Mr. Shuck And Jive Lyrics - Singles - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

Tell us once again this morning 

Old friend how did you win the war 

Everybody loves a hero 

It don't matter if they've heard the tale before 

And tell us of the time 

When almost everybody knew you were a star 

And how intelligent you are 

Prove that you're alive Mr. Shuck and Jive 

You can tell us of the man 

Who stole your fortune and nearly ruined your life 

Or better still, the one about the TV 

And the couch and your best friend's wife 

Tell us of grand projects never finished 

With somebody else to blame 

And all the reasons that your fame 

Just never did arrive, Mr. Shuck and Jive 

If you can get yourself together 

Kindly write a criticism of this song 

How it's exquisitely constructed 

And yet mechanical and somehow slightly wrong 

And you can put it in your book 

About the enemy you never even met 

You know you just might make it yet 

But somehow you'll survive Mr. Shuck and Jive