Hank Snow - Country Greats (2009) by Hank Snow (보컬) on maniadb.com

I'm a Lady's Man, Oh! yes-sir-ee
I like the gals and the gals like me
Can I make 'em swoon? Oh! yes, I can
Don't know what it is about me they love
But what it is, I got plenty of
Make way for me, I'm a lovin', Lady's Man.

I'm a Lady's Man and that's no crime
I like 'em 'round me all of the time
I've got a line of talk they understand
Now you may like a baseball game
But as for me, that's much too tame
I get my thrill just bein' a Lady's Man.

Been a Lady's Man since I was three
The women used to bounce me on their knee
They would always say, "When he grows up, watch out!"
"When the gals see his big blue eyes
They'll hang around like a bunch of flies."
Those women knew what they were talkin' about.

I'm a Lady's Man I get the breaks
I guess I've got everything it takes
When it come to lovin', they like my brand
Oh! the gals won't leave me alone
I have to disconnect my phone
That's how it is when you're a Lady's Man.

I'm a Lady's Man, Oh! yes-sir-ee
I love the gals and the gals love me
And when it comes to dates, I'm in demand
Oh! I like 'em short, I like 'em tall
As a mater of fact, I love 'em all
Make way for me, I'm a lovin', Lady's Man

That big eight-wheeler, rollin' down the track
Means your true-lovin' daddy ain't comin' back
Cause I'm movin'on, I'll soon be gone
You were flyin' too high, for my little old sky
So I'm movin' on.

That big loud whistle, as it blew and blew
Said hello to the southland, we're comin' to you
And we're movin' on, oh, hear my song
You had the laugh on me, so I set you free
And I'm movin' on.

Mister fireman, won't you please listen to me
Cause I got a pretty mama in Tennessee
Keep movin' me on, keep rollin' on
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll
And keep movin' me on.

Mister Engineer, take that throttle in hand
This rattler's the fastest in the southern land
To keep movin' me on, keep rollin' on
You gonna ease my mind, put me there on time
And keep rollin' on.

I've told you baby, from time to time
But you just wouldn't listen or pay me no mind
Now I'm movin' on, I'm rollin' on
You've broken your vow, and it's all over now
So I'm movin' on.

You've switched your engine, now I ain't got time
For a triflin' woman on my main line
Cause I'm movin' on, you done your daddy wrong
I warned you twice, now you can settle the price
Cause I'm movin' on.

But someday baby, when you've had your play
You're gonna want your daddy, but your daddy will say
Keep movin' on, you stayed away too long
I'm through with you, too bad you're blue
Keep movin' on.

Pardon me if I'm sentimental when we say goodbye
Don't be angry with me should I cry
When you're gone yet I'll dream a little dreams as years go by
Now and then there's a fool such as I
Now and then there's a fool such as I am over you
You taught me how to love and now you say that we are through
I'm a fool but I'll love you dear until the day I die
Now and then there's a fool such as I

(Now and then there's a fool...

I went to your wedding although I was dreading
The thought of losing you
The organ was playing my poor heart kept saying
Your dreams your dreams are through

You came down the aisle wearing a smile a vision of loveliness
I uttered a sigh then whispered goodbye goodbye to my happiness
Your mother was crying your father was crying and I was crying too
The teardrops were falling because we were losing you

Your mother was crying...

Written and Recorded by Hank Snow

The Law Of Love has ruled again, dear,
You said goodbye and went your way.
In chains of sorrow you have bound me,
I'm a prisoner of your love today.

You said your mind had reached the verdict,
You've been the judge right from the start.
The sentence that you gave me, darlin',
Was a lap of tears and a broken heart.

I counted ev'ry star up yonder,
I've watched the moon in heaven so bright.
They seem to share the pain you left me,
That lingers in my heart tonight.

Perhaps some day you'll grant a pardon,
Perhaps someday bring back the key,
And open up this lock of love, dear,
And let this weary heart go free.

Recorded by Hank Snow
Words and music by Cindy Walker

CHORUS
Oh! the gold rush is over so honey bye-bye
Stake out your claim now on some other guy
I've wined you and dined you till my money is gone
But the gold rush is over and the bum's rush is on.

Now when I had the money honey, things were just fine
You spent my money like I was a mine
But now you mistreat me 'cause my money is gone
So gold-diggin' Mama, you can start moving' on.

You shoveled out the sweet talk when the pay dirt was big
But now all you shovel out is just a dirty dig
Well, stop digging honey 'cause you're wasting your time
This old gravy train is at the end of the line.

CHORUS

You've been out prospecting all around on the side
But this old mule now, has had his last ride
So start walkin' woman 'cause your grubstake is gone
The gold rush is over and the bum's rush is on.

CHORUS

Welcome all you children, give a listen to me
Let me tell you about a new boogie beat
There's no hesitation and it's sweepin' the nation
It's the rhumba boogie done the South American way

While madame Lazonga was teachin' la conga
In her little cabana in old Havana
We were doin' the Charleston and ballin' the Jack
And then that old black bottom 'til they started that jitterbug rag

Then across the water came Cuban Pete
He started a boogie to the rhumba beat
It's the rhumba boogie, let's give it a whirl
While he plays the boogie in the South American style

Well, you step out together then you circle around
Count one, two, three, then put your right foot down
Then you circle your lady, as you swing and you sway
To the rhumba boogie in the South American way

When that old piano, it starts to ring
Everybody then starts to sing
To the rhumba boogie, done the tropical style
It's the rhumba boogie and they're doin' it all of the while

Well, the guy responsible for leadin' the band
He yells, do your stuff, it's the best in the land
It's the rhumba boogie, let's dance it awhile
To the boogie woogie done the rhumba Cubana style

While madame Lazonga was teachin' la conga
In her little cabana in old Havana
The folks in old Mexico were doin' the tango
And we were steppin' to the rhythm of an old guitar

Down across the water came Cuban Pete
He started a boogie to the rhumba beat
It's the rhumba boogie, let's dance it awhile
To the rhumba boogie down the rhumba Cubana style

One heart too many I have broken love dreams that faded away
Too many teardrops have fallen too many vows cast aside
Soft wedding bells should be ringing for us in the chapel tonight
But this morning they tolled and her bright band of gold
Was returned with this message tonight

Your sweetheart has left us today heart broken God took her away
That silk gown of white for her wedding tonight
She wore as they laid her away
Though she died for a love all in vain her last words were calling your name
As I walked to her grave where the bluebonnets wave
I cried but my tears were too late

Tonight sweetheart as I kneel here alone beside you
And my tears stain the flowers on your grave
In deep regret I think of the heart that I have wounded
Of the sorrow and grief and the life that I could have saved
Yes tonight darling you were to be my loving bride
But all that I have left now as I bow to pray
Is your ring a picture the sad message that they sent me
And this rose that I am taking from your grave
Though she died for a love...

Tonight I'm sad my heart is weary I'm wondering if I'm wrong or right
Although you've gone and found another I wonder where you are tonight

That old rain is cold and slowly falling upon my window pane tonight
And though your love was even colder I wonder where you are tonight

Your heart was cold you never loved me though you said you often cared
And now you've gone and found another someone to know the love I've shared
That old rain is cold...
[ fiddle - steel ]
Then came the dawn the day you left me I tried to smile with all my might
But you could see the pain within me that lingers in my heart tonight
That old rain is cold...

From old Montana down to Alabam'
I've been before and I'll travel again
You triflin' women can't keep a good man down
You dealt the cards, but you missed the play
So hit the road and be on your way
Gonna board the Golden Rocket and leave this town.
I was a good engine a-runnin' on time
But baby I'm switchin' to another line
So honey never hang your signal out for me
I'm tired of runnin' on the same old track
Bought a one-way ticket and I won't be back
This Golden Rocket's gonna roll my blues away.
Hear that lonesome whistle blow
That's your cue and by now you know
That I got another true lover waitin' in Tennessee
This Midnight Special's a-burnin' the rail
So woman don't try to follow my trail
This Golden Rocket's gonna roll my blues away.
Hear her thunder on through the night
This Golden Rocket is a-doin' me right
And that sunny old Southland sure is a part of me
Now from your call-board erase my name
Your fire went out, you done lost your flame
And this Golden Rocket is a-rollin' my blues away.
That old conductor, he seemed to know
You'd done me wrong, I was feelin' low
For he yelled aloud, "We're over that Dixon Line"
The brakeman started singing a song
Said "You're worried now, but it won't be long
This Golden Rocket is leavin' your blues behind."
Then the porter yelled with his southern drawl
Let's "rise and shine, good mornin', you-all"
And I sprang to my feet to greet the new-born day
When I kissed my baby in the station door
That whistle blew like it never before
On the Golden Rocket that rolled my blues away.

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Written By SNOW, HANK
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Words & Music by Hank Snow

Old Father Time has seen a million, million hearts
Break with pain down the highway of years.
I never dreamed that the love I thought was true
Would deceive and just leave me these tears.
The little seeds of happiness I grew with tender care
Have withered now that fate has played its part.
And my bud of love has closed, I have lost THE ONLY ROSE
That was blooming in the garden of my heart.

Mister Moon, I wonder, as you gaze from up above
On my broken heart that love has cast away.
If there's just one trace of sadness on my darlings face tonight,
Will she bloom within my heart again some day.
Will the weeds and briars vanish where the tears of sorrow fell,
And let the seeds of romance play its part.
Or must I go on living with just mem'ries of a rose
That once blossomed in the garden of my heart.

I'm a wonder, I'll keep drifting on
Can't see, honey, why you done me wrong
Hard luck sure has got me
I can't sleep a wink
I'll just have to face it from now on

Sailing o'er the sea of dreams
No one cares for me
And we're drifting oh so far apart
You slammed the door of love on me
Had found a new daddy, I could see
By that unwanted sign upon your heart

Seems I'm always on the losin' end
Your little game of love was just pretend
I have learned the hard way
It was plain to see
You were nothing more than just a friend

Never thought you'd treat me so
I can't understand
Why you had to tear my world apart
Left me everything to lose
And along with mean old blues
That unwanted sign upon your heart

Maybe someday that old tide will turn
And your ship will drift on back to me
Then I'll be the captain
You will be the crew
You'll know how it feels to sit and yearn

You may think you're doing fine
And the world is yours
But you played an unfair game to start
When you learn that love is blind
You'll come back but then you'll find
An unwanted sign upon my heart

Words & Music by Hank Snow

Darlin' I am, oh so blue, found the things that I gave you.
You returned them when you said that we must part.
I have kept them through the years, they are treasured souvenirs,
And mark an anniversary of my broken heart.

Just a rose from your hair, long ago I placed it there.
Tho' it's faded and the petals fall apart.
And the fragrance went away, but it's just as sweet today,
It marks an anniversary of my broken heart.

A golden ring to me so dear, old love letters stained with tears,
Had I only known the future from the start,
Then there'd be no soul to pine for the love that I thought mine,
Or no anniversary of my broken heart.

Tho' I know it's all in vain, ev'ry treasure will remain
Even tho' the past has torn my world apart.
I kissed your picture, then I cried, for these mem'ries, deep inside
Mark an anniversary of my broken heart.

I was slowly passing an orphan's home one day
And stopped there for a moment, just to watch the children play
Alone a boy was standing and when I asked him why
He turned with eyes that could not see and he began to cry

I'm nobody's child I'm nobody's child
I'm like a flower just growing wild
No mommy's kisses and no daddy's smiles
Nobody wants me I'm nobody's child

People come for children and take them for their own
But they all seem to pass me by and I am left alone
I know they'd like to take me but when they see I'm blind
They always take some other child and I am left behind

No mother's arms to hold me or soothe me when I cry
Sometimes it gets so lonely here I wish that I could die
I'd walk the streets of heaven where all the blind can see
And just like all the other kids there'd be a home for me

[spoken]

I just can't seem to figure out why the folks all pass me by
Cause I know that it's true that God takes little blind children with him in the sky
And they tell me that I'm oh so pretty and they seem to like my big curls of gold
But then they take some other little child and I'm left here all alone

I'm nobody's child I'm nobody's child
I'm like a flower just growing wild
No mommy's kisses and no daddy's smiles
Nobody wants me I'm nobody's child