Jimmie Rodgers

Oh ley-he-he-he, ah-le-oh-lay-he-he-he D'yo-del-ay-he-he, d'yo-del-ay-hee I just received your letter You're down and out, you say At first I thought I would tell you To travel on the other way But in my memory lingers All you once were to me I'm going to gi...

(Really really really mine you're really mine Really really really mine you're really mine) You tell me that you love me And you tell me that you want me And you even wear my graduation ring (Doo-wah) It's too wonderful (Doo-wah) It's too beautiful (D...

I'll pack my grip for a farewell trip Kiss Susie Jane goodbye at the fountain I'm going, said I, to the land of the sky Away out on the mountain Where the wild sheep grows and the buffalo lows And the squirrels are so many you can't count them Then I'll make...

Because you're young The whole world's watching The whole world's watching Everything you do Because you're young The whole world's waiting Anticipating wonderous things from you Because you're young You may do foolish things Go on and have your flings They'...

Ben Dewberry was a brave engineer He told his fireman don't you ever fear All I want is the water and coal Put your head out the window, watch the drivers roll Watch the drivers roll - watch the drivers roll Put your head out the window; watch the drivers Roll...

Bimbombey, Bimbombey On the way to Bimbombey There's a hill on the way to Bimbombey There's a house on the hill and a girl in the house On the hill on the way to Bimbombey A house on the hill and a girl in the house On the hill on the way to Bimbombey...

Standing on the corner I didn't mean no harm When a big policeman Grabbed me by the arm Now I was down in Memephis On the corner of Beale and main He said " Now hey big boy I'm gonna have to know your name Now you can find my name On the tail of my shirt I'm...

T for Texas, T for Tennessee T for Texas, T for Tennessee T for Thelma That gal that made a wreck out of me O-de-lay-ee-a-lay-ee-o-ly-ee If you don't want me mama You sure don't have to stall, Lawd Lawd If you don't want me mama You sure don't have to stall...

Bows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere I've looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun They rain and snow on everyone So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way I've looked a...

Into the darkness he was sent by parents' Who were ignorant hm, hm Tied down to his mother's strings Unable to be anything hm, hm Puzzled by the things he hears The father thinking work comes first Ain't got the time to quench a thirst No, no, no, no, no, no,...

I am dreaming tonight of an old Southern town And the best friend that I ever had For I've grown so weary of roaming around I'm going back home to my dad Your hair has turned to silver I know you're fading too Daddy, dear ol' Daddy I'm coming back to you You...

Way out on the windswept desert where nature favors no man The buffalo found his brother at rest on the sun-baked sand He said, my brother, what ails you? Has sickness got you this way? But his brother never said, for his brother was dead Been dead since way l...

I'm thinking of you while here all alone I'm wishing and longing for you and for home I'd give this whole world if I could only say I'm climbin' that old hill headin' that way For I'm lonesome and blue for some place to roam And I wish it could be down that ol...

(Honeycomb) (Honeycomb) Well it's a darn good life And it's kinda funny How the Lord made the bee And the bee made the honey And the honeybee lookin' for a home And they called it honeycomb And they roamed the world and they gathered all Of the honeycomb into...

Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts oh Lordy how they Did love Swore to be true to each other true as the stars above He was her man he was doing her wrong Frankie went down to the corner just for a bucket of Beer She says Mr Bartender has my loving Johnny bee...

I thought I was a gambler broke every shark in town Until I met a rounder who called all I put down We laid the cards on the table, he drew an ace high hand He bet his watch and I called it and lost my money like a man I've got them polka dot blues, oh them p...

(Honeycomb) (Honeycomb) Well it's a darn good life And it's kinda funny How the Lord made the bee And the bee made the honey And the honeybee lookin' for a home And they called it honeycomb And they roamed the world and they gathered all Of the honey...

(Honeycomb) (Honeycomb) Well it's a darn good life And it's kinda funny How the Lord made the bee And the bee made the honey And the honeybee lookin' for a home And they called it honeycomb And they roamed the world and they gathered all Of the honey...

I'm lonely and blue, I'm down hearted too Nobody but you can cheer me You left me alone, you wandered from home Oh, why do you roam, my dearie? You promised you'd be just mine, sweetheart That you and I would never part You've broken your vow and left me but...

(Momma didn't know, Momma didn't know Nobody will ever know) Because I'm never gonna tell, I'm never gonna tell I'm never gonna tell on you (doo-wah) If you don't tell on me little girl I'm never gonna tell on you oh-oh Never gonna tell on you I'm never gonna...

He's in the jailhouse now He's in the jailhouse now I told him once or twice To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice He's in the jailhouse now Well I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob Who used to steal, gamble and rob He thought he was the smartest guy in town...

If time were not a moving thing and I could make it stay This hour of love we share would always be, thered be no coming day to shine a morning light to make us realize our night is over. When you walk away from me there is no place to put my hand, except to...

For weary weeks I waited And hoping for the best But blues will make me ramble And the rails are leading west I'm feeling oh, so lonesome Pleasure I can't find I'm leaving you mean mama Just to worry you off of my mind That old kindly whistle Just fall in li...

Chorus: Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my plea, Daily walking close to Thee, Let it be, dear Lord, let it be. V.1. I am weak but Thou art strong. Jesus, keep me from all wrong. I'll be satisfied as long As I walk, let me walk close to T...

Well, when I was a young man never been kissed I got to thinkin' it over how much I had missed So I got me a girl and I kissed her and then, and then Oh, lordy, well I kissed 'er again Because she had kisses sweeter than wine She had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter...

Well, when I was a young man never been kissed I got to thinkin' it over how much I had missed So I got me a girl and I kissed her and then, and then Oh, lordy, well I kissed 'er again CHORUS Because she had kisses sweeter than wine She had, mmm, mmm, k...

I got a little mama, got a long tall mama, too I got a little mama, got a long tall mama, too I ain't a-gonna tell my little mama what my long tall mama can do She rub my back with alcohol, just to cure my cough She rub my back with alcohol, just to cure my c...

Make me a miracle Make me a miracle Make me a miracle my love I'm only a drop Make me a fountain I'm only a hill Make me a mountain You can make a slave or a king of me Make me ninety feet tall You can make fabulous things of me Or nothing at all I'm only a...

I woke up this morning The blues all around my bed I woke up this morning The blue's all around my bed I didn't have nobody To hold my aching head If you don't want me, woman Give me your right hand If you don't want me, woman Give me your right hand 'Cause I...

I'm growing tired of the big city lights Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights In all my dreams I am roaming once more Back to my home on the old river shore I am sad and weary far away from home Miss the Mississippi and you dear Days are dark an...

With friends around and even pals that I know are true Still I'm lonely, homesick and blue There's no one who can cheer me when I'm alone Longing for my Mississippi home Way down in the delta on that Mississippi shore In that muddy water, I long to be once mo...

I've heard all about the tune that's called the alabama moon But the mississippi moon is just as bright And I can't forget the time When I asked you to be mine But the moon was shining on that happy night And you promised me then you would wed me in june That'...

The Mississippi River Blues... Oh you Mississippi river with water so deep and wide My thoughts of you keep rising just like an evening tide I'm just like a seagull that's left the sea Oh, your muddy waters, they keep on calling me I'm going to pack my grip...

Good mornin' Captain, good mornin' shine Good mornin' Captain, good mornin' shine Do you need another mule skinner, Workin' on your new road line? My line's been rollin' I'm rollin' all the time My line is work I'm rollin' all the time I can carve my initial...

The sweetest girl in the world Is my blue eyed Jane We fell in love like turtle doves While the moon was shining down I asked her then I asked her when The wedding bells would ring She said, oh dear, it seems so clear That this could happen here Yeah, you ar...

1. I had a gal, oh, what a gal, her name was Haydee Brown. I'd take Her out, to ride about, when the moon was shining down. We'd sit Alone, when we got home, out in the old porch swing. Then the dear Little miss, would give me a kiss, while sweetly to her I...

I had a gal, oh, what a gal, her name was Haydee Brown. I'd take Her out, to ride about, when the moon was shining down. We'd sit Alone, when we got home, out in the old porch swing. Then The dear Little miss, would give me a kiss, while sweetly to her I Would...

I'm thinking of you tonight old pal And wishing that you were here I'm dreaming of the times and the days gone by When you filled my heart with cheer I remember the nights when all alone We sang sweet [Incomprehensible] No other face can take your place In my...

I got a bale of flour, Lord I got a bucket of lard. I got a bale of flour, Lord I got a bucket of lard. I ain't got no blues; got chickens in my back yard. Got corn in my crib, cotton growin' in my patch. Got corn in my crib, cotton growin' in my patch. Got t...

No one will ever know my heart is breaking Although a million tears start to flow I'll cry myself to sleep and wake up smiling I'll miss you, but no one will ever know I'll tell them we grew tired of each other And realize our dreams could never be I'll even...

Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues Till you get within four walls And the old jailerman turns that big black key That's when your spirit falls Then you drag yourself up to the bars And while you gaze out at the stars This is what you say Why did I stray f...

Uh-oh, I'm falling in love again, uh-oh... Many's the time I've been two-timed Many's the time I've been stung Many a honey took all of my money, but That was when I was much younger. Made up my mind to be careful Made up my mind to beware I was alrig...

When it's peach pickin' time in Georgia Apple pickin' time in Tennessee Cotton pickin' time in Mississippi Everybody picks on me When it's roundup time in Texas The cowboys make whoopee Then down in old Alabama It's gal pickin' time to me Diodley, oley eh, d...

When I was just a little boy I asked my mother, what will I be Will I be handsom, will I be rich Here's what she said to me. Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours, to see Que Sera, Sera What will be, will be. When I was jus...

Ring-A-Ling-A-Lario, what am I to do? I'm much too young to marry-o, marry-o, marry-o... But if I could marry-o, then I would marry you. When I was just a boy of nine, I fell in love with Adeline; I kissed her tender lips of wine, and then I ran away. Sing...

Why must I meet you in a secret rendezvous? Why must we steal away to steal a kiss or two? Why must we wait to do the things we want to do? Why, oh, why, oh, why, oh, why, oh why? Wish we didn't have to meet secretly Wish we didn't have to kiss secretly Wish...

Sleep, Baby, sleepy Close your bright eyes Listen to your mother, dear Sing these lullabies Sleep, Baby, sleepy While angels watch over you Listen to your mother, dear While she sings to you Sleep, Baby, sleepy Angels watching you Listen to your mother, dear...

My good gal's trying to make a fool outta me Lord, my gal trying to make a fool outta me Tryin' to make me believe I ain't got that old T.B. I've got the T.B. blues When it rained down sorrow, it rained all over me When it rained down sorrow, it rained all ov...

Tender love and care Makes a life worth living Tender love and care That's what I'll be giving Every day, every night with you When you're wrong, when you're right, when you're blue I'll give tender love and care to you I'll give tender love and care (tender l...

The long hot summer Seems to know every time you're near. And the touch of a breeze gently stirs all the trees And a bird wants to please my ear. The long hot summer Seems to know what a flirt you are. Seems to know your caress isn't mine to posess, How coul...

Dear sweetheart, as I write to you My heart is filled with pain For if these things I hear are true I'll never see you again They tell me, darlin', that tonight You'll wed another man But if you do, I'll tell you true My boat will never land You promised tha...

Once I had a sweetheart A sweetheart brave and true His hair was dark and curly His loving eyes were blue He told me that he loved me And he often proved it so And he often came to see me When the evening sun was low But fate took him away To this awful Germ...

One day I met a wizard, many years ago. He was very, very old. He was very very wise. He told me a secret, many years ago: How to live, how to love, how to win the golden prize. Tell 'em what the wizard says. Tell 'em what the wizard says. All you have to do...

The world I use to know Some day some old familiar rain Will come along and know my name. And then my shelter will be gone And I'll have to move along. But 'till I do I'll stay awhile And track the hidden country of your smile. Some day the man I used to be...

We came on the sloop "John B" My grandfather and me 'Round Nassau town we did roam Stayed awake all night We got into a fight Well, I feel so broke up I just want to go home Hoist up the "John B" sail See how the mainsail sets Tell the captain ashore I wanna...

When a woman gets the blues she hangs her little head and cries When a woman gets the blues she hangs her little head and cries But when a man gets the blues he grabs a train and rides Every time I see that lonesome railroad train Every time I see that loneso...

I've loved you forever it seems I had longed for you dear wanted you near You are the girl of my dreams. Although I have met you just now I'd tell you of my love somehow If I could but win your heart little girl Then I would have treasure untold. The kisses yo...

Twelve more miles to Tucumcari I've been hurrying there To the gal I'm gonna marry With the yellowest hair {Left right march along I've just gotta get home} (just gotta get home) Ten more miles to Tucumcari Then I'll never more roam (Tucumcari, Tucumc...

I've been away so long, fought a war that's come and gone Doesn't anybody know my name? My sister's up and wed, my mama has took to bed Now my old dog Red's gone lame Please tell me if you can what time do the trains roll in? Two-ten, six-eighteen Ten-forty-...

All around the water tank, waiting for a train A thousand miles away from home, sleeping in the rain I walked up to a brakeman just to give him a line of talk He said "If you got money, boy, I'll see that you don't walk I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can...

Once a jolly swagman sat beside the billabong, Under the shade of a coulibah tree, And he sang as he sat and waited by the billabong, You'll come a waltzing matilda with me. Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda You'll come a waltzing matilda with me, And he...

The cattle prowled and the coyotes howled Out on the Great Divide, I never done no wrong, just singing a song, As down the trail I ride. Rattle snacks rattle at the prairie dogs, You hear that mournful tune. It's roundup time away out West When the cactus is i...

Listen all you rounders, you ought to be like me Don't worry about consumption, even if they call it T.B. T.B., T.B., some say tonic is fine You take all your medicine you want, I'll take good liquor for mine Oh, the hospital and the doctor, done everything...

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know. Where the treetops glisten, And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write. May your days be merry and bright. And...

Water water Oh-oh well she gave me water And it was not from the well. I met a woman from Liberia Well she gave me that coola coola water Well uh-oh well she gave me water And it was not from the well Well well I met the woman from Liberia Well she gave me t...

Wonder-wonder-wonderful you Oh what a wonder just being under Moonlight when the night is new But I am betting it's just the setting For the wonder that is you. Dreams are a wonder Now that I understand Simply by seeing and always being With the wonder that i...

I was happy, oh so happy Down in Mississipi way I was livin' with my papy Fifteen years ago today When I left him in the gloamin' I recall I heard him say You'll be sorry that you roamin' Fifteen years ago today I met a slicker from the city And he leaved my...