That Haunted Honky-tonk Song: Hot off the pen
All who live in and around Bakersfield and all who are grounded in theBakersfield Sound, regardless of geography, are beneficiaries of agreat inheritance. The history and the sound is something that'sliving, something we can draw inspiration from each day. What a richinheritance we have in the Bakersfield Sound. Still, around this time of year, it haunts me. This song was penned today. The mp3 is still least a few days away.
Here it is, hot off the pen:
That Haunted Honky-tonk Song
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2009
the ghost of Buck Owens
and others before him
are hauntin' this honky-tonk place
the Dim Lights and Thick Smoke
and honky-tonk music
is that Cousin Herb on the stage?
chorus:
haunted honky-tonk
they're not forever gone
'cause they live on an on
here in our hearts
haunted honky-tonk
Don Rich and Buck are gone
they remain in this here
(haunted) honky-tonk song
Bob Wills and Lefty's ghost
here's to them
let's all toast
all of their songs
on this dark, eerie night
Will Ray and the Lucky Spot
memories are what we've got
we're gainin' what we got
witness the sight
(chorus)
witness them tearin' them labor camps down
these haunted streets
in this once hoppin' town
High on a Hilltop
I look t'wards the ground
haunted by dreams
of the Bakersfield sound
(instrumental)
Pull up a bar stool
it's Made in Japan
sing "Beer Can Hill"
to that ghost of a band
The Absence of You, Bonnie
brings back the days
in that haunted old honky-tonk
look on your face
Here it is, hot off the pen:
That Haunted Honky-tonk Song
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2009
the ghost of Buck Owens
and others before him
are hauntin' this honky-tonk place
the Dim Lights and Thick Smoke
and honky-tonk music
is that Cousin Herb on the stage?
chorus:
haunted honky-tonk
they're not forever gone
'cause they live on an on
here in our hearts
haunted honky-tonk
Don Rich and Buck are gone
they remain in this here
(haunted) honky-tonk song
Bob Wills and Lefty's ghost
here's to them
let's all toast
all of their songs
on this dark, eerie night
Will Ray and the Lucky Spot
memories are what we've got
we're gainin' what we got
witness the sight
(chorus)
witness them tearin' them labor camps down
these haunted streets
in this once hoppin' town
High on a Hilltop
I look t'wards the ground
haunted by dreams
of the Bakersfield sound
(instrumental)
Pull up a bar stool
it's Made in Japan
sing "Beer Can Hill"
to that ghost of a band
The Absence of You, Bonnie
brings back the days
in that haunted old honky-tonk
look on your face
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