Perhaps best known for his distinct yodelling, he charted more than seventy singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980, including the Number One hits 'I'm Movin' On' and 'I Don't Hurt Anymore'. Performing in lavish and colourful sequin-studded suits, Snow had a career covering six decades during which he sold more than 80 million albums, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1979.
THERE IS A HANK SNOW MUSEUM CLOSE TO BROOKLYN IN LIVERPOOL, NOVA SCOTIA, APPROPRIATELY, IT IS HOUSED IN AN ABANDONED TRAIN STATION. VERY WELL DONE
I reckon Hank Snow was better known for his distinctive self taught guitar style. Hank was influenced by the famous Rail road blues singer Jimmie Rodgers and though Hank did copy Rodgers style in his early days, including the "blue yodel" he later abandoned this and developed his own gritty style of singing. His guitar playing was so good he once cut a duet album of guitar music with the late Chet Atkins, master country Guitarist and music producer for RCA Victor. Hank was with RCA Victor label for almost 50 years and towards the end of his waning career RCA dropped him, just before he would have celebrated his half century with that label-always thought that was a bit mean of them.. Hank Snow and his Rainbow ranch boys, with Chubby Hayes on fiddle gave really great live concerts and the singing and playing they did was superlative and sounded as good as, if not equal to their recorded works.
My Two Timin' Woman
Hank Snow Lyrics
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You talk about a woman treatin' a good man rude
She left me talkin' to myself just a gazin' at that mean old wall.
She had another daddy waitin' down at the end of the hall.
She changes with the weather like the leaves I recall,
She blossoms in the spring but then she's gone in the fall,
A two timin' woman with a heart of solid stone.
She said she'd never leave me but she got that urge to roam,
She drifts around the country like a stream-boat on the foam,
Never changes course just travels along that same old way.
I hope she goes a-drift and rolls along back home some day.
Now, if I ever find her, gonna chain her to the floor,
Then tell her: Now sit there woman 'cause you ain't leavin' no more,
I'm gonna tame you woman till you're eatin' from my hand.
It ain't that I don't love you, honey it's just to make you understand.
Hank Snow's song "My Two-Timin' Woman" is about a man who wakes up in a bad mood because of his unfaithful, lying woman. The singer describes his significant other as having a heart of stone, telling him that she loves him while having a wandering eye for another man down the hall. The woman is compared to the changing weather and the fickleness of fall leaves. The singer is frustrated with her constant inconsistency and wishes he could keep her from leaving. He wants to tame her and make her understand that he loves her but she needs to stop her wandering ways.
The song is a classic country ballad that depicts the struggles of a man in love with a woman who is unfaithful. The lyrics are simple yet poignant, reflecting the pain of betrayal and the desire for love and commitment. The singer's voice is somber and his words carry a tone of resignation, as if he has accepted his fate and must bear the burdens of his two-timing woman.
Line by Line Meaning
I woke up this mornin' in a terrible mood,
I am feeling extremely bad because of what happened with my woman.
You talk about a woman treatin' a good man rude
She doesn't treat me well even though I am good to her.
She left me talkin' to myself just a gazin' at that mean old wall.
She abandoned me and I felt lonely and hopeless.
She had another daddy waitin' down at the end of the hall.
She was cheating on me with another man.
She changes with the weather like the leaves I recall,
Her attitude towards me changes often and unexpectedly.
She blossoms in the spring but then she's gone in the fall,
She is sometimes kind and loving but then becomes cold and distant.
A two timin' woman with a heart of solid stone.
She is disloyal and has a heart that is unaffected by my feelings.
She tells me that she loves me but her heart's a little under grown.
She claims to love me, but she is not mature enough to commit to me.
She said she'd never leave me but she got that urge to roam,
She promised to never leave me but she has a desire to explore other things.
She drifts around the country like a stream-boat on the foam,
She moves around aimlessly like a boat on the water without direction.
Never changes course just travels along that same old way.
She doesn't change her behavior or direction and continues to hurt me.
I hope she goes a-drift and rolls along back home some day.
I wish she would return to me and make things right.
Now, if I ever find her, gonna chain her to the floor,
If I find her, I will make sure she won't leave by force.
Then tell her: Now, sit there woman 'cause you ain't leavin' no more,
I will tell her to stay and not to leave again.
I'm gonna tame you woman till you're eatin' from my hand.
I will make her submissive and have control over her.
It ain't that I don't love you, honey it's just to make you understand.
I still love her, but I want her to understand that she must change her ways.
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Helô Estevo
OMG, this is just awesome. Hank Snow is a true legend!
adjomusic
Great 1948-song! Covered by Buddy Holly in 1949 when Buddy was about 12 as a home recording.
adjomusic
@jonnhy qwango True. I have two versions on my YTacct, but the edit-one is based on the non-edited-one, so it's in fact twice the same recording.
jonnhy qwango
13, i have the ep i bought recently, sounds trash but to me its amazing, its music at its finiest, trashy or not, its damn beautiful.
Singing Cowboy
This is a GREAT Hank Snow Original Song good guitar work as well by HANK,Thanks for sharing,BR,Keith
Samuel Watts
This was recorded during Hank's last Canadian Victor recording session in early December of 1947. Aren't the instrumental passages awesome? The Bear Family Box includes an alternate take of this'
JUST COUNTRY
A Hank Snow Masterpiece Thanks Thumbs Up 5 Stars,Keith
Brasilian Rose
Got someone on YT who gives Johnny Cash credit for writing this BS Snow wrote this Thanks for sharing Excellent Quality too Cheers,Keith
BUNDA BOTTOMS
Love this Song Hank wrote himself Classic Country Fine Guitar Pickin in this on 5 Country Stars Canadian Bluebird Recording a DANDY Thanks Thumbs UP,Keith
jonnhy qwango
I like snow but buddy hollys version is pure talent, he was 13 1949