David Bromberg [기타]

Those other years, those dusty years
When we drove the big hearse through
I tried to forget the miles we rode
and Spanish Johnny, you!
He'd sit beside a water ditch
When all his herd was in
He'd never harm a child
But sing to his mandolin
He sang the old songs, the old talk
And the dealin' of our games
Spanish Johnny seldom spoke
But sang songs of Spain
And his talk with men was vicious talk
When he was drunk on gin
But those were golden things he said
To his mandolin
We had to stand, we had to judge
We had to stop him then
See those hands so gentle to a child
Had killed so many men
He died a hard death long ago
Before the roads came in
And the night before he swung
He sang to his mandolin
We carried him out in the morning light
The man who done no good
Laid him down in a cold, cold clay
Stuck in a cross of wood
And a letter we wrote to his kinfolks
To tell'em where he'd been
We shipped it on down to Mexico
Along with the mandolin

You know she took the Chevrolet with her this morning, people
She didn't leave me nothing but a mule to ride
She took the car this morning
Left me an old mule to ride
You know, when the car backed out the driveway
That old mule laid down and died
She didn't leave me nothing, people
Nothing but this old helpless blues
She didn't leave me nothing, people
Nothing but this old helpless blues
I turned it into my apartment
Yes, and a cardboard suitcase full of "I owe you"

I said, what did you do to me, baby
Oh, how can you just stand right there in my face and watch me cry?
Oh, tell me, baby, how can you stand in my face, watch me cry?
Oh, she said: I got news for you
Oh, darling, I can stand in your face and watch you die!
She took my ring right off the night stand, people
You know, she went and put my grandpa's watch in the pawn
She took my gold diamond ring off the night stand, people
She put my grandpa's watch in pawn
She said: if you don't believe I'm leaving, baby
If you don't believe I'm leaving, baby
If you don't believe I'm going, sweet thing
If you don't think I'm quitting Denver
Why just you count those days are gone?

There is nothing I can do, if you're here to hear me cry
Nothing I can do if you're here to hear me cry
But my love will follow you, as the years go passing by

I gave you everything, everything, that's one thing you can't deny
I gave you everything, it's one thing you can't deny
My love will follow you, as the years go passing by

There is nothing I can do, if you're here to hear me cry
No, if you're just here to hear me cry
But my love will follow you, as the years go passing by

Oh, I'll leave it up to you , baby, so long good bye
Yes, I'll leave it up to you, farewell, good bye
But my love will follow you as the years go passing by

She's gone, yes she's gone
She's gone, solid gone

Ah, the girl's a valentine, she's fine
Her eyes are green and her hair is brown
Ah, that's a genuine woman that ain't on hand in town

Well now, just as soon as I see her I'm gonna say
"Get your fine self right home!"
And then just one more thing I've gotta know
What in the world did I do to make the woman go?

She's gone, yes she's gone
She's gone, solid gone

Now she might be in Chicago,
I thought I saw her down in Tennessee
I traveled round the world to bring my baby on home to me

She's gone, yes she's gone
She's gone, solid gone

And now some people just call her sugar
Although her real name is Nancy Joe
She's the only gal for me
I'm going to be her steady boy

Ah, just as soon as I see her
I'm gonna say "you better get it on home today"
Just one thing I need to know
What in the world did I do to make the woman go?

She's gone, yes she's gone
She's gone, solid gone

Well now she might be in Chicago
I thought I saw her down in Tennessee
I traveled round the world to bring my baby on home to me