The Ballad Of...

He stands tall

in his handmade boots

Pretty little girls all around .

Black was the shade

of his nudie suit

but when he sang there was not a sound .

From State line to Mobile

he entertained the crowds .

Everybody there knew his name .

His climb had started

but the road is hard

when you're closing in on fame .

Bright lights shine

and the crowd goes wild .

"The show won't start til y'all calm down !"

One pretty little girl

stands all alone

but when she cried there was not a sound .

For just three days in New Orleans

she never left his side .

That girl became a woman with her very first man .

But to her only lover

she was just like all the others

'til she stood there eith that gun in her hand .

A shot rang out

and the crowd goes wild

A shot rang out

and the crowd goes wild

and the crowd goes wild

and the crowd goes wild

and the crowd goes wild