The Ballad of Curtis Loew(Live) - Moe&John Hiatt

[00:11.92]Well I used to wake the morning before the rooster crowed
[00:19.91]Searching for soda bottles to get myself some dough
[00:27.28]Brought 'em down to the corner
[00:30.43]Down to the country store
[00:33.96]Cash 'em in and give my money to a man named curtis loew
[00:41.89]Old curt was a black man with white curly hair
[00:48.17]When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care
[00:54.94]He used to own an old dobro
[00:57.44]Used to play it across his knees
[01:01.81]I'd give old curt my money
[01:04.83]He'd play all day for me
[01:08.520004]Play me a song curtis loew
[01:12.35]Curtis loew
[01:15.21]I got your drinking money
[01:18.09]Tune up your dobro
[01:22.01]People said he was useless
[01:24.19]Them people are the fools
[01:29.62]'Cause curtis loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues
[01:44.05]He looked to be sixty
[01:47.020004]And maybe I was ten
[01:50.28]Mama used to whip me but I'd go see him again
[01:56.81]I'd clap my hands
[01:58.259995]Stomp my feets
[02:00.35]Try to stay in time
[02:03.45]He'd play me a song or two then take another drink of wine
[02:10.13]Play me a song curtis loew
[02:13.92]Curtis loew
[02:16.70999]I got your drinking money
[02:19.26]Tune up your dobro
[02:23.4]People said he was useless
[02:25.64]Them people are the fools
[02:31.08]'Cause curtis loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues
[03:10.22]Yes sir
[03:40.22]On the day old curtis died
[03:42.93]Nobody came to pray
[03:46.47]Ol' preacher said some words
[03:48.73]And they chunked him in the clay
[03:52.77]But he lived a lifetime playin' the black man's blues
[03:59.59]And on the day he lost his life
[04:02.56]That's all he had to lose
[04:06.04]Play me a song curtis loew
[04:09.66]Hey curtis loew
[04:12.68]I wish that you was here so everyone would know
[04:19.27]People said he was useless
[04:21.54]Them people all are fools
[04:26.85]'Cause curtis you're the finest picker to ever play the blues