Name: Key to the Highway
Duration: 2 min 39 s
Channel: Big Bill Broonzy
Description: "Key to the Highway" is a song by Little Charlie. 12 bar Blues in E. A hit for Big Bill Broonzy in the 1940's

Key to the Highway

Little Charlie

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12 bar Blues in E. A hit for Big Bill Broonzy in the 1940's

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Little Charlie

One Guy - One Guitar - One Chair - One Bottle - One Blunt

- Living Blues Magazine - "Little Charlie delivers with all the earthy grit of the Mississippi delta...keeping authentic country blues alive" - guitars and vocals by Little Charlie. - Hohner harmonicas (cross harp) by Brick Marlin... on "Caress Me Baby" & "You Got a Strange Way" Hello folks! Welcome to Little Charlie's Blues Music Website . For more info you can email me at littlecharlie.blues@gmail.com

Song Info

Genre

Blues • Country Blues

Charts

Peak #504

Peak in subgenre #43

Author

Big Bill Broonzy

Rights

1939

Uploaded

February 24, 2010

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.4 MB • 128 kbps • 2:39

Story behind the song

I have been rambling the USA the past 6 years. I have lived this song! I have personalized my performance of this blues with an extra original verse at the end.

Lyrics

I got the key to the highway
Well I'm billed-out , I'm bound to go.
I'm gonna leave here runnin'
Walking is much too slow

And when the moon peaks over the mountains
Hey, hey..babe, I'm already on my way!
I'm gonna run this lonesome highway
Till my dying day.

Instrumental once around

I'm goin' back, back to west Texas
Back beyond the setting sun.
I'll ask the Lord above,
'What evil has poor Charlie done?'

Take me back, back to the delta.
back to where I'm better known.
You've done nothing wrong honey
But drove a good man from his home.

Instrumental once around

Give me one, one more kiss mama
Just one more before I go.
I'm gonna leave your bad luck town
Ain't comin' back no more.

I got the key, the key to the highway
Well I had it all along
And it's right where I can find it
It's in the heart of my song.

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