Dubuque Blues

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Do you remember Dubuque? Have you even heard of that? It's half between New York and California There is a highway in and back Plus an active railroad track And the west side of the city sells no liquor [Pre-Chorus] And I can't recall the instances That keep it in my thoughts City parks or nighttime girls Or ancient limestone rocks [Chorus] Writing songs of rights and wrongs And buyin' penny loafer shoes Oh, definitely, most certainly I've got the Dubuque blues [Verse 2] Do you remember Anna Sue? Have you even heard of that? (I've heard of that) She went from Tennessee to Minnesota She was thirteen, and I was ten As the gentle Southern wind Would make the moonlight shatter through the maples [Pre-Chorus] And I can recall the summers That we spent among the trees And there were no Monday bummers To blow my life of ease [Chorus] Writing songs of rights and wrongs And buyin' penny loafer shoes Oh, definitely, most certainly I've got the Dubuque blues [Bridge] Now, the Dubuque blues ain't news to anybody Who knows sadness is the sweetest of the pains (Sadness is the sweetest of the pains) Who can tell with just a look that it's all over And who never cried, well almost never cried [Verse 3] Do you remember nickel Cokes? Have you even heard of that? The half between the 40's and tomorrow I once considered it my home Now, I know I'll always roam And if I pass through there again I will be lucky [Pre-Chorus] And I can't recall the instances They hung it in my thoughts And I'm sure they're as important As the feelings that they've brought [Chorus] Writing songs of rights and wrongs And buyin' penny loafer shoes Woah-ho, definitely, most certainly I've got the Dubuque blues [Outro] Ooh-hoo-hoo-ooh (Ooh-hoh, ooh) Ooh-hoo, ooh (Ooh-hoo, ooh) Ooh (Ooh-hoo, ooh) (Ooh-hoo, ooh) (Ooh-hoo, ooh) (Ooh-hoo, ooh)