Author: Jim

Steer Me On the Righteous Pathway

Jim,

—The Stanley Brothers

In our church house Sunday morning
Sat a man unwelcome there
Judged by men and not by Jesus
He lifted up his voice in prayer

Chorus:
Steer me on the righteous pathway
Help me humbly to abide
Hold me to thy precious bosom
Let me walk, Lord, by your side

Several silent moments followed
It seemed there's no one in the room
When a voice spoke like thunder
Said, "Look for Me, I'm coming soon.

Such a change I never witnessed
Tear-stained eyes were plainly showin'
As they gathered 'round the stranger
Sayin', "God bless you, you're welcome home."

Verse:

|:  I I I – V I  :|

Chorus:

I I I – V I – I7
IV I I – V I

(a.k.a. Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side)
 

Sophronie

Jim,

—Jimmy Martin

My Sophronie's from Kentucky, she's found another man
Can't even kiss her, can't even hold her hand
The moon we used to love beneath is still up in the sky
But now I'm just a hotshot with a teardrop in my eye

Chorus:
Love em and leave em, kiss em and grieve em
That used to be my motto so high
Till my Sophronie left me so lonely
Now there's teardrops in my eyes

Till Gabriel blows his bugle, I'll be loving that sweet girl
She means more to me than the whole wide world
I used to be a killer with the women me-oh-my
But now I'm just a hot shot with a teardrop in my eye

I used to slay the pretty girls from Maine to Alabam
Until I met Sophronie and then she let me down
I seen so many pretty eyes and filled with bitter tears
Find em, forget em, but now I have my fears

Verse:

|:  I I IV IV
V V V I  :|

Chorus:

I I IV IV
V V V I
I I IV IV
V V I I

Virginia Darlin'

Jim,



 

You Can Have Her (I Don't Want Her)

Jim,

—Bill Cook

Chorus:
Well, you can have her, I don't want her
She didn't love me anyway
She only wanted someone to play with
And all I wanted was love to stay

The girl I love, she up and left me
She ran away with my best friend
She comes in around midnight
Daylight comes she's gone again

Chorus

Now life gets mighty empty
Without love to call your own
I'd rather have love that I can cling to
Than have the world and all of it's gold

Chorus

Well, you get stuck with the wrong woman
There's just one thing that you can do
Just dig a hole and jump right in it
And pull the ground right over you

Chorus x 2

Chorus and Verse:

I IV I V
I IV I – V I

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Cigareetes, Whuskey, and Wild, Wild Women

Jim,

—Tim Spencer, 1947

Once I was happy and had a good wife
I had enough money to last me for life
I met with a gal and we went on a spree
She taught me to smoke and drink whiskey

Chorus:
Cigareetes, and whiskey and wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
Cigareetes, and whiskey and wild wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane

And now I'm feeble and broken with age
The lines on my face make a well written page
I'm leaving this story, how sad but how true
On women and whiskey and what they can do

Chorus

Write on the cross at the head of my grave
'For women and whiskey, here lies a poor slave
Take warning, dear stranger, take warning, dear friend
Then write in big letters these words at the end

Chorus

¾

Verse and Chorus:

I I IV I
I I II V
I I IV I
I I V I

 

Extra verse:
Cigareetes is a blot on the whole human race
A man is a monkey with one in his face
Here's my definition, believe me dear brother
A fire on one end, a fool on the t'other

What Would You Give In Exchange for Your Soul

Jim,

Brother afar from The Savior today
Risking your soul for the things that decay
Oh, if today God should call you away
What would you give in exchange for your soul?

Chorus:
What would you give (in exchange)
What would you give (in exchange)
What would you give in exchange for your soul
Oh, if today God should call you away
What would you give in exchange for your soul?

Mercy is calling you, won't you give heed?
Must the Dear Savior still tenderly plead?
Risk not your soul, it is precious indeed
What would you give in exchange for your soul?

Chorus

More than the silver and gold of this Earth
More than all jewels the spirit is worth
God The Creator has given it birth
What would you give in exchange for your soul?

Chorus

3/4
Verse and Chorus

I I I V
I I V I


When You See Those Flying Saucers

Jim,

—The Buchanan Brothers
Verse 1
You'd better pray to the Lord when you see those flying saucers
It may be the coming of the Judgment Day
It's a sign there's no doubt of the trouble that's about
So I say my friends you'd better start to pray

They're a terrifying sight as they fly on day and night
It's a warning that we'd better mend our ways
You'd better pray to the Lord when you see those flying saucers
It may be the coming of the Judgment Day

Bridge:
Many people think the saucers might be someone's foolish dream
Or maybe they were sent down here from Mars
If you'll just stop and think you'd realize just what it means
They're more than atom bombs or falling stars

Verse 2
And though the war may be through there's unrest and trouble brewin'
And those flying saucers may be just a sign
That if peace doesn't come it will be the end of some
So repent today, you're running out of time

When you see a saucer fly like a comet through the sky
You should realize the price you'll have to pay
You'd better pray to the Lord when you see those flying saucers
It may be the coming of the Judgment Day

Verse:

I IV — I I V
I IV – I I – V I
IV I I V
I IV – I I –V I

Bridge:

|: I II V I :|

 

Sledd Ridin'

Jim,

I Know My Baby Loves Me

Jim,

—Ernest Tubb

I got a gal that's different, and though I know she's true
She's never really happy 'til she's got me feelin' blue
But I know my baby loves me, in her own peculiar way
Yes my baby really loves me, in her own peculiar way

I loaned her my apartment when I was out of town
When I got back home I found that she had burned the building down
But I know my baby loves me, in her own peculiar way
Yes my baby really loves me, in her own peculiar way

She took a course in cooking, to fill my heart with glee
'Til I detected poison in a cake she baked for me
But I know my baby loves me, in her own peculiar way
Yes my baby really loves me, in her own peculiar way

She went down to the corner to catch a picture show
She said I'll see you later but that was twenty years ago
But I know my baby loves me in her own peculiar way
Yes my baby really loves me, in her own peculiar way

Verse as Ernest does it:

I I I I7
IV IV IV I I
V V I I

 

Christmas Time's a Comin'

Jim,

Chorus:
Christmas time's a comin',  Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin',  And I know I'm goin' home

1
Snow flake's a-fallin',  My old home's a callin'
Tall pines are hummin',  Christmas time's a comin'

Bridge:
Can't you hear them bells ringin', ringin'?
Joy, oh Lord, to hear them singin'
When it's snowin', I'll be goin'
Back to my country home

Chorus

2
White candles burnin',  My old heart's a yearnin'
For the folks at home when,  Christmas time's a comin'

Bridge

Chorus

3
Holly's in the window,  Home where the wind blows
Can't walk for runnin',  Christmas time's a comin'

Bridge

Chorus x 2
 

Chorus and Verse

I V I V – I

Bridge:

I IV I V – I