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Rock, Salt And Nails

This version of Rock, Salt And Nails was released by Waylon Jennings in 1970.

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By the banks of the river where the willows grow cold
Wild birds warble the strange soundin’ song
By the banks of the river where the waters run cold
Well that’s where I first listened the lies that she told.

He lays there each night all alone and he weeps
Nothing ain’t worse than a night without sleep
The letters she wrote him they were written in vain
But I know that her conscience still echoes my name.

If the ladies were blackbirds and the ladies were fishes
I’d lay there for hours in the cold rainy matches
If the ladies were squirrels yeah with a big bushy tail
I’d fill up my shotgun with a rock salt and nails.

We’d fill up our shotgun with a rock salt and nails…

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The lyrics for Rock, Salt And Nails are defined as the words making up the song released by Waylon Jennings in 1970. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Rock, Salt And Nails have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Waylon Jennings and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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