PATCHES 

(Spoken)
I was born and raised down in Alabama
On a farm way back up in the woods
Why I was so ragged folks used to call me Patches
Papa used to tease me about it
But deep down inside dad was hurtin'
'Cause he done the best he could.

(Sang)
My papa was a great old man
I can see him with a shovel in his hand
Education that he never had
But he did wonders when the times got bad.

The little money from the crops we raised
Barely paid the bills we made
Oh, life had kicked him down to the ground
When he tried to get up life would kick him back down.

One day papa called me to his dyin' bed
Placed his hands on my shoulder and with tears he said
Patches, I'm depending on you son to pull the family
through
My son, it's all, it's up to you.

Two days later papa passed away
And I became a man that day
Everyday I had to work the fields
'Cause that's the only way we got our meals.

I was the oldest of the family
And everybody was depending on me
Now here's the path that everybodies on
Mamas been living in a brand new home.

Lord, knows it took a lot of sweat and tears
And my daddy's blood to help us through the teas
Patches, I'm depending on you son to pull the family
through
My son, it's all, it's up to you.

--- Instrumental ---

(Spoken)
Daddy had been sick for a long time, flat on his back
Every evening after we'd finished our chores and eat
our dinner
We'd all go into papa's room to cheer him up a little
And this particular day, Dad was in good spirits
Sitting on his side of the bed telling mama how good
she looked
When all of a sudden papa had a pain in his chest

I was too young to understand, talking about a heart
attack here
Mama rushed all of us out of the room into the hallway
About ten minutes later she came out with tears in her
eyes
She called out to me, "Patches, patches get in here boy
You're daddy want to see you."
I went running to papa's room, there papa lay.

Daddy had tears in his eyes, I knew something was wrong
'Cause daddy was a poor man but all of his life he'd
been a proud man
I knelt down on one knee beside the bed, papa put his
hand on my shoulder
He said, "Patches, Patches boy, the hammer of life done
beat
Your old papa down to the ground and I ain't got nobody
To turn to to take care of mama and the young ones."

"So, what I want you to do is promise me son
Is that you're gonna do your best to help your mama
As much as you can, I said, "Papa, I'm gonna do my
best."
But little did I know then like I know right now
That trying to climb life's mountain
Searching for a top when there ain't no top.

Sometimes you find yourself frustrated, lazy
But everytime I feel like I can't live my life like I
want to
My mind goes back to the day when I see those tears in
my daddy's eyes
But most of all I remember his words
"Patches, I'm depending on you boy."

Every time I feel like giving up I hear his voice
"Patches, Patches, Patches, Patches."

(Sang)
"I'm depening on you son
I tried to do me best, it's up to you to do the rest."

"Patches, I'm depending on you son
I've tried to do my best, it up to you to do the rest."

"Patches, I'm depening on you son
I tried to do me best, it's up to you to do the rest."

(Patches, I'm depening on you son
I tried to do me best, it's up to you to do the rest.)

(Patches, I'm depening on you son
I tried to do me best, it's up to you to do the rest.)

(Patches, I'm depening on you son
I tried to do me best, it's up to you to do the rest.)

(Patches, I'm depening on you son
I tried to do me best, it's up to you to do the rest.)

(I'm depening on you son
I tried to do me best, it's up to you to do the
rest...)

PAYING FOR THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES 

Once I lived the life of wine and roses
I drank a lot back then for one concern
Success for me lay just around the corner
I thought my social friends would help me make the turn.

But now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses
A victim of the drunken life I chose
Now all my social friends look down their noses
For I kept the wine and threw away the rose.

--- Instrumental ---

I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me
The turn I made was not the one I planned
And I watched my social standing slip away from from me
As I slowly watched the bottle take command.

And now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses
A victim of the drunken life I chose
Now all my social friend look down their noses
For I kept the wine and threw away the rose.

PEACE IN THE VALLEY 

Oh well I'm tired and so weary but I must junrney along
Till the Lord comes to call call me away oh yes
Well the morning is so bright and the lamb is the light
And the night is as fair as the day (oh yes)
(There will be peace in the valley for me some day
There will be peace in the valley for me oh Lord I pray
There'll be no sorrow no sadness oh my Lord no trouble I see)
There will be peace in the valley for me (oh yes)
Oh well the bear will be gentle yes the wolf will be tame
And the lion will lay down by the lamb
And the beast from the wild will be lead by a child
And I'll be changed from this creature that I am (oh yes)
(There will be peace in the valley...
Yes there will be peace in the valley for me

PERFECT MATCH 

Well I look across my morning cup of coffee and see an angel smiling back at me
 And I think of how your loving seems to fit just like a glove
 And your disposition suits me to a T
 And nothing gives me greater satisfaction than knowing that you feel the way you do
 Cause it makes my life worth living and I get a thrill from giving
 All my love to you and only you
 You and me together we're a perfect match
 In each other we have found a perfect catch
 Like two ol' birds on the eggs of happiness knowin' they're gonna hatch
 You and me together we're a perfect match
 [ guitar ]
 You know just what I need and when I need it
 With you contentment it wasn't hard to find
 And though we have our problems we let love and kindness solve 'em
 You think that we could read each other's minds
 Sometimes I think that we should start all over
 I'll bet we wouldn't want to change a thing
 Through the good times and the bad ones just a few real sad ones
 We found happiness that only true love brings
 You and me together...
 You and me together we're a perfect match

PLAYING POSSUM 

Well, you didn't think I knew that you'd been cheatin' on me
You thought that I was stayin' home while you went on a spree
But I've been staying outta sight and I see the things you do
I've been playin' possum, I've been a-watchin' you.

Playin' possum, (playin' possum, ) a-watchin' you
Seein' you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't do
But I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is true
I'll keep playing possum and keep on loving you.

--- Instrumental ---

Last night I climbed up in a tree a-just outside his house
And I saw him a-chasing you, a-playing cat and mouse
Then I crawled up and went on home I didn't know what to do
I've been a-playing possum, yes I've been a-watching you.

Playin' possum, (playin' possum, ) watchin' you
Seein' you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't do
But I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is true
I'll keep playing possum and keep on loving you.

--- Instrumental ---

I'm a-playin' possum, (playin' possum, ) a-watchin' you
Seein' you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't do
But I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is true
And I'll keep playing possum and keep on loving you.

Yeah, I'll keep playing possum and keep on loving you...

PLEASE BE MY LOVE 

I wanna be with you I can give you love that's true
Just believe the way I feel I love you and I always will
No one could take you place with me don't ever think of setting me free
Just believe the way I feel I love you and I always will
Please be my love
No one can thrill me like you do I've spent the lifetime loving you
Just believe the way I feel I love you and I always will
I think of you each day and night I just wanna hold you tight
Just believe the way I feel I love you and I always will
Please be my love
No one could take you place with me don't ever think of setting me free
Just believe the way I feel I love you and I always will
Please be my love please be my love

PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 

Bells will be ringing, the glad glad news
Oh, what a Christmas to have the blues
My baby's gone and I have no friends
To wish me greetings, mhm, once again.

Choirs will be singing, Silent Night
Christmas carols, by firelight
Please come home for Christmas
Please come home for Christmas
If not for Christmas, by New Years Night.

Friends and relations send salutations
Sure as the stars shine above
But this is Christmas, Christmas my dear
It's the time of year to be with one you love.

So won't you tell me, you're never more wrong
Christmas and New Year will find you home
There'll be no more sorrow, no grief and pain
And I'll be happy, happy once again.

--- Instrumental ---

There'll be no more sorrow, no grief and pain
And I'll be happy, happy once again...

PLEASE DON'T LET THAT WOMAN GET ME 

Throw me in a den full of great big lions or take me to the hangin' tree
But please don't let that woman get me
Tie me up on the railroad track or drown me in the deepest sea
But please don't let that woman get me
Oh the woman I believed in turned up to be deceivin'
She almost beaten my poor old heart to death
Yes she left my heart forsaken and every rule she's breakin'
Every word she said was spoke with a lyin' breath
So throw me in a den full of great big lions...
If I hear that woman a callin' and I feel my heart a fallin'
I think I'll make me a bomb and light the fuse
If I ever see her a comin' I'm a gonna take off a runnin'
If I'll slow down it'll be just to cool my shoes
Oh throw me in a den full of great big lions...
Oh yeah I said please don't let that woman get me

PLEASE TALK TO MY HEART 

Please talk to my heart 'cause I'm lonesome
I don't care if your loves not true
And don't be afraid that you'll hurt me
I'm hurting that's why I need you.

Please, please I'm so lonesome
Any love you can give me will do
And don't be afraid I'll start cryin'
I'm crying that why I need you.

--- Instrumental ---

If you want to say that it's over
Don't worry 'bout what I'll go through
My heart's always loved you can't hurt me
I'm hurting that's why I miss you.

Please, please I'm so lonesome
Any love you can give me will do
And don't be afraid I'll start cryin'
I'm crying that why I need you...

POOR LITTLE RICH BOY 

Poor little rich boy ain't got nothin' but lots and lots of money
Poor little rich boy don't take nothin' but some sad poor boys honey
Got to run all day with his fancy clothes and a big long limosine
Poor little rich boy ain't got nothin' but everything.

(Poor little rich boy, poor little rich boy)

Now there's an old saying I used to hear keeps a-running through my mind
How a baby boy born with a silver spoon was in for a mighty bad time
Pity the rich kid I've always heard, I can't for the life of me.
While he's a-wading in a pool of riches I'm sinking in poverty.

(Poor little rich boy, poor little rich boy)

Poor little rich boy ain't got nothin' but lots and lots of money
Poor little rich boy don't take nothin' but some sad poor boys honey
Got to run all day with his fancy clothes and a big long limosine
Poor little rich boy ain't got nothin' but everything.

(Poor little rich boy, poor little rich boy)

I work and sweat and played all day but what good did it do
That I wasn't thinking of you
'Cause a poor boys chances are mighty slim cause when I got into town
I walked by your house and saw your porch light burnin' and I knew who'd been around.

(Poor little rich boy, poor little rich boy.)

Poor little rich boy ain't got nothin' but lots and lots of money
Poor little rich boy don't take nothin' but some sad poor boys honey
Got to run all day with his fancy clothes and a big long limosine
Poor little rich boy ain't got nothin' but everything.

(Poor little rich boy, poor little rich boy.)
(Poor little rich boy, poor little rich boy.)
(Poor little rich boy, poor little rich boy...)