Bobby Bare

[fox69]

"We'll Sing In The Sunshine"

"We'll Sing In The Sunshine"



We'll sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
Then be on our way.

I will never love you
The cost of love's too dear
But though I'll never love you
I'll live with you one year.

I'll sing to you each morning
Mhm, I'll kiss you every night
But darling don't cling to me
I'll soon be out of sight.

But we can sing in the sunshine...
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
Then be on our way.

Daddy he once told me
Now don't you love you any man
Just take what they may give you
And give out what you can.

Now when our year has ended
And I have gone away
You'll often speak about me
And this is what you'll say

We sang in the sunshine
We laughed every day
We sang in the sunshine
Then went on our way.

Yes, we sang in the sunshine
Then went on our way...

 

[fox69]

"West Virginia Woman"

"West Virginia Woman"



Mhm, mhm, I was New York City bound when I left my old hometown
But I got hung up like a fool somehow along the way
Lord God her name was Sally she lived in the Kanawha Valley
Just outside of Charleston West Virginia US of A.

Sally done me down and dirty really put that hurtin' on me
Reckon how she must have got her kicks that'a way
She turned me every way but loose blew my mind and cooked my goose
And stomped my Georgia soul into that West Virginia clay.

Now I'm walkin' back to Georgia cryin' Lord I feel like I'm a dyin'
Everything I try to do right seems to turn out wrong
I met a gal from West Virginia that woman sure enough sent me home
With my hat in my hand
A hummin' some old worn out song like a man whose mind is gone.
Uh, huh, huh...

 

[fox69]

"What Am I Gonna Do?"

"What Am I Gonna Do?"



What am I gonna do girl, what am I gonna do
I love you so much, what am I gonna do
What am I gonna do girl, what am I gonna do
I love you so much, what am I gonna do?

Sittin' here and thinkin' 'bout you so far away
Wondering what you're thinkin', wondering what you'd say
If you were sittin' here beside me, here alone beside me
Used to be so good with you baby baby.

What am I gonna do, what am I gonna do
I love you so much, what am I gonna do?

You left me here alone said it all takes time
I should keep the place together keep everything in line
Why aren't you sittin' here beside me here alone beside me
Till you come back to me baby baby.

What am I gonna do girl, what am I gonna do
I love you so much, what am I gonna do
What am I gonna do girl, what am I gonna do
I love you so much, what am I gonna do?...

 

[fox69]

"What Color Is A Man"

"What Color Is A Man"



One day a little boy climbed up on his daddy's knee
With picture and crayons in his hand
He said, "When I grow up this is a man I want to be.
Daddy, what color is a man?"

"When I'm a man I want to be happy
I want to be strong and free
I want to be brave like a soldier
What crayon should I use to color me."

If you color him blue son he may not be a happy man
If you color him red son someone may steal his land
If you color him green or yellow he may be jealous and cowardly
If you color him black son he may never be free.

He told him, "Son put your crayons away
And try your best to understand
Man's never made of any color my boy
Color never made any man, any man..."

 

[fox69]

"What Did It Get Me"

"What Did It Get Me"



I'm not a believer but I believed in you
I'm not a doer but honey I did for you
What did it get me, what did it get me?

I'm not a cryer but I cried for you
I'm not a lover but I slept with you
What did it get me, what did it get me?

Well, it got me Lord for a little while
A heart full of memories and smiles
And a closet full of pictures I've been going through
And it got me thinking I had might have been
Wishing I could do it over once again
But once again I lie awake and think of you.

You're not a believer but you believed in me
You're not a dreamer but you dreamed with me
What did it get me, what did it get me?

Well it got me thinking I had might have been
Wishing I could do it over once again
But once again I lie awake and think of you
What did it get me, what did it get me?

What did it get me for you?...

 

[fox69]

"What Kind Of Bird Is That"

"What Kind Of Bird Is That"



What kind of bird is that
The one with the bright red breast
I know it can't, just can't be the robin
'Cause my love is not back yet.

The one I love and wanted to marry
Had to leave before she became my bride
But she said she'd return before the robin would return
And thern together we'd spend our lives.

And she said she'd return along before the robin return
And together we'd watch the leaves turn green
She showed me then just how much she love me
And she and I and the robin can spend the spring.

So what kind of bird is that
The one with the bright red breast
I know it can't, just can't be the robin
'Cause my love is not back yet.

So who could be playin' tricks on me
By the time that I relax and countin' leaves
That can't be a spring yeah surely that can't be
Cause the one I love she's not with me.

Oh, what kind of bird is that
The one with the bright red breast
I know it can't, just can't be the robin
'Cause my love is not back yet...

 

[fox69]

"What's Your Mama's Name Child"

"What's Your Mama's Name Child"




Forty some odd years ago a young man came to Memphis
Askin' about a rose that used to blossom in his world
People never took the time to mind the young man's questions
Till one day they heard him ask a little green eyed girl.

What's your mama's name child, what's your mama's name
Does she ever talk about a place called New Orleans
Has she ever mentioned a man named Buford Wilson
What's your mama's name child, what's your mama's name?

Twenty some odd years ago a drunkard down in Memphis
Lost a month of life and labored to the country jail
Just because he asked a little green eyed girl a question
And offered her a nickel's worth of candy if she'd tell.

What's your mama's name child, what's your mama's name
Does she ever talk about a place called New Orleans
Has she ever mentioned a man named Buford Wilson
What's your mama's name child what's your mama's name?

A year and some odd days ago an old man died in Memphis
Just another wayward soul the county had to claim
Inside the old man's ragged coat they found a faded letter
That said you've got a daughter and her eyes are Wilson green.

What's your mama's name child, what's your mama's name
Does she ever talk about a place called New Orleans
Has she ever mentioned a man named Buford Wilson
What's your mama's name child what's your mama's name?

What's your mama's name child, what's your mama's name
Does she ever talk about a place called New Orleans
Has she ever mentioned a man named Buford Wilson
What's your mama's name child what's your mama's name?...

 

[fox69]

"When Am I Ever Gonna Settle Down"

"When Am I Ever Gonna Settle Down"



I've walked the streets of small Texas towns
I've seen the snowfalls in New York
For a young man I guess I've been around
But when am I ever gonna settle down?

I have seen Grand Canyon and the Great Niagara Falls
Had chains on my legs in Wichita
Yeah for a young man I guess I've been around
But when am I ever gonna settle down?

I've known girls from Maine to Alabam
I've loved the Cajun Queens down in Louisian
What will she be like when I reach that next town
Will that be the woman to make me settle down?

Well I loved me a Georgia peach but she turned out wrong
She didn't move me so I moved on
For a young man I guess I've been around
But when am I ever gonna settle down?...

 

[fox69]

"When God Dips His Love In My Heart"

"When God Dips His Love In My Heart"



When God dips his pen of love in my heart
And writes my soul a message he wants me to know
His spirit all divine fills this sinful soul of mine
When God dips his love in my heart.

Well, I said I wouldn't tell it to a living soul
How he brought salvation when he made me whole
But I found I couldn't hide such love as Jesus did impart
Well, it makes me laugh, it makes me cry, sets my sinful soul on fire
When God dips his love in my heart.

Sometimes though the way is dreary, dark and cold
And some unburdened sorrow keeps me from the goal
I go to God in prayer, I can always find him there
To whisper sweet peace to my soul.

Well, I said I wouldn't tell it to a living soul
How he brought salvation when he made me whole
But I found I couldn't hide such love as Jesus did impart
Well, it makes me laugh, it makes me cry, sets my sinful soul on fire
When God dips his love in my heart.

He walked every step up calvary's ragged way
To give his life completely and bring a better day
My life was steeped and sinned but in love he took me in
His blood washed away every stain.

Well, I said I wouldn't tell it to a living soul
How he brought salvation when he made me whole
But I found I couldn't hide such love as Jesus did impart
Well, it makes me laugh, it makes me cry, sets my sinful soul on fire
When God dips his love in my heart.

When God dips his love in my heart...

 

[fox69]

"When I Want To Love A Lady"

"When I Want To Love A Lady"



I hate to leave your party and these friendly people here
But I don't fit in with all that's goin' on
Your love's an invitation but I can't go along
'Cause when I want to love a lady I go home.

I go home to love a lady, she's waiting up for me
A lady who has spent the night alone
No other man has touched her she saves her love for me
When I want to love a lady I go home.

It would be so easy to live just for tonight
Yet I know to love you would be wrong
So I won't accept your offer although temptation's strong
When I want to love a lady I go home.

I go home to love a lady, she's waiting up for me
A lady who has spent the night alone
No other man has touched her she saves her love for me
When I want to love a lady I go home...