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“THE TOMMY HOOKER BAND is a regular Wednesday night act at Pearl’s Dance Hall and Saloon in the Fort Worth Stockyards and he packs the house – everyone loves him.”

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ANYTHING BUT CRY
Key C 4/4

It could be a merry Christmas

There’s a place called Pearl’s Dance Hall at the Stockyards in Fort Worth
Once a house of prostitution in it’s first days on this earth
Tommy Hooker has a band that plays on Wednesday nights
I go there and grab a chair and anything but cry.

I watch that girl with short black hair dancing with some kid
She smiles and whispers in his ear as they slip and slide and skid
Kicking up the saw dust and polishing the floor
If I had a lick of sense I wouldn’t go there any more

Let’s have a merry Christmas. It could be a merry Christmas

She licks her pointy finger and sticks it in his ear
He backs into the Christmas tree and Tommy says, “Oh, dear.”
And tangled in the wires they unplug all the lights
If I could just control myself I’d do anything but cry

I know she’s not you C Em
but every time she dances by F C
It’s a gathering of memories. Am Em
I do everything but cry F G

And when they turn the lights back on I’m asking myself why
And how can I do anything, anything but cry

It could be a merry Christmas…

(C)2014 Royal T Music

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MemphisMaiden said

beatiful sound coming from your guitar sir, love the song too !

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Greg Connor said

I just toured your website. Wow . . . That's an impressive life.

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Greg Connor said

*Oh* . . . . . . This is good! You hit the spot with this one.

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slkrell said

Ok Michael, You grabbed me with this one. Real and amusing and so ft. worth Texas.

Guest said

This is outstandingly good. Entertaining and so well written and performed. Certainly one of your best James. Thanks! Bethan

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terrysongs said

Texas honky-tonk gold.

Guest said

Ouch That hits home~ & my cat's tired of being a soggy moggie.

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