The Ballad Of Curtis Loew-Lynyrd Skynyrd

[00:00.00] 作词 : Ronnie Van Zant/Allen Collins [00:00.68] 作曲 : Ronnie Van Zant/Allen Collins [00:01.36]Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Ballad Curtis Of Loew [00:09.88]Well I used to wake the mornin’ … before the rooster crowed [00:17.09] [00:18.21]Searchin’ for soda bottles to get myself some dough [00:25.83]Run 'em down to the corner … down to the country store [00:31.13] [00:32.63]Cash 'em in and give my money to a man named Curtis Leow [00:38.10]Old Curt was a black man with white curly hair [00:45.04] [00:46.37]When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care [00:51.44] [00:52.56]He used to own an old Dobro … used to play it across his knees [00:58.55] [00:59.36]I'd give old Curt my money … he'd play all day for me [01:05.37] [01:06.33]Play me a song Curtis Leow … Curtis Leow [01:11.21] [01:12.47]Well I got your drinkin' money … tune up your Dobro [01:17.47]People said he was useless … them people all were fools [01:25.98] [01:26.67]'Cause Curtis Leow was the finest picker to ever play the blues [01:33.15] [01:40.88]He looked to be sixty … and maybe I was ten [01:46.30] [01:47.35]Mama used to whup me but I'd go see him again [01:52.98] [01:53.92]I'd clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time [01:59.30] [02:00.05]He'd play me a song or two then take another drink of wine [02:05.85] [02:06.98]Play me a song Curtis Leow … Curtis Leow [02:11.92] [02:13.25]Well I got your drinkin' money … tune up your Dobro [02:18.32] [02:19.53]People said he was useless … them people all were fools [02:27.55]'Cause Curtis Leow was the finest picker to ever play the blues [02:33.57] [02:34.13]Yesssir [02:40.29] [03:35.08]On the day ol' Curtis died nobody came to pray [03:40.23] [03:41.41]Ol' preacher said some words and they chunked him in the clay [03:46.94] [03:48.06]Well he lived a lifetime playin' the black man's blues [03:53.63] [03:54.57]And on the day he lost his life that's all he had to lose [04:00.25] [04:01.37]Play me a song Curtis Leow … hey Curtis Leow [04:06.33] [04:07.58]I wish that you was here so everyone would know [04:12.64] [04:14.06]People said you were useless … them people all are fools [04:20.55] [04:21.69]'Cause Curtis you're the finest picker to ever play the blues [04:27.80] [04:35.17]Mmmmm …