Dave Dudley Lyrics
Rural Route No.1
Drought (You can dam out the water and shut the wind out) But a man ain't been born who can destroy a drough...
Honey Babe Well where did you get those beautiful eyes honey Yeah where did you get those beautiful eyes baby W...
It's My Lazy Day Well I might have gone fishin' but I got to thinkin' it over The road down to the river it's a might...
Old Home Place (They're selling the homeplace today) Yeah they're sellin' me out today just lost too much money too...
Old Shep When I was a lad and old Shep was a pup over hills and the meadows we'd stray Just a boy and his dog...
Pretty Weather We got hogs in the pen and cotton in the gin and my buckboard is doin' alright We're doin' real good...
Sleepy Eyed John Well away down yonder on the Candy Creek I wait a lot of fiddles on my wagon seat I tune up the fidd...
Soil Bank Well there once was a time that this farm of mine was plowed by a mule and a man They worked from da...
Stray Dog You're caught in a trouble you mangy pup Now how you gonna brag about a bad bringin' up Your pappy w...
That Lucky Old Sun Up in the morning out to the fields I work like a devil for my pay But that lucky old sun ain't got ...
Country
Don't Forget The Good Times Well now that it's all over now we've gone our seperate ways From time to time the pass will cross y...
Don't Want To Live Without Honey First time I soared my heart felt a little bit funny I knew right away I just had to have honey Lips...
Greatest Man Alive Tear apart a amountain hark the deepest sea Pull the stars down from the skies so blue Keep the day ...
I'd Rather Be Forgotten If I talk too much I won't mean what I say but I'll tell you this before you go away If you destroy ...
It's Such A Pretty World Today It's such a pretty world today look at the sunshine Every day's the same since I met you It's such a...
Louisiana Saturday Night If it's one of those nights a night that's happy and wild If you pole the pirogue come for a many a ...
Old Fashioned Love There are some pills and modern thrills that I don't understand I guess that I'm not what you call a...
Please Let Me Prove (my Love For You) Oh please let me prove my love for you don't make me suffer I beg of you I wanna show only real love...
Trucker's Prayer Thank you Lord for all the miles without an accident But I wanna ask one more favor before my life i...
One More Mile
Ballad Of Forty Dollars The man who preached the funeral said it really was a simple way to die He laied down to rest one af...
But For Me It's Not Give me mist'ry old sun and a little old coolin' breeze And a long highway to do with as I please I ...
Gamblin' Man I've gambled down in Georgia when I was just a lad I've gambled from the Yukon to the shores of Trin...
I Hope I Never Love That Much Again I know just how great love can be I loved so much one time I know how it hurts to see it end I've ha...
I'll Be Moving Along I'm letting go up what used to be when there was love just you and me It's like you said it all went...
One More Mile One more mile one more detour that's the way goes tears and smiles I may miss you and I may wish tha...
The Original Traveling Man
Bullshippers This ol' rig that I'm drivin' ain't the sharpest on the road These ol' bulls that I'm haulin' ain't ...
If It Feels Good Do It Some folks call me a laughin' boy some say I'm a clown But till you've tried my way of life don't ev...
My Body's At Home (but My Heart's On The Road) I'm sittin' back easy in my easy chair watchin' the morning dawnin' fair My wife's cookin' breakfast...
Original Traveling Man I knew the state of ol' Wisconsin back when I was eight I sang all over Minneapolis lookin' for a br...
Pullin' Double I got sleep in my eyes and my bones ain't tellin' lies Wish this rig could drive itself I'd rest a w...
Rocky Top Wish that I was on old Rocky Top down in the Tennessee hills Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top ain'...
Singing Away The poundin' of the big bustyres in a hot tarline I gotta play another matinee This old guitar's get...
Thing Called Love Six foot six he stood on the ground He weighed two hundred and thirty five pounds But I saw that gia...
You've Got To Cry Girl Oh you've got to cry girl then you'll know how I miss you Well I've grown up girl I've learned how t...
Listen Betty (I'm Singing Your Song)
Down On Whiskey Row The ol' neon signs are lighted so I'd best get to the bar After all I've got position I must hope Th...
Farewell To The Road (Farewell to the road farewell to the road) Well ol' truck this is our farewell to the road I guess ...
I Cry A Lot Did you notice when I see you I can smile and that be's how I used to be by a mile I don't care as m...
I Feel A Cry Coming On Oh she just walked out the door and I know she won't be back anymore The echo of her footsteps have ...
I Hope My Kind Of Love Didn't Break Your Heart Don't let my leaving make you cry too hard I know the things I said caught you off your guard I neve...
Listen Betty (i'm Singing Your Song) A friend and I made one shot run to Knoxville one day We got the apple pie and coffee hungries on th...
Rollin's All Gone Out Of This Rollin' Stone There's a baby in Minneapolis that I ain't never seen And I guess he'd never guess that I'm his dad ...
Six-0-One Yeah everybody comes here to have a ball If anybody's missin' well we give 'em a call For we're alwa...
Under Cover Of The Night We stand alone on a quiet empty street just you and I and a love that's bitter sweet On a corner whe...
Greatest Hits
Cowboy Boots Well all of my life I been a tryin' to save to get a pair of cowboy boots Sixteen years of my life I...
Hiding Behind The Curtain I am doing somethin' I've never done before I just told her I was goin' out and loudly slammed the d...
I Don't Be Surprised I've known all alone that you had leavin' on your mind My questions had been answered by the look th...
I Got Lost Well my eyes are open and my mind's awake but from my neck on down I'm asleep I been on this road fo...
If I Had One I've journeyed over the mountains just like that famous bear I didn't realize it wouldn't get me any...
Last Day In The Mines For as long as I can remember I've worked down in this pit But today it's all over for this is the d...
Mad I got about half high so I spent the whole weekend out I got home Monday morning tore up like a can ...
Six Days On The Road Well I pulled outta Pittsburgh a rollin' down that Eastern Seaboard I got my diesel wound up and she...
Truck Drivin' Son Of A Gun I got a cute little gal in every eastern town from Boston to St Louis There's some that I don't even...
Two Six Packs Away I got on my wheels and I went out on the town draggin' I hit a big oak tree it looked like a wreck t...
Lonelyville
Coffee Coffee Coffee Some men drink alcohol some men drink juices from the vine But as for me I'm very simple give me cof...
Have You Ever Been Lonely Have you ever been lonely have you ever been blue Have you ever loved someone just as I love you Can...
Journey To The Corner Of Your Heart Like an Indian that's headed for his horse Like a muddy river you can't change my cause Got my heart...
Just Call Me Lonesome Why must I love the heartless one who'll never know the harm she's done Though love is blind I shoul...
Lonely Street I'm looking for that Lonely Street I've got a sad sad tale to tell I need a place to go and weep whe...
Lonelyville If you wonder why I always look so bad and even when I smile I still look sad Well it's just because...
Oh Lonesome Me Well everybody's going out and having fun I'm just a fool for staying home and having none I can't g...
Seven Lonely Days Well seven lonely days make one lonely week And seven lonely nights make one lonely me Ever since th...
That's What It's Like To Be Lonesome The streets are dark and empty and you walk them all alone You think about your love affair and wond...
Time And Place You took her love away from me but that was your mistake She's gonna break your heart in two and she...
Will The Real Dave Dudley Please Sing
Fools Rush In Fools rush in where angels fear to thread And so I come to you my love my heart above my head Though...
Get The Best Of Living Well I'm a goin' down the road with worries on my mind I gotta lot of troubles I'm leavin' behind Oh...
Half A Love I've known so long what's going on behind your smiling eyes But I don't leave cause all my pride is ...
I Can See You In The Windshield I can see your face upon the windshield as I'm rollin' through the night You're sittin' by a fire wi...
I Won't Mention It Again I know you're tired of being all I ever wanted You'll no longer feel the love I have for you What ha...
Put Your Hand In The Hand Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the waters Put your hand in the hand of the man who...
There You Are Again About the time I put myself in fairly decent shape there you are again About the time I go to bed an...
Through Hell And Half Of Georgia Down in Macon Georgia there's a woman waitin' for my six foot frame I got her picture in my mind as ...
Tulsa Telephone Book Have you read any good telephone books lately If you ain't then let me recommend one I've already re...
Keep On Truckin'
Canadian Sunset Once I was alone so lonely and then You came out of nowhere like the sun up from the hills Cold cold...
City Of The Angels I'm going back to the City of the Angels a memory of love controls my mind I'll search for dreams in...
I Almost Didn't Make It Through The Door Early morning clear my head I can't remember what we said All that I remember is the pain Your actio...
I'm Hooked Gas food and lounge and lousy detour signs Coffee stops and concrete tired all the time Smokin' and ...
I'm Puttin' It Together I'm puttin' it together I'm gonna make it right I'm gettin' it all together but it's been a fight Ho...
It Won't Hurt As Much Tomorrow This time I've really thought you this time it's goodbye By the time you read this I'll be high up i...
Keep On Truckin' In life there's many hills to climb and sometimes you'll get in a blind But the day will come you go...
Patient Man You always go away and do the things you wanna do I think you're tryin' to hurt me all you can You'l...
You've Got Another Thought Comin' What makes you think that you can turn your back and walk away After I have tasted the sweetness of ...
Presents
Lyin' Eyes City girls just seem to find out early how to open doors with just a smile A rich old man and she wo...
My Sunny Overgrown Country Town Get me back to Tennessee I'm homesick for my sunny overgrown country town I thought I'd like to be a...
My Town Each night when I sleep I dream of a love in my town I don't count sheep just the faces of her in my...
Rooster Hill Rooster Hill by Ronnie Rogers Last saturday night on rooster hill I lost 4 one hundred dollar bill...
Sugarland U.s.a. Headin' back to sugerland USA I been so lonesome ever since I went away This time I'm a going back t...
Thirty Eight And Lonely She's hurt so many men say they've loved her She gave herself not knowing they're all alive Tonight ...
Where Does A Little Boy Go Where does a little boy go after he leaves his carefree life Where does a little boy go he's a young...
Special Delivery
Fireball Rolled A Seven Somewhere in South Carolina near a dirt track there’s a shrine Erected to the memory of a little ...
Have It Your Way Have it your way have it your way you can make it you're ready today Your face tells it all there's ...
How Come It Took So Long (to Say Goodbye) We know we've had this feeling for sometime our feeling we no longer need to hide You love him I lov...
I Keep Looking Back I keep looking back over my shoulder but the footsteps of a fool is all I see I keep looking back ov...
Most Beautiful Girl Hey did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world And if you did was she crying crying ...
My Love Train Is Rollin' On Your Track Since I met you you my wheels're burnin' you really stepped up my face My only thoughts of you and m...
One More Plane Standing here at Gate 15 looking at a plane I won't be on Like No 5-0-3 Lord I wish that I was goin'...
The Pool Shark
I'm Not So Easy Anymore I'm not so easy anymore you'll find it rougher than before I guess you've noticed how I've changed s...
I'm Sick And Tired Every night I stay out I swing and I shout like tomorrow won't ever come But I lose my charm when I ...
Pool Shark He said pardon me for bein' so bold but you got a cigarette that's already rolled I gave him one he ...
Shoeshine Man Well I met a man in Montgomery Alabama I was waitin' on a bus he was shinin' shoes and I heard him s...
This Night (ain't Fit For Nothing But Drinking) Hey lady I'm looking for a jukebox and a barstool that fits my bottom side Their streets're just too...
Week In A Country Jail One time I spent a week inside a little country jail I don't guess I'll ever live it down I was sitt...
Whose Arms Did You Fall Out Of Now Well here we are again what do you want from me this time Remember what you did about you made me fe...
There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
Filipino Baby When the warship's left Manila sailin' proudly o'er the sea deep blue see Every soldier's heart was ...
Fraulein Far across the deep blue water lives an old German's daughter By the banks of the old River Rhine Th...
Geisha Girl Have you ever heard a love song that you didn't understand Well you've met her in a teahouse on the ...
Hello Vietnam Kiss me goodbye and write me while I'm gone goodbye my sweetheart hello Vietnam America has heard t...
Lili Marlene Would you like to hear the story of a girl that many soldiers know It's a tale of love and all its g...
Soldier's Last Letter Recorded by Ernest Tubb Written by Sgt. Henry Stewart and Ernest Tubb When the postman delivered a ...
Then I'll Come Home Again When I see the water come and clear beside a shore When all the guns are silent and the sky is clear...
There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere There's a star spangled banner waving somewhere In a distant land so many miles away Only Uncle Sam'...
Vietnam Blues I was out on the leave at the time just duckin' the fog nosin' around like a hungry dog In that craz...
What We're Fighting For My dearest Mama they just gave us time to write I miss you and there's something on my mind tonight ...
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
For Crying Out Loud If I've ever been so blue I can't remember seems to me the walls are closing in I still hear your fo...
Long Time Gone I guess you think you broke my heart but I don't mind that we're apart As sure as there's another da...
My Kind Of Love To your way of thinking a promise is easy to make Cause to your kind of promise is nothing but somet...
Temporarily Good evening friend hey you're lookin' good I'm happy about your prosperity But before you ask how I...
My Kind Of Love
I Lived For A While My life began when I met you I lived while I was with you Then died when you told me goodbye Yes I d...
I Taught Her Everything She Knows I taught her everything she knows and then what did she do She turned to someone else and taught him...
I Won't Go Down That Road Well I'm through hurt and startin' today and here's something I'd like to say I know you'll be shock...
Making Plans You say tomorrow you're leaving it's so hard for me to believe I'm making plans for the heartaches c...
My Way Of Life Standing on the road walking down the highway Ain't going nowhere but that's my way of life I never...
Stirring Up The Embers There's nothing left but burning memories And that flame just won't flare up inside of me Although y...
Subject To Change Life is looking up again she's back where she belongs And my old heart is on the man she was gone so...
Talk Of The Town
I Turned Her Every Way But On My baby's gone I know she won't be back so I don't stand so weary I told her that I've thought I had...
If You're Afraid To Tell Him I Will You say you love me more than anything in this whole world For my love you'd beg and borrow or steal...
Last Year's Heartaches I thought I was over losing you even got where I could smile now and then Everywhere I go I see some...
Please Help Me I'm Falling Please help me I'm falling in love with you Close the door to temptation don't let me walk through T...
Short Memory No need to tell me where you've been for I know who's in town again And tonight you saw him secretly...
Slippin' Around Seems I always have to slip around to be with you my dear Slippin' around afraid we'd might be found...
Talk Of The Town The talk of the town was a secret to me I was the last one to see It's funny how blind a heart in lo...
Three Hearts In A Tangle Three hearts in a tangle which heart will I break Tonight as I sit by my window watching the people ...
Yonder Comes A Sucker Well that's railroad steamboat river and cannal Yonder comes a sucker and he's got my girl And she's...
Truck Drivin' Son Of A Gun
Just A Few More Miles Well I'm all packed up and I'm almost ready to go This big G-model runs every way but slow When I ge...
Operation X (Well as long as there's a truck I won't forget Korea and Operation X) I won't forget the year of '5...
Quittin' Time Quittin' time quittin' time like a big dollar bill a waitin' on a little thin dime Quittin' time qui...
Speed Traps Weight Stations And Detour Signs Speed traps and weight stations and detour signs Are standin' between me and that baby o'mine Well ...
Truck Driver's Waltz Well I have a few hours to wait while they've loaded my trailer with freight So I borrowed my buddy'...
Wreck Of The Old Slow Binder Well they gave him his orders in Richmond Virginia Sayin' Joe you're away behind time Now this ain't...
George And The North Woods
Blowin' In The Wind How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man How many seas must a white dove sail ...
Cold Wind Through Georgia I met her in Savannah a beauty oh so rare She sparkled like a dewdrop in the morning And I loved her...
Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes Don't let the stars get in your eyes don't let the moon break your heart Love blooms at night in day...
George (and The North Woods) George I was just a layin' here thinking I'm blind for that I was all alone Old timer if you weren't...
Gettin' Back Together Gettin' back together is hard to do gettin' back the good times that we once knew Now think about th...
It's Not A Very Pleasant Day Today Rain that hits the window on the outside hides the teadrops fallin' on the inside A heart that has a...
Running With The Wind I never stop in one place long till life starts closin' in Then a night wind beckons and I'll go run...
Somewhere Somewhere somewhere somewhere I heard that they're all curvy and that the girls in Jersey are just f...
Stuck On Jeannie Kinda tricky when she's caught in a trap by me Kinda dumb in a smart little way like she can be Thos...
Thanks For All The Miles
Don't Fence Me In Oh give me land lots of land under starry skies above don't fence me in Let me ride through the wid...
Gotta Travel On I've laid around played around this old town too long Summer's almost gone winter's comin' on I've l...
I Keep Coming Back For More Sometimes I'm so hurt and disappointed by the crazy things you always do Then I'm packin' everything...
I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew The first strange town I was ever in the county was hanging a man Nobody cared if he lived or died a...
Intro - Thanks For All The Miles This is Dave Dudley and I'd like to take a few seconds of your time To add my sincerest appreciation...
Let No Man Tell Me What To Do They made only one of me packed me one to the box And they'll know I've been here before I'm through...
There Ain't No Easy Run I was sittin' in the terminal waitin' for my load When a greenhorn driver came in off of the road I ...
Truck Drivin' Man I wheeled into a truckstop in Texas a little place called Hamburger Dan's I heard that jukebox a pla...
Travelin' With Dave Dudley
Bummin' Around Got an old slatch hat got my roll on my shoulder I'm as free as the breeze and I'll do as I please j...
Freight Train Freight train freight train goin' so fast freight train freight train goin' so fast I don't know wha...
Going Back (to My Baby) Going back to my baby I'm leaving today Gotta get back to my baby no more cryin' night and day One w...
Going Going Gone (Going going gone going going gone) Mister auctioneer those are my things you're selling today And j...
He'll Have To Go Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone Let's pretend that we're together all alone I'll te...
Miles (You have the good times) I got the miles While in the ways of love I stood still And each mile that...
Pan American Well I've heard your stories about your fast trains But now I'll tell you bout one all the travelin'...
Silver Rails Silver rails shining ahead through the night one on the left and one on the right Ribbons of steel l...
Travelin' Man Well I'm a travelin' man made a lotta stops all over the world And in every port out Omaha I at leas...
Waiting For A Train All around the water tank waitin' for a train A thousand miles away from home sleepin' in the rain I...
Free And Easy
Back In Circulation Got my heart patched up my goodnight sleep and my dancin' slippers on I'm diggin' up where I left of...
Before My Time Yes I know that I'm about to lose you cause someone else is always on your mind Why must I have to g...
I've Been Through The Mill Oh I'm so surprised to see me here sittin' all alone It's late and everybody's gone to their respect...
Katy Bar The Door Oh Katy bar the door keep the girls in the house Cause I'm gonna live it up there ain't no doubt Kat...
Lonely Man From the dark and lonely part of town comes a man nobody wants around Dressed in black I cry across ...
Passin' Through The first sound I heard was a woman's cry The first word I learned to utter was goodbye Forgive me i...
River Rat I was born on the banks of the river grew up in a floatin' shack Old Man River was my front yard we ...
Songs About The Working Man
Bless Them Machines (please Help Working Man) Please help the working man bless them machines They don't need me anymore for I need them bread and...
Farmer's Prayer Lord put a hand to the handle of my hoe Let me make another step help me go another road Even though...
I'm Coming Home Got your face so pretty and your hair done right Cause we're gonna do the town tonight I'm comin' in...
John Henry When John Henry was just a little bitty boy no bigger than the palm of your hand His mommy looked do...
Sixteen Tons Some people say a man's made outta mud a poor man's made outta muscle and blood Muscle and blood and...
Steel Worker's Blues Now I got a story it's true as can be it's about a guy the guy is me Wake up in the morning it's alw...
