Name: This Old World
Duration: P00H05M19S
Description: dedicated to John Prine - man that great spirit is moving us all

This Old World

from Trucks and Trains, Bad Luck and Blues by Dan Johnson

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dedicated to John Prine - man that great spirit is moving us all

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This Old World

daddy’d pick me up in summer
pull up to the house in a big shiny car
drive me back down to Virginia
along the way we’d sleep under the stars
my baby John was born in Richmond
his sister Sara down in San Antone
I took both back down to Memphis
better than raising them alone

this old world
out here all alone
find my peace in the afternoon
sit here in this old barroom
the evening sun will go down soon
on this old world

I was born down in Memphis
my daddy was Navy up in Newport News
momma come home to be with family
she got them postpartum blues
spend my nights down at the barroom
just tending bar and feeling blue
my babies all grew up so quickly
and moved along as babies do

when I wake up in the morning
let my dog out of the door
sit and watch the cars passing
start to cry but I don’t know what for
when I get done with this last cigarette
I’ll call my son to hear his voice
he won’t call and I accept it
that’s the way he made his choice

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from Trucks and Trains, Bad Luck and Blues, released October 26, 2020
lyrics by Dan Johnson
music by Adam Brockway - the melody came in a dream - thanks for sharing this one, AB.

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Dan Johnson Burlington, Vermont

low key folk music - (how many?) records, a few (dozen?) years worth of weird gigs, no pressure y'all... did shows with some great folks and I just love country bluegrass and any kinda folk song mostly...

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