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♪ ♪ Throw my ticket out the window ♪ ♪ And throw my suitcase out there, too ♪ ♪ Throw my troubles out the door ♪ ♪ I don't need them anymore ♪ ♪ 'Cause tonight ♪ ♪ I'll be staying here with you ♪ That's right.

♪ ♪ I should have left this town this morning ♪ ♪ But that was more than I could do ♪ ♪ Well, your love comes on so strong ♪ ♪ And I've waited all day long for tonight ♪ ♪ when I'll be staying here with you ♪ ♪ ♪ Is it really any wonder ♪ ♪ The love that a stranger might receive?

♪ ♪ You cast your spell and I went under ♪ ♪ Now I find it so difficult to leave ♪ ♪ ♪ I can hear that whistle blowin' ♪ ♪ ♪ See that stationmaster, too ♪ ♪ If there's a poor boy on the street ♪ ♪ And then let him take my seat ♪ ♪ 'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Throw my ticket out the window ♪ ♪ ♪ Throw my suitcase out there, too ♪ ♪ ♪ Throw my troubles out the door ♪ ♪ I don't need them anymore ♪ ♪ 'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you ♪ ♪ Yeah, tonight I'll be staying here with you ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] Yeah, all right!

[applause and cheering] One, two, three!

♪ ♪ Well, clouds so swift ♪ ♪ The rain won't lift ♪ ♪ The gate won't close, the railing's froze ♪ ♪ So get your mind off wintertime ♪ ♪ You ain't going nowhere ♪ ♪ Whoo-ee, ride me high ♪ ♪ Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come ♪ ♪ Oh, ho, are we gonna fly ♪ ♪ Down in the easy chair ♪ Sing it, man.

♪ Well, buy me a flute and a gun that shoots ♪ ♪ Tailgates and substitutes ♪ ♪ Strap yourself to a tree with roots ♪ ♪ 'Cause you ain't going nowhere ♪ ♪ Whoo-ee, ride me high ♪ ♪ Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come ♪ ♪ Oh, ho, are we gonna fly ♪ ♪ Down in the easy chair ♪ Come on!

♪ ♪ ♪ Well, now, I don't care ♪ ♪ how many letters they sent ♪ ♪ The morning came and the morning went ♪ ♪ So, pack up your money and pick up your tent ♪ ♪ 'Cause you ain't going nowhere ♪ ♪ Whoo-ee, ride me high ♪ ♪ Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come ♪ ♪ Oh, ho, are we gonna fly ♪ ♪ Down in the easy chair ♪ Come on, buddy!

♪ ♪ ♪ Whoo-ee, ride me high ♪ ♪ Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come ♪ ♪ Oh, ho, are we gonna fly ♪ ♪ Down in the easy chair ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] I like that sound you're making right here.

That's gonna go really good with this song, it was written by a buddy, Mr. Michael Martin Murphey.

It's a song called, tune called "The Cosmic Cowboy" here, and it's got a part in it for just you guys.

It says, "I just want to be a cosmic cowboy, I just want to ride and rope and hoot," which is your cue to give us a big ol'...

AUDIENCE: Hooo!

JEFF: And I mean a big ol'...

AUDIENCE: Hooo!

♪ ♪ Merry-go-rounds and burial grounds ♪ ♪ Are all the same to me ♪ ♪ Horses on posts and kids and ghosts ♪ ♪ Are spirits that we like to set free ♪ ♪ Them city slicker pickers ♪ ♪ They got a lot of slicker licks than me ♪ ♪ Whoa, but riding the range and acting strange ♪ ♪ Is where I want to be ♪ ♪ And I just want to be a cosmic cowboy ♪ ♪ ♪ And I just want to ride and rope and hoot ♪ Come on, now.

AUDIENCE: Hooo!

JEFF: All right!

♪ I just want to be a cosmic cowboy ♪ ♪ Yes, I do ♪ ♪ I said, a supernatural country rockin' galoot ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, skinny dippin' and cold beer sippin' ♪ ♪ and steel guitar ♪ ♪ Yeah, they're just as good as Hollywood ♪ ♪ and some boogie-woogie bar ♪ ♪ I'm gonna buy me a vest and I'll head out west ♪ ♪ My woman and myself ♪ ♪ And when we come to town ♪ ♪ the people gather round ♪ ♪ And marvel at our health ♪ ♪ And I just want to be a cosmic cowboy ♪ ♪ ♪ And I just want to ride and rope and hoot ♪ Come on, now.

AUDIENCE: Hooo!

JEFF: All right!

♪ I just want to be a cosmic cowboy ♪ ♪ Yes, I do ♪ ♪ I said, a supernatural country rockin' galoot ♪ Come on, buddy.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ There's a big raccoon and a harvest moon ♪ ♪ Somewhere in my mind ♪ ♪ A home on the range where the antelope play ♪ ♪ Is pretty dang hard to find ♪ ♪ So don't you bury me on the lone prairie ♪ ♪ I'd rather play there live ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm doin' my best to keep a-comin' west ♪ ♪ My little Bronco in four-wheel drive ♪ ♪ And I just want to be a cosmic cowboy ♪ ♪ Cosmic cowboy ♪ ♪ Well, I just want to ride and rope and hoot ♪ Come on.

AUDIENCE: Hooo!

♪ Oh, I just want to be a cosmic cowboy ♪ ♪ Yes, I do ♪ ♪ I said, a supernatural country rockin' galoot ♪ ♪ ♪ La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] Yeah, buddy!

[applause and cheering] My baby boy.

[applause and cheering] Please give it up for Jaime Hanna.

[applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ If you're traveling ♪ ♪ in the north country fair ♪ [audience whooping] ♪ Where the winds hit heavy ♪ ♪ on the border line ♪ ♪ Remember me to one who lives there ♪ ♪ ♪ For she once was a true love of mine ♪ ♪ ♪ If you go when the snowflakes storm ♪ ♪ Where the winters freeze and summer ends ♪ ♪ Please see she has a coat so warm ♪ ♪ To keep her from the howling winds ♪ ♪ ♪ Please see for me if her hair hangs long ♪ ♪ If it rolls and flows all down her breast ♪ ♪ ♪ Please see for me if her hair hangs long ♪ ♪ ♪ For that's the way I remember her best ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm wondering if she remembers me at all ♪ ♪ ♪ Many times I've often prayed ♪ ♪ ♪ In the darkness of my night ♪ ♪ ♪ And in the brightness of my day ♪ ♪ ♪ So if you're traveling ♪ ♪ in the north country fair ♪ ♪ Where the winds hit heavy ♪ ♪ on the border line ♪ ♪ Remember me to one who lives there ♪ ♪ ♪ For she once was a true love of mine ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] [applause and cheering] Jaime Hanna.

[applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ She got everything she needs ♪ ♪ She's an artist, she don't look back ♪ ♪ She got everything she needs ♪ ♪ She's an artist, she don't look back ♪ ♪ She can take the dark out of the nighttime ♪ ♪ Paint the daytime black ♪ ♪ ♪ You will start out standing ♪ ♪ Proud to steal her anything she sees ♪ ♪ ♪ You will start out standing ♪ ♪ Proud to steal her anything she sees ♪ ♪ ♪ But you'll wind up ♪ ♪ peeking through her keyhole ♪ ♪ upon your knees ♪ All right!

♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, she never stumbles ♪ ♪ She got no place to fall ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, she never stumbles ♪ ♪ She got no place to fall ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, she's nobody's child ♪ ♪ And the law can't touch her at all ♪ ♪ ♪ She wears an Egyptian ring ♪ ♪ That sparkles before she speaks ♪ ♪ ♪ She wears an Egyptian ring ♪ ♪ That sparkles before she speaks ♪ ♪ ♪ She's a hypnotist collector ♪ ♪ And you are a walking antique ♪ Come on, Ross.

♪ ♪ ♪ Bow down to her on Sunday ♪ ♪ Salute her when her birthday comes ♪ ♪ ♪ Bow down to her on Sunday ♪ ♪ Salute her when her birthday comes ♪ ♪ ♪ For Halloween, give her a trumpet ♪ ♪ And for Christmas, buy her a drum ♪ Yeah!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hey-o!

♪ [applause and cheering] My!

I'd like to bring a really good friend of ours out here in a second.

[plucking guitar] This woman is an amazing banjo player.

[plucking guitar] IBMA award-winning banjo player.

Grammy award winner.

Please make welcome to the stage Miss Alison Brown, y'all.

[applause and cheering] She's also the only Harvard graduate on this stage right now.

[laughter] This is a song we recorded on the third Will the Circle Be Unbroken album.

It's a... [strums guitar] ...okay, a little gospel number, kids.

♪ ♪ ♪ Come, brothers, sisters ♪ ♪ and don't fall asleep ♪ ♪ Pray night and day ♪ ♪ or you'll sink in the deep ♪ ♪ Fathers and mothers are prayin' so loud ♪ ♪ Lord, won't you take me in your lifeboat?

♪ ♪ Take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ Lord, take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ It will stand the ragin' storm ♪ ♪ Take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ Lord, take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ It will bear my spirit home ♪ Come on, Ross!

♪ ♪ ♪ Ross Holmes, y'all!

[applause and cheering] ♪ The clouds are so heavy ♪ ♪ The wind is so loud ♪ ♪ Thunder rolling, bursting in the cloud ♪ ♪ They pray to their shipmates ♪ ♪ for what they had done ♪ ♪ Took the dyin' sinners in their lifeboat ♪ ♪ Take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ Lord, take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ It will stand the ragin' storm ♪ ♪ Take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ Lord, take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ It will bear my spirit home ♪ Come on, Alison!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ Lord, take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ It will stand the ragin' storm ♪ ♪ Oh, take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ Lord, take me in your lifeboat ♪ ♪ It will bear my spirit home ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] Alison Brown, y'all!

[applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ May God bless and keep you always ♪ ♪ May your wishes all come true ♪ ♪ May you always do for others ♪ ♪ And let others do for you ♪ ♪ May you build a ladder to the stars ♪ ♪ And climb on every rung ♪ ♪ And may you stay forever young ♪ ♪ May you stay forever young ♪ ♪ May your hands always be busy ♪ ♪ May your feet always be swift ♪ ♪ May you have a strong foundation ♪ ♪ When the winds of changes shift ♪ ♪ May your heart always be joyful ♪ ♪ May your song always be sung ♪ ♪ And may you stay forever young ♪ ♪ May you stay forever young ♪ ♪ Forever young ♪ ♪ Forever young ♪ ♪ May you stay ♪ ♪ Forever young ♪ ♪ ♪ May you grow up to be righteous ♪ ♪ May you grow up to be true ♪ ♪ May you always know the truth ♪ ♪ And see the lights surrounding you ♪ ♪ May you always be courageous ♪ ♪ Stand upright and be strong ♪ ♪ And may you stay forever young ♪ ♪ May you stay forever young ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Forever young ♪ ♪ Forever young ♪ ♪ May you stay ♪ ♪ Forever young ♪ ♪ May you stay ♪ ♪ Forever young ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] Thank you!

[applause and cheering] How about a hand for this guy back here playing the harmonica, folks?

Mr. Jimmie Fadden, y'all.

[applause and cheering] JIMMIE: Thank you!

[applause and cheering] Thank you.

[applause and cheering] JEFF: Jimmie's gonna sing one for you right now.

This is a tune that we recorded on the very first Will the Circle Be Unbroken album.

And, uh, man, how 'bout that?

He sang it on the record, by the way.

[strums guitar] All right, Jimmie.

And this is a little bar-hoppin' tune, kids.

[audience whooping] It's called "Honky Tonkin'."

A one, two, three.

♪ ♪ If you are sad and lonely ♪ ♪ Got no place to go ♪ ♪ Call me up, mama ♪ ♪ Bring along some dough ♪ ♪ And we'll go honky tonkin' ♪ ♪ Honky tonkin' ♪ ♪ Honky tonkin', honey, baby ♪ ♪ We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When you and your daddy have a fallin' out ♪ ♪ Call me up, mama ♪ ♪ We'll go steppin' out ♪ ♪ And we'll go honky tonkin' ♪ ♪ Honky tonkin' ♪ ♪ Honky Tonkin', honey baby ♪ ♪ We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Goin' to the city ♪ ♪ To the city fair ♪ ♪ If you go to the city ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ You will meet me there ♪ ♪ And we'll go honky tonkin' ♪ ♪ Honky tonkin' ♪ ♪ Honky tonkin', honey baby ♪ ♪ We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town ♪ ♪ ♪ And we'll go honky tonkin' ♪ ♪ Honky tonkin' ♪ ♪ Honky tonkin', honey baby ♪ ♪ We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] [applause and cheering] JEFF: This is a tune that Jimmie wrote that, uh, it was inspired by a Willie Nelson gig we did years ago.

Got some Willie fans out there tonight?

[cheering] We love Willie Nelson for a whole bunch of reasons.

[laughter] We toured a lot with Willie over the years, and from what people tell us, we had a really good time.

[laughter] But Willie got together with Neil Young and John Mellencamp and some other fine folks a few years back, back in 1985, actually, and started a thing called Farm Aid.

[cheering] All about the American family farmer.

And we were mighty proud to play that first fundraiser.

We played a bunch of them, but that, that first fundraiser in 1985 in Champaign, Illinois, great lineup of folks including, Bob Dylan was there, and, uh, Neil Young, of course, Johnny, you know.

[cheering] Uh, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

That was so good.

It was.

[applause and cheering] Really inspiring, really inspiring, but Jimmie, when we got home, Jimmie was particularly moved by that experience, wrote this tune.

I think it's one of our best.

It's called "The Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)."

♪ ♪ Sittin' alone in the dark ♪ ♪ Wasting my time in the park ♪ ♪ 'Cause I got ♪ ♪ Nowhere to go ♪ ♪ I had me a job till the market fell out ♪ ♪ Tried hard to borrow but there was no help ♪ ♪ Now I got nowhere to go ♪ ♪ I need a job for these two hands ♪ ♪ I'm a workin' man ♪ ♪ Nowhere to go ♪ ♪ ♪ One last look at my land ♪ ♪ Auctioneer with his gavel in hand ♪ ♪ and he said ♪ ♪ "Daddy, it's got to go" ♪ ♪ Worked this piece all of my life ♪ ♪ Broke my heart and it took my wife ♪ ♪ Now I got nothing to show ♪ ♪ ♪ I need a job for these two hands ♪ ♪ I'm a workin' man ♪ ♪ Nowhere to go ♪ ♪ I wandered aimless through your city ♪ ♪ With my dirt workin' boots ♪ ♪ and my old straw hat in hand ♪ ♪ ♪ Singin' a song by Woody Guthrie ♪ ♪ That's right ♪ ♪ This land is your land ♪ ♪ It ain't my land ♪ ♪ I'm a workin' man ♪ ♪ Nowhere to go ♪ ♪ ♪ I was born to the sunrise ♪ ♪ Breaking back all day ♪ ♪ Now I've got ♪ ♪ Something to say ♪ ♪ I am broke but not broken ♪ ♪ No, I'm not alone ♪ ♪ There's a lot of good folks ♪ ♪ with nowhere to go ♪ ♪ Are they ever gonna understand?

♪ ♪ You can't leave a workin' man ♪ ♪ Nowhere to go ♪ ♪ Are they ever gonna understand?

♪ ♪ You can't leave a workin' man ♪ ♪ Nowhere to go ♪ ♪ I got nowhere to go!

♪ ♪ Nowhere to go ♪ ♪ ♪ Nowhere to go ♪ ♪ ♪ Nowhere to go ♪ ♪ ♪ I got nowhere to go ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] Jimmie Fadden, y'all!

[applause and cheering] There's a couple folks I'd like to bring onstage right now, two of my favorite musicians, singers, songwriters.

This, uh, this guy has, like, done amazing stuff, and one of my favorite things he's done-- Well, for one thing, he played in Bob Dylan's band for eight years, which is pretty amazing.

[cheering] Won a bunch, won a bunch of Grammy awards as a, as a picker and producer and, uh, incredible, and, and he did something that was really great.

I know a lot of people in this room feel this way.

When Levon Helm came back from throat cancer years ago, he cut a series of albums called "Dirt Farmer" and "Electric Dirt" and "Ramble at the Ryman" right here.

Those records were produced by this fellow here I'm gonna bring on right now.

Please give it up for Larry Campbell, y'all.

[applause and cheering] And Teresa Williams, as well.

Amazing singer.

[applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ They say everything can be replaced ♪ [cheering] ♪ They say every distance is not near ♪ ♪ ♪ So I remember every face ♪ ♪ ♪ Of every man who put me here ♪ ♪ ♪ I see my light come shinin' ♪ ♪ From the west down to the east ♪ ♪ ♪ Any day now, any day now ♪ ♪ I shall be released ♪ ♪ ♪ They say every man needs protection ♪ ♪ They say that every man must fall ♪ ♪ But I swear I see my reflection ♪ ♪ Somewhere so high above this wall ♪ ♪ I see my light come shinin' ♪ ♪ ♪ From the west down to the east ♪ ♪ ♪ Any day now, any day now ♪ ♪ I shall be released ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd ♪ ♪ A man who swears he's not to blame ♪ ♪ ♪ All day long I hear him ♪ ♪ shouting so loud ♪ ♪ Just crying out that he was framed ♪ ♪ ♪ I see my light come shinin' ♪ ♪ ♪ From the west down to the east ♪ ♪ ♪ Any day now, any day now ♪ ♪ I shall be released ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ Any day now, any day now ♪ ♪ I shall be released ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, y'all.

[applause and cheering] Yeah!

Man, I love those two.

They are so incredible.

I always feel like, you know, it's the people that you meet in your life that... really give it meaning.

It's really, really incredible.

We're so lucky to know folks like Larry and Teresa and Alison.

WOMAN: Yeah!

♪ ♪ I knew a man Bojangles ♪ ♪ and he danced for you ♪ [cheering] Thank you so much.

♪ In worn-out shoes ♪ ♪ Silver hair and ragged shirt ♪ ♪ and baggy pants ♪ ♪ He did the old soft-shoe ♪ ♪ He jumped so high ♪ ♪ He jumped so high ♪ ♪ ♪ And then he'd lightly touch down ♪ ♪ Hmm ♪ ♪ I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was ♪ ♪ Down and out ♪ ♪ He looked to me to be the eyes of age ♪ ♪ ♪ As he spoke right out ♪ ♪ ♪ He talked of life ♪ ♪ He talked of life ♪ ♪ He laughed, clicked his heels in step ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, he said his name Bojangles ♪ ♪ and he danced a lick ♪ ♪ Across the cell ♪ ♪ He grabbed his pants and spread his stance ♪ ♪ Boy, he jumped so high ♪ ♪ And then he clicked his heels ♪ ♪ He let go a laugh ♪ ♪ He let go a laugh ♪ ♪ Shook back his clothes all around ♪ ♪ ♪ Mr. Bojangles ♪ ♪ ♪ Mr. Bojangles ♪ ♪ ♪ Mr. Bojangles ♪ ♪ Won't you dance?

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ How about those boys, huh?

[cheering] ♪ Danced for those at minstrel shows ♪ ♪ and county fairs ♪ ♪ Throughout the south ♪ ♪ And he spoke the tears of 15 years ♪ ♪ How his dog and him ♪ ♪ They traveled about ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, the dog up and died ♪ ♪ He up and died ♪ ♪ ♪ After 20 years he still grieves ♪ ♪ ♪ He said I dance now ♪ ♪ at every chance and honky tonk ♪ ♪ For drinks and tips ♪ ♪ But most the time I spend behind ♪ ♪ these county bars ♪ ♪ 'Cause I drinks a bit ♪ ♪ ♪ He shook his head ♪ ♪ and as he shook his head ♪ ♪ I heard someone ask him please ♪ Let's hear y'all sing it.

Come on, folks.

♪ AUDIENCE: ♪ Mr. Bojangles ♪ ♪ ♪ Mr. Bojangles ♪ ♪ ♪ Mr. Bojangles ♪ BAND: ♪ Won't you dance?

♪ ♪ ♪ I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] Our band lived in Colorado for a long time.

[strums guitar] Jaime was actually born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

[audience whooping] That's pretty cool.

Those days were really great for us, and our friend Jimmy Ibbotson wrote this tune, yeah.

One of my favorites.

It's called "Ripplin' Waters."

♪ ♪ I've got ripplin' waters to wake me ♪ ♪ To the mornin', my woman and love ♪ ♪ Ah, tall pine trees are pointing us easily ♪ ♪ To heaven above ♪ ♪ Blue spruce flaming on the grate ♪ ♪ in the evening ♪ ♪ Takes the chill away fine ♪ ♪ Cut the telephone line ♪ ♪ and the story's the same ♪ ♪ There's a worn-out chair by the window ♪ ♪ That we found at a sale down the way ♪ ♪ When some old women said that they ♪ ♪ needed more room for the winter ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, the people like to pull out the stuffing ♪ ♪ when they sit down ♪ ♪ So it passes the time ♪ ♪ Cut the telephone line ♪ ♪ and the story's the same ♪ ♪ ♪ And, oh, like a bubble on a windy day ♪ ♪ Start to flutter when I hear you say ♪ ♪ That you feel too good to go away ♪ ♪ And you make me feel fine ♪ ♪ You made my world a warmer place ♪ ♪ By the sparkle of your diamond face ♪ ♪ On a frayed spot put a little lace ♪ ♪ And you make me feel fine ♪ ♪ Warm as the mountain sunshine ♪ ♪ On the edge of the snow line ♪ ♪ In a meadow of columbine ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, little Jennifer, I'd give a penny for ♪ ♪ What you've got on your mind ♪ ♪ It seems like most of the time ♪ ♪ You're lying there dreaming ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, but maybe in your vision ♪ ♪ you see how our mission is ♪ ♪ Slightly less than divine ♪ ♪ Cut the telephone line ♪ ♪ and the story's the same ♪ ♪ ♪ And now ripplin' waters flow through pipes ♪ ♪ In the walls and they're keeping me warm ♪ ♪ And the closest I've been to my family ♪ ♪ For days is our music ♪ ♪ ♪ You can silently stare in the morning sky ♪ ♪ It's like hearing her calling my name ♪ ♪ Cut the telephone line ♪ ♪ and the story might change ♪ ♪ Anything, like a bubble on a windy day ♪ ♪ Start to flutter when I hear you say ♪ ♪ That you feel too good to go away ♪ ♪ And you make me feel fine ♪ ♪ You made my world a warmer place ♪ ♪ By the sparkle of your diamond face ♪ ♪ On a frayed spot put a little lace ♪ ♪ And you make me feel fine ♪ ♪ Warm as the mountain sunshine ♪ ♪ On the edge of the snow line ♪ ♪ In a meadow of columbine ♪ Come on, Jimmie.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] Thank you so much.

[applause and cheering] I wrote this song with two friends of mine from right here in Nashville several years ago, a guy named Marcus Hummon, another fella named Bobby Boyd.

Really great writers, and I'm grateful to have been part of this tune.

[strums guitar] It's something we all had kind of been through, how life has its twists and turns, you know, but you end up in a good place.

[strums guitar] Sometimes you've got to get through some tough stuff first.

[clapping] Um, so, we recorded this song first, uh, back in, way back in the 1900s, um... [laughter] And it became a hit by a band called Rascal Flatts, and they did a really good job.

[cheering] Yeah.

They did a really, really fine job on this tune, but, uh, coming back to Mr. Bob over here, he sang it first, and this is my favorite version of this tune.

It's called "Bless the Broken Road."

[cheering] ♪ ♪ I set out on the narrow way ♪ ♪ Many years ago ♪ ♪ Hoping I would find true love ♪ ♪ Along the broken road ♪ ♪ Well, I got lost a time or two ♪ ♪ I wiped my brow, kept pushing through ♪ ♪ I couldn't see how every sign ♪ ♪ pointed straight to you ♪ ♪ ♪ Every long lost dream ♪ ♪ led me to where you are ♪ ♪ Others who broke my heart ♪ ♪ They were like northern stars ♪ ♪ Pointing me on my way ♪ ♪ into your loving arms ♪ ♪ This much I know is true ♪ ♪ That God blessed the broken road ♪ ♪ that led me straight to you ♪ ♪ ♪ I think about the years I've spent ♪ ♪ Just passin' through ♪ ♪ I'd like to find the time I lost ♪ ♪ and give it back to you ♪ ♪ Well, you just smile and take my hand ♪ ♪ You've been there, you understand ♪ ♪ It's all part of a grander plan ♪ ♪ that is coming true ♪ ♪ Every long lost dream ♪ ♪ led me to where you are ♪ ♪ Others who broke my heart ♪ ♪ They were like northern stars ♪ ♪ Pointing me on my way ♪ ♪ into your loving arms ♪ ♪ This much I know is true ♪ ♪ That God blessed the broken road ♪ ♪ that led me straight to you ♪ ♪ ♪ Now I'm just rolling home ♪ ♪ Into your loving arms ♪ ♪ This much I know, I know is true ♪ ♪ That God blessed the broken road ♪ ♪ that led me straight to you ♪ ♪ Yes, God blessed the broken road ♪ [cheering] ♪ That led me straight to you, ooh, hoo ♪ ♪ Ahhh haaa aaah aaah aaah ♪ ♪ Mmmm ♪ [applause and cheering] BOB: Thank you so much.

[applause and cheering] JEFF: Bob Carpenter, y'all.

[applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I beg your pardon, mama ♪ ♪ What did you say?

♪ ♪ My mind was drifting off on Martinique Bay ♪ ♪ It's not that I'm not interested, you see ♪ ♪ We think that Nashville is a great place to be ♪ ♪ I think Jamaican in the moonlight ♪ ♪ Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night ♪ ♪ We got no money, mama, but we can go ♪ ♪ Split the difference, go to Coconut Grove ♪ ♪ Well, keep on talking, mama, I can hear ♪ ♪ Your voice, it tickles down inside of my ear ♪ ♪ I think a tropical vacation this year ♪ ♪ Might be the answer to this hillbilly beer ♪ ♪ I think Jamaican in the moonlight ♪ ♪ Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night ♪ ♪ We got no money, mama, but we can go ♪ ♪ Split the difference, go to Coconut Grove ♪ ♪ Voilà!

An American dream ♪ ♪ Well, we can travel, girl, without any means ♪ ♪ When it's as easy as closing your eyes ♪ ♪ And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Just keep talking, mama, I like that sound ♪ ♪ It goes so easy with the rain falling down ♪ ♪ I think a tropical vacation this year ♪ ♪ Might be the answer to this hillbilly beer ♪ ♪ And voilà!

An American dream ♪ ♪ Yeah, we can travel, girl, without any means ♪ ♪ When it's as easy as closing your eyes ♪ ♪ Dream Jamaica is a big neon sign ♪ ♪ Just think Jamaican in the moonlight ♪ ♪ Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night ♪ That's right!

♪ We got no money, mama, but we can go ♪ ♪ Split the difference, go to Coconut Grove ♪ Come on, Jimmie Fadden!

♪ ♪ Come on, help me out here.

♪ I think Jamaican in the moonlight ♪ ♪ Sandy beaches ♪ ♪ Drinking all night ♪ ♪ I think Jamaican in the moonlight ♪ [audience clapping rhythmically] ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ Let's take a little fishing trip, y'all.

[cheering] ♪ ♪ Lazy yellow moon comin' up tonight ♪ ♪ Shinin' through the trees ♪ ♪ The crickets are singin' and lightnin' bugs ♪ ♪ Are floatin' on the breeze ♪ ♪ Baby, get ready ♪ Somebody ready out there tonight?

[cheering] ♪ Across the field ♪ ♪ where the crick turns back ♪ ♪ By the old stump road ♪ ♪ I'm gonna take you to a special place ♪ ♪ that nobody knows ♪ ♪ Baby, get ready ♪ Come on, baby!

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ You and me goin' fishin' in the dark ♪ ♪ Lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars ♪ ♪ Where the cool grass grows ♪ ♪ ♪ Down by the river in the full moonlight ♪ ♪ We'll be fallin' in love ♪ ♪ in the middle of the night ♪ ♪ Just movin' slow ♪ ♪ ♪ Stayin' the whole night through ♪ ♪ It feels so good to be with you ♪ So good to be with y'all tonight, yeah.

[cheering] ♪ Spring is almost over and the summer's comin' ♪ ♪ The days are gettin' long ♪ ♪ Waited all winter for the time to be right ♪ ♪ Just to take you along ♪ ♪ Baby, get ready ♪ ♪ ♪ It don't matter if we sit forever ♪ ♪ And the fish don't bite ♪ ♪ Jump in the river and cool ourselves ♪ ♪ From the heat of the night ♪ ♪ Baby, get ready ♪ Oh, yeah, baby!

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ You and me goin' fishin' in the dark ♪ ♪ Lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars ♪ ♪ Where the cool grass grows ♪ ♪ ♪ Down by the river in the full moonlight ♪ ♪ We'll be fallin' in love ♪ ♪ in the middle of the night ♪ ♪ Just movin' slow ♪ ♪ ♪ Stayin' the whole night through ♪ ♪ It feels so good to be with ♪ ♪ You and me goin' fishin' in the dark ♪ ♪ Lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars ♪ ♪ Where the cool grass grows ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, down by the river in the full moonlight ♪ ♪ We'll be fallin' in love ♪ ♪ in the middle of the night ♪ ♪ Just movin' slow ♪ Movin' real slow, baby.

♪ You and me goin' fishin' in the dark ♪ ♪ Lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars ♪ ♪ Where the cool grass grows ♪ ♪ ♪ You and me goin' fishin' in the dark ♪ [applause and cheering] Thank you!

[applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ When I was standing by my window ♪ ♪ On a cold and cloudy day, yeah ♪ ♪ When I saw that hearse come rolling ♪ ♪ For to carry my mother away ♪ ♪ Will the circle be unbroken ♪ ♪ By and by, Lord, by and by ♪ ♪ There's a better home a-waiting ♪ ♪ In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪ Sing it, Bobby.

♪ When I told him ♪ ♪ I said, undertaker ♪ ♪ Undertaker, won't you please drive slow?

♪ ♪ 'Cause that lady that you are carrying away ♪ ♪ Oh, Lord, I hate to see my mama go ♪ ♪ Will the circle be unbroken ♪ ♪ By and by, Lord, by and by ♪ ♪ There's a better home a-waiting ♪ ♪ In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And I will follow ♪ ♪ I will follow ♪ ♪ Close behind her ♪ ♪ Close behind her ♪ ♪ I tried to hold up and be brave ♪ ♪ But I could not ♪ ♪ Well, I could not ♪ ♪ Hide my sorrow ♪ ♪ When they laid her in the grave ♪ ♪ Will the circle be unbroken ♪ ♪ By and by, Lord, by and by ♪ ♪ There's a better home a-waiting ♪ ♪ In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪ ♪ I went home, Lord ♪ ♪ My home was lonesome ♪ ♪ Missed my mother, she was gone ♪ ♪ All of my brothers, sisters crying ♪ ♪ Lord, it's hard to carry on ♪ ♪ Yeah, will the circle ♪ ♪ Will the circle ♪ ♪ Be unbroken ♪ ♪ Be unbroken ♪ ♪ By and by ♪ ♪ By and by ♪ ♪ Oh, by and by ♪ ♪ by and by ♪ ♪ There's a better home a-waiting ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I pulled in to Nazareth ♪ ♪ I was feeling 'bout half past dead ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ Just need to find a place ♪ ♪ Where I can lay my head ♪ ♪ "Hey, mister, can you tell me" ♪ ♪ "Where a man might find a bed?"

♪ ♪ He just grinned and shook my hand ♪ ♪ And "No" was all he said ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ And, and, and you put the load ♪ ♪ You put the load right on me ♪ ♪ ♪ I picked up my bags ♪ ♪ I went looking for a place to hide ♪ ♪ When I saw Carmen and the devil ♪ ♪ Walking side by side ♪ ♪ I said, "Hey, Carmen" ♪ ♪ "Come on, let's go downtown" ♪ ♪ And she said, "I got to go" ♪ ♪ "But my friend can stick around" ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ And, and, and you put the load right on me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Go down, Miss Moses ♪ ♪ Ain't nothin' that you can say ♪ ♪ It's just ol' Luke ♪ ♪ and Luke is waitin' on the Judgment Day ♪ ♪ "Say, Luke, my friend" ♪ ♪ "What about young Anna Lee?"

♪ ♪ He said, "Do me a favor, son" ♪ ♪ "Won't ya stay and keep Anna Lee company?"

♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ And, and, and you put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load right on me ♪ All right, Bobby.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ Gonna catch me a cannonball now ♪ ♪ to take me on down the line ♪ ♪ You know my bags are sinkin' low ♪ ♪ and I do believe that it's time ♪ ♪ Just to get on back to Miss Fanny ♪ ♪ You know she's the only one ♪ ♪ And Fanny sent me down here tonight ♪ ♪ with her regards for everyone ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ And, and, and you put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load right on me ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ In the sky, Lord ♪ ♪ In the ♪ ♪ sky ♪ ♪ God bless you, folks!

Larry and Teresa!

Alison Brown!

We love y'all so much!

♪ [applause and cheering] JIMMIE: Thank you!

[applause and cheering] JEFF: You guys are the best!

Thank you so much!

[applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe ♪ ♪ If you don't know by now ♪ ♪ And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe ♪ ♪ But it'll never do somehow ♪ ♪ When your rooster crows at the break of dawn ♪ ♪ Look out your window and I'll be gone ♪ ♪ You're the reason I'm a-travelin' on ♪ ♪ But don't think twice, it's all right ♪