bellas@ttidcb.UUCP (Pete Bellas) (12/13/85)
About a year ago I heard a Country Western song that was introduced
as "THE" complete Country Western song. It had Mom, Home, Christmas
a dog named Blue, trains, trucks and prison in it. Does anyone
know the title, artist and/or lyrics? Thanks.
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In article <574@ttidcb.UUCP> bellas@ttidcb.UUCP (Pete Bellas) writes: >About a year ago I heard a Country Western song that was introduced >as "THE" complete Country Western song. ... It's David Allan Coe's cover of the late Steve Goodman's song "You Never Even Call Me By My Name." In it, he says Steve told him it was the 'perfect' C/W song, but David Allan replied it didn't mention getting drunk, trains, Mom, trucks, etc. So Steve Goodman wrote an additional verse that went something like "I was drunk the day I got out of prison/And I went to pick Mom up at the train station/<something something> she got run over by a truck in the pouring rain." Or words to that effect. By the way, Steve Goodman was an Illinoisan and friend of John Prine. He also wrote "The City Of New Orleans" and the lovely "Blue Umbrella" which John Prine covered. -- Cheers, Bill Ingogly
srt@ucla-cs.UUCP (12/18/85)
In article <574@ttidcb.UUCP> bellas@ttidcb.UUCP (Pete Bellas) writes: >About a year ago I heard a Country Western song that was introduced >as "THE" complete Country Western song. It had Mom, Home, Christmas >a dog named Blue, trains, trucks and prison in it. Does anyone >know the title, artist and/or lyrics? Thanks. The song is "Darling, Darling" by Steve Goodman (off his first album). The farce verse was added at the request of David Allan Coe, who also recorded the song, and had a mild hit with it. Incidentally, there are a number of farce verses for this song. I heard Steve do two different ones before his untimely death. The one included below is the one that appears on the Coe album. Well, it was all that I could do to keep from crying Sometimes it seems so useless to remain You're the one who always tried to change me That is why I always stay the same So I'll hang around as long as you will let me I never minded standing in the rain You don't have to call me darling, darling But you never even call me by my name Well, I was drunk the day my Mama got out of prison And I went to pick her up in the rain... But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck She got runned over by a damned old train And I'll hang around as long as you will let me... Darling, Darling Steve Goodman Scott R. Turner ARPA: (now) srt@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA (soon) srt@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU UUCP: ...!{cepu,ihnp4,trwspp,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!srt FISHNET: ...!{flounder,crappie,flipper}!srt@fishnet-relay.arpa
ibyf@ihlpa.UUCP (Scott) (12/20/85)
> In article <574@ttidcb.UUCP> bellas@ttidcb.UUCP (Pete Bellas) writes: > > >About a year ago I heard a Country Western song that was introduced > >as "THE" complete Country Western song. ... > > It's David Allan Coe's cover of the late Steve Goodman's song "You > Never Even Call Me By My Name." In it, he says Steve told him it was > > By the way, Steve Goodman was an Illinoisan and friend of John Prine. > He also wrote "The City Of New Orleans" and the lovely "Blue Umbrella" > which John Prine covered. > > -- Cheers, Bill Ingogly don't forget Lincoln park pirates! Addison ihlpa!ibyf My brother? I always thought of him as mom and dad's science project.
berry@tolerant.UUCP (David Berry) (12/24/85)
> It's David Allan Coe's cover of the late Steve Goodman's song "You > Never Even Call Me By My Name." In it, he says Steve told him it was > the 'perfect' C/W song, but David Allan replied it didn't mention > getting drunk, trains, Mom, trucks, etc. So Steve Goodman wrote an > additional verse that went something like "I was drunk the day I got > out of prison/And I went to pick Mom up at the train station/<something > something> she got run over by a truck in the pouring rain." Or words > to that effect. I was drunk, the day my mom got out of prison And I went to pick her up in the rain But before I could get to the station in my pick-up truck She got runned over by a damned old train. -- David W. Berry {ucbvax,pyramid,idsvax,bene,oliveb}!tolerant!berry [Don't shoot the Tolerant Systems, I'm just the consultant]
david@varian.UUCP (David Brown) (01/07/86)
> About a year ago I heard a Country Western song that was introduced > as "THE" complete Country Western song. It had Mom, Home, Christmas > a dog named Blue, trains, trucks and prison in it. Does anyone > know the title, artist and/or lyrics? Thanks. > The late Steve Goodman had a song on one of his early albums that sounds like what you're referring to (I think all those topics are included in the final verse): "You never call me by my own name" (or something along that line). David Brown (415) 945-2199 Varian Instruments 2700 Mitchell Dr. Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598 {zehntel,dual,amd,fortune,rtech,lll-crg}!varian!david -- David Brown (415) 945-2199 Varian Instruments 2700 Mitchell Dr. Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598 {zehntel,dual,amd,fortune,rtech,lll-crg}!varian!david