ABILENE
CHORUS (after each verse):
ABILENE, ABILENE
PRETTIEST TOWN THAT I'VE EVER SEEN
PEOPLE THERE DON'T TREAT YOU MEAN
IN ABILENE, MY ABILENE
I SIT ALONE MOST EVERY NIGHT
WATCHIN' THOSE TRAINS PULL OUT OF SIGHT
DON'T I WISH THEY WERE CARRYING ME
BACK TO ABILENE, MY ABILENE
CROWDED CITY, THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' FREE
NOTHIN' IN THIS TOWN FOR ME
WISH TO THE LORD THAT I COULD BE
IN ABILENE, MY ABILENE
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ACT NATURALLY Buck Owens
THEY'RE GONNA PUT ME IN THE MOVIES
THEY'RE GONNA MAKE A BIG STAR OUT OF ME
A FILM ABOUT A MAN WHO'S SAD AND LONELY
AND ALL I GOTTA DO IS ACT NATURALLY
CHORUS:
WELL I BET YOU I'M GONNA BE A BIG STAR
MIGHT WIN AN OSCAR YOU CAN NEVER TELL
THE MOVIE'S GONNA MAKE ME A BIG STAR
'CAUSE I CAN PLAY THE PART SO WELL
WELL I HOPE THAT YOU'LL COME AND SEE ME IN THE MOVIES
THEN I KNOW THAT YOU WILL PLAINLY SEE
THE BIGGEST FOOL THAT EVER HIT THE BIG TIME
AND ALL I HAVE TO DO IS ACT NATURALLY (intro)
WE'LL MAKE THE SCENE ABOUT A MAN THAT'S SAD AND LONELY
A-BEGGIN' DOWN UPON HIS BENDED KNEE
I'LL PLAY THE PART BUT I WON'T NEED REHEARSIN'
ALL I'LL HAVE TO DO IS ACT NATURALLY (chorus, V2, intro)
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ACHY BREAKY HEART
YOU CAN TELL THE WORLD YOU NEVER WAS MY GIRL
YOU CAN BURN MY CLOTHES WHEN I'M GONE
OH YOU CAN TELL YOUR FRIENDS JUST WHAT A FOOL I'VE BEEN
AND LAUGH AND JOKE ABOUT ME ON THE PHONE
YOU CAN TELL MY ARMS GO BACK ON TO THE FARM
YOU CAN TELL MY FEET TO HIT THE FLOOR
OR YOU CAN TELL MY LIPS TO TELL MY FINGERTIPS
THEY WON'T BE REACHIN' OUT FOR YOU NO MORE
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BUT DON'T TELL MY HEART, MY ACHY BREAKY HEART
I JUST DON'T THINK IT UNDERSTANDS
AND IF YOU TELL MY HEART, MY ACHY BREAKY HEART
HE MIGHT BLOW UP AND KILL THIS MAN--OOOO
YOU CAN TELL YOUR MA I'VE MOVED TO ARKANSAS
YOU CAN TELL YOUR DOG TO BITE MY LEG
OR TELL YOUR BROTHER CLIFF WHOSE FIST CAN TELL MY LIP
HE NEVER REALLY LIKED ME ANYWAY
OR TELL YOUR AUNT LOUISE, TELL ANYTHING YOU PLEASE
MY SELF ALREADY KNOWS I'M NOT O.K.
OR YOU CAN TELL MY EYES TO WATCH OUT FOR MY MIND
IT MIGHT BE WALKIN' OUT ON ME TODAY (chorus)
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AMANDA
I'VE HELD IT ALL INWARD, LORD KNOWS I'VE TRIED
IT'S AN AWFUL A-TONIN' IN A COUNTRY BOYS LIFE
TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR IN TOTAL SURPRISE
AT THE HAIR ON YOUR SHOULDERS AND THE AGE IN YOUR EYES
CHORUS (after each verse):
AMANDA, LIGHT OF MY LIFE
FATE SHOULD HAVE MADE YOU A GENTLEMAN'S WIFE
AMANDA, LIGHT OF MY LIFE
FATE SHOULD HAVE MAD YOU A GENTLEMAN'S WIFE
A MEASURE OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE PLEASURES OF LIFE IN A A HILLBILLY BAND
I GOT MY FIRST GUITAR WHEN I WAS FOURTEEN
NOW I'M CROWDIN' THIRTY AND STILL WEARIN' JEANS
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BACK HOME AGAIN John Denver, 1974 (#5)
THERE'S A STORM ACROSS THE VALLEY, CLOUDS ARE ROLLIN' IN
THE AFTERNOON IS HEAVY ON YOUR SHOULDERS
THERE'S A TRUCK OUT ON THE FOUR-LANE A MILE OR MORE AWAY
THE WHININ' OF HIS WHEELS JUST MAKES IT COLDER
HE'S AN HOUR AWAY FROM RIDIN' ON YOUR PRAYERS UP IN THE SKY
AND TEN DAYS ON THE ROAD ARE BARELY GONE
THERE'S A FIRE SOFTLY BURNIN', SUPPER'S ON THE STOVE
BUT IT'S THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES THAT MAKES ME WARM
CHORUS:
HEY IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN
SOMETIMES THIS OLD FARM FEELS LIKE A LONG LOST FRIEND
YEAH, AND HEY IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN
THERE'S ALL THE NEWS TO TELL HIM--HOW'D YOU SPEND YOUR TIME
AND WHAT'S THE LATEST THING THE NEIGHBORS SAY
AND YOUR MOTHER CALLED LAST FRIDAY--SUNSHINE MADE HER CRY
AND YOU FELT THE BABY MOVE JUST YESTERDAY (chorus)
BRIDGE:
AND OH, THE TIME THAT I CAN LAY THIS TIRED OLD BODY DOWN
AND FEEL YOUR FINGERS FEATHER-SOFT UPON ME
THE KISSES THAT I LIVE FOR, THE LOVE THAT LIGHTS MY WAY
THE HAPPINESS THAT LIVIN' WITH YOU BRINGS ME
IT'S THE SWEETEST THING I KNOW OF, JUST SPENDIN' TIME WITH YOU
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE A HOUSE A HOME
LIKE A FIRE SOFTLY BURNING AND SUPPER ON THE STOVE
AND THE IGHT IN YOUR EYES THAT MAKES ME WARM (chorus)
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BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
IN EIGHTEEN-FOURTEEN WE TOOK A LITTLE TRIP
ALONG WITH COLONEL JACKSON DOWN THE MIGHTY MISSISSIP'
WE TOOK A LITTLE BACON AND WE TOOK A LITTLE BEANS
AND WE MET THE BLOODY BRITISH NEAR THE TOWN OF NEW ORLEANS
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WE FIRED OUR GUNS AND 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
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A HUNDRED OF 'EM BEATIN' ON THE DRUMS
THEY STEPPED SO HIGH AND THEY MADE THEIR BUGLES RING
WHILE WE STOOD BESIDE OUR COTTON BALES
AND DIDN'T SAY A THING (chorus)
BRIDGE:
THEY RAN THROUGH THE BRIARS AND THEY RAN THROUGH THE BUSHES
THEY RAN THROUGH PLACES WHERE A RABBIT COULDN'T GO
THEY RAN SO FAST THAT THE HOUNDS COULDN'T CATCH 'EM
DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE GULF OF MEXICO
OLD HICKORY SAID WE COULD TAKE 'EM BY SURPRISE
BUT WE COULDN'T FIRE OUR MUSKETS TILL WE LOOKED 'EM IN THE EYES
WE OPENED UP OUR FIRE AND THEY BEGAN TO FELL
AND WE OPENED UP THE SQUIRREL GUNS
AND REALLY GAVE 'EM...WELL WE...(chorus)
WE FIRED OUR CANNON TILL THE BARREL MELTED DOWN
THEN WE GRABBED AN ALLIGATOR AND WE SHOT ANOTHER ROUND
WE FILLED HIS HEAD WITH CANNONBALLS AND POWDERED HIS BEHIND
AND WHEN WE SHOT THE GATOR OFF THE GATOR LOST HIS MIND (chorus)
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BLUE BAYOU Roy Orbison
I FEEL SO BAD I GOT A WORRIED MIND, I'M SO LONESOME ALL THE TIME
SINCE I LEFT MY BABY BEHIND ON BLUE BAYOU
SAVIN' NICKLES, SAVIN' DIMES, WORKIN' TILL THE SUN DON'T SHINE
LOOKIN' FORWARD TO HAPPIER TIMES ON BLUE BAYOU
I'M GOIN' BACK SOME DAY, COME WHAT MAY TO BLUE BAYOU
WHERE THE FOLKS ARE FINE AND THE WORLD IS MINE ON BLUE BAYOU
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WHERE THOSE FISHIN' BOATS WITH THEIR SAILS AFLOAT
IF I COULD ONLY SEE
THAT FAMILIAR SUNRISE THROUGH SLEEPY EYES, HOW HAPPY I'D BE
GONNA SEE MY BABY AGAIN, GONNA BE WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS
MAYBE I'LL FEEL BETTER AGAIN ON BLUE BAYOU
SAVIN' NICKLES, SAVIN' DIMES, WORKIN' TILL THE SUN DON'T SHINE
LOOKIN' FORWARD TO HAPPIER TIMES ON BLUE BAYOU
I'M GOIN BACK SOME DAY, COME WHAT MAY TO BLUE BAYOU
WHERE THE CATFISH PLAY AND YOU SLEEP ALL DAY ON BLUE BAYOU
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OH THAT BOY OF MINE BY MY SIDE
THE SILVER MOON AND THE EVENIN' TIDE
OH SOME SWEET DAY GONNA TAKE AWAY THIS HURTIN' INSIDE
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WELL I'LL NEVER BE BLUE, MY DREAMS COME TRUE...ON BLUE BAY...OU...
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BLUE EYES CRYIN' IN THE RAIN Willie Nelson
IN THE TWILIGHT GLOW I SEE HER
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN
WHEN WE KISSED GOOD-BYE AND PARTED
I KNEW WE'D NEVER MEET AGAIN
LOVE IS LIKE A DYING EMBER
ONLY MEMORIES REMAIN
THROUGH THE AGES I'LL REMEMBER
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN
NOW MY HAIR HAS TURNED TO SILVER
ALL MY LIFE I'VE LIVED IN VAIN
I CAN SEE HER STAR IN HEAVE
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN
OH SOMEDAY WHEN WE MEET UP YONDER
WE'LL STROLL STROLL HAND IN HAND AGAIN
THROUGH A LAND THAT KNOWS NO PARTING
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN
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BLUES STAY AWAY
CHORUS (after each verse):
BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME
BLUES WHY DON'T YOU SET ME FREE
DON'T KNOW WHY YOU KEEP ON HAUNTING ME
LOVE WAS NEVER MEANT FOR ME
TRUE LOVE WAS NEVER MEANT FOR ME
SEEMS SOMEHOW WE NEVER CAN AGREE
LIFE IS FULL OF MISERY
DREAMS ARE LIKE A MEMORY
BRINGING BACK YOUR LOVE THAT USED TO BE
TEARS--SO MANY I CAN'T SEE
YEARS DON'T MEAN A THING TO ME
TIME GOES BY AND STILL I CAN'T BE FREE
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