He Used To Sing Hank Williams

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John Yaws
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since 1999-10-09

Posts 860
Texas

0 posted 2000-02-08 11:57 PM

He used to sing “Hank Williams”
When he was on the booze-
He’d weep and sing “Your Cheatin’ Heart”
And “Long Gone, Lonesome Blues”.

He didn’t care for “Blue Suede Shoes”
Nor other up-beat songs-
But he used to sing “Hank Williams”-
He’d sing him all night long.

He sang about the “Lovesick Blues”
You felt that you were there-
Right at “Luke, the Drifter’s” side
As he climbed those “Golden Stairs”.

He sang about the whipoorwill-
The train a windin’ low-
I don’t believe Hank had a song...
That Elsner didn’t know.

He’d play that Martin guitar-
At a lot of one night stands...
He’d sing the lead at lots of gigs
With little country bands.

They found him dead one morning-
But somehow that seems wrong,
Sometimes I hear him in the night
Still singin’ old Hank’s songs.

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Jason Danes
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since 2000-02-07

Posts 5

1 posted 2000-02-09 02:09 AM

Nice poem, I like Old Hank too, you could almost make this into a country song.

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

2 posted 2000-02-09 07:28 AM

Gunslinger this is a nice poem. And I love that Hank Williams song "Your Cheatin Heart. A poem and a song. I am trying to write a Hawaiian love song. I have never written a song before but I have a friend that knows a lot about music and also one of my sons. I hope I can put it together. James

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

3 posted 2000-02-09 07:39 AM

Excellent read, GS... I'll be humming all day. *S*

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

4 posted 2000-02-09 08:12 AM

Slinger-
Now you've got me singing Ole Hank.
Great rendering here, my friend.
I belt out a mean, 'Cheating Heart'.
~*Marge*~

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Danny Holloway
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since 2000-01-15

Posts 2034
Tulsa, OK

5 posted 2000-02-09 11:03 AM

Good story and well written. Enough to put a "tear in my beer".
Danny

devina
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since 1999-10-28

Posts 3539
Cali

6 posted 2000-02-09 01:50 PM

Excellent writing here GS...I'm bustin out my old dusty tape as we speak...I grew up with Hank..he he

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Majestic
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since 2000-01-11

Posts 264
houston, tx.

7 posted 2000-02-09 01:54 PM

great tribute ...and an excellent read..thanks.

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Echo Rhayne
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since 1999-09-17

Posts 1495
Canyon Country, CA

8 posted 2000-02-10 04:50 AM

awwwww beautiful G.S

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I think He did,
'cause He was once
a little kid;
and all of us
were made with joy
both sugar-spice girl
and snake-snail boy!

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