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1. |
Cold Copper Theme
03:38
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Cold copper
I’ve come again
To feel your
hill country wind
Cold copper
I’ve come again
To feel your
hill country wind
I’ll put in a pole
At the ol fishing hole
Watch the cattle feeding on the plains
Take a deep breath, sing a song of the Wild West
Like don’t fence me in or home on the range
Anyone who knows me
knows just where I’ll be
Sitting at the end of the day
Yes I’m here by the water
Of the ol cold copper
You can bet that’s where this cowboys gonna stay
Cold copper
I’ve come again
To feel your
hill country wind
Cold copper
I’ve come again
To feel your
hill country wind
Yodelady-ooh
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It’s gonna be a longhorn day
We all got things get in our way
Y’ know the path we often take is full of twists and turns
You may swerve and deviate
Off that straight and narrow way
But if your goal’s the watering hole you know’ll you’ll return
I was a little lost lamb til she took my hand
And she showed me the path to the promised land
And then I took a while to walk that country mile and now it seems
Somewhere in the getting there
The trail turns serpentine
But keep your tail upon the trail and the live that longhorn dream
Cus it’s gonna be a longhorn day, ooh, ooh, ooh
It’s gonna be a longhorn day, ooh, ooh, ooh
It’s not a matter of an if
But a when
Sooner or later you’re gonna end up ‘round a bend
And you’ll look back from there and say
How did I get here anyway? It had to be a longhorn day
It’s gonna be a longhorn day
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3. |
Dunn Lucky Dice
02:19
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Well the auctions on
It’s a hundred for a bid
Now two now two won’t you bid and give me two
Take a look up on the block
She’s a beautiful view
She’s my Dunn lucky dice
She’s a hundred and 2
It’s 11:11
A sign from above
That I’m about to roll
For my lucky dice love
luck is lady and I’m sure that’s true
But today that lady is longhorn too
Well the auctioneers gotta move these steers
But Dunn is the one that my hearts clung to
And at the end of the day when the deals all thru
I know I done got lucky cus Im loving what I do
It’s 11:11
A sign from above
That I’m about to roll
For my lucky dice love
luck is lady and I’m sure that’s true
But today that lady is longhorn too
Hey drover, hey drover let the Dice roll over
with a little luck now, she Dunn Went Copper
Hey drover, hey drover let the Dice roll over
with a little luck now, she Dunn Went Copper
Hey drover, hey drover let the Dice roll over
with a little luck now, she Dunn Went Copper
Hey drover, hey drover let the Dice roll over
with a little luck now, she Dunn Went Copper
Well the auctions on
It’s a hundred for a bid
Now two now two won’t you bid and give me two
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4. |
Kansas
03:05
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I remember Kansas plains
And how my daddy held those reins
Why o why can’t it be
Like I was in Liberal, wild and free
Don’t be worried when the harvest don’t bring nothing to your table
Don’t stop driving when the sunshine behind dark clouds hide
Just shine on and let it be
Keep on working on the ol 4C
You’re not alone in being lonely anytime
lookin’ back, I can see
How my daddy’s smile gave me strength
Cus something small can hold a lot of power
Like the smallest spark can stir the greatest fire
Don’t be worried when the harvest don’t bring nothing to your table
Don’t stop driving when the sunshine behind dark clouds hide
Just shine on and let it be
Keep on working on the ol 4C
You’re not alone in being lonely anytime
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5. |
In Lieu of You
03:36
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I learned how to twiddle my thumbs now like a champion
And I picked up a new language by talking to the wind
I can walk the floor like that Texas troubadour
And I'm too busy watching time pass by, for pastimes with my friends
In lieu of you, there's a lot that I can do
I'm occupied with many nights I've cried
I'm all booked up with hours that I'll look up at the moon
Wondering what I'll do
In lieu of you
Well i hardly even understand what time is
So I dont know if time's been kind or if it's on my side
Cus I keep turning back the clock to see if I can find us
But I wind up reminding myself I'm too occupied
In lieu of you, there's a lot that I can do
I'm occupied with many nights I've cried
I'm all booked up with hours that I'll look up at the moon
Wondering what I'll do
In lieu of you
In lieu of you I'm lonesome
But I hope some day you'll be
Missing out on someone who keeps himself busy
wondering what you do in lieu of me
In lieu of you, there's a lot that I can do
I'm occupied with many nights I've cried
I'm all booked up with hours that I'll look up at the moon
Wondering what I'll do
In lieu of you
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6. |
Look At All Them Cows
02:11
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Look at all them longhorns
Look at all them cows
No place in my heart like you and Texas skies right now
I’ll work this land a happy man
As long as I’m allowed
To lay my eyes upon your eyes
And look at all them cows
Them horns begin to grow on you
When you know ‘em all by name
There’s wisdom in their deep set eyes
And I love ‘em all the same
I weave this tractor down the road
To lay the good hay out
And you should see ‘em leap behind me
Look at all them cows
Little calf wanders off the path with wonder in his mind
Just like me, his curiosity will
blaze a trail
See what he’ll find You know, we all need some time
To spread our wings, go out and
learn to fly
And Heaven only knows just
where I’m bound
But I’ll keeping looking til they lay
my body down….
And I’ll look at all them cows
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7. |
Cold Copper Call
03:07
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I kiss the bride beside me
It’s early so I put on some coffee and a cowboy hat
‘cus that Texas sun burns hot out on that ranch road
Where I’m at
The longhorns are loping out in the open
With their proud horns tip to tip
I treat ‘em all like family
They put a big smile on my lips
Oooh
Get the bunkhouse key, where ol’ Cowboy Lee’ll
Jump out and make you pee your pants
And after evening’s feed, we’ll throw a jamboree
So y’all come out and dance
That little longhorn there’ll make a good bull
Go on and and let ‘em out of the chute
The sun’s going down I’m gonna walk around
Get this caliche off my boots
Oooh
I see a ‘horn’s tail waggin’
Hear a little lamb bleatin’
The hay bales are fallin’
For the evenin’ feedin’
It’s all a little piece of heaven
In that lone star longhorn style
Well, it’s a dusty day but I’m a’ workin’ my way
Back home like an eagle flies
I’m a’ hoardin’ the herd cus I’m steady and sure
I’ll be a cowboy ’til I die
And tonight at the barn I’ll twirl you in my arms
To the tune of a hill country song
‘cause your pretty smile’s all I need at the end of a day so long
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8. |
Sunshine Soul
03:10
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You gotta seize the moment
Make it happen
Use that energy
You gotta crank the love out
The sun shines for you and me
Oh, Watch them cowgirls go
Oh, Turn up that radio
Cus there’s a sunshine in your soul
This lovely light youll give away
And when you smile a million smiles
That is how your sunshine stays
Oh, Watch them cowgirls go
Woah back up boys, and take it slow, we’re just rollin on down the road
And we have friends who stand by us
They keep us smiling through the night
And there’s no question good will come
When all this sunshine’s in your soul
Oh, Watch them cowgirls go
Ohhhhhhhh
You gotta seize the moment
Make it happen
Use that energy
You gotta crank the love out
The sun shines for you and me
You gotta seize the moment
Make it happen Use that energy-You gotta crank the love out
The sun shines for you and me
Ohh
Ohh
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9. |
Delta Lucky Ace
02:42
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He is a legendary breed
The king of all futurity
He’s a smith now but he used to be a jones
Load him up for one more haul
Say goodbye to this ol bull
Meet the girls in the new pastures where he’ll roam
He’s that- delta lucky ace
Rolling on down to the lone star state
Gonna make- the heart of Texas his new home
All the girls gonna fall in love
So raise your glass
To Delta Lucky Ace sitting on his throne
Well I can take on any bull
Not because I went to school
But because I watched ol’ delta lucky grow
I’ll stand beside him without fear
Brush that brown majestic hair
He taught me strength in life, and that’s all I need to know
He’s that- delta lucky ace
Rolling on down to the lone star state
Gonna make- the heart of Texas his new home
All the girls gonna fall in love
So raise your glass
To Delta Lucky Ace sitting on his throne
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10. |
Burnet County Backroads
02:57
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O I love how the the hot wind blows
Up and Down Burnet county backroads
It’s time to unwind and to unload
This city strife and to it go
Im tired of that big town dealing
I Come alive with this country feeling
So stick me in the middle of the cattle feeding
And I’ll feel right at home,
Catch a whopper in the watering hole
Catfish are biting and they won’t let go
No fury or sound
For a soul whose found
On the burnet county backroad
No city lights cus I’ll leave em lay
Like a bitter past, so far away
I got a chandelier we call the moon
And a million stars light up my room
Im tired of that big town dealing
I Come alive with this country feeling
So stick me in the middle of the cattle feeding
And I’ll feel right at home,
Catch a whopper in the watering hole
Catfish are biting and they won’t let go
No fury or sound
For a soul whose found
On the burnet county backroad
Not a care in the open air, it's so good to my soul
makes me fonder of the road I wandered down to get here, though
deep in my heart i wonder where'd all them cowboys go?
oh, oh, oh
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11. |
A Thing I Do
03:13
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I'm not here to write no hit recording
And you're not there to listen to my song
I just find my writing so rewarding
When I'm feeling down, right, or alone
And I'm not here to take up all your money
And you're not there to fill my head with pride
I'm just singing songs about my honey
When she's right here sitting by my side
It's just a thing I do
I write down simple words but true
I try to hum a tune
Then let it out
O, then I let it out
I don't have a reason to get famous
And you don't have a need for me to be
Anything other than what I'm being
And what I am is just what you can see
I am just a poor hard working daddy
Whose really still quite in love with his wife
I'm always singing songs about my honey
When she's right here a sitting by my side
It's just a thing I do
I write down simple words but true
I try to hum a tune
Then let it out
O, then I let it out
And I don't put a bridge in every song
Cus many times I build one
Then burn it and it's gone
So I'll get back to doing what I do
Exactly what that is I'll say it one more time to you
It's just a thing I do
I write down simple words but true
I try to hum a tune
Then let it out
O, then I let it out
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12. |
No 4C Blues
02:46
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Meet me on the back porch baby we’ll take in the views
There ain’t nobody frowning cus there ain’t no 4c blues
When I sing the blues in Texas you can hear me clear to Tennessee
But I can’t sing the blues when I’m out on the ol 4c
There ain’t any reason on the 4c to be down and out
I’d sing the blues out here but there’s nothing bad to sing about
Meet me on the back porch baby we’ll take in the views
There ain’t nobody frowning cus there ain’t no 4c blues
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13. |
The Last Herd
02:34
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He’s bringing in his last herd
Like he’s done for 60 years
But on the last herd
The man is barely holding back the tears
He’s an old time dryland farmer
Lived his life praying for the rain
But he never quit workin’, waiting for the water from the good Lord til it came
There was nothin’ fancy ‘bout it, what he needed his hands made
In the kansas sun, he got the job done til in the coffin he was laid
And he lost his brother at a young age, lost three kids along the way
But he lived through the loss ‘cause he counted the cost
And he had that deep, deep kind of faith
Like he’s had for 80 years, but he’s giving up his last herd
So ya’ll tip your hat to that old time dryland farmer
Not many men like Bob White
Work this good land anymore
He worked in the dirt with his hands in sweat and blood, every muscle sore
Still he never made no big fuss bout the pain he might have been in
Kept planting and plowing praying and reaping, the living definition of a man
Ol bob had a million stories
And every one of them was true
Born in the Great Depression
And all the hard times he lived through
But nothing held him back from his farm and his faith
He never took his hand off the plow
Til the heartbreaking day he had to give away his last 7 cows
And he’s bringing in his last herd
He’s going on to his reward
He’s two stepping into heaven
The farmer gone to rest in garden of the Lord
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14. |
Come With Me
03:13
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Come and ride the range with me
Live the life of liberty
Breathe it in, and let it be
You are one with the rain, one with the plains and you
Ride along, ride a long way
Where you go I just can’t say, but maybe
To the sun where the light takes your troubles away
(Chorus)
Ain’t it fun on the range
Free on the hill
Happy in the treetop where you’re sitting so still
You can come along with me if you close your eyes
(Verse 2)
Ever wonder where the good times go?
Ever wonder how the flowers grow?
Take your time and look inside
Theres a heart and soul in your mind
You gotta
Think back to whenever you smiled
You were probably just a little child
Such a happy golden time
Aren’t you satisfied
Havin’ fun on the range
Free on the hill
Happy in the treetop where you’re sitting so still
You can come along with me if you close your eyes
And you know when life is getting tough for you
I hope you know it ain’t just you
Love can leave you torn, love can leave you cold
Love can leave you tangled in a web with no control
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15. |
Cold Copper Reprise
02:38
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I WEAR MY JOHN B STETSON WHEN I’M OUT RANCHIN’
IT’S A GOOD OL COWBOYS HAT
I DO THE COLD COPPER CALL WHEN EVENIN’ FALLS
SEE IF THE COYOTES ‘LL CALL RIGHT BACK
TWISTYHORN TESSEBELLA ‘BOUT TO BIRTH A LIL’ FELLA
SHE’S OUT BEHIND THE BIG OAK TREE
IT’S ALL APART OF THIS WAY OF LIFE
OUT HERE ON THE OL’ 4C
OOOH
YOU AND ME PRETTY MOMMA, WE’LL HOP IN THE ‘CHILADA
AND DRIVE UP TO LOVER’S LOOKOUT
TAKE OFF MY HAT AND WE’LL LAY DOWN FLAT
WHILE THE STARS OVER TEXAS WILL LOOK DOWN
NOW THE DAY HAS EXPIRED SO THROW A LOG ON THE FIRE
AS THE COWHANDS USED TO DO
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE LIKE THIS LIFE ON THE RANGE
AND THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT YOU
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