Morton (A Song For Tex)-Weddings Parties Anything

[ti:Morton (A Song For Tex)] [ar:Weddings Parties Anything] [al:Roaring Days] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Morton (A Song For Tex) - Weddings Parties Anything [00:18.02]He stopped to change a tyre out near Warnambool [00:20.14] [00:21.92]His Chevy it was all over the road [00:24.20] [00:25.62]He pulled into town sometime [00:27.46]In the early afternoon [00:28.40] [00:29.54]More than a normal travelling salesman [00:31.73]The guitar his only load [00:33.35] [00:35.24]And we were all there waitin' in the Colac hall [00:37.64] [00:39.31]Our little legs a-swinging 'neath the chairs [00:41.58] [00:42.95]But I just sucked a butter menthol [00:45.04]And never once looked at the girls [00:46.58] [00:47.27]Would the 'Cat Come Back' like last time [00:49.42]I fell into despair [00:50.46] [00:52.53]But here's a go let's catch the show [00:54.48]And lay your money down [00:55.98] [00:56.80]Cause Morton's back in town [00:58.16] [01:01.92]And I still hear the way [01:03.14]He played his old guitar [01:04.21] [01:05.63]And I still hear the way he sang those songs [01:07.99] [01:09.73]And I still hear his voice so crisp [01:11.56]And clear above the crowd [01:13.27]Do I remember Am I joking [01:15.28]Somehow it all just seems so strong [01:16.73] [01:19.11]And could he crack a whip [01:20.47]You bet he could don't [01:21.33]You make me laugh [01:22.04] [01:22.98]And could he tell a joke [01:24.17]He would make you cry [01:25.18] [01:27.01]And could he hypnotise and [01:27.95]Do a dance and spin a yarn [01:29.98] [01:30.78]You name it he could do it with [01:32.64]The winkin' of an eye [01:33.93] [01:35.91]But here's a go let's catch the show [01:38.00]And lay your money down [01:39.07] [01:39.62]Cause Morton's back in town [01:40.86] [01:53.06]Ain't it funny how time passes [01:54.48] [01:55.30]How the years just slip away [01:56.49] [01:57.44]And the memories we have [01:58.85]They play their games [02:00.06] [02:01.22]And now it's me who's strumming guitars [02:02.85] [02:03.58]Now it's me who's travelling round [02:04.91] [02:05.62]But somehow I get the feeling [02:07.39]That it isn't quite the same [02:08.58] [02:10.45]For it was never quite this easy [02:11.78] [02:12.79]It was never quite this hard [02:13.95] [02:14.89]But it never made much sense to theorise [02:16.68] [02:18.56]When the show closed down [02:19.73]You'd pack your things [02:20.83]You'd soon be on your way [02:22.09] [02:22.62]First you see him now you don't [02:24.38]He'd be gone before your very eyes [02:25.93] [02:27.98]But here's a go let's catch the [02:29.81]Show and lay your money down [02:30.99] [02:32.13]Cause Morton's back in town [02:33.76] [02:36.87]From the U S A to Canada [02:38.40] [02:39.11]He played the roving clown [02:40.53] [02:46.14]Morton's back in town [02:46.80]From Dunedin to Germany and [02:48.36]On to Darling Downs [02:49.38] [02:51.17]Hey Morton [02:51.52] [02:53.26]The Great Morton Tex Morton [02:55.66] [03:00.62]Morton's back in town