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| (o): | Leon Payne (1947) | label: Capitol |
| | See also: I Love You Because. |
| (c): | Hank Williams (1949) , Johnny Horton (1960) , Hank Thompson (1961) , Don Gibson (1967) , Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1972) , Leon Russell (1973) , Gun Club (1983) , Jason & The Scorchers (1985) , Mekons (1985) , Waterboys (1989) , Townes Van Zandt (1990s) [died exactly 44 years after Hank], Jeff Buckley (1990s) , Billy Bob Thornton (2001) , Jerry Lee Lewis (2006) [with Delaney Bramlett], Ramblin' Jack Elliott (2006) [as Rake & Ramblin' Boy], Lee Rocker (2007) , |
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| Melody and part of the lyrics borrowed from the English ballad Rake And Rambling Rose. There's a 1928 version by Clayton McMichen's McMichen-Lane String Band, later cut by Riley Puckett, The Carter Family, Joan Baez (as Rake And Rambling Boy) and Long John Baldry. |
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