Billy Strings Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)

‘T’ for Texas, ‘T’ for Tennessee
‘T’ for Texas, ‘T’ for Tennessee
‘T’ for Thelma,
That girl that made a wreck out of me
Yodelaeeeo…
If you don’t want me, Mama
You sure don’t have to stall, Lawd, Lawd
If you don’t want me, Mama
You sure don’t have to stall
‘Cause I can get more women
Than a passenger train can haul
Yodelaeeeo…
I’m gonna buy me a pistol
Just as long as I’m tall
I’m gonna buy me a pistol, Lawd, Lawd
Just as long as I’m tall
I’m gonna shoot poor Thelma
Just to see her jump and fall
Yodelaeeeo…
I’m going where the water drinks like cherry wine
I’m going where the water drinks like cherry wine
‘Cause the Georgia water tastes like terpentine
I’m gonna buy me a shotgun with a big long shiny barrel
I’m gonna buy me a shotgun with a big long shiny barrel
I’m gonna that round dog that stole away my gal
Yodelaeeeo…
Rather drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log
Rather drink muddy water a sleep in a hollow log
Than to be in Atlanta treated like a dirty dog
Yodelaeeeo…

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Set #

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2024-10-19

15 of 18

Wargasm ,

The Two Soldiers

, Highway Hypnosis

2024-07-31

11 of 14

Wargasm ,

The Two Soldiers

, Likes Of Me

2022-03-15

9 of 10

Ruby ,

The Two Soldiers

, Hide and Seek

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Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)

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WRITTEN BY

Jimmie Rodgers

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Origin: Traditional (1800s Civil War Ballad)

First published in 1863 and most likely originally about the Dec. 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg. The lyrics were easily changed to describe almost any battle and used to tell the story of multiple Civil War battles including the Battle of Gettysburg and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

First recording by Monroe Gevedon (1937)

Released by Norman Blake and Tony Rice (1990)

Released by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman (1991)

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FIRST TIME PLAYED

2022-03-15 Roadrunner – Boston, MA

MOST RECENT TIME PLAYED

2024-10-19 Orion Amphitheater – Huntsville, AL

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LAST 3 TIMES PLAYED

2024-10-19 Orion Amphitheater – Huntsville, AL 2024-07-31 DCU Center Arena – Worcester, MA 2022-03-15 Roadrunner – Boston, MA

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Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)

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TOTAL TIMES PLAYED: 1

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Set 1 Opener

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Set 2 Closer

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