Another of those old songs that has dozens of verses. I picked fro many versions. Joking about sad things and sad times. Music seems to make it all bearable.

I learned this song from a Burl Ives record when I was a child. It's always been very deep and sad to me. STREETS OF LAREDO As I walked out in the streets of Laredo As I walked out in Laredo one day I spied a poor cowboy all wrapped in…

Most people only know the 1st verse and chorus to this beautiful song. HOME ON THE RANGE Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not…

This is a song I learned off a Berl Ives record when I was a kid. When I was in college and I auditioned for a talent contest I would always sing this song and I would always get on the program. WEE COOPER OF FIFE There was a wee coop wa…

Gramma's Shampoo Gramma's shampoo is washing my hair And I hope it will notice that gramma's not there It's the kind that knows just what to do Says it right there on the bottle, shampoo "Automatically adjusts to your hair's cleansing needs…

Barbara Anne Taylor sings. Que Paso capo @ 5 in G Am/G x3 G G bass Em Am bass G bass F# The man on the radio said we are falling apart Am bass G bass F# G Falling apart…

They stuck me in a room with air in good condition And a two-piece box of Kentucky Fried Chicken I even ate the biscuit that came with the deal I didn't like it but I ate it Just to see how it would feel Just to see how it would feel I…

In G Capo @ 1 Well, some folks think that Texas is just boots and belts and hat. And Lone Star Chili's just carbohydrates, proteins and fats I'll try to curb a snicker but I'm apt to disagree TEXAS IS AS FAR AS I CAN SEE Where the wind…

C F Dm Last night I was riding alone with the herd G C The moon and the stars in the night The smell of the horses and grasses…

(c) 2004 Royal T Music

was a Texan. Quannah Parker was the son born to Cynthia Parker, a white girl, stolen by Comanche raiders who grew up to be the wife of the chief. Quannah, in turn became the leader of his tribe. Eventually, Cynthia returned to her people. This…

It was a huge affair. Bigger than the Texas Jam. But what would you expect from the first concert staged on the moon? TEXAS WATER She's got stretch marks on her psyche Her attitude is hanging down But she's gonna pull it all together…

We were living out on the prairie between Mansfield and Lillian. This was our neighborhood. it was 1977. (c) 2000 Royal T Music

This song contains the body of the first song I ever wrote. A poem sent to me while I was away to school in Idaho in 1959 by Carolyn Opitz that I sat at an old pump organ and sang a thousand times when I was a junior in high school. YOU CAN…

HEY! Hey, hey, hey Yeah, yeah, yeah Hey? Where you goin'? Think I'll go with you... 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 in white linen…

LISA'S THUMBNAIL Lost in a tangle of words Her life is a shambles Her dreams are in tatters Her thots are a tangle of thorns Her wounds are internal Her smoke;e's for survival... (c) 2002 Royal T Music

DREAM BOOK Don't wake me up. Can't you see that I'm sleeping? Turn out the light. I'm bound in a dream Don't raise your voice. I'm crossing the border Take a note from me. Write it down I will tell you the words There, in my dream book…

JONAH LIVES UNDER THE BRIDGE Jonah lives under the bridge He's there, up off the ground His world is looking down Bicycles pass him by Children ask parents why Jonah lives under the bridge Jonah lives under the bridge No insurance…

He stands outside her window Hour after hour, he watches Piece by piece he sees her disappearing. Once she was his flower Now, he sees her fading Who can say what comes between lovers? He takes his blame for reasons they're apart But thinks…

THE LAST WOMAN ON EARTH You will admit, of course that the life of the world is your life What you know of history is your history And what you know of the future is your future And that goes for women we must presume The women you have…