This was mentioned by PHJim on 23-Aug-22, but it hasn’t been posted at Mudcat before now. WHEN PAPA PLAYED THE DOBRO As recorded by Johnny Cash on “Ride This Train” (1960) My papa was a hobo when they delivered me. We didn’t have a doctor ’cause he couldn’t pay the fee, But when the goin’ got too bad, he’d ease his misery. Papa played the dobro this-a-way: And he’d go … [instrumental] When company would come around, he kept the dobro hid. He knew he couldn’t play the way the other players did. Well, the guitar’s resonator was a gallon bucket lid, But Papa played the dobro this-a-way: And he’d go … [instrumental] Though now that Papa’s gone away, it’s hangin’ by the flue. The top of it’s busted and the strings are rusted too. It won’t ever sound the way that it did when it was new, When Papa played the dobro this-a-way: And he’d go … [instrumental]
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