Benny Lyrics

benny liked to play bluegrass but he'd play any kind of tune just to stand with a bow in his hand and his back to the band at willy's saloon when the gig was over he wouldn't go to bed he'd call 'round tom's house instead tom would meet him at the door with a guitar on 'cause nobody loved bluegrass more than benny except maybe tom tom put on the coffee and they'd play 'til the sun came up they were never silent longer than the time it take to fill a coffee cup and in the morning tom's little boy would rise see the red in the whites of his daddy's eyes and he'd know without having to ask that benny'd been over he and his daddy been playing bluegrass benny took a turn for the worst he were never in the best of health and who of us are in this world of bars and bands who like our liquor too well i heard it from my wife she heard it from chris the news was bad like most news is benny is gone from this world that's what they say but i ain't so sure when i go 'round to tom's and we play and tom puts on the coffee and we play 'til the sun come up we're never silent longer than the time it take to fill a coffee cup and in the morning tom's little boy'll rise see the red in the whites of his daddy's eyes and he'll know without having to ask benny's been over...