(T. J. Arnall)
Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
I went right home and I went to bed
I stuck that lovin' .44 beneath my head
Got up next mornin' and I grabbed that gun
Took a shot of cocaine and away I run
Made a good run but I ran too slow
They overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico
Late in the hot joints takin' the pills
In walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill
He said Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown
You're the dirty heck that shot your woman down
Said yes, oh yes my name is Willy Lee
If you've got the warrant just a-read it to me
Shot her down because she made me sore
I thought I was her daddy but she had five more
When I was arrested I was dressed in black
They put me on a train and they took me back
Had no friend for to go my bail
They slapped my dried up carcass in that county jail
Early next mornin' bout a half past nine
I spied the sheriff coming down the line
Ah, and he coughed as he cleared his throat
He said come on you dirty heck into that district court
Into the courtroom my trial began
Where I was handled by twelve honest men
Just before the jury started out
I saw the little judge commence to look about
In about five minutes in walked the man
Holding the verdict in his right hand
The verdict read murder in the first degree
I hollered Lawdy Lawdy, have a mercy on me
The judge he smiled as he picked up his pen
99 years in the San Quentin pen
99 years underneath that ground
I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down
Come on you've gotta listen unto me
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
The lyrics COCAINE BLUES of MERLE HAGGARD is also present in the album Working in tennessee (2011)
Merle Ronald Haggard (1937-2016) è stato uno dei più influenti cantautori della musica country americana. Nato a Bakersfield, California, Haggard ha iniziato la sua carriera musicale negli anni '50, influenzato da artisti come Hank Williams e Lefty Frizzell. Nel 1966, con il suo album "Sing Me Back Home", raggiunse il successo nazionale, consolidando il suo stile country tradizionale con un tocco di rockabilly e folk. Haggard è stato noto per le sue canzoni introspettive e realistiche che affrontavano temi come la vita rurale, l'amore perduto, la giustizia sociale e la lotta contro la povertà. Tra i suoi brani più famosi figurano "Okie from Muskogee", "Mama Tried", "The Fightin' Side of Me" e "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink". Ha vinto numerosi premi, tra cui tre Grammy Awards, e ha venduto oltre 38 milioni di dischi in tutto il mondo. Haggard è considerato un vero e proprio leggenda della musica country, la cui eredità continua a ispirare generazioni di artisti.
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