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Detour
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Detour was released on October 1, 1951 by Mercury Records as a part of the album Folk Song Favorites
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Release DateOctober 1, 1951
LabelMercury Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM95

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patti Page
Patti Page
Vocals
Jack Rael and His Orchestra
Jack Rael and His Orchestra
Orchestra
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Westmoreland
Paul Westmoreland
Songwriter, Composer
Jack Rael and His Orchestra
Jack Rael and His Orchestra
Orchestrator

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead, detour
Paid no mind to what it said
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign
[Verse 2]
Headed down life's crooked road
Lots of things I never know
And 'cause of me not knowin', I now pine
Trouble got in the trail, spent the next five years in jail
Should have read that detour sign
[Verse 3]
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead, detour
Paid no mind to what it said
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign
[Verse 4]
When I got right to the place where it said, "About face"
I thought that all my worries were behind
But the farther I go, the more sorrow I know
Should have read that detour sign
[Verse 5]
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead, detour
Paid no mind to what it said
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign
[Verse 6]
When I got stuck in the mud all my hopes dropped with a thud
I guess that my heart strings were made of twine
Had to willpower to get from the hole that I'm in yet
Should have read that detour sign
[Verse 7]
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead, detour
Paid no mind to what it said
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign
Should have read that detour sign
Should have read that detour sign
Written by: Paul Westmoreland
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