¤ Jimmie Rodgers [1897-1933]
· · · The Singing Brakeman [1930]
1. Waiting for a Train ↓
All around the water tank, waiting for a train
A thousand miles away from home, sleeping in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman just to give him a line of talk
He said «If you got money, boy, I’ll see that you don’t walk»
I haven’t got a nickel, not a penny can I show
«Get off, get off, you railroad bum» and slammed the boxcar door
He put me off in Texas, a state I dearly love
The wide open spaces all around me, the moon and the stars up above
Nobody seems to want me, or lend me a helping hand
I’m on my way from Frisco, going back to Dixieland
Though my pocket book is empty, my heart is full of pain
I’m a thousand miles away from home just waiting for a train
2. Daddy and Home ↑
I am dreaming, tonight, of an old southern town, and the best friend that I ever had.
For I’ve grown so weary of roaming around, I’m going home to my Dad.
Your hair has turned to silver, I know you’re failing too.
Daddy, dear, oh, Daddy, I’m coming back to you.
You made my boyhood happy, but still I longed to roam.
I’ve had my way, but now I’ll say – I long for you and for home.
Dear Daddy, you shared all my sorrows and joys – You tried to bring me up right.
I know you’ll still be, yes, one of the boys. I’m starting back home tonight.
You made my boyhood happy, but still I longed to roam.
I’ve had my way, but now I’ll say, I long for you and for home.
3. BlueYodel ↑
T for Texas, T for Tennesee . . . T for Texas, T for Tennessee
T for Thelma – That gal made a wreck out of me.
[Yodel]: O-de-lay-ee-a-lay-ee-o-ly-ee
If you don’t want me woman, you sure don’t have to stall…
‘Cause I can get more women than a passenger train can haul.
[Yodel]: O-de-lay-ee-a-lay-ee-o-ly-ee
I’m gonna buy me a pistol just as long as I’m tall …
I’m gonna shoot poor Thelma just to see her jump and fall.
[Yodel]: O-de-lay-ee-a-lay-ee-o-ly-ee
I’m goin’ where the water tastes like cherry wine …
‘Cause this Georgia water tastes like turpentine
[Yodel]: O-de-lay-ee-a-lay-ee-o-ly-ee
I’m gonna buy me a shotgun with a great long shiny barrel …
I’m gonna shoot that rounder that stole away my gal.
[Yodel]: O-de-lay-ee-a-lay-ee-o-ly-ee
Rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log …
Than to be in Atlanta, treated like a dirty dog.
[Yodel]: O-de-lay-ee-a-lay-ee-o-ly-ee
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¤ Patsy Cline [1932-1963]
PATSY CLINE, (Virginia Patterson Hensley), was born in the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Virginia, on September 8, 1932. The family home was in nearby Gore. Legend has it that she was entertaining her neighbors as early as age 3! Her natural talent and spirit took her to the top of the country charts in 1962, and her style and popularity has never waned.
Patsy’s big break came when she won an Arthur Godfrey Talent program in 1957 with the hit Walkin’ After Midnight. From there she pursued a recording career appearing at the mecca of country music – the Grand Ole Opry in 1958, and received national awards in 1961 and 1962. Country music lost a magical entertainer when her career was ended in an airplane crash in Tennessee, in 1963.
Nearly fifty years after her fatal plane crash in 1963, «Patsy Clines remains the voice by which all other female country singers must measure themselves. Patsy transformed what it meant to be a country star…»¤ Patsy Cline’s first TV appearance from «Grand Ole’ Opry» , as featured in 2005 Gregory Hall’s documentary «Patsy Cline – Sweet Dreams«) _Hosted by Robert K Oermann
◊ ‘A Church, a Courtroom and then Goodbye’ ↓
The first scene was the church, then the altar Where we claimed each other with tears of joy we cried Our friends wished us luck there forever As we walked from the church side by side. The next scene was a crowded court-room And like strangers, we sat side by side Then I heard the judge make his decision And no longer were we man and wife. I hate the sight of that courtroom Where man-made laws push God’s laws aside Then the clerk wrote our story in the record A Church, A Courtroom And Then Goodbye. We walked from that courtroom together We shook hands and once again we cried Then it was the end of our story A Church, A Courtroom And Then Goodbye.◊ ‘Come On In’ ↓
Now come on in and sit right down and make yourself at home
If I had one wish, I wish I could go back to my old neighborhood
Where the good folks they all love you as their own
Then I’d go over to my neighbor’s house, knock on the door ‘n they’d all sing out
Come on in and sit right down and make yourself at home
I’d sing their praises long and loud ‘cause their all my folks and I’m mighty proud
Of the little old town back home where I was born
I wish that I could hear them say in the good old-fashioned, friendly way
Come on in and sit right down and make yourself at home
Now, they don’t lock their doors at night ‘cause they all know they’re a-doin’ right
And the good Lord’s bound to have them for his own
If I’d go back to hear them pray in the little pine church, they all would say
Come on in and sit right down and make yourself at home
When I was a child of only three, I said my prayers at my mother’s knee
And I knew right then from God I’d never roam
When I get my summons on the Judgment Day, I hope I can hear my Savior say
Come on in and sit right down and make yourself at home
Now, come on in and sit right down and make yourself at home…
◊ ‘I’ve Loved and Lost Again’ ↓
I’ve loved and lost again – Oh, what a crazy world we’re livin’ in
True love has no chance to win – I’ve loved and lost again.
I ask you what chance have I when each love I meet just makes me cry
He loves awhile then says goodbye – I’ve loved and lost again.
Chorus:
To be true to one alone don’t seem to matter anymore
They tell you you’re out of style unless you’ve had three or four.
I’ve loved and lost again – Oh, what a crazy world we’re livin’ in
True love has no chance to win – I’ve loved and lost again . . .
◊ ‘Walkin’ After Midnight’ ↓
I go out walkin’ after midnight
Out in the moonlight just like we used to do
I’m always walkin’ after midnight
searching for you
Maybe he’s crying for me
And as the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
I’m lonesome as I can be
Out in the moonlight just hoping you may be
Somewhere walkin’ after midnight
Searching for me
◊ ‘Lovesick Blues’ ↓
Got a feelin’ cause I’m blue, oh, Lord, since my baby said goodbye
I don’t know what I’m gonna do – All I do is sit and cry, oh, Lord
That last long day he said goodbye – Oh, Lord, I thought I would die
He’ll do ya, he’ll do me, he’s got that kinda lovin’
But, Lord, I love to hear him when he calls me sweet baby
What a beautiful dream
I hate to think it all over – I lost my heart it seems
I’ve grown so used to that man, somehow
And I’m nobody’s sugar-baby now
‘Cause I’m lonesome – I got the lovesick blues
Now I’m in love, I’m in love with a wonderful guy
That’s what’s the matter with me
Well, I’m in love, I’m in love with a wonderful guy
But he don’t care about me
Well, I tried and I tried to keep him satisfied
But he just wouldn’t stay
But now that he is leavin’, this is all I’ve got to say
I got a feelin’ cause I’m blue, oh Lord, since my daddy said goodbye
I don’t know what I’m gonna do – I lost my heart it seems
I’ve grown so used to that man, somehow
And I’m nobody’s sugar-baby now
‘Cause I’m lonesome – I got the lovesick blues
I’ve grown so used to that man, and how
And I’m nobody’s sugar-baby now
‘Cause I’m lonesome – I got the lovesick blues
◊ ‘How can I face tomorrow?’ ↓
Tonight alone I ‘m thinking of the things we used to do
There’s laughter all around me, but my heart still aches for you
The wedding bells are ringing but to me their chimes are blue
How can I face tomorrow when I know I’m losing you
The dreams we shared have all been torn apart
It’s your wedding day but I can’t claim your heart
Now someone else will hold you just the way I used to do
How can I face tomorrow when I know I’m losing you
◊ ‘I Fall to Pieces’ ↓
I fall to pieces, each time I see you again.
I fall to pieces – How can I be just your friend?
You want me to act like we’ve never kissed.
You want me to forget, pretend we’ve never met.
And I’ve tried and I’ve tried, but I haven’t yet.
You walk by and I fall to pieces.
I fall to pieces, each time someone speaks your name.
I fall to pieces – Time only adds to the flame.
You tell me to find someone else to love,
Someone who’ll love me too, the way you used to do.
But each time I go out with some one new,
You walk by and I fall to pieces
◊ ‘Crazy’ ↓
Crazy, I’m crazy for feeling so lonely
I’m crazy, crazy for feeling so blue
I knew you’d love me as long as you wanted
And then someday you’d leave me for somebody new
Worry, why do I let myself worry?
Wond’ring what in the world did I do?
Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
I’m crazy for trying and crazy for crying
And I’m crazy for loving you . . .
I’ve been so wrong, for so long
Thought I could live without the love that you give
I was wrong, oh, so wrong
I’ve been so wrong, for so long
I didn’t know that I loved you so – I was wrong
Well, I never knew I could want you darlin’ oh, so much
Now that you’re gone, I dream of you and your sweet touch
I was so wrong, for so long
But I’ve seen the light, darlin’, I’ll make it right – I was wrong
Hey there from across the ocean! This is just what I was thinking of, and you wrote it well. Thx