Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Ballad of Curtis Lowe

The Ballad of Curtis Lowe by Lynyrd Skynyrd from the All Time Greatest Hits album

Lyrics:

Well, I used to wake the mornin'
Before the rooster crowed
Searchin' for soda bottles
To get myself some dough
Brought 'em down to the corner
Down to the country store
Cash 'em in, and give my money
To a man named Curtis Loew
Old Curt was a black man
With white curly hair
When he had a fifth of wine
He did not have a care
He used to own an old Dobro
Used to play it 'cross his knee
I'd give old Curt my money
He'd play all day for me
chorus:
Play me a song
Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew
Well, I got your drinkin' money
Tune up your Dobro
People said he was useless
Them people all were fools
'Cause Curtis Loew was
the finest picker
To ever play the blues
He looked to be sixty
And maybe I was ten
Mama used to whoop me
But I'd go see him again
I'd clap my hands, stomp my feet
Try to stay in time
He'd play me a song or two
Then take another drink of wine
chorus
Yes, sir
On the day old Curtis died
Nobody came to pray
Ol' preacher said some words
And they chunked him in the clay
Well, he lived a lifetime
Playin' the black man's blues
And on the day he lost his life
That's all he had to lose
Play me a song
Curtis Loew, hey Curtis Loew
I wish that you was here so
Everyone would know
People said he was useless
Them people all were fools
'Cause Curtis you're
the finest picker
To ever play the blues

Category:

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• Ballad
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• Curtis
• Lowe
• Southern
• Rock

[dtfmgmail]

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS YOUR RACIEST

[pinetree4c]

wow, never new classic music could generate such hatred, this is the problem with America, it's a great tune - that's it! I like classic rock and country - does that make me a redneck, or is it just my choice of music? If you like classical does that make you a snob. We need to live and let live choices are choices and if there not yours then likely yours are not mine, but neither is better or worse, they are just choices.

[kevinkpk1]

@rstindle yes and cassie too

[kevinkpk1]

most execellent, with a dobro

[donu847]

This song makes me think of how many people there are out there that can play some great music and we get stuck listening to these a**holes on american Idol!

[CapitaoCavernaable]

45 peoples have no culture!

[rstindle]

Best Skynyrd song written. We lost Ronnie way too soon.

[220blue]

@angellouis Nah-it just makes ya one cool mf'er

[MrVicenteInezAlvarez]

When I heard this on the radio I thought they were subbing "picker" in for something else. Guess even Skynyrd doesn't like that word

[angellouis]

i got the whole collection of Lynyrd Skynrd, i guess that make's me a Tex-Mex redneck

[ballsofcotton11]

@dtfmgmail its spelled R-A-C-I-S-T

[bitz219]

yessir. funny that even in the 2010s we still do this shit, Dixie for life!