Blue Yodel #9
(Steve Earle's version)
Standing on the corner
I didn't mean no harm
When a big policeman
Grabbed me by the arm
Now, it was down in Memphis
On the corner of Beale and Main
He said "Now, hey big boy
I'm gonna have to know your name"
Now, you can find my name
On the tail of my shirt
I'm a Tennessee hustler
And I never have to work
But I'm telling all you rounders
You best leave my women alone
I'll take my .38 Special
And I'll run you rounders home
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I realize that now our love is past
Tried so hard to make it last
Feelings are far gone
They seem to fade away
But yet I can hear him say
We did try, tried our best
To make it through those times
Let's stop, don't go any further
'Cause I need some time
Darlin' I know you never ment to make me cry
I never understood your reasons why
And darlin' I know you never ment to make me cry
These lonely nights without you
I guess it's goodbye
And I never thought that I would hear you say
I should go on my own way
Tell me, can't you see the changes
Th
Tried so hard to make it last
Feelings are far gone
They seem to fade away
But yet I can hear him say
We did try, tried our best
To make it through those times
Let's stop, don't go any further
'Cause I need some time
Darlin' I know you never ment to make me cry
I never understood your reasons why
And darlin' I know you never ment to make me cry
These lonely nights without you
I guess it's goodbye
And I never thought that I would hear you say
I should go on my own way
Tell me, can't you see the changes
Th