The Ballad of Curtis Loew
by Lynyrd Skynyrd


Well, I used to wake the mornin' before the rooster crowed,
Searchin' for soda bottles to get myself some dough.
Run 'em down to the corner, down to the country store,
Cash 'em in, and give my money to a man named Curtis Loew.

Old Curt was a black man with white curly hair,
When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care,
He used to own an old Dobro, used to play it 'cross his knee
I give old Curt my money, he play all day for me.

Play me a song, Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew,
Well, I got your drinkin' money, tune up your Dobro.
People said he was useless, them people all were fools,
'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues

He looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten,
Mama used to whup me, but I'd go see him again.
I clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time,
He'd play a song or two, then take another drink of wine.

Play me a song, Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew,
Well, I got your drinkin' money, tune up your Dobro.
People said he was useless, them people all were fools,
'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues

On the day old Curtis died, nobody came and prayed.
Ol' preacher said some words, and they chunked him in the grave.
Well, he lived a lifetime, playin' the black man's blues
And on the day he lost his life, that's all he had to lose.

Play me a song, Curtis Loew, hey, Curtis Loew,
I wish that you was here so ev'ryone would know
People said he was useless, them people all were fools,
'Cause, Curtis, you're the finest picker to ever play the blues.


Transcribed by Rich Kulawiec, rsk@ecn.purdue.edu




» Ain't No Good Life
» Aint No Good Life
» All Funked Up
» All I Can Do Is Write About It
» All I Have Is A Song
» Am I Losin'
» Am I Losing
» Backstreet Crawler
» Ballad Of Curtis Loew
» Ballad Of Curtis Lowe
» Berneice
» Best Things In Life
» Blame It On A Sad Song
» Born To Run
» Bring It On
» Call Me The Breeze
» Can't Take That Away
» Cant Take That Away
» Cheatin Woman
» Cheatin' Woman
» Comin Home
» Comin' Home
» Crawl
» Crossroad
» Crossroads
» Cry For The Bad Man
» Curtis Loew
» Dead Man Walkin'
» Devil In The Bottle
» Devil In The Bottle'
» Don't Ask Me No Questions
» Dont Ask Me No Questions
» Double Trouble
» Down South Jukin
» Down South Jukin'
» Down South Jukin' (in album Endangered Species)
» Edge Of Forever
» End Of The Road
» Every Mother's Son
» Every Mothers Son
» Four Walls Of Raiford
» Free Bird
» Freebird
» Georgia Peaches
» Gimme 3 Steps
» Gimme Back My Bullets
» Gimme Back My Bullets W Kid Rock
» Gimme Three Steps
» Good Lovin's Hard To Find
» Good Lovins Hard To Find
» Good Luck, Bad Luck
» Good Thing
» Got That Right
» Gotta Go
» Greensleeves
» Heartbreak Hotel
» He's Alive
» Hell Or Heaven
» Hes Alive
» Hijo De La Luna
» Hillbilly Blues
» Home Is Where The Heart Is
» Honky Tonk Night Time Man
» Honky-Tonk, Night-Time Man
» How Soon We Forget
» I Ain't The One
» I Aint The One
» I Got The Same Old Blues
» I Know A Little
» I Need You
» I Never Dreamed
» I'm A Country Boy
» I've Been Your Fool
» I've Seen Enough
» Im A Country Boy
» Its A Killer
» Ive Been Your Fool
» Ive Seen Enough
» Jake
» Jake (When The Smoke Clears)
» Junkie
» Keeping The Faith
» Kiss Your Freedom
» Kiss Your Freedom Goodbye
» Lend A Helpin Hand
» Lend A Helpin' Hand
» Life's Lessons
» Love Don't Always Come Easy
» Love Dont Always Come Easy
» Lucky Man
» Mad Hatter
» Made In The Shade
» Mama
» Mama (Afraid To Say Goodbye)
» Michelle
» Mississippi Kid
» Money Man
» Mr. Banker
» Need All My Friends
» Needle And The Spoon
» Never Too Late
» None Of Us Are Free
» O R R
» O.R.R.
» On The Hunt
» One In The Sun
» One More Time
» One Thing
» Outta Hell In My Dodge
» Outta Hell In My Doge
» Pick 'Em Up
» Pick'Em Up
» Poison Whiskey
» Poison Whisky
» Preacher Man
» Preacher's Daughter
» Preachers Daughter
» Pure Simple
» Railroad Song
» Red White And Blue
» Rockin' Little Town
» Roll Gypsy Roll
» Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
» Run Run Rudolph
» Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
» Saturday Night Special
» Searchin
» Searchin'
» Searching
» Simple Kind Of Man
» Simple Man
» Smokestack Lightning
» Soutern Women
» South Of Heaven
» Southern Women
» Stairway To Heaven
» Swamp Music
» Sweet Home Alabama
» Sweet Little Missy
» Sweet Mama
» T For Texas
» Take Your Time
» Talked Myself Right Into It
» That Smell
» That's How I Like It
» The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
» The Ballad Of Curtis Lowe
» The Last Rebel
» The Needle And The Spoon
» The Needle The Spoon
» The Seasons
» The Way
» Things Goin On
» Things Goin' On
» Things Goin' On (in album First and... Last)
» Tomorrow's Goodbye
» Tomorrows Goodbye
» Travelin' Man
» Travelin’ Man
» Travellin Man
» Travellin' Man
» Truck Drivin Man
» Truck Drivin' Man
» Trust
» Tuesday's Gone
» Tuesdays Gone
» Voodoo Lake
» Was I Right Or Wrong
» We Ain't Much Different
» We Aint Much Different
» What's Your Name
» Whats Your Name
» When You Got Good Friends
» Whiskey Rock A Roller
» Whiskey Rock-A-Roller
» White Dove
» Wino
» Workin
» Workin For Mca
» Workin'
» Workin' For MCA
» Working For Mca
» You Got That Right

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