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Smokestack Lightnin' Lyrics

Oh, smokestack lightnin', shinin' just like gold
Why can't you hear me cryin'? Ooooo
Oh, stop your train, let a hobo ride
Why can't you hear me cryin'? Ooooo
Oh, fare you well, I never see you no more
Why can't you hear me cryin'? Ooooo
Oh, stop your train, let a poor boy ride, callin' yes I do
Let a poor boy ride, let his foot step on
Oh, who've been you baby, since I've been gone
A little pretty boy? Tell me all ooooh
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itsmyownmind On Dec 25, 2001
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Cover art for Smokestack Lightnin' lyrics by Grateful Dead

They would bring this one in from far away, with the main lick crackling in the distance. After they ripped it up for a bit it would fade away like a distant storm. Nothing quite like the Dead playing this tune.

 
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