The ballad of Curtis Loew-Lynyrd Skynyrd

[ti:The ballad of Curtis Loew] [ar:Lynyrd Skynyrd] [al:Ten songs for you] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.18]The ballad of Curtis Loew - Lynyrd Skynyrd [00:01.27]Lyrics by：Allen Collins [00:01.90]Composed by：Ronnie Van Zant [00:02.66]Produced by：Gallotti Domenico [00:03.27] [00:09.58]Well I used to wake the morning [00:12.71] [00:13.96]Before the rooster crowed [00:16.16] [00:17.97]Searching for soda bottles [00:21.13]To get myself some dough [00:23.88] [00:25.30]Brought 'em down to the corner [00:27.66] [00:28.55]Down to the country store [00:30.63] [00:32.34]Cash 'em in and give my money [00:35.05]To a man named Curtis Loew [00:37.29] [00:39.31]Old Curt was a black man [00:41.89]With white curly hair [00:44.10] [00:45.94]When he had a fifth of wine [00:48.67]He did not have a care [00:50.85] [00:52.47]He used to own an old dobro [00:55.26]Used to play it across his knees [00:58.08] [00:59.37]I'd give old Curt my money [01:02.02]He'd play all day for me [01:04.18] [01:06.09]Play me a song Curtis Loew [01:09.89]Curtis Loew [01:10.74] [01:12.43]Well I got your drinking [01:14.36]Money tune up your dobro [01:17.09] [01:19.01]People said he was useless [01:21.49]Them people all were fools [01:25.41] [01:26.53]'Cause Curtis Loew was the [01:28.33]Finest picker to ever play the blues [01:32.94] [01:40.44]He looked to be sixty [01:42.39] [01:43.63]And maybe I was ten [01:45.39] [01:47.03]Mama used to whoop me but [01:49.57]I'd go see him again [01:52.03] [01:53.50]I'd clap my hands stomp my feet [01:55.69] [01:56.45]Try to stay in time [01:58.48] [02:00.13]He'd play me a song or two [02:02.70]Then take another drink of wine [02:04.95] [02:06.79]Well play me a song [02:08.73]Curtis Loew Curtis Loew [02:11.33] [02:13.09]Well I got your drinking [02:14.93]Money tune up your dobro [02:17.64] [02:19.54]People said he was useless [02:21.89]Them people all were fools [02:26.52] [02:27.23]'Cause Curtis Loew was the [02:28.84]Finest picker to ever play the blues [02:33.33] [02:39.20]Yes sir [02:39.62] [03:34.89]On the day old Curtis [03:36.67]Died nobody came to pray [03:39.67] [03:41.41]Ol' preacher said some words [03:43.82]And they chunked him in the clay [03:46.10] [03:47.97]Well he lived a lifetime [03:50.44] [03:51.02]Playin' the black man's blues [03:53.17] [03:54.49]And on the day he lost his life [03:57.16]That's all he had to lose [04:00.33] [04:01.17]Play me a song Curtis Loew [04:04.50]Hey Curtis Loew [04:05.74] [04:07.50]I wish that you was here [04:09.81]So everyone would know [04:12.09] [04:14.02]People said you were useless [04:15.99] [04:16.52]Them people all were fools [04:18.99] [04:21.29]'Cause Curtis you're the finest [04:24.14]Picker to ever play the blues