C.: Well, d.c. It looks like you were right. T.J. was homesick, so his thirteen brothers and sisters went to see him. Thanks for answering my phone for me while I was..." previously indisposed." (in the sandbox).
T.J. wants to go home, just like that armadillo apparently did after he finished his phone call. He is not in sight anymore. We just passed by the lake thirty minutes ago. I do not see him on our ride to return home.
d.: I think Jerry Jeff Walker probably said it best. Even though T.J. only had to go to Conroe, which is about an hour’s drive from here; he was homesick to see his kin. Walker apparently wrote one of his most popular songs while he was in England. The official name of the song is “London Homesick Blues.” Most of us just call it “Home with the Armadillo,” though.
C.: How does that song go, d.c.? I have never heard it before.
d.: Are you from another planet? Oh, wait, you are. I’ll sing the lyrics to the song. Then you can do some research on Jerry Jeff Walker. He is a talented native Texan who was fortunate enough for his talent to be recognized.
LONDON HOMESICK BLUES
Well, when you're down on your luck and you ain't got a buck, in London you're a goner. Even London Bridge has fallen down and moved to Arizona; now I know why. And I'll substantiate the rumor that the English sense of humor is drier than the Texas sand. You can put up your dukes, and you can bet your boots, that I'm leavin' just as fast as I can.
… I want to go home with the armadillo. Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene. The friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen.
… Well it's cold over here and I swear, I wish they'd turn the heat on. And where in the world is that English girl, I promised I would meet on the third floor? And of the whole damn lot, the only friend I got, is a smoke and a cheap guitar. My mind keeps roamin', my heart keeps longin' to be home in a Texas bar.
… I want to go home with the armadillo. Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene. The friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen.
… Well, I decided that I'd get my cowboy hat and go down to Marble Arch Station. 'Cause when a Texan fancies he'll take his chances, chances will be taken - that's for sure. And them Limey eyes, they were eyein' the prize that some people call manly footwear. They said you're from down South, and when you open your mouth, you always seem to put your foot there.
Source: LyricFind
London Homesick Blues lyrics © Nunn Publishing Co.
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