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RAILROADING ON THE GREAT DIVIDE
(Not recorder by the OCF, but written by Sara aftwer they broke up)
Nineteen and sixteen I started to roam Out in the west, no money, no home I went drifting along with the tide I landed on the great divide
Railroading on the great divide
Nothing around me but Rockies and sky
There you'll find me as years go by
Railroading on the great divide
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
As any old-timer from old Cheyenne Railroading Wyoming, the best in the land The long steel rails, the short crossties I laid across the great divide
Railroading on the great divide
Nothing around me but Rockies and sky
There you'll find me as years go by
Railroading on the great divide
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
As I looked out across the breeze Number three coming, the fastest on wheels Through old Laramie she glides with pride And rolls across the great divide
Railroading on the great divide
Nothing around me but Rockies and sky
There you'll find me as years go by
Railroading on the great divide
RAMBLING BOY I was rich, but a rambling boy Through many a city I did enjoy And there I married me a pretty little wife And I loved her dearer than I loved my life She was pretty, both neat and gay She caused me to rob the road highway I robbed it, yes, I do declare I made myself ten thousand there [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Plenty dry goods for to carry me through My pistols, swords are mighty. Too My forty-four, she never fails My true love comes for to go my bail My mother says she has no home My sister says she's all alone My wife, she's left with dandies fair With a broken heart and a baby fair [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Now when I die, don't bury me at all Just place me away in alcohol My forty-four laying by my feet Please tell them I am just asleep
RECKLESS MOTORMAN Yonder stands the reckless motorman Who says his age is twenty-one Standing by his mainline motor Saying, "Folks, what have I done?" "Is it true I've killed my brakeman Is it true that he is dying Oh, I tried to stop my motor But I could not stop in time" [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] See the cars stacked up on him See him raise his weary head See his sister standing by him Crying, "Brother, are you dead?" "Sister, sister, I am dying Soon I'll be on yonder shore Soon I'll have a home in heaven There'll be no braking anymore" [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] "Go and tell my youngest brother Take these words true an end To never start a day a-braking For his life is sure to end" "Go tell my father, who is weigh man What he weighs, to weigh it fair There'll be no scales up in heaven To that meeting in the air"
RIVER OF JORDAN
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I'm going down to the river of Jordan Oh, yes I'm going down to the river of Jordan Some of these days (hallelujah) I'm going down to the river of Jordan I'm going down to the river of Jordan Some of these days
I'm going to eat at the welcome table Oh, yes I'm going to eat at the welcome table Some of these days (hallelujah) I'm going to eat at the welcome table I'm going to eat at the welcome table Some of these days
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I'm going to sing in the heavenly choir Oh, yes I'm going to sing in the heavenly choir Some of these days (hallelujah) I'm going to sing in the heavenly choir I'm going to sing in the heavenly choir Some of these days
I'm going to put on the silvery slippers Oh, yes I'm going to put on the silvery slippers Some of these days (hallelujah) I'm going to put on the silvery slippers I'm going to put on the silvery slippers Some of these days
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I'm going to sit down by my Jesus Oh, yes I'm going to sit down by my Jesus Some of these days (hallelujah) I'm going to sit down by my Jesus I'm going to sit down by my Jesus Some of these days
ROOM IN HEAVEN FOR ME
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Beyond the sea where fades such glorious dreams Where things are ours that eyes have never seen The soul's sweet home is blissful ever more Will there be room for me on that bright shore
There's room...............Yes, room
(room for you and me.....room for you and me)
There's room.......For all
(room for me....room enough for all)
There's room....................For all
(yes, there's room for me....room enough for all)
Yes, room...................for..me
(room enough in heaven, yes, room)
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
That wondrous city far beyond confine Where all is joy and peace so pure divine In visions I it's glittering streets can see And wonder if there's room in heaven for me
There's room...............Yes, room
(room for you and me.....room for you and me)
There's room.......For all
(room for me....room enough for all)
There's room....................For all
(yes, there's room for me....room enough for all)
Yes, room...................for..me
(room enough in heaven, yes, room)
I long to soar away and be at rest And there to lean upon my Savior's breast Oh, won't that be a glorious victory To find that there is room in heaven for me
There's room...............Yes, room
(room for you and me.....room for you and me)
There's room.......For all
(room for me....room enough for all)
There's room....................For all
(yes, there's room for me....room enough for all)
Yes, room...................for..me
(room enough in heaven, yes, room)
SAD AND LONESOME DAY Oh today has been a lonesome day Today has been a lonesome day Today has been a lonesome day And it seems tomorrow'll be the same old way Oh they carried my mother to the burying ground They carried my mother to the burying ground They carried my mother to the burying ground And watched the pallbearers let her down [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Did you ever hear a church bell tone Did you ever hear a church bell tone Did you ever hear a church bell tone You may know by that she's dead and gone Oh dig my grave with a silver spade Oh dig my grave with a silver spade Oh dig my grave with a silver spade And mark the place where I must lay [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] There's one kind favor I ask of you There's one kind favor I ask of you There's one kind favor I ask of you That's to see that my grave is kept green
SAILOR BOY 'Twas on one dark and stormy night The snow was on the ground The sailor boy was at his post His ship was outward bound His sweetheart standing by his side She mourned a bitter tear Though as he pressed her to his side He whispered in her ear Farewell, my own true love This parting gives me pain And you will be my guiding star Till I return again [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] And then I think of you, my love While storms are raging high Then oh, sweetheart, remember me Your faithful sailor boy 'Twas sad to say the ship returned Without the sailor boy For he had died while on the sea His flag was held most high Farewell, my own true love This parting gives me pain And you will be my guiding star Till I return again [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] And as his shipmate steps on shore To tell that he was dead The letter that he gave to her These words it sadly read Farewell, my own true love On earth we'll meet no more So may we meet in heaven above Where parting is no more
SAINT REGIS GIRL In a pine-shaded grave by the river Where the nightingales sing sad and low All alone lies the St. Regis maiden Who did sing this sad song years ago Never more will my heart fill with gladness As I stroll through the forest again For to prison they've taken my lover That's why my poor heart's full of pain When in prison you're dying from sorrow I hope you'll recall those past days That together we spent in this valley And the vows that we shared on its quay [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Oh, if I could but burn down that prison To steal you away for a while They could carry me off to the gallows And I'd go to my doom with a smile When the moon is high in the heavens And the mountains do gleam in its light How often I'll dream of you, sweetheart As I mourn there alone in the night There will be a green grave in the forest And people, when passing that way Will think of the St. Regis maiden As she lies there alone in the clay [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] A shadow has crossed o'er the valley Where onced only sunshine did reign But wherever life's pathway may lead me I shall ever remember our dream In the future someday I will meet you On the bright shore so far from this world And there before God I will greet you That's the dream of the St. Regis girl
THE SCHOOLHOUSE ON THE HILL
Fond memory paints its scenes of other years Bring me their memory still And bright amid those joyous scenes of years The schoolhouse on the hill
Oh, the schoolhouse that stands upon the hill
I never, never can forget
Dear happy days are gathered 'round me still
I never, no never can forget
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
There hangs the swing upon the maple tree Where you and I once swung There flows the spring, forever flowing free As when we both were young
Oh, the schoolhouse that stands upon the hill
I never, never can forget
Dear happy days are gathered 'round me still
I never, no never can forget
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
There climbs the vines and there the berries grow Which once would rise so high And there the ripe nuts glistened in the grove Of rich October skies
Oh, the schoolhouse that stands upon the hill
I never, never can forget
Dear happy days are gathered 'round me still
I never, no never can forget
SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT GREEN
When I am dead and gone from you, darling
When I am laid away in my grave
When my spirit has gone to heaven above
To him whom my soul will save
Oh, the day will come to you, darling
When no more on earth I'll be seen
There's one little wish, darling, grant me
See that my grave is kept green
When from this world I go
Leaving forever the scene
While others are dead, oh, will you then
See that my grave is kept green
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, the hour of joy is passing
But, alas, how soon it will fade
Your glances of love are meeting my own
And sunlight will turn to shade
Oh, the day will come to you, darling
When no more on earth I'll be seen
There's one little wish, darling, grant me
See that my grave is kept green
When from this world I go
Leaving forever the scene
While others are dead, oh, will you then
See that my grave is kept green
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I shall never be happy again, my love
Never be happy again
For girls in their teens don't know what love means
I shall never be happy again
When from this world I go
Leaving forever the scene
While others are dead, oh, will you then
See that my grave is kept green
SINGLE GIRL, MARRIED GIRL
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Single girl, single girl, she's going dressed fine Oh, she's going dressed fine Married girl, married girl, she wears just any kind Oh, she wears just any kind
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Single girl, single girl, she goes to the store and buys Oh, she goes to the store and buys Married girl, married girl, she rocks the cradle and cries Oh, she rocks the cradle and cries
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Single girl, single girl, she's going where she please Oh, she's going where she please Married girl, married girl, baby on her knees Oh, baby on her knees
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
SINKING IN THE LONESOME SEA
There was a little ship and it sailed upon the sea And she went by the name of the Merry Golden Tree
As she sailed upon the low and lonesome low
As she sailed upon the lonesome sea
There was a little sailor unto his captain said Oh, Captain, Captain, what'll you give to me
If I sink her in the low and lonesome low
If I sink her in the lonesome sea
500 Dollars I'll give unto thee And my oldest daughter I'll wed unto thee
If you'll sink her in the low and lonesome low
If you'll sink her in the lonesome sea
He bowed his head and away swam he Till he come to the ship called the Turkish Reveille
And she sanken in the low and lonesome low
She sanken in the lonesome sea
If it wasn't for the love of your daughter and your men I would do unto you as I did unto them
I would sink you in the low and lonesome low
I would sink you in the lonesome sea
SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP
Sleep, baby, sleeping, close your proud eyes Listen to your mother dear sing sweet lullabies
Ay-lee-oh-lay-ee
Ay-lee-oh-lay-ee-oh, a-lay-ee-hee
Ay-lee-oh-lay-ee
Ay-lee-oh-lay-ee-oh, a-lay-ee-hee
Sleep, baby, sleeping, angels watch over you Listen to your mother dear while she sings to you
Ay-lee-oh-lay-ee
Ay-lee-oh-lay-ee-oh, a-lay-ee-hee
Ay-lee-oh-lay-ee
Ay-lee-oh-ah-lay-ee, ay-lee-oh-ah-lay-ee
Ay-lee-oh-lay-ee-oh, a-lay-ee-hee
SOLDIER'S SWEETHEART
Once I had a sweetheart A sweetheart brave and true His hair was dark and curly His loving eyes were blue
He told me that he loved me And he often proved it so And he often came to see me When the evening sun was low
But they took him away To this awful German war And when he came to say goodbye My heart did overflow
He said, goodbye, little darling To France I must go
He takes a golden finger ring And he placed it on my hand Said, remember me, little darling When I'm in no man's land
He promised he would write to me That promise he kept true And when I read this letter from him I pray the war is through
The second letter I got from him The war was just ahead The third one, wrote by his Captain My darling dear was dead
I'll keep all his letters I'll keep his gold ring, too And I'll always live a single life For the soldier who was so true
SOMETHING GOT A HOLD OF ME
When first I heard of the people who claim
This old-time religion was real
I says I'll go down, take a look at the crowd
It's just the weak-minded, I feel
But something got a hold of me
Yes, something got a hold of me
I went there to fight, but on that night
There's something got a hold of me
I walked right down, peeped in at the door
And the Devil says, don't you go in
I says I'll go in, for that will not hurt
And sit as far back as I can
But something got a hold of me
Yes, something got a hold of me
I went there to fight, but on that night
There's something got a hold of me
About that time he got up to preach
And he looked right down upon me
He told everybody how mean I had been
Don't think he thought much of me
But something got a hold of me
Yes, something got a hold of me
I went there to fight, but on that night
There's something got a hold of me
They sing and shout and they all clasp their hands
And they all got down on their knees
When the fire fell from heaven it fell upon me
And then I fell to the floor
But something got a hold of me
Yes, something got a hold of me
I went there to fight, but on that night
There's something got a hold of me
So now I've learnt and no need to doubt
That the old-time religion is real
I have a spirit I'll never forget
That something got a hold of me
But something's got a hold of me
Yes, something's got a hold of me
I have a spirit I'll never forget
That something's got a hold of me
Sowing ON THE MOUNTAIN
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
You're going to reap just what you sow
If you've been a gambler, better quit your gamblin'
If you've been a gambler, better quit your gamblin'
If you've been a gambler, better quit your gamblin'
'Cause You're going to reap just what you sow
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
You're going to reap just what you sow
If you been a tattler, you better quit your tattling
If you been a tattler, you better quit your tattling
If you been a tattler, you better quit your tattling
'Cause You're going to reap just what you sow
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
You're going to reap just what you sow
If you been a liar, you better you quit your lying
If you been a liar, you better you quit your lying
If you been a liar, you better you quit your lying
'Cause You're going to reap just what you sow
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
Sowing on the mountain, reaping in the valley
You're going to reap just what you sow
SPARKLING BLUE EYES
There's a ramshackle shack down in old Caroline That's calling me back to that girl of mine Those two blue eyes that I long to see She's the girl of my dreams and will always be
Those two blue eyes that sparkle with love Sent down to me from heaven above If I had the wings of a beautiful dove I'd fly away to the one I love
When the whippoorwills call on a hill far away I'll sing love songs and she will say My love for you will never die We bid farewell with a sad goodbye
THE SPIRIT OF LOVE WATCHES OVER ME
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Thou art gone from my gaze like a beautiful dream And I seek there in vain by the meadow and stream Oft I breathe out your name to the winds floating by But the sweet voice is mute to my cry
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
In the stillness of night when the stars mightily shine My heart fondly holds a communion with thine For I feel thou art near and where e'er I may be That the spirit of love watches me
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oft the birds in the bower now companion I make Every simple wildflower I prize for the sake Deep woods and dark clouds can now pleasure impart For the solitude suits my poor heart
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Thou art gone from my gaze, yet I will not repine E'er long we shall meet in a home that is thine For I feel thou art near and where e'er I may be That the spirit of love watches me
STERN OLD BACHELOR
I am a stern old bachelor, my age is 44 I do declare I'll never live with women anymore I have a stove that's worth 10 cents, a table worth 15 I cook my gruel in oyster cans and keep my things so clean
Oh, little sod shanty
Little sod shanty give to me
For I'm a stern old bachelor
From matrimony free
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
When I come home at night, I smile and walk right in I never hear a voice shout out, I say, where have you been On a cold and stormy night, in my cozy little shack I sing my songs and think my thoughts with no one to talk back
Oh, little sod shanty
Little sod shanty give to me
For I'm a stern old bachelor
From matrimony free
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I go to bed whene'er I please and get up just the same I change my socks three times a year with no one to complain At night when I'm in peaceful sleep my snores can do no harm I never have to walk the floor with a baby in my arms
Oh, little sod shanty
Little sod shanty give to me
For I'm a stern old bachelor
From matrimony free
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
And when I die and go heaven as all good bachelors do I will not have to grieve for fear my wife will get there, too
Oh, little sod shanty
Little sod shanty give to me
For I'm a stern old bachelor
From matrimony free
THE STORMS ARE ON THE OCEAN
I'm going away to leave you, love I'm going away for a while But I'll return to you some time If I go 10,000 miles
The storms are on the ocean
The heavens may cease to be
This world may lose its motion, love
If I prove false to thee
Oh, who will dress your pretty little feet Oh, who will glove your hand Who will kiss your rosy red cheeks When I'm in the far off land
The storms are on the ocean
The heavens may cease to be
This world may lose its motion, love
If I prove false to thee
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, papa will dress my pretty little feet And mama will glove my hand You can kiss my rosy red cheeks When you return again
The storms are on the ocean
The heavens may cease to be
This world may lose its motion, love
If I prove false to thee
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, have you seen those lonesome doves Flying from pine to pine A-mourning for their own true loves Just like I mourn for mine
The storms are on the ocean
The heavens may cease to be
This world may lose its motion, love
If I prove false to thee
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I'll never go back on the ocean, love I'll never go back on the sea I'll never go back on the blue-eyed girl Till she goes back on me
[CHORUS]
THE SUN OF THE SOUL
When the sun of your life has gone down
And the clouds in the west turn to gold
Endless death will to you then have come
If the light has gone out in your soul
Oh, just think how in death you would feel
With the light growing dim in your soul
Oh, how lonely it will be, oh, how still
If the light has gone out in your soul
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
When you come to the end of the way
And life's story for you has been told
Oh, how sad all to you will appear
If the light has gone out in your soul
Oh, just think how in death you would feel
With the light growing dim in your soul
Oh, how lonely it will be, oh, how still
If the light has gone out in your soul
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
When the chilly winds of death around you steal
And the sweat upon your brow is damp and cold
What a dread in your life you would feel
If the light has gone out in your soul
When before the judgement bier you shall stand
And your deeds of you have been trolled
Good and evil appears, oh, what then
If the light has gone out in your soul
Oh, just think how in death you would feel
With the light growing dim in your soul
Oh, how lonely it will be, oh, how still
If the light has gone out in your soul
SUNSHINE IN THE SHADOWS
When our hearts are bowed in sorrow And it seems all help is gone Jesus whispers do not falter I will leave you not alone
Then somehow amidst my trials How it is I cannot see Then I hear a voice from heaven Gently saying follow me
There is sunshine in the shadows
There is sunshine in the rain
There is sunshine in our sorrows
Though our hearts are filled with pain
There is sunshine when we're burdened
There is sunshine when we pray
There is sunshine, heavenly sunshine
Blessed sunshine all the way
Sometimes my friends forsake me And I'm tempted to despair Then I think of my dear savior Who lay his head, his head nowhere
Oh, it pays to follow Jesus Just to learn of him each day And I'll guarantee you, my brother You'll have sunshine all the way
There is sunshine in the shadows
There is sunshine in the rain
There is sunshine in our sorrows
Though our hearts are filled with pain
There is sunshine when we're burdened
There is sunshine when we pray
There is sunshine, heavenly sunshine
Blessed sunshine all the way
SWEET AS THE FLOWERS IN MAY TIME
Sweet as the flowers in May time
Sweet as the dew on the rose
I would rather be somebody's darling
As a poor girl who nobody knows
Oh, mama scolds me for flirting What is as a poor girl to do Oh, this world would be sad without a lover And this world would be sad without you
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, I wish I had someone to love me Someone just to call me their own Be the rule over somebody's kitchen Or the queen over somebody's home
Sweet as the flowers in May time
Sweet as the dew on the rose
I would rather be somebody's darling
As a poor girl who nobody knows
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, what is the use of us parting Wherever there's a will, there's a way Tomorrow the sun may be shining Although it is cloudy today
Sweet as the flowers in May time
Sweet as the dew on the rose
I would rather be somebody's darling
As a poor girl who nobody knows
SWEET FERN
Springtime is coming, sweet lonesome bird
Your echo in the woodland I hear
Down in the meadow so lonesome you're singing
While the moonlight is shining so clear
But I know he's away in a far distant land
A land that is over the sea
Go fly to him singing your sweet little song
And tell him to come back to me
Sweet Fern (Sweet Fern) Sweet Fern (Sweet Fern)
Oh, tell me, is my darling still true
Sweet Fern (Sweet Fern) Sweet Fern (Sweet Fern)
I'll be just as happy as you
Well, a-lee-oh-lay-ee
Well, a-lee-ho-lee-oh-lay-ee
Yeah, lee-oh-lay-ee-hee-oh
Lee-oh-lay-ee
Oh, tell me, sweet Fern, is he thinking of me
And the promise he made long ago
He said he'd return from over the sea
Oh, why do the earth roll so slow
But I know he's away in a far distant land
A land that is over the sea
Go fly to him singing your sweet little song
And tell him to come back to me
Sweet Fern (Sweet Fern) Sweet Fern (Sweet Fern)
Oh, tell me, is my darling still true
Sweet Fern (Sweet Fern) Sweet Fern (Sweet Fern)
I'll be just as happy as you
Well, a-lee-oh-lay-ee
Well, a-lee-ho-lee-oh-lay-ee
Yeah, lee-oh-lay-ee-hee-oh
Lee-oh-lay-ee
Upon my finger he placed a small ring
On the day he was leaving his home
I promised I'd be his own dear little girl
And love him wherever he'd roam
[CHORUS]
SWEET HEAVEN IN MY VIEW
Got sweet heaven in my view, hallelujah
On my journey I press on, praise the Lord
For I'm bound for that holy city
Got sweet heaven in my view
Oh, my mother, she died and left me I'm alone in this world, I'm alone And my father, he won't own me Got to find me another home
Got sweet heaven in my view, hallelujah
On my journey I press on, praise the Lord
For I'm bound for that holy city
Got sweet heaven in my view
Oh, you need not talk about me Just because I am crippled and blind For I've got my ticket purchased I've reach heaven just on time
Got sweet heaven in my view, hallelujah
On my journey I press on, praise the Lord
For I'm bound for that holy city
Got sweet heaven in my view
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
And when I get to heaven Take a seat and set right down Looking up to my heavenly father Looking for a robe and a crown
Got sweet heaven in my view, hallelujah
On my journey I press on, praise the Lord
For I'm bound for that holy city
Got sweet heaven in my view