Brewster Moonface - The Ballad of Danny Gatton

I went down to the crossroads
To hear that wild man play
I went down to the crossroads
To hear that wild man play
When The Humbler hit the stage
Even the devil ran away

He had a '53 Chevy that he traded for a Coupe
An old black Chevy with a rumble seat boot
He said my name is Danny and I can play guitar
So hand me that old tele' and don't you scratch my guitar
He went on the stage like a fight to a bull
Kept the beat swingin', it would save your soul

Danny, Danny why the hell did you go away?
Oh Danny, Danny why the hell did you go away?
I swear I'd kill the devil so I could hear you play

He reached out to Jesus but he wasn't there
And all the A&R just didn't seem to care
About a ""crazy mama"" or the ""pretty blue""
The Redneck Jazz hidin' in my room
But if you swung a six string, you knew his name
The Humbler, Telemaster, Greatest of the Great

Danny, Danny why the hell did you go away?
Oh Danny, Danny why the hell did you go away?
I swear I'd kill the devil so I could hear you play

It was down in Maryland
On that awful autumn day
It was down in Maryland
On that awful, awful autumn day
The door came down
And Danny took his life away

Written by:
James Polk

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