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Viola Lee Blues Lyrics
The judge decreed it, the clerk he wrote it.
Clerk he wrote it down indeed-e
Judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down
Give you this jail sentence you'll be Nashville bound
Some got six month some got one solid.
Some got one solid year indeed-e
Some got six month some got one solid year.
But me and my buddies all got lifetime here
I wrote a letter I mailed in the
Mailed it on the air indeed-e
I wrote a letter I mailed in the air.
You may know by that I've got a friend somewhere
Clerk he wrote it down indeed-e
Judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down
Give you this jail sentence you'll be Nashville bound
Some got one solid year indeed-e
Some got six month some got one solid year.
But me and my buddies all got lifetime here
Mailed it on the air indeed-e
I wrote a letter I mailed in the air.
You may know by that I've got a friend somewhere
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great song
Love this song. The whole sound of it is amazing especially the live version played in san fransisco.
He and his buddies got a life sentence. I don't know what for, he didn't say. He is reaching out to his lawyer for help.
This song is a cover from some guy named Noah Lewis, a blues songwriter from the early 1900s. And not every verse of the song was included here, which is why Viola Lee is never mentioned. Perhaps she's the wife of this guy. Regardless, the music is great here, on my favorites by Grateful Dead. The jam doesn't feel too long or boring either. And I love the way they sing the last word in each line. I'm annoyed I didn't know this song sooner.