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Songs and Lyrics by Chas Williams
 14 MILES TO WALTERBORO 
14 miles to Walterboro
No more tears, no more sorrow
I'll be there sometime tomorrow
Just down the road is a place I know
Grew up there such a long time ago
Time's just goin' too damn slow
There's 14 miles to go
It's just a little country town in the middle of nowhere
People always treat you right
They know how to pray there
I'll be sittin on the front porch
Breathin in that country air
When I get down to Walterboro
Mama's got my sheets turned down upstairs in the bedroom
Mama's makin' something sweet in the middle of the afternoon
I'll be eating ice cream, likin' that serving spoon
When I get down to Walterboro
DON'T TRY TO TELL ME THE RAILROADS ARE GONE
(DISAPPEARING RAILROAD BLUES)
Don't try to tell me that the railroads are gone
I hear the whistle blowin' just before dawn
Hold on! Hold on!
Don't try to tell me that the railroads are dead
There's plenty of steel out there for that big rollin' sled
Roll on! Roll on!
You can't believe a word that people say
The railroads are here and they're here to stay
It's still that same old hobo's song
So long! So long!
repeat chorus
So take a trip on down the track
Don't even think about it -- don't look back
Hear that whistle sing a mournful song
So long! So long!
repeat chorus
So may the railroads never die
Let me hear the whistle blow in the by and by
I'm heading for the station and I'm movin' fast
So long! So long!
ALL I NEED IS A LITTLE RAIN
All I need is a little rain
To take away the pain in my heart
I've been sad and lonely since we had to part
And all I need is a little rain
It's the same old story – you've heard it a hundred times
Boy meets girl, girl leaves the boy behind
I don't know how it happened
I know I'm not to blame
And all I need is a little rain
DUBLIN GRANVILLE LINE
It's a breezy little engine
See it flyin by
From Dublin down to Granville
On the Dublin Granville Line
There's a young man at throttle
He waves as he drives by
It's a breezy little engine
On the Dublin Granville Line
Chorus:
Let the steam of of the throttle
You can hear the engine whine
Down the river by the moonlight
On the Dublin Granville Line
Cross the valley in evening
See the trees along road
The corn is golden yellow
The sun sinking low
Theres a bridge down over yonder
By morning I'll be there
With the river down below
There's something in the air
We'll dress up in our finest
The station in comes in sight
We'll make it down to Granville
Before the morning light
GOING TO THE GOVERNOR'S BALL
Chorus:
Put on your hats, shine up your shoes
Put you best dress on, forget about the blues
Don't worry 'bout tomorrow, no time to lose at all
'Cuase we're all goin' down to the governor's ball
We'll see the ladies in their satins and the men dressed in their browns
With a big brass band a-playin' as we're comin' into town
The house will be replenished, all the lights will be turned on
And the maids and butlers tending all the people on the lawn
repeat chorus
Who knows what will happen, who cares if it gets late
We're gonna dance and hoot and holler 'til they throw us out the gate
Raise a toast up to the governor and wish him all God's speed
For givin' the people a party, Lord
That's just what they need
repeat chorus, tag and out
I LOOKED DOWN THE RIVER 
I Looked Down the River as far as I could see
I Looked Down the River as far as I could see
And when Im gone (long gone)
Don't nobody cry for me
I saw a little birdie take off and fly away
I saw a little birdie take off and fly away
My darlin's left me (so sad)
And she won't come back to stay
There's a cold wind blowin' down the old railroad track
There's a cold wind blowin' down the old railroad track
Gonna climb on that old zypher (yes sir)
And I won't be coming back
They say we're going to heaven if we know how to pray
They say we're going to heaven if we know how to pray
Well I got no use for heaven (amen)
Just lay me in the ground someday
I Looked Down the River as far as I could see
I Looked Down the River as far as I could see
And when Im gone (long gone)
Don't nobody cry for me
ROLL THE ROCK AWAY
Chorus:
Help me roll the rock away from a sinner’s heart
Help me see the light of day, make a new start
Let me hear the jubilee from heaven above
Help me roll the rock away, show me God’s love
I left my children, I left my wife
I took up drinking and a drunkard’s life
I slept in doorways and out on the street
I lived like a beggar and then a thief
I met a rich man stabbed him with a knife
I took his money, nearly took his life
Now I’m doing hard time way down in the pen
They’ll let me out but I don’t know when
My little children, my darling wife
I’ve caused them trouble, I’ve caused them strife
I know they love me, I know they care
So I’m on my knees Lord, saying this prayer
 WHEN OUR HOUSE
BURNS DOWN
We say we love religion
Goin' to church on Sunday
We say we love salvation and the rights of man
Then we blame each other
Don't love one another
We won't help our brother even though we can
There'll be fire on the mountain
Fire in the valley
Fire in the country and fire in the town
We'll all run for cover
Nowhere can be found
God save the nation when our house has burned down
Well the good men through the ages
Have struggled for salvation
They've struggled for redemption and the rights of man
We don't seem to want it
Can't seem to understand it
We run the wrong direction just as fast as we can
There is hope for the nation
There is hope for salvation
There is hope for the suffering and sinners alike
So get to work my brother
Try to understand it
If you understand it you can make it right
THE ROAD WHERE JESUS WALKED
[Em] Come brothers and sisters
And [G] go along with me
Let's [Am] take the road that [Em] Jesus walked
By the [D] shores of the Gali-[Em]-lee
Here's the place where Jesus stood
When he gathered in his men
They gave up everything they had and they did follow him
Here's the place where Jesus preached
When they all called out for food
He had seven loaves and fishes and he fed the multitude
Get in this boat and sail with me
Out on the Galilee
Here's the place where Jesus stood when he walked upon the sea
The waves did rise and the men did cry
"We're fallin' overboard"
Oh, ye men of little faith just trust unto the Lord
He walked on land, and he walked on sea
By the shores of the Galilee
He came to save us from our sins and he died for you and me
He raised up Lazarus from the dead
And he made the blind to see
He was just a country preacher from the shores of the Galilee
He was [D] just a country [Am] preacher
from the [C] shores of the [D] Gali-[Em]-lee
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