Eddie Noack - Take It Away Lucky

Great Country song from the 1950's

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• eddie
• noack

[skaybaltimore]

Wow. I just heard this song in "The Killer Inside Of Me" movie for the first time. The thing is...it sounds VERY similar to a John Prine song -- "That's The Way That The World Goes Round". I'd bet my bottom dollar that this Eddie Noack song was the inspiration for the John Prine song. I've been listening to John Prine since the early 70's, and never made a connection between one of his songs and the songs of anyone else. Thanks for posting.

[cocoroniii]

@jtpost03 Your language is very difficult! And Eddie Noack did not help much. Thank you very much. God bless you.

[cocoroniii]

@filthyphillyboy Thank you very much! I thought I would never understand this song. It helped me a lot.

[jtpost03]

@cocornii: To a non English speaker, some of the slang here may be hard to figure out.

"Win a dollar pot and they call it luck" - a "pot" refers to the winnings from a hand of poker.

"Bundle of joy" is a baby.

"If I got a little jack" - in this sense, "jack" (no capital J) is an old term for money.

[filthyphillyboy]

You're welcome, cocoroniii.

[filthyphillyboy]

[C]

When the waiter brings the check

My buddy's tyin' his shoes.

He says, "Take it Away, Lucky.

Luckiest man in town.

[filthyphillyboy]

[B] Didn't know that's where my troule'd begin. Other folks have one, but my wife had twins. They said, "Take 'em away, Lucky, Luckiest man in town." If I got a cigarette, I ain't got a match. If I set a dozen eggs, Eleven roosters hatch. If the mailman comes, He just brings bills. If I got a little Jack, I can't find no Jill. Can't seem to win, I guess I'll always lose.

[filthyphillyboy]

[A] @cocoroniii Walk five miles, loose a hundred bucks. Win a dollar pot and they call it luck. They say, "Take it away Lucky, Luckiest man in town." Get hit by a truck and get a busted head, Everybody says "Lucky--he ain't dead." Lucky old Ned, luckiest man in town. Now, my wife said to me, And she looked kinda coy. Said we'd soon have a big family. Everybody wants a bundle of joy, So I said to myself, Oh,lucky me.

[cocoroniii]

Can someone post the lyrics of this song? I don't speak English, but I like this song. Thanks ; )

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Wow.

He sounds great.

I lot like Hank Williams.

George Vreeland Hill