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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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The first time I saw Carrie Brown 
She was so young and fair 
A voice like spring rain fallin' down and sunlight in her hair 
I'd never seen her face before so I asked all around 
Her daddy owns a grocery store and she lives in Bristol town 

Carrie darlin' Carrie Carrie Brown I cry 
If I can't marry Carrie Brown, believe I'd rather die 

I laid my last ten dollars down 
Though I didn't need a thing 
Just to touch sweet Carrie Brown 

When she handed me my change 
I hung around 'til closin' time I scarce believed my eyes 
My darlin' walkin' arm in arm 
With a boy named Billy Wise 

I walked around in Bristol town a bitter broken man 
A heart that pined for Carrie Brown and a pistol in my hand 
We met again on State Street poor Billy Wise and me 
I shot him in Virginia and he died in Tennessee 

Now I'm down in the Bristol jail and all I do is cry 
Cause the jury found me guilty and the judge says I must die 
I'm just a poor young mountain boy 
Ain't never been to town 
And I've come to ruination for the love of Carrie Brown

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