The Crude Oil Blues-Jerry Reed

[ti:The Crude Oil Blues] [ar:Jerry Reed] [al:The Essential Jerry Reed] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Crude Oil Blues - Jerry Reed [00:06.70]Well now listen people let me tell you some news [00:10.20]I'll sing a song called the crude oil blues [00:12.84]We're low on heat n all [00:13.97]We're low on gas [00:15.85]And I'm so cold I'm about to freeze my self [00:18.78]We got the crude oil blues [00:20.72]'Cause the winter time sure gets cold to the bottom of my shoes [00:26.47]Well my hands are shakin' and my knees are weak [00:29.25]But it ain't because of love [00:30.83]It's from lack of heat [00:32.88]I'm gonna tell you a story anout this drunk I know [00:39.88]He kept his basement full of homemade brew [00:42.21]But the winter got so bad it screwed up the boy's thinkin' [00:45.46]He got so cold he had to burn all his drinkin' [00:48.21]He's got the crude oil blues [00:50.40]He said the wintertime can sure get cold to the bottom of your shoes [00:56.09]He said burnin' this booze just destroys my soul [00:58.68]But there's one thing about it honey [01:00.37]When you're cold you're cold [01:02.44]I've got the crude oil blues [01:24.80]Well when we made this record there was a little bit of doubt [01:28.03]Whether or not the ting was ever gonna come out [01:30.78]I said "hey chief you reckon this record will be released " [01:33.35]He said "Son we ain't got enough oil to keep the pressed greased" [01:36.91]We got the crude oil blues [01:39.28]And son if we can't make records then we don't need you [01:44.49]I said "what am I gonna do if I can't sing and pick " [01:47.67]He said "well just keep yourself warm playin' all them hot licks [01:51.10]We got the crude oil blues [01:57.70]Oh mama don't forget to bring in the brass monkey [02:02.63] [02:04.87]And remember what Albert Weinstein said that coolin' is condusive to cuddlin [02:13.98]Honey I love ya but pass the duck down hey I read a sign on the pump at my [02:23.15]Favorite gas station the other day [02:26.02]It said uh "he who expecteth nothin' ain't gonna be deceived