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Harper Valley P.T.A.
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I want to tell you all a story 'bout a Harper Valley widow wife Who had a teenage daughter that attended Harper Valley Junior High Well her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to play And she said, "Mama, I've got a note here from the Harper Valley PTA" Well the note says "Mrs. Johnson, you're wearing your dresses way too high It's been reported you've been drinkin' and a runnin' round with men and goin' wild Now we don't believe you ought to be a bringin' up your little girl this way" And it was signed by the Secretary, Harper Valley PTA
Well it happened that the PTA was gonna meet that very afternoon And boy, were they surprised as Mrs. Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room And as she walked up to the blackboard I can still recall the word she had to say She said "I'd like to address this meeting of the Harper Valley PTA
Now there's Bobby Taylor sittin' there and seven times he's asked me for a date And Mrs. Taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away And Mr. Baker can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town And shouldn't widow Jones be told to keep her window shades all pulled completely down
Now Mr. Harper couldn't be here 'cause he's stayed too long in Kelly's bar again And if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath you'll find she's had a little nip of gin And then you have the nerve to tell me as a mother you think that I ain't fit Well this is just a little Payton place and you're all Harper Valley hypocrits
Now I wouldn't put you on because it really did, it happened just this way That day my Mama socked it to the Harper Valley PTA That day my Mama socked it to 'em at the Harper Valley PTA
Coat Of Many Colors
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Back through the years I go wonderin' once again Back to the seasons of my youth I recall a box of rags that someone gave us And how my momma put the rags to use There were rags of many colors Every piece was small And I didn't have a coat And it was way down in the fog Momma sewed the rags together Sewin' every piece with love She made my coat of many colors That I was so proud of As she sewed, she told a story From the bible, she had read About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said Perhaps this coat will bring you Good luck and happiness And I just couldn't wait to wear it And momma blessed it with a kiss My coat of many colors That my momma made for me Made only from rags But I wore it so proudly Although we had no money I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors My momma made for me So with patches on my britches Holes in both my shoes In my coat of many colors I hurried off to school Just to find the others laughing And making fun of me In my coat of many colors My momma made for me And oh I couldn't understand it For I felt I was rich And I told them of the love My momma sewed in every stitch And I told 'em all the story Momma told me while she sewed And how my coat of many colors Was worth more than all their clothes But they didn't understand it And I tried to make them see That one is only poor Only if they choose to be Now I know we had no money But I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors My momma made for me Made just for me
She Never Met A Man (she didn't like)
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I know you think you love her and you're making plans to leave But I must tell you something I just hope you'll believe I know it isn't real love that you see in her eyes Cause she's never met a man she didn't like And you're no different from the others A new acquaintence in the night You mean no more to her than all the others she's held tight But I know she's convinced you it was love at first I must let you go but I want you to know That I love you please don't let her ruin our lives For there'll be other men and she won't want you then She's never met a man she didn't like
I must let you go but I want you to know That I love you please don't let her ruin our lives For there'll be other men and she won't want you then She's never met a man she didn't like
I must let you go but I want you to know That I love you please don't let her ruin our lives For she'll have other men oh and she won't want you then Cause she's never met a man she didn't like Oh no she's never met a man she didn't like
JOLENE
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Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him just because you can Your beauty is beyond compare With flaming locks of auburn hair With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green Your smile is like a breath of spring Your voice is soft like summer rain And I cannot compete with you, Jolene He talks about you in his sleep There's nothing I can do to keep From crying when he calls your name, Jolene And I can easily understand How you could easily take my man But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him just because you can You could have your choice of men But I could never love again He's the only one for me, Jolene I had to have this talk with you My happiness depends on you And whatever you decide to do, Jolene Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him even though you can Jolene, Jolene
Here You Come Again
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Here you come again Just when I'm about to make it work without you You waltz right in the door Just like you done before And wrap my heart 'round your little finger Here you come again Just when I'm about to make it work without you You look into my eyes And light those dreamy eyes And pretty soon I'm wonderin' How I came to doubt you All you gotta do Is smile that smile And there go all my defenses Just leave it up to you And in a little while You're messin' up my mind An' fillin' up my senses Here you come again Lookin' better than a body Has a right to An' shakin' me up so That all I really know Is here you come again An' here I go All you gotta do Is smile that smile And there go all my defenses Just leave it up to you And in a little while You're messin' up my mind An' fillin' up my senses Here you come again Lookin' better than a body Has a right to An' shakin' me up so That all I really know Is here you come again An' here I go Here I go An' here I go An' here I go Here you come again An' here I go Here I go An' here I go
Two Doors Down
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Two doors down They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party Two doors down They're not aware that I'm around Cause here I am Crying my heart out, feelin' sorry while They're having a party two doors down I think I'll dry these useless tears And get myself together I think I'll wonder down the hall And have a look around 'Cause I can't stay inside This lonely room and cry forever I think I really rather join 'em Two door down, yeah Two doors down They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party Two doors down They're not aware that I'm around 'Cause here I am No longer cryin' an' feelin' sorry We're having a party just two doors down I can't believe I'm standin' here Dry-eyed, all smiles and talkin' Making conversation with the new love I have found I ask him if he's like to be alone and we start walkin' Down the hall to my place waitin' two doors down, yeah Two doors down They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party Two doors down They're not aware that I'm around 'Cause here I am Feelin' everything but sorry We're having our own party two doors down Oh, oh, oh, oh Two doors down Oh, oh, oh, oh Two doors down Oh, oh, oh, oh Two doors down Oh, oh, oh, oh Two doors down, oh Two doors down They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party Two doors down They're not aware that I'm around 'Cause here we am Feelin' everything but sorry We're havin' our own party Two doors down, yeah Two doors down They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party Two doors down They're not aware that I'm around
9 to 5
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Tumble outta bed And stumble to the kitchen Pour myself a cup of ambition Yawnin' and stretchin' and try to come to life Jump in the shower And the blood starts pumpin' Out on the streets The traffic starts jumpin' With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5 Workin' 9 to 5 What a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by It's all takin' And no givin' They just use your mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it 9 to 5, for service and devotion You would think that I Would deserve a fair promotion Want to move ahead But the boss won't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is out to get me Mmmmm... They let your dream Just a' watch 'em shatter You're just a step On the boss man's ladder But you got dream he'll never take away In the same boat With a lot of your friends Waitin' for the day Your ship 'll come in And the tide's gonna turn An' it's all gonna roll you away Workin' 9 to 5 What a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by It's all takin' And no givin' They just use your mind And you never get the credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it 9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you There's a better life And you think about it don't you It's a rich man's game No matter what they call it And you spend your life Putting money in his wallet Workin' 9 to 5 What a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by It's all takin' And no givin' They just use you mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you love it 9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you There's a better life And you think about it don't you It's a rich man's game No matter what they call it And you spend your life Putting money in his wallet
Hard Candy Christmas
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Hey, maybe I'll dye my hair Maybe I'll move somewhere Maybe I'll get a car Maybe I'll drive so far They'll all lose track Me, I'll bounce right back Maybe I'll sleep real late Maybe I'll lose some weight Maybe I'll clear my junk Maybe I'll just get drunk on apple wine Me, I'll be just Fine and Dandy Lord it's like a hard candy christmas I'm barely getting through tomorrow But still I won't let Sorrow bring me way down I'll be fine and dandy Lord it's like a hard candy christmas I'm barely getting through tomorrow But still I won't let Sorrow get me way down Hey, maybe I'll learn to sew Maybe I'll just lie low Maybe I'll hit the bars Maybe I'll count the stars until dawn Me, I will go on Maybe I'll settle down Maybe I'll just leave town Maybe I'll have some fun Maybe I'll meet someone And make him mine Me, I'll be just Fine and dandy Lord it's like a hard candy christmas I'm barely getting throung tomorrow But still I won't let Sorrow bring me way down I'll be fine and dandy Lord it's like a hard candy christmas I'm barely getting through tomorrow But still I won't let Sorrow bring me way down I'll be fine and dandy Lord it's like a hard candy christmas I'm barely getting through tomorrow But still I won't let Sorrow bring me way down 'Cause I'll be fine (I'll be fine) Oh, I'll be fine
I Hope You're Never Happy
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I wish you all the luck I wish you only the best Satisfaction in love, and true happiness I wish you blue skies and rainbows, I wish you joy pure and sweet I wish you all that you wish for, but only if you're with me I hope you're never happy with anybody but me I wish you nothin' but trouble if you've decided to leave I'm just not like those heroes found in books and on TV I hope you're never happy with anybody but me I have had you too long, I have given too much I have loved you too strong to think of giving you up I've always envied those lovers that wish you well when you leave And wish you luck with another; but there are others like me I hope you're never happy with anybody but me And every face you look into, I hope you're haunted by me Yes, I'm possessive and jealous; at least I speak honestly I hope you're never happy with anybody but me I'm just not like those heroes found in books and on TV I hope you're never happy, never ever ever happy Never ever ever happy With anybody but me I hope you're never happy with anybody but me I wish you nothin' but trouble if you've decided to leave I'm just not like those heroes found in books and on TV I hope you're never happy with anybody but me I hope you're never happy with anybody but me I hope you're never happy I hope you're never happy with anybody but me I hope you're never happy
The pain of loving you
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Oh, the pain of loving you Oh, the misery I go through Never knowing what to do Oh, the pain of loving you You just can't stand to see me happy Seems you hurt me all you can Still I go on loving you But I never understand
To love and hate at the same time The line between the two is fine The two have bound me heart and soul So strong that I can't let you go To love and hate at the same time The line between the two is fine The two have bound me heart and soul So strong that I can't let you go
To know him is to love him
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To know know know him Is to love love love him Just to see him smile Makes my life worthwhile To know know know him Is to love love love him And I do I'll be good to him I'll bring love to him Everyone says there'll come a day When I'll walk alongside of him Yes just to know him Is to love love love him And I do
Why can't he see How blind can he be Someday he will see That he was meant for me To know know know him Is to love love love him Just to see him smile Makes my life worthwhile To know know know him Is to love love love him And I do
Wildflowers
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The hills were alive with wildflowers And I was as wild, even wilder than they For at least I could run, they just died in the sun And I refused to just wither in place Just a wild mountain rose, needing freedom to grow So I ran fearing not where I'd go When a flower grows wild, it can always survive Wildflowers don't care where they grow And the flowers I knew in the fields where I grew Were content to be lost in the crowd They were common and close, I had no room for growth I wanted so much to branch out
I uprooted myself from home ground and left Took my dreams and I took to the road When a flower grows wild, it can always survive Wildflowers don't care where they grow I grew up fast and wild and I never felt right In a garden so different from me I just never belonged, I just longed to be gone So the garden, one day, set me free Hitched a ride with the wind and since he was my friend I just let him decide where we'd go When a flower grows wild, it can always survive Wildflowers don't care where they grow
Farther Along
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Tempted and tried, we're oft made to wonder Why it should be thus all day long While there are others living about us Never molested though in the wrong When death has come and taken our loved ones It leaves our home so lonely and drear Then do we wonder why others prosper Living so wicked year after year
Farther along we'll know all about it Farther along we'll understand why Cheer up my brother, live in the sunshine We'll understand it all, by and by Faithful 'til death, said our loving Master A few more days to labor and wait Toils of the road will then seem as nothing As we sweep through the beautiful gates
Rockin' Years
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I'll do everything I can to make you proud to be my man And I'll fulfill all you fantasies I guess we're promising a lot, but for now it's all we've got And I'll stand by you thru our rockin' years Rockin' chairs, rockin' babies, rock-a-bye, rock of ages Side by side we'll be together always And if you'll hold me tight when you love me That's all I'll ask of you And I'll stand by you thru our rockin' years I'll be your friend, I'll be your lover Until the end, there'll be no other 'Cause my heart has only room for one Yes, I'll always love you, and I'll always be here for you And I'll stand by you thru our rockin' years
Rockin' chairs, rockin' babies, rock-a-bye, rock of ages Side by side we'll be together always And if you'll hold me tight when you love me That's all I'll ask of you And I'll stand by you thru our rockin' years Rockin' chairs, rockin' babies, rock-a-bye, rock of ages Side by side, we'll be together always And, yes, I'll always love you and I'll always be here for you And I'll stand by you thru our rockin' years, and I'll be here And I'll stand by you thru our rockin' years Thru our rockin' years
Silver and Gold
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Well, I met an old man walkin' down the street His clothes were torn and tattered With sandals on his feet And I stopped to help him And lend him a hand He said, I love you so much But you must understand Silver and gold might buy you a home But things of this world They won't last you long And time has a way of turning us old And time can't be bought back with silver and gold And he said to me, let's rest for awhile For I have some good news to share with you, child He said, you can't change this old world The people need to know That a dear savior died here A long, long time ago
Silver and gold might buy you a home But things of this world They won't last you long And time has a way of turning us old And time can't be bought back with silver and gold His eyes shown like diamonds And his smile was heaven sent His hair was long and flowing And his back was slightly bent And I knew he knew it For that day I changed As I watched him walk on I forgot to get his name He said, silver and gold can't buy you a home When this life has ended And your time is gone But you can live in a world where You'll never grow old And things can't be bought there with silver and gold
And time can't be bought back with silver and gold
Eagle when she flies
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She's been there, God knows, she's been there She has seen and done it all She's a woman, she know how to Dish it out or take it all Her heart's as soft as feathers Still she weathers stormy skies And she's a sparrow when she's broken But she's an eagle when she flies A kaleidoscope of colors You can toss her around and round You can keep her in you vision But you'll never keep her down She's a lover, she's a mother She's a friend and she's a wife And she's a sparrow when she's broken But she's an eagle when she flies
Gentle as the sweet magnolia Strong as steel, her faith and pride She's an everlasting shoulder She's the leaning post of life She hurts deep and when she weeps She's just as fragile as a child And she's a sparrow when she's broken But she's an eagle when she flies She's a sparrow when she's broken But she's an eagle when she flies Oh, bless her, Lord She's an eagle when she flies
ROMEO
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A cross between a movie star And a hero in a book Romeo comes struttin' in And everybody looks 'Cause he's just got that special thang That everybody needs And everybody wants him But not as bad as me Hey, Romeo, where art thou Get out here on the floor I want to dance you darlin' 'Til you forget wherefore Let's two step to a new step We'll keep it all in line And we'll call this the Romeo 'Cause you're so mighty fine Romeo, Romeo, Romeo come dance with me That sexy little body Beats all I've ever seen I ain't never seen a cowboy Look that good in jeans My temperature keeps risin' Every time we meet I may not be in love But let me tell you I'm in heat Romeo, Romeo, I just know I'll get you yet Romeo, Romeo, I want to be your Juliet So step it high, step it low Step it out and in Step to the side and let it slide Then steppin' up again Step on toes, it all goes Steppin' as you please But I'm one step away from love So don't step out on me Romeo, Romeo, Romeo with the magic feet So step it high, step it low Step it out and in Step to the side and let it slide Then steppin' up again Step on toes, it all goes Steppin' as you please But I'm one step away from love So don't step out on me Romeo, Romeo I just know I'll get you yet Romeo, Romeo Won't you be my Juliet Romeo, Romeo Romeo, Romeo (Fade & Repeat)
Honky Tonk Angels
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As I sit here tonight the jukebox playing A tune about the wild side of life As I listen to the words you are saying It brings mem'ries when I was a trusting wife
It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels As you said in the words of your song Too many times married men think they're still single That has caused many a good girl to go wrong
It's a shame that all the blame is on us women It's not true that only you men feel the same From the start most every heart that's ever broken Was because there always was a man to blame
It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels As you said in the words of your song Too many times married men think they're still single That has caused many a good girl to go wrong
I will always love you
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If I should stay Well, I would only be in your way And so I'll go, and yet I know That I'll think of you each step of my way And I will always love you I will always love you Bitter-sweet memories That's all I have, and all I'm taking with me Good-bye, oh, please don't cry 'Cause we both know that I'm not What you need I will always love you I will always love you And I hope life, will treat you kind And I hope that you have all That you ever dreamed of Oh, I do wish you joy And I wish you happiness But above all this I wish you love I love you, I will always love I, I will always, always love you I will always love you I will always love you I will always love you
Islands In The Stream
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Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb I was soft inside, there was somethin' going on You do something to me that I can't explain Hold me closer and I feel no pain Every beat of my heart We got somethin' goin' on Tender love is blind It requires a dedication All this love we feel Needs no conversation We ride it together, ah-ah Makin' love with each other, ah-ah Islands in the stream That is what we are No one in-between How can we be wrong Sail away with me to another world And we rely on each other, ah-ah From one lover to another, ah-ah I can't live without you if the love was gone Everything is nothin' if you got no one And you did walk in tonight Slowly loosen' sight of the real thing But that won't happen to us and we got no doubt Too deep in love and we got no way out And the message is clear This could be the year for the real thing No more will you cry Baby, I will hurt you never We start and end as one, in love forever We can ride it together, ah-ah Makin' love with each other, ah-ah Islands in the stream That is what we are No one in-between How can we be wrong Sail away with me to another world And we rely on each other, ah-ah From one lover to another, ah-ah Sail away Oh, come sail away with me Islands in the stream That is what we are No one in-between How can we be wrong Sail away with me to another world And we rely on each other, ah-ah From one lover to another, ah-ah Islands in the stream That is what we are No one in-between How can we be wrong Sail away with me to another world And we rely on each other, ah-ah From one lover to another, ah-ah
Mule Skinner Blues
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Well good morning Captain Good morning to you Sir Hey hey yeah Do you need another mule skinner Down on your new mud run Hey hey yeah Yodel-a-ee-he-he He-he-he-he-he-he Well I'm a lady mule skinner From down old Tennessee way Hey hey I come from Tennessee I can make any mule listen Or I won't accept your pay Hey hey I won't take your pay Yodel-a-ee-he-he He-he-he-he-he-he Well hey hey little waterboy Won't you bring your water 'round Hey hey If you don't like your job Well you can throw your bucket down Throw it down boy, throw it down Yodel-a-ee-he-he He-he-he-he-he-he Well I've been working down in Georgia At a greasy spoon caf Hey that lovely joint Just to let a no good man Call every cent of my pay Hey hey and I'm sick of it And wanna be a mule skinner Yodel-a-ee-he-he He-he-he-he-he-he Yodel-a-ee-he-he He-he-he-he-he-he Mule skinner blues
Amazing Grace
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Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now I'm found Was blind but now I see Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed
Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far And grace will lead me home
When we've been there ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we first begun
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now I'm found Was blind but now I see
Amazing grace, oh amazing grace That saved a wretch like me Oh amazing grace, amazing grace
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