Wail and Ride - Grayson Capps
NOTE 1: I could not find lyrics for this song anywhere, this is my interpretation.
The name "Purslane" was derived from a character in the movie: "A Love Song for
Bobbie Long", in which Grayson Capps wrote and composed the title song. His
father, Ronald Everett Capps, wrote the screenplay for the movie. However, it
sounds as tho the "s" in "Purslane" is silent in the recording.
NOTE 2: The song was acually recorded in Dm (NOT Am, as shown), however: I believe
the band used non-standard tuning (low E tuned to D?)
(Intro)
Am - Am - Am - Am - Am - Am - Am - Am
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(Verse 1)
Am
Willie John, Willie John, I do belive it's time
E7 D Am
We head out in the woods, clear cut your pine
(Verse 2)
Am
Purslane, Purslane, (I) do believe it's true
E7 D Am
We ain't got no money, it's, the thing we gotta do.
(Verse 3)
Am
Willie John, Willie John, I do belive it's time
E7 D Am
You called up the doctor, 'to have this child of mine.
(Verse 4)
Am
Purslane, Purslane, I'll be by your side.
E7 D Am
Ain't no doctor coming, we're gonna take a little ride
(Chorus)
D Am D Am
We're gonna ride, wail and ride. We're gonna ride, wail and ride
E7 Am
Come on down, ........by the riverside
(Verse 5)
Am
Come on in, come on in, take you a swim
E7 D Am
You can hang up all your clothes on that black willow limb
(Verse 6)
Am
Muddy shores, muddy sores, clingin' 'tween my toes
E7 D Am
Ain't no tellin' where that muddy Missippi river flows
(Verse 7)
Am
Winter sun, winter sun, shine, keep me warm
E7 D Am
Got a boy child comin' early in the morn'.
(Chorus)
D Am D Am
We're gonna ride, wail and ride. We're gonna ride, wail and ride
E7 Am
Come on down, ........by the riverside
(Instrumental)
Am - Am - Am - Am - Am - Am - Am - Am - G - G
Am - Am - Am - Am
(Verse 8)
Am
Dark eyes, dark eyes, what do you see?
E7 D Am
See a newborn baby 'neath that black willow tree
(Verse 9)
Am
Purslane, Purslane, I heard you wail
E7 D Am
All the way down, that pine needle trail
(Verse 10)
Am
Willie John, Willie John, I hear what you say
E7 D Am
We gonna name that boy "Waylon" cause I was wailin' all the way
(Chorus)
D Am D Am
We're gonna ride, wail and ride. We're gonna ride, wail and ride
E7 Am
Come on down, ........by the riverside
(Chorus)
D Am D Am
We're gonna ride, wail and ride. We're gonna ride, wail and ride
E7 Am
Come on down, ........by the riverside
