don t cuss the fiddle

Kris Kristofferson

I scandalized my brother
While admittin that he sang some pretty songs (and he did)
I d heard that he d been scandalizing me
And, Lord, I knew that that was wrong (and I was)
Now I m lookin at it over
Something cool and feelin fool enough to see
What I had called my brother on
Now he had every right to call on me

Chorus:
Don t ever cuss that fiddle, boy
Unless you want that fiddle out of tune
That picker there in trouble, boy
Ain t nothin but another side of you
If we ever get to heaven, boys
It ain t because we ain t done nothin wrong
We re in this gig together
So let s settle down and steal each other s songs

I found a wounded brother
Drinkin bitterly away the afternoon
And soon enough he turned on me
Like he d done every face in that saloon
Well, we cussed him to the ground
And said he couldn t even steal a decent song
But soon as it was spoken
We was sad enough to wish that we were wrong

Chorus:
Don t ever cuss that fiddle, boy
Unless you want that fiddle out of tune
That picker there in trouble, boy
Ain t nothin but another side of you
If we ever get to heaven, boys
It ain t because we ain t done nothin wrong
We re in this gig together
So let s settle down and steal each other s songs

Tag:
I know that it sounds silly
But I think that I just stole somebody s song

Don Williams ? Williams - Hank Williams ? Harlan ?