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 Outer Space Looters--The Mad Martians

[Publius]

Mary Hopkin: "Those Were the Days"

[Publius]

Peggy Lee: "Is That All There Is?"

[jazusamo]

Hiya, Kathy! :-)

[Fiji Hill]

Believe It Or Not--Don Covay (1958)

The story of a party in which a number of interesting guests show up. I have identified references to 27 song titles in the lyrics--and there may be even more.

[Fiji Hill]

Ballad of the Green Berets.

The Ballad of the Yellow Berets--Bob Seger, 1966

[Publius]

Before I head off to bed, I'd like to post this 18 minute oratorio from Schubert written in the style of Handel. The text is from Schubert's good buddy Franz Grillparzer, who took some liberties with the Bible. This is Miriam's song after the Pharaoh and his army took a fatal dip in the Red Sea.

Franz Schubert: "Miriam's Song of Victory"

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hiya back, jaz!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good job, Sir Francis...((HUGS))

[Dust in the Wind]

Don't It Make You Want to Go Home - Joe South - 1969

RIP Joe

(((Hugs))) fatima

[Fiji Hill]

The Ballad of Pancho López--Lalo Guerrero, 1955

This local hit in Southern California in 1955 tells the story of an immigrant farm worker who built a successful business without government help.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Harry Chapin ~ Better Place To Be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgpbIPQl7CA

[Kathy in Alaska]

Wanda Jackson ~ Tennessee Women’s Prison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWJAolKNJtk

[Churchjack]

Choctaw Bingo by James McMurtry

Carpe Diem by Kyle Hunt

Copperhead Road by Steve Earle

And don’t forget

The Road Goes On Forever and the Party Never Ends by Robert Earle Keen

Yeah, all Americana/Red Dirt oriented. Love it. Michelle Shocked should get an honorable mention for Come A Long Way.

[Dust in the Wind]

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Promise Keepers

I like this arrangment.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Johnny Cash ~ One Piece At A Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWHniL8MyMM

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem ~ The Wild Gypsy Rover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ0kAZJy_3o

[Humbug]

Some more from me...

Irish:
Wolfe Tones - The Merman
Wolfe Tones - The Foggy Dew

Country:
Bryan White - Rebecca Lynn
George Strait - Check Yes or No
Sara Evans - Suds in the Bucket

[william clark]

Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot
Whiskey Remorse - Del Amitril

[william clark]

Should be Del Amitri (no idea where that extra “l” came from)