When I get off of this mountain, you know where I want to go?
Straight down the Mississippi river, to the Gulf of Mexico
To Lake Charles, Louisiana, little Bessie, girl that I once knew
She told me just to come on by, if there's anything she could do
Refrain:
Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
If I spring a leak she mends me
I don't have to speak, she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
Good luck had just stung me, to the race track I did go
She bet on one horse to win and I bet on another to show
The odds were in my favor, I had 'em five to one
When that nag to win came around the track, sure enough she had won
(refrain)
I took up all of my winnings, and I gave my little Bessie half
And she tore it up and threw it in my face, just for a laugh
Now there's one thing in the whole wide world, I sure would like to
see
That's when that little love of mine, dips her doughnut in my tea
(refrain)
Now me and my mate were back at the shack, we had Spike Jones on the
box
She said, "I can't take the way he sings, but I love to hear him talk"
Now that just gave my heart a throb, to the bottom of my feet
And I swore and I took another pull, my Bessie can't be beat
(refrain)
Now there's a flood out in California and up north it's freezing cold
And this living on the road is getting pretty old
So I guess I'll call up my big mama, tell her I'll be rolling in
But you know, deep down, I'm kind of tempted
To go and see my Bessie again.
Regards,
Tom Watson
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:08:47 -0400, the infamous "Mike Marlow"
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>
>"notbob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
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>>
>> DOH! Pink Floyd. Now there's a band I have no use for
>
>Hey!!! That ain't right man...
His taste is all in his mouth, Mike. Feh! ;)
--
The only reason I would take up exercising is
so that I could hear heavy breathing again.
On Jul 10, 12:08=A0pm, "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "notbob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> news:[email protected]...
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> > DOH! =A0Pink Floyd. =A0Now there's a band I have no use for
>
> Hey!!! =A0That ain't right man...
>
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
Pink Floyd is for people who can't handle reality. *waves*
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forbodings too
Ill see you on the dark side of the moon
"notbob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> DOH! Pink Floyd. Now there's a band I have no use for
Hey!!! That ain't right man...
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-Mike-
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"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Pink Floyd is for people who can't handle reality. *waves*
Pretty desperate drive-by if you ask me.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Pink Floyd is for people who can't handle reality. *waves*
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I phart in your general direction sir...
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-Mike-
[email protected]
On Jul 10, 1:14=A0pm, "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> news:66bce442-47e1-4d7f-855f-38156298d02c@l32g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
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> Pink Floyd is for people who can't handle reality. =A0 *waves*
>
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>
> I phart in your general direction sir...
>
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
Hey now... I meant that in a good way. PF is a wonderful alternative
to weed, pot, ganj, add them together..and PRESTO!! Reality!!!
On 2009-07-10, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Personally, I never really took to The Band much.
> Some of the Band's songs are nice tunes, but I fail to see the OMG
> aspect of them.
Agreed. I remember Time magazine comparing them to the Beatles. Not!
OTOH, their music was a breath of fresh air at the time, when bubblegum and
funk and early metal were all over the airwaves. Their music was melodic
and could be sang or whistled or hummed. To this day, I still get chills
when I hear Across the Great Divide or The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down
(despite abhoring that whole Dixie schtick). The Weight is an all time fave
and who can keep the toes from tapping during Rag, Mama, Rag? Great stuff.
> Danko ROCKED on Roger Water's The Wall concert in Berlin.
DOH! Pink Floyd. Now there's a band I have no use for and the best thing
Rick Danko ever did was Jave Blues.
nb
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:00:06 -0400, Tom Watson <[email protected]>
wrote:
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>Thanks, Swing.
>
>Don't them boys look young?
>
>(didn't we all?)
>
Levon didn't look quite so good on Letterman last night.
Sounded okay though.
Mike O.
On Jul 9, 9:43=A0pm, Jim Mattheiss <[email protected]> wrote:
> <SNIP>
>
> Love that song too. . . =A0I rented the Last Waltz when we first joined
> Blockbuster.com.
> I was interesting seeing the guys who made the music - especially
> already knowing what was in store for them in the future.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jim
As one musician once said: "sure's a lot of people ending up dead
around Levon."
Personally, I never really took to The Band much. I really enjoy
Robbie's solo stuff and play it all the time.
Some of the Band's songs are nice tunes, but I fail to see the OMG
aspect of them.
Danko ROCKED on Roger Water's The Wall concert in Berlin.
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:52:56 -0500, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>Tom Watson wrote:
>> When I get off of this mountain, you know where I want to go?
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIpfhEwlw5c
Thanks, Swing.
Don't them boys look young?
(didn't we all?)
Regards,
Tom Watson
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/