A southern rock song. I wrote the lyrics, and Mark Kaufman performed it, including all instruments! A very talented man. It was produced by Geoff Wood. It was a wonderful experience in cowrites!
I wrote these lyrics from a memory from a little country store in Salyersville, Kentucky. Mark Kaufman and producer Geoff Wood are my partners who brought it to life.
Linda Lou
(c) 2009 Allen/Wood/Kaufman
Sittin out front of Wisecups store
in a rousin game of checkerboard
Sunday afternoon no work to do
just chewin the fat and chawin a chew
Me and Billy Joe goin head to head
I was black and he was red
When down the mountain come a pickup truck
Billy jumped my queen when I stood up
Chorus
Prettiest girl I ever seen
stepped out the right and into my dreams
I was gonna learn what the other boys knew
Better stay away from Linda Lou
Her momma stepped out of the drivers side
staring me down with cold hard eyes
Boy one warnins all I give
Best stick to checkers if you wanna live
Chorus
Lead
Billys on the ground a bustin a gut
Boy get back youare gonna get hurt
Men on the mountain gonna tell you the truth
Her mama gonna teach ya the buck shot blues
Chorus
Prettiest girl I ever seen
Headed back to the holler and out of my dreams
Iad just learned what the other boys new
Better stay away from Linda lou
gotta a mean mountain mama
that Linda lou
gonna make you sing
the buckshot blues
Better stay away
Better stay away
from Linda lou.