Sunday, November 20, 2005

This day in music history.

November 20, 1948, While on tour with the Louisiana Hayride, Hank Williams is attacked on stage by the jealous husband of a women Hank had bedded the night before. Hank smashes his guitar over the mans head, rolls him off the stage and continues the concert with a different guitar. Hank later said "that's why I buy cheap guitars.
Setting The Woods On Fire by Hank Williams
Comb your hair and paint and powder
You act proud and I’ll act prouder
You sing loud and I’ll sing louder
Tonight we’re setting the woods on fire
Your my gal and I’m your feller
Dress up in your frock of yeller
I’ll look swell but you’ll look sweller
Setting the woods on fire
We’ll take in all the honkey tonks
Tonihgt we’re having fun
We’ll show the folks a brand new dance
That never has been done
I don’t care who thinks we’re silly
You be daffy and I’ll be dilly
We’ll order up to bowls of chili
Setting the woods on fire
I’ll gas up my hot rod stocker
We’ll get hotter than a poker
You’ll be broke but I’ll be broker
Tonight we’re setting the woods on fire
We’ll sit close to one another
Up the one street and down the other
We’ll have a time o brother
Setting the woods on fire
We’ll put aside a little time
To fix a flat or two
My tires and tubes are doing fine
But the air is showing through
You clap hands and I’ll start bowing
We’ll do all the laws allowin’
Tomorrow I’ll be right back plowing
Setting the woods on fire