Delbert McClinton - B Movie Boxcar Blues Lyrics






Caught a ride into South Dakota,
With two girls in a light blue Desoto,
You know one's name was Jane,
The other was plain,
But they both had racing motors.

Next I caught a ride with a gamblers wife,
She had a brand new laid down Rambler.
She stopped outside of town,
Laid the rambler down,
Said she sure could dig it if I rode her,
Said she sure could dig it if I rode her.

Doing my best to get back to you,
Ain't nothing' I'd rather do.
Look for me Sunday,
Gonna be there, honey,
With something special just for you.
Yeah a little something special just for you.

At a truck stop for toothpick and water,
Caught a ride with a fruit picker's daughter,
I drove her through the night,
While the fruit got ripe,
She gave me all I could eat for a quarter.

Next I hopped a train with a hobo woman,
Said she was from Texas too.
The way she did, what she did,
What she did, what she did to me,
Made me think of you.
Yeah honey made me think of you.

Doing my best to get back to you,
Ain't nothing I'd rather do,
Look for me Sunday,
Hope I'll be there, honey
With something special just for you,
Yeah a little something special just for you

Bet all my money on a race horse baby
One they said can't lose.
Now I'm walking down here,
In the freezing rain
Trying to get to you, trying to get to you.

Doing everything I know how to do
I'm down here in the freezing rain, honey
Trying to get to you,
Yeah just trying to get to you.

Doing everything, everything I know how to do
Walking down here in the freezing rain, honey
Trying to get to you,
Yeah trying to get to you.

And I'm walking and I'm talking to myself
And it's raining and I'm freezing me to death
Thinking 'bout you babe
Thinking 'bout you babe





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  1. a.... ....

    Matt "Guitar" Murphy's licks made The Blues Brothers' version definitive.

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    Somethin special just for you!

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    no it aint...

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    Brilliant song,, thanks a bunch

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    He won't have special sauce left by sunday

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    what a groove...

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    Blues Brothers version is better

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    Originals are ALWAYS best. BB versions are just cheap knockoffs, even though they are good. Belushi stole from the best

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    @chberry26 Delbert is REAL.

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    Disagree: I love the Blues Brothers but Delbert wrote it; he and his band rocking out were the inspiration for Jake and Elwood's cover. Also, as another said, Delbert is better on the harmonica.

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    It is if you aint from Texas and dont know shit about Delbert.Ask Danny.

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    @Paul Michaelson I guess Elwoods harp tone is better than Delberts too, huh?.Get a fuckin clue.Willie's playing with Muddy was great but doing top 40 watered down blues with the BBs or Little johnny mayer leaves plenty to be desired.Again Matt Murphy doing the real chicago blues stuff was great but doing cover tunes with movie stars.Cmon man.What the fuck?

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    Great tune.. Funny story 1st time i heard this ,was on a Compilation tape from Alligator records(print on cassette was faded so you could not read it)... .. and for the Longest time I thought it was Steven Tyler Singing .. of course, out of curiosity I finally found out who it was..

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    Surfintunes70 yeah man, the voice is funny similiar in some point!

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    FUCKING EXCELLENT

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    What a great tune!

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    Happy 74th Birthday Delbert!

    Many Many more!!!1