07 Mar 98 - 12:40 AM (#23229) Subject: Lyr Add: MR. SHORTY (Marty Robbins) From: Gene MR. SHORTY
Nobody knew where he came from
Well, I could see that he wasn't a large man
Said he was needin' some wages
There in his blue eyes was sadness
Said he would work thru the winter
And I could tell he was a-lookin' for trouble
The eyes of the little man narrowed
But the big one continued to mock 'im
When the little man spoke, there was stillness
Oh! it's plain that you're a-lookin' for trouble
His hand was already positioned
It was plain he was ready and waitin'
In the room was a terrible silence
He cursed once or twice in a whisper
But the little man's hands was like lightning
For the big one had never cleared leather
The little man stood there a moment
Nobody knew where he came from
As for me, I'll remember the sadness SOURCE: Marty Robbins - In The Wild West, Part 5
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05 Dec 98 - 12:35 PM (#48144) Subject: RE: ADD LYR: MR SHORTY/MARTY ROBBINS From: Gene Move forward.... |
24 Jun 01 - 11:50 AM (#490832) Subject: RE: ADD LYR: MR SHORTY/MARTY ROBBINS From: GUEST,Tom Wallace Thank You for these Lyrics. I've been looking for them for almost twenty years since I first heard the song at a folk club in Bletchley Milton Keynes. |
25 Jun 01 - 03:19 AM (#491172) Subject: RE: ADD LYR: MR SHORTY/MARTY ROBBINS From: GUEST,joe i heard a guy play this at a jam in lemoore, CA 2 weeks ago. since then i found a photo copy of a song i collected from 'hispanic folk songs from new mexico'. it's the 'answer song' in spanish, probably long preceding this one but it seems to relate to the same events. good 'corrido'. now that you mention it, i'll enter a verse or two when i get the chance. |
06 Oct 01 - 09:19 PM (#566480) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: MISTER SHORTY (Marty Robbins) From: GUEST,Gene Arrangement by my friend Zoomer - MISTER SHORTY Recorded by Marty Robbins Words and music by Marty Robbins [C] Nobody knew where he [Am] came from [C] They only knew he came [Am] in [C] Slowly he walked to the [Am] end of the bar And he [Dm] ordered up one slug of [E7] gin Well, I could [Am] see that he wasn't a [Dm] large man I could [G] tell that he wasn't too [C] tall I [E7] judged him to be [Am] 'bout five-foot three And his [D] voice was a soft Texas [G] drawl. Note. Other verses same chords as above. [C] As for me, I'll remember the [Am] sadness [C] Shown in the eyes of the [Am] man [C] If we meet someday, you can [Am] bet I would say That it's [D] me, Mister [D7] Shorty, Your [G] frien-[F] ien-[G] end.
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