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Lyrics for She Waits for Night Here.

Waterloo, Tennessee
Rounder Records 2007

Black-Eyed Susie
(Traditional, arr. Uncle Earl/© 2006 Smokin' Granny
Music, ASCAP)

Hey, black-eyed Susie
Hey, black-eyed Susie
Hey, black-eyed Susie
Hey.

The Last Goodbye
(Ted Pitney & Uncle Earl/© 2006 T. Pitney Music &
Smokin’ Granny Music, ASCAP)

Lock up the door, throw away the key
You’ll get no more love from me
Don’t you know my name
won’t always be the same
La dee day

Behind the door, beneath your feet
stepping on a heart that beats
I’m nearly 21,
my race has only just begun

Hang your head and cry,
you just said your last goodbye, babe

Cue up the band that plays in tune
My wedding day is coming soon
Do you ever wish you'd stayed
with the promise that you made
La dee day

Tell me dear will it trouble your mind
When summer’s come and the river’s dry
And far away you’ll hear
a band that’s playing loud and clear

Hang your head and cry,
you just said your last goodbye, babe

Let it rain, let it pour
Don’t know what I’m waiting for
But underneath my bed
are the words that you once said,

Hey babe, mmmm,
let’s marry in the summertime

Lock up the door, throw away the key
You’ll get no more love from me
When the band is playing on,
I’ll be dreaming of a love long gone

I’ll hang my head and cry,
I just said my last goodbye, babe

One True
(Kristin Andreassen, Eric Merrill & Abigail Washburn,
arr. Uncle Earl/© 2006 Smokin' Granny Music, ASCAP)

Is that how I lost you?
Love, I lost my one true.

Every place I wanted to go, been there.
Everything I had I had enough to share.
Never worried, only wondered what to wear
Every place I wanted to go, been there.

Chorus

If I ever cried, I knew it wouldn't last.
Candy bars I split, I got the big half.
Knew I had strong legs and I could run fast.
If I ever cried, I knew it wouldn't last.

Chorus

I lived up on the mountain and the view was long.
Knew the band would always play my favorite song.
Crowd of strangers, I knew just how to belong.
Lived up on the mountain and the view was long.

Chorus

Every place I wanted to go, been there.
Everything I had I had enough to share.
Never worried, only wondered what to wear
Every place I wanted to go, been there.

Chorus

Wish I Had My Time Again
(Music traditional, Words by Uncle Earl, arr. Uncle
Earl/© 2006 Smokin’ Granny Music, ASCAP)

Once I was a free man/Never messed with Satan/Wish I had my time again/Wish I had my time
Never did a crime/Now I'm doing time/Wish I had my time again/Wish I had my time
Thought that it was me/I think she did believe/Wish I had my time again/Wish I had my time
She would give her life/Set it back to right/Wish I had my time again/Wish I had my time

My Little Carpenter
(Traditional, arr. Uncle Earl/© 2006 Smokin’ Granny
Music, ASCAP)

I'll tell to you a new song, 'tis lately been made
Of a little carpenter who courted a fair maid
He courted her, he courted her. He loved her as his life
Oft times he'd asked her if she would be his wife

Along come an old man, he come from Noah's ark
A long way to travel and going in the dark
I can't fancy you old man, you look so old and grim
Oh my little carpenter, oh what's become of him

Along come the blacksmith, it was the other day
He gave me a handkerchief, or so the people say
He gave me a golden ring to talk with him again
Oh my little carpenter, oh what's become of him

Along come a young man, he come from Scarlet town
With gold chains and finger rings, he throwed 'em on the ground
I can fancy you, young man, you look so neat and trim
Oh my little carpenter, what would become of him

Along come the carpenter, he come so neat and slow
All the money that he makes he brings to me to show
He hews with his broad axe all day, he sits by me at night
Oh my little carpenter, my whole heart's delight

My Epitaph
(Ola Belle Reed/Happy Valley Music, BMI)

When I go from this life, let me go in peace
Don’t want your marble at my head and feet
Don’t gather round me oh just to weep and moan
Where that I’m going I won’t be alone

The flowers you give, please give them today
Don’t waste their beauty on cold lifeless clay
One rose with love could do so much good
And I think all would give it if they just understood

Now God gives life freely, then he takes away
What we do for eachother let us do it today
For we have no promise that tomorrow will come
Don’t sing my praises lord after I’m gone

When life has departed it’s not me any more
Just a form that has suffered, A still heart that was sore
For the soul that has blossomed, it don’t need you anymore
So let it freely to God’s evermore

Buonaparte
(Public Domain, arr. Uncle Earl/© 2006 Smokin' Granny,
ASCAP)

Buonaparte is away from his wars and his fighting.
He has gone to a place he can take no delight in.
He may list to the wind o'er the great Mt. Diana,
While alone he remains on the Isle of St. Helena.

Bony on the Isle of St. Helena
(Traditional, arr. Uncle Earl/© 2006 Smokin' Granny
Music, ASCAP)

Bonaparte is away from his wars and his fighting.
He has gone to a place he can take no delight in.
He may sit there and dwell on the glories he's seen, oh,
While alone he remains on the Isle of St. Helena.

No more in St. Cloud he'll be seen in such splendor.
Or go on with his wars like the great Alexander.
He sees his victories and how fleeting they all were.
While his eyes are on the waves that surround St. Helena.

Oh Louisy, she weeps for her husband's departin'.
And she dreams when she sleeps, and she wakes broken-hearted.
Not a friend to console her, in the past there were so many..
Now alone, she does mourn when she thinks of St. Helena.

Come all you's got wealth, pray beware of ambition.
It's just one degree of fate that may change your condition.
Be steadfast in time, what's to come you know not.
Your race, it could end on the Isle of St. Helena.

Now the rude rushing waves, all around they are washing.
And the white billows heave. On the rocks, they are crashing.
He may list to the wind o'er the great Mt. Diana.
While alone, he remains on the Isle of St. Helena.

Sisters of the Road (Instrumental)
(Rayna Gellert, arr. Uncle Earl/© 2006 Willow Garden
Music & Smokin’ Granny Music, ASCAP)

Streak o’ Lean, Streak o’ Fat (a.k.a. Hongshao Rou)
(Music traditional, Words by Abigail Washburn & Jon
Campbell, arr. Uncle Earl/© 2005 Smokin’ Granny Music,
ASCAP)

Hongshao rou
Braised fatty meat

You ren xihuan, you ren shuo “No!”
Some people like it, some say “No!”

Wo, wo ri’ai hongshao re'ai
I love me some braised fatty beef

Ye bie wang le he xiao jiu
And don’t forget to drink a little liquor

Yi bei, yi bei he zui lou
Cup by cup we all get drunk

Oh, tiaowu tiao dao da tian liang
Dance til the break of day

Ta tiao de xiang ge feng poniang
She dances like a crazy mother in law

Ta zhen niu
She’s freakin' crazy

Ta qinkaui de yaoming you
She plays that thing like she’s starting a revolution

Kuai lai yi wan hongshao rou
Bring on the braised fatty pork

Dan bie wang le he xiao jiu
And don’t forget the liquor

Yi bei, yi bei he zui lou
Cup by cup we all get drunk

Xiang zheyang zenme huoxia qu
Living like this, how can we go on?

Jinzhao he jiu jinzhao zui
Today we drink, today we're wasted

Hongsho rou wan sui
Long live braised fatty meat!

D & P Blues
(Uncle Earl/© 2006 Smokin’ Granny Music, ASCAP)

I take to lovin like a fish takes to a lake
It’s early in the morning and lord I’m still awake

I was born in the country he thinks I’m easy to rule
Well I was born in the country but I ain’t nobody’s fool

I got a man in KY and one in TN
And if I’m lucky they both think they got me

Momma says keep on lookin if there’s something you can’t find
I just want one man who can ease my troubled mind

Now I take to drinkin’ like a bird takes to the sky
Get to feelin much better gonna srpout some wings and fly

I’m goin to the country to meet some friends of mine
Ain’t no man in the country can beat that good moonshine.

Yodelodelayee. Yodelodelay hee tee!

The Birds Were Singing of You
(A.P. Carter/APRS, BMI)

Last night the pale moon was shining.
Last when all was still,
I was wandering alone in sadness
Out among the woodland hills.

I heard the birds a'singing
Out among the trees and view.
And all the birds, my darling,
Were singing, were singing of you.

Were singing, were singing of you (my love).
Were singing, were singing of you.
And all the birds, my darling,
Were singing, were singing of you.

I think of you in the daytime.
I dream of you by night.
I wake and I wish you were here, love.
And tears are clouding my sight.

Those flowers that slumber so sweetly.
The stars above the blue.
Oh, heaven itself, my darling.
Is thinking of you.

Is thinking, is thinking of you (my love).
Thinking, is thinking of you.
Heaven itself, my darling,
Is thinking, is thinking of you.

I opened my window so gently,
Looked out on the dreamy view.
The whole wide world, my darling,
Was sighing, was sighing for you.

Was sighing, was sighing for you (my love)
Sighing, was sighing for you.
The whole wide world, my darling,
Was sighing, was sighing for you.

Wallflower
(Bob Dylan, Rams Horn Music, SESAC)

Wallflower, wallflower won't you dance with me?
I'm sad and lonely too.
Wallflower, wallflower won't you dance with me?
I'm fallin' in love with you.

Just like you I'm wonderin' what I'm doin' here.
Just like you I'm wonderin' what's goin' on.

Wallflower, wallflower won't you dance with me?
The night will soon be gone.

Wallflower, wallflower won't you dance with me?
I'm sad and lonely too.
Wallflower, wallflower won't you dance with me?
I'm fallin' in love with you.

I have seen you standing in a smoky haze.
And I know you're gonna’ be mine one of these days.

Wallflower, wallflower take a chance on me.
Please let me drive you home.

Wallflower, wallflower
Won't you dance with me?
I’m fallin’ in love with you.
I’m fallin’ in love with you.

Drinker Born
(Rayna Gellert, arr. Uncle Earl/© 2006 Willow Garden
Music & Smokin’ Granny Music, ASCAP)

I called up my bootlegger
Begged him to come to town
Said if you don’t bring me another quart of corn
Gonna jump in that river and drown
Gonna jump in that river and drown

And it’s oh, it’s a hard life
When you’re a drinker born
The only thing I ever did wrong
Was take that first sip of corn

My mama always told me
Drink’ll be the ruin of you
Now I’ve lost my home and I’ve lost my love
What is a poor girl to do
Tell me what is a poor girl to do

Chorus

Now don’t you see that lonesome dove
Flying from pine to pine
She’s mourning for her own lost home
Just like I mourn for mine
Just like I mourn for mine

Chorus

Won’t you pass me your bottle
Be it corn or rye
If I don’t get some whiskey soon
Gonna lay me down and die
Gonna lay me down and die

Chorus

Easy in the Early ('Til Sundown)
(Kristin Andreassen & Uncle Earl, arr. Uncle Earl/©
2006 Yellowcar Music & Smokin' Granny Music, ASCAP)

('Till sundown...)

Just a few more hours,
a few more hours,
a few more hours,
a few more miles.

Just a few more miles,
a few more miles,
a few more miles,
a few more hours.

And I'm gonna wake up easy

(Easy in the early...)

I'm gonna wake up.
Yes, I'm gonna wake up easy.
I'm gonna wake up.
Yes, I'm gonna wake up
easy in the early light.

('Til sundown...)

Just a little more cryin',
a little more cryin',
a little more cryin',
a few more tears.

Just a few more tears,
a few more tears,
a few more tears,
a little more cryin'.

But I hear the trumpet call

(Don't wanna wait for heaven...)

In every swingin' dance hall.
Well I hear the sound of wings
When a child learns to sing.
No. I don't wanna wait for heaven.

('Til sundown...)

Just one more day,
one more day,
one more day,
almost there.

We're almost there,
almost there,
almost there,
just one more day.

And I'm gonna wake up easy...

(Easy in the early...)

...easy in the early light.

I May Never
(KC Groves., Carol Groves & Uncle Earl, arr. Uncle
Earl/© 2006 Little Sky Music & Smokin’ Granny Music,
ASCAP)

I may never see them again
I may never see them again
I love to see the fall come around
All the colors there on the ground
I man never see them again

I may never hear them again
I may never hear them again
Put on my old grey winter coat
Sing the sad summer songs I wrote
I may never hear them again

I may never feel them again
I may never feel them again
Tuck me into a warm feather bed
Think of things I should’a said
I may never feel them again

I may never love them again
I may never love them again
Snow will cover the ground while we sleep
Spread it’s dark and coldness deep
I may never love them again

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Walkin' in My Sleep
Traditional
Source:Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard
Arrangement: Uncle Earl

Walkin' in my sleep, babe.
Walkin' in my sleep.
Up and down that Dixie line,
Walkin' in my sleep.

If you see that gal of mine tell her if you please
When she goes to bake her bread roll up her dirty sleeve

Bake them biscuits baby bake them good and brown
When I eat my breakfast I'm Alabama bound

Pain in my finger pain in my toe
Pain in my ankle bone aint gonna work no more

Yonder come that gal of mine how do you think I know
Know her by her golden curls hangin' down so low

There Is A Time
By R. Dillard & M. Jayne/Lansdowne Music-Winston Music, ASCAP
Arrangement: Uncle Earl

There is a time for love and laughter
The days will pass like summer storms
The winter wind will follow after
But there is love and love is warm

There is a time for us to wander
When time is young and so are we
The woods are greener over yonder
The path is new the world is free

There is a time when leaves are fallin'
The woods are gray the paths are old
The snow will come when geese are callin'
You need a fire against the cold

So do your roaming in the springtime
And you'll find your love in the summer sun
The frost will come and bring the harvest
And you can sleep when day is done

Sugar Babe
Traditional
Sources: The Wandering Ramblers, The Hammons Family, Various midnight music sessions everywhere..

Ain't got no use.
Ain't got no use for that red rocking chair.
I got no sugar baby now.
I got no sugar honey baby now.

I laid her in the shade.
Laid her in the shade, gave her every dime I made.
What else could a poor boy do?
What else could a poor boy do?

Some rounder come along.
Rounder come along with his mouth full of gold.
Rounder stole my greenback roll.
And I got no sugar honey baby now.

Who'll call me honey?
Who'll call me honey and who'll sing this song.
Who'll rock the cradle when you're gone.
Who'll rock the cradle when you're gone.

I'll rock that cradle.
I'll rock that cradle and I'll sing that song.
I'll rock the cradle when you're gone.
I'll rock the cradle when you're gone.

Ain't got no use.
Ain't got no use for that red rocking chair.
I got no sugar baby now.
Got no sugar honey baby now.

Warfare
Traditional
Source: E.C. Ball
Arrangement: Uncle Earl

My lord told his disciple after I am risen and gone
You will meet with troubles and trials. Bide by my rebukes and scorn.

You can rebuke me all you want to I'm traveling home to God
I'm well acquainted with the crosses and all my ways are hard.

Chorus:
My warfare will soon be ended my race is almost run.
My warfare will soon be ended and I am going home.

They say my lord is a devil they call his saints the same
I'm not expecting anymore down here than grief and scorn and shame.

Chorus

God bless them holiness people the Christians and the Jews
and all the children of Abraham , the praying Muslims too.

Chorus

And when I get to heaven I want to see you there
And when I say Amen I want you to say so too.

Chorus

Pale Moon
By Kristin Andreassen / 2004 Yellowcar Music, ASCAP
Arrangement: Uncle Earl

Pale moon in the bright blue sky.
Quiet moon in the trumpeting sunlight

Full moon in the bright blue sky.
High noon is hiding your light.

I heard she's waiting. She waits for night.

Crescent moon in the bright blue sky
Tiny spoon. Little bite of the big pie.

Half moon in the bright blue sky.
Hold on. Hold back your better side.

Maybe she's waiting. She waits for night.

Crooked moon in the bright blue sky.
Corner of the room. You watch from the outside.

Shy moon in the bright blue sky.
Lonesome moon. Stars more your own kind.

Heard she's just waiting. She waits for night.

Willie Taylor
Traditional
Source:John Doyle
Arrangement: Uncle Earl

Willie Taylor and his youthful lover,
Full of mirth and loyalty,
They were going to the church to be married,
He was pressed and sent on sea.

Dolly dilly dum dilly dum dum day

She dressed herself up like a sailor
On her breast she wore a star
Her lovely fingers long and slender
She gave them all just a smear of tar.

Dolly…

On the ship there being a skirmish
She was one amongst the rest
A silver button flew off her jacket
There appeared her snow-white breast.

Dolly…

Said the captain to this fair maid
What misfortune has took you here
I'm in search of my true lover,
Who you pressed on the other year.

Dolly…

If you're in search of your true lover
Tell me what might be his name
Willie Taylor's what they call him,
But Fitzgerald is his name.

Dolly…

If you'll get up tomorrow morning
Early as the break of day
There you'll spy your Willie Taylor
Walking along with a lady gay.

Dolly…

So she got up the very next morning
Early as the break of day
And there she spied her Willie Taylor
Walking along with a lady gay.

Dolly…

So she pulled out a brace of pistols
That she had at her command
And there she shot her Willie Taylor
With his bride at his right hand.

Dolly…

When the captain came to hear
Of the deed that she had done
He made her a ship's commander
Over a vessel for the Isle of Man.

Dolly…

How Long
Traditional
Source: The Cofer Brothers & some Uncle Earl in-studio ingenuity.
Arrangement: Uncle Earl

I got a man and a bulldog too. Man don't love me but the bulldog do.
How long. Oh, how long.

My old man, his suit is red. When he dies, gonna kill me dead.
How long. Oh, how long.

My old man, he wears blue. When he dies, gonna kill me too.
How long. Oh, how long.

My old man, he's dressed in white. When he dies, gonna be all right.
How long. Oh, how long.

I got a man in a bluegrass band. Loves me like no other can.
How long. Oh, how long.

I got a man, he picks the five. Loves me right, oh man alive.
How long. Oh, how long.

My old man, he's long and tall. He got somethin' make a panther squall.
How long. Oh, how long.

I got a man in every state. Some are good. Some are great!
How long. Oh, how long.

Sleepy Desert
Traditional
Source: Wilmer Watts & his Lonely Eagles
Arrangement: Uncle Earl

Awake, awake, you sleepy desert
Awake, awake, it's a-comin' day
Stick your head out of the window
And see what your true lover says

Some people say that courting's pleasure
Oh what pleasure do I see
The dearest girl in this world
Has gone and turned her back on me

Awake, awake…

You needn't to bother asking my papa
He's in his room taking his rest
And in his hand he holds a weapon
To kill the man that I love best

Awake, awake…

I have no one to follow to the bedroom
I have no one to sleep with me
I have a wife way up in heaven
And the lord knows she loves me

Awake, awake…

Ida Red
Traditional
Source:Everywhere from Clifftop to The Clash.
Arrangement: Uncle Earl

Ida Red, Ida Green, prettiest girl I ever seen.
Ida Red, Ida Blue, I got stuck on Ida too.

Ida Red, Ida White, love her true I think I might.
Ida Red, Ida Pink, saw her in town gave me a wink.

Ida Red, She ain't no fool. She could ride a straddle of a humpback mule.
If I'da listened what Ida said, I'd be sleepin' in Ida's bed.

Ida Red, Ida Yellow. Wish that I could be her fellow.
Ida Red, She's comin' to town. Wrote me a letter she's comin' down….

Ida Red, I dunno. Should I stay or should I go now?!

Take These Chains
By K. Andreassen, R. Gellert, K. Groves & A. Washburn/ Smokin' Granny Music, ASCAP

Take these chains, make a sound.
Take these chains, wrap 'em round.
Take these chains.
Oh, take these chains.

Dance all night, make a sound.
Dance all night, wrap 'em round.
Dance all night.
Oh, take these chains.

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