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Family
Reunion
Written By: David Allan Coe
MAMA TAUGHT US HOW TO SING IN HARMONY
GRANDMAW USED TO STOMP HER FOOT AND SLAP HER KNEE
I CAN STILL HEAR DADDY SING DOWN BY THE OLD MILL STREAM
WHEN UNCLE JIM PLAYED THE FIDDLE
YOU COULD HEAR IT TALK - YOU COULD HEAR IT SING
AND IT ECHOED DOWN THE MOUNTAIN TO THOSE GEORGIA PINES
RAN THROUGH TENNESSEE JUST LIKE THAT OLD MOONSHINE
OLD JOE CLARK, CRIPPLE CREEK, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
I GUESS MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE WAS THAT FOX ON THE RUN
LIKE A FOX - LIKE A FOX ON THE RUN
GRANDPAW PLAYED THE DOBRO TILL THE BREAK OF DAWN
ME I HAD THIS GUITAR AND I'D STRUM ALONG
CAROL PLAYED THE WASHBOARD AND THE TAMBORINE
LITTLE MARY BETH WOULD ALWAYS HELP US SING
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Fraulein
Written By Lawton Williams
FAR ACROSS THE DEEP BLUE WATERS
LIVES AN OLD GERMAN'S DAUGHTER
ON THE BANKS OF OF THE OLD RIVER RHINE
WHERE I LOVED HER AND LEFT HER
NOW I CAN'T FORGET HER
SHE WAS MY PRETTY FRAULEIN
FRAULEIN, FRAULEIN
WALK DOWN BY THE RIVER
TONIGHT WHEN THE STARS START TO SHINE
BY THE SAME STARS ABOVE YOU
YOU ARE MY PRETTY FRAULEIN
WHEN MY MEMORY WANDERS
AWAY OVER YONDER
TO THAT CUTE GIRL THAT I LEFT BEHIND
IN A MOMENT OF GLORY
HER FACE COMES BEFORE ME
THE FACE OF MY PRETTY FRAULEIN
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Free
Born Rambling Man
Written By: David Allan Coe
I NEVER MEANT TO LEAVE HER, MY INTENTIONS WERE TO STAY
IT WASN'T NOTHING SHE HAD DONE OR NOTHING SHE COULD SAY
TO CHANGE THIS OLD FAMILIAR FEELING THAT
MAKES CHILLS RUN THROUGH MY SKIN
'LESS SHE READ MY MIND AND SAW THE
SIGNS THAT POINT AROUND THE BEND
MY TOOTHBRUSH NEVER LEAVES MY POCKET,
THERE'S NO ANCHOR ON MY FEET
IF MY SLEEPIN' BAG GETS DUSTY AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TO EAT
I MAY STAY AN EXTRA DAY, 'TIL I FIND ANOTHER TOWN
YOU CAN BET THERE'S NOT A LADY THAT
CAN SHOW THIS FREIGHT TRAIN DOWN
AND I'LL BE MOVING IN THE MORNING,
LEAVING YOU BEHIND
IF ANYONE SHOULD ASK YOU,
YOU CAN TELL THEM THEY WILL FIND
SOMEBODY WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH A GUITAR IN HIS HAND
AND I'LL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS A FREE BORN RAMBLIN' MAN
LORD, TELL THE CHILDREN WHEN THEY FIND ME,
THAT I DIED BUT NOT IN VAIN
THEY CAN FIND REINCARNATION IN THE WHISTLE OF A TRAIN
AND EACH TIME THEY HEAR THE WHISTLE BLOW
THROUGH THE STILLNESS OF THE LAND
THEY'LL KNOW THAT I WAS HAPPY AS A FREE BORN RAMBLIN' MAN
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Greener
Than The Grass We Laid On
Written By David Allan Coe
I painted quite a picture for the girls in her home town
And she was no exception to the rule
Singing all them songs about the places I've been
Made a body fell just like a fool
She was like the paper bag that once had held the wine
Thrown without no caution to the wind
I left her like the empty bottle lyin' on the ground
Swearin' I'd pick her up again
She was greener than the grass we laid on
Underneath that Alabama sun
I guess she should have known
That ol' highway was my home
Do-do-do-do-do-do do-do-do
I said she was prettier than Paris in the rain
Lord, I filled her full of gypsy lies
Swearin' I'd be coming back to fetch her in the Spring
Too ashamed to look her in the eye
She looked about as simple as the cotton dress I've torn
Sneakin' in her house at 3 a.m.
Her Momma liked to question me the day after and I was sure
Her intuition told her where we'd been
She was greener than the grass we laid on
Underneath that Alabama sun
I guess she should have known
That ol' highway was my home
She should have never listened to my songs, to my songs
She should have never listened to my songs.
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If
That Ain't Country
Written By David Allan Coe/ Fred Spears
Recitation:
THE OLD MAN WAS COVERED WITH TATTOOS AND SCARS
HE GOT SOME IN PRISON AND OTHERS IN BARS
THE REST HE GOT WORKIN' ON OLD JUNK CARS
IN THE DAYTIME
THEY LOOKED LIKE TOMBSTONES IN OUR YARD
AND I NEVER SEEN HIM WHEN HE WASN'T TIRED AND MEAN
HE SOLD USED PARTS TO MAKE ENDS MEET
COVERED WITH GREASE FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS FEET
CUSSIN' THE SWEAT AND THE TEXAS HEAT
AND MOSQUITERS
AND THE NEIGHBORS SAID WE LIVED LIKE HICKS
BUT THEY BRUNG THEIR CARS FOR PA TO FIX ANYHOW
HE WAS VETERAN-PROUD, TRIED AND TRUE
HE'D FOUGHT TILL HIS HEART WAS BLACK AND BLUE
DIDN'T KNOW HOW HE'D MADE IT THROUGH THE HARD TIMES
HE BOUGHT OUR HOUSE ON THE G.I. BILL
BUT IT WASN'T WORTH ALL HE HAD TO KILL TO GIT IT
HE DRANK PEARL IN A CAN AND JACK DANIELS BLACK
CHEWED TOBACCO FROM A MAIL POUCH SACK
HAD AN OLD DOG THAT WAS TRAINED TO ATTACK
SOMETIMES
HE'D GET DRUNK AND MEAN AS A RATTLESNAKE
AND THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH
THAT HE WOULD TAKE FROM A STRANGER
THERE WERE THIRTEEN KIDS AND A BUNCH OF DOGS
A HOUSE FULL OF CHICKENS AND A YARD FULL OF HOGS
I SPENT THE SUMMERTIME CUTTIN' UP LOGS FOR THE WINTER
TRYIN' LIKE THE DEVIL TO FIND THE LORD
WORKIN' LIKE A NIGGER FOR MY ROOM AND BOARD
COAL-BURIN' STOVE, NO NATURAL GAS
IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS
IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY,
IT'LL HAIRLIP THE POPE
IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'S A DAMN GOOD JOKE
I'VE SEEN THE GRAND OLE OPRY,
AND I'VE MET JOHNNY CASH
IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS
RECITATION:
MAMA SELLS EGGS AT A GROCERY STORE
MY OLDEST SISTER IS A FIRST-RATE WHORE
DAD SAYS SHE CAN'T COME HOME ANYMORE
AND HE MEANS IT
MA JUST SITS AND KEEPS HER SILENCE
SISTER, SHE LEFT 'CAUSE DAD GOT VIOLENT
AND HE KNOWS IT
MAMA SHE'S OLD FAR BEYOND HER TIME
FROM CHOPPING TOBACCO AND I'VE SEEN HER CRYIN'
WHEN BLOOD STARTED FLOWIN' FROM HER CALLOUSED HAND
AND IT HURT ME
SHE'D JUST KEEP WORKIN' TRYIN' TO HELP THE OLD MAN
TO THE END OF ONE ROW AND BACK AGAIN LIKE ALWAYS
SHE'S BEEN THROUGH HELL SINCE JUNIOR WENT TO JAIL
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT SHE AIN'T NEVER FAILED
TO GET DOWN ON HER KNEES AND PRAY
BECAUSE SHE LOVES HIM
TOLD ALL THE NEIGHBORS HE WAS OFF IN THE WAR
FIGHTIN' FOR FREEDOM,
HE'S GOOD TO THE CORE AND SHE'S PROUD
NOW OUR PLACE WAS A GRAVEYARD FOR AUTOMOBILES
AT THE END OF THE PORCH THERE WAS FOUR STACKS OF WHEELS
AND TIRES FOR SALE FOR A DOLLAR OR TWO
CASH
THERE WAS FIFTY HOLES IN AN OLD TIN ROOF
ME AND MY FAMILY WE WAS LIVIN' PROOF
THE PEOPLE WHO FORGOT ABOUT POOR WHITE TRASH
AND IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS
IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'LL HAIRLIP THE POPE
IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'S A DAMN GOOD JOKE
I'VE SEEN THE GRAND OLE OPRY,
AND I'VE MET JOHNNY CASH
IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS
I'M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES
CONCERNING THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD
I DIDN'T KNOW GOD MADE HONKY-TONK ANGELS
AND WENT BACK TO THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE
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If
This Is Just A Game
Written By David Allan Coe
IF I GIVE MY LOVE TO YOU GIRL, WILL I GET LOVE IN RETURN
OR WILL I JUST GET A FIRE, FOR AS LONG AS IT WILL BURN?
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A LOVER, I DON'T EVEN WANT A FRIEND
I WANT THIS TO LAST FOREVER, AND FOREVER NEVER ENDS.
DON'T TELL ME LIES OR HYPNOTIZE ME WITH YOUR EYES
WHILE SAYING THAT YOU NEED ME
IF THIS IS JUST A ONE NIGHT STAND
I'D RATHER TURN AROUND AND WALK AWAY.
DON'T HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS AND RUN YOUR FINGERS THROUGHT MY
HAIR
IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME
IF THIS IS JUST A GAME, WELL, HONEY
I DON'T THINK I REALLY CARE TO PLAY.
I'VE TRUSTED YOU BEFORE, BABE (TRUSTED YOU) AND YOU ALWAYS LET
ME DOWN
I CAME BACK TO YOU BELIEVING I WAS MORE THAN JUST YOUR CLOWN
YOU SAY IT WILL BE DIFFERENT (THIS TIME) THIS TIME YOUR LOVE IS REAL
HONEY, DON'T MAKE ME BELIEVE YOU, IF THAT AIN'T THE WAY YOU FEEL.
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I
Still Sing The Old Songs
Written By David Allan Coe
GRANDPA, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU LATELY
WONDERING IF YOU'D FOUND PEACE OF MIND
I GUESS YOU'D BE PROUD TO KNOW YOUR GRANDSONS
NEVER CROSSED THAT MASON-DIXON LINE
AND I STILL SING THE OLD SONGS THAT YOU TAUGHT ME
AND I STILL PRAY TO JESUS NOW AND THEN
AND JUST LIKE YOU I WISH THAT HE WOULD SAVE ME
TO SEE THE DAY THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN
DADDY WORE HIS PURPLE HEART SO PROUDLY
LONG BEFORE I TURNED INTO A MAN
BURIED WITH OUR FLAG ACROSS HIS CASKET
I WAS STILL TOO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND
MAMA SPENT HER LAST YEARS IN THE GARDEN
WHILE I TOOK MY TURN BEHIND THE GUN
LORD, I'D GIVE MY LIFE TO FIND THE FREEDOM
LOST WITHIN THE OLD SONGS THAT YOU SUNG
AND I STILL SING THE OLD SONGS THAT YOU TAUGHT ME
AND I STILL PRAY TO JESUS NOW AND THEN
AND JUST LIKE YOU I WISH THAT HE WOULD SAVE ME
TO SEE THE DAY THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN
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Jody
Like A Melody
Written By David Allan Coe/ J. Lewis
JODY LIKE A MELODY PLAY INSIDE MY HEAD TILL THE THOUGHT OF YOU
IS MORE THAN I CAN STAND JUST TO THINK OF HAVING YOU IS MUSIC TO MY SOUL
YOU MAKE ME FEEL AS THOUGH THE WORLD IS IN MY HANDS
JODY LIKE A MELODY YOU WARM ME AND THEN LEAVE ME WITH A CHILL
I CAN'T BELIEVE THE SUN WILL RISE WITHOUT ME LOOKING IN YOUR EYES AND KNOWING
THAT YOUR LOVE HAS MADE ME STRONG WHY YOU LEFT I'LL NEVER KNOW THE FIRE
YOU BUILT WILL ALWAYS GLOW I ONLY KNOW I WOKE TO FIND YOU GONE
JODY LIKE A MELODY YOU WARM ME AND THEN LEAVE ME WITH A CHILL
JODY, I CAN'T KEEP MY THOUGHTS ABOUT ME IN THE DAYTIME WHEN YOUR MEMORY
IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME BLIND AND LATE AT NIGHT I LIE AWAKE AND WAIT FOR YOU
TO COME AND WHEN YOU DON'T YOU KNOW I ALMOST LOSE MY MIND
JODY LIKE A MELODY YOU WARM ME AND THEN LEAVE ME WITH A CHILL
JODY LIKE A MELODY...
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Just
to Prove My Love for You
Written By David Allan Coe
I COULD WALK ACROSS KANSAS IN A NEW YORK MINUTE
CLIMB THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS IN THE FALL
CRAWL THROUGH ARIZONA LIKE A FLAT LAND LIZARD
IF I THOUGHT IT WOULD DO ME ANY GOOD AT ALL
I COULD SWIM LAKE ERIE WITH MY HANDS TIED BEHIND ME
EAT A WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINER'S SHOES
DRINK THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IF IT TOOK A MONTH OF SUNDAY'S
JUST TO PROVE MY LOVE TO YOU
CHORUS:
I REMEMBER WELL THE FIRST TIME I KISSED YOU
CUZ THINGS HAVEN'T BEEN THE SAME EVER SINCE
YOU GOT ME THINKING I COULD EAT A PENNY NAIL
AND SPIT OUT A BARBED WIRE FENCE
WELL THERE AIN'T A LIVING CREATURE GONNA EVER COME BETWEEN US
I FIGHT LIONS SNAKES AND GORILLAS TOO
IF THAT AIN'T ENOUGH I'LL START ALL OVER
JUST TO PROVE MY LOVE TO YOU
I COULD RIDE MY PONY THROUGH THE EYE OF A HURRICANE
CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST ON A STRING
JUMP NIAGARA FALLS IN A BURNING BARREL
AND BRING YA BACK DON HOOP FOR A RING
RASTLE ALLIGATORS IN THE OKEFENOKEE
THERE'S NOTHING THAT I WOULDN'T DO
IF YOU JUST SAY THE WORD
I'LL CATCH THAT GREAT SPECKLED BIRD
AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU
CHORUS:
I REMEMBER WELL THE FIRST TIME I KISSED YOU
CUZ THINGS HAVEN'T BEEN THE SAME EVER SINCE
YOU GOT ME THINKING I COULD EAT A PENNY NAIL
AND SPIT OUT A BARBED WIRE FENCE
WELL THERE AIN'T A LIVING CREATURE GONNA EVER COME BETWEEN US
I FIGHT LIONS SNAKES AND GORILLAS TOO
IF THAT AIN'T ENOUGH I'LL START ALL OVER
JUST TO PROVE MY LOVE TO YOU
I COULD WALK ACROSS KANSAS IN A NEW YORK MINUTE
CLIMB THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS IN THE FALL
CRAWL THROUGH ARIZONA LIKE A FLAT LAND LIZARD
IF I THOUGHT IT WOULD DO ME ANY GOOD AT ALL
I COULD SWIM LAKE ERIE WITH MY HANDS TIED BEHIND ME
EAT A WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINER'S SHOES
(FADE OUT)
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DISCLAIMER
I DO NOT CLAIM THAT THE ABOVE LYRICS
ARE THE ACTUAL LYRICS WHICH WERE RECORDED ON EVERY ALBUM, HOWEVER THEY
ARE THE LYRICS TO THE BEST OF MY INTREPRETATION OFF AT LEAST ONE ALBUM.
IF ANY LYRICS ABOVE ARE WRONG AND YOU ARE REALLY SURE ABOUT IT, EMAIL
ME AND I WILL DO RESEARCH INTO THE MATTER.
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