Cocaine Blues

William A Nichols, T.J. Arnall

Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
Went right home and I went to bed
I stuck that lovin' 44 beneath my head

Woke up next mornin' grabbed that gun
Took a shot of cocaine and away I run
I made a good run but I went too slow
They overtook me down in Juarez Mexico

Late in the hot joints smokin' the pill
In walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill
He said Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown
You're the dirty hack that shot your woman down

Yes oh yes my name is Willy Lee
If you've got the warrant just read it to me
Shot her cold cause she made me sore
I thought I was her daddy but she had five more

Put me on the train I was dressed in black
Came the sherriff and he brought me back
Had no one for to go my bail
They slapped my dried up carcass in that country jail

And next morning along about nine
I spied the sheriff coming down the line
Ah and he coughed as he cleared his throat
He said come on you dirty hack into that district court

Into the courtroom trial began
Where I was handled by twelve honest men
Just before the jury started out
I saw the little judge commence to look about

In about five minutes in walked the man
Holding the verdict in his right hand
The verdict read in the first degree
I hollered Lowdy Lowdy have a mercy on me

Judge he smiled as he picked up his ben
Ninety-nine years in that old San Quentin pen
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
I can't forget the day I shot my woman down

Come all you hots and listen unto me
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be

Curiosità sulla canzone Cocaine Blues di Hank Thompson

In quali album è stata rilasciata la canzone “Cocaine Blues” di Hank Thompson?
Hank Thompson ha rilasciato la canzone negli album “Country Blues” nel 1968, “Smoky the Bar” nel 1969, “1000 And One Nighters” nel 1982, “Songs For Rounders” nel 2007, e “Pathway Of My Life 1966 - 1986” nel 2013.
Chi ha composto la canzone “Cocaine Blues” di di Hank Thompson?
La canzone “Cocaine Blues” di di Hank Thompson è stata composta da William A Nichols, T.J. Arnall.

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