Ballad Of Hank Williams

[00:08.66] Well, in 1950, I took a little nip
[00:10.28] Along with Mr Williams on the way to Mississippi
[00:13.82] We were stacked eight deep in a Packard limousine
[00:16.31] When we met this promoter in the town of New Orleans
[00:23.12] Well the man told daddy he had what it took
[00:26.64] And he liked the way he sang and he liked the way he shook
[00:30.16] He said pretty soon he'd make us all rich
[00:32.22] And we started believing that fat sumbitch
[00:36.02] Now daddy told the man if you wanna make some dough
[00:39.24] Take a little money and book me on a show
[00:43.11] And we played them dates and we filled the places well
[00:45.17] But Hank he done blowed the profit all to hell
[00:47.23] Cause he'd run through a ten and he'd run through a twenty
[00:49.94] And he'd run through a hundred just as hard as he could go
[00:51.93] Like a big (unknown) to a little bitty feller
[00:54.29] He'd spend a thousand dollars on a hundred dollar show
[01:06.95] Hank looked at me with a funny looking grin
[01:10.40] Said I been to the Opry and I'm going back again
[01:13.95] We met the owner in a little office there
[01:16.10] A big fat fella with some artificial hair
[01:19.57] He told Hank he wanted half of everything he made
[01:21.58] Or he'd have to tell Audrey bout some women Hank had laid
[01:25.48] And you told daddy he'd better get smart
[01:27.41] Get rid of them fellas and make a new start
[01:31.94] Then he fired my ass and he fired Jerry Rivers
[01:33.68] And he fired every body just as hard as he could go
[01:35.97] He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt
[01:38.17] And he fired some people that he didn't even know
[01:52.11] Well every song he made it went to number one
[01:54.24] Y'all was workin like hell and you was havin fun
[01:58.33] We was ridin every day and playin every night
[02:00.28] And every twenty minutes some of us had a fight
[02:03.52] Now daddy he was makin money hand over fist
[02:05.95] And y'all was getting screwed but you wasn't gettin kissed
[02:09.28] Yeah I told him to pass a liitle bit around
[02:11.44] But he said he'd rather send it to his folks in Alabama
[02:13.90] So he fired your ass and he fired Jerry Rivers
[02:15.96] And he fired everybody just as hard as he could go
[02:18.47] He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt
[02:21.01] And he fired some people that he didn't even know
[02:34.69] Now the owner of the Opry he's doin pretty good
[02:36.97] He's got a music company that they call Cedarwood
[02:40.40] And Hank played nothin but sold out halls
[02:42.51] And I was pumpin gas in greasy overalls
[02:44.90] Cause he fired my ass and he fired Jerry Rivers
[02:47.03] And he fired everybody just as hard as he could go
[02:49.30] He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt
[02:51.57] And he fired some people that he didn't even know
[02:55.82] Hank'd run through a fifty and he'd run through a hundred
[02:58.03] And he'd run through a thousand just as hard as he could go
[03:00.06] Buying Cadillac coupes paying double alimony
[03:02.30] And he fired some people that he didn't even know
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