「歌曲」The Ballad Of Billy Joe-Jerry Lee Lewis

Well, Billy Joe never had no education
He couldn't even write his name
But he made a lot of money
A-sellin' that home-brewed whiskey and homemade wine

He had a big old Cadillac car
And a diamond ring and a guitar
And he lived in a shack down by the river
With a woman named Sally and a dog named Tater

He said, "Come on, Sally, let's go to town
We'll drink some whiskey and we'll paint the town
I got a pocket full of money and a heart full of wine
And I'm gonna have me a real good time"

But Sally said, "Billy Joe, you better stay at home
'Cause the law is after you for what you've done
They found a still down in the hollow
And they know that it's yours, and they're gonna follow"

Billy Joe just laughed and said, "I don't care
I got a gun and I'm gonna use it if they come near
I ain't goin' to jail for nobody
I'm a free man, and I'm gonna stay that way, you see"

So he got in his car and he drove away
Sally stood there and she began to pray
She said, "Lord, please watch over Billy Joe
And bring him back home, 'cause I love him so"

But the law caught up with him down by the bend
And they shot him down, and that was the end
They buried Billy Joe by the river side
And Sally cried and cried and cried

Now the shack is empty and the dog is gone
And Sally lives in a world all alone
She thinks about Billy Joe every day
And the words that she heard him say

"Come on, Sally, let's go to town
We'll drink some whiskey and we'll paint the town
I got a pocket full of money and a heart full of wine
And I'm gonna have me a real good time"