Author: Jim

Jesus Walking on The Water

Jim,

—Violent Femmes

Oh my, oh my, oh my, what if it was true?
And oh my, oh my, oh my, tell me is it true
Did He, did He, did He die upon that cross?
And did He, did He, did He come back across?

Chorus:
Jesus walking on the water
Sweet Jesus walking in the sky
Sinking sand He took my hand
He raised me up and he brought me up
I can hold my, my, my head high

Will I, will I, will I be true to my birth?
And will I, will I, will I give what I'm worth?
Oh yes sir, yes sir, yes sir, I come when you call
And yes sir, yes sir, yes sir, Jesus, my all—in—all

Oh my, oh my, oh my, what if it was true?
And oh my, oh my, oh my, tell me is it true
Did He, did He, did He die upon that cross?
And did He, did He, did He come back across?

Verse:

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

Chorus:

IV IV I I
VIm VIm IV V

 

Jesus Is On the Main Line

Jim,

—Mississippi Fred McDowell

Jesus is on the main line, tell him what you want
Jesus is on the main line, tell him what you want
Jesus is on the main line, tell him what you want
Wooo… call him up and tell him what you want

Yeah, he will come in a hurry, just tell him what you want
I said he will come in a hurry, just tell him what you want
Oh he will come in a hurry, just tell him what you want
Oh, call him up and tell him what you want

Jesus is on the main line, tell him what you want
Jesus is on the main line, tell him what you want
Jesus is on the main line, just tell him what you want
Oh, call him up and tell him what you want

If you're sick and you can't get well, just tell him what you want
Wooo, if you're sick and you can't get well, just tell him what you want
Yeah, if you're sick and you can't get well, tell him what you want
Wooo, call him up and tell him what you want

Jesus is on the main line, tell him what you want
Yeah, Jesus is on the main line, just tell him what you want
Jesus is on the main line, just tell him what you want
Ooh, call him up and tell him what you want

Verse:

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

 

Jesse James

Jim,

Jesse James was a lad
That killed many a man
He robbed the Glendale train
He stole from the rich
And he gave to the poor
He'd a hand and a heart and a brain

Well it was Robert Ford
That dirty little coward
I wonder now how he feels
For he ate of Jesse's bread
And he slept in Jesse's bed
And he laid poor Jesse in his grave

Chorus:
Well Jesse had a wife
To mourn for his life
Three children
Now they were brave
Well that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
And he laid poor Jesse in his grave

Well now Jesse was a man
A friend to the poor
He'd never rob a mother or a child
There never was a man with
the law in his hand
That could take Jesse James when alive

It was on a Saturday night
Yeah the moon was
shinin' bright
They robbed
the Glendale train
And the people they did say
o'er many miles away
It was those outlaws yeah Frank
and Jesse James

Now the people held
their breath
When they heard of
Jesse's death
They wondered how
he'd ever come to fall
Robert Ford it was a fact
He shot Jesse in the back
While Jesse hung a picture
on a wall

Now Jesse went to rest with
his hand on his breast
The devil upon his knee
he was born one day in
the County Clay
And he came from
a solitary race

Verse:

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

Chorus:

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

 

Jambalaya

Jim,

—Hank Williams

Goodbye Joe, you gotta go, me oh my oh
Me gotta go-pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Chorus:
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
For tonight, I'm-a gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Settle down far from town, get me a pirogue
And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou
Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Verse and Chorus:

|: I I V V
V V I I :|

 

Jack of Diamonds

Jim,

(Drunkard's Hiccups)
I've played cards in England, I've gambled in Spain
Goin back to Carolina (Rhode Island), gonna play my last game

Chorus:
Jack of diamonds, jack of diamonds, I've known you from old
You've robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold

Gonna eat when I'm hungry, gonna drink when I'm dry
Get to feelin much better, gonna sprout wings and fly
Gonna take down my fiddle, gonna rosin up the bow
Gonna make myself welcome, wherever I go

Gonna drink, gonna gamble, all my money is my own
Them that don't like me, can leave me alone
Gonna beat on the counter, gonna make the glass ring
More brandy, more brandy, more brandy to bring

If the river was whiskey, and I was a duck
I'd dive to the bottom, and never come up
But the river ain't whiskey, and I ain't no duck
I'll play these drunkard's hiccups, and trust to my luck

¾

Verse:

I I I I
I I V I

Chorus:

I IV I I
I IV V I

 


Extra verses:

My shoes are all tore up, my toes are stickin' out
Gonna get some corn whiskey, I'm going up the spout.

I get up in the morning, I stagger and reel.
Goddamn you corn whiskey, How badly I feel.

It's a whiskey you villain you've been my downfall
You've kicked me you've cuffed me but I loves you for all

It's a whiskey rye whiskey rye whiskey I cry
If I don't get rye whiskey well I think I will die

Beefsteak when I'm hungry red liquor when I'm dry
Greenbacks when I'm hard up and religion when I die

I'll a go to yonder holler and I'll build me a still
I'll give you a gallon for a five dollar bill

Rye whiskey rye whiskey rye whiskey I cry
If a tree don't fall on me I'll live till I die

It's Mighty Dark to Travel

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

To me she was my little angel
Sent down to me from God above
When on that day when I first met her
And I told her of my love

Chorus:
It's mighty dark for me to travel
For my sweetheart she is gone
The road is rough and filled gravel
But I must journey on and on

Travelin' down the lonesome highway
Thinkin' of my love that's gone
Knowin' soon we'll be together
She's the only love I've known

Many nights we strolled together
Talkin' of our love so fair
My love for her will never vanish
For I know I'll meet her there

Verse:

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

 

It's Hard to be Humble

Jim,

—Mac Davis

Chorus:
Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
When you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror
Cause I get better looking each day
To know me is to love me
I must be a hell of a man
Oh Lord It's hard to be humble,
But I'm doing the best that I can

I used to have a girlfriend,
But I guess she just couldn't compete,
With all of these love—starved women,
Who keep clamoring at my feet
Oh I probably could find me another,
But I guess they're all in awe of me
Who cares? I never get lonesome
Cause I treasure my own company

I guess you could say I'm a loner
A cowboy outlaw, tough, and proud
I could have lots of friends if I wanted
But then I wouldn't stand out from the crowd
Some folks say that I'm egotistical
Hell I don't even know what that means
I guess it has something to do with
The way that I fill out my skin tight blue jeans

We're doing the best that we can

¾

Verse and Chorus:

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

 

It Takes One to Know One

Jim,

—Jimmy Martin

Little girl you stand out in the crowd
You're laughing and talking much too loud
But I see a little tear peaking through
It takes one to know one and I know you

Chorus:
It takes one to know one and I know you
The little tear through your smiles I see through
You've been hurt and you're frightened you're so blue
It takes one to know one and I know you

Little girl please take hold of my hand
Just go right on and cry I'll understand
Pay no mind if I start crying too
It takes one to know one and I know you

¾

Verse and Chorus:

|: I I IV IV
V V I I :|

 

Is It Too Late Now

Jim,

—Flatt & Scruggs

Chorus:
Is it too late now to tell you that I love you
Or is there still a chance for me somehow
Oh they tell me now that you have found another
Darlin' please don't say it's too late now

I know this heart of mine could never stand it
If I should have to give you up somehow
Oh won't you say you'll give me one more chance dear
Darlin' please don't say it's too late now

Now I confess I know I've done you wrong, dear
Oh can't you see my point of view somehow
All I ask of you is one more chance dear
Darlin' please don't say it's too late now

Verse and Chorus:

|: I I IV IV
V V I I :|

 

In The Pines

Jim,

—Bill Monroe Version:

The longest train I ever saw
Went down that Georgia Line
The engine passed at six o'clock
And the cab passed by at nine

Chorus:
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines
And you shiver when the cold wind blows
Whoo whoo hoo hooo……….
Whoo whoo hoo hooo……….

I asked my captain for the time of day
He said he throwed his watch away
It's a long steel rail and a short cross tie
I'm on my way back home

Chorus

Little girl, little girl, what have I done
That makes you treat me so
You caused me to weep, you caused me to mourn
You caused me to leave my home

Chorus

My father was an engineer
Died a mile out of town
His head was found in the driving gear
But his body was never found

Extra verses

That same old train that brought me here
It'll soon be takin' me away
If I'd only listened to what mama said
I wouldn't be here today —Doc Watson

The longest train I ever saw
Was nineteen coaches long
The only girl I ever loved
Is on that train and gone —Louvin Brothers

Little girl, little girl where'd you stay last night
Even your daddy don't know
Stayed in the pines where the sun never shines
And you shiver when the cold wind blows —Buck White

3/4

Verse and Chorus:

I I IV I
I V I I   :|

In The Pines

—Leadbelly Version

Chorus:
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine
I shivered the whole night through.

My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine
I will shiver the whole night through.

Chorus

My husband was a hard working man
Killed a mile and a half from here
His head, was found, in a driver wheel
And his body hasn't never been found.

Chorus

My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows
You've caused me to weep, you've caused me to mourn
You've caused me to leave my home

3/4

Verse and Chorus:

I I IV III
V V I I   :|