Dixie Lanehart
Words and music: Alvah Allen Performed by: Alvah Allen and Ward Morford on the Ducking Francine LP (c. 2001)
Lyrics:
Well I was thinking about giving up on folk art
And smoking smokes like Humphrey Bogart
I thought about putting my French in Action
On a more manageable attraction
But Dixie Laneheart I can’t help myself
Dixie Laneheart, it’s you and it’s no one else
I thought about sending you a postcard
And bees and zinnias from my back yard
And peeling the cloud from a silver lining
Entertaining the rain and inciting the lightning
But Dixie Laneheart, I can’t help myself
Dixie Laneheart, it’s you and it’s no one else
I like your ma and I like your pa
I like Oklahoma, least the part that I saw
I thought about suiting up for dinner
And laying low and picking winners
But I’m melting beside you like a side of butter
I give up mumbling, but now I’m starting to stutter
Dixie Laneheart, I can’t help myself
Dixie Laneheart, It’s you and it’s no one else
I like your ma and I like your pa
I like Oklahoma, least the part that I saw
I was thinking about giving up on folk art
And joining the club and smoking a cigar
But as long as we’re in this place together
Baby dress me up against the weather
Produced by: Bryan James; Recorded at Anvil Audio; Engineered by: Brian Hicks and Jim Learch; Art direction: Jessica Allen; Special thanks to Bryan, Brian and Jim. All songs © 1998 Alvah Allen. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.