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THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF ALL
I wandered today on the seashore The waves and the winds are low I thought of the days that are gone by, ma Many long years ago
We lingered by the gently flowing billows And watched the golden sunset fade away And there among the sweet ocean breezes We talked about our future wedding day
Gathering up the shells from the seashore
Gathering up the shells from the sea
Those were the happiest days of all, ma
Gathering up the shells from the shore
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
When the waves are rolling on the ocean And the golden moonbeams on the pebbles shine At your cottage by the sea I'll come again, ma When the waves are rolling gentle, sweetheart mine
Now I am growing up in years, ma My locks are all silver and gray But the vows that we made on the shore, ma Are fresh in my memory today
Gathering up the shells from the seashore
Gathering up the shells from the sea
Those were the happiest days of all, ma
Gathering up the shells from the shore
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
No more bright shells we will gather As the waves come dashing as of yore She lies 'neath the white pebbled sand Just covered up with shells on the shore
Gathering up the shells from the seashore
Gathering up the shells from the sea
Those were the happiest days of all, ma
Gathering up the shells from the shore
HAPPY IN PRISON
I am happy in a prison
Yes, I'm happy anywhere
In my soul my savior's risen
Of 10,000 he is fair
Glory, glory, hallelujah Sinners lay your burdens down Glory, glory, hallelujah For a cross receive a crown
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
When the food is low and failing And the children bare for clothes I look up to father's healing For I know my savior knows
I am happy in a prison
Yes, I'm happy anywhere
In my soul my savior's risen
Of 10,000 he is fair
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Any cost, a fire is burning And its coming draweth nigh But I'm happy, always happy Though in prison I must die
I am happy in a prison
Yes, I'm happy anywhere
In my soul my savior's risen
Of 10,000 he is fair
Come back to me in my dreaming
Come back to me once more
Come with the love light gleaming
As in the days of yore
I wonder if you still love me
And if your heart is still true
When the spring roses are blooming
Then I'll come back to you
Somewhere a heart is breaking
And calling me back to you
Memories of loved ones awaiting
Each happy home and you
Absence makes my heart fonder
Is it the same with you
Are you still happy, I wonder
Or do you feel lonesome, too
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
When the sun is sinking
In the golden west
And the birds and flowers
They have gone to rest
Come tell me that you still love me
And that your heart is still true
When the spring roses are blooming
Then I'll come back to you
Somewhere a heart is breaking
And calling me back to you
Memories of loved ones awaiting
Each happy home and you
Absence makes my heart fonder
Is it the same with you
Are you still happy, I wonder
Or do you feel lonesome, too
HE NEVER CAME BACK
An old Jane about 49 came in to view the town She registered up at Smith's Hotel as Miss Ada Brown She said she was just 25 and that she was in love With a young lad about 16, she called him her turtledove
The wedding day at last arrived, the birds did merrily sing He touched her up for a hundred to go out and buy the ring
He never came back, no, he never came back
He's been gone for a year or more
That sassy young thing better have that ring
When we meet on that beautiful shore
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I went down to a restaurant as hungry as a bear And a raving thief I did, I grabbed the bill of fare The waiter said, now what for you, a piece of steak, I said He taken my order and bowed his head and slowly walked away
No, he never came back, no, he never came back
I waited an hour or more
His neck I will break if he has not that steak
When we meet on that beautiful shore
HE TOOK A WHITE ROSE FROM HER HAIR Oh Willie, my darling, come back I will ever be faithful and true Oh Willie, my darling come back I'll forever be faithful to you I remember once that he said He loved me better than his life He called me his darling, his wife Then asked me to be his own bride "Oh darling," he said, "I am sure Your heart is made of a stone" He took a white rose from my hair Then left me a-standing alone Oh Willie, my darling, come back I will ever be faithful and true Oh Willie, my darling come back I'll forever be faithful to you [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] The next day poor Willie was dead He was found in the pond near the mill Oh the clear, precious water so fair That floats from the banks of the hill His blue eyes were forever closed And dank was his golden hair And close to his pale lips was found The white rose which he took from my hair Oh Willie, my darling, come back I will ever be faithful and true Oh Willie, my darling come back I'll forever be faithful to you Back to top
THE HEART THAT WAS BROKEN FOR ME There came from the skies in the days long ago The Lord with a message of love The world knew him not, he was treated with scorn This wonderful gift from above They crowned him with thorns, he was beaten with straps He was wounded and nailed to the tree But the pain in his heart was the hardest to bear The heart that was broken for me [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] He came to his home, to his owners he'd love The sheep that had wandered astray They heard not his voice, but the friend of mankind Was halted and driven away They crowned him with thorns, he was beaten with straps He was wounded and nailed to the tree But the pain in his heart was the hardest to bear The heart that was broken for me [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] I will take up my cross, I will walk by his side For the pathway of beauty I see I will follow the Lord and abide in his heart The heart that was broken for me They crowned him with thorns, he was beaten with straps He was wounded and nailed to the tree But the pain in his heart was the hardest to bear The heart that was broken for me Back to top
There's a wonderful invention
It's called the radio
You can hear it everywhere you chance to go
But the static in the air
Sometimes makes it hard to hear
But it's not so with Heaven's radio.
[CHORUS] Heaven's radio, on the other
shore
For my precious Savior always listens in
It's the same old radio
That was used a long time ago
For my precious Savior always listens in.
Daniel in the lion's den
With his prayers did surely win
For my precious Savior always listens in (listens in)
And I know without a doubt
Honest prayers will bring you out
For my precious Savior always listens in.
[CHORUS]
Well he set the Hebrews three
From the firey furnace free
Yes my precious savior always listens in
He will rescue you today
In that same old-fashioned way
For my precious Savior always listens in.
[CHORUS]
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HELLO, CENTRAL! GIVE ME HEAVEN
Hello, central, give me heaven
For I know my mother's there
And you'll find her with the angels
Over on the golden stair
She'll be glad it's me a-speakin' Won't you call her for me please For I surely want to tell her That we're sad without her here
Hello, central, give me heaven
For I know my mother's there
And you'll find her with the angels
Over on the golden stair
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Papa dear is sad and lonely Sobbed a tearful little child Since mama's gone to heaven Papa dear, you do not smile
I must speak to her and tell her That we want her to come home You just listen while I call her Call her through the telephone
Hello, central, give me heaven
For I know my mother's there
And you'll find her with the angels
Over on the golden stair
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I will answer just to please her Yes, dear hearts, I'll soon come home Kiss me, mama, it's your daughter Kiss me through the telephone
HELLO, STRANGER
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Hello, stranger, put your loving hand in mine Hello, stranger, put your loving hand in mine You are a stranger and you're a pal of mine
Get up, rounder, let a working man lay down Get up, rounder, let a working man lay down You are a rounder, but you're all out and down
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Every time I ride the 6th and 4th streetcar Every time I ride the 6th and 4th streetcar I can see my baby peeping through the bars
She bowed her head, she waved both hands at me She bowed her head, she waved both hands at me I'm prison bound, I'm longing to be free
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, I'll see you when your troubles are like mine Oh, I'll see you when your troubles are like mine Oh, I'll see you when you haven't got a dime
Weeping like a willow, mourning like a dove Weeping like a willow, mourning like a dove There's a girl up the country that I really love
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Hello, stranger, put your loving hand in mine Hello, stranger, put your loving hand in mine You are a stranger and you're a pal of mine
HOLD FAST TO THE RIGHT
Kneel down by the side of your mother, my boy You have only a moment, I know But stay till I give you my parting advice It is all that I have to bestow
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right
Wherever your footsteps may roam
And forsake not the way of salvation, my boy
That you learned from your mother at home
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
You leave us to seek your employment, my boy By the world you have yet to be tied But in the temptations and trials you meet May your heart to the savior confide
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right
Wherever your footsteps may roam
And forsake not the way of salvation, my boy
That you learned from your mother at home
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I gave you to god in your cradle, my boy And taught you the best that I knew And as long as His mercies permits me to live I shall never stop praying for you
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right
Wherever your footsteps may roam
And forsake not the way of salvation, my boy
That you learned from your mother at home
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
You will find in this satchel a Bible, my boy It's a book of all others are built It will help you to live and prepare you to die And will lead to the gates of the blest
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right
Wherever your footsteps may roam
And forsake not the way of salvation, my boy
That you learned from your mother at home
HOME BY THE SEA
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
There's a lonely cottage by the seaside Where the water lilies strew the shore It was there I passed my happy childhood With a loved one that's gone before
Then give me back my dear old home
That old home by the sea
And I never will wander far away
From my home, my dear old cottage home
Oh-le-lay-ee, ee-e-e-e-ee
Ah-lee-oh-lay-ee, ee-e-e-e-e-ee
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Many years have passed since there I wandered But the old cot' ne'er has been forgot And my heart in fancy oft returns To that dear old familiar spot
Then give me back my dear old home
That old home by the sea
And I never will wander far away
From my home, my dear old cottage home
Oh-le-lay-ee, ee-e-e-e-ee
Ah-lee-oh-lay-ee, ee-e-e-e-e-ee
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Yes, my heart is like a humming sea shell That tells of its birth where e'er it roams I will sing of my cottage by the seashore Of my home, my dear old cottage home
Then give me back my dear old home
That old home by the sea
And I never will wander far away
From my home, my dear old cottage home
HOME IN TENNESSEE
Oh, yes, I'm going back
To my home in Tennessee
Back to the girl that's waiting
In the cotton fields to see
There's a mother and a dad
That's waiting patiently
And the place I'm longing for tonight
Is my home in Tennessee
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I've sailed the skies in airplanes To a place called Bunker Hill I've dropped from the clouds in a parachute And, oh, boys, what a thrill I've saw shells fall in no man's land And dined on the great prairie But the place I'm longing for tonight Is my home in Tennessee
Oh, yes, I'm going back
To my home in Tennessee
Back to the girl that's waiting
In the cotton fields to see
There's a mother and a dad
That's waiting patiently
And the place I'm longing for tonight
Is my home in Tennessee
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I've been to 'Frisco's golden gate Also that of Maine I've been to the Rocky Mountains And back down again Been up to old New York Saw the Statue of Liberty But the place I'm longing for tonight Is my home in Tennessee
Oh, yes, I'm going back
To my home in Tennessee
Back to the girl that's waiting
In the cotton fields to see
There's a mother and a dad
That's waiting patiently
And the place I'm longing for tonight
Is my home in Tennessee
THE HOMESTEAD ON THE FARM
Well, I wonder how the old folks are at home Well, I wonder if they miss me when I'm gone I wonder if they pray For the boy who went away And left his dear old parents all alone
You could hear the cattle lowing in the lane
You could almost see the fields of bluegrass green
You could almost hear them cry
As they kissed their boy goodbye
I wonder how the old folks are at home
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK TO TUNE OF HOME, SWEET HOME]
Just a village and a homestead on the farm And a mother's love to shield him from all harm A mother's love so true And a sweetheart brave and true A village and a homestead on the farm
You could hear the cattle lowing in the lane
You could almost see the fields of bluegrass green
You could almost hear them cry
As they kissed their boy goodbye
I wonder how the old folks are at home
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK TO TUNE OF HOME, SWEET HOME]
You could hear the cattle lowing in the lane
You could almost see the fields of bluegrass green
You could almost hear them cry
As they kissed their boy goodbye
I wonder how the old folks are at home
HONEY IN THE ROCK Oh, my brother do you know the Savior Who is wondrous kind and true He's the rock of your salvation There is honey in the rock for you Oh, honey in the rock (oh, honey in the rock) Sweet honey in the rock (sweet honey in the rock) Oh, it tastes just like honey in the rock Go taste and see if the Lord is good Oh, it tastes just like honey in the rock [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Have you tasted that the Lord is gracious Do you walk in the way that's new Have you drank from the living fountain There is honey in the rock for you Oh, honey in the rock (oh, honey in the rock) Sweet honey in the rock (sweet honey in the rock) Oh, it tastes just like honey in the rock Go taste and see if the Lord is good Oh, it tastes just like honey in the rock [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Oh, there's honey in the rock, my brother There is honey in the rock for you Leave your sins for the blood to cover There is honey in the rock for you Oh, honey in the rock (oh, honey in the rock) Sweet honey in the rock (sweet honey in the rock) Oh, it tastes just like honey in the rock Go taste and see if the Lord is good Oh, it tastes just like honey in the rock
I AIN'T GOING TO WORK TOMORROW
Well, I ain't going to work tomorrow
And I may not work next day
Well I ain't going to work tomorrow
For it be a wet, rainy day
I'm a-going to leave this country I'm a-going around this world I'm a-going to leave this country For the sake of one little girl
Well, she told me that she loved me And it give my poor heart grief Now she's got her back turned on me And she's courting whoever she please
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Well, I lost my money in gambling And I lost my name, you see I am nobody's darling And nobody cares for me
Well, I ain't going to work tomorrow
And I may not work next day
Well I ain't going to work tomorrow
For it be a wet, rainy day
Don't you hear my banjo ringing Don't you hear this mournful sound Don't you hear those pretty girls laughing Standing on the cold, cold ground
I'll hang my head in sorrow I'll hang my head and cry I'll hang my head in sorrow As my darling passes by
Well, I ain't going to work tomorrow
And I may not work next day
Well I ain't going to work tomorrow
For it be a wet, rainy day
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I CANNOT BE YOUR SWEETHEART
Last night I told my heart's love All under the pale blue sky Eagerly waiting an answer I plainly could see in her eye
I love you, sweetheart, I love you And ask you to be my bride Her face turned pale and she trembled And sadly to me replied
I cannot be your sweetheart
I cannot stay by your side
There's one who's waiting off yonder
Who's claiming me his bride
My heart is almost broken
Your vows only add to my pain
I love you, sweetheart, I love you
Though we may never meet again
We said goodbye in the moonlight My heart was turned to a stone One peaceful hour I was made happy But now I am sad and lone
Amidst my sorrows forever Though she may go far away Wherever she goes I'll love her And still I can hear her say
I cannot be your sweetheart
I cannot stay by your side
There's one who's waiting off yonder
Who's claiming me his bride
My heart is almost broken
Your vows only add to my pain
I love you, sweetheart, I love you
Though we may never meet again
I FOUND YOU AMONG THE ROSES
Once again dear, it's rose time, it's June time
All the flowers they bloom as of yore
And the robin's sweet song is singin'
As I walked here to greet you once more
A year has passed dear since we came here
This old love of ours to renew
And I found you among the roses
The day I come back to you. [CHORUS] I found you among the roses
The day I come back to you
All my gladness was ther ein the garden so fair
'Twas the happiest moment I knew
Your lips were the color of roses
I craved them as flowers crave the dew
It was out here in your rose garden
Where I found you. I can 'member the kiss that you gave me
For your cheeks were like the rosebuds red
Was the kiss dear that meant to fore me
For all the harsh words I have said
Red roses a-blooming around me
I love everyone of them too
For it was out here in your rose garden
Where I found you. [CHORUS] (2x) Back to top
I HAVE AN AGED MOTHER
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Last night while I lay sleeping Last night while in a dream I saw my dear old mother Down by a rippling stream
Don't ask me why I'm weeping
Don't ask me why I pray
For I've an aged mother
10,000 miles away
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
A letter here from sister dear Come home, we're all alone Dear mother's slowly fading She can't be with us long
Don't ask me why I'm weeping
Don't ask me why I pray
I've a dear old mother dying
10,000 miles away
Well, ah-le-ho, le-ho-lay
Well, ah-le-ho, le-ho-lay
Out in the cold world
A long ways from home
I'm drawing near the old home Dear sister's at the gate She's leading me through the doorway Oh, brother, you've come too late
Oh, lead me to the casket Throw back the linen so fine That I may kiss her pale white lips For I know they'll never kiss mine
I see the pale moon shining On mother's white tombstone The rosebuds 'round them twining Are just like me--alone
Well, ah-le-ho, le-ho-lay
Well, ah-le-ho, le-ho-lay
Out in the cold world
Left all alone
I HAVE NO LOVING MOTHER NOW I have no loving mother now I have no loving mother now I have no loving mother now And I can't stay here by myself The angels came and took her home The angels came and took her home The angels came and took her home And I can't stay here by myself [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] I have no loving father now I have no loving father now I have no loving father now And I can't stay here by myself The angels came and took him home The angels came and took him home The angels came and took him home And I can't stay here by myself [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Someday I'll join them over there Someday I'll join them over there Someday I'll join them over there For I can't stay here by myself
I HAVE NO ONE TO LOVE ME
BUT THE SAILOR ON THE DEEP BLUE SEA
It was on last Sunday evening Just about the hour of three When my darling started leaving To sail on that deep blue sea
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
He promised to write a letter He promised to write to me And I haven't heard from my darling Who sails on that deep blue sea
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
My mother is dead and buried My papa's forsaken me And I have no one to love me But the sailor on the deep blue sea
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, Captain, can you tell me Can you tell me where he may be Oh, yes, my little maiden He's drownded in the deep blue sea
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Farewell to friends and relations It's the last you'll see of me I'm going to end my trouble By drowning in the deep blue sea
I LOVED YOU BETTER THAN YOU KNEW
Our hands are clasped, alas, forever Perhaps we'll never meet again I love you like I love no other This parting fills my heart with pain
As through this weary world I wander
My thoughts alone will be of you
In memory will I see you ever
I loved you better than you knew
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
You ask and freely I'll forgive you The happy past I must forget And while I wander alone in silence I hope that you'll be happy yet
As through this weary world I wander
My thoughts alone will be of you
In memory will I see you ever
I loved you better than you knew
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Perhaps when I am gone forever You'll sometimes sit and think of me And wonder if I'm dead or living Perhaps I'll think the same of you
As through this weary world I wander
My thoughts alone will be of you
In memory will I see you ever
I loved you better than you knew
I NEVER LOVED BUT ONE
Onward to the eastern skies,
With mooing efforts kissed the sea
I sigh and think of those blue eyes
That have hope and love for me
For they, o they have stole away
The heart that truly once was mine
Like some lone bird without a mate
My weary heart is desolate
I look around but cannot trace
One welcome word or smiling face
In gazing crowds I am alone,
Because I never loved but one
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Come up closer to me now,
Your chestnut hair is touched with snow
But still it is the same dear face,
I loved so well long years ago
The same as on that winter night,
You bent to me and kissed my brow
Happy hours of trusting love,
Oh well, they're all over now
And I must sail the whitening foam,
Till I can see a foreign home
Till I forget that fair sweet face,
I ne'er can find a resting place
I look around but cannot trace
One welcome word or smiling face
In gazing crowds I am alone
Because I never loved but one
I NEVER WILL MARRY
One morning as I rambled all down the seashore The wind it did whistle and the waters did roar I heard a fair damsel make a pitiful sound It sounded so lonesome in the waters around
I never will marry or be no man's wife
I expect to live single all the days of my life
The shells in the ocean shall be my deathbed
The fish in deep water swim over my head
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
She plunged her fair body in the ocean so deep She closed her blue eyes in the waters to sleep My love's gone and left me, the one I adore She's gone where I never will see her any more
I never will marry or be no man's wife
I expect to live single all the days of my life
The shells in the ocean shall be my deathbed
The fish in deep water swim over my head
I WOULDN'T MIND DYING
By and by we're going to see the king
By and by we're going to see the king
By and by we're going to see the king
Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
Wouldn't mind dying, got to go by myself
Wouldn't mind dying, got to go by myself
Wouldn't mind dying, got to go by myself
Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
After death we're going to stand the test
After death we're going to stand the test
After death we're going to stand the test
Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy is His Name
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy is His Name
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy is His Name
And I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
Wouldn't mind dying, got to stay dead so long
Wouldn't mind dying, got to stay dead so long
Wouldn't mind dying, got to stay dead so long
And I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
Ezekiel saw the wheel, a wheel within a wheel
Ezekiel saw the wheel, a wheel within a wheel
Ezekiel saw the wheel, a wheel within a wheel
Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
By and by we're going to see the king
By and by we're going to see the king
By and by we're going to see the king
Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
IF ONE WON'T ANOTHER ONE WILL
I went one Sunday evening my true love for to see I asked her to marry and she would not answer me [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] The night is almost spent, it is near the break of day I'm waiting for an answer, oh, what will you say [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Kind sir, if I must tell you, I'd choose the single life I never thought it suited for me to be your wife [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Take this for an answer and for yourself provide I have another lover and you must be denied [INSTRUMENTL BREAK] In the course of six weeks later this lady's mind did change She wrote me a letter, kind sir, I feel ashamed [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] I feel as though I slighted you, I cannot hear you mourn So here is my heart, come take it and claim it as your own [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] I wrote her back an answer and sent it back in speed I own that once I did love you, I loved you dear indeed [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] But then my mind has changed me, I seek another way Upon some pretty fair maiden my heart will have its sway [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Upon some pretty fair maiden my heart shall have its fill This world is wide and lonely, if one won't another one will Back to top
I'LL BE ALL SMILES TONIGHT
I'll deck my brow with roses
The loved ones may be there
And gems that others give me
Will shine within my hair
And even those who know me
Will think my heart is light
Though my heart may break tomorrow
I'll be all smiles tonight
I'll be all smiles tonight, love
I'll be all smiles tonight
Though my heart may break tomorrow
I'll be all smiles tonight
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, when the dance commences
Oh, how I will rejoice
I'll sing the song you taught me
Without a falling voice
When the flattering ones come around me
They'll think my heart is light
Though my heart may break tomorrow
I'll be all smiles tonight
I'll be all smiles tonight, love
I'll be all smiles tonight
Though my heart may break tomorrow
I'll be all smiles tonight
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
And when the room he enters
With a bride upon his arm
I stood and gazed upon him
As though he was a charm
And onced he smiled upon her
And onced he smiled on me
They know not what I suffered
They found no change in me
I'll be all smiles tonight, love
I'll be all smiles tonight
Though my heart may break tomorrow
I'll be all smiles tonight
I'LL BE HOME SOMEDAY I was standing by the bedside of a neighbor Who was just about to cross the swelling tide I asked if he would do me a favor Just take a message to the other side
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] If you see my savior, tell him that you saw me When you saw me I was on my way You may meet some old friends who may ask about me Just tell them I'll be home someday
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Now you have to take this journey on without me It's a debt that sooner or later must be paid If you see my savior, don't forget to tell him Don't forget to tell him what I say
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] You may chance to see my father or my mother Or some friends who have gone before You may chance to see my sister or my brother But try and see my savior first of all
I am so happy
That you love no other but me
All of my life
I've tried to win your love you see
And I still wonder
If you will be happy with me
When we are married
And taken you my wife to be.
I have waited
So long for the words you've just said
I always thought
That you loved another instead
But you have told me
With your own sweet lips so red
And I am waiting
For the day when we shall be wed.
If you would ever
Forsake me my love I would pray
"Take me, my Maker
Up in Heaven where white angels stay
'Cause I would never
Go on living without you this way
If we would part
I'd rather you'd take me today.
"No, no, I'll never
Forsake you, I'll always be true
And we'll be happy
Together because I love you
And when I think of us parting
Sweetheart it runs through my head
If we can't be happy together
My love, I'd rather be dead.
I'M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES
Would have been better for us both had we never
In this wide and wicked world had never met
For the pleasure we've both seen together
I am sure, love, I'll never forget
Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
Who is sailing far over the sea
Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
And I wonder if he ever thinks of me
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, you told me once, dear, that you loved me
You said that we never would part
But a link in the chain has been broken
Leaves me with a sad and aching heart
Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
Who is sailing far over the sea
Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
And I wonder if he ever thinks of me
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
When the cold, cold grave shall enclose me
Will you come, dear, and shed just one tear
And say to the strangers around you
A poor heart you have broken lies here
Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
Who is sailing far over the sea
Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
And I wonder if he ever thinks of me
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I'M WORKING ON A BUILDING
I'm working on a building
I'm working on a building
I'm working on a building
For my lord, for my lord
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
For my lord, for my lord
If I was a liar
I tell you what I would do
I would quit my lying
And work on the building too
I'm working on a building
I'm working on a building
I'm working on a building
For my lord, for my lord
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
For my lord, for my lord [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
If I was a drunkard
I'll tell you what I would do,
I would quit my drinking
And work on the building too
I'm working on a building
I'm working on a building
I'm working on a building
For my lord, for my lord
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
For my lord, for my lord [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
If I was a preacher
Tell you what I would do,
I would keep on preaching
And work on the building too
I'm working on a building
I'm working on a building
I'm working on a building
For my lord, for my lord
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
It's a holy ghost building
For my lord, for my lord
IN A LITTLE VILLAGE CHURCHYARD
In a little village churchyard There I see a grassy mound There my sweetheart lies a-sleeping In the cold and silent ground
Gently waves the weeping willow Birds, they warble sweet and low And there's no one left to love me Since my sweetheart had to go
In that little village churchyard
There I stray with a broken heart
There is no one left to love me
Since the day we had to part
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] That sad day will I remember When she called me to her side How I watched her spirit fading And the tears did blind my sight
Then she said, goodbye, my darling Dry those teardrops from your eyes Promise me, my little darling That you'll meet me up on high
In that little village churchyard
There I stray with a broken heart
There is no one left to love me
Since the day we had to part
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oft I've wandered to the graveyard Flowers to plant with tender care O'er the grave of my dear darling Darkness finds me weeping there
IN THE SHADOW OF CLINCH MOUNTAIN
Oh, I grew up on the side of Clinch Mountain 'Mid the beauty and the wonders of the woods Where sweet songs from the bright, sunny fountain And the warbles of the birds I understood
Then I asked how this green, lofty mountain In the cavern of the lonely desert stood Said the songs of the bright, sunny fountain We are given by the waters of His love
When I've sung my last song in the evening
And the sun sets in the golden west
All the scenes of this world I'll be leaving
In the shadow of Clinch Mountain I will rest
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Through the gates I have passed now from childhood
O'er the railways to the valley of the west
Singing songs of the Clinch Mountain wildwood
Songs neighbors sang and birds still sang the best
When I've sung my last song in the evening
And the sun sets in the golden west
All the scenes of this world I'll be leaving
In the shadow of Clinch Mountain I will rest
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Long ago stood the oaks and the cedars Singing sweetly in a whisper of the past Stand they not now, those great towering leaders Nor the fountain where their crystal gleams are cast
When I've sung my last song in the evening
And the sun sets in the golden west
All the scenes of this world I'll be leaving
In the shadow of Clinch Mountain I will rest
IN THE SHADOW OF THE PINES
We had wandered in the shadow of the pines The moon looked down on you and me And a darkness stole across the summer sky And a shadow came between my love and me
Oh, darling, come love me as before
Come back to leave me nevermore
At that spot I'm sad and lonely
And the sun no longer shines
Come and meet me in the shadow of the pines
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, you went away and left me and my tears I could not hide You went away and not a word was said While my throbbing heart was breaking underneath its load of pride And the pine trees sobbed in pity o'er my head
Oh, darling, come love me as before
Come back to leave me nevermore
At that spot I'm sad and lonely
And the sun no longer shines
Come and meet me in the shadow of the pines
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
All our future is o'ershadowed by the darkness of despair And acrost life's path the sun no longer shines Oh, I'd give this whole world gladly once again to meet her there And reunite in the shadow of the pines
Oh, darling, come love me as before
Come back to leave me nevermore
At that spot I'm sad and lonely
And the sun no longer shines
Come and meet me in the shadow of the pines
IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHENANDOAH As I sit alone tonight in the stillness of the night I picture happy scenes of long ago Of a maiden fair and bright who is seeping there tonight In the valley of the Shenandoah Ridge It was in the month of June when the roses were in bloom When I held her in my arms and softly said "Darling, in the coming spring I'll be coming back again To the valley of the Shenandoah Ridge" [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] When I left her all alone in her Shenandoah home She promised she'd be waiting there for me But the angels came along and took her from our home From the valley of the Shenandoah Ridge It was in the month of June when the roses were in bloom When I held her in my arms and softly said "Darling, in the coming spring I'll be coming back again To the valley of the Shenandoah Ridge" [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] When the evening shadows fall, in memory I recall The pledge when I gave to her a ring "Darling in the coming spring I'll be coming back again To the valley of the Shenandoah Ridge" It was in the month of June when the roses were in bloom When I held her in my arms and softly said "Darling, in the coming spring I'll be coming back again To the valley of the Shenandoah Ridge"
As we travel through the desert
Storms beset us by the way
But beyond the river Jordan
Lies a field of endless day
[CHORUS:] Further on still go further
Count the milestones one by one
Jesus will forsake you never
It is better further on
Oh my brother are you weary
Of the roughtness of the way?
Does your strength begin to fail you
And your vigor to decay?
[CHORUS]
At my grave oh still be singing
Though you weep for one that's gone
Sing it as we once did sing it
It is better further on.
[CHORUS]
IT'LL AGGRAVATE YOUR SOUL
Come all of you people take warning from me
Don't take no girl to Tennessee
For if you get married and don't agree
It'll aggravate your soul
We left Maces early in the night
Expect to get married before daylight
So many things happened to hinder our flight
It aggravated my soul
Arrived at The Bristol at 11 o'clock
The parson was there right on the spot
We found that the license had been forgot
It aggravated my soul
We went for the license in an automobile
Run so fast couldn't see the wheel
No on can explain how bad I did feel
It aggravated my soul
We stayed all night at The Bristol Hotel
Just to make folks think we were swell
Next morning they put it in the Bristol Herald
It aggravated my soul
And when the new style books comin' around
She begin's to get ready to go to town
You know right then she's milliner shop bound
It'll aggravate your soul
She wants a new coat and a hobble skirt
And you can't get in for the youngun's and dirt
And when she gets out, oh how she will flirt
It'll aggravate your soul
And when the person gather round your head
You'll think of what your dear old mother said
With a pain in you back and heart and head
It'll aggravate your soul
Now young men take warning from me
Don't take no girl to Tennessee
For if you get married and don't agree
It'll aggravate your soul
IT'S A LONG HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL ALONE
I always thought that I'd like to
roam
One day I started alone
Out in this old wide wicked world
Away from friends and home
It's a long, hard road to travel
alone
And when the day is gone
No place to pillow my head for the night
Only on a cold, cold stone
I've traveled around form town to
town
Now it's time that I setteled down
I've had my fill of rambling around
And now I am homeward bound
One day a letter came to me
And this is what it read
"Come home my boy to the old homestead
Your father and mother is dead."
It's a long, hard road to travel
alone
And when the day is gone
No place to pillow my head for the night
Only on a cold, cold stone
It's been a long road to travel alone
I wish I had never roamed
I thought I'd soon see my mother and dad
But now I am left alone.
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Takes a rocking chair to rock Takes a rubber ball to roll Takes the man I love To satisfy my soul
Because I'm jealous
Jealous hearted me
I said I'm jealous
Jealous as I can be
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Got a stove in the kitchen And it bakes nice and brown But I need a papa To turn the damper down
Because I'm jealous
Jealous hearted me
I said I'm jealous
Jealous as I can be
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
You can have my money You can have my home But for goodness sakes, women Let my man alone
Because I'm jealous
Jealous hearted me
I said I'm jealous
Jealous as I can be
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Gonna buy me a bulldog To watch while I sleep To watch that man of mine On his midnight creep
Because I'm jealous
Jealous hearted me
I said I'm jealous
Jealous as I can be
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
JIM BLAKE'S MESSAGE "Jim Blake, your wife is dying" Went over the wires tonight The message was brought to the depot By a lad all trembling with fright He entered the office crying His face was terribly white And this message to dad and his engine "Mother is dying tonight" [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] In something less than an hour Jim's answer back to me flew "Tell wife I'll be there at midnight I'm praying for her, too" "I left my son in the office" Said the message to Jim's wife I found the dying woman Was scarce of breath and life [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] For hill and dale and valley Thunders a heavy train Its engine is sobbing and throbbing And under a terrible strain But Jim hangs on to his throttle Guiding her crazy flight And his voice cries out in the darkness "Godspeed the express tonight" [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] I telephoned the doctor "How is Jim's wife?" I asked "About the hour of midnight Is long as she can last" In something less than an hour The train will be along But here, I have a message Oh God, there is something wrong [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] The message reads "Disaster" The train is in the ditch The engineer is dying Derailed by an open switch And there's another message To Jim's wife it is addressed "I'll meet her at midnight in heaven Don't wait for the fast express"
I'm very cold and hungry, sir
My clothes are worn and thin
I wander about from place to place
My daily bread to win
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
But never mind, sir, how I look
Don't swear at me or frown
I sell the morning papers, sir
My name is Jimmy Brown
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I sell the morning papers, sir
My name is Jimmy Brown
Most everybody knows
I am the newsboy of the town
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
My father was a drunkard, sir
I've heard my mother say
But I am helping mother out
By journeying on the way
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I sell the morning papers, sir
My name is Jimmy Brown
Most everybody knows
I am the newsboy of the town
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
JOHN HARDY WAS A DESPERATE LITTLE MAN
John Hardy was a desperate little man
He carried two guns every day
He shot a man on the West Virginia line
And you ought to see John Hardy getting away
John Hardy got to the east stone bridge
He thought that he would be free
And up stepped a man and took him by the arm
Saying Johnny, walk along with me
He sent for his poppy and his mommy too
To come and go his bail
But money won't go on a murdering case
And they locked John Hardy back in jail
John Hardy had a pretty little girl
The dress that she wore was blue
As she came skipping through the old jail hall
Saying Poppy, I been true to you
John Hardy had another little girl
The dress that she wore was red
She followed John Hardy to his hanging ground
Saying Poppy, I would rather be dead
"I've been to the east and I've been to the west
I've been this wide world around
I've been to the river and I've been baptized
And it's now I'm on my hanging ground"
John Hardy walked out on his scaffold high
With his loving little wife by his side
And the last words she heard poor John-O say
"I'll meet you in that sweet bye and bye"
JUST A FEW MORE DAYS
Not so long ago one morning Mother called me to her bed Then she threw her arms around me Listen to the words she said
Darling, I am going to leave you But you'll not be left alone Jesus will protect and shield you After he has carried me home
Just a few more days of sorrow
Just a few more days of pain
Just a few more days of cloudiness
Just a few more days of rain
Then I'm going to live with Jesus
He has got a home prepared
Then I'll join the holy angels
Mother will be waiting there
Sometimes I am sorely tempted Sometimes I am sorely tired But to overcome I'm trying Taking Jesus as my guide
Oh, sometimes the path seems rugged But it only makes me pray And I know if I keep trying I'll see my mother some sweet day
Just a few more days of sorrow
Just a few more days of pain
Just a few more days of cloudiness
Just a few more days of rain
Then I'm going to live with Jesus
He has got a home prepared
Then I'll join the holy angels
Mother will be waiting there
JUST ANOTHER BROKEN HEART
They stood on the beach one evening Out in the moonlight fair 'Twas a boy in the pride of manhood And a girl in beauty rare
I never thought that you loved me An innocent look of surprise Crept out from beneath her lashes And into those deep brown eyes
Oh, sir, I was only a-flirting Only a-playing a part Just another boy's life ruined Just another broken heart
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Sir, I'm to be married this winter Farewell, and she gave me her hand And drawing a robe around her She left me alone on the sand
She goes with a crowd, I'll pass her Always bitter and cold Just another boy grown weary Just another boy grown old
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
There's a rose grows in your garden White rose is the emblem of peace And when I am dead, little darling Plant that rose at my head and my feet
Oh, sir, I was only a-flirting Only a-playing a part Just another boy's life ruined Just another broken heart