Favorite "Story Songs"Tell us your Favorite "Songs That Tell a Story".Freeper Canteen 9~7~12`

[fatima]

~Favorite Story Song's~





Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn

Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky

She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her "baby"
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
'Cause she walks around town with a suitcase in her hand
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
Then a man of low degree stood by her side
And promised her he'd take her for his bride

Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky





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Sammy Davis Jnr "Mr Bojangles"

I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
In worn out shoes
Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants
The old soft shoe

He jumped so high
He jumped so high
Then he'd lightly touched down

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance

I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
Down and out
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
As he spoke right out

He talked of life
He talked of life
He lightly slapped his leg instead

He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick
Across the cell
He grabbed his pants for a better stance
He jumped so high
He clicked his heels

He let go a laugh
He let go a laugh
Shook back his clothes all around

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance

We danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
Throughout the south
We spoke in tears of fifteen years
How his dog and him
They travelled about

His dog up and died
He up and died
After twenty years he still grieves

They said I dance now at every chance and honky tonks
For drinks and tips
But most the time I spend behind these county bars
Cause I drinks a bit

He shook his head and as he shook his head
I heard someone ask please

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles









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[BwanaNdege]

“The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”

After umteen-gazillion times of listening to the song, I finally watched the movie on Netflix last month. Kinda filled in the blanks.

Lee Marvin was a real baddie!

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[NCLaw441]

NOT “Wildfire”

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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (with words) - Martin Luther
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6k8DFb8fWs

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[Fresh Wind]

Green Jello-”Little Pig, Little Pig”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYwNWHZuT0

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[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Ladies! *HUGS* I’ll be lurking tonight - watching football - horizontal for the evening.

[Fiji Hill]

Bojangles of Harlem--Fred Astaire (1936)

[Publius]

The Shangri-las: "Leader of the Pack"

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[sjm_888]

Before I could walk, I had a wrench in my hand
I was my Mama's little angel and my Daddy's second chance
He went end over end the first year he went pro
Lost part of his eyesight and he couldn't race no more

But he never lost his touch when he got underneath the hood
He knew how to make them run and he knew one day he would
See his name in victory lane and engraved on that cup
Just like all them other crazy fools with racing in their blood

He would put me on his lap when he'd drive and I'd take the wheel
He'd say "What do you think about that son? How does she feel?
You just wait till them little legs get long enough to reach the gas
Once you put her on the floor one time there ain't no turning back"

Every Saturday, he'd take me out to the garage
He'd take an empty bucket and fill it full of engine parts
He's sit me down and pour em out in front of me on the floor
I'd have to tell him what each one was and what each one was for

We'd jump into the car and go down to the race that night
He'd tell me what each driver was doing wrong and what each one did right
He could always pick the winner before they ever took a curve
#3 might have the car but 43 has got the nerve

Before I turned 18 Daddy said "Now pretty soon
You'll be old enough to drive but I'll leave it up to you
I taught you all about it, taught you everything I know
You gotta have a car to do it and you gotta work and buy your own"

The first one I bought was a Mustang #2
Nobody kept'em any longer than they kept a pair of shoes
They started showing up at every used car lot in town
A V-8 on a go-cart, easy terms, no money down

Me and Daddy and my uncle took her home and tore her down
Checked her out real good, cleaned her up and bored her out
Took out all the seats, pulled the carpet off the floor
Knocked out all the glass and welded up the doors

The first time that I raced my qualifying was a shame
I started out way in the back and came back about the same
I pulled her in the pit, couldn't look my Daddy in the eye
He said "If you quit now son, it's gonna haunt you all your life"

It ain't about the money or even being #1
You gotta know when it's all over you did the best you could've done
Knowing that it's in you and you never let it out
Is worse than blowing any engine or any wreck you'll ever have

Since then I've wrecked a bunch of cars and I've broke a bunch of bones
It's anybody's race out there and I've learned to race my own
I'd shove em in the wall and I'd hit em from behind
I'd let them know that I was there, I'd let them know that track was mine

It's been several years now since my Daddy passed away
But his picture's on my dash every time I go to race
I lost more than I won but I ain't gonna give up
Till they put me in the ground or Daddy's name's on that cup

Mike Cooley / Drive-By Truckers © Wayward Johnson's Music (BMI)

Daddy's Cup - Drive By Truckers

[fatman6502002]

He Went to Paris - Jimmy Buffett
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGmERAWVdWM

Irene Wilde - Ian Hunter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBT1cJxmzUk&feature=related

Tennessee Waltz - Eva Cassidy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1TD-7k52y4

I Know You By Heart - Eva Cassidy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFdcSRXU2ro

2112 - Rush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQEgZNqa8jE

Leaving on a jet plane - Chantal Kreviazuk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68NuTUdJX8U

[HiTech RedNeck]

Technically, Tartarus, a mythological hellish region deep beneath the earth, not connected with the Judeo-Christian concept of hell. Tartarus is where those who offended the (polytheistic) gods, went to be punished.

[don-o]

Charlie Daniels Band - Trudy

“John Lee Walker was a card mechanic...”

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[Publius]

The Shangri-las: "Out in the Streets"

[Publius]

Correct. It was shorthand for those who don’t know their Greek mythology.

[The Mayor]

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Consider The Clouds
September 7, 2012

One day many years ago my boys and I were lying on our backs in the yard watching the clouds drift by. “Dad,” one asked, “why do clouds float?” “Well, son,” I began, intending to give him the benefit of my vast knowledge, but then I lapsed into silence. “I don’t know,” I admitted, “but I’ll find out for you.”

The answer, I discovered, is that condensed moisture, descending by gravity, meets warmer temperatures rising from the land. That moisture then changes into vapor and ascends back into the air. That’s a natural explanation for the phenomenon.

But natural explanations are not final answers. Clouds float because God in His wisdom has ordered the natural laws in such a way that they reveal the “wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge” (Job 37:16). Clouds then can be thought of as a symbol—an outward and visible sign of God’s goodness and grace in creation.

So someday when you’re taking some time to see what images you can imagine in the clouds, remember this: The One who made all things beautiful makes the clouds float through the air. He does so to call us to wonder and adoration. The heavens—even the cumulus, stratus, and cirrus clouds—declare the glory of God.

The Lord’s creation you’ll adore
As you observe each day unfold;
Let your imagination soar
As you His handiwork behold. —Branon

Creation is filled with signs that point to the Creator.

Read: Job 37:1-16

Do you know how the clouds are balanced? —Job 37:16

Bible in a Year:
Ezekiel 12-14