My dad asked me to record this song long before someone put it on line so I could learn it. I was so surprised: the story was so unlike what I was expecting. In fact the song doesn't make any sense to me even now.

Dad wanted me to write him some funeral music. This is it. He's still alive at 91 and sings this song to himself and tears come to his eyes. I have a video of Dad and me singing a duet of this song. EULOGY He grew up in Clinton, Oklahoma…

Of course, this is an old song. My mom would always say, "Jimmy, play The Wild Wood Flower, like Dick Melton used to."

SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT TIME - no Capo or Capo @ 4 (Am)Something about the (Bm)night time makes me feel alive Makes me want to sing a song. Think about my life (C)Maybe light a (D)candle. I like lemon grass (Am)Something about the (Bm…

Em Well, some folks got big noses Some folks got big ass Some folks stand out in the aisle Make it hard to pass Am Some folks got money Em They say, “That’s just how it goes.” B7 A They make it hard for folks like me Am Em To keep…

I'm so tired I think I'll get in my car and go down to Fred's Maybe Stefen will sing me a song... I'm so tired I think I'll get in my car...

Em capo @ 6 Maybe I could be a potter Throwing all the words away Maybe I could learn the language of the clay Maybe I could be a potter Sweep the words out of the way Let my fingers find the music in the clay

YOU GOTTA TO BE CAREFUL WITH LOVE - Capo @ 3 in C C G C You gotta be careful with Love F C There’ll be days the sun will shine G…

THE TIDE POOLS OF CALIFORNIA capo @ 5 in C. 4/6 time…

About "If I'd Been A Lutheran *" Dodie told me not to use her real name. C Csus C Csus C Csus C If I had been a Lutheran I might have married Csus Dodie Harris…