Little Willies, The - Tennessee Stud Lyrics
Along about eighteen and twenty-five
I left Tennessee very much alive
I never would have got through the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been a-ridin on the Tennessee stud
One of her brothers was a bad outlaw
I sent her a letter by my Uncle Fud
And I rode away on the Tennessee stud
[CHORUS:]
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
He had the nerve and he had the blood
And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud
And ran smack into an Indian band
They jerked their knives with a whoop and a yell
But I rode away like a bat out of hell
Well I circled their camp for a time or two
And showed what a Tennessee hoss could do
And them redskin boys never got my blood
'Cause I was a-ridin' on the Tennessee stud
[CHORUS]
We drifted on down into no man's land
We crossed the river called the Rio Grande
I raced my hoss with the Spaniards bold
Till I got me a skin full of silver and gold
Me and a gambler we couldn't agree
We got in a fight over Tennessee
We jerked our guns, he fell with a thud
And I got away on the Tennessee stud
[CHORUS]
Well, I got as lonesome as a man can be
Dreamin' of my girl in Tennessee
The Tennessee stud's green eyes turned blue
'Cause he was a-dneamin' of a sweetheart too
We loped on back across Arkansas
I whipped her brother and I whipped her pa
I found that girl with the golden hair
And she was ridin' on a Tennessee mare
[CHORUS]
Stirrup to stirrup and side by side
We crossed the mountains and the valleys wide
We came to Big Muddy and we forded the flood
On the Tennessee mare and the Tennessee stud
Pretty little baby on the cabin floor
Little hoss colt playin' 'round the door
I love the girl with golden hair
And the Tennessee stud loves the Tennessee mare
[CHORUS]
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Little Willies, The Tennessee Stud Comments
Who are these people?
totally fan of the little willies, specially lovesick blues
Check out Doc Watson's version of this song!
Now talking about a new cover for an old classic. these young people have it down.
Johnny Cash!!!! But, this was fantastic live last night at the Bridge Benefit. Great set they did.
@zeppelindan500 A few days after I left that comment, I actually ended up making a station for the Little Willies on Pandora and some of Jones' solo work came up and I must say that I didn't mind it at all. I could have sworn that I had heard some song of hers that I hated, but it may have been a different artist that I was thinking of. I will look into that album though!
Personally, I prefer the instrumental version of this tune by Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, but I like this one too!
I really need to look into getting the Little Willies' album...Jim Campilongo's guitar work being on it makes it worth it all on its own, but they're all fantastic musicians. I'm still not big on Norah Jones' solo stuff though.
Best version of this Jim Driftwood tune I have hear to date. Strong work.
amazing album..