Roscoe's Rule Lyrics - Ozark Mountain Daredevils

(INTRO) 

he lives in a valley where a creek runs by him 

every single day 

nothing's around to tempt or try him 

or get in his way 

walkin back from the morning sunrise 

high on top of his hill 

looking out over the peace in his valley 

is the best feeling that he can feel 

from the tree tops way down far below 

he can hear a joyous ringing singing 

it's in the rafters 

you can hear it blow 

la, la, la, la, de, dum, da 

la, la, la, la, de, dum, da 

'Standing in the Dark' was his name when I met him 

shining by his own golden rule 

go where you want son and stay where you have to 

everybody's somebody's fool 

there's a pounding light coming out of the sky 

and it wants to take us into the air 

and set us down on a cloud passing by 

la, la, la, la, de, dum, da 

la, la, la, la, de, dum, da 

(HARP SOLO) 

don't you try to ask him 

he'll just start to laugh and 

never tell you what he really knows 

try to sit and listen 

you'll end up singing with him 

la, la, la, la, de, dum, da 

la, la, la, la, de, dum, da 

(GUITAR SOLO) 

from the tree tops way down far below 

you can hear a joyous ringing singing 

it's in the rafters 

you can hear it blow 

la, la, la, la, de, dum, da 

la, la, la, la, de, dum, da 

la, la, la, la, de, dum, da 

la, la, la, la, de, dum, da 

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Lyrics are copyright 1976, Michael Granda