This Ordinary Simple Man (Larry W Jones 02/25/2020) (song #7692)

Maybe I could have been more than this ordinary simple man

But my darling I’ve worked hard just to make you understand

That these calloused hands have done extraordinary things for my plan

To ask for your hand by this ordinary simple man

I ask of you with ordinary simple words

For I never knew how to speak with fancy lines

My simple home is not one built as house of lords

Please dear, accept this ordinary simple man

(Instrumental)

I don’t have any gold but true and simple love I can afford

Each day with you will show that I will love you more and more

And you will know this is true from the day my love for you began

So I beg dear, accept this ordinary simple man

I ask of you with ordinary simple words

For I never knew how to speak with fancy lines

My simple home is not one built as house of lords

Please dear, accept this ordinary simple man

Accept this ordinary simple man

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She Rose Above Her Raising (Larry W Jones 02/24/2020) (song #7691)

Well, I had a gal in Tennessee

But now she calls me her used to be

We never got wedded

She’s up and gone from me

She rose above her raisin’

Didn’t stay down here with me

Feline to female bobcat

Forgot who she used to be

Yeah, now she thinks she’s somethin’

But that means nothin’ to me

She rose above her raisin’

Way down here in Tennessee

(Instrumental)

Now she holds her nose up to the sky

She won’t have to see me eye to eye

I don’t see what she sees

Bout leavin’ Tennessee

She rose above her raisin’

Didn’t stay down here with me

From poor house to a clubhouse

Forgot who she used to be

Used to be a country gal

Way down here in Tennessee

She rose above her raisin’

Now, just where on earth is she

(Instrumental)

Well, I had a gal in Tennessee

But now she calls me her used to be

We never got wedded

She’s up and gone from me

She rose above her raisin’

Didn’t stay down here with me

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Onetime Darling Of Mine (Larry W Jones 02/23/2020) (song #7689)

I returned to the neighborhood of my hometown

I was done with my roaming and now looking ‘round

For that onetime darling I hoped that I could find

Pretty girl so sweet, that onetime darling of mine

I know I roamed so long that I felt like exiled

I just followed my heart but it was young and wild

Oh, I thought of her and I missed her all the time

Wondered if she missed me, onetime darling of mine

(Instrumental)

Far and wide I roamed and I longed

Hoping that true love I could find

No one I found in towns I combed

Like that onetime darling of mine

I heard the old chapel bells toll as I passed by

Out strolled a handsome smiling groom and his new bride

My old dreams died at the sight of their arms entwined

Oh, too late I found that onetime darling of mine

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Young Johnny Ringo (Larry W Jones 02/21/2020) (song #7688)

Hide out, hide out Johnny Ringo

And don’t you try and sleep too sound

Sheriff of Cochise comin’ for you

Ain’t gonna know when he’s around

Dig a hole, dig a hole in Arizona

Dig a hole in the west Turkey Creek cold ground

Dig a hole, dig a hole for him tomorrow

Cause they’re gonna lay young Johnny Ringo down

(Instrumental)

First time I saw Johnny Ringo

He was walking in the saloon

Cowboys knew that outlaw gringo

And they all moved to give him room

Dig a hole, dig a hole in Arizona

Dig a hole in the west Turkey Creek cold ground

Dig a hole, dig a hole for him tomorrow

Cause they’re gonna lay young Johnny Ringo down

(Instrumental)

Next time I saw Johnny Ringo

Was in the Mason County war

Notch 44 fed his ego

And that gun would have many more

Dig a hole, dig a hole in Arizona

Dig a hole in the west Turkey Creek cold ground

Dig a hole, dig a hole for him tomorrow

Cause they’re gonna lay young Johnny Ringo down

(Instrumental)

Last time I saw Johnny Ringo

He had a new hole in his head

Next to a tree lay young Johnny

Johnny Ringo was laid down dead

Dig a hole, dig a hole in Arizona

Dig a hole in the west Turkey Creek cold ground

Dig a hole, dig a hole for him tomorrow

Cause they’re gonna lay young Johnny Ringo down

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Gold In El Dorado (Larry W Jones 02/20/2020) (song #7687)

Tales of fine gold in El Dorado

Was just in conquistadores minds

Don’t go searching for El Dorado

Cause there’s no gold you will ever find

True love is just like El Dorado

All good men have searched but most were blind

The search turned some to desperados

And to that fate I know I’ve been confined

(Instrumental)

Tales of fine gold in El Dorado

Was just in conquistadores minds

Don’t go searching for El Dorado

Cause there’s no gold you will ever find

I searched for love like El Dorado

From the west coast to the shores of Maine

I searched for love like El Dorado

But every road had no love to gain

(Instrumental)

Tales of fine gold in El Dorado

Was just in conquistadores minds

Don’t go searching for El Dorado

Cause there’s no gold you will ever find

True love is just like El Dorado

All good men have searched but most were blind

The search turned some to desperados

And to that fate I know I’ve been confined

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Sundial In The Dark (Larry W Jones 02/19/2020) (song #7686)

I didn’t mean to pain you

Sometimes words are crude and sharp

You say now you’ll remain blue

Like a sundial in the dark

I didn’t know your heartbreak

Would be like a latent spark

Cold as the night you now shake

Like a sundial in the dark

(Instrumental)

There’s a door every morning

That you pass through until noon

And then like there’s no warning

You’re a sundial of the moon

I hope someday you learn to

Become strong and find your mark

Then sadness you won’t turn to

Like a sundial in the dark

(Instrumental)

I didn’t know your heartbreak

Would be like a latent spark

Cold as the night you now shake

Like a sundial in the dark

Some new day you’ll find a way

To move the gray and the gloom

Then the sun will shine its rays

On sundials where roses bloom

Then love won’t be a question mark

Like a sundial in the dark

Like a sundial in the dark

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Halfway To Wyoming (Larry W Jones 02/19/2020) (song #7685)

There’s a million stars a-gleamin’

And they start my mind a-dreamin’

Of things my heart’s been yearnin’ of

I’m now halfway to Wyomin’

Travelled halfway to Wyomin’

Yeah, halfway to the girl I love

I’ve got a long way to ramble

Drivin’ cattle through the bramble

Gotta scramble ‘fore evening gloam

I’m now halfway to Wyomin’

Halfway, Texas to Wyomin’

Halfway to my Wyomin’ home

(Instrumental)

I’m ridin’ a fresh new stallion

And my hat’s a new ten gallon

Drivin’ cows over hill and dale

Got somethin’ special in my bag

A ring on which I know she’ll brag

Halfway up the Wyomin’ trail

I’ve got a long way to ramble

Drivin’ cattle through the bramble

Gotta scramble ‘fore evening gloam

I’m now halfway to Wyomin’

Halfway, Texas to Wyomin’

Halfway to my Wyomin’ home

I’m now halfway to Wyomin’

Travelled halfway to Wyomin’

Yeah, halfway to the girl I love

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River Of Memories (Larry W Jones 02/18/2020) (song #7684)

Memories, memories, memories

The banks of a river can be brimming full

Or waters can be low and shallow, shallow

Love is like that river when hearts feel its pull

And memories are sure to follow, follow

Memories, memories, memories

Lovers all have heard the call of the river, heard the call

And that includes you and surely me, you and me

Where are we on the river of memories, memories?

(Instrumental)

Memories, memories, memories

Lovers all have heard the call of the river, heard the call

And that includes you and surely me, you and me

Where are we on the river of memories, memories?

Memories, memories, memories

We left safety of the shore for the river, for the river

Our love drifted out to open sea, open sea

We’re now lost on the river of memories

Memories, memories, memories

We’re now lost on the river of memories

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Moon Of The Silver Sage (Larry W Jones 02/16/2020) (song #7683)

Moon of the silver sage

Shine down your soft moonlight

Moon of the silver sage

Light up the range tonight

While the cows are lowing

Be with them till the dawn

By the stream that’s flowing

To water they’ll be drawn

Moon of the silver sage

Shine down your soft moonlight

(Instrumental)

While the cows are lowing

Be with them till the dawn

By the stream that’s flowing

To water they’ll be drawn

Pale moon up in heaven

Light of the western stage

Thank you for your blessing

Moon of the silver sage

Moon of the silver sage

Shine down your soft moonlight

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Song Of The Cowboy Range (Larry W Jones 02/16/2020) (song #7682)

I was born a wrangler to a song of the cowboy range

A cheerful pistol packer who cannot be rearranged

I sing at the start of day and all the way to sundown

The world around me is fancy free and far out of town

The soaring hawks look down and gawks at the sounds that seem strange

They follow the bravado of song of the cowboy range

Song of the cowboy range (song of the cowboy range)

Song of the cowboy range (song of the cowboy range)

Hill and prairie is filled with cheery song and rhyme

The song of the cowboy range won’t change for all time

(Instrumental)

Now, any time a barn dance is held in a nearby town

I find me a new water hole if any can be found

I’ll be scouring maybe showering in a waterfall

For sweet Maybelline in Abilene at the barn dance ball

A cowboy yelled that it would be held at the local grange

Now, come on boys there’s joys in a song of the cowboy range

Song of the cowboy range (song of the cowboy range)

Song of the cowboy range (song of the cowboy range)

Hill and prairie is filled with cheery song and rhyme

The song of the cowboy range won’t change for all time

(Instrumental)

I asked wily coyote how it felt to catch a chick

He said he felt like Don Quixote but you must be quick

Start on the first dance and don’t give nobody else a chance

Dance with Maybelline in Abilene and you’ll own the ranch

Wily coyote advised me in a wise interchange

Don’t wait long can’t go wrong with a song of the cowboy range

Song of the cowboy range (song of the cowboy range)

Song of the cowboy range (song of the cowboy range)

Hill and prairie is filled with cheery song and rhyme

The song of the cowboy range won’t change for all time

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