Tom T. Hall

[fox69]

"Looking Forward To Seeing You Again"

"Looking Forward To Seeing You Again"


Looking forward to seeing you again I'm looking forward to seeing you again
Well it seems like only yesterday that I was living here
And I'm surprised that hasn't change thru'out these many years
That old tree ain't grown much more than six or seven feet
Lord I sometimes wish that I lived on this street
Looking forward to seeing you again I'm looking forward to seeing you again
It's silly but in all my little hometown kinda dreams
I thought of you and sunny skies and ice banana cream
I think of coffee conversation about the local folks
And how things were when I was just a joke
And I'm looking forward to seeing you again
Oh I'm looking forward to seeing you again
I know I'm foolish when I think that life here never ends
The never changing smile of all my old familiar friends
But I suppose that death is just as real in Olive Hill as it is in some big city by a mill
I'm looking forward to seeing you again oh I'm looking forward to seeing you again
Remember all the times I've had to borrow fifteen bucks
How could I be so optimistic so down on my luck
You never mentioned that I had so many things to learn
And you never said it when my back was turned
And I'm looking forward to seeing you again my friend
I'm looking forward to seeing you again
Well here I am a few miles from your friendly coffee pot
I meant to call and tell you I was here but I forgot
I guess we never changed much from the things that we have been
But I'm looking forward to seeing you again
I'm Looking forward to seeing you again oh I'm looking forward to seeing you again
There ain't too many cities like this pretty town today
And I can hear an old dog barkin' somewhere far away
Perhaps the great-great grandson of a dog that I once knew
Barking at somewhere with whom I went to school
Looking forward to seeing you again oh I'm looking forward to seeing you again
Looking forward to seeing you again my friend
I'm looking forward to seeing you again
Looking forward to seeing you again oh I'm looking forward to seeing you again

 

[fox69]

"Lost In Florida"

"Lost In Florida"


(Lost in Florida lost in Florida)
Here's the ocean and here's the sand but I don't know where I am
Here's a seashell and here's a fish here's a turtle and here's a wish

If you find me take me home if they don't want me leave me alone
If you find out they forgot me take me back to ole Sopchoppy
(Lost in Florida lost in Florida)

Here's an oyster and here's a clam but I don't know where I am
Here's a gator and here's a bear but I don't worry and I don't care

If you find me take me home...
(Lost in Florida lost in Florida)

Here's the skyline and here's the land but I don't know where I am
Call me Bobby or call me Paul but don't call me north at all
(Lost in Florida lost in Florida lost in Florida lost in Florida)

 

[fox69]

"Love's Been Good To Me"

"Love's Been Good To Me"


I have been a rover I have walked alone
Hiked a hundred highways never found a home
Still in all I'm happy the reason is you see
Once in a while along the way love's been good to me

There was a girl in Portland before the winter chill
We used to go out courtin' along October Hill
She could laugh away the dark clouds cry away the snow
Seems like only yesterday down the road I go
I have been a rover...

There was a girl in Houston out where the hot winds blow
Why I had to leave her God Almighty knows
She could take the long hot summer cool it with a sigh
Words have no more wisdom when it's time to say goodbye
I have been a rover...

 

[fox69]

"Lovin' Arms"

"Lovin' Arms"


If you could see me now the one who said that he'd rather roam
The one who said he'd rather be alone if you could only see me now
If I could hold you now just for a moment if I could really make you mine
Just for a while turn back the hands of time if I could only hold you now
I've been too long in the wind too long in the rain taking any comforts that I can
Looking back and longin' for the freedom of my chains
Lying in your lovin' arms again

If you could hear me now singing somewhere in the lonely night
Dreaming of the arms that held me tight if you could only see me now
I've been too long in the wind...
If you could see me now

 

[fox69]

"Lying Jim"

"Lying Jim"


Lying Jim Lying Jim one of our local brothers
Hey there Lying Jim come on tell us another

Now ole Lying Jim got caught one time a stealin' a bunch of chickens
The neighbor all got so upset that the law went out to get him
Jim was sittin' there eatin' a leg and the law said what have you done
Jim said I was just passin' that house and these chickens followed me home
Lying Jim Lying Jim...

Now ole Lying Jim got drunk one time he passed right out in church
Fell right off the front row pew someone said Lord he's hurt
Next mornin' ole Jim sobered up out on the preacher's farm
He said preacher I was wrasslin' the devil and that rascal broke my arm
Lying Jim Lying Jim...

Now ole Lying Jim was broke one time and he tried to borrow money
Now some thought Jim was terrible some folks thought Jim was funny
They said Jim we'll give you thirty dollars just for one more lie
Jim said boys I ain't got time my old rich uncle just died
Lying Jim Lying Jim...

Now Jim was seein' the neighbor's wife and the man came home from work
Ole Jim grabbed his clothes to run but he only got his shirt
Well round and round that house they went and Jim was just in the kitchen
Jim said I was just showin' your wife where I got bit by a kitten
Lying Jim Lying Jim...

 

[fox69]

"Magnificent Music Machine"

"Magnificent Music Machine"


He's got nothing but talent and time on his hands
He loves his music, hangs out with his band
He's got big-hit ambitions and number one dreams
He's a high-rollin', a magnificent music machine

He hit town with nothing but his old guitar
With visions of grandeur and being a star
He writes them and sings them like you've never seen
He's a high-rollin', a magnificent music machine

Well sometimes he's dejected and sometimes he's afraid
But he knows what he's in for 'til his dues are paid
Sometimes they're fat girls and sometimes they're lean
He's a high-rollin', a magnificent music machine

 

[fox69]

"Mama Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken)"

"Mama Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken)"


People staring at me
As they wheel me down the ramp toward my plane.
The war is over for me, I've forgotten everything except the pain.
Thank you sir, and yes sir,
It was worth it for the ol' red, white and blue;
And since I won't be walking
I suppose I'll save some money buying shoes.

The bottle hidden underneath the blanket
Over my two battered legs.
I can see the stewardess make over me and ask "Were you afraid?"
I'll say, "Why no, I'm Superman,
And I couldn't find the phone booth quite in time."
A GI gets a lot of laughs if he remembers all the funny lines.

Mama bake a Pie. Daddy kill a chicken.
Your son is coming home, eleven thirty-five, Wednesday night.

Mama will be crying
And Daddy's gonna say "Son, did they treat you good?"
My uncle will be drunk
And he'll say, "Boy, they doing some real great things with wood."
The letter that she wrote me
Said good-by, she couldn't wait and lot of luck.
The bottle underneath the blanket
Feels just like an old friend to my touch.

I know she'll come and see me
But I bet she nerve once looks at my legs.
Naw, she'll talk about the weather
And the dress she wore the July fourth parade.
Lord, I love her and I don't believe
This bottle's get her off my mind.
I see here in the paper,
Where they say the war is just a waste of time.

 

[fox69]

"Mama's Got The Catfish Blues"

"Mama's Got The Catfish Blues"


I ain't had a bite 'cause the moon's too bright
I wish I had a big one or two
My crock line's set and my hooks are all wet
And mama's got the catfish blues

Don't like to see her unhappy
She treats me like a water tree
I hate to see mama with the catfish blues
And the catfish are layin' in the river asleep

There's a bottle of wine layin' easy on my mind
I dug enough bait to catch a few
My reeling's wet but I cannot forget
Mama's got the catfish blues

There's a turtle on the stump and the toadfrog jump
And I guess, I could gig me a few
In settlin' fog I caught a big water dog
Mama's got the catfish blues

I don't like to see her unhappy
She treats me like a water tree
I hate to see mama with the catfish blues
And the catfish are layin' in the river asleep

There's a bottle of wine layin' easy on my mind
I dug enough bait to catch a few
My reeling's wet but I cannot forget
Mama's got the catfish blues, yeah

 

[fox69]

"Margie's At The Lincoln Park Inn"

"Margie's At The Lincoln Park Inn"


My name's in the paper where I took the boy scouts to hike
My hands are all dirty from working on my little boy's bike
The preacher came by and I talked for a minute with him
My wife's in the kitchen and Margie's at the Lincoln park inn

And I know why she's there 'cause I've been there before
But I made a promise that I wouldn't cheat anymore

I tried to ignore it but I know she's in there my friend
My mind's on a number and Margie's at the Lincoln park inn

Next Sunday it's my turn to speak to the young people's class
They expect answers to all of the questions they ask
What would they say if I spoke on a modern day sin
And all of the Margie's at all of the Lincoln park inns

The bike is all fixed and my little boy is in bed asleep
His little ol' puppy is curled in a ball at my feet
My wife's baking cookies to feed to the bridge club again
I'm almost out of cigarettes and Margie's at the Lincoln park inn

And I know why she's there

 

[fox69]

"McLeay Street In Sydney"

"McLeay Street In Sydney"


There's more love on McLeay Street in Sydney than you have in your heart for me
I can buy love like yours on McLeay Street so why won't your love let me be
I'm so tired of bein' your toy I'm so tired of bein' your boy
Oh there's more love on McLeay Street in Sydney
It doesn't cause heartaches it doesn't cause teardrops
It just costs money it doesn't make memory

They don't call it real love on McLeay Street it's just using somebody for a time
They don't pretend it's real love on McLeay Street
They don't break hearts like you've been breaking mine
And I'm so tired of bein' your toy...