Author: Jim

All Prayed Up

Jim,

Chorus:
I'm all prayed up, I'm ready to meet my Savior
Eternal life is waitin' in the by and by
I'm all prayed up, my faith will never waiver
Heaven's doors gonna swing wide open when I die

I made my peace with Jesus a long long time ago
I trusted Him and He would save my soul
I walked up there beside Him, He guides me on my way
I know He hears me when I kneel and pray

Now I ain't afraid of Satan, his wicked way of sin
Well he tempted me but he could not pull me in
When I've gone to live with Jesus, face my judgement day
He'll fulfill me for the promise that He made

Chorus: & Tag:
I'm all prayed up, my faith will never waiver
Heaven's doors gonna swing wide open when I die

Verse and Chorus:

I IV I I V
I IV I V I

 

Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me

Jim,

—Jimmy Martin

Chorus:
Oh there ain't nobody gonna miss me when I'm gone
There ain't nobody gonna mourn for me too long
Oh won't you write these words upon my tombstone
There ain't nobody gonna miss me when I'm gone

Once I had a little sweetheart I love dearly
We planned the day when she would be my own
Another man he stole my darlin from me
And there ain't nobody gonna miss me when I'm gone

I had a lovin mother dear and daddy
They've gone to live where the angels love to dwell
They found eternal life up there in heaven
Where I'll find my reward none can tell

Now you've been faithful kind and true to me old Copper
You're the only one that's never done me wrong
I am weepin while I pat your head ol Copper
For there ain't nobody gonna miss me when I'm gone

Verse and Chorus:

I IV I V
I IV I-V I

 

Ain't No More Cane

Jim,

Chorus:
Ain't no more cane on the Brazos
Ooh, ooh, ooh
It's all been ground down to molasses
Ooh, ooh, ooh

You should've been on the river in nineteen and ten
Ooh, ooh, ooh
They were drivin' the women just like they drove the men
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Go down Old Hannah, don't you rise no more
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Don't you rise up 'til Judgment Day's for sure
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Captain, don't you do me like you done poor old Shine
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Well ya drove that bully 'til he went stone blind
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Wake up on a lifetime, hold up your own head
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Well, you may get a pardon and then you might drop dead
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Chorus:

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

Verse:

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

 

Ain't I Been Good to You

Jim,

Chorus:
Ain't I been good to you
Done all that I can do
So faithful and so true
Ain't I been good to you

I've tried and tried and tried
To keep you satisfied
But you found somebody new
Even though I was good to you

It's causin' me such pain
Sweetheart I can't explainl
I can't believe we're through
'Cause I've been so good to you

Verse and Chorus:

I V V I
I – I7 IV I – V I

 

Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow

Jim,

Oh I'm gonna leave this country
Lord I'm going around this world
Oh I'm gonna leave this country
For the sake of one little girl

Chorus:
Oh I ain't gonna work tomorrow
I ain't gonna work this day
Lord I ain't gonna work tomorrow
For it may be a rainy day

Don't you hear my banjo ringing
Don't you hear that mournful sound
Don't you hear those pretty girls laughing
Standing on that cold cold ground

Oh I'll hang my head in sorrow
Oh I'll hang my head and cry
Oh I'll hang my head in sorrow
As my darling passes by

Verse and Chorus:

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

 

Ain't Gonna Marry

Jim,

—Maria Muldaur's version

Chorus:
I ain't going to marry, I ain't going to settle down,
I ain't going to marry, I ain't going to settle down,
I'm gonna lay round here and run you men around.

Just when you think that your lovin' man is true,
Just when you think that your lovin' man is true,
He's my man, your man, and somebody else's too.

Big Fat woman with the meat shakin 'on her bones
Big fat woman with the meat shakin' on her bones
Every time she makes a shimmy skinny woman leave her home

Verse and Chorus:

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


Act Naturally

Jim,

—Buck Owens

They're gonna put me in the movies
They're gonna make a big star out of me
We'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely
And all I got to do is act naturally

Chorus:
Well, I'll bet you I'm a gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar you can never tell
The movie's gonna make me a big star,
'Cause I can play the part so well.

Well, I hope you come and see me in the movie
Then I'll know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that's ever hit the big time
And all I got to do is act naturally.

We'll make a scene about a man that's sad and lonely
And begging down upon his bended knee
I'll play the part but I won't need rehearsing
All I have to do is act naturally.

Chorus

Verse 2

Verse:

I IV I V
I IV I V-I

Chorus:

V I V I
V I II V

 

Fiddler's Dram

Jim,

Call of the Shepherd

Jim,

Jethro's Tune

Jim,