George Jones

[fox69]

"Running Bear"

"Running Bear"


On the bank of the river stood Running Bear, young Indian brave
On the other side of the river stood his lovely Indian maid
Little White Dove was her name, such a lovely sight to see
But their tribes fought with each other, so their love could never be.

Running Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love big as the sky
Running Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love that couldn't die.

He couldn't swim the raging river 'cause the river was too wide
He couldn't reach the Little White Dove waiting there on the other side
In the moonlight he could see her throwing kisses 'cross the waves
Her little heart was beating faster waiting for her Indian brave.

Running Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love big as the sky
Running Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love that couldn't die.

Running Bear dove in the water, Little White Dove did the same
And they swam out to each other through the swirling stream they came
As their hands touched and their lips met, the raging river pulled them down
Now they'll always be together in their happy hunting ground.

Running Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love big as the sky
Running Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love that couldn't die...

 

[fox69]

"Saginaw, Michigan"

"Saginaw, Michigan"


I was born in Saginaw, Michigan
I grew up in a house on Saginaw Bay
My dad was a poor, hard-working Saginaw fisherman
Too many times he came home with too little pay.

I loved a girl in Saginaw, Michigan
The daughter of a wealthy, wealthy man
But he called me that son of a Saginaw fisherman
And he said I wasn't good enough to claim his daughter's hand.

That's why I'm up here in Alaska looking around for gold
Like a crazy fool I'm digging in this frozen ground so cold
But with each new day I pray I'll strike it rich and then
I'll go back home and claim my love in Saginaw, Michigan.

I wrote my love in Saginaw, Michigan
I said honey, I'm coming home please wait for me
And you can tell your dad I'm coming back a richer man
I hit the biggest strike in Klondike history.

Her dad met me in Saginaw, Michigan
He gave me a great big party with champagne
Then he said son you're a wise, young, ambitious man
Will you sell your father-in-law your Klondike claim.

So now he's up there in Alaska diggin' in the cold, cold ground
The greedy fool is looking for the gold I never found
And it serves him right and no one here is missing him
Least of all the newlyweds of Saginaw, Michigan.

Least of all the newlyweds of Saginaw, Michigan...

 

[fox69]

"Same Old Boat"

"Same Old Boat"


Well, she's got me over deep waters
She's got me out on a limb
She's sawed it out from under me
And I ain't even learned to swim
I keep a-scrathing at the muddy bank
But all I do is slide
I keep a-begging of her to love me
But just to be denied
Well, somerbodies gonna get wet
Somebodies gonna drown
It looks to me like if this will be
My third time down
Well she wanted me to take her boatin'
She just wants to paddle around
And her I am twenty miles from shore
And she throwed my paddler down
She pulled my cork from the boat
And here I'm a-sinking fast
If someone won't come rescue me
I don't know how long I'll last
Cause, somerbodies gonna get wet
Somebodies gonna drown
It looks to me like this will be
My third time down

Well, she wanted me to take her a-wadin'
She just wants to wet her feet
But here I am up to my neck
In the middle of the famous old creek
I keep a-scrathing at the muddy bank
But all I do is slide
I keep a-begging for her to love me
But just to be denied
So, somerbodies gonna get wet
Somebodies gonna drown
It looks to me like if this will be
My third time down...

 

[fox69]

"Same Ole Me"

"Same Ole Me"


With time my face has wrinkled
But my blue eyes still sparkle
With the love I felt for you the day we met
And to me you're just as lovely
As the first time I saw you
Times have changed but our love hasn't yet

I'm still the same ol' me
Loving the same sweet you
Time, hasn't withered our hearts
And when our days are through
I'll still be loving you
Even death can't keep us apart

And these hands that once were steady
Have now begun to tremble
But when they touch you
The same old feelings there
And your smile is still as special
As it was the day we married
Years haven't changed the love we share

I'm still the same ol' me
Loving the same sweet you
Time, hasn't withered our hearts
And when our days are through
I'll still be loving you
Even death can't keep us apart

I'm still the same ol' me
Loving the same sweet you....

 

[fox69]

"Same Sweet Girl"

"Same Sweet Girl"


All the years have seemed so short since I have known you
And the love I've shared with you I won't forget
And if we should ever reach a hundred years dear
You will be the same sweet girl as when we met

I'm so glad that I have found you little darling
In my heart I hold the sweetest memory
And each time I gaze into your eyes that's heaven
I can see the same sweet girl so dear to me

You will never have to live on just a promise
I will always be around you when you call
I will never share my kisses with another
Only with the same sweet girl my one and all

I'm so glad that I have found you little darling...

 

[fox69]

"San Antonio Rose"

"San Antonio Rose"


Deep within my heart lies a melody
A song of old San Antone
Where in dreams I live with a memory
Beneath the stars all alone

It was there I found beside the Alamo
Enchantment strange as the blue, up above
A moonlit path that only she would know
Still hears my broken song of love

Moon in all your splendor knows only my heart
Call back my Rose, Rose of San Antone
Lips so sweet and tender like petals fallin' apart
Speak once again of my love, my own

Broken song, empty words I know
Still live in my heart all alone
For that moonlit pass by the Alamo
And Rose, my Rose of San Antone

Moon in all your splendor knows only my heart
Call back my Rose, Rose of San Antone
Lips so sweet and tender like petals fallin' apart
Speak once again of my love, my own

Broken song, empty words I know
Still live in my heart all alone
For that moonlit pass by the Alamo
And Rose, my Rose of San Antone...

 

[fox69]

"Satisfied Mind"

"Satisfied Mind"


How many times have you heard someone say
If I had his money I could do things my way
But little they know that's so hard to find
One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind
Once I was waiting in fortune and fame
Everything that I dreamed of to get a start in life's game
But suddenly it happened I lost every dime
But I'm richer by far with a satisfied mind
Money can't buy back your youth when you're old
Or a friend when you're lonely or a love that's grown cold
The wealthiest person is a pauper at times
Compared to the man with a satisfied mind
When my life's ended and my time has run out
My friends and my loved ones I'll leave there's no doubt
But one thing for certain when it comes my time
I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind

 

[fox69]

"Say It's Not You"

"Say It's Not You"


Darlin', there's talk around town
'Bout a girl who spreads love around
Well softly
Darling, say it's not you!

They say that she comes in alone
They say her self respect is gone
That each night she leave with someone new
Darlin', say it's not you!

At first what they said didn't hurt me
Until they mentioned her name
Then slowly the tears overtook me
'Cause her name and yours is the same.

Each night till the breaking of dawn
I'm praying that your not one
Tell me love, say it's not true
Darlin', say it's not you!

Darlin', say it's not you!

 

[fox69]

"Sea Between Our Hearts"

"Sea Between Our Hearts"


There's a sea between our hearts where the waves are cold and dark
And the undertow of loneliness gets strong
My heart's caught in the tide of a love that you've denied
For you're colder than this sea we're drifting on.

The sea between our hearts is dark and stormy
And the harbor of your love is the only haven for me
If I only had a chart to guide me to your heart
I'd anchor there and sail the sea no more.

There's a shore of happiness that somehow we have missed
And now you've drifted off to someone new
But I haunt the lonely sea with a crew of memories
For the compass of my heart still points to you.

The sea between our hearts is dark and stormy
And the harbor of your love is the only haven for me
If I only had a chart to guide me to your heart
I'd anchor there and sail the sea no more

 

[fox69]

"Searching"

"Searching"


Searching I've spent a lifetime darling
Searching looking for someone like you
Dreaming in all my dreams I dream that someday
I'd find someone like you
Other loves have come my way but they were not for me
Tell me that you're here to stay don't ever set me free
Cause I've been searching I've spent a lifetime darling searching
Looking for someone just like you
Other loves have come my way...