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*

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Doug Kershaw - Diggy Liggy Lo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AQvUPN1jAk

[HiTech RedNeck]

Ah yes, a ride in the car of a ghostly Hank Williams...

That song The Little Boy is an oddball on my album. It is the only one that is not specifically about country or rednecks. Put it on there just to fill it out to ten numbers.

I’ve been penning some more verses which are much better ballads, but don’t want to release it yet till the music is done.

[fatima]

:)Thanks PowderMonkey ((((Hugs)))))

Warren Zevon Lawyers, Guns and Money
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5puAN1PGQw

[Political Junkie Too]

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, by Billy Joel.

Dixie Chicken, by Little Feat.

Let's Give Them Something to Talk About., by Bonnie Rait.

-PJ

[Delhi Rebels]

He has SO many good ones!

Like this 'un.

Jolly Mon

[MHGinTN]

IIRC, just about all of Bobby Golsboro’s songs told a story. Guy had a knack for it. My favorite was ‘Saturday Morning Confusion’.

[Emperor Palpatine]

Boy, you’re in a cheery mood tonight, hehehe!

I respectfully submit for your approval an addition to your fine list.....for its historic and artistic quality.

“De’ Titanic” by Leadbelly

[Michael.SF.]

Little Sister” Ry’s version is best

Absolutely! 'Bop till you drop' is a very much underrated LP.

[fatima]

Thanks DuncanWaring ((((Hugs))))

Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ript5JqSWb8

[Delhi Rebels]

Low lie, The Fields Of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing,
It's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry

Fields of Athenry

[workerbee]

Oh my goodness... there are so many.... my apologies if I'm repeating others:

Go Rest High On That Mountain Vince Gill
Rocky Mountain High John Denver
Is It Over Yet? Wynonna Judd
I Believe Diamond Rio
On A Bus From St. Cloud Trisha Yearwood
Walkaway Joe Trisha Yearwood
Whiskey Lullaby Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss

[Publius]

Franz Schubert: "The Fisherman's Luck in Love"

Halfway through the song you realize that none of this is really happening. It's all a dream as the man lies on his back in the boat.

[Jemian]

The Fox Went Out On a Chilly Night

[Jack Deth]

Hi, fatima:

Off the top of my head.

Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts: Bob Dylan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC9_phZdqW4

Tangled Up in Blue: Bob Dylan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2loXs76MLzc

Subterranean Homesick Blues; Bob Dylan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKfrjk6suAQ

Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright: Bob Dylan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZPh3hpxLKs

Ripple: The Grateful Dead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVdTQ3OPtGY

Henry: New Riders of the Purple Sage

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

The Ballad of Charles Whitman: Kinky Friedman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlBuoBV-Sa0

Hot Rod Lincoln: Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDbON8udTPo

Semi Truck: Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqu0EVxbwXw

Truck Driving Man: Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oubPGAU7EAY

Someday Soon; Judy Collins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mIv6tmSBAA&feature=related

After the Gold Rush: Pelude (A Capella)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6BzTCQ6Nqo

[fatima]

Thanks
FatherofFive ((((Hugs)))

John McDermott - Grace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAEhRypTyCw

[Kathy in Alaska]

I will look for them when I get home from work in about an hour.

[Delhi Rebels]

IIRC, just about all of Bobby Golsboro’s songs told a story. Guy had a knack for it. My favorite was ‘Saturday Morning Confusion’.

That was Bobby Russell.

Saturday Morning Confusion

[fatima]

Thanks Fresh Wind ((((Hugs))))

[Publius]

Gustav Mahler: "St. Anthony Preaches to the Fish"

[Kartographer]

I'm thankful for the things they done, those chosen ones that made it to Arlington.