classic country

The Gold Rush Is Over ( Hank Snow )

Oh the gold rush is over so honey bye-bye Stake out your claim now on some other guy I've wined you and dined you till my money is gone But the gold rush is over and the bum's rush is on Now when I had …

The Grand Tour ( George Jones )

Step right up come on in if you'd like to take the grand tour Of a lonely house that once was home sweet home I have nothing here to sell you just some things that I will tell you Some things I know will chill …

The Hanging Tree ( Marty Robbins )

I came to town to search for gold And I brought with me a memory And seem to hear the night wind cry Go hang your dreams on the hanging tree Your dreams of love that could never be Hang your faded dreams on the …

The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. ( Danna Fargo )

Good morn-in' morning hello sunshine Wake up sleep-y head Why'd we move that beau-jan-gle clock So far a-way from the bed Just one more minute That's why we moved it One more hug or two Do you love wakin' up next to me As much …

The Last Waltz ( Webb Pierce )

The ballroom was empty the hour was three They played the last waltz for my darling and me My poor heart kept wishing the night would not end For she loves another and I'm just her friend I love her I love her my lonely …

The Legend Of Bonnie and Clyde ( Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens )

Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe Clyde Barrow was the rounder that took her away They both robbed and killed until both of them died So goes the Legend of Bonnie and Clyde The poems that she wrote of the life that they …

The Little Lady Preacher ( Tom T. Hall )

Oh the little lady preacher from the Limestone Church I'll never forget her I guess She preached each Sunday morning on the local radio With a big black Bible and a snow white dress She was nineteen years of age and was developed to a …

The Man That Turned My Mama On ( Tanya Tucker, Ed Bruce )

I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my mama on He must have been a heck of a man cause mama was a lady don't you know Mama was no prude but she was proper never wore her dress too short …

The Master's Call ( Marty Robbins )

When I was but a young man I was wild and full of fire A youth within my teens but full of challenge and desire I ran away from home and left my mother and my dad I know it grieved them so to think …

The Most Beautiful Girl ( Charlie Rich )

Hey did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world And if you did was she crying cry-ing Hey if you happen to see the most beautiful girl That walked out on me Tell her I'm sor-ry tell her I need my …

Then And Only Then ( Connie Smith )

In your haste you left and said you'd be returning In my sorrow I forgot to ask you when In my lonely room I sit and count the hours Every minute hoping I'll look up and you'll come walking in For then and only then …

Then Who Am I ( Charlie Pride )

If he's the one that's always on your mind The only one who's love can satisfy If he's the one that keeps your heart alive Who am I who am I Am I no more than just a rock you needed for a stepping stone …

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye ( Eddy Arnold )

Kiss me each morning for a million years Hold me each evening by your s-ide Tell me you love me for a million years If it don't work out if it don't work out Then you can tell me good-bye Sweeten my coffee with a …

The Old Side Of Town ( Tom T. Hall )

Ain't it strange how people change And almost overnight Who once was a country girl Is now a socialite We're proud for you but when you're through And seek some common ground Oh we miss you On the old side of town We still drink …

The One I Loved Back Then ( George Jones )

I stopped off at the Quicksack for some beer and cigarettes This old man took my money as he stared at my Corvette He said I had one just like her son in 1963 Till the man down at the bank took her from me …

The Pale Horse And His Rider ( Hank Williams Sr., Audrey Williams )

Listen poor sinner you're drifting away From the Dear Savior who's pleading today What will you do when the Savior ain't nigh When the pale horse and his rider goes by The time now ain't long when the Savior will come Then you'll be judged …

The Race Is On ( George Jones )

I feel tears welling up cold and deep inside Like my heart's sprung a big break And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful That I may never shake You might say that I was taking it hard Oh she wrote me off with a …

There's A Higher Power ( the Louvin Brothers )

When burdens seem to overcome there's a higher power Who's able and refuses none there's a higher power Then why ask men to help you through there's a higher power They're helpless pilgrims just like you there's a higher power So sing and shout walk …

There's A Limit ( Stonewall Jackson )

In my troubled sleep my hands reach out to touch you But you're no longer there to greet my hungry hands Then I wake up and I cry out in the darkness And I wonder how much more of this my heart can stand A …

There Stands The Glass ( Webb Pierce )

There stands the glass That will ease all my pain That will settle my brain It's my first one today There stands the glass That will hide all my tears That will drown all my fears Brother I'm on my way I'm wondering where you …

There You Go ( Johnny Cash )

Intro: You're gonna break another heart You're gonna tell another lie Well here I am and there you go you're gone again I know you're gonna be the way you've always been Breaking hearts and telling lies is all you know Another guy gives you …

The Rhumba Boogie ( Hank Snow )

Welcome all you children give a listen to me Let me tell you about a new boogie beat There's no hesitation it's sweeping the nation It's the Rhumba Boogie done the South American way While Madame Lazonga was teaching La Conga In her little cabana …

The Right Left Hand ( George Jones )

I've cried a million tears down through the years Searching for that special one And the vows I took before were all forever more But no matter how I tried they came undone Then the good lord finally gave me the true love of a …

These Lonely Hands Of Mine ( Mel Tillis )

Any girl who hangs out in a honky tonk Who smokes my cigarettes and drinks my wine Some call her a bad girl but to me she means the world Cause she's holding these lonely hands of mine She listens while I cry on her …

The Snakes Crawl at Night ( Charley Pride )

The snakes crawl at night That's what they s-ay When the sun goes down Then the snakes will play I watched that car pull into my driveway Saw a shadow slip away from my house Then I hurried straight and looked in her room And …

The Taker ( Waylon Jennings )

He's a giver he'll give her The kind of attention that she's never known He's a helper he'll help her To open the doors that she can't on her own He's a lover and he'll love her In ways that she's never been loved before …

The Visit ( George Jones )

Sorry I'm so late but I've been out a-walking Trying to find a way to tell you but I think you already know I'd never want to hurt you cause darling I still love you But things aren't the way they use to be it's …

The Way I Am ( Merle Haggard )

Wish I was down on some blue bayou With a bamboo cane stuck in the sand But the road I'm on don't seem to go there So I Just dream keep on being the way I am Wish I enjoyed what makes my living Did …

The Yellow Rose of Texas ( Michael Martin Murphey )

There's a yellow rose in Texas that I am going to see No other cowboy knows her nobody only me She cried so when I left her it like to broke her heart And if we ever meet again we never more shall part She's …

Theyll Never Take Her Love From Me ( Hank Williams )

If today the sun should set on all my hopes and cares There is one who's smiling face that God would see 'Cus she'll walk along beside me up the golden stairs No they'll never never take her love from me What a fool I …

This Song Is For You ( Merle Haggard )

This song is for you you know who you are I won't embarrass you by calling your name You're here every night severing up the drinks Wearing your superficial smile You still wear the wedding band and your left hard working hand For a memory …

This Time ( Waylon Jennings )

This time if you want me to come back it's up to you But remember I won't allow the things you used to do You're gonna have to toe the mark and walk the line This time will be the last time This time if …

Three Dimension Love ( Buck Owens )

It's deeper than the ocean higher than the sky Longer than the highways that we travel by Truer than the stars that shine in the sky My three dimension love for you will never die It's sweeter than the flowers that bloom in the spring …

Three Hearts In A Tangle ( Roy Drusky )

Three hearts in a tangle One heart will have to break Tonight as I sit by my window Watching the people go by I'm trying to reach a decision But I know I can't do what's right Three hearts in a tangle Which heart should …

Through The Years ( Kenny Rogers )

I can't remember when you weren't there When I didn't care for any one but you I swear we've been through everything there is Can't imagine anything we've missed Can't imagine anything the two of us can't do Through the years you've never let me …

Tight Fitting Jeans ( Conway Twitty )

She tried to hide it by the faded denim clothes she wore But I knew she'd never been inside a bar before I felt just like a peasant who just had met a queen And she knew I saw right through her tight fitting jeans …

Till the Rivers All Run Dry ( Don Williams )

Till the rivers all run dry Till the sun falls from the sky Till life on earth is through I'll be needing you I know sometimes you may wonder From little things I say and do But there's no need for you to wonder If …

Time Of The Preacher ( Willie Nelson )

It was a time of the preacher when the story began Of the choice of a lady and the love of a man How he loved her so dearly he went out of his mind When she left him for someone that she'd left behind …

Tiny Blue Transistor Radio ( Connie Smith )

On the tiny blue transistor radio He bought it for my birthday just one short year ago This tiny blue transistor radio We stayed up late and listened to the music soft and low On the tiny blue transistor radio And the man at the …

Today My World Slipped Away ( Vern Gosdin )

We made it final today I gave you all I had you made your get away All the love we once made Turned to memories today I left the courtroom and went straight to the church I hit my knees and told God how much …

Tomb Of The Unknown Love ( Kenny Rogers )

One time I drove to see a girl across the country One night as I was driving through New Mexico I had the windows wide open it was cold and I was crying And I laid her letter on the radio Then I stopped outside …

Tonight Carmen ( Marty Robbins )

Carmen Carmen Car-m -e-n Tonight I am aching my body is shaking Tonight Carmen's coming back home Tonight there'll be no room for tears in my bedroom Tonight Carmen's coming back home Tonight as I stand here I notice my hand here Is trembling as …

Too Much on my Heart ( the Statler Brothers )

You're having second thoughts I can tell by the way you look at me I can tell by what I see You no longer believe in me I'm having bad dreams Can't seem to get back to where we used to be Sometimes it feels …

Trademark ( Carl Smith )

A little bit of crooning a little bit of spooning A little bit of swooning and a lotta honeymooning Now that's my trademark oh that's my trademark Well I'm always trying to keep satisfying That's what I'm noted for A little bit of inviting a …

Train Of Love ( Johnny Cash )

Train of love's a-coming Big black wheels a-humming People waiting at the station Happy hearts are drumming Trainman tell me maybe Ain't you got my baby Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam But everybody's baby but mine's coming home Now stop …

Train Whistle Blues ( Merle Haggard )

When a woman gets the blues she hangs her little head and cries When a woman gets the blues she hangs her little head and cries But when a man gets blues he grabs him a train and rides I can't understand how come you …

Trouble And Me ( Stonewall Jackson )

Trouble and me must be half brothers Trouble and me are next of kin Any place that things are happening Trouble and me we walk right in Met a cute girl at a party Looked at me with rogish eyes And I thought at last …

Trouble On The Line ( Loretta Lynn )

I can't understand a word your saying We've got a bad connection on our minds Communication's one thing we never seem to find Oh Lord I'm sorry but there's trouble on the line All I get is static when we're talking You say my line …

True Life Blues ( Bill Monroe )

I hate to see that sun sink low Just for a cause you ought to know For its true life I can't forget All of my sorrows you'll soon regret You promised me love that was true I'm sorry to say that I believed in …

Try A Little Kindness ( Glen Campbell )

If you see your brother standing by the road With a heavy load from the seeds he's sowed And if you see your sister falling by the way Just stop and say you're going the wrong way You got to try a little kindness Yes …