Biography:
James William (Bill) Anderson III (born November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is also a two-time game show host, most notably for his role as the host of Fandango on TNN.
One of the most successful songwriters in country music history, Bill Anderson was also a hugely popular singer in his own right, earning the nickname "Whispering Bill" for his gentle, airy vocal style and occasional spoken narrations.
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- Blessed Assurance
- Bright Lights And Country Music
- But You Know I Love You
- Candy Apple Red
- Corner Of My Life
- Did She Mention My Name
- Dissatisfied
- Don't She Look Good
- Easy Come Easy Go
- Every Time I Turn The Radio On
- Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands
- Get While The Gettin's Good
- Head To Toe
- How Married Are You Mary Ann
- I Can Do Nothing Alone
- I Get The Fever
- I'll Be Somewhere
- I'll Be Somewhere Listening For My Name
- I'll Be Waiting
- I'll Go Down Swinging
- If It's All The Same To You
- If You Can Live With It
- It Was Fun While It Lasted
- It's My Life
- Love's Not Love (till You Give It Away)
- Lovin' Pains
- No Fair Falling In Love
- No Thanks I Just Had One
- Po' Folks
- Quits
- Someday We'll Be Together
- Still
- Take My Hand Precious Lord
- Talking To The Wall
- Tell It Like It Was
- That's What Made Me Love You
- They're Not Teardrops
- Walk Out Backwards
- Wild Weekend
- You're Everything I Want
- You're Still The Only One I'll Ever Love
- Your Eyes Don't Lie To Me
- Across The Miles At Christmas
- All The Lonely Women In The World
- Dont She Look Good
- Five Little Fingers
- Get While The Gettins Good
- Happy State Of Mind
- Have You Seen Her
- I Hope She Stays There
- If Anything Ever Happened To You
- If Its All The Same To You
- Ill Be Somewhere
- Ill Be Somewhere Listening For My Name
- Ill Go Down Swinging
- Its My Life
- Ive Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand
- Loves Not Love
- Mama Sang A Song
- Ninety Nine Years
- Old Army Hat
- Po Folks
- Rock And Roll To Rock Of Ages
- Someday Well Be Together
- Thats What Made Me Love You
- Three Am
- Waffle House Christmas
- Your Eyes Dont Lie To Me
- Your Love Blows Me Away
- Youre Still The Only One Ill Ever Love
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Po' Folks
writtena and recorded by Bill Anderson
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There's a whole lot of people looking down their noses at me
D7 G
Cause I didn't come from a wealthy family
C G
There were ten of us living in a two room shack
D7 G
On the banks of the river by the railroad tracks
C G
We kept chickens in a pen in the back
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And everybody said we were Po' Folks
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My daddy was a farmer but all he ever raised was us
D7 G
He dug a forty-foot well struck thirty six gallons of dust
C G
The Salvation Army gave us clothes to wear
D7 G
A man from the county came to cut our hair
C G
We lived next door to a millionaire
D7 G
But we wasn't nothing but Po' Folks
C G
We was Po' Folks living in a rich folks world
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We sure was a hungry bunch
C G
If the wolf had ever come to our front door
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He'd a had to brought a picnic lunch
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My granddaddy's pension was a dollar and thirty-three cents
D7 G
That was ten dollars less than the landlord wanted for rent
C G
The landlord's letters got nasty indeed
D7 G
He wrote get out but Pa couldn't read
C G
And we were too broke to even pay heed
D7 G
But that's how it is when you're Po' Folks
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But we had something in our house money can't buy
D7 G
Kept us warm in the winter cool when the sun was high
C G
For whenever we didn't have food enough
D7 G
And the howling winds would get pretty rough
C G
We patched the cracks and set the table with love
D7 G
Cause that's what you do when you're Po' Folks
D7 G
And we wasn't nothing but Po' Folks
D7 G
My mom and my dad was Po' Folks
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My brother and my sister was Po' Folks
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My dog and my cat was Po' Folks
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And even the Po' Folks was Po' Folks
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