FOLKWAYS RECORDS Album No. 31059 © 1983 by Folkways Records & Service Corp., 632 Broadway, NYC, USA 10012

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Me and Bobb~ MQGee EVERHART Takes the Fifth! I Klti.6 KIt.v.,t06 6 Vt-6on)

&t-6ted 6.f..at in Baton Rouge headed 6 OIL the .tJr.ain 6eeLi.ng neaJtR.~ 6aded a-6 m~ jeaY1.-6 Bobb~ .thumbed a die-6eR. down jU-6t be6 OIte a Mined to ok. U-6 aU the IAXL~ to New OILR.eaY1.-6 I took m~ haJtpoon out 06 m~ di!t~ ILed bandanna W:t-6 bR.owing -6ad while Bobb~ -6ang .the bR.uu wind-6hieR.d wipVt -6R.apping time and Bobb~ Q.f..apping hand-6 we Mnall~ &.ng up evVt~ -6ong that dJtivVt knew!

FILeedom jU-6t ano.thVt wOltd 601t no.thing R.e6t to R.o-6e, no.thing ain't wOILth nothing but it'-6 6Jtee. FeeR.-i.n.g good W:t-6 ea-6~ LOILd when Bobb~ -6ang the bfue-6. FeeR.ing good i-6 good enough 60IL me. Good enough 60IL me and Bobb~ MQGee.

FILom .the QoaR.mine-6 06 Ken.tuQk~ to .the CaU60ILnia -6un Bobb~ -6haJted the -6eQ/te.t-6 06 m~ -60uR. Standing ILight be-6ide me LOILd thILough evVt~.thing I done. EvVt~ night -6he kept me 6ILom the QoR.d. Then -6omewheILe neaJt SaR.ina-6 LOItd, I R.et helL -6,fip aIAXt~, -6eaJtQhing 6 ()/T. .the home I hope -6he'll 6ind. I'd tltade m~ tomOlLILOW-6 60IL a -6ingR.e ~utVtda~. HoR.ding Bobb~'-6 bod~ QR.o-6e to mine.

Th.v., -6ong b~ KJr..v.,t066Vt-6on i.6 p!tobab~ one 06 .the Mnut -6ong-6 wILi.t.ten in the .f..a-6t .ten ~eaJt-6 .that ILe6R.eQt the utiization 06 "oR.d-time" .tJr.adiUonaR. QountJt~ mU-6iQ Wltiling and -6inging. Klti.6to66Vt-6on Wltite-6 mUQh a-6 I do, ILeMeQUng on pVt-6onaR. expVtienQe-6 and pVt-6onaUUe-6. SinQe .thi-6 .v., m~ M6th aR.bum, and -6~e I've ILeQeived -6ome QILiliQi.6m Mom ILeviewVt-6 06 neveJt being abR.e to bILeak aIAXt~ 6Jtom the moR.d 06 "oR.d-time" QountJt~ mU-6iQ, I hope the R.i-6.tenVt w.i.ll give a 6aiJr. --6 hake, not onR.1j to .thi.6 Mne -6ong blj a 6ine WltaeJt, but to the .f..a-6t .two -6ong-6 on thi-6 aR.bum, whiQh -6houR.d p'tOve be~ond a -6hadow 06 a doubt that Bob EVeILhaJtt doe-6 not WlLite and p.f..alj -6.tJt~ti~ "oR.d-time" mU-6~ beQaU-6e he doe-6 not have .the abiU~ to do it otheILw.v.,e.

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SOME WE LOVE, SOME WE LOSE I Bob EvVthaJtt)

Sometime-6 R.i6e Qan be -60 evil it'-6 -60 eviR. Ijou Qannot -6ee. Sometime-6 U6 e wilR. ILeveaR. ~r~ the thing-6 Ijou wxnt to be. Sometim~-6 R.i6e i-6 -60 ILeaR., it' -6 -60 ILeaR. a Qannot be. SomeUme-6 U6e i.6 an emp~ deaR. that' -6 aR.R. tha.t-6 R.e6 t 6 0It Ij ou. and me.

Some w.i.ll win, -6ome w.i.ll R.0-6e, -6ome wiR.R. nevVt palj .thei!t due-6 -6ome wiR.R. aR.lAXt~-6 -6ing the bfuu, -6ome we R.ove, and -6ome we R.o-6e.

Sometime-6 U6e i-6 6ull 06 pain a' -6 a huJtUng hiding pfuQe Sometime-6 R.i6 e w.i.ll ILepa~ aR.R. the deb.t-6 Ijou nevVt made. SomeUme-6 U6 e .v., an endR.U-6 da~, it' -6 a ILaQe to meet haR.6-wxlj. Sometime-6 R.i6 e will WMh alAXtlj all 06 tho-6e gone a-6.tJr.a~.

Ah, -6weet R.i6e. MIj phd0-6ophy .thJtough aR.R. the tltavaiR. that aQQompan~'-6 an~ aJtU-6.t' -6 ventuJte on .the ILoad to ILek.nown ha-6 been, a' -6 601L Uving. You p!tobab~ wouR.dn't beUeve me i6 I toR.d ~ou 06 .the ~ILedibR.e aQtioY1.-6 and ILeaQUoY1.-6 on -6ome peopR.e I've met aR.ong .the 1AXL1j, -6imp~ beQaU-6e I did OIL didn't do what .the~ IAXLnted, de.nunded or. expeQted. The "good" time-6 aILe ea-6~, but when it ge.t-6 down to vindiQtivnu-6, jeaR.oU-6lj, p~ ha.tJr.ed, and juM pfuin -6p-U:e, WOW! dou it evVt get beljond .the ILeaR.m 06 R.og~ 0It even ILea~. Hope Ijou Uke .thi-6 liWe vVt-6ion 06 a p!te~ R.i.tUe tune, .that tell-6 U-6 all than nothing i.6 -6.tagnant, not even mU-6~.

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BROWN'S FAIRY BLUES ( TJr.a.diliona1J

HaJtd f.u.c.k poppa. c.ouYLtJ..ng fUJ.; toeJ.; you c.a.n !.;meU fUJ.; fieet whVtevVL he goeJ.; Lo~d L04d got them B40wn Fa~y B~eJ.;. HaJtd f.UC.R po ppa. c.an' t do h-i..J.; J.;wfi fi , t4oubf.e wJ..:tY. fUm he' J.; been too Mugh. L04d LMd got them B40wn F~y B~u.

Two o.e.d rraJ..d-6 J.;J..tting .in the J.;and, e.ac.h one w-i..J.;fUng :that the othVt (.(ttJ.; a man LMd LMd, got them B40wn Fa~y B~u. Two of.d ma.idJ.; done f.04t the~ J.;tyf.e, .ifi you (.(ttnt to be f.uc.ky you got to J.;m.if.e. L04d LMd got them B40WYl Fa~y Bluu.

EaJtf.y to bed and e.aJtf.y to 4.iJ.;e, and YOM g~f. goeJ.; out w.ith othVt guyJ.;. LMd L04d got thoJ.;e B40wn Fa~y Bluu. Ifi you don't bef..<.eve me t4y .<.t YOU4J.;ef.fi, weU I t4.ied .it and I got f.efit. LMd LMd got them B40wn Fa~y Bf.ue.-6.

HaJtd f.u.c.k poppa. J.;:tand.<.ng .<.n the M.in, .i6 the wM.e.d (.(ttl.; c.04n he c.ou.e.dn't buy g'ta.<.n. L04d tMd got them B40wn Fa~y Bi.Ue.-6. HaJtd f.u.c.k poppa. J.;:tand.ing .in the J.;YlOW, h-i..-6 knee.-6 knoc.k togethVt but he'J.; 4aJt.<.ng to go. LMd LMd I got them B40wn Fa~y B~eJ.;.

Th-i..-6 vVty vVty o.e.d J.;ong .iJ.; a typ.ic.a.e. attempt at fUd.ing the t4ue natMe 06 the J.;ong .in w04d-6 and f.Y4.iC.J.; that on the .. ~fiac.e J.;eem un066eM.ive.. Yet, .ifi the i..(J.;te.nVt 4eai..e.y exam.ined th.iJ.; J.;ong, deepf.y, 4e.ad.ing be.twe.en the f..<.ne.-6, you'd Mnd .<.t'J.; not a vVty n.ic.e J.;ong at aU. Th-i..-6 hal.; been a po pulM J.;ong w.ith "up -town" 6 o f.kJ.;.ing VtJ.; 604 yeaJtJ.; and yeaJtJ.;. You know the k.<.nd, that tMvef. aJtound the c.ount4y w.<.th of.d c.f.otheJ.;, d~ty and uMhaven, J.;.ing.<.ng about the~ t4J..af.-6 and t4.ibu,fu;t.(onJ.;. And, when they get ~ed 06 .<.t, they go bad to the.iJr. paJtent-6 pen:thoU-6e .in Manhat:ta.n and 4e-bec.ome what they wVte, m0-6ti.y pa.mpVted c.h.i.edJc.en. The "4e.af." 6 of.k.-6.ingVt ean only be 60und .in .iJ.;ofuted out-ofi -the-way p.e.ac.eJ.; aYlymMe. No rrattVt what they J.;ay, a 60f.k c.~b .<.n the m.iddf.e 06 New Y04k C.ity -i..J.; not a "60f.k.-6.ingVtJ.;" c.~b. It' J.; jU-6t a 6.(gment 06 J.;omeone' J.; .imag.ination, and make.-6 a n.<.c.e pfuc.e to go to •••• 4.ight? And the hipOMac.y 06 :the "60f.k." .id.iom today .iJ.; m04e .irtc.4ed.<.bf.e than the "a.n:U-NaJ.;hv.iUe" movement. ThVte aJte J.;ome 60f.k Book.ing Agenu who aJte vVty J.;ef.ec.tive .<.n the c.hoOJ.;.<.ng 0 6 the~ aJttiJ.;;tJ.;. We.f.f., don't you know, they (.(ttYLt "onf.y" the beJ.;t 6 oi.k.J.;.<.rtgVtJ.; •

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MOLLY VARLING (TMd.itionaf.J

Won't you f.ove me Mof..e.y VaJtf..<.n' 6aJt ac.40-6J.; the oc.e.an waveJ.; Won't you f.ove me Mof.f.y VaJtf..<.n' I' f..e. be YOM evVtf.Mting J.;,fuve..

Won't you tef..e. me MoUy VaJtf..in' :that you i.ove no one but me. Oh, I f.ove you Mof..e.y VaJtf..<.n' you aJte alf. the w04.e.d to me.

Mof..e.y 6~eJ.;t, J.;weeteJ.;t, de.Me.-6t, Look up da4f..<.ng teU me tfUJ.;. Vo you f.ove me Mof.f.y VaJtf..<.n' f.et YOM a.nwJ.;Vt be a k..(J.;J.;.

Won't you tef..e. me. MoUy VaJtf..<.n' that you f.ove no one but me. Oh, I i.ove you Mof..e.y VaJtf..<.n' you aJte all the wM.e.d to me..

Won't you tell me Molly VaJtf..<.n' :that you f.ove no one but me • Oh, I f.ove you Mof..e.y Va4f..in' you aJte all .the w04f.d to me.

StaJ/.J.; aJte J.;miling Mof..e.y VaJtf..<.n' tMough the mYJ.;tic. veil 06 n.<.ght. They J.; eem fuug h.<.ng M oUy VaJtf.J..n' while 6a~ Luna fUdu hVt f..<.ght.

When I 6~J.;t -6taJtted do.<.ng tfUJ.; J.;ong, evVtyone that (.(ttl.; ".into" t4ad.itionaf. rru-6.ic. af.w:tyJ.; am.<.bute.d .it to Eddy Mnof.d. It' J.; t4ue that Eddy AMoi.d d.id 4ec.Md fuJ.; J.;ong, and on the c.4ed.<.t' J.; 604 J.;ongWJt.itVtJ.;, he g.iveJ.; fUmJ.;ef.6 a g4eat b.<.g pa.t on the bac.k 604 WJt.iting.<.t. ThVte'J.; anothVt 6ef..e.ow Mom Ok.fuhoma (.(tty, Red J.;omeone, :that af.-6o c.fu.<.mJ.; c.4ed.<.t 6 M WJt.iting th-i..J.; J.;O ng . HOWEVER, when I made my 6~J.;t t4.ip to I4efund .in 1977, a 6J..ne 4ec.04d c.of.­f.ec.t04, 4ec.04d p4oduc.Vt, and c.ount4y mU-6.<.c. p4 omotVt, .int4oduc.ed me to a MoUy VaJtf..in' vVty vVty J.;.imilaJt to the (.(tty I am J.;.ing.ing .it hVte on th.iJ.; af.bum. It (.(ttl.;n't by Eddy Mnof.d, 04 Red WhaU-h-i..J.;-name. It (.(ttl.; by an o.e.d I4.iJ.;h 60f.k g40up, do.ing the J.;ong muc.h aJ.; they had f.eaJtned .it paJ.;J.;ed dDfA!n 6Mm genVtatJ..on to genVtaUon. I th.<.nk "MoUy VaJtf..<.n'" .iJ.; a t4ue I4.v..h 60f.k. me.f.ody, and (.(ttl.; aJtound a i.ong t.<.me be604e e.<.thVt 06 the two c.hapJ.; :that c.,fu.<.m c.4ed.<.t 6 M .<.t. It' J.; k.<.nd 06 f..<.ke the W.if.dwood F f.owVt • EvVtybody :that pfuyJ.; "tMdiliona1" mU-6.<.c. knoW/.) the J.;ong (.(ttJ.; aJtound a f.ong time be6Me A. P. CaJttVt :tac.ked fUJ.; name on .<.t.

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BAV WOMAN BLUES l Bob EvVthaJc.t)

Can't you ~ee my heakt b~eed :tJr.y-i.ng ~o haJc.d to p~eMe, what you got I ~Uke don't need ,(/.) bad wom::tn' ~ b~uu.

Th,{).) ga~ m::tke~ a lIJItec.k 06 me, my LOlLd ~he j~t c.an' t ~ee, ~he'~ the ~oc.k and I'm the key, got the bad wom::tn' ~ bfuu.

She ' ~ the lL-i.vVt that nevVt lLUM dlLy, ~he'~ the tight -i.n the d~kened ~ky, ~he' ~ the :teaJr.~ evVtytime I CJty, don' t want no bad l.OOm::tn bfue~.

Can' t you heak me CJty -i.n the n-i.ght, don't you know -i.t'~ go-i.ng to be ~~ lL-i.ght j~t uu-i.ting 60lL the mOltn-i.ng tight and tho~ bad woman b~ue~.

Can' t you heM my heaJr.t blLeak can't you 6ee~ my ~ou~ ~hake, what you got I ~e won't :take -i.~ bad woman bfu~.

Th,{).) g~' ~ been the death 06 me, my LOlLd ~he j~t c.an't ~ee, ~he ' ~ the ~oc.k and I'm the key, got them bad woman b~u~.

She' ~ the JteMon 60lL my empty bed, ~he' ~ the plLayeM 1 nevVt ~,td, ~he' ~ the JteMon 60lL the ti6e I' ve ~ed, don't rm.nt no bad wom::tn bfuu.

Cant you ~-i.ng th~ ~ong 60Jt me, don' t il bJt-i.ng you back a memOlLy, wondVt-i.ng -i.6 you' U evVt be bad woman bfue!

My pJr.ociuc.Vt, hank GJteen, a~ay~ a~M, "what you got that' ~ up-tempo b~u~?" ~o I 1IJIt0te a 6Jt-i.v-i.~0~ b~ue~ ~ong about evVtybody'~ "bad woman." W~, neaJr.~y evVtybody ~ one, -i.n today'~ WOlL~ at leMt, c.an't help Jtepeating a quote 6Jtom an o~ magaz-i.ne talk.-i.ng about Avoc.a, Iorm., c.on­c.Vtn-i.ng the ~Uuation 06 newly maJtJt-i.ed .•. "You ~ee, that WM the time when a young woman ~ w-i.li-i.ng to beg-i.n ho~e.k.eep-i.ng wilh a tittie, a not keep a 6eliow rm.il-i.ng until he rm.~ a gJtay-ha-i.Jted, haJr.d-heaJr.ted, m-i.ltionaJJc.e." Some.:th-tng to th-i.nk about, eh? And pJr.obably beca~e I quoted that old l-i.ne, a 6e~e Jtev-i.ewVt w-i.li undoubtedly ~y "m::tc.ho p,tg" .... not ~o, not ~o!

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SINGING KEVIN'S SONG lBob EvVthaJr.t)

I'm o~ enough to be a ~taJt jud a~ 6ak M NMhv-i.lie, Tenne~~ee. I'm o~ enough to play gu-i.taJt, and o~ evtOugh to tike yoUk c.ompany.

I've been down to Jac.Mon and down to New OJtleaM I've been ~o 6ak away ~e~ I'li afway~ be ~,txteen. It won't be long, I've heaJr.d you ~y, time goU on, ~-i.ng-i.ng Kev-i.n'~ ~ong.

I'm o~ enough to ~ng a ~ong ~l n-i.ght long on yOUk jambOltee, I'm old enough to know the 1IJIt0ng~, and o~ enough to tike yOUk c.ompany.

I've had myoid heaJr.t bJtoke dpwn at Keffy'~ pfac.e. 1 ' ve been down ~o m::tny tim~ I can' t 6-i.nd my plac.e. It won't be long, I've 6heakd you ~ay, time go~ on, ~-i.ng-i.ng Kev-i.n'~ ~ong.

I'm old enough to Moo my rm.y, -i.6 you'li ~tay and ~ng a ~ong 60Jt me. I'm o~ enough to eaJr.n my pay and young enough to meet o~ ti6e haf6 uuy.

I've been down to V,tc.M bUkg and on yOUk ShltevepOlLt ~how. I've :tJr.-i.ed the-i.Jt jambalaya and I'd JteaUy -Uke to know what taku ~o long, I've heakd you ~y, M time. gou on, ~ng-i.ng Kev-i.n'~ ~ong.

I don't th-i.nk. anybody ha~ a haJtd a time M do young people today :tJr.y-i.ng to plan the-i.Jt 6u:tuJtu. Pakenu p~h ten, eleven and twelve yeak ofd~ -i.nto dating and the nec.u~-i.ty 06 hav-i.ng a ~teady by the time they ake th-i.Jtteen -i.t' ~ aimMt Jtepuf~ve. The Jte~uU -i.~ the matUkation age keep~ Mopp-i.ng, and we have twelve and th-i.Jtteen yeaJr. old fXVten:t~. rhat'~ gJteat ~n' t -i.t, and nobody c.ake~. The C.hUkC.h c.an' t ~eem to :tuJtn U Mound, the govVtnment only 066Vt~ p1teventive~ wah anothVt baWe about .tetting young people know the Jt~ufU 06 the-ilt ac.t-i.oM, and the fXVtenu Me muc.h to b~y to help. It' ~ a ~ad ~:tuat-i.on, and 06 c.oUk~e not ali paJtenU 0lL ali c.hUkc.h 0It ali govVtnment ,(/.) to blame 0lL -i.~ the an.w.6Vt. Gue-M -i.t j~t take~ a tiWe love and a l-i.We c.ak-i.ng to ~ee them th1tough. Kev-i.n'~ a Mne young man, he help~ me M-i.ve the long gJtueting Jtoad~, and he'~ qJteat c.ompanq.

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JAMBALAYA lHank WdUam<>J

Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh myo Me gotta go po.ee the pht.ogue down the bayou My Yvonne, the /.>Weete<>t one, me oh myo /.>on 06 a gun we'U have b-i.g 6un on thebayou

Jambafuya and a CAaw6-i./.>h p~e and 6illet gumbo Catl/.>e ton-i.ght I'm gonna /.>ee my ma chVr. am~o P,{c,k gu.-i.tall, 6d.e 611u.-i.t jM and be gay-o /.>on 06 a gun we' ,e,.e. have b-i.g 6un on the bayou

Th-i.bodaux, F onta~neau.x, the pfuc.e -i./.> buzz-i.ng k-i.n 60.ek come to /.>ee Yvonne by the dozen dJr.e/.>/.) ~n /.>tyle, go hog w~ld me oh myo /.>on 06 a gun we'.e.e have b-i.g nun on the bayou

Hank WdUam<> hM aR.mo/.>t become a 60.ek hVr.o legend jMt M he. hM a countJr.y /.>-i.ng~ng /.>taJr.. JambaR.aya ~ one 06 h~/.> 6~neM oR.d-timey /.>ong/.>, and bll.-i.ng/.> back many memOll~e<> to anyone that heall..6 ,tt today. ThVr.e «M a time when aU countJr.y nu/.>~ band/.> pfuyed th~4 /.>ong, but today ,tt -i./.> becom-i.ng mDlle and mOlle a 40ng 06 the pa,ot, and even to 40me noR.k.eOll~, ,tt ~ becom-i.ng a /.>ong 06 "60.e.k" mtl/.>~. W~m4 «M qu,tte well known 6Dll h~ ability to WIl,tte /.>ong/.> on the 4pu.ll 06 the moment, and many t-i.me/.> h-i./.> be<>t /.>ong/.> wVr.e ~,ttten -i.n only a 4hOllt pVr.~od 06 t-i.me. He' /.> one 06 my coUJ'ltlr.y /.>-i.ng-i.ng OaVOll-i.te<>, and I 'U aR.way4 be do-<.ng 40me 06 h-i./.> mtl/.>-i.c.

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TIME AFTER TIME l Bob EVVr.haAtJ

You CAy at n-i.ght and uy to change YOtlll m-i.nd but ,tt a..U come<> back ~ a6tVr. t-i.me You change yOUlt .eove and Vr.y to change YOtlll U6e but the game<> you pfuy make ~t a..U a .e~e.

The centVr. 06 the u.n~VVr.4e ~4 you make<> no d-i.66Vr.ence whVr.e Oll who you do You CAy at n-i.ght and uy to change yOUlt m~nd but ,tt aU come<> back time a6tVr. t-i.me.

The p.eeMUlte<> that you /.>eek Me to 6M deep 60ll you to keep me on yOUlt m-i.nd The anw/.>Vr./.> that you unnt Me to 6M gone oh, ,tt take<> to .eong to make you m~ne.

I ~ote ~ /.>ong 40me t-i.me ago, and even llecOllded ,tt a4 the "name" 40ng on my th-i.ll.d aR.bum 60ll FoR.kut:ty/.>. I unnted to lle-do ,tt becau.4e an aw6u.R. .eot 06 peopR.e toR.d me they Uked ,tt, but they thought a mounta-i.n-du.R.c.~Vr. lead Wa/.> jtl/.>t a UtUe to 406t, and be<>,tde<>, they cou.R.dn't dance to ~t to weU . weU, ,tt'/.> haJr.d to dance to any 40ng w-i.thout the dJr.u.m<>, 40 I've went a UtUe 6tlllthVr. out on the ~b and -i.nc.!uded the dllUm<>, but the .eead -i.Muument ~ now a p-i.ano, and I Uke the 6-<.n~hed vVr.Mon . Anyuny, helle' /.> an oR.d 6avDll,tte 06 m~ne done a UtUe ~66Vr.enUy, and I hope ,tt'4 a 6avoll,tte 06 yOtlll/.> too.

LITHO IN U.S.A. ~~

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LOVE TO MAKE LOVE l Bob EVVr.haAtJ

Have a Utile 611-i.end dom An-tigua «XUj /.>he don't wOllk but /.>he .eove<> to pfuy aU n-i.ght /.>he'/.> aU ll-i.ght. Took hVr. on a pR.eMUlte CAu-i./.>e, /.>he /.>a,td /.>he Wa/.> pay-i.ng due<> aU n-i.ght /.>he' /.> aU ll-i.ght

Love to make .eove aU n-i.ght .eong .eove to make hVr. do ,tt ~ong R.ove to .eove hVr. a..U n-i.ght R.ong!

I have a UWe oll-i.end down Jamac-i.a uny don't know what to do Oll /.lay, but /.>he CA-i.e<> at n-i.ght, /.>he' /.> ali ll-i.ght. S-i.ng-i.ng /.>ong/.> on the llad-i.o, ju./.>t to /.>alf we WVr.e on the /.>how till the mOlln-i.ng .t<.ght, /.>he' /.> a..U ll-i.ght.

I have a UWe 611-i.end dom Savannah uny, don't .tJU.nk /.>he' /.> to 6M =y 6110m hVr. /.>h-i.n-i.ng ,t,i.ght, /.>he' /.> ali ll-i.ght! A /.>ong Oll two and we'lle on the llOad fuugh-i.ng bout the heavy .eoad -i.n the mDlln-i.ng l-tght ah, /.>he'/.> aU ll~ght

I have a .e-i.t.t1.e 611~end down MVr.~da way, /.>he /.>mde<> and make/.> my day, /.>u.lle ~/.> bll~ght. /.>he '/.> ali ll~ght rmtc.h-i.ng /.>hll~p boat/.> com~ng ~n, beM pfuce I've evVr. been, w-<.th hell by my /.>,tde, /.>he '/.> aU ll~ght!

I ~ote .tJU./.> /.lOng a coup.e.e 06 yeM/.> ago a/.> a tune caUed "Sy.xVtky Ght..e," but ,tt got nowhVr.e ~n llec.Dlld~ng /.>eM~on. A/.> a mattVr. 06 6act they thllw ~t out becatl/.>e ,tt d~dn' t have a ChOlltl/.>, -rhe name wou.& not clleate ~ntVr.e<>t, and llec.Olld llev-<.wVr./.> WVr.e a-flteady CA-i.UC-i.z-i.ng me beciW>/.>e my nu/.>~ «M /.>:taIlung to /.>ound "/.lamey" ali the t~e. I had a 6 W /.>o-caUed mM~c.-i.an 611~end/.> who /.>:taIlted mu.UVr.~ng that I cou.R.dn' t pfuy anyth-i.ng but "old-t-i.me" rru.J.>~, /.>0 th~/.> /.>ong and the next one, BVr.Un FoR.k/.>-i.ngVr. ~/.> de~ated to the w/.>ed m~nd/.> that th~nk becatl/.>e one pfuy/.> "uad~wna.e." mtl/.>~c they'lle not capab.ee 06 anyth~ng we, and llecDlld lleV~wVr./'> who compfu-i.n becaMe my mtl/.>,{.c, /.>ouncL6 "/.>amey". Hope th-i./.> ~ what you unnted!

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BERLIN FOLKSINGER l Bob EVellhaJr.tJ

I cou..f.d /.>meU hell pVr.6ume, a.e.e. aCltOM the 1l00m M hVr. 6,i.ngVr.4 4uu.mmed the /.>u~ng4 06 hell gu-i.tM. She 4ang 06 empty 1l00m-6, death and eMthR.y doom, and the futance between tl/.> Wa/.>n' t 6M.

She gave me a .eook, one that I m~ok, 60ll thelle «M mDlle than pa~ -i.n hell eye<>. She .eove me that n-i.ght, mOlle than any n-i.ght 06 R.ove that I have evVr. lleaUzed.

Som~e<> /.>he 4-i.ng/.> 06 urtll, aR.ut:t1J>6 unn-ting mOlle, M hVr. head bencL6 R.ow upon hell. empty blleaM. HVr. .eove ~4 gone 6011 4Ulte, clo/.>ed the open dOOIl, and /.>he CA~e<> 60ll a .eove /.>he'4 Wd to lle<>t.

Well, I' U .e.et the /.>ong /.>peak nOll me.e6. The name 06 the a.ebum • •• "EvVr.haAt, Take<> The F -i.6th"