Cherokee Fiddle-Johnny Lee

[ti:Cherokee Fiddle] [ar:Johnny Lee] [al:Greatest Hits] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Cherokee Fiddle - Johnny Lee [00:12.56]When the train pulled into the station [00:16.99] [00:18.53]He pulled up his sleeves and rosined up his bow [00:23.26] [00:24.86]A little upside down 'orange blossom special' [00:29.83] [00:31.69]Cause if you want to make a living you gotta [00:34.18]Put on a good show [00:35.72] [00:37.93]When he smelled the smoke and the cinders [00:42.65] [00:43.93]He's slicked back his hair and opened up his case [00:48.83] [00:50.22]Played cherokee fiddle he's played for the whiskey [00:55.28] [00:57.23]Cause good whiskey never let him lose his place [01:01.44] [01:02.73]He was always there playing for the miners [01:08.04] [01:09.71]'devil's dream' was a song they understood [01:14.29] [01:16.07]Then he's go back to oklahoma [01:20.31] [01:22.68]He'd wait till the train was running and the weather was good [01:26.56] [01:28.77]When he smelled the smoke and the cinders [01:33.33] [01:34.79]He's slicked back his hair and opened up his case [01:39.49] [01:40.92]Played cherokee fiddle he's played for the whiskey [01:46.51] [01:48.12]Cause good whiskey never let him lose his place [01:52.55] [02:19.52]Now the indians are dressing up like cowboys [02:24.35] [02:26.38]And the cowboys are putting leather and turquoise on [02:30.18] [02:32.33]And the music is sold by lawyers [02:37.19] [02:38.78]And the fool who fiddle [02:40.44]In the middle of the station is gone [02:42.93] [02:44.97]Some people say they'll never miss him [02:49.68] [02:51.02]Old fiddles squeal like the engine breaks [02:55.96] [02:57.71]Cherokee fiddle is gone forever [03:02.41] [03:04.32]Just like the music of the whistle [03:05.92]That the old locomotion makes [03:08.33] [03:09.89]So when you smelled the smoke and the cinders [03:14.85] [03:16.50]Just slicked back your hair and opened up your case [03:21.09] [03:22.90]Playing cherokee fiddle play it for the whiskey [03:27.82] [03:29.86]Cause good whiskey never let you lose your place [03:33.78] [03:35.20]No good whiskey never let you lose your place [03:40.16] [03:48.20]No good whiskey never let you lose your place