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i was standing by the window
on a cold and cloudy day
when i saw the hearse come rolling
to carry my father away
will the circle be unbroken
bye and bye, lord, bye and bye
there's a better home awaiting
in the sky, lord, in the sky
i said to the undertaker
undertaker, please drive slow
for that body you are carrying
lord, i hate to see him go
will the circle be unbroken
bye and bye, lord, bye and bye
there's a better home awaiting
in the sky, lord, in the sky
well i followed close behind him
tried to hold up and be brave
but i could not hide my sorrow
when they laid him in that grave
will the circle be unbroken
bye and bye, lord, bye and bye
there's a better home awaiting
in the sky, lord, in the sky
i went back home, lord, that home was lonesome
since my father, he was gone
all of my brothers and sisters crying
what a home, so sad and alone
will the circle be unbroken
bye and bye, lord, bye and bye
there's a better home awaiting
in the sky, lord, in the sky
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will you miss me
03:33
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when death shall close these eyelids
and this heart shall cease to beat
and they lay me down to rest
in some flowery bound retreat
will you miss me
(miss me when i'm gone)
will you miss me
(miss me when i'm gone)
will you miss me
(miss me when i'm gone)
will you miss me when i'm gone
perhaps you'll plant a flower
on my poor unworthy grave
come and sit along beside me
when the roses nod and wave
will you miss me
(miss me when i'm gone)
will you miss me
(miss me when i'm gone)
will you miss me
(miss me when i'm gone)
will you miss me when i'm gone
one sweet thought my soul shall cherish
when this fleeting life has flown
this sweet thought will cheer when dying
will you miss me when i'm gone
when these lips shall nevermore
press a kiss upon thy brow
but lie cold and still in death
will you love me then as now
will you miss me
(miss me when i'm gone)
will you miss me
(miss me when i'm gone)
will you miss me
(miss me when i'm gone)
will you miss me when i'm gone
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my heart is sad and i am lonely
for the only one that i love
when shall i see her, oh no never
'til we meet in heaven above
oh bury me beneath the willow
underneath the weeping willow tree
so she will know where i am sleeping
and perhaps she'll weep for me
she told me that she dearly loved me
how could i believe it untrue
until the angels softly whispered
she will prove untrue to you
oh bury me beneath the willow
underneath the weeping willow tree
so she will know where i am sleeping
and perhaps she'll weep for me
tomorrow was to be our wedding
god oh god, where can she be
she's out a-courting with another
and no longer cares for me
oh bury me beneath the willow
underneath the weeping willow tree
so she will know where i am sleeping
and perhaps she'll weep for me
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no depression
02:13
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for fear the hearts of men are failing
for these are latter days we know
the great depression now is spreading
god's word declared it would be so
i'm going where there's no depression
to the lovely land that's free from care
i'll leave this world of toil and trouble
my home's in heaven, i'm going there
in that bright land, there'll be no hunger
no orphan child crying out for bread
no weeping widows, toil or struggle
no shrouds, no coffins and no death
i'm going where there's no depression
to the lovely land that's free from care
i'll leave this world of toil and trouble
my home's in heaven, i'm going there
the dark hour of midnight nearing
the tribulation time will come
the storms will hurl the midnight fears
and sweep lost millions to their doom
i'm going where there's no depression
to the lovely land that's free from care
i'll leave this world of toil and trouble
my home's in heaven, i'm going there
my home's in heaven, i'm going there
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my texas girl
04:31
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all my life i've wondered
if what i've done was wrong
all i ever cared to do
was ride my pony on
i never had no heartache
was always happy and gay
until i met a texas girl
who stole my heart away
where the sleepy rio grande
rolls slowly to the sea
it was there she promised to be mine
throughout eternity
but the angels, they grew jealous
of beauty and her smile
and came along one stormy night
and stole away my bride
the birds have hushed their singing
sadness is over the land
the birds, they miss my darling
by the sleepy rio grande
her lips were like the russian wine
her hair, it hung in curls
her cheeks were like the dawn of day
that breaks upon the world
she's gone and left me lonely
i miss the touch of her hand
tonight while i'm walking by
the sleepy rio grande
where the sleepy rio grande
rolls slowly to the sea
it was there she promised to be mine
throughout eternity
but the angels, they grew jealous
of beauty and her smile
and came along one stormy night
and stole away my bride
the birds have hushed their singing
sadness is over the land
the birds, they miss my darling
by the sleepy rio grande
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when i'm gone
02:52
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you're gonna miss me when i'm gone
you're gonna miss me when i'm gone
oh i know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
you're gonna miss me by my walk
you're gonna miss me by my talk
oh i know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
oh i know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
oh i know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
you're gonna miss me by my prayers
you're gonna miss me everywhere
i know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
you're gonna miss me by my song
you're gonna miss me all day long
oh know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
oh i know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
oh i know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
you're gonna miss me by my ways
you're gonna miss me every day
oh i know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
you're gonna miss me by my song
you're gonna miss me all day long
oh i know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
oh i know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
when i'm gone (when i'm gone)
oh i know that you'll miss me when i'm gone
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it would have been better for us had we never
in this wide and wicked world had never met
but the pleasures we both seemed to gather
i am sure, love, i'll never forget
oh i'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
who is sailing far over the sea
i am thinking tonight of my blue eyes
and i wonder if she ever thinks of me
well you told me once, dear, that you loved me
and you vowed that we would never part
but a link in the chain has been broken
leaving me with a sad and aching heart
oh i'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
who is sailing far over the sea
i am thinking tonight of my blue eyes
and i wonder if she ever thinks of me
when the cold, cold grave shall enclose me
will you come near and shed just one tear
will you say to the strangers around you
a poor heart you have broken lies here
oh i'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
who is sailing far over the sea
oh i'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes
and i wonder if she ever thinks of me
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8. |
worried man blues
01:52
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it takes a worried man
to sing a worried song
it takes a worried man
to sing a worried song
i'm worried now
but i won't be worried long
i went across the river
and i lay down to sleep
oh i went across the river
and i lay down to sleep
when i woke up
had shackles on my feet
twenty nine links of chain around my leg
twenty nine links of chain around my leg
and on each leg
the initials of my name
it takes a worried man
to sing a worried song
it takes a worried man
to sing a worried song
i'm worried now
but i won't be worried long
well i asked the judge
what might be my fine
i asked the judge
what might be my fine
twenty one years
on the rocky mountain line
the train that i ride
sixteen coaches long
the train that i ride
sixteen coaches long
the girl i love
is on that train and gone
well it takes a worried man
to sing a worried song
it takes a worried man
to sing a worried song
i'm worried now
but i won't be worried long
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are you tired of me, my darling
did you mean those words you said
that has made me yours forever
since the day that we were wed
tell me could you live life over
would you make it otherwise
are you tired of me, my darling
answer only with your eyes
do you ever rue the springtime
since we first each other met
since we spoke in warm affection
words my heart won't soon forget
tell me could you live life over
would you make it otherwise
are you tired of me, my darling
answer only with your eyes
do you think the bloom departed
from these cheeks you once thought fair
do you think i've grown cold-hearted
with the passing of the years
tell me could you live life over
would you make it otherwise
are you tired of me, my darling
answer only with your eyes
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wildwood flower
02:47
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oh i'll twine with my mingles and waving black hair
with the roses so red and the lilies so fair
and the myrtles so bright with the emerald dew
the pale and the leader and eyes look like blue
i will dance, i will sing and my laugh shall be gay
i will charm every heart in her crown, i will sway
when i woke from my dreaming, my idols were clay
all portions of love had all blown away
oh she taught me to love her and promised to love
and to cherish me over all others above
how my poor heart is wandering no misery can tell
she left me no warning, no words of farewell
yeah she taught me to love her and called me her flower
that was blooming to cheer her through life's dreary hour
oh i long to see her and regret the dark hour
she's gone and neglected her wildwood flower
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