It's been a long time since I posted a lyrics quiz so here's one with a theme.

All of these lyrics are taken from songs that tell a story - can you identify the song and artist?

It's no surprise that there's a predominance of songs from the Country genre but there's a few other genres represented, with recurring themes of jealousy, murder and revenge.

Limit = 4 (for now) and, as always, no cheating please!

1.  I dug in scared while I counted down my fate
"Camouflage" - Stan Ridgway - Paul

2.  He was only ten years old when his Daddy died in prison
"Coward Of The County" - Kenny Rogers - Paul

3.  This is the last day that I'll ever see
"I Did What I Did For Maria" - Tony Christie - Paul

4.  I was that soldier
"Deck Of Cards" - Wink Martindale - Paul

5.  We grew up together that way
"Old Shep" - Elvis Presley - whitewolf

6.  Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday
"Ode To Billy Joe" - Bobby Gentry - Gaylon

7.  He only came to town about twice a year
"Copperhead Road" - Steve Earle - tomario

8.  He called his gang to war
"The Night Chicago Died" - Paper Lace - loki 13

9.  They left a trail of crime across the U.S.A.
"Ma Baker" - Boney M - Henk

10. He got in a fight over a Cajun queen
"Big Bad John"  - Jimy Dean - loki 13/Paul

11. I had to fight my whole life through
"A Boy Named Sue" - Johnny Cash - loki 13

12. When the skies of November turn gloomy
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot - Ceramics Fanatic

13. The raging river pulled them down
"Running Bear" - Johnny Preston - karen/Paul

14. I cried, "My God, what have I done?"
"The Banks Of The Ohio" - Olivia Newton-John - jaytee

15. "I didn't do it" he says and he throws up his hands
"Hurricane" - Bob Dylan - CatwomanofV

16. One day he was shootin' at some food
"The Ballad Of Jed Clampett" - Flatt & Scruggs - CatwomanofV/nally

17. They left him lying in a pool of blood
"The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde" - Georgie Fame - loki 13

18. I couldn't bear to see what I might see
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon" - Tony Orlando & Dawn - tomario

19. I was lost like a slave that no man could free
"Delilah" - Tom Jones - Philip Eno

20. She was haughty, proud and chic
"Ernie" - Benny Hill - tomario

21. He could leave 'em to hang
"Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie - tomario

22. I'm coming back to his side to put it right
"Wuthering Heights" - Kate Bush - jaytee

23. It did no good, well I never thought it would
"Right Said Fred" - Bernard Cribbins - Paul

24. I haven't seen him for a while
"Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" - Cher - CatwomanofV

25. Up goes a shout, a horse dashes out
"Two Little Boys" - Rolf Harris - karen

26. Do you mind if I make a suggestion?
"Hole In The Ground" - Bernard Cribbins - Paul

27. She loved to watch the Sun go down
"Hazard" - Richard Marx - whitewolf

28. Left me here to die alone
"Tobacco Road" - Nashville Teens - Paul

29. I became a man that day
"Patches" - Clarence Carter - Paul

30. You had a heart no one could ever see
"Homely Girl" - Chi-Lites/UB40 - Abix

Afternoon Graham...fine quiz as always...

#1. 'Camouflage' - ex-Wall Of Voodoo man, Stan Ridgeway (whatever happened to him?)

#2. 'Coward Of The County' - Kenny Rogers (unbelievably, a film was made out of this song...even more unbelievably, I've watched it!  :P)

#3. 'I Did What I Did For Maria' - Tony Christie

#4. 'Deck Of Cards' - Wink Martindale

Hiya Graham!  :)

#12 is 'Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald'...an excellent song by Gordon Lightfoot.

Well, I'm not sure about this...but just in case...

Is #9 Ma Baker by Boney M...? :-\\

Can't place the others (my bad).

Afternoon Graham...fine quiz as always...

#1. 'Camouflage' - ex-Wall Of Voodoo man, Stan Ridgeway (whatever happened to him?)

#2. 'Coward Of The County' - Kenny Rogers (unbelievably, a film was made out of this song...even more unbelievably, I've watched it!  :P)

#3. 'I Did What I Did For Maria' - Tony Christie

#4. 'Deck Of Cards' - Wink Martindale


Correct in all particulars Paul, although you might have got in a mention for the UK hit cover version of #4 by Max Bygraves....on second thoughts, wise move ;).

Hiya Graham!  :)

#12 is 'Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald'...an excellent song by Gordon Lightfoot.


Hi Karen, you're right of course. There's a few others in here that I reckon you will know.

Well, I'm not sure about this...but just in case...

Is #9 Ma Baker by Boney M...? :-\\


You got that one Henk!

Hi Karen, you're right of course. There's a few others in here that I reckon you will know.


I've been looking, but nothing else is jumping out at me right now... :-\\

#15. Hurricane-Bob Dylan

#16. The Ballad of Jed Clampet (theme to the Beverly Hillbillies) Can't remember who did it.  :-[

#24 Gypsies, Tramps, & Theives-Cher




Cat

Correct in all particulars Paul, although you might have got in a mention for the UK hit cover version of #4 by Max Bygraves....on second thoughts, wise move ;).


In actual fact...

I was going to credit dear ol' Maxie at first, but (and my 'anorak-ometer' is going off the scale here) he doesn't actually say this line in his version...

(Hangs head in utter shame for admitting to having this record!)  :-[

#16. The Ballad of Jed Clampet (theme to the Beverly Hillbillies) Can't remember who did it.  :-[



Flatt & Scruggs, I think.

Nothing else jumps out at me... :-\\