Author: Jim

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

 

Come Back To Me In My Dreams

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

When the bright moon shines up in Heaven
And the beautiful stars are a'gleam
It seems that you are so near me
But yet it is only a dream

Chorus:
Come back to me in my dreams love
Come back to me in sweet dreams
I'm heartbroke I'm sad and I'm weary
Come back to me in my dreams

Oh, I'm sending a prayer up to Heaven
On a beautiful cloud you see
So you will know that I want you
In my beautiful dreams with me

Oh I know I shall never more see you
Till we meet in Heaven it seems
But I hold you close to my heart love
In my beautiful memories and dreams

3/4
Verse

I I I V
I I I-V I

Chorus

IV I I V
I I I-V I

 

Close By

Jim,

—Bill Monroe, with Robert Van Winkle

You've gone so far away, my darling
Each time I think of you I cry
I press your picture to my bosom
Then I feel that you're close by

Years have passed you've not returned dear
Now they say that you have died
But your soul will live forever
Now I know you'll be close by

I saw you last while you were leaving
The tears from you I tried to hide
You took me in your arms and said dear
Your memory I keep close by

They buried you in a lonely graveyard
And a spot they left beside
There I'll sleep 'till Jesus calls us
So that we can be close by

Verse

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

 

Cheap Love Affair

Jim,

—Bill Monroe, with Chuck Carson

Chorus:
Don't go so far away love, try to stay around
For losing you would be more than I could bear
Though I'm tied to another, I hope someday she'll set me free
For I don't want a cheap love affair

I knew we loved each other the night that we first met
It just happened there was nothing we could do
Let me stay with my children 'til they can understand
That I love them and they'll know I love you too

So darling please forgive me don't give me all the blame
Though'I know that it doesn't seem so fair
When I'm free I'll make you happy if you'll only wait for me
But I don't want a cheap love affair

3/4
Chorus & Verse:

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

 

Baptize Me in the Cumberland River

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

Baptize me in the Cumberland River
Let old Satan look at me
Brother Johnny let me down quickly
for the Lord is calling me.

Chorus:
Oh praise the Lord, glory hallilueah
The Heavenly lights are shining on me.
Baptize me in the Cumberland River
wash my sins out to the sea.

Standing by the old Cumberland River
My friend on earth is harmony
and I walk out into deep water
and I go down she's praying for me.

Lord I want to walk in your footsteps
I'm gonna stand close by your side.
While here on earth I'll be your helper.
The truth I'll tell and never lie.

Verse & Chorus

IV I V I
IV I V I