Story Behind The Song
4 chords and my dark side
Song Description
4 chords and my dark side
| Song Length |
3:42 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Blues - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Quiet, Serene |
Subject |
Darkness, Energy |
| Similar Artists |
Eric Church, Bill Withers |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Black Booty
R. Mack Harrell
Down here... the sun don't shine
I gotta boatload a coal to haul outta this mine
Coal dust turns my lips black
But I get paid... so who keeps track?
Black booty
Black gold
Blast that coal right outta this hole...
Black booty
Jet black
You go dark, son
You never come back...
I don't own no white tee shirt
All of mine are soaked in dirt
White ain't right... it just shows mud
Black mixes good with sweat and blood
(chorus) (interlude)
Gimme midnight 'stead of dawn
Underground's where I belong
You need light to hit the mark
I make my money in the dark
(chorus)
I don't drink rum or sweet white wine
I like stout come quittin' time
Rich guys take their liquor pale
But I suck down that thick dark ale
(chorus) (interlude)
Mother earth's a cagey witch
She hides her gold deep in a ditch
And just to throw us boys off track
She seals it tight and paints it black
(chorus x 2)