Nanci Caroline Griffith, born July 6, 1953, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas, United States. Her career has spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country and folk, and what she terms "folkabilly."
She won a 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album for Other Voices, Other Rooms, an album of Griffith covering the songs of artists who influenced her.
Her best-known song is From a Distance, by Julie Gold
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Ballad of Robin Winter-Smith Nanci Griffith (Richard Dobson) Once in a Very Blue Moon 1984
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EDAE
ED Mamma's in the kitchen rattlin' pans and the baby cries, AE on the TV news, somebody died ED He was a crazy biker in a motorcycle ridin' daredevil show, AE in Merry England, oh, twenty seven years old
E He was tryin' to break the record, D for jumpin' over cars, he was the champ AE He fell a little bit short oh, hit the ramp
EDAE
ED This is the story, sad and it's gory of Robin Winter-Smith AE He was a very brave man if you get my drift E 'Cause he waved to the crowd, headed down the runway like DAE a man possessed, Robin Winter-Smith, I guess he did his best
EDAE
ED I make a livin' a-playin' these songs and I hang out in bars AE I play my guitar, oh but honey, I don't jump over cars
ED Mamma's in the kitchen rattlin' pans and the baby cries, AE on the TV news, somebody died ED He was a crazy biker in a motorcycle ridin' daredevil show, AE in Merry England, oh, twenty seven years old
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EDAE (repeat to fade)
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