List of songs written by Hank Williams explained

This list contains 167 songs written by American singer-songwriter Hank Williams, including those where he is credited as co-author. The songs are arranged alphabetically.

A

• A Home in Heaven
• A House of Gold
• A House Without Love
• Alabama Waltz
• All the Love I Ever Had
• Alone and Forsaken
• Always in Love (co-written with Jimmy Fields)
• Angel of Death
• Angel Mine (lyrics by Williams, recorded by Sheryl Crow for The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams)
• At the First Fall of Snow
• Are You Building a Temple in Heaven?
• A Mansion on the Hill (co-written with Fred Rose with possible contributions from Audrey Williams)
• Are You Walkin' and a Talkin' For the Lord?
• A Stranger in the Night (co-written with Bill Morgan)

B

• Baby Sittin' the Blues (co-written with Jimmy Fields)
• Baby, We're Really in Love
• Bayou Pon Pon (co-written with Jimmie Davis)
• Between You and God And Me (co-written with Lawton Williams)
• Blue Is My Heart (lyrics by Williams, recorded by Holly Williams and Hank Williams, Jr. for The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams)
• The Blues Come Around
• Blues Done Left Me

C

• Cajun Baby (lyrics by Williams; music composed by Hank Williams, Jr.)
• Cajun Baby Blues (co-written with Jimmy Fields)
• California Zephyr
• Calling You
• Coeur Brise (co-written with William Lamothe)
• Cold, Cold Heart
• Come a Runnin' (co-written with Jimmy Fields)
• Countryfied
• Cowboys Don't Cry (lyrics by Williams, music composed by Mickey Newbury)
• Crazy Mixed Up Heart (co-written with Jimmy Fields)

D

• Dear Brother
• Dear John
• Diddy Wa Diddy
• Dreamer's Paradise

E

• Everything's Okay

F

• For Me There Is No Place (lyrics by Williams; music composed by Hank Williams, Jr.)
• Forever's a Long, Long Time (co-written with Jimmie Davis)
• The Funeral

G

• Got You On My Mind Once Again (co-written with Jimmy Fields and Lefty Frizzell)
• Goin' Steady (Faron Young Classic) It was found out some years ago by Colin Escott (Hank Williams' Biographer) that Hank actually wrote the song and sold it to Faron.

H

• Have Half a Heart (co-written with Jimmy Fields)
• Heaven Holds All My Treasures
• Help Me Understand
• Hey Goliath
• Hey, Good Lookin'
• Homesick (lyrics by Williams; music composed by Hank Williams, Jr.)
• Honey, Do You Love Me, Huh? (co-written with Curley Williams)
• Honky Tonk Blues
• Honky Tonkin'
• How Can You Refuse Him Now
• How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart? (lyrics by Williams, recorded by Gillian Welch and Norah Jones for The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams)
• Howlin' at the Moon

I

• I Ain't Got Nothin' but Time
• I Can't Escape from You
• I Can't Get You Off of My Mind
• I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
• I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
• I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)
• (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (co-written with Jimmie Davis)
• I Hope You Shed a Million Tears (lyrics by Williams, recorded by Vince Gill and Rodney Crowell for The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams)
• I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living
• I Lost the Only Love I Knew (co-written with Don Helms)
• I Saw the Light
• I Told A Lie To My Heart (recorded by Willie Nelson and Hank Williams for Half Nelson)
• I Wish You Didn't Love Me So Much
• I Won't Be Home No More
• I'd Still Want You
• I'll Be a Bachelor 'Til I Die
• I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (co-written with Fred Rose)
• I'm a Long Gone Daddy
• I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (co-written with Bill Monroe)
• I'm Gonna Break Your Heart
• (I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing
• I'm Not Coming Home Anymore
• I'm Praying For the Day (co-written with Pee Wee King)
• I'm So Happy I Found You (lyrics by Williams, recorded by Lucinda Williams for The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams)
• I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
• I'm Sorry for You, My Friend
• I'm Yvonne Of The Bayou co-written with Jimmy Rule and likely Moon Mullican
• I've Been Down That Road Before
• If You Call This Loving (co-written with Jimmy Fields)

J

• Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (lyrics co-written with Moon Mullican; melody adapted from "Grand Texas")
• Jesus Died for Me
• Jesus Is Calling (co-written with Charlie Monroe)
• Jesus Remembered Me
• Just Waitin' (co-written with Bob Gazzaway)

K

• Kaw-Liga (co-written with Fred Rose)

L

• Last Night I Dreamed of Heaven
• (Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep
• Lead Me to that Rock
• Leave Me Alone with the Blues
• Let the Spirit Descend^[1]
• Let's Turn Back the Years
• The Little House We Built (Just o'er the Hill) (co-written with Don Helms)
• Little Paper Boy
• The Log Train
• Long Gone Lonesome Blues
• Lord, Build Me a Cabin in Glory
• Lord, I'm Coming Home
• Lost on the River (with Audrey Williams)
• The Love that Faded (lyrics by Williams, recorded by Bob Dylan for The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams)
• Low and Lonely
• Low Down Blues

M

• May You Never Be Alone
• Me and My Broken Heart
• Men with Broken Hearts
• Mind Your Own Business
• Moanin' the Blues
• Move It on Over
• My Heart is True Confession (co-written with Jimmy Fields)
• My Heart Would Know
• My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate)
• My Receipt for Love
• My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (co-written with Jewell House)
• My Sweet Love Ain't Around
• My Unfaithful Heart (co-written with Jimmy Fields)

N

• 'Neath a Cold Gray Tomb of Stone (co-written with Mel Foree)
• Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door)
• Never Been So Lonesome
• No, Not Now (co-written with Curley Williams)
• Nobody's Lonesome for Me

O

• Oh, Mama, Come Home (lyrics by Williams, recorded by Jacob Dylan for The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams)
• On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain (co-written with Ramona Vincent)
• On the Evening Train (co-written with Audrey Williams)

P

• Pan American
• Pictures from Life's Other Side (arranged by Hank Williams)
• Please Make Up Your Mind

R

• Ramblin' Man
• Rockin' Chair Daddy (co-written with Gordon Schuffert)
• Rose My Rose (co-written with Jimmy Fields)

S

• Sermon on the Mount (lyrics by Williams, recorded by Merle Haggard for The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams)
• Singing Waterfall
• Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)
• Steppin' Out (co-written with Jimmy Fields)
• Stranger in the Night (co-written with Bill Morgan)

T

• Tank Full of Gas (co-written with Lefty Frizzell and Jimmy Fields)
• A Teardrop on a Rose
• Tell Me Something (co-written with Jimmy Fields)
• There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
• There's a Tear in My Beer
• There's Nothing as Sweet as My Baby
• Time Has Proven Me Wrong
• 30 Pieces of Silver

W

• The Waltz of the Wind
• Wealth Won't Save Your Soul
• We're Getting Closer To The Grave Each Day
• Wearin' Out Your Walkin' Shoes
• Weary Blues from Waitin'
• When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels
• When It Comes to Loving (co-written with Jimmy Fields)
• When the Book of Life is Read
• When You're Tired of Breaking Others' Hearts (co-written with Curley Williams)
• Which Way (co-written with Jimmy Fields)
• Why Don't You Love Me
• Why Should I Cry
• Why Should We Try Anymore
• WPA Blues (never recorded; Williams performed the song during a talent show at The Empire Theater in 1937.)

Y

• Your Cheatin' Heart
• You Win Again

See also

• Hank Williams discography

References

• Web site: Hank Williams Song Catalog. Songwriters Hall of Fame.com. The Songwriters Hall of Fame. October 11, 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Let the Spirit Descend . 2023-01-21 . gospelmusic.org.uk.