the perils of a gambling addiction...
Charlie Pinedog..all music, words, instruments
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Wanted to write a tune i could play live
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THIS AIN'T A PRETTY STORY, AIN'T NO HAPPY SONG
'BOUT A BOY NAMED JESSE LEE, WHO DIDN'T LIVE TOO LONG
JUST WHEN THINGS WAS GOIN' RIGHT, YA KNOW THEY ALL WENT WRONG
JESSE WAS A GAMBLER, HE LIKED TO THROW THE DICE
BORROWED LOTS OF MONEY FROM GUYS THAT WEREN'T SO NICE
WHEN JESSE COULDN'T PAY UP, YA KNOW HE PAID THE PRICE
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
LOUIE WAS A FRIEND OF HIS, WHO CALLED HIM ON THE PHONE
SAID "I CAN HELP YA JESSE LEE IF ALL YA NEEDS A LOAN
MEET ME BY THE RIVERSIDE..BE SURE TO COME ALONE"
SHERIFF DRAGGED THE RIVERBED, PULLED JESSE FROM HIS GRAVE
HIS MOMMA SHE WAS CRYIN', FOR THE BOY SHE COULDN'T SAVE
GAMBLIN' WAS THE MASTER, AND JESSE WAS THE SLAVE...
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