Joe Ely - Crazy Lemon
Down on the Drag (1979)

Intro

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Chorus 1
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They call me the crazy lemon
                            A
I'm crazy, wild, free for a while
        D
I can't help what they think, I was born that way
     G
I'll be a little crazy till my dyin' day
       D                    A               D
Just a man on the run, they call the crazy lemon

Verse 1
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It's true that I stole a Budweiser truck
   G
I changed my mind but the truck got stuck
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In a muddy ditch, so I hitched it back again
           D
The second car that passed had a cherry on top
G
Just my luck, it was the first to stop
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They said with a grin, "Looky here, it's the crazy lemon"

Chorus
(Just a harlequin, they call the crazy lemon)

Verse 2
I admit that I run a little illegal cargo
From the border and the coast, north to Fargo
Busted with a truck load of Juarez violins
Seems everything that I tried to sell
Just bought me a room in some iron hotel
Things were looking grim for the crazy lemon

Chorus
(Just a man on the run, they call the crazy lemon)

It's true that I've jumped a little bit of bail
From a handful of city & county jails
Seeking out a spiritual hideout in the wind
 It's easy to hide from a 6 foot cell
No use tryin' to hide yourself
Just play another hymn for the crazy lemon

Chorus
(Just a face in the sun, they call the crazy lemon)

Outro
A                  D
Yeah, I'm a Crazy Lemon
A                 D              
Oh, I'm a Crazy Lemon

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