When The Blues Came Rolling By (Larry W Jones 12/09/2018) (song #7401)
 
In the quiet of the night I heard the door open light
An hour later I heard that lonesome whistle moan and cry
She was on the midnight outbound as it was leaving town  
Our true love ended that night when the blues came rolling by

Now every night when that fast train comes rolling by
I give a sigh for the price my heart had to pay
I recall every day the night she went away
My heart paid its dues when the blues came rolling by

(Instrumental)

In the quiet of the night I heard stepping on the floor
Soon the quiet silence that I heard grew into a roar
That lonesome midnight train whistle blew and that’s when I knew
My whole world grew cold and dark when the blues came rolling by

Now every night when that fast train comes rolling by
I give a sigh for the price my heart had to pay
I recall every day the night she went away
My heart paid its dues when the blues came rolling by

I recall every day the night she went away
My heart paid its dues when the blues came rolling by

Larry's Song (Larry W Jones 12/13/2018) (song #7402)

Why are rainbows painting after the raining from above
Why is there no constraining when you’re entertaining love
Why is the air so airy and without a care of wrong
It must be Larry’s song

What makes a girly with hair so curly go paint the town
Why do drakes make mistakes for a silly goose goose’s down
Why does a chicken get her kick in when the rooster’s home
It must be Larry’s song

Hear now, hear now, there’s something a-coming near around now
If you don’t know it you can show it by singing along
Silver screen actors calls it a factor for pleasing throngs
It must be Larry’s song

(Instrumental)

Why are rainbows painting after the raining from above
Why is there no constraining when you’re entertaining love
Why is the air so airy and without a care of wrong
It must be Larry’s song

What makes a girly with hair so curly go paint the town
Why do drakes make mistakes for a silly goose goose’s down
Why does a chicken get her kick in when the rooster’s home
It must be Larry’s song

Why is the air so airy and without a care of wrong
It must be Larry’s song
It must be Larry’s song

Ocean Empty Of Love (Larry W Jones 12/15/2018) (song #7403)

The waves of the ocean no longer wave to me
Not even a notion of love for me

Ocean empty of love, her arms I can’t access
I hold this emptiness, deep and cold I confess
I’ve lost my dove in the ocean I’m speaking of
Ocean empty of love

When did I lose her in the gale
I’m so confused how love could fail

Ocean empty of love, her arms I can’t access
I hold this emptiness, deep and cold I confess
I’ve lost my dove in the ocean I’m speaking of
Ocean empty of love

(Instrumental)

When did I lose her in the gale
I’m so confused how love could fail

Oh how I wish to win her love again
And sail back to where our new love began
So who will rescue me from this ocean
Someone with love’s devotion surely can

Ocean empty of love, your arms I can’t access
I hold this emptiness, deep and cold I confess
I’ve lost my dove in the ocean I’m speaking of
Ocean empty of love

Deep Wooded Holler (Larry W Jones 12/17/2018) (song #7404)

Well, I’d rather live in a deep wooded holler
Where the live oak trees won’t allow the sun to shine
Than to know that somehow you could love another 
When you said that you would vow to always be mine

I now sleep in a deep wooded holler
And when I awake I can find no rest
Every hour it seems my world gets smaller
Every time my poor heart beats in my chest

Dear, in my deep wooded holler you are welcome
If you’re not wedded you can rightly come herein
Here in my poor heart dear I will always love you
For you know that it was your love I tried to win

(Instrumental)

I now sleep in a deep wooded holler
And when I awake I can find no rest
Every hour it seems my world gets smaller
Every time my poor heart beats in my chest

Dear, in my deep wooded holler you are welcome
If you’re not wedded you can rightly come herein
Here in my poor heart dear I will always love you
For you know that it was your love I tried to win

April Showers (Larry W Jones 12/19/2018) (song #7405)

Now, a cowboy’s life ain’t filled with flowers
When April comes the skies can rain for hours
And sometimes he feels like he’s done been whipped
But here’s one thing that cowboy may have skipped

Though April showers rain on purple sage
May flowers will cover the prairie stage
Don’t worry cause an April shower knows
In May will grow a field of prairie rose

(Instrumental)

Now, when a cowboy sees clouds down the trail
He knows April rains will come without fail
But the cowboy will sing his western song
While with April showers he rides along

Though April showers rain on purple sage
May flowers will cover the prairie stage
Don’t worry cause an April shower knows
In May will grow a field of prairie rose

Tiny House In Tiny Town (Larry W Jones 12/20/2018) (song #7405)

My office is big and shiny
And I work here from nine to five
It’s flawless but I like tiny
Where I came from I felt alive

It was only a tiny house in Tiny town
But the place was tidy and never was run down
The rooms were tiny and the town was tiny too
Folks treated me kindly and I never felt blue

It was only my tiny house in Tiny town

(Instrumental)

I would give up this big office
And my work here from nine to five
Spend all dollars in my wallet
And back to Tiny town I’d drive

It was only a tiny house in Tiny town
But the place was tidy and never was run down
The rooms were tiny and the town was tiny too
Folks treated me kindly and I never felt blue

It was only my tiny house in Tiny town

For Me Or For No One At All (Larry W Jones 12/21/2018) (song #)

Just part of your heart will not do
For me or for no one at all
It’s all of me for all of you
For me or for no one at all

When it comes to love come my way
Someone in between is a wall
In truth here’s all I have to say
For me or for no one at all

For me or for no one at all

(Instrumental)

Don’t place your kiss on just my cheek
Having bliss is not a close call
Eyes of love means not just a peek
For me or for no one at all

Dear if I fell under your spell
Catch me in your arms when I fall
It’s with me I want you to dwell
For me or for no one at all

For me or for no one at all

So Long Pal (Larry W Jones 12/22/2018) (song #7408)

Well, it’s time to say adios and so long pal
You have been the best old horse in this here locale
I’ve cared well for you and it’s hard to say goodbye
So long pal and I will miss you as time goes by

So long pal, go out to pasture with no horse shoes
So long pal, you now can capture new peaceful views
Now, I can see the understanding in your face
So long pal, no cayuse can ever take your place

(Instrumental)

Well, so long pal, we’ve been together many years
Recall that bad trail drive before the weather cleared
So you know before you go to the big corral
Remember you I always shall so, so long pal

So long pal, go out to pasture with no horse shoes
So long pal, you now can capture new peaceful views
Now, I can see the understanding in your face
So long pal, no cayuse can ever take your place

So you know before you go to the big corral
Remember you I always shall so, so long pal

Deep Purple (Larry W Jones 12/25/2018) (song #7409)

When deep purple twilight falls with all its might
And the moon spreads its beams for all in the night
Then I will recall the fairest of them all
When in reverie you tiptoe back to me in dreams

When deep purple twilight falls with all its might
I will see you come in sight and to my arms
Our hearts will beat as one as they once have done
When in reverie you tiptoe back to me in dreams

(Instrumental)

When deep purple twilight falls with all its might
That wall of mist will disappear with you near
Then we will be as one as the day is done
When in reverie you tiptoe back to me in dreams

When deep purple twilight falls with all its might
And the moon spreads its beams for all in the night
Then I will recall the fairest of them all
When in reverie you tiptoe back to me in dreams

When deep purple twilight falls

Spring Roundup Time (Larry W Jones 12/26/2018) (song #7410)

When it’s spring roundup time along the Texas Trail
Cowboys will be bringing young dogies in
They’ll be telling tall Texas tales bigger than whales
While drinking coffee by the cattle pens

Coyotes will howl at the silver Texas moon
While cowboys try to get some earned shut-eye
For when daylight comes they’ll put on their chaps and guns
It’s spring roundup time under Texas skies

(Instrumental)

There’s a big herd of beef that can bring cowboys grief
And horses to tame with a Texas brand
When it’s spring roundup time along the Texas Trail
Cowboys ride tall like a rancher’s top hand

They’ll draw their pay at the end of the cattle drive
And buy some new duds at the mercantile
When it’s spring roundup time along the Texas Trail
Cowboys are in their prime and tough as steel

When it’s spring roundup time along the Texas Trail
Cowboys are in their prime and tough as steel

This Glass Of Rye (Larry W Jones 12/26/2018) (song #7411)

This glass of rye just won’t run dry
Like she did in running away
The words she said run in my head
Holding this glass of rye today

This glass of rye has eased the pain
That seized my heart and made it burn
This glass of rye now finds that I
Have a lot of living to learn

(Instrumental)

This glass of rye just won’t run dry
Like she did in running away
The words she said run in my head
Holding this glass of rye today

This glass of rye was to the brim
When I filled it shortly ago
Soon I will teach my heart to swim
Before it drowns in sorrow’s flow

This glass of rye just won’t run dry
I’ll fill it up right to the brim

A Lifetime To Forget (Larry W Jones 01/30/2019) (song #7412)

Now I find myself alone and broken hearted
Reality will come and I must face it yet  
Dear, the night you left is when a new day started
Now I regret I have a lifetime to forget

Well dear, I hear tell that you’re fine with another
While I dwell with troubled mind from dawn to sunset
I’ve had some thoughts of finding you but why bother 
And I regret I have a lifetime to forget

(Instrumental)

A lifetime to forget 
Precious moments I remember
Late at night, dim the lights
Sweet love so warm and tender

Now, if we could right the wrongs that we both made dear
Maybe we could write a song about true love yet
But I guess it’s been too long and one thing is clear
Now I regret I have a lifetime to forget

Down deep inside dear I want to ask your pardon    
If that would help to have our faded love reset
But I guess it’s been too long and you’re now hardened
And I regret I have a lifetime to forget

But I guess it’s been too long and you’re now hardened
And I regret I have a lifetime to forget

The Old Soft Shoe (Larry W Jones 02/01/2019) (song #7413)

I gave my heart away cause I’m a fool
Just like back in old time Vaudeville when love songs were not true
To get you back what can I say or do
Well, just for you I’ll take a chance and dance the old soft shoe

I’m a fool to try for a love renewed
You broke my heart when you said you had found somebody new
But I’ve practiced just what to say and do
So, just for you I’ll take a chance and dance the old soft shoe

(Instrumental)

The old soft shoe might get you back
I'm hopin' for the best
Since our love ran off the tracks
I ain't had a moment's rest

I’m a fool to try for a love renewed
You broke my heart when you said you had found somebody new
But I’ve practiced just what to say and do
So, just for you I’ll take a chance and dance the old soft shoe

Yes, I’ve practiced just what to say and do
So, just for you I’ll take a chance and dance the old soft shoe
I’ll take a chance and dance the old soft shoe
I’ll take a chance and dance the old soft shoe for you

I’ll Press Fit Yours To Mine (Larry W Jones 02/01/2019) (song #7414)

Well, you have lips and I have lips
They taste what’s mighty fine
I’m not talking about corn chips
I’ll press fit yours to mine

Oh, you have dreams and I have dreams
Together it’s a sign
Here’s a scheme I know you’ll esteem
I’ll press fit yours to mine

(Instrumental)

Now, you have hands and I have hands
To hold yours I’m inclined
I’ll be your man cause I have plans
I’ll press fit yours to mine

Now, your kind heart and my kind heart
Might just well be aligned
If you’ll admit I’ll do my part
I’ll press fit yours to mine

(Instrumental)

You have lips, dreams and hands and heart
Let’s love with sweetest wine
We’ll be a hit right from the start
I’ll press fit yours to mine

You’re Tied Around My Finger (Larry W Jones 02/01/2019) (song #7415)

I put you where I want you, the best place of all
When you trip and stumble I’ll come to brace your fall
I’ll help you forget him when you’re out on a limb
You’re tied around my finger for when love grows dim 

You’re tied around my finger, puppet on a string
I’ll keep you tied until I hear my door bell ring
You’re tied around my finger, don’t try to get free
I’ll undo the string when you come back home to me

(Instrumental)

You’re tied around my finger, puppet on a string
I’ll keep you tied until I hear my door bell ring
You’re tied around my finger, don’t try to get free
I’ll undo the string when you come back home to me

I’ve tied you in a secret corner of my heart
So you will know just where to go when teardrops start
You know where to find me if you get jittery
You’re tied around my finger for love’s delivery

You’re tied around my finger, don’t try to get free
I’ll undo the string when you come back home to me

You’re Too Easy To Recall (Larry W Jones 02/01/2019) (song #7416)

Now, I could forget I knew you
Disregard how you made me fall
Just forget how you made me blue
But you’re too easy to recall

I could dismiss arms that held me
They were so soft and oh so small
But I’m so blind and so needy
Cause you’re too easy to recall

(Instrumental)

I could dismiss arms that held me
They were so soft and oh so small
But I’m so blind and so needy
Cause you’re too easy to recall

Guess you don’t need lips that kissed you
How I tried to forget them all
But I’ve made slips out of the blue
Cause you’re too easy to recall

Now, I could forget I knew you
But you’re too easy to recall

It Won’t Be Today (Larry W Jones 02/02/2019) (song #7417)

Well, today I heard it from the blue
Tomorrow would not be me and you
I know I’ll forget those words you say
Some fine day but it won’t be today

Oh, some fine day I won’t remember
Your French perfume called Fiery Ember
The fire’s gone out and I’m free to play
Some fine day but it won’t be today

(Instrumental)

Some fine day a brand new day will come
When I’ll forget where our love came from
I won’t recall when you went away
Some fine day but it won’t be today

Oh, some fine day I won’t remember
Your French perfume called Fiery Ember
The fire’s gone out and I’m free to play
Some fine day but it won’t be today

So I’ll just say, it won’t be today

Old Traditional Love (Larry W Jones 02/03/2019) (song #7418)

Well, I thought staying in love was an easy thing
But I see some dreams splittin’ apart at the seams
What are all these people so blindly thinkin’ of
Whatever happened to old traditional love

Whatever happened to old traditional love
When couples stayed just as firm as the stars above
Their sacred vows would never come to push and shove 
Whatever happened to old traditional love

(Instrumental)

Here you are telling me that it’s past and goodbye
And here I stand as once your man wondering why
What do people do with old left over I love you
How can love forever fit in with someone new

Whatever happened to old traditional love
When couples stayed just as firm as the stars above
Their sacred vows would never come to push and shove 
Whatever happened to old traditional love

Whatever happened to old traditional love

As Long As Love Stirs The Fire (Larry W Jones 02/04/2019) (song #7419)

As long as love stirs the fire I’ll be warmed by your flame

How long will this happiness be around
And how long will my feet be on the ground
Dear, if you will forever bare my name
As long as love stirs the fire
Then, I’ll be warmed by your flame

I’m not concerned about our future plans
Love will still burn a lifetime if it’s fanned
And though that old spark may seem to be tamed
As long as love stirs the fire
Then, I’ll be warmed by your flame

(Instrumental)

I’m not concerned about our future plans
Love will still burn a lifetime if it’s fanned
And though that old spark may seem to be tamed
As long as love stirs the fire
Then, I’ll be warmed by your flame

As long as love stirs the fire
Then, I’ll be warmed by your flame
As long as love stirs the fire
Then, I’ll be warmed by your flame

I’m Gonna Hold An Auction (Larry W Jones 02/05/2019) (song #7420)

I’m gonna hold an auction for a darkened sky
I’ll accept the lowest bid for a lonesome night 
For one old worn out heart now who will raise a hand
Gonna hold an auction for girls who need a man

Now ladies, what will you bid for two empty arms
Call your lowest bid and take the bull by the horns
Come on all you ladies and let the bidding start
I’m gonna hold an auction for my lonely heart

(Instrumental)

I’m gonna hold an auction for lots of lost dreams
What will you bid now, for a man in faded jeans
Come on all you ladies, let the bidding begin
Gonna hold an auction, may the lowest bid win

Now ladies, what will you bid for two empty arms
Call your lowest bid and take the bull by the horns
Come on all you ladies and let the bidding start
I’m gonna hold an auction for my lonely heart

I’m gonna hold an auction, let the bidding start

In Love Up To My Eyes (Larry W Jones 02/06/2019) (song #7421)

No use to try and turn around
When I saw you I saw a prize
I’m in the skies ‘stead of the ground
Cause I’m in love up to my eyes

I want to swim instead of sink
Well, I guess that is no surprise
But I might drown instead I think
Cause I’m in love up to my eyes

(Instrumental)

Dear, when we kiss my heart won’t stop
My doctor gave me this advice
Stop, cause your heart’s flippity flop
But I’m in love up to my eyes

I bought a ring for your finger
It’s kinda small but mighty nice
I hope you like it and linger
Cause I’m in love up to my eyes

(Instrumental)

Dear, since I’ve seen your big blue eyes
I dream of you until sunrise
They’re all so sweet and a real treat
Cause I’m in love up to my eyes

I’ve dated lots of girls in life
But I saw right through their disguise
May I ask you to be my wife
Cause I’m in love up to my eyes

Black Coal Train (Larry W Jones 02/07/2019) (song #7422)

Now, listen while we gather round the old black stove
A story about a train that my Daddy drove
In Leadville Colorado ran the black coal veins 
That’s where Daddy started driving the black coal train

Real early in the morning when the sun was low
Rolling out of Leadville he made the train horn blow
Headed down to Texas on the steel railroad main
Mama cooked meals and waited for the black coal train  

(Instrumental)

Right on time every week about the break of day
We heard the train a-comin’ down the right of way
Daddy drove that old train no matter shine or rain 
From Leadville to Texas rolling the black coal train

Well, I know that story ended a long time ago
Daddy told us his stories round the old black stove
About rolling down to Texas in the cold and rain
And coming back to Mama in the black coal train

Daddy’s life was in Leadville on the black coal train

Tony The Thunder Horse (Larry W Jones 02/08/2019) (song #7423)

The news was on the back page, hardly worth a show
Story bout silver screens from years of long ago
The reading of the lines brought a tear to my eye
My fav’rite one, Tony the Thunder Horse had died

My brothers and I rode western trails with Tony 
When the Creighton Theater featured the pony
It just don’t seem right what the paper back page read
The Courier said Tony the Thunder Horse is dead

(Instrumental)

My thoughts went back to when I was a buckeroo
I never thought Tony would meet his Waterloo
To us he was our hero, running brave and strong
Oh, the sorrow, Tony the Thunder Horse is gone

My brothers and I rode western trails with Tony 
When the Creighton Theater featured the pony
It just don’t seem right what the paper back page read
The Courier said Tony the Thunder Horse is dead

(Instrumental)

Tony was the fastest horse on the silver screen
He outran the wind and the bad guys in the scene
When my thoughts return to before I was a man
I see that Tony the Thunder Horse runs again

Tony was the fastest horse on the silver screen
He outran the wind and the bad guys in the scene
When my thoughts return to before I was a man
I see that Tony the Thunder Horse runs again

Tony the Thunder Horse runs again

Little Bitty Heartaches (Larry W Jones 02/09/2019) (song #7424)

I try to get a little sleep but sleep won’t come
I have little bitty heartaches til morning sun
The past keeps coming back with haunting memories
These little bitty heartaches just won’t let me be

Little bitty heartaches come back to hurt me so
Little bitty heartaches seem like they’re gonna grow
I just don’t know how long I can keep hanging on
I’ve had these little bitty heartaches since you’re gone

(Instrumental)

Little bitty heartaches come back to hurt me so
Little bitty heartaches seem like they’re gonna grow
I just don’t know how long I can keep hanging on
I’ve had these little bitty heartaches since you’re gone

My poor heart keeps telling me that I was a fool
Little bitty heartaches don’t tell me what to do
In my mind I wonder why did I let you go
Little bitty heartaches say I still love you so

In my mind I wonder why did I let you go
Little bitty heartaches say I still love you so

Big Live Oak Tree (Larry W Jones 02/09/2019) (song #7425)

I arrived in Tombstone at a quarter til three
Paid the blacksmith for horse shoes for old Champ
Then to the saloon for whiskey and a room key
But first some poker under an oil lamp 

I pulled up the last chair in the Last Chance Saloon
The table was full with cowboys and snakes
The face cards that I drew were all winning real soon
But my good fortune turned out a mistake

He drew first but he never cleared leather
The young top-hand accused me of cheating the score
My gun felt just as light as a feather
The quick colt forty-five left him dead on the floor

Big live oak tree, your old limbs have grown long
You must have waited for quite a long age
I did no wrong but now I must be strong
My future’s grim as I reap my doomed wage 

As a big crowd gathered round the town judge walked in
Then came the sheriff and he took command
Cowboy, you took the life of the judge’s new kin
His daughter just married that young top-hand

No reckon or reason could I make in defense
In a split second it was him or me
The poker money I won was not worth a cent 
Out on a limb of the big live oak tree

Impressively growing on Boot Hill all alone
Dead of Winter but the live oak is green
As I strive to recall an old cowboy’s sad song
I whisper the words and know what they mean

I’m in the saddle and old Champ is beneath me
With his new horse shoes he’ll really make stride
I see the noose thrown over a limb of the tree
As they tightly tied my hands to my side

Big live oak tree, your old limbs have grown long
You must have waited for quite a long age
I did no wrong but now I must be strong
My future’s grim as I reap my doomed wage 

The sheriff and judge think I’m a vagabond tramp
As they both approach the big live oak tree
With a leather whip the judge strikes my good horse Champ
I’m out of the saddle, boots swinging free

Oh, there’s many a trail good old Champ will still ride
Mountains and green valleys he’ll get to see
But because of my pride a young top-hand has died
Now I swing wide from a big live oak tree

I look up at the sky and the tree looks at me
High noon is now growing dark rapidly
The big noose is tight and it’s the last trail for me
And soon in Boot Hill is where they’ll lay me

Big live oak tree, your old limbs have grown long
You must have waited for quite a long age
I did no wrong but now I must be strong
My future’s grim as I reap my doomed wage

Big live oak tree, how long have you waited for me

Gonna Pack My Troubles In A Saddlebag (Larry W Jones 02/11/2019) (song #7426)

I’m gonna pack my troubles in a saddlebag
And dump ‘em by the trail of misery
Come along you lonely cowboys and don’t ride drag
Pack up all your troubles and follow me

Well, I’m tired of livin this lonesome cowboy life
Waitin’ for a cowgirl I’ll never see
I’m gonna pack my troubles in a saddlebag
And dump ‘em by the trail of misery

(Instrumental)

Maybe that warm western sun will begin to shine
And my old love life won’t be cold no more
I’ll me a cowgirl sweetheart I can call all mine
Cause that’s who this cowboy’s been searchin for

Well, all the ones I’ve dated up and made me sad
Heart a-swingin on a cottonwood tree
I’m gonna pack my troubles in a saddlebag
And dump ‘em by the trail of misery

(Instrumental)

Maybe that warm western sun will begin to shine
And my old love life won’t be cold no more
I’ll me a cowgirl sweetheart I can call all mine
Cause that’s who this cowboy’s been searchin for

Well, all the ones I’ve dated up and made me sad
Heart a-swingin on a cottonwood tree
I’m gonna pack my troubles in a saddlebag
And dump ‘em by the trail of misery

I Never See Mary In A Solitary Way (Larry W Jones 02/11/2019) (song #7427)

Dear Mary lives life in a peculiar way
Well, it ain’t funny but she lives it every day
Cause when I take her out and observing the town
There’s always somebody lurking in the background

Mary takes her sister or her brother, father or her mother
Darn, I never see Mary in a solitary way
Mary takes one of her aunts or uncles, got ‘em by the bundles
No, I never see Mary in a solitary way

One day I rode into town to take my sweet Mary something sweet
She said let’s go eat at the old downtown Buckhorn buffet
I heard her sister and her brother’s, father and her mother’s feet
Oh, I never see Mary in a solitary way

One day I bought a young pony with a fancy new saddle too
Ride along the trail and be with Mary without dismay
Well, we were riding and wooing when other sounds came a-clueing
Darn, every voice I heard was somebody at their horseplay

I dismounted from my saddle and looked this way and then the other
Was addled when I saw what I thought was a herd astray
There stood Mary’s sister and her brother, father and her mother
Oh, I never see Mary in a solitary way

One day I crossed the creek and I spotted Mary Lou a-fishin
At last I could see Mary in a solitary way
So I sat down beside her and confided to her my wishin
I hoped to get my darlin Mary on the hook that day

I put a worm on her line then fed her a line and another
She threw the line out in the water quite a ways away
Up came Mary’s sister and her brother, father and her mother
Darn, I never see Mary in a solitary way

One night by the moon I made her swoon and I almost shouted yea
The moon was bright but then I saw another light display
Her sister and her brother, father and her mother said hey hey
Oh, I never see Mary in a solitary way

Darn, I never see Mary in a solitary way

Dearest Beloved (Larry W Jones 02/13/2019) (song #7428)

She wrote herself a letter
Even though she didn’t know how to start
She began with words bitter
Dearest Beloved, how’s your broken heart

How’s things since he went away
Do you still fix lonely meals a-la-carte
Is life real and by the way
Dearest Beloved, how’s your broken heart

(Instrumental)

She wrote herself a letter
Even though she didn’t know how to start
She began with words bitter
Dearest Beloved, how’s your broken heart

She wrote herself an answer
Which said that each and every word was true
Each line was in the manner
Of someone who now had nothing to do

She wrote herself a letter
Dearest Beloved, how’s your broken heart

Chantilly And Rockabilly (Larry W Jones 02/14/2019) (song #7429)

Well, she loves chantilly and rockabilly
Yes, she loves chantilly and rockabilly
She likes to dance wearing frilly Chantilly
Puts me in a trance dancing rockabilly

Rockabilly plays loud at the Rambling Rose
She draws a crowd from her head down to her toes
Out on the floor she wears frilly Chantilly
Yes, she loves chantilly and rockabilly

(Instrumental)

Well, she loves chantilly and rockabilly
Yes, she loves chantilly and rockabilly
She likes to dance wearing frilly Chantilly
Puts me in a trance dancing rockabilly

When I feel like real good country style dancing
She comes along and makes it so romancing
Rockabilly plays loud at the Rambling Rose
She draws a crowd from her head down to her toes

(Instrumental)

Well, she loves chantilly and rockabilly
Yes, she loves chantilly and rockabilly
She likes to dance wearing frilly Chantilly
Puts me in a trance dancing rockabilly

Yes, she loves chantilly and rockabilly

I Left Her Leaving Going (Larry W Jones 02/15/2019) (song #7430)

My darlin’ left and it’s a shame
I’m the only one left to blame
Why did I do my darlin’ wrong
She only did right all along

Well, I left her leavin’ goin’
Cause why she left I’m a-knowin’
My big fool self is a-showin’
I left her leavin’ goin’ gone

(Instrumental)

Now I lie here in the dark night
Wondering why until daylight
Oh, why did I make her eyes cry
But I know why she said goodbye

Well, I left her leavin’ goin’
Cause why she left I’m a-knowin’
My big fool self is a-showin’
I left her leavin’ goin’ gone

Yes, I left her leavin’ goin’
I left her leavin’ goin’ gone

All I Do I Do All Wrong (Larry W Jones 02/20/2019) (song #7431)

I saw a red sign on a freeway ramp
Read, do not enter, under street light lamp
Put my whole brain in a big migraine cramp
All I do I do all wrong

All I do I do all wrong
All I do I do all wrong
Always the same old song
All I do I do all wrong

(Instrumental)

I had a girlfriend date at straight up eight
No money to spend and was running late
I took a wrong turn on the interstate
All I do is all wrong

All I do I do all wrong
All I do I do all wrong
Always the same old song
All I do I do all wrong

(Instrumental)

I’m the kinda guy always taking blame
Dropped my car keys down a flooded storm drain
Called my date Linda but her name was Jane
All I do is all wrong

All I do I do all wrong
All I do I do all wrong
Always the same old song
All I do I do all wrong

Freeways (Larry W Jones 02/21/2019) (song #7432)

Freeways travel in all directions
Cause for reflection is what they give
No freeways are paved of the quiet kind
Leading to the shadows of my mind

The concrete path is not for the few
Who don’t believe words that misconstrue
Those freeways never stop to remind
That there’s a path for the gentler kind

(Instrumental)

Freeways travel mountains and valleys
To some rally with a loud refrain
I need an alley where there’s no pain
Where searching for love is not in vain

The concrete path is not for the few
Who don’t believe words that misconstrue
Those freeways never stop to remind
That there’s a path for the gentler kind

(Instrumental)

Freeways lead people into danger
Where some bad stranger might push and shove
I need a back road of the quiet kind
Leading to a love I have in mind

Freeways never reach up to the sky
Where dreams of love fly above the clouds
Freeways don’t know the heart of a dove
Freeways will never lead to true love

(Instrumental)

The concrete path is not for the few
Who don’t believe words that misconstrue
Those freeways never stop to remind
That there’s a path for the gentler kind

The concrete path is not for the few
Who don’t believe words that misconstrue
Those freeways never stop to remind
That there’s a path for the gentler kind

Half Of Me And Half Of You (Larry W Jones 02/23/2019) (song #7433)

Dear, don’t take your better half and leave me without love
You see, half of me would always be unworthy of  
Finding someone else for I would be a mourning dove
Half of me and half of you is all of the above

A love affair that’s half in love is only half fair
Loving half of you is more than my poor heart could bear
Dear, half of anything only adds up to sort of
Half of me and half of you is all of the above

(Instrumental)

Half of a dream only leads to wondering
Like plundering half the riches of a king
Same thing as a man’s hand in a ladies glove
Half of me and half of you is all of the above

Dear, don’t take your better half and leave me without love
You see, half of me would always be unworthy of  
Finding someone else for I would be a mourning dove
Half of me and half of you is all of the above

Half of me and half of you is all of the above

I’m Always The Best Man (Larry W Jones 02/24/2019) (song #7434)

Another one of my buddies is gettin’ hitched
He asked me to be his best man
I didn’t tell him that our shoes need to be switched
I’d be the one holding her hand

Oh, I’m always the best man but never the groom
I walk the bridesmaid down the aisle
Oh, I’m always the best man but never the groom
They all see my pasted on smile

(Instrumental)

Oh, I’ve tried so many times to find me a bride
But I’ve found no one to beguile
So, here I go once again with my eyes half dried
I walk the bridesmaid down the aisle

Oh, I’m always the best man but never the groom
I walk the bridesmaid down the aisle
Oh, I’m always the best man but never the groom
They all see my pasted on smile

So, here I go once again with my eyes half dried
I walk the bridesmaid down the aisle

Breezes Of Yesteryear (Larry W Jones 02/25/2019) (song #7435)

Tonight in my bed I sleep all alone
The loud clamor of the day drifts away
Alone in my room I hear like a song
Breezes of yesteryear drifting my way

I can hear Ernest Tubb on the radio
Singing country songs from long ago days
I hear my Mama sing along so low
Breezes of yesteryear drifting my way

(Instrumental)

I see a bright full moon on a June night
And my Daddy in the fields bailing hay
That little red school where I learned to write
Breezes of yesteryear drifting my way

I swim with my friends at the swimming hole
Each memory has many pages to say
Catch a perch with a string on a cane pole
Breezes of yesteryear drifting my way

(Instrumental)

I can hear angels sing with voices strong
And I pay attention to what they say
The best of tomorrow to you belong
Breezes of yesteryear drifting my way

I hear my Mama sing along so low
And my Daddy in the fields bailing hay
I swim with my friends at the swimming hole
Breezes of yesteryear drifting my way

This Hand Filled With Sand (Larry W Jones 02/25/2019) (song #7436)

Look at this hand filled with sand, this hand filled with sand
Only true love made it live, this hand filled with sand

The ingredients of sand don’t add up to much
Calcium, magnesium, silicone and such
Just one dollar would buy ten of woman and man
But your real love made priceless this hand filled with sand

This hand filled with sand, this hand filled with sand
Was valued less than the poorest of man
Real love came and made a dream come to stand
When added in with this hand filled with sand

(Instrumental)

Look at this hand filled with sand, this hand filled with sand
Only true love made it live, this hand filled with sand

My whole worth was so small before you came to me
Just a hand filled with sand before love came to be
My worth now is greater than I could ever see
More than this hand filled with sand from the endless sea

This hand filled with sand, this hand filled with sand
Was valued less than the poorest of man
Real love came and made a dream come to stand
When added in with this hand filled with sand

Look at this hand filled with sand, this hand filled with sand
Only true love made it live, this hand filled with sand

On Top Of Old Smokey (Larry W Jones 02/25/2019) (song #7437)

On top of Old Smokey
That hill called Clingman’s Dome
I sing in a low key
As I sit all alone

I lost my sweet darlin’
Where she is I don’t know
She started in quarrelin’
And our true love won’t grow

Courtin’ her was pleasure
But it ended in grief
I lost a fine treasure
As was stole by a thief

A thief he will rob you
Of her love that you crave
On top of Old Smokey
Let them dig my cold grave

A grave will decay you
It will turn you to dust
No more will betray you
A girl of your past trust

A sweet girl may kiss you
But she’ll tell you some lies
True love you will miss too
Not found in her disguise

She’ll say that she loves you
Your heart will feel at ease
There’s some guy above you
That she’ll court when she sees

On top of Old Smokey
That hill called Clingman’s dome
I sing in a low key
As I sit all alone

A thief he will rob you
Of her love that you crave
On top of Old Smokey
Let them dig my cold grave

Catfish Jones (Larry W Jones 02/25/2019) (song #7438)

Well, they call me Catfish Jones
I’m part catfish in my bones
I don’t need no catfish guide
I know where them catfish hide

I am the catfish king of Louisian
I catch ‘em with a cane pole in my hand
They say I smell like catfish pheromones
Well, guess that’s why they call me Catfish Jones

(Instrumental)

Catfish and I come to terms
When I feed ‘em big ol worms
Long strings of catfish confirms
Why they call me Catfish Jones

Down on the bayou in ol Louisian
I am the guy who knows just how to land 
A big ol flathead full of catfish bones
That’s why all Cajuns call me Catfish Jones

Well, they call me Catfish Jones
I’m part catfish in my bones

Back To The Western Range (Larry W Jones 02/25/2019) (song #7439)

Well, it’s so easy to get trapped
Inside this electronic age
Making progress and seeing change
To cowboys makes no sense and strange

But I think I’ve figured it out
Just how to rid myself of doubt
This life I live I’ll rearrange
Going back to the western range

(Instrumental)

If you email, I’ll not respond
For of such things I am not fond
I guess I’m just not into change
Going back to the western range

Yes I think I’ve figured it out
Just how to rid myself of doubt
This life I live I’ll rearrange
Going back to the western range

(Instrumental)

Today I’m cutting the cable
Get my saddle from the stable
This life I live I’ll rearrange
Going back to the western range

The west is where I’ll figure out
What the good life is all about
Where life and love will interchange
Going back to the western range

Down On The Gulf Of Mexico (Larry W Jones 02/25/2019) (song #7440)

Small waves were rollin’ on the Texas sand
As I was sittin’ and holdin’ your hand
I was ten and you nine long time ago
Away down on the gulf of Mexico

Ten years later I was your married man 
That’s when you and I started makin’ plans
We decided then and there to take things slow
Away down on the gulf of Mexico

(Instrumental)

Those small waves still roll on the Texas sand
And big sea gulls fly where new lovers stand
I still love you more than you’ll ever know
Away down on the gulf of Mexico

Seventy years of livin’, thank God above
Fifty years we’re married, all filled with love
Glad we decided then to take things slow
Away down on the gulf of Mexico

Glad we decided then to take things slow
Away down on the gulf of Mexico

Jamaica Fare Thee Well (Larry W Jones 02/25/2019) (song #7441)

Well, down to the islands I sailed one day
I stopped at Jamaica to laugh and play
Green Mountain coffee tasted mighty nice
Jamaican rum was good with cola and ice

Now my mind is numb from Jamaican rum
I hear the peel of the island steel drum
I said goodbye to a Jamaican belle
And now I say Jamaica fare thee well

Yellow birds flying through the tropic air
Buying in the market without a care
Oh, how I hate to leave where trade winds blow
Jamaica fare the well for I must go

Now my mind is numb from Jamaican rum
I hear the peel of the island steel drum
I said goodbye to a Jamaican belle
And now I say Jamaica fare thee well

Down in Montego you will find a bay
Where you can dance the moonlit night away
Or by day sail on a catamaran
Forget about the mail and business man

Now my mind is numb from Jamaican rum
I hear the peel of the island steel drum
I said goodbye to a Jamaican belle
And now I say Jamaica fare thee well

My New Love Is Margarita (Larry W Jones 02/27/2019) (song #7442)

Now, let me tell you about my new love
Her name rhymes with senorita
And if I have to spell it out, I’ll shout 
My new love is margarita

Oh, I don’t know where my old love lives now
I hear she went to Topeka
I mix lime and salt because I learned how
My new love is margarita

(Instrumental)

Margarita makes me forget her lies
And now I know I’m more than wise
I pour margarita by the pint size
Margarita I idolize

I don’t know why my old love departed
My new love’s a senorita 
And she never leaves me brokenhearted
My new love is margarita

My new love’s a senorita 
My new love is margarita

Where The Louisiana Bayous Flow (Larry W Jones 02/28/2019) (song #7443)

Way down in Louisian not many years ago
Lived an old Uncle Tom called Pappy Snow
Old Pappy played the banjo and the tambourine
His bones rattled as never heard or seen
Where the Louisiana bayous flow, bayous flow
Where the Louisiana bayous flow

One night Pappy started off to play for some chums
But fortified with a bounty of rum
Well, along the road he saw a log, long and black
Pappy laid down his banjo in his sack
Where the Louisiana bayous flow, bayous flow
Where the Louisiana bayous flow

(Instrumental)

Pappy said, old chap, I’ll move this log from its place
That log didn’t move, stared him in the face
Pappy made a big mistake, it was not a log
Cause he was in an alligator bog
Where the Louisiana bayous flow, bayous flow
Where the Louisiana bayous flow

That log was a gator with two eyes spaced out wide 
One chomp and his teeth went through Pappy’s hide
Well, they looked but all they found was his old banjo
Gator took the last breath of Pappy Snow
Where the Louisiana bayous flow, bayous flow
Where the Louisiana bayous flow

Gator took the last breath of Pappy Snow
Where the Louisiana bayous flow, bayous flow
Where the Louisiana bayous flow

Traveling Back To Georgia (Larry W Jones 02/28/2019) (song #7444)

I’m travelling back to Georgia, for that good Dixie Land to see
That’s the place I left to wander, when I needed to be set free
Now I’m getting old and weary, and I’m now tired of roaming too
I’ll make my way back to Dixie, and I’ll say goodbye to the blues

I’m travelling back to Georgia
Yes, I’m travelling back
I’ll be travelling night and day
Following railroad tracks
I’m travelling back to Georgia
No man can keep me away

(Instrumental)

I’m travelling back to Georgia, to the good land where I was born
Where my Daddy planted cotton, and long rows of sweet yellow corn
I’ll be happy to see fam’ly, and the house in the country lane
Where the red roses grow bram’ bly, yes, I’m travelling back again

I’m travelling back to Georgia
Yes, I’m travelling back
I’ll be travelling night and day
Following railroad tracks
I’m travelling back to Georgia
No man can keep me away

(Instrumental)

To live again, die in Georgia, will suit me fine and to a tee
Help Daddy hoe corn and cotton, yes, oh so happy I will be
I’ll hunt the old coon and possum, dance and the banjo I will play
And when I get back to Georgia, I’m never gonna go away

I’m travelling back to Georgia
Yes, I’m travelling back
I’ll be travelling night and day
Following railroad tracks
I’m travelling back to Georgia
No man can keep me away

Lovely Melinda May (Larry W Jones 03/01/2019) (song #7445)

Lovely Melinda, come to me, my dear
I’ve long been waiting, waiting just for you
Lovely Melinda, now dry up your tears
And walk with me in the new morning dew

Lovely Melinda, Melinda, Melinda May
I’d walk a country mile or two for you any day
Let me see you smile dear, my sweet Melinda May

(Instrumental)

Laugh in the warm sunshine, weep in the rain
Walk with me down where the lily pads bloom
Over in the meadow, down in the lane
Please come Melinda and be my perfume

Lovely Melinda, Melinda, Melinda May
I’d walk a country mile or two for you any day
Let me see you smile dear, my sweet Melinda May

(Instrumental)

Lovely Melinda, you’re soft as moonbeams
No pretty flower ever bloomed so fair
You’re like the roses blooming by the stream
And you can sing like the birds in the air

Lovely Melinda, Melinda, Melinda May
I’d walk a country mile or two for you any day
Let me see you smile dear, my sweet Melinda May

Cornpone Jones Of Caroline (Larry W Jones 03/02/2019) (song #7446)

I’ve often heard it said of late
Carolina is the best state
Where a real country boy can shine
Like Cornpone Jones of Caroline

Now, my dear Mama done told me
I’m the best looking country boy
And in the mirror I could see
Mama was right I saw with joy

I dressed myself from head to toe
And down to Dinah I did go
My new coveralls fit just fine
On Cornpone Jones of Caroline

Her bulldog cleared me from her yard
I thought I’d better leave my card
I tied it to the fence with twine
Signed Cornpone Jones of Caroline

For my card a letter she wrote
I read it over note for note
And her love words on every line
Said Cornpone Jones of Caroline

They say beauty is but skin deep
But with Dinah none can compete
Dinah changed her name from Miss Dine
To Cornbpone Jones of Caroline

And every little Jones she had
Was just as handsome as his Dad
Cause when he looked his face would shine
Like Cornpone Jones of Caroline

Chatting Down Pat In Chattanooga (Larry W Jones 03/02/2019) (song #7448)

Well, I’ve got chattin’ down pat in Chattanooga
Pat is the cutest Dixie belle
Makes my breathing hard and my heart go ah-ooo-ga
I’ve been chattin’ down Pat a spell

Yes, I’ve got chattin’ down pat in Chattanooga
Love bugs circled and sat on me
I talked Pat into dancing in Chattanooga
That is that for the world to see

Yes, I’ve got chattin’ down pat in Chattanooga

(Instrumental)

Well, I was up at the bat in Chattanooga
Knocked a home run and tipped my hat
I no longer roam and Pat is why I’ll clue ya
Chattin’ down pat in Chattanooga

Yes, I’ve got chattin’ down pat in Chattanooga
Love bugs circled and sat on me
I talked Pat into dancing in Chattanooga
That is that for the world to see

Yes, I’ve got chattin’ down pat in Chattanooga

Mattress By The Curtain (Larry W Jones 03/04/2019) (song #7449)

Two old chums resided in a nursing home for the aged
Bedridden in their mattresses as their life faded away
A curtain was hung between them for solitude and care
And another one was hung to cover the window there

Bob’s mattress was next to the window so he could see out 
He would tell old Dan what the outside world was all about

Bob and Dan told each other about their lives and travails
The memories they both shared was truth and a few tall tales 
Bob pulled back the curtain and said Summer had turned to Fall
And to Dan who was hidden he tried to explain it all

From his mattress by the curtain Bob told Dan how kids ran
Old Dan felt certain that Bob must have been sent by God’s plan
He could not see the young couples Bob said strolled by the lake
Or families in the park playing games and grilling steak

On a cold December morning Dan could tell it was dawn
When they pulled back his divider he saw that Bob was gone
They moved old Dan to the mattress by the curtain that day
As he shed a tear for Bob his chum who had passed away 

Dan pulled back the curtain to see what he could really see
There was nothing but an old stone wall, not a single tree

Soon a man named Jim came to the nursing home for the aged
Bedridden in his mattress as his life faded away
Now in the mattress by the curtain old Dan could see out
He would tell old Jim what the outside world was all about

Dan and Jim told each other about their lives and travails
The memories they both shared was truth and a few tall tales 
Dan pulled back the curtain and said Summer had turned to Fall
And to Jim who was hidden he tried to explain it all

From the mattress by the curtain old Dan explained it all

Good Morning Mountain Dew (Larry W Jones 03/04/2019) (song #7450)

Good morning mountain dew
I’ll start my day with you
That way I won’t be blue
Good morning mountain dew

How I miss her warm kiss
Sweet as the morning mist
Where she is I’ve no clue
Good morning mountain dew

(Instrumental)

Sit on this porch for hours
Count pedals on the flow’rs
They die and then they’re through
Good morning mountain dew

Good morning mountain dew
I’ll start my day with you
That way I won’t be blue
Good morning mountain dew

(Instrumental)

Often I think of you
And good times we went through
My next thought’s right on cue
Good morning mountain dew

Good morning mountain dew
I’ll start my day with you
That way I won’t be blue
Good morning mountain dew

Spirit Of St Louis (Larry W Jones 03/04/2019) (song #7451)

Left Long Island on one early morning
T’was Friday May twenty, twenty seven
The takeoff was long and quite alarming
But Lucky Lindy flew toward the heavens

That new Wright engine was just a-humming
As Lindberg flew on through the endless sky 
To his ears it sounded like smooth drumming
Toward Paris Lindy made the Spirit fly

(Instrumental) 

Over waves that looked like deep blue mountains
The ocean never looked so deep and wide
Unafraid, the hours Lindy kept countin’
Spirit of St Louis flew on in stride 

A mob of French people saw the landing
Then Lucky Lindy climbed out with a sigh
Spirit of St Louis he commanded
Now hangs in a museum full of pride

Spirit of St Louis he commanded
Now hangs in a museum full of pride

Ballad Of A Cowboy Star (Larry W Jones 03/05/2019) (song #7452)

Ride on ride on cowboy star, top hand cowboy’s what you are

Lived a cowboy in our town, best top-hand from all around
Tall and handsome, lanky bones, folks just called him cowboy Jones
He loved a cowgirl named Jane, who lived down a country lane

Ride on ride on cowboy star, top hand cowboy’s what you are

Jones was best in all the west, but with that was not obsessed
He cared not, this cowboy star, for some other girl he swore
He loved a cowgirl named Jane, who lived down a country lane

Ride on ride on cowboy star, top hand cowboy’s what you are

Jones would marry her next June, under a full Texas moon
Then a man with lots of dough, offered Jones the rodeo
He left his cowgirl named Jane, who lived down a country lane

Ride on ride on cowboy star, top hand cowboy’s what you are

Jones became a cowboy star, Texas wide and then afar
Trophy buckles and a name, something was lost in his fame 
He missed his cowgirl named Jane, who lived down a country lane

Ride on ride on cowboy star, top hand cowboy’s what you are

So one day the cowboy star, packed his saddle, spurs, guitar
Quit the rodeo and fame, headed home to things mundane
Married his cowgirl named Jane, who lived down a country lane

Cowboy Jones til now remains, down the lane with cowgirl Jane

Blue Tail Fly (Larry W Jones 03/05/2019) (song #7453)

When I was young I used to wait on my master with dinner plate
Passed the bottle when he got dry and brushed away the blue tail fly

Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Cause my master’s now gone away

After dinner my master slept and he bid me my vigil kept
When master slept with both shut eyes I watched close for the blue tail fly

Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Cause my master’s now gone away

When master rode in afternoons I followed with a hick’ry broom
His pony was so very shy when bitten by the blue tail fly

Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Cause my master’s now gone away

My master rode around the farm blue tail flies around him did swarm
One chanced to bite his horse’s thigh the Devil told that blue tail fly

Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Cause my master’s now gone away

The pony ran and jumped and pitched my master tumbled in the ditch
Now dead the jury wondered why the verdict was the blue tail fly

Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Cause my master’s now gone away

Now he lies neath a simmon tree his epitaph for all to see
Neath this cold stone I’m forced to lie all because of the blue tail fly

Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Jimmy crack corn and he don’t care
Cause my master’s now gone away

My master’s gone now let him rest they say all things are for the best
I’ll not forget til day I die my master and that blue tail fly

Where Has Your Cowboy Gone (Larry W Jones 03/06/2019) (song #7454)

Where, oh where has your cowboy gone
He’s gone on the trail to Texas for to roam
How I wish he were safe at home
He’s gone on the trail to Texas for to roam
How I wish he were safe at home

Where, oh where is he, if you know
He dwells in Texas where the blue bonnets grow
Here in my heart I love him so
He dwells in Texas where the blue bonnets grow
Here in my heart I love him so

(Instrumental)

In what clothes is your cowboy clad
Boots, hat, spurs and britches and shirt made of plaid
Here in my heart I love that lad
Boots, hat, spurs and britches and shirt made of plaid
Here in my heart I love that lad

Now, suppose your cowboy should die
Taps would play o’er him and I would sit and cry
My prayer is my cowboy not die
Taps would play o’er him and I would sit and cry
My prayer is my cowboy not die

Where, oh where has your cowboy gone
He’s gone on the trail to Texas for to roam

I Leave My Heart With You (Larry W Jones 03/06/2019) (song #7455)

I leave my heart with you love
Though I am now forced to stray
With such grief I onward move
And make my long lonely way
Tedious will hours appear
Each day seems a year or two
You are my only one dear
Love, I leave my heart with you

(Instrumental)

Fav’rit thoughts my mind invites
Your beauty is all around
In poppies red, roses white
Sweet you in flowers are found
No others can mem’ry cheer
For others I hardly knew
It’s only you I call dear
Love, I leave my heart with you

(Instrumental)

At my return may I find
Love is as strong as old times
I’ll return from o’er the brine
Before I have lost my prime
Your loyal vow I can hear
That alone my dear will do
Love, I leave my heart with you

Love, I leave my heart with you

Triplets Three (Larry W Jones 03/06/2019) (song #7456)

Now, once in a land there lived three triplets
Julie, Janie and the third one Jamie
All three of them welcomed lovers visits
One was brainy, one zany, one lowly

Julie was the brainy one, thought wiser
To marry a rich man but a miser
So, a rich man’s wife Julie came to be 
Though he was an old man as all could see
Julie’s spouse lived long enough to vex her
She was as perplexed as she could be
Julie was perplexed as she could be

Janie was the middle triplet daughter
But she was zany as zany could be
Janie was led along by her passion
She up and married a man of fashion
But he was just as dull as dull could be
Oh, Janie’s spouse so dull that all could see
And Janie was as sad as sad could be

Jamie was the youngest triplet daughter
And she was the lowliest of the three
Jamie married a lowly man but true
And with true love he always carried through
Jamie married a lowly man but true
Now, once in a land triplets came to be
Julie was the happiest of the three

Now, once in a land triplets came to be
Julie, Janie and the third one Jamie
One was brainy, one zany, one lowly
One was vexed, one was dull and one with glee
Julie was the lowliest of the three
But she was happiest for all to see

Sweet Bay Of Sabine (Larry W Jones 03/07/2019) (song #7457)

Nowhere in Texas is a valley so sweet
As the bay of Sabine where warm waters meet
The best bay of Texas shall fade from its start
E’re the bloom of that bay should fade from my heart

Yet it isn’t nature that covers the scene
Surrounding the bay with big trees of moss green
It isn’t the magic of inlet and hill
No, the lure is something more exquisite still

(Instrumental)

Oh, it is the friends so beloved and dear
Who make the bay of Sabine full of good cheer
They know how the best charms of nature improve
When it’s reflected by friends from eyes filled with love

Sweet bay of Sabine, oh how calm I can rest 
The inlet of Texas with friends I love best
Where in storms we shelter until the winds cease
In the sweet bay of Sabine hearts are at peace

Son Of The West (Larry W Jones 03/07/2019) (song #7458)

A son of the west am I
Horse shoes spurn the desert sand
A son of the west am I
Cattle wear my western brand

A son of the west am I
Gallant I ride far and free
A son of the west am I
My talent’s for all to see

(Instrumental)

I scoff at town life secure
City life I can’t endure
Out here freedom’s not obscure
A son of the west for sure

A cowgirl waits at her ranch
I met her one day by chance
And we’ll marry bye and bye
A son of the west am I

(Instrumental)

A son of the west am I
Gallant I ride far and free
But a cowgirl caught my eye
And we’ll marry bye and bye

A son of the west am I
A son of the west am I

When You Rise (Larry W Jones 03/07/2019) (song #7459)

Believe what I say of your endearing young charms
Which I gaze on so fondly today
They may change tomorrow while you’re still in my arms 
Like gifts bestowed but fading away

You will still be adored as this moment you are
So let loveliness fade as it will
For around each lone wrinkle each wish of my heart
Will entwine itself to your face still 

(Instrumental)

It is not while beauty and youth are yours to own
And when cheeks are not stained by a tear
That the fervor and love of a heart can be known
For olden time will make you more dear

Hearts that have truly loved never sighs or forgets 
Though time itself may close loving eyes
As sunflowers turns to face the sun when it sets
I’ll again see your face when you rise

The Wandering Troubadour (Larry W Jones 03/07/2019) (song #7460)

So chill the wintery winds were blowing
And so foul was the night in its snowing
Through the storm the troubadour was going
And he sought shelter at the Pub & Moor
Inside the Pub & Moor it was cheery
While outside it was so cold and dreary
The wandering troubadour was so weary
And thought to pass the winter night secure 

Softly he sung his slow mournful ditty
Troubadour’s tale of sorrow and pity
But the owner was scoffing and gritty
And stopped the sad refrain with scornful jeer
You’re just a vagrant and frequent comer
Go sing your refrains somewhere in summer
For we don’t want an old singing strummer
And you will find no comfort lodging here

Slowly the troubadour got up, sighing
His wounded pride forbid his replying
No last feeble effort was worth trying
There his ballads ended, no more to rise
Through his guitar the wild winds were streaming 
Like dirges all troubadours are singing
The old minstral from insults still stinging
Wandered on through the cold and win’try night

Now, though the win’try winds are still blowing
And so foul is the night in its snowing
Through the storm the troubadour is going
But no shelter seeks at the Pub & Moor
Inside the Pub & Moor it’s still cheery
While outside it is so cold and dreary
The wandering troubadour is so weary
But passes the Pub & Moor unsecure

Honky Tonk Dawn (Larry W Jones 03/08/2019) (song #7461)

Well I left my shack down the country road
Told mama my mind was in overload
I went steppin’ out for some country songs
Now I’m facin’ a new honky tonk dawn 

The honky tonk jukebox was playin’ fast
Fed that jukebox long as my money last
By five AM all my money was gone
Now I’m facin’ a new honky tonk dawn

I went steppin’ out for some country songs
Now I’m facin’ a new honky tonk dawn 
 
(Instrumental)

Jim Bob ran the best honky tonk in town
And I was a mess actin’ like a clown
Don’t recall when he threw me on the lawn
Now I’m facin’ a new honky tonk dawn 

Gonna tuck my headache back in my shack
Told mama I ain’t never goin’ back
That was yesterday but that day is gone
Now I’m facin’ a new honky tonk dawn

That was yesterday but that day is gone
Now I’m facin’ a new honky tonk dawn

Meet Me In The Moonlight Alone (Larry W Jones 03/08/2019) (song #7462)

Meet me in the moonlight alone
Then I’ll have not gone there in vain
Meet me in the moonlight alone
At the end of the lovers lane

Dear, you must come for I have said
I’ll show the shy evening primrose
Their queen when the moonlight is spread
They will know when your beauty shows

Meet me in the moonlight alone
Meet me in the moonlight alone

(Instrumental)

Daylight may do for other guys
For some reason they just can’t see
That when moonlight floods the night skies
The shy evening primrose is queen

So my dear, be sure to be there
For the moonlight I dearly prize
The shy primrose we both can share
With the soft moonlight in our eyes

Meet me in the moonlight alone
Meet me in the moonlight alone

My Ears Both Burn (Larry W Jones 03/10/2019) (song #7463)

Dear, sometimes I want to return to hold and kiss you
But memories are behind of things for which I yearn
I know how people talk and they all know I miss you
My ears both burn and so is the bridge of no return

How could I think there was another girl to love me
When it was only your true love received that I spurned
I know how people talk and it bothers and grieves me
My ears both burn and so is the bridge of no return

(Instrumental)

Dear, each day my heart seems to ask to be forgiven
Oh, but I suppose that is no longer your concern
I know how people talk and wonder about livin’
My ears both burn and so is the bridge of no return

How could I think there was another girl to love me
When it was only your true love received that I spurned
I know how people talk and it bothers and grieves me
My ears both burn and so is the bridge of no return

My ears both burn just like that old bridge of no return

Wipe Those Tears From Your Eyes (Larry W Jones 03/10/2019) (song #7464)

Wipe those tears from your eyes
And dear you’ll recognize
True love in my heart still lives for you

Wipe those tears from your eyes
And dear you’ll recognize
I’ve returned and I’ll always be true

Now, I don’t know why I went away
So dear, I don’t know just what to say
I did it and dear, I lament it 
I’ll regret it til my dying day

(Instrumental)

Wipe those tears from your eyes
And dear you’ll recognize
True love in my heart still lives for you

Wipe those tears from your eyes
And dear you’ll recognize
I’ve returned and I’ll always be true

Now, I don’t know why I went away
So dear, I don’t know just what to say
I did it and dear, I lament it 
I’ll regret it til my dying day

Wipe those tears from your eyes
And dear you’ll recognize
True love in my heart still lives for you

True love in my heart still lives for you

Love Down In The Vale (Larry W Jones 03/10/2019) (song #7465)

Did you ever hear the tale of a cowboy in the vale
Who asked a cowgirl to give him a kiss
But the pretty cowgirl cried oh no that must be denied
Although she wished that she’d said oh yes yes
For at night in her bed she sighed for the cowboy instead
And wished that she would have followed his trail 
And down in her heart lived truth that she loved that cowboy youth
Such was the tale of love down in the vale

Did you ever hear the tale of how he bought a new veil
And told her that his love prompted him to
Now, how silly was the girl who said it was just a whirl
And answered him in words that made him blue
For at night in her bed she sighed for the cowboy instead
And wished that she would have followed his trail 
And down in her heart lived truth that she loved that cowboy youth
Such was the tale of love down in the vale

Did you ever know the sign of a girl who changed her mind
When quickly time had gone by more or less
For when the cowboy next pressed she had to rightly confess
Cowboy this time I must say oh yes yes
Now at night in her bed she sighes with the cowboy instead
And glad that he had so followed her trail 
And down in their hearts live truth that they have loved right from youth
Such is the tale of love down in the vale

Blue Eyed Texas Rose (Larry W Jones 03/11/2019) (song #7466)

Across Texas hills so wide
Where bluebonnets never hide
Riding along a song I did compose
Already made up my mind
Never would I ever find
Another like my blue eyed Texas rose

Talk about your yellow rose
She’s a flow’r of Texas too
But she returned to New York I suppose
When the hills have gone to rest
Bluebonnets with dew are blessed
Then I’ll dream of my blue eyed Texas rose

(Instrumental)

Across Texas hills we’ll ride
Where bluebonnets never hide
Her beauty bluebonnets know and it shows
With my song we’ll harmonize
Beneath the blue Texas skies
And sing about my blue eyed Texas rose

Talk about your yellow rose
She’s a flow’r of Texas too
But she returned to New York I suppose
When the hills have gone to rest
Bluebonnets with dew are blessed
Then I’ll dream of my blue eyed Texas rose

(Instrumental)

Where the long horned cattle roam
Texas hills where I call home
Our ranch house is now spread with baby clothes
Under Texas skies of blue
This cowboy’s dreams all came true
With my sweetheart, sweet blue eyed Texas rose

Talk about your yellow rose
She’s a flow’r of Texas too
But she returned to New York I suppose
When the hills have gone to rest
Bluebonnets with dew are blessed
Then I’ll dream of my blue eyed Texas rose

This cowboy’s dreams all came true
With my sweetheart, sweet blue eyed Texas rose

The Last Sad Whippoorwill (Larry W Jones 03/11/2019) (song #7467)

The long Summer’s end is near my dear
It’s then you say you’re going away
Our warm Summer’s love is now so clear
The end will come in a few more days

You say that soon you’ll have to travel
Through our valley and over the hill
I’ll be so alone without you dear
When I hear the last sad whippoorwill

(Instrumental)

Sand hill roses are still blooming dear
And leaves on all the trees are still green 
But I hear the whippoorwill calling
Calling out a warning though unseen

You say that soon you’ll have to travel
Through our valley and over the hill
I’ll be so alone without you dear
When I hear the last sad whippoorwill

(Instrumental)

I thought that our love was planted dear
In the ground for harvest in the Fall
But you say you won’t be around dear
When I hear the last whippoorwill call

You say that soon you’ll have to travel
Through our valley and over the hill
I’ll be so alone without you dear
When I hear the last sad whippoorwill

Maritime Man (Larry W Jones 03/12/2019) (song #7468)

Now, Margie’s walking down to the harbor quay 
Told about words she had to say
To a maritime man docking ship today

Margie’s going to see her maritime man
To explain the best way she can
About how she has a plan to marry him

I suppose she hasn’t heard maritime news
Something about an outbound cruise
And her maritime man has his walking shoes

Her maritime man will tell her all he knows
About how the wide ocean flows
And another sailing ship has called to him

Now, Margie said she had prayed the other day
For stormy skies to clear away
And her maritime man to sail home to shore

For Margie thought about the wild squalls and rain
Putting her mind and heart in pain
With having him home she couldn’t ask for more

Margie’s going to see her maritime man
To explain the best way she can
About how she has a plan to marry him

I suppose she hasn’t heard maritime news
Something about an outbound cruise
And her maritime man has his walking shoes

Well, her maritime man told her all he knows
About how the wide ocean flows
And another sailing ship had called to him

Margie’s going to see her maritime man
Margie’s going to see her maritime man

Gotta Lotta Ax To Grind (Larry W Jones 03/12/2019) (song #7469)

I’ve gotta lotta ax to grind
And it’s you I’ve got on my mind
Oh, I guess you thought it was cool
To talk and make me out a fool
But babe, I’m not made of that kind
I’ve gotta lotta ax to grind with you

I’ve gotta lotta ax to grind
You treated my heart so unkind
Broke it in so many pieces
With your talk and bitter speeches 
But babe, all your talk is ill timed
I’ve gotta lotta ax to grind with you

(Instrumental)

I’ve gotta lotta ax to grind
About my love you left behind
I know you spread it all around
That a new love you now have found
Three hearts cannot become entwined
I’ve gotta lotta ax to grind with you

I know you spread it all around
That a new love you now have found
Three hearts cannot become entwined
I’ve gotta lotta ax to grind
I’ve gotta lotta ax to grind
I’ve gotta lotta ax to grind with you

Can You Tell Me With No Lie (Larry W Jones 03/12/2019) (song #7470)

Oh, can you tell me with no lie
How far from love my heart can fly
I see some dangers I must shun
Oh, I must guard my heart and eye
Or else I would become undone
Or else I would become undone
Oh, I must guard my heart and eye
Or else I would become undone

Oh, can you tell me with no lie
Why your impression’s on my mind
And in time I was aware of
That it’s a snare cause I now find
One look at you and I’m in love
One look at you and I’m in love
That it’s a snare cause I now find
One look at you and I’m in love

Oh, can you tell me with no lie
Though I am sure I’d mourn my lot
Apart from you could I be bold
Can old memories be controlled
Though I know you can’t be forgot
Though I know you can’t be forgot
Can old memories be controlled
Though I know you can’t be forgot

Oh, can you tell me with no lie
How far from love my heart can fly
Oh, can you tell me with no lie
Why your impression’s on my mind
One look at you and I’m in love
One look at you and I’m in love
That it’s a snare cause I now find
One look at you and I’m in love

Home Sweet Home (Larry W Jones 03/13/2019) (song #7471)

Among splendors and mansions I once chanced to roam
Be it ever so lowly there’s no place like home
An allure from inside seemed to draw me in there
Be it ever so lowly there’s no place elsewhere
Home, home, home sweet home
There’s no place like home
There’s no place like home

When far distant from home splendor sparkled in vain
So I returned to my lowly cottage again
The morning mockingbird sings and mimics my call
Oh, my old home sweet home is the sweetest of all
Home home home sweet home
There’s no place like home
There’s no place like home

How sweet it is to be near my good Father’s smile
And feel the care of my Mother’s love that beguiles
It was a delight to view treasures when I roamed
Be it ever so lowly there’s no place like home
Home home home sweet home
There’s no place like home
There’s no place like home

To home sweet home I returned, no burdens or care
Familiar faces all smiled and welcomed me there
No more from that cottage will I ever more roam
Be it ever so lowly there’s no place like home
Home home home sweet home
There’s no place like home
There’s no place like home

Leave Forever (Larry W Jones 03/13/2019) (song #7472)

Since you deceive me and now you leave me
No words will relieve me of pain
You were my lover but now a rover
Tears that I shed are all in vain

Now leave forever, yet though love’s severed
Never will I wish for you ill
Your love was dearest and I thought endless
But darling, I will love you still

You were caressing and my one blessing 
Love possessing I thought was true
A vision was pasted that I truly tasted 
But my love was wasted on you

Now leave forever, yet though love’s severed
Never will I wish for you ill
Your love was dearest and I thought endless
But darling, I will love you still

Joy was abounding with love surrounding
Music sounding with love to show
But now the measure that rang with pleasure
Is now a sad gesture of woe

Now leave forever, yet though love’s severed
Never will I wish for you ill
Your love was dearest and I thought endless
But darling, I will love you still

Image Of My Lady (Larry W Jones 03/13/2019) (song #7473)

Her lovely eyes twinkle for me
She doesn’t need a high degree
She’s a worker, never lazy
That’s an image of my lady 
Her soft hands she strokes through my hair
Sometimes her load’s too much to bear
No wonder I call her baby
That’s an image of my lady 

Her arms enfold me when I’m cold
I know I’ll need her when I’m old
And she says I love you daily
That’s an image of my lady 
Her trust in me can make me strong
In love is just where I belong
She shares my life when it’s rainy
That’s an image of my lady 

Some of my dreams have gone to bust
She picks them up from off the dust
And mends them all back to safety
That’s an image of my lady 
I have reasons to understand
Come the seasons I’m still her man
And I know she loves me greatly
That’s an image of my lady

The Cowgirl I Left Behind Me (Larry W Jones 03/14/2019) (song #7474)

I’m as lonely as a sad whippoorwill
As I ride o’er the trail my heart’s heavy
Thoughts of that girl on my mind lingers still
Since parting from my sweet cowgirl Betsy
And I have searched for one until this day 
But there has been no one to remind me
How sweet were the times that soon passed away
With that sweet cowgirl I left behind me

Oh no, never will I forget that night
The Western stars were so bright above me
How gently they lent their silvery light
When she spoke kind words and vowed to love me
But now I’m on the trail to Abilene
Riding for the big trail boss who signed me
When this drive’s over I hope to be seen
With that sweet cowgirl I left behind me

Betsy’s hair hangs down in long ringlets fair
Her eyes are like diamond stars in shining
Betsy’s form is fine with a cowgirl’s flare
No wonder I find my heart is pining
I hope this cattle drive ends without fail
For a hard cowboy’s life God designed me
Now I pray He lead me back down the trail
To that sweet cowgirl I left behind me

Long Long Ago (Larry W Jones 03/14/2019) (song #7475)

Let’s ride the trails that to us were so dear
Long, long ago, long, long ago
I’ll sing the songs you delighted to hear
Long, long ago, long, long ago
Now that I’ve come may your grief be removed
Try to forget that so long I have roved
Dear, please believe that I love as you loved
Long, long ago, long, long ago

Dear, do you recall the trail where we met
Long, long ago, long, long ago
I know you said you would never forget
Long, long ago, long, long ago
Above all others your smile I preferred
And dear, when you spoke you charmed every word
In my heart I treasured phrases I heard
Long, long ago, long, long ago

By your memory all my hopes were raised
Long, long ago, long, long ago
That my return might never be erased
Long, long ago, long, long ago
By my long absence your trust has been tried
But still I hope you welcome me with pride
Let’s ride together as then side by side
Long, long ago, long, long ago

All It Was Cracked Up To Be (Larry W Jones 03/14/2019) (song #7476)

Now, if any of my friends ask for me
Alone in my room is where I will be
But tell them don’t bother to come and see
My heart is all it was cracked up to be

I heard the crack when she opened the door
But the sound was somewhere inside of me
The same time as my dreams fell on the floor
My heart is all it was cracked up to be

(Instrumental)

I tried to keep her here on bended knee
She wouldn’t cause she wanted to be free
Oh, I suppose it suits me to a tee
My heart is all it was cracked up to be

I heard the crack when she opened the door
But the sound was somewhere inside of me
The same time as my dreams fell on the floor
My heart is all it was cracked up to be

I heard the crack when she opened the door
My heart is all it was cracked up to be

My Old Grandfather's Clock (Larry W Jones 03/14/2019) (song #7477)

My old grandfather’s clock stood eight feet tall
So stately it would stand long in the hall
It was carved from rosewood and knotted pine
And was reserved to keep count of the time
My old grandfather’s clock was bought the day
That my old grandfather was born in May
Counted days, hours, minutes, seconds they say
Until my old grandfather passed away

As the years rolling on by were mounting
His lifetime it was faithfully counting
Counted days, hours, minutes, seconds they say
Until my old grandfather passed away

As a boy he watched the pendulum swing
Parents wound the grandfather clock’s spring
As he grew up the old clock seemed to know
His growing up cause its face had a glow
And when he carried his bride through the door
Twice twelve the clock struck for age twenty four
Counted days, hours, minutes, seconds they say
Until my old grandfather passed away

As the years rolling on by were mounting
His lifetime it was faithfully counting
Counted days, hours, minutes, seconds they say
Until my old grandfather passed away

I recall my grandfather said of men
Grandfather clocks were more faithful than them
No time was wasted and this he had found
Just one time each week it begged to be wound
It kept the pace with a smile on its face
Its hands weren’t idle but kept up the chase
Counted days, hours, minutes, seconds they say
Until my old grandfather passed away

As the years rolling on by were mounting
His lifetime it was faithfully counting
Counted days, hours, minutes, seconds they say
Until my old grandfather passed away

When it reached ninety an alarm was heard
Never before was a night so disturbed
But that’s when we all knew the time was nigh
T’was my grandfather’s clue that he must die
We held his hand and remembered his prime
And then he and his clock ran out of time
Counted days, hours, minutes, seconds they say
Until my old grandfather passed away

As the years rolling on by were mounting
His lifetime it was faithfully counting
Counted days, hours, minutes, seconds they say
Until my old grandfather passed away

You’ll Always Be A Sweet Memory (Larry W Jones 03/16/2019) (song #7478)

You’ll always be a sweet memory
That walks right through my mind all the time
You couldn’t be the one girl for me
And I couldn’t ask you to be mine

You were the love of somebody else
And your future was all you could see
Though I’ll just place my heart on the shelf
You’ll always be a sweet memory

(Instrumental)

Tonight I will shed a lonely tear
For a sweet dream only I can see
For in dreams I can hold you so near
You’ll always be a sweet memory

All you’ll be is a sweet memory
Of someone I had to leave behind
Though I hope your future will be fine
You’ll always be a sweet memory
You’ll always be a sweet memory

Green Grass Skirt (Larry W Jones 03/16/2019) (song #7479)

I danced the hula in Honolula
With an island wahine in a green grass skirt
But some Rambo taught her how to tango
He wrangled my wahine in her green grass skirt

Yeah that Rambo taught her how to tango
He was a Valentino because he sang so
He wrangled my wahine on the isle
Honolula hula girl in her green grass skirt

(Instrumental)

Now they dance tango in Honolula
Instead of dancing the hula where tourists go
I lost my chance for romance and it hurts
Honolula hula girl in her green grass skirt

Now I have to leave from Honolula
Leave my island wahine in her green grass skirt
Yeah some Rambo taught her how to tango
He wrangled my wahine in her green grass skirt

I danced the hula in Honolula
With an island wahine in a green grass skirt