I'VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL
(Capitol ST-2283)
March 10/1965
Produced by Ken Nelson
Recorded:
Dec/1964, Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood
1.
I'VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL
(Harlan Howard - Buck Owens)
« © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I've got a tiger by the tail it's plain to see
I won't be much when you get through with me
Well I'm a losing weight and I'm turning mighty pale
Looks like I've got a tiger by the tail
Well I thought the day I met you you were meek as a lamb
Just the kind to fit my dreams and plans
Now the pace we're livin' takes the wind from my sails
And it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail
I've got a tiger by the tail...
[ guitar ]
Well every night you drag me where the bright lights're found
There ain't no way to slow you down
I'm about as helpless as a leaf in a gale and it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail
I've got a tiger by the tail...
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2.
TROUBLE AND ME
(Harlan Howard)
« © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Trouble and me we're old buddies you see I've stuck by him and he's a stickin' by me
Well goodbye honey be thankful you're free
And that you're not stuck with ol' trouble and me
Trouble and me we keep a bummin' around I'm picking 'em up and laying 'em down
Well officer we're only passing through town
Looking for somethin' that we'd never found
Trouble and me...
[ guitar - steel ]
Well once I thought that trouble had found someone else
I came close to findin' a place for myself
About that time he came back with a frown
And trouble and me had to find a new town
Trouble and me...
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3.
LET THE SAD TIMES ROLL ON
(Buck Owens - Red Simpson)
« © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Put a quarter in the jukebox and let it play
That same sad song that's been playing all day
You know the one where his darling is gone
So pour the red wine play the jukebox and let the sad times roll on
Let the sad times roll on cause she's gone she's gone
So pour the red wine play the jukebox and let the sad times roll on
[ steel ]
I watch as the record spins around as he tells of a love that's let him down
He's singing my life story in his song
So pour the red wine play the jukebox and let the sad times roll on
Let the sad times roll on...
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4.
WHAM BAM
(Buck Owens - Don Rich - Bonnie Owens)
« © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
[ Don Rich ]
Wham bam thank you ma'm I'll be on my way thank you but no thank you not today
First thing is matrimony next thing is alimony
Wham bam thank you ma'm I'll be on my way
I'm just too young to get married you see there's too many places that I'd rather be
There's a lotta other fishes in the deep blue sea
So wham bam thank you ma'm that's not for me
Wham bam thank you ma'm...
[ guitar ]
I'm not the kinda guy to buy a ring I'm afraid of weddin' bells and rice and things
I'm just too restless I'll never settle down
So wham bam thank you ma'm I'll see you around
Wham bam thank you ma'm...
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5.
IF YOU FALL OUT OF LOVE WITH ME
(Buck Owens - Bonnie Owens)
« © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
If you fall out of love with me don't let me know
If someone else is on your mind don't let it show
For I'd rather have your lie I could never stand goodbye
If you fall out of love with me don't let me know
If you find somebody new don't let me know
If your love for me is through don't let it show
If I ask you please don't say darlin' turn and walk away
If you fall out of love with me don't let me know
[ steel ]
If your love for me is gone don't let me know
If someone else is in your dreams don't let it show
Close your eyes so I won't see for I don't want sympathy
If you fall out of love with me don't let me know
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6.
FALLIN' FOR YOU
(Buck Owens - Don Rich - Bonnie Owens)
« © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Oh the bells started ringing and the birds started singing
And the clock on the corner struck two
Thunder started crashing and the lightning started flashing
And I knew I was fallin' for you
I was standing on the corner when I knew I's a goner
The first time you came into view
Well my knees started knocking and my head started rocking
And I knew I was fallin' for you
Oh the bells started ringing...
[ guitar ]
Well you scared me half to death I could hardly catch a breath
Your smile made my heart go boom
I was almost paralyzed when I looked into your eyes
And I knew I was fallin' for you
Oh the bells started ringing...
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7.
WE'RE GONNA LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
(Buck Owens)
« © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Well today's a gonna be my lucky day we're gonna let the good times roll
Today's the day she's coming home to stay we're gonna let the good times roll
I'm gonna meet my baby at a quarter to ten we're gonna let the good times roll
I'm gonna be at the station when the train pulls in we're gonna let the good times roll
Gonna let the good times roll gonna let the good times roll
Gonna be at the station when the train pulls in we're gonna let the good times roll
[ guitar ]
I'm gonna see my baby come face to face we're gonna let the good times roll
I'm gonna dance a little jig all over the place I'm gonna let the good times roll
She's gonna walk right in she's gonna sit right down
We're gonna let the good times roll
When she gets here we're gonna paint the town we're gonna let the good times roll
Gonna let the good times roll gonna let the good times roll
When she gets here we're gonna paint the town we're gonna let the good times roll
[ guitar ]
I'm gonna kiss my baby gonna hold her tight we're gonna let the good times roll
Gonna hug her close with all of my might we're gonna let the good times roll
I'm gonna lock the windows gonna bar the door we're gonna let the good times roll
She ain't never gonna leave no more we're gonna let the good times roll
Gonna let the good times roll gonna let the good times roll
She ain't never gonna leave no more we're gonna let the good times roll
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8.
BAND KEEPS PLAYIN' ON
(Red Simpson - Fuzzy Owen)
« © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
You walked in with me but you walked out with someone else
And left me sitting here alone all by myself
I thought you were over him but I was wrong
My world stopped but the band keeps playin' on
They just keep playin' they don't notice you were gone
You walked right out on me while they played our favorite song
And before you reached the door my teardrops hit the floor
My world stopped but the band keeps playin' on
[ steel - fiddle ]
Well you said you'd forgotten him and no more did you care
But when we walked in your eyes lit up as you saw him sitting there
Well he asked you to dance and just like that you were gone
And my world stopped but the band keeps playin' on
They just keep playin'..
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9.
STREETS OF LAREDO
(arr. Buck Owens)
« © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
[ Doyle Holly ]
As I walked out in the streets of Laredo as I walked out in Laredo one day
I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen
Wrapped up in white linen as cold as the clay
So beat the drum slowly play the fife lowly
Play the dead march as they carry me on
Take me to the green valley lay the sod o'er me
I'm shot in the chest and I'm dying today
[ ac.guitar ]
Let sixteen gamblers carry my coffin let sixteen cowboys sing me a song
Take me to the green valley lay the sod o'er me
For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong
So beat the drum slowly...
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10.
CRYING TIME
(Buck Owens)
« © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Oh it's crying time again you're gonna leave me
I can see that faraway look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darling
That it won't be long before it's crying time
Now they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder
And that tears are only rain to make love grow
But my love for you could never grow no stronger
If I live to be a hundred years old
Oh it's crying time again...
[ steel ]
Now you say that you found someone you love better
That's the way it's happened every time before
And as sure as sun comes up tomorrow
Crying time will start when you walk out the door
Oh it's crying time again...
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11.
MAIDEN'S PRAYER
(Bob Wills)
« © '40 Bourne Co, ASCAP »
[ instrumental ]
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12.
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
(Chuck Berry)
« © '63 Arc Music, BMI »
[ with Don Rich ]
Long distance information give me Memphis Tennessee
Help me find the party try to get in touch with me
She could not leave her number but I know who placed the call
Cause my uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall
Help me operator get in touch with my Marie
She's the only one who'd call me here from Memphis Tennessee
Her home is on the southside high up on a ridge
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge
[ guitar ]
The last time I saw Marie she was a waving me goodbye
With hurry home drops on her cheeks that trickled from her eyes
We were torn apart because her mom would not agree
And tore apart our happy home in Memphis Tennessee
Help me operator more than this I cannot add
Only that I miss her so and all the fun we had
Marie is only six years old information please
Help to put me through to her in Memphis Tennessee
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