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Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...
, including those where he is credited as co-author. The 337 songs are arranged alphabetically. __NOTOC__


A

*A Moment Isn't Very Long *A Penny For Your Thoughts *Alice in Hulaland (co-written with
Buddy Cannon Buddy Cannon (born April 20, 1947 Lexington, Tennessee) is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Active since the late 1970s, he is known primarily for his work with Willie Nelson and as Kenny Chesney's record producer, for w ...
) *Albania Albania *Always Now *American Dream (co-written With Bob Dylan) *Amnesia *And So Will You My Love *Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground *Annie *Any Old Arms Won't Do (co-written With Hank Cochran) *Are You Ever Coming Home (co-written With Hank Cochran) *Are You Sure (co-written With Buddy Emmons) *Ashamed *Au Jardin De Mes Reves (Albert Babin, rearranged)


B

*Bach Minuet In G (rearranged) *Back On The Road (co-written With Nathan Mackey) *Back to Earth *Baja Oklahoma (co-written With Dan Jenkins) *Band of Brothers *Bandera *Bird (co-written With Robert Braddock, Hal Coleman, Barry Etris, Claude Putman, Jr. And John Bush Shinn III) *Bird Medley *Blame It On The Times *
Bloody Mary Morning "Bloody Mary Morning" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Willie Nelson. Nelson wrote the song inspired by his struggles to become a "better parent". It was originally released in the 1970 RCA Records release ''Both S ...
*Blue Rock Montana *Both Ends Of The Candle *Broken Promise *Bring it On *Buddy


C

*Changing Skies *Christmas Blues (co-written With Booker Jones) *Christmas Prayer *Cling To The Spark *Cold Empty Spark *Come On Back Jesus *Congratulations *Country Willie *
Crazy Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors performed by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity can be manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or t ...
*Cry Softly Darling *Crying In The Heart


D

*Darkness On The Face Of The Earth *Darling Are You Ever Coming Home *December Day *Denver *Devil In A Sleeping Bag *Did I Ever Love You *Do Your Thing You're A Cowboy *Don't Say Love Or Nothing *Don't Touch Me There (co-written with Buddy Cannon) *Down At The Corner Beer Joint *Dream Come True *Driving the Herd (co-written with Buddy Cannon)


E

*Ehrbares Madchen *El Niño *Electric Horseman *Eleven Dixie Mudcats *End Of Understanding *Energy Follows Thought (co-written with Buddy Cannon) *Everybody's Baby *Everything But You *Everywhere I go


F

*Face of a Fighter *
Family Bible Family Bible may refer to: * Family Bible (book) A family Bible is a Bible handed down through a Christian family, with each successive generation recording information about the family's history inside of it. Typically, this information consist ...
*Follow Me Around *Following Me Around *Forgiving You Was Easy *Funny *
Funny How Time Slips Away "Funny How Time Slips Away" is a song written by Willie Nelson and first recorded by country singer Billy Walker. Walker's version was issued as single by Columbia Records in June 1961 and peaked at number 23 on the Hot C&W Sides chart. Notab ...


G

*Ghost *Go Away *Goin' Home *
Good Hearted Woman ''Good Hearted Woman'' is a studio album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings, released in 1972 on RCA Nashville. Background Along with '' Ladies Love Outlaws'', released later in 1972, and ''Lonesome, On'ry and Mean'' (released earl ...
(co-written With
Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...
) *Good Times *Guitar in the Corner *Great Divide


H

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Half a Man One half ( : halves) is the irreducible fraction resulting from dividing one by two or the fraction resulting from dividing any number by its double. Multiplication by one half is equivalent to division by two, or "halving"; conversely, ...
*Half Black Half Leopard *Happiness Lives Next Door *Hard Edge Texas (co-written With
Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Nig ...
) *He's Not For You *Healing Hands Of Time *Heartaches Of A Fool *Heartland *Heaven And Hell *Heebie Jeebie Blues No. 2 *Hej Meddig *Hello Darling *Hello Fool *Hello Wall Number 2 *
Hello Walls "Hello Walls" is an American country music song written by Willie Nelson and first recorded by Faron Young. It became a massive hit in 1961, reaching #1 country and spent 23 weeks on the chart. On other charts, it peaked at #12 pop, and was Youn ...
*Hero *Hint Of Song *Hold Me Tighter *Home Is Where You're Happy *Home Motel *Homecoming In Heaven *Hot Blooded Woman *Hot Time In Music City Blues *How Does It Feel *How Long Is Forever


I

*I Am The Forest *I Can Cry Again *I Can Get Off On You *I Can Still Reach Yesterday *I Can't Find The Time *I Didn't Sleep A Wink *I Don't Feel Anything *I Don't Go To Funerals (co-written with Buddy Cannon) *I Don't Know Where I Am Today *I Don't Know a Thing About Love *I Don't Understand *I Feel Sorry For Him *I Gotta Get Drunk *I Guard The Canadian Border *I Guess I've Come To Live Here *I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye *I Just Don't Understand *I Just Stopped By *I Let My Mind Wander *I Live One Day At A Time *
I Never Cared For You "I Never Cared For You" is a song written by country music singer Willie Nelson. Nelson recorded the song during his stint with Monument Records, and eventually became his only single released by the label. While the release failed to achieve nat ...
*I Should Have Kissed Her More *I Still Can't Believe You're Gone *I Thought About You *I Thought I Left You *I Want A Girl *I Want To Be Alone *I Write You Letters *I'd Already Cheated On You *I'd Rather You Didn't Love Me *I'll Stay Around *I'm A Memory *I'm Building Heartaches *I'm Falling In Love Again *I'm Gonna Lose A Lot Of Teardrops *I'm Not Trying To Forget You *I'm So Ashamed *I'm Still Not Over You *I'm Waiting forever *I’ve Got A Wonderful Future *I’ve Just Destroyed The World *I’ve Loved You All Over The World *I’ve Seen All This World I Care to See *If You Could Only See *If You Really Loved Me *In God's Eyes *In The Car Again *Is The Better Part Over *Is There Something On Your Mind *Island In The Sea *It Could Be Said That Way *It Should Be Easier Now *It's A Dream Come True *It's Not For Me To Understand *It's Not Supposed To Be That Way *It's Only Money (co-written with Buddy Cannon)


J

*Jimmy's Road *Jingle Bells (James Pierpont, rearranged) *Just As I Am (Charlotte Elliott, William B. Bradbury) *Just For The Moment


K

*Kneel At The Feet Of Jesus


L

*Laying My Burdens Down *Laws of Nature *Lear And A Limo (co-written With
Mickey Raphael Michael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael (born November 7, 1951) is an American harmonica player, music producer and actor best known for his work with Willie Nelson, with whom he has toured as part of The Family since 1973. He has performed or reco ...
) *Leave Alone *Let Me Be A Man *Let My Heart Be Broken *Let's Pretend We’re Strangers *Little Old Fashioned Karma *Little Things *Live Every Day (co-written with Buddy Cannon) *Local Memory *Loco *London *Lonely Little Mansion *Looking For A Place To Fall (co-written With
Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled af ...
And Freddy Powers)


M

*Makin's Of A Song (co-written With Max Barnes, Waylon Jennings And Troy Seals) *
Man With the Blues "Man With the Blues" is a song by country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. After moving to Fort Worth, Texas, and quitting the music business for a year, Nelson returned to perform on the KCUL's Country Hoedown. Through a booking agent, he w ...
*Mariachi *Matador *Me And Paul *Mean Old Greyhound Bus *Message *Misery Mansion *More Than One Way To Cry *
Mr. Record Man "Mr. Record Man" is a song written by country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. After writing the song, Nelson moved to Houston, Texas, where due to his financial issues, tried to sell it to Larry Butler. Butler, who rejected to buy the song ...
*My Heart Was A Dancer (co-written with Buddy Cannon) *My Kind Of Girl *My Love *My Love For The Rose *My Own Peculiar Way


N

*New Way To Cry *
Night Life Nightlife is a collective term for entertainment that is available and generally more popular from the late evening into the early hours of the morning. It includes pubs, bars, nightclubs, parties, live music, concerts, cabarets, theatre, ci ...
*No Love Around *
No Place for Me "No Place for Me" is the debut single of country singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. Nelson recorded the song while working as a disc jockey at KVAN in Vancouver, Washington, using a studio of the radio. Through a DJ he met during his time working o ...
*No Tomorrow In Sight *Nobody Said It Was Going To Be Easy *Nobody Slides My Friend


O

*O’er The Waves (Juventino Rosas, rearranged) *Old Age And Treachery * On the Road Again *On The Road Too Long *Once Along *One Day At A Time *One In A Row *One Step Beyond *Opportunity To Cry *Our Chain Of Love *Over You Again


P

*Pages * Part Where I Cry *
The Party's Over The Party's Over may refer to: Film and TV * ''The Party's Over'' (1934 film), starring Stuart Erwin and Ann Sothern, based on the 1933 Broadway play * ''The Party's Over'' (1965 film), directed by Guy Hamilton, starring Oliver Reed, with a ...
*Permanently Lonely *Pet Wrangler *Phases, Stages, Circles, Cycles *Pick Up The Pieces *Pick Up The Tempo *Place To Fall Apart (co-written With Merle Haggard And Freddy Powers) *Pretend I Never Happened *
Pretty Paper ''Pretty Paper'' is the first Christmas album and 24th studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was also his last release of the 1970s. Nelson reunited with producer/arranger Booker T. Jones, with whom he had collaborated on the acclai ...
*Pride Wins Again *Promises Promises *Pullamo


R

*Rainy Day Blues *Raysha's Theme *Remember The Good Times *Ridge Top *Right From Wrong *Road Happy (co-written With
Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...
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Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" is a Willie Nelson single from his 2012 album ''Heroes''. The song written by Willie Nelson, Buddy Cannon, Rich Alves, John Colgin and Mike McQuerry, features vocals by Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson and Jame ...
*Run Jody Run


S

*Sad Songs And Waltzes *Save Your Tears *Send Me a Picture *Shall We Gather *She Always Comes Back To Me *She Is Gone *She Might Call *She's Gone (co-written With Fred Foster) *She's Not For You *She's Still Gone (Shirley Nelson) *Shelter Of My Arms *Shotgun Willie *Sister's Coming Home *Sit On My Lap *Sitting Here In Limbo (Written by Jimmy Cliff and Guilly Bright) *Slow Down Old World *So Much To Do *So You Think You're A Cowboy *Solidarity *Some Other Time *Somebody Pick Up My Pieces *Someone Waiting For You *Something To Think About *Sometimes She Lies (Harlan Howard, rearranged) *Somewhere In Texas *Songwriter *Sorrow Tearing Me Apart *Sound In Your Mind *Spirit I-iii *Spirit Of E Nine *Stage Coach Score (co-written With David Alan Coe) *Still Is Still Moving To Me * Storm Has Just Begun *Storm Within My Heart *Suffer In Silence *Summer Of Roses


T

*Take My Advice (co-written With David Alan Coe) *Take My Word *Talk To Me *Tell It To Jesus *Ten with a Two *Texas *That's What Children Are For *That's Why I Love Her *
The Wall ''The Wall'' is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/CBS Records. It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded rock star whose eventual self-imp ...
*There Are Worse Things Than Be *There Goes A Man *There Is No Easy Way *There shall be showers of blessing (written by Daniel Webster in 1883) *There's A Way *There's Gonna Be Love In My Home *There's No Tomorrow In Sight *There's Worse Things Than Being Alone *These Are Difficult Times *They're All The Same *Things To Remember *Three Days *Time Of The Preacher *To Make A Long Story Short (She's Gone) *Today's Gonna Make A Wonderful *Too Sick To Pray *Too Young To Settle Down (co-written With Jack Rhodes) * Touch Me *Tougher Than Leather *Truth Will Set You Free *Turn Out The Lights (co-written By Hank Craig) *Twice The Man (co-written With Edwin Griens And Maribeth Murray) *Two Different Roads (Hank Cochran,
Jan Crutchfield Jan Crutchfield (February 26, 1938 – October 30, 2012) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known for writing " Statue of a Fool", which was first recorded in 1969 by Jack Greene and was a No. 1 hit on the Hot Coun ...
; rearranged) *Two Sides To Every Story *Two Stories Wide


U

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Uncloudy Day Uncloudy Day, also known as Unclouded Day, is a gospel song. Originally popular in church hymnals, it has come to be recorded many times over the years since, including being an early attention-getter for future star act the Staple Singers. In 1 ...
( THE UNCLOUDED DAY - Original Lyrics & Music: Josiah K. Alwood, circa 1880) *Undo The Right (co-written With Hank Cochran) *Used to Her


V

*Valentine *Vir Ewig Is Ek Joune


W

*Waiting Forever For You *Waiting Time *
Wake Me When It's Over ''Wake Me When It's Over'' is the second album by Faster Pussycat, released in 1989. The band moved away from the glam metal of their first album to a more blues-influenced sound. Music videos were produced for "Poison Ivy" and "House of Pain". ...
*Walking *Wanted On Mother (co-written With Harlan Howard) *Wasted/Revenge *We Don't Run *We Look For Love *We Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way *
What a Way to Live ''What a Way to Live'' is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His first album for Decca Records, it earned RIAA gold certification in the United States for sales of 500,000 copies. The tracks "She Dreams", "Goin ...
*What Can You Do To Me Now (co-written With Hank Cochran) *What Do You Think Of Her Now (co-written With Hank Cochran) *What Do You Want Me To Do *What Right Have I *When I’ve Sung My Last Hillbilly *When We Live Again *Where Do You Stand *Where Dreams Come to Die (co-written with Buddy Cannon) *Where My House Lives *Where's The Show *White Cadillac Convertible Blue *Who Do I Know In Dallas (co-written With Hank Cochran) *Who'll Buy My Memories (co-written With Eddie Noack) *Why Are You Picking On Me *Why Do I Have To Choose *Wilie Tuning *Will You Remember *Will You Remember Mine *Within Your Crowd *Wives and Girlfriends *Wonderful Future *Words Don't Fit The Picture *Write Your Own Song


Y

*Yesterday's Wine *You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore *You Dream About Me *You Left A Long Long Time Ago *You Memory Won't Die *You Ought To Hear Me Cry *You Took My Happiness Away *You'll Always Have Someone (co-written With Hank Cochran) *Your Country Boy *You Wouldn't Cross The Street


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