Last month was the first time, in what seemed like forever, for me to learn a cover song. It was a lot of fun trying to make it, somewhat, my own.
Thought to do the same thing this month, so during my 4 days of caregiving with my mother Angel of Montgomery was decided upon and played with. It is normally sung from a female's first person perspective. Some male notables have covered it, such as John Mayall as well as John Prine, himself.
It felt a bit strange singing it with the first person perspective of a female, so hopefully the Prine purests out there will forgive me for having played with the lyrics to make it a third person point of view.
After getting home this morning my thought was that the piano may be a good instrument for it as none were available at my mother's to try my changes. Anyway, here's first take with a stage stealing drum machine at the end. 😎
Any male vocalists are welcome to use these lyric changes.
She's an old woman.
Named after her mother.
Her husband's another
Child that's grown old.
If dreams were thunder
And lightning desire
Their old home would'a burnt down
A long time ago.
(Chorus)
Send her an angel to fly her from Mongomery.
Send her a postcard of an old rodeo.
Just give her something that she can hold on to.
Cuz believin in livin is a hard way to go.
When she was a young girl
She had a young cowbow.
He weren't much to look at,
But a free ramblin man
That was a long time
And although she tried hard
The years they just rolled by
Like a busted down dam.
(Chorus)
There's flies in the kitchen.
She hears their buzxin'.
But she aint done nothin'
Since she woke up today.
Thinkin: How the hell can a person
Go to work in the mornin'
And come home in the evening
And have nothin' to say?
(Chorus)
