Ride Ride Johnny

from 6 Of The Best by The Real Gone Rockabilly Roustabouts

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Originally intended to be an Almighty Cock-ups song but never heard outside of practice, The Almighty Cock-up versions rythm was influenced by the Clash's Know your Rights but having re-discovered the lyrics a good 4 years after the Almighty Cock-ups had disbanded we decided it definately needed to be revisited and given a Rock 'n' Roll overhaul.
The lyrics nodding toward the classic tail of Stagg O lee and Kenny Rogers' The Gambler
There is also an wilder earlier version recorded with Adam playing acoustic, Stephen singing and Dave Winn (Dave Winn and the Methodone Kids, Piss Bank Battery) playing percussion using a knife and glass!
Listen out for the Phantom Fart at the end of the track, nobody knows where it came from, sources suggest it was the hard rocking sound that forced trapped gases from rotting corpse of Elvis Presley.

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Ride Ride Johnny (Glennon, Clarkson, Matthews)
Well Johnny was a gamblin' man
Some say he was a bad bad man
He rolled around from town to town
The dice told him where he was bound
The is a tale of a fall from grace
He had gamblin' debts in 53 states

Well if he's quick on the draw
He'll come to no harm
Maybe he'll hold 'em, maybe he'll fold 'em
Maybe he'll shoot 'em down
Well ride, ride ride Johnny tonight

Ride ride Johnny ride
Well ride ride Johnny ride
Ride ride Johnny ride
Ride, ride ride Johnny tonight

Well ride ride Johnny ride
The law is on your tail
you'd better pray to lady luck
And pray that she don't fail
Ride, ride ride Johnny tonight.

Ride ride Johnny ride
Well ride ride Johnny ride
Lootin' an' a shootin' an' a rootin' an' a tootin'
Ride ride Johnny ride

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from 6 Of The Best, released August 22, 2010

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