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Cash on the Barrelhead

from Gone West by John Greene Music

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Cash on the Barrelhead
words and music by
i&c louvin

got in a little trouble down at the county seat
thrown to cook in the jail house
for loafing on the street
when the judge gave the verdict
I was a guilty man
he said forty-five dollars
or forty days in the can

said, that’ll be cash on the barrelhead, son
you can take your choice you’re twenty-one
no money down, no credit plan
no time to chase you ‘cause I’m a busy man

forty days in the jailhouse,
four days on the road
I was feeling mighty hungry
I feel a heavy load
saw a greyhound coming stuck up my thumb
before I got to my seat,
the driver caught my arm

said that’ll be cash on the barrelhead son
this old grey dog gets paid to run
when the engine starts, lawd,
and the wheels all roll
give me cash on the barrelhead
I’ll take you down the road

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from Gone West, released January 1, 1995

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John Greene Music Falmouth, UK

John Greene's music is a reflection of his turbulent, non-conformist life and is based on early rock and roll, the pop explosion of the 60’s, the blues and many things Americana.
Best described as ‘Hard Country’, it lives in the space also occupied by the likes of Neil Young and the Grateful Dead. It always involves his unique viewpoint on the world he has lived in and the troubles we all share.
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