Best Country Lyrics Ever?

[blackwolfe]

Well Tom, you might consider this one from J D Blackfoot:
 “ Flushed You From The Toilets of My Heart”

I haven't heard it in about 30 years, but I think there is a line in there about "I wouldn't mind you farting in my bed except for the last three weeks you've had diarrhea."

http://www.jdblackfoot.com/lyrics.html

[tombogan03884]

Heck, I haven't heard the Roy Clark one since the early 70's when it was released  (72 ?  )

[tt11758]

Where's some ol George "possum" Jones at,.....

Ask and you shall receive...........................................

And one more, this time with help from Garth Brooks......

[tt11758]

And since we are NOT sexist around here.........

[tombogan03884]

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[Pathfinder]

"You Never Even Called Me by My Name" is accompanied mainly by resonator guitar, pedal steel guitar and electric guitar. In the song, the narrator addresses a former lover, who has rejected him to the point that he considers it "useless to remain."[2]  The song's final verse is preceded by a recitation in which Coe explains that "a friend of [his] named Steve Goodman" wrote the song and considered it "the perfect country and western song."[3]  He goes on to say that Goodman added the final verse after Coe told him that it was not the perfect country song because it "hadn't said anything at all about mama, or trains, or trucks, or prison, or getting drunk."[4] In response to Coe's comment, Goodman wrote a satirical final verse that intentionally uses exaggerations of country music clichés.[2]

Damn, that is a funny song. Figures it was written by Steve Goodman - who also wrote City of New Orleans and a couple of other great songs before he died so young. I was privileged to see Goodman a few times in the little folk bars and joints on Clark Street or at the Earl of Old Town back in the day. He would appear with Bonnie Koloc or the Friedman brother, Ed and Jim, or Brian Bowers (that man could do things with the autoharp that made me care!). Steve could write and sing a great song - obviously.

Path - who is desperately sorry to come off like FQ on this personal reminiscences post, but it is one of my brushes with fame.   

[blackwolfe]

Damn, that is a funny song. Figures it was written by Steve Goodman - who also wrote City of New Orleans and a couple of other great songs before he died so young. I was privileged to see Goodman a few times in the little folk bars and joints on Clark Street or at the Earl of Old Town back in the day. He would appear with Bonnie Koloc or the Friedman brother, Ed and Jim, or Brian Bowers (that man could do things with the autoharp that made me care!). Steve could write and sing a great song - obviously.

Path - who is desperately sorry to come off like FQ on this personal reminiscences post, but it is one of my brushes with fame.   

Steve Goodman was one of the best and he died way too young.

[tombogan03884]

I've never been one to bother reading song credits, I thought "City of New Orleans" was Arlo Guthrie all the way.
Not arguing, just saying.

[fightingquaker13]

I've never been one to bother reading song credits, I thought "City of New Orleans" was Arlo Guthrie all the way.
Not arguing, just saying.

Nope, Path is right. It was Goodman. He was playing in a bar in Chicago when Gutherie heard it and turned it into a hit. It sounds like Gutherie, but it was all Goodman.
Fq13

[tombogan03884]

I have to say I prefer the timing on Arlo's Version.
Could be because it's the one I'm used to.