Biography:
Steve Earle (born Stephen Fain Earle on January 17, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas) is a singer-songwriter best known for his country music and rock 'n roll tinged "alt-country." He is also a published writer, a keen political activist (particularly in protesting against the death penalty in the U.S., as in his song "Ellis Unit One" from the movie Dead Man Walking), and has written and directed a play. Earle also had small roles on the HBO television shows "The Wire" and "Treme".
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Other songs:
- Galway Girl
- Johnny Come Lately
- After Mardi Gras
- Aint Nobodys Daddy Now
- All My Life
- Angel Is A Devil
- Angry Young Man
- Another Town
- Ashes To Ashes
- Babys Just As Mean As Me
- Billy And Bonnie
- Billy Austin
- Blue Yodel 9
- Carrie Brown
- Cckmp
- Christmas In Washington
- City Of Immigrants
- Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain
- Come Home To Me
- Coming Around
- Copperhead Road
- Creepy Jackalope Eye
- Crying Waiting Hoping
- Darlin Commit Me
- Days Arent Long Enough
- Dead Flowers
- Devils Right Hand
- Dixieland
- Dont Want To Lose You Yet
- Down The Road
- Elijahs Church
- Ellis Unit One
- Even When Im Blue
- F The Cc
- Fearless Heart
- Feel Alright
- Fort Worth Blues
- Ft Worth Blues
- Gettin Tough Good Ol Boy
- Go Amanda
- God Is God
- Good Ol Boy
- Goodbye
- Goodbye Is All We Got Left To Say
- Goodbye Michaelangelo
- Guitar Town
- Gulf Of Mexico
- Halo Round The Moon
- Hard
- Harlan Man
- Here I Am
- High Fashion Queen
- Hillbilly Highway
- I Aint Ever Satisfied
- I Can Wait
- I Cant Wait
- I Dont Wanna Lose You Yet
- I Feel Alright
- I Remember You
- I Still Carry You Around
- I Thought You Should Know
- If You Fall
- Im Still In Love With You
- Its All Up To You
- Jerusalem
- John Walkers Blues
- Last Of The Hardcore Troubadours
- Leroys Dustbowl Blues
- Little Rock And Roller
- Long Lonesome Highway Blues
- Lonlier Than This
- Loretta
- Loves Gonna Blow My Way
- Me And The Eagle
- Mercenary Song
- More Than I Can Do
- My Old Friend The Blues
- My Uncle
- Nothin Without You
- Nothing But A Child
- Nowhere Road
- Once You Love
- Over Yonder Jonathans Song
- Pancho And Lefty
- Pilgrim
- Poison Lovers
- Promise You Anything
- Reconsider Me
- Regular Guy
- Rich Mans War
- Six Days On The Road
- Some Dreams
- Someday
- Sometimes She Forgets
- South Nashville Blues
- Sparkle And Shine
- Stay All Night Stay A Little Longer
- Steves Hammer
- Steves Last Ramble
- Still In Love With You
- Sweet Little 66
- Taneytown
- Telephone Road
- Texas Eagle
- The Gringos Tale
- The Kind
- The Low Highway
- The Mountain
- The Other Side Of Town
- The Rain Came Down
- The Revolution Starts Now
- This City
- Tom Ames Prayer
- Valentines Day
- Waitin On The Sky
- Waitin On The Sky To Fall
- Week Of Living Dangerously
- When I Fall
- You Know The Rest
- Youre Still Standing There
- Yours Forever Blue
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Ellis Unit One written by Steve Earle
E
I was fresh out of the service
A
It was back in ‘82
E B A
I raised some Cain when I came back to town
E
I meant to be all I could be
A
Come home without a clue
E B E
Married Dawn and had to settle down
E
So I hired on at the prison
A
Guess I always knew I would
E B A
Just like my dad and both my uncles done
E
Worked on every cell block
A
Now, things're goin' good
E B E
Then they transferred me to Ellis Unit One
A B
Swing low
E A
Swing low
B E (repeat)
Swing low and carry me home
E A
Now, my daddy used to talk about them long nights at the walls
E B A
And how they used to strap ‘em in the chair
E A
The kids down from the college and they'd bring their beer ‘n all
E B A
When the lights went out, a cheer rose in the air
E
I guess folks just got too civilized
A
Old Sparky's gatherin' dust
E B A
No one wants to touch a smokin' gun
E
They got that injection now
A
They don't mind as much, I guess
E B E
Put ‘em down on Ellis Unit One
A B
Swing low
E A
Swing low
B E (repeat)
Swing low and carry me home
E
Well, I've seen ‘em fight like lions, boys
A
I've seen 'em go like lambs
E B A
And I've helped to drag ‘em when they could not stand
E A
And I've heard their mamas cryin' when they heard that big door slam
E B E
I've seen the victim's family's holdin' hands
E A
Last night I dreamed that I woke up with straps across my chest
E B A
And something cold and black pullin' through my lungs
E A
Even Jesus couldn't save me though I know he did his best
E B E
But he don't live on Ellis Unit One
Chorus x2
E
I was fresh out of the service
A
It was back in ‘82
E B A
I raised some Cain when I came back to town
E
I meant to be all I could be
A
Come home without a clue
E B E
Married Dawn and had to settle down
E
So I hired on at the prison
A
Guess I always knew I would
E B A
Just like my dad and both my uncles done
E
Worked on every cell block
A
Now, things're goin' good
E B E
Then they transferred me to Ellis Unit One
A B
Swing low
E A
Swing low
B E (repeat)
Swing low and carry me home
E A
Now, my daddy used to talk about them long nights at the walls
E B A
And how they used to strap ‘em in the chair
E A
The kids down from the college and they'd bring their beer ‘n all
E B A
When the lights went out, a cheer rose in the air
E
I guess folks just got too civilized
A
Old Sparky's gatherin' dust
E B A
No one wants to touch a smokin' gun
E
They got that injection now
A
They don't mind as much, I guess
E B E
Put ‘em down on Ellis Unit One
A B
Swing low
E A
Swing low
B E (repeat)
Swing low and carry me home
E
Well, I've seen ‘em fight like lions, boys
A
I've seen 'em go like lambs
E B A
And I've helped to drag ‘em when they could not stand
E A
And I've heard their mamas cryin' when they heard that big door slam
E B E
I've seen the victim's family's holdin' hands
E A
Last night I dreamed that I woke up with straps across my chest
E B A
And something cold and black pullin' through my lungs
E A
Even Jesus couldn't save me though I know he did his best
E B E
But he don't live on Ellis Unit One
Chorus x2
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