WE DON'T KNOW MUCH We don't know much... We could be sad and not know why We could say we're happy and know that it's a lie We could say we're finished and start right up again We could sware we're losin' and turn around and win We could…

PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA 1951 Palmdale, California 1951. Pretty yellow chickens hatching in the sun Fertilizer spreader flings its fecal load. I climb up to watch in the trees along the road. Little chickens, running, pecking, darting, so…

SHE DIDN'T KNOW Her flame wasn't orange. It was white. The kind you can't see at the noon day bright. Not the fickle flicker of a candle light But a point miles off on a moonless night She didn't know she was beautiful Nobody told her…

DENIAL SANATA Denial's not a river in Egypt. Oh, yes it is. Oh, yes it is. The Nile is a river in Egypt Oh, yes it is. Oh, yes it is Put your feet in the water Put your head in the sand Put your hands in your pockets Try to clap for…

ACID TEARS As the hours turn into days and the weeks turn into years I am happy, but I'm always close to tears Surely as the love that we share will last forever Our bodies will die and our love will go on And tho the thot that love will…

JUST A CAT It looks like someone taped a firecracker to him and blew it off. "Firecracker?" He's just a cat. Just a cat. A raggedy old cat. So why are we crying? The world is on fire. Light the fuse. It's a firecracker "Firecracker…

FOREVER EYES Let's just say it's 20 years from now Your hair's turned gray and I'm still alive, somehow When all is lost, we've found, that money buys Will I still see Forever in your eyes? Let's just say our promises are true That you…

WOULD YOU FORSAKE A MEMORY If what we do is what we are And every pain will leave a scar Love must leave a beauty mark A light to guide us when it's dark And tenderness, a hope for more And Trust, a key to any door What comfort, then…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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

(c) 2004 Royal T Music

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

This is another song Dad asked me to learn for years. Like, RoseWood Casket, It makes no literal sense to me.

I have always really liked this song. It's a cool story and delightful music. Has that funny/sad combination. Resignation of the poor and downtrodden.

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.

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

No Banjos were harmed in this song.......i would really love to be able to play one but this is all done on a keyboard ...hope you enjoy attempt at ...well i'm not sure what to call it...but i sure enjoyed doing it.... I DON’T WANT TO GO (Lyrics…

Well, my friend and I were chilling when he comes up with a random statement, "Are we in a Psychedelic Movie Experience?" haha, so I told him I will make a song named after that statement. Viola.

it's slower. nuff said.