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8) When I’s In Denver - m.litton

When I’s in Denver I packed a .38
Drove a little Ford coup painted gunpowder gray
And every Saturday, I’d take a drive
Runnin’ south down Broadway I’d pass them Chevrolets
Cuttin’ her east off ol’ Colfax I outran a Stutz-Bearcat
Turned up my radio, stuck my head out the side window
Then stopped at Gypsy Jane’s
She’d say, “Tonight you’re gonna meet a dame…”
Boys, in the evening I’d take a trolley down Curtis Street
Once I met a blonde Lombard, her sister’s name was Carol
She said, “Now won’t you drive my Pierce Arrow?”

When I’s in Denver I had pearly white teeth
I had curly hair and my pants had pleats
I wore flowers in the spring, the ladies called, “Hey fella!”
If ya wanna talk about love affairs, boy, I had a few
Red, black, long blonde hair ‘n ooh-la that brunette lady
Olivia de Havilland she was the only one
Who could steal my breath away
Did you ever see a picture of her in her day?
And oh Lordy God, boys, should’ve met my lil’ Sady
She wore fishnet stocking now, moved like a barracuda
She danced at the bar Abdulla…just for me

When I’s in Denver I’d never lose
I had money in my pockets ‘n Florsheim shoes
I didn’t pay no dues, I saw every movie made
One night I took a lil’ gal named Fay
To the Green Lantern Café
She made me feel like Errol Flynn
And I swear she looked like Olivia de Havilland
Well I reached down ‘n touched her hand
As we listened to the marionette band
We jitterbugged the winter through
Yeah, we did the big apple too
And it was out by Lakeside
The night I asked her to be my bride
We danced as the big band started to play
“When the Deep Purple Fa-alls”
That night we drove to city hall

Well we moved from Denver to Omaha
I went to workin’ for her pa
I obeyed every law, and now I feel tired
I sell real-estate, boys, ‘n I keep a poker face
When Fay asks, “What’s on your mind?”
I say, “Nothin’…” but it’s those Denver nights
Now lately I’ve been countin’
It’s 20 some years since I’ve seen those mountains
And that Colorado air…
Seems my whole life happened out there
And oh Lordy God, boys, should’ve seen my lil’ Sady
She wore fishnet stocking now, moved like a barracuda
She danced at the bar Abdulla…just for me

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from Bare Bones, released October 2, 2020

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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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