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Ballad of Jed Clampett
J.D. Crowe and the New South
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Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed
Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed
When one day he was shootin' at some food
Up through the ground come a-bulldozing through
Oil, that is. Black gold. Texas tea
First thing you know, Jed was a millionaire
Kinfolk said, "Jed, move away from there"
They said, "California's the place you ought to be"
So they loaded up their truck and headed for Beverly
Hills, that is. Swimming pools. Movie stars
Now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin
They would like to thank you folks for kindly droppin' in
You're all invited back next week to this locality
To have a heapin' helpin' of verminality
Beverly Hillbillies. That's what they call '
Em now. Nice folks. Y'all come back now, hear?
Ah, thank you so much, much obliged to you. Where's my pen?
Right now we'd like to get Earl Scruggs up here with the ol'
Five-string banjo. This is a tune that we recorded a few
Years back, received a Grammy award for it. Also the theme
Song from the movie Bonnie and Clyde. Give a listen now to
Earl Scruggs with a little bit of the Foggy Mountain Breakdown
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