Brown's Ferry Blues
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Brown's Ferry Blues
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Verse
AA
A7A7
DD
D7D7
AA
AA
AA
EE
EE
AA
A7A7
DD
D7D7
AA
AA
EE
AA
AA
Chords used:
A
A7
D
D7
E
Lyrics
Hard luck papa coming down the lane
Mama give him back his walking cane
Lord, Lord, I got them Brown's Ferry blues
Thrown it away and he went to town
To see that woman and now he's down
Lord, Lord, I got them Brown's Ferry blues
Hard luck papa getting too tired
If he don't quit drinking, he'll be high as a kite
Lord, Lord, I got them Brown's Ferry blues
He's drinking that block and tackle kind
He can walk a block and tackle a lion
Lord, Lord, I got them Brown's Ferry blues
I walked up to my girl's old man
And I asked him for my true love's hand
Lord, Lord, I got them Brown's Ferry blues
He said, You la-la-little galoot
And instead of her hand, I got his foot
Lord, Lord, I got them Brown's Ferry blues
Hard luck papa standing in the rain
If the world was corn, he couldn't buy grain
Lord, Lord, I got them Brown's Ferry blues
He runs around in secondhand clothes
You can smell his feet wherever he goes
Lord, Lord, I got them Brown's Ferry blues
Revenue man took my gin
I hope they won't come back again
Lord, Lord, I got them Brown's Ferry blues
Took my sweetie with them too
Cause she'd had a little drink or two
Lord, Lord, I got them Brown's Ferry blues
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About This Song
Brown's Ferry Blues is a classic country-blues number made famous by the Delmore Brothers in 1933. The song tells the story of hard times during the Depression era and has been covered by countless bluegrass and country artists over the decades, becoming a standard in the genre.