The Charlie Daniels Band

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"Renegade"

"Renegade"


Well, I went down to Nashville
In 1973
And they won't nobody in Music City
Wanted anything to do with me

They said, ?Boy you sure dress funny
And you just don't fit our crowd
And your music's weird, your hair's too long
And you play that guitar way too loud?

I said, "Yeah, I know, I'm different
I know, I'm not the same
And you may drive a big Cadillac car
But I ain't gonna play your game?

And you can put me down in this guitar town
And I ain't gonna be afraid
'Cause I'm a proud walkin', slow talkin'
Hard headed, high steppin' genuine renegade

Well, I ain't afraid to tell you what's on my mind
I just ain't the bashful type
I go all the way for the U.S.A.
'Cause I love them stars and stripes

I ain't never been scared of nothin'
And I'm a renegade to the bone
So if you're looking for trouble better bring you some help
I'm a little bit more than you can handle alone

I'm mighty proud of Dixie
I'm just full of Southern pride
I'm a catfish connoisseur
And I know, I'm countryfied

I get an ornery streak sometimes when I speak
But I guess, it's just the price I paid
'Cause I'm a hard drivin' survivin'
Four wheelin', straight dealin' genuine renegade

And you can put me down in this guitar town
I ain't gonna be afraid
'Cause I'm a proud walkin', slow talkin'
Hard headed, high steppin' genuine renegade

 

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"Road Dogs"

"Road Dogs"


Pulling out of Woodstock heading down to Little Rock
Come on boys it's time to go
The bus blew out a front tire durn thing almost caught on fire
Had to call in for a tow
And we still got seven hundred miles to go
Pulling into Little Rock getting close to eight o'clock
Glad we got two opening acts
Show starts in an hour no time for a shower
We'll have to eat when we get back
But we don't care because this place is packed
[CHORUS:]
We're road dogs, road dogs
Burning up the interstate
Hot and wild southern style
That crowd in Memphis just won't wait
From midnight till dawn we're rolling down the highway
Heading for another town
Road dogs road dogs
We sure do get around
D J got his feelings hurt didn't get a tee shirt
Says he's gonna ban our stuff
Promoters acting funny hope he's got our money
Guess I'll have to call his bluff
We play our music that should be enough
[CHORUS]
We're road dogs, road dogs
Burning up the interstate
Hot and wild southern style
That crowd in Memphis just won't wait
From midnight till dawn we're rolling down the highway
Heading for another town
Road dogs road dogs
We sure do get around

 

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"Rock This Joint"

"Rock This Joint"


Some people call it rock, some people call it roll
Some people call it boogie, some people call it soul.
You can call it what you want, but it don't mean a thing
When the drummer starts a-cooking and the band begins to swing.
[CHORUS:]
We're gonna rock this joint
We're gonna rock this joint tonight
We're gonna burn up the floor and then we'll do it some more
We're gonna rock this joint tonight
We're gonna rock this joint
We're gonna push it till it's clean out of sight
Me and the boys are gonna make a little noise
We're gonna rock this joint tonight
We're gonna turn up the music and turn down the lights
Like we do it down in Dixie on a Saturday night
Open up the windows and turn up the heat
With a boggie woogie rockin' rollin' country kinda beat
[CHORUS:]
We're gonna rock this joint
We're gonna rock this joint tonight
We're gonna burn up the floor and then we'll do it some more
We're gonna rock this joint tonight
We're gonna rock this joint
We're gonna push it till it's clean out of sight
Me and the boys are gonna make a little noise
We're gonna rock this joint tonight
[BRIDGE:]
We're gonna rock it to the limit gonna roll it right up to the wall
We're gonna get up, get down and have ourselves a natural ball, ya'll
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[BRIDGE:]
We're gonna rock it to the limit gonna roll it right up to the wall
We're gonna get up, get down and have ourselves a natural ball, ya'll
So let's get jiggy with it that's all right
Grab somebody and hold on tight
Fasten your seat belt we're going for a ride
And if you ain't set to boogie then you'd better run and hide
[CHORUS:]
We're gonna rock this joint
We're gonna rock this joint tonight
We're gonna burn up the floor and then we'll do it some more
We're gonna rock this joint tonight
We're gonna rock this joint
We're gonna push it till it's clean out of sight
Me and the boys are gonna make a little noise
We're gonna rock this joint tonight

 

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"Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer"

"Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer"


You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
"Rudolph, with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
You'll go down in history"
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
"Rudolph, with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
You'll go down in history."

 

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"Running With The Crowd"

"Running With The Crowd"


Come all ye young cowboys and listen to me
And don't waste your life on that ol' hangin' tree
And don't think that size ever makes a man small
You find out it's nothing at all
They know a tension when the old words are said
'Don't cheat in poker and don't lose your head'
Lost cowboys are human and bullets kill dead
Six guns don't make a man tall
'Cause it's all so easy to run with the crowd
And they're a damn good bunch of cowboys
Makes a man feel proud
Do a honest day's work for the money you spend
Be fast with the ladies and slow with the man
Be kind to your horses and true to your friends
And treat every mother's son fair
Don't stay in town late on a Saturday night
Don't let no one tease you into a fight
'Cause when they're saddled with guns
There ain't nobody right
It's a short trail that leads to nowhere
'Cause it's all so easy to run with the crowd
And they're a damn good bunch of cowboys
Makes a man feel proud
'Cause it's all so easy to run with the crowd
And they're a damn good bunch of cowboys
Makes a man feel proud

 

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"Saddle Tramp"

"Saddle Tramp"


Well you pass around the pipe and you all get high
Never even stop and wonder why
Maybe it's because you wanna die
Maybe it's just the way things have to be
You stay up late and drink too damn much whiskey
You know that sort of thing is kind of risky
Maybe it's just because you like to feel frisky
Maybe it's just because you like to feel free
Saddle Tramp
How many people watch you ridin' by
Like a thunder cloud that floats
Across the Arizona sky
And wonder if they're looking
At a mighty happy man
Or just a lonely breeze that drifts
Across the endless desert sand
Well it's gettin' kinda cold in Ruidoso
Abilene ain't gettin' any closer
One more drink, one more hand of poker
‘Cause a fool and his money's
Gonna have to part
You're too proud to ever show your sorrow
You don't steal and you won't beg or borrow
You may be here today but you're gone tomorrow
There ain't no strings on your boot heels
Or your heart
Saddle Tramp
How many people watch you ride away
Wonder why you never promise
To come back some day
Maybe thinking you were holding
All the pieces in your hand
Or are they slippin' through your fingers
Like the endless desert sand

 

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"Sail Away"

"Sail Away"


The house lights blaze, the spotlights dim and the encore fades away
We've got five hundred miles to go and another show to play
But there's a few old diehard fans still hanging out back stage
They're the ones who have been faithful from the start
So we renew our old aquaintances and discuss the life and times
Of Tommy, Toy and Ronnie and the ones we've left behind
And all the minstrel warriors who got old before their time
But they'll always have a place here in our hearts
And its time to pick up memories and remember our old friends
Do you think we'll ever see the likes of Stevie Ray again?
[CHORUS]
Sail away it's time for moving on
This music is my mission and this highway is my home
While you sleep we've got promises to keep
And miles to go before the morning light
We're the tall, dark ships that pass you in the night
We thank you for your kind words and for coming to the show
It's so good to see you all again but we've really got to go
The weather's getting stormy and they say it's gonna snow
And Omaha's a far piece down the line
We'll it's sure been fun but the time has come to get on out of here
The driver's getting nervous and the road crew's out of beer
And if the good Lord's willing we're gonna see you all next year
And we'll drop you all a card at Christmas time
But the boys are getting restless and the hours getting late
The time goes by so easy but that highway won't wait
[CHORUS]
Sail away it's time for moving on
This music is my mission and this highway is my home
While you sleep we've got promises to keep
And miles to go before the morning light
We're the tall dark ships that pass you in the night

 

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"San Miguel"

"San Miguel"


Down near the village of old San Miguel
In a far away place by the sea
Lived Maria Consuela Manuel
A lady of high born degree
And she was sixteen a proud woman child
And I was a cowboy rambunctious and wild
But we fell in love by the tall mission bell
That stands in the village of old San Miguel

Her father was master of all he surveyed
As rich as a king on his throne
When he found out about us he flew into a rage
And told me to leave her alone
He threatened my life and told all his man
This gringo must never see Maria again
But I found a way and I sent her a note
And I still remember all the words that I wrote

Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening
We'll slip away into the night
We'll cross the border at Nuevo Laredo
And together we'll start a new life
There's nothing here but heartaches and tears
And I don't even feel like a man
I'll saddle the horses and wait by the old Spanish trail
We'll leave our troubles behind us in old San Miguel

She slipped out of the shadows and into my arms
As the clock in the village struck ten
We crept through the alleys to the north side of town
And rode into the night like the wind
A full moon was shinin' the desert was still
Then I saw the vacaros ridin' over the hill
The rifle shots rang out the horses went down
And I saw Maria lyin' still on the ground

I knew the bullets had been meant for me
And the riders were comin' on fast
As I held her I knew by the look in her eyes
That she'd soon be breathin' her last
I whispered a prayer to heaven above
'Cause the good Lord has mercy on people in love
Then she closed her eyes forever more
Via condios adios mi amore

Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening
We'll fly away into the night
We'll drift through the sky to sweet by and by
And together we'll find a new life
There's nothing here but heartaches and tears
And I don't even feel like a man
Wait in the moon light just over the old Spanish trail
We'll leave our troubles below us in old San Miguel
Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening...

 

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"Saturday Night Down South"

"Saturday Night Down South"


This ain't nothing but a little bitty town
Roll up the sidewalks everything's shut down
But down on the corner they're still hanging around
Cause it's Saturday night down south
Clock on the courthouse says eleven o'clock
Kids in their cars still dragging the block
People go to bed with their doors unlocked
Cause it's Saturday night down south
Me and my baby on the front porch swing
Tonight's the night I'm gonna give her a ring
If she says yes I'll have everything
Hot dog shut my mouth
Whippoorwill singing in the magnolia tree
Crickets making music for my baby and me
There ain't no other place that I'd rather be
When it's Saturday night down south
[guitar]
People down here like to take life slow
There ain't no place they're in a hurry to go
Just take it easy kinda roll with the flow
Take time to work things out
Full moon shining through the long leaf pines
Fireflies playing in the honeysuckle vine
Everybody's grooving everything's just fine
Cause it's Saturday night down south
Full moon shining through the long leaf pines...
Saturday night down south oh way down south

 

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"Saturday Night In Abeline"

"Saturday Night In Abeline"


I been three months eatin' that trail dust and sleepin' out on the ground
In the burning sun and the cold cold moon with nothin' but stars around
But this drive is finally over we done made it to the Kansas line
I got my pay and I'm on my way this cowboy's feelin' fine
Cause tonight's the night we're gonna have some fun
The trains are loaded and the work's all done
My spurs are jinglin' my boots are clean
And it's Saturday night in Abilene Saturday night in Abilene
[ guitar ]
I'm gonna kick up both of my boot heels until my feet get sore
Them Kansas gals don't stand a chance when I'm dancin' out on the floor
Well you know we're tired of waiting until the sun goes down
There ain't no doubt you better look out the J-Bar Z's in town
Cause tonight's the night we're gonna have some fun
The trains are leaving and the work's all done
I got a little money down in my jeans
And it's Saturday night in Abilene Saturday night in Abilene
[ guitar - piano ]
It's a long way back to Texas and all of my friends are there
But I'll worry bout that on Monday right now I just don't care
Cause tonight's the night we're gonna have some fun
The trains are leaving and the work's all done
The king of the cowboys lookin' for a queen
Cause it's Saturday night in Abilene Saturday night in Abilene
Still got a little money down in my jeans and it's Saturday night in Abilene