Roger Miller

[fox69]

"Meanwhile Back In Abilene"

"Meanwhile Back In Abilene"


Movin' all around movin' all around won't you settle down in this old town
On the move honey that's my groove travel everywhere breathing in the air
I don't have a care in this old world and I feel fine everything is mine
Meanwhile back in Abilene the sun is coming up
And the milkman's making all the rounds he made when I was just a pup
Barbershop will open up and Jacksons drugstore too
And they'll talk about this poor young wandering fool
Taking in the sights see the city lights smiling at the girls and being cool
Having fun my life has just begun fishing in the stream with a piece of string
All I catch is turles and old boots and I don't mind cos I'm feeling fine

Meanwhile back in Abilene the sun is going down
And the drive-in restaurants the only place to go to hear a sound
Drive-in crowd know each and every one by their first name
And they'll talk about me wonder if I've changed
Movin' all around movin' all around won't you settle down in this old town
On the move honey that's my groove travel everywhere breathing in the air
I don't have a care in this old world and I feel fine everything is mine
Taking in the sights...

 

[fox69]

"Muddy Water"

"Muddy Water"


Look out for me oh muddy water your mysteries are deep and wide
And I got a need for going some place
And I got a need to climb upon your back and ride

Look for me when you see me comin' I may be runnin' I don't know
I may be tired and runnin' fever but I'll be headed south to the mouth of the Ohio
So look out for me oh muddy water...

Well I been down to the pain and sorrow I thought no tomorrow's comin' in
So I put my pole to the river bottom
And I've got to hide some place and find myself again
Look out for me oh muddy water...
Look out for me oh muddy water...

 

[fox69]

"My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About)"

"My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About)"


Sometimes my memories let me hold and kiss you
But they're just lending me the things I live without
And if it's my fault that I can't really hold you
Yes my ears should burn when fools are talked about

What made me think I craved another's kisses
another so unworthy I found out
My arms should have no right to hold another
And my ears should burn when fools are talked about

At night in dreams I do her callin' to me
she loves me she loves me there's no doubt
But my lips have no right to ask forgiveness
And my ears should burn when fools are talked about

Yes my ears should burn when fools are talked about

 

[fox69]

"My Elusive Dreams"

"My Elusive Dreams"


You followed me to Texas you followed me to Utah
We didn't find it there so we moved on
Then you went with me to Alabam things look good in Birmingham
We didn't find it there so we moved on
I know you're tired of following my elusive dreams and schemes
For they're only fleeting things my elusive dreams

You had my child in Memphis then I heard of work in Nashville
But we didn't find it there so we moved on
To a small farm in Nebraska to a gold mine in Alaska
We didn't find it there so we moved on
Now we've left Alaska because there was no gold mine
This time only two of us moved on
Now all we have is each other and a little mem'ry to cling to
And still you won't let me go on alone
I know you're tired of following...

 

[fox69]

"My Uncle Used To Love Me (But She Died)"

"My Uncle Used To Love Me (But She Died)"


My uncle used to love but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til he's licken good and fried
Keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to love me but she died

Who'll bid me quarter, thirty cents for a ring of keys
Three sixty-five for a dollar bill of groceries
I'll have me a car of my own someday but 'til then I need a ride (thanks Steve)
My uncle used to love me but she died

My uncle used to love but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til he's licken good and fried
Keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to live me but she died

Hamburger cup of coffee lettuce and tomato
Two times a dime to see a man kiss the alligater
One more time around free on the ferris wheel ride
My uncle used to love me but she died

My uncle used to love but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til he's licken good and fried
Keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to live me but she died

Apples are for eatin and snakes are for hissin
I've heard about a'huggin and I've heard about kissin
I read about it free in a fifty cent illustrated guide
My uncle used to love me but she died

My uncle used to love but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til he's licken good and fried
Keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to live me but she died

Well my uncle used to love but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til he's licken good and fried
Keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to live me but she died

 

[fox69]

"Mystery Train"

"Mystery Train"


Train I ride
sixteen coaches long
Train I ride
sixteen coaches long
Well that long black train's got my baby and gone

Train, train
Comin' round the bend
Train, train
Comin' round, round the bend
Well it took my baby, but it never will again

Train, train
Comin' down, down the line
Train, train
Comin' down, down the line
Well it's bringing my baby, 'cos she's mine all mine,
all mine, all mine

Train, train
Comin' round the bend
Train, train
Comin' round, round the bend
Well it took my baby, but it never will again

 

[fox69]

"Na-Nominee"

"Na-Nominee"


Well we're tailor-made, for each other babe
We're so much in love with each other
We're so much inclined to spend all our time
With nobody else but each other

Na-nominee, na-nomino, na-nomina na na na na
Na-nominee, na-nomino, na-nomina na na na na

Come walk down my road, and lighten my load
Just walkin' along here beside me
And don't be afraid to lay in the shade
As long as you're laying beside me

Na-nominee, na-nomino, na-nomina na na na na
Na-nominee, na-nomino, na-nomina na na na na

Well la-lady-hey, la-lady-oh, la-lady-ah-la-la love you
And everwhere I go, everybody know
How much I la-la-la love you

Na-nominee, na-nomino, na-nomina na na na na
Na-nominee, na-nomino, na-nomina na na na na

 

[fox69]

"Not In Nottingham"

"Not In Nottingham"


Every town
Has its ups and downs
Sometimes ups
Outnumber the downs
But not in Nottingham
I'm inclined to believe
If we were so down, we'd up and leave
We'd up and fly if we had wings for flying
Can't you see the tears we're crying?
Can't there be some happiness for me?
Not in Nottingham

 

[fox69]

"Nothing Can Stop My Love"

"Nothing Can Stop My Love"


I gotta get up I gotta get goin' rain or shine sleetin' or snowin'
Nothing can stop me stop me stop my loving you
Wander through woods climb a high mountain
Love's in my heart like waters in a fountain
Nothing can stop me stop me stop my loving you
Cross the fire walk through river you'll be the taker and I'll be the giver
I'll give you lovin' lovin' honey that's what I'll do
Climb a big wall I'd tear into pieces I gotta get to your love and kisses
Nothing can stop me stop me stop my loving you

I can't stop praisin' the day I found you
I'd walk a hundred miles just to be around you
Nothing can stop me stop me stop my loving you
Nothing at all nothing in the world can make me stop fallin' for you my girl friend
Nothing can stop me stop me stop my loving you
Cross the fire walk through river...

 

[fox69]

"Oklahoma Woman"

"Oklahoma Woman"


Ribbon of concrete stretching out far before me
Ribbon of concrete stretching back far behind
I'm rattling down round the southern parts of Texas
With that Oklahoma woman on my mind

Oklahoma woman, whoa whoa woman
Oh Lord what a day the day was the day that I found her
Oklahoma woman, whoa whoa woman
Oh Lord I can't wait to get home and put my two arms around her

Well it's starting to rain and I sure am glad I ain't walking
Yeah the telephone poles go flying by like they're flying
And I'm thinking about a lot of things but mainly
It's that Oklahoma woman on my mind

Oklahoma woman, whoa whoa woman
Oh Lord what a day the day was the day that I found her
Oklahoma woman, whoa whoa woman
Oh Lord I can't wait to get home and put my two arms around her

So I say come on wheels and roll me on back to my baby
Yeah keep turning round and head me on down the line
And radio keep on playing songs to remind me
It's that Oklahoma woman on my mind

Oklahoma woman, whoa whoa woman
Oh Lord what a day the day was the day that I found her
Oklahoma woman, whoa whoa woman
Oh Lord I can't wait to get home and put my two arms around her

Oklahoma woman, whoa whoa woman
Oh Lord what a day the day was the day that I found her
Oklahoma woman, whoa whoa woman
Oh Lord I can't wait to get home and put my two arms around her