Ricky Nelson

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"(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow"

"(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow"



I was ridin' number nine
Headin' south from Caroline
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I got in trouble, had to roam
Left my gal and my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Just a kid acting smart
I went and broke my darlin's heart
I guess I was to young to know

They took me off the Georgia main
Locked me to a ball an' chain
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

All alone I bear the shame
I'm a number, not a name
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

All I do is sit an' cry
When that evening train goes by
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I'll be locked here in this cell
'Til my body's just a shell
And my hair turns whiter than snow

I'll never see that gal of mine
I'm in Georgia doin' time
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

 

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"A Flower Opens Gently By"

"A Flower Opens Gently By"



Feeling crowded sidewalks burn
And lonely couples never learn
Paying tributes to our dead
With empty words we never said
Goodbye, so long

Spilling time at every turn
Living lives of no return
As stately figures compromise
A flower opens gently by
Goodbye, so long

Like fearless barks of frightened dogs
We hide behind some worthy cause
AS anger starts it's empty rise
A flower opens gently by
Goodbye, so long

It hurts so bad to lose a friend
There's a valley where the river's been
While all you wingless birdmen try to fly
A flower closes gently by
Goodbye, so long
Bye bye, so long

 

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"A Happy Guy"

"A Happy Guy"



Some guys like a nine to five job
And a house with a white picket fence
Some guys live for that weekly pay cheque
But to me it don't make much sense
Now I don't like a tight collar
Or a suit with a matching tie
I like to pick up and go where the four winds blow
And that's why I'm a happy guy

I steer clear of sweet talkin' gals
They gotta wedding bells on their mind
They want a guy to stay home every night
But me, I'm a different kind
I move when I'm ready
And I don't have to tell you why
I just grab my hat
And leave where I'm at
And that's why I'm a happy guy

You can look for me when I'm passing through
And I'll stay awhile in your town
We can live it up and let the good times roll
But don't try to settle me down
No girls gonna chain me
I was born with a rovin' eye
And when the thrill is gone
Well I'll be moving on
And that's why I'm a happy guy

 

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"A Legend In My Time"

"A Legend In My Time"



In love's crazy game
I'd be a legend in my time

If they gave gold statuettes
For tears and regrets
I'd be a legend in my time

But they don't give awards
And there's no praise or fame
For a heart that's been broken
Over love that's in vain

If loneliness meant world acclaim
Then everyone would know my name
I'd be a legend in my time

But they don't give awards
And there's no praise or fame
For a heart that's been broken
Over love that's in vain

If loneliness meant world acclaim
Then everyone would know my name
I'd be a legend in my time
I'd be a legend in my time

 

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"A Long Vacation"

"A Long Vacation"



Summertime's here but it's been so long
It's been a long cold winter, I'm so glad it's gone
Come on baby don't have no fear
School is passed through another year

A long vacation this is gonna be
Everynight this summer save your love for me
I jump in my car and drive clear across town
Just to be with you baby when the lights go down

Just to be with you baby is my one desire
The flames start to burnin' with your kisses of fire
Hold me baby and never let go
That's when I feel like you love me so

One of these days we're gonna settle down
Then I won't have to drive clear across town
You'll be mine through eternity
'Cause that's the way it was meant to be

Just to be with you baby is my one desire
The flames start to burnin' with your kisses of fire
Hold me baby and never let go
That's when I feel like you love me so

One of these days we're gonna settle down
Then I won't have to drive clear across town
You'll be mine through eternity
'Cause that's the way it was meant to be

 

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"A Teenager's Romance"

"A Teenager's Romance"


Bah, bah, bah, but
Bah, bah, bah, but
Bah, bah, bah, bah. bah. bah, but
Do do do do do do
Bah, bah, bah, but
Bah, bah, bah, but
Bah, bah, bah, bah. bah. bah, but
A teenager's romance is fickled or true
A teenager's romance is red hot or blue
You're either in misery or high on a crest
A teenager's romance is like all the rest

They tell us we're different
We haven't the right
To decide for ourselves, dear
What's black and what's white

Keep saying you love me
And they'll look upon
A teenager's romance
That goes on and on

[Instrumental Interlude]

They tell us we're different
We haven't the right
To decide for ourselves, dear
What's black and what's white

Keep saying you love me
And they'll look upon
A teenager's romance
That goes on and on

A teenager's romance
That goes on and on

 

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"A Wonder Like You"

"A Wonder Like You"


I've seen the snow-white mountains of Alaska
I've sailed along the rivers of Peru
I've seen the world and all its Seven Wonders
But I've never seen a wonder like you

I've stood upon the pyramids of Egypt
Far away across the ocean blue
I've seen the island beauties of Hawaii
But I've never seen a beauty like you

I've gazed at the White Cliffs Of Dover
There's not a place I didn't see
Now that my travels are over
I wish you had been there with me

I've seen the pretty dancing girls of Siam
The happy Polynesian people, too
But they're not as happy as I am
'cause they haven't got a wonder like you

[Instrumental interlude]

I've gazed at the White Cliffs Of Dover
There's not a place I didn't see
Now that my travels are over
I wish you had been there with me

I've seen the pretty dancing girls of Siam
The happy Polynesian people, too
But they're not as happy as I am
'cause they haven't got a wonder like you

They haven't got a wonder like you
No, they haven't got a wonder like you
No, they haven't got a wonder like you

 

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"Again"

"Again"



Again, this couldn't happen again
This is that once in a lifetime
This is the thrill divine

What's more, this never happened before
Though I have prayed for a lifetime
That such as you would suddenly be mine

Mine to hold, as I'm holding you now
And yet, never so near
Mine to have when the now and the here disappear
What matters dear

For when, this doesn't happen again
We'll have this moment forever
But never, never again

 

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"Ain't Nothin' But Love"

"Ain't Nothin' But Love"



Can you feel your heart skip a little beat
It ain't nothin' but love
Do you feel kinda dizzy when you stand on your feet
It ain't nothin' but love

When she holds your hand do you feel real funny
Do you lose your head when she calls you honey
Well don't worry 'bout a thing now
It ain't nothin' but love

Can you feel your head spinnin' all around
It ain't nothin' but love
And you feel like you're flyin' with your feet on the ground
It ain't nothin' but love

Do you walk her home with your arm around her
Then you think she's sweet 'cause you're glad you found her
Well don't worry bout a thing now
It ain't nothin' but love

It ain't nothin' but love, ain't nothin' but love
When you feel like everything's upside down
it ain't nothing but love

When you kiss her goodnight 37 times
That ain't nothin' but love
And you feel kind of funny when the wedding bells chime
That ain't nothin' but love

Do you feel real good everytime you kiss her
If she left you now do you think you'd miss her
Well don't worry 'bout a thing now
That ain't nothin' but love

It ain't nothin' but love, ain't nothin' but love
When you feel like everything's upside down
It ain't nothin' but love

When you kiss her goodnight 37 times
That ain't nothin' but love
And you feel kind of funny when the wedding bells chime
That ain't nothin' but love

Do you feel real good everytime you kiss her
If she left you now do you think you'd miss her
Well don't worry 'bout a thing now
That ain't nothin' but love

Ain't nothin' but love
Mmm, nothin' but love
Ain't nothin' but love
Well nothin' but love