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Tombstone Shadow Lyrics
Tombstone shadow, stretchin’ across my path.
Tombstone shadow, stretchin’ across my path.
Ev’ry time I get some good news, ooh,
There’s a shadow on my back.
Saw the gypsy man, ’way down in san berdoo.
Said, I saw the gypsy man, ’way down in san berdoo.
Five dollars on the table, ooh,
Keep me ’way from my tomb.
Oh! oh!
Said I got thirteen months of bad luck,
Bound to be some pain.
Don’t you do no trav’lin’,
Fly in no machines.
Tombstone shadow, stretchin’ across my path.
Ev’ry time I get some good news, ooh,
There’s a shadow on my back.
The man gave me a luck charm, cost five dollars more,
Said, put some on your pillow, and put some on your door.
He said, take a long vacation, ooh,
For thirteen months or more.
Oh, lord!
Tombstone shadow, stretchin’ across my path.
Tombstone shadow, stretchin’ across my path.
Ev’ry time I get some good news, ooh,
There’s a shadow on my back.
Oh, oh, lord!
Oh, lord!
Tombstone shadow, stretchin’ across my path.
Ev’ry time I get some good news, ooh,
There’s a shadow on my back.
Said, I saw the gypsy man, ’way down in san berdoo.
Five dollars on the table, ooh,
Keep me ’way from my tomb.
Oh! oh!
Bound to be some pain.
Don’t you do no trav’lin’,
Fly in no machines.
Tombstone shadow, stretchin’ across my path.
Ev’ry time I get some good news, ooh,
There’s a shadow on my back.
Said, put some on your pillow, and put some on your door.
He said, take a long vacation, ooh,
For thirteen months or more.
Oh, lord!
Tombstone shadow, stretchin’ across my path.
Ev’ry time I get some good news, ooh,
There’s a shadow on my back.
Oh, lord!
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Submitted by
idk On Mar 11, 2005
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This song is about a man who is plauged by bad luck and who can't escape it no matter what he tries. Truly a fantastic song and signature CCR tune, not sure why this is the first comment.
it's so blues that I thought it's a blues staple. John Fogerty written an amazing song which one can assume it's been written 50 years prior.