Sunday, July 26, 2026

Musical Sunday


I usually have my "favorites" playlist running on my phone while I'm working in the garden, and it finally cycled long enough to bring up this great tune written by Butch Hancock and performed by Joe Ely - "Row of Dominoes" ...


Here are the lyrics:

Carmen must have been the devil's daughter
At least he taught her how to wear her clothes
And the boys followed her to the slaughter
Where they fell like a row of dominoes
They fell like a row of dominoes

Don't let your past drive you under
You know how a memory comes and goes
The years rolled away just like thunder
Where they fell like a row of dominoes
They fell like a row of dominoes

Won't you tell me how you been?
Don't just say that you've been feelin' fine.
Havin' that feelin' again
There's a whole lot more to lay on the line
There's a whole lot more layin' on the line

Share and share alike you know I love you
But I also love the way the wild wind blows
So don't set your dreams up there above you
Where they'll fall like a row of dominoes
They'll fall like a row of dominoes

They say a fool never knows what he misses
And a wise man never misses what he knows
What can I say? Your ten thousand kisses
Fell on me like a row of dominoes
Fell on me like a row of dominoes

Won't you tell me how you been?
Somethin' more than you've been feelin' fine?
Havin' that feelin' again
And the dominoes are standin' in a line
The dominoes are standin' in a line

I think this song contains one of the most awesome lines ever:

Carmen must have been the devil's daughter
At least he taught her how to wear her clothes

That one just sends shivers down my back every time I hear it ... but then again, I'm pretty impressionable.

Have a good day and enjoy the rest of your weekend. More thoughts coming.

Bilbo

1 comment:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Good song -- haven't heard it before.