By the banks of the river where the willows grow cold
Wild birds warble the strange soundin' song
By the banks of the river where the waters run cold
Well that’s where I first listened the lies that she told.
He lays there each night all alone and he weeps
Nothing ain’t worse than a night without sleep
The letters she wrote him they were written in vain
But I know that her conscience still echoes my name.
If the ladies were blackbirds and the ladies were fishes
I’d lay there for hours in the cold rainy matches
If the ladies were squirrels yeah with a big bushy tail
I’d fill up my shotgun with a rock salt and nails.
We’d fill up our shotgun with a rock salt and nails…
I believe it was RCA Records who didn't care for the snore that one of the band members threw in. Oh let me guess...Waylon Jennings? I just read it in an Autobiography someone else wrote.
I really love Waylon's beautiful voice on here....but who is the other dude singing...and what's with the background? No wonder Waylon fought hard to get things done HIS way!
I don't know where bigfoot is coming from but I think his Jonson is getting in the way of his judgement. This song is as good as the Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra song "These Boots are made for Walking"