Crude Oil Blues Lyrics

Jerry Reed

CRUDE OIL BLUES
Writer Jerry Reed


Well now, listen people let me tell you some news
Ia¢Â€Â™ll sing a song called the crude oil blues
Wea¢Â€Â™re low on heat .n all
Wea¢Â€Â™re low on gas
And Ia¢Â€Â™m so cold Ia¢Â€Â™m about to freeze mya¢Â€Â¦..self
We got the crude oil blues
a¢Â€Â˜Cause the winter time sure gets cold to the bottom of my shoes
Well my hands are shakina¢Â€Â™ and my knees are weak
But it aina¢Â€Â™t because of love
Ita¢Â€Â™s from lack of heat
Ia¢Â€Â™m gonna tell you a story anout this drunk I know
He kept his basement full of homemade brew
But the winter got so bad it screwed up the boya¢Â€Â™s thinkina¢Â€Â™
He got so cold he had to burn all his drinkina¢Â€Â™
Hea¢Â€Â™s got the crude oil blues
He said the wintertime can sure get cold to the bottom of your shoes
He said, burnina¢Â€Â™ this booze just destroys my soul
But therea¢Â€Â™s one thing about it honey
When youa¢Â€Â™re cold, youa¢Â€Â™re cold
Ia¢Â€Â™ve got the crude oil blues
Well, when we made this record there was a little bit of doubt
Whether or not the ting was ever gonna come out
I said, a¢Â€Âœhey chief, you reckon this record will be released?a¢Â€Â�
He said, a¢Â€ÂœSon, we aina¢Â€Â™t got enough oil to keep the pressed greaseda¢Â€Â�
We got the crude oil blues
And son, if we cana¢Â€Â™t make records then we dona¢Â€Â™t need you
I said, a¢Â€Âœwhat am I gonna do if I cana¢Â€Â™t sing and pick?a¢Â€Â�
He said, a¢Â€Âœwell just keep yourself warm playina¢Â€Â™ all them hot licks
We got the crude oil blues.
Oh mama , dona¢Â€Â™t forget to bring in the brass monkey
And remember what Albert Weinstein saida¢Â€Â¦that coolina¢Â€Â™ is condusive to cuddlina¢Â€Â¦
Honey I love ya but pass the duck downa¢Â€Â¦hey I read a sign on the pump at my
Favorite gas station the other daya¢Â€Â¦
It said uh, a¢Â€Âœhe who expecteth nothina¢Â€Â™ aina¢Â€Â™t gonna be deceived.