Pass You By Gillian Welch

Don't look like much, just a flat black Ford The engine's clean, I could paint it someday But most of the time I like it this way Don't turn no head, don't catch no eye Just a wind on the road, gonna pass

Caleb Meyer Gillian Welch

Caleb Meyer, he lived alone In them hollarin' pines He made a little whiskey for himself Said it helped to pass the time Late one evening in back of my house, Caleb came around He called my name 'til I

Barroom Girls Gillian Welch

the sun is unkind And the heat of the day is coming in through the blinds But eave all the blue skies for the rest of the world Because the neon will shine for the barroom girls Oh the barroom girls go by

Red Clay Halo Gillian Welch

But when I pass through the pearly gate, Will my gown be gold instead? Or just a red clay robe with red clay wings, And a red clay halo for my head?

By The Mark Gillian Welch

When I cross over I will shout and sing I will know my savior By the mark where the nails have been CHORUS: By the mark where the nails have been By the sign upon his precious skin I will know my savior

I'll Fly Away Gillian Welch

I'll fly away, Oh Glory I'll fly away; (in the morning) When I die, Hallelujah, by and by, I'll fly away (I'll fly away).

The Way It Will Be Gillian Welch

I lost you awhile ago but still I don't know why I can't say your name without a crow flying by I got to watch my back now that you turned me around Got me walking backwards into my hometown Throw

I'm Not Afraid To Die Gillian Welch

Nobody knows what waits ahead Beyond the earth and sky Lie-d Lie-d Lie I'm not afraid to die And there the work of my own hand Be broken by and by Lie-d Lie-d Lie I'm not afraid to die Sometimes it finds

Only One And Only Gillian Welch

troubles come around But there's only one and only Who could go and leave me lonely There's a mile of blacktop Where the road begins It takes a time or two to recognize Growing at the roadside Scattered by

No One Knows My Name Gillian Welch

dont know my name Its a wonder that Im in this world at all Aint one soul in the whole world knows my name Aint one soul in the whole world knows my name But its written up in the sky and Ill see it by

I Dream A Highway Gillian Welch

Oh I dream a highway back to you love A winding ribbon with a band of gold A silver vision come and rest my soul I dream a highway back to you John he's kicking out the footlights The Grand Ole Opry's

Honey Now Gillian Welch

I can't be called Begged or bought If you want to be my Johnny on the spot [Chorus] Honey now now now Honey now now now You know later won't Do me no good anyhow Honey now now now Front door's shut Back

Wayside / Back In Time Gillian Welch

Standing on the corner with a nickel or a dime There use to be a rail car to take you down the line Too much beer and whiskey to ever be employed And when I got to Nashville, it was too much soldiers joy

Miner's Refrain Gillian Welch

In the black dust towns of East Tennessee All the works about the same Well you may not go to a job in the ground But you'll learn the Miner's Refrain [Chorus] I'm down in a hole, I'm down in a hole Down

Whiskey Girl Gillian Welch

Nowhere man And the whiskey girl Nowhere man And the whiskey girl They loaded up for A weekend in the underworld I'd take you down Honey if I could I'd take you down Honey if I could We'd find

Scarlet Town Gillian Welch

Buddy I went down to Scarlet Town Never been there before You slept on a feather bed I slept on the floor I don\'t mind a lean old time Or drinking my coffee cold But the things I seen in Scarlet

My Morphine Gillian Welch

But lately she's been acting awful stoned Makes a man weep alone eye dee oh lay ee tee eye dee leeldle odle ay oo ee tee eye dee oh lee tee lee tee deedle ohdle lee tee My Morphine be the death of me You

Tennessee Gillian Welch

I kissed you cause I\'ve never been an angel I learned to say hosannas on my knees But they threw me out of Sunday school when I was nine And the sisters said I did just as I pleased Even so I try

The Way It Goes Gillian Welch

Early in October fall That's the way that it goes That's the way While the dark ones go to bed With good whiskey in their head That's the way that it goes That's the way Now Billy Joe's back in the tank You

Paper Wings Gillian Welch

Paper wings, all torn and bent But you made me feel that they were heaven sent Paper wings, not real at all But they took me high enough to really fall Your paper kisses faded too soon Just like a paper

Everything Is Free Gillian Welch

If there's something that you want to hear, You can sing it yourself. 'Cause everything is free now, That what I say. No one's got to listen to The words in my head.

Hard Times Gillian Welch

That big machine is just picking up speed They were supping on tears, they were supping on wine We all get to heaven in our own sweet time So come all you Asheville boys and turn up your old-time noise

Look At Miss Ohio Gillian Welch

live out this fantasy Running around with the rag-top down Yeah I wanna do right but not right now Had your arm around her shoulder, a regimental soldier An mamma starts pushing that wedding gown Yeah you

I Made A Lovers Prayer Gillian Welch

I made a lovers prayer I made a lovers prayer Then watched the sky Then wanted to cry S only you and I And how I try I made a lovers prayer I made a lovers prayer I made a lovers prayer Help me rise above

Dear Someone Gillian Welch

that there's somebody who Is waiting for me I'll build a boat, steady and true As soon as it's done I'm going to sail along in the dreams Of my dear someone One little star, smiling tonight Knows where you

Good Til Now Gillian Welch

pure as milk I went walking with a girl as pure as milk Standing on the corner sweating through her yellow silk Rocks in my pockets and the devil on my back Rocks in my pockets and the devil on my back You

Orphan Girl Gillian Welch

I am an orphan on God's highway But I'll share my troubles if you go my way I have no mother no father No sister no brother I am an orphan girl I have had friendships pure and golden But the ties of kinship

Revelator Gillian Welch

Darling remember from when you come to me that Im the pretender, Im not what Im supposed to be but who could know, lf Im a traitor? times the revelator, revelator.

Silver Dagger Gillian Welch

me down And if I don\'t answer, I\'d hang around As side-passed lovers lost in the dark I look for high ground for to build an ark I can\'t remember when I felt so free Maybe September, the year you

One More Dollar Gillian Welch

dime to show for my day One more dollar and I'm on my way When I reach those hills, boys I'll never roam One more dollar and I'm going home A long time ago I left my home Just a boy passing twenty Could you

The Devil Had A Hold Of Me Gillian Welch

a hold of me The devil had hold of me I snapped back down when he pulled my lead The devil had hold of me There're those who'll laugh and not believe There're those who'll laugh and not believe Until you

Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor Gillian Welch

Make me down a pallet on your floorMake me down a pallet on your floorMake me down a pallet soft and lowWhen Im broken I got no where to goBeen hangin around with a good time friends of mineHangin ...

I Had A Real Good Mother And Father Gillian Welch

I had a real good mother and fatherAnd they surely stood the testAnd now theyre in bright gloryAnd are sleeping on the saviors breastThey set a good example for meAnd they taught me how to prayNow ...

One Monkey Gillian Welch

One monkey dont stop the showOne monkey dont stop the showOne monkey dont stop the showWhoa, so get on boardOne monkey dont stop the showOne monkey dont stop the showOne monkey dont stop the showWh...

Lowlands Gillian Welch

Saw a girl on the street from my homeLike a fire on the hillside she shownAnd I knew right then that my best days were goneAnd Id been, been in the lowlands too longOh Ive been in the lowlands too ...

One Little Song Gillian Welch

Theres gotta be a song let to singCause everybody cant of thought of everythingOne little song that aint been sungOne little rag that aint been wrung out completely yetGotta a little leftOne little...

Wrecking Ball Gillian Welch

Well now, boys, I'm a rollin stone.That's what I was when I just left home.I took every secret that I'd ever knownAnd headed for the wallLike a wrecking ball.Started down a little road of sinPlayin...

My First Lover Gillian Welch

My first loverMy first loverHe was tall and breezy with his long hair downBut he gets a little hazy when I think of him nowMy first loverMy first loverHe was always talking trying to bring me downB...

I Want To Sing That Rock and Roll Gillian Welch

I want to sing that rock and roll.I want to 'lectrify my soul,'Cause everybody been making a shoutSo big and loud, been drowning me out.I want to sing that rock and roll.I want to reach that glory ...

Elvis Presley Blues Gillian Welch

When the iceberg hit,Oh they must have known,God moves on the waterLike Casey Jones.So I walked downtownOn my telephone,And took a lazy turnThrough the redeye zone.It was a five-band bill,A two-dol...

Ruination Day Part 2 Gillian Welch

And the great barge sank.And the Okies fled.And the great emancipatertook a bullet in the head.in the head...took a bullet in the back of the head.It was not December.Was not in May.Was the 14th of...

April The 14th Part 1 Gillian Welch

When the iceberg hitWasn't much to knowThat God moves on the waterLike Casey JonesSo I walked downtownOn my telephoneAnd took a lazy turnThrough the red eye zoneIt was a five band billA two dollar ...

One Morning Gillian Welch

One mornin', one mornin' as work I begunWhat did I see ridin' out of the sunOn the road from LexingtonOne rider, one rider beatin' the breezeDown on his saddle, low to his kneesComin' through my wi...

Rock Of Ages Gillian Welch

[Chorus]Round, round, I wanna go roundWanna see the rock of agesWhen my body gives out Gonna read the final pagesOh, my mother who's goneShe told me I should meet herSomeday streets of goldGonna gu...

Winter's Come And Gone Gillian Welch

Oh little red birdCome to my window sillBeen so lonesomeShaking that morning chillOh little red birdOpen your mouth and sayBeen so lonesomeJust about flown away[Chorus]So long now I've been out ...

Annabelle Gillian Welch

I lease twenty acres and one Jenny muleFrom the Alabama trustHalf of the cotton, a third of the cornYa get a handful of dustChorus:And we can not have all things to please usNo matter how we tryUnt...

Tear My Stillhouse Down Gillian Welch

Put no stone at my head, no flowers on my tombNo gold plated sign in a marble pillared roomThe one thing I want when they lay me in the groundWhen I die tear my stillhouse downOh tear my stillhouse...

Acony Bell Gillian Welch

The fairest bloom the mountain knowIs not an iris or a wild roseBut the little flower of which I'll tellKnown as the brave agony bellJust a simple flower so small and plainWith a pearly hue and a l...

I'll Fly Away (Soundtrack Ver.) (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss

I`ll fly away, oh Glory I`ll fly away in the morning When I die Hallelujah, by and by I`ll fly away.

Caleb Meyer Joan Baez

Caleb Meyer he lived alone In them hollering pines And he made a little whiskey for himself Said it helped to pass the time Long one evening in back of my house Caleb called around And he called my name