Let's play name that tune , lyrics only .

[oldbike54]

 ...

 They took me to jail this morning Mary
 Cuz I couldn't afford to pay my bill ...

 Dusty
 

[RinkRat II]

 Holy Crap Dusty,
    Wasn't who I thought it was it, took 15 minutes on google to come up with it! What kinda record collection you got??

      Paul B

[Sasquatch Jim]

I give up, what is the name of the song?

[Dukedesmo]

I give up, what is the name of the song?

No, never heard of it...   

[oldbike54]

 Here is a hint . David Sanborn and Boz Scaggs performed a better version than the original .

Holy Crap Dusty,
   
 Wasn't who I thought it was it, took 15 minutes on google to come up with it! What kinda record collection you got??

      Paul B

  I did at one time have the album it was originally recorded on , purchased because of the liner notes showing some of the greats who played on the record .

 Dusty

[oldbike54]

Pure guess: Woody Guthrie?

 Interestingly enough Woody could have written those lyrics , but the style is completely different .

 Dusty

[Rough Edge racing]

 Sounds like white man blues...Johnny Winter............

[Ncdan]

Boz Scaggs

[Yukonica]

I concede.
Nothing found in Lyrics.com, CowboyLyrics.com, AZLyrics.com. or Musiclyrics.com

[PJPR01]

Merle Haggard

[oldbike54]

I concede.
Nothing found in Lyrics.com, CowboyLyrics.com, AZLyrics.com. or Musiclyrics.com

 Here is another clue , it was covered by Boz Scaggs on a fairly rent album named after a city .

 

Merle Haggard

 Merle who ?

 Dusty

[dguzzi]

Hmmm   Bob Dylan/ Jimi Hendrix?



And the Wind Cries , Mary...

[radguzzi]

Wow, I thought I was a smart-ass lyrics guy too.  Stumped... so far.

More later,
Rob

[oldbike54]

 "Somebody mailed me a gun
 in an envelope"

 Dusty

[Yukonica]

Here is another clue , it was covered by Boz Scaggs on a fairly rent album named after a city .

 
 Merle who ?

 Dusty

This clue should have been a gimme. Nope.
Boz discography lists 3 albums with a city in the title: one studio (2013) and two 'Live at' (2013, 2018)
Screened every song for nada.
And Merle is the colour of a dog's coat.... right?

[twowings]

John Prine

[PJPR01]

Here is another clue , it was covered by Boz Scaggs on a fairly rent album named after a city .

 
 Merle who ?

 Dusty

I guess you don't like Merle then...must be that Okie from Muskogee song that got to you then!  :)

[oldbike54]

John Prine

 Nope

 

I guess you don't like Merle then...must be that Okie from Muskogee song that got to you then!  :)

 Merle was from Bakersfield CA .

 Dusty

[Turin]

I think I got it, it could only be


























King Diamond!

[twowings]

Mary, Don't You Take Me On No Bad Trip by Fugi

[Yukonica]

I think I got it, it could only be
King Diamond!

Wow! Not to be too picky but he should loose the moustache... it doesn't blend in. Actually makes him look like somebody's Dad playing at halloween.
And he sure didn't waste budget on costume fittings. Is that a toilet chain holding his 'cape'/ bedsheet together?

[oldbike54]

Mary, Don't You Take Me On No Bad Trip by Fugi

 Yep, although as I stated earlier , the Scaggs/Sanborn version is better .

 OK , here is another teaser .

 "I'm so glad but I'm mad
  most folks cry when they're sad"

 Dusty

[giusto]

Yep, although as I stated earlier , the Scaggs/Sanborn version is better .

 OK , here is another teaser .

 "I'm so glad but I'm mad
  most folks cry when they're sad"

 Dusty

Dusty that one was too easy

Paul Butterfield

ok.try this

"She can do more damage than the whole H-bomb"

[radguzzi]

Dusty that one was too easy

Paul Butterfield

ok.try this

"She can do more damage than the whole H-bomb"

Good one...

[Muzz]

One of my favourites,

Life is just a bowl of Allbran,
Ya wake up in the morning and it's there"

[Chuck in Indiana]

One of my favourites,

Life is just a bowl of Allbran,
Ya wake up in the morning and it's there"

My laugh for the day. Thanks..

[Litre1000]

I think I got it, it could only be


























King Diamond!

Ahhhhh......an old favorite!


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[giusto]

Good one...

Radguzzi got it
Hot Little Momma Johnny Guitar Watson

ok new tune....nothing like a song that takes you someplace...this should be easy

The Flyin' Dutchman's on the reef.
It's my belief
We've used up all our time,
This hill's to steep to climb

[radguzzi]

Radguzzi got it
Hot Little Momma Johnny Guitar Watson

ok new tune....nothing like a song that takes you someplace...this should be easy

The Flyin' Dutchman's on the reef.
It's my belief
We've used up all our time,
This hill's to steep to climb

Yeah, I got distracted by Spring chores (finally...! ) and forgot to come back and post the results...

Loves me some Johnny "Guitar" Watson...!

This new one is Rockin' Chair done by a bunch of folks, Gene Krupa, The Band and more recently, Death Cab For Cutie.


The following is from a haunting tale that I will tell you all about in a video clip when the answer pops up.  Truly a chilling story that the author put to music.

Best,
Rob


They tore down the church, the schoolhouse burned
They dug up the graves, the wheels of progress turned
They got Dutchie's store, and Haven's pool hall
When the dozers rolled, it shattered us all





 

[giusto]

Yeah, I got distracted by Spring chores (finally...! ) and forgot to come back and post the results...

Loves me some Johnny "Guitar" Watson...!

This new one is Rockin' Chair done by a bunch of folks, Gene Krupa, The Band and more recently, Death Cab For Cutie.

Must have been another rocking chair tune by gene krupa .... you got the Band part ... written by Robbie Robertson sung by Richard Manual, Levon and Danko.
Don’t know your tune


The following is from a haunting tale that I will tell you all about in a video clip when the answer pops up.  Truly a chilling story that the author put to music.

Best,
Rob


They tore down the church, the schoolhouse burned
They dug up the graves, the wheels of progress turned
They got Dutchie's store, and Haven's pool hall
When the dozers rolled, it shattered us all