Oak Ridge Boys, The - Y'All Come Back Saloon Lyrics






She played tambourine with a silver jingle
and she must have known the word to at least a million tunes,
but the one most requested by the man she knew as cowboy
was the late night benediction at the y'all come back saloon.

In a voice soft and trembling,
she'd sing her song to cowboy as a smokey halo circled round her raven hair.
And all the fallen angels and pinball playing rounders
stopped the games that they'd been playing for the losers evening prayer.

Faded love and faded memories how they linger in her mind.
miles and years played the cowboy like and old melody out of tune and out of time.

Every night in the shadows thinking back on Amarillo,
he'd dream of better days and ask for faded love,
lifting high his glass in honor of the lady and her song,
he paid his check then lonely walked the broken cowboy home.

Faded love and faded memories how they linger in her mind.
miles and years played the cowboy like and old melody out of tune and out of time.
Faded love and faded memories how they linger in her mind.
miles and years played the cowboy like and old melody out of tune and out of time.





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  1. H.... ....

    Can't go wrong with some Oak Ridge Boys...

  2. C.... A....

    Well, I can say. after playing thru ALL 3 pages (many just copies, or, some, copies of copies, with the sound or video, sometimes both, being off/out of sync) the other live video clips here, that this first video in the que is still the best live video here on youtube of this song! I love all the video's of this channel, and wish to thank whomever took the time and care to make it for the greater youtube audience. Thank You, "When The Cowboy Sings", and great job. The time you invested in gathering and then converting all those videos was a large task, and just know that many people appreciate your efforts! :-)


    And, it seems the original is, as always, the best...as always. So, no need even clicking the others to check it out, please take my word for it: the others either have the band off, or 1 of the Oak Ridge Boys 'off' or seemingly just not into the performance.

  3. l.... r....

    Only thing i ever had against this group was how they done William Lee when they fired him that time.

  4. M.... W....

    I've heard this song a thousand times and that 4 part harmony still sends chills down my spine!!

  5. Y.... P....

    I love Richard Sterban's style. Straight up GQ!

  6. D.... P....

    This is real country

  7. r.... w....

    The Bass man is from NJ

  8. R.... M....

    Mobile Alabama loves the Oakridge Boys...especially William Lee Golden...a PROUD Brewton Alabama man.
    Brewton Alabama is about 70 miles north of Mobile Alabama.
    God Bless America
    God Bless Alabama The Beautiful
    God Bless the south
    God Bless The Crimson Tide
    Roll Tide Roll

    R.... M....

    The Bass man is a NJ boy

    R.... M....

    Here is a hello from Evergreen, Alabama!!!

  9. m.... ....

    that Harmony is out of this world. something this great doesn't come along very often

  10. h.... ....

    Absolutely love them/this!!! My dad had a ‘72 Chevy Blazer with a Craig 8 track player and a tape of Ya’ll come back saloon grew up listening to it... PS - WAY to long for their induction into the Grand Ole Opry- prob one of the most deserving acts in there!!!!

  11. K.... S....

    I love this song. ORB are awesome.

  12. T.... C....

    Great tune...

    T.... C....

    thank for the comment,you are welcome to the channel
    and do not forget to subscribe to the channel, for more videos

  13. b.... ....

    Crazy to see William Lee without the trademark "ZZ Top" beard

    b.... ....

    thank for the comment,you are welcome to the channel
    and do not forget to subscribe to the channel, for more videos

    b.... ....

    That's not William Lee Golden that actually Steve Sanders who replace William Lee from 1987- 1995...

  14. A.... V....

    One of the best songs by the best group ever and 2 comments...well let me say hell yeah thanks for posting ....i love it!!

  15. 1.... ....

    Now this IS country...not the crap playing today...

    1.... ....

    19Lyvewyre72 Oo

  16. S.... H....

    Loved their harmony! What year was this? I just watched a video of them years later.

    S.... H....

    If memory serves me correctly, this is around 1977