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Life is like a mountain railway, with an engineer that's brave We must make the run successful, from the cradle to the grave, Heed the curves, the hills, the tunnels, never falter never fail, Keep your hand upon the throttle, and your eye upon the rail. Blessed Savior, thou will guide us, Till we reach that blissful shore, Where the angels wait to join us, In God's praise for evermore. As we roll along the mainline, there'll be storms and there'll be night, There'll be sidetracks unexpected, on the left and on the right, But with the straight always before us, and our hearts upon the prize, There'll be no disembarkation until we reach paradise. Blessed Savior, thou will guide us, Till we reach that blissful shore, Where the angels wait to join us, In God's praise forevermore. Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day No particular reason, he just dressed that way Brown necktie with a matching vest and both his wingtip shoes He built a closet on our back porch and put a penny in a burned-out fuse Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks Chain-smoked camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks He would level on the level, he shaved even every door And voted for eisenhower, 'cause lincoln won the war Well, he used to sing me blood on the saddle; and rock me on his knee And let me listen to the radio before we got tv Well, he'd drive to church on sunday and he'd take me with him too Stained glass in every window, hearing aids in every pew Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks Chain-smoked camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks He would level on the level, he shaved even every door And voted for eisenhower, 'cause lincoln won the war Well, my grandma was a teacher, she went to school in bowling green Traded in a milking cow for a singer sewing machine Well, she called her husband mister, ; and she walked real tall and proud She used to buy me comic books after grandpa died Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks Chain-smoked camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks He would level on the level, he shaved even every door And voted for eisenhower, 'cause lincoln won the war Oh the the night is so still, not a baby will cry Not a chill wind will blow, disturbing the sky But there's no peace in me, I'm burning for you I'm walking the floor in the devil's shoes. When I get my rewards, I will bring them to you I shall ask for your love, and swear mine is true Will you cast me aside, and see me no more? How can I win your heart when I get my rewards? They say that your hair can never touch mine That a poor boy can't hope for a woman so fine But I work till I fall, determined to win Driven by need to see you again Don't you hear Jerusalem moan? Don't never let a chicken get big enough to crow Don't you hear Jerusalem moan? Don't you hear Jerusalem moan? Don't you hear Jerusalem moan? Thank God there's a heaven and a ringing in my soul and my soul's got free Don't you hear Jerusalem moan? Well a hard-shell preacher you can tell him how he do Well he chews his own tobacco and he drinks his own brew. Well a Baptist preacher you can tell him by his coat Has a bottle in his pocket that he can't hardly tote Well a Cambellite preacher his soul is saved Well he has to be baptized every other day Well the Holy Roller preacher he sure is a sight Well he gets em all a-rolling and he kicks out the light Well the Presbyterian preacher he lives in town His neck's so stiff he can't hardly look around. There's a little mountain church in my thoughts of yesterday Where friends and family gathered for the Lord Where an ol' fashioned preacher taught the straight and narrow way For what few coins the congregation could afford Dressed in all our Sunday best, we sat on pews of solid oak and I remember how our voices filled the air How Mama sounded like an angel on those high soprano notes and "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder I'll Be There" Looking back now that little mountain church house Has become my lifes cornerstone It was there in that little mountain church house I first heard the words I based my life upon At the all day Sunday singing, with dinner on the ground Many were the souls that were revived While the brothers and the sisters who've gone on to Gloryland Slept in peace in the maple grove nearby A mansion on a hill is a lovely sight to see But like any other house, it's only temporary Home is anywhere you choose to put your heart; If there's no love inside, it'll soon fall apart. Ashes to ashes, dust into dust Buildings will crumble, bridges will rust Mountains will disappear, rivers will dry up And so it goes with everything but love And so it goes, with everything but love You can drive around in a long limosine If you don't know where you're going, it don't mean a thing He who'd walk a mile, just to hold an empty hand Knows what it means, to be a wealthy man Ashes to ashes, dust into dust Buildings will crumble, bridges will rust Mountains will disappear, rivers will dry up And so it goes with everything but love And so it goes, with everything but love Worldly treasures will all pass away There's just one thing that's put here to stay Ashes to ashes, dust into dust Buildings will crumble, bridges will rust Mountains will disappear, rivers will dry up And so it goes with everything but love And so it goes, with everything but love I want to stand upon a rock, and watch the river flow with the blue sky above me and the valley down below. I want to hold my head up high, and listen to the wind 'Cause when it's gone, it won't be back again I want to sing the kind of songs that my dad sang to me, and try to be the man he hoped that I would be He said you only get one chance, you'd better do the best you can, 'Cause when it's gone, it won't be back again. I want to wear my Sunday coat, and hold your hand in mine, and hear you say you'll love me until the end of time. I want to find forever in every moment that we spend, 'Cause when it's gone, it won't be back again. I want to wear my Sunday coat and hold your hand in mine and hear you say you'll love me until the end of time I want to stand upon a rock, like I did when I was young, And hold you close beside me, and watch our children run 'Cause you only get one chance to listen to the wind, and when it's gone, it won't be back again We only get one chance, so listen to the wind, cause when it's gone, it won't be back again. She'd slip away each day with the dimming light And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw Mary danced with soldiers She stepped a light quadrille Shawl across her shoulders To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say Though the years had passed the memories stood fast each day Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France Mary danced with soldiers She stepped a light quadrille Shawl across her shoulders To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill They came around to the tavern in town that night And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight They cut her hair and left her body torn Her spirit slipped away before the dawn Mary danced with soldiers But now her body's still Shawl across her shoulders To keep away the chill Mary danced with soldiers She stepped a light quadrille Shawl across her shoulders To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill She saved him from whiskey Was his constant companion You'd see them out riding at dawn She gave him his reasons To shoulder the seasons Now when you see him He's riding alone She'd lay down beside him To touch him or guide him Turn 'round his head On the darkest of days He still sits beside her Remembers her smiling Whispers to her That old song he would play Please lay down beside me How I love you Never wanted to bid this adieu No red river ever ran deeper Than this old cowboy's love Than this cowboy's love that runs true One summer day, She went away. She gone and left me, She gone to stay. But now she gone, And I don't worry. 'Cause I'm sitting On top of the world. Worked all the summer, And worked all the fall. I had to take my Christmas, In my overall. But now she gone, And I don't worry. Because I'm sitting On top of the world. Goin' down to the freight yard, Just to meet a freight train. I'm gonna leave this town, Well it's just got too hard. But now she gone, And I don't worry. 'Cause I'm sitting On top of the world. One summer day, She went away. She gone and left me, She gone to stay. But now she gone, And I don't worry. 'Cause I'm sitting On top of the world. Well, I just want to clear the air, I already know, and darlin I still care, But were crippled every time I close my eyes. I know its hard when youre all alone, And you always come back home Looks like were hurtin from your lovin on the side I think Ive probly seen her, believe I know her name, Darlin does it make you satisfied? Shes the one whos feeling happy, Im the one who wants to die I think youve gone just a little too far this time. So I just want to clear the air I already know, and darlin I still care, But were hurtin from your lovin on the side Im not saying that I approve, or that I can stand it, But I know Ive got to give us one more try. I keep prayin you still love me, but soon my prayer will die, If every time we talk, you hide your eyes. So I just want to clear the air I already know, and darlin I still care But were crippled every time you close your eyes I know its hare when youre all alone, And if you really want to come back home, Stop this hurtin, stop your lovin on the side Stop this hurtin, stop your lovin on the side. There's a lost river that flows In a valley where no on e goes, Where the wild water's rush Rumbles deep in the hush. Gone far from there now, Lord I'll be back somehow To where the lost river winds In the shadow of the pines Oh, lost river, now I'm coming back To the pot-belly stove, where the firewood's all stacked Oh quebec girl, go with me, Oh my bell, my fleur de lis, Where the lost river winds In the shadow of the pines Now every body knows Where that lost river flows It's someplace he's lost Behind bridges that he's crossed Well, he'd like to return, But his bridges are all burned And he's much too far down To return to higher ground Oh, lost river, now I'm coming back To the pot-belly stove, where the firewood's all stacked Oh quebec girl, go with me, Oh my bell, my fleur de lis, Where the lost river winds In the shadow of the pines Oh lost river, far over ther ridge Now is it too late for me to build me a new bridge? To the bright golden time When her love was still mine And the world was still wild Like the heart of a child Oh, lost river, now I'm coming back To the pot-belly stove, where the firewood's all stacked Oh quebec girl, go with me, Oh my bell, my fleur de lis, Where the lost river winds In the shadow of the pines Where the lost river winds In the shadow of the pines Nothing in this world such a pure delight As a fais-do-do on a Saturday night Work your tail off all week long But forget about your troubles with a party and a song Boy I love those old time tunes They can tickle your senses like a Cajun moon Creole food sure tastes fine When you wash it on down with that homemade wine CHORUS: Get out the fiddle rosin up the bow There's gonna be some music and I hope it ain't slow Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee There's Pierre and his girl Laverne Dancin' so hot you'd think their shoes were burning Grandma's in the corner shakin' it too She's got her own version of a Cajun boogaloo (repeat chorus)
There'll be flying boats, and condos with moats; cultivated oceans, floating cities in the sky. living underneath a bubble; no more toil and trouble Singin' 'bout that sweet ole by and by. We'll all have lots of money That we won't have to spend; You'll be given everything When everyone's your friend Hanging out together in picture perfect weather - This time 'round the party never ends. Hallelujah, I can't wait to see it Hallelujah, come on and go with me Let me show you the way it's gonna be at the turn, the turn of the century. We won't need no TV preachers to ask how much we gave we won't need no TV preachers, see, by then, we'll all be saved no more fighting for a country no child will go hungry We'll be smiling from the cradle to the grave. Hallelujah, I can't wait to see it Hallelujah, come on and go with me Let me show you the way it's gonna be at the turn, the turn of the century. When I look into your eyes See the world cut down to size Baby don't apologize Takin' me one step over the line When I touch your secret skin Babe I know it ain't no sin I feel you startin' to give in Now let's go one step over the line I know it's just your daddy's car Your daddy never went this far Baby we know who we are Let's go one step over the line I can be your drivin' wheel We could make those tires squeal Ooo I like the way it feels Takin' it one step over the line One step forward and two steps back It's for the first time baby I'm talkin' cake walkin' into the black A crossin' red line and I don't mean maybe I hear they buried lover's lane In a sea of tears and blame It's you and me go up in flames Baby, one step over the line They're drawin' boxes on the ground Just to make us look on down All we gotta do is look around And take it one step over the line A one step over the line Come on baby, one step over the line Clouds so swift, the rain won't lift Gates won't close, the railing's froze. So get your mind off wintertime, You ain't going nowhere. Ooooo ride me high Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come Oooo are we gonna fly Down in the easy chair Buy me a flute, and a gun that shoots Tail gates and substitutes Strap yourself to a tree with roots, You ain't going nowhere Ooooo ride me high Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come Oooo are we gonna fly Down in the easy chair Well I don't care how many letters they sent The morning came and the morning went So pack up your money, and pick up your tent You ain't going nowhere Ooooo ride me high Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come Oooo are we gonna fly Down in the easy chair And Genghis Khan he could not keep All his men supplied with sleep. We'll climb that hill no matter how steep When we get up to it Ooooo ride me high Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come Oooo are we gonna fly Down in the easy chair Ooooo ride me high Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come Oooo are we gonna fly Down in the easy chair While no one was looking on the old plantation He took her all the way down the long valley road They sent her away not too much later Left him walking down the old valley road. Sometimes I lead, sometimes I follow This time I’ll go where she wants me to go She said maybe today, maybe tomorrow Go deep in the woods down the long valley road Walk on walk on little doll walk Walkon little doll Out in the hall they were talkin’ in a whisper Everybody noticed she was gone a while Somebody said she was gone to her sister’s Everyone knew what they were talkin’ about. While no one was looking on the old plantation He showed her what they do down the long valley road Came back around like nothin’ really happened Left him standing on the old valley road Walk on walk on little doll walk on Walk on little doll Walk on, walk on the valley road Standing like a stone on the old plantation Rich old man wouldn’t ever let him in Good enough to hire, not good enough to marry When it all happens, nobody wins Walk on walk on little doll walk on Walkon little doll etc I was standing by my window, On one cold and cloudy day When I saw that hearse come rolling For to carry my mother away Will the circle be unbroken By and by, lord, by and by There’s a better home a-waiting In the sky, lord, in the sky I said to that undertaker Undertaker please drive slow For this lady you are carrying Lord, I hate to see here go Will the circle be unbroken By and by, lord, by and by There’s a better home a-waiting In the sky, lord, in the sky Oh, I followed close behind her Tried to hold up and be brave But I could not hide my sorrow When they laid her in the grave Will the circle be unbroken By and by, lord, by and by There’s a better home a-waiting In the sky, lord, in the sky I went back home, my home was lonesome Missed my mother, she was gone All of my brothers, sisters crying What a home so sad and lone Will the circle be unbroken By and by, lord, by and by There’s a better home a-waiting In the sky, lord, in the sky We sang the songs of childhood Hymns of faith that made us strong Ones that mother maybelle taught us Hear the angels sing along Will the circle be unbroken By and by, lord, by and by There’s a better home a-waiting In the sky, lord, in the sky Will the circle be unbroken By and by, lord, by and by There’s a better home a-waiting In the sky, lord, in the sky Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me.... I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now, I see. T'was 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... we have already come. T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far... and Grace will lead us home. The Lord has promised good to me... His word my hope secures. He will my shield and portion be... as long as life endures. When we've been here a thousand years... bright shining as the sun. We've no less days to sing God's praise... then when we've first begun. "Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me.... I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now, I see. |
