Author: Jim

I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

Our little girl taken sick one evening
As she walked home from school
And in her death bed soon bring her
It made us so sad and so blue

Then she called me close to her bedside
And whispered these words soft and low,
Tell Mommy to come to me quickly,
I want to kiss you both then go

Chorus:
I hear a sweet voice calling
Way up in heaven on high
God has made room for you daughter,
Oh Mommy and Daddy don't cry

Take care of my little brother
Tell him I've gone to rest
I know his little heart is broken
He's all that you have left

Then she closed her eyes forever
Never to see us no more
Until we meet our darling
On that bright and peaceful shore

3/4
Verse

I I IV I
IV I I-V I

Chorus

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

 

I Believed In You Darling

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

Oh you said that you loved me, that your heart would be true
But now you've gone and left me, I'm so blue
I believed in you darling that your heart would be true
But now you've gone and left me, I'm so blue

Chorus:
Our vows have been broken, you have proven untrue
Another has my sweetheart and the love that I once knew
I believed in you darling that your heart would be true
But now you've gone and left me I'm so blue

Oh the nights are so lonely, dreams of you haunt me so
What's happened little darling I don't know
I believed in you darling that your heart would be true
But now you've gone and left me I'm so blue

3/4
Verse

I I I-V I
I I I-V I

Chorus

IV I IV I-V
I I I-V I

 

Highway of Sorrow

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

I once had a darling wife kind, true and sweet
Life was so bright and gay everything complete
But I fell for another who led my life astray
So I'll live in sorrow till my dying day

Chorus:
Down the highway of sorrow I'm traveling alone
I've lost all my true friends I've lost a happy home
I'm heading for destruction I'm on the wrong track
Down the highway of sorrow there's no turning back

I went back to my darling I got down on my knees
I begged her with tear rimmed eyes to give my poor heart ease
But she was hurt so deeply she could not forgive
So I'll live in sorrow as I long as I live

Verse and Chorus:

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

 

Heavy Traffic Ahead

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

On Saturday night when our work is done
We load our music up on the run

Refrains:
Heavy traffic ahead, heavy traffic ahead
We got to ramble ramble there's heavy traffic ahead

We pull out of Nashville right on time
The Blue Grass Special heads down the line

We traveled around from state to state
The Bluegrass Boys are never late

Late in the evening about sundown
You know we've come from some other town

We do our work with a good will
On Friday night we head for Nashville

Verse

I I I I

Refrain:

IV IV I I
V V V-I I

 

He'll Take You In

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

Let not your heart be troubled for He will take you in
His invitation stand forever more
He's right there where you left Him to take you by the hand
And lead you to that everlasting shore

Chorus:
He'll take you in (He'll take you in) and give you shelter from the storm
He'll take you in (He'll take you in) and there your mortal life transform
How can you be so down and out you should jump right up and shout
He'll take you in (He'll take you in) He'll take you in

Let not your soul be weary for He will strengthen you
Even in the weakest times you'll find
Him reaching out his arms to lift you up again
You know He'll take you in every time

You'll be walking on the water with your feet on hallowed ground
If you have the faith to follow in His will
You'll be one with the Spirit the Father and the Son
He'll deliver you sanctified and sealed

Verse

I IV-I I V
I IV-I I-V I

Chorus

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

 

Get Down On Your Knees and Pray

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

Oh, my brother
Can't you hear me say
Oh, my brother
You better get down on your knees and pray

Chorus:
1st voice: Get down
2nd voice: Get down
3rd voice: Get down
4th voice: Get down
Get down on your knees and pray
(chorus repeat up to the IV)

Oh, my sister
Can't you hear me say
Oh, my sister
You better get down on your knees and pray

Verse

|: I I I I
I I I I :|

Chorus

I I I I
IV IV IV IV-I

(counts are approximate!)

 

Flowers Of Love

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

Those pretty wild flowers I love them so well
The flowers know secrets that I'll never tell
I go out to pick a bouquet of all
And bring them all in before the leaves start to fall

Chorus:
When the leaves start to fall and the flowers have died
If only little darling I could be by your side
Tho' it breaks my heart to hear your name
Soon the wild flowers will bloom again in the spring

I wish I could see her and talk of our love
And of all the pretty flowers sent here from above
Oh maybe I'll see her in Heaven someday
And pick pretty flowers as we go on our way

The memories of you dear I'll never erase
There'll never be another that can take your place
I'll still keep our secret with the flowers of love
And we'll pick them together in Heaven above

3/4
Verse & Chorus:

I I IV IV-I
IV IV-I I V-I

 

Don't Put Off 'Til Tomorrow

Jim,

—Bill Monroe, with Pete Pyle

You have no doubt in your mind
There's a heaven up above
And you mean to change before the end
But you hold onto treasures
You possessed here on earth
Feasting your soul on sin

Chorus:
Don't put off 'til tomorrow
What you can do today
For tomorrow may be too late
Sinner give your heart to Jesus
Won't you kneel down and pray
For tomorrow may be too late

You say you'll change tomorrow
but tomorrow never comes
These words you keep repeating day by day
How sad will be the story
when you're laid in your grave
In torment forever you will pay

There's a wreck on the highway
there's blood on the road
That lifeless body lies cold
They'll never know Jesus
they've waited too long
They'll never live in that heavenly fold

Verse & Chorus:

I IV-I I V
I IV-I I-V I

 

Dark As The Night, Blue As The Day

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

A:
Dark as the night and blue as the day
I'm lonesome my darling since you went away
Sometimes I wonder what made you stray
Dark as the night and blue as the day.

B:
Blue as the sky there's blues in my heart
It's dark outside since we've been apart
Oh tell me please tell me why you betray
Dark as the night I'm blue as the day.

Instrumental, then repeat B

A:

I I I-V I
I I I-V I

B:

IV I I V
I I I-V I

 

Country Waltz

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

A:
In the longest night when the moon was shinin' bright
We danced to a country melody
We were young and then we had many friends
So we gathered and danced the country waltz

B:
The fiddle played on the couples danced free
The wind whispered this tune to me
In the wonderful days at that old wood mill
Were the days that we danced the country waltz

3/4
A:

I IV I V
I IV I-V I

B:

IV I II V
I IV I-V I