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from Love Touch Vol. 2 (0000)
Here you come again
Just when I've begun to get myself together You waltz right in the door Just like you've done before And wrap my heart 'round your little finger Here you come again Just when I'm about to make it work without you You look into my eyes And lie those pretty lies And pretty soon I'm wonderin' how I came to doubt you All you got to do is smile that smile And there go all my defenses Just leave it up to you and in a little while You're messin' up my mind and fillin' up my senses Here you come again Lookin' better than a body has a right to And shakin' me up so That all I really know Is here you come again And here I go All you got to do is smile that smile And there go all my defenses Just leave it up to you and in a little while You're messin' up my mind and fillin' up my senses Here you come again Lookin' better than a body has a right to And shakin' me up so That all I really know Is here you come again And here I go Here I go And here I go And here I go Here you come again And here I go Here I go And here I go Here I go |
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from Memory Love Songs Vol. 1 (1994)
If i should stay Well, i would only be in your way And so i'll go, and yet i know That i'll think of you each step of my way And i will always love you I will always love you Bitter-sweet memories That's all i have, and all i'm taking with me Good-bye, oh, please don't cry 'cause we both know that i'm not What you need I will always love you I will always love you And i hope life, will treat you kind And i hope that you have all That you ever dreamed of Oh, i do wish you joy And i wish you happiness But above all this I wish you love I love you, i will always love I, i will always, always love you I will always love you I will always love you I will always love you |
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from Greatest Evergreen 1 (1994)
Sometimes I try to count the ways and reasons that I love you But I can't ever seem to count that far I love you in a million ways and for a million reasons More than this I love you as you are More than this I love you as you are You are my inspiration, you are the song I sing You are what makes me happy, you are my everything You are my daily sunshine, you are my ev'ning star Ev'rything I'll ever need or want, that's what you are Ev'rything I'll ever need or want is what you are You are my thoughts when I'm awake, my dreams when I'm asleep You are the reason for my smile, you are the words I speak Every role I play in life you play the leading part Ev'rything I'd ever hope to find is what you are Ev'rything I'd ever hope to find is what you are You are my inspiration, you are the song I sing You are what makes me happy, you are my everything You are my daily sunshine, you are my ev'ning star Ev'rything I'll ever need or want, that's what you are Ev'rything I'll ever need or want is what you are You are... You are |
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from Love Is Love 2 (1994)
If i should stay Well, i would only be in your way And so i'll go, and yet i know That i'll think of you each step of my way And i will always love you I will always love you Bitter-sweet memories That's all i have, and all i'm taking with me Good-bye, oh, please don't cry 'cause we both know that i'm not What you need I will always love you I will always love you And i hope life, will treat you kind And i hope that you have all That you ever dreamed of Oh, i do wish you joy And i wish you happiness But above all this I wish you love I love you, i will always love I, i will always, always love you I will always love you I will always love you I will always love you |
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from Dolly Parton - White Limozeen (1989)
When I left I left walkin' wounded
I made my escape from the rain Still a prisoner of hurt I had months worth of work Just freein' my mind of the pain I had hours of sittin' alone in the dark Listenin' to sad songs and comin' apart Lord knows I made crying an art Woe is a slow healing heart Chorus: A slow healing heart dyin' to mend Longin' for love lonely again But when the spirit is broken And the memories start Nothin' moves slower Than a slow healing heart How I prayed for blind faith to lead me To places where I'm not afraid Now I'm doin' fine both in body and mind Some hurts take longer to fade But there's a part of my feelings ever on guard Against looks that are tender and words that are hard 'Cause I still remember those cutting remarks Oh it's painful a slow healing heart Chorus: A slow healing heart dyin' to mend Longin' for love lonely again When the spirit is broken And the memories start You know nothin' moves slower Than a slow healing heart Nothin' moves slower Than a slow healing heart |
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from Dolly Parton - White Limozeen (1989)
(Karen Staley)
Well this big city life is gettin' me down There's just too many people around There's dirt in the air and crime in the street High-rise buildings and cold concrete This rat race sure enough takes a toll I wanna run off to my fishin' hole Take me back take me back Take me back to the country Take me back take me back Take me back to the country Where the stars at night Outshine those city lights Take me back to the country Where the eagles fly And the treetops touch the sky Take me back to the country This traffic jam is makin' me mad I miss the simple life I had Peace and quite runnin' free I wanna go home to my family I'm sick of the clock, sick of the phone Out in the country my time's my own Take me back take me back Take me back to the country Take me back take me back Take me back to the country Where the stars at night Outshine those city lights Take me back to the country Where the eagles fly And the treetops touch the sky Take me back to the country Where the stars at night Outshine those city lights Take me back to the country Where the eagles fly And the treetops touch the sky Take me back to the country Take me back to the country |
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from Dolly Parton - White Limozeen (1989)
Tonight I feel a chill in the air
As cold as that look on your face I hear what you're saying but coming from you Goodbye seems so out of place Now how can you stand there and honestly say There never wee any real promises made Chorus: The moon is my witness The stars will agree They all heard you promise You'd always love me I know that it's true But it's hard to believe You lied to the moon The stars and me And what about all of those warm tender nights Did they mean nothing to you And where are the feelings I thought that we shared Or have you forgotten them too Did you think I could just put your memory behind When your words are still so very clear in my mind Chorus: The moon is my witness The stars will agree They all heard you promise You'd always love me I know that it's true But it's hard to believe You lied to the moon The stars and me The moon is my witness The stars will agree They all heard you promise You'd always love me I know that it's true But it's hard to believe You lied to the moon The stars and me I know that it's true But it's hard to believe You lied to the moon The stars and me You lied |
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from Dolly Parton - White Limozeen (1989)
(Kevin Cronin)
I've been around for you Been up and down for you But I just can't get any relief I've swallowed my pride for you I've lived and lied for you But you still make me feel like a thief You've got me stealing your love away 'Cause you never give it Peelin' the years away And we can't relive it I make you laugh and you make me cry I believe it's time for me to fly Time for me to fly I've got to set myself free Time for me to fly That's how it's got to be I know it hurts to say goodbye But it's time for me to fly You said we'd work it out You said that you had no doubt I thought we were really in love Oh but I'm tired of holding on To a feeling I know is gone I do believe I've had enough I've had enough of the falseness Of a worn out relation Enough of this jealousy and intoleration I wonder why I even try I believe it's time for me to fly Time for me to fly I've got to set myself free Time for me to fly That's just how it's got to be I know it hurts to say goodbye But it's time for me to fly Time for me to fly Time for me to fly I got to set myself free Time for me to fly That's just how it's got to be I make you laugh and you make me cry I believe it's time for me to fly Time for me to fly That's how it's got to be I know it hurts to say goodbye But it's time for me to fly |
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from Dolly Parton - White Limozeen (1989)
You hurt me, you use me, you lie
You're heartless and hateful and cold You don't care how you make me cry You must have the last word And be in control What is it about you I love You're selfish and stubborn and proud You're arrogant, boastful and vain You're careless and thoughtless and loud A flirt and a tease And you cause me such pain What is it about you I love What is it, what is it my love Chorus: There's something about you That I seem to need I have a hunger you know how to feed And you satisfy me like nobody else Those moments of heaven Are worth all this hell And I know you love me in your own crazy way And I know you need me more than you can say I may be a fool but I'll never give up 'Cause there's something about you I love What is it, what is it my love Chorus: And there's something about me That you seem to need 'Cause you have a hunger I know how to feed And I satisfy you like nobody else Those moments of heaven Are worth all this hell And I know in my heart that you want to be good I understand that you're misunderstood You're insecure and defensively tough There's something about you my love What is it, what is it my love There's something about you That I seem to need What is it, what is it my love |
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from Dolly Parton - White Limozeen (1989)
Fresh scrubbed hot off the bus
Dressed up and feelin' good Eyes full of stars A heart full of dreams Daisy Mae in Hollywood Struttin' down the boulevard The walkway of the stars With a vision of her name in lights Reflectin' off the cars And dreamin' of a white limozeen She wants to have a white limozeen Well the days to come were long and dark And the nights were hard and cold She met the devil in the City Of Angels But she never lost her soul She kept her dreams close to her heart Like a family photograph She cried sometimes and died sometimes But still knew how to laugh Dreamin' of a white limozeen Dreamin' of a white limozeen Chorus: Now she's a livin' her dreams Like a movie queen Diamond rings and all things good From the breadlines to the headlines She's the toast of Hollywood White limozeen White limozeen Now she's really ridin' high She's a woman of the world But deep inside she never changed She's the same old down home girl And when the airplane brings the kinfolk To visit for awhile There's a friendly guy in a red bow tie To take 'em around in style He drives 'em in a white limozeen She finally got a white limozeen Chorus: Now she's a livin' her dreams Like a movie queen Diamond rings and all things good From the breadlines to the headlines She's the toast of Hollywood She was fresh scrubbed hot off the bus Dressed up and feelin' good Eyes full of stars A heart full of dreams Daisy Mae in Hollywood She goes struttin' down the boulevard The walkway of the stars With a vision of her name in lights Reflectin' off the cars And dreamin' of a white limozeen She finally got a white limozeen Oh ridin' in a white limozeen Limozeen a white limozeen A big white limozeen Limozeen a white limozeen A big white limozeen Limozeen a white limozeen A big white limozeen Limozeen a white limozeen A big white limozeen Limozeen a white limozeen A big white limozeen Limozeen a white limozeen A big white limozeen Limozeen a white limozeen A big white limozeen Limozeen a white limozeen A big white limozeen Limozeen a white limozeen A big white limozeen |
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from Dolly Parton - White Limozeen (1989)
Hello you said the day we met
Handing me a yellow rose You asked me out And to your surprise And to mine I said I'd go I thought it so romantic And I found you sweet and bold Though we'd only met I still said yes To a single yellow rose And for years to come You were the one To sleep with me at night To laugh and talk And share my thoughts And hold me when I'd cry And on every occasion And for no good reason to A big bouquet or a single yellow rose Was sent from you Chorus: Yellow roses The color of sunshine You loved me at one time Why did you have to go Yellow roses Are you sending your new love My bright yellow rose buds I still love you so I never see a yellow rose That I didn't think of you It's still my favorite flower Though the yellow's turned to blue The day you left my teardrops fell Upon your farewell not You said goodbye like you said hello With a single yellow rose Chorus: Yellow roses The color of sunshine You loved me at one time Why did you have to go Yellow roses Are you sending your new love My bright yellow rose buds Oh I still love you so Yellow roses The color of sunshine You loved me at one time Why did you have to go Sweet yellow roses Are you sending your new love My bright yellow rose buds I still love you so |
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from Steppin' Country (1993)
Come here boy
Awww baby Girlfriend check it out Hey, hey, hey, shape up girls A cross between a movie star And a hero in a book Romeo comes struttin' in And everybody looks 'Cause he's just got that special thang That everybody needs And everybody wants him But not as bad as me Hey, Romeo, where art thou Get out here on the floor I want to dance you darlin' 'Til you forget wherefore Let's two step to a new step We'll keep it all in line And we'll call this the Romeo 'Cause your so mighty fine Romeo, Romeo, Romeo come dance with me That sexy little body Beats all I've ever seen I ain't never seen a cowboy Look that good in jeans My temperature keeps risin' Every time we meet I may not be in love But let me tell you, I'm in heat Romeo, Romeo, I just know I'll get you yet Romeo, Romeo, I want to be your Juliet So step it high, step it low Step it out and in Step to the side and let it slide Then steppin' up again Step on toes, it all goes Steppin' as you please But I'm one step away from love So don't step out on me Romeo, Romeo, Romeo with the magic feet Check, check, check, check Check it out So step it high, step it low Step it out and in Step to the side and let it slide Then steppin' up again Step on toes, it all goes Steppin' as you please But I'm one step away from love So don't step out on me Romeo, Romeo, I just know I'll get you yet Romeo, Romeo, Won't you be my Juliet Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, Romeo |
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from The Monument Story (1997)
Don't try to cry your way out of this
Don't try to lie or I'll catch you in it Don't try to make me feel sorry for you Just because I'm blonde Don't think I'm dumb Cause this dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool When you left you thought I'd sit An' you thought I'd wait An' you thought I'd cry You called me a dumb blonde Ah, but somehow I lived through it And you know if there's one thing this blonde has learned Blondes have more fun You flew too high up off the ground It's stormy wheater an' had to come back down But I've found new thread for my old spool Just because I'm blonde Don't think I'm dumb Cause this dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool When you left you thought I'd sit An' you thought I'd wait An' you thought I'd cry You called me a dumb blonde Ah, but somehow I lived through it And you know if there's one thing this blonde has learned Blondes have more fun You flew too high up off the ground It's stormy wheater an' had to come back down But I've found new thread for my old spool Just because I'm blonde Don't think I'm dumb Cause this dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool |
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from The Monument Story (1997)
There must be something fishy going on
You said you were goin' on a fishin' trip with some old friend You said that you'd be home tonight somewhere around ten Well here it is, it's two o'clock and you're still not at home I think there's something fishy goin' on I think that I'm a sucker that's swallowing your line I try to make myself believe that it's all in my mind But you never asked me if I'd like to go along So there must be something fishy goin' on Chorus: There's something fishy goin' on On these fishin' trips you're goin' on I'm gettin' tired of stayin' home alone Some night when you come home and discover that I'm gone You can bet there's something fishy goin' on I guess some large-mouth bass left that lipstick on your shirt I don't think you're a fisherman, honey I think you're a flirt Well if you're goin' fishin' then why don't you bring 'em home I think there's something fishy goin' on Repeat Chorus Tag: Yes, you can bet there's something fishy goin' on |
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from Perfect Love (1998)
If i should stay Well, i would only be in your way And so i'll go, and yet i know That i'll think of you each step of my way And i will always love you I will always love you Bitter-sweet memories That's all i have, and all i'm taking with me Good-bye, oh, please don't cry 'cause we both know that i'm not What you need I will always love you I will always love you And i hope life, will treat you kind And i hope that you have all That you ever dreamed of Oh, i do wish you joy And i wish you happiness But above all this I wish you love I love you, i will always love I, i will always, always love you I will always love you I will always love you I will always love you |
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from Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1999)
There's a bit of magic in a simple little smile
Something that just makes life seem a little more worthwhile And there's a world of meaning in the touch of someone's hand A gentle touch that let's your brother know you understand Oh if people would stop taking and just once try to give We could make the world we're living in a better place to live La la la la la la la la la la la la And if we'd love one another instead of finding faults We could afford the price of peace, love is all it costs Oh wouldn't it be great to live and sing in harmony Everybody take your brother's hand and sing my song with me La la la la la la la la la la la la All life has to offer that's what most folks desire But offer nothing in return, cause they don't seem to care And if we'd ask to be forgiven and be willing to forgive We could make the world we're living in a better place to live And if we'd all climb together, we could climb the highest hill We could make the world we're living in a better place to live And if we'd love one another instead of finding faults We could afford the price of peace, love is all it costs Oh wouldn't it be great to live and sing in harmony Everybody take your brother's hand and sing my song with me La la la la la la la la la la la la |
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from Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1999)
Back through the years
I go wonderin' once again Back to the seasons of my youth I recall a box of rags that someone gave us And how my momma put the rags to use There were rags of many colors Every piece was small And I didn't have a coat And it was way down in the fall Momma sewed the rags together Sewin' every piece with love She made my coat of many colors That I was so proud of As she sewed, she told a story From the bible, she had read About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said Perhaps this coat will bring you Good luck and happiness And I just couldn't wait to wear it And momma blessed it with a kiss My coat of many colors That my momma made for me Made only from rags But I wore it so proudly Although we had no money I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors My momma made for me So with patches on my britches Holes in both my shoes In my coat of many colors I hurried off to school Just to find the others laughing And making fun of me In my coat of many colors My momma made for me And oh I couldn't understand it For I felt I was rich And I told them of the love My momma sewed in every stitch And I told 'em all the story Momma told me while she sewed And how my coat of many colors Was worth more than all their clothes But they didn't understand it And I tried to make them see That one is only poor Only if they choose to be Now I know we had no money But I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors My momma made for me Made just for me |
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from Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1999)
I open up my door to greet the early morning sun
Closing it behind me and away I do run To the meadow where the meadow lark is singing in the tree In the meadow I go walking in the early morning breeze I cup my hands to catch a multi-colored butterfly Perched upon the petals of flowers growing wild Freeing it I watch it as it flies away from me To visit with the flowers in the early morning breeze Chorus: Rainbow colored flowers kissed with early morning sun The aster and the dahlia and wild geraniums Drops of morning due still linger on the iris leaves In the meadow where I'm walking in the early morning breeze Misty-eyed I look about the meadow where I stray For its there I find the courage to greet the coming day For there among the flowers I kneel gently to my knees To have a word with God in the early mornig breeze 2nd Chorus: A rainbow colored meadow kissed with early morning sun The aster and the dahlia and wild geraniums Drops of morning due still linger on the iris leaves In the meadow where I'm walking in the early morning breeze |
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from Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1999)
Here I am, oh here I am, here I am
If you need a love that's true Need someone to stand by you Here I am, oh here I am, here I am If you need a helping hand, need someone to understand Here I am, oh here I am, here I am Here I am, I'm reaching out to give you love that you're without I can help you find what you've been looking for Here I am, come to me, take my hand 'cause I believe I can give you all the love you need and more Oh here I am, oh here I am, here I am My world is such an empty place I need someone to fill the space And here I am, oh here I am, here I am 'Cause I've got so much love to give I need someone to share it with And here I am, oh here I am, here I am Here I am, I'm reaching out to give you love that you're without I can help you find what you've been searching for Here I am, come to me, take my hand 'cause I believe I can give you all the love you need and more Oh here I am, oh here I am, here I am Oh here I am, oh here I am, here I am Here I am, oh here I am, here I am |
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from Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1999)
Mama, it's so good to be back home again
I'm so proud to see that you are looking well Yes, I know that I look a little weary Oh, but Mama, I have been through living hell You know how much I've always loved him, Mama But he done things to me I couldn't understand Why, he made me watch him love another woman And he tried to make me love another man Mama, can I be your little girl again? I need you now even more than I did then And I need a lot of love and understanding And a lot of time to get me over him If I lose my mind, Mama, I wanna be here with you Have them lock me up and see I have good care But I just couldn't stand his torture any longer I was afraid of what I'd do if I stayed there |
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from Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1999)
Fly away from my window little blue bird
Fly as far as you can away from here And let not your song fall upon my ear Go spread your blue wings and I'll shed my blue tears For the one that I have loved He has left me and gone An' I'm in no mood for to hear your sad song Bring not your light into my dark room, yellow sunshine Waste not your warmth on the cold glisten here Oh, trouble me not Go ye elsewhere Go light your blue sky and I'll shed my blue tears For the only one that I have ever loved has gone away An' I'm in no mood for the sunshine today Go spread your blue wings Go light your blue sky An' I'll shed my blue tears |
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from Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1999)
I know you think you love her and you're making plans to leave
But I must tell you something I just hope you'll believe I know it isn't real love that you see in her eyes Cause she's never met a man she didn't like And you're no different from the others A new acquaintence in the night You mean no more to her than all the others she's held tight But I know she's convinced you it was love at first sight But she's never met a man she didn't like I must let you go but I want you to know That I love you please don't let her ruin our lives For there'll be other men and she won't want you then She's never met a man she didn't like I must let you go but I want you to know That I love you please don't let her ruin our lives For she'll have other men oh and she won't want you then Cause she's never met a man she didn't like Oh no she's never met a man she didn't like |
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from Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1999)
There are so many things that I don't understand
And I search my mind to try to find an answer But the more I search the less I seem to find out why Like where where the wind goes, how does life begin What happens when we die The mystery of the mystery must stay unknown Only God can know and man must not see Great minds have tried but they will not find The answer to the mystery of the mystery Man will seek the mystic rails of the mystery But their silent halls reveal not a sound Many men will give their lives just to try to find The answer to a mystery in their mind The mystery of the mystery must stay unknown Only God can know and man must not see Great minds have tried but they will not find The answer to the mystery of the mystery |
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from Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1999)
You're gentle body lying here so close to me
As you move your hand slowly across my face You're touch is as soft as the words you speak to me What a love in the way I see you I compare it with the beauty of the dawning Or when the sun sets and paints its picture in the blue Like a butterfly that has a million colors, all such beauty Like the love in the way I see you I compare it with the beauty of the dawning Or when the sun sets and paints its picture in the blue Like a butterfly that has a million colors, all such beauty What a love in the way I see you |
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from Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1999)
The man I loved ran a salesman route
Selling goods from house to house Now I knew my mama would never stand For me stepping out with no traveling man Mama bought things that he was a'selling But mama didn't know and I sure wasn't telling That behind her back I was making plans To meet somewhere with that traveling man Oh the traveling man was a good bit older But a girl needs arms to hold her Mama didn't know 'cause I didn't told her But mama wouldn't understand Me stepping out with a traveling man Mama didn't allow me a'going courting And I'd tell lies that I reckon I oughtn't Oh but she'd a'give me the back a' her hand If she'd a'seen me with that traveling man So I tell my mama that I reckon I oughta Go to the spring and fetch us some water What mama didn't know is I had a plan To meet down there with that traveling man Now I make plans to run away With that traveling man on a Saturday Well Saturday's here and here I stand And there goes my mama with that traveling man Oh that traveling man was a two-time lover He took my love then he took my mother But I didn't know 'cause mama didn't told me and I don't understand My mama running off with my traveling man Mama, you know you oughtn't a'done that You just like my daddy He run off before I ever knowed him You done run-off with my traveling man And I really don't think I ever knowed you either Oh there goes my mama with my traveling man And I'm really gonna miss that traveling man Mm-hm |
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from Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs (2000)
Tumble out of bed
And Stumble to the kitchen Pour myself a cup of ambition And yawn and stretch and try to come to life Jump in the shower And the blood starts pumpin' Out on the streets The traffic starts jumpin' For folks like me on the job from 9 to 5 chorus: Workin' 9 to 5 What a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by It's all takin' And no givin' They just use your mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it 9 to 5, for service and devotion You would think that I Would deserve a fat promotion Want to move ahead But the boss won't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is out to get me Mmmmm... They let you dream Just a' watch 'em shatter You're just a step On the boss man's ladder But you got dreams he'll never take away In the same boat With a lot of your friends Waitin' for the day Your ship'll come in And the tide's gonna turn An' it's all gonna roll you away Workin' 9 to 5 What a way to make livin' Barely gettin' by It's all takin' And no givin' They just use your mind And you never get the credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it 9 to 5, yeah, they got you were they want you There's a better life And you think about it don't you It's a rich man's game No matter what they call it And you spend your life Putting money in his wallet 9 to 5 Oh What a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by It's all takin' And no givin' They just use your mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it Fade: 9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you There's a better life And you dream about it don't you It's a rich man's game No matter what they call it And you spend your life Putting money in his wallet 9 to 5 |
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from Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs (2000)
When the mornin' sun
Streaks across my room And I'm wakin' up From another dream of you Yes, you know I'm on the road Once again it seems All that's left behind Is a chain of broken dreams But you know that I love you You know that I love you Oh, I love you And how I wish that love Was all we'd need to live What a life we'd have 'Cause I've got so much to give But ya' know I feel so sad Down inside my heart That the dollar sign Should be keepin' us apart But you know that I love you You know that I love you Oh, how I love you And if only I could find my way back to the time When the problems of this life Had not yet crossed my mind And the answers could be found in children's nursery rhymes I'd come runnin' back to you I'd come runnin' back to you Mmmmm But you know we can't Live on dreams alone Got to pay the rent So I must leave you all alone 'Cause you know I made my choice many years ago And now this travelin' life Well, it's the only life I know But you know that I love you You know that I love you Oh, I love you But you know that I love you You know that I love you Oh, how I love you But you know that I love you You know that I love you Oh, how I love you But you know I love you But you know I love you Oh, I love you But you know that I love you But you know that I love you Oh, how I love you But you know that I love you But you know that I love you Oh, how I love you |
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from Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs (2000)
Come and listen you fellows
So young and do fine And seek not your fortune In the dark, dreary mines It will form as a habit Seep in your soul 'Til the blood in your veins Runs as black as the coal There's many a man That I've known in my day Who lived just to labor His whole life away Like a fiend with his dope And a drunkard his wine A man will have lust for The lure of the mine It's dark as a dungeon Damp as the dew The danger is double And the pleasures are few Where the rain never falls Where the sun never shines It's dark as a dungeon Way down in the mine I hope when I'm gone And the ages shall roll My body will blacken And turn into coal Then I'll look out the door Of my heavenly home And I'll pity the miners A-diggin' my bones It's dark as a dungeon Damp as the dew The danger is double And the pleasures are few Where the rain never falls Where the sun never shines It's dark as a dungeon Way down in the mine Where the rain never falls Where the sun never shines It's dark as a dungeon Way down in the mine |
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from Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs (2000)
You know last night I went to sleep in Detroit city
And I dreamed about those cotton fields and home I dreamed about my mother, dear old papa, sisters and brothers And I dreamed about a love who's been waiting there so long I want to go home I want to go home Oh how I want to go home My kinfolks think I'm big in Detraoit city From all the letters that I write, they think I'm fine By day I make the cars But, by night I make all the bars Oh if only they's just read between the lines They'd know I want to go home I want to go home Oh how I want to go home You know I rode a freight train north to Detroit city And after all these years I find I've been wasting my time Think I'll put my foolish pride on a southbound train and ride Heading back to the loved ones I left there waiting behind Repeat Chorus |
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from Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs (2000)
There is a house in New Orleans down in the Vieaux Carre
A house they call the Rising Sun where love and money are made My father he was a gambler mother died when I was young And I've worked since then to pleasure the men At the house of the Rising Sun There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising sun It's been the ruin of many a good girl and oh God you know I'm one So mothers you go tellin' all your daughters not to do what I have done To live a life of sin shame and strife in the house of the Rising Sun There is a house down in New Orleans they call the Rising sun It's been the ruin of many a good girl and oh God you know I'm one Oh God you know I'm one oh God you know I'm one |
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from Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs (2000)
Many years you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh hard times come again no more Oh hard times come again no more Oh hush a bye hard times, go ye away Cause my hungry baby wants a Gingerbread Cake Not a cow in the barn yard no money to spend Not an egg in the hayloft, no little red hen Chorus: So, hush a bye baby don't cry no more Your mama can't give you what you're crying for There's a wolf at the door with an angry Cold hungry stare, he keeps howling of hard times And the cupboard is bare Oh, hush a bye hard times go ye to rest Cause my ragged baby wants a new ruffled dress And she wants some new shoes with buckles to wear And she wants some silver bows for her golden hair Repeat Chorus Twice Hush a bye hard times go ye away I don't intend to be treated this way So, hush a bye baby Hush a bye hard times Hush a bye baby Don't cry no more Hush a bye hard times Hush a bye baby Hush a bye hard times Come ye no more Fade: Many years you have lingered around my cabin door Hush a bye hard times Come ye no more Hush a bye baby Hush a bye hard times Hush a bye baby Don't cry no more Hush a bye hard times Hush a bye baby Hush a bye hard times Come ye no more |
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from Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs (2000)
The work is hard and the hours are long
The money ain't much but we get along We're rich in things can give That can't be bought with a dollar bill So, come on down Have a look around Rich folks livin' in a poor folks town We got no money but we're rich in love That's one thing that we've got a-plenty of So come on down have a look around At rich folks livin' in a poor folks town We got no carpets on the floor We've got wall to wall love Who could ask for more We got no big fine things to show Just a place to watch our children grow We got no big fine fancy car to drive And no fancy clothes to keep in style What we've got we're payin' on But it's mostly love that we're livin' on So, come on down Have a look around Rich folks livin' in a poor folks town We got no money but we're rich in love That's one thing that we've got a-plenty of So come on down have a look around At rich folks livin' in a poor folks town We've got a little simple church nearby And the promise of a mansion in the sky A heart of gold a million dollar smile And a one way ticket to paradise So, come on down Have a look around Rich folks livin' in a poor folks town We got no money but we're rich in love That's one thing that we've got a-plenty of So come on down have a look around At rich folks livin' in a poor folks town So, come on down Have a look around Rich folks livin' in a poor folks town We got no money but we're rich in love That's one thing that we've got a-plenty of So come on down have a look around At rich folks livin' in a poor folks town |
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from Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs (2000)
You may not know me now but I have been around
You'll never see my name on any pages I'm just a common man the fool who understands The pain you go through when life takes you under So sing for the common man a song for the common man He paid for the song with the sweat of his brow He will survive he will survive You may not know my mother my sisters and my brothers Yet everyone has given for the other You know the working man he builds what others plan So everyone of us should sing his story So sing for the common man... Day after day he keeps working away in offices factories and farms Year after year he sheds tear after tear but he will provide he will survive So sing for the common man... Sing for the common man... Sing for the common man... |
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from Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs (2000)
Some men find her sexy, some men disagree
But if she's not, it's not because she doesn't want to be She wears a push-up bra from Freddericks, five inch high heel shoes Maybelline and Rubinstein, and Avon's best perfume She's a working girl Chorus: She's a working girl, she is single and free She's a mother and wife and she's proud to be A working girl Some find her to aggressive, she don't know how to stop Cause she's the kind that don't look down until it's from the top She's elegant and stylish, French perfume and a fur Designer clothes by Halston and Diane Von Furstenburg And she's a working girl Repeat Chorus She has taken her place among the tallest of trees But she weeps like a willow when she's brought to her knees Cause she's a working girl You'll find her dressed according to standard uniform Cause she must dress in comfort for the job she must perform She has so many faces, she wears so many names She goes so many places and she does so many things Cause she's a working girl Repeat Chorus Fade: Repeat Chorus Twice |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Tumble out of bed
And Stumble to the kitchen Pour myself a cup of ambition And yawn and stretch and try to come to life Jump in the shower And the blood starts pumpin' Out on the streets The traffic starts jumpin' For folks like me on the job from 9 to 5 chorus: Workin' 9 to 5 What a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by It's all takin' And no givin' They just use your mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it 9 to 5, for service and devotion You would think that I Would deserve a fat promotion Want to move ahead But the boss won't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is out to get me Mmmmm... They let you dream Just a' watch 'em shatter You're just a step On the boss man's ladder But you got dreams he'll never take away In the same boat With a lot of your friends Waitin' for the day Your ship'll come in And the tide's gonna turn An' it's all gonna roll you away Workin' 9 to 5 What a way to make livin' Barely gettin' by It's all takin' And no givin' They just use your mind And you never get the credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it 9 to 5, yeah, they got you were they want you There's a better life And you think about it don't you It's a rich man's game No matter what they call it And you spend your life Putting money in his wallet 9 to 5 Oh What a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by It's all takin' And no givin' They just use your mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it Fade: 9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you There's a better life And you dream about it don't you It's a rich man's game No matter what they call it And you spend your life Putting money in his wallet 9 to 5 |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
It's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you
All I can do to keep from letting it show Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from telling you so I wasn't looking for love when I found you Just someone to be with and have a good time But I get these strange funny feelings around you When you're not with me, you're still on my mind And it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from letting it show Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from telling you so I had intended to wait for a long time I thought that love would just mess up my plans 'Cause I had big plans for a bright shining future Could this be my future that's holding my hand And it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from letting it show Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from telling you so I need to tell you how I feel about you But I'm so afraid that you don't feel the same But if I don't tell you how I feel about you I just might lose you, can I take that chance And it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from letting it show Yeah it's all I can do to keep from falling in love with you All I can do to keep from telling you so |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Mama, I remember what you told me
You said you wait for love before you fall But, mama, I am sorry, I guess it's gonna be love after all 'Cause mama, when he holds me The air is thick and sweet He asked me if I'd come tonight And hold him in his sleep Chorus: And I'm almost in love I can feel myself fallin' Yes, I'm almost in love I can hear my heart fallin' 'Cause I'm almost in Yes, I'm almost in love Mama, I've grown into a woman I been growing stronger and stronger day by day Mama, you know about children You raise them then they'll go away Mama, when he holds me He thrills me through and through So dry your eyes and teach me how to say goodbye to you Repeat Chorus Yes I'm almost in love I can feel myself fallin' Yes I'm almost in love I can hear my heart fallin' Yes I'm almost in love I can feel myself fallin' Yes I'm almost in love I can hear my heart fallin' 'Cause I'm almost Yes, I'm almost in love |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
When the mornin' sun
Streaks across my room And I'm wakin' up From another dream of you Yes, you know I'm on the road Once again it seems All that's left behind Is a chain of broken dreams But you know that I love you You know that I love you Oh, I love you And how I wish that love Was all we'd need to live What a life we'd have 'Cause I've got so much to give But ya' know I feel so sad Down inside my heart That the dollar sign Should be keepin' us apart But you know that I love you You know that I love you Oh, how I love you And if only I could find my way back to the time When the problems of this life Had not yet crossed my mind And the answers could be found in children's nursery rhymes I'd come runnin' back to you I'd come runnin' back to you Mmmmm But you know we can't Live on dreams alone Got to pay the rent So I must leave you all alone 'Cause you know I made my choice many years ago And now this travelin' life Well, it's the only life I know But you know that I love you You know that I love you Oh, I love you But you know that I love you You know that I love you Oh, how I love you But you know that I love you You know that I love you Oh, how I love you But you know I love you But you know I love you Oh, I love you But you know that I love you But you know that I love you Oh, how I love you But you know that I love you But you know that I love you Oh, how I love you |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Sometimes I go walkin' through the fields
Where we walked long ago in the sweet used-to-be and the flowers still grow but they don't smell as sweet as they did when you picked them for me and when I think of you and the love we once knew how I wish we could go back in time do you ever think back on old mem'ries like that or do I cross your mind Do you ever wake up lonely In the middle of the night Because you miss me, do you darlin' Oh and do your mem'ries ever take you back Into another place in time And do you ever miss the feelings and the love we shared when you were with me, do you darlin' I just wonder do I cross your mind Oh how often I wish that again I could kiss Your sweet lips like I did long ago How often I long for those two lovin' arms That once held me so gentle and close And when I think of you and the love we once knew How I wish we could go back in time Do you ever recall these old mem'ries at all Or do I ever cross your mind Do you ever wake up lonely In the middle of the night Because you miss me, do you darlin' Oh and do your mem'ries ever take you back Into another place in time And do you ever miss the feelings and the love we shared when you were with me, do you darlin' I just wonder do I cross your mind Oh, do I ever cross your mind |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go downtown When you got worries, all the noise and the hurry Seems to help, I know, downtown Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city Linger on the sidewalks where the neon signs are pretty How can you lose? The lights are much brighter there You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares And go downtown Things'll be great when you're downtown No finer place for sure, downtown Everything's waiting for you Don't hang around and let your problems surround you There are movie shows, downtown Or maybe you know some little places to go to Where they never close, downtown Just listen to the rhythm of the music that they're playin' Making conversation while you're on the dance floor swayin' Happy again The lights are much brighter there You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares And go downtown Where all the lights are bright, downtown Waiting for you tonight, downtown You're gonna be alright now And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to guide them along So maybe I'll see you there You can forget all your troubles Just forget all your cares And go downtown Things'll be great when you're downtown Don't wait a minute more, downtown Everything's waiting for you Downtown, where all the lights are bright Downtown, waiting for you tonight Downtown, you're going to be alright now Get on, get on, get on downtown Fade: Downtown, where all the lights are bright Downtown, waiting for you tonight Downtown, you're going to be alright now Get on, get on, get on downtown |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
You might wake up some morning
To the sound of something moving past your window in the wind And if you're quick enough to rise You'll catch the fleeting glimpse of someone's fading shadow Out on the new horizon You may see the floating motion of a distant pair of wings And if the sleep has left your ears You might hear footsteps running through an open meadow Don't be concerned, it will not harm you It's only me pursuing something I'm not sure of Across my dreams, with nets of wonder I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love You might have heard my footsteps Echo softly in the distance through the canyons of your mind I might have even called your name As I ran searching after something to believe in You might have seen me runnin' Through the long abandonned ruins of the dreams you left behind If you remember something there That glided past you followed close by heavy breathing Don't be concerned, it will not harm you It's only me pursuing something I'm not sure of Across my dreams, with nets of wonder I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love Across my dreams, with nets of wonder I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love Across my dreams, with nets of wonder I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Packin' my suitcase writin' a tear stained good-bye note
Sayin' so long to a love gone wrong and that's all she wrote Leavin' behind what once was mine with sad regrets But it's all gone now and I'm leavin' town on the Heartbreak Express Walkin in the rain with a heart full of pain to the train depot The only things that's gonna keep me warm now is my overcoat Lost and lonely waitin in line at the ticket desk Hey mister won't you give me a one-way ticket on the Heartbreak Express I'm gonna roll on down the line I'm gonna go so far I'm gonna get it off my mind It hurts to know it ain't enough when you give your best Got a ticket to ride and I'm leavin tonight on the Heartbreak Express Oh I couldn't hold a candle to a flaming beauty that caught his eye It's killin' me now but I won't stay around and let him watch me die Oh it just goes to show you never do know 'cause I never would'a guessed I'd be sittin' here now on a train sorrow bound called the Heartbreak Express I'm gonna roll on down the line I'm gonna go so far I'm gonna get it off mt mind Maybe someday somewhere someway I will forget But there's no goin' back so roll down the track you ole Heartbreak Express Feelin' alone while a low whistle moans On the Heartbreak Express |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Here I sit, all alone,
Thinkin' bout what I should of known, You make me think that I could need you, You weaved your magic spell and I believed you. Looking back, on you and me, Promises that will, never be, I truely thought that we were lovers, (lovers) But now I find i'm just like all the others. Heartbreaker, wish i'd seen that love was blind, Sweet little love maker, taking my heart and leaving me behind, Heartbreaker, couldn't you be just a little more kind, to me? Played with fire, felt it's burn, I would have thought that I would of learned, I melted every time you kissed me, (kissed me) Everytime you'd leave I thought you'd miss me. Heartbreaker, wish i'd seen that love was blind, Sweet little love maker, taking my heart and leaving me behind, Heartbreaker, couldn't you be just a little more kind, to me? Heartbreaker, wish i'd seen that love was blind, Sweet little love maker, taking my heart and leaving me behind, Heartbreaker, couldn't you be just a little more kind, to me? Heartbreaker, wish i'd seen that love was blind, Sweet little love maker, taking my heart and leaving me behind, Heartbreaker, couldn't you be just a little more kind, to me? |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Here you come again
Just when I've begun to get myself together You waltz right in the door Just like you've done before And wrap my heart 'round your little finger Here you come again Just when I'm about to make it work without you You look into my eyes And lie those pretty lies And pretty soon I'm wonderin' how I came to doubt you All you got to do is smile that smile And there go all my defenses Just leave it up to you and in a little while You're messin' up my mind and fillin' up my senses Here you come again Lookin' better than a body has a right to And shakin' me up so That all I really know Is here you come again And here I go All you got to do is smile that smile And there go all my defenses Just leave it up to you and in a little while You're messin' up my mind and fillin' up my senses Here you come again Lookin' better than a body has a right to And shakin' me up so That all I really know Is here you come again And here I go Here I go And here I go And here I go Here you come again And here I go Here I go And here I go Here I go |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
If I should stay
I would only be in your way So I'll go, and yet I know I'll think of you each step of the way And I will always love you I will always love you Bittersweet memories That's all I have, and I'm taking with me Goodbye, please don't you cry Cause we both know, I'm not what you need But, I will always love you I will always love you I hope life (I hope life) Treats you kind (treats you kind) And I hope you have all you dream of I wish you joy (I wish you joy) And happiness (and happiness) But above all this, I wish you love, oh And I will always love you I will always love you Yes, I will always love you I will always love you |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb I was soft inside, there was somethin' going on You do something to me that I can't explain Hold me closer and I feel no pain Every beat of my heart We got somethin' goin' on Tender love is blind It requires a dedication All this love we feel Needs no conversation We ride it together, ah-ah Makin' love with each other, ah-ah Islands in the stream That is what we are No one in-between How can we be wrong Sail away with me to another world And we rely on each other, ah-ah From one lover to another, ah-ah I can't live without you if the love was gone Everything is nothin' if you got no one And you did walk in tonight Slowly loosen' sight of the real thing But that won't happen to us and we got no doubt Too deep in love and we got no way out And the message is clear This could be the year for the real thing No more will you cry Baby, I will hurt you never We start and end as one, in love forever We can ride it together, ah-ah Makin' love with each other, ah-ah Islands in the stream That is what we are No one in-between How can we be wrong Sail away with me to another world And we rely on each other, ah-ah From one lover to another, ah-ah Sail away Oh, come sail away with me Islands in the stream That is what we are No one in-between How can we be wrong Sail away with me to another world And we rely on each other, ah-ah From one lover to another, ah-ah Islands in the stream That is what we are No one in-between How can we be wrong Sail away with me to another world And we rely on each other, ah-ah From one lover to another, ah-ah |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you, please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him just because you can Your beauty is beyond compare With flaming locks of auburn hair With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green Your smile is like a breath of spring Your voice is soft like summer rain And I cannot compete with you, Jolene He talks about you in his sleep And there's nothing I can do to keep From crying when he calls your name, Jolene But I can easily understand How you could easily take my man But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you, please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him just because you can You could have your choice of men But I could never love again He's the only one for me, Jolene I had to have this talk with you My happiness depends on you And whatever you decide to do, Jolene Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you, please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him even though you can Jolene, Jolene |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Well a good way down the rail-road track,
There was this little old run down shack And in it lived a man I'd never se-e-e-een Folk said he was a mean and a vicious man And you'd better not set foot on his land But I didn't think nobody could be that mean So I took me out walking down the rail-road track I was gonna go down to that little old shack An' just find out if all them things I'd heard was true There was a big black dog laying out in the yard And he growled at me and I swallowed hard And I heard somebody say" well, who are you?" Ooh and there he stood in the door of that shack And his beard and his hair was long and black And he was the biggest man I ever seen when he spoke his voice was low and deep but he just didnt frighten me cause somehow i just knew he wasnt mean he said " what yuh doing snooping round my place" and i saw a smile come across his face so i smiled back and i told him who i was He said " come on in, pull you up a chair, You might as well since you're already here" And he said " you can call me joshua" joshua joshua what you doing living here all alone joshua joshua aint you got nobody to call your own no no no no we talked till the sun was clean out of sight and we still talked when it come daylight there was just so much we had to say i spent my life in an orphans home and just like him i was all alone so i said"yeah" when he asked if i'd stay ooh we grew close as time went on and that little ole shack it was a happy home and we just couldn't help but fall in love that big black dog and that little ole shack sitting down by the railroad track its plenty good enough for me and joshua joshua joshua why your just what i've been a looking for joshua joshua you aint gonna be lonesome anymore oh no "country yodelling" me and joshua me and joshua me and joshua |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
It's been a long dark night
And I've been a waitin' for the morning It's been a long hard fight But I see a brand new day a dawning I've been looking for the sunshine 'Cause I ain't seen it in so long But everything's gonna work out just fine Everything's gonna be all right That's been all wrong 'Cause I can see the light of a clear blue morning I can see the light of a brand new day I can see the light of a clear blue morning And everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay It's been a long long time Since I've known the taste of freedom And those clinging vines That had me bound, well I don't need 'em 'Cause I am strong and I can prove it And I got my dreams to see me through It's just a mountain, I can move it And with faith enough there's nothing I can't do And I can see the light of a clear blue morning And I can see the light of brand new day I can see the light of a clear blue morning And everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay I can see the light of a clear blue morning I can see the light of a brand new day Yes I can see the light of a clear blue morning And everything's gonna be all right Everything's gonna be all right Everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay 'Cause I can see the light of a clear blue morning I can see the light of a clear blue morning Yes I can see the light of a clear blue morning Everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay I can see the light I can see the light It's gonna be all right It's gonna be all right |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings Love makes your heart feel strange inside It flutters like soft wings in flight Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing I feel it when you're with me It happens when you kiss me That rare and gentle feeling that I feel inside Your touch is soft and gentle Your kiss is warm and tender Whenever I am with you I think of butterflies Love is like a butterfly The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings Love makes your heart feel strange inside It flutters like soft wings in flight Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing Your laughter brings me sunshine Everyday is spring time And I am only happy when you are by my side How precious is this love we share How very precious, sweet and rare Together we belong like daffodils and butterflies Love is like a butterfly As soft and gentle as a sigh The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings Love makes your heart feel strange inside It flutters like soft wings in flight Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Well good morning Captain
Good morning to you Sir Hey hey yeah Do you need another mule skinner Down on your new mud run Hey hey yeah Yodel-a-ee-he-he He-he-he-he-he-he Well I'm a lady mule skinner From down old Tennessee way Hey hey I come from Tennessee I can make any mule listen Or I won't accept your pay Hey hey I won't take your pay Yodel-a-ee-he-he He-he-he-he-he-he Well hey hey little waterboy Won't you bring your water 'round Hey hey If you don't like your job Well you can throw your bucket down Throw it down boy, throw it down Yodel-a-ee-he-he He-he-he-he-he-he Well I've been working down in Georgia At a greasy spoon cafe Hey that lovely joint Just to let a no good man Call every cent of my pay Hey hey and I'm sick of it And wanna be a mule skinner Yodel-a-ee-he-he He-he-he-he-he-he Yodel-a-ee-he-he He-he-he-he-he-he Mule skinner blues |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
(Dolly Parton)
It's been one of those days That reminded me in many ways Of when we were happy, still in love Just a certain way the wind blows Just a certain way the sun glows It's been one of those days that reminded me of us And even though it's over I never will get over These feelings that I get on certain days And I know I'll always love you And I'll always be thinkin' of you In certain kinds of ways, on certain kinds of days And today well, it's been one of those days It's been one of those days and my heart feels so heavy And my mind is so full of thoughts of you It's been one of those days and I'd give my life to see you And to once more know the love that we once knew And even though it's over I never will get over Oh these feelings that I get on certain days I guess I know I'll always love you And I'll always be thinkin' of you In certain kinds of ways, on certain kinds of days And today well, it's been one of, one of those days It's been one of those days That reminded me in many ways Of when we were happy, still in love |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Got my eye on a boy
He's eyeing me back It's looking real good This could be it And I know that all of you girls Would love to steal him away He bought me a drink I thanked him real sweet It's always so nice when you first meet And I know that all of you women would love to steal him away So I'm warning you Chorus: Better keep your hands off my Better keep your hands off my Better keep your hands off my potential new boyfriend Building up an appetite You can look but you can't buy Better keep your hands off my potential new boyfriend Pretty as a picture Comin' on so strong He's twisting my ignition key Turn my motor on But anyone can see, all his attention's on me Give us some privacy 2nd Chorus: Better keep your hands off my Better keep your hands off my Better keep your hands off my potential new boyfriend Better keep your hands off my It's a welcome turn to try Better keep your hands off my potential new boyfriend Leave us alone tonight Then if it don't work out right He's all your's Until then 3rd Chorus: Better keep your hands off my Better keep your hands off my Better keep your hands off my potential new boyfriend They keep crowdin' in on me He smiles rather unsuspiciously Better keep your hands off my potential new boyfriend Fade: Repeat 1st Chorus |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
They say that it's a matter of trusting
Before love has a chance to begin And it's never simple Faithless hearts can cripple And only a strong love survives I know they say that it's a fine line Between giving up and giving in But once your heart's been in it You just can't forget it It's like nothing that you've felt in your life We got real love Not infatuation Real love Our hearts' celebration I love you Real love Not an imitation Real love You're my destination Baby, you and me We got everything we need You are such a part of my life That I can't remember me without you And we've had our nights We've had our share of fights But we've never thought of giving it up Oh, you and I we must be dreamers 'Cause we're making our dreams come true I could spend my life Just holding you so tight And never, ever get enough We got real love Not infatuation Real love Our hearts' celebration I love you Real love Not an imitation Real love You're my destination Baby, you and me We got everything we need We got real love We got real love Not infatuation Real love Our hearts' celebration I love you Real love Not an imitation Real love You're my destination Baby, you and me We got everything we need We got real love Not infatuation Real love Our hearts' celebration I love you Real love Not an imitation Real love You're my destination Baby, you and me We got everything we need |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
(Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman)
You can dance Every dance with the one that gives you the eye Let 'em hold you tight You can smile Every smile for the one that holds your hand In the pale moonlight Just don't forget who's takin' you home And in who's arms you're gonna be So, darlin' save the last dance for me Oh I know That the music's fine like sparklin' wine Go and have your fun Laugh and sing But while we're apart, don't give your heart to anyone Just don't forget who's takin' you home And in who's arms you're gonna be So, darlin', save the last dance for me Baby don't you know I love you so Can't you feel it when we touch I will never never let you go I love you oh so much You can dance Go and carry on till the night is gone 'Till it's time to go If she asks If you're all alone, can she take you home You must tell her no And don't forget who's takin' you home And in who's arms you're gonna be So, darlin', save the last dance for me Just don't forget who's takin' you home And in who's arms you're gonna be So, darlin', save the last dance for me Ooh, darlin', save the last dance for me You can dance Every dance with the one that gives you the eye And let 'em hold you tight You can smile Every smile for the one that holds your hand In the pale moonlight Just don't forget who's takin' you home And in who's arms your gonna be So, darlin', save the last dance for me Ooh, darlin', save the last dance for me Save the last dance for me |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Single bars and single women
With a single thought in mind Just to make it till the morning Looking for what they can find For a man they won't remember For a night they can't forget Do you come to this place often? May I light your cigarette? Drinkin' beer in Amarillo Passing time and swaping jokes Hoping for a new beginning But beginning to lose hope And you're waiting for that moment When a glance becomes a stare Mmm, what's that perfume that you're wearing? Haven't I met you somewhere? Find a matchbook in the morning With a name and number scrawled When you phone, a woman answers And you wish you'd never called Oh, they're friendly when they meet you But they're strangers when they go Ahh, do you mind if I come join you? Would you like to dance one more? And it's gettin' near to closing And the seconds pass like years Lots of friends to share the laughter Not a one to share the tears Oh and you wish they'd change that juke box Cause you know every song it plays Can I drop you off at my place? Oh, what's the matter, are you gay? You gotta twenty in your pocket Got your toothbrush in your purse Life could get a whole lot better But it better not get worse Single bars and single women With a single thought in mind Just to make it till the morning Looking for what they can find |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Momma moved out
Daddy sold the house They split up the money And went on their way And all the king's horses And all the king's men Couldn't put mommy and daddy back together again Chorus: Starting over again Where should they begin 'Cause they've never been out on their own Starting over again Where do you begin When your dreams are all shattered And the kids are all grown And the whole world cries Got an apartment She moved in with her sisters He's scheming big deals with one of his friends While she sits at home Just sorting out pieces Of left over memories From thirty odd years 2nd Chorus: Starting over again Where do you begin You've never been out on your own Starting over again Never any end What will the neighbors say? They're talking talk, its small town news Facing fifty years old Making up a happy home And this far down the road You find yourself alone Two fools 3rd Chorus: Starting over again Now where do you begin When you've never been out on your own Starting over again Never any end When your dreams are all shattered And the kids are all grown And all the king's horses And all the king's men Could never put mommy and daddy back together Back together, again |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
My life is likened to a bargain store
And I may have just what you're looking for If you don't mind the fact that all the merchandise is used With a little mending it could be as good as new Why you take for instance this old broken heart If you will just replace the missing part You would be surprised to find how good it really is Take it and you never will be sorry that you did (chorus) The bargain store is open, come inside You can easily afford the price Love is all you need to purchase all the mechandise And I can guarantee you'll be completely satisfied Take these old used memories from the past And these broken dreams and plans that didn't last I'll trade them for a future, I can't use them anymore I've wasted love, but I still have some more (chorus) My life is likened to a bargain store And I may have just what you're looking for If you don't mind the fact that all the merchandise is used With a little mending it could be as good as new The bargain store is open, come inside... |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
I am a seeker
A poor sinful creature There is no weaker than I am I am a seeker You are a teacher You are a reacher So reach down Won't you reach out and lead me Guide me and keep me In the shelter of your care each day 'Cause I am a seeker You are a keeper You are the leader Won't you show me the way I am a vessel that's empty and useless I am a bad seed that fell by the way I am a loser that wants to be a winner And you are my last hope Don't turn me away Chorus: I am a seeker A poor sinful creature There is no weaker than I am I am a seeker You are a teacher You are a reacher So reach down Won't you reach out and lead me Guide me and keep me, Lord In the shelter of your care each day 'Cause I am a seeker You are a keeper You are the leader Won't you show me the way Oh, I know you are a mountain From which there flows a fountain So let it's water wash my sins away 'Cause I am a seeker You are a keeper You are the leader Won't you show me the way |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
I can't forget you
Ever since the moment that I met you You've been on my mind And I need to somehow let you know That I think about you all the time So when you think about love, think about me I can give you more than you'll ever need Sooner or later every heart needs some company When you think about love, think about me When you think about love, think about me We were strangers Now I'm already wrapped around your finger Oh whats a heart to do 'Cause it lingers And the thought of you Wantin' me as much as I want you So when you think about love, think about me I can give you more than you'll ever need Sooner or later every heart needs some company When you think about love, think about me When you think about love, think about me Makes me blue I'm not holding you tonight Cause only you can satisfy This heart of mine So when you think about love, think about me I can give you more than you'll ever need Sooner or later every heart needs some company When you think about love, think about me When you think about love, think about me So when you think about love, think about me I can give you more than you'll ever need Sooner or later every heart needs some company When you think about love, think about me When you think about love, think about me |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Gonna tie our love in a double knot
'cause these days love gets strained a lot To give our hearts a double shot Let's tie our love in a double knot Woah, if we want to endure An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure While we're wrapped up in those ties that bind I want to make sure we don't unwind So we'll tie our love in a double knot 'cause these days love gets strained a lot To give our hearts a double shot Let's tie our love in a double knot 'cause I've got my dreams, baby you got yours Put it together, we got a whole lot more 'cause I ain't lookin' for just one night No, I want to make it the rest of our lives So lets tie our love in a double knot 'cause these days love gets strained a lot To give our hearts a double shot Let's tie our love in a double knot Woah, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Tie our love in a double knot 'cause these days love gets strained a lot To give our hearts a double shot Let's tie our love in a double knot Tie our love in a double knot Let's tie our love in a double knot Repeat & fade: Tie our love in a double knot |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Mama never seemed to miss the finer things in life
if she did, she never did say so to daddy she never wanted to be more than a mother and a wife if she did, she never did say so to daddy the only thing that seemed to be inportant in her life was to make a house a home and to make us happy Mama never wanted anymore than what she had if she did, she never did say so to daddy He often left her alone, she didn't mind the stayin' home if she did, she never did say so to daddy and she never missed the flowers and the cards he never sent her if she did, she never did say so to daddy being took for granted was a that thing she accepted and she didn't need those things to make her happy and she didn't seem to notice that he didn't kiss and hold her if she did, she never did say so to daddy One morning we awoke just to find a note Mama carefully wrote and left to daddy and as he began to read it out ears could not beleive it the words she had written there to daddy she said, "the kids are old enough, they don't need me very much I've gone in search for love I need so badly I have needed you so long but I just can't keep holding on" she never meant to come back home if she did, she never did say so to daddy Good-bye to daddy |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
We can't always both be right
We sometimes disagree But you've got the right to speak your mind An' it's the same with me When the anger's at an end And you want inside my arms again All you have to do to make it right is just Chorus: Touch your woman Touch your woman Everything's gonna be alright Touch your woman Touch your woman Let me know, let me know everything's alright There are times when I should be strong When I'm awfully weak When the sudden blows of life have brought me to my knees Woman needs a helpin' hand Needs someone to understand Needs the man she loves to help her stand, so Repeat Chorus And when the busy day is done You lay by my side You know exactly what it takes to keep me satisfied You know exactly what I need and I always go to sleep in peace Thanking God that you belong to me, so Repeat Chorus |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Two doors down
They're laughing and drinking and having a party Two doors down They're not aware that I'm around But here I am crying my heart out feeling sorry But they're having a party just two doors down I think I'll dry these useless tears And get myself together I think I'll wander down the hall and have a look around Cause I can't stay inside this lonely room and cry forever I think I'd really rather join them two doors down. Two doors down They're laughing and drinking and having a party Two doors down They're all aware that I'm around Cause here I am no longer crying and feeling sorry Having a party just two doors down I can't believe I'm standing here dry eyed, all smiles, and talking Making conversation with the new love I found I asked him if he'd like to be alone and we start walking Down the hall to my place late Two doors down. Two doors down They're laughing and drinking and having a party Two doors down We're not aware that they're around Cause here I am feeling everything but sorry Having a love party two doors down |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
I can hear the wind a blowin' in my mind
Just the way it use to sound through the Georgia pines You were always there to answer when I'd call You and me, we had it all Remember how I use to touch your hair Reaching for the feeling that was always there You were the best thing in my life, I can recall You and me, we had it all I know that we can never live those times again But I let my dreams take me back to where we've been And I stay there with you just as long as I can Oh it was so good It was so good It was so good when you were my man But I'll never stop believing in your smile Even though you didn't stay, it was all worth while You were the best thing in my life I can recall You and me, we had it all I know that we could never get that far again So I let these memories take me on back to where we've been And I stay there with you just as long as I can Oh it was so good, it really was It was so good, oh oh It was so good when you were my man You were the best thing in my life I can recall You and me, we had it all |
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from Dolly Parton - Legendary Dolly Parton (2001)
Mmm....
We used to walk through fields of green We used to sit by clear blue streams We used to be so happy Me and you We used to do such silly things We used to make love in the rain We used to Yes, we used to Then you went away Leaving me with the memories we made Memories of those sweet yesterdays Spent with you Spent with you And even though you're gone I still think so often of you And the things that we no longer do Like we used to Oh we used to We used to be so much in love We used to kiss and hold and touch We used to find so many things to do We used to laugh and plan and dream We used to own the world it seemed We used to Yes we used to Then you went away Leaving me with the memories we made Memories of those sweet yesterdays Spent with you Spent with you Oh and even though you're gone I still think so often of you And the things that we no longer do Like we used to Oh we used to La...mmm.... Ahh.... |
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from Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow (2001)
I was lookin' for greener pastures
When I left my old Kentucky home I was chasin' after dreams I thought I'd master So I left the one that loved me all along Thinkin' only of myself and doin' better Didn't care about the grief I left behind Didn't even make a card or write a letter So sure I'd be successful in no time Now I'm heading for bluer pastures And back to the one who's heart I broke To the bluegrass state of Kentucky Where he waits with open arms for me I hope Ain't it funny how you are when you're younger? How what you have is never good enough How the years will find you searchin' through your plunder Lookin' for the treasures you gave up Well the seasons came, they went The dreams all shattered While the grass just stayed a lonely shade of brown Then I realized I'd lost all that had mattered So with foolish pride aside, I'm homeward bound Now I'm heading for bluer pastures And back to the one who's heart I broke To the bluegrass state of ole Kentucky Where he waits with open arms for me I hope Now I'm heading for bluer pastures Where the bluegrass waves sweetly in the wind Where the bluegrass music's always playin' To the haunting sound of Monroe's mandolin I'm heading for bluer pastures |
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from Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow (2001)
I know this dress I'm wearing doesn't hide the secret I have tried concealing
When he left he promised me he'd be back by the time it was revealing The sun behind a cloud just casts the crawling shadow o'er the fields of clover And time is running out for me I wish that he would hurry down from Dover He's been gone so long when he left the snow was deep upon the ground And I have seen a spring and summer pass and now the leaves are turning brown And any time a tiny face will show itself cause waiting's almost over But I won't have a name to give it if he doesn't hurry down from Dover From Dover from Dover My folks weren't understanding when they found out they sent me from the homeplace My daddy said if folks found out he'd be ashamed to ever show his face My mama said I was a fool and she did not believe it when I told her Mama everything's gonna be alright cause soon he'll be coming down from Dover I found a place to stay out on a farm taking care of that old lady She never asked me nothing so I never talked to her about my baby I sent a messgae to my mom with a name and address of Miss ol' Grover And to make sure he got that information when he came down from Dover I loved him more than anything and I could not refuse him when he needed me He was the only one I'd loved and I just can't believe that he was using me He wouldn't leave me here like this I know it can't be so it can't be over He wouldn't make me go through this so long he'll be coming down from Dover My body aches the time is here it's lonely in this place where I'm a lyin' Our baby has been born but something's wrong it's too still I hear no cryin' I guess in some strange way she knew she'd never have a father's arms to hold her So dying was her way of telling me he wasn't coming down from Dover From Dover from Dover down from Dover from Dover |
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from Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow (2001)
(Cole Porter)
I get no kick from champagne Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at'all So tell me why should it be true? That I get a kick out of you Some people go for cocaine I'm sure that if I took even one sniff That would bore me terrifically too Still I get a kick out of you I get a kick every time I see you Standin' there before me I get a kick though it's clear to see You obviously don't adore me, aww I get no kick in a plane Flying too high with some guy in the sky Is my idea of nothin' to do Still I get a kick out of you Yes I get a kick out of you |
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from Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow (2001)
(Sanford F. Bennett/Joseph P. Webster)
There's a land that is fairer than day And by faith we can see it afar For the father waits over the way To prepare us a dwelling place there In the sweet by and by We shall meet on that beautiful shore In the sweet by and by We shall meet on that beautiful shore We shall sing on that beautiful shore The melodious songs of the blest And our spirit shall sorrow no more Not a sign for the blessing of rest In the sweet by and by We shall meet on that beautiful shore In the sweet by and by We shall meet on that beautiful shore In the sweet by and by We shall meet on that beautiful shore In the sweet by and by We shall meet on that beautiful shore In the sweet by and by In the sweet by and by, ohh |
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from Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow (2001)
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Precious fragile little thing Little sparrow, little sparrow Flies so high and feels no pain All ye maidens hede my warning Never trust the hearts of men They will crush you like a sparrow Leaving you to never mend They will vow to always love you Swear no love but yours will do Then they'll leave you for another Break your little heart in two Chorus: Little sparrow, little sparrow Precious fragile little thing Little sparrow, little sparrow Flies so high and feels no pain If I were a little sparrow O'er these mountains I would fly I would find him, I would find him Look into his lying eyes I would flutter all around him On my little sparrow wings I would ask him, I would ask him Why he let me love in vain I am not a little sparrow I am just the broken dream Of a cold false-hearted lover And his evil cunning scheme Repeat Chorus All ye maidens fair and tender Never trust the hearts of men They will crush you like a sparrow Leaving you to never mend Little sparrow, little sparrow Oh the sorrow never ends |
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from Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow (2001)
ooh, mmmm
Well, I met a boy from Grassy Branch Fine as he can be. I met him at the Big Barn Dance And he took a shine to me. Sky blue eyes A big white smile And tall as a sycamore tree. He's really smart With A real big heart, And he's gonna marry me. He's gonna marry me And we're gonna go to town. We're gonna buy us, a real big car And we're gonna drive around. We'll hold hands, touch and hug He talks so sweet to me. Cause he knows alot about love and stuff And he's gonna marry me. His mama don't like me, one little bit But you know I don't care. Let her pitch her hissy fit Cause I ain't marrying her. He's always been a mama's boy Its just plain jealousy. She's as mad as an old wet hen Cause he's gonna marry me. Oh, he's gonna marry me And he's gonna buy me a ring. We're gonna be so free Cut mamas apron strings. He's gonna build me a pretty little house Have a pretty little baby or three. Cause he's gonna, kiss me on the mouth And he's gonna marry me (repeat*2) Yeah, hes gonna kiss me on the mouth, And hes gonna marry me. |
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from Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow (2001)
Pretty as an angel from the day that she was born
Skin as fair as lily's hair, as golden as the corn They knew that she was specia, from the moment she first cried She was a mountain angel certified She was her mama's baby, she was her daddy's pride Good at home, at church and school, at everything she tried Everybody's darlin' led a charmed and peaceful life The perfect mountain angel 'til he arrived And oh, she fell so deeply Ooh, she couldn't stop She gave herself to him, milled it completely He lifted her so high, he let her drop She gave up everything for him that mattered in her life All the others that had loved her and she vowed to be his wife She dreamed of bearing children in an ivy-covered house The mountain angel's sunshine turned to clouds The wicked, handsome stranger left the way he came Broke her heart and broke her mind She never was the same They say he was the devil That had come to steal her soul She never loved another, it was told They say she had a baby Some say that it had died They say it's just as well As it had been the devil's child They say good conquers evil But here, evil won the prize So the mountain angel took to the wild And ooh, she couldn't take it Years passed and she had long since lost her mind She waited for him as her beauty faded Her parents died from grief before their time She tried to gather pieces of her life, they wouldn't fit Beside the tiny grave, deep in the woods is where she'd sit Talking to the child, herself, to him, who knew for sure Possesse, they say, by Satan's insane lure High atop the mountain, for years they say she's seen Looking down upon the town where she had once been queen She'd sneak around the playground, watch the little children play They'd see the crazy lady, then run away They say she roamed these hills for years, wearing not a stitch The lovely mountain angel, now thought to be a witch She made those wailing mournful sounds That you could hear for miles Long after she laid down upon her baby's grave and died And ooh, her ghost is callin' She's waiting for the ones that she adored Through spring and summer, fall when snow is fallin' Her spirit roams these hills forevermore The mountain angel's voices ever more Oohh, oooo Oohh, oooo Oohh, oooo |
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