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Junco Partner Lyrics
Down the road came a Junco Partner
Boy, he was loaded as can be
He was knocked out, knocked out loaded
He was a-wobblin' all over the street
Singing 6 months ain't no sentence
Yeah, and one year ain't no time
I was born in Angola
Serving 14 to 99
Well, I wish I had me 1 million dollars
Oh, one million to call my own (oh, my own)
I would raise me and say "grow for me baby"
Raise me a tobacco farm
Take a walk, take a walk
Junco Partner
Well, when I had me a great deal of money
Yeah, had mighty good friends all over town
Now I ain't got no more money
All of my good friends just put me down
So now I gotta gotta pawn my ratchet and pistol
Yeah, I'm gonna pawn my watch and chain, chain, chain
I would have pawned my sweet Gabriella
But the smart girl she wouldn't sign her name
Down the road came a Junco Partner
Boy, he was loaded as I never seen
He was knocked out, knocked out loaded loaded loaded loaded loaded
He was a-wobblin' all over the street, oh
Take a walk, take a walk
I can't walk
Down the road came a junco partner
Hey mister!
You call out to me
and it was three things he's selling
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Well I'm down. Yes I'm getting thirsty
Pour me many good beer when I'm dry
Just just give me whiskey when I'm thirsty
Give me head stone when I die
Boy, he was loaded as can be
He was knocked out, knocked out loaded
He was a-wobblin' all over the street
Yeah, and one year ain't no time
I was born in Angola
Serving 14 to 99
Oh, one million to call my own (oh, my own)
I would raise me and say "grow for me baby"
Raise me a tobacco farm
Junco Partner
Yeah, had mighty good friends all over town
Now I ain't got no more money
All of my good friends just put me down
Yeah, I'm gonna pawn my watch and chain, chain, chain
I would have pawned my sweet Gabriella
But the smart girl she wouldn't sign her name
Boy, he was loaded as I never seen
He was knocked out, knocked out loaded loaded loaded loaded loaded
He was a-wobblin' all over the street, oh
I can't walk
Hey mister!
You call out to me
and it was three things he's selling
??????????
Pour me many good beer when I'm dry
Just just give me whiskey when I'm thirsty
Give me head stone when I die
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Well, as I was reading Burrough's JUNKY today, I came across a mention of Angola Prison, located in Louisiana. I immediately thought of the line in this song: "I was born in Angola, Serving 14 to 99." It would make sense that "Junco" refers to "Junky" or "Junk," early 1900's slang for heroin/morphine/any opiate in general. "Loaded" was often used to refer to one who was on a "junk kick," meaning they had recently shot up H. The book itself is an in depth description of life as a junkie, and there are many more parallels between this song and the book. The idea of pawning goods to pay for junk is prevalent, as well as farming, which seemed to be therapeutic when overcoming the "sickness," or withdrawal symptoms of junk. Hope this is helpful.
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...I'm a little obsessed with this song. Also get the James Booker version (old stride piano, AMAZING)on the Revolution Rock Clash Jukebox collection thingy...
I dont know, i guess thats its an old blues song that is covered by a lot of bands who change the sound in it, like the clash made it dub, or raggae or whatever you want to call it
The song is a New Orleans classic recorded by loads of people. It's clearly a song about junky life. Dr John's version has a verse that goes: 'Gimme whiskey, when I get a lil thirsty/ Good beer when I get a little dry/ Gimme tobacco when I get a lil sickly/ And give me heroin before I die/ With some cocaine on the side'....or something like that. It was a song from the streets before some a
You're shitting me. This is one of my absolute favorite songs ever...
and not a soul has commented it?
I love the live version Stummer did on Give 'Em The Boot IV.
sadfjklsadjfkljadf. I hate everybody who hasn't commented this song.
@xxblowup Then why would you comment with something as useless as not commenting anything at all? I don't understand why people complain about the lack of comments on certain songs and then proceed to add nothing to it themselves?
@xxblowup Then why would you comment with something as useless as not commenting anything at all? I don't understand why people complain about the lack of comments on certain songs and then proceed to add nothing to it themselves?
Yes, why has no one commented! It's pretty fucking awesome.
One of my favourite songs by the Clash. One of the best things about the Clash is how diverse their music is, and this track highlights that. I have no clue what a 'Junco partner' is, but I'm guessing this song is about the West Indies and taking some form of mind altering substance.
the song's about drug addicts joe strummer says it on the 101'ers cd before he plays this song
the song's about drug addicts joe strummer says it on the 101'ers cd before he plays this song