Tom T. Hall Lyrics

100 Children One hundred children, brave boys and girls They come from n…
A Bar With No Beer The beachcomber works by the ocean all day He gets what…
A Million Miles To The City Yeah, I remember it now, we were kids back then…
A Picture of Your Mother My little girl and I lost Mama just three years…
A Piece Of The Road I know somewhere they are drivin' lovin' women makin' money…
A Song for Uncle Curt I hate to write this song I never wanted to But…
A Week In A Country Jail One time I spent a week inside a little country…
A Whole Lot of Love We live on a farm in Tennessee Like old McDonald's was We…
Ain I can tell your heart's been broken in two You are…
Ain't Got the Time I can tell your heart's been broken in two You are…
All You Want When You Please I'm sittin' here lookin' at some mighty hard times money…
America The Ugly There was a man came to see the USA from…
And I Love You So And I love you so the people ask me how…



Another Town Loving you was just a storybook of fair I've decided…
Back When Gas Was 30c a Gallon Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon America was…
Back When The Old Homeplace Was New Well the children come back to see the old home-place They…
Back When We Were Young Back when we were young everybody came to see us Everybody…
Ballad Of Forty Dollars The man who preached the funeral Said it really was a…
Ballad of Foty Dollars The man who preached the funeral Said it really was a…
Barroom stranger I just hit town on my way home Thirteen long days…
Beauty Is a Fading Flower Beauty is a fading flower tomorrow it may be gone Beauty…
Beer Drinker [Chorus] The band played and everyone talked Through the pla…
Beer Drinker's Waltz [Chorus] The band played and everyone talked Through the p…
Before Jessie Died She sat on the bar stool, she smoked and she…
Big Motel on the Mountain This song is for you big motel on the mountain…
Bill Monroe For Breakfast When I was just a little boy we lived down…
Blue Christmas I'll have a Blue Christmas without you I'll be so blue…
Bluegrass Break Up Well, we're finally breakin' up Our bluegrass band and the t…
Bluegrass Festival In The Sky In the sweet by and by at that Bluegrass Festival…
Candy in the Window Don't kiss my lips and say good-bye, it makes me…
Chattanooga Dog There's a fairground down in Chattanooga Where a kiddie trai…
Cloudy Day I never did like that apartment it was not a…
Coming to the Party "is a song that I wrote for Jimmy Newman (he never…
Coot Marseilles Blues (This story was told to me by Jerry Clover at…
Country Cabin-itis I have been to New York City I have traveled…
Country Is Country is sittin' on the back porch Listen to the…
Day Drinkin' Hey Dave, you know when we get home We're really gonna…
Deal Well, life is a gamble and the days they're just…
Deck the Halls Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la…
Do It to Someone You Love The words I love you come easy to the lips…
Don You don’t need to drive me hey You don’t need to…
Don't Forget The Coffee Billy Joe It snowed the night before and it had frozen on…
Everybody Loves To Hear A Bird Sing Sometimes birds don't have enough to eat There's not enough …
Everything From Jesus To Jack Daniels You wake up in the morning drink a beer and…
Faster Horses He was an old-time cowboy, don't you understand His eyes…
Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) He was an old-time cowboy, don't you understand his eyes…
Flat It started in Roanoke a little whiles ago A friend knew…
Flat Footin It started in Roanoke a little whiles ago A friend knew…
Flat Footin' It It started in Roanoke a little whiles ago A friend knew…
Flat-Foot' It It started in Roanoke a little whiles ago A friend knew…
Flat-Footin' It It started in Roanoke a little whiles ago A friend knew…
Forbidden Flowers There are flowers in the cities some with color some…
Fox Hollow The mysterious fox of Fox Hollow He doesn't have many friend…
Fox Hollow's Animal Train When we took off, we almost had a critter of…
Fox On The Run [Chorus] She walks through the corn leadin' down to the rive…
George I saw an eagle catch a fish crossed my fingers…
Gimme Peace Let me sit on your porch, let me drink a…
Girl you sure know how to say goodbye (Girl you sure know how to say goodbye) You kissed me…
Girls in Saigon City There's a place called Da Nang Village cross the ocean…
Goodbye cowgirl Goodbye cowgirl the trail ends here Goodbye cowgirl the trac…
Grandma Whistled Everybody has their music that they Like to sing and play Ev…
Greed Kills More People Than Whiskey I was standin' outside of a hotel in Houston blinkin'…
Hang Them All There's a murderer in your town Mister there were seven…
Happy Groundhog Day I missed you Thanksgiving I didn't do much Watched football …
Harper Valley PTA I want to tell you all a story 'bout a…
Hat Full Of Feathers I was almost full grown gettin' Wide in the shoulders Rubbin…
Hello Hello Beautiful Gosh you’re so beautiful to me As beautiful …
Highways Highways take me everywhere I want to go with one…
Homecoming I guess I should've written, dad To let you know that…
How To Talk To A Little Baby Goat How do you talk to a little baby goat you…
How'd You Get Home So Soon It was Memorial Day in '81 I left the city and…
I I love little baby ducks, old pickup trucks Slow-movin' tra…
I Can I can't dance and I never could, I guess my…
I Care When the TV won't work and your toys fall apart And…
I Couldn I couldn't live in southern California I don't know nothing …
I Couldn't Live In Southern California (Tom T. Hall) I couldn't live in southern California I don'…
I Don I don't want my golden slippers when I reach my heaven's…
I Flew Over Our House Last Night That old Kentucky moon was shinin' bright as day The stars…
I Hope It Rains At My Funeral A man with forty acres plowed and planted Can't send no…
I Know Who I I know who I'll be seeing in New Zealand If I…
I Know Who I'll Be Seeing In New Zealand I know who I'll be seeing in New Zeland If I…
I left you some kisses on the door (I left you some kisses on the door) Your mama says…
I Like Beer In some of my songs I have casually mentioned The fact…
I Like To Feel Pretty Inside A mink wears a mink coat the whole year around Even…
I Love I Love little baby ducks, Old pickup trucks, Slow movin' tra…
I Miss A Lot Of Trains When the train pulls in the station you'll be waiting…
I Still Care What Happens To You Wear something warm when it's wet Oh, I know you hate…
I Took A Memory To Lunch Today the weather was so pretty At noon I went out…
I Want To See The Parade Hold me up, I want to see the parade There was…
I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew The first strange town I was ever in The county was…
I Wish I Had A Million Friends I wish I had a million friends and the playground…
I Wished I Loved Somebody Else I wish I loved somebody else not you Someone else might…
I'll Be Home for Christmas I am dreaming tonight Of a place that I love Much more…
I'll Go Somewhere & Sing My Songs Again Way out on the mountain near the sky hiding from…
I'll Never Do Better Than You No matter where in this big world I roam With all…
I'm a Cowboy Too I'm a cowboy too I got to wear loafer shoes I…
I'm Forty Now There were barefoot dreams of catching outlaws There were sc…
I'm just not an easy man to love Life picked me up and threw me to the wolves I…
It Johnny got up one mornin' he went down to the…
It Feels Better Now It feels better now I got time out of the…
It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines The Iowa weather was 13 below I had come to…
It's Got to be Kentucky for Me Georgia I love your big magnolia trees Texas I love…
Jesus On The Radio Mama likes to listen to the grand old gospel time Daddy…
Jesus On The Radio Daddy On The Phone Mama likes to listen to the grand old gospel time Daddy…
Joe don It snowed the night before and it had frozen on…
Joe don't let your music kill you Joe don't let your music kill ya It's a thing that…
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Jolly Old St. Nicholas, lean your ear this way Don't you…
Jolly Old St. Nicholas Jolly Old St nicholas, lean your ear this way Don't you…
Kentucky I will sing of a place that you may have…
Kentucky February 27 1971 There were signs beside the road like "Jesus Saves" And "Rel…
Kentucky in the Morning I will sing of a place that you may have…
L.A. Blues I got off the airplane 'long about 7:30 in L.A. What…
Last Hard Town Woke up on a bus and heard the driver say Friends…
Legend Of The Lady Bear Gather round me boys and fill your coffee cups I'll tell…
Let Let's play remember, let's play remember Remember the way th…
Let's Go Shopping Today (Tom T. Hall) Let′s go shopping today I wanna get you…
Let's Play Remember Let's play remember, let's play remember Remember the way th…
Levi Jones He was born and raised on the rough side of…
Little Bitty (Tom T. Hall) You have a little love on a little…
Little Brown Suitcase A little brown suitcase at the top of the stairs Not…
Little Drummer Boy Come, they told me pa-rum pum pum pum Our newborn King…
Little Lady Preacher Oh, the little lady preacher from the limestone church I'll …
Local Flowers I have traveled this world over I have rambled all…
Looking Forward to Seeing You Again Looking forward to seeing you again I'm looking forward to…
Lost In Florida (Lost in Florida lost in Florida) Here's the ocean and here…
LOVE I have been a rover I have walked alone Hiked a…
Lovin If you could see me now the one who said…
Magnificent Music Machine He's got nothing but talent and time on his hands He…
Mama I ain't had a bite 'cause the moon's too bright I…
Mama Bake A Pie People staring at me as they wheel me Down the ramp…
Mama's Got The Catfish Blues I ain't had a bite 'cause the moon's too bright I…
Man Who Hated Freckles If I live forever I will not forget The man who…
Margie My name's in the paper where I took the Boy…
May The Force Be With You Always A faded photo, your smile I see Reminds now how you…
Me And Jesus [Chorus] Me and Jesus, got our own thing goin' Me and Jesus,…
Me and Jimmie Rodgers Me and Jimmie Rodgers used to ride them rollin' boxcars…
Million Miles to the City Yeah, I remember it now, we were kids back then…
Molly and Tenbrooks Run O Molly run, run O Molly run Tenbrooks gonna beat…
More About John Henry (The Storytellers and I were doing a show down in…
Mr Bo Jangles I knew a man Bojangles Always danced with worn out shoes T…
Mr Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) I met a man Bojangles and he danced…
Myra Her name is Myra and her golden skin Is tanned by…
Nashville Is A Groovy Little Town My plane set down in nashville at a quarter after…
Negatory Romance He's wantin' her more than he's wantin' his wife Buddy that…
Never Having You I guess I'll go through life never having you I guess…
No New Friends Please I'd like to be your friend but think of all…
O Christmas Tree O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree Thy leaves are so unchan…
O Little Town of Bethlehem Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee…
Ode to a Half a Pound of Ground Round This is the song about the time I nearly starved…
Oh Christmas Tree O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree Thy leaves are so unchang…
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee…
Old Dogs How old do you think I am he said I…
Old Dogs Children & the Watermelon Wine "How old do you think I am?" he said I said,…
Old Dogs Children and the Watermelon Wine "How old do you think I am?" he said. I said,…
Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine How old do you think I am he said I…
Old Enough To Want To I hope that gleam that you have in your eye Is…
Old Five And Dimers Like Me I've spent the lifetime making up my mind to be More…
Old habits die hard Old habits die hard Old habits like loving you Like spending…
Ole Lonesome George the Basset Ole lonesome George the basset lived in Brentwood Tennessee …
Once Upon A Road Once upon a time, everything I thought of Somehow seemed…
One Hundred Children [Chorus] One hundred children, brave boys and girls They com…
One More Song For Jesus We've traveled this world over in our day and in…
One of the Mysteries of Life If I were you, I wouldn't waste my time You can't…
One Of These Days There are many places I haven’t been, seen them all on…
Our Little World Oh Lord give us strength To save our world The ozone…
Over and Over Again Over and over say you forgive me for the crazy…
P.S. I Love You Dear, I thought I drop a line The weather is cool,…
Pamela Brown I'm the guy who didn't marry pretty pamela brown Educated, w…
Paradise When I was a child my family would travel Down to…
Pay No Attention To Alice (CHORUS) Pay no attention to Alice, she's drunk all the time…
People as crazy as me I lie on back and I look at the ceiling My…
Pinto The Wonder Horse Is Dead "I loved that song. I saw a little story in…
Pisty I got a little friend named Pisty she's a dandy She…
PS Dear, I thought I drop a line The weather is cool,…
Raking Up Leaves All summer long you smelled like lotion and we made…
Ramona Ramona lived just down the hill from us. She kept the…
Randy Raccoon This is the story of Randy Raccoon He stays up all…
Rank Stranger I wandered again to my home in the mountains Where in…
Ravishing Ruby Ravishing Ruby, she'd been around for awhile Ravishing Ruby,…
Redneck Riviera Down here on the Redneck Riviera a drinkin' beer and…
Royal Annie She wore a big yellow bow in her hair one…
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph Oh Rudolph Rudolph Oh Rudolph Rudolph the red-no…
Running Wild In the shadow of the saddle, running wild and running…
Salute To A Switchblade Me and Yates an army buddy o'mine were doin' three…
Santa Claus Is Back in Town I just came back from a lovely trip along the…
Second Handed Flowers I was working in Miami for a day or two…
Senior Citizen Star On the floor of the limo there's a bottle of…
Shame on the Rain Shame on the rain for making me twice as blue It's…
She Gave Her Heart To Jethro I guess you know Jethro went crazy; we've all been…
Ships Go Out Ships go out I see them every day Ships go out…
Shoes And Dress That Alice Wore I'm humming as I walk this house and do my…
Shoeshine Man Well I met a man in Montgomery Alabama I was waitin'…
Silent Night Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright 'Round y…
Sing A Little Baby To Sleep Too doo dup too doo doo doo doo doo You're just…
Sky Blue True If you ever worry, will I be true Don't you worry,…
Sneaky Snake Boys and girls take warning If you go near the lake Keep…
Soldier of fortune I'll follow my dreams like a soldier of fortune I'd rather…
Son Of Clayton Delaney On Fourth Street in Louisville in 1978 Stranded in a honky-t…
Song for Uncle Curt I hate to write this song I never wanted to But…
Songwriter He sits with the guitar on his knee thinking of…
Spokane Motel Blues I don't know what I'm doing here, I could be…
St. George Isle I saw an eagle catch a fish crossed my fingers…
St.Louis Named A Shoe After Me You know what I've been doin' honey since you said…
Strawberry Farms Summer comes laughing to Strawberry Farms Have you ever been…
Subdivision Blues Out on the edge of town I bought a two…
TEXAS NEVER FELL IN LOVE WITH ME It wasn't much but I sold it all and I…
Thank You Well you've been a great group and we want to…
Thank You Connersville Indiana I rolled into Connersville in 1961 With what was left of…
That That song is driving me crazy I gotta hear it again First…
That'll Be Alright With Me "is a song of tolerance a fellow Who finds a lot…
That's How I Got To Memphis If you love somebody enough You'll follow wherever they go T…
That`s How I Got To Memphis If you love somebody enough You'll follow wherever they go …
That’s How I Got To Memphis If you love somebody enough You'll follow wherever they go T…
The adventures of Linda Bohannon In a town about the size of a truck-stop or…
The Ballad Of Bill Crump Now I'd hear a lot of tall stories since my…
The Barn Dance One night as I was sleeping something awakened me There was…
The Beautiful River Of Life This is a beautiful river (brother) this is a beautiful stre…
The Carter Boys The Carter boys were born one and after another in…
The Dancing Tree There's a little ole tree that Grows out in my yard He's…
The Day That Clayton Delaney Died Well I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died They said…
The different feeling She was sadder than the day She lost her mother He felt…
The Duck And The Rooster It'd take me a minute to tell you this rhyme Of…
The Fastest Rabbit Dog In Carter County Today Get out the skillet boys some Flour and some grease We're go…
The Grocery Truck When I was a little barefooted boy Back in the hills…
The Harmonica Man An old man stood and stared into the music store…
The Hitch I don't know why it is every time I take…
The last country song It's the last country song by The last country band In the…
The Letters One night in the West Virginia mountains I got stranded…
The little green flower with the yellow on top The little green flower with the yellow on top You told…
The Little Lady Preacher Oh, the little lady preacher from the limestone church I'll …
The Man Who Hated Freckles If I live forever I will not forget The man who…
The Man Who Shot Himself (Tom T. Hall) He did not seem much like a man…
The Million Miles to the City Yeah, I remember it now, we were kids back then…
The Monkey That Became President I was there on the day the monkey came into…
The Mysterious Fox Of Fox Hollow The mysterious fox of Fox Hollow He doesn't have many friend…
The Old Side Of Town Ain't it strange how people change and almost overnight Who …
The Rattle Mouse Well, don't look now but there goes a rattlemouse How can…
The Rolling Mills Of Middletown The rolling mills of Middletown roll on, roll on, roll…
The Saturday Morning Song Here's a little song that you can sing On Saturday morning,…
The six o'clock news She's been climbin' up in the world I've been slidin' on…
The Son Of Clayton Delaney On Fourth Street in Louisville in 1978 Stranded in a honky-t…
The Song Of The One Legged Chicken Do you like true stories? I do That's why I'm singing…
The Songwriter He sits with the guitar on his knee thinking of…
The Story Of Your Life Is In Your Face I was sittin' down in Hong Kong in a bar Picking…
The Three Sofa Story I was sittin' and drinkin' in An old friend's apartment On t…
The Way I I took your picture from the table And now I'm finally…
The Way We Were Memories light the corners of my mind Misty water-colored me…
The World According to Raymond (That's the world according to Raymond) And a Raymond accord…
The World the Way I Want It I'd feed all those hungry children Down by the tracks I'd gi…
The Year Clayton Delaney Died Well I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died They said…
There Is A Miracle In You There is a miracle in you in what you are…
This Old Heart You’re a painting babe, I won’t lie You tell a thousand…
Time takes care of a few things Time takes care of a few things love takes care…
Too Many Do Goods We got too many do goods and not enough hard…
Trip To Hyden Tossed and turned the night before in some old motel Subcons…
Tulsa Telephone Book Have you read any good telephone books lately? If you…
Turn It On Johnny got up one mornin' he went down to the…
Up On the Housetop Up on the housetop reindeer pause Out jumps good old Santa…
Waiting On The Other Shoe To Fall When I was a young man I busted my jeans…
Wasted Borrowed Money Oh, the years come tumbling down as If each one were…
Water Blue My teardrops remind me that I'm water blue A conscience too…
Watermelon Wine "How old do you think I am?" he said. I said,…
Watertown Tennessee I got a little farm and it's mostly rock it…
We're All in This Thing Alone (Hey there) you know she left me (hey there) I've…
Week In A Country Jail One time I spent a week inside a little country…
What A Song You know they played that melody the first time that…
What Am I Gonna Do With My Music What am I gonna do with my Music that nobody wants…
What Child Is This Ding, Dong, Ding, Dong Ding, Dong, Ding, Dong What Child i…
What Have You Got To Lose Well, I've been in some bars Where they serve it in…
When Nobody Wants Your Body Anymore You were meant for me and there ain't no two…
Whiskey Castles (Whiskey castles) when I'm drinking I start building whiskey…
Who Who's Watching You? While you're just passing through Who ke…
Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs I met him in a hospital about a year ago And…
Willy The Wandering Gispsy And Me Three fingers whiskey pleasures the drinker But moving does …
Windy City Anne Chicago gets along so well without me though I'd go…
Year That Clayton Delaney Died Well I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died They said…
You Are A Star You are wonderful You are great How old are you now? Four, f…
You Are My Hero You are my hero don't ever let me down You are…
You Show Me Your Heart You show me your heart and I'll show you mine I'm…
Your Birthday Is Your birthday is special to me I'm glad it's your birthday…
Your Man Loves You Had my golf clubs on my shoulder when you saw…