David Allan Coe

fox69 · 10.04.2016

"The Best Game In Town"
(duet with Karen Brooks)

"The Best Game In Town"
(duet with Karen Brooks)

[David Allan Coe:]
I was just warming up to this long-legged girl,
With intentions to please.

[Karen Brooks:]
My blood started rushin',
As he laid his hand on my knee.

[Coe:]
By the look in her eyes,
I thought she'd be easy.
As she smiled and told me her name,
Then she said,

[Brooks:]
I've been here before,
And I know the rules to this game.
I've tried to be cunning.

[Coe:]
I've tried to act naturally mean.

[Brooks:]
You gotta take what fate deals you.

[Coe:]
Maybe this time she's dealt me a queen.

[Both:]
And if you play your cards right,
You'll be with me tonight.
And in the morning you'll still be there.
Play 'em wrong and you'll be sitting,
Across from a cold, empty chair.

[Brooks:]
I sure hope you've got what I need,
So I don't have to look anymore.

[Coe:]
I ain't no king, girl.

[Brooks:]
Well, I've held some jokers before!

[Both:]
As long as we are able,
To lay our cards on the table,
There's no need to shuffle around.
We know how we feel, let's go on and deal.
This looks like the best game in town.

We know how we feel, let's go on and deal.
This looks like the best game in town.

You cut my heart like the cards on the table.
You know the game, do you know the rules?
I'd let you win if I were able.
But how can you win when it's love you'll lose.

fox69 · 10.04.2016

"The Devil Went Down To Jamaica"

"The Devil Went Down To Jamaica"

The Devil went to Jamaica
He was looking to sell some weed
He was doin' fine, they were standing in line
It was excellent weed indeed
He came across a young man who was likewise peddling pot
And the devil slid down the beach and said "boy let me tell you what,
I guess you kinda figured I'm a reefer head of course
And after all this time, I guess that I'm a conessuire of sorts
Now your stuff smells ok, but this can tranquilize a hourse
I bet a million in cash against your satsh that mines better then yours."
The boy said my names Johnny and you ain't smoked nothing yet
One hit of this grass'll kick your ass, you got yourself a bet."

Johnny role a ball of hash and make sure its the bomb
Cause the devils got the kinda stuff they smoke in vietnam
You'll get a million smackaroos in cash if you can cope
But if you cant the devil gets your dope

The devil packed a bong with a little ockopoco gold
And rosin flew from his fingertips as he fired up his bowl
He filled that chamber all the way and he took a mighty hit
And as they passed it back and forth it gave them both a coughing fit

When the bowl was finished Johnny said hey man that stuff was great
But fill your lungs with some of this and prepare to vegetate

Cannibas and bevis sweet mary jane
The devils in the back yard frying his brain
Zig zag filled with a diggidy dank
Hold on tight it'll hit you like a tank

The devil nodded off because he knew that he was stoned
And he asked if he could buy an ounce of the stuff that Johnny owned
Johnny said devil just come on back if you ever want to catch a buzz
I done told you once you son of a bitch mines the best there ever was

Fired up duvais one by one
Aint gonna stop till the bags done
Green as a bull frog sticky as glue
Granny do you get high yes I do.

fox69 · 10.04.2016

"The Fightin' Side Of Me"

"The Fightin' Side Of Me"

I hear people talkin' bad,
About the way we have to live here in this country,
Harpin' on the wars we fight,
An' gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be.
An' I don't mind 'em switchin' sides,
An' standin' up for things they believe in.
When they're runnin' down my country, man,
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

I read about some squirrely guy,
Who claims, he just don't believe in fightin'.
An' I wonder just how long,
The rest of us can count on bein' free.
They love our milk an' honey,
But they preach about some other way of livin'.
When they're runnin' down my country, hoss,
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

fox69 · 10.04.2016

"The Fish Aren't Bitin' Today"

"The Fish Aren't Bitin' Today"

Take the jib sail down boys take the jib sail down
Turn this ship around boys before we run aground
The fish aren't biting today boys fish aren't biting today
I'm gonna lay on my bunk and get drunk as a skunk
Cause the fish aren't biting today

There's six foot waves and my stomach craves
Some good old antiguan rum
I put some away for a rainy day
And the rain she's starting to come now

There's a northern wind and the lights are dim
Like a good fresh cuban cigar
I got me a hutch where there might be a bunch
In the captions pickle jar, so.

fox69 · 10.04.2016

"The Ghost Of Hank Williams"

"The Ghost Of Hank Williams"

In an Alabama graveyard on a December day
A young man with a guitar stares in to space and plays
no one there to listen No on there but him
And the Ghost of Hank Williams sings "Your Cheatin Heart" again

[Chorus:]
Marty Robbins, Pasty Cline, Ernest Tubb, and Red Solvine
Jimmy Rodgers, and old Lefty were my friends.
It's so lonesome here tonight, but someday I'll see the light
When the ghost of Hank Williams sings "Your Cheatin Heart" again

It was 2 am in Nashville and the Ryman Stage was bare
There was just a lot of memories from the Opry being there
In the stillness of the morning in a cold December wind
And the Ghost of Hank Williams plays "Your Cheatin Heart" again

[Chorus]

There's a DJ in Ohio that recalls that New Years Day
When he had to tell the nation tha his singer passed away
Sometimes when it's late at night he'll let some records spin
And the ghost of Hank Williams sings "Your Cheatin Heart" again

[Chorus]

In an Alabama graveyard on a December day
A young man with a guitar stares in to space and plays
no one there to listen No on there but him
And the Ghost of Hank Williams sings "Your Cheatin Heart" again

fox69 · 10.04.2016

"The Great Nashville Railroad Disaster"

"The Great Nashville Railroad Disaster"

one sultry summer morning in the year of 1918
three hundred men with ebony skin
pulled out of union station
heading out of nashville for western tennessee
homeward bound cause uncle sam closed down
the munitions factory.

at that very moment on the cheatham county line
old number one train from memphis
was running way behind
back in the smokey club car a memphis gambling man
said gentleman, I'm folding these cards
cause I drew a dead mans hand!

a young man in a milk truck out near dutchman's grade
said oh my god two trains one track
then he closed his eyes and he prayed
a sister from the orphans home made a cross upon her chest
cause a one iron beast was coming from the east
and another one was coming from the west

the bird flew from the tree tops as the impact shook the ground
the screaming wheels and the grinding steel
could be heard for miles around

now every july 9th a few miles west of town
to this day some folks say
you can hear that mournful sound

fox69 · 10.04.2016

"The Old Grey Goose Is Dead"

"The Old Grey Goose Is Dead"

Go tell aunt Rhody
The old grey goose is dead

Grandpa found her dying
In the millpond on her head

The gander won't eat now
Gander won't eat now
Because his wife is dead

Let's pray for the babies
Pray for the babies
Because their mama's dead

Somebody go tell aunt Rhody
Go tell aunt Rhody
The old grey goose is dead

Somebody go tell aunt Rhody
I want you to go tell aunt Rhody
Go tell aunt Rhody
Tell her that the old grey goose is dead

Lord, now go tell aunt Rhody
Children, go tell aunt Rhody
Want you to go tell aunt Rhody
Tell her that the old grey goose is dead

Everybody go tell aunt Rhody
Now, now, go tell aunt Rhody
Now, now, go tell aunt Rhody
Go tell aunt Rhody - tell her
That the old grey goose is dead

fox69 · 10.04.2016

"The Only Thing Missing Is You"

"The Only Thing Missing Is You"

The roses just bloomed in the garden today
The water still runs by the creek by the way
That old mother hen is refusing to lay
Our bank note long over due
Our family reunion is finished and done
We all played horseshoes, but none of us won
We all agreed that it could have been fun
The Only Thing Missing Is you.

[Chorus:]
Missing one lover, missing one wife
Missing someone who was part of our life
It could have been perfect, a loved tried and true
The Only Thing Missing Is you.

The mailman delivers the mail everyday
Those trash people still haul, the garbage away
On Sunday we all go to church and we pray
There’s nothing else different or new
On Friday we still go and shop at the mall
Were cussing the winter, and praying for fall
This could have been the best year of all
The Only Thing Missing Is You.

[Chorus:]

The Only Thing Missing Is You.

fox69 · 10.04.2016

"The Penny"

"The Penny"

Well the old man looked down and this grandson
And he whispered this Penny’s for good luck
And then he opened his hand and showed him the coin
And the date on The Penny was 1911
And he said when you get older boy maybe you’ll understand
You see this Penny don’t shine anymore like it used to
And this Penny’s been lost and this Penny’s been found
This Penny’s been hid in the jar in the attic
And this Penny’s been buried in a car in the ground
This Penny’s seen wars and this Penny’s has seen the sunshine
This Penny’s felt teardrops and this Penny’s seen rain
And this Penny’s been with me since I was a young man
In fact this Penny’s is all of my life that remains.

And the old man seemed sad as he tried to remember
The stories he told of the life that he led
Why there was the one about the time the old Penny rolled down in the gutter
And he said why I can’t count the times that I took that old Penny to bed
Then he told how he lost everything that once mattered
Lost his wife, his money, his job, and then finally his health
He always held on to that old luck Penny
Lord was he proud of himself.

Well the boy took The Penny and wrapped it in a piece of cloth
And he placed it in his pocket
And he said thanks grandad and the old man just nodded
Then he walked to his bedroom and he laid down this head
They found him there the next mornin’ he was layin’ there dead
Then the boy reached into his pocket
And took out The Penny that his grandpa had givin’ him
Slowly opened the old man’s hand and placed The Penny inside
Then he closed the old man’s fingers around the old coin
And let his hand lay on the old man’s chest
Grandpa he said there’s one place this old Penny hasn’t been
So you better take it with you now
And besides there’s not much you can buy with a Penny these days
And by the way grandpa, I love you.

fox69 · 10.04.2016

"The Purple Heart"

"The Purple Heart"

I should get the purple heart for loving you after all the pain you put me through
When they start passing medals out to fools I will get the purple heart for loving you

There was nothing in the headlines to day you won the war
The one and only casually was me
You put me out of action so many times before
And left me on this battlefield to bleed
And I should get the purple heart...

No one knows that I'm a hero there's no medals on my chest
All my wounds are hidden deep inside
I volunteered to love you hoping for the best
But all you ever done was cheat and lie
I should get the purple heart...
I should get the purple heart...