Artist: Randy Travis

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Birth of the Blues

Oh they say some people long ago
Were searching for a different tune
One that they could croon as only they can

They heard the breeze in the trees
Singing weird melodies
And they made that the start of the blues

And from a jail came the wail
Of a down-hearted frail
And they played that as part of the blues

From a whippoorwill out on a hill
They took a new note
Pushed it through a horn till it was worn into a blue note

And then they nursed it, rehearsed it
and gave out the news
That the Southland gave birth to the blues

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Other Songs by this Artist

1. 1982
2. A Gift Of Love
3. A Heartache In The Works
4. A Little Bitty Crack In Her Heart
5. A Little Left Of Center
6. A Man Ain’t Made of Stone
7. An Old Pair Of Shoes
8. Angels
9. Angels Among Us
10. Ants On A Log
11. Anything
12. Are We In Trouble Now
13. Before You Kill Us All
14. Better Class Of Losers
15. Birth of the Blues
16. Day One
17. Diggin’ Up Bones
18. Don’t Take Your Love Away From Me
19. Feet On The Rock
20. Forever And Ever Amen
21. Future Mister Me
22. Gonna have a little talk
23. Have A Nice Rest Of Your Life
24. He walked on water
25. Heroes And Friends
26. I Am Going
27. I Can Almost Hear Her Wings
28. I Did My Part
29. I Told You So
30. I Won’t Need You Anymore
31. I’d Surrender All
32. If I Didn’t Have You
33. If It Ain’t One Thing It’s Another
34. Long On Lonely (Short On Pride)
35. Promises
36. Send My Body Home On A Freight Train
37. Smoking The Hive
38. Spirit of a Boy Wisdom of a Man
39. This Is Me
40. Tonight We’re Gonna Tear Down The Walls
41. Walk Your Own Road
42. What’ll You Do About Me