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

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

Just to Prove My Love for You David Allan Coe

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

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

Maria Is A Mystery David Allan Coe

THOSE ITALIAN MOTHERS DRESS THERE SHIVERING BAMBINOS FOR THE RAIN SHE TELLS ME ABOUT JESUS AND ALL HIS GALLANT MEN I TELL HER ABOUT FANTASY MARIA SHE'S THIS LADY ON THE WAY DOWN TO THE RIVER

Gone (Like) David Allan Coe

AND HE TOOK TO LOOKING FOR MOMENTS ALONE TOGETHER THEY DRIFTED APART FROM EACH OTHER TOGETHER THEY BOTH KNEW THE FELLING WAS GONE GONE LIKE THE SPARROW SOUTH FOR THE WINTER GONE LIKE THE RIVER

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

Face To Face David Allan Coe

FACE TO FACE TOE TO TOE WHERE WE'LL STOP HEAVEN KNOWS ARM IN ARM CHEEK TO CHEEK WHOSE TO BLAME? HAND IN HAND HEART TO HEART WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE LET THIS START BUT ITS TO LATE, WE SHARED IT ...

Lost David Allan Coe

SHE'S JUST A TEAR I USED TO CRY LONG BEFORE WE SAID GOOD BYE NOW SHE'S JUST A LADY THAT I USED TO KNOW WHEN THE BOTTLE TOOK HER PLACE SHE WAS A MIRROR I HAD TO FACE AND A DREAM I DARED TO DRE...

What Can I Do David Allan Coe

I NEVER MADE IT BACK TO BOSTON VIE ALWAYS BEEN A RAMBLING MAN BUT BY THE TIME I GOT TO PHOENIX SHE DIDN'T QUITE FIT IN MY PLANS I LOST MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO AND FOUND IT IN THE STREETS OF...

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 W...

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 ME EMPT...

Laid Back and Wasted David Allan Coe

Laid back and wasted Driven to drinking A woman ain't nothing to lose Don't ever doubt it I'll live without it I'll give you the blues I spent a lifetime Looking for the answers Somewhere in sear...

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 LATE ...

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 ...

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, Lor...

Longhaired Redneck David Allan Coe

AIN'T WORTH DAMNED OLD TICKET THAT HE BOUGHT 'CAUSE I CAN SING ALL THEM SONGS ABOUT TEXAS AND I STILL DO ALL THE SAD ONES THAT I KNOW THEY TELL ME I LOOK LIKE MERLE HAGGARD AND SOUND A LOT LIKE DAVID

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 p...

Please Come to Boston David Allan Coe

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 PLEASE COME TO BOSTON/ SHE SAID "NO, DAVID

Revenge David Allan Coe

JUDY, I FEEL WEARY NOW, OLDER THAN A MAN OF 33 THE GATES OF HELL JUST OPENED AFTER TWENTY YEARS THE WARDEN SAYS I'M FREE REVENGE WAS ALL I EVER WANTED WHEN I KILLED THE MAN THAT TOOK YOUR LIFE THA...

You Can Count On Me David Allan Coe

YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, GIRL, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME I WON'T EVER LET YOU DOWN, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME YOU SAY YOU WANT A WORKING MAN TO BRING THE MONEY HOME SOMEONE TO BE GOOD TO YOU AND NEVER DO YOU WRO...

Fall in Love With You David Allan Coe

IF I EVER NEEDED LOVE, I NEED IT NOW HONEY, WHY CANT YOU SEE ME THROUGH ME WHEN I PRETEND THAT IM TO STRONG TO BEND? THIS HEART CAN MEND A LOVER OR A FRIEND STOP ACTING LIKE YOU NEVER KNEW ME....

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 NOWH...

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 R...

On my Feet Again David Allan Coe

I SPENT A LIFETIME IN PRISON BELIEVING ID NEVER GET OVER THE FALL BUSTED FOR FIRST DEGREE I WAS TO BLIND TO SEE WHO WAS TO BLAME FOR IT ALL SOME SAID THE DEVIL, BUT GOD ONLY KNOWS IF I PUT MY FU...

Willie, Waylon And Me David Allan Coe

A SHIP LOST OUT ON THE SEA AND JOPLIN WOULD DIE FOR THE FUTURE AND DYLAN WOULD WRITE POETRY AND IN TEXAS, THE TALK TURNED TO OUTLAWS LIKE WILLIE AND WAYLON AND ME RECITATION: HEY, MY NAME IS DAVID

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 SIXTE...

Spotlight David Allan Coe

I CAN'T SEE NOTHING' BUT SPOTLIGHTS SPOTLIGHTS SEE NOTHING' BUT ME ALL OF MY MUSIC IS LONELY YEA, ALL OF MY HEARTACHES WERE FREE DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR YOUR FLASH BULBS TOO MANY HEROES ARE DEAD ...

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 L...

Jack Daniels, If You Please David Allan Coe

JACK DANIELS IF YOU PLEASE KNOCK ME TO MY KNEES YOUR THE ONLY FRIEND THERE'S HAS EVER BEEN THAT DIDN'T DO ME WRONG JACK DANIELS IF YOU PLEASE KNOCK ME TO MY KNEES YOU CAN KILL THIS PAIN THAT'S...

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. AND I THIN...

If This Is Just A Game 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...

Pledging My Love David Allan Coe

?Forever my darling our love will be true always and forever I\'ll love only you Just promise me darling your love in return Make this fire in my soul dear forever burn My heart\'s at your command ...

You Never Even Called Me By My Name David Allan Coe

DARLIN’ YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME WELL, I’VE HEARD MY NAME A FEW TIMES IN YOUR PHONE BOOK (Hello, Hello) AND I’VE SEEN IT ON SIGNS WHERE I’VE PLAYED BUT THE ONLY TIME I KNOW I’LL HEAR "DAVID

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 THE PAS...

Loves Cheatin Line David Allan Coe

YEP! SHE FINALLY CROSSED OVER LOVES CHEATING LINE IF SHE MEAN TO HURT ME SHE'S DONE IT THIS TIME MY BEST FRIEND HAS LOVER HER RIGHT OUT OF MY MIND SHE'S FINALLY CROSSED OVER LOVES CHEATING ...

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 BABIE...

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 I'...

Shine It On David Allan Coe

SHINE IT ON, MY MAN, FORGET YOUR TROUBLES IF YOU CAN, I'LL HOLD YOU 'TILL THE DAWN, SHINE IT ON, SHINE IT ON YOU'VE BEEN TOO LONG ON THE ROAD AND YOU'RE READY TO EXPLODE, COME AND LIGHTEN UP YOUR ...

Take This Job and Shove It David Allan Coe

Chorus: TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT/ I AIN’T WORKING’ HERE NO MORE MY WOMAN DONE LEFT AND TOOK ALL OF THE REASONS I WAS WORKING FOR YOU BETTER NOT TRY TO STAND IN MY WAY/ WHEN I WALK OUT THE DOOR T...

Heads or Tails David Allan Coe

HEADS OR TAILS, WHAT WILL IT BE? TAKE YOUR CHOICE, HIM OR ME! HEADS OR TAILS, YOU'LL HAVE TO CHOOSE HEADS YOU WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE FLIP THE COIN, TAKE A CHANCE LOVES A GAME CALLED ROMANCE EAS...

Jody Like A Melody David Allan Coe

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 LI...

Sudden Death David Allan Coe

SUDDEN DEATH, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE LOVING YOU IS LIKE RIDING IN A SPEEDING CAR THEY'RE FUN TO DRIVE UNTIL YOU DRIVE EM TO FAR SUDDEN DEATH, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE! THE WAY YOU LOVE ME, MY HEART ST...

Would You Be My Lady David Allan Coe

WOULD YOU HOLD ON TO MY HAND WHEN I GET LONELY COULD I COME TO YOU WHENEVER I'M IN NEED WOULD YOU ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE FOR ME TO LAY MY BODY DOWN WOULD YOU BE MY LADY, IN THE MORNING WOULD YOU BE L...

A Sense Of Humor David Allan Coe

Every night another woman Every day a different town If I'm not accused of speeding I'm accused of coming down With a legal dose of something That you heard was going 'round And you wondered why I...

Whiskey And Woman David Allan Coe

I'VE GOT THIS WEAKNESS FOR WOMEN AND WHISKEY ITS SOMETHING I JUST CANT CONTROL I'VE TRIED HARD TO SHAKE IT WITH OUT ANY LUCK IT KEEPS BURNING DEEP IN MY SOUL I THOUGHT YOU COULD CHANGE THINGS ...

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 SONG...

Human Emotions David Allan Coe

LONESOME, CRYING HEARTACHES THAT'S HUMAN EMOTIONS I NEVER KNEW, LORD TILL SHE WENT AWAY BEGGING, PLEADING, FORGIVENESS THAT'S HUMAN EMOTIONS THREES NOTHING AS LONESOME AS HEARING HER SAY S...

Take it Easy Rider David Allan Coe

TAKE IT EASY RIDER YOU CAN MAKE IT EASY RIDER THERE'S NO ONE TO STOP YOU, DOESN'T IT LOOK EASY RIDER NOW? TAKE IT EASY RIDER YOU CAN MAKE IT EASY RIDER THERE'S NO ONE TO STOP YOU, DOESN'T IT LO...

Living On The Run David Allan Coe

SEEMS LIKE IT'S RAINING' HARDER TODAY THE RAIN MUST OF KNOWN I WAS COMING' THIS WAY IT AIN'T EASY LIVING ON THE RUN IF I PICK UP MY STEP AND PULL MY BELT DOWN TIGHT I CAN MAKE IT TO THE BORDER BY ...