Trouble in the Amen Corner
Hank Thompson

It was a stylish congregation you could see they'd been around
And they had the biggest pipe organ of any church in town
But over in the Amen Corner of that church sat Brother Ira
And he insisted every Sunday on singing in the choir
His voice was cracked and broken age had touched his vocal chords
And nearly every Sunday he'd get behind and miss the words
Well at last the storm cloud burst and the church was told in vine
That Brother Ira must stop his singing or the choir was gonna resign
So the pastor appointed a committee I think it was three or four
And they got their big fine car and drove up to Ira's door
They found the choir's great trouble sittin' in an old arm chair
And the summer's golden sunbeams lay upon his snow white hair
Said York we're here dear Brother with the best res approbation
To discuss a little matter that affects the congregation
Now it was our understanding when we bargained for the chair
That they were to relieve us that is they'd do the singin' for us
Now we don't want no singin' except what we've bought
The newest tunes are all the rage the old ones stand for nought
And so we have decided are you listenin' Brother Ira
You'll have to stop your singin' it's messin' up our choir
The old man raised his head a sign that he did hear
And on his cheek the three men caught the glitter of a tear
His feeble hands pushed back the locks as white as silky snow
And he answered the committee in a voice both soft and low
I've sung the songs of David nearly eighty years said he
They've been my staff and comfort all along life's dreary way
I'm sorry if I disturbed the choir I guess I'm doin' wrong
But when my heart is filled with praise I can't hold back a song
I wonder if beyond the tide that's breaking at my feet
In that far off heavenly temple where my Master I shall meet
Yes I wonder if when I try to sing the songs of God up higher
I wonder if they'll kick me out up there for singin' in Heaven's choir
A silence filled the little room the old man bowed his head
The committee went on back to town but Brother Ira was dead
Oh the choir missed him for a while but he was soon forgot
And a few church goers watched the door but the old man entered not
Far away his voice is sweet and he sings his heart's desire
Where there are no church committees and no fashionable choirs


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  I Guess I'm Getting Over You   Rovin' Gambler   A Six Pack to Go   A Bloss0m Fell   A Fooler, A Faker (1954)   A Girl in the Night   A Good Man Is Hard To Find   A Maiden's Prayer   A Six Pack to Go   Across The Alley Of The Alamo   After All The Things I've Done   After All The Things I've Done   Ages And Ages Ago   Always Late (with Your Kisses)   Anniversary Waltz   Answer Me My Love   Anybody's Girl   Anybody's Girl (1959)   Anybody’s Girl   Anybody’s Girl   At The Rainbow's End   Baby I Need Lovin'   Baby I Need Lovin'   Back Street Affair   Be My Life’s Companion   Beaumont Rag   Beer Barrel Polka   Behind Closed Doors   Big Beaver   Big Beaver [Instrumental]   Blackboard Of My Heart   Blackboard Of My Heart (1956)   Blue Christmas   Blue Skirt Waltz   Brand On My Heart   Breakin' In Another Heart   Breakin' The Rules   Breakin' In Another Heart   Breakin' The Rules   Bright Lights And Blonde Haired Women   Bubbles In My Beer   Bummin' Around   Bummin' Around   Cocaine Blues   Cold Hard Facts of Life   Corner Of My Life   Country Bumpkin   Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea   Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea   Deep Elm Blues   Deep In The Heart Of Texas   Detour   Dinner For One, Please James   Don't Get Around Much Anymore   Don't Look Now (but Your Broken Heart Is Showing)   Don't Take It Out On Me   Don't Get Around Much Anymore   Don't Look Now (but Your Broken Heart Is Show...   Don't Take It Out On Me   Dont Look Now   Down Yonder   Drivin' Nails In My Coffin   Drivin' Nails In My Coffin   Drunkard's Blues   Drunkard's Blues   Dry Bread   Dusty Skies   Everlasting Hills Of Oklahoma   Faded Love   Foggy River   Fooler A Faker   Forgive Me   Four In The Morning   Gathering Flowers From The Hillside   Girl In The Night   Give A Little Take A Little   Gloria   Glow-Worm   Gotta Sell Them Chickens   Grass Looks Greener Over Yonder   Green Light   Gypsy   Gypsy And The Tea Leaves   Hang Your Head In Shame   Hangover Heart   Hangover Tavern   Have I Told You Lately That I Love You   He'll Have To Go   Headin' Down The Wrong Highway   Headin' Down The Wrong Highway   Heart Full Of Love   Here Comes Santa Claus   Home In San Antone   Honky - Tonk Girl   Honky Tonk Girl   Honky-Tonk Girl (1954)   How Cold Hearted Can You Get   How Do You Feel   Humpty Dumpty Heart   I Cast A Lonesome Shadow   I Didn't Mean To Fall In Love   I Didn't Mean To Fall In Love   I Don't Hurt Anymore   I Don't Want To Know   I Don't Hurt Anymore   I Don't Want To Know   I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair   I Find You Cheatin' On Me   I Find You Cheatin' On Me   I Gotta Have My Baby Back   I Guess I'm Gettin' Over You   I Guess I'm Gettin' Over You   I Keep Meeting Girls Like You   I Left My Gal In The Mountains   I Recall A Gypsy Woman   I Saw My Mother's Name   I Saw My Mother's Name   I Was The First One   I Wouldn't Miss It For The World   I Wouldn't Miss It For The World   I'd Do It Again   I'd Like To Tell You   I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die   I'll Be Around   I'll Be Your Sweetheart For A Day   I'll Keep On Loving You   I'll Sign My Heart Away (Saddle Bronc Riding)   I'll Step Aside   I'm Tired of Pretending   I've Convinced Everybody But Myself   I'd Do It Again   I'd Like To Tell You   I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die   I'll Be Around   I'll Be Your Sweetheart For A Day   I'll Keep On Loving You   I'll Sign My Heart Away (Saddle Bronc Riding)   I'm Afraid I Lied   I'm Movin' On   I'm Tired Of Pretending   I've Convinced Everybody But Myself   If Luvin' You Is Wrong   If You've Got The Money (i've Got The Time)   If You've Got The Money (i've Got The Ti...   In the Back of Your Mind   In The Jailhouse Now   In The Mood   In The Valley Of The Moon   It Makes No Difference Now   It's My Fault   It's My Fault   John Henry   Johnson Rag   Just A Little While   Just An Old Faded Photograph   Just One Step Away   Lawdy What A Gal   Lazy River   Left My Gal In The Mountains   Let Me Call You Sweetheart   Letter Edged In Black   Little Blossom   Little Rosewood Casket   Lord Knows I'm Drinking   Lord Knows I'm Drinking   Lost Highway   Love Thief   Love Thief   Lovin' On Back Streets   Luckiest Heartache in Town   Make Room In Your Heart (for A Memory)   Mama Don't Allow (1975)   Mama Don’t Allow   Mama Don’t Allow   May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister   Most Of All   Most Of All (1955)   Mother The Queen Of My Heart   My Front Door Is Open   My Old Flame   My Rough And Rowdy Ways   New Deal Of Love   New Green Light   New Wears Off Too Fast   New Wears Off Too Fast   Nine Pound Hammer   No Help Wanted   Oklahoma Hills   Oklahoma Hills (1961)   Older The Violin The Sweeter The Music   Older The Violin The Sweeter The Music (1974)   Ole Napoleon   On Tap, In The Can, Or In The Bottle   On Tap, In The Can, Or In The Bottle (1968)   Orange Blossom Special   Paper Doll   Paying Off The Interest With My Tears   Pick Me Up On Your Way Down   Pop A Top   Rednecks, White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer   Right Or Wrong   Rock In The Ocean   Roving Gambler   Rub-A-Dub-Dub   Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer   San Antonio Rose   Santa Claus Is Coming To Town   Scotch And Soda   September In The Rain   She Thinks I Still Care   She's A Girl Without Any Sweetheart   She's Just A Whole Lot Like You   She's A Girl Without Any Sweetheart   She's Just A Whole Lot Like You   Shenandoah Waltz   Shotgun Boogie   Signed Sealed And Delivered   Silver Bells   Simple Simon Simple Heart   Sing Me Something Sentimental   Six Days On The Road   Six Pack To Go   Sixteen Tons   Sixty Minute Man   Slippin’ Around   Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette   Soft Lips   Someone Can Steal You From Me   Someone Can Steal Your Love from Me   Southern Loving   Squaws Along The Yukon   Standing On The Outside Looking In Now   Steel Guitar Rag   Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love   Take a Look at This Broken Heart of Mine   Take A Look At This Broken Heart Of Mine   Take Me Back To Tulsa   Take The “a” Train   Take The “a” Train   Teach 'em How To Swim   Teach 'em How To Swim   Tears Are Only Rain   The Anniversary Waltz   The Blackboard of My Heart   The Eyes Of Texas   The Grass Looks Greener over Yonder   The Green Light   The Gypsy   The Luckiest Heartache in Town   The New Green Light   The New Wears Off Too Fast   The New Wears Off Too Fast   The Tramp On The Street   The Wild Side of Life   There’s A Honky Tonk Angel (whoÃ...   There’s A Little Bit Of Everythin...   Theres A Little Bit Of Everything In Texas   This Train   This World Is Not My Home   Those Things Money Can't Buy   Those Things Money Can't Buy   Three Times Seven   Till Then   Today   Together Again   Tomorrow Night   Too In Love   Total Stranger   Wabash Cannonball   Waiting In The Lobby Of Your Heart   Wake Up Irene   Wake Up Irene   Wake Up Irene   Wake Up, Irene   Walking The Floor Over You   Warm Red Wine   We Wish You A Merry Christmas   We've Gone Too Far   We've Gone Too Far   What Made Her Change   What Will I Do Next Monday   What's Made Milwaukee Famous (had Made A Lose...   When God Dips His Love In My Heart   When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again   When The Saints Go Marching In   When You're Lovin' You're Livin'   When You're Lovin' You're Livin...   When Your Love Burns Low   Where Is Your Heart Tonight   Where My Sweet Baby Used To Walk   White Christmas   Who Left The Door To Heaven Open   Who Left The Door To Heaven Open (1974)   Whoa Sailor   Whoa, Sailor   Wild Side Of Life   Wildwood Flower   Wildwood Flower [Instrumental]   Won’t You Ride In My Little Red W...   Wreck Of The Old ’97   Yesterday's Girl   Yesterday's Girl   You Always Hurt The One You Love   You Remembered Me   You'll Be The One   You'll Be The One   You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves...

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