, I get a feeling That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday [Chorus] Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads [Outro] Take me home, (Down) country roads Take me home, (Down) country roads

Alone in a great big city I'm as lonesome as I can be Far from the open spaces and the one that is dear to me Seems years since I left this prairie Where the coyotes roam at night And howl while the stars are blinking And the moon shines clear and bright Let me rest down in Texas the land of my boyhood dream I'm getting so old and feeble my days are nearly done Oh how I long for the prairie where the cattle and mustangs run Take me out there where the cowboys singing the campfires gleam Let me rest down in Texas the land of my boyhood dream

The night was a-blaze with the heavenly fire Of lightnin', wind, and rain And the sound of thunder is spookin' the herd And I fear there'll be a stampede The cattle are starting to mill around Their bellows strike fear in my heart I know if the stom lasts very much longer There's bound to be a stampede "Stampede!" (echo: "stampede!") Cry "Stampede!" (cry "stampede!") The thing that a cowboy fears the most Is "Stampede!" As I sit in the saddle, the night's wearin' on And the storm is lingering still The lightnin's glare on the restless herd Makes it seem like a sea's angry swell Then, all of a sudden, a bolt of fire Strikes the tree where my pony stands As I fall to the ground, I can hear the sound Of a drover yellin' "Stampede!" "Stampede!" (echo: "stampede!") Cry "Stampede!" (cry "stampede!") The thing that a cowboy fears the most Is "Stampede!" For a moment I lay in the mud half dazed I could hear the herd bearin' down And I crawled in a ditch where a tree came to rest And I crouched between it and the ground It seems like a miracle of God's hand It's over and I'm still alive And I thank the "Trail Boss" up in the sky For sparin' me from the stampede "Stampede!" (echo: "stampede!") Cry "Stampede!" (cry "stampede!") The thing that a cowboy fears the most Is "Stampede!"

All you young cowboys, come gather around I'll tell you a story of Abilene town Of two young lovers as true lovers know The girl in this story is Abilene Rose Rose, Rose, Abilene Rose Your memory still lives in my heart Rose, Abilene Rose We promised we never would part Rose was so pretty in her gingham gown She was the fairest in Abilene town Her eyes were as bright as the stars up above Everyone knew when she chose me to love Rose, Rose, Abilene Rose Your memory still lives in my heart Rose, Abilene Rose We promised we never would part We courted each other out under the moon We planned to be married the first days of June Then I started drinkin' and gamblin', you see I broke her young heart and then she left me Rose, Rose, Abilene Rose Your memory still lives in my heart Rose, Abilene Rose We promised we never would part I got into trouble and had to leave town Rose got married and then settled down She was as happy as happy could be With her young cowboy and their family Rose, Rose, Abilene Rose Your memory still lives in my heart Rose, Abilene Rose We promised we never would part This is the story I promised to tell All you young cowboys, remember it well If you find true love don't tear it apart Marry that true love don't break her young heart Rose, Rose, Abilene Rose Your memory still lives in my heart Rose, Abilene Rose Forever we must live apart

I was ridin' number nine Headin' south from Caroline I heard that lonesome whistle blow Got in trouble had to roam Left my gal and left my home I heard that lonesome whistle blow Just a kid actin' smart I went and broke my darlin's heart I guess I was too young to know They took me off the Georgia Main Locked me to a ball and chain I heard that lonesome whistle blow All alone I bear the shame I'm a number not a name I heard that lonesome whistle blow All I do is sit and cry When the ev'nin' train goes by I heard that lonesome whistle blow I'll be locked here in this cell Til my body's just a shell And my hair turns whiter than snow I'll never see that gal of mine Lord, I'm in Georgia doin' time I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Mhm mhm when you left I shed a million teardrops over you But that's all over my crying days are through When you left my heart was cold and every day was blue But that's all over I've found somebody new Someone that can make me happy make me wanna smile Someone I'm gonna have around me for a long long while Someday we may meet again but I won't fall for you That's all over I've found somebody new mhm mhm Someone that can make me happy... Yes that's all over I've found somebody new mhm mhm

(Dark old cave Miller's Cave) Way down in the state of Georgia through the swamps and everglades There's a hole in Tiger Mountain God help the man who gets lost in Miller's Cave I had a girl in way cross Georgia but she had unfaithful ways Made me feel I was unwanted like the birds and the bears in Miller's Cave (Miller's Miller's Miller's Miller's Cave) I couldn't stand the way she did me couldn't take her lowdown ways Before I'll stay with the cheating woman I'll go live with the bears in Miller's Cave I caught her out one Sunday morning with the man they call Big Dave Meanest man in way cross Georgia I'd rather fight a mountain lion in Miller's Cave (Miller's Miller's Miller's Miller's Cave) I said you'll pay both you and Davy I must see you in your graves They laughed at me and then I shot 'em I took their cheatin' skin and bones in Miller's Cave That woman made me feel unwanted but I showed her I was brave Most wanted man in the state of Georgia But they'll never find me cause I'm lost in Miller's Cave (Dark old cave Miller's Cave)

[Verse 1] Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down I think you only live to see the lights of town I wasted my time when I would try, try, try 'Cause when the lights have lost their glow, you'll cry, cry, cry [Verse 2] Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone You'll call for me, but I'm gonna tell you, "Bye, bye, bye" When I turn around and walk away, you'll cry, cry, cry [Chorus] You're gonna cry, cry, cry; and you'll cry alone When everyone's forgotten, and you're left on your own You're gonna cry, cry, cry [Verse 3] I lie awake at night to wait 'til you come in You stay a little while and then you're gone again Every question that I ask, I get a lie, lie, lie For every lie you tell, you're gonna cry, cry, cry [Verse 4] When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you Then you'll come back to me for a little love that's true I'll tell you no, and then you'll ask me, "Why, why, why?" When I remind you of all of this, you'll cry, cry, cry [Chorus] You're gonna cry, cry, cry; and you'll want me then It'll hurt when you think of the fool you've been You're gonna cry, cry, cry

I was totin' my pack Along the dusty Winnemucca road When along came a semi With a high and canvas covered load "If you're going to Winnemucca, Mack With me you can ride." So I climbed into the cab And then I settled down inside He asked me if I'd seen a road With so much dust and sand And I said, "Listen, Bud I've traveled Every road in this here land." I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man 'Cross the deserts bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel, I've had my share, man I've been everywhere. Been to Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma, Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo, Tocopilla, Barranquilla, and Padilla, I'm a killer. I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man 'Cross the deserts bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel, I've had my share, man I've been everywhere. Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana, Monterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa, Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake, Grand Lake, Devil's Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake; I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man 'Cross the deserts bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel, I've had my share, man I've been everywhere. Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika, Shefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica, Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport, Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond do Lac, Davenport, Idaho, Jellicoe, Argentina, Diamontina, Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean, sir; I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man 'Cross the deserts bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel, I've had my share, man I've been everywhere. Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravellburg, Colorado, Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado, Larrimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Chattanika, Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika, Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Sioux City, Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity; I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man 'Cross the deserts bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel, I've had my share, man "I know some place you haven't been." I've been everywhere."

Marty Robbins - Under western skies (selected) 00:00:00 Abilene Rose 00:03:03 Ava Maria Morales 00:07:18 Ballad of the Alamo 00:10:58 Cottonwood tree 00:14:57 Cry stampede 00:17:12 Five brothers 00:19:25 Ghost train 00:22:33 Jimmy Martinez 00:26:01 Little Joe, the Wrangler 00:30:10 Love's gone away 00:32:24 Never tie me down 00:33:54 Old Red 00:36:55 Prairie fire 00:39:11 San Angelo 00:44:52 Sundown 00:49:49 Tall handsome stranger 00:51:54 The cowboy in the continental suit 00:54:49 The peaceful sod 00:56:45 Waiting in Reno 00:59:13 When the work's all done this fall

I know there's never been a man in the awful shape I'm in I can't even spell my name, my heads in such a spin To-day I tried to eat a steak with a big old table-spoon You got me chasin' Rabbits, walkin' on my hands ...And Howlin' At The Moon. Well, I took one look at you and it almost drove me mad And then I even went and lost what little sense I had Now I can't tell the day from night, I'm crazy as a loon You got me chasin' Rabbits, pullin' out my hair and Howlin' At The Moon. Some friends of mine asked me to go out on a huntin' spree 'Cause there ain't a hound dog in this state that can hold a light to me I eat three bones for dinner today, then tried to tree a 'Coon You got me chasin' Rabbits, scratchin' fleas and Howlin' At The Moon. I rode my horse to town to day and a gas pump we did pass I pulled 'im up and I hollered WHOA!, said fill 'im up with gas The man picked up a monkey wrench and WHAM!, he changed my tune You got me chasin' Rabbits, spittin' out teeth and Howlin' At The Moon. I never thought in this old world a fool could fall so hard But honey baby, when I fell the whole world must have jarred I think I'd quit my doggish ways if you'd take me for your groom You got me chasin Rabbits, pickin' out rings and Howlin' At The Moon

Now, I don't know who she was And I don't know where she came from I only know there was an angel glow In the eyes of the strange little girl My sweetheart and I had a quarrel I was troubled as a body can get So, I put on my coat and walked out into the night When a strange little girl I met Now, I don't know who she was And I don't know where she came from I only know there was an angel glow In the eyes of the strange little girl She told me she knew of our quarrels And I listened as she softly spoke on She said, true love is rare So don't lose the love you share And before I could speak, she was gone Now, I don't know who she was And I don't know where she came from I only know there was an angel glow In the eyes of the strange little girl Ran back to the home of my sweetheart And I told her of the girl I did see She said, darling I prayed you'd forgive me and return For the same little girl came to me Now, I don't know who she was And I don't know where she came from I only know there was an angel glow In the eyes of the strange little girl I only know there was an angel glow In the eyes of the strange little girl

I'm a'headin' back to dixie, That's the place i long to be, Where the cotton grows and the suwanee flows, That's home sweet home to me, Where they meet you and they greet you, With the sweetest how you are, Well shut my mouth, i'm a'headin' south, On the dixie cannon- ball On the dixie cannonball, on the dixie cannonball, Just listen to the whistle, it'll thrill you one and all, And i know there's some one waitin', with the sweetest how you are, Well shut my mouth, i'm a'headin' south, on the dixie cannon-ball When i cross them smokey mountains. i'll be countin' every mile, When the whistle blows, i'll be on my toes, And i'll shuffle down the aisle, And i know i'll not be lonesome, When i see them treetops tall, On the dixie cannon-ball On the dixie cannonball, on the dixie cannonball, Just listen to the whistle, it'll thrill you one and all, And i know there's some one waitin', with the sweetest how you are, Well shut my mouth, i'm a'headin' south, on the dixie cannon-ball Yes, i'm goin' back to dixie, that's the place i long to be, Where the cotton grows and the suwanee flows, That's home sweet home to me, Where they meet you and they greet you, With the sweetest how you are, Well shut my mouth, i'm a'headin' south, On the dixie cannon- ball On the dixie cannonball, on the dixie cannonball, Just listen to the whistle, it'll thrill you one and all, And i know there's some one waitin', with the sweetest how you are, Well shut my mouth, i'm a'headin' south, on the dixie cannon-ball

I'm just a poor cowboy singin' his song No money to jingle as I ride along I'm rejected by men but accepted above I belong in this valley on this peaceful sod Let me ride from the mountains to the dark rolling sea I'm broke but I'm wealthy because I am free Let me walk in this valley where my fathers had trod Let me live forever on this peaceful sod Let me live on this land till I'm withered and old Till I'm meek and I'm humble and the Lord wants my soul Let me live in this valley where my fathers had trod Let me live forever on this peaceful sod

[Chorus] Hobo Billy [Verse 1] Riding on the eastbound freight train speeding through the night Hobo Bill, a railroad bum, was fighting for his life The sadness of his eyes revealed the torture of his soul He raised a weak and weary hand to brush away the coal [Chorus] Hobo Billy [Verse 2] No warm lights flickered around him, no blankets there to fold Nothing but the howling wind the driving rain so cold When he heard a whistle blowing in a dreamy kind of way The hobo seemed contented for he smiled there where he lay [Chorus] Hobo Bill [Verse 3] Outside the rain was falling on that lonely boxcar door But the little form of Hobo Bill lay still upon the floor While the train sped through the darkness and the raging storm outside No one knew that Hobo Bill was taking his last ride [Chorus] *Train Whistle* [Verse 4] It was early in the morning when they raised the hobo's head The smile still lingered on his face but Hobo Bill was dead There was no mother's longing to soothe his weary soul For he was just a railroad bum who died out in the cold

I never knew that the place i grew Is the grandest place on earth Till I roamed around from town to town But now I know what it's worth Listen while I tell you about the place I mean It's my little old home down in New Orleans Oh-de-lay-ee In the sunny south where the black oil flows That's where I long to be The dixie land where the white cotton grows Is calling now to me And soon i'll be in the land of my dreams It's my little old home down in New Orleans Oh-de-lay-ee I've been east, and way out west Been around most everywhere Now I'm headed south for a good long rest I'll be glad when I get there All the wonderful things in the world it seems Are awaiting for me down in New Orleans Oh-de-lay-ee In the sunny south where the black oil flows That's where I long to be The dixie-land where the white cotton grows Is calling now to me And soon I'll be in the land of my dreams And that's my little old home down in New Orleans Oh-de-lay-ee

I do my best to hide this lowdown feelin' I try to make believe there's nothin' wrong But they're always askin' me about you darlin' And it hurts me so to tell 'em that you're gone If they ask me, I guess, I'd be denyin' That I've been unhappy all alone But if they heard my heart they'd hear it cryin' Where's my darlin' when's she comin' home I ask myself a million times what's right for me to do To try to lose my blues alone or hang around for you Well I make it pretty good until that moon comes shinin' through And that I get so doggone lonesome Time stands still when you're a waitin' Sometimes I think my heart is stoppin' too One lonely hour seems forever Sixty minutes more to wait for you But I guess I'll keep waitin' till you're with me 'Cause I believe that lovin' you is right But I don't care if the sun don't rise tomorrow If I can't have you with me tonight Well I know, I'll keep on loving you 'cause true love can't be killed I ought to get you off of my mind but I guess I never will I could have a dozen others but I know, I'd love you still 'Cause I get so doggone lonesome

[Verse] My Pappy said when I was seventeen "You're six feet tall and your face is clean And it don't look right for a boy that old To not make a living loading coal" [Chorus] Loading coal, loading coal I'm a double first cousin to a dag-blamed mole Never get rich for to save my soul In forty-eleven years of loading coal, loading coal [Verse] Ain't never got acquainted with a dollar bill And I don't ever reckon that I ever will A dollar isn't made for a fellar I'm told That scoops up a living loading coal [Chorus] Loading coal, loading coal I'm a double first cousin to a dag-blamed mole Never get rich for to save my soul In forty-eleven years of loading coal, loading coal [Verse] I cussed everything in the mining camp From a shovel and my pick to my carbide lamp But I know mighty well till I grow old I'll still be a-cussing, but loading coal

[Chorus] Precious Lord, take my hand Lead me on Let me stand I'm tired, I am weak I am worn Through the storm, through the night Lead me on to the light Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home [Verse 1] When my way grows drear precious Lord linger near When my life is almost gone Hear my cry Hear my call Hold my hand lest I fall Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home [Verse 2] When the darkness appears and the night draws near And the day is past and gone At the river I stand Guide my feet Hold my hand Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home [Chorus] Precious Lord, take my hand Lead me on Let me stand I am tired, I am weak, I am worn Through the storm, through the night Lead me on to the light Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home