Biography:
Tom T. Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer and songwriter. He has written 11 #1 Hits, with 26 more that hit the Top 10. He was the son of a preacher.
As a teen, Hall put together a band called the Kentucky Travelers that performed before movies for a travelling theater. During a stint in the Army, Hall performed over the Armed Forces Radio Network and wrote comic songs about Army experiences. His early career included being a radio announcer at WRON
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Other songs:
- Christmas Tree
- I Flew Over Our House Last Night
- That Song Is Driving Me Crazy
- Sneaky Snake
- A Hero In Harlan
- A Picture Of Your Mother
- A Week In A County Jail
- Aint Got The Time
- Another Town
- Back When Gas Was Thirty Cents A Gallon
- Back When We Were Young
- Ballad Of Forty Dollars
- Bar With No Beer
- Bill Monroe For Breakfast
- Candy In The Window
- Christmas Is
- Country Is
- Dont Forget The Coffee Billy Joe
- Everything From Jesus To Jack Daniels
- Faster Horses
- Forbidden Flowers
- Girls In Saigon City
- Homecoming
- I Cried All The Way To Kentucky
- I Like Beer
- I Love
- I Miss A Lot Of Trains
- I Want My Dog Back
- It Feels Better Now
- It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines
- La Blues
- Me And Jesus
- O Christmas Candle
- Old Dogs Children And Watermelon Wine
- Old Five And Dimers Like Me
- Once Upon A Road
- Over And Over Again
- Pay No Attention To Alice
- Ravishing Ruby
- Salute To A Switchblade
- Second Handed Flowers
- Shoe Shine Man
- Spokane Motel Blues
- Thats How I Got To Memphis
- The Monkey That Became President
- The Year Clayton Delaney Died
- The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
- Too Many Do Goods
- Tulsa Telephone Book
- Wash My Hands In The Morning Dew
- Were All In This Thing Alone
- When Nobody Wants Your Body Anymore
- Whos Gonna Feed Them Hogs
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Doo do do doo do do doo do oooh wooo
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One time I spent a week inside a little county jail
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And I don't guess I'll ever live it down
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I was sitting at a red light when these two men came and got me
C D7
And said that I was speeding through their town
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Well they said tomorrow morning you can see the judge then go
C G
They let me call one person on the phone
C G
I thought I'd be there overnight so I just called my boss
C D7
To tell him I'd be off but not for long
G C G
They motioned me inside a cell with seven other guys
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And one little barred up window in the rear
C G
My cell mate said if they had let me bring some money in
C D7
We ought to send the jailer for some beer
G C G
Well I had to pay him double cause he was the man in charge
C G
And the jailer's job was not the best in town
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Later on his wife brought hot baloney eggs and gravy
C D7
The first day I was there I turned it down
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Next morning they just let us sleep but I was up real early
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Wondering when I'd get my release
C G
Later on we got more hot baloney eggs n' gravy
C D7
By now I wasn't quite so hard to please
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Two days later when I thought that I had been forgotten
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The sheriff came in chewing on a straw
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He said where is the guy who thinks that this is Indianapolis
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I'd like to talk to him about the law
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Well I told him who I was and told him I was working steady
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And I really should be getting on my way
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That part about me being who I was did not impress him
C D7
He said the judge would be here any day
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The jailer had a wife and let me tell ya she was awful
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But she brought that hot baloney every day
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And after seven days she got to looking so much better
C D7
I asked her if she'd like to run away
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Next morning that ole judge took every nickel that I had
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And he said son let this teach you not to race
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The jailer's wife was smiling from the window as I left
C D7
In thirty minutes I was outta state
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Doo do do doo do do doo do doo dooo
Doo do do doo do do doo do oooh wooo
C G
One time I spent a week inside a little county jail
C G
And I don't guess I'll ever live it down
C G
I was sitting at a red light when these two men came and got me
C D7
And said that I was speeding through their town
G C G
Well they said tomorrow morning you can see the judge then go
C G
They let me call one person on the phone
C G
I thought I'd be there overnight so I just called my boss
C D7
To tell him I'd be off but not for long
G C G
They motioned me inside a cell with seven other guys
C G
And one little barred up window in the rear
C G
My cell mate said if they had let me bring some money in
C D7
We ought to send the jailer for some beer
G C G
Well I had to pay him double cause he was the man in charge
C G
And the jailer's job was not the best in town
C G
Later on his wife brought hot baloney eggs and gravy
C D7
The first day I was there I turned it down
G C G
Next morning they just let us sleep but I was up real early
C G
Wondering when I'd get my release
C G
Later on we got more hot baloney eggs n' gravy
C D7
By now I wasn't quite so hard to please
G C G
Two days later when I thought that I had been forgotten
C G
The sheriff came in chewing on a straw
C G
He said where is the guy who thinks that this is Indianapolis
C D7
I'd like to talk to him about the law
G C G
Well I told him who I was and told him I was working steady
C G
And I really should be getting on my way
C G
That part about me being who I was did not impress him
C D7
He said the judge would be here any day
G C G
The jailer had a wife and let me tell ya she was awful
C G
But she brought that hot baloney every day
C G
And after seven days she got to looking so much better
C D7
I asked her if she'd like to run away
G C G
Next morning that ole judge took every nickel that I had
C G
And he said son let this teach you not to race
C G
The jailer's wife was smiling from the window as I left
C D7
In thirty minutes I was outta state
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