Tex Ritter

(Wah, wah, wah, waaahhhh) I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven {Oh what a beautiful sight} Spoken: Last night I dreamed I went to hillbilly heaven. And you know who greeted me at the gate? The ole cowboy-philosopher himself, Will Rogers. He said to me, h...

Take me back to my boots and saddle Wooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ah-ooh Let me see that gen'ral store Let me ride that range once more Gimme my boots and saddle Let me ramble along the prairie Wooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ah-ooh Ropin' steers on o...

Each day I'll do (each day I'll do) A golden deed (a golden deed) By helping those (by helping those) Who are in need (who are in need) My life on earth (my life on earth) Is but a span (is but a span) And so I'll do (and so I'll do the best I can) [Chorus]...

I was snappin out broncs at the Old Flyin' U At fourty a month a plum good buckaroo Well, the boss comes around and he says, "Hey, my lad, well you look pretty good ridin' horses that's bad." You see, I ain't got no more outlaws to break But I'll buy you a tic...

(Ole, a cangacheiro, you bandit from Brazil) (Ole, he is the bandit, the bandit from Brazil) I'm the quickest on the trigger When I shoot I shoot to kill I'm a hero down in Rio Where they talk about me still Once I robbed a big ranchero Who was rich beyond...

One evening as the sun went down and the circus it was over The tent came down and the funny old clown said, ?Boys, I'm now in clover? I headed for a land that's far away beside the popcorn fountain Now I'll see you all this coming fall in the Big Rock Candy M...

Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Oh, where have you been, Charming Billy? I have been to seek a wife, she's the joy of my whole life But she's a young thing and cannot leave her mother Where does she live, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Oh, where does sh...

I'll sing you a true song of Billy the Kid I'll sing of the desperate deeds that he did Out in New Mexico long time ago When a man's only chance was his own forty-four When Billy the Kid was a very young lad In old Silver City he went to the bad Way out in th...

There was blood on the saddle and blood all around And a great big puddle of blood on the ground A cowboy lay in it all covered with gore And he never will ride any broncos no more Oh, pity the cowboy, all bloody and red For the bronco fell on him and bashed...

I let my heart fall into careless hands Careless hands broke my heart in two You held my dreams like worthless grains of sand Careless hands don't care when dreams slip through I brought you joy And girl I loved you so But all that sunshine didn't make the ro...

Come all you rounders if you want to hear The story of a brave engineer Casey Jones was the rounder's name Come all you rounders if you want to hear The story of a brave engineer Casey Jones was the rounder's name On the "six-eight" wheeler, boys, he won his f...

When the cattle are prowlin' And the coyotes are howlin' Under the western sky The cowboy is singin' His spurs are a-jinglin' As on the trail he rides Chorus: Woo...hoo, hoo hoo hoo hoo Woo...hoo, hoo hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo Woo...hoo, hoo hoo hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo...

Let me tell you 'bout a Latin guy 'Neath a beautiful beautiful beautiful sky. You know my brother, Ooh, what a lover! All day he strums in his guitar; But he doesn't get far, For his senorita loves another! Play, play your song, Oh, stop your weeping! She'll...

Dear John, Oh, how I hate to write Dear John, I must let you know tonight That my love for you has died away like grass upon the lawn And tonight I wed another, Dear John. I was overseas in battle when the postman came to me And he handed me a letter, I was h...

Friends, this is Tex Ritter with a strange story about a soldier boy and a deck of cards. During a North African campaign a bunch of soldier boys Had been on a long hike, and they arrived in a little town called Casino." The next morning being Sunday several...

Detour, there's a muddy road ahead, detour Paid no mind to what it said Detour, oh, these bitter things I find Should have read that detour sign Headed down life's crooked road Lots of things I never knowed Because of me not knowin', I now pine Trouble got in...

A frog went a-courtin' and he did ride, M-hm, M-hm. A frog went a-courtin' and he did ride, Sword and pistol by his side, M-hm, M-hm. He rode up to Miss Mousie's door, M-hm, M-hm, He rode up to Miss Mousie's door, Where he'd often been before, M-hm, M-hm. He...

God bless America again You see all the trouble that she's in Wash her pretty face, dry her eyes and then God bless America again God, I sure do wish you'd bless america again You know, the way you did back when it all began You blessed her then, lord, but so...

Goodbye, my little Cherokee Whisper you'll always think of me Though our love is all in vain In my heart you still remain Goodbye, my little Cherokee I met an Indian maiden Many moons ago And this miss gave me a kiss Then called me her beau I'd have a night s...

Cheyenne, Cheyenne, I'm a-leavin' Cheyenne; Goodbye, old Paint, I'm a-leavin' Cheyenne. My foot's in the stirrup, my rein in my hand I'm a-leavin' Cheyenne, I'm off to Montan' Goodbye, old Paint, I'm a-leavin' Cheyenne; My horses ain't hungry, they won't ea...

I used to have a sweetheart but now I've got none Since she's gone and left me I care not for one Since she's gone and left me contended I'll be For she loves another one better than me Green grow the lilacs all sparkling with you I'm lonely my darling since...

Have I stayed away too long? Have I stayed away too long? If I came home tonight, would you still be my darlin' ? Or, have I stayed away too long? The love light that shone so strong Sweet love light that shone so strong If I came home tonight, would that sam...

Do not forsake me, oh my darling On this our wedding day Do not forsake me, oh my darling Wait, wait along I do not know what fate awaits me I only know I must be brave For I must face a man who hates me Or die a coward, a craven coward Or die a coward in my g...

Jealous heart, oh jealous heart, stop beating Can't you see the damage you have done? You have driven her away, forever Jealous heart, now I'm the lonely one I was part of everything she planned for And I know she loved me at the start Now she hates the sight...

Yippee yeah, there'll be no wedding bells for today! I got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle As I go ridin' merrily along And they sing, 'Oh ain't ya glad you're single' And that song ain't so very far from wrong Oh, Lily Bell, oh, Lily Bell, Though I...

I'll walk just beyond the moon then I'll stop and wait for you My mother and my father were in love for 50 years So when dad died we wondered why my mother shed no tears We asked her once about it but she wouldn't tell us why Instead she'd walk outside eac...

The men in my little girl's life; The men in my little girl's life. Seems only yesterday, I heard my daughter say: "Daddy! There's a boy outside - his name is Rod. He wants to play in our back yard. Can he Daddy? Can he Daddy? Please - Daddy." There wasn't s...

I followed you to Texas I followed you to Utah We didn't find it there, so we mo-oved on I followed you to Alabam' Things looked good in Birmingham We didn't find it there, so we moved on I know you're tired of followin' My elusive dreams and schemes For they...

Many months have come and gone Since I wondered from my home In the Oklahoma hills where I was born Many page in life has turned Many lessons I have learned Yet I feel that in those hills I still belong Way down yonder in the Indian nation I'd ride my pony on...

Come along boys and listen to my tale, I'll tell you of my troubles on the old Chisholm trail. Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea, Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea. Oh, a ten-dollar hoss and a forty-dollar saddle, And I'm goin' to punchin' Texas catt...

Ev'ry day my Papa would work to help to make ends meet, To see that we would eat, keep those shoes upon my feet. Ev'ry night my Papa would take and tuck me in my bed, Kiss me on my head after all the pray'rs were said. Growing up with him was easy, time just...

Jack o' Diamonds, Jack o' Diamonds and I know you of old You've robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold It's a whiskey, you villain, you've been my downfall You've kicked me, you've cuffed me, but I love you for all It's a whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey...

What makes a man to wander What makes a man to roam? What makes a man leave bed and board And turn his back on home? Ride away (Ride away), ride away (ride away), ride away Now, a man will search for fortune Of silver and of gold The silver he finds in his ha...

There's a blizzard comin' on, how I'm wishin' I was home- For my pony's lame and he can't hardly stand. Listen to that Norther sigh- if we don't get home, we'll die. But it's only seven miles to MaryAnn. It's only seven miles to MaryAnn. You can bet we're on...

Come along, boys, and listen to my tale Tell you of my troubles on the old Chisholm Trail Come a ti yi yippy, come a tee yi yay, ti yi yippy yi yay On a ten-dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle I'm a going to punch in Texas cattle Come a ti yi yippy, come a...

Let me ride on a trail in the hills of old Wyomin' Where the coyotes wail in the gloamin' For it' s there that my heart' s at home In the night let me rest with the blue sky for my ceilin' 'Till the wind's lullaby comes stealin' From the hills where my heart'...

It's been a while since you left St. Joe and still I tell myself you gotta feel the same way. I'll get a letter very soon I know, so I call in each day and ask about the relay, and they say There's nothin' I can do if it don't get through, Just blame it on th...

I am a roving gambler Gamble all around Whenever I need a deck of cards I lay my money down I've gambled down in Cape Town Played cards in Bloemfontein But I'm going back to Kimberley To gamble my last game (2x) I hadn't been in Kimberley Many more days than...

Come all you Texas Rangers, wherever you may be I'll tell you of some trouble that happened unto me My name is nothing extra, so that I will not tell But here's to all good Rangers, I'm sure I wish you well When at the age of sixteen I joined this jolly band...

There's a new moon over my shoulder And an old love, still in my heart I remember, now that I'm older What you told me, the day we had to part You promised, with the new moon You'd be coming back to me But many moons have passed since then I'm waiting patient...

She's a three handed woman, a three handed woman She's right-handed, and left-handed, and under-handed too She's a three handed woman and she knows just what to do She's a three handed woman and she ain't no good for you With her left hand she'll caress you w...

We're weary and tired, our work is all through But we'll rest at the end of the trail We'll stand by the fire when there's nothin' to do When we rest at the end of the trail If we feel like ropin', we'll hitch to a star So just keep on ropin', it's not very f...

Everyone knows that you're untrue, Honey you and me are through, You two timed me one time too often, I'm so tired of your abuse, Guess I'd better turn you loose, You two timed me one time too often. Nothing you can say or do, Will make me change my mind, I...