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| Lyrics | ||
| Danny Jones In the Black Hills in the summer of '78 He was sittin' in the Number Ten Knockin' back bourbon, cheap and straight A Bud chaser every now and again He was about to leave Had to get up early For the very first shift at the mine When in walked three girls Three under-aged girls Danny thought it must be a sign The booze made it easy to make up a name And open with a clever line He bought `em a drink, just part of the game To get their trust, get `em feeling fine An hour later they said they had to go They'd told their parents a lie The girl named Lisa Told the girl named Joni "Too bad he's such a nice guy". (Chorus) Danny Jones had the ugliness That ran wide and deep Danny Jones fed his ugliness Like a wolf among the sheep Like a wolf among the sheep He knew he had to make his move, so he offered the girls a ride As they climbed in his truck The girls didn't notice - no handle for the door inside They drove up highway 385 On the radio was Jackson Browne He drove past the turn the girls said to take And they got further out of town. What happened next was just too sad The girls were found the next week in the woods The Deadwood sheriff and his deputies were tipped That Jones'd been up to no good An A.P.B. from the Big Sky state Proved Danny was a wanted man As the law drove out to Danny's log cabin He was sleeping as the innocent can Danny awoke to bright lights in the windows And a battering ram at the door The sheriff burst in and drew down on Danny Ordered him to get down on the floor At the inquest the sheriff was calm and cool Was convincing, he swore to attest That Danny Jones got his head blown off When he attempted to resist his arrest. |
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| Description | ||
| Short Song Description: A song based on a true story of a triple homicide outside of Deadwood, SD in the late 70s. |
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| Long Song Description: A song based on a true story of a triple homicide outside of Deadwood, SD in the late 70s. There were rumors that the suspect's death did not occur as police had said. |
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| Story Behind the Song: A horrendous crime that left an impression on me. |
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| Credits | ||
| Lyric Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Music Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Producer Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Publisher Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Performance Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Label Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Metadata | ||
| Song Length: 4:56 | ||
| Primary Genre: Blues-Rock | ||
| Secondary Genre: Rock-General | ||
| Tempo / Feel: Medium (111 - 130) | ||
| Lead Vocal: Female Vocal | ||
| Subject Matter 1: Murder, Rape | ||
| Subject Matter 2: Darkness | ||
| Mood 1: Composed | ||
| Mood 2: Cool | ||
| Similar Artist 1: Bruce Springsteen | ||
| Similar Artist 2: John Cougar Mellencamp | ||
| Language: English | ||
| Era: 2000 and later | ||
