The Charlie Daniels Band

[fox69]

"Maria Teresa"

"Maria Teresa"


Lights along the border
Two more lonely hours and I can go
Across the Rio Grande and Laredo
Cause Maria Teresa Marina Martinez
Is waitin' in Old Mexico

She's a rich Señor's daughter
And he sure ain't gonna like it when he knows
But I damn sure fight him and half of Texas
'Cause Maria Teresa Marina Martinez
Is waitin' in Old Mexico

High Sierra
Where evening breeze blows the tumbleweeds along
My Sombrero
And there's million stars and a thousand guitars
Always playing my song

Just a wild crazy cowboy
And I still don't like the way they rodeo
But I'll give up my wild oats for her sweet love
'Cause Maria Teresa Marina Martinez
Is waitin' in Old Mexico

High Sierra
Down where evening breeze blows the tumbleweeds along
My Sombrero
And there's million stars and a thousand guitars
Always playing my song

Lights along the border
Two more lonely hours and I can go
'Cross the Rio Grande and Laredo
Cause Maria Teresa Marina Martinez
Is waitin' in Old Mexico

Maria Teresa Marina Martinez
Is waitin' in Old Mexico

 

[fox69]

"Me And The Boys"

"Me And The Boys"


Remember back when we were young
And all the crazy things that we have done
Me and the Boys out skipping school
Back on the hill acting a fool
Yes its so easy to remember when
Everything was so simple then
We never worried about the money we spent
When you ain''t got no money
You don't care where it went

[Chorus:]
Feel the wind running through our hair as we ride
Running so fast not even time could hold us
Young and free we had nothing to hide
And we were doing all the things that nobody told us

Summer days when there weren't any courses
Down at the creek riding make believe horses
Acting out westerns that they had seen
Down at the picture show movie screen
One year later feeling 5 years older
Still scared of the girls but we were acting much bolder
And in the evening when the sun went down
Back street, make out, fooling around

[Bridge:]
Me and the Boys [x4]

Cruising around in a '57 dodge
Boys all checking out the noisy ride
Backyard mechanics each and every one
It was greasy work but damn it was fun

[Bridge]

 

[fox69]

"Midnight Train"

"Midnight Train"


Midnight train, roll on
Midnight train, roll on

Clear them tracks and keep that whistle blowin
Take this stranger on to Santa Fe
It seems like romance and danger
Follow this here tall dark stranger all along the way

Well the train was rumblin through the night heading south to Santa Fe
And in a fancy car, with a private bar, and a personal valet
There was a bunch of cold eyed men a sittin at a poker table
Bettin hot stakes all around

Ole Louisiana Lou had a knife in his shoe, was dealin' a hand of cards
And ole Stagger Lee Crocket had a gun in his pocket, was sweatin bettin hard
And over in the corner this Mexican guy with two gold teeth and a patch on his eye
Took a long hard look around

And then the door flew open, the stranger walked in and said don't ya'll get excited
I know this here's a private game, and I know I wasn't invited
But I got a roll that'd choke a mule
I'm just about a big enough fool to lay it all right down

And everybody nodded as the stranger took his seat
He knew this bunch of cutthroat's would be mighty hard to beat
As the stranger knew then the toughest two by far were where he sat
Was a pot belly fellow from south Alabama, and a dude in a black felt hat

Midnight Train, roll on
Midnight Train, roll on

Well clear them tracks and keep that whistle blowin
Take this stranger on to Santa Fe
It seems like romance and danger
Follow this here tall dark stranger all along the way

Well the stranger sat down he looked around at all them evil faces
And the pot-belly fellow drew a pair of queens, but the stranger he drew aces
And he kept on raising and pushin his luck, kept on winning like a run away truck
He was giving them a beating

And the stakes got higher than a Chinese kite, the stranger kept getting hot
Till every cent everybody had was lying out in that pot
Then the stranger threw down a royal flush,
Somebody said "Hey Man, that's enough friend I think you've been cheatin"

And then the stranger picked the money up and said "Boys I better run"
And then the bot-bellyed fella pulled a razor out and somebody pulled a gun
They said "You may think you're a sly old fox,
you're gonna leave here in a long pine box
if you don't leave that money alone"

Just about then the lights went out, and they all started fussin
And the lights came on, the stranger was gone, they all started cussin
And they searched that train from front to rear
The stranger he done disappeared, and all their money was gone

When the train pulled in the station, with the whistle blowin loud
A telegram was waitin, from the stranger for the crowd
Said "Thank you for the money boys, but don't feel too outdone
Cause It takes a dog to know a dog
I'm a howlin son of a gun."

Midnight Train, roll on
Midnight Train, roll on

Well clear them tracks and keep that whistle blowin
Take this stranger on to Santa Fe
It seems like romance and danger
Follow this here tall dark stranger all along the way

 

[fox69]

"Midnight Wind"

"Midnight Wind"


He blew in town at midnight and he didn't mean to stay
He found her just at closing time at the Alamo Cafe
And the way he smiled and carried on it kinda made her day
So by the time that she left he left with her
And she let him borrow money and she let him drive her car
She didn't really trust him but she done and gone too far

When the midnight moon is shining when it's shining down the way
If he blew in on the midnight wind he may never pass this way again

She knew down in her heart that he would only stay awhile
But sometimes she was a woman and sometimes she was a child
Then just about the time that she was learning how to smile
One Tuesday night he came up missing
And sometimes now she thinks she hears his footsteps cross the floor
But it's just that midnight wind howling around the door

When the midnight moon is shining...
When the midnight moon is shining...

 

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"Mississippi"

"Mississippi"


Mississippi
You've been on my mind
Like a mist in the morning
From some dream I've left behind

Mississippi
I've been kinda down
Because it's been such a long time
Since I've seen old Jackson town

I could be on the other side of the world
But in my memory, all I can see
Is Spanish moss hanging from a live oak tree

Mississippi
Save a place for me
I'll be coming home again (coming home again)
Mississippi, until then (until then)
You'll be on my mind

I'll be coming home again (coming home again)
Mississippi, until then (until then)
You'll be on my mind

 

[fox69]

"Mississippi Christmas Eve"

"Mississippi Christmas Eve"


Well it hardly ever snows in Mississippi
And It ain't ever white at Christmas time
We don't go riding thru the snow in a one horse open sleigh

And we don't listen to the sleigh bells chime

And we ain't got big city decorations
We ain't got the tallest Christmas tree

But if good old fashioned country folks is what you're looking for

You better come on down and spend some time with me

'Cause the holly's in the window and the frost is on the vine

God is in His heaven and everythings just fine

And all our friends are droppin' by or callin on the phone
Grandma made a pumkin pie and the familys all at home

So if you come on down to Mississippi

You ain't ever gonna wanna leave

Cause there ain't no place this side of heaven like my country home

On a good old Mississippi Christmas Eve

'Cause the holly's in the window and the frost is on the vine

God is in His heaven and everythings just fine

And all our friends are droppin' by or callin on the phone
Grandma made a pumkin pie and the familys all at home

Now if you come on down to Mississippi

You won't never ever wanna leave

'Cause there ain't no place this side of heaven - like my country home

'Cause there ain't no place this side of heaven – that I've ever known

'And a good old Mississippi Christmas eve

 

[fox69]

"Mister DJ"

"Mister DJ"


Mr DJ won't you please play me a song
Play it for an old boy who's a long long way from home
With a thousand miles ahead and a thousand miles behind
A dollar in his pocket and a woman on his mind
You can pick out almost anything you choose
Play Sweet Home Alabama or let Waylon sing the blues
I don't care what kind of music just as long as it sounds tough
Don't play any hurting songs cause I feel bad enough

Now don't get the wrong impression I ain't meaning to complain
But it would be Sunday morning and I guess it had to rain
And I was doing pretty good until I heard that durned old train
Going who knows where
And I guess the combination's got me feeling kinda low
And all I've got to cheer me up is this all night radio
Why don't you play us something hot and let this 18 wheeler
Roll my blues away

Well I called her from a phone booth in St Paul
When I asked her if she loved me I got no reply at all
And if that's the way she wants it that's the way it's gonna be
It might hurt a little while but that's alright with me
I've been jamming gears and wondering what went wrong
Then I turned on the radio and I heard a country song
And it kinda keeps me moving helps me rolling down the line
But when you played that hurtin' song I almost started cryin'

Willie drowned in Whiskey River with Hank Jr's rowdy friends
The Oak Ridge Boys sang Elvira Ricky played the mandolin
Then them old boys from Alabama put the pedal to the medal
And let it toll Roll On
And I started feeling bad when George stopped loving her today
Why don't you let old Mickey Gilley get down on them 88's
Come on and play us something hot and let this 18 wheeler roll my blues away
Hey Mr DJ hey Mr DJ hey Mr DJ

 

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"Money"

"Money"


People get all upset and they shiver and they sweat for money (Money!)
It don't seem to make no difference which a way the wind might blow
They scrimp and they save and
They'll dig an early grave for money (Money!)
They act like maybe they can take it with 'em when they go

People work all their lives and they marry ugly wives-for money (Money!)
There just ain't no tellin' what a money hungry man might do
They cheat and they steal and they murder and they kill-for money (Money!)
Now I've heard tell of some money hungry women too

[Bridge:]
They say gimme gimme gimme gimme all that you've got
I want your money
Give it to me, give it to me, I want a lot
I want it all
I want it right now

Ladies of the night get out on the street and fight - for money (Money!)
They'll be standing on the corner freezing in the midnight air
You can take it out in trade
Just as long as they get paid - in money (Money!)
If it's dirty or clean just as long
As it's green they don't care

[Bridge:]
They say gimme gimme gimme gimme all that you've got
I want your money
Give it to me, give it to me, I want a lot
I want it all
I want it right now

People get all upset and they shiver and they sweat for money (Money!)
It don't seem to make no difference which a way the wind might blow
They scrimp and they save and
They'll dig an early grave for money (Money!)
They act like maybe they can take it with 'em when they go

[Bridge:]
They say gimme gimme gimme gimme all that you've got
I want your money
Give it to me, give it to me, I want a lot
I want it all
I want it right now

 

[fox69]

"Mr. Tambourine Man"
(originally by Bob Dylan)

"Mr. Tambourine Man"
(originally by Bob Dylan)



Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.
Though I know that evenin's empire has returned into sand
Vanished from my hand
Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping
My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet
I have no one to meet
And the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming.

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship
My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip
My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels
To be wanderin'
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
Into my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way
I promise to go under it.

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

Though you might hear laughin', spinnin' swingin' madly across the sun
It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escapin' on the run
And but for the sky there are no fences facin'
And if you hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme
To your tambourine in time, it's just a ragged clown behind
I wouldn't pay it any mind, it's just a shadow you're
Seein' that he's chasing.

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves
The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands
With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow.

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

 

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"Muddy Mississippi"

"Muddy Mississippi"


I was born in Memphis on the wrong side of town
Way back up in the projects
We didn't have much but there was music all around
That was something we could respect
Memphis got the rythm, Memphis got the soul
And you know that's a good sign
It's the home of Elvis, he's the king of rock & roll
And everybody had a good time
Willie's on the corner with his dancing shoes
Perry's in the alley cooking barbeque
BB's down on Beale Street and he's singing the blues
Everybody is alright
Ain't nobody uptight
Dancing in the moonlight
Muddy Mississippi roll on
Old man river keeps on playing his song
It'll get your fingers snapping
The first thing you know you're kinda grooving along
And your feet will start to tapping
Have you ever been to Memphis on a Saturday night
When everything is cooking
The whole town's rocking, the music is hot and the girls are all good looking?
The mighty Mississippi is muddy and wide
But there's people driving over from the Arkansas side
Get on out amongst us and we'll go for a ride
Hanging on the sidewalk
Talking all that jive talk
Nothing but a nighthawk
Muddy Mississippi roll on