Tennessee Stud

This song is another great one.  I mean a horse the color of the sun And with green eyes?  Love it!  Many folks have sung this song over the years, Chris LeDoux, Johnny Cash, Doc Watson and Eddy Arnold.  Although the song was originally written by Jimmy Driftwood in the 60's.  I'm most accustomed to listening to Doc Watson's version, however, it was Eddy Arnold's version that made it famous.  So since I'm into showcasing the originals I'm going to share with you the original version HERE.  In my mind it's best to give credit where credit is truly due.  He may not have been a headliner in his day but he did become a member of the Grand Ol Opry in the 1950's.  Another little interesting fact, he actually wrote Johnny Horton's famous song "Battle of New Orleans".  He wrote it in 1936 in an effort to get the high school class he was teaching interested in the event.  So here it is, I hope you enjoy!

Tennessee Stud by Jimmy Driftwood

Along about eighteen twenty-five,
I left Tennessee very much alive.
I never would have got through the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been a-ridin' on the Tennessee Stud.
I had some trouble with my sweetheart's pa,
And one of her brothers was a bad outlaw.
I sent her a letter by my Uncle Bud,
And I rode away on the Tennessee Stud.

The Tennessee Stud was long and lean,
The color of the sun, and his eyes were green.
He had the nerve and he had the blood,
And there never was a horse like the Tennessee Stud.
One day I was riding in a beautiful land
I run smack into an Indian band
They jumped their nags with a whoop and a yell
And away we rode like a bat out of hell.
I circled their camp for a time or two,
Just to show what a Tennessee horse can do.
The redskin boys couldn't get my blood,
'Cause I was a-riding on the Tennessee Stud.

We drifted on down into no man's land,
We crossed that river called the Rio Grande.
I raced my horse with the Spaniard's foal
'Til I got me a skin full of silver and gold.

Me and a gambler, we couldn't agree,
We got in a fight over Tennessee.
We jerked our guns, and he fell with a thud,
And I got away on the Tennessee Stud.

I got just as lonesome as a man can be,
Dreamin' of my girl in Tennessee.
The Tennessee Stud's green eyes turned blue
'Cause he was a-dreamin' of a sweetheart, too,

We loped right back across Arkansas;
I whupped her brother and I whupped her pa.
I found that girl with the golden hair,
And she was a-riding on the Tennessee Mare.

Stirrup to stirrup and side by side,
We crossed the mountains and the valleys wide.
We came to Big Muddy, then we forded the flood
On the Tennessee Mare and the Tennessee Stud.

A pretty little baby on the cabin floor,
A little horse colt playing 'round the door,
I love that girl with the golden hair,
And the Tennessee Stud loves the Tennessee Mare.

XO Loves,

Me

The Ballad of Ira Hays

This is one of Johnny Cash's songs from his album Bitter Tears that was released in 1964.  I've always really liked it, but it's not one you hear very often if at all.  Which is just my kind of song.  Ira Hays was one of five Marines and a Navy Corpsman who raised the flag on Mount Suribachi in WWII, only three of these men left that hill.  When I was 13 I had the fortune of seeing this bronze statue in Washington D.C.  Here's a great VIDEO of the song that also gives more information.

"The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"

Ira Hayes,
Ira Hayes

[CHORUS:]
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

Gather round me people there's a story I would tell
About a brave young Indian you should remember well
From the land of the Pima Indian
A proud and noble band
Who farmed the Phoenix valley in Arizona land

Down the ditches for a thousand years
The water grew Ira's peoples' crops
'Till the white man stole the water rights
And the sparklin' water stopped

Now Ira's folks were hungry
And their land grew crops of weeds
When war came, Ira volunteered
And forgot the white man's greed

[CHORUS:]
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

There they battled up Iwo Jima's hill,
Two hundred and fifty men
But only twenty-seven lived to walk back down again

And when the fight was over
And when Old Glory raised
Among the men who held it high
Was the Indian, Ira Hayes

[CHORUS:]
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

Ira returned a hero
Celebrated through the land
He was wined and speeched and honored; Everybody shook his hand

But he was just a Pima Indian
No water, no crops, no chance
At home nobody cared what Ira'd done
And when did the Indians dance

[CHORUS:]
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

Then Ira started drinkin' hard;
Jail was often his home
They'd let him raise the flag and lower it
like you'd throw a dog a bone!

He died drunk one mornin'
Alone in the land he fought to save
Two inches of water in a lonely ditch
Was a grave for Ira Hayes

[CHORUS:]
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

Yeah, call him drunken Ira Hayes
But his land is just as dry
And his ghost is lyin' thirsty
In the ditch where Ira died

XO Loves,

Me

I'm an Ole Song

Here's one of my favorites by Royal Wade Kimes.  This is a truly wonderful, down to earth and genuine man.  My dad first heard his music a couple years ago on XM.  He ordered a few cd's, really liked what he heard and bought them all.  Apparently Wade likes to contact folks who buy his music, get feedback, chat and what have you.  My dad's quite a chatty fellow and they hit it off.  From time to time Wade calls my dad and they chat like long lost friends.  I think it's really neat that they've formed a friendship through a love of music and like mindedness.  I just love Wade's music, he's a lot like a modern day Marty Robbins.  So here's I'm an Ole Song by Royal Wade Kimes.  And here's a link to the video

I'm an ole song just hangin' around
I'm an ole song, wrote in this town
Talk about love, the living of life
I'm an ole song someone had to write

CH.

Talk about love, talk about pain
Talk about sunshine talk about rain
Helped that poor man down his lonely road
You can hear me on your radio
I can take you home, I'm A Ole Song

I'm An Ole Song I can be your freind
Down and out play me again
I'll dry your tears help you with your trials
I'm An Ole Song I can make you smile

Repeat Ch.

Tag

I can take you home I'm An Ole Song
I can take you home I'm An Ole Song

500 Miles

This song is such a great one!  Going along with my theme of oldies, here's 500 Miles by Bobby Bare.  It's another song from the 1960's and last summer it became one of my favorites because one of my family's favorite artists Royal Wade Kimes re-did it on a new album of his.  The original is definitely a goody though.  I hope you enjoy!  For whatever reason I can't get the video to link, so copy and paste this url if  you'd like to listen to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv31UsxdHZw

I'm 500 miles away from home

Teardrops fell on mama's note
When I read the thing she wrote
She said, "We miss you son
We love you, come on home"

Well I didn't have to pack
I had it all right on my back
Now I'm 500 miles away from home

Away from home, away from home
Cold and tired and all alone
Yes I'm 500 miles away from home

I know this is the same road
I took the day I left home
But it sure looks different now
Well I guess I look different too

'Cause time changes everything
I wonder what they'll say
When they see their boy looking this way
Oh I wonder what they'll say when I get home

Can't remember when I ate
It's just thumb and walk and wait
And I'm still 500 miles away from home

If my luck had been just right
I'd be with them all tonight
But I'm still 500 miles away from home

Away from home, away from home
Cold and tired and all alone
Yes I'm still 500 miles away from home
Oh I'm still 500 miles

XO Loves,

Me

Skip a Rope

Last weekend on my school for a field trip it must have been oldie's day on the radio because the song Skip a Rope by Henson Cargill came on. I faintly remember hearing this song when I was little(no I wasn't born yet) only I clearly didn't remember the lyrics.  This song came out in 1967 and was Cargill's only No. 1 hit, where it remained for 5 weeks.  I think it's a got a pretty cool message, especially for those times.  So here's the lyrics as best I could find them, and HERE'S the link for the video.

Skip a rope skip a rope
Oh listen to the children while they play
Now ain't it kinda funny what the children say
Skip a rope

Daddy hates mommy mommy hates dad
Last night you should've heard the fight they had
It gave little sister another bad dream
She woke us all up with a terrible scream

Skip a rope skip a rope...

Cheat on your taxes don't be a fool
Now what was that they said about the golden rule
Never mind the rule just play to win
And hate your neighbor for the shade of his skin

Skip a rope skip a rope...

Stub 'em in the back that's the name of the game
And mommy and daddy are who's to blame

Skip a rope skip a rope
Just listen to your children while they play
It's really not very funny what the children say
Skip a rope skip a rope
Skip a rope skip a rope

XO Loves,


Me

Skip a rope, skip a rope
Oh, listen to the children while they play
Ain't it kind of funny what the children say?
Skip a rope

Daddy hates mommy, mommy hates dad
Last night you should have heard the fight they had
It gave little sister another bad dream
She woke us all up with a terrible scream

Skip a rope, skip a rope
Oh, listen to the children while they play
Ain't it kind of funny what the children say?

Skip a rope

Cheat on your taxes don't be a fool
What was that they said about the golden rule?
Never mind the rules, just play to win
And hate your neighbor for the shade of his skin

Skip a rope, skip a rope
Oh, listen to the children while they play
Ain't it kind of funny what the children say?
Skip a rope

Stab 'em in the back that's the name of the game
And mommy and daddy are who's to blame

Skip a rope, skip a rope Listen to the children as they play;
It's really not very funny what the children say. Skip a rope
Read more at http://www.songlyrics.com/henson-cargill/skip-a-rope-lyrics/#1TtFSb0AhF61fUBr.99

Skip a rope, skip a rope
Oh, listen to the children while they play
Ain't it kind of funny what the children say?
Skip a rope

Daddy hates mommy, mommy hates dad
Last night you should have heard the fight they had
It gave little sister another bad dream
She woke us all up with a terrible scream

Skip a rope, skip a rope
Oh, listen to the children while they play
Ain't it kind of funny what the children say?

Skip a rope

Cheat on your taxes don't be a fool
What was that they said about the golden rule?
Never mind the rules, just play to win
And hate your neighbor for the shade of his skin

Skip a rope, skip a rope
Oh, listen to the children while they play
Ain't it kind of funny what the children say?
Skip a rope

Stab 'em in the back that's the name of the game
And mommy and daddy are who's to blame

Skip a rope, skip a rope Listen to the children as they play;
It's really not very funny what the children say. Skip a rope
Read more at http://www.songlyrics.com/henson-cargill/skip-a-rope-lyrics/#1TtFSb0AhF61fUBr.99

You Can't Hold Me Back

Like so many new songs I've discovered I found this little gem on Spotify.  While these beautiful ladies are not new comers by any stretch, they are new to me.  Sweethearts of the Rodeo are two sisters, Janis Oliver and Kristine Arnold and they debuted in 1986 with Hey Doll Baby.  Their last record was released 17 years ago because they chose to put their career on hold while they raised their families and enjoyed their lives.

I absolutely love You Can't Hold Me Back!  So many women settle for a lesser love all in the name of fulfilling "the dream" but end up unhappy and ultimately unfulfilled.  I had what I thought was the ultimate love but if I were still in that relationship I wouldn't be where I am today.  I wouldn't have had the chance to learn how to cut meat, or a few extra years spent with my family.  I certainly wouldn't be about to move several states away for work.  I would have graduated on time but in doing so have missed out on all of the great things I've done in that time period.  Even though I try my best to keep attention off of me I tend to stand out.  Whether it be my loud voice, infectious laugh or the fact that I fall a lot, somehow I end up sticking out in a crowd.  "Because I'm a white rose blooming in a field of red".  Isn't that such a fantastic line?  I apologize for not being able to find the lyrics but here's a video of them singing live, so I hope you enjoy.  Check out their CD Restless I think it's a good one. 

XO Loves,

Me

A Feelin' Like That

Gary Allan.  What can I say, I love his music.  I love his voice and his songs have a way of really touching home.  When this song first came out I couldn't get enough of it.  Don't you know it was my ringtone!  I listened to it all the time, such a fantastic song.  Then life went along and I didn't hear it on the radio anymore and I kind of forgot about it, until it popped up on Spotify.  It was as if my love affair started completely anew.  I've been a touch lax lately on my Song of the Week posts, so what a better way to start again than with a long lost fav.  So here you are my pretties, Gary Allan's A Feelin' Like That.

I stepped out into the blue
Felt the wind hit my face
Before my shoot opened I felt my heart race
I was fallin
Oh that's just fallin

Off the coast of Australia
I dove way down deep
For all that I saw of that Great Barrier Reef
It was nothin
Compared to you it was nothin

[Chorus]
I got Lightning in my veins
thunder in my chest.
all tangled up with you and tryin to catch my breath
I've been chasing that sensation half way
around the world and lookin' back
on what we had.
I've done it all I've seen it all but I can't find a feelin' like that.


I wound up in some town in Spain
runnin with the bulls
Tryin to catch another thrill with a thousand other fools
We were runnin
Ah but that's just runnin
when I started pushin 30
it started pushin back
Well how was I to know till now you'd be such a hard act to follow
Nothin seems to follow

[chorus]
I got Lightning in my veins
thunder in my chest.
all tangled up with you and tryin to catch my breath
I've been chasing that sensation half way
around the world and lookin' back
on what we had.
I've done it all I've seen it all but I can't find a feelin' like that.

It's like flyin down some back road at midnight
with you eyes closed and the head lights off
Your life is searchin everywhere can't find that feelin' anywhere
Your all I want, now all I want is that...

Lightning in my veins
thunder in my chest.
all tangled up with you and tryin to catch my breath
I've been chasing that sensation half way
around the world and lookin back
on what we have.
I've done it all I've seen it all but I can't find a feelin' like that.

That's right I've done it all
I've seen it all but I can't find a feelin' like that



XO Loves,

Me

With a Whisper

Brenn Hill has quickly become one of my favorite artists.  I first heard his music while listening to a random playlist on Slacker and I've been hooked ever since.  In fact I moved from Pendleton the last time just before he had a show at Hamley's.  I was very disappointed!  I love his voice, and unlike so many mainstream artist's these days his songs actually tell a story.  I also enjoy that they're cowboy songs.  If you have Spotify here's a link that will allow you to listen to it.  Here's one of my favorites, With a Whisper. 

With A Whisper
Brenn Hill/Red Cliffs Press Music (BMI)
Verse 1:
Show me the ways of horsemen
Rope halter, snaffle, and bosal
Screw me down tight on the buckers
I wanna ride this colt through hell
Tell me the Roughrider's secrets
How to 9-1-1 your latigo
To cross her feet in a tussle
When to hang on when to let go
Chorus:
You are a modern contradiction
You hold to the ways of yesterday
You wooly buckaroo
I wish I was you
You say all there is to say
With a whisper
Verse 2:
Soft-mouthed and always lookin' for you
I see obedience in her eye
Her ears are ever-leanin' forward
Between the desert and the sky
With a fancy wild-rag 'round your neck
Jingle-bobs are singin' outta tune
Just you and her until the sun sets
Here upon the far Owyhee moon
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3:
Show me the ways of horsemen
Rope halter,snaffle, and bosal
Teach me the Roughrider's secrets
I wanna ride this colt through hell

Bang a Drum

How many of you have heard Chris LeDoux's song Bang a Drum?  It's a beautiful song and is actually a duet with Jon Bon Jovi.  Do you ever have reminiscent memories of what you were doing the first time you heard a certain song?  I do, a lot.  For me most of the time I was reading a book.  I can remember listening to this album and song while reading a book from the Sackett series by Louis L'Amour.  Love those Sackett men.  You should check out those books too by the way.  So here's Bang a Drum by Chris LeDoux and Bon Jovi.  Watch the video HERE


I went to see the preacher
To teach me how to pray
He looked at me and smiled
Then that preacher turned away

Said, "If you want to tell him something
You ain't gotta fold your hands
Say it with your heart, your soul and believe it
And I'll say, Amen"

Bang a drum for the sinners
Bang a drum for your sins
Bang a drum for the losers
And those who win

Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for yourself, son
And a drum for me

Well, I called upon my brother
Just the other day
He said, "Jon, I'm gonna die
If I don't start to live again"

"I work each day and night like clockwork
Just tryin' to make ends meet
Well, I could kick this bad world's ass
If I could just get on my feet"

Bang a drum for the dyin'
Bang a drum for the truth
Bang a drum for the innocence
Lost in our youth

Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for your brother
And a drum for me

I don't know where
All the rivers run
I don't know how far
I don't know how come

But I'm gonna die believin'
With each step that I take
Ain't worth the ground that I walk
If we don't walk it our own way

I don't claim to be a wise man
A poet or a saint
Just another man who's searchin'
For a better way

But, my heart beats loud as thunder
For the things that I believe
Sometimes, I want to run for cover
Sometimes, I want to scream

Bang a drum for the tomorrow
Bang a drum for the past
Bang a drum for the heroes
Who won't come back

Bang a drum for the promise
Bang a drum for the lies
Bang a drum for the lovers
And the tears they cry

Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
But as long as my heart
Keeps on banging, I've got a reason to believe


XO Loves,


Me

The Cowboy In The Continental Suit

Along with Johnny Horton, Marty Robbins ranks right up there at the top of my list.  He was pretty much a badass.  I mean besides having an amazing 40 year career, he was also a NASCAR driver!  Growing up I remember listening to mostly his gunfighter ballads.  My first pickup only had a tape deck and I totally rocked his music.  I'll be sharing more of his music since this song isn't really what he was known for.  I just think it's a pretty wicked song, I mean can you actually picture this taking place?  Talk about awesome.  I hope you enjoy.  Listen to the song HERE.

Well, he walks out in the arena
All dressed up to the brim
Said he'd just came down from a place
Called 'Highland Rim'

Well, he said he came to ride the horse
The one they call 'The Brute'
But he didn't look like a cowboy
In his Continental Suit

We snickered at the way he dressed
But he never said a word
He walks on by the rest of us
As if he hadn't heard

A thousand bucks went to the man
Who could ride this wild cayuse
A meaner horse was never born
Than the one they called 'The Brute'

The horse that he was looking for
Was in chute number eight
He walked up very slowly
Put his hand upon the gate

We knew he was a thoroughbred
When he pulled his sack of 'Dukes'
From the inside pocket
Of his Continental Suit

Well, he rolled hisself a 'Corley'
And he lit it standing there
Blew himself a smoke ring
And he watched it disappear

We thought he must be crazy
When he opened up the gate
Standing just inside was
Fifteen hundred pounds of hate

The Buckskin tried to run him down
But the stranger was too quick
He stepped aside and threw his arms
Around the horse's neck

And pulled himself up on the back
Of the horse they called 'The Brute'
Sit like he was born there
In his Continental Suit

'The Brute's' hind-end was in the air
His front end on the ground
Kickin' and a-squealin', tryin' to
Shake this stranger down

But the stranger didn't give an inch
He came to ride 'The Brute'
And he came to ride the Buckskin
In a Continental Suit

Well, I turned around to look at Jim
And he was watchin' me
He said, "I don't believe
The crazy things I think I see"

"But I think I see the outlaw
The one they call 'The Brute'
Ridden by a cowboy
In a Continental Suit"

'The Brute' came to a stand-still
Ashamed that he'd been rode
By a city cowboy in
Some Continental clothes

The stranger took his money
And we don't know where he went
We don't know where he came from
And we haven't seen him since

The moral of this story
Never judge by what they wear
Underneath some ragged clothes
Could be a millionaire

Everybody listen
Don't be fooled by this galoot
This sure 'nough bronc buster
In a Continental Suit

XO Loves,

Me

Whispering Pines

In my opinion no favorite song list is complete without at least one song by Johnny Horton.  He's one of my all time favorites!  You all will probably see several from him, because I can't just pick one and music was so much better back in the 50's.  Apparently he was classified as a Rockabilly artist, that's fun huh?  He was however, taken from us entirely too early at the young age of 35.

The song I chose to share this week is Whispering Pines.  My poppa is also a big fan of Johnny Horton and we grew up listening to a lot of his music.  A very distinct memory I have of this song was from a trip back home from visiting my grandparents at the coast in Brookings, OR.  We were coming over the mountain a little over an hour from home when this song came on the radio.  My poppa pulled over and him and my momma proceeded to dance.  It was such a sweet moment, there on the top of the mountain amongst the pines.  Listen to the song HERE.

The snowflakes fall as winter comes
And time just seems to fly
Is it the loneliness in me
That makes me want to cry?

My heart is sad like a morning dove
That's lost its mate in flight
Hear the cooing of his lonely heart
Through the stillness of the night

Whispering pines, whispering pines
Tell me is it so
Whispering pines, whispering pines
You're the one who knows
My darlin' is gone, ohh, she's gone
And I need your sympathy

Whispering pines
Send my baby back to me
See that squirrel up in the tree
His mate there on the ground

Hear their barking call of love
For the happiness they've found
Is my love still my love, ohh, this I gotta know
Send the message by the wind
Because I love her so

Whispering pines, whispering pines
Tell me is it so
Whispering pines, whispering pines
You're the one who knows
My darlin' is gone, ohh, she's gone
And I need your sympathy

XO Loves,

Me

Throwing Horseshoes At The Moon

Throwing Horseshoes at the Moon is a lovely song by Tom Russell. I just love his 

music!  My grandma on my momma's side was born and raised in Northern Florida, 

and her poppa was a riverboat gambler. He was half Creek Indian.  One of my 

cousins who is still on the east coast actually has the cabin they once called

home in their backyard. My grandma and her siblings grew up with very little, 

much the same as many in that time.  I clearly never met my great-grandpa, but 

for some reason this song makes me think of him.  A man I never knew, following 

a need many couldn't understand.  I hope you enjoy!  Listen to the song HERE. 

Throwing Horseshoes At The Moon

by:Tom Russell

My father was a gambler, he threw horseshoes at the moon
He won a million dollars, and lost a million, too
They repossessed the house, and towed that Cadil-lac
My daddy, he just smiled and said, "One day I'll win it back"

My daddy bought that Cadillac off a Detroit motor line
Then he drove it through his home town, to prove he hit his prime
With hundred dollars bills in a Saint Chris money clip
And four kids starrin' proudly from that big ole sinkin' ship 
Throwin' horseshoes at the moon

(Chorus)
Boys, it's mighty risky odds
Some-times ya hook the milky way or the outstretched hands of God
But mostly they just fall into a dark and dusty hole
And the sound of fallin' horse shoes pulls upon your soul 
Throwin' horse shoes at the moon


My daddy was a gambler but he had an honest heart
He never did com-plain when the whole thing fell a-part 
He just swam that sea of alcohol till he reached the other side
How can ya be a loser if you never lose your pride? 
Throwin' horse shoes at the moon

(Chorus)
Boys, it's mighty risky odds
Some-times ya hook the milky way or the outstretched hands of God
But mostly they just fall into a dark and dusty hole
And the sound of fallin' horse shoes pulls upon your soul 
Throwin' horse shoes at the moon 

Throwin horse shoes at the moon 

XO Loves,

Me 

The Blizzard

So this weeks 'Song of the Week' is The Blizzard originally sung by Jim Reeves.  I'm embarrassed to say I first heard this song a couple of years ago during Christmas.  It hit a chord for some reason, and every time I hear it I can't help but cry.  I mean not just teary eyed, but full on holding the tears back as best I can.  I'm the kind of person who cries over horses dying in movies, but not always for the people who do.  This is pretty much the same thing.  I can't say I've ever been stuck in a harsh blizzard but as a child I always knew if I ever got lost that my old gray horse would always take me home.  For true horse people horses are more than just an animal we ride, they are our best friend, our confidant, our compass, our portal to a life long gone.  Hell, I'm tearing up right now thinking of that man not abandoning ole' Dan.  So without further adieu, here is;

 The Blizzard
by Jim Reeves
There's a blizzard comin' on how I'm wishin' I was home
For my pony's lame and he can't hardly stand
Listen to that northern sigh if we don't get home we'll die
But it's only seven miles to Mary Anne it's only seven miles to Mary Anne
You can bet we're on her mind for it's nearly suppertime
And I'll bet there's hot biscuits in the pan
Lord my hands feel like they're froze and there's a numbness in my toes
But it's only five more miles to Mary Anne it's only five more miles to Mary Anne
That wind's howlin' and it seems mighty like a woman's screams
And we'd best be movin' faster if we can
Dan just think about that barn with that hay so soft and warm
For it's only three more miles to Mary Anne it's only three more miles to Mary Anne
Dan get up your ornery cuss or you'll be the death of us
I'm so weary but I'll help you if I can
All right Dan perhaps it's best that we'll just stop awhile and rest
For it's still a hundred yards to Mary Anne it's still a hundred yeards to Mary Anne
Late that night the storm was gone and they found him there at dawn
He had made it but he couldn't leave ol' Dan
Yes they found him there on the plains his hands froze to the reins
He was just a hundred yards from Mary Anne
He was just a hundred yards from Mary Anne

                      Dan                                            

XO Loves,




Me

California Snow

Well Hello there!  I do so apologize for not at least posting a 'Song of The Week' last week.  It was finals for me at EOU, and as is my usual I procrastinated terribly.  I stayed up past midnight three nights in a row, studying and finishing up last minute projects.  Then on Friday my cousin and I left LG at 7:00 pm headed for home.  There's several problems with that; 1. the roads were awfully slick and you don't get very far driving 35 mph 2. the sleepy little towns we rolled through roll their streets up at like 7:00!  We wasted almost an hour in John Day trying to figure out what in the world we were going to do!  We had a quarter tank, and 75 miles to the nearest town with a gas station that would actually be open.  Our 11 hour trip slowly turned into a grueling 15 hour journey.  If it was rough for us, I can only imagine how exhausting it was for the five horses in the trailer.

So without further ado I present this weeks Song of The Week, California Snow by Tom Russell.  I find this song super fitting being as how I am in California for break and we have snow! Check out the video HERE. 

California Snow by Tom Russell

I'm just trying to make a living
I'm an old man at 39
Two kids and an ex-wife
Moved up to Riverside
Working down on the border
Driving back roads every night
Mountains east of El Cajon
North of the Tecate Line

Well the California summer sun will burn right to your soul
In the winter you can freeze to death
In the California snow

I catch the ones I'm able to
Watch the others slip away
I know some by their faces
And I even know some by name

Guess they think that we're all movie stars and millionaires
Guess that they still believe that dreams come true up here

But I bet the weather's warmer down in Mexico
And no one ever tells them 'bout the California snow

Last winter found a man and wife
Just about day break
Laying in a frozen ditch
South of the interstate
I wrapped 'em both in blankets
But she'd already died
Next day we sent him back alone
Across the borderline

Don't know where they came from
Or where they planned to go
But he carried her all night long
Through the California snow
Sometimes when I'm alone out here
I get to thinking about my life
Maybe I should go to Riverside
And try to fix things with my wife
Maybe just get in my truck
And drive as far as I can go
Away from all the ghosts that haunt
The California snow

Well the California summer sun can burn right to your soul
In the winter you can freeze to death
In the California snow
In the winter you can freeze to death
In the California snow 

Xo Loves,

Me

Hey Love

It's that time again. This weeks song!  I'm posting a little early because we'll all be too busy Wednesday cooking up a storm, and too busy Thursday stuffing ourselves. 

This weeks song is Hey Love by Quadron.  I recently downloaded a bunch of new songs to listen to while doing my cardio workouts, and I am addicted to this song.  Like seriously I listen to it all the time, really loud!  This is how amazing it is, I don't like to run, but I ran on the treadmill (as much as my knees allowed), I don't like to dance, but this songs got me shakin' and jumpin' about like a teenager.  So if you workout, I recommend you download this little gem :)  The tune is just so catchy!  I'm singing it right now. Make sure to watch the music video here, or click the title below for the acoustic version.

"Hey Love"

Hey love, what's going on in here?
You're ruthless like a stone
Hey love, why you don't seem to care?
It's to you I belong
Trying my best not to make this an insult
But blaming you I despair
But hey love, what's going on in here?
You brutalize my soul

Promise the best is yet to come
Oh, please tell me the truth
When will the two of us be one?
Oh, please tell me the truth
So I can prove that I'm the one
I'll prove that I'm the one
I'll prove that I'm the one
I'll prove
Oh, please tell me the truth
So I can prove that I'm the one

Hey love, I've been a sad affair
And restless for your charm
Hey love, do you really think it's fair?
This search, it's been so long
Crying for reasons, and try to believe
That I'm too young to fall in love
But hey love, what's going on in here?
You brutalize my soul

Promise the best is yet to come
Oh, please tell me the truth
When will the two of us be one?
Oh, please tell me the truth
So I can prove that I'm the one
I'll prove that I'm the one
I'll prove that I'm the one
I'll prove
Oh, please tell me the truth
So I can prove that I'm the one

But if you really want my love
You got to show me
Only me waiting in the dark for you

Promise the best is yet to come
Oh, please tell me the truth
When will the two of us be one?
Oh, please tell me the truth
So I can prove that I'm the one
I'll prove that I'm the one
I'll prove that I'm the one
I'll prove
Oh, please tell me the truth
So I can prove that I'm the one 

 

 

Xo Loves,

 

Me

La Primera

So several of the blogs I follow have a 'something of the week', a quote, or a picture.  I think it's nice because even if you have nothing to write about at least you have that continued weekly post.  So I have decided to do a 'Song of the Week'.  Every week I'll post a favorite song of mine with the lyrics and a video if available.

This week I've decided to post Ian Tyson's La Primera.  It's a beautiful song really.  Hope you enjoy!

Music video here

It was a long hard voyage to the Americas in 1493
I was afraid that I would die of thirst
The little mare beside me died
and was put into the sea, but I survived
I swam to shore, I am La Primera

When Cortez sailed from Mexico
from that island in the sun
there were 16 of us sorrels, blacks and bays
one of them was my first born
he was called the Coyote Dun
he served well the conquered of Mexico

Chorus: I am a drinker of the wind
I am the one who never tires
I love my freedom more than all these things
the Conquistador
- Comanche and the Cowboy
I carried them to glory
I am La Primera- Spanish mustang
hear my story

The Comanches were holy terrors
when they climbed upon our backs
when the grass was green
they would raid for a thousand miles
but the Texans had revolvers
when they returned from the war
buffalo had gone away
the Comanche moon was waning

So it's come along boys and listen to my tale
We are following the longhorn cow
going up Mister Goodnite's trail you see
Those cowboys were kind to us
we listen to their sad songs
all the way to the far Saskatchewan

Chorus:
High in the Pyor Mountains
first light of dawn
A Coyote Dun walks beneath the morning Star
he became an outlaw...his blood was
watered some, but the flame still burns
into the new millennium



XO Loves,

Me