Name: Blackjack County Chain by Grady Walker
Duration: 2 min 33 s
Description: BLACKJACK COUNTY CHAIN, written by Red Lane, was initially pitched to Charley Pride, who considered the lyrics too controversial at the time, the late '60s. Willie Nelson would record the song but it was soon banned by radio stations in 1967 ... Hope you enjoy my swing at it.

And She Loves Me (05-07-13 Final).mp3

You never know what’s round the corner
Maybe a break out in California
Or maybe down in Tennessee, 
They say that’s the place you need to be
  
Stepping on to that rollercoaster, 
Fame is close, just waiting for ya
It’s a trip, but I gotta warn ya
Theres a whole lot of people waiting to be
In the Craziest City

You’ll be riding high, reaching for the sky, you can have it all
Come and take walk with me
In the Craziest City

There’s a contract to sign, right there on the line
Don’t worry baby, it’s gonna be fine
Soon your name, will be there 
for all to see

The streets are filled with wannabe stars
Music pumping from all of the bars
Hooters, hot dogs and fast cars
Riding up the street 

Just bring a guitar, show them who you are
Everyone wants to be a star
It’s not an easy road to follow
But follow your dream

Craziest City     ( Mackay) 1

Made my way down to the grassland, to where the train sat
Hitched a ride, waved goodbye and I never looked back
No destination, no mainline station
Just a dream in my head, and a new path to tread
on that Lonesome train

Rhythm and whack 
The sound of the track
The smell of the boxcar wood
On that lonesome train, lonesome train
Im riding out for good
on that Lonesome train

Clickety Clickety Clickety Clack !

Lonesome Train 1   (Mackay)

Somedays when the world is hard to swallow
Dreading the thought of another day tomorrow
My troubled mind is keeping me awake
I can’t sleep, it’s getting harder to escape

Time is short, so I must try 
To make the most of this precious life
The wind is wild, the rain is cool,
The sky is bright, and the moon is full

I think of peace, I think of love, I pray so hard and I rise above
Suddenly I’m floating free, far from the crowds, lost in the clouds
Lost in the clouds



When the news sticks in my head
Sad stories break my heart I dread
Sometimes I turn away as if I’ve never heard
A single thing, not a single word

Lost In The Clouds. (Mackay)

I was saved by your love
                I was saved by your love
                I was drowning in my tears
                and through all my hopes and fears
                I was saved by your love

                I was captured by your smile
                I was captured by your smile
                I was feeling so much pain
                to my rescue you came
                and I was saved by your love

                I was lost in deep emotion
                all alone like a lighthouse in the ocean
                with your heart you set me free
                broke these chains of misery


                I was saved by your love
                I was saved by your love
                I was outside in the rain
                Till you sheltered me again
                And I was saved by your love

Saved By Your Love  (Mackay)

Well has anybody told you, you got rock and roll lips
Yeh has anybody told you, you got rock and roll lips
All I want to do with you, is kiss kiss kiss
 
Well has anybody told you, you got rock and roll eyes
Yeh has anybody told you, You got rock and roll eyes
And all I want to do with you, is jive jive jive

Cos your my rock rock rock, rockability
Rock rock rock rockabilty
Rock rock rock rockability girl

Well has anybody told you, you got rock and roll hips
Well has anybody told you, you got rock and roll hips
And all I want to with you, is twist twist twist 

Don’t stop, doing what you do to me
Don’t stop, that rock ability
You mean the whole world to me

Rockability Girl

Crazy Woman    (Mackay)

07  Just Open You Eyes w_flugel

I sat down by the swampland, listening to some Tony Joe
I felt a vibe running down my backbone, where the lazy river flows
Mist on the water, smoke from the fire, 
I was feeling alright, the moon was so bright,
Feeding my desire

Cajon soul

I Caught a reflection on my national guitar
Taking me home, cold chrome, shining like a star
A bullfrog was croaking sitting on a stone
I knew right there, my time had come, to find my cajun soul

Cajon soul  Cajun soul

Hoodoo mama Hoodoo mama !

I began to tremble, like the waves from a tremolo
My heart was pounding faster, as the feeling began to grow
A houndog was howling, like wind in a winter snow
I knew right there, my time had come, to find my cajun soul

Cajun soul Cajon soul….

Hoodoo mama hoodoo mama 

Take me on down

Cajun Soul                (Mackay)

Cates Demos

Missing You Kinda Day (Vocal Comp)

BLACKJACK COUNTY CHAIN, written by Red Lane, was initially pitched to Charley Pride, who considered the lyrics too controversial at the time, the late '60s. Willie Nelson would record the song but it was soon banned by radio stations in 1967 ... Hope you enjoy my swing at it.

Blackjack County Chain

Grady Walker

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