Son House: Father of the Delta Blues

Son House: Father of the Delta Blues
"You can sing the blues in church if you use the words right."

Thursday, December 28, 2006

For the Literate Bourbon Lover...

The Ballad of Whiskey Straight

Let dreamers whine
Of the pleasures of wine
For lovers of soft delight
But this is the song
Of a tipple that's strong
For men who must toil and fight.
Now the drink of luck
For the man full of pluck
Is easy to nominate
It's the good old whiskey of old Kentuck
And you always drink it straight...

---19th-century Kentucky poem

1 comment:

KevBrews said...

Where's my 100 word blues review?