Dolly Parton

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"Night Train To Memphis"

"Night Train To Memphis"


Take that night train to Memphis take that night train to Memphis
You know how I'm longing to see you
Leave that 3-50-7 and arive at eleven then I'll be shoutin' hallelujah
Hallelujah hallelujah I'll be shoutin' hallelujah all the day
Oh we'll have a jubilee down in Memphis Tennessee
And we'll shout hallelujah all the day

Take that night train to Memphis take that night train to Memphis
And when you arrive at the station
I'll be right there to meet you I'll be right there to greed you
So don't turn down my invitation
Hallelujah hallelujah...

Take that night train to Memphis take that night train to Memphis
Tell that engineer to pull a trottle open
Keep that engine stack a smokin' I'm not kiddin' I'm not jokin'
And I'll soon be with my girl I'm hopin'
Hallelujah hallelujah...
Shoutin' hallelujah all the day

 

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"No Good Way Of Saying Good-Bye"

"No Good Way Of Saying Good-Bye"


The truth is too painful
This moment too real
Saying good-bye
But loving you still
Too late to start over
We've tried that before
And I just don't have it in me
To try anymore
But I know I'll miss you
And I know I'll cry
I know you loved me
And I know you've tried
It's the hardest thing
I'll ever do in my life
But I know no good way
Of saying good-bye
I know I'll miss you
And I know I'll cry
I know you loved me
And I know I'll ask why
I know I'll have moments
When I'll want to die
But I know no good way
Of saying good-bye
And the longest night
I'll ever spend will be tonight
'Cause I know no good way of saying

 

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"Not For Me"

"Not For Me"


Birds sing for everyone but me, for me it rains
And I can't hear the music for the pain
I see such happiness for some, but not for me
With love, I always try so hard to get it right
I find it gone just when I think I might
Regretfully I see it last for some, but not for me
Out of reach of all the things I want to have and hold
I've come to just accept that's how it goes
I've come so close
Not for me, it's not for me to question, I suppose
But I keep wonderin' what the future holds
Why must it be?
That life's so sweet for some, but not for me
Birds sing for everyone but me, for me it rains
And I can't see the sunshine for the pain
But I see such happiness for some, but not for me
For me it rains, there's only pain
It's not for me

 

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"O Little Town Of Bethlehem"

"O Little Town Of Bethlehem"


O little town of Bethlehem how still we see Thee lie
Above Thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by
Yet in Thy dark street shineth the everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight

O holy Child of Bethlehem descent to us we pray
Cast out our sins and enter in be born in us today
We hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell
Oh come to us abide with us our Lord Emmanuel

Yet in Thy dark street shineth...
O little town of Bethlehem how still we see Thee lie
Above Thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by

 

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"Oh, He's Everywhere"

"Oh, He's Everywhere"


He walks in my mind like a shadow
Someone speaks his name and he appears
I can see his face in total darkness
Oh, he's everywhere
He left a memory that lives with me
A memory of how it used to be
And I remember all the things we used to share
Oh, he's everywhere
He waits in the corners of my mind
And in the stillness of the night, he walks around
Sometimes his memory's so real I think he's really there
Oh, he's everywhere
He left a memory that lives with me
A memory of how it used to be
I remember all the things we used to share
Oh, he's everywhere
Oh, he's everywhere

 

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"Old Black Kettle"

"Old Black Kettle"


Well I remember when I was just little
Mama used to cook on an old black kettle
On an old wood stove she'd had since she was wed
Well the oven door was sprung a little bit
So we propped it up with a forked stick
But that didn't matter cause Mama kept us fed
My mama and daddy must have loved each other
Cause I had eleven sisters and brothers
And the girls worked just as hard as the boys did
There was corn to hoe then we'd go hoe it
We might have been poor but we didn't know it
We'd heard that word but we didn't know what it meant
Oh we used to have such a good life
And the days that I knew then are the happiest I've known
And oh didn't we have such a good time
It's sad to think the old black kettle's gone

Well there was nothing that pleased us any better
Than when we got an occasional letter
From kin folks livin' up north in some big town
We'd think of all the games we'd play
And we just couldn't hardly wait
When our city cousins said they'ze a comin' down
Now Mama's done away with the old black kettle
She used to cook in when I was just little
And the door ain't sprung on her electric range
That little farm and home we had
It ain't there no more and that's too bad
Folks are doin' away with the simple things

And oh we used to have such a good life
And the days that I knew then are the happiest I've known
And oh didn't we have such a good time
It's sad to think the old black kettle's gone

Now, I just mean to say the simple things are gone
The old black kettle's gone

 

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"Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You)"

"Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You)"


Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend, someone who
I use to take comfort from long before I met you
I caught a spark from his eyes of forgotten desire
With a word, or a touch, I could have rekindled that fire
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
No one can light up the night like you do
Flickering embers of love
I've known one or two
But old flames can't hold a candle to you
Sometimes at night, I think of old lovers I've known
I remember how holding them helped me not feel so alone
Then I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone
Like stars in the night lost in the sweet light of dawn
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
No one can light up the night like you do
Flickering embers of love
I've known one or two
But old flames can't hold a candle to you
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
Mmmm...

 

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"Old Time Religion"

"Old Time Religion"


Old time religion
oh, give me that old time religion,
give me that old time religion
give me that old time religion
it's good enough for me

it was good for Paul and Silas,
it was good for Paul and Silas,
it was good for Paul and Silas,

it will do when the world's on fire
it will do when the world's on fire
it will do when the world's on fire

 

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"On My Mind Again"

"On My Mind Again"


I try hard to forget you and the love I once shared with you
But my mind won't let forgetfulness come in
There's no use in pretending the hurt is just beginning
Just when I think it's ending you're on my mind again
On my mind again just like you've always been
On my mind with mem'ries I'm rememberin'
On my mind again just like you've always been
Yes I find I've got you on my mind again

Sometimes I go to places where certain things erases
All traces of your mem'ry now and then
Oh then something will remind me of the love I left behind me
Then again your mem'ry finds me and you're on my mind again
On my mind again...
Yes I find I've got you on my mind again on my mind again

 

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"Once In A Very Blue Moon"

"Once In A Very Blue Moon"


I found your letter in my mailbox today
You were just checkin' if I was okay
And if I still miss you
Well you know what they say

Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
And I feel one comin' on soon

No need to tell me you'd like to be friends
And help me get back on my feet again
And do I still miss you?
Well it's just now and then

Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
And I feel one comin' on soon

There's a blue moon shinin'
When I'm reminded
Of all we've been through
Such a blue moon shinin'
Does it ever shine down on you?

Oh, 'cause you act like
It never even hurt you at all
And I'm the only one
Gettin' up from a fall
Tell me you dont feel it
Oh can't you recall

Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
And I feel one comin' on soon