The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Well, I Eused to wake the morning befBore the rooster crowed
ESearching for soda bottles to Aget myself some F#dough
EBrought 'em down to the corner, Bdown to the country store
ACash 'em in and give my money to a A7man named Curtis ELoew
EOld Curt was a Bblack man with Awhite curly haiEr
EWhen he had a Bfifth of wine he Ddid not have a Acare
EHe used to own an old Bdobro, used to Aplay it across his Eknee
EI'd give old BCurt my money, he'd Dplay all day for EmeE7
APlay me a song Curtis ELoew, Curtis E7Loew
AWell, I got your drinking money, Etune up your E7dobro
APeople said he was useless, them Epeople are the F#fools
cause ECurtis Loew was the Dfinest picker to Aever play the Eblues
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EHe looked to be Bsixty, Aand maybe I was Eten
EMama used to Bwhip me but I'd Dgo see him Aagain
EI'd clap my hands, Bstomp my feets, Atry to stay in Etime
EHe'd play me a Bsong or two
Then Dtake another drink of Ewine.E7
APlay me a song Curtis ELoew, Curtis E7Loew
AWell, I got your drinking money, Etune up your E7dobro
APeople said he was useless, them Epeople are the F#fools
cause ECurtis Loew was the Dfinest picker to Aever play the Eblues
EDYes AAsir
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EOn the day old BCurtis died, Anobody came to Epray
EOl' preacher Bsaid some words, and they Dchunked him in the Aclay
EWell he lived a Blifetime Aplayin' the black man's Eblues
EAnd on the day he Blost his life, that's Dall he had to EloseE7
APlay me a song Curtis ELoew, hey Curtis LoewE7
AI wish that you was here so Eeveryone would knowE7
APeople said he was useless, them Epeople all are F#fools
cause ECurtis you're the Dfinest picker to Aever play the Eblues
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