I wrote this song after planting and fertalizing a crop of sudan grass just to have the sun shine down with no relief on it for 100 days and no rain. We, Texas Water, were heading home one night AFTER A GIG at Gringo's in Grapevine when the…

This originated as a poem sent to me by Rose Kampton, morning the loss of her father. I turned it into a prayer and put music to it. Then when Brook drowned it became something altogether else. (c) 1990 Royal T Muaic

My most requested song. (c) 1990 Royal T Music

I have a video called THE BROKE PIANO on line at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JON_poM_sdY Ironically, it does not include this song. Key D D (figure is D D sus, D D sus) I am a BROKE PIANO. Got no damper and no keys G…

SLAUGHTER MOUNTAIN My mom’s dad was a coal miner. Her mother died of TB when she was a kid. When she was twelve, her dad, dying of black lung, slit his throat with a butcher knife. That left her with a cripple little brother to take care of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMyTe57GAR4 That Same Conversation Linda lies, listening, quiet as a mouse She can hear their voices echoing all thru the house She listens sadly as Mommy and Daddy Are having That Same Conversation…

SWEET YOUNG THING He lays out a freshly-pressed Arrow Clean socks and his new underwear He brushes his teeth with tooth paste It seems there's a charge in the air And he thinks about that Sweet Young Thing And how she trembled the night…

There was a movie Peggy and I were doing the location sound over in east Dallas: THE HOLDINGS OF THE HEART. If I remember right they put this song in the movie. THE HOLDINGS OF THE HEART - in C The heart can hold a lot of things: the sunshine…

GRAMMA’S SHAMPOO Capo @ 3 Key Bm Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Am7 GRAMMA’S SHAMPOO is washing my hair G D C Bm7 And I hope it will notice that…

(c) 1990 Royal T Music

One publisher told me, after listening to this song, "I don't like songs about Texas." I responded, "This is not about Texas." (c) 1990 Royal T Music

THE BUDS AND BLOSSOMS I've been meaning to write you a letter But I did not know what I would say I've been thinking about you and your new love And wishing that there was a way... And the buds and the blossoms remind me of you today…

TEXAS RAIN They're stopping cars near Tyler Just want to check your breath They think they can prevent another death And a skunk is eating June bugs beneath a light in Cedar Hill Before day light, he's sure to get his fill Texas nights…

FANNIN COUNTY FAIR Fannin county fair. Red River rhymes and riddles And the Bois d' arc spread beneath the harvest moon There I found her, and I crowned her Queen of the Fannin County Fair I told her I'd be rich. I told her I'd be famous…

FORTY YEAR BARN words by Jacque Shelton and JMT (I wrote the chorus.) I had a dream as a little boy Not a policeman, a fireman or even a toy I picked cotton, I waitered My sox need darned But all that I dreamed was my Forty Year Barn…

This is my adaptation of a poem by Rosemarie Kempton. "I always felt that it was fitting that you turned the poem I wrote into a poignant hymn that captured the feeling of loss of a loved one. My words sprang from my attempts to understand…