Yazoo Street Scandal

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The Band were a Canadian-American roots rock group that originally consisted of Rick Danko (bass guitar, double bass, fiddle, trombone, vocals), Levon Helm (drums, mandolin, guitar, vocals), Garth Hudson (keyboard instruments, saxophones, trumpet), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, baritone saxophone, vocals) and Robbie Robertson (guitar, vocals). The members of the Band first came together as they joined rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins's backing group, The Hawks, one by one between 1958 and 1963. more »


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Stranded out in the night
Eliza took me down
To see the widow give
Rain to the town
It's against the law
To be a tonic man
But the widow knows
She's got the upper hand

So I went on in
Feelin' kinda wheezy
You know she soothed my mind, boys
She rocked me kinda slow and easy
All day and all night

Pick a card before you go
It's a long trip to Mexico

Eliza waited by the door
I can't stay here anymore, no, no

Then she took a pill
She washed her feet in the mud
She said "Look out, son
You know, I just ordered a flood
For forty days and forty nights"

Then I dropped my shoes
Eliza called my name
She said it looked to her
Like it's gonna rain
Then the cotton king
Came in chokin'
And the widow laughed and said
"I ain't jokin'
Think what you want"
She said, "now don't ya tease me
I just fell in love, boy
So rock me kinda slow and rock me kinda easy

Sweet William said
With a drunken head
"If I had a boat
I'd help y'all float"
Eliza stood there watching
William in a trance
As the widow sang the
The St. Vitus dance
But just then an old man
With a boat named "Breezy"
Said, "You can ride with Clyde, boys
If you rock it kinda slow and rock it kinda easy
All day and all night"

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Written by: Jaime Royal Robertson

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