1.

Lost On The Desert

(Dallas Frazier - Buddy Mize)

A burnin' hot sun a cryin' for water black wings circle the sky

Stumblin' and fallin' somebody's callin' you're lost on the desert to die

I had to give up and they took me to jail but I hid all the money I got

Way out on the desert where no one could get it and I left a mark at the spot

Then I got away and I ran for the desert the devil had taken control

I needed water but he said I'd make it near the money is a big waterhole

A burnin' hot sun a cryin' for water...

[ guitar ]

Just up ahead is where I left my mark or it may be to the left or the right

I've been runnin' all day and they'll catch up tomorrow I've got to find it tonight

Then up jumped the devil and ran away laughin' he drank all the waterholes dry

He moved my mark till I'm running in circles and lost on the desert to die

A burnin' hot sun a cryin' for water...

(Lost on the desert to die) lost on the desert to die (lost on the desert to die)

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2.

Accidentaly On Purpose

(George Jones - Darrell Edwards)

Accidentaly I saw you this morning you were lovely dressed in your wedding gown

And they say that you married a stranger to me that had drifted to our old hometown

Accidentaly you've met him one evening and you say it was love at first sight

Accidentaly on purpose you've married accidentaly on purpose for spite

Cause I saw out cheatin' and runnin' around

And I was just a fool with a heart of a clown

Accidentaly you were mistaken that night accidentaly on purpose for spite

[ guitar ]

Cause I saw out cheatin'...

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3.

In The Jailhouse Now

(Jimmie Rodgers)

I had a friend named Bill Campbell he used to rob steal and gamble

And on the side he'd beg so he mopped up

I told him he shouldn't do it and Campbell told me he knew it

So he started beggin' with a bucket instead of a cup

He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)

He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)

Well Campbell fluffed his dove when he wore a tuxedo to the country club

He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)

[ guitar ]

I met his old gal Sadie she said have you seen Billy lately

I said I don't believe that he's about

She went down to the jail she went down to take him his mail

Then she whispered sheriff please don't let him out

He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)

He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)

While Campbell's put away Sadie's with the sheriff everyday

He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)

[ guitar ]

Well I remember the last election the prohibitionists were in action

They's tryin' to elect themselves a president

Bill Canpbell and John Austin walked from New Orleans to Boston

And they've got a bottle in every settlement

They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)

They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)

They were down at the railroad track stealin' a train to haul it back

They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)

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4.

Mr. Lonesome

(Tompall Glaser)

I've got no fire inside of me can't be the man I try to be

Oh Mr Lonesome hanging round

Don't wanna see nobody don't wanna be nobody

Oh Mr Lonesome got me down

He makes me leave the party when folks are laughin' hearty

Happiness is one thing he can't stand

Nobody wants or needs me I go just where he leads me

Oh Mr Lonesome got my hand

And so my whole life over each day is like the other

But still if my one wish could be

If that old chain that binds me breaks when true love finds me

And Mr Lonesome sets me free oh Mr Lonesome got me down

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5.

You Won't Have Far To Go

(Chuck Glaser)

I can see now that you've stacked the cards so I leave you with my best regards

When you play to feel with nothing left to show look for me you won't have far to go

Love's a gamble and I'm a gamblin' man I've done everything to make you understand

But the odds are high and luck is running low look for me you won't have far to go

You won't have far to go if you want me cause I'm gonna stick close to you

And I'm not the kind to say I told you so look for me you won't have far to go

[ guitar ]

You won't have far to go...

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6.

Cotton Fields

(Huddie Ledbetter - arr. Johnny Cash)

When I was a little bitty baby my mama would rock me in my cradle

In them old cottonfields back home

When I was a little bitty baby...

Now when them cotton bowls get rotten you can't pick very much cotton

In them old cottonfields back home

It was down in Louisiana just about a mile from Texarkana

In them old cottonfields back home

[ guitar ]

When I was a little bitty baby...

When I was a little bitty baby...

In them old cottonfields back home

In them old cottonfields back home

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7.

Delia's Gone

(Karl Silbersdorf - Dick Toops)

Delia oh Delia Delia all my life

If I hadn't have shot poor Delia I'd've had her for my wife

Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone

First time I shot her shot her in the side

Hard to watch her suffer but with the second shot she died

Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone

Well the guilty gets a sentence but I ain't gonna tell you mine

Cause I got a brother in Memphis doin' life for ninety-nine

Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone

[ guitar ]

Oh jailer oh jailer Jailer I can't sleep

Cause all around my bedside I hear the patter of Delia's feet

Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone

Now you give me my hammer I'll drag the ball and chain

And every rock I bust I seem to ring out Delia's name

Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone

Delia's gone one more round Delia's gone oh Delia

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8.

I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know

(Cecil Null)

You think you know the smile on her lips the thrill at the touch of her fingertips

But I forgot more than you'll ever know about her

You think you'll find a heaven of bliss in each caress and each tender kiss

But I forgot more than you'll ever know about her

You stole her love from me one day you didn't care how you've hurt me

But you can never steal away mem'ries of what used to be

You think she's yours to have and to hold

But someday you'll learn when her love grows cold

That I forgot more than you'll ever know about her

[ guitar ]

You stole her love from me...

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9.

You Remembered Me

(Johnny Cash)

You were young and needed love and I was wild and free

But every time you said a prayer you said a prayer for me

Why the ring upon your hand we vowed fidelity

There were times when I forgot but you remembered me

(There were times when I forgot but you remembered me)

You remembered only that wedding bells would ring

You remembered only to count the days till spring

You knew only love and honor but I couldn't see

I regret that I forgot cause you remembered me

(I regret that I forgot cause you remembered me)

[ guitar ]

I believed that promises were made to break apart

But every time I broke a vow I always broke your heart

So here's to you God bless you now wherever you may be

There were times that I forgot but you remembered me

(There were times that I forgot but you remembered me)

You remembered only that wedding bells would ring...

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10.

I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now

(Lou Hersher - Saul Kelin)

I got rid of the shackles that bound me

And the guards that were always around me

There were tears on the mail mother sent me in jail

But I'm free from the chain gang now

Back home I was known and respected

Then one day I was wrongly suspected

So they put me in chains in a cold freezin' rain

But I'm free from the chain gang now

[ guitar ]

All the years I was known by a number

How I kept my mind is a wonder

And the bare prison cell that was one step from hell

But I'm free from the chain gang now

I prayed that the gossip will spare me

When I return to the one I will marry

Like a bird in a tree I got my liberty

And I'm free from the chain gang now

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11.

LET ME DOWN EASY

(Tompall Glaser - Jim Glaser)

« © '62 Johnny Bienstock Music, BMI »

Let me down easy if you must go

Why not deceive me it won't hurt me so

Truth is so painful tell me a lie

Let me down easy and I'll get by

Let me down easy for old time's sake

Is it too much to ask when my heart's gonna break

I'm bound to lose you I'm bound to cry

Oh let me down easy and I'll get by

[ guitar ]

Let me down easy..

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12.

Sing It Pretty, Sue

(Johnny Cash)

So you gave up all between us for a glamorous carear

And with all your talent you should be the big star of the year

Then you'll be public property so I release my claim to you

Go on and give 'em all you've got sing it pretty Sue

I can't take just part of you and give the world a half

So Smile for all the papers and give 'em autographs

Go on to all the cities so your public can see you

But I'll watch on television so sing it pretty Sue

[ guitar ]

I hope you'll soon be on the top of every hitparade

I'll try to be excited bout the progress that you've made

I'll collect your pictures like any fan would do

And I'll buy all your records so sing it pretty Sue

But I won't ever tell a soul that we have ever met

I'll just be one of millions who'll give the praise you get

And maybe every year or so I'll drop a card to you

To tell you I'm still listening so sing it pretty Sue

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