Hank Williams

[fox69]

"Alone And Forsaken"

"Alone And Forsaken"


We met in the springtime when blossoms unfold
The pastures were green and the meadows were gold
Our love was in flower as summer grew on
Her love like the leaves now has withered and gone.

The roses have faded, there's frost at my door
The birds in the morning don't sing anymore
The grass in the valley is starting to die
And out in the darkness the whippoorwills cry.

Alone and forsaken by fate and by man

Oh, lord, if you hear me please hold to my hand
Oh, please understand.

Oh, where has she gone to, oh, where can she be
She may have forsaken some other like me
She promised to honor, to love and obey
Each vow was a plaything that she threw away.

The darkness is falling, the sky has turned gray
A hound in the distance is starting to "bay"
I wonder, I wonder - what she's thinking of
Forsaken, forgotten - without any love.

Alone and forsaken by fate and by man

 

[fox69]

"Angel Of Death"

"Angel Of Death"


In the great book of John
You're warned of the day
When you'll be laid
Beneath the cold clay

The Angel of Death
Will come from the sky
And claim up your soul
When the time comes to die

When the Angel of Death
Comes down after you
Can you smile and say
That you have been true

Can you truthfully say
With your dying breath
That you're ready to meet
The Angel of Death

When the lights all grow dim
And the dark shadows creep
And then your lived ones
Are gathered to weep

Can you face them and say
With your dying breath
That you're ready to meet
The Angel of Death

When the Angel of Death
Comes down after you
Can you smile and say
That you have been true

Can you truthfully say
With your dying breath
That you're ready to meet
The Angel of Death

 

[fox69]

"Are You Walkin' And A Talkin'..."

"Are You Walkin' And A Talkin'..."


On your journey to the grave
would you stop and try to save
Are you walkin and a-talkin with the lord?
Would you lend a helping hand
to some poor sinner man
Are you walkin and a-talkin with the lord?

[Chorus]
Are you walkin, (are you walkin)
are you talkin, (are you talkin)
Are you walkin and a-talkin with the lord?
Are you traveling in his light
every day and every night
Are you walkin and a talkin with the lord?
If you heart said testify, would the world hear your reply
Are you walkin and a-talkin with the lord?
Would you stand and shout his name or bow your head in shame
Are you walkin and a-talkin with the lord?

[Chorus]

Are you walkin and a-talkin with the lord?
Will he take you by the hand and lead you to that promised land
Are you walkin and a-talkin with the lord?

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"At The First Fall Of Snow"

"At The First Fall Of Snow"


I talked with a stranger, so sad and alone.
His Garments were sackled, all tattered and torn
He told me a story,of sorrow and woe
His heart went to heaven,at the first fall of snow

He spoke of his angel, a dear baby girl
He loved every footstep, he loved every curl
But she went to heaven, just one year ago
The angels came for her, at the first fall of snow

He still had the dolly, that she used to love
He held and caressed it, and gazed up above

He whispered my baby, your waiting I know
I'll bring you your dolly, at the first fall of snow

And there as I listened, my eyes filled with tears
I knew she was part of, his happier years
His frail body trembled, he spoke soft and low
I'll be with my baby, at the first fall of snow

I patted his shoulder, my feelings to hide
He couldn't know, I was crying inside
He smiled as we parted, cause he didn't know
That we lost our baby, at the first fall of snow

 

[fox69]

"Baby, We're Really In Love"

"Baby, We're Really In Love"


If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in love
If you're happy with me like i'm happy with you
Old cupid just gave us a shove
If you're thinkin' of me like i'm thinkin' of you
Then i know what you're thinkin' of
If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in love.

I run around in circles
And turn in fire alarms
I'm nutty as a fruitcake
When you're not in my arms
If you're meant for me like i'm meant for you
Baby, we fit like a glove
If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in love.

If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in love.
If you're countin' on me like i'm countin' on you
Old cupid just gave us a shove
If you're dreamin' of me like i'm dreamin' of you
Then i know what you're dreamin' of
If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in love.

My folks think i've gone crazy
And i don't feel too sure
And yet there's nothin' wrong with me
That weddin' bells won't cure
If you go for me like i go for you
Baby, we fit like a glove
If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in love.

 

[fox69]

"Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw"

"Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw"


[CHORUS]
A tongue can accuse and carry bad news
The seeds of distrust, it will sow
But unless you've made no mistakes in your life
Be careful of stones that you throw.

[SPOKEN]
A neighbor was passing my garden one time
She stopped and I knew right away
That it was gossip, not flowers, she had on her mind
And this is what I heard my neighbor say:

"That girl down the street should be run from our midst
She drinks and she talks quite a lot
She knows not to speak to my child or to me."
My neighbor then smiled and I thought:

[CHORUS]

[SPOKEN]
A car speeded by and the screamin' of brakes
A sound that made my blood chill
For my neighbor's one child had been pulled from the path
And saved by a girl lying still.

The child was unhurt and my neighbor cried out:
"Oh! who was that brave girl so sweet?"
I covered the crushed, broken body and said:
"The bad girl who lived down the street."

[CHORUS]

 

[fox69]

"Beneath A Cold Gray Tomb Of Stone"

"Beneath A Cold Gray Tomb Of Stone"


Passing by a lonesome graveyard
Everything I love is gone
Weeping as they lay my darling
'Neath a cold gray tomb of stone

In this world I'm left to wander
With no one to call my own
While my precious darling's sleeping
'Neath a cold gray tomb of stone

Out there in that lonesome graveyard
She is sleeping all alone
And I buried my heart with her
Neath a cold gray tomb of stone

Skies above are dark and stormy
All the sunshine, all is gone
For the while my love is sleeping
'Neath a cold gray tomb of stone

My heart is dead and yet i'm living
Traveling through this world alone
I wish that I was with my darling
'Neath a cold gray tomb of stone

 

[fox69]

"Beyond The Sunset"

"Beyond The Sunset"


Should you go first and I remain to walk the road alone
I'll live in mem'ry's garden dear with happy days we've known
In spring I'll wait for roses red when fades the lilacs bloom
And in early fall when brown leaves fall I'll catch a glimpse of you
Should you go first and I remain for battles to be fought
Each thing you've touched along the way will be a hallowed spot
I'll hear your voice I'll see your smile though blindly I may grope
The mem'ry of your helping hand will buoy me on with hope
Beyond the sunset oh blissful morning when with our Saviour heaven is begun
Earth's toiling ended oh glorious dawning beyond the sunset when day is done

Should you go first and I remain to finish with the scroll
No lessening shadows shall ever creep in to make this life seem droll
We've known so much of happiness we've had our cup of joy
And memory is one gift of God that death cannot destroy
I want to know each step you take that I may walk the same
For someday down that lonely road you'll hear me call your name
Should you go first and I remain one thing I'll have you do
Walk slowly down that long long path for soon I'll follow you
In that fair homeland we'll know no parting beyond the sunset for evermore

 

[fox69]

"Blue Love (In My Heart)"

"Blue Love (In My Heart)"


I've got a blue love in my heart
What can I do, love, with my heart
It's got a burnin', yearnin' while we're apart
I've got a blue love in my heart.

So blue the nights, so blue the days
Why don't you write to me and say;

You've got a true love in your heart

And stop this burnin', yearnin' while we're apart
I've got a blue love in my heart.

I've got an old flame in my heart
A solid-gold flame in my heart
I'm like a weepin'-willow, while we're apart
I've got a blue love in my heart.

What can i do, where can i go
I never knew i loved you so;

I've got a blue love in my heart
What can i do love with my heart
I'm like a weepin-willow, while we're apart
I got a blue love in my heart.

 

[fox69]

"California Zephyr"

"California Zephyr"


From the Great Salt Lakes of Utah to California's golden shore
Colorado and Nevada through the deserts burnin' door
While she's circlin' through the canyons, can't you see that mountain stream
It's the California Zephyr, the Union Pacific Queen

See her rockin' see her rollin' as she rambles on her way
She left LA this mornin' burnin' up the right of way
In the distance hear her moanin' hear her lonesome whistle scream
It's the California Zephyr, the Union Pacific Queen

She leaves the city of the angels headin' for ole Santa Fe
She's a makin' nauts she's makin' time just watch her swing and sway
And from way out in the darkness, see that headlight gleam
It's the California Zephyr, the Union Pacific Queen

From the Great Salt Lakes of Utah to California's golden shore
Colorado and Nevada through the deserts burnin' door
While she's circlin' through the canyons, can't you see that mountain stream
It's the California Zephyr, the Union Pacific Queen