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The Ballad Of Diamond Joe

from Beetles Are Coming by Chet Nichols

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Guitars, Piano, Rhodes, Bass and Vocals by Chet Nichols


This song is one in a collection of songs from the long-awaited 2015 release of Chet Nichols' CD, "Beetles Are Coming", which includes ALL-NEW HD/HiFi-quality restoration, re-mixing and re-mastered tracks from Chet's ground-breaking first album, "Time Loop".

Please support this independent artist and purchase the music tracks available here to add to your personal music library.

Signed copies of this CD are available upon request.

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"The Ballad Of Diamond Joe"
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Lyrics and Music by Chet Nichols
Copyright 1969/2015 by Chet Nichols (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
www.chetnicholsmusic.net * chet@chetnichols.net

VERSE 1
Well, don't go to the county farm
Conditions there are raw
The boss has just gone raving mad
He just killed three men with a saw

CHORUS
Have you seen him?
Well, if you do
Tell him, Keep on keeping on?
Tell him, Keep on moving on?
Tell him, Get on, get along?

VERSE 2
Well, the boss, he is a hunted man
And I wonder how he feels
His boss has promised that
He?d be killed And to be forever at his heels
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE 3
Well, Diamond Joe is his name
He's the meanest man alive
When Joe finally met his boss
Well, he was not the one to die
I hear he's in Montana
Living on some rancho land
If you see him, please tell him
That I'm the better man
Oh, tell him, I'll get him
Tell him, I'll get him
Tell him, I'll get him
Tell him, I'll get him
Shoot him down
Shoot him down, down, down
Shoot him down, down, down
Well, don't go to the county farm
Conditions there are raw
The boss has just gone raving mad
He just killed three men with a saw

REPEAT CHORUS

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Copyright © 1969/2015 ® by Chet Nichols (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
All US and Global rights reserved. This song or any portion thereof (lyrics, music, samples, vocals) may not be reproduced in any form or media, distributed, transmitted, downloaded, shared or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publishers. For permission requests, write to the publisher at: chet@chetnichols.net
or http://www.chetnichols.net,
or addressed to:
"Attention: Permissions Coordinator," at the address below.
Magic Garage Music, PO Box 2398, Northbrook, IL 60065
More information at: http://www.chetnichols.net

credits

from Beetles Are Coming, released January 1, 2023
Lyrics & Music to all songs by Chet Nichols
Instrumentation and vocals by Chet Nichols
Produced & Recorded by Stephen Barncard
Recorded at Wally Heider's Studio in San Francisco, CA
finished at the International House of Cubes in Sebastopol, CA.
houseofcubes.com

More information at: www.chetnichols.net

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Chet Nichols

Chet Nichols is a singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, producer and recordist. His poetic lyrics, & variety of singer- songwriter & instrumental tracks are inspired by the ever-changing world around us.

Chet is an inductee in The Kansas Music Hall Of Fame. He joins artists like Pat Matheny, Melissa Ethridge, and Martina McBride. His touring bio includes the "Who's Who" in the music industry. ... more

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