Sally and the Hurts - His Name Was Jody

His name was Jody dumber than rocks you see
And all the girls around town knew him by name
He had a gap-toothed grin he'd come and go again
When the rain forced him from the alleyways
Most any time you'd find him walking the line of a
Railroad track headed someplace he didn't know
His mama was a working girl a New Orleans tilt-a-whirl
And she told the fellas there she was a dame
She moved to Storyville two quarter dollar thrills
While Jody ran the streets there in the dark
Most any time you'd find her walking the line to a
Room lit by candles burned half low
Ooh

His papa was a jazz man hard liquor lived in his hand
And he played the saxophone til half past four
Never knew he had a son back then he was the only one
And he loved Jody's mama like he loved the night
Most any time you'd find him walking the line of a
Ghost white drug to help the pain subside
Jody set off East to see where North would lead
And found himself down and out in the hills of Tennessee
He worked where and when he could
A few dollars never do much good
When you spend your money on bullets and booze
Most any time you'd find him walking the line
Looking for trouble to keep him occupied
Nineteen-eighteen found him staring down a crowd
He was broke sad and lonely and all alone
He looked off East to see where North would lead
And found himself thinking about home
Ooh

Jody heard a cracking sound
His stomach turned upside down
And all the people there spat and cursed his name
He couldn't close his eyes
He was hypnotized and nobody gave a damn
When he was dead and gone
Most any time you'd find him walking the line
But dealing with the devil won't get you anywhere
Then one last time you'd find him walking the line
On a road of death legs dangling in the air

Written by:
Karyn Schafer

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