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Steve Earle

Steve Earle ( /ˈɜrl/; born Stephen Fain Earle on January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, author and actor. Earle grew up near San Antonio, Texas, and began learning the guitar at age 11. more »

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I went down to Taneytown 
I went down to Taneytown 
To see what I could see 
My mama told me never go 
But I'm almost 22 years old 
Sometimes I fear this holler swollow me 
She ran off to Gettysburg 
Went off with that new beau of hers 
I snuck off after dark 
Long way down the county road 
Stars were bright 
The moon was low 
Down to where the black top highway starts 

I went down to Taneytown 
I went down to Taneytown 
I went down to see what I could see 

I could see everybody stared at me 
You'd think that they ain't never seen 
A colored boy before 
They chunked at me at me 
Called me names 
They'd have whipped me sure but the sheriff came 
I slipped off through the dry goods store 
I ran down Division Street 
Some of them boys followed me 
Down to the railroad track 
Four of them and I cain't fight 
But I had my old Randall knife 
I cut that boy and I never did look back 

I went down to Taneytown 
I went down to Taneytown 
I went down to see what I could see 

Cross the fields and woods I run 
Like a bullet from a rabbit gun 
Back home to my bed 
Ma came in from Gettysburg 
Her and that new beau of hers 
"Boy you look like hell"; was all she said 

Month went by without a word 
Somebody down the holler heard 
About that boy they hung 
He begged those men to spare his life 
But I dropped my bloody Randall knife 
He picked it up so they thought he was the one 

I went down to Taneytown 
I went down to Taneytown 
I ain't goin' back there anymore

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