A sweet little song by a grandma lady from out west "Melvina Reynolds" bless her heart and excuse the language, Smile don't mind failing in this world,
I don't mind failing in this world,
Don't mind wearing the ragged…
the first one now will later be last,what was old is new again , hang onto your wine skins. Times are getting hard boys, money's mighty scarce if things don't get no better boys gonna leave this place. I took my true love by the…
Wow..A herculean effort, this showcases your growth in arranging a song as well as any professional studio out there. Good song and amazing song crafting
Peggy taught me an Eagles song toward the end off our life together. I think it was NEW BOY IN TOWN. (I had no idea what she was telling me.) I took the chord progression from that song and wrote this. Peggy said that was cheating.
WATERMELON…
Pete Thompson on percussion and Angie Thompson on bass. Produced with Pete 123112
HAIRCUT
They sent me a letter. A ticket to ride
Portland to Frisco on that Big Overnight
Brand new clothes. New pants and new shirt
Brand new boots to kick…
A little banjo-centric parody of the old Irving Berlin song, written after more than a week in -20 C. temps in northwest Russia. Brrr. And Merry Christmas.
This is the title song from my first LP.
FEATHERS IN THE WIND by SNOWGEESE.
Snowgeese was my first wife, BarbaraAnne and me. Michael was a new friend we met when we moved to Texas that liked my songs enough to produce and arrange and record…
I SHAKE by James Michael Taylor
Ever since that night when you told me you were leaving me I shake, just a little, I shake.
Not so much that anybody else would even notice
I shake, Just a little, I shake.
Every time I read a book and…
"Somewhere between the stumbling and the falling..."
SOMEWHERE
G capo @ 2 - live @ 4
Somewhere between the summer and the winter
The leaves between the tree tops and the fall
Somewhere between my heart and circled letters
Somewhere…
MOTHER'S EYES
I used to chide my mother
She saw the loss in every face
The cemetery. The old folks home
along the way
I used to laugh at Mother
She saw the pain in every eye
Now time has passed
and Mom is gone and here am I
And…
This was completely written by Andy...he wanted to enter this in a song writing contest for a Humane Society thing in England...the song had to be about a dog's poor life and death alone.....I think he did a great job all I added was the guitar…
From Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem:
We Thank Thee
By: Ralph Waldo Emerso
Banjo tuned E, no capo, key of D
Copyright by Verne Garrison, November 28, 2012
For flowers that bloom about our feet,
Father, we thank Thee.
For tender grass so fresh, so…
M E L I S S A Key of G
These are letters I like to say - M E L I S S A
These are notes I like to play……
Letters that sparkle. Notes that jingle
Make a little song in my heart
There’s a song in my heart today - M E L I S S A
I wish…
BETWEEN - 11-27/28-12
I step out of the car
I don't know where we are
Somewhere between a planet
A planet and a star
I never dreamed I'd end up
in a place like this
The Multnomah Falls is up the Columbia Gorge
Somewhere between Portland…
Fraser Colorado and Forty Three Below
Copyright by: Verne Garrison
May 24, 2012, Valley Park, MO
Banjo tuned E, Capo 1 Key of: E
E A
Fraser Colorado and 43 below
E
Sawlogs frozen to the ground…
My father's Uncle Roy ran shoe repair shop in Mt Pulaski from 40's till in the 80's or so.
Uncle Roy
Copyrighted by: Verne Garrison,
May 7, 2012, Valley Park, Mo
Verne's Original Banjo Songs Vol X
Banjo tuned E, Capo 1, Key of: A…
Comments on terrysongs's stuff
Well Said / Good Message It reminds me of a specific SOB. I had the misfortune of crossing his path.
Sad and true. Thanks for sharing.
<3 times then :)
Terry,This one of your most authentic banjo tunes. Great I love it Faved
Nice one. I don't think I knew this song - looked it up and now I have the lyrics... Fine version.
Authentic re-imagining!
Good strong voice on this one! I have always liked this song.
Good one Terry! Sounds great!
That begining sounds like an English summer.......that's some great philosophising ....
Yah! Bayou Is a great place to Philosophize. I want to be Swamp wise
Entertaining and VERY Unexpected.
Put a smile on my face....
you got me laughing out loud on this one. Very colorful lyrics.
I love the Yodeling. Wouldn't it be great to wake up every morning Yodeling?
Nothing better than a "Big Mama" The harmonica is a nice touch.
Beautiful song, very clear recording.
Excellent Terry,I love the Waltz time old tunes. Great audio very clear . Keep this recording method its sounds good!
Hey Greg , I took no offence your comments are always welcome, I just still hear room for me to improve ( I love all you guys)
Hello, Terry.The harp stays I love it. the smooth vocal behind and the simple strum puts me in the magnolia trees.
I can stand it now , I see another redo in the future someday I'll be perfect.
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A slight departure from the usual Greg . nice easy groove though and wrap around sound.
Wow..A herculean effort, this showcases your growth in arranging a song as well as any professional studio out there. Good song and amazing song crafting
Wowzer! nifty sound Greg, that baby really gives a professional sound to the work.
Great lyric,And that guitar is sounding real good. Good song.
You never sounded like a So-and-so to me
It's good to hear your voice again Mike.
Yep, thats the way of it.
Smile...it's allot of fun Robert,
Hey Peter glad you got something up here on alonetone.
Slick intro. It still holds up as a motivation song.
Beautiful Greg Connor song,It's good here a new one.
Tremors and trepidations ,could be glad to be shed of you, or of going out ahead of you Kind of a friendly sounding ditty.
A comfortable sound ,well done
neat look at the human condition.
crisp and sweet intro.getting old is hell
Good poem, and good reminder that we have been given much
there seems to be a little lighter lift in the new songs since the guitar found it's way back to you.
Now we reach that wanderlust that temporary resident soul, that hides in all of us travelers.
make me shiver just to think about it.
You are Still one of the true originals ,and your sound is smoothing out nicely