Dry Town

By:Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings · Source Recording: Della Mae (2021)Song details

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Well the road was hot and flat as a ruler
Good hundred miles between me and Missoula
That vinyl top wasn't gettin' no cooler
So I stopped at a quickie sack
Well I figured I'd need about a sixth of Miller
And one of those things so I wouldn't spill 'er
And I asked the girl if the beer was in the back

She said It's a dry town no beer no liquor
For miles around I'd give a nickel
For a sip or two to wash me down
Outta this dry town

So I turn right around no hesitation
Cursed the law for ruinin' the nation
Waved goodbye to the boy at the station
But she wouldn't go in the gear
He said it sounds like your transmission
You need Barb but she's gone fishin'
Her day off she gets a long way from here

Well back home friend you can get a dose of
Somethin' strong from your local grocer
So I walked down 'til I came a little closer
To a place called Happy John's
He said I keep something here for colds and fevers
Down underneath's where I usually leave her
But just last night I felt a cold comin' on

I need a sip or two to wash me down
Outta this dry town

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By:Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings · Source Recording:Della Mae (2021)

Song Details

First Release
Genres
Contemporary Bluegrass Americana
Themes
Liquor and Drugs Roads & Highways Hard Times
Jam Popularity

History

Further reading: Secondhand Songs
Contributed by Helen

Source Recording

Artist
Key E Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 100 BPM Length 2:42
Musicians

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