Rabbitt, Eddie - Rocky Mountain Music Lyrics






Back upon an old dirt road
Next to a swamp full of toads
Was a slanted wood shack with three little kids and a mama

Papa died in '63
Left little Jenny and me
To plant those taters and pull up another tomorrow

Rocky mountain music
Fills my memory
Rocky mountain music
Papa, can I hear you playing for me?

Little brother was never quite right
He used to sit on the floor in the sunlight
Play with the dust that danced on the beams in the window

And sister had to cook and clean
'Cause Mama, she got sick and lean
Sometimes I think she just died away missing Papa

Rocky mountain music
Fills my memory
Rocky mountain music
Mama, can I hear you singing to me?

Well, everything has changed today
And little brother, he was taken away
And sister, she married a soldier and lives in Toledo

And me, I'm in a Nashville bar
And I've never been so far
From that old gravel road and the rivers that run through my memory

Rocky mountain music
Fills my memory
Rocky mountain music
Brother, can I hear you calling me?

Rocky mountain music
Fills my memory
Rocky mountain music
Papa, can I hear you playing for me?





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  1. J.... J....

    Bees make honey... who needs money... I'd love to change the world

  2. A.... S....

    Damn I was born in' '76 but I've heard this in the 80's at my grandparents home. RIP but this sounds good to this day.

  3. M.... M....

    Eddie was my all time Hero...we still play all of his Tunes...

  4. M.... M....

    Thank goodness we still have MIKE MCCOY singing and playing...

  5. M.... K....

    Rip eddie rabbitt u are missed in the music world

  6. K.... B....

    The first song that broke my heart as a kid...

  7. j.... c....

    This song always reminds me of my first love

  8. M.... ....

    I saw the CMA's 2019 today. All Goddess & Gods of All mankind have mercy, 75% crap. I'm a big Fan of the so called Pop-Country-Music of the mid '70's till the early' '80's. And Mr. Rabbitt was & still is the King of that genre. Great Songwriter ("Kentucky Rain" sang by Elvis made by Eddie) & my alltime favorit " if got two Dollars for the jukebox". Eddie where ever you are, make your talented-light shine from haven benieve into the very untalented brains of them so called new- era of new-country-stars. I hope mayby one day i will hear a new song that sounds like Eddie. Thank's for reading, now i split my kidneys out.

  9. H.... C....

    R.I.P. Eddie Thank you for the great music.

  10. W.... W....

    i never knew there where swamps in the rocky mountains. . lol

  11. D.... T....

    I remember my dad playing this song over and over again on his 8 track play in his car now I can see why he loved this song and I do now good old country music nothing like it !!! 🏔🏔🎸🎸

  12. K.... S....

    Who my JENNY ANGELIÇÂ

  13. W.... S....

    Music so sweet there noning like Eddie rabbit

  14. s.... d....

    one of the best songs he ever wrote ....my hats off to him for it

  15. P.... G....

    Nice , THX ::D

  16. G.... H....

    Good stuff right there.

  17. A.... S....

    Epic !!!

  18. W.... O....

    See music these days don't have nothing on the classic music really good stuff

  19. J.... W....

    I remember seeing Eddie Rabbit and Kenny Rogers perform many years ago, in the same show--what a couple of great performers!! RIP, Eddie--you were SO talented!😔💒

  20. M.... G....

    Just heard this on my radio alarm clock. Intriguing song, really nice track!

  21. B.... S....

    The Chris Cornell of country

  22. x.... ....

    Fuck i was looking for the rocky song

  23. a.... m....

    this was an instant classic.

  24. K.... K....

    The Best of the Best. Miss ya buddy! RIP

  25. M.... ....

    To come up with the line " little brother was never quite right, he use to sit on the floor in the sunlight, play with the dust that danced on the beams in the window" is brilliant. What an amazing singer songwriter he was!

  26. N.... L....

    Am calling in..

  27. v.... s....

    A real legend and a legendary song, I wish they would play it on the radio today

  28. C.... A....

    Miss the 70s and 80s music and way of life

  29. C.... D....

    Great song writer. Up there close to Willy.

  30. b.... f....

    less then 3000 likes? u must be kidding this Irish American deserves more

  31. l.... ....

    wow he wrote one of elvis,s best songs ....Kentucky rain...RIP bro

  32. j.... z....

    Back upon an old dirt road
    Next to a swamp full of toads
    Was a slanted wood shack with three little kids and a mama

    Papa died in '63
    Left little Jenny and me
    To plant those taters and pull up another tomorrow

    Rocky mountain music
    Fills my memory
    Rocky mountain music
    Papa, can I hear you playing for me?

    Little brother was never quite right
    He used to sit on the floor in the sunlight
    Play with the dust that danced on the beams in the window

    And sister had to cook and clean
    'Cause Mama, she got sick and lean
    Sometimes I think she just died away missing Papa

    Rocky mountain music
    Fills my memory
    Rocky mountain music
    Mama, can I hear you singing to me?

    Well, everything has changed today
    And little brother, he was taken away
    And sister, she married a soldier and lives in Toledo

    And me, I'm in a Nashville bar
    And I've never been so far
    From that old gravel road and the rivers that run through my memory

    Rocky mountain music
    Fills my memory
    Rocky mountain music
    Brother, can I hear you calling me?

    Rocky mountain music
    Fills my memory
    Rocky mountain music
    Papa, can I hear you playing for me?
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  33. S.... N....

    Feels my memorieeeeey.

  34. r.... ....

    No genre tells a story like country.....

    r.... ....

    You got that right!!

  35. l.... ....

    been truckin for 40 yrs yall servin America,this was great WHITE music,go TRUMP go

  36. d.... 6....

    Love this brings back alot of good memories

  37. G.... B....

    Saw him in Branson great

  38. A.... M....

    This song is haunting. When it gets in my mind I've just got to hear it!

    A.... M....

    Same, that's why I'm here

  39. E.... C....

    Sounds like I'd love to change the world by ten years after.

  40. R.... C....

    Great music

  41. B.... F....

    Sad u gone

  42. J.... W....

    What a great singer-songwriter and a gorgeous man!! Just a piece of music trivia--Eddie Rabbit wrote "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis! He will always be one of my favorites!!

  43. A.... L....

    Theres only one eddie rabbit

  44. A.... A....

    Great song, rocky mtn...music, fills my memory. 🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶♩♩🎸🎸🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

  45. l.... ....

    should be Appalachian mountains yall

  46. C.... M....

    Didn't come for the annoying ads.

  47. B.... R....

    Eddie was absolutely incredible, one of the best ever.

  48. l.... ....

    Appalachian music fills my memory.tx GOD, AMERICA and Israel #1

  49. B.... K....

    The earliest material from Eddie Rabbit.

  50. B.... B....

    Love the banjo amazing song

  51. J.... W....

    Good old country songs

  52. l.... ....

    cant remember how many times this song would take me to get from wimington nc to bakersfield ca.850 or 900 times.oh well 40 yrs ago.keep on truckin yall,i am

  53. J.... D....

    I remember paul dampier sr and his kids were so lazy we had to pick their crops while they sat on their ass in the house and smoked pot and watched us.

  54. T.... ....

    great song...

  55. D.... T....

    Eddie sings about a very sad portrait of a family in Kentucky who met with hard times, hard luck. Rocky mountain music.

  56. C.... W....

    the younger generation just dont get it and then sad fact is usally wont take 5 mins to try it out this music tells a story it means something. hella lot better that dancing at the club at the club drinking at the club at the club then its over...what

  57. D.... W....

    Travelling cross the states from east to west by car in 1976. We heard this song over and over, and of course, I also bought his record. Such lovely memories.

  58. b.... ....

    get 71 coffins ready

  59. J.... P....

    good shit!

  60. j.... s....

    love this song....

  61. s.... p....

    thx 4 da tune

    s.... p....

    slimmer pickens what the fuck does thx stand for

  62. s.... p....

    so i be playing eddie for me and hubbie, and this rolled around on youtube, and my modern man son, who listens too so many tunes, started to dance like i never saw him dance,,,,like he got me blood afterall, even though we ain't south, my son danced better than anything north or south too this tune...life changing sight....ROCKY MTN MUSIC,,,yee haw

  63. s.... p....

    yee haw

  64. L.... L....

    Its funny how a song can take you back to a time in your life, this song takes me back to high school I had so much fun. Wish I could go back and change a bunch of things. Oh well. Woulda. Coulda. Shoulda

  65. A.... M....

    I sure miss him, and his music. It was so shocking the day I heard he'd died.

  66. L.... S....

    OMG haven't heard this in ages. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

  67. C.... 4....

    My pet rabbit LOVED this song! He would 'happy hop' to it when I played it~

    C.... 4....

    Carol 4652 Bet he loves hip hop dancing too

    C.... 4....

    How cute 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  68. P.... H....

    mein Jahrgang!!!

  69. B.... ....

    I remember as a child listening to this and thinking that could easily be me in the song. All these years later, it is. :(

    B.... ....

    Bits hey but that means you will write a song and much more!!! Start change today but you choose.

    B.... ....

    You and me both....I always felt this song related to our family....

    B.... ....

    @Michael Dow I miss country music like this.

  70. G.... P....

    He was great, My favorite!

  71. L.... ....

    Eddie Rabbitt is one more talent that left this ol' world way to soon.

  72. D.... K....

    Would be so awesome to hear someone sing this on The Voice.

    D.... K....

    I could pull it off Door Kicker !

  73. C.... 4....

    Had a pet rabbit who loved this song!

    C.... 4....

    Carol 4652 was your rabbit's name eddie

  74. G.... M....

    lived in the old days when this music was so great

  75. G.... a....

    you don't have Many Singer Songwriters Today like Eddie Rabbit

    G.... a....

    Eddie gets a pass but country music sucks ass unless it's that outlaw shit. Fuck your rhinestone cowboy.

    G.... a....

    And he left us way too soon.

    G.... a....

    No sir u don't Eddie should have got more credit one great artist not many like that anymore...

    G.... a....

    singer songwriter almost good as Khris Kristofferson

    G.... a....

    swamps aren't full of toads! godamn it...snakes and frogs you race mixing shitbirds!

  76. W.... Y....

    nagaland people loves you Eddie..

  77. B.... D....

    The BEST!!!

    B.... D....

    He died of a rare liver cancer.

  78. J.... C....

    Great writer and singer. RIP

  79. G.... W....

    Enjoy Eddie Rabbit songs , Grew u with songs from my grandpa and my dad , Bring back lot of Great Times . still listen today .. This is country music , Dont care for the newer Country music its like there trying to do rap now .

    G.... W....

    Gary , I call it what it is C R A P !

  80. p.... m....

    He wrote a few #1 songs too .. very talented ... cancer got him...one of my favs

    p.... m....

    at least 17

  81. M.... E....

    I was a widowed Mom of 3 for many years, this makes me think of my own life. :( miss him everyday

  82. g.... ....

    I remember growing up listening to this on the radio.

    g.... ....

    HELL YEAH ME TOO!!

    g.... ....

    grayburst i got my first blowjob with this song playing.the girl even followed the tempo.

    g.... ....

    grayburst John cougar Mellencamp

    g.... ....

    Love this tune..I remember going fishing and just watching the river flow to this amazing song.

    g.... ....

    Mid 70s about 5 or 6 years old for me. I'm 48 now. Lol

  83. k.... d....

    my dad's a trucker and its music like this that keeps him goin

    k.... d....

    Great tune for the road

    k.... d....

    cool story bro

  84. E.... M....

    Back upon an old dirt road
    Next to a swamp full of toads
    Was a slanted wood shack with three little kids and a mama

    Papa died in '63
    Left little Jenny and me
    To plant those taters and pull up another tomorrow

    Rocky mountain music
    Fills my memory
    Rocky mountain music
    Papa, can I hear you playing for me?

    Little brother was never quite right
    He used to sit on the floor in the sunlight
    Play with the dust that danced on the beams in the window

    And sister had to cook and clean
    'Cause Mama, she got sick and lean
    Sometimes I think she just died away missing Papa

    Rocky mountain music
    Fills my memory
    Rocky mountain music
    Mama, can I hear you singing to me?

    Well, everything has changed today
    And little brother, he was taken away
    And sister, she married a soldier and lives in Toledo

    And me, I'm in a Nashville bar
    And I've never been so far
    From that old gravel road and the rivers that run through my memory

    Rocky mountain music
    Fills my memory
    Rocky mountain music
    Brother, can I hear you calling me?

    Rocky mountain music
    Fills my memory
    Rocky mountain music
    Papa, can I hear you playing for me?

    E.... M....

    Eason Murphree TAKE THOSE USELESS LYRICS AND STICK EM UP YOUR ASS. EITHER POST SOMETHING USEFUL ABOUT THE SONG OR DON'T POST ANYTHING

    E.... M....

    @countrygirl country musiclover little brother is not the only one not quite right in the head, what's the matter with you? Are you daft?

    E.... M....

    @countrygirl country musiclover is just mad cuz her brother and daddy dont poke her in the poop hole no more.

    E.... M....

    @Ron Mac 😂😂🤣🤣

    E.... M....

    The line is Left little JIMMY and me!! MY friend THX Peace out 🙏

  85. e.... ....

    While I have always enjoyed this song, it has never made any sense to me. Where are you going to find a swamp in the Rockies? Or any mountain for that matter?

    e.... ....

    could find some ponds I'm guessing but I've never been

    e.... ....

    utah haha this place has it all

  86. J.... T....

    One of many songs I listen to.

  87. d.... ....

    Ever hear this at a bluegrass festival?So much better without drums.

    d.... ....

    +doughesson I dunno, I kinda like the drums in it.

    d.... ....

    Peter Clark Well, there's taste. I'm of the ilk that bluegrass doesn't need drums to keep the beat

  88. U.... R....

    Super Country - Song. Habe ich schon lange gesucht. Meine Langspielbänder sind schon lange defekt. Habe selbst hobbymässig Disco im Kollegenkreis und nahem Bekanntenkreis gemacht.Ein Profi wollte ich nie sein. Ich habe schon vielen netten Menschen beigebracht, dass mann auch bei Country - Music sehr schön tanzen kann. Das macht echt SPASS ! Danke !!!!!!!!!!!

  89. J.... V....

    a wonderful song. great blend of country and bluegrass. wow. fills my memories

    J.... V....

    +Jack Van I've always wanted someone to play this without the drumkit at a bluegrass festival.Bet they would kill the scores.

  90. J.... A....

    I met Eddie in 1978 at the Masonic Temple he was performing and Billy Crash Craddock was playing the same night..I was back stage waiting for my friend and here walks in Eddie.I was star struck he introduced himself to me and we chatted and he was about to go on stage and he had on this beautiful fringed leather jacket he asked if i would hold on to it i was like me ...sure ..i put it on and oh my loved the smell of the leather and the colongn.Miss him dearly loved his music he was a great entertainer..

    J.... A....

    Good story!

    J.... A....

    Stop stalking

    J.... A....

    He was extremely good-looking, and a great entertainer--I saw Eddie Rabbit perform once with Kenny Rogers, and it was a great show!😊💒

    J.... A....

    Dang kinda turned me on and ain't even gay

    J.... A....

    Jason Warren You're disgusting.😒💒

  91. Q.... C....

    :) <3 QC

  92. M.... L....

    handsome Elvis/Cat Stevens-gorgeous talented singer songwriter

  93. s.... s....

    what is. mardegreta or something like that you said we dont no

  94. A.... S....

    Gary stweart

  95. J.... R....

    The great Eddie Rabbitt was the writer to Elvis' Kentucky Rain. Good stuff.

    J.... R....

    @Tony Rose LOL. Good joke.

    J.... R....

    No joke intended. Really great song, even for the King. Such great emotion...but Elvis wasn't a songwriter, I understand. Eddie Rabbit though...magnifico.

    J.... R....

    +Tony Rose Sorry bro. I was giving u a bad time. Eddie wrote for Elvis with Kentucky Rain. Great song.

    J.... R....

    Eddie and dick heard wrote it Elvis sang it

    J.... R....

    Yes you are right

  96. j.... s....

    I've played with the dust in the sunlight shining so pretty....

    j.... s....

    remember those days very well

  97. J.... M....

    lost him at a young age too