BEST OF TANYA TUCKER

Album by: Tanya Tucker

• Almost Persuaded

Last night all alone in a barroom met a man with a drink in his han, He had big brown eyes and coal black hair and a smile that a girl understandsThen he came and sat down at my table and as he placed his hands over min, I found myself wanting to kiss... Almost Persuaded lyrics »

• Bed Of Rose's

She was called a scarlet woman by the peopl, Who would go to church but leave me in the stree, With no parents of my own I never had a homeAnd a fifteen year old girl has got to ea, She found me outside one Sunday morning begging money from a man I didn... Bed Of Rose's lyrics »

• Blood Red And Goin' Down

That Georgia Sun was blood red and goin' down, That Georgie Sun was blood red and goin' down, Daddy said now come girl we're headed down the road to AugustaAnd faintly through his clenched teeth he called momma's nam, Then he cussed he, He said girl your... Blood Red And Goin' Down lyrics »

• Blood Red And Going Down

(Claude Putman Jr, That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down., That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down., Daddy said: "Now come girl, we're headin' down the road to Augusta.", An thinkin' through his clenched teeth, he called Mama's name, then... Blood Red And Going Down lyrics »

• California Cotton Fields

My driftin' memory goes back to the spring of '4, When I was just a child in Mama's arms, My daddy plowed the ground and praye, Someday we would beLess rundown than this Oklahoma farm, Then one night I heard my daddy saying to my mam, "We finally... California Cotton Fields lyrics »

• California Cottonfields

My driftin' mem'ry goes back to the spring of '4, When I was just a child in mama's arm, My daddy plowed the ground and prayed that some day he could leav, This run down mortaged Oklahoma farmThen one night I heard my daddy sayin' to my mam, He finally... California Cottonfields lyrics »

• Delta Dawn

(Alex Harvey/Larry Collins, Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have o, Could it be a faded rose from days gone b, And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here toda, To take you to his mansion in the sk, She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her... Delta Dawn lyrics »

• How Can I Tell Him

He knows when I'm lonesome he's there when I'm sa, He's up in the good times he's down in the ba, Whenever I'm discouraged he knows just what to do that boy doesn't know about youI can tell him my troubles makes 'em all seem righ, I can make up excuses... How Can I Tell Him lyrics »

• I Believe The South Is Gonna Rise Again

Mama never had a flower garde, 'Cause cotton grew right up to our front doo, Daddy never went on a vacatio, He died a tired old man at fourty fourOur neighbors in the big house called us rednec, 'Cause we lived in a poor share-croppers shac, The Jacksons... I Believe The South Is Gonna Rise Again lyrics »

• Let Me Be There

Wherever you go wherever you may wander in your lif, Surely you know I'll always wanna be ther, Holdin' your hand and standing by to catch you when you fallSeeing you through in everything you d, Let me be there in your morning let me be there in your... Let Me Be There lyrics »

• Love's The Answer

If you think it's hard in this day and tim, To hold your man like I been holding min, There's no secret just some little things to d, It worked for me and it's bound to work for youA loving smile will start his day out righ, A goodbye kiss will bring him... Love's The Answer lyrics »

• Smell The Flowers

Yesterday oh how many do you wish you could reliv, Turn the page and go back oh I wonder what you'd giv, Looking back does it seem when you've planned when you've dreamedYou forgot the most important thin, Smell the flowers while the roses bloom take the... Smell The Flowers lyrics »

• Spring

In a broken down apartment hous, Lay a woman in labo, She said by the grace of God I'll have this chil, And the help of a neighbo, At six o'clock the sun was risingOn upon the worl, At seven forty fiv, The neighbor smiled and saye, You've got a beautiful... Spring lyrics »

• Teddy Bear Song

I wish I had button eyes and red fat nos, Shaggy cotton skin and just one set of clothe, Sittin' on the shelf in the local department storeWith no dreams to dream and nothing to be sorry fo, I wish I was a Teddy Bear not livin' nor lovin' or goin' nowher... Teddy Bear Song lyrics »

• The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A

Shine on me sunshin, Walk with me worl, It’s a skippidity-do-da da, I’m the happiest girl, in the whole U.S.A.Good morning mornin, Hello sunshin, Wake up sleepy hea, Why’d we move that bojangle cloc, so far away from the be, Just one more minut,... The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A lyrics »

• The Jamestown Ferry

(Robert Borchers/Mack Vickery, He just caught the Jamestown Ferry, It's not a hot day in January, Like he said it'd be if he ever left me, A case of gone was all he carried, As he got on the Jamestown Ferry, And he said that gone was all he'd ever be.... The Jamestown Ferry lyrics »

• The Man That Turned My Mama On

I wish I'd known the man a little bette, that turned my mama o, he must have been a heck of a ma, 'cause mama was a lady don't you knowMama was no prude but she was prope, never wore her dress to shor, she didn't care if he di, but she'd of never taken... The Man That Turned My Mama On lyrics »

• The Man That Turned My Momma On

The Man That Turned My Momma O, I wish I'd known the man a little bette, that turned my momma o, He must have been a heck of a manCause momma was a lady don't you kno, Momma was no prude but she was prope, never wore her dress to shor, she didn't care... The Man That Turned My Momma On lyrics »

• What's Your Mama'A Name

Thiry some odd years ag, A young man came to Memphi, Askin' 'bout a rose that used to blossom, In his worldPeople never took the time, to mind the young man's question, Until one day they heard him ask, a little green eyed gir, [Chorus] What's your mama... What's Your Mama'A Name lyrics »

• What's Your Mama's Name Child

What's your mama's name child what's your mama's nam, Thirty some odd years ago a young man came to Memphi, Asking bout a rose that used to blossom in his worldPeople never took the time to mind the young man's question, Till one day they heard him ask... What's Your Mama's Name Child lyrics »

• What's Your Momma's Name, Child

(Frazier Dallas/Earl Montgomery, What's your mama's name, child, What's your mama's name., Thirty some odd years ago, a young man came to Memphis, Asking 'bout a rose that used to blossom in his world, People never too the time to mind the young man's... What's Your Momma's Name, Child lyrics »

• Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)

Tanya Tucke, Miscellaneou, Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone, (David Allan Coe, Would you lay with me, in a field of stone, If my needs were strong, would you lay with me?, Should my lips grow dry, would you wet them, dear, In the midnight hour... Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone) lyrics »

• You Are So Beautiful

You are so beautiful to me you are so beautiful to me can't you se, You're everything I will hope for you're everything I nee, You are so beautiful to me you are so beautiful yeah to m, You are so beautiful hmm to me can't you se, You're everything I will... You Are So Beautiful lyrics »