Smokey Put The Sweat On Me Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Smokey Put The Sweat On Me
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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I've known some women in every state
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New York city to the Golden gate
I've
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lived with some and buddy I've loved 'em
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all yes I did
But no
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one woman had a claim on me
Cause
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I still had a lotta world to see
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I sometimes stagger but
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Sugar I seldom
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fall
Then like a
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hungry man I went to Louisiana
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lovin' and the livin' was good
Without a
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care to hide and just as satisfied as I could
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be
A lotta
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women and wine and not a tie to bind me
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behaving just as cool as I could
Till a
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long-legged sweet walkin' raven haired
And Cajun lookin'
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devil put the sweat on me
They call
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her Smokey she's a little bit of evil
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Smokey right as wrong can be
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Smokey she could shake the very devil
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Smokey put the
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sweat on
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me
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Oh
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Smokey put the
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sweat on
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me
Oh my pulse is a-beatin' to the clickety-clack
Of this
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one-way ride that's gonna take me back
And my
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body's just a breathin' in the Mississippi river
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smell
Well my
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feet wasn't ready yet for settling down
But my
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soul kept tellin' me to turn around
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longer I tried to
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fight the harder I
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fell
Then like a
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hungry man I went to Louisiana
Where the
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lovin' and the livin' was good
I had a
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brand new bride and be as satisfied as I can
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be
And I
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won't even mind the world I'm leaving behind
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cause I never really thought that I could
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long-legged sweet walkin' raven haired
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devil put the sweat on me
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Smokey Put The Sweat On Me?
- The song Smokey Put The Sweat On Me 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).
