Author: Jim
Love Me Darlin' Just Tonight
—Stanley Brothers
Refrain:
Love me, darling just tonight
Take your arms and hold me tight
Tomorrow you may hold another
Love me, darling just tonight
Try to find true love in your heart
Tomorrow we may not have to part
But if you feel you must leave me
Love me, darling just tonight
Refrain
You say tomorrow you are leavin'
I hope you know it is wrong
I pray to God you won't leave me
Love me, darling just tonight
Refrain
Verse & Refrain:
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| I | IV | I – V | I |
Leave It There
—Charles Albert Tindley
Refrain:
Leave it there, oh leave it there,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there;
If you will trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out—
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
If the world from you withhold of its silver and its gold,
And you have to get along with meager fare,
Just remember, in God's Word, how He feeds the little bird—
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
If your body suffers pain and your health you can't regain,
And your soul is almost sinking in despair,
Jesus knews the pain you feel, He can save and He can heal—
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
Refrain
If your enemies assails and your heart begins to fail,
Don't forget that God in Heaven will answers prayer;
He will make a way for you He will lead you safely through—
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
Now if your youthful days are gone and old age is stealing on,
And your body sinks beneath the weight of care;
He will never leave you then, He'll go with you to the end—
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
Refrain
Now if your mother leaves you here, grief and sorrow you must bear
And you feel that all the friends you have are gone
But whenever you feel alone Jesus will take you in His arms
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
Refrain:
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Verse:
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Get in Line Brother
—Lester Flatt
Oh, listen to me, sinners, don't you want to go
For some day He's comin' back again you know
If that wrong ain't rightened you'll be lost in sin
Get in line, brother, He will take you in
Get in line brother if you wanna go home
Get on your knees and righten that wrong
Then you'll be singing this old time song
Get in line, brother, if you wanna go home
Oh, listen to me, Satan, I have rightened that wrong
Got a one way ticket and I'm goin' home
I've got no worries as I sing this song
Get in line, brother, if you wanna go home
Get in line, brother, if you wanna go home
Get on your knees and righten that wrong
Then you'll be singing this old time song
Get in line, brother, if you wanna go home
If I could tell you, brother, just how I feel
Then I'm sure you'll know the love of God is real
Then you'll be praying while I sing this song
Get in line, brother, if you wanna go home
Get in line, brother, if you wanna go home
Get on your knees and righten that wrong
Then you'll be singing this old time song
Get in line, brother, if you wanna go home
Verse:
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Don't Go Out Tonight
—Stanley Brothers
Chorus:
Now don't go out tonight little darling
Do not leave me here alone
Stay at home with me my darling
I'm so lonesome while you're gone
I hear a knockin' at my door
And a footstep on the floor
Now they're bringin' home my darling
Here he lies drunk upon the floor
Now he's dying yes he's dying
Soon I'll be left all alone
I pray that God's warm tender mercy
Will save him from a drunkard's doom
Chorus & Verse:
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| I | I | I – V | I |
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
—Cliff Hess, a.k.a. Roy B. Carson, 1924
When I was young and in my prime
I left my home in Caroline
Now all I do is sit and pine
For all the folks I left behind
Chorus:
I've got those Blue Ridge Mountain blues
I want to hear those hound dogs bay
I want to hunt the possum where the corn tops blossom
In that Blue Ridge far away
I see a window with a light
I see two heads of snowy white
I seems to hear them both recite
Where is my wandering boy tonight
Chorus:
I've got the blue ridge mountain blues
I want to hear those hound dogs bay
I'm gonna hunt the possum while the corn tops blossom
In that Blue Ridge far away
I'll always do right by my Ma
I'll always do right by my Pa
I'll hang around that cabin door
No work, no worry anymore
Chorus:
I've got them Blue Ridge Mountain blues
And want to stand right here and say
My grip is packed to travel, and I'll be scratchin' gravel
To that Blue Ridge far away
Bill Clifton's Lyrics:
When I was young and in my prime
I left my home in Caroline
Now all I do is sit and pine
For all the folks I left behind
Chorus:
I've got them Blue Ridge Mountain blues
And I stand right here to say
My grip is packed to travel and I'm scratchin' gravel
For that Blue Ridge far away
I'm gonna stay right by my Pa
And I'm gonna do right by my Ma
I'll hang around that cabin door
No work or worry anymore
Chorus:
I've got them Blue Ridge Mountain blues
Gonna see my old dog Trey
Gonna hunt the possum where the corn tops blossom
On that Blue Ridge far away
Now I see a window with a light
I see two heads of snowy white
I seems I hear them both recite
Where is my wandering boy tonight
Chorus:
I've got the Blue Ridge Mountain blues
And I stand right here to say
Every day I'm counting 'til I reach that mountain
On that blue ridge far away
Pop Stoneman's version:
When I was young and in my prime
I left my home in Caroline
Now all I do is sigh and pine
For the dear old folks I left behind
Chorus:
I've got them Blue Ridge Mountain blues
And I stand right here and say
My grip is packed to travel, and I'm scratchin' gravel
For the Blue Ridge far away.
I see two heads of snowy white
I see a window with a light
I seem to hear them both recite
Where is my wandering girl tonight
I'm gonna do right by my Ma
I'm gonna do right by my Pa
I'll hang around their cabin door
No work or worry anymore
Chorus:
I've got them Blue Ridge Mountain blues
Want to see my old dog Trey
Gonna hunt the possum where the corn tops blossom
On the Blue Ridge far away
Chorus:
I've got them Blue Ridge Mountain blues
And I stand right here and say
My grip is packed to travel, and I'm scratchin' gravel
For the Blue Ridge far away.
Verse:
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Chorus:
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Blink of an Eye
—Bob Amos
Years ago, when I was young
Never walked, when I could run
I thought very little of the path I was on
Chorus:
Don't be fooled (don't be fooled) by Father Time
You may think (you may think) it's a-creepin' by
Life is over, in the blink of an eye
Now the gray is slippin' in
You may fool yourself again
You're playin' a game that you never can win
Chorus
Stop and take the time my friend
Make it right bеfore the end
You know it's comin', but you nеver know when
Chorus
Verse & Chorus:
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| I | I | V | I |
Your Cheatin' Heart
—Hank Williams, Sr.
Your cheatin' heart will make you weep
You'll cry and cry and try to sleep
But sleep won't come the whole night through
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
Chorus:
When tears come down like fallin' rain
You'll toss around and call my name
You'll walk the floor the way I do
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
Your cheatin' heart will pine someday
And crave the love you threw away
The time will come when you'll be blue
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
Chorus
Verse:
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Chorus:
| IV | I | II | V |
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Y'all Come!
—Arlie Duff
When you live in the country everybody is your neighbor
On this one thing you can rely
They'll all come to see you, and never never leave you
Saying y'all come to see us by and by
Chorus:
Y'all come, y'all come, oh you all come to see us when you can
Y'all come, y'all come, oh you all come to see us now and then
The kinfolks're comin' they're comin' by the dozen
Eatin' everything from soup to hay
And right after dinner they ain't looking any thinner
And here's what you'll hear them say
Chorus
Now grandma's a wishing they'd come out to kitchen
And help her do the dishes right away
But they all start leavin' even though she's a grievin'
You can still hear grandma say
Chorus
Verse & Chorus:
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West Virginia My Home
—Hazel Dickens
Chorus:
West Virginia, oh my home.
West Virginia, where I belong.
In the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet I slip away like a bird in flight
Back to those hills, the place that I call home.
It's been years now since I left there
And this city life's about got the best of me.
I can't remember why I left so free what I wanted to do, what I wanted to see,
But I can sure remember where I come from.
Chorus
Well I paid the price for the leavin'
And this life I have is not one I thought I'd find.
Well let me live, love, let my cry, when I go just let me die
Among the friends who'll remember when I'm gone.
Chorus:
* Final Verse:
Home, home, home. I can see it so clear in my mind.
Home, home, home. I can almost smell the honeysuckle vines.
In the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet I slip away like a bird in flight
Back to those hills, the place that I call home.
Verse and Chorus:
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| I – I7 | IV | I – V | I |
*Final Verse:
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| IV | I | I | V |
| I – I7 | IV | I – V | I |