Joe Ely - Crazy Lemon
Down on the Drag (1979)
Intro
G-F-D D D D
Chorus 1
G D
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
D
It's true that I stole a Budweiser truck
G
I changed my mind but the truck got stuck
D A A7
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
D A D
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
G-F-D
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