Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell in love with a Mexican girl Nighttime would find me in Rosa's cantina Music would play and Felina would whirl
Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina Wicked and evil while casting a spell My love was deep for this Mexican maiden I was in love, but in vain I could tell
One night a wild young cowboy came in Wild as the West Texas wind Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing With wicked Felina, the girl that I loved
So in anger I challenged his right for the love of this maiden Down went his hand for the gun that he wore My challenge was answered in less than a heartbeat The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor
Just for a moment I stood there In silence Shocked by the foul evil deed I had done Many thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there I had but one chance and that was to run
Out through the back door of Rosa's I ran Out where the horses were tied I caught a good one, it looked like it could run Up on its back and away I did ride Just as fast as I could from the West Texas town of El Paso Out to the badlands of New Mexico
Back in El Paso my life would be worthless Everything's gone, in life nothing is left It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden My love is stronger than my fear of death
I saddled up and away I did go Riding alone in the dark Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart And at last here I am on the hill overlooking El Paso I can see Rosa's Cantina below My love is strong and it pushes me onward Down off the hill to Felina I go
Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys Off to my left ride a dozen or more Shouting and shooting, I can't let them catch me I have to make it to Rosa's back door
Something is dreadfully wrong, for I feel A deep burning pain in my side Though I am trying to stay in the saddle I'm getting weary, unable to ride
But my love for Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen Though I am weary, I can't stop to rest I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle I feel the bullet go deep in my chest
From out of nowhere Felina has found me Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for One little kiss, then Felina good-bye
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill he sounds too blue to fly The midnight train is whining low I'm so lonesome I could cry I've never seen a night so long when time goes crawling by The moon just went behind a cloud to hide its face and cry
Did you ever see a robin weep when leaves began to die That means he's lost the will to live I'm so lonesome I could cry The silence of a falling star lights up a purple sky And as I wonder where you are I'm so lonesome I could cry
My rose of ol' Pawnee a flower of a dawn Blooming tenderly her memory still lingers on My angel of the night a moonlit reverie A star of love so bright shines on my rose of ol' Pawnee
Sweet are the dreams that I hold in my heart as I go wanderin' along Long are the hours since we drifted apart deep in my heart is a song My angel of the night...
I never let you cross my mind unless I want you to You're not my worry anymore except when I feel blue I never think about the time when you were all my own I never let you cross my mind except when I'm alone You're just another memory I think about at times When someone plays the organ and they ring those wedding chimes I've broken all the ties that bind you're locked outside my heart I never let you cross my mind except when we're apart I never let you cross my mind 'cause that would fan the flame I'm much too busy havin' fun till someone calls your name I always find a lot to do to make the minutes fly I never let you cross my mind except when you pass by You're just another memory I think about at times When someone plays the organ and they ring those wedding chimes I'm getting lots of rest at night, at least that's how it seems I never let you cross my mind except in all my dreams
Everytime I see her passin' by All I do is hang my head and cry And I can't forget her though I try All I do is hang my head and cry Golden love, oh, golden love you've gone But each precious moment lingers on And my weary heart keeps askin' why All I do
You only want me when you're lonely When no one else wants you, it seems And even though you call me darlin' I know I'm never in your dreams I'm just someone you always turn to Each time your new love turns you down You only want me when you're lonely Wh
When my baby moved out and the blues moved in There wasn't nothin' I could do But mosey around with my head in my hands Lord what am I comin' to I just keep Moanin' Moaoanin' the blues. I wrote a nice, long letter Sayin' mama please come home Your dad-ad-dy is lon-one-some And all I do is moan ... I been lovin' that gal for so doggone long I can't afford to lose her now I thought I was right but I must of been wrong 'Cause my head is startin' to bow And now I'm Moanin' Moa-oanin' The Blues. If you want a good gal to stay around You gotta treat her nice and kind If you do her wrong she'll leave this tonw And you'll almost lose your mlind Then you'll moanin'; Moa-oanin' The Blues. Aw! baby, baby, baby Honey baby, please come home Your dad-ad-dy is lon-one-some and all I do is moan I promise you baby that I'll be good And I'll never be bad no more I'm sittin' here waitin' for you right now To walk through that front door Then I'll stop moanin'; Moa-oanin' The Blues
I'll step aside for you if you don't want me I'll step aside for you if you don't care I'm not the one to cling to a broken promise I'll step aside for someone else somewhere I'll step aside for you if you don't want me I'll step aside for you and you al
Yesterday you said you loved me But today you say it's over now Why did you go away and leave me All the world is lonely now Don't tell me that you'd love another And that you've broken every vow Cause I don't want to live without you All the world is lonely now I've tried so hard to make you happy With love you're heart would not allow It hurts to know you'll never love me All the world is lonely now Goodbye, good luck and may God bless you I'll try to get along some how I know I'll never love another All the world is lonely now
I'm sending you a big bouquet of roses One for every time you broke my heart And as the door of love between us closes Tears will fall like petals when we part
I know that I should hate you After all you've put me through But how can I be bitter When I'm still in love with you?
I'm sending you a big bouquet of roses One for every time you broke my heart
You made our lover's lane a road of sorrow Till at last we have to say goodbye You're leaving me to face each new tomorrow With a broken heart you taught to cry
I know that I should hate you After all you've put me through But how can I be bitter When I'm still in love with you?
I'm sending you a big bouquet of roses One for every time you broke my heart
Have I told you lately that I love you Could I tell you once again somehow Have I told you who I'd like to share my love forover Well darling I'm telling you now
Have I told you lately when I'm sleeping Every dream I dream is you somehow Have I told you why the nights're long When you're not with me well darling I'm telling you now
My world would end today if you refuse me I'm no good without you anyhow Have I told you lately that I love you Well darling I'm telling you now
Have I told you lately when I'm sleeping Every dream I dream is you somehow Have I said with all my heart and soul how I adore you Well darling I'm telling you now
Well, me and my baby was a-walkin' down the road Just a-hoppin' along like two little toads??짖€??짝 I looked down at her; I said, ??짖€??"What can we do???짖€???? She said, ??짖€??"Let's go someplace where we can hop to the blues!??짖€????
I said, ??짖€??"I don't know a place where we can do such a thing??짖€??짝??짖€???? She said, ??짖€??"I know a place, and, man, it's just a dream! It's just a little spot on the outside of town Where we can really pick 'em up and put 'em down!??짖€????
So we went to a place called ??짖€??"Everybody's??짖€???? There I met a little chick called ??짖€??"the Tennessee Toddy??짖€??????짖€??짝 The reason she was called ??짖€??"the Tennessee Toddy??짖€???? Was that she was all legs with a little bitty body, But that cat could go, yeah, she was gone, gone, along gone, And I'll tell you all about it in the very next verse of my song.
She was long and lean like a green string bean: Calm and collected and cool and keen! She was all of this and a whole lot more; When my baby saw me watching her, she threw me out the door And we were gone, yeah, we were gone, along gone, And I'll tell you more about it in the very next verse of my song.
I took my baby home and she said, ??짖€??"Good night??짖€??짝??짖€???? She said, ??짖€??"Be real good and sleep real tight!??짖€???? I rushed right back to Everybody's 'Cause I had to get acquainted with the Tennessee Toddy! So I left, yeah, I was gone, gone, along gone, And I'll tell you more about it in the very next verse of my song.
I was back there jumpin' with Toddy at three When in walked a gent twice as big as me He looked real mean and mad and sore; He made for me and I made for the door, Just a-runnin', yeah, I was gone, gone, along gone, And there ain't no more, so this is the end of my song??짖€??짝
To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day Hardly spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to say No one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slip for the stranger there amongst them had a big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip
It was early in the morning when he rode into the town He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around He's an outlaw loose and running came the whisper from each lip And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip big iron on his hip
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead He was vicious and a killer though a youth of twenty four And the notches on his pistol numbered one an nineteen more One and nineteen more
Now the stranger started talking made it plain to folks around Was an Arizona ranger wouldn't be too long in town He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red After Texas Red
Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead Twenty men had tried to take twenty men had made a slip Twenty one would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip
The morning passed so quickly it was time for them to meet It was twenty past eleven when they walked out in the street Folks were watching from their windows every-body held their breath They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death About to meet his death
There was forty feet between them when they stopped to make their play And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about to-day Texas Red had not cleared leather when a bullet fairly ripped And the rangers aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip
It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground Oh he might have gone on living but he made one fatal slip When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip
Big iron Big iron
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with a girl, That's what's the matter with me I'm in love, I'm in love, with a beautiful girl, But she don't give a darn about me to make her love me I tried, How I sighed and I cried But she just refused And ever since she's gone away, I've got those lovesick blues
Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's," since my sweetie said "Good Bye" Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo" All day long I sit and cry That last long day we spent alone I'm yearning for it yet She thrilled me, filled me, with a kind of lovin', I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy" Twas just a beautiful dream
I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it seems I got so used to her somehow But I'm no body's baby Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's
Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's," since my sweetie said "Good Bye" Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo" All day long I sit and cry That last long day we spent alone I'm yearning for it yet She thrilled me, filled me, with a kind of lovin', I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy Twas just a beautiful dream
I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it seems i got so used to her somehow But I'm no body's baby Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's
I told Mary about us, told her about our great sin Mary just cried and forgave me, Mary took me back again She said if I wanted my freedom, I could be free evermore But I don't want to be and I don't want to see Mary cry anymore.
[Chorus] Devil woman, devil woman, let go of me Devil woman, let me be Just leave me alone, I want to go home.
Mary is waiting and weeping alone in our shack by the sea Even after I hurt her, Mary' still in love with me Devil woman, it's over, trapped no more by your charms I don't want to stay, I want to get away, Women let go of my arms.
[Chorus]
Devil woman, you're evil like the dark coral reef Like the winds that bring high tides, you bring sorrow and grief You made me so ashamed to face Mary, barely had the strength to tell Skies are not so black, Mary took me back, Mary has broken your spell.
