Tennessee Ernie Ford - That Rovin' Gambler

Chicken Road

Once I got a splinter in the joint of my little toe
And a garter snake bit my knee by the bend of the little St. Joe
Honey that's Missouri, the land of the dust and the toad
It's a wonderful town, Chicken Road

Once I had a scorpion on the lobe of my good right ear
And I lived with my great-great grandma
Who could hear what she wanted to hear
Honey that's Missouri, the land where the sky overflows
It's a wonderful town, Chicken Road

Beasts of burden, nip at their hay
And a poolroom banjo playin' to the close of every day
Night so quiet, you could hear a mouse
Tippin' through the parlor of a boarding house

Once I got a sunburn on the back of my itchin' neck
Went for a ride in a Model-T and I died in a beautiful wreck
Honey that's Missouri, the land that the Lord never knowed
Yes, it's a wonderful town, Chicken Road



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Writer(s): Joe Greene
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Other Album Tracks

  1. The Rovin Gambler
  2. I Gave My Love a Cherry
  3. Dark As a Dungeon
  4. Gaily the Troubadour
  5. Trouble In Mind
  6. John Henry
  7. Nine Pound Hammer
  8. False Hearted Girl
  9. In the Pines
  10. The Last Letter

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Altri album

  1. The Boogin' Side of Tennessee Ernie
  2. Capitol Rarities 1950-1953 - EP
  3. The Tennessee Ernie Show (The 1953 Radio Shows), Volume Two
  4. The Capitol Singles 1949-1950
  5. The Capitol Singles 1951-1952
  6. The Capitol Singles 1956-1958
  7. The Capitol Singles 1953-1955
  8. Ballad Of Davy Crockett
  9. Christmas Dinner
  10. 6000 Sunset Boulevard

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