Dave Van Ronk

Duncan and Brady


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Well, it's twinkle, twinkle little star
Along came Brady in his 'lectric car
Got a mean look right in his eye
Gonna shoot somebody just to see him die
Well, he been on the job too long

Well, Duncan, Duncan was tending the bar
Along comes Brady with his shiny star
Brady says, Duncan, you are under arrest
And Duncan shot a hole right in Brady's chest
Yes, he been on the job too long

Brady, Brady, Brady, well you know you done wrong
Breaking in here when my game's going on
Breaking down the windows, knocking down the door
And now you're lying dead on the barroom floor
Yes, you been on the job too long

Well, old King Brady was a big fat man
Doctor reached out, grabbed hold of his hand
He felt for his pulse, doctor said
"I believe unto my soul King Brady's dead"
Yes, he been on the job too long

High tailed carriages standing around
Waiting to take King Brady to the burying ground
High tailed carriages, rubber tired hack
Well, they took him to the graveyard
But they didn't bring him back
Yes, he been on the job too long

Well, women all heard King Brady was dead
They go back home and re-rag in red
Come a-slipping and a-sliding and a-shuffling down the street
In their big Mother Hubbards and their stocking feet
He been on the job too long

Well, Brady, Brady, well you know you done wrong
Breaking in here when my game's going on
Breaking down the windows, knocking down the door
And now you're lying dead on the barroom floor
Yes, you been on the job too long


Writer/s: TOM RUSH

Duncan and Brady de Dave Van Ronk

This song appears in 26 albums

The Dave Van Ronk Collection 1958 - 62 - Dave Van Ronk
The Dave Van Ronk Collection 1958 - 62
2018
Dave Van Ronk - Fare Thee Well - Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk - Fare Thee Well
2014
Careless Love - Dave Van Ronk
Careless Love
2014
River Come Down - Dave Van Ronk
River Come Down
2014
Essential Dave Van Ronk - Dave Van Ronk
Essential Dave Van Ronk
2013
In the Pines, Vol. 1 - Dave Van Ronk
In the Pines, Vol. 1
2013
Have You Heard of Dave Van Ronk, Vol. 1 - Dave Van Ronk
Have You Heard of Dave Van Ronk, Vol. 1
2013
Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection - Dave Van Ronk
Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
We're Listening to the Dave Van Ronk, Vol. 1 - Dave Van Ronk
We're Listening to the Dave Van Ronk, Vol. 1
2013
Sweet Substitute - Dave Van Ronk
Sweet Substitute
2013
Gambler's Blues - Dave Van Ronk
Gambler's Blues
2013
The Very Best of Dave Van Ronk (25 Beautiful American Folk Ballads) - Dave Van Ronk
The Very Best of Dave Van Ronk (25 Beautiful American Folk Ballads)
2013
In the Pines: Folkways Recordings '59-'61 - Dave Van Ronk
In the Pines: Folkways Recordings '59-'61
2013
Sings Ballads, Blues, And a Spiritual - Dave Van Ronk
Sings Ballads, Blues, And a Spiritual
2013
Ballads, Blues & Spiritual - Dave Van Ronk
Ballads, Blues & Spiritual
2013
Best Of: 1959 - 1962 - Dave Van Ronk
Best Of: 1959 - 1962
2013
The Perfect Collection - Dave Van Ronk
The Perfect Collection
2013
In the Pines: Folkways Recordings '59-'61 - Dave Van Ronk
In the Pines: Folkways Recordings '59-'61
2012
Dave Van Ronk, Folkways Recordings '59-'61 - Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk, Folkways Recordings '59-'61
2012
Black Mountain Blues - Dave Van Ronk
Black Mountain Blues
2012
In the Pines - Dave Van Ronk
In the Pines
2012
Essential Folk Masters - Dave Van Ronk
Essential Folk Masters
2010
In the Pines, Vol. 1 - Dave Van Ronk
In the Pines, Vol. 1
2008
The Folkways Years 1959-1961 - Dave Van Ronk
The Folkways Years 1959-1961
1991
Songs for Ageing Children - Dave Van Ronk
Songs for Ageing Children
1973
Ballads, Blues, and a Spiritual - Dave Van Ronk
Ballads, Blues, and a Spiritual
1959
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