My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight John Prine

The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home Tis summer, the darkies are gay The corn top's ripe and the meadow's in bloom While the birds make music all the day The young folks roll on the little cabin

Paradise John Prine

When I was a child, my family would travel Down to western Kentucky where my parents were born. And there's a backwoods old town that's often remembered So many times that my memories are worn.

Christmas In Prison John Prine

It was Christmas in prison and the food was real good we had turkey and pistols carved out of wood and I dream of her always even when I don't dream her name's on my tongue and her blood's in my stream

Angel From Montgomery John Prine

I am an old woman named after my mother My old man is another child that's grown old If dreams were lightning thunder was desire This old house would have burnt down a long time ago Chorus: Make me an

Take The Star Out Of The Window John Prine

out of the cradle Life's one and only spring He was sworn to do his duty And got blood on his highschool ring Chorus: And it's hello California Hello Dad and Mom Ship ahoy Your baby boy Is home

Wedding Day In Funeralville John Prine

will alternate With the refrigerator light They'll be boxing on the TV show The colored kids will sing Hoo ray for you and midnight's oil Let's burn the whole damn thing Felicia is my

Mexican Home John Prine

It got so hot last night I swear you couldn't hardly breathe heat lightning burnt the sky like alcohol I sat on the porch without my shoes and I watched the cars roll by as the headlights raced to the

Rocky Mountain Time John Prine

The station was empty The trains were all gone I reached in my pocket And I wanted for dawn [Chorus:] The clock played drums And I hummed the sax And the wind whistled down The railroad

John Prine Low

had a chanceI thought I was a poetI had so much to saybut now I want to see the bloodI want to make them payyeah, I can see the dayI made a place for childrenthey wanted all the answersI gave them all my

Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian John Prine

Well, I packed my bags and bought myself a ticket For the land of the tall palm tree Aloha Old Milwaukee, Hello Waikiki I just stepped down from the airplane When I heard her say, "Waka waka nuka licka

Billy The Bum John Prine

Laughs nickels on Saturday night And your bullets, they can't harm him Nor your knives tear him apart Humiliation killed him God bless his little heart Now he lived all alone in a run down home

The Frying Pan John Prine

come home from work this evening There was a note in the frying pan It said fix your own supper babe I run off with the Fuller brush man [Chorus:] And I miss the way she used to yell at me

Linda Goes To Mars John Prine

yesterday that linda goes to mars Every time I sit and look at pictures of used cars She'll turn on her radio and sit down in her chair And look at me across the room, as if I wasn't there Chorus: Oh my

Far From Me John Prine

Chorus: And the sky is black and still now On the hill where the angels sing Ain't it funny how an old broken bottle Looks just like a diamond ring But it's far, far from me Well, I leaned on my left leg

Six O'Clock News John Prine

Call that child James Lewis, call these rooms a home. Changing all them diapers polish all that chrome.

Souvenirs John Prine

I hate graveyards and old oawn shops, For they always bring me tears. I can't forgive the way they robbed me of my childhood souvenirs. Memories, they can't be boughten.

Dear Old Southland Dr. John

Dear old Southland I hear you calling me. And I long how I long to roam back to my old Kentucky home.

The Great Compromise John Prine

of her blossoming beauty She was born on the Fourth of July Well, she lived in an aluminum house trailer And she worked in a jukebox saloon And she spent all the money that I give her Just to see the old

Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You John Prine

Oh I get drunk most every night, seems like all we do is fight The more I drink, the less I feel blue Sometimes I feel like an awful fool Spendin' my life on an old bar stool And yes I guess they

Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness John Prine

You come home late and you come home early You come on big when you're feeling small You come home straight and you come home curly Sometimes you don't come home at all Chorus: So what in the world's come

Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore John Prine

Well, I picked it up and I ran outside Slapped on my window shield, And if I could see old Betsy Ross I tell her how good I feel. Chorus: But your flag decal won't get you Into Heaven any more.

Be My Friend Tonight John Prine

I give you my picture. It didn't fit your frame Be my friend tonight Be my friend tonight. Be my friend tonight. Ill sleep on the couch. You can leave on that light.

Hello In There John Prine

We had an apartment in the city Me and Loretta liked living there And it'd been years since the kids had grown A life of their own, left us alone John and Linda live in Omaha And Joe is somewhere on the

Lulu Walls John Prine

One evening getting dark We first met at the park Just sitting by the fountain all alone I lifted up my hat And then began to chat She said she'd allow me to see her at her home Chorus: Such a star I've

Often Is A Word I Seldom Use John Prine

You must think my life's a circus watching me laughing and slapping my thighs how'd ya like to die in the house of mirrors with nobody around to close your eyes.

Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard John Prine

The last time that I saw her She was standing in the rain With her overcoat under her arm Leaning on a horsehead cane She said Carl, take all the money She called everybody Carl My spirit's broke My mind's

Slow Boat To China John Prine

Lets take a slow boat to china. leave from south carolina Lets take our time and go the long way On a junk boat to thailand with your hand in mine hand I sure hope we got something to say Well, this old

Spanish Pipedream John Prine

She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol And I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal Well she pressed her chest against me About the time the juke box broke Yeah, she gave me a peck on the

Love, Love, Love John Prine

would shine With the kind of love no human heart can fake And they vowed to stay together till the end of time Like the couple that stands on top of the wedding cake [Chorus] If I should live to a ripe old

Sam Stone John Prine

Sam Stone came home, To the wife and family After serving in the conflict overseas. And the time that he served, Had shattered all his nerves, And left a little shrapnel in his knees.

The Late John Garfield Blues John Prine

weight Wind blown scarves in top down cars All share one western trait Sadness leaks through tear-stained cheeks From winos to dime-store Jews Probably don't know they give me These late John

The Oldest Baby In The World John Prine

lies unfurled And I think that she may be The oldest baby in the world Fast horses win the races And Royal Flushes beat Aces And everyone's playing to keep So let's turn out the lights And rock that old

Maureen, Maureen John Prine

Well, they said he wouldn't hurt us But he got me real nervous and mean He was fat and he stank And God knows that he drank more than we do So I shot him in the first class Then I bailed out and ran home

Unwed Fathers John Prine

like some bad dream While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered They run like water, through a mountain stream In a cold and gray town, a nurse says, "Lay down" 'This ain't no playground, this ain't home

Me, Myself And I John Prine

Well, tonight I'll throw a party And I know who I'll invite There's a strange and lonely person With whom I'll spend this night There'll be no old sad memories To haunt me till I die In that room there'll

Bad Boy John Prine

I been a bad boy I been long gone I been out there I never phone home I never gave you not one little clue where I'd been I've been a bad boy again.

PARADISE John Denver

PARADISE Words & Music by John Prine When I was a child, my family would travel Down to western Kentucky where my parents were born And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered So

Old Kentucky Home Randy Newman

"Turpentine and dandelion wine I've turned the corner and I'm doin' fine Shootin' at the birds on the telephone line Pickin' em off with this gun of mine I got a fire in my belly And a fire in my head

Flashback Blues John Prine

While window shopping through the past I ran across a looking glass Reflecting moments remaining in a burned out light Tragic magic prayers of passion Stay the same through changing fashions They freeze my

Dear Abby John Prine

G C G Dear Abby, Dear Abby; My feet are too long, D My hair's falling out and my rights are all wrong.

Sweet Revenge John Prine

I got kicked off Noah's Ark I turn my cheek to unkind remarks there was two of everything but one of me and when the rains came tumbling down I held my breath and I stood my ground and I watched that ship

My Own Best Friend John Prine

it never was there And I think that I might, no, I know Yes, I will help you there 'Cause, I've done it before and I'd do it again 'Cause it's the only time That makes me feel like I'm My

Nine Pound Hammer John Prine

This nine pound hammer Is a little too heavy Buddy for my size Buddy for my size So I'm going on the mountain Just to see my baby And I ain't coming back No I ain't coming back Chorus: Roll on buddy Don't

He Was In Heaven Before He Died John Prine

strangled each grass blade Where the salt from their tears Washed out with the tide And I smiled on the Wabash The last time I passed it Yes, I gave her a wink From the passenger side And my

Blue Umbrella John Prine

Feelings are strange especially when they come true and I had a feeling you'd be leaving soon so I tried to rearrange all my emotions but it seems the same no matter what I do.

Quiet Man John Prine

Strolling down the highway with my shoes in my hand I don't talk much I'm a quiet man Beauty and silence both run deep And running like crazy while you are alseep Chorus: You got news for me,I got nothing

Please Don't Bury Me John Prine

Woke up this morning Put on my slippers Walked in the kitchen and died And oh what a feeling!

If She Were You John Prine

to tell her just how much I want her And I could find the way if she were you Her eyes may shine for me and not another, Her lonely arms reach out to hold me too, She wants to take your place and be my

Saddle In The Rain John Prine

recall Some long lost kind of peace of mind Peace of mind Try spending the night sometime All alone in a frozen room Afterneath you've lain Your Saddle in the rain I dreamed they locked God up Down in my

Way Down John Prine

[Chorus:] Way down Way down it must be I can't stop this misery It must be way down Spring is just a smile away Laughing at a summer day Turn around Look at fall Winter, hear my lonely