Marty Robbins

fox69 · 16.12.2014

"Southern Dixie Flyer"

"Southern Dixie Flyer"

At the station house one day
Was a lady old and gray
I could tell her heart was feelin' sad and low
With a teardrop in her eye
she was tryin' not to cry
I determined then her story I would know

I ventured a word
Then a sad, sad tale I heard
Of a mother who had lost her only child
Yes they've taken her away
These words I heard her say
And they're travellin' on that Southern Dixie Flyer

She was only sweet sixteen
And the only joy I've seen
What God has given now he takes away
She'll be taken home again
On that southbound railroad train
To be laid there with her daddy in the grave

I've no money of my own
I can't even take her home
But I want to be there with my heart's desire
But then she could say no more
As the echo drifted o'er
Was the whistle of that Southern Dixie Flyer

As the train pulled out of sight
And the day became as night
Was a scene to bring a tear to any eye
Just a lady all alone
Not a thing to call her own
But some memories from a better day gone by

I knew right away
There was nothin' I could say
To soothe her heart
Or dry those tear dimmed eyes
So I turned to walk away
From the lady old and gray
Whose heart was on that Southern Dixie Flyer

I've no money of my own
I can't even take her home
But I want to be there with my heart's desire
But then she could say no more
As the echo drifted o'er
Was the whistle of that Southern Dixie Flyer

fox69 · 16.12.2014

"Spanish Lullaby"

"Spanish Lullaby"

This my friends is an old Spanish lullaby.
And it's ben handed down from generation to generation.
And in it, a father is singing to his baby son.
And he's telling him, "Close you eyes little one and sleep.
And dream while the angels watch over you.
I will hold your hand.
And when you wake with the morning, I'll still be here.

Cierras ya tus ojitos.
Duermete sin temor.
Sueña con angelitos
Parecidos a ti.
Y te agarrare tu mano.
Duermete sin temor.
Cuando tu despiertes,
Yo estare aqui.

Da, da... da, da... da... da, da... da...
Da, da... da, da... da, da...
Da, da... da, da... da... da, da... da...
Da, da... da, da... da, da...

Y te agarrare tu mano.
Dueremete sin temor.
Cuando tu despiertes,
Yo estare aqui.

fox69 · 16.12.2014

"Sweet Country Music"

"Sweet Country Music"

Well, I've been on that road for thirty days
My head's been spinnin' around
I've been livin' up in a daze
I can't help it if I love it (can't help it)
Lord, you know it's in my veins (yeah)
Well, that sweet country music's
Gonna drive my blues away (drive my blues away) (drive my blues away)

You might have seen us down in Atlanta
Playin' all night long
Sun came up next mornin' we was still goin' strong
I can't help it if I love it (can't help it)
Lord, you know it's in my veins, yeah
And that sweet country music's
Gonna drive my blues away (drive my blues away) (drive my blues away)

Somethin' comes all over me when I'm a-doin' a show
Somethin' about that music, Lord,
And it won't let me go
I can't help it if I love it (can't help it)
Lord, you know it's in my veins, yeah
Well, that sweet country music's
Gonna drive my blues away (drive my blues away)

When I hear that crowd a-cheerin' my blood gets hot
The band keeps on a-playin', Lord,
And I, I don't wanna stop
I can't help it if I love it (can't help it)
Lord, you know it's in my veins, yeah
Well, that sweet country music's
Gonna drive my blues away (drive my blues away) (drive then away)
Well, that sweet country music's
Gonna drive my blues away (drive my blues away) (drive my blues away)

fox69 · 16.12.2014

"Sweet Leilani"

"Sweet Leilani"

Sweet Leilani, heavenly flower
Nature fashioned roses kissed with dew
And then she placed them in a flower
And that was the start of you

Sweet Leilani, heavenly flower
Tropic skies are jealous as they shine
I think they're jealous of your blue eyes
I think they're jealous 'cause you're mine

Sweet Leilani, heavenly flower
I dream of Paradise for two
I dream of Paradise complete here
You are my dream come true

fox69 · 16.12.2014

"Sweet Lies"

"Sweet Lies"

I watched as he held her and kissed her goodnight
Heard every word as I stood out of sight
Just like a fool everything he believed
Nothin' but sweet lies she once told to me

Foolhearted boy, should I tell what I know
Just how she'll win love and then let it go
Too much in love and too far gone to see
It's only sweet lies she once told to me

Once he starts fallin' he won't wanna stop
She'll build him up high and then let him drop
Down with the others who never could see
It's only sweet lies she once told to me

Once he starts fallin' he won't wanna stop
She'll build him up high and then let him drop
Down with the others who never could see
It's only sweet lies she once told to me

fox69 · 16.12.2014

"Take Me Back To The Prairie"

"Take Me Back To The Prairie"

Take me out of this prison
Back to the clear blue sky
Take me back to the part where this cowboy's heart
Wants to live till I die

Take me back to the prairie
Away from these cold prison bars
By a campfire's gleam let me lie there and dream
Under a blanket of stars

Where each mountain top wears a halo
Of fleecy white clouds overhead
Where symphonys ring from birds on the wing
And the grass is like a soft feather bed

Take me back to the prairie
Back to the land I love best
So that when I am gone I'll be where I belong
There in my haven of rest

fox69 · 16.12.2014

"Tall Handsome Stranger"

"Tall Handsome Stranger"

A tall handsome stranger rode into town
With fire in his eyes burning red as sundown
His boots were all dusty, his coat open wide
Six ways of dying hung low on his side

He went in the town hall asking for me
They told him that I was still town deputy
I sent him to prison to pay for his crime
He killed a guard on the Sante Fe line

He spread word around town that my time had come
My notch was already carved on his gun
He's laughing and braggin and having his fun
It's all a show for he knows I won't run

That night in silence the town was asleep
I sat by my window and looked down the street
I wished in my heart that he would just ride away
I hated to face him next sunup that day

I met him at sunup, the crowd gathered round
Waitin and watching for one to go down
He grabbed for his six gun, tryin his best
He cursed as my bullet went deep in his chest

He stood there a moment and looked all around
Slowly and lifeless he fell to the ground
The stranger's my brother, born an outlaw
He must have forgotten I taught him to draw

The whole town was waiting and I was alone
The blood that I spilled was just like my own
When she hears this story, how Mother will cry
Brother 'gainst brother and one had to die

To die
To die

fox69 · 16.12.2014

"Tennessee Toddy"

"Tennessee Toddy"

Well, me and my baby was a-walkin' down the road
Just a-hoppin' along like two little toads
I looked down at her; I said, 'What can we do?'
She said, 'Let's go someplace where we can hop to the blues!'

I said, 'I don't know a place where we can do such a thing.'
She said, 'I know a place, and, man, it's just a dream!
It's just a little spot on the outside of town
Where we can really pick 'em up and put 'em down!'

So we went to a place called Everybody's
There I met a little chick called the Tennessee Toddy
The reason she was called the Tennessee Toddy
Was that she was all legs with a little bitty body,
But that cat could go, yeah, she was gone, gone, along gone,
And I'll tell you all about it in the very next verse of my song.

She was long and lean like a green string bean:
Calm and collected and cool and keen!
She was all of this and a whole lot more;
When my baby saw me watching her, she threw me out the door
And we were gone, yeah, we were gone, along gone,
And I'll tell you more about it in the very next verse of my song.

I took my baby home and she said, 'Good night.'
She said, 'Be real good and sleep real tight!'
I rushed right back to Everybody's
'Cause I had to get acquainted with the Tennessee Toddy!
So I left, yeah, I was gone, gone, along gone,
And I'll tell you more about it in the very next verse of my song.

I was back there jumpin' with Toddy at three
When in walked a gent twice as big as me
He looked real mean and mad and sore;
He made for me and I made for the door,
Just a-runnin', yeah, I was gone, gone, along gone,
And there ain't no more, so this is the end of my song...

fox69 · 16.12.2014

"That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine"

"That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine"

In a vine-covered shack in the mountains
Bravely fighting the battle of time
Is a dear one who's weathered life's sorrows
It's that silver haired daddy of mine

If I could recall all the heartaches
Dear old daddy, I've caused you to bear
If I could erase those lines from your face
And bring back the gold to your hair

If God would but grant me the power
Just to turn back the pages of time
I'd give all I own if I could but atone
To that silver haired daddy of mine

But I know it's too late, dear old daddy
To repay for the sorrows and cares
Though dear mother is waiting in Heaven
Just to comfort and solace you there

If I could recall all the heartaches
Dear old daddy, I've caused you to bear
If I could erase those lines from your face
And bring back the gold to your hair

If God would but grant me the power
Just to turn back the pages of time
I'd give all I own if I could but atone
To that silver haired daddy of mine

fox69 · 16.12.2014

"The Ballad Of Bill Thaxton"

"The Ballad Of Bill Thaxton"

Bill Thaxton was an ex-ranger
One of the bravest by far
It's said that old Bill was the fastest man ever
To pin on a ranger's star
Stories about him were legends
Bill was the best of the bold
Bad men all feared him way back in his day
But he was now growing old

Into Bill's town rode an outlaw
He wore his gun low and tied down
He reined in his horse and announced to the crowd
"If you speak to me call me Sundown"
His clothes were all dark and fancy
And topped by a black leather vest
Somebody asked how he came by his name
And if he was one of the best.

The eyes of the tall stranger narrowed
He grinned like the devil possessed
"I never fight till the sun's going down
And my back is facing the West"

Said he wouldn't be with us tomorrow
He only rode in for one thing
He only stopped by to make Bill Thaxton die
So he could add to his fame.
"Go give Bill Thaxton a message
And tell him a killer's in town
Tell him we'll meet at the end of the street
Just as the sun's going down"

Somebody said it had been years
Since old Bill had toted a gun
Sundown replied that it wasn't his hide
Killing old Bill would be fun
The old ranger sent back his answer
"Tell him that I'm on my way
I've never ran and I'll meet this young man
At any time of the day"

Bill got there just about sunset
It still hung like fire in the sky
In just a few moments out there in the street
Old Bill or the outlaw would die

Slowly Bill slid from the saddle
And started to make his advance
The sun hit the old ranger square in the eyes
The shadows had started to dance
Bill started talking to Sundown
Judging his distance that way
Their stride was the same and at just thirty feet
Both of the men made their play

Bill's gun slipped leather like lightning
His forty-four spoke with a whine
The sun didn't bother Bill Thaxton at all
Because the old ranger was blind
Six shots delivered their message
The ranger had emptied his gun
Bill gave a sigh when there was no reply
He knew that once more he had won

The old ranger lowered his six gun
He just stood there starting ahead
Watching you'd think that old Bill didn't know
In front of him Sundown lay dead

Bill has been gone for a long time
But old timers still can recall
The day the old ranger stood up to the test
And proved he was best of them all