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06 Dec 17 - 07:43 PM (#3892516) Subject: in memory of Della Reese From: keberoxu Willie Nelson not only recorded this song, but he titled the record album after the song. But Della Reese recorded it before Willie Nelson did, and hers is the version I heard on radio broadcasts. Here it is, in memory of Della Reese. THE TROUBLEMAKER I could tell from the moment that I saw him He was nothing but the trouble-making kind His hair was much too long And his motley group of friends Had nothing but rebellion on their minds He's rejected the establishment completely And I know for sure he's never had a job He just goes from town to town Stirring up the young people 'Til they're nothing but a disrespectful mob And I know for sure he's never joined the army And served his country like we all have done; He'd rather wear his sandals and his flowers While others wage the war that must be won They arrested him last week and found him guilty Sentenced him to die, and it's no great loss They will take him to a place called Calvary And hang that troublemaker on a cross authors: Bruce G. Belland, David Troy Somerville © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. |
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08 Dec 17 - 07:03 PM (#3892892) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Troublemaker (Belland, Somerville) From: keberoxu Can't find an online recording of Della Reese's version; so, here is Willie Nelson's, provided the link works. The Troublemaker |