Thomas Anderson

singer, songwriter, rock 'n' roller

Sheb Wooley Dies in Oklahoma

by Thomas Anderson

from the album Heaven

Got a gal named Katie,

Got a gal named Sue,

They can't hold a candle

To my dog named Blue.

Got a crazy rhythm,

Got a crazy sound;

Saddle up my pony,

I'm glory bound.

Sleepin' in the kitchen'

Got my feet in the hall;

Got a greenback dollar,

Gonna have a ball.

Got chicken on Sunday,

Gonna fill my plate;

Got a first class ticket

To the pearly gates.

Don't be discouraged,

Don't you be blue,

Friends in high places

Lookin' out for you.

The Purple People Eater

A hit when I was born,

And they just don't write songs

Like that anymore.

Hello Central,

Give me 619,

I saw the sky come falling

Out by the county line.

Go tell aunt Fannie,

Go tell Uncle Joe;

Rollin' down the highway

To a heart of gold.

Don't be discouraged,

Don't you be blue;

Friends in high places

Lookin' out for you.

The Purple People Eater

A hit when I was born,

And they just don't write songs

Like that anymore.