Waylon Jennings - San francisco mabel joy
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*************** SAN FRANCISCO MABEL JOY ***************
performed by Waylon Jennings.
Capo on the 3rd fret.
Verse 1:
His daddy waAs a honest man,a red dirtD Georgia farmer A
His mama lived a short life having kids and bailing hay E
He had fifteen Ayears of ache insiDde to wander A
He jumped a freight in Waycross and wound upE in L.A. A
Verse 2:
The cold nigAhts had no pity on that WaycrossD Georgia farm boy A
Most days he went hungry,then the summer came E
He met a giArl known on the strip as San FranDcisco Mabel Joy A
Destitutions child born on an L.A. strEeet called shame A
Verse 3:
Growing up Dcame quietly in the arms of Mabel Joy A
Laughter found their mornings it brought new meaning to his life E
The night beDfore she left sleep came and found that Waycross country boy A
With dreams of Georgia cotton and CalifornEia wine A
Verse 4:
Sunday morDning found him beneath the red light at her door A
A right cross sent him reeling and put him face down on the floor E
Inplace of MDabel Joy he found a merchant mad marine A
He said your Georgia neck is red,but sEonny you're still green
Verse 5:
He turned tAwenty-one in grey rockD federal prison A
The judge had no mercy on this Waycross,Georgia boy E
Staring atA those four grey wall in silence,LDord he listened A
To the midnight freight he knew could take him Eback to Mabel Joy
Verse 6:
Sunday morDning found him beneath the red light at her door A
With a bullet in his side he cried,have you Eseen Mabel Joy
Stunned aDnd shaken someone said she don't live here no more A
She left this house four years ago she was Elooking for
Some Georgia farm boyD
Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr