Old Man Blues Lyrics - Singles - Dirty Dave Osti

Old man blue was a friend of mine 

breakin down rocks on a chain gang line 

ten more years was alot to do 

tunnel out seemed like a thing to do 

Over the roof and under the fence 

out to the road with a buck ten cents 

greyhound bus to the old state sign 

get him a job at the black coal mine 

hound dog sniffin his destiny 

guard shack ringing a bell 

it's a long way back from hell. 

Well, all the way to the edge of the trees 

one leg shackle and two bad knees 

long haul truck goin sixty five 

clipped old blue but he did survive 

The state police and a highway crew 

picked up the one they call old man blue 

fixed him up gave him food 

threw him right back in the same cold room 

when he died all he say, "I got seven words for you 

it's a long way back from hell" 

it's a long way back from hell" 

all the way to the edge of the trees