Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

Riches do not come in silver and in gold It comes in the happiness you find I place my gold and silver before my precious queen But now there's only memories left behind If you never lost a loved one Then you'll know just what I mean For what good are t...

Twilight falls, Evening shadows find, There 'neath the stars a maiden so fair divine. The moon on high seemed to see her there, In her eyes was a light shining ever so bright, As she whisper'd a silent pray'r. Ev'ry word revealed an empty, broken hear...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Every day, along about evening When the sunlight's beginning to pale I ride through the slumbering shadow Along the Navajo Trail When it's night and crickets are callin' And coyotes are makin' a wail I dream by a smoldering fire Along the Navajo T...

Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take the boat to the land of dreams Steam down the river down to New Orleans The band's there to meet us Old friends there to greet us That’s where the black and white folks meet Heaven on earth, they call...

Oh, if you've ever seen that ole Mississippi The queen of the delta land Then you'll understand why I've got the blues for Dixie If you've ever been to Tennessee when Those old cotton fields were white in pale moon light Then you've had the blues for Dixie I...

Been gone, so long, I can't wait to get back home Home to the Lone Star State, another day I just can't wait Look out boys, I'm headed your way I got a mind that wanders and a '57 Chevrolet Hold on tight, I got a license to fly With the pedal to the metal watc...

My brain is cloudy my soul is upside down yeah my brain is cloudy my soul is upside down When I get the low down down feelin' I know the blues must be someplace around Well you gotta treat me right day by day Get out your little prayer book get upon your...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Tonight in the bar alone I'm sitting Apart from the laughter and the cheer The scenes from the past rise before me Just watchin' the bubbles in my beer A vision of someone who loves me Brings a lone silent tear to my eye And I know that my life...

One night when the moon was bright on the moonlit glade That is where I found my little Cherokee maiden The memory of that night of love is lingering here And I know I never will forget My little Cherokee maiden, I love her so Even though we're far apart I kn...

I saw a sign out on the highway I understood its meaning from the start It seemed to tell my own sad story I ought to wear that sign upon my heart Closed for repairs, closed for repairs My heart is breakin' and nobody cares Somebody lied, somebody cried My he...

Corrine Corrina, where you been so long? Corrine Corrina, where you been so long? Ain't been no lovin' since you been gone I love Corrina, tell the world I do I love Corrina, tell the world I do 

Carolina Gave me Dinah; I'm the proudest one Beneath the Dixie sun. News is spreadin' 'Bout our weddin'; I hear church bells ringin', Here's the song my heart keeps singin': Dinah, Is there anyone finer In the state of Carolina? If there is and yo...

As I look at the letters that you wrote to me It's you that I am thinking of As I read the lines that to me were so sweet I remember our faded love I miss you darling more and more every day As heaven would miss the stars above With every heartbeat I still th...

Don't your conscience ever bother you Every time you hear my name? Try and think of all that I've been through And hang your head in shame Someone came along and took my place Then you gave me all the blame You should go somewhere and hide your face And hang...

There's a sunny little funny little melody That was started by a native down in Waikiki He would gather a crowd down beside the sea And they'd play his gay Hawaiian chant Soon the other little natives started singin' it And the hula hula maidens started swingi...

I was born in Texas 'neath a sky of blue That's where my ancestors lived and died Maine or California may look good to you But Texas always keeps me satisfied Haven't got a worry, haven't got a care Haven't got a thing to call my own Tho' I'm out of money I'm...

It ain't right to hold you tight You tell me that it's wrong If I park in the dark You sing that same old song It ain't nice to kiss you twice You tell me all along But honey, if it feels so right Then how can it be wrong? It ain't right to dim the light And...

I betcha my heart I love you That's what I Woke up one mornin' so early Remembered your hair was curly I rolled over and then I dreamed of you again I betcha my heart I love you Out of this world I betcha Started that day I metcha When you're close to me it's...

Moanin' low, moanin' high Hair is turnin' gray Don't care if I live or die I can't go on this way Woe is me, so is you What a price to pay Tell me what I'm gonna do I can't go on this way Every night I walk the floor Worried over you All I do is watch the do...

I'll have somebody else as soon as you are gone You'll never break my heart no more I used to weep and sigh each time we said goodbye You broke my heart so often, there's no more tears to cry I'll have somebody else as soon as you are gone I'll miss you dear...

I reckon you all don't know me at all I just got here today My home is way down in a little town It's not so far away Everybody for miles around Calls me by my name Now that I am in your fair town You must do the same For I'm a Ding dong daddy from Dumas You...

The worst thing I did was when I married you You're givin' me a bad time and you won't be true Better heed my warnin' woman, this can't go on I'm gonna be boss from now on If you ever told the truth you would apologize I know that you've been callin' up other...

I've got a new road under my wheels In my heart there's a new little song My blues and my worries are over From now on I'm drivin' alone Well, there's a new day comin' tomorrow Everyday is a good day for me Yesterday took my heartache and sorrow Today from th...

Lights in the parlor, fire's in the grate, Clock on the mantle says it's gettin' late. Curtains on the window, snowy white, The parlor's pleasant on Sunday night Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm a plumb fool 'bout Ida Red Lamp on the table, picture on the wall,...

Yes, it's a good day for singin' a song, And it's a good day for movin' along, Yes, it's a good day, how could anything go wrong, A good day from mornin' till night. Yes, it's a good day for shinin' your shoes, And it's a good day for losin' the blues, Ev'ryt...

If again you were just mine The sun for me would always shine Though fate had ruled that we must part You're still the keeper of my heart Each night now down upon my knees I pray that you remember me When we're many miles apart You'll be the keeper of my hear...

I've got a gal and you've got none Li'l Liza Jane I've got a gal that calls me "Hun" Li'l Liza Jane Oh Eliza, li'l Liza Jane Oh Eliza, li'l Liza Jane Oh Eliza, li'l Liza Jane Oh Eliza, li'l Liza Jane Liza Jane done come to me We're as happy as we can be Oh...

As I hear the Mocking birds, I remember the words When you said, that forever you'd love me Now happiness is gone, memories linger on From the chains of our love, I set you free Sweet as the morning, smile like the sunshine Ours was a love no words could tell...

Oh, have you seen Miss Molly Her cheeks are rosy red Her lips are soft as satin And they taste like ginger bread Oh, Oh, Oh, me, oh, my Miss Molly I'm in love with you Oh, me, oh, my Miss Molly won't you say you love me too Now when Miss Molly's smilin' The...

Honey dear, want you near, Just turn out the lights and then come over here! Nestle close, up to my side, My heart's afire, with love's desire In my arms, rest complete, Never thought that life could ever be so sweet 'Til I met you,some time ago, But now you k...

Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but true, All dressed up, no place to go Each evening I'm awfully blue. I must win some handsome guy Can't go on like this, I could blossom out I know, With somebody just like you. So Oh, sweet and lovely la...

Please don't leave me anymore, darling Partings are so sad my dear For you're the only one that I love, darling Can't you tell that I'm sincere? We were happy once, my dear Happy as could be And now that we have things patched up Just stay here with me And l...

Right or wrong, I'll always love you Though you're gone, I can't forget Right or wrong, I'll keep on dreaming Still I wake with the same old regret All along I thought, I'd lose you Still I prayed that you'd be true In your heart please just remember Right or...

Roly Poly, eatin' corn and taters Hungry every minute of the day Roly poly, gnawin' on a biscuit Long as he can chew it it's okay He can eat an apple pie And never bat an eye He likes everything from soup to hay Roly Poly, daddy's little fatty Bet he's gonna b...

My Rose of Ol' Pawnee a flower of the dawn Blooming tenderly her memory still lingers on My angel of the night a moonlit reverie A star of love so bright shines on my Rose of Ol' Pawnee Sweet are the dreams that I hold in my heart As I go wondering a long Lon...

Deep within my heart lies a melody A song of old San Antone Where in dreams I live with a memory Beneath the stars all alone It was there I found beside the Alamo Enchantment strange as the blue up above A moonlit pass that only she would know Still hears my b...

The moon was softly shining on an old Kentucky home The fragrance of magnolia filled the air A lonely girl was writing to her sweetheart 'cross the foam "May God protect you, darling, over there" Silver dew on the blue grass tonight How it shines in the moon'...

Sweet snow deer mine Moon's a-shine through the pines While Mohawks sleep Let us creep through the vale Your cowboy lover, your heart will cover Don't hesitate, it is late, ponies wait For you and me by the trees in the dale Hear tom-toms beating, let's hit t...

Sooner or later, love is gonna get ya Sooner or later, girl you got to give in Sooner or later, love is gonna let 'cha Sooner or later, love is gonna win Its just a matter of time Before you make up your mind To give all that love that you've been hiding Its...

Down below the Rio Grande, a senorita held my hand And sweetly sang an old melody Without a worry or a care A rose she gave me from her hair And then she whispered, "Si, Senor, Si" In a cabaret we dance the hours away Her eyes told more than words e'er could...

I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate to see that evening sun go down Cause my baby, he's gone left this town Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way St. Louis woman with...

And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the meadows of my heart High up in the sky the little stars climb Always reminding me that we're apart You wander down the lane and far away Leaving me a song that will not die Love is now the stardust of...

When the Yanks raised The Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima Isle Thru' the blood and tears they won thru' Bless the heart of each Yankee There on Iwo Jima Isle Resting 'neath a blanket of blue High on the hill Suribachi flies Old Glory and she always will When t...

Still water runs the deepest Like a love complete and true So peaceful and dependable I can't say the same about you Your love is cold and selfish And it never could be true One time I loved you truly I can't say the same about you I'm leaving and I won't be...

A buzzard took monkey for a ride in the air The monkey thought that everything was on the square The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back But the monkey grabbed his neck and said-- Now listen, Jack Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and stay...

She's my Texarkana baby, do I lover her Lawdy Law Her pappy came from Texas and her maw from Arkansaw I'm twisted round her finger like a little piece of string And yet I'm satisfied because she's such a precious thing If she hauled off and slapped me I would...

Oh, Mister fiddling man, please strike up the band And play that Texas playboy rag There ain't no rhythm aroun' that rides right on down Like that Texas Playboy Rag So carry me back to Texas Where waves the Lone Star flag Carry me back to Texas With that Texa...

The kind of love I can't forget, dear Was the love you gave to me I had my chance but now I suffer My heart is filled with misery Your truly fond and faithful heart, dear Should have never known distress And in my sorrow I am weeping To you, sweetheart I will...

There's a big rock in the road and it's there blockin' the road Lots of careless folks have found it so you better get around it There's a big rock in the road There's a hole under the rock and its cold under the rock And they say if you fall in that your lif...

This is Southland, it just can't be beat So take a trip to see what we know is heaven And you'll have yourself a treat Yes this is Southland, where everything's fine It's where they really live and give you a feeling That you're welcome any time You'll find...

A thorn was left in my heart by a rose Of fragrance and beauty divine A thorn was left in my heart by a rose A rose that I thought was all mine Someone else got the rose, I got the thorn Now her fragrance is just a memory A thorn was life in my heart by a ros...

Adios, goodbye amigos I am leaving you today Ain't nobody around this town that's gonna miss me anyway This ol' money making taking all the time I have to play Mama hush your mouth I'm headin' south Way down Texas way Way down Texas way they play good music e...

There's a white cross tonight on Okinawa Under skies of blue worldly cares are through High above waves the old star-spangled banner In his memory she'll be true Some mother's heart knows full sorrow Silently her prayers cross the foam There's a white cross t...

Not long ago we loved each other And we were as happy as can be Now you are happy with another I suppose that you've forgotten me I am the one that you fooled yesterday Whose heart are you breaking now? You took our romance and threw it away Whose heart are y...

Will you miss me when I'm gone? Will you ever think of me? Will the past be just today Filled with broken memories? If you cry yourself to sleep As I did for you for so long Then perhaps you'll dream of me Will you miss me when I'm gone Though you sa...

Darlin' I love you so But it's kind a hard to know You don't care what happens to me When the shadows peep through How I worry over you But you don't care what happens to me I wanted a true love That never would die But somehow it just couldn't be N...