Little Jimmy Dickens

Did you ever sleep at the foot of the bed When the weather was a whizzin' cold? When the wind was a whistlin' round The house and the moon was yellow as gold You give your good one mattress Up to aunt Lizzie and uncle Fred Too many kinfolks on a bad night So...

I've had to burn most every bridge I've crossed, It seems that everything I've loved I've lost, When I found you I thought my luck had turned, Our love's just another bridge to burn. I'll soon light the match and move on, I've already lingered much too long,...

I thought I had seen pretty girls in my time but that was before I met you I never saw one that I wanted for mine But that was before I met you I thought I was swinging the world by the tail I thought I could never be blue I thought I'd been kissed and I thou...

My daddy gave a calf to me for a Christmas present once I picked a little heifer out 'cause both of us were runts She never had no sense but she grew up allright somehow And when it came to givin' milk she was an educated cow. Chorus: Bessie the heifer the qu...

I know you can take her if you want her For she's always been temptation's slave But will you be happy when you won her When you build your house on another man's grave. So if you have a good sight I'm appealing In your hands you've got my life to take or sav...

You said you love me and me alone And that you'd always be mine my own But someone new came and you did not Keep to remember so you forgot. Oh, careless darlin' how carelessly You broke the vow that you made to me With all my heart I believed in you But carel...

Now, I'm just a simple guy But there's one thing sure as shootin' I hate those folks that think that they're So doggone high fa lutin I'd be the same in Hollywood Or right in my own kitchen I believe in fussin' when you're mad And scratchin' when you're itchin...

A child walked in a candy store in faded overalls Threw a nickel on the counter, said I think I'll spend it all I've carried it three months or more you can tell it by the shine I need a sack of candy like my daddy needs his wine. Daddy and the wine go back t...

Here she comes, look at her roll There she goes eatin' that coal Watch her fly and look at her sail Let her by, by, by the fireball mail. Let her go, look at her steam Hear her blow, whistle and scream Like a hound a waggin' his tail She's Dallas bound, bound...

Handle with care please treat her gently don't break her heart like I did before Don't do what I did I was unfair please love her for me but handle with care [Steel] Hold her forever don't let her go you might lost her like I did a long long time ago I've hu...

Have I told you lately that I love you Could I tell you once again somehow Have I told with all my heart and soul how I adore you Well darling, I'm telling you now. This heart would break in two if I should lose you I'm no good without you anyhow Dear, have I...

I'm alone in a house made of sorrow And each room is haunted with you Should the end of the world come tomorrow I'll be waiting on Heartbreak Avenue. I scattered all our promises behind me There's no use to hope that they'll come true But if you change...

When you walk up to a juke box and you slip a nickel in, You bet your bottom dollar when that record starts to spin You'll hear a fiddle and a gittar with a honky tonkin' sound It's hillbilly fever and it's speadin' all around. Hillbilly fever's goin' 'rou...

Friends, Romans, countrymen Lend your ears to my jive I'm a gonna tell you How to catch an African skeeter alive You go down to the wilds of Afriki Where a jack rabbit packs his lunch And you'll find him up in a coconut tree Goin' munch, munch, munch, munch...

I came close, so close to failure I came close to losing my home I know the kids still love me and their mommy But I came so close to living alone I felt small enough to drown in each teardrop But big enough to admit I was wrong Now I'm trying hard to b...

Today I passed you on the street And my heart fell at your feet I can't help it if I'm still in love with you Sombody else stood by your side And he looked so satisfied I can't help it if I'm still in love with you A picture from the past came slowly stealin...

Teardrops fell the night you said I love you dear and you were wed I watched you while you held his hand I turned away and cried again. I cried again when I reached home There set your picture all alone I'd thought of things that might have been And I bowed m...

I got a hole in my pocket and I can't go to the fair I got a hole in my pocket and I can't go to the fair I'm blue cause I had a date to meet my baby there When I don't show up well what'll my baby do When I don't show up well what'll my baby do She'll travel...

They tell me Homer Jones was huntin' bears When a big ole grizzly killed his favorite hound The Great Find says a mob has plans of burning down our town But it don't worry me 'cause I love Lucy Brown. I sifted many hearts before I found a perfect pearl To hol...

No one knows that I miss you since you, since you're not around They can't see I'm still locked in your spell 'Cause I wait till I'm alone to come unwound This broken heart that you left, I wear it well. When they speak of you is when I really shine I just sm...

I've thought I had beaten down sorrow I've thought I'd forgotten pain That I was in clover my troubles were over But now you're back up again. Out of sight of my eyes Is one thing to see you another again If you're thinking to be startin' over with me I'll si...

A lot of folks have told me I was pulled 'fore I was ripe A winter apple picked off in the fall But even as a youngin' I was not the bashful type 'Cause I could yell the loudest of them all. CHORUS I'm little, but I'm loud I'm poor, but I'm proud I'm countrif...

I'm making love to a stranger Everytime I hold you close to me I'm making love to a stranger You're not the same ole you, you used to be. Although you pretend you still love me Your tale tell eyes admit you've been untrue So I'm making love to a stranger Ever...

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill, he sounds too blue to fly The midnight train is whining low, I'm so lonesome I could cry I've never seen a night so long when time goes crawling by The moon just went behind a cloud to hide its face and cry Did you ever see a...

It hurts me so to see you go my darling But I can see you don't really want to stay Can you pretend that we've never known each other Is goodbye that easy to say? Will you still feel the same way tomorrow Or will you regret walking away Can you leave without...

It didn't take me long to miss you You were out of sight till I wished I'd begged you stay And I would have and I've known how I feel when you were gone No, it didn't take me long to miss you. It didn't take me long to miss you You hadn't gone a mile till I'd...

I used to think that making love qas foolish as could be But when I hit the age of twelve a little girl told me Just kiss me once and if you don't like it then I'll go away When I came up for air well, this is all that I could say. It may be silly but ain't i...

The cup on the table was the last to feel your lips The telephone was the last thing to touch your fingertips But I was the last one that your arms held so close Of all the things you left here it's me that hurts the most. --- Instrumental --- The curtains i...

Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh, my oh Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou My Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh, my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou. Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo Hey, tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher ami...

John Henry was a little bitty boy sittin' on his mommy's knee When he picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel This hammer'd be a death of me Lord, Lord, this hammer'd be a death of me John Henry was a little bitty boy, no bigger than a palm of your han...

Just when I needed you, you left and went away You made my life so blue, both night and day You left me here behind with a troubled worried mind So broken hearted too, just when I needed you I cried, I cried, I prayed, I tried To forget you and never call you...

If she seems cold and bitter, I beg of you Just stop and consider all she's goin' through Don't be quick to condemn her for things she might say Just remember, life turned her that way She's been walked on and stepped on so many times I hate to admit it, but...

I could see it in your eyes when you look at me I could feel it across the room You find for heaven and just didn't make it I understand it I miss it too Lonely people find lonely people Misery needs company Lonely people find lonely people I can't give much...

Making believe that you still love me It's leaving me alone and so blue I'll always dream still I'll never own you Making believe that's all I can do. I can't hold you close darlin', when you're not with me You're somebody's love you'll never be mine I'm maki...

I'm making the rounds with someone new now that you've gone away But making the rounds it's not the fun if it was with you The glamour has gone from all the spots that seem so bright and gay But making the rounds is all that's left for me to do. I never go ho...

One fine day as I was a-walkin' down the street Spied a beggar man with rags upon his feet Took a penny from my pocket In his tin cup I did drop it I heard him say as I made my retreat "May the bird of paradise fly up your nose" "May an elephant caress you wi...

I was just a very young fellow when I found my pretty flower Growing in a field of love one day When she told me that she love me then I knew that I must have her And I picked her as my heart's bouquet She's my heart's bouquet my heart's bouquet I picked her f...

Take that night train to Memphis Take that night train to Memphis And when you arrive at the station I'll be right there to meet you I'll be right there to greet you So don't turn down my invitation. Hallelujah! [Hallelujah!] Hallelujah! [Hallelujah!] I'll be...

My pappy used to tan my hide Out behind the barn He taught me to be dignified Out behind the barn But when he took that strap to me And turned me down across his knee He sure did hurt my dignity Out behind the barn My pappy used to tan my hide Out behind the...

Chorus: Sorry I'm out of business I'm not at your service anymore Yes, I'm sorry, I'm out of business Get your work done where you got it done before. My phones been disconnected I took my mail box down If you come knockin at my door You'll find me out of tow...

Pennies for papa, the little boy cried We have no place to call home Papa is blind, sir, and fast growing old Mama has left us alone Once we had friends,the little girl said Now we are asking a little for some bread Pennies for papa, the little ones cried Pe...

Here's a rose from the garden where the bloom of romance grows But I'll keep one part near my aching heart just a petal from a faded rose Love is sweet in the morning when the breeze of summer blows But will fade and die when the winter's nigh a petal from a f...

I know not where on earth to find you I know not how or where to start I only know I'm here without you And there's pins and needles in my heart. The days and nights are growing longer Since first you said we must part But now I know I can't forget you With t...

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Please release me let me go I don't love you anymore To live together is a sin Release me and let me love again. For I have found a new love dear And I'll always want her near Her lips are warm while yours are cold Release me, darling let me go. --- Instrume...

Well, the crop's all in and the work's all done Gonna clean up the barn and have a lot of fun Throw salt on the floor, sweep it all around Do the boogie to the salty sound Hey shuffle on salt, boogie on salt If you don't have fun It's your own darn fault...

You'll forget her in a little while You'll see that's what everybody said to me Well, I've had a long time to forget But still she's not forgotten yet. She's not forgotten yet or will she ever be She's too much part of me to be just a memory As sure as there'...

There's a singing waterfall in the mountains far away That's where I long to be at the close of every day That's where my sweetheart's sleeping beneath the cold, cold clay And I often sit and wonder why the Lord took her away. We met there every evening as th...

Slowly, I'm falling more in love with you Slowly, you're winning a heart that can be true Now I can't hide my feelings for it's so plain and true Slowly, I'm falling more in love with you. --- Instrumental --- More and more I need you and want you by my side...

Someday you'll call my name and I won't answer Someday you'll reach for me I won't be there For you've grown tired of all the love I gave you But someday you'll wish that I still care. All through the years oh how I've loved you And you know I claimed you for...

Sorrow's tearing down the house that happiness once built. I met you and we married we planned our future well Built our home on happiness then suddenly it fell It wasn't long there after our love began to tilt Now sorrow's tearing down the house that happine...

So you think this is the end Love let you down you just can't win A heartbreak is but a stepping stone to happiness Just barren minded it's part your fault You've gotta crawl before you walk A heartbreak is but a stepping stone to happiness. Memories keep hau...

Send me string to tie up my broken heart My broken heart it's all apart And eraser to help me erase all the years And blotter to soak up my tears. Send me my pictures, my letters, my ring And a note saying that we are through You don't want no more that's all...

When I was A little boy around the table athome. I remember fairly well when[A]Company would come. Iwould have to be right still untill the whole crowd ate. My mamma always said to me Jim t ake a tater andwait. (2) Now taters never did taste good with ch...

You say your heart is broken That my love was just a token You say this parting touched you like a knife But if you let it grieve you Your youth would surely leave you 'Cause these should be the best years of your life. I know it won't be easy 'Cause your mem...

Only a tramp twas last reset fate He who laid down at the rich man's gate He begged for the crumbs from the rich man to eat He was only a tramp found dead on the street. He was some mother's darling he was some mother's son Once he was fair and once he was yo...

I'll pretend I'm free from sorrow Make believe that wrong is right Your wedding day will be tomorrow But there'll be no teardrops tonight Why, oh why should you desert me? Are you doing it for spite? If you only wanted to hurt me Then there'll be no teardrops...

They're gonna have me committed To that big white house on the outskirts of the city I'll go brur all day long until my mind is gone They're gonna have me committed. I dropped by the nut house today I asked em to admit me right away When I showed 'em a pictur...

Now I'm a guitar picker musician is my trade A full fledged union member Lord knows where all I've played The other day I left my things in the trunk of my old car Would you believe some dirty dog stole my steel guitar. It's just an old used show bud for whic...

The faucet in the bathroom started leakin' And your picture just fell from the wall Today the boss said, "Joe, I can't use you anymore." And last night the light went out in the hall. Things have gone to pieces since you left me Nothing turns out half right n...

Oh, you tell me that you love me Yes, you tell me that you care That tomorrow we'll be married But tomorrow never comes. Oh, tomorrow never comes No, tomorrow never comes Yes, you tell me that you love me But tomorrow never comes. ~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Many weeks now...

Tomorrow's just another day to wish you hadn't gone away Tomorrow's just another day to cry Tomorrow I'll be twice as blue because I'm still in love with you And I'll love you till the day I die. I tried my best to hold you from the very start I cried the day...

A violet fell in love with a rose And started it flashing from its head to its toe Then one day the rose was kissed by the dew A new love was born and the violet turned blue. Roses are red, violets are blue I'm sending red red roses to you If you care to send...

From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore She climbs a flowery mountains oe'r the hills and by the shore Although she's mighty tall and handsome she's known quite well by all She's a regular combination of the Wabash Cannonball. Eastern states'r...

You left me and you went away You said that you'd be back in just a day You've broken your promise and you left me here alone I don't know why you did dear but I do know that you're gone. I'm walking the floor over you I can't sleep a wink that is true I'm ho...

Our love didn't end in a hurry It's just kinda wasted away I felt your warm kiss turned cold as the mist Then I woke up alone one day. I'm watching the fire go down Just watched that old bottle go down Just like those last days that you were around I'm watchi...

If any one could find the joy that true love brings a girl and boy we could, we could, you and I If any one could ever say that their true love was here to stay we could, we could, you and I When you're in my arms I know you're happy to be there and just jus...

When The Ship Hit The Sand Jimmy Dickens (G) Oh my wife and I went (D) on an ocean (G) cruise Three days out and I was sick down to my (D) shoes And to (C) make it more forlorn, we sailed in-(G)-to a ragin’ storm Where we were nobody (D) seemed to have a (G)...

I saw a blind man, He was a kind man, Helping a fellow along, One could not see, One could not walk, But they both were humming this song; When you're smiling, When you're smiling, The whole world smiles with you, When you're laughing, When you're laughing, T...

I walk up to my dooe and hate to turn the key Emptiness is all that waits inside for me That's how it is when the one you love is gone That's how it is when your house is not a home. I look around see things marked his and hers Little things like this just ma...

Chorus: Where did the sunshine go? Why is it raining so? Where is the love I used to know? Where did the sunshine go? Where did the sunshine go? Why do the cold winds blow? Where is the one I needed so? Where did the sunshine go? I discovered the sunshine In...

It's the same old street in the same old town The same old places where we hung around The same old corner that I once lingered on The whole world seems different to me since you're gone. It's the same old crowd that we used to know The same old Mary and the...

Today, I stood across the street and watched you leave with him Right before my disbelieving eyes And when you saw me standing there you turned the other way You wouldn't cross the street to say goodbye. Once you said you'd do most anything to keep our love Y...