Ballad of Curtis Loew (Originally Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd) [Vocal Version]-Singer's Edge Karaoke

[ti:Ballad of Curtis Leow] [ar:The Hit Crew] [al:Ultimate Bands of Pop, Vol. 5] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Ballad of Curtis Loew (Originally Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd) [Vocal Version] - Singer's Edge Karaoke (卡拉OK) [00:09.74]Well I used to wake the morning [00:12.40] [00:13.82]Before the rooster crowed [00:15.52] [00:17.70]Searching for soda bottles [00:20.00] [00:20.83]To get myself some dough [00:22.60] [00:24.66]Brought 'em down to the corner [00:25.95] [00:27.51]Down to the country store [00:29.11] [00:31.38]Cash 'em in and give my money [00:33.63]To a man named Curtis Loew [00:35.57] [00:38.32]Old Curt was a black man [00:40.09] [00:40.93]With white curly hair [00:42.43] [00:44.99]When he had a fifth of wine [00:46.66] [00:47.62]He did not have a care [00:49.36] [00:51.54]Used to own an old Dobro [00:53.10] [00:54.20]Used to play it across his knee [00:56.10] [00:58.49]I'd give old Curt my money [01:00.40] [01:01.07]He'd play all day for me [01:02.91] [01:05.19]Play me a song Curtis Loew Curtis Loew [01:09.63] [01:11.90]Well I got your drinking money [01:13.73] [01:14.84]Tune up your Dobro [01:16.16] [01:18.73]People said he was useless [01:20.01] [01:21.48]Them people are the fools [01:23.09] [01:26.72]'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker [01:29.43] [01:30.04]To ever play the blues [01:31.84] [01:41.01]He looked to be sixty [01:42.24] [01:43.44]And maybe I was ten [01:45.00] [01:47.48]Mama used to whip me [01:49.14] [01:49.92]But I'd go see him again [01:51.77] [01:54.06]I'd clap my hands stomp my feets [01:56.20] [01:56.84]Try to stay in time [01:58.94] [02:01.00]He'd play me a song or two [02:03.02] [02:03.60]Then take another drink of wine [02:05.84] [02:07.73]Play me a song Curtis Loew Curtis Loew [02:12.09] [02:14.44]Well I got your drinking money [02:16.43] [02:17.34]Tune up your Dobro [02:18.69] [02:21.25]People said he was useless [02:22.78] [02:23.76]Them people are the fools [02:25.54] [02:28.96]'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker [02:31.88] [02:32.52]To ever play the blues [02:34.55] [02:41.60]Yes sir [02:42.17] [03:39.06]On the day old Curtis died [03:41.06] [03:41.68]Nobody came to pray [03:43.47] [03:45.82]Ol' preacher said some words [03:47.67] [03:48.26]And they chunked him in the clay [03:50.22] [03:52.54]But he lived a lifetime playing [03:55.22] [03:56.15]The black man's blues [03:58.36] [03:59.32]And on the day he lost his life [04:01.12] [04:01.71]That's all he had to lose [04:03.92] [04:06.07]Play me a song Curtis Loew [04:08.84] [04:09.49]Hey Curtis Loew [04:11.08] [04:12.77]I wish that you was here [04:15.17]So everyone would know [04:17.26] [04:19.54]People said he was useless [04:21.24] [04:22.04]Them people all are fools [04:23.91] [04:27.41]'Cause Curtis you're the finest picker [04:30.09] [04:30.69]To ever play the blues