The songs listed in this column
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... can be found on Terry's CDs listed in this column
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(Click on CD titles in blue to find the CD in Terry's product catalog.) |
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A Window to His Love
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Abide With Me, 'Tis Eventide Not the same song as "Abide With Me". |
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After All These Years
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Air Force Anthem Off we go, into the wild blue yonder. The official fight song of the U.S. Air Force. Alt: The Air Force Song, US Air Force, Air Force Anthem, The US Air Force |
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All Around Cowboy
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Amazing Grace
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Amazing Grace/Bronco Twister's Prayer (poem)
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America for Me poem |
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An Old Dakota Dream
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Anchors Aweigh
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Annie Laurie Out on Guard poem, with Annie Laurie also sung |
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Arizona Waltz
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Armed Forces Medley
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Auctioneer Song alt: The Auctioneer Song |
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Away in a Manger
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Back Home On the Range This is a completely different song than "Home on the Range"! |
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Back In the Saddle Again
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Ballad of Hazel Miner
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Ballad of the Alamo
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Battle of New Orleans
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Be Nobody's Darlin' But Mine alt: Be Nobodys Darlin But Mine |
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Beautiful Ohio Waltz
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Becerrero
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Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
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Bend of the River
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Big Iron Mary Robbins song |
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Big Rock Candy Mountain
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Billy Venero
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Blue Christmas
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Caissons Go Rolling Along alt: Caissons Song, Caisson Song, The Caissons Go Rolling Along |
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Calijah the Wooden Indian, by Hank Williams. |
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Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie
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Cattle Call
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Christmas in the Trenches
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Civil War Medley: Lorena, Tenting Tonight, Dixie
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Colorado
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Cool Water Number two of the Top Ten Western songs. There really is no water, just a mirage. Written by Bob Nolan of the Sons of the Pioneers, as a teenager, about 1925. |
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Cowboy Jack
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Cowboy Logic
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Coyotes Story of an old Mexican cowboy who laments the changing of the old west into modern times. Performed by Don Edwards. |
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Daddy's Little Girl alt: Daddys Little Girl |
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Danny Boy
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Declaration of Independence a reading by Terry |
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Dixie
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Don't Fence Me In
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Doney Gal
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Dry Valley Waltz
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El Paso Marty Robbins' greatest hit, 1959. He always closed his shows with this signature song. Number eight of the Top Ten Western songs. |
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Empty Cot In the Bunkhouse alt: One Empty Cot in the Bunkhouse |
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Empty Saddles in the Old Corral
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Gettysburg Address and Battle Hymn
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Ghost Riders in the Sky
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Girl with the Wavy Red Hair
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Give My Love to Nellie, Jack alt: Give My Love to Nell, Give My Love to Nellie Jack |
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Goodby To Montana
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Goodbye to Montana
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Green Green Grass of Home
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Gunga Din poem. Rudyard Kipling's dramatic poem, set in Indian during the English domination there. Gunga Din, the lowly East Indian water carrier, gives his life to save an English soldier. |
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Happy Trails
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Have I Told You Lately
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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High Noon
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Home on the Range
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Honey A 1960's Bobby Goldsboro hit about a young husband who misses his wife taken prematurely in death. |
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How Great Thou Art
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I am a Child of God
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I Believe
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I Love You Truly
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I Ride an Old Paint alt: Old Paint, Ride an Old Paint |
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I Wonder As I Wander
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I Wonder When He Comes Again
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I'd Like To Be In Texas
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I'll Take you Home Again, Kathleen
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I'm an Old Cowhand
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If Christ Should Come tomorrow
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If You Were the Only Girl in the World
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In Flanders Field poem |
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In the Garden
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It is No Secret What God Can Do
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Kawlijah the Wooden Indian, by Hank Williams. |
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Kentucky Waltz
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Lady, My Sweet Lady A romantically sweet love song by John Denver, especially appropriate for weddings. Alt: Lady My Sweet Lady. |
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Lasca poem |
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart
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Let There be Peace on Earth
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Letter Edged in Black
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Letter to Mrs. Bixby & Aura Lee
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Letter to Sara with Ashokan Farewell |
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Little Green Apples
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Little Joe the Wrangler
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Lonely Old Bunkhouse Mary Robbins song |
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Lorena
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Love One Another Terry's all-time favorite gospel song with a setting at The Last Supper. A message this troubled world needs. |
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Love Song Medley: Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, I Love You Truly
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Man Walks Among Us
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Maria Consuelo Arroyo A captivating song which cleverly relates how time takes its toll on a beautiful Mexican woman, and on each of us. Written by Tim Henderson of Austin, TX. alt: Maria Consuela Arroyo |
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Marine Corps Hymn alt: From the Halls of Montezuma, Marine's Hymn, Marines Hymn, Marine Hymn |
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Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland
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Mockingbird Hill
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My Little Green Valley A song of coming home to the place and to the one you love. Written by Carson Robison, popularized by Marty Robbins on his "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs" album. |
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My Name's Howard
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My Pretty Quadroon
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My Roots are Buried Here poem |
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My Woman, My Woman, My Wife Marty Robbins' great hit and his second Grammy Award Winner, written for and about his wife Marizona. alt: My Woman My Woman My Wife |
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Night Rider's Lament alt: Night Riders Lament |
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O Little Town of Bethlehem
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Off We Go Off we go, into the wild blue yonder. The official fight song of the U.S. Air Force. Alt: The Air Force Song, US Air Force, Air Force Anthem, The US Air Force |
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Old Faithful
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Old Paint alt: I Ride an Old Paint, Ride an Old Paint |
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Old Red
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Old Shep Terry's favorite song, written by an obscure Idaho teenager in 1929. Claimed by Red Foley of the Grand Ole Opry. The whole story is found in Terry's book. |
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On the Wings of a Snow White Dove
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One Day at a Time Cristy Lane's greatest hit. Written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson. Based on Wilkins' attempted suicide. Theme song of Alcoholics Anonymous. |
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One Empty Cot In the Bunkhouse alt: Empty Cot in the Bunkhouse |
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Panhandle Wind
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Paul Revere's Ride poem |
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Pecos Bill
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Please Release Me
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Preacher and the Bear
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Red River Valley
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Redwing This love song tells of a Sioux Indian maiden who loses her warrior in battle. Written in 1907 with setting in the upper Mississippi Valley of Minnesota. See Terry's book for intriguing history of this song. Alt: Red Wing |
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Restless Cattle
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Ride an Old Paint alt: I Ride an Old Paint, Old Paint |
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Riding Down the Canyon
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Rocking Alone in an old Rocking Chair
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Rose of San Antone
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Runnin' Gun Mary Robbins song. Alt: Running Gun. |
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Rusty Bob and Sandy Jiggs
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Saddle Tramp Mary Robbins song |
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Scarlet Ribbons
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Shenandoah Originally a sea shanty, now one of America's most beloved songs from the Revolutionary War era. About an Indian chief, Shenandoah, and his daughter. |
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Silent Night
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Silver Haired Daddy of Mine
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Sioux City Sue
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Snowville poem |
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Soft Rains On the list of the world's most famous poems. Set to music by "The Three D's" of Utah in the 1960's. Depicts what all nature would do if all mankind perished in a nuclear holocaust. |
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Softly, As I Leave You alt: Softly as I Leave You |
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Soul of a Pioneer
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Spanish Cavalier
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Spanish is the Loving Tongue One of the most beautiful cowboy love songs. Lyrics by prominent South Dakota Cowboy poet, Charles Badger Clark. Often sung at cowboy poetry gatherings. Recorded by Michael Martin Murphy. |
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Springtime in the Rockies Written in 1915 by 16-year old Mary Elizabeth Hale. The inspiration for this song came as she gazed at the Wasatch Mountains from her home in Provo, UT. Made popular by Rudy Vallee. |
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Strawberry Roan Terry has recorded 2 versions. One is the traditional version, with choruses. The other is the Marty Robbins' version, without choruses. |
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Streets of Laredo
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Sweet Violets
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Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle
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Tennessee Waltz
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Tenting Tonight
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That Little Boy of Mine A song of universal appeal for those with little boys in their lives. Written by Rex Allen, Arizona's singing cowboy and movie star. |
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That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine
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That Wonderful Mother of Mine
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The Air Force Song Off we go, into the wild blue yonder. The official fight song of the U.S. Air Force. Alt: The Air Force Song, US Air Force, Air Force Anthem, The US Air Force |
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The Auctioneer Song alt: Auctioneer Song |
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The Blizzard
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The Box poem |
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The Caissons Go Rolling Along alt: Caissons Song, Caisson Song, Caissons Go Rolling Along |
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The Coupon Song
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The Cowboy and the Seagull poem. Humorous cowboy poem written by Phil Kennington of Sandy, UT. Oregon residents, especially, relate to its "spotted owl" line. |
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The Cowboy in the Continental Suit Mary Robbins song |
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The Cowboy Song
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The Dreamer Mary Robbins song |
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The Friendly Beasts
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The Grand Roundup
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The Great Speckled Bird
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The Last Cowboy Song
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The Last Round Up
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The Little Green Valley A song of coming home to the place and to the one you love. Written by Carson Robison, popularized by Marty Robbins on his "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs" album. |
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The Martins and the Coys
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The Master's Call A dramatic cowboy/gospel song about a wayward cowboy and the miracle of his life being spared during a cattle stampede. Written by Marty Robbins. Alt: The Masters Call. |
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The Old Chisholm Trail
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The Old Double Diamond
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The Old Gray Mule
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The Old Rugged Cross
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The Old Spinning Wheel
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The Peace Carol This little known carol speaks of the one person who is "poverty born" that can truly bring the light of Christmas into the world. Recorded by John Denver. alt: The Peace of Christmas Day. |
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The Preacher and the Bear
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The Ragged Old Flag poem, with "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", instrumental background. |
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The Red-Headed Stranger alt: The Red-Headed Stranger |
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The Secret of Christmas
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The Shot Heard Round the World poem |
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The Strawberry Roan Terry has recorded 2 versions. One is the traditional version, with choruses. The other is the Marty Robbins' version, without choruses. Appears on CD's as Strawberry Roan. |
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The U.S. Air Force Off we go, into the wild blue yonder. The official fight song of the U.S. Air Force. Alt: The Air Force Song, US Air Force, Air Force Anthem, The US Air Force |
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The Wagon Tongue Story of how cowboys on a trail drive found their way in stormy weather. Has application to following a straight course in life. Written and recorded by Red Steagall of Texas. |
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The Waltz You Saved For Me
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The War Inevitable Patrick Henry's speech |
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The Wreck of the Old Number Nine
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They Call the Wind Mariah Most remembered song from the musical "Paint Your Wagon." Highly requested by audiences. alt: They Call the Wind Moriah |
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This is My Country
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Tight Boots poem |
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Touch of the Master's Hand alt: The Touch of the Master's Hand, The Touch of the Masters Hand |
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Tumbling Tumbleweeds
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Turn Around
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Two Little Boys
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Tying a Knot in the Devil's Tail poem, alt: Tying a Knot in the Devils Tail |
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US Air Force Off we go, into the wild blue yonder. The official fight song of the U.S. Air Force. Alt: The Air Force Song, US Air Force, Air Force Anthem, The US Air Force |
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Utah Carl
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Vinegar Man poem |
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Wabash Cannonball
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Waltz Across Texas
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Waltz Medley: Tennessee Waltz, Kentucky Waltz, The Waltz You Saved for Me
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What am I Doin' Here? alt: What am I Doing Here?, What am I Doin Here? |
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What Child is This?
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When I Hear Those Pioneers
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When Joseph Went to Bethlehem
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When the Bloom is on the Sage
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When the Cimarron Was Red A plausible true event about crossing the raging Cimarron River during the days of the 1870's cattle drives of the American west. Written and recorded by Red Steagall of Texas. |
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When the Work's All Done This Fall alt: When the Works All Done This Fall |
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When They've Finished Shipping Cattle in the Fall poem |
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Where the Ponies Come to Drink
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White Christmas
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Whoopie-Ti-Yi-Yo
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Why I Love her poem, with America the Beautiful, instrumental background. |
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Wild Blue Yonder Off we go, into the wild blue yonder. The official fight song of the U.S. Air Force. Alt: The Air Force Song, US Air Force, Air Force Anthem, The US Air Force |
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Willie McBride Graphic World War I story. Willie is representative of the countless young men who gave their lives in the "War that was to end all wars." Did they all die in vain? |
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Windy Bill poem |
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Wreck of the Old '97 alt: Wreck of the Old 97, Wreck of the Old Ninety-Seven, Wreck of the Old Ninety Seven, Wreck of the Old NinetySeven |
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Wyoming on My Mind
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Yellow Rose of Texas alt: The Yellow Rose of Texas |
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Zebra Dun poem |
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