“Some folks might say our music has always been what you call ‘eclectic,’” says John Doe of the Knitters. “Well, OK. As A.P. Carter used to say to me when we’d go song-hunting in the Clinch Mountains, ‘Buddy, it’s all music, y’know.’”
The Knitters — Doe, co-lead vocalist Exene Cervenka, guitarist Dave Alvin, bassist Jonny Ray Bartel, and drummer D.J. Bonebrake — have been rambling a tangled map of American musical highways since way back in the 20th century.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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Poor Little Critter On The Road The Knitters, "Poor Little Critter On The Road", Slash Records, 1985
The Knitters are: Exene Cervenka (vocals), John Doe (vocals, acoustic guitar), Dave Alvin (acoustic and electric guitar), D.J. Bonebrake (drums), Johnny Ray Bartel (bass)
Intro/riff: (May not be exact, but basically G major pentatonic)
GC Drinkin' all night in a tavern CDG My head is a mighty heavy load GC I feel like I've been run over CDG Like a poor little critter on the road
chorus: GC Poor little critter on the road, DG Where were you tryin' to go? GC Life's got a bucket full of woes for DG The poor little critter on the road, oh DG (riff) The poor little critter on the road
I must have had me a good time Cause I'm feelin so poorly today Somehow I can't quite remember, That's one of the prices that you pay
(repeat chorus) (riff)
I can remember the drinkin' And dancin on into the night Somethin' about some romancin' Then I started up a fight
variation of chorus:
Well I feel like a critter on the road Maybe I want to get knowed Life's got a bucket of woes for The poor little critter on the road, oh The poor little critter on the road --Justin T. Broderick SLC, Utah [email protected]