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I'm looking for the lyrics of the country song...?
that combines all the elements of country-jail, mothers, trucks, beer. It's an old tune and I've only heard it once on the radio. Can anyone help?
5 Answers
- HE Lives!!!!Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Song: "You Never Even Called Me By My Name"
Artist: David Allen Coe
Well, it was all that I could do to keep from cryin'
Sometimes it seems so useless to remain
You don't have to call me darlin'...darlin'
You never even call me by my name.
Well, you don't have to call me Waylon Jennings
And you don't have to call me Charley Pride.
And you don't have to call me Merle Haggard, anymore.
Even though your on my fightin' side.
And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
And I never minded standin' in the rain.
You don't have to call me darlin'...darlin'
You never even call me by my name.
Well, I've heard my name a few times in your phone book
And I've seen it on signs where I've played But the only time I know I'll hear David Allan Coe
Is when Jesus has his final judgement day.
So I'll hang around as long as you will let me
And I never minded standin' in the rain.
You don't have to call me darlin'...darlin'
You never even call me by my name.
Well, a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song
And he told me it was the perfect country-western song
I wrote him back a letter and told him it was NOT the perfect country-western song because he hadn't said anything at all about
mama, or trains, or trucks, or prison, or gettin' drunk.
Well, he sat down and wrote another verse to the song and he sent it to me
And after reading it, I realized that my friend had written the perfect country-western song.
And I felt obliged to include it on this album. The last verse goes like this here:
Well, I was drunk the day my Mom got outta prison.
And I went to pick her up in the rain.
But, before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got runned over by a damned old train.
And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
And I never minded standin' in the rain. No,
You don't have to call me darlin'...darlin'
You never even call me
Well, I wonder why you don't call me
Why don't you ever call me by my name?
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- 5 years ago
Pick an specified word from the track--the extra certain the greater--and kind it into Google with quote marks round it. That will frequently discover a connection with the artist and name.
- 1 decade ago
"You Never Called Me By My Name" - David Allen Coe
Well, it was all that I could do to keep from cryin'
Sometimes it seems so useless to remain
You don't have to call me darlin'...darlin'
You never even call me by my name.
Well, you don't have to call me Waylon Jennings
And you don't have to call me Charley Pride.
And you don't have to call me Merle Haggard, anymore.
Even though your on my fightin' side.
And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
And I never minded standin' in the rain.
You don't have to call me darlin'...darlin'
You never even call me by my name.
Well, I've heard my name a few times in your phone book
And I've seen it on signs where I've played But the only time I know I'll hear David Allan Coe
Is when Jesus has his final judgement day.
So I'll hang around as long as you will let me
And I never minded standin' in the rain.
You don't have to call me darlin'...darlin'
You never even call me by my name.
Well, a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song
And he told me it was the perfect country-western song
I wrote him back a letter and told him it was NOT the perfect country-western song because he hadn't said anything at all about
mama, or trains, or trucks, or prison, or gettin' drunk.
Well, he sat down and wrote another verse to the song and he sent it to me
And after reading it, I realized that my friend had written the perfect country-western song.
And I felt obliged to include it on this album. The last verse goes like this here:
Well, I was drunk the day my Mom got outta prison.
And I went to pick her up in the rain.
But, before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got runned over by a damned old train.
And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
And I never minded standin' in the rain. No,
You don't have to call me darlin'...darlin'
You never even call me
Well, I wonder why you don't call me
Why don't you ever call me by my name?
- ARreddirtchicLv 41 decade ago
She's right. Here are the lyrics:
"You Never Even Called Me By My Name"
Written By Steve Goodman
As Recorded By David Allan Coe
WELL, IT WAS ALL
THAT I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CRYING�
SOMETIMES IT SEEMED SO USELESS TO REMAIN
BUT YOU DON�T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN�, DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME BY MY NAME
YOU DON�T HAVE TO CALL ME WAYLON JENNINGS
AND YOU DON�T HAVE TO CALL ME CHARLIE PRIDE
AND YOU DON�T HAVE TO CALL ME MERLE HAGGARD/ANYMORE
EVEN THOUGH YOU�RE ON MY FIGHTING� SIDE
CHORUS:
AND I�LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDING� IN THE RAIN
BUT YOU DON�T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN�, DARLIN�
YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME
WELL, I�VE HEARD MY NAME
A FEW TIMES IN YOUR PHONE BOOK (Hello, Hello)
AND I�VE SEEN IT ON SIGNS WHERE I�VE PLAYED
BUT THE ONLY TIME I KNOW
I�LL HEAR "DAVID ALLAN COE"
IS WHEN JESUS HAS HIS FINAL JUDGMENT DAY
REPEAT CHORUS
RECITATION:
WELL, A FRIEND OF MINE NAMED STEVE GOODMAN WROTE THAT SONG
AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG
I WROTE HIM BACK A LETTER AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG BECAUSE HE HADN�T SAID ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT MAMA,
OR TRAINS,
OR TRUCKS,
OR PRISON,
OR GETTING� DRUNK
WELL HE SAT DOWN AND WROTE ANOTHER VERSE TO THE SONG
AND HE SENT IT TO ME,
AND AFTER READING IT,
I REALIZED THAT MY FRIEND HAD WRITTEN THE PERFECT
COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG
AND I FELT OBLIGED TO INCLUDE IT ON THIS ALBUM
THE LAST VERSE GOES LIKE THIS HERE:
WELL, I WAS DRUNK THE DAY MY MOM GOT OUT OF PRISON
AND I WENT TO PICK HER UP IN THE RAIN
BUT BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE STATION IN MY PICKUP TRUCK
SHE GOT RUN NED OVER BY A DAMNED OLD TRAIN
CHORUS:
AND I�LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDING� IN THE RAIN
NO, A� YOU DON�T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN�, DARLIN�
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME
WELL I WONDER WHY YOU DON�T CALL ME
WHY DON�T YOU EVER CALL ME BY MY NAME
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- 1 decade ago
I think you're looking for "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" by David Allen Coe. Should be able to find lyrics on any lyric site.