Born With The Blues Merle Haggard, George Jones

Dad was my hero, God called him away Mama was lonely and I was afraid With no one to lean on, I turned to the booze hard times come early when you?

No Show Jones Merle Haggard

Hey George, did you know Waylon and Willie? The outlaws, I didn't know that at all Did you know roger was king of the road?

The Brothers Merle Haggard

[Merle Haggard] Several years ago He gave up everything that mattered And rambled off to Nashville Tennessee With a pocket full of country songs And his old guitar He thought that's where he was supposed

Workin' Man Blues Merle Haggard

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife I been a workin' man dang near all my life I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use I'll drink my beer in a tavern, Sing a little bit

Moanin' The Blues Merle Haggard

When my baby moved out and the blues moved in There wasn't nothin' I could do But mosey around with my head in my hands Yelling, “What am I comin' to?”

Folsom Prison Blues Merle Haggard

I hear that train a comin', it's comin' 'round the bend I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when I'm locked in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on And I hear that train a-rollin' on down

5:01 Blues Merle Haggard

I got those 5:01 blues another work day is over Time to go home but no one to go home to That whistle just blew bad news I punch out and put in Another long night again, missin' you I got these 5:01 blues

Honky Tonk Night Time Man Merle Haggard

I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light 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

Everybody's Had The Blues Merle Haggard

Everybody's had the blues sometimes and Everybody knows the tune And everybody knows the way I'm feelin' cause Everybody's had the blues A lonely, song someone is gone A story old as time Love, hate,

C.C. Waterback (Album Version) George Jones, Merle Haggard

CC Waterback one tequila sunrise One's for my aching head the other's for my bloodshot eyes Last night I let it all hang out I guess that's how my head got sore CC Waterback I can't stand the pain no more

Sick, Sober & Sorry Merle Haggard, George Jones

Well I'm sick, sober and sorry Broke, disgusted and sad Sick, sober and sorry But look at the fun that we had Well we met with some gal in a tavern And oh, what a beautiful dream Well we had three or four

Santa Claus And Popcorn Merle Haggard

Carols singing, Silent Night Crosby dreams of Christmas white We celebrate 'cause the King was born With Santa Claus and popcorn.

C.C. Waterback Merle Haggard

C.C.Waterback, one tequila sunrise One's for my achin' head, the other's for my bloodshot eyes And last night I let it all hang out, I guess that's how my head got sore C.C.

White Man Singin' The Blues Merle Haggard

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 From the things I'd been singin' about Well, he liked how I played my old guitar So he

Why Do I Have To Choose Merle Haggard

Why do I have to choose to see everybody lose To walk around and sing the blues well darling I refuse Love is hard to find love of any kind And a love like yours and mine creates it's own design So why

Don't Get Around Much Anymore Merle Haggard, George Jones

Missed the Saturday dance Bet they crowded the floor Couldn't bear it without you Don't get around much anymore Been invited on dates Might have gone, but what for Awfully different without you Don't get

Man From Another Time Merle Haggard

I lost a woman I believe to be perfect for me You could replace her But you're so much younger than me Our lives are so different Our music is not the same kind It's like we're just out of focus With no

I Want To Be With You Always Merle Haggard

I lose my blues, honey When I'm with you No one else can do You're in my heart to stay.

(We're Not) The Jet Set George Jones

By a fountain back in Rome I fell in love with you In a small cafe in Athens You said you loved me too And it was April in Paris When I first held you close to me Rome, Georgia Athens, Texas And Paris,

Footlights Merle Haggard, George Jones

I live the kinda life most men only dream of I make my livin' writin' songs and singin' them But I'm forty one years old and I ain't got no place to go When it's over So I hide my age and make the stage

Every Fool Has A Rainbow Merle Haggard

"""Every fool has rainbow be 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 life filled with thorns And go chasing after rainbows

(We're Not) The Jet Set (With Tammy Wynette) George Jones

By a fountain back in Rome I fell in love with you In a small cafe in Athens You said you loved me too And it was April in Paris When I first held you close to me Rome, Georgia Athens, Texas

You Take Me For Granted (Album Version) George Jones, Merle Haggard

My legs and my feet Have walked 'till they can't hardly move from tryin' to please you And my back is sore From bendin' over backwards to just lay the world at your door.

What Have You Got Planned Tonight Merle Haggard

> It all started in 1929 me and Diana had gone to Alaska To homestead some of that free government land Forty miles from the nearest gravel road we cut our life in the ponderosa pines We sweated hard

Bartenders Blues George Jones

Well, I'm just a bartender And I don't like my work But I don't mind the money at all I've seen lots of sad faces And lots of bad cases Of folks with their backs to the wall Chorus: But I got four walls

Bartender's Blues George Jones

Well, I'm just a bartender And I don't like my work But I don't mind the money at all I've seen lots of sad faces And lots of bad cases Of folks with their backs to the wall [Chorus:] But I got four walls

Blues Stay Away From Me Merle Haggard

Blues, stay away from me Blues, why don't you let me be?

What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana Merle Haggard

I remember it all started in 1929 when me and Diana came to Alaska To homestead some of this free government land Forty mile from the nearest gravel road we cut our life in the ponderosa pines We sweated

Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) Merle Haggard

Daddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp, Sister played the ringing tambourine. Mama couldn't hear our pretty music, She read our lips and helped the family sing.

Grandma Harp Merle Haggard

Grandma's maiden name was Zona Villines There's ninety years to tell about in a few short lines Born in Newton County down in Arkansas Then in nineteen-one she married Grandpa We laid her soul to rest

My Rough And Rowdy Ways Merle Haggard

For years and years I've rambled I drank my wine and gambled But one day I thought I would settle down I have met a perfect lady She said she'd be my baby We built a cottage in the old hometown But somehow

Color of the Blues George Jones

Up above me are the skies like the twinkle in your eyes These things are the colors of the blues In the mail your letter came the ink and paper looked the same Blue must be the color of the blues Bluebird's

The Right Place Aaron Watson

(Chorus) Lord don't you walk with a little Sawin' on a fiddle and the crying of a steel guitar Coming from the heart and soul Born and bred in the ole Lone Star Get them honky tonkin' blues Let them be

I'm Bringin' Home Good News (Remastered) Merle Haggard

news Got some things you'll be glad to hear Like I'm leavin' town and won't be back around Just long enough to get my gear There won't be any goodbye kisses Well, I'm puttin' on my leavin' shoes This is the

Pancho And Lefty Merle Haggard

He wore his gun outside his pants For all the honest world to feel. Pancho met his match you know On the deserts down in Mexico, Nobody heard his dying words, Ah but that's the way it goes.

Pancho And Lefty (Album Version) Merle Haggard

He wore his gun outside his pants, for all the honest world to feel. Pancho met his match, you know, on the deserts down in Mexico. Nobody heard his dying words; ah, but that's the way it goes.

Bartender's Blues (Album Version) George Jones

Well, I'm just a bartender And I don't like my work But I don't mind the money at all I've seen lots of sad faces And lots of bad cases Of folks with their backs to the wall [Chorus:] But I got four walls

Bowling Trophy Wife Rodney Carrington

She don't wear no fancy clothes when we go out to eat I like beer and onion rings and betting on the game.

Living With The Shades Pulled Down Merle Haggard

(Merle Haggard) I fell in love with a working girl oh Lord she sure was sweet I met her down in the Red Light Tavern working on Bourbon Street Way down in the old French quarter bright lights side of town

Shotgun And A Pistol Merle Haggard

That mornin' a lady locked arms with a shotgun And the pistol rode west with the sun Now the outlaws of Tombstone and the outlaws forever Know that death is the way of the gun They fought side by side,

Going Where The Lonely Go Merle Haggard

Rollin with the flow Going where the lonely go Anywhere the lights are low Going where the lonely go Making up things to do Not running in all directions Trying to find you I'm rollin with the flow Going

Going Where The Lonely Go (Album Version) Merle Haggard

Rollin with the flow Going where the lonely go Anywhere the lights are low Going where the lonely go Making up things to do Not running in all directions Trying to find you I'm rollin with the flow Going

The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde Merle Haggard

Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe Clyde Barrow was the rounder that took her away They both robbed and killed until both of them died So goes the legend of Bonnie and Clyde The poems that she wrote

This Song Is For You Merle Haggard

and you left hard work in hand For a memory of a man who's chain and bound Lord knows you need a man and an understandin' hand Before you run completely out of love You can't stay in love with a memory

I Always Get Lucky With You (Album Version) Merle Haggard

I've had good luck, and bad luck And no luck, it's true But I always get lucky with you I've been turned on, and turned down When the bars close at two But I always get lucky with you I've had two strikes

Grandma's Homemade Christmas Card Merle Haggard

The family once received a homemade Christmas card And everyone was thrilled to read the verse inside 'Cause every line was printed where the print should be And grandma's name was neatly signed with

Yesterday's Wine (Album Version) Merle Haggard

Miracles appear in the strangest of places Fancy me fining you here The last time I saw you was just out of Houston Let Me Sit down, let me buy you a beer Your presence is welcome with me and my friend

I Always Get Lucky With You Merle Haggard

I've had good luck and bad luck And no luck it's true But I always get lucky with you I've been turned on and turned down When the bars close up too But I always get lucky with you I keep two strikes

I Can'T Get Started Merle Haggard

I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled revolutions in Spain And the North Pole I have charted Still I can't get started with You On the golf course, I'm under par Metro Goldwyn have asked

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Merle Haggard

But do you recall The most famous reindeer of all Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it You would even say it glows All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call