God's Own Yodeler-Slaid Cleaves

[ti:God's Own Yodeler] [ar:Slaid Cleaves] [al:Still Fighting the War] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]God's Own Yodeler - Slaid Cleaves [00:12.03]Up at henrys bar & grill [00:13.71] [00:14.78]On the north side of town [00:16.40] [00:17.36]I saw a man reach up to heaven [00:19.26] [00:20.37]And pull a song on down [00:21.79] [00:22.86]To a smoke filled room of misfits [00:24.60] [00:25.39]Young and old and big and small [00:27.10] [00:28.06]And with the laughing eyes of the buddha [00:30.16] [00:30.78]He shared it with us all [00:32.33] [00:34.98]And every soul in that roadhouse [00:36.59] [00:37.52]Felt the power of his song [00:39.06] [00:40.17]Through lifes joys and sorrows [00:41.91] [00:42.76]He brought us together as one [00:44.57] [00:45.55]They called him gods own yodeler [00:47.26] [00:47.78]The pavarotti of the plains [00:49.50] [00:50.61]Theres no bigger voice in texas [00:52.56] [00:53.40]Don walser was his name [00:55.35] [01:00.10]He was raised out in lamesa [01:01.99] [01:02.72]Just a boy when his mamma died [01:04.59] [01:05.68]With daddy at the mill all night [01:08.10]In that empty house he cried [01:09.79] [01:11.15]Hed climb up in the oak tree [01:12.75] [01:13.63]To sing his broken heart [01:15.14] [01:16.31]The neighbors gathered in the yard [01:18.14] [01:19.03]Listening in the dark [01:20.37] [01:22.59]Singing songs about west texas [01:24.54] [01:25.76]Cowboys and old john deeres [01:27.25] [01:28.53]Rodeos and drive-ins [01:29.77] [01:30.71]And the thrill of teenage years [01:32.85] [01:33.56]They called him gods own yodeler [01:35.45] [01:35.98]The pavarotti of the plains [01:37.50] [01:38.65]Theres no bigger voice in texas [01:40.63] [01:41.34]Don walser was his name [01:43.01] [02:30.71]From the honky-tonks and dance halls [02:33.04] [02:33.76]To the grand ole opery [02:35.10] [02:36.11]Don walser brought a smile [02:37.71] [02:38.64]To every fan who came to see [02:40.60] [02:41.53]Now its oxygen and wheelchairs [02:43.22] [02:44.25]And trips to the docs in town [02:46.14] [02:47.02]The stays kept getting longer [02:48.41] [02:49.35]He knew he was glory bound [02:50.99] [02:53.47]My friend your work is done here [02:55.32] [02:56.09]And id say you did it well [02:58.00] [02:58.85]Your voice rings down from heaven [03:00.60] [03:01.29]All the way to the devil himself [03:03.04] [03:04.01]And now you're gods own yodeler [03:05.94] [03:06.47]High above the texas plains [03:08.12] [03:09.32]We miss you here in austin [03:11.33] [03:12.15]With love we speak you name