Bristol, Tennessee
David Brown
He was driving down to Bristol
with a trumpet in the back
a box of tricks with needles
and a big stack of shellac
had a meeting with a minstrel
and a singing family
driving down to Bristol
Bristol, Tennessee
In a warehouse down on State Street
he set up the whole shebang
got a level on the yodel
and the Singing Brakeman sang
he sang so sweet and wistful
and the rest is history
that fateful day in Bristol
Bristol Tennessee
Well, we don’t have Jimmie Rodgers
but we still share the name
and we’ve got all the players
to keep alive the flame
with talent thick as thistles
as far as you can see
no need to drive to Bristol
Bristol Tennessee
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