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5) James Street Bridge – m.litton

In a tailored suit, a Stetson triple-X
With a gold watch chained to his vest
Came a country boy, yeah, to the city
Across the James Street Bridge

Across the James Street Bridge my ol’ grandad did go
As a young man to sell cattle by the boxcar load
There in the valley beyond the river’s edge
Lie the Kansas City stockyards across the James Street Bridge

He shined his boots and he brushed his suit ‘n hat
Combed his hair, yeah, in the looking glass
Wound his gold watch then he left the depot
And he crossed the James Street Bridge, yes he did

Ah the gambler was friendly, the ladies they seemed kind
They said big boys spend their money on the poker and the wine
He drew aces at midnight, a full-house at dawn
But come next evening all his money it was gone

The gambler said, “Hey kid, it’s time ya fold
“But you can call ‘n show the cards ya hold
“Just lay that gold watch down on the table
“Or cross the James Street Bridge...oh the James St. Bridge
“Go on home kid...”

From the James Street Bridge he could’ve jumped for shame
But he hoboed back home on an old freight train
When my granddaddy died he was laid to rest
In that tailored suit and the gold watch in his vest

In a tailored suit, a Stetson triple-X
With a gold watch chained to his vest
Came a country boy, yeah, to the city
Across the James Street Bridge
Oh the James Street Bridge
Yes he did...

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from Fresh Blood / Old Skin, released November 13, 2015

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I'm a creekbank ghetto boy. Began my singin' near half a century ago in Canada, then hit northeast, down thru Nashville, Austin, out to Colorado and back to Kansas where I started out and will likely remain. My influences are Leadbelly, Jimmie Rodgers, CCR and The Band, while the juices of a hundred others flavor my music, not to mention the devil himself if that's what it takes to make a song... ... more

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