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Cherokee Fiddle

In the style of

Johnny Lee

Lyrics

when the train
pulled into
the station
he rolled up
his sleeves
and rosined up
his bow

fiddle upside down
orange blossom
special
'cause if you
wanna make a livin'
you gotta put on
a good show

when he'd smell
smoke and the cinders
slick back his hair
and open up his case

played
cherokee fiddle
just played
for the whiskey
'cause good whiskey
never let him
lose his place

he was always there
playin' for the miners
devil's dream
was a song
they understood

then he'd go back
to oklahoma
and he'd wait
till the train
was runnin'
and the weather
was good

but when he'd smell
smoke and the cinders
he'd slick back
his hair
and open up his case

played
cherokee fiddle
just played
for the whiskey
'cause good whiskey
never let him
lose his place

now the indians
are dressin' up
like cowboys
and the cowboys
are puttin'
leather and
turquoise on

and the music
is sold by lawyers
and the fools
who fiddled
in the middle
of the station
are gone

some folks say
they'll never miss him
old fiddles squeal
like the engine brakes

cherokee fiddle
is gone forever
just like the music
of the whistle
that the old
locomotive made

so when you smell
smoke and the cinders
just slick back
your hair
and open up
your case

play
cherokee fiddle
just play it
for the whiskey

'cause good whiskey
never lets you
lose your place
no good whiskey
never lets you
lose your place

no good whiskey
never lets you
lose your place

Details

  • Duration : 3:58
  • Key : D
  • Genre : Country
  • Year released : 1982
  • Language : English

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