The Ballad Of... Lyrics - Dr. Hook

(Ray Sawyer/Dennis Locorriere/Ron Haffkine) 

He stands tall in his handmade boots 

Pretty little girls all around 

Black was the shade of his nudie suit 

And when he sang there was not a sound 

From state line to Mobile he entertained the crowds 

Everybody there knew his name 

His climb had started but the road gets harder 

When you're closing in on fame 

Bright lights shine and the crowd goes wild 

"The show won't start 'til y'all calm down" 

One pretty little girl stands all alone 

And when she cried there was not a sound 

For just three days in New Orleans she never left his side 

That girl became a woman with her very first man 

But to her only lover she was just like all the others 

'Til she stood there with that gun in her hand 

A shot rang out and the crowd goes wild 

A shot rang out and the crowd goes wild 

The crowd goes wild 

The crowd goes wild 

The crowd goes wild 

The crowd goes wild 

(c) 1973 Blackwood Music Inc. & Rekooh Music