Don't Cuss The Fiddle Lyrics

I scandalized my brother
While admittin' that he sang some pretty songs
(And he did)
I'd heard that he'd been scandalizing me
And, Lord, I knew that, that was wrong
(And it was)
Now I'm lookin' at it over
Somethin' cool and feelin' fool enough to see
What I had called my brother on
Now he had every right to call on me

Don't ever cuss that fiddle, boy
Unless you want that fiddle out of tune
That picker there in trouble, boy
Ain't nothin' but another side of you
If we ever get to Heaven, boys
It ain't because we ain't done nothin' wrong
We're in this gig together
So let's settle down and steal each other's songs

I found a wounded brother
Drinkin' bitterly away the afternoon
And soon enough he turned on me
Like he'd done every face in that saloon
Well, we cussed him to the ground
And said he couldn't even steal a decent song
But soon as it was spoken
We was sad enough to wish that we were wrong

Don't ever cuss that fiddle, boy
Unless you want that fiddle out of tune
That picker there in trouble, boy
Ain't nothin' but another side of you
And if we ever get to Heaven, boys
It ain't because we ain't done nothin' wrong
We're in this gig together
So let's settle down and steal each other's songs

I know that it sounds silly
But I think that I just stole somebody's song

Kris Kristofferson - The Essential Kris Kristofferson

Mar 2004

1. The Best Of All Possible Worlds
2. Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
3. From The Bottle To The Bottom
4. Breakdown (A Long Way From Home)
5. Border Lord
6. The Sabre And The Rose
7. The Last Time
8. I'd Rather Be Sorry - Rita Coolidge
9. Highwayman
10. Don't Cuss The Fiddle
11. The Bigger The Fool, The Harder The Fall
12. If You Don't Like Hank Williams
13. Here Comes The Rainbow Again