Roger Miller

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"That's The Way I Feel"

"That's The Way I Feel"


Did you ever feel unwanted
Kicked around so much you're taunted
Heart cries out with so much pain
Well that's the way I feel

I loved someone and loved her dearly
Spoke sweet words, she didn't hear me,
Left me here heart-sick and lonely
That's The Way I Feel

To cry would do no good
I used to think it would
But the more I cried
The more I believed here's what I'll do
Let this feeling have it's day
Maybe it will go away
Maybe I will find another
That's the way I feel

I can't let heartache overcome me
Just because of the way she done me
I'll forget I ever loved her, that's the way I feel

To cry would do no good
I used to think it would
But the more I cried
The more I believed here's what I'll do
Let this feeling have it's day
Maybe it will go away
Maybe I will find another
That's the way I feel

I can't let heartache overcome me
Bust because of the way she done me
I'll forget I ever loved her, that's the way I feel

Yes I'll forget I ever loved her, that's the way I feel

 

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"That's The Way It's Always Been"

"That's The Way It's Always Been"


Leave a door open and the fly comes in
Leave a door open and the fly comes in
Leave a door open and the fly comes in
That's the way it is and how it's always been
That's the way it's always been

Fall yourself in love and get your teeth kicked in
Fall yourself in love and get your teeth kicked in
Fall yourself in love and get your teeth kicked in
That's the way it is and how it's always been
That's the way it's always been

A little lesson or two in the art of livin'
May I be forgivin' if I'm guiding you wrong
Sing for your supper
Remember on the other end of the spoon
The guys working for a song

You'll get your heart broken throwing caution to the wind
You'll get your heart broken throwing caution to the wind
You'll get your heart broken throwing caution to the wind
That's the way it is and how it's always been
That's the way it's always been

Just a lesson or two in the art of livin'
May I be forgivin' if I'm guiding you wrong
Sing for your supper
Remember on the other end of the spoon
The guys working for a song

 

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"That's Why I Love You Like I Do"

"That's Why I Love You Like I Do"


This is a story bout a boy that loved a girl loved her very much
In fact he loved her so much he couldn't seem to find exact words
To tell her exactly how much he did love her
Oh he tried several times but so anytime he tried
The words always came out backwards came out some like this
Bright moon tray fiddley run by through around and up to
That's why I love you so much that why I love you like I do
Bluebird a wingin' pearley foe some say chully-lum say so
That's why I love you so much that's why I love you like I do
In other words there are no words to say how much I care
And every time I start to tell you words come to my throat but to stick there
Bright moon tray fiddley run by through around and up to
That's why I love you so much that's why I love you like I do

In other words there are no words...

 

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"The 4th Of July"

"The 4th Of July"


Bells ring-a-lingin', firecrackers poppin'
Lighting up the sky
Hail to the flag, It's the 4th of July

It's a day to stand
Hat in hand
Watching parades
And singing along with each song the plays

Singing, bells ring-a-lingin', firecrackers poppin'
Lighting up the sky
Hail to the flag, It's the 4th of July

Bells ring-a-lingin', firecrackers poppin'
Lighting up the sky
Hail to the flag, It's the 4th of July

It's a day to stand
Hat in hand
Watching parades
And singing along with each song the plays

Singing, bells ring-a-lingin', firecrackers poppin'
Lighting up the sky
Hail to the flag, It's the 4th of July

 

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"The Animal Of Man"

"The Animal Of Man"


His footprints can be found
On the graves of dead young soldiers
On the amber covered plains
Killed by radio-active rains

And his traces can be found
In the dying streams and meadows
And he'll kill you if he can
He's the animal of man

Yes his traces can be found
In the scars of red-skin children
That have never fully healed
Ask a black man how he feels

He's a nervous gifted child
He's an old man been forgotten
He's a military band
He's the animal of man

 

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"The Ballad Of Waterhole Number 3 (Code Of The West)"

"The Ballad Of Waterhole Number 3 (Code Of The West)"


I'll tell you a story that's never been told
Of rapin' and killin'
And government gold
The place Arizona
The year '84
Sit back and I'll tell you some more

A thirty year captain
Just earnin' his pay
Was movin' a shipment of bullion that day
While men without honor were waitin' to test
The unwritten code of the west

It's the code of the west
You must honor your neighbor
The code of the west
To your own self be true
The code of the west
You must do unto others
Do unto others before they do it unto you

Sweet yellow, sweet yellow
Sweet tangerine gold
You make a man fevered you make a man bold

So the town of Delores that morning in May
Was in for an infamous day

You don't draw with the stranger
If he's faster than you
You've sung your last ditty
You've kissed your last pretty
And played yer last hand if you do

When fate is the dealer you raise or you call
A chance takin' man plays the cards as they fall
A map worth a killin' is worth trackin' down
So off to Integrity town
The code of the west ain't some words on a page
You just naturally know it when you come of age
You eat when you're hungry, you drink when you're dry
You look every man in the eye

It's the code of the west when the boys talk of women
The code of the west what you know you don't tell
The code of the west a man soaps his own saddle
Brands his own cattle and some of his neighbour's as well

If you're buildin' fences then I ain't for hire
You get me for nothin' and I'll bring the wire
You patch up my windows, I'll plumb up your doors
If you scratch my back I'll scratch yours

It's the code of the west you must honour your neighbour
The code of the west to your own self be true
The code of the west you must do unto others
Do unto others before them others do it unto you

A yellow haired woman is early to bloom
Her laughter is roses
Her smile is perfume
But the child of the lawman can die on the vine
With no man to take of her wine

It's the code of the west
You don't leave for tomorrow
The code of the west
What can be done today
The code of the west
It's a true fact of livin'
What so lovingly given will lovingly come back yer way

The desert was losing its fight with the sun
As Cole stopped for water at hole number 1
Just what was he chasin' he'd sure like to know
But he still had him two holes to go

The code of the west
Show your backside to evil
The code of the west
Give the devil his due
The code of the west
You must do unto others
Do unto others before they do it unto you

Now rapin' and killin'
Ain't really so bad
But stealin' ole Blue
Now that made sheriff John mad
You don't help yourself to the eggs in the nest
Of the man with the badge on his vest

For tumbleweeds tumblin' from boulder to stone
Your permanent address is places unknown
You eat when your hungry
You drink when your dry
If wishes were eagles you'd fly

Rest your head on your saddle
Dream of fortune and fame
When the winds in the willow
A girl hugs her pillow
And wishes that she knew his name

Now treat a girl tender
She'll preen like a bride
But take her for granted
She'll come for your hide

She'll shoot off your head
If you leave her behind
And you'll loose your natural mind

Sweet yellow, sweet yellow, sweet tangerine gold
You make a man fevered you make a man bold
Your warm like a woman a treasure to hold
Sweet yellow sweet tangerine gold
You make a man fevered you make a man bold
Sweet yellow sweet tangerine gold

You got to do unto others
Do unto others before they do unto you

When a showdown is comin'
When a shootout is due
Face up to the danger
Throw a slug into a stranger
Before he throws one into you
You gotta do unto others
Do unto others before they do unto you

While Ben was playin' steal the gold and make your gettaway
The other three played shoot em up and turnabouts fair play
But Ben had tasted painted lips and heard the sirns song
So he could hardly keep from going wrong
It's the code of the west
Heed the word of your sisters
The code of the west
Make a left turn from sin
The code of the west
Keep an eye on temptation, recite the quotation
That says when Satan calls your name it doesn't matter
How you played the game 'cause all he cares about is
Did you win?

Now Cole and John and Henry J were feelin' mighty sad
To think a little sack of gold could turn a good man bad
But when you picked em meek and mild against the brave and bold
The meek inherit all the armys gold
Now in the meantime Billie girl was scemeing on her own
She know a healthy sweet young thing could live by bread alone
To play the tricky game of life a woman needs a plan
To play the game of love she needs a man.

Now Lewton Cole know Billie had some mighty fetchin' ways
Ol' Ben would tell her everything and still get ninety days
Beneath the rock beside the trail that leads to Mexico
You'll find yourself a hundred pounds or so

It's the code of the west
Every girl needs a dowery
The code of the west
And it don't matter whose
The code of the west
When a girls pushin' twenty
She's gotta end up with plenty
If she wants to end up with rice in her shoes

Well Cole had a few other things left to do
He flowered his Stetson
And boarded ol Blue

The rougher you treat em
The stronger they grieve
And the longer they watch when you leave

Oh Mexico is just ahead so gambler move along

There ain't nobody there to care if you did right or wrong
You shot a thief ,you found some gold you stole a kiss or two
And the worlds a better place because of you

Oh the code of the west
When you're drinkin' toquilla
The code of the west
Toast the red white and blue
The code of the west
Be kind to your neighbors
Your new northern neighbors
Remember they've been awfully good to you!!

 

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"The Best Of All Possible Worlds"

"The Best Of All Possible Worlds"


I was runnin' through the summer rain tryin' to catch that evenin' train
And kill that old familiar pain weevin' through my tangled brain
But when I tipped my bottle back I smacked into a cop I didn't see
That policeman said Mr Cool if you're ain't drunk then you're a fool
I said well if that's against the law then tell me why I never saw
A man locked in that jail of yours who wadn't just as lowdown poor as me
Well that was when someone turned out the lights
And I wound up in jail to spend the nights
And dream of all the wine and lonely girls in this best of all possible worlds
Well I woke up next morning feelin' like my head was gone
And like my thick old tongue was lickin' somethin' sick and wrong
And I told that man I'd sell my soul if somethin' wet and cold is that old cell
That kindly jailer just grinned at me all eaten up with sympathy
Then he bought himself another beer and came and whispered in my ear
That booze was just a dime a bottle boy you couldn't even buy the smell
I said I knew there was somethin' I liked about this town
But it takes more than that to bring me down down down down
But there's still a lot of wine and lonely girls in this best of all possible worlds
Well they finally came and they told me they was a gonna set me free
And I'd be leavin' town if I knew what was good for me
I said it's nice to learn that everybody's so concerned about my health
I said I won't be leavin' no more quicker than I fastly can
Cause I've enjoyed about this much of this as I can stand
And I don't need this town of yours more than I never needed nothin' else
Ha ha cause there's still a lotta drinks that I ain't drunk
Lots of pretty thoughts that I ain't never thought oh yeah
Lord there's still so many lonely girls in this best of all possible worlds

 

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"The Fool"

"The Fool"


Gather 'round me buddies
Hold your glasses high
And drink to a fool
A crazy fool
Who told his baby goodbye
Too late, he's found he loves her
So much, he wants to die
So drink to a fool
A crazy fool
Who told his baby goodbye
He needs her
He needs her so
And he wonders
Why he let her go
She found a new love, buddy
He's a lucky guy
So drink to a fool
A crazy fool
Who told his baby goodbye
Who told his baby goodbye

 

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"The Good Old Days"

"The Good Old Days"


Rah rah rumble seats and running boards them was the good old days
Knee pants and dime a dance girls oh Lord them was the good old days
Them was the good old days with Model A's and radios boh dee odee oh doh
Rah rah rumble seats and running boards them was the good old days
Rudy Vallee oh you kid them was the good old days
Everybody eatin' up everything he did them was the good old days
Them was the good old days they had the foxtrot the charleston to the nickleodeon
Well rah rah rumble seats and running boards them was the good old days
Pa pa pa pa them was the good old days...
Them was the days when a cat was the cats meow if he had himself a racoon coat
A root toot tootie and a razzamataz sit down you're rockin' the boat
Yeah them was the good old days...
Rah rah rumble seats and running boards them was the good old days
Knee pants and dime a dance girls oh Lord them was the good old days
Them was the good old days...

 

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"The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me"

"The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me"


The last word in lonesome is me
The last word in lonesome is me
My heart is as lonely as a heart can be lonely
The last word in lonesome is me
Too bad what's happened to our good love
Too bad what's happened to our good love
Sometimes our best isn't quite good enough
And the last word in lonesome is me
The last word in lonesome is me
The last word in lonesome is me
My heart is as lonely as a heart can be lonely
The last word in lonesome is me
Life is a desert and love quenches thirst
Life is a desert and love quenches thirst
We all have to hurt sometime this is my first time
The last word in lonesome is me
The last word in lonesome is me
The last word in lonesome is me
My heart is as lonely as a heart can be lonely
The last word in lonesome is me