Now if I ever get on television Make a fool of myself on television Just like I did on the radio Oh when they asked me to sing out-loud, I got so nervous The whole darn crowd started laughin’ at me, Hi hi Turnin’ upside down When my heart beats fast, oh I get nervous inside When my heart beats fast, I can’t control myself As for human beings,...Learn More

Butterfly Man, doin’ what he can Flyin’ ‘til he lands, lightnin’ on your hand Makin’ every day, a flower stage his play Kissin’ as he pleases, dashin’ ‘bout the trees Settin’ in his room, darkened old cocoon Just waitin’ for the spring, to give his wings a fling To burst right in the light, and soar right into flight And try with all his might,...Learn More

She’s a jewel of the world, whom everybody kisses Such a pure lady girl, with me all the time Happy birthday everyday Let’s ride the tail of a comet Then we’ll sail o’er the seas Magic carpet through the clouds ‘Tis the way of heaven To breathe a breath so fair Frolic ‘midst the sunshine rays Hide the moon in our back pockets Won’t let it slip...Learn More

Oo-oo-oohoo-oo-oo-hoo-hoo-hoo There’s a funny station on the TV screen People are re-runnin’ bad scenes, oh oh oh People are re-stickin’ them stings People we’re just, twangin’ them strings People we’re just, people we’re just, oh, not comin’ clean, oohoo People we’re just, people we’re just twangin’ them strings, oohoo Yeah that’s what you’re...Learn More

Little ants, just a crawlin’ on top of the ground They’ve a long way to wander, yet they’re already found Lightnin’ bug just lightin’ his way through the night He carries his lantern, we can witness his flight And the kitten that’s approachin’ in search of a friend You can stir her to purrin’, love’s gained by a whim And a skeeter bite scratchin’...Learn More

Hoo-hoo-hoo The great American Indians, free upon the open plain Had a life so complete Until the European came A hoopin’ and a hollerin Rdin’ on a pony’s back, hoo hoo hoo, better than a Cadillac With the Squaw and little papoose Without no railroad tracks, wow! The great American Indian, fishin’ in the Everglades Was a part of all around And...Learn More

I drive an ol’ car I’ve got old dogs and an old cat, you see I’ve been a long way down the highway, in an ol’ pair of jeans I’ve got a young look for an old man, and an old, old look for a teen, ha ha ha! I am currently in the river, past the middle of the stream I’m on the front porch of an old, old house, ‘midst an ol’ grove of trees Draped by...Learn More

Tombstone, Arizona, 1881 There was a gunfight in the desert Hell-fire in the sun Where your pistol is your only pal At the O.K. corral Where your pistol is your only pal At the O.K. corral There’s four men just starin’ at four men starin’ back Who could help but flinchin’ with the devil on their backs Where your pistol is your only pal At the O.K....Learn More

Well they say that love is somethin’ special They say that love is blind You know how much I love you, baby Leavin’ me would be a crime, oh oh, leavin’ me would be a crime I had a bad dream, you sneaked off cheatin’, headin’ for L.A I jumped up in that plane to get you, in 1st class all the way You was in 1st class all the way You was loungin’...Learn More

From deep down, in the mysteries of us all Hear the crashin’, of the sea From my room, only fathom lenghts away And it’s boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, chimes the tune, hey! As the moon is pullin’ soon To turn the tide to the higher side Let us ride into bloom And know, know, know, the call of Love Find the fine sea shells, that tell their...Learn More

Just runnin’ for the sunset, don’t wanna let it go Gosh, the sky is purple, haze mountains of white snow And on Crete the island, ancient rocks do tell Myhtology Origin, as deep as a wishin’ well, well, well, well Deep as a wishin’ well, hey! A spectrum is the rainbow, of diamond in the sky Horizon is the rainbow, right before the eye Of the...Learn More

Miss Tenneessee whiskey, married the Georgia pine They had little white lightnings and red-hot moonshines Kentucky bourbon runs down the hill There's good scotch whiskey smokin' in the still Oh, Irish whiskey, red Bordeaux wine All the drinks I've mentioned, been good friends of mine And if you'd come back, I'd drink a little toast, good Lord I...Learn More