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Intro
05:21
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Old Smokey
03:26
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on top of old smokey all covered with snow
I lost my true lover by courting too slow
oh courting is pleasure and parting is grief
false-hearted true lover is worse than a thief
they'll hug you, they'll kiss you, they'll tell you more lies
than crossties in the railroad or stars in the sky
ashes to ashes and dust to dust
ain't one boy in a hundred that a poor girl can trust
traditional
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Walking In The Dark
03:21
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my back it hurts all day, I change the way I sit, and when it hurts my ass, it's time to rethink that. it's dark at six p.m., the sun just won't come out, I've gotta make a plan to keep from sinking down.
I'm gonna try and give it a shot
although it's like walking in the dark
I know it's no walk in the park
but I'm gonna try and take it to heart
and like it a lot
nobody said it's gonna be
easy but I think I can do
it if I just think it through
some day I will show it to you
you wait and see
I'm trying to change my voice so that I can sound more like the girl that I think that I want to be. but if my voice is changed how can I stay the same and if I want to be a girl what's left of me?
I know I don't need someone else to make me whole, but it's easy to forget when I'm in bed alone. I'll go down to the river, throw my burdens in, then go and get some more and do it all again.
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Rhymes With Lucia
04:54
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standing on a stage where I'm rhyming with Lucia
I have to admit that this wasn't my idea
having too much fun while I drink too much tequila
I'd rather have coffee though
watching her go with you, falling on the weekends
buy a new skirt made of edible sequins
wading through the flowers, sitting down where it deepens
where do you want to go
she used to be
trouble free, can you see
what I mean, what I've seen
she has been in between
Written by Sockpuppet
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Soldier Sir
03:33
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soldier sir, be gentle when you come home
they say you'll come back a monster
but I'm still counting down the days
I fill the gaps with expletives
in all the places where I'm clueless
all I know is I don't know anything
it moves itself into my memory
I don't remember what it's like to have you with me
all I know is I'm missing something
there can be no place for me to say it isn't right
but even though I'm proud, something's calling out inside
I want to know about all the wasted time
I want to know how you're gonna make it up to me
how do you expect me to survive
with only envy now and then?
you can say it's just a few years of our lives
but it's living in raining versus living in sunshine
soldier sir, there's not much left to say
the ink is not just smooth and black
it's cumbersome and stained
derived from puzzled pigments
and applied with too much pain
I can find no way to put my ruthless words to sleep
the reason why I'm tired's 'cause they have to rest with me
the reason why I'm tired's 'cause they have to rest with me
Words by Amanda Cook
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Wandering Boy
04:05
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as I ramble this wide world over
friends I've found wherever I roam
but to me there's none like mother
none like mother dear at home
ye may treat me very kindly
bid me welcome everywhere
but it only just reminds me
of a loving mother's care
I remember it well how mother
used to soothe the slightest pain
with her tender words and kisses
she'd soon make me well again
so God wilt thou have mercy
on my darling precious boy
ye protect him, I pray thee
let not sin his soul destroy
traditional? words by Roscoe Holcomb?
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7. |
Rain And Snow
04:08
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well I married me a wife, gave me trouble all my life
ran me out in the cold rain and snow
she came down the stairs combing out her long yellow hair
and her cheeks were as red as a rose
I've done all I can do to try to get along with you
I ain't gonna be treated this way
he came into the room where he met his fatal doom
I ain't gonna be treated this way
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Darling Corey
04:15
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wake up, wake up, darling corey
what makes you sleep so sound
well the first time I saw darling corey
she was standing in the door
with her shoes and stockings in her hands
and her little feet on the floor
the next time I saw darling corey
had a wine glass in her hand
she was drinking down that liquor
with a low down gambling man
go away, go away darling corey
go do the best you can
I'll find me another woman
you can haunt you another man
oh yes, oh yes, my darling
I'll do the best I can
I'll never give my pleasure
for another gambling man
last time I saw darling corey
she was standing on the banks of the sea
her arms right round her lover
I wish it were me
traditional
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Walking Boss
02:59
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walking boss, walking boss, walking boss,
no I don't belong to you
I belong, I belong, I belong
to that steel driving crew
asked the boss for a job, just a job
he said (son) what can you do
I can line a track, ball a jack, I can lie
I can pick and shovel too
said work one day, just a day, just a day
then go lie in the shanty too
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Dabney
05:57
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when you pick up a pecan nut off the ground, it's too hard to crack in the palm of your hand. but if you find two pecans, you can squeeze them together in the palm of your hand, and the pecan that is of weaker shell will break open, and you can eat the goody.
Dabney, Dabney, Dabney, why'd you come here just to leave me
Dabney, Dabney, Dabney, why'd you have to go
Dabney, Dabney, Dabney, float me down that Mississippi
Dabney, Dabney, Dabney, why'd you have to go
back by the river, fronted by the graveyard
fronted by the graveyard, back by the river
we walked all night
if you find two pecan nuts that are of equal hardness of shell, you can squeeze them together in the palm of your hand and they both break open, and you can eat both goodies.
don't go to work, don't go to work
just stay right here, don't go to work
don't go to school, don't go to school
'cause that's uncool
woodmen of the world
dum tacet clamat
Dabney, Dabney, Dabney, why'd you come here just to leave me
Dabney, Dabney, Dabney, why'd you have to go
Dabney, Dabney, Dabney, float me down that Mississippi
Dabney, Dabney, Dabney, why'd you have to go
Written by Nico Osborne
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Jessica
03:46
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Jessica, drink your whiskey,
I don't talk but I swear I'm listening
I just want to hear you when I go
wish that I knew how to touch you
wish I knew how much you know
that I don't know
Jessica, walk on down the line
I know that you'll always be yours
as long as you keep drinking that wine
and knocking down doors
you go to sleep late and you wake up tired
don't go to work and you don't get hired
I don't know why I do
eat from the trash can, drink from the gutter
heart of gold and bread and butter
I don't know why it's you
Jessica, walk on down the line
I know that you'll always be yours
as long as you keep drinking that wine
and knocking down doors
when I met you I was far from home
my eyes saw your city lights and said lay me down
lay me down
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12. |
Song For Three Emmas
05:22
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good morning, Emma, how are you
are you feeling energetic, how's your headache
I've made you breakfast, scrambled eggs and toast
it's no good to stay up late
no matter what it is you're doing
but it's no good telling you to wait
and I can't do a thing about your situation
I hope my letter finds you well
even if a little late, say hi to Katie too
good luck with your research and your house
I know you will be fine
no matter what it is you're doing
I will keep you in mind
though I'm far away from your situation
hello, Emma, what a night
finally getting warm and windy, in the end, she said
over yonder, does it look like rain
I don't know your last name
or anything about what you're doing
but I feel just the same
as if I knew about your life
and your whole situation
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13. |
Charles River Waltz
03:44
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