Classic Country Favourites lyrics

Words and Music by Hank Snow

Boys I was born in Texas State, Many years ago,

I've rode on ev'ry range and plain, There's no place I don't know;
I love to swing the lariat, that's all I'll ever do,

I'm a two-gun singing cowboy and I've never had the blues.

For I hop on my old Pinto, And o'er the plains we ride,

Just swingin' in the saddle, my guitar hangs by my side;

Woke up this morning,

Bluer than blue,

This old heart breaking for someone I knew,

Colleen, dear ‘tis you.

Why did you leave me?

What made you roam?

Is your heart lonely, won’t you come home?

I need you, my own.

Grab that old train, dear,

Make up your mind,

Then, babe, you’ll help me find a real peace of mind,

I’m crying for you.

If you listen a story I’ll tell you,

Of a girl who once lived in this land;

A girl who was once my sweetheart,

She was know as The Blue Velvet Band.

On her cheeks was the first flush of nature,

Her beauty, it seemed to expand,

Her hair hung down in long tresses,

Tied back with a blue velvet band.

I can still see those tears as we parted,

On an ocean of dreams I have wandered it seems

Just wandering wandering on ,

Since I found the note sweetheart that you wrote just saying

That you had already gone.

CHORUS

Will the pretty bird sing,

Will the roses in the Spring

Still blossom when they find that you have gone,

Will the old pals be true

Or will they all leave me too

Just wandering wandering on