Lynyrd Skynrd - the ballad of curtis lowe Lyrics

Lynyrd Skynrd
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the ballad of curtis lowe
well i used to wake the morning before the rooster crowed searchin' for soda bottles to get my self some dough run them down to the corner down to the country store chash them in and give my money to a man named curtis lowe old curt was a black man with wild curly hair when he had a 5th of wine he did not have a care he used to own and old duprow used to play it across my knee id give old curt my money hed play all day for me
CHORUS:
play me a song curtis lowe curtis lowe i got your drinin' money turn up ur duprow people say they was useles them people are the fools cuz curtis lowe wus the finest picker to ever play the blues.

he lived to be 60 and maybe i was 10 mamma used to whoop me but i'd go see him again i'd clap my hands and stomp my feet try to stay in time he'd play me a song or two then take another drink of wine.
CHORUS
yes sir

on the day old curtis died no body camed to pray old preacher said some words and then chunked him in the clay he lived a lifetime playing the black man blues and on the day he lost his life thats all he had to lose play me a song curtis lowe curtis lowe i wish that you was here so every one would know people say they was useless them people all was fools cuz curtis ur the finest picker to ever play the blues