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*

[Adventure gal]

The late, great Jim Croce

Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown
Operator
Rapid Roy the Stockcar Boy
You Don’t Mess Around with Jim
Roller Derby Queen

[Publius]

Abba: "Fernando"

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Naj ti poljub narise ustnice ... Lacni Franz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4k6SG6C3EQ

[MoochPooch]

Hi, Fatima.

Was going to mention anything by Harry Chapin, but everyone beat me to it.

How about “The Night the Lights went out in Georgia” (Vicki Lawrence, I believe).

[GVnana]

Battle of New Orleans -- Johnny Horton
Big John - Jimmie Dean
Mule Named Sal - traditional

And the all time greatest: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

[Publius]

Check Post #224.

[dfwgator]

Gord’s Canadian Railroad Trilogy.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Tijuana - David Lindley & Hani Naser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xaT8jPbp7I

[MoochPooch]

Guess someone beat me to that too. (sigh)

[Domestic Church]

“Group from Hell”

Music for the DNC,lol.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Tijuana - David Lindley & Hani Naser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xaT8jPbp7I

[Fiji Hill]

Hot Rod Race--Red Foley, 1951

Hot Rod Shotgun Boogie No. 2 Tillman Franks & His Timberline Riders, 1951

[GVnana]

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Robbie Robertson

[Publius]

Marty Robbins: "The Streets of Laredo"

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Tijuana - JJ Cale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njOztB0G4L

[Domestic Church]

Thanks fatima! Hugs are great medicine these days.

[SMGFan]

The Night Chicago Died
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-L0NpaErkk

[Publius]

Jay & the Americans: "Come a Little Bit Closer"

[Publius]

Tom Jones: "The Green, Green Grass of Home"

[Publius]

Joan Baez: "In the Quiet Morning"

About Janis Joplin.