Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river You can hear the boats go by you can stay the night beside her And you know she's half crazy but that
I've got a tender hearted baby and the least little thing will make her cry That's why tonight I dread to see her cause I'm gonna have to tell her goodbye
Roll muddy river roll on muddy river roll on I've got a notion you'll go to the ocean alone Cause I've got a baby in Tennessee who's long been awaitin
I'm a roving gambler gambled all around Whenever I meet with a deck of cards I lay my money down I gambled down in Washington gambled over in Spain Now
It's so nice to meet an old friend and pass the time of day And talk about the hometown a million miles away Is the ice still in the river are the old
He got a letter saying "Guess you don't remember me But I'm the girl that you courted Before you ran away to sea" "You never even wrote a letter Even
Well a poor boy's chances for pretty girl's glances are sometimes very few But I've got no money if you'll be my honey here's what I'll offer you Well
Well I got my mail late last night a letter from a girl who found the time to write To her lonesome boy somewher's in the night She sent me a railroad
(I'm a truck drivin' man) Well I stopped at a road house in Texas a little place called Hamburger Dan's Heard that old jukebox start playing tune called
Judy your breakfast was good I'd have me some more if I could Your biscuits and love have filled me your beautiful presents sustill me You're treatin'
Abilene, Abilene Prettiest town I've ever seen Women there don't treat you mean In Abilene, my Abilene I sit alone most every night Watch those trains
I met her and with just a glance I thought I found my one romance She smiled and I was in a trance I called her baby blue eyes We fell in love right from
(Dear God keep America free) When the postman delievered a letter it filled her dear heart full of joy But she didn't know till she read the end sign
Vertaling: George Hamilton IV. Abilene.
Vertaling: George Hamilton IV. Tender Hearted Baby.
Vertaling: George Hamilton IV. Rondreisende Gambler.
Vertaling: George Hamilton IV. Ag, so baie jare.
Vertaling: George Hamilton IV. Jimmy Brown Die koerant seun.