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





*Video*

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









*Video*

[Fiji Hill]

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Robbie Robertson

I like this version:

Am Tag als Conny Kramer Starb (The Day Conny Kramer Died)--Juliane Werdling, 1972--the story of a young man who dies of a drug overdose

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Kevin Welch - Long Cold Train

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2JT3k23deQ

[Publius]

The Cowsills: "The Rain, the Park and Other Things"

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Kevin Welch - Long Cold Train

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2JT3k23deQ

[Publius]

The 4 Seasons: "No Surfin' Today"

[Fiji Hill]

Another happy song:

The Drunkard--The Thrillers, 1953

[oliviasdad]

“Ode to Billy Joe” 1967.

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Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Publius]

Tom Jones: "Delilah"

[Publius]

The Rays: "Silhouettes"

[blueunicorn6]

EAT THAT RAT by The Ramones. It makes Joe Biden cry.

[workerbee]

Dan Fogelberg’s “Another Auld Lang Syne”...

Great song, thanks for the reminder.

[Publius]

The Playmates: "Beep Beep"

[Publius]

The Coasters: "Charlie Brown"

[Fiji Hill]

Some Annie songs:

Annie Had a Baby--The Midnighters, 1954

Annie Pulled a Humbug--The Midnights, 1954

Annie's Answer--The El Dorados, 1954

Annie Kicked the Bucket--The Nu-Tones, 1955

[Publius]

Benny Bell: "Everybody Loves My Fanny"

[Delphster]

Forever Autumn -— Justin Hayward
Also anything by Harry Chapin

[Fiji Hill]

Tom Jones: "Delilah"

Run, Samson, Run!--Neil Sedaka (1960)

[Fiji Hill]

Benny Bell: "Everybody Loves My Fanny"

Annie's Aunt Fannie--The Midnighters, 1954

[Publius]

Cher: "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves"

Cher: "You Better Sit Down, Kids"

Sonny & Cher: "Bang Bang"

Sonny & Cher: "A Cowboy's Work is Never Done"