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Glass of Water
01:37
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Give me a glass of water, mama
I'll stick it in my suitcase home
Give me a glass of water, mama
I'll can watch my burly grow
Just find me one holy whip
I'll show you a sinning man
Drive that whip in the lord's name
You got blood dripping from your hands
Leave my .45 on the table
Sit and listen to the walls
Snake eyes in the gamblers hand
And a shotgun in my pony's stall
I tried so hard to stare down the iron
but the rabbit won't stand still
I aint man enough to pull no trigger
But lord knows my gal will
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Death Letter Blues
05:24
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I got a letter this morning, what do you reckon it read?
It said hurry, hurry, the gal you love is dead
I packed up my suitcase, and took off down the road
When I got there, she was laying on the cooling board
Well I got down close, looked down in her face
That good ole gal and me, are gonna meet again on judgement day
Looked like 10,000 people standing around the burying ground
I didn't know I loved her, until they began to let her down
Lord have mercy, on my wicked soul
I wouldn't mistreat you baby, not for my weight in gold
Well I walked away, I said I walked away
That good ole gal and me are gonna meet again on judgment day
I didn't feel so bad until the good ole sun went down
I didn't have a soul to lay my arms around
Well I went into my room and bowed down to pray
The blues came along, and took my poor spirit away
Well I love you baby like I love myself
If you can't have me, you can't have nobody else
Well it's so hard to love someone who don't love you
Aint no satisfaction, no matter what you do
Woke up this morning, about the break of day
Hugging the pillow where my baby used to lay
Minutes seemed like hours, hours seem like days
That gal and me, put down our low down ways
Love's a wicked fall makes you do things you don't want to do
Aint no satisfaction, leaves you feeling sad and blue
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Desperate Man
04:53
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I'm a desperate man, child, I lost my worried soul
I been, racing the sun west, But the L&N run out of coal
I'm standin on the Big 4, My train is bound to arrive
It been rusting for forty years, Ain't never gonna get my ride
I went to the doctor, found my good gal sittin there
Shes a one eyed woman, so I ain't goin nowhere
My bed, held by a top hat and Walkin cane
I've falling our of bed for seven long years, but I still feel the same
Man tried to sell me, tried to sell me every soul he had
Get off me Satan, I need my money just as bad
Got my ticket in hand, moon just set down on my head
Let that big ole train, drive me right into my bed
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Cold Beverage Blues
03:41
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I've got these cold beverage blues, mama, can't leave your side
Well I'm chained to the front porch, while you're down by the riverside
Two types of whisky mama, one suitcase full of stone
The old one's number 27, I can't keep that one down alone
Babe won't you come live under my bed for a while
You live with Mr. Patton under there, you can hear him sing for 40 miles
There's a man on your street, selling trouble and shine
Well you know he'll give you a swig and throw you on the midnight line
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Postman
04:20
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I'm like a postman baby, I ain't goin nowhere
I run around town all day, but still end up back in my easy chair
Next town over
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Dead for Good
04:41
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Me and my baby, we was walking through the woods
She chopped off my legs and said now you dead for good
I cried out momma, I need a helping hand
She gave me a hole and said, boy that’s all you’ll get
I found the sheriff and said, sir help me please
He said let go of me son, the law don’t work for free
Here comes my baby, such a pretty smile
She kicks mud in my face says I ain't seen you in a while
Oh little Jimmy he says, he can’t help me
Got a hole in his pocket, can’t afford to lose those keys
Now the king he said, was sent to save my worried soul
But he can’t catch me, for 20 years he let me roam
I screamed lord, you wont never let me down
He said son I gotta go, my boss is choking me on the ground
Grand father I screamed, I hold dearly waht you said
He said “son it aint so easy, trying to walk without no legs”
Me and my baby, was walking through the wood
She chopped off my legs, grinned and said now you dead for good
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Charley
03:26
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Charley was a good man, ran around in 25
He couldn't find a good ole woman, to hold him by his side
Charley was a good man, lord knows he's bound to die
Ole Charley he said he'd kill death, lord if he ever came to try
Charley held up in his house, living on bread 'n gin
But death broke down his open door, stuck his head on in
Charley held up in his house, lord knows death is bound to win
But Charley flew out the back door, in his suit stitched in sin
Charley ran far and wide, cross the county line
Ole death was sticking to his heels, pick pocketing every dime
Charley ran far and wide, but he had nowhere to hide
Got lead in his shoes, and running outta sun to shine
Charley heard him laughing, death sittin in his shadow
He said I'm tired and I lived long, I can't run no more
Charley heard him laughing, said he ready to meet the lord
He turned round, shook his hand, he won't be home tomorrow
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Upton Blues
02:51
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I'm goin down to Upton, see if I can't lose my mind
Hang me outside city hall, cut me back a dollar-five
I ain't done no harm, I ain't selling no shine
I'm goin down to Upton, there ain't powerlines there
Three rounds in a Colt, ain't no sheriff no where
They got a lighthouse for me, and Jesus at the county fair
I'm goin down to upton, see if I can't find my home
I'm down at the church house, maybe I'll throw the first stone
Lord ain't makin no stones, but some fool is makin his own
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My Mind's in Trouble
04:53
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I’m a lesson learned, you’re just a newspaper walking
Yeah my city friends won’t stop shaking, your county friends won’t stop talking
Last time I checked, i forgot the chair was rockin
There’s treetops on the bottom, they can’t catch no rain
My trouble is in your hair, my sugar is just twistin’ Cain
If I’m able to get away with it, I’ll pull that trigger and hop that train
Yeah I’m a hotshot in a trailer, it’s my 13th time to go
You won’t let me go easy girl, you know how much I like that floor
If your floor was a little dirty you’d be warm, but your floor is much too cold
There’s a secret to this castle, it’s an evil minded trick
I’m not gonna leave it in the road, I can’t keep my mind off it
We can wait until I’m rough again, but I know you’re bound to quit
I’m a lesson learned girl, you just can’t keep me in
All the words I’m saying can’t be written down, can’t be said to win
My mind’s in trouble it should be pouring out, but my stomach’s much too thin
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Let It Shine
02:16
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I'm headed to the ocean, lord, someone told me it was dead
I've got twelve grand and a stovepipe twisted underneath my bed
Jesus walked on water, well he tokes to his own beat
Then he went and drew a bath and could only wet his feet
Got a ball and chain, can't even lift up my shoes
That's why I got these Black Glass Blues
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Zeno Jones Louisville, Kentucky
Rodney B. rocks his own socks off, going through drum heads & sticks like a wood chipper. Zeno Jones drowns in the deep blues, bending everything he can get his hands on like it’s the truth. As Cold Beverage they play rock & ****ing roll. Not afraid of voice cracks, breakdowns, and other beauty marks, Cold Beverage lays down heavy blues & rock riffs the only way they know, totally out of control. ... more
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