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                               Big River
                               Bonanza!
                               Casey Jones
                               Clementine
                               Field Of Diamonds
                               Green, Green Grass Of Home
                               I Am A Pilgrim
                               Katy Too
                               Man In Black
                               Ring Of Fire
                               San Quentin
                               Shepherd Of My Heart
                               Slow Rider
                               Streets Of Laredo
                               We Are The Shepherds
                               You Are My Sunshine






















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              Big River


                   Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, 
                   And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky. 
                   And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood 
                                                                      you Big River. 
                   Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die. 

                   I met her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota). 
                   And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl. 
                   Then I heard my dream was back Downstream cavortin' in Davenport, 
                   And I followed you, Big River, when you called. 

                   Then you took me to St. Louis later on (down the river). 

                   A freighter said she's been here 
                   But she's gone, boy, she's gone. 
                   I found her trail in Memphis, 
                   But she just walked up the block. 
                   She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone. 

                   Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, 
                                                                        roll it on. 
                   Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans. 
                   Go on, I've had enough; 
                   Dump my blues down in the gulf. 
                   She loves you, Big River, more than me. 

                   Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, 
                   And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky. 
                   And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood 
                                                                      you Big River. 
                   Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die.






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              Bonanza!


                   The claim we hold is good as gold bonanza 
                   Hand in hand we built this land the Ponderosa Ranch 
                   Our birthright is this Cartwright bonanza 
                   We here belong and standing strong wrong ain't got a chance 

                   Day by day work or play ready side by side 
                   Hello friend come on in the gate is open wide 
                   Bound to be a figtin' free bonanza 
                   Singing pines are boundary lines for the Ponderosa Ranch 


                   Every tree and flower is part of our bonanza 
                   The stars at night the morning light water in the branch 

                   We ride along four men strong together 
                   Every plain and ridge is our heritage the Ponderosa Ranch 

                   Day by day work or play ready side by side 
                   Hello friend come on in the gate is open wide 
                   Bound to be a figtin' free bonanza 
                   Singing pines are boundary lines for the Ponderosa Ranch






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              Casey Jones


                   Come all you rounders if you wanna hear the story about 
                        a brave engineer
                   Casey Jones was the roller's name on a 68 wheeler course 
                        he won his fame
                   Caller called Casey bout half past four he kissed his 
                        wife at the station door
                   He climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand
                   Said this is the trip to the Promised Land
                   Casey Jones climbed in the cabin Casey Jones orders in 
                        his hand
                   Casey Jones leanin' out the window taking a trip to the 
                        Promised Land

                   Through South Memphis Yards on a fly rain been a fallin' 
                        and the water was high
                   Everybody knew by the engine's moan that the man at the 
                        throttle was Casey Jones
                   Well Jones said fireman now don't you fret Sam Webb said 
                        we ain't a givin' up yet
                   We're eight hours late with the southbound mail
                   We'll be on time or we're leavin' the rails
                   Casey Jones climbed in the cabin...

                   Dead on the rail was a passenger train blood was a 
                        boilin' in Casey's brain
                   Casey said hey now look out ahead jump Sam jump or we'll 
                        all be dead
                   With a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake north 
                        Mississippi was wide awake
                   I see railroad official said he's a good engineer to be 
                        a laying dead
                   Casey Jones climbed in the cabin...

                   Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain all the 
                        part of a railroad train
                   Sweat and toil the good and the grand part of the life 
                        of a railroad man
                   Casey Jones climbed in the cabin...






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              Clementine


                   (Oh my darling Clementine) 
                   She knew that Cody was the man she wanted but she had 
                        waited nearly all her life 
                   Just one more trip to town to tell the boys goodbye 
                   Then he'd be back to take her for his wife (don't you 
                        worry) Clementine 
                   Cody saddled up and left his darling then rode to town 
                        to celebrate his plan 
                   He told 'em this would be his last carousing 
                   I'm gonna settle down boys if I can (with my darling) 
                        Clementine 
                   Someone said it must have been past midnight when Cody 
                        had to face a jealous man 
                   Another story goes that no one really knows 
                   But it seems there was a dancehall girl called Nan 
                        (don't you tell) Clementine 
                   We do know that the shot or two was heard from some back 
                        room 
                   Then there was a silence in the place 
                   Just one more trip to town but all his chips were down 
                   They found Cody lyin' on his face (softly callin') 
                        Clementine 
                   So buddies make a monument to lay down at his head 
                   Sure you hate to leave your pal behind 
                   Mother help your daughter put her weddin' dress away 
                   Cause Cody won't be ridin' back this time (to his 
                        darling) Clementine






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              Field Of Diamonds


                   Field of diamonds in the sky
                   Worlds are whirling right on by
                   Are you wondering who am I
                   Field of diamonds in the sky

                   Am I just a star in some crown
                   Or someone's live sun going down, down, down

                   Field of diamonds in the sky
                   Silent beauty shining high
                   Are you tears the angels cry
                   Field of diamonds in the sky

                   Field of diamonds in the sky
                   Like the nihgt you pass me by
                   I could touch you if I try
                   Field of diamonds in the sky

                   Am I just a star in some crown
                   Or someone's live sun going down, down, down

                   Field of diamonds in the sky
                   Silent beauty shining high
                   Are you tears the angels cry
                   Field of diamonds in the sky 






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              Green, Green Grass Of Home


                   The old home town looks the same,
                   As I step down from the train,
                   And there to meet me is my mama and my papa.
                   Down the road I look, and there comes Mary,
                   Hair of gold and lips like cherries.
                   It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

                   The old house is still standing,
                   Though the paint is cracked and dry,
                   And there's the old oak tree that I used to play on.
                   Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary,
                   Hair of gold and lips like cherries.
                   It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

                   Yes, they'll all come to see me,
                   Arms reaching, smiling sweetly.
                   It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

                   Then I awake and look around me,
                   At the four gray walls that surround me,
                   And I realize that I was only dreaming.
                   For there's a guard, and there's a sad old padre,
                   Arm in arm, we'll walk at daybreak.
                   Again, I'll touch the green, green grass of home.

                   Yes, they'll all come to see me
                   In the shade of the old oak tree,
                   As they lay me 'neath the green, green grass of home.






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              I Am A Pilgrim


                   I am a pilgrim and a stranger
                   Traveling through this wearisome land
                   And I've got a home in that yonder city, good Lord
                   And it's not (good Lordy it's not) not made by hand

                   I got a mother, a sister and a brother
                   Who have gone to that sweet home
                   And I am determined to go and see them, good Lord
                   Over on (good Lordy over on) that distant shore

                   As I go down to that river Jordan
                   Just to bathe my weary soul
                   If I could touch but just the hem of His garment, good Lord
                   I believe (good Lordy I believe) that it would make me whole

                   Now when I'm dead, laying in my coffin
                   All of my friends all gather round
                   They can say that he's just laying there sleeping, good Lord
                   Sweet peace (Lordy sweet peace) his soul is found






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              Katy Too


                   I'm not the going steady kind
                   I miss 'em all, all the time
                   I told Annie I'd be true
                   But I still think about Katy too

                   Katy too, Katy too
                   I still think about Katy too

                   If you should see miss Mary-Ann
                   Just tell her I'm her loving man
                   Give my love to Jane and Sue
                   But don't forget ol' Katy too

                   Katy too, Katy too
                   Don't forget ol' Katy too

                   I like Sadie's chicken stew
                   And Suzie's good at stitchin' wool
                   I like Mary's barbecue
                   But I still like ol' Katy too

                   Katy too, Katy too
                   I still like ol' Katy too

                   Now, girls I'm not the flirty kind
                   But I just can't make up my mind
                   I'd like to marry all of you
                   But I still miss ol' Katy too

                   Katy too, Katy too
                   I still miss ol' Katy too

                   To all the girls I make this toast
                   I love you eveyone the most
                   But don't ask me to say "I do"
                   'Cause I still miss ol' Katy too

                   Katy too, Katy too
                   I still miss ol' Katy too

                   Cupid you bet you been good to me
                   I got more girls than I can see
                   But if you give me all but two
                   Then let's squeeze in ol' Katy too

                   Katy too, Katy too
                   Let's squeeze in ol' Katy too






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              Man In Black


                   Well, you wonder why I always dress in black, 
                   Why you never see bright colors on my back, 
                   And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone. 
                   Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on. 

                   I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, 
                   Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town, 
                   I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime, 
                   But is there because he's a victim of the times. 

                   I wear the black for those who never read, 
                   Or listened to the words that Jesus said, 
                   About the road to happiness through love and charity, 
                   Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me. 

                   Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose, 
                   In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes, 
                   But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back, 
                   Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black. 

                   I wear it for the sick and lonely old, 
                   For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold, 
                   I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been, 
                   Each week we lose a hundred fine young men. 

                   And, I wear it for the thousands who have died, 
                   Believen' that the Lord was on their side, 
                   I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died, 
                   Believen' that we all were on their side. 

                   Well, there's things that never will be right I know, 
                   And things need changin' everywhere you go, 
                   But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right, 
                   You'll never see me wear a suit of white. 

                   Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day, 
                   And tell the world that everything's OK, 
                   But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back, 
                   'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black 






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              Ring Of Fire


                   Love is a burning thing 
                   And it makes a fiery ring 
                   Bound by wild desire 
                   I fell into a ring of fire 

                   I fell into a burning ring of fire 
                   I went down, down, down 
                   And the flames went higher 
                   And it burns, burns, burns 
                   The ring of fire 
                   The ring of fire 

                   The taste of love is sweet 
                   When hearts like ours meet 
                   I fell for you like a child 
                   Oh, but the fire went wild 

                   I fell into a burning ring of fire 
                   I went down, down, down 
                   And the flames went higher 
                   And it burns, burns, burns 
                   The ring of fire 
                   The ring of fire 

                   And it burns, burns, burns 
                   The ring of fire 
                   The ring of fire 






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              San Quentin


                   San Quentin, you've been livin' hell to me 
                   You've hosted me since nineteen sixty three 
                   I've seen 'em come and go and I've seen them die 
                   And long ago I stopped askin' why 

                   San Quentin, I hate every inch of you. 
                   You've cut me and have scarred me thru an' thru. 
                   And I'll walk out a wiser weaker man; 
                   Mister Congressman why can't you understand. 

                   San Quentin, what good do you think you do? 
                   Do you think I'll be different when you're through? 
                   You bent my heart and mind and you may my soul, 
                   And your stone walls turn my blood a little cold. 

                   San Quentin, may you rot and burn in hell. 
                   May your walls fall and may I live to tell. 
                   May all the world forget you ever stood. 
                   And may all the world regret you did no good. 

                   San Quentin, you've been livin' hell to me.






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              Shepherd Of My Heart


                   You're the shepherd of my heart so treat it tenderly 
                   It's a heart that needs your everloving care 
                   You're the shepherd of my heart until eternity lead it 
                        not into the valley of despair 
                   While it's in your keeping guard it with your love 
                   Shelter it from harm along life's way 
                   You're the shepherd of my heart and darling honestly 
                   It's a heart that will not ever go astray 
                   You're the shepherd of my heart so surely you must know 
                   You have but to speak and my heart will obey 
                   It's at your command my dear because it loves you so 
                   So my darling shepherd guide it where you may 
                   If it be green pastures or a rocky road it will follow 
                        you and not ask why 
                   You're the shepherd of my heart until the trumpet blows 
                   And I go to meet the shepherd in the sky






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              Slow Rider


                   I ride an old paint he's on the worryside 
                   And I'm a saddle tramp about to cross the great divide 
                   Where there's grass in the coolies and water in the drawl 
                   And the forty pound saddle won't make us both raw 
                   Slow rider slow rider move on a little more 
                   The sky boss is waitin' at the big ranch house door 
                   I can't help but missin' the daughters that I had 
                   One went to Denver the other went bad 
                   My young wife died in a poolroom fight 
                   But I try to keep singin' from morning till night 
                   Slow rider slow rider... 

                   Whenever I die take my saddle from the wall 
                   Strap it on snuffy lead him out of the stall 
                   Throw me on his back and turn him toward the west 
                   He knows how to take me to the spot I love best 
                   Slow rider slow rider...






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              Streets Of Laredo


                   As I walked out on the streets of Laredo.
                   As I walked out on Laredo one day,
                   I spied a poor cowboy wrapped in white linen,
                   Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay.

                   "I can see by your outfit that you are a cowboy."
                   These words he did say as I boldly walked by.
                   "Come an' sit down beside me an' hear my sad story.
                   "I'm shot in the breast an' I know I must die."

                   "It was once in the saddle, I used to go dashing.
                   "Once in the saddle, I used to go gay.
                   "First to the card-house and then down to Rose's.
                   "But I'm shot in the breast and I'm dying today."

                   "Get six jolly cowboys to carry my coffin.
                   "Six dance-hall maidens to bear up my pall.
                   "Throw bunches of roses all over my coffin.
                   "Roses to deaden the clods as they fall."

                   "Then beat the drum slowly, play the Fife lowly.
                   "Play the dead march as you carry me along.
                   "Take me to the green valley, lay the sod o'er me,
                   "I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong." 

                   "Then go write a letter to my grey-haired mother,
                   "An' tell her the cowboy that she loved has gone.
                   "But please not one word of the man who had killed me.
                   "Don't mention his name and his name will pass on."

                   When thus he had spoken, the hot sun was setting.
                   The streets of Laredo grew cold as the clay.
                   We took the young cowboy down to the green valley,
                   And there stands his marker, we made, to this day.

                   We beat the drum slowly and played the Fife lowly,
                   Played the dead march as we carried him along.
                   Down in the green valley, laid the sod o'er him.
                   He was a young cowboy and he said he'd done wrong.






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              We Are The Shepherds


                   So here is the stable and there is the manger 
                   The new Saviour sleeps on his first earthly night 
                   The wise men brought riches but we brought a candle 
                   It's all that we have but it gives a good light 
                   We are the shepherds we walked cross the mountains 
                   We left our flocks when the new star appeard 
                   Oh the beautiful singin' of heavenly choir 
                   We had to come see him we had to come here 
                   We beg you forgive us for such a small offering 
                   But our sheep are out there with wolves in the night 
                   We bring you this candle it's all we have with us 
                   But with it the new Saviour has his first light 
                   We are the shepherds... 
                   We thank Thee kind Joseph for bidding us enter 
                   Please take our gift for the new babe to thine 
                   'Tis only one candle but it is our symbol 
                   Of how we believe that his great life will shine 
                   We are the shepherds...






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              You Are My Sunshine


                   The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
                   I dreamed I held you in my arms
                   But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
                   So I hung my head and I cried.

                   You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
                   You make me happy when skies are gray
                   You'll never know dear, how much I love you
                   Please don't take my sunshine away

                   I'll always love you and make you happy,
                   If you will only say the same.
                   But if you leave me and love another,
                   You'll regret it all some day:

                   You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
                   You make me happy when skies are gray
                   You'll never know dear, how much I love you
                   Please don't take my sunshine away

                   You told me once, dear, you really loved me
                   And no one else could come between.
                   But not you've left me and love another;
                   You have shattered all of my dreams:

                   You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
                   You make me happy when skies are gray
                   You'll never know dear, how much I love you
                   Please don't take my sunshine away

                   In all my dreams, dear, you seem to leave me
                   When I awake my poor heart pains.
                   So when you come back and make me happy
                   I'll forgive you dear, I'll take all the blame.

                   You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
                   You make me happy when skies are gray
                   You'll never know dear, how much I love you
                   Please don't take my sunshine away


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