More Country Music for Laughin', Lovin' and Livin' It Up

(Another 510 Lines from Country Songs that may Someday be Written)

by M. Gene Newport


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 2/4/2005

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5x8
Page Count : 128
ISBN : 9781420818864

About the Book

Country songs have always included their fair share of crazy lyrics.  Some are rib-tickling funny.  Others tell about lost love, cheatin’ husbands, wayward wives, or promises of a better tomorrow.  Like country songs, books are written for many reasons.  In 2001, I wrote “Country Music for Laughin’, Lovin’ and Livin’ It Up.”  Writing it was great fun, so I started working on this book shortly after.  It puts readers in the middle of another 510 country song lines that I dreamed up over the last three years.  There are lots of crazy one-liners inside, including:

 

   -- He used to call me his darlin’, but now he don’t call me at all. I’m still wearin’ spurs, but there’s not much jingle left in my jangle any more.My man’s a country singer, ‘cause nobody wants him singin’ in town. Her caboose looks better than the rest of her train. Somethin’ in our relationship don’t add up, so I’m subtractin’ me.You’ve just read five of the song lines found inside.Then you’ll know why the future of country music looks brighter than the sun at high noon.


About the Author

M. Gene Newport grew up in Albion, a small farming community in southeastern Illinois.  He received a B.S. in Education from Eastern Illinois University and the M.S. in Management and Ph.D. in Business from the University of Illinois.  His teaching and administrative career in higher education spanned some 40 years, during which he wrote, co-authored or edited over a dozen management textbooks. 

 

After retiring, Gene kept dreaming about writing country music books just  for fun.  His first, “Country Music for Laughin’, Lovin’ and Livin’ It Up,” appeared in 2001.  Publication of this book is another step toward fulfilling his dream.

 

Gene and wife, Sue, live in Birmingham, AL.  They love traveling and spending time with their children and grandchildren.