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Favorite "Story Songs"Tell us your Favorite "Songs That Tell a Story".Freeper Canteen 9~7~12`

Posted on 09/06/2012 5:03:56 PM PDT by fatima

~Favorite Story Song's~





Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn



Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky

She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her "baby"
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
'Cause she walks around town with a suitcase in her hand
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
Then a man of low degree stood by her side
And promised her he'd take her for his bride

Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky





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Sammy Davis Jnr "Mr Bojangles"


I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
In worn out shoes
Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants
The old soft shoe

He jumped so high
He jumped so high
Then he'd lightly touched down

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance

I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
Down and out
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
As he spoke right out

He talked of life
He talked of life
He lightly slapped his leg instead

He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick
Across the cell
He grabbed his pants for a better stance
He jumped so high
He clicked his heels

He let go a laugh
He let go a laugh
Shook back his clothes all around

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance

We danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
Throughout the south
We spoke in tears of fifteen years
How his dog and him
They travelled about

His dog up and died
He up and died
After twenty years he still grieves

They said I dance now at every chance and honky tonks
For drinks and tips
But most the time I spend behind these county bars
Cause I drinks a bit

He shook his head and as he shook his head
I heard someone ask please

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles









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To: fatima

“Ode to Billy Joe” (Bobby Gentry)

It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day
I was out choppin’ cotton and my brother was balin’ hay
And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat
And Mama hollered out the back door “y’all remember to wipe your feet”
And then she said “I got some news this mornin’ from Choctaw Ridge”
“Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge”

And Papa said to Mama as he passed around the blackeyed peas
“Well, Billy Joe never had a lick of sense, pass the biscuits, please”
“There’s five more acres in the lower forty I’ve got to plow”
And Mama said it was shame about Billy Joe, anyhow
Seems like nothin’ ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge
And now Billy Joe MacAllister’s jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge

And Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billie Joe
Put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show
And wasn’t I talkin’ to him after church last Sunday night?
“I’ll have another piece of apple pie, you know it don’t seem right”
“I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge”
“And now you tell me Billie Joe’s jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge”

And Mama said to me “Child, what’s happened to your appetite?”
“I’ve been cookin’ all morning and you haven’t touched a single bite”
“That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today”
“Said he’d be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way”
“He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge”
“And she and Billy Joe was throwing somethin’ off the Tallahatchie Bridge”

A year has come ‘n’ gone since we heard the news ‘bout Billy Joe
And Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo
There was a virus going ‘round, Papa caught it and he died last Spring
And now Mama doesn’t seem to wanna do much of anything
And me, I spend a lot of time pickin’ flowers up on Choctaw Ridge

And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge

“The Pants” (Brad Paisley”

36, 32, boot cut with a skoal ring
Grease stains, bleach spots and a hole in the knee
You say the man inside those Levi’s don’t take orders
And she’ll just have to realize you’ll do as you damn well please

You wear the pants, buddy good for you
I’m so impressed, yeah whoopty-doo
You need to know that ain’t how it works
It’s not who wears the pants, it’s who wears the skirt

In the top drawer of her dresser there’s some panties
Go try on that purple pair with the lacy frill
With your big old thighs I bet you can’t get in ‘em
And with that attitude of yours, hell I bet you never will

You wear the pants, buddy good for you
I’m so impressed, yeah whoopty-doo
You need to know that ain’t how it works
It’s not who wears the pants, it’s who wears the skirt

A big old boy like you can probably bench 350
A little thing like her can barely lift the bar
But just wait until that woman has a headache
And she sits there with her legs crossed we’ll see how strong you are

You wear the pants, buddy good for you
We’re so impressed, whoopty-doo
You’ll soon find out that ain’t how it works
It’s not who wears the pants, it’s who wears the skirt
You wear the pants, she’ll wear the skirt

“Bumper of my SUV” (Chely Wright)

I’ve got a bright red sticker on the back of my car,
Says: “United States Marines.”
An’ yesterday a lady in a mini-van,
Held up her middle finger at me.
Does she think she knows what I stand for,
Or the things that I believe?
Just by looking at a sticker for the US Marines,
On the bumper of my S.U.V.

See, my brother Chris, he’s been in,
For more than 14 years now.
Our Dad was in the Navy during Vietnam,
Did his duty, then he got out.
And my Grandpa earned his Purple Heart,
On the beach of Normandy.
That’s why I’ve got a sticker for the US Marines,
On the bumper of my S.U.V.

But that doesn’t mean that I want war:
I’m not Republican or Democrat.
But I’ve gone all around this crazy world,
Just to try to better understand.
An’ yes, I do have questions:
I get to ask them because I’m free.
That’s why I’ve got a sticker for the US Marines,
On the bumper of my S.U.V.

‘Cause I’ve been to Hiroshima,
An’ I’ve been to the DMZ.
I’ve walked on the sand in Baghdad,
Still don’t have all of the answers I need.
But I guess I wanna know where she’s been,
Before she judges and gestures to me,
‘Cause she don’t like my sticker for the US Marines,
On the bumper of my S.U.V.

So I hope that lady in her mini-van,
Turns on her radio and hears this from me.
As she picks up her kids,
From their private school,
An’ drives home safely on our city streets.
Or to the building where her church group meets:
Yeah, that’s why I’ve got a sticker for the US Marines,
On the bumper of my S.U.V.


341 posted on 09/07/2012 2:41:55 AM PDT by rlmorel ("It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong." Voltaire)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thanks Kathy


342 posted on 09/07/2012 2:45:54 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My 6 pack abs are now a full keg......)
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To: fatima

Harry Chapin - Sniper


343 posted on 09/07/2012 3:09:01 AM PDT by GodBlessRonaldReagan (Surf music is the naked truth)
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To: MHGinTN

Easy mistake, though, as Russell wrote Honey. So the two are forever linked.


344 posted on 09/07/2012 3:25:56 AM PDT by smalltownslick
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To: fatima

Navajo Rug - Ian Tyson
Gallo del Cielo - Tom Russell
Tupelo - John Lee Hooker


345 posted on 09/07/2012 3:35:59 AM PDT by smalltownslick
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To: fatima

You asked for it;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiqSjpmjVHg


346 posted on 09/07/2012 3:45:01 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: fatima; Kathy in Alaska; SevenofNine; StarCMC; MeekMom; MEG33; HiJinx; acad1228; Arrowhead1952; ...
 

 

 
 

 Good morning,

EVERYBODY!

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

 

Cubs    51 WINS      86  LOSSES

 

 

Words that soak into your ears are whispered…....not yelled.  
 

 



347 posted on 09/07/2012 3:49:38 AM PDT by tomkow6 (...................TOMKOW6 ! The ONLY voice of reason & sanity in a chaotic Canteen!...............)
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To: tomkow6

mine


348 posted on 09/07/2012 3:50:14 AM PDT by tomkow6 (...................TOMKOW6 ! The ONLY voice of reason & sanity in a chaotic Canteen!...............)
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To: tomkow6

mine


349 posted on 09/07/2012 3:50:14 AM PDT by tomkow6 (...................TOMKOW6 ! The ONLY voice of reason & sanity in a chaotic Canteen!...............)
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To: tomkow6

mine


350 posted on 09/07/2012 3:50:14 AM PDT by tomkow6 (...................TOMKOW6 ! The ONLY voice of reason & sanity in a chaotic Canteen!...............)
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To: fatima; Kathy in Alaska; E.G.C.; GodBlessUSA; LUV W; Arrowhead1952; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; MEG33; ..

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, fatima, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.
The first one that comes to mind is
"Silent Lucidity" by Queensryche.
About dreams. But I love the line, "Soul set free to fly"
Want that as my memorial when my time is up!

The problem is if I get started on their videos, I can't stop.
Brings back memories.
Wish I had been able to see their concert back in the day.

The DC Metroland weather report

~ Today...Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny...
Hot with highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph..

~ Tonight...Mostly clear in the evening...Then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Good news...it cooled down yesterday afternoon.
We had lower humidity and a nice breeze.

Hang around. It's FRiday and we need to start depressurizing!
I'm going to start by buying breakfast! LOL
Be back in a bit.

Time for me to make my rounds.
But, you stay right where you are.
Don't leave the room...I'll be bock!

Remember, the Canteen is

Come in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM


ALLEE, RICHARD KENNETH

12/21/1968
Laos
Negotiated Remains Returned

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale
of our military and our allied military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.


351 posted on 09/07/2012 3:58:52 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Losing our FReedom, one ban at a time.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; tomkow6; beachn4fun
Friday Morning Coffee Bump.

Good morning, Tomkmow6.

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach.

How's it going?

352 posted on 09/07/2012 4:45:39 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: E.G.C.

HAPPY FRIDAY, Edward!


353 posted on 09/07/2012 4:52:08 AM PDT by tomkow6 (...................TOMKOW6 ! The ONLY voice of reason & sanity in a chaotic Canteen!...............)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; txradioguy; beachn4fun; StarCMC; Lady Jag; laurenmarlowe; tomkow6; GodBlessUSA; ...











Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. One more day of 100º high today which may be the last for this summer.





354 posted on 09/07/2012 4:55:02 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (RINO season is open. No limit. Make them extinct.)
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To: beachn4fun

Good morning beachy and (((HUGS))). TGIF!!


355 posted on 09/07/2012 4:56:51 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (RINO season is open. No limit. Make them extinct.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

Got another hot day on schedule?

Hope your FRiday is a good one.


356 posted on 09/07/2012 5:00:34 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Losing our FReedom, one ban at a time.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good morning Ma ((HUGS))
I'm guessing we'll probably miss each other again today.
Winds died down? Weekend looking good?

357 posted on 09/07/2012 5:04:09 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Losing our FReedom, one ban at a time.)
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To: E.G.C.

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

It’s FRiday! Woo Hoo!

Even though it was a short work week, it was stressful due to urgent requirements.

Howz it out your way?


358 posted on 09/07/2012 5:06:11 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Losing our FReedom, one ban at a time.)
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To: beachn4fun

Hopefully, this is the last 100+ day for the year.


359 posted on 09/07/2012 5:06:11 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Psalm 14. 1. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, . . .)
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To: beachn4fun

Going OK. My brother and his wife from Texas are coming up for the weekend. I’m getting the house ready for the visit.


360 posted on 09/07/2012 5:08:52 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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