Biography:
Steve Earle (born Stephen Fain Earle on January 17, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas) is a singer-songwriter best known for his country music and rock 'n roll tinged "alt-country." He is also a published writer, a keen political activist (particularly in protesting against the death penalty in the U.S., as in his song "Ellis Unit One" from the movie Dead Man Walking), and has written and directed a play. Earle also had small roles on the HBO television shows "The Wire" and "Treme".
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Other songs:
- Galway Girl
- Johnny Come Lately
- After Mardi Gras
- Aint Nobodys Daddy Now
- All My Life
- Angel Is A Devil
- Angry Young Man
- Another Town
- Ashes To Ashes
- Babys Just As Mean As Me
- Billy And Bonnie
- Billy Austin
- Blue Yodel 9
- Carrie Brown
- Cckmp
- Christmas In Washington
- City Of Immigrants
- Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain
- Come Home To Me
- Coming Around
- Copperhead Road
- Creepy Jackalope Eye
- Crying Waiting Hoping
- Darlin Commit Me
- Days Arent Long Enough
- Dead Flowers
- Devils Right Hand
- Dixieland
- Dont Want To Lose You Yet
- Down The Road
- Elijahs Church
- Ellis Unit One
- Even When Im Blue
- F The Cc
- Fearless Heart
- Feel Alright
- Fort Worth Blues
- Ft Worth Blues
- Gettin Tough Good Ol Boy
- Go Amanda
- God Is God
- Good Ol Boy
- Goodbye
- Goodbye Is All We Got Left To Say
- Goodbye Michaelangelo
- Guitar Town
- Gulf Of Mexico
- Halo Round The Moon
- Hard
- Harlan Man
- Here I Am
- High Fashion Queen
- Hillbilly Highway
- I Aint Ever Satisfied
- I Can Wait
- I Cant Wait
- I Dont Wanna Lose You Yet
- I Feel Alright
- I Remember You
- I Still Carry You Around
- I Thought You Should Know
- If You Fall
- Im Still In Love With You
- Its All Up To You
- Jerusalem
- John Walkers Blues
- Last Of The Hardcore Troubadours
- Leroys Dustbowl Blues
- Little Rock And Roller
- Long Lonesome Highway Blues
- Lonlier Than This
- Loretta
- Loves Gonna Blow My Way
- Me And The Eagle
- Mercenary Song
- More Than I Can Do
- My Old Friend The Blues
- My Uncle
- Nothin Without You
- Nothing But A Child
- Nowhere Road
- Once You Love
- Over Yonder Jonathans Song
- Pancho And Lefty
- Pilgrim
- Poison Lovers
- Promise You Anything
- Reconsider Me
- Regular Guy
- Rich Mans War
- Six Days On The Road
- Some Dreams
- Someday
- Sometimes She Forgets
- South Nashville Blues
- Sparkle And Shine
- Stay All Night Stay A Little Longer
- Steves Hammer
- Steves Last Ramble
- Still In Love With You
- Sweet Little 66
- Taneytown
- Telephone Road
- Texas Eagle
- The Gringos Tale
- The Kind
- The Low Highway
- The Mountain
- The Other Side Of Town
- The Rain Came Down
- The Revolution Starts Now
- This City
- Tom Ames Prayer
- Valentines Day
- Waitin On The Sky
- Waitin On The Sky To Fall
- Week Of Living Dangerously
- When I Fall
- You Know The Rest
- Youre Still Standing There
- Yours Forever Blue
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Well my name's John Lee Pettimore
Same as my daddy and his daddy before
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You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here
He only came to town about twice a year
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He'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line
Everybody knew that he made moonshine
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Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad
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He headed up the holler with everything he had
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It's before my time but I've been told
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He never came back from Copperhead Road
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Now Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block Dodge
Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge
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Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side
Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside
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Well him and my uncle tore that engine down
I still remember that rumblin' sound
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Well the sheriff came around in the middle of the night
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Heard mama cryin', knew something wasn't right
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He was headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load
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You could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road
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I volunteered for the Army on my birthday
They draft the white trash first,'round here anyway
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I done two tours of duty in Vietnam
And I came home with a brand new plan
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I take the seed from Colombia and Mexico
I plant it up the holler down Copperhead Road
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Well the D.E.A.'s got a chopper in the air
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I wake up screaming like I'm back over there
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I learned a thing or two from ol' Charlie don't you know
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You better stay away from Copperhead Road
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D
Well my name's John Lee Pettimore
Same as my daddy and his daddy before
D
You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here
He only came to town about twice a year
D
He'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line
Everybody knew that he made moonshine
G C G
Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad
D
He headed up the holler with everything he had
G C G
It's before my time but I've been told
D
He never came back from Copperhead Road
[INTRO RIFF]
[Verse]
D
Now Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block Dodge
Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge
D
Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side
Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside
D
Well him and my uncle tore that engine down
I still remember that rumblin' sound
G C G
Well the sheriff came around in the middle of the night
D
Heard mama cryin', knew something wasn't right
G C G
He was headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load
D (LET RING)
You could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road
[Break]
D N.C. x4
[Instrumental] x2
G C G D
[Verse]
D
I volunteered for the Army on my birthday
They draft the white trash first,'round here anyway
D
I done two tours of duty in Vietnam
And I came home with a brand new plan
D
I take the seed from Colombia and Mexico
I plant it up the holler down Copperhead Road
G C G
Well the D.E.A.'s got a chopper in the air
D
I wake up screaming like I'm back over there
G C G
I learned a thing or two from ol' Charlie don't you know
D
You better stay away from Copperhead Road
[Break]
D N.C. 4x
[Outro]
[Riff 1] [Riff 2]
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