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Andrew Ryan
Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Ryan. And let's get into this episode. This episode's going to be Grand Old Opry. Hope you enjoy, be happy as long as you live and have all the
Hank Snow
nice things that I couldn't give.
Andrew Ryan
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Andrew Ryan
Direct from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, it's Grand Ole Opry time. Starring Hank Snow. I went to Panama to find out why it's called a tropical zone. The senior eaters, they have so much charm they could even melt a heart of stone. I hopped a mally girl, she flashed me a smile and I lost my heart right there. I thought I'd only stay down there for a day. Now I think I'll never leave again. In Panama, those Panamas, they live the life of a beautiful dream. Your life's a waste until you get a taste of the thrill that you get from a tropical queen. Now kind of get me straight. I think they greet those gals from Tennessee. But when they say CC in Panama, laser. And the thrill is really different to me. My Niana never comes down there. They live just four. Tonight I take her in my arms. Beneath the beautiful palm land. It's heaven when I hold a time. In Panama. Those Panamas, they live the life of a beautiful dream. Your life's a waste until you get a taste of the thrill that you get from a tropical queen. Well, thanks and a great big howdy to all my good friends and neighbors of the Grand Ole Opry. Tonight's all star country music lineup. Rod Brassfield, Moon Mullikan, Grandpa Jones, the Old Hickory Singers and the entire Opry Gang. And just for icing on the cake and mighty sweet icing too, we've got that country cutie from Karn City, Texas, Ms. Goldie Hills. Goldie's coming on out here to pick and sing str shortly, folks. But first we've got four fellows who can really produce some sweet harmony. We're talking about the Old Hickory Singers. And here they are with Sweet Mama Treetop Doll. Oh, sweet mama tree top Doll what's kind of turned ember down. I can smell those whole cakes of burning honey. They done burnt plum brown since ham went up to a dollar a pound. I eat some mini rabbits all around. Oh, sweet mama tree top doll. Won't you kind of turn the dapper down? Oh sweet mama tree top doll. Won't you kindly turn your damper down? I can smell those opaques of burning honey. Then I'm burning plum brown. You make the best hot biscuits with a honey too. I tell you baby, nothing sweet as you. Oh sweet mama sweet doctor. Won't you kind of turn your d. Oh sweet mama sweet love door. Won't you kind of turn them down? I can smell those whole cakes of burning honey. Red unburned plum brown. If you ever travel south, just drop around to a one room shanty on the edge of town. Oh sweet mama, tree top tall wants you kindly turn your dad kindly turn your d. Say, Hank, I Want you to tell me something. Who were all those pretty gals clustered around you outside a while ago? I don't really know, Grant. It seems I just lit me up a pipe full of mellow, ripe Prince Albert smoking tobacco and there they were. Well, it's plain to see that the ladies really do enjoy the natural, clean aroma of Prince Albert's choice tobacco. You see, nature in her own sure way put the flavor in PA and put it there to stay. Tell the folks about that, Grant. Due to Prince Albert's own special process perfected over a period of nearly 50 years, the aged in goodness of the tobacco is held and heightened for smooth, long burning smoking pleasure. Fellas, when you go out for the paper this evening, pick up some mild and tasty Prince Albert smoking tobacco for real pipe pleasure for tobacco as nature meant tobacco to be. Ask for Prince Albert the national joy Smoke.
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Howie Mandel
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Andrew Ryan
In case some of you fellas out there want to make a few notes, tonight's very pretty guest is a slim 129lbs, about 5ft 4, has blue eyes and mighty handsome brown hair. Yes sir. And sings besides. Folks, Ms. Goldie Hill. Gordie, tell the folks what's all been doing in the music business where you're concerned.
Hank Snow
Okay, Hank. We've been kindly appearing down through the south, through flat Florida, Mississippi, Alabama. Just got back this week from Chicago and made a few records this afternoon.
Andrew Ryan
Well, I'm sure glad you come to see us on end. Just as anxious as everybody else to hear you sing. Let me be the one.
Hank Snow
Let me be the one. To walk with you when you want somebody to talk with you. Anything that makes you happy I want to do. Oh, darling, let me be the one. Let me be the one who means the most. The one you want to love and call you home. And when you choose your partner. I want to be the choice. Oh, please let me be the one. Let me be the one to sit with you when you want some loving. I'll know just what to do. Lots of lots of hugging and a kiss or two. You gotta let me be the one. Let me be, Let me be the one. To take you out to your favorite places you have no doubt. And when the evening's gone with a kiss good night. Oh, please let me be the one. Let me be the one. To share with you all your love, pleasures and sorrows too. And all kinds of weather. I want to be with you. Oh, please let me be the one. Let me be the one to hold your hand when the preacher says do you take this man? All these happy thoughts will mean so much fun if you'll only let me be the one.
Andrew Ryan
Goldie. Don't you go too far from here, gal, because I'm fixing to ask you for this next dance. As Tommy Fiddle Soldier Joy with dark blue tillery doing the Collins Grandson gals and swamin babybody swing the swing all the way around don't you see Old track captain Garrison take rope down the old red wagon. We you from the axle dragon heel Swing more, I'll swing more. Swing that gal to Martin song. Oh, is that how you sleep? Back your hole is going again. Bail down keeping the bike to the keeping you from floor and back to the city Swinging forward now that you have hold your old well grabbed it down in jawsy Go upon it here, take them home. Goldie's mom has a favorite sacred song and she asked Goldie to ask me to sing it this evening. Friends, it's a real pleasure to sing this lovely hymn. He'll understand and say well done. If when you give the best of your servants Telling the world that the Savior has come. Be not dismayed when men don't believe you. He'll understand and say well done. Oh, when I come to the end of my journey. We are blind and the battle is won. Caring the staff and the cross I've redemption. He'll understand and say well done. Misunderstood yes, the Savior of all sinners hung on the cross he was God's only son O hear him calling his father in heaven not thy will Let thine be done and it's all When I come to the end of my journey Weary of life and the battle is won Carrying the stand, yes, at the cross of redemption he'll understand and save. Well done. Thanks, folks. Thanks a lot. Well, here comes a friend of ours with something mighty important on his mind.
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Andrew Ryan
Prince Albert is tobacco as nature meant tobacco to be. That's why PA in an OCB paper make such a smooth, mild and tasty making smoke, man. And is Prince Albert ever easy to roll. Prince Albert's smoking tobacco is crimp cut. It doesn't blow around or dribble out the ends. Pa is there to stay and so is that natural flavor. Through a process perfected over a period of nearly 50 years, the mellow, ripe flavor of Prince Albert's smoking tobacco is held and heightened for real. Roll your own enjoyment. So fellas, roll your necks making smoke with Prince Albert, the largest selling smoking tobacco in America, the national joy smoke. So roll your own with good PA and take a puff or two, you'll get that extra smoke and joy. Prince Alfred. Praise to you. Of course, you all know who that is playing the one and only, the big time piano man from Polk County, Moon Mulligan. Well, I sail my ship alone with all the dreams I own Venting out across the ocean lose I sail my ship alone Know all the sails you've torn and if it starts to sink then I'll blame you We've been sweethearts for so long but now you savor through the love we shared is just a memory I had built a ship of dreams and planned him all for you for now I guess what is to be will be. When I sail my ship alone with all the dreams I own Drifting out across the ocean blue I sail my ship alone Though all the sail do torn and if it starts to sink then I'll blame you. The only man who can follow Mr. Moon is the sagebrush of Hornwall, Tennessee. And here he is to tell all. Rod Brasfield.
Hank Snow
Thank you, man.
Andrew Ryan
I like that last note. That's fine. I appreciate that. I sure do. Howdy, Mr. Snow. Howdy, Rodney. Glad to see you. Glad to see you, Rod. Do you know that Monday's Washington's birthday? It is? Yes. Well, I'll declare. I'm sure glad you reminded me of that, Mr. Snow. Why? I forgot to send him a present. You know something, Hank, I. Just kidding. I'm a student of Washington. Good. I know. Everything is to be known about him. Is that right? Yep. Well, I'll be doggone. Well, then maybe you can tell me why Washington didn't sit down when he crossed the Delaware in a rowboat. That's easy, Mr. Hank. It is. His britches is too dead busted tight. I'll tell you one thing, Hank. George Washington couldn't tell throw a silver dollar across the Potomac river today. Now, why couldn't Washington throw a dollar across the Potomac today? Because a dollar did. This don't go as far now as it did back in them days. I see what you mean. I see what you mean. Last year I had the pleasure of visiting Washington's monument. Say, that's quite high, isn't it? Yeah, it's high. Yeah, it's a welfare real high. I wonder just how he got down after he finished it. You know, Rod, that's what I like about you. You're so patriotic. Yeah? Yeah, very patriotic. What do you mean by that? Well, on Washington's birthday. You're using Lincoln's jokes. Yeah, Lincoln's joke. Come here. Come here. Speaking about old jokes, how is your girlfriend Susan? Oh, she's doing fine, Mr. Snow. She's doing fine. She's been down on the farm working just like a. Just like a horse. Doing what? Pulling the snow plow. That hard work is part of her three day reducing diet. Yeah, she's on a diet. Yeah. Yeah. The first day she lost 4 inches off of her waist. Oh, good. And the second day she lost 8 inches off of her waist. What happened the third day? She lost her girdle. But she sure do look good now. Yeah, she looks great now. Especially her leg. Oh, is that. She's got the kind of legs that attract men. Good. You know, they're shaped like a magnet. You know, Rod, I've come to the conclusion that you'd make some gal a generous husband. Well, now, that's nice of you to say that, honey gal. Thank you very much. You know, when I get married, my wife's going to have a limousine and furs and just plenty of money. And when do you intend to get married? When I find a gal that's got a limousine and furs and plenty of money. I don't blame you. Well, I got to go downtown and do do a little shopping, Hank. I gotta go buy me some new clothes. Why, what happened to your old clothes? The moth set em up. You mean the moths were eating your clothes, was they? They didn't even look up when I opened the closet door. Well, tell me Rodley, what part did they eat? What part did they eat? Yeah. Well, to put it geographically, the solid south just ain't solid no more, you know. Mr. Hank, I gotta go. But before I go, would it be all right with you if I said hello to my good old friend and buddy Miss Minnie Pearl out there now the whole show? Why you go right ahead.
Hank Snow
Hi De Minnie.
Andrew Ryan
I miss that gal, don't you? I sure do. You didn't know I used to court Minnie, did you? Oh, that's news to me. Yeah, I used to go with Minnie. I used to spark her all the time. Did you? Yeah, she had a little brother just about that high. The meanest little dickens I ever seen. Mean, huh? Every time I'd go to see Minnie, he'd do something to me if I didn't give him a nick. Oh, that ain't fair. Yeah, I know, but a lot of times I didn't have no nickels. I know. I know what you mean. Well, true. I went over one trundy and he got one of them great big old Bill posters tax and put it right in the settee where me and Minnie always sat and sparked at. He was a mean one, wasn't he? Yeah, and he had the business end of it up too. Brother, I went in there and popped down on it. Now you're talking about taxes on your real estate and automobiles, brother. You wait till it hits your personal property.
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Andrew Ryan
Friends, let's call that pretty little guest of ours out here again. Ms. Goldie Hill. How about It. And Goldie, what have you got for our good friends and neighbors this time?
Hank Snow
One called I'm Yesterday's Girl.
Andrew Ryan
That's a real pretty one.
Hank Snow
You told me lies as my starry eyes looked up in admiration. You plain and sing and lovely dreams. With all of your temptations. You spoke of things like wedding rings and promised me the world. For no cause at all you let me fall. And now I'm yourself. Yesterday's girl. Don't you sometime feel that love is real and the greatest thing in life. That one romance you gave the chance to be your cherished wife. You cheered and lied. You made me bright and promised. Leave the world. I loved you the best. But like the rest of another yesterday's throne. You think it's mine to lur the heart of a fountain. Was it just a game to add my name to your broken hearted lips? You loved me long, you loved me wrong and promised me the world. Yet I came to be. Just a memoir and another yesterday's Girl. When autumn falls and you recall the things that might have been then you will pause and see the cost of grief that's deep within each bridge you burn. There's no return. You're living in a lonely world. In your reverie will you think of me as just a yesterday.
Andrew Ryan
Standing at the console of his mighty five string banjo. Grandpa Jones. Go do it, Jonesy. Fly around my bird.
Hank Snow
Fly around my my daisies.
Andrew Ryan
Fly around my pretty little mist. You almost drive me crazy. Where can you spake my pretty little mist?
Hank Snow
I care to live without you pretty
Andrew Ryan
much you know before I go every little about you. Fly around my pretty little mist.
Hank Snow
Fly around my dead nail.
Andrew Ryan
Fly around my pretty little bits.
Hank Snow
Can't have none of my candles. Coffee grows on white oak trees. River flows with brandy rocks in the
Andrew Ryan
mountains covered with a gold wheedling pandas. Fly around my printer did a mirror.
Hank Snow
Fly around my daisies.
Andrew Ryan
Fly around my printer did a ridge.
Hank Snow
You almost drive me crazy. Every time I go that road looks so dark and cloudy. Every time I see that gal she always tells me how to. Fly around my pretty little. Fly around my daisy. Fly around my pretty little. Drive me crazy. Put my knapsack on my back. Bravo on my shoulder. March away to Mexico now be a soldier.
Andrew Ryan
Fly around my pretty little.
Hank Snow
Fly around my daisies. Fly around my pretty little bit. Y' all won't drive me crazy.
Andrew Ryan
Fly around my pretty little lips.
Hank Snow
Fly around my teeth and Fly around
Andrew Ryan
my pretty little bit. You almost drive me crazy.
Howie Mandel
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Andrew Ryan
This ballot here is a little more sentimental than the one Grandpa Jones just did for us. It's a recent RCA victim recording of ours called act one. Act two act.
Hank Snow
The world the stage they say and
Andrew Ryan
we're all part of the blue and you were only acting when we met
Hank Snow
he played the lover well how could I ever know that you would find a mother and a forefoot.
Andrew Ryan
We were happy as we be Act
Hank Snow
3A foul and a heart woke broken
Andrew Ryan
the play is ended now the curtain drops for me. Sa. I thought I was the leading man.
Hank Snow
How could I go
Andrew Ryan
back around with fanaticus and lose you in the end? Act two we were happy Hours to be
Hank Snow
act three A vow and the
Andrew Ryan
heart for broken my place and now the curtain drops on me. Well, friends, it's been a heap of fun being with y' all tonight and we aim to come calling for you in the buckboard a week from now. The man in the driver's seat will be Ray Price with his guests Johnny and Jack. Ellen. This is Hank Snow saying thanks for everything and we'll be seeing you next
Hank Snow
Saturday night at the Grand Ola Praises.
Andrew Ryan
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Host: Andrew Rhynes
Featured Artists: Hank Snow, Goldie Hill, Moon Mulligan, Rod Brasfield, Grandpa Jones, Old Hickory Singers
Original Broadcast: February 20, 1954
Podcast Release: March 19, 2026
This episode transports listeners back to a classic 1954 broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry, starring country legend Hank Snow and featuring a lively showcase of unforgettable musical numbers, comedic banter, and vivid Americana storytelling. Digitally restored for enriched sound, the broadcast captures the spirit of live radio from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville — complete with country harmonies, old-fashioned humor, and guest performances by rising star Goldie Hill, comic Rod Brasfield, Moon Mulligan, Grandpa Jones, and the Old Hickory Singers.
[01:13–02:37]
[02:37–04:00]
[04:00–08:24]
[09:27–10:14]
“We've been kindly appearing down through the south, through flat Florida, Mississippi, Alabama. Just got back this week from Chicago and made a few records this afternoon.” ([09:52])
[12:14–16:03]
“Oh, when I come to the end of my journey. We are blind and the battle is won... He’ll understand and say well done.” ([13:35])
[16:33–19:44]
“Of course, you all know who that is playing — the one and only big time piano man from Polk County, Moon Mulligan.” ([16:34])
[19:44–23:54]
Rod: “Why couldn't Washington throw a dollar across the Potomac today?”
Hank: “I don’t know, why?”
Rod: “Because a dollar don’t go as far now as it did back in them days.” ([20:17])
[24:24–27:27]
[27:27–28:47]
[30:38–34:01]
[34:01–34:30]
| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|---------------------------------------------------------| | 01:13 | Andrew Ryan welcomes listeners | | 02:37 | Hank Snow performs “Panamama” | | 04:00 | Lineup announcement & Old Hickory Singers | | 09:27 | Goldie Hill interview | | 10:14 | Goldie Hill sings “Let Me Be the One” | | 12:14 | Square dance/fiddle segment & gospel hymn | | 16:33 | Moon Mulligan piano interlude | | 19:44 | Rod Brasfield comedy segment | | 24:24 | Goldie Hill: “I'm Yesterday’s Girl” | | 27:27 | Grandpa Jones: “Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss” | | 30:38 | Hank Snow: “Act One, Act Two, Act Three” | | 34:01 | Sign-off and next week’s preview |
This restored Grand Ole Opry episode is a well-paced, heartwarming slice of midcentury country variety entertainment. Revel in Hank Snow’s smooth vocals, Goldie Hill’s rising-star charm, jovial banter, folk traditions, and vintage radio atmosphere — all brought vividly to life by modern restoration. Whether you’re a longtime Opry fan or curious about America’s musical roots, this episode is a lively, authentic window into radio history.