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Tennessee Stud (feat. Doc Watson)
6,766
Country
Tennessee Stud (feat. Doc Watson) was released on January 1, 1972 by Capitol Nashville as a part of the album Will the Circle Be Unbroken
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1972
LabelCapitol Nashville
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM196

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Doc Watson
Doc Watson
Acoustic Guitar
Jeff Hanna
Jeff Hanna
Background Vocals
Jimmy Ibbotson
Jimmy Ibbotson
Acoustic Guitar
John McEuen
John McEuen
Banjo
Vassar Clements
Vassar Clements
Fiddle
Jimmie Fadden
Jimmie Fadden
Harmonica
Junior Huskey
Junior Huskey
Upright Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmie Driftwood
Jimmie Driftwood
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmy Hoyson
Jimmy Hoyson
Mixing Engineer
John McEuen
John McEuen
Mixing Engineer
Robert Vosgien
Robert Vosgien
Mastering Engineer
William McEuen
William McEuen
Producer
Woody Woodward
Woody Woodward
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Jimmy Driftwood wrote this thing
Hello there
(You sound a lot thicker)
One, two, three
(Four, five, six)
Do we wanna try a break?
Now, now your fiddle break comes right after I get back
And wooip her brother and her pa and sing a course
(Meanwhile, back at the ranch)
Yeah, now that is about as pretty a baseline
As I've heard played something in a long time
I compliment that boy back there
That's the horses foot in the gravel man, that ain't a train
Running through a ford in a creek
Let's see if we can put down a take
Where's the harmony at? Right here?
(Nah, he's talking to the baseman, come on)
Along about eighteen twenty-five
I left Tennessee very much alive
And I never would have gotten through the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been a-ridin' that Tennessee stud
I had some trouble with my sweetheart's pa
And one of her brothers was a bad outlaw
I sent her a letter by my uncle Fud
Then I rode away on the Tennessee stud
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
A-he had the nerve and he had the blood
And there never was a horse like the Tennessee stud
We drifted on down into no man's land
We crossed that river called the Rio Grande
I raced my horse with a Spaniard's foal
'Til I got me a skin full of silver and gold
Me and the gambler, we couldn't agree
We got in a fight over Tennessee
We jerked our guns and he fell with a thud
And I got away on the Tennessee stud
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
A-he had the nerve and he had the blood
And there never was a horse like the Tennessee stud
Well, I got just as lonesome as a man can be
A-dreaming of my girl in Tennessee
The Tennessee stud's green eyes turned blue
'Cause he was a-dreamin' of his sweetheart, too
We loped right back across Arkansas
I whooped her brother and I whooped her pa
When I found that girl with the golden hair
She was a-ridin' that Tennessee mare, whoa, boy
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
A-he had the nerve and he had the blood
And there never was a horse like the Tennessee stud
Stirrup to stirrup and side by side
We crossed them mountains and the valleys wide
We came to Big Muddy then we forded a flood
On the Tennessee mare and the Tennessee stud
There's a pretty little baby on the cabin floor
A little horse colt playin' 'round the door
I love that girl with the golden hair
And the Tennessee stud loves the Tennessee mare
These good horses
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
And he had the nerve and he had the blood
And there never was a horse like the Tennessee stud
Written by: Jimmy Driftwood
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