Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!ucla-cs!srt
From: srt@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music,net.jokes
Subject: Re: C/W song (farse)
Message-ID: <8085@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 17-Dec-85 16:35:11 EST
Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.8085
Posted: Tue Dec 17 16:35:11 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 20-Dec-85 01:52:18 EST
References: <574@ttidcb.UUCP>
Reply-To: srt@ucla-cs.UUCP (Scott Turner)
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
Lines: 37
Xref: watmath net.music:10983 net.jokes:15409

In article <574@ttidcb.UUCP> bellas@ttidcb.UUCP (Pete Bellas) writes:
>About a year ago I heard a Country Western song that was introduced
>as "THE" complete Country Western song.  It had Mom, Home, Christmas
>a dog named Blue, trains, trucks and prison in it.  Does anyone
>know the title, artist and/or lyrics?  Thanks.

The song is "Darling, Darling" by Steve Goodman (off his first album).  The
farce verse was added at the request of David Allan Coe, who also recorded
the song, and had a mild hit with it.  Incidentally, there are a number
of farce verses for this song.  I heard Steve do two different ones before
his untimely death.  The one included below is the one that appears on
the Coe album.

	Well, it was all that I could do to keep from crying
	Sometimes it seems so useless to remain
	You're the one who always tried to change me
	That is why I always stay the same

	So I'll hang around as long as you will let me
	I never minded standing in the rain
	You don't have to call me darling, darling
	But you never even call me by my name

	Well, I was drunk the day my Mama got out of prison
	And I went to pick her up in the rain...
	But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
	She got runned over by a damned old train

	And I'll hang around as long as you will let me...

						Darling, Darling
						Steve Goodman

    Scott R. Turner
    ARPA:  (now) srt@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA  (soon) srt@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU
    UUCP:  ...!{cepu,ihnp4,trwspp,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!srt
    FISHNET:  ...!{flounder,crappie,flipper}!srt@fishnet-relay.arpa