OT: Hello Sahara,
ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRL (Johnny Horton)
Well today I’m so weary today I’m so blue
Sad and broken-hearted
And it’s all because of you
Life was so sweet girl
life was a song
But now you’ve gone and left me
Tell me where did I belong?
And it’s all for the love
of a dear little girl
All for the love that sets your heart in a whirl
I’m a man who’d give his life
And the joys of this world
All for the love of a girl.
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Whispering Pines
Written by (?)
The snowflakes fall, as winter calls
And time just seems to fly
Is it the loneliness in me
That makes me wanta cry
My heart is sad like a mourning dove
That's lost it's mate in flight
Hear the cooing of his lonely heart
Through the stillness of the night
CHORUS:
Whisperin' pines, whisperin' pines
Tell me is it so
Whisperin' pines, whisperin' pines
You're the one who knows
My darlin's gone, oh, she's gone
And I need your sympathy
Whisperin' pines, send my baby back to me
See that squirrel up in the tree
His mate there on the ground
Hear their barking call of love
For the happiness they've found
Is my love still my love
Oh, this I've gotta know
Send a message by the wind
Because I love her sop
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Not Johnny this time but one of my all time favourites
I was sung to sleep as child with this:
Riders In the Sky
By Vaughn Monroe
An old cowpoke went ridin´ out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw
A´plowin´ through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw
(Yippie-eye-ay, Yippie-eye-oh)
The ghost herd in the sky
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the riders comin´ hard and he heard their mournful cry
(Yippie-eye-ay, Yippie-eye-oh)
Ghost riders in the sky
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, and shirts all soaked with
sweat They´re ridin´ hard to catch that herd but they ain´t caught ´em yet
´cause they´ve got to ride forever on that range up in the sky On horses
snortin´ fire, as they ride on, hear their cry
Yippie-eye-oh, Yippie-eye-oh
(Ghost riders in the sky)
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
´If you wanna save your soul from hell a´ridin´ on our range´
´Then, cowboy, change your ways today or with us you will ride´
´A´tryin´ to catch the Devil´s herd across these endless skies.´
(Yippie-eye-ay) Yippie-eye-ay (Yippie-eye-oh) Yippie-eye-oh
Ghost riders in the sky!
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