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Please release me, let me go
'Cause I don't love you anymore And to live without love is a sin So release me and let me love again I have found a new love, dear And I'll always want him near His lips are warm while yours are cold So release me, my darlin' let me go Oh please release me, let me go 'Cause I just won't love you anymore And to live together we both know is a sin So release me, release me and let me love again Oh, please, please, please, please Release me, let me go 'Cause I, I don't love you anymore And to live together is a sin So release me and let me love again Oh, please release me, let me go I don't love you anymore And to live together is a sin So release me and let me love again |
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| 2. |
| 2:34 |
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Two little children a boy and a girl
Sat by and old church door The little girls feet were as brown as the curl That fell on the dress that she wore The little boys clothes were all tattered and torn They shone beneath his blue eyes Why don't you go home to your mommy I said And this was the maidens reply Mommy's is heaven angels took her away Left Jim and I all alone We've no one to love us daddy is dead And our darling mother is gone Mommy got sick angels took her away To dwell in those matins so bright She said she would come for her children someday And I guess she's coming tonight The sexton came early to ring the church bell And found them beneath the snow white The angels made room for the orphans to dwell Up in heaven with their mommy that night |
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| 2:42 |
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Oh dear I'm so tired and so lonesome
I wonder why mommy don't come She told me to shut up my blue eyes And before I woke up she'd be home She said she was going to see Grandma Who lives by the river so wide And I guess my mommy fell in there And perhaps she won't be home tonight So I guess I'll go down and meet daddy Perhaps he has stopped at the store It's a great big store full of bottles And I wish he wouldn't go there anymore So out in the night with the baby Her little heart beating with pride 'Til her tired feet entered the gin palace With music all radiant with light Oh daddy she cried as she reached him I think that the music's so sweet But it's almost suppertime daddy Little blossom wants something to eat A moment his blurred eyes gazed wildly Down into her face sweet and fair And as the demon possessed him He grasped at the back of a chair A moment a second was over He lifted her fair golden head A moment the baby's life trembled Then poor little blossom was dead |
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| 2:18 | 
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| 2:30 |
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| 2:31 |
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An old man was sitting at his table one day
Writing a letter to pass time away His little granddaughter climbed up on his knee Saying won't you please write a letter for me Oh what must I say in this letter I pray Tell mommy I miss her since she went away I coming to see her real soon I hope He choked back a big lump that rose in his throat He sealed it and wrote on that big envelope To God up in heaven you'll get it I hope He stamped it and handed it to her to mail Her big eyes were shining her little face pale She was crossing the street to the box o'er the way And when she stepped out never looked either way A big auto hit her and sped away fast The little girls prayers had been answered at last The postman was passing and picked up the note Addressed to the Master and these words he spoke Straight up into heaven this letter did go She's happy up there with her mommy I know |
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| 1:34 |
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Puppy love, puppy love
They all call it puppy love I'm old enough now to kiss and hug And I like it, it's puppy love Pullin' my pig tails makes me mad When you kiss me, makes me glad You turn to leave and make me sad Still you're the sweetest sweetheart I've ever had Puppy love, puppy love They all call it puppy love I'm old enough now to kiss and hug And I like it, it's puppy love Puppy love, puppy love They all call it puppy love I'm old enough now to kiss and hug And I like it, it's puppy love Sometimes you won't even carry my books The next time you'll see me you'll rag on my looks You're meaner to me than a mean ole crook And I must confess I'm really hooked Puppy love, puppy love They all call it puppy love I'm old enough now to kiss and hug And I like it, it's puppy love |
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| 2:00 |
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| 9. |
| 2:28 |
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| 10. |
| 4:12 |
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It's been a long dark night
And I've been a waitin' for the morning It's been a long hard fight But I see a brand new day a dawning I've been looking for the sunshine 'Cause I ain't seen it in so long But everything's gonna work out just fine Everything's gonna be all right That's been all wrong 'Cause I can see the light of a clear blue morning I can see the light of a brand new day I can see the light of a clear blue morning And everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay It's been a long long time Since I've known the taste of freedom And those clinging vines That had me bound, well I don't need 'em 'Cause I am strong and I can prove it And I got my dreams to see me through It's just a mountain, I can move it And with faith enough there's nothing I can't do And I can see the light of a clear blue morning And I can see the light of brand new day I can see the light of a clear blue morning And everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay I can see the light of a clear blue morning I can see the light of a brand new day Yes I can see the light of a clear blue morning And everything's gonna be all right Everything's gonna be all right Everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay 'Cause I can see the light of a clear blue morning I can see the light of a clear blue morning Yes I can see the light of a clear blue morning Everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay I can see the light I can see the light It's gonna be all right It's gonna be all right |
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| 3:18 |
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If I should stay
I would only be in your way So I'll go, and yet I know I'll think of you each step of the way And I will always love you I will always love you Bittersweet memories That's all I have, and I'm taking with me Goodbye, please don't you cry Cause we both know, I'm not what you need But, I will always love you I will always love you I hope life (I hope life) Treats you kind (treats you kind) And I hope you have all you dream of I wish you joy (I wish you joy) And happiness (and happiness) But above all this, I wish you love, oh And I will always love you I will always love you Yes, I will always love you I will always love you |
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| 2:07 |
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| 2:32 |
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Late one cold and stormy night I heard a dog-a-barkin'.
Then I thought I heard somebody at my door a knockin'. I wondered who could be outside in such an awful storm. Then I saw a little girl with a puppy in her arms. Before I could say a word she said, "My name is Sandy. And this here is my puppy dog, it's name is little Andy." Standing in the bitter cold in just a ragged dress. Then I asked her to come in and this is what she said. "Ain't ya got no gingerbread? Ain't ya got no candy? Ain't ya got an extra bed for me and little Andy? Patty cake, a baker's man, my mommy ran away again. We was all alone and didn't know what else to do, I wondered if you'd let us stay with you. Giddyup Charlie horse, going to the mill. Can we stay all night? If you don't love us, no one will, I promise we won't cry! London Bridge is falling down, my daddy's drunk again in town. We was all alone and didn't know what we could do. We wondered if you'd let us stay with you." She was just a little girl, not more than six or seven. That night as they slept the angels took them both to heaven. God knew little Andy would be lonesome with her gone. Now Sandy and her puppy dog won't ever be alone. "Ain't ya got no gingerbread? Ain't ya got no candy? Ain't ya got an extra bed for me and little Andy." |
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| 2:41 |
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| 2:39 |
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| 2:20 |
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| 17. |
| 2:26 |
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Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you, please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him just because you can Your beauty is beyond compare With flaming locks of auburn hair With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green Your smile is like a breath of spring Your voice is soft like summer rain And I cannot compete with you, Jolene He talks about you in his sleep And there's nothing I can do to keep From crying when he calls your name, Jolene But I can easily understand How you could easily take my man But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you, please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him just because you can You could have your choice of men But I could never love again He's the only one for me, Jolene I had to have this talk with you My happiness depends on you And whatever you decide to do, Jolene Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you, please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him even though you can Jolene, Jolene |
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| 1:39 |
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Sittin' on the front porch on a summer afternoon
In a straightback chair on two legs, leans against the wall Watch the kids a' playin' with June bugs on a string And chase the glowin' fireflies when evenin' shadows fall Chorus: In my Tennessee mountain home Life is as peaceful as a baby's sigh In my Tennessee mountain home Crickets sing in the fields near by Honeysuckle vine clings to the fence along the lane Their fragrance makes the summer wind so sweet And on a distant hilltop, an eagle spreads its wings An' a songbird on a fence post sings a melody Repeat Chorus Walkin' home from church on a Sunday with the one ya' love Just laughin', talkin', making future plans And when the folks ain't lookin', you might steal a kiss or two Sittin' in the porch swing, holdin' hands Repeat Chorus |
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| 2:03 |
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Sometimes I go walkin' through the fields
Where we walked long ago in the sweet used-to-be and the flowers still grow but they don't smell as sweet as they did when you picked them for me and when I think of you and the love we once knew how I wish we could go back in time do you ever think back on old mem'ries like that or do I cross your mind Do you ever wake up lonely In the middle of the night Because you miss me, do you darlin' Oh and do your mem'ries ever take you back Into another place in time And do you ever miss the feelings and the love we shared when you were with me, do you darlin' I just wonder do I cross your mind Oh how often I wish that again I could kiss Your sweet lips like I did long ago How often I long for those two lovin' arms That once held me so gentle and close And when I think of you and the love we once knew How I wish we could go back in time Do you ever recall these old mem'ries at all Or do I ever cross your mind Do you ever wake up lonely In the middle of the night Because you miss me, do you darlin' Oh and do your mem'ries ever take you back Into another place in time And do you ever miss the feelings and the love we shared when you were with me, do you darlin' I just wonder do I cross your mind Oh, do I ever cross your mind |
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| 2:56 |
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Back through the years
I go wonderin' once again Back to the seasons of my youth I recall a box of rags that someone gave us And how my momma put the rags to use There were rags of many colors Every piece was small And I didn't have a coat And it was way down in the fall Momma sewed the rags together Sewin' every piece with love She made my coat of many colors That I was so proud of As she sewed, she told a story From the bible, she had read About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said Perhaps this coat will bring you Good luck and happiness And I just couldn't wait to wear it And momma blessed it with a kiss My coat of many colors That my momma made for me Made only from rags But I wore it so proudly Although we had no money I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors My momma made for me So with patches on my britches Holes in both my shoes In my coat of many colors I hurried off to school Just to find the others laughing And making fun of me In my coat of many colors My momma made for me And oh I couldn't understand it For I felt I was rich And I told them of the love My momma sewed in every stitch And I told 'em all the story Momma told me while she sewed And how my coat of many colors Was worth more than all their clothes But they didn't understand it And I tried to make them see That one is only poor Only if they choose to be Now I know we had no money But I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors My momma made for me Made just for me |
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