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Moon Blues and Cowboy Tunes

from Front Porch Songs by Robert Lindsay Nathan

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This song is older than I can remember, but came out of my move from Alabama to Texas when I was in high school; an event that changed everything for me.

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Moon Blues and Cowboy Tunes
Copyright 1986 Robert Lindsay Nathan

I’ve lived in Texas, and North Alabam
From Mobile to Sheffield and Guntersville dam
And it just don’t matter, wherever I am
I love the sounds of a good country band

Sounds like Waylon’s a wailin’ and Willie’s a whinin’
Bout honky tonk heros, and livin and dyin’
Sounds like lonely old critters that howl at the moon
And lonely old cowboys, that sing out a tune.

I’ve heard those old hound dogs , that howl at the moon.
And seen lovely creatures, that hatch from cocoons
But what of this creature that sings out a tune,
As warm as a smile, in a crowded saloon

Warm as Waylon’s a wailin’ and Willie’s a whinin’
Bout honky tonk heros, and livin and dyin’
Warm as sweet summers sunshine, and bootleggers moonshine
And lonely old cowboys, that sing out a tune.

I’ve lived in Texas, and North Alabam
From Houston, to Austin, and out in Big Bend
I’ve felt her old sunburn, heard the whip of her wind
Bama my brother, meet Texas my friend

Hear her Waylon’s a wailin’ and Willie’s a whinin’
Bout honky tonk heros, and livin and dyin’
Hear her lonely old critters that howl at the moon
And her lonely old cowboys, that sing out a tune.

Sing out Waylon’s a wailin and Willie’s a whinin;
Bout honky tonk heros, bout livin & dyin’
My heart's still in Texas, a sippin’ Dos Equis
But my souls in the Shoals, of North Alabam

Yes my souls in the Shoals…...of North Alabam

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from Front Porch Songs, released December 3, 2017
Music and lyrics by Robert Lindsay Nathan
Lead vocals and steel string acoustic guitar by Robert Lindsay Nathan
Dobro by Andre Moran
Fiddle by Warren Hood
Drums, bass, piano, and harmonies by Mark Hallman

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Robert Lindsay Nathan Canyon Lake, Texas

Robert Lindsay (Bama) Nathan was born in New Orleans on September 24, 1952. He was raised in Muscle Shoals Alabama and formally educated in Texas (Gig 'em Aggies). He has been writing songs since the early 1970's and has circled the globe playing them.

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