The CoWaRd Of The County!!!(ballad)

I really love to sing especially if i am inspired. We have our own different types of song. In my case, i love ballad song because i prefer song with story and those with a very interesting lyrics.

One of my favorite song is “Coward Of the County” by Kenny Rogers, one of the most popular balladeer of all times. His songs have lived longer than his life. He was also considered one of those who are legendary!


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Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers

Everyone considered him the coward of the county
He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow
Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong.
He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison
I looked after Tommy, 'cause he was my brother's son
I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy
"Son my life is over, but yours has just begun".
CHORUS:
"Promise me son not to do the things I've done
Walk away from trouble if you can
It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
I hope you're old enough to understand
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man".
There's someone for everyone, and Tommy's love was Becky
In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man
One day while he was working, the Gatlin boys came calling
They took turns at Becky (there was three of them).
Tommy opened up the door, and saw his Becky crying
The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand
He reached above the fireplace, and took down his daddy's picture
As his tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again.
CHORUS
"Promise me son not to do the things I've done
Walk away from trouble if you can
It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
I hope you're old enough to understand
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man".
The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom
One of them got up and met him half way cross the floor
When Tommy turned around they said "Hey look old yellow's leaving"
But you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door.
Twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him
He would hold nothing back -- he let 'em have it all
When Tommy left the barroom, not a Gatlin boy was standing
He said, "This one's for Becky," as he watched the last one fall
(and I heard him say)
"I promised you Dad, not to do the things you've done
I walk away from trouble when I can
Now please don't think I'm weak I didn't turn the other cheek
And Papa I should hope you understand
Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man".
Everyone considered him the coward of the county.

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I like this song a lot because of its story, a man who was all his life humiliated and considered to be a coward rose up against his oppressors!

This song would tell us that no matter hoe patient a man is, everyone just have their specific level of tolerance and time will come his patience would ran out!