OKLAHOMA NIGHTS 1976 - COWTOWN by TEXAS WATER

James Michael Taylor

From the Texas Water album TEXAS RAIN

Peggy sings this one.

OKLAHOMA NIGHTS - Capo @ 2

G F G
Carefully, the boats are tied up to the shore
C G F C D
And the fish are jumping in the night, in the night
B D G
And the wind has found a reed and she’s blowing it right.

G
Now the water is a waving’ and the fish are a jumping’
C
You know I’ve been saving and I think I’ve found something
D G
to spend it all on a warm Oklahoma Night

G
If the lake was a river, I’d be floating upstream
C
Sitting here a singing while the children dream
D G
And I’m singing it all on a warm Oklahoma Night

Carefully, the boats are tied up to the shore
And the fish are jumpin’ in the night, in the night
And the wind has found a reed and she’s blowing it right.

Now, the guards are a guardin’ and the lights are a lightin’
And the cases will harden as the tensions will heighten
And I’m catching it all on a warm Oklahoma Night
They’re lockin’ up the minnows and they’re lockin’ up the bars
But they can’t stop a country boy from talkin’ to the stats
And I’m sayin’ it all on a warm Oklahoma Night

The water is splashing almost to my feet
And the fish are dancing in the light, in the light
And the wind has found a reed and she’s blowing it right

Now, the skunk and the opossum are a lookin’ for food
They can tell the fella singin’ is a friendly dude
And I’m singin’ it all on a warm Oklahoma Night
Well, the boats are arrivin’ and the fish are all dead
Just sittin’ here a singin’ and shakin’ my head
Shakin’ it off on a warm Oklahoma Night

Carefully, the boats are tied up to the shore
And the fish are jumpin’ in the night, in the night
And the wind has found a reed and she’s blowin’ it right.
On an Oklahoma Night

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