Woody's Ramble

Tribute to Woody Holmes.

Woody's Ramble
(by K. Brown)

Where's that wide-eyed dreamer
with a touch of pirate schemer
A romantics hidden nature
and a dash of Townes Van Zandt

Woody's gone out on a ramble
guess his brains got slightly scrambled
and we'll not likely see the likes of him
come 'round this way again

What happened to the noodle
of our expatriated cowboy
that led him off in search of
and took him off the grid

Woody's gone out on a ramble
Queens and Aces all been gambled
and we'll not likely see the likes of him
sittin' at the table again

As a poet and a dreamer
and one of truth's purveyors
a heart as big as Texas
exiled way across the pond

Steppin' to a different drummer
I imagine he's out runnin'
with Pancho, Lefty, Luke the Drifter
gone and blown out in the wind

So toss one back for Happy Jack
tip a toast to Tipperary
And let us have just one more song
before ya hit the road

Woody's gone off on a ramble
now our world's got slightly scrambled
and we'll not likely see the likes of him
come 'round this way again

Woody's got off on a ramble
up and pulled out all his channels
and we'll not see another like him
come 'round this way again

Just a poet and a prophet
one of truth's pursuaders
Adios now mi amigo
gone and blown out in the wind

Category:

Music

Tags:

• woody
• holmes
• acoustic
• folk
• song
• luke
• drifter
• pancho
• lefty
• townes
• van
• zandt
• guy

[laurenkaymusic]

The world is missing the luster it once had, for when he turned off the power, the lights went out.

[kb1056]

@laurenkaymusic - hop'n he'll be back in another of his iterations ...

[dickidoo123]

Great song, picking, lyrics, and singing. Wonder myself what happened to WH.

[kb1056]

@dickidoo123 - Woody is(was) one of my favorites here on the YouTube ... suppose it's none of my business why he pulled out ... but certainly going to miss his songwriting and performing.

[cluelocker]

nice picking, harp and vocals :) I enjoyed the song

[kb1056]

@cluelocker - thanks

[GuyEmusic]

@kb1056 ....Yep!

[kb1056]

@AmericanFolkSongBook - that will be a mighty fine deal! ... until then ... ;)

[kb1056]

@FinalCurve - thanks!

[kb1056]

@sinawava42 - thanks for favin'