Red River Shake‑Down

Verse 1

I was rollin’ down the backroad, heat on my neck,

Found a little roadside bar with a neon check.

Old man at the doorway said, “Boy, don’t stay,”

But the sound of that guitar pulled me in anyway.

Chorus

Down by the Red River shake‑down,

Where the boots hit the floor and the girls get loud.

Got a long‑legged rhythm and a low‑down sound,

Yeah, the Red River shake‑down, it’ll turn you around.

Verse 2

Smoke in the rafters, whiskey on ice,

Saw a woman in leather lookin’ wicked and nice.

She said, “You ain’t from here, but you sure can stay,”

Then she grabbed my collar, dragged me into the fray.

Chorus

Down by the Red River shake‑down,

Where the boots hit the floor and the girls get loud.

Got a long‑legged rhythm and a low‑down sound,

Yeah, the Red River shake‑down, it’ll turn you around.

GUITAR SOLO

Bridge

That band hit a groove like a freight train roll,

Kick drum thumpin’ like it wanted my soul.

I felt that Texas thunder crack the ground,

And I ain’t been the same since I heard that sound.

Final Chorus

Down by the Red River shake‑down,

Where the night runs hot and the law ain’t around.

Got a long‑legged rhythm and a low‑down sound,

Yeah, the Red River shake‑down — that’s where I’m bound.