Don't Cuss The Fiddle Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Don't Cuss The Fiddle
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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I scandalized my brother while admittin'
That he sang some pretty
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songs
I'd
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heard that he'd been scandalizin' me
And Lord I knew that that was
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wrong
Now I'm looking at it over somethin' cool
And feelin' fool enough to
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see
What
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I had called my brother
On now he had every right to call on
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me
Don't ever cuss the fiddle boy
Unless you want the fiddle out of
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tune
That
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picker there in trouble boy
Ain't nothin' but another side of
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you
If we ever get to heaven boys
It ain't because we ain't done nothin'
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wrong
We're
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in this gig together so let's settle down
And steal each others
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song
I found a wounded brother drinking
Bitterly away the after
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noon
And
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soon enough he turned on me
Like he'd done every face in that
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Well we cussed him to the ground
And said he couldn't even steal a decent
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But
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soon as it was spoken
He was sad enough to wish that we were
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wrong
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know that it sounds silly
But I think that I just stole somebody's
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song
FAQ
Who sang the the song Don't Cuss The Fiddle?
- The song Don't Cuss The Fiddle was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
