Hoyt Axton
American musician (1938–1999)
Hoyt Wayne Axton (25 March 1938 – 29 October 1999) was an American country music singer-songwriter, and a film and television actor.
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Was a good friend of mine
I never understood a single word he said
But I helped him a-drink his wine…
- Some people say I'm a no count, others say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural born travelin' man
Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah
Doin' what I think I should.- Greenback Dollar (1963) · Axton performance
- And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar
Spend it fast as I can for a wailin' song and a good guitar
The only things that I understand, oh yeah.- Greenback Dollar (1963)
- When I was a little baby, my mama she said "Son.
Travel where you will and grow to be a man
And sing what must be sung, poor boy
Sing what must be sung."- Greenback Dollar (1963)
- Strongest of Oak is the gallows
Tighest of knots is the noose
Why oh why did I kill that man
Now I'll never get loose- "Strongest of Oak" (1965) · Performance on Bonanza
- I've rode o'er hot, dry deserts
And over mountains tall
I believed in the bad land sayin'
"A good gun never falls"- "Strongest of Oak" (1965)
- You know I've smoked a lot of grass
O' Lord, I've popped a lot of pills
But I never touched nothin'
That my spirit could kill.
- You know, I've seen a lot of people walkin' 'round
With tombstones in their eyes
But the pusher don't care
Ah, if you live or if you die- The Pusher (1968)
- God damn, The Pusher
God damn, I say The Pusher
I said God damn, God damn The Pusher man.- The Pusher (1968)
- The dealer for a nickel
Lord, will sell you lots of sweet dreams
Ah, but the pusher ruin your body
Lord, he'll leave your, he'll leave your mind to scream.- The Pusher (1968)
And when I first saw you I first loved you
With a song that I sang to the fire in your eyes
But somebody told you that it wouldn't be easy
And you carried that lie for the devil to singSome sail rivers deep and muddy some sail rivers clear and cold
But the river that I'm sailin' goes to sea
And sometimes I do grow weary sometimes I feel old
And sometimes I wonder if you think of me- "Lion In The Winter" on Southbound (1975) · Performance with Linda Ronstadt
- And I dream in the morning that she brings me water
And I dream in the evening that she brings me wine
Just a poor man's daughter from Puerta Piñasco
South of the border, in old Mexico.- "Evangelina" on Fearless (1976) · Stage performance by Axton
- Well you could have been lonely every night now,
Could have cried a whole lot more, been a little bit blue
Oh, you could have been lonely, for your one and only,
You could have loved me as much as I love you.- "We Could Have Been Sweethearts (You Could Have Been Lonely)" from Spin of the Wheel (1990) · Video performance
- And we could have been sweethearts, forever and ever,
Could have loved a whole lot more, been a little more true.- "We Could Have Been Sweethearts (You Could Have Been Lonely)" from Spin of the Wheel (1990)
- So hold my hand, I'm going down fast,
And if I return, I'll never more be blue
It's not the leaving of all I love that makes me cry
But my darling, when I think of you.- "We Could Have Been Sweethearts (You Could Have Been Lonely)" from Spin of the Wheel (1990)
Joy To The World (1971)
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- Jeremiah was a bull frog
Was a good friend of mine
I never understood a single word he said
But I helped him a-drink his wine
And he always had some mighty fine wine.
- Joy to the world
All the boys and girls, now,
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me- Joy to the World
When it all comes down
I hope it doesn't land on you
When the truth is found
I hope it will be true to you.All I'm sayin' is have a nice day
I hope it doesn't rain on your parade
An' when it all comes down
I hope it doesn't land on you.- Have A Nice Day
I believe in Jesus
An' what the Bible said
An' I am fairly certain
He had himself a heavy head.He scared the lyin' people
So bad, they hung him dead
An' they never even listened
To what he really said.- Have A Nice Day
- Well, I never been to Spain
But I kinda like the music
Say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to use it
They don't abuse it, never gonna lose it
I can't refuse it.- Never Been to Spain · Three Dog Night performance · Elvis Presley performance
- Well, I never been to Heaven
But I been to Oklahoma
Well, they tell me I was born there
But I really don't remember
In Oklahoma, not Arizona
What does it matter, what does it matter?- Never Been to Spain
