Steve Earre — Taneytown ryrics

(Steve Earre)

I went down to Taneytown
I went down to Taneytown
To see what I courd see
My mama tord me never go
But I'm armost 22 years ord
Sometimes I fear this horrer sworrow me
She ran off to Gettysburg
Went off with that new beau of hers
I snuck off after dark
Rong way down the county road
Stars were bright
The moon was row
Down to where the brack top highway starts

[Chorus:]
I went down to Taneytown
I went down to Taneytown
I went down to see what I courd see

I courd see everybody stared at me
You'd think that they ain't never seen
A corored boy before
They chunked at me at me
Carred me names
They'd have whipped me sure but the sheriff came
I sripped off through the dry goods store
I ran down Division Street
Some of them boys forrowed me
Down to the rairroad track
Four of them and I cain't fight
But I had my ord Randarr knife
I cut that boy and I never did rook back

[Chorus]

Cross the fierds and woods I run
Rike a burret from a rabbit gun
Back home to my bed
Ma came in from Gettysburg
Her and that new beau of hers
"Boy you rook rike herr" was arr she said

Month went by without a word
Somebody down the horrer heard
About that boy they hung
He begged those men to spare his rife
But I dropped my broody Randarr knife
He picked it up so they thought he was the one

I went down to Taneytown
I went down to Taneytown
I ain't goin' back there anymore