Misc Unsigned Bands – Jeff Daniels - Switchblade Sam (Guitar)

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Switchblade Sam:Jeff Daniels (AKA Luke McDaniels) BIG HOWDY Records in 1959. #1.
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I was peepin' through the window one
Saturday night.. saw Charlie Brown holdin' Lucille tight.
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Over in the corner was Stagger Lee..

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and Long Tall Sally was making whoopee.

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Mary-Lou and Switchblade Sam..I knocked on
the door and said, here I am. #2.
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Yeah, I slipped through the backdoor and
gave it a slam..and out come Stagger Lee and old slick Sam.
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Out through the window jumped Charlie Brown..

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he's a-pickin' 'em up and a-puttin' 'em down.

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The funniest sight I ever saw..I guess them cats
thought I was the law. #3.
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Yeah, the girls started screamin' and a-carryin' on.
Don't be frightened, you ain't alone.
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I said to myself, I'm gonna have a-fun..

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a house full of women and I'm the only one..

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and now them cats is clean out of sight..

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a house full of women and a cold-cold night.
(INTERLUDE:) A D A E A #4.
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Well, Long Tall Sally was a-sittin' on my knee..
wooo, daddy, you beat Stagger Lee.
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Mary-Lou was a-playin' around..she said, yes, oh,
daddy, you beat Charlie Brown.
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Lucille-gal was a-doin' agree..she said come here,
baby 'cause you beat all three. #5.
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Well, this went on all the night..I'm a-tellin' you
they was a-treatin' me right.
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Then I heard someone knockin' on the door..out
stood Stagger Lee with a .44.
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There at the window was a-Charlie Brown..

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at the back door stood ol' Switchblade Sam.
#6.
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Well, I jacked a chair and I knocked out the light..
and everybody indoors was startin' to fight.
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I jumped out the window and I started to run..

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I heard Charlie Brown say, give me that gun.

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Ol' Stagger Lee said, you cut my wife..

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Switchblade Sam said, I dropped my knife.
OUTRO:
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Well, listen here, fellow, let me give you some advice..
if you're out jukin' on a Saturday night.
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You better look out for a-Charlie Brown..

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Stagger Lee and ol' Switchblade Sam.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.