Текст песни: Asa Jones' Blues + перевод

Asa’s in the alley, pickin' pennies up off the ground

Boys behind the liquor store drop their money all around

He’s on his hands and knees in the garbage and the snow

Pickin' up the pennies, buy him a 40 in the store

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, lay 'em down, down, down

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down

You got Asa Jones' blues

Frank’s behind the counter selling cigarettes and beer

Yelling out to Asa, get your fat ass outta here

You wanna get a drink, leave my customers alone

You want get drunk, gonna have to get there on your own

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, lay 'em down, down, down

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down

You got Asa Jones' blues

Eddie’s in his room with his head against the glass

Looks like the only survivor of a horrible plane crash

Weighs 90 pounds, wet or dry, has never shaved his face

Pays 60 bucks for his room, hardly ever leaves the place

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, lay 'em down, down, down

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, boys

You got Asa Jones' blues

Earl lives underneath the porch of that ramshackle house

Like a billygoat gruff he’ll come up to curse and shout

He wears a woman’s coat that he got out of the trash

Pockets full of rags and socks stuffed with contraband

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, lay 'em down, down, down

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, boys

You got Asa Jones' blues

Earl’s behind the liquor store lookin' for money in the snow

Panhandlin' the patrons til' Frank comes out the door

Got a bat held in his hand and he lays it on Earl’s head

Cursin' him out and then notices that he’s dead

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, lay 'em down, down, down

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, boys

You got Asa Jones' blues

Frank throws the body in the dumpster of a drugstore two doors down

Wipes the bat off with his shirt, sees nobody hangin' around

Back at the store he tells Asa to take a 40 on the house

Gives him the shirt off of his back and says now get out

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, lay 'em down, down, down

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, boys

You got Asa Jones' blues

Police caught up with Asa about seven blocks away

Earl’s blood on his shirt and he couldn’t think of a thing to say

He took the bottle in his hand and he broke it on the ground

Waved it in the air and they laid big Asa down

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, lay 'em down, down, down

Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, boys

You got Asa Jones' blues

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