Merle Haggard

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"Mixed Up Mess Of A Heart"

"Mixed Up Mess Of A Heart"


Oh, you poor, broke, mixed up, mess of a heart
Yeah, a little, bitty woman gonna tear you all apart
I warned you a thousand times
But you wouldn't listen nor pay me no mind
You poor, broke, mixed up, mess of a heart

Yeah, I watched her buy her tickets in Charlotte, North Carolina
And I heard her say, "One-way, please, to Denver"
She's goin' to meet that other guy and it won't do us no good to cry
'Cause she's wearin' his ring on her finger

Oh, you poor, broke, mixed up, mess of a heart
Yeah, a little, bitty woman gonna tear you all apart
Yeah, I warned you a thousand times
But you wouldn't listen nor pay me no mind
You poor, broke, mixed up, mess of a heart

Well, I watched her tip the porter
As she stepped aboard that midnight train bound to take her faraway forever
I watched the tail light fade away knowing she was goin' to stray
And I wish this broken heart was leavin' with her

Oh, you poor, broke, mixed up, mess of a heart
Yeah, a little, bitty woman gonna tear you all apart
I warned you a thousand times
But you wouldn't listen nor pay me no mind
You poor, broke, mixed up, mess of a heart
You poor, broke, mixed up, mess of a heart

 

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"Moanin' The Blues"

"Moanin' The Blues"


When my baby moved out and the blues moved in
There wasn't nothing I could do
But mosey around with my head in my hands yellin' what am I comin' to
And I just keep moanin' moanin' the blues
Well I wrote a nice long letter sayin' mama please come home
Your daddy is lonesome and all I do is moan.

I've been lovin' that gal for so doggone long
Can't afford to lose her now
I thought I was right but I must have been wrong
Because my head is startin' to bow
And I just keep moanin' moanin' the blues.

Well baby, baby, baby, honey baby, please come home
Your daddy is lonesome and all I do is moan
I promise you baby that I'll be good
And I'll never be bad no more.

I've been lovin' that gal for so doggone long
Can't afford to lose her now
I thought I was right but I must have been wrong
Because my head is startin' to bow
And I just keep moanin' moanin' the blues...

 

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"Mom And Dad's Waltz"

"Mom And Dad's Waltz"


I'd walk for miles cry or smile for my mama and daddy
I want them I want them to know
How I feel my love is real for my mama and daddy
I want them to know I love them so.

In my heart the joy tears start 'cause I'm happy
And I pray every day for mom and pappy and each night
I'd walk for miles cry or smile for my mama and daddy
I want them to know I love them so.

I'd fight in wars do all my chores for my mama and daddy
I want them to live on till they're called
I'd work and slave and never rave to my mama and daddy
Because I know I owe them my all.

In my heart the joy tears start'cause I'm happy
And I pray every day for mom and pappy and each night
I'd walk for miles cry or smile for my mama and daddy
I want them to know I love them so.

I love them so...

 

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"Money Tree"

"Money Tree"


Silver and gold made you say goodbye
One day it may make you wanna cry
When you're alone with a heart that's blue
Who will you take your heartaches too.

Love can't grow on a money tree
Not the kind you had with me
Some day when you're older a wiser girl you'll be
Then you'll know that love can't grow on a money tree.

I don't blame you for all my pain
A young girl like you needs time to dream
You're happy now but how long will it last
One day you'll be just a girl with the past.

Love can't grow on a money tree
Not the kind you had with me
Some day when you're older a wiser girl you'll be
Then you'll know that love can't grow on a money tree...

 

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"Montego Bay"

"Montego Bay"


I showed her most of Tennessee that's all I could afford
I even thought of stealing so I could show her more
But she never did seem happy and I often heard her say
Hey, I like it here but I love Montego Bay.

Oh, I should have gone with her at least I wouldn't know
What about Montego Bay that makes it pull so strong
All I've got's old mem'ries of the way she used to say
Hey, I like it here but I love Montego Bay.

Why couldn't I convince her, why couldn't I make her see
There's no way Montego Bay needs her more than me
When she left she seemed so happy I can still hear her say
Hey, I like it here but I love Montego Bay.

Why couldn't I convince her, why couldn't I make her see
There's no way Montego Bay needs her more than me
When she left she seemed so happy I can still hear her say
Hey, I like it here but I love Montego Bay...

 

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"More Than My Old Guitar"

"More Than My Old Guitar"


More than my old guitar
More than my old guitar
I love my old guitar like God loves the poor
But I love you e-ven more

You know there's love in our family
And not a lot of hate to ignore
And love is for music and guitar for loving
But I love you e-ven more

More than my old guitar
More than my old guitar
I love my old guitar like God loves the poor
But I love you e-ven more

There'll be no need for saving
If you knew what the Lord had in store
What waits for after the mind can't imagine
But I love you e-ven more

More than my old guitar
More than my old guitar
I love my old guitar like God loves the poor
But I love you e-ven more

 

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"Mother, The Queen Of My Heart"

"Mother, The Queen Of My Heart"


I had a home down in Texas down where the bluebonnets grew
I had the kindest old mother how happy we were just we two
Till one day the angels called her that debt we all have to pay
She'd call me close to her bedside these last few words to say.

Son don't start drinking and gambling promise you'll always go straight
Ten years have passed as we parted that promise I've broke I must say
I started gambling for past time at last I was just like them all
I bet my clothes and my money never dreaming that I'd ever fall.

One night I've bet all my money nothing was left to be seen
All that I needed to break them was one card and that was a Queen
The cards were delt round the table each man took a card on the draw
I drew the one that would beat them I turned it here's what I saw.

I saw my mother's picture somehow she seemed to say
Son you have broken your promise so I tossed the cards away
My winnings I gave to a newsboy I knew I was wrong from the start
I'll never forget that promise to the mother the Queen of my heart.

Oh le-ee oh le-ee oh le-ee...

 

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"Movin' On"

"Movin' On"


Big wheels rollin', big wheels rollin', movin' on
Big wheels rollin', gotta keep 'em goin'
Big wheels rollin', movin' on.

The white line is a life line to a nation
And men like Will and Sonny make it move
Livin' like a gypsy always on the go
Doin' what they best know how to do.

Jammin' gears has got to be a fever
'Cause men become addicted to the grind
It takes a special breed to be a truck drivin' man
And a steady hand to pull that load behind.

Big wheels rollin', big wheels rollin', movin' on...
Big wheels rollin' ,gotta keep 'em goin'
Big wheels rollin', movin' on.

All night country music keeps 'em goin'
And Will and Sonny keep on movin' on
A good hot cup of coffee is waitin' up ahead
And the rhythm of the highway hums along.

Jammin' gears has got to be a fever
'Cause men become addicted to the grind
It takes a special breed to be a truck drivin' man
And a steady hand to pull that load behind.

Big wheels rollin', big wheels rollin', movin' on
Big wheels rollin' ,gotta keep 'em goin'
Big wheels rollin', movin' on...

 

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"Mule Skinner Blues"

"Mule Skinner Blues"


Good mornin' Captain good mornin' son
Do you need another mule skinner out on your new wood line
De yodel ei-ee-hee oh le-ee le-ee oh le-ee.

I like to work I'm rollin' all the time
I can carve my initials on your mule's behind
De yodel ei-ee-hee oh le-ee le-ee oh le-ee.

Here comes James Burton on the accustical guitar.

Oh pick it.

Hey, hey, little water boy hey bring your water round
If you don't like your job then set your bucket down
De yodel ei-ee-hee oh le-ee le-ee oh le-ee.

Here's Roy Nichols on the harmonica.

I'm going to town honey what you want me to bring you back
How about a pint of booze and a Johny B Stetson hat
De yodel ei-ee-hee oh le-ee le-ee oh le-ee.

Here's Norman Hamlet.

Hey, I smell your bread a burnin' woman turn your damper down
If you ain't got a damper good gal turn your bread around
Around I said around
De yodel ei-ee-hee oh le-ee le-ee oh le-ee...

 

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"My Baby's Just Like Money"

"My Baby's Just Like Money"


Well, my baby's just like money
True while you hold her tight
But if you let her go, she'll blow like dough
Honky-tonk day and night

'Cos a friend of mine, he came and wised me up
This is what he said
"Money goes from hand to hand
And your baby goes to man to man"

Listen now, baby
And I don't mean maybe
Honey, I'm telling you
You're making me blue
That's why I know it's true

'Cos I found out, honey
You're just like money
Root of all evil
Money goes from hand to hand
And you know you go from man to man

Yeah, my baby's just like money
She goes everywhere
And I'm telling you her love's untrue
And I know that she don't care

Just as long as she's got a ticket to ride
That gal's satisfied
Money goes from hand to hand
And my baby goes to man to man

Listen here, baby
And I don't mean maybe
You got to change your ways starting today
Or your daddy's not gonna stay

'Cos I found out, honey
You're just like money
Root of all evil
Money goes from hand to hand
You know you go from man to man