(Loretta Lynn)
Well I was born the coal miner's daughter in a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler
We were poor but we had love that's the one thing that daddy made sure of
He shovel coal to make a poor man's dollar
My daddy worked all night in the Vanleer coal mine all day long in the field hoein' corn
Mommie rocked the baby that night and read the Bible by the coal oil light
And everything would start all over come break of morn
Daddy loved and raised eight kids on a miner's pay
Mommie scrubbed our clothes on a washboard everyday
Why I've seen her fingers bleed to complain there was no need
She's smiled in mommie's understanding way
In the summertime we didn't have shoes to wear
But in the wintertime we'd all get a brand new pair
From a mail order catalog money made by selling a hog
Daddy always managed to get the money somewhere
Yeah I'm proud to be a coal miner's daughter
I remember well the well where I drew water
The work we done was hard at night we'd sleep cause we were tired
I never thought I'd ever leave the Butcher Holler
But a lots of things have changed since the way back then
And it's so good to be back home again
Not much left but the floor nothing lives there anymore
Just the mem'ries of a coal miner's daughter
Loretta Lynn - Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits, Vol. II Album Lyrics
Loretta Lynn - Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits, Vol. II Lyrics
Writer: Loretta Lynn
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Copyright: Lyrics © SURE - FIRE MUSIC COMPANY
I Wanna Be Free
(Loretta Lynn)
Well I look out the window and what do I see
The breeze is a blowin' the leaves from the trees everything is free everything but me
I'm gonna take this chain from around my finger
And throw it just as far as I can slinger cause I wanna be free
When my baby left me everything died
But a little bluebird was singin' just outside singin' twidle-de-dee fly away with me
Well you know I think I'm a gonna live gotta lotta love left in me to give
So I wanna be free
I released my heart my soul and my mind and I'm a feelin' fine
I broke the chains the ring of gold before it broke my mind
Well look who's cryin' and it ain't me but I can't hardly hear and I can't have see
Oh I wanna be free
I released my heart my soul...
Do I wanna be free yeah I wanna be free free
Well I look out the window and what do I see
The breeze is a blowin' the leaves from the trees everything is free everything but me
I'm gonna take this chain from around my finger
And throw it just as far as I can slinger cause I wanna be free
When my baby left me everything died
But a little bluebird was singin' just outside singin' twidle-de-dee fly away with me
Well you know I think I'm a gonna live gotta lotta love left in me to give
So I wanna be free
I released my heart my soul and my mind and I'm a feelin' fine
I broke the chains the ring of gold before it broke my mind
Well look who's cryin' and it ain't me but I can't hardly hear and I can't have see
Oh I wanna be free
I released my heart my soul...
Do I wanna be free yeah I wanna be free free
Writer: LORETTA LYNN
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Wings Upon Your Horns
(Loretta Lynn)
Before you first made love to me you called me your wife to be
And after that I saw the devil in your eyes
With your sweet smooth talkin' ways you turned a flame into a blaze
Then I'd've let you hang my wings upon your horns
Don't tell me that I'm no saint I'm the first to know I ain't
There's a little thing called love and that's what change me
From an innocent country girl to a woman of the world
Then I'd've let you hang my wings upon your horns
You hung my wings upon your horns and turned my halo in the thorns
And turned me to a woman I can't stand
You're the first who ever make me fall in love and then not take me
Then I'd've let you hang my wings upon your horns
You hung my wings upon your horns...
Before you first made love to me you called me your wife to be
And after that I saw the devil in your eyes
With your sweet smooth talkin' ways you turned a flame into a blaze
Then I'd've let you hang my wings upon your horns
Don't tell me that I'm no saint I'm the first to know I ain't
There's a little thing called love and that's what change me
From an innocent country girl to a woman of the world
Then I'd've let you hang my wings upon your horns
You hung my wings upon your horns and turned my halo in the thorns
And turned me to a woman I can't stand
You're the first who ever make me fall in love and then not take me
Then I'd've let you hang my wings upon your horns
You hung my wings upon your horns...
Writer: LORETTA LYNN
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Copyright: Lyrics © SURE - FIRE MUSIC COMPANY
Fist City
You've been makin' your brags around town that you've been a lovin' with my man
But the man I love when he picks up trash he puts it in a garbage can
And that's what you look like to me and what I see is a pitty
You'd better close your face and stay out of my way
If you don't wanta go to Fist City
If you don't wanna go to Fist City you'd better detour round my town
Cause I'll grab you by the hair of the head and I'll lift you off of the ground
I'm not a sayin' my baby is a saint cause he ain't
And that he won't cat around with a kitty
I'm here to tell you gal to lay off of my man if you don't wanna go to Fist City
Come on and tell me what you told my friends if you think you're brave enough
And I'll show you what a real woman is since you think you're hot stuff
You'll bite off more than you can chew if you get too cute or witty
You better move your feet if you don't wanna eat a meal that's called Fist City
If you don't wanna go to Fist City...
I'm here to tell you gal to lay off of my man if you don't wanna go to Fist City
But the man I love when he picks up trash he puts it in a garbage can
And that's what you look like to me and what I see is a pitty
You'd better close your face and stay out of my way
If you don't wanta go to Fist City
If you don't wanna go to Fist City you'd better detour round my town
Cause I'll grab you by the hair of the head and I'll lift you off of the ground
I'm not a sayin' my baby is a saint cause he ain't
And that he won't cat around with a kitty
I'm here to tell you gal to lay off of my man if you don't wanna go to Fist City
Come on and tell me what you told my friends if you think you're brave enough
And I'll show you what a real woman is since you think you're hot stuff
You'll bite off more than you can chew if you get too cute or witty
You better move your feet if you don't wanna eat a meal that's called Fist City
If you don't wanna go to Fist City...
I'm here to tell you gal to lay off of my man if you don't wanna go to Fist City
Writer: LORETTA LYNN
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Youre Lookin At Country
Well, I like my lovin' done country style
And this little girl would walk a country mile
To find her a good ol' slow talkin' country boy
I said a country boy
I'm about as old fashioned as I can be
And I hope you're lik'in what you see
'Cause if you're lookin' at me
You're lookin' at country
You don't see no city when you look at me
'Cause a country is all I am
I love runnin' bare footed
Through the old corn fields
And I love that country ham
Well, you say I'm made just to fit your plans
But does a barnyard shovel fit your hands
If your eyes are on me
You're lookin' at country
This here country is a little green
And there's a lot of country that a you ain't seen
I'll show you around if you'll show me a weddin' band
I said a weddin' band
When it comes to love
Well, I know about that
Country folks all know where it's at
If you're lookin' at me
You're lookin' at country
You don't see no city when you look at me
'Cause country is all I am
I love a runnin' bare footed
Through the old cornfields
And I love that country ham
Well, you say I'm a made just to fit your plans
But does a barnyard shovel fit your hands
If your eyes are on me
You're lookin' at country
If your eyes are on me
You're lookin' at country
And this little girl would walk a country mile
To find her a good ol' slow talkin' country boy
I said a country boy
I'm about as old fashioned as I can be
And I hope you're lik'in what you see
'Cause if you're lookin' at me
You're lookin' at country
You don't see no city when you look at me
'Cause a country is all I am
I love runnin' bare footed
Through the old corn fields
And I love that country ham
Well, you say I'm made just to fit your plans
But does a barnyard shovel fit your hands
If your eyes are on me
You're lookin' at country
This here country is a little green
And there's a lot of country that a you ain't seen
I'll show you around if you'll show me a weddin' band
I said a weddin' band
When it comes to love
Well, I know about that
Country folks all know where it's at
If you're lookin' at me
You're lookin' at country
You don't see no city when you look at me
'Cause country is all I am
I love a runnin' bare footed
Through the old cornfields
And I love that country ham
Well, you say I'm a made just to fit your plans
But does a barnyard shovel fit your hands
If your eyes are on me
You're lookin' at country
If your eyes are on me
You're lookin' at country
Writer: Loretta Lynn
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Copyright: Lyrics © SURE - FIRE MUSIC COMPANY
Aint It Funny
(Tracey Lee)
The sun comes up and brings the dawn turn to day
The kids run out to play the game like kids all play
To child the world is milk and honey a dime is a lot a can be money
Oh ain't it funny now ain't it funny
Running barefoot through the fields in the rain
Chasin' pretty butterflies in the lane
The world's a mess and they wonder why oh what a pretty blue blue sky
Gee ain't it funny now ain't it funny
The kids all say grown ups are strange and aren't they
They teach their kids not to do as I do but as I say
They cry for peace and then make wars and wonder what they're fighting for
Oh ain't it funny now ain't it funny
Oh gee ain't it funny now ain't it funny
The sun comes up and brings the dawn turn to day
The kids run out to play the game like kids all play
To child the world is milk and honey a dime is a lot a can be money
Oh ain't it funny now ain't it funny
Running barefoot through the fields in the rain
Chasin' pretty butterflies in the lane
The world's a mess and they wonder why oh what a pretty blue blue sky
Gee ain't it funny now ain't it funny
The kids all say grown ups are strange and aren't they
They teach their kids not to do as I do but as I say
They cry for peace and then make wars and wonder what they're fighting for
Oh ain't it funny now ain't it funny
Oh gee ain't it funny now ain't it funny
Writer: TRACEY LEE
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Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Ones On The Way
(Shel Silverstein)
They say to have her hair done Liz flies all the way to France
And Jackie's seen in a discotheque doin' a brand new dance
And the White House social season should be glittering and gay
But here in Topeka the rain is a fallin'
The faucet is a drippin' and the kids are a bawlin'
One of them a toddlin' and one is a crawlin' and one's on the way
I'm glad that Raquel Welch just signed a million dollar pact
And Debbie's out in Vegas workin' up a brand new act
While the TV's showin' Newlyweds a real fun game to play
But here in Topeka the screen door's a bangin'
The coffee's boilin' over and the wash needs a hangin'
One wants a cookie and one wants a changin' and one's on the way
Now what was I doin' Jimmy get away from there darn there goes the phone
Hello honey what's that you say you're bringin' a few ole buddies home
You're callin' from a barn get away from there
No not you honey I was talkin' to the baby wait a minute honey the door bell
Honey could you stop at the market and hello hello well I'll be
The girls in New York City they all march for women's lib
And Better Homes and Gardens shows the modern way to live
And the pill may change the world tomorrow but meanwhile today
Here in Topeka the flies are a buzzin'
The dog is a barkin' and the floor needs a scrubbin'
One needs a spankin' and one needs a huggin' Lord one's on the way
Oh gee I hope it ain't twins again
They say to have her hair done Liz flies all the way to France
And Jackie's seen in a discotheque doin' a brand new dance
And the White House social season should be glittering and gay
But here in Topeka the rain is a fallin'
The faucet is a drippin' and the kids are a bawlin'
One of them a toddlin' and one is a crawlin' and one's on the way
I'm glad that Raquel Welch just signed a million dollar pact
And Debbie's out in Vegas workin' up a brand new act
While the TV's showin' Newlyweds a real fun game to play
But here in Topeka the screen door's a bangin'
The coffee's boilin' over and the wash needs a hangin'
One wants a cookie and one wants a changin' and one's on the way
Now what was I doin' Jimmy get away from there darn there goes the phone
Hello honey what's that you say you're bringin' a few ole buddies home
You're callin' from a barn get away from there
No not you honey I was talkin' to the baby wait a minute honey the door bell
Honey could you stop at the market and hello hello well I'll be
The girls in New York City they all march for women's lib
And Better Homes and Gardens shows the modern way to live
And the pill may change the world tomorrow but meanwhile today
Here in Topeka the flies are a buzzin'
The dog is a barkin' and the floor needs a scrubbin'
One needs a spankin' and one needs a huggin' Lord one's on the way
Oh gee I hope it ain't twins again
Writer: SHEL SILVERSTEIN
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Copyright: Lyrics © T.R.O. INC.
Your Squaw Is On The Warpath
(Loretta Lynn)
Well your pet name for me is Squaw
When you come home a drinkin' and can barely crawl
And all that lovin' on me won't make things right
Well you leave me at home to keep the teepee clean
Six papooses to break and when wean
Well your squaw is on the warpath tonight
Well I've found out a big brave chief the game you're a huntin' for ain't beef
Get off of my huntin' grounds and get out of my sight
This war dance I'm doin' means I'm fightin' mad
You need no more of what you've already had
Your squaw is on the warpath tonight
[ guitar ]
Well that fire-water that you've been drinking
Makes you feel bigger but chief you're shrinking
Since you've been on that love making diet
Now don't hand me that ole peace pipe there ain't no pipe can settle this fight
Your squaw is on the warpath tonight
Well I've found out a big brave chief...
Yeah your squaw is on the warpath tonight
Well your pet name for me is Squaw
When you come home a drinkin' and can barely crawl
And all that lovin' on me won't make things right
Well you leave me at home to keep the teepee clean
Six papooses to break and when wean
Well your squaw is on the warpath tonight
Well I've found out a big brave chief the game you're a huntin' for ain't beef
Get off of my huntin' grounds and get out of my sight
This war dance I'm doin' means I'm fightin' mad
You need no more of what you've already had
Your squaw is on the warpath tonight
[ guitar ]
Well that fire-water that you've been drinking
Makes you feel bigger but chief you're shrinking
Since you've been on that love making diet
Now don't hand me that ole peace pipe there ain't no pipe can settle this fight
Your squaw is on the warpath tonight
Well I've found out a big brave chief...
Yeah your squaw is on the warpath tonight
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What Sundown Does To You
(Carl Knight)
Now lately I've been wonderin' honey why you don't come home
At the end of the day when your work is through
So yesterday when the sun went down the moon rose on your trail
It just dawned on me what sundown does to you
It just dawned on me what sundown does to you
It puts a clear in your eyes somehow I could never do
You wanna lean on the jukebox sip on a cool one
And hang around a place where you just might find one
It dawned on me what sundown does to you
[ guitar - steel ]
Now honey you know sundown falls on everyone
When I say everyone well that includes me to
So tonight when that old moon comes out you can bet I'll be cut out too
It just dawned on me what sundown does to you
It just dawned on me...
Well it dawned on me what sundown does to you
Now lately I've been wonderin' honey why you don't come home
At the end of the day when your work is through
So yesterday when the sun went down the moon rose on your trail
It just dawned on me what sundown does to you
It just dawned on me what sundown does to you
It puts a clear in your eyes somehow I could never do
You wanna lean on the jukebox sip on a cool one
And hang around a place where you just might find one
It dawned on me what sundown does to you
[ guitar - steel ]
Now honey you know sundown falls on everyone
When I say everyone well that includes me to
So tonight when that old moon comes out you can bet I'll be cut out too
It just dawned on me what sundown does to you
It just dawned on me...
Well it dawned on me what sundown does to you
Writer: CARL KNIGHT
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Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Hey Loretta
(Shel Silverstein)
Well goodbye tubs and clothes lines goodbye pots and pans
I'm a gonna take a greyhound bus as further as I can
I ain't a gonna wash no windows and I ain't a gonna scrub no floors
And when you realize I'm gone I'm a gonna hear you roar
And you'll say hey Loretta I love you more than my Irish Setter
Hey Loretta don't leave me alone
Hey Loretta I swear I'm a gonna treat you better
Buy you brand new overalls if you'll only come back home
I work my fingers to the bone and we don't hardly speak
And all I ever get is just a little kiss about once a week
So you can feed the chickens and you can milk the cow
This a woman's liberation honey is a gonna start right now
And you'll say hey Loretta...
I'll dress up like a movie star and pretty up my hair
And no one here is a gonna know what I'll be doing there
I'll be swinging from a chandelier and bouncin' off the walls
Instead of lovin' just one man I'm a gonna love 'em all
And you'll say hey Loretta...
Well goodbye tubs and clothes lines goodbye pots and pans
I'm a gonna take a greyhound bus as further as I can
I ain't a gonna wash no windows and I ain't a gonna scrub no floors
And when you realize I'm gone I'm a gonna hear you roar
And you'll say hey Loretta I love you more than my Irish Setter
Hey Loretta don't leave me alone
Hey Loretta I swear I'm a gonna treat you better
Buy you brand new overalls if you'll only come back home
I work my fingers to the bone and we don't hardly speak
And all I ever get is just a little kiss about once a week
So you can feed the chickens and you can milk the cow
This a woman's liberation honey is a gonna start right now
And you'll say hey Loretta...
I'll dress up like a movie star and pretty up my hair
And no one here is a gonna know what I'll be doing there
I'll be swinging from a chandelier and bouncin' off the walls
Instead of lovin' just one man I'm a gonna love 'em all
And you'll say hey Loretta...
Writer: SHEL SILVERSTEIN
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Copyright: Lyrics © T.R.O. INC.
Love Is The Foundation
(William C. Hall)
I've seen him as he awakens in the morning
He reaches out his hand and without a word
As his fingers softly fall upon my face
He lights the flame of desire and makes me want him
And love is the foundation we lean on all you need is love to ease your mind
And does it have to be right to be called love
When he gives me more loving then a lifetime of looking could ever find
And love is the foundation we lean on...
I've seen him as he awakens in the morning
He reaches out his hand and without a word
As his fingers softly fall upon my face
He lights the flame of desire and makes me want him
And love is the foundation we lean on all you need is love to ease your mind
And does it have to be right to be called love
When he gives me more loving then a lifetime of looking could ever find
And love is the foundation we lean on...
Writer: WILLIAM C. HALL
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Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits, Vol. II is a compilation album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on May 13, 1974, by MCA Records. The album is made up of Lynn's biggest hits between 1968 and 1973.
In the issue dated May 25, 1975, Billboard published a review that said, "This attractive album is exactly what it says it is; an album of Loretta's greatest hits, ranging from "Love Is the Foundation" to "Hey Loretta"."
Cashbox also published a review in their May 25 issue which said, "The sparkling and effervescent quality of Loretta's voice marks her as truly one of the freshest and unique talents on the country music scene. With an approach to music that is vivacious and full of life, Loretta gives her music a heartfelt sincerity that makes listening to her always a fine treat. This new LP is a stunning collection of her greatest hits all put together in this great package. Six cuts out of the eleven songs on the album were penned by Loretta Lynn herself. Included are "One's on the Way", "Your Squaw Is on the Warpath", "Hey Loretta", "Love Is the Foundation", "You're Lookin' at Country", and "I Wanna Be Free"."
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Loretta LynnIn the issue dated May 25, 1975, Billboard published a review that said, "This attractive album is exactly what it says it is; an album of Loretta's greatest hits, ranging from "Love Is the Foundation" to "Hey Loretta"."
Cashbox also published a review in their May 25 issue which said, "The sparkling and effervescent quality of Loretta's voice marks her as truly one of the freshest and unique talents on the country music scene. With an approach to music that is vivacious and full of life, Loretta gives her music a heartfelt sincerity that makes listening to her always a fine treat. This new LP is a stunning collection of her greatest hits all put together in this great package. Six cuts out of the eleven songs on the album were penned by Loretta Lynn herself. Included are "One's on the Way", "Your Squaw Is on the Warpath", "Hey Loretta", "Love Is the Foundation", "You're Lookin' at Country", and "I Wanna Be Free"."
Genre(s): Country
Producer(s): Owen Bradley
Length: 27:11
Released: May 13th, 1974
Year: 1974