Mudcat Café message #2459544

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Thread #114993 Message #2459544
Posted By: Jim Dixon
07-Oct-08 - 03:56 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Have You Ever Been to Nashville? (A Bell)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bell's Have You Ever Been to Nashville?

This might help a bit:

2. ... come to Memphis (3x)
Oh, Lordy, and got put in jail.

5. Oh, wasn't I lucky (3x)
Oh, Lordy, when I got my time?

9. The Judge said: Go 'way, gal (3x)
Oh, Lordy, your man in the....

12. Did you hear 'bout Buddy Rogers? (3x)
Oh, Lordy, got a hundred years.

I'm not sure, but I think the missing phrase in verse 2 might be a person's name, or two people's names: "—— and ——".