EAST VIRGINIA BLUES
I WAS BORN IN EAST VIRGINIA
NORTH CAROLINA I DID GO
THERE I SPIED A FAIR YOUNG LADY
AND HER NAME I DID NOT KNOW
HER HAIR WAS DARK IN COLOR
HER CHEEKS WERE ROSY RED
UPON HER BREAST SHE WORE WHITE LILIES
WHERE I LONGED TO LAY MY HEAD
OH, IN MY HEART YOU ARE MY DARLING
AT MY DOOR YOU'RE WELCOME IN
AT MY GATE I'LL ALWAYS MEET YOU
FOR YOU'RE THE GIRL I TRIED TO WIN
OH MOLLY, DEAR, GO ASK YOUR MOTHER
MY LOVING BRIDE YOU'LL FOREVER BE
IF SHE SAYS NO, COME BACK AND TELL ME
AND I WILL RUN AWAY WITH THEE
I'LL GO BACK TO EAST VIRGINIA
NORTH CAROLINA AIN'T MY HOME
I'LL GO BACK TO EAST VIRGINIA
LEAVE OLD NORTH CAROLINA ALONE
THE OCEAN'S DEEP AND I CAN'T WADE IT
AND I HAVE NO WINGS TO FLY
I'LL JUST GET SOME BLUE-EYED BOATMAN
TO ROW ME OVER THE TIDE
I'D RATHER BE IN SOME DARK HOLLER
WHERE THE SUN DON'T EVER SHINE
THAN FOR YOU TO BE ANOTHER MAN'S DARLING
WHEN YOU PROMISED TO BE MINE
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ENDLESS HIGHWAY
ENDLESS HIGHWAY AS FAR AS I CAN SEE
THE ROAD WILL TAKE ME BACK TO HER TONIGHT
IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE SEEN HER SMILE
I'LL BE COUNTIN' ALL THE MILES TILL I GET HOME
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HOW MANY HOURS 'TILL I HOLD HER
HOW MANY DAYS BEFORE WE HIT THAT ROAD AGAIN
ENDLESS HIGHWAYS, SHE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I MISS HER
HEADED DOWN THIS ROAD BOUND FOR TENNESSEE
LONESOME FEELIN' DEEP WITHIN MY HEART
LONGING FOR THIS WEARY NIGHT TO END
I'LL THINK ABOUT HER, TRY TO KEEP MY TIRED EYES OPEN
COME THE MORNIN' LIGHT I'LL BE BACK HOME AGAIN
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THE ENGINEERS DON'T WAVE FROM THE TRAINS
WHEN I WAS LITTLE BOY I'D HANG AROUND THE TRACK
WATCHIN' THEM TRAINS GO TO LOUIEVILLE AND BACK
I HAD MY DREAMS AND I HAD MY PLANS
I WAS GONNA' BE AN ENGINEER MAN
THEM BIG OLD TRAINS USED TO CHUG, CHUG, AND SPEW
THEY WERE MY HEROES, THEY KNEW THAT I KNEW
NO MATTER HOW FAR THEY'D GO DOWN THE TRACK
THEY'D ALWAYS TURN AROUND AND COME BACK
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BUT THE ENGINEERS DON'T WAVE FROM THE TRAINS ANYMORE
NOT LIKE THEY DID BACK IN 1954
THEY ALL GOT COMPUTERS AND DIESELS AND THINGS
THE ENGINEERS DON'T WAVE FROM THE TRAINS ANYMORE
THE ENGINEERS DON'T WAVE FROM THE TRAINS
THERE'S MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT CHANGE IN THE WORLD
ENGINEERS FORGOT ABOUT US LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS
BUT I STILL GET A FAR AWAY LOOK IN MY EYE
WHEN I HEAR THOSE OLD TRAINS IN THE NIGHT (chorus)
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FAITHLESS LOVE
FAITHLESS LOVE LIKE A RIVER FLOWS
RAINDROPS FALLING ON A BROKEN ROSE
DOWN IN SOME VALLEY WHERE NOBODY GOES
AND THE NIGHT BLOWS IN LIKE THE COLD DARK WIND
FAITHLESS LOVE . . . LIKE A RIVER FLOWS
FAITHLESS LOVE WHERE DID I GO WRONG
WAS IT TELLING STORIES IN A HEARTBREAK SONG
WHERE NOBODY'S RIGHT, NOBODY WAS WRONG
FAITHLESS LOVE WILL FIND YOU AND THE MISERY ENTWINE YOU
FAITHLESS LOVE . . . WHERE DID I GO WRONG
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WELL I GUESS I'M STANDING IN THE HALL OF BROKEN DREAMS
THAT'S THE WAY IT SOMETIMES GOES
NEVER A NEW LOVE--NEVER TURNS OUT LIKE IT SEEMS
IT'S THE FEELING COMES AND GOES
FAITHLESS LOVE LIKE A RIVER FLOWS
RAINDROPS FALLING ON A BROKEN ROSE
DOWN IN SOME VALLEY WHERE NOBODY GOES
FAITHLESS LOVE HAS FOUND ME, THROWN ITS CHILLY ARMS AROUND ME
FAITHLESS LOVE . . . LIKE A RIVER FLOWS
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FAR SIDE BANK OF JORDAN Terry Smith
I BELIEVE MY STEPS ARE GROWING WEARIER EACH DAY
STILL I'VE GOT A JOURNEY ON MY MIND
LURES OF THIS OLD WORLD HAVE MADE ME CEASE TO WANT TO STAY
AND MY ONE REGRET IS LEAVIN' YOU BEHIND
IF IT PROVES TO BE HIS WILL, THAT I AM FIRST TO GO
AND SOMEHOW I'VE A FEELING, THAT WILL BE
WHEN IT COMES YOUR TIME TO TRAVEL LIKEWISE, DON'T YOU FEEL LOST
FOR I WILL BE THE FIRST ONE THAT YOU SEE
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AND I'LL BE WAITING ON THE FAR SIDE BANK OF JORDAN
I'LL BE WAITING, DRAWING PICTURES IN THE SAND
AND WHEN I SEE YOU COMING I WILL RISE UP WITH A SHOUT
AND COME RUNNING THROUGH THE SHALLOW WATERS REACHING FOR YOUR HAND
THROUGH THIS LIFE WE'VE LABORED HARD TO EARN OUR MEAGER FARE
IT'S BROUGHT US TREMBLING HANDS AND FAILING EYES
I'LL JUST REST HERE ON THE SHORE AND TURN MY EYES AWAY
UNTIL YOU COME, THEN WE'LL SEE PARADISE (chorus)
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FARTHER ALONG
TEMPTED AND TRIED WE'RE OFT MADE TO WONDER
WHY IT SHOULD BE THUS ALL THE DAY LONG
WHILE THERE ARE OTHERS LIVING ABOUT US
NEVER MOLESTED THOUGH IN THE WRONG
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FARTHER ALONG WE'LL KNOW ALL ABOUT IT
FARTHER ALONG WE'LL UNDERSTAND WHY
CHEER UP MY BROTHER, LIVE IN THE SUNSHINE
WE'LL UNDERSTAND IT ALL BY AND BY
WHEN DEATH HAS COME AND TAKEN OUR LOVED ONES
IT LEAVES A HOME SO LONELY AND DREAR
THEN DO WE WONDER WHY OTHERS PROSPER
LIVING SO WICKED YEAR AFTER YEAR
WHEN WE SEE JESUS COMING IN GLORY
WHEN HE COMES FROM HIS HOME IN THE SKY
THEN WE SHALL MEET HIM IN THAT BRIGHT MANSION
WE'LL UNDERSTAND IT ALL BY AND BY
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FEAST HERE TONIGHT
THERE'S A RABBIT IN A LOG AND I AIN'T GOT MY DOG
AND HOW WILL I GET HIM, I KNOW
I'LL GET ME A BRIAR AND I'LL TWIST IT IN HIS HAIR
AND THAT WAY I'LL GET HIM, I KNOW
I KNOW (I KNOW), I KNOW (I KNOW)
THAT WAY I'LL GET HIM, I KNOW
I'LL GET ME A BRIAR AND I'LL TWIST IT IN HIS HAIR
AND THAT WAY I'LL GET HIM, I KNOW
I'LL BUILD ME A FIRE AND I'LL COOK THAT OLD HAIR
GONNA ROLL HIM IN THOSE FLAMES AND MAKE HIM BROWN
HAVE A FEAST HERE TONIGHT WHILE THE MOON'S SHININ' BRIGHT
FOR I FOUND MYSELF A PLACE TO LIE DOWN
TO LIE DOWN (TO LIE DOWN), TO LIE DOWN (TO LIE DOWN)
FOUND MYSELF A PLACE TO LIE DOWN
HAVE A FEAST HERE TONIGHT WHILE THE MOON'S SHININ' BRIGHT
FOR I FOUND MYSELF A PLACE TO LIE DOWN
I'M A-GOIN' DOWN THE TRACK WITH A COAT RIPPED UP MY BACK
AND THE SOLES ON MY SHOES ARE NEARLY GONE
JUST A LITTLE WAYS AHEAD THERE'S AN OLD FARMER'S SHED
AND THAT'S WHERE I'LL REST MY WEARY BONES
WEARY BONES (WEARY BONES), WEARY BONES (WEARY BONES)
THAT WHERE I'LL REST MY WEARY BONES
JUST A LITTLE WAYS AHEAD THERE'S AN OLD FARMER'S SHED
AND THAT'S WHERE 'ILL REST MY WEARY BONES
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THE FIELDS HAVE TURNED BROWN Carter Stanley
I LEFT MY OLD HOME TO RAMBLE THIS COUNTRY
MY MOTHER AND DAD SAID "SON DON'T GO WRONG"
"REMEMBER THAT GOD WILL ALWAYS WATCH O'ER YOU
AND HE WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU HERE AT HOME"
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"SON DON'T GO ASTRAY" WAS WHAT THEY BOTH TOLD ME
"REMEMBER THAT LOVE FOR GOD CAN BE FOUND"
BUT NOW THEY'RE BOTH GONE THIS LETTER JUST TOLD ME
FOR YEARS THEY'VE BEEN DEAD, THE FIELDS HAVE TURNED BROWN
FOR MANY LONG YEARS THIS WORLD I HAVE TRAVELED
NO THOUGHTS FOR THE DAYS WHEN I WOULD RETURN
NOW AS I GO HOME TO FIND NO ONE WAITING
THE PRICE I HAVE PAID TO LIVE AND TO LEARN
THE YEARS OF MY YOUTH I AIMLESSLY SQUANDERED
AS THE WIDE WORLD ALONE I DID ROAM
THE SAD MEMORY OF THEM WHEREVER I WANDERED
HAS MADE MY HEART LONELY FOR THE FOLKS BACK AT HOME
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FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOP
IF I WAS ON SOME FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOP
I'D SAIL AWAY TO THE WEST
I'D SAIL ALL AROUND THIS WHOLE WIDE WORLD
TO THE GIRL I LOVE THE BEST
IF I'D HAVE LISTENED TO WHAT MAMA SAID
I WOULD NOT BE IN HERE TODAY
LYING AROUND THIS OLD JAILHOUSE
JUST WASTING MY POOR LIFE AWAY
OH SHE CAUSED ME TO WEEP, SHE CAUSED ME TO MOURN
SHE CAUSED ME TO LEAVE MY HOME
OH THE LONESOME PINES AND THE GOOD OLD TIMES
I'M ON MY WAY BACK HOME
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FOOLISH HEART
I THINK I'LL TAKE MY FOOLISH HEART MY FRIEND AND HEAD RIGHT FOR THE DOOR
THERE'LL BE A BETTER WORLD A-WAITIN' IF I DO
'CAUSE I KNOW I'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD A TIME OR TWO BEFORE
THE ONLY TIME I LET MY HEART TURN TO YOU
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NOW I WON'T BE BLUE WITH DREAMS THAT WON'T COME TRUE
I'LL TAKE MY HEART AND HEAD RIGHT FOR THE DOOR
TILL SOMETHIN' DEEP INSIDE KEEPS TELLIN' ME TO MAKE THE SACRIFICE
AND ASKIN' ME TO WALK THE EXTRA MILE
I'VE WALKED IT NOW TOO MANY TIMES WITH FREEDOM FOR THE PRICE
TOO MANY TIMES I'VE FOUGHT BACK TEARS BEHIND MY SMILE
I KNOW I MUST SEEM QUITE UNKIND WANDERIN' OFF TONIGHT
AND LEAVE THE MOON UP ABOVE TO HOLD YOUR GAZE
IT'S ONLY THAT MY FOOLISH HEART IS BOUND WITH FOOLISH PRIDE
MAYBE SOME DAY I'LL SEE THE SUNSHINE ON YOUR FACE
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FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
NOW SOME FOLKS LIKE THE SUMMERTIME WHEN THEY CAN WALK ABOUT
STROLLING THROUGH THE MEADOW GREEN, IT'S PLEASANT THERE NO DOUBT
BUT GIVE ME THE WINTERTIME WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE GROUND
I FOUND HER WHEN THE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND
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I TRACED HER LITTLE FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
I FOUND HER LITTLE FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
I BLESS THAT HAPPY DAY WHEN NELLIE LOST HER WAY
I FOUND HER WHEN THE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND
I WENT OUT TO SEE HER, THERE WAS A BIG ROUND MOON
HER MOTHER SAID SHE JUST STEPPED OUT BUT WOULD BE RETURNING SOON
I FOUND HER LITTLE FOOTPRINTS AND I TRACED THEM IN THE SNOW
I FOUND HER WHEN THE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND
NOW SHE'S UP IN HEAVEN, SHE'S WITH THE ANGEL BAND
I KNOW I'M GOING TO MEET HER IN THAT PROMISED LAND
EVERY TIME THE SNOW FALLS IT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES
I FOUND HER WHEN THE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND
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FOX ON THE RUN
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SHE WALKED THROUGH THE CORN LEADING DOWN TO THE RIVER
HER HAIR SHONE LIKE GOLD IN THE HOT MORNING SUN
SHE TOOK ALL THE LOVE THAT A POOR BOY COULD GIVE HER
AND LEFT ME TO DIE LIKE A FOX ON THE RUN
LIKE A FOX (LIKE A FOX, LIKE A FOX . . . ) ON THE RUN
EVERYBODY KNOWS THE REASON FOR THE FALL
WHEN WOMAN TEMPTED MAN DOWN IN PARADISE'S HALL
THIS WOMAN TEMPTED ME ALL RIGHT THEN TOOK ME FOR A RIDE
BUT LIKE THE LONELY FOX I NEED A PLACE TO HIDE
COME TAKE A GLASS OF WINE AND FORTIFY YOUR SOUL
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE WORLD AND FRIENDS WE USED TO KNOW
I'LL ILLUSTRATE A GIRL PUT ME ON THE FLOOR
THE GAME IS NEARLY UP THE HOUNDS ARE AT MY DOOR
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FRIEND OF THE DEVIL Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter
I LIT OUT FROM RENO, I WAS TRAILED BY TWENTY HOUNDS
DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP THAT NIGHT TILL THE MORNIN' CAME AROUND
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I SET OUT RUNNIN' BUT I TOOK MY TIME
A FRIEND OF THE DEVIL IS A FRIEND OF MINE
IF I GET HOME BEFORE DAYLIGHT
JUST MIGHT GET SOME SLEEP TONIGHT
I RAN INTO THE DEVIL, BABE, HE LOANED ME TWENTY BILLS
SPENT THE NIGHT IN UTAH AND I GAVE UP IN THE HILLS
I RAN DOWN TO THE LEVY BUT THE DEVIL CAUGHT ME THERE
HE TOOK MY TWENTY-DOLLAR BILL AND VANISHED IN THE AIR
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GOT TWO REASONS WHY I CRY AWAY EACH LONELY NIGHT
THE FIRST ONE'S NAMED SWEET EMILY AND SHE'S MY HEART'S DELIGHT
THE SECOND ONE IS PRISON, BABE, AND THE SHERIFF'S ON MY TRAIL
AND IF HE CATCHES UP WITH ME I'LL SPEND MY LIFE IN JAIL
GOT A WIFE IN CHINO, BABE, AND ONE IN CHEROKEE
FIRST ONE SAYS SHE GOT MY CHILD BUT IT DON'T LOOK LIKE ME
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