What song are you listening to now

[sparky]

Velvet Revolver-“Contraband”

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Just Like A Redneck - Shannon Lawson

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Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean

[cofi]

Good song Yeah, Jim
Have you got the Album then ?? I've not heard that song in 20years or more

Big Bad John-Jimmy Dean


Ev'ry mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive

He stood six foot six and weighed two forty five

Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip

And everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to Big John.

(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)


Nobody seemed to know where John called home

He just drifted into town and stayed all alone

He didn't say much, kinda quiet and shy

And if you spoke at all, you just said "Hi" to Big John.


Somebody said he came from New Orleans

Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen

And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand

Sent a Loosiana fellow to the Promised Land-Big John

(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)


Then came the day at the bottom of the mine

When a timber cracked and men started cryin'

Miners were prayin' and hearts beat fast

And everybody thought that they'd breathed their last-'cept John


Through the dust and the smoke of this man-made hell

Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well

Grabbed a saggin' timber, gave out with a groan

And like a giant oak tree he just stood there alone-Big John

(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)


And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove

Then a miner yelled out "There's a light up above!"

And twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave

Now there's only one left down there to save-Big John


With jacks and timbers they started back down

Then came that rumble way down in the ground

And then smoke and gas belched out of that mine

Everybody knew it was the end of the line for Big John

(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)


Now they never reopened that worthless pit

They just placed a marble stand in front of it

These few words are written on that stand

At the bottem of this mine lies one hell of a man big john

(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)

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Cajun Queen

The Cajun Queen
Jimmy Dean

She kinda breezed into town from New Orleans,
And said, "Boys, I'm Big John's Cajun Queen,
Now I didn't come here to argue or waste anbody's time,
I just came to get my man from your dirty old mine,
'Cause he moves me!
Now where you give up's where old Queenie's gonna start,
'Cause I got a powerful love in my heart,
So just show me the hole way down in the ground,
And tell the whole wide world Big John's been found,
And he's livin'!"

So down in the mine without a sign of a light,
Old Queenie went a-lookin' for John that night,
She found him there at the bottom of the pit,
And placed a red hot kiss on those cold blue lips!
He started breathin'!
She waited a minute and then she kissed him again,
And old John got the power of a hundred men,
Up he come a-clawin' and a-diggin' like a mole,
And said, "Come on Queenie, we're gonna leave this hole!"
They started walkin'!

Now a roar from the crowd greeted this fine pair,
As they both walked out in that cool night air,
And up for silence went Big John's hand,
And the Queen said, "I told you I'd get my man,
'Cause he moves me!"
You can find them today, they're down in New Orleans,
Big Bad John and his Cajun Queen,
They're a little bit wrinkled from the strain of time,
But their love's just as strong as that night in the mine,
A hundred and ten grandchildren!

Now the moral of this story has a real clear omen,
Don't you ever underestimate the power of a woman!

These are from the Album,
Big Bad John - Album
1. Big Bad John

2. Big John

3. Cajun Queen

4. I Owe You

5. I Won't Go Huntin' With You Jake (but I'll Go Chasin' Women)

6. Just A-bummin' Around

7. Thing Called Love

8. To A Sleeping Beauty

[slaphead]

Unfortunately no, cofi.

I bought a compilation cd from Tesco of 100 Country Hits, and it's on there.

There is some good stuff on it including Merle Haggard (Pancho and Leftie) , Jerry Reed, Willie Nelson and Yakety Axe by Chet Atkins which is a version of the song featured in Benny Hill chase scenes if you remember.

Listening to ShotGun Willie - Willie Nelson

[cofi]

Yeah Benny (milkman) Hill, that was a great show, he was a funny guy,
I know some didn't like him, but a hell of a lot did ;D


Peter Green-"I've Got A Mind To Give Up Living/ All Over Again"

Wow, this song is amazing, the way Peter sings & plays it,
His voice is sounding tortured, and his guitar playing is like nothing I've ever heard him play before,

Go and give it a listen, it's posted on the "Peter Green" page,

[cofi]

Terry Knott's-"Sleepless Nights"

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Peter Green-"I've Got A Mind To Give Up Living/ All Over Again"

Gonna give it a listen , cofi.

Blackhawk - Better At Hello

[punk]

Big Boss man - Jimmy Reed

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good one punk #dude

Are You From Dixie - Jerry Reed