Story Behind The Song
I heard this song on a Leadbelly record in the sixties, and hopefully my rendition carries some of his influece-
Song Description
Unfortunate confrontation between two friends, (Sheriff Brady and bar owner( Duncan), regarding illegal gam goin on in the backroom-
| Song Length |
3:12 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Folk - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Pleasant |
Subject |
Boys, Men, Gambling |
| Similar Artists |
Arlo Guthrie |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
TALK INTRO-
1 st VERSE:
Twinkle twinkle little star/ along come Brady in his black shiny car/
Brady's got a mean look in his eye/ you can see by that somebdy's goin to die/
2nd-
Duncan Duncan was tending the bar/ in walked Brady with his shiny star/
Brady said Duncan you're under arrest/ Duncan shot a hole in Bradies breast/
3rd-
Brady said) Duncan Duncan Duncan don't shoot me no more/ see me lying bleeding on your barroom floor/
think about my wife, think about my kids/ oh Duncan, won't you let me live?
4th-
(Duncan said) Brady Brady Brady you know you done wrong/ comin in here with a game goin on/
Breaking down the windows ,knocking down the door/ now you lying dyin on the barroom floor/
Been on the job too long-
5th-
All the women heard Brady was dead/ ran back home 'n reraggged in red/
all come aslippin, sliding down the street/ in their mother hubbards and their stockin feet/
tepeat #1-
Twinkle twinkle twinkle''.........