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Ten Degrees And Getting Colder Song Lyrics and Chords by J.D. Crowe
Ten Degrees And Getting Colder
Recorded by J.D. Crowe
Written by Gordon Lightfoot
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He was standing by the highway with a sign that just said mother
When he heard a driver coming bout a
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half a mile
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away
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So he held the sign up higher where no decent soul could miss it
It was ten degrees or colder down by
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bolder dam that
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day
He was raised up in Milwaukee though he never was that famous
He was just a road musician to the
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taverns he would
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go
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Singing songs about the rambling the loving girls and gambling
How the world fell on his shoulders back in
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Boulder I don't
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know
It was out in Arizona he heard the lady listening
To each word that he was saying to each
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line that he would
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write
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So he sat down by her table and they talked about the weather
Ninety-eight point six and rising down by
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Boulder dam that
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night
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she would take him
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ride in the
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morning
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he had told her
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when I've had
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a better friend
Now he's traded off his Martin but his troubles are not over
His feet are almost frozen and the
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sun is sinking
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low
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Won't you listen to me brother if you ever loved your mother
Please pull off on the shoulder if
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you're going Milwaukee
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way
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It's ten degrees and getting colder down by
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Boulder dam
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today
FAQ
Who sang the the song Ten Degrees And Getting Colder?
- The song Ten Degrees And Getting Colder was sang by J.D. Crowe.
Who is J.D. Crowe?
- James Dee Crowe (born August 27, 1937, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American banjo player and bluegrass band leader. He first became known during his four-year stint with Jimmy Martin in the 1950s.
