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Favorite "Story Songs"Tell us your Favorite "Songs That Tell a Story".Freeper Canteen 9~7~12`
Posted on 09/06/2012 5:03:56 PM PDT by 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
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To: Humbug
To: Sir Francis Dashwood
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.
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:29:56 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(let me ABOs run loose, lew (or is that lou?))
To: PowderMonkey
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:30:25 PM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: fatima
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
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:30:44 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
( It doesn't come naturally when you're not natural born.)
To: republicanbred
He has SO many good ones! Like this 'un.
Jolly Mon
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:30:53 PM PDT
by
Delhi Rebels
(There was a row in Silver Street - the regiments was out.)
To: SMGFan
IIRC, just about all of Bobby Golsboro’s songs told a story. Guy had a knack for it. My favorite was ‘Saturday Morning Confusion’.
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:31:26 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Being deceived can be cured.)
To: Fiji Hill
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
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:31:34 PM PDT
by
Emperor Palpatine
(I need a good stiff drink. How 'bout you?)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Little Sister Rys version is best Absolutely! 'Bop till you drop' is a very much underrated LP.
188
posted on
09/06/2012 6:32:24 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(Romney was right about the Olympics, but neither the Brits or the Dems will admit it.)
To: DuncanWaring
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:32:53 PM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: fatima
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
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:33:43 PM PDT
by
Delhi Rebels
(There was a row in Silver Street - the regiments was out.)
To: fatima
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
191
posted on
09/06/2012 6:34:24 PM PDT
by
workerbee
(June 28, 2012 -- 9/11 From Within)
To: fatima
192
posted on
09/06/2012 6:34:43 PM PDT
by
Publius
(Leadership starts with getting off the couch.)
To: fatima
The Fox Went Out On a Chilly Night
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:34:47 PM PDT
by
Jemian
To: fatima; All
194
posted on
09/06/2012 6:34:58 PM PDT
by
Jack Deth
(Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
To: FatherofFive
195
posted on
09/06/2012 6:35:40 PM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: Hot Tabasco; fatima
I will look for them when I get home from work in about an hour.
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:35:54 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: MHGinTN
IIRC, just about all of Bobby Golsboros songs told a story. Guy had a knack for it. My favorite was Saturday Morning Confusion. That was Bobby Russell.
Saturday Morning Confusion
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:36:20 PM PDT
by
Delhi Rebels
(There was a row in Silver Street - the regiments was out.)
To: Fresh Wind
Thanks Fresh Wind ((((Hugs))))
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:36:20 PM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: fatima
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:36:54 PM PDT
by
Publius
(Leadership starts with getting off the couch.)
To: fatima
I'm thankful for the things they done, those chosen ones that made it to Arlington.
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posted on
09/06/2012 6:37:37 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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