Roger Miller

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"(Day I Jumped) From Uncle Harvey's Plane"

"(Day I Jumped) From Uncle Harvey's Plane"


Me ‘n' Oliver ‘n' Virgil was in the drugstore killing time
When my eyes fell upon this magazine
And I got to reading this article on sky-diving and parachuting
And it said jumping out of air-planes was the thing

Now being raised down on a farm and always ready for adventure
I knew that I could figure out a way
I said "Well Delmer Gill's got a parachute and Uncle Harvey's got an air-plane"
So I said "Call the boys together, today's the day"

Well I found out too late what Uncle Harvey called an air-plane
Was nothing but an engine and a wing
And I could feel my fear a-rising as Delmer packed the parachute
‘Cos he kept telling me I was doing the right thing

Ron McLoughlin shook my hand as JD strapped me in the harness
And Tildon brought a jug and passed it around
I took one look at that parachute and that whisky and that air-plane
And I turned that bottle up and drank it down

Well I was drunker'n Cooter Jones when they poured me in the plane
The engine coughed and headed for the clouds
But I was sober as a judge by the time they opened up the door
And I've never known my heart to beat so loud

I said, "Harvey, I can't do it" as he kicked me out the door
And I wrapped my hands around the landing gear
And I was holding on real good ‘til Harvey stepped down on my fingers
And Virgil said he heard me scream from way down there

Well I thanked God and Delmer Gill when my parachute finally opened
I said "Well, hell there ain't no use in being afraid"
And I went crashing through the hen house, scattering chickens and breaking eggs
And I kissed the ground and fainted dead away

Now friends I've done some fighting, and I've been shot at once or twice
And I've durn near been run over by a train
But I don't think I remember being any more afraid
Than the day I jumped from Uncle Harvey's plane

 

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"A Million Years Or So"

"A Million Years Or So"


I'm not worried, 'cos I know
I'll forget you in a million years or so
I'll miss you, but I know
I won't miss you but a million years or so

How I loved you, loved you so
How I lost you, maybe time and tide will let me know

But I'm not worried, 'cos I know
I'll forget you in a million years or so
I'll miss you, but I know
I won't miss you but a million years or so

 

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"Absence"

"Absence"


Silence is simply the absence of sound, darkness the absence of light.
My life is made up of silence and darkness, since the absence of you from my side
We became birds of a different feather
Encountering storms we could neither one weather
I defy anyone to define me your way my heart can go on this a way

Nearness is simply the absence of absence, wrong is the absence of right.
My life is made up of the absence of nearness since the absence of you from my side.
We became birds of a different feather.
Encountering storms we could neither one weather.
I defy anyone to define me a way, my heart can go on this a-way.

 

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"Ain't Gonna Work No More"

"Ain't Gonna Work No More"


Well I quit my job and I told my boss
I ain't gonna work no more
Every day's gonna be my day off
I ain't gonna work no more

Oh I'm tired of bein' just one of the bunch
Getting up early, packing up for lunch
I'm gonna sleep for the next six months
I ain't gonna work no more

You can take my house and take my car
I ain't gonna work no more
I'm gonna find out who my real friends are
I ain't gonna work no more

I say l'm tired of bein' just one of the bunch
Getting up early, packing up for lunch
I've been poor before, more'n once
I ain't gonna work no more

Yeah there ain't no kinda job I'm gonna find
I ain't gonna work no more
I ain't gonna work a big car line
I ain't gonna work no more

Yeah I'm gonna put the world on hold
Throw out the paddle, roll with the boat
I'm gonna leave 'em with a two word note
I ain't gonna work no more

 

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"Ain't That Fine"

"Ain't That Fine"


Well I fell in love in Texas when a little girl said to me
Come on back down here you all and let's grow a little honey tree
Well I bought myself a ticket and the train leaves by quarter to four
I can see her now with the great big eyes waitin' at the station door
Ain't that fine ain't that fine ain't that fine fine fine she's all mine
Well she took me home to mama and that didn't impress me much
Till she wrote down a great big welcome mat and that picked me with a magic touch
When she walks down the sidewalk all the cowboys step aside
Cause they all know she's a one man woman and she'll soon be roped and tied
Let me tell you ain't that fine ain't that fine ain't that fine fine fine she's all mine
Well now her daddy owns a oilwell in the Lone Star Texas State
And it shoot much gold to the clear blue sky and brother ain't that great
Well now I just can see me highball with a big long fine cigar
A big success watchin' things progress a schauffer with a long black car
Come on ain't that fine ain't that fine ain't that fine fine fine she's all mine
Yeah ain't that fine fine fine she's all mine

 

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"All Fall Down"

"All Fall Down"


When I was a little country boy I had a dream
Our family wasn't poor but rich instead
I took to the road instead of staying home to help
And that dream just withered up inside my head

All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes they fall down
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes all fall down

When I was a strong young man I fell in love with Sue
I wanted her to be my wife someday
But I couldn't bring myself to say "Sue, I love you"
And that dream just fell to the ground and blew away

All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes they fall down
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes all fall down

When I reached middle age I hungered for success
And things like fancy limousines and such
About as close as I came to that fancy limousine
Was a thirty thousand dollar greyhound bus

All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes they fall down
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes all fall down

When I reached my golden years I often had a dream
That I'd be respected by society
But here I am on skid row with a bottle in my hand
And free advice to give to fools like me

All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes they fall down
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes all fall down

All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes they fall down
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes all fall down

 

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"All I Love Is You"

"All I Love Is You"


I like to stay up late and sleep late in the morning
I like to do things and I like the things I do
I like the feeling knowing you know how I feel about you
I like a lot but all I love is you

I got a puppy that I like a lot and think about
I like the summer morning wet with morning dew
I like to spend my sundays and my nights right here beside you
I like a lot but all I love is you

I like to tell a joke and make somebody happy
I like to get my head messed up, and sometimes do
Yes I like it when it's quiet in the night and I hear crickets
I like a lot but all I love is you

Hon, I like a lot but all I love is you

 

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"Arkansas"

"Arkansas"


I ain't never traveled much but someday when the money's such
I'd like to see the world and all and maybe go through Arkansas
Arkansas Arkansas I just love ole Arkansas
Love my ma love my pa but I just love ole Arkansas

I'd like to get my picture took put it inside my memory book
And someday hang it on my wall to say that I'd seen Arkansas
Arkansas Arkansas...

My Grandpa was always good I'd play horsey on his foot
He'd tell me when I'd get tall we'd both go see Arkansas
Arkansas Arkansas...
Arkansas Arkansas...
I just love ole Arkansas

 

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"As Long As There's A Shadow"

"As Long As There's A Shadow"


As long as there's a hill there's a valley
As long as there's a valley then the river can flow free
As long as there's a sun there's a shadow
As long as there's a shadow there's a place for you and me

A secret place to run and hide
A secret love can't be denied
A secret place that no-one knows
But you and me and the lonely breeze that blows

As long as there's a hill there's a valley
As long as there's a valley then the river can flow free
As long as there's a sun there's a shadow
As long as there's a shadow there's a place for you and me

Ah, talk to me guitar, tell me something l don't know

A secret place to run and hide
A secret love can't be denied
A secret place that no-one knows
But you and me and the lonely breeze that blows

As long as there's a hill there's a valley
As long as there's a valley then the river can flow free
As long as there's a sun there's a shadow
As long as there's a shadow there's a place for you and me