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*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Vince Gill ~ Go Rest High On That Mountain

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Bob Shane ~ The Fox Went Out On a Chilly Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe13YHhU_9E

[Kathy in Alaska]

Trace Adkins ~ Arlington

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJO7lJIxG10

[21twelve]

My first thought too! Rush has lots of great story songs. Their entire album out this summer (Clockwork Angels) tells the story of a young man’s travels. One of their best albums imho.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Gordon Lightfoot ~ Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0DqPSF2fyo

[Kathy in Alaska]

Dwight Yoakam ~ I Sang Dixie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mew54C3DdA

[Jet Jaguar]

Good song Ma.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Bob Seger ~ Against The Wind

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Dan Fogelberg ~ Same Old Lang Syne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg4VJZTq8vU

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good “just” morning, JJ...((HUGS))...did your fires ever burn out?

I love the Edmund Fitzgerald song.

[Jet Jaguar]

I think we got enough rain to quash them. Now it’s been to cloudy to see any aurora. Still looking up.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Emerson Lake and Palmer - Benny the Bouncer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n44yImM-pY

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. Have things returned to normal for you where you're at?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...we are almost cleaned up, but there are LOTS of trees down all over the city. It’s been raining off and on all summer and the wet ground/soil has had a lot to do with the damage. Some still have no power.

You and Bo have a good Friday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Jim Croce ~ Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB_TM5AvJP0

[Kathy in Alaska]

Johnny Horton ~ Battle of New Orleans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50_iRIcxsz0

[Kathy in Alaska]

Gordon Lightfoot ~ Canadian Railroad Trilogy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzo6Otpgj-E

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art