Coe, David Allan - Merle And Me Lyrics






Back in 1953
We stole a car old merle and me
Never thinking wed be put in jail
You might say that we were green
I was barely seventeen
When they put those bars between old merle and me

Late one night we hit the wall
Twenty feet we had to fall
To the ground where we could craw into the weeds
Waiting for that shotgun blast
Never thinking we could last
We sure had to grow up fast, old merle and me

We were young and crazy then
It was easy to pretend
Acting like wed never been in reform school
Looking danger in the eye
Walking with our heads held high
We were not afraid to die, old merle and me

We were living by the gun
Never caring what wed done
Swearing it was all just fun and games you know
We would die and go to hell
Before we broke our vow to tell
How we escaped that prison cell. old merle and me

How was merle or me to know
We would end up on death row
Waiting for our turn in the electric chair
Shot down in a grocery store
We got busted at the door
Praying wasn't easy for old merle and me





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  1. B.... M....

    dam, never read comments before, my eyes were sayin it was Warren Haynes....good stuff, one of the south's finest pickers...

  2. K.... K....

    I recently found of I am related to David , I was actually born a Coe !

  3. T.... ....

    EPIC WIG

  4. R.... D....

    That’s the thing about DAC he doesn’t care about what people think about how he looks just ask him he’ll tell ya.

  5. G.... G....

    *D.A.C. 4 PRESIDENT 2020*

  6. G.... G....

    *D.A.C. MADE GREAT AMERICA*
    *LONG LIVE TO OUR PROUD FLAG* ✊

    G.... G....

    Best country singer that will never be in the hall of fame

  7. p.... w....

    There has to be a woman hiding under that hair.. This ass has something wrong with his brain, that shit went out in the 80s.

    p.... w....

    pat welch that's a asshat

  8. B.... S....

    Only a douche would put a thumbs down on this man. He's a true outlaw. Fuck the nes stuff and Nashville too!

  9. T.... A....

    Hair Farmer

  10. A.... J....

    I just listened to this song for the first time. Awesome song. True outlaw country

  11. s.... c....

    long hair on a man only proves one thing,,,,, they must want to look like a woman. wow,, big hair 70's. he could have his own shampoo commercials. the reason Nashville didn't want him was his X-rated album. he was a rough character

    s.... c....

    Thanks for the comment!!!!
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    s.... c....

    I am hard core country but I just don't like this guy. Old school USMC and have seen people walk into fire for this singer for nothing more than shear drunken stupidity. I apologize for the rude comments. I like your channel and no disrespect to any one. Not sure what was going on inside this persons head when they got out of prison. Johnny Paycheck was the same way with little or no morals. Oh well.. This isn't a perfect world and we must live day to day in reality. Once again, no disrespect intended. I thank you for your channel and have subbed.

    s.... c....

    @spliceon charlie then you aint hardcore country pal you probably too pussy for merle as well

  12. J.... H....

    Is that Warren Haynes beside Coe??

    J.... H....

    That's him. Wonder how old this is?

  13. J.... A....

    David has always been one of my favorites.

    J.... A....

    Jason Adams
    Totally agree...

  14. C.... W....

    Can still see DAC at the Iron Horse Salon in Ormond Beach for Bike events......he won't stand much though.

    C.... W....

    Charles Wright . . . David Allan Coe don't stand very much anymore because he is pushing 80 years old .

  15. J.... L....

    What an amazing video. Thank you

    J.... L....

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  16. B.... D....

    Outlaw? The only thing that should have been outlawed is that redunkulous wig. Yowza!

    B.... D....

    Yeah. I can't imagine the look on Warren's face when he found out what David was wearing on his head before they went onstage.

    B.... D....

    Billy Dub lol this dickhead looks like grizzly Adams working as a pimp

    B.... D....

    @Surfs Up you notice he is trying to not look over so as to not laugh his ass off.

  17. L.... K....

    There will never be another GOD BLESS you D.A.C.

  18. L.... B....

    Country Gold... A very young Warren Haynes on a gun guitar!

    L.... B....

    Shit they are all gun guitars!

    L.... B....

    Jerry Reed - When You're Hot You're Hot

    L.... B....

    When The Cowboy Sings , they split right down the middle, and they gave her the better half. She Got the Goldmine I got the shaft. Guess I should have just learned to cook? What wise words. Had I only done it 25 years ago. I've seen this man twice live. He lived in my small town in Missouri when I was a child (DAC that is)

    L.... B....

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  19. B.... M....

    hey is that Warren Haynes??

    B.... M....

    @Chris Bryant and Woody 2 1/3 s of Govt Mule !!

  20. A.... M....

    Approx what year was this?

    A.... M....

    1982
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  21. K.... ....

    Coolest instruments ever!

  22. J.... Y....

    Man this is so cool, thank you so much for posting this stuff.

  23. Z.... ....

    i can't believe these videos exist. thanks so much

  24. K.... F....

    Accompanied by Warren Haynes and Alan Woody of The Allman Brothers and Govt Mule

    K.... F....

    I thought I recognised those guys, thanks Keal Franklin. ya can't get much better backup than that.

    K.... F....

    Thank you brother, I saw the guy in the middle and immediately thought that's gotta be Warren. Played some pretty good rhythm there and he went on to become a lot more than just that.

    K.... F....

    That's me, Mickey Hayes on Bass thanks for liking

  25. g.... ....

    I wonder why he wears fake hair and beards? A great songwriter and singer, but the hair makes it difficult to watch him

    g.... ....

    gheester60 you're joking right? That's his real hair boo boo, got longer than that

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    Curt Ekstrom why was he hard to work for

    g.... ....

    @Blue Spectre The final straw for me was coming out after a show in Dallas, TX and finding the Bus and the Semi Repossessed. At that point some of the band and road crew also quit on him. Having not been PAID in over 2 months, and David not paying his bills. It wasn't looking any better.

    g.... ....

    @Shawn Boggs You seriously believe that is his hair? If only you knew how big David's Wig Closet was. The man could barely get his hair to get to his shoulders. He started the wigs in 1980 according to his wife Debra at the time.

  26. B.... M....

    This was on our rfd tv. I recorded twice both times there was no audio. Great to run into it so soon after

    B.... M....

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  27. j.... m....

    hope the fatass security dude who threw coe down is rotting in cheap room somewhere. dirty bum.

    j.... m....

    @Antonio steel some casino security fucker body slammed DAC and made it so he can't stand and play no more.

  28. F.... ....

    Thanks for the re-upload such a great song !

    F.... ....

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  29. P.... L....

    Another one of the great outlaws of country music.Thanks for this one.

    P.... L....

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  30. G.... Y....

    David allan coe out law new blood rebel nice track and praying friend for you my friend when the cowboy sings channel hope to hear from you with a few words and got any tracks of mickey gilly moe bandy john Anderson and the long black veil and a 11 johnnys paychecks true friend favorite listener Glenn Yates in pretty water sapulpa creek county Oklahoma u s a thanks very much friend when the cowboy sings channel

    G.... Y....

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    G.... Y....

    Glen Yates glen, i have a cover of long black veil on my channel. ive never promoted my channel & never will, but maybe just maybe you might like the cover. cheers buddy

    G.... Y....

    nice channel

    G.... Y....

    When The Cowboy Sings thanks man.. im a big fan of yours too

  31. t.... ....

    i dont care for the song, but that hair, man... now THAT is impressive

    t.... ....

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    t.... ....

    It's a wig

    t.... ....

    Scobey scobe it's ridiculous either way lol

    t.... ....

    trintdaddylandis this Dinny dimwit is all nasally and shit. And the hair looks like the horse I bet on in the Belmont stakes

  32. M.... B....

    Goddamn he's got the longest hair I've ever seen!!!

    M.... B....

    Davids hair barely grew past his shoulders, He had one of the largest Wig Collections

    M.... B....

    It was real . . . I've seen over 40 concerts with Dac . . . Since the early 70's . . . He wore a beard and long hair since he got out of prison . . . And the guy on here talking about he worked with Dac is full of shit . . . Get him to show just one picture of him working with Dac . . . If he worked that long with Dac . . . He should have some pictures to prove it . . . He's an Internet troll and he's full of shit .

    M.... B....

    David Allan Coe was a freak . . . But he wasn't a fruitcake . . . . He wore the beard in the long hair because he couldn't do that all them years he spent in prison .

    M.... B....

    @Fred Wilkerson David himself will verify he wore wigs, then and still now. For the longest time his Daughter Carla was in charge of the wig collection.

  33. N.... ....

    Works on the iPhone thanks!

    N.... ....

    I had to separate the audio tracks, they mixed

    N.... ....

    Thanks so much. Anyone who uploads DAC footage I've never seen is okay in my book!!!

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