Ricky Skaggs

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Can't Shake Jesus"

"Can't Shake Jesus"

Naked, alone, cold cobblestones they beat Him until the blood ran
They brought Him to die, on a cross, up on-high with spikes through His feet and His hands
You can use Him, abuse Him, mock and accuse Him sell Him out for thirty pieces
Betray Him, slay Him, do the devil's mayhem but you can't shake Jesus
A crown of thorns on His brow, His eye on the crowds all of God's daughters and sons
They're spitting on Him, cursing at Him "Forgive them for what they have done...
You can use Him, abuse Him, mock and accuse Him sell Him out for thirty pieces
Betray Him, slay Him, do the devil's mayhem but you can't shake Jesus
Well I've had my bouts, questions and doubts you know there are those who deceive

I've tried to resist, escape and dismiss but there's one who's shadowing me
I can lose my religion, break with tradition say I'll hold out till Hell freezes
I can test Him, try Him, but I just can't deny Him
No, I can't shake Jesus
No, I can't shake Jesus

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Can't You Hear Me Calling"

"Can't You Hear Me Calling"

Oh, the days are dark and the nights are lonely.
Since you left me all alone.
I love you so, my little darlin';
I worry so, since you've been gone.

Sweetheart of mine, can't you hear me callin'?
A million times: "I love you best."
I mistreated you, Lord, an' I'm sorry.
Come back to me is my request.

I remember, dear, the night we parted.
A big mistake is what caused it all.
If you come back, sunshine will follow;
To stay away, would be my fall.

Sweetheart of mine, can't you hear me callin'?
A million times: "I love you best."
I mistreated you, Lord, an' I'm sorry.
Come back to me is my request.

Sweetheart of mine, can't you hear me callin'?
A million times: "I love you best."
I mistreated you, Lord, an' I'm sorry.
Come back to me is my request.

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Carolina Mountain Home"

"Carolina Mountain Home"

I left my old home back in the mountains
For many long years I roamed around
I can hear that lonesome whistle blowin'
I'm going back there to settle down.

I love those Carolina mountains
And the little girl I left behind
But I know I'll never forget her
Oh, how I long to make her mine.

I looked out my window and wondered
If everything there looks the same
I can see the blue eyes of my darlin'
I'm going back there to change her name.

I love those Carolina mountains
And the little girl I left behind
But I know I'll never forget her
Oh, how I long to make her mine...

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Cat's In The Cradle"

"Cat's In The Cradle"

A child arrived the other day,
He came to the world in the usual way.
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay,
He learned to walk while I was away,
And he was talking 'fore I knew it.
And as he grew he'd say, I'm gonna be like you dad,
You know I'm gonna be like you.

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon.
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
When you coming home dad? I don't know when,
But we'll get together then,
You know we'll have a good time then.

My son turned ten just the other day,
He said, Thanks for the ball come on let's play,
Can you teach me to throw? I said, Not today,
I got a lot to do. He said, That's okay.
He walked away but his smile never dimmed,
He said, I'm gonna be like him,
Yeah, you know I'm gonna be like him.

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon.
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
When you coming home dad? I don't know when,
But we'll get together then,
You know we'll have a good time then.

Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
Son I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while.
He shook his head and then he said with a smile,
What I'd really like dad is to borrow the car keys,
See you later can I have them please.

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon.
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
When you coming home son? I don't know when,
But we'll have a good time then dad,
You know we'll have a good time then.

I've long since retired my son's moved away.
I called him up just the other day,
I said, I'd like to see you if you don't mind.
He said, I'd love to dad if I could find the time,
You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu,
But it's sure nice talking to you dad,
It's been sure nice talking to you.

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me, my boy was just like me.

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon.
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
When you coming home son? I don't know when,
But we'll have a good time then dad,
You know we'll have a good time then...

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Charlie & Johnny Reb"

"Charlie & Johnny Reb"

Looking back at a page in time
The year was 1859
We ran deep in the souther pines
'Neath that Alabama Clay

Charlie and Johnny were brothers in blood
Nothing stronger than family love
The cotton was short and times were tough
So they went through seperate ways

Charlie moved north to work in corn
But Johnny he stayed south
And after being apart a couple of years
Civil war broke out

Well both of the brothers they were volunteers
After fighting each other for all those years
But if it came to fighting they had no fears
They had seen their share of fists

Then they got the news how it would be
The brothers had agreed to disagree
Is like taking an axe to the family tree
Never dreamed it would come to this

Charlie put on the union blue
And Johnny the rebel grey
But each one pray his brother'd live
The fight another day

As dawn was breaking on the battle field
Through the canon smoke and the foggy hills
A shot rang out from the cold blue steele
Charlie held in his shakin' hands

And after the fight while countin' the cost
There was more that day than a battle lost
When under a tree line in the moss
Charlie came upon a young man

And as he wiped the mud and blood away
It took more than his breath
'Cause the soldier in his sights that day

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Children Go Where I Send Thee"

"Children Go Where I Send Thee"

Children go where I send thee (Oh Lordy)
How will I send thee
Oh, I'm gonna send thee one by one.
One for the little bitty baby
That was born, born, born
In Bethlehem.

Children go where I send thee (Oh Lordy)
How will I send thee
Oh, I'm gonna send thee two by two
For Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
That was born, born, born
In Bethlehem.

Three was the Hebrew children
Four was the four that stood at the door
Five was the five that came back alive
Six was the six that didn't get picked
Seven was the seven that never got to heaven
Eight was the eight that waited at the gate
Nine was the nine that stood in the line
Ten for the ten commandments...

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Close By"
(originally by Bill Monroe)

"Close By"
(originally by Bill Monroe)

You've gone so far away, my darling
Each time I think of you I cry
I press your picture to my bosom
Then I feel that you're close by.

Years have passed you've not returned dear
Now they say that you have died
But your soul will live forever
Now I know you'll be close by.

I saw you last while you were leaving
The tears from you I tried to hide
You took me in your arms and said dear
Your memory I keep close by.

They buried you in a lonely graveyard
And a spot they left beside
There I'll sleep 'till Jesus calls us
So that we can be close by...

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Coal Minin' Man"

"Coal Minin' Man"

Daylight or dark in rain or shine
It don't much matter down in the mine
Where the tunnel's deep Lord the air gets thin
That's the way of life for the minin' man
His lungs are weak his back is gone
His sixty years are plainly shown
Lived half his life down in the ground
A cold steel hammer rings a mournful sound
Daylight or dark in rain or shine...
I'll tell you son he said to me
There's just two things I pray to see
That the day my Savior calls me home
And to see my son stop minin' coal
Oh daddy dear I'll tell you true
There's nothing else for me to do
But to make my livin' underneath this land
And live and die a coal minin' man
Daylight or dark in rain or shine...

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Could You Love Me One More Time"

"Could You Love Me One More Time"

Could you love me one more time
With a love that really is mine
I've waited so long they say you've gone wrong
Have I lost you forever this time.

We'll go down by the river
I'll ask you one last time
As the night breezes blow I'll whisper so low
Could you love me one more time.

Do you think that I'd believe
This talk that's going around
I've heard lots of things that somehow seem strange
But darling I wouldn't throw you down.

I know that you're my weakness
I know you'll be my downfall
I'm not sorry we met and I'll never forget
That I gave you my heart soul and all...

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Country Boy"

"Country Boy"

I may look like a city slicker,
Shinin' up through his shoes.
Underneath I'm just a cotton picker,
Pickin' out a mess of blues.

Show me where I start.
Find a horse and cart.
I'm just a country boy,
Country boy at heart.

I may look like a bank teller,
Pushing facts in a file.
But I'd rather be a haul collar,
Shooing foot home in style.

Show me where I start.
Find a horse and cart.
I'm just a country boy,
Country boy at heart.

I may look like a city slicker,
Shinin' up through his shoes.
Underneath I'm just a cotton picker,
Pickin' out a mess of blues.

Show me where I start.
Find a horse and cart.
I'm just a country boy,
Country boy at heart.