Down the
dusty road from our Brazos' home,
we made our breakaway
We didn't have much to carry,
except each other along the way
But Reddy played the violin
and Round Boy played the bass
And me, I picked guitar
and did the singing
Lord, I'm looking back to them
big band days of mine
When me and Red and Round Boy,
one time we sounded fine
Old Reddy played the violin
and Round Boy played the bass
And me, I picked guitar and
did the singing
Now we had dreams of going far,
so we got us a job
Bought a car, pickin' in tall cotton,
playin' music in a bar
But Round Boy, he took to drinkin'
and Red went on to other things
And me, well, I picked the guitar
and did the singin'
Then one night I tried to
fire the whole band
Why, them boys was just gettin'
plumb outta hand
Growin' out that hair and kick
in' Watermelon Man
And Red, he tried to steal the show
Round Boy played every damn
bass lick that he knowed.
Well, I couldn't even hear my guitar
when I was singing.
Lord, I'm looking back to them
big band days of mine
When me and Red and Round Boy,
one time we sounded fine
Oh, Red, he played the violin
and Round Boy played the bass
And me, I picked guitar and
did the singing.
Now, they don't know just
exactly what happened yet,
but I'm sure it's something that
they won't soon forget.
The way that our little band
got busted up back in Wichita,
well, Round Boy,
he found him a mother -in -law.
Fred got in some trouble with the law.
I wonder who called the sheriff
and did the singing.
Lord, I'm looking back to them
big band days of mine,
when me and Red and Round Boy,
one time we sounded fine
cause Reddy played the violin
and Round Boy played the bass and me
I picked guitar and did the singing
Lord I'm looking back to them
big band days of mine
when me and Red and Round Boy
one time we sounded fine
cause Reddy played the violin
Round Boy played the bass and me
I picked guitar and
did the singing
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