The Old Man And His Horn-Gene Watson

[ti:The Old Man And His Horn] [ar:GENE WATSON] [al:The Best of the Capitol Years] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Old Man And His Horn - Gene Watson [00:08.30]The old man told his story [00:12.76]About the years gone by [00:15.93]How he played his horn down in new Orleans [00:19.60] [00:20.12]In some old dingy dive [00:23.09] [00:25.01]I knew 'em all back then he said [00:26.69] [00:28.00]As he reached out for his horn [00:30.92] [00:32.05]He closed his eyes and wet his lips [00:35.77] [00:36.69]Then the blues were born [00:39.00] [00:48.45]He played with so much feelin' [00:51.37] [00:52.47]Tears came from his eyes [00:55.45] [00:56.45]He stopped and reminisced a bit [00:59.96] [01:01.06]And then he gave a sigh [01:03.59] [01:04.99]Said you know I almost made it [01:07.25] [01:08.71]But that was before your time [01:11.35] [01:12.93]Dixieland po' folks blues [01:16.05] [01:17.34]Scatman jack and wine [01:19.69] [01:21.92]Slapped his knee and gave a grin [01:25.48] [01:26.92]It sure was good back then [01:29.64] [01:31.20]Reaching for his horn on the floor [01:35.87] [01:38.20]Placed it in an old tow sack [01:41.96] [01:43.09]That hung across his back [01:45.92] [01:47.24]He said goodbye [01:49.11]And shuffled out the door [01:52.24] [01:55.32]Enthused by what he told me [01:58.31] [01:59.88]I never got his name [02:02.07] [02:02.93]So I called the waitress over [02:06.20] [02:08.04]And started to explain [02:10.30] [02:12.00]A tired old man his tarnished horn [02:15.86]Mem' rise of years gone by [02:18.67] [02:19.40]How he played his horn and reminisced [02:23.29] [02:24.08]Smiled with tear dimmed eyes [02:27.05] [02:29.93]She said you are mistaken [02:32.88] [02:33.98]There's been no one but you [02:36.89] [02:38.09]But I know who you're talkin' about [02:41.41] [02:42.63]I used to know him too [02:44.93] [02:46.86]You'll find him down on basin street [02:49.68] [02:50.28]In back of an old churchyard [02:53.56] [02:54.60]A stone that reads rest in peace [02:57.72] [02:58.42]I tried but it sure was hard [03:01.47] [03:03.52]Slapped his knee and gave a grin [03:07.21] [03:08.63]It sure was good back then [03:11.37] [03:12.98]Reaching for his horn on the floor [03:17.93] [03:20.07]Placed it in an old tow sack [03:23.83] [03:24.98]That hung across his back [03:27.84] [03:29.05]He said goodbye [03:31.06]And shuffled out the door [03:34.23] [03:37.25]He said goodbye [03:39.39]And shuffled out the door