Lord, that 61 Highway It's the longest road I know-whoa Lord, that 61 Highway It the longest road I know-oh She run from New York City Down the Gulf of Mexico
Lord, it's some folks said them Greyhound buses don't run Lord, it's some folks said them Greyhound buses don't run Just go to West Memphis, baby Look down Highway 61
I said, please Please see somebody for me I said ple-eee-ase Please see somebody for me If you see my baby Tell her she's alright with me
(guitar)
I'm gonna buy me a pony Can pace, fox-trot and run I'm gonna buy me a pony Can pace, fox-trot and run Lord, when you see me, pretty mama I be on Highway 61
I started school one Monday mo'ning Lord, I throwed my books away I started school one Monday mo'ning Lord, I throwed my books away I wrote a note to my teacher, Lord I gonna try 61, today
(guitar)
Lord, if I hap'n a-die, baby 'Fore you think my time have come Lord, if I hap'n a-die, baby, Lord 'Fore you think my time have come I want you bury my body-yeah Out on Highway 61
Lord, if yo' man Should have you get *boogied', baby Lord, don't want you to have no fun If your man should have you get boogied' Baby, don't want you to have no fun Just come down to my little cabin Out on Highway 61.
Thanks, maybe I should have been more clear though; I can't understand all of what he is saying (not singing) in his little speeches at the start of the film and at 4:28
When I was a little boy We used to be to hollerin them ol’ songs in the field, you know - Never miss a beat. Used to get that there smoke comin’ outta the kitchen, you know You’d be plowin’ that ole mule And you’d think about wonderin’ where you’re goin’ tonight And you know that gal, she done mistreated you that Sunday, Well, you see, you had…you’re forgettin’ to have those blues then, you understand. You see, that’s what..that’s what the blues is.
…. Just like, see, now alright, you’ve got a girlfriend…you’re good to her, If you’ve got a wife, you’re good to her, You give her anything she says she wants For it is your lady Well, you have a lots of confidence in her. Well, you lose that confidence in her, well, that hurts you, you understand, you see. And if you can play music, the more you play, the better you feel, you understand Because you’re forgettin’ to play it off your mind. So that’s the way the blues are. Well, you get off to yourself then, see, you’re studyin’ And that - you can hit one of these things here, Sit down and play you two or three pieces You’re mind is settled and you get up, put it down and go to bed. You’re pacified then. You’ve got that off your mind, what you’re thinkin’ about. That’s the way the blues is. It’s a lot of people, you know, they don’t know what the blues is, But that’s exactly what it is.
Last Edited by on Mar 11, 2011 10:27 AM
