Biography:
Jerry Riopelle (5 May 1941 – 24 December 2018) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer born in Detroit, and raised in Tampa, Florida. He mixed rock, country and jazz with R&B and was an inductee into the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame.
Riopelle began his music career in the 1960s in Los Angeles working as an independent record producer. He played drums for the The Hollywood Argyles and later signed with Screen Gems as a staff songwriter.
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Jerry Riopelle
Red Ball Texas Flyer
As heard from the 2005 CD Anthology set The Works: 1970-2000
Lyrics are not completely accurate because of partial
unintelligibility in the vocals.
In those spots, approximations were put in their place.
[E]
Well I'm drivin' to New Orleans on a half a tank of gas
[B]
Got a Jesus on the dashboard got a third wife on my ass
[E] [A]
They don't think I'm gonna make it, but I swear I think I can
[E] [B] [E]
In that Red Ball Texas Flyer I'm a Red Ball Texas Man
[E]
Well I left fifteen this mornin' just about the break of day
[B]
Sixteen minutes and a bowl of chili, I'm bound to find my way
[E] [A]
If I got to actin' gorgeous then they'll know just who I am
[E] [B] [E]
In that Red Ball Texas Flyer I'm a Red Ball Texas Man
Fiddle Solo:
[A] [E] [F#m] [B] (Repeat) [E]
[E]
Well in bunky Louisiana there's a redhead made the stand
[B]
With a pistol full of nickels and a razor in her hand
[E] [A]
She said "I'm gonna cut you boy from appetite to thirst"
[E] [B] [E]
I said "Hold on pretty pinto, better cut the mustard first"
[E]
Well I rode her in the parkin' lot I rode her in the green
[B]
I rode her till the sheriff came and then it got obscene
[E] [A]
Oh we jumped the bail to midnight she said "Honey you like a grand"
[E] [B] [E]
In that Red Ball Texas Flyer I'm a Red Ball Texas Man
Fiddle Solo:
[A] [E] [F#m] [B] (Repeat) [E]
[E]
Oh we got down to New Orleans down beside the Hotel Reef
[B]
Were we found out we were different than we ever thought we'd be
[E] [A]
At the court of the Seven Sisters I was prowlin' the settin' sun
[E] [B] [E]
Opened up the Red Ball Flyer and moved in with everyone
Fiddle Solo:
[A] [E] [F#m] [B] (Repeat 3X)
Check his stuff out at jerryriopelle.com
Transcribed by Sean Lemnah
Red Ball Texas Flyer
As heard from the 2005 CD Anthology set The Works: 1970-2000
Lyrics are not completely accurate because of partial
unintelligibility in the vocals.
In those spots, approximations were put in their place.
[E]
Well I'm drivin' to New Orleans on a half a tank of gas
[B]
Got a Jesus on the dashboard got a third wife on my ass
[E] [A]
They don't think I'm gonna make it, but I swear I think I can
[E] [B] [E]
In that Red Ball Texas Flyer I'm a Red Ball Texas Man
[E]
Well I left fifteen this mornin' just about the break of day
[B]
Sixteen minutes and a bowl of chili, I'm bound to find my way
[E] [A]
If I got to actin' gorgeous then they'll know just who I am
[E] [B] [E]
In that Red Ball Texas Flyer I'm a Red Ball Texas Man
Fiddle Solo:
[A] [E] [F#m] [B] (Repeat) [E]
[E]
Well in bunky Louisiana there's a redhead made the stand
[B]
With a pistol full of nickels and a razor in her hand
[E] [A]
She said "I'm gonna cut you boy from appetite to thirst"
[E] [B] [E]
I said "Hold on pretty pinto, better cut the mustard first"
[E]
Well I rode her in the parkin' lot I rode her in the green
[B]
I rode her till the sheriff came and then it got obscene
[E] [A]
Oh we jumped the bail to midnight she said "Honey you like a grand"
[E] [B] [E]
In that Red Ball Texas Flyer I'm a Red Ball Texas Man
Fiddle Solo:
[A] [E] [F#m] [B] (Repeat) [E]
[E]
Oh we got down to New Orleans down beside the Hotel Reef
[B]
Were we found out we were different than we ever thought we'd be
[E] [A]
At the court of the Seven Sisters I was prowlin' the settin' sun
[E] [B] [E]
Opened up the Red Ball Flyer and moved in with everyone
Fiddle Solo:
[A] [E] [F#m] [B] (Repeat 3X)
Check his stuff out at jerryriopelle.com
Transcribed by Sean Lemnah
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