Leroy's Dustbowl Blues

The Del McCoury Band, Steve Earle, Del McCoury

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Del McCoury

Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939 in York, Pennsylvania) is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of the Del McCoury Band, he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury, who play mandolin and banjo respectively. In June 2010, he received a National Heritage Fellowship lifetime achievement award from the National Endowment for the Arts and in 2011 he was elected into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. more »


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1999
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Leroy was a farmer and an honest man 
Would have lived in Oklahoma all his days 
He just wanted left alone to work a piece of land 
But a hard wind come and blew his dreams away 
So he headed for the West Coast thought he could not lose 
Rollin' down the highway with the dust bowl blues 

It's a thousand miles from Broken Bow to Bakersfield 
And the highway's paved with heartaches all the way 
Leroy drove on lookin' for a better deal 
A place a man could settle down and stay 
But the police at the state line beat him black and blue 
Left him lyin' by the roadside with the dust bowl blues 

They say California is a paradise 
Hollywood turns night time into day 
But up along the San Joaquin those city lights 
Might as well be a million miles away 
When your kids are cold and hungry wearin' worn out shoes 
Standin' in the garden with the dust bowl blues

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Written by: STEVE EARLE

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