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Sad, Sad Country Song Lyrics Trivia Quiz

These lyrics are taken from my personal choices for the ten saddest Country songs. Your job is to select the song title from which the lyrics are taken.

A multiple-choice quiz by luckytrim. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
luckytrim

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
370,539

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. My Sad Song number ten- Choose the song title that matches these lyrics.

"I've never seen a night so long
When time goes crawling by.
The moon just went behind the clouds
To hide its face and cry" Hint

Long Gone Lonesome Blues

Blue Side of Lonesome

I'm so Lonesome I could Cry

Oh, Lonesome Me

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sad Song number nine- Which of the following contains these lyrics?

"In the park I saw a daddy,
With a laughin' little girl who he was swingin'.
And I stopped beside a Sunday school,
And listened to the song they were singin'.
Then I headed back for home,
And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringin'" Hint

Sunday Morning Comin' Down

Jody and the Kid

Sunday Morning Sidewalks

Where the Sidewalk Ends

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sad Song number eight- Which pet dog are these lyrics referring to?

"He came to my side and looked up at me
And laid his old head on my knee
I stroked the best friend a man ever had
I cried so I scarcely could see" Hint

Old Shep

Ole Red

Old Yeller

Old Blue

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Question 4 of 10

4. Sad Song number seven- These lyrics match which of the heart-breakers listed?

"She's been walked on and stepped on so many times
And I hate to admit it but that last footprint's mine
She was crying when I met her, she cries harder today"
Hint

Fallen Angel

Life Turned Her That Way

Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground

Paper Rosie

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sad Song number six- Which title fits with these lyrics?

"He said, "Listen to me, son, while you still can
Run back home to that Southern land
Don't you see what life here has done to me?"
Then he closed those old blue eyes
And fell limp against my side
No more pain, and now he's safe back home" Hint

Streets of Bakersfield

Sing Me Back Home

I Sang "Dixie

Green Grass of Home

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sad Song number five- Wich of the following tear-jerker tunes contained these lyrics?

"I went to look for her outside
A spray of roses lay by her side
The sky lit up and the choir sang
A thousand voices as the church bells rang.
Hint

Paper Roses

Paper Rosie

One Red Rose

Little Rosa

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Question 7 of 10

7. Sad Song number four- Match the lyrics to the correct Prison song.

"The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom
And I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest
And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell
Let my guitar picking friend do my request" Hint

Green Grass of Home

Life to Go

Sing Me Back Home

Still Doing Time

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sad Song number three- Which song about the execution of an innocent man contained the following lyrics?

"The judge said, 'Son, what is your alibi?
If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die'
I spoke not a word, though it meant my life
For I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife" Hint

The Gallows

God Walks These Hills With Me

Innocent Man

Long Black Veil

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Question 9 of 10

9. Sad Song number two- These lyrics match which of the following Break-up tunes?

"Lay your head upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body
Close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops
Blowing soft against the window
And make believe you love me
One more time..." Hint

For the Good Times

Tomorrow You'll be Gone

Are the Good Times Really Over

It's Over

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Question 10 of 10

10. Sad Song number one- I can't even get through singing this one without choking up.
Match the lyrics to the correct title.

"He kept her picture on his wall
Went half crazy now and then
He still loved her through it all
Hoping she'd come back again" Hint

He Stopped Loving Her Today

Loving Her was Easier

I'll Go to my Grave Loving You

I Can't Stop Loving You

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. My Sad Song number ten- Choose the song title that matches these lyrics. "I've never seen a night so long When time goes crawling by. The moon just went behind the clouds To hide its face and cry"

Answer: I'm so Lonesome I could Cry

Hank Williams wrote this song in 1949, with the intention that the lyrics be spoken, not sung.
Hank's troubled relationship with his wife, Audrey Sheppard, probably had a lot to do with this song's sad theme.
Many cover versions can be found, with the B.J. Thomas cover being the best-known.

2. Sad Song number nine- Which of the following contains these lyrics? "In the park I saw a daddy, With a laughin' little girl who he was swingin'. And I stopped beside a Sunday school, And listened to the song they were singin'. Then I headed back for home, And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringin'"

Answer: Sunday Morning Comin' Down

This song was written by Kris Kristofferson and was recorded first by Ray Stevens in 1969. Johnny Cash released his cover on his live album, "Johnny Cash Show".
Johnny's version climbed to number one on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart,
and was chosen by the Country Music Association as the 1970 Song of the Year.
I prefer the Kristofferson version, myself.
Some songwriters who perform their own songs, while not necessarily having the best voice, put more emotion into the song than most of the singers who cover it.

3. Sad Song number eight- Which pet dog are these lyrics referring to? "He came to my side and looked up at me And laid his old head on my knee I stroked the best friend a man ever had I cried so I scarcely could see"

Answer: Old Shep

"Old Shep" was written by Red Foley. It was inspired, he said, by a dog he owned as a child. Foley recorded it in 1935. He re-recorded it in 1941, and again in 1946.
Elvis Presley sang this song at age ten in a singing contest in 1935, at the Mississippi-Alabama State Fair. He was fifth, and won five dollars.

4. Sad Song number seven- These lyrics match which of the heart-breakers listed? "She's been walked on and stepped on so many times And I hate to admit it but that last footprint's mine She was crying when I met her, she cries harder today"

Answer: Life Turned Her That Way

This sad song was first recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens in 1965 without much commercial success.
Mel Tillis (father of Pam Tillis) covered it in 1967. This version did much better, peaking at number eleven on the Billboard Hot Country Singles.
Ricky Van Shelton covered it on his debut album, "Wild-Eyed Dream" in 1987. It became Ricky's second number one hit single (Billboard Hot Country Singles)off that album.

5. Sad Song number six- Which title fits with these lyrics? "He said, "Listen to me, son, while you still can Run back home to that Southern land Don't you see what life here has done to me?" Then he closed those old blue eyes And fell limp against my side No more pain, and now he's safe back home"

Answer: I Sang "Dixie

This sad song was Dwight Yoakum's second number one (Billboard Hot Country Singles) off of his 1988 album, "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room".

6. Sad Song number five- Wich of the following tear-jerker tunes contained these lyrics? "I went to look for her outside A spray of roses lay by her side The sky lit up and the choir sang A thousand voices as the church bells rang.

Answer: Paper Rosie

This song was written and originally recorded by Canadian Dallas Harms in 1975 and it peaked at number 21 on the RPM Country Tracks chart.
Gene Watson covered it in 1977 on his album, "Paper Rosie". Released as a single, Gene's version reached number three on the U.S. Hot 100.

7. Sad Song number four- Match the lyrics to the correct Prison song. "The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom And I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell Let my guitar picking friend do my request"

Answer: Sing Me Back Home

Merle Haggard's "Sing Me Back Home" was released as a single in 1967, off of his album of the same name, climbing to number one on the Hot Country Singles chart.

Merle tells us he wrote the song while in San Quentin State Prison, where he was serving three years for armed robbery.
The song was inspired by the execution of fellow inmate and friend whom he identifies only as Rabbit. Rabbit was condemned for his role in a botched escape plan during which a prison guard was killed.

8. Sad Song number three- Which song about the execution of an innocent man contained the following lyrics? "The judge said, 'Son, what is your alibi? If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die' I spoke not a word, though it meant my life For I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife"

Answer: Long Black Veil

This song, recorded by Lefty Frizzell in 1959, traces the fate of an innocent man's execution. Frizzell's recording made it to number six on the Hot Country Singles chart, and has been covered many times by many singers, including The Kingston Trio, Burl Ives, and Joan Baez.
The song's author says that the song was partially inspired by the mysterious black-veiled woman who visited Rudolph Valentino's grave every year.

9. Sad Song number two- These lyrics match which of the following Break-up tunes? "Lay your head upon my pillow Hold your warm and tender body Close to mine Hear the whisper of the raindrops Blowing soft against the window And make believe you love me One more time..."

Answer: For the Good Times

Kris Kristofferson took two years to get these simple, straight from the heart lyrics just right. He recorded a demo in 1970. Super star Ray Price heard it and recorded his version just a few weeks later. Price's record soon found itself at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, giving him his fourth number one.

10. Sad Song number one- I can't even get through singing this one without choking up. Match the lyrics to the correct title. "He kept her picture on his wall Went half crazy now and then He still loved her through it all Hoping she'd come back again"

Answer: He Stopped Loving Her Today

This haunting tune was recorded in 1980 by George Jones, and became his first Hot 100 number one hit in over six years, and was probably a career-saver.
The song originally didn't have the last (spoken) verse, which was added at Jones' request by the songwriter, Curly Putnam..
"You know she came to see him one last time
Oh and we all wondered if she would
And it kept running through my mind
This time he's over her for good"
One week after Jones' death in April, 2013, the tune was re-released and climbed to 21 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Source: Author luckytrim

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