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I’m not sure if there’s a point to this story But I’m going to tell it again So many other people try to tell the tale Not one of them knows the end
It was a junk-house in South Carolina Held a boy the age of ten Along with his older brother Billy And a mother and her boyfriend Who was a triple loser with some blue tattoos That were given to him when he was young And a drunk temper that was easy to lose And thank god he didn’t own a gun
Well, Billy woke up in the back of his truck Took a minute to open his eyes He took a peep into the back of the house And found himself a big surprise He didn’t see his brother but there was his mother With her red-headed head in her hands While the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old priest Trying to choke the man
Ah Ah Ahhh...
Billy looked up from the window to the truck Threw up, and had to struggle to stand He saw that red-necked B*stard! with a hammer Turn the priest into a shell of a man The priest was putting up the fight of his life But he was old and he was bound to lose The boyfriend hit as hard as he could And knocked the priest right down to his shoes
Well, now Billy knew but never actually met The preacher lying there in the room He heard himself say, "That Must Be My Daddy" Then he knew what he was gonna do Billy got up enough courage, took it up And grabbed the first blunt thing he could find It was a cold, glass bottle of milk That got delivered every morning at nine
Ah Ah Ahhh...
Billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor, and He turned around and put the lock on the door He looked dead into the boyfriend’s eye His mother was a ghost, too upset to cry, then He took a step toward the man on the ground From his mouth trickled out a little audible sound He heard the boyfriend shout, "GET OUT!" And Billy said, "Not Till I Know What This Is All About" "Well, This Preacher Here Was Attacking Your Mama" But Billy knew just who was starting the drama So Billy took dead aim at his face And smashed the bottle on the man who left his dad in disgrace, and The white milk dripped down with the blood, and the Boyfriend fell down dead for good Right next to the preacher who was gasping for air And Billy shouted, "Daddy, why’d you have to come back here?" His mama reached behind the sugar and honey, and Pulled out an envelope filled with money "Your daddy gave us this," she collapsed in tears "He’s been paying all the bills for years" "Mama, let’s put this body underneath the trees and put Daddy in the truck and head to Tennessee" Just then, his little brother came in Holding the milk man’s hat and a bottle of gin singing,
La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la, la la la... La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la, la la la... La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah
Well now you heard another side to the story But you wanna know how it ends? If you must know, the truth about the tale Go and ask the milkman
Amazing, amazing song. Really beautiful and haunting. Epic sounding. Great Album by the Raconteurs as well.
When I read these lyrics and accompanied it to the song it felt like I was in middle of a epic movie, like a "No Country For Old Men" meets "The Devil Went Down To Georgia".
Post by itrainmonkeys on Apr 20, 2008 15:38:52 GMT -5
They've got to.
Also....last time I saw em (and other times live) they played "Bang Bang". Really great cover with Jack wailing away with his vocals. really awesome. They are the number one show I want to get front row for. MMJ is creeping up there too.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Apr 20, 2008 20:07:58 GMT -5
^^^
Is there a source to that? I tried looking that up but haven't found anything. The news sources I found said that hanging with Dylan rubbed off on him but nothing solid about helping them write.
Jack mentioned in an interview how the only name he wanted said in the song was Billy's and all the rest were just like Mom, Brother, Father, Preacher, etc. He didn't know if he should name the guy Billy or not because Billy has been used before in so many songs so he asked Bob what he thought and Dylan said, "Why don't you try using Eddie?" But then I guess he ended up coming around on Billy so it stuck. I don't know if that would qualify as helping him write it, but he had some input!!
Jack mentioned in an interview how the only name he wanted said in the song was Billy's and all the rest were just like Mom, Brother, Father, Preacher, etc. He didn't know if he should name the guy Billy or not because Billy has been used before in so many songs so he asked Bob what he thought and Dylan said, "Why don't you try using Eddie?" But then I guess he ended up coming around on Billy so it stuck. I don't know if that would qualify as helping him write it, but he had some input!!
I was having an argument about this song the other day. Is the priest the actual father of the boy, or was he just called "father" because he is a preist? My theory is that the Mom was sleeping with the milkman, and the boyfriend confused the two and attacked the priest instead. That's why the milkman is the only one who still knows the truth. Amazing song
I was having an argument about this song the other day. Is the priest the actual father of the boy, or was he just called "father" because he is a preist? My theory is that the Mom was sleeping with the milkman, and the boyfriend confused the two and attacked the priest instead. That's why the milkman is the only one who still knows the truth. Amazing song
I think the priest is supposed to be the kids dad. That's why he says "daddy" a lot and the mom explains the reason he came back was cuz he was paying bills for them. Either way.....amazing song. Can't wait for this show. Can't wait for this fest.
I was very impressed with the new album, and this final track made me go back and listen to it again in the same sitting. I don't know why it works so well, but it does.
