Singing tales ‘bout the trails, and the country roads
Leading all the way to Phoenix and out o’ El Paso, to the
Blue Ridge Mountains and the Tennessee porches
The clear spring fountains and the gospel Churches, where the
Songbirds learn how to sing so sweet
To the Lord, and the Devil, and the hearts that cheat
And to dear Jolene, and their ma’s and their pa’s
Standing by their men, and their first guitars, so they can
They can sing Country pure and simple
They can sing Country all day long
From Wounded Knee to Cherokee
And all the way down to the Old Opry, yeah
They can sing their Country song
They can sing their Country song
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and the Devil
the Lord...
Singing tunes ‘bout Saloons, and the honky tonk bars
Where too many whiskies, leave too many scars, and where the Cowboys, cowards, and the gambling men
Tease the Lord and the Devil to deal again, for the
Cost of a bullet cheating cards will fold
And the cost of a dream cheating hearts won’t hold
An’ where boys named Sue and Bobby McGee
Listen to their hearts, gonna set them free, so they can
Singing lines ‘bout the times, and the Oke smokeshow
Where the orange blossoms fade into dusty rainbows
As the Lord and the Devil dance again at the wheel
n’ the whiskey and the women help the wounds to heal
‘Til the Highwaymen knell those distant drums
Don’t shed no tears if t’morro’ don’t come
Let the angels free to lay my blanket down
And tied together with a smile, please gather ‘round, so we can
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These lyrics are about...giving a nod to the richness of some of the Country sounds i've heard...some references are direct and some are indirect...you'll get it! Just keep whistling and singing Country, wm
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