I Still Sing The Old Songs 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

Longhaired Redneck David Allan Coe

LOUDMOUTH IN THE CORNER'S GETTING' TO ME TALKIN' 'BOUT MY EARRINGS AND MY HAIR I GUESS HE AIN'T READ THE SIGNS THAT SAY I'VE BEEN TO PRISON SOMEONE OUGHT TO WARN HIM 'FORE I KNOCK HIM OFF HIS CHAIR

Family Reunion David Allan Coe

MAMA TAUGHT US HOW TO SING IN HARMONY GRANDMA 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

Hey Gypsy David Allan Coe

OLD HOBO, HOW LONG CAN THIS GO ON?

Long Haired Redneck (Live at Billy Bob's Texas, Forth Worth, TX) David Allan Coe

in the corner's gettin' to me Talking 'bout my earrings and my hair I guess he ain't read the signs that say I been to prison Someone ought to warn him 'fore I knock him off his chair 'Cause my long hair

Greener Than The Grass We Laid On 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

The Ride David Allan Coe

Well I sat down in the front seat and turned on the radio And them sad old songs comin' out of them Speakers was solid country gold Then I noticed the stranger was Ghost-white pale when he asked me

The Ride (Live at Billy Bob's Texas, Forth Worth, TX) David Allan Coe

Well I sat down in the front seat and turned on the radio And them sad old songs comin' out of them Speakers was solid country gold Then I noticed the stranger was Ghost-white pale when he asked me for

The 33rd of August David Allan Coe

Well, today there's no salvation The band's packed up and gone And I'm left standing with my penny in my hand There's a big crowd at the station Where the blind man sings his song But he sees, Lord

Desperados Waiting For The Train David Allan Coe

AND I'D SING THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND HE'D SIT IN THE KITCHEN AND CRY RUN HIS FINGERS THROUGH SEVENTY YEARS OF LIVING' WONDERING, LORD, HAS EVERY WELL I DRILLED RAN DRY WE WERE FRIENDS, ME AND THAT

The Ride (Album Version) David Allan Coe

I was thumbin' back from Montgomery with a guitar on my back When a stranger pulled up beside me in an antique Cadillac.

The Ghost of Hank Williams (Live at Billy Bob's Texas, Forth Worth, TX) David Allan Coe

I was thumbin' back from Montgomery with a guitar on my back When a stranger pulled up beside me in an antique Cadillac.

Dakota The Dancing Bear, Part II David Allan Coe

BETTY DROVE THE SEMI, SHE PULLED UP TO THE PUMP I THOUGHT I WANTED A COCA-COLA AND I STARTED OUT ON THE JUMP SHE SAID, "HOLD IT DAVE, COME QUICK, THERE'S SOMETHING YOU GOT TO SEE THAT MAN HAD GOT

A Sad Country Song David Allan Coe

IF YOU'RE FEELING LONELY AND THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE LEFT THAT'S ALONE IN A BAR IF NEED SOMEBODY WITH SHOULDERS TO CRY ON WELL BABY I'M NOT VERY FAR Chorus: JUST LOOK FOR MY NAME ON A JUKEBOX

Old Man Tell Me David Allan Coe

I'VE SEEN THE OLD MAN SITTING' 'ROUND THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE BACK HOME IN TOWN TALKIN' ABOUT THE BIG WAR BACK IN 1943 SAYING' HOW MUCH GOOD IT'S DONE MEDALS GLEAMING' IN THE SUN CUSSING' AT MY LONG

River David Allan Coe

River, you heard my first cry as a baby And, like my Mom, you sang me lullabies You knew my fishing pole When I was eight years old And, river, you never told me lies River, I can see you from

The Old Grey Goose Is Dead David Allan Coe

GO TELL AUNT RHODY THE OLD GREY GOOSE IS DEAD GRANDPA FOUND HER DYING IN THE MILLPOND ON HER HEAD THE GANDER WON'T EAT NOW GANDER WON'T EAT NOW BECAUSE HIS WIFE IS DEAD LET'S PRAY FOR THE

Fraulein David Allan Coe

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

Panheads Forever David Allan Coe

She's hard to get started She's always so cold In the mornings I find her - She's looking so old There's so many miles I've been down that road once or twice She's not much to look at When we

Merle And Me David Allan Coe

BACK IN 1953 WE STOLE A CAR OLD MERLE AND ME NEVER THINKING WED BE PUT IN JAIL YOU MIGHT SAY THAT WE WERE GREEN I WAS BARELY SEVENTEEN WHEN THEY PUT THOSE BARS BETWEEN OLD MERLE AND ME

San Francisco Maybel Joy David Allan Coe

WELL, I MET A GIRL KNOWN ON THE STRIP AS SAN FRANCISCO'S MAYBEL JOY DESTITUTIONS CHILD, BORN ON A L.A.

Play Me A Sad Song David Allan Coe

PLAY ME A SAD SONG TELL ME YOUR WOMAN'S GONE YOU KNOW HOW MISERY LOVES COMPANY SING IT JUST ONE MORE TIME BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND TELL ME HOW MISERY LOVES COMPANY LONELINESS SURROUNDS

I'm Gonna Hurt Her On The Radio David Allan Coe

I'm gonna hurt her on the radio She's gonna hear me everywhere she goes I'll get to her the only way I know I'm gonna hurt her on the radio.

Another Pretty Country Song David Allan Coe

I BOUGHT THIS RHINESTONE SUIT IN CALIFORNIA THESE BOOTS CAME ALL THE WAY FROM MEXICO THIS CADILLAC AIN'T NOTHING', SON YOU OUGHT TO SEE THE GREYHOUND I BOUGHT TO TAKE MY BAND FROM SHOW TO SHOW SEEN

Seven Mile Bridge David Allan Coe

THE STORIES OF SOME SAILORS CURSE ON THE BRIDGE WHERE IT OPENS TO LET THE BOATS THROUGH BUT THE NATIVES ALL LAUGH AT GRANDPAS OLD STORIES AND SWEAR THAT IT JUST ISN'T TRUE NOW MOST OF THEM

Please Come to Boston David Allan Coe

PLEASE COME TO BOSTON FOR THE SPRINGTIME I’M STAYING HERE WITH SOME FRIENDS AND THEY’VE GOT LOTS OF ROOM YOU CAN SELL YOU PAINTINGS ON THE SIDEWALK BY A CAFÉ WHERE I HOPE TO BE WORKING SOON

If That Ain't Country David Allan Coe

[Recitation:] The old man was covered with tattoos and scars He got some in prison and others in bars The rest he got working' on old junk cars In the daytime They looked like tombstones in our yard And

Sweet Vibrations David Allan Coe

AIN'T NO SENSE IN CRYING, LORD I'D RATHER SEE YOU SMILE COME DOWN FROM THE CITY LIFE AND STAY WITH ME A WHILE THERE'S SO MUCH THAT NATURE WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU AND ME PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE AND

Maria Is A Mystery David Allan Coe

MARIA HAS A MUSIC BOX SHE WINDS UP MOST EVERY DAY ONCE A WEEK IS ALL IT TAKES TO MAKE THE MUSIC PLAY MELODY IS JUST SOME CHILDHOOD LULLABY HER MOTHER USED TO SING TO HER.

Take This Job And Shove It Too David Allan Coe

TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT TOO WHERE THE SUN DON'T NEVER SHINE THIS AIN'T THE FIRST JOB I EVER QUIT AND I KNOW IT WONT BE MY LAST PAYCHECK, WHO KNOWS AFTER TODAY YOU MAY BE A THING OF

Tennessee Whiskey David Allan Coe

I used to spend my nights out In a bar room Liquor was the only love I'd known But you rescued me from reaching for the bottom Brought me back from being too far gone You're as smooth as Tennesee

Rollin with the Punches David Allan Coe

LORD, I'VE BEEN TALKIN WHEN I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED LISTENING WHEN I SHOULD HAVE SPOKE LIGHTING A MATCH TO OLD MEMORIES SENDING THEM ALL UP IN SMOKE SINGING WITH NO ONE TO HEAR ME FIGHTING

Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone) David Allan Coe

Would you lay with me In a field of stone If my needs were strong Would you lay with me Should my lips grow dry Would you wet them dear In the midnight hour If my lips were dry Would you go away

Free Born Rambling Man 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

Loves Cheatin Line David Allan Coe

ITS HARD TO IMAGINE THAT VIE BEEN SO BLIND WELL, NOBODY COULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS THAT KIND SHE FINALLY CROSSED OVER LOVERS CHEATING LINE NOW LISTEN TO ME GIRL ITS TRUE THAT I

Hank Williams Junior-Junior David Allan Coe

I ain't gonna call Hank Williams Junior Junior anymore Even though I know what all his daddy done before Hank weighs close to 200 pounds and he stands about 6 foot 4 And it's hard to call Hank Williams

Need A Little Time Off For Bad Behavior David Allan Coe

Need a little time off for bad behavior The devil in me done been asleep too long I need a little time off for bad behavior It looks like I've been too good for too long Well, I'm up and gone at

Lately I've Been Thinking Too Much Lately David Allan Coe

> Lately I've been thinking too much lately I've been staying kinda stoned Maybe I need someone who can make me feel Like I'm not making it alone Lately you've been colder than the weather Whether

Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands David Allan Coe

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY DADDY USED TO SAY TO ME, SON, WE GOT A LOT OF LAND, WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE GO GET YOUR MARBLES, PUT'EM IN THE HOUSE TEAR DOWN YOUR CASTLES IN THE SAND COME

The Great Nashville Railroad Disaster (A True Stor David Allan Coe

ONE SULTRY SUMMER MORNING IN THE YEAR OF 1918 THREE HUNDRED MEN WITH EBONY SKIN PULLED OUT OF UNION STATION HEADING OUT OF NASHVILLE FOR WESTERN TENNESSEE HOMEWARD BOUND CAUSE UNCLE SAM CLOSED

Mississippi River Queen David Allan Coe

HEY, CALIFORNIA YOU DON'T KNOW ME NEW YORK CITY YOU CAN'T SHOW ME ANYTHING I HAVEN'T SEEN AT LEAST A HUNDRED TIMES BEFORE I STILL LOVE YOU, NEW ORLEANS, MISSISSIPPI RIVER QUEEN 'CAUSE WHEN IT COMES

Suicide David Allan Coe

STANDING IN THE BATHROOM WITH A GUN IN MY HAND PULLING ON THE TRIGGER JUST AS FAST AS I CAN I CAN HEAR HER SCREAM AS SHE REACHES FOR THE LOVER BESIDE HER MARRIED BY THE BIBLE SHE WAS ONLY SIXTEEN

Back To Atlanta David Allan Coe

IF SHE KNEW THAT I WAS HERE WITH YOU THERE AINT NO DOUBT ABOUT WHAT SHE WOULD DO SO LETS GET DRESSED AND ILL BE ON MY WAY YOU KNEW THAT I WAS PASSING THROUGH I NEVER MEANT TO STAY.

Love is Just A Porpoise (Playing in the Tropical S David Allan Coe

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT I'VE HAD MY SHARE OF FAIR WEATHER LOVERS THEY ALWAYS LEAVE JUST AHEAD OF THE RAIN SEARCHING FOR SUNSHINE AND LOOKING FOR PLEASURE TWO STEPS AHEAD OF THE LAST HURRICANE

A Backstage Pass Johnny Cash

Hello, I'm Johnny Cash One night I had a backstage pass To a Willie Nelson show There were wackoes and weirdoes and dingbats and dodoes And athletes and movie stars and David Allan Coe There was leather

Young Dallas Cowboy David Allan Coe

Well, I've hiked through the sage brush, I ran up some rail I slept on the bench in a few county jails And they laugh as they knocked all the wind from my sail When I was a young Dallas Cowboy

Would You Lay With Me(In A Field of Stone) David Allan Coe

WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME IN A FIELD OF STONE IF MY NEEDS WERE STRONG, WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME SHOULD MY LIPS GROW DRY, WOULD YOU WET THEM, DEAR IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR, IF MY LIPS WERE DRY WOULD YOU

Atlanta Song David Allan Coe

I MET HER IN ATLANTA SHE WAS A-DANCING IN A CAFE WITH A PRICE TAG ON HER BODY AND A TOMBSTONE IN HER EYE YOU COULD TELL SHE WAS NOT HAPPY BY THE WAY SHE KEPT ON STARING PAST THE OTHER SIDE OF NOWHERE

You Never Even Called Me By My Name David Allan Coe

’VE SEEN IT ON SIGNS WHERE I’VE PLAYED BUT THE ONLY TIME I KNOW I’LL HEAR "DAVID ALLAN COE" IS WHEN JESUS HAS HIS FINAL JUDGMENT DAY REPEAT CHORUS RECITATION: WELL, A FRIEND OF MINE NAMED STEVE

Sudden Death David Allan Coe

THE WAY YOU LOVE ME, MY HEART STARTS TO PUMPING JUST LIKE A RABBIT, HON, YOU REALLY GOT ME JUMPING YOU MUST BE OUT FOR BLOOD THE WAY THAT YOU'VE BEEN HUMPING IM JUST LIKE PUTTY IN YOUR HANDS!