SATISFIED MIND, A
(Red Hayes / Jack Rhodes)


Red Hays - 1954
Red & Betty Foley - 1955
Mahalia Jackson - 1955
Martha Carson - 1955
Porter Wagoner - 1955
Jean Shepard - 1955
Frank Ifield - 1956
Ella Fitzgerald - 1958
Cowboy Copas - 1961
Warner Mack - 1961
The Wilburn Brothers - 1961
Duane Eddy (Instr.) - 1962
Carl Butler & Pearl - 1963
Roy Drusky - 1964
Joan Baez - 1965
Slim Whitman - 1966
Roy Acuff - 1967
Bill Anderson - 1967
Red Sovine - 1967
Loretta Lynn - 1968
Glen Campbell - 1971
Sonny James - 1973
Bob Luman - 1975
David Allan Coe - 1977
Lucinda Williams - 1978
Bob Dylan - 1980
Randy Travis - 1998
Marty Stuart - 2003
Vince Gill - 2006
Daniel O'Donnell - 2009
Johnny Cash - 2010
Willie Nelson - 2010

Also recorded by:
Roberta Sherwood; Jonathan Richman; Ray Price; Vic Dana; Pat Boone;
Jeff Buckley; Ian & Sylvia; The Willis Brothers; Robert Gordon; The Byrds;
Bobby Hebb; Hamilton Camp; David Rogers; Norma Jean; Stella Parton;
Bruce Channel; Mel Tillis; The LeGarde Twins; Donna Loren; Tim Hardin;
......... and many others.


How many times have you heard someone say
If I had his money I could do things my way
But little they know that it's so hard to find
One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind

Once I was winning in fortune and fame
Everything that I dreamed of to get a start in life's game
But suddenly it happened, I lost every dime
But I'm richer by far with a satisfied mind

Money can't buy back your youth when you're old
Or a friend when you're lonely, or a love that's grown cold
The wealthiest person is a pauper at times
Compared to the man with a satisfied mind

When my life's ending and my time has run out
My friends and my loved ones I'll leave, there's no doubt
But one thing's for certain, when it comes my time
I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2020)