CoffeeShop Blues
TUPELO
PLEASE TO MEET YOU, TAKE MY HAND,
AND LET’S GO TO TUPELO
LET’S TAKE SOME TIME ON A HIGHWAY DRIVE,
A FEW MILES, TAKE IT SLOW
SEND ME A MESSAGE ON THE TELEGRAPH WIRE, &
TELL ME,
“YES OR NO”
MY HEART IS FROZEN IN SPACE AND TIME,
TIL I KNOW, WHAT YOU KNOW, ABOUT TU-PE-LO
I HEARD A WHISPER FROM A FRIEND OF MINE
THINK YOU KNOW… MISTER STONE?
HE SAID YOU MET A STRANGER FROM OUT OF TOWN
AND HE TOLD YOU WHAT ?... I DON’T KNOW
CALL ME LATER ON THE TELEPHONE LINE &
WHISPER,
“YES OR NO”
MY MIND IS FOGGY AND MY FEET ARE ON FIRE
TIL I KNOW, WHAT YOU KNOW, ABOUT TU-PE-LO
TORNADO IN TUPELO IN 1936 OR SO
PUT ELVIS AND HIS TWIN IN A SPIN AND HEAVEN
KNOWS
THE NATCHEZ TRACE AND THE CHICKASAW
SAVED THEIR SOULS- AND BLESSED THEIR BONES
TORNADO IN TUPELO IN 19 - 36 OR SO
SDINESON 2015 ASCAP moon caravan music
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