Billy Joe Shaver Georgia On A Fast Train

Hall i been to georgia on a fast train was shaver s first single release and it tells the story of his life.

Billy joe shaver georgia on a fast train. Georgia on a fast train g c on a rainy windy morning that s the day that i was born on g d in the old sharecroppers one room country shack g c they say my mammy left me same day that she had me g d g said she hit the road and never once looked back g c and i just thought i d mention my grandma s old age pension g d is the reason why i m standing here today g c i got all my country learning. Shaver was born in corsicana texas and raised by his mother victory watson shaver his father virgil having left the family before billy joe was born until he was 12 he spent a great deal of time with his grandmother in corsicana so that his mother could work in waco he sometimes accompanied his mother to her job at a local nightclub where he began to be exposed to country music. Check out georgia on a fast train by billy joe shaver on amazon music. An outlaw country classic that has been recorded by waylon jennings emmylou harris and tom t.

Billy joe shaver outlaw country singer dies at 81 georgia on a fast train singer died from a massive stroke daniel kohn danielkohn october 28 2020 12 20 pm. Billy joe shaver i been to georgia on a fast train. The lyrics i got all my country learning picking cotton raising hell and bailing hay are about working on his uncle s farm which he dropped out of high school to do. On a rainy windy morning that s the day that i was born on in the old sharecroppers one country sha.

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