By Jack Ingram

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Old man Crow goes down to the river
Gonna fish himself a full days work
Been fishing the same old pond nearly all his life
Got his name engraved right there in the dirt
Gonna take his catch down to market
gonna bring that money back home
Hes putting bread on the table
Hes doing his job

Old mans buddy comes down to the river
Hes gonna talk himself a full days work
Hes been fishing for the love of the pond nearly all his life
He dont mind at all getting down in the dirt
His wife calls at the end of the day
His child stumbles downtown to play
Hes gonna sit in the yard for awhile
Hes feeling no pain

Solo

The river bed man has seen some changes
Going from paddle boats to gasoline
He dont mind at all about no dirty water
As long the sun comes up and those fish get cleaned
Dont need no millionaires daughter
Dont need no millionaires wife
Hes got that millionaires money
Notched in the pole of the fishermans life

Mama Tried
By Jack Ingram
Written By Merle Haggard
rmofle at satx.rr.com
12/27/2004

Capo 3

The first thing I remember knowin’ was a lonesome whistle blowin’
And a youngun’s dream of growin’ up to ride
On a freight train leavin’ town, not knowin’ where I’m bound
No one could change my mind but Mama tried

One and only rebel child from a fam’ly meek and mild
My mama seemed to know what lay in store
In spite all my Sunday learnin’ towards the bad I kept on turnin’
‘Til Mama could not hold me anymore

Chorus:
And I turned twenty-one in prison doin’ life without parole
No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied
And that leaves only me to blame cause Mama tried

Dear ole’ Daddy, rest his soul, left my mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Workin’ hours without rest, she wanted me to have the best
She tried to raise me right but I refused

Chorus

And that leaves only me to blamce cause mama tried

Capo 2

Sitting up late at night in bed and I think of you
All alone, wide awake, I dont know what to do
So I reach for the phone and theres your voice coming my way
Once again Im all choked up, I dont know what to say

Chorus:
Wanna tell you I love you, wanna tell you I care
Wanna tell you baby Im right here
Wanna tell you Im crying, wanna tell you Im smiling
Wanna tell you everything I feel

But you dont come around me no more
Why dont you come knockin down my door no more
You dont look at me on the street andyou dont smile when you pass by
If you dont turn around soon youre gonna make this big man cry

Chorus

I know that things get cloudy when the sun goes down
And I know that cities wash away with the rain
And I know that you and I are not the ones to say goodbye
I know, no I think, no I think I know, tomorrows another day

Sittin on my soul writing a tale of love gone bad
But all I can think of are times when you make me happy, you make me glad
I want to wake up, turn around and walk
Turn around and walk out clean

I know that things get cloudy when the sun goes down
And I know that cities wash away with the rain
And I know that you and I are not the ones to say goodbye
I know, no I think, no I think I know, tomorrows another day

I know, no I think, no I think I know, tomorrows another day