Story Behind The Song
The story of Bonnie and Clyde coming through Rural East Texas just days before their death in a shoot out just across the border in Louisiana.
Song Description
Two young boys meet Bonnie and Clyde and give them water from a well. Bonnie and Clyde then head off (ultimately to their death).
| Song Length |
3:47 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Country - Americana |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Guns, Crime, Theft |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
We saw the dust cloud rising up into the sky
Me and my brother standing there the world passing by
Never knew what we would see when we started that day
Never knew there was a chance we might not walk away
I don't know why
They'll dance with the devil tonight
They came speeding down that corduroy trail
Running like some demons and running from the jail
Everybody heard the story or read it in the news
But never thought we'd see em here just passing through
And We don't know why
They'll dance with the devil tonight.
Earthquakes are deadly
Hurricanes bring a flood
All they wanted was water
Water for blood
Got outta the car and took the bucket from my hand
All that new him said he was one hell of a man
She never hid what she was or what they would be
That water ran crimson for all the world to see
We don't know why
They'll dance with the devil tonight
Earthquakes are deadly
Hurricanes bring a flood
All they wanted was water
Water for blood
Darkness caught em when they crossed that state line
Bullets flying and blazing, but they couldn't spend a dime
Should'a never made that deal or signed those fiery names
Now their debts are settled and their souls are claimed
And they Never knew why
They danced with the devil that night
Earthquakes are deadly
Hurricanes bring a flood
All they wanted was water
Water for blood
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