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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





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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: fatima
Al Stewart --- (almost all of his songs tell a historical story)
Roads to Moscow
Trains
Joe the Georgian
On the Border
Russians and Americans
Murmansk Run/Ellis Island
Old Admirals

Gordon Lightfoot ---
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

361 posted on 09/07/2012 5:11:41 AM PDT by BlueLancer (You cannot conquer a free man. The most you can do is kill him. (R. Heinlein - "If This Goes On"))
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To: fatima

Jason Isbell/Drive By Truckers - TVA

The Alarm: Spirit of 76


362 posted on 09/07/2012 5:13:44 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: fatima

Tweeter and the Monkey Man - The Traveling Wilbury’s


363 posted on 09/07/2012 5:15:05 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: BlueLancer

Thanks BlueLancer (((((Hugs)))

ON THE BORDER ~ AL STEWART
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2L_OyS21lM&feature=related


364 posted on 09/07/2012 5:17:29 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Arrowhead1952; E.G.C.

Hi Arrowhead1952; E.G.C.(((((Hugs))))


365 posted on 09/07/2012 5:18:46 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: y'all; Arrowhead1952; beachn4fun; E.G.C.; GodBlessUSA; ConorMacNessa; Kathy in Alaska; HiJinx; ...

Gooood mornin', Early Birds!
Back to work today for me!
It's easy to get spoiled staying home!
Hope all of you have a GREAT day...
....and you have your RED on! :)
((((hugs))))

366 posted on 09/07/2012 5:22:51 AM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos)
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To: beachn4fun; tomkow6

Hi
beachn4fun; tomkow6 ((((Hugs))))

QUEENSRYCHE - SILENT LUCIDITY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LniY0pDQGaE


367 posted on 09/07/2012 5:22:51 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: fatima

Rush - Red Barchetta


368 posted on 09/07/2012 5:25:31 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Oh My:)Thanks Hillarys Gate Cult ((((Hugs))))


369 posted on 09/07/2012 5:25:54 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: smalltownslick

Good song-first I heard it,Thanks smalltownslick ((((Hugs))))

John Lee Hooker - Tupelo (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GOCAC8FCqE


370 posted on 09/07/2012 5:28:05 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: GodBlessRonaldReagan

Hi GodBlessRonaldReagan ((((Hugs))))

Harry Chapin - Sniper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWKpblxejWE


371 posted on 09/07/2012 5:31:12 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: rlmorel

Hi rlmorel ((((Hugs))))

Ode to Billy Joe” (Bobby Gentry)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaRacIzZSPo


372 posted on 09/07/2012 5:34:15 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Jet Jaguar

Nice to see you Jet Jaguar ((((Hugs)))


373 posted on 09/07/2012 5:36:01 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: 21twelve

Hi 21twelve ((((Hugs)))


374 posted on 09/07/2012 5:38:38 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: LUV W; fatima
((HUGS))Good morning, Fatima.

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How's it going?

375 posted on 09/07/2012 5:41:02 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: sleddogs

Thanks sleddogs ((((Hugs))))


376 posted on 09/07/2012 5:42:22 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: bt_dooftlook

Thanks bt_dooftlook ((((Hugs))))

“Winds Of Change” Eric Burdon & The Animals 1967
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAfuVwfwf3M


377 posted on 09/07/2012 5:44:48 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Fledermaus

Hi Fledermaus ((((Hugs))))


378 posted on 09/07/2012 5:45:44 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: fatima

Gotta run,be back later.


379 posted on 09/07/2012 5:47:22 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: fatima

Travelling by Steam (Fairport Convention)

Slip Jigs and Reels (Fairport Convention)

380 posted on 09/07/2012 5:51:33 AM PDT by BlueLancer (You cannot conquer a free man. The most you can do is kill him. (R. Heinlein - "If This Goes On"))
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