When the train pulled into the station<br />
He pulled up his sleeves and rosined up his bow<br />
A little upside down Orange Blossom Special<br />
Cause if you want to make a living you gotta put on a good show<br />
<br />
When he smelled the smoke and the cinders<br />
Hes slicked back his hair and opened up his case<br />
Played Cherokee Fiddle hes played for the whiskey<br />
Cause good whiskey never let him lose his place<br />
<br />
He was always there playing for the miners<br />
Devils Dream was a song they understood<br />
Then hes go back to Oklahoma<br />
Hed wait till the train was running and the weather was good<br />
<br />
When he smelled the smoke and the cinders<br />
Hes slicked back his hair and opened up his case<br />
Played Cherokee Fiddle hes played for the whiskey<br />
Cause good whiskey never let him lose his place<br />
<br />
Now the Indians are dressing up like cowboys<br />
And the cowboys are putting leather and turquoise on<br />
And the music is sold by lawyers<br />
And the fool who fiddle in the middle of the station is gone<br />
<br />
Some people say theyll never miss him<br />
Old fiddles squeal like the engine breaks<br />
Cherokee Fiddle is gone forever<br />
Just like the music of the whistle that the old locomotion makes<br />
<br />
When you smelled the smoke and the cinders<br />
Just slicked back your hair and opened up your case<br />
Playing Cherokee Fiddle play it for the whiskey<br />
Cause good whiskey never let you lose your place<br />
No good whiskey never let you lose your place <br />
No good whiskey never let you lose your place
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