Herd 4 – Kingwood Kowboy

Until Now I Never Needed You (Larry W. Jones 04/24/2007) (song#4601)

Darlin’, until now I never needed you
But I’m in need of you forever now
I cannot remember if I ever
Said that I would never feel so blue
Darlin’, until now I never needed love
But I’m in need of love forever now
I cannot remember feeling so alone
Now that I’ve grown to loving only you

Every night and day that goes by
You might find me having a cry
My heart kind of feels like it may die
Darlin’, until now I never needed you
I can’t ease this ache within my heart
But I know that you could somehow
Darlin’, until now I never needed you
But I’m in need of you forever now

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Until now I never needed love
But I’m in need of love forever now

I Never Knew Her Name (Larry W. Jones 04/24/2007) (song#4602)

I saw a girl, sweet and shy
As she went strolling by
And I know I’ll love that girl
Until the day that I die

I don’t know from where she came
And that has become for me a shame
I confess that I can’t even guess
Who she was because I never knew her name

I saw something country in her smile
And I heard the music of a mandolin
That girl stole my heart with her style
But I knew I’d never see her again

I saw a girl, sweet and shy
As she went strolling by
And I know I’ll love that girl
Until the day that I die

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I don’t know from where she came
And that has become for me a shame
I confess that I can’t even guess
Who she was because I never knew her name

I saw something country in her smile
And I heard the music of a mandolin
That girl stole my heart with her style
But I knew I’d never see her again

I saw a girl, sweet and shy
As she went strolling by
And I know I’ll love that girl
Until the day that I die
What a shame because I never knew her name

I Overlooked A Diamond (Larry W. Jones 04/24/2007) (song#4603)

A diamond is a jewel
That shines so brilliantly
To grace the finger of a lady’s hand
When posed beside a mound of gold
The gold is not as rare
Such is life and love that can’t be planned

I overlooked a diamond
While hunting a heart of gold
The diamond that I overlooked was you
The gold that I was hunting for
Was gold that was meant for fools
The diamond I never found, my dear, was you

Now, fools gold has the color
But a diamond has the flame
And heartaches cannot bring me cheer
I missed a brilliant diamond
It was fools gold that I claimed
And now I see my life through lonely years

I Assure You (Larry W. Jones 04/24/2007) (song#4604)

I assure you with heart that’s true
Dear, I will always love only you
And that I’ll stand by your side too
I assure you

And if the cupboards ever become bare
I’ll assure you that my love is there
My love will endure with tender care
I assure you

Every morning when you awaken
A brand new day will begin
I’ll assure you of vows I’ve taken
In every little way I can

Dear, I can’t assure you of eternal spring
But I’ll try to make you heart sing eternally
I’ll bring you love that’s fit for a queen
I assure you

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Every morning when you awaken
A brand new day will begin
I’ll assure you of vows I’ve taken
In every little way that I can

Dear, I can’t assure you of eternal spring
But I’ll try to make you heart sing eternally
I’ll bring you love that’s fit for a queen
I assure you
I assure you, my dear

I Don’t Really Need To Know (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2007) (song#4605)

I know other arms have held you
Dear, I felt that I needed to know
But now that I know you’ll be true
Darlin’, I don’t really need to know

I know other loves have kissed you
On lips sweet like red wines flow
I felt, dear, they might still tempt you
But darlin’, I don’t really need to know

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Dear, I guess I’ll always wonder
It’s something I hope you’ll understand
But I’ll throw those needs asunder
If you’ll say you need me to be your man

The others may remain mysterious
But I won’t plead to let them show
Oh yes, I wonder, but I’m serious
Darlin’, I don’t really need to know

Cowboy Bill’s Last Ride (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2007) (song#4606)

Cow-boy Bill-y
Riding that Goodnight-Loving Trail, snowstorm in the night
Cowboy Bill, who was a vagabond, was fearing his demise
Snow a-blowin’ in his eyes, no relief would there unfold
He pulled his hat down on his head to fend away the cold

Cow-boy Bill-y
No cabin where there might be a friend, only his bedroll
Bill unsaddled his poor old pony and then he let it go
Like a whistle the wind was blowin’ as he drifted away
The vagabond looked satisfied, he smiled where he lay

Cow-boy Bill-y
That night the snow was falling along with sleet and hail
The forlorn form of Cowboy Bill lay still beside the trail
His pony sped through the night to a barn with horses tied
And no one knew that Cowboy Bill had taken his last ride

Cow-boy Bill-y
It was late next evening when they found the cowboy’s bed
He had a frozen smile upon his face but Cowboy Bill was dead
There was no sweetheart there to keep him warm from the cold
For Cowboy Bill was just a vagabond and now his story’s told

Some Cowgirl Loves Me (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2007) (song#4607)

Some cowgirl loves me, I just wish I knew
I wonder who that cowgirl can be
Some cowgirl loves me, I know she’ll be true
Now, where is that cowgirl for me

Every time a cowgirl goes strolling by
I ask the trees, the bees and the starling
Could she maybe be my cowgirl darling

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Some cowgirl wants me, I just wish I knew
I wonder who that cowgirl can be
Some cowgirl wants me, I know she’ll be true
Now, where is that cowgirl for me

Every time a cowgirl goes strolling by
I ask the trees, the bees and the starling
Could she maybe be my cowgirl darling

Some cowgirl loves me, I just wish I knew
Darling, could that cowgirl be you

I’m Gonna Be A Real Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2007) (song#4608)

Someday I’ll be a real cowboy, a working ranch hand
If I could be a real cowboy, I’d have my own brand
I live in this city where the livin’ ain’t fair
Ain’t nobody givin’ and nobody cares

I went to a dude ranch to breath some fresh air
It was a crude bunch and the dudes had long hair
I wanna be a real cowboy, a working ranch hand
If I could be a real cowboy, I’d have my own brand

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I’m gonna pack my saddle, I’m gonna ride free
This cowboy’s gonna ski-daddle, don’t look for me
I live in this city where the livin’ ain’t fair
Ain’t nobody givin’ and nobody cares

I put in my resignation, and I sold all my stock
Ain’t gonna be no hesitation, ain’t watchin’ no clock
I’m gonna be a real cowboy, a working ranch hand
I’m gonna be a real cowboy, I’ll have my own brand

I’m gonna be a real cowboy, a working ranch hand
I’m gonna be a real cowboy, I’ll have my own brand

I Remember Texas (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2007) (song#4609)

I remember Texas
I’d go there in a wink
Or at least I think
I remember Texas

I remember Amarillo
And a big ‘ol rodeo
The barrel racers sprint
And I’d have to squint
In the Texas sun’s glow

I remember winter sleet
Cov’ring every Dallas street
So cold I’d shiver
Shivered for a week

I remember Texas spring
Flying a kite on a string
It was such a joy
For such a little cowboy

I remember cowboys
Making lots of noise
In the honky tonks
Trucks were their toys

I remember Texas faces
At least in some cases
Some are kinda hazy
Some call me kinda crazy

I remember Texas
I’d go there in a wink
Or at least I think
I remember Texas

Down To Texas On Our Thumb (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2007) (song#4610)

I wish I was a Texan, tall as I could be
And everytime a cowgirl passed
She’d take a ride with me
She told me that she loved me
She asked where I was from
She threw her arms around me
When I said Texas here I come
Get along home, Cindy-Cindy
Get along home, Cindy-Cindy
Get along home, Cindy-Cindy
We’re ridin’ down to Texas on our thumb

I wish I had a saddle
And a horse that wasn’t slow
Down to Texas we’d ski-daddle
Down to Texas we would go
Cindy hugged and kissed me
She said she’d be my bride
Swore I was the tallest cowboy
That she had ever spied
Get along home, Cindy-Cindy
Get along home, Cindy-Cindy
Get along home, Cindy-Cindy
We’re ridin’ down to Texas on our thumb

Down Where The Brazos River Flows (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2007) (song#4611)

Blue were the days that followed me
A haze was my future, so unknown
I was more than lonely, roamin’ free
A true companion I had never known

Down in Texas nights are bright, dear
You and I will be happy there, I know
Come dear, today, and let us stray
Down where the Brazos River flows

Shadows have turned to skies of blue
I’m unconcerned as the sun goes down
Happiness followed when I met you
Life is not hollow when you’re around

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Down in Texas nights are bright, dear
You and I will be happy there, I know
Come dear, today, and let us stray
Down where the Brazos River flows

Sometimes I wonder if I’m dreaming
Worries of life have all drifted away
Since you’re my wife there is meaning
In the love that’s between us today

Down in Texas nights are bright, dear
You and I will be happy there, I know
Come dear, today, and let us stray
Down where the Brazos River flows

Forgotten Down That Lost Highway (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2007) (song#4612)

Hot sunny days and rainy nights
A trucking job is just cheating life
I’m over the road with a heavy load
Wondering about my lonely wife
Forgotten down that lost highway
Watching my dreams fading away
Forgotten down that lost highway
I’m never gonna see a better day

Empty dreams and empty schemes
Truckin’ life ain’t what it seems
Eighteen wheels on the straightaway
And there ain’t no way to get away
Forgotten down that lost highway
Watching my dreams fading away
Forgotten down that lost highway
I’m never gonna see a better day

So tired, I need a run that’s short
But over the road just ain’t that sort
Step on the pedal, big diesel whines
Lookin’ to see them git-home signs
Forgotten down that lost highway
Watching my dreams fading away
Forgotten down that lost highway
I’m never gonna see a better day

Forgotten down that lost highway
Forgotten down that lost highway

Ghost Train (Larry W. Jones 04/26/2007) (song#4613)

The old train was standing on the side track
Four hobos climbin’ in the boxcar at the back
I decided to take a look in the old car up front
That’s when I heard the whistle and the bump

Ghost train, ghost train we ride
Ghost train, ghost train we ride
Ghost train, ghost train we ride
Me and four hobos ridin’ to the twilight zone tonight

Ghost train went clickity clack, clickity clack and bump
As it rattled on down the tracks with a thumpity thump
Then it went through a tunnel so dark a cat couldn’t see
Hobos were screamin’, scared my ‘ol heart right out of me

Ghost train, ghost train we ride
Ghost train, ghost train we ride
Ghost train, ghost train we ride
Me and four hobos ridin’ to the twilight zone tonight

Said to myself, sonny this train ride’s the end of you
Now it ain’t so funny when a sane man goes crazy too
I can’t understand it all or just how I got back here
It must have been a dream down a train track of fear

Ghost train, ghost train we ride
Ghost train, ghost train we ride
Ghost train, ghost train we ride
Me and four hobos ridin’ to the twilight zone tonight

Penny Postcard (Larry W. Jones 04/26/20070 (song#4614)

Now, go on home, penny postcard
Go on home, penny postcard
Go on home, penny postcard
I sure wish I could go along with you
Yeah, go on home, penny postcard
Go on home, penny postcard
Go on home, penny postcard
Let her know I sure have been blue

Tell that slow movin’ postman to hurry
And tell him I don’t want her to worry
Now, you’ve just taken my last penny
The snow is fallin’ down in a flurry
And of her warm love I ain’t had any
Go on home, penny postcard
Go on home, penny postcard
Go on home, penny postcard
I sure wish I could go along with you

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Go on home, penny postcard
Go on home, penny postcard
Let her know I sure have been blue

Queen Of The Western Skies (Larry W. Jones 04/26/2007) (song#4615)

I’m gonna ride back on a horse that’s black
Singin’ of cowboy life I highly prize
Cause I’m a rider bold for a cowgirl of gold
She’s the queen of the western skies

Hi-lay! Hi-low! Each day it’s down the trail I go
She sees the love in this cowboy’s eyes
My heart is light when she’s in sight
She’s the queen of the western skies

My happy song makes the hours roll along
Until I see that pretty little gal
With the ruby lips and the shapely hips
She’ll be waiting by the old corral

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Hi-lay! Hi-low! Each day it’s down the trail I go
She sees the love in this cowboy’s eyes
My heart is light when she’s in sight
She’s the queen of the western skies

My happy song makes the hours roll along
Until I see that pretty little gal
With the ruby lips and the shapely hips
She’ll be waiting by the old corral

More And More Every Year (Larry W. Jones 04/30/2007) (song#4616)

I love you dear, more and more every year

Some said our love was just a feeling
That with time would quickly disappear
But love is deeper and more appealing
I love you dear, more and more every year

Our wedding day was filled with sacred vows
Dear, my happiness then is the same as now

Darling, please believe these words sincere
I love you dear, more and more every year

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Our wedding day was filled with sacred vows
Dear, my happiness then is the same as now

Darling, please believe these words sincere
I love you dear, more and more every year

I love you dear, more and more every year

I Love You Just Enough (Larry W. Jones 04/30/2007) (song#4617)

Dear, I love you just enough
And I knew it from the start
To love you much too much
Deep down here in my heart

Dear, I love you just enough
There’s rhyme to my reason
I love to feel your loving touch
Every year in every season

Dear, I could never love you slightly
For I love you just enough
To hold onto your love so very tightly
Yes, I love you much too much

Dear, I love you just enough
I wonder if you’ve ever known
That just enough is not enough
Just like a never ending song

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Dear, I could never love you slightly
For I love you just enough
To hold onto your love so very tightly
For I love you much too much

Dear, I love you just enough
I wonder if you’ve ever known
That just enough is not enough
Just like a never ending song

Risky Rodeo Days (Larry W. Jones 05/01/2007) (song#4618)

We cowboys have our ways
Of facing risky rodeo days
And learning how to survive
We keep our back sides warm
On a bronco they call Storm
Hoping that we stay alive
And though it seldom pays
We cowboys have our ways
Of facing risky rodeo days

I survived many broncs named Storm
Though my back side was never protected
I survived many broncs named Storm
And there have been quite a few
I survived many broncs named Storm
Now my cowboy hide is well respected
By other rodeo cowboys who
Got thrown just like me too
And they made it through risky rodeo days

Friends are never hard to find
Rodeo cowboys are of that kind
I’ve made many in the cowboy trade
Our life is one that makes us proud
We only aim to please the crowd
When we’re riding in a rodeo parade

An All Around Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 05/01/2007) (song#4619)

What can an all around cowboy do
When he’s riding all around and feeling blue
As he crossed Texas riding with the wind
He made and lost many who called him friend

His all around cowboy belt buckle said it all
Except for how he had to buckle at his fall
Now cheap whiskey and barrooms keep him down
And there’s no room when better cowboys are all around

I used to be an all around cowboy, a winner
Now I might as well be an old mule skinner
Somehow I knew it was a short endeavor
An all around cowboy can’t last forever

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My all around cowboy belt buckle said it all
Except for how I had to buckle at my fall
Now cheap whiskey and barrooms keep me down
And there’s no room when better cowboys are all around

I used to be an all around cowboy, a winner
Now I might as well be an old mule skinner
Somehow I knew it was a short endeavor
An all around cowboy can’t last forever
An all around cowboy can’t last forever

Cowboy Code (Larry W. Jones 05/01/2007) (song#4620)

I extend the cowboy code to those with a heavy load
Whether in Texas sunshine or Wyoming rain

I sing my cowboy song to inspire the tired along
For I may never ride this trail again

I share my hope for every worried heart to cope
As I ride every mountain, valley and plain

I extend the cowboy code, I sing my cowboy song
I share my hope, because I understand
Now is the time to pledge and not to hedge
For I may never ride this trail again

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I sing my cowboy song to inspire the tired along
For I may never ride this trail again

I share my hope for every worried heart to cope
As I ride every mountain, valley and plain

I extend the cowboy code, I sing my cowboy song
I share my hope, because I understand
Now is the time to pledge and not to hedge
For I may never ride this trail again

Summer Fields Of Purple Sage (Larry W. Jones 05/02/2007) (song#4621)

I remember the summer fields
Of purple sage softly sighing
And the corral beneath the cottonwood trees

I remember my old saddle pals
Roundup days with hooves a-flying
And the old bunk house room without a key

The autumn harvest moon
Shining softly on the prairie
I still picture me there
Big barn dances so merry
Friends were everywhere

I remember my first summer love
And the last time I held her on the prairie stage
In the summer fields of purple sage

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The autumn harvest moon
Shining softly on the prairie
I still picture me there
Big barn dances so merry
Friends were everywhere

I remember my first summer love
And the last time I held her on the prairie stage
In the summer fields of purple sage
Those summer fields of prairie purple sage

I Will Always Call Texas My Home (Larry W. Jones 05/02/2007) (song#4622)

I’ve seen towns that seem to never close down
From New York City to places dirty and pretty
But of all the places that I’ve roamed
I will always call Texas my home

I like to ramble where the weather suits me
I’ve seen Georgia’s tall pine trees
I’ve seen California’s shining seas
But my heart can only agree when I roam
I will always call Texas my home

There’s men and women going round the world
Far away from all their neighbors and friends
This old world is in a mess and loving less
So it’s good to know where my trails will end

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I like to ramble where the weather suits me
I’ve seen Georgia’s tall pine trees
I’ve seen California’s shining seas
But my heart can only agree when I roam
I will always call Texas my home

Someday I’ll be with old cowboys once more
When I get to that place I’ve been to before
I realize how I prize old San Antone
I will always call Texas my home
I will always call Texas my home


Thanks A Lot Texas Moon (Larry W. Jones 05/02/2007) (song#4623)

No use to try on some disguise, Texas moon
You shine on everything
You can’t hide up in the skies, Texas moon
I can see your halo ring
From your abode in the heavens above
You’ve bestowed upon us all your love

In the night you shine so bright
I think you’ve got it right
Thanks a lot, Texas moon
You light up hearts and they take to flight
Right up to where love starts in the night
Thanks a lot, Texas moon

You’re the one who gets our Texas blessing
Nothing can eclipse two lips a-pressing
I’m gonna give it my best shot
Tonight we’re gonna tie the knot
Thanks a lot, Texas moon

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In the night you shine so bright
I think you’ve got it right
Thanks a lot, Texas moon
You light up hearts and they take to flight
Right up to where love starts in the night
Thanks a lot, Texas moon

You’re the one who gets our Texas blessing
Nothing can eclipse two lips a-pressing
I’m gonna give it my best shot
Tonight we’re gonna tie the knot
Thanks a lot, Texas moon

I Remembered You (Larry W. Jones 05/03/2007) (song#4624)

I heard someone say, or somehow convey
That someone out of sight is someone out of mind
Now, that may be the case, but in my place
I can’t leave you behind because I find…

I took a trip on a sailing ship
And I remembered you
I heard the lonesome sound
Of an outward bound
And I remembered you

Big rodeo where cowboys and cowgirls go
Blue Bell ice cream
Old San Antone, someone’s cologne
Through all it seemed we were still a team

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In every place I’ve been
Oh, I remembered you
And darlin’, I remember when
I didn’t feel this blue

I looked down the railroad track
Hoping to see you coming back
But you were out of view
And I remembered you

I Hesitated Too Long (Larry W. Jones 05/03/2007) (song#4625)

Darlin’, I wanted you to be mine alone
But I hesitated, I hesitated too long
While I was working on my long range plan
Someone else quickly came along
And quietly stole your heart and your hand

I thought I was going on the right track
Now that you’re gone, I know I was wrong
Cause someone was going behind my back
I hesitated, yes I hesitated too long

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Darling, I wanted you to be mine alone
But I hesitated, I hesitated too long
While I was working on my long range plan
Someone else quickly came along
And quietly stole your heart and your hand

I thought I was going on the right track
Now that you’re gone, I know I was wrong
Cause someone was going behind my back
I hesitated, yes I hesitated too long

Well darlin’, I hesitated too long
Dog gone it, darlin’, I hesitated too long
And now you’re gone

I Wanna Go Back To Texas (Larry W. Jones 05/03/2007) (song#4626)

I wanna go back to Texas
That Lone Star State of sunny skies
You can see those scenes on the silver screens
But I wanna see Texas with my eyes
It’s got all that cowboy lore
That’s why I love Texas all the more

And the cowgirls you meet at the rodeo
Look so sweet you gotta say Howdy Ho
I could never want for more
That’s what I wanna go back to Texas for

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You can see those scenes on the silver screens
But I wanna see Texas with my eyes

And the cowgirls you meet at the rodeo
Look so sweet you gotta say Howdy Ho
I could never want for more
That’s what I wanna go back to Texas for

Oh, I wanna go back to Texas
I wanna go to a big ‘ol Texas rodeo
Drink Lone Star long necks and eat some good Tex Mex
From the Red River Valley to El Paso
Back to Texas is where I wanna go

On A Tropical Island (Larry W. Jones 05/03/2007) (song#4627)

On a tropical island
In an ocean of blue
Darling, I found a paradise
For I’m in heaven with you

There was a time when I was lonely
So lonely and blue
Now I’ve found my one and only
For my only darling is you

We’ll love on this island, dear
Until time is no more
Paradise will always be near
With you on this heavenly shore

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On a tropical island
In an ocean of blue
Darling, I looked in your eyes
And my heaven came into view

There was a time when I was lonely
So lonely and blue
Now I’ve found my one and only
For my only darling is you

We’ll love on this island, dear
Until time is no more
Paradise will always be near
With you on this heavenly shore

Big Sky Montana (Larry W. Jones 05/03/2007) (song#4628)

Take me back to Big Sky Montana
Back to mountains and hills I love
Where the big skies are royal blue
And where true friends are loyal too
Take me back to Big Sky Montana

I said goodbye to Big Sky Montana
I said goodbye to my home sweet home
Where blue birds flew and worries few
Take me back to Big Sky Montana

Where the fields all wave with purple sage
And the mountains touch the biggest sky
Where love and friendship grow with age
And you realize you never say goodbye

Take me back to Big Sky Montana
It’s not Louisiana or Indiana I love
It’s as blessed as heavenly manna
Take me back to Big Sky Montana

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Where the fields all wave with purple sage
And the mountains touch the biggest sky
Where love and friendship grow with age
And you realize you never say goodbye

Take me back to Big Sky Montana
Back to mountains and hills I love
Where the big skies are royal blue
And where true friends are loyal too
Take me back to Big Sky Montana

Lighthouse Keeper (Larry W. Jones 05/03/2007) (song#4629)

I’m gonna be a lighthouse keeper
With a wife to keep me company
I’m gonna be a lighthouse keeper
With a spouse down by the sea

We’ll polish the glass each and every day
So ships at night can pass safely on their way
I’m gonna be a lighthouse keeper
Down by Matagorda Bay

We’ll stroll the sand along Palacious way
Do a lot of beachcombing too
We’ll watch the Gulf of Mexico foaming gay
When a hurricane is blowing through

I’m gonna be a lighthouse keeper
My face is gonna feel the spray
I’m gonna be a lighthouse keeper
Down by Matagorda Bay

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We’ll polish the glass each and every day
So ships at night can pass safely on their way

We’ll stroll the sand along Palacious way
Do a lot of beachcombing too
We’ll watch the Gulf of Mexico foaming gay
When a hurricane is blowing through

I’m gonna be a lighthouse keeper
My face is gonna feel the spray
I’m gonna be a lighthouse keeper
Down by Matagorda Bay

I Want You Back In My Arms Again (Larry W. Jones 05/03/2007) (song#4630)

Darling, I want to say to you, hello
So I can see your sweet smile
And I want you back in my arms again

Darling, my world is way too mellow
Life is not like it was before
I can’t go on without you anymore

Now, how can I be satisfied
Darling, if you’re not here by my side
All I’ve had is pride but let’s begin again

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Darling, my world is way too mellow
Life is not like it was before
I can’t go on without you anymore

Now, how can I be satisfied
Darling, if you’re not here by my side
All I’ve had is pride but let’s begin again

Darling, I want to say to you, hello
So I can see your sweet smile
And I want you back in my arms again
Darling, I want you back in my arms again

An Ordinary Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 05/03/2007) (song#4631)

I’m an ordinary cowboy
Trying to ride down life’s happy trails
I’ve extended the cowboy code everywhere I rode
Doing unto others without fail

When I find some lonely person
I try to help that one not to worsen
I never hold back the smallest horseshoe nail

I’m an ordinary cowboy
Trying to ride down life’s happy trails
One thing that keeps me from feeling blue
Is to heap a lot of happiness on others too

Some say life ain’t worth living
But why on earth would I be giving my point of view
I’m an ordinary cowboy
I’d like to ride down life’s happy trails with you

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I’m an ordinary cowboy
Trying to ride down life’s happy trails
One thing that keeps me from feeling blue
Is to heap a lot of happiness on others too

Some say life ain’t worth living
But why on earth would I be giving my point of view
I’m an ordinary cowboy
I’d like to ride down life’s happy trails with you

I Need You To Need Me Always (Larry W. Jones 05/04/2007) (song#4632)

Oh, it’s true, I’m never blue
Darling, when I’m with you
No one else pleases me like you do
You set my heart ablaze
But when you’re not here, I’m lonely, dear
I plead that you always bring me cheer
I need you to need me always

You make me happy, love
When you take my hand under stars above
Whether at noon or under the moon
I need to see you in my gaze
When I look in your eyes under bluest skies
I read the love with no disguise
Darling, I need that love from you always

– instrumental –

Darling, don’t ever change
Now that I’ve changed your name
For life would seem so strange
If you were to leave and my heart pays
Your love for me is good, to die for you I would
Darling, I don’t want to be misunderstood
I need you to need me always

I need you to need me always

I Know (Larry W. Jones 05/09/2007) (song#4633)

I know who paints sunsets firey red
Who makes western skies so very blue
And before I lay my head upon my bed
Brings the brilliant stars into view

I know who gives fragrance to the rose
Watches as the grass grows in the spring
And who tells the bluebird and the robin
To go bobbin’ along with songs to sing

I know that every old cowboy knows
The cowboy code without words to say
Why every young cowboy eventually goes
Down his own trail as he rides away

– instrumental –

I know who gives fragrance to the rose
Watches as the grass grows in the spring
And who tells the bluebird and the robin
To go bobbin’ along with songs to sing

I know that every old cowboy knows
The cowboy code without words to say
Why every young cowboy eventually goes
Down his own trail as he rides away

I know why clouds have a silver line
After the rain and loud thunder
The reason why is just simply divine
Yes, I know, but still, I wonder

Little Buckeroos Again (Larry W. Jones 05/09/2007) (song#4634)

All of my sons are now grown cowboys
They’re gone and no longer bounce upon my knee
Each of my boys brought me many joys
And I can still hear their noise in my memory

Their first swim was a little dog paddle
And I’d tuck them in for a little snooze back then
Now they’re tall cowboys in the saddle
I wish that they were all little buckeroos again

– instrumental –

One day I asked an old cowhand
What he would wish for from long ago
He just said to me, I understand
My buckeroos, I too watched them go

All of my sons are now grown cowboys
They’re gone and no longer bounce upon my knee
Each of my boys brought me many joys
And I can still hear their noise in my memory

Their first swim was a little dog paddle
And I’d tuck them in for a little snooze back then
Now they’re tall cowboys in the saddle
I wish that they were all little buckeroos again

My Name Is Jimmy (Larry W. Jones 05/09/2007) (song#4635)

My name is Jimmy and my cowgirl’s Kate
At the barn dances Kate is really great
I found out about her a thing or two
The dance she does is all brand new

When I swing with Kate, it’s all romance
She does a little shimmy in her dance
Now, all the other cowboys are going wild
It’s all about Kate’s little shimmy style

My name is Jimmy and my cowgirl’s Kate
She shimmies like jello on a roller skate
If you wanna dance, take Jimmy’s advice
Get your girl to shimmy like Kate, so nice

Now all the cowboys in the old corral
Say, Jimmy let me be your best old pal
But I know they just wanna get my gal
Well, they’re too late for cowgirl Kate

My name is Jimmy and my cowgirl’s Kate
When it comes to dancing, I just can’t wait
She’s got a little shimmy that sure is great
I love to shimmy shimmy with my cowgirl Kate

My name is Jimmy and I love to shimmy
I love to shimmy shimmy with my cowgirl Kate

I Only Know I Love You So (Larry W. Jones 05/09/2007) (song#4636)

Darling, I only know I love you so
Though I know you disappeared so long ago
I also know one thing I miss
Your kisses I still feel at a time like this

I should be grinning from ear to ear
I should have a new beginning and a brand new friend
But I can’t seem to dry these tears
My heart is beginning to think that it will never mend

Sometimes I try really, really hard
To forget you but my heart says No
It still beats though it’s scarred
Darling, I only know I love you so

– instrumental –

I should be grinning from ear to ear
I should have a new beginning and a brand new friend
But I can’t seem to dry these tears
My heart is beginning to think that it will never mend

Sometimes I try really, really hard
To forget you but my heart says No
It still beats though it’s scarred
Darling, I only know I love you so
I only know I love you so

Are You The Girl (Larry W. Jones 05/09/2007) (song#4637)

Are you the girl I’ve waited so very long for
Are you the girl to cause true love to grow
Are you the girl I’ve sung this very song for
If I cannot tell, then tell me darling
How am I to know

How am I to know if you will love me
And how am I to know the future of me
By chance, are you the girl of sweet romance
If I cannot tell, then tell me darling
How am I to know

– instrumental –

Are you the girl I’ve waited so very long for
Are you the girl I’ve sung this very song for

How am I to know if you will love me
And how am I to know the future of me
By chance, are you the girl of sweet romance
If I cannot tell, then tell me darling
How am I to know

I hope you’re the girl my hopes depend on
That you’re the girl my dreams will end on
If you’re the girl, then darling, let me know
So I can tell the world how much I love you so

Remember Me When You Turn Out Your Light (Larry W. Jones 05/10/2007) (song#4638)

Been riding the trail with cattle by the score
It sure feels like a thousand miles, maybe more
I’ll offer up a prayer for you and me tonight
Darling, remember me when you turn out your light

I wear your golden locket next to my heart
I guess it will have to do while we’re apart
Though it can never take your place alright
Darling, remember me when you turn out your light

– instrumental –

Been riding the trail with cattle by the score
It sure feels like a thousand miles, maybe more

I wear your golden locket next to my heart
I guess it will have to do while we’re apart
Though it can never take your place alright
Darling, remember me when you turn out your light

The sky is clear and all the stars sure shine
I wish you were near because you’re so divine
I’ve told all the other cowboys about you tonight
Darling, remember me when you turn out your light
Darling, remember me when you turn out your light

Riding The Rails Of The Outward Bound (Larry W. Jones 05/10/2007) (song#4639)

Looking out this open boxcar door
At the cold heavy falling snows
Around the midnight train it blows
And on the tattered plywood floor
Thinking of the crackle of a hobo’s fire
Is just another thing to get me down
Wondering why I’m on this midnight flyer
Riding the rails of the outward bound

Another blue monday, another new town
There’s not a lot for lonely hobos to do
I’ve seen faces staring at the ground
But the only one I’m caring about is you
I read all of last week’s funny papers
One had teardrops falling off a clown
Funny how folks laugh at hobo’s capers
Riding the rails of the outward bound

– instrumental –

Another blue monday, another new town
There’s not a lot for lonely hobos to do
I’ve seen faces staring at the ground
But the only one I’m caring about is you

I listen for footsteps of the railroad bull
Hoping I don’t see him at my boxcar door
And if this coat had a little bit more wool
Maybe I could feel as warm as I was before
And the winter this year is sure to last
I’m headin’ south where the sun is found
On down the tracks far away from my past
Riding the rails of the outward bound

I Wished Upon A Star (Larry W. Jones 05/10/2007) (song#4640)

I wished upon a star
To have someone around
Wished upon a star
For no love had I found
A daffodil, a wooded hill, a day in May
A new found thrill who wouldn’t stroll away

I wished upon a star
To shine for me a beam of light
Wished upon a star
To find for me a dream tonight

– instrumental –

A daffodil, a wooded hill, a day in May
A new found thrill who wouldn’t stroll away

I wished upon a star
To shine for me a beam of light
Wished upon a star
To find for me a dream tonight

I turned around and then I knew
A star can make a dream come true
I wished upon a star, and here you are
My new found dream is you

Oh San Antone (Larry W. Jones 05/11/2007) (song#4641)

When the sun came up this mornin’ in San Antone
I drove into town and found my darlin’ baby gone
I used to look into her eyes and I could see
Every bit of San Antone looking back at me
Oh San Antone, now how can I carry on
Oh San Antone, my darlin’ baby’s gone

I thought that the Texas Hill Country
Would remember to never let her go
Now that she’s gone from San Antone
I’ll remember more than the Alamo

– instrumental –

I used to look into her eyes and I could see
Every bit of San Antone looking back at me

I thought that the Texas Hill Country
Would remember to never let her go
Now that she’s gone from San Antone
I’ll remember more than the Alamo

Oh San Antone, why did you let her go
Don’t you know that she was my only one
Oh San Antone, you know I love her so
Oh San Antone, my darlin’ baby’s gone
Oh San Antone, my darlin’ baby’s gone

Where Is My Texas Darlin’ Tonight (Larry W. Jones 05/11/2007) (song#4642)

I shredded her every letter
Dreaded looking at her sweater
My cooking’s bad, hers was better
Her photograph makes me blue
I gave away her old present
Said things that weren’t pleasant
I feel just like a peasant
My darlin’s nowhere in view

Where is my Texas darlin’ tonight
Is my Texas darlin’ doing alright
Did she go back home to San Antone
Where is my Texas darlin’ tonight

My darlin’ didn’t treat me fair
And I know that I shouldn’t care
Still I can’t help but wonder where
Where is my Texas darlin’ tonight

My darlin’ does the Texas two step, Texas two step
Where is my darlin’ doing the Texas two step, Texas two step
While I’m sittin’ here and crying, there’s no use in denying
I wish Texas had never invented the two step, Texas two step

Where is my Texas darlin’ tonight
Is my Texas darlin’ doing alright
Did she go back home to San Antone
Where is my Texas darlin’ tonight

Juan From Mexicali (Larry W. Jones 05/11/2007) (song#4643)

I wonder what’s become of Jaun from Mexicali
That old saddle pal of mine
The desert sun gets hot down in Death Valley
I hope ‘ol Juan is doing fine

Juan from Mexicali is my best friend
He saved my life in the big stampede
Juan came to me riding like the wind
And he lives by the cowboy’s creed

If you see Juan from Mexicali
Wherever he may be
Tell him he’s welcome in this valley
A true saddle pal is he

– instrumental –

I wonder what’s become of Jaun from Mexicali
The desert sun gets hot down in Death Valley

Juan from Mexicali is my best friend
He saved my life in the big stampede
Juan came to me riding like the wind
And he lives by the cowboy’s creed

If you see Juan from Mexicali
Wherever he may be
Tell him he’s welcome in this valley
A true saddle pal is he

I Wonder What Trail He’s Riding Down Now (Larry W. Jones 05/11/2007) (song#4644)

Girls have loved cowboys from the big rodeo
I know I’m one of those cowgirls too
I vowed to each my love, then watched them go
Why can’t those rodeo cowboys be true
I kissed one cowboy beneath the moon
This cowgirl thought her world was in tune
Thinking I was cool, I was a fool in the game
I was just a toy for that rodeo cowboy
Now he’s ridin’ down the trail doin’ the same

I wonder what trail he’s riding down now
And what vow is he breaking anyhow
Does he still have on his disguise
Telling lies
Saying goodbyes
I wonder if he’s found another girl
That cowboy who gave my heart a whirl
I wonder if he ever thinks of me
I wonder what trail he’s riding down now

A girl can feel dejected, lonely and blue
Thinking of the only cowboy she loves best
In the arms of another miss, rustling a kiss
With the same lips this cowgirl once pressed
The rodeo was yesterday but another’s on the way
I’ll go and find some other cowboys to cheer
You never can tell what trail they’ll be ridin’ down
Or whether they’ll even be around next year

I wonder what trail he’s riding down now
And what vow is he breaking anyhow
Does he still have on his disguise
Telling lies
Saying goodbyes
I wonder if her lips taste like wine
Like he told me when he tasted mine
I wonder if he ever thinks of me
I wonder what trail he’s riding down now

I’m Gonna Break Right Down And Cry Over You (Larry W. Jones 05/12/2007) (song#4645)

I’m gonna break right down and cry over you
Now that you’ve left town and we’re through

I’m gonna shed a million tears
Through the years while we’re apart
Even though I know a million tears
Will never mend my broken heart

I’m gonna break right down and cry over you
Might even have a heartache and die over you

I’m gonna have a million memories
Of you walking out of my front door
Though I know a million memories
Won’t bring your love back as before

Yeah, that’s what I’m gonna do
Now that you and I are through
I’m gonna break right down, it’s true
Break right down and cry over you

– instrumental –

I’m gonna break right down and cry over you
Might even have a heartache and die over you

I’m gonna have a million memories
Of you walking out of my front door
Though I know a million memories
Won’t bring your love back as before

Yeah, that’s what I’m gonna do
Now that you and I are through
I’m gonna break right down, it’s true
Break right down and cry over you

Piney Woods Girls (Larry W. Jones 05/12/2007) (song#4646)

Well, it’s springtime down in the piney woods
And I’ve downed my share of good homemade brew
Been tryin’ to read the Sears Roebuck catalog
But none of the words look like they used to
Here comes Billy Bob with his freckled face
Wants me to go with ‘im to the dirt track race

I won’t go racing with you, Billy Bob
But I’ll go chasing piney woods girls
Get back in your pickup, hillbilly slob
You can go to the races with ‘ol Merle
The big piney woods moon is shining
And I think I’ll go give it a whirl
My ‘ol heart might keep on pining
But I’ll go chasing piney woods girls

I’ll go down to the back woods holler
Knock on the door of a piney woods home
Get me a gal to go spend my dollar
Piney woods girls won’t leave me alone
We’ll walk down where the dew berries grow
Then I’ll ask her for some kisses
And before too long she’ll love me, I know
Then I’ll ask her to be my Misses

I’d Ride The Trail Back Home To You (Larry W. Jones 05/16/2007) (song#4647)

Darling, I could never leave you
For that would not be a faithful thing to do
How could I ever leave
My heart would ever grieve
And I’d ride the trail back home to you

If I found other lips to kiss
They could never kiss as true
The look of your sweet face
I’ve seen no other in the human race
And I’d ride the trail back home to you

At times we’ve had to contend
With a difference of opinion or two
But there’s never been a fence to mend
Cause darling, I love only you

– instrumental –

If I found other lips to kiss
They could never kiss as true
The look of your sweet face
I’ve seen no other in the human race
And I’d ride the trail back home to you

The look of your sweet face
I’ve seen no other in the human race
And I’d ride the trail back home to you

If The T In Texas Stood For Treasure (Larry W. Jones 05/17/2007) (song#4648)

Darling, I can’t tell you how much I love you
But I’ll try and give it a shot
Everything is big in Texas
And my love is a Texas lot

If the T in Texas stood for Treasure
And the Gulf of Mexico was ink
I’d write you a love song with a two step measure
And send it to you in a wink
It would say, I love you, darlin’
All across the Texas sky
And with a steel guitar and a violin
It would say, You’re the apple of my eye

– instrumental –

If the T in Texas stood for Treasure
And the Gulf of Mexico was ink
I’d write you a love song that would tell the pleasure
Of every thing of you I think
It would say, I love you, darlin’
All across the Texas sky
And with a steel guitar and a violin
It would say, You’re the apple of my eye

If the T in Texas stood for Treasure
And the Gulf of Mexico was ink

If I Owned Texas (Larry W. Jones 05/17/2007) (song#4649)

If I owned Texas
No trail would be too long
To keep me from where I belong
If I owned Texas

If I owned Texas
That lone star wouldn’t be too far
I’d ride to wherever you are
If I owned Texas

Let the world remember the Alamo in San Antone
I’ll always remember a girl that I can call my own

If I owned Texas
I’d make a date and play it smart
I’d ride straight into your heart
If I owned Texas

– instrumental –

Let the world remember the Alamo in San Antone
I’ll always remember a girl that I can call my own

If I owned Texas
I’d make a date and play it smart
I’d ride straight into your heart
If I owned Texas

I’m A Hobo (Larry W. Jones 05/17/2007) (song#4650)

Well, I was asked, how come I don’t work like real men do
Now, how can I be at work and be a hobo too
Freight train’s a-comin’ and the sky is blue
I’m gonna be a hobo ’til my life is through

Where the four winds blow, I’m a hobo
Where the four winds blow, that’s where I’ve been
Where the four winds blow, I’m a hobo
On any old feight train comin’ ’round the bend

Well, I was asked, what do I do with the money I earn
Now, if I ever had money, it was money to burn
I used to have a job with a good return
But now I’m just a hobo with no concern

Where the four winds blow, I’m a hobo
Where the four winds blow, that’s where I’ve been
Where the four winds blow, I’m a hobo
On any old feight train comin’ ’round the bend

When the summer time comes, I’ll be headin’ north
When the winter time comes, I’ll be headin’ south
When it’s spring time or autumn, it’s east or west
Any place is best as long as I can stuff my mouth

Where the four winds blow, I’m a hobo
Where the four winds blow, that’s where I’ve been
Where the four winds blow, I’m a hobo
On any old feight train comin’ ’round the bend

My Heart Has A Door (Larry W. Jones 05/17/2007) (song#4651)

My heart has a door
And it’s open wide for the one I adore

A hinge might squeak, but it would only speak
Of the only one for whom I seek

My heart has a door
And it’s open wide for the one I adore

Won’t you come inside and be my darling bride
The door to my heart is open wide

My heart has a door
And it’s open wide for the one I adore

You could take away the ache
That a lonely heart can’t take
Darling, I will never ask for more
Just step inside of my heart’s door

– instrumental –

You could take away the ache
That a lonely heart can’t take
Darling, I will never ask for more
Just step inside of my heart’s door

My heart has a door
And it’s open wide for the one I adore

If I Could Ride Down Life’s Trail Again (Larry W. Jones 05/17/2007) (song#4652)

If I could ride down life’s trail again
I wouldn’t look for a bigger cattle drive each day
I’d look for saddle pals and other friends I knew
I’d extend the cowboy code in every kind of way
If I could ride down life’s trail again

Oh, if I were given just another chance
I would give a lot more than a song and dance
I would save a lot of sunshine for the rain
If I could ride down life’s trail again

– instrumental –

If I could ride down life’s trail again
I wouldn’t do the darn things that didn’t make sence
I would help my neighbor build his barn and fence
I would give more that I got, and that’s a lot
If I could ride down life’s trail again

A lot of things I would change, more smiling
A lot of words I’d rearrange, more beguiling
This may all seem strange but I’ve been thinking
The one thing that would stay the same as new
Is my eternal love for you

If I could ride down life’s trail again

If Teardrops Were Raindrops (Larry W. Jones 05/17/2007) (song#4653)

If teardrops were raindrops
That made flowers grow
I’d have a big rose garden
With row after row

It would be so very lovely
With beauty, I know
If teardrops were raindrops
That made flowers grow

A garden full of roses
And other flowers too
Every color of the rainbow
I could offer to you

Your house would be a mansion
That rich folks love to show
If teardrops were raindrops
That made flowers grow

But teardrops that I’ve tasted
Won’t grow a single thing
And the hours that I’ve wasted
Show that love can sting

Love that once was growing
Would never stop its flow
If teardrops were raindrops
That made flowers grow

If teardrops were raindrops
That made flowers grow
I’d have a big rose garden
With row after row

But teardrops aren’t raindrops
And love’s rose garden can’t grow

Texas Susie (Larry W. Jones 05/17/2007) (song#4654)

Now, I’ve got a cowgirl who’s named Susie
In Texas, she’s a healthy heifer, not a cow
She makes the Texas cowboys a little woozy
And they can’t help it when they shout, Wow!

Texas Susie has a groovy reputation
She should be in the movies, yes siree
But everybody knows where Susie goes
Cause Texas Susie goes with only me

If you knew Texas Susie like I know Texas Susie
My, oh my, what a cowgirl
No one ever had the fame
Of a frame that looked the same
As my cowgirl Texas Susie

We went riding to San Antone
You should have heard the hoots and talk
On the way back, my very own
Susie said my boots were made to walk
If you knew Texas Susie like I know Texas Susie
My, oh my, what a cowgirl

She wears cowgirl boots and Levi jeans
And with her cowgirl hat she steals the scenes
Oh no! Call out the marines!
Out on the floor doin’ the line dance
She puts the whole corps in a fine trance
If you knew Texas Susie like I know Texas Susie
My, oh my, what a cowgirl

As Long As You Love Me (Larry W. Jones 05/18/2007) (song#4655)

If the Texas sun should fall into the sea
If the Gulf of Mexico waters all run dry
As long as you love me, really love me
Whatever happens, I don’t care

If my castle caved in and fell apart
I’d still be able to smile within my heart
As long as you love me, really love me
Whatever happens, I don’t care

Darling, I’ll lasso the moon
And I’ll bring it to you soon
If you will let me know you care
Darling, I’ll lasso the Texas star
And bring it to where you are
If true love for me you declare

– instrumental –

Darling, I’ll lasso the moon
And I’ll bring it to you soon
If you will let me know you care
Darling, I’ll lasso the Texas star
And bring it to where you are
If true love for me you declare

Until the last roundup is through
And I breath my last Texas air with you
As long as you love me, really love me
Whatever happens, I don’t care

Darling, whatever happens, I don’t care

San Antone Roll Along (Larry W. Jones 05/18/2007) (song#4656)

San Antone, roll along with my lowly song
Bring me back to Texas skies of blue
I’m the loneliest cowboy ever known
I’m ridin’ along back home to you
San Antone, roll along, roll along

– instrumental –

I’m the lonliest cowboy
And I’m feeling so blue
San Antone, let me roll on home to you
Back to Texas where the skies are blue
San Antone, roll on along, roll along

San Antone, roll along with my lowly song
Bring me back to Texas skies of blue
I’m the loneliest cowboy ever known
I’m ridin’ along back home to you
San Antone, roll along, roll along

San Antone, roll along

Somewhere The Sun Is Shining (Larry W. Jones 05/18/2007) (song#4657)

Somewhere the sun is shining
Somewhere the skies are blue
While here my heart is pining
So blue and broken over you

Somewhere a love is growing
Into a sweet dream come true
But how could I be knowing
That you’d find someone new

I hope that you’ll be happy
Where the sun is shining through
And that you will think of me
If he should ever make you blue

– instrumental –

Dear, I’ll be here waiting
Until my life on earth is done
For I can’t be creating
A new life that has no sun

Somewhere the sun is shining
Somewhere the skies are blue
While here my heart is pining
So blue and broken over you

Somewhere a love is growing
Into a sweet dream come true
But how could I be knowing
That you’d find someone new

Somewhere the sun is shining
Somewhere the skies are blue

Bluebonnet Blooming In The Field (Larry W. Jones 05/18/2007) (song#4658)

The Texas sun was sinking low on the Brazos at Waco
My darling love was going away to Tennessee
It was in the month of May with bluebonnets on display
I held her in my arms and told her tenderly

You’re my bluebonnet blooming in the field
A blossom blooming for only me
Darling, my love for you is forever sealed
A blossom blooming for only me

One day a letter arrived from Tennessee
That said my bluebonnet darling had died
Great was the shock that came over me
As I read her words related to me inside

I’m your bluebonnet blooming in the field
A blossom blooming for only you
Darling, my love for you is forever sealed
A blossom blooming for only you

– instrumental –

Oh, why did she have to go to Tennessee
Though I know she missed her family
The wind storm came up so suddenly
My bluebonnet darling’s gone from me

Now she’ll never return to me from Tennessee
She has passed from this life and gone from me
In the month of May with bluebonnets on display
I remember the words my darling had to say

I’m your bluebonnet blooming in the field
A blossom blooming for only you
Darling, my love for you is forever sealed
A blossom blooming for only you

I’m your bluebonnet blooming in the field
A blossom blooming for only you

Lovely Moon Over Lubbock (Larry W. Jones 05/19/2007) (song#4659)

Tonight there’s a lovely moon over Lubbock
Where big fields of purple sage are growin’
There beneath the lovely moon over Lubbock
Soon to that west Texas town I’ll be goin’

For a sweet Texas girl I am so love struck
I’m goin’ to ask that girl to marry me
There beneath the lovely moon over Lubbock
Soon in that west Texas town I’ll be

– instrumental –

For a sweet Texas girl I am so love struck
I’m goin’ to ask that girl to marry me
There beneath the lovely moon over Lubbock
Soon in that west Texas town I’ll be

In my pickup truck I drove away from Lubbock
Just to see what the whole world held for me
But soon I’ll be under the moon over Lubbock
With my darlin’ in Lubbock is where I’ll be

Tonight there’s a lovely moon over Lubbock
My darlin’s back in Lubbock waitin’ for me

Pain At The End Of Mem’ry Lane (Larry W. Jones 05/19/2007) (song#4660)

They say that there is happiness
When taking a stroll down mem’ry lane
But for me there is only sadness
And pain at the end of mem’ry lane

Yesterday I got a letter from my darlin’
The words I read made me wish I were dead
She wrote, I hate to tell you this, darlin’
But another won my heart and we are wed

I can’t forget the beauty of her face
With her cute little turned up nose
And golden hair hanging down to there
In pony tails braided up with bows

– instrumental –

They say that there is happiness
When taking a stroll down mem’ry lane
But for me there is only sadness
And pain at the end of mem’ry lane

We grew up as best childhood pals
I was her beau and she was my gal
Now she’s married for silver and gold
And warm mem’ries will now turn cold

They say that there is happiness
When taking a stroll down mem’ry lane
But for me there is only sadness
And pain at the end of mem’ry lane

I’ll Sing At Her Reception Tonight (Larry W. Jones 05/19/2007) (song#4661)

I’ll put on my best clothes, most of her family will be there
I’ll wear my cowboy hat and boots cause it’s a western affair
My friends all think they know me, and all my songs are light
Though my heart may break, I’ll sing at her reception tonight

I’ll sing at your reception tonight, dear
I’ll sing at your reception tonight
Though my heart may break, dear
I’ll sing at your reception tonight

And when the party commences, I’ll help the crowd rejoice
Slow country and western songs are so easy on the voice
When the applause comes around, I’ll try to smile just right
Though my heart may break, I’ll sing at her reception tonight

At last the groom, he entered, with his bride upon his arm
At first I dared not look, then I smiled and put on my charm
I saw her smile at him the same way she once smiled at me
My poor heart was breaking but no person there could see

And when the party was over, I put my guitar down to rest
I’ll think of her often, she’s still the one I love the best
She once said that she loved me dearly and we’d never part
I sang songs at her reception with deception in my heart

I Saw You Along The Trail (Larry W. Jones 05/19/2007) (song#4662)

I saw you along the trail
When every bend came into view
Everywhere without fail
As I was riding all day through

In a town along the way
I hitched my pony at a small cafe
I saw you in the sweet rolls smell
The cottonwood trees and wishing well

I saw you along the trail
While riding on a summer’s day
While reading the stagecoach mail
I wondered why you went away

I saw you in the morning sun
I saw you in the evening too
And when the day was finally done
I saw the moon come into view
And I saw you

– instrumental –

I saw you along the trail
While riding on a summer’s day
While reading the stagecoach mail
I wondered why you went away

I saw you in the morning sun
I saw you in the evening too
And when the day was finally done
I saw the moon come into view
And I saw you

Amarillo Weekend (Larry W. Jones 05/19/2007) (song#4663)

Now, I’ll bet you an armadillo
There’s gonna be a dance in Amarillo
Everybody’s looking for something to do
I’ll bet the Texas two step is right for you
Come on cowboys, this is your chance
Amarillo cowgirls love to dance

Now, I’ll bet you an armadillo
The Texas two step is the dance in Amarillo
The weekend’s coming and it won’t take long
Til everybody learns to dance to a cowboy song
Come on cowboys, this is your chance
Amarillo cowgirls love to dance

Listen up cowboys, can’t you hear the noise
Amarillo cowgirls are lookin’ for cowboys
It sounds like thunder, and no wonder
An Amarillo weekend’s comin’ on

– instrumental –

Listen up cowboys, can’t you hear the noise
Amarillo cowgirls are lookin’ for cowboys
It sounds like thunder, and no wonder
An Amarillo weekend’s comin’ on

You Followed The Sun (Larry W. Jones 05/19/2007) (song#4664)

Today I looked and you were gone
Yesterday it rained and you followed the sun
Today I know you were my only one
Yesterday it rained and you followed the sun

Somehow I knew the time would come
The time for you to go
And in the end I lost a lover and friend
Don’t pretend it isn’t so

Today I looked and you were gone
Yesterday it rained and you followed the sun
Yesterday it rained and you followed the sun

– instrumental –

Somehow I knew the time would come
The time for you to go
And in the end I lost a lover and friend
Don’t pretend it isn’t so

Today I looked and you were gone
Yesterday it rained and you followed the sun

As Long As I Have A Song And You (Larry W. Jones 05/19/2007) (song#4665)

Darlin’, we’ll get along
As long as I have a song and you
I know dark days may come
And it may rain some too
But as long as I have a song and you
The sun will come shining through

Deprivation
Darlin’, that may come along too
But why should I care
As long as you’re there
Darlin’, we’ll get along
As long as I have a song and you

– instrumental –

But as long as I have a song and you
The sun will come shining through

Deprivation
Darlin’, that may come along too
But why should I care
As long as you’re there
Darlin’, we’ll get along
As long as I have a song and you

Girl In High Heeled Slippers (Larry W. Jones 05/20/2007) (song#4666)

Now, come all you rounders and you will hear
Of Janie Jones, wife of a locomotive engineer
Janie Jones was Casey’s wife, she was the wife of a railroad man
John Luther Jones rode the Illinois Central to the promised land

Janie knew Casey Jones loved a locomotive
But she didn’t know Casey would make history
Janie saw Casey climb aboard a locomotive
Called the New Orleans Special on the old I.C.

Janie’s husband pulled into Memphis on train Number Four
Old Sam Tate was scheduled down to Canton but Sam was ill
When Illinois Central asked for a volunteer, Casey said, I will
If I can have Simon Webb, my fireman true, and engine number 382

Engine 382 was a Rogers Ten Wheeler, six drivers strong
A powerful locomotive and fast for the likes of Casey Jones
The big wheels were six feet high, made for railroad zippers
Casey Jones called her The Old Girl In High Heeled Slippers

Janie Jones saw Casey mounted in the cabin
Janie Jones saw Casey with orders in his hand
Janie Jones saw Casey mounted in the cabin
On his farewell journey to the promised land

Casey pulled out of Memphis nearly two hours late
Soon he had train Number One at a breakneck rate
Janie thought she could hear the new train whistle moan
And she knew the engineer was her man, Casey Jones

Casey yelled to Simon through the night time wind
Simon, open up the boiler door and heave the coal in
Simon Webb gave the coal shovel everything he had
Anything to make Canton on time for a railroad lad

Water in Sardis and Grenada in the early morn
It was April 30, 1900 near the town of Vaughn
Train Number One was now only two minutes late
Seventy miles an hour, Casey didn’t see the freight

Train Number Eighty Three was still on the main line
Casey yelled, jump Simon, while you still have time
At 3:52 in the morning with the throttle in his hand
Janie never knew her husband went to the promised land

Janie Jones with three children were left to mourn
Her husband, Casey lost his life on that April morn
Now only God knows if he will see divine grace
All we know is no one will ever take Casey’s place

Janie Jones said he died at the throttle
Janie Jones was the wife of a railroad man
Janie Jones said he died at the throttle
Casey Jones rode the girl in high heeled slippers
To the promised land

Silver Stardust (Larry W. Jones 05/24/2007) (song#4667)

Moonlight is fading away
It’s almost the beginning of day
As silver stardust turns to rust
I’ll just be on my way

Just a word before I go
May the bluebird by your window show
As silver stardust turns to rust
I’ll just be on my way

To where the bluebird never shows
And silver stardust never glows
That’s just where I will go
As I go on my way

– instrumental –

Just a word before I go
May the bluebird by your window show
As silver stardust turns to rust
I’ll just be on my way

To where the bluebird never shows
And silver stardust never glows
That’s just where I will go
As I go on my way

What was so right has gone so wrong
Love so bright did not last long
As silver stardust turns to rust
I’ll just be on my way

As silver stardust turns to rust
I’ll just be on my way

Adios Maria (Larry W. Jones 05/24/2007) (song#4668)

Adios, Maria, I have to go
The cowboy said, please Maria, don’t grieve so
You know, the trail has called me far across the prairie
Maria said, take this cottonwood leaf that’s turning gold
To remember my love that will ne’er grow old
Keep it close to your heart, my love, and remember me

The cowboy said, Maria, meet me down the trail
And greet me when I come riding home again
For I’ll return to you without fail
Beneath the cottonwood where this leaf once grew
Kiss me, Maria, before we part
Said the cowboy with a saddened heart
After the roundup in the Fall, Maria, I’ll return to you

I’ll be here, Maria, dear, I’ll be here
When the cottonwood’s turning gold is near
Beneath that old tree that grows so tall
After the roundup in the Fall
I’ll be here, Maria, dear, I’ll be here

See the cowboy with his pony just untied
The roundup is over and it’s time to ride
He’s heading down the trail to home
Back to the only girl who is his own

The autumn roundup was done without a care
As the cowboy rode his pony down the trail
Until, beneath the cottonwood tree he found a grave
The silent prayer he said was like a wail
For Maria, the girl he loved was sleeping there
And tears he shed fell on the golden leaf she gave

I’ll Follow My Broken Heart (Larry W. Jones 05/24/2007) (song#4669)

I’ll follow my broken heart
Until every part of life is through
It’s filled with dreams broken apart
None of them came true

But no matter what the cost
If I have to buy the moon above
I’ll follow my broken heart that’s lost
Til I hear spoken true words of love

– instrumental –

I know there will come a day
When love finds a brand new start
Until then I’ll find a way
To follow my broken heart

I’ll follow my broken heart
Until every part of life is through
It’s filled with dreams broken apart
None of them came true

But no matter what the cost
If I have to buy the moon above
I’ll follow my broken heart that’s lost
Til I hear spoken true words of love

I’ll follow my broken heart
Til I hear spoken true words of love

I’ll Ride The Trail Alone (Larry W. Jones 05/24/2007) (song#4670)

Sweetheart, I’ll leave you with this melody
Since you tell me that we’re through
And you say our love wasn’t meant to be
The ranch I built for you, it seems
Was a waste of cowboy dreams
And now I see how lonely things will be

I’ll ride the trail alone
To some place where I’m not known
Like a tumbleweed drifting alone and blue
I’ll ride the trail alone
To wherever the wind has blown
And when I think of a love that once was true
I’ll remember you

I sent a letter on the Butterfield stage
Though I had better things to do
Sealed with dew from the purple sage
Just to let you know I still love you
Sweetheart, if you will read the page
You will see my return address
Is on the trail of distress, alone and blue

On The Low Side Of Lonely (Larry W. Jones 05/25/2007) (song#4671)

On the low side of lonely
Is such a lonely place to be
On the low side of lonely
Is not where I want to be
All I have are mem’ries only
Of yesterday’s side of lonely
When you were still with me

On the low side of lonely
Is such a lonely place to be
On the low side of lonely
Is just below my dignity
All I hope is that only
On yesterday’s side of lonely
You’ll be back home with me

– instrumental –

All I have are mem’ries only
Of yesterday’s side of lonely
When you were still with me

On the low side of lonely
Is such a lonely place to be
On the low side of lonely
Is just below my dignity
All I hope is that only
On yesterday’s side of lonely
You’ll be back home with me

No Stranger’s Arms (Larry W. Jones 05/25/2007) (song#4672)

No stranger’s arms, no stranger’s charms
No danger of any other love but you

Stormy weather sometimes made us blue
But heather bloomed when the sun came shining through
You and I have stayed together
And that same love that kept us together is still true

Blue skies have made us happy
As happy as your eyes of blue
You and I have stayed together
And that same love that kept us together is still true

– instrumental –

No strangers’ arms, no strangers’ charms
No danger of any other love but you

One of these days we may be parted
When our lives here must say adieu
But time will mend all broken hearted
And in the end I’ll still be with you

Until then…
No stranger’s arms, no stranger’s charms
No danger of any other love but you

I Overlooked A Four Leaf Clover (Larry W. Jones 05/25/2007) (song#4673)

I overlooked a four leaf clover
That was growing just outside my door
One petal was the sunshine
One petal was the rain
One petal was the song the bluebirds sing
When they come in spring again

I overlooked a four leaf clover
That was growing just outside my door
The fourth petal won my heart over
For darling, it’s you I adore

– instrumental –

One petal was the rain
One petal was the song the bluebirds sing
When they come in spring again

I overlooked a four leaf clover
That was growing just outside my door
The fourth petal won my heart over
For darling, it’s you I adore

Prairie Honeymoon (Larry W. Jones 05/25/2007) (song#4674)

The whippoorwill is calling, ye-oh-ul-oh-ul-dee
The dogies all are bawling, ye-oh-ul-oh-ul-dee
A wedding cake they’ll be hauling, ye-oh-ul-oh-ul-dee
A prairie honeymoon for her and me

Out here on the prairie where the purple sage blooms
Prairie roses give the scent of engagement perfume
Here lives a little cowgirl, my sweet prairie dove
She’s the pride of the prairie under heavens above

The whippoorwill is calling, ye-oh-ul-oh-ul-dee

– instrumental –

Her hair is colored golden, her eyes are bright blue
Her kisses are never bolden, a lady whose heart is true
Her voice is appealing, as when the angels sing
Our love we’ll be sealing with her wedding ring

The whippoorwill is calling, ye-oh-ul-oh-ul-dee
The dogies all are bawling, ye-oh-ul-oh-ul-dee
A wedding cake they’ll be hauling, ye-oh-ul-oh-ul-dee
A prairie honeymoon for her and me
ye-oh-ul-oh-ul-dee
ye-oh-ul-oh-ul-dee-eee

I’ll Sit At Home And Wait For You (Larry W. Jones 05/25/2007) (song#4675)

Now that you’re gone, what can I do
To make believe I’ve not lost you
I’ll just pretend dreams do come true
I’ll sit at home and wait for you

I know tomorrow you’ll be far away
Might as well be in the Milky Way
Unlike those stars that fade in day
This sorrow may never fade away

– instrumental –

I’ll just pretend dreams do come true
I’ll sit at home and wait for you

I know tomorrow you’ll be far away
Might as well be in the Milky Way
Unlike those stars that fade in day
This sorrow may never fade away

Darling, I’ll try my best not to cry
For that would only make me blue
So, until my eyes are really dry
I’ll sit at home and wait for you

I’ll think of you each and every night
Dear, I hope that you will be all right
Here’s how I’ll cope with feeling blue
I’ll sit at home and wait for you

Saddled For Texas (Larry W. Jones 05/25/2007) (song#4676)

I’m weary of Chicago noise and the wind
Up here I haven’t made or found a friend
I’m headin’ south while I’ve got a chance
I’m gonna find me a job on a Texas ranch

I’m saddled for Texas
Saddled for Texas
Saddled for Texas sand
Where I can see longhorn cattle
Hear rattlesnakes rattle
I’m saddled for Texas sand

I’m gonna work on a ranch til my days are done
Even though the pay is low I’ll still have fun
I’ll mend the fence and ride the range til I die
Spend my last ten cents in Texas in sunny skies

I’ll save up some pay and find me a bride
One fine day she’ll be riding by my side
We’ll get our own ranch and raise a cowboy
Watching longhorns graze will be a real joy

I’m saddled for Texas
Saddled for Texas
Saddled for Texas sand
Where I can see longhorn cattle
Hear rattlesnakes rattle
I’m saddled for Texas sand

I’ll play my guitar when the evening comes
Sing songs together to the guitar strums
I’ll sing about Texas and the Texas skies
And the love light I see shining in her eyes

I’m saddled for Texas
Saddled for Texas
Saddled for Texas sand
Where I can see longhorn cattle
Hear rattlesnakes rattle
I’m saddled for Texas sand

Heartwreck Hotel (Larry W. Jones 05/25/2007) (song#4677)

Open up them old dusty blinds
And let in some new sunshine
Yell down to the old bell boy
Tell him I’ve found a new joy
Gonna pay my bill, turn in my key
I can’t sit still, I’m so happy
Because…

I’m hittin’ the deck from heartwreck hotel
I ain’t lookin’ no more at gloomy skies
I’ve found a darlin’ who thinks I’m swell
I ain’t walkin’ the floor with cryin’ eyes
So, get my duffel cause I’m feelin’ fine
I’m doin’ the single shuffel one last time
Sign a traveller’s check for a last farewell
I’m hittin’ the deck from heartwreck hotel

Now, you can tell that sad old maitre d’
This old blues guitar ain’t meant for me
I’ll be singin’ songs with a happier sound
For a darlin’ who’ll turn your head around

Well, on that heartwreck hotel window sill
There never sang a bluebird ’cause of the chill
Now I see sunshine through the window pane
It sure looks fine, much better than the rain
I’m up to my neck in love as everyone can tell
I’m hittin’ the deck from heartwreck hotel
Yeah, what the heck, I’m hittin’ the deck
From heartwreck hotel

South Padre Isle (Larry W. Jones 05/26/2007) (song#4678)

There’s a girl I love on a Texas isle
Isle of love, isle of love, South Padre Isle
Where tall palm trees feel the Gulf wind breeze
On a shoreline fair, where love is in the air
Someone I know is waiting by the Gulf of Mexico

All night long, by the shore, by the shore
Love songs I’ll sing for one I so adore
I already see it’s a lovely place to be
I’m gonna stay awhile on South Padre Isle

– instrumental –

I already see it’s a lovely place to be
I’m gonna stay awhile on South Padre Isle

I’ll see her smile on South Padre Isle
Beneath the shelt’ring palms we’ll stroll in style
We will live and love where warm winds blow
On the Gulf of Mexico
I’m sentimental for a girl so gentle
A trip down there will be worthwhile
I’m gonna stay awhile on South Padre Isle

A trip down there will be worthwhile
I’m gonna stay awhile on South Padre Isle

Heaven Says Howdy (Larry W. Jones 05/26/2007) (song#4679)

Heaven says howdy
When the sun tells a cloudy day to clear away
Heaven says howdy
When the bluebirds sing to the flowers in May
And when the day is done
I hurry home to my one and only one
With words of love each and every day

– instrumental –

Heaven says howdy
When the sun tells a cloudy day to clear away
Heaven says howdy
When the bluebirds sing to the flowers in May

Heaven says howdy
When it’s not too crowdy and I have you all alone
Dear, I’ll never doubt the love that you have shone
Heaven says howdy
Because it’s never cloudy in the sunshine of your love

No Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Larry W. Jones 05/26/2007) (song#4680)

Sad memories that linger within my heart
Are blue eyes crying in the rain
Someday love will live again, sweetheart
No tears will blue eyes cry again

When my blue moon turns to gold again
You’ll be back from that lonely mem’ry lane
When my blue moon turns to gold again
There’ll be no blue eyes crying in the rain

Sweet lips that used to thrill me so
I remember from what seems ages ago
Sweetheart you and I will one day meet again
There’ll be no blue eyes crying in the rain

– instrumental –

When my blue moon turns to gold again
There’ll be no sad mem’ries of days of old
Dear, when I hold you once again as then
My blue moon once again will turn to gold

When my blue moon turns to gold again
You’ll be back from that lonely mem’ry lane
When my blue moon turns to gold again
There’ll be no blue eyes crying in the rain

Aiming High (Larry W. Jones 05/26/2007) (song#4681)

Darlin’, I’m aiming high
My eye is on that Texas star in the sky
Oh yes, I’m aiming high
I might get weak but I’ll reach the peak
Dear, you’re the only thing that matters
Cause you are my Texas star
If I must, I’ll just climb some ladders
To get up to where you are
Darlin’, it might be a climb but I’ve got the time
Because I’m
I’m aiming high

Every day when I walk out my door
I think about where you are
My mind’s made up, it’s you I adore
Darlin’, you are my Texas star

– instrumental –

Riding On Top Of The World (Larry W. Jones 05/26/2007) (song#4682)

I’m riding on top of the world
Just riding along
Just riding along

I’ve got news, I’m through with the blues
Just humming my song
Just humming my song

Mercy me, I ain’t got time to trudge
Glory be, somebody call the circuit judge
Like Humpty fell with a Dumpty fall
My heart is pumpin’, might even stall
And the reason, I don’t have to guess
That girl done gone and told me, Yes

– instrumental –

Like Humpty fell with a Dumpty fall
My heart is pumpin’, might even stall
And the reason, I don’t have to guess
That girl done gone and told me, Yes

I’m riding on top of the world
Just riding along
Just riding along

I’ve got news, I’m through with the blues
Just humming my song
Just humming my song

I’m riding on top of the world

Lonesomest Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 05/26/2007) (song#4683)

Meet the lonesomest cowboy around
I’m nobody in this shoddy town
I’ve got no cowgirl here to call me dear
Got nobody to bring me cheer
But I’m learnin’ to roll the dice
Someday somebody’s gonna treat me nice
I’m gonna steal a heart and make it purr
When I kiss her with a cowboy smack
She’s gonna squeal when I squeeze her
And I’m never gonna give her back
Cause I’m so lonesome in this here town
Meet the lonesomest cowboy around

– instrumental –

If you read the obituary someday
About a poor cowboy who passed away
You can shed a tear in case you hear
It was me last seen cryin’ in my beer
If they print my picture with a smile on my face
Take a hint, it was upside down and out of place
If you wanna save a cowboy from his grave
Find me a cowgirl who my heart can save

Too Sad To Be Glad (Larry W. Jones 05/26/2007) (song#4684)

Dear, I’m not gonna worry
About all those things you said
Cause you’re not gonna change until you’re dead
And dear, I’m too sad
Yes dear, I’m too sad about you
I’m too sad to be glad that we’re through

I thought you’d always love me
I heard you say you were my own
But now I guess I must have heard you wrong
And dear, I’m too sad
Yes dear, I’m too sad about you
I’m too sad to be glad that we’re through

– instrumental –

You’ve got your suitcase packed
Don’t think of coming back no more
Cause things can never be the same as they were before
And dear, I’m too sad
Yes dear, I’m too sad about you
I’m too sad to be glad that we’re through

Dear, you’ve broken every vow
But it doesn’t matter now
I’ve heard every word that excuses will allow
And that’s what is so sad
Yes dear, I’m too sad about you
I’m too sad to be glad that we’re through

Molly Is The Gal I Left Behind Me (Larry W. Jones 05/27/2007) (song#4685)

Well, I hit the trail in seventy nine
Herd of longhorns strung out behind me
As I rode along I hummed a song
Of the Texas gal I left behind me

That Texas gal, little Texas gal
Sweet Texas gal I left behind me
Molly is the gal, little Texas gal
Molly is the gal I left behind me

Now, on this Goodnight-Loving Trail
If Comanches, they don’t find me
By golly I’m goin’ to Texas again
To Molly, the gal I left behind me

That Texas gal, little Texas gal
Sweet Texas gal I left behind me
Molly is the gal, little Texas gal
Molly is the gal I left behind me

When coyotes wail and cattle stampede
And longhorns come running behind me
I’ll jolly go back at the bullwhip’s crack
To Molly, the gal I left behind me

That Texas gal, little Texas gal
Sweet Texas gal I left behind me
Molly is the gal, little Texas gal
Molly is the gal I left behind me

Well, I wish I was back at the big corral
So hail and rain and wind don’t blind me
I’m gonna saddle pal to my little Texas gal
To Molly, the gal I left behind me

That Texas gal, little Texas gal
Sweet Texas gal I left behind me
Molly is the gal, little Texas gal
Molly is the gal I left behind me

Two lips That Deceive (Larry W. Jones 05/27/2007) (song#4686)

A rose petal fell from a bouquet
It settled on two lips I kissed that day
As Gypsies say, and I now believe
A rose petal falls on lips that deceive

A rose petal fell and so did a star
I saw a kiss that lingered well too far
You vowed your love, I was proud of your love
Our dreams were one but they came undone
A love I believed has now made me grieve
When one rose petal fell on two lips that deceive

– instrumental –

As Gypsies say, and I now believe
A rose petal falls on lips that deceive

Boot Scoot Rag (Larry W. Jones 05/27/2007) (song#4687)

Get out a bandana and shine up my boots
Meet my darlin’ tonight in my western suit
I live in Texas and I sure know how to brag
Tell her that I love her and she’s in the bag