Paradise John Prine

Cho: And Daddy, won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County, Down by the Green River where paradise lay? Well, I'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in askin'; Mr.

John Prine Low

I verified the mathand double-checked the syntaxI tried to heal your bodybut it just kept coming backyou never had a chanceI thought I was a poetI had so much to saybut now I want to see the bloodI...

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

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. G C G My friends they all tell me I've no friends at all, D G Won't you write me a letter, won...

Donald And Lydia John Prine

C F C Small town, bright lights, Saturday night, C D G Pool halls and pinballs are flashing their lights. C F C Making change behind the counter in a penny arcade C G C Sat the fat girl daughter of...

Take The Star Out Of The Window John Prine

Robert was a sailor For the best years of his life His captain was his mother And the ocean was his wife Only fresh out of the cradle Life's one and only spring He was sworn to do his duty And got ...

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 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 T...

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 t...

Everybody John Prine

While out sailing on the ocean While out sailing on the sea I bumped into the Savior And He said pardon me I said "Jesus you look tired" He said "Jesus so do you, Sit down son 'Cause I got s...

The Torch Singer John Prine

The night club was burning From the torch singer's song And the sweat was floodin' her eyes The catwalk squeaked 'neath the bartender's feet And the smoke was too heavy to rise She sang of t...

Sour Grapes John Prine

I don't care if the sun don't shine But it better or people will wonder No matter if it never quits rainin' Except the kids are afraid of the thunder Say sour grapes You can laugh and stare ...

Billy The Bum John Prine

Billy, the bum lived by the thumb And sang of the hobo's delight He'd prove he could run Twice as fast as the sun By losing his shadow at night Now he loved every girl In this curly headed wo...

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 th...

Clocks And Spoons John Prine

Clocks and spoons and empty rooms It's raining out tonight What a way to end a day By turnin' out the light Shoot the moon right between the eyes I'm sending most of me to sunny country side ...

Diamonds In The Rough John Prine

While walking out, one evening, Not knowing where to go Just to pass the time away Before we held our show I heard a little mission band Playing with all their might I gave my soul to Jesus ...

Middle Man John Prine

I was sitting in a diner With a girl named Flo She wouldn't say yes But she couldn't say no She said,?Darling, can I get a middle man?? She was engaged to a fellow On the lay a way plan Bu...

Wedding Day In Funeralville John Prine

It's wedding day in Funeralville Your soup spoon's on your right The King and Queen will alternate With the refrigerator light They'll be boxing on the TV show The colored kids will sing Ho...

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 ca...

My Own Best Friend John Prine

I'm beginning to like you But, you know that ain't right 'Cause you'll just twist and twist and twist Till I'm all crooked inside You'll take all you gave me Like it never was there And I t...

Forbidden Jimmy John Prine

Forbidden Jimmy Has got a mighty sore tooth From biting too many dimes In a telephone booth He's got half of his bootlace Tied to the dial Thank you operator For getting Jimmy to smile "C...

That Close To You John Prine

Like a bolt of lightning, like a bolt of thunder Like a cloudy day, down at the zoo Like a drowning man that will never go under That close to you, yeah, that close to you In the middle of th...

He Was In Heaven Before He Died John Prine

There's a rainbow of babies Draped over the graveyard Where all the dead sailors Wait for their brides And the cold bitter snow Has strangled each grass blade Where the salt from their tear...

Souvenirs John Prine

All the snow has turned to water,Christmas days have come and gone.Broken toys and faded colours are all that's left to linger on.I hate graveyards and old oawn shops,For they always bring me tears...

The Great Compromise John Prine

Little girl, who was almost a ladyShe had a way with all the men in her lifeEvery inch of her blossoming beautyShe was born on the Fourth of JulyWell, she lived in an aluminum house trailerAnd she ...

Sweet Revenge John Prine

I got kicked off Noah's ArkI turn my cheek to unkind remarksthere was two of everythingbut one of meand when the rains came tumbling downI held my breath and I stood my groundand I watched that shi...

Please Don't Bury Me John Prine

When my soul Went thru the ceiling And on up into heaven I did ride When I got there they did say John, it happened this way You slipped upon the floor And hit your head And all the angels say Just before

Christmas In Prison John Prine

It was Christmas in prisonand the food was real goodwe had turkey and pistolscarved out of woodand I dream of her alwayseven when I don't dreamher name's on my tongueand her blood's in my stream.CH...

Blue Umbrella John Prine

Feelings are strangeespecially when they come trueand I had a feelingyou'd be leaving soonso I tried to rearrangeall my emotionsbut it seems the sameno matter what I do.Chorus:Blue umbrellarest upo...

Often Is A Word I Seldom Use John Prine

I know that you're sadI know that you're lonelyyou lie awake 'till way past whenI want you to knowthat I'm leaving you onlycause I might not get the chance again.CHORUS:I'm cold and I'm tiredand I ...

Grandpa Was A Carpenter John Prine

Oh, Grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every dayNo particular reason, he just dressed that wayBrown neck tie, matching vest, both his wing tip shoesBuilt a closet on our back porch, put a penny...

The Accident (Things Could Be Worse) John Prine

Last night I saw an accidenton the corner of Third and Greentwo cars collidedand I got excitedjust being part of that sceneit was Mrs Tom Walkerand her beautiful daughterPamelawas driving the carth...

Mexican Home John Prine

It got so hotlast night I swearyou couldn't hardly breatheheat lightning burnt the skylike alcoholI sat on the porchwithout my shoesand I watched the cars roll byas the headlights racedto the corne...

A Good Time John Prine

Time was oncejust a clock to meand life was just a booka biographysuccess was somethingyou just had to beand I would spend myself unknowinglyand you know that I could have mea million more friendsa...

Nine Pound Hammer John Prine

This nine pound hammerIs a little too heavyBuddy for my sizeBuddy for my sizeSo I'm going on the mountainJust to see my babyAnd I ain't coming backNo I ain't coming backChorus:Roll on buddyDon't yo...

Common Sense John Prine

You can't live togetherYou can't live aloneConsidering the weatherOh my, how you've grownFrom the men in the factoriesTo the wild kangarooLike those birds of a featherThey're gathering togetherAnd ...

Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard John Prine

The last time that I saw herShe was standing in the rainWith her overcoat under her armLeaning on a horsehead caneShe said Carl, take all the moneyShe called everybody CarlMy spirit's brokeMy mind'...

Saddle In The Rain John Prine

I wish, I hope, I wonderWhere you're at sometimesIs your back against the wall?Or just across the lineHave you been standing in the rainReciting nursery rhymes?Trying to recallSome long lost kind o...

Sam Stone John Prine

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

Illegal Smile John Prine

When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' badSeem like total silence was the only friend I hadBowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and wonAnd it was twelve o'clock before I realizedThat...

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

Spanish Pipedream John Prine

She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcoholAnd I was just a soldier on my way to MontrealWell she pressed her chest against meAbout the time the juke box brokeYeah, she gave me a peck on t...

Pretty Good John Prine

I got a friend in Fremont, He sells used cars, ya know.Well, he calls me up twice a yearJust ask me how'd it goPretty good, not bad, I can't complainActually everything is just about the sameI met ...

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

While digesting Reader's DigestIn the back of a dirty book store,A plastic flag, with CUM on the back,Fell out on the floor.Well, I picked it up and I ran outsideSlapped on my window shield,And if ...

Far From Me John Prine

As the cafe was closingon a warm summer nightAnd Cathy was cleaning the spoonsThe radio played the hit paradeAnd I hummed a long with the tuneShe asked me to change the stationSaid the song just dr...

Angel From Montgomery John Prine

I am an old woman named after my motherMy old man is another child that's grown oldIf dreams were lightning thunder was desireThis old house would have burnt down a long time agoChorus:Make me an a...

Quiet Man John Prine

Strolling down the highway with my shoes in my handI don't talk much I'm a quiet manBeauty and silence both run deepAnd running like crazy while you are alseepChorus:You got news for me,I got nothi...

Six O'Clock News John Prine

Wanda had a baby in nineteen fifty one.The father was stranger and a stranger was the son.Call that child James Lewis, call these rooms a home.Changing all them diapers polish all that chrome.C'mon...

Flashback Blues John Prine

While window shopping through the pastI ran across a looking glassReflecting moments remaining in a burned out lightTragic magic prayers of passionStay the same through changing fashionsThey freeze...

Be My Friend Tonight John Prine

I threw a party. Nobody came.I bought all the tickets. They cancelled the game.I give you my picture. It didn't fit your frameBe my friend tonightBe my friend tonight. Be my friend tonight.Ill slee...