Give Me Back My Dancin' Shoes

Bill Woods of Bakersfield
(To "Werewolves of London")
By Bryce Martin

Saw him at the Blackboard with his Orange Blossom Playboys band
Walking through the streets of Bako in the hot sun
He was bowin' on his fiddle and fingerin' a fast hand
Tellin' Buck, "Play it hot now, sonagun"

Aaahaaw, Bill Woods of Bakersfield
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Aaahaaw, Bill Woods of Bakersfield
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Crowd doin' some howlin' round about midnight
His Telecaster bigger than the clock tower
Playing some Bob Wills and ah-hawin' and havin' fun
Music playin' in all its power

Aaahaaw, Bill Woods of Bakersfield
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Aaahaaw, Bill Woods of Bakersfield
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Well, I heard Bill singin' 'bout a truck drivin' man at the wheel
About headin' on down to San Antone
I heard Billy Mize backing him on a cryin' steel
The music all combined to give out a moan
I saw a long line of dancers arranging to form a square
And all their hands a-holdin'

Aaahaaw, Bill Woods of Bakersfield
Huh-big stuff
Aaahaaw
Bill Woods of Bakersfield

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