There's Dasher and Dancer
Then Prancer and *****
Comet and Cupid
Then Donner and Blitzen

If you think these are reindeer
Then you would be wrong
And it's not crazy words
In some Christmassy song

See, they are my brothers
Don't anybody laugh
For these are hillbilly names
From Polecat Path

It's a place in the hills
In East Tennesee
On the top of a mountain
As high as can be

Here, Christmas is different
There's no reindeer or sleigh
We use an old covered wagon
It works better that way

We make toys in the smoke house
For most of the year
While smoking our hams
'Til Christmas is near

Then we load up the wagon
With granny on the reins
Her wooden teeth all gummy
With rootbeer stains

Now the wagon is pulled
By my brothers and I
We're plumb tuckered out
'Cause people can't fly

Well, you get the picture
About Christmas in the hills
It's a hillbilly adventure
On wagon wheels

Now there's much more to tell
But it's time to run off
'Cause we're loading the wagon
Your friend, Rudolph

when the moon is shining in memphis teneese
the stars up in the sky roaming wild and free
with a gentle breeze gently blowing by
wakes the soul in me puts me on a high

the passing of the clouds silky and so white
floating in the sky lighting up the night
everything so peaceful gentle and so calm
the still of the night that fills the night with charm

everything thing so calm the way the world should be
i love a moonlit night in memphis tennesee
warms ny heart inside wakes the soul in me
makes life all worhwhile makes life feel so free

everything thing so calm the way the world should be
i love a moonlit night in memphis tennesee
warms ny heart inside wakes the soul in me
makes life all worhwhile makes life feel so fre.

rolling down the highway my old ma and me
driving down to memphis to meet her family
in my sixteen wheeler and ma for company
come the morning light we will be in tennesee

driving through the night as fast as we can go
listening to the country songs on the radio
mama sat there singing to her favourite song
in her country voice as we drive along.

looking at clouds as they floating bye
with the moon above lighting up the sky
looking at the stars like diamonds in the night
reaching tennesee  before the morning light

listening to the country songs on the radio
foot down on the peddle as fast as we can go
talking to each other of the days gone by
with the moon above lighting up the sky

in my sixteen wheeler and ma for company
come the morning light we will be in tennesee
stop there for a while with her family
head on home again with my ma and me

driving through the night as fast as we can go
listening to the country songs on the radio
mama sat there singing to her favourite song
in her country voice as we drive along.

there was a little mouse from nashville tennesee
he loved country music a star he longed to be
bought a new guitar that he learned to play
singing country songs as he strummed away.

folks they gathered round as he began to sing
joy to all the folks the little mouse would bring
he wore a cowboy hat and a waist coat to
dressed just like a cowboy like country singers do.

there was a competition so mouse he had a go
sang a country somg that everyone would know
people starting clapping and dancing to his song
they were very happy as they danced along

mouse he won the contest now a star was he
now a coutry star just like he longed to be
a country singing mouse.  from nashville tennesee

gonna take a train to memphis tennesee
place where i was born that is home to me
had enough of drifting  time to settle down
going back to memphis back to my home town

place i was raised with ma and family
home again once more where i long to be
visit all my friends that i left behind
change my drifting ways to the homely kind.

settle down for good in the place i love the best
no more roaming ways put them all to rest
get my mammas love like i did before
settle down in memphis home again once more.

with my family and friends that i left behind
change my drifting ways to the homely kind
settle down for good that is home to me
in the place i love in memphis tennesee

home again to mamma and her loving way
that she gave to me every single day
had enough of drifting now its for home to me
settle down for good in memphis tenneesee

the lighta all went down in memphis tennesee
when you closed the door and walked out on me
left my heart in pieces shattered on the floor
said you didnt want me dont love me anymore

i still hurt inside your always on my mind
getting over you is so hard to find
when i go to sleep your lying next me
cuddled up real close like it used to be.

i still feel the pain of my broken heart
your photo on the wall makes the teardrops start
now im just a memory of someone that you know
your still in my mind i cant let you go

all the lights went down in memphis tennesee
the day you closed the door walked away from me
broke my heart in peices you wanted to be free
now im in a dark place. like the lights in tennesee

gonna take a train to memphis tennesee
place where i was born that is home to me
had enough of drifting  time to settle down
going back to memphis back to my home town

place i was raised with ma and family
home again once more is where i long to be
visit all my friends that i left behind
change my drifting ways to the homely kind.

settle down for good in the place i love the best
no more roaming ways put them all to rest
have  my mammas love like i did before
settle down in memphis home again once more.

with my family and friends i left behind
change my drifting ways to the homely kind
settle down for good that is home to me
in the place i love in memphis tennesee

home again to mamma and her loving way
that she gave to me every single day
had enough of drifting now its home for me
settle down for good in memphis tenneesee

rolling down the highway my old ma and me
driving down to memphis to meet her family
in my sixteen wheeler and ma for company
come the morning light we will be in tennesee

driving through the night as fast as we can go
listening to the country songs on the radio
mama sat there singing to her favourite song
in her country voice as we drive along.

looking at the clouds as they go floating bye
with the moon above lighting up the sky
watch the  stars above like diamonds in the night
heading in to tennesee before the morning light

listening to the country songs on the radio
foot down on the peddle as fast as we can go
talking to each other of the days gone by
with the moon above lighting up the sky

in my sixteen wheeler and ma for company
come the morning light we will be in tennesee
stop there for a while with her family
head on home again with my ma and me

driving through the night as fast as we can go
listening to the country songs on the radio
mama sat there singing to her favourite song
in her country voice as we drive along.

heading down the road my old dog and me
on my way back home to memphis teneesee
place where i was raised with my family
in my home sweet home in memphis tennesee

to the memories i hold. thats there in my mind
home again one more the place i left behind
back to mammas love that she gave to me
back to all my roots is where i long to be

settle down for good home again once more
in memphis teneesee where i was before
to the place i know that is home to me
back to all my roots and my family

home again once more where i long to be
the place i know well in memphis tennesee
to the place i know that is home to me
settle down for good in memphis teneesee

By Mr. Erik Young...

Born on January 15, 1929...Dr. King truly shined,
He was noble and he thought global,
In fact, Dr. King worked so well...That in 1964 he earned the Noble Peace Prize, but in the world
PEACE was on the demise.
Only fire hoses, police billy clubs, shotguns and bombs seemed to be on the rise,
So Dr. King fought to correct inequality, not only racism and segregation but also poverty...
Along with flawed Voting Laws, Dr. King deserves Major KUDOS and applause,
He was the bomb because he was bold enough to oppose the Vietnam War,
Causing many in the U.S. to call King a traitor, an ungrateful agitator
who was only a trouble creator...
But King believed in a "Holy Power" greater
Than the FBI, CIA, or "powers that be" in the USA..
He was aware of the cruel games the world might play,
And we're not only talking about James Earl Ray,
April 4, 1968 was the fateful, foul date
Where the empthasis we see was on Menphis, Tennesee,
But you see the whole world felt this extraordinary error
And now today, we have the nrve to say we live in terror.

For some members of the world community, terrorism is nothing new,
If you think the U.S. has immunity from terroism then your thoughts are untrue,
Dr. King fought to teach us that we all must follow the rules,
If not then we will all "perish together as fools,"
And we say Dr. King fought because he was on the frontline...Consistently 24/7 all the time,
Staring victorious(ly), violent mobs in the face,
looking "Kingly and Calmy,"
Practicing nonviolently, civil disobedience like Mohatma Ghandi,
But don't think for a minute that King was weak, timid nor soft,
He didn't need a hoodie, sagging jeans, hip-hop, lots of $$$$, **** or guns to go off,
In fact, King did not need a pair of Jordan's or Timberlands
Because Freedom, Justice & Equality fueled his adrenaline
To fight for the rights of all and not just a few,
Before you recite 'I have a Dream" you better decide what you want your dream to do.

met my girl in nashville. nashville tenesee
i knew when i saw her she was meant for me
with her long blonde hair and her eyes of blue
i fell in love with her my heart already knew.

she sang a country song that gave my heart aglow
a song she wrote herself one i didnt know
i listened to the words that she sang to me
i knew in my heart with her i long to be

asked her for a dance we danced the night away
from that moment on with her i long to stay
then i married her in nashville tennesse
the girl i always wanted now belongs to me

i wont forget that night in nasville tennesee
when i met the girl that now belongs to me
with her long blonde hair and her eyes of blue
the girl i met in nashville that made my dreams come true

little robbie rabbit he loved to play guitar
he loved country music one day be a star
he took a trip to nashville down in tenesee
a country singing star he just longed to be;

he wrote a country song played it to the crowd
they began to dance robbie he felt proud
he really made them happy as they danced along
they all loved the rabbit and his country song.

the song became a hit now robbie had his fame
every where he went they shouted robbies name
now he was a star just like he long to be
a country singing rabbit from memphis tennesee

gonna take a train to memphis tenessee
to the place i love that was home to me
back to all my folks friends and family
to the place i love that is calling me

see again my memories locked in side my mind
stop my drifting ways leave it all behind
home again once more where i used to be
to my home sweet home in memphis tennesee

settle down for good home again once more
to the place i love where i was before
back to all my folks friends and family
the place where i was raised in memphis tenesee

gonna take a train to memphis tenessee
to the place i love that was home to me
back to all my folks friends and family
to the place i love that is calling me

on the road to nowhere  dont know where im going to
the road that im looking for is the one that leads to you
ive searched every where. each and every town
  every lonely road till the sun goes down

denver  arizona memphis tennesee
till i find the road that leads you back to me.
never giving up search the whole  world through
till i find the way that leads me back to you

my mind  is going crazy into overload  
travelled everywhere each every road
denver arizona memhis tennesee
i will keep on searching till  you come home to me

i waltzed beneath the stars on a moonlit Tennessee
with the one i love theres just her and me
radio was playing our favourite song
as we held each other we danced all night long.

the moon was shining brightly in the sky above
as we danced together very much in love
dancing cheek to cheek we held each other tight
on a moonlit Tennessee we danced away the night.

i wont forget the night we waltzed in Tennessee
with the one i love theres just her and me
very much in love we danced  all night long
we danced the night away to our favorite song

very much in love beneath the moon so bright
cheek to cheek together we danced away the night
very much in love theres just her and me
beneath moon and stars on a moonlit tennesee

gonna take a greyhound back to teneesee
place where i was born i hear it calling me
back home to my roots is where i long to be
to my home sweet home in memphis tennesee

see again  once more my kin and family
remember all the times and how it used to be
when i was just a kid and my life was free
that i hold so close in my memory

feeling once again mammas loving touch
home again once more to the place i miss so much
settle down for good to the place i know the best
stop my roaming ways put my mind at rest

gonna take a greyhound back to teneesee
place where i was born i hear it calling me
back home to my roots is where i long to be
to my home sweet home in memphis tennesee

when the snow is falling in memphis tennesee
christmas on the way warms the heart in me
children at the door sing a christmas song
all in harmony as they sing along

time for peace on earth if only for awhile
a special time of year makes everybody smile
when the world unites troubles come to cease
a season of the year that fills the world with peace

makes me feel at home where i long to be
i love christmas time when it comes to tennesse
time for happiness if only for awhile
that time the year that makes the whole world smile

Georgia, Tennesee, Alabama, Florida loved you.
Sharkey Machine, Gator, and Smokey showcase your deep range of movies.
Similar to Deliverance.

You charmed your way into many people lives.
With your smile, with your humor.
You were a star still humble to be you.

You employed some others might never would have.
You enriched us beyond measure.
Yes, we gonna miss you, Mister Burt Reynolds.

****, how did I forget your status as Dan August?

i have been a drifter for my whole life through
tried to start again in a place thats new
never ever found what i was looking for
time to head on home to Tennessee once more

had enough of roaming time for me to rest
back to all my roots the place i know the best
its been a long time now since ive been away
time to settle down this time i will stay.

drifting days are over all the roaming round
searhing for that something i just never found
back to all my folks in memphis tennesee
the only place i know thats home sweet home to me

had enough of roaming time for me to rest
back to all my roots the place i know the best
its been a long time now since ive been away
time to settle down this time i will stay.

i was born a country boy in memphis tennesee
daddy played guitar then daddy he taught me
he loved a country music  sing a country song
when my daddy played i would sing along

daddy passed away left his legacy
left his country music in the heart of me
i travelled town to town playing every where
deep inside of me daddy he was there

how he used to strum to a country song
when i was just a kid i would sing along
i wont forget my daddy and his legacy
and his country music that he taught to me

going home to memphis on the midnight train
to the one i love start over once again
try to fix the past the way it used to be
before it all went wrong she walked out on me

ask her to forgive me start again once more
we can love again like we did before
put the past behind make a brand new start
fall in love again and win back her heart

settle down for good in memphis tennesee
with the girl i love that means so much to me
learn to love again like we did before
home sweet home again in love again once more

i was dancing with my darling in memphis tennesee
beneath the moon above theres just her and me
we danced cheek to cheek moon was shining bright
played our favorite songs danced away the night

stars light up the night like diamonds in the sky
we danced the night away till the night passed by
held each other tight very much in love
beneath the memphis moon shining up above

i wont forget that night in memphis teneesee
dancing with the one i love theres just her and me
stars shining up above like diamonds in the sky
dancing cheek to cheek till the night passed by

theres a cabin in the woods in memphis teneesee
where i used to go that meant so much to me
visit my ole grandpa in his cabin home
through the woods together he and i would roam

i remember all the things that we used do
go out hunting rabbits in the morning dew
fishing in the river on a sunny day
sitting on the riverbank passing time away

now im all grown up still have the memory
of all the things we did times he spent with me
i wont forget the cabin how it used to be
where i stayed with grandpa in memphis tennesee

in my mind for ever grandpa he will day
times we spent together passing time away
all the fun we had times he spent with me
in his cabin home that means so much to me

i was just a country boy in memphis tenessee
where i was born and raised home sweet home to me
working  night and day in a country bar
singing country songs playing my guitar

try to earn a dollar so that i could pay
for an hotel room somewhere i could stay
didnt have much money just a song or two
me and guitar that help to get me through

singing to the folk with a country song
try to earn a dollar try get along
working day and night my guitar and me
in the place where i was raised in memphis tennesee

when im here alone the teardrops start to fall
i sit missing you  the good times i recall
things we did together when im our love was new
and behind these four walls im crying over you

i remember when we met in memhis tennesee
we were in a bar you came and danced with me
dancing cheek to cheek to a country song
with your arms around we danced all night long

all these thoughts are there deep inside my mind
and the love we shared now so far behind
you  just walked away for some body new
all i have are memories when there was me and you

when im hear alone the teardrops start to fall
i sit missing you  the good times i recall
things we did together when our love was new
behind these four walls im crying over you

met girl in memphis down in tennesee
i knew when i saw her she was meant for me
i looked in to her eyes my heart it skipped a beat
with great big smile that knocked me off my feet

then we took a walk along the sandy shore
every step we took i loved her even more
we sat there  together counting stars up in the sky
clouds as white as snow gently passing by

we settled down together raised a family
in love with her forever i will always be

met my girl in nashville. nashville tenesee
i knew when i saw her she was meant for me
with her long blonde hair and her eyes of blue
i fell in love with her my heart already knew.

she sang a country song that gave my heart aglow
a song she wrote herself one i didnt know
i listened to the words that she sang to me
i knew in my heart with her i long to be

asked her for a dance we danced the night away
from that moment on with her i long to stay
then i married her in nashville tennesse
the girl i always wanted now belongs to me

i wont forget that night in nasville tennesee
when i met the girl that now belongs to me
with her long blonde hair and her eyes of blue
the girl i met in nashville that made my dreams come true

heading home to memphis find my roots once more
home sweet home again where i was before
had enough of drifting sofa surfing ways
bars and lots of drinking waking in a haze

head on home again to friends and family
say goodbye to trouble that always followed me
change it all around how it used to be
in my home sweet home in memphis tennesee

settle down for good no longer have to roam
get married raise a family build my self a home
in the place i love that means so much to me
home sweet home once more where i long to be