Emmylou Harris

Lyrics Cash on the barrelhead Emmylou Harris

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Cash on the barrelhead


All right
Oh, yeah
Got in a little trouble
Down at the county seat
Thrown to cook in the jail house for
Loitering on the street
When the judge heard the verdict
I was a guilty man
He said forty-five dollars or
Forty days in the can
Said, that'll be cash on the barrelhead, son
You can take your choice you're twenty-one
No money down, no credit plan
No time to chase you 'cause I'm a busy man

Forty days in the jailhouse,
Four days on the road
I was feeling mighty hungry
I feel a heavy load
Saw a greyhound coming stuck up my thumb
Before I got to my seat,
The driving caught my arm
Said that'll be cash on the barrelhead sonThis old gray dog gets paid to run
When the engine starts, lawd, and the wheels all roll
Give me cash on the barrelhead I'll take
you down the road
Said, that'll be cash on the barrelhead, son
You can take your choice you're twenty-one
No money down, no credit plan
No time to chase you 'cause I'm a busy man
No time to chase you 'cause I'm a busy man
Yodel-aheo, Yo-layhea, Yodel-ahe

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The lyrics CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD of EMMYLOU HARRIS is also present in the album Twenty thousand roads (2014)

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Biografia

Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter born in Alabama in 1947. Considered one of the most influential country singers of the 1970s and beyond, she has managed to combine folk, country, and rock elements into a unique sound. Her musical career took a significant turn in 1971 when Chris Hillman, member of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Band, introduced her to Gram Parsons, a pioneer of country-rock. Harris collaborated with Parsons on his debut album *GP* and the subsequent *Grievous Angel*, considered one of the genre's masterpieces. After the tragic death of Parsons in 1973, Harris continued a successful career, releasing numerous critically acclaimed albums, including *Pieces of the Sky* (1975), *Luxury Liner* (1977) and *White Flowers* (1981). Some of her most representative songs include *Boulder to Birmingham*, *Red Dirt Girl* and *The Maker*. Emmylou Harris has been awarded numerous awards, including 14 Grammy Awards.

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